Qiao Zhiqing waited on the boat all morning and didn't see Ma Xun come back, so he felt a little uneasy in his heart.Ma Xun has always done things cleanly, and this situation has never been like this before."
Third Young Master, something is wrong."
Qiao Zhiqing was thinking nonsense, and Wang Shumao suddenly shouted on the deck."
What's wrong" Qiao Zhiqing asked while getting on the deck, there were three people lying in front of the meeting, with gray faces and dirty faces, all covered with blood, it seemed that the injuries were obviously not light, and the three of them entered the city with Ma Xun, but they disappeared Ma Xun's figure."
Third young master, our brothers were robbed at the city gate, the food was lost, and Ma Xun was also arrested by the robbers" The three of them were a mother, and it was the eldest brother Liu Fu who spoke.The three of them were originally from Shandong, because of the drought in their hometown, they fled to Shanxi, and worked as long-term workers in Qiao's family, the second named Liu Lu, and the third named Liu Shou.After Liu Fu finished speaking, because he was too anxious, tears were held back."
Don't worry, say it slowly, what are they doing when they catch Ma Xun" A cold light flashed in Qiao Zhiqing's eyes."
Oh, by the way, they asked me to give this to the third young master."
Liu Fu thought for a moment, took out a crumpled note from his arms and handed it to Qiao Zhiqing.Qiao Zhiqing opened the note and saw a line of small characters written on it, "Bring a thousand taels of silver to Junshan Island to redeem people, and the expired heads will fall to the ground." ”"Third Young Master, what should we do now" Wang Shumao asked anxiously on the side."
Brother Wang, have you ever heard of the place of Junshan Island" Qiao Zhiqing looked at the lake in the distance, sparkling and boundless."
Junshan Island, that's not the territory of the Elders' Association, could it be that Ma Xun was robbed by them" Wang Shumao was a little angry.Qiao Zhiqing nodded and handed the note to Wang Shumao.Wang Shumao frowned after reading the note, his palms tightly grasped the handle of the knife, and his teeth creaked."
What does Brother Wang mean, whether we pay this ransom or not" Qiao Zhiqing chuckled and looked at Wang Shumao."
Give him a, my brother will deceive people too much, their leading uncle Yan Zhongwu and my father are also close friends, and now I don't show mercy when I see my Tongxinggong's dart flag."
Wang Shumao scolded indignantly."
Brother Wang, don't be angry, and the younger brother doesn't have the habit of being blackmailed, if you want to eat a piece of meat from our Qiao family, it also depends on whether they have that good appetite."
Qiao Zhiqing laughed loudly and ordered the boatman to pull the anchor and go straight in the direction of Junshan Island.Wang Shumao looked at Qiao Zhiqing with resolute eyes, and ordered everyone to take guns and ammunition, line up and prepare on the deck.The boat sailed to a mile from Junshan Island, where the green hills were undulating and surrounded by green trees.If it's a peaceful and prosperous time, it's a good holiday destination.When the ship was about to dock, it didn't encounter the slightest resistance along the way, Qiao Zhiqing couldn't help muttering in his heart, not understanding what their idea was.Suddenly, there were bursts of shouts from the shore, and Qiao Zhiqing looked fixedly, it was Ma Xun, who was kidnapped by the bandits, who was waving his arms at Qiao Zhiqing's cargo ship on the ferry on the island at this time."
Third Young Master, here, here."
Ma Xun shouted excitedly.Qiao Zhiqing breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly asked his subordinates to row the boat over."
Ma Xun, how did you escape, where are all the bandits on this island" After the ship docked, Qiao Zhiqing pulled Ma Xun onto the cargo ship and kept asking."
Third young master, let's go quickly, there is a Jun cottage on the island, the thieves are gathered there, and I don't know why the fight started, I slipped out of the chaos, and it will be too late for them to react."
Ma Xun explained anxiously, obviously intimidated by the thieves."
It's a fight" Qiao Zhiqing sneered, the mussels and cranes competed, the fishermen benefited, let's also take advantage of the fire to rob once, just looking at the lack of a meeting gift to Li Hongzhang, it is really a godsend."
Brother Wang, tell your subordinates to bring guns and ammunition, and we will wipe out this nest of bandits.""
Young master, this is not good, there are thousands of them" Qiao Zhiqing's words fell, and Ma Xun hurriedly stopped him."
What are you afraid of, just a rabble."
Qiao Zhiqing's eyes were firm, and he had no doubt about the power of the foreign gun in his hand, when the British and French troops captured the city of Beijing with only 20,000 people.Wang Shumao looked at Qiao Zhiqing who was wearing bandages and hesitated, but he still turned around and arranged for the dart masters of his dart game to bring weapons ashore, and the guys of the Qiao family were on the boat to defend and respond, and the three brothers of the Liu family held back their sulkness and shouted to go, Qiao Zhiqing smiled and agreed to them.So, a team of fifty people, with enough guns and ammunition, drove towards the thief's nest Jun's cottage.Along the way, Ma Xun constantly explained to Qiao Zhiqing the topography of the mountain, he was astute, had the ability to never forget, and only once memorized the terrain of Jun Cottage.Qiao Zhiqing looked at it, the whole mountain is no more than fifty meters high, but the peaks and mountains are coiled, and the ravines are looping, but it is very dangerous, and there is only one way up the mountain.If the thieves send troops to set up a guard in the mountains, and if they want to attack it, it will not be easy to get close to their own people.Everyone came to the gate of the village, the wolf smoke in the village was everywhere, the fire was rolling, and there were more than a dozen bandits in the same dress lying on the ground."
Pay attention to vigilance, if you encounter a thief, you will be killed."
Qiao Zhiqing raised his hand and asked everyone to line up in battle.Entered the gate of the village, after a section of the mountain road, the front suddenly opened up, after several generations of bandits to build, the cottage has been built very grandiose.A marble-paved square stands in front of everyone's eyes, and in the center of the square is a large banner with the four characters of Tianxingdao written on it.At this time, the square was already stained red with blood, and the team of thousands of people was fighting in it, not bothering at all about the arrival of Qiao Zhiqing and the others, more than a hundred corpses fell on the square one after another, and the rest of the people were already red-eyed, and no one had any intention of stopping."
Qiao Dongjia, should we kill it" Wang Shumao asked softly in Qiao Zhiqing's ear."
Wait, it's not the time yet."
Qiao Zhiqing looked at the fire of the two sides in the square with interest."
Young master, it's me who was caught by that evil woman."
Ma Xun pointed to a woman in red on the field and scolded through gritted teeth.Qiao Zhiqing looked from a distance, the woman was holding a red tassel spear in the front, stabbing, stabbing, stopping, taking, pounced, pointing, and dialing in the crowd, interspersed freely, if no one was in the realm, more than a dozen strong men died under her gun in a short time."
It's amazing."
Qiao Zhiqing sighed from the bottom of his heart.Although the woman in red was powerful, after all, the attackers were outnumbered, and a middle-aged man with a beard came out of the crowd of the attackers, holding a three-foot steel knife, and the woman in red was entangled together.The middle-aged man relied on his strength, and the blade approached the woman in red several times, but it didn't take much effort, most of the people on the woman in red had already fled, and the remaining fifty or sixty people retreated to the north hall with the woman in red.The middle-aged man rushed in with the men and horses, and the hall gathered one hundred and ten people and horses, and the two sides fought together, and the stumps and broken arms all over the ground were very terrifying."
Yan Minxia, you better give up resistance, don't harm the lives of your brothers in vain."
The middle-aged man was covered in blood, and looked at the woman in red with a stern voice."
Cai Yuanlong, you treacherous dog thief, the brothers of my brotherhood are inseparable from you, and they want us to follow you to the Qing court and dream" The woman in red and the remaining dozen or so disabled brothers supported each other, glaring at the middle-aged man, their teeth creaking.She is Yan Minxia, the leading uncle of the Yueyang Elder Association.A few years ago, Yan Minxia followed her father Yan Zhongwu to join the Taiping Army to resist the Qing court, and after her father died on the battlefield, she returned to Yueyang and pulled up a team of people on Junshan Island to continue to resist the Qing Dynasty."
Minxia, don't be stubborn anymore, listen to your uncle, those who know the times are Junjie, the defeat of the Taiping Army is a matter of time, and we can still ask for an official and a half lord if we take refuge in the Qing court, if you are obsessed again, I am afraid that your life will not be saved."
The middle-aged man persuaded Yan Minxia bitterly, his name is Cai Yuanlong, and Yan Zhongwu is a brother who worships the son, and after defecting to the Taiping Army, he also married the daughter of Yang Xiuqing, the king of the East, after the "Tianjing Incident", Yang Xiuqing was killed, Cai Yuanlong was also implicated, and was cut by the loyal king Li Xiucheng, so he has always been resentful.For example, today Beijing is critical, Cai Yuanlong saw that the situation was unfavorable, so he wanted to win over the old department of Junshan Island to sit on the position of the leading uncle of Yueyang's elder brothers, and then choose the right time to take refuge in the Qing court, and mix up an official and a half-post, but he didn't expect the matter to be revealed, and he was scolded by Yan Minxia, and the two sides of Junshanzhai fought."
Dog thief, don't talk nonsense, even if I lose my life, I won't take refuge in my father's killer."
Yan Minxia raised her eyebrows and waved the spear in her hand at Cai Yuanlong."
I don't know whether I live or die, and I can't complain about my uncle, I'm ruthless, come and release arrows."
Cai Yuanlong gave an order, and immediately walked up to a team of archers from behind, and drew their bows all over Yan Minxia."
Despicable villain."
Yan Minxia closed her eyes in despair and scolded angrily.Cai Yuanlong smiled proudly, and suddenly heard the gunfire outside the hall, and the wails were everywhere, and everyone in the hall was in chaos in an instant."
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What's going on, get out there and see."
Cai Yuanlong hurriedly ordered his subordinates to go out of the hall to check.Yan Minxia also stared at the direction outside the hall with some surprise."
Oh no, uncle, a group of unknown people and horses came outside, all with foreign guns, and the brothers scattered and fled."
The men who inquired about the news crawled in, crying and shouting with sad faces."
Damn, who is so ignorant of life and death, come out with me to see."
Cai Yuanlong scolded, looked at Yan Minxia with murderous intent, and led everyone to withdraw from the main hall. ”Yan Minxia was stabbed in the leg just now, and when Cai Yuanlong withdrew from the main hall, he finally breathed a sigh of relief, and knelt on the ground as soon as his legs became weak
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