Chapter 55 0052 [Moon Night Bandits]

The moonlight is bright and clear, and the river is far away.

In Zhenfu County, the mountains are high and the valleys are deep, and the Han River is extremely turbulent. There are 24 dangerous shoals in the Golden Gorge alone.If there is no experienced helmsman, the ship will surely be destroyed.If you go upstream, you need to hire trackers.

The river flows into Xixiang County, joins the tributaries and goes north, and the water speed immediately slows down.

Shangbai Village is located in the slowest part of the river, and small boats sailed quickly by the moonlight.

The shape of the ship is similar to the "three tiles" of the Han River in later generations. It is five or six meters long and about two meters wide. This is the main battleship of the bandits in Heifengzhai.

There are also some small fishing boats, two or three meters long and one meter wide.

The five Byford brothers were broken up and organized into five teams.

Because they are all from Shangbai Village and are familiar with the terrain here, they were all called as guides.

It was specially chosen to act on the fifteenth day of the lunar calendar, of course for this big moon.

The moonlight is white and the visibility is very high, and it is also possible to sail at night.

The bandit's main fighting force was only 26 people, but the half-thief, half-farmer minions dispatched a total of 71 people.It's not that I don't want to bring more, but that there are not enough ships. After all, I have to grab things back, so there must be enough space on the ship to load the goods.

Ancient night blindness was actually not that common.

Rice, mung beans, pears, and apricots are rich in vitamin A, not to mention, you can't afford it like a low-level thief.Eggplant, cucumber, and cabbage also contain vitamin A.No matter how bad it is, wild vegetables such as purslane and shepherd's purse can also effectively prevent night blindness.

"Ahead is Shangbai Village!" Baiford pointed out.

"Ready to dock!"

The small boats that the five brothers were in soon docked on the shore, and the pirate boats behind them followed.

The thieves carried several clay pots and placed them on the river bank separately.

The clay pot has a lid with holes. When the lid is lifted, some straw and sawdust are thrown in. With a fan, the half-extinguished charcoal turns bright red, and the straw and sawdust are quickly ignited.

A torch was stretched out, and a large area was ignited in a blink of an eye.

Those torches are very simple to make. Mugwort, reed flowers, etc. are smashed and dried in the sun, and vines that have been dried in the same way are tightly wound on wooden sticks, and then wrapped with a layer of oil-soaked sackcloth.

The bandits are the main force, each with a torch.

Bandit minions, each with two torches.Their task is not to fight, but to shout and cheer to build momentum, and they also carry bamboo baskets on their backs to hold goods.When it comes to fighting, they are more vicious than ordinary peasants.

"Brother, is this going to grab Baicun?" a leader exclaimed.

Although Yang Jun is ungrateful and indecisive when he sees profit, he is extremely professional in going down the mountain to rob.Every time I do something, I only tell a few confidants, and the others follow suit, without knowing what to grab in advance.

Yang Jun scolded in a low voice: "Are you so afraid? I have already contacted the government, and I want to attack the old white members from Xiangzhi county!"

Then he assigned the task: "Third brother, you take people to the threshing ground and light the straw piled up there. Fourth brother, you take people to burn a few houses, especially thatched huts, which burn faster. I Take the rest of the people and go to besiege the Bai family mansion. After setting fire, you guys will bring people over and loot the Bai family together with me. Everyone shouted, the louder the better!"

More than 160 torches were lit by the river, but the villagers did not feel it.

Everyone is exhausted from doing farm work during the day, and they are all sleeping soundly at the moment.As for the private armed forces outside the old white members, although they have to patrol day and night, they are actually resting at night.

"Kill!"

The 97 bandits shouted in unison, instantly breaking the silence of the night.Their numbers are too small, and they must make a big splash, otherwise they may be besieged by the villagers.

Many villagers were awakened by the shouts. Through the cracks in the doors or windows, they saw torches "everywhere" outside, and immediately shouted in fright: "Run away, the thief is coming!"

The villagers who were close to each other didn't care about anything, they helped the elderly, picked up the children, and ran up the mountain in a frenzy.

The villagers who are farther away are still thinking about their own belongings.Some were holding iron coins, some were holding chickens and ducks, and some were even leading cattle, and they also fled to the direction of Chashan.

In the threshing floor, there were threshed wheat straws, which were quickly set on fire by bandits.

Several thatched huts of villagers were also set on fire by torches.

Cooperating with the fire dragon-like torch team, it seems that thousands of bandits are coming, how can the villagers have the courage to resist?

"what's the situation?"

Zhu Ming suddenly sat up on the bed, and took out the sword under his pillow.He didn't bother to put on shoes and clothes, so he went out barefoot to check.

Zhu Guoxiang also followed, and said in surprise: "There are bandits attacking at night!"

"I'm going to lead the horse, you take the baby and go, the family money is gone," Zhu Ming said, "Run to the tea mountain to find Zhang Guangdao and Bai Sheng!"

The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were in a hurry to get dressed, Zhu Guoxiang broke in through the door, picked up Bai Qi and said, "There are thieves entering the village, run away to the mountains."

Grandma Yan still wanted to take the money box, Zhu Guoxiang urged: "Don't bring money, it's too heavy, human life is more important than money!"

Seeing that Mrs. Yan was still hesitating, Zhu Guoxiang kicked the box over, and the iron coins inside spilled all over the floor.

Grandma Yan still couldn't bear it, it was all the money for her grandson's education.But she also knew what was going to happen, so she just bent down to pick up a hanging, and followed Zhu Guoxiang out of the house in a hurry.

Villagers have already fled here, and when they passed by outside the courtyard, they ran and shouted: "Grandma Yan, run away, the thief is coming!"

Zhu Guoxiang's family, caught among the villagers, ran up the mountain in a panic.

Zhu Ming led the horse and deliberately walked at the back. When he came to a slightly higher place, he turned around to observe the situation below.

I saw a few fires ignited, it should be set on fire deliberately by the thieves.Immediately, all the torches rushed towards the Bai family mansion, and the real robbery target could be seen at a glance.

"Stop, there are not many thieves!"

"More than half of the torches are very close together, and the distance remains the same. It should be that one person lit two torches!"

"Everyone pick up the sticks and fight back with me!"

Zhu Ming shouted at the top of his voice, but the villagers were already frightened and fled up the mountain in a hurry.

This is the first time in his life that Ju Ming personally experienced what it means to "flee".

Obviously, as long as they work together to fight back, the villagers are likely to win.But Keli couldn't get together, and couldn't stop running away. In desperation, Zhu Ming could only run away together.

"Dang Dang Dang Dang!"

In the big mansion of the Bai family, the gongs were beating crazily.

Some of the relatives of the Bai clan who lived in tile-roofed houses hurriedly fled up the mountain, and some ran towards the Bai family mansion.

Bai Chongwen, the master of the Bai family, showed his ability at critical moments.He didn't even put on his clothes, and he came out with a stick in his hand, ignoring the panicked servants and family members, and went straight to the courtyard of the guards.

"Yuan Da, Gu San, are you here?" Bai Chongwen shouted.

"It's here, it's here!"

Immediately two people responded.

Yuan Da is the leader of the guards, but Gu San came down from Chashan.

They were also in a mess, but Bai Chongwen's appearance stabilized people's hearts a little.

Six guardians and twenty tea households on the mountain quickly took up arms and gathered around Bai Chongwen.

Bai Chongwen ordered: "Gu San, divide your people into two teams and go to close the two side doors. Yuan Da, you take people to guard the main door. You must block the door, and no one is allowed to enter, even if it is me. Relatives are not allowed to come in, anyone who disobeys will be beaten to death!"

These nursing homes and tea households are not full-time armed forces.

They usually have to work, but because they are stronger, they can get more wages when they get together to train during slack.The actual force value is stronger than that of bandit minions, and it will definitely not be able to defeat the main force of more than 20 bandits.

Gu San has just turned 17 this year. He has practiced martial arts with his father since he was a child.

This fellow led the man to a side door and shouted, "Close the door!"

The door was only half closed before being grabbed by two hands, and someone shouted outside the door: "I am Bai Dalang's uncle, let me in quickly!"

Gu San didn't care about it, and smashed out with a stick, opening the hand that pulled the door.

The bandits had already killed here, and watched the gate of the courtyard shut, they could only vent their anger on Bai Dalang's uncle, stabbing him with a dart.

The inner court.

The old white member was carried out by the butler, and he shouted hoarsely: "Don't panic, don't run, come here!"

The servants and family members were so frightened that they didn't dare to escape from the mansion, nor did they dare to stay in the courtyard, they screamed and ran like headless chickens.

As for the old lady Bai, holding a string of rosary beads, she knelt in front of the altar and chanted sutras in a low voice, begging the Bodhisattva to bless the Bai family.

San Langjun Bai Chongyan, took his wife and children out of the house in a panic, holding a stool as a weapon, shivering beside his father.He was terrified in his heart, but he could still suppress the fear, but his brain was not working well, and he had temporarily lost the ability to think.

Li Hanzhang was dressed neatly, holding a scribe sword in his hand, and a house boy with a stick was beside him.

Grabbing Bai Chongyan's lapel, Li Hanzhang scolded: "What are you doing in a daze? Quickly call the servants, regardless of gender, to defend the house. The women move things to block the door, and the men defend the wall with sticks. Hurry up, hurry up!"

"Oh, oh, oh, ok, ok!"

Li Hanzhang's composure gave Bai Chongyan the backbone, and he took the servant boy to gather those who were running around.

The old white member also shouted at the right time: "Don't mess up, wait for a few quarters of an hour, and the strong men from Chashan will come down to help kill the thieves!"

Li Hanzhang saw that the place was in a mess, and the old white member was unable to move around, so he raised his sword and went to look for Bai Chongwen.

"Bai Dalang, the house is too big, and there are too few people capable of fighting," Li Hanzhang suggested, "abandon guarding the outer courtyard and gather all the people in the inner courtyard."

Some bandits have already set up ladders to attack the wall, Bai Chongwen immediately agreed without hesitation: "Okay!"

After Bai Chongwen gave the order, Li Hanzhang asked again: "Where is the courtyard wall the shortest?"

Bai Chongwen said: "The north wall of the inner courtyard."

Li Hanzhang turned around and left. When he returned to the inner courtyard, Bai Chongyan had already gathered more than a dozen people, including men and women, all of whom looked terrified and disturbed.

Li Hanzhang said: "Pick up the things that can hit people, and follow me!"

Outside the north wall of the inner courtyard.

A group of bandits led by Yang Jun is quietly going around.He actually knew how to feint, and he was bluffing in the other places, planning to deliver a fatal blow on the north wall.

Byford, who was in charge of being a guide, turned his head to look into the distance from time to time.

He wanted to snatch Shen Yourong back to the cottage, but the bandits wanted to attack the Bai family mansion with all their strength.It was too late to rob someone now, the pretty widow he had been thinking about day and night, probably fled into the mountains.

Alas, what a pity.

"Take a ladder!"

As soon as Yang Jun gave the order, Bai Fude and another minion rushed towards the courtyard wall with the ladder.

Soon, more than a dozen short ladders were built on the wall one after another.

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(End of this chapter)

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