Countless people roared and rushed forward, and their completely lifeless fighting style brought huge pressure to Qin Huaidao and others. Even though the crossbow output was rapid and violent, and the killing was astonishing, it was somewhat unstoppable. Seeing the enemy getting closer and closer,
Especially some of them will rush forward under the cover of shields.
Qin Huaidao roared: "Don't panic - hold still! Take aim and hit me."
Some of the panicked soldiers calmed down again and continued shooting.
Qin Huaidao saw that the soldiers' arrows were almost exhausted and could not maintain continuous output. He fired hard and shouted: "Fire all the crossbows and wipe out the deadly battle!"
The soldiers shot in two batches to ensure uninterrupted output. After hearing Qin Huaidao's order, the other half of the soldiers on standby also took action, shooting at the wave of enemies rushing up.
Soon, everyone's arrows were empty, they threw their repeating crossbows, drew their sabers and held them tightly, their eyes became fanatical and cold, staring at the charging enemy.
When the enemies saw that the shooting stopped and their arrows were exhausted, they became more and more crazy, screaming and charging forward.
Qin Huaidao came to the front of the soldiers, glanced at Luo Zhang who followed him and stood side by side, boiling with fighting spirit, and shouted: "Brothers, are you afraid?"
There were thousands of enemies, and all of them dared to risk their lives and fought fiercely. No one was afraid of them, but they felt embarrassed to speak out, so they all remained silent and clenched their swords to treat them seriously.
Qin Huaidao was so proud that he laughed and said: "It's okay to be afraid, what should I do?"
Everyone was a little confused and looked at Qin Huaidao. Shouldn't they be boosting their morale at this time? Why did they admit that they were afraid? Isn't this disrupting the morale of the army?
Qin Huaidao continued to roar: "Kill them all. If there is no threat, we will not be afraid."
"Kill them all!" Luo Zhang roared angrily.
The soldiers' eyes lit up, yes, if we kill them all, there would be nothing to fear. Things instantly ignited, and they started shouting: "Kill them all, and there will be nothing to fear!"
"Kill--"
The four hundred soldiers roared and followed Qin Huaidao and launched a countercharge towards the enemy with murderous intent.
Just as they were about to engage in hand-to-hand combat, suddenly, a deafening shout of death came from the other side.
"Kill--"
20,000 surrendered troops rushed over with tools for road construction, covering a large area of darkness with overwhelming momentum. The enemies were so frightened by the shouts of killing that they all stopped and looked around. Some panicked, and some even turned around and ran away.
If there is no hope of victory, no one is afraid of death!
When Qin Huaidao saw that the surrendering army had finally made a choice, he felt determined and roared: "Follow me closely and kill——"
A roar, full of momentum.
The next moment, Qin Huaidao entered the flock of sheep like a tiger coming out of the gate. His two knives flew up and down, left and right, cutting out streaks of white light. He knocked down several of them in an instant and rushed into the enemy group. Luo Zhang also quickly rushed up and fought side by side.
Fight, no one can stop the two of them from joining forces.
Four hundred soldiers also swarmed up and followed the two men, blocking the enemies on both sides and not giving them a chance to encircle them.
At this moment, everyone was like a huge sharp arrow shooting into the enemy group. It was unstoppable. If you block it, you will die!
Soon, 20,000 surrendered troops arrived, covering the mountains and plains, like huge waves crashing down on them, drowning the enemy.
The enemy was completely panicked and frightened, so he turned around and became frightened. He was no longer as arrogant as before.
Seeing that the enemy was gone, Qin Huaidao was moved in his heart and shouted angrily: "Brothers, rush forward and capture them alive. Don't let anyone go!"
"Catch them alive." The soldiers responded one after another, reminding each other.
Someone in the surrendering army understood Qin Huaidao's shouting and quickly shouted in Goguryeo to remind his people.
The battle of life and death instantly turned into a one-sided pursuit, with countless people rushing forward and knocking the enemy to the ground.
Qin Huaidao led his men straight towards the enemy leaders. Seeing that the situation was not right, these people turned around and fled long ago, but soon found that their way back had been blocked by a surrendering army. There was no way to go, so they all panicked.
Qin Huaidao, who was chasing him, was overjoyed when he saw this scene and shouted: "Surrender without killing!"
The enemies around him heard this so clearly that they didn't want to die. They dropped their weapons one after another, raised their hands, and squatted down. Even the leaders dropped their weapons one after another.
Qin Huaidao rushed up with his men and shouted: "Tie them all up."
The soldiers swarmed forward, pushed the person to the ground, and pulled out the enemy's belt without a rope.
Several surrendering generals rushed over with complicated eyes. Qin Huaidao could see the thoughts of these people and said coldly: "Although I made mistakes before, my support was meritorious in the end. The merits and demerits are balanced, and I will not be held accountable. Is it acceptable?"
"Submit, accept!" several people said quickly, and they all breathed a sigh of relief.
A general smiled apologetically and said: "Sir, our brothers were deceived before, but they had no intention of harming others. They just wanted to wait for the battle to end, take the money, fly away, and return to their hometowns. It was our fault. The enemy
The 100,000 gu of silver I gave you has not been used at all, please take it back, sir."
Hearing the word "yin", Qin Huaidao suddenly thought of something. He looked at the captured enemy leaders and said, "Put the money aside first."
With that said, Qin Huaidao walked up to a person and asked coldly: "Tell me, who are you?"
"Spare your life, spare your life, we don't dare to do it anymore." The other party quickly kowtowed and begged for mercy.
Qin Huaidao frowned and said coldly: "Don't want to say it?"
The other party was speechless for a moment and lowered his head in silence. He was obviously taboo about something.
"If you don't want to say it, don't say it." Qin Huaidao was so angry that he would not be polite to these people. He chopped down with his knife, killing the other party and scaring the faces of others.
Someone asked reluctantly: "Didn't your Excellency say that you will not be killed if you surrender?"
"I have said that, but I surrendered and refused to tell the truth. You should be killed. You answer, otherwise you will die." Qin Huaidao said coldly and walked towards the other party.
This man turned pale with fright. He had no doubt that Qin Huaidao would be ruthless. He did not want to make the same mistake as the previous man, so he quickly said: "We are all heroes from all walks of life in the Qinling Mountains. Please spare our lives, sir."
"What a bunch of bullshit heroes, they're just a group of bandits. Why the sneak attack?" Qin Huaidao shouted, putting a knife on the opponent's neck.
The cold blade made the man feel frightened, and he quickly said: "Someone came to contact us and held a meeting of Green Forest Heroes. They said that the court was building a road. After the road was built, special troops would be arranged to patrol. It has cut off our livelihood. Your Excellency also knows
, we just rely on the ancient roads to survive.”
"This reason barely proves that you have a motive, but it is not enough." Qin Huaidao said coldly, with a little force on his hand, the sharp blade cut the opponent's neck, and a wisp of blood spilled out.
The other party's soul was in great pain, and he was afraid that Qin Huaidao would use force at the next moment, so he quickly explained: "That man seemed to have a good background, and he was generous. Each of them gave a hundred guan to settle down, and the leader a thousand guan, and promised to take it after the matter was completed."
We are domestic slaves, give us an identity so that we don’t have to hang around in the Qinling Mountains in the future."
"Who is that person?" Qin Huaidao asked.
"No, I don't know, I'm just a stranger."
"If you don't want to say it, then don't say it." Qin Huaidao said coldly, with murderous intent erupting.
The other party was frightened and quickly shouted: "Don't, don't kill me. I really don't know what it's called, it just looks extraordinary."
"Who knows?" Qin Huaidao glanced at everyone with cold eyes. Everyone lowered their heads, not daring to look at Qin Huaidao. Qin Huaidao said coldly: "If you know anything, just tell the identity of the person and release him on the spot. Afterwards,
I will never pursue it."
However, after waiting for a while, no one came forward.
Qin Huaidao felt cold in his heart and said to a soldier beside him: "Go get some paper and some charcoal."
"Follow the order!" The other party hurried away.
Qin Huaidao continued the interrogation and learned that almost all the bandits in the Qinling Mountains were here. This meant that the bandits in the Qinling Mountains were wiped out and hidden dangers were eliminated, which was an unexpected blessing. Thinking that the bandits had riches, Qin Huaidao screened out all the leaders and took good care of them.
There was a calculation in my mind.
Not long after, the soldiers brought paper and charcoal, and Qin Huaidao asked someone to find a wooden board for cushioning, and said to the person in front of him: "Describe the person's appearance."
If the other party dares to hide anything, he should tell the truth immediately.
Qin Huaidao asked while sketching, and from time to time he motioned to the other person to check if there were any mistakes, whether the nose was higher, whether the eyebrows were thinner, etc. If there were any mistakes, he would correct them immediately. Gradually, a portrait appeared on the paper, and it looked familiar -
—Isn’t this Lu Jiansheng?
Fan Yang, Lu, and Lu Jiansheng are fully motivated to commit the crime.
"Is it him?" Luo Zhang also recognized it, became angry, and said with murderous intent: "It's actually this bastard. I will take people to kill him."
"Don't worry!" Qin Huaidao said coldly, put the portrait away and looked at the surrendering generals.
Several people hurried forward, and Qin Huaidao said: "There are thirteen groups of bandits in total, and each den is in a different location. You will send thirteen teams over, each with 500 people. They will bring the seized weapons to clear out the bandits' dens, and bring the finances with them."
, is it possible to bring back food and other supplies?”
"Please rest assured, sir, we promise to do it." A general expressed his position quickly.
"Take them with you, they have to be brought back to me." Qin Huaidao pointed at the bandit leader and said coldly: "I will give you one more chance to prove yourself. If you don't do it well, or you run away with the loot, there will be consequences.
Don’t you need me to remind you?"
"No, we know what to do." Everyone expressed their opinions.
There were not enough manpower, and the bandit dens were scattered. Qin Huaidao could only use these to surrender his troops, and warned: "Put down the weapons you picked up, take these bandits to dig stones to atone for their sins, and execute the order."
Death penalty can be avoided, but living crime cannot be escaped. Free labor is not used in vain.
"Here!" Several generals clasped their fists and made arrangements in a hurry.
Soon, the surrendered troops threw away their weapons, picked up their road construction tools, and escorted the bandits to the valley. Each of the thirteen teams left with their bandit leaders. Luo Zhang watched everyone leave and said uneasily: "Uncle.
,them……"
Qin Huaidao raised his hand to interrupt. He also looked at the leaving team. After pondering for a moment, he said: "Arrange for people to follow. Two people will follow one team. They will have a lookout and cannot be exposed. If they are found to have escaped, contact the nearby defenders to eliminate them."
"Understood." Luo Zhang understood and immediately arranged for someone to follow him.
Every ancient road in the Qinling Mountains has a pass, and there is no way to escape. Even if you take the mountain road through the forest, there is a city outside the Qinling Mountains. It has no identity and cannot understand the language. It will be exposed as soon as it appears. There is no way to escape, but you still have to guard against it.
"Clean the battlefield and continue to build roads." Qin Huaidao left after saying a word. Suddenly he thought of something and asked in surprise: "Where is Yuchi Baolin?"
There was a big fight as soon as they came up, so I didn't pay attention.
Luo Zhang quickly explained: "The enemy attacked suddenly. He led his people to resist and was injured by an arrow. If he hadn't blocked us, we would have suffered more casualties. I had people escort me to Dawang Station. We should be at the station now."
Qin Huaidao's expression changed, and he hurriedly mounted his horse and rushed to Dawang Post Station. There were several people from the Patrol Department guarding the door of the post station, holding knives and looking a little uneasy. He breathed a sigh of relief after recognizing the person who was Qin Huaidao, and hurried up to greet him. Qin Huaidao asked: "
Where is Mr. Yuchi?"
"Inside, the arrow has been pulled out and medicine has been applied, but the person is unconscious." Someone said quickly.
"lead the way."
Qin Huaidao got off his horse and walked in. He saw the unconscious Yuchi Baolin in a side room. The arrow wound was on his chest. He had been simply bandaged, but his face was red, his breathing was short, and his forehead felt hot when he touched it. He quickly said: "
Quick, go find Luo Zhang and get some liquor, he knows where it is."
When he went out this time, Qin Huaidao brought some liquor for later use and gave it to Luo Zhang for safekeeping.
A soldier agreed and hurried away.
"Keep an eye on him, I'll go pick some herbs." Qin Huaidao said nothing and hurried out. If Yuchi Baolin had any shortcomings, he would have no shame to explain to Yuchi Gong. As for Fan Yang and Lu Jiansheng, he should take it easy first and cure Yuchi Baolin first.
After rushing out of the inn, Qin Huaidao looked around and chose a direction with a ravine to rush over. The ravine was humid, with dense plants and various healing and hemostatic herbs. Qin Huaidao couldn't care less about the thorns along the way. Two knives flew around and he cut a path straight through.
Below the ravine.
There was a stream at the bottom of the ditch. After walking along the stream for a while, Qin Huaidao had a handful of healing herbs in his hand. When he returned to the inn, he saw that the liquor had been brought, so he asked someone to go to the inn to bring white cloth, boil water, and boil it.
The herbs were kneaded into a paste, and then Yuchi Baolin was bandaged.
A stream of black blood gushed out from the wound, frightening the soldiers' expressions. Yuchi Baolin had something wrong, and everyone couldn't escape from it.
Qin Huaidao skillfully cleaned the wound with a boiled cloth dipped in water. When he saw that the wound was triangular in shape, which was impossible to heal, he quickly asked someone at the inn to bring needle and thread. After disinfecting the wound with white wine, he opened Yuchi's head uneasily.
Baolin opened his mouth, stuffed a piece of cloth, and then sewed it up.
"ah--"
Yuchi Baolin woke up screaming in pain.
Qin Huaidao quickly shouted: "Don't move, endure it, and bite the cloth in your mouth if it hurts."
Yuchi Baolin recognized Qin Huaidao, and he was determined, knowing that he had a chance to save his life. He nodded. Time was running out. Qin Huaidao stopped talking nonsense and stitched quickly. Every stitch was painful. Yuchi Baolin was in pain.
His forehead was covered with sweat, but he held back his screams.
"Can someone help me wipe away the sweat?" Qin Huaidao reminded, tying the knot skillfully.
After the wound was sutured, Qin Huaidao applied herbal ointment to the wound, wrapped it with a cloth, and breathed a sigh of relief. Seeing that Yuchi Baolin had fainted from the pain, he told the soldiers around him: "The four of you are responsible for keeping an eye on Master Yuchi and treat him with warm water."
Use a damp cloth and wipe your body frequently to cool down, especially your forehead, armpits and feet, do you understand?"
"Follow the order!" the four of them agreed quickly.
Seeing that the four of them were a little confused, Qin Huaidao waved his hand and said, "Forget it, these rough guys don't know how to take care of people. I will do it myself and stand guard outside. No one is allowed in without orders."
Everyone will understand this command as soon as they hear it, and hurry out.
Qin Huaidao picked up a cloth and wiped Yuchi Baolin's body and did some physical cooling. The wound was not a fatal location and the problem was not serious, but the fever was different. If it was not brought down, the consequences would be serious.
After a busy period, Qin Huaidao sat down to rest, and the shadow of Lu Jiansheng flashed in his mind.
This bastard actually dared to contact the Qinling Mountain Bandits for a sneak attack. This account must be settled and no one can stop it.
Seeing Yuchi Baolin's breathing gradually calming down and his forehead not so hot, Qin Huaidao took a breath and heard the sound of horse hoofs outside. Soon, Luo Zhang's voice sounded at the door. Without an order, the soldiers at the door did not dare to let him go. Qin Huaidao shouted:
"come in."
"Uncle!" Luo Zhang came in and shouted, looking at Yuchi Baolin.
Qin Huaidao nodded and whispered: "The wound has been treated. Whether he can survive it depends on his own willpower. Why are you here?"
"The road construction has started over there. It's not a big problem. I'm not worried. Come and have a look. That bastard Lu Jiansheng is too cruel. What should we do?" Luo Zhang looked at Qin Huaidao reluctantly.
"Only the bandits' words and no physical evidence can bring down the Fan Yang Lu family," Qin Huaidao said.
"Let's just forget it?"
"Of course it's impossible to forget it. If he plays dirty tricks, I can do the same."
Qin Huaidao said coldly, with cold gleams in his eyes, he glanced outside the door and lowered his voice and said: "The people here can't be mobilized. If they move, they will be exposed. I can't leave either. You leave overnight and sneak back to Qinjiazhuang secretly to find Brother Xue."
, let him lead the village protection team to conduct a night attack on Fan Yang Lu's village outside Chang'an City. It was one of their paper-making bases. I burned it, took away the money, and pretended to be looted by bandits. Do you understand?"
"I understand, what about this side of the scene?"
"I'm keeping an eye on the scene. Go ahead and make sure your whereabouts are not exposed." Qin Huaidao warned in a low voice.
Luo Zhang nodded and hurried away.
Qin Huaidao originally wanted to take action himself to make this statement, but the matter was so important that he had to have alibi. The enemy liked to play dirty tricks, and he couldn't let himself get caught.
After observing for a while, he saw that Yuchi Baolin was relatively stable. Qin Huaidao came out and gave some instructions to the soldiers. He found the person in charge of the post station and asked for paper and pen. He wrote down the situation, sealed it, handed it to a patrol officer and said: "Let's set off immediately.
Send it to Chang'an and hand it over to the Holy One."
Such a big thing happened, and hundreds of Lin guards died, so they had to report it. As for how the court would deal with it, Qin Huaidao didn't bother to care, but he had to ask the Fan Yang Lu family to collect some interest, and he would deal with it severely when he had time.
"Follow the order!" The other party agreed quickly, took it and put it away close to his body, then rode away.
Qin Huaidao rode back to the road construction site and saw that everyone was busy. The corpses of bandits were all over the mountain. No one cared about it. Several interns were measuring the width. Thinking of the absence of shadows during the previous battle, he came to a person and asked: "What did you do before?"
Where?"
"I've seen you, sir." The other party quickly saluted and explained: "The enemy was attacking, and Sir Yuchi led his troops to block it. Seeing that we were all weak scholars and had no strength to fight, he ordered us to hide among the surrendering troops."
"I see, let's continue working." Qin Huaidao said, he called for the first captain of the patrol department, pointed at the corpses of bandits on the mountain, and said: "Get some people to clean the battlefield, and throw the corpses into a ravine to feed the wolves, and gather the weapons.
The property found on you is not allowed to be touched, and it will be used as a pension for the brothers who died in the war."
"My lord is kind and righteous, thank you lord!" The other party cupped his fists and saluted, said gratefully, and hurried away.
Qin Huaidao patrolled on horseback and found that the construction was in good order. They were both soldiers and had strong mental endurance. They were not affected by the battle just now and continued to do whatever they dared to do.
Not long after, Qin Huaidao came to the front where the stone road was paved. He stopped his horse and looked around. He saw that it was not far from Huayang Pass. It should be paved before dark and the entire road would be connected. As for Yangxian County,
The cement should have been laid by now. Based on this efficiency calculation, it will take less than a month to build from Yangxian County to Luogu Pass, and then along the Heihe River.
All along the coast, we have to dig mountains to open roads again. I'm afraid it won't be repaired within two or three months.
"Da da da!"
Suddenly, there was a rapid sound of horse hoofbeats, and then an army rushed over along the official road. The leading general was Zhou Hu of Huayang Pass. When he saw Qin Huaidao, he quickly shouted: "Sir, are you okay?
"
"Why are you here?" Qin Huaidao said.
"Sir, my subordinates came late to support me. I deserve death. The mountains are high and the forests are dense, blocking my sight. If there were no hunters who came to report, I might not even know about it now. My lord, what happened here?" Zhou Hu explained quickly.
"Don't ask questions that shouldn't be asked. From now on, we will use Wolf Smoke as a signal. Nothing is going on here. Let's lead the troops back and help me keep an eye on the road construction situation back to Hehe Town." Qin Huaidao said, Zhou Hu was guarding Huayang Pass, and the situation was unknown.
We can't send troops rashly, and we have no obligation to support. It's good enough to come after hearing the news.
"Follow the order." Zhou Hu said gratefully and led the team back.
After lunch, the road builders got into their tents to rest. The construction site became quiet. A caravan came slowly, nervously looking at the tents and patrol officers all over the mountains and plains. Their faces were full of uneasiness. Qin Huaidao curiously asked.
He went up to us and asked, "Who are you?"
When the leader saw Qin Huaidao wearing a third-grade official uniform, he quickly said: "Sir, we are a caravan from Hanzhong. We are transporting some food to Chang'an for sale on camels. We have official quotations and certificates." He quickly took out some vouchers.
Qin Huaidao signaled a soldier to come forward to take it, looked at it, stamped it with the seal of Nanzheng County, came to a horse and said: "Open it and take a look."
The person in charge of the caravan quickly gestured to open it. Inside was white rice, not wheat. Chang'an produces wheat and rice is scarce. If you transport it there, you can sell it for a good price. Qin Huaidao was also tired of eating noodles and wanted to change his taste. He said: "
How much is the total and what’s the selling price?”
"Sir, it's a thousand stones in total, and one hundred coins per stone."
Fine noodles cost five cents per dou, fifty cents per shi, and polished rice cost 100 cents per shi, which was twice as expensive. However, Qin Huaidao still wanted to keep it to improve the taste, and said, "There is no need to transport it to Chang'an. Let's keep it."
"
The head of the caravan's face changed drastically, he knelt down with a bang, and begged in horror: "Sir, you can't help me. This is the entire property of the common people. If I can't get the money back, my whole family will starve to death."
Seeing the misunderstanding, Qin Huaidao quickly helped him up and said: "Don't get me wrong, selling grain is not easy. I will give you money, and it will be calculated as one hundred cents per stone to unload the goods..."
Before the word "ba" came out of his mouth, Qin Huaidao's scalp suddenly became numb and warning signs arose. This was his intuition for threats honed through countless life-and-death fights.
The next moment, Qin Huaidao instinctively retreated.
But it was still a step too late. The face of the person in charge of the caravan still had the fear and nervousness before, but it was full of cold murderous intent. A short crossbow flew out of his sleeve, as fast as lightning.
"Pfft!" The short crossbow sank into Qin Huaidao's abdomen.
"Protect your lord!" The people from the patrol department were furious when they saw this scene and rushed forward.
The caravan leader's eyes were as cold as a poisonous snake. When he saw his success, he laughed strangely: "Hahaha, get out!"
The coachmen who originally looked at the honest and honest man took out their daggers from their arms and rushed to one side with their eyes as cold as wolves.
Qin Huaidao endured the severe pain and stood firm. He looked at the wound which was bleeding and felt numb. It was obvious that the short crossbow was poisonous and he was careless. He was so compassionate that he was so angry that he shouted: "Catch them all and don't let them run away."
one."
"Kill--" the patrol officer yelled and rushed forward, going crazy with anger.
The surrendered troops watching in the tent also realized that something big had happened. If Qin Huaidao was killed, no one would survive. There was no need to mobilize this time. They all picked up their tools and rushed forward.
Qin Huaidao tried his best to wave to a patrolling soldier, who rushed over and looked at the wound nervously, his voice trembling: "Sir, you..."
"Why are you panicking? Go to the inn and get the liquor and the remaining herbal ointment. Hurry!" Qin Huaidao warned, his voice weak and his body unable to lift himself up at all. He felt like he was deflated.
"Here!" the captain agreed quickly and galloped away.
Qin Huaidao felt a phantom appear in front of his eyes, his feet suddenly softened, and he collapsed on the ground.
"The poison is so overbearing, are you going to die?" Looking at the wound, Qin Huaidao smiled bitterly.