Chapter 59 Night Battle (2)
Ke Wuro didn't feel that he was inadequate. More than a dozen desperate people who wandered around for many years would be more than enough to fight a farm.
Although the Song Dynasty was not as rotten as it was in the late Northern Song Dynasty, dozens of people could go to the county town to openly grab money and grain, and the country had been peaceful for decades, and the civilian military preparations were abolished. When they saw people, they would scatter and scatter, and they would scatter and dare not confront them head-on.
Ke Wulang pulled out his waist knife and ran along the way with his brothers. He almost saw piles of silver in Xuping Village waiting for him to pick it up.
There are people who observe them at high places and report to Xu Ping about the situation of the enemy coming at any time.
As things came to an end, Xu Ping couldn't help but feel a little nervous, and his hand holding the torch was shaking slightly.
This torch is a signal of the battle. In order to prevent leaking news, it is surrounded by tightly and not allowed to send a little light out.
Hearing clear footsteps on the road, Xu Ping knew that the enemy was approaching, and cheered up and listened to the low-pitched news from the observers beside him.
"Report to the owner of the little manor, the thief has arrived at the designated location!"
Hearing this sentence, Xu Ping suddenly stood up with a torch, and threw the torch towards the road with all his strength.
The torch drew an arc in the air and landed on the ground. The flames dimmed slightly, and then it ignited the broken wood soaked in oil on the ground, and suddenly it started to ignite.
Ke Wuro was looking forward to a bright future, but was startled by this sudden outbreak. He was stunned for a moment, staring blankly at the fire on the ground.
Sun Qilang first started and shouted softly: "All members follow me and kill!"
Jump from the hiding place to the road and stand in the middle of the road.
The villager under his command had already cheered up when he heard the sound of footsteps. He stood up behind Sun Qilang's back as he heard the order, forming a rough trapezoid.
Sun Qilang took a big step at this time and stabbed the spear in his hand at the closest thief.
Due to the fire, Ke Wulang and his gang were in the open, and Sun Qilang and others were confused in the dark, but they saw a large group of black shadows rushing towards him. Xu Ping had already told everyone not to make a sound, which increased his confusion, making Ke Wulang and his gang unable to react to what had happened.
When a thief was stabbed by Sun Qilang with a shot, Ke Wulang thought as if he had just started to dream and shouted loudly: "I'm trapped, this is an ambush! Retreat quickly! Retreat!"
At this time, he couldn't see the surrounding situation clearly, and didn't know who was blocking him. Whether it was the patrolman organized by the village, the strong man on patrol, or the officers and soldiers who caught thieves, he just had the idea of escaping.
As soon as Sun Qilang turned around, he saw another large group of black shadows pounced on him. One of the tall figures was particularly quick and strided, and with just one shot, he stabbed one of his subordinates to the ground.
These shopkeepers have only practiced this trick of stabbing the enemy in the past six months, stabbing the enemy's chest and abdomen, and when stabbing the enemy's thighs, there is no other fancy stuff. With Xu Ping's guidance, the feet take root on the ground when stabbing the gun. With the waist, each shot can almost exert the maximum strength.
In the blink of an eye, the shopkeepers in front and back surrounded each other and rushed forward. Most of Ke Wuro's subordinates had fallen to the ground.
The second brother was flexible and saw that there were enemies in front and behind, so he jumped with his waist knife, jumped off the road and went to the nursery, and wanted to escape in the darkness.
Ke Wulang just glanced at his second brother, and then heard him scream and his figure fell to the ground. He knew in his heart that someone was ambushing the nursery. Seeing that the situation was over, he jumped into the pond next to him without hesitation.
Without Xu Ping's order, Gao Daquan and Sun Qilang did not dare to care about Ke Wulang, but just led people to take down the thieves who were still on the road one by one.
Seeing that the overall situation was settled, Xu Ping shouted: "Light a torch, count the battlefield, don't let alone escape!"
In an instant, seven or eight torches were lit in the nursery and rushed to the road.
There were eleven thieves on the road, five of whom were stabbed into the vitals and lost their lives. Six of them were also injured and wailed on the ground. The second brother was unlucky and was hit in front of Lu Song when he jumped into the nursery. He was shot through the abdomen and was already exhausted.
At this time, less than a stick of incense was left before the battle started, only one Kewuro was hiding in the pond.
The villager took the torch and shone in a mess in the pond. The enemy was dark and I was bright, so how could I see people?
Xu Ping walked up and asked Sun Qilang to bring his subordinates six torches to the southeastern sides of the pond to keep a light. One was to prevent Ke Wulang from secretly walking ashore, and the other was to provide lighting.
On the way, Xu Chang and his men left two torches. Xu Ping and Gao Daquan brought people to the west of the pond when Ke Wulang came and located Ke Wulang's location.
At this time, there was light on three sides of the pond, only Xu Ping and Gao Daquan were black. From the black spot, the bright spot was particularly clear, so I could see the situation in the pond clearly.
Ke Wulang was only showing his head and looking around vigilantly, being more than ten steps away from the shore in the pond. His gaze was shining by the surrounding fire, and he could only see the people in the fire, and the darkness was like a blind man.
Xu Ping picked up a stone from the ground and threw it hard, but failed to hit Ke Wulang, and fell from the top of his head. Ke Wulang was startled and turned his head to Xu Ping, but he could not see anything.
Xu Ping shouted loudly: "That thief in the pond, I have seen you and can never escape again! Those who know the truth will come to the ashore and surrender!"
Seeing that Ke Wulang was still looking around there, Xu Ping picked up a stone and hit him.
Ke Wuro tilted his head and avoided it, knowing that his journey had been seen through by others. The water in the pond was cold, so it was meaningless to hide. He slowly climbed to the shore on this side of the road.
Putting his hands on the shore, Kewuro shouted loudly: "I have surrendered, don't kill me!"
Of course, Xu Ping had no intention of killing him. He was killed when he was released in the yamen. He could still receive some rewards and show his majesty in his village, so that other thieves dared not come again. It was obviously a win-win situation.
He took Gao Daquan back to the road and looked at Ke Wulang who had been tied up by the shopkeeper. Xu Ping asked Gao Daquan: "Is this person Ke Wulang?"
Gao Daquan shook his head and said, "This man was hanging around in the capital, and I don't know him."
Ke Wulang knelt on the ground, heard Xu Ping's words, and shouted loudly: "So you know my Ke Wulang's name, but you dare to catch me!"
Xu Ping walked up and kicked Ke Wulang in the head, cursing: "You dare to be arrogant when you die! You dare to hit me Zhuangzi if you do anything!"
Ke Wulang was kicked and did not dare to speak anymore, but just looked at Xu Ping fiercely.
Xu Ping took him to heart when he tied up and said, "Tie everyone to the farm and carry them back if they die! As for whether this person is Ke Wulang, he is known to the local elder Li Wei!"
Ke Wulang couldn't help asking, "Do you know Li Wei?"
Xu Ping glanced at him and said disdainfully: "Why don't I know you? Others are in my farm! It's thanks to him tonight, otherwise how could you capture you without a single soldier!"
Ke Wulang spat: "It turns out that Li Wei betrayed me!"
Xu Ping couldn't help but come up and kick him again: "This is your own pretending to betray him. How can you blame others for betray him? Li Wei is a local elder, who is specialized in catching theft. You actually went to discuss with him! You didn't get caught, and you would also implicate him. If you can catch the thief and fall on him, you can't catch the magistrate's stick and beat him! Apart from reporting the message, you didn't leave him a way out!"
Kogoro just whispered and hatefully, not knowing what he was scolding.
Chapter completed!