Chapter 1137 The dust has settled

Takahashi Nan looked at the sky, still hesitant about whether to launch an offensive immediately. The men he led have been busy from this morning until now, and they have consumed a lot of energy just by marching for dozens of miles.

After two battles with Gan Qiang and his gang, it would be too difficult for these soldiers to forcefully attack Dongshan Village at this time. Although it may not be impossible to capture Dongshan Village before dark, if unnecessary fighting is caused due to excessive fatigue,

It would be too much of a loss to lose. After all, even a figure like the bandit leader Pu Xueguang, in the eyes of Takahashi Nan, his personal value is far less than that of an ordinary soldier in the special operations battalion.

Smoke has already risen in Dongshan Village. It seems that the bandits in the village still know nothing about the outcome of the battle in Cishan. This makes Gao Qiaonan relax a little. At least he will not rush here in a hurry.

Empty.

If we rest overnight and wait until tomorrow, it is certainly possible that Dongshan Village receives a warning at night and Pu Xueguang runs away with his men overnight. It will take a lot of effort to hunt him down again. Gao Qiaonan

After thinking for a while, he decided to rest for a night first and let the troops recover their strength. However, he did not just leave Dongshan Village alone. He sent two platoons of men and horses to go around and lurk in the forest behind Dongshan Village - the bandits in the village.

If you want to escape overnight, the most likely option is to retreat into the mountains, where you might be able to block Pu Xueguang.

Gao Qiaonan led his troops to set up camp in a forest about two miles away from Dongshan Village. However, in order to prevent their whereabouts from being leaked, the soldiers could not cook and eat hot food this time. Originally, the special operations camp was used as a

The ace field troops are equipped with self-heating rations, but before entering the mountains, Takahashi Minami considered that he might need to march quickly to pursue the enemy during the battle, so in order to reduce the burden, he gave up the heavier self-heating rations and cooking utensils, and the soldiers only brought

After getting some combat rations such as fried noodles, we headed into the mountains.

However, the night was uneventful. Perhaps the few bandits who escaped from Cishan also felt that it was too difficult to escape for dozens of miles at once. It was safer to hide in the mountains and wait for the Han army to withdraw. The situation that Gao Qiaonan was worried about was also

He didn't show up. But he was still worried about the long nights and dreams, so he ordered the siege of Dongshan Village to start as soon as it got light.

Dongshan Village is surrounded by ditches and wooden walls. There is a village gate in the south and north. The south leads to the mountainous area, and the north is the intermountain plain area where the special operations battalion came from. The people of Dongshan Village are cultivating the plains.

There was a lot of cultivated land, and there was no place to hide in it. After the people from the special operations battalion appeared, they quickly attracted the attention of the sentries in the stockade and blew the horn to warn them.

Gao Qiaonan was not worried about what tricks the people in the village could pull off. The intelligence he had clearly pointed out that there were not many people in Dongshan Village. If the bandits dared to come out of the village to fight, they would be in Gao Qiaonan's arms. If he wanted to abandon the village,

After escaping into the mountains, there were still two platoons of troops waiting for them on the southern hillside, enough to catch them off guard. Of course, the most likely possibility is that the bandits in the village cannot hold on and rely on the walls and ditches to escape.

Resist the offensive of the Haihan Army.

Sure enough, soon more and more heads appeared on the wall, and someone could vaguely see their bows and arrows, aiming at the open space outside the village gate. Pu Xueguang had experience fighting against the Haihan Army in Fushan County, although he did not personally

He went into battle, but he also recognized the uniforms of the Haihan Army. In front of him, the Haihan Army appeared outside Dongshan Village like divine soldiers descended from heaven. Pu Xueguang could only curse Gan Qiang for being a loser - the Haihan Army could attack without any warning.

Xia suddenly appeared outside Dongshan Village. It was obvious that someone was pointing the way to him. Since Gan Qiang had just left Dongshan Village a few days ago, he must be the most suspected of betraying him.

Pu Xueguang felt a little relieved when he saw that the opponent's formation was all infantry, with neither cavalry nor artillery. However, after weighing the strength of the enemy and ourselves, he gave up the idea of ​​taking the initiative to fight. He originally fought against the Haihan Army outside Fushan County.

, the Wanjia Army took the initiative to attack twice, but in both cases they were beaten to the point of being unable to fight back. Thousands of them were killed or captured, and only a hundred people escaped with Pu Xueguang and Gan Qiang. With such a painful lesson, we must learn from the past

, he would never dare to let his subordinates engage in a head-on battle with the Haihan army in an open area again. What's more, the Haihan army might ambush their cavalry somewhere outside the narrow area, waiting for a wave of surprise attacks.

Gao Qiaonan did not rush to launch an offensive. Instead, he asked someone to hold up a shield and cover a soldier with a loud voice who came forward and shouted loudly, shouting the amount of the reward Haihan offered to Pu Xueguang.

Pu Xueguang originally thought that the other party was going to use traditional methods of persuading them to surrender, and he had planned to scold the other party to boost morale. However, he never expected that the Haihan people were so philistine and resorted to this kind of trick of throwing money at people.

Crude means.

"Shoot him quickly! Shoot him to death!" Pu Xueguang knew that if he continued to let the other side talk, his own military morale would definitely be shaken even more. He even let a few bows and arrows on the wall take action in order to interrupt the other side's attack outside the stronghold.

shout.

However, almost all those who could fight in the Wanjia army were lost in the battle of Fushan County. The people currently following Pu Xueguang are all ordinary bandits with mediocre qualifications. They only use ordinary hunting bows made by the people and a few archers.

After two rounds of shooting, he couldn't even create any real threat.

However, at this time, everyone in the village had heard clearly what the Haihan Army was saying, and many people's expressions had begun to change. To them, Pu Xueguang was a superior military advisor, but now Pu Xueguang's actual value seems to have been gained.

To quantify, the reward of 500 taels of silver offered by Haihan was already a huge sum of money to these bandits. Some of them would even kill people for the 500 taels of silver. This reward was enough to make them give up their position and camp.

Pu Xueguang suddenly felt a chill on his back. When he turned around, he saw almost everyone staring at him with strange expressions. Their eyes were like looking at a pile of gold ingots. If it weren't for his past authority in the Wanjia Army,

, maybe some of them can no longer hold back and want to take action.

Pu Xueguang naturally understood why this subtle atmosphere was generated, and he said calmly: "Don't believe the lies of the Haihan people. If they attack Dongshan Village, everyone here will die! Don't think that the Haihan people will really

Using money to reward surrenderers, they just want to use this method to cause civil strife among us, and then take advantage of it!"

Someone in the crowd responded sadly: "Why don't the military advisor tie himself up and surrender? In this way, everyone may be able to save their lives, and there is no need to hurt the harmony of the brothers!"

Pu Xueguang said angrily: "If I open the city and ask for surrender, the Haihan people will definitely kill you all! You must understand this!"

At this time, the shouts of the Han soldiers outside the city floated: "Surrender and avoid death! Surrender and not kill! Those who capture the bandit leader Pu Xueguang will be pardoned!"

The air in the village suddenly solidified, and Pu Xueguang realized that the minds of these people had begun to waver. He was about to persuade him a few more words, but someone shouted: "Get the guy named Pu, and the brothers will share the reward."

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The person who shouted was a small leader in the village. Immediately, seven or eight people followed him, drew their weapons and rushed forward to take Pu Xueguang. However, Pu Xueguang was not without resistance. There were several diehard subordinates around him.

, jumped in front and took over this wave of offensive.

However, once someone takes the initiative, imitators will follow. The reason is very simple. It is definitely easier to deal with Pu Xueguang than to deal with the notorious Haihan soldiers outside the stronghold, and the risk is much smaller. Taking down Pu Xueguang is not only

Being able to share the money, gain freedom, and not be punished as a prisoner of war of the Haihan people. This is a tangible life-saving straw for the bandits who are on the verge of despair. There is no reason for anyone not to strive for this.

A chance to escape.

Almost at the same time that the first internal strife began, a larger-scale internal strife broke out. Pu Xueguang was not a military commander, nor had he learned any fighting skills. He was quickly restrained and pinned to the ground. But the few who took the initiative first

Each small group had their own ideas and did not want the victory to be monopolized by others, so they started fighting each other again, and the scene suddenly became chaotic. These people did not have the courage to fight the Haihan army outside the stronghold, but they had no intention of fighting against their own people.

Not afraid.

The few Haihan soldiers who were shouting outside were originally forced back by the bows and arrows fired from the wall, but when they saw the people on the wall shooting a few arrows, they retreated. These soldiers slowly and reluctantly moved closer to shout.

.At this time, there was a melee inside the village wall, and no one could care about dealing with the Haihan soldiers outside. The sound of announcing the reward order kept echoing in the air, making the bandits who had already seen blood go even more crazy.

Takahashi Nan did not expect that such a simple method could suddenly cause internal strife among the bandits who were already on the verge of collapse. Of course, this was not just the reward amount. During this period, the Wanjia Army was defeated again and again, and its strength

The internal changes in power and personnel also caused a panic situation. No one knew whether the next person to be dealt with by Pu Xueguang and Gan Qiang would be themselves. In addition, the Shanghai Han people's increasingly vicious reputation and the current

In an increasingly difficult living situation, the arrival of the Haihan Army was just the straw that broke the camel's back.

Seeing that there was no movement at all on the wall, Takahashi Minami was also a little confused. Logically speaking, even if the opponent did not stand up and scold him, he would use bows and arrows to drive back the caller. How could the Haihan Army be allowed to act so wantonly? Could it be?

What big move are you holding back in Dongshan Village?

Thinking of this level, Takahashi Minami did not dare to neglect and let the troops slowly move closer. The only two snipers were already aiming at the top of the wall. If anyone showed up again, they would shoot and kill them first.

Takahashi Nanjian was already only about 20 feet away from the village wall, but the opponent still didn't react at all, and the troops surrounding the southern gate of the village didn't send out a warning signal. At the moment, he couldn't figure out what tricks his opponent was playing, and he could only let him

The small team carried several ladders made overnight and quickly approached the wall of the village to see what was going on inside.

The soldiers quickly put the ladder on the top of the wall and climbed up, then carefully poked their heads out to look inside, and soon sent out a signal indicating that the troops could advance. At this time, Takahashi Minami no longer hesitated and immediately ordered an attack.

At this time, the bandits in the stronghold were already furious. Even if someone saw the Haihan soldiers coming over the wall, they had no time to stop them from opening the gate of the stronghold. The Dongshan stronghold had not yet formally engaged in a formal confrontation with the Haihan army, but it had already declared

Lost.

When Gao Qiaonan entered Dongshan Village, he was also shocked by the situation inside. He never expected that the bandits would have such a serious internal strife at this juncture. Although he did ask the soldiers to come forward and shout in the hope of alienating the bandits in the village,

But there is no real hope that this method can completely destroy the opponent's will to fight, but judging from the current situation, the effect is obviously better than oneself imagined.

"It seems like we can just throw money at these bandits in the future!" Takahashi Minami couldn't help but have a joking thought in his mind. Of course, he wouldn't simply think that this was all the result of the reward order. There are many

The problem cannot be solved by money.

The soldiers stepped forward and controlled some of the bandits who refused to give up. Then they went to the south and opened the gate of the stronghold, allowing the two platoons deployed there to enter the stronghold. In addition to the houses where the bandits lived, the soldiers

, there are only some stables, warehouses, firewood sheds and other facilities. The small open space in the corner has been reclaimed and planted with vegetables, which are irrigated by a well in the village. If you don't know that the people occupying this place are a group of bandits, in fact, you can see

It doesn't look much different from a local farm.

Through the identification of the bandits, the soldiers quickly found the trembling Pu Xueguang from the pool of blood, locked him up and brought him to Gao Qiaonan. Seeing the man's blood-stained face, Gao Qiaonan frowned and ordered him to be taken away.

Gan Qiang came and asked him to confirm Pu Xueguang's identity.

Gan Qiang glanced at it twice, and then said to Gao Qiaonan dejectedly: "This person is Military Advisor Pu Xueguang!"

When Pu Xueguang saw Gan Qiang, he was furious and tried to break away from the control of the two soldiers next to him, pretending to knock Gan Qiang down: "You traitor actually led a wolf into the house! If I had known this, I shouldn't have let you come back alive!"

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When the two of them were defeated and retreated from Fushan County that day, Gan Qiang was still injured. At that time, Pu Xueguang still had a chance to deal with him. But Pu Xueguang believed that he could control Gan Qiang and use him to integrate the remnants of the Wanjia Army.

I didn't do anything to him. I didn't expect that raising tigers would cause trouble, and he was eventually killed by Gan Qiang.

Gan Qiang also said angrily: "If you hadn't encouraged Wanmeng to fight the Haihan Army, how could things have ended up like this! Everyone, Wanjiajun and Haihan are at odds, and the culprit is this thief!"

Gan Qiang was filled with righteous indignation when he spoke, wishing to pick up Pu Xueguang and beat him up. He seemed to have completely forgotten that he was also a "thief". Seeing that these two people had no sense of shame, Gao Qiaonan still blamed each other and added insult to injury.

Feeling sick, they immediately asked the soldiers to take them into custody separately.
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