Walking out of the woods, there is an open space, and then there is a slope, and there is a rugged road below the slope.
Across the road was a field of low, flat crops. Standing on the slope, Han Baihang looked over and saw that a large area of crops in the field had collapsed, gunshots were everywhere, and there were shouts and shouts.
"Zhou Qing, take a row of brothers from the right and go around to the ditch over there!"
Zhou Qing replied: "Yes! A row of people follow me!"
Han Baihang turned around and called Cheng Wan, "You and the people in the third row will be on the spot ready to respond at any time!"
After saying that, Han Baihang turned to the others and shouted: "The rest of you, follow me!"
The group of people quickly jumped down the slope and headed into the crop fields. Tens of thousands of people with three rows of people stood alone on the slope, like abandoned orphans.
Han Baihang and his men soon saw the figure of Yang Shihou, who was in a state of embarrassment, followed by about twenty bandits, who were chasing after him.
Fortunately, the soldiers under Han Baihang had excellent military qualities, so they could persist until Han Baihang rescued them.
Han Baihang waved his hand, and his soldiers dispersed in formation. After finding bunkers, they began to shoot at the bandits to cover Yang Shihou's retreat.
The bandits were so busy chasing that they didn't even notice that someone was chasing them. They didn't react until the sound of gunfire rang out and hurriedly found cover.
In panic, Han Baihang took Yang Shihou and others to the rear. Yang Shihou was shot in the shoulder, and blood gurgled out.
"How's it going? Are you still holding up?"
Yang Shihou bared his teeth and said: "It's okay, I was just bitten by a mosquito. TMD!"
Han Baihang patted his shoulder and said, "That's enough. You take the brothers back first and leave the rest to me."
"Company commander, let me participate in the battle, I can do it." Yang Shihou said with a pleading look on his face.
Han Baihang patted him on the head and said, "Go back and recuperate, I will still be useful in the future, so why worry."
Under Han Baihang's urging, Yang Shihou could only lead his men back. Han Baihang then turned around and prepared to deal with the bandits.
Han Baihang squinted his eyes and saw that there were only about twenty bandits and no heavy weapons. He looked back and saw no reinforcements.
After understanding the situation clearly, Han Baihang was ready to start a counterattack. At that moment, Zhou Qing and his men had already arrived at the side of the bandits and were lurking in the haystacks, waiting for Han Baihang's signal and ready to take action at any time.
Seeing that the time was almost up, Han Baihang shouted: "Assault!"
A group of soldiers, as if they had been given blood, began to attack in echelons in an orderly manner. At the same time, Zhou Qing also led people around to the back of the bandits.
Under attack from two sides, the bandits were caught off guard. They looked at one thing but not the other. Soon, Han Baihang broke into pieces the already loose formation.
Looking at the bandits fleeing in all directions, Han Baihang suddenly felt that he had looked down upon them.
After leaving a dozen corpses behind, the bandits dispersed, and Han Baihang did not pursue them. After casually cleaning the battlefield, he led his team back.
Back on the slope, Han Baihang found Yang Shihou and asked, "Tell me, how did you meet? And what was the situation ahead?"
Yang Shihou replied: "There is a canyon ahead. The terrain is narrow and suitable for an ambush. There is a small river outside the canyon and a small village nearby with about ten families. Those bandits were accidentally encountered when we came back. They seemed to be
Came down from Loess Mountain."
Han Baihang thought for a moment, touched his chin and said, "Have you ever been to that village?"
Yang Shihou shook his head and said: "I didn't dare to get too close. I just took a look from a distance. It should be safe."
Han Baihang thought deeply: "We are not going to the village. Zhou Qing, please tell the brothers to go to the canyon. We must go through it before dark."
After the military order was given, everyone made some repairs and set off towards the canyon.
By this time, the sky had darkened, the busy day had ended, and everyone was walking towards the small but cozy home.
On the brightly lit streets of Yongcheng, He Ruiliang lowered his head and walked in a hurry, heading towards Director Cao's home.
Arriving at the door, He Ruiliang was about to walk in when he was stopped by someone.
"Who are you? What do you do?"
He Ruiliang lowered his head and said with a hint of trembling in his voice: "I was asked by Mr. Hao from East Street to bring new clothes to the director."
He Ruiliang handed the cloth bag in his hand to the two of them. The two glanced at it, sized it up and said, "You are a bit unfamiliar. It seems you didn't give it to me before."
"Well, Xiao Liuzi is sick today. Director Cao was in a hurry, so he asked me to see him off."
The two of them checked the cloth bag again and found that there was nothing wrong with it. They handed it back to He Ruiliang and said, "Okay, you can go in."
He Ruiliang pretended to be calm, but his feet were already trembling, and his back was covered in sweat. He bowed his head to the two of them and said, "I'm sorry to bother you two. I'm sorry to bother you two."
After walking into the Cao family courtyard, He Ruiliang breathed a sigh of relief and secretly rejoiced. He Ruiliang looked around and found that no one was there, so he hurried towards the kitchen.
As soon as he entered the kitchen, He Ruiliang took out a small bag from the sole of his shoe and held it tremblingly in his hand, remembering what Zhao San said before leaving.
"This medicinal powder must be used up at once, otherwise it will have no effect. Do you understand?"
It was just after dinner at this time, and the kitchen was empty. There were still some dishes that had been removed and were still there to be cleaned.
He Ruiliang looked around tremblingly, trying to find something that could poison him. He accidentally saw a teapot on the table, with faint white smoke coming out of the gap.
It seemed that Director Cao was planning to drink tea after the meal. He Ruiliang hurriedly opened the lid of the pot, and the hot steam steamed out, and he breathed in his face. His eyes were blurred and he couldn't see clearly.
Just as He Ruiliang was wiping his eyes, he heard the voices of two people talking. He hurriedly poured the powder in his hand into the teapot, covered it and ran out in a panic. He happened to bump into two servants who came in to serve tea.
"Who are you and how did you get here?"
He Ruiliang looked panicked and wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and said: "I...I'm here to deliver clothes to Director Cao. I...I'm lost and can't find Director Cao."
"The director is in the back garden now. When you go through the hall, you can see a door. The director and his wife are behind it."
He Ruiliang nodded and bowed: "I know, I know, thank you, thank you very much. I'll be there right away."
He Ruiliang stumbled out of the kitchen in a panic, threw the cloth bag aside casually, and was about to walk out the door.
Suddenly, the two doormen burst in, pointed at He Ruiliang and shouted: "Catch him! Catch him!"