Chapter 181: Miao People's Revolt (4) - Fire
It's not that I don't know if it's too bad luck! Not long after he joined the army, he encountered the Miao uprising. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 Info was taken by the Governor of Huguang and came to such a miasma realm. Fortunately, he had a big life and did not catch the miasma, otherwise he would have been lying down and waiting to die like the brothers inside!
He had heard that the general had already suggested that these sick soldiers should be put to death. It is said that it is to prevent the sick child from passing on to others.
He didn't have much of an opinion on that. Those generals were of very high status, and if they wanted their small soldiers to go east, they would not dare to go west. Even if they were to die, no one would dare to say half a 'no'.
Maybe the voices inside were too sad, or maybe the sound of the rain outside was too heavy, which made his heart more and more panicked! It was as if something was pressing down on his heart, and he couldn't kick it out.
It was at this moment that a scream suddenly pierced the night sky. Hu Gou Yu immediately detached himself from his thoughts.
"Big Niu, what's wrong?" , He nervously asked Qin Da Niu next to him. This is the recruit who enlisted with him, a person from Macheng. The head is a bit simple, in the words of later generations, just a tendon.
"Good-good-seems to be in there!" , Qin Daniu pointed to the camp behind him in a daze, and his face showed panic that could not be concealed. Even his body was trembling uncontrollably. After all, they were chasing Miao Min all the way. Although it was hard, there was no fighting. Counting it, they have never been on the battlefield at all.
Listening to this scream now, they immediately thought of the 'enemy attack' that the veteran said! Look at the black light that is blinding, the enemy is in the dark, and they are in the light. If you're not careful, your life will be gone.
Just as I was thinking about it and getting more scared, several screams rang out. Hu Gou can hear it clearly this time, it is from the camp behind him.
Such a big movement also woke up the generals who were keeping vigil. He also thought that there was a sneak attack from the enemy, so he immediately got up the sleeping soldiers and prepared to meet the enemy.
For a while, the barracks was lively.
Hu Gou Yu and Qin Da Niu opened the tent very carefully, and their movements were gentle, as if they were afraid of damaging some treasure. Sticking into half of his head, his eyes rolled slightly. I found that the coughing and lamenting in the tent had also stopped.
This strange silence made their hairs stand upside down. When some of the sick soldiers saw them, they struggled to raise their arms. The mouth is slightly open, and I want to say something, but I can't say anything.
But in their eyes, one can see the desire for life.
Hu Gou Yu and Qin Da Niu didn't dare to approach them. After all, these people are all seriously ill, and it is difficult to say that it will not be passed on to them. If it weren't for the hidden enemy, they would never have come in.
So the two deliberately ignored the gaze of these people, bowed their bodies, and walked cautiously. At the same time, hold the spear in front of your chest to prevent accidents.
Suddenly, the soldier on the right-hand side, near the other end of the tent, let out a muffled grunt. The two of them immediately walked over, only to see that the soldier's legs were twitching, and his face was bruised, as if he had been stunned. Hu Gou stabbed the man in the body with a spear, and found that the smoke was still there. He leaned in to get a better look. But suddenly he screamed and sat down on the ground.
Qin Daniu wanted to ask him what was wrong, but when he looked up, he was also startled. Because the soldier had a big black snake with a thick wrist wrapped around his neck. Under the yellowed oil lamp, the eyes reflected a cold glow.
Hiss...
The serpent was enraged by the screams of the dogs, and spat out, its neck standing high, and quickly swelled.
What frightened them even more was that more and more poisonous snakes slowly crawled out of the soldiers. The six rows of soldiers on the other side of the camp were basically overwhelmed by poisonous snakes.
Such a terrifying scene, Hu Gou is the first time they have seen it. Let him think that the camp tent is mixed with a snake demon.
And the types of these snakes are also more complicated. At least six or seven kinds. Qin Da Niu knew the bamboo leaf green among them, and immediately burst out in shock. Because this is a famous poisonous snake.
Probably sensing the threat, a dozen poisonous snakes began to leave the bodies of the sick soldiers and crawl towards them. Other sick soldiers also found these poisonous snakes. Suddenly, he couldn't care about his weak sick body, and screamed in surprise. A lot of people want to stand up. But the sour and weak body makes them feel weak. But the fear of death still drove them to fight their last breath and crawl out of the tent with difficulty.
This noisy environment made the poisonous snakes go crazy. One soldier after another, they were caught up by poisonous snakes. Then he twisted his bloodless face and let out a final scream.
Hu Gou was really scared and didn't dare to stay longer. Stepping on the soldier's sick body, he ran quickly to the outside of the tent. Qin Da Niu knew that the snake was afraid of fire, and he also took an oil lamp in his hand.
When someone ran outside the tent without danger, the camp tent behind him was already on fire.
But when I got outside, the screams in my ears not only did not stop, but became a hundred times stronger. Because several camps around it were also lit up by monstrous fires. The soldiers were all running in a hurry, and countless poisonous snakes were swimming under their feet. Every now and then, someone screamed and fell to the ground in a hurry.
Not only have they never seen so many poisonous snakes, but most of the soldiers of the Qing army have not seen them either. In fact, this is because the sick soldiers are stationed here, so the blood and gore here are the heaviest. As a result, it attracts most venomous snakes and suffers the most from snake plagues.
In the only brick house in the village, the governor of Huguang, Fu Kangan, was lying on the bed with a sallow face, his eyes cloudy, and he was obviously tormented by the miasma. This was originally the village chief's house, and it had the highest status in the village, so the Qing army settled Fukangan here.
Listening to the frightened shouts outside, his cloudy eyes instantly burst out with a rare divine light. At this time, a general ran in with a shocked face, saying that the camp had entered the snake demon.
Fukangan stood up with difficulty, angrily reprimanding the generals for their fallacies.
But the general explained very seriously: "There really is a snake demon!" Otherwise, there wouldn't be so many snakes out there, it's just too many to count! ”。
As he was talking, a bamboo leaf suddenly fell from the beam. This frightened the general. Fukangan was also so frightened that he vomited a mouthful of blood, his body was weak, and he lay motionless on the bed.
The anxious general immediately drew the sword at his waist, and the cold light flashed, and Zhu Yeqing was cut into several pieces.
At this moment, the fire outside was blazing, and the blazing heat was evaporated before the rain fell to the ground. The tents were closely distributed, so one fire was all implicated. And because of the snake plague, everyone only wanted to flee from this place, and had no intention of fighting the fire.
As a result, the fire burned bigger and bigger, and the villages surrounded in the middle were not spared.
Shi Liu Deng and the others, who were guarding not far away, immediately felt a sense of retribution and revenge. Now several trails out of the village are guarded by their rebels. If these soldiers dare to come, they will be in the mouth of a tiger.
As if fighting with a fire, the rain in the sky gradually decreased, and then suddenly became heavier. It turned into a downpour. The raging fire was finally no match for the rain and was quickly extinguished.
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