Go back to the Ming Dynasty to be a thousand households

Chapter 132
The scorching sun was like fire, and amidst the thunderous sound of horseshoes, hundreds of horsemen and horses rushed towards this highland. Wherever they passed, a cloud of loess and dust filled the sky.

When they got to the high ground, they led a group of people to hold the horse. Among them, the leader was about forty years old, with a rough appearance and a few scars on his face, which made his expression even more ferocious, while the hundreds of riders behind him , all of them were wearing cloth robes or leather robes, their bodies were dirty, and they held all kinds of weapons in their hands.At this time, looking at the small mountain village in front, many people were riding on horses, with fierce eyes or excited expressions.

The rough man laughed loudly and said, "Second Brother, Song Village is ahead, let's have fun here tonight, and tomorrow, we'll go to Taipingzhuang to show that Huang Laifu a little color."

The second younger brother is Liu Ke, the second owner of Taiping Village. At this time, he said bitterly: "If I can catch that Huang Laifu, I will definitely cut him into pieces!"

The third brother Liu Kezhi next to him roared, "The one holding the knife is me."

The rough man laughed loudly and said, "The two brothers will get their wish."

This group of people is the horse thieves from Kelan Mountain. There are 500 people in total, all of them are riding fast horses, and it can be said that they come and go like the wind.That rough man, named Liu Shaoan, is a relative of the Liu family. He has nearly 600 people under his command, and he is the biggest force among the horse bandits in Kelan Prefecture. However, he has been active in Jingle and Lan County before, and has never set foot in Shenchi. Fort, Wuzhai Fort and other places.

However, after Liu Ke and Liu Kezhi brothers escaped from danger a few days ago, they took a group of female relatives to find Liu Shaoan in Kelan Mountain. After hearing Liu Ke's brother's cry, Liu Shaoan was naturally furious. Such a big loss?Without saying a word, he recruited 500 people under his command and wanted to go to Wuzhai Fort to show Huang Laifu a little bit of power. He had fun and grabbed it. The local wealth of Wuzhai Fort was spread far and wide. In Liu Shaoan's ears.It's impossible for him not to be moved.

However, according to Liu Ke's inquiries, Huang Laifu is still in Shenchibao Taipingzhuang, and the journey from their cottage to Wuzhaibao is not far away, but there are many mountains, steep cliffs, and dense forests. Difficult, it can be said that there is not even a path.Therefore, after the three of them discussed, they decided to go from Shenchi Fort to Wuzhai Fort. Besides, Huang Laifu is still in Shenchi Fort now, so they should teach him a lesson first, and it would be best to kill him.

From the Kelan mountain village to here, the horse thieves had already traveled for two days and two nights. The places they traveled were all layers of mountains, steep mountain trails, and there were no people, only a few sporadic hunters. With the emergence of a larger town, how could the horse thieves hold back their inner turmoil?

Liu Shaoan shouted: "Brothers, go into the village and kill them all!"

Immediately, the horse thieves were in a state of jubilation, riding their horses one after another, holding weapons in their hands, screaming in their mouths, and rushed towards the mountain village on the high ground like a whirlwind.Soon there were screams and cries of terror in the village.

The horse thieves laughed wildly. They killed all the men, old people, and children in the village, leaving only some young women for their lust.Liu Shaoan also dug out the hearts and livers of several children to drink, and had fun with Liu Ke and Liu Kezhi brothers all night.After the horse thieves left the next day, these women were also killed.

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"I've been out for a while, it's time to go back."

In Taiping Manor, in the big house of the Liu family, Huang Laifu thought to himself, it is already June, almost July, and it will be almost two months since he came to Shenchi Castle, thinking that next month, Gu Yunniang will also give birth.When the child was born, as a father, he naturally had to be by his wife's side.Anyway, everything in Shenchi Castle is on track, even if I don't stay in Shenchi Castle, the local coal mines and iron mines can still operate normally.

Just as he was thinking, he suddenly heard the sound of the gong outside, Huang Laifu shouted: "What's going on outside?" At this moment Jiang Dazhong rushed in and shouted loudly: "Master, a horse thief is attacking."

Huang Laifu was surprised. He had been in Daming for several years, and today was the first time he had confronted a large group of horse thieves. He asked, "The horse thieves are attacking? How many of them are there?"

Jiang Dazhong said: "Looking at the smoke and dust, there are probably hundreds of people!"

Huang Laifu said: "Immediately issue an order to order the miners who are working outside to hide in the village and the fort, and make the soldiers prepare for battle. Also, send a few people to Shenchi Fort to ask my brother-in-law for help."

Jiang Dazhong responded loudly and hurried out to make arrangements.

At this moment, Eunuch Ma Jiuying, who also lived in the Liu family's mansion, rushed into the hall in panic and said, "Master Huang, what happened?"

Huang Laifu comforted him and said: "Eunuch, don't worry, it's just some horse thieves, let's go to the wall of the village to check the situation."

Eunuch Ma panicked for a while: "Horse thief, I heard that all of those horse thieves are vicious and murderous. We..."

Huang Laifu comforted him and said: "It's just some small thieves, with our Wuzhai Fort soldiers here, father-in-law doesn't have to worry at all."

Soon, Huang Laifu was fully armored. Accompanied by several servants, he came to the high wall of Taiping Village. Father-in-law Ma Jiuying also followed Huang Laifu in fear.

After a hundred years of operation by Liu's family, Taipingzhuang has a large and solid building with sufficient water sources. It can accommodate thousands of people. It is surrounded by high walls and complete fortifications. The watchtower, every move around, could not escape the eyes of the guards on the watchtower, so although there was no sign of the horse thief coming, the guards on the watchtower still noticed the situation from a distance.
Wuzhaibao's cavalry and infantry, two hundred households, have been defending Taipingzhuang after the Taipingzhuang incident. In addition, there are also some armed miners in the village who are also assisting in the defense.

After Huang Laifu seized Taipingzhuang from the Liu family, Huang Laifu moved some miners and their families into Taipingzhuang.In addition, a barracks fortress was built in a place not far from Taipingzhuang, where the rest of the miners lived.There are also high walls and perfect fortifications. Usually, there are armed miners holding knives and guns to defend in the fort.These places are not far from the coal mines where the miners work.

Therefore, after hearing the sound of the gong "Dang Dang Dang" sounded from the upper tower of Taiping Zhuangwang Tower, the workers working in various coal mines, as well as some women and children outside, hurriedly put down their work and hid in the village. Therefore, when the horse thieves rushed to the village, most of the miners had already entered a safe place.However, there were still some miners who were too late to enter the village or the fort were killed by horse thieves.

Soon, amidst the loess, dust, and the sound of rumbling horseshoes, these hundreds of horse thieves came to Taiping Village. All kinds of weapons showed off their might, but they didn't dare to get too close to Taipingzhuang, apparently because they were afraid of the blunderbuss, bows and arrows inside.Because Brother Liu Ke told them that the soldiers in Wuzhai Fort were equipped with a large number of bows, arrows and firearms.

Huang Laifu stood on the wall of the village, calmly watching the performance of the horse thieves below, while some Wuzhaibao sergeants stood solemnly on the wall with weapons in their hands to defend.Father-in-law Ma Jiuying was still terrified before, but after seeing that the horse thieves did not have the ability to attack Zhuangzi, he quickly relieved his heart.As long as the village is closed and defended, nothing will happen.He snorted coldly: "The thieves who are overconfident also want to harass Taipingzhuang?"

The horse thieves screamed for a long time, and slowly gathered together. They obviously felt that it was meaningless to continue screaming like this. At the same time, they were surprised that most of the miners in Taipingzhuang could hide in the village so quickly.Soon, a large group of horse thieves surrounded the leader Liu Shaoan, Liu Ke and others, and came out of the range of the firearms, bows and arrows in Taipingzhuang.Brothers Liu Ke and Liu Kezhi looked at Huang Laifu on the wall of the village from a distance. Both of them had red eyes. Liu Ke shouted loudly: "Huang, if you have the guts, come out of the village and fight with grandpa, don't you!" Hiding in the village like a shrinking bird."

Eunuch Ma Jiuying sneered, and said, "You brainless bandit, it's no wonder we're going out."

Huang Laifu turned his head and said to Jiang Dazhong: "The order is that the miners guard the village, and all the soldiers of Wuzhai Fort will fight with me."

Jiang Dazhong responded excitedly, while Eunuch Ma Jiuying's face turned pale, and he said: "Master Huang, bandits and bandits are powerful, it's better not to leave the village."

Huang Laifu said: "Eunuch Ma, as officers and soldiers, how can we let hundreds of bandits overwhelm and hide in the village? Don't worry, Eunuch, two hundred soldiers from Wuzhai Fort are enough to deal with a few hundred horse thieves and kill them." Kill a piece of armor without leaving it."

Soon, after Huang Laifu passed the order, the Wuzhaibao cavalry and hundreds of troops completed the formation.After the gate of the villa was opened, they came out neatly, without any confusion, each with a dignified weapon in their hands, and the iron armor on the horse team gleamed coldly, silent and serious, although they were silent, they had a strong oppressive force.The voices of the horse thieves who caused shouts from outside the village became quieter.Seeing the tough look of the Wuzhaibao soldiers, no horse thief dared to take the opportunity to harass them.

(End of this chapter)