Chapter 122

There was a great confusion in the ranks.

The narrow valley path was difficult for the two to walk side by side, and the more than 20 guards in charge of escorting were all experienced veterans, and without waiting for Du Daworm to greet them, they quickly divided into two groups and struggled to move towards the head and tail of the team. Without waiting for the dog officers and soldiers to force over, the formation had already been laid out here: there were two or three spears at the head and tail at the front, and there were seven or eight knife hands behind them, and the brothers with salt bags in the middle also put down their burdens, some pulled out long daggers from the baskets, some pulled out iron rulers, and their eyes were full of fierce light, and their faces were full of fierce expressions...... The smuggling team on the winding mountain road quickly turned into a two-headed snake covered in spikes, arching its body, as if accumulating strength to wait for the selection of people to eat, as if waiting to welcome the bath of blood - everyone in this era knows that without exception, the smugglers are also strongmen and bandits, as long as they go out of their own territory, it is common to rob houses and rob merchants.

"Come on!" Du Daworm thought to himself, and suddenly felt a strange itch on the new scar on his face. He knew that this time the dog officers and soldiers came prepared, and the governor standard battalion came out, obviously aiming to win, and everyone in his team had no health.

He believed in his brothers equally. Not only the guards, but also the porters! Selling smuggled salt is a knife licking blood, and the "Da Ming Law" has several clear provisions on the sale of illicit salt: "Those who sell smuggled salt are guilty of death, and those who forge (salt) are from it." "Whoever peddles in smuggled salt shall have a hundred rods for three years; If there is any weapon, it will be added to the first class; Resistor slash! "Entrainment of cross-border crossers to fill the army".

The first article refers specifically to the leader of the salt barons, not to say, they all have to cut off their heads, the second article is about the sticks and pickers, who were taken to start the army, and in fact, there is a high probability that they will have to die - not because of the so-called armed resistance to arrest, but because the officers and soldiers want to ask for compensation for casualties, they will definitely exaggerate the charges as much as possible, report an armed resistance to arrest and kill all the people as if they were bandits, anyway, there is no proof of death, there is a first-level merit to be obtained, and if you don't kill it, you can't get along with the reward, and the third article, even if it is the lightest, you have to fill the army with some private salt when selling other goods, As for whether it flows 2,000 miles or 3,000 miles, it depends on the mood of the adults at that time. No matter how many miles it flows, it is to make cattle and horses for the military leader, and work under the whip all his life, and don't want to go home alive in this life!

As for the crime of cutting the path bandits, it is much lighter than selling smuggled salt: "The first offender will be punished, and the follower will flow"! See no: only the first offender was killed, and most of the others were confiscated. Don't think that murder and arson are much worse than selling smuggled salt, who will score points!

Who are you robbers killing?

Ordinary people.

Whose business are you selling smuggled salt for?

O government!

If you understand this, you will know why the imperial court has such an attitude. Therefore, this is also the reason why all smuggled salt sellers, whether they are salt barons or porters, without exception, will work part-time as a bandit side job - as long as they are caught, they will die horizontally and vertically, and they will not rob for nothing!

All the brothers knew the consequences. As long as you embark on this road, once it falls into the hands of the official army, it will be a dead end no matter what. On the contrary, as long as you don't be a spineless seed, you can rest assured that your wife and children are young! Those family members who lost their brothers, which one did Du Yuanwai owe? Needless to say, the white matter of the burial will definitely help you manage the scenery, and the family will be at least two taels of silver per month - there are more children, and there will be more rice and flour oil delivered to your home during the New Year's holidays! Who dares to bully orphans and widows? Du Yuanwai was the first to refuse: wait to find the body in which abandoned mine!

These things are in everyone's eyes on weekdays.

There are also negative examples. More than 10 years ago, a boat was intercepted in the Daning River, most of the brothers died, and only a few escaped with their lives. There is a guy named Gao Ah Li who was held by the government, and this soft bone actually led the official army to Daning to point out his companions! Of course, none of them were found - Du Yuanwai had already arranged for people to enter the mountain. Du Yuanwai stood beside the county master and looked at him coldly, his eyes that were always smiling on weekdays were like knives that could kill people at that moment! On the night the officers and soldiers left, the Gao family left, the water was burned to the ground, and none of the family escaped. Although Gao Ah Li cried like a turtle grandson and begged to be taken away by the officials and soldiers on the spot, but within a few days, the body that was stabbed into a sieve and could not see a piece of good meat appeared in the ruins of his house...... Everyone is privately spreading that Du Yuanwai sent 1,000 taels to the government to buy his dog's life, but Du Daworm knew that his uncle spent a full 1,500 taels!

Get out!

Anyway, it's a death, then the fish will die and the net will be broken! There are more than 100 men, and the numerical advantage of the officers and soldiers in this kind of terrain cannot be exerted, and every step forward has to step on the corpses, how can even the dead and the disabled take away dozens of them, right? His own army will be wiped out, and the Fubiao battalion will also break its teeth, and his uncle's livelihood will be smoother for a long time in the future, right?

But...... Really discounted the arm of the old dog Jian, the old dog who was in great pain will definitely not give up, and the county masters of Daning Dachang are afraid that they will not be able to keep their uncle, right?

Alas, whatever! At this point, I think so much about what is the use!

Du Daworm shook his head, drove the messy thoughts out of his mind, shook the handle of the knife hard, and looked back at the brothers, everyone had a resolute look on their faces.

"Come on!" Du Da worm hissed and roared.

"Turtle son is here!" The brothers in the team responded loudly.

Here it comes.

Seeing clearly the officers and soldiers approaching him, Du Da Worm faintly felt that something was wrong, and then a chill rose from the soles of his feet and rushed straight to his brain.

Du Da insect is scared!

Obviously, this section of the ambush was carefully chosen by the officers and soldiers. The official and military side is more spacious, which can accommodate three people in parallel. In front are several rows of spears: the first two rows of people hold a six-foot rifle, and the middle two rows hold a two-foot-long horse pistol (the horse pistol is the host weapon of the cavalry wielding and fighting, which is different from the cavalry spear used to charge under the armpit, which should consider the balance between the front and rear, so it will be much longer than the horse pistol), and the last two or three rows will put the two zhang long horse repelling gun on the shoulders of the predecessors! Twenty or so spear tips that fell up and down blocked the narrow mountain road, and they couldn't rush through it no matter what! In the distance, above the ranks of officers and soldiers, there were dozens of bright spears pointing straight to the sky and reflecting a little cold light - seeing the slender and sharp spear heads, Du Daworm recognized at a glance that these were javelins used for throwing!

Finished!

Seeing the deployment of the official army clearly, Du Daworm knew that today he would not only become a dead insect, but also die worthless - the official army had no intention of fighting with you at all: trap you with a gun array, and then destroy you with a javelin projection from a distance!

Du Daworm couldn't see the situation behind his team, but he thought that the dog officers and soldiers must be in exactly the same position.

Du Daworm felt like a pig's urine bubble that had been blown up, and when he was lightly touched by the tip of the spear glowing with cold light, the pride that was full of talent was instantly discharged.

Du Daworm was scared in his heart - he was not afraid of death, but he was really afraid of dying so badly.

Unconsciously, Du Da Worm's hand holding the knife fell. It's useless to dial the block, sooner or later there will be a time when you can't stop it, instead of struggling for a long time and then being nailed, in vain to be a joke for the dog officers and soldiers to put up a dragon gate array after dinner, it is better to treat death as home, no matter which one of them is said in the future, you have to raise your big finger and say: "That Du Daworm is hard to get, he is a good man!" ”

Du Daworm spat heavily to the side, took a deep breath, and straightened his chest. The sun was so dazzling just past midnight that he half-squinted his eyes, waiting for the javelin with the howling wind to pierce his body.

Du Daworm was wrong again.

With a sharp bamboo whistle, it was not the javelins that came to the face, but the locusts flying in the sky!

The spearmen and the sword and shield soldiers holding javelins were neatly half-crouched, and for a moment Du Da Worm was surprised to see that the back of the sword and shield soldiers was full of dense archers!

Because of the relative proximity, the archers in the front row used a flat shot, and the rear ones fired with a half-open bow. Feathered arrows flew head-on, and a miserable cry immediately rang out in the ranks.

In an instant, Du Da Worm, who was at the front of the team, was hit by four or five arrows and fell heavily to the ground. Each arrow is like a heavy blow, a heart-rending pain.

Du Da Worm, who was lying on the ground with his back facing the sky, watched the feathered arrows pass through the air two or three feet high in front of him, and reflexively raised his arm to protect his head...... He was amazed to find that his arm could still move!

Before Du Da Worm could understand, another feather arrow flew in, right in the middle arm!

And then......

And he fell.

The arrow feathers swept on the face, and it was itchy!

Du Daworm tilted his head and looked at the feather arrow next to his skull: How could there be no arrow clusters?

After moving his body again, Du Daworm found that except for the pain in the place where the arrow was hit, the whole body could move anywhere!

There were a few gongs ringing in his ears, and no more feathered arrows flew from the opposite side. With one hand in front of his face to cover and the other hand on the ground, Du Da Worm raised his upper body and looked around in a daze: there were no arrow clusters of feather arrows scattered next to him, in order to maintain the counterweight and flight stability, a small wooden ball was stuck to the arrow cluster at the front end of the arrow shaft!

Du Da Worm, who was full of doubts, struggled to stand up, and before he could straighten his waist, there was a noise and crying of pain behind him, and then the brothers all got up one after another. From their eyes, Du Daworm saw that everyone was completely confused like himself.

"Get a hammer!"

"Ge Laozi's land is so painful!"

Du Daworm ignored the shouts of his companions and looked up at the opposite side. This time, he finally remembered what was wrong with these dog officers and soldiers!

Except for a limited number of three or four red tassels, most of the armor and iron helmets are decorated with black tassels!

At a loss, a greeting came from the other side: "Heroes, which one is the leader, please come out and answer in one step." ”

As he spoke, a long-robed gentleman came out of the formation and looked at him with a smile.

Of course, it was Luo Shifan who shouted.