Chapter 55: Take advantage of the fire
Yesterday's short confrontation had made Pan Luohuan afraid and afraid of Ouyang Xuan, so the next morning, he took the people out of the mountain in a gloomy manner. There were only more than 20 soldiers who followed him back to Chongqing Mansion, and the remaining more than 70 soldiers, including Tang Xiangwei, chose to stay in Wanjiazhai. Most of these soldiers who went back with Pan Luohuan were old and young, and they really couldn't give up their families. Tang Xiangwei also has family members in Fucheng, but he knows that if he goes back like this, Pan Luohuan will definitely throw the pot at him, and according to Pan's harsh and unkind urine line, he will have to be peeled off if he doesn't die, and Yu Zhu's persuasion will simply stay.
Tang Xiangwei was reluctant to return to Chongqing Mansion, and most of the soldiers followed suit and stayed. On the one hand, they know that most of them will be rectified and liquidated by Pan Luohuan when they go back, and at least they will be guilty of not selling their strength and being unfaithful to protect the Lord. On the other hand, it is fed up with the days of being beaten and scolded. Although these soldiers are the elite of the Chongqing Mansion Army, in the eyes of Pan Luohuan and other superiors, they are just slaves with weapons. They would also be deprived of money and food under other officers. These are still elite soldiers, and the treatment of the rest of the ordinary soldiers can be imagined. The Perak Army naturally warmly welcomed those who volunteered to stay, so with these 70 people as the backbone, the sixth company of the field battalion was newly established, with Tang Xiangwei as the company commander. In order to solve the worries of these people, Ouyang Xuan also sent people to take the tokens and set off immediately, their task was to arrive in Fucheng in time for Pan Luo Huanzhi's departure, and take Tang Xiangwei and the family members of the soldiers to the mountain.
For being driven out of the mountain this time, Pan Luohuan naturally hated it. He didn't reflect on what he had done, but he aimed his hatred at Ouyang Xuan, and also blamed him for the too few soldiers and horses he brought and Tang Xiangwei's betrayal, he was ready to go back to report to his uncle, and then bring more people back to take revenge. Although he was planning to come back, he was not ready to go back empty-handed, and he had scraped a lot of good things in the past ten days. To say that in Pan's control of the people's fat and ointment, the appearance is extremely ugly, but compared to Pan Luohuan's method of scraping the ground, it is inferior. This Pan Luohuan's greed is better than the blue compared to Pan's control. In addition to a large amount of wine, he also brought back a large amount of wine, as well as precious medicinal materials, animal skins and other mountain specialties and silk silk, most of which were robbed by Xiong Ben and stored in the warehouse. Cao Ergou and the others were already angry about letting Pan Luohuan go, but they were really angry when they saw him so greedy, and they wanted to take back the property he was going to take away, but they were stopped by Ouyang Xuan. He said lightly: "These belongings will make people red-eyed, and someone will help us do it."
There were too many things that Pan Luohuan had looted, except for a few mules and horses to carry them, most of the accompanying soldiers also walked with heavy loads. To say that Pan Luohuan is not stupid, yesterday's betrayal of relatives made him learn a lesson, and promised the soldiers along the way that he would give heavy rewards after returning to the city. The goods on their backs were so crushed that the soldiers bared their teeth and said nothing, and the speed of their march was greatly slowed down, and they barely reached Hengyuan Village until dark.
The so-called this time and that time, compared with the courtesy when entering the mountain, Xiong Ben couldn't help but show a proud look when he saw the apprehension of Pan Luohuan and his party this time. Seeing this scene, Pan Luohuan ordered someone to bring out the wine to invite Xiong Ben to drink, but the word "bear" on the wine vat made Xiong Ben's eyes red and revealing a fierce look, he gritted his teeth and threw a sentence at Pan Luohuan: "You dare to take my wine?" After saying that, he left angrily, and asked him to carry all the wine away. People had to bow their heads under the eaves, and Pan Luohuan, who looked confused, saw that Xiong Ben turned his face faster than turning a book, but he had no choice but to order someone to rest in a hurry, and strictly ordered his subordinates to act carefully so as not to cause trouble.
Just because you don't get into trouble doesn't mean things won't come your way. Before dawn, Pan Luohuan took people to prepare to set off, the fierce light in Xiong Ben's eyes last night scared him awake all night, and he was ready to say goodbye. Unexpectedly, they were surrounded by a large group of people at the gate of the village, accusing Pan Luohuan of stealing their belongings and mules. The hot blood of his subordinates splashed Pan Luohuan's body, making him pale and trembling with fright. He knew in his heart that these bandits in military uniforms were clearly going to rob and maybe kill people, so he shouted Xiong Ben's name for help. Now only Xiong Ben can save his life.
Pan Luohuan's crying cry made Xiong Ben extremely disdainful, and he thought about it again and again and walked out of the shadows. In fact, Xiong Ben's earliest plan was to wait for Pan Luohuan and his party to walk out of the boundary of Hengyuan Town and then kill and rob goods, but the bandits under him were too anxious, and their eyes lit up when they saw the property, and they did it without waiting to get out of the gate. Why do you want to rob Pan Luohuan? The world is so big, do you still need a reason for robbery? And in Xiong Ben's eyes, these belongings from the Wanjiazhai warehouse were originally his, but they were robbed by Ouyang Xuan. Why can't he get it back now? As for what the consequences would be, he didn't think about it at all. If Yongkang County Ling and Yao Shi'an can't shelter them, it's a big deal to occupy the mountains as kings and fall grass as bandits again. It's just that Xiong Ben feels that he is now an official of the imperial court, and it is Pan's nephew who is robbed, and it is not too obvious to rob him on his own territory. After all, there are still many advantages to being an official, in addition to being able to legally loot money, it is also more convenient to rob passing merchants, and it is also more convenient to recruit people with an official identity. It has been less than a month since he took charge of Yokohara Town, and several small groups of bandits have come to join Xiong Ben, and now he has more than 100 bandits under him.
"Mr. Pan, misunderstanding, it's all a misunderstanding! However, these belongings are indeed under my hands, and now they should be returned to their original owners, as for their .....", Xiong Ben said to the corpses underground: "It's all done by the group of people in Liuliba, it's all done by Ouyang Xuan, don't you say?" At this moment, Xiong Ben, who was full of meat, was a savior in Pan Luohuan's eyes, and he was busy and said, "Brother Xiong, no, what Lord Xiong said is very true, I should report it to my uncle."
After being sacked by Xiong Ben's men, Pan Luohuan and the others left Hengyuan Town trembling, and then fled all the way back to Chongqing Mansion City. Pan Luohuan, who was kneeling in front of Pan Commander covered in blood, looked like a man of two people at this time and was complacent before taking office. Of course, he never mentioned the matter of forcibly kidnapping the people's daughters, only saying that the mountain people were brutal and refused to accept Wang Hua, refused to pay food and taxes under the instigation of Ouyang Xuan, and organized private troops to attack officers and soldiers, which was no different from barbarians. Tang Xiangwei was in cahoots with the barbarians in the mountains, and refused to return to Chongqing Mansion. As for what happened in Yokohara Town, he didn't add fuel and vinegar, and told it as it was.
Pan Luohuan's crying made Pan Tongzhi hate, angry and angry. What he hated was that Ouyang Xuan had such influence in the mountains in just a few months, and these stragglers who called themselves the Thunderbolt Army were already on the verge of becoming invincible. What is angry is that Xiong Ben dares to openly rob his nephew, "beating dogs and owners", this small Hengyuan prison town is so arrogant, it is clear that he does not take himself seriously. The angry thing is that his nephew is really not angry, not only did he not get the territory, but he also lost nearly 100 elite soldiers in vain. This cockscomb mountain is rich in products, and there are a large number of people and fugitive population, this is not within the jurisdiction of the imperial court, if it can be collected as a private family then there is a foundation in this troubled era, as long as the business is good, even if the dynasty is changed, it will not affect the prosperity of the Pan family. It was precisely because he wanted to firmly grasp the cockscomb mountain that Pan Tongzhi still sent his nephew to the mountain to inspect when he knew that he was stubborn and difficult to pick the beam. It's just that he really didn't expect that his nephew really couldn't support the wall in the mud, and he messed up the matter of picking picks.
"Although Ouyang Xuan and Xiong Ben hit me, they actually hit you in the face, you quickly raise troops to arrest them......" Pan Luohuan still crouched on the ground and cried, which made the frowning Pan Tongzhi upset, he flew up and kicked off the cry of this unsuccessful thing.
After thinking about it calmly, Pan decided to send another henchman to the mountains to serve as a glass inspector. Of course, Pan Luohuan could not be left alone, on the one hand, he ordered the scribe to write a letter to reprimand Ouyang Xuan and Xiong Ben for their misdeeds, and then wrote a letter to Yongkang County to ask Cheng Jinyong to question his lax control. On the other hand, they sent people to arrest the families of Tang Xiangwei and others who were stranded and did not return, and punished them in the name of gangsters. Pan Luohuan was very puzzled when he heard this arrangement, and cried and asked, "Uncle, you just let them go like this?" Unexpectedly, this sentence directly made Pan Tongzhi furious, and he yelled while kicking Pan Luohuan: "What do you know about this stupid thing of bad things? In the end, he leaned over and whispered in Pan Luohuan's ear through gritted teeth: "The Mongols have invaded Shu again."