Soldiers come to the world

Surprised, Liu Jing jumped off the boat and ran up the hillside. He met several boatmen, grabbed one of them, and shouted, "How is it up there?"

The boatman stammered in fright: "The bandits looted the market, it's terrible!"

Liu Jing threw him away, drew his saber from his waist, and ran away. After a while, he rushed up the hillside. On the hillside was a flat land of several acres. This was a traditional country market.

There are usually a hundred or ten stalls selling grain, fish, fruits and vegetables, and shopkeepers from Jingling County who sell daily necessities such as needles, threads, brains, etc. The customers are also nearby villagers and boats on the Han River to replenish food.

Since this area happened to be at the junction of the three counties of Jiangxia County, Jingling County and Xiangyang County, there are many mountains, so bandits have been rampant for decades, and banditry has continued.

But three years ago, another group of bandits appeared in this area, about a thousand people. It is said to be a branch of the Runan Yellow Turban Army. The leader claimed to be Jiangxia Zuo Wang. Headache.

For this reason, Huang Zu sent troops to encircle and suppress three times, but this group of bandits was extremely cunning, as soon as the officers and soldiers arrived, they disappeared without a trace, and as soon as the officers and soldiers left, they made a comeback.

However, they usually don't come to Jingkou Town, because the town is within [-] paces along the river, and it is within the sphere of influence of Jinfan Bandit Gan Ning.

However, since Gan Ning surrendered to Liu Biao last autumn, this boundary between water and land has gradually been broken. Today coincided with Xiaoji, villagers from all over the world came together, and a group of bandits with more than a hundred people took the opportunity to come. looting.

Due to the sparse population in this area, most of the bandits are locals, so generally they don't kill people, they just rob money and food, and if they meet young and beautiful women, they will also rob and go up the mountain.

Liu Jing rushed up to the top of the slope, and saw a mess in the market. People who went to the market were lying on the ground, still in shock. Today, there happened to be a big merchant who came to sell silk, so the bandits ransacked his stall and left, even the merchant He was also taken hostage and demanded money from his family.

Liu Jing looked around anxiously and shouted, "Little Baozi!"

At this time, Liu Jing suddenly felt someone hugging his leg, and when he lowered his head, it turned out to be the boat lady. She burst into tears, "The little lady was taken away by them!"

Liu Jing mind 'hum! ' With a sound, a rush of blood rushes to the brain, and the teeth are clenched. These bastards dare to grab their own maid.

At this moment, there was a commotion not far ahead, and there were cries, and dozens of villagers were beating a young man. A yellow turban thief.

Liu Jing was furious, rushed up and pushed everyone away, stepped forward to grab the young man, and said viciously: "You are also a yellow scarf thief!"

Someone next to him scolded: "This little thief stole the chicken and didn't go away, kill him!"

This is a little bandit who caught chickens but didn't withdraw in time. He was caught by the crowd and was usually beaten to death by the villagers. This little bandit seemed to be twelve or thirteen years old. Very cunning and clever, at this time he was beaten until his mouth was bleeding, and he cried until tears and snot flowed down his face.

Liu Jing grabbed him and put the knife on his neck, "You guys took my maid away, where did you get her?"

With the sharp saber pressed against his neck, the little bandit was so frightened that he was out of his wits, and stammered, "Yes. In Qiru Mountain!"

Liu Jing turned around and asked the villagers, "Where is Qiru Mountain?"

An old man said: "Twenty miles to the south, there are actually seven big mountains. The mountains are dangerous. I heard that the bandit's lair is in that area."

At this time, Xu Shu also squeezed into the crowd. When he heard that Xiao Baozi had been taken away, he said urgently, "My lord, I'll rush back to Xiangyang to invite soldiers!"

Liu Jing has calmed down, thinking in his heart, probably the little bun has been captured and taken on the road, the mountain road is rugged, even riding a horse can't catch up, and here happens to be the junction of the three counties, the nearest Jingling County seems to be seventy miles away, And there is no army in this small county.

Either go back to Xiangyang to move troops, or go to Jiangxia to ask for help, Jiangxia Huangzu will not pay attention to him, Xiangyang army will not send troops for a little girl, Gan Ning can do it, but unfortunately he is [-] miles away, blocked by many mountains, etc. Bringing in rescue soldiers, it is estimated that Xiao Baozi is already dead.

Liu Jing was very embarrassed. After thinking for a long time, he had to use money to redeem the little bun. Fortunately, he had 200 taels of gold with him, which was enough to redeem him. People are willing to follow me to Qiru Mountain to ask for people!"

Five hundred yuan can buy two pigs and fifty chickens in the local area, which is not a small sum of money, but when everyone heard that they were going to Qiru Mountain, they all backed away, with fear in their eyes, and their lives were more valuable.

Liu Jing immediately doubled, "One thousand dollars per person!"

Finally, someone was tempted. Seven or eight young men raised their hands. They thought very simply. They wanted to make money, but they also wanted to save their lives. Once a fight broke out, they just turned around and ran away.

Seven or eight people were still a little less, and Liu Jing asked several times, but still no one agreed, and someone muttered in a low voice: "With this money, ten little maids have been bought, so catch them if you catch them!"

Liu Jing looked at the seven or eight young men holding sticks and hoes, feeling helpless, so he had no choice but to take these mountain people to suppress the bandits.

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On the way, Liu Jing learned something from the little bandit. The bandit who came to attack the market this time was not Jiang Xia Zuo Wang himself, but his right-hand man. His surname was Wang, and his name was Wang Tai. The Yellow Turban Bandit led more than a hundred of his men to attack the market this time, and harvested dozens of bolts of silk and satin, some grain, meat and poultry, and of course, Liu Jing's juicy and lovely maid bun.

On the way, Liu Jing's anger towards the little bandit subsided a bit, and seeing that he was quite clever, he asked him, "What's your name? Why do you commit yourself to being a bandit at such a young age?"

The little bandit said as if nothing had happened: "I was called Wuhou on the mountain. Originally there were four skinny men called monkeys. I was the fifth one. I used to beg for food in Jingling County. I heard that being a mountain king can eat enough, so I followed. "

"Oh! How many years have you been up the mountain?"

"About three or four years! I can't remember, anyway, I was the first batch of elders." The little thief said with a smile.

Liu Jing frowned, he was still a veteran, he saw the boy's hands bound, and a young man was holding him with a rope, so he said, "Untie him!"

The young man hurriedly waved his hands, "No way, this little thief is as cunning as a monkey, if you let him go, he will run away."

"Pooh!"

The little bandit turned around and yelled loudly, "Is this the kind of person who doesn't keep his word? Since I promised to lead the way, I will naturally take you to Qiru Mountain."

The young man kicked him hard and scolded: "You naughty brat, when did you agree to lead the way? We all know the way to Qiru Mountain, what way do you want to lead?"

The little bandit cursed unwillingly: "This young master is a man of righteousness. He never bullies the weak, but his reputation has been ruined by you stupid people."

Liu Jing glanced at him in surprise, he found that this kid was really cunning, and when he heard that he wanted to untie him, he immediately used words to run on him, if he was really a scholar, maybe he would really untie him.

Liu Jing knocked him on the head with a horsewhip, and scolded with a smile: "You brat, if you don't talk nonsense, I might really untie you, what a pity! I'm not a benevolent person, so you just Stop dreaming."

He then ordered his subordinates, "Tie him tighter, if he dares to escape, he will be beaten to death with a stick!"

The little bandit was tied up screaming like a monkey, his eyes were fiercely fixed on Liu Jing, and he turned around, thinking of some bad idea.

After walking the mountain road for more than ten miles, they saw Qiru Mountain. Seven round peaks stood in the midst of the mountains, like seven women's breasts, hence the name Qiru Mountain.

Xu Shu was a little worried, so he hurried forward and said in a low voice: "Young master's status is extraordinary, why don't I go up to the mountain and talk to them, young master is waiting at the foot of the mountain, after the talk is over, they will naturally bring me and the little bun down the mountain to exchange for the ransom, young master What do you think?"

Liu Jing didn't answer. He watched the mountain road in front of him from afar and found the enemy's situation. He saw a large group of black-clothed men coming up ahead, dozens of them, with yellow scarves on their heads, short clothes, short-nosed trousers, and ankles. Wearing straw sandals, holding all kinds of weapons, all of them are vicious and walking towards this side at a fast pace.

Several recruited juniors also saw it, and they were so frightened that they didn't want any reward, they turned around and ran away, stumbled, embarrassed, and the little bandit took the opportunity to run wildly, "Second Master Wang, I'm the fifth monkey!"

Xu Shu was a little surprised, and said to Liu Jing in a low voice: "Young Master Jing, have you noticed anything unusual?"

Liu Jing nodded, he also noticed something unusual, there was a little donkey among a group of yellow scarf thieves, and the person riding the little donkey was the little bun, with a smile on his face, gnawing on a wild fruit, how could he be captured in the slightest Sad to go.

The little bun suddenly saw Liu Jing, waved his hands happily and shouted: "Master, I'm here!"

Liu Jing wondered, what happened?Could it be that Xiao Baozi is the long-lost relative of the bandit leader?It's ridiculous to think about it.

At this time, dozens of yellow scarf thieves knelt down together, "We didn't know it was benefactor, we disturbed benefactor, and we are willing to be punished severely by benefactor!"

Liu Jing's heart moved, he seemed to understand something, the little bun ran over, took Liu Jing's hand, jumped up and down like a little tit, Liu Jing touched her head, and said with a smile: "You haven't been wronged, are you? !"

"No! When they heard that I was Mr. Jing's maid, they turned pale with fright, and slapped themselves desperately, and then... I became a princess."

Liu Jing already knew who these people were, and they must be the five hundred military slaves he let go. He couldn't help but feel a little annoyed, and he let them be free men, but these guys didn't change their thieves, and they were wrapped in yellow scarves again.

He stepped forward and asked coldly, "Are you the five hundred military slaves I released?"

The leader of the yellow turban thief was extremely ashamed, kowtowed and said: "The villain Wang Tai, Mr. Meng Yishi, originally planned to serve the people in Jiangxia, but he was tricked by the government, tricked us into being illiterate, and tricked us into being tenant slaves in Huangzu's farm. In a fit of rage, he brought dozens of brothers to seek refuge with King Zuo, and betrayed Mr. Jing's loyalty."

This explanation dispelled Liu Jing's anger. He nodded and said, "Speaking of it this way, I don't blame you, but you can come to me, and I can arrange you elsewhere, but if you become a bandit again, what will you do in the future?"

Wang Tai kowtowed and cried: "We have no face to see Mr. Jing, if Mr. Jing can take pity on us, please take us away! We are willing to follow you and serve you."

Liu Jing sighed. Although he didn't want to take the Yellow Turban Bandits as his subordinates, he couldn't ignore these people, so he nodded, "That's it! You go tell Zuo Wang, and then come to Chaisang to find me."

At this moment, a yellow scarf thief will lead hundreds of people towards this side. He is extremely tall and handsome, riding a black war horse, holding a big knife, and shouting from afar: "Second brother, you have to abandon me!" Should I go?"