Chapter 18: Encampment

"I later heard that they said that the ancestor of the family was going to kill the county order, and the county order said that the ancestor of the family was going to rebel. Kill my ancestors in public, and send soldiers to my house to raid my house. Cao Zongyu said.

"My family is going to rebel? Why not bring the slaves and villagers, so that thousands of strong men can be obtained, and even ten thousand people are not impossible to coerce. Cao Zongyu said: "And the ancestors brought only twenty or thirty followers to the county that day. ”

"It's clearly a trap."

"It's clearly an intention to trap the ancestors."

"As soon as my ancestor died, my Cao family had no backbone." Cao Zongyu said: "My father did not dare to stand up to the government, and opened the door to be detained by the imperial court, but I was unwilling to put my life in the hands of others. I fled to the countryside with my cronies, wanting to avoid the limelight, but I didn't want to, and heard that my father had died in prison. ”

"Only then did I understand that what kind of ancestor rebelled was Cheng Wenying's peeping at my family's wealth to make such a hookup. He also ordered me to be arrested. Fortunately, Wan'er saved me, and I was able to survive. I hid in the mountains for a month, swearing that I would not avenge this revenge and swear that I would not be a man. but came to the rebels. One day, I will kill back to Nanyang and kill Cheng Cheng. ”

After Zhang Xuan heard this, his heart was a little gloomy.

Although he felt sad for Cao Zongyu, his heart was more because of himself.

Zhang Xuan had the intention of escaping from the rogue in his heart, but after listening to Cao Zongyu's experience, he secretly said in his heart: "If I come to Jiangnan alone, it shouldn't be a problem to get rich with future means, but how to deal with these wolf-like officials when the time comes?" It seems that it is impossible not to be prepared. ”

Zhang Xuan's eyes flickered on Cao Zongyu, and said secretly: "Cao Zongyu is also from an official family, and he has read books, so he doesn't want to stay in the rogue for a long time, and what he does is just revenge." If I help him to take revenge, can I leave with him in the future, and when the time comes, we will also take care of each other. ”

"Brother Cao, don't worry, your hatred is my hatred." Zhang Xuan said: "He passed by Nanyang every day, and he will definitely avenge Brother Cao." ”

Although the horses did not walk fast, they walked dozens of miles after a while, and the horses rested slightly at noon. Only some bread to suppress hunger. According to Luo Dain, at this time, Zhang Xuan can deduct some rations to keep himself full. But Zhang Xuan was not so ruthless.

There is not much food in the first place, and it is still deducted. How can the people below live? Zhang Xuan said secretly: "Forget it, just let me lose weight." ”

Zhang Xuan took a dry food for himself, and asked Xiaoya to distribute it one by one, and when he was about to eat, he didn't want Xiaoya to report immediately, and said, "Son, the old horse is no good." ”

When Zhang Xuan heard this, he immediately couldn't care about anything else. Immediately run to see the old horse.

The old horse was also a wounded, but these women who had just been transferred had little experience, and it was only when it was time to divide the dry food that they learned that the old horse was short of breath, his face was pale, his tongue was yellow and thick, and there was thick phlegm in his mouth.

Wang Langzhong has arrived. He spread out the needle tape, and the golden needles trembled in the sunlight. Lieutenant Wang Lang stuck the golden needles on the old horse one by one. Wang Langzhong's medical skills are still good, but after a while, Lao Ma has the spirit and opens his eyes.

Zhang Xuan said: "How is it? ”

Wang Langzhong's face was heavy, he shook his head at Zhang Xuan, and said in a low voice: "People are no longer human, this is a return to the light." ”

Zhang Xuan's heart immediately sank, he came to Lao Ma's side and asked, "Lao Ma, do you still have any unfulfilled wishes?" ”

The old horse panted hard and said, "I'm hungry--"

Xiaoya had already handed the old horse's dry food to the old horse, and Zhang Xuan immediately handed it to the old horse

"Here you go." When the old horse saw the cake, it seemed to be the reincarnation of a starving ghost, and he didn't know if he could swallow it, so he devoured it, but after a while, he actually finished eating. In the eyes of the old horse, he looked around and saw Zhang Xuan's cake.

Zhang Xuan said: "Here you go." ”

The old horse snatched the cake, but he still devoured it as before, but only half of it was eaten, and the spirit stimulated by the golden needle went down. After a pause, his eyes straightened, his tongue sticked out of his mouth, only breath was left, no breath in, and even then he held the piece of cake that was left, as if it was not a black mixed bread, but his life.

Wang Langzhong stepped forward and said, "It's hopeless." ”

"What then?" Zhang Xuan asked subconsciously.

"Find a place to bury it." Wang Langzhong said.

There was no funeral, no paper money burned, no coffin, so he simply dug a pit on the side of the road and buried the old horse, Zhang Xuan really didn't have the courage to snatch the half of the cake from the old horse, sighed, and let this half of the cake become the old horse's funeral.

Zhang Xuan looked around, and everyone turned their heads, lest Zhang Xuan take away their rations. Zhang Xuan sighed, said nothing, and continued to move forward.

Traveling is a hard job, even on a horse. Coupled with the death of Lao Ma, Zhang Xuan did not have any spirit.

Cao Zongyu coughed twice and said: "Lao Ma, an old man in Shaanxi, his parents were starving to death, and he had an aunt, but he was eaten. He killed the person who ate his mother-in-law, followed the plate, and never took his life seriously, I think he has a little bit of the intention of seeking death, but sometimes on the battlefield, people who are desperate can't die, and people who don't work hard can't live. Now he's got what he wants. ”

Some people live as a kind of enjoyment, while some people live as a kind of torture. For Lao Ma, it has long been boring to live in this world. Zhang Xuan thought silently, and even forgot that he was hungry for a while.

Cannibalism is just a legendary thing for Zhang Xuan. But today's incident, Zhang Xuan knew that cannibalism was close to him, and even he thought that if he left the brigade and acted alone, he might become food in other people's mouths.

"Brother Cao, how did the world become like this?" Zhang Xuan couldn't help but say. He doesn't have a deep understanding of history, but when it comes to the Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties, he feels very dazzled by the word cannibalism in the diary of a madman, and when he went to school, he just felt that it was just an exaggeration. But at this moment, it seems that there is really a person in front of him, beheaded, skinned, and put into the pot.

This is a time when you can't be a slave.

Zhang Xuan didn't wait for Cao Zongyu to speak, and asked himself: "It can't go on like this." ”

Cao Zongyu glanced at Zhang Xuan, did not speak, closed his eyes on the rickety soft bed, and fell asleep grogily.

When the army set up the camp, Zhang Xuan and his party came to the camp.

Xiaoya and a few women immediately went to mow the grass, although in the first month, there is no green at all, but in the deep mountains, you can always find some forage to feed the livestock.

Zhang Xuan immediately went to Luo Dain and said: "Master Luo, the wounded need nutrition, when I was on the road today, one of them had already died, if I didn't allocate some food, I'm afraid the remaining wounded would not be better." ”

Rodain said: "There is a shortage of food and grass in the army, and if you say no, you don't have it. ”

Zhang Xuan wanted to say something, and Luo Dain said: "Xiao Zhang, I know you want them all to live, but isn't it normal for people to die these days?" The undead are not normal. There is a fixed amount of materials in the army, everyone comes to me, I give them all, I can't do anything yet? Even if there is a bit of favor in Miss Luo, but this favor can be used a few times, and you will talk about it after you think about it. Don't be ignorant of the sky and the earth is thick, and talk nonsense. ”

Luo Dain has always been like this, as long as it is something that Luo Rucai or Luo Rucai's cronies explain, he will definitely do it 100% well, but if someone else wants to ask him to do something, it must be extremely difficult. Zhang Xuan could only retreat gloomily.

"Uncle, what did he come to you for?" As soon as Luo Dain sent Zhang Xuan away, he heard someone behind him say. It's none other than Luo Yujiao.

Luo Dain said: "It is Zhang Xuan who came to ask for food, and you also know that no one in this camp is so half-dead, and the food must be given priority to the horse team of the front battalion." He doesn't have anyone to ask for. He looked sad, as if it was not him who reprimanded Zhang Xuan just now.

Luo Yujiao looked at this Zhang Xuan's distant figure, and didn't say anything, but just kept this matter in mind silently.