The Happy Life of Small Officials in Northern Song Dynasty

Qiu Dabao strode towards the third checkpoint, and heard a shout from the arrow tower: "Who is it? Password!"

Qiu Dabao was taken aback, Shen Yaozu didn't tell him the new password at all today, when he went down the mountain in the morning, he came and went with Shen Yaozu, naturally he didn't ask about the password.

Qiu Dabao really wanted to use yesterday's password to answer, but he knew that the passwords of the counterfeit checkpoints were changed every day, and the checkpoints were Shen Yaozu's most important thing, once he made a mistake, it would immediately arouse suspicion.

Qiu Dabao thought for a while, weighed the pros and cons, and decided that yesterday's password cannot be used to deal with it. At this time, louder shouts came from the arrow towers on both sides: "Stop, password!"

Qiu Dabao stepped out of the shadows, came under the light of the wind lamp, put his hands on his hips and cursed: "I want your mother's password, I'm the second master Qiu Dabao, there's a pot of porridge under the mountain, you dogs are watching the fun on the arrow tower, Even if I want a password, let me get out of here."

The bandits on the arrow tower were robbed by him, but they were a little ashamed. After muttering for a while, someone shouted: "Since you are the second in command, please go down the mountain, what an offense!"

Qiu Dabao shouted: "I want you to come down, are you deaf?"

The bandit on the arrow tower said in embarrassment: "Second in charge, we are ordered to be on duty on the arrow tower. It's not like you don't know the mountain rules. If you leave the guard without authorization, you will be put in armor to watch the sky. Even if you come down, we will have to head My son agrees, otherwise I will not be able to bear the blame."

Qiu Dabao was furious, and scolded: "Bosses? I am the second in charge, so talking is not as effective as your boss? I count to ten, if you don't come down to kowtow to me, don't blame me for turning your back on me."

The bandits didn't expect that the second leader, who was usually amiable and friendly, had some kind of evil influence today, and he was so difficult to deal with, and he really didn't dare to leave the guard without authorization, so he was in a stalemate.

Qiu Dabao counted loudly, and finally alarmed the other bandits on the checkpoint, someone shouted from a distance: "Who is making noise there? Do you want to die?"

The bandits on the arrow tower breathed a sigh of relief, and the two little bosses on the third level arrived.

Two short and fat figures walked over with a group of people. The two were fat and big-eared, and their faces were somewhat similar. Qiu Dabao knew that they were the two bandit leaders at the third checkpoint. These two were brothers. One is Chang Da, and the other is Chang Er.

"Hey, isn't this the second master? Why are you counting the sky and counting the stars here?" Chang Dachang joked with his hands clasped. In their hearts, they had no respect for the second master. Shen Yaozu's confidant knows the joints clearly.

"I don't have time to talk to you guys. You guys came just in time. Hurry up and follow me down the mountain for reinforcements. It's time to go down the mountain."

"Go down the mountain for reinforcements? Why did the head of the family go down the mountain earlier but ordered us to stick to the checkpoint?" Chang Da asked in confusion.

Qiu Dabao said: "The head of the family also ordered me to stick to Dazhai. Didn't I go down the mountain to take the initiative to reinforce? Can't you see that the mountain is already tight? The head of the family has no time to notify us, but we have to take the initiative to judge the situation."

Chang Er squinted his eyes and said: "Why didn't I feel that the mountain was tight? It has always been like this. The officers and soldiers did not break through the mountain pass. They just set fire with rockets everywhere. There are hundreds of brothers down the mountain. As long as the fire is extinguished, there is nothing to worry about." ?”

Qiu Dabao sneered and said, "You also know how to fight? Didn't you realize that it took too long for the officers and soldiers to attack the mountain today? Don't you think the attack was much fiercer? Their cavalry fired rockets back and forth between the east and west forests to set fire. It's the mobilization of the big master and the brothers at the foot of the mountain who are exhausted, and when they are exhausted, they will definitely attack in a big way, can't you see that?"

Chang Da was stunned and said: "This..."

Chang Erdao: "It seems that it is indeed much stronger than the previous few times, and the rockets are also released more."

Qiu Dabao shouted: "What seems to be the truth, oh, I understand, you want to see death without saving, and let the big boss suffer from the bottom, it's best if the northern officers and soldiers take it, you can do whatever you want, right? Lao Tzu Knowing that you don't want to see me, I, Qiu Dabao, have all my loyalty to the head of the family, even if I die, I will die with him, if you don't go, I will go by myself."

Chang Dachang said angrily: "Fart, you surnamed Qiu, you spout blood, be careful that you will go in and out with red knives."

Qiu Dabao laughed angrily: "I won't talk nonsense with you, if you don't go, I'm going to save the head of the family, I can't control my mouth, if I can repel the attack of the officers and soldiers today, I can't guarantee that I won't go Tell the master what happened here."

Chang Da Chang Er drew his knife and shouted angrily: "You fucking dare, if you dare to frame my brothers and sisters, I will chop you into meat paste and feed it to the dogs."

Qiu Dabao glared and said, "Do you think I dare you, get out of the way."

Chang Da shouted: "Don't force me to take action against you. It's not that we don't save you. The head of the family personally told you that Guan Kawan must not leave without permission. We are leaving. What about Guan Kao?"

Qiu Dabao said: "You are really stupid like pigs and dogs. If there is something wrong with the head of the family, what's the use of your checkpoint? Besides, this is the third checkpoint. Even if the officers and soldiers attack, they have to go through the first two checkpoints, don't they? Will they grow wings and fly up?"

Chang Dachang looked at each other, looking extremely embarrassed. At this moment, a large group of people came noisily from the darkness behind the checkpoint, and the leaders were the bandits Xiaoliuzi and Wu Danian. When they saw Qiu Dabao, they hurriedly said: " The second master, didn’t you say you wanted to go down the mountain to help the first master? Why are you still here?”

Qiu Dabao understood that it must be that Su Jin saw that he was in trouble, so he picked out the bandits in the cottage and asked Wu Danian and Xiao Liuzi to bring them to play with him, and hurriedly cursed loudly: "When you meet these two idiots, say Why don't you go down the mountain with me to save people, what a fucking teaching atmosphere.

Wu Danian suddenly said: "Cao. Damn it, Boss Diao sent me to wait for the cottage's personal guards to come down the mountain to rescue them, but these turtles are actually shrinking their heads and acting like turtles. I must report it to the boss. Dogs and mothers are really not things. "

Qiu Dabao was a little puzzled, Wu Danian was not a good guy, he was in the same group as Diao Mazi, and he was forced to surrender before, but now he didn't know why he was so obedient, he saw a bandit dressed behind Wu Danian standing with his head bowed in confusion Qiu Dabao fully understood that the man was dressed up by Su Jin's Ma Han, and at this moment, he might have put a sharp knife on Wu Danian's back.

Chang Dachang Er saw the guards of the cottage, they were very familiar with Wu Danian and others, this is indeed the guards, but there are fewer people, he hurriedly said: "Brother Diao Mazi? Why didn't you come?"

Wu Danian hesitated for a moment, but felt a stabbing pain in his lower back, he was afraid that his flesh had been poked, so he hurriedly said: "Boss Diao took a dozen sons to stay behind in the village, and ordered me and the little six sons to lead the brothers down the mountain for reinforcements."

Chang Da Chang Er finally stopped hesitating, and even Diao Mazi sent people to reinforce him, if he didn't go, he was afraid that he would be skinned by the boss afterwards.

The two murmured softly, and finally made a decision. Chang Da led the eighty brothers on the checkpoint down the mountain for reinforcements, and Chang Er took the remaining dozen brothers to stay behind.

Qiu Dabao said: "That makes sense. Let's go down the mountain together. The brothers on the arrow tower don't have to stay up there. There is a shortage of manpower down there. Just let him guard the checkpoint with Chang Er."

Chang Er felt that it was reasonable, and it was really unnecessary to keep people on the arrow tower, so he greeted loudly, and those people came down and stationed at the checkpoint fortifications.

Su Jin, who was hiding in the dark behind, could see that this was Qiu Dabao removing obstacles for him. There were people on the arrow tower, and it was quite difficult to kill them. Moreover, the arrow tower was equipped with gunpowder pre-alarm arrows. Signaling can cause unnecessary trouble.

Of course, there is another point that Su Jin couldn't dream of. Qiu Dabao was angry that the bandits on the arrow tower ruined his plan. If he got them down, he knew that Su Jin would kill them all with Chang Er in a while. It was the sullen feeling in my heart.

The second checkpoint was much simpler. When the little leader guarding the second checkpoint saw that the people above had come down, he naturally didn't dare to neglect, and also left a small number of people to follow the brigade down the mountain to rescue.

The attacks by Li Chong and others at the foot of the mountain became even more violent. There were already red-eyed officers and soldiers rushing to the Wangshan pass in a daze, but they were quickly shot and killed by the bandits, but at the same time, they also put even greater pressure on Shen Yaozu , he already felt that there was not enough manpower, but he and Qiu Dabao coincidentally, called a young man over, and ordered him to go up the mountain immediately and send people over for reinforcements.