Chapter 371: Slaughtering the Village
For two days, the wild wolves did not appear in the village again, and the villagers couldn't help but relax their vigilance, but Song Yang's heart became heavier and heavier.
They can't wait indefinitely for the people from the mountains to come back, and the later the people who go up the mountain come back, the worse their situation is, and the chances of the villagers surviving are very small.
Leaving most of the sweat medicine in the village, leaving enough money for the villagers to build new houses and buy farming tools, as well as a servant waiting for his companions, Song Yang took the rest of the people and left first under the enthusiasm of the people.
"My lord, it's the howl of the wolf, and the wild wolf has entered the village again." As soon as the group walked out, Zhang Qiang stepped forward and said urgently beside the carriage.
"U-turn." Song Yang made a decision without thinking about it.
After receiving Song Yang's orders, Zhang Qiang and the others did not hesitate, and hurried towards the direction of the village chief.
The wolves suddenly attacked, and the villagers were not prepared at all, although there were traps that could stop some of the wild wolves, there were still many wild wolves rushing into the village, and those villagers who could not rush home in time could only choose the nearest place to live.
There were also a few villagers who didn't have time to hide and were attacked by wild wolves.
"Something is wrong, the living habits of wild wolves should be traveling at night, and the combat effectiveness of these wild wolves seems to be more ferocious than last time." The group was on relatively high ground, and Zhang Qiang, who found that the situation was wrong, immediately grabbed the reins and turned around to report to Song Yang.
"What do you mean?" Song Yang was a little puzzled, he didn't know much about beasts.
"These wild wolves have been trained, and it seems that the purpose is to slaughter the village." Zhang Qiang said nervously.
"Tucun?" Song Yang's expression tensed.
"This is already a border area, the subordinates heard that there are some people of the Hirba tribe who will train beasts, that is, there will be traces of beasts in the army, at the beginning of the founding of the Great Zhou Kingdom, there was a battle with the people of the Hirba tribe, at that time the people of the Hirba tribe used wild wolves as the vanguard, causing heavy losses to our army. Later, Emperor Taizu drove a personal expedition, which boosted morale and repelled the army of the Hirba tribe, but the Hirba tribe belonged to a nomadic people, and the Taizu royal family did not take advantage of the victory because of the lack of military supplies. For so many years, the Hurbas have been quiet and have never harassed the people on the border, but many people have forgotten their existence. Zhang Qiang explained very quickly.
"Hurba ......" Although Song Yang is not a soldier, he has also read a lot of books on this subject, and he soon knew the meaning of Zhang Qiang's words, and his expression became more solemn, "Even if the people of the Hirba tribe are here, we, as court officials, cannot watch the villagers being slaughtered." ”
"But my lord, if the people of the Hurba tribe control these Yelang behind, we won't be able to defeat them at all." Zhang Qiang tried to dissuade him.
Song Yang didn't speak, put down the curtain and pondered for a few breaths, and just when everyone thought that Song Yang was going to choose to give up, they heard the sound of tearing clothes.
There was no time to grind, so Song Yang bit his finger and wrote down the situation here.
"Zhang Qiang, this official orders you to take the token, send this blood letter to the Song family in the capital, and personally hand it over to my sister Song Xingchen, who is now the county lord of Anran. Remember, don't let people know that you are a fast catcher, just pretend to be an ordinary person in a dry city, and go to the capital to find relatives. Song Yang solemnly explained.
"Your Excellency!" Zhang Qiang exclaimed.
Song Yang didn't look at Zhang Qiang, but called two officials who were not in a good situation at home, and instructed them: "The two of you, divide into two ways, one goes to find Li Yong, don't let him bring someone to find the official, immediately return to stabilize the government, wait for the official to go back or wait for the court to send someone to take over, if the official falls into the hands of the enemy, you are not allowed to do anything harmful to the people and the country because of the safety of the official, otherwise the official will not spare him first!" One went to Yancheng and asked for the support of the prefect of Yancheng to strengthen the guards at the city gate. ”
"Your Excellency!" The two officials who were named had red eyes, they really wanted to stay and live and die with the good officials they admired in their hearts, but they also understood that this task could not be shirked, and they all knew each other's family situation, Song Yang was clearly giving them a way to live, so as to take care of their families.
Song Yang took out all the silver tickets on his body, divided them into three parts and handed them to the three of them, "If the official can't go back, remember to divide these silver tickets equally among the brothers' families, don't let the brothers not be blind under the Nine Springs!" ”
"My lord, my subordinates will go down to save people, please take care!" Zhang Qiang and the three of them spoke one after another, disagreeing with Song Yang to take the risk.
"If those wild wolves are really controlled, presumably they will not kill for the time being because of their official status." Song Yang looked in the direction of the village and said indifferently: "Listen to the orders of the official, as long as you can complete the order, the official still has the possibility of returning alive, and the official's sister will definitely find a way to rescue the official." ”
After saying this, Song Yang was a little self-deprecating, and in the end, he still had to rely on his sister to survive.
When Zhang Qiang heard this, he couldn't say anything if he wanted to dissuade him, and he also understood how heavy his mission was, he could arrive in the capital alive to deliver the letter, and Song Yang would have one more chance to live, after all, he was the best one here, and the possibility of entering Beijing alive was the greatest, and this matter was not suitable for anyone to know, so he must not let others take over, lest something go wrong halfway, Zhang Qiang did not dare to be sorry for Song Yang's trust.
"You, if anyone wants to leave, this official will not force it, and this official will not blame you." Song Yang looked at the rest of the servants.
The previous decision to let the officials go up the mountain to save people had already harmed so many officials, and Song Yang could no longer act arbitrarily, after all, he was not a general, and he couldn't do Song Mu's decisive killing.
"Subordinates, swear to follow your lord!" The officials knelt on the ground and shouted in unison.
Song Yang nodded lightly, and had already made a decision in his heart, if he could leave alive with these officials, he would definitely treat them like brothers and sisters, and give them a better future.
If they don't make it back alive......
Song Yang smiled bitterly, this is the most likely, but he believes that the Song family will not treat these people's families badly.
Thinking of his family, thinking of Zhou Jin in the palace of the capital waiting for him to go back to marry, Song Yang's heart was full of reluctance and regret, but he was the prefect of the dry city and the parent official of these people, so he had no choice.
"Let's go." Song Yang slowly spit out three words, but he chose a different fate for everyone.
"Yes, sir!" The response of the officials brushed together, on the hills where the cold wind was howling, there were five points of heroism and five points of sadness.
Zhang Qiang and the three of them took a deep look at Song Yang's carriage, said goodbye to their brothers for many years, and rode away first, so as not to delay the business, they were afraid that they would see Song Yang and the others enter a dangerous place, and they would not be able to help but ride their horses with them.
When Song Yang and his party came to the village, the villagers who were attacked by the wild wolves had been torn to pieces, and some of the villagers who were temporarily hiding were being attacked by the wild wolves, and some people were so frightened that they cried and were very desperate.
"Kill!" The officials shouted, holding the saber in one hand and the reins tightly in the other, their eyes full of murderous aura, at this moment they can only support it with a fearless spirit.
Soon, there were more wild wolf corpses on the ground, and even the wild wolves who were stunned by sweat medicine did not escape the fate of being stabbed to death.
These wild wolves have been domesticated, and if they are not killed completely, sooner or later they will come out to harm their compatriots, and their sacrifice today will be worthless.
Yes, with the determination to die, the kung fu of these servants seems to have broken through the bottleneck, and the brave ones are not at the same level as when they fought with the wolves that night.
Song Yang, who was sitting in the carriage, had been protected in the center circle, and because of the large number of people, he particularly attracted the attention of the wolves.
Unable to fight with the wolves, what Song Yang could do was to sprinkle the medicinal powder in the direction of the most wild wolves every once in a while to buy more time for the officials.
It's just that their people are a minority after all, and no matter how desperate they try, it is difficult to wipe out the wolves.
As the corpses of the wild wolves increased, more and more wild wolves poured up, and the injuries on the bodies of the officials gradually increased, and the killing moves were not as powerful as before.
The distant sound of the flute came, and the ruthlessness of the wild wolf was even worse, and the officials had no choice but to gather together to protect Song Yang as thoroughly as possible, and use their blood to fight for Song Yang's life.
"Everyone takes turns to come to the carriage to stop the bleeding, we need to buy more time." Song Yang still has some expectations in his heart, he doesn't believe that domesticated wild wolves can spring up one after another.
As long as they can survive to the end, they may have a chance to survive.
The officials here took turns to treat their wounds, and the wild wolves couldn't break through the defense line for a while, but looking at their tactics, we knew that the ultimate goal of these wild wolves was to take down the carriage, or the people in the carriage.
A hundred meters away, a young girl in colorful costumes was playing with the bell around her waist, the corners of her mouth were filled with an energetic smile, and there was a light in her eyes that did not suit the picture she saw.
"These people have backbone, much better than those villagers, but unfortunately they can't be used by us." The girl spoke, but her voice was not crisp, but had the vicissitudes of a mature woman.
The man beside the girl played the flute intently, as if his mission was to be born for the flute.
However, this tactful flute is a talisman for Song Yang and others, and a symbol for commanding those wild wolves.
"Ah Hao, who did you say was in the carriage? Looking at the sign of the carriage, it seems to be a big official. The girl spoke again, her eyes fell on the carriage, and after her eyes flickered a few times, she suddenly patted the man on the shoulder and said, "Let the little ones rest for a while, and I will meet the people in the carriage." ”
"Princess, it's too dangerous." The teenager wanted to stop it.
"My father can't stop my decision, do you think you weigh more than my father?" The girl giggled, walked in the direction of the carriage, and muttered to herself: "If you arrest a big official, I wonder if the emperor of the Great Zhou Kingdom is willing to exchange grain and land?" Interesting, really funny. ”
The girl strolled in the direction of the carriage, and the man could only follow.
The servants were a little stunned and looked at the wild wolves that were standing still in place, and they were all relieved, at least a moment of respite could make them more relaxed.
Song Yang noticed the abnormality outside, lifted the curtain and looked out, and there was a beautiful figure in his sight.
That's right, the girl's clothes are made of all kinds of feathers and furs, and the eyes are so bright that it's hard not to pay attention.
Fur is not something that ordinary people can afford to wear in any era, especially those with high-end natural colors.
The girl's clothes proved that her identity was unusual, and she had the courage to walk in the direction of the wolves, and Song Yang guessed that the other party must be inseparable from the legendary Hirba.