The Red Chamber begins with a bastard

Chapter 299 The devil is one foot taller

The two brothers Li Hongji were about to return to the village when they suddenly heard the sounds of chaotic footsteps coming from the country road. They hurriedly hid in the shadows and looked far away under the bright moonlight.

I saw a group of people coming out of the corner of the country road, their shadows were vague, and they seemed to be leading animals. It was impossible to tell how many people there were. Moreover, under the moonlight, there was clearly a cold glow, which should be weapons reflecting the moonlight. Caused.

The Li Hongji brothers looked at each other solemnly and rushed back to the village in unison. At this time, the pirates who had eaten and drank enough were resting. The first master, Kang Dayong, picked his teeth and joked: "The second master has ready-made delicacies but doesn't eat them. Could it be that he went to the river to catch fish? It's hard to gain weight by eating alone." , even if we catch fish, we won’t be separated.”

All the thieves laughed!

Li Hongji said in a deep voice: "A group of people came from outside the village. I don't know if they are officers or soldiers. Everyone, please leave quickly. If you wait any longer, it will be too late."

Kang Dayong and others were shocked. They hurriedly extinguished the fire, took their weapons and ran out of the farmhouse. However, they were already a step too late. Under the pale moonlight, they saw a group of strange creatures flying towards the ground. They arrived in the blink of an eye. At the entrance of the village, these things are not tall, but their speed is frightening. They run and jump as if they are walking on flat ground, like a group of hyenas foraging in the wilderness, which makes people shudder.

Kang Dayong was stunned for a moment, then looked happy and shouted: "Kato Saburo?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the group of creatures that had already rushed forward quickly stopped. When the thieves Dingqing took a look, they realized that they were not wild dogs, but a group of people. To be precise, they should be a group of Japanese pirates.

There were about twenty or thirty people in this group of Japanese pirates. Due to their short stature and the fact that they bent over when running, they naturally looked even smaller. At first glance at night, they looked like a group of wild beasts running on all fours.

The corner of Kang Dayong's mouth twitched. He often called Kang Dayi a waste. Now that he was like a lost dog, it was difficult to explain the reason, so he asked: "Third brother, why are you here?"

After leaning a little, a young man ran forward from the crowd. It turned out to be Kang Dayong's younger brother Kang Dayi, the third son of the salt merchant Kang Lingcheng. He took his account book to seek refuge with his second brother Kang Dayong, and now he has become Dulong Island The third master.

It turns out that Kang Dayi recently led a group of pirates to plunder alone. He didn't know that Chongmingsha, which was a temporary stronghold, had been breached by officers and soldiers. Naturally, he didn't know that his second brother Kang Dayong's ship had been sunk, and he almost belched. , can only escape to the shore to save his life.

Before Kato Saburo could answer, an excited voice came from behind: "Second brother! Is it the second brother?"

Kang Dayong said suspiciously: "You have two to three hundred brothers under your command, and a mere hundred soldiers can't defeat you? No, those one hundred swordsmen under Saburo Kato are vegetarians?"

Kang Dayi was not stupid at all. He had already made a rough guess when he saw what had happened. However, his second brother had always had a good reputation, a violent and murderous temperament, so he did not dare to ask any more questions. He just said in annoyance: "Some time ago, Kato and I were in Huai'an. The plundering along the coast has been going smoothly. I have succeeded every time and made a lot of money. Yesterday, I planned to go back to the island to rest. I blamed it on being too greedy. When I was passing by Yancheng County, I suddenly thought of it and prepared to do it again. Unexpectedly, I had just landed. On the shore, we met a group of about a hundred officers and soldiers. We almost lost our lives without getting any benefits. "

Kang Dayi said bitterly: "If it's just a hundred officers and soldiers, it won't be enough for Kato and the others to fill their teeth."

Kang Dayong looked at Saburo Kato and others who were standing up straight and walking toward him. He couldn't help but feel confident and asked, "Kato, why are you here?"

Only then did Kang Dayi realize that there were only a dozen or so people around Kang Dayong, and all of them were in ragged clothes and in a state of embarrassment, and he couldn't help but look in disbelief.

Kato Saburo has a total of one hundred real Japanese, Kang Dayong specially recruited and raised aces, each of them has outstanding martial arts, is not afraid of death, and is very powerful. An ordinary guard army, even with two or three times the strength, may not be like this. Zhizhenwa's opponent.

"What's going on?" Kang Dayong looked at Kato Saburo with dissatisfaction.

"Master?" The Japanese pirate who led him was none other than Kato Saburo, nicknamed "Desperate Saburo". He was a trusted thug raised by Kang Dayong. He had been wounded by Jia Huan with a short gun before, but he luckily escaped and saved his life.

Besides, Kang Dayi walked quickly to Kang Dayong and said excitedly: "What a second brother. Hey, why are there only so few people left?"

Although Kang Dayong has a violent temper and often curses at his younger brother Kang Dayi, in fact he really cares about his brotherhood. He feels that Kang Dayi is too useless and only knows how to eat, drink and have fun. He is not good at literature and martial arts, so he plans to train him and let him lead alone. A fleet went out to plunder, but they were worried that this good-for-nothing brother would die, so they placed the most powerful One Hundred Shinwa next to Kang Dayi, under the command of Kato Saburo, who was responsible for protecting Kang Dayi's safety. Good luck.

Kato Saburo seemed to be very afraid of Kang Dayong. Under the latter's gaze, he lowered his head in fear. Kang Dayi hurriedly explained: "It's not Kato's fault. At the beginning, we had the upper hand, but suddenly a cavalry came out. The guy at the head looked like an iron tower. He could beat a big iron bar very easily. , killed many of us in one encounter."

Li Hongji's heart moved and he blurted out: "This person should be the Iron Tiger, one of Jia Huan's followers. There is also a guy named Shitou, who is also very difficult to deal with. The two of them are also nicknamed the Powerful Tigers. "Kang Dayi immediately yelled with lingering fear: "Yes, yes, it's that Iron Tiger. His big iron rod is really terrifying. It smashed the heads of several of our brothers, and they were still cavalry. If they hadn't happened to encounter one, The river is blocking the road, and I’m afraid we all have to answer.”

Kang Dayong looked gloomy and asked: "How many of you are left now?"

Kato Saburo replied: "There are one hundred and fifty-three people left."

Kang Dayong was stunned when he heard the words, but Li Hongji next to him said with a solemn expression: "In other words, you ran for your lives all the way here?"

Kang Dayi nodded, and Li Hongji's expression suddenly changed, and he hurriedly reminded: "Master, it's not advisable to stay here for a long time. I'm afraid the Iron Tiger will follow him soon."

Although Kang Dayong was arrogant, he was not arrogant enough to think that he and others could defeat a cavalry, so he nodded and strode towards the entrance of the village.

However, Li Hongji suddenly said: "Master, please wait!"

Kang Dayong stopped and said impatiently: "You are the one who told me to leave, and you are the one who complained. Can you let it go all at once?"

Li Hongji looked embarrassed, trying his best to hide the trace of anger in his eyes, and asked politely: "Where do you plan to go, the boss?"

Kang Dayong said solemnly: "No need to ask, we will naturally go to the beach. We have to find a way to find a boat to go to sea."

Li Hongji shook his head and said: "That's inappropriate!"

Kang Dayi rolled his eyes and said, "What's wrong? Li Ji, you are pretending to be Zhuge Liang. If you have something to say, just say it. If you have something to say, just let it go. Don't be so fucking mysterious."

Li Hongji said solemnly: "We urgently need to get a boat to go to sea. The officers and soldiers must have guessed this. At this time, we run to the seaside. I am afraid that the officers and soldiers are already there waiting for us to surrender."

Kang Dayi was stunned for a moment, then took a breath of cold air and blurted out: "Second brother, what Li Ji said seems to make sense. Maybe the officers and soldiers are already waiting at the beach."

Kang Dayong glanced at Li Hongji and said in a deep voice: "What good idea does the second master have?"

Li Hongji's eyes flashed and he said: "Since the officers and soldiers predict that we will flee to the seaside, then we will do the opposite and go inland."

Kang Dayi curled his lips and said: "What a bad idea this is. We are pirates, not bandits. Naturally, we have to escape back to the sea. Wouldn't it be dangerous to go inland and die?"

Li Hongji shook his head and said: "At this time, escaping to the seaside is a dead end. The seaside is flat. Once we encounter the cavalry, we will not even have a chance to escape. Only by going inland to a place with more mountains and trees can we have a chance of survival."

Kang Dayong's expression changed, and he was obviously still undecided. After all, the further inland he went, the farther he was from the sea. As a pirate, the sea was the safest harbor, and his roots were also on the islands of the sea.

Li Hongji obviously saw Kang Dayong's concerns and hurriedly hit the railway while it was hot: "With our small number of people, it is impossible to compete with the cavalry. The only solution now is to save our lives first. When the officers and soldiers relax, it will not be too late for us to find opportunities to escape back to the sea. Your Majesty, you must continue to suffer the chaos. If you don't make a decision, I'm afraid the enemy's cavalry will come and you won't be able to leave. "

Kang Dayong gritted his teeth when he heard this, and said ferociously: "Well, it's not bad to be a bandit once in a while!"

Li Hongji breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this. He advised Kang Dayong to go inland. Although he had personal selfishness, it was indeed the best way to temporarily escape the danger.

At that moment, Kang Dayong, Li Hongji and others burned the village, destroyed the traces, and made some false appearances of escaping to the seaside, and finally fled quietly inland.

(End of this chapter)