Reborn under the White Mountain

Chapter 253
Xiao Jianhui led his men on the cliff, lit the oiled dry firewood and threw them down.It is not necessary to ignite all of them, only a small part is ignited, and the rest will follow suit.The soldiers below are all drawn from the government office, and they are generally local ruffians and the like, who are responsible for the security and taxation of the government office and the county towns below.These people are even more unscrupulous scum who run rampant in the countryside.So Xiao Jianhui didn't soften his heart towards them at all, and waved his hands to let everyone throw firewood down quickly.

In an instant, the entire gourd mouth became a fiery hell.The inside was filled with raging fire and thick smoke, and those soldiers were crying for their fathers and mothers, howling ghosts and wolves, wishing they could grow a pair of wings so that they could fly out.

In fact, the inside of the mouth of the gourd is not small, and there is no place for five hundred people to hide in it.If you use bows and arrows or something above, you won't be able to hurt a few people at all, and there are many big rocks to avoid.But the people in Qilin Mountain didn't use bows and arrows at all, but attacked with fire.There were also some trees in the valley, which were now fueling the fire.The grass and trees in this autumn are very dry, and they will burn at one point, so these soldiers will suffer. The fire is burning everywhere, and they will be finished next to each other. They can only hide under some stones without vegetation.

After the people in Qilin Mountain finished throwing the firewood, Xiao Jianhui waved his hand and led everyone back.The man next to him who was kicked by Yuxian asked a little puzzled: "Brother, don't we need to go down and kill them? Just leave like this, what if they run away?"

Xiao Jianhui smiled, "Third brother, we threw so much dry firewood inside, especially the exits at both ends, it won't be easy for them to get out. Besides, when the fire burns, the air will become more and more If it is so thin, it will be difficult for people to breathe. If they are not burned to death, they will also be choked to death by the thick smoke or suffocated. Besides, we are here to scare them, so we can’t let them all die. Who will go back to report the news after death? Let's hurry back to the village, after all, there are so many old and weak women and children on the mountain, if someone detours to the mountain from other places, it will be troublesome." After finishing speaking, he took The people hurried back.

The youngest patted his head, "That's right, why didn't I think of it?" He hurried to catch up with the boss.

In the valley, the leader looked at this and knew that he could no longer hide and had to find a way out quickly. "Hurry up to this side, leaving some people to move the stones, and others to drive the fire to the other side as much as possible. As long as all the logs are moved over, the fire will not burn here." These soldiers listened bravely. I thought it was right, so I quickly divided into two groups, one group moved the stone, and the other group went to catch the fire.The idea is very good, but in practice, it is very difficult.The valley was full of thick smoke, and the soldiers were choked to death. How could they have the strength to move any stones?After finally making a piece, the stone scalded his hand. It turned out that the stone had been scalded by the fire.

Seeing this situation, a leader shouted: "Tear off your clothes quickly, wet them with water, wrap them around your hands, and then move the stones." Each of them bravely carried water on them.So these soldiers all stopped his words, tore off their clothes, wet them with water, and wrapped them around their hands, so that they could be stronger in moving stones.The other people were also inspired. They tore off their clothes, soaked some water and put them around their mouths and noses, so as not to choke.

In this way, everyone hurriedly moved the stones. There were too many of these stones and they were piled up very high. It took a lot of effort to let some of the stones fall down.When the leader sees that people can get by, he tells everyone.Give up the horse and climb out quickly.So a group of people rolled and crawled out of the valley, and when they went outside, the leader saw that there were less than 500 of the 300 people left.Many people died inside, many of them were burned by the fire at the first time, some were fainted by the thick smoke, and some were suffocated because of the thin air later, especially those who went to catch fire. Fire, basically few can come out.

"Hey, let's go back quickly. If someone ambushes another group of people here, our lives will be accounted for here." The leader was also wounded, so he cheered up and led everyone back. Walk.They rode on horses when they came, but now the horses were all left in the fire, so they had to walk back.

These people all had burns on their bodies, which were different from others, so many people fell down on the road.After walking for a while, they stopped to rest, and they walked like this for almost three days until they reached the town.The leader found the mayor and asked him to find a way to find someone to report to the county, and then asked the mayor to help find a doctor to treat everyone's injuries.

After the county magistrate received the news, he froze there.God, there were more than 500 brave soldiers, and there were more than 260 soldiers left in the end, all of whom were wounded.How can he explain this to the magistrate?The point is that before seeing the bandits, they were ambushed and suffered heavy losses.The county magistrate, surnamed Meng, was originally a county magistrate, but later married the Qin family, and obtained the position of magistrate through Qin's elder brother.Mengzhi County has been in this Qingyuan County for almost six years, and he thought that there would be transfers this year, and he would be promoted anyway.Unexpectedly, the old man was killed by the bandits, and his head was hung on the gate for public display.After his wife Qin got the news, she kept crying in front of his eyes, asking him to avenge his father.Mengzhi County has not lost much of its benefits over the years, and the Qin family also contributed a lot, so he was very angry about the death of the old man, so he asked the magistrate to send troops to suppress the bandits.Who would have thought that such a result would come about.

Meng Zhixian sat on a chair, in a daze.At this time, his wife Qin came in from the outside, "I said, master, do you take our Qin family's affairs seriously? These days, why is there no movement in Qilin Mountain? Don't forget Yes, you can have today because of my father and my brother's hard work." Qin Shi came in, and a big call came out immediately.

Meng Zhixian stood up abruptly, walked in front of Qin Shi, and slapped her across the face, "You prodigal bitch, if it wasn't for your father, if you weren't shouting in front of me all day long, I could go to the magistrate's office." Sir, how about borrowing troops to suppress the bandits? It’s so good now, the borrowed soldiers have lost half before even seeing the bandit hair. How do you want me to explain to the magistrate?”

Qin was slapped and knelt on the ground. She covered her face with an expression of disbelief, "What? Half of the bravery of the bandits was lost? Then what should I do?" Qin is not an idiot, Know the seriousness of the matter.

"What should I do? I don't know what to do? Well, you go back first, I will go to Fucheng right away, and I have to ask the magistrate personally for this matter." Meng Zhixian sighed, helped his wife, and then just went out.Someone had already prepared horses outside, so he took a few people and went to Fucheng.

Fortunately, Qingyuan County and Anping Mansion are not far from each other, only fifty or sixty miles away, and it will take more than an hour to arrive quickly.As soon as he saw the prefect, Meng Zhixian knelt on the ground directly, "The lowly post did not do well, and the brave soldiers who went to Qilin Mountain to suppress the bandits were ambushed. Only 500 of the 260 people survived, and all of them were seriously injured. Please punish them."

When the magistrate heard this, he slapped the table angrily, "Meng magistrate, do you know that these five hundred soldiers were built with a lot of money in the government office. They are used to maintain the stability of the city. , if it wasn't for your brother's face, the government wouldn't lend it to you. You're so lucky, I lost half of my military strength in one fell swoop. For this matter, I have to ask your uncle to give me a Confession."

The county magistrate knelt on the ground, not daring to get up, "My lord, accept your punishment for your humble position, and please forgive me."

"You get up first, this gangster is fierce, and it's unexpected, and you can't blame all of it." The prefect's face softened a little, and asked Meng Zhixian to get up.Every year, Mengzhi County will hand over a lot of benefits, so the magistrate should not be too strict. "How about this, I will immediately write a book and go to Zhoucheng to see if I can borrow an official army from the Jizhou barracks to destroy Qilin Mountain. If Qilin Mountain is not eliminated, it will be a disaster after all." The magistrate picked up his pen and was about to write letter.

At this time, there were hurried footsteps outside, and an officer came in to report, "My lord, the imperial court has sent an imperial envoy, and they are already outside the government office. My lord, hurry up to meet him."

When the magistrate heard this, he immediately put down the pen in his hand, adjusted his clothes, and then walked out quickly.When I went outside, I saw that a large group of people was at the gate of the government office.The magistrate hurried forward to meet him, "I don't know that the imperial envoy is here, so I ask the imperial envoy to forgive me for being late." He said and bowed.

"Bold, when you see His Highness the Crown Prince, hurry up and kneel down." Someone shouted beside him.

When the magistrate heard about His Royal Highness, he quickly knelt down and kowtowed, "I don't know it's His Royal Highness, but I'm late to pick you up, and I hope His Highness will forgive you." But he thought in his heart, "What kind of prince is this, and I don't wear proper court clothes. Where do you recognize it?"

"Forget it, get up, those who don't know are innocent." In the middle of the imperial guard, a young man asked the magistrate to get up.

The person who came was Haoyu.It turned out that Yuxian asked people to send the evidence to Tongrentang in Fucheng. The shopkeeper of Tongrentang knew that the matter was important, so he hurriedly sent someone back to the capital, and after several rounds, it was sent to Haoyu.Haoyu got the thick evidence and found that there was a letter inside, which was written by Yuxian to himself.The letter didn't say where she was, it only said that she went to a place called Taiping Town, encountered something about the Qin Mansion, and after collecting evidence, she found someone to send it over.Haoyu hurriedly handed over the evidence to his father. When the emperor saw it, Longyan was furious, "Damn it, there are such villains in Cangyu. I will send imperial envoys to investigate. , this kind of thing, if there is no protection from the people above, it will not be so evil at all."

(End of this chapter)