The Happy Life of Small Officials in Northern Song Dynasty

Diao Mazi rushed out of the stone room with the bandits, but saw the footsteps outside, shouting and shouting one after another, more than a dozen bandits ran towards the gate of the cottage with swords in hand.

Diao Mazi reached out and grabbed a gangster and asked, "What's the matter? What's the matter? What are you running around?"

The bandit pointed down the mountain and said, "Look for yourself, the officers and soldiers are aggressively attacking the mountain."

Diao Mazi was startled, and ran up the wall of the village in three steps and looked down the mountain. In the twilight, the raging fire below the mountain was very eye-catching. Several forests in the east and west of the pass were already on fire. Then he looked at the road leading to the pass. All were people descending the mountain to rescue people.

Diao Mazi hurriedly got down from the wall of the village, and while he was looking around in a daze, a minion ran over and said, "Boss Diao, I found you, the boss is furious."

Diao Mazi said, "Where is the head of the family?"

"The head of the family took people down the mountain, but he couldn't find you everywhere. The head of the house scolded your mother angrily, and asked the little one to send a message after seeing you, asking you to take people down the mountain to fight the enemy and fight the fire."

Diao Mazi stomped his feet and said, "Damn it, what should I do?"

The bandit said: "What's wrong?"

Diao Mazi didn't answer, but asked, "Did you see the second master?"

"I didn't see it, I'm afraid I went down the mountain to fight the fire."

"Save his mother's fire!" Diao Mazi yelled, thinking for a while and said: "Well, you go down the mountain to find the chief, and say that the second chief has escaped with the three dog officials who came down the mountain. I will stay in the cottage to search They, if there is no guard in the cottage, I'm afraid they will be taken advantage of by that bitch."

The bandit was startled, and hurriedly agreed, Diao Mazi shouted: "You must deliver the letter, do you understand?"

The bandit nodded and said: "Don't worry about it, there will be no delay." After saying that, he opened his legs and ran outside.

Diao Mazi heaved a sigh of relief, wiped the cold sweat off his face, and said loudly, "Don't panic, all come to the arena to gather."

The bandits gathered in the open space in the middle of Dazhai. Diao Mazi counted the number of people, and there were only fifty or so left. There are enough people, and the number two, Su Jin and others are only four people, and there are at most one or two helpers, so I am not afraid.

"Listen, everyone, light the torches, divide into two teams, and search the houses next to each other," Diao Mazi shouted.

"Who are you looking for?" someone asked.

"Search for the traitor Qiu Dabao and the three dog officials who came up from the mountain."

"What? The second in charge is a traitor?"

"I don't have time to talk about this with you now. Keep your spirits up. If you catch the traitor, you will make a great contribution. Wu Danian, you lead 20 people to search from house to house from the north. I will start searching from the south, and if we find any traces, we will make a call. Diao Mazi called.

The bandit Wu Danian waved his hand and led twenty bandits to the north quickly, and searched the stone houses one by one; Diao Mazi led the rest of his men to search from the south, there were dozens of houses on both sides. The larger one is the barracks of the bandits, the smaller one is the residence of the little bosses, and there are warehouses, cells, kitchens, toilets, etc. The bandits lit torches and searched very carefully.

In a stone room on the south side near the west head, Qiu Dabao took Su Jin and three others to hide in an armory full of weapons. Qiu Dabao leaned against the door and watched the search team gradually approaching. Said: "Swear, this dog's naughty man has a sharper nose than a dog. If I hadn't just happened to hear their conversation outside the kitchen, we would have fallen into his hands."

Su Jin said in a low voice: "This is called auspicious people have their own celestial appearance. God will help us, and it is difficult to succeed."

Qiu Dabao rolled his eyes and said, "It's still successful? Dozens of people searched here, and there's nowhere to escape. What should I do?"

Su Jindao: "Have you made arrangements for Chen Laosi, the first checkpoint at the foot of the mountain?"

Qiu Dabao said: "It was agreed earlier, but it's useless if we can't go down the mountain."

Su Jin nodded and said: "That's all right, after we get rid of these people in front of us, we can go down the mountain and help him guard the checkpoint."

Qiu Dabao said: "How to solve it?"

Su Jin gritted his teeth and said, "How else can we solve it? Isn't it just a few dozen bandits? Let's kill them."

Qiu Dabao opened his eyes wide and said, "What? You lost your mind and went crazy."

Su Jin smiled, reached out to pick up a rusty plain knife beside him, and said, "Are you afraid?"

Qiu Dabao said angrily: "This is not the time to joke around."

Su Jin said: "Who are you kidding? You see there is a beam above, let's climb up, and when they all enter the house, then jump down and close the door, and give them a catch."

Qiu Dabao couldn't close his mouth in surprise, is this still an official?This bastard is even more bandit than a bandit, four hits twenty or thirty, and they are talking about catching a turtle in a urn.

Su Jin pointed to the bow and arrow hanging on the wall and said: "You use that, your task later is to bring Diao Mazi down, once he falls, we will jump off the beam, these bandits have lost their leaders, Can you still fight desperately with you, the second in charge?"

Qiu Dabao knew that he had no choice but to win in a small room. If he ran out at this moment and fought in an open place, it would be a dead end. Now that things have happened, he can only play dangerous moves according to what Su Jin said, and there is no room for hesitation .

The four of them each held a weapon, climbed the beam on the roof of the stone room, and slowly moved to the door. Just as they settled down, they heard footsteps. The warehouse door was kicked open, and the torches were dazzling. Under the leadership of all rushed in.

Diao Mazi saw the footprints in the dust in the warehouse at a glance, and shouted: "Someone has been here!"

The bandits clattered and formed a semicircle with their knives facing outwards, their eyes searching in the gaps of weapons, ladders and other sundries, and the atmosphere suddenly became tense.

Qiu Dabao on the crossbeam had already drawn the bowstring to the full, aiming at Diao Mazi's head, Su Jin nervously stared at the movement below, expecting Qiu Dabao to kill Diao Mazi on the spot with an arrow, when suddenly he heard a snapping sound, Su Jin yelled in his heart that it was not good, and turned his head to look, only to see Qiu Dabao holding the bow and arrow with the broken bowstring in his forehand, in a daze; Next, it will be scrapped immediately.

The bandits looked up in astonishment, but Su Jin had no choice but to yell, leading Chao Mahan to the ground and jumping to the edge of the door. A hungry wolf that eats people.

Su Jin really wanted to open the door and escape, but he knew that it would be useless to go out. The gate of the village was closed and there must be someone guarding it.Who would trust him?

Diao Mazi laughed loudly and said, "Since when did the second leader change to being a gentleman on Liangshang? What are you still doing up there? Why don't I just roll down and arrest me without a fight?"

Qiu Dabao jumped off the crossbeam with a livid face, threw the broken bow in his hand aside, and spat: "It's lucky for you, or the arrow just now pierced your head."

Diao Mazi laughed and said, "I can't help it, the Bodhisattva will bless me, I will also burn incense in front of the Bodhisattva on the fifteenth day of the Lunar New Year, and the Bodhisattva will naturally come to rescue me at critical times."

Qiu Dabao shouted: "The officers and soldiers are about to attack the mountain, so don't be complacent."

Diao Mazi put away his smile, gritted his teeth and said, "Worry about yourself first, I will send you back to the west now, and as for the later things, I won't bother you as the second leader."

Diao Mazi held up the simple knife and shouted: "Brothers, come on! Take all these four people. If you resist, you will be shot!"

The bandits swarmed up and rushed towards Su Jin and the others, but although there were many bandits, the space in the house was too small. There were already a lot of old weapons and sundries piled up, and more than 30 people went inside to gather together. Crowded, people are touching everyone, and it is difficult to even turn around, let alone besieged together.

Su Jin laughed loudly and said, "How many people are there for a bird?"

The laughter didn't stop, Chao Mahan had already swung the simple knife and chopped down the two people facing him. Qiu Dabao, who was still in a low mood, saw that there was an advantage to take, he grabbed a long spear and stabbed forward, Su Jin was squeezed to the end, but instead There is no chance to make a move.

After a few encounters, four or five bandits were knocked down. Seeing that the situation was not good, Diao Mazi took out a bamboo flute, put it in his mouth, and blew a shrill sound.

Qiu Dabao shouted: "Stop him, he is calling for someone."

Su Jin understood that once he called his hands, the four of them would be unable to resist, and kicked a half-dead wounded soldier lying on the ground, but the strength of his legs was limited, so he just kicked the wounded soldier. Gotta roll.

Seeing this, Chao Mahan comprehended, and the two rushed forward, kicking the wounded soldier up at the same time, over the head and landed on Diao Mazi who was playing the flute with his bulging cheeks, Diao Mazi was smashed with an ouch His butt fell down, and the bamboo flute on his mouth flew to nowhere.

The four hacked and kicked, and in the chaos, Qiu Dabao snatched a broken bow and arrow, hid behind the three of Su Jin and shot them again and again, seven or eight of the bandits fell down.

Diao Mazi was terrified, and at the same time regretted that he didn't bring a bow and arrow, otherwise the bandit who was hiding behind like Qiu Dabao would shoot fiercely with arrows. The place is so small, no matter how powerful these four people are, they would not be able to move around.

Seeing one bandit after another fell to the ground, the rest of the bandits felt terrified even though they were brave; the terrain is too unfavorable, this is cutting the pancakes, a large piece of pancakes was cut piece by piece Go, but I can't use my strength.

Qiu Dabao shouted without losing the opportunity: "Brothers, why bother to sacrifice your life for them, I tell you that the three checkpoints below the mountain are all my people, and I will cooperate with the officers and soldiers to attack the mountain stronghold day and night. You are still obsessed with it, you are really unwise."

A bandit approached Diao Mazi and said, "Boss Diao, if what he said is true, we might as well surrender."

Diao Mazi's eyes were full of anger, and without any warning, he swung his knife and slashed at the bandit's neck. Diao Mazi's head and face were splashed with blood. This person's bewitching words will end up the same as him."

The bandits trembled in fright, and took two steps away, not daring to approach him.

Qiu Dabao scolded: "Diao Mazi, are you still human? You have done such a cruel thing to your own brother. If you think we will fight alone, if you win, we will catch you without a fight. If I win, you must surrender immediately."

Diao Mazi was overjoyed, he stood up and said, "Then come, but you can also use bows and arrows."

Qiu Dabao said: "I know you are afraid of my skill, I just don't need it." After saying that, he reached out to pick up a knife and said loudly: "Everyone get out of the way, Diao Mazi and I will break it alone, and it will save nothing. You are waiting for your life."

Diao Mazi knew that this was his last chance. More than half of the people he brought had been killed and injured, and the rest had no fighting spirit. If the fight continued, it would still be a losing game. It just so happened that the two idiots proposed this method, which was what he wished for Yes, in terms of martial arts, Diao Mazi didn't think he was inferior to Qiu Dabao, so maybe he wanted to give it a go.

Without waiting for orders, the bandits consciously opened a passage and exposed Diao Mazi to everyone. Diao Mazi gritted his teeth and thought: These bastards are really fast. Rectify one by one, no one can escape.

The two came together, holding their knives in their arms and staring at each other. Naturally, a life-and-death battle required exhaustion, and both of them planned to use their life's abilities.

Su Jin didn't expect it to turn into such an ending, how the fight turned into a duel, the behavior of these bandits is really hard to figure out.

Diao Mazi and Qiu Dabao stared at each other like fighting cocks, circling around looking for an opportunity to attack, suddenly a white light flashed, Diao Mazi yelled, turned and stared at Su Jin, and slowly fell to the ground.

Everyone looked in amazement, only to see Su Jin smilingly throwing a blood-dripping simple knife to the ground, wiping the blood on his hand with a rag, and saying, "Who is free to wait for you to fight? Do it, but can’t wait.”