Chapter 41: Damn these bandits!
Su Qi'an's ambitions are not that big. Making explosives is just for self-protection. As for the so-called rebellion, Su Qi'an will not do it.
Moreover, Su Qi'an didn't know how big the raw material discovered this time was, and with his current ability, he couldn't accurately measure it.
All he can do now is make a small number of explosives, no more than 20.
This time, Li Hu, led by Shui Sheng, used at least half of it. Fortunately, Su Qi'an was careful. In this test, it was directly mixed with black fire powder.
Even though the well-informed Xie Cang was a little confused, Su Qian's words made sense. Once the explosive exploded, the evidence would be gone.
Apart from using modern precision instruments to detect the ingredients, it is absolutely impossible to find such a person in Great Liang.
It was a fluke to get through this time. Su Qi'an secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Looking at the backs of Xie Cang and Fang Jingzhi, Su Qi'an was convinced that he would not take such risks when taking any tests on modern technology in the future.
At least until you don't have the absolute strength to protect yourself.
Su Qi'an greeted Li Hu, Shuisheng, and then quickly followed Xie Cang.
Inside the top of Dongzi Mountain is a huge cave. The cave is very high, at least ten meters long, and wide enough to pass a dozen people.
On both sides of the dark cave, every ten meters, there is a torch lit.
Although it doesn't look too bright from a distance, it doesn't get dark when you walk all the way there.
This cave is very long. At a rough look, it should be at least two or three miles in length. Moreover, as you walk into it, you will find a completely different cave inside.
After walking 500 meters, the winding cave began to branch, and there were many branches.
Within these forked roads, there are rows of caves that resemble small rooms.
There was no need for Xie Cang to speak. At Fang Jingzhi's order, soldiers rushed in from behind, holding weapons and exploring various caves.
As soon as the soldier stepped in, several black shadows rushed out of the pitch-black cave and struck with bright swords.
If it were anyone else, they would definitely be shocked by this sudden attack.
But these soldiers had received the news in advance and were fully prepared.
Without any surprise, the metallic sound of swords and halberds clashing was heard. After a few rounds, the attacking bandits were directly eliminated.
With this experience, every time the soldiers entered the next cave, they solved the battle very cleanly.
Of course, as we go deeper, not every cave is filled with bandits who are stubbornly resisting.
Some caves are like warehouses, where all kinds of food and grass are stored, and some are like prisons, where a large number of unresolved meat tickets are held.
A cursory scan revealed that there were at least hundreds of people, mostly elderly and children.
When they saw the soldiers appearing, their somewhat numb eyes seemed to be ignited by a ray of light, and their excitement was beyond words.
Frantically beating the iron door and shouting, the soldiers slashed down and cut off the chain of the iron door.
These imprisoned meat tickets were released. Fortunately, Su Qian brought enough people. These people were a little excited, but when they saw the large number of black-armored soldiers, they had a chilling aura on their faces.
The footsteps that were a little chaotic just now were much quieter.
The captured personnel here were handed over to a school captain by Fang Jingzhi, and were taken out in batches one after another.
As for them, they continued to walk inside.
When walking through a fork, suddenly, a fishy smell emanated from a cave on the right front.
Slowly walking in, the fishy-smelling cave was pitch black, and there seemed to be the sound of raindrops falling inside, giving it a damp feeling.
The soldier stepped forward and cut off the chain of the iron door with his sword. The iron door was pushed open and a firecracker was thrown in.
The imagined attack did not appear, which made the leading shield hand feel slightly relieved.
But when the light from the fire fold slightly illuminated the environment in front of him, the soldier's eyes were instantly filled with extreme anger.
The murderous aura emanating from his body couldn't stop pouring out. Su Qi'an, Xie Cang, and Fang Jingzhi stepped forward and looked at the dark cave that was successively illuminated by torches.
The faces of the three people were also filled with unconcealable anger.
In front of them, it was neither a so-called meat ticket nor a grain and grass warehouse.
Instead, they were a group of women who were used by the bandits to vent their animal desires. In the words of the bandits, these people were just meat horses.
Each of these women had dull eyes, ragged clothes, curled up bodies, and disheveled hair.
Even when he saw the soldiers appearing, Wu Shen's eyes naturally did not waver at all, as if he were looking at a dead thing.
Rather than looking at dead things, it is better to say that their hearts are already dead.
Even if the soldiers who appeared in front of them were soldiers to save them, they would remain indifferent.
Su Qian suddenly took a step forward, took a deep breath, and walked to a younger girl.
Su Qi'an knelt down and put his coat on the little girl.
At this time, the little girl with disheveled hair, dirty body, and whose appearance could not be seen clearly, pounced directly on her.
He bit Su Qi'an's arm. Fang Jingzhi behind him saw this and was about to call the soldiers to stop him.
Su Qi'an waved his other arm and quickly stopped him.
A feeling of pain ran down Su Qi'an's arm. Su Qi'an clenched her palms tightly without any intention of resisting.
He was bitten tightly by the little girl in front of him, and blood seeped out and slipped from Su Qian's arm.
Su Qi'an looked at the little girl in front of him with a gentle face, and said gently, "It's okay, you guys are okay, it's all over."
I don't know whether it was Su Qian's words that had an effect, or whether the seeping blood invaded the little girl's body.
The little girl with disheveled hair suddenly let go, revealing a pair of pale eyes, staring straight at Su Qi'an.
That look made people feel scared, but Su Qian was not afraid, and his face was naturally filled with gentleness.
He stretched out his arm, touched the little girl's head, and said softly, "Be good, it's okay, you are rescued."
As soon as these words fell, a shrill cry of pain rang out.
This piercing cry was like a lead. In an instant, the numb-eyed women behind him couldn't help but burst into tears.
The cries and cries echoed in this cave for a long time. Even the soldiers who had been on the battlefield for a long time saw this scene in front of them.
My heart was as solid as iron, and I also felt bursts of pain.
Su Qi'an stood up and walked back. The soldiers beside him rushed up immediately and bandaged Su Qi'an.
Xie Cang and Fang Jingzhi beside them haven't asked yet. In fact, they don't need to ask. Su Qian will tell them.
"It's good if they can cry. If there hadn't been that cry just now, I'm afraid they would all be dead now."
"Master Fang, it's best to send out some experienced old ladies, matchmakers or midwives. After all, they are of the same sex. They have to be comforted later, otherwise there will be accidents."
"Mr. Su said that I will make arrangements right away. As for those bandits..."
"As for the surviving bandits, check them out. As long as someone touches them, every one of them will be killed! As for the others, all will be exiled!"
Before Fang Jingzhi finished speaking, Su Qi'an made the decision for Fang Jingzhi.
Fang Jingzhi raised his head and looked at Su Qi'an with some surprise. He could feel the strong murderous intention radiating from Su Qi'an's calm words just now.
With such murderous intent, he wanted to kill all the bandits in Dongzi Mountain before he could eliminate the hatred in his heart.
He has met many literati, but this is the first one like Su Qi'an to blatantly reveal his murderous intention. To be more precise, he is the first one.
Su Qian, who has always been gentle and gentle, can actually get angry, and the most extreme kind.
Fang Jingzhi did not believe that Su Qian's anger was impulsive, but actually angered him.
Once provoked, he would never stop fighting. He believed that Su Qi'an would keep his word.
People like Su Qian are quite scary sometimes when I think about it.
Fortunately, he is on his side, and such a person is a noble person.
Su Qi'an dared to say this, but Xie Hou beside him did not speak and already acquiesced.
This is equivalent to informing that all arrangements for Dongzi Mountain will be left to Su Qi'an.
Fang Jingzhi was not unhappy at all about this, but was rather happy.
After all, Su Qi'an eliminated the bandits in Dongzi Mountain in one fell swoop, which solved a big trouble for him.
Isn't it just about killing bandits? Let alone identifying and killing them one by one, even if they kill them all, Fang Jingzhi will not refuse.
The scene he just saw made even Fang Jingzhi, who had been an official for more than 20 years, tremble with rage.
Although the bandits are vicious, they must at least have a bottom line as a human being. Not only do they kidnap meat tickets, they also provide so-called meat horses, and even teenage girls are not spared.
These damn Dongzishan bandits would not be spared even if they were cut into pieces by a thousand cuts. That is to say, Su Qi'an stayed rational at the critical moment and made a decision for him, thus eliminating a problem.
If it were him, he might have killed them all just now.
Logically speaking, the suppression of bandits is not worth mentioning at all, but there are at least hundreds of bandits left.
If we really take action now, we are not afraid of provoking the bandits to resist, but we are worried that this matter will spread.
If word spreads, it will definitely turn out that the Lingbei County magistrate dispatched soldiers to suppress the bandits and leveled Dongzi Mountain. All the bandits on the mountain were killed and no one survived.
In this case, the superiors will at most reward them as normal for suppressing bandits, but to the bandits on other hills, it will not only frighten them, but may also cause them to band together.
Fang Jingzhi is thinking about suppressing bandits in the future, but he is afraid that it will be difficult. All the bandits in the mountains know how ruthless Fang Jingzhi is in Lingbei County.
To suppress the bandits is to kill them all. If anyone dares to come down from the mountain and surrender in the future, everyone will not be able to rise up to resist.
This will be detrimental to Fang Jingzhi in the long run.
If I meet someone who is interested in the future, I will take this opportunity to transfer Fang Jingzhi to other counties to suppress bandits.
The consequences would be quite serious. Not only would the bandits fail to be suppressed, but they would also probably lose their reputation.
Fortunately, Su Qi'an made this decision for him. No matter what happens later, it can be blamed on Su Qi'an.
Su Qi'an himself does not hold an official position and has no influence on him.
Killing some people and exiling others, everything was done in accordance with the law, and it was reasonable and well-founded. It also served as a deterrent to the outside world. Internally, those big shots who had thoughts about him had to weigh whether it was worth it to move him.
How could Fang Jingzhi not know about Su Qi'an's kindness, so he bowed solemnly to Su Qi'an.
Being able to think so long-term, everything is a chain of events. For such a great talent, Su Qi'an will definitely go further in officialdom than him in the future.
Chapter completed!