Earth Immortal Righteous Path

Chapter 225
In the bushes, a seemingly thin auxiliary soldier lowered his body and grabbed the arm of the wounded on the ground, trying to carry him on his back.

Just at this moment, another auxiliary soldier beside him happened to come over, blocking the view of the Habayashi guard in the camp on the mountain.

Afterwards, two black bamboo tubes were thrown towards the camp.

"what?"

Boom, two bangs, the simple wall of the village was blasted open two holes one person high.

"It's gunpowder, these guys, here we go again!"

The guard standing guard cursed and got up from the ground.

The auxiliary soldier who attacked had already run away.

"Why are you here again?"

The captain also turned dark.

This gunpowder is not very powerful, and it can blow holes in this dilapidated wall.

This village was originally a den of bandits, and the walls built were nothing more than a shelf made of reeds and wood from local materials, which was not strong.

Easy to blast and easy to repair.

It doesn't really make much sense, just disgusting people.

"Hmph, don't care about them, guard this place well, find a few more people, and build the wall higher and thicker. This time, instead of using wood, we will use earth mounds. If you don't believe it, it will explode!"

After the captain finished speaking, he went to the back and looked around.

Here are two canyons, called a line of sky.

Here, one man is in charge of ten thousand men.

Not to mention that there is a stockade blocked here.

There is only one road leading to the valley, with cliffs on both sides and behind.

If you want to make a detour, you have to go around for a few miles, go through the forest, climb up the cliff, and then climb down from the cliff!
There are creeks, waterfalls, and even ponds in the valley, and there is no shortage of water in a short time.

There used to be a cottage here, but it was abandoned long ago, and the bandits were wiped out.

A group of them, including the imperial envoys, and the local braves temporarily summoned by the local county magistrate, were only 500 people.

It has been a day since I retreated here.

It seems that there will be no food.

Don't know what's next.

It was the first time he came out of the capital and encountered such a scene, the captain felt somewhat panicked.

The boots were stained with blood, and they were a little slippery when they stepped on the mountain road, and they almost slipped several times.

"I really don't know why those rebels insist on rebelling. Isn't it good to be an obedient citizen?"

Talking to himself, he came to the valley.

Most of the beasts in the valley have been killed by them and made into food.

Set fire to a piece of grass, smoke it, drive out all kinds of poisonous insects, and burn a piece of white land as a camp.

The entourage of the imperial envoy is here, and they simply made some wooden sheds, and they have a place to live.

"Master Lin, under the bid, the enemy has been repelled."

"Lieutenant Li, don't be so polite, come, please sit down."

sit?
Lieutenant Li looked at the wooden shed, the bed made of reeds, with air leaks from all sides.

Lin Ruhai himself was kneeling on the reed mat, looking at him calmly, without any signs of panic.

For some reason, I calmed down all at once.

The original apprehension in my heart, the anxiety of entering the battle for the first time, seemed to have disappeared suddenly.

He grinned with his lips parted.

"Here, there is no place to sit, so let's just stand!"

"Alright."

From Lin Ruhai's point of view, he could see the blisters on Li Xiaowei's mouth, which means that he was very angry these two days.

"Don't worry, I asked you to lead people to retreat here, so I didn't lie."

Captain Li's eyes lit up.

"Is there really... is there really a grain storage cave?"

"Not bad!"

Lin Ruhai nodded.

"Others don't know, but I know that there is a place where grain is stored here."

"A few years ago, a batch of military rations disappeared during transit. It can be described as a major case!"

"Could it be that the military rations are hidden here?"

"Exactly."

"I still have one more task on this trip, which is to come here to find out the whereabouts of that batch of military rations, and...the relationship with the Zhen family."

"It's finally here."

"This was enough evidence to bring down the Zhen family, but it's a pity...it's not needed now."

Captain Li said:

"Now that the Zhen family is determined to rebel, there is not much evidence of such a crime."

"Today, I have had someone inspect it. The stored food is sealed in the cave. Most of it is millet and wheat. There is none, and it can still be eaten."

"There is no shortage of food and water, it's time for us to think about what to do in the future."

Lin Ruhai was ordered to target the Zhen family, including the [-] Habayashi guards, who were clearly pawns crossing the river.

The Zhen family raised their flag to rebel, and in January they went down to the thirteen prefectures, and half of Jiangnan fell into the hands of the Zhen family.

Their mission has expired.

Now you just need to think about how to protect yourself and get out of it.

"Well, Biaoxia thinks that since there is food and water, and the location is advantageous, it is better to stick to it. It won't take long until the imperial army wipes out the rebellious party."

The captain still thinks that Daxia is orthodox, not to mention that for such a big matter, the imperial court will dispatch troops and generals soon, and there is hope to wait until the officers and soldiers come.

As for the Zhen family, what kind of thing is that, which character on the stage?
He was just a sea merchant, and he dared to kill officials and rebel after getting entangled with a group of pirates and water bandits.

It's true that the 50 troops of the imperial court are vegetarians!
Going down to the thirteen prefectures in one month seems terrifying, but in fact it just caught the court by surprise.

Really waiting for this behemoth of the imperial court to run, crushing the Zhen family to death is no different from crushing an ant to death.

These days, he took the time to calculate the military strength, money, food, and population of both sides, and he came to the conclusion that this is the case.

Lin Ruhai disagreed with him.

"The Zhen family must have something to rely on if they dare to make trouble."

"Before this, who would have thought that they would have so many people in Jiangnan?"

"Many rebellious people used to be officials ordered by the imperial court. Not only do they have a bright future, but they are also considered to be proud of their lives. Why do they take the risk of implicating the nine clans and commit such unforgivable crimes?"

Hearing what he said, Captain Li also realized something was wrong.

He was also born in an official family in the capital, and he understood the rules of welcoming and sending off in the officialdom.

Unless there is no hope in the imperial examination, or frustration in the officialdom, thinking about winning a fortune, or taking revenge on the court, no one will ever do this!

This is also the reason why among the rebels in every dynasty, most of them are scholars who have no hope of imperial examinations, or small officials who are not satisfied with themselves, and there are few high-ranking officials and dignitaries.

"Zheng Rugui, the magistrate of Hegang County, I have met him before, and he is the same year as me. But I am a first-ranked candidate, and he is nineteenth in the third list, and he is also a Jinshi. I have met him when the palace gate is called. Everyone has a good manner, chatted a few words, and toasted a glass of water and wine, I don't think he is a person who would rebel."

"There must be something hidden in this."

Li Xiaowei heard something was wrong and hurriedly asked.

"My lord, are you thinking of diving out alone to find this Zheng Rugui?"

He frowned.

"Master Lin, please think again!"

"Biaoxia knows that you are a rare master, but the son of a thousand gold can't sit still..."

(End of this chapter)