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Chapter 43 Liu Xicai: But I’m not scared at all

Liu Xicai was stunned for a moment after hearing this, then kicked the chief down and said angrily: "I support your mother!"

The chief didn't know the origin of those archers, but he knew it - Gan Yaozu mentioned it before when he came back to report that the red lady tied up more than a hundred archers without killing them.

He did not give specific instructions on how to deal with those archers.

But he said there were no chickens or dogs left in the Zhang family's mansion, so what to do with those archers?
They must have all been killed.

Everyone was tied up, didn't they all be stabbed one by one?
Now those archers didn't want to die, and even blocked Gan Yaozu and others in the Zhang family's inner house.

Liu Xicai could think with his toes that the people who were on the mission must be stealing money and sleeping with women, allowing the archers to take the opportunity to get out of trouble, and then beat the dozens of men under him unable to parry.

Qi Guiqi, those 50 people were all soldiers, he would be heartbroken if they were all lost to the Zhang family.

So he ordered a soldier captain and said: "You lead the team to the Zhang family to support those dozens of idiots. You can see the situation yourself. If the archers of the Inspection Department can be wiped out, then they will be wiped out. If they can't, then they will be defeated!"

"As ordered!"

As a bandit who was recruited and surrendered, Liu Xicai knew very well that in these troubled times, only soldiers have power.

Therefore, when he became the commander-in-chief of the army, he spent a lot of money to obtain the positions of stationing in Chuwangcheng and Changtaiguan.

Taking advantage of his position, he made friends with landlords and wealthy businessmen while squeezing and plundering the people. However, he did not enjoy much - he spent most of his money on raising soldiers.

Now he has 800 people under his command, 450 servants, [-] soldiers, and [-] auxiliary soldiers.

This time, in order to destroy the Red Lady and devour the Zhang family, he brought 350 soldiers and [-] servants.

I thought that the Red Lady dispersed the archers of the Inspection Department and that he would be able to destroy the Zhang family, but unexpectedly something went wrong.

Now that he has transferred fifty more soldiers, he will only have 280 men left.

But Liu Xicai was not timid at all.

For one thing, the Red Lady's team only has more than [-] people, and the rebellion has only been in effect for a few months. It is estimated that the number of bandits that can actually fight may not reach [-].

Secondly, as long as he rushes to the Refugee Valley as soon as possible and does not give Red Lady time to organize the refugees, he will also have an advantage in terms of the number of combatants.

Because he still has a hundred auxiliary soldiers over there in the Refugee Valley.

Moreover, most of the people in the Refugee Valley have been hungry for several days. Even if they follow the Red Lady's organization, they won't be able to recruit many who can fight.

In other words, this time it is probably a situation where four hundred officers and soldiers fight against three hundred bandits, just like Sun Wukong fighting Zhu Bajie - a sure win.

If he had been hesitant and timid in this situation, the previous few years would have been in vain.

So, after transferring 50 people, Liu Xicai immediately shouted loudly——

"Everyone, hurry up and reach the Refugee Valley within three-quarters of an hour. Each person will be rewarded with 20 taels of silver. If you kill the Red Lady, each person will be rewarded with [-] taels of silver!"

Thinking that the Zhang family's money and food were about to be credited, Liu Xicai was very bold when he offered the reward.

The morale of his officers and soldiers immediately increased after hearing this, and they trotted towards the Refugee Valley...
Liu Sheng came out of the North Street entrance of Minggang Town, and after meeting up with Ma Jinliang, Wang Laowu and others, he took a telescope and looked at the town for a while.

Seeing a large group of officers and soldiers appear on the street and heading south, he shook his head again.

He thought to himself: The Red Lady’s team is finished.

However, this was a good opportunity for him to observe the battle between the army and the bandits - he had a telescope and could see from a distance, so he was not afraid of being harmed.

He then said to Ma Jinliang: "Brother Ma, take your servants, goods, and Yang Dagui and the others and walk back five miles and find a hidden place on the roadside to wait for me."

"Ah?" Ma Jinliang was surprised and asked, "Brother Liu, do you have anything else to do?"

Liu Sheng smiled and said, "I'm going to see how the officers and soldiers fight with the bandits."

After saying that, he asked Wang Laowu, Shi Jincai and the other nine people to leave.

Ma Jinliang opened his mouth hesitantly, wanting to persuade Liu Sheng not to go, but saw that Liu Sheng and others had already galloped dozens of steps away on horseback, so he could only sigh and give up.

Seeing this, Ma Gui came over and whispered: "Master, let him go. If he dies, we will be free."

"You know nothing!" Ma Jinliang raised his hand and gave Ma Gui a slap on the back of the head, "If he had left any back-up, we would all be done with him if he died!"

Ma Gui thought that Liu Sheng's impeccable style of doing things might indeed leave behind a backup plan, and said angrily: "That's what I taught you." Then he couldn't help but ask: "Then why didn't I persuade Dong Liu's family just now?"

"Can I persuade you? Besides, Brother Liu is very skilled, and the whole group is riding mules and horses. Even if they are discovered by the army, they can still escape."

After saying that, he called a few servants to drive two carts on the road - the carts were filled with the goods Liu Sheng bought yesterday, and the carts were pulled by mules ridden by the four servants.

Four refugees, including Yang Dagui and Di Hong, were equally worried about Liu Sheng's departure, but they could only follow Ma Jinliang.

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The surrounding areas of Minggang Town are almost all plains, that is, there are some hills tens of meters high in the Refugee Valley.

Liu Sheng went southeast and bypassed Minggang Town, and saw hundreds of officers and soldiers led by Liu Xicai.

'He's heading towards the Refugee Valley? '

Surprised, Liu Sheng immediately took a telescope and looked toward the Refugee Valley, and was even more surprised.

I saw more than [-] people from the Red Lady holding a large car, and they were also rushing towards the Refugee Valley. They were already less than two miles away from the Refugee Valley, but they were still accelerating!
"The Red Lady and the others are actually going to the Refugee Valley. They are trying to cause trouble!"

Wang Laowu, Shi Jincai and others had gone out with Liu Sheng twice and already knew that Liu Sheng used a treasure with the power of "clairvoyance". (The possibility that the lower-class peasants in the late Ming Dynasty knew about telescopes is very low.)
At this time, they were all surprised when they heard what Liu Sheng blurted out.

Shi Jincai said: "My boss, is it possible that the red lady wants to coerce the refugees to fight against the government troops?"

"It is indeed possible." Liu Sheng frowned, "But if, as Di Hong said, dozens of people are starving to death every day in the valley, I am afraid that very few people still have the strength to fight against the army.

If the Red Lady really wants to coerce the refugees, not only will she not be able to win, she will also cause many refugees to die together. "

Ma Jinshui on the side said: "There are not many good things among these officers, soldiers and bandits."

Liu Sheng said no more and took a few people to take a detour to the east to a place about two miles away from the Refugee Valley, preparing to take a closer look at how the government troops and bandits fought.

Although he once served as the captain of the special forces, he also participated in large-scale military exercises in later generations.But he knew that there was a big difference between the military operations of later generations and the military operations of the late Ming Dynasty.

Therefore, this time to watch the battle, one is to understand the combat effectiveness of Liu Xicai and Hong Niangzi's two troops, and the other is to learn.

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Refugee Valley is a mile away.

The red lady sat on the horse and swung the ten-foot-long soft whip in her hand into the air, making a crackling sound and making everyone look at her.

Then he said loudly: "Second Brother Yang, lead the cavalry and soldiers to rush over with me first to deal with the officers and soldiers at Taniguchi!"

Yang Heqing reined in his horse and stopped in front of the red lady, saying, "Did the boss already know that there are officers and soldiers hiding in Ming Gang?"

"What did you say?!" Lady Red glared at Yang Heqing, "If I knew there were officers and soldiers hiding in the town, how could I risk taking you in?
If these officers and soldiers take action when we hijack the Zhang family, we will all die inside!Am I such a person who doesn't care about everyone's lives? ! "

At this time, the middle-aged man who was called Uncle Yan by the red lady came over and said: "He Qing, we are facing a formidable enemy. We must work together!"

But after the team left Minggang Town, the Red Lady ordered to turn to the Refugee Valley, saying that she was going to rescue the refugees in the valley.

Yang Heqing was very angry after hearing this.

In his opinion, there was a high chance of walking away with the grain cart.Liu Xicai was stationed in the King of Chu City, which was twenty miles away from Minggang. He might not be able to catch up with them when he arrived.

If you want to go to the Refugee Valley to rescue those refugees, it will definitely take a lot of time, and the Refugee Valley is closer to the King of Chu City - Liu Xi only has [-] soldiers. If they all come after hearing the news, they will probably lose if they take the refugees.

Therefore, he firmly disagreed with this matter and almost had a falling out in order to persuade the red lady to change her mind.

As a result, before his trouble could come to fruition, the detective from the rear came to report that hundreds of officers and soldiers had left the Minggang South Street entrance and were chasing them.

Now, if they want to escape the pursuit of the officers and soldiers, they have no choice but to go to the Refugee Valley and use the refugees to fight against the officers and soldiers.

Under such circumstances, Yang Heqing could not help but suspect that the Red Lady had long known that the army was hiding in Minggang, and deliberately concealed the information and used this matter to save those in the Refugee Valley.

But the red lady’s explanation is indeed convincing.

After hearing Yan Yuanshan's words again, Yang Heqing was silent for a while and then said: "Okay, I will listen to the boss."

After saying that, he picked up his gun and rode his horse, and rushed towards the mouth of the valley first.

The red lady and the remaining 30 or so men on horseback immediately rode up to follow.

　Thanks to [Mr. Unreliable] for the 100 starting coin reward!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)