After some picking, in the end, only more than 100 people got the weapons that were slightly better preserved.

The remaining village soldiers had no choice but to take out the firewood knife they carried with them and install a long pole as a simple knife envoy.

Some of them didn't have a firewood knife with them, so they simply took a long stick.

The villagers looked around, and then looked at each other.

Do you still want to attack the cottage?

Originally, after these people took the reward, they really came up with a force.

After all, if the bandits are really successful, there will definitely be rewards in the future, and in addition, you can also loot in the cottage, and if you are lucky, you can make a lot of money.

But after the arsenal, they kind of understood.

This time, I'm afraid it's pretending again.

But this trip was not in vain, in the end, it was a reward of 500 Wen.

In fact, Chang Zhixian and Liu Yong thought so.

They knew in their hearts that it was a fool's dream to rely on these archers and villagers to break into the cottage.

Strong momentum, frontal feints, attract the main force of the bandits, even if the task is completed.

The rest will be handed over to Han Zhen, and he is happy to be able to fight it, because Changzhi County can make a fortune in suppressing bandits.

If you can't beat it, you won't lose much.

As for the bounty given to the archers, it was only a drop in the bucket for him, and it was regarded as spending money to buy fame.

In short, no matter what, Changzhi County is invincible.

This is the way to be an official.

……

"Go out of the city with Pontus to suppress bandits!"

Liu Yong rode on a horse and waved his big hand, quite high-spirited.

More than 400 archers and villagers, armed with a variety of weapons, rushed out of the county town and rushed towards Songshan Ridge.

When we reached the foot of the cottage, the originally clear sky was now covered by dark clouds.

After a while, the rain fell from the sky.

Wiping the raindrops on his face, Liu Yong pulled out his saber and shouted: "Array!" ”

These archers are new recruits and are at a loss for a while.

On the contrary, the vast majority of the township soldiers have participated in the first two crackdowns on bandits and already have experience.

I saw two strong village soldiers, standing at the front with shields.

There is no way, the gravel road leading to the cottage is too narrow, and only two people can be tied at the same time.

The spear-wielding villagers divided into two groups and followed closely behind the shield soldiers.

The one holding the bow and arrow falls last.

"Attack the village!"

Accompanied by Liu Yong shouting again.

The two shieldmen raised their shields in front of them and walked down the gravel path towards the mountainside.

……

On the cottage halfway up the mountain, thousands of fugitives braved the light rain to harvest wheat in the fields.

I don't know how long this rain will last, but if it lasts for a long time, there will be a large-scale lodging of wheat in the fields.

Although the harvest of wheat has nothing to do with the escapees, the stone treasure is not a good stubble.

If the harvest is not received by then, I am afraid that I will kill people again to vent my anger.

No one wants to be killed, so one by one the escapees are particularly careful.

In the Juyi Hall in the depths of the village, a banquet is being held.

The banquet was staggered, pushing the cups and changing the lamps, so it was not lively.

Shi Bao made a lot of money this time, and there was not only game from the mountains, but also mutton and fresh fish on the table.

In the Song Dynasty, mutton was the most precious, and the price of one sheep could buy two ploughing cattle.

Underneath the lamb is the fresh fish.

Because of the inconvenient transportation here, it is not easy to eat fresh fish in the inland areas.

This is followed by beef, and the last is pork.

Compared with the Tang Dynasty and the Five Dynasties, the number of cattle cultivated in the Northern Song Dynasty was dozens of times higher, and although the government strictly controlled it, there were not a few people who fell to death and died of old age, so beef was not scarce.

At the beginning of the Northern Song Dynasty, the imperial court explicitly forbade the eating of beef, but no one bought it at all.

So much so that later, the government simply turned a blind eye, and Song Zhenzong also deliberately issued an edict: "In the two Zhejiang prefectures, there are slaughtered cattle for food, and they are not slaughtered by general discussion, and those who buy them for karma do not ask about the crime." ”

In other words, it is illegal to kill cattle for no reason.

But those who buy beef and eat it back don't ask for their guilt.

Even the emperor compromised, and it was even more impossible for local officials to manage it, and even some state and county officials even made a special beef tax in order to make money.

If you buy beef, you have to pay additional taxes......

The big and small leaders in the cottage, plus seventeen deserters, a full fifty or sixty people gathered in the lobby, and the sounds of playing, drinking, and naughty laughter were intertwined, and the voices of people were boiling.

"Report!"

When he was drunk, an abrupt shout came from outside.

Immediately afterwards, a bandit hurriedly walked into the lobby and reported: "Big boss, a large number of officers and soldiers have been found under the mountain!" ”

Soldiers?

For a while, everyone was shocked, and the whole lobby was silent.

Shi Bao put down his wine glass and said with a solemn face: "Officers and soldiers? How many people are there? ”

The thief replied truthfully: "There are four or five hundred people, and the leader is Liu Yong, the head of the county government. ”

Hearing this, the thieves in the hall smiled again.

Shi Bao smiled, turned his head and ordered: "Fourth, lead two hundred brothers to guard the gate of the village." ”

"Order!"

The strong man named the fourth brother stood up and walked towards the outside of the lobby with a relaxed expression.

Seeing this, Wei Da couldn't help but say, "Shi Dangjia, it's better to come here today." Since the officers and soldiers are here, we are also going to help. ”

"Brother Wei, wait a minute, a group of village soldiers, I'll go back when I go."

The fourth waved his hand, full of care.

When the fourth brother went out, seeing that Wei Da was still worried, Shi Bao comforted: "Brother Wei is not worried, these village soldiers are just making a show, and they will disperse on their own in a short time, which was the case in the first two years." ”

A deserter was surprised to hear this, and couldn't help but ask, "What kind of bandits are this exterminating?" ”

"How dare they really suppress the bandits."

Shi Bao took a sip of wine and sneered: "These dog officials are as timid as rats, but they are just making money in the name of suppressing bandits!" ”

"What a dog officer!"

During the desertion, the square-faced strong man looked indignant, and slammed his fist on the table.

Although he didn't like Shi Bao, he strongly agreed with these words.

If it weren't for this group of dog officers, they wouldn't have been deserters.

Shi Bao laughed, picked up the wine glass and persuaded: "Come on, come on, Brother Wei continue to drink." ”

After three or five glasses of wine, a touch of drunkenness gradually appeared in the eyes of Wei Da and the others.

Seeing that the time was ripe, Shi Bao quietly glanced at his subordinates, and then got up and came to Wei Da's side.

"Brother Wei, although I Shibao is a bandit, I have the most admiration for you and the other Western troops guarding the border passes. If you didn't protect your family and defend the country, I'm afraid that the Tangut people would have entered the Central Plains long ago. ”

Shi Bao grabbed Wei Da's shoulder with one hand, and probed into his arms with the other.

At the same time, the bandits at the other tables also began to use the excuse of toasting to approach the deserters, intentionally or unintentionally.

Wei Da was drunk at the moment, and when he heard this sincere praise, he didn't want to mention how comfortable he was.

On the contrary, it was the square-faced strong man who noticed something unusual.

"Kill!"

At this moment, there was a faint sound of shouting and killing outside the lobby.

Apparently the bandits and the village soldiers have fought each other.

The next moment, two bursts of cheers suddenly sounded in the lobby.

"Do it!"

"Big brother, don't you do it yet?!"

Well?

At this moment, everyone was stunned and stunned.

Shi Bao subconsciously looked at the square-faced strong man, and the two glanced at each other, and they saw the killing intent in each other's eyes.