Cutting over the end of the Ming Dynasty: a dog-leg knife at the beginning

Chapter 136 Hanging ([-])

Naturally, the news of the bandits' massive attack could not be concealed from Zhang Tong, the magistrate of Wuyang County.The old man was counting the grain that had been put into storage, when he heard the terrible news, he trembled all over his body, and the ledger in his hand fell to the ground with a snap.After being stunned for a long while, he suddenly called out: "Quick! Go and inform the guards and let them dispatch troops to keep those bandits out of the country! If we let them enter the country, we will be finished!"

The master said: "Yang Qianhu has already led more than a thousand elite soldiers to fight!"

Zhang Tong was quite surprised: "He...he has already set off?"

The master said: "Yes, after learning that the bandits had flowed into the country, he didn't say anything, leaving 300 people to guard the military camp, 200 people to transport food and equipment, and personally led more than a thousand elites to fight against the bandits!"

Zhang Tong was stunned for a long time before he let out a long sigh of relief and said, "Fortunately, with this group of people passing by, the bandits should be stopped... But the bandits are so numerous, he shouldn't be able to hold back, right? No way." , I have to report to Sir Fang, and ask him to put pressure on Commander Liu to dispatch troops as soon as possible! His surname is Liu, the commander of the Nanyang Guard, and he can't just sit back and watch the bandits loot Wuyang!" , With a flick of his sleeves, he walked out with wind on his feet.

By the Sand River.

Due to the drought, the water level of the Shahe River dropped sharply. Now they can cross the river by wading without boats. This is a great blessing for the bandits.It was already dark, and countless torches were lit on both sides of the Shahe River, densely packed into the river, as if the sky was full of stars.People on the river neighed, and the sound of water was bursting. A long fire dragon stretched from the north bank to the south bank. I don’t know how many tens of thousands of people came. , Han Gong's eyelids twitched!

Did this group of bastards take the wrong medicine, and ran to Wuyang without thinking, and Wuyang has no gold or silver mountains, so it's enough to have a few hundred people here, so what's the point if thousands of people come all at once?An hour ago, he met a group of ordinary people who escaped from Biyang. They said that Biyang and Tongbai counties were not safe, and that the bandits did not attack until they approached the boundary of Wuyang. This made Xu Gong smell The smell of intrigue.

A scout leader whispered: "My lord, these bastards are still crossing the river in a mess, should we rush down and give them a shot? I dare not say if there are too many heads, I will definitely get a dozen heads!"

Xu Gong said: "What is a scout? A scout is the eyes and ears of the army! We just need to keep an eye on the enemy, and we have the main force to destroy them... When have you ever seen someone beat someone with their eyes and ears?"

The team leader made such a fuss and didn't dare to say any more.

It was discouraged to say it, Xu Gong divided them into six teams, one team of ten, and went out to investigate the enemy. The bandits were discovered as soon as they arrived at the south bank of the Shahe River. Xu Gong immediately sent someone back to report to Yang Menglong quietly, Come down... Then everyone hides on the hillside to feed the mosquitoes and does nothing!The salary of the scouts is so generous, and the equipment is so sophisticated, so it's a bit unreasonable to work so hard?But Xu Gong didn't think he was wrong. According to Yang Menglong, the biggest function of scouts is to find the enemy, keep an eye on the enemy, and pass the information to the generals in time. This is the main job of scouts. Scouts, capturing prisoners and making confessions, is a side job, rushing up to cut off a few heads while the enemy's foothold is not stable... That's called not doing business properly, and using scouts who have been trained so hard as cannon fodder.

So everyone has to lie here honestly and feed the mosquitoes...

These bandits were really arrogant. They didn't stop after crossing the river. They didn't even need to reconnoiter the terrain. They just talked and laughed and headed towards Wuyang County, dozens of miles away!Xu Gong looked at their arrogant looks and gritted his teeth secretly, "Just be proud of yourself, let's see how long you can be proud of it!"
It took an hour for the main force of the bandits to completely cross the Shahe River, and there were still small troops of 50 people crossing the river one after another. It seemed that they wanted to come to pick up some bargains.The team leader cast his eyes on Xu Gong, but Xu Gong pretended not to see him, lying there like a rock, it seemed that he didn't intend to move.The captain sighed helplessly, what are you worrying about, we can easily kill all these sporadic bandits, why don't you move?Alas, meeting such a useless boss, these scouts are going to be in great trouble, and they will never be able to achieve anything in this life!
The bandits didn't even realize that there were many pairs of eyes staring at them coldly in the dark not far from them. They were dripping wet and happily marched towards Wuyang County, their morale was so high that it could almost be said that they were Overwhelmed.Looking at the huge team, Guo Shanliang said proudly: "Now we have at least 4000 or [-] people, right? Let alone a Wuyang Thousand Households Office, even if the surname Liu gathers all the people in Nanyang Wei, we Don't be afraid!"

Zi Jinxing said: "Those guard officers and soldiers are like beggars. Our Tongbai mountain heroes can fight three against one with one hand tied, making them roll and crawl!"

Guo Shanliang said: "Speaking of which, the new Qianhu from the Wuyang Qianhu Office is the No. This is very good for our development and growth.”

The white-fronted tiger asked: "What if he doesn't want to fall into the grass?"

Guo Shanliang said, "Then we have to kill him!"

Just as he was talking, a neat row of torches suddenly lit up in front of him, and then another row, and another row!Every row of torches is neatly arranged, and the hearts of Guoshanliang and others jumped for no reason!There was confusion among the bandits in front, some retreated, while others shouted: "Officers and soldiers! There are officers and soldiers!" This changed tone made the team even more chaotic.Guo Shanliang knew that there was a change in his mind, and rode forward, just in time to bump into a small group of bandits who were retreating vigorously, he shouted: "What's going on!?"

The small group of bandits panicked and shouted: "Officers and soldiers! Officers and soldiers are waiting for us!"

Guo Shanliang scolded angrily: "Aren't they just officers and soldiers? A group of mobs who can be defeated at one blow, what are you afraid of! Don't shout anymore, if you call me again, I will kill you!" But when he came to the front on horseback, he could finally see clearly After the officers and soldiers who dared to run out into the wild to confront them in the middle of the night with hairy sides, they couldn't help gasping!
More than 1000 officers and soldiers lined up neatly in four rows in this harvested wheat field. Hundreds of long spears with a length of two feet stood like a forest. Hundreds of horizontal swordsmen without shields, a straight and long sword hanging from the left crotch, and a short knife less than half a foot pinned to the outside of the right leg. They are dressed in leather armor, and their waists are as straight as a javelin!From top to bottom, the armor rate of this army was pitifully low. There was no cotton armor or iron armor at all. Leather armor was considered the best armor, but for some reason, it made his hair stand on end!
There are really too few officers and soldiers who dare to go out into the wild to fight night battles with these desperadoes, and unfortunately, they ran into one of them!
The bandits all realized that the situation was wrong, and they all stopped, looking at the orderly phalanx of officers and soldiers, showing a trace of fear.At this time, a horse galloped out of the phalanx of officers and soldiers, a bay red war horse, and a two-meter long spear covered with broken gold, shining golden under the firelight, it was Yang Menglong.He rode his horse to the middle of the two armies and shouted sharply: "Who is your leader? Get out!"

The bandits looked at each other in amazement.Ordinary officers and soldiers would pee their pants in fright when they saw them. How dare this kid come forward to provoke them and tell their leaders to get out?Quite arrogant!After crossing the mountain, Liang Ce immediately stepped forward, and said in a deep voice, "That's Liang!"

Yang Menglong squinted across the ridge and asked, "Who are you?"

Guo Shanliang said: "I don't dare to insult the general by saying my name. The general only needs to know that I am Guo Shanliang, the leader of the Wengzhai Village in Jianyu Ridge."

"Guoshanliang?" Yang Menglong repeated the name, "So you are the number one gangster in Tongbai County, Guoshanliang? I'm sorry!" He cupped his hands at the other party without much respect, and said, "Which other hero is here? Come out and say hello, so I don’t have to wait a while to find you in the pile of corpses, trouble!”

Several village owners felt that they were seriously despised, and they were furious, and rode out one after another:

"I am the white-fronted tiger, the master of Taibai Cave in Tongbai Mountain!"

"I am Zijinxing, the master of Qitian Ridge in Tongbai Mountain!"

"I am Black Whirlwind, the leader of Yingtan Village at Baiwu Peak in Tongbai Mountain!"

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Yang Menglong looked at the gangsters who were about to cause an earthquake in Nanyang by stomping their feet one by one, and counted their heads one by one, and the result satisfied him: "It's not bad, everyone who can be named has come, this time it's easy, I don’t need to go into the forest and dig you out one by one!”

Guo Shanliang suppressed his anger and asked, "May I ask the general's name?"

Yang Menglong said: "I, Yang Menglong, are the commander of the Wuyang Guards. I am in charge of the three counties of Wuyang, Biyang and Tongbai! You bastards actually dare to come to my territory to cause trouble. I think you are tired of living! Tell me. , how do you want to die?"

This kid never paid attention to these three or four thousand bandits from the beginning to the end. Guo Shanliang and others were so angry that their heads were smoking, and the white-breasted tiger said in a ferocious voice: "Master Yang, you are so powerful! But you seem to Wrong target! Our troops are several times larger than yours, and there are more people coming from behind. One of us can beat you into a meat pie with one punch, so there is no room for you to be arrogant. !”

Yang Menglong glanced at the bandits who were in a messy formation, curled his lips in disdain, and raised a middle finger at the white-fronted tiger: "It's a big deal if there are so many people? I can beat you ten times with scumbags like you." Hey! Cut the nonsense, I led the soldiers and rushed here just to destroy you. It’s getting late now, so hurry up and make a move. Single-handed and group fights are up to you, but you are not allowed to run away. Even if you want to escape, you can’t escape! Is it a one-on-one fight or a group fight? We are all men, hurry up, don’t dawdle, finish the fight early and call it a day!”

Dare he regard the elimination of these thousands of bandits as overtime work, or the kind without overtime pay, 120 impatient...

(End of this chapter)