CHAPTER XLVII
After Yu Xueyong came back from Xiuyan City, he tried his best to act like a nobody, and his behavior was no different from usual, but he knew that since he made an agreement with that young owner, he had become another person, a person with a ghost in his heart......
The master of Ullindai still drinks every day, and the amount of alcohol is getting bigger and bigger, in just a few days, more than fifty altars of golden sun have drunk more than ten jars, and the five coats in the family are in addition to the little foot Nikan was given to the lord of Bahai, and if it goes on like this, I am afraid that I will have to sell a few more in the next few days, and I will not come back for a while when I go to the west, what should I do if Ullindai sells his mother-in-law and brother in order to drink?
Yu Xueyong's heart was in turmoil, he didn't know what to do, he had carefully tried a few words in the conversation, Ulindai was drunk and patted his chest and agreed, but he had also patted his chest before and promised not to sell the woman who served him on weekdays, so he sold it without turning his head?
At this moment, there was a low and long horn sound in the fort, and the whole Huangjiabao was silent for a moment, and suddenly it was like waking up, there were cheers and slamming the door everywhere, Yu Xue jumped up bravely, grabbed the knife around him and rushed out of the door, and even his mother-in-law shouted that he didn't have time to pay attention.
Yu Xueyong walked quickly to the outside of the main room, the door creaked open, and Wu Lindai, who was originally unconscious, stood at the door with a cane, and asked with some excitement: "Blowing the trumpet?" ”
Yu Xueyong nodded as he ran.
"Hurry, don't be late......" Ullinday's voice trembled a little.
When Yu Xueyong ran to the door, he saw that the wooden doors of each house in the fort had been opened, and many armor soldiers were running towards Master Bahai. Qiding Ge Lilan ran a few steps quickly, and after standing side by side with Yu Xueyong, he asked, "Blowing the trumpet again, are we going to Qi?" ”
Yu Xueyong nodded: "I'm afraid I'm really going to go"
The excitement on Greyland's face was palpable. smiled happily: "That's good, if you don't grab it, our family won't be able to survive......"
Yu Xueyong glanced at him with some sympathy, Gree's family has a heavy burden, and there are two coats, one is a Nikan woman who serves him, and the other is Ah Si, a leper who drags oil bottles. These two can't get off the ground, and they can't live, and Grelan himself has a daughter. There is also an old mother above, speaking of which is a flag ding, and her life may not be much more prosperous than that of Zhao Benshan, the steward of Lord Bahai, but this time there are only ten places in Huangjiabao. It's just that Ge Lilan, who is a flag player, naturally has no share.
Ran to the door of the old man Bahai in the north of Tunpu. Lord Bahai stood under a big tree, looking coldly at these gathered flagmen, and the people below were waiting for him to speak, but Lord Bahai did not speak......
The Eight Banners sent troops to the army, and the bannermen of each banner had to bring their own weapons and horses after hearing the conch, and went to the door of the old man to stand by, and after receiving the order, the leader took the lead in gathering to the Niulu Lord of the Banner to go on the expedition.
In the crowd, Ge Lilan said in a low voice: "It's best to go to the Ming Kingdom Jingshi." It's very rich over there, and Master Bahai robbed it once. The silver has not been used up for several years. ”
Grelan's words made the people around him laugh, and some armored soldiers Murha said: "The women over there are much more pink than those in the Dongjiang River, and the Nikan women here blow more sea breezes, and they are wrinkled above and below." ”
Muerha's words made many armor soldiers laugh lewdly, and Yu Xueyong also laughed, looking at Bahai's actions.
After a while, there was a loud cheer from the fort gate, and everywhere people shouted: "Grab the west, grab the west!" ”
A majestic horse galloped towards him, blowing the pennant on his back to the sound of hunting, and while riding his horse, he shouted to the surroundings: "On June 20, we will send troops to conquer the Ming Kingdom, and we will record ten soldiers and two white bellas, a total of twelve people."
This Bayala said to Ba Hai: "Do you understand? ”
Ba Hai's face was full of flattery, and he nodded: "Understood." ”
Bayala nodded, flicked his horse's head, and ran towards the Lanjiagou next to Huangjiabao, he needed to inform all the Tunpu along the way......
"Did you hear that?" Ba Hai ordered twelve long-scheduled lists, Yu Xueyong's name was impressive, many people who were not recruited were disappointed and made a noise, but no one dared to stand up and accuse Bahai of the master, Yu Xueyong followed Wulin to learn riding and archery for a few years, and his martial arts skills were stronger than ordinary soldiers, not only Huangjiabao, even in the Tunpu in the Xiuyan area, he also had a high prestige, plus Yu Xueyong would be a man on weekdays, many bannermen had long forgotten his Han identity, and he was naturally dissatisfied with Xueyong's conscription, and he didn't dare to say it in person, Complaining behind his back is inevitable, Ge Lilan glared angrily at Yu Xueyong, who lowered his head, since he can't be recruited, the wealth obtained from the looting in the banner cannot be distributed to his family, and his only hope now is to bring his own horses and weapons, and follow the team to the Ming Kingdom in his own name, but before that, he has to let Lord Bahai nod and agree.
"Go back and send that Nikan to Lord Bahai! As long as you can go to the west, are you afraid that there will be no coating in the future? Greyland secretly made up her mind......
"There are still a few days to go, go back and prepare, although you all know, but I have to remind you again, sharpen the knives faster, feed the war horses more fatten, polish the armor, and, don't care about grabbing things, wouldn't it be better to make a white swing of teeth after making a war achievement? So I have a light on my face, don't I? Bahai routinely admonished a few words.
Those conscripted soldiers were all howling with excitement, although the other bannermen were jealous, but they also had the opportunity to go out, they had no interest in the teacher's farming, their nation was robbed all the way by robbery in the white mountains and black waters, robbery is their very important tradition, and the Ming Kingdom is cowardly, every robbery is not a big loss, there are military merits, there is wealth, they are looking forward to this opportunity, they gather together to howl and carnival, Zhao Benshan followed behind the master with a few clothes and shrunken heads, with a stupid smile on his face.
Many people are telling Yu Xueyong: "Do a good job, you are expected to become the second white tooth horn in Agwang's family." ”
Yu Xueyong had a smile on his face, but he was a little lost in his heart, seeing that his mother-in-law's belly was getting bigger and bigger day by day, and his younger brother's brain was not clear, and there was a master attached to him to suck blood, what did the master do to carry the flag for him? He will take at least eighty percent of the wealth brought back from the west. Is it so easy to grab again? Whether he could come back with a life was still a question, and he felt a burst of sadness when he thought of these things......
Back home, Ulinde was still on crutches. Keeping the same posture and waiting for him, when he saw Yu Xueyong coming back, he hurriedly asked, "It's done?" ”
Yu Xueyong nodded: "It's done, June 20 will send troops"
Ulindai said: "Hurry up and take out my armor, bow and arrows, let Xuezhong grind it, and feed some beans to the horses." You can't save it."
Yu Xueyong nodded, saw that there was nothing to do, and then said goodbye and went back to prepare, and Ulindai told behind his back: "You don't have to worry about the merits. It's right to grab things with peace of mind, the silver is too heavy, you grab more gold beads, antiques and famous paintings, those things are more valuable"
Night. Yu Xueyong came to Yu Xuezhong's firewood house. Just wanted to push the door in, but his heart moved but he walked to the room where the clothes were wrapped, and he pushed the door only to find that the door was tightly locked.
Yu Xueyong smiled, took out a few naan from his arms, and threw them in from the vent on tiptoe, and as soon as he heard a snap, there was a sound of footsteps and a fight.
"I'm going to rob the west. I don't know when I'll come back, even if I do. I don't know if I can see you again, these naan are for you to eat while you are doing your work."
Yu Xueyong still wanted to say a few words, but found that there was nothing to say, so he sighed and turned around and walked towards his brother's firewood house.
"What do you give to those animals, and don't you waste food?" Yu Xuezhong sat at the head of the bed, eating the naan given to him by his brother, just now he pricked up his ears and heard everything about his brother.
Yu Xueyong smiled slightly, silently thinking about his thoughts, and only said after a while: "Just ask for peace of mind......"
Yu Xuezhong chewed the naan and scolded vaguely: "Can they remember you well?" Livestock! ”
Yu Xuezhong ate most of it, and then remembered something: "Brother, did you blow the trumpet today?" ”
Yu Xueyong, who was in the dark, sighed, nodded and did not speak.
"Today, Zhao Benshan's dog slave is very clever, waiting at the door early in the morning, and when he saw me returning to Tun, he chatted with me a few words, this dog thing"
Yu Xuezhong said with some excitement, thought about it and said frustratedly: "Brother, go to the west, don't rush to get ahead in everything, the master's words are right, look at the opportunity to cut a few heads, and come back after making meritorious contributions, isn't it beautiful?" The master also promised to carry the flag for me, but I was a little flustered, brother, you said that if you split up with the master, what will we do in the future? Will the master give a few acres of land to our brothers? ”
Yu Xueyong shook his head and said, "The master will not split up......"
Yu Xuezhong was happy: "It's better to not distribute, as long as the master drinks less wine, he can live a full stomach by guarding these lands, right?" If you grab a few coats and come back, how good is it that we have someone to do? ”
Yu Xueyong sighed, picked up a few times of the black grass under the bed, and fell asleep, Yu Xuezhong was still chattering to himself:
"If the master is happy and raises the flag for me, and if I raise the flag and become a flag-bearer, I will go and beg Master Bahai to buy that little foot Nikan back, this time I won't sell her, and she will be fed with bread every day, and it doesn't matter if she can't do work......"
Early the next morning, Yu Xueyong asked his younger brother to set up the ox cart, took a leave of absence with his master, and said that he would go to Xiuyan Dongyue Temple to make a wish, Wu Lindai's face was a little worried, but in the end he nodded, but he told again: "Grab the west immediately, can't you run around and delay?" ”
Yu Xueyong hurriedly swore an oath, and Ulindai waved his hand.
Yu Xuezhong and his brother carefully helped their sister-in-law who was pregnant to sit down, and Yu Xuezhong ran to the firewood room to hug a large bundle of woola grass, and carefully put it on the sister-in-law, and then sat on the handlebar seat.
Out of the fort gate, Yu Xueyong looked left and right, and said, "Go to Shimiaozi and stop for a while, and pick up a few people."
Yu Xuezhong threw a whip and snorted.
Along the way, occasionally a few horsemen galloped by, Yu Xueyong greeted them together, Yu Xuezhong looked left and right, but he didn't see the figure of the leper Ah Si, and he didn't know where he ran.
"Run, run, run, one day I will be arrested by the Ming State Fulu Army, cut off your dysentery and ask for credit, see if you still can't run!" Yu Xuezhong scolded indignantly, no one spoke along the way to relieve boredom, and the atmosphere was a little depressing.
After walking for a long time, the pregnant woman couldn't stand the bumps on the road, the Yu brothers stopped a few times in the middle, and finally arrived at Shimiaozi, Yu Xuezhong looked left and right, the road was quiet, where was there anyone?
After walking for a while, they were about to leave the stone temple. Yu Xueyong finally pointed to the two cattle lanes parked on the side of the road: "Stop"
Yu Xuezhong looked at his brother with some wonder and walked towards the ox cart, and a lying man in the ox cart got up and said a few words to him, after a whistle. Another group of people came from behind the hillside......
"This ox cart is going into the city?" Yu Xueyong smiled and said to the current person. A few people around subconsciously walked up a few steps, and there seemed to be a posture of surrounding Yu Xueyong in the middle, they were dressed in tatters, but they couldn't hide that kind of fierce spirit, Yu Xueyong could tell at a glance that these people must have been in the army.
The man nodded, "What about your brother?" ”
Yu Xueyong pointed to Yu Xuezhong on the ox cart and said: "Just him"
The man came to Yu Xueyong's side and whispered, "Okay." Let your brother come over, and you take your mother-in-law and my two men to drive this ox cart into the city. When it's done, send your brother away."
Yu Xueyong glanced at the ox cart, there was nothing unusual, and there was an urgent report of grain piled up behind. No sign of the weapon was seen. He said with some anxiety: "It's all arranged?" My brother is gone, no one will doubt it, right? ”
The man shook his head: "What are you anxious about?" Take our things into the city safely first, and after making sure that there is no problem, your brother will be sent away tomorrow, and tonight we will send someone to pretend to be a Ming country sentry and ride to Huangjiabao to show up, you had better be careful, if you show a little clue, your whole family will not escape being stabbed."
Yu Xueyong was shocked, and said again and again: "Good man, the lives of our family are in your hands." How dare I think otherwise? It's just that I promised my master that I would go back to Huangjiabao tonight, and I can only send it away tomorrow. Wouldn't it be suspicious for me and my mother-in-law to stay in Xiuyan for one more day? ”
The man said impatiently, "What is my mother-in-law doing?" Can't you just make an excuse when you go back? If there is no sentry near Huangjiabao, your brother can't disappear for nothing, right? Not only your brother, but also you and your mother-in-law have to squeeze with us tonight, we are doing a knife licking blood business, if something goes wrong, your family of three, well, four will wait to pay for your life"
Yu Xueyong thought about it, and then smiled at the man: "That, good man, I will listen to your arrangement next." ”
Yu Xuezhong stared blankly at his brother talking to these people, he didn't know what his brother was busy with, his brother was a good person on weekdays, and it was not surprising to meet a few friends he didn't know, seeing his brother beckoning to him, Yu Xuezhong pointed to himself first and hurriedly walked over.
"Xuezhong, you go to work with these masters for two days, they will arrange for you to eat on the road, and you can work with peace of mind when you get to the ground, these masters always have some benefits for you, you can't ask a word, just work with peace of mind." Yu Xueyong commanded in a low voice
Yu Xuezhong was a little stunned, and he didn't even notice Yu Xueyong's slightly trembling hand around his shoulder, but asked repeatedly, "What's the matter?" What do you do? Didn't you tell your master that we would go back tonight? ”
Yu Xueyong shook his head and said: "You can't do this job, you just have to go, and the master's brother will explain."
Yu Xuezhong nodded obediently and said: "That's it, my brother asked me to do the work, I'll go, then hurry up and get on the road, I can't delay for a long time on the road, or I won't go back too late, I'm afraid the master will be unhappy."
Yu Xueyong said with a smile: "I don't ask many questions along the way, you have to be respectful when you see people, you have to call the master, my brother is not around, you have to take care of yourself......"
It's a pity that Yu Xuezhong followed the bullock cart with a gloomy face and didn't hear the last few words.
"Brother, I won't worship the Bodhisattva with you when I go to work, I have to go back quickly, the master's land hasn't been hoeed yet, Ming'er has to fertilize the field again, or ......" The ox cart started slowly, and Yu Xuezhong kept waving to Yu Xueyong on the frame.
"Xuezhong, you go first, I hope you are safe and secure in Lushun, and you don't have to suffer those hardships again, my brother and sister-in-law have a baby, and I will see the opportunity to meet you when I am ......" Yu Xueyong waved at him, his eyes reddened
"He's always been a heavy burden to you, hasn't he?" The man who had been staring at him suddenly walked over: "We should go too." ”
"Our brothers depend on each other, fled all the way from Liaodong here, if he hadn't cut the meat on his leg and coaxed me to eat it, I would have starved to death a few years ago" Yu Xueyong watched the ox cart slowly disappear, and his mood finally calmed down.
The man sneered and said, "We have heard too much about the tragedy, and cutting a piece of meat is called a tragedy?" How would you feel if you watched your baby under the age of a month being snatched away and cooked and eaten, and a piece was left for you? Let's go! ”
Yu Xueyong couldn't help but shiver when he heard this person's vicious words, and followed the person to the ox cart, after getting into his own ox cart, the woman in the car was a little scared, Yu Xueyong went over and hugged her and comforted her, the man walked to Yu Xuezhong's seat, shook his hand, and whipped it on the back of the cow, Yu Xuezhong couldn't help but feel a pain in his heart, and said continuously: "Our family is such an old cow, you smoke lightly, this cow has spirituality, you make a look and it will go by itself"
The man laughed, the second whip was indeed much lighter, and the two ox carts slowly walked towards Xiuyan City, one after the other......
That night, the Huangjiabao under the cover of night was sleeping, in the faint starlight, a team of black clothes and black pants was approaching rapidly, they sometimes lay on the ground, sometimes ran fast, soon, the team approached the fort gate, they hid their figures under the wall, and took the lead with a person holding his right hand, listening to the movement in the fort.
At that moment, the slight footsteps of small animals in the fort sounded, and then a low roar in the throat came from behind the wall, and several dogs smelled the smell and gathered here.
The black-clothed man opened the prepared paper bag and gently threw the jerky into it, and a few dogs who smelled the fragrance forgot to roar and made a loud chewing sound, and the black shadow was afraid that some dogs would not be able to grab it, so he threw a few pieces into it, and after a while, there were those dogs writhing and struggling on the ground, and the sound of sobbing before death.
The leader nodded, pointed with his right hand to the fortress wall, and several people behind him picked up the flying claws from their backpacks, circled around a few times and threw them up, but after trying the grip, these people did not rush to act, but quietly lay down in the darkness by the wall and waited patiently.
After a long time, after confirming that no one was alarmed, the leader of the team ripped off the baotou, revealing a cold face and two shining eyes, he was the captain of the decapitation operation, Zhuang Shidi, Yang Bo personally sent him to carry out this task, his identity even Tang Baocheng did not know, he was subordinate to Lushun, a non-existent formation, the first special service team officer of the Lushun Special Forces Brigade. He was accompanied by Li Zhong, a member of the team, and the others were members of the Hungry People team sent by the Foreign Intelligence Department to cooperate.
With the sound of the bow and crossbow, under the vigilant eyes of several action team members, Zhuang Shidi led three people to pull the rope and slowly climbed the wall, and soon, the three of them climbed over the wall and disappeared behind the wall......
Johnsday boldly led the team to follow a guard to walk several rows of houses, and then waved his hand straight to the house of Ulindai, where they had already sketched their dwellings, and they could feel the location after repeated discussions in the past few days, and they could feel the location when they closed their eyes.
Several people crossed cover, and Johnsday took a knife and reached into the crack of the door, and after tinkering for a long time, there was a sudden squeak, and the hearts of the team members distributed around the house were relieved, and the door opened...... (To be continued......)