Ming Dynasty: Summoning game players at the beginning

Chapter 85 We have a traitor

On the agreed day, dozens of armed groups of landlords set out from their respective villages. Each team had at least dozens of people and at most one or two hundred people. Within a few hours, they were able to gather into large groups and then merge into larger teams.

They swarmed like a swarm of locusts across dozens of miles of road.

Some people kept the idea of ​​"robbing money, robbing food, and robbing women" in mind, and gathered a hundred people to go to the countryside to show off their power and kill a few people.

But for some reason, wherever they passed through, all the villagers ran away, as if they had learned the news in advance. They walked very calmly and did not leave anything behind.

Even though some local militiamen did not believe in evil and deviated from the direction and traveled more than ten miles, they still did not see any living people.

Even if they saw them, they were just an armed group of beggars. When the two sides met head-on, the militiamen naturally scattered.

By the time the Li family's retainers and the main force of the returning home group arrived at the ferry, it was two days after the scheduled time.

The original plan was to assemble 7,000 to 8,000 landlord armed forces, but only 60% actually arrived. It is unknown whether they were encountered by the beggars' patrol team or gave up the action and fled back home.

But the gentry can't wait any longer.

The vanguard of the government troops appeared on the north bank, and everyone immediately arranged the ferry according to the new plan to go to the north bank to pick up the government troops and horses.

Batch after batch of troops were transported in, and the gentry and landlords suddenly felt that their saviors had arrived, and they all celebrated.

As a result, just as thousands of pioneers gained a foothold on the south bank, they exposed the true "intentions" of the government troops and drew their steel knives to force the gentry to "donate food."

"Sir, this is our hometown Yong's grain cart, you can't take it away."

"Noisy!"

The gentry would be beaten with fists and the backs of knives if they neglected the slightest bit, leaving them howling and screaming. Shouts and pleas for mercy were heard one after another, and grain carts and mules and horses were robbed one after another.

Only then did the gentry realize that—

Although the Lijiazhai retainers were noisy, they were only as naughty as children. However, these government troops were truly "tigers and wolves". They did not listen to reason at all and would curse and hurt people at any time, and would even rob property if they disagreed with them.

"So what if I hit you? Are you not convinced?"

The vanguard of the government troops quickly took over the ferry and the south bank. The gentry and landlords could only retreat to their own tents, and then watch helplessly as the food and supplies they had transported were snatched away by the government troops with laughter.

While denouncing the poor discipline of the government troops, they also shared the strange experience of not seeing many civilians in the past few days.

Is it that the beggar bandits' scouts have sharp eyes, or is it that an insider leaked the news?

"There must be a traitor among us! Otherwise, how could those people escape so early?"

Chief Lin of Lijiazhai slammed the table and cursed in the big tent of the temporary camp. His eyes filled with murderous intent swept over the leaders of the various gentry families one by one.

The leaders were all frightened by the overwhelming aura, as if they were students being fixed on the teacher's gaze. They had done nothing wrong but felt too guilty to look directly at the teacher.

There is one thing everyone agrees on: there must be a beggar thief's spy among you.

"Start with you. Tell me loudly where you have been these past few days, what you have been doing, and who you have met!"

Linden Wan held the knife at his waist with his left hand, and his facial muscles moved violently, revealing an irresistible murderous aura.

"I……"

The young nephew of the gentleman was filled with fear. Faced with Lin Dengwan's majesty and intimidation, which seemed as if he had killed someone, he was unable to speak coherently for a while.

"Louder! I can't hear you!" Lindenwan's lips opened sharply, saliva flying everywhere. "You're so quiet and you still want to be a woman. Come on, louder!"

"Brother, aren't you going too far?" The second brother, Lindentu, stood up and walked behind the young man. "We're all comrades who share the same aspiration to destroy the bandits. How could we secretly collude with the bandits and betray our brothers?"

The young man who got the stairs quickly went down, "Yes, yes, my family had nine hundred acres of good farmland taken away by bandits. I hate them so much that I can't bear to betray my brothers."

"Is that you?" Lindenwan pointed to another middle-aged gentleman.

"No, no, it's not me!" The middle-aged man waved his hands hurriedly. "Brother, that's enough!" Lindentu shouted, "You're just biting people indiscriminately and causing panic. If this thwarts the government army's plan to cross the river and suppress the bandits, are you up to the task?"

"If we don't find the traitor, it will be bad news. Do you think you can rest assured that the traitor will lead hundreds of soldiers to stay in our camp? If they join forces with the bandits, the consequences will be disastrous."

Lindenwan glanced at his second brother casually.

The latter understood and continued to display his superb acting skills, "Nonsense! I think you are the thief, the evil thief who was bribed by the bandits to stir up trouble!"

"Master Li has been so kind to me, how could I possibly collude with a thief and sully his reputation? You are sullying my innocence and insulting Master Li. I will fight you to the death!"

Lindenwan immediately swung a punch and hit his second brother in the face.

"Suppressing bandits is a serious matter. I will never allow you to talk nonsense here!" The second brother took a punch and then rushed forward to knock the eldest brother to the ground. He raised his left and right fists one after another, dropped them, and raised them again.

"I think you have grown too independent and don't even listen to your brother!" Linden Wan fought back, and then they hugged each other and rolled to the ground.

"Big brother, second brother, stop fighting, stop fighting!"

The third brother rushed over to separate the two, but accidentally got involved in the melee. The three of them wrestled with each other, and the fight ended up knocking all the bowls and cups onto the table. He walked to the side of the tent and kicked the support, causing the tent to collapse. He even swung his heavy punches and accidentally injured the gentleman who came to stop the fight.

However, in just a short moment, several people were beaten black and blue. It was not until the government troops saw the tent collapse that they pulled the three brothers apart.

The person who came was Deputy General Jin Guoliang, who was accompanied by hundreds of personal soldiers.

After careful questioning, he found out the whole story. It was the landlords' armed forces checking for thieves among them.

Even if there are traitors among the local militia, waiting to join forces with the main force of the bandits, Jin Guoliang is not afraid.

You must know that the first ones to cross the river are almost all cavalry with strong mobility. Even if the beggars bring tens of thousands of treacherous people to attack, they cannot surround the cavalry.

Moreover, as soon as Jin Guoliang crossed the river, he sent out dozens of cavalrymen to scout around. If there was any military intelligence within ten miles, it could be reported in an instant.

On the contrary, the three brothers who are directly under the command of the Li family have bad tempers and will beat people if they disagree with them, but they are loyal and "dedicated to the public".

After all, a traitor would never dare to make a big noise and expose his or her identity as a traitor. So the first person to stand up and demand a thorough investigation would not be the traitor.

Jin Guoliang couldn't help but sigh, no wonder Old Chen wanted to recruit that kid from the Li family as his own, the servants trained by that kid also had such a straightforward and direct martial character.

It really suits people's appetite.

Jin Guoliang instantly drew his sword and held it to Lin Dengwan's head. "If you had disturbed the military camp and ruined the morale of the troops in the past, I would have chopped off all three of your heads. But I remember that you three brothers are working hard to investigate the traitors within the country. Your sincere heart to serve the country is clear to all. So I will spare you today. If you do it again, I will execute you without mercy!"

After threatening and threatening, Jin Guoliang's expression softened and he sheathed his sword. "I've heard rumors that every servant in your Li Family Village is a fierce warrior who can fight ten people at once."

"These are just rumors in the streets and should not be taken seriously. How can they be compared with a hero like the general who clearly distinguishes rewards and punishments? If I could be trained under the general, even if I don't have the bravery, I will have it in the future." "Lin Dengshui" knelt on one knee.

"Okay, okay, your third brother is quite good at talking, hahaha." Jin Guoliang was flattered and felt very comfortable. He immediately waved his hand and said, "You said there was a traitor inside who was colluding with the enemy. Then you will camp next to my camp tonight and keep watch over me!"

"Yes!" The three brothers answered in unison, their excited and distorted expressions looking like hungry wolves about to have a meal.

Suddenly, Lindenwan fainted on the ground. Jin Guoliang asked in confusion, "What happened?"

The two brothers helped their eldest brother, who had fainted, up. With tears in their eyes, they said, "My eldest brother has always had a chronic illness. Today, knowing that the general trusts us, he was so happy that he fainted."

Jin Guoliang thought that this boy was really straightforward. Just a few words of trust made him feel very surprised and triggered his old illness. He couldn't pretend at all.

So I became more and more trusting of this team of servants.

……

"Lao Lin, Lao Lin, this is Su La. I have received the plan of the government army camp. Can we start the operation now?"

"Sula, sula, I'm Lindenwan. It's late at night, most of the officers and soldiers are asleep, so we can move."

(End of this chapter)