Chapter 18: The Great Harvest

In the early morning of the next day, the reeds of Yushan were to the north.

After a night of fierce fighting, the young men of Yushanji were exhausted at this time, and they all gathered in groups to rest.

Liu Juntao, Zhang Xiaojun, and Yan Hu stood facing south, looking at the still burning fire and speechless for a long time.

This time the fire burned the Yushan bandits, and the fire that Liu Juntao ordered to set up burned all night, and until this time there was no tendency to weaken for half a minute, and the raging fire seemed to not burn the endless reeds and swore not to give up.

"Big brother, isn't this fire we set a little big?"

Yan Hu also frowned and said, "Yes, big brother, if this fire gets out of control, will something happen?" ”

Liu Juntao's heart was also a little worried, and he couldn't help but look up at the somewhat hazy sky, and secretly said in his heart: "Hurry up and make it rain!" ”

Suddenly, there was a muffled thunder in the sky, and the sudden change in the original haze became dark almost instantly.

At the same time, the wind suddenly rose, and the cold wind blew everyone a little dazed, and the reeds not far ahead seemed to come to life, and began to sway wildly.

Liu Juntao suddenly breathed a sigh of relief, and said to Zhang Xiaojun and Yan Hu: "Let's go!" It looks like it's going to rain, let's go back to the village first, prepare some carts, call some people, and wait until the fire is extinguished, let's go to the Yushan bandit village to carry the loot! ”

Zhang Xiaojun asked: "Big brother, will there be bandits left behind in the Yushan bandit village?" ”

"Even if there is, there won't be too many, after all, Zhen Bafang has pulled out all the leaders under his command, and there should be few people in the bandit village to guard it."

Zhang Xiaojun was right when he heard it, so he and Yan Hu gathered the team and prepared to return to the village.

An hour later, the pouring rain finally took on its might, and with the help of the strong wind, it began to pour wantonly, as if to turn the whole earth into a kingdom.

The downpour fell to the ground and splashed bursts of white mist, rendering the fish mountain set like a fairyland.

At this time, Zhang Baigui and Guo Yongzhong had already taken the villagers home to escape the heavy rain, leaving only Hu Dexing and a few of his subordinates to hide in a broken grass hut at the head of the village to keep guard. As for the scarecrows and flags that everyone had made before, they had been washed away by the heavy rain and turned into broken garbage in the mud on the ground.

"Boss! The fire in the reeds can be seen in this Yushan set, which shows the ferocity of the fire, it is estimated that the Yushan bandits have already died, but why didn't Liu Juntao come back with the young people of Yushanji? ”

Meng Fanchen, who was already soaking wet, couldn't bear it, and couldn't remember how many times he asked, even Sun Xu on the side frowned, and glared at Meng Fanchen with some irritation.

But then, Sun Xu involuntarily turned his head sideways, looked at Hu Dexing quietly, and seemed to be waiting for the following.

Hu Dexing glanced at Meng Fanchen and said, "With such a heavy rain, Liu Juntao and they can't avoid the rain?" Maybe it's a delay on the way, just wait! ”

Meng Fanchen continued: "But since the Yushan bandits have been destroyed, what are we still guarding here?" Boss, let's find a house to shelter from the rain! It's so fucking cold in here! ”

"What do you kid know!"

Hu Dexing said angrily: "Who knows if the fish mountain bandits have slipped through the net?" What if there are scattered bandits thrown over? Don't talk nonsense! Give me a spiritual point, stay here honestly! ”

As soon as the words fell, suddenly a soldier shouted in a deep voice: "Boss, look! There's a horse over there! ”

Hu Dexing suddenly had a wit when he heard this, and hurriedly looked in the direction of the soldier's finger, and Meng Fanchen and Sun Xu next to him also hurriedly looked over.

I saw that in the pouring rain, a team of more than 100 people came in formation, stepping on the white mist in the heavy rain and slowly approaching.

"Haha! My Juntao brothers, they're back! Fast! Go and inform Guo Yuanwai and Master Zhang! ”

Hu Dexing yelled, and rushed into the heavy rain regardless of it, and ran towards Liu Juntao and the others.

Guo family.

Liu Juntao, Zhang Xiaojun, and Yan Hu, who rushed back in the rain all the way, were sitting on chairs, all draped in thick blankets, gulping down the freshly cooked mutton soup.

And Guo Yongzhong, Zhang Baigui, and Hu Dexing sat quietly next to them, waiting quietly, and did not rush to urge Liu Juntao and others.

"Whew! It's so comfortable! ”

After a while, Yan Hu and Zhang Xiaojun finished drinking the mutton soup in the bowl, and couldn't help but exhale comfortably, recovering a little.

And Liu Juntao also drank two large bowls comfortably, and then told the story of the battle.

Hearing that the "Town Bafang" was wiped out in a battle with his leaders, leaders and main forces, Guo Yongzhong and Zhang Baigui couldn't help but burst into tears and excitement.

After all, the Yushan bandits are a big mountain that has pressed on the heads of the people of Yushanji for more than ten years, and almost all the people of Yushanji have been harmed by the Yushan bandits to a greater or lesser extent. At this time, when they heard that the Yushan bandits had been completely eliminated, it was no wonder that Guo Yongzhong and Zhang Baigui were not excited.

And Hu Dexing is even more excited, you must know that the Yushan bandits are the biggest scourge in the area of Huakou Town, and now that the First World War has been exterminated, he has brought his brothers to help in the war, how to say that it is also a great achievement, once he reports to the top, it is only a matter of time before he and his brothers are promoted to become rich.

"Humph! I want to see if the adults of the hundred households and those villains in the hundred households will dare to show Lao Tzu's face in the future! ”

Hu Dexing secretly vented in his heart, and at the same time pondered how many levels he would be promoted in the future.

At this time, Liu Juntao said in a deep voice: "Guo Yuanwai, Master Zhang, there is something that must be dealt with immediately. ”

"What?"

Guo Yongzhong and Zhang Baigui asked at the same time.

"Immediately raise carts, gather the strong women in the village, as soon as the heavy rain stops, we will rush to the Yushan bandit village. I'm afraid that after a long time, the scattered bandits in the Yushan bandit village will scatter and flee, and then the news of the defeat of the town will spread, and the money and food in the bandit village will be fat in the eyes of all parties! ”

Zhang Xiaojun next to him also hurriedly said: "Guo Yuanwai, father!" Big brother is right! We must get the money back to the village before the forces get the news! ”

Zhang Baigui glared at Zhang Xiaojun angrily when he heard this, and said secretly in his heart: "Jun'er! I originally wanted you to command this battle, but now you have become the little brother of Liu Juntao, and you have also given up the leadership of the young and strong people in the village, let me say something! ”

But thinking about it, Zhang Baigui also understands that the extermination of the Yushan bandits is thanks to Liu Juntao, otherwise this Yushan set will really be in a catastrophe.

So, Zhang Baigui took the lead in nodding and said, "This matter is easy to do, I'll go search for the cart now." ”

Guo Yongzhong also nodded yes and said, "I'll let Tang Yu call someone!" ”

Subsequently, Liu Juntao saw that Hu Dexing was also eager to try, so he said with a smile: "Master Hu also let the brothers clean up, and when the rain stops, let's go up to Yushan together." This Yushan bandit village has been rampant in the Yushan area for more than ten years, and there are not a few money and food hidden in the bandit village. ”

"Haha! Say! Say! ”

Hu Dexing laughed, his whole cheek flushed with excitement, as if he was drunk.

In the blink of an eye, in the afternoon, it rained heavily for half a day, irrigating the Yushanji and the reeds as if they were Zeguo.

Seeing that the heavy rain had stopped suddenly, Liu Juntao gave an order, and together with Hu Dexing, Zhang Xiaojun, and Yan Hu, he took more than 100 young people, more than 50 strong women in the village, and Sun Xu, Meng Fanchen and other six guards hurriedly set off, accompanied by all the carts of Yushan Central, a total of more than 70 vehicles, and hundreds of large and small linen bags.

When everyone entered the reeds and passed by the place where the fire had been burned before, they also saw many charred corpses of different shapes, as if they were crawling out of hell one after another, which made people shudder.

If it weren't for the presence of more than 100 men in the team, it is estimated that these strong women would have been frightened and fled on the spot.

Hu Dexing looked around while hurrying, and Ling Ran had a new understanding of Liu Juntao's methods, and said secretly in his heart: "Don't look at my Juntao brother's young age, but this heart is really ruthless!" A fire burned hundreds of people to the ground, and I can still keep my face and heart beating, just this kind of mind and courage are really beyond my reach! ”

Just thinking about it, I heard Liu Juntao say in front: "Everyone is working hard!" We have to rush to the Yushan bandit village before evening, and we will spend the night in the bandit village tonight, so hurry up! ”

"Good! Let's go! ”

"Money and food are in front, everyone rush!"

When everyone heard this, they all shouted in response, and at the same time, they all quickened their pace, leaving behind the corpses of those Yushan bandits.

"Master Hu, when I look back, I remember to bring the people of the official family here, the heads of these bandits are all credits!"

During the march, Liu Juntao leaned over to Hu Dexing's side and whispered, Hu Dexing's eyes suddenly lit up, and he said excitedly to Liu Juntao: "Brother Juntao, don't worry, since I have the credit, I don't want much money and food in the bandit village, as long as I give me the settling-in fee of my brothers who died in battle, and give us a few brothers some wine money, and the rest will go to Yushanji!" ”

Liu Juntao laughed and nodded, this is exactly the result he wants, it seems that this Hu Dexing and Hu Xiaoqi are still quite good.

In the evening of that day, Liu Juntao and his group rushed to the bandit village located halfway up the mountain of Yushan. I saw that the village that was crowded and full of bandit spirit in the past was quiet, as if it had been abandoned.

Suddenly, a few little minions popped up and shouted and cursed loudly on the wall, scolding Liu Juntao and the others for how far and how far they went, and not to make trouble here.

Seeing this, Liu Juntao looked coldly ahead, and waved behind him, Yan Hu rushed out of the crowd, threw the head of the "Zhen Bafang" cut down when passing by the reeds outside the village, and shouted: "Zhen Bafang is dead!" If you surrender, you will survive, otherwise the town will be your fate! ”

When the bandits on the wall saw that their king was dead, they immediately scurried around the wall like frightened birds.

It didn't take long for the gate of the bandit village to be opened, and the two little minions ran out with flattering faces, nodding to everyone as if they were making a meritorious service, and one of them said to everyone: "Dare to ask which general of the army?" The little ones have ......."

Before the little minion finished speaking, he heard Liu Juntao say impatiently: "Kill them!" ”

Yan Hu and Zhang Xiaojun next to him had already each taken a captured machete in their hands, and when they heard Liu Juntao's order, they rushed forward, and before the two little minions could react, they slashed it down. Those two little minions still couldn't believe it until they died, how could there be such a person in the world, why did they kill themselves when they had already surrendered and sacrificed the city?

"Rush in! All the bandits will be killed, and all the money, food, and belongings in them will be concentrated! ”

With Liu Juntao's order, Zhang Xiaojun and Yan Hu rushed into the bandit village with more than 100 young people, Hu Dexing also rushed in with Sun Xu, Meng Fanchen and other guards, and even the dozens of strong women were excited to push forward and rushed into the bandit village behind everyone.

After about an hour, a dozen bandits in the village were slaughtered, and everyone did not suffer any losses.

After counting, Liu Juntao and his group seized 1,380 taels of silver, 160 stones of grain (about 16,000 catties), and dozens of weapons, most of which were machetes of various styles.

Seeing that the harvest was very rich, everyone was very excited, and even many young and strong women were so excited that they burst into tears.

Early the next morning, after a night of loading and packing, Liu Juntao took everyone to bring all the things that could be taken away in the bandit village and prepared to return to Yushanji, and all the things that could not be taken away, together with the Yushan bandit village, were all burned by Liu Juntao's order, and the last fire was all turned into ashes.