Chapter 666: Battle Song of Xiongguan (Part I)

In the east of Chang'an City, the legend of Chiyou in Baqiao Town is read in all directions.

Xin Yu was naked, struggling to carry a bag of grain, and cautiously walked to the Bahe River. On the sides of his face and chest, several whip marks stood out.

On the Ba River, several grain ships lay across the shore. Rows of blue-armored sergeants were densely deployed along the road. Other sergeants wore red belts on their arms and were wielding leather whips to drive away the servants who were carrying rations.

Since the Great Qi soldiers besieged Tongguan and Yaoguan, Baqiao Town has become the center of Western Xia for transporting military supplies. Through Bashui, the boat can sail directly to the city of Lantian Town, which is the location of the grain and grass of the entire pass.

Similarly, through the Bashui River, enter the Weishui, and go east by the water, you can go straight to the town of Kansai. The Tangut people still firmly controlled Weishui, and the town of Guanxi, located behind Tongguan, also gathered a large amount of grain and grass, and a large number of wounded soldiers of the Tangut were also arranged here.

Due to the special geographical location of Baqiao Town, it became a logistics base for Li Yuandan's regime against the Great Qi soldiers. Li Yuandan stationed 5,000 troops to guard the town, and at the same time, hundreds of Flying Dragon Garden's meticulous works were also hidden here, watching every suspicious person.

During this period, rumors were rife around Chang'an City. It is said that Daqi has been infiltrated into Guanzhong, pretending to be ordinary people, and inciting Han people to rebel. On the one hand, the Western Xia officials refuted the rumors, and on the other hand, strengthened the screening and control of the Han people. In the barracks, many party officers confiscated the weapons of the Han sergeants, and only when they were fighting, they would be returned to the Han sergeants.

Many Han officials in Chang'an City wrote letters one after another, in addition to showing their loyalty, they also directly denounced the way of Li Yuandan's regime. At this time of the national crisis of the Western Xia, the Western Xia people should unite the Han people to tide over the difficulties together. On the one hand, Li Yuandan appeased them, and on the other hand, he transferred the Han people in important positions and replaced them with party members.

It's no wonder that Li New Year's Day is in a big voice. After the outbreak of the war, two fires broke out inexplicably in Chang'an City, and although it was eventually confirmed that they were two accidents, rumors inevitably spread. The three of them became tigers, and Li Yuandan had to rely on the people of the Dangxiang clan in order to preserve his political power.

During the sixty or seventy years of the reign of the Western Xia, several Western Xia emperors worked hard to bridge the national contradictions and married Han people as empresses. In this way, the Han people and the party members gradually had a tendency to merge. However, an infighting for power seriously affected the strength of the Guanzhong Dangxiang clan. Because many Han nobles were involved in internal strife, so much so that after Li Yuandan ascended the throne, he killed several Han people who supported Li Yuankui and Li Xi, which caused the ethnic contradictions in Guanzhong to rise again.

Li Yuandan also realized this, so he followed the example of previous emperors and married Han nobles. Before Li could do enough work on New Year's Day, the war broke out. Rumors, Li Yuandan secretly made up his mind to rely on his own people to survive this hurdle first.

Although the soldiers of Daqi attacked Tongguan and Yaoguan for a long time, they planted mines within Li Yuandan's regime through rumors and tactics.

Xin Yu was one of the first Great Qi sergeants to infiltrate Guanzhong. He led more than a dozen capable soldiers to take a small boat up the Yellow River at night, bypassing the Western Xia defense army far away, from the north of Tongzhou Chaoyi, into the Chidi thousands of miles of Guanzhong. They traveled at night and went through hardships before sneaking to Suyi Town in Yaozhou.

Due to the invasion of Dajin soldiers, a large number of wealthy families from the north fled south to Chang'an, hoping to escape the military disaster with the help of Chang'an Jiancheng. There are even some people who are ready to continue to flee westward, hoping to enter Guanzhong through the Dasan Pass and eventually move to Shu.

In Suyi Town, Xin Yu and others pretended to be unsuccessful veteran Han soldiers, and were hired by a wealthy family to move south with them as a nursing home. The soldiers are in a panic, and the rich and noble families also want more people to protect them.

Unexpectedly, Xin Yu and the others had just crossed the mouth of the Wei River and arrived at Weiqiao Town, when they were stopped by the Western Xia soldiers. The money of the rich was "borrowed", and Xin Yu and others became coolies and were taken to Baqiao Town to carry grain and grass.

The purpose of Xin Yu and the others was originally to sneak into Chang'an City and wait for an opportunity to sabotage, but they didn't expect to become servants. Under the strict supervision of the Western Xia sergeants, Xin Yu had no choice but to endure it for the time being.

The war was urgent, and the Western Xia soldiers did not have a good face for the Han servants, and they often whipped them. With Xin Yu's strong body, he almost couldn't bear it. As for the more than ten sergeants under his command, they also folded four or five. Three more people were transferred elsewhere, and now, there were only six people left around Xin Yu, mixed in the ranks of servants.

Xin Yu gritted his teeth and stepped onto the pedal. One end of the pedal is on the river bank and the other side is on the boat. These ships were to transport military rations to Yaoguan. Due to the shallow upstream of Bashui, the boat is not large, and it can only hold seven or eight thousand catties of grain. A total of four ships loaded a total of about 30,000 catties of military rations.

"You guys, follow the boat, hurry up!" A flat-faced Western Xia sergeant pointed with a horsewhip and pointed at a few people who were slightly more able.

Xin Yu suppressed the ecstasy in his heart, and hurriedly bowed his body and agreed to the latest chapter of Final Fantasy Beyond. He endured here for four or five days, just waiting for this opportunity.

Originally, every time grain was transported, the Western Xia sergeants always ordered a few people to set off with the ship. One is that these people can help unload the cargo after they arrive at their destination, and the other is that these military men need someone to serve them on the ship. A Han servant who works honestly and is in good health is the best object of abuse---- honest people will not resist, and if they are in good health, they will resist tossing.

Xin Yu secretly looked around, and the six sergeants under his command were all among the ones who were transferred this time, but they were scattered on two boats. Xin Yu secretly thought, counting a total of seven people, if he used it properly, maybe he could really do great things.

From Bashui to Lantian, the waterway is only sixty or seventy miles. Due to the ascent, the boat is slower, so it takes more than three hours. This half a day is enough time for the military masters to have a lot of fun.

On the ship where Xin Yu was located, there were a total of eight sturdy servants. As soon as the eight men boarded the ship, they were driven into the cabin. Xin Yu glanced at the four subordinates beside him, and then honestly leaned on the grain bag and pretended to sleep.

Half an hour later, the ship had already left Baqiao Town. A yellow-faced sergeant descended to the cabin. "You, and you, change these two clothes, and come up right away." As he spoke, he threw over two shabby military uniforms.

It was Xin Yu and another farmer who looked strong that was chosen.

"This military master, I don't know what's going on?" One of Xin Yu's subordinates named Yan Feng asked, they were not worried that their leader would be taken away.

"What's the matter with you?" The yellow-faced sergeant glared, "Get out of the way." As he spoke, he kicked Yan Feng to the side.

Xin Yu glanced at Yan Feng, signaling the other party to be calm, and then changed into the old military uniform. The farmer didn't say anything, and changed into his uniform.

The two of them followed the yellow-faced sergeant up to the deck, and more than a dozen Western Xia sergeants sat or leaned on the edge of the deck, forming a half-circle. Seeing Xin Yu and the others coming up, these sergeants immediately burst into cheers.

A Western Xia sergeant with a black beard held a scabbard and shouted, "Bet, bet, buy and leave." ”

"Fifty Wen, I'll buy this, this one looks strong."

"Hehe, I'll pay eighty wen and buy that blackface. This guy I think like he's practiced. ”

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Soon, more than a dozen sergeants took money out of their bosoms and went down to the left and right of Sergeant Blackbeard.

Just as Xin Yu was wondering what they were going to do, two steel knives were thrown at their feet, "You two, each have a knife, try to compete." The yellow-faced sergeant smiled maliciously.

Neither Xin Yu nor the farmer went to pick up the knife, but leaned over, looking very frightened.

"! Pick up the knife quickly. Tell you, if you win, the military master will be rewarded, and if you lose, hehe, just wait to go down and feed the fish. Hurry up! The yellow-faced sergeant waved his hand impatiently.

Only then did Xin Yu understand that these guys were gambling money, and what was gambling was the lives of two people. Xin Yu was secretly angry in his heart, but he knew that it was not the time to attack, so he had to take a look at the farmer. The farmer was also looking at him, as if he was afraid, as if assessing his combat strength.

"Hurry up, or the master will cut you now!" A sergeant next to him came up with a knife and raised it high.

The farmer shuddered, and trembled as he went to get the steel knife on the deck. Xin Yu sighed secretly and had to pick up the other knife.

At this time, there was no one on the river except for four military ships. On other ships, there was also a clamor of noise. Needless to say, the same game was being played on three other ships.

The farmer took two steps back to the side with the steel knife and looked at Xin Yu with a wary face. From the frame Xin Yu where the other party held the knife, he knew that the other party was a complete layman with a knife.

"Hurry up!" The yellow-faced sergeant kicked Xin Yu in the ass, then crossed his arms and laughed and watched the fun.

Xin Yu was seven or eight feet away from the farmer, and he had to follow the example of the farmer, holding the handle of the knife in both hands, and looking at each other half-browed.

"What are you doing standing, chop!" Another sergeant shouted, and the weapon in his hand was clapped soundly.

The farmer trembled like chaff. The sergeants urged and laughed. Finally, the farmer couldn't stand the pressure, closed his eyes, and shouted at Xin Yu.

Xin Yu also shouted and stepped forward. With a bang, the two knives collided. Although Xin Yu retracted his strength, the crop man was shocked and frightened, and he used all his strength, and the knife in his hand fell to the deck at once. Xin Yu secretly screamed that it was not good, and also pretended to be startled, and threw the knife down.

"Pick it up, stupid!" The sergeants shouted.

The farmer glanced at Xin Yu, hurriedly picked up the knife, and took advantage of Xin Yu's "daze" to chop it again. Although Xin Yu couldn't bear to hurt the other party, he wouldn't joke with his life. He bent down, jumped forward, grabbed his opponent, and pushed forward hard.

The deck is only about three feet wide. Xin Yu pounced very violently, knocking the cropper off the boat at once. The yellow-faced sergeant behind him was also knocked off the boat. With two plops, both the cropper and the Western Xia sergeant fell into the water.

The sergeants on the boat laughed, and some of them shouted "I won" and reached out to Sergeant Blackbeard for money. As for the croppers and Western Xia soldiers who fell into the water, no one paid attention to them.

After the gambling money was divided, the sergeants fished up the two who had fallen into the water. In this weather, the river water was cold, and as soon as they got on the boat, the two of them sneezed together.

Seeing the appearance of the two of them falling into the soup, the sergeants laughed, and the yellow-faced sergeant was annoyed, picked up a steel knife from the deck, and couldn't help but slash it on the farmer's neck. The farmer said nothing, fell back into the water, and never came back to the surface.