The mage in the late Qing Dynasty

More than two months ago, more than 200 gangsters from the Baoshan area suddenly attacked Lalin City.

The Lalin City Assistant Leader's Office didn't react at all, and when the incident suddenly happened, Daozi rushed directly into the city.

The guy was like a rat in a rice vat. He was like a fish in water, burning, killing and looting everywhere, looting local shops and even taking away the taxes from the tax bureau.

The total loss to the common people, merchants, and tax bureau was more than 300,000 yuan.

Later, several groups of troops and horses, including Russian cavalry, jointly suppressed the bandits, and the brigade of bandits was eliminated.

However, not all the financial losses were recovered.

After several subsequent tracking, these gangsters first fled to Hongshilizi, and then moved toward the southwest.

The officers and soldiers originally planned to give up. After all, the journey was long, the supplies were unfavorable, and it took too long. The weather was freezing and they were unwilling to send troops. But the gentry and merchants in the city refused to give up, so they fought all the way here.

Zhao Chuanxin didn't meet Daozi, but he met officers and soldiers.

"People over there, listen up, here are the officers and soldiers of Lalin Xie Ling Yamen, put down your weapons immediately!"

Zhao Chuanxin and others looked at the shouting officers and soldiers as if they were fools.

Shuangxi was so excited that he couldn't hold it back: "Why did you pull Lin Xie to lead the Yamen? Where did the big-tailed wolf come from? We are from the Lugang Town Insurance Team. If you know what we are doing, get out of here."

After Shuangxi finished shouting, the officers and soldiers hurried back.

After a while, a group of people filed out.

"Captain Zhao, long time no see!"

Zhao Chuanxin was stunned: "Chengming?"

He really didn't expect to meet Chengming here.

Zhao Chuanxin and others also rode forward, and the two sides stopped more than ten meters away.

Chengming felt that Zhao Chuanxin's appearance was more mature!

Immaturity is not enough. At this time, Zhao Chuanxin has been growing a beard for more than a year. His cheeks are often groomed. The beard on his chin is up to five centimeters long and is extremely thick.

Fortunately, Chengming can recognize this.

Zhao Chuanxin looked at Chengming, but he didn't change much.

The two looked at each other and smiled.

Zhao Chuanxin was the first to speak: "Chengming, why are you here?"

Obviously, although Zhao Chuanxin and others were fully armed, they all had short hair. At first glance, they were not officers and soldiers.

But when he called their Shangguan by name, many people showed anger on their faces.

But Cheng Ming didn't care at all. If this person was groveling, he wouldn't be Zhao Chuanxin.

People dared to criticize the imperial court in front of him, so what's the point of calling him by his first name?

Chengming smiled and said: "Ping was transferred to Lalin City Xie Ling Yamen and became the commander. Something happened a few months ago, and I almost took off my hat. Now I am back to my old job of suppressing bandits. What about you? What are you doing here?"

"We are short of food and clothing and have caused a lot of famine. Why don't we come to Niu Zihou to ask him to return the favor?"

"..."

Look at Zhao Chuanxin and the others, everyone has a horse, the foreign guns are still as sharp, and the clothes are uniform, clean and neat, how can they look like they are suffering from famine?

And it seems that their horses are not local ponies. They seem to be Russian Don horses, which are fat and strong after being cared for. Even the harness looks very sophisticated and comfortable.

Zhao Chuanxin's harness is even carved...

"You are still so dishonest."

Chengming sat up straight on his horse and pointed at Zhao Chuanxin with a smile.

Zhao Chuanxin chuckled and said, "You are much more naughty."

Chengming's smile suddenly stopped.

This is the first time in his life that someone called him naughty...

Zhao Chuanxin asked: "Which group of gangsters are you fighting?"

Chengming's expression became more serious: "Liu Yihe, Laolaihong, Shuangheyue, Shun Fangyou, have you ever heard of these gangsters?"

Zhao Chuanxin shook his head honestly: "I haven't heard of it. Generally, those who have heard of it are so scared that we have robbed them and they have run away long ago."

Wow, what a loud tone!

The soldiers behind Chengming looked disdainful.

Suddenly, Zhao Chuanxin's eyes lit up: "It sounds like several gangs have merged to fight with you? Tell me, do you have any money? If they have enough capital, I will help you destroy them."

When it came to the point, Chengming and his men were already exhausted and no longer wanted to continue chasing.

It's freezing cold today, so it's not easy.

And he knew the nature of the people in the Lugangling Village Insurance Team, and he did not hide it. He told the truth: "They stole as much as 300,000 yuan of property."

After talking about 300,000 yuan, the breathing of everyone behind Zhao Chuanxin immediately became heavy and their eyes instantly turned red.

Back then, they dared to fight for 30 yuan, let alone 300,000 yuan.

Seeing the dangerous expressions on this group of people, the soldiers behind Chengming felt as if they were facing a formidable enemy and even started to touch their guns.

Chengming was startled, and quickly waved his hand behind him to signal not to act rashly, and then smiled bitterly and said: "You are still the same as before. I haven't finished speaking yet. In fact, this is an imaginary number. At that time, those merchants and people waited for their houses to The losses were all falsely reported, and we were afraid that the recovered finances would be difficult to distribute in the future. Moreover, since then, we have killed more than fifty gangsters and recovered some of the property."

Zhao Chuanxin looked proud and proud: "Don't talk nonsense, let's just talk about it, how much money can these gangsters have?"

"There are several thousand silver dollars, at least thirty horses, and some guns and ammunition."

Zhao Chuanxin waved his hand: "We've done this! Just find a place to wait. I'll ask you to collect the body when it's done!"

Chengming: "Happy! When it's all over, I'll go with you to find Boss Niu. I hope I can help you with your matter!"

Zhao Chuanxin and his party left without saying a word.

When they walked away, the co-leader Chang Hai behind Chengming asked puzzledly: "Who are they? Commander, why do you want to believe them?"

Chengming had a mysterious smile on his face: "Our officers and soldiers to suppress bandits require the cooperation of hundreds of people, and the help of Russian cavalry. Do you know that these people defeated hundreds of people with only a dozen people?" ?”

"Ah?" Chang Hai opened his mouth wide and didn't believe it: "They can't do it even if they have three heads and six arms, right?"

At that time, he participated in the battle to capture robbers in Lalin City and was gloriously wounded. He was unable to fight and had to retreat.

Although there were 200 people in the group at that time, there were more than just twenty of them. Aren't they unable to defeat the group?

"Just wait. As long as they catch up, the results will be available today. Now we just need to find a place to camp and rest first..."

…

The biggest advantage of tracking in winter is that there are traces to follow.

There are horse hoof prints and footprints everywhere on the snow, which are very easy to identify.

What's more, those guys didn't run very far, and they caught up with them within an hour.

When Zhao Chuanxin and others appeared, Tongzi's side immediately reacted, but they did not fire because the distance was too far.

It can be seen that the number of people in this group does not seem to be officers and soldiers.

When officers and soldiers fight, they always attack more and less before they dare to rush forward in a rush.

There are only a dozen people in this team, obviously not.

But they did not take it lightly and each took up arms.

Zhao Chuanxin, on the other hand, took out his binoculars to observe.

Gao Li narrowed his eyes and said, "About fifty people, more than thirty horses, only about ten foreign guns, and more than thirty local guns..."

Everyone put down their binoculars and looked at Zhao Chuanxin, waiting for his order.

Zhao Chuanxin looked around. The view here was wide and there was no favorable combat terrain.

So he said: "Let's spread out later. You will surround them from both sides. I will be in the middle. I will make them afraid to run away first, and then everyone will surround them and fight!"

Everyone didn't know what tricks Zhao Chuanxin used to make these gangsters fearful, but they couldn't stop everyone from trusting him, so Shuangxi and Gao Li led the team to disperse.

Xingyue began to charge forward.

But Zhao Chuanxin raised his arms...