Chapter 118: Confession is strict
In the vast night, hundreds of remnants of bandits hurriedly threw away their torches and rushed into the old forests deep in the mountains in a panic to avoid the pursuit of the officers and soldiers.
And dozens of cavalry of the Qi family's army, under the leadership of Baihu Shi Biao, galloped and chased straight to the mountain pass in front of them. Just now they saw very clearly that the bandit leader who was wounded by a shot by King Zhu Youzhen and ordered to retreat fled in this direction.
At this time, Xiao Laodiao couldn't find his original mount in the chaos of the army, so he had to run in the snow with all his might, and he was out of breath after a while.
He finally caught up with the living Hades in front of him, and shouted hoarsely, "Wait, wait for me!" You bunnies, you rabbits, you know you run away when something happens, and you don't even care about the big boss! ”
Hearing this, the Living Hades stopped and said, "Big boss, what do you still want?" More than half of the brothers are dead, what are you still shouting about?! ”
The dozen or so bandits who gathered around the Living Yama King also glared angrily at Xiao Laodiao.
Xiao Laodiao was shocked in his heart, forced himself to calm down, raised a single knife with his uninjured arm, pointed at the living Hades and the others, and said viciously: "What do you mean, how many of you want to rebel?" ”
The bandits knew that he was strong in martial arts and extremely brave, and they thought that even if he was injured, it would be more than enough to clean up their group, and they couldn't help but fall in momentum.
The Living Yama King hurriedly smiled and said, "Big boss, look what you are talking about!" It's normal for the brothers to complain a few words after suffering such a big loss, but we don't mean anything else about the big boss! I mean, let's go forward... Yes! Here it comes! ”
He suddenly stared at Xiao Laodiao's back in horror and shouted.
Xiao Laodiao was startled and hurriedly turned around to watch.
But when he looked back, there was only darkness in his field of vision, and the sound of the horse's hooves of the officers and soldiers was still far away, and there seemed to be no imminent danger.
Xiao Laodiao secretly screamed in his heart, but unfortunately it was too late, he only felt a sharp pain in his heart, and when he looked down, the tip of a steel knife had emerged from his chest!
He struggled to turn his head, blood was bubbling in his mouth, and with the last of his strength, he roared at the second master of Hades, who pierced through him: "Second brother! You bastard..."
The Living Yama King smiled at him gloomily and said, "Xiao Lao Diao, you are a fucking bastard!" In order to steal 200,000 taels of silver, you went to attack the officials and soldiers with all the people, and as a result, you killed so many brothers! The lives of your brethren are not worth even a penny in your eyes. Since you are so greedy for money, go to the next side to spend money, don't forget, Lao Tzu's name is the Living Hades, and he is in charge of your life and death! ”
Saying that, he pulled out the steel knife violently and waved it backhand. A generation of bandits, Xiao Lao Diao, was cut off by him like this, and the dead body shook and fell.
The Living Yama King wiped a handful of blood splashed on his face, raised his knife and shouted: "Xiao Lao Diao harmed his own brothers, and I, the Living Yama King, have already sent him away!" From now on, I will be the master of the cottage! Which one is not convinced?! ”
When the surrounding bandits saw that the living Hades had won in this sudden fire, they dared not comply, and hurriedly shouted: "You are the new boss!" The brethren all follow the great master! ”
The Living Yama King smiled majestically, glanced at Xiao Laodiao's corpse contemptuously, and spat at him: "This dead ghost has robbed so much silver and women, and they all hug him and refuse to let go, but unfortunately he has a life to earn a life, and he deserves it!" After returning to the village in a while, everyone divided his belongings first! ”
These bandits are all selfish, and there is no real righteousness at all. Listening to the living king of Hades say this, he felt that he could still get some benefits, especially the women of Xiao Laodiao, who were like flowers and jade, maybe they would go to their own bed the next night, and they were elated.
Seeing that the overall situation had been decided, the Living Yama King glanced at the officers and cavalry who were rushing quickly, and hurriedly waved his sword and said, "The wind is tight, pull it!" ”
They were like ghosts in the night, and with their familiarity with the terrain of this area, they disappeared without a trace in a short time.
Despite this, there were still more than 200 bandits who did not have time to escape and were caught up by the cavalry of the Qi family's army. The cavalry rode around the bandits and galloped wildly, and when the bandits saw that they could not break out of the encirclement at all, they had to kneel on the ground and shout: "Surrender!" Surrender! ”
By this time, the sky had brightened slightly. After this night's fierce fighting, the Qi family army killed more than 1,700 bandits, and together with the results of yesterday evening, a total of more than 2,000 people were beheaded, and 232 bandits were also captured. His own casualties were negligible, with two cavalrymen, two archers, four infantrymen, and more than twenty wounded. Such a record can be described as an out-and-out victory!
At this time, over the battlefield, the mighty "Song of Triumph" of the Qi family army fluttered again: "All of you are united, and the mountains can be shaken!"
Only loyalty and righteousness, angry bullfighting!
The Lord will kiss me more than my parents; Committing military law is not free.
The order is clear, and the letter of reward and punishment is clear; Go to the water and fire, dare to stay late!
report to the Son of Heaven and save the head of Qian; Kill all the slaves and find a feudal marquis! ”
Although the enemies of this battle were not the pirates, but just bandits, and this "Triumphant Song" did not seem to be suitable for the occasion, but at this time everyone was immersed in the great joy of victory, and no one cared about these details.
After this night of fierce fighting, Zhu Youzhen was like having a terrible nightmare, and only then did he wake up from the dream. He looked at the battlefield strewn with corpses and muttered, "It's terrible, it's terrible..."
Qi Meifeng saw that he was in a trance, and said with concern: "Your Highness, you are too tired, please hurry back to the car battle to rest!" ”
Zhu Youzhen took a few breaths of clear air, cheered up and smiled reluctantly: "Congratulations Meifeng!" Thousands of enemies have been killed in this battle, you have made a great achievement, and your promotion is just around the corner! ”
Qi Meifeng hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed: "The last general's guard is unfavorable, so that His Royal Highness is frightened, how can there be any credit!" ”
Even so, she was quite proud in her heart. Since her father, Qi Xianzong, overrode public opinion and asked her to lead the troops to the king, the soldiers did not dare to say it, but in their hearts, they all disagreed with the behavior of the head of the family to let a female generation lead the army.
This time, he won a complete victory, beheading more than 2,000 levels, and the credit and the like fell second. The most important thing is that under her calm command, the officers and men of the whole army have exerted their greatest combat effectiveness and played the prestige of the Qi family's army. And she also went into battle in person, killing many enemies, which was convincing.
The Qi family is not prosperous, she only has one younger brother, and she is weak and sickly, so she can't practice martial arts at all. Therefore, Qi Xianzong had to pin his hopes on her, hoping that she would be able to take over the banner in the future, so that the prestige of the Qi family's army in the military world and martial arts would not be interrupted. In the future, he will recruit a son-in-law, give birth to several sons, and pass them on from generation to generation.
This time, Qi Meifengqi won the victory, and asked herself if she could finally live up to her father's trust, and the relief and excitement were really indescribable. She couldn't hold back for a long time, and finally showed a bright smile.
Zhu Youzhen saw her smile like a flower, and he was stunned for a while, and couldn't help but say: "Meifeng, you are so beautiful!" ”
Qi Meifeng's head was suddenly full of black lines, and she said in her heart that this king of faith is good anywhere, but the problem of lust can't be changed! I just experienced a bloody battle, and I reverted to my old ways!
She was blushing with shame, bowing her head and not knowing what to say, Shi Biao ran over in a rage and said, "Please show Your Highness and Lord Qianhu, how to deal with these more than 200 captives?" ”
"Bring me the head of their house!" Zhu Youzhen's spirit is vivid.
A small leader was tied up by five flowers, stumbled over under the push and shove of several soldiers, fell to the ground with weak knees, and begged for mercy like chaff: "My lord's life, my lord's life!" ”
"Say! Where did you come from, and who are the bandits? The villagers of that small mountain village were all slaughtered before, did you do it? You know our policy, be lenient in confession and strict in resistance! Zhu Youzhen was murderous and asked like a cannon.
The little boss secretly wondered where this kind of policy came from, but he didn't dare to hide it, so he had to say 1510: "If you go back to the adult, the small one is in the Heifeng Mountain fifteen miles southeast of Zunhua City, and the big boss is called Xiao Laodiao, and the second master is called the Living Hades." The villagers of that small village were really killed by the order of the big boss! ”
Seeing that Zhu Youzhen had guessed correctly, he said angrily: "It's not good for you to rob property, why do you want to kill all the people?" ”
"The big boss said that killing the villagers was just to lure the officials and soldiers into the bait, and there was a big man in the officials and soldiers that was our real goal!" The little boss said in a trembling voice.
"Oh?" Zhu Youzhen said in surprise, "Where is your big boss now?" ”
"The big boss has been killed, and the corpse is in front!"
Zhu Youzhen and the others were guided by the small leader to Xiao Laodiao's corpse, and suddenly found that a scroll of paintings was revealed in the corpse's arms. Zhu Youzhen bent down to pick it up, unfolded it to take a look, and found that it was his own dignity.
"Holy! This dead ghost shouldn't be a fan of my brother, I want to put my brother up the mountain to be Mrs. Zhai! This dirty thought quickly flashed in the mind, and he couldn't help but tighten the chrysanthemum.
Qi Meifeng also saw it from the side, and saw that Zhu Youzhen's face was different, and frowned and analyzed: "I didn't expect that the target of these bandits was His Highness!" According to the last general, there must be a great conspiracy here! ”
I asked the little boss again, but I couldn't ask anything. Qi Meifeng asked Zhu Youzhen tentatively: "Your Highness, it is said that these bandits are the one who harms one party, has done many evils, and has committed the great crime of attacking the officials and soldiers. But just now, when the last general heard His Highness say that he was frank and lenient, is it that His Highness is kind-hearted and doesn't want to kill more? The first evil must be done, and the threat will never be asked, so it is okay to deal with it in this way, and it is all up to His Highness to decide. ”
When the little leader heard this, he hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed, saying, "My lord! The little ones were originally ordinary people, and they were forced to be bandits, and the little ones have never done anything bad! Spare your life! ”
"Fuck you! Haven't done anything bad? Massacre of villagers and attacks on officials and soldiers, if this is not a bad thing, then what is a bad thing? Zhu Youzhen gritted his teeth and said, "Bandits like this who do all kinds of evil, whether they are the first evil or the second evil, must be severely punished, and they must be strict if they confess!" Come on, cut down all these bandits for this king! ”