C19 Smoked Bandits

Chen Ze and Zhang Liang searched around the Little Water Immortal's yard, but couldn't find anyone with a big mouth. They couldn't help but feel a fire burning in their heart and a burning expression on their face. At this moment, Yang Lin and the others had already exterminated all of the bandits outside, and not a single bandit escaped. Chen Ze felt slightly embarrassed.

"Master Yang, what bad luck! The big mouth ran away!"

"It can't be. We were outside the whole time, and we didn't see anyone escape."

Yang Lin used his sleeve to wipe his face, revealing two eyes as he looked at Chen Ze in confusion. Indeed, the few of them had surrounded the little Narcissus's brick house and were chasing after the bandits. They didn't see anyone come out, nor did they see anyone run away. Besides, with them here, who would be able to escape?

"The six of us saw with our mouths wide open as we jumped over the wall."

"He definitely hasn't come out yet. Let's look for him again."

Everyone spread out to search around the little daffodil's house. There were no obstacles around the house. There was only a mountain spring. Could it be that his mouth was flying? Yang Lin did not believe that his mouth could do that. He went to the side of the mountain spring and held the water to wash his face.

"A ditch? "Search along the ditch!"

Yang Lin suddenly came to his senses. His mouth was wide open as he ran along the ditch. But this ditch isn't deep. Did he crawl out? Yang Lin stood up and walked along the ditch. If Zhang Da Han ran away, then his plan to exterminate the bandits would be ruined.

"Come quickly, open your mouth wide."

Before Yang Lin could take a few steps, he heard Yang Bao's shout. Yang Lin hurriedly ran over and saw a person lying in the ditch. Yang Bao dragged him up. Among these people, only Li Quan had seen the mouth open. He went up to take a look and nodded.

"This is a gaping mouth."

Yang Lin jumped down, he saw that there was an arrow sticking out from the top of his head. Obviously, he was shot by someone while he was crawling in the ditch. Moreover, this arrow was extremely deep. Yang Lin couldn't help but think of the letter that was sent to him.

"Someone is secretly helping us?"

"It must be. Someone has been watching us from the shadows. But who is he?"

Chen Ze took over Yang Lin's words and said with certainty. No matter who killed Zhang Datou, he would have done a great deed. He could brag to his father about how deep into the tiger's cave he went and take down Zhang Datou in one fell swoop.

"Save me …"

Just as everyone was discussing the corpse with its mouth wide open, they suddenly heard a scream of a woman coming from the Little Narcissus's courtyard. Everyone was shocked and jumped up. They ran towards the Little Water Immortal's yard. Just as they rushed in, they were shocked by the scene before their eyes.

He saw a tall man with a face covered in blood walk out of the house. He was holding a hunting knife in one hand and two heads, one big and one small. Blood was still dripping from the two heads. Seeing Yang Lin and the others, he threw the two heads on the ground and knelt down before the northern side.

"Big brother, I've avenged you. You can close your eyes in peace."

He knelt on the ground and howled a few times before kowtowing several times to the north. Afterwards, he stood up with an abnormally tranquil expression, as if he had fulfilled a great wish. He coldly looked at Yang Lin and the others and snorted.

"Hmph, these are the little Water Immortal and her opened mouth son. They were all killed by me. Now, if you want to kill me or cut me into pieces, that's up to you. "

"Who are you?"

"My name is Li Shun."

"Why did you kill a little water fairy?"

"She was a woman who killed my brother in partnership with Big Mouth."

"Oh, I see."

Yang Lin smiled and waved at him. This is a personal grudge between the two of you, and I don't want to interfere. But you helped us kill Big Mouth, and I have to thank you. He walked up and patted Li Shun's shoulder as he asked in confusion.

"Your brother has been dead for many years. Why is he only getting his revenge now?"

"Open your mouth wide in defense and never have a chance. I saw you guys peeking at this house on the mountain, and I knew you guys were here to kill Big Mouth, so I shot an arrow to warn you guys. "

"Hehe, thank you for helping us."

"You're welcome. I killed a big mouth, and his men won't let me go. Which mountain are you guys from, I'll go work with you guys. "

"Hehe, you have guts. But let me tell you, we have come this time to eliminate all the bandits with big mouths. Can you help us? "

"Alright, I've already thoroughly explored Dark Dragon Mountain for revenge. As long as I surround the cave entrance, none of those bandits will be able to escape."

"Great, pack your things and follow us."

"No need. "For revenge, I didn't even make a family. Living in this broken cave, other than the blades and arrows on me, I don't have anything else."

"Fine, we'll do it from now on."

"..."

On the morning of the 20th of the Moon, which was also the fifth day after Yang Lin's squad departed, Yang Lei led more than 6000 village men to carry out a magnificent military ceremony in the Yang Family compound. After offering sacrifices to heaven and earth, and then to his ancestors, this was the end.

"Yang Lei, I wish you success in this expedition."

"Thank you Madam."

Mistress Yang slowly walked to the sacrificial altar and took a cup of wine from a servant girl, solemnly handing it over to Yang Lei. Yang Lei quickly bowed deeply, accepted the wine cup with both hands, turned around and drank it all in one gulp.

"Brothers, let's go!"

With Yang Lei's order, the six thousand men of the village swaggered towards Dark Dragon Mountain, waving the banner of the prefectural soldiers. These village men were all hunters. Usually, they were hunting alone or with a few people in the mountains. With so many people marching together, they all seemed exceptionally excited.

Along the way, Yang Lei continued to search. He would not give bandits the opportunity to ambush him. For a hunter who spent most of his life hunting in the mountains, searching the mountain trails was their specialty. However, to their disappointment, the bandits did not have the guts to ambush them.

Along the way, the villagers had never seen the government's army. They came to watch the army's march in groups, and when they saw those brave men with bright armor, sharp swords and heavy spears, and mighty military presence, they couldn't help but feel a sense of fear and reverence towards the government.

Of course, there was no lack of Dark Dragon Mountain spies among these villagers. No matter if they were afraid or not, they still went to the Dark Dragon Cave to report the news. However, the Dark Dragon Cave was a mess. No one knew where the big boss' mouth was going, and the second boss' long legs couldn't wait any longer.

"Third Master, what should we do?"

"How would I know? The Great Master never says where he's going. Let's just wait at Dark Dragon Mountain for him when he returns."

"But the army is coming. They have more than six thousand people. We can't just wait for our deaths on Dark Dragon Mountain, can we?"

"If he isn't at Dark Dragon Mountain, where can he run to? "Wherever we go, they can chase us too."

The Second Leader and the Third Master discussed for a long time, but still couldn't come up with an explanation. The Second Boss knew clearly in his heart that the Third Boss was unwilling to accept this. If he didn't open his mouth and let them leave, then no one would be able to move these bandits. Thinking of this, Liu Chang Zai helplessly shook his head.

"Then stay on top of the mountain. After the officials attack the mountain, we can enter the cave again. Even the officials won't dare to enter the cave."

"..."

After killing them with their mouths wide open, Yang Lin and his group hid on the Cloud Gazing Platform, also sealing off the villagers. They were only allowed to enter, and were not allowed to leave. In the vast Wu Dragon Mountain, no one knew that Big Mouth was dead, nor did they know that there was an elite soldier on the Cloud Gazing Terrace.

"Li Shun, you said you are familiar with Dark Dragon Mountain. Is there any good way to eliminate the bandits there?"

The next morning, Yang Lin called Li Shun over and asked him about Dark Dragon Mountain. Even though he had eliminated the giant mouth, the tumor still had to be removed. Otherwise, there might be a second mouth, or the mouth of a bandit like Wang, that could appear.

"Master Yang, it's not hard to capture Dark Dragon Mountain. However, after reaching Dark Dragon Mountain, bandits would definitely flee to the Dark Dragon Cave. I already have a way to deal with bandits, and that is to smoke them. "Although the Dark Dragon Cave is very big, as long as we block all the caves and throw in the burning firewood from the top of Dark Dragon Mountain, all the bandits will be burnt to death in there."

Hunters often used this method to drive their prey out of the cave. As long as they lit a fire at the cave entrance, continuously fanning the cave with their fans and fanning the smoke into the cave, their prey would escape the smoke. As long as the hunter waited at the cave entrance, he would be able to catch his prey.

"I heard from the captured bandits that they might seal some small holes and prevent smoke from entering, so they might hide in those small holes."

Yang Lin was familiar with this movie, Earth Warfare, and had seen it many times when he was young. This was the way villagers used to deal with the smoke from the devils in the tunnels. Now that he was going to smoke the bandits, he couldn't let the bandits use this method to deal with him.

"No, Master Yang." Although the Dark Dragon Cave was a large hole, every hole was connected in all directions and could not be sealed. Even if there were some small holes that could be sealed, they would still suffocate to death inside. The bandits call the holes their own, and if they seal the holes, they bury themselves in them. I don't think they'll bury themselves. "

"Did you not expect that someone would smoke in the Dark Dragon's Cave when you opened your mouth? I heard from the bandits that Zhang Dazhi used to be a hunter too. He definitely knows how to smoke and he must have thought of a way to deal with it. "

"This... I don't know about that. "

Seeing his honest appearance, Yang Lin guessed that he really didn't know and waved him off. However, the questions in Yang Lin's heart became bigger and bigger. This big mouth was definitely not an idiot, he would definitely have some tricks up his sleeve. After thinking for a while, he called for Li Quan.

"Li Quan, are you familiar with the Dark Dragon's Cave?"

"Master Yang, the Dark Dragon's Cave is too big. I can't say that I'm familiar with all of it, but I know most of them clearly."

"Oh, then let me ask you, if we seal up the entrances outside and smoke the bandits inside from the top of Dark Dragon Mountain, will they all die?"

Saying this, Li Quan stopped. He raised his head and looked at Yang Lin. His eyes were a little dazed, as if he was hesitating. Yang Lin grabbed hold of his eyes and stared at him, making it impossible for him to avoid. After a long while, Li Quan suddenly dropped to his knees with a thump.

"Master Yang, I know you are a benevolent master, the Yang family compound is also a great benefactor to us. For the sake of your pitiful brothers, can you spare the lives of the brothers on the mountain? "

"As long as they surrender, I promise I won't kill them. I will even find a way for them to survive and let them follow me to sell horses. However, the Second and Third Boss cannot. The government will not let the bandit leader go. "

Yang Lin coldly nodded, his eyes were still stern. He really wasn't prepared to kill these bandits, and was even prepared to let them follow him to war. How could he possibly kill them? These bandits are all rascals, they must be good at fighting.

"Well, then," I said. When my mouth opened to make me a bandit, I asked the same question, because I was a hunter too, and I knew the way to smoke prey, and I was afraid it wasn't safe to stay in a cave. But the mouth smiles mysteriously and says it won't smoke at all, but he doesn't tell me anything. "

"It took me a long time to realize that there was a lot of spring water in the cave, but most of it had gathered in one of the holes and flowed out. The cave entrance is very deep, and in the darkness, no one can see anything. No one dares to go in there and take a look. "

"Once a brother accidentally fell into the water, the next brother did not catch him, and he was rushed into the cave. I think he was drowned, but three days later he came back and became a trusted aide. "

"Later on, I also became a trusted aide of Zhang Ming. Only then did that brother tell me that the cave was actually a dark river that flowed all the way to the small river, which was ten miles away. The entrance is right under the river, no one would think of the entrance."

"Second Boss and Third Boss both know about that hidden river. If Old Master were to smoke it, they would bring their brothers out of the river."

"Very good, Li Quan, you've accomplished a great deed."

Yang Lin smiled, stood up and patted Li Quan's shoulder. This Li Quan not only helped Yang Lin, but also saved his bandit brothers. Looking at Li Quan's huge body, Yang Lin could not help but smile and nod his head, no wonder his mouth opened wide as if he was a trusted subordinate, he was truly a tiger general.

"..."

Yang Lei finally arrived with the village men. The villagers rushed to tell each other and came to see what was going on. There was still some expectation in their eyes as they also hoped that the bandits would be exterminated so that they could have a peaceful life. Yang Lin and his group walked down from the Cloud Gazing Platform. With Li Shun and Li Quan leading the way, the group arrived at Dark Dragon Mountain.

The bandits didn't even have the chance to put up a fight in the face of the villagers' attack. They only released a few arrows before burrowing into the Black Dragon Cave like a swarm of bees. When Yang Lin led the village men to rush up the mountain, there were only a few hundred horses on the mountain, but not a single bandit could be seen.

"Li Liang, Li Qing, Wang Gang, Wang Po, lead your men and follow Li Shun to guard and fill up all the holes."

"Xu Ren, Xu Ding, follow Li Quan to the Little Sand River and borrow a few dozen boats. Prepare to fish bandits from the river."

"Yang Hu, Yang Bao, bring the village men to collect firewood and prepare to smoke the bandits."

It took Li Shun almost an entire day to find all the caves with the village men. According to Yang Lin's arrangement, starting from the second day, the village men began to fill up the hole. Because there were too many holes, the smoke could not get out.

"..."

"Second Boss, it's bad, the soldiers are filling up the hole."

"Hehe, the officers and soldiers are trying to use smoke to smoke us. But it doesn't matter, I have my own ways. "

From the time he opened his mouth and took over the Dark Dragon Cave, he had expected to smoke them one day, so they were prepared. It was the dark river. If not for that dark river, he would have long since moved to another place. The strange thing was that while he was underwater at the mouth of the dark river, he opened his mouth wide in glee.

In order to smoke the bandits out quickly, Li Shunke gave Yang Lin a lot of good ideas. In the past few days on the lookout platform, Li Shun had the villagers cut down a lot of artemisia grass. The artemisia grass had a very strong smell.

Starting from the third day, Yang Lin ordered the burning firewood to be thrown down from the hole at the top of Wu Long Mountain. First, he used the dry wood to ignite the fire, and then he added the water to the fire to wet the artemisia grass.

Yang Lin didn't expect that smoke would emerge from the entire mountain range. There were many small holes in the Dark Dragon Cave. Luckily, Yang Lin had plenty of village warriors and had plenty of time. He slowly filled up every smoking spot. After two days of busy work, the smoking area became less and less. Finally, it stopped.

The Dark Dragon Cave was truly extraordinary in size. The bandits actually managed to hold on inside the cave for five days and finally couldn't hold on any longer. Only then did they jump into the dark river under the Second Leader's lead. But they did not think that as soon as they emerged from the river, someone had caught them with a rope.

"Master Yang, a total of 342 bandits have been captured."

"Very good. Xu Ren, Xu Ding, you two take these bandits down and watch them. Not a single one of you can run anymore."

These bandits were also poor people, and most of them were forced by their lives to walk this road of no return. Yang Lin wanted them to follow him and take a new path. However, just as he finished his sentence, Chen Ze continued. He frowned and his eyes revealed a fierce light.

"Master Yang, if you don't kill these bandits, why should you spare them?"

"Sir Chen, killing is not a solution to the problem. Even if you kill them all, there will still be others who will become bandits. "If we want to eliminate all the bandits, the best way is to make an all-out effort and move all the villagers away so that they can have land to grow and eat."

"Oh, Master Yang, are you preparing to move them all to the Yang Family Manor?"

"Hehe, there aren't that many in the Yang Family Villa either. I plan to take the young men of this place away first and have them follow us to sell horses. Afterwards, I will buy a piece of land in Youzhou and slowly move them to Youzhou. "

"Ah, that's a good idea."

"Mister Chen, you have to help me. With so many of us on the road, we're bound to be interrogated by the authorities along the way. "If we could carry the banner of the commander-in-chiefs of the prefectural city of Zhan, it would be much easier for us."

"That won't do. Why would the soldiers of our prefecture go to Youzhou for no reason at all?"

"Isn't this easy? Just say that the soldiers of the prefecture went to Youzhou to buy a batch of horses for the sake of exterminating bandits." Besides, if the horse peddler earns the money, I'll give you a share. How about it? "

"Heh heh, alright then. I'll go with you guys. Let's recruit a thousand five hundred people here first. But I'm going to take away those two bandit leaders, so I have to give my dad an explanation, no? "

"Sure, I'll leave those two bandit leaders to you."