From the upper reaches of Qingliu River, most of them were from Xiema Mountain, but Xu Huai couldn't think that the bandits gathered outside Lutai Bei Village, this matter had nothing to do with them, and they could just sit on the wall and watch.
They rushed back to the new village on the east slope of Shituoling, which was still a collection of shacks.
This place is closer to the Qingliu River Bridge in Lu Taibei Village, which is the north of Xu's Dazhai, and the view is more unobstructed.
Su Di, Su Laochang, Xu Guanshan and others were standing in the open space in front of the simple village gate, looking towards the Qingliu River Bridge.
"They look like bandits coming from Xiema Mountain?"
Seeing Xu Huai and Xu Wuliang, Xu Wuqi rushed back. Su Di, Su Laochang and Xu Guanshan came over and said.
Liu Qiong'er took small steps and fell behind.
"should be."
Disturbed by the alarm, all the soldiers and their families gathered in front of the village gate. Xu Huai remained silent, leaving Xu Wuliang, Xu Wuqi and Su Di to discuss countermeasures.
"Wu Jiang and the others are in Houzhai..."
Walking closer, Su Di whispered.
Xu Wujiang and the others were hiding in Jinshagou and had already informed the military soldiers that they had secretly met with those who could be involved in the matter. However, just like Xu Huai continued to pretend to be an idiot, they still had to guard against people talking too much and unintentionally leaking the information.
go out.
This side cannot completely cut off contact with the Xu family's Dazhai. It has to hire some young men from various villages to help build houses.
In Xinzhai, everyone still lives in shacks, but the structure is also divided into front and rear villages, separated by an earth wall to restrict unauthorized access to the village.
In this way, if necessary, Xu Wujiang could lead his soldiers to hide behind the stronghold in advance without the risk of being seen.
Xu Huai, Xu Wuqi, and Xu Wuliang rushed to the back village to see Xu Wujiang, but there was nothing to discuss about the current situation. They had predicted it before, so Xu Huai, Xu Wuliang, and Xu Wuqi, wearing armor and carrying swords, took the lead.
Seven or eight people rushed to wait and see, while Su Laochang and Xu Guanshan stayed in the front village just in case.
If necessary, for example, if a group of thieves came directly to Xinzhai on the east slope of Shituoling, then naturally they would light up the smoke and call Xu Xin'an, and Xu Sihu and other soldiers would rush to help.
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Xu Huai and the others walked through the stone valley between Yuhuang Ridge and Shituol Ridge and arrived at the northwest corner of Dazhai.
There were three groups of thieves coming from the dirt road along the south bank of Qingliu River, and there were more than three hundred thieves gathered near the Qingliu River Bridge. It was dark, and several large flags were fluttering in the queue, giving people strong oppression; Xu Huai and the others
The first thing I saw was the cavalry soldiers who arrived at the Qingliu River Bridge first.
Seeing this scene, Xu Huai also took a breath of cold air: The Xiema Mountain bandits are coming out in full force!
The bronze bell in Dazhai Bell Tower was still ringing louder and louder.
"That man is Pan Chenghu! It is known as the Soul-stealing Spear in Tongbai Mountain," Xu Wuliang pointed to a bandit chief who had reined in his horse and stopped on the Qingliu River Bridge, and said to Xu Huai. Looking from a distance, he saw Pan Chenghu's figure.
A sturdy man, holding an iron gun in his hand, staring in the direction of the village gate like a vicious wolf.
The big gun in Pan Chenghu's hand had a blade that was longer and wider than ordinary spears. "Martial Arts General Essentials" called it a heavy-edge spear or a heavy-edge spear. Xu Huai looked at it with envy. The Fumang Spear had to have this kind of edge.
Only heavy-sharp guns and heavy-sharp spears with long and wide blades can more fully display their power such as heavy slashing.
The Beizhai gate of Dazhai, which faces Qingliu River, has been closed in time.
In addition to Xu Wuqi and other armed bankers, the clan soldiers and village yongs who heard the warning at this time also put aside their livelihoods and rushed over, picking up swords, guns, shields and standing on the wall of the village.
Every autumn training in Lutai villages organizes six to seven hundred village soldiers and village warriors to practice sword and bow training. In addition to the veterans of the Jingsheng Army, many clan soldiers and warriors participate in suppressing bandits and participating in clan armed battles.
It's a common occurrence.
More than three hundred thieves gathered near the Qingliu River Bridge. Although the village soldiers were somewhat panicked when they stood on the wall, under the leadership of Xu Wuqi, Zhou Jing and others, they also organized defense between the walls in an orderly manner.
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Xu Wufu stood on the wall near the gate tower. He was wearing brown leather armor and had a shoulder knife tied around his waist. Xu Huai was far away and could not see the expression on his face clearly, but he could see that he was looking this way.
Come.
Others were shocked by the sudden arrival of the Xiema Mountain bandits, but Xu Huai expected that Xu Wufu could guess why the bandits came - Xu Wujiang hid in Jinshagou and was able to hide it from ordinary people, but he thought Xu Wufu was still ignorant.
It's too much to bully him into being incompetent.
In the past, Xu Huai and Xu Wujiang only bullied Xu Wufu into a cocoon, and could not tell the story of their sufferings.
Xu Huai and the others did not stop at the wall of the village, but took the people to a high ground by the Qingliu River to stop their horses.
At this time, more than 300 bandit soldiers also formed a queue in front of the Qingliu River Bridge and pushed a dozen people from behind to the front of the village gate.
"What a stupid day, you are playing this kind of trick again!" Xu Wukun cursed hatefully.
Xu Huai couldn't see clearly from a distance, but these people were all tied up tightly, pushed to an arrow's length in front of the village gate, and forced to kneel on the ground.
At this time, there was another commotion on the wall of the village. Xu Huai guessed that these were the tribesmen who had not had time to escape into the village and were captured by the Xiema Mountain bandits.
"Master Pan, why do you have time to come to our Lutai Village as a guest today? Mr. Xu has not come far to welcome you, please forgive me Master Pan. I have ordered you to go down and prepare some wine to reward Master Pan. I also invite Master Pan and all brothers.
Be patient!" Xu Wufu raised his voice on the wall of the village.
When thieves attack the stronghold, even if the Xu family is not weak in force, they will not easily leave the stronghold to fight to the death.
The job of thieves and bandits is to lick blood from the edge of a knife, but even if Lutai Village can organize six to seven hundred village soldiers and village warriors, most of them are ordinary people. When they put down their swords and spears, they have to take back their hoes and shovels to work in the fields, and they still have wives at home.
On a hot bed, who would fight against a bandit unless absolutely necessary?
At this time, Xu Wufu also followed the rules and expressed his willingness to use some money and food to send away the Xie Mashan group of thieves.
"Xu Wufu, I, Xie Mashan, and your Xu family have been on the same page all these years. What the hell are you trying to do with me now?" Pan Chenghu galloped his horse down the Qingliu River Bridge, and dozens of horse soldiers separated from the front.
Through the passage, he calmly reined in his horse and stopped beside the Xu clan members who were being forced to run in front of the bridge. He picked up his big gun and stabbed one of them in the back.
The Xu clan member had no time to scream and fell forward until he died.
"Pan Chenghu is so stupid!" Xu Wukun cursed with hatred.
Xu Huai untied the long straight-spine knife and laid it in front of him, staring at Pan Chenghu without saying a word.
Pan Chenghu retreated seven or eight feet back, then charged forward on his horse. Using the momentum brought by the galloping horse, he picked up the corpse with a big gun and carried it six or seven feet away from the village gate, showing off his extraordinary combat skills.
With Wu Yong.
When Pan Chenghu heard the rumors, it was impossible for him to take the bait without thinking. However, he sent people to search Jinshagou and saw that there was indeed a group of people hiding with bows, swords, and armor, and there were traces of secret contacts with Lutai Village.
When he saw Su Laochang, Xu Guanshan and his family led more than a hundred soldiers and their families to move to the east slope of Shituoling to reclaim wasteland and build a new village, what else could he have to doubt?
And when he came here today, he didn't come to listen to Xu Wufu's excuse. He stabbed one person to death in public, and even waved his hand back. He saw the thieves in the front pulling out their knives, and then they were tied up until they were ten.
On the necks of the Xu clan members, he slowly looked towards Xu Wufu on the wall: "The lives and deaths of these dozen people all depend on one word from you, Xu Wufu. Do you, a turtle son, still want to fight against me today?"
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Xu Wufu was so anxious that he stamped his feet.
Of course he could guess that Pan Chenghu led the crowd to hide in Jinshagou for Xu Wujiang and others, but Pan Chenghu did not point it out directly, and believed that he was the secret mastermind of this matter. How was he going to tell Pan Chenghu in front of many tribesmen?
explain?
Could it be that he told Pan Chenghu that Xu Wujiang failed to surrender to Hutou Village and hid in Jinshagou. He had nothing to do with him or the Xu family. Is it possible that Xu Wujiang was afraid of being framed by him and Deng Gui and acted on his own?
"Master Pan, everything is easy to talk about. Please return these tribesmen to Lutai Village first!" Xu Wufu was also afraid of angering Pan Chenghu, his grandson, and started killing again. He didn't care that one tribesman had already been killed by Pan Chenghu to establish his authority, so he only said
Ask Pan Chenghu to stop talking softly when he sees fit.
"Everything is easy to talk about, but it depends on how you want to talk, Xu Wufu! Within three days..." Pan Chenghu snorted coldly, stared at the wall of the village, and was about to state the conditions word by word, but saw that
The right side became restless. I straightened up slightly on the horse's back and saw a fast horse galloping towards this side along the beach on the south bank of Qingliu River.
But it was Xu Huai who tied the sword back to his waist, took off his long bow, threw Xu Wukun, Xu Wuliang and others away, and suddenly rushed towards the flank of the thieves single-handedly.
Xu Wufu, Xu Wuqi, Zhou Jing and others stood on the wall and saw this scene most vividly. They were so anxious that they shouted: "You idiot (idiot), what do you want to do? Get back quickly!"
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Xu Wu Fucai didn't care about Xu Huai's life or death. Even if Pan Chenghu killed the dozens of Xu clan members who were captured, he would still be hard-hearted. But in this way, the two sides would have no room for change other than a bloody battle.
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Even if he, the head of the family, subdues the restless tribesmen, what price will it cost to make the Xiema Mountain bandits just give up?
Of course, as an outsider, the Xu family fought for land and water in Tongbai Mountain, leaving strong marks deep in their bones.
Especially among the younger generation, who are the most brave, how many of them would listen to his words that can lead to big plans if they can't bear it?
When the time comes when the clan members are unwilling to give in, if Xu Wujiang stands up again and makes a fuss, won't he be able to easily win over people's hearts?
Xu Huai, on the other hand, glanced coldly at Xu Wufu, Xu Wuqi and the others on the wall of the village. He rode his horse forward without stopping, and the three feather arrows in his hand were taken off the string and shot...
