Section VII

In the jungle next to the official road, ten iron bows had been drawn into a full moon, and the fingers holding the bowstring trembled slightly, slowly adjusting the direction, and finally released at the same time with a low shout.

Eight golden knights heard the scream that tore through the air, and one of them rolled off his horse with three arrows stuck in his body, and the other was shot in the face, and the warrior covered his face and screamed loudly, and one fell back and was thrown off by the horse, and rolled on the ground in pain. The other two were also hit by two arrows, but they still struggled to crouch on the horse's back, desperately clinging to the horse's neck.

While mixing screams and neighing horses, the sound of hooves sounded in front and behind, and ten big men on horseback appeared in each of them, dressed as Liaodong poles, and all wearing white turbans on their heads.

Their presence made the remaining samurai hesitate for a moment, and in an instant, sharp arrows were fired in succession, and one of the already wounded Houjin warriors ate three more arrows, and finally weakly let go of the horse's neck and plunged headlong. The other man did not have time to remove the feather arrow, and after a blow from the ribs, he opened his mouth and cried out in pain, when the arrow immediately followed was struck in the throat, and the blood spurted several feet, and he did not make a sound again.

The remaining three saw that it was not good, and immediately beat their horses and rushed forward, and the one who ran at the back saw that he was overtaken by the arrows that followed, and at once several of his vests were inserted, and he also released the reins and was dragged by the horse on the ground.

Seeing the last two people rushing over, the ten knights waved their swords together, and the leader who rushed to the front waved his double knives, and the right knife came out of his hand in a loud shout, like a meteor slashing, directly slashing at the face of the golden knight in the lead. Then he tilted to the left, his upper body was already parallel to the ground, and he was able to dodge the knife light that slashed overhead, and he held the other knife with both hands, and with the staggered horsepower, he cut off half of the last man's waist.

The knights behind him cheered in unison, and then sighed again, and they separated and pulled the ownerless galloping horse, and when they turned back, someone had already begun to complain: "My lord, you will not leave any of us." ”

The leader had already jumped off his horse, pulled his knife from the skull of the dead Houjin warrior, wiped it on the corpse, and laughed three times before putting it into its sheath.

Looking closely at the cloth towel on his head, although it was also white, the others were in a proper knot in front of it, but the leader was tied crookedly to his ear, and a large plum blossom was pinned.

After cleaning up the battlefield over there, a tall figure rode a horse leisurely, and smiled at the leader: "I really never get tired of seeing President He Qian's skills." ”

"Your Excellency. The leader was none other than He Baodao, and he bowed proudly to the horse.

"Lord Huang. He Baodao's subordinates have changed their name to Huangshi, and the team has gradually grown into a feudal army in the traditional sense.

The Houjin samurai was quickly stripped naked, and the rank was never allowed to be cut, and even socks and underwear could not be left on his body, in order to make others think that it was a horse thief.

"He Qian always has two enemies. As he spoke, Yellowstone had already pulled out a few pieces of iron from his pocket, some crudely made knife-like nameplates, and a small nail with a curved hook on the back. Huang Shi picked out two of them, solemnly pinned He Bao's knife to his clothes, and lined up with other small knives.

"He Qian's team killed two fleeing enemies and completed the interception task. Huang Shi replaced the "four" on He Baodao's body with a star-shaped medal engraved with "six", and he also pinched a "five" in his hand, which was going to be given to Yang Zhiyuan in a while, he intercepted it in time, and it was not Yang Zhiyuan's fault that the enemy did not run in the other direction.

Behind He Baodao was full of complaints: "Lord Huang, all the credit of our team has been taken away by the adults alone. ”

The voice of complaining kept coming from behind: "It's better to follow Mr. Zhao Qian, Mr. Zhao Qian hides at the end every time, and the credit for killing the enemy is subordinate." It's like us, Bao Yuan!"

This drew a lot of laughter.

"The corpses have been dragged into the woods and will soon be eaten by wild beasts. He Baodao's "ideal commander" - Zhao Slowxiong came to report.

"Good. Hoping that this can cover up the scars, Huang Shi pinned Zhao Wanxiong with a shoddy medal, and stuffed it into his hand: "Go and put it on your subordinates." ”

"Get out of here now. ”

With Yellowstone's order, dozens of cavalry quickly vanished, as agile as they appeared.

The east of the Liaohe River was originally the territory of the Later Jin, and the closer it was to Haizhou, the closer it meant that it was close to the core area of the Later Jin rule. The Quang Ninh area is still infested with bandits composed of a large number of routs, but here it is different, Huangshi and his party are too conspicuous. So they changed into the outfits of Liaodong poles.

After completing the ambush, the detachment made a few circles and ran back to their secret camp, and Yellowstone heard many of the soldiers who stayed behind humming a ditty. If it were Chinese in the 21st century, they would immediately be able to point out that the melody of this minor key was obviously "You at the Same Table".

In order to boost morale, Huangshi has done everything he can, and he has long adapted many popular songs into minor keys. The effect is not bad, and the most popular of them is this "The Girl Next Door". Of course, Huangshi changed the eraser to a nest head, and changed it to a rice planting on the way back from school.

"My lord, how was the harvest today?" asked Jin Qiude, who was left behind, busily, and in the absence of supplies, the income from this ambush was very important.

"Very good, seven war horses, some weapons, dry rations, and four horse legs. Huang Shi sat down happily and drank a large bowl of water: "What about those injuries and diseases?"

"It's not good. ”

In order to prevent the spread of the disease, Yellowstone imposed strict military discipline - it was necessary to wash hands. This was an era when there was no running water, and his troops were now also in the nature of a rogue, and it was impossible to have a stable source of water. The only thing Huangshi can do is that when he encounters a water source, his soldiers must wash their hands, even if they delay the trip a little, anyway, the journey is slow enough to go around all day and night.

After the successful smuggling of the Liao River from the Sancha River, despite Huangshi's various health and hygiene methods, diseases inevitably appeared in his army, and several people still suffered from colds and water and soil diseases, which Huangshi suspected extremely of dysentery. In order to obtain provisions, Huangshi also had to slow down his march and sneak attack Houjin's squad from time to time, which inevitably caused casualties.

For those soldiers who were more seriously ill and had basically lost the ability to move independently, Kim had hinted that Huangshi should give them a happy solution. But Huang Shi was dismissive of this Jianyì, and he knew that the soldiers who followed him now were true followers. These are truly trustworthy subordinates. Abandoning them may be a bit faster, but it will completely destroy the morale of Miè's troops.

"My lord, at this moment, even if we leave them behind or send them on the road, the other soldiers will not complain, everyone only thinks about how to march quickly. Kim still didn't give up on his idea at this time.

Huang Shi looked at the stubborn murderer and shook his head.

Jin Qiude became angry: "My lord, Ren is not in charge of the army!"

Huang Shi no longer paid attention to Jin Qiude, turned his head and asked Zhao Wanxiong next to him: "What do you say?"

Zhao Slowxiong thought for a while: "My lord, my subordinates think that we have gone deep into the enemy territory, there is no way to retreat, even if someone is disgruntled, they will not escape." ”

"I don't see it that way, I'm a little disappointed by your insights. What is the purpose of our army leaving the Guangning Army and going to Lushun with great difficulty? If the goal is only to run to Lushun, you are right. But did we suffer so much to escape to Lushun?"

Huang Shi angrily put down the water bowl:

"The sick soldiers all gave up their safety to arrive in Liaoxi and risked their lives to follow my Huangshi expedition to Liaodong. Today I abandoned them, and the rest of the soldiers really won't say anything, but the hearts of the people will be scattered, and after arriving in Lushun, the news will spread, who will be willing to work for me Huangshi?"

Although Huang Shi would rather walk for two days and one day than leave behind a sick man, the Grim Reaper still came to patronize his troops, Huang Shi properly buried the body, erected a tombstone, saluted all his subordinates with a military salute, and buried their medal of Guangning Counterinsurgency in front of the monument.

After paying tribute, the soldiers marked the location of the corpses on the map, and Huang Shi said that he would definitely return to pay respects to these loyal subordinates.

Relying on the dead to win hearts and minds is a good way, but the effect is more likely to manifest in the future than in the present. If people continue to die, then Huangshi does not dare to guarantee whether the military spirit will disperse.

Since they refused to let their subordinates die, then the others had to die in their place, and after the death of the second soldier, Huangshi immediately organized a night attack on a small village, and no one in the whole village had a chance to escape from the heavy net laid by Zhao Slowxiong. After the villagers gave up their resistance, Huangshi received the long-lost hot water, hot rice, and warm bedding.

Jin Qiude tiyì buried all the villagers who had provided assistance, and Zhao Slowxiong volunteered to dig a pit.

"What about a young woman?" Zhao asked before leaving.

"Of course it's a pit together, do you want to let them go to report the news?" Jin Qiude replied immediately with a sneer.

"Well, I mean, it's better to pit again tomorrow morning, and let the soldiers relax tonight. ”

Jin Qiude asked rhetorically: "What if the soldiers are reluctant to pit them tomorrow?"

Zhao Slow Xiong Daqi: "Isn't there you?"

Not long after Zhao Slowbear left, there was a sudden commotion outside, and when Huangshi and Jin Qiude looked at each other, He Baodao strode in, holding Zhao Slowbear's collar with one hand and dragging him, and Yang Zhiyuan, who was standing guard outside, followed the two and came in.

"My lord," He Baodao threw Zhao Slowxiong to the ground hard, his tiger eyes widened, and he rushed angrily: "My lord, is this order really given by an adult?"

Zhao Slowbear burst out with a violent cough as soon as he landed, and Jin Qiude bounced up as if he had been pricked by a needle, and his cold gaze hovered all over He Baodao's body.

Huang Shi slowly stood up: "It's my order." ”

(End of Section 7)

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