"The thieves killed my neighbors and robbed my nieces and nephews. As a seven-foot-tall man, how could Yuan just sit idly by and watch!" Many, many years later, Yuan Kun, the former training envoy of the Dingzhou regiment, who returned to his hometown to take care of his old age, leaned on his high back.
On the chair, he said angrily to the scholars who came to compile local chronicles.
"Brother is right. The strong men are fighting at the door. Men like us should step forward!" Yuanbao, who lost an arm but still returned home in glory as a general to assist the country in his later years, laughed and agreed beside him.
The scholars all raised their thumbs and praised the two seniors for their high righteousness. Yuan Kun and Yuan Bao looked at each other and smiled. In each other's eyes, they saw the man who only wore a cotton-padded jacket from autumn to the beginning of summer.
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‘What if I didn’t take the initiative to follow Han Tixing that night and get silenced by him?’ Even if Yuan Kun was beaten to death, he would not reveal his true thoughts to anyone.
"We have said so much that night. If Han Tixing loses, how can Thief Yang let my whole family go?" Yuan Bao will not tell anyone why he suddenly volunteered to lead the way for the army.
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'Actually, he is still a poor man. When he was sentenced, he was given five taels of silver and a bag of rice. It's better than the traffickers, who only paid eight hundred cents to make people work hard!' The two brothers were only half drunk and surrounded by
Only when there are no outsiders will we sit together and sigh in low voices.
"Yes, five taels of silver was enough to buy two cows at that time. I told Tixing that if I gave him an extra ingot of silver, the asking price would be sky-high. Even if he didn't give it, I would admit it. Who would have thought, he would actually
He gave me another five taels!" Whenever they talked about this, the two brothers' eyes turned red, and there was a vague warmth flowing in their hearts.
In the middle of the night, with ten taels of silver and a bag of rice, the two of them "sold" themselves to Han Qing.
This price was already a huge profit for the two brothers at that time. Therefore, neither of them thought at that time that they would be able to return to their hometown alive in this life.
However, a few months later, the brothers already knew that the decision they made at that time was the most correct choice in their lives.
Ten taels of silver for a bag of fried rice, no matter what, is enough for the whole family to survive the current crisis. If they are lucky, they can buy a big animal by the end of the year.
That night, with the same thoughts in mind, the two brothers sent the silver and fried rice back to their respective homes. Then, amid the tears of their respective mothers, they hardened their hearts and strode away.
The two of them were so familiar with each other on the way to work every day in front of their home that they led Han Qing and more than 200 officers and soldiers up the mountain ridge smoothly without setting up a torch.
Immediately, the two of them pointed down the hillside on the other side with their hands, "That's where the punishment is. There is a firewood gate on the back wall. In the past, when the common people went to mine, they would get their number plates and bamboo sticks there every day.
Very close..."
"Yes!" Han Qing nodded lightly on horseback, and then gently raised an arm.
Wu Er and Zhang Fan quickly formed the team behind him with the veterans of the Zhenrong Army.
Li Yu and Liu Hong, with a hundred elite grain men, silently followed the veterans of the Suppression Army.
There were only about two hundred people, but they wanted to sneak attack thousands of enemy troops. This move was looking for death. However, no one hesitated at all.
From Baimazhai, Fangshan and then to Furong Island, the young judge of the Crane Control Bureau in front of him has established absolute authority through miracles of defeating more with less.
Everyone believes that tonight's battle is just a repeat of the past. There is actually no difference between two hundred brothers and two thousand brothers!
Han Qing also believed that his brothers would give him absolute trust and support, so he quickly put down his arms and began to carefully observe the enemy's situation.
Zhaoyuan Village is indeed as close as Yuan Kun and Yuan Bao brothers said before. It is less than 300 steps away from his position. Through the starlight and moonlight above his head, Han Qing can vaguely see the outline of the village wall.
It is only over four feet high and is in disrepair. Many places have collapsed. The gap was temporarily blocked with wooden fences. And those wooden fences were also high and short, uneven. When illuminated by the moonlight
, immediately revealed the pale color of the logs, adding a gloomy tone to the village.
According to the intelligence returned by the spies, the official hall of Zhaoyuan Village is only more than fifty steps away from the back wall. Yang Xingyan and his dog-headed military advisor Yang Yunqing have been living in the official hall every night for the past few days, guarding
Thousands of taels of gold sleep.
Due to the recruitment of a large number of servants and temporarily recruited miners, the space in Zhaoyuan Village was obviously insufficient. Therefore, hundreds of tents were pitched here and there on the hillside around the village wall.
These tents are very close to each other, almost right next to each other. Standing on the mountain ridge, it is difficult for Han Qing to see clearly the differences in grade and organization between tents. He can only see undulating clusters of ink.
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This gave him a surge of confidence. After thinking about it, he quickly arranged specific tactics, "Everyone rest for a quarter of an hour, feed the horses, feed water, and recover their strength. A quarter of an hour later, Zhang Fan led fifty brothers and followed me to attack
The back wall of Zhaoyuan Village opens the passage for other brothers!"
"Wu You led fifty brothers. After the passage was opened, they rushed directly into the official hall of the village and took Yang Xingyan's head."
"Li Yu, you and your fifty brothers will not enter Zhaoyuan Stronghold, but trample and set fire to the camp outside the stronghold, creating as much chaos as possible."
"Liu Hong, take the rest of the brothers and prepare torches on the top of the mountain. Whenever you hear the sound of grenades, light the torches. The more the better!"
"Yes!" the reply was low and urgent.
When their names were called, the four generals Wu You, Zhang Fan, Li Yu, and Liu Hong crossed their hands and saluted, then turned over and dismounted, quickly took out the fried black beans with salt from the horse feed bag, held them in their hands and handed them to their mounts' mouths.
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The rest of the soldiers also followed the same example and took out the essence and water, giving priority to their mounts to restore their physical strength.
Having just climbed a hillside, everyone's breathing was a little messy. However, the excitement of the battle and the desire for victory were written in everyone's eyes.
"After feeding the horse, take the time to check the harness, check the grenade fuses and fire breakers, and then put on your armor and prepare for battle." Han Qing nodded to all the brothers and whispered the order again. His face was calm and gentle, as if he was organizing a battle.
Spring outing.
"Yes!" Both the veterans of the Suppressing Army and the elite grain workers all agreed in unison. They had no objections to all arrangements and were accustomed to it.
Only Yuan Kun and Yuan Bao, in an instant, opened their mouths so wide that they could almost fit a duck egg in. The two brothers looked at each other and saw shock in each other's eyes.
Were they shocked that a mere two hundred officers and soldiers dared to attack thousands of "rebel troops"? The two brothers had seen the exact size of this army of officers and soldiers on the road, so they had already adapted to it.
What shocked them was that Han Tixing was actually prepared to take the lead for all the brothers under his command. But all the brothers under his command were accustomed to it!
This is a rare thing that the Yuan brothers have never heard of!
Prior to this, invincible generals who personally rode their horses to kill had only appeared in excerpts. In the real world, neither the Song Dynasty nor the Khitan in the north had ever appeared.
"Two fellows, you two can go home now. Thank you very much for what happened today!" As they were looking at each other, Han Qing's words reached the ears of the two brothers. They were still as harmonious as before, as if they were two brothers.
I felt like it was a huge help today.
"We can stay and help!" Yuan Bao suddenly became excited and whispered immediately.
"Grassmen can do it too." Yuan Kun was also excited by the sight, and he emboldened himself and added in a low voice. "Grassmen can help light torches, look after war horses, and collect firewood. If Master Ti Xing gives the grass men a knife, they can follow Ti Xing.
After punishing the horse, we will kill the thief together, and we will never hold back everyone."
After the words fell, the brothers immediately began to regret again. They lowered their heads and only dared to look at their toes exposed outside the straw sandals.
Which of the brothers around Han Tixing doesn't look strong and well-trained? Why do they need the two of them to cause trouble?
The brothers around Han Tixing had tall horses to travel around and thick leather armor to protect themselves, but they only had a tattered cotton-padded jacket.
Han Tixing...
"Then stay!" To the brothers' surprise, Han Qing expressed his welcome without hesitation, "Liu Hong, leave these two to you and give each of them a knife. Later, you will bring
Let the two of them, together with the brothers, light a fire on the top of the mountain to create suspicion!"
