Song Dynasty Iron Armored Army

Chapter 79
At the end of the battle, there was no other sound except the screams of the wounded soldiers.

In this battle, 36 cavalrymen attacked the thousand bandits, none of them were killed in battle, and 15 people were injured, most of them were minor injuries, which were not in the way.

Chai Lin ordered: "Pang Wanchun led ten cavalry to guard against remnants of the enemy's counterattack. The others cleaned the battlefield."

As the saying goes: 10 minutes of fighting, cleaning all day.

More than 2000 people were too busy to clean the battlefield, and they collected a lot of money from the bandits, about 50 taels.There are more than [-] cows, horses and mules.

As soon as the tent moved, more than a dozen women came out, all of them squatting on the ground trembling with disheveled hair and ragged clothes.

"Come over one by one, put your head in your hands, and don't make any other movements." Chailin ordered.

Wu Song next to him was puzzled and asked, "Brother, they are women and they seem to be victims. Why does my brother want them to put their hands on their heads?"

Chai Lindao: "Women and good people are two different things. They may also be bandits before they figure it out. There is a Sun Erniang who opened a black shop in Jianghu and killed many good men. Erlang remembers that there are no women, old people, or children in wars." , only the enemy and our own people. At this time, if there are female soldiers, they can be searched and checked to ensure safety."

Wu Song nodded and said yes: "My brother is still thoughtful."

A total of 23 women, the youngest is 15 years old and the oldest is in his 30s.They were all girls from good families who were robbed by the bandits yesterday. Chai Lin took off his mask and said, "The bandits have been killed and you are all safe. Go back to the village."

A woman said: "Yesterday the bandits killed my family and burned my house, and my innocence was stained by the bandits. There is no home to go back to, only one death."

After finishing speaking, he was about to bump into a rock, but Chai Lin held him back, and said: "In troubled times, many things are out of control, so don't make fun of anyone. Since you are homeless, if you want to go, follow me back to Chaijiazhuang , I will arrange for you to work. If you don’t want to go, you can get a tael of silver and go to your relatives and friends.”

23 people, no one is willing to leave.Everyone is not stupid, how far can a woman travel alone on the road these days?I'm afraid he just left the wolf's den and entered the tiger's mouth again.

Chai Meng came over and said: "The bandits have all retreated, and there are still more than [-] people who escaped in several groups."

"Okay, catch up with the captured cattle and horses, let's go to Qingshi Village, which was robbed by the bandits, to see if there are any surviving villagers, and return the big animals to them." Chailin ordered.

"Yes." Everyone got on their horses and went out, and the rescued women were handed over to the team of mules and horses transported by Chai Gang.

Qingshi Village is not far from here. It was originally a nice and wealthy village, and the rammed earth wall is also three meters high.

But now, the dilapidated village still has the thick smoke from yesterday, the gate of the village gate has long been burned, and dead villagers are everywhere, especially a dozen strong men at the gate of the village, it is obvious that the villagers also carried out a fierce battle Resistant.

The village we entered was full of burnt houses.

Suddenly, a loud voice came from the front: "I'm going to fight you, I'm dead."

An old man suddenly rushed out from the yard with a dung fork, ready to stab Wu Song.

Wu Song chopped off his dung fork, and the steel knife pressed against his neck.The old man was about 60 years old, his head was full of wrinkles, his body was smoky, and there was still some dirt on his forehead.

Chai Lin said: "Old man, don't get me wrong, we are from the government."

The old man cried: "The ones who beat you are the people from the government. They are worse than the bandits. I saved the coffin book of five taels of silver. It was not snatched by the bandits yesterday. It was just searched away by two patrols. They said it was dirty. Confiscated and returned to the public."

"Old man, I'm sorry. We are Cangzhou regiment training rural soldiers, and we can't control the patrols. But since you said, I will let someone look for them and see if they can be found. If they are found, I will return the money to you. "Chai Lin said.

As he spoke, he ordered the cavalry outside to search, and sure enough, he found two patrolmen with knives outside the village, who were beaten up by Bian Xiang and tied up.

Chai Lin said, "Old man, are these two people?"

"It's these two people who are as vicious as bandits," said the old man.

The second patrolman said: "Old coffin, who took your money, we were ordered to investigate the bandit situation. And where are you from the big soldiers, dare to arrest the patrol, we are not under your control."

Chai Lin asked: "Old man, what are the characteristics of your silver?"

The old man said: "It's wrapped in a mandarin duck handkerchief. It's a relic left by the old lady. I haven't been willing to throw it away. Five taels of silver is one piece, and the bumps on it are full of teeth marks. I hid it in the jar between the walls. They took it away just now." let's go."

Bian Xiang found five taels of silver wrapped in a handkerchief from a policeman and gave it to Chai Lin.

Chailin checked and found that it was exactly the same as what the old man said.

He shouted, "Don't you two still admit it?"

"The two of us are here to investigate the bandits under the order of the county magistrate. Isn't it right to risk our lives to get some money?" Pigs are not afraid of being scalded by boiling water.

Chai Lin scolded angrily: "Putting human skin is not doing human affairs. You are a member of the public family. You are supposed to appease and care about the people, but you did such a thing. Take it down and beat it with twenty leather whips."

"Yes." Four cavalrymen went over and pressed the two men to the ground, pulled off their trousers, and whipped the cowhide whip fiercely.

There was a bloodstain, and the two screamed.

The old man got the money and was very happy to hear the screams.

Lin Chong said: "Brother, these two are members of the Gongmen after all, so nothing will happen."

Chai Lindao: "Life is a matter of love and hatred. If you don't meet, it's fine. If you meet, then you can't ignore it. As for how these two people will retaliate in the future, that is a matter for the future."

After the two were beaten, they bared their teeth, and Chai Lin yelled: "I am the Cangzhou regiment training envoy, Chai Lin, the owner of Chaijiazhuang. Go back and report to your magistrate, and say that I beat you."

"Don't dare, dare not." The two people were in great pain, startled and frightened, and fled in embarrassment.

The county magistrate of Leling is called Shi Wenbing. He is young, in his 30s. A few years ago, Tan Hualang was the first county magistrate to be released. This official position is considered acceptable, but the border area is not as prosperous as the Jiangnan water town.

At this moment, Shi Wenbing was inspecting the battlefield where Chai Lin and others had wiped out Shanlong, covering his mouth with a handkerchief, and was about to vomit from time to time.

Dozens of yamen servants are counting the numbers, gathering a pile of firewood and others to clean up the remaining tattered weapons and flags.

One of them came over and said, "Go back to the county magistrate, and the count has been clear. There are 320 dead and 19 seriously injured."

A master with a folding fan next to him said: "Master Shi, it is a great joy, so I will report it to the prefect of Su, saying that you led more than 320 yamen servants, set up an ambush to severely injure the bandits, beheaded 19 eight people, and captured [-] people."

Shi Wenbing thought that this was a great contribution, but the county lieutenant next to him didn't speak.

Shi Wenbing asked: "Li Xianwei, what do you mean?"

(End of this chapter)