"The fire fold can't burn a few times when it arrives, and my chest is also a little blocked, and I have to prepare a torch next time I go in......", Zhang Dashan closed his eyes and let Bazi wipe his face, and breathed in the fresh air on the ground.

And I didn't meet a thief, is it too much movement and has already run away? Or is it hidden in the depths of the tunnels?

Qijiazhuang's Li Zheng is in a battle between the two forces, could it be that the tunnel leads directly to his village? If a thief comes out of one of the kangs, will the whole village still be able to survive?

The common people have also changed their faces, and those who have daughters at home still wipe their tears, and finally found a tunnel and haven't seen a figure yet, who knows when their daughters will be in danger?

"County Lord, the reason why I retreated is because I found that there are forks in front of me, and I don't know the south, south, west, and northwest underground, and I can't imagine where each fork leads to."

Zhang Dashan rinsed his eyes with the water in the leather bag again, and he was barely able to break open, but fortunately he withdrew in time, if he was soaked in quicklime for a long time, these eyes might be wasted.

What to do? There were many crises and predicaments below, and the people all focused their hopeful eyes on the faces of Hu County Ling and Furui County Lord, as if they would definitely be able to come up with the best solution.

The tunnel is narrow, no matter how many people can't make it hard, if you continue to explore, you may also encounter bandits head-on, they are familiar with the terrain, hidden in the shadows, and they can't get cheap on their side.

But it's not a good idea to just wait, and who knows when a new case will arise? The villagers of the nearby villages had all run out, men, women and children gathered together with great momentum, and the stepmother of the Qi family, who had just returned home, was also mixed in the team. No way. Now we all know that staying at home is also dangerous. Even the sight of the well was terrified. I always thought that a water ghost could come out of below.

Hu Xianling was still very wise, and at the critical moment, he was sober-minded and summoned several villages to discuss the case.

"No matter how powerful a thief is, he can't always live underground, has there been any suspicious people in the village to borrow recently? Or is there a noise in a deserted house? ”

Real estate in this era is not worth much, whoever needs to build a house, find a plot of land in Lizheng, and forget it, the same. If you need to relocate, you can pack up and leave in style, and there are really a few such abandoned courtyards in various villages.

And because there is a lot of saline-alkali land in the vicinity, the crops are too poor, and the number of residents is relatively reduced.

Li Zheng and the others all went back to their villagers' gathering place to inquire about the news, but unfortunately no one thought of new clues for a while, it seems that this group of robbers is quite clever and very tightly hidden.

"Even if they occupy the dwellings, it is estimated that they will only be regarded as a certain entrance to the cave, and their daily actions may be underground, so there will be no movement."

Ah Yuan clenched his fists again. The mind is spinning rapidly, and the pictures of movies and television flashed like streamers......

The fastest return trip is the fast horse Yacha. Bringing back the latest news, it was confirmed that Junior Brother Qi came to Qijiazhuang at dusk the day before yesterday, and many people thought he was a big girl!

Hu Xianling gritted his teeth, stomped his feet, and said ruthlessly: "Send all the girls in several villages to the Zhuyang County Ya and hand them over to Mrs. to take care of." The old, weak, sick and disabled should also be taken care of, and the remaining young and strong men should all gather to obey the instructions of the county! Each village is arranging immediately! ”

The huge pig's head looked at Ah Yuan: "County Lord, we will fight with them today!" Now that we know how they robbed the kids, let's destroy this sinful tunnel first! ”

The old man who found the exit of the tunnel just now shouted: "Lord County Commander, we still have to continue to look for the rest of the tunnels, I'm afraid that we won't find it if we dig too deep and too far!" ”

The sound of horses' hooves in the distance was already turbulent, and Lu Qian arrived with the government soldiers of Zhuyang County!

The two yacha were responsible for taking a few men to protect the girls and hide in the yamen, the girls had a lot of things, and they whispered to discuss the need to bring a change of clothes and bedding, and the yacha shouted and scolded a few words before it calmed down.

Ah Yuan, who was frowning and thinking, suddenly relaxed, looking at those flowery girls, they hadn't forgotten their comfort and beauty when the catastrophe was coming, and the tense atmosphere was also relieved.

"Don't worry, with Hu County Ling and Lu Qian, always taking the men to fight the bandits, the time will not drag on too long. Soon, I will be able to take you home, put on nice clothes, and sleep peacefully. ”

At this moment, the county lord is like a living bodhisattva with kind eyebrows, his voice is warm and refreshing, and the little girls nod their heads and leave obediently, reminiscing about the words and deeds of this noble county lord.

Mr. Lu Qian had already asked the whole story, the soldiers were all ready to go, and the old, weak, sick and disabled were being housed in each village, leading the remaining men to gather together with shovels, hoes, rakes, and sticks.

"According to the direction of the tunnel just explored, it has not yet been dug into Zhuyang County, and the scope of the tunnel should be around the vicinity, in my opinion, we can attack with fire, like smoking rabbits, to smoke the bandits out of the tunnel." Lu Qian is always a military general, and he usually takes people to hunt and harass rabbits, and his first thought mentioned fire attack.

As the saying goes, the cunning rabbit has three holes, block two of the exits when catching rabbits, and then light a fire at one of the exits to light smoke, the rabbit naturally can't stand the smoke, and can only obediently come out of the hole to die.

Lu Qian always fought this idea, the flames can't run far, but the smoke is good, as long as there is a gap, it will definitely be able to smoke the enemy out of the tunnel, everyone will monitor the ground separately, come out and cut one by one, isn't it over?

I don't know how high the IQ of this ancient man is, whether it will block the tunnel on the way, Ah Yuan held his fingers and muttered in his heart, in the end, he was embarrassed to discourage the enthusiasm of the big guys.

There is enough hay in winter, and there is a lot of this wasteland, and the iron rake of the farmer comes in handy, and it is a haystack when it is pulled again.

As if marching to war, Lu Qian was very addicted to command, and nearly 600 men were scattered and lined up, monitoring the movements on the ground in different sections.

"County Lord, do you want to go back to the city to rest and rest? It's time for lunch, too. Zhang Dashan was afraid that the master would be hungry, and the guards all went to obey Lu Qian's arrangement, leaving him and Bazi to continue to be the guardian saints of the county lord.

Ah Yuan glanced at Zhang Dashan obliquely: "Go back?" Can you rest assured? Those thieves can't be caught, we run to the city to hide, are we weak or not? ”

Ba Zile was happy, scratching the back of his head and squeezing Zhang Dashan: "That's it, if you want to go back, you can go back yourself, although our county lord won't fight with thieves, but he can think of it!" Lu Qian and Hu County Commander combined, may not be as strong as our county lord's idea! ”

Zhang Dashan's mouth can't say anything about Bazi now, so he has to quietly stretch out his leg and punch, Bazi has long been on guard, and his body flashes to the left front of the county lord, and it will be safe.

It seemed that the smoke was very effective, and it didn't take long for cheers to come out: "It's smoking here, there must be a tunnel underneath!" ”

"There's smoke in here, too."

It's just smoke, which proves that there are goods underground, but there is never a single figure rushing up, and the effect is not obvious.

However, this effect is shocking enough, the tunnel may extend in all directions, Lu Qianzong's black face became more and more solemn, and Hu Xianling was already sitting on the ground dumbfounded.

Fortunately, Ah Yuan's sitting position is quite quiet, so take advantage of the temporary calm to quickly supplement your nutrition!

"Eat something first! Take that 'fragrant mouth', lest there really be thieves who will be smoked out to fight us to the death, and we will have no strength! Ah Yuan stretched out his hand, and the three of them each held a piece of dry dough and chewed it.

"This bag of water is kept for the county lord to drink, there is a small river nearby, the two of us will go to the river to deal with a few mouthfuls in the evening." Bazi handed over a leather bag, and he had washed Zhang Dashan's eyes just now, and had already used up one of the bags of warm boiled water.

"The water in the river is not clean, let's all drink this bag, it's enough for ......", Ah Yuan suddenly stopped chewing, with dry noodles on his mouth, and suddenly stood up with a slap on his head.

"Yes, you can use water! The flue can be blocked with soil, but the water can not be blocked, and it can seep through sooner or later! ”

Zhang Dashan called the two main generals, Lu Qianzong and Hu Xian Ling squatted on the ground and followed the county lord to draw a road map, and the smoking tunnels had a sense of direction, and they were all going towards the surrounding villages.

With such a well-designed secret passage, the base camp of the thieves must be inside, and the thick smoke can't come out, proving that they can block the flue in it, which is not difficult, just use the mound of earth to block the corner opening.

"I suggest that the smoking tunnel be flattened first, and then the rest of the dangerous area will be changed to water attack, we have so many people, just fill water from the nearby river, everyone will do it, continue to pour water into it, and the gods can't bear it!"

"I'll see what I think!" Mr. Lu Qian is at a loss for his own strength, and the feeling of being traps under his feet is really uncomfortable, and the cunning eight lambs can't get rid of their hatred, and they must be allowed to show their original form today!

However, stepping on the tunnel is not as easy as a sentence says, it is far enough from the ground, and it is sometimes supported by wooden planks, and it is difficult for people to do their hands on it.

There is danger in going down, not to mention that the smoke has not dissipated now, and it is encroaching little by little like hoeing, which life can the tunnel be bulldozed?

The strange idea has always been made by the county lord, and this time I have to find her to ponder, Lu Qian rarely smiled at his wife's best friend: "That-the county lord, can you think about it-how to bury these tunnels faster?" ”

In fact, Mr. Qian is always muttering in his heart, no wonder Li Wei is getting harder and harder day by day, since she met this weird woman, her courage has become more and more powerful day by day, not only does she dare not speak to govern the concubines in the family, but she can't play her own brain tricks at all! (To be continued......)

PS: Thanks to lizzie110 and yh_yh1166 for the tip!