Chapter 57: Counterattack

"Uncle Xia, will those bandits still use these indiscriminate methods?" Wang An sat on the ground and pointed his knife at the shield carts made of the corpses of the bandits in front of him. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

Uncle Xia was also sitting next to him, and he shook his head: "Now the dead are the descendants of the various kings, even if these kings want to do this, they must think about the feelings of their subordinates, if they don't want to provoke a mutiny." ”

Wang An took the knife in front of him and looked at it carefully, there was no gap after cutting for so long, in fact, he didn't cut a few knives, most of the fish that slipped through the net were killed by Uncle Xia, and Wang An only fought a few times with a little bite, and then killed the other party. Wang An put the knife on his lap and said to Uncle Xia: "Uncle Xia, the thief Cao Peng in Dangyang County is none other than you, do a good job, pacify the bandits in Dangyang and Nanjun, and the future marquis is also expected." Not only can it be glorified by the ancestors, but it can also be passed on to future generations. ”

Uncle Xia looked embarrassed: "The old man only has a few daughters now, and he has no sons. ”

Hearing this, Wang An laughed a few times: "Uncle Xia is now eliminating harm for the people, God will definitely bless you, you should find a few more concubines, work hard, don't let God's blessings run away, you will definitely get a man in one fell swoop." ”

Uncle Xia seemed very happy: "The old man has a concubine, who happens to be pregnant, and I hope that the old man will have a future and the Xia family will have a future." ”

Wang An asked Uncle Xia to pay attention to the bandits, and he stood up and walked towards the carriage, now the wounded are all placed there, those maids are also taking care of the wounded under the leadership of the eldest girl, and Shen Tuchen is checking on the wounded.

"How's it going?" Wang An asked Shen Tuchen.

Shen Tuchen looked at it and said, "Three died, seven were seriously injured, and most of the rest were injured, but they were fine." It's about to get dark, when will the reinforcements that my uncle and grandson said arrive? ”

Wang An called Kong Xun over: "Go and get the Kong Ming lantern up, light the candle when it's time, and put it out." ”

"Kong Ming lantern, what is that?"

"The lamp invented by Kong Xun is called Kong Ming lantern." Kong Xun replied.

Wang An patted Kong Xun's head and said to Shen Tuchen: "Don't listen to his nonsense, you'll find out later." I'm going to send a signal to Zhuang Peng's officials to lead his men and horses to attack from behind. ”

Shen Tuchen was puzzled: "Didn't Uncle Sun say that Zhuang Peng's officials couldn't move the county soldiers?" Where did he get the manpower? ”

"Zhuang Peng's officials can't mobilize the county soldiers, but they can summon the rangers. After all, exterminating bandits is also a glorious thing for rangers, but these rangers are good at fighting on the streets, and when they encounter these bandits, they are afraid that they will be like Qin Wuyang, so when the bandits are tired, let the rangers carry out a night attack. Anyway, you can't see anything, just rush forward. ”

Watching the man in black rush into the cottage, Shi Duan let out a sigh of relief and said to the black-faced man: "I really let Xia Lao Thief say it, someone has the same idea as us, and wants to sneak attack the cottage and rob the money." Ask Du Cang's people, is there only this way in the cottage? ”

After a while, the black-faced man replied: "Du Cang's people said that there is only one way. Behind are cliffs. ”

Shi Duan nodded: "Tell the brothers, eat something first, and don't let any of those people in black go." ”

"What if it's a bandit?"

"Just let them go."

Shi Duan put down the knife, took out a handful of meat floss from the cloth bag tied around his waist and stuffed it into his mouth, the black-faced man also put his hand into Shi Duan's cloth bag, felt out a handful, and stuffed it into his mouth, Shi Duan glanced at him: "What about yours?" ”

The man swallowed the meat floss, and then replied, "I have finished eating." ”

Shi Duan poured some meat floss into the man's hand, and the man asked while eating: "How did the old thief Xia know that there were also people who had the idea of fighting this cottage?" ”

"According to the old thief Xia, what you are most afraid of being a bandit is to be registered by the government, and when something happens to you, you did it, can you still run to the government to complain and say that I didn't do it? So those who like to be flamboyant are dead. ”

"What does this have to do with robbing cottages?"

"Don't interrupt, Lao Tzu hasn't finished talking yet, no wonder uncle and grandson want you to read more books," Shi Duan was a little angry, "If you want to take it, you must give it first, do you understand?" ”

The black-faced man shook his head.

Shi Duan thought for a while: "It's like getting married, if you want to marry someone else's girl, you must first give something to her adult, and then you can get close to him before you can marry her." So if you want to rob the cottage, you have to gain the trust of the king of the mountain, so that you can find an opportunity to do it. ”

Shi Duan slapped the black-faced man's outstretched hand away: "This mountain king is so flamboyant, it is not in line with the bandit's temperament. Xia Lao Thief guessed that someone pretended to befriend the king of the mountain, understood the situation of the cottage, and used his uncle and grandson as bait, promising great profits, and tricking them down the mountain, but he himself came to attack the cottage, so that all the things in the cottage belonged to them. ”

The black-faced man thought for a moment and said, "Just like what we're doing now?" ”

Shi Duan nodded.

At this time, there were a few bird calls, indicating that the man in black had come out, and Shi Duan and the black-faced man both held their knives in their hands and were ready to sneak attack.

The Kong Ming lantern covered with red Shu brocade was placed in the center of the venue, Kong Xun ran over to light the candle, and after a while, the Kong Ming lantern slowly rose up, and a red lantern appeared in the sky. Wang An had to admire the silk weaving technology of this era, which was as thin as a cicada's wings and could also prevent wind.

Zhuang Peng's officials and a group of rangers looked up at the sky, and suddenly someone shouted: "There is a red lantern in the west." ”

Zhuang Pengyi pulled out his sword: "The bandits have been fighting fiercely for a day, and it is the time of sleepiness, so eliminate the bandits and make great contributions, in one fell swoop." All the heroes killed the thieves with their own officials. ”

"King, it's not good, it's not good, the cottage has been occupied." A rook ran into the tent and reported to the king of the mountain. When the king of the mountain, who was drinking because of the bad progress of the hundred days, heard this, he suddenly stood up: "You are saying it again. "Tell the king of the mountain, there is a man in black masked into the cottage, kill people when they see them, this person is pretending to be dead to escape a catastrophe, while the man in black entered the house to look for things before secretly running down the mountain to report to the king.

"It's not good, this king has been tricked, the person surnamed Liu is ostensibly trying to deal with the Yuan family, but in fact he is trying to plot the king's money. The surname Liu is going to take it back with interest. ”

At this time, there was another shout of killing in the distance, and the king of the mountain immediately made a decision, drew his sword and killed the messenger who came to report the news, set fire to the tent, and led several cronies to disappear into the night.

Miss Yuan chopped a few carriages as firewood and lit two fires in front, Wang An and Zhuang Pengyi stood in front and looked at the rangers: "Thank you Zhuang Pengyi for bringing people to help." ”

Zhuang Peng said: "Uncle and grandson use themselves as bait, so that the official can eliminate this gang of evil bandits and benefit the people." ”

"I will inform my father of Zhuang Peng's merits, and please rest assured."

In the cottage, Shi Duan asked the black-faced man: "Are the brothers injured?" ”

"A few of them were slightly injured and were fine."

Shi Duan then asked, "All the men in black are here?" ”

"There are twenty in total, one is not less."

Shi Duan waved his hand and ordered, "Kill them all and drop off the cliff." ”