Chapter 15: Killing the Bandit and Sacrificing the Flag
The war intensified, the people were already struggling to make a living, and in addition to the banditry, life was even more miserable, and the people in each village were forced to have no choice but to rise up to defend themselves and survive.
In the spring of this year, the gongs and drums of Maihe Village were noisy, colorful flags were unfurled, and the earthen platform outside the village was crowded with hundreds of young students - the Red Gun Association of Maihe Village in Lijin County was established. Wang Xun, Yun Shangzhong and others wore red scarves on their heads, and wore red belts around their waists, leading everyone to drink talismans, chant mantras, and go to the law.
At this time, I saw the leader Wang Xun ascending to the altar and sitting still, slightly closing his eyes, chanting words in his mouth, and suddenly Wang Xun shouted, and his eyes were wide open like copper bells. When everyone in the audience saw it, they were so frightened that they hurriedly knelt on the ground, not daring to raise their heads, and Wang Xun then loudly announced the rules of the Red Gun Society.
The formulation of the rules of the meeting summed up the lessons and lessons of the past, and at the same time added a number of suggestions from Yun Shangzhong and others, which were more standardized, strict, comprehensive and meticulous. Especially when he joined the "Ten Kills Order" that must be killed in battle, it was even more murderous, sharpening knives, and killing - the people in the audience had already heard about it, and they couldn't help but feel a chill down their spines. Every time Wang Xun recited a killing word on the altar, the people below were terrified, and after the ten killings were recited, many people in the audience were already in a cold sweat. Many timid people were careless, and there was a large wet patch in the crotch of their pants.
The announcement was completed, and the team began to distribute weapons. The head of the red tassel gun is shiny and dazzling, and the big knife is bright and shining, and the team is lined up neatly and shouting loudly. Wang Xun announced:
It's not too early, start now! - He wants to kill the bandit and sacrifice the flag!
It turned out that Wang Xun had already found out that Wang Wenliang, a habitual bandit in Xiahe, was going to Yanwo to rob today, so he quietly sent someone to keep an eye on him, and had already secretly arranged it well, ready to set up an ambush and interception on Wang Wenliang's way back.
Calculating the hour, Wang Xun led the army to hurry to the ambush site, and soon after hiding, he saw a team of men and horses hurrying from a distance. Wang Wenliang, the leader of the bandits, straddled the horse, wore a dogskin hat crookedly, and walked in front with obscene songs, while a group of dozens of bandits behind were driving the stolen pigs and sheep, pushing the cart full of looted property, and walked over defenselessly.
Waiting for all the bandits to enter the ambush circle, after a whistle, gunner Yun Shangren "boomed" the first shot, directly lifted Wang Wenliang off the horse, the bandits were shocked, and were about to scatter and flee, and were surrounded by a burst of gunfire, stabbed most of them to death, and the rest saw that it was not good, and hurriedly knelt on the ground, disarmed and surrendered. The bandit leader Wang Wenliang was blown off half of his leg by a cannonball, grinning and struggling to escape, but Yun Shangzhong hurried to catch up from behind, and a shot pierced his heart.
After cleaning up the battlefield, Wang Xun sent someone to return the looted things, and then cut off the head of the bandit leader Wang Wenliang with a "click", picked it on the banner, and escorted the prisoner back to the camp.
The victory of the Red Gun Society in Yanwo greatly encouraged the surrounding villagers and deterred the bandits. Immediately afterwards, the members of the Red Gun Society quickly spread to dozens of villages around Lijin, and in less than a year, more than 4,000 young and middle-aged people joined the association, Wang Xun was elected as the president, Yun Shangzhong, Zhou Hongxiang, and Dong Laiming were the senior brother, the second senior brother, and the third senior brother respectively.