Chapter 62: The Last Stand
Zhou Yuting still wanted to speak, but Chen Ningning pulled her sleeve and shook her head slightly. The update is the fastest and the fastest to the eye
The sergeants of the Inspection Division are different from the regular army under the command of Zhou Yuting's father, they are just a group of miscellaneous soldiers who have been recruited by the county government, and their usual treatment is to fill their stomachs, and it is a big deal to make some small fortunes.
"Ladies and gentlemen, I am the wife of Li Zhi County in Hukou County, what Inspector Jia said is right, if these bandits are allowed to do whatever they want in the Inspection Division, then where is the face of the imperial court? I am afraid that you will not be able to escape the pain of exile on the frontier at that time! ”
Chen Ningning glanced around at the frightened sergeants in the courtyard, and said loudly, "Mrs. Ben is here to assure you that the reward for killing a water bandit will be twenty taels of silver, and the casualties will be given a bereavement pension according to the standard of the Baishui Town Inspection Division!" ”
As soon as these words came out, the sergeants at the scene suddenly burst into a commotion, exchanging heads with each other and discussing one after another.
Twenty taels of silver is not a small amount of money for them, and the salary of those elite regular soldiers is only ten taels a year.
Moreover, the casualty pension of the Baishui Town Inspection Department is very generous, and if they die in battle, they can also leave a guarantee for their families, which is equivalent to avoiding their worries.
"Don't listen to her, she just wants you to die." Wang felt that something was wrong, and Chen Ningning's words touched the sergeants at the scene deeply, so he sneered and said, "Even if there is a reward for silver, do you think it can be sent to you?" ”
"Madame, is what you just said true? How can we be sure that we will get those bounties? Since Jia Hu and the two deputy inspectors were being pressed up and down on weekdays, Wang's words immediately aroused the concern of the sergeants, and one sergeant immediately shouted in the crowd.
Compared with whether Chen Ningning could cash in those bounties and casualty benefits, the sergeants were more worried that even if those bounties were given to the Ningshui Town Inspection Division, then Jia Hu and the two deputy inspectors would have a hand in it, and there would be little money left in their hands.
"Even if you don't believe Mrs. Ben, then you should also believe Li Zhixian in Hukou County, since Mrs. Ben dares to open this mouth, then Li Zhixian will definitely honor it."
Chen Ningning felt that this was a good sign, indicating that the sergeant at the scene had already been moved by her mention just now, so she said in an orderly voice, "As for those rewards, don't worry, Mrs. Ben will personally distribute them to you at that time, and you will receive them according to the head." ”
"Master Jia, do you think this method is feasible?" As she spoke, Chen Ningning turned her head and looked at Jia Hu on the side quietly.
"This is also the meaning of this inspection, and Mrs. Chen will distribute it to you when the time comes, what else do you have to worry about?" Although he felt a little pain in his heart, Jia Hu knew clearly that now was not the time to care about these petty profits, so he nodded solemnly and said loudly to those sergeants.
Jia Hu knew very well in his heart that even if Li Yuntian didn't come out with this reward, then Chen Ningning would definitely come out, the Chen family had a big business, how could he care about this little money?
It's a pity, because of the voice of the previous sergeant, he didn't have the opportunity to make a profit from it, so he couldn't collect those bounties again afterwards, right? In that case, the Inspection Division will definitely blow up the camp.
Therefore, he hated that mouthy guy to death in his heart, and he was ready to check which guy was so hateful, and he would definitely have to repair it in the future.
"Brothers, sooner or later we will die anyway, we might as well fight with those water bandits, even if we die, we won't be ashamed of our family." Seeing that Jia Hu agreed with Chen Ningning's approach, a person's voice suddenly sounded in the crowd.
"Fight!" The sergeants looked at each other for a while, and then said in a rambling voice, and their morale was boosted.
Seeing this situation, Chen Ningning couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, with these sergeants in the way, it was not easy for the Wang family to arrest her, no matter how to say that the sergeants of the Inspection Division had an overwhelming advantage in numbers, nearly four times that of the water bandits, and they were not unarmed villagers, if they really had to fight, it would be enough for those water bandits to drink a pot.
There are clouds in the art of war, and they will be born after death, and now the sergeants of the inspection department have no way to retreat, and they must fight with those bandits, they can't sit back and watch the Wang family take Chen Ningning away from the inspection department, and no one can afford this crime.
Moreover, people die for money, and birds die for food, Chen Ningning has opened such generous conditions, which is enough to make these people in the inspection department have a hand.
"Three masters, what should I do?" Finding that the morale of the sergeant of the inspection department was gradually rising, a big man came to Wang's side and whispered instructions.
After all, there are many sergeants in the inspection department, and at this time, Chen Ningning has boosted their morale, and there must be many casualties in the fight.
"Since they are looking for death, then fulfill them!" The Wang family finally had the opportunity to seize Chen Ningning, how could he give up lightly, his eyes flashed fiercely, and he said coldly.
In her opinion, although there are many sergeants in the inspection department, they are a rabble after all, and they can't fight a tough battle, as long as the battle situation intensifies, it will definitely collapse.
"Brothers, them!" Hearing this, the big man nodded, raised the knife in his hand, shouted, and led forty or fifty bandits to rush towards the sergeant of the inspection department.
"Quick, release the arrow!" Jia Hu was taken aback when he saw this, and hurriedly shouted.
Hearing the order, the twenty or so archers at the scene hurriedly shot the arrows in their hands.
Perhaps due to panic, or perhaps due to lack of daily training, although the two sides were not far apart, only half of the arrows hit the rushing bandits, and the rest of the arrows actually missed.
Even among the water bandits who were shot, except for two who fell to the ground and died in convulsions, the others did not suffer much damage, and after breaking the arrow, they still rushed towards the sergeant of the inspection department.
It was too late for the archers to shoot any more arrows, and the bandits had already rushed over, engaged the sergeants at the front of the queue, and a scuffle ensued.
Although the number of sergeants in the inspection department was superior, they were still at a disadvantage in the face of fierce water bandits, and they were far inferior in terms of physical quality and combat experience.
During the fight, some of the bandits were cut to the ground, but many more sergeants of the Inspection Division screamed and fell in pools of blood.
"Mrs. Chen, let's go through the back door, the water bandits are fierce, I'm afraid we won't be able to resist for long." Looking at the water bandits who were wantonly killing in the crowd, Jia Hu wiped the sweat from his forehead and said with a pale face.
The so-called defeat is like a mountain, the reason why those sergeants of the inspection department dare to fight with the water bandits is completely by Chen Ningning's breath, once this breath is dispersed, then it is bound to be defeated.
"You can't go now, or people's hearts will be scattered." Zhou Yuting sneered, picked up the long sword in her hand and walked quickly towards the water bandits in the melee.
"Quick, protect Miss Zhou." Chen Ningning was taken aback when she saw this, and hurriedly shouted to the guards of the Hou Ye Mansion and the attendants of the Chen family on the side.
She knew that the Inspection Division was her and Zhou Yuting's last refuge, and if those bandits broke through the Inspection Division, then they would have no way to escape.
Seeing that Zhou Yuting, such a delicate beauty, also came to join in the fun, a water bandit laughed cruelly, waved the knife in his hand and pounced on her, and slashed down with a knife on the head.
To the surprise of this water bandit, Zhou Yuting's body shook, and he avoided his attack very lightly, and then he felt a chill in his chest, looked down, his eyes showed a look of shock, I don't know when Zhou Yuting had pierced his chest with the long sword in his hand.
Zhou Yuting immediately pulled out her long sword, and joined the battle situation surrounded by the guards of the Hou Ye Mansion and the attendants of the Chen family, and their arrival was like a shot in the arm, making the crumbling sergeant of the Inspection Division stand firm, quickly gather towards them, and use them as the center to resist the attack of those water bandits.
The water bandit who was pierced through the chest by Zhou Yuting took a few steps with a knife, wanting to attack Zhou Yuting, but then his body was crooked and he fell to the ground without a sound.
More and more people fell in pools of blood, and the smell of blood in the air became stronger and stronger, Chen Ningning only felt that her stomach was turning upside down, and she couldn't help but lean over and vomit, and the red-clothed girl hurriedly patted her back with concern.
"Who is that woman?" Wang looked at Zhou Yuting in surprise, who was becoming more and more brave in the crowd, and under the leadership of Zhou Yuting, the sergeant of the inspection department rose up again.
Zhou Yuting has practiced martial arts since she was a child, and she has become a good skill, she can slap the obese He Renwei in a circle and then fall to the ground, and her strength can be seen.
Finally, after most of the accomplices fell, more than a dozen water bandits in the battle had no intention of fighting, and retreated from the battlefield one after another, standing behind Wang with their heads down.
If it was left in the past, the Wang clan would definitely have slashed these water bandits who were greedy for life and afraid of death, but now that she was nervous, she couldn't kill indiscriminately, so as not to disturb the morale of the army.
Zhou Yuting's body was covered with the blood of the bandits, and her left arm was stabbed, bubbling outward, so she took advantage of the bandits' retreat to tear off a strip of cloth, bit one end with her teeth, and quickly tied the wound with the strip of cloth.
During this period, Zhou Yuting didn't even blink, and the sergeants of the Inspection Department around her were dumbfounded, no one expected that she would be so brave, not inferior to a man.
"Who are you?" Wang Shi looked at Zhou Yuting, her face was blue and white for a while, she found that even she was not the opponent of the beautiful woman in front of her, and asked suspiciously.
"Who this girl is, you are not qualified to know." Zhou Yuting sneered and said proudly.
"No matter who you are, one day you will die in the hands of your aunt, and then your aunt and grandmother will make you unable to survive, and you can't die!" Wang was enraged by Zhou Yuting's arrogance, and said with a somewhat hideous face.
"The slut of the Chen family, my aunt and grandmother will spare your life today." Then, Wang sneered and looked at Chen Ningning, who was a little pale because of vomiting, and said gloomily, "Don't be complacent, once tonight passes, there will be no Chen family in the world!" ”
"What do you mean by that?" Chen Ningning felt that there was something in Wang's words, and her heart couldn't help sinking, and she hurriedly asked in a coquettish voice.
"You'll understand tomorrow." Wang's face showed a smug look, she didn't explain anything to Chen Ningning, waved her hand at the water bandit behind her, and said loudly, "Let's go, let's go back to drink." ”
"You can't go!" As soon as her words fell, a man's deep voice came from outside the gate of the Inspection Division.