Xie Qing was two meters tall, with bronze-colored skin, resembling an iron tower. The machete in his hand was as wide as an anvil and gleaming with cold light. He chopped down a rebel with a single stroke and continued to kill the robber Yang Qing with great bravery.

Seeing Xie Qing's power, Yang Qing couldn't help but feel frightened, and hurriedly picked up the mace hanging on the victory hook to fight.

Yang Qing can shoot a three-stone bow with both hands, which shows that his arm strength is quite good. The iron mace he uses weighs forty kilograms.

Boom...

There was a deafening explosion, and Xie Qing and Yang Qing struck each other. Their horses passed each other, and the latter staggered and almost fell off his horse.

Xie Qing's arm strength is obviously better than Yang Qing's. In addition, the latter suffered from the cold wind last night and is starving now, so his condition is naturally even worse.

"The thief has some strength, come on, come on, take another blow from me!" Xie Qing turned the horse's head and wanted to fight again.

Yang Qing's arm was sore from the shock just now, so he dared to fight Xie Qing, put the mace back on the winning hook, pulled out a blunderbuss from his waist, and shouted at the same time: "I'll stop him!"

Two nearby rebels bravely urged their horses to attack Xie Qing with their swords. Yang Qing took the opportunity to raise his blunderbuss, take aim, and light the fuse.

Xie Qing's expression changed slightly and he shouted: "Second brother!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he heard the sound of a string. Yang Qing subconsciously threw himself on the horse, and a sharp arrow flew past his head without a hitch.

At this moment, the fuse of Yang Qing's handgun burned out, and a large cloud of white smoke came out of the gun's mouth, and the iron sand inside spurted out. However, in order to avoid the arrow, Yang Qing used the muzzle of the handgun to

It also hung down, so all the iron sand hit the ground nearby.

Despite this, the horse under Xie Qing's crotch was still swept to its front hooves by the flying iron sand. In pain, he stood up, threw Xie Qing off the horse, and then ran away like crazy.

A nearby rebel was overjoyed and urged his horse forward to take advantage of him. Unexpectedly, Xie Qing fell off his horse, rolled over, and bounced up flexibly. He shouted and threw the machete.

puff……

The machete weighing more than fifty kilograms directly knocked the rebel who wanted to take advantage of him off his horse and nailed him to the ground. Xie Qing took the opportunity to jump on the rebel's mount, grabbed the reins and turned the horse around.

At the same time, he bent down and leaned forward. A beautiful swallow picked up the machete stuck in the ground, and completed a series of actions in one go.

When the three nearby rebels saw this, they hurriedly rode away. Damn, this guy is too fierce. I can't beat him!

Yang Qing's eyelids were also twitching, he threw away his gun, beat his horse and fled out of the village, leaving the green hills behind, so he was not afraid of running out of firewood!

The firecrackers of the Ming Dynasty are not like modern firearms that can fire continuously. They don't even have a trigger. They rely on igniting a fuse to activate them. Loading the ammunition is extremely troublesome. In a close-range fierce battle, one shot cannot kill the enemy. This thing

It becomes a useless fire stick.

Xie Qing was almost shot into a honeycomb by Yang Qing just now. Xie Qing was heartbroken and extremely angry, so he chased him out of the village.

At this moment, there was a one-sided massacre in the village. The Xie brothers on horseback and a group of soldiers went around killing the fleeing rebels.

Although these rebels had a numerical advantage, they could only be slaughtered in the face of the mobility of the cavalry, not to mention that this group of tired soldiers had long been hungry and did not have much strength.

About half an hour later, the battle came to an end. Most of the nearly fifty rebels were killed. About seven or eight of them managed to escape from the village, while a few others hid in farmhouses and fought hard.

Soon, several rebels who had taken refuge in the farmhouse were picked up by the Xie brothers one after another, and one of them was even captured alive.

"Brother-in-law, we caught a live one!"

The brother-in-law carried Hou Zhong over like a chicken and threw him to the ground. The latter was so thrown that he rolled his eyes and was speechless for a long time.

Xu Jin just glanced coldly at Hou Zhong, who had a sharp mouth and monkey cheeks, and then continued to refill the gunpowder.

Loading the gunpowder is a technical job. Don't add too much gunpowder to the chamber, otherwise it will explode easily. If the amount of gunpowder is too small, the lethality will definitely be insufficient. The most annoying thing is that the gunpowder is front-loaded.

It's just a matter of pouring lead bullets and iron sand from the muzzle of the gun, and then using a stick to poke it in. It's very troublesome.

Xu Jin also consulted a group of soldiers on the way to escape in the past two days and learned how to use firecrackers, but he was not very proficient yet.

Hou Zhong had already recovered his breath. A pair of monkey eyes looked at the clumsy "boy" in front of him, secretly guessing his identity.

Xu Jin fiddled with it for a while and finally reloaded the firegun. He secretly said that this thing is too backward. If there is a chance in the future, it should be improved. It would be better to change it to a rear-loading flintlock gun. However,

I'm afraid it would be difficult to do with the current level of technology.

At this time, Wang Lin'er ran over, respectfully performed a military salute, and said with excitement: "Master Tongpan, we killed a total of thirty-six thieves, captured one alive, and captured twenty war horses."

Hou Zhong was surprised, thinking he heard wrongly. The pretty boy in front of him turned out to be a sixth-grade general judge? He was too young!

Xu Jin nodded calmly and asked, "Are there any casualties among the brothers?"

Wang Lin'er said easily: "Don't worry, Lord Tongpan, only two brothers were slightly injured, but it's not a problem."

Winning more with less, and only slightly injuring two people on one side, this was undoubtedly a beautiful victory.

Xu Jin then smiled and said: "Very good, Wang Baihu, you are responsible for recording the number of enemies killed by all the brothers, and report it to the court for credit in the future."

"My subordinate [Youyou Reading www.uutxt.co] obeys your order!" Wang Lin happily ran to count the heads.

Only then did Xu Jin look at Hou Zhong who was on the ground. The latter only felt a slight chill on his body and said with a flattering smile: "My lord, I am a law-abiding commoner. I was only forced to do so by King Ning's people."

thief……"

Before Hou Zhong could finish speaking, his forehead was hit by a cold fire gun, and he was so frightened that he could no longer speak.

The guy in front of him had a wretched appearance and twinkling eyes. He was not a good bird at first glance. What's more, Xu Jin saw this guy leading the thieves into the village to search for him. Moreover, when this guy saw Yue'er, there was a lustful look in his eyes.

They all overflowed and rushed to the farmhouse. Will such people be good and law-abiding citizens?

Xu Jin said coldly: "Stop talking nonsense and answer whatever I ask you!"

Hou Zhong said in horror: "Yes, yes, please ask, sir!"

Xu Jin asked coldly: "How many pursuers are behind us?"

Hou Zhong had a blunderbuss pressed against his head, but he did not dare to hide anything. He answered honestly: "Yang Qianhu is chasing after a thousand men and horses. In addition to the cavalry, there are probably eight or nine hundred infantry behind him!"

Xie Yidao and Xie Erjian couldn't help but change their expressions slightly. So King Ning actually sent a force from Qianhusuo to chase and kill them.

Hou Zhong rolled his eyes and continued: "I heard that General Wu is also coming with his army!"

Xu Jin raised his eyebrows and said coldly: "Which General Wu? How many troops did he bring?"

"That's General Wu Sanba, leading more than a thousand troops!"

Xie Yidao and Xie Erjian couldn't help but look at each other, saying that they were actually the ones who caught Wu Sanba in the first place, even though they took advantage of Yu Linsheng in the end.

Xu Jin couldn't help but frowned. There was no doubt that Wu Sanba had a grudge against him. She even knocked a bowl of noodle soup from him at the haggis shop.

This gangster was lucky enough to escape from being imprisoned. Now he has transformed from a gangster who harmed one party to a general. It is a great irony.

However, as the saying goes, he who wins the hearts of the people wins the world. King Ning went against the grain and relied on oppressing and plundering the people to amass wealth. He also appointed a group of thieves as generals. It is strange that such a group of crooked melons and jujubes can achieve anything together!

Seeing Xu Jin's silence, Hou Zhong thought the other party was afraid, and said triumphantly: "Prince Ning has sent 100,000 troops to attack Nankang. Soon the whole of Jiangxi will be under Prince Ning's rule, so you can't escape, you know what to do."

It's better to surrender obediently and hand over Sun Sui. I can still speak well in front of Yang Qianhu, and I will put in a few good words for you then."

A flash of ridicule flashed in Xu Jin's eyes. King Ning's rebellion was put down in less than two months. From the beginning to the end, he could not even capture Anqing, and he still wanted to control the whole of Jiangxi. Moreover, the so-called 100,000 troops may have to be greatly discounted.

There are only 50,000 to 60,000 people, and the regular army may even be reduced by half.

"Get rid of it!" Xu Jin put away the gun and said three words lightly.

Hou Zhong was stunned for a moment, and did not react until Xie Erjian brought him up. He shouted in horror: "Sir, please forgive me, I have answered all your questions..."

Xie Erjian lifted Hou Zhong outside the hospital. After a scream, the begging for mercy suddenly stopped.

After half a stick of incense, Xie Qing rode back to the village. Looking at his annoyed expression, he knew without asking that the leader of the bandits, Yang Qing, had escaped.

Xu Jin didn't take it too seriously. Although he finally ran away from the leader of the bandit, the ambush was undoubtedly quite successful. He completely defeated the enemy's cavalry and no longer had to be chased like a lost dog. Next, he went to the forty soldiers in Qianshan County.

The journey will be much easier.

At that moment, Xu Jin ordered people to bring out Sun Sui's body again, then piled up the heads of the bandits in front of Sun Sui's body, and solemnly burned incense and offered sacrifices.

Thirty-seven bloody heads formed a hill. The scene was so frightening that Yue'er and Wang Cuihua both vomited, and Xie Xiaowan and Jiang hid far away, not daring to watch.

But the way the soldiers looked at Xu Jin changed, with a hint of fanaticism in their respect. If the soldiers had agreed to guard Xu Jin before because of Sun Sui's death, now they were supporting him from the bottom of their hearts.

and worship.

As a soldier, in addition to food, they also need an iron-blooded coach who can lead them to victory and glory. So far, Xu Jin has undoubtedly done a good job and has initially won the trust and support of all the soldiers.

After worshiping Sun Sui's body, Xu Jin ordered people to transport the corpses and heads of the traitors out of the village to find a place to bury them, and then cleaned up the blood stains in the village to prevent the villagers of Yangang Village from being frightened when they returned. After all this was done

, Xu Jin then ordered to set off for Qianshan County.

According to Nahou Zhong's confession, two thousand rebels will arrive later. The real battle is still to come. Can Qianshan County be defended?
Chapter completed!