In the battle of Ulzhou, the Guangling army won a complete victory, and the eight hundred death row prisoners were terrified, they did not expect the soldiers and horses under Wang Teng's command to have such combat power.

Originally, many prisoners still had the idea of taking advantage of the fire to rob or waiting for an opportunity to escape, but at the moment when the war ended, the prisoners completely gave up their thoughts that they should not have.

The officers and soldiers are strong, and there are cavalry soldiers on their side, so fleeing at this time is asking for their own death!

However, there are always some reckless people in the world who are not clear-headed, who think they have seized the opportunity, but do not realize that they are killing themselves.

From the appearance of the thief to the escape of the thief, it was only half an hour, during which only five death row prisoners tried to escape, and without incident, they were all captured by Zhou Yuji's cavalry.

For the escaped prisoners, Wang Teng did not have the slightest mercy, "Hang your head to show the public!" ”

"No!"

Wang Teng gave an order, and the cavalry under Zhou Yuji's command ran back and forth with bloody heads.

"Those who do not obey military orders will be killed!"

The galloping cavalry rode around the death row prisoner eight times, making sure that everyone saw the head before they reined in their horses, "This is the end of disobedience, and from now on, whoever dares to disobey will be a lesson from the past!" ”

The death row inmates held their breath and did not dare to say more.

At this time, another junior colonel came on horseback, "There is always an order for Qian, eight death row prisoners have escaped, and their teams will sit in a row, each of them will be whipped thirty, and if there is a next time, the whole team will be beheaded!" ”

This is an unwarranted disaster, but Wang Teng said it first, and the officers and soldiers on both sides were eyeing each other, even if the death row prisoners were dissatisfied, they did not dare to speak out and provoke.

After a few whips, you can still survive for a few days, but if you anger Wang Teng, maybe you won't even be able to see the sun tomorrow.

When the Guangling Army rested. The death row camp resounded with a flurry of whipping.

According to Wang Teng's establishment, there were 50 death row prisoners in each team, and 5 escaped this time, and 100 people were arrested.

Fortunately, the officers and soldiers who wielded the whip knew the severity and did not hurt the killer. Otherwise, thirty lashes would be enough to make the skin peel.

Punishment is not the goal, deterrence is the ultimate goal.

Killing and beating, 800 death row inmates are honestly like quails.

To put it mildly, Wang Teng's intention to kill chickens and make an example of monkeys is also here.

The road ahead is long, if the prisoners cannot be completely suppressed, once there is trouble on the way, Wang Teng will definitely be anxious.

Now, it's been a toss-up. Wang Teng took precautions and avoided a lot of worries.

In April, when unknown wildflowers bloomed on both sides of the road, Huang Degong came to Wang Teng after the soldiers were properly settled, and said: "My lord, the appearance of the bandits today is by no means a coincidence, but it seems to have been premeditated!" ”

Wang Teng thought deeply, "Who do you think is the mastermind behind the scenes?" ”

For a year. Wang Teng offended Fan Yongdou, Jin Liangyu, and Fei Qing, and killed Tie Wenguang. It can be said that there are countless enemies, but after thinking about it, there are only a handful of characters who really have the energy to direct such a team.

Although there is no evidence, Wang Teng already has an exact guess.

Most of this thing was done by Jin merchants, and only they had the financial resources to support such mountain bandits.

Huang Degong and Wang Teng coincide. He also felt that Jin Shang was a murderer.

In front of Wang Teng, Huang Degong shouted: "Quick, gather all the weapons of these thieves, and see if there are such marks." ”

Hundreds of people worked in unison. It didn't take long for a large number of spears, steel blades, and arrows to be gathered, except for the few rusty weapons, most of which were new ones with their marks polished.

After careful inspection, a death row inmate's eyes lit up and said, "My lord, you see, although most of this mark has been worn off, it can still be seen that it is a muddy character!" ”

This is the ordnance of the Hunyuan Mansion!

Huang Degong took the handle of the gun, "That's right, it's a muddy character", he didn't dare to slack off, hurriedly took the spear to Wang Teng, and said: "My lord, the weapons used by the thieves are all produced by the official workshop, although most of the marks have been erased, but this gun handle can still be vaguely seen to be a muddy character."

"Hunyuan?" Wang Teng repeated and asked, "Who is the leader of this gang of thieves?" Can you ask why you are ambushed in the mountains? ”

Huang Degong's face turned red and said: "The thief has a very hard mouth, only saying that the big boss is an elegant man wearing a mask, and the news and weapons are all brought by the big leader, and I don't know anything else." ”

Wang Teng was not surprised, if it was so simple to find out the guy who was hiding behind the scenes, it would be too unchallenging, he slowly bowed his head and said: "Since it is a muddy word, then I will ask Haosheng later!" ”

"Whoa!"

After repairing the broken carriages and horses, and registering everyone's military exploits, Wang Teng ordered the soldiers who died in battle to be buried on the spot, leaving a simple wooden tombstone, and the brigade put on the carriages and horses and set off again.

An hour later, the Guangling army entered the county seat to rest.

The county magistrate had heard of Wang Teng's name and immediately set up a banquet to entertain him.

Wang Teng knew that the opportunity was rare, when even the people took out the confiscated weapons.

"My lord, I picked up such a spear at the scene!"

Zhang Daolin, the county commander, hesitated slightly, he raised his hand to take the spear, lifted the cloth towel, and glanced at the position of the tip of the gun, and his face changed again at a glance, although there were traces of rubbing, but the word "muddy" could still be vaguely distinguished, he angrily threw the spear to the ground, and said: "Bastard thing, this must be a trick of the thieves, this ordnance is only in the warehouse, and now it appears in the hands of the thieves, most of them are framed by someone, just imagine, if that gang of thieves succeeds, the officials and soldiers will be investigated in the future, This attempt to cover up will definitely be contacted by someone, this dog thief really wants to get rid of you and me! ”

Wang Teng didn't seem too angry, and he was mentally prepared to a certain extent for the other party's possible revenge.

Judging from this, it is very likely that the masked man in the mouth of the bandit has a lot of connection with Fan.

Different from Wang Teng's calmness, Zhang Daolin looked very angry, he turned around in circles anxiously in the study, muttering to himself, "Fan Yongdou, this dog thief, deceives people too much!" I, Zhang Daolin, am also the county order appointed by His Majesty, but when I arrived in this Hunyuan, I was in a predicament, and I was restrained by a big family and couldn't move, I endured it again and again, but Fan Yongdou still bullied me and insulted me. Brother Wang, you have to help me! ”

"It's incumbent!"

Although the contact time was not long, the Hunyuan County Order left a deep impression on Wang Teng.

"I heard that Guangling County is not left behind, if I have the opportunity, I have to go to Guangling to have a look!"

"Adults can go at any time!"

Fan Yongdou's foundation is not in Hunyuan after all. Whether it is Zhang Daolin or Wang Teng, they can't touch his grounds, although the two are quite speculative, they have always been difficult to take revenge.

After resting in the city for a night, Wang Teng had all the doctors in the city arrested in the barracks, and all the wounded soldiers were healed, half-forced, half-rewarded.

With the exception of one or two unlucky ghosts, who may be left with lifelong disabilities, most wounded soldiers can survive with a little time of recuperation.

Those who can eat food and serve as soldiers in troubled times. Originally, it was not comparable to ordinary dealers, not to mention that the hundreds of people selected by Wang Teng were originally elite.

After receiving medical treatment, many of the wounded quickly regained their combat strength.

The next day, in order to deal with Fan Yongdou's possible measures, Wang Teng had to prepare in advance, and he spent a lot of silver money to buy hundreds of catties of rice millet and meat in Hunyuan City.

The proprietors of the rice grain shop and the butcher shop had heard of Wang Teng's fierce name. I didn't dare to take the opportunity to raise the price, but in this way, five more grain trucks were added to the convoy......

On April 15, Wang Teng arrived at Xujiazhuang, Xujiazhuang Fort is a transit station to Huyukou, whether it is a post road or a caravan, most of them have to replenish grain and straw in the fort and rest their strength.

However. Surprisingly, Wang Teng revealed his identity, but Zhuangzi still closed the city gate and strictly forbade entry and exit.

There is no doubt that someone must be doing something in the shadows!

Wang Teng wasted no time. He ordered the name of the castle lord to be written down, and then he rode away.

These rat-eyed villains, Wang Teng will settle accounts sooner or later, and now it's just a matter of letting him jump for a few more days.

At the head of the city, Pei Wenxuan sneered in the direction of Wang Teng's departure, and he said in a low voice: "It's just a six-grade, do you really think that no one can cure it?" Let's see, see how wild you are! ”

"My lord, this Wang Teng can't get a rest, I'm afraid that it won't be long before the grain will be exhausted, and then there will be a time for him to beg you."

Pei Wenxuan was noncommittal, "Cheer me up, the more vigilant you must be at this time, don't be underestimated, understand?" ”

"Don't worry, the adults understand!"

Pei Wenxuan glanced at the direction in which Wang Teng left, and paced down the city by himself, only to see that his steps were brisk, and he looked very happy.

Can you not be happy?

Ulzhou's well-known Changsheng general is deflated in his own hands, which is a matter of increasing face!

As for the harsh criticism of Shangguan at the time, Pei Wenxuan has a hundred reasons to deal with it!

As night approached, because he could not enter the city to rest, Wang Teng had to lead more than 1,000 men and horses to choose a place with their backs to the hillside and set up camp.

The proximity to the mountains means that the terrain is higher and the ground is dry, which is not easy to cause insect nuisance.

From a defensive point of view, backing the hillside can also minimize the disadvantage of being attacked.

On the periphery was a circle of improvised wooden stakes, on the inside, twenty-four fully loaded wooden carts, and further inside were sleeping soldiers.

The mobile sentinel holding torches, the hidden sentinels hidden in the treetops, and the multi-level vigilance personnel constitute the early warning system of the Guangling Army.

Three miles away, the masked man reappeared, this time with only a handful of people around him.

"How?" It was the masked man who spoke.

Another sturdy man shook his head and said, "I have sent someone to investigate, this thief is extremely vigilant, and there are wooden stakes and carriages as cover on the periphery, even if he takes advantage of the night to raid, it will be difficult to gain the upper hand." ”

"Waste, this is your Jin Clan's methods? I really don't know how the proprietor Jin sent you over."

"Choking" The long sword was unsheathed, and the sturdy man had a gloomy face, and said word by word: "Fan Gongzi, you can insult me, but you must not insult the Jin family, don't forget, you are not a descendant of the Fan family, just a foreign branch, if I fight to be punished and kill you, presumably the Fan family will not be able to help the Jin family." ”

The man surnamed Fan snorted coldly and said, "Then I want to see the Jin family's methods!" ”

The two were about to fight for a while, when suddenly, a sound of footsteps came and interrupted their confrontation.

"My lord, Wang Teng's army has a lot of grain, I'm afraid that there will be no shortage of food in three or five days."

The leader of the Fan clan and the leader of the Jin clan glanced at each other, and they all frowned.

Wang Teng is very careful, if even the grain is abundant, then how should he act?

In the camp, where Wang Teng camped, a small black dog was crouching.

The dog's fur is extremely long, so thick that it is almost impossible to see the eyes, but its drooped ears flutter from time to time, indicating that it is listening to possible sounds all the time.

The black dog was given to Wang Teng by Zhang Daolin of Puyang, according to him, this dog is extremely rare, and it can fight tigers when it grows up, and its claws can kill people, and it is a rare fierce dog.

Before the crossing, Wang Teng liked to raise dogs, and this time Zhang Daolin scratched his itch.

Every day, Wang Teng will personally feed the dog, and although the black dog is still young, it is extremely aggressive, at first, Wang Teng was almost bitten by it.

After three or five days of continuous feeding, the black dog's hostility gradually declined, and it seemed to be accustomed to the dense crowd around it, and it was no longer as close to the enemy as it was at the beginning.

On the first night the black dog was released from its cage, it brought back a hare from the field.

Later, the black dog took on the task of guarding Wang Teng.

There was nothing to say all night, and early the next morning, Wang Teng, who had come to his senses, had breakfast with the soldiers, and casually threw a piece of meat weighing three or five catties to the black dog.

The black dog "snorted" and gnawed on it with relish.

The army continued to march eastward, during which Zhou Yuji came to report many times, and there were people peeping around, Wang Teng was noncommittal, just restrained the soldiers and acted carefully.

Wang Teng was very sober, the task of the Guangling Army was to escort death row prisoners and escort ordnance, as for the suppression of thieves, this was completely outside the task.

If you lose one thing and lose the other, and fall into the ambush of thieves, that is the real loss of small things.

The strength of the Guangling army is limited, and Wang Teng will not easily divide his troops until he has to do so.

After traveling all the way, on the day of April 20, the Guangling army finally arrived in Baideng City.

Baideng City is famous for the allusion of Liu Bang, the ancestor of the Han Dynasty, and it is not only an important hub for border passes, but also an important distribution center for goods.

The mighty convoy and the march of more than 1,000 people with bright armor attracted many people to watch.

No one knows where this group came from.

If it weren't for the big banner flying high, maybe the villagers would have thought that this was some kind of wandering enemy army.

"We are the Guangling Army, we were ordered to escort grain and rice and death row prisoners, and I asked the general to be accommodating and let me wait to enter the city for supplies!"

After identifying himself, the general checked the documents and gave him permission after repeatedly confirming that they were correct.

"The brigade stays outside the city, and no more than two hundred people must enter the city at a time!"

This is the meaning of the question, Baideng City is an important town, if a thousand people pour in at a time, no one knows what will happen.

There's nothing wrong with being careful.

Wang Teng breathed a sigh of relief, although the officialdom of the Ming Dynasty was already corrupted, there were still people in many places who were not corrupted.

At the very least, General Bai Deng was not bought by Fan!

(To be continued.) )