The horse bandits' strategy is not the most reliable way to save their lives at the moment.
The premise is that all this is true. Wu Zheng is the leader of the Central Army. They were only dissatisfied with the conflict with the Central Guards during the day and were stimulated by the Central Guards, so they temporarily took action against the horse bandits.
In order to feel proud and proud in front of the Central Guards.
Unfortunately, all this was within Qin Xiao's expectation.
When the leader of the horse bandits rushed to the ambush place of Qin Xiao and others with thirty or forty people, as Wu Zheng said, they tried to persuade Qin Xiao and others in a good manner at first.
Qin Xiao and others showed great doubts, believing that the Wu Zheng they sent had been killed, and the horse bandits wanted to lure them to abandon their weapons and surrender, so that they could capture them quietly.
After a "fierce" fight, Qin Xiao and others were finally defeated. They were all captured by the horse bandit leader and others, and all dozen of them were brought back to the bandit's den.
"Don't be upset, little general." The thing to appease people's hearts was naturally the military counselor Goatee who came forward. With a smile on his face, he said to the tied up Qin Xiao and others, "We are just human beings.
, I landed here by chance and had a moment of peace. Thanks to the Prime Minister sitting in Kyoto, I was able to settle down. How can we dare to provoke the Prime Minister’s majesty? It will not harm you. Offending now is really a last resort.
Please ask this young general to listen to me."
"Is this how you want me to listen to your words?" Qin Xiao's face was tense and full of displeasure.
Goatee smiled and quickly asked people to untie Qin Xiao and others.
This was in their territory, and they were not afraid of Qin Xiao and the others. Moreover, they had just fought, and the leader of the horse bandits knew very well the skills of Qin Xiao and others.
He was very disdainful in his heart. If they were not the leader, they would not dare to offend him. He could destroy them all by himself.
Qin Xiao was loosened and could only move his wrists, but did not move his hands or feet like Wu Zheng did.
The horse bandits wanted to show their sincerity, so naturally they did not search their bodies. But if they searched anyone, they would find the leader's token, and they would never be able to find the second one!
He first stepped forward and pushed Wu Zheng, who was completely drunk. After confirming that he was just drunk, his expression softened a little. He sat next to Wu Zheng and said, "Tell me, what are you going to do with us?"
"Don't you dare, don't you dare." Goatee quickly stopped, "I'm sorry, young general, I have offended many people just now, but it was really unavoidable. We have some misunderstandings with you, and the misunderstandings were all caused by the Central Guards. Although we live here
, but I have also heard that the Central Guards have been disrespectful to the Prime Minister for a long time. Today they are even more disrespectful to you young generals in the city. We are willing to give you a bad breath for you young generals."
Qin Xiao, who had a tense expression on his face, said oh and looked at his goatee with interest: "Let's talk about it."
At first glance, Goatee thought there was nothing but drama, so he expressed his thoughts one by one.
Qin Xiao was so excited that he slapped the table: "Not bad, not bad!"
Goatee and the leader of the horse bandits looked at each other and said: "Young general, it's just that the guard general here is also an official of the imperial court. If we..."
"Do it cleanly and don't let anyone know that it was you. You are not the only thieves outside Jinyong City." Qin Xiao did not make a promise. On the contrary, this made Goatee even more convinced.
"I understand, little one." Goatee showed an understanding and flattering smile.
Qin Xiao raised his eyebrows: "I heard you have a horse farm here..."
The horse bandit leader and Goatee's smile froze.
The reason why they occupy this place and even spend a lot of money to support the people outside is because there is a natural horse farm behind it.
The environment is superior, and there are cattle, horses and sheep. Although they are all wild, it is not difficult to deal with them. Even because of the geographical advantage, raising these animals does not cost money.
"What? You kidnapped us, and you're not going to write off this account?" Qin Xiao smiled half-heartedly.
Goatee had been prepared for a long time: "The little general is right, we should apologize. It's just that the horse farm is not kept by us, and the horses are wild and difficult to tame, and we can't tame them, so it is difficult to give them to the little general. Why don't I give some
Next to..."
"Wild Horse?" Qin Xiao naturally knew it for a long time, but he looked like he didn't believe it.
"The young general doesn't believe it. Why don't we wait until dawn to have a look and find out. If the young general can tame him, he will still be taken away by the young general." The goatee is extremely generous.
"Seriously?" Qin Xiao's eyes lit up and he stood up suddenly, "Why are you waiting for dawn? Take me to see it now."
"This..." Goatee didn't expect Qin Xiao to be so impatient, "It's late at night outside..."
"Don't tell me, it's late at night outside and the mountains are dangerous." Qin Xiao directly blocked the conversation.
Seeing that Qin Xiao was determined to go, Goatee had no choice but to discuss it with the horse bandit leader, and finally the horse bandit leader took them to have a look.
Qin Xiao took advantage of the situation and left most of the people to accompany Wu Zheng.
I took Zhao Chun with me to the racecourse.
The winter is freezing, but the racecourse is surrounded by mountains, so it’s not too cold. As expected, there are wild horses and bison, but nothing else.
Qin Xiao picked out a strong, dark and shiny horse at a glance, and he rushed towards it.
The horse was really fierce and wild. Qin Xiao was pushed down several times, but after he fell down he became more and more unwilling to give up. Zhao Chun and others looked at it and saw that other horses were also starting to get restless, and they all tried to persuade him to give up.
Qin Xiao refused to listen, and was thrown away again and hit the ground hard. Several people were shocked, and even the bandit leader rushed forward.
Qin Xiao had just been lifted up by the bandit leader's shoulders. His closed eyes suddenly opened, and a cold light suddenly appeared in them.
The bandit leader's back tensed, and he subconsciously pushed Qin Xiao away, the stinging pain still felt on his neck.
Qin Xiao's dagger opened the bandit leader's neck, and blood spurted out. The bandit leader was also extremely ferocious. He covered his neck with one hand and slashed at Qin Xiao with a big knife in the other.
The horse bandits who were accompanying them were counterattacked by Zhao Chun and others who had already planned something when something unexpected happened.
In order to make these horse bandits relax their vigilance, their weapons were confiscated when they were kidnapped and were not returned after they were released. Even when they came here, the other party did not return them, and Qin Xiao and others did not ask for them.
Zhao Chun and the others had no choice but to strike first, seize the weapons of the horse bandits, and kill them.
This gang of horse bandits was by no means an ordinary person. Many people broke free because of this and sent out a warning signal before Zhao Chun and others could kill them.
However, rescue was destined to never come.
Because not long after the horse bandit leader brought Qin Xiao and others to the racecourse, riots broke out outside the village, and several village granaries were burned down.
The horse bandits kept this group of villagers, and they did spend a lot of money at first. Later, the villagers began to farm. In order to facilitate control, the cultivated grain was specially guarded by the people sent by the horse bandits and distributed to the villagers. Most of it was paid to the horse bandits.
here.
The imperial court reported almost nothing every year, and the officials in Jinyong City knew what was going on, but there was nothing they could do about it.