At the end of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 435 Fame and Popularity
Gao Bufan led his army to lie in ambush on both sides of the gap in the Great Wall for half a month, and without hesitation, he wiped out five bandits of Xi. The number of people ranged from dozens of people. A total of 76 people were beheaded, 12 people were captured, and some escaped by chance. In other words, Gao Bufan deliberately let go, because these escaped Xi people It will become Gao Lang's mouthpiece for killing people and standing up.

Sure enough, for seven consecutive days thereafter, I never saw the Xi bandits going south to plunder again. I guess they were afraid of being killed, so Gao Bufan ordered people to seal off the Great Wall, and the 76 Xi people who were beheaded The bones were buried at the foot of the Great Wall, and the heads were built into a pyramid of Jingguan. A stone tablet was erected next to it, with the words "The looters die" written in four characters, and the inscription read "Gao Changqing, General Ying Yanglang".

Gao Bufan's move undoubtedly had a strong deterrent effect. At this time, the tribes of the Xi clan had already begun to spread the name of Ying Yanglang General Gao Changqing, and some people later nicknamed him Gao Yanwang.

Let’s say that Gao Bufan led his army to leave after sealing up the gap in the Great Wall. At this time, it was already mid-August, the tenth year of Daye, and the Mid-Autumn Festival was only a few days away. During this period, other teams also made gains, but the results Far inferior to Gao Bufan and the others, among them, the team led by Lieutenant Chi Jingde killed 15 people and captured five people, and the rest of the team killed several people.

However, after this round of raids by everyone, the effect is undoubtedly immediate. Thieves Xi never dared to go to the territory of Zhuojun to plunder. This Ying Yang Lang will also become famous.

Besides, after Gao Bufan and the others evacuated from the Gap of the Great Wall, they planned to go to Huairou County to gather and rest to formulate the next action plan. Along the way, the people working in the fields stopped to watch, and some simple villagers even approached generously. And gratefully sent the few food in his family to comfort the army, but Gao Bufan tactfully refused, and instead distributed the rations in the army to the children and old people he met on the road.

Wei Zheng couldn't help stroking his beard and sighed: "General Gao Lang, I remember that when we first came, the people here shy away from us and made detours all the way, looking for someone to ask the way is like a bandit. The treatment is really poor."

Xue Li's riding skills are becoming more and more proficient. It is estimated that the food is good these days, he is obviously stronger, and his complexion is much healthier. Hearing this, he interjected: "Of course, everyone is afraid of being robbed by officials. However, it is not good for officials to enter the village, either to collect taxes or to recruit strong men, so what the people hate most is Xi thief, and what they are most afraid of is official servants. However, now everyone knows that the Yingyang army is to kill Xi thief and protect the people And you have done nothing wrong with the common people, they will naturally support and love you."

Wei Zheng sighed and said: "Water can carry a boat, but it can also overturn it. The king loves the people like a son, and the people love the king like a father."

After the group walked for a while, Xue Li pointed to a village in front of him and said, "General Gao Lang, that's Luojia Village, where the younger ones live."

Gao Bufan hugged Xiao Luotong, nodded and said: "Then you go back and tidy up, and I will ask Gao Shou and Gao Ren to take you to the racecourse later."

Xue Li was a little disappointed and said: "Will Gao Lang not come to my house?"

"No, so as not to disturb the villagers." Gao Bufan shook his head and said.

As soon as the words were spoken, a large group of villagers had already rushed out of the village, beating Gao Bufan and the others curiously from far away.

"Oh my god, isn't that Xue Dalang? I haven't seen you for half a month, and I even got on a horse. This kid can't be a horse bandit, right?"

"Bah, bah, shut your stinky mouth, don't talk nonsense if you are ignorant, so as not to embarrass yourself, that is the army of Yingyang Mansion, who killed Xi thief, I have seen it with my own eyes, now those cruel Xi thieves see Yingyang Mansion flag, they were frightened and fled.”

"Oh, so to speak, Xue Dalang actually joined the Yingyang Mansion, this time he will be very promising."

"Well, the officer on the big green horse is said to be Ying Yanglang General Gao Changqing, who can fire ten arrows in a row, seal his throat with arrows and arrows, and kill people like hell. That day when he was harvesting rice for Zhang Yuanwai's house in Xiaohewan, I saw with my own eyes that the arrows whizzed and shot Xi thief off the horse one by one."

"Really, such a powerful person, why doesn't he seem to have any airs? Isn't he Xiao Luotong holding that baby?"

All the villagers were talking about it, when they saw Xue Li dismounting from his horse and coming over, they immediately rushed up and surrounded him, chattering away.

"Xue Dalang, have you joined Yingyang Mansion?"

"Xue Dalang, where have you been for the past half month? I have already harvested your sorghum for you."

"Xue Dalang, is that general Ying Yang Lang?"

"Xue Dalang, it would be nice to keep my Erya as a daughter-in-law!"

Xue Li was instantly overwhelmed by the enthusiasm and saliva of the villagers, and patiently answered all kinds of questions from the villagers before he was able to get away and go home to pack his luggage.

All the villagers had to know that Gao Bufan blocked the gap in the Great Wall and killed 76 Xi thieves. The soldiers declined.

The discipline of Yingyang Mansion is strict, and Gao Lang’s general order is like a mountain. It is strictly forbidden for the soldiers of the government to take needles and threads from the people. If you kick out of Yingyang Mansion, if you rob the people's property by hand, you will be killed immediately.

The villagers were surprised and admired when they saw that the officers and soldiers refused the food and water brought by them. They didn't know who led the way, so the villagers began to focus on the twelve Xiren captives.

During this period of time, the common people were all terribly harmed by the Thief Xi, and some relatives died at the hands of the Thief Xi. At this time, everyone was filled with righteous indignation. They first insulted and spat, and then raised their hands. Gao Bufan sensed that something was wrong and was about to evacuate, but it was too late, the Twelve Xi people were beaten to death by angry villagers, and the government soldiers couldn't stop them even if they wanted to.

Now that the matter has come to this point, Gao Bufan has no choice but to ask someone to find a place to bury the corpses of the twelve Xi people.

"General Gao Lang, is Yingyang Mansion still recruiting soldiers? Caomin also wants to join the army!"

"General Gao Lang, take the grass people. Although the grass people are a bit older, their strength will never lose to those young people."

"General Gao Lang, I heard that Yingyang Mansion has a military salary of [-] yuan per month."

"General Gao Lang..."

Gao Bufan was sweating and said with a smile: "If you guys want to join the army, you can go to Yingyang Mansion in Ji County to sign up. As long as you pass the selection, you can join Yingyang Mansion. As for the military salary, it is indeed [-] yuan."

As soon as this remark came out, the scene immediately exploded. The monthly salary of [-] yuan was naturally much more beneficial for farming, and the villagers clamored to join.Upon seeing this, Gao Bufan simply asked Wei Zheng to register for the primary election on the spot, and those who meet the requirements can go to Yingyang Mansion, Jixian County to participate in the secondary election.

After tossing and tossing for a long time, the villagers were finally sent away, the army continued to march, while Xue Li and Xiao Luotong were escorted to Yufeng Racecourse by Gao Shou and Gao Ren, and handed over to Xu Shiji for training.

On the afternoon of the second day, Gao Bufan and others rushed to Huairou County, and the Huairou County Magistrate led the local officials to welcome them out of the city in person.

"I'll see General Gao Lang." Huairou county magistrate surnamed Lu, named Lu Jie, who should be from Fan Yang's Lu family, greeted Gao Bufan respectfully.

Gao Bufan clasped his fists in return and said, "Your Majesty Lu, you are welcome. How is the situation in the nearby Japanese county? Is there someone who will attack you?"

Lu Jie said: "These days, there has been no reports of bandits looting in this county. It is estimated that bandits are afraid of Mr. Gao's reputation and have gone to Anle County."

Gao Bufan couldn't help frowning: "So, the situation in Anle County is very bad?"

County Magistrate Lu nodded and said, "It's really not optimistic. It is said that Wei Zhou Xing of Anle County has lost one after another, and even he fell off his horse and was injured."

Wei Zheng slightly frowned and said, "The thief Xi was just a small group of people who went out to loot, and the Anle County Captain couldn't deal with it? He was injured? It's too useless."

Wei Zheng has always had a bad mouth and outspokenness. If he wasn't a man with an open mind, he really couldn't stand him, so Lu Jie and others felt harsh, but Wei Zheng was Gao Bufan's staff, and the magistrate Lu didn't dare to scold him, explaining: "An Le The county is just a lower county, which only covers Yanle and Miyun counties, and the manpower is small. It is said that there are still groups of Xi thieves there, as many as hundreds of riders. It is very difficult to deal with, and Xi Renqi is so good that it is difficult for ordinary troops to resist."

Wei Zheng was silent when he heard the words, because the hundreds of Xiren cavalry were indeed not to be underestimated.

(End of this chapter)