Chapter Fifty-Four: No Pity Needed Here

  Everyone has done something in their lifetime that they regret, and for a rough-skinned dog from Yangzhou, today is probably the most regrettable thing he's ever done.

  When the dog face saw dozens of black muzzles and a name with a cold expression, wearing a large red mandarin duck battle jacket, the passion that was almost stimulated by the silver to burst blood vessels suddenly disappeared without a trace. The right hand holding the short blade also unknowingly froze in mid-air, and the two feet also unknowingly started to tremble. The mouth kept moving, but not a single word could be spoken.

  The gang of thugs following Dog Face and their leader were no different, a group of people just stood there stupidly, within fifty steps of what they thought was an "easy target".

  "It's all over, I've been screwed!" This was Dog Face's first thought after he came to his senses. "Damn it, this isn't a fat sheep, these are clearly a group of tigers!"

  At this time, a loud voice came from the front: "People in front, listen! Immediately lay down your arms and surrender, otherwise you will be killed without mercy!"

  "Surrender your arms, otherwise you will be cut down without mercy!"

  After the voice finished, the soldiers in front collectively let out a thunderous roar of anger. The thunder-like roar scared several thugs so much that they dropped their short blades on the ground on the spot.

  The few hundred Ming soldiers opposite them, although only a little over two hundred in number, had an air of majesty that was as if they were thousands or tens of thousands strong, due to their strict formation and silent killing intent.

  Although they were used to roaming the streets of Yangzhou, fighting and brawling with people was their daily routine, but when faced with an army that existed solely for slaughter, they became afraid, terrified.

  This time without the dog face command, dozens of thugs under him threw away various weapons in their hands with great tacit understanding, and the crisp sound of the falling weapons kept ringing out.

  After seeing all the thugs put down their weapons and surrender, Pang Gang ordered a general flag beside him: "Cheng Kai, tie up these evil people, and give them some memory, if there are any resisters, kill!"

  "Yes!" A general led by a commander with thirty knife-shield men arrived in front of these thugs, raised the waist knife in his hand, turned the back of the knife to face the thugs in front and struck immediately. Suddenly, there was a series of dull sounds of hitting flesh, followed by cries of pain.

  Cheng Kai was also very concerned about these rascals, personally taking care of them. Although he used the back of his waist knife, whether it's the back or the blade, using one's body to test the hardness of metal is never a pleasant thing.

  When the soldiers finished beating these hooligans according to Pang Gang's intention, the ground was already filled with a layer of hooligans. These soldiers didn't know what it meant to show mercy, once Pang Gang gave the order they beat them to death, although they didn't kill anyone, but peeling off a layer of skin was certain, after beating these hooligans, Pang Gang ordered the soldiers to take down their belts and tie them up with the belts and connect them into one piece.

  After doing all this, Pang slowly came to their front with the curved knife in his hand and lifted up a rascal's chin, asking in a low voice: "Tell me, who is your leader?"

  The punk's chin was lifted by a hard and sharp knife, and he only felt a chill entering his heart. He trembled and looked at the dog face beside him with a glance.

  "Not bad, you're quite sensible!" Pang Gang put down the thug and came to Dog Face's front, sternly shouting: "Tell me, who let you come and attack us? Don't you know that attacking officials is the same as treason?"

  The dog face was shaking, and his changing facial expression clearly showed his emotions. Until today, the dog face thought he was a good guy, tough enough, poisonous enough, not only did he think so, but also the people around him, the rascals, were flattering him, and the dog face often took pride in it. But today, the dog face realized that he was wrong, everyone was wrong, and he wasn't any kind of good guy at all, just a poor worm who bullied the weak and feared the strong. Facing the military officer's gaze and curved knife, he actually lost control, and a stream of wet ** flowed out from a certain part of his body.

  "Sir, sir! I'm innocent! I didn't know you military officers were coming beforehand. If I had known it was you, even if you gave me a hundred chances, I wouldn't have dared!" Facing Pang Gang's icy stare and the curved knife with beautiful patterns in front of him, Dog Face knew that as long as he dared to utter half a sentence that displeased this military officer, the beautifully decorated curved knife would pierce his body the next moment.

  The dog-faced man knelt in front of Pang Gang, knocking his head against the ground with a loud thud, and his forehead hit the official road full of gravel, covered in blood.

  Looking at the rascal kneeling in front of him like a miserable worm, and the stench emanating from him, Pang Gang sneered coldly: "You don't have the guts to deal with me. I'll ask you again, who told you to come and kidnap Kong Shao's family?"

  At this time, the dog's face was no different from a mangy dog. His face was full of blood, tears and snot flowing down his forehead. He cried out in a loud voice: "Sir, I am under the orders of the second steward of the Sun Mansion, specifically waiting for Mr. Kong here. The second steward said that as long as I get rid of Mr. Kong, and snatch the red goods he's carrying, he'll give me 5,000 taels of silver. I was blinded by momentary gain, my brain got hot and I did this stupid thing. Sir, just consider me a fart and let me go!"

  When Gou Lian was dealing with things, Kong Lin had been standing beside Pang Gang all the time. At this moment, he had lost his usual calmness and composure, his tightly clenched fists had already shown blue veins due to excessive force, and his face kept changing colors.

  He growled in a low voice: "You're really going too far, you're really going too far! Does Sun Xiyu really want to drive me to death before he's willing to let up?"

  Pang Gang sneered at the side, "You're wrong, it's not that you can't, but you must be killed! Although this official doesn't know why Sun Xiyu wants you dead, this official can assure you that if things go on like this, your life will be in danger at any time. Today, this official can only protect you for the time being, but cannot protect you forever. You still have to rely on yourself for your future path. Alright, take your time to think about it. Guards, break the tendons of these reckless rebels and then send them to the Yangzhou Prefecture's yamen to be punished."

  After finishing speaking, Pang Gang turned over and got on his horse, commanding the troops to continue advancing, ignoring the shrill cries of the captives behind him. As for these scoundrels, Pang Gang did not have a shred of sympathy because he knew that if it were himself who was captured, none of these scoundrels would show any mercy or pity towards him. Being able to keep his body intact was already a blessing, and in order to survive in this chaotic era, one must learn one thing: never show any mercy or sympathy towards one's enemies.

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