The bandits of Taixuan Mountain have been entrenched in Taixuan Mountain for more than ten years.
Every time there was a big commotion, the prefecture and pastoral offices of Cangmu and Cangmu Prefectures would just make a show of sending some people to go outside Taixuan Mountain, and then announce the success of the suppression of the bandits.
But these days, the bandits in Taixuan Mountain have been quite honest and have not heard of any trouble.
At this time, the bandits were suddenly going to be suppressed. The news itself revealed an unusual flavor.
Even someone like Chu Zhaozhao, who was not so sensitive to these things, changed his expression and looked at Chu Qingxiao at this moment.
But Chu Qingxiao seemed to have not heard what everyone said. He stood there blankly, staring straight at the man standing next to Nangong Yue.
The man seemed to feel this. He frowned, looked at Chu Qingxiao and asked, "Do we know this little brother?"
Chu Qingxiao came back to his senses after hearing this.
In his mind, Sanniang's low moans continued. He suppressed the discomfort, showed an apologetic smile on his face, and said, "No, I was just thinking about other things."
When everyone heard this, they all thought that Chu Qingxiao was worried about suppressing bandits and didn't think much about it. The guy who was most likely Xu Anmin just looked at Chu Qingxiao again in confusion and didn't say anything.
Meng Jin understood everyone's situation. She pretended to be curious and asked: "Brother Nangong, has there been any trouble in Taixuan Mountain recently? Why do you suddenly want to mobilize troops and go into the mountain to suppress bandits?"
Nangong Yueyan said: "The banditry in Taixuan Mountain has always been a problem that has plagued the two states of Cangmu. Master Zhou Mu has always been thinking about this matter. It's just that the bandits are so cunning that they have never found an opportunity."
"Now that the bandits have exposed their flaws, Lord Zhou Mu will not let them go."
This was said in an extremely high-sounding way, and anyone could tell that this was a perfunctory response to Meng Jin. Meng Jin still refused to give up, and then asked: "Flaw? What kind of flaw?"
"Miss Meng, this is an important military matter, so please don't embarrass me." Nangong Yue said with a smile, and then said: "These friends of yours are not from Tianxuan Mountain, you can ask them to help you ask."
"Huh?" Meng Jin was stunned when he heard this, and asked with a strange expression: "Does this matter have anything to do with Tianxuan Mountain?"
"Of course." Nangongyue nodded: "I can't tell you the specific situation. Anyway, it is probably because of the help of people from Tianxuan Mountain that the Prefecture Mufu has the confidence to wipe out the bandits in Taixuan Mountain."
When everyone heard this, they all turned to look at Ziyu, but Ziyu curled her lips and said: "Don't look at me, I just realized that Tianxuan Mountain is so big, you can't tell me everything, right? "
Everyone was a little disappointed, but Nangong Yue said: "Miss Meng, you can rest assured that the robbery will have to wait for at least a few days. You will pass through the mountains early tomorrow morning and you will not encounter any trouble. Those mountains these days I guess the thief doesn’t have time to do other things like robbing the road, but don’t stay in the mountains.”
After saying this, Nangong Yue glanced at Meng Ziliang who was still busy writing under the supervision of several soldiers. He grinned and said: "Brother-in-law, I can't deliver this letter to you. You, Once you’ve finished writing it, I’ll send it to my clan sister, but don’t let her wait too long.”
"She has a good temper, but her brothers have been dissatisfied with you for a long time. Don't blame me for not reminding you when they lead people to Silver Dragon City!"
After saying this, Nangong Yue waved his hands to everyone, and immediately left in a hurry with the army.
From Nangong Yue's words, everyone could faintly smell a hint of the coming storm.
Only Chu Qingxiao said secretly at that time, looking at the man beside Nangong Yue who left with him.
"Sister Sanniang, don't worry, it's not the time yet..."
"But... it won't be long."
…
After hearing such news, everyone was a little anxious. After some discussion, they decided not to rest here and directly entered Taixuan Mountain and rushed to Cangying Village.
Traveling through Taixuan Mountain at night was originally quite dangerous.
Everyone was a little wary at first, but after walking for more than an hour, they didn't see any bandits. Only then did everyone believe what Nangong Yue said.
"Tell me, could it be Junior Master Uncle... No, the relationship smoothed by Master has allowed the Prefectural Mufu to send troops to deal with Ghost Crow Village."
At this moment, Chu Zhaozhao approached Chu Qingxiao and asked softly.
Chu Qingxiao shook his head and said: "If it was really Nian Shuang who did it, she would have told me in advance. And if that was the case, why would she ask me to bring the people from Goshawk Village to Lingque Town in advance?"
"From what Nangong Yue said, it seems that this bandit suppression is not simply targeting Gui Ya Village, but wants to wipe out all the bandits in the entire Taixuan Mountain."
Speaking of this, Chu Qingxiao's face became a little solemn.
If this time, Cangzhou's army is determined to wipe out the bandits in Taixuan Mountain, they may block the passage from Taixuan Mountain to Cangzhou.
Ju Nangongyue said that it seemed that they would launch an offensive in a few days. In this case, Chu Qingxiao's previous plan of breaking up the people in Goshawk Village and sending them to Lingque might not work.
They don't have that much time.
But if hundreds of people act together, the target is too big. Even if Ghost Crow Village is really as unavailable as Nangong Yue said, getting through the Cangzhou army's blockade is still a problem.
"Anyway, hurry back to Goshawk Village first, find out what happened, and then make plans!" Chu Qingxiao said.
Chu Zhaozhao also understood that it would be fruitless to think about it at this moment, so he nodded, and the group of people hurriedly went straight to the location of Cangying Village.
…
Everyone was galloping all the way, but they really didn't meet any bandits along the way. The entire Taixuan Mountain was extremely quiet, and there was something strange about this quietness.
When they arrived at Crescent Peak where Goshawk Village was located, the sky was already bright.
From a distance, Chu Qingxiao saw a crowd of people standing in front of the village gate.
"Could it be that today is the day when we go down the mountain to rob goods?" Chu Qingxiao was secretly a little surprised.
It was still early at this moment, and it was still two quarters of an hour before Chen hour.
Logically speaking, there should not be so many people gathering at the entrance of the village at this time.
What's more, last time he and Yue Jian recaptured more than a thousand taels of silver stolen by Li Guanshui, there will be no shortage of money in Cangying Village in a short period of time...
But Chu Qingxiao's doubts soon got the answer.
"Get up! Isn't it awesome??"
"Don't you want to be a hero?" A joking voice came from the door of the cottage.
…
Liu Handou held a big knife and paced back and forth in front of the village gate.
He looked at Guan Zijin who was lying on the ground with a sneer on his face, covered in blood.
Residents of Goshawk Village were standing around, with fear written all over their faces. Behind them, dozens of bandits from Guiyang Village were looking at the scene with the same sneer. One of them had a knife in his hand. Holding tightly onto a young girl.
It's Fang Xu'er!
And behind them, there were prison cars one after another, with twenty people tightly packed inside, all of them residents of Gosying Village.
At this moment, Fang Xuer's face was full of tears. She kept struggling, and at the same time, she cried and said to Guan Zijin who fell to the ground: "Uncle Guan, please leave me alone..."
"Don't get up, don't get up..."
When Guan Zijin heard this, a somewhat ugly smile appeared on his face.
One of his hands grasped the long knife that fell aside, and inserted it into the ground. With the strength of his arm, he slowly stood up.
When Liu Handou saw this, a chill appeared in his eyes. He stepped forward suddenly and kicked out. Guan Zijin, who had just stood up halfway, let out a muffled groan, spurted out a mouthful of blood, and flew several feet away again. Falling heavily to the ground.
Such a scene made the bandits in Guiya Village behind him even more excited, and screams came out from their mouths.
But the surrounding people of Goshawk Village turned pale.
Liu Handou was very satisfied with the performance of the people around him. The corners of his mouth raised and his eyes fell on Guan Zijin again.
"How's it going? Do you still want to fight?" He squinted at Guan Zijin, who was covered in blood, and asked again.
After saying that, he didn't forget to glance at Fang Xu'er who was standing aside and said: "If we don't fight, brothers should hurry up and enjoy it."
"There are so many of us, and after we're done, we still have to take these crow slaves back to Ghost Crow Village. The time is very rushed!"
When these words came out, the group of bandits also showed lewd smiles.
Guan Zijin, who was covered in blood, raised his head and glanced at the other party coldly. He stretched out his hands with difficulty, and amidst the ridicule of the bandits, he put his hands on the ground and tried to stand up again.
His body was trembling, blood was constantly spilling from his mouth, and he seemed to be on the verge of collapse.
But even so, he still managed to stand up.
Even if it is swaying, even if it looks like it will fall down at any time.
But he has to stand up!
Today's Goshawk Village can only rely on him!
Liu Handou probably didn't expect that the guy in front of him was really not afraid of death. A strange color flashed between his eyebrows.
"She does have some backbone."
"It's a pity that you can't eat your backbone." He said this, his condescending tone full of contempt and ridicule.
"You should learn from that guy named Pang Zhuang. After we beat him to the ground yesterday, he passed out directly and suffered less physical pain."
"They are just guys who are about to become crow slaves. Why do you have to fight for them?"
Guan Zijin seemed not to have heard his words. He barely managed to steady his body and then slowly raised the knife.
"As long as...I, Guan Zijin, am still alive..."
"Don't even think about taking away half of the people from Gosying Village!"
Guan Zijin's voice was very low, but these two simple sentences seemed to require all his strength. While saying these words, blood could not help but flow from his mouth.
But his tone was so firm.
Like rock, like fine iron.
"Brother Guan! Let's go..."
"Please, stop fighting..."
"You're going to die!"
Fang Xuer, who was beside her, spoke anxiously and broke down in tears. Tears were streaming down her cheeks and she was already crying.
Hearing this, Guan Zijin glanced sideways at Fang Xuer and the villagers with trembling eyes in the prison car, and once again squeezed out an ugly smile on his face: "Boss and Lao Huang are not here, and I don't know if Fatty Pang can survive... …”
"I have to guard this Goshawk Village..."
"If I want to take you away, I have to... die first!"
"I, Guan Zijin, have already lost my family once. I will not allow this to happen to me again..."
These words obviously touched the surrounding villagers, their eyes turned red, and finally some people could no longer control the grief and anger in their hearts.
"Commander Huang and the leader of the village were kidnapped by them, and Commander Pang was also injured. Now if something happens to Commander Guan, who will protect us in the future! We will fight them!" someone said.
As soon as he said this, the surrounding villagers became excited.
"It's hard for us to find a place to live and settle down. If the outside world can't accommodate us, this place will be destroyed!"
"It's nothing more than death! It's better than being a crow slave!" The villagers around said this, and some people had already mentioned items such as hoes and sickles.
This group of people included old people, women, and children aged thirteen or fourteen.
There are cripples with a limp, and there are blind men with only one eye.
In other villages, they could only work as cattle or horses, or were even abandoned and sent to the Ghost Crow Village to become crow slaves.
Only in this Goshawk Village do they feel that they will be treated as human beings.
In this world that cannot tolerate them, they only have each other.
But now, the group of people in front of them want to destroy even this only thing.
How could they continue to look like this!
The scene got a little out of control for a while.
Liu Handou has been in many cottages in the past few days. As soon as the name of Guiya Village came out, in every cottage that didn't obediently send people in front of them and dared to resist, the only one in front of him was this small village with mostly old, weak, sick and disabled people.
Liu Handou suddenly felt angry.
He has become accustomed to relying on the name of Guiyazhai to dominate Taixuan Mountain.
He felt that everyone's resistance was obviously a provocation or even contempt for him!
And the root cause of all this is the bastard in front of him who only has half his life left.
He suddenly felt angry.
He wanted to let these ignorant guys see the consequences of resisting Ghost Crow Village.
He decided to kill the chicken to scare the monkeys!
"Then you, go die!" He roared in a low voice, looking at Guan Zijin with murderous intent in his eyes.
As soon as he said this, he suddenly jumped out, the big knife in his hand lit up with a cold light, and went straight for Guan Zijin's head!
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