Pan Changqing's decision was not opposed by Wu Da, Xiao Zhenghua and others. They knew that except for fleeing to the north and joining the Rakshasa people, there was no longer any land that could accommodate them.【】
It is disgraceful and shameful to surrender to the Rakshasa people, but other than that, they have no choice. The men can fight, hide, or become thieves, but what about women and children?
?What should they do? Can we abandon them and let them fend for themselves?
The rain was still falling and the wind was still blowing. The old, weak, women and children were huddled together, their thin and soaked clothes making them shiver. The only few places that could be sheltered from the wind and rain were already crowded with children, and the adults were suffering from pain and
I'm worried that the children don't know, they only know that they are hungry and very cold. The sensible ones grit their teeth and endure it, while the ignorant ones can only cry and call for their mother. But the crying will only make the mother more sad and worried.
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After a short discussion, the Wu brothers and Xiao Zhenghua, who volunteered to stay behind to block the attack, summoned more than a thousand old soldiers with weapons and gathered at the foot of the slope despite the wind and rain.
"Brothers, I know you all want to live, but now, we must stay! We must nail the Tatars here and protect our elderly and children from escaping to Alchuka!"
Wu Da could tell from the looks in the eyes of these more than a thousand men that they didn't want to die, they wanted to live!
"Back then, we followed the prince in revolting against the Qing Dynasty. Although we lost, we were defeated shamelessly! Everyone in our Zhou army is a well-known man. We tried our best, we fought hard, and we have no regrets! But now
We don’t have enough to eat, we don’t have enough clothes to wear, we work as cattle and horses for the Tatars, and we have to be careful about having our heads chopped off by the Tatars. We are still human beings, so why can the Tatars sit on our heads and dominate us! Why!”
"Our uprising was defeated! Many people died. I won't tell you, but everyone also knows what will happen to the brothers who did not run out! Now, the Tatars are pressing harder and harder, and they want to kill us all!
We are old men, we will die when we die, there is nothing to be afraid of, but there are so many old people, children and women behind us, can we bear to let them be slaughtered by the Tatars too!"
"Tell me, can you bear it? Are you afraid of death?" Wu Da suddenly asked sharply, his eyes tightly looking at these men standing in the wind and rain, letting the raindrops hit his eyes.
"No!"
"We are not afraid of death!"
After a brief silence, more than a thousand Wu Jun men shouted with red faces. They roared loudly, they were excited, they could not control themselves, and they roared loudly in the wind and rain with all their strength.
Wu Da kept looking at these agitated men. After they calmed down a little, he raised his voice and shouted: "But the Tatars want us to die. I ask you, what should we do?"
"Fight with the Tatars!" A man from Wu Jun whose braids were burned off in the fire last night rushed forward and raised his arms without thinking, shouting.
Wu Da's eyes were fierce, and he also raised his arms and shouted: "Yes, fight with the Tatars!"
"Fuck it!"
"As long as our women and children can survive, I will still be smiling even if I die!"
"I, Chen San, am single, have no worries, and have been a coward all my life. If I can die like a man, my life will not be in vain!"
"I stole a bannerwoman's wife last night and fucked her all night. Now let me die. I'm damn worth it!"
"..."
Listening to the heroic words coming from down the hillside, Pan Changqing's eyes were filled with tears. He knew that it would be difficult for him to see the more than a thousand men who stayed behind, and he would not even be able to see their corpses.
"Master Pan, let's go!"
Guitou Dao's nose felt sour, and he wanted to stay, but the task Wu Da gave him was to seize Alchuka and protect the elderly and children from arriving safely, so he had to suppress the surge of blood in his heart and stay with him.
The urge for brothers to die together.
"I hope they can come here alive." Pan Changqing sighed, knowing that he could not delay any longer, and walked towards Gaopo with the support of Guitou Dao.
The old people and children have been notified and are about to get up and go on their way. Under the leadership of the men who opened the way, they set foot on the road to the north again. No one knows where they are going or when they will end. They just
I know that if I don't leave, I will definitely not survive.
………
"If we want to ensure that women and children can escape to Alchuka, we must drive away the Tatars who are following us. We will kill anyone who dares not to let us live. The Emperor will also give him a knife when he comes.
What a pleasure!”
At some point, the wind and rain suddenly stopped. Wu Da subconsciously glanced at Po and saw that Master Pan and Guitou Dao were no longer there. There was also movement from Po's side, knowing that Master Pan and the others were setting off. He immediately ordered everyone
Rest first and wait for the Qing army's pursuers to come and fight them to the death.
In addition to leaving the necessary people to stand guard, most of the remaining Wu troops sat together, waiting for the upcoming fierce battle. At this time, the more rest you have, the more physical strength you will recover, and if you block the Qing army, you will have more hope. Wu Da
From time to time, he comforted and encouraged everyone in the crowd. Although he said it easily, he knew that it would not be so optimistic to really block the pursuers. Even if they could block the pursuers from behind, they would have to maintain their physical strength and move north quickly to get rid of the Qing army.
to continue the pursuit.
After the rain stopped, a rainbow soon appeared in the sky, and the sun peeked out from the dark clouds.
The Tatars are coming!
Wu Da exhaled and led Wu Er and Xiao Zhenghua up the high slope towards the south, with an inexplicable look of worry in his eyes.
At this time, Duotai felt a little hesitant. The rain had stopped, so he could continue the pursuit. However, he and Duotala only had more than 400 troops combined, and those Wu Ni who fled to the north had
There are nearly 10,000 people. Although there are many old, weak, women and children, the number of young and strong people who can fight is not less than 3,000. Pursuing with such a small force may not be a good outcome.
As soon as the rain stopped, Dortala came over. When he saw Duotai, he asked, "Have you sent someone to report the news?"
Duotai nodded and said: "Send it, I'm afraid the counselor is coming with troops."
Hearing this, Dortala said anxiously: "Then what are you waiting for? Let's follow quickly. We can't let these Chinese dogs run away!"
Duotai said with some hesitation: "When the counselor and the leader arrive with the troops, we only have this small number of people. I'm afraid we won't be able to stop them if we chase them."
Dortala said indifferently: "What are you afraid of? I expect these Han dogs have become frightened and are now running away. The team has brought a large group of old, weak, women and children with them. They are just running for their lives. How dare they die with us?"