Chapter 19: The Firelight
Zhang Erren is as his name, the Zhang family is the second, his parents have not read and read books, and there is no teacher within a radius of dozens of miles, so he simply gave such a simple and clear name.
Zhang Ernian was arrested and joined the army because of famine, and he was the worst county soldier in the Northern Dynasty army, and his usual task was to maintain local law and order, suppress bandits or something, of course, mainly the former, because let them go into the mountains, I don't know whether they suppressed bandits or bandits suppressed them. Later, this county soldier who didn't love his grandmother and uncle was scattered in the battle, and Zhang Er's team did not hesitate to take people into the mountains to take refuge in a group of bandits.
Most of these bandits are defeated soldiers in the army, and even many of them are government soldiers, and their combat power is quite strong, and they have been wandering in the surrounding mountains for many years, and no one is invincible. And now, they targeted the small village on the opposite hill, although this village is not big, but the village produces excellent hunters, often able to hunt good prey, although the village is located in the middle of nowhere, but it is also a little famous, considering that the surrounding villages and towns are basically looted, so this group of bandits also targeted this village.
Something is better than nothing, even if it is a difficult bone, so many people rushing up can still flatten it. The bandit leader in charge of this was convinced, and the ordinary bandits such as Zhang Er were also convinced.
So many big villages and towns have been reduced to ashes under their hands, how many waves can a small village make, not to mention that their bandits are not ordinary bandits, although Zhang Er, as an ordinary member of the bandits, does not understand the situation, but he can also vaguely feel that every time he loots villages and towns, the local county soldiers do not say anything, this is definitely not accidental, and it is definitely not that the county soldiers don't even have the courage to do this.
After all, on flat land, unlike in the mountains, the county soldiers still have a great advantage by virtue of their large numbers of people and sharp weapons. What's more, exterminate a group of bandits, most of the materials of these bandits can be collected as their own spoils, not to mention, the imperial court will also give a certain reward, even the timid and fearful county soldiers will flock in front of this windfall.
But every time Zhang Er followed the rest of the people to rush into the town tremblingly, he could always retreat with his whole body, and those county soldiers who might rush out at any time did not even have a shadow.
However, although Zhang Er's brain is not very good, he can be a man, he knows what to ask and what not to ask, especially in this troubled world, if he says the wrong thing and loses his head, no one is willing to squeak for you, so Zhang Er has always been confused and follows the command from above, anyway, money, wine and meat and women are indispensable every time.
For a person who even had to beg for a living and was hungry every day before being caught, such conditions were no less than those in the fairy world, so no one cared where these things came from, let alone who controlled the fairy world. Zhang Er thought so, the rest of the thieves were from similar backgrounds to him, so naturally they all thought the same way.
There is wine, meat, and women, and people can do so much in this life, and they are already content.
And the surrounding villages and towns have basically been looted, so Zhang Er and the others are bound to win the last remaining village.
The thieves sat by the campfire and laughed in a low voice, and a thin man jumped out and said, "Come on, come on, buy and leave, buy and leave, bet and bet!" ”
"Mountain monkey, what's the bet this time?"
"How many families did you bet on last time, what did you bet on this time?"
"This mountain monkey is a ghost, I can't think of any tricky questions, Lao Tzu still remembers, once he actually gambled that the second house on the left side of the village road has a few doors, but when he arrived, he saw that there was no door in the toilet, and the money we worked hard to get was deceived by him!"
After saying this, the audience immediately burst into laughter.
Betting on the toilet, obviously not an auspicious thing, the thin man said a little angrily: "Li Mazi, can you blame me, I didn't go to step on the point, I didn't know it before, and then it was just once, and then there were losses and wins, and you also earned, why did you keep holding on to that thing?" ”
"Okay, okay, mountain monkey, what are you betting on this time?" A voice sounded, obviously even the little leader couldn't sit still, there were more than a dozen people under the small leader of the bandits, and all his men were sitting around the bonfire, and the bosses didn't dare to shout more.
And everyone is looking at him with the intention of watching the excitement, looting so many villages and towns, basically all the bets that can be gambled are almost, and even began to bet on which house has a few doors, so everyone is waiting for the mountain monkey to come up with a new bet, and now it is obvious that the little boss also wants to participate, if this ghost mountain monkey shouts but can't think of it, then it is estimated that the little boss will inevitably wear the little shoes in the future.
The mountain monkey raised his eyebrows, and the smile on his face in the firelight became a little lewd (harmonious): "Then let's bet on how many women there are in this village." ”
"This bet!" One of the bandits shouted in dissatisfaction.
"That's it, I gambled on this for the third time, don't think I'll forget it after a year!" Another voice then rose up, echoing the surrounding voices.
These bandits obviously didn't expect that the people in the village would have the courage to take the initiative to attack, and they were in the dense forest not far from them, and they were in Xingtou, so they spoke in a loud voice, even if they were on the side of Li Xinchen's ambush, they could hear it clearly.
In the dark, Song Fei, who was beside Li Xinchen, trembled, gritted his teeth and said, "These bandits are too deceitful!" ”
"Don't move!" Li Xinchen stretched out his hand and pressed his shoulder, and said contemplatively, "Now it's just a little bit of a verbal advantage, if we act rashly, then it is possible to alarm these bandits, and then we will not just be taken advantage of." ”
Seinfeld shuddered, and honestly lay down again, as if his whole body was about to merge with the cold earth, as if this could suppress the burning anger in his heart. And the young people around him are also clenched in their hands, trying to hide themselves in the dark, but there is anger in their eyes.
"Brother Chen, the front is ready," a young man ran over with a hunched waist, as a hunter who had been in the mountains for a long time, he knew very well how to hide himself in the dark and try not to make a sound as much as possible, the rustling of the wind and the sound of bamboo leaves had become his best cover.
This kid is one of the people picked away by Li Qiu, and he appeared here silently, making Li Xinchen nod secretly, although Li Qiu This guy is a little slippery, but his ability to see people is still good, and he bowed his head slightly: "Do it!" ”
All the young people held their breath.
And the young man who had returned to report nodded vigorously—evidently the thief's laughter had pierced his heart like a needle—and turned and disappeared into the darkness.
Soon after, a flickering flash of fire appeared in the darkness.