"How many people are you here?"
"..."
"If you don't tell, you will die! If you lie, you will die!"
"Heroes, spare your life, just... just... twenty or so!"
"More than twenty?"
"Twenty...two!"
"really?"
"It's absolutely true! A great man! Not bad at all! I don't dare to lie!"
Li Guoba didn't know what the other party was thinking, but after he got down into the cave, he faced a face that looked fierce under the candlelight. In order to save his life, he had to tell the truth.
There were only nine people left, including Ao Tu. If this group of Diao Min were all aggressive and vicious people, they might really be able to get rid of Ao Tu's few people.
Ao Tu might not be able to defeat him in a head-to-head fight, but if he was familiar with the terrain and secretly fired arrows at him, it would really make Ao Tu and others unable to guard against them.
"Three! Two! Four! Plus this one..."
"Hiss...according to what he said, there should be twelve dog Tartars up there!"
Pan Hu calculated for a long time before he finally understood how many dog Tatars there were. This was also difficult for him. After all, this kind of thing was unique.
"If there are really twenty-two, there will only be nine left!"
Tiandi also felt that there was no need to hide the three people, so he corrected the result.
"Ah? Why are there three missing?"
Pan Hu felt that his calculation was correct. This was not an overly complicated problem. His brain was sufficient.
"I killed six! There are still three bodies of dog Tatars in the cave under my house!"
Tian Tian told the inside story that it was a corpse worth six hundred taels of silver.
"ah???"
Others, including Pan Hu, were greatly surprised when they heard this. Tian Laosi was really powerful. He killed six dog Tatars in one go.
"Why didn't you tell me earlier?"
After Pan Hu was surprised, he became very dissatisfied, thinking that the two families were already married, and the other party was deliberately playing tricks on him.
"You didn't decide to take care of the rest of the Dog Tartars at that time, right? If you think you are powerful, the remaining nine are yours!"
The fields have their own reasons, they are his prey, and it is his business to deal with them.
"you……"
Suddenly, Pan Hu was choked to death by a provocation from Tian Laosan. The three brothers could not kill the nine dog Tatars despite their desperate efforts.
"Okay! Don't argue over this. We are facing a powerful enemy and we must share the same hatred. We have captured one person alive and killed twelve of the enemy. It is a great victory. If there are nine dog Tatars left, it will be easy to deal with them. ”
The village chief Liu Zhu stopped the two young and energetic people and then comforted them with kind words. Even if he doesn't take a tael of silver, as the village chief, he will be praised by the governor if he offers the bodies of these dog tartars.
"Then Uncle Liu, what should we do next?"
Pan Hu felt that asking Tian Laosan again would appear to be imbecile, so he asked the village chief to give everyone an idea.
"Send someone to see where there are still Dog Tartars in the village. If there is only one place, then find out the situation inside and see if there are really nine Dog Tartars left!"
Liu Zhu is still relatively mature and prudent. You must not be careless in fighting the Tartars. If you are not careful, you will suffer heavy casualties.
If these young men and women were gone, the dog Tatars would be so crazy that they would go down into the caves and capture the old, young, women and children hiding inside.
"Okay! Let's do it!"
After making up their mind, a dozen people headed by Pan Hu immediately went out to inquire about the situation.
It wasn't until dawn that I came back to report that there was indeed only one place where there were still dog tartars.
However, because the dog Tatar was very alert, everyone could only observe from a distance.
After several errors, there were no more than twelve at most. The general situation should be more consistent with what the captured dog Tatar said.
"Go out with me and take a look!"
After Li Guoba went out for a while, Ao Tu felt that something was a little strange, but he still waited patiently.
It wasn't until he heard the cry of "enemy attack" that he realized that the situation was not good. This "rooster crow" must be a trick of the barbarian.
However, he did not let his Menggu soldiers rush to help because it was not bright yet. If they were ambushed on the road, it would be too late to cry.
Ao Tu felt that if Li Guoba and his six Menggu soldiers could be dealt with by the village dog barbarians, then he really deserved his death.
If the other party can really take care of the seven men on their side, it will be useless to send people there, so they simply stand still and plan to stop them quietly.
However, until daybreak, Li Guoba did not come back. The village became peaceful again, and even the crow of the chicken could not be heard.
Intuitively, Ao Tu also knew that Li Guoba and his group were in danger, and even their corpses might be cold by now.
It was really bad luck to encounter something like this in this damn poor place.
go back?
How to explain to the master?
Said he was ambushed by a barbarian?
Goumanzi's officers and soldiers are all huddled in the capital. The officers and soldiers brought from the countryside?
Are you talking about being killed by a group of village minsters until your buttocks pee?
Even Ao Tu was embarrassed to say this!
Go out to find the dog barbarian and fight to the death?
If the other party was really that stupid, he wouldn't kill more than a dozen of his men one after another.
Ao Tu, who was unable to advance or retreat, could only take the remaining eight Menggu soldiers, and everyone was in a daze in the yard.
Counting the food turned in, it would be enough to last for a few days, but what's the use?
They came to collect food, not to eat and sleep in the village.
If he didn't have sacks of food, he would be whipped when he returned, not to mention losing twelve of his men.
Li Guoba didn't come back, nor did anyone else. Ao Tu didn't even know how many people the other party had.
What should I tell the master when I go back?
Killed more than half of his men in a daze?
You really deserve to be beaten!
"Go! Now!"
After learning from the pain, Ao Tu didn't want to die here. He at least wanted to report what happened in this village.
The poor mountains and rivers are full of troubles, so it is best for the master to send troops to cleanse this place with blood, so as not to cause any more Qing soldiers to die here.
"You bastard! You came back empty-handed and lost a dozen Qing warriors. What do you want from me?"
Kneeling with Ao Tu was a group of people who, like him, had gone out and lost troops but returned with defeat. The food collection alone had cost Menggu Zhengbai Banner hundreds of people.
Ao Tu was the one who lost the most among his men, which made Gushan'er Zhenyibai furious. He hit Ao Tu several times with the whip in his hand, which hurt Ao Tu, but he still knelt on the spot and did not dare to dodge at all.
There are 4,500 men in each of Menggu's Eight Banners. The loss of a hundred or so people is not a big deal. However, the target of this battle is not the Manming officers and soldiers, but the village min. If something like this can happen, let Yi I can't accept it anymore.
You can't even defeat tens of thousands of village ministers, so why are you talking about Shenzi annihilating Man Ming's Qin Wang's army for the emperor, and then seizing Man Ming's thousands of miles of land?
"I would like to report to my master that this slave is useless and has brought shame to my master. I don't ask for a job. I just ask my master to give me some soldiers and horses. I will lead the troops to kill all these rebels. I will commit suicide again to repay my master." The grace of upbringing!”
Ao Tu also knew that what happened to him was too big, and Gu Shan'e really had to be killed to serve as a warning to others. However, before he died, he had to kill some of the people who supported him, so that he could vent his anger.
"Hmph! Just because you are a dog slave? Surta!"
"The slave is here!"
"Bring a hundred soldiers and horses over there and wipe out this village!"
"嗻!"
"Ao Tu!"
"The slave is here!"
"First put your head on your neck, and this time, let's be the dog leading the way!"
"嗻!"
Yibai could no longer trust Ao Tu, so he felt more at ease sending his confidant Suerta, who was also Bagala, to handle the matter.
However, thinking that Ao Tu had been there once and had a fairly good understanding of the situation in this place, he asked him to lead the way so that Surta would not have to go there and be caught blind.
The Ming Ming garrison in the capital is still resisting stubbornly. What if the surrounding villages follow suit?
The Fourteenth Master asked them to collect food. Although the task was a bit heavy, they could do whatever it took.
If the other party refuses to pay the food, the Qing Dynasty King can kill him without mercy!
Even if there are ten thousand people living in villages and towns, they must be slaughtered to establish their authority!
One day later, Ao Tu came back with reinforcements. This time he had to save face.
"The Dog Tartars are here again!"
"Dang! Dang! Dang..."
"Go down to the cave quickly!"
The village chief Liu Zhu didn't even know what happened to Shenzi. He only heard the sound of gongs and hurriedly took his family down to the cave to take shelter.
It would be a big deal if the Dog Tartars suffered a big loss last time and came to take revenge this time.
Ao Tu and his group came during the day because they were afraid that they would suffer losses if they entered the village at night.
But you will also suffer a loss if you enter the village during the day. This is not a boast.
The few Menggu soldiers running at the front fell into the newly dug horse trap one after another!
Because of this, the galloping of the army was delayed, allowing the village ministers time to hide in the underground caves.
"He is indeed a scheming barbarian!"
Surta despised the idea of trapping horses and did not dare to face the Qing Dynasty's masters head-on, so he had no choice but to do this.
Three of his subordinates were attacked before the fight started, which was considered a bad start.
But Surta didn't care. This time he brought a hundred Menggu soldiers, plus Ao Tu and his men, that's one hundred and nine.
With so many soldiers and horses, can't they kill all the barbarians in the village?
That is impossible. A hundred Qing soldiers can hunt down hundreds of Ming soldiers.
"After entering the village, search every house. Don't let one family go!"
Surta felt that it was impossible for a barbarian to run so fast. Even if there was a bullshit hole, there would still be a few who were caught in a bad way.
"嗻!"
After receiving the order, the menggu soldiers under their command immediately rushed into the village to arrest people. They did not believe that any of their companions would die in the hands of these weak and wise villagers.
Many Menggu soldiers had participated in the last battle that entered the pass, and they had a good understanding of the combat capabilities of the Manming army and Cun Min.
In their opinion, the wise village min had to either run away or surrender, and there was no one who dared to resist the Qing soldiers.
This arrogant attitude of underestimating the enemy led to four more people being tripped up by tripping ropes during the search in the village...
Without catching a single barbarian, he injured seven of his own warriors, which made Surta a little angry.
"Master, look, this is the entrance to the cave!"
Ao Tu, who had "revisited his old place", was busy introducing his previous discoveries to Suerta. The underground cave was still the same underground cave, but it would not be moved.
"What's going on down there?"
Surta was not in a hurry to send anyone down, but asked about the relevant situation so as to facilitate his next decision.
"The darkness is extremely dark, so we can only advance forward with a torch. The cave is very short and narrow, and the warriors cannot avoid the hidden arrows of the barbarians, so the former slaves can..."
Thinking of what happened last time, Ao Tu felt aggrieved and angry. When you get down there, you won't be able to show off your great abilities.
"I don't want to listen to your excuses!"
In Suerta's eyes, Ao Tu's only ability was to embarrass the Qing emperor.
"Three people go down! The first person holds a sword and shield, the second person holds a bow and arrows, and the third person holds a torch to light up!"
Suerta felt that this arrangement could prevent the barbarians. Ao Tu didn't even know this trick, so what kind of thing was he if he wasn't a loser?
"嗻!"
The three Menggu soldiers followed the order and went down to the cave one after another. They were all Suerta's subordinates and were not affiliated with Ao Tu. Going down to the cave for the first time was really novel and scary.
"Did you see Shenzi?"
"without!"
"Keep going!"
"嗻!"
Surta wanted to know what was going on inside at all times, so he talked to his men in the cave intermittently.
"when!"
Since the torch was in the hands of a third person, the Menggu soldiers walking at the front could not see the road ahead clearly.
Suddenly, he felt that the shield in his hand was hit hard. In the absence of close combat, this must have been a sneak attack from the barbarian on the opposite side.
"Fire the arrow!"
While shouting, the second Menggu soldier holding a bow and arrow shot the arrow over the shoulder of his companion in front.
The moment the arrow hit the shield with a crisp sound, Tian Tian realized that he had failed.
This time Dog Tartar came prepared and immediately turned around to avoid it.
But Dog Tartar reacted very quickly, and before he could escape, the arrow shot over.
Fortunately, the arrow only passed through his armpit and penetrated his clothes.
But this also frightened Tiandi so much that he hurried to the corner and opened the trap cover.
I hope this thing can ward off the dog Tatars. If the dog Tatars pass this place again, they can see the big cave of Tibetans by turning a corner further.
no!
We have to quickly ask my brother and others to move elsewhere. This place is almost undefendable.
"Tian Mu, take our mother in quickly, the dog Tatars are coming in!"
"Brother, what are you going to do?"
"I know the caves well. Dogs and Tatars can't catch them. Go faster!"
"Um!"
As soon as the farmer started to move, a scream came from the other end of the hole. Both brothers realized that the dog Tartar had fallen into the trap.
"Let's go!"
"Brother, be careful!"
"Know!"
Tiandi quietly returned to the opposite side of the trap, half of his head peeked out to observe for a moment, and then hurriedly retracted out of fear of being shot.
Due to the characteristics of Orion, the general situation of the field can be seen even for a moment.
I saw one dog shining the light, and the other pulling the one who fell into the trap out.
This might be a good opportunity to start!
After having this idea in his mind, Tiandi took a second look and found that the dog Tatar had not noticed him at all, so he secretly took aim with his bow and arrow.
He shot the one pulling people first, so that the last dog could still illuminate him and make it easier to aim.
"ah……"
"ah……"
The second Menggu soldier suddenly screamed, and his companions behind him immediately realized that something was wrong, and planned to throw away their torches and use their shields to resist.
However, Tiandi fired two arrows in a row with such a short interval that there was no time to resist. The two Menggu soldiers were hit by arrows one after another. This move frightened the Menggu soldiers who were pierced through the soles of their feet.
He didn't escape either. Because the torch was not extinguished, he was killed by the field.
"What happened? Tell me!"
Surta only heard two screams, and then there was no movement inside. He guessed that his men were attacked, and their death was really unclear.
Surta found it very incredible that three of his men died without even seeing the shadow of the dog barbarian.
Ao Tu on the side knew very well that without enough troops, he would die if he went into the cave rashly.
He was someone who had been there before, but Surta, who was a little confused at this time, was determined not to listen to him.
