"Thank you Ma Tou for saving me."
The bandits in Daliang Mountain ran away and died. Only then did Wang Miao find the time to come to Ma Yunjiu to express his thanks.
Ma Yunjiu was riding on horseback, looked at Wang Miao and said, "Do you know me?"
"Last time in Xujiazhuang, I saw a horse head." Wang Miao explained.
Ma Yunjiu nodded, and then said: "This is not a place to stay for a long time, let's leave first."
The place where the Tiger Flag convoy was robbed is on the edge of Daliang Mountain. The escaped bandits of Daliang Mountain can easily gather more bandits to go down the mountain.
Wang Miao and other team members were all injured. After fighting for so long, their strength was almost exhausted. If they encountered another one or two hundred bandits, they would have no strength to escape.
All the Tiger Flag guards were called together to briefly treat the wounds on each person's body. They also dumped all the goods on the cart and carried the seriously injured wounded and the dead Tiger Flag guards onto the cart. Leave in a cart.
Whether the driver was lucky or the bandits didn't focus on them, none of them died and only two of the animals pulling the cart were lost.
The driver drove the cart away from Daliang Mountain and came to a town ten miles away from Daliang Mountain.
Called a town, it is just a large village with many farmers and several shops. It is livelier and larger than an ordinary village. Businessmen often come here, and it gradually gathers some popularity.
When he arrived in the town, Ma Yunjiu asked Tan Zaiwang to find a doctor and ask him to come and look at the injuries of Wang Miao and others.
There were too many injured people, and there were also seriously injured people. The team could not leave for a while, so Ma Yunjiu arranged for Lao Wu to take two riders back to Lingqiu to deliver the message.
After resting in the town for a night, Ma Yunjiu and Wang Miao left with others until the next day.
Lao Wu rode to Xujiazhuang first to deliver the message.
When Wang Miao and his large convoy entered Guangling County, they encountered the bandits from Hutou Village who came to meet them.
The large convoy returned all the way to Xujiazhuang, and everyone was relieved.
Wang Miao was taken away directly by Chen Daqing and asked about the details of the incident.
Ever since the bandit camp came to Hutou Village, there have never been so many casualties at one time. Even when the army encircled Hutou Village, there were not many casualties. On the contrary, it was the bandits from Daliang Mountain who caused Hutou Village to suffer so many losses. A big loss.
The next day, in the Xujiazhuang Assembly Hall.
Several important leaders of Hutou Village were sitting around the long table in the meeting hall. In addition, Huang Zhong and Hou Dafu from the weapons field, and Zheng Chao also came to the meeting hall.
Liu Heng took Ma Yunjiu into the meeting hall.
When everyone in the meeting hall saw it, they all stood up.
Liu Heng came to the innermost seat of the long table and sat down, then said: "Everyone, please sit down!"
After he finished speaking, everyone else sat down.
Liu Heng said: "We have called everyone here this time. There are two things to discuss. The first thing is that Brother Ma Yunjiu will be the captain of our Hutou Village Cavalry Brigade from now on. Welcome everyone."
Ma Yunjiu stood up from his seat and nodded like the others.
There was sparse applause in the conference hall.
"Hello, Captain Ma." Huang Chong greeted Ma Yunjiu with a smile.
"Long time no see, Master Huang." Ma Yunjiu responded with a smile.
"Okay, sit down first, let's talk about the second thing now." Liu Hengxu pressed his palm and motioned for Ma Yunjiu to sit down.
Then, I heard him say in a serious tone: "The goods sent by the Mule and Horse Company to Zhangjiakou were robbed while passing through Daliang Mountain. Everyone should know this!"
"This is really unexpected." Li Shuheng said, "Our mules and horses have traveled through Daliang Mountain more than once or twice. No one expected that this time the bandits on the mountain would suddenly attack us."
"They are looking for death!" Chen Xunping said angrily: "Master, give me a large team of people, and my subordinates will lead the team to Daliang Mountain to pacify their stronghold."
Zhao Yutu said: "Master, this road in Daliang Mountain is very important to us. The convoy often travels. If we don't deal with the bandits in Daliang Mountain, it will be a trouble after all."
Liu Heng nodded, then looked at Ma Yunjiu and said, "Brother Yunjiu, you have been in Daliang Mountain. Please tell us about the situation in Daliang Mountain."
Ma Yunjiu stood up and said: "There are four cottages in Daliang Mountain. The strongest one is Erliang Mountain, with about 300 people. The second most powerful one is Panjia Village, with more than 200 bandits. Then there is Huang Laizi's cottage. There are more than a hundred bandits, and the weakest one is Shi Yunhu, who only has about a hundred bandits."
"Shi Yunhu went back more and more. We had more people in the back camp than he does now." Chen Xunping looked disdainful.
Ma Yunjiu smiled bitterly.
When they escaped from the siege by the army, there were only about twenty people in total. Now it is not easy to have a stronghold of a hundred people.
Liu Heng ignored Chen Xunping, turned to look at Huang Zhong, and said, "How is the four-wheeled cart? Can it be used on the road?"
Huang Zhong said: "The last test just ended not long ago, and it is ready to go on the road. However, it is easy to have some minor problems. It needs craftsmen to follow and repair any problems at any time."
"Where's the artillery?" Liu Heng looked at Hou Dafu again.
Hou Dafu said: "Four Huzun cannons have been built, one large-Flange cannon, and two small-Flange cannons. Three small-Flange cannons can be built in up to half a month."
"How is the gunner training going?" Liu Heng turned to Zheng Chao.
Zheng Chao said: "The gunners have started to operate the guns. Currently there are three gunners of the Tiger Gun, four gunners of the Xiaofolang machine gun, and four gunners of the Dafolang machine gun. There are seven gun groups, a total of twenty-four gunners."
Liu Heng tapped his fingers on the table for a while, then said: "If the cannon is fixed on a four-wheel cart, and then a wooden board is made into a trap on one side of the cart, can it be done?"
When he said this, Liu Heng looked at Huang Zhong.
"No problem." Huang Zhong said, "Brother Zheng Chao mentioned this before, saying that on large ships at sea, the artillery is fixed on the ship and can be moved when needed, so I arranged for the craftsmen to try to fix the artillery on the ship. There were not many technical difficulties on the cart, and the artillery was successfully installed on the cart."
"Yes, I will give you a credit for this matter." Liu Heng said, "After I go back, I will install all the Xiaofo Lang cannons and Tiger Gun cannons on the four-wheeled cart. This time I will take the artillery to the big Liangshan.”
"Yes." Huang Zhong stood up and responded.
Liu Heng said: "Is three days enough for you?"
"That's enough. I promise to install the artillery on the four-wheeled cart in three days." Huang Zhong promised, patting his chest.
Liu Heng said sternly: "Not only must it be installed, but it must also be easily dismantled. The roads on the mountains of Daliang Mountain are not suitable for large vehicles. When the artillery reaches Daliang Mountain, it needs to be disassembled and transported up the mountain by our people."
Although Hutou Village is now well-known as a powerful force in Lingqiu, and most forces would not dare to provoke him, he is not bold enough to bring artillery across the state openly and honestly.
Carts carry artillery. On the one hand, they can form a vehicle formation to effectively defend against enemies. On the other hand, the artillery is hidden in the cart and cannot be seen by outsiders.
"Don't worry, boss, I'll start preparations when we get back." Huang Zhong responded.
