It is eighty miles from Liujiazhuang to Shouyang City, and if you go to Yuci, the road is even farther, at least one hundred and twenty miles, such a long distance, it takes the villagers a day and a half to arrive.

As the sun set, the villagers of Liujiazhuang rushed all day, frightened and tired.

I don't know when, Liu Biao, the hunter who was exploring the way ahead, returned to the team.

Liu Dezhu's face was very bad, "How's it going?" Did Dong Jiabao agree to stay overnight? ”

Liu Biao sighed, "No, a few days ago, someone suffered from the rogue and the cunning thief hijacked the nearby villagers to cover for the smooth infiltration of the village, after the news came out, the nearby village was no longer allowed outsiders to stay."

"Acquaintances don't make it?"

"No, I showed my identity and promised enough benefits, but they were still indifferent"

Liu Dezhu was upset, and the village refused to accept him, which meant that the young people of Liujiazhuang had to stay outside for the night.

How good is that?

The night in Shouyang is the most dangerous, and the rogue who flows around is likely to take advantage of the night to raid.

It will be dark in a while, and it is necessary to set up camp and take precautions in advance, Liu Dezhu hurriedly gathered his troops and began to choose a camp.

The villagers are in a very bad mood, and anyone who wants to spend the night outside will feel the same way.

Some people don't understand, "The official army suppresses bandits all day long, why are the rogues still so rampant?" ”

"Why else, the officers and soldiers don't want to suppress bandits at all!"

The villagers looked at each other, "Master Ma accepted An Minyin, do you dare to help the abuse?" ”

"They are guest troops, as long as the money is in hand, who will kill us or live"

This map cannon is a bit big, Liu Biao couldn't help but defend Wang Teng, "The Guangling army is still different, if they can get out, the rogue will definitely flee."

"Will the Guangling Army go out?"

"Who knows, Wang Teng's garrison is very generous, and he will never let the rogue run rampant"

……

Liu Biao was right, Wang Teng did have plans to send troops to suppress the bandits.

However, the generals had different opinions, "My lord, Ma Ke collected the money but didn't do anything, his reputation is already rotten, and we don't need to wipe their butts at this time."

Huang Hu thought so, "That's right, the squires originally wanted to invite us out, it was Ma Ke who didn't know whether he was alive or dead, and right now, Ma Ke has not made an inch, and it is the best time to take revenge."

How to get revenge?

Waiting to see what happens, and letting things develop, is the greatest revenge.

As long as the people's grievances are boiling, Ma Ke will definitely not be able to eat and walk around.

Having said that, Wang Teng inevitably had some doubts, "Ma Ke is hateful, but the villagers are innocent, the rogues will not be suppressed for a day, and the villagers will not be at peace for a day, everyone, can you bear it?" ”

People's hearts are flesh and blood, and the villagers are innocent, shouldn't Marco deserve to die?

This is the best time to deal with Marco.

"My lord, Ma Ke provoked trouble three times and twice, it's too hateful, this time spare him, I'm afraid that my brothers won't follow."

Wang Teng sighed, in a dilemma.

Insisting on sending troops, of course, can scare away the rogues, but what can the Guangling Army get?

was afraid that all the benefits would fall into the hands of Ma Ke, thinking of Ma someone's hateful face, Wang Teng only felt angry, and he couldn't wait to let go.

However, letting the rogues do evil wantonly and letting the people ignore it is not Wang Teng's style.

What should I do?

After hesitating, a soldier from outside came to report: The Shouyang gentry asked to see him.

"Let them in!"

Suddenly, five gentry entered the living room.

Wang Teng pretended to be puzzled, "I don't know what you are doing when you come here today?" ”

A squire with white hair clasped his fists, "We beg the adults to send troops to clarify the bandits, and return Shouyang to a bright future."

Wang Teng hesitated a little, "Lord Ma Kema has already sent troops and horses to clean up the bandits, if I interfere again, I am afraid that Lord Ma will not look good."

The squire looked disdainful, "Master Ma is just asking for money, and now that he has the silver, where can he have anything to say!" If he really doesn't know what to do, we will definitely join him for the crime of disturbing the place."

Rabbits bite when they are in a hurry, not to mention a group of pampered squires.

Although these squires live in Shouyang City, they all have more or less side jobs outside the city, and recently, the rogues have been rampant, and the squires have suffered heavy losses.

If Ma Ke exterminated the bandits, it would be fine, and the squires would not have much trouble, but it would be disgraceful for Ma to take money and not do anything.

Wang Teng is still a little hesitant, Ma Ke can't fight this fight, but the struggle for power and profit is perfect, if the Guangling Army rashly sends troops, I am afraid that all the benefits will still fall on Ma Ke's head.

You have to think of a fold.

The squires mistakenly thought that Wang Teng was unwilling to intervene, and was in a hurry at the moment, "My lord, they all say that you are righteous and kind-hearted, this time, you can't stand by and watch."

Another person added, "My lord, I can still make up a thousand taels of silver to open the silver, and after the matter is completed, there will be another filial piety, and please don't refuse."

Wang Teng sighed, "You guys are roasting me on the fire."

"We really have no choice but to make this decision"

To go out of the city to suppress bandits means to anger Marco.

After all, Ma Ke's ineffective suppression of bandits has already ruined his reputation, if Wang Tengqi wins at this time, what will Ma Ke think? What will the people of Shouyang think?

It doesn't matter so much!

Wang Teng was originally inclined to send troops to suppress bandits, but now that the squire asked for help, he immediately made up his mind, "Okay, I'll go crazy today, Zhou Yuji."

"The Last Will Be"

"You lead 300 cavalry out of the city immediately, and if you encounter a thief, kill them!"

"No!"

"Yellow Tiger"

"In"

"You lead 300 soldiers and horses out of the city tomorrow, you must cooperate with Zhou Yuji to exterminate the rogue"

"Order!"

The Guangling army will ban it, and the squires will be shaken, and only such soldiers and horses can defeat the rogues!

Before that, the night was already deep, and a group of uninvited guests came from outside the camp in Liujiazhuang.

Fifty rogues with hideous expressions lurked in the woods, with bad intentions.

The villagers on duty cheered up and listened for a long time, but found nothing, so he breathed a sigh of relief and set out to inspect again.

Among the wanderers, a one-eyed man stopped his eager companions, "Don't be in a hurry, kill at this time, at most get some silver, although the silver is good, but you can't be hungry, what we need is food, salt, and these things will only be available when they return, I think, we should put a long line to catch big fish, and wait for them to come back before we do it."

"What if someone robs me?"

"Stupid, can't we keep an eye on it? If there's something that doesn't open your eyes, it's just to kill it."

After some quarrels, the homeless people adopted the advice of the one-eyed bandits.

After all, now the villagers are tightening the strings, even if the robbery is successful, at most they will take away some money, if they wait until the villagers have finished procuring and transporting the supplies back before looting, then they can seize the supplies they need most.

Liukou is not an immortal, he has to eat, and he can't do without salt grains.

If you don't eat salt for a meal, you may not notice anything, but if you don't eat salt for three or two days, no matter how strong a strong man is, he will become soft and weak, and he can't hold a knife or gun.

After some heated quarrels, the gangsters finally agreed to wait until the villagers turned back to raid.

Anyway, the villagers will have to go back to the village sooner or later, as long as they keep an eye on it and don't let others pick the peaches, won't all those belongings and salt grains be theirs at that time?

Under the prying eyes of the thieves, the villagers of Liujiazhuang spent their first long night, during which Liu Dezhu woke up countless times, and he always had an unspeakable uneasiness, as if he was surrounded by unspeakable rogues.

The next day, when the sun was rising and there was no incident, Liu Dezhu breathed a long sigh of relief, "Let's move faster, eat something and then hurry."

The villagers agreed one after another, they felt that what Liu Dezhu said was very reasonable, the brigade of people and horses was traveling, and they must not waste time by hanging their children, and it was only right to enter the city to replace their goods and return to their hometowns as soon as possible.

It didn't take long for everyone to pack up and hurry away.

During the day, the official road was very quiet, although a few old and spicy hunters always noticed that someone was following them, but until the villagers arrived in the county seat, there were still no thieves.

When the villagers of Liujiazhuang entered the city, they were subjected to quite strict body searches, which was a last resort by Wang Teng in order to prevent thieves from sneaking in.

Now that the rogue is rampant, no one knows whether Liu Zongmin will kill the horse pistol, so he can only prevent it from happening.

No matter who you are, you will not be allowed to enter if you do not have a customs clearance document.

Fortunately, Liu Dezhu was well prepared this time, and there were official documents that could prove that the more than 100 people behind him were all children of good families, but in this case, the soldiers guarding the city gate still limited the number of people entering the city.

Only 10 people were allowed to enter the city to purchase, and the rest were stationed outside the city to wait.

The villagers were helpless, but they also knew that this was the rule, and they selected the candidates to enter the city at the moment, and the rest were outside.

Infected children must be treated in the city, and there are eight other places.

This procurement transaction is both physical and mental work, and it is not possible to do without a brain.

Liu Biao is strong and strong, and he is also in the ranks of entering the city.

The city has not been entered in the middle of the month, and Shouyang City seems to have changed.

In the past, the lively bazaars were full of people, and at least half of them were missing.

The shopkeepers and guys are idle, and they have not had business for a long time.

It's just a bunch of stragglers who have brought so much damage to Shouyang City, which is something that no one expected.

Liu Jiazhuang and his entourage brought yams and furs, and at first glance they were rare customers, and as soon as they appeared, they were warmly entertained, which was almost unimaginable in the past.

The villagers have the cunning of the villagers, and after they think twice, they sell the items in their hands for a high price.

The goods are sold, and the next step is procurement.

After another hour of deliberation, the villagers finished purchasing.

At this time, the infected child was also properly healed and could get out of the car and walk.

The five large ox carts full of goods came out of the city gate, and at this time, it was getting late, so Liu Dezhu asked the villagers to stay outside the city for a night.

Approaching the city, even if the thieves have the courage to be rampant, they must not dare to run rampant.

After a night of silence, the villagers had a rare good night's sleep, and the next day, everyone embarked on the road back.

Liu Biao knows that the real test has just begun.

Sure enough, not long after leaving the county, the convoy was attacked by rogues.

A group of more than 30 rogues rushed out from both sides of the official road, if it wasn't for Liu Biao's warning in advance, the villagers would have been prepared, and the rogues almost succeeded.

The rogues are very cunning, and they flee the scene as soon as they miss, as if they are afraid of something.

In this short but fierce battle, the rogues left five corpses, and although no one of the villagers died, twelve people were injured, and two of them were seriously injured, even if they applied the herbs, they could not fight for a short time.

The return journey had just begun, and the fighting of the rogues had already followed, and the villagers' hearts were a little heavy.

No one knows how many rogues are still eyeing the front, and no one knows how long this team can hold on.

Before leaving the city, the villagers of Liujiazhuang also tried to ask for help from the officials in the city, but they were forced back by the other party, and instead asked them to do it themselves.

Shape up or ship out? Haven't you left them to fend for themselves?

It is said that they were the soldiers and horses under the command of Ma Ke!

Thinking of this, the mood of the villagers became even lower.

If this continues, I am afraid that all the grains of salt, food, and medicine will fall into the hands of the thieves.

The villagers even hope that this day will never get dark, because dark means danger, and no one knows how many murderous intentions and desires will be hidden in the darkness.

However, it will be dark in the end.

Two hours later, it was too dark to travel, and the villagers had to set up camp again.

The camp is surrounded by piles of bonfires, which ensure that the first sign of a thief is spotted.

This time, Liu Dezhu increased the number of villagers on duty to 20, but the villagers in the camp still did not feel a sense of security.

I don't know how long it took, but a scream suddenly came, and at this time it appeared outside the camp, either a traitor or a thief.

The villagers on duty shouted, "Enemy attack, enemy attack!" ”

There was no need to shout, the villagers who had slept lightly had already taken up arms.

The thieves who suddenly appeared in the cold night were so fierce that they attacked their prey like hunting wolves.

"Kill them, take the money and food!"

"Roar, roar", in order to create panic, many rogues let out a beast-like roar.

This is a group of brutes who have lost their conscience, they have completely annihilated their humanity, and only know how to kill people and oversell goods to satisfy their despicable desires.

If you don't resist, you die.

How could the villagers of Liujiazhuang sit still and wait for death?

The family in the village is still counting on rice millet and salt to save their lives, if the thieves take it away, how will everyone survive the winter?

Fuck it!

Kill one is enough, kill two and earn one!

The villagers were furious, they also had deadly weapons in their hands, and the first wave of contact, the thieves did not ask for benefits.

However, there are a large number of thieves, and they have been planned for a long time, if there is no foreign help, it will not be long before the villagers of Liujiazhuang will fall into a siege.

The number of rogues is too much, and the rogues within a radius of dozens of miles have heard the news, and roughly estimated, there are at least three hundred people.

This is almost half of the evil in Shouyang City, as long as they are wiped out, the bandits in Shouyang City will be greatly alleviated.

Liu Biao fought bloodily, and the thieves who fought against him were very brave, and it took him a lot of effort to kill him.

It's a pity, if only the Ming officials and soldiers could come.

For some reason, Liu Biao suddenly had such an idea, but the next moment he smiled self-deprecatingly, Ma Ke was bent on collecting money, how could the officials and soldiers come?

Just when Liu Biao was in a state of flux, a sudden change occurred, and behind the Liukou, countless torches suddenly lit up the entire night sky. (To be continued.) )