Chapter 4: The Return (9)

With a brow of the crescent moon, he slowly climbed to the top of his head, sprinkling the cold light on every ditch and bump on the ground. Ｅㄟ．％

"Minus! Eat something more, and by the way, let the war horse regain its strength. Although he was desperate for his wings, Zheng Ziming still decided to stop the team to rest first.

The ancients said, fifty miles and fighting for profit, then the general, the law is half to. Although the brothers around him all looked energetic on the surface, Zheng Ziming knew in his heart that everyone had reached the end of the crossbow. After all, three more days have passed since the last encounter, and although everyone has tried their best to avoid a large number of enemy troops in these three days, they have walked an extra 400 miles of unjust road, and they have long been exhausted.

"Find a way to boil some hot water and soak everyone's feet and thighs!" Shi Chonggui opened his eyes suddenly, and replenished weakly.

For eight days, thousands of miles back and forth, the young and strong man couldn't bear it. What's more, he, who has been a prisoner for many years, has been destroyed to the brink of collapse, both physically and mentally?

"I'm going to hunt a few live creatures and make up for everyone!" Tao Dachun gritted his teeth, as if he had a common enmity with all the wild animals in the world, "The brothers are estimated to rely on their last breath to support them at this time, and then continue to bury their heads in the road, unless we don't encounter any enemy troops from now on." ”

How is that possible? In a word, he couldn't help but shake his head again and again, "I thought that we had better not continue to rush tonight, otherwise, a few seriously injured ......"

"I know, I'll take a look around later!" Zheng Zimingxun turned his head and glanced at it, and a tingling pain swelled in his heart. Lack of medicinal materials and tools, continue to delay, there will definitely be people who will not survive the arrival of the next night.

Tao Dachun knew that he wanted to return to the big ship as soon as possible, and use "thaumaturgy" to save the lives of a few seriously injured people, so he hesitated for a moment and reminded in a low voice: "Since yesterday, I have always had a very ominous premonition, that is, I am afraid that it will not be easy to board the ship. If the Khitan cavalry behind us doesn't chase after us tonight, we will slow down our progress, find a place on the way that is easy to defend and difficult to attack, set up camp, and rest for a few hours......"

"It's not easy to board the ship?!" Zhou Xin didn't know where he came from, sat on the ground, and asked with a wheez, "General Tao is afraid that someone will intercept him in front?"

"I can't say it, I've always felt weird in my heart, very unsteady!" Tao Dachun looked around and shook his head hesitantly, "We killed so many people from the Khitan Khitan East Route Army, it is said that Yelu Dilie should not let us go for the sake of face." But in the past two days, the teams we have seen are all playing under the banners of other families, and we have not met any of the men and horses of the Eastern Route Army!"

"Hiss——!" Zhou Xin poured the cold salt water directly on the arrow wound at the base of his thigh, and inhaled hard while pouring, "Yes, it is said that the Khitans should have seen the corpses of those Eastern Route Army a long time ago." They are so familiar with the terrain, and there are eagles delivering letters, Jerodile should be looking for us all over the world like crazy now. Why did he withdraw his troops on his own initiative?"

"I'm afraid I didn't have any kind eyes!" Tao Yong also stepped forward, took the water bag from Zhou Xin's hand, and lowered his head to help him clean his wounds. "But it's useless for us to just guess. I can only prepare as much as possible, and I will see you when the time comes!"

"Indeed!" Listening to several henchmen under his command, they all suggested taking a break before continuing to hurry, Zheng Ziming could only choose to follow the advice. "When we find out what is going on around us later, let's find a sheltered valley to rest. Then see if you can take a straight line and take a shortcut to the intersection of Liaoshui and Sancha River. ”

"Rest for half the night, and then march again in the middle of the night. In the second half of the night, the Khitans slept deeply!" Shi Chonggui, who had been drowsy, raised his head again and added in a low voice.

As a former emperor, although he lacks the ability to change opportunities against the enemy, he has a lot of experience in battle. I know that at this moment, in addition to rushing, everyone must be ready to fight at any time. Therefore, in any case, we must keep our physical and mental strength above a certain baseline, otherwise, it is equivalent to self-destruction.

When Zheng Ziming heard this, he became more determined to let the brothers recover their strength first. Nodding at his father, Tao Dachun and the others, he said in a low voice: "Then rest from now on, Dad, you and everyone will stay here." Da Chun, you go hunt some prey. Take a look around and see where to set up camp!"

"Good!" Tao Dachun replied without hesitation, and then quickly shook the reins.

Zheng Ziming sent him away with his gaze, then turned his gaze to Zhou Xin and Tao Yong, and ordered the two to beckon everyone to dismount and rest temporarily. Then he turned his gaze to his father, opened the water bladder, waited for the other party to drink a few sips of water, and said a few words that would reassure the latter. Finally, he stuffed the kettle into the arms of a Cangzhou with a serious lottery, shook the reins, and rushed up the nearby hillside.

The night breeze brought a gentle coolness, which made his whole body suddenly refreshed. As far as the eye could see, there was no human figure around, and there were no lights. Only the blue sky like the lid of the pot buckled down from the top of the head, and the whole wilderness was buckled upside down.

"Whoa, whoa, whoa—" In the wolf's howl, several meteors quickly fell from the "pot lid", and the world in front of him instantly brightened, and then it was almost dark again, and everything was silent!

"Look, the stars have fallen from the sky!" Behind an unnamed hillside fifty miles away, several Motar clan generals jumped up sharply and pointed in the direction where the meteor fell.

"Someone is going to die, God sent someone down to pick him up!" Next to the campfire, there was a guy dressed as a staff member who had obviously drunk too much, squinting his eyes, and saliva was dripping from the corners of his mouth.

"Let your mother's bullshit, you're going to die, Lao Tzu will beat you to death, saving you from spelling Lao Tzu all day long! It's all the same as Shi Chonggui!, so that Lao Tzu can't even sleep peacefully!" Several generals of the Moya tribe immediately became furious, turned around, came to the bonfire, and punched and kicked the Han staff.

Finally, I don't have to fight this year, and I am thinking about letting the livestock at home breed more cubs, and I also take the opportunity to let my mother-in-law give birth to another baby for herself. Unexpectedly, a few days ago, the news that Shi Chonggui was rescued by Zheng Ziming suddenly came outside. Immediately after, everyone was temporarily conscripted and rode war horses all over the world to find them.

If there is hope that Shi Chonggui's father and son will be caught, the emperor will give the reward, and everyone will be able to share some of it. From the day before yesterday, Yelu Chacut, the king of Taining of the Great Liao State, suddenly united with Yelu Dilie, the envoy of the Eastern Route Army, and Han Kuangsi, the privy envoy of the Southern Yuan, and issued an order, requiring other Khitan soldiers and horses, and after seeing Zheng Ziming, he could only follow and drive away, and he was not allowed to kill him on the spot. Otherwise, it will be punished as disobedience!

What kind of bullshit is this? The great merit of daring to kill the two surnamed Zheng has long been booked by two Yelu generals and one Han general, and the others are tired and tired. And just the two Yelu generals are just that, they are the descendants of Emperor Taizu, and they are very popular. What kind of dog is that surnamed Han? What qualifications does a mere Han official have to climb on the head of the Moya people and point fingers?

With a vicious breath in his stomach, several generals of the Moya tribe naturally became more ruthless, and they beat the Han staff to the point that their heads were covered with blood, lying on their stomachs, and they didn't even cry.

"Enough, don't beat him. Anyway, he is also a six-rank civil servant, and he was killed, and the emperor is not easy to explain!"

"Yes, General Xiao! If you don't fight, we'll spare his life!" Several of the Motar clan generals who were committing violence immediately stopped adding punches and kicks. Turning around, he scratched his head wryly, "Isn't this idle and has nothing to do? This kid's surname is Han, it's not a good thing." If you have a will in the future, you will definitely be the same as that Han Kuangsi!"

"Nonsense, he is the junior of Lu Guogong, and Han Kuangsi of Youzhou is not the same Han at all!" General Xiao surnamed has a single name and a Qiang character, from the queen of Liao, he is erudite and well-read, and he can be regarded as a Zhongyuan Tong, he waved his hand vigorously and responded loudly. "Alright, get some cold water to wake him up, and find a tent to throw in. Tomorrow, if someone asks, they will say that he has drunk too much, and I don't know who he has an argument with. When you found him, he was already like this!"

"Yes, the general is wise!" the generals of the Motar clan comprehended, laughed and dragged the unconscious Han staff member, and threw the man into a wet empty tent.

"Rubbish!" Xiao Qiang, the big man who picked his feet, pursed his lips disdainfully, grabbed another wine bag, and drank it heartily. If it weren't for the sake of Han Yanhui, the Duke of Lu, he wouldn't have bothered to care about the life or death of the staff surnamed Han. I didn't study well, I didn't have the courage to fight, but I gave birth to an arrogant and chronic son, and I always felt that I couldn't be the king of the Southern Courtyard and gave in. This kind of person, if it were his own son, would have been knocked to death with a big stick and dragged out to feed the dogs, so that he would not be left to live in the world!

"General Xiao, you said that King Yelu and them, when will they be able to arrest Zheng Ziming?" Several generals came over again, and accompanied the smiling faces by the side of General Xiao. "On such a hot day, the grass is full of mosquitoes......"

"What are you doing in a hurry to go back?" you want to catch a woman and carry a cub!" General Xiao Qiang stuffed a mouthful of mutton, grabbed a leather bag of wine and poured a large sip of wine, and said with a disdainful face, "It's only been a few days, it's been a few days, it's Milie, swallow it, Tuoba Hong, how many of you are here!?"

"No, no, no, we don't mean that!" Several of the generals were all servants who were conquered and accepted when Yelu Deguang was in power, and they had the courage to beat the Han staff, but in front of the Khitans of the descendant clan like General Xiao, they only dared to bow their waists and speak, "We, aren't we worthless for you?" Running around every day against the big sun, in the end, it was in vain!"

"Busy in vain, who is not necessarily busy?" Xiao Qiang, the big man who picked his feet, threw the wine bag aside again, pouted and sneered loudly, "Don't just think about eating tiger meat, you have to be careful to fill yourself in the tiger's mouth." Do you think Zheng Ziming is so easy to catch? If he was really easy to catch, he would have fallen into the hands of others long ago. But look, in the past seven or eight days, has anyone touched a single hair of his cold hair? In addition to a large pile of corpses, what else did Jerodreh and Jerodcha receive for two?"

"That's the same!" several generals nodded their heads again and again, but deep down, they were a little unwilling to disperse. After hesitating for a moment, he said in a low voice, "But, but after all, we have dispatched more than 100,000 troops, then, no matter how powerful Zheng Ziming is, sooner or later he will be tired and lay down!"

"So what?" the general surnamed Xiao pursed his lips, his face full of disdain, "100,000 troops arrest the father and son, do you think this is a glorious thing? Even if the surname Zheng can be caught in the end, the five horses will be divided." After that, no matter who mentions it, they have to give a thumbs up and say that the surname Zheng is a hero and has a good ability. And Jerodreeth or Jerodec, all of them have become other people's foils!"

"This ......" Several of the generals had never thought so deeply, they were stunned, and their eyes were a little dazed.

The Khitan iron rider is invincible in the world, this is the "truth" that they have been carved into the bone marrow by the conquerors with knives since they were children, and they never dare to question it. And the Han people in the south are rich, timid and cowardly, which is also a "fact" instilled in them by the tribal elders from an early age. They never doubted, and they didn't have the courage to do so.

Today, however, they suddenly appeared, and "truth and facts" seemed to have a great deviation. More than 30 Han people from the south turned Liaodong upside down! It was necessary for the Liao State to send an army of 100,000! If the number of brothers around Zheng Ziming at this moment was not more than 30, but 300, or even 3,000...... , how can there be a big Liao in this world?

"Okay, go and inform the brothers, rest for another stick of incense, and then get up and work!" General Xiao stood up, patted his stomach, and said excitedly: "When you are full, digest and digest the food." Tuoba Hong, you take your headquarters to camp here. Others, come with me on the horse to find Zheng Ziming later. Remember, shout loudly and stand upright. Immediately after, he burped hard, and quickly added, "Uh! by the way, light all the torches for Lao Tzu." Remember, it's okay to pull out the stance, and no one should leave the brigade, let alone think about meritorious service. Once Zheng Ziming is forced to jump off the wall in a hurry, Lao Tzu doesn't want to collect the corpses of a few of you!"

"Yes!" a few of the generals seemed to understand what they heard, and loudly agreed to carry out the mission.

"Woo...... Woo ......" The low sound of the horn suddenly sounded, and in an instant it resounded throughout the wilderness.

"Hula-la-la-la!" Hundreds of carrion-eating ravens were awakened by the sound of trumpets and flapped their wings and fled into the distance.