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Chapter 119 Iron Thunderbolt

"10 taels?" Tian Shenglan frowned slightly, then nodded at last, and said, "10 taels can ensure the smooth flow of business routes, and this 10 taels is also worth it. As long as the business routes are cleared, 10 taels will come soon." You can earn it back." Everyone also nodded, and the masters took 10 taels of silver bills from their housekeepers and handed them to Fan Yongdou.

"Hmph, once I let the old man know who is behind this horse bandit, I will definitely tear him to pieces." Fan Yongdou said viciously.

"Our Eight Great Families have been so kind all these years, making others forget about our past." Jin Liangyu said quietly from the side.

"Tell Tie Pili that the millions of taels of silver from my eight major families are not enough for him." Fan Yongdou said coldly, "He doesn't even know when there will be more gangsters on the grassland, or in other words, this The gangsters themselves made it themselves."

"Pili Mountain Villa has also been slack in the past few years. On the grassland, sons kill fathers, and fathers kill sons. If you can't have strong fists, I don't think he should be the boss of the grassland. He should let those who have Someone with ability!" Di Tang said disdainfully.

"Fan Bian, go tell him, tell him what we said, and let him deal with this gangster within ten days!" Fan Yongdou said coldly, "If he can't solve it, I'll find General Xuanfu. If it is solved, the old man will not believe it, and he will not want to live anymore."

"Yes, sir." The butler beside him said quickly.Fan Yongdou waved his hand, and Fan Bian's butler hurriedly took the bank notes and led three or five people away from Fan's residence.

"Master, do you know Iron Thunderbolt?" More than a hundred miles away from the horse market, Li Xin led more than a thousand cavalrymen to rest. Under the night sky, only a few bonfires were burning, and a scent of mutton instantly swept across the entire grassland. Li Xin recently plundered a lot, and wiped out several small tribes, and the cattle and sheep in the small tribes also fell into Li Xin's hands.

"Who is Tie Pili?" Li Xin asked curiously after hearing the words.

"Iron Thunderbolt is the overlord of the grassland horse bandits. He sits in the Thunderbolt Mountain Villa and has thousands of elite people around him. I heard that they are all dressed in iron armor. The weapons in Shilian's hands are not inferior to the officers and soldiers. There are also firearms!" A surrender came over. The Mongolian cavalry said.

"There are still firearms?" Li Xin's expression became serious. Ordinary bandits don't have firearms in their hands. I didn't expect that this man behind the iron sheet actually had firearms in his hands. This must make Li Xin attach importance to this person.

"I heard that behind the Thunderbolt Villa are the eight major families." Another business traveler said cautiously: "The villain once heard a manager of the Fan family brag that although Iron Thunderbolt is brave, it is only a branch of their Fan family. It's just a dog, if it wasn't for the support of the Fan family, there would be no such thing as an iron thunderbolt on the grassland."

"Then do you know where this Perak Villa is?" Li Xin asked with a smile.He knew that what the business traveler in front of him said might be half-truth, maybe the people from Tie Pili had colluded with the eight major families, and the eight major families left money to buy roads, and Tie Pili relied on the money to buy roads from the eight big families to grow step by step , once the Eight Great Families have something difficult to come forward, it is the turn of this Iron Thunderbolt to come forward. No wonder, these Eight Great Families can travel across the entire grassland with just one banner, because the horse bandits on the grassland have been bribed by the Eight Great Families Now, and once some merchants don't give the eight major families a commission, it's Iron Thunderbolt's turn to make a move.

"This villain doesn't know." The business traveler shook his head.

"Gutu, what do you think the eight major families will do when they know that there is a new horse bandit on the grassland?" Li Xinxin said, cutting the little fat sheep in front of him with a knife.

"I will definitely settle the score with Tie Pili." Ju Tu said without thinking.

"Then Iron Thunderbolt will also settle accounts with us." Li Xin showed a smile on the corner of his mouth, and said, "It seems that if we can complete Iron Thunderbolt's men, we may be able to greatly increase our strength. Even if we can't conquer Zhangjiakou, we can find them They're troublesome."

"The boss wants to clean up Iron Thunderbolt?" Jutu's expression changed.

"That's natural." Li Xin said without thinking: "What's more, even if we don't deal with him, they will come to us. They have taken so many benefits from the Eight Great Families on weekdays. It's easy to get. So, they will come to us. Only after getting rid of us can he return to his previous status, and the eight major families will continue to spend a lot of money to support them."

"Hmph, it's their unlucky time to meet the bosses." Jutu's eyes flashed with murderous intent.

"The master, there is a saying that the villain doesn't know whether to say it or not." The small merchant glanced around and said, "Although the master is also strong in soldiers and horses, I am afraid he is not the opponent of the iron thunderbolt. There are more than ten iron thunderbolts across the grassland. In the past year, I don’t know how many horse bandits have fallen into his hands, otherwise, the eight major families would not have secretly given them money.”

"You have good intentions, but you don't understand those of us who are begging for life." Li Xin laughed loudly when he heard this, and said, "This knife will rust if it is not used. If this army does not fight for a long time, its combat effectiveness will weaken. It's true that Thunderbolt is the boss on the grassland. I don't know how many horse bandits died in the hands of Iron Thunderbolt back then, which made him a status. But after more than ten years, how much fighting power does Iron Thunderbolt's men and horses still have? All day long, they received offerings from the eight great families and were served by delicious wine, delicious food and beauties. These things disintegrated their bodies, and even their spirits. So it would be good if Tie Pili came to attack. I took the opportunity to deal with Tie Pili in one fell swoop. Heh heh, the back waves of the Yangtze River pushed the front waves, and the front waves died on the beach. Tie Pili was old, he The army has lost its aggressiveness and will be replaced sooner or later."

"What the big master said is very true." Ju Tu also nodded in agreement.

"It seems that the Eight Great Aristocratic Families are really in a hurry this time." The business traveler also nodded and said: "I am looking forward to this day, to see what kind of character the famous Tie Pili of the grassland is."

"That's natural. The eight famous families have always regarded themselves as the protectors of Zhangjiakou's business travelers. At this time, suddenly there is a horse bandit running across the grassland. Can you bear it?" Li Xin said disdainfully: "More importantly, I lead the army to cruise around Zhangjiakou. It can be said that I can know every move outside Zhangjiakou. Once a caravan from the eight great families passes by here, there will definitely be I was destroyed, and the losses of the eight great families amounted to hundreds of thousands of dollars each time. Although the eight great families had great fortunes, they suffered such huge losses every time. Yes, so, the Eight Great Aristocratic Families will definitely not be able to sit still, and will definitely be shot."

In fact, just as Li Xin guessed, when Li Xin was eating roasted whole lamb here, a huge camp appeared on a grassland dozens of miles away from Li Xin. Around, a small river flows slowly. In the middle of the camp, there are countless bonfires, and some herdsmen are singing and laughing.This is clearly a Mongolian tribe.But in fact, only few people know that this is not a Mongolian tribe, but the famous Perak Mountain Villa on the grassland.

In the central tent, a huge lamp hangs on the top of the tent, and there is a huge fire in the middle. The roasted whole lamb on the top is emitting bursts of aroma. Drops of sheep fat are dripping on the fire, and the flames rise suddenly. high.These seven middle-aged people sat around the tent, and an old man sitting in the middle looked at the man on the right and said.I saw that the old man's appearance was extremely powerful, and his eyes were like lightning, making people fearful.This person was Tie Pili who had been on the grassland for more than ten years.I don't know the origin, I only know that this man is very brave, he has a big knife, and it makes a sound of thunder when he wields it, so he is called Iron Thunderbolt. As for his real name, people have long forgotten it.

"Old man, do you know the origin of the horse bandits that appeared on the grassland?"

"Brother, I don't know where this guy came from, and he doesn't know what his background is. It seems to appear suddenly, which is really surprising." The middle-aged man shook his head and said: "However, this However, there are Han Chinese and Mongolian bandits.”

"Oh! There is such a thing? How could there be Han people in it. Third child, you must not be mistaken!" The man opposite the third child said with a frown.

"Second brother, when did I, Shen Fei, miss it?" The third child, Shen Fei, took a sip of spirits and said, "Second brother, don't tell me, the leader is wearing a silver wolf mask , holding a steel knife in his hand, extremely ferocious, but I don’t know what he is doing with the silver wolf mask, is it because he is afraid that someone will recognize him, or he is ugly by nature and deliberately so.”

"No matter what the other party's origin is, the surname Fan has already sent a message. He thinks that this horse bandit was done by our own people." Tie Pili glanced at the people in the big tent dissatisfied, and said: "We are eight brothers. They crawled out of the pile of dead people back then, so there is no need to hide some things from each other, let's talk about it, which brother is going to trouble the Eight Great Aristocratic Families?"

"Brother, I don't like to hear your words. Over the years, everyone has followed your orders, cultivated their morals, and are no longer in the grasslands." A gloomy voice came from the depths of the shadows, and said disdainfully: "If I, Long Wu, really want to trouble the Fan family, I will naturally trouble them in an open and aboveboard way. There is no need to be sneaky. Is our Perak Villa still afraid of his Fan family's success?"

"Naturally, the Fan family is not scary, but when the eight great families are united, even we at Perak Villa have to be careful. Over the years, the eight great families have managed Zhangjiakou, and they have already bribed the whole Xuanfu. It's just that the Xuanfu is different from us. It belongs to the imperial court, but there are some things that are not suitable for Xuanfu to do. It just so happens that our Perak Villa is a bit famous, so the eight great families came to our door, and let us deal with some things that they are not easy to handle." The first man on the left He lowered his head and said: "If the eight great families can support one Thunderbolt Villa, they can naturally also support another Thunderbolt Villa. Hehe, let's see what we have done these years?"

"Second, you drank too much." Tie Pili said slightly dissatisfied: "I, Tie Pili, run across the grasslands, who dares to provoke him, even if his eight great families want to move us, they have to try."

"How about the Eight Great Aristocratic Families, don't you know? Over the years, these thieves have obtained many prohibited items from the Central Plains and gave them to Jiannu. Even the Jiannu entering the Central Plains is due to the Eight Great Aristocratic Families. Guard Ma, where is the defense empty? Isn’t this information provided by the Eight Great Aristocratic Families? These thieves, I, Chen Han, want to cut them into pieces, but now? We are working for them for millions of taels of silver? Brother, I really want to ask, why is this?" The voice of the second child, Chen Han, was dull, with a faint choke, and the big tent was suddenly silent, only the sound of the roasted whole lamb was left.

"All of us have survived a hundred battles. Over the years, we have won the reputation of Thunderbolt Villa after following my expeditions. We are all old. If we go to the battlefield again, how many people can we kill?" Finally, Tie When Perak's words came, he said lightly: "Do you think this old man is really willing to see the face of the Eight Great Aristocratic Families? I also want to regain my strength and fight to the death with Jiannu, but what about the current court? A Dou who can’t afford it, how can I let the old man work for him. You were defeated by a young man named Li Xin until the Jiannu not long ago, but do you know who this Li Xin is? He is just a court official A criminal who killed Azig at the beginning, but Emperor Chongzhen entrusted him with what to do, do you know? He was only pardoned for the crimes he did not have. Yes, but Chongzhen just made him a prostitute Yao Xiaowei. Is such an imperial court worth our lives for him?"

(End of this chapter)