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Volume 3: The Wind Rises in the South Chapter 76 Attack

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    Outside the main entrance of the manor, two villagers carrying rifles were standing guard.  To be honest, the two villagers were not very vigilant. After all, the distance between this area and Bagan was far enough to avoid the recent war, and close enough to avoid the plundering of large groups of lawless bandits on the border.  Now they stretched their necks and waited for the arrival of their companions who had changed their posts for lunch, while chatting about interesting topics - Master Basson had just announced the rewards for the poor.  "Don't you think it's a little strange? How could the master be so kind and take out the grain from the warehouse to give to others?" "Maybe the Buddha appeared? In the dream, the Buddha said to Master Basong that if you don't give the extra grain to others,  If you give it to the poor, you will be sent to hell, so - " "The master still won't give out the food. At most, he will give some food to the monks in the temple, and let those monks pray to the Buddha on his behalf.  The Buddha changed his mind! " "Haha! You are right, I swear to the gods and Buddhas, this is the kind of person I am. Even the almighty Buddha cannot take away a grain of rice from his granary. So why this time?  What will he do? " "Friend, the master will only take things out of the warehouse under one condition, and that is to take back more in the future! Look at these poor people who have eaten the master's rice.  I will vomit all my intestines next year, the master¡¯s rice is not for free!¡± The two villagers were chatting enthusiastically, and the three of them walked towards the gate.  A villager took off the rifle from his shoulder and shouted loudly: "Stop, what are you doing!" The three people stopped. The man in the front took two steps forward. He was the middle-aged man who reported the news to the valley yesterday.  He bowed to the villagers and said: "You two, we are here to build a new barn for the master. I am Somkid from Ne Win Village. Do you recognize me?" "Of course we recognize you!"  Zhuang Ding, who unloaded his rifle, asked: "But where are the two people behind you?" "They are also going to repair the barn. You know that the housekeeper hanged two people last night. Now there are not enough manpower, and the people above are in a hurry.  , these two people were hanged instead. "Who are they? Why haven't I seen them?" The middle-aged man replied cautiously: "You don't know, the two people who were hanged are good at craftsmanship.  There are carpenters here, and there is no one who can replace them in our village. These two were borrowed from the village to the west, so you haven¡¯t seen them before.¡± Zhuang Ding looked at the two people up and down for a while, and saw only two.  His fingers were covered with rough calluses, and he was obviously used to the job. Just like most farmers facing a strange environment, he had a naive smile on his face.  "Come in!" Zhuang Ding put the rifle back on his back and turned around.  "Thank you both!" The middle-aged man and the two people behind him bowed their bodies to express their gratitude.  "Okay, okay! Go in and do your work quickly, otherwise it won't be fun if you miss the master's mission!" The guard waved his hand impatiently to signal them to hurry up, especially the two people behind him exuded a strong smell.  The peculiar smell even made the two of them cover their noses.  At this moment, the two men who had been hunched over and silent suddenly rushed towards the two guards like tigers. Before the two guards could take their guns off their shoulders, they were knocked to the ground. Just as they were about to  After struggling, he felt a chill on his neck, which was already being forced by the dagger.  While the two were panicking, they heard a strange voice: "If you want to survive, don't move!" The two guards' struggle immediately stopped, and the hard objects on their necks that kept pressing told them that the other party was not a bear.  threaten.  Seeing that the guard stopped struggling, the middle-aged man quickly took the rifle aside. The two men picked up the guard's rifle, drove the guard to the corner, turned around and ran to the roadside and whistled. After a while, the bushes on both sides of the road  Dozens of men with guns emerged from the bush and rushed towards the gate.  "This guard is here to guide you. Your team will go to Master Basong's residence and capture the master and the housekeeper alive. Remember! If you want to capture those alive, you have a lot to ask them personally, and we have to announce their crimes in front of everyone.  Then execute them." Gray Eyes whispered to a small leader: "Go and occupy the granary and the weapons depot. When you arrive, seal the warehouse door with a seal and set up sentries behind the door. Without the leader's order, any  No one is allowed to take anything. It will be distributed fairly by the leader after the inventory is completed. Do you understand?" "Understood!" The two little leaders nodded.  "Action!" Gray Eyes suddenly waved his arm, and the rebels rushed into the manor. After the two small groups rushed in, Gray Eyes pulled out a pistol from his waist and fired a shot into the air.  "Clang!" Mr. Basong's hands trembled, and the delicate white porcelain spoon in his hand fell to the ground and shattered.  ¡°?Incoming gunshots?  "He asked the valet on the side in a trembling voice. "Some bastard must have accidentally misfired!"  "The personal servant tried to answer calmly. "Go and see, what is going on?  If any bastard gets mad, give him ten lashes!  Basong threw the chopsticks aside angrily and muttered in a low voice: "What kind of world is this? You can't even eat lunch in peace!"  " "Yes, sir!"  "The valet bowed to Basong and walked out quickly. Basong took the new spoon presented by the maid and took a sip of the Tom Yum soup that was just served. It is said that the shrimp in this Tom Yum soup is very fresh.  The chicken soup was made by a one-year-old hen that had been stewed on the stove over low heat since last night. The ingredients used were authentic and the cook was very skilled. However, when I drank the Bassoon, the taste in my mouth was not at all the usual.  , he raised his arm and swept the porcelain bowl containing tom yum soup to the ground, and cursed loudly: "What the hell is this?  It smells fishy, ??don¡¯t you want to do it?  " The maidservant was frightened by Basong's sudden attack and screamed. In fact, Basong was considered a kind-hearted person among many Burmese nobles. Apart from gluttony and greed for money, he had no other problems, not to mention eccentricities such as whipping and strangulation.  The explosion just now caused the servants in the restaurant to kneel on the ground. After a while, the head maid replied in a trembling voice: "Master, please calm down, I will ask the chef to make it again immediately!"  " Basong snorted coldly, moved his body awkwardly twice, stood up from the dining table, and wanted to go to the window to take a breath. The maid quickly stood up and carefully supported his fat arms. Basong had just walked to the window.  , I saw a person running towards the restaurant quickly, it was a personal servant, waving his arms to this side as he ran, shouting something, "Master, Master, it's not good, the robbers are coming in."  Got it!  " As if to confirm the shouts of the valet, a burst of intensive gunshots was heard not far away. At this distance, people in the restaurant could even clearly hear the screams of the person who was shot. There was chaos in the restaurant, and the man  Men and women were running around, and the sound of breaking precious vessels and the screams of women merged into one. Among them, Basson's furious shouting could be heard: "Don't run, don't leave me, I am your master!"  Come back to me!  "But no one paid attention to his shouting at this time. After a while, Basong was the only one left in the huge restaurant, and the only company he had was the swaying furniture and pieces of tableware scattered on the ground. "You can't do this,  You cannot leave me behind, I am your master, the king's decree will punish you, and the Buddha will curse you!  "At this time, Basong's voice sounded more like begging than scolding. This fat middle-aged man was wearing a nightgown and exquisite deerskin slippers. He stood alone on the teak floor of the restaurant, looking around in panic.  Everything, the gunshots in the distance gradually became sparse, replaced by shouts of death and begging for mercy. It was obvious that the rebels had defeated Zhuang Ding's resistance, and it was already a matter of time before they arrived here. Basong was panicking.  His eyes suddenly stopped, and the door of a cupboard in the corner of the dining room was slowly shaking. He ran to the cupboard tremblingly, got in with difficulty, and then carefully closed the cupboard door again. Basson's first time  He felt that he was too fat, and the space in the cupboard was so small for him that it was almost difficult to breathe. He was about to go out and find another hiding place when a heavy footsteps froze his movements.  He knew that this must be the attacker. The reason was very simple. In order to protect the exquisite teak floor of the restaurant, all the servants in the manor were barefoot when they entered the restaurant, and the current sound indicated that the attacker must be wearing leather shoes or  Other hard-soled shoes. ¡°I¡¯ll also try what the noble master usually eats!  "A rebel smiled and stretched out his hand to fish out two shrimps from the tom yum soup bowl and stuffed them into his mouth. The leather boots captured from the British army on his feet stepped on the fragments of porcelain, making a harsh creaking sound. Suddenly he  He screamed in surprise, pointed at the soup bowl and shouted to the little boss: "Boss, the noble master's life is really not bad!  Come and have some, too. I have never eaten anything so delicious in my life!  " "Eat, eat, eat, you know how to eat!  You must have been the reincarnation of a pig in your last life!  "The little boss strode over, knocked the subordinate hard on the forehead, and cursed: "Have you forgotten the commander's order?  Our mission is to capture Mr. Bassoon and the butler alive, not to fill your mouth that can never be filled, do you understand?  Go find someone quickly. Once you catch Mr. Bassoon and the housekeeper, you can find the cook and ask him to cook all the dishes for you!  "    "Really!  Then I'll go right away!  "The insurrectionist shouted with joy. He immediately stood up straight, turned around and ran outside. "You bastard, you just know how to eat!  "The little boss laughed and scolded, turned around and walked to the table, picked up a spoon, took a spoonful of tom yum soup and put it into his mouth. He suddenly exclaimed: "That kid really doesn't know what to do.Yes, this soup is really delicious!  "The little boss had just taken two sips when he suddenly heard a creaking sound. He quickly dropped the spoon, pulled out the pistol from his waist, and carefully looked at the movement in the restaurant. Suddenly, he found a piece of clothing exposed from the crack of a cupboard door.  It looked like very precious clothing material. He walked carefully to the cupboard door, pointed the pistol at the cupboard and said in a deep voice: "People inside, listen up, I'll count to three, if you don't come out, I'll fire."  Gun!  One, two¡ª¡ª" "Don't shoot, don't shoot!  I'll come out right away!  "A middle-aged man shouted from the cupboard. The little boss took a step back and shouted: "Slow down. If you have a weapon, throw it out first!"  " "No weapons, no weapons!  "There was a voice coming from the cupboard, and almost at the same time, the cupboard door was pushed open. A fat middle-aged man lowered his head and struggled to get out of it. But as soon as he got out halfway, he couldn't move. The reason is very simple.  His fat body was stuck at the cabinet door, and he couldn't get in or get out. Basong struggled twice, but the jam became tighter. He was afraid that the other party would think he was playing tricks, so he begged with a red face: "  Please forgive me. I didn¡¯t mean it, but I really can¡¯t get out. Can you help me?  "    "Ha ha!  You are so fat. I swear, the black bears in the woods are not as fat as you. I wonder what you usually eat?  "The little boss was already laughing to tears at the funny situation in front of him. While wiping away his tears, he called a few men from outside. With their help, he finally got Basong out of the cupboard.  Come out. "You are Master Basong, right?"  Looking at the fat on your body, I don¡¯t know how many poor people have absorbed the blood and sweat to grow like you!  "The little leader looked at Basong who was sitting on the ground and groaned, and asked with a sneer. "It's true that I am Basong!  " Basong quickly defended: "But I was born with this kind of body shape. I am a good-hearted person and the most merciful to the farmers in the territory. Just this morning, I just ordered my personal servant to provide food to the poor people in each village.  We distribute three buckets of rice to each family. If you don¡¯t believe it, you can go to the warehouse and see. The rice that should be distributed is already ready!  "    "snort!  Was this the case from birth?  "The insurrectionist who was the first to come in just now sneered and pointed at the dining table and said: "Look, your lunch is worth the food of a hundred poor families for a month. There is no farmer in your territory who can grow as well as  Are you the same?  Do you think we are fools?  " "That's right, you still claim to be a good Samaritan, then who whipped Kubu and Buji until their blood dripped with blood, and then hung them from the tree behind the manor?  " "This is all what the housekeeper Yu Qie did without telling me. I really don't know anything!  Basong screamed his injustice: "I live in Bagan and Mandalay all year round. I only live here for more than ten days every year. All things are done by the housekeeper. The farmers in these territories know that you  As soon as you ask, you will know that every injustice has its own owner and every debt has its own owner. Heroes must not make mistakes!  " The little leader looked at Basong's ugliness with disdain and interrupted his cry of injustice: "Okay, don't cry for injustice. When the leader arrives, you can complain again!  Now tell me where is the butler Yuqie?  " "He went out early in the morning to do errands!  Basson replied in a low voice. At this time, he couldn't help but secretly regret why he didn't go to see the British in person, so that he wouldn't fall into the hands of these bandits. "It's easy for this bastard, but one day he will definitely fall into the hands of these bandits."  In our hands!  "The little leader cursed lowly and called the names of his two men. Then two rebels came to both sides of Basong and held him hostage and walked out of the door. "Report to the commander!  The granary, weapons depot, and other warehouses have all been fully occupied, sealed, and guarded by the most loyal brothers!  "A small leader loudly reported to Gray Eyes. "Very good, you go back and wait for orders. Remember, these are the common wealth of all the rebels and the farmers in the territory. No one is allowed to touch them without orders!  " "Yes, Commander!  " "Report, Zhuang Ding, who was blocked in the east house, surrendered to us!  " "Very well, send those prisoners here. You can't privately execute those who have laid down their weapons!  " "Yes, Commander!  "
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