Chapter 6: Fooled! (Revised)
From the memory in his mind, Xu Bin knew that the Black Wind Village where he was located had become the nest run by the Xu brothers. This easy to defend and difficult to attack, coupled with the favorable terrain of nearly a thousand meters in the sea, is the ideal territory that other bandit cottages have been eager to see, and very much want to seize. With such a cottage, being a bandit can also feel a little more secure!
If it weren't for Xu Bin's father who managed it well and gathered a group of bandits who could really work for him, this Black Wind Village would have been robbed by other bandits. From this point, it can also be seen that the ability of the two Xu brothers is still good!
So what are the intentions of these people who touched the mountain at night tonight? Is it the officers and soldiers who ambushed them today? Or are they peers nearby who have had a feud with the cottage?
All the puzzles were solved until the three monkeys appeared in Xu Bin's sight with dozens of people who were walking lightly, and Li Chengbing, who had been following him because he was worried that something would happen to him, immediately became gloomy.
A little gritted his teeth and scolded: "MBD, this beast actually colluded with Ma Liu of the Incense Burner Peak. I said that the big boss trusted him so much, and he betrayed the big boss so unthankfully, I didn't expect him to be Ma Liu's person. In this way, the ambush of us by the officials and soldiers in the city today must have nothing to do with that damn Ma Liu. ”
Ma Liu, who gave the bandit the one-eyed horse, he would have such a nickname, also because one of his eyes was blinded by Xu Bin's father. The leader of this cottage, who has only been on another hill in the mountains for five or six years, has always been obsessed with the feng shui treasure of Heifeng Village.
Once when he was about to forcibly rob the village, he was beaten by Xu Bin's father and cried wolf. Even one of Ma Liu's eyes was knocked out in that battle. This also led to the two villages forming a mortal enemy, and they met during robbery outside the mountain on weekdays, which was a never-ending fight.
What Li Chengbing didn't expect was that this Ma Liu dared to openly violate the rules of the bandit road and collude with the officials and soldiers in the city to ambush his peers.
If the other cottage leaders knew about this, they would definitely not spare him easily. It is one thing for bandits to fight in each cottage, and it is a civil war for everyone to fight in their nests. But if you want to collude with the official army, then it proves that you are not worthy of being a bandit at all. This is a recognized unspoken rule in banditry, and if that cottage dares to violate it, other bandit cottages will inevitably attack him.
But this kind of collusion between officials and the army is a normal thing in Xu Bin's view, 'cutting the grass without removing the roots, and the spring breeze blows and grows'. In Xu Bin's dictionary, the enemy only has to eliminate evil and have no mercy. Since this Ma Liu dares to be the enemy of the cottage, there is no need to take into account the saying of 'being a man and leaving a line, and seeing each other in the future', it is the truth to kill him in a fit of anger and not leave a piece of armor.
The truth of 'fighting a snake does not die but is bitten by a snake', Xu Bin's father's fate today is undoubtedly the most haode proof.
Through Li Chengbing's whispered introduction, Xu Bin knew that the tall middle-aged man standing next to the three monkeys was Wang Erscar, one of the most important 'Four Heavenly Kings' in Ma Liu's usual life. This is also why as soon as Li Chengbing recognized the other party, he dared to assert that the ambush during the day had nothing to do with Ma Liu.
After all, Ma Liu had a close relationship with several wealthy merchants in the city and had business dealings, and it was no secret in this mountain. Who told Ma Liu to go up the mountain from before the bandits, he was born in small business!
But no one would have thought that this guy would dare to openly challenge the bottom line of banditry and collude with the officials and soldiers in the city. If you know that Ma Liu is in collusion with the officials and soldiers in the county, I am afraid that the bandits in the mountains will not let him go, and they will inevitably join forces to drive Ma Liu's shili out of the mountains. Because once there is a cottage and the official army collude, it will inevitably cause the bandits in the mountains to suffer deeply.
In recent years, the reason why the bandits were able to live so freely in the mountains was that they repeatedly escaped the encirclement and interception of the officials and soldiers. Relying on the advantage of being familiar with the terrain to be able to deal with the officers and troops, the officers and soldiers who entered and suppressed did not understand the terrain in the mountains, and they had no way to deal with these bandits who hid in the mountains and forests as soon as they saw that the situation was wrong.
If there were bandits who knew the situation in the mountains to lead the way, this terrain advantage would no longer exist. In the end, the fate of those bandits who made the mountains their home can be imagined.
Looking at dozens of people sneaking in from the back mountain, the bandits of Heifeng Village who had already been ambushed in the courtyard of the cottage, and looking at the bandits of Xianglufeng under the moonlight, they were all filled with righteous indignation. If it weren't for the fact that these people were surrounded and annihilated, it is estimated that some people would have been unable to hold back their anger and shoot them.
The bandits of the two cottages of Heifeng Village and Xianglu Peak, even if they have formed a mortal enemy from the sneak attack battle of that year, everyone will never stop working when they meet. Now that the other party is coming to attack the cottage where they have set their lives, isn't that asking them to break their foundation? With the bandits' instinct to protect food and protect their shortcomings, this kind of thing is undoubtedly the most hated by the bandits who take the village as their home.
Just when the bandits of Black Wind Village were looking forward to each other in their hearts and entered the cottage that had already been ambushed early, Wang Erscar, who had always been cautious, suddenly raised his hand when he walked to the courtyard of the cottage and said: "Stop, I think the situation here is a little wrong." Doesn't that seem too quiet? Why is there no sound at all? ”
Worried about encountering an ambush, Wang Erscar immediately stopped his subordinates from continuing to move forward, and instead turned his gaze to the three monkeys standing beside him. He wanted the other party to give a reasonable explanation, otherwise for the safety of these fellow brothers, he could only turn around and give up tonight's robbery.
Wang Erscar knew very well that with the dozens of sneak attack men and horses he brought, if the people of Black Wind Village were on guard, he would not be able to take the other party's cottage at all.
You must know that the overall strength of Heifeng Village is much higher than that of Xianglu Peak, if it weren't for Ma Liu's tricks this time, he colluded with the officials and soldiers to fight an ambush in Heifeng Village, and knew that Heifeng Village suffered heavy losses in the ambush battle today. It is estimated that he would not dare to risk losing his head and rob the other party's lair in the dark.
The three monkeys knew what the character of the second scar in front of him was, and explained with a low smile: "Heavenly King, you are really careful. Today, there are dozens of brothers in the cottage, and these people have long been in a mess.
If it weren't for dinner, Xu Bin's rabbit cub came out to calm his emotions, this Black Wind Village would have been a mess of porridge. As soon as they had eaten, they all went back to their rooms to rest. When I came out to meet you, I had already looked around, and only the mountain road in front of me was guarded, and the rest of the place was not guarded at all.
At this time, are they still in the mood to think about someone sneaking up? If you miss this great opportunity today, if you want to win Xujiazhai in the future, I'm afraid it won't be so easy, Heavenly King, don't miss the opportunity! ”
Listening to the explanation of the three monkeys, the worry in Wang Erscar's heart was slightly reduced, but the chill in his heart seemed to warn him that if he went further, he would definitely encounter unpredictable dangers. You must know that this kind of premonition is the biggest reliance on him to survive from more than ten years of bandits to the present.
Compared with Wang Erjiao, the leader of the usual cautious, the bandits who were already holding the Black Wind Village tonight were more willing to believe the words of the three monkeys.
A small leader standing behind the two of them suddenly stepped forward and interjected: "Heavenly King, I feel that the third brother's words make sense, I missed such an opportunity today, and if I want to take the Black Wind Village in the future, I am afraid it will not be so easy."
Moreover, the collusion between the big boss and the official army will be found out by the people in the mountains. With the strength of our cottages, we can't resist the siege of these other cottages at all.
But if we can successfully take Xujiazhai tonight, even if the other cottage leaders know that today's matter is done by our big boss, there is such a treasure land that is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and we are not afraid of them besieging it. That head is light and that head is heavy, and I hope that the king of heaven will think twice! ”
The words of the three monkeys only dispelled some of the concerns in Wang Erscar's heart, but the words of this little leader were more worthy of his deep thought. Regarding Ma Liu's collusion with the officials and soldiers, to be honest, he felt a little inauthentic in his heart. But he knows that since Ma Liu was blinded by Xu Da's family, he has always wanted to uproot the cottage in front of him.
It's a pity that Xianglu Peak is just a new bandit nest that has been standing for a few years, and it can't be compared with an old bandit nest like the Xu family, which has been in business for more than ten years. Ma Liu, who thought hard about his own strength and couldn't take revenge, finally took advantage of his business relationship with several wealthy businessmen in Shanxia County, and deliberately asked people to send information to Zhu Shanzhi, the commander of the city defense battalion, who was also a troubled bandit cottage for many years in Heifeng Village, a troubled place.
The two sides joined forces to have today's Black Wind Village bandits, and they were ambushed as soon as they got off the mountain. In order to do a good job in this ambush during the day, Ma Liuxuan sent his cousin Ma San, also known as the three monkeys, here two years ago to act as an internal response, which can be described as a painstaking effort. If he wastes the opportunity like this, he will inevitably be trained after he goes back!
The encouragement of the three monkeys and the little leader in unison made Wang Erscar, as the leader, very passive, and the expressions of the bandits behind him were eager to try. He knew that if he gave up the sneak attack on the Black Wind Village tonight and returned to the big boss of the incense burner peak who had become sensitive and suspicious, he would also have a distrustful opinion of him.
This is naturally a very undesirable fate for Wang Erscar, who completely relies on Ma Liu's trust to become one of the four heavenly kings of the incense burner peak.
Wang Erscar, who secretly sighed in his heart, could only hope that today's premonition was too sensitive, and he began to command his subordinates to carefully touch Xujiazhai along the mountain road.
When a group of dozens of people entered the inner courtyard of Heifeng Village, Wang Erscar saw that the houses in the courtyard didn't even light an oil lamp, and his heart suddenly said in horror: "Oops, we were fooled, brothers quickly withdraw from here." ”
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