Chapter 298: Pacification

"Kill!"

The officers and soldiers are based on the Shiwu unit, cooperate with each other, and have leather armor protection, which is like a bamboo.

A large number of water bandits were immediately slashed and killed, blood filled the deck, and some even looked panicked and jumped directly into the water to escape.

When the second boat also fell, a man who looked like a leader immediately shouted: "Don't do anything!" Walk...... Retreat to the stockade! ”

He was tall, his voice was like a bell, and his strength was very good, and when he slashed with a steel knife in his hand, he immediately cut through the leather armor, and an officer and soldier screamed, and one arm flew up.

"You go to two men and kill him!"

Seeing this, Xu Ting immediately did not hesitate and commanded the two pro-soldiers behind him.

"No!"

The pro-soldier agreed, and quickly stepped forward, with a cruel smile on his face, brandishing the Hundred Refining Goose Feather Knife: "Die!" ”

Click!

The leader of the bandits raised his knife and collided, and the two knives collided, sparking a little spark.

A huge force attacked, causing him to retreat, his arm was numb, and he felt that the long knife was almost flying out of his hand, and his face couldn't help but change greatly: "This is ...... The elite in the army! ”

He really couldn't figure out why this kind of ten-man enemy's personal soldiers, which was definitely a configuration only a general, would deign to deal with these little bandits?

It's just that he only has this thought.

The two pro-soldiers cooperated tacitly, one stepped forward to attract firepower, and the other person was crawling forward, and suddenly burst out, a sword flash like lightning, and it sank into the leader's waist, and blood gushed out.

Seeing this, the pro-soldiers who were blocking the frontal sneered, and with another knife, they cut off the head of the water bandit.

"This is a battle in the army, and a fool will tell you what rules of the rivers and lakes!"

As long as you can achieve your goal, kill and injure the enemy, and lose some face, what is the combination of sneak attacks?

If you really think that you will be like a hero, what rules do you pay attention to, then it is really a joke!

"Almost!"

Seeing that this small core of resistance was eliminated at the end, Xu Ting smiled and nodded.

"Listen, your leader is dead! Why don't you surrender quickly? ”

A pro-soldier raised the leader's head and roared, like a tiger's roar: "If you resist the imperial court soldiers again, be careful to turn into powder, and the whole family will be beheaded!" ”

"My lord spare my life, I will wait for my wish!"

The officers and soldiers surrendered to the bandits, which was a matter of course, and the remaining water bandits saw that the general trend had gone, and they had no thoughts, so they knelt down one after another, threw away their weapons and surrendered.

"Good! Immediately take control of the boats, collect the prisoners, and count the wounded ......"

Seeing that the archers began to shoot sporadically the water bandits who jumped into the water and escaped, and a large number of captives were brought up, Xu Ting gave orders, but his heart was full of joy.

It didn't take long for the results of the count to come up.

"Tell your lordship, this time we killed 37 enemies and captured 50 people, basically, the strength of this Black Guam Island can be said to be exhausted in one ......"

A chief stepped forward with a happy look on his face.

"Lord Qiyu, I have already explored the location of Dazhai, and at present, those fugitives are also concentrating on the village, and it seems that they want to defend the ......."

The Taoist priest also stepped forward and said.

This is not a solution, after all, the consumption of the official army is quite large, how can they stay for a long time for a small earthen village, once they feel that the forcible attack is not worth the loss, it is possible to retreat.

"Oh!"

Xu Ting didn't speak for a while, but stood on the deck, looking at the slightly reddened lake and the floating corpses with arrows, and asked, "Our people, how are the casualties?" ”

"Three people died, five people were seriously injured, and the remaining dozen or so were slightly injured, which did not affect their movements, and they could return to the team after a little bandaging!"

Because he is the son of Fu Cheng, the team is all high-matched, and there is an old doctor with rich experience, so he started treatment on the spot, which is also a big incentive for morale.

"At this time, we have been found in the stockade, do you want to storm it?"

As long as there is a wall and a trench, even if it is very short and rough, the attack will be quite costly.

"Why bother, this battle is over!"

Xu Ting looked at the water bandits strung with straw ropes and couldn't help but smile.

After a simple interrogation, a lot of information came out, for example, there were only six or seven hundred people in the village at this time, most of them were old and young women and children, and the leader Lu Jia was also there.

Also, the leader of the water bandits he killed before was the second leader of Black Guam, and he had always been brave, of course, at this time, it was just a head, which could represent meritorious service.

After knowing this information, Xu Ting immediately ordered the army to rest slightly, leaving twenty people to guard the dock, and he took the remaining troops and took the prisoners to the front of the wooden village.

At this time, the whole village was already in turmoil, and the figures of women and old men could be faintly seen on the wooden wall, and their eyes were full of unease.

After all, they are officers and soldiers, and they represent some kind of righteousness.

Not to mention, they were defeated before, and it was not enough to kill or injure prisoners.

"This Lu Jia is a talent!"

Xu Ting came to the front of the battle and looked at the wooden village, which was not very high, about a zhang in appearance, relatively simple, and there was a trench in front of the village, although it had just been excavated, and even half of it was completed, but it could also be seen that the intentions were made.

As long as there are these, even if the regular army attacks, there will be a certain price.

"It's a pity...... Lost the opportunity! ”

If the elite of the water bandits were still there, guarding the wooden village, the ordinary hundred court officers and soldiers would not be able to take it at all.

Even if Xu Ting is now, he can only order his own soldiers to be the spearhead, risking death to charge, the damage will inevitably be great, once there is resentment in his own team, in order to appease him, he will inevitably be slaughtered, and then what kind of appeasement will become a joke.

But at this time, most of the fathers, brothers and husbands of these people in it are in their own hands, and they have a trump card and completely occupy the advantage.

"My lord, do you want to attack?"

Seeing a wave of fierce water bandits on the wall, there were not many, only a dozen people, knowing that it was the last force of the water bandits, the deputy stepped forward and asked.

To break the army and kill the generals, the five personal soldiers who patrolled were all good hands, charged up, and killed the bandit leader with lightning speed, and the overall situation was immediately decided.

"No need, why bother to kill more?"

Xu Ting waved his hand: "Bring all the prisoners up!" Persuade Muzhai to surrender again! And tell them...... If not, I'll fill the trench with my captives! ”

"Hiss......"

The adjutant just thought about it, and immediately gasped, a slight chill appeared in his heart, and he immediately praised: "Your Excellency is wise, in this way, the water bandits will be defeated!" ”

In terms of human nature, how many can do it to their loved ones?

Even Lu Jia can't commit this wrath! In fact, as early as when the dock was captured and the retreat route was cut off, the fate of this wave of water bandits was already doomed.

The so-called victory over the temple is so!

Although the inspector is not very old, he is a spicy man in the art of war, and he is really a first-class handsome.

The adjutant thought silently, and a certain thought was firm in his heart.

……

After shouting, there was a big uproar in the wooden village, and the riot was even worse, and immediately, the gate of the village creaked open, and more than a dozen people came out with wattles on their backs, and when they saw Xu Ting, they immediately knelt down: "The sinner Lu Jia, I have seen the heavenly soldiers!" ”

"Well, get up!"

Xu Ting looked at this Black Guam bandit leader.

This man was only thirty years old, but he had been weathered and his temples had turned a little gray.

I know that this person may be unwilling, but so what? The anger of the people is difficult, and if you don't want to be betrayed by your subordinates, you have to surrender.

Of course, the most important thing is your own official skin!

After all, the imperial court has placed water bandits several times before, but they are only correcting the evil, and the others are all made up of households, which is a rare foundation of trust.

Lu Jia stood up apprehensively, looking at the soldiers around him, the hairs on his back stood on end.

"You gathered a crowd to become a bandit, corrupted one party, and even robbed the county town and robbed a large family, and your crimes will not be forgiven......"

Next, Xu Ting's voice was light, but Lu Jia's legs became weak, and he knelt down again: "My lord, spare my life!" Spare your life! The villain is just to make a living...... Food is scarce on the island, and many people have starved to death......"

Bang bang!

It didn't take long for his forehead to be blood-red.

Seeing this, Xu Ting was satisfied: "...... But the situation is pitiful, and I will allow you to make meritorious contributions to our army and crusade against other bandits! ”

This man has some talents that he can use, but he has a rough temperament, and he needs to sharpen it a lot.

He already has a set of opinions on how to use people.

"Thank you, sir! Thank you, sir! ”

Although there was only a young man in front of him, he still killed and killed, and Lu Jia thanked him again and again.

"Well, Guo Kuixing, you take fifty people in, check the inventory, and sort out the household registration ......"

Even though he already knew that there was not much resistance, Xu Ting was still not at ease, detained the prisoners, and ordered his subordinates to enter the city.

After the families were taken out and a large amount of treasury inventory was counted, he finally had a smile on his face.

At this time, he ordered to boil a large cauldron, boil wild vegetables, bacon and other miscellaneous things together, and added a few salted fish into it, making it look like a chowder porridge, and divided them one by one, taking turns to eat, drink and rest.

Because of these, the commotion of the bandits gradually calmed down.

The others had rest, but Xu Ting was so busy that he couldn't even drink a sip of water, and listened to Guo Kuixing count the harvest: "A total of 750 people were captured, 70 long knives and other blades were captured, three pairs of leather armor, gold and silver equivalent to 500 taels, and several large boxes of copper coins...... It's just that there is too little food, and there is a considerable shortage of cloth and medicine! ”

"Well, all the bandits, men over the age of fifteen, are all enlisted in the army and strictly guarded, and their families are five households and one class, monitoring each other, and there are escapees sitting together!"

Xu Ting walked a few steps: "After eating and drinking, immediately get on the boat and set fire to this stockade!" ”

"For the soldiers, they are to be rewarded immediately, and all those who participate in the battle are rewarded with one tael of silver, beheaded by one rank, and rewarded with ten taels of silver, and the leader is counted separately...... Officers at all levels, the command is meritorious, and I will not forget it. ”

"Your Excellency is wise!"

Guo Kuixing and the other officers were overjoyed when they heard this.

And Xu Ting smiled a little bitterly in his heart.

After such a calculation, there is also the consumption and compensation allocated by the army, and in fact, the conquest of this island is really worth the loss.

But how do they know that my real harvest is these captives! ’

Xu Ting looked at these hundreds of people, and a smile of joy spread across his face.