To the south of Qingliang Mountain is a cliff.
After the army surrounded the mountain, they advanced inward from three directions: east, west, and north, but they did not divide their troops on the south side. After all, jumping off such a high cliff would be a dead end.
"I guess they must have some way to get down to the cliff from the south!"
After Cao An thought for a while, he said seriously: "I heard that the local government came to pay the money several times before, but in the end they all returned without success. I won't say whether anyone tipped them off. But they have been able to escape sieges many times, and there must be some among them. question!"
"Cliff Climbing Lock!"
Wang Jian's face looked a little ugly: "Quickly, let people go to the south to contain them! Let the bandits escape, and the court will definitely punish them. No one can escape by then!"
The soldiers immediately went to deliver the order.
But the cliff to the south is too far away from here. If you want to outflank it, it will take half an hour even on horseback.
"That's too late."
Cao An shook his head and suggested: "Insert it from the inside! Concentrate your forces and attack to the south! Even if they have a climbing rope, they won't be able to finish in a short time!"
"this……"
"Don't hesitate, there is no way to fight without losses!"
Cao An knew what he was thinking and said coldly: "If you let them go, even if you don't lose a single soldier, you will still be punished!"
The destination of soldiers is the battlefield.
If fear of loss and punishment prevents one from fighting, then what's the point of an army?
Wang Jian was heartbroken and gritted his teeth and said: "Damn it, just die!"
…
The cliff to the south.
A group of bandits gathered on the edge of the cliff, about two hundred people.
The leader is a strong man in his thirties, holding a Xuanhua bronze hammer.
"Master Chu! The officers and soldiers are attacking..."
The strong man glanced down the mountain, frowned and said, "Have you not been deceived? These people are coming in a menacing manner, and they are obviously not ordinary soldiers! Quick, get fifty people to block the mountain road! Others must evacuate quickly."
Dozens of cliff-climbing locks were nailed to the boulders, and the bandits slid down in an orderly manner. After a while, dozens of people descended to the bottom of the cliff.
"Damn it, charge forward!"
But at the same time, the Imperial Army led by Wang Jian also rushed forward.
He held a knife in his left hand and easily killed a tough bandit. He said coldly: "The forwards rush in, and the remaining people take a detour from both sides! The mountain road is too narrow, and it is useless to have more people!"
"Yes! Everyone, go and follow me."
Niu Feng and a lieutenant led more than 300 people respectively, and surrounded them from both sides of the south. Although they could not climb up, they could harass the opponent with their bows and arrows.
At the highest point of the cliff, some bandits who were close to the edge instantly became live targets.
Two rounds of arrows rained down, and dozens of bandits fell to the ground.
"Everyone gather in the middle and block the intersection!"
The bandit leader Chu Ye immediately responded and rushed forward with a copper hammer. He killed a soldier who rushed up with a few blows and took back the intersection.
Cao An was protected by Wu Han and came to the rear.
When Niu Feng saw him, he immediately said nervously: "Cao Sijian, go back quickly! It's enough to have a certain person here. I don't want to hurt you! Go with a few more people to protect Cao Sijian!"
A dozen soldiers retreated and guarded Cao An, surrounding him behind two big trees.
It was the first time for Cao An to experience such a battle, especially after seeing the dead people, his whole face turned red.
Not because I was scared, but because I remembered the past...
When I was in Xiangyang, the entire Cao family was killed by bandits. The bloody scenes were vivid in my mind, and they are still fresh in my mind!
Cao An's eyes were scarlet and he stared at Shandao: "Press up, if we can't regain the intersection, they will be finished!"
…
In a true battle formation, life and death are only a matter of breath.
In just one stick of incense, dozens of soldiers died on the mountain road! The people behind them pulled away their corpses and pounced on them one after another.
Wang Jian also rushed to the front, his body covered with blood, and he couldn't tell whether it was the enemy's or his own.
"Fight them!"
Suddenly there was a roar from above.
Dozens of gangsters suddenly gave up their defense and rushed down the mountain road. In the blink of an eye, they were fighting with Wang Jian and others, and the sound of fighting resounded through the forest.
It's a pity that although this gang of bandits can be considered ferocious, they are still vulnerable to the Forbidden Army.
In less than a quarter of an hour, dozens of gangsters suffered heavy casualties, and the remaining dozen alive were gradually restrained and kneeled under a tree with their hands tied behind their backs.
With the danger gone, Cao An regained his vision.
He pushed aside Wuhan in front of him and walked up quickly.
"Where are the people?"
A dozen gangsters looked up at him, then lowered their heads, but no one spoke.
Wang Jian slashed a certain bandit's arm with his knife and said coldly: "Tell me! Where are the people you kidnapped? If you don't tell me, go and die immediately!"
Do bandits still need to answer questions?
Especially in front of the army, they can be killed at any time as long as they are caught.
A timid person shrank his neck and said hurriedly: "In the mountain stream to the west, there is a cave there, and everyone is inside. Please, don't kill me!"
"Bah! You have so much courage, how dare you become a bandit?"
Niu Feng spat, kicked the bandit, and ordered: "Go and notify the Pinggu County government and ask them to bring someone to hand over. It's a good idea to send the captured people down the mountain and have a better attitude!"
"yes!"
Dozens of soldiers followed the order and left.
Wang Jian then said coldly: "Which one of you is the boss?"
The bandits shook their heads.
The one who spoke just now trembled and said: "The boss is Chu Song. He has already ran away from the cliff! There are many others who have also ran away..."
To put it bluntly, these people were there to cover the escape of Chu Song and others.
It’s not that they are not loyal enough, it’s that these people are marginal characters. They can’t even escape. Can you expect them to keep secrets?
"Quick, chase!"
Wang Jian looked a little ugly and said coldly: "Notify Pinggu County and surrounding county governments and ask them to block the surrounding arterial roads! If we let these people go, my trip will be in vain!"
We just caught a few dozen guys...
If you just go back like this, not only will you not get a reward, but you will even be scolded by the superior officer for being useless, and the court will also punish you.
More than a thousand forbidden troops came to wipe out a group of bandits, but in the end they let the main force escape? When word of this spreads out, the front secretary's face will be completely lost.
Soon, Niu Feng led hundreds of people down the mountain in pursuit.
The soldiers who went to search also came back, and brought back many women and slaves robbed by the bandits, hundreds of them! Among them is the scarred Chang Chun...
Fortunately, he did not die. Instead, his hands and feet were broken and thrown into a cage. They probably wanted to wait for the storm to pass before selling him somewhere else.
"brute!"
Wang Jian's face was livid, and he gritted his teeth and said: "There are so many innocent people being robbed at the feet of the Emperor! Are all the officials in Pinggu County stupid pigs?"
What is certain is that once this matter is announced, the entire Bianliang will be shocked.
"Report it!"
Cao An calmed down and said calmly: "This matter is too involved, and it is not up to you or me to make the decision."
