Chapter 4 Each Way of Travel
Li Xuan's preparation was ultimately useless, and the enemy encountered in front of him was too fragile. The captain of the left military academy who was opened the way directly rushed away, and it was not the turn of the old battalion of the Chinese army to make a move.
"When did this guy Hou Maode become so powerful, and he could still win a big victory in a night battle when he encountered the enemy in a hurry?"
After preparing for a long time and finally doing work in vain, Li Xuan couldn't help complaining in his heart, and found an acquaintance to say a few words.
After a while, the accurate news of the battle was outlined by Li Xuan by talking to a few people.
The enemy in front of them was the garrison transferred from Xixian County to leave the city, with 500 people. On weekdays, training is to fool the court, and suddenly he was asked to travel overnight, and his morale was not high. After walking halfway, there is basically no difference from ordinary people. As a result, as soon as they encountered the enemy, several people shouted twice and then surrendered inexplicably.
"Tsk, that's shit luck! These people can also be called soldiers?"
After learning about the situation, Li Xun couldn't help but shake his head one after another, and he didn't know what he was complaining about.
Liu Chen actually felt that something was wrong, originally he thought that even if he couldn't see the glorious war in which the generals were brave and brave and won the victory through hardships as he had imagined, at least they would fight for half a day. The result was a victory for an almost absurd reason.
As the army slowly moved forward, the voices grew noisier. It turned out that a group of people had been captured in the front, so they were temporarily repairing on the riverside for a while, and those noisy voices came from the captured people.
As a result, the whole army was busy until almost dawn, and only then did they deal with the prisoners. Liu Chen calculated, the time spent on prisoners was several times more than the time spent fighting.
When it was dawn, Liu Chen saw Zhao Qian with a tired face again. However, in his expression, a joy was undisguised, thinking that last night's harvest was not bad.
"Good fellow, do you know what this group of people has in their hands? A whole hundred crossbow machines, I have been a soldier in Annan for eight or nine years, and that's all I handled!"
His eyebrows fluttered between the words, and Zhao Qian's appearance looked like he was happy.
"By the way, a few of you and Brother Liu come with me, there is a good thing!"
Zhao Qian pulled Li Yu and a few others at the same time, and at the same time greeted Liu Chen, laughing as he walked.
After walking hundreds of steps, I came to a high ground on the riverside. Above that high ground, a rough tent had been erected. In front of the military tent, seven or eight people dressed as sergeants like Li Xuan hugged a person in scale armor, and after Li Xun's reminder, he knew that the person was the governor in his mouth.
And in front of this governor, there were three or two people with kind faces and rich clothes. Behind them, there were dozens of strong men pushing several carts full of goods.
"The Governor is a tiger and a wolf, and when we hear it, we admire it. Therefore, he was slightly saluted to relieve the fatigue of the soldiers of the three armies along the way. ”
By the time Liu Chen and his party arrived, the conversation here had already passed the initial politeness, and it was time to talk about reality. I saw that the leaders of those rich and noble dresses waved their hands, and beckoned dozens of strong men to move down the rice, grain, wine and meat into three piles. Then he presented a box, and it was estimated that it contained some gold and silver goods.
"What's going on? When the army marches and fights, there are still people who send food and drink?"
Looking at the three piles of grain, Li Xun first rubbed his eyes, and then sniffed his nose vigorously. finally looked at Zhao Qian, looking puzzled.
"These people are the rich and noble families who left the city in front, and when they heard the news that we were going to pass by, they came over in advance to send things and ask for peace. You can just keep your mouth shut with food later, and leave the rest alone!"
Zhao Qian lowered his voice slightly and explained to Li Qi and the others.
"I'll accept your kindness, but I still have to leave the city. Otherwise, if the defenders who have left the city are attacked from behind during the march, or if the time of our army's march is leaked, then I will go to Huangquan with these brothers. ”
"But don't worry, since I, Song Hao, have accepted your things, I will definitely restrain my brothers when I enter the city!"
While beckoning people to accept those things, the Song Governor unceremoniously told these rich men that he would not change his goal.
"The governor didn't know that the county commander in the city received an official letter the day before yesterday and sent a squad leader to lead more than 100 county soldiers to intercept it. It was also the Governor of God, and the top of the group was unlucky, and he was killed by a group of bandits after leaving for the night. So now, the county is already an empty city. ”
The rich and noble men looked at each other, and then one of them stepped out and told a message.
"Don't these people have brains? while telling the army not to pass through their homes, and then telling them that there is no one to guard the house, whether they are not allowed to go or let them go!"
After listening to these people's words, Liu Chen couldn't help but say a few words.
"Brother Liu, you don't know how powerful these people are, so you have such thoughts. They just said that there were no soldiers in the county, but they still had them in their own homes. Don't look at these guys who laugh kindly, in fact, they are all ruthless people who eat people and don't spit out bones. That squad leader and those 100 people, it is estimated that these people killed them, otherwise how could any bandit dare to rush into the county soldiers and be completely wiped out!"
With a sneer on his face, Zhao Qian glanced at those richly dressed people with disgust, and explained to Liu Chen by the way.
"These people killed them?"
Liu Chen is not stupid, but he doesn't think about it. was reminded by Zhao Qian, combined with the actions of these people, and almost came to the same conclusion. It was these people who killed the hundred and ten.
And going further, it is in line with the situation of one team leader with one hundred and ten people in these populations, that is, the unlucky Qin team leader.
Thinking about this, Liu Chen suddenly felt the irritability that had been buzzing in his head, and stopped for a moment. Then an inexplicable will made Liu Chen suddenly full of killing intent.
"Hmm, what's going on!"
When Liu Chen's killing intent was together, several experienced people around him felt it for the first time. Seeing that Liu Chen's eyes were deep and chaotic, he was obviously fascinated by murderous intent. Although he didn't understand where such killing intent came from, he knew that if he let it go, Liu Chen would have to do something that he shouldn't do under the drive of killing intent.
"Li Xuan!"
Needless to say, Zhao Qian immediately gave Li a look. Li Xun also understood, and dragged Liu Chen away.
"You guy, why are you so hysterical!"
Liu Chen, who still had a trace of sanity, did not resist Li Xuan's pull, and left the mound very obediently, stopping where he could not see the front of the mound.
Listening to Li Xun's words, Liu Chen smiled bitterly.
"Why, the people who died there are your relatives and friends?"
Seeing that Liu Chen didn't answer, Li urged himself to guess.
"No, but I happened to be there. ”
Although when he couldn't see those rich and noble people, the irrepressible killing intent in Liu Chen's mind was reduced a lot. But it was still very stubborn in Liu Chen's mind, which made him irritable. Therefore, without thinking about anything, I said it in passing.
"Live?"
Li Xun glanced at Liu Chen in surprise, and suddenly he couldn't figure it out.
"The valley, then the rain of arrows, the last fire. All are dead. ”
The will in his mind was still influencing Liu Chen, and it aroused Liu Chen's memories of that night. Then in a dull tone, he said it all at once.
"Tsk, that's bad luck!"
Although Liu Chen said it simply, Li Xuan still sketched the picture of that night in his mind, smashed his tongue, and spit out his own evaluation.
"So that's the case, I said Brother Liu, you are a gentle person at first glance, why did you suddenly have such a murderous aura!"
At this time, Zhao Qian walked over, sat next to Liu Chen, sighed, and said.
"I wonder what Brother Liu is going to do next?"
Feeling that Liu Chen's killing intent still hadn't dissipated, Zhao Qian thought for a while and asked.
"I've got to kill those people!"
Looking up at Zhao Qian, Liu Chen said seriously. For Liu Chen, saying such things was not only because of the influence of the will in his mind, but also because he felt that those people should pay the price for what they had done. And the will in his mind is the key to making up his mind.
"I guess that's the case. ”
Hearing the firmness in Liu Chen's words, Zhao Qian sighed again. After a pause, he turned to the side a little and said:
"For what these people are doing, I can't wait to kill them as soon as possible. But now that the governor has negotiated with the other party, these people can't die in a short time! Brother Liu should also understand the truth, and please be patient for the time being. ”
Looking up at Zhao Qian, Liu Chen couldn't help but smile. He saw the contradictory thoughts revealed in Zhao Qian's words very clearly. I also know that if I don't agree, I'm afraid I won't be able to stay here anymore. Thinking about the dark point, maybe as soon as the words of refusal come out, the next thing is to turn against each other.
Rubbing his temples, it was strange to say, since Liu Chen made up his mind to kill those people, the chaotic killing intent in his mind slowly converged. Even the mind has become much clearer.
"Yes, I understand. However, I have a bad personality, and many things will be delayed again and again, and in the end, I will not be able to do it at all. So, sorry!"
Standing up straight, Liu Chen looked at Zhao Qian, then at Li Xun, and said.
"Why is this so, Brother Liu, you just need to wait patiently for a few months. When the time comes, I will not only not stop you, but I can also wish you a hand. ”
Seeing that Liu Chen's determination had been made, Zhao Qian couldn't help but continue to persuade.
"I understand your dilemma, after all, the big picture is important. But the thought of letting those people live in peace in this world for a few more months makes me feel uneasy. Say goodbye, goodbye!"
Looking at Zhao Qian, Liu Chen was not without regret. If it weren't for this, probably he would have become good friends with Zhao Qian. However, now that they have different positions, it is better to separate and go their own way.