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Volume 3: The Wind Rises in the South Chapter 74: Justice

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    Babu's residence.  "They died like this?" Under the light, Babu looked at the housekeeper who was standing in front of him with some doubts. On the coffee table beside him were the pistol and the sheathed dagger.  The housekeeper Yu Qie replied respectfully: "Yes, these two guys are very stubborn. I will follow the master's instructions. After whipping them, they will be hanged from the tree. This will also teach the farmers a lesson and know that resisting the master is a bad thing."  What's the end?" "Yeah!" Mr. Babu nodded, but his expression was still serious: "Well done, but according to what you said, these two guys are very stubborn, and they claim to have many accomplices.  "Sir, this is just a false threat. If they really have many accomplices, why don't they call them directly and ask for money and food? I will reward them as appropriate. Why bother to play these tricks? This is not selfish."  Are you asking for trouble? " "Although what you said makes sense, I still feel that something is wrong!" Babu seemed a little uneasy. His intuition told him that these two people were completely different from the bandits he had encountered in the past.  Yes, what these people want is not money, food, or women, but a new thing that cannot be solved by the old methods in the past. This new experience makes Basson feel very uneasy.  He sighed: "Hey, it's all the blame on that damn rebel. If he was the one who caused the chaos, how could he have attracted the Shun army to attack and make a mess everywhere. If this kind of thing happened in the past, the best he could do was hide in Bagan.  Or if we go to Mandalay, even if there is trouble in the territory, we can just borrow some troops to settle the matter. But like now, everything is lost and we don¡¯t know who to borrow troops from!¡±  Smiling, he stepped forward and whispered: "Master, I heard that a group of British soldiers arrived a few days ago. They are on the riverside. The royal army is gone, so we can just borrow troops from them!" "This can work.  Those British soldiers have yellow hair and blue eyes, and they look really scary!" "Sir, I heard that those British soldiers just arrived and have been hiding in the camp all day. They must be short of fresh vegetables and meat tomorrow.  Just let people send some fish and game to their officers. They will definitely like it. Once it is cooked, won't it be easier to talk? As long as they lose, it is nothing more than a matter of money. The British are also human beings. How can they be human?  "It's free!" "That's right!" Basong slapped his thigh and said, "No one wants money! It's better to go tomorrow! It won't be worth it if you go late!"  , With the guns and cannons of the British soldiers, let¡¯s see who dares to mess with me!¡± In a valley fifteen kilometers away from Master Basong¡¯s manor, the hillsides on both sides are covered with bushes and small trees. These are the nearby villages.  The farmers obtained an important source of fuel and fodder. During the day, while the cattle were feasting on the juicy grass leaves and twigs of the bush, the young cattle herders would break off their woody branches and tie them into bunches.  At that time, the returning cattle would be laden with bundles of firewood, which would be placed behind the houses to be dried by the hot subtropical sun and become good fuel.  At night, this place will once again become a paradise for wild animals in the mountains and forests. There is a shallow creek at the bottom of the valley, which is the main water source for nearby wild animals. Various carnivorous animals hide in the shade of trees during the day to avoid the scorching sun.  , and at night, they shelter next to the water source, preparing to ambush the prey that comes to drink. As they go upstream along the stream, the trees on both sides gradually change from small shrubs to dense and tall trees. For hundreds of years, this place has been covered with cattails.  It is one of several hunting grounds for Burmese nobles near Gan. In autumn and winter, Burmese nobles often go hunting along the valley bottom into the mountains.  However, today there was a group of uninvited guests beside the creek. About half an acre of shrubs and thatch bushes were cut down to reveal an open space. Thorny branches were inserted into the soil around the open space to form a simple fence.  ,.  People gathered around the bonfire, talking quietly, waiting for dinner on the bonfire.  The light of the fire and the low human voice scared away the animals that came to drink water, and also made the hunters in the darkness angry.  Around a fire in the middle, five or six people gathered together. The earthwalker was impatiently playing with the taro in the fire to see if these crude foods were cooked. Suddenly he whispered: "Chief, four days have passed.  There is no news from Kubu and Buji. We are about to run out of food! Let¡¯s go down the mountain!¡± ¡°Turkey, are you worried?¡± Song Shen smiled: ¡°You can still eat it for at least three days.  Kubu is a very smart guy. He will get things done. We should be more patient!" "It's not that I don't believe Kubu!" TuWangZhe frowned: "We have more than three hundred people now, and we can do it in one day.  If we have to eat four to five hundred kilograms of grain, in my opinion, we should just go to the manor and ask for the gun from Mr. Basong. There are so many of us, but he won¡¯t give it to us!¡± ¡°Then we are not bandits?¡± Song Shen smiled.  He retorted: "From the beginningI said from the beginning that we are rebels, not bandits.  We ask the gentlemen to provide food and land not for ourselves, but for all the poor.  In this case, we should be polite before fighting, allowing the nobles to have a choice, and letting all the poor people see who we are.  If you do this, all the poor people will regard us as robbers, and will side with the noble lord instead!  " Earthwalker frowned and spread his hands helplessly: "You always have a point, but don't forget, and after the brothers ambushed the British, they have been hiding in the mountains except walking. If this continues,  No, you have to find something for them to do.  " "I understand what you mean, Earth Walker!  Song Shen patted his companion's arm and laughed softly: "Believe me, there will be news soon!"  " At this time, a sharp whistle came from the distance. Song Shen and Tu Walker immediately stood up. Tu Walker shouted in a low voice: "Someone is coming, put out the bonfire and prepare to fight!  "People quickly extinguished the flames with earth, picked up the firearms set aside, and hid in the darkness around them. Obviously, after this period of training, the insurrectionists had gradually completed the transformation from stragglers to an organized and disciplined army.  Change. The Earth Walker whispered: "Don't worry, leader, there are twenty men on guard at the mountain pass in front. The terrain there is very good, and the gray eyes are watching them. There will be no problem!"  " "Twenty people are too few. You can bring another fifty people over to support Gray Eyes!  "Song Shen ordered in a low voice. It turned out that in order to prevent sudden attacks, Song Shen set up two hidden sentries on the only access road from the bottom of the mountain to the camp. He also built parapets and trenches at strategic points behind the hidden sentries.  , for the soldiers who block the attack. When the secret whistle detects someone heading to the camp, it will use the whistle to control the rebels in the camp to avoid being raided. "Yes!  "The Earth Walker responded, looked around, called the names of the two young leaders who had gathered his subordinates, and was about to set off when he heard three more whistles, two long and one short, and the Earth Walker made a pause gesture.  ¡ª¡ªThis is the signal to cancel the alarm. ¡°What¡¯s going on?  "Turkey asked with a frown. "Maybe the secret whistle made a mistake and misunderstood the late returning cowherd as the enemy.  Song Shen smiled and shouted to the insurrectionists: "Okay, it's okay. Let's continue to rest!"  " People put down their weapons in confusion, returned to the fire, and began to think of ways to find the dying bonfire again. Many people began to curse the secret whistle in a low voice, because his carelessness caused them to die.  Without delaying dinner, Tu Xingzhe and Song Shen sat back by the fire. For the two of them, this was just a small interlude. After a while, Tu Xingzhe and Song Shen were struggling to peel.  The taro was not yet fully roasted, and several people walked towards them through the camp. The leader was the gray-eyed man who was supposed to be on the parapet of the mountain pass. They saw this man who was usually taciturn and a bit dull.  Shi's face was full of anger. He was still six or seven steps away from Tu Xingzhe and Song Shen when he whispered: "Chief, someone is coming to the manor!  " "Let me get it right!  Kubu and Buji are both good guys, and they will definitely not make any mistakes!  Song Shen jumped up from the ground excitedly, holding a half-peeled taro, but he did not see Kubu and Buji among the people who came, only a middle-aged man who was almost forty and a man who was thirteen or fourteen years old.  Song Shen, a half-grown man, stopped in confusion and asked: "Where are Kubu and Buji?  Are you two¡ª¡ª?  " "Dead, all dead!  "The middle-aged man's face was full of grief: "This morning when we were having breakfast, Master Basong's housekeeper Yu Qie led people to find a pistol and a knife in the shack where we lived, and tied the two of them up.  Get up, say that the two of them are robbers and villains possessed by the devil, and have them whipped severely with whips.  ¡± The scene suddenly became dead silent. At this time, Song Shen could feel the blood vessels on his temples beating violently, as if two invisible drumsticks were beating there hard. He used  Instead of asking the middle-aged man: "Then what?" A kind of calmness that surprised me.  How are Boogie and Kubu doing?  " "The steward said that as long as you tell the number of people and guns in your camp, and repent, Master Basong can forgive them.  But the two of them refused to let go no matter what, and as a result, they were whipped like bloody men.  In the end, I saw that they were dying, so I begged the housekeeper to spare their lives, but Kubu was still unwilling to beg for mercy. As a result, the result-" "What happened?  "Song Shen grabbed the middle-aged man's arm and urged loudly. "In the end, the housekeeper Yuqie hanged the two of them on two trees on the west side of the manor!  Their bodies were burned and their ashes were thrown into the water.Kubu finally said, tell the leader, tooth for tooth, blood for blood!  " "Tooth for tooth, blood for blood!  Song Can almost groaned and repeated these eight words. He suddenly shouted to the insurrectionists who had gathered around him: "Did you hear it clearly?"  What were Cube and Boogie's last words?  " "Listen clearly!  "A neat roar broke out from the crowd. "At first we just asked for food, food that would prevent the poor from starving to death!  But the noble gentlemen answered our demands with whips and ropes!  Song Shen shouted loudly: "Well, thank you Master Basong for teaching us this lesson, now we know what to do!"  Then use bayonet against bayonet and bullet against bullet!  Every drop of blood shed from Kubu and Buji must be repaid. Now I give an order. Everyone is ready to hear it immediately. Take turns to rest. At dawn tomorrow, we will set off with the goal of Master Basong's manor.  I want to hang Master Basong and Butler Yuqie on the two trees where Kubu and Buji died!  "    "yes!  "The next day, it was around 11 o'clock at noon. "For most Burmese nobles like Master Basong, early morning is a strange word. Because he neither needs to cultivate early like a farmer, nor does he need to work hard like a businessman.  Calculate gains and losses, unlike monks who are bound by Buddhist precepts. These lucky people have gained huge wealth and power because of their noble status. They only need to lie down on a soft and comfortable bed and wake up leisurely, and then whisper orders, and naturally they will  The attentive servants and maids turn their wishes into reality, and the only thing they need to do is close their eyes and enjoy themselves. For such lucky people, the biggest trouble is that the day is too short.  , his stomach is too small to accommodate so much delicious food. So when Master Basong opened his eyes today, the personal servant on the side quickly opened the curtain carefully, allowing the warm sunshine and fresh air from the window to enter the house.  Two well-trained maids brought warm water and towels to wash Master Basong. When everything was done, the personal servant carefully walked to Master Basong's ear and asked in a low voice: "Master, can you have dinner?"  "
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