Chapter 15: The Strange Romance of Liangping

Zhang Wen's defeat implicated Chen Lin behind the enemy's loss, and at this time, Chen Lin and his party of dozens of cavalry were plotting not far from a small Qiang tribe to slaughter the Qiang people and rob the resources. In the end, Chen Lin decided to wait for it to get dark, and act when the sky was about to dawn, when people were at their most chaotic, sneaking into the tribal village and killing all these barbarians. The decision was made, and the group of people had to endure hunger and cold for one more night, but fortunately, among the dozens of cavalry, it was either Chen Lin's guards or the elite division of the imperial court, and their endurance was naturally not low.

What Chen Lin didn't know was that the Han army at this time had withdrawn from Jincheng County and retreated to the Didao fortification, and the Hanyang Changshi Gaixun was captured, and only 4,000 of the 30,000 Han troops remained. And Han Sui and the others of the four giants of Liangzhou also needed to consolidate the occupation of Jincheng County, and they did not dare to attack in a hurry.

Time flies, soon it is night, the long darkness is especially difficult in the hunger and cold, Chen Lin gave an order, and everyone who had been waiting for a long time was in high spirits, and drew their knives to listen to the order. Chen Lin had nothing else to think about at this time, he was only bent on saving the soldiers, and behind him were men who sacrificed their lives for the Han, they had paid enough for the Han, as long as there was a chance, they must let them live. Besides, there are just Qiang people who often rebel and rebel in front of him, and Chen Lin can't show the slightest pity. In fact, Chen Lin and his entourage were also taking risks, because from the beginning, Chen Lin only knew that there was a small tribe in front of him, and how many people there were in the tribe, whether there was a large army, it was completely unknown. Chen Lin only hopes that the tribe is just an ordinary small tribe, as long as it succeeds tonight, let everyone eat a full meal, and prepare enough food, Chen Lin has decided to continue to go north tomorrow, cross the Yellow River, and go to Longyou or Wuwei, as long as he crosses the Yellow River, it will be safe.

In the dead of night, some people sneak into the tribe, only afraid that there are dogs, the Qiang people have a kind of dog called "mastiff" dog that is taller and more powerful than the Central Plains dog, quite fierce and sensitive. Chen Lin asked Huang Yan to hold a bow in front of him, and as long as he found this kind of beast, he would shoot it immediately, trying not to alarm the sleeping Qiang people. The moonlight was cold, but it happened that Chen Lin and the others were acting, and the hot breath exhaled from the nose and mouth could instantly turn into frost, the more such a scene, the more convenient it was for Chen Lin and the others, because at this time, the Qiang people must be wrapped in bed.

Mastiffs barked, although Huang Yan said that there was no false hair, but how could he compare to the agility of dogs, before Huang Yan found them, the mastiffs had already begun to roar in unison. As soon as Chen Lin heard it, the disaster was wrong, the beast was bad, so he would attack immediately, he originally wanted to sneak into the village first and assassinate the family. If they don't succeed tonight, if the thieves don't find them, Chen Lin and his gang will starve to death in the wilderness. Chen Lin shouted: "The heroes of the Han Dynasty, kill all the Qianghu in front of you, otherwise we will die of hunger and cold." Dozens of cavalry lit torches in unison, got on their horses and rushed into the tribal village, first threw the torches in their hands to the Qiang people's houses, and quickly drew their knives, but there were Qiang people who rushed out of the house in a panic, and cut them down with a knife, no matter whether they were in the middle or not, as long as they were still alive, they immediately turned to the next house. In an instant, the fire soared into the sky, the heat wave* took away the chill of the harsh winter, Chen Lin and the other Han soldiers were indeed boiling in their hearts, there was nothing special in the small village of the Qiang people, and there were not even many male strong men, so this battle was fought smoothly. And the Qiang people don't feel like this at this time, they only have inexplicable fear, which way to kill the gods, and they don't ask the reason to kill, and the clan has just taken away dozens of men to help the leader of the North Palace to attack the Han people, and at this time, a group of Han people killed in.

Chen Lin also found that there was not much resistance in the village, in order to arouse the morale of this rout, Chen Lin thought about it and said loudly: "There is no limit to military orders until dawn." Chen Lin was deeply educated by Confucius, knew how to be reasonable, and wanted to discipline himself and his subordinates strictly, but the situation was unusual at this time. A group of people are deep behind enemy lines, Chen Lin doesn't know if he can still restrain these people, after a life and death, everyone's nerves are tense, and they need to relax slowly, otherwise they can always make people crazy. Even if everyone can barely obey Chen Lin's orders, they are also a group of demoralized rabble, such a group of people will definitely not be able to escape, Chen Lin needs a tiger and wolf army with high morale.

The Han army, who was slashing and killing, suddenly heard Chen Lin's order to have no military restrictions, and was stunned for a moment, and then opened his mouth to laugh, and his spirit doubled. For men who have been in the barracks for a long time and are on the battlefield from time to time, burning and killing are a last resort, but robbing peace* is the most insane. Chen Lin gave this order, and the screams were no longer the sound of slashing, but also filled with the presumptuous laughter in the sky, as well as the screams of the woman. The Han soldiers were crazy, and the Qiang men were all killed, and when they saw the women, they were all caught, and if this scene was seen by the sergeant and doctor, I don't know what to say.

Chen Lin looked at the chaotic village, and ordered again: "But those who raise troops against their brothers will die." Chen Lin was also afraid that this group of people would rob their own people, so he hurriedly gave a second order. No matter how crazy others were, Huang Yan and Zhou Cang always guarded Chen Lin's side, guarding against possible attacks at any time. Chen Lin looked at these two people, and his heart was very satisfied, it seemed that it was very correct for the guards to be in command of the two of them. There are also a few Chen family guards left behind him, who are also loyal and closely followed. Chen Lin suddenly had an idea in his heart that he must let these people who have always followed the Chen family live a good life, and even let them pay homage to the prime minister.

No matter what Chen Lin was thinking at this time, this Qiang tribe was really over, and there was no longer the sound of men shouting and killing, only the laughter of the Han army and the tearing of clothes were sandwiched between the screams of women. Chen Lin looked around and shouted: "Assemble after an hour, if there is a delay, the military law will deal with it." The surroundings responded to Han Jun's promise with laughter, and then laughed all over the surroundings.

Chen Lin and the Chen family entered an uninhabited house, Chen Lin ordered people to rummage through food and valuable things, and Chen Lin and Huang Yan Zhoucang sat around a fire to keep warm and barbecue dog meat. The reason why Chen Lin dared to be so comfortable was because he had explored during the day, and there were no county seats, strongholds, or villages around, so Chen Lin was not afraid of being attacked, even if the burning houses outside could be seen for five miles, it would not attract anyone.

Chen Lin rubbed his hands and said to Huang Yan because of the cold: "Huang Yan, do you guess what happened to Lord Sikong now?" Huang Yan smiled bitterly: "I'm just afraid that I'm not optimistic, young master, even if Lord Sikong escapes from the anti-thieves, the Han army has also lost the main army, Jincheng County is only afraid that it will not be able to hold it, if Lord Sikong is wise, he will definitely retreat to Longxi County, and wait for the imperial court to send a large army to come." Chen Lin: "Yes, now I am not afraid of the anti-thieves continuing to attack Longxi, but I am afraid that the anti-thieves will turn around and move other Qianghu and clansmen, and turn to attack Longyou, Wuwei and other counties, then most of the entire Xiliang will fall into the hands of the anti-thieves, alas, why is it so difficult for the imperial court." ”

The firelight flickered, but Chen Lin's heart was full of haze, Chen Lin was dedicated to assisting the big man, but he didn't want to be so tortuous. Now the thirteen states of the Han Dynasty, none of which states are calm, there are anti-thieves everywhere, foreign invasions, just like Zhang Chun, Han Sui and others are even more united with foreign people to resist the Han, for a long time, where is the majesty of the Han Dynasty, where is the majesty of the royal family.

Chen Lin was thinking about it, and Huang Yan reminded: "Young Master, it's dawn, let's go, this is not a place to stay for a long time." Chen Lin threw away the wooden branch in his hand, clapped his hands, stood up, regained his momentum, and said loudly: "Okay, assemble." Immediately, a guard ran out of the door to blow the trumpet, and suddenly rushed out of the disheveled Han army. Chen Lin looked at all this with a dark face, and suddenly changed into a smiling appearance and shouted at everyone: "All of them have weak legs, quickly tidy up, and if you let the Qiang men catch up, you will have to be castrated, see if you are happy to wait." Chen Lin joked, causing a crowd of embarrassed laughter, and hurriedly put on armor and robes and got on the horse.

Chen Lin looked solemn again in a blink of an eye, and said sharply: "All the troops listen to the order" Two neat voices, dozens of Han troops lined up neatly, no longer the face of loss and slump before last night, replaced by the military prestige of the Han Dynasty. Chen Lin is quite satisfied, this is the army of the Han Dynasty, this is the soldier that Chen Lin wants. Chen Lin: "The whole army quickly collects food, don't be greedy for property, only bring food and ordnance, and set off after half an hour." With a coax, the Han army went into the house to look for something to eat, wrapped it up and put it on his back.

Half an hour passed quickly, and last night's battle lost more than a dozen people, and now Chen Lin and his party are less than fifty people, but they are all cavalry, and they are quite neat. To the north, to the north, to cross the Yellow River, this is Chen Lin's only goal, only by crossing the Yellow River can he jump out of the pursuit of the anti-thieves, otherwise Chen Lin's dozens of people will be troublesome as long as they encounter a small group of anti-thieves.

Chen Lin and the others were running on the road, and after a sudden turn in the road, Chen Lin and his gang appeared in front of them a troop of armed swords, not many people, only about 30 people, all horse troops, escorting a carriage to the south. The two groups were obviously stunned for a moment, Huang Yan saw that the group of people were all Qiang people, and hurriedly said: "Young Master, Qiang people, I'm afraid there are thirty people, and they are still guarding a carriage." ”

Carriage? Chen Lin's eyes lit up, that must be an important person, thirty people? Chen Lin and Huang Yan looked at each other and nodded. I saw Huang Yan shouting: "Kill all the Qiang people in front of you and capture the people in the car alive." A group of cavalry began to speed up and rushed towards the Qiang cavalry. The group of Qiang people also clearly discovered Chen Lin's intentions, and because the number of people was smaller, they seemed a little flustered.

Chen Lin took the lead, with a horizontal knife in front, looking desperate, and the Han army was also fearless of death, so he frightened the Qiang team, got out of the carriage and ran away without permission. made Chen Lin puzzled, this protector is too unprofessional, he runs away when he encounters danger, and the master is really blind.

Chen Lin laughed and said to the sergeant behind him, "The Qiang people are just like that, hahaha." The generals laughed, and a sergeant opened the carriage door with a gun, and said with a grin: "I see what kind of woman it is, so that Chen Sima can enjoy it." Chen Lin laughed and scolded after hearing this, and he was also curious, who was in the carriage.

Everyone thought that if there was not a beauty in the carriage, it must be a Qiang person, but unexpectedly, a person who looked like a Han man stood up. Chen Lin exclaimed, just because the person was eight feet tall, majestic and dignified, and there was wisdom between his eyebrows, and he was a talent. I saw that the man smiled slightly, and arched his hand to Chen Lin: "A certain martial arts and martial arts, the words are harmonious, but I am afraid that the general's wish to return the beauty will be disappointed." ”