Lin Gao Qiming

Chapter 2701 The Capital (57)

Liao Sanniang's heart darkened, she frowned, looked at the big man, and said to Little Bazi: "Call Lao Feng over, his heart is cold, and he will surely turn this good man away."

After Liao Sanniang finished speaking, she raised her head and looked at the road she was walking on. The two ends of the dirt road were empty, and the road surface zigzagged and stretched to both ends under the shade of trees.

The convoy stopped, and Lao Feng walked up to Liao Sanniang, took half a step forward and bowed, waiting for orders.

Liao Sanniang glanced at the big man lying on the ground, and said to Old Feng: "Following like this sneakily, he must be a bad person. Brother, please ask me to see what the plan is. We are on the way, we can't afford to delay, we need to hurry up."

Old Feng nodded slightly, and said, "Lady, don't worry."

Lao Feng turned around and waved his hands to the two fellows beside him, saying, "Hold me."

Two passers-by came over, and the three of them picked up the man and dragged him into the bushes beside the road not far away.

Liao Sanniang had no expression on her face, she just watched the three of them coldly, torture is the fastest way.

Liao Sanniang raised her chin to Little Bazi, and said, "Go and invite senior brothers Zhao and Liu to come to the meeting."

After a while, there was a scream from the bushes, the cry was only half-uttered, and then stopped abruptly, as if it was gagged.

The figures of Lao Feng and the others were covered by the shadow of the bushes, and it was impossible to see what they were doing from the outside. Only the cigarette butts in Lao Feng's mouth flickered in the darkness, marking their positions.

Liao Sanniang didn't wait long, Lao Feng's efficiency has always been very high, he never disappoints, and he came back soon.

Liao Sanniang didn't know what method he used, so she glanced at him suspiciously.

Old Feng spat out the cigarette butt in his mouth, smiled and said: "This kind of pickling method, I didn't say it to dirty the lady's ears, this man's tendons are the most delicate, if he puts the steel wire in, he doesn't care about his ancestors." It's gone." After finishing speaking, Lao Feng casually threw away half of the bloody steel wire in his hand.

Liao Sanniang frowned in disgust, and asked, "Where are the roads made?"

Old Feng replied: "As Xiao Bazi said, it was a few fugitives who gathered some rascals from the surrounding villages, about 30 people, and went around doing this kind of private business without capital. Here. This man is a sentinel. When he was replenishing water and resting at the road shop just now, he saw the deep ruts of our cars. He guessed that there must be treasures in the car, so he went on the sentry. There were two people, and one of them was passing reports between the two. When the road forked, that one went back to retaliate, and only this one followed. The sentry confessed that the group of thieves had already arranged an ambush in front, and divided them into two places, the front and the back. To set fire to us."

After hearing this, Liao Sanniang felt a little more at ease. Most of the bandit gangs in the countryside only have five to ten people, and 50 people is a line. capacity of the county.

About 30 people is a number in the growth period, which means that this small-scale roving gang already has a basic backbone and has the conditions to grow into a dynamic social organization.

Liao Sanniang stroked the broken hair on her temples with her hands, and said, "How far is the ambush from here?"

Old Feng said: "Turn another intersection."

Liao Sanniang didn't expect the enemy to be so close, she squinted her eyes and couldn't help feeling a little nervous.

Xiao Bazi said angrily in the back: "In the city, I met idlers swindling money, and when I went out of the city, I met such irrelevant thieves. How can I be so unlucky?"

Liao Sanniang snorted coldly, and said: "It's not that we were unlucky, it's just that we've run into this troubled world. Such things are normal. This place is closer to the capital, and there are no large groups of bandits. If it is further away, Shaanxi, Henan, Sichuan and other places, The officers and soldiers run rampant, and the local bandits run amok, that's called lawlessness. Killing villages in the daytime, even killing thousands of people, is not a big deal. What we have to deal with at the beginning is not just these few kidnappers, but also these people. The world is chaotic. Darts are of no use in governing the world, and it is difficult to survive in a troubled world. In the end, it is just a gap in the river of history. But these thirty grassroots want to deal with us, but they also see us very seriously Small."

Liao Sanniang turned her face to the side, looked at Zhao Liangjian, and said, "What do you think, Brother Zhao?"

That Zhao Liangjian was a strong man in his thirties with a thin face, wearing a felt hat with a curly brim, a blue jacket, and blue and white fish scale leggings on his calves.

Zhao Liangjian raised his head to look at the sky, and said: "Now is the end of the day, if we travel this far, if we turn back again, we will not be able to catch up before the city gates are closed, so we can only stay outside the city, what's more, all the pretentiousness of going out of the city It was in vain, it will be even more difficult to bet money out of the city next time if someone with a heart finds out the truth."

Liao Sanniang nodded and said: "That's right, the reason why these fugitives want to recruit the bandit party from their hometown is to collude with each other, take advantage of the convenience of their hometown, cover up their tracks, and mix among the common people. , to find out the news from the government, this time you can’t pass this crossing, but next time you come back, you will be more careful, and it will make the thieves even more greedy.”

Liao Sanniang looked at Liu Chang again, and asked, "What do senior brothers think?"

Liu Chang is in his twenties, with a broad face, wearing a swastika on his head, wearing a Tsing Yi with the hem tucked into his belt, wearing soap leather boots, and wearing cowhide wristbands on his arms with copper foam nails on the wristbands.Hearing the question, he replied in a muffled voice: "Third Lady, Senior Brother Zhao decides, and I will follow."

Liao Sanniang continued: "The mule cart can't move fast with the money on its back. When the thieves didn't see us when we were young, a gang came from behind to kill us. We couldn't avoid it. We were forced to meet the enemy. On the contrary, we lost the opportunity. If you are really invincible, don't love to fight, retreat for now, and throw the silver cart to them. There are few of them, and this cart of silver can't be moved by shoulder or hand, but it becomes a burden , tie my hands and feet, wait for them to scramble for silver, and I will wait for the killer to come back, and I can still turn around. Just don't break the hands easily, everything will be over when people die."

Zhao Liangjian nodded and said: "We have traveled more than half of the distance now. After passing this barrier, we will reach Zhuangzi in twenty miles. Fifteen people can fight against thirty people. We can afford it."

Xiao Bazi asked from the side: "How dare the thieves be so rampant? They rob during the day."

Liu Chang shook his head, and interjected: "Under the rule of the divisions in various prefectures and counties, the borders are divided, and bandit cases occur on the borders. Since the officials do not belong to each other, it is difficult to hold them accountable. They often shirk each other and follow the rules. You can't control thieves, that's why there are so many thieves gathered together, and it's only the common people who suffer. As for thieves, they believe in wealth and danger, kill people like grass, and have a heart like iron. It is not uncommon to kill mules and carts, even to kill officials and burn yamen, so there is nothing such people can't do."

Liao Sanniang said to Old Feng: "Go and ask that man carefully to see if there are discrepancies before and after the confession. The most important thing is to have the right number of people."

Not long after, Lao Feng came back and understood that the report was correct.

Liao Sanniang looked at several people, and said: "The thieves ambushed one in front and the other in ambush. Eighteen or nine of one group blocked the way ahead; the other group of ten surrounded them. Let's divide into two, Senior Brother Zhao and Senior Brother Liu. Get in the car, pretend nothing happened, and when you arrive at the ambush, Senior Brother Zhao stops and calls for darts. The thief doesn’t understand black and hidden words, so he just shouts in plain language. The formation is on par with them. If you don't come out, hold your ground, Bazi and I will go around from the side, and attack the group with few people from behind, with the oriole behind, as long as we smash all the way, the other group will naturally hide. Stop, retreat in panic, at this time you attack from the side, wait for the thief to retreat, don't chase after him, hurry up."

Zhao and Liu couldn't help being taken aback when they heard this, Zhao Liangjian said: "Are you going to fight ten?"

Liao Sanniang lifted her skirt, patted the short gun on her waist, and said: "I have a lance, the sound and light are stunning, and under the thunder and lightning, I am not afraid that the thief will not break my nerve."

Zhao Liangjian and Liu Chang wanted to talk again, but Liao Sanniang waved his hands and said: "There is no need to discuss, that's it. The dense forest is deep and dense, and it is difficult to use it with too many people. On the contrary, it will be a burden. Two people are enough."

Zhao and Liu saw that Liao Sanniang was so conceited and knew she was very capable, so they stopped arguing and nodded to go back to prepare.

Liao Sanniang called Lao Feng again, took out another revolver from the package on the horse, put it into Lao Feng's hand, and said, "Brother Feng, among the people transferred from Guangli, you are the only one who has been trained in shooting short blunderbuss. This gun, hold your ground."

Old Feng said worriedly: "Third Lady is dangerous, it's better that you take everything with you."

Liao Sanniang glanced at Zhao and Liu, thrust the short spear into Lao Feng's hand, and said: "My family is close to the flesh, and my brother is in charge, so I don't worry."

Lao Feng and Liao Sanniang looked at each other for a moment, then nodded silently, without refusing, and said in a low voice: "Young lady, just take it easy."

Liao Sanniang instructed in a low voice: "Use your hands. If you win, don't move your guns. Only fire when you lose."

Old Feng hummed, stuffed the shorts under the skirt of his clothes, returned to the mule cart and sat down.

Lao Feng touched the short gun in his arms, pulled out a piece of cigarette paper, unfolded it and sprinkled the tobacco leaves thinly, rolled up the dry smoke and lit it, and exhaled the smoke ring. The hand holding the cigarette was steady without any fluctuation.

After Liao Sanniang made arrangements, she stopped talking. She took off the loose cloak outside, revealing the dark blue tight-fitting battle suit inside, and a pair of soft combat boots with wedge heels on her feet. is a privilege.

Liao Sanniang tidied up her equipment, tied a belt across her abdomen, and slung the belt over her left shoulder. Seven steel darts were inserted obliquely on the belt, and a short revolver was pinned to her right waist.

Liao Sanniang stood on tiptoe, jumped twice on the spot, made a few stretching and turning movements, consciously prepared to stand still, with no hindrance around her body, just now she walked up to the horse, took off the two knives and carried them on her waist.

Liao Sanniang licked her lips, covered her face with severe frost, and said coldly, "Bazi, I'm going to kill someone, are you afraid?"

Xiao Bazi untied the mud bullets and threw them away, took a bag of iron bullets from the donkey's back, took out an iron bullet, nestled it in the leather pocket of the slingshot, and stretched it twice, then pulled out the elbow-length steel knife from his waist, and put it on his clothes. Rubbing up, baring his teeth, he said: "On the road of the rivers and lakes, I am afraid that the dead will not be a good man, so I just go forward and kill him to become a mother-in-law."

(End of this chapter)