At this time, there were traces of the previous battle everywhere inside and outside the manor. After the soldiers swept the inside of the manor and carried the wounded into the manor, before they had time to clean and repair it, a large cloud of smoke and dust gradually came from the southeast.
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Soon, a galloping cavalry team appeared in the field of vision. Seeing this scene, the soldiers couldn't help but secretly expressed their gratitude. If the manor hadn't been captured yet, they would inevitably be trapped in the dilemma of being attacked from both sides.
Zhu Meng led dozens of cavalrymen to the south and wandered out of Lixu. The other armored soldiers all retreated into the manor. They first closed the gate of the manor and then built a barrier inside the gate with a fence made from local materials.
When they finished these things, the cavalry team also arrived in front of the manor. There were about 400 people. One of them, a man who looked like a soldier, pointed at the guard on the wall and shouted: "Where are you waiting for?"
Wu, why did you enter our county? The Luochuan Township group came here, please quickly invite the owner of this village, Lei Village, to come and see you!"
Li Tai stood on the wall, looking at the cavalry team of the rural regiment, and couldn't help but secretly lamented that the rural areas in the north were not richer than those in the lower reaches of Luoshui River, but when it came to horses, they were much better than those in Wuxiang County.
Today's Wuxiang county and township regiments have participated in river defense and are among the best in the reorganization of Zhuzhou's township regiments. However, the entire county and township regiments only have four to five hundred horses, and a considerable part of them are just horses for pulling carts.
He inherited He Basheng's troops, so he was able to pull out a cavalry team of several hundred people. However, the Luochuan County Township Regiment was able to pull out a cavalry team of several hundred people. Not to mention whether the rural sentiments were more martial.
At least the number of horses is much higher than in southern states and counties.
"A certain group of people are working as a lieutenant in Daxingtai. Li Shijun, the envoy from Dushui, was ordered to come here to search and rescue his colleagues who were troubled by local thieves! The local thief Lei Mou has been captured and has no involvement with you and other local righteousness. If you want to coordinate the inquiry,
Invite the county magistrate to come!”
At Li Tai's nod, Li Yantou shouted loudly: "The evidence of crime is gathered here. If there is no local magistrate, no one else can enter without permission!"
"Nonsense! Party leader Lei is a virtuous man in our hometown. How can we allow foreigners to slander him! Who is the envoy from Dushui? What qualifications do he have to interfere with the local people here! You and other thieves should withdraw quickly. If you dare to harm the lives of our local people,
I will kill you without mercy!"
When the villagers outside heard this shouting, they immediately became angry. Under the orders of the soldier commander, they quickly set up an offensive formation.
"Throw out Lei's body."
Li Tai gave an order, and the soldiers inside the wall threw the corpse of the village owner Lei Bang, who had been beheaded, out of the wall.
The soldiers of the township regiment who had already formed up were greatly shocked when they saw this scene. One of the commanders of the township regiment even had his eyes cracked. He must have been a member of the Lei clan. He pointed his sword at the wall and shouted angrily.
: "The dog thief is so vicious, do you think there is no one in Luochuan? The thieves who violate the territory today will die, and no one can save you!"
"Lei has committed a serious crime and has been brought to justice! Those of you villagers who are not deeply involved in the matter should retreat. Some of you are just pioneers in law enforcement. When the army comes later, this village will suffer even more disasters! For this reason, the thieves in the village are one of them.
Fate, forbearance to push the villagers into despair?"
Li Yantou continued to shout: "Lei is a tough man, and the villagers know it. This people is not immune to death, so how can you resist the magic sword? Retreat quickly and don't pursue the past. If you continue to resist, you will die."
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These words were still very intimidating. Everyone present in the township group took one look at Lei Hong's corpse and felt secretly awe-inspiring in their hearts.
If Lei Hong were alive, they would still be afraid of clinging to his power, but now that he was dead and not their closest relatives, they would hesitate to fight for him and avenge him.
They really don't know how powerful Li Shijun, the messenger of Du Shui, is, but they still know how powerful Lei Hong is. The other party is not afraid of Lei Hong's powerful backing at all, and will kill them whenever he wants. Will their township group be able to fight?
Overcoming the other party does require some weighing.
The Lei family commander in the township regiment had no such idea, and shouted loudly: "Man from Luochuan, how can we allow foreign thieves to frame us! Quickly attack and seize this village to avenge the party leader!"
As he spoke, he galloped forward on his horse, brandishing his sword, but soon realized that except for his own dozens of steps, few of his fellow travelers were following him.
"Are you afraid of these foreign thieves? Aren't you afraid that my family will pursue you and wait for your enemies to escape!"
Upon seeing this, Captain Lei's army was furious. He turned around and shouted: "Hurry up and attack with me and take back the manor!"
"Brother Lei, I know that you are in pain, but please also understand the worries of the villagers. The former is chasing these thieves and their comrades, and the villagers are acting recklessly. The county commander Yang even ordered that they must be captured alive. I want to know how these thieves are.
My lord is not weak."
Another soldier commander rode his horse forward and persuaded: "This group has been trapped in the village, it is safest for us to report it to the Shangguan for punishment. If we really provoke a strong enemy for the village, the trouble we will suffer will not only be immediate."
Already..."
"You cowardless person, shut up! If your relatives were harmed like this, would you also be afraid of the enemy's power and not dare to retaliate?"
Hearing this, Commander Lei's army became even more furious. He first scolded his colleagues, then looked back at the fellow soldiers and said, "You and other fellow villagers have all been greatly benefited by our family. Today my family was robbed, so it's time for me to sacrifice my life to repay the favor."
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When some of the village soldiers heard this, they lowered their heads in shame, while others also said angrily: "I am holding a sword to defend the land, but I am not your Lei family slave soldier! Your family is just seducing foreigners."
You are a powerful general from the state, you are plundering the countryside to enrich yourself, you have a bad reputation in your own family, and now you are provoking powerful forces from outside, even if the villagers are brave, they will not sacrifice their lives for you!"
During the commotion, the rural soldiers outside the city were actually divided into two parts. The commander, who was criticized by Captain Lei as a rat, had a bad look on his face. He pointed and led some of the rural soldiers to stand sideways and ordered: "Wait a minute."
Your job is to cause trouble in Pingding Township, but you will not risk your life for revenge for a private family! Return to the city quickly to report to the superior, and the people in the village will not move, and you are not allowed to attack without permission!"
The township regiments rushed in with great momentum, but internal strife broke out within themselves. Although Captain Lei was eager to take revenge, he could not get the support of the masses because all his estates were occupied by the other side, so he was inevitably tempted to resort to violence for a while.
Luochuan City is not far from here and is also the county seat of Fucheng County. Soon after the township messenger went to report the news, county officials came on horseback. The leader was a middle-aged man with a burly build and majestic appearance who was the county guard.
Yang Shao.
Yang Shao led a group of armored soldiers to ride in here, summoned the commander of the township regiment to briefly understand the situation, and then took a look at Lei Bang's body that was thrown outside the manor, and his face suddenly darkened.
He did not respond to the sad and stern accusation made by Captain Lei. He rode his horse to the main entrance of the manor, raised his hand and pointed at the wall and shouted: "This is the official who is in charge of affairs in this area. Guests from outside the village should hurry up."
Go out, if you dare to commit murder again, even if Li Boshan comes in person, he won't be able to save you!"
"Hello, Commander Yang, Li Boshan is here!"
Li Tai had met Yang Shao in Tai Mansion before. When he saw him coming to shout in person, he also stuck his head out from the wall, cupped his hands towards Yang Shao and said: "It is really embarrassing to meet in such a scene. Capture the Thief
It's really rude not to go to the government to inform you when it's urgent to save someone's life.
I had no intention of interfering with the envoy's case, but this thief attacked and killed a member of the Dushui family and acted as an envoy on the street. It was an unforgivable crime. I originally intended to go to the township department and then sue the envoy, but I didn't expect that the thief was stubborn and resisted.
, I have no choice but to kill him..."
When Yang Shao saw that Li Tai was actually in the village, his expression suddenly changed. He couldn't help but turn around and glare at the soldier commander who was leading the crowd away from attacking.
He didn't want to kill Li Tai, but it was indeed an offense for him to lure people in and kill the people he ruled. If he could break through the manor before he arrived, capture the other party and his followers, he could still
Teach a lesson.
But now that he has arrived, if he orders an attack again, he will have to fight to the death.
"Li Zheng is young and brave, which is really admirable. But fighting in the countryside, regardless of safety, is a bit rash."
He suppressed the anger in his heart, looked at Li Tai and said: "Now that I am here, if you feel that I am qualified to comment on the matter, please go out and make a fair decision about right and wrong out of this chaos."
"It's not that I can't trust Mr. Yang, but the members of the army who were attacked before are still missing from the country, and I don't know whether they are alive or dead. Although the original evil has been eliminated, the matter is not over yet. May I ask Mr. Yang, what laws did the forward envoys violate, and need to instruct the people of the township group?
Siege and interception?"
Naturally, Li Tai would not just walk out casually. Instead, he had the corpses of his subordinates who had been publicly displayed by the people of this village be moved to the wall. Then he said to Yang Shao: "It is indeed offensive and disrespectful to enter the country without reporting it. But.
Yang Shijun said that I was careless, which shows that I didn't know each other.
I am a member of the Water Body, and will be rewarded for merit and punished for crime. If these members really abuse their power and break the law, even if they do not cause harm, I will kill them! But they died innocently and in vain. Since they followed my orders, whoever caused the harm will be punished with blood.
Pay with blood!
Justice in the world is nothing more than repaying evil with straightness and repaying kindness with kindness! If Yang Shijun dares to say that this thief died unjustly, without disturbing other people's opinions, I will kill myself to apologize in repayment for being rude!"
Yang Shao had only met Li Tai once in Taifu, and he really didn't know much about his character. When he heard what Li Tai said, he didn't know how to answer for a while. After hesitating for a moment, he said: "I do know the inside story about this matter."
I don’t know the details, but please ask Li to engage you..."
"It turns out that the envoy didn't know, so neither you nor I understand. I was in the wrong for being disrespectful, and the envoy was at fault for dereliction of duty. This beast is indeed guilty of serious crimes. It is good at harming the envoys in Taiwan, and it is good at mobilizing the villagers to help evil. It is really a death.
Not a pity!"
Li Tai raised his hand again and said: "Open the gate of the village and ask Mr. Yang to enter the village to inspect the evidence of crime displayed in the village. The evil thief is lurking in the village, and the evidence of the crime is shocking. If it is spread outside rashly, the people will be frightened, which will make you willing to enter."
Zhuang examines it?"
When Yang Shao heard this, he frowned immediately and saw the gate of the manor slowly opening. He pondered for a while and then said to a county official behind him: "I will enter the manor first, and you will stay outside."
Being disrespectful is a small matter, but dereliction of duty is a big deal. If Li Tai was just an ordinary official, things would be easy to deal with, but he was the youngest person in the Tai government, so Yang Shao had to treat him with caution.
But when he walked into the manor, he saw the corpses piled up inside the wall, and his expression suddenly changed: "Li Boshan, how many people have you killed?"