Tengshan County, Meizhou County, is located at the junction of Lingnan Road and Jiangnan Road. Bandit troubles have occurred in the past few days for unknown reasons. More than a thousand mountain bandits, led by their leader Han Zhikui, looted the Wild Duck Village, Xigua Village, and Datong Village under the jurisdiction of Tengshan County.

In Ling Town and Kaoshan Town, they robbed countless cattle, sheep and grains, and once rushed to the south gate of the county. Fortunately, they were repulsed by hundreds of garrison troops from Tengshan County.

It’s not that Ding Xuewen, the magistrate of Tengshan County, has never thought about counterattack, killing all these bandits, and taking the opportunity to gain some political achievements. However, the county has limited troops. If these bandits are not eliminated but are bitten back, the loss will not be a small one for him.

The county magistrate can afford it.

Furthermore, the bandits are powerful and the county garrison is limited. If they want to suppress the bandits, they will have to come out in full force. However, if all the garrison troops leave the city to suppress the bandits, and these bandits suddenly come around to attack the county town, then they will lose everything. After all, he will lose everything.

Magistrate Ding might be promoted in a different place after working here for a few years. If he screws up over this matter and loses his hat, he will really be hanged in the county government office.

Ding Xuewen thought about it, endured the heartache, threw away this pie that seemed to fall from the sky, reported the news of the banditry in Tengshan to the county governor's office, and threw this hot potato to the county governor. The county also wanted to suppress the bandits.

However, according to the speed of the county's work, it is estimated that this group of bandits will have fled long ago when the troops and horses are mobilized. Ding Xuewen only strictly ordered the soldiers to watch the four gates of the county and not attack but defend.

What happened next was far beyond the expectations of the county magistrate. Not only did the county quickly send an army of more than a thousand elite soldiers, but they were also well-equipped. Magistrate Ding who sent this army to the county was surprised, because in

In his memory, there were no such strong and well-equipped soldiers under the jurisdiction of the county governor's office.

Later, Magistrate Ding was shocked. The leader of this elite troop was actually Zhu Juxian, the Zhenwei captain of the Lingnan Palace. It turned out that the banditry incident had alarmed the palace. Magistrate Ding respectfully entertained this young man at the county government office.

Lieutenant Zhu, after all, this is the famous person next to the prince. Just blowing some wind in the ear of the prince is enough for him, a seventh-grade sesame official, to drink a pot.

Captain Zhu of Da Ma Jin Dao received an extraordinary reception at the county government office. He even slept with two pretty girls from the county brothel. He was very satisfied and immediately fell in love with Magistrate Ding and promised to go back.

After explaining to the prince that Magistrate Ding had achieved great political achievements during his term of office, the county magistrate was overjoyed. Needless to say, he gave away gold and silver in private, and also gave away a lot of treasures and pearls.

Zhu Juxian was at ease in the county town for two days, and a team of scouts he sent had brought back accurate information about the bandits. This group of bandits was entrenched in the deserted mountains a hundred miles southwest of Tengshan County, and had set up a large-scale attack.

Copycat.

The origin of the bandit leader Han Zhikui is temporarily unknown. There are more than 1,100 bandits of various sizes in the village, including hundreds of horse bandits. The discipline is quite strict. As long as there is no resistance, no one will kill, not even women, only women.

Gold, silver, grain and grass were also provided to the lonely elderly people in Kaoshan Town.

When he heard that they were bandits with strict disciplines, Magistrate Ding was very lucky. Fortunately, he did not lead the team to suppress the bandits on his own initiative. Otherwise, he would have been too old to stir up trouble. He would have lost his wife and lost his troops. Ding Xuewen advised Zhu Juxian to go and suppress the bandits.

You must be more careful when committing robberies.

How could Zhu Juxian take these bandits and grass bandits seriously? He reached out and patted the county magistrate on the shoulder, "Why should the magistrate have the ambition of mountain bandits to destroy the prestige of his own people? It's not like we haven't beaten Tang Jiusheng, the master of the Minglong Sword."

Let’s have a good relationship! We are the royal family’s soldiers. We are well-equipped with weapons, armor, crossbows, and war horses. Our soldiers are strong and well-trained. Aren’t a few little bandits ready to be captured?”

Magistrate Ding smiled bitterly and did not dare to say anything. The bandits tried to attack the county town a few days ago. Although they were unsuccessful, their combat power should not be underestimated. He originally wanted to persuade the school captain Zhu, Jiao Bing, to

Defeat was inevitable, but he swallowed the words as they came to his lips. Instead of asking for punishment, he could only sing a few words of praise, saying that Captain Zhu was wise and mighty, and would surely win the battle, and success would be imminent.

Zhu Juxianqi

On horseback, let Hu Xiang, the commander of the county seat, lead the way with 200 light cavalry. Behind the cavalry are 200 crossbowmen. Behind the crossbowmen are 300 spearmen. At the rear, he brings 500 strong swordsmen, armor and rattan soldiers, as well as food and grass.

No, I only brought two days' rations for the soldiers.

Zhu Juxian didn't even bother to wear armor. He was still dressed in a purple brocade robe with a carved ebony hairpin on his head. Like a rich man, he would turn the big jasper finger on his finger from time to time, feeling proud of himself, as if he could capture it as long as he could reach it.

They come like mountain bandits.

County Magistrate Ding patted his thigh anxiously. It seemed that Lieutenant Zhu was a dandy, and he was probably not familiar with the art of war. If there were any shortcomings, he would be in trouble as well. He couldn't help but feel sorry for those gold and silver treasures who went out in filial piety yesterday. He sat down on his own

I sighed long and hard in the yamen, even leaving my beautiful concubine aside, complaining about my miserable life, and really hated these bandits in my heart.

Zhu Juxian was riding on his horse, majestic and shouting loudly, and even allowed the soldiers to loot and harass the people. The people cried and complained, and they were not going to suppress bandits. They were clearly a group of giant bandits under the banner of the government.

They are more arrogant than the gang on the mountain. If the gang on the mountain is beaten to death by the common people, they will be rewarded for killing bandits. If you accidentally kill these officials, they will be executed by the whole family for banditry.

Zhu Juxian led more than a thousand elite soldiers along the official road for almost a day. In the evening, they arrived at a small village ten miles in front of Dahuang Mountain. The people and horses were exhausted, so they set up camp in the village, buried pots to make rice, and did not prohibit the soldiers from harassing the people.

The people in the village were filled with hatred, and some people secretly went to report the news to Han Zhikui, the leader of the village.

The township leader surnamed Hu from the county town tried to persuade Zhu Juxian in the camp, "Master Zhu, this village is only ten miles away from Dahuang Mountain. If someone in this village is a bandit, and reports the news that the army is coming to suppress the bandits, it will attract the mountain."

If thieves attack at night, we will be in trouble. I also ask Lord Zhu to control his sergeants and not harass the people, and set up open posts and hidden sentries to prevent bandits from raiding at night."

Zhu Juxian slapped the Huxiang leader away for more than two feet and cursed, "Tell me, did you take money from the bandits? Did you deliberately exaggerate the fighting power of the bandits in order to attract the royal palace's elite soldiers?"

To panic and lower morale? Just a thousand bandits and bandits with poor equipment and lack of training can be put down in one go. If those bandits dare to come and rob the camp, they will even save the wilderness!

"

The Huxiang instructor was ashamed and angry. When he left Zhu Juxian's camp, he looked up to the sky and sighed, "Such elite soldiers are led by such a confused general. How can they not fail?" A soldier entered the camp and told what the Huxiang instructor had just said.

To Zhu Juxian.

Zhu Juxian was furious and cursed: "If it weren't for the lack of local guides in the upcoming war, he would have to be kidnapped and killed. Let's wait until tomorrow morning to attack the bandit's stronghold. After the victory, he will be humiliated before he is taken out and chopped!"

Yes, the master of the Minglong Sword is just relying on a gold medal bestowed by the emperor to show off his prestige. Seeing that our captain has made great achievements in killing thieves, I must humiliate him face to face if I have the chance!"

At night, all the soldiers in the palace were very tired after walking for a day, and they all slept soundly. Even the guards standing guard outside fell asleep. At the fourth watch, Zhu Juxian was sleeping soundly, and suddenly there were loud shouts and countless people.

Rockets were fired, and the royal army was suddenly attacked. There was chaos, the camp was burned, and at least two hundred soldiers were hit by arrows. Zhu Juxian was so frightened that he huddled in the bed and peed, and was at a loss what to do.

Fortunately, among the royal soldiers, there were Renyong Colonel Tao Dehai, Peirong Colonel Zheng Shizhao and several halberd commanders who had some combat experience. They hurriedly gathered the defeated soldiers, used two chariots pulling rations as a barrier, and faced off against the bandits with their crossbows.

After shooting, people dragged Mr. Zhu out of bed, who was still shivering, and asked him to command the soldiers to fight. This battle lasted until dawn, and then the bandits' attack was repelled.

At dawn, the two chariots carrying rations were also burned to pieces by rockets fired by bandits from the opposite side. The few rations the soldiers carried were burned. Four to five hundred officers and soldiers were hit by arrows and rifles, and more than two hundred were killed.

Although the bandits were famous, they only left forty or fifty corpses.

body.

Zhu Juxian looked at the injured soldiers who were still wailing and the corpses of those who died in the battle. He was stunned, beating his chest and feet, feeling regretful in his heart and not knowing how to explain to the prince when he returned.

Director Huxiang gritted his teeth with hatred, only hating Zhu Juxian for not listening to his advice, which led to such a defeat. Zhu Juxian hated Director Huxiang even more at this time. Unfortunately, this man was right in his words, and it was a small matter of humiliation. He would be punished by the county magistrate again when he returned.

If you play a book, your future will be very bad. The official position you worked so hard to buy with your wife is just lost. How can you be willing to accept it?

Except for Zhu Juxian's camp, all the other camps had been burned. Zhu Juxian gritted his teeth and called over his subordinates Renyong Colonel Tao Dehai and Peirong Colonel Zheng Shizhao, together with several old halberd commanders, and asked: "In this big defeat at night, we

How are we going to explain to the prince when we go back? It is inevitable that this general will be killed, and there is no way for the rest of us to get out of this, they all have to turn around."

The two junior captains and several halberd commanders were also frightened. They lost this battle and injured more than 200 of the prince's elite soldiers. When he returned, the prince was furious and everyone would definitely lose their heads. In this situation, don't

Speaking of going into the mountains to suppress bandits, it's God's mercy that we were able to retreat safely without being chased.

Zhu Juxian felt regretful and ashamed and didn't know what to do. At this moment, Hu Xiang's guide came into the tent to ask for instructions on where to go next. Zhu Juxian was angry and evil in his heart. He drew his sword and hacked Hu Xiang to death.

In the camp, the two captains and the captain were shocked, "Master Zhu, how do you explain to Magistrate Ding after killing this man?"

Zhu Juxian's mind changed and he had an idea. He sneered and said: "This township leader had an affair with bandits and was killed by me. Let's bring back the body of Pao Ze who died in the battle and then destroy these bandits who occupied the village!"

Colonel Renyong Tao Dehai asked doubtfully: "Colonel Zhu, the bandits had already withdrawn before dawn. Is there any trace of the bandits in this village?"

Zhu Juxian asked with a ferocious face: "We just entered this small village, and the camp was attacked at night. If someone in the village didn't leak the news, how could the bandits know about it? Furthermore, if the news about our defeat was spread by the villagers,

We all have to turn around!"

Zheng Shizhao, the captain of the accompanying army, asked with a bitter face: "Master Zhu, but we have no evidence to prove that these villagers are collaborating with bandits!"

Zhu Juxian held up his waist knife and asked grimly: "The people in this village are all bandits, how can we keep alive? If they live, we will die! We will just kill everyone in the village, old and young, without stopping."

, cut off the head to report merit, and then burn down the village, who knows what happened here?!"

Tao Dehai, Zheng Shizhao and several old halberd commanders looked at each other in disbelief, and finally said in unison: "Master Zhu, it is a capital crime to kill good people without permission and take credit for merit, so you cannot do it!"

Zhu Juxian said impatiently: "Then should we die? If a few of us die, these brothers outside will not get better! Instead of us dying, it is better to let people like ants in this village die!"

Several people lowered their heads and did not dare to speak anymore. After a long while, Renyong Colonel Tao Dehai whispered: "It all depends on Lord Zhu!"

In one morning, all 475 people in the village, old and young, were killed by Zhu Juxian's troops. Several broken vehicles were found in the village, the heads and dead officers and soldiers were taken away, and then a fire was lit.

When he was leaving the village, he happened to encounter someone from the neighboring village who came to visit. He killed them all. He also slaughtered the neighboring village, beheaded five hundred and nineteen people, and set up another fire.

Zhu Juxian took the remaining officers and soldiers and fled towards Tengshan County, fearing that mountain bandits would pursue him.

Along the way, several captains holding halberds and the soldiers unified their message. The news was wrong. There were too many bandits, as many as four to five thousand. The bandits massacred two villages at the foot of the mountain. When the officers and soldiers came, they only killed
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