after being kidnapped by the general

Under the leadership of Da Zhuang, Liu Jixin and his party rushed to Xiaohe Village.

It was the first time for Da Zhuang to sit on a horse in his life. He hugged the cavalry with him tightly and strangled the cavalry until his face was livid.

After arriving at Xiaohe Village, Da Zhuang had no time to slow down, so he hurriedly explained to the village head of Xiaohe Village that Lord Inspector had sent people to suppress the bandits.

Knowing that the bandits will come to rob him, but the cavalry sent by the government to suppress the bandits arrived one step ahead, the village head of Xiaohe Village almost cried with joy, and led Liu Jixin and the others all the way through Xiaohe Village.

Many women and farmers covered their children's mouths and hid in front of the door to peek.The child was curious and frightened, and the black and white eyes reflected the soldiers in armor passing by.

Everyone inspected the terrain of Xiaohe Village on the spot, Wang Er shook his head with a heavy face, "The terrain here is not conducive to cavalry."

Zhong Ji asked anxiously, "Then what should we do?"

Xiaohe Village is too narrow, and many rivers in the village divide the village into several parts.This kind of terrain can't exert the power of cavalry at all.

Too restrictive.

Wu Kai looked at Liu Jixin and asked for advice, "Do you have a clever plan, sir?"

Liu Jixin stroked his beard and smiled, "It's not a clever plan, but I have an idea."

He whispered to Wu Kai and Wang Eryi, their eyes lit up, and they both smiled, "This plan can work, just follow what Mr. said!"

On this day, the Jiudingshan bandits sent another five hundred men to plunder Xiaohe Village.

Except for these 500 people, the rest of the bandits were all feasting and reveling.

Wine and meat were placed on the table, and food was scattered all over the ground without hesitation, and beautiful little ladies looted from villages and counties were dancing for them with tears in their eyes.

The bandits who ate meat and siped wine were swearing, and some grumpy people were dissatisfied and whipped them over, "Damn it, the dance is so ugly, do you know how to dance?"

"They are all peasant women planting rice seedlings in the fields. They can dance and dance. It would be nice if they look beautiful."

"It's still the women in the kiln who dance vigorously. That twisted waist makes me want to drool."

A few bandits took out their big knives and threatened the little ladies with their tongues, "The women in the kilns can dance so beautifully, and you also have hands and feet, why can't you dance like that? Hurry up, take off your clothes, don't you!" Make me happy, don't even want your hands and feet."

The little ladies were full of tears and untied their clothes with trembling hands.

They dare not resist, because there are already examples of failed resistance.

A few days ago, a fierce woman named Yun Niang cut her face because she didn't want to be defiled by the bandits. She was beaten bloody and thrown into the woodshed. No one knew if she would survive.

The three bandit leaders sitting at the top watched with gusto, talking and laughing, and drank a few jars of wine.

Each of the three bandit leaders had a fleshy face, short and strong.They are just three brothers from a family, surnamed Zheng, who were originally idlers in a village at the foot of Jiuding Mountain. By chance, they took over the mountain and became bandits.

"This day is really comfortable," the third child sighed, holding a woman in his arms, "out of the surrounding states and counties, the bandits in Jiuding Mountain live the most prosperous life. Brothers have meat to eat and wine Drink, the days of gods are no match for us."

The boss was quite proud, and laughed heartily: "After looting the last few villages, I will kidnap some young ladies to go up the mountain to wait for us to boil water and cook. This winter can pass comfortably again."

"Brother, let someone arrest some more men," the second child complained, "Women are too easy to die, and men are patient. This winter's work will be handed over to men. It doesn't feel bad to freeze to death. Women should put Warm the blankets and give birth to the baby in the house."

The boss nodded: "Then do that."

"A few days ago, there was news from Ji County that Yuanli, the governor of Youzhou, had begun to send troops to suppress bandits around Ji County." Will you finish suppressing the bandits around Ji County, and then come to suppress us?"

The third child sneered, "How is that possible! Just that brat who just took office? I don't believe he has the guts to do something to us. It's probably just another small fight, and it will be silent in a few days. These officials, One is more cowardly than the other."

The boss didn't care, "What the third brother said is right. Even if this brat wants to take office three times, starting with us bandits, he must have the ability to move us. We are ten miles away from Jixian Thousands of miles away, wait for him to come? I'm afraid the mountains will be covered with heavy snow in winter. Hahahaha."

The three of them laughed wildly, completely ignoring the matter.

The threat brought to them by the suppression of bandits in Yuanli was not as great as the emotion brought about by a woman who ruined her face and refused to play with them.

The five hundred bandits who were sent to rob Xiaohe Village didn't take the news from Ji County to heart either.

They came all the way to Xiaohe Village, planning to plunder Shushuang. When they entered the village, they found that all the villagers in Xiaohe Village had disappeared.

The leader quickly sent people to search around, and found that not only people had escaped, but there was no food or valuables left in the house, and everything was clean, there was no place for them to attack.

"Search for me." The leader's face was black and furious, "The people in this village are so bold, if you find them, you will kill them!"

The 500 people violently searched for the villagers, but when they searched, they suddenly felt the ground shake.

The leader thought it was his own people who came, so he sent someone to take a look, "Go and see which brother brought people here!"

The subordinates hurried to the outside of Xiaohe Village, and it didn't take long before they ran back with a look of horror on their faces, shouting, "It's no good! It's the cavalry! The cavalry from the government surrounded us outside!"

"What?!" The leader turned pale with shock, looked up, and could vaguely see the flag with the word "Yuan" fluttering.

His voice trembled, "What word is this?"

The subordinates were terrified, and after asking and asking, someone said uncertainly: "It seems to be the word 'Yuan'."

Yuan……

The blood on the leader's face disappeared instantly.

The newly appointed governor of Youzhou seems to have the surname Yuan.

The outskirts of Xiaohe Village.

A hundred cavalrymen waved their flags vigorously, led their horses and marched back and forth, making a big noise, which frightened the bandits in Xiaohe Village to hug each other.

Not long after, the scout sent a message, "Report! A bandit escaped from the mountain behind Xiaohe Village and went to report."

Liu Jixin smiled slightly, "OK."

Gong Bin, the centurion leading the team, looked at Liu Jixin with admiration, "Mr. Liu, is it really as you said, will the Jiudingshan bandits send reinforcements?"

Liu Jixin twitched his beard and said, "Why do these bandits on Jiuding Mountain become the biggest bandits in Youzhou? It's just because they value brotherhood more than other bandits. If one place is in trouble, other places will definitely help. It’s the reason why the Jiudingshan bandits have become bigger. Don’t worry, they will definitely send reinforcements.”

There are about 5000 bandits in Jiuding Mountain. They are not easy to attack in the deep mountains. Therefore, Liu Jixin planned to divide the bandits into three parts and attack them one by one.

He led a hundred cavalry to create a big momentum in Xiaohe Village, creating a feint attack posture, forcing all the bandits in Xiaohe Village to be at risk, and sent a letter to Jiudingshan for help.

When Jiudingshan heard the news, he would definitely send reinforcements to Xiaohe Village. On the way to Xiaohe Village, [-] cavalry led by Wang Er were ambushed.

And when some of the combat forces on Jiuding Mountain were dispatched to serve as reinforcements, the remaining part was handed over to Wu Kai to encircle and suppress.

Jiuding Mountain.

After hearing that their brothers were ambushed in Xiaohe Village, the three brothers of the Zheng family turned pale with shock, "What? The governor of Youzhou sent troops to suppress the bandits?!"

Their faces were ugly, they were frightened and angry, and they couldn't believe it, but they knew that this couldn't be a joke.

How can it be!

The Inspector of Youzhou is far away in Jixian County, Guangyang County, how could his soldiers and horses come to Jiuding Mountain without making a sound!

But if it's true...

If it is true, they have to save the brothers who died, otherwise who would dare to follow them to continue to work hard in the future?

The boss of the Zheng family gritted his teeth, "I didn't expect that brat named Yuan Li to be serious!"

He drew a ruthless look on his face, "Second brother, you send 2000 people to Xiaohe Village, and tell them to kill all the troops sent by the governor. Our brothers will be rescued if they can, and there is nothing to do if they can't be saved. Let them flee to Qingzhou immediately after killing those people, and meet us in Qingzhou. Third, tell the rest of the people to stop spending time and drink, pack up your bags quickly, and take gold, silver, treasures and rice grains. Leave Jiuding Mountain!"

The third child exclaimed, "Brother, Jiuding Mountain has been our foundation for many years, why should it be so!"

"Idiot!" The boss of the Zheng family scolded angrily, "If you hit back this time, wouldn't there be a next time? Once the governor of Youzhou decides to suppress bandits, our 5000 people can beat him with energy? Hurry up and pack my things. Leave!"

The third child was extremely aggrieved and refused to move, "Then we are so frightened by a brat and fled in embarrassment?"

"That's why I asked them to kill the soldiers and horses of the government." The boss of the Zheng family sneered twice, "Even if you have to leave, you have to give Yuanli a good look. Let him know that it is not so easy to take action on us. His soldiers After the horse is killed by us, it will be a long time before we want to know the news of our escape. When we left, we plundered the village and took everything we could. I'm going to lose it all. Wait until I escape to Qingzhou, and then I'll find another chance to show him off!"

Only then did the youngest get along, and took the order to pack his bags.

The entire Jiuding Mountain became a mess.

The boss and the second child of the Zheng family led their people down the mountain first, leaving only the third child with the strongest force to pack up the last things on the mountain.Everything that can be taken away is taken away, and what cannot be taken away is directly destroyed.

In the end, the youngest of the Zheng family sneered and set fire directly.Even if they left from Jiuding Mountain, the group of officers and soldiers should not even think about it. If Jiuding Mountain can't be taken away, then just destroy it.

After setting off the fire, the eldest son of the Zheng family smiled and raised his hands, "Take the things, let's go!"

The little ladies who were captured by the bandits and locked up in the woodshed hugged themselves numbly.After hearing the chaotic sounds outside, the blood man lying on the ground closest to the door finally moved, crawled to the crack of the door with difficulty and looked outside.

A thin light shone on the bloody scars on her face.

The bandits looked flustered, many things were thrown on the ground, and the sound of their footsteps gradually faded away.

The woman's stagnant eyes slowly fluctuated, and she said hoarsely: "They seem to be saying that the government sent people to suppress the bandits, and they plan to leave Jiuding Mountain..."

When the other women heard this, they raised their heads as if awakened, and quickly crawled over to look outside, their words were full of uncertainty, "Yunniang, is it true? Is the government really coming?"

When they saw the messy scene outside the door, they finally believed it. Many people burst into tears and choked up with their mouths covered, all because they were glad to see hope soon.

Just when he was in the joy of being saved, someone smelled the smell of paste in the air and said uncomfortably, "Why does it smell like fire..."

Yunniang was taken aback for a moment, her heart sank suddenly.She struggled to look out the door, and vaguely saw the blazing fire. Yunniang shook her hand, she couldn't believe how these bandits could be so heartless, "They plan to set fire to the mountain..."

The little ladies froze.

Yun Niang gritted her teeth, and suddenly slammed on the door desperately. She turned her head and said sharply: "Hurry up and open the door with me! The bandits are gone, we can only live if we open the door!"

Only then did the rest of the girls come to their senses, and rushed to knock on the door with her, trying to open the door with all their strength.

But they were covered with injuries, and they hadn't eaten a full meal for several days, and they slammed the door several times, but the door still didn't move.

Down the mountain.

Wu Kai led five hundred cavalry to ambush in the forest. After the boss of the Zheng family waited for more than a thousand bandits to go down the mountain to the flat ground, he quickly led people out of the deep forest to make a surprise attack. Amidst the unbelievable expressions of the enemy, he took the lead in taking down The first head.

The dust was flying up and rolled up, and the five hundred cavalrymen were majestic. Under their incomparable bravery, the bandits had already weakened their legs and had no heart to fight before they could meet them.

"It's officers and soldiers...!"

"Don't kill me, please don't kill me!"

The second son of the Zheng family turned pale with fright, and turned around to shout to his elder brother to run away, but just as he opened his mouth, his head was chopped off by Wu Kai and rolled to the ground.

Blood spattered the face of the boss of the Zheng family.

The boss of the Zheng family raised his head in a daze. The man who led the charge and sat in the town was as mighty as a black bear, and the sword with the cold light on the handle that had just killed his younger brother was getting closer and closer to him.

They have been domineering for a long time, and they look down on the soldiers and horses of the government, and they are like frogs in a well, thinking highly of themselves.

It wasn't until this moment that the boss of the Zheng family felt fear.

He even realized belatedly that in front of such cavalry, they didn't even have the ability to resist.

In this fear he met death.

1000 troops were not enough to stand in front of [-] cavalry. Soon, Wu Kai led his men to kill them all.

It was not easy to ride horses on the mountain road, so Wu Kai sent cavalry to dismount, tied the horses to a tree, left some people to guard the horses, and then led the people to the top of the mountain.

There are at most a thousand people left in the bandit den, and Wu Kai is confident that he can defeat them.The soldiers trained by Yuanli are not cavalry who can only fight on horseback, they can also be used as infantry to kill the enemy in close combat.

Liu Jixin's strategy was to cut off the head, cut off the tail and choke the waist, trying to annihilate the 5000 gangsters in one fell swoop.

Wu Kai performed his mission very well. He took the lead in charging and performed the most heroic performance. The soldiers were also encouraged and went forward bravely.

Leading people to rush halfway, Wu Kai suddenly saw a fire coming from the top of the mountain.

"Not good!" Wu Kai's face changed drastically, "These bandits set fire to the mountain!"

The entire Jiuding Mountain stretches far and wide. If the fire gets bigger, it may burn many villages.

These bandits are really hateful!

With a sullen face, Wu Kai speeded up the mountain, and it didn't take long before he saw the last group of bandits coming down the mountain.

This group of bandits either led mules and horses, or carried boxes and bedding.Wu Kai led the people and rushed to kill them. The leader's martial arts skills were not bad, but in the end, Wu Kai also beheaded him.Wu Kai didn't even have time to collect these trophies, so he hurried up the mountain with his people to put out the fire.

The little ladies who were locked in the firewood room and tried all kinds of methods were in deep despair. They tried all kinds of methods but failed to open the door. Just when they thought they were about to be burned to death, they heard chaotic footsteps coming from outside again. Voice.

They thought it was the bandits coming again, and when they huddled together in fear, they suddenly heard their conversation.

"My lord, there is water here!"

"Hurry up and put out the fire!"

Yun Niang, who was lying by the door with bloodstained hands, froze for a moment, then slammed the door panel frantically, "There are people here, there are people here!"

Hope was rekindled in the eyes of the others, and they seemed to have strength again. They kept banging on the door and shouted, "Help!"

"Come here! There are still people here!"

Finally, they heard a hesitant voice, "My lord, it seems that people are still locked up here."

Immediately, someone came striding towards the woodshed, and the footsteps were getting closer and closer, the sunlight at the crack of the door was blocked by a figure.The cold light of the sword slashed across, and the door lock slammed heavily on the ground.

The wooden door was pulled open abruptly, and the glaring sunlight shone into the woodshed.

Yun Niang, who was lying on the door, was caught off guard and fell down, and was supported by Wu Kai in time.After realizing that he was holding a woman in his arms, Wu Kai's dark face flushed, he put down Yunniang carefully with a straight face, and looked at the other little ladies who were crying with joy.

"Are you all people from the bottom of the mountain?"

Everyone's eyes were blurred, weeping in a low voice, someone choked up and said, "Yes, sir, we are all captive people."

"You guys wait here," Wu Kai took a few steps back, "We will send you down the mountain after we finish putting out the fire."

After finishing speaking, Wu Kai turned and left in a hurry.

Yun Niang, who was lying on the ground, looked at his back, and there was a light flickering in her eyes.

Wu Kai led his men to work for half an hour. During this time, Wang Er and Liu Jixin rushed to Jiuding Mountain after killing the bandits. Everyone worked together to put out the fire before it spread.

Liu Jixin was covered in cold sweat, "It's okay, it's okay, it's a good thing there's no wind today."

Zhong Ji gritted his teeth, "This group of hateful bandits!"

But besides being hateful, seeing the corpses of bandits all over the mountain, Zhong Ji suddenly felt a sense of relief in his heart.

Seeing the bandits being punished with his own eyes, even if these bandits were not the Yishan army who killed his wife and daughter, Zhong Ji felt extremely happy, and his long-standing depression dissipated a lot.But after being relieved, he felt a sense of desolation and grief.

He couldn't laugh when he wanted to laugh, and couldn't cry when he wanted to cry.

Why wasn't his wife and daughter so lucky to meet a governor like Mr. Yuan?

Hateful, really hateful...

After putting out the fire, the whole group of them became ashamed.When going down the mountain, Wu Kai did not forget to send someone to escort the girls down the mountain together.

These women are all from nearby villages, but after going down the mountain, when Wu Kai asked where their home was, except for a few young ladies who told him, the rest of them wept silently.

Wu Kai was puzzled, "Why are you crying?"

"My lord doesn't know something," a woman wiped her tears and lowered her head to explain, "When I was taken to the mountain by bandits, even if I was not bullied, I would not be regarded as a good family member after returning. Except for these sisters who are loved by the family We have nowhere to go."

Liu Jixin thought for a moment and asked, "Are you married?"

These women shook their heads or nodded, with timid expressions.

"Since there is no way to go, why don't you become our soldiers' wives?" Liu Jixin said with a smile, "Many of us good men are unmarried. I wonder if you are willing to marry them?"

These women blushed immediately, looked at each other, and nodded slightly.

The soldiers who rescued them all looked majestic and dignified.When they were brought down the mountain all the way, they kept their eyes on each other and behaved well, which shows that their character is also very good.The soldiers looked like heroes to them, why wouldn't they want to?

Liu Jixin immediately asked the cavalry to line up according to the merits of beheading the enemy, and asked them to choose the woman they liked. If they chose but the woman was unwilling, Liu Jixin would not force it.If it is consensual, it is a good thing.

The cavalrymen all blushed and crowded back and forth in a line. The twenty or so young ladies quickly found their favorite ones.When Shuang Shuang stood aside, she was so ashamed that she was tinged with joy.

Yun Niang was the last one. She was so seriously injured that she had to be supported to barely stand.The scar on her face was too ugly, no soldier dared to choose her.

Yun Niang pursed her lips, and asked her sister who helped her to help her to Wu Kai, and said weakly: "My lord, can you marry your wife?"

Wu Kai said honestly, "No."

He recognized this woman as the one who was accidentally hugged by him just now, Wu Kai seemed to know what Yunniang was going to say, and his ears turned red instantly.

Yun Niang also blushed slightly from the dirty face, "Then are you willing to marry me?"

Wang Er and Liu Jixin watched the play with a smile.

Wu Kai stammered and said: "I, I have a blind old mother in my family, who is very poor."

"It's okay," Yun Niang's voice was hoarse and gentle, "I will take good care of my mother."

Wu Kai looked down at her.

Seeing the scars on Yunniang's hands and face, Wu Kai knew that she must be a strong woman with strong ideas.The soldiers were precarious, and most of them were refugees and military households who had been soldiers for generations. Their status was low, and it was difficult to feed themselves, let alone begging for a daughter-in-law. There were no serious girls who were willing to marry soldiers.

Wu Kai's family is poor, and he always felt that he could not find a wife.Facing the sudden words, he was so nervous that he didn't speak for a long time, but he felt sorry that Yunniang had no one to choose, and he was afraid that there would be no way out. After a while, he nodded slowly but firmly, "Okay."

"Hahahaha, good things come in pairs!" Liu Jixin clapped his hands and laughed, "Wu Kai, don't worry, I will definitely report to the lord when I go back, and ask the lord to hold a wedding banquet for you and your wife!"

Wu Kai was so teased that he lowered his head in embarrassment.

Liu Jixin and Wang Er laughed again.

After laughing, they got down to business. In addition to confiscating the loot and tying up some unkilled bandit captives, Liu Jixin also had to do one thing Yuanli had told him to do—beating the local sheriff.

The bandits on Jiuding Mountain are so vicious, and they are also closely related to the ineffective Yuyang County Sheriff.

Yuan Li wanted to change the sheriff of Yuyang County directly, but a very real problem came up, he didn't have any suitable talents to be the sheriff.

After Liu Jixin beat the local sheriff, he also sighed in his heart.

There are still too few people available around the lord.

Wu Kai and Wang Er, as well as Gong Bin and Lu Hui, who showed their talents in this battle, are all good talents.But Liu Jixin was the only civil servant, and Zhan Shaoning was at least half of them.

Liu Jixin felt that he should also write to ask his friends if they would come to Youzhou to worship the sage with him.

After finishing these things, the group did not stay in Yuyang County for long, and set off for Ji County impatiently.

Ji County.

Yuanli also ushered in a sweet trouble.

Zhang, Liu, and Yu's soaps sold in You, Yan, and Yi have already received the first batch of money.According to the agreement with Yuanli, they exchanged part of the money requested by Yuanli for grain, medicinal materials, cloth, cattle, sheep, pigs and chickens and other livestock and sent them to Jixian County.

Coincidentally, the cattle and sheep sent by Dadan were also transported to Ji County.

Among these livestock, cattle and sheep are the least, and pigs and chickens are the most.Especially pigs, there are as many as 3000 heads.

So much so that Yuanli ordered people to build a huge pig farm overnight, and it couldn't hold it.

Yuanli was quite distressed by this.

Before, Yuanli and Liu Jixin had always thought that pigs had to be raised in pens because they lived in the inland of the Central Plains.But after these pigs arrived, Yuanli learned about the pig-raising methods of Youzhou people from Zhang Mi and found that in Youzhou, pigs can be herded just like sheep. Pig people are also called hog shepherds.

If it was spring, then these three thousand pigs would be sweet and not troublesome.Yuanli University can learn the method of the locals and directly enclose a mountain to graze pigs, sheep and cattle.However, it is now late autumn, and winter is about to enter, and the vegetation has withered. To feed these animals, they need to provide food.

The number of cattle and sheep is not bad, but it does not constitute a big burden.But more than 3000 pigs are too many.The pigs are also breeding very fast. Of the [-] pigs sent, more than [-] of them are sows, and more than half of the sows are already pregnant and are about to give birth.If there is no suitable temperature in winter, these piglets will freeze to death after birth.

It is necessary to feed the grain and wait for the sows to produce, which consumes too much money and food.Yuan Li did the math, he really couldn't afford to raise so many pigs.

So, he made a decisive decision.

He selected [-] breeding pigs for mating, and he planned to slaughter the remaining [-] boars.

Before the new year, he wants to kill a pig vigorously!