Chapter 918.
“Don’t enter the forest when you meet it, and don’t chase after the poor enemy!”
Old Qiu was afraid that Wang Chen would be young and impetuous and want to chase into the dense forest to catch the murderer, so he hurriedly added two more sentences.
Wang Dust nodded, “I understand.”
He naturally understood these Jianghu experiences.
“Yellow Lotus Sect!”
Old Qiu wiped the blood from his face and said hatefully, “One day, we Blood Clothes Guards will uproot it!”
But this was only his words of venting his anger.
The Yellow Lotus Sect was one of the biggest pagan religions, with great influence in the folklore, and although it had suffered several heavy blows, it had resurfaced time and time again, so how difficult it was to break its roots!
In fact, people who have studied history know very well that the best way to eradicate this kind of paganism is to change the dynasty.
But this was a great taboo that could not even be spoken of.
Dong Zhihui asked, “Boss, what do we do next?”
“Return to the city.” Old Qiu made a decisive decision, “Xiao Zhuang is injured and must go back for treatment.”
His gaze looked towards the way he came, showing a hint of apprehension.
The extermination of the tailor store had now been confirmed as a trap laid by the Yellow Lotus Sect against the Blood Clothes Guards.
Then did the other party only lay a trap?
Old Qiu vaguely had a bad feeling.
When they came was four people four riders, just now in the fierce battle lost a horse, the other horse was frightened and leapt into the forest and disappeared.
And the horse that didn’t run was also hit by an arrow, the situation was quite bad.
Only Wang Dust’s Yellow Hussar was smart enough to escape the disaster of the sword and didn’t suffer any injuries.
Since Xiao Zhuang’s injured leg could not move well, Wang Dust lent him his own Yellow Hussar to ride.
As for the injured horse, after pulling out the arrow and applying the golden wound medicine, it was specifically used to load the chopped off heads.
The Blood Clothes Guards’ merit system, to a large extent, referenced the model of the Da Liang army, and in battles like these, the enemy’s head was usually used to calculate the merit.
Everyone who had narrowly escaped death and survived, of course they could not let go of the credits that came their way.
There were hundreds of Yellow Lotus Sect members involved in the ambush, and after a fierce battle, they dropped more than thirty corpses.
Old Qiu very carefully packed up the heads of the decapitated men separately, those he killed for himself, and those killed by Dong Zhihui and Xiaozhuang for the two of them, of which Wang Duan undoubtedly killed the largest number of enemies.
When this little flag saw the head of that stout and strong man, his eyes widened, “Black Whirlwind Li Kui!”
He pointed at the head and said, “This head is worth a small merit!”
Li Kui was one of the key leaders of the Yellow Lotus Sect, self-appointed primus, this guy was born with divine strength, specializing in the use of a pair of hundred-catty Xuanhua axes, famous for his bravery and ferocity.
There are many Blood Clothes Guards who died under Li Kui’s axe!
The government has long issued a bounty for this bandit, with a bounty as high as five hundred taels of silver!
To know Linjiang County magistrate’s salary for a year, only about two hundred taels.
Old Qiu never thought that Wang Duan would be in the middle of the siege to kill the murderer, it is a bit incredible.
He realized that he was afraid that he had seriously underestimated Wang Duan’s strength!
Dong Zhihui and Xiaozhuang, on the other hand, all cast envious and even jealous glances at Wang Chen.
This was a minor merit!
Merit, Minor Merit, Major Merit, and Heavenly Merit were the four levels of merit of the Blood Clothes Guards, with Merit being the lowest and Heavenly Merit being the highest.
The Blood Clothes Guards’ assessment of merit is extremely strict, like the Yellow Lotus Cultists that Old Qiu and the others just fought and killed, a head can only be counted as one merit.
Accumulation of fifty merits before counting a small merit!
But once there is a small merit, then the ordinary Blood Clothes Guards will be able to wear a golden badge and have the status of a reserve small flag.
As long as you don’t make a big mistake, or suddenly become disabled, it’s only a matter of time before you become a real Little Flag.
If there was someone above, this time would be greatly shortened!
The other ten minor merits are folded into one major merit, and they are simultaneously promoted to Chief Banner and Reserve Hundred.
As for the heavenly merit, that must reach the heavenly hearing, by the emperor of the great Liang son of the royal pen personally sealed to be able to get.
Wang dust dead in the hands of the Yellow Lotus sect more than twenty people, but not enough to make up half the weight of the small merit, can add the Black Whirlwind Li Kui this head, then the situation is very different.
He had almost predetermined the position of Little Flag!
Dong Zhihui and Xiaozhuang were envious and jealous because they had been in Linjiang County for several years and still hadn’t gotten enough for a small merit.
Wang Chen had only been here for how long!
“Alright.”
Old Qiu noticed the eyes of the two men and waved his hand, “If it wasn’t for Ling Zhiyuan’s bravery this time, I’m afraid it would be hard for us to go back alive, it’s not a good place to stay, let’s hurry up and go!”
He was reminding these two men not to only see Wang Chen’s credit, don’t forget that it was Wang Chen who saved the lives of the group!
In such a bad situation earlier, if it wasn’t for Wang Dust blocking Black Whirlwind Li Kui and powerfully decapitating him, then how many of them would have survived?
Dong Zhihui snapped back his gaze.
He knew that Old Qiu was right, but it was just hard to suppress the intense jealousy and resentment in his heart.
The group embarked on their return journey.
“Wang!”
The fine dog that had disappeared earlier actually ran back, wagging its tail desperately around Old Qiu.
This fellow was even more resourceful than the Yellow Hussar, scurrying inside the bushes to hide at first, and only reemerging when everyone was about to leave.
“Dog!”
Old Qiu laughed and kicked it, but the force wasn’t great.
Halfway there, suddenly an eye-catching firework exploded in the distant sky.
It was precisely the Blood Clothes Guard’s call for help signal!
Earlier, when they had just encountered an ambush, Old Qiu let Xiao Zhuang release the fire streamers, but until now, they had not seen any sign of reinforcements, and as a result, they actually saw someone else’s call for help.
Old Qiu and the others could not help but look at each other.
As a matter of fact, when they saw this kind of distress signal, they had to rush to reinforce them.
But the place where the signal was sent was far away, and the four of them didn’t have a mount to represent them, and they were carrying a wounded soldier, so it was already good enough to defend themselves, how could they have the strength to go over and rescue their fellow soldiers.
“Whatever!”
Old Qiu gritted his teeth and said, “Let’s go back to the city and talk about it, Lord General Banner will surely have arrangements.”
As the Chief Flag of the Blood Clothes Guards guarding the county town of Linjiang, Pang Tai was qualified to deploy the magistrates and inspectors in the county office, and could also seek help from the garrison in case of an emergency.
This Chief Banner was sitting in the county town and could not possibly ignore his subordinates’ pleas for help.
Everyone accelerated their speed and smoothly returned to Linjiang City.
Linjiang County’s Blood Clothes Guards’ Guards House was a scene of wind and noise, and everyone entering and exiting was tense.
The first thing Old Qiu did when he returned was to report the situation to Pang Tai.
Seeing that all four had returned, this Blood Clothes Guard Chief Flag was greatly relieved, “It’s good that you guys are alive ……”
He heavily slapped the desk, “Damn Yellow Lotus Sect!”
It turns out that after Lao Qiu and the others were sent to investigate the tailor store bloodshed earlier, another incident of suspected evil work was discovered in the city, causing Pang Tai to send another team over to investigate.
But this is only the beginning!