Chapter 24

All of a sudden, there were more and more clods, and the dust began to fly.

"There are thieves! Withdraw, protect the adults and retreat!"

Chen Hu yelled, his body retreated suddenly, and he took Zhao Dading with him, and quickly retreated to the mule cart.

"Swish!"

More and more clods of loess fell from the earthen wall, and a ragged thief with a broken iron knife slipped down from the earthen wall.

"Yo hoo!"

"Ow!"

Behind him, more than a dozen thieves slid down the earthen wall with strange screams, and there was even more dust.

"Don't love to fight, and protect the adults first!"

Chen Hu yelled, he had no intention of confronting the enemy.

If there were only five, six, seven or eight thieves, Chen Hu might still confront the enemy.

At this time, the enemy's situation is unknown, and the terrain is unfavorable. No one knows if there are only a few people in front of them. If there are more, the situation will be even worse.

"Third brother, join me as the queen! Second child, protect your lord and go first!"

Chen Hu firmly held the Mo Dao in his hand and shouted loudly.

Holding the Miao Dao in his hand, Liang Wu rushed to Chen Hu's front.

The two put the knives in their hands horizontally in front of their bodies, bowed their waists, and lowered their center of gravity!

Without saying a word, Zhao Dading threw the Tang knife in his hand on the mule cart, and started to turn around while driving the mule cart.

Sooner or later, a large cloud of dust also appeared behind Sun Jie, and a group of thieves slipped down from the earthen wall behind.

"Brother, it's not good, there are thieves behind!"

Just as Zhao Dading turned his head, there were twenty or thirty thieves standing behind him.

These thieves are basically all ragged, skinny, and withered faces.

Only a few thieves had broken iron knives in their hands, and most of the rest had sticks or stones in their hands.

Although the weapons were unbearable, Chen Hu only had three people, so it was not easy to fight against the enemy.

Cold sweat broke out from Zhao Dading's forehead, and he jumped off the mule cart, holding a seedling knife, making gestures, facing the thief.

"Second and third, form a three-person formation, protect the adults and retreat!"

Chen Hu was extremely calm, he kept backing away, and within a few short breaths, he and Liang Wu came to the side of the mule cart.

Chen Hu and Zhao Dading are on both sides of the mule, and Liang Wu is at the rear of the car.

A well-trained, aged soldier, despite the critical situation, still has countermeasures in his chest. This is the experience summed up from countless times on the battlefield.

"These people look like wealthy households. Our rebel army is playing the banner of doing justice for the heavens. Brothers, Sun Yanwang is the protection of those dog rich households. We can't defeat Sun Yanwang, and these rich households without assholes?

Brothers, there must be food in their carts, as well as their mules. Our brothers have been hungry for so long, and we killed mules for meat. Brothers, go! "

The leading thief, with red eyes and a broken iron knife in his hand, yelled a few words of encouragement, and rushed over with his hands.

These thieves were originally one of Gao Yingxiang's subordinates, but were later dispersed by Sun Chuanting and Lu Xiangsheng, scattered in Guanzhong, and usually made a living by beating houses and looting houses.

A small group of thieves like this can only wander in the countryside and dare not approach the city, so Shaanxi currently seems to be only peaceful on the surface.

These thieves have been around for so many years, and they have some tactics, otherwise they would not have ambushed Sun Jie.

"My lord, after you sit down, please drive the car yourself. We will kill the thieves below and take you out!"

Chen Hu looked at Sun Jie in the carriage and shouted loudly.

At this time, there are thieves all around, and there are earthen walls on both sides. How difficult is it to rush out?

What's more, Sun Jie still has homemade bombs and Molotov cocktails in his hands.

"Your Excellency treats us well. None of the men raised by the yellow land are ungrateful. Kill the generals and rush out. Could they be more powerful than the Tartars and slaves?"

Chen Hu's eyes were red, and the veins on his forehead were bulging. Holding the Mo Dao, he shouted loudly and was about to rush forward.

"Wait a minute, don't worry!"

Sun Jie hastily stopped Chen Hu who was about to charge, and shouted loudly: "I have Zhentian Lei here, when they get closer, they can turn the people they bombed on their backs, don't rush to charge, so as not to accidentally injure them.

The few of you protect the front and back, and prevent the fish from slipping through the net! "

Sun Jie shook the bomb in front of Chen Hu.

Firearms were prevalent in the Ming Dynasty, and the frontier troops used them a lot.

Many types of firearms are recorded in "Ji Xiao's New Book", among which there is a firearm called "Shocking Thunder", which is the originator of grenades.

Limited by craft and materials, it is not very powerful.

Chen Hu and the others were from the frontier army, so they naturally knew what Zhen Tianlei was.

"it is good!"

Chen Hu didn't think much, he stopped his body that was about to charge, and stood guard in front of the mule cart with Zhao Dading.

Sun Jie jumped off the mule cart in a hurry, staring at the thief in front of him like a falcon.

Closer, closer, closer!
Chen Hu firmly held the Mo Dao, and stared at the front.

"This is the time!"

Sun Jie saw the timing, ignited the fuse of the homemade bomb in his hand, swung his arms round, and threw it forward.

The homemade bomb drew an arc in the air and fell towards the thief.

How did the thieves rushing forward know that Sun Jie would have an improvised bomb?One by one, their minds were filled with hunger and ferocity, and they rushed forward regardless.

The homemade bomb fell among the thieves, and the fuse sizzled and burned inside.

"Boom!"

There was an explosion, the can broke, and the steel balls wrapped inside flew around like bullets.

Several thieves around were instantly hit.

"what!!!"

"what is this!!!"

The screams sounded instantly. The homemade bomb was not as powerful as the grenade, but it should not be underestimated.

The thieves who were killed by the steel balls did not die for a while, they clutched their wounded places and howled continuously on the ground.

How could Sun Jie look closely at the effect?After throwing out the homemade bomb in his hand, he hurriedly took out another one.

After igniting the fuze, he rounded his arms and threw it forward.

"Second, hold the mule quickly, the mule is frightened!"

Chen Hu keenly noticed something was wrong with the mule, and hurriedly shouted at Zhao Dading who was the closest to the mule.

"Hey Law!"

The mule hissed and screamed, and immediately stood up.

"That's too late!"

Zhao Dading didn't bother to pull the rein, and quickly swung the Tang knife, slashing at the rein.

The mule started panting and jumping, and the flatbed started to lose control.

At this critical moment, the tie rope was cut.

The unburdened mule raised its hooves and began to circle in place.

Zhao Dading was afraid that the frightened mule would hurt Sun Jie, so in desperation he stabbed the mule in the buttocks.

The mule suffered from the pain and ran forward desperately.

Without the support of the mules, the flatbed cart lost its balance and the shaft fell forward.

The upper box rolled to the ground, and the home-made bombs were scattered all over the place. The box containing the Molotov cocktails was slightly better, because there were foam cushions, not many Molotov cocktails fell out, and only a few broken ones.

Sun Jie didn't care about anything else, squatted on the ground, picked up the improvised bombs that had rolled on the ground, and started throwing them out.

Without raising your head, you throw it when you ignite it, and throw it with your arms raised.

Back and forth, non-stop rotation.IEDs and Molotov cocktails, one after the other.

When did those thieves see this?When the first homemade bomb exploded, they were a little dazed, and now it's like raindrops, flying over.

The explosions one after another were like firecrackers set off during the Chinese New Year. I don’t know what was inside. When they hit a person, it was a blood hole. If they hit a vital point, the person disappeared instantly.

From time to time, "sticks" with flaming lights flew over, and they didn't know what was inside. When they hit the person's head, the whole person caught fire in an instant, and the fire on it could not be extinguished no matter how hard they tried.

A thief is always a thief, scared out of his wits by the scene in front of him, leaving behind seven or eight corpses and a dozen of his accomplices who were still alive and fled.

"My lord, the thief is gone, the thief is gone!" Chen Hu saw the fleeing thief through the blasted loess, and hurriedly shouted at Sun Jie.

The sound of explosions came one after another, and in a place similar to a valley, the echo was very loud, so the ears of several people were a little dazed now.

Chen Hu grabbed Sun Jie's arm that was about to throw the homemade bomb, leaned in front of Sun Jie, and shouted again.

Only then did Sun Jie stop, holding an unignited improvised bomb in his hand.

Looking around, the air is filled with thick dust.

The long-dried loess soil has no excess water, and the shock wave generated when the homemade bomb exploded bounced the loess everywhere.

Sun Jie and the others were covered in loess, and their clothes had already changed color.

The smell of gunpowder, gasoline, loess, and blood are mixed together to make people sick.

Sun Jie sneezed several times before he felt relieved.

"Damn it!"

Seeing the surrounding situation clearly, Sun Jie threw the unlit homemade bomb in his hand on the ground, took out a pack of cigarettes from his body, lit one, and sat on the shaft of the car.

"Cough cough!"

Coughing twice, Sun Jie scolded: "Damn it, these thieves don't have eyes, they cut me off, and I lost my mule."

Liang Wu stood next to Sun Jie with a Miao knife in his hand, while Chen Hu and Zhao Dading went ahead to search with weapons.

Before Sun Jie finished smoking, Chen Hu and Zhao Dading dragged a few thieves who were still alive, and knelt down in front of him.

"You bastards, you dare to cut off the old man's way, and you are courting death one by one!"

Chen Hu swung the Mo Dao in his hand, and the blade directly slapped the wound on a thief's leg.

"Ah! Spare me, spare me!!!"

The thief's face was distorted, and he kept yelling for mercy.

Throwing away the cigarette butts in his hand, Sun Jie looked at these thieves and asked: "You bastards, cut off my way and delay my time. Let me ask you, who are you!"

"what!!!"

"Wow wow wow!"

These thieves were all screaming, but no one answered.

"Call you motherfucker!"

With his violent temper, Chen Hu kicked the most vicious thief on the mouth, knocking out all the few teeth in his mouth.

After several threats, the thieves calmed down a little.

After some intimidation and threats, Sun Jie also figured out who these people were.

It was originally a group of Gao Yingxiang's men. After being dispersed by Sun Chuanting, they have been wandering in remote places, ransacking some refugees or some villages from time to time.

Although this is the border of Fuping County, but the location is remote, if it is not far from the county, maybe you will not meet these people.

"My lord, what about the living ones?"

Chen Hu leaned in front of Sun Jie, and looked back coldly at the thief behind him and the howling thief not far away.

Sun Jie lit a cigarette again and puffed on.

"These thieves don't do good deeds. They burn, kill, loot and do everything. They intercepted and killed countless fleeing people. Living is just a disaster, so they chopped it up!"

He threw the cigarette butt in his hand on the ground, stomped it out fiercely, and sentenced these thieves to death with a cold face!
"understand!"

Chen Hu nodded, and dragged the thieves away with Zhao Dading and the others.

"Help!"

"Master, please forgive me!"

Amid these people's begging for mercy, Chen Hu and the others raised their knives and chopped off their heads.

After cutting them down, call the thieves who are still alive.

Chen Hu came to Sun Jie with several heads and asked Sun Jie to verify them.

The smell of blood filled his nostrils, Sun Jie waved his hands in disgust, and said, "Dig a hole on the road, and bury these blind scourges, so as not to cause epidemics!"

After being disturbed by these thieves, Sun Jie became more vigilant.

The flatbed truck has no mules and can only be pulled by people.

The loess is full of pits and pits, and the speed is extremely slow.

Not to mention taking the car, Sun Jie spent most of his time pushing the cart.

The moon is bright and the stars are thin, and the night is coming.

Fortunately, the supplies on the car were still there, and the tent was not damaged except for being a little dirty.

The narrow official road has already gone out, and at this time it has come to the plateau.

Fuping is located at the junction of the Loess Plateau and the Guanzhong Plain. There are plains in the territory, and there are many various plateaus.

The terrain of the plateau is relatively high. In the past, most of the people lived on these plateaus, and there were also roads to get down to the plateau.

There are a few dilapidated houses on the plateau that have been abandoned for an unknown number of years. The collapsed walls are covered with weeds. I originally planned to go in and have a look, maybe I can tidy up and live there.

But who would have thought that before he got close, several coyotes jumped out of it, scaring Sun Jie.

There are a few dead trees standing beside the house, and a large group of crows are squatting on them, screaming wildly.

After driving away the wild wolves, Sun Jie stood on the soil plateau, looked at the deserted houses and dead trees not far away, and sighed: "Yuanjia hastily, sealed the wolves to live in Xu, and won the rush to the north. In 43 years, the hope is still there." Remember, Fenghuo Yangzhou Road. Looking back, under the Foli Temple, there is a shrine to the shrine.

Alas, there are barren tombs in the wilderness, and every house is full of lonely souls. "

The west slanting sun slightly passed the dead trees.

The crows flew up screaming, covering the sky.

The tent was set up not far from the deserted house, and some wolf-proof fires were lit around it.

As before, Chen Hu and the others took turns to watch the night.

After falling asleep in the middle of the night, Sun Jie woke up suddenly and sat up.

"Aw~ woo woo woo~"

The howling of wild wolves was endless, and when they walked out of the tent, the moon outside was hanging high in the sky, like a jade plate.

The anti-wolf fires around the tent were burning vigorously, and Chen Hu and the others added more firewood to them.

Chen Hu's tall figure stepped out of the night and came in front of Sun Jie.

"My lord, it's normal for wild wolves to howl. With villains guarding you, you can sleep peacefully. The fire against the wolf is burning brightly, and these miscellaneous beasts dare not come over!"

Chen Hu thought that Sun Jie was worried about the endless howling of wolves, so he tried to persuade him.

"There's nothing to be afraid of, but I was awakened by the wolf howling and couldn't fall asleep for a while, so I came out to get some air." Sun Jie said, took out the box of cigarettes, took out two cigarettes, and handed one to Chen Hu.

"Thank you for your reward!"

Chen Hu thanked him, and happily took the cigarette.

Crouching next to the fire, Sun Jie pulled out a burning log and lit a cigarette.

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