Chapter 20: Banditry (1)
Liu Haozi leaned on the side of a camphor tree boredly, he touched the pai gow in his arms, and the warm feel of the bone made him feel quite good - this was snatched from a certain fat sheep the night before, he was a person who knew the goods, and he saw this at a glance, and he didn't even ask for the jade wrench on the fat sheep. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info got it now, and he didn't have time to play a trick, Liu Haozi thought that when he finished this order, he must find a good place to play two with his brothers and have fun.
Liu Er, who was a good friend, sat next to him, the mountain was the most wet and cold in this season, and he brought a piece of cowhide with him, which was spread on the ground, barely able to isolate the earth. Now he had a boning knife in his arms, curled himself up in a ball, and closed his eyes and pretended to sleep. Among the dozens of people who have turned the sky upside down, Liu Er and Liu Haozi have recognized the same clan, and most of them usually go into battle together, one of them is a hunter, and the other is a butcher who has accumulated years, has seen blood, killed people, and is dexterous, so he let them be a sentry detective.
This gang of 30-odd mountain bandits included hunters in the mountains, undesirable scholars, butchers with a bleak livelihood, tenants who resisted rent, old bandits registered in the government's mansion, murderous ruffians, and two street sellers. The leader is a bandit who has been rampant in several provinces, and most of the people who know his name have gone to Huangquan as a companion.
In Zhaohua Town, the landlord Lao Cai who killed the door was killed and killed the tenant who could not repay the usury, and as a result, the tenant's younger brother was cross-minded and took his nephew to the place where the righteousness turned the sky to fall into the grass, and the seller entered and exited in Zhaohua Town, and the bottom of the landlord's house was thoroughly touched. Taking advantage of a rainy night, a group of people brought ladders over the courtyard wall, poisoned the small dogs guarding the door, and blocked the family in the bed. The last group of people took advantage of the rainy night to move the landlord's property, poured oil, lit a fire, and burned the landlord's house into the mansion to make a splashing case.
"Do you hear anything?" Liu Haozi suddenly asked Liu Er in a low voice, his ears that were claimed to be more intelligent than dogs were twitching incessantly, Liu Er didn't open his eyes, he turned over on the cowhide mat, listened to the ground for a while, signaled Liu Haozi to also lie down, and the smile spread from the corners of their mouths to their eyes, the sound was a little mixed with people's footsteps, continuous rolling wheels, and heavier, clearer, that was the horse's hooves.
Liu Er glanced at Liu Haozi, who nodded knowingly, put his hands to his mouth, and imitated the birds and birds a few times according to the agreed number of times. Then Liu Haozi took out a few arrows from the bow sac, stuck them in a stinky black mud, and rubbed them vigorously. Liu Er took out the boning knife in his arms, his face was smeared with mud on his hands, and there were a few bird calls from behind, he smiled and whispered to Liu Haozi: "Uncle, they are here." ”
"I'm going to get to the bottom of it." Liu Haozi picked up the pai gow, put the arrow rubbed on the mud back into the quiver, grabbed the bow and bent over and jumped out, like a civet cat landing silently, only a few breaths of effort, no one can be seen.
He Tai looked at this seemingly ordinary mountain, the dark and dreary forest, even the blue sky and the white day could not be distinguished, not to mention the current ghost weather. The mountain road was blocked by a few huge rockfalls, but the traces of people prying were so obvious that it was too troublesome to cover them up.
The coachman parked the cart at the bottom of the hill, along with the horses. The guards discarded the spears that had been cumbersome in the woods, and some of them found a hard crossbow only the length of their forearms in the carriage - a real forbidden thing, a bow arm with steel clamps, a bowstring drawn by three strands of ox tendon, and three arrows without feathers, and within twenty paces, either dead or wounded.
Li Yongzhong changed his outfit, he changed the rat gray big hat and the indigo dark cloud pattern inside the straight jacket, and like the guards, he wore a dark indigo caftan with a waist knife, if it was different, it was about the handcuff on his waist. Now he doesn't look like the shrewd and capable young head of the Fushun Li family, who looks like a scholar, but he is murderous, very much like a military man who eats a severed head.
The escort who was exploring the path hurriedly returned, hugged his fists at He Tai and Li Yongzhong, and said: "Zhong Guan'er, steward, there is really something strange on this mountain, the road is fresh, and I didn't even look at a few footprints, it looks like it has just been dug up, and it is very scribbled, and it is by no means like a serious horse team." ”
"I don't even care about being a bandit," He Tai turned his face and smiled at Li Yongzhong when he heard this, "No wonder I haven't heard much about fame." ”
"I want you to hear the reputation," Li Yongzhong ignored his joke, and said slowly while checking the weapons on his body, "I'm afraid that Meng Po soup has been drunk twice." ”
The guards nearby laughed when they heard this, and if they were bold, they deliberately lowered their voices and said with a smile: "Steward, what is the old man's parents like like Meng Po?" ”
He Tai took a sip with a smile and said, "You rabbit cubs, even the uncle and I dare to laugh naughtily, teach you to eat bean rice tonight, and don't even give salt!" ”
With such a smile, the team suddenly calmed down, and the steaming killing intent was mixed into the mist, and the heavens and the earth were slaughtered, and even the birds and birds were silenced. Twenty people quietly dispersed into the woods, and in groups of three, the rabbits rose and fell, and their figures flickered through the woods, and then disappeared.
The young leader of the guards tightened the steel bracers on his wrists, and after thinking about it, he couldn't help but say to Li Yongzhong: "In my opinion, Zhongguan'er, you still don't want to go in, but a few thieves, if you have a good one, you will regret it when the time comes." ”
Li Yongzhong chuckled, replaced the heavy black cloth cotton boots on his feet with linen thin-soled cowhide fast boots, patted He Tai's shoulder, and spit out three words concisely: "Don't talk nonsense." ”
Liu Haozi hid behind a pig nan surrounded by two people, he moved very lightly, and did not even rub off the moss on the bark, waiting with bated breath for the horse team that was about to appear. But the sound of footsteps, wheels, and horses' hooves suddenly disappeared, leaving only the rustling of branches and leaves, like the friction of waves.
He frowned little by little, slowly tightened the bowstring, and the precious wealth left by Liu Haozi at several life-and-death moments played the greatest role at this time, and without thinking about it, Liu Haozi let go suddenly, and the arrow from the string quickly shot towards the bushes not far ahead! He bit his lip and left a little luck, hoping that it was just some hares and pheasants, for fear that a loud cry would alarm this rare fat sheep.
But Liu Haozi's hope was disappointed, the bushes shook quickly, and the black figure suddenly jumped out! Liu Haozi was shocked, with force under his feet, he kicked people on the ground like a dry onion and planted it backwards, rolled on the ground, he threw the bow and arrow, and pulled out a short knife with the length of a child's arm from behind his waist, and the knife flashed, and then slashed forward! At the same time, the chest and abdomen are tightened, and the warning voice must be shouted out of the throat!
But he was too late.
A black-painted crossbow arrow came out of nowhere, and Swift Gallop nailed it firmly to the middle of Liu Haozi's throat, suffocating all his roars of anger and fear back to his chest, and he couldn't help but let go of his hand to cover the wound, but he didn't feel the sticky blood. He was a little confused, but he thought in a daze: "This is an arrow blocking the wound, and the blood can't come out......"
This is Liu Haozi's last thought in the world.
The short knife landed on the soft dirt without a sound. Falling after the short knife was Liu Haozi's tall and thin body, and he was about to land, but he was helped by someone and gently put it on the ground, and the sound was no bigger than that of a rabbit. The killer turned around and made a gesture, and disappeared into the woods with his companions.
Twenty people, three-person guards mostly use daggers and crossbow arrows, and soon wipe out the bandits' eyeliner one by one, which is really not difficult for them, and they have experienced more sinister scenes.
It's been a while. The two eyeliners are the brothers of Lianzong, who have always been alert and reliable, but this time, apart from sending a message to the brothers to hurry out and ambush, there has been no movement. More than 30 people were scattered in the forest, like pepper noodles, a little east and a little west, hidden in the bushes, and even no one could see them. There are only a few old brothers who have been following him, and now their faces are very heavy.
"Righteous master, this doesn't taste right." The bandit named Lai Hutou had a huge scar on his face that ran from the corner of his left eye to his right cheek, and he looked ugly and vicious, but he was extremely cautious in his temperament. He looked at the gloomy woods around him, his heart was furious, and he carefully leaned into the ear of righteousness and muttered: "In the past, everyone is now killed, but how can it be so quiet today!" ”
Frowning, he replied to him in a low voice: "That fat sheep pulling the car, this road is narrow and rotten, and it is raining these days!" How can you go fast! When he said this, there was a fire in his belly, and he scolded: "Let you go to your heart, and open the way well, and no one will listen to me!" ”
Lai Hu salivated with a small face, complained bitterly, and did not forget to clear his name: "Who dares not to listen to the words of the righteous master!" But the road is too hard to open! This is not a crop field, a shovel can only shovel a piece of soil, and there are only a few shovels, and how many brothers are together? It's not easy to open this road! ”
After listening to Lai Hutou's words, he scolded him angrily: "When I don't know!" You haven't even touched the shovel a few times! It's all supported by the new brothers, and I often tell you that if you want to do great things, you have to endure hardships! It can be seen that no one listens to me! Silence! The big leader of the mountain bandits had an ugly face, and he seemed to say to himself: "There is no sound at all! I can't say it, today our brother has to explain here if he is not good! ”