Qi Xiuwen, who had caught up with him, kicked Ge Liang over and tied him up by twisting his arm.
Shenxi had already spurred his horse to chase after the other fleeing bandits.
With the training he's received these past few days, combined with the internal energy cultivation techniques from his previous life, Shenxi can now be considered a warrior.
Using the horse's advantage, Shenxi caught up with the two bandits again. She ignored them, her eyes set on the bearded bandit, so she bypassed the two and chased after him relentlessly.
The bearded man in this group must be the leader; his warhorse is the fastest, and he has already put some distance between himself and Chenxi.
Although the bearded man's warhorse was fast, it was not a fine steed, and its stamina had been somewhat depleted during the previous battle.
The distance between Shenxi and him was getting closer and closer.
The bearded man ordered two bandits to intercept Shenxi.
The two bandits obeyed obediently, stopping their warhorses and turning to face Shenxi.
Adding the two bandits who had just been overtaken by Shenxi, the four of them were about to surround Shenxi from both sides.
Shenxi was not afraid. In a narrow encounter, the brave would prevail, and besides, she knew her own abilities.
Shenxi didn't answer, but thrust her spear forward, trying to shake off the four as quickly as possible. Her target was still the bearded man.
Shenxi thrust with his spear in his right hand and drew his sword with his left, slashing directly at another person—a completely open and aggressive fighting style.
As for the two behind him, Shenxi directly turned his horse to the side to create some distance.
As the two people blocking her way dodged, Chenxi dashed past them, her body pressed against the horse's back, reaching maximum speed.
Just as the four people behind were about to give chase, they were stopped by Zheng Ankang, who was coming from behind.
Zheng Ankang fought four people single-handedly without showing any signs of defeat, while Wen Wen maintained the upper hand.
Qi Xiuwen used his lightness skill to catch up, directly killing two people with his longsword, and then leaped after them.
Zheng Ankang was even more relaxed and quickly cut down the remaining two men.
There were seven or eight men following the long-bearded man. Seeing that Shenxi's horse was moving very fast, two of them slowed down and turned around to shoot arrows.
Some arrows were aimed at men, while others were aimed at horses. Chenxi and the horse became one, dodging the arrows and naturally slowing down.
Then the two of them stopped and blocked Chenxi's way.
These two were far more skilled than the others, and for a time, Chen Xi was unable to escape.
As Shenxi watched the bearded man and his companions gradually disappear into the distance, he sighed inwardly, realizing that they had ultimately missed their chance.
It seems we still need to work harder to equip the guard team with a full complement of horses. Sigh, we're still poor!
Qi Xiuwen's rapid light-footed dash was ultimately no match for the speed and stamina of a horse, and he could hardly catch up.
Shen Xi and Qi Xiuwen found it much easier to deal with the remaining two bandits. In no time, they knocked them off their horses, captured and bound them.
Shenxi stopped chasing after the bearded man. With this delay, it would be difficult to catch up with him again, and he could only try to capture him later.
Then, returning to the center of the battle, there were still more than a dozen bandits who had not been captured and were unable to escape the crowd. Ge Liang's trusted followers were also still putting up a stubborn resistance.
The addition of Shenxi and others significantly accelerated the team's capture and arrest process.
Shenxi shouted, "The rest of you, surrender and you will not be killed!"
But these bandits knew they couldn't be treated well for their crimes, so they still tried to break out if they could.
But by then the best opportunity to escape had passed, and in the end, some were killed and others were arrested.
The total number of bandits who died and those who were arrested was seventy-eight.
Apart from the few who ran away with the bearded man, more than a dozen bandits scattered and fled.
This will require waiting and gradually eliminating it later.
While clearing the battlefield, Fang Chenyan and the medical team got busy, cleaning and bandaging the wounded guards and civilians in a timely manner.
Unfortunately, there weren't enough medicinal herbs and bandages, and there were too many injuries, so we could only provide basic treatment for now.
After the battlefield was cleared, Zheng Anxiang and Zheng Hongfang arrived.
Upon seeing this, Zheng Anxiang and Zheng Hongfang knew they were too late.
He immediately came over, bowed, and apologized: "I am late, please punish me, sir."
Shen Xi waved his hand, saying that this was not their fault. No one would have expected things to turn out this way. Who could have imagined Ge Liang's personal influence?
The fact that these bandits were protecting Big Beard instead of Ge Liang made the relationship between the two sides rather delicate.
Shenxi ordered Zheng Hongfang to handle the aftermath, and took the arrested bandits and Ge Liang and others to Qiaozhen.
The villagers and militiamen from Lingtou Township also went to Qiaozhen. They needed to provide corroborating evidence, and the injured needed detailed treatment.
On the way, they encountered the villagers that Zheng Hongfang had gathered. Once they saw that the matter was resolved, they dispersed and went home.
Zheng Hongfang made arrangements for Shen Xi and the others, while Fang Chenyan and the medical team who accompanied them needed to conduct detailed examinations and treatments.
Shenxi went to wash up and then had a meal. Seeing that it was getting late, Shenxi decided to wait until the next day to deal with everything.
She instructed Zheng Hongfang to keep the arrested bandits safe and secure, awaiting their interrogation and further processing the following day.
Then he called Zheng Ankang over, gave him a few instructions, and then sent him away.
Shenxi lay down and fell asleep immediately.
The day's exhaustion was unimaginable, requiring not only physical exertion but also mental strain.
She was asleep, but someone else couldn't sleep.
Despite his exhaustion, Qi Xiuwen began the interrogation.
Zheng Hongfang said, "Premier, take a break. The chief said the interrogation will continue tomorrow."
Qi Xiuwen shook his head. Such a big problem had actually occurred within his jurisdiction, and he was largely to blame.
Just as he was about to insist on interrogation, Zheng Ankang arrived and said, "The commander has ordered that all interrogations be postponed until tomorrow, and this order must not be disobeyed."
Qi Xiuwen was overwhelmed with emotion. He knew that the leader cared about his health and was afraid that he would not listen to Zheng Hongfang's advice, so he asked Zheng Ankang to pass on the order directly.
Qi Xiuwen had no choice but to put down his pen, sighed, and ordered someone to take away Ge Liang, who had just been brought up.
Ge Liang's wounds have been bandaged; he cannot die before he is convicted.
He was brought up but before he could even be asked two questions, he was taken away again. His resolve to resist to the end vanished instantly, and he suddenly felt a wave of sorrow.
He studied hard, hoping to enter the center of power through the imperial examinations, but despite his best efforts, he only managed to pass the lowest level of the imperial examinations and became a Xiucai (a scholar who passed the lowest level of the imperial examinations), by which time he had already exhausted all his resources and was penniless.
After many attempts to find connections and bribes, he finally obtained the position of pavilion chief. At first, he wanted to do his job well, but later he found that doing his job well would only result in him stagnating for many years, and his superiors also disliked him.
Later, he began to scheme and use his small amount of power to seek personal gain, and then bribed his superiors, which actually helped him get the position of township head.
He let out a bitter laugh, and from then on, he was unstoppable. He had hoped to take another step forward and become a county magistrate.
Just then, a group of bandits gathered in his village, and the county magistrate ordered him to capture them.
In retrospect, he rose to power because of bandits, and he also fell because of bandits!
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