She Song

Chapter 224 Official Horse Thief
The white cat glanced at the five ferocious-looking bandits in front of him, and said slowly: "You five relied on your skills, so you robbed homes and caused trouble in the countryside. Now you have been captured by the Zhenguo Army and sentenced to ten years of hard labor. Do you accept it?"

People have to bow their heads under the roof.

The five thieves all smiled and said: "Sir, I am convinced."

The white cat asked again: "I heard that you are not very honest. Are you planning to escape from prison?"

The expressions of the five people all changed, and they immediately denied it categorically: "Sir, we all sincerely repent and make amends, there is absolutely no such thing!"

"scoff~"

White Mao couldn't tell whether these gangsters were telling the truth, but he came to discuss cooperation under Han Xiaoyao's instructions. As long as the mission was accomplished, who cares what these bastards thought.

"Do you think we don't have eyes and ears among the prisoners in the labor camp? Therefore, we know your plans very clearly. 'Drunk Arhat', you plan to run into the mountains with your men at the end of the month. Is this true?"

The bald horse thief was stunned, feeling cold in his heart. The matter that had just been discussed was actually leaked, and the internal guards even knew about it...

Ever since this guy had a conflict with Xiao Qian in the stone-breaking field, he was worried that the other party would retaliate and his own life would be in danger, so he enlisted some of his subordinates to escape.

There were more than a dozen jailers guarding two hundred prisoners, but they couldn't stop them if they really wanted to escape, so the drunken arhat planned to find an opportunity to escape while the Jurchens were coming to kill them.

Now that I am being monitored so tightly, I can only blame myself for not having a sharp eye.

However, the drunken arhat was obviously not stupid. The other party knew that he planned to escape and still invited him here politely. He was definitely not beheading him.

So he raised his head and asked: "Sir, of course you are aware of everything. I have offended Xi Ren, and I will definitely die if I don't run away. Now that you know, you can kill or cut me into pieces without any complaints!"

The white cat's eyes lit up, and the bald man understood people, which saved him a lot of words.

"Actually, whether you run away or not has nothing to do with me. What happened is a problem in the labor camp. However, I have a business here. I wonder if you are interested?"

Buying and selling?

The five thieves leaders exchanged glances with each other, but in the current situation, everyone is the same, let's listen first.

"The Jurchens are about to attack. The people of Yanyun are united and ready to attack the invaders. You are all Han Chinese, so you don't have any ideas?"

Drunk Arhat was so excited, wouldn't it be telling us to kill the Jurchens?Those evil gods are hard to deal with!

Another bandit with a scarred face roughly understood what the white cat meant, and asked, "Sir, do you want us to go into battle to kill the enemy?"

The white cat curled its lips and said, "It's not that I look down on you, but if you really fight on the battlefield, you are just giving away your head..."

Scar was even more confused and asked: "Sir, if you have any orders, just tell me directly, or you may risk my life!"

"Okay!" Bai Mao then said seriously: "Since ancient times, the most important thing in wars is the food route. Therefore, there will definitely be a food delivery team in Jinzhou, the important rear town of the Jurchens. You can work together to cut off their supplies, which will also count as your return. How about your old profession?"

The drunk man asked hesitantly: "Just the five of us?"

"All your men can follow, but the ugly words are ahead. Before the end of the year, each of you will be given a golden soldier's head in exchange. You can pay for it now."

Scarface blurted out: "Sir, aren't you afraid that we will run away?"

You can be at ease right away, this guy is really talkative, the drunk arhat can't wait to strangle him to death!

The white cat smiled: "We are not even afraid of the Jurchens. If you run away, I will lose! But a reminder, if you are caught again, your head will fall on the ground!"

Scarface thought for a while before asking: "I have about fifty brothers in total, is it true that if we pay all the heads of the Jurchens, we will not be arrested in the future?"

"Working for us is equivalent to performing hard labor. When the date comes, let us know. Once you confirm it is correct, I will clear the file for you and you will be like normal people."

The drunk arhat thought. He could do this kind of thing. It was better than throwing stones all day long. Moreover, according to the other party's words, as long as he went to the ground of the Kingdom of Jin to kill the Jurchens, he was working for their national army. What if they killed more people? What about it?

"If all the heads are paid, what is the excess?" "We will pay double the imperial court's bonus, which is one head for ten sticks. At the same time, the Jurchens' soldiers, armor, property, and horses will be purchased at market prices."

Fuck, this is really a good deal, and the five bosses immediately showed joy.

If you kill a Jurchen cavalry, you can sell the horse alone for at least 500 taels. Of course, the Jurchen cavalry is not that easy to kill.

But the food delivery team in the rear usually only has a hundred second-rate Jurchens or attached troops. As long as the five of them work together and choose the right terrain to ambush, even if they kill half of them, they will make a lot of money!
Seeing that the five people were excited, the white cat smiled and said: "I can also lend you the equipment and horses first, but there is one thing. In order to avoid killing good people and taking advantage of the merits to fish in troubled waters, is it okay for me to send someone to follow?"

Eat other people's food and be controlled by others. This principle remains unchanged through time. The five people could only nod in agreement.

As a result, cooperation was reached, and as a result, the five ringleaders arbitrarily pulled out more than 400 gangsters from the labor camp.

Bai Mao sent soldiers and horses over and said: "As long as they are killed or injured in battle, they will all enjoy the same treatment as soldiers of the Suppressing Army. If you encounter Jurchens, fight if you can beat them. If you can't beat them, run away. As long as you run back, Even if something big happens, our Zhen Guojun will take care of it!"

Now, the leader and the gangsters felt more at ease. Drunk Arhat and Scarface even patted their chests and promised that they would have enough Jurchen heads within two months.

Because Drunk Arhat and Scarface were more cooperative, White Cat made them captains and deputy captains, and also arranged for two subordinates to follow them.

As a result, more than 400 well-equipped official "horse thieves" quietly entered the territory of the Kingdom of Jin from the Great Wall checkpoint controlled by the Zhenguo Army.

Once out of the checkpoint, the drunken Arhat casually asked the "supervisor" Yu Hong: "Aren't you afraid of coming to the golden dog's territory to do this knife-edge business of licking blood?"

"Afraid!" Yu Hong also said casually: "Not to mention that the Jurchens are difficult to deal with, even if a dozen of you come together, the two of us will have no chance to call for help.

However, the Jurchens are extremely barbaric and cruel. If they win, we Han people will become slaves. Therefore, someone must do this!Even if we die, my comrades will still come. Captain Arhat, do you think this is true? "

Drunk Arhat opened his mouth, but was speechless.

Yu Hong smiled softly and said: "Actually, I don't really believe that you can kill the Jurchens, but there are orders from above, and I can only obey them. Whether you fight or not, it has nothing to do with me."

The drunken man glanced sideways at him and asked in a low voice: "Sir Yu, do you look down on us?"

Yu Hong smiled and said: "I didn't mean that! But if you want me to respect him, he must at least be able to kill a Jurchen!"

The drunken Arhat asked sarcastically: "Then can you beat the Jurchens?"

Yu Hong thought for a while and said: "It's hard to say one-on-one. If two people fight one, I'm almost [-]% sure."

Scarface looked at the quiet Yu Hong in surprise and asked: "You look like a scholar, how dare you kill someone?"

Yu Hong nodded: "It's not much. There are two forbidden troops in Tokyo and one horse thief in Jinjiling. If you are lucky, you will gain something when you go abroad to fight this time!"

Scarface was amazed: "Mr. Yu, I really can't see..."

The drunk arhat said doubtfully: "Then when the time comes, I will give Chief Yu a chance to survive?"

Yu Hong smiled but didn't answer. Both Drunk Arhat and Scarface thought the other party was bluffing and couldn't help but look down upon him.

After coming out of the mountains in Gubei and walking eastward for twenty or thirty miles, another supervisor in charge of inquiring ahead, Zhou Haixing, returned in a hurry.

"Lao Yu, there is a patrol of golden dogs in front of us. They are about twenty riders. Do you want to do it?"

Twenty or so? More than 400 people are sure to win together. If you don’t eat, you’d be a fool!

"Dry!"

The eyes of Drunk Arhat and Scarface suddenly brightened up, and they rushed to answer in unison.

But Yu Hong could clearly see that their eyes were shining with golden light.

(End of this chapter)