In less than half an hour, the flotilla was separated under the command of Simeno's light signal, and the first warship in front of the sudden front, under the command of the tall, high-nosed acting captain Bagas, continued to rush along the established route to the Longtan pier.

The second ship slowed down and lowered a small boat.

Zhu Daolin and four personal guards quickly climbed down the side of the boat with the help of the rope ladder to board the small boat, and Simeno on the big ship personally put away the rope ladder, waved to Zhu Daolin, who was holding the oars, and commanded the warship to keep up with the third 500-ton troop carrier that overtook it.

The fifth 800-ton troop carrier had stopped in the coastal waters about 200 meters above, and Zhu Daolin vaguely saw that the two small boats had approached the simple dock on the shore, and immediately ordered the four junior brothers to speed up.

Zhu Daolin was the first to jump off the boat, and the four brothers dragged the boat to the top of the gravel beach and came to Zhu Daolin's side: "I heard the sound of the crossbow machine firing." ”

"That's right! At least four crossbow arrows were fired, it seems that our analysis is completely correct, it is not a monk entrenched in this remote place, but a water bandit who kills people and overachieves goods! Let's go, take a look, Ding Erxiong has two hits. Zhu Daolin said with satisfaction.

"The first time I saw Ding Erxiong, I knew that he was not a good person, and then I saw that the group of brothers under him who looked crooked and cracked dates were also recruited into the Longtan camp by you, I wondered for a long time, I was worried that these people would not be easy to manage after they came in, but I didn't expect to calm you down so soon."

The thirty-year-old Taoist Yumian is quite talkative, he is a disciple of the inner hall of the Maoshan Ancestral Court, and one of the two deacons sent by the Maoshan Ancestral Court to the Ziyang Temple, and in less than three months, he was recruited by the Ziyang Temple, which has a prosperous future and a bright future.

The brothers and sisters walked along the river bank to the simple wharf where soldiers gathered, and Ding Erxiong, the commander of the fifth battalion, took advantage of the hazy light reflected on the river surface. rushed to the front of the hundreds of brothers who were hurriedly assembled, raised his long knife and ordered in a low voice: "Follow me, follow me!" Who the is separated, go back and peel his skin, go! ”

Ding Erxiong led hundreds of brothers to rush towards the small Beishan Mountain, which showed a dim yellow light in the depths, and Zhao Wude led the brothers of the sixth battalion to wade ashore. Seeing Zhu Daolin squatting on the edge of the wooden dock to check the two fallen bodies, he didn't have time to report to Zhu Daolin, and led hundreds of wet brothers under his command to rush to Xiaobeishan in front.

After Zhu Daolin examined the wounds of the two corpses, he stood up with great satisfaction, and was just about to praise Ding Erxiong and his brothers a few words, when a terrible scream suddenly came, followed by the sonorous sound of swords colliding and the sound of angry scolding and screaming.

Zhu Daolin did not stay any longer, and quickly hurried to Xiaobeishan, where a torch was lit, and soon saw seven shirtless and strong men lying on both sides of the mountain gate erected by wood. Two of them had their heads gone, the doors of the two rows of brick houses behind the bodies were open, and more than a dozen brothers with torches and embroidered spring knives were still searching inside and out.

Ding Erxiong, whose face was covered with blood, came back with a long knife and ran to report: "General, this place is indeed a den of water bandits, full of outlaws who lick blood with knives and do business without capital, our brothers have killed more than 20 people in a row and captured more than a dozen of them before they can survive, not only found dozens of swords, bows and crossbows used in the army, 9 good horses. There are also a few girls who have been kidnapped from nowhere, haha! ”

Zhu Daolin was very satisfied: "Tell your officers to continue to be vigilant." Keep searching, keep the captives on hand, and you go up with me to see who is in the temple. ”

"Great! Lao Zhao must have succeeded, except for a few wails on the hillside, there was no other sound. Ding Erxiong ran to the two chiefs and shouted a few words. Immediately chased after Zhu Daolin and the others who had already climbed the stone steps.

At the top of the hillside, the blazing torches illuminated the temple without courtyard walls, and the two chiefs who led the team to guard the gate immediately raised their heads and chested when they saw Zhu Daolin.

Zhu Daolin nodded slightly, walked through the hall guarded by the soldiers, and saw at a glance the six fake monks who were tied into zongzi under the two big pillars on the left. The four of Yumian did not need Zhu Daolin's orders, and immediately stepped forward to interrogate separately.

The old-looking captain hurriedly came up to report: "Report to the general, I caught 6 people in the front and back left and right houses, and the two people who jumped from the edge of the high hill in the backyard have been captured by the brothers of the fifth battalion below, and our battalion commander Zhao is leading the brothers to search the backyard to see if there is a cellar secret room." ”

Zhu Daolin immediately praised him: "Good job!" Make a contribution to your six and five battalions, and cash out the bonus at the end of the month. ”

More than a dozen brothers around immediately looked at Zhu Daolin, and Lao Cheng's captain was stunned, and after a little hesitation, he plucked up the courage to ask: "General, do we still have a bounty in the army?" ”

Zhu Daolin said: "What is the last of the ten military regulations?" ”

"Meritorious service will be rewarded, and mistakes will be punished!" Captain Lao Cheng subconsciously recited it.

Zhu Daolin nodded: "Why are military laws and military regulations established?" If there is no reward for meritorious service, wouldn't I, Zhu Daolin, violate military law? How will we ensure that the brothers will strictly observe military discipline and be united in the future? ”

"Go back to the town and town and go down to your battalion headquarters and team headquarters, and the town will tell you the detailed rules for rewards and punishments, which are clear in black and white, and every brother will be rewarded for such a merit like today, and the bonus will range from two taels of silver to ten taels of silver, as for the amount of each person's bonus, you will evaluate one, two, and three by yourself after the battle."

"General Xie!"

The captain of the old Cheng was overjoyed, and his waist was much straighter than usual.

Zhao Wude quickly came to report: "Report to the general, sure enough, I found a secret room under the granary full of granaries in the backyard, and there were not many silver taels found, only 320 taels and half a box of copper coins, but there were a lot of cloth, jewelry, bronze and tinware, swords, bows and crossbows, and precious medicinal materials, at least a hundred stones. ”

"There is a secret passage leading to the small river at the bottom of the mountain, fortunately, the general arranged it carefully before the war, and the three bandit leaders who fled to the river were all captured by the brothers of the fifth battalion who were waiting!"

Zhu Daolin was not only not happy, but looked solemn: "Lao Zhao, Lao Ding, don't you think it's strange? Although this place is desolate and remote, it is only ten miles away from Longtan Town downstream, and over the years, I have constantly heard that there are murders in this vicinity. ”

Zhao Wude and Ding Erxiong immediately realized that there was a problem inside, and Zhao Wude, who was meticulous and knowledgeable, asked in a low voice: "General, do you want your subordinates to lead their troops to Longtan Town downstream?" ”

"I'll go too! The matter has been done here, and my 500 brothers are not yet warm. Ding Erxiong immediately asked for battle.

Zhu Daolin thought for a moment: "Gather all the corpses outside the mountain gate, send the captured prisoners up, and leave this team of people in the temple to me." Then you lead your men and horses to the foot of Huanglong Mountain in the east, and tell Lord Xu that he will be responsible for leading all the men and horses to surround Longtan Town, and then ...... like this."

Zhao Wude and Ding Erxiong leaned in to listen for a moment, then grinned and nodded. Both took a step back, saluted Zhu Daolin, and trotted out of the hall.

Zhu Daolin walked to the side of the Taoist priest Yumian who interrogated the fake monk again, pulled him outside the door to report the situation, and finally commanded in a low voice:

"Please go back on horseback immediately, inform Mr. Ye of the situation, and go to the city early tomorrow morning to go to the Jiangnan Times office in Zizhuyuan, take Mr. Ruan and a few editors to Longtan Town, and then let Mr. Ye and my master come forward. Find a car to send the patrol Yushi who is picking thorns at Ziyang Temple and Shangyuan Wharf to also send over. ”

"Since they will do whatever it takes to stumble, we also use this opportunity to disgust them!"

Yu Mian was quite worried: "I haven't got the evidence of the collusion of officials and bandits, even if there is evidence, they don't admit it to death, or simply push a little ghost to come out, what can you do?" ”

"Don't forget the killer who assassinated you last time, Dongchang obtained real evidence and confession and sent it to the criminal department with people, and the prisoner hanged himself in the prison that night."

Zhu Daolin smiled: "I don't need evidence at all." I said that whoever is suspicious is suspicious! As long as the "Jiangnan Times" sends out the news. If I print the confessions of my interrogation of a few minions into the newspapers, and first spread the news of the collusion between officials and bandits, the entire Jiangnan officialdom will definitely be in a miasma again, and the Shangyuan County Ya and Ying Tianfu Ya will immediately lose their reputation. ”

"Even better, millions of people are now coming in and they are not doing their part. On the contrary, if we try our best to take advantage of the opportunity to calculate us, can't we guide public opinion and set off a storm to scare them to death? ”

Daoist Yumian was taken aback: "I can't help it! What if it really gets messed up? ”

"It's my business! Just keep your own turf, why worry so much? Don't you know that Zheng Sanjun's gang stood at the head of the city with a teacup and watched the excitement, while digging out their minds to think about how to calculate us? Zhu Daolin asked unhappily.

Yu Mian could only grit his teeth: "Okay!" I immediately rushed back to report to Mr. Ye. Let's discuss it with my uncle and uncle. ”

As soon as Yu Mian left, Zhu Daolin immediately stopped the ongoing interrogation, and beckoned Lao Cheng's captain over: "Brother, I don't know your name yet." ”

"General Yu, the small one is called Zhang Shoucheng, originally the general banner of the river defense of the Suizhou Weizhong Housu, the family lived on the edge of the Yellow River, the family died when the flood came, and only the small one was left among the 27 brothers of the hundred households, and the small one and several other villagers who did not die escaped by luck, and now he is the acting captain of the third team of the sixth battalion." The shrewd Zhang Shoucheng hurriedly reported his name and resume.

Zhu Daolin nodded: "I remember, there is a not-so-fair order that needs you to lead the team to carry it out, are you willing?" ”

Zhang Shoucheng immediately puffed up his chest: "The villain's life is given by the general, there is no villain without the general, this life is to be a dog to the general, and it is also a villain's blessing!" ”

Zhu Daolin shook his head: "I can't say this in the future, in the military position, I am your boss, and in terms of personality, you and I are the same, so you are never allowed to say that you are a villain in the future, you are a soldier, and I am Zhu Daolin's comrade-in-arms who shares life and death, and I also hope that you will treat me as a comrade-in-arms who shares life and death." ”

"General...... Give the order! Zhang Shoucheng's sunken eyes were flushed.

Zhu Daolin stood tall and ordered: "I order: Zhang Shoucheng, the captain of the third team of the sixth battalion, immediately lead his troops to pick out the two most afraid of death from all the prisoners, and take the rest down to correct the law on the spot to set an example!" ”

"Subordinates obey!"

Zhang Shoucheng replied loudly, turned around immediately after saluting, gave orders to the nearly 100 brothers under his command with a hideous face, and strode towards a few fake monks who were screaming in fright.

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