Chapter 21 Kidnapping the Second Miss
You Mazi listened to what they said, and then saw the injured bandits staggering and crying in the mountain village. He really needed money to seek medical treatment and medicine. He took a deep breath, patted the chair, and said heroically, "Let's do it again, we must not fail."
Liu San went to find Zhang Yanei and asked him what he was going to do.
Zhang Yanei said that he would climb over the wall at night to find Wang Dehui, trick her out and put her in a sack.
Liu San muttered to himself, what a pretentious guy! This kid hasn't seen a sow for two months. If he really enters Wang Dehui's yard, the two of them will get so excited that Zhang Yanei will definitely forget about the kidnapping.
He said that this probably wouldn't work. It's already difficult to get in and out of the city, and the city gates are even more tightly guarded at night. By then, we might be able to get in but not get out.
When Zhang Yanei heard that his safety was not guaranteed, the evil fire in his lower abdomen immediately became weaker than the light of a firefly.
Liu San said that this time we should use wits to defeat them...
The next morning, Chen Xiaomin accompanied Zhao Yulin across the river and went to the city to invite Mr. Zhang to the academy. Chen Zhongshun had already made an agreement with Mr. Zhang. Although the old man agreed, he asked Zhao Yulin to go to the academy in person to test the teaching.
When Zhao Yulin's ox cart passed the intersection, he saw Liu San hiding in the street corner from the car window, and immediately became suspicious. Could it be that the bandits came in again?
While he was thinking, the oncoming carriage suddenly accelerated and turned right, passing in front of their ox cart, and Liu San rushed out with two bandits. Chen Xiaomin immediately said it was Wang Dehui's carriage, and when she saw Liu San and his men chopping down the guards beside the carriage, she immediately screamed.
Liu San rushed onto the carriage and kicked the driver off, then drove the carriage straight towards the west gate.
The two bandits behind pushed the bamboo poles and containers standing on the street to the middle of the street, then jumped on the carriage and drove away. When Zhao Yulin and his men arrived at the city gate, the city guard had already let them pass with two soldiers and fled with the bandits.
This is Liu San’s brilliant plan.
He knew that Zhang Yanei had accomplices in the city and that the city gates were unobstructed, so he came up with a strange plan to rob people in the academy, and it turned out to be successful.
Zhao Yulin knew that it was useless to chase him, so he returned to the gate of the academy.
The police were already gathering to seal off the city. This was afterthought, so he was too lazy to care. He took Chen Xiaomin's hand and went to find Mr. Zhang. After the two of them went in and served tea to the old man, Zhao Yulin directly said that he wanted to save the country through industry and build a new army to resist foreign humiliation and defend his homeland.
After listening to him, Mr. Zhang sighed and started talking.
It turned out that this Mr. Zhang was actually Zhang Xiangyang, a descendant of Zhang Xian, a brave general under Yue Fei. He was originally a military general, but was persecuted by the court and was forced to become a teacher and hide in Yibin.
That day, he saw that Zhao Yulin, a mere scholar, dared to beat Yao the scoundrel, which ignited the heroic spirit that had long been extinguished in him and made him want to do something.
Zhao Yulin invited the old gentleman to cross the river to be the dean of Cuiping Academy, to educate all the poor children and make them successful. The old man readily agreed and said that he had invited two well-educated people to go with him. Zhao Yulin hurriedly thanked him.
Besides, the second daughter of Wang family in the city was kidnapped. County Magistrate Chen Yun hurried to find Prefect Xu. Prefect Xu already knew about it. He thought it was Zhang Baopi's minions who were responsible for the incident again, and he was furious.
In the past, the defense of this county town was basically under the control of Zhang Baopi, but now it can be seen that it is full of holes.
The county magistrate said that we had to find a way to save people.
While they were still talking, Mr. Wang came in with a sobbing voice, shouting, "Let the Lord decide for you."
The judge Xu Chaolin said that the government troops did not gain any advantage in the last battle on the mountain. This time he would bring more men and use the crossbows, and he was afraid that he would not be able to kill these bandits.
So eight hundred government troops set out again and marched towards Denggao Mountain in a mighty force.
Unexpectedly, this time the bandits did not engage in a fight with the government troops, but retreated directly to a dangerous spot on the cliff to hold their ground. The government soldiers' crossbows were low and could not be operated, so a strong attack was obviously not cost-effective, so the two sides had to confront each other.
The Wang family couldn't stand it anymore. His second concubine kept crying in front of Mr. Wang, demanding that Wang Dehui be redeemed as soon as possible.
Because the common people all know that once a beautiful woman is kidnapped by bandits and taken to the mountains, she is likely to lose her virginity and become the wife of the bandit leader. Or she may be touched all over by the lustful bandits and become the wife of every bandit in the mountains.
Mr. Wang was in a hurry when the doorman rushed in and handed him a letter, saying that someone had just nailed it to the door with a dart. He hurriedly opened the letter and saw only a few words: "Ten thousand taels of silver, tomorrow at 12:00 am, at the corner of Tianshui Lane."
The bandits are asking for a ransom . If you don't give it, they might kill you.
After seeing this, Mr. Wang helplessly told his butler Du Wei to quickly prepare the money and send it to the designated location at a certain time tomorrow.
Climbing up the mountain, You Mazi saw that Wang Dehui, the fox-like person, was already confused. Zhang Yanei went up to him and said that she was his old lover. You Mazi was happy and said that it was a good opportunity for him to enjoy himself.
You Mazi thought that the officers and soldiers were still climbing the mountain, and they didn't know when they would die. If he didn't enjoy such a beautiful woman, who else would dare to enjoy her?
You Mazi stepped forward and pushed Zhang Yanei away, stretched out his greasy and dirty fat hands, hugged Wang Dehui and said, "Since we are old friends, wouldn't it be better if we could be friends again?"
He completely ignored Zhang Yanei's feelings and Wang Dehui's crying, picked up Wang Dehui and went into the room.
Liu San went to comfort Zhang Yanei, saying that the eldest brother fell in love with the second young lady, which was her blessing. You have been tired of playing with her for a long time, and the eldest brother is picking up the leftovers to eat, so don't be reluctant.
Zhang Yanei was so angry that he could only grit his teeth and swallow his anger...
After leaving the academy, Zhao Yulin brought Xiao Min to the dock to explain to Qu Zhengyang and Ma Jin that the bandits were now numerous and powerful, and it was easy to defend on the mountain but difficult to attack, and the officers and soldiers might not be able to take them down, so they had to be careful on the dock and not let the bandits launch a sneak attack.
Ma Jin patted his chest and said that it was no problem, there were more than a hundred people on the dock, and they would ensure it was well guarded.
Zhao Yulin said that they should not be careless, especially since the bandits were coveting his sister's beggar's chicken at the White Pagoda.
After Zhao Yulin made all the arrangements, he crossed the river.
The next day, You Mazi came out with his trousers lifted up and saw Zhang Yanei standing outside the room like a stray dog. He smiled and told Zhang Yanei to take Wang Dehui away and went to eat alone.
The officers and soldiers at the foot of the mountain felt that such a confrontation seemed incompetent, so they searched for a whole night and thought of a way for a long time before starting to attack the mountain again.
Poor Zhang Yanei carried Wang Dehui back to his room, took off his pants, put them back on immediately, and ran out nervously to see what was going on.
This time, the officers and soldiers got a few large iron pots from somewhere and charged forward with them on their heads. They actually broke down the gate of the village easily. Liu San who was guarding the front was panicked and kept shouting and throwing big rocks down.
Seeing this, You Mazi shouted for someone to bring a few jars of oil. He poured two jars of vegetable oil down the mountain path and then shot rockets downwards.
Several officers and soldiers below fell down one after another. When they saw the rockets coming, they immediately turned around and ran away. The gate they had just occupied was immediately lost again.
At midnight, the Wang family placed silver at the corner of Tianshui Lane as requested by the bandits, but the silver disappeared in less than half an hour.
An hour later, the Wang family received a reply and were to pick the person up early the next morning.
As soon as the day broke, Wang's butler Du Wei drove the carriage to Denggao Mountain. He stood on the cordon and asked if the bandits could show mercy and release his young lady.
Dewey didn't dare say that he had paid the ransom, as that would leave him accused of colluding with bandits.
In less than a cup of tea, he saw Wang Dehui with a dull look in his eyes, walking down the mountain with difficulty in his eight-shaped steps.
The Wang family hurried forward to help him get into the car, closed the curtain and walked back.
When the officers and soldiers saw that the hostages were rescued, they also returned to the city.
When the bandits saw that the officers and soldiers had retreated, they cheered for victory on the mountain. You Mazi asked them to bring out some wine and meat so that they could have a big feast and celebrate.
Zhao Yulin returned to the old county government office. Lei Man said that the news team had found out that the Wang family had given the bandits money to ransom the people, the bandits had released the people, and the officers and soldiers had also withdrawn back to the city.
Zhao Yulin worried that the bandits would become more arrogant, and with Denggao Mountain so close to the county town, Yibin would not be at peace. He asked Lei Man to reorganize the team, strengthen the defense of Sanjiangkou, and check the security of the dock, and not to be careless.
Zhao Yulin went to Chen Xian to learn about the manufacturing of gunpowder.
Chen Xian said that the gunpowder prepared with the formula he provided was indeed very powerful, and he had already tried to make grenades and large mines according to the drawings he provided.
Zhao Yulin told him to hurry up.
When she returned home, the fourth sister Zhao Sihan was in a bad mood. Chen Xiaomin said that her sister missed her mother. Zhao Yulin smiled and asked Chen Xiaomin and Master Qu Zhengxiang to cross the river together. He sent a team of 20 people to send her sister home.
He sat on the chair and thought of his mother. He wondered what happened to the mother who was driven away by the Zhao family.
Zhao Yulin asked Lu Youpeng to help find out.
In the evening, news came that her mother was from Jiang'anba in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River. Lu Youpeng had looked for her around Yibin County but couldn't find her. So it was possible that she had gone back.
Zhao Yulin said he had to go to Jiang'an to find his mother.
Lei Man disagreed, saying that things were a bit chaotic down there, and advised him to go back later with more people.
Lu Youpeng also disagreed, saying that the situation in Yibin was complicated and the third young master could not leave, so he would be responsible for finding his relatives. The Beggars' Gang had extensive connections and it would not be difficult to find them.
Zhao Yulin remembered that Mr. Zhang Xiangyang was running the Cuiping Morning News, so he decided to write about his mother's story and then print it about the construction of Cuiping New City in Yibin to make an article about finding his mother . He then asked Lu Youpeng and his people to take the newspaper and look for his mother.
Zhao Yulin arranged the search for his mother and began to concentrate on training the team. He divided the young and strong laborers into five teams. The first team was the strong and powerful special warfare member Miao Gui who he personally selected. He promoted the outstanding Miao Gui to the position of team leader and personally led the training.
Ten days passed like this, and Zhao Yulin decided to pull the first team out for a field training. He called Miao Gui and told him the purpose and asked him to get ready. They would take action after dark, with the target being the main peak of Cuiping Mountain.
At night, he set out with his team.
In the darkness, the team marched on the rugged mountain path. They wore a one-button anti-Japanese war cap from later times, black coarse cloth clothes, cloth shoes and leggings, and carried swords and backpacks on their backs. They basically looked like modern soldiers.
Miao Gui found that someone had fallen behind, and he kept urging them to hurry up, even taking off his belt and beating the person. Magbi forced him to start swearing.
Zhao Yulin immediately stopped him and said that criticizing him in public was a typical warlord style and must be changed.
He said that if an officer found a soldier falling behind, he should first ask about the situation and help solve the problem. How could he just beat or scold a soldier?
