Chapter 1 Thunder (Part 1) The north wind mixed with snow particles, hitting the surface of the armor with a clanging sound. The armor was made of rawhide, but at this moment it was heavier than iron. It was when it was suddenly warm and then cold, and some of the snow particles were in the air.
It has melted, but there is still a part that is cold and sticky. The two alternately fall on the bodies of people and livestock, and in the blink of an eye they are covered with a thick layer of frost.
This kind of armor made of ice looks very comfortable from a distance, especially when a large group of people are marching in line, like a long silver-black steel dragon rolling between the sky and the earth. But the people wrapped under the ice armor are extremely sad.
The snow water melted by the body temperature penetrates into the inner layer of clothes along the neck, chest, armor gaps and all possible places, and penetrates deep into the human bone marrow. It is so cold that the human soul is about to come out of its shell, but you can't reach out to wipe it.
Because the ice on the arms and forearms is the easiest to fall off, not only will the water on the neck not be wiped off, but a whole piece of ice will slide in against the belly or back, causing screams that can no longer be suppressed.
The sound instantly passed through the numb body and jumped to the gray sky
"Ah - grandma, she's freezing to death!"
"Ah, who is so wicked? My neck, my neck!" Sounds like ghosts crying and howling like wolves kept coming from behind, and Zhang Jinsheng's face turned darker than the dark clouds in the sky. "Shut the hell up, whoever screams anymore, I
Just strip him naked and throw him into the ice cave!" He opened his eyes and shouted angrily, scaring all the minions into silence. "Let me run, it will be hot when I run. When I take down Nangong, I will
Each of you has a big house and two women, so you can warm yourself up!"
"Thank you for the reward, Your Majesty!" The sluggish soldiers regained some energy in an instant, shouting at the white smoke. The warm house, the soft woman, just thinking about it makes everyone drool. She has been hiding on the shore of the mainland all winter.
The last time I touched a woman was when I broke into Qinghe County last year. Unfortunately, everyone couldn't stay too long that time. Yang Shanhui, the governor of Qinghe County, quickly brought back reinforcements from the old thief Yang Yichen and blocked everyone in.
I got a beating under the covers... Fortunately, everyone was familiar with the terrain and retreated to Dalu Ze overnight. Otherwise, my head might have been hung on the wall of Qinghe City, and rows of crows in the sky would peck at it.
These days, it is not easy to be a thief. In the villages near Daluze where it is easy to rob, the "two-legged sheep" have already escaped. Some of the larger county towns have high walls and steep walls. Because Zhang Da's family is so "famous", many of them are isolated outside the county town.
When the fortress saw the big banner with the word "Zhang", they would rather burn all the food and grass supplies before all the men and women in the fortress died in battle, rather than open the gate of the fortress to accept King Zhang's "inspection". However, they opened the gate of the fortress.
The result is similar. Before King Zhang leaves, he will definitely kill all the people who cannot work for him and burn all the remaining supplies.
With nothing to grab in Xiangguo County, Zhang Jinzheng had to turn his attention to Xindu County in the north. It is a cold spring this year, and many farmers have suffered disasters. If they don't take advantage of the lean period to get some more military rations, I'm afraid
When the famine broke out, everyone had nothing to eat except human flesh. Therefore, even though he heard that an army had arrived in Boling County three hundred miles away at the beginning of the year, King Zhang still decided to take the team north to risk Xindu.
The more dangerous the place, the greater the harvest. Moreover, the imperial army has just arrived, and it is not easy to figure out the situation in the surrounding counties. According to Zhang Jinsheng’s understanding of the surrounding situation, Guang Boling,
The local rich in the two counties of Hengshan are enough to give the new dog officer a headache for a while. These rich people are all arrogant and arrogant. Without their support, the officers and soldiers can hardly move around Boling.
The old official roads that have been in disrepair are very slippery. If you are not careful, you can fall down. Some of the hungry people who died on the roadside last year have experienced a winter, and their bodies have been almost eaten by wild dogs and vultures. Their white bones have emerged from the mud.
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The soldier who fell next to the corpse was so frightened that his eyes turned green. He lay on the ground and kowtowed repeatedly. His companions quickly ran past the corpse, turning a blind eye to the tragic scenes on both sides of the road.
"Follow up, keep up, stop worshiping, the dead man is not your uncle!" A small leader kicked the soldier in the back who was saluting the dead man, and shouted.
"The dead are the most important. We worship before the ghosts come to bring us misfortune!" The kicked soldier got up and ran while explaining to his superior in a flattering manner.
"Bird, we have eaten human flesh, and we are still afraid of a skeleton." The little leader's saliva spurted out, and when it fell on the ice armor, it was immediately frozen into beads. "Don't worry, ghosts are also afraid of evil people. Our group is the underworld."
I don’t dare to offend anyone, as long as I hold the knife in my hand, I’m the only one who kills people, nothing can harm me!”
"The general is absolutely right, the general is absolutely right!" The young man didn't dare to contradict his boss, so he agreed repeatedly and at the same time tightly grasped the handle of the knife with his frozen fingers in order to draw some strength from it.
"But I heard that Boss Dou greeted our king last year and said that Nangong City is under his protection!" Another more senior soldier could not understand the morale-boosting words of the "General" and said worriedly
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"Bird!" The little boss is very interested in a certain part of the human body and starts almost every sentence with this, "Dou Jiande is not our second father, why should we listen to him? Besides, no matter how awesome Boss Dou is, he is not allowed to listen to Gaoshi.
Even Gao Shida dares to point fingers at our king, why should he, Dou Jiande, meddle in our business!"
"That's true!" The old man didn't agree with the little boss's words, but he had to agree.
"The surnamed Dou extended his claws too long, and sooner or later he will be chopped off by our king!" The little boss stretched out his hand and made a false chop in the air to enhance his reputation.
Dou Jiande and Gao Shida are another major force active in Hebei, with their activities ranging from Zhuojun to Pingyuan. They have different acting styles from Zhang Jincheng, Wei Daoer and others. Dou Jiande and Gao Shida prefer to establish themselves as
In the image of thieves, they did not rob the people after they captured the city. Instead, they opened the treasury and gave some of the silks, satin and rice grains to the homeless. For some cities and villages that are relatively close to their hometown of Gaojibo, they collect goods regularly every year.
The amount of the two preservation fees is roughly the same as the taxes levied by the government. If the other party is willing to pay on time, Dou and Gao will declare to other green forest heroes that this city is under their protection and no one is allowed to disturb them again.
Because they both hang out on the green forest road, Zhang Jinsheng usually gives Dou Jiande more face and easily avoids entering his sphere of influence to rob, but things are different now. Dou Jiande and Gao Shida were newly defeated at the hands of Huben Zhonglang General Wang Bian.
It seems that the ability to protect oneself is gone, so how can one still be qualified to provide "protection" to others?
The group of thieves stopped shouting and continued on their way. This was a long-planned move. Although the weather was a bit worse, it also gave the army a lot of chances of winning. After more than two years of thieves coming and going, most of the people on both sides of the official road
The villages are no longer inhabited, and those forts that defend themselves will not send people out to clear the land in this horrible weather. Therefore, Zhang Jinsheng can basically be sure that this group of brothers under his command can attack without anyone noticing.
When you arrive at Nangong City, you only need to open the city gate before reinforcements from neighboring counties arrive, and all kinds of urgently needed supplies such as clothes, food and grass, gold and silver, etc. can be replenished.
They meandered along the official road to the north, not daring to stop for a moment. Someone in the team kept falling down. If they had the strength to get up, the crowd would add a burst of laughter to them. If the person who fell unfortunately broke his bones or was injured.
We are so cold that we have no strength, and the minions will not come to our aid. We all have today and no tomorrow. We will die sooner or later. Moreover, the injured will not be able to contribute during the siege, and they will have to waste money and food after the city is broken.
"Actually, I think Boss Dou's method is better, at least you don't have to run like this in the cold weather!" Someone was too tired from running, and muttered with foam all over his mouth.
"Bird, that's because when he was strong enough, several counties had to send him money and food. He thought he could be like the government, and the common people would not regard him as a thief. No matter how respectful they were, as soon as the officers and soldiers came, they would immediately fall out with him!
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"That's true!" the commentator agreed, and in a blink of an eye, his voice was gone again. A thief is a thief, whether he is a righteous thief or an evil thief. In the eyes of the people, he cannot replace the government. The reason why Dou Jiande and Gao Shida were killed this time
When it comes to Wang Bian, isn't it because he is not ruthless enough to scare those two-legged sheep? The government is fighting in front, and the strong men from each fort are cheering for the officers and soldiers, sending food and water, even if the Wagang army encounters this situation
, may not be able to bear it!
"Bird, it's nothing. Dou Jiande's idea is just wishful thinking!" The little boss pulled out his saber and danced a few swords in the wind and snow. "These days, either you are killed or there is no other way to kill, who will die?"
Don’t cry out for injustice!”
If you don't want to be killed, you have to kill people all the way. His last words are the most encouraging to the people below. Kill the two-legged sheep, kill the officers and soldiers, kill other minions of different ranks. King Zhang's village and territory, isn't that the case?
Was it killed?
"Kill, fight into Nangong City, and get whatever you want!" Several soldiers on horseback ran back from the front of the team and encouraged them loudly.
"Kill!" "Kill!" "Kill!" The horizontal knives, shovels, and wooden sticks hung with frost were lifted up one after another, forming a moving jungle in the wind and snow. Under the jungle, pairs of red eyes were filled with excitement.
