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It was late at night, and the group was still hurrying, but fortunately the moonlight was shining tonight, and although the road was a little difficult, everyone could barely support it. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

There were about 30 people in this group, it was Ding Peng and his newly recruited preparatory gatekeepers, after some deterrent measures, whether it was the fierce horse bandits or the martial arts of the dart bureau, they did not dare to have the slightest sense of resistance, and they all honestly obeyed the arrangement on the surface.

Ding Peng sealed their skills, but did not limit their mobility, and collected more than a dozen horses that did not run away, connected the goods escorted by the dart bureau, and after a little scheduling arrangement, the group went on the road.

Most of the people walked on foot and walked on two legs, because there were not enough horses, except for Ding Peng and Li Kun, there were a few seriously injured people, and the others were not qualified to ride horses, and those horses were used to transport property, and the money that Hong Yuqing's father had collected in the Western Regions for several years was finally cheaper than Ding Peng.

Including Hong Yuqing and the maid Su'er did not ride horses, Ding Peng originally gave them a horse, not because of pity for the fragrance and jade, but because he was worried that the two women would not be able to go fast and slow down the trip, but unfortunately Hong Yuqing and Su'er could not ride horses, so in the end they had to let them follow the team, and Li Kun supervised the journey.

Hu Yanping and Feng Lei walked in the middle of the team, Feng Lei still had undried tears in the corners of his eyes, seeing the bearded bandit leader who killed his uncle dead, the hatred in his heart was slightly calmer, but the other party's tragic death made him extremely frightened in his heart, Feng Lei didn't know whether he was because of revenge or fear, and finally cried happily.

Because of this, he also slapped Li Kun, if it weren't for Hu Yanping saying a few good words for him, I'm afraid he would have been kicked twice.

As a result, Feng Lei was full of fear of the unknown future, Hu Yanping looked at him uneasily, and comforted him in a low voice: "Leizi, don't worry, the worst result is just a dead word, our brothers can't live on the same day, and it is not in vain to die together." ”

Hearing the word death, Feng Lei's lips trembled, and he whispered for a long time: "Hu ...... Brother Hu, let's stop talking about this in the future, it's not good to be heard by those two wicked people. ”

Hu Yanping nodded: "You're right, the future is uncertain at the moment, and the danger is unpredictable, so you can only take one step at a time." The general principle of our brothers is to never be a bird, keep a low profile in everything, observe more, listen more and talk less. Leizi, you also have to put aside your hatred for the time being, don't provoke those horse bandits first, and wait for the opportunity to come up with a good strategy. ”

Feng Lei sighed and said in a low voice: "What can we do if we don't let go, now we can't protect ourselves, what kind of revenge are we talking about, and with our ability and the rest of the manpower, we can't deal with those horse bandits at all, but there are still about twenty people, and we will always worry about being oppressed by them in the future." ”

"Don't worry about this!" Hu Yanping pondered: "Although the purpose of those two wicked people is not clear, but seeing that they have to treat and take away even the seriously injured people, they must need us people, so I am not worried that our lives are in danger for the time being, and in the same way, the other party will not let us fight with the horse bandits and damage the manpower in vain, so the superficial oppression struggle will be forbidden." On the contrary, I am worried about where we are going, whether there is any danger, and what is the purpose of the other party forcing us to comply, these things will not be understood for a day, and we will not know when we will give our lives in vain. ”

Seeing Hu Yanping, who has always been resourceful, felt dazed, Feng Lei's heart was even more frightened, the unpredictable future unknown future was the most frightening, Feng Lei couldn't help but think about it, until there was a commotion behind him that woke him up.

"Please, don't leave him behind, I beg you, I can carry him on my back and never delay the trip. ”

A pleading voice shouted, probably not getting the expected response, this voice suddenly raised, and shouted angrily: "No, absolutely not, whoever dares to touch his old man, I will fight with him." ”

Hu Yanping and Feng Lei looked at the back of the team, the last family member left by the official surnamed Hong was shouting at Li Kun, one of the two villains, looking at his excited and angry appearance, he couldn't help but pinch a cold sweat for him.

"What's going on?" Ding Peng, who was walking in front of the team, rode over slowly on a tall horse.

When Li Kun saw Ding Peng coming, he immediately ran to the master like a well-behaved pug, pointed to the little family that was estimated to have not grown yet, and complained repeatedly: "Master, the old man whose left arm was cut off is no longer good, he can't sit steadily on a horse, and he almost fell off several times, the villain is worried about delaying the team's march, so he wants to give him up, but I didn't expect this little thing to dare to speak out, and he has been protecting the old man from getting closer, I really don't know whether to live or die." ”

Ding Peng frowned, not for anything else, but dissatisfied with Li Kun's words, this guy is very neat in running errands, but he still lacks the wisdom of the overall situation and the manager, Ding Peng was drugged and intimidated before, looking extremely vicious, but that was out of deterrence and control considerations, and now, everyone has succumbed, it is not appropriate to continue to oppress with ruthlessness and ruthlessness, but should have more soft and humane means, and even play some warmth cards when necessary, so that they can give both grace and power and gradually subdue people's hearts, otherwise blindly bullying and oppression will easily arouse people's resistance。

Because human beings are different from animals, they all have dignity and feelings, and people are motivated by specific conditions and circumstances, even at the cost of sacrificing their lives to achieve a goal. Therefore, a successful superior can be cruel and ruthless to the enemy, but he cannot be ruthless to his subordinates, and he cannot show no humanity.

But Li Kun didn't realize this, the prisoners who were rushing at this moment and the prisoners who were coerced and frightened before were already different camps and different identities, they were the targets of suppression before, but now they have nominally become "their own people" and become Ding Peng's subordinates, so they can't move, they will be beaten and insulted, and even say stupid things like "abandonment".

Ding Peng's silence made Li Kun feel a little wrong, and secretly looked at Ding Peng's face, his heart began to kick and feel uneasy, he didn't know what he was wrong, but it was definitely his own words or actions that caused Ding Peng's unhappiness.

Half a ring, under the gaze of everyone, Ding Peng said in a deep voice: "Lao Li, you have to remember that not long ago they personally said that they were willing to follow me, so now they are their own people, just like you, they are all my Ding Xuan's followers, listen to my orders, and are also protected by me." So I don't want to hear anyone say anything about abandoning their companions casually, even if it's you Lao Li, I still won't forgive, you have followed me for the longest time, you should know my temper, I won't say it a second time. ”

Li Kun's head was lowered, his expression was hasty, and he looked pitiful, and the eyes and expressions of the others also changed, whether they believed Ding Peng's words or not, there was always a certain change in their hearts, and they felt that since the other party said so, the future might not be as miserable and dark as they thought.

Ding Peng pointed to the little family Ding and the old butler who was dying behind him, and said softly: "You, I allow you to ride on the horse with him on your back, if the horsepower is tired, Li Kun, you can help him change another horse, the team can go slower, but we must not abandon any companion, as long as he has a breath, we will take him back." ”

Li Kun hurriedly responded, the childish little family Ding looked at Ding Peng gratefully, and said loudly: "I Zhao Si was wrong, I said that I was willing to follow you, but I was actually forced to say something against my heart, and I lied to you, but if you don't leave Lao Zhao, I will obey you, as long as you can save him, I will follow you sincerely." ”

Ding Peng smiled and said to him: "Your name is Zhao Si, yes, you are very brave, but what I appreciate most is that you are righteous! Don't worry, since I have decided to take him, I will definitely try my best to cure him." Alright, you get on your horse, everyone is ready to continue on the road. ”

After Ding Peng finished speaking, he turned his horse and returned to the front of the team, Li Kun glared at Zhao Si, and said with a smile: "Fourth Brother Zhao, you are good, even the master praised you, the villain will have to be taken care of by you more in the future, be careful on the road, don't just be happy and plant yourself from the horse." ”

Zhao Si was bold in talking about righteousness, but his brain was not very clever, and he obviously didn't hear the objection in Li Kun's words, so he arched his hand embarrassedly: "I'm sorry, you were blamed by the master, but I was adopted and raised by the old Zhao Tou since I was a child, he is like my own father, I definitely want to take him back alive." ”

Li Kun sneered a few times, turned his face to the back of the team. At this time, Hong Yuqing and the maid Su'er caught up with the team out of breath, and Li Kun was worried that he would be blamed by Ding Peng again, so he simply walked at the back and kept urging the two girls to hurry up.