Chapter One Hundred and One - Robbery

On the vast plain of Zhumadian, Henan, there is a cavalry team today, quietly staying here, they are Zhou Yuancheng's people. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

10,000 cavalry troops, on this plain, is enough to teach anyone how to be a man again!

Wang Laosan and Liao Fu stood at the front of the team.

Looking at the head of Wuyangyang behind him, Wang Laosan said with some emotion: "I didn't expect Lao Tzu to have today, and the glory of the ancestors is in front of him......"

Liao Fu sneered and said: "Don't be immersed in the credit list, what kind of person Zhou Yuancheng is, you don't know, besides, the current relationship between him and the Patriotic Army is a little delicate!" ”

"It seems a little impossible for our two brothers to rely on Zhou Yuancheng to glorify their ancestors, if we take refuge in Zhang Yun, there seems to be a little hope......"

"Lao Wang, if you want me to say, this time Zhou Yuancheng asked us to come out to deal with the scene...... Lao Tzu looked at what he meant, and it didn't seem like asking us to be ruthless to these landlords and gentry who wanted to flee to the Jiangsu and Zhejiang regions, but they couldn't say it clearly! ”

"After all, all the sources of ordnance in his army are all in Zhang Yun's hands, even if the surname Zhou cooperates with Li Hongzhang...... But will Li Hongzhang give the guns and ammunition to the surnamed Zhou? It's obviously impossible, Li Hongzhang is not stupid! ”

"So he obviously wanted to let us try our best to open up to these landlords and gentry who fled to the Jiangsu and Zhejiang regions, but he couldn't say it, for fear of being held accountable by Zhang Yun......"

"Now it depends on the choice of the two of us, whether to continue to follow Zhou Yuncheng to the dark, or to abandon the darkness and turn to the light, in this matter, against Zhou Yuancheng's intentions, like Zhang Yun to show goodwill."

After listening to Liao Fu's tirade, Wang Laosan said nonchalantly: "Of course our two brothers are taking refuge in Zhang Yun, although it is happy to stay in the Taiping Army, eat meat in large pieces, drink wine in large bowls, and play with women freely, but this kind of life is ...... But there is no future at all! ”

"After all, if we want to glorify our ancestors, relying on Zhou Yuancheng, a birdman, is definitely a widow and a dead son, and there is no hope......"

"And the Manchu court and Li Hongzhang are very dependent on their background, and people like us who are from untouchable backgrounds, even if they are talented, they will not be able to be reused by them."

"Even if we take our 10,000 cavalry to the past, we can naturally mix well under their men at first, but after our soldiers and horses are co-opted by them...... It's time for the two of us to be liquidated! ”

"Therefore, Lao Tzu can see very clearly, as long as our two brothers still have the slightest idea of wanting to get ahead and glorify their ancestors, they must go south to seek refuge in Zhang Yun in order to realize their wishes in life...... Don't be afraid of other people's liquidations in the future! ”

"But even if we are so empty and want to go to others, I am afraid that Zhang Yun may not accept it, so we still have to make a career and then go to the company, so that we will not start from the bottom and avoid a lot of trouble."

"This time is a good opportunity for the two of us to perform, because of the motive of this operation, Lao Tzu has already inquired, Zhou Yuancheng is carrying out Zhang Yun's orders, but he wants to disobey the yin!"

"But he didn't dare to tell us what he meant, which would give him the opportunity for our two brothers to exploit loopholes, and the two of us could pretend not to understand and give him the opposite of this matter!"

Didn't he Zhou Yuancheng want to let go of this batch, and wanted to go to Jiangsu and Zhejiang regions to take refuge in Li Hongzhang's landlords and gentry? He did this just the opposite of Zhang Yun's intentions......"

"In this way, the two of us will simply carry it out conscientiously, and give them all the landlords and gentry who want to move to Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and use the intelligence system of the Patriotic Army, as long as we do this, it will definitely reach Zhang Yun's ears, not to mention that we also know some spies in the military camp, who are suspected to be spies from the south......"

After Wang Laosan finished speaking, although Liao Fu felt that what he said was right, he had been struggling in his heart, after this matter was done, how would he deal with Zhou Yuancheng's questioning at that time?

After all, no one in this world is a fool, and it is impossible to deceive Zhou Yuancheng, and what will happen when Zhou Yuancheng knows what the two of them are doing? It's really hard to imagine!

At that moment, Liao Fu told Wang Laosan about this worry, but Wang Laosan said nonchalantly: "What's the matter?" ”

"I want to get, but I don't want to pay, how can there be such a good thing in the world, since the two of us want to please Zhang Yun, we will naturally hate Zhou Yuancheng."

"So between Zhou Yuancheng and Zhang Yun, who will you choose to offend?"

For Wang Laosan's question, Liao Fu was speechless!

Because this is simply a multiple-choice question that does not need to be chosen, what is Zhou Yuancheng compared to Zhang Yun? Zhang Yun is the green dragon in the nine heavens, and Zhou Yuancheng is just a python in the ravine! There is no comparison at all!

Just when Wang Laosan and Liao Fu, the two brothers, reached an agreement on the next action.

Forty or fifty miles away from their 10,000 cavalry, there was a contingent of people who were helping the old and the young, looking like they were fleeing from the famine, slowly coming in their direction......

It's just that if you have a careful person and look closely, you will find ...... Although these people seem to be fleeing the famine, they are actually not like this!

Because among them, a considerable number of people are dressed in silk and satin, and they look extraordinary!

Moreover, the general team fleeing from the famine basically carries pots and pans, but what they bring is one wooden box after another......

This kind of behavior means that their gang is not fleeing the famine, and it looks very much like a rich family going to the countryside.

It was the whole crowd, but there was a sense of uneasiness that the gang looked like they were fleeing more than they were going out.

Most of the people in the entire team were in a state of looking around, as if they were afraid that some monster would suddenly pop out around them and swallow themselves and others!

But there is something in the world!

But whatever he is afraid of, he comes......

Just when this group of people was looking around, on the distant horizon, several black spots suddenly appeared, and after the news spread, the whole team suddenly became in an uproar.

Fortunately, there were at least a few more people in the group who seemed to be quite prestigious, and they were able to stop the riot and prevent it from spreading.

It's a pity that at the same time that they found a few black dots on the horizon, the few black dots on the opposite side also seemed to have discovered their convoy.

So the people of this convoy can only continue to move forward in anxiety until they meet those black spots......

After the men and horses on both sides approached, the fleeing people on this side also saw several cavalry on the opposite side, and the same cavalry also discovered the unusual thing about their convoy.

After a few minutes of silent confrontation, the cavalry on the opposite side seemed to determine something...... Immediately, two of them turned their horses back, as if to report the news, while the remaining few cavalrymen lingered near the left side of the convoy......

The horsemen didn't know if their actions had angered the convoy, or if there was some other reason.

Anyway, as the two cavalrymen pulled their horses and walked back, dozens of cavalrymen immediately rushed out of the convoy and killed them, while constantly shooting arrows at the two fleeing cavalrymen.

It seems that I want to keep them, and I don't want them to go back and report to some people!

Because of the large number of cavalry in the convoy, this skirmish, in a very short time, was over!

As a result, except for the two cavalrymen who had fled at the beginning, who were seriously wounded and were able to escape, the rest were all killed.

After this bloody clashes, the convoy immediately changed its direction, as if it wanted to take a small path into Anhui to avoid possible dangers!

After all, the two cavalrymen who were seriously injured just now, but escaped, seemed to have caused a sense of fear to the entire convoy.

At this time, on a luxury carriage in the convoy, there were several old men sitting beside them, although there were delicious food and wine on the table in front of them, but the faces of each of these old men were very solemn, and they didn't care about enjoying the wine and food at all.

After a long time, someone finally said: "Look at the outfits of the cavalry in front of you, plus the various behaviors they have seen us...... The old man could conclude that they were just spies. ”

"Within a few dozen miles of here, there is definitely a large force of cavalry of the Taiping Army...... This trip, I'm afraid we are miserable! ”

At this time, another person said: "If I knew that I had just asked those two people to fall off the horse, we would not have fallen into the dilemma we are in now, and we even need to copy the trail ......"

Next, several people in the entire carriage fell into accusations against each other, until a middle-aged man sitting on the main seat slapped the table, which can be regarded as stopping the quarrel in the whole carriage!

Everyone's eyes looked at the only middle-aged man in the car, and at this time, someone said: "Fang Yuanwai seems to have a different opinion?" ”

At this time, the surnamed Fang couldn't help but speak, and he had to say: "What can I think differently?" ”

"What's more, since we are in the same boat, we must help each other, otherwise like you brothers just now, we quarrel with each other, but what has become of it?"

"If this continues, I'm afraid that before that unknown cavalry comes over, our own convoy will fall apart!"

Hearing this so-called Fang Yuanwai's words, everyone could only stop arguing and restore a temporary calm, but this kind of tranquility could not last in the end, after all, the external crisis still existed.

The two cavalrymen who had just escaped from being wounded by their own guards were like a sharp sword hanging over this convoy.

It seems that it may be cut down at any time, and everyone will pay a terrible price!

And this is also the main reason why a few casual words outside the party can make everyone quiet, after all, there are still foreign enemies......

But there is no other good way for everyone to come and go.

In the end, Fang Yuanwai made a final decision, gave up the nearest route to Fuyang, Anhui Province, and transferred to Anhui Haozhou......

Although it will take a long detour in this way, but now the people who have been frightened do not dare to go to Fuyang along this road no matter what, and it is imperative to change the route!

Of course, even if you go to Maozhou, you can't help but take the big road, after all, if the other party is the cavalry unit of the Taiping Army.

In this vast plain, it is simply impossible to avoid the search of the cavalry, even if you turn to the path, it is actually not safe, and it is impossible to completely avoid the search of the cavalry!

But for this problem, there are obviously other ways to avoid it.

……

After the convoy changed its course and traveled a few miles, a large fish pond appeared in front of it, which was naturally formed after the Huai River was diverted, and the depression on the plain was naturally formed after the water accumulated, and it was not deep.

After arriving here, Fang Yuanwai took a few old men, all of them got out of the carriage, and then Fang Yuanwai pointed to the pond in front of him and said: "Everyone, please see, this pond is vast and boundless, and this may be the only way for us to survive now!" ”

"After all, on land, especially in a plain area like here, if we can't run fast convoys and cavalry together, it will be a worrying consequence, and even a catastrophe."

"But there is no way to go, and we happened to be discovered by the cavalry on the edge of this pond...... I have to say that our time has come, and the sky will not destroy us! ”

"Next, as long as we abandon all the unimportant materials and only carry some necessary belongings, such as gold, silver, jewelry, and jewelry, then it should be completely possible for us to pass through this swamp."

"As for the problem that some people can't swim, and the women in our team, it is obviously impossible to walk through here with us......

"But it doesn't matter, let the nurses under your command dismantle all the carriages in our convoy now, and then make small wooden rafts to carry people and women who can't swim, so that everything is done!"

"As for the people who can't swim...... Just let them stay here! ”

"Hey......

After saying his idea, Fang Yuanwai couldn't stop laughing, thinking in his mind that these people must listen to themselves, and they must listen to themselves, because this is the only way out.

But he ignored some people who didn't cry when they didn't see the coffin...... Some people don't even cry when they see the coffin.

So just after his words fell, someone spoke out against it!

"Brother Fang, you have a bad idea!"

"Yes, yes, it's just too bad to be spoiled!"

“……”

The opposition of everyone made some of Fang Yuan's heads a little confused!

After trying their best to dissuade them, these people still did not change their minds, and the members of the party were also dead hearted when they saw this.

This is really: "The king of Hades wants people to die in the third watch, and no one can live to live in the fifth watch!" ”

Since these people were looking for death, of course Fang Yuanwai didn't want to waste saliva to dissuade them, but instead ordered his subordinates and the guards to immediately invite all the female dependents out of the car.

Next, they split all the cars and used large pieces of wood to build wooden rafts......

Suddenly, the edge of the entire swamp was bustling...... And the decisive action of Fang Yuanwai, just the opposite is the old man, standing on the shore at this time, a little out of ground.

If you want to learn the actions of the outside of the party, and you are a little afraid that there will be a large loss of property, the so-called rat trap is to describe their current mood!

And to tell them to leave immediately now, this group of old men can't make a decision, after all, there are unknown cavalry behind them, and their families are even more ...... I only know how to cry and cry, and I can't come up with any constructive suggestions for a long time.

And Fang Yuanwai occasionally glanced at the lively side, and immediately showed a trace of disdain from the corner of his eye, a group of things that didn't know whether to live or die!

At the time when they should have made a decisive decision, they always hesitated...... If they turn around and flee to land now, as long as they scatter and flee, someone will eventually be able to escape.

If you don't run on land, then learn from yourself, as long as you have the perseverance of a strong man to break his wrist, abandon those things outside his body, and only carry the most valuable batch of jewelry, and run away from the water.

This road is also a way to live, but it's a pity that these old men, including their families, are all short-sighted people, and their lives are about to die, but they are still reluctant to have those two money, and Fang Yuanwai doesn't know how to describe them?

Perhaps only in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, the belly of those dignitaries and nobles in the capital can be compared with the old men in front of them.

Before Li Zicheng entered Beijing, Chongzhen went to collect donations, but only raised a little bit of silver, and when Li Zicheng entered the city, under severe torture, tens of millions of taels of silver were scavenged from the capital......

It's clear that disaster is coming! But they desperately hold on to the money at home, do they still want to take the money to hell?

Fang Yuanwai couldn't figure it out, what were these people thinking in their heads?

If you don't bring money in life, you don't bring it when you die, you don't earn it anymore, and you hold on to every copper, this is the way to die!

After an hour, Fang Yuanwai saw that his wooden row was gradually taking shape, but the old men on the opposite side were still struggling with whether to run away now? Or did you dismantle the carriage to make a wooden row?

Fang Yuanwai was completely dead to this group of people, not to mention that so much time had passed, even if they had made up their minds now, it was too late!

Because at this time, whether it is running from the land, or dismantling the carriage to make a wooden row, there is no longer so much time for them to squander......

Seeing this, in order to prevent the cavalry from chasing after the cavalry, these people dragged their family members to act as substitutes for the dead ghosts, and robbed their own wooden rafts......

Therefore, Fang Yuanwai ordered that all the wooden rafts that had been made be pushed into the water, and a batch of important gold, silver and jewelry, as well as important female dependents, were all sent to the wooden rafts first.

In addition, the wooden raft is pushed directly into the middle of the water to prevent possible disturbances!

At this point, only Fang Yuanwai himself was left on the entire shore, and there were some nursing homes, still making the last batch of wooden rafts......

And seeing this kind of behavior outside Fang Yuan, the few old men who were arguing over there, as well as their family members, all had strange faces!

There was even a hint of regret in the hearts of some people, so the call for the carriage to be chopped to make a wooden row at once was now getting louder and louder......

It's a pity that some people's stubbornness and greed have cut off the opportunity for all those who want to live.

Especially the several old men, almost all of them are the patriarchs of their respective families, and they are the most greedy and stubborn people.

Under their opposition, the sound of splitting the carriage and immediately making wooden rows was finally suppressed, and several old men finally made a decision after hesitating for an hour.

That is, to continue to drive the carriage from other places to Anhui Haozhou, along the way can only pray and not be overtaken by the cavalry troops......

At this time, after seeing their actions, Fang Yuanwai finally let go of a matter in his heart, as long as they left quietly, it would be fine!

What's more, if they go by land, they can also help their family buy a certain amount of time, after all, those cavalrymen, after killing them, will still need a certain amount of time to turn their carriages into ships to pursue their homes.

It's a pity that people are not as good as heaven!

Although Fang Yuan's wisdom is close to that of a demon, he still can't count the fate of his family.

……

At first, the grass on the ground was shaking slightly, and many people also felt the ground shaking, when someone looked up in surprise and looked into the distance.

A black line appeared on the horizon in the distance, while everyone else was still in a state of confusion...... Fang Yuanwai called out to his subordinates and pushed the unfinished wooden raft into the water, and at the same time, with the support of the courtyard gate, he sat on a small wooden raft and prepared to run away!

Originally, everyone was in a state of confusion, and the danger did not appear immediately, but this shout outside the Fang Yuan immediately set off chaos!

At this time, the fool knew that the black line that appeared on the horizon was a large cavalry team, and it was coming at him.

At this time, there is no difference between the master and the subordinate, people are facing a near-death crisis, but they can do anything.

Immediately, a stronger guard and his men rushed to his lord's carriage in an attempt to rob him of some of his possessions, and with his sword and axe, he chopped down a large piece of wood to help him swim across the waters.

"What are you doing? You brute! ”

“……”

Then the whole situation was completely chaotic, and no one could reverse it.

Originally, this scene didn't have much to do with Fang Yuanwai, but then it happened immediately, the scene he was most afraid of!

Someone had already set their eyes on the wooden raft under him, and then someone else took the lead, so a large crowd rushed towards his wooden raft, trying to get something for nothing.

Seeing this, Fang Yuanwai naturally loudly ordered his subordinates to row quickly, speed up and row to the deep water, at least not to exceed people's chests, so that their speed of action will be greatly affected, and their speed must also be reduced, and they will no longer be able to threaten themselves!

In fact, there is no need for him to command anything at this time...... Seeing that the black line on the horizon is getting bigger and bigger, all the people on the wooden raft at this time will naturally not let people take away their chances of survival.

Therefore, for the group of people who run fast and have approached the wooden card, this group of people of the Fang family is also very poisonous!

"Bang ......"

Next, the battle for this batch of rafts broke out in the shallow water, and from time to time some people were beaten to the point that their brains burst! The scene was tragic!

Some of the brains had already splashed on Fang Yuanwai's face, but he was unmoved, and handed it all over to his guards and subordinates.

His own eyes have been staring nervously at the movements of those cavalry, because the group of cavalry at this time has gradually approached here, at least the members can already judge how many people there are in this group of cavalry on the opposite side!

"10,000 ......"

At this time, Fang Yuanwai muttered this word in his mouth, 10,000 is not a small number, and the people who are still on the shore at this time may not be able to escape, and I am afraid that their own family may not be able to escape.

Thinking of this, Fang Yuanwai couldn't help but take a look at it, and he was holding on to his raft, and several other young masters from the world.

At this time, their own subordinates did not dare to kill them, and Fang Yuanwai was also very helpless about this, but this small raft was originally very small, and it was impossible to let all these people escape together.

And if you don't take them with you to escape, it is obvious that you will be dragged into the water by them, as a substitute for the dead ghost, outside the Fang Yuan, the most feared scene has happened after all, and it is so fast.

"Just give yourself another hour ......"

"Hey!"

After Fang Yuanwai sighed deeply, he looked around at himself again, and after all the last group of his own family members who got on the boat were all dragged down, his eyes finally showed a trace of determination.

After making a decision in his heart, Fang Yuanwai immediately stood up and shouted at the female dependents on his raft moored in the distance, telling them to leave immediately, and if they could run away, one would be a ......

But how could the ladies of the Fang family who were parked in the deep water area be able to let them out?

So, in the next swamp, there was a bloody drama!

The daughter and wife over there were waiting for the Fang Yuan, but Fang Yuan couldn't get by, and at the same time he loudly asked his wife and daughter to leave immediately, don't wait for himself, can run away one is a ......

Time has been worn out by such a bloody plot...... Without waiting for the members to sort out their heads, the 10,000 cavalry under Wang Laosan and Liao Fu finally arrived at the scene, and some of the horses were almost tired and foaming!

Because in the end, there was only one wounded soldier who insisted on running to the barracks, and fainted after only leaving a word, so Wang Laosan immediately rushed over.

Because before the wounded soldier fell unconscious, he left a sentence: "There is a big fat sheep in front of him, and there is a convoy of more than 100 big wagons......"

Wang Laosan listened to it, did he pay it back? At that moment, he immediately ordered troops to catch up, and he was not stingy with horsepower at all, what is the concept of more than 100 carriages?

In this case, even the steady Liao Fu was a little breathless, and at the same time that Wang Laosan had just ordered his troops, he also immediately ordered his subordinates and pursued them together......

Of course, Wang Laosan and Liao Fu knew in their hearts that at this time and in this kind of place, what does the convoy of more than 100 carriages mean? This is clearly the runaway landlord and gentry family!

As soon as they thought that they even put their family money in the car, Wang Laosan and Liao Fu's eyes instantly turned red!