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Chapter 62 0060 [Do it! 】

After a lot of picking and picking, only more than 100 people got the slightly better preserved weapons in the end.

The remaining archers of the village soldiers had no choice but to take out the hatchets they carried with them and attach them to long poles as simple sword envoys.

Some of them did not bring a hatchet, so they simply took a long stick.

The villagers looked around, and then looked at each other.

Just want to attack the cottage?

Originally, after these people took the reward money, they really wanted to do their best.

After all, if the suppression of the bandits is really successful, there will definitely be rewards in the future. In addition, the cottage can also be looted. If you are lucky, you can make a few bucks.

But after what happened to the arsenal, they finally understood.

This time I'm afraid it's just pretending again.

But this trip was not in vain, after all, it was a reward of five hundred Wen.

In fact, Changzhi County and Liu Yong thought so.

They knew in their hearts that it was a fool's dream to rely on these archers and local soldiers to break into the cottage.

With a strong momentum, a frontal feint, and attracting the main force of the bandits, the task will be completed.

The rest is handed over to Han Zhen, and he is delighted to be able to fight, because Changzhi County can make a fortune in suppressing bandits.

If you can't beat it, you won't lose much.

As for the reward given to the Archer Township Soldiers, it was just a drop in the bucket for him, and he regarded it as spending money to buy fame.

In short, no matter what, Changzhi County is invincible.

This is the way to be an official.

……

"Let's head out of the city to suppress the bandits!"

Liu Yong was riding on a horse, waving his big hand, quite high-spirited.

More than 400 archer township soldiers, armed with all kinds of weapons, left the county town in a panic and rushed towards Songshanling.

When they reached the foot of the cottage, the originally clear sky was now covered by dark clouds.

After a while, the rain fell from the sky.

Wiping the raindrops off his face, Liu Yong drew out his saber and shouted loudly: "Array!"

These archers were new recruits, and they were at a loss for a while.

On the contrary, most of the township soldiers had participated in the previous two bandit suppression campaigns and already had experience.

I saw two strong local soldiers standing in the front with shields.

There is no way, the gravel road leading to the cottage is too narrow, and only two people can stand side by side at the same time.

The village soldiers with spears were divided into two teams and followed closely behind the shield soldiers.

The one with the bow and arrow falls last.

"Attack the stronghold!"

Along with Liu Yong shouted again.

The two shield soldiers erected their shields, put them in front of them, and walked step by step along the gravel path towards the mountainside.

……

On the cottage halfway up the mountain, thousands of fleeing households were harvesting wheat in the fields under the light rain.

I don't know how long this rain will last. If it lasts for a long time, the wheat in the field will fall on a large scale.

Although the amount of wheat harvest has nothing to do with the fleeing households, but the stone treasure is not a good stubble.

If the harvest is not paid by then, I'm afraid they will kill people again to vent their anger.

No one wants to be killed, so the fugitives are particularly concerned.

In the Juyi Hall deep in the stockade, a banquet is being held.

At the banquet, there were staggered cups and cups, and it was very lively.

Shi Bao spent a lot of money this time, not only game from the mountains, but also mutton and fresh fish were served at the banquet.

In the Song Dynasty, mutton was the most precious, and the price of one sheep could buy two cattle.

Under the mutton is fresh fish.

Because of the inconvenient transportation at the moment, it is not easy to eat fresh fish in inland areas.

The second is beef, and the last is pork.

Compared with the Tang Dynasty and the Five Dynasties, the number of farming cattle in the Northern Song Dynasty was dozens of times more. Although the government strictly controlled it, there were not a few people who fell to death, so beef was not a scarce commodity.

In the early Northern Song Dynasty, the imperial court banned eating beef, but no one bought it.

So much so that later, the government simply turned a blind eye and turned a blind eye. Song Zhenzong also specially issued an edict: "In the two Zhejiang provinces, there are slaughtered cattle for food. It is not a general agreement to cook them. Those who buy them due to their fate will not be held accountable."

This means that it is against the law to kill a cow for no reason.

But those who buy beef to eat back will not be held accountable.

Even the emperor compromised, and it was even more impossible for local officials to take care of it. Some state and county officials even came up with a special beef tax in order to make money.

To buy beef, you have to pay extra tax...

The big and small leaders of the cottage, plus 60 deserters, a total of [-] people gathered in the lobby, the sounds of playing children, persuading wine, and laughing were intertwined, and the voices were full of people.

"Report!"

When the drink was in full swing, a sudden shout came from outside.

Immediately afterwards, a bandit hurried into the lobby and reported: "Master, a large number of officers and soldiers have been found at the foot of the mountain!"

officers and soldiers?

For a moment, everyone was startled, and the entire lobby was silent.

Shi Bao put down his wine glass and said solemnly, "Officers and soldiers? How many people are there?"

The bandit replied truthfully: "There are four to five hundred people, and the leader is Liu Yong, the head of the county government."

Hearing this, the bandit in the hall smiled again.

Shi Bao smiled, turned his head and said: "Fourth brother, lead two hundred brothers to guard the gate of the village."

"Order!"

The strong man called the fourth child stood up and walked out of the lobby with a relaxed expression.

Seeing this, Wei Da couldn't help but said: "Master Shi, why not come here today. Since the officers and soldiers are here, let's go and help."

"Brother Wei, wait a moment, it's just a group of local soldiers, I'll go back as soon as I go."

The fourth child waved his hand indifferently.

When the fourth child went out, seeing that Wei Da still had a worried expression on his face, Shi Bao comforted him, "Brother Wei is not in vain to worry, these town soldiers are just putting on a show, and they will disperse on their own after a while, as it was the case in the past two years."

A fleeing soldier was surprised and couldn't help asking: "What kind of bandit is this?"

"How dare they really suppress the bandits."

Shi Bao took a sip of his wine and said with a sneer, "The gang of dog officials are as cowardly as a mouse, they just use the name of suppressing bandits to make money!"

"It's really a dog officer!"

In the fleeing army, the strong square-faced man looked angry and slammed his fists on the table heavily.

Although he doesn't like Shibao, he agrees with these words very much.

If it weren't for this group of dog officials, they wouldn't be deserters.

Shi Bao laughed, raised his wine glass and said, "Come on, brother Wei, keep drinking."

After three or five glasses of wine, Wei Da and the others gradually showed a hint of drunkenness in their eyes.

Seeing that the time was ripe, Shi Bao winked at his subordinates calmly, then got up and came to Wei Da's side.

"Brother Wei, although I, Shi Bao, is a bandit, I admire you and the Western Army guarding the border the most. If it weren't for you to protect the country, the Xixia people would have invaded the Central Plains long ago."

Shi Bao embraced Wei Da's shoulder with one hand, and put his other hand into his arms concealedly.

At the same time, the thieves on other tables also began to approach the deserters intentionally or unintentionally, using the pretext of toasting.

Wei Da was drunk at the moment, and he felt very comfortable hearing these sincere compliments.

On the contrary, the strong man with the square face noticed something strange.

"Kill!"

At this moment, there was a faint cry of killing outside the lobby.

Apparently, the bandits fought with the local soldiers.

The next moment, two loud bangs suddenly sounded in the lobby.

"Go!"

"Brother, still don't do it?!"

Ok?
At this moment, everyone was stunned and stunned.

Shi Bao subconsciously looked at the strong man with a square face, and the two looked at each other, seeing killing intent in each other's eyes.

(End of this chapter)