Chapter 11: Saber Rattling
Guan Yu personally led his troops to practice hard in the wild for more than half a month, and he felt that he had made a small gain. The whole team has made a lot of progress in terms of individual combat ability and overall formation, and even if it is himself, he feels much more relaxed when he dances the big iron spear. The run-in with the "Black Panther" is also getting better, and the other party can understand any small action. It was just that one evening during the training period, one of his commanders, out of curiosity or pity, secretly pulled out the "black panther" to try its foot strength without being informed, but was bruised and swollen, and the man was thrown into the wilderness, and the horse himself ran back proudly. Looking at the embarrassed image of his subordinates who crawled back with his hands and feet, Guan Yu couldn't cry or laugh, and couldn't bear to punish him again. It's just that the "Black Panther" has since fallen into the notoriety of "bullying others", and no one dares to provoke it anymore.
Seeing that everyone's training was gradually becoming tired, Guan Yu ordered all the troops to return to the city and rest for a few days.
After entering the city again, looking at the scorched black ruins, Guan Yu's mood suddenly became complicated and gloomy. He didn't know if it was the right decision to help his brothers take the county, many days had passed, and it was clear that it had not fully recovered its life. He nodded to several commanders and commanded, "Everyone is tired, you take everyone back to the camp to rest, and I will go around the city." After saying that, he left the team with only a dozen personal soldiers.
The area around the west of the city was originally a bustling bazaar, but the area affected by the war was relatively small, but since Shi Junshi issued a decree to strictly enforce military discipline, some shop owners who did not flee have gradually resumed business. Compared to the desolation and depression of other places, it is quite lively. Seeing the pedestrians coming and going, and hearing the loud shouts of the peddlers' pawns, the haze in Guan Yu's heart gradually dissipated. With a slight shake of the horse's reins, the "Panther" trotted briskly in understanding.
was about to cross an alley diagonally and return to the camp, and the crying and howling not far in front made Guan Yu frown. In front of a not-so-tall mansion, seven or eight men in different costumes with sharp blades on their backs were laughing and dragging a disheveled and disheveled woman out. The woman was crying and struggling, kicking her hands and feet, but her strength was far less than that of the strong men, and she had been dragged out of the courtyard gate.
Guan Yu has no name in his heart, since the military advisor issued an order to strictly rectify military discipline, he still dares to run rampant like this in broad daylight, it is simply lawless. Rushing to the front and reining in the war horse, Guan Yu shouted: "Stop it!" ”。
Everyone was startled when they heard the sound, but they didn't let go, but just looked over suspiciously. Guan Yu also took the opportunity to look the other party up and down a few times, there was no red scarf wrapped around his head, his clothes were messy, it should not be a brother of the rebels, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief, but at the same time, doubts suddenly arose in his heart: Could it be a bandit outside the city? They shouldn't have the guts!
"Who are you?" Hearing Guan Yu's majestic drinking, more than a dozen guys carrying steel knives rushed out of the courtyard, and the person at the head had big shoulders and a round waist, a head taller than others. He glanced Guan Yu up and down a few times, then looked at the dozen or so brothers behind him, smiled slightly, and politely hugged his fists and said, "This brother, we are a family!" Our big boss is the famous "Zhang Daya" of the Black Wind Ridge, who has just brought our brothers into the gang, and we are now also the Red Turban Army! What puzzled him was that he reported the name of his own leader, and according to common sense, he should have scared the other party into slipping away, but the person on the horse opposite was indifferent, as if he had never heard of the name of Heifengling.
Guan Yu suppressed the anger in his heart, and said in a deep voice: "Since you have joined my righteous army, you should abide by our military laws and disciplines, look at what is posted on that wall?!" As he spoke, he pointed to the sign on the wall with his horsewhip.
The big man pursed his lips slightly, then approached the wall pretending to be very serious, stared at the notice for a long time, turned around and patted his thigh and said in a weird manner: "Oops, I forgot that I can't read, uncle!" Hahaha". A gang of bandits took advantage of the large number of people and laughed unscrupulously.
Guan Yu sneered twice and said, "Okay, bring it back to the barracks and I'll slowly teach you how to read!" He turned his head and said to his own soldiers: "Go and collect their weapons, and tie them all up for me and take them back!" ”
The big man and the others obviously didn't expect the other party to dare to bully more with less, and they all held knives in their hands and showed hideousness. Looking at the dozen or so people who rushed over with all their strength, the big man broke out in a cold sweat and waved his hand: "Come slowly!" You can think about it, your leader Liu still wants to give us some face! If you dare to provoke us---- ah---" Before he could finish speaking, Guan Yu had already rushed to him as soon as he lifted the reins of the horse, and without giving him time to react at all, he was whipped and slapped heavily on his face.
Under the pain, the big man rolled on the spot, got up and wiped the blood from his face, screamed angrily, pulled out the scimitar behind his back and pounced on it. This guy was extremely angry, but he still kept a clear head, knowing that Guan Yu had taken a lot of advantage on the horse, and he had to get him off the horse before making a plan. So, the scimitar slashed directly at the front leg of the "Panther". Much to his surprise, the black horse seemed to understand what he was trying to do, and jerked his front legs in the air, and his hind legs stood upright. Before the scimitar could be retracted, a pair of hard iron hooves were struck the chest. The big man was defenseless, and the whole person was like a kite with a broken string, drawing a not very graceful arc in the air, and smashing straight into the wall two meters away. He vomited blood from his mouth and struggled a few times but couldn't get up.
Guan Yu's more than a dozen personal soldiers, all of whom have been carefully selected as fierce men, and with the advantage of war horses, they have come to a live drill with the results of recent training. After all, his subordinates were merciful, and they changed the back of the knife when chopping, and they didn't use all their strength. Even so, it was an unbearable pain in the lives of these bandits, and two unlucky ones broke their bones on the spot, and they lay on the ground foaming at the mouth and snorting.
When the dust settled, a gray-haired old man stepped forward, knelt down in front of Guan Yuma, and said with tears in his eyes: "Thank you for saving your life!" Little Lao'er has kowtowed to you on behalf of our family! Guan Yu hurriedly turned over and dismounted, holding his hands together. said: "Don't give such a big gift, it's a big deal." My Red Turban Rebels shoulder the responsibility of saving the people from fire and water, and they are not rogues and bandits! ”。
Except for two of the more than 20 bandits, the rest of them all had blue noses and swollen faces, and obediently gave up resistance, allowing Guan Yu's personal soldiers to untie their belts like grasshoppers. The big man who was kicked over by the "Black Panther" finally got up in pain, as if he had changed into a different person, completely lost his arrogance, and let his soldiers fiddle without saying a word, but the resentment in his eyes was even worse. The two broken wounds were carried by several other bandits and walked at the end of the line.
After turning two street corners, the soldiers suddenly heard the sound of hundreds of galloping horses' hooves hitting the road "rumbling", and they all drew their swords vigilantly and gathered around the capital. In the blink of an eye, more than 200 war horses rushed out of the corner, and the people on the horses were all fierce and vicious, holding various blades. The horse team stopped twenty paces away, and the leader of the group, with a large big mace standing out from the crowd, held a thick mace, and shouted with confidence:
"Well, I'm the head of the Black Wind Ridge and give me the nickname Zhang Daya! What kind of immortal are you? How dare you ride on my head and pee?! If you know each other, let my brothers go immediately! ”
Guan Yu frowned in disgust, drove half a step forward, and replied loudly: "Presumptuous! I am Guan Yu, the commander of the cavalry battalion of the Red Turban Army, do you want to join the Red Turban Army, or do you want to be the enemy of the Red Turban Army? ”
"Zhang Daya" couldn't help but be stunned when he saw that he didn't bluff the other party. After pondering for a moment, thinking that he couldn't save face in front of so many brothers no matter what, he spat on the ground fiercely and said loudly: "Your head Liu wants to give me a few thin noodles, what kind of thing are you?!" Don't talk nonsense, let the go immediately, or the guy in the hands of our brothers will not be vegetarian! ”
Guan Yu rolled his eyes, turned his head and quickly glanced at a pro-soldier, and the other party nodded and retreated.
Guan Yu put on a smiling face and said lightly: "It's not impossible to release people." But doesn't Zhang Da want to know why I arrested them? ”
"Zhang Daya" was stunned again, he didn't expect the other party's attitude to change so quickly, and it seemed that deterrence had worked. He proudly puffed up and said, "Isn't it just to collect something to fight tooth sacrifices and catch a chick to quench your thirst?" What is this? ”
"Hahaha" Guan Yu laughed loudly: "If it's still in the falling grass, it's really nothing." But now that you have joined the Red Turban Rebels, you have to follow the rules of the rebels! After the county seat of Fu'an, a notice has been posted in the whole city, harassing the people, robbing property, and raping and plundering will all be beheaded! ”
"Zhang Daya" waved his hand impatiently and said, "I don't care about how much the fuck has, you release people immediately, don't talk nonsense!" ”
Guan Yu Zhengse said: "That's it, the weather is fine today, and I have nothing to do." Why don't you and I learn martial arts alone? You won the big gun in my hand, and I will release him immediately without saying a word! If you lose, follow me back to the camp and ask the chiefs for their guilt. ”
"Zhang Daya" was stunned again, he didn't expect Guan Yu to make such a request. has the heart to fight, but does not know the depth of the opponent, afraid that if he can't win, he will be completely planted; Directly refusing to show that he is weak-hearted, not enough for the masters! Just as he was hesitating, the "second master" of the sharp-beaked monkey gills next to him leaned into his ear and whispered: "Ignore him, he's stalling for time." There are a lot of us, so we rush up and snatch people back first, and then slowly reason with Leader Liu after we go back, he won't do anything to us! ”。“ Zhang Daya nodded approvingly, and raised the mace high. The sharp male duck of the "second master" shouted: "Brothers, copy the guys together!" ”。