A touch of sarcasm appeared on Chen Xunping's lips, and he said: "I thought these people were very capable, but now it seems that they are just a bunch of rabble."
Yang Yuan on the side smiled and said: "This is good, we won Hutou Village without any casualties."
"You're right, we'll spend the night in the cottage tonight." Chen Xunping raised his hand and ordered, "The fire gunners fired one round at a time, the spearmen prepared, the firegunners finished one round, and the spearmen formed a formation. Enter the mountain stronghold and eliminate the bandits."
Bang bang...
The fire gunmen aimed at the bandits in the village. By the time the third row of fire gunmen started firing, it was already difficult to hit the fleeing bandits.
After the three rows of fire cannons were fired, Chen Xunping ordered: "The spearmen entered the stronghold in formation, and the fire cannon men guarded the sides and fired on their own."
One by one, holding fire cannons, they stepped aside in front of the gate of the stronghold. Six spearmen lined up, and their respective teams formed a battle formation and moved forward in unison.
At this time, there were no more resisting bandits in the cottage, and those who could escape had already fled to the other side of the cottage.
When the last spear squad entered the village, Yang Yuan said to Chen Daqing beside him: "Bring the intelligence team into the village and act with the spear squad. Remember to shout 'Put down your weapons and surrender' every once in a while." If you don't want to kill them, let the bandits who are willing to surrender drop their weapons and kneel on the ground."
Chen Daqing nodded, waved, took a dozen members of the intelligence team, and followed the spearmen into the stronghold.
Not long after the people from the intelligence team entered, the words "surrender without killing" came from the village.
Neither Yang Yuan nor Chen Xunping entered the cottage, only the squadron led by Jia Liu entered the cottage to eliminate the bandits.
Behind the two men stood another team of spearmen, and they heard the shouts of killing coming from the stronghold.
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"Brother, run away quickly, keep the green mountains alive and don't worry about running out of firewood." The second master grabbed the short-footed tiger who wanted to go to the mountain temple.
Dwarf Tiger's eyes were red and he said: "Silver, all the silver our brothers have accumulated over the years is in the temple."
"It's too late. If we don't run away, let alone the money, we won't be able to save our own lives." The second master forcibly dragged Dwarf Tiger toward the cottage stable.
Dwarf Tiger hesitated for a moment and saw that the bandits had begun to enter the village, so he had no choice but to give up the idea of going to the mountain temple and let the second master hold him.
There were several bandits walking with them. The group of less than ten people was inconspicuous in the chaotic crowd.
The stable in the cottage is in an inconspicuous corner in the southwest. It is in a remote location, a little far away from the mountain temple. The firelight cannot reach that far, and the closer it gets to the stable, the darker it gets.
After the chaos broke out in the cottage, the bandits all fled to another road down the mountain from the cottage, but no one came to the stable.
Several people came to the edge of the stable, and the second master couldn't wait to untie the reins.
Seeing this, Dwarf Tiger, who had come to his senses, cursed in a low voice: "It's already dark. Are you seeking death by riding down the mountain? Or are you trying to be a target, worried that you won't attract the attention of those wandering bandits?"
The second master's hand stopped while he was halfway untying the reins. Then he remembered that it was dark at this time, and riding down the mountain would not be fast, and he would easily become the target of bandits.
The second master reacted and threw away the half-untied reins.
Dwarf Tiger said: "There is a path going down the mountain behind the stable. Not many people know about it. Let's climb over from the stable and take the path down the mountain."
"Let's go, listen to the first master, let's climb over from the stable." The second master grabbed the edge of the stable with both hands, turned around and said to the person behind him, "What are you doing stupidly, please help me."
Several people climbed up to the stable one after another, you asked me and I pulled you.
After everyone got off the stable, Dwarf Tiger, who was walking at the front, suddenly squatted down and made a silent gesture towards the others.
Pulling aside the blades of grass in front of him, he saw a group of people blocking the other way down the mountain from the village.
At this time, he didn't need to guess to know that the group of people were also wandering bandits, coming up the mountain from the other side and blocking the way down the mountain.
"Brother, let's go. It's too late and we can't leave." The second master pulled Dwarf Tiger.
The short-footed tiger came back to his senses and whispered: "Let's go, follow me."
After saying that, he bent his back and trotted along the side of the village.
After about a hundred steps, the short-footed tiger stopped, pulled away the weeds in front of him with his hands, turned around and said to the people behind him: "Follow me, this road can only accommodate one person, so be careful." "
The ground is covered with weeds, which need to be chopped with a knife as you walk.
The second master and several other bandits followed closely behind Dwarf Tiger and walked forward little by little. After walking for a while, the road finally widened and they entered a forest.
As soon as he entered the forest, Dwarf Tiger breathed a sigh of relief and said, "It's safe for now. Those wandering bandits won't be able to find this place for a while."
After saying that, he sat down on the ground and took off his heavy iron armor, leaving only his cotton armor.
"Brother, where should we go next?" The second master took off his iron helmet and wiped the sweat from his forehead.
"Go to the county town and find the Xu family. At the worst, we will work as servants for the Xu family. We have made a lot of money for the Xu family over the years. They can't ignore us." Dwarf Tiger panted heavily. For the first time, he felt that running for his life was more difficult than fighting against others. Tired of working hard.
The second head looked hesitant and said, "Brother, will the Xu family really take care of us?"
Dwarf Tiger said: "Don't worry, the Xu family has taken a lot of money from us over the years and will not ignore us."
The second master was still worried and said: "It's just because the Xu family took our money that I'm even more worried."
"What's the meaning?"
The second master said: "Brother, think about it, in the past we were bandits who ruled the mountain and were kings. We gave the Xu family money, and the Xu family informed us and made us weapons and armor. But now the situation is different. We have lost our tiger heads." The village has become a lost dog, but the Xu family is a family of officials and gentry. Some members of the family are officials in Taiyuan, so there is no room for bandits and bandits like us."
After hearing this, Dwarf Tiger frowned, pondered for a while, and said, "No, the Xu family promised me to keep us safe when we received the money."
The second boss showed a hint of bitterness and said, "Okay, I'll just follow the arrangements of my eldest brother."
"Don't worry, everyone has taken off their armor, and we will enter the county town as soon as dawn." Dwarf Tiger said, "If we persist, we will be safe when we get to the Xu family, and we may not have the chance to return to Hutou Village in the future. "
Several bandits each took off their armor, some iron armor, some cotton armor, and threw them aside. The single clothes they were wearing were soaked with sweat and stuck to their bodies wetly.
"Boy, why don't you take off your clothes? You're not fucking hot even if you're wearing a suit of iron armor." Dwarf Tiger said, "Don't worry, this forest is remote and the bandits won't be able to find it here in a short time."
"Listen to brother." The second master threw away the iron helmet in his hand and reached out to unbuckle his saber. As soon as his hand grasped the handle of the saber, he pulled out the saber and slashed at the short-footed tiger.
The sword flashed and chopped down.
The short-footed tiger did not expect that the second master would suddenly attack him. When he found out, he hurriedly hid to the side, but in the end he was a step too late, and the section of his left arm where the wrist connected to the palm was cut off.
"hiss……"
The short-footed tiger gritted his teeth and took a breath of cold air, resisting the pain, staring at the second master in front of him with scarlet eyes, and said: "Second brother, what do you mean?"
