Aspiration

Chapter 21 Kidnapping
The battle on the first day ended in a disastrous defeat in Lujiazhai.

Li Laiheng's troops disappeared.However, the people in Lujiazhai believed that they camped on the opposite side of the hillside, because some banners could be vaguely seen.

Stick to the stronghold and no longer send troops easily.This is an inevitable strategic arrangement.

At night, half of the Lujiazhai people were awake, they were guarding the village.

Li Laiheng and his so-called Uncle Huang Shigeng lived in a private house.For the sake of "safety", Lujiazhai has sentries and guards around each house where guests live.The purpose is obvious, except for the Lu family, outsiders cannot be trusted, and the three corpses were definitely not killed by the Lu family.Either, Li Zicheng sent someone in and hid in a corner, and he has been tracking them down now; or, the killer is hiding among the guests.Why there are assassins ambushing among the guests, but only the guests are killed, I don't understand.

All the guests were very tired after midnight, and gradually fell asleep. Although they were uneasy, the battle here did not need them to bother, so they could fall asleep when they were tired.

At dawn, the Lujiazhai, which was originally not quiet, suddenly became noisy.

"All the guards at the east gate have lost their heads!"

There are more than 20 regular troops guarding the east and west gates of the two villages.It is strange that all the guards at the east gate were killed, and the enemy did not enter the village.The noisy and noisy voices alarmed the entire Lujiazhai.

There is another news.

"The defender of the west gate lost his head!"

A few people ran to Lu Taigong's house.Lu Rong was the first to arrive before he was woken up by the guards. The situation was serious and he had to discuss it with the patriarch.The old man is old, [-] to [-], and his energy is not as strong as that of young people, so he is still sleeping.

Lu Rong's grandsons had no choice but to pay their respects and report the military situation at Lu Taigong's window.

"What? Forty people, heads gone? Where is the enemy?" Grandpa Lu lost all sleepiness.

"The enemy didn't see it, and the gate of the village didn't open. Only the head of the military school I brought was chopped off." Lu Rong said.

"How is it possible? It's not a dead person, so there must be some movement, no matter what?"

"The grandson can't figure it out either. After fighting so many battles, this is the first time he has encountered such a situation."

"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh," it seemed that something terrible happened.

"Grandfather. Grandfather." No one answered.When there was a situation, Lu Rong rushed in, and he was also stunned.

Heads all over the floor!He was on the bed just now, he didn't look at the ground, when he got off the bed, he suddenly found human heads all over the ground.No matter how much Lu Taigong saw the world, he was so frightened that he passed out.Lu Rong rushed in, took a look, and understood.

There were several pieces of yellow paper on the head, and it was written: "The Lu family was not killed. From tomorrow, let the Lu family try their swords! If the Lu family does not die, they will pay [-] dan of food. One day later, kill ten people; ten days later, Kill hundreds of people; refuse to pay for half a month, and wash Lu's village with blood. In addition, every family in Shangluo Mountain pays food according to their size. If there is any disobedience, the Lu family will set an example. Please Lu Taigong preside over the meeting after dawn."

Forty regular soldiers were beheaded, but there was no sound.Incredible.

The whole Dazhai was filled with panic.There are only two roads before us, one is to offer food, and the other is to die.

Lu Rong was not reconciled, he had killed countless enemies on the battlefield, and he had seen countless dead people, forty heads could not scare him.However, he was at a loss for these two days of tactics. Where is the enemy?Where is the battlefield?

However, we must not shrink back, let alone take the initiative to send food to Li Zicheng!Property is a small matter, and the crime of collaborating with the enemy and rebelling is a serious crime of killing the three clans.

Move rescuers!Kill Li Zicheng.

However, how to solve the urgent need?

How long has the robbery been going on?More than ten years!One after another, endless suppression.How many soldiers lost their lives for suppressing bandits!Not to mention far away, let's say that the first-class minister of the imperial court, Hong Chengchou, Lord Hong, lost his black hat because of suppressing bandits.Even if these are not considered, even if the imperial court agrees to mobilize troops to suppress bandits on a large scale immediately, it will not be a matter of a day or two.It doesn't take a month or two to drive a large army.

The only way is to control all the unfamiliar people!

Didn't it get under control last night?Not enough, we have to be stricter today!What's more, each village and each ethnic group cleans up their own people. Are there any outsiders among them?
Hey, isn't there an outsider from Xi'an called Huang Xiang in Huangshizhai?
However, this kid is tender and delicate, the son of a rich family, he may be able to study, but he can't do hacking and killing, and he can't do it. It's good if he doesn't get scared.

Fifteen guests, are there any outsiders who sneak in?

check!Check it out!

However, the result was beyond Lu Rong's surprise. All families said that none of them had foreigners.

The Qiu family is very angry, do you still doubt us?Our people were killed in your Lujiazhai!

There is only one way now, help the soldiers!
No matter what happens these days, we have to get through it anyway.Even if you can't move a brigade to rescue soldiers, at least you have to move hundreds of thousands of regular troops to guard the village.That's what Lu Rong decided.

Although Lu Taigong was worried, worried that his family's children would be killed, and even more worried that his head would be safe and moved, but he was so frightened by the intruders and sent tens of thousands of tons of grain, how could he have the face to live here? world?Lu Rong discussed with him about moving the rescuers, and he naturally agreed.

However, after a while, those who went out came back and could not get out.Lujiazhai was blocked.

Bite the bullet through the day.The atmosphere became more tense at night.

Everyone smelled death.

Li Laiheng followed Huang Shigeng and a group of people and was placed in a private house under the wall of the village.All the guests have also moved places.They are strictly monitored.

Li Laiheng chatted with Huang Shigeng and others.Huang Shigeng was glad that this distant nephew didn't lose his nerve, and today he was in the same trouble. He was trapped in Lujiazhai, and he would have a deeper friendship with the Huang family in Xi'an in the future.

He is happy.

Li Laiheng was happier, his plan went smoothly step by step.

Tonight, there is something big to do.

The ten people he brought all performed well, walking swaggeringly in the streets and alleys, no matter how much Lu Rong checked the outsiders, they would be safe and sound.Now, for the first time, the group gathered near the house where Li Laiheng lived.

In the middle of the night, except for the drumming outside, the noise of people gradually subsided.It is the first time for many people to see so many dead people, fear and nervousness can make people collapse.Tired, many people fell asleep standing up.

Suddenly, there was a commotion as if a pot had been smashed. A general in Ximen was killed. The guerrilla general was also brought by Lu Rong.Lu Rong rode to Ximen to check.Less than half an hour later, another accident occurred at the east gate, and Huang Shigeng's head disappeared.

Lu Rong came on his horse, got off his horse, and saw a headless man in a daze.How did this happen?

"How did you find out? Is there anyone suspicious?" After a while, Lu Rong asked.

The children of the Huang family were all speechless, they were stunned.

Only Huang Xiang remained calm. He pointed to Lu Rong's back and said, "He, he, he."

When Lu Rong turned around, he was dumbfounded.What about his soldiers?Ten unfamiliar people stood behind him.It turned out that Lu Rong walked in front alone, and his own soldiers dismounted, and a group of soldiers rushed up bravely, before they had a chance to make a sound, their necks went cold, their mind went blank, and they died silently.

This group of people is Li Laiheng's other front.Assassination is their forte.

"Who are you?" Lu Rong knew the danger he was facing.

"We only need food, not your life. I will borrow it from you for three days. Once the food arrives, you will return it to your Lujiazhai." An older member of the group replied.

Li Laiheng arranged for someone to kidnap the commander-in-chief of Lujiazhai.

He followed He Huzi's method of raising military supplies and kidnapped hostages.When He Huzi went north on the Long March, there was a long hostage team behind the team. It is said that there were more than 2000 at the time.Take money to redeem people.He dared to kidnap anyone, and he even arrested two foreigners, and they were finally brought to Yan'an before they were redeemed.

Kidnapping Lu Rong is a very fun thing.Who dares not to open the door when they go out of the village?On the road, who dares to chase?Unless he has a grudge against Lu Rong.

When Lu Taigong heard this, he almost raised his beard.

After a long time, the dead old man regained his breath and summoned his clansmen in the ancestral hall trembling slightly.He was really angry at first, but now he suddenly showed his original shape, and his words were weak, and he said: "The family is unfortunate, but the place is not unfortunate. How dare trespassers dare to put My grandson of the Lu family was kidnapped and kidnapped, everyone said, what should I do?"

"Grandfather, should you invite all fifteen guests?" A middle-aged man reminded.

"Yes, yes, that's good. Please come here."

The guests arrived one after another, and everyone was still in shock.

Huangshizhai lost its leader, and a man named Huang Shixin acted as the patriarch temporarily.Li Laiheng followed behind, he did not leave Lujiazhai, because he wanted to do things more firmly.In other words, he still wanted to buy more food.

(End of this chapter)