Chapter 4: Into the Mountains to Suppress Bandits

When she woke up the next day, Ah Chu found that Ming Chu really didn't go back to the room, and it was noisy outside early in the morning, and she was about to open the door, when someone came in a hurry, still holding two baked cakes in his hand, with a dark and tired face, I don't know if he discussed with Zhou Cunzhi all night last night.

In the past two days, he seems to have become very kind, Ah Chu snatched the baked cake from his hand, and said while gnawing: "Are you specially here to call me, then let's go!" She gulped down and ate happily, without any regard for her image, and she ate the baked cakes with relish, and walked forward with her legs.

didn't take two steps but was stopped by Ming Chu: "You can't go." ”

Ah Chu tilted his head and looked at him puzzled: "Why?" "Could it be that this guy has really become kind-hearted, less black-hearted, and didn't let her go for the sake of her safety?

Sure enough, she thought too much about it again.

He was still so proud, "You got in the way, but you mistook my business." ”

Ah Chu didn't do it, she was going to save Qingli, if she didn't go, the cold-hearted person in front of her only cared about suppressing bandits, and didn't care about the lives of others, if Qingli was also there, what if she was injured.

Of course, she doesn't want Qinghedge to be in the thief's den, but whether she is there or not, as long as the person is okay, she can be relieved.

"Childe, it's time for us to go." She was about to say something, when a young man came in from outside the courtyard, holding a long sword and a flowing scarf tied his hair in a ponytail.

"Uh......h I'm going too. Ah Chu looked at Ming Chu infatuatedly, this was the first time he had been spoiled by him.

"Alright." Ming Chu felt that her legs were weak, and flicked her forehead to shut up.

Besides, goosebumps are getting up, not to mention that he is not used to it, and even the person who spoke feels disgusting.

Ming Chu saw that she would not give up, so he instructed the little brother: "Lausanne, take care of her on the road, protect her thoroughly, don't let her run around, it's not good to see her!" ”

Lausanne commanded: "Yes! ”

Lausanne was originally Mingchu's personal guard, but he has been separated these days, relying on the signal of last night, he has just found his master, no, it is his turn to behave positively.

Ah Chu secretly rejoiced, grinning with a row of little white teeth, great, she can also go.

Zhou Cunzhi's ability to do things is not bad, he made sufficient preparations before suppressing the bandits, sent people to explore the road in advance, found out the number and traces of the bandits, and knew that the hostages they captured were safe and sound, and when the perfect plan was discussed, he could quickly attack, and then a large team of people rushed to the scene to arrest them.

There is a Qinglong Mountain 30 miles away from Yecheng, it takes more than an hour to ride a horse or walk quickly, autumn is the dry season, the mountains are all dry grass, and the mountains cannot hide people, the movement into the mountains should not be too big, the thieves hide in the south of the mountain, so the officers and soldiers can choose to go up the mountain from the narrow path in the north.

In this operation, a total of 100 people were brought to a stop on the half-mountain level, divided into two groups, one team as a rearguard, around the side of the mountain to outflank, and one team as a forward, to launch a strong attack head-on.

The official who opened the road in front of him held a half-person high flag in his hand, and after a while, the wind direction was measured to be northwesterly, and Lord Zhou saw that the time had come, and with a wave of his sleeves, he ordered: "Ignition!" ”

Set fire to the mountain, lure the snake out of the hole, and attack left and right, this is all Ming Chu's idea, he has combat experience, and he is naturally suitable for this military advisor.

The fire was raging, the forward formed a team of 20 officers and soldiers, approaching the stockade step by step, at the beginning, the morale of the thieves to resist the officers and soldiers was high, and some people kept raising their knives to rush up, the officers and soldiers released arrows round after round, one died one by one, the officers and soldiers came suddenly, the brothers in the stockade did not expect it, and after a while they were in chaos, and someone shouted: "The officers and soldiers are coming, retreat quickly!" ”

Seeing that they could not resist the menacing attack of the officers and soldiers, the bandit leader ordered the hostages to be brought out and placed in front of the pile, and the officers and soldiers did not release arrows again.

Zhang Dabeard, with a big knife on his shoulder, shouted at the officers and soldiers: "Come and listen to me, I have thirty hostages, if you dare to take another step, Lao Tzu will kill one person!" ”

Hearing that there was no movement over there, the thief began to laugh, "You group of rice buckets that eat dry rice, his grandmother is a bear who dares to attack Lao Tzu, and if you have the ability, you will lay down your weapons and compete with grandpa and me alone!" ”

The bandit leader Zhang had a big beard and thought that the officers and soldiers were a group of cowards, and he would never dare to put down his weapons to save people, but who knew that the sound of clanging over there actually put down the blades in his hands, startling him, when did the officers and soldiers have such great courage? If this were the case for them, they would not have allowed them to remain in this Qinglong Mountain for more than ten years without daring to have a frontal conflict, since the beginning of the war, they have been rampant and domineering here.

Ming Chu stood up and spoke at this time: "You let everyone go, I'll give you a way out." He still has a mustache and a dark clothes, a little less aggressive, and more temperamental.

He was the first to approach, his eyes were peaceful, his steps were steady, he was not in a hurry, and the whole gave people a harmless feeling, but the bandits were all scared, and the hands holding the knife were a little shaky, after all, he dared to come in alone without a knife or gun, and he was not afraid at all, ordinary people could not be so calm.

The bandit leader was stunned by the beard, and suddenly felt that this Xuanyi boy was a little familiar, the boss was not in vain, and he had been in the rivers and lakes for a long time, reading countless people, and his eyes were sharp. He took out the missing person notice from his bosom and looked at it, this person looked like seven or eight points in the painting, and his eyes rolled, as if he was thinking about something.

Ming Chu also saw his strange appearance, and suddenly there was wind under his feet, and he instantly "swooped" in front of Zhang Dabeard, and he was so shocked that he fell the big knife to the ground with a "clang".

"Are you hesitating?" Ming Chu's eyes glowed with a faint light, staring at him like a ghost.

Zhang Dabeard's eyes didn't dare to blink, and he didn't dare to move.

Ming Chu said again: "Are you afraid? ”

After being stunned, Zhang Dabeard said in a trembling voice: "No......"

If he was right, the bearded man was looking at his portrait just now, but the bearded man wasn't sure if the person on it was him.

The bearded man should have been concerned about his own life and whether to release the hostages, rather than paying attention to his identity, it seems that this gang of rogues is indeed abnormal, which confirms his conjecture, who is there a collusion with?

"Say! Why arrest them? Ming Chu asked, resting the crescent knife on the neck of Zhang Dabeard.

Zhang Dabeard gritted his teeth, and said with a horizontal face: "Where are there so many whys, Lao Tzu can catch whoever he wants!" ”

Even if Zhang Dabeard doesn't say it, there is only one conclusion, there are not too many valuable things in the greeting team, the robbery is just a cover, they are actually based on the route provided by the foreign news, go to kill people, but he didn't expect that he didn't see the person they wanted to kill, the stakes are very high, and the matter cannot be revealed, so he arrested these people and asked about the whereabouts of the target, the task was not completed, and he couldn't let it go if he wanted to, so as not to give an explanation to the alliance.

Zhang Dabeard is afraid that he really can't give an explanation, and today, he is going to explain here.

"You don't have a chance." Since he couldn't ask anything, he went to check it himself.

Everyone was caught off guard and only listened to the "snort!" With a bang, blood splattered three feet high.

Ming Chu was impatient at all, he finished killing people, the corners of his mouth were outlined, two fingers picked up a piece of the dead man's clothes, slowly wiped the blood stains on the knife, and then slowly inserted it back into his waist.

Ah Chu saw Ming Chu's murderous appearance for the first time, and thought to himself that this person was really ruthless, but fortunately he didn't cut her throat as quickly and accurately as he did today that night.

She had been close to this person for a few days, but fortunately he didn't have to squeeze the big bed with her, otherwise he would have some palpitations and nightmares.

The thief was dead, and the officers and soldiers behind rushed in, and Zhou said: "Take them all!" ”

There are also people from the government in the back mountain, and those who want to run around can't run away.

"Hedgeh!" The green clothes in the first row of the hostage pile came into view, and Ah Chu hurriedly went over to hold the hedge, "I've been worried about me for the past few days, are you okay?" ”

"Woo woo...... Qing Li's eyes were full of tears, and he hugged Ah Chu, "Qing Lih is fine, the princess is worried." Her eyes were still swollen, and she said she was fine, and she must have cried.

Qingli and Ah Chu are about the same age, she is a little girl with a round face like a bun, Ah Chu was in the palace for a while, always teased her and said: "You should thank God that Princess Ben doesn't like to eat steamed buns, otherwise you will be dangling in front of you every day, and nine lives will not be enough for me Huohuo." After she finished speaking, she would always make Qinghedge laugh, and then, she was scolded by a master who didn't even have rules for herself.