HLnovel Chapter 506 I have a plan
Chapter 506 I have a plan
You Ganzhan couldn't stop talking for a moment, and continued to curse: "I heard that although you, He, robbed houses, you didn't harm ordinary people in our city, and you didn't want to join the Golden Sword Sect, so you are still a good man. But now the Red Soldiers have killed us outside the Jieyun Pass, and we don't know when they will attack us. You actually came to rob the food and grass sent to the soldiers! Do you know that this is a serious crime that will involve the whole family being charged with burning sky lanterns and skinning frogs?!"
"If you fail to make the border mission and the Red Army enters the border, even if you can escape with your life, can you watch the people of our city being bullied by the Saudis? Can you watch the things that you should have robbed being taken away by the Saudis? I'm afraid that by then you won't even be able to be a bandit!"
He cursed vigorously, his words were like a string of cannonballs, with saliva flying everywhere.
Although the voices of the bandits were loud, they gradually died down under the suppression of You Ganzhan's original force, and only the curses of the bronze-armored soldiers remained.
Chu Xiaomu thought to himself that this man named You Ganzhan was indeed quite courageous and worthy of being Xuanying's elder brother. He wondered how they became sworn brothers.
After all, the Xiao Tushan Red-browed Bandits led by He Cang make a living by robbing and looting. They still have basic professional qualities and will never be awakened by just a few words from others.
He Cang's eyes bulged, and he crossed his arms and shouted, "What does it have to do with us if you soldiers don't have enough to eat? I only care that my brothers have enough to eat and drink! What does it have to do with us if Jinyang City is occupied by the Sha people? I only care that my little Tushan is not occupied! The Jin people forced us into a desperate situation, and the Xuan people killed dozens of my brothers, so of course I have to steal their things!"
The bandits cheered loudly after hearing the leader's well-reasoned scolding.
You Gan was full of fighting spirit and shouted, "Soldiers, listen up, we will fight the people from Xiao Tushan today!"
However, not only were the number of his men far smaller than that of the bandits, they were also just miscellaneous soldiers who were responsible for transporting food and fodder. It was estimated that half of them joined this camp out of fear of death, and the remaining half were just old and weak soldiers who were left after being picked up from other camps.
Hearing You Ganzhan's order to fight to the death, they hurriedly raised their spears, and some soldiers were even looking for weapons everywhere.
You Ganzhan was furious, and kicked two soldiers who were still looking for weapons. He thought that Zhao Xiantong deliberately sent this mob to him, obviously not wanting him to make any military achievements, so as not to take away his position as the Golden Lieutenant. This guy surnamed He suddenly jumped out halfway, I'm afraid it was also his doing!
He Cang couldn't help but feel a little nervous. Although he had several tough guys under his command, they were still far inferior to this Silver Captain named You. His original force had been exhausted and he was no match for him. Even if he didn't lose the battle, it would definitely end in a lose-lose situation for both sides.
When the bandits saw that the bronze-armored soldiers were about to take action, they were not afraid. They drew their weapons, shouted, cursed, rubbed their hands, and were eager to try.
Next to He Cang, a bandit wearing a brown robe and with two small moustaches on his lips hurriedly blocked the way for the crowd and said in a shrill voice: "Everyone listen to me, everyone listen to me..."
He Cang cursed: "If you have something to say, say it now. If you have to fart, fart now!"
The long-robed bandit seemed to have studied for a few years, so he acted as a half-military advisor among the bandits and said, "Brothers, we are not going to rob the military rations. It will not benefit us at all if we mess with the Golden Sword Sect and the Yunying Palace. We are really mad at the black-clothed general named Xuan, but we can't do anything about him, so we are looking for trouble with his brother You Yinwei..."
"go on!"
"You don't need to fight to the death to find bad luck. The previous fight to decide the winner was fine. Whoever wins this team of food gets it. Both sides have agreed to it. Now the competition between the leader and You Yinwei has been completed, and both sides have fought to a draw..."
"Yeah, what do you want?!"
"If we let the brothers fight again, that's fine, but swords have no eyes, and there will definitely be casualties on both sides. I'm afraid there will be a lot of casualties, which is very bad."
"What's wrong with that? We are bandits! We live on the edge of a knife every day. What does a few deaths matter?"
The bandits started clamoring loudly again.
The long-robed bandit continued, "But we in Xiao Tushan also put loyalty and trust first. Since we have already fought, there is no need to fight again."
"But they won't give us half of the food!"
"Now, each has his own reasons. You Yinwei said that the grain belongs to whoever it originally belonged to. This is the law of Jinyang City. But the rule of our Xiaotu Mountain is that once it passes through the foot of our mountain, it no longer belongs to whoever it originally belonged to. It depends on who has the harder fist or the sharper knife. This is called whoever sees it gets a share!"
"Yeah, you're damn right!"
You Ganzhan cursed Xiao Tushan's rules, saying it was outrageous, just like a pig farting, it made no sense.
"Why don't we find a middleman who is impartial and let him decide who the grain belongs to, or whether one party gets half. This is the fairest way."
The bandits looked at each other, not knowing whether to agree or disagree, but most of the soldiers from Jinyang City who were transporting food and fodder agreed.
He Cang said angrily, "It's easy for you to say that. How can we find a middleman in the middle of the night?"
The bandit in the robe was speechless. Although he thought his idea was good, he completely forgot that it was impossible to find a middleman in the middle of the night.
You Ganzhan was eager for this. Not only were his soldiers few in number, but they were also old and weak. They were far inferior to these bandits who killed people without blinking an eye. If the two sides fought, he might be completely wiped out. Moreover, there was a very powerful master hiding behind them, so he was afraid that he would not be able to escape unscathed.
Then he said, "Boss He, are you afraid of even finding a middleman? Are you still going to follow the rules of your Little Tushan? If it doesn't work, let's fight again!"
At this time, Chu Xiaomu also realized that You Ganzhan's soldiers were too weak and would definitely suffer a great loss in a melee. On the other hand, the Xiaotushan bandits' main generals were not as good as the other side. If a big battle broke out, they would probably lose their lives to You Ganzhan. Therefore, both sides were unwilling to fight again.
Sure enough, He Cang said, "Who said I was scared? There's no one around here, and it's late at night. Where can I find a middleman?"
You Ganzhan said: "Then we can wait until tomorrow!"
But then a voice was heard shouting, "No need, no need, boss, I have a ready-made one here!" It was the bald Liu Zang.