Lin Gao Qiming

Chapter 2257 Unpredictable People
Unexpectedly, this sentence made Feng Haijiao frowned, and sternly scolded: "So, you just run away if you want to?!"

Minor turned pale with shock, kowtowed and begged repeatedly: "The little ones don't dare, the young ones don't dare!" Even though his wife was tied up, she kowtowed and begged again and again.

Feng Haijiao sneered at the corner of his mouth and said, "Pull them all down, chop them all up!"

The soldiers immediately came to pull people away, and there was a lot of crying in the fair, some shouted "forgive me", and some shouted "wrong", and the minions next to them also felt that this treatment was too much, even though they were all "new brothers" ", always stirred the horse spoon in a pot for several months.But they were all afraid of the evil star Feng Haijiao, and no one dared to intercede.Seeing several people being pulled over, the soldiers swung their knives and chopped off four heads immediately.Blood spurted out of the cavity.

The personal soldier wiped away the blood on the knife and was about to come over to pull people away.But Bi Xuansheng squeezed out from behind, panting, with a look of rushing over, and persuaded: "Master! Master! Even if they are wrong in every way, your boss has a lot, spare their lives..."

Feng Haijiao said impatiently: "The battle is imminent, how to deal with fleeing before the battle, Mr. knows better than me, right?!"

Bi Xuansheng bowed to the end, showing 12 points of humility, and said: "Master! The team is going to start, and it is natural for a couple to come and see off their relatives. If you want to behead, it would be too severe..."

"So I wronged them?" Feng Haijiao asked, staring at his yellow eyes.

Bi Xuansheng hurriedly said: "Master's words are serious. If they really intend to escape, the students will not dare to intercede. It's just that it's time to employ people. It's true to shake the morale of the army. It's because they are all new brothers. , don’t know the rules, just teach them a few army sticks. Why kill people.”

Feng Haijiao saw that the faces of all the minions on the fairground showed unbearable expressions, and Bi Xuansheng humbly begged for mercy, so that it would be inconvenient to have another attack, so he said: "Since you intercede for them, you will spare their lives." Come to the captain of the personal army, "Capital crimes can be avoided, but living crimes cannot be forgiven. These individuals, regardless of gender, are each beaten with eighty army sticks! To set an example to others!" After finishing speaking, he snorted heavily with his nose, and then went back to the mansion with his horsewhip up.

Bi Xuansheng saw that the captain of the guards had brought the batons and wanted to tie up a group of people.He said: "There are women here, it's bad luck to hit them with a military stick, just get some bamboo sticks to whip them out."

The crowd knew that he was taking advantage of "unlucky luck" to replace the heavy with the light, and they all watched the young master who was regarded as an "outsider" by them leave with grateful eyes, and then everyone dispersed, each busy with his own business It's gone—everyone is afraid that they will become the next batch of chickens to be slaughtered.

On the market, more than a dozen minions and their mothers, wives, and sisters were tied up by the soldiers and thrown on the ground. The army sticks and bamboo strips were crackling, and the whole venue was full of wailing and begging for mercy.Four headless corpses were thrown aside, blood staining the ground black.

Feng Haijiao's move was delayed for another day, and the fleet did not set off until the morning of the third day.He and his men are people who are accustomed to eating on the water. The boat is well prepared and familiar with the waterway. Although they are worried about the Australians ambushing them halfway, they are unavoidably nervous along the way, but the sailing is smooth.

Xin Laonan's Zhuangzi is located in the mountains at the junction of Yangshan and neighboring counties. It has always been a three-way area. There used to be Yao people's villages here. Later, most of them were wiped out by the officers and soldiers, and many Hakkas from outside moved in here to cultivate the mountains. The situation where Han and Yao lived together.

The hard-working Nan family has been half-farmer and half-bandit for generations.The place where Xinjiazhuang is located is called Leidapo. It is actually a lonely peak among the high mountains, surrounded by ravines and valleys. The top of the peak is slightly flat and has a source of water.It became a place where villages live together.

To go up Leidapo, there are only three roads.It was the most convenient way for Feng Haijiao to go.Disembark from the boat at Huwan on the bank of the Lianjiang River, and go up [-] miles along Huangdangou to reach the gate of Toudao Village in Leidapo.

Feng Haijiao's fleet was safe and sound, and they abandoned the ship and landed at Huwan.The team moved forward along Huangdangou.The terrain of Huangdangou is not steep, the two sides of the canyon are densely covered with jungles, the bottom of the valley is a gurgling stream, and a gravel path twists and turns along the stream and extends deep.The scenery is beautiful.

However, Feng Haijiao and his party had no intention of admiring the scenery along the road.Although it is only twenty miles from Huwan to Leitapo, there are four to five hundred people in the team, including porters and family members, and many boxes and cages.

The cage is soft and heavy, and it takes much more energy to carry it along the mountain road than on the flat ground. Fortunately, the mountain here is not steep and the road is not dangerous.Walking and resting along the way, less than one-third of the distance was traveled from noon to evening.The porters and minions have been exhausted enough.The women and children accompanying the team walked, except for the family members of the big boss who had sedan chairs, and the journey was not far away. Although the team walked sparsely along the way, most of them arrived at the campsite before dark.

Feng Haijiao sat in a sedan chair all the way, and when he arrived at the camp, he saw people and horses stumbling around, all kinds of boxes and cages were thrown all over the floor, some packages were torn, and there was no one around the camp to guard them. Or just gnaw dry food in cold water, can't help being angry, scolding and whipping, finally driving people off the ground.Send sentries on all sides.Only then did I return to rest under the thatched shed.

After resting for a short while, the leader came to report that he didn't have much food with him, and it wasn't enough for now.

"Before departure, didn't everyone distribute ten days' worth of dry food? It's only been six days now, why isn't there enough food?"

"Dry rations have been distributed for ten days, but only the soldiers have them. Many people are carrying their families with them..." The leader wondered, "There are more than 100 masters, because they have to carry goods, they can't carry dry rations for a few days. .”

"Don't tell the porter, don't the family members of each family prepare dry food for themselves?"

"There is a shortage of food in the small households, and there is not much to prepare." The leader said, "I think I will send some masters back to Huwan early tomorrow morning to carry some food."

There are hundreds of shi of grain left on the boat in Huwan——because there is no manpower to carry it, we can only stay on the boat and send people to guard it.

Feng Haijiao hesitated - it wasn't that he was reluctant to part with the food, but that once porters were to be sent to transport the food, some of these thin soft boxes and cages would have to be left in the middle of the road before they could move on.Of course, after arriving at the cottage, you can send someone to pick it up.However, the boxes and cages are made of gold and silver, so he doesn't feel at ease throwing them in this valley—even if they send someone to guard them, these things are enough to make people black-hearted.

"Tell everyone to be patient. At the Zhuangzi, there is wine and meat, open to eat!" Feng Haijiao is anxious to go up the mountain. Firstly, he can only be safe when he reaches the cottage. Secondly, he is also eager to see Master Zhan and listen to him. news—especially news from officers and soldiers.

For Feng Haijiao right now, the halo of Zhan Zhekun's teacher Xiong Dushi has become his life-saving straw.He knew that he was just lingering on his last breath when he hid in Xinjiazhuang, and when they calmed down the three genus of Lianyang, they would naturally free up their hands to clean him up.

To survive and continue to be his "Three Hegemons of Yangshan", only the imperial court can rely on him.

However, the rumors these days made him panic all the time, because it was widely rumored that Xiong Wencan had been dismissed by the court and interrogated, and his life might be lost.Once Xiong Wencan was beheaded, Zhan Zhekun would naturally be worthless.Whether the new governor can still think of his "lonely loyalty" is a big question mark.

While worrying, someone came to report: "Xinjiazhuang sent someone here."

Feng Haijiao lifted his spirits and said, "How many people are here?"

"three people."

Hearing that only three people came, Feng Haijiao was secretly disappointed. He thought that Xin Laonan would send someone to reward him with wine and meat, so that at least his subordinates would be less tired and resentful.

"Call in."

A mountain man came in.Feng Haijiao knew this person, and he was Xin Laonan's confidant.

"Small Huang Daqiao, see Master Feng." He kowtowed on the ground as he spoke.

"Please." Feng Haijiao put on an "official style", obviously wanting to speak, but he insisted on being silent for a long time before asking: "Did you come from shopkeeper Xin?"

"Yes, master." Huang Daqiao said respectfully, "I am here to welcome Master Feng by order of my shopkeeper, and also to bring a message to Master Feng."

"Say it."

"One, shopkeeper Xin asked the master how many people were going, and there must be a certain number, so that he can arrange board and lodging..."

Feng Haijiao thought to himself that this old fox is really smart!It is probably because I am afraid that there will be many people who will turn against customers.

Thinking of this, he sighed pretending to be sad, and said: "To be honest, Brother Sun was defeated and killed this time, which greatly damaged the prestige of our brothers. Since ancient times, we have shared wealth and wealth, and shared adversity. Brother Lu has left a lot—it’s hard for me to keep him. Now only the former old brothers are left with me.”

Huang Daqiao listened respectfully.

Feng Haijiao made a hopeless and dejected look, "There are more than 100 brothers under my command. Including family members, there are also less than 300 people. It's just that the brothers came out of Qinglianwei this time to join the shopkeeper Xin. They brought all of them, so they hired more than 200 people to accompany them. When these people arrive in the village, they can send them home after a full meal, and there is no need to prepare more food.”

These words are false, true and false.His team has a large number of people, which cannot be concealed from anyone. Even if it is dark and the Yellow Bridge cannot be seen clearly, Xin Laonan's spies will have enough time to count his number as soon as they set out on the road tomorrow.

Fortunately, there are indeed many dependents in his team. Although there are not nearly 200 people, at least part of Xin Laonan's suspicion can be dispelled.He said that there are more than a hundred old brothers under his command, which is also something that Xin Laonan knows.There are many boxes and cages in the team, and most people are carrying them, which is also a fact.

"Yes, I will tell the shopkeeper when I get back."

"Since there is one, there are naturally two. What else does Shopkeeper Xin have to say?"

(End of this chapter)