Pirate Song

After the gambling shop owner paid off Capt.

Huaiyuan couldn't stop laughing, and finally let the guy who ran the casino bleed a lot. Let's see if this guy dares to take advantage of this opportunity to make money in the future.

Dong Qiang was obviously very unhappy about this failure. Gaojiazhuang had lost the first place in both groups, which he couldn't accept. So he walked to Gaojiazhuang Archery Club and found Zhou Jun and said: "This strong man

, are you willing to compete with Dong on the stage?"

Zhou Jun smiled slightly, cupped his fists and said, "I'm sorry, if I'm not good at fisting and kicking, I won't accompany Brother Dong! I won't participate in the next game!"

Originally! Winning the first place in two groups in a row is enough glory. Zhou Jun knew that Gao Huaiyuan valued the group competition and did not value individual competition, and he did not want to show off his sharpness too much. According to Gao Huaiyuan's

He ordered and voluntarily gave up the fist and kick competition.

Dong Qiang stared blankly. He originally wanted to gain some face from Zhou Jun with his fists and kicks, but he didn't know that he wouldn't play anymore. Now he had no choice. He couldn't pull Zhou Jun and start a fight on the spot!

"In this case, Dong will come to ask for advice another day!" After saying this, Dong Qiang turned around and left angrily. He felt unconvinced and felt that he had lost the battle just now and felt that he was a loser.

"Zhou is waiting for you, Brother Dong!" Zhou Jun really has some of the fiery temperament of young people. Seeing Dong Qiang's dissatisfied look, he said to his back.

After the competition reached this point, what was left was the fist and kick competition. The martial arts practitioners among the people were all gearing up to show their faces on stage, and ran to the registration office to sign up and wait for the draw.

Just as Gao Huaiyuan was busy arranging the next draw, a person suddenly ran from a distance. He looked very panicked and was out of breath. He separated from the crowd and pushed towards the stands.

Soon they were crowded under the stage and wanted to watch the stage.

However, he was immediately stopped by the government officials in the audience. Everyone did not notice him at first. They continued to raise their heads and wait excitedly to look down at the more intense fighting ring. However, not long after, a government official ran to the stands and shouted at Liu.

The magistrate, Gao Huaiyuan and others reported: "My lords, something big has happened! Jinjia Village in Maoshan Township was attacked by lake pirates last night. More than forty people in one village were killed. Villagers came to report to the official!"

After hearing this, everyone who was still very interested was immediately shocked. Maoshan Township is also the boundary of Daye County and is located on the east bank of Niangzi Lake. Lake pirates have been rampant in the past two years, but it is really true that they attacked the village and killed so many people like this.

It was rare for them to ignore such a big event, so the matter of drawing lots was put aside.

Liu Zhixian immediately found the head of the household who came to report to the official, and after questioning him in detail, he found out that the daughter-in-law of a family in Jinjia Village was washing clothes by the lake two days ago, and two crazy men wanted to molest her.

, but was discovered by people in the village, chased and beat one of them, and seriously injured one of them. Unexpectedly, these two madmen turned out to be lake pirates. As a result, the lake pirates retaliated and killed dozens of people in Jinjia Village.

, and also kidnapped several young women in the village.

"What should we do? Gao County Lieutenant, look at what happened this time..." Liu Zhixian was so anxious that he stamped his feet and ran out of ideas for a while, so he asked Gao Huaiyuan.

"Xiaguan understands. It seems that this competition has to be stopped. I will immediately make arrangements for everyone to disperse first! The lake pirates are really hateful. This time, Xianguan must let them see what it means to be a king.

The law will not work!" Gao Huaiyuan immediately replied, for such a gang of villains who harmed the people, he had long been determined to cause trouble for them, but these guys didn't commit many crimes some time ago, and he didn't have the ability to go find them. Now something like this has happened

Naturally, he would not sit idly by and watch this important event. He immediately decided to stop the competition and concentrate on dealing with this matter first.

Everyone was a little dissatisfied with the sudden termination of the competition by the county government. They felt that they had not had enough fun and stopped before the competition started. Some people shouted and refused, but they soon learned that something big had happened in the county, so they had no choice but to

After giving up, the onlookers dispersed with regret.

And those brave villagers and civilians who were preparing to compete had no choice but to improve their personal qualities a lot.

Moreover, the heroes from each township also knew how to line up. When they ran to Jinjia Village, although they were very tired, their teams had not dispersed yet. This was a huge improvement!

When Liu Zhixian rubbed his sore waist and got out of the sedan, Gao Huaiyuan also turned over and jumped off the yellow gelding. Far away from the village, people were kneeling on the roadside crying and screaming for injustice. There was even more mourning in the village.

Gao Huaiyuan ordered the Xiang Yong and the archers to rest on the spot outside the village. He only took along the gangsters and Xing Baotou to protect Liu Zhixian and entered the village. As soon as everyone entered the village, they were immediately shocked by the scene in front of them.

Jinjia Village is a small fishing village, with only about twenty households in total. But when they entered the village, they saw corpses everywhere. When some of the survivors saw the government officials coming, they immediately touched the corpses and cried bitterly.

, cried and begged the government to make the decision for them and avenge their dead relatives. Some people rushed over to block Liu Zhixian's feet, crying and asking Liu Zhixian to rescue their daughter.

Liu Zhixian had never seen this scene before. Smelling the smell of blood that still filled the air, he felt a little nauseous, but he finally did not make a fool of himself on the spot. He barely suppressed the disgusting feeling and raised his hand and said: "I'm already here.

Everyone, please be patient for a moment. After I take my officer to investigate, I will definitely give you justice! This time, Lieutenant Gao from the county has led his troops, so don’t worry, he will definitely avenge you!"

After a while of comfort, they began to inspect the scene of the massacre. Gao Huaiyuan walked slowly in the village, lowering his head to inspect the corpses lying on the ground. The more he looked at them, the more angry he became. Among the corpses he saw along the way,

Among them, it can be said that there are men and women, old and young. Among them, only a few young people had hatchets, harpoons and other objects thrown around. It was obvious that they were trying to protect themselves when the lake pirates attacked. Unfortunately, it was a pity.

Suddenly, coupled with the lack of manpower and no one to lead them, they were killed by the lake pirates. The remaining men, women, and children basically suffered back injuries. Apparently after the night incident, they tried to escape, but were attacked from behind by the lake pirates.

Killed.

This situation can be said to be an inhuman massacre, just to vent their anger. The fishermen were already living a very hard life. Their families were relatively poor and had little money to make. However, they did not expect that they would end up like this once they provoked the lake pirates.

This tragic end made Gao Huaiyuan so angry that veins popped up in his forehead. He wished he could find those lake pirates immediately and slaughter them all to relieve his anger.

Gao Huaiyuan almost couldn't bear to see the next investigation site. Two of the families were killed by Hu Bandits, including the whole family. The hostess of one of the families was naked and lying on the bed. Her lower abdomen was cut open by Hu Bandits with a knife.

, her head was also chopped off and rolled under the bed. Apparently she was raped by lake bandits before she died, and then killed after the humiliation. A pregnant woman from another family was also chopped open in head and shoulders by lake bandits, and she died.

The situation in front of the house was horrific, which showed how ferocious the lake pirates were and how inhuman they were!

Such a scene made the people who came with them all filled with righteous indignation. Although they would make things difficult for the common people from time to time, extort some money, etc., they couldn't bear to see such a scene. Everyone was gnashing their teeth angrily, and some were howling.

I want to settle the score with the lake pirates.

Liu Zhixian looked pale. The head of the household in the village invited him to a clean place to sit down and rest. He was also served with tea. He tearfully recounted what happened the night before. Even the head of the household had his house robbed by lake thieves this time.

The son of the family was also killed by lake bandits.

Gao Huaiyuan came over and listened carefully to the head of the household narrating the situation again, and after asking in detail, he finally understood the matter completely.

It turns out that lake bandits in Niangzi Lake have a long history. In the early years, these lake bandits were not too ferocious. Most of them were just fishermen along the lake. Occasionally they would do some illegal work and rob people in the name of ferrying in the lake.

, but the harm to the fishermen along the lake was not serious, but gradually as they gradually developed, these lake pirates became more and more arrogant, and gradually the harm to the common people around Niangzi Lake became serious, especially

Two years ago, it was rumored that a man surnamed Jiang came among the lake pirates. The lake pirates became more and more rampant. They took advantage of the geographical advantages of Niangzi Lake to do evil on the lake, causing trouble for one party and constantly harassing surrounding villages and towns.

They robbed and killed people, and often blackmailed the people along the lake, saying that Niangzi Lake was their territory and asking the fishermen to pay them fish tax, which made the fishermen in Niangzi Lake miserable.

What happened this time was the result of the righteous indignation of a young man in the village. As a result, he accidentally injured someone among the lake pirates, which led to the bloody revenge of the lake pirates. The lake pirates attacked at night, and the people in the village had no precautions. Several

After the somewhat bloody fishermen heard the news, they stood up and tried to resist. As a result, there were too many lake pirates, and they were quickly killed by the lake pirates. However, they also killed two lake pirates, which resulted in the lake pirates being killed.

The thieves retaliated wildly, killing and beheading everyone they met in the village. In one night, they killed forty or fifty people in the small village, which led to this tragedy.

"Old man! Please forgive me for a moment. It's not too late to cry when I come to ask you something!" Gao Huaiyuan listened to the elderly head of the household crying and it took him a long time to get a general understanding, so he asked him to accept it temporarily.

Stop crying and ask in detail.

The head of the household finally stopped crying and nodded. Gao Huaiyuan then asked: "As far as you know, how many people are there in the Lake Pirates? Do you know where their lair is?" This was the most important thing for him at the moment.

Things to care about.

The old man shook his head and said: "The lake pirates have been very rampant in the past two years. I don't know exactly how many there are, but it is said that there are about one or two hundred of them. As for their home base, these lake pirates have no fixed location.

Therefore, they are everywhere in the Liangzi Lake area, and Niangzi Lake is the junction of our Daye County and Jiangxia County. They took a fancy to this advantage, but it is said that they should be in Yujia, which is about thirty miles away from here.

There is a place to stay near the mouth, but this is just what I heard, and few people dare to go fishing in that area for fear of provoking them!"

My father-in-law is right. Niangzi Lake is indeed the junction of Daye County, Jiangxia County and Ezhou. It is basically a place where there is no control. In addition, Niangzi Lake is wide and covered with inlets and waterways. It is indeed very convenient for the lake to be hidden in it.

Safety, although Ezhou is where the garrison is located, as well as the garrison and navy. In the past, there was not much trouble here, but after the war between the Song and Jin Dynasties in the past few years, the government and the garrison have focused on the Jiangbei battlefield.

In the past, the navy was also setting up defenses along the river, and had no time to care about the affairs of these lake bandits. Even if they caused trouble, the government was unable to pursue and suppress them, and could only let them cause chaos, so that they are now so rampant.

After Gao Huaiyuan heard this, he frowned, and waved his hand to let the head of the household go out first. Then he turned to Magistrate Liu and said, "Master Liu, it seems that things are not easy to handle this time! There are a lot of lake pirates, and this one

The next official brought less than 200 people, and none of the lake bandits were familiar with this area. I am afraid it would be beyond our capabilities to wipe out this banditry in one fell swoop!

But we cannot allow the lake pirates to continue to be so rampant. After all, the people here are also subjects of the imperial court, and they cannot allow the lake pirates to continue killing and causing harm. Otherwise, it will cause a civil unrest. Once the fishermen are disappointed with our government, they will turn to the lake pirates.

If we do, there will probably never be peace in Daye County in the future!

And after the incident got serious, the adults and the subordinates were also to blame, and they would inevitably be punished for negligence and the suppression of bandits! The subordinates thought that since we had mobilized troops to come here this time, we could not just let the matter go and ignore it!

Otherwise, the local people will be greatly disappointed!

Fortunately, the lake pirates are so rampant and brutal that they are hated by the surrounding fishermen, which is a good thing for the people! The official thought, we might as well take a bigger action this time, and recruit some local warriors from the bow and arrow club to come over, and along the way

When searching for lake pirates in the lake, it is best to capture them all at once. I wonder what Liu Zhixian’s wishes are?”

Gao Huaiyuan analyzed the situation. Although he was not afraid of the lake pirates, he was not reckless. With such a large Niangzi Lake, it would be basically impossible to wipe out the lake pirates in one fell swoop with only his small manpower. Even if

If the Lake Pirates were so rampant that they came to fight him head-on, they might not be able to capture him in one fell swoop, so he wanted to recruit more people to increase his strength, but this kind of thing would require Magistrate Liu

Nod in agreement.

Sure enough, after hearing this, County Magistrate Liu hesitated and said after a while: "I'm afraid this is difficult! Although the lake pirates are indeed rampant and hateful, the county is currently collecting food taxes and needs manpower to do these things. At this moment, we must mobilize

A large number of rural warriors are coming. Not only is it difficult to recruit manpower, but there is also consumption. The food and wages for the rural warriors are all problems. How can I raise so much money and food for you to suppress the bandits? This matter is fundamental.

Officials are also in trouble!"

Gao Huaiyuan cursed secretly, you are a dog official who only talks about money and food. Now the people are being killed by bandits. You don't say much, but you keep thinking about this matter. What a bastard! But think about it on the other hand, Liu Zhixian is indeed in trouble.

, he is a small county magistrate, and he wants to launch a large-scale bandit suppression operation. It is really difficult for him to suddenly spend money and food to support such an operation!

So after Gao Huaiyuan thought for a while, he said to Magistrate Liu: "Your Excellency is right, but in the eyes of the magistrate, this matter cannot be let go. If it is allowed to continue, it will be harmful to us.

Long-term pain is worse than short-term pain. This time, we must be ruthless and eradicate these lake pirates!

As for the matter of money and food, I have an idea, I wonder if your Excellency is willing to adopt it?" dd