Three hundred and fortieth chapters unexpected encounter
No one expected that they would be attacked suddenly. No one was prepared, and the targets of their mounts were obvious. They were all hit by arrows.
All of a sudden, the man fell over and the five thieves on horseback were caught off guard. They all fell forward together with the horse and rolled down the hillside.
It was easily done. Hu Hao and others calmly summoned their horses and gave chase.
Guo Yanzhong left the team and headed to the top of the slope in case there were still people behind the bandits.
The five bandits fell badly. While running downhill at high speed, their mounts were hit by arrows. Two of them fell to death, two were seriously injured, and one was slightly injured. Only two of their horses could still scream in death.
The slightly wounded bandit was still dazed when he was caught by Wang Er who arrived, cut him behind his back and tied his hands.
The two seriously injured thieves who were moaning in pain on the ground were sent on their way without being picked up all night, which was considered a meritorious deed.
Only then did the celebrity thief see clearly who his opponent was. When he saw it, he was very surprised and stammered: "Guan, Guan Ningjun?"
As soon as Hu Hao heard the voice of this gangster, he knew that he was the subordinate of that captain.[
Hu Hao was a little surprised that this man actually recognized the military uniform of Guan Ningjun, and couldn't help but ask: "It seems that you have also been in the army, so you don't have to waste words. You know what will happen if you fall into our hands at night. Know your identity.
Please, let me ask you questions and answer them, so it will be less painful."
The man didn't answer immediately. Looking at his companions, none of them survived, and his eyes were a little confused.
"Who is your captain, which gang of bandits he belongs to, and where is his current position?" Hu Hao drew the knife in his hand, slapped the bandit on the face with the blade, woke him up, and asked after looking at himself.
The thief was a little surprised that this Ming army refused to accept him at night. Why would he ask his captain? He looked at Hu Hao with an indifferent expression, knowing that this man was killing people like crazy, so he quickly replied: "The villain's captain is called Li Hongji. He belongs to the gang."
Wang Gaoyingxiang's mountain top."
"Where are you now?" Seeing that he missed a question, Hu Hao asked again. The knife in his hand only pressed slightly and did not cut his skin.
If a Tatar fell into his hands, the punishment would be to cut off his ears and chop off his fingers. This man was also from the army, so Hu Hao had more patience.
The thief felt the coldness of the blade and quickly added: "We are crossing the river, less than ten miles ahead."
"How many troops?" Hu Hao asked quickly after hearing this.
"There are about 5,000 people, all at the top of several mountains. We were the first group to cross the river, and most of them should still be crossing the river at this time." The bandit had already said a few things, and naturally he would not keep the rest of the news.
Said it out together.
When Hu Hao heard this, he thought it was a rare opportunity, but he still had to verify the information.
He skillfully drew the knife in a beautiful arc, inserted it into the sheath, and then shouted: "Wang Er."
"Here, Brother Hu." Wang Er was watching Hu Hao's interrogation from the side. When Hu Hao called him, he immediately responded.
"Take this person back to see Marquis Zhongxing and explain the contents of his confession. This is a rare opportunity. Please make your decision as soon as possible." Hu Hao knew that Wang Er had heard all the contents of his interrogation, so he briefly explained the task.
"Yes, Brother Hu." Wang Er agreed, got on his horse, and with the help of his companions, he laid the rogue on the horse's back. With a "drive" sound, he clamped the horse's belly and drove back.
Hu Hao watched his subordinates looking at him without saying a word. He took some cotton cloth from a package on the horse's back and tied it on the four hooves of his horse.[
The other night warriors took a look and knew that Brother Hu was approaching for reconnaissance. In order to reduce the sound of horse hooves, they used cotton cloth.
So, they also took out their own cotton cloths and began to tie them up. For those of them who stayed up all night, these cotton cloths used to reduce the sound of horse hooves were one of the must-have things.
When Hu Hao and others reached the top of the hillside, Guo Yanzhong also tied cotton cloth on his horse and waited for them to pass.
Fifteen war horses went down the slope towards the Yellow River. Although there was still the sound of horse hooves, it was not very loud and could not be heard if it was a little further away.
After about five miles, we stopped all night and stood on horseback.
The remaining fourteen riders still headed towards the Yellow River, and no other bandits were found along the way.
Every once in a while, there would be one Ye BuZhu, and by the time Hu Hao and the others saw the Yellow River, there were only eleven Ye BuZhou.
They found a small high ground, lay down there, and looked towards where the crowds of people were.
Due to drought, the water level of the Yellow River has also dropped a lot, revealing a wide depression. A few hundred steps away from them, there is a pontoon bridge, which is about as wide as a large car.
The bandit did not lie. A large group of bandits were indeed crossing the river. There were all people on the floating bridge, only a few people were riding horses, and they were leading their horses when crossing the bridge.
Most of the people were holding all kinds of soft goods on their shoulders and crowded on the pontoon in order. If it weren't for the fact that they were also carrying weapons such as spears and swords, at first glance, they would have thought that these were just refugees.
Hu Hao saw that more than 2,000 people had already arrived on this side of the Yellow River. On the other side of the river, there were still dense crowds of people rushing to squeeze onto the pontoon. All in all, there should be no less than 5,000 people.
At this time, I heard Guo Yanzhong, who had better eyesight, laugh in a low voice: "These bandits even have wood that they sharpened to use as guns. Look at that man over there, the knife in his hand is broken."
, still using it, haha..."
Hu Hao turned to look at him and immediately told him to shut his mouth. Then Hu Hao ordered: "Since you have seen clearly, go back and report the military situation here to Marquis Zhongxing."
As soon as Guo Yanzhong heard what Hu Hao said about business, he quickly changed his serious attitude and answered "yes". Then he bent down and took a few steps back, stood up at the spot where he saw Fa on the edge of the Yellow River, and rode away on horseback.
Hu Hao carefully observed the unexpected bandits, paying special attention to those on horseback. Because these people on horseback must be bandit leaders, or their elites.
He found that most of the thieves who had crossed the river were horse thieves. They were resting by the Yellow River, waiting for other thieves to cross the river. However, there were very few horse thieves on the opposite side.
These bandits who had crossed the river were divided into several piles, and it was obvious that they were on different hills.
Among the group of people, there was a man with a Chinese character face. He said to a tall middle-aged man: "Uncle, there is still no news about the five cavalry sent by Zijin Liang. My nephew has had enough rest anyway. I want to
Go over and take a look.”
"You, you are timid again. Since you are going by yourself, I won't stop you, just go ahead." The middle-aged man looked at his nephew and said with some helplessness.
An elegant man next to the middle-aged man said at this time: "King Chuang, I think your nephew is in our profession, so you should be more cautious."
"Haha, Cao Cao, don't talk nonsense." The person known as "King Chuang" was Gao Yingxiang. He couldn't tell whether Luo Ru was praising his nephew or scolding him. After complaining, he ignored him and still treated himself.
The nephew said: "Hongji, be careful yourself and go ahead."
Li Hongji agreed and went to call his subordinates.
In the original history, Li Hongji had not yet defected to his uncle and worked under Bu Guanni, but due to Zhong Jinwei's butterfly effect, many things had changed.
Hu Hao, who was on the small high ground, suddenly saw six cavalrymen leaving the group and coming along the official road. He couldn't help but cursed secretly, and quickly called on his subordinates to lean back and lead the horses around to the other side of the small high ground.
The six riders who came over did not notice Hu Hao and the others and walked away.
However, there was still Ye Buzui on the way, and he would be bumped into by these people. Therefore, Hu Haonai had to leave one person to continue to monitor, and led the other nine Ye Buzui to follow.
Besides, Zhong Jinwei and the others had just come out of the town where they rested, and after walking less than two miles, they heard the rapid sound of horse hooves coming from ahead.
Zhong Jinwei and others stopped talking, looked ahead, and found that the ones coming on horseback were Ma Xianglin, who was originally walking at the front of the team, and Ye Buzai, one of Hu Hao's men.
As he got closer, he discovered that there was a man lying on the horse that had been resting for the night with his hands clasped behind his back. Zhong Jinwei was startled and knew that something had happened.