The most arrogant in history

Ye Kun nodded: "I know, I will protect you!"

The women quieted down, huddled together, and squatted on the ground awaiting their fate.

Ten minutes later, the battle ended.

Almost all the bandits were killed, and a few of them committed suicide by jumping off a cliff.

Only seven or eight seriously injured elderly bandits were left alive at the scene.

But there was no sign of the ruthless bear.

Ye Kun shouted to the captive: "Where is the ruthless bear?"

"In, in the cave warehouse..."

"lead the way!"

Ye Kun took a few soldiers with him, and asked the two Qin Chou and Yan Liuhai to carry the captives and go find the ruthless bear.

The others, under the command of Qin Erwu, continued to search for survivors, property, and rescue valuables.

In the bandit camp, there is a large natural cave, which is uneven and covers an area of ​​thousands of square meters.

Inside the cave, partitions were made with wood and boards, forming individual rooms.

The valuable items that were looted were all in the cave and were not damaged by the war.

The ruthless bear was already seriously injured. He hid in the deepest part of the cave and wailed, cursing Ye Kun: "You dog county lieutenant, I will not let you go even if I become a ghost..."

"Okay, then I'll see why you won't let me go after you become a ghost!"

Ye Kun picked up the crossbow and shot two arrows.

The ruthless bear was shot in the face and blood was all over his face.

Qin Chou and Yan Liuhai used both guns, stabbed and hammered, and killed the ruthless bear.

"Seal off the cave, no one is allowed to enter!"

Ye Kun quickly evacuated the cave and ordered Qin Chou to kill all the remaining bandits without leaving a single one alive.

Inside and outside the cave, and within the camp, things have settled down.

Qin Erwu stepped forward and reported: "All the robbers have been killed, but no valuables were found. There are only a dozen war horses in the stable. In addition, there are more than 20 young women."

Ye Kun asked: "How many casualties did our brothers suffer?"

Qin Erwu's right hand was still dripping with blood. He looked back:

"Zhou Tiehu broke a leg, and three other brothers were injured, one on the shoulder and two on the buttocks. The wounds have been bandaged, so they should not die."

"Is your hand injured, too?"

"It's okay, just a skin injury."

"That's good." Ye Kun nodded.

Zhu Dachun stepped forward to report that two officers and soldiers in the county were killed and five or six were injured.

Ye Kun sighed, "Take care of the wounded first. Dachun, you and Captain Wang Bao, come with me to count the property in the robbers' warehouse."

Zhu Dachun nodded, and followed Ye Kun into the warehouse with another team leader Wang Bao.

There are pens, ink, and bamboo slips for accounting in the warehouse.

Ye Kun looked righteous and handled his business impartially, counting and recording the accounts.

There were countless grains and dried meat in the cave warehouse.

There are also many fine linens, ramie cloths, embroidered silks, and ordinary silks.

There was not much gold, only twenty or thirty ounces;

More than 700 taels of silver and more than 300 strings of copper coins.

A number of jewels and jade articles, and a number of copper utensils.

Zhu Dachun and another team leader, Wang Bao, both had red eyes and whispered, "Mr. Ye, with so much valuables, do you think we should..."

The Qin Chou brothers and Yan Liuhai didn't say anything, but they also looked at Ye Kun.

"Brothers, you have devoted your lives to fighting bandits. I cannot treat you unfairly." Ye Kun sighed and said:

"But I have been entrusted with an important task by County Magistrate Liu. If I embezzle the money and property, I will not be able to explain myself if County Magistrate Liu finds out."

Zhu Dachun and Wang Bao said together: "Heaven knows, earth knows, you know, I know, but Magistrate Liu will not know. We can swear!"

What’s the use of swearing?

Ye Kun pretended to be embarrassed and said with a wry smile: "How about this, the five of you, each of you take a little less. Even if County Magistrate Liu finds out, I will take full responsibility."

Zhu Dachun was happy then and asked, "Then how much do you want us to take?"

Ye Kun thought for a moment and said, "One tael of gold and ten taels of silver per person. This is all I can do."

Qin Chou and others couldn't help but be happy.

With this amount of money, you can basically guarantee a lifetime of food and clothing. If you lend money at high interest rates, the interest will be enough to cover your living expenses.

Zhu Dachun and Wang Bao, however, still felt that something was not enough and were somewhat unhappy.

After the spoils were divided, Wang Bao went down the mountain overnight and took a few brothers to report the good news to County Magistrate Liu.

Ye Kun and others, while guarding the property of the camp on the mountain, ate and rested on the spot.

Before dinner, Ye Kun called all the young women into the cave.

There were twenty-two women in total, the oldest of whom was less than thirty years old.

Most of them are teenage girls.

All twenty-two women were trembling with fear and knelt on the ground and kowtowed.

"Everyone, stand up! We are soldiers, not bandits."

Ye Kun asked everyone to stand up, looked at them one by one, and said slowly:

"If you are women from nearby families, you can go down the mountain early tomorrow morning. I will give you 200 coins each as travel expenses."

It is unsafe for a single woman to carry too much money.

Two hundred wen is enough for travel expenses and some food.

When the women heard this, they burst into tears and were filled with gratitude.

Ye Kun continued:

"If you are a woman from another place and cannot go back to your hometown, I can take you in and help you slowly find your family, or sponsor you to go home. By the way, my name is Ye Kun, and I live in Caomiao Village in the eastern part of this county."

Two women knelt down and cried in a Xichuan accent:

"Master Ye, my sister and I are from Xichuan and moved here with our family. Yesterday afternoon, we encountered robbers here and our whole family was killed. We have nowhere to go and we can't go back to Xichuan. Please take us in, Master."

Ye Kun frowned: "Are you the sister-in-law? Were you robbed yesterday afternoon?"

The sister-in-law nodded and said with courage:

"Yes, my name is Yulian, and my sister-in-law is Chunhua. The bandits robbed us yesterday and were planning to... rape us at night, but the bandit leader was drunk last night, so we... were not raped. Especially my sister-in-law, she is clean, if the master doesn't mind..."

"OK OK."

Ye Kun nodded and said, "You two sisters-in-law, come with me tomorrow. I will make arrangements for you and will not let you starve to death."

There were also two women who were from the same county, but their entire families were killed and they had nowhere to go, so they asked Ye Kun to take them in.

Ye Kun accepted all the offers.

After dinner, Ye Kun asked all the women to go into the cave to rest, and gave them money on the spot, two hundred coins each.

After settling these women, Ye Kun led the tiger-hunting team to guard in front of the cave and ordered all the soldiers:

"These women are our sisters. They were kidnapped by the ruthless bear and suffered humiliation. They are all pitiful people. We are officers and soldiers. It is strictly forbidden to harass these women. Otherwise, we will be punished by military law and killed without mercy!"

There were a few soldiers who were acting like thieves and wanted to indulge themselves, but after hearing what Ye Kun said, they immediately gave up their evil thoughts.

The women in the cave were even more grateful to Ye Kun.

Ye Kun added: "For the brothers who participated in this bandit suppression, each of them will receive two taels of silver. I will ask County Magistrate Liu to give it to everyone. For the brothers who died, their families will receive ten taels of silver as funeral expenses. For the injured, they will receive medicine and lost wages!"

The soldiers were delighted when they heard this.

In fact, some soldiers had searched the dead bandits and seized valuables, which they had secretly hidden.

Ye Kun knew all this, but pretended to be ignorant.

Everything was arranged, and Ye Kun stayed in front of the cave, warming himself by the fire and keeping watch.

He also asked Qin Erwu and Yan Liuhai to bring a few jars of wine from the storehouse and distributed dried meat to everyone so that the soldiers could eat and drink as they pleased.

Alcohol is a luxury item and soldiers cannot afford to drink it on a regular basis.

There was wine and meat at this moment, and everyone was eating and drinking to their heart's content.

Soon, there was a group of people lying in front of the cave.

Ye Kun also felt sleepy and dozed off with his eyes closed.

"master……"

Suddenly, a weak cry came from behind.

Ye Kun opened his eyes, only to find Xichuan's aunt and sister-in-law kneeling behind him, each with tears streaming down their faces.