Chapter 29: Hesitation
(For @Chen Xiaolin)
Although the little carpenter felt that he should be able to succeed and had a certain amount of self-confidence, when the corpses seemed to drain their strength and really fell one after another, there was still a joy in his heart that was about to explode.
This joy is brought to him by the sense of accomplishment after turning the tide.
He found that he had found joy beyond the craft of wood carving.
This pleasure suffocated him for a moment.
It's so cool.
However, the retaliation also came very quickly, and the enemy soon found out that it was the little carpenter who made the ghost, and at the moment he also concentrated his firepower, and the arrow rain attacked.
The little carpenter had to ensure that he had the shortest contact with the corpses before he could cast a spell and hold the spell, but now that he was done, he didn't have the idea of staying any longer, and ran back to the side of the mountain rock to dodge.
He listened to the sharp arrow hitting the stone "pop, pop, snap", but he had a sense of leisure of "listening to the wind and rain hitting the plantain at night", as if he had detached himself from the chaotic and noisy scene at the moment, and detached himself from things.
In fact, today's experience has never been seen before in the limited life of the little carpenter.
And now, he found that he was not the slightest bit afraid except for being nervous about Gu Baiguo.
He even had a little bit of excitement.
and agitated.
Could it be that he himself subconsciously loves killing?
The little carpenter didn't have time to think too much, because at this time, the group of ghosts at the foot of the slope saw that their wishful thinking had failed, and they immediately became annoyed, and took advantage of the night to launch another round of attacks.
For a while, the gunfire was heavi, coupled with the bombardment of grenades, once again repelled the enemy's attack.
When he saw the last Ghost Li barbarian with a terrifying tattoo on his face fleeing into the forest in a hurry, the originally lifeless hilltop position immediately resounded with enthusiastic cheers.
Everyone had obviously been holding their breath for too long, and they were finally released at this moment.
However, as the leader of this trip, although the smile on Luo Qingguang's face was hanging, his eyes looked particularly melancholy.
Once again, he touched the little carpenter behind the rock where they were hiding, and told the little carpenter that something very bad was that there was not enough ammunition.
Although this platoon of soldiers was transferred from the guards of the Great Marshal's Mansion and their equipment was relatively sophisticated compared to other miscellaneous warlords and troops, they belonged to the reserve team in the guards, and the materials in the corners and corners were inferior after all, and their carrying capacity was limited.
Moreover, the people above were too optimistic and underprepared, so that after the successive battles, the ammunition was seriously consumed, and some people even ran out of bullets.
And even if there are still bullets, there are not many left, and they can't even withstand the next attack.
Although most of these soldiers were well-trained, if they were without bullets, the rifles in their hands would not be better than burning sticks.
After saying this, Luo Qingguang brought up the old matter again, that is, to break through.
Because I don't want to break through the siege, if I evacuate this place, I can only wait here to die.
As a commander, Luo Qingguang had already admitted his defeat, but he knew that what the superiors cared more about was the safety of the handsome personal doctor, rather than their group of soldiers who were not elite.
So if he can escape with his life, spread the news, and enlist reinforcements, he may be able to make up for it. Luo Qingguang hoped that the troops would be divided into two routes, and the large army would be led by the platoon commander Li Mazi, while he would follow Wuji, the little carpenter and others to evacuate.
However, this proposal was decisively rejected by Wuji.
not only refused, but also gave him deep contempt.
Luo Qingguang tried to persuade Wuji, but at this time, there was a shouting voice from the bottom of the hillside.
The words were the official dialect of the southwest, and the little carpenter listened attentively, intermittently, but he knew that someone had been sent to negotiate.
The little carpenter poked his head out cautiously, keeping watch out for the archers in the darkness, and then saw a man with a torch walking in the woods at the foot of the slope.
Luo Qingguang was very panicked at the moment, and seeing that those demonic barbarians were willing to negotiate, he naturally gave an order to let everyone not act rashly.
Don't shoot without an order, lest you startle the snake.
Everyone lay behind the rocks and notches, cautiously watching the visitors.
When the man got closer, the little carpenter looked carefully, but found that the man was not a ghost from the Leiyi Ghost Temple, but a man who looked normally dressed.
The guy didn't have a tadpole-like tattoo on his face, he held a torch and walked twenty meters away from the front before stopping.
Somehow, the little carpenter saw that the man was a little familiar.
However, because it was dark, and the light of the torches was uncertain, the little carpenter was not able to look closely at each other.
After the man stood still, he shouted loudly: "Brothers who carry guns as soldiers, you have been surrounded in all directions, and you will definitely not be able to run, but I have already negotiated with the temple of the Ghost King Temple, as long as you can put down the guns in your hands and come out in an orderly manner, I promise that no one will hurt you, please believe me......"
He made a great deal of publicity, and when he saw that there was no movement on it, he spoke again, "Let your leaders speak." ”
Everyone looked towards Luo Qingguang.
Luo Qingguang was a little hesitant, after all, he wasn't sure where the most powerful archer was, once he came up, would he be shot and killed, and he would "capture the thief and capture the king first", and as soon as he died, his subordinates would collapse at the touch of a button.
He had some scruples and didn't dare to show his head, but the platoon commander named Li Mazi showed half of his body after hesitating for a while.
Li Mazi shouted at the man down the slope: "I am, your turtle son can talk if he has something to say, and let go of a fart quickly." ”
Luo Qingguang's frightened dark arrow did not come, but the person at the bottom of the slope, after seeing Li Mazi, took out the right hand hidden behind him, there was a dark thing on it, he shouted: "Show you something......"
He raised his right hand and brought it up with the torch in his left hand for everyone to see.
The little carpenter only looked at it, and felt as if his heart had been burned.
It was a head.
A bloodied, hateful-looking head.
But when Luo Qingguang saw it, he trembled with fright - the owner of the head was the person he had sent back to ask for reinforcements before.
At this moment, his head appeared here, indicating that the reinforcements they had been hoping for before might not come, and no one even knew about it.
A head makes the army's heart chaotic.
The man at the bottom of the slope said proudly, "Everyone, have you seen it?" There will be no reinforcements coming, the old men above, they don't care whether you are dead or alive, if you want to live, you have to rely on yourself, rely on your choice - dead or alive, a quarter of an hour, if you don't come out at that time, don't blame me for not giving you a chance. ”
When the man had finished speaking, he threw his head to the ground, then turned and walked slowly back into the woods.
And during this time, there was no need for Luo Qingguang to order, and no one rashly shot and provoked.
Platoon Leader Li waited for the man to leave, and immediately found Luo Qingguang, and several cultivators and people in charge next to him also gathered around, anxiously asking him for his opinions and thoughts.
It can be seen that the confidence of several people has been shaken in this desperate situation. In particular, those officers were the weakest in their will, and one of them, regardless of the statements of others, directly persuaded them to "stay in the green mountains, and not be afraid of running out of firewood."
The reason why I am so anxious is because of the urgency of time.
They only gave it a quarter of an hour.
While others are tactful, their will to resist is no longer so resolute.
Only Luo Qingguang and another cultivator named Fu Weng, the two categorically denied the matter of raising their hands to surrender, Luo Qingguang said to everyone very seriously: "I'm afraid that you can't imagine the cruelty of the people below, people say to spare your life, do you think you can live?" What if they break their word and get fat? Even if I don't kill you now, I turn around and tie you up and throw you away as coolies or pigs, what do you use to cry out for injustice, and who do you talk to? ”
These words were very serious, and everyone couldn't help but take a breath, but the officer just now said, "It's not so serious, is it? Even if we are locked up, the big man will always come to our rescue. ”
Immediately someone said, "Yes, the big man will not leave us alone." ”
Luo Qingguang saw that these people were so lucky, and he no longer dissuaded them, but took advantage of the situation: "If you want the marshal to save us, someone has to go out to ventilate and report the news, otherwise the marshal doesn't know about this matter, how can I save you?" ”
When everyone heard this, they all nodded, Luo Qingguang saw this posture, and said a few more words, and everyone finally reached a consensus.
That is, everyone gathered the ammunition, and Luo Qingguang broke through with a few people and left, as for the others, they stayed where they were and surrendered, and then waited for reinforcements from the Great Marshal's Mansion.
After talking, time was running out, Luo Qingguang first finalized his own opinion, let people go down to prepare, and then asked the little carpenter's opinion: "How did you decide?" ”
He hit a wall at the Innocent and decided not to touch the moldy head.
And he knew that the little carpenter could decide where the dirt went, which was why it did.
The little carpenter did not decide, but looked at the innocent.
Holding the sword, there was no expression on his face, as if it was none of his business. The little carpenter looked at him for a while, and found that the Taoist priest who was as proud as a little rooster had no intention of opening his mouth at all, and no longer waited, and was just about to speak, but he heard someone shouting not far away: "Damn, they don't follow the rules, and they rushed up before the time came......"