Chapter II
A few hours later, the dusty Dusty Dust galloped in, and before the horse stopped, the Dusty said eagerly, "Young Master, I have seen the notice, the prisoners of the merchant have been escorted to Wude, and it should be the ...... who left in the early hours of the morning."
Sure enough, Meng Tian's hands were trembling, if all the descendants of General Shang Peng were killed, how could he be worthy of Shang Peng? As long as he has a breath of air, he will never allow this kind of thing to happen.
"Let's go." Meng Tian couldn't care about anything else, and quickly got on his horse and rushed in an uncertain direction.
Even Xuanyong's grain channel has been used to do this kind of harmful work, you can imagine how rotten Xuanyong is inside. He Meng Tian wants to save the merchants and make Xuanyong strong again, and the only one he can rely on is himself.
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Even if Meng Tian was anxious, he could only rest for a period of time every day. It's not that he can't bear it himself, but he's worried that the horse can't bear it. If the horse crosses first, the arrival time is even slower.
On the road to the uncertain, you can rarely meet pedestrians, and the more you go along the way, the more desolate it becomes, and the further back you go, not only the more difficult the road is, but also the infestation of various fierce beasts and monsters. Fortunately, Meng Tian has been in the battle for a long time, his martial arts are strong, and Meng Chen is not weak. The slower beasts had not yet rushed up, they had already gone away, and some of the beasts that rushed up were all killed or injured by Meng Tian.
The moon is rushing, and the closer it gets to the uncertainties, the whole world seems to be connected by a piece of brown and red, giving people an extreme depression. From a distance, Meng Tian smelled a faint smell of blood, and it seemed that there was no uncertainty ahead, but a slaughterhouse.
Bang, bang......
A heavy voice came from far and near, and Meng Tian had just reined in and stepped off the war horse, when a strong man who was two meters tall stumbled over.
"Stop!" Although Meng Chen has been martial arts since elementary school, he is tired at the moment. Now when he saw a tall and strong man attacking his young master, he immediately rushed up to stop him.
"Dusty, wait." Meng Tian stopped Meng Chen, he could see clearly that the tall and strong man in front of him was tied with his hands, not only that, but his body was full of scars. It's just that many of the scars are scabbed, as if they were pulled out of the ground. With a half-chain hanging from one ankle, it looks like a prisoner who has just escaped.
"You ......" The strong man was blocked by Meng Tian and Meng Chen, and also stopped, he looked at Meng Tian and Meng Chen on the horse in amazement, and his voice was a little blurred.
He was thinking in his heart, who were Meng Tian and Meng Chen? If it is an officer and an officer, there are only two people, and the two people don't seem to be much better than him. The only thing that looked a little more powerful was that both of them were riding horses.
But this horse ......
After a month of running, Meng Tian and Meng Chen tried their best to let Ma rest more, and the horse also looked like he had lost his horse shape at the moment. Skinny aside, it seems that there are no days left to live.
Before Meng Tian could speak, five or six more people rushed over.
Although these people were not brightly dressed, they were the official uniforms of the Xuanyong garrison, and each of these people had weapons in their hands, obviously chasing the tall and strong man.
The tall and strong man looked at Meng Tian and Meng Chen, who were blocking in front, and then looked at the officers and soldiers chasing behind him, the despair in his eyes flashed, but he didn't speak anymore, just pulled his head down.
"Who are you?" It was a thin soldier who was questioned.
The people who rushed over obviously didn't look at the tall and strong man who had escaped from prison, and everyone's eyes only fell on Meng Tian and Meng Chen.
Meng Tian ignored the thin soldier, and just calmly asked, "What's going on?" ”
"Haha......" The leader seemed to be a tun chief, he laughed, waved his hand and said, "Come with me, these two must be deserters......"
Meng Tian sneered, grabbed a seal from his arms and said, "I am Meng Tian, and I am the new county guard of Wuding. ”
Several people were stunned when they heard Meng Tian's words, and then the tun chief laughed wildly, stretched out his hand and pointed at Meng Tian, "He said that he is the county guard of Wuding, and there is no county in Ding, why don't I know?" Hahaha......"
The strong man whose hands were still tied did not doubt Meng Tian's words, he immediately knelt down and shouted, "Lord County Guard, save us, the Wuding Blood Clan is going to eat the entire Wuding ......"
Before the strong man finished speaking, the tun chief kicked the strong man in the back, and at the same time jumped up and slashed at Meng Tian, and shouted, "Everyone go up together and catch the fugitive......
However, this time the rest of the people did not follow the tun chief, and it is not clear whether Meng Tian is a county guard, in case it is a county guard, attacking a county guard, it is not a small crime.
The people around didn't even see how Meng Tian drew his saber clearly, when they heard a clang, and then the long body fell from mid-air. It wasn't until the tun chief fell to the ground that everyone heard the tarnishing screams of the tun chief, followed by a tent of blood exploding.
Looking at Natun Chang again, his legs were cut off at this moment, and the whole person was paralyzed on the ground and kept wailing.
Meng Tian's gaze fell on the rest of the soldiers, and he said in a cold tone, "Who else wants to kill me, the new county guard?" ”
The remaining five people were all silent, no one dared to make a sound, and no one dared to turn around and flee.
Their tun commander is called Hei Qi, and Hei Qi's most powerful ability is to stay in the air, and he can make incredible moves in the air to kill his opponent. Today, in the hands of Meng Tian, who claimed to be the county guard, it seemed that he didn't even have time to change his moves, and his legs were cut off. It is certain that this is because the other party has not thought about killing Hei Qi once, otherwise, Hei Qi is afraid that it is not as simple as breaking his legs.
Wait, Meng Tian......
Two of them remembered the surname Meng, and they both looked at Meng Tian in shock. Could it be that this Meng Tian in front of him is the person of Xuanyong's first general, the Meng family?
One of the soldiers with a scar on his face suddenly stepped forward and gave a military salute and asked, "The general is wise and powerful, and he looks extremely extraordinary, dare to ask the general, but he is a member of my Xuanyong's first general?" ”
Before Meng Tian could speak, Meng Chen on the side said proudly, "The young master of my family is the current head of the Xuanyong Meng family, and he is about to go to Wuding to serve as the county guard. You don't know whether you live or die, and you dare to doubt the words of the young master of my family, and even dare to do it, this is a capital crime. ”
Hearing that Meng Tian was really the Xuanyong general's Meng family, including the soldier with a scar on his face, all five of them knelt down and said, "I've seen General Meng, ask the general for help." ”
Meng Tian also got off the horse, looked at the five people in front of him suspiciously, and asked, "You were still chasing and killing others just now, now let me save you?" Stand up and talk about something slowly. By the way, let me ask one thing first, Xuanyong Capital City has suppressed some new prisoners to come over, have they come here? ”
There are very few kneeling salutes in the Xuanyong army, and these people kneel on the ground to beg for help, there must be something special. However, these are not what Meng Tian cares about the most, and Meng Tian is naturally the people who are most concerned about the business.
Scarface hurriedly said, "It's here, it's because they just arrived that Bao Yang's escape from prison happened this time." Hei Qi helped Lao Fei do all the bad things in Wuding, they not only gave the Wuding prisoners to the blood clan, but also ruined the Wuding, I Zai Yue was loyal to Xuanyong, so every day was spent in torment. Now when I see General Meng coming over in person, I am even more excited, like a long drought and a ......"
Without waiting for Zai Yue to finish speaking, Meng Tian had already turned over and said sharply, "Release Bao Yang immediately, kill Hei Qi and go with me, ...... quickly."
After the last word was spoken, Meng Tian's horse had already rushed into Wuding County.
Seeing that Meng Tian had left, Zai Yue jumped up, raised the long sword in his hand and said hoarsely, "Because of the misery of Wude, I Zai Yue is thinking about contributing to Xuanyong all the time, but I am weak and have no way to do it." Now that General Meng is here, the time has come for us to serve Xuanyong, the head can be broken, and the blood can be shed, but I must ...... for Xuanyong."
The few people who followed Zai Yue had long been accustomed to Zai Yue's words, but they looked at Zai Yue blankly for a year, this guy was a little ......
Seeing Meng Tian looking at himself, Zai Yue immediately said again, "My Zai Yue was born for General Meng in this life and this life, and now that General Meng is here, my Zai Yue's life is General Meng's." ”
Meng Chen somewhat understood Zai Yue's character, so he didn't bother to talk nonsense with him, but said eagerly, "The general went to Wuding alone, let's hurry over and help." ”
"Yes, let's hurry over, even if the sword and axe are added, I can't let General Meng hurt half a hair......"
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The closer Meng Tian got to Wuding County, the stronger the bloody aura became.
A fierce voice in the distance shouted, "Bring this woman to my residence, and the man will be sent to suppress the Blood Rebellion......"
"My lord, they are the descendants of the former general Shang Peng, if they are ......," a soldier said in a somewhat cautious and cautious tone.
It's just that before the sergeant's words were finished, the fierce voice became even more violent, "Why, I have been fighting against the blood clan in Wuding for more than ten years, and I need you to teach me a little captain to do things?" Someone came, skinned this little Wu Chang who had no dignity, and threw it away to suppress the blood clan......"
"If you have a kind, just move it and try it." A cold voice interrupted Lao Fei's words, and a man and a horse had stopped in front of him.
Lao Fei was stunned for a moment, and then he saw Meng Tian rushing on a horse.
In Wuding, his subordinates often rode over to report the news, so he didn't pay attention to the sound of horses' hooves before, and only now did he realize that the person on the horse was actually something he had never seen before.
"Someone, take this person down for me." Lao Fei didn't even have the mood to ask who Meng Tian was, and directly beckoned his subordinates to do it, but he himself took a step back.
He felt that Meng Tian was not easy to mess with, although Meng Tian looked like his hair was messy and his beard was unkempt, but his whole body revealed a strong killing aura, which was definitely rushed out in the sea of corpses and blood. Lao Fei has been in Wuding for so many years, although he has never dared to fight with the blood clan, his knowledge is not short.
More than a dozen soldiers in the distance were about to rush over, but Meng Tian got off his horse but jumped up, and before the horse fell, the long sword in his hand had already been swung.
"Poof!" A blood light cracked, and Lao Fei didn't even have a chance to speak, and his head was rushed out by the blood light.
No matter who Lao Fei's backstage is, Meng Tian won't care. Shang Peng's descendants have just arrived here, and Lao Fei is about to do it, and it is strange that he will show mercy to his subordinates.
The dozen or so soldiers who were about to rush up saw Lao Fei being beheaded by someone with a sword in front of him, and they all subconsciously stopped.
Without waiting for these soldiers to react, Meng Tian raised his county guard order and said coldly, "I am Meng Tian, the Wuding county guard who Xuanyong just appointed, from today onwards, Wuding will no longer be a land where blood clans and barbarians are raging, but my Xuanyong County." From the moment I stand here, everything in the past no longer exists, and I will not pursue the past anymore. But from now on, whoever dares to violate the law of the new law will be killed. The horse sent my order, and all the soldiers of Wuding gathered here, and the time was a stick of incense. ”
Meng Tian knew very well that if he was investigated, these uncertain guys would be killed nine times out of ten. He didn't come here to kill the Xuanyong soldiers, but to resist the invasion of the blood clan and build an uncertain line of defense.
Many years ago, when General Shang Peng talked to him about the frontier guard, he said that one day, it would definitely become a breakthrough for the invasion of the blood clan. This place is indeed easy to defend and difficult to attack, but Xuanyong is corrupt, and no one has ever taken Wudeng in his heart. Sooner or later, the blood clan will tear through Xuanyong's border defense from here and go straight to Xuanyong's capital.
The scene was silent, no matter whether Meng Tian was the new county guard or not, he had just killed the domineering spirit of Lao Junhou with a sword, and everyone saw it.
The three of Lao Fei's cronies retreated cautiously, but as soon as they retreated a few steps, they saw three sharp arrows coming through the air, and these three arrows directly pierced the eyebrows of the three people, nailing the three to death on the spot.
Looking at the bow and arrow in Meng Tian's hand, the people around him even held their breath.
At this moment, Meng Chen rushed over, and behind Meng Chen was Scarface Zai Yue and several soldiers led by him. To Meng Tian's surprise, the sturdy young man who had fled before also followed.
Seeing Meng Tian's gaze, Zai Yue hurriedly said, "Zai Yue has seen Meng Junshou, as soon as General Meng came, I knew that there was no sure salvation, and I Zai Yue also found the meaning of survival." For the sake of the general, for the sake of Xuanyong, I am willing to shed every drop of blood, willing to throw my head for the uncertain, willing to take Mengjun as the head of the horse, regardless of life and death. ”
Meng Tian looked at Zai Yue in surprise, this guy seems to be very able to speak, he nodded, he just came here, although he killed Lao Fei unexpectedly, he also needs support. Now that Zai Yue took the initiative to vote, he naturally would not refuse, "What position did you originally have?"
Zai Yue bowed down and replied in an extremely humble tone, "I was originally a clan commander, and my army was completely defeated against the blood clan, and I endured humiliation and followed Hei Qi's men, but it was just to kill a few more blood clans, and it was good to have a little strength for me." Now that the general is coming, even if I am a small soldier and running around for the general, I am also willing, which is more pleasant than me being a captain, because the general is the justice represented and my uncertain hope. ”
Meng Tian said secretly, this guy is a mouthful of things, he said casually, "I don't need you to be a small soldier, you now take the place of Hei Qi's position, be the commander of a tun, and immediately take a few people to pass on my military orders, all the soldiers of Wuding will gather here, and the time will be a stick of incense." ”
"Yes." Zai Yue was overjoyed, "I, Zai Yue, am loyal to the general, and I will definitely hand over this worthless life to the general, and I will not disappoint the general, and I will never insult the general's wise decision......"
Seeing Meng Tian frowning a little, Zai Yue remembered that this was not the time to talk nonsense, and hurriedly took a few people around him and hurried away.
Meng Tian dismounted and walked in front of the woman who was about to be taken away by Lao Fei before, although the woman was extremely haggard and her face was covered with dust, she still couldn't stop her pretty face. And a young man next to this woman is five or six points similar to Shang Peng, Meng Tian can guess without asking, this woman is probably Shang Peng's daughter Shang Qing'er, and that young man should be Shang Peng's only son, Shang Buxuan.
When the girl saw Meng Tian coming, she hurriedly saluted, "Shang Qing'er has seen General Meng." ”
The young man on the side also hurriedly saluted and said, "Shang Buxuan has seen General Meng. ”
Meng Tian's eyes were slightly red, and he remembered what Shang Peng said before he died, "I have a direct personality and I can't get used to seeing the faces of some people, so that I have offended many people over the years. I'm most worried about my two children, and if they ...... in the future."
Shang Peng didn't finish his words, perhaps because he knew that this was also a difficult thing for Meng Tian, and Meng Tian knew very well what Shang Peng meant, that is, he hoped that he would take care of his descendants if he could.
Meng Tian sighed, "It's a good thing to come to Wuding safe and sound, what about the rest of your business?" ”
The soldier on the side hurriedly said, "There are twenty-seven merchants and children, including seven of us, and only the young lady and the son are left unsettled." The rest ......"
Shang Buxuan clenched his fists, and his whole body trembled. Shang Qing'er cried with red eyes, "They were all killed, if it weren't for Brother An, my sister and brother would have been killed a long time ago." Brother An, the seven of them are here, and Brother An is the only one left......"
Meng Tian's gaze fell on the soldier, he had already understood that it was Shang Peng's seven personal soldiers who secretly turned into the merchant's family to come together in Wuding, otherwise, the merchant's sister and brother would definitely not be in Wuding.
"General Meng, the battlefield is my fate, the descendants of General Shang have been unsettled, I believe that as long as the general is here for a day, they will not be in danger. I hope to follow the general, be a soldier, and rush to the battlefield. The soldier who had been standing beside Shang Qing'er also stepped forward and bowed down and said.
"General, I'm also going to join the army......" Shang Buxuan, who was thin and weak, also followed up and said firmly.
Shang Qing'er pulled Shang Buxuan and said in a low voice, "Don't show off, we are prisoners......"
Meng Tian laughed, looked at the soldiers who rushed over in the distance, and said loudly: "From today onwards, all the prisoners before the indefinite will no longer be prisoners. Only those who have committed the law of indefinite law in the future will be re-convicted. ”
The indefinite prisoners were basically the descendants of some courtiers who had been assigned, and Meng Tian knew very well that there were few of these people who were really guilty. Meng Tian knew very well that if he wanted to gain a foothold in Wuding, he must have an iron army, and these prisoners who were sent should be part of his iron army.
Rely on the soldiers who were originally left in Wuding and Xuanyong to be the iron army? That's a joke. Before he arrived here, he knew that the natives here had been killed, and some of the natives had already hid in the deep mountains and old forests in order to survive, and did not dare to come out. And the soldiers here, under the leadership of Lao Fei, will only oppress the natives and the prisoners who have been distributed.
The first thing he did when he came here was to release all the prisoners who were assigned here, and those who could join the army would join the army immediately, and those who could not join the army would join the development uncertainly. Whoever does not obey discipline will be killed. As for the barbarians or bloods captured in future battles, Meng Tian had no intention of imprisoning, killing, or enslaving them.
Wuding was originally a place where people eat people, if he still did what he did before, he didn't have to wait for those people in the Xuanyong Dynasty to come to him to settle accounts, he himself would throw his life in Wuding first.
"The time for a stick of incense has come, and all the soldiers are standing in line." Meng Tian looked at the hundreds of people standing crookedly, his tone was still calm and not a little angry.
Several soldiers who were left behind were still running towards the ranks, but they saw a few arrows flying over, nailed directly to their feet, and followed by Meng Tian's voice, "Those who come late will stand outside first." ”
These late soldiers hurried because they heard that Lao Fei had been killed by the new county guard, otherwise, they might not have bothered to pay attention to the new county guard.
Meng Tian slowly walked to the front of the distorted team, staring at the more than 100 soldiers in the team, and didn't say a word for a long time.