All Heavens and Worlds Modified History System

Chapter 129: Small-scale, low-intensity, insignificant bandit suppression
"The son of a Zhongshan wolf will become arrogant when he succeeds. Sun Shaozu was ruthless and killed Jia Yingchun, which brought disaster to the Jia family. He is a representative example of a villain who succeeds. "

'Note: You can modify one of the words.'

"Jia Yingchun is one of my main plots. If she is forced to death by you, who should I look for?"

Chen Ran frowned and raised his hand to change 'force Jia Yingchun to death' to 'love Jia Yingchun to death'.

'Wolves and dogs are relatives, and the Zhongshan wolf has changed his career to become a dog licker.'

After the party, the guy who stayed behind took the girl's arm and went to find a room to rest.

Those who were leaving gathered together and walked out of Piaoxiang Pavilion, talking all the way.

Wei Ruolan, Sun Shaozu and others are willing to join Chen Ran's bandit-suppression operation.

They thought they were just bandits and not worth mentioning at all.

A few days later, snow fell in various places in Shuntian Prefecture, and Chen Ran led his troops out of the city to suppress the bandits.

Thirty militia archers and seventy fast-moving constables, more than thirty of whom were on horseback.

In addition to Wei Ruolan, Xue Pan, Sun Shaozu, Feng Ziying and others, with their family servants, and the laborers who drove the carriages, there were nearly two hundred people.

Along the way, Feng Ziying and others were chatting and laughing, as if they were out for a picnic.

After all, in their view, Shuntian Prefecture was under the feet of the emperor, and dozens of horse bandits were not worth mentioning at all.

"Sir." Liu Xianglian, who was leading the militia, pointed to the people playing in the snow not far away and said, "They are so fearless, it may affect the morale of the army."

"Keep an eye on them." Chen Ran laughed and said, "Don't worry about them. They are just cannon fodder to resist the first round of attacks from the bandits."

He knew very well that the impact of a cavalry charge was extremely strong, and a constable was just a constable after all, so it would be difficult for him to withstand it.

Now that there are free cannon fodder who are willing to help attract firepower, it doesn’t matter if we play around a little.

He doesn't pay any wages, but the cannon fodders' reward is their lives.

After a few more days, this small team arrived at a town near Gu'an County for rest.

According to the report from the local government, the horse bandits from Shandong have been active in Gu'an County recently.

"grown ups."

At midnight, Chen Ran had already lain down to sleep when the head of the express squad came to report, "There are night walkers moving around in and out of the town, and they seem to be trying to gather information about us."

"Got it." Chen Ran said, "Strengthen the vigilance, especially the town gate."

"Take orders."

The horse bandits may not have night blindness, but they are not an army and do not have the ability to attack a walled town.

Just keep an eye on the door and everything will be revealed tomorrow.

Early the next morning, everyone got up, washed, had breakfast, and quickly left the town to continue their journey.

"You lead the archers to the front of the team and bear the brunt of those cannon fodders."

Chen Ran told Liu Xianglian, "Don't panic when the horse bandits come. The cannon fodder will entangle them. Just focus on shooting arrows."

"Yes, my lord."

Liu Xianglian first responded, then asked, "How did you know, sir, that the thief has returned?"

"I brought all these carriages and boxes here just to lure them out."

"It's so cold, the bandits can't enter towns and villages. Without supplies, they will starve to death or freeze to death. If we give them this opportunity now, they will definitely come to rob."

"But sir," Liu Xianglian asked again, "we have so many people, do they really dare to come?"

"Why not? When you are extremely hungry, there is nothing you dare not do."

This group of horse bandits are from outside, and they are not welcomed by the local people in Shuntian Prefecture, whether they are officials, the public or the gray area.

They were being chased by Shandong troops and had escaped. Naturally, they did not bring any supplies with them, and they did not dare to go back.

Now there is a convoy carrying a large amount of supplies. Of course, we have to risk our lives, otherwise we will really die of hunger and cold.

After an incense stick of time, the team followed the official road to a place with a forest on the left and an icy river on the right.

Sun Shaozu seemed to have noticed something and was shouting at everyone to get ready.

But his words were insignificant and almost no one paid any attention to the children of nobles.

Wei Ruolan and others did respond, but they were unable to organize everyone at all.

"Sir." The captain of the express squad came over on horseback. "The thieves seem to be hiding in the woods. If they rush out, I'm afraid you will suffer losses."

"Do your job well." Chen Ran glared at him. "All mounted detectives, get on your horses, and chase after the bandits as soon as they flee."

The sound of dense horse hooves rang out from the forest, and a group of horse bandits shouted and rushed out of the woods, running straight into the group of cannon fodder.

In an instant, screams and sounds of fighting rang out in succession, and the cannon fodder almost collapsed at the first blow.

"Hold on, brothers, hold on~~"

Sun Shaozu, riding a horse and wearing armor, waved his sword and shouted, trying to calm the confused sons of nobles and get them to form a formation to fight back.

Amidst the chaos, his calmness attracted the attention of the bandits.

The bandit leader rode his horse forward and knocked the man off his horse with a sweep of his spear.

Several retainers who came from Datong Prefecture risked their lives to drag him away.

‘Buzz~~~’

Wei Ruolan drew her bow and arrow, aiming at the bandits riding their horses around, and fired several arrows but none of them hit the target.

The archery skills that had allowed him to hit the target every time he shot at the shooting range in the past seemed to be useless now.

Wei Ruolan became increasingly anxious, and her wrist was shaking when she pulled out the arrow again.

When you are really facing a life-and-death fight, it is completely different from training in the shooting range!
He was panicking and couldn't perform to his full potential.

Two horse bandits rushed towards him from both sides, and Wei Ruolan was suddenly confused.

When he was training archery in the past, he never thought about how to deal with such a situation.

At the critical moment, Feng Ziying rushed over on horseback, grabbed his reins and ran to the back of the team.

After all, he is the son of a general, and his father is the commander of the 1st Battalion of the Beijing Camp. He still has the ability to respond at this time.

The cannon fodder group soon fell into chaos and fled in all directions. The leader of the horse bandits was delighted, as they had easily defeated these elite vanguards in armor. It seemed that the officers and soldiers of Shuntian Prefecture were far inferior to those of Shandong.

‘Buzz~~~’

There was a sound of bowstrings, and dozens of feather arrows whistled in, shooting down several horse bandits in an instant. Another six or seven horses were hit by arrows and ran around neighing.

Turning around, they saw thirty archers gathered several dozen steps away, shooting arrows at them with their bows.

The bandit leader was shocked. He didn't expect to meet elite archers here.

The impression I have of archers is that they are fragile and can be easily defeated once an enemy gets close to them.

But in reality, the archers are strong and have a strong will to fight. Those with thick arms can run horses, and they dare to draw their swords and fight head-on against the charging cavalry.

Archers are the elite in the army, and they have been trained for at least two or three years.

The militia archers that Chen Ran brought were not bad either. The most important thing was that Chen Fucheng was willing to spend money to feed the archers and constables well.

When facing bandits in battle, it is natural to stand firm and keep shooting arrows, rather than just giving face and running away after shooting three arrows.

Seeing more and more bandits being shot off their horses, the bandit leader gritted his teeth and swung his knife, "Go!"

He turned his horse around and fled with the remaining bandits.

They were just horse bandits, not heavy cavalry. They would be crazy to charge into the archery formation, not to mention that there were dozens of constables with spears forming a formation behind the archers.

Chen Ran picked up the 12-foot-long spear on Desheng Hook, rode his horse and led the mounted detectives to chase after them.

He had been to the battlefield and knew very well that on the battlefield, "an inch longer is an inch stronger."

Those swordsmen and fighting masters, when they go to the battlefield, the weapons in their hands are longer than the other.

The two groups of cavalry ran more than twenty miles in the snow, one after the other.

The bandits were not locals and were not familiar with the environment here. They ran to the bank of a big river.

Although the river surface is frozen, the ice is not thick.

The ice under the hooves of the leading bandit cracked, and both he and his horse sank into the river.

With no way to go, the bandits burst out with a strong will to survive, turned their horses around and charged forward.

The bandit leader was very sensible and went straight towards Chen Ran.

When shooting a person, shoot the horse first; when capturing a thief, capture the leader first. The bandit leader also understands this.

Chen Ran rushed forward, and the two men rode their horses to compete with each other in moves.

He squeezed the gun barrel hard. "That's a lot of strength."

To be a general in the government army, sometimes all you need is connections and a backer.

But if you want to be the leader among the desperadoes, you must have extraordinary abilities.

Chen Ran was sure that he could not beat the other person in a contest of strength.

Turning their horses around, the two men rode towards each other again, and Chen Ran took out a pistol.

'boom! '

With a loud bang, the strong bandit leader fell off his horse.

The look in his eyes when he looked at Chen Ran was full of disbelief. "Despicable~~~"

After blowing out a puff of gunpowder, Chen Ran put away his pistol and looked around.

The last of the horse bandits had been shot down by the mounted constables. Most of them were killed on the spot, and the few injured were estimated to survive until tomorrow morning. In the end, two were captured alive.

They dragged the bodies of the bandits and their horses all the way back to the place where they were attacked.

The militiamen and constables happily cleaned up the battlefield.

However, those sons of nobles who had seemed to be out of town for a trip before now looked as dejected as eggplants hit by frost.

He gave Liu Xianglian some instructions, asking him to clean up the battlefield and pack up his things as soon as possible to prepare to leave.

Chen Ran turned and came to the group of noble children. "How is it? Are there any casualties?"

"Two of my family's generals died. My father will beat me to death when I get home~~~"

"Four of my servants died!"

"My long-time attendant is dead~~~"

"My groom's leg was broken"

"I got stabbed, it hurts so much, I want to go home~~~"

"."

Almost all the sons of nobles wore leather armor with silk lining inside. Some were injured but no one was hacked to death by the bandits.

Chen Ran looked around and frowned slightly, "Where is Xue Pan?"

Wei Ruolan lowered her head and responded in a muffled voice, "I haven't seen him. I haven't seen him alive, and I haven't seen his body dead."

"Ok?"

Chen Ran thought about it and simply shouted, "Big Xue! If you don't come out, we're leaving!"

This was just a small-scale, low-intensity conflict that was not worth mentioning. The battlefield was not large and the time was short. The horse bandits were defeated and fled, so it was impossible for them to be abducted.

There is only one possibility, that is, Xue Pan is hiding.

Sure enough, under a big tree on the side of the official road near the woods, a snow pile shook, and then a fat figure stood up from the snow pile.

Xue Pan's lips turned blue and he was shaking and shivering, and it was unclear whether he was scared or cold.

"Scared, scared grandpa to death~~~"

He came to Chen Ran trembling, his voice sounded like crying, "If something like this happens again, I will never come again~~~"

"Think positively." Chen Ran joked, "You can use this incident as a story to tell the girls in the brothels. Of course, your image and experience need to be processed artistically."

"Pack up, let's go back to the capital!"

(End of this chapter)