Chen Wang, eyes shining, carefully walked past a few people and finally got the wine jar placed in the middle of the wooden table. He shook it gently and found that there was still half a jar inside.
He glanced disdainfully at the people crawling on the table and sneered, "What a bunch of wimps! They can't even get up after drinking half a jar of wine."
Then he lifted the jar of wine and took a big gulp.
Just heard a "Puff..."
Chen Wang spat out all the wine in his mouth onto the ground.
"This, how can this be water!"
Wait, "water?"
By the time Chen Wang realized he had fallen into a trap, it was too late. He only heard the sound of a knife being drawn behind him, and then a cold big knife was pressed directly against his neck.
The few people who were originally lying on the table slowly stood up.
The village chief and the head looked at him with deep sorrow: "You ungrateful bastard! The village was so kind to take you in, but you actually repay kindness with hatred!"
Chen Wang wanted to struggle a bit more, but after the initial panic, he immediately adjusted himself and said with a playful smile: "Village head, what are you two talking about? What do you mean by repaying kindness with enmity? Why don't I understand?"
I just want to drink some wine! It's all your leftovers, it's not that serious!"
Seeing that he still refused to confess, the village chief and the head of the village pointed at his nose and cursed, "You've been caught red-handed, and you're still so eloquent, hurting everyone like this. Has your conscience been eaten by a dog?"
Qin Wen smiled amiably and walked over to the village chief and the headman, saying, "Don't worry, you two! Maybe he really just wants to drink."
Even Chen Wang almost believed him with that expression. The village chief, the head of the village, and the county magistrate looked at him in disbelief.
"Qin's military? This..."
Qin Wen ignored them and walked up to Chen Wang, saying harmlessly, "Since this young man likes to drink, let him drink all the water in this jar!"
Everyone present paused, but the soldier behind Chen Wang with the knife reacted quickly. He put the sharp knife to Chen Wang's neck and said sternly, "Didn't you hear what the military advisor said? Drink it quickly, drink it all, don't spill a drop."
Feeling the knife pressed tightly against his neck, Chen Wang shuddered in fear. His previously healthy neck collided directly with the blade, and a stream of blood flowed down his neck and into his collar.
Chen Wang, who was already frightened, didn't dare to touch his neck. He could only lift the wine jar in his hand and bring it close to his mouth, and began to drink the ice-cold water inside.
"My Lord, the rest is up to you."
Qin Wen left a message and handed the man over to the county magistrate, then went out with the remaining logistics troops and military doctors to begin preparations.
Whenever there is a fight, there will be casualties. I just hope that the casualties in this bandit suppression campaign won’t be too heavy and that everyone can return alive.
Halfway up an unnamed mountain, Jia Sangang had just reported the village's situation to the bandits who ran the stronghold. On his way back, he felt a pain in the back of his head, his vision went black, and he passed out. He was gagged, tied up, and thrown into a sack.
There were two people keeping watch halfway up the mountain. One went up the mountain to report the situation, and the other stayed on guard. There was a hollow gong next to him, which he would ring as soon as something happened. The people defending on the mountain would hear it and make preparations in advance.
The army hid in the dense forest all the way. Seeing that the person who reported the situation had gone far away, Tian Mingwu made a gesture to the back.
Chen Cheng personally led a group of people to the bottom of the defensive platform. After making a gesture towards the dense forest, Tian Mingwu drew out his longbow and without any hesitation, shot down the remaining man with one arrow.
Chen Cheng and the other man caught his body below without making any sound.
After asking his men to watch over the lookout tower, Tian Mingwu led his men to continue heading towards the top of the mountain.
From a distance, I saw the person who had just come to report the news coming out of the village.
When he came closer, the soldiers covered his mouth and tied him up.
Although these people are bandits, they will not kill unless necessary. After surrendering, they will be handed over to the court and judged by the country's laws.
After dealing with the bandit, Tian Mingwu and his men surrounded the forest and stayed in the dense forest waiting for the opportunity to attack.
This group of bandits was still very cautious. They were afraid of being ambushed, so they waited until Jia San and the other two came to report the news before they dared to actually start celebrating the New Year and eating the New Year's Eve dinner.
After three rounds of drinking, the noise in the village gradually died down. After another half an hour, Tian Mingwu gave the order to attack.
Although there were many of them, Tian Mingwu, who had fought his way back from the battlefield, did not dare to be careless. He was very careful along the way and tried not to alarm the people inside.
The encirclement narrowed little by little, but they were eventually exposed.
The leader of the mountain stronghold was a cautious person, especially on New Year's Eve. He ordered the people guarding the mountain to report every hour.
Unfortunately, an hour had passed and the messenger still hadn't arrived, so he began to become alert.
Wake up all the men around you, grab your weapons and start martial law. If the messenger doesn't arrive after a while, then something has happened.
This guy has been a bandit for a long time and is more afraid of death than most people. Even during the New Year, he didn't drink a sip of alcohol. He is different from the younger brothers who are staggering beside him.
From a distance, Tian Mingwu saw shadowy figures standing up in the brightly lit room, and he knew they were exposed.
He didn't think about what went wrong at the moment. He told the soldiers to get ready and arrest the person.
The drowsy bandits were stunned when they suddenly saw a large group of soldiers rushing up the mountain. Those who reacted quickly immediately picked up weapons to resist, but unfortunately they were not like Tian Mingwu and his men who only drank water.
He was drunk at the time and was in a state of confusion. When he chopped people with a knife, some of them chopped at the table next to him, and some even chopped at his own people.
Even if one or two of them chopped in the right direction, their weak movements were useless after the soldiers blocked them with their swords.
Seeing this, the bandit leader who ran the stronghold knew that the situation was hopeless, so he took the remaining people and left his brothers behind and ran away.
The bandit leader is the core of a village. If he is allowed to run away, he will probably run away to other places and make a comeback.
Tian Mingwu immediately led his men to chase after him.
Although they sent people to inquire about the situation in the village, they were afraid of alerting the enemy and did not dare to get too close.
The bandit leader was familiar with the situation on the mountain and managed to slip out of the encirclement.
Fortunately, Tian Mingwu was no pushover either. He led his men to chase him all the way, killing many of his men along the way.
However, many of his men had fallen behind. In the end, only the soldier named Li Ji, to whom he had given a sweater on the way, was still with them.
But the other side still has four people so far.
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