The southeastern part of Suzhou is mountainous and watery. Although it is not considered a remote place, the harvests in recent years have not been very good. In addition, the local government imposes numerous exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes year after year.
Which farmer would be willing to go to the mountains to become a bandit who might be rounded up by officers and soldiers and taken to Caishikou to move?
In recent years, bandits, who were originally unpopular in this area, have sprung up. It is said that they have joined forces with the local government, wealthy gentry and others to raise the rent of tenant farmers, forcing those farmers who were originally relatively well-off to have no choice but to sell their children and daughters.
, As a result, some farmers with fierce tempers and intolerable tempers went into groups to do the cutting business.
In the beginning, those peasants who were at best just rough handlers, even if they were in groups of three or five, met the rich gentry who were accompanied by their servants who were capable of guarding the courtyard. In all likelihood, they would not be able to cut the path and they would have to build themselves up.
They were kidnapped and sent to the government in exchange for a reward. Even if they were lucky enough to succeed, given the latter's family's relationship within the local government, if the yamen later investigated them, it wouldn't take long for these incompetent thieves to be beaten to death.
They were captured by police officers. As for their fate, what kind of fate would these peasant men with no family background have?
However, these thieves and bandits are like wildfire that cannot burn away the weeds. Today, one of them has his head chopped off at Caishikou, and tomorrow a new group of bandits will emerge who are not afraid of death. Officials and local big families naturally hate these bandits deeply.
They want to get rid of them quickly, but ordinary people have a good reputation for them. This is probably because these bandits will secretly go down the mountain from time to time, and they will not offend the common people when they encounter them when cutting trails, and they will also bring food and property to help the neighbors and villagers.
After all, those who were forced to go up the mountain didn’t have their family members at the bottom of the mountain. The poor neighbors and folks in those days had received some benefits, and they should take more care of them on weekdays.
All the rich men in this area seem to understand the principle of fishing from the lake. They all know how to make up for the shortfall caused by the disaster in the past few years and donated money and food for the Northern Expedition.
The government sent a few police officers up the mountain to take down this insignificant bandit and bandit easily. How could they harm a single hair on their head?
Having said that, these gentlemen and young ladies, who are all concerned about their lives, still have to double the number of nursing home servants when they go out. I think those poor people who want money rather than their lives should also retreat.
But who would have thought that half a year ago, a leader would appear among these incompetent thieves? It is said that he is still a leader.
Tuo, not only has a height of eight feet and a majestic figure, but also has good martial arts skills. Even a few martial arts masters from the southeast of Suzhou joined forces to arrest him, but they couldn't do anything about him.
All those who left were prominent figures in the county and county who had a very bad reputation among the people. When their families took a large sum of money to redeem them, their lives were fine, but their ears, nose, lips, and tongue were gouged out by that guy.
It's so fragmented and so embarrassing.
"This man was once the capital of Yanggu County, Suzhou. His record of single-handedly fighting against bandits and tigers in the four-story realm was recorded in the county annals. I guess the realm is naturally stronger than the four-story realm." Su Qilian saw Wei Changpan aside.
With a gloomy expression on his face, he asked, "That's all the information I got from the man named Tang. Panzi seems to know something. You might as well tell everyone earlier."
Dutou, Yanggu County, once again fought a tiger alone. Who else could he be if he didn't come to Washington to steal a bride?
Wei Changpan and his party of more than 20 people, all wearing light armor and swords and holding crossbows, formed a circle around a bonfire under an ancient tree on an unknown dwarf mountain. Twenty miles further south from here, they will break into the hills where bandits are entrenched. According to these front
The Jinzhou military attache's initial thought was that more than twenty capable warriors who were familiar with battle formations could level those mountains in an honest and fair manner, so there was no need for any planning.
"This man's name is Wu Da. He has done something like occupying mountains and becoming king before. He accidentally killed his brother when he went to Washington to snatch his bride. Then he became a monk and became a tutu for some reason. Now he is leading people to gather in the mountains and forests." Wei Changpan
He took a deep breath, then smiled bitterly and said, "A few years ago, this person was in the fifth-floor realm. It is still unknown if he can reach the fifth-floor realm today. On that day, Wuhe Escort Bureau and dozens of Sun family masters in Heqing County had to be captured.
Only his elder brother can make him surrender to the enemy. As long as his skills have not declined drastically in recent years, he will always be a troublesome person."
Although he had not personally confronted Wu Erlang that day, Zhang Bashun's dejected look, Gu Shengyang's broken arm, the dying Sun family's fourth-floor master, the miserable death of the Sun family servant and the Wuhe escort agency, none of them could prove Wu Erlang.
powerful means.
"So what if you're on the fifth floor? When you're on the battlefield, you're just going to die." Zhang Gu said unconcernedly, "The warriors on the fifth and sixth floors and even higher up are not monsters with three heads and six arms. They are half a centurion."
The dead soldiers and the addition of more than ten sharpshooters will be enough to encircle and kill them, but the southeastern part of Suzhou is mountainous, and even a large group of troops cannot be mobilized. It is easy to injure the enemy and retreat, but it is difficult to gather and annihilate them."
The other Jinzhou military attaches did not show any surprise when they heard this.
What's strange is that in the North Camp of the Jinzhou Army where Su Qilian is located, there is a martial arts expert who can also serve as a scout for assassins. Most of them are local rangers in Jinzhou, and there are also volunteers and martial arts from other fifteen states who have come from thousands of miles away.
The second- and third-floor level masters are led by a direct descendant of a second-rate sect in Jinzhou. His handsome sword skills and good looks have attracted the admiration of many Jinzhou heroines, and many of them are willing to give themselves to him.
Now, it's just that this person seems to have made up his mind to make great achievements at the border before embarking on a life-long career, which makes those heroines and young ladies from wealthy families who have been waiting so long and eager to see it through.
Zhang Gu has a mediocre impression of martial arts warriors. Most of them were eager to compete with Junyan, the direct descendant of the second-rate sect a few years ago. At first, both sides held back due to the face of Pao Ze. Zhang Gu's moves were far less sophisticated than the latter's.
They were all suppressed at all times, and just when everyone onlookers thought that the commander-in-chief of Dagangying and Xiaodu were about to lose, Zhang Gu, who had long been impatient in his heart, violently used his sword, and with a few swords, he forced the direct descendant Junyan to panic, and then
The winner will be determined even if it is less than ten points.
Most of the martial arts warriors in Jianghu are far less decisive than warriors like them on the battlefield. Then Wu Erlang was only able to show off his ferocity in the Yumi Township in the south of Dayao. If he reached the frontier states and counties such as Jinzhou, he would not be able to do so.
The local military attache had long regarded him as a good target for his subordinates to test their skills.
"If Wu Erlang is really what Chang Pan said, then there is still a lot of uncertainty whether our twenty riders can eat this man and the three nearby mountains together." Su Qilian looked solemn and solemn, and took out half of the charcoal from the fire.
Tiao Lai smeared on the ground, "Three hills, the highest one is only more than 300 feet, but they are all easy to defend and difficult to attack. The passage is extremely narrow and the two of them can barely walk side by side, even if they invite the reinforcements of a large group of people.
It cannot be used, not to mention that most of these bandits are from local people. Unless the Suzhou government has the courage to mobilize thousands or even tens of thousands of people to surround the mountain, banditry will not be allowed here, it is just a delusion."
Su Qilian's face was gloomy. Although he had known that Tang Huaili's words were mixed with water, the severity of the bandit troubles in the southeast of Suzhou was far beyond his earlier expectation. There were more than a thousand people on the three hills, even though there were all bandits on the mountains.
They are all farm men, and there are only about twenty people in their group. There are more than a thousand people in the three mountains. Even if they really have the intention to kill them all, they are probably just beheading them and curling the blade.
But if these three mountains are not conquered, where will they get those weapons?