The thieves were a step slower, and their numbers were even smaller than theirs. One side was high-spirited and fierce, but the other side was desperate and stubbornly resisting. This battle did not need to be fought, and the outcome was already doomed.
The Jedi's counterattack did not achieve an eye-popping miracle. The battle process did not seem to exist, and there was no exciting scene of a fierce battle between the leaders of both sides. Even Peng Dachui, who rushed forward, could not get a move with Shi Dayong on the opposite side.
With more than a dozen gunshots, the wolf cavalry passed by the thieves who were fighting with the Peng family's uncles and nephews, and rushed directly towards the remaining bandits who were still scrambling for their lives.
Under the unexpected and quick attack of the well-trained Jingqi from Liao Town, the ragtag Hebei horse households were vulnerable. Except for the second master Qi Laoer who escaped with three thieves, the rest were either killed or killed.
captured.
Peng Dachui was hit by the three-eyed gun, but it did not hurt his vitals and only injured his left arm. The impact of the gun forced his body's center of gravity to tilt to one side, and then he fell from his horse and fell to the ground. When he got up with great pain, the situation was over.
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Peng Sihai's luck was much better than that of his uncle. He was not hit by a gun or injured. He was just anxious when he saw his uncle was hit by an officer's gun. When he was about to get off his horse to save his uncle, he was hit by a high-speed war horse.
He was knocked to the ground. Fortunately, his body was strong enough, otherwise, he would probably have only half his life left.
After easily defeating the thieves, one of his men was injured or killed. Shi Dayong was in a good mood. On the one hand, he asked people to collect the thieves' horses, and on the other, he asked people to escort the prisoners of the thieves over. As for the Beijing Camp in the town, he didn't bother to pay attention to them.
Can't get out.
When the prisoners arrived, they were counted and totaled thirty-nine, including Peng Dachui's uncle and nephew.
There is no official government in Qiushui Town, and the nearest Huanghua City is thirty miles away. Shi Dayong was able to hand over these thieves to the local government. His Jinzhou Army was rushing to Dengzhou, so naturally he would not take these prisoners with him.
Leave it to the Beijing camp. Shi Dayong is worried that those losers won't be able to keep him under guard. If something happens again, he will only cause trouble for himself.
Simply kill them all.
It is natural for soldiers to kill thieves.
After glancing at the dejected thieves, Shi Dayong had nothing to say to them and nodded to Cao Bianjiao. Cao Bianjiao immediately led his men towards the thieves.
When he was in the northwest, Cao Bianjiao often saw his uncle Cao Wen's orders to kill the thieves and prisoners, even children in their teens. He saw children who were as old as himself or even younger than himself being executed.
Cao Bianjiao couldn't bear it and asked his uncle why he did this and why he didn't even let the child go!
Cao Wenzhao's answer was: "Anyone who can hold a knife is not a child."
What Cao Wenzhao said is true. No matter how young those children are, they can still hold knives. When the two armies fight, their knives will also kill officers and soldiers. Therefore, from the moment they join the bandits, they will not
They are no longer civilians, but thieves.
If you are a thief, you must die. If you let these children go without killing them today, they will join the bandits again and become the formidable enemy of the officers and soldiers.
It is not something a wise man would do to let a tiger bring trouble.
Children can be killed, not to mention these are adult thieves.
Cao Bianjiao did not have any psychological burden and calmly led his men to prepare to kill prisoners.
The thieves saw the murderous intent in the eyes of the officers and soldiers, and knew that they were in danger, but no one was afraid, and no one asked for mercy. Instead, they looked at each other, and each other's eyes were very firm, as if to say: Brother, on the road to hell.
Goodbye brothers!
Peng Sihai, who was supporting his uncle, tore off a piece of cloth from his clothes and carefully wrapped his uncle's bleeding arm.
Peng Dachui stood there calmly, motionless and allowed his nephew to stop the bleeding for him without even frowning.
The calmness of the thieves made Shi Dayong somewhat admired. The Jian slaves captured under Jinzhou City had to be said to be fierce, but once they were captured, they quickly became as cowardly as turtle eggs. However, these thieves in front of them were more powerful than Jian slaves.
It also has a bit more backbone, which makes people feel surprised.[
Cao Bianjiao snorted coldly, slowly drew out his sword, and behind him, dozens of firecrackers were raised.
The thieves started to move, but it was not a commotion out of fear, but they moved closer to each other, with uncle and nephew Peng Dachui at the center, forming a tight group, back to back, looking forward to death.
Cao Bianjiao turned to look at Shi Dayong, waiting for his order, but Shi Dayong did not give orders to take action, he was waiting.
For some reason, Shi Dayong, the gang of thieves who were about to be slaughtered in front of him, thought of the situation when he was surrounded by Jiannu cavalry outside Dalinghe City.
At that time, he and his subordinates were just like these horse thieves who regarded death as if they were home.
Heroes cherish heroes. Although their different identities destined only one of them to survive, Shi Dayong suddenly had expectations.
He expected that one of the robbers would suddenly ask for mercy at this time, instead of looking at him and his men with hatred and fear like now. This would make him feel guilty, as if he was the villain in the movie.
Same.
If someone among the horse thieves really begged for mercy at this moment, he would probably consider letting this person live. After all, these people were also people of the Ming Dynasty, and the officials were forcing the people to do nothing. Even if he let him go, it would not have any impact.
In this big era, small people cannot change history, nor can they affect history.
After waiting for a while, there were still no thieves begging for mercy. Instead, everyone had impatient looks on their faces, and some even had mocking looks on their lips.
The actions of the horse thieves naturally aroused the wolf knights' anger. They all looked at Shi Dayong with pleading eyes, hoping to kill these thieves immediately.
Shi Dayong sighed. He could not ignore the requests of his subordinates. Since these thieves were begging for mercy, if he waited any longer, he would be putting his hot face on someone else's cold butt.
With a slight movement of his fingers, he would give the order to take action.
While the horse was being robbed, someone spoke up at the right time. However, what he said was not the begging for mercy that Shi Dayong expected, but an angry curse: "Thief official dog, if you want to kill or cut into pieces, hurry up. If you want to see the joke of this man, I'm dreaming!"
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"Kill if you want, no matter what you are doing, your head will fall to the ground, and you will still be a good man after eighteen years!"
After hearing the cry of the horse thieves, Cao Bianjiao sneered and shouted to Shi Dayong: "General, since they want to die, let them die." As he said this, he swung his sword. With one swing of the sword, the fire gun behind him would explode.
It will start immediately.
However, Shi Dayong raised his hand to signal Xiao Cao to take it easy. He quickly galloped forward for more than a dozen steps and stopped when he was no more than three feet away from the thieves. He raised his voice and said to them: "You thieves, you guys are so stupid."
You are really brave. Since ancient times, there have been many heroes in Yan and Zhao. Although you are thieves, for now, you can still be called heroes. I respect you as men who are not afraid of death, so I will give you a way to survive. As long as
How about you open your mouth and beg for mercy from me, and I will let you go?"
As soon as he finished speaking, he saw a middle-aged man pushing aside the people in front of him and walking out of the crowd. This man's left arm was obviously injured. Although it was bandaged, blood was still seeping out, making his clothes turn red.
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By the light of the torch that had just been lit, Shi Dayong felt that the figure of this man looked familiar, and he immediately thought that it was the horse robber with excellent equestrian skills.
After seeing the thieves come out, all the other thieves focused their attention on him. Shi Dayong knew that this man seemed to be the leader of this gang of thieves.
The leader came out, probably because he was moved by what he just said. Who in the world is really not afraid of death. If the leader begs for mercy, let him live today, Shi Dayong thought. [
Peng Dachui was attracted by Shi Dayong's words, but he did not beg for mercy. Instead, he walked forward, looked up and down at Shi Dayong who was wearing a mask on the horse, and suddenly spat at him with a "Bah!"
Shi Dayong couldn't get out of the way, and the thick phlegm fell on his chest.
"court death!"
How dare you salute my general like this! Cao Bianjiao was furious and slashed at Peng Dachui with his sword.
Peng Dachui's left arm was injured by a gunshot, and his right arm was dislocated when he fell from the horse. He could not fight back. However, when he saw the knife coming, he did not dodge. He just stood there and allowed Cao Bianjiao's knife to chop him down.
"Xiao Cao, stop!"
When the tip of the knife was only an inch away from Peng Dachui's neck, Shi Dayong stopped him in time.
Cao Bianjiao immediately sheathed his sword and looked back at Shi Dayong in confusion, wondering why the general wouldn't let him kill the ritual thief.
Shi Dayong hated the thick phlegm, but he admired the courage of the horse thief even more, and he had already begun to recruit him.
The owner of the body has never done anything to recruit thieves. Wasn't Li Dashan just a green forest bandit back then?
Furthermore, although this gang of horse thieves is just a ragtag group, they are all from horse households and have outstanding riding skills. With a little training, they will be the foundation of elite cavalry. Even if they do not form an army and are brought back to Jinzhou to be equestrian coaches, they will still have to deal with it.
I have a big problem.
In short, leaving this group of ready-made cavalry without recruiting would be a bit of a miscalculation.
"Your Excellency is so talented, why would you want to be a robber who robs houses? It is said that you have learned martial arts and sold them to the emperor's family. With your talents, even if you don't become a thief and join the army, glory and wealth are just around the corner. You will make history in the future.
I don't know how to leave a name. If you are interested, you might as well stay under my account, share the emperor's worries, and work hard for the court. How about it?" Shi Dayong sincerely wanted to recruit this gang of thieves, so he spoke the truth and spoke from the bottom of his heart.
Zi's words.
Unexpectedly, after hearing these words, Peng Dachui burst out laughing. He laughed for a moment, looked at each other angrily, and said angrily: "Working for the imperial court? What a joke! What a big joke! If it wasn't forced by the government, why would we do it?"
You horse thieves! Now you ask us to work for those dog officials, aren't you just trying to make fun of us! Which one of us has not been oppressed by the government, who has not been forced to have his family destroyed, and who has not been forced to a desperate situation, who is willing to do this?
You thief who licks your rice! That’s why I agreed. Ask my brothers to see if they agree!”
After saying that, he turned around and shouted at the thieves: "Brothers, do you want to work for the imperial court?"
Peng Sihai blurted out: "I want a ball! If I want to work for the court, I need to kill those dog officials first!"
"You can work for anyone, but not for the dog officials!"
"There's nothing to say. If you want to kill or cut into pieces, hurry up. Stop looking for me to have fun here!"
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A group of horse thieves refused to work for the court even if they died, which made Shi Dayong a little shocked. He sighed secretly, wondering what the local officials in their hometown had done to force these good people from horse households to hate the court so much.
Into the bone.
But he still did not give up his intention to recruit, and continued to persuade: "Your Majesty has joined the bandits. I know that I have no choice but to do so. However, this is all done by corrupt officials. The emperor lives in the imperial court and is deceived by the foreign dynasty.
, if he knew that you were bullied by the dog officials, Long Yan would be furious and he would give you justice. According to my opinion, if you really hate those dog officials, you should listen to my advice and serve the court. He will immediately
After performing military merits, you will be awarded an official title, and you can report to the emperor to punish those dog officials. If you insist on your own opinion, who will know about your grievances after death?
At present, the country is facing internal and external troubles, and it is the time to employ people. As long as you are willing to use your lives, it will not be difficult to stand out. I really value you and so on, so I am trying to persuade you to be careful when you wait."
After hearing these words, Peng Dachui felt a little moved. He dared to scold officials and kill officials, but he never thought of scolding the emperor. In the eyes of him and his subordinates, the emperor was unaware of everything that happened below. He
If the old man knew that officials were oppressing the people like this, he would definitely make decisions for the people. If it were true as the masked general said, if you achieve military merit and meet the emperor and ask the emperor to make decisions for them, then wouldn't your grievances be resolved?
.
The horse thieves also lost their voices at this time, with thoughtful looks in their eyes. They were obviously moved by Shi Dayong's words.
While hesitating, Peng Dachui glanced at the men killed by the wolf cavalry. He suddenly felt sad. He raised his head and said to Shi Dayong: "General, I, Peng Dachui, am very grateful for your kindness. But the general killed so many of my brothers, why don't you ask me?"
How can I surrender to you again! If I, Peng Dachui, really do this, how will I face these brothers after my death!"
Hearing the other party call him a general, Shi Dayong had a thought in his mind and shouted loudly: "A man has clear grudges and grievances. It is only natural for officers and soldiers to kill thieves. But if you were a soldier and I was a thief, how would you deal with it? It is a pity for the dead.
, but your Excellency still thinks of the living people."
Peng Dachui started from the barge. It is natural for officers and soldiers to kill thieves. If it were him, he would not be merciless.
After a moment of hesitation, he asked, "May I ask where the general got his troops?"
Shi Dayong said: "This general is the Jinzhou general under the governor of Liaodong."
"Soldiers and horses from Liaodong?" Peng Dachui was startled: Aren't they the soldiers outside the pass to resist the Tatars?
There is no shame in surrendering to the Liao army. It is better than surrendering to these bad guys in the pass. But Peng Dachui was a little unwilling to surrender. After all, in today's battle, most of his brothers ordered the Liao army to kill him. He didn't want to take revenge.
But he turned against these Liao troops, how could his conscience be at ease?
Seeing that Peng Dachui was still hesitant, Shi Dayong became a little impatient and asked again: "Why, are you still unwilling to join the general's account?"
Peng Dachui said nothing.
Shi Dayong thought for a while and then said: "If you really don't want to work for me and serve the court, I can't force you. But I can make a deal with you."
"Deal?" Peng Dachui looked at Shi Dayong in confusion.
Shi Dayong nodded: "It's a deal." He pointed at him and the group of horse thieves behind him, "Now I am ordered to go east to Dengzhou to rescue the siege. You can go with me and your men, and you will serve in the army. Wait.
After pacifying the rebels, I will let you and your brothers go, what do you think?"
Peng Dachui was stunned for a moment and said: "This is not asking me to surrender to you, but what kind of deal is that?"
Shi Dayong said unambiguously: "It's not a service, it's a transaction. It's a life-for-life deal. If you don't agree, I will kill you all right now! If you agree, your life and the lives of your men will belong to me. Such a deal
, I wonder if you understand?"
"This deal of yours is too difficult for others to do!" Peng Dachui was a little anxious.
Shi Dayong ignored him, and his tone became a little stern, "So what if you force someone to do something difficult? I will ask you one last time, are you willing to make this deal with me?"
"I"
Peng Dachui was unable to make a decision for a moment. When he saw the other party staring at the brothers behind him, he couldn't help but subconsciously look back at his nephew Sihai. The latter was looking at his uncle with a confused expression.
Concerned, Peng Dachui turned around and gritted his teeth and said to Shi Dayong: "How do I know if you will regret killing us later?"
Shi Dayong asked him back: "If I want to kill you, why bother talking nonsense with you?"
Peng Dachui started to answer, looked at Shi Dayong, then at the brothers, suddenly took two steps forward, knelt down on the ground, cupped his hands and said: "Thank you general for not killing. I, Peng Dachui, and all the brothers are willing to serve the general.
But I hope the general can fulfill his promise in the future!"