At the same time as the interrogation, the work of cleaning up the battlefield was also continuing, and a lot of food and livestock looted by this group of people were seized at the scene.

And for the fake king of troubled times, Lu Haoshan is also waiting for Zhao Gongchang to bring him an answer.

There are many people with great strength, soon, the cattle and sheep on the bonfire are oily again, the air is filled with the aroma of broth and rice, Lu Haoshan ordered to prepare food from local materials, this year, food is expensive, can not be wasted casually, everyone is tired, Chinese New Year's Eve will go to war in the past thirty years, it is time to treat it well.

It was only a small ambush, the enemy was only a hundred men, and the whole battle took no more than a quarter of an hour before the overall situation was decided, and the casualties and captures were quickly counted.

Li Dingguo, who was deliberately cultivated by Lu Haoshan, finished counting, and came over to report to Lu Haoshan: "My lord, the casualties and seizures have been counted. ”

"Let's start with the casualties." Lu Haoshan is not very concerned about the seizure, anyway, he has already got it in his hands, and it will not be too much to ask, and it will not be less if it is too late.

"Yes," Li Dingguo replied, and then reported loudly: "My lord, this time the enemy has a total of 157 people, 4 people were captured alive, 153 of the enemy were killed, and 17 people were wounded in our department, including 2 seriously injured and 15 lightly injured, and no one was killed in battle. ”

It's not bad, to achieve an overwhelming advantage, just a dozen wounds to completely defeat this group of bandits, although there is an element of attack tricks, but it is undeniable that the subordinates he trained are elite enough.

"Well, it's not bad" Lu Haoshan ordered: "You must take care of your injured brother, as long as you are a soldier of our Wenchong Thousand Households, no matter which one you are, you can't give up under any circumstances." ”

"Yes, sir. Lang Zhong, who was with the army, has been asked to cook and bandage his brothers. Li Dingguo hurriedly said.

Lu Haoshan nodded and said, "Yes, let's talk about what has been seized." ”

"Seized 18 areas of healthy horses, 32 longbows, two seven-eyed guns, one bird gun, a total of 122 knives, soft guns, swords and other weapons, three hundred cattle and sheep, 436 taels of gold, 15,362 taels of silver, in addition to a total of three boxes of various jewelry and goods, the detailed list and valuation are still being counted."

It's not bad, there are about 20,000 taels of cash alone. These businesses without capital are really profitable.

Lu Haoshan already planned to send as much to Dong Jian, who was the "uncle" in Fenzhou City, and only by letting him continue to eat, drink and have fun in Fenzhou City could he be more comfortable in the transfer of troops and generals, so that he could also take the opportunity to have a good relationship with this kind of gentleman.

"Ahh

Just as Lu Haoshan was talking to Li Dingguo, a scream suddenly came from the mountain, and the scream was loud and terrible, like a ghost howling in the abyss of hell, which looked a little terrifying in the barren mountains and wilderness where the night had fallen.

Fortunately, Lu Haoshan knows. This was made by Zhao Gongchang in the cave and dense forest behind the mountain on the execution of those deliberately left "tongues", this scout-born guy, it is said that with simple tools can also perform dozens of tortures, even if they are unlucky to fall into the hands of this person.

Although the "King of Troubled Times" has the courage to die. But there is no luck of "dying happily", Zhao Gongchang also witnessed the blood wall in Dafu Village, and once said that he would not spare that kind of person, needless to say, he would not let them have a good time.

Lu Haoshan nodded: "It's not bad." Dingguo, thank you for your hard work. ”

"No, no. These are the small ones that should be done. Being praised by Lu Haoshan, Li Dingguo had a feeling of being flattered.

After speaking, Li Dingguo said cautiously: "My lord, the king of the troubled times is a person wanted by the imperial court, and there is a reward, now take them together, do you send these people to the officialdom to receive the reward, so that we can make a name for ourselves." ”

"Don't worry" Lu Haoshan shook his head and said: "Wait for Zhao Gongchang to pry open their mouths, I think this matter is not so simple." ”

"Yes, sir."

After nearly half an hour of preparation, the battlefield was cleaned up, and the temporary camp was also fragrant with rice and meat, the soldiers who had been hungry for a day looked at the rice and meat and swallowed their saliva, Lu Haoshan didn't say anything, and ordered the prepared meals to be put down, and the team was the unit to eat, and Lu Haoshan, Tang Qiang, Li Dingguo, Sun Xiong and others also gathered around a table to eat.

While eating, I waited for news from Zhao Gongchang.

Although Li Dingguo said that he was young, his special growth experience made him a half wild survivor, and after the lamb was cooked, he took out a small silver knife and familiarly distributed the meat to everyone, of course, the fattest and most tender piece will be dedicated to Lu Haoshan first, he is the general of this army, and it is also the soul of this army.

"Okay, you don't have to wait for me to start." Lu Haoshan and the others had just started to eat, and suddenly heard a familiar voice behind them, and Lu Haoshan could hear Zhao Gongchang's voice without looking back.

Sun Xiong said with a smile: "Instructor Zhao, who made you so slow, it is so difficult to pry open a small thief, and if you come a little later, it is estimated that you can only gnaw bones." ”

"Old Twelve, didn't you say it's fast? How did it take so long? It's not like your style. Tang Qiang on the side also asked curiously.

They are all old brothers, Tang Qiang knows Zhao Gongchang very well, his sharp eyes seem to be able to penetrate people's hearts, he can quickly find out a person's weaknesses, and then threaten and lure according to his weaknesses, unless he has undergone special training, he doesn't know that it will not take more than two quarters of an hour to pry open a person's mouth, and now he has been doing it for more than half an hour, and it is not like his style.

"Third brother, the younger brother's ability, others don't know about you, isn't it clear that the post-Taurus record we caught for quite a few years, didn't it mean that the cow was angry, the interrogator tortured all night, that guy didn't even snort, and boasted that he would not frown his brows until he was tortured, let us die, as soon as the little brother came out, he confessed to the eighteen generations of his ancestors in less than two quarters of an hour, and cried and begged for death, have you forgotten this?" Zhao Gongchang said with some pride.

At first, Zhao Gongchang couldn't pry open his mouth, but soon found that the post-Taurus Lu would divert his attention, that is, when he tortured him, he put his attention elsewhere, so that he couldn't feel the pain in his body, which was a bit like a person who fell into a coma, you just can't feel the pain when you knife him, after discovering this secret, Zhao Gongchang managed to draw his attention back to his body, and just pry his mouth open.

Li Dingguo said curiously: "Instructor Zhao, if you are so powerful, why is it so late?" ”

"I have asked it a long time ago, but this beast has done so many evil things in Dafu Village, naturally he can't be too comfortable, and he will let him taste the taste of torture for a while, but I didn't expect this guy to be so bad, only one breath is left when he goes to the eighteenth punishment, and he is afraid that it will not be easy to explain to the adult, so he stopped and let him rest."

Eighteen types of torture

Lu Haoshan was a little chilled when he heard it, this Zhao Gongchang said it lightly, but the screams that came out from time to time from the mountain, it is estimated that those unlucky people have been repaired to the point that life is better than death, I didn't expect this guy to be so heavy.

"Let's talk about what you've tried." Lu Haoshan put a piece of fatty meat in his mouth and asked casually while chewing.

As soon as Lu Haoshan's voice fell, everyone looked at Zhao Gongchang, in fact, everyone was very interested in this fake king of troubled times.

"Yes" As soon as he got down to business, Zhao Gongchang said respectfully: "If you go back to your lordship, I interrogated just now, this king of troubled times is indeed not real, and the king of troubled times has already been killed." ”

"Tell me what's going on, don't sell it." Lu Haoshan said with a stern face.

Zhao Gongchang nodded, and he didn't dare to hang Lu Haoshan's appetite, and said: "After a small interrogation, when the King of the Troubled Times first entered Shanxi about half a month, he was attacked by a group of elite men and horses in the Mopanshan area of Taiyuan Mansion in Shanxi Province, and everyone was killed by the night attack overnight. ”

After saying so much in one breath, Zhao Gongchang paused for a moment, as if he was angry, and then continued: "After interrogation, they are from Shanxi, and they take a fancy to the name of the king of the troubled times, knowing that they are from Shaanxi, and others do evil with their names and do not suspect them, so they commit crimes on a large scale, do all kinds of evil, fish in troubled waters, and the small interrogation has passed, and the one who is the leader is the fake king of the troubled times, who is actually surnamed Fan, and is a native of Jiexiu, Shanxi, and the others are the thugs and nurses he supports, and some are the children of their clan. ”

Lu Haoshan frowned and said, "Surname Fan? ”

"Well, that's right, speaking of which, their Fan family is also a famous businessman in Shanxi, Jiexiu Fan's family, that Fan Yongdou of the Fan family, is the No. 1 big man in Shanxi, as long as he is in business, there is no one who doesn't know him, he has an excellent reputation and excellent reputation, but I didn't expect the Fan family to have such a loser."

Wait, Jiexiu Fan's family? Fan Yongdou?

Lu Haoshan first felt that this name was a little familiar, and after thinking about it carefully, he suddenly had a stirring in his heart: Fan Yongdou is not the head of the eight emperors and merchants of the Qing Dynasty, a famous traitor.

As soon as he thought of this Fan Yongdou, Lu Haoshan gritted his teeth with anger, the Xiaoice climate appeared at the end of the Ming Dynasty, Daming was miserable, and the low level of production of Houjin was even more miserable, because its foundation was thin, and its ability to deal with natural disasters was also poor, that is, the eight Jin merchants headed by Fan Yongdou played the role of traitors, smuggling grain, grass and iron tools and selling looted property on behalf of Houjin, and also guiding them and collecting intelligence, etc., so that Daming's lock-up policy failed, and he was a great hero of Houjin's entry into the Central Plains, after the Qing Dynasty was established, Emperor Shunzhi did not forget to establish the eight merchants who had made great achievements in the Central Plains, held a banquet in the Forbidden City, and gave them clothing. Shunzhi also wanted to give them official rewards, and the eight major merchants were flattered and tried their best to refuse. As a result, Shunzhi named them "imperial merchants".

A hint of fierceness flashed in Lu Haoshan's eyes: I always wanted to clean up these traitors, but I didn't expect this to happen by chance. (To be continued......)