Chapter 3: The Struggle for Dominance (Part 6b)
"I still prefer the original you more!" Luo Shixin was asked by Qin Shubao for a moment, and replied with a wink.
"Actually, we're all changing, it's just that it's fast and slow!" Qin Shubao let out a long sigh and said faintly. Shrugging his shoulders, he gave Luo Shixin a bright smile again, "Don't worry, no matter how you change, you are my good brother!" โ
Everyone is changing, and in this world, people can only live a more wonderful life if they are constantly changing and adapting. Of course, Qin Shubao understands where the pressure to change is, and that is where his positive motivation lies. The previous days were so dull, so dull that he forgot the pride and ambition of his youth. The arrival of this person has challenged his position as the number one hero in Qi County like never before, and at the same time, this person has also opened a window in front of his eyes, allowing him to see an unprecedented life.
"Take the fame immediately!" Qin Shubao saw his dream in the body of the boy who was more than twenty years younger than himself, the troubled times have come, and men can break out of the sky with the long lance in their hands.
Facts have proved that Qin Shubao's strategy of paying equal attention to suppression and appeasement is very effective. After the news spread that they could receive 200 catties of rations by assisting the county soldiers to suppress the bandits, there was an endless stream of young men and women who came to participate in the war. Even many prisoners who were locked up in the school grounds of Beihai City waiting to be screened shouted that they were willing to take the crime and make meritorious contributions. Two hundred catties of grain is not much, but boiling it into porridge and mixing some wild vegetables into it can definitely ensure that a couple survives this disaster year. If the husband and wife can find an ownerless wasteland and replant some millet and buckwheat, which have low yields but short harvest cycles, they may have a chance to turn over next year.
With the active cooperation of the elders and villagers of Beihai City, it only took a day and a half for Qin Shubao to expand his team to 15,000 people. Among the captured baggage were inferior weapons such as short knives and wooden sticks, and after each person was given one, the team immediately marched majestically and vigorously towards the city of Duchang, thirty miles away.
The leader of the Liukou who stayed in Duchang was named Liu Wenzhong, who had always been known for his "prudence". Seeing the smoke and dust from a distance, he immediately decided to abandon the city. "20,000 Qi County elites, the leader is Qin Shubao, no wonder the big boss was killed by him!" While fleeing for his life in a panic, he made excuses for his actions. Along the way, his brothers were constantly separated. When he fled to Shouguang County, forty miles away, there were less than a hundred minions left around him.
Qi Guoyuan, the leader of the Liukou stationed in Shouguang City, had long since learned the news of the defeat of the army outside Beihai City from the mouth of the rout. It's just that he doesn't know whether Guo Fangyu is alive or dead, so he has not been able to decide whether to stick to Gaocheng and wait for the big boss to come back and advance and retreat together, or sneak away with his five thousand brothers alone. Hearing Liu Wenzhong's cry, he hurriedly ordered someone to open the city gate and put him into the city.
"Why is Brother Liu so embarrassed, what is going on ahead? How is Guo Da in charge? What about Qin Da Master? Without waiting for Liu Wenzhong to pant evenly, Qi Guoyuan stepped forward and grabbed the other party's neck and asked.
"Guo Da is in charge, it's gone! Qin Da is in charge, and the army of 100,000 is gone! Liu Wenzhong cried loudly. The big and small leaders around looked at each other, and no one could believe that he was telling the truth.
"How is it possible, Beihai County has been beaten by us and has no power to fight back. The old thief Zhang Xutuo is still recruiting troops in Licheng, and he hasn't been able to help water at all! Qi Guoyuan slammed Liu Wenzhong to the ground and retorted. The morale of the army cannot be confused, even if the other party is telling the truth, it cannot spread the news to the ears of all the minions.
"Qin Shubao, Qin Shubao took 15,000 soldiers and horses to bypass Shouguang and Duchang, and directly killed under Beihai City. The two big bosses were defenseless and were killed on the spot! Liu Wenzhong didn't understand the other party's painstaking efforts, and sat on the ground and continued to cry and wipe his tears.
Suddenly, he felt a pain in his heart. Lowering his head blankly, he saw half of the blade pull out of his body, and red blood splattered in all directions. "You, you ,..." he pointed at Qi Guoyuan, not understanding why the other party suddenly made a black hand. Whoever disturbs the hearts of our army, die! Qi Guoyuan stabbed him in the neck again, turned around and walked towards the handsome case.
"Pass the order to the brothers, and say that under the order of Guo Da, let us withdraw to the old camp of Niushan first!" Qi Guoyuan ordered with a calm face.
"Leader Qi, let's leave without a fight, it's not good after all!" A small leader surnamed Li retorted. "Shouguang County is high and thick, and if you hold it for a while, maybe the reinforcements promised by Pushan Gong will come!"
"Yes, the big boss Zuo also agreed to get into trouble. He rushed over in Donglai, and it won't take a few days! Someone chimed in.
"Guo Da is a good boss for us, even if we can't avenge him, at least we should steal his head back!" Everyone echoed one after another, and it was less than half a month after a good day, and they lost the city they had in their hands like this, and everyone was really unwilling.
"Okay, which of you will lead the troops to meet Qin Shubao. You don't have to take Duchang back, block him by the Juyang River for three days, and I will push him to become a big master! Qi Guoyuan blew the blood beads on the tip of the knife and replied coldly.
In an instant, there was silence. Picking Qin Shubao in the field, isn't that almost the same as looking for death? Looking at Qi Guoyuan fiddling with the horizontal knife and his cold appearance, everyone finally understood how a smart person should choose.
"May I ask the master of Qi, how to deal with the grain and grass in the city?" A clever leader stepped forward to ask for instructions.
"Burn it, burn everything you can't take away! The old does not go, and the new does not come. Avoiding this limelight, we have what we want! Qi Guoyuan's decision was very decisive, and he was full of "kingly spirit".
"May I ask Qi Da in charge, what about the daughter, the female dependent?" Someone licked his lips and asked unwillingly.
"Follow the old rules." Qi Guoyuan replied very calmly, like losing a rag.
The so-called old rule is to kill those who are dragging their feet before setting off. The female dependents are the welfare of the leaders after entering the city, although they were reluctant at first, but after ten days together, they have more or less a little affection for each other. A small boss leaned forward and tried to beg for mercy from the woman in the family. Before he could speak, Qi Guoyuan debunked his thoughts.
"Brother Wang, if you are reluctant to warm the bed, just stay. Anyway, there are so many people in Shouguang City, and the officers and soldiers may not be able to find you out. Qi Guoyuan put the knife into the sheath and sneered and scanned the audience. If you want to sneak down the mountain to meet them in the future, I'm afraid the mountain rules won't tolerate it! The local officials will not tolerate you! โ
"Respect the command of the master!" The minions clenched their fists and stood solemnly.
An hour later, more than 5,000 minions, including the more than 100 brothers that Liu Wenzhong brought into Shouguang City, quickly evacuated and did not care about Liu Wenzhong's corpse. One mountain is difficult to accommodate two tigers, Guo Fangqian has already died, and Niu Shan urgently needs a new boss. Liu Wenzhong and Qi Guoyuan have the same qualifications, so he must die.
They left behind the smoky city, carried the large and small packages they had looted, drove cattle and sheep, and walked through the wilderness. Everywhere I went, it was a mess. Sometimes they loot to raise more food, and sometimes they rob just for the sake of looting. Qin Shubao will not catch up for the time being, and the benefits of Beihai County are still under the control of Zhang Heng. Before the Beihai Commandery was captured, the soldiers had no time to take care of the small stream of rogues in the wilderness.
Half a month later, Qi Guoyuan heard the news of the loss of Yidu from another group of scattered brothers. At this time, he was regretting that his decision to evacuate Shouguang was too hasty. There is definite information that the so-called 20,000 elites of Qi County are actually only 1,000 cavalry with more than 10,000 Beihai people.
"Then Uncle Qin doesn't have wings on his back, Yidu City is so high, how could he break the city so quickly?" Qi Guoyuan put on a posture of being a big boss and asked condescendingly.
Zhang Heng, the defender of Yidu City, was a local tycoon, and although he took advantage of Guo Fang's pre-attack to raise troops in a hurry, he had many children of strong martial arts around him, and the equipment in the hands of his brothers was far better than that of other soldiers and horses. Qin Shubao came from afar, and he didn't carry heavy guys such as battering rams and stone cannons, and he was able to conquer Yidu in just a few days, which was indeed beyond everyone's expectations.
"Return, go back to the words of the big boss. Originally, everyone was also sure to hold Yidu. But, when Zhang Da was supervising the battle at the head of the city, he was killed by the enemy general with a cold arrow. As soon as the morale of the army was dispersed, the officers and soldiers took the opportunity to climb to the top of the city. Then, and then Yidu ......." The little minion who came to take refuge lowered his head, and tears couldn't help but flow all over his face.
Zhang Da was the most amiable leader of the brothers, and he rebelled for the sake of the people. Compared with the pretentious guy behind the handsome case in front of him, Zhang Da's character and martial arts are a hundred times stronger. But in these years, good people don't live long, disasters live for thousands of years, Zhang Da's family died on the battlefield, but the villain after the handsome case lived a nourishing life.
"Have you inquired about who released the cold arrow?" Qi Guoyuan didn't know that the minions below were slandering themselves, so he thought about it and asked.
"It's a man named Li, Li Zhongjian, in addition to Zhang Da Dang, he also shot more than a dozen of our brothers!" The little minion replied in a trembling voice. The bloody battle of that day was nothing short of a nightmare, and it is still terrifying to recall. The man surnamed Li under the command of Qin Shubao was killed by arrows fifty steps away from the city wall, and one person and one bow could crush half of the brothers on the city wall to raise their heads. After the city was broken, this man danced and chased the black long knife for ten miles, and no one of the big and small bosses could stop him for a round.
"What is the origin of this Li Zhongjian?" Qi Guoyuan turned his head and consulted the military advisors around him.
"It was sent by the imperial court to assist Zhang Xutuo, who is said to have fought with the emperor on a campaign against Goguryeo. Kill seven in and seven out from the chaos army! "The information that the master summarized based on hearsay shocked Qi Guoyuan and gasped." Last winter, Pei Changcai and Shi Zihe led 20,000 horses to attack Licheng, but they were also blocked outside the city by him and Zhang Juncheng, and it was said that there were only five of them at that time......"
"That's it!" Qi Guoyuan waved his hand impatiently, interrupting the military advisor's ramblings. "Aren't you determined to grow up others and destroy your own prestige? How about Qin Shubao, how about Li Zhongjian, he has the courage, he came into the mountains to fight with our masters! โ
"Of course he is not our opponent, but we have to be careful in the future, in case he leads the troops to provoke!" The master, who understood Qi Guoyuan's thoughts, hurriedly changed his rhetoric, clearly complimenting, but actually reminding.
"Well, that makes sense!" Qi Guoyuan nodded proudly, and then turned his gaze to the people who came to defect, "Have you heard, where did that Li, Li Zhongjian, and Qin Shubao go with their soldiers and horses after they defeated Yidu?" โ
"If you go back to the big boss, I heard that after the official army took Yidu, they turned their heads to attack Linyi." The little minion lying on the ground replied in a low voice, and sighed secretly in his heart at the same time. A few of them sacrificed their lives to come to defect, thinking that the disgusting ruffian behind the handsome case would have the opportunity to avenge Zhang Da's family in the future. Now it seems that this person is a timid and afraid guy, and he doesn't have the courage to touch Qin Shubao and Li Zhongjian's Feng Ying.
"All right, you go down." Qi Guoyuan waved his hand and ordered someone to take the guests from afar down to rest. He felt weakness in his limbs and leaned against the Hu bed and didn't want to speak. A Qin Shubao is already enough of a headache, and now there is another Li Zhongjian, this thief, in the end, he still doesn't let people live.
Qi Guoyuan judged from his own experience that Linyi City would not be able to hold on for too long. The walls of this city were much lower than those of Yidu, and the defenders of the city were all old, weak, sick and disabled. Qin Shubao waved his army to attack, and the city would definitely be broken within ten days. broke the Linyi, and the largest group of people in Beihai County was left with him in charge. If Qin Shubao hadn't been addicted, Niushan Laozhai might not be able to support him for ten days.
"Big boss, let's go. Far away from Qi County! The military advisor understood Qi Guoyuan's "hardship" very well, and put forward his own suggestions regardless of face.
"Let's go, where are we going?" Qi Guoyuan asked weakly.
"To the west, while Qin Shubao hasn't noticed us yet, sneak to Daishan. Didn't Li Mina say that he would invite someone to answer it, this battle has been fought for more than a month, and the rescuers he moved should also arrive. โ
"Can you believe what that guy says?" Qi Guoyuan smiled wryly. This time, the heroes of Guo and Qin joined forces to sweep Beihai, but they were instigated by Li Mi's house. This person said that the comet hitting the moon this spring was a sign that the world was falling apart. As long as the heroes of the Henan counties work together, they will definitely be able to carve up the Great Sui River.
There was any movement in other counties, and Qi Guo was far from noticing. But the two big bosses of Beihai County took their lives into it. It's Li Mi's house, fooling everyone desperately, but he himself never comes out like a king with a shell on his back!
"Kedai Mountain is higher than Niu Mountain after all, and it can't threaten the safety of Qi County!" The master lowered his head and thought about it for a long time, and finally came up with two more reasons why he had to move.
"Let's go, you're right, Daishan is taller than Niushan!" Qi Guoyuan sighed, "I can't afford to provoke it, we can always afford to hide!" โ
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