Zhu Nao

It was not only the bandits on Baita Mountain who hadn't slept for two nights, but also Zhou Tianxun.

When he returned to the official house at night, he tossed and turned and couldn't sleep, but his body broke out in cold sweat.When he woke up in the morning, he found that the pillow was covered with hair that had fallen out, which showed how sad he was last night.

So after finishing the regular meeting in the morning, Zhou Tianxun sneaked out of the second hall while everyone was unprepared, and found an excuse to sneak out of the state capital.As soon as he left the gate of the state capital, he ran to the stables!

Zhou Tian patrolled a fast horse and galloped out of Langzhou City.This time, he didn't go to Baita Mountain to report to the bandits, but ran towards his home.

Yesterday was clear and clear, but the Xiang soldiers still did not go to suppress the bandits.Zhou Tianxun no longer intends to go to Yu Changming to ask the reason.Yesterday afternoon, Zhu Nao's words frightened him out of his courage. He was very suspicious that the state government had already noticed that he had tipped off Heishanzhai.As for why the state government didn't arrest him, he didn't dare to think about it, and he didn't have time to think about it.

——If he is really discovered by the state government, what scares him the most is not how the state government will deal with him.It's about how Liu Heishan will deal with him.

The reason why he has worked so hard for the Black Mountain Village for the past six months is because he is greedy for money, but more out of fear.He and Liu Heishan are from the same village. Liu Heishan knew all his relatives, threatened his relatives' lives, and forced him to find out information for Heishan Village.Then Liu Heishan is a ruthless guy who can do anything, he really dares to slaughter Zhou's family!

Now that Zhou Tianxun sent the wrong information twice in a row, one can imagine how annoyed Liu Heishan would be.If he was really found out by the state government, which meant that he would no longer be able to pass on information to Heishanzhai, then Liu Heishan would never let his family go.Zhou Tianxun didn't dare to take such a risk, and the rest of the relatives couldn't care less about it. He just wanted to go back and pick up his wife, children and old lady, and run away as far as possible.

Thinking of this, he gritted his teeth and rushed home at a faster speed.

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After a stick of incense, Zhou Tianxun rushed to the entrance of the village.He jumped off his horse in a hurry and ran to his house.

When he ran near the door of his house, the scene in front of him scared him out of his wits—the door of his house had been smashed with a knife and an axe, and there were many bloodstains on the ground!

Zhou Tianxun felt dizzy for a moment.

It's late, people from Heishanzhai have already arrived...

His legs were weak, and his heart was hanging in his throat.Thinking of his wife, children and old mother, he forcibly calmed down, looked around, and picked up a thick and long branch from the ground as a weapon.He clenched the wooden stick tightly with both hands, and walked towards the door of the house tremblingly.

Outside the door, there was a sound coming from inside the house, vaguely the sound of water and ceramics colliding.Zhou Tianxun was so nervous that his hands were sweating, he didn't dare to breathe, so he pricked up his ears and listened carefully.However, after hearing it clearly, he was shocked.

——Is that the sound of someone pouring tea?

Another man spoke in a low voice.

"Are those three people dead?"

"It's dead."

The man's voice sounded concerned: "This is the first time I have killed someone..."

Zhou Tian patrolled at the same place.Dead... All three are dead... These bandits and robbers killed all his family members, and they are still drinking tea and waiting for him to come back? !

He was frightened and angry, and the string of reason was completely snapped.He yelled, kicked open the door, and rushed in with a wooden stick!

"Ah!!! I killed you bastards——!"

The few people sitting around the table drinking tea were facing the door, and the young man sitting in the middle met Zhou Tianxun's eyes.Zhou Tian inspected the situation in the house and stopped abruptly. His unfinished words were stuck in his mouth, and his hand holding the wooden stick was also hanging in the air.

Cheng Jingzhe put down the teacup unhurriedly, and said softly, "I'm back."

Zhou Tianxun: "..."

He reacted very quickly, dropped the stick suddenly, turned around and ran away.

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The golden crow rises from east to west and sets from west to west, the sky is getting late, and the day will pass soon.

As it got darker, the hearts of the people in Heishanzhai became more and more lax.The bandits even began to fear the coming of night.

They were afraid that Liu Heishan would let them continue to ambush, and their health would be too much for them to guard nervously all night; but they were also afraid that Liu Heishan would not let them ambush.What if the Xiang soldiers really come up the mountain when everyone relaxes?

Days of exhaustion and fear made many people completely lose their fighting spirit.

The reason why this black village was able to grow rapidly in just half a year was because all the speculators who came here were speculators with ulterior motives.When they went to Heishan Village, they wanted to obtain a large sum of benefits from the state capital like Tulang Village.But now, the benefits are obviously impossible, and they even have to be killed.Even if they win the Xiangbing, so what, the state capital is in a slump, and then?With these two hundred people, can they still dominate in the middle of Shu?In the end, they fought with Xiang Bing and suffered both losses, and other cottages took advantage of the vacancy and slaughtered them.What are they planning?

Among the crowd, one person whispered: "It's better to just accept the state government's offer to surrender, at least everyone can get some land."

The person next to him actually agreed with his idea, but after thinking about it, he felt that it was not feasible: "The state government did not send us a letter of surrender, but only sent it to those cottages that don't kill people very much."

The person who spoke first lowered his voice: "We didn't send us a letter of surrender because Heishanzhai is notorious, and the state government wants to make an example of others. But Heishanzhai belongs to Liu Heishan, not ours. We just need to go down the mountain , just find a mountain to go to, who knows who we are?"

The other person was startled, and glanced around with a mischievous look: "Then, after dark, let's find a chance to slip away..."

I don't know if there are many people who have similar thoughts with them. The bandits gathered together in twos and threes, with mostly guilty and bewildered expressions on their faces, whispering to each other and speaking in voices that others could not hear.

The darker the sky, the more dull and depressing the atmosphere on the mountain.

Soon, Liu Heishan's order came.

He has been guarding empty for two consecutive nights, and tonight, he does not intend to sit on the sidelines again.He asked two-thirds of the people to go back to rest, leaving only one-third to guard the mountain. If there was an emergency, he would wake up the people who were resting.

After the order was spread, the bandits got up slowly, those who were resting went to the house, and those who were watching the night walked to the hill.

However, those who were resting had just laid down, and before they could fall asleep, the panicked night watchmen rushed into the door one by one, announcing a chilling news.

"Get up! The soldiers are really here!"

The bandits quickly put on their clothes, rushed up to the peak or hill, and looked down.Sure enough, there was a flash of fire in the distance, approaching.In the dark night, they couldn't see how many people were coming. They could only hear the vibration of the ground, the sound of fast footsteps and carts.

Heishanzhai suddenly fell into chaos.

Even though they had rehearsed for two days, when the enemy came, they were still in a hurry. Some of them didn't know where the weapons were placed, and some just wanted to find a place to hide.

Liu Heishan and several cottage veterans rushed into the crowd, cursing and beating them.Try to stabilize the chaotic situation.

"What's the fuss! Put out the fire and go back to your place!"

Just as they managed to stabilize the chaotic situation, someone rushed up the mountain in a hurry.

"The village master, the village master! Zhou Tian patrolling is here!"

Liu Heishan was taken aback when he heard the name. Before he could call someone, Zhou Tianxun had already climbed up by himself.

Zhou Tianxun looked miserable, his clothes were torn, mud was everywhere, and the skin on his face, hands and knees was scratched.Looking at him like this, it looks like he was chased all the way and fled here.

Sure enough, before Liu Heishan could ask, Zhou Tianxun panicked and said, "I was discovered by people from the state capital. They wanted to arrest me. I escaped by myself!"

Before Liu Heishan had time to ask carefully, Zhou Tianxun hurriedly said again: "Xiang Bing knows the news has leaked, and you are already on guard. They don't plan to go up the mountain, but set fire to the mountain! Run away!"

He was extremely worried about the safety of the mountain thieves, he said it again, but he was afraid that the number of people who would hear it was limited, so he shouted in the crowd: "The soldiers are going to set fire to the mountain, everyone, run away!! "

Liu Heishan was shocked, and there was an uproar around him!As soon as they stabilized, the bandits were in a mess again. Seeing that the ambush hadn't been set up yet, the team of the box soldiers had already reached the foot of the mountain.

"No, it's impossible!" Liu Heishan grabbed Zhou Tianxun's lapel and said viciously, "If they want to burn the mountain, they would have burned it long ago! How could it be possible to burn it now? You are talking nonsense!"

Although there are many plants and trees in the mountains, it doesn't mean that they can be burned immediately.More importantly, if a mountain fire does start, the fire will not be controllable by humans, and it is impossible to burn only one of their mountains.If the fire lasts for several days and nights, it may even spread hundreds of miles around, and the loss will be immeasurable.How could the state government do such crazy things to control bandits? !

In the past, many bandits would have doubts about Zhou Tianxun's words.But how can the bandits who haven't slept for three days have the time to calm down and analyze the situation?The situation was chaotic to the point of being unmanageable.

Liu Heishan sensed something was wrong, and was furious, he drew his knife and said, "Aren't you a running dog of the state capital, and you came here to deceive us on purpose?"

Zhou Tianxun called Qu and said, "How could I deceive you? I saw with my own eyes that they loaded several carts of dry firewood and straw, and they will be here soon. If you don't escape, it will be too late!"

The two sides were at a stalemate, and another spies ran up to report.

"Villager! The Xiang soldiers pushed several carts of dry firewood and piled them at the foot of the mountain. They are going to set fire to the mountain!"

As soon as the words fell, black smoke billowed up from the foot of the mountain.The black smoke was so huge that it made people cry.

There are three mountain roads in this Baita Mountain. The soldiers set fire on the west side, and the northeast slope was extremely trembling. It is unknown who led the way down the south slope first. Several people followed in an instant, and soon became a black cloud. a large piece.The bandits abandoned their positions, threw away their weapons one after another, and ran away, just wanting to rush to Baita Mountain as soon as possible under the cover of night, so as not to be burned alive.

Liu Heishan wanted to stop at first, but it was impossible for him to stop the out-of-control crowd.He himself was constantly being rushed by the crowd, Zhou Tianxun was rushed away, and the black smoke at the foot of the mountain became thicker and thicker.

At this point, everyone has run away, and there is no need to defend the mountain.Liu Heishan also lost his mind.Pulling and kicking, he pushed aside the crowd, and rushed forward desperately, lest he run too slow and be overtaken by the soldiers going up the mountain.

There were no guards under the southern slope, and the bandits were overjoyed and ran out even faster.The hills on both sides are undulating, and the road is narrow. The further you run, the wider the road will be, and you will soon be able to leave Xiangbing and Baita Mountain behind.

Suddenly, a fire lit up ahead!

Everyone was shocked. Those who ran in front hurriedly tried to stop, but they were pushed and shoved by the people behind and continued to move forward.

The brighter the flames became, the more they gradually connected together, matching the mountain and surrounding them.

Liu Heishan was also at the front of the crowd. When he saw the flames lit up, he felt a chill in his heart: It was tricked!What Zhou Tian patrols, what set fire to the mountain, this is a trick to lure them out of the mountain!Once he left the mountain, all the dangers, all the ambushes, all the slaughterhouses he set up for the soldiers were all in vain, but he entered the slaughterhouse prepared for him by the state capital!

At this moment, it was too late to go back to the mountain. Liu Heishan was startled and angry. Looking around, he saw a tall and tall man standing on the boulder in front of him. Who else could it be if it wasn't Yu Changming?

At this point, there is no other room but fighting.

Liu Heishan's eyes were red, he raised his knife and shouted loudly, and rushed towards Yu Changming.

"I kill you--!"

The light of the fire reflected Yu Changming's calm face. He just stood there without any intention of raising his knife to fight.He just raised the torch in his hand unhurriedly.

When the flames passed over his head, in an instant, countless arrows pierced through the darkness.

Screaming, begging for mercy, shouting to kill... Amidst the chaos, the bandits fell down one by one.