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Chapter 82: First suffer the auxiliary soldiers, then suffer the common people

The officers and soldiers arrived at the thirty-acre ditch for a quarter of an hour or two before the village heroes arrived.

Wang Yingtai called Luo Huaiyu and more than a dozen local brave leaders to his camp to give instructions.

"Luo Dianshi, after lunch you lead Xiangyong to the east gate of Dashui Pingzhai. I will lead the battalion to the west gate of Dashui Pingzhai, and then use fireworks as a signal to attack the east and west gates at the same time."

After hearing this, Luo Huaiyu and the Xiangyong leaders all looked embarrassed.

Luo Huaiyu said: "General Wang Shen, Dashuipingzhai is a dangerous stronghold. It can be said that one man can guard the gate and ten thousand men can't open it. Why are we attacking like this?"

Wang Yingtai frowned and said: "What's wrong with the dangerous stronghold? No matter how dangerous the stronghold is, it still relies on people to defend it. If you don't try to attack by force, how do you know you can't get in?"

Upon hearing this, Luo Huaiyu knew that there was no room for bargaining, so he could only respond: "I will just take the order."

In his heart, he was thinking that it would be enough to just show off when the time comes. There is no need to let the country heroes die in vain, otherwise he would not be able to explain to the gentry and landlords around the county when he returns.

Wang Yingtai seemed to have guessed what Luo Huaiyu was thinking. He looked over coldly and said, "Don't just think about it, I will send a few servants and a team of auxiliary soldiers to supervise the team and guide you to attack the Walled City.

If you don't do anything, I will definitely sue you one by one in front of the Lord! "

At this moment, Luo Huaiyu and more than a dozen local brave leaders turned into bitter faces.

They wanted to resist the order, but did not have the courage, so they could only accept the order and leave the camp with a sigh.

After Luo Huaiyu and others left, Gao Xiucheng and Pan Zhuoer, who were listening behind the tent, went around to the tent door and came in.

There were several gentry boys from around Tianmu Mountain who were recruited as guides, but only these two caught Wang Yingtai's eye and were taken by him to serve as military counselors.

After Gao Xiucheng came in, he said: "General, really want to attack Dashui Pingzhai? When the general of the Walled City goes to see it, he will know that it is indeed easy to defend but difficult to attack."

Wang Yingtai said: "I still say the same thing, you have to try to know whether you can get in. If you really can't get in, I won't let the men die in vain, just pretend to attack."

"Surrounding a feint attack?" Gao Xiucheng's eyes lit up after hearing this, "The general wants to lure the rebels from the thief's lair to come to the rescue?"

Wang Yingtai laughed, "This is just one of them. After all, it is not certain whether the rebels have a lair in the mountains.

Secondly, even if the main force of the rebels is in the walled city, I can use this move to consume the energy of the rebels in the walled city and paralyze them.

When the time comes, I will lead my servants to attack the Walled City from elsewhere and open the city gate. By then, this dangerous stronghold will be broken. "

After all, Gao Xiucheng and Pan Zhuoer were young people who had never fought in a war. After hearing Wang Yingtai's words, they couldn't help but praise: "The general is brilliant!"

"Hahaha···"

Wang Yingtai laughed heartily.

He just liked to see scholars complimenting him, even if it was just two scholars, it made him very happy.

After laughing, he said to the messenger: "Tell the soldiers to rest for half an hour after lunch and then go on the road. If the bandit stronghold is broken, everyone will be rewarded!"

"Order!"

After two or three hours.

Wang Yingtai looked at the team of officers and soldiers winding into a long snake on the mountain road, and then looked at the mountains in front of him. His right eyelid twitched, and he couldn't help complaining: "Isn't it said that it's not far? We have walked nearly ten miles of mountain road. Why haven’t you arrived yet?”

Gao Xiucheng said: "It's not far, but the mountain road is too winding."

Wang Yingtai saw a small village in front of him and asked, "Which village is in front of me?"

"Xiao Lizhuang is the last village before arriving at Dashui Ping Village."

"Let's take a rest there and wait for the spies in front to find the way. Otherwise, it will be difficult to be ambushed by bandits on this mountain road."

"The general said so."

Wang Yingtai originally thought that Xiaoli Village must have been abandoned since it was so close to the bandits' stronghold.When I arrived at the village, I saw houses hidden among the trees, chickens and dogs chatting among each other, and the millet in the fields was growing better than outside. This year’s harvest should not be too bad.

This paradise-like scene not only did not make him happy, but also made him wary.

He recruited Zhou Chengdong, the commander-in-chief of the front army, who led 500 auxiliary troops, and said: "This little village is very suspicious. We have sent troops to surround it. No one is allowed to escape!"

"Order!"

Zhou Chengdong responded and went excitedly.

Since the general said that this village is suspicious, there must be something wrong.Now, these auxiliary soldiers can finally make some money!
Wang Yingtai said to Gao Xiucheng again: "Take people to invite the village elders and landlords over. I have something to ask them."

"Yes!"

Gao Xiucheng also felt that Xiaoli Village was very suspicious and might have something to do with the rebels, so he led a group of people into the village excitedly.

However, after the auxiliary soldiers surrounded Xiaoli Village, in order to further implement Wang Yingtai's order, they sent troops to the village to search door to door to see if there were any rebels hiding.

"Open the door, open the door!"

Li Changgen's home was close to the village, so when he saw the officers and soldiers coming, he immediately returned home, locked the courtyard door, and asked his wife and children to hide.I thought I could just hide away, but unexpectedly there were officers and soldiers knocking on the door.

"Don't open the door? There must be a thief hiding inside! Brothers, please open the door!"

When Li Changgen heard this, he became anxious and ran out of the house and shouted: "There are no thieves in my house..."

Before he finished speaking, the courtyard door had been knocked apart and fell down. Several officers and soldiers rushed in with knives, scanning everything in the small courtyard with greedy eyes.

"Captain, there are three old hens here!"

"The people in the mountains are poor, how can they raise chickens? They must have been given by bandits and confiscated!"

As the corps leader spoke, he pushed away Li Changgen, who had an anxious look on his face and kept saying, "There are no thieves in my house" and rushed straight into the house.

Several other officers and soldiers saw that there was nothing valuable except three chickens in the yard, so they crowded into the house and rummaged through the boxes and cabinets.

Soon, someone discovered Sun and Li Huzi hiding under the bed.

"Captain, there's a female thief hiding here, maybe it's the red lady!"

The two auxiliary soldiers found in the back room were both bachelors in their late thirties. Even though Sun was just an ordinary village woman with an ordinary appearance, they still made the two of them shine.

So he frightened and frightened Mrs. Sun out from under the bed, and grabbed her hands.

"Let go of my mother!"

When Li Huzi saw his mother being bullied, he went to fight an auxiliary soldier angrily.

But how could an eight- or nine-year-old kid beat an adult?He was kicked away and hit the furniture, making him cry out in pain.

"Son! Don't hurt my son!"

Li Changgen was a very timid person. When he heard his wife and son crying inside, his eyes became red, and he picked up a wooden stick and rushed into the house.

"Beast! I will fight with you!"

As soon as he rushed in, he was kicked to the ground by an auxiliary soldier, who was about to stab him.

However, the corps commander stopped him and said, "It's okay to have fun, but don't kill anyone. If it gets too big, you won't be able to tell the superiors."

So the other two auxiliary soldiers kicked Li Changgen hard, threw him into the corner, and warned: "Be honest!"

At the same time, the sound of tearing clothes and Sun's crying could also be heard in the back room.

Li Changgen's eyes were bloodshot, but because one of his ribs was kicked off, he was in so much pain that he couldn't get up at all. He could only grit his teeth and beat the ground, crying.

He now regrets so much that he did not let his wife smear the ashes from the pot and hide in the firewood pile, maybe he could escape the disaster...

Similar scenes occur in almost every household in Xiaoli Village.

For a moment, the cries of the villagers of Xiaoli Village and the obscene laughter of the officers and soldiers mixed into a magic song of troubled times.

On the contrary, Li Fuchang and Li Changwen looked like they belonged to wealthy families, so the officers and soldiers did not dare to break in.

However, Li Fuchang and Li Changwen were "invited" to Wang Yingtai by Gao Xiucheng's troops.

Li Changwen was upright by nature. When he saw Wang Yingtai, he said angrily: "Robbing people's property and insulting women, are you officers and soldiers or bandits? I will go to the county to report you later!"

The auxiliary soldiers were making so much noise in the village. Of course Wang Yingtai heard it and knew what the auxiliary soldiers were doing.

But he had no intention of stopping it.

These auxiliary soldiers can only receive half a ring, and can only eat two meager meals a day during non-war times, so he still has a conscience.

Because under normal circumstances, [-]% to [-]% of the money and food allocated by the superiors were gone before he got it. He had to support his family and soldiers, so he could only support the soldiers.

The auxiliary soldiers have been suffering for a long time, and they must have accumulated a lot of grievances in their hearts. Coming to Tianmu Mountain is like being in a foreign country, so of course they have to vent their anger if they have the chance.

In order to take care of the mood of the auxiliary soldiers, I can only suffer for the people of Xiaoli Village.

Of course, the most important thing is that the soldiers below will plunder the village and make a fortune, and they will secretly contribute to him and increase his small treasury.

There are no big landowners in this Xiaoli Village, let alone civil servants. There are only a few dozen households, so even if the matter spreads, he is not afraid.

Why not do something that would benefit the entire army and even boost morale, but with no risk?
Therefore, in the face of Li Changwen's scolding, Wang Yingtai calmly said, "Your Xiaoli Village is right next to the bandits' stronghold, but it is safe and sound. It must be colluding with the rebels. It is only right that I send troops to the village to search."

We are going to suppress thieves for you. The soldiers are tired, why don't you just entertain them?
Or are you really just working with the rebels and don’t want us to come and suppress them? "

As Wang Yingtai spoke, his tone became stern and his eyes became fierce.

Li Changwen was so angry that he wanted to vomit blood and was about to curse, but Li Fuchang covered his mouth.

(End of this chapter)