How could a big tree that was still in good condition fall on the road despite the calm weather in the past few days? This was clearly the rhythm of an ambush.
Lin Wanwan instantly remembered the road robbery mentioned by Xiao Chong, and secretly cursed that it was unlucky, how could such a thing happen to her.
They didn't wonder for too long. Not long after Lin Wanwan waved the convoy to stop, a group of blood-drinking savages rushed out of the mountain forest beside the road, armed with sharpened spears, kitchen knives, and bows and arrows.
This group of savages were so hungry that they were blind when they attacked Lin Wanwan's team. How could a mob without systematic training win over a group of martial slaves?
If Xiao Yixun's group of martial arts-savvy servants hadn't joined the team today, it might have been a tough battle, but now everyone under Xiao Yixun has a martial arts background, which immediately increased the team's combat effectiveness.
A grade.
Kunlun, Ali, the bearded man Zhongyi, Dabao and several of Xiao Yixun's new disabled servants were the first to greet him. These people all had some skills.
Among them, the two Kunlun slaves, Kunlun and Ali, have strong physical fitness and are tall and powerful. Although they are not skilled in moves, with their overwhelming physical fitness, they are like bulldozers among the short savages.
Not to mention a man with a strong body and martial arts skills like a big man with a beard, he would feel like he was in an uninhabited land when facing the savages who had laid simple traps.
The other slaves were not just decorations. They beat the barbarians on the opposite side to the ground for a moment.
Ah Jing and Ah Li held swords in their hands and stood in front of the masters' carriages to block the incoming cold arrows. They were able to block the arrows with great precision. Let alone the horses, they could not even touch the sides of the carriages.
"The idea is too tough, run away!" One of the savages shouted, leaving the others behind and rushing into the forest first.
When the others saw it, they also fled one after another, even taking a few blows on their bodies to retreat.
The Tang Dynasty had very strict control over iron tools. Even if people wanted to buy a kitchen knife, they had to get a certificate from Li Zheng before going to the blacksmith shop to buy it.
Therefore, even though Lin Wanwan could easily obtain many knives in modern times, she did not take the risk to obtain them from the Tang Dynasty. Therefore, most of the weapons used as weapons in the team at this time were wooden sticks with little lethality, and they were not even equipped with a few axes.
The only two female guards, A Li and A Jing, were holding Kaifeng swords in their hands, but they did not directly participate in the battle, so there were not many savages lying on the ground at the moment, and the few lone savages who were captured did not suffer too much.
fatal wound.
Lin Wanwan looked at the tied up savages covered in stench and didn't even bother to interrogate him. She directly ordered Sun Chueyao: "Sun Chueyao, take a few people with you and send these robbers to the county government, Xiao Ming Mansion."
"Here!"
In front of them, Kunlun, Ali, Zhongyi, Dabao and other burly men were already clearing the big trees blocking the road. Lin Wanwan was sitting on her horse waiting.
As for Xiao Yixun and Xiao Qingyu who were sitting in the carriage, the former had no expression on his face and no mood swings, while the latter excitedly shouted that he was going to beat up the bad guy, so he had no fear at all.
The lynx at Xiao Qingyu's feet was ready to attack. If a savage had rushed over just now, his throat would have been torn to pieces by the lynx first.
On the contrary, the personal maids Hongyan, Xiao Rongrong, Song Sulan and others turned pale with fright. As for Huanong and Yunshang, they were baptized by the incident where people from Linjiazhuang chopped eight thieves alive with harpoons last year. Looking at what they saw in front of them,
The scene was very calm.
The disturbance of the roadblock and robbery soon passed, and everyone continued on their way.
The autumn harvest days have not been very peaceful recently. The mountain men hiding in the dense forests in the mountains not only rob passers-by, but also raid villages at night to steal grain.
Most of that group of mountain people hid in the mountains and forests to avoid war and taxes, and became homeless and became illegal households.
In fact, in order to increase the population of the people under his rule, Li Shimin encouraged those who had fled to return to their place of origin. However, there were still many fleeing households in the mountains and forests who did not dare to go down the mountain and join the world because of lack of information.
This group of people gathered in the mountains and forests, and gradually formed a force and became a hidden danger to public security. From time to time, they plundered and harassed the people and pedestrians at the foot of the mountain. This situation is a problem that all county magistrates have to face.
This problem is particularly serious in Jiangnan Road and Lingnan Road, which have many lofty mountains and ridges. Bandits are abundant everywhere and are one of the most troublesome things for the county magistrate.
Xiao Chong had already considered this matter in his mind, but he had not yet taken full action.
The attack on Lin Wanwan this time also shows that the mountain people are getting bolder and bolder, almost to the point of being unscrupulous, so they are not far away from being wiped out.
Not to mention that Xiao Chong was a "tyrannical" official himself, even a county magistrate who liked benevolent government would not be able to bear it when he heard that mountain people were attacking nobles.
For the entire Luang County gentry, this is also a very bad thing and must not be tolerated!
If you dare to rob the village master today, you will dare to attack them tomorrow. How is that allowed?
So when the county government issued an announcement to raise funds to suppress bandits, the group of squire and nobles in Luang County who had already been plundered by Xiao Chong immediately became generous and donated money and materials one after another, giving them enough support.
Regarding Xiao Chong's actions, Lin Wanwan was not worried about him at all.
She didn't think that those miscellaneous bandits who drank blood in the old forests in the deep mountains, had crude weapons, and lacked medical treatment could bring any trouble to Xiao Chong, a man with abundant military supplies and many scheming tactics.
In fact, Xiao Chong always gave Lin Wanwan a feeling of being confident. No matter how troublesome she was, complex matters would be solved easily in his hands.
After collecting the funds, Xiao Chong did not act hastily. Instead, he carefully studied the information on the past suppression of bandits in Luan County and discovered something very interesting. Every time the government gathered people to target the eradication, they always failed or failed.
There are very few chances of being able to fight head-on in an ambush.
What does this mean?
Obviously, these bandits are not fighting alone, but there are official insiders!
Xiao Chong smiled. He was playing a spy game under his nose. Could he bear this? I still remember that when he was young, Xiao Chong's first ideal was not to be a county magistrate, but to be a general!
In the Tang Dynasty, there was no separation between civil and military families, so Xiao Chong immediately began to play Infernal Affairs.
He first spread the word that he would attack the hilltop where the bandits were most serious, and then sent someone to notify the military camp stationed on the edge of Luan County, hoping to join forces for a joint operation.
Everything seemed to be ready, but he delayed in sending troops to attack. Instead, he sent his own cronies to monitor officials at all levels in the county government. If anyone found anything unusual, he would immediately arrest and interrogate them secretly.
Xiao Chong was not ruthless either, and the interrogation was mainly based on the method of using "love" and "responsibility" to influence the other party and make him realize that he had lost his way and become a double agent.
Of course, the "love" and "responsibility" inspired are not for the bandits, nor for the common people, but for their own families.
Xiao Chong would talk to them about the little things in their family very softly. He could even easily repeat what they said to their wives to curse him, which would frighten people so much that they would almost wonder if he was talking to them.
There's an eavesdropper installed on the bedside.
Then Xiao Chong told the other party in a charming manner that he could serve the county government with ease. As the county magistrate, he would not treat any of his conscientious subordinates badly. He would not only take good care of them, but also take good care of their families, and then he