Chapter 789: Five Days Later (Part I)
More than 20 miles away from Guilin, there is an inconspicuous small village, known to the locals as Baijia Village, which is a place that is indisputable and extremely quiet. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć infoBut now, if anyone comes back here, they will find that this place is not ordinary.
Since the turmoil broke out in Guangxi more than a month ago, the people in various villages and towns have long since died and fled, especially the villages inhabited by ordinary Han people, which have become deserted villages everywhere. And this Baijia Village, which is obviously a small village full of Han people, still looks the same as before, and when it is almost dusk, there are still a few wisps of cooking smoke rising from the roof, as if everything outside has nothing to do with this village and the people inside.
This Baijia Village is naturally not as simple as it appears on the surface, if someone can stand on a high place and look with all their eyes, they will find that behind the low village houses, on those big trees, there will always be a little cold light flickering, so that the hearts of those who see it are tight, and if you look closely, you will find that there are some inconspicuous depressions on the road in front of the village, if someone accidentally steps into it, the end is very difficult to say.
And even at night, the hands of those who were hidden in the shadows did not come out. The entire Baijia Village is like a beast crawling on the ground, it looks harmless from a distance, but if you really step into it, what awaits you will inevitably be terrible casualties.
At the second watch of this day, a staggering figure came to the front of Baijia Village. He was obviously very familiar with the terrain, and although he was unsteady on his feet, he easily avoided the depressions, and soon reached the gate of the largest courtyard in front of the village.
It was only then that he breathed a sigh of relief, and at the same time he paused in his footsteps, and pressed his hand against the courtyard wall, gasping for breath, apparently he had done everything he could to get here.
And as soon as he paused, two black shadows had already approached from the darkness on the left and right, each holding a shining blade in his hand. Obviously, if this person is an intruder, his fate will be very miserable.
However, after seeing this person's appearance clearly through the moonlight, the expressions of the two people changed: "Young master...... You're finally back! ā
The moonlight hit the face of this person who turned his head slightly, shining his rather handsome face, which was Xu Chongqing. However, his face was pale at the moment, but he didn't have the high-spirited appearance he had before, not only embarrassed, but also a little shaky.
Seeing his own people in the sect, Xu Chongchuan finally breathed a sigh of relief. In a melee in Guilin City before, although he was good at martial arts, he couldn't stop the flames that suddenly rose, so he could only use a few local soldiers around him as a cover to resist the invasion of the flames. Subsequently, he faked his death and mixed in with the corpses, which saved his life in the chaos.
But in the next few days, because he was surrounded by officials and soldiers, Xu Chongchuan could only hide in the pile of dead people with the method of turtle breath, until he was also moved out of the city as a corpse, so he found an opportunity to escape by night.
But even if he was able to get out safely, the injuries caused by the fire poison penetrated deep into his body because he was not treated in time, and he had not eaten a drop of water and rice for three days, Rao is Xu Chongchuan's cultivation was quite deep, but he had reached the verge of running out of oil and lamp. If it weren't for the strong will to survive and a strong breath, I'm afraid he wouldn't be able to get here.
And now, after seeing the people in the sect and confirming that he was completely safe, Xu Chongchuan finally couldn't hold on any longer, and as soon as his eyes were dark, he fell to the ground. This time, it was really a bit unexpected by the two of them, seeing him fall, he screamed, and quickly helped him up from the ground, only to find that he had clenched his teeth and completely lost consciousness.
"Young master......" The two called out again, and then they carried him towards the village. Soon, the rest of the people in the village were also quickly alarmed, and among them was a girl who looked soft and charming, and when she saw him like this, she cried out in a lost voice: "Second brother...... Why are you so badly injured......"
I don't know how long it took for Xu Chongchuan to wake up from the boundless darkness. Although the person is awake, his body is still sore, and he cannot exert any strength. As he struggled to turn his neck and look to the side, he saw his sister napping at the table beside the bed.
"Girl......" The hoarse voice forced out of his throat, which made Yin Shuirou, who had only fallen asleep slightly because of exhaustion, wake up quickly. As soon as she saw her second brother wake up, a trace of joy quickly appeared on her face, and she took a bowl filled with water and came to the bedside, and asked eagerly, "Second brother, what's wrong with you?" Why haven't I seen you come back for so many days? ā
Just drank a large bowl of water with the girl's hand, Xu Chongchuan felt a little better in his throat. But his voice was still hoarse and weak: "We were defeated too completely in the first battle of Guilin City, and I am also fortunate to rely on the protection of my mother, so I can save my life...... Now that those officers and soldiers have completely gained a foothold in the city of Guilin, we must act as soon as possible. Also, I heard in the city about their next intentions, which is to use Guilin as a base to attract the Han people from Guangxi to their use, and we must let those Miao Zhuang Tusi move, and we must not give them too much respite......" It was precisely because he knew that the stakes were so high that he rushed here after getting out of danger and desperately injured himself. Now that he had said everything he had to say, he felt relieved, but his body became more and more weak.
But after hearing his words, Yin Shuirou showed a wry smile: "Second brother, rest assured, don't worry about the outside affairs for the time being......"
"Huh?" Although his body was very sore and he could barely move, it did not affect his mind and judgment. As soon as he saw Yin Shuirou's strange look, he quickly had a bad thought: "What is going on, why don't you feel anxious because of this?" ā
"I ......" Yin Shuirou wanted to say something, but she was a little worried about her brother's injury, so she didn't give an answer immediately. But Xu Chongchuan obviously couldn't help it, grabbed her hand, and roared in a hoarse voice: "Say, what's going on?" ā
"Second brother, you have been in a coma for five days......" After taking a deep breath, Yin Shuirou could only say this euphemistically.
Xu Chongchuan's hand slowly let go, his face was full of disbelief, and then he had a clear expression: "Is it still too late?" He knows very well that in today's volatile situation in Guangxi, let alone five days, even in one or two days, there will be too many changes, and obviously the news he desperately brought back has become completely useless because of these five days.
Seeing his somewhat depressed and sad appearance, Yin Shuirou didn't feel very nervous, and hurriedly shouted: "Second brother, second brother, don't be so depressed, things are not too unfavorable to us." ā
Xu Chongchuan smiled bitterly, and then looked at the other party again: "Then tell me, what has happened in Guangxi in the past five days." ā
Although he knew that what Xu Chongchuan should do most at this time was to recuperate and rest, rather than worry about this kind of thing, Yiyin Shuirou's understanding of his brother knew that if he didn't make his words clear, he would definitely not give up. So she could only cheer up and say: "There are not too many things that have happened in the past five days, that is, the Miao Zhuang villages that joined forces to attack Guilin City have been separated, and in addition, there are also some states and counties that have suddenly emerged several forces of the government, and some Miao Zhuang soldiers have fought a few times to recapture the city." As for the other people who were unable to retake the city, they all rushed to Guilin, and according to the people in the city, there were now nearly 20,000 available men and horses in the city......"
Although Yin Shuirou tried her best to keep things simple, after listening to this story, Xu Chongchuan's whole heart still sank quickly, his face was three points whiter than just now, and things were developing in the direction he was most worried about, and all this was because of the defeat in Guilin.
After all, those Miao Zhuang native soldiers are not unified large tribes, and when things are going well, they may still be able to cooperate because of common interests. But once they suffer losses, they will naturally fall apart, especially when many of them have also killed and injured the owner of the village, and it is even more impossible for the native soldiers who have lost their backbone to be as firm as before. He had thought of this for a long time, but he didn't expect it to come so quickly.
Seeing that he was so frustrated, for fear that it would affect the aggravation of his injuries, Yin Shui said hurriedly: "But except for Guangxi, the situation in several other places is very good, especially Yang Yinglong in Sichuan, they have even entered Guizhou and controlled most of Guizhou, as well as Yunnan...... Presumably, soon, Yang Yinglong and his people will be able to help us clean up the imperial court officials and troops in Guilin and Guangxi. Moreover, Dad has also sent a message, knowing that after your accident, he has decided to personally bring people to deal with the current situation, especially Yang Zhen in Guilin City, this time we can still retake Guilin. When it came to Yang Zhen, she obviously had a strange feeling in her heart, this guy had ruined his own good deeds several times, but he was really a mortal enemy of himself and the Holy Sect, but he couldn't hate him......
"Is Dad going to do it himself?" After Xu Chongchuan heard the news, his spirit really improved, but he soon showed a look of shame again: "It's useless to blame me, so I have to work for my father to come from Sichuan." By the way, what happened to Big Brother? ā
He ...... It's the same as before, although he won a few cities by relying on the ambush he had planted before, but then he also lost two cities. Speaking of this, Yin Shuirou's face showed a look of schadenfreude.
A wry smile bloomed from Xu Chongchuan's face again, he didn't expect that so many variables had happened in the five days that he was in a coma......