Chapter 53: Suppressing Bandits (1)
The next day, the turquoise, which had disappeared for two months, quietly returned.
"Miss, the errand is done." Songshi looked calm and gave up.
This time and that time. Two months ago, she never expected Zhou Sui to come to Beihai County, let alone many changes.
Those four letters were delivered in a timely manner, which had the effect of adding fuel to the fire.
Zhao Xiyan said in a low voice: "Thank you for your hard work." The other three letters were fine, but the most important one was the one addressed to General Lee. Are you sure General Lee read the letter? ”
In that letter, there was a map of Qinglongzhai drawn by her own hand.
Zhou Sui is a person who does not change his bandit habits. In his previous life, he occupied Pingyuan County, Zichuan County, and Beihai County, recruited troops and horses, and became a hero. In the middle of the year, I always have to go back to Qinglong Village to stay for a while.
She was also brought into the stockade. The mountains stretch for hundreds of miles, dense forests are everywhere, and the terrain is complex and changeable. A weak woman who is powerless can't run out at all. Therefore, the suspicious Zhou Sui is quite tolerant of her.
She often went to stay in the wooden building at the highest point of Qinglong Village.
No one knew, she recalled the route into Qinglong Village over and over again in her mind, and observed the nearby peaks to judge the specific location of Qinglong Village in the mountains.
As long as Li Ji searched carefully according to that map, he could find Qinglong Village. For the imperial army, the biggest difficulty in suppressing bandits was also solved.
"Miss, don't worry, General Li must have seen that letter."
This is the most thrilling and exciting one on the way to deliver the letter, and the turquoise seems to be stable but actually self-satisfied, telling the story of the day.
Zhao Xiyan's dark eyes flashed, and he praised with a smile: "Thanks to your alertness, if it really falls into the hands of Li Ji, it will not be good." ”
Good is not in charge of wealth, and mercy is not in charge of soldiers. With such a map in front of Li Ji, Li Ji's first reaction was to arrest the person who sent the letter and torture him about the origin.
Thanks to Songshi, he was on guard and ran away a few days ago.
A smile flashed in Songshi's eyes, and he replied seriously: "Thanks to Miss's repeated arrangements in advance, the slave finally lived up to Miss's request." ”
Zhao Xiyan's heart fell to the ground, and he said with a smile: "You have been out for so long, just come back safely." Go back and rest for a few days, and then come back on an errand. ”
Listen to this meaning, Miss will be sent in the future?
Songshi silently swallowed back this sentence and gave it up.
After Songshi left, Zhao Xiyan stretched his brows, and dropped a number on the paper with a pen.
Forty.
Every day that passes, she will count it silently in her heart. There are only 40 days left until May 28. Pingyuan County and Zichuan County are all on guard, and Li Ji of the Jiaodong Army has a map of Qinglongzhai in his hands. The DPRK sent the most elite Janissaries to suppress the bandits. Even though she didn't want to see Murong Shen, she knew very well his ability to lead troops into battle.
Qinglong Village is almost over.
Zhou Sui is a grasshopper after autumn, and he can't jump for a few days.
……
Boom!
Cao Gui slapped the table hard, gritted his teeth and scolded angrily: "There must be an inner ghost!" Otherwise, how could Li Ji lead the troops into the mountains and forests and find the location of our Qinglong Village! ”
Liu An, the third master wearing an eye patch, cried with a sad face: "It's over!" The Jiaodong army came, and the brothers who were inquiring about the news outside came back and said that the imperial court had also sent 5,000 Praetorian Guards. He was the most elite soldier of the imperial court, strong and strong. The combined strength of the opposing side is more than 10,000 people, which is three times our strength. ”
"Big boss, we definitely can't fight, let's run!"
The fourth master, Dai Youyu, also had a gloomy face, and even lost the interest in brushing his beard, and sighed: "To put it lightly, how can you run?" The Jiaodong Army has already figured out our position, and the two roads that can get out have been blocked. ”
You can also go over the mountains and forests.
But in this way, you can't bring anything. The gold and silver treasures that had been accumulated for many years had to be thrown away, and there were cows, horses, pigs, sheep, and a bunch of women in the stockade, as well as the children that women had given birth to one after another over the years. Can't they all be thrown away?
Take a step back and say, even if you throw down your heart and run out, the people will disperse, and the stockade will be scattered.
"Can't run." Cao Gui is a complete outlaw, and mentioning the word desperate is like drinking water: "Where is the wild dog without a nest that is the opponent of the regular army of the imperial court?" Death will only be faster. ”
"There are so many of us, and we fight with them."
Liu An was obviously the one who was in favor of escaping: "Now that the Jiaodong army has surrounded our stockade, if we set fire to it, we will all be finished." It's better to run before the imperial army enters the mountain! Didn't the fourth find another hidden place a few days ago? We're going to run there. ”
Dai Youyu also said in a low voice: "Stay in the green mountains, don't worry about no firewood." When a man dies, it's all finished. The big boss has to make a decision early. ”
The scarred man sitting at the top twitched the muscles on his face, and a fierce light flashed in his eyes: "Shut up!" Whoever dares to make a noise again, Lao Tzu chopped him first. ”
Cao Gui, Liu An, and Dai Youyu immediately stopped talking.
Zhou Sui's eyes were full of murderous aura, swept around, and said coldly: "What are you afraid of." Over the years, the imperial court has not sent troops. Which time did you kill us? ”
"The stockade is good, the grain and grass are sufficient, we have 5,000 men and horses, guarding the stockade, and no one can attack it."
"Set fire? Hum! The mountains and forests are full of trees, and once we set fire, we will not be able to escape, and the imperial army surrounding the stockade will also die. They didn't dare to set it on fire! ”
"At such times, don't mention the matter of ghosts, so as not to scatter people's hearts."
"Pass my orders, everyone is tightened, ready to kill with a knife at any time."
Zhou Sui didn't speak, but once the order was given, Cao Gui and Liu An Dai all bowed their heads to receive the order. They each stepped back and did not mention the arrangement.
Zhou Sui's face was gloomy, and his mood was extremely bad.
How did it suddenly become like this?
What went wrong?
How could the Jiaodong Army find Qinglong Village accurately?
Who is the inner ghost in the stockade?
The more Zhou Sui thought about it, the more annoyed he became, and he suddenly got up and stepped into a room.
This room was covered with blood, and the smell of blood was disgusting. It is a special place for torture in Qinglong Village. Those who were locked in were carried out, without exception.
"Why is the big boss free?" The ferocious bandit greeted him flatteringly: "This Wang Tong is a hard bone, it's been half a month, and he hasn't died yet!" ”
The tall man, whose hands and feet were chained, was already bloody and his wounds were stinking, and maggots were surging.
It was Wang Tong.
Cao Gui led two hundred bandits, killed people and set fire in the middle of the night, injured Zheng Xuanfeng, and robbed Wang Tong back. As for the Yang family, a crying woman, she naturally cut something. The bandit, who was half-dead and had already confessed, was also killed with a knife.
After Wang Tong was tied up in Qinglong Village, he was tortured and tossed repeatedly, and there was only one breath left.
Zhou Sui walked up to Wang Tong and squatted down: "Wang Tong, I know you can hear it." Now there's a chance to live, do you want to? ”