Chapter 4: Seeking Revenge (Seeking Various Support)
Jin Dadao pushed away the crowd, looked at Yang Xiaolin's expression: "It seems that Commander Yang's injury has not fully recovered yet, but he woke up and everything is fine, this life can be considered saved."
Liu Xian rushed over and knelt down in front of Yang Xiaolin: "Brother Yang, my father is dead! My father was killed by the imperial court!"
"Your dad?" Yang Xiaolin looked at Liu Xianhe, remembering that his father was called Liu Yikun, his best friend. But how did he know this friend? He felt his head was a mess, unable to sort out the various information inside.
He heavily pounded his own head, Liu Xian and wanted to say something again, but Jin Dadao pulled him back: "Don't say anything for now, Yang Baizhang needs rest, let him calm down for a while. Everyone, no matter what, it's good for us that Yang Baizhang wakes up, in the future whatever happens will be discussed and handled by me, Yang Baizhang, and Master Kong. Does anyone have any opinions?"
This time no one said anything, among the more than 200 people in the team, the three of them and Gu Tianming were the most authoritative. However, Gu Tianming didn't say anything either, just nodded along with everyone else.
Watching the fire burn out of shape, Kong's heart sank to the ground, and he let out a sigh of relief. He first helped Liu Xian up: "Xianhe, we will definitely avenge Brother Liu's grudge, don't worry."
"What's there to discuss? Those dog officials have just returned to Fengtian, and Biaozi said they only have a few hundred men. We can kill our way in and behead that dog official!"
Kong shook his head: "It's not that simple, I think it's better to plan for the long term. Master Jin, there are now government troops in Fengtian, and possibly Russian soldiers too. We only have over 200 brothers here, if something unexpected happens, we'll all be finished. As the saying goes, a gentleman takes revenge after ten years, another day will bring another opportunity..."
"Shut up, Master Kong! Don't praise me, I'm not a gentleman. When I take revenge, I never change my mind! One sentence: are you in or out? If you're in, follow me down the mountain now; if you're out, leave your gun and go home to hug your wife!"
Kong fell to the ground in a great hurry, and as soon as Jin Dadao's attitude came out, the team would quickly disperse. With this team around, they could still call the shots with the imperial court, and at worst, they could be a mountain king in Changbai Mountain.
But if everyone disperses, the imperial court will catch them one by one, and no one can escape, especially someone like him who still holds a title of Shi Ye.
Kong Luo Di did not want to die, his eyes looked at Yang Xiao Lin, or rather Yang Ba Zhang. Yang Ba Zhang was also a man of great righteousness, otherwise the other Qing army troops would have scattered immediately, but his team followed him all the way. Nor would they come to help because of Liu Yi Kun's words.
"How did Brother Liu die?" Yang Xiaolin asked, raising his head.
He now somewhat understands that he has crossed over, his soul has come to this Yang Ba's body. As for whether he is now Yang Jian or Yang Ba, he still hasn't figured it out, and seems to be getting more and more confused.
Jin Dadao sat down on a stone in front of him, and repeated what Biaozi had just said word for word. Finally, he said: "Yang Batou, my intention is that since we are brothers, we should live and die together. I must avenge the hatred of our elder brother, you give me an answer!"
Yang Xiaolin shook his head violently again, and he felt a surge of anger in his heart. He wanted to give Jin Dadao an answer, but the memories and thoughts of two people in his mind were fiercely colliding and merging, and some memories kept jumping out to interrupt his thinking, making it impossible for him to think.
Jin Dadao thought that Yang Xiaolin also didn't want to avenge Liu Yikun, and his face got uglier and uglier, just waiting for Yang Xiaolin to speak up, the two of them would immediately disperse.
Kong said from the side, "In my opinion, our top priority now is to think about how to deal with the siege of those government soldiers. Biao just said it clearly, the imperial court not only wants to kill Liu Ge, but also won't let us off."
Biaozi nodded when he heard this: "Yes, they were already preparing to set off when I arrived."
Jin Dadao burst out laughing: "I'm not afraid of the Russians, why should I be afraid of them? They've come at just the right time. We'll go to Fengtian and wipe out their old nest, chop off that prefect's head!"
"They won't come." Yang Xiaolin finally stood up, and his mind was a bit clearer now.
It doesn't matter whether he is Yang Batian or Yang Pijiang, there's not much difference. The key issue is that Yang Batian has come back to life and so has Yang Xiaolin, and he wants to continue living. He remembers a voice telling him that there is something big waiting for him to do.
"How did you know they won't come? That corrupt official had promised the Russians." Jin Dadao looked at Yang Xiaolin with some suspicion.
Yang Xiaolin smiled: "Because I was also a soldier. I tell you, those soldiers who had the guts, at that time the Russians couldn't take down Fengtian! The governor would send troops, and the soldiers would leave the city, but they would turn around in circles at the edge of the city and then come back."
Jin Dadao nodded: "It seems to make some sense, but all this is nonsense. I'm going to avenge Liu Ge now, are you going or not?"
He changed the subject again, Yang Xiaolin looked at Jin Dadao: "How are you going to avenge?"
"Lead the troops in! Now many ordinary people are returning home, those officials and soldiers can't check them all, we'll mix in with them and force our way through the city gate!"
Jin Dadao also seemed to have a strategy, and Yang Xiaolin nodded after listening: "It sounds good, but what if we can't break through the city gate? Or what if we get in but can't come out? Do you have any countermeasures?"
Jin Dadao was stunned for a moment, they were all used to being bandits, it was a one-shot deal, opening the city gate and succeeding on their own, if they couldn't open it, everyone would run away, if they ran away successfully, it was their ancestors' blessing, if not, it was just bad luck. They never had the habit of considering a second plan.
It seemed that Yang Ba had never done so before, so Yang Xiaolin's question left Jin Dadao at a loss for an answer.
Kong Luodi hurriedly said: "What Yang Butou said is reasonable."
Yang Xiaolin thought for a moment and said: "In my opinion, we should first send someone down the mountain to investigate the situation in Fengtian City before making a detailed plan."
Kong nodded in agreement, and Jin Dadao was about to say something else, but then thought that he had just said that the three of them would decide what to do, so if he immediately went back on his word, it wouldn't be very good. Plus, they hadn't said anything about not taking revenge, so for now, he'd send someone down to take a look.
After some discussion, everyone felt that Sui Bing was more suitable. First, he was a Qing soldier and had been to Fengtian before, so he was relatively familiar with the terrain, knew what places to check and who to ask. Moreover, if he was recognized, he could also say that he was a defeated soldier who had been scattered in the previous period, and there would be an excuse.
After Suibing went down the mountain, Jindadao and Kongluodi were making some arrangements on the top of Zhuling Mountain. Although Yang Xiaolin said that the government troops would not come, it was just a guess after all. The experience of fighting against the Russians for half a year on Mount Zhuling had already taught them that being careful wouldn't go wrong.
Yang Xiaolin also wanted to lend a hand, but Jin Dadao still wouldn't let him. He said Yang Xiaolin was injured while saving him, and before his injuries were fully healed, he wouldn't even let him do chores or eat and drink on his own, instead taking care of everything for him.
