That night, Zhou Weiji took the catcher and the box army to ambush by the river, and Gao Feng and the others disguised themselves as shipwrights and drove a merchant ship full of goods carefully past.

Zhou Weiji hid in the barren grass, carefully observing the movements around him, but there was no trace of the bandits. It is said that with such a night and such geographical conditions, a lone merchant ship can easily become a target for robbery.

"Team leader, what should I do?"

Zhou Weiji's eyes were like electricity, and he pressed his hand to signal the brothers not to be anxious, and secretly observed.

After another half an hour, a second disguised merchant ship slowly passed by, but the bandits still did not appear.

In the moonless dark night, the water surface was pitch black, and the cold wind blew on his face as uncomfortable as a knife cut, Zhou Weiji clenched his fingers into a fist, and his green tendons burst out.

"Don't wait tonight, let's go back first, donkey and Hongchai continue to guard here."

Away from the crowds, the group returned to a hidden cave that they had found in advance to rest.

"Team leader, didn't that gang of bandits grab enough things and run away?" A white-faced catcher shuddered as he approached the fire, took off the wine bag around his waist and poured a few sips of spirits.

Zhou Weiji pulled the burning dry pine branches with a wooden stick, "It's hard to say, we have to take another look." ”

They were ambushed not far from the area where the bandits had robbed the ship three times, but there was no movement, and it was difficult to catch their whereabouts if the bandits did not show their faces.

"Leader, what's on your hand?" A young man in a military uniform stretched his neck to look at the gloves Zhou Weiji was wearing on his hands.

The gloves were given to him by Lan Yi, saying that they were made of dyed wool spinning, with five fingers separated, and half of the fingers were exposed, which was very convenient.

The little girl was afraid that he wouldn't wear it, and repeatedly said that there were still many threads at home, so he didn't have to save it.

"It's a glove." Zhou Weiji turned his wrist and smiled lightly at the corner of his mouth. Da Zhou did not have gloves, they dripping into ice when they fought at the border pass, afraid of freezing their fingers and weapons to take off, the soldiers took more leather strips and tied them to the palms of their hands, every time they finished the battle, sweat, blood and knife handle leather strips were frozen in one place, the taste was really uncomfortable, how could there be something called gloves comfortable and warm. His little girl can always think of ideas that others can't think of.

"Hey, the team leader is smiling like this, it's a good thing to do for the team leader, right?"

Zhou Weiji's face sank, "What nonsense!" It was your sister-in-law who did it. ”

Everyone knew that Zhou Weiji hadn't married a wife yet, and when they heard him mention "sister-in-law", they coaxed blindly, "Where did you come from, sister-in-law?" The team leader hasn't invited the brothers to drink yet. ”

"When we get married in June next year, I'll ask you to come over and drink. Your sister-in-law is tender-faced, and you are not allowed to make a fool of yourself then. ”

The white-faced catcher drank quickly, and his face turned ruddy, "The little sister-in-law is the little lady who was rescued by the head of the team in July, right?" ”

When Lan Yi was arrested, he was assigned by Zhou Weiji to conduct a thorough investigation in the city, and then guarded at the gate of the city, and had a relationship with Lan Yi, who was rescued by Zhou Weiji.

Although Lan Yi was very wolf at that time, she could also see that she was a petite girl with fine skin and tender meat, and her big eyes were very smart. They all saw with their own eyes that the black-faced team leader who had always had few expressions and words, actually leaned over to talk to the little lady softly, and personally sent her home, he told his brothers that there was a sign, so thinking, the white-faced hunt quickly and proudly squeezed his eyes at everyone, hehe smirked.

Zhou Weiji was still expressionless, "When it is warm, I will go to the river to guard, and change the donkey and they will come in." ”

The white-faced catcher got up with a quick smile and walked towards the entrance of the cave with the wine bag in his arms, but was knocked down by the rush rush in.

"Second brother, it's not good, another merchant ship has been robbed ten miles west."

Zhou Weiji's eyes widened, and he stood up suddenly: "When?" ”

Gao Feng gasped, "About half an hour ago." When we arrived on a merchant ship, the bandits had already finished their cargo and fled. ”

"What about the brothers who are there?"

Gao Feng poured a sip of wine and spat out a mouthful of spit, "It's Bai Pengchuan who is guarding there, he took a few people to hide in the cave and didn't know anything at all, I went to pull them out!" ”

"What the fuck is shit!" Everyone showed anger, and Zhou Weiji ordered everyone to suppress the fire pile and ride a fast horse to the place where the accident occurred.

At the scene of the incident, Bai Pengchuan was shouting and commanding, and when he saw Zhou Weiji Pegasus coming, he shrunk his neck, "Team leader." ”

He dares to gallop so fast in such a dark night, isn't it possible that people and horses can see at night? Bai Pengchuan secretly raised his eyes to look at the sunspot, and saw that it was looking down at him with a look of disdain.

Zhou Weiji asked the official dressed as a boatman next to him, "How is it?" ”

The official wiped a handful of water beads on his face, "The two merchant ships were loaded with grain, a total of twelve people, the bandits wore night clothes, masked straddle scimitars attacked from the water, and the methods of hurting people were the same, they all tied their hands and feet and gagged their mouths and threw them aside. It is said that there were about 20 people, they robbed the goods on the ship and loaded them into the fast boat from the forked waterway into the mountains, and they did not know their whereabouts, but Brother Chang had already led people to chase them. ”

Zhou Weiji nodded and checked everyone's injuries, "Isn't it twelve, why are there only ten?" ”

"Seeing that the situation was not right, the two boatmen fled into the water and disappeared."

"Who is the ship's owner?"

A short-bearded man in his forties held his injured leg and looked up, "It's a villain." ”

Zhou Weiji stepped forward to check his injury, his right leg was cut by a knife, bleeding a lot but not hurting the bone, and he will recover in some time.

It is indeed the method of the bandits in the previous few times, hurting people's legs and feet to make them lose their mobility, but not causing much harm to their lives, and ordinary homeless robbers do not have such skills and means.

"The government has posted a notice to warn the merchants, how dare you go out in the dark?"

The short-bearded man cried, "The villain was in a hurry to deliver the goods, so he spent a lot of money to hire two skilled boatmen from the dock to protect the boat, but I didn't think that something would happen." ”

"What about the two boatmen?"

"It's the two who dive and run. Official, the villain suspects that they are in league with the bandits. ”

At this time, Gao Feng also chased after him.

"Fourth brother, come over and ask clearly, and take him back to the yamen to paint portraits of the two boatmen." Zhou Weiji got up and tied the sunspot to the tree, "I'll go into the mountain and take a look." ”

The donkey ran up and said, "Team leader, let's go with you." ”

Zhou Weiji shook his head, "The mountain road is difficult, and it is convenient for me to be alone." You go and check if the merchant ships can be used, and send these people back first. ”

Bai Pengchuan, who was scratching his ears and cheeks on the side, hurriedly replied, "Team leader, I have already checked it, and there is still a merchant ship that can be used." ”

Zhou Weiji glanced at him, "You take the brothers of the Xiangjun army to escort the merchant ship back to the Yamen, and then go to Lord Zhao to pay for your life." ”

Bai Pengchuan arched his hand and said in a careful low voice: "Yes." I also asked Brother Tuesday to spare the brothers this time, Bai will definitely remember it. ”

Zhou Weiji frowned and glanced at him, "Bai Pengchuan, you are a fallen horse army, you should know that I can't hide this matter for you." Escort the boatmen well, and let the brothers along the road strengthen their vigilance, and there is no room for mistakes. Fourth brother, leave the four brothers to guard, and you take someone to follow Bai Pengchuan all the way back. ”

Luoxiang, refers to the original combat regular forbidden army of the establishment, and was later selected and demoted to the box army for various reasons, the box is stronger than other box army combat effectiveness, so it was incorporated into the horse army, to maintain law and order, this time the matter is important, Zhou Wei and Huang County Xiang army commander Zhao discussed the transfer of the horse army to catch bandits.

After Zhou Weiji finished speaking, he lifted the hem of his robe and pinned it to his waist, pressed the knife with a short body, and quickly disappeared into the dark night. R1152