Chapter Fifty-Six: The Mine Slave He Dadou

Most of the mines on the boundary of Guanping City are in this mountain.

In addition to the Li family, there are several others, they are all wealthy families in the city, rich and powerful, and have noble status. The mined ore is directly linked to the government, and the purpose is to sell it to the whole territory of the southern country to seek personal gain and earn huge amounts of money.

Nayu Mountain is located in the northwest of Guanping City, where the mountains are long, the ravines between the mountains are intertwined, and the road is difficult to travel, but it is the gold and silver treasury that the officials and wealthy families in the city rely on for survival.

It's early spring, and the snow and ice need to thaw, and the weather is even colder than a snowy day.

Wang Baoshan and others followed Qiao Lanyi, traveling all the way, sleeping in the open air, day and night. They trekked through mountains and rivers on muddy mountain roads, and finally reached their destination on the night of the sixth day.

The guide who led them here was the mine slave who escaped from the Li family's copper mine, his name was He Dadou.

This sturdy and burly man was originally an honest farmer, and his family planted a few acres of thin fields at the foot of the mountain.

Last year's drought caused the crops in the fields to dry up due to lack of water, and the grains were not harvested. In addition, those few acres of thin fields were still rented from the landlord in the village, and there was no grain to pay the rent after the autumn, so the landlord tied him up and sold him to the Li family's copper mine on the mountain to repay the rent owed.

This He Dadou is a filial son, he has been in it for several months, and he has been thinking about escaping, but he can't do it. Both parents in the family are old and cannot afford to be cared for.

But as a prisoner, in addition to hard work, there are all kinds of torture every day, which makes him suffer physically and mentally. After finishing his work tirelessly every day, in the dead of night, when he was worried about his parents at home, He Dadou often washed his face with tears, hid in the dirty rotten grass, and cried alone.

It was also an opportunity for him, more than ten days ago, that is, on the day of the Lantern Festival, he accidentally got the job of transporting copper ore out of the mountain.

On that day, the snow was heavy and the roads were difficult to navigate, and they braved the wind and snow to push carts full of copper ore out of the mountains. Each cart is pulled by several miners in front and pushed in the back, pressing the mud on the mountain road, slowly pushing forward, and the process of transportation is extremely difficult.

Coupled with the icy and snowy weather, the cold was biting, and many frail and sickly miners with thin bodies could not withstand the cold, fell into the snow and mud, and never got up again.

The thugs of the Li family, who were in charge of escorting, saw that some of the mine slaves were dead, so they casually threw their bodies into the ravine by the side of the road, which was regarded as finding a place for them to bury their bodies.

Although many miners died, the copper ore still needed to be transported. The stewards of the mines brought in other miners to fill the vacancy. He Dadou was not because he was strong, so he was pulled over like this.

But he is not an ordinary person, he thinks this is an opportunity to escape. So in the process of pushing the cart, while passing a cliff, he rolled down and rolled to the bottom of the cliff.

The stewards and thugs of the Li family, after seeing He Dadou rolling down the cliff, lay motionless, thinking that he had been thrown to death, so they no longer cared about him. They spat and cursed, and raised their whips to drive away the other miners and continue to transport the copper ore.

He Dadou deliberately rolled down the cliff, naturally he had an eye on it, he specifically found a smooth cliff, and in the process of rolling down, it has been sticking to the ground; coupled with the thickness of the snow on the cliff, he fell into the hole in the snow after he fell. Most of his body was embedded in the deep snow, so that others couldn't see the situation clearly for a while, so they paralyzed the Li family's stewards and thugs.

After a while, seeing the convoy transporting copper ore, after walking away, He Dadou dared to get up from the snow.

He found a deserted path and staggered back to his hometown, because he was going to visit his parents who gave birth to him and raised him.

However, when He Dadou approached the mountain village, he found that the mountain village was already dilapidated, dilapidated and desolate. Many cottages and huts have collapsed, collapsed... The whole small mountain village is like an earthquake, and there are ruins and broken bricks everywhere.

As far as the eye can see, what is even more frightening is that under the cover of white snow, the bones of the forest white that can be seen everywhere are broken and scattered in the rubble......

What the hell is going on? I was only absent for a few months, and my home was destroyed. Where have all the people gone?

Seeing this scene, He Dadou's heart was suddenly shrouded in uneasy emotions, and he hurriedly ran into his home, only to find that what worried him had happened.

In the rubble, two broken bones were lying in it, and the bones were still wrapped in thin and shabby clothes.

The ragged clothes, He Dadou still remembers vividly, it was his parents' ......

"Ah......h

A cry that resounded throughout the small mountain village sounded in vain, and He Dadou fell to the ground and cried loudly.

He cried until he fainted several times, and finally he couldn't cry anymore, so he started to dig out the bones of his parents from the rubble. In his own courtyard, he dug a pit and buried his parents in the soil, so as to comfort his parents' souls in the sky.

When everything was busy, it was over, it was getting late, and the long-abandoned home could no longer accommodate people to spend the night. He Dadou endured his grief and had to continue on the road.

At that time, he was born without love, homeless, and the whole person was already alone and had nothing to worry about. I didn't dare to enter the city, and I was exposed in front of people, so I could only keep looking for a way to survive in the vast mountains.

It is also a coincidence that in the mountains not far from their small mountain village, he met Luo Orion, who was hunting, and was told by him that the small mountain village where he lived was not good because of the drought, and the villagers could not pay the landlords' land rent and the taxes paid by the officials. As a result, the young and middle-aged people in the village were all captured as mining slaves, leaving behind some old, weak, sick and disabled, and the heavy snowstorm in winter blocked the road out of the mountain.

In this way, the villagers of the whole village froze to death, starved to death, and there was no one left alive.

After He Dadou heard this, he was sad and pitying, and wanted to kill those rich officials and rich families who were not benevolent to the rich on the spot, but Luo Orion was good at talking about it, so he persuaded him.

In the end, after Luo Orion's guidance, he decided to go to the Black Wind Ridge and defect to the Black Wind Army.

So, He Dadou went all the way hard, walked the mountain road for five days and five nights, and finally arrived at Heifengling.

Besides, on the side of the Black Wind Army, in fact, it was not his intention to rescue the other mining slaves, but the meaning of Du Xiaosan, Wang Qiang and others.

Because of them, I heard He Dadou say that not far from the copper mine, there is also a coal kiln. Every time the copper ore and iron ore are excavated, they will be sent to the coal kiln to refine all kinds of iron and copper tools.

According to He Dadou's understanding of the situation, to analyze and reason, Du Xiaosan soon came to a conclusion.

He estimated that there must have been a large number of refined weapons and weapons in that coal kiln. This is a rare weapon and equipment, and if it can be obtained, it will inevitably strengthen the combat capability of the Black Wind Army. Not to mention the mining slaves in the Gangshan Mountain, there are thousands of them, which is a living force that should not be underestimated!

Therefore, in the meeting of the Zhongjun Hall, after the operation of several of them, under great pressure, this rescue operation was finally promoted.

It was night, in the cold barren mountains and mountains, in an endless forest, their team of men and horses were still struggling to drive the mountain road.

"Let's rest for the night, observe the enemy situation first, and then make plans. ”

Seeing that it was getting late, the right general Qiao Lanyi grabbed the reins and touched the mount under her seat so that the horse could stop its hooves.

"Yes..."

Wang Baoshan and another centurion stood on either side of Qiao Lanyi.

In this operation, only two battalions of soldiers participated, plus Qiao Lanyi's own personal entourage, a total of more than 100 people.

The Black Wind Army was short of war preparations, but in order to take care of the female general Qiao Lanyi, she still prepared a war horse, and the rest of the people could only come on foot.

From the time they set off to the present, they have walked for several days in a row, and they have long been sleepy and tired, and finally came to this wooded forest.

The ancient trees here are towering, covering the sky and the sun, the wild grass and shrubs are luxuriant, and more than 100 people are hiding in it, but they are not worried about being discovered.

Wang Baoshan instructed the soldiers in the battalion to look for the frozen ravine on the spot to ensure that there was enough drinking water in the mountain. He also asked people to find dead trees and rotten trees, and prepared to bury the pot to make rice, so as to solve the problem of hunger and thirst for everyone.

"General Wang, it's been a hard work, for the past few days, you have been in charge of everyone's food and drink, and let people always have hot water... Otherwise, in this cold and freezing mountain, there will be a few casualties..."

Qiao Lanyi took a bowl of hot tea handed over by Wang Baoshan, blew the hot air, and smiled slightly.

"General Qiao, the women don't let the eyebrows go, take the lead. That's hard work..."

Wang Baoshan saw this heroine, who was known as the title of iceberg beauty, smiled at himself, and suddenly became a little embarrassed.

Qiao Lanyi took a sip of hot tea, and then said, "I'm not a few years older than you, you can call me sister..."

"Okay..."Wang Baoshan couldn't help but be a little flattered when he heard this.

"The Black Wind Army has just been established, and many places are not perfect, don't blame General Li Jinli, the army still needs to rely on him to fight against people..."

Qiao Lanyi looked at Wang Baoshan, her eyes full of tenderness.

"Sister, I know everything..."

"It's good if you understand, if you have anything to do in the army in the future, you can come to my sister..." Qiao Lanyi finished speaking, drank the hot tea, returned the bowl to Wang Baoshan, and said: "My brother, if he were alive, he might be as old as you now... It's a pity that he left early!"

Regarding Qiao Lanyi's unfortunate experience, Wang Baoshan has not heard much. But this Jianghu heroine, who can sit in the third position in the original Black Wind Village, must have a lot of bitterness and suffering.

So, Wang Baoshan asked her: "Sister, it must be extremely difficult for you to get to where you are now, are you tired?"

Qiao Lanyi listened, looked at Wang Baoshan in surprise, her eyes were a little gloomy, and she said in a low mood: "People are not tired, their hearts are tired, but the revenge has not been avenged, how can they talk about being tired..."

Wang Baoshan listened, didn't say anything, and fell silent.

Since others don't want to mention it, they shouldn't have to inquire, otherwise they will appear to be reckless and ignorant.

"General Qiao, General Wang, you take the brothers in the camp first, seize the time to rest, and leave my camp to keep vigil!"

Another centurion, named Cao Chong, was also born as a mine slave. This time he came to act, and it was the first time he went out of the mountain to carry out a mission, so everything was dominated by Qiao Lanyi and Wang Baoshan.

Wang Baoshan looked at him and said with a smile: "General Cao, let's come! ”

"None of you have to fight, no one will come here in this cold and freezing weather, I will take a few people to stand guard and beware of the reckless insects and beasts in the mountains!"

He was Wang Baoshan and others, and when they passed through the barren mountains and mountains in the west of the city, they happened to encounter it. It just so happened that Luo Ying was also in the team, so Luo Orion came with them.

Now, seeing that it was about to dawn, Wang Baoshan and Qiao Lanyi discussed together, and decided that the team would rest for the time being, leaving a few people to stand guard in case of accidents.

When the sky was bright, Qiao Lanyi, together with Cao Chong, Luo Orion and Luo Ying, under the guidance of the guide He Dadou, quietly infiltrated the Li family's copper mine.

The enemy's defense before the rescue must be clearly observed in advance, otherwise once the rescue operation begins, it will be impossible to control the development of the situation.

Wang Baoshan was left behind, and let him take care of the team, inspect weapons and equipment, and wait for the war supplies, so as to prepare in advance for the rescue operation at night.

The fatigue of the past few days of running and traveling has exhausted the soldiers. Wang Baoshan ordered them to take advantage of the mild daytime to seize the time to rest and recuperate, so as to recover the physical strength needed for battle.

In order to avoid the smoke rising from the fire and attract the attention of others, no fire was built. The soldiers could only huddle together for warmth, lean around each other, sit on the hay mats that each person carried with them, and barely slept in the cold.

It wasn't until the afternoon that Qiao Lanyi took a few other people back to the place where the soldiers were hiding.

Wang Baoshan hurriedly arranged hot water for them and dry food to eat, which made everyone a little moved.

When everyone was full of food and drink, their bodies and bones warmed up a lot. Qiao Lanyi was the first to speak, she said: "It seems that this Li family's copper mine has already sent more people and strengthened its defenses, presumably caused by the last time the king led them and robbed their iron sand ore field... This time, we need to discuss it carefully, and we must be thorough. Brother Luo, what do you think?"

Luo Ying's father, Luo Orion, is the same generation as her, and he understands the terrain of the mountain range, so he needs to listen to his opinions more.

Luo Orion pondered for a while before saying: "The situation is not as serious as imagined, don't look at their abundant manpower, but they are all wine bags and rice bags, strong on the outside and dry in the middle. He can't move during the day, so he can only wait for the night, and in the dead of night, give them a surprise attack and catch him off guard..."

Qiao Lanyi nodded, and looked at the other people, looking at their expressions, wanting to hear different opinions.

"Luo Lao is right, we might as well take advantage of the night surprise attack and kill it..."Cao Chong said with some excitement, and seemed to agree with Luo Orion's decision,

Luo Ying, who was on the side, did not hurry to speak, but looked at Wang Baoshan, who was busy pouring hot tea for everyone, and asked him, "Brother Wang, what do you think?"

Wang Baoshan was stunned for a moment, then looked at everyone and said, "Although I didn't go to inspect the enemy's situation, judging from the scene I saw when I was a mine slave in the mine, it would be good to take advantage of the night to suddenly attack...... But the wall is slippery, and if you really want to rush in, it is more difficult and risky...... At that time, our army will definitely have many casualties. ”

"En..." Qiao Lanyi listened to Wang Baoshan's words and nodded, she also thought of this, otherwise she would not listen to other people's opinions.

Wang Baoshan looked at the people present again, and then said: "I have a good way, which can not only save the casualties of our army, but also obtain the results of the surprise attack..."