Chapter 4: Red Dust (5b)

Out of the old camp full of corpses, Du Scar and Hao Laodao, the two owners of the village, were very bored. Back then, the brothers were stuffed and sold goods, although they lived a poor life without food, but they didn't lose their courage every day like now. And since entering this giant deer ze, I haven't slept at night. Today, he was chased and killed by officers and soldiers, and tomorrow he went to attack the city fortress, and he accidentally received a stray arrow, and whether he could survive the starvation conditions of lack of medical treatment and medicine depended entirely on his character. Finally, after a few days, it was either this reed that stole that or the brother who abducted this, and the filthy things were endless. It's not like today, and there is a fire in the confusion. Who is loyal and who is traitorous, who will die and who will survive, until the last moment, only God can figure it out.

The only thing that can be comforting at the moment is that. Both brothers survived the catastrophe and were not cut off by others. Although the cost of this victory was extremely great, standing at the gate of the main camp and looking into the depths of the Zedi, there was hardly a stockade that did not smoke, and not a pond that did not glow red. The frenzied killing still did not stop, and the two battalions of minions of the characters "mountain" and "fire" of Zhang Jin's descendants formed in groups, pulling nets back and forth in the nearby reeds to search. Occasionally, the defeated were caught by them, or treated as a "voter", or had a knife in their hands. The screams and cries came and went, and I didn't know when it would subside, and I didn't know when this kind of life would come to an end.

Hao Laodao no longer has any illusions about the future. This is all karma, and when people go around plundering and planting the roots of karma, they are destined to reap the fruits of karma. Liu Laoba is not the first to set off a bloody storm in Juluze, and he will not be the last. Even if Zhang Da's position as the leader of the family can be shaken in Juluze from now on, there are still Gao Shida, Wang Xuba, and Hua Harrier on the land of Hebei...... They were a bunch of red-eyed beasts, either looking for meat from outside or biting each other's throats to quench their thirst.

Several minions covered in mud and water came running from afar, embarrassed, but always maintained a formation that took care of each other. Hao Laodao saw that the person was a henchman he had painstakingly trained, so he stepped forward and asked loudly: "Fu Yishu, where are you taking my people to?!" ”

"Five, five masters!" The little leader who hit the head hurriedly turned over and dismounted, and the blood on his body was mixed with the blood on the ground, "Camp, camp......"

"What's wrong with the camp?" Hao Laodao's eyes were dark, and he barely managed to stabilize his mind by stepping on the stirrups with both feet. In order to save Zhang Jin just now, he said that he had not taken care of the safety of his "Lin" battalion, and if the nest was unfortunately destroyed by the rebels, he would lose the capital to speak straight in Juluze in the future.

"Yes, it's Du, Du Qi is in charge!" The little boss Fu Yishu secretly glanced at Du Scar, who was closely following Hao Laodao, and tried to speak as tactfully as possible, "Someone is besieging our old camp, and it is Du Qi who is the master who disperses the thieves." Then Du Qi took away all the brothers who could get on the horse, first broke the 'square' camp, and then eliminated the 'leopard' camp! Now that she and the two surnamed Cheng have taken the brothers to the 'gold' camp, Zhang Tang is afraid of trouble, so he specially sent a small one to inquire about the situation in the main camp. ”

"Got it!" Hao Laodao let out a sigh of relief. Although the closed disciple Du Juan coerced and took away his brothers without asking, she finally kept the nest for herself. Tilting his head and glancing at Du Scar, Hao Laodao himself couldn't tell how much of his words were true: "The seventh master is my disciple, and her order is my order." Let's go, take me to the 'golden' camp, maybe you can help the little girl! ”

"Alas!" Fu Yishu glanced at his own village owner suspiciously, and jumped back on his mount. He could see that Hao Wu was not angry because Du Qi was overstepping. But this is not in line with Juluze's rules, according to the rules, except for Zhang Da Dangjia himself, no other leader is qualified to mobilize a single soldier outside the headquarters.

"Juanzi, Juanzi is really in a hurry!" Du Scar's face felt embarrassed, and he explained to Hao Laodao in a low voice.

"You've raised a good daughter!" Hao Laodao shrugged his shoulders and responded with a smile. didn't wait for the other party to speak, and quickly added, "The son-in-law is not bad, he usually doesn't show his face, but he can easily defeat Liu Laoba on the martial arts field!" ”

"He, he was a coincidence." Although Du Scar's face felt a little awkward, he was very happy in his heart. first kept his own capital, and then took advantage of the chaos to rob Hao Laodao's soldiers and horses, and then destroyed two Dazhai in one go. Even if the battle in the main camp ended in Liu Laoba's victory, her daughter was firmly in an invincible position. This kind of smart and decisive move, if you change yourself, you will definitely not be able to do it at that time!

"What coincidence? In the past three months, he has practiced no less than ten kinds of weapons, and none of them are horizontal swords! Hao Wu's mouth was indignant, but his face was full of unconcealable appreciation, "On the martial arts field, as soon as he flashed his weapon, I knew that the eighth was going to suffer." Not to mention anything else, it's this ability to forbear, ten old eight can't compare to one Cheng Mingzhen! ”

"That's just as well!" Du Scar replied in a low voice. The fourth boss Wang Mazi's 'gold' camp is next to his 'righteousness' camp, since his daughter took people to the 'gold' camp, there is no need to worry about the safety of the 'righteousness' camp. simply chatting with the five masters will save him the trouble of finding young people in the future.

"From the very beginning, he was intent on making everyone look down on him. Play the old eight around! Hao Laodao gushed endlessly, shaking his head while analyzing, "This kid is so scheming, I haven't seen a second one for so many years." The decisiveness of his actions is also something I have only seen in my life. Third brother, do you remember, at that time, on the canal, when he gave the big boss the idea to fight Wang Shichong in an ambush, he didn't hesitate. It's as if he has long been one of our people, and has no connection with the pursuers behind him! ”

This sentence, Du Scar doesn't like to hear it. Cheng Mingzhen is indeed a little too straightforward in doing things, and he simply has to make himself an old Jianghu sometimes stupid. But he was also forced to that step, if he didn't give advice to Zhang Da at the beginning, wouldn't the brothers vent all their grievances on him?

Thinking of this, Du Scarry smiled and explained loudly, "Didn't he say that his soldier Cao was a temporary duck on the shelf." It can't be done at all! Maybe Cheng County's order made him a soldier with no roots and no foundation, just to deal with us. If you want me to see, this kid has been related to our giant deer from the beginning......"

"I believe the camel more!" Before Du Scar finished speaking, Hao Laodao interrupted loudly. "Run and make progress, don't let there be a misunderstanding between Juan Zi and the fourth brother. If you really fight, the fourth brother will definitely suffer! ”

"Juan Zi won't bully the fourth child with more people!" Du Scarred clamped the horse's belly hard, and raised a string of muddy water on the ground. He is still proud of his daughter and future son-in-law. Such a young man could not be found with a lantern. As for Sun Huozi's fate, if the hexagram is really accurate, does he still use his waist all day long?

Due to the distance from the main camp, the scene on both sides of the road was not as bleak as before. Occasionally, corpses lay in the sewage, but there are not enough of them to dye the icy water red. Several of the remnants who had been scattered heard the shouts of horses and neighing, and they were so frightened that they slipped into the reeds, but more stragglers greeted them with a smile and greeted Du Scar.

"Three masters!" "I've seen the three masters!" They are not Du Scar's descendants, but the respect on their faces does not look like a fake at all. Hao Laodao looked a little jealous, took the horse's head, pointed the tip of the knife at the nose of one of them and asked, "Which battalion are you from, and what are you doing standing here?" ”

"We just followed the Seven Masters to quell the rebellion, and we were all injured." The person who was asked was not afraid, and pointed to the thigh that was still bleeding with a smile, "The seventh master said that let's go to the gate of her camp to assemble first, and we can follow her in the future, and the past is not to blame!" ”

With this hand, Zhang Da's family can force everyone to pay the "vote certificate" is much smarter. No matter who he followed, as long as he participated in the "counterinsurgency", he would have no merit. Hao Laodao can imagine what choice Liu Zhaoan and the others will make when they hear this promise when they are cornered. It can be said that with this order alone, the cuckoo has completely disintegrated the military spirit of the rebels.

This kind of clever method is obviously not something that Du Juan can come up with by himself. Hao Laodao glanced at Du Scar again, but was suffocated by the undisguised smugness on the other party's face. "Have you seen Sixth Master Han?" He deliberately added to Du Scar's blockage, and asked the stragglers loudly. The answer he came up with was even more frustrating, and the minions thought about it for a while, and responded nonchalantly: "The thief surnamed Han had a fight with Du Dangjia, but he didn't take advantage of it, and went down to the bitter vegetable valley." ”

"The surname Han is beyond his strength, and he wants to reach out to Cheng Ye. was blinded by Cheng Ye's arrow. If it weren't for the fact that Cheng Ye was not familiar with the road in Zezhong, he would definitely be able to capture the surnamed Han alive! The minions respect the strong and deeply admire Cheng Mingzhen, who defeated the two family members one after another.

Unable to get the response he wanted, Hao Laodao had no choice but to hold his breath and continue to hurry. Du Scar followed, so happy that he wanted to sing. The two of them walked forward for a moment, and their vision suddenly brightened. On a relatively neat Hezhou, Wang Mazi, the fourth master, with more than 2,000 people, greeted him violently.

"Fourth brother. Do you see the cuckoo? The big boss is waiting for you to join forces in the main camp, where is the juan? Why didn't you see him with you! Fearing a misunderstanding between them, Hao Laodao jumped forward and loudly identified himself.

"Two little bastards......" mentioned two young people, and the pockmarks on Wang Si's face turned blue and black, regardless of his status as an elder, he scolded. Suddenly, he saw Du Scar behind Hao Laodao, but he couldn't take back what he had already said, paused, and added angrily: "The two little bastards were in a hurry to make meritorious contributions, and they went to kill the bitter vegetable valley with the words 'Jin', 'Lin' and 'Yi'. I advised them to join up with the big boss before going, but they didn't listen! Hmph, if you suffer a loss, you can't blame me, an elder, for not reminding him! ”

"There are almost three battalions of brothers on both sides, what else can the cuckoo suffer?" Du Scarqi knew that Wang Mazi must have tried to win the dominance of the team from Du Juan, so he stood here and gambled. Take a few steps forward and respond with a smile.

To be honest, only the 'Jin' battalion under Du Juan's command is still complete, and the 'Lin' battalion and the 'Yi' battalion can only be counted as half a small each. Especially in the 'righteousness' word camp, the elite were ambushed by Du Scar in advance in the main camp to help Zhang Jincheng set traps, and those who stayed behind were the old, weak, sick and disabled. But now Du Juan is riding the power of a big victory, and although Liu Zhaoan, Han Jianhong, Yang Gongqing, and Wang Dangren have many soldiers in their hands, they are already lost dogs, so the results of the two sides are almost obvious, and any novice who has just debuted can see it clearly.

"Humph!" Seeing that Du Scar was so short-sighted, Wang Mazi was even more angry, "The big boss said, let us gather the brothers, and then find the eighth brother to settle the account!" Juan Zi and the surname Cheng rushed forward by themselves, what is this? Where did you put the words of the big boss? ”

This remark was quite vicious, which made Du Scar have to worry. When he was angry, Hao Laodao didn't want to make any more dirt, inserted between the two of them, and said loudly: "Hi." When the big boss said this, Juan Zi was not present, how could she be blamed? Since ancient times, there has been a military order that is not subject to it. What's more, she is also afraid of delaying the fighter! With our big mind, we will definitely not care about her! ”

"Hmph, your father and daughter, master and apprentice, ......" Wang Mazi's mouth was full of sourness, but he had to climb down the steps given by Hao Laodao. After this battle, the Du father and daughter have faintly become the second largest force in Julu Ze except for Zhang Jincheng, and there is a ghost and ghost Cheng Mingzhen next to him to help with advice. Offending them for a trivial matter is really more than worth the loss.

"Fourth brother! Why don't you send a few people to send a message to the big boss first, saying that the situation has changed and the fighter plane cannot be delayed. Then come with us to catch the cuckoos, and maybe even help her! Seeing that Wang Mazi's face was still full of unwillingness, Hao Laodao smiled and advised, "Juan Zi is the junior of our group, she has made a meritorious career, don't we all have light on our faces?" You can't talk to a child endlessly, making people laugh at us for not being elders! ”

Hearing this, even if Wang Mazi was angry in his heart, he could no longer hold a face. He spat on the ground and scolded, "Who wants to compete with them? I don't think the wind can be raised! However, the cuckoo is also young and full of sharpness. Let's go, let's follow and see, we may not be able to help much, cheer her on, wave the flag! ”

After that, he ordered his minions to merge with Hao and Du's subordinates in one place, and rushed to the vicinity of the bitter vegetable valley. The journey was smooth sailing, and there were no obstacles along the way. Every time I pass through the fork in the road, there are always a few minions with the banner of "brocade" coming out from behind the reeds and taking the initiative to point out the correct direction to everyone.

Hao Laodao saw it strangely, and couldn't help but take his mount again, and asked the guide in a low voice, "Who arranged for you to do this, is your surname Cheng?" ”

"It was Cheng Ye who gave Du Dangjia an idea, and then Du Dangjia arranged it." In the tone of the minions' reply, they highly admired Cheng Mingzhen. "Cheng Ye said that there will definitely be reinforcements chasing after him later, and Yang Gongqing will inevitably flee while fighting. Therefore, the seven masters specially arranged for us to guide the way for all the old masters! ”

"This clever ghost!" Hao Laodao now only regrets why he didn't have the ability to raise a beautiful daughter, and looked at Du Scar with envy on his face. Du Scar's heart became more and more useful, and he kept urging, "Go, go, it's too late, you may not even be able to catch up with the tail of the war!" ”

When Wang Mazi heard this, he couldn't stop pouting. But in his heart, he was afraid that this statement would be taken seriously, and he would not even get any credit. He constantly urged his brothers to quicken their pace. finally killed the bitter vegetable valley, except for the corpses in one place, but even half of the rebels were not seen.

Everyone had experience this time, and hurriedly found a guide left by the cuckoo from the fork in the road. After some urging and questioning, I only heard the minions of the Jinzi camp say triumphantly: "The seven masters and Cheng Ye broke Yang Gongqing's third base in a row, and then followed the footsteps of the thief to Huang Liandang's side. Don't you see that we have taken prisoners of our brothers, who have suffered less than 100 casualties, but we have captured more than 1,300 enemy soldiers! ”

"It is estimated that the captives took a shortcut!" At this time, Wang Mazi no longer had the time to care about the arrogance of his minions. He thought that the two teenagers would be stunned to chase down the rebels, and even if they won, they would have to pay a considerable price. I never expected that the cuckoo had shit luck today, and how to fight and how to go smoothly. I knew this, why did I insist on taking people to meet with the big boss! Now I only have to eat fart behind others, and it's hard to see the slightest credit.

Following the direction indicated by the minions of the 'Jin' camp, the three family members led the crowd to continue to chase closely. rushed to Huang Liandang, but pounced again. The battle has long ended, and there are only scattered corpses, indicating that the rebels once fought with Du Juan and others here.

The brigade continued to move forward, chasing from Huangliandang to Wild Duck Lake, and then from Wild Duck Lake to Xiangsha Beach, but still failed to catch up with the pace of the rebel rout. Along the way, I met several waves of brothers from the 'brocade' battalion who were holding prisoners, all of whom were holding their chests straight, as if they were afraid that others would not see their faces.

In winter, the sun sets early, and the night is coming, Du, Wang, and Hao are afraid that the fire will set fire at night and set fire to the dry reeds in the whole land, so they have to find a wide river island and camp to rest first. All night, no one could sleep well. Some people are worried that they have no oil and water to fish, and some people are worried that their daughter and son-in-law will accidentally fall into someone else's way. When I woke up the next morning, my eyes were as black as pandas.

During the morning march, he met a group of minions who were in charge of guiding the way, and from them, Du Scaryu learned that his daughter and son-in-law had withstood a counterattack by the rebels last night, and had quite a success. Then he learned one after another that the rebels had lost one after another, and they could no longer muster the courage to turn around and face the battle. The rest of the battle, even if it is commanded by a fool, will not be lost again. Du Scar's heart is so proud, even the remnants of winter have become a scenery in his eyes. Scattered and scattered, each piece can be put into poetry. Provided, of course, that he learns to write first.

In the evening, although Wang Mazi was jealous, he had to follow Hao Laodao to admire Du Scar and raise a competitive daughter. "I have long seen that the kid surnamed Cheng is not simple! At that time, the cuckoo took him in, and those ignorant guys chewed on the root of their tongues, and I scolded them all the time. See, this is what people who know how to lead soldiers to fight do, the battles we fought before are all children's games in comparison! ”

"Well, I've been chasing for two days, and if I chase it again, I'll chase Juluze. The eighth and sixth are the two of them, alas, ......" Hao Laodao sighed and shook his head. Tiger fell to Pingyang and was bullied by dogs, lost his territory, and lost his subordinates, even if Han Jianhong and Liu Zhaoan could escape with their lives, they were only left with the qualification to be minions under the command of others. The green forest is a wolf pack, and every young male wolf rises on the bones of the old wolf of the previous generation. In the future, the most eye-catching male wolf in Juluze must be Cheng Mingzhen, whether Zhang Da is willing or not, the result will inevitably be like this.

If Zhang Da is in charge...... A thought suddenly poured into his heart, making Hao Laodao shudder. As far as he knew, Zhang Da was not a big man. Cheng Mingzhen rose too fast, and his foundation was too thin......

In an instant, the dry reeds swayed like a sea of fire in the setting sun. Blood and flames, over and over again, I don't know when it will end. He grinned and sighed sadly. Suddenly, I saw a war horse rushing quickly from between the "sea of fire" from afar.

"Juanzi!" Hao Laodao's heart tightened and he exclaimed loudly. Immediately after, a gust of wind blew around him, and Du Scarqi had already ridden his horse to meet him.

It was the cuckoo, and the kid came back alone. There were several human heads on horseback, and their faces were full of exhaustion and grievances. "Daddy!" Seeing his father's concerned gaze, the Seven Master choked up, jumped off his mount like an ordinary little daughter, hugged the horse's neck and sobbed.

"What's the matter, you've lost the battle!" Du Scar's hair stood on end in fright, and he pulled his daughter's arm and asked.

"Nope!" The cuckoo shook his head while weeping. "I, I cut down the old eight, and everyone else kicked out Juluze!"

"Then what are you crying about!" Du Scar let out a long breath and stroked his daughter's hair with a smile, "Tired? Worried about Grandpa? Or is it injured? It doesn't matter if you lose some brothers, if you fight, there will be no immortals! ”

"Go up, you old killer!" Although he was a little dissatisfied in his heart, Hao Laodao was no less concerned about his apprentice than Du Scar, "Didn't you see the head of the eighth child hanging behind the saddle?" How could it be a defeat! Juanzi, what about the others, why didn't they come back with you? Are they lost? Or go slowly? ”

"Behind!" The cuckoo pointed to where it had come, his shoulders twitching, looking as weak as he looked. Everyone looked in the direction she was pointing, and faintly saw the flag waving behind the reeds. It was a victorious army, brisk and energetic.

"Did the person surnamed Cheng bully you?" Wang Mazi's ideas are the most obscene, but they are closest to reality. Only then did everyone find out that Cheng Mingzhen was not walking with the cuckoo, and in the past, even if he wanted to walk away, the cuckoo would be by his side.

"The one surnamed Cheng is injured!" Hao Laodao exclaimed. "Quick, send someone to deliver a letter to Sun Huozi. He has the ability to save people's lives. What kind of medicine is missing, can I find it in my camp? ”

"It's not!" The cuckoo was still sobbing, but the cry was getting quieter. The suppressed grief made the old bandits more and more anxious, and they asked in a rambling voice, "What is that?" What about the boy, let him come over and we'll interrogate him ourselves! ”

While talking, the old people are not ashamed to wink at each other. Since the battle was not lost, no one was injured, and the cuckoo was not taken lightly, it was no big deal. When will the spoon not touch the edge of the pot? The previous generation stumbled, didn't it come over like this.

"He's gone!" The cuckoo put away her tears and responded in a very low voice. The voice was like a thunderbolt, causing everyone who heard it to be stunned on the spot.

"Why didn't you stop him?" Du Scar was so angry that he slapped his thigh hard and asked sharply. The daughter has a heart for the surname Cheng, and he has always seen it in his eyes. Although he has not clearly expressed his support, he hopes that his daughter can firmly grasp the happiness that is close at hand.

There was no response, and all he saw was a tired and desperate face. Since he was a child, his daughter has never made him feel distressed like this. The pain pierced his heart like a knife, making him barely breathe and unable to stand. He knew that his daughter did not stop Cheng Mingzhen from leaving, and even wrote on her face that she didn't care when she said goodbye.

This is his daughter, who has been bullied since she was a child and refuses to cry in front of others. would rather fall and bleed, but also maintain the last bit of meager self-esteem of the daughter.

Suddenly, he began to regret why he didn't choose to be a good person in the first place.

The end of the first volume of "Song of Good People".