Xie Ming

Chapter 73 Interrogation of the Enemy
When Xiao Jingchuan was interrogating the bearded bandit, Qiu Zhizhong and Gu Changting also rushed over from the crevice in the mountain near the grave circle, fearing that something might happen to Xiao Lang.

"General, are you okay?" Gu Changting climbed up the slope where the big willow tree was and asked anxiously.

"Ah? General! You are soldiers?!" The bearded man was horrified when he heard the voice.

Xiao Lang sighed helplessly.

"Where is Ma Dabangzi now?"

"Where is the exact location of your Ma Dazhai?!" Xiao Jingchuan asked.

"Uh, this, General, you are trying to kill me!"

"He's a very ruthless guy!"

"If I were..." The bearded man looked embarrassed and evasive.

But before he could finish, gunshots were suddenly heard again from the forest to the southwest!
Xiao Jingchuan estimated that it must be the three mountain bandits who were responsible for the support who ran into one of his teams in the forest!
"General! Li Huchen should be leading the team in that direction!" Chang Ting reminded.

After saying this, Xiao Jingchuan thought about it and felt that there was no time to lose, so he decided not to stay under the willow tree any longer.

Bang! Another bang!
"Ah! Ouch, you!"

Without any warning, Xiao Lang raised his pistol and fired another shot at the bearded man's other shoulder, completely eliminating all ability of this bandit to fight back!
Then, he calmly reloaded his pistol and began to speak.

"Chang Ting, Feiyu (Qiu Zhizhong) and I will ride on one horse, and you take this person alive and ride on another horse!"

"We don't have much time. Once the gunfire is heard here, if we delay for too long, I'm afraid that Ma Dabangzi will make some unusual moves!"

"Quick! Go find Li Huchen and see how many informants we can catch and interrogate them!"

"Yes!" Gu Changting accepted the order.

After saying this, Xiao Lang also finished loading his ammunition. He glanced in the direction of the Xu family members who were a little further away, and refused to stop. After climbing onto the horse, he pulled Qiu Zhizhong with one hand and lifted him onto the horse to ride together!
"go!"

"drive!"

As he suddenly exerted force with his legs and squeezed the horse's belly, the tall and red horse neighed, swung its four hooves, and galloped towards the southwest!

Behind him, Gu Changting also pushed the bearded man onto the horse and hurriedly chased after him.

This scene under the big willow tree, on the other side of the mountain road a little further away, really makes me feel more and more chilled! It's also scary!
"Tsk tsk tsk, oh my, Jialin, this kid is so skilled!"

"Do you think this is some little bully from some other hill who's here to grab Ma Dabangzi's territory?!" Jialu teased.

"Go away! Just two or three of you, are you going to fight over the territory?" Jialin was stubborn and refused to give in.

"Haha, that's right. Not only did they fail to seize the territory, but they also killed someone. Jialin, it looks like Hongwen won't be coming back!"

"In my opinion, your money is like throwing meat buns at a dog! You have been completely fooled by this guy this time!" Xu Jialu deliberately poked the man's lungs.

But what can Xu Jialin do now?

If you want to chase him, he has already galloped away on his horse!

Even if they didn't leave, the other party had real weapons in their hands. With only a dozen tribesmen behind them, who would dare to go up?
Without Jialu's words, Xu Jialin's mood had already hit rock bottom and he was filled with deep regret!
He was filled with so much grief and anger that his blood circulation was unable to release, and his eyes rolled back, and he fainted on the spot!
"Hey! Hey, Jialin, Jialin!"

"Quick, quick! Someone, carry Jialin back and find Doctor Wu, quick!"

"Hey, what's wrong with you? If I knew you were so generous, I wouldn't have bullied you just now!"

"What are you talking about! Hurry up! Hurry up!"

Xu Jialu gave orders in a panic. Normally, the two brothers would quarrel and make jokes with each other, but that was just their way of life. But if one of them really fell down, family ties would always be family ties!

A few moments!

Xiao Jingchuan and his three companions, escorting the bearded man to the junction of the mountains and forests in the southwest.

At this moment, the other six teams lurking around saw that the task had been accomplished, and they also maneuvered in the forest and gradually gathered here.

Li Huchen made great contribution by intercepting the three bandits in the forest. None of them escaped and he captured them all alive.

"Huchen! How is it?" Xiao Jingchuan hurriedly rode his horse into the forest and saw Li Huchen running towards him with a big grin on his face. He had already guessed most of what was going on and was sure that nothing had gone wrong.

"Hahaha, General, we've caught them, all three of them, alive! They're all being held under the tree over there!" Li Huchen said in a rather amazed tone, his belly sticking out.

"Fei Yu (Qiu Zhizhong), you are more familiar with the ways of the Jinyiwei than I am. I'll leave it to you. Take him aside and interrogate him separately!"

"Use torture and be ruthless. Make sure to find out the exact location of the Ma Dabangzi stronghold, the deployment of troops, and the ratio of firepower as soon as possible!"

"be quick!"

"Based on the time these five bandits arrived, their stronghold might not be far from here. If we are late, something might happen. The longer we delay, the other side will have more time to prepare!" When Xiao Jingchuan encountered serious matters, he changed his playful temper and became very serious!

"Okay, I understand. Leave it to me!" Qiu Zhizhong also accepted the order seriously.

Afterwards, he called a few soldiers and took the five captured bandits to the back of a rocky hill!

Soon, waves of heart-wrenching wails and roars came from the back of the stone hill!

Not long after, Qiu Zhizhong came over from that side.

"Old Xiao, I have the details!"

"Ma Dabanzi's stronghold is about twenty miles away from here!"

"They are just scouts who are often sent here to wait for the ransom. There are only five of them nearby!" Qiu Zhizhong said.

"Has the specific location been told?" This is what Xiao Lang was most concerned about.

"It has been explained. The three of them confessed separately. The core position is consistent. It should not be false!"

"From here, go west, climb over the hill, and cross two ridges to arrive!"

"Okay, okay!" Xiao Jingchuan nodded and let out a long breath.

"Oh, and there are about 500 bandits in Ma Dabangzi stronghold, including the old and the young."

"As for firearms, there are two crouching tiger cannons. I don't know where they were bought from. They have never been used. I don't know if there are any shells."

"There are plenty of muskets. Every soldier has one, and there are even surpluses in the warehouse. However, the standard sights are all very inferior! Most of them are junk discarded by the old army and flowed into the black market. They are not good enough to be used in wars, and they are only good for scaring the mountain folks!"

"In addition, a thief confessed that there was a silver vault in the mountain stronghold. He had been on duty there for two years. There was a lot of money and treasure in there!"

Hearing that there was a lot of wealth, Xiao Jingchuan's spirits were lifted!
"Wow! There's a profit! This trip is a sure win!"

"Sun Peizhong?!"

"Sun Peizhong!" Xiao Lang called out urgently.

"Here!" Peizhong hurried over.

"Have you called over the seven teams of people I asked you to quickly infiltrate here?!" Xiao Jingchuan asked.

"General, all the troops are here. The seven of us have brought out more than 400 men in total. The remaining one hundred or so brothers will stay in the camp for guarding under the command of Wang Chuanwu!" Sun Peizhong replied.

"OK!"

"Fei Yu (Qiu Zhizhong), go and get rid of those five tongues. You'll have trouble on the way!" Xiao Lang said to Qiu Zhizhong.

"Yes!" Zhizhong accepted the order.

"Four hundred people are more than enough!"

"Everyone listen up, march quickly to the Ma Dabangzi stronghold twenty miles away!"

"Rest there, quick!"

"Go quickly!" Xiao Jingchuan ordered.

“Yes! Yes!”

The generals received the order and led their troops back to rush westwards!

(End of this chapter)