The rising sun illuminated the Beiyang City. The sunlight dyed the city red, and even the armor of the soldiers on the expedition turned red.
Su Ping walked back and forth in the team, scolding the guards who had not packed up their gear, his face full of excitement.
After training for half a month, it was finally time to perform today. Su Ping, who felt that he was very different from before, was very energetic.
This time I must fight the bandit war beautifully, and when I come back, I will get the title of deputy lieutenant with the army, no, get the title of captain with the army, so that that kid Li Kun can envy me.
Tudun'er walked beside He Wu and preached the benefits of suppressing bandits to He Wu who was riding away in a serious manner.
"Suppressing bandits is a good thing. It can avenge us hard-working farmers. Those evil bandits and scum will come to rob us if there are no merchants to rob us."
"Without the bandits, our life will be much better. The taxes in Beiyang are not heavy, and our family can save some copper coins every year to buy some coarse cloth to make new clothes for the family."
"My dad, my dad could not put on a new piece of clothing until he died. If only I could join the bandit suppression earlier..."
Tudun'er said and began to wipe away tears, causing the guards marching next to them to look sideways. They looked at He Wu with surprise in their eyes. They couldn't tell that this thin and frail old guy also liked Tudun'er.
Such a handsome young man.
He Wu slapped Tudun'er on the forehead in disgust: "You are a private soldier, you are talking nonsense to me, why don't you hurry up and protect your captain."
"Hey, your captain didn't give you one hundred taels of silver each, so why didn't you give your father a new suit of clothes?"
Tudun'er wiped away tears, lowered his head, and his voice was choked with sobs.
"My father, my father died before I could deliver one hundred taels of silver home."
"It would be great if there were no bandits. My father wouldn't have to wear his rags until his death."
"It would be great if I met our captain earlier!"
Tudun'er said and started to cry loudly.
He Wu was also a little sad, thinking about his past.
As a young man, his family was poor and he was hit by war. In order to survive, his parents had to sell him to someone else. When he established himself in the palace, when he found his family again, they had all turned into withered bones in the grave.
Reaching out and patting Tudun'er's shoulder, He Wu suppressed the sadness in his chest.
"Go ahead and protect your captain. Only with good officers like your captain can we continue to suppress the bandits and prevent tragedies like your father from happening again."
Tudun'er wiped his tears and ran after Su Lu in front of him. As he walked, his shoulders hunched and he couldn't suppress the sadness in his heart.
He Wu looked at Tudun'er's back and became more determined to suppress the bandits. This would not only protect the environment and the people, prevent the tragedy of Tudun'er's family from happening again, prevent the tragedy of his own family from happening again, but also allow him to make money.
With some money, why not suppress the bandits?
When the team arrived at Yiniu Valley, the sky had darkened, and all the scouts that Su Ping had sent out were brought back.
The leader of the Yeniugou Bandit Village is Zhang Datou. Zhang Datou is a very timid man. He usually has spies all over the place to carry out robberies. During the day, he even spreads all his bandits out to act as spies.
All the villages within a five-mile radius of Yiniugou have his spies. If the guards were to pass through the village now, they would be easily spotted by Zhang Dao.
"Bury the pot and make rice."
After Su Lu understood the information, he gave instructions.
A group of guards took off their equipment and armor to take a rest. The leader set up a pot to boil water, and green smoke rose.
The team leader began to check the condition of his sergeants to prevent them from losing strength due to the long march.
He Wu hurriedly found Su Lu and said dissatisfiedly.
"Why did we stop? We set off in the morning and have rested more than five times so far. If we continue to rest, it will be dark and we won't be able to open our heads today."
Su Ping wiped the steel knife on his hand until it was shiny, and glanced at He Wu disdainfully: "Do you understand the war?"
He Wu immediately retorted: "I don't understand, but I know that last time I crossed the line of sky, I immediately launched an attack, killed Li Guozhi and Zuo Potian, and destroyed Peach Blossom Mountain in one fell swoop. Why can't I do it this time?"
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"Rubber"
Su Ping scolded He Wu: "I know that last time it was a short march. This time we traveled dozens of miles and we were exhausted. Are you asking us to rush forward now to suppress the bandits, or do you want us to
Were they kidnapped by bandits?"
He Wu made a big fuss, he really didn't understand this matter.
Su Lu became the peacemaker and said: "Okay, stop saying a few words and recharge your batteries. We will attack the Buffalo Valley later."
"Old He, if there are experts in Yiniugou, it's up to you to take action."
He Wu pinched his fingers very unconfidently: "Can I really help you?"
The last time Su Lu encircled Li Guozhi, Li Guozhi's grandson didn't even have the courage to confront Su Lu's army. Li Guozhi's kung fu was much higher than that of He Wu. He Wu didn't think he could.
What does it do?
Su Lu smiled and patted He Wu on the shoulder: "Hey, you are quite self-aware."
He Wu had a dark face and ignored Su Lu. Now he understood why the princess was so annoyed with Su Lu.
After the team rested, they set off again. This time the sergeants were relieved of their heavy burdens, and the leader was left to guard the equipment.
As night falls, the distant villages light up with lights, and the moon in the east climbs above the horizon. Grassland, farmland, dwarf trees, and everything near and far are bathed in moonlight.
Su Lu waved his hand.
"Departure, destination Bison Valley."
The Guards team passed through the village in the dark. Anyone who poked their head out was knocked unconscious and thrown outside. The weather was so hot now that it would not freeze to death if left outside.
When the team reached Yiniu Valley, a dozen villagers who had tipped off were scattered on the hillside outside the bandit's village. He Wu looked at Su Lu with a smile on his face.
"This group of unscrupulous people actually tipped off the bandits and they should be killed."
Su Lu glanced at the villagers lying on the ground and spoke indifferently.
"Okay, we'll level the Buffalo Valley later. If anyone's military merit is not enough, I'll behead him and report him as a bandit."
"Su Ping, if you take Team B and set fire from the back, you won't be able to burn Zhang Da's head to death, and you won't be able to let him escape from the back village."
"Han Shang, take your people, follow me, and attack head-on. I want to see what this copycat with the secret book is like."
Soon, shouts of death were heard from behind the stockade, and more than a dozen torches were thrown into the stockade, igniting the haystacks and thatched houses on the back of the stockade, causing the whole village to howl like ghosts and wolves.
Han Shang was about to draw his sword and charge forward, but Su Lu grabbed him by his armor and almost fell to the ground. He looked at Su Lu in confusion, wondering why his captain refused to let him charge.
It was agreed that the back stronghold would catch fire and the front stronghold would be attacked fiercely.
"Something weird."
Su Lu looked at the chaotic bandits' village. In the three thatched houses near the gate of the village, the lights had been blown out, but not a single bandit ran out of the thatched houses. These three houses were incompatible with the noise and chaos around them.
A strange contrast.
Only then did everyone realize the strangeness of this thatched house. It was indeed eerily quiet. Even if there was no one around, there were lights on these three houses before the fire broke out in the back village.
"Recall Brigade Commander Su, join forces, and storm the gate of the village."
Su Lu gave an order, and the next moment, the village gate opened, and a dozen bandits came out with swords drawn, with two big, smooth heads among them, appearing at the door with great dignity.
"Drill through the sky?"
"Open your head?"
All the guards looked at these two big heads in bewilderment, wondering how could Zuo Potian appear here.
On the other side, the quiet and scary thatched house finally started to move.
The wooden door was pushed open, and a felt hat stuck out from the door.