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Chapter 15 Three Stone Bow
It is said that Li Chongjiu is going to say goodbye to Li Sanniang and return to Qiqianzhai.Li Chongjiu only saw Qiqianzhai up and down, old and young, women and children busy cleaning up.

Nearly a hundred households in Qiqianzhai, more than 400 bandits and their family members are all preparing to leave.Uncle Li and his wife stood in front of their old house with tears streaming down their eyes.

"A broken home is worth tens of thousands!"

"I thought we would bury this old bone in Qiqian Village."

"Don't look at it, as long as this recruitment can be completed, we will return to Qiqian Village to live."

Li Chongjiu couldn't help feeling sad when he saw it.

"Little Jiu." Seeing Li Chongjiu, Second Uncle Li couldn't help crying.

Li Chongjiu said: "Second sister-in-law is right. As long as the recruitment is completed, we can return to live in Qiqian Village at any time. At that time, everyone will be naturalized, and we don't have to worry about officers and soldiers coming to encircle us. Right now, we are just taking refuge for a while. It is enough to bring some valuables."

Second Uncle Li nodded, looking at his fenced house, heaved a long sigh: "Xiao Jiu, you're right, although you don't have to move away from Qiqianzhai in the future, it's always right to plan ahead."

In the cottage, children were crying, and women and children complained about their husbands.Standing on the top of the mountain, Li Hu looked at the bandits in Qiqian Village, dragging their families along, transporting the elderly, children, women and children, and some valuable things out of Qiqian Village first.

This is because he was worried that the Li family would turn his back on his words, so even though he agreed to recruit security, Li Chongjiu suggested to Li Hu to withdraw some people who have no combat effectiveness in order to prevent it from happening.After thinking about it, Li Hu felt that Li Chongjiu was more considerate, so he mobilized the old and weak in Qiqianzhai to withdraw from the village overnight.

When it was getting dark, most of the people in the cottage had withdrawn.

Li Hu and Li Chongjiu finally felt relieved.Li Hu smiled at Li Chongjiu and said, "It's only a few miles away from the county seat. If the wife of the Li family travels faster and goes back and forth, she might be able to hear the good news tomorrow."

Li Chongjiu nodded and said, "Exactly."

Su Su, who was beside the two of them, showed shame and said: "Master, it's all my fault for being reckless this time. If I let that little girl go, I wouldn't have suffered such a disaster for the cottage."

Li Hu smiled and said: "Fourth brother, I know that you have good intentions and want to vent this anger on Xiaojiu's behalf. If I had done it at the time, I would have done it at the same time."

Seeing that Li Hu didn't blame him, Su Su's face was full of shame and gratitude.

Sun Erniang also said from the side: "The boss is right, what about the Li family in Longxi, this time, if it weren't for Xiaojiu's sake, we would be so happy in the mountains and forests by ourselves, so why go to this yamen to suffer."

"That's no good. It's good to have a normal connection. I don't expect to become rich and powerful after being recruited by the Li family. If I can't go to Liaodong, I'd rather live a normal life, and it doesn't matter if I suffer a little bit." Su Su said with a sigh. .

Hearing what Su Su said, Erniang Sun's eyes widened at the side.Su Su immediately stopped talking.

Li Hu said with emotion: "It depends on personal karma. Those who want to stay will eventually stay, and those who want to leave will eventually..."

Having said that, Li Hu couldn't help coughing a few times, and Li Chongjiu who was on the side knew that his father's lung disease had occurred again.

"Father, if we join the Li family this time, I would like to go to Songshan first to seek medical treatment for you."

"What? To Songshan?" Li Hu was suddenly surprised.

"It's not good, the boss, the cottage is surrounded by officers and soldiers."

When Li Chongjiu proposed to Li Hu to go to Songshan Mountain, Wang Mahan walked in with two big Xuanhua axes in his hands.

"What are officers and soldiers really?"

"It's absolutely true." Wang Mahan gritted his teeth.

Sun Erniang stood up immediately, opened her almond eyes and shouted: "Okay, my eyes were pecked by an eagle, that little girl of the Li family is treacherous!" The words of those wealthy and aristocratic people are absolutely untrustworthy.People in the government regard me as worthless, how can there be any faith at all. "

Su Su glanced at Li Chongjiu's face, but she didn't think much of it. The head of the family fell in love with that woman, but being betrayed by the other party, I'm afraid it would be even more uncomfortable.But seeing that Li Chongjiu was only slightly surprised, Su Su didn't show too much grief and indignation.

Su Su stood up and said, "Er Niang, why bother to talk about it?"

Sun Erniang shouted: "Fart, you all know this, why did you agree to let the little girl go back and accept the police. You guys look down on the bandit business, and want to clean up all day long, and then go back and take the fourth imperial examination right."

When Su Su heard what Sun Erniang said, she immediately became angry and said, "How could I have such an idea."

"Enough," Li Hu suddenly stood up and shouted, "At this moment, what's the point of talking more, it's serious to kill."

Seeing that Li Hu was angry, Su Su and his wife restrained themselves immediately.

Li Hu looked at Wang Mahan and asked: "How did the officers and soldiers attack, how many people? Who is the leader?"

Wang Mahan said: "It's too dark, I can't see clearly. The brothers were supposed to stand guard on the front line, but among the officers and soldiers, there were some people with strong martial arts skills who climbed up the rock from behind and killed us by surprise. A ray of sky.

"Now the brothers have retreated to the inner gate, and the leader seems to be the newly appointed local county magistrate."

"Hmph, I know it's that dog official surnamed Yin!" Sun Erniang said, "Once this person takes office, he will not be as good as the previous county magistrates. He doesn't need a penny of filial piety. It turns out that there is such a plan."

Just as we were talking, a bandit rushed in and hurriedly said: "The master, the officers and soldiers attacked with fire and set fire to the gate!"

When Li Hu and others heard this, their expressions changed, and they shouted: "Go get your weapons quickly, and meet the enemy at the gate of the village!"

At that moment, Li Hu, Su Su and others rushed out of the Juyi Hall with a dozen bandits.

Li Chongjiu went back to the house first to get his three-stone bow, carried it on his back, and took a long knife to follow.Everyone first went up to the watchtower of the cottage, and looked down.The outer periphery is a piece of red, and there is smoke and fire everywhere.

At this moment, the archers among the bandits on several watchtowers in Qiqian Village are all shooting arrows downward with all their strength.However, the officers and soldiers were very cunning, relying on the cover of the giant oars, they advanced cautiously, and few people were shot.

The officers and soldiers held up huge sculls, braving the arrows of the bandits upstairs, and piled firewood outside the cottage, even using oil tanks.It seems that the officers and soldiers had been prepared for a long time, knowing that the giant trees surrounding the outer circle were difficult to climb, so they used fire attacks.

"Hmph! The outer walls of the cottage are all made of centuries-old logs. If you want to use fire to attack, you won't be able to break through it so quickly." Li Hu said coldly.

Even though Li Hu said so, everyone knew that the wooden door couldn't last long, and the officers and soldiers kept piling up salaries outside to add fuel.This line of sky, and the huge wooden fence, have always been the support of Qiqian Village, which has established itself in Shiai County and is independent. However, it will be broken by officers and soldiers in an instant, so it is not panic.

But just at this time, the second master Wang Junkuo left with more than 20 experts from the cottage.Now in the cottage, there are less than [-] bandits who can fight, but they have to face the siege of hundreds of officers and soldiers. The situation is very dangerous.Fortunately, at this time, the old and the weak in the cottage had left, and the bandits could fight freely without any restraint.

"Listen, people of Qiqianzhai! The Ming government has an order to order you to surrender! Otherwise, you will be convicted of treason!"

Outside the wooden wall, people from the government began to shout loudly, as if they were determined to win.

"Surrender, what a fart!" All the bandits in Qiqian Village cursed one after another.

"You are all treacherous, shameless people!"

"It's come to this point, and I still ask Lao Tzu to surrender, damn you!"

"Stupid!" The white-clothed scholar closed Zuo Chuan, but his eyes were stern, and he made a chopping gesture with his hand.The subordinates at the side understood, and immediately dragged out the three bandits who had just been captured alive on the front line.

Under the bright light, the kerosene dripped and the torches squeaked.The three thieves were tied up by Wuhuada, and they were forcibly escorted to the cottage, with two officers and soldiers waiting on each side.

"He Laosan! Zhou Qijin!"

"Damn, listen up, officers and soldiers, if you touch my brother, I will kill your whole family!"

The bandits in Qiqianzhai shouted and shouted one after another.But at this time, the officers and soldiers each poured a barrel of kerosene on the heads of these bandits, from beginning to end.

An officer, a soldier, snorted, and immediately picked up the torch and threw it away!

A shrill cry suddenly sounded from under the cottage.Everyone in Qiqian Village saw this scene, their eyes were almost tearing apart, their feet drooped and their chests slammed.

"Master, let me wait out and fight the officers and soldiers!"

Seeing that this action not only did not intimidate the bandits, but angered them, all the officers and soldiers couldn't help but look heavy.

However, the white-clothed scholar saw the anger of the bandits, and sneered and said to the left and right: "What care is there, but in the anger of the commoners, you take off your hat and grab the ground with your head; but you don't know that the anger of the emperor lays down millions of corpses and bleeds for thousands of miles .”

"Dog officer!"

Above the watchtower, Wang Mahan raised his Xuanhua axe, roared and shouted, "If you have the guts to let it go, I will fight your grandpa Wang!"

Wang Mahan gestured with the axe, as if he was about to throw it with all his might.

"Don't be reckless!" Li Hu yelled loudly immediately, seeing him clenched his fists with both hands, and he was also extremely angry.

Li Hu turned his head immediately, and said to the bandit carrying a bow and arrow behind him, "This dog officer is about 120 steps away from here. How can you shoot it?"

All the bandits with bows and arrows on their backs shook their heads.One of them straightened his arms with his fingers, compared and said: "The dog officer is standing so far away, even if he can hit it, the arrow will be powerless."

Li Hu clenched his five fingers tightly, his face ashen. At this time, the three captured bandits were still struggling on the ground, and the screams of mourning kept ringing.

"Father, I'm coming!"

A voice came from behind Li Hu.

Li Chongjiu stood behind Li Hu, and everyone was looking at him.

"Xiao Jiu, there is only one chance."

Li Chongjiu drew his three-stone strong bow and nodded immediately.

(End of this chapter)