The midday sun illuminates the land after the rain. Although there are still no chickens crowing or dogs barking in the village, smoke has already risen.
Two women carefully brought a table from outside. The table was a little old but it was clearly the best in the village. Two more village women brought food from the kitchen uneasily.
"Everything has been robbed, nothing good can be made." The women murmured in a low voice, not daring to look at Li Minglou sitting in the shade of the yard, not only because of her unique dress, but also because of what she had to do.
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The lame old man sat in the yard and sighed. He didn't care about the shabby food and drinks he entertained the guests, and he wholeheartedly tried to dissuade them: "Miss, those bandits are very cruel. You are not officers and soldiers, so don't take risks."
Li Minglou said nothing because they were officers and soldiers.
Jin Jue smiled and said: "This is called eliminating harm for the people. We are not afraid of injustice on the road."
The old man didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He was just saying it lightly when he saw injustice on the road. This woman was not even 14 or 15 years old. Why didn't her family follow her? Those who followed didn't care. She said she was going to suppress the bandits, but she really followed her orders.
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"Little girls, people will die." The old man sighed. These little girls have never seen dead people before, and they know what real life and death are. "I didn't want to keep you yesterday because I was afraid that the bandits would come again and you would suffer. Alas, I really should drive you away.
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"The bandits are occupying the mountain ahead and are kings. We may suffer disaster if we pass by." Jin Jue said seriously.
The old man had nothing to say for a moment.
There were footsteps outside the door, and Yuan Ji and Zhang Xiaoqian were back.
"The mountain is high and steep, and there are several checkpoints on the front road. The detectives are very alert." Yuanji introduced the situation of the investigation, "We will wait for dark in the back mountain to try."
Of course, he is not here to tell you how difficult things are.
"Are these bandits captured alive?" he asked, "or are they dealt with on the spot?"
Capturing and solving them on the spot are two different tactics. Suppressing bandits is a matter for the local government. If they catch them, do they have to hand them over to the government?
A county magistrate who only cares about delivering birthday gifts is unreliable. It is useless to hand over the bandits to them. Li Minglou said: "Let's deal with it on the spot."
Luocao robbed and killed for the bandits, and died unjustly. Such people are even more harmful in troubled times.
Yuanji responded yes.
The old man and Zhang Xiaoqian had complicated expressions. Is this little girl talking about killing people? It’s so simple and easy, this little girl...
"Miss, who are you?" Zhang Xiaoqian couldn't help but ask.
He led Yuanji and his party around. Although Yuanji and the others didn't say a single unnecessary word, as officials who had only been in the industry for a year and didn't have much experience, they could still see some clues. They were either rich or noble, and they had a lot of potential.
Maybe an official.
The official who can use such guards must be higher than the county magistrate.
Li Minglou glanced at him: "A passerby looking for a doctor."
In fact, he didn't reveal his identity at the beginning because he wanted to hide it. Zhang Xiaoqian lowered his head knowingly and didn't ask anymore. As long as they can punish rape and eliminate evil, it doesn't matter whether they are gods or monsters.
Yuan Ji took away most of the troops, leaving only Fang Er and four others to accompany Li Minglou. A dozen villagers came forward to go with them. After a brief deliberation, Zhang Xiaoqian followed with seven people.
"Father, mother, I will save Lan Niang later and take my revenge before I bury you." Zhang Xiaoqian knelt down and kowtowed heavily in the direction of home.
Other men also swore an oath, carried sickles, iron drills and hoes on their backs, and followed Yuan Ji and his party away amid the tears of the villagers.
The people in the village were looking forward to rescuing their loved ones but were afraid that they would be injured. They were happy to have their revenge, and it was not impossible to live quietly. There was no news until dark, and the village became even more tense, and no one fell asleep.
Li Minglou is not nervous. The mountain bandits still need to worry about the humiliation of Jiannan Road soldiers and horses. She has not fallen asleep either. She sleeps now regardless of day and night. It seems that she can fall asleep at any time. It seems that she can never fall asleep. This life and that
I alternated between waking and sleeping, and was woken up by Yuanji while I was half asleep and half awake.
A lamp was lit in the room, and Yuan Ji's body was stained with scary blood.
"There's something wrong with the bandits on the mountain," he whispered.
In the dark night of late autumn, the old man stood in the yard and looked at Li Minglou who was about to mount his horse. Then he saw Jin Jue following behind with a small baggage, and his expression became even more frightened. Are you going to... run away?
Li Minglou turned around and saw Jinju: "You don't have to go, just wait here. The mountain is very scary."
Jin Jue thought for a while, then gave the old man the baggage, and insisted on getting on the horse: "Miss, you are not afraid of me, and I am not afraid either."
The lady is not afraid because she has seen dead people.
Back then, when Ankang Mountain attacked Taiyuan Prefecture, the bandits attacked and the Taiyuan Army almost couldn't resist it. The people of Taiyuan Prefecture went to defend the city. Of course she went too, taking out all the food and leaving a pot of porridge and a pot of meat in front of the city gate.
Working day and night, it not only ensured food and drink for the soldiers and civilians defending the city, but also fed the refugees who came after hearing the news.
At first, the Taiyuan garrison and Mr. Xiang wanted to drive away the refugees, but later on, these steady streams of refugees provided enough manpower to defend the city, allowing them to persist until Wu Yaer killed Ankangshan, and the rebels finally retreated.
Not only did she provide rice and food supplies, but she also personally went to the city wall to defend the city. She saw the rebels storming the city and leaving piles of dead bodies, and the rebels intimidating and threatening to kill refugees like pigs and sheep.
She also drew the bow and shot arrows herself, but unfortunately her archery skills failed to kill the thief. Afterwards, Xiang Nan wrote to her in a letter saying that she would come back and give her archery skills so that she would become a master archer and be able to kill thieves in a hundred steps.
It's a pity that she was not good at archery, so he thought she was a thief and shot her through with a hundred steps.
Li Minglou withdrew his thoughts and looked at Jin Jue and nodded, "Let's go and have a look. There will be no peace in the troubled times in the future. Let's get used to it first."
The old man held the baggage in his hand and watched the group of people speed away. He was so flustered and worried that he couldn't express himself. At this point, he could do nothing but pray for God's blessing.
The old man's worries were unnecessary. When Li Minglou arrived at the foot of the mountain where the bandits were, the stronghold had already been captured.
The night covered up most of the blood, but Jin Jue, who had never even seen a chicken killed, was still trembling with fear, and was dragged and staggered by Li Minglou.
Li Minglou frowned under the cloth: "How many casualties did we have?"
Yuan Ji said: "Ten people were injured and four were killed."
How could there be such casualties when dealing with a group of bandits?
"They don't look like bandits." Yuan Ji said, "Their sentry posts are very tightly arranged, and their scouts are extremely powerful. After the fight, they advance and retreat in an orderly manner. This is not the fighting power that a mob can have."
"You mean they look like officers and soldiers?" Li Minglou understood what he meant and was a little surprised, "Are there any survivors? What do you think of the interrogation?"
Yuan Ji shook his head: "All fight to the death, no one survives."
This is also a problem. The bandits who turn into bandits are trying to survive. The mob often collapses before death comes. How can they have the belief to fight to the death?
"Miss, I found a cave filled with piles of..." A soldier rushed over, looking surprised under the interplay of light and dark torches.