Qingtianbei's camp received news from Yang Yuan and learned that Hutou Village had been captured.
After learning the news, Liu Heng ordered the camp to divide into several teams and go to Hutou Village, trying to avoid the government noticing that a large group of people entered Lingqiu.
The people of the camp were scattered into several teams. The largest team had only more than 200 people, and the smallest team had only more than 100 people. Even if the government found out, they would only find one or two teams at most, and they would not think that there were thousands of people. transit situation.
Several teams left the camp at different times and took different routes, but their final destinations were all Lingqiu Hutou Village.
Liu Heng did not go with the brigade, but rode a fast horse and went on the road with the members of the intelligence team who had just finished training.
Like the first time he came to Hutou Village, this time Liu Heng was no longer watching Hutou Village at the bottom of the mountain, but was taken directly up the mountain to the mountain village.
Chen Xunping and Yang Yuan stood guard in front of the cottage, and immediately greeted Liu Heng when they saw him.
Liu Heng handed the horse to the people around him to take it away, and he, Chen Xunping, and Yang Yuan walked towards the village.
"How many casualties did our people have in this battle?" Liu Heng asked Chen Xunping at the side when they met.
Chen Xunping said with a smile: "Except for a few guys with sprained ankles, we had no casualties. This battle was won more smoothly than expected."
Liu Heng received the news sent by Yang Yuan, which did not mention the casualties. Now that he heard that there were no casualties on his side, he breathed a sigh of relief.
"Well done." Liu Heng gave a rare compliment.
Chen Xunping chuckled.
This battle was won so easily that he still can't believe it.
Yang Yuan on the side interjected: "We have made a fortune this time. This group of bandits who have been entrenched on Hutou Village for many years actually accumulated 20,000 taels of silver and more than 2,300 taels of gold. This time they all gave it to them cheaply. we."
Several people came to the back hall of the mountain temple, where four bandits were guarding the three wooden boxes in the back hall.
"Open the box." Yang Yuan said to a bandit guarding the box.
The bandit walked over and opened the boxes one by one, and dazzling silver and golden light appeared in front of Liu Heng's eyes.
Liu Heng was stunned when he saw so much gold and silver at once.
In later generations, gold and silver are no longer circulating currencies, but more of paper money. Most of the gold and silver that are usually seen are some jewelry. This is the first time he has seen so much gold and silver.
"We have so much gold and silver, can we buy more firecrackers and form more firecrackers teams?" Looking at the gold and silver in front of him, Chen Xunping seemed to see teams holding firecrackers.
In the battle with the bandits, he saw the power of the fire gun. It would be an exaggeration to say that the bandits in Hutou Village were defeated by the fire gun, so he wanted to expand the number of fire gun players in his team to have more men. A firecrackers team.
"Ah, yes, with this money, our Fire Guns Team can speed up the expansion." Chen Xunping's voice made Liu Heng, who was shocked by the several boxes of gold and silver, come back to his senses and agreed to the request to expand the Fire Guns Team.
Chen Xunping said: "If you have fire guns, you need to expand the third brigade first. After all, the third brigade has a fire gun team. With experience, it will be easy to expand."
Liu Heng said with a smile: "Don't worry, second brother, we will definitely expand the third brigade first, and finally ensure that each brigade has at least one fire squadron."
Liu Heng learned about the battle with the Hutou Village bandits from the intelligence team. The Fire Guns Team played a more important role than he imagined, which made him more certain about the idea of expanding the Fire Guns Team.
There were two boxes of silver and one box of gold. Liu Heng did not move them. After reading them, he asked someone to close the lid and reinstall the lock, leaving a few people to guard here.
He, Chen Xunping and Yang Yuan retreated to the main hall of the mountain temple.
The chairs of several heads of state in the main hall are still there. Liu Heng is sitting on the old Dwarf Tiger's chair. Chen Xunping and Yang Yuan are sitting on the left and right sides respectively.
"Where are the captured bandits being held?" Liu Heng asked the two of them.
Chen Xunping said: "There is a stable in the southwest corner of the village. People are locked in the open space next to the stable. I left a team of people there."
Liu Heng asked again: "Are any of these bandits the most heinous ones?"
This time it was Yang Yuan who spoke. He said: "There are more than a dozen such bandits, most of them leaders. We have already killed all the most heinous bandits according to the master's previous instructions."
Liu Heng nodded and said: "Well, killing is right. These people are wild-minded. They only seek refuge with us to survive. If they cannot stand our constraints, they will only bring trouble to us in the future. If we kill them this time, these heads will still be returned." It can deter other bandits."
Chen Xunping, who was sitting on the seat on the left, said: "I think these bandits are all of good build, and they are all men in their prime. With a little training, we can form two more teams."
"No." Liu Heng waved his hand, "These people cannot become soldiers for the time being. Further observation is needed."
Chen Xunping frowned and said, "Then we can't leave them eating and drinking in the village for free. Over time, our people will feel unfair."
"Of course we can't leave them to eat and drink for free." Liu Heng thought for a moment and said, "See if there are any people among them who can make adobe bricks. If so, pick them out and let them make adobe bricks. Those who can't make adobe bricks." The adobe bandits went to cut down trees and brought back some big wood, but we couldn't let them idle."
Chen Xunping responded: "Leave this matter to me. Later I will arrange a team of spearmen to keep an eye on them."
Liu Heng nodded, then looked at Yang Yuan and asked, "Have any caravans passed down the mountain recently?"
Yang Yuan shook his head and said: "Not yet. People from the intelligence team have been guarding nearby. As long as there is a caravan passing by, they will immediately go up the mountain to report."
"The intelligence team can't keep focusing on such trivial matters, let's do this..." Liu Heng looked at Chen Xunping and said, "Second brother, you send two teams and one team of gunmen to the foot of the mountain, and one team is on the official road at the foot of the mountain. Set up a jam, and the other team and the gunmen are hiding in the woods, ready to support at any time, and let the intelligence team withdraw."
"Yes." Chen Xunping and Yang Yuan agreed at the same time.
Liu Heng said: "Okay, let's do this for the time being. The rest will be arranged after the camp comes over. But we must hurry up on the adobe bricks. Even though the weather is hot now, it will cool down quickly. We must build it before autumn." There are enough houses to live in for more than a thousand people.”
Chen Xunping stood up from his seat and said, "I'm going to do this now, and by the way, I'll have someone go to the mountain to replace the people from the intelligence team."
Seeing Liu Heng nodding in agreement, Chen Xunping turned around and left the main hall of the mountain temple.
Liu Heng rubbed his temples and said to Yang Yuan: "Let other brigades do things like setting traps at the foot of the mountain. The intelligence team is mainly used to gather intelligence and assassinate our enemies. This time I brought a dozen assassins. Good hands, leave them all to you, use them well.”
Yang Yuan said with a bitter look on his face: "Master, I really can't handle espionage. I don't know where to start. My eyes are dark and I can't figure it out. How about someone else be the espionage captain!"
"Everything of ours is a start-up. There will definitely be difficulties. Take your time. I believe you can be a good captain." Liu Heng comforted.
Yang Yuan had a bitter look on his face, knowing that he couldn't resign his position as the spy captain, so he could only live with it.
