Liujiazhai is a relatively wealthy village under the jurisdiction of Fangshan County. At this time, the gate of the village is closed, and there are people standing inside the wall, all looking nervously outside.
Outside the village wall, there were at least thirty corpses lying on the ground.
A stone's throw away, there were about two thousand thieves. They were armed with spears, hoes, and even poles and sticks. Only a few of them were young and strong, and only some of them had some armor on them.
Needless to say, these thieves wearing armor must be the thieves.
At this time, some thieves were shouting into the village.
"Just now it was just an appetizer. If you don't know the rules and don't give me money or food, you will be serious next time."
"I'll give you one more meal. If you don't obey me, I'll attack the stronghold and kill the men and the women..."
"..."
These thieves made a group of thieves laugh when they mentioned something obscene.
The people inside the wall were angry, but more people were afraid. They never expected that a place so close to the capital would be attacked by thieves. If Jianlu hadn't learned a lesson when he invaded and built a wall, the stockade would have been gone.
"Listen to the heroes outside, there really isn't that much money and food in the village, so I hope the king will show mercy!"
"The imperial officers and soldiers will be here soon. If you don't run, you won't be able to leave by then!"
"..."
The people in Liujiazhai were also shouting, obviously hoping to scare away these thieves and avoid this disaster.
"Dream, the imperial army will be wiped out, and the emperor will have no time to take care of us!"
"Even if the emperor sends troops, believe it or not, they will be more powerful than us and bring disaster to you!"
"..."
Although they were shouting, the leading thieves did not listen. They probably knew that shouting would not achieve any results, so they gathered around to discuss the matter.
"Brother, it's too close to the capital. What if the emperor really has to send troops? Otherwise, it's almost done. Let's go back!"
"Yes, brother, the city just asked us to block the way and rob those who were returning from the capital! We didn't listen before and we had already robbed Majiagou. It's time to go back!"
"..."
Hearing what they said, the leader of the thief said angrily: "Don't you remember what people say in the city? Haha, they say that people who return from the capital have a lot of money and food. As for the money and food, it's just that little, how can you go back? ?”
"Also, what did we grab from Majiagou, a place where a bunch of poor people live? Only this Liujiazhai, if we capture it, our trip will be worth it!"
Hearing this, a short thief said even more worriedly: "Brother, not only the people in Majiagou said that, but also those who returned from the capital said that some of them had entered the Jinyiwei. I'm afraid the Jinyiwei might not It’s easy to provoke, what if the imperial court sends troops to destroy us?”
"It's a joke, how is that possible? Do you think Jin Yiwei can enter at will?" The leader of the thieves heard this and sneered, "And if the capital sends troops, it will definitely send out the capital camp. What are we afraid of? They won't really destroy us! "
After hearing this, an older thief nodded and said: "The city has promised that even if the Beijing camp is dispatched, at most they will give them some heads. And given the virtue of the imperial court, even if troops are dispatched, at least It will take ten days and a half. We still have to defeat Liujiazhai, we can’t return empty-handed!”
After hearing this, the leader of the thieves made a decision and said: "Okay, it's settled. Let's catch up the newly captured ones and attack the stronghold."
So, the thieves started moving again. A group of men, women and children, crying and crying, were driven towards the gate of Liujiazhai by a group of thieves. In addition, there were some thieves, archers, and people holding firecrackers, hiding behind these people to follow up.
Not long after, there were more corpses under the stockade, and some people were still alive, lying there moaning in pain.
In the village, people were also shouting for help, and many people were tricked by thieves.
Seeing this, the bandit leader urged his men to drive some people to attack again, without giving the people in the village a chance to breathe.
Time passed slowly, and the number of casualties increased more and more, both inside and outside the village.
The thieves outside could see that some people inside the stockade were wrapping up their wounds and continuing. Obviously, there were not enough manpower inside the stockade.
Seeing this situation, the leader of the thieves smiled proudly and said to the other thieves: "I'm going to spend the night in there tonight, can I?"
The thieves next to him laughed loudly when they heard this. When they were about to answer, they suddenly heard the melodious sound of a horn.
"Woo..."
When they heard the noise, they were immediately startled and looked towards where the sound came from.
I saw an army with a bright banner in the distance, coming this way. What frightened them most was that the opponent actually had hundreds of cavalrymen.
"The officers and soldiers, it's the officers and soldiers, it's over, it's over, the imperial officers and soldiers are here!"
Among the thieves, someone suddenly screamed in horror.
When the thief saw this, he turned around and looked at his men, his face full of despair. Although the number of people on his side seems to be much larger than that of the official army, the official army has hundreds of cavalry. This is definitely a regular army, and it is impossible to defeat them!
"Brother, this is definitely not local. It may be the Beijing army. How about we surrender? With connections in the city, we should be fine!"
"Yes, brother, they have horses, we can't escape."
"..."
After hearing this, the bandit had no other choice but to agree.
On the Liujiazhai side, they also saw the officers and soldiers appearing. After breathing a sigh of relief, they became nervous again. Judging from their expressions, they seemed to be even more nervous than before.
………………
After learning about the thief's traces, Zhang Mingwei agreed to Zhou Yuji's request for a quick march. Unexpectedly, the elite marching speed of this ancient man was not much worse than the most famous two-legged army in later generations. The speed was so fast that Zhang Mingwei did not dare to be too careless while riding a horse.
Of course, this is only limited to him, but Zhu Yuluo and the others are very casual. Zhang Mingwei's equestrian skills still need to be improved.
What Zhang Mingwei didn't expect was that, as Zhou Yuji said, the most difficult thing was to find the traces of the thief. Fight? That doesn't exist. As soon as the army arrived, the thieves either fled or knelt down and surrendered.
Naturally, Zhang Mingwei didn't need to worry about these thieves' matters. Zhou Yuji would handle them. When he got to the end of the field, he just dismounted to rest and stretch his legs.
But what he didn't expect was that Zhou Yuji escorted several thieves over and reported to him: "Sir, these are the thieves' leaders, and they said they had something to report."
If you are a thief, can you still report it?
When Zhang Mingwei frowned and looked at them, the thieves immediately knelt down. The leader of the thieves showed flattery and said flatteringly: "I wonder which of Duke Cheng's subordinates you are? I also work for Cheng Guo. We work in public service, we are a family!”
"..." Zhang Mingwei was stunned when he heard this. Could it be possible that these thieves mistook the Yongwei camp for the Beijing camp? Because Cheng Guogong is currently the commander-in-chief of the Beijing camp.
