Chapter four hundred and seventy-eighth Chaifu cut Li
Three days later, within the county seat of Fengyi County.
After the defeat of the Nine Mountain King Li Liangjin last time, the rebels in this county surrendered immediately.
It can be said that this bandit who was once very powerful in Yangzhou was wiped out in one battle. They were completely helpless in front of Li Xiuyuan.
However, such a mob could attack the city one after another, which shows how weak the Song Dynasty's national power was.
As long as they have a decent army and a decent commander, anyone and any army can easily defeat the rebels.
However, even the Song Dynasty could not do such an easy thing.
"The battle situation should have been calculated, right? How's it going?" Li Xiuyuan sat in the yamen in the county seat and asked.
Wang Ping held the account book and said happily: "Brother Li, this is a great victory. Li Liangjin's total of 20,000 horses were defeated. Among them, more than 4,500 bandits were killed, and more than 13,000 were surrendered.
, more than a thousand people were missing, and they probably fled to other places, and some money was seized.
There is plenty of food.”
"How many people died in our army?" Li Xiuyuan asked again.
"More than four hundred people died in the battle," Wang Ping said.
Li Xiuyuan nodded and said, "Such casualties are indeed acceptable. After all, no matter how bad the rabble is, it is impossible for a rabble to win without any damage. There are already regulations on the pension, so let's handle it according to the regulations."
"Is there any news from Xing Shan?"
Wang Ping shook his head and said: "Not yet, but the news from the last scout said that the rebels are still on the mountain and have not moved. It is estimated that the stalemate will last for a few days."
"Send a hundred surrendering army leaders to Jintan Mountain to let them know that the Nine Mountain King has been defeated and persuade them to surrender. If the surrender is successful, they will survive. If the surrender fails, they will be beheaded immediately next time they are caught." Li Xiuyuan said.
"After shouting to the mountain, did someone come down with Li Liangjin's head?"
Wang Ping shook his head and said: "I haven't received any news about this yet."
"Really? Then wait for two more days." Li Xiuyuan looked at the bloody aura outside.
It will all be dispersed in about two days, and by then some powerful ghosts and gods will be able to enter the mountain.
As soon as ghosts and gods enter the mountain, Li Liangjin will definitely die.
Now it's just a matter of hanging on for a while.
Li Xiuyuan's judgment was correct. Li Liangjin was indeed struggling to survive.
In a cave in the mountains, Li Liangjin looked embarrassed, disheveled, and panicked. He shivered in a corner like a frightened bird, his lips were blue from the cold, and he did not dare to light a fire to warm himself.
Afraid that the fire would be conspicuous and attract enemies.
The number of personal guards around him went from hundreds before to only a dozen or so now.
Those people did not die in the mountains, but deliberately took the opportunity to escape. Some surrendered, while others were driven away by him.
Because he found that some of the personal guards were looking at him more and more wrongly.
He heard clearly when Li Xiuyuan sent someone to shout.
Those who take their own heads and surrender will be rewarded with a thousand gold coins and released without charge.
And now Li Liangjin is not sure whether the dozen guards and soldiers around him are tempted.
Therefore, he did not dare to get too close to them whether he was sleeping or walking, for fear that one of the soldiers would suddenly take action and chop off his head to collect the reward from Li Xiuyuan.
"Little Marquis, the mountain seems to be very quiet today. Li Xiuyuan's people don't seem to have searched the mountain. I think this is a good opportunity to escape. As long as we get out of the mountain, we can take a detour and leave here. Then we can take a boat
Going south, that Li Xiuyuan won't be able to find me." A kiss
Bing walked in at this moment, cupped his fists and saluted.
He was the personal soldier Li Liangjin brought from the Hou Mansion, and he was one of the few people he trusted.
"If we continue to stay in the mountains, we will freeze to death if we don't starve to death. You are right, let's leave quickly. Didn't Master Shan say that as long as we take a boat and go south, we will not die if we go to the sea and land on an island, but we will survive." Li Liangjin Duo.
He stood up tremblingly and hurriedly named three or four soldiers who he thought were more trustworthy.
Then he left the cave and walked toward the forest ahead.
"Little Marquis, why did you just take the three of us away? The others are still sleeping. Why didn't you call us?" the soldier asked.
Li Liangjin said: "There are many people with mixed eyes, and I am not sure whether they are loyal or not. The way they looked at me today is not right. I feel that I must abandon them, otherwise the road will not be safe."
The remaining four soldiers thought it was reasonable and didn't say much.
Now Li Liangjin is like a soldier, and he feels that anyone can harm him.
Li Xiuyuan's plan was too cruel, otherwise how could he be in such a mess with only four soldiers left by his side.
"Whoosh~!"
Suddenly, at this moment, the sound of an arrow sounded, and it flew out from nowhere. A soldier was shot in the neck in an instant. His eyes widened and his face was filled with reluctance, and he fell to the ground with blood.
Gurgling out.
"No, there are enemies."
The remaining three soldiers immediately protected Li Liangjin, glanced left and right, and held the waist knife tightly with their palms.
Li Liangjin in the middle was pale with fright, his whole body was shaking, his eyes were looking around, but he couldn't see any enemy appearing in any direction.
"Did you see which direction the arrow came from?"
"I didn't see it. There are so many plants and trees in the mountains. Who knows which direction it came from."
"Little Marquis, we have been discovered now, let's go quickly."
The three soldiers did not dare to stand in a stalemate here, so they hurried forward to protect Li Liangjin.
But before they had gone far, a soldier suddenly stepped on something and was pierced through the sole of his foot. He cried out in pain and fell to the ground. When he looked down, he didn't know that the damn hunter in the mountains had set it up.
The trap is actually an iron thorn.
"Something's wrong. This trap was just set up not long ago. Damn it, those people who left last night must have been eyeing us. They must be ambushing us around now to take our heads."
A soldier glanced at the traces next to him and his expression changed.
"You protect the little Marquis before he leaves. These iron thorns are poisonous. I feel like the soles of my feet are numb." The guard who fell on the ground gritted his teeth.
At this time, everyone knew that they could not delay, and the remaining two soldiers abandoned this man without hesitation and continued to escape with Li Liangjin.
But soon, the remaining two soldiers also died.
One was shot dead by a hidden arrow again, and the other seemed to have found the man. He rushed over with a knife as if to fight him, but was stabbed and fell limply to the ground.
Li Liangjin, who was desperate, was slumped on the ground, panting like an ox. His horrified eyes saw a short, thin man walking out of the grass holding a bloody hatchet and covering his injured arm.
The grass was lifted, and he saw his last soldier lying in a pool of blood.
"You, you traitor, I treat you well, why did you betray me?" When Li Liangjin saw the clothes on this man, he was shocked and angry. He was actually a traitor under his command.
The short and thin man took a heavy breath and said viciously: "Thieves, you still have the nerve to say that I was originally a chaiman in a certain county. Later, I lived a hard life. I joined the young master's family and became an escort in the escort agency. Because I followed
The escort leader learned some martial arts, went on several trips as an escort and earned some money.
I got married and planned to find a wife to live with. Unexpectedly, you, a thieves, suddenly led troops to kill you. You killed the head guard. When I found my unmarried wife, she was soaked in the well for three times without any clothes on.
Oh my god, the corpse is soaked up. She is obviously a pretty girl, but she has become inhuman.
Now. Do you still have the nerve to say you treat me well?"
"Fortunately, God has eyes. The young master's family led troops to quell the chaos and defeated you. This gave me such a chance to take revenge. I originally wanted to kill you yesterday, but you, the thief, were too cunning and wouldn't let me get close to you.
I had no choice but to leave at night and guard you near the cave. Fortunately, the escort gave you
My martial arts skills have not declined, so I have killed all your soldiers, and now you are the only one left."
"Today I took your head and went back to the county to worship my unmarried daughter-in-law."
After saying that, the short and thin man strode over holding the sharply sharpened hatchet.
"Don't come here, don't come here, this good man, you can't kill me. I have money. As long as you don't kill me, I will give you three thousand gold, which is enough for you to buy a hundred concubines, and I will give you ten mansions."
How about it? I'm a young marquis, and I have a lot of money." Li Liangjin was completely panicked, and he shouted hurriedly.
"Bang~!"
But before he could say anything, this short and thin man suddenly rushed over with a strong step, and with red eyes, he stabbed Li Liangjin in the chest with a hatchet.
"Gurgling~!"
Li Liangjin instantly vomited blood and had a look of pain on his face.
"To hell with your dirty money, I only want your head." The short and thin man pulled out the hatchet and stabbed him again.
This knife went straight to the heart.
"Ah~!"
Li Liangjin's whole body twitched, and he no longer had any strength. He opened his eyes wide and looked at the sky with fear, and his body had lost consciousness.
The short and thin man was afraid that he would not die, so he stabbed him three times in succession. Finally, when he saw that Li Liangjin had made no sound, he sat beside him panting and exhausted. He couldn't help laughing, wiping his tears while laughing.
After his mood stabilized, the short and thin man looked at Li Liangjin's body and thought for a moment, as if he wanted to chop off his head, but in the end he did not do so: "I have avenged you by killing you, but after all, I am still with you.
My subordinate has served as a soldier. If I really cut off your head in exchange for reward, I would be willing to do so.
Some people will definitely accuse me of selling out for glory and bringing shame to my ancestors and descendants. I will only cut off a piece of your flesh to pay tribute to my unmarried wife, so my hatred has been satisfied."
As he spoke, he cut off a piece of flesh from Li Liangjin's body, kicked it in his arms, held the hatchet, and strode away from here.
At this moment, Li Liangjin's dull and lifeless eyes were looking at the sky, and his body was cold and left in the mountains.
Perhaps he never dreamed that he would die in the hands of a fireman.