The Great Bandit in Kangxi Year

Chapter 23 Swearing to Uncle
Jiang Tao waited for two hours before he found a big village. Just as he was about to enter the village, Niu Mang stopped him helplessly and said, "My dear brother, let's change. This village is Tongshan Village. It is so strong that we cannot attack it."

"Oh, haha, we didn't enter the village to rob, we paid real money, I don't believe they don't sell us food." Jiang Tao said with a smile, money can make ghosts grind, he doesn't believe this evil.

"Dashan, go and talk to the villagers." Seeing that Niu Mang's expression was not fake, Jiang Tao had no choice but to give in to the next best thing. He was really tired, so he simply sat on the bluestone by the road and gave orders.

"Yes, young master." Wang Dashan responded, and ran to the village. When he was 50 meters away from the village, he suddenly stepped on a trap. When I came up, hundreds of figures suddenly appeared on the edge of the wooden fence in the village, all holding knives, forks, bows and other weapons, swishing...

bang bang bang...

Jiang Tao's heart was almost in his throat, and he hurriedly shouted: "Hurry up and save Dashan."

"Shameless bandits, how dare you attack me in Tongshan, you don't know how to live or die!" The head of Tongshan village laughed and scolded with a little complacency. He had already received reports from the villagers that a group of bandits were coming to invade the village. The scene just now.

Jiang Tao looked at Wang Dashan, who had been shot with several arrows, full of shock and anger. His carelessness almost ruined his general. After careful inspection, he found that Wang Dashan was not seriously injured, and the bamboo arrows did not penetrate deep into the flesh. The bows and arrows they used were not for military use. I didn't expect these villagers to have firecrackers. Fortunately, they missed, and I was very surprised.

"Be the master, don't worry about it, it's just a small injury." Wang Dashan smiled. He was already very careful, but he still understood the way. Seeing Jiang Tao caring about him so much, he was very happy.

"Brother, don't be impulsive. There are many traps in this village. Even if the village is captured, there will be heavy casualties." Seeing Jiang Tao's dark face, Niu Mang persuaded with a sigh.

"Jiang Bao called the righteous son army here." Seeing his expression, Jiang Tao must have suffered a loss before, staring at the bull's eye, took a few steps forward, and shouted sharply: "I am Heihu, the young master of Heihuzhai , you dare to sneak attack my brother for no reason, what is the reason?"

Ah, the villagers in Tongshan Village were horrified. The Chief Armor snorted coldly, and said with a gloomy face: "Shameless bandits, everyone can kill them. Who is the black tiger? The black cat is about the same. Folks, Don't be afraid, these bandits were killed by hundreds of officers and soldiers a few days ago, and the officers and soldiers will arrive in a short time, so they won't be able to attack the village."

"Official army? Hehe." Jiang Tao sneered on the surface, but he was anxious in his heart. He didn't want to hurt innocent people, but he retreated in such a despondent way that he didn't have to come out to mess around anymore.

"Go!" While Jiang Tao was hesitating, Jiang Hu shot a deadly arrow, only to see the leader on the opposite side fall down.

"Chief armor!" The villagers shrank their necks, and they were 120 meters away, but they shot the chief armor in the head with one arrow. These bandits are really amazing.

"Fellow folks, the black tiger who is the head of the family hereby swears that he will not harm or plunder the poor and poor, and only fight against the Manchu Tartars. If you dare to provoke the head of the house, don't blame me for being cruel. If you violate this oath, the gods Let's kill him together, let's go!" Jiang Tao shouted angrily, if the other party still knows how to live and die, then I'm sorry.

"Brother, why don't you rush into the stockade? Wouldn't it be cheaper for them?" Jiang Hu said a little indignantly.

Jiang Tao couldn't help but smile bitterly. What he said was so clear, but Jiang Hu still didn't understand. It seemed that he was destined to be a guard, so he snorted and said, "Don't you want me to disbelieve what I say?"

"Oh, hehe, yes." Jiang Hu said belatedly, and scratched his bald head by the way. After Jiang Tao cut off his little braid, everyone also became bald, and replaced the green battalion. Coats, of course, Niu Mang's subordinates still wear Ming Dynasty hairstyles.

At this time Jiang Dazhuang and others rushed over, and Jiang Tao took advantage of the situation and said: "The head of the family has sworn not to hurt or plunder the poor. Brothers, don't make it difficult for the head of the family."

"Only the head of the family is the leader!" Everyone shouted, although they didn't understand why the young master was so self-confident, but they dared not object, Niu Mang and his subordinates secretly admired it, only Jiang Dazhuang guessed that the young master's intentions would never be so simple .

Jiang Tao's stomach was growling with hunger, and he frowned and thought as he walked: "A county town can only have a few hundred people, including the Qing army and the government officials. It's another matter in a big county. There are as many bandits in this area, but I haven't heard of anyone attacking them." After going down to the county seat, it seems that the powerful landlords are the most powerful in this area, but the power is scattered, and it seems that they can still be defeated."

Jiang Tao was very helpless in his heart. He talked about killing the Tartars, but he didn’t want his chief enemy to be his own clan—the landlords. Almost all the leading generals in the army died, and the Green Battalion played a big role in the pacification of the San Francisco.

"Report, there are 200 people killed in front."

"What?" Jiang Tao was shocked. He was too unlucky. The brothers are all hungry and extremely tired. If there is a big battle, how many people will be left?Glancing at the old and the young behind us, they will never escape, and roared with red eyes: "The brave one wins, for the sake of the family behind us, we can't lose, kill!"

Jiang Tao pulled out his waist knife and rushed forward, everyone's eyes were red with anxiety, and they rushed to keep up.

When the two armies gathered more than a hundred meters away, the other party stopped and laughed loudly: "Nephew Heihu, are you going to kill your uncle?"

Jiang Tao looked intently, and recalled for a while, only to see that the other party was the uncle Jiang Zhong in his memory, and hurriedly shouted: "Misunderstanding, don't fight, it's one of our own."

Although all the brothers heard Jiang Tao's shout, they rushed too fast and couldn't stop in such a hurry.

Jiang Tao was startled, and shouted again: "Uncle quickly lead people to spread out on both sides."

But he couldn't help but smile bitterly in his heart: "If we meet in the dark night, if we don't kill a river of blood, we will never stop. It's really lucky."

Fortunately, the two teams were very restrained, and there were no casualties in the end.

"What a black tiger, with such a murderous aura, it's not good to be like this. By the way, I saved my elder brother." Jiang Zhong patted Jiang Tao on the shoulder and greeted him with a smile.

Jiang Tao saw that he was tall and tall, with a white face and long beard. His beard and hair were all grey. He was wearing a white robe with a sword on his waist. He was only about 40 years old. In fact, he was already 55 years old. He felt a little funny, but a few tears came out of his face, and he cried, "Uncle, Dad, he's gone, the body is in the carriage."

"What!" Although Jiang Zhong was mentally prepared, he was still heartbroken, and hurriedly ran to the carriage, crying, "Brother..."

Jiang Tao lowered his head and stood beside the car silently, thinking: "Please, finish crying quickly, we are almost starving to death."

"Heihuer, who is this person?" After a quarter of an hour, Jiang Zhong wiped his red and swollen eyes and asked.

Master Wu hummed a few times, and cursed in his heart: "These gangsters are really insulting to the gentleman. They let my master stay with the dead for two days without giving them food. It's really unreasonable."

Jiang Tao was amused in his heart, seeing that master's face was ashen, obviously he had been tossed a lot, he just forgot about him, and said softly: "Uncle, this man is the master of Zhizhou, just happened to be captured by me."

"Oh, Hei Hu'er, what are your plans for the future?" Jiang Zhong sighed. He was most afraid that this nephew would also become a bandit. He thought that the Jiang family was also a family of generals back then, so no matter what, he couldn't be a bandit.

"Hey, why did he ask this?" Jiang Tao was puzzled, but he still replied: "Uncle, the hatred of killing the father is irreconcilable, and the nephew wants to inherit the father's cottage, recruit soldiers, kill the Tartars, and rebel against the Qing Dynasty and restore the Ming Dynasty. "

Although Jiang Zhong didn't agree with his idea, he felt very relieved. He stroked his beard and sighed, "Hei Huer's ambition is commendable, but it's been 30 years since the Manchu Qing ruled the world. Instead, I ruined my own life, so it would be nice to spend my love in the mountains and rivers with my uncle."

(End of this chapter)