Chapter 1776: Lin Changyou Dies
Chapter 1776: Chapter 1776: Lin Changyou Dies
Bang bang bang!
The medicine bags hit the ground and quickly burst open, as waves of medicinal mist spread, enveloping the people of Chong Village.
"The medicine, it’s poison! These treacherous soldiers actually dare to use poison against us, shoot arrows, quick, shoot arrows to kill them!" Someone within Chong Village suddenly shouted, shocking the soldiers of Gaoshui County, causing their grip on the arrow feathers to loosen.
Swoosh swoosh swoosh!
The sharp arrows flew out, mostly aimed towards Qin San Lang’s side.
However, Qin San Lang’s men had shield soldiers protecting them, and didn’t get hurt.
Instead, it was the people walking ahead of County Captain Tang who got shot by the sharp arrows.
County Captain Tang was astonished, angrily shouted: "Idiots, who told you to shoot arrows first?!"
He had the people pushed to the front, intending to have Qin San Lang’s forces shoot first, so after Qin San Lang’s troops killed the people, he could hold Qin San Lang at bay, forcing them to plead for mercy.
But now the situation was reversed.
"Fourth Brother, quickly take the antidote, don’t get poisoned!" County Captain Tang’s cousin, who was a squad leader at the county government, was very worried about County Captain Tang, hurriedly reminded him to take the antidote.
The Tang Family rose because of County Captain Tang; if County Captain Tang were poisoned to death, the Tang Family would be finished.
County Captain Tang was a sworn brother of Troop Commander Qiu, who was a meritorious general against the Kangrong, had distributed antidotes from the camp and gave County Captain Tang two pills.
County Captain Tang, upon hearing this, quickly took one antidote.
The antidote indeed could counter the Knockout Drug, but Gu Jinli’s formulation was potent; even after taking the medicine, County Captain Tang was still dizzy, holding tight onto the reins to avoid falling off the horse.
The cavalry behind him only had ordinary antidotes and couldn’t resist this Knockout Drug, being completely knocked unconscious and thudded off their horses.
Others following the people of Chong Village also fell victim to the medicine.
Suddenly, the sound of heavy objects hitting the ground filled the air, some particularly loud, upon closer inspection, even the horses were knocked out by the poison.
Han Sansong watched and laughed heartily: "Company Commander Qin’s poison is still so fierce."
He elbowed Bu Fang beside him: "Hey, won’t the horses be ruined by the poison?"
Horses are valuable; poisoning them would be a pity!
Bu Fang: "No, the master’s medicine has always been safe and effective."
Han Sansong was relieved upon hearing: "That’s good."
Bu Fang reminded him: "Keep your mouth shut, even if you’ve taken the antidote, inhaling too much poison is not good."
"Pah, I’m strong and healthy, what fear is there in inhaling some Knockout Drug?" Han Sansong said, yet shut his mouth tight thereafter.
A quarter of an hour later, the medicinal mist dispersed, Qin San Lang ordered: "Tie them up, gag them, don’t let them bite their tongues and commit suicide."
"Yes!" Upon hearing, the soldiers rushed to tie people up.
Not only his own soldiers, but also the soldiers under Company Commander Jin, Company Commander Liu, Guo Company Commander, Xie Zhang, and others rushed to bind people, showing Qin San Lang’s great control over this band of soldiers heading west.
Company Commander Jin and the others had become accustomed, firmly decided to follow Qin San Lang.
"Company Commander Qin, this one in official uniform hasn’t fully fainted yet, do you want to take a look first?" Han Sansong, with his section leader men, sprinted to County Captain Tang, promptly tied him up, brought him before Qin San Lang, with an eager expression as if asking for praise, you’d think he was Qin San Lang’s soldier.
But Niu Dabao didn’t mind.
"... You, release me." County Captain Tang, dizzy from the Knockout Drug, spoke with a thick tongue, his eyes fixed on the wavering Qin San Lang, threatening: "If you don’t release me... Troop Commander Qiu will... kill you~"
With two slaps, Han Sansong smacked County Captain Tang twice, cursing: "You damn scoundrel, even captured, you dare threaten Company Commander Qin. After all the evil deeds you’ve done, still thinking Company Commander Qin would release you, let your mother free? Daring to bring up Troop Commander Qiu to suppress us, let me tell you, even if Troop Commander Qiu comes, we’d capture him anyway!"
Just as Han Sansong finished speaking, Niu Dabao kicked him, cursing: "You brat, getting more unruly with your words, still want to get married?"
Han Sansong, kicked and aching, quickly laughed jokingly: "Forgive me, Company Commander, didn’t the surname Tang tick me off. I’ll change, change right away."
Niu Dabao snorted, walked over to inspect County Captain Tang, seeing him thoroughly drugged and unconscious, turned to Qin San Lang and asked: "San Lang, this beast is passed out, should we send him to the Punishment Room’s residence to wait for Troop Commander Qiu?"
Yesterday, after obtaining Lin Changshou’s confession, San Lang took the confession, brought two children to meet them, spoke of Gaoshui County’s evil deeds, and discussed how to deal with County Captain Tang next.
Qin San Lang nodded: "Hmm, first detain him, wait for Troop Commander Qiu to come and talk."
Company Commander Jin, somewhat worried: "San Lang, that surname Qiu is still a Troop Commander, we’re Company Commanders, if he comes and uses rank to pressure us, we’d all get demoted."
Truth be told, Company Commander Jin was a bit afraid, but wanting to follow Qin San Lang, he had to pledge allegiance, and this incident was considered a pledge.
Qin San Lang said: "Not far from Daokou Gully here, under General Xu’s watchful eye, if Troop Commander Qiu is smart, he’ll abandon County Captain Tang and stand with us, or else he certainly will be the one demoted."
He added: "Everyone doesn’t have to worry, I’ll send swift riders to Daokou Gully to report, they’ll handle things, we just need to wait a few days."
"Hey, this is good, sending word to Daokou Gully, letting General Xu decide, dealing with a Troop Commander is just a word." Company Commander Jin was very pleased but worriedly asked: "General Xu is busy with major issues, would he be willing to deal with such small matters?"
Qin San Lang said: "What initially seemed small, intelligence received these past two days shows it’s not small, but big, General Xu will certainly intervene."
A county captain, colluding with hundred commanders under a troop commander, local noble families, recruiting vagrants from various places into private soldiers, using these soldiers to harm passersby, not only doing many evil deeds but also daring to neglect fields!
Xu You wants to expand in the Northwest, needs sufficient stored food, if the matter of County Captain Tang leading half of Gaoshui County’s labor force to harm passersby and neglect lands reaches Xu You, enough to make Xu You furious enough to chop up County Captain Tang and others, potentially even killing Troop Commander Qiu.
"Will intervene? That’s good." Company Commander Jin was reassured, as long as not being blamed for fellow soldiers harming each other by General Xu.
He called to his Chief Commander: "Old Chen, still dawdling, quickly drag these defeated troops back to the village and lock them up."
"Yes!" Chen Zongqi and they had also benefited from Mr. and Mrs. Qin San Lang, admired Qin San Lang for killing the royal general, were keen to help, started dragging those already tied up.
Han Sansong handed County Captain Tang to Zhang Zhong, requested a bag of antidotes from Zhang Zhong to rescue the drugged horses, feeling delighted within, thinking of Company Commander Qin’s fair reward and punishment temperament, surely he’d be rewarded with a horse.
Zhang Zhong personally escorted County Captain Tang towards the village.
Just walked a bit, when Wen Rong rushed forward: "Where’s that beast Lin Changyou? Drag him out, I’m avenging my sister!"
Knowing County Captain Tang led soldiers to assault the village, Wen Rong not only wasn’t afraid but came brandishing a hatchet, originally intending to charge in to beat the evil men, pulled back by Qi An following Xiao Tian’er, told him if he wanted revenge, don’t make trouble for Company Commander Qin.
Upon hearing this, Wen Rong waited till he could rush out now.