The old man looked very excited, with a strange light in his eyes. Looking at this scene, Qiao Yu guessed that this small village must have been devastated by Tiangang Village, otherwise it would not be so rude.
"Old man, we must try our best to get rid of this scourge of Tiangang Village, but I have to ask you a favor. I brought 300 people here this time. I need to take a rest. You don't need to provide me with food. It's best if you can provide me with a place to live.
, don’t worry, I will definitely double the money!”
"It's all about money. It's just too simplistic. I'm sorry to all you military lords, but I want to ask, how many of you are here this time?"
"There are three hundred people in total. What can I do for the old man?"
The old man couldn't hide the feeling of loss in his eyes, and sighed and said: "My lord, I advise you to go back home. This Tiangang Village is not something you can handle. In the past few times, the imperial court sent thousands of people and still couldn't deal with Tiangang."
Village, but after the imperial court withdrew its troops, we were attacked, and a dozen or so people were beaten to death!" He said that the old man here felt particularly lonely.
"Third Grandpa, don't worry, we are different from those incompetent green camp soldiers. Don't worry, we will definitely destroy the gangsters and avenge the blind dates." Wang Huai comforted the old man. The old man seemed to be hesitant. At this time, there was also someone in the side room.
After hearing the movement, he cautiously poked out a few heads. It turned out that they were all villagers here, mostly old and weak. Those who had the ability to escape had already fled, and those who were left behind were just waiting to die. They had been harassed by Tiangang Village for a long time.
This time I heard that there were people coming this way, so I didn't think much about it and hid them all in the house, as if waiting for the end of the world to come.
Unexpectedly, Old Man Wang went out to chat for a while, and nothing unexpected happened. At this time, everyone dared to walk out of the house one after another. Several people also recognized Wang Huai, only seeing his heroic and straight military uniform, plus the man behind his back.
The rifle is a bit timid.
"Don't be afraid, everyone. These are the officers and soldiers who came to destroy Tiangang Village. Don't worry, everyone!"
These people seemed like they couldn't believe their ears, "Third Grandpa, Tiangang Village is so powerful, can they win with just these people? We won't be the unlucky ones again in the end!"
"Stop talking nonsense. It's all a matter of death. It doesn't matter if it's sooner or later. Let's quickly arrange accommodation for you military officers, tidy up all the empty houses, and bring out whatever food you have. We can't neglect the officers!"
More than a dozen people came out one after another from the small village. The village that originally had a hundred or ten people now only has about twenty people in total. The guards also started to work together, clearing out some empty houses and eating simple meals.
With a little dry food and enough sentry personnel arranged, everyone went to rest.
Old man Wang reluctantly found some white flour from home, not even half a catty. The others were even worse, just some wild vegetables, bran and the like, "How can you entertain guests like this!"
Qiao Yu also knew the embarrassment of these villagers and said with a smile: "Old man, there is no need to work too much. We have brought food and we can just get hot water. I wonder if the old man can tell me about the terrain around Tiangang Village and what is the situation?"
There is an internal situation!”
Old Man Wang ordered people to boil water. He sat across from Qiao Yu and said, "Sir, there are more than 500 people in Tiangang Village. The location is also special. There are cliffs on three sides, and there is only one road on the mountain.
, it is extremely narrow, easy to defend and difficult to attack. The previous few attacks by the officers and soldiers were easily repelled, and they could not be attacked at all!"
Three cliffs? Qiao Yu couldn't help but think in his mind. This situation is indeed difficult to deal with. It seems that he can't be tough at all. Even if he defeats it, the casualties will not be something he can bear. Moreover, he has to save people, which is simply not feasible. Look.
It would have to be a surprise attack.
“Aren’t there any gaps or paths on the three sides of the cliffs?”…
"Yes, but it has been blocked by the thieves on the mountain for a long time. They have built walls and can't attack at all!" It seems that this is still a bit of a headache. The Tiangang stronghold has been able to control it for so many years. It does have some tricks.
At this time, Qiao Cheng had returned home. As soon as he arrived at the door, Mr. Qiao Guangyuan and Mrs. Bai were waiting at the door. They had not rested much in the past few days and looked extremely haggard. When Qiao Cheng saw the two elders like this, he suddenly felt sad.
: "Mom and Dad, your child is unfilial and makes you worried!"
"What does it have to do with you if the thief commits evil? You'd better find a way to rescue him quickly!"
"Dad, I have already inquired about it. Tiangang Village is so powerful that even the imperial court has nothing to do with them. We can only pay money to redeem people, take out all the money at home, and deal with all the land!"
"It's okay, those are all external things, talents are the most important!"
The second elder and Qiao Cheng entered the backyard house. Qiao Guangyuan grabbed Qiao Cheng: "Why didn't the third elder come back with you? Did he lead someone to rescue his sister-in-law?"
"Dad is aware that the third child suspected that there was a mole in the family, that's why he kidnapped Xia'er and the children, so he asked me to come back first and pretend to raise money to paralyze the thieves, and then he and his men ransacked the cottage!"
"Well, San'er thought well. Our family has always been cautious. This time your wife returned to her parents' home with more than 20 guards and left quietly. However, she was easily robbed by thieves. This shows that their whereabouts have been traced for a long time.
Someone has found out, so what if it’s not a mole, but is San’er confident enough to rescue the person?”
"I believe Lao San, if something bad happens, Xia'er's life will be short!"
"What kind of world is this? How can anyone dare to rob and extort in this bright world? It feels like my heart has been taken away, my miserable daughter-in-law and granddaughter!"
Mrs. Bai's eyes were already swollen from crying, and she was even more tearful at this time. Qiao Cheng hurriedly persuaded her: "Mom, don't worry, the third child is a capable person. Let's build up momentum first and bring everyone in the family together."
I have gathered all my property together to raise money, and I have asked Qian Tai to pay attention. As long as we find anyone contacting the outside, we will monitor it. If we don’t find the insider, I’m afraid our home will not be safe!"
The Qiao family has made arrangements at this time. All the servants have been mobilized and are ready to prepare. They have also begun to sell off their properties and raise funds. In addition, there are several guards brought back from Chongqing to secretly keep an eye on the people in the Qiao family. As long as they find out
If anyone behaves unusually, monitor them immediately.
Two days later, everyone in Tiangang Village heard that the Qiao family was selling off their land to raise money. They were all smiling, drinking heavily, and eating large chunks of meat. The lives of thieves and bandits were not easy these days, and the common people were very poor.
You can't even rob Japonica rice and white noodles from them, and those who have a little bit of money will hire a lot of guards. Maybe they will hit a snag, and then it won't necessarily be who robs whom.
However, this time the leader of the village, Chen Heihu, was very cunning and captured the grandma of the richest Qiao family in Dongchuan. She was a real big fat sheep, which was indeed worthy of celebration. Moreover, they also heard that the Qiao family had opened a large factory in Chongqing and made countless amounts of money.
If they are rich and powerful, they can just extort money and everyone can get rich and drink. These gangsters have no worries at all. They have repelled several government sieges. They know better than anyone about the fighting power of the government and the government.
There is absolutely no way to do anything to the cottage, and there are still hostages in hand, unless the Qiao family doesn't want those two living people.
It is out of this consideration that the village is unprecedentedly festive, even more excited than the Chinese New Year. At the mouth of a small valley in the back mountain, two dogs are drinking heavily, and there are two drunken and dim-eyed minions beside them.
"Brother Ergou, that girl in there is so pretty. Those eyebrows, those eyes, and her skin are so white, you can squeeze out water! If you can sleep for one night, it will be worth it even if you die!"
"Ignorant people, I heard that rich people use milk to bathe. It's not like those village women who don't know how to bathe once a year. How can they not be naive? But I tell you, don't have any wrong ideas, Dazhai
The master is reluctant to take action, as long as the money is obtained, what kind of woman can't be found!"
While Ergou was talking, he suddenly felt a chill in his neck, and then he knew nothing. The remaining two minions also fell into a pool of blood, and they didn't know what happened until they died.