The bandits who gathered together were originally a loose alliance bound together for profit. Failure to return from Yongcheng meant that there was no profit to be gained. The bandits from each gang realistically proposed to break up, and Feng Guanglin had to reluctantly agree.
The human bandit army dispersed and disintegrated, leaving only less than a thousand bandits in Heifeng Village.
The county seat of Heifeng Village did not gain any advantage during the attack, but instead lost troops. Feng Guanglin was in a terrible mood. He was no longer in the mood to attack other towns. He just wanted to return to the village to lick his wounds, but unexpectedly he retreated to Yong'an Town to rest.
At that time, Xue Lin ran into him, with old and new hatreds welling up in his heart. He led the bandits and killed Xue Lin to pieces, which was a relief. However, he was really unlucky, and the officers and soldiers just happened to rush out from Gushan Town.
Come over and face a fierce battle again.
Under the command of Zhou Qing, the officers and soldiers fought fiercely with the bandits in Yong'an Town. After several hours of fierce fighting, the bandits were overwhelmed and retreated hastily. The officers and soldiers took advantage of the situation and killed hundreds of bandits and captured dozens of others.
After rescuing dozens of people's meat tickets, Feng Guanglin fled back to Mangdang Mountain with the bandits. Zhou Qing did not dare to pursue them into the mountains and led his army back to Yong'an Town for repairs.
An hour later, Han Baihang led his men to finally arrive at the ruined Yong'an Town. Hearing that Zhou Qing had won a battle, he was very happy to reward Zhou Qing. After inspecting a circle of soldiers, he saw
Xue Lin was in a panic.
"Captain Xue, why are you here?" Han Baihang asked pretending to be surprised.
Xue Lin smiled awkwardly. He now lacked the energy he had when he set out, and he hesitated and said: "Oh, it's hard to explain in words."
Han Baihang smiled and did not dig into the details. He just waved: "Bring the prisoner here!"
The soldiers took the bandits who had been tied up and knelt down in a row. Han Baihang put his hands behind his back and said, "Whoever can take me to Heifeng Village, I will spare his life and give him a reward of five thousand!"
Five thousand oceans was an astronomical figure in the remote Yongcheng, but the bandits only made a fuss for a while, and no one agreed.
"Eight thousand yuan!" Han Baihang frowned, and the bounty was increased again. He didn't believe that bandits didn't love money, but the bandits didn't respond at all this time, which made him feel puzzled. At the same time, a fire broke out in his heart, and his eyes suddenly became cold and stern.
He stood up and raised his chin towards Zhou Qing.
Zhou Qing nodded knowingly and waved his hand: "Bring it up."
I saw two soldiers carrying a guillotine up and placing it on the ground with a bang. All the bandits' eyes fell on the rusty guillotine.
A soldier raised the guillotine and showed the bright blade. Zhou Qing took a step forward and shouted with a loud voice: "One more question, is there anyone to lead the way?"
The bandits were silent. Zhou Qing's eyes were filled with murderous intent. He pointed at a bandit. Then a soldier pulled the bandit up, grabbed the bandit's neck and pressed the guillotine. Another soldier suddenly pressed the guillotine down, and only heard a sound.
With a crackling sound like hay, a bloody head rolled several meters away, and blood sprayed all over the soldier's body.
The strong men onlookers let out a cry of surprise, stunned by the bloody scene in front of them.
Even when Xue Lin saw it, the corners of his eyes twitched violently, and he couldn't help but close his mouth from ear to ear for a while. He couldn't help but glance at Han Baihang secretly, but saw a smile on Han Baihang's face, which frightened him.
"Next!"
Zhou Qing stopped asking and waved his hands as if to shoo away flies. The soldiers rushed forward like wolves and tigers and pressed the bandit who was limp into mud onto the guillotine. Another head fell to the ground.
"Don't kill me, I say!" Just when the soldier pulled up the third man, the bandit's psychological defense completely collapsed and he cried out.
As soon as Han Baihang raised his hand, the soldier loosened the bonds and said, "You can live!" He then looked at the others with cold eyes and said calmly: "The others are useless, no one will be left alive! The swordsman team is here to execute the execution!"
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The so-called broadsword team is the strong men who hold big swords. These strong men were timid and did not dare to step forward. Han Baihang's face suddenly changed and he shouted: "If you don't chop off the bandits' heads, I will chop off your heads!"
This time, the strong men did not dare to delay, and one by one they ran faster than anyone else and stood behind the bandits. However, they were all kind-hearted people and had never killed anyone. They raised their swords and did not dare to attack.
"Platoon Commander Zhou, show them a demonstration!" Han Baihang said calmly.
"yes!"
Zhou Qing took a long-handled broadsword, walked up behind a bandit, and suddenly kicked the bandit's soft ribs. The bandit's neck stiffened in pain. At this moment, he suddenly swung the broadsword to target the bandit's ribs.
The neck was chopped off, and only the blood flashed in the light of the knife. A human head flew in a beautiful parabola and fell to the ground. His eyes were wide open. After a full second, hot blood spurted out from the severed neck.
"kill!"
Zhou Qing raised the blood-stained sword and shouted like a god of murder pointing at a strong man.
The young men were so frightened that they couldn't help but tremble. They imitated Zhou Qing's example and picked up the sword and chopped it hard. They heard screams, some from the bandits, some from the young men, and some from the young men.
The cuts were clean and neat, and the bandits died happily. However, some strong men were cut on the shoulders or heads, and some cut off half of their necks, causing the bandits to scream in pain.
"Pike team, step forward and stab!"
Han Baihang shouted sternly that he wanted to borrow the blood of the bandits to encourage the strong men. The strong men holding the spears shouted and stabbed the screaming bandits to death. Some of the strong men vomited when they saw the blood dripping on the ground.
Han Baihang raised his hand and pointed at the bandit and said, "Hang the bandit's head outside Yong'an Town as a warning to others!"
"Yes!" The soldiers found straw baskets, collected the bandits' heads, and hung them on the treetops outside the town. It was a sight to behold, contrasting with the desolate and dead silence of Yong'an Town with ruined walls and billowing smoke.
After this beheading scene, the spirits of the strong men changed. Even the lazy men were energetic. They all knew that Captain Han in front of them was fair and clean, and he could kill people.
But without blinking an eye, no one dared to play with their lives.
The most surprised person was Xue Lin. He finally saw Han Baihang's decisive killing and couldn't help but break into a cold sweat, fearing that he had gone against Han Baihang in the first place.
Han Baihang killed all the captured bandits in one fell swoop. He was not murderous. From ancient times to the present, killing people was nothing more than establishing prestige. The purpose of establishing prestige was very simple, to intimidate enemies and rebels. He used Xue Lin's eyes to give him
The master behind it, Ding Zuopeng, told him that Han was not someone to be trifled with, so he should be careful in the future. Of course, whether establishing authority would be effective or not would depend on Ding Zuopeng's next reaction.
Han Baihang's face turned pale and he shouted: "Gather the whole army and march into the mountain!"
The officers and soldiers naturally obeyed the orders. Although the strong men were rioting, they could not resist the military orders. The only one who had the biggest objection was Xue Lin. He knew the dangers of Mangdang Mountain and tried his best to dissuade Han Baihang from entering the mountain. Han Baihang was unmoved and said disapprovingly:
"I want to see what kind of dragon and tiger's den Mangdang Mountain is!"
Xue Lin could not dissuade Han Baihang, and was unwilling to return to the city alone, so he gritted his teeth and led a dozen or so remaining soldiers under his command to follow Han Baihang into the mountain.