C19 Smoked Bandits

Chen Ze and Zhang Liang searched through the surroundings of Xiao Shuixian's courtyard, but could not find Zhang Dazui's figure. And at this time, Yang Lin had already wiped out all the bandits outside, so he was a little embarrassed that not a single one escaped.

"Master Yang, you're really unlucky to have let Zhang Dazui escape."

"It can't be. We were outside the whole time, and we didn't see anyone escape."

Yang Lin wiped his face with his sleeve, exposing two eyes that were looking at Chen Ze in confusion. Indeed, they had surrounded Xiao Shuixian's brick house to kill bandits. They did not see anyone come out, nor did they see anyone escape. Besides, with them here, who would be able to escape?

"The six of us saw Zhang Dazui jump off the wall."

"He definitely hasn't come out yet. Let's look for him again."

Everyone spread out and surrounded Xiao Shuixian's house to look for him. There were no obstacles around this house, only a mountain spring ditch. Could it be that Zhang Dazui had flown? Yang Lin did not believe that Zhang Dazui had that capability. He went to the side of the mountain spring water and washed his face.

"A ditch? "Search along the ditch!"

Yang Lin suddenly realized that Zhang Dazui must have escaped along the ditch. But this ditch isn't deep. Did he crawl out? Yang Lin stood up and walked along the ditch. If Zhang Dazui ran away, his plan of exterminating the bandits would all be in vain.

"Come quickly, Zhang Dazui is here."

Before Yang Lin could take a few steps, he heard Yang Bao's shout. Yang Lin anxiously ran over and saw a person lying in the ditch. Yang Bao dragged him up, among these people, only Li Quan had seen Zhang Dazui before.

"This is Zhang Dazui."

Yang Lin jumped down, only to see that there was a Arrows stuck in the middle of Zhang Dazui's head, it was obvious that when he was crawling in the ditch, he was shot by an arrow. Furthermore, the arrow was shot very deeply, Yang Lin could not help but recall the letter sent by the arrow.

"Someone is secretly helping us?"

"It must be. Someone has been watching us from the shadows. But who is he?"

Chen Ze took over Yang Lin's words and said with certainty. Zhang Dazui being killed made Chen Ze excited again. No matter who it was that killed Zhang Dazui, he would gain a lot of merits by doing so. When he returned, he could still brag to his father about how he went into the tiger's den and took Zhang Dazui down in one fell swoop.

"Save me ?"

Just as everyone was surrounding Zhang Dazui's corpse and discussing, they suddenly heard a female scream coming from Xiao Shuixian's courtyard. Everyone jumped up in shock and ran towards Xiao Shuixian's courtyard. Just as they rushed into the courtyard, they were shocked by the scene before their eyes.

He saw a tall man with a face covered in blood walk out of the house. He carried the hunting knife in one hand and the two heads in the other. Blood was still dripping from the heads. Seeing Yang Lin and the rest, he threw both of their heads on the ground, then knelt down towards the north.

"Big brother, I've avenged you. You can close your eyes in peace."

He knelt on the ground and howled a few times before kowtowing several times to the north. Afterwards, he stood up with an abnormally tranquil expression, as if he had fulfilled a great wish. He coldly looked at Yang Lin and the others, and snorted.

"Hmph, these are the sons of Xiao Shuixian and Zhang Dazui. Now, if you want to kill me or cut me into pieces, that's up to you. "

"Who are you?"

"My name is Li Shun."

"Why did you kill Xiao Shuixian?"

"She is a woman, she partnered with Zhang Dazui and caused the death of my brother."

"Oh, I see."

Yang Lin laughed and waved him off. This is a personal grudge between all of you, I am too lazy to interfere, just that your actions are too evil, not mentioning killing Xiao Shuixian, I even killed the child. However, you have to thank us for helping us kill Zhang Dazui. He walked forward and patted Li Shun's shoulders as he asked in confusion.

"Your brother has been dead for many years. Why is he only getting his revenge now?"

"Zhang Dazui has been defending very strictly and has never had a chance. Seeing you all peek at this house from the mountain, I guessed that you all were here to kill Zhang Dazui, which is why I shot to warn you all. "

"Hehe, thank you for helping us."

"You're welcome. If I kill Zhang Dazui, his subordinates will not let me off. Which mountain are you guys from, I'll go work with you guys. "

"Hehe, you have guts. But I want to tell you, we have come this time to eliminate all of Zhang Dazui's bandits, can you help us? "

"Fine, for the sake of revenge, I have already clearly seen through Wulong Mountain. As long as we can surround the entrance of the cave, none of those bandits will be able to escape."

"Great, pack your things and follow us."

"No need. "For revenge, I didn't even make a family. Living in this broken cave, other than the blades and arrows on me, I don't have anything else."

"Fine, we'll do it from now on."

On the morning of the 20th of December, which was also the fifth day after Yang Lin's small team departed, Yang Lei led his six thousand strong village men to conduct a grand and hearty military launch at Yang Mansion. After offering sacrifices to heaven and earth, and then to his ancestors, this was the end.

"Yang Lei, I wish you success in leading your troops to this expedition."

"Thank you Madam."

Lady Yang slowly walked in front of the sacrificial altar and took a cup of wine from the servant girl, solemnly handing it over to Yang Lei. Yang Lei immediately bowed deeply and accepted the cup with both of his hands.

"Brothers, let's go!"

With Yang Lei's order, more than six thousand village men swaggered towards the Wulong Mountain with the help of the The soldiers of the prefectural city of Zhuang's Banner. These village men were all hunters. Usually, they were hunting alone or with a few people in the mountains. With so many people marching together, they all seemed exceptionally excited.

Along the way, Yang Lei kept on searching, not giving bandits any chances to ambush him. For a hunter who spent most of his life hunting in the mountains, searching the mountain trails was their specialty. However, to their disappointment, the bandits did not have the guts to ambush them.

Along the way, the villagers had never seen the government's army. They came to watch the army's march in groups, and when they saw those brave men with bright armor, sharp swords and heavy spears, and mighty military presence, they couldn't help but feel a sense of fear and reverence towards the government.

Of course, there were also spies from the Wulong Mountain among the villagers. No matter if they were afraid or not, they still went to the Dark Dragon Cave to report the news. However, this matter was a mess in the Dark Dragon Cave, no one knew where the Great Master's Zhang Dazui had gone to, while the Second Manager's Liu Chang Zai was even more impatient.

"Third Master, what should we do?"

"How would I know? The Great Master never says where he goes. When he returns, we should just wait here in the Wulong Mountain."

"But the officials are coming soon, they have more than six thousand people, we can't possibly wait for death in Wulong Mountain, right?"

"If he's not in Wulong Mountain, then where else can he run to? "Wherever we go, they can chase us too."

The Second Leader and the Third Master discussed for a long time, but still couldn't come up with an explanation. The Second Master knew clearly in his heart that the Third Master was unwilling to accept him. If Zhang Dazui was not here, no one would be able to move these bandits. Thinking of this, Liu Chang Zai helplessly shook his head.

"Then stay on top of the mountain. After the officials attack the mountain, we can enter the cave again. Even the officials won't dare to enter the cave."

After killing Zhang Dazui, Yang Lin's group hid in the Cloud Viewing Platform, sealing off the villagers of the Cloud Viewing Platform. In the vast Wulong Mountain, no one knew that Zhang Dazui was already dead, and even more so, no one knew that there was a elite soldier in the Cloud Viewing Platform.

"Li Shun, you said that you are familiar with the Wulong Mountain. Do you have any good methods to eliminate the bandits there?"

Early morning of the next day, Yang Lin called Li Shun over and asked him about the situation in Wulong Mountain. Although they had eliminated Zhang Dazui, they still had to get rid of this tumor. Otherwise, it would be possible for another Zhang Dazui or a bandit with a big mouth like Wang Da Nu to appear.

"Master Yang, it's not hard to attack Wulong Mountain. But after they attacked the Wulong Mountain, the bandits would definitely escape to there. I already have a way to deal with bandits, and that is to smoke them. Although the Dark Dragon Cave is very big, as long as we block all the holes and throw in the burning firewood from the top of the Wulong Mountain, all the bandits can die inside. "

Hunters often used this method to drive their prey out of the cave. As long as they lit a fire at the cave entrance, continuously fanning the cave with their fans and fanning the smoke into the cave, their prey would escape the smoke. As long as the hunter waited at the cave entrance, he would be able to catch his prey.

"I heard from the captured bandits that there were many small holes in the Wulong Mountain. They might seal some of the smaller holes so that the thick smoke cannot enter, so they could hide in those small holes."

Yang Lin was familiar with this movie, Earth Warfare, and had seen it many times when he was young. This was the method his countrymen used to deal with the smoke from the devils in the tunnels. Now that he was going to smoke the bandits, he couldn't let the bandits use this method to deal with him.

"No, Master Yang. Although the Dark Dragon Cave had big holes, every hole was connected to every single one of them and could not be sealed. Even if there were some small holes, they would still suffocate to death inside. The bandits call the holes their own, and if they seal the holes, they bury themselves in them. I don't think they'll bury themselves. "

"Could it be that when Zhang Dazui chose her Dark Dragon Cave, he did not expect anyone to smoke it? I heard from the bandits that Zhang Dazui was also a Huntress in the past. He definitely knows how to smoke and he must have thought of a solution. "

"This... I don't know about that. "

Seeing his honest look, Yang Lin guessed that he was still unclear about the situation, so he waved him off. However, the doubts in Yang Lin's heart became bigger and bigger. This Zhang Dazui was definitely not stupid, he would definitely have some tricks up his sleeve. He thought for a while and called for Li Quan.

"Li Quan, are you familiar with Dark Dragon Cave?"

"Master Yang, Dark Dragon Cave is too big. I don't dare say that I am familiar with most of them, but I am clear about most of them."

"Oh, then let me ask you, if we seal up the entrances outside, and smoke the bandits inside from the peak of Wulong Mountain, will they all die?"

As he spoke till here, Li Quan stopped. He raised his head and looked at Yang Lin, his eyes a little dazed, as if he was hesitating. Yang Lin caught hold of his gaze and stared at him closely, making it impossible for him to avoid his gaze. After a long while, Li Quan suddenly kneeled on the ground.

"Master Yang, I know you are a kind old master, but we owe you a great debt. For the sake of your pitiful brothers, can you spare the lives of the brothers on the mountain? "

"As long as they surrender, I promise I won't kill them. I will even find a way for them to survive and let them follow me to sell horses. However, the Second and Third Boss cannot. The government will not let the bandit leader go. "

Yang Lin coldly nodded his head, his eyes still as stern as before. He really wasn't prepared to kill these bandits, and was even prepared to let them follow him to war. How could he possibly kill them? These bandits are all rascals, they must be good at fighting.

"Well, then," I said. When Zhang Dazui wanted to make me a bandit, I also raised this question, because I am also a hunter. I know the way to smoke and smoke prey, and I'm afraid that staying in a cave would not be safe. But Zhang Dazui smiled mysteriously and said that he wouldn't be able to smoke it, but he didn't tell me anything. "

"It took me a long time to realize that there was a lot of spring water in the cave, but most of it had gathered in one of the holes and flowed out. The cave entrance is very deep, and in the darkness, no one can see anything. No one dares to go in there and take a look. "

"Once a brother accidentally fell into the water, the next brother did not catch him, and he was rushed into the cave. I think he definitely drowned, but who would have thought that he would return three days later and even become Zhang Dazui's trusted aide. "

"Later on, I became Zhang Dazui's trusted aide as well. Only then did that brother tell me that the cave was actually a dark river that flowed all the way to the Little Sha River that was ten miles away. The entrance to the cave was underwater, so no one would think of the entrance to the cave beneath the water."

"Second Boss and Third Boss both know about that hidden river. If Old Master were to smoke it, they would bring their brothers out of the river."

"Very good, Li Quan, you have done a great deed."

Yang Lin laughed, stood up and patted Li Quan's shoulders. Not only had Li Quan helped Yang Lin, he had also saved his bandit brothers. Looking at Li Quan's muscular body, Yang Lin could not help but smile and nod his head, no wonder Zhang Dazui treated him as his trusted subordinate, he was truly a tiger general.

Yang Lei finally arrived with his village braves, and the villagers rushed to spread the news, one after another coming to watch the show. There was still some anticipation in their eyes, as they too, hoped that the bandits would be annihilated, and that they would live a peaceful life. Yang Lin and the rest walked down from Cloud Viewing Platform. After converging with the large group, under the lead of Li Shun and Li Quan, the village brave team directly arrived at Wulong Mountain.

In the face of the villagers' attack, the bandits did not even have to defend themselves. After a few arrows, they swarmed into the Dark Dragon Cave like a swarm of bees. When Yang Lin led the village men to rush up the mountain, there were only a few hundred horses picked up on the mountain, but not a single bandit was seen.

"Li Liang, Li Qing, Wang Gang, Wang Po, take your village men and follow Li Shun to guard the cave entrance."

"Xu Ren, Xu Ding, follow Li Quan to the Little Sand River and borrow a few dozen boats. Prepare to fish bandits from the river."

"Yang Hu, Yang Bao, take the brave men of the Yang Family Villa to gather firewood and prepare to smoke the bandits."

It took almost an entire day for Li Shun to bring the village men to all the caves. According to Yang Lin's arrangements, starting from the second day, the village men would fill up the hole. Because there were too many holes, the smoke could not get out.

"Second Boss, it's bad, the soldiers are filling up the hole."

"Hehe, the officers and soldiers are trying to use smoke to smoke us. But it doesn't matter, I have my own ways. "

Ever since Zhang Dazui occupied the Dark Dragon Cave, he had expected that there would be a day when he would attack them using smoke. If not for that dark river, he would have long since moved to another place. It was strange that Zhang Dazui was underwater at the mouth of the dark river, feeling exceptionally proud of himself.

In order to quickly smoke the bandits out, Li Shun gave Yang Lin a lot of good ideas. In the past few days at the Viewing Platform, Li Shun had the mountain people cut down a lot of artemisia grass. The smell of the artemisia grass was extremely strong.

Starting from the third day, Yang Lin ordered that burning firewood be thrown down from the hole at the top of Wulong Mountain. First, he used dry wood to ignite the fire, and then, he added water to the fire to wet the artemisia grass, immediately producing a large amount of smoke.

did not expect that smoke would rise from all over the mountain ranges. Originally, there were still many small holes in the Dark Dragon Cave, but luckily Yang Lin had enough village men and had plenty of time to slowly fill up every smoking place. After two days of busy work, the smoking area became less and less. Finally, it stopped.

The Dark Dragon Cave was truly huge, the bandits actually persisted inside the cave for five days, and finally could no longer stay. Under the Second Leader's lead, they jumped into the dark river. But they did not think that as soon as they emerged from the river, someone had caught them with a rope.

"Master Yang has captured a total of 342 bandits."

"Very good. Xu Ren, Xu Ding, you two take these bandits down and watch them. Not a single one of you can run anymore."

These bandits were also poor people, and most of them were forced by their lives to walk this road of no return. Yang Lin planned to have them follow him on a new path. But when he said that, Chen Ze took over the conversation. He frowned, with a sinister look in his eyes.

"Master Yang, if you don't kill these bandits, why should you leave them alive?"

"Chen Gongzi, killing is not the way to solve this problem. Even if you kill them all, there will still be others who will become bandits. "If we want to eliminate all the bandits, the best way is to make an all-out effort and move all the villagers away so that they can have land to grow and eat."

"Oh, Master Yang is preparing to move all of them to Yang Family Villa?"

"Hehe, there aren't that many Yang Family Villa s either. I plan to take the young men here away first and have them follow us to sell horses. Then, I'll buy a land in Youzhou and slowly move them to there. "

"Ah, that's a good idea."

"Chen Gongzi, you still have to help me. With so many of us on the road, we're bound to be interrogated by the authorities along the way. "If we could carry the banner of the commander-in-chiefs of the prefectural city of Zhan, it would be much easier for us."

"That won't do. Why would the soldiers of our prefecture go to the Youzhou for no reason at all?"

"Isn't this easy? Just say that the soldiers of the Realm of Flame Heaven went to the Youzhou to buy horses to exterminate the bandits. Besides, if the horse peddler earns the money, I'll give you a share. How about it? "

"Heh heh, alright then. I'll go with you guys. Let's recruit a thousand five hundred people here first. But I'm going to take away those two bandit leaders, so I have to give my dad an explanation, no? "

"Sure, I'll leave those two bandit leaders to you."