Chapter Ninety-Nine: Acquaintances
Half a month later, in a certain wilderness in Yan'an Mansion, Li Zicheng and a group of subordinates fled here, from top to bottom, everyone looked embarrassed, looking very tired, without exception.
At this moment, thinking that it is autumn now, and the weather is gradually getting colder, especially at night, which is particularly difficult, Li Zicheng scolded without an image: "Damn, Hong Chengchou TMD ate the artillery battle, or did I kill his whole family?" Dig up his ancestral grave? MD, I've been chasing Lao Tzu for so long, this is to kill them all, and I have to destroy my Li family's army! ”
After finishing speaking, Li Zicheng turned over and dismounted, sat on the ground with his buttocks, untied his armor, and left his helmet casually aside, panting heavily, looking weak.
At this time, Li Changmao, who was in charge of logistics, rode over, turned over and jumped on his horse, and stood in front of Li Zicheng: "Boss, if it goes on like this, even if Hong Chengchou doesn't catch up, the weather is getting colder and colder, and my brother can't hold up this ghost weather." ”
Tian Jianxiu also surrounded him, looked at the brothers who had dismounted and rested, and said with a slight breath: "Yes, boss." Since escaping from Hancheng, the officers and soldiers have been chasing us so tightly that they hardly give us a chance to breathe, and most of us are still wearing summer clothes. In order to cover those wounded brothers who hid in the mountains, not only did they leave most of the food, but also attracted the main force of the official army. ”
"Therefore, we must not only think about evading the pursuit of the officers and soldiers and replenishing food, but also think about how to solve the problem of clothing for our brothers. Otherwise, as Mr. Li said, even if there are no pursuers, we will have to freeze to death in this barren mountain and wilderness. If it goes on like this, it's not a way~! ”
While speaking, everyone had already dismounted, and under the gesture of Li Zicheng's undulating hands, they sat around one after another, wiping their sweat, looking at their boss without blinking, and making a gesture of listening.
At this moment, despite the grumbling in his stomach, his mouth was filled with righteous indignation. However, Li Zicheng looked around, left and right, and saw that the brothers were all uncomplaining and unrepentant, looking at himself with great conviction, waiting for his own decision.
Li Zicheng couldn't help but be moved, along the way, no matter the ups and downs, or the raging war, these brothers will never give up.
Looking at everyone, Li Zicheng secretly took a long breath, put away the hippie smiling expression, and said solemnly: "I have already thought about food and clothes. Judging from the current situation, we can only organize our troops, give it a go, and attack the county seat, which is the only way out and way. ”
Hearing this, most of the people were moved in their hearts, and a bright color of hope flashed in their eyes, but Li Guo said pessimistically: "But, uncle, with our current strength, there are only seven hundred and twenty people, how can we attack the county seat?" ”
Suddenly, the excited light in everyone's eyes dimmed a lot, and Xu Xiake, who has never been very fond of speaking, also said: "Moreover, Shaanxi is full of rebel armies, and those rich families and landlords are like frightened birds, all of them have moved into big towns with their families to avoid the looting of rebels from all walks of life. So, as the boss said, if you want to raise these materials, you can only attack small and medium-sized towns, and you don't have to think about those villages. ”
Yes, everyone understands this, especially the last sentence. At the beginning of the establishment of the Li Jiajun and the uprising, everyone reached a consensus that no matter how difficult it was, they should not harass the people, which had become an iron rule.
Whether he joined Li Changmao first, or Xu Xiake later, he has completely integrated into the Li family, and there is no mustard at all. After all, being able to share weal and woe, never give up, go through so many things, and now be with everyone speaks for itself!
For a while, there was silence all around, everyone stopped talking, and Li Zicheng had no idea.
Since leaving Yuzhong County, he has fled all the way, constantly using various means to attack some towns, doing everything he can, sneaking in, cooperating with the outside, assassinating the generals and officials defending the city, and so on.
Almost all the tricks that could be used were used, and at this moment, everyone finally tasted the evil consequences of this kind of attack on the town without limits!
Whether it is there, a remote wilderness town, or a bustling city county, it is extremely well guarded, and the pedestrians passing by the city gate are very harsh, almost to the point of outrageousness!
There are also those officials and generals whose official residence defense forces, although they are not the kind of exaggeration of the inner and outer three layers, but they are not much different. As long as they travel, those officials are bound to hug each other, and they will not give anyone with a chance to assassinate at all.
Not to mention bringing weapons into the city, even a burly person who wants to enter the city, even if he succeeds, will be "taken care of" by the city defense army and arranged in a designated area.
Time passed minute by minute, and suddenly, the ruffian barked wildly in one direction, breaking the somewhat oppressive silence, and the tense atmosphere was stagnant and eased a lot.
Woohoo...
Everyone looked in the direction of the ruffian's scream, only to see a brother who was in charge of guarding the surroundings running, hurrying, looking out of breath, and shouting eagerly when he was far away: "Boss~big, there are ~ people in front..."
There was a bang, almost a conditioned reflex, everyone stood up in a stubborn manner, held the saber at the waist with his right hand, and pulled it out in an instant, and the atmosphere became tense.
The soldier in charge of the guard had already come to the front, still out of breath, panting, and said as calmly as possible: "Looking at the dress of those people, they don't look like officers and soldiers, they should be disaster victims wandering around. However, they all have weapons in their hands, not like ordinary people. ”
"Made, can you not pant so much, scare the baby to death~!"
This is definitely Li Zicheng's heart, and he really wants to beat and scold someone. Feeling that the atmosphere had eased a lot, and he was not so nervous, Li Zicheng said guessingly: "Don't panic, it should be the rebel army fleeing everywhere." Let's go and see, what is the situation? ”
No one doubts this statement, because, along the way, everyone has seen too many of them. Even cannibalism is occasionally seen, not to mention groups of three or five or a large group of displaced people.
However, hearing Li Zicheng's words, the soldier in charge of the guard did not act, but the corners of his mouth twitched, his expression was very unnatural, his throat squirmed twice, and there was a feeling of retching and vomiting.
"Hey, what's wrong with you?" Li Zicheng was curious, and patted the person who was a little distracted with his hand.
"It's nothing, boss, I'll lead the way and show you." The man awoke suddenly, answered nervously, and led the group forward.
Soon, the crowd came to a bush, lurked inside, and secretly looked at the open space in front of them.
There was a smell of meat, and black smoke rose into the sky. Picking up the hay and seeing the situation in front of them, including Li Zicheng, most people only felt a tumbling in their abdomen, turned around, didn't dare to look at the situation in front of them, covered their mouths, and retched.
There were even more people who couldn't help it and hurriedly retreated and hid far away. Even if they didn't leave, Li Zicheng, Tian Jianxiu and the others were pale in the face, and their throats kept making retching squirming, so as to relieve the tumbling in their stomachs.
Even Liu Fangliang, who was nervous, looked ugly, but his state was much better, and he whispered with disgust: "TMD, although I have heard of people eating people for a long time, and I have seen it a few times, I have never seen such a disgusting scene, and I actually put people to eat." Damn, what a fucking pervert! ”
Hearing this, the others felt a tumbling in their stomachs, and Li Guo, Wu Ruyi and Xing Sizhong's big men were even more so, but in the end, they couldn't bear it anymore, and they left one after another, vomiting in a far away place.
However, to everyone's surprise, Xu Xiake looked calm, looked at the front with an unchanged expression, and said as if he was accustomed to it: "What is this, I have seen a lot of such things." I've heard more than that. When I traveled to Henan and Huguang, there were many more cannibalism there, and they were more perverted and unsightly than the current ones. ”
Suddenly, Xu Xiake stopped speaking, but showed a meaningful expression, a bright color flashed in his eyes, and he turned to whisper: "Boss, we seem to have met an old acquaintance." ”
As soon as these words came out, Li Zicheng and the others were stunned, and they forcibly suppressed the nausea in their chests, and they wanted to look at it, only to hear Liu Fangliang echo: "Hey~ It's really an old acquaintance, I didn't expect him to be so heavy on taste, and he would be so downtrodden that he would do things like cannibalism." ”
Finally, the feeling of nausea was relieved, and it seemed that he was gradually getting used to it, Li Zicheng looked up and followed Liu Fangliang's gaze, his eyes narrowed slightly, as if he had diluted the shock caused by cannibalism for a moment.
At this time, a flash of inspiration flashed in Li Zicheng's mind, and after thinking about it, he thought of a way to solve the problem of food and clothing. Immediately, he whispered: "Mr. Xu, I really can't stand this kind of scene, at least for now. Let Liu Fangliang accompany you to negotiate with that person and discuss cooperation. ”
Liu Fangliang was stunned and puzzled, but Xu Xiake instantly understood what Li Zicheng meant, nodded, and immediately said, "Okay, boss, there shouldn't be much of a problem in this matter." Looking at their situation, they think it's similar to ours, and it won't be much better. ”
Speaking of this, Xu Xiake paused, glanced into the distance, and continued confidently and meaningfully: "At the very least, they should also be worried about the matter of clothes, and it is impossible not to agree to our invitation to attack the county seat together." ”