In the dense forest, several men wearing big coats were leisurely waving riding whips, whipping the horses under their crotches.
"It's true, Brother Youcai, why do you always ask us to do this kind of thing? In such a big forest, we can't find anyone even if there is someone there."
"Stop complaining. This time it's a big fat sheep. If you find it, are you afraid there will be no good?"
"What's the benefit? If you have food and drink, go out and give it away? Where has the courage to kill the county magistrate gone?"
"Say less and be careful not to be overheard again!"
Several big men were the bandits led by Chen Youcai. They were sent to search for Yi Xiaodao in this dense forest. They looked at each other and said nothing to each other. They did not pay attention to the search for the person at all, nor did they notice the movement behind them.
A dozen soldiers in armor quietly came out from both sides of the dense forest. They looked at the large men who were gradually walking away. A school officer waved his hand gently, and everyone followed them quietly.
After a while, a group of birds that had been sleeping in their nests arose in the dense forest, flying wildly in the air. It took them a long time to gradually fly back to their nests, and the forest returned to calm, as if nothing had happened.
In the military camp, a big black man staggered and was pushed outside Yi Xiaodao's handsome tent. His coat had been stripped clean, only a rope was tied to his body. He was shivering with cold. There were several wounds on his body, and the blood had already solidified.
"Kneel down!"
A soldier swung his gun and hit the big man on the back knee. The big man fell to his knees and gasped hard.
Yi Xiaodao heard the noise and came out of the tent, followed by Wei Youming.
"What's going on?" Wei Youming asked.
"A few people were sneaking around in the dense forest on horseback with weapons in hand. They were discovered by patrolling soldiers. During the interrogation, they violently committed murder. The rest were killed on the spot. They brought this man back alive. Please forgive me!" Soldier replied.
Yi Xiaodao looked at the big man. The big black man was tied up like a rice dumpling at this time, but he was still struggling. The soldier suddenly hit him on the back of the head with the barrel of a gun. The big man was knocked to the ground and became a little more honest. .
Yi Xiaodao looked around and asked, "Who are you? What are you doing here with weapons and horses?"
"We are passing merchants and we brought some weapons to defend ourselves. Who would have thought that your people would attack us on sight and even killed several of my brothers..." the black man replied.
Yi Xiaodao looked at the calluses on the big black man's palm and said with a smile: "Is it a passing merchant? Hahaha, I'm afraid he is specifically looking for passing merchants, right? He is specifically looking for the kind ones to start with, burn, kill, loot, and do all kinds of evil!"
The big man was exposed by Yi Xiaodao's words, but he did not deny it and said directly: "Kill or behead him, please do as he pleases!"
"We won't kill you or chop you up. As long as you tell us the location of your lair and how many people there are, we will let you go. How about that?"
"You want me to betray our eldest brother? You...Okay, let me tell you, can you really let me go?" The black man was about to "sternly refuse" when the conversation suddenly changed and he directly discussed the conditions.
Yi Xiaodao said nothing and nodded.
"Twenty miles from here to the east, you can see a Zhuangzi across the river. That's it. All the brothers are there. I told you, you should let me go now." The big black man said.
Yi Xiaodao looked along the direction of the big black man. This direction was completely opposite to what the old man said!
"Damn it... I look so easy to deceive, don't I! Your hometown is obviously in the west, how dare you lie to me?" Yi Xiaodao said, pulling out the long sword from his waist, pretending to come up and use force.
The big black man knelt on the ground and backed away: "It's true, it's true! If you don't believe it... I'll take you there!"
Yi Xiaodao narrowed his eyes and asked, "What if you didn't take us with you?"
"It's impossible! If it weren't for me, I would give you your head!" the black man said straightforwardly.
Yi Xiaodao held the sword in his hand and thought in his mind, "The old man doesn't look like he's lying, but this big black man is so sure. Could it be...not the same group? Or...borrowing a knife to kill someone?"
The big black man really wanted to kill someone with a borrowed knife. There was a group of bandits on the east and west sides of Lincheng. The group of bandits on the east side had just arrived recently. They had fought with that group of bandits several times, but they had many people and strong martial arts skills. During their time together, they had been defeated in several battles and lost many men and horses.
Yi Xiaodao waved his hand and said, "Take him down first and lock him up."
"You don't keep your word! Your words don't count!" The big black man yelled and was dragged down.
Wei Youming approached: "Sir, since you know the location, why don't you go? It's not late now. They are just a group of bandits. We can deal with them in less than an hour."
Yi Xiaodao asked Wei Youming, "What do you think we are here for?"
Wei Youming was stunned for a moment and replied: "The imperial court's order to the general is to obey Lord Yi's orders. I don't know about the rest...but the general thinks...that Donglu should be recovered, so it's okay to wipe out the bandits and do it casually..."
Yi Xiaodao inserted the long sword back into his waist and said with a smile: "I'm not that noble. I just want to find that Wanyan Sect and kill several of their disciples to vent my anger on my wife!"
Wei Youming was quite speechless.
Yi Xiaodao smiled and said: "Oh, you are too boring. Yes, although His Majesty did not say it clearly, his meaning is very clear, that is, let us recover Donglu. But we can't follow such a little bandit, let alone Being used as a weapon."
Wei Youming is a brave general in the Yulin Army, but this does not mean that he has no brains. On the contrary, he is considered to be the smart one. One thing is clear: "My lord, what you mean is that this black guy pointed out another group of bandits to us." ?”
Yi Xiaodao shrugged his shoulders: "Then only God knows. There is a mess everywhere in Donglu now. Even when we just entered Donglu, didn't we dare to act rashly? If we hit this today, hit that tomorrow, wait until we hit There are almost no people left in Jicheng."
"Since you're not going to beat them, why are you still keeping this kid? Let's just chop him off. He usually does a lot of harm to people!" Wei Youming said.
Yi Xiaodao thought of the trembling old man, shook his head slightly and said: "Keep it for now. We came to Donglu to save people, not to kill."
Wei Youming nodded and said nothing.
Chen Youcai was waiting at the end of the village where everyone had made an appointment. The people came back one by one, except for Heizhu, who was missing a few people.
"Brother Youcai, Heizhu and the others haven't come back yet. Do you want me to take someone to look for them?" Ergou asked from the side.
Chen Youcai played with the sharp knife in his hand, shook his head and said: "We can't be separated anymore. No matter what happens to them, we have to go together. With more people, we won't be afraid whether they fight or run. I'm worried now that they have met that gang Man, if you give him to us again..."
Ergou smiled and said: "Heizhu and the others complain a lot, but they are sincere to the brothers and will not let us..." Before he finished speaking, Chen Youcai's eyes slanted over, with a trace of ferocity in his eyes. Ergou was so frightened that he stopped talking and did not dare to say anything more.
"Then the old man is considered honest. Let's give him free flour. Should we continue to cheat? Brother Ergou, don't trust others too much." Chen Youcai patted Chen Ergou on the shoulder and got on his horse: "Where are they going? Already?"
Ergou replied in a daze: "Lin...over there in the forest..."
"Let's go! Follow us!" Chen Youcai took the lead and rode away. Ergou didn't dare to neglect, and quickly got on his horse, shouting at everyone to follow him, and headed towards the forest.
Yi Xiaodao's military camp was carefully selected by him. It was set up in the south of the dense forest. It was blocked by the dense forest. It was indeed difficult for the people in the villages on the other side to discover them, let alone that there was an army of nearly ten thousand people at this end of the forest. This is also thanks to the rampant bandits nearby, which makes good people flee or leave, and there are not many homes. Otherwise, an army of nearly ten thousand people would not be able to hide anyway.
As the sun set in the west, Yi Xiaodao was thinking about what to do next. A soldier came in and reported: "Sir, a group of about a hundred people has entered the forest and is coming towards my camp."
"More than a hundred people? Let's go and have a look." Yi Xiaodao didn't dare to neglect.
This is not the first time that Yi Xiaodao has "led troops". Previously in Yicheng, he led soldiers from the two cities, a total of 6,000 troops, to go to Hangzhou to rescue Xiang Lian'er. It's just that one moment and another, Yi Xiaodao cared about Xiang Lian'er at that time and had no idea about the movement and whereabouts of the army, but it was different now. The safety of nearly ten thousand people depends on him, so Yi Xiaodao must be cautious.
In the dense forest, Chen Youcai led more than a hundred people to explore the forest. They were safe and sound.
As soon as they came out of the dense forest, everyone was shocked by the scene in front of them. Yi Xiaodao dragged 3,000 men and horses from the military camp and set up a formation in front of the military camp. He took the lead. Everyone held torches and the lights were brightly lit, which was a very impressive formation.
When Chen Youcai and others saw this scene, their minds were confused. When did such an army appear here? There are so many people... Not to mention the hundred or ten of my own, even if I call all the remaining hundred or ten people in the village, it won't be enough for them to fight in one round...
The timid one had quietly turned around, and was about to sneak back into the forest. As soon as he turned around, he saw numerous figures in the forest, and an unknown number of people and horses were surrounding him.
"General Wei, please excuse me." Yi Xiaodao turned to Wei Youming behind him and said.
Wei Youming came out with a gun: "I will be happy to serve you."
Chen Youcai saw that there was only one person on the other side, who looked like a general. The others were standing there, holding and loosening the sharp knife in their hands, and then holding it loose again, repeated several times...
"We are the officers and soldiers of the Daqi court, and we have come to Donglu to quell the rebellion. Who are you, who dare to spy on my camp? We should have been killed on the spot. Remember that you are all Daqi people, Now I just want you to know the majesty of the imperial court and don't have any second thoughts!" After Wei Youming shouted, he glanced across the way by the firelight, and finally his eyes rested on Chen Youcai.
Chen Youcai was stared at by Wei Youming, and felt an inexplicable palpitation in his heart. The next moment, Wei Youming raised his spear and threw it at Chen Youcai. A scream sounded, but Chen Youcai didn't understand it yet. The sharp knife in his hand has been knocked away by the spear. Even he was caught in the big coat by the spear, and he was dragged off the horse and slid on the ground for a long distance.
"I'm waiting to surrender. Surrender, don't kill us!" The remaining bandits didn't know what happened. They only knew that Brother Youcai was shot away by a gun. They didn't know whether he was alive or dead. One by one, they quickly dismounted and grabbed Surrender.
Everyone understands the principle of catching the thief first. The leader is dead, and it is useless for the remaining people to fight...
"Help... help me up, I also want to surrender..."
