In the short but fierce battle, Xuzi suffered many injuries. He only relied on his excellent armor to avoid losing his life. He didn't know that reinforcements had caught up, and he didn't realize what was happening behind him. He just
I felt that I was surrounded by bandits, and if I stopped, I would definitely die. If I were to die, it would be better to chop off the cowardly bandit leader not far ahead.
One of the minions who escaped too slowly was caught up by Asahi Zi from behind, and half of his shoulder was chopped off with a knife. Ignoring the miserable situation of the other man rolling and struggling on the ground, Asahi Zi stepped on the man's body with his boots and caught up with the other one.
Celebrity Kou, cut him down from behind. The sound of his heavy footsteps and bellows-like breathing as he ran made people feel creepy. There was a little boss who couldn't stand the pressure. He turned his head in despair and was killed by Xu.
Zi swiped his head off with a knife.
"Poof!" The red plasma jumped up like a fountain, splashing all over Xuzi's face. He stretched out his hand to wipe it, and continued to chase the figure in front. Where Shizihe went, he could no longer see. At this moment, Xuzi
The world in front of him has completely turned red, the sky, the earth, the clouds, and the mountains are all bright red. He remembered the first time he killed someone, and the world was also red at that time. What was the reason for killing the first time? On his side
While running, I thought vaguely, in order to survive, yes, in order to survive, if I didn't kill those ridicules, I would have to be killed by them.
Xuzi didn't want to die, but he felt that he could no longer hold on. He remembered the spring day when Su Chuobu wiped out the Suotouxi tribe. In a silent red world, Su Chuofuli raised his knife and killed the chicken.
They also cut open the blood vessels of the old man Wuyile. Then, he let the red blood spurt into a red wooden barrel.
Su Chuobu kills people to worship Changshengtian, so that Changshengtian will give them courage and good luck. Why do I kill people? Why do these bandits kill people? There is no answer. Xuzi feels that the red world in front of him is shaking, and a figure is killed.
When he caught up with him, the man suddenly fell to his knees, kowtowed and cried.
"Are you willing to atone for your sins?" Li Xu heard a voice that was not his own coming from his own mouth, and then he swung his knife and slit the surrendered man's throat.
Several bandits who were already kneeling on the hillside were stunned by this scene. They screamed, got up, and continued to run for their lives stumblingly. Xuzi chased after them as if they were drunk, and chopped them down one by one. "Atonement.
!" "Atonement!" He muttered and shouted every time he chopped down one. The world in front of him became increasingly red, as red as blood that couldn't be melted.
He didn't want to continue killing, but he couldn't suppress the crazy thoughts in his heart. The first time he killed, he remembered that he was doing it to live. All the subsequent killings, including the Turks, Goguryeo people, and the rebellious Sui people, he remembered that he was doing it for.
Live. "I just want to live well. God, why don't you let me live a better life!" He waved his knife towards the sky and asked, but he only whined "Ah-ah-ah", like a wolf.
Screaming. Whenever I just have some happiness of my own, you have to ruthlessly take it away. Tao Kuo Tuosi, a partner in the food protection army, a brother in the Xiongwu Camp, and friendship, trust, family affection...
"It turns out I have nothing!" He chuckled and chased another group of enemies who couldn't run away. When those people saw a devil covered in blood and grinning ferociously, they didn't dare to fight and ran away. Xu
Zi raised a knife in one hand and chased after him. Suddenly, he heard the rapid sound of horse hooves behind him.
"Go to hell!" Li Xu shouted, twisting his body and attacking back. He only heard "choking!" with a crisp sound, and the black knife that had become a part of his life was actually shot into the air. "Finally here!
"Xu Zi felt surprisingly relaxed in his heart. He straightened his body and smiled to welcome the arrival of death.
What was handed to him was not a knife, but a strong hand. "General Li, General Li, I am Shu Bao!" The general who smashed Li Xu's weapon jumped off his mount and helped Li Xu's body.
Li Xu opened his eyes in confusion and found that the surrounding scenery quickly became clear again.
Qin Shubao supported himself with his big hands. Not far away, Luo Shixin and Dugu Lin were leading Heifeng closer. He was back in the world again, even though the world was like hell at the moment.
"Have the rebels retreated?" Li Xu rubbed his eyes hard, and the scene in front of him turned blood red again. Someone smiled honestly and handed over a sweat towel, and Xu Zi wiped the blood on his face again. This time,
He finally saw the situation on the battlefield clearly. There were rebels kneeling on the ground begging to surrender everywhere. Qin Shubao led more than 40 cavalry to protect him, and thousands of Sui County soldiers ran along the official road.
Come here and follow the smoke in the distance to chase him.
"General Li is very skilled in martial arts. He stepped into the battle alone. Shi Zihe was so scared that he ran for his life with his head in his hands!" Luo Shixin stepped forward, smiled and raised his thumb. He was handsome, tall, and fair-skinned. When he smiled at people,
A set of white teeth will appear in your mouth.
"Brothers arrived in time!" Li Xu smiled modestly. He felt weak all over, which was a sign of exhaustion after the war.
A famous county soldier ran forward and picked up the black knife for Xuzi. Everyone saw the general's weapon in front of them being knocked away by Qin Shubao, but this did not affect everyone's respect for him. This man was a hero, alone.
He chased Shi Zihe all over the mountain. Qin Duwei succeeded when he was in a state of confusion. If the two of them really faced each other head-on, the outcome may not be known.
"General Li, please forgive Qin for being so reckless!" Qin Shubao took the black knife and returned it to Li Xu with both hands. The other party was the general of the government soldiers, and he was the lieutenant of the county soldiers. Although they were not much different in level.
It's a big misunderstanding, but it's better not to happen.
"Brother Shubao, you're welcome. If Brother Shubao hadn't woken me up in time, Li would have gone crazy today!" Li Xu took the black knife with both hands and answered with a smile. He knew that Qin Shubao's blow was out of good intentions.
Otherwise, he didn't know how long he would be crazy today. He knew that he had just had a dream, and the scene in the dream was very painful and very real. Thinking of this, Asahi wiped his face with a sweat towel again, feeling cold in his heart
Yes, I was scared for a while.
"General Li has been fighting for too long and is obsessed with blood. Get on your horse and walk around, and you will recover in a while!" Qin Shubao saw that Xu Zi's eyes were still a little confused, so he smiled and warned. Many people saw Xu Zi when they first went to the battlefield.
A similar situation will occur if there is blood. "But General Li has experienced hundreds of battles?" Qin Shubao suddenly felt that something was strange. Out of caution, he hid his confusion deep in his stomach.
The battle ended quickly. Four thousand county soldiers chased more than 20,000 bandits for more than 20 miles. It was not until the sky began to darken that they gradually returned to the camp. In this battle, a total of more than 700 bandits were killed.
, more than 5,000 bandits were captured because they were injured or ran away from the group. The total loss of the county soldiers was less than 60 people.
After Pei Caozhi, the prefect of Qi County, confirmed that the bandits had been repulsed, he led the elders in the city to welcome them out of the city with gongs and drums. He was very ashamed of his mistake of failing to identify the enemy's situation and leaving the city in time to respond. At the merit dinner that night,
, repeatedly drinking wine to apologize. Zhang Xutuo, Qin Shubao and others did not show any displeasure at all. Instead, they turned around and toasted to the old eunuch, thinking that he "did his duties well and managed well!"
Li Xu looked on and was secretly wondering. He knew that if he were in Zhang Xutuo's position, even if he didn't fall out with Pei Prefect, he would at least complain in public. But Zhang Xutuo and Qin Shubao seemed to have forgotten it.
The dangers during the bloody battle made the smiles on their faces brighter than the other. Even Luo Shixin and Dugu Lin, who were very proud, smiled and held up a cup to accompany each other, not caring about what happened during the day at all.
"It seems that things in the county are just like those in the court, and they are full of mysteries!" Li Xu looked at his friends who were raising their lamps frequently, and thought secretly. Suddenly, he felt a flash of inspiration before his eyes, and he seemed to have caught something.
. Just like a person walking in the fog suddenly saw the sun, and his heart was filled with joy for an instant. If he thought about it carefully, he couldn't catch anything. But when he looked at the smile on Pei Caozhi's face, he felt that the old guy didn't have himself.
He was so pedantic in his imagination, as if the other party's unintentional mistakes were forgivable, even though he almost sent everyone to death.
Just as he was thinking wildly, Pei Caozhi raised his wine cup again and turned his gaze towards him. "I heard that the imperial court sent a tiger general to help suppress the bandits, and was about to send someone to greet him. Unexpectedly, he met Li for the first time.
We met the general on his way to victory. The general shed his blood for our Qi County, so I offer this thin cup of wine to the general to show my gratitude to the people of Qi County!"
"I don't dare, I don't dare. I'm just doing my duty, and I'd like to drink with the old governor!" Xuzi quickly stood up and replied very politely. Unknowingly, he became proficient in the clichés and false etiquette he learned in the officialdom.
Use it properly and respond calmly, steadily and gracefully.
"Luo Duwei and Dugu Duwei defeated the enemy in a bloody battle today. I am not talented, so I would like to use this cup to congratulate the two of them!" After paying tribute to Li Xu, Pei Caozhi personally presented the cup to Luo Shixin and congratulated Dugu Lin. The two positions are lower than
Li Xu's deputy governor also quickly stood up, raised his cup, spoke modestly, and drank the wine in one gulp.
"You all shed your blood to protect your hometown today. The kindness I have shown to you will never be forgotten!" Pei Caozhi raised his lamp again and said to the captains and brigade leaders among the county soldiers. "Please be satisfied.
Drink the cup and work hard to kill thieves and defend your hometown in the future!"
"I would like to have a drink with you, Sir!" All the captains and brigade leaders also raised their cups in response. For a while, cups were going around in the room, and the atmosphere was very harmonious.
"This time our army fought back the enemy in a bloody battle and captured more than 5,600 bandits. Among them, more than 2,000 were gray-shirted soldiers. The general is planning to release them in order to drive a wedge between the two bandits." After the old eunuch Pei finished paying his respects,
After drinking, Zhang Xutuo gave him a drink in return, and then said with a smile.
"Whatever General Zhang wants to do, feel free to do it. How the court will deal with it will be decided by me!" Pei Caozhi was in a good mood. He smiled and had a drink with Zhang Xutuo and agreed without hesitation.
"Should we deal with the remaining three thousand people in the old way?" Zhang Xutuo put down his wine cup and asked with a smile.
"Of course it's the old way. They're looting everywhere. Can we spare them? The old way, general, just do it!" Pei Caozhi laughed and drank again. Judging from the smile on his face, it seemed as if he had just completed a task.
A big deal.
"My lords, you have planned the strategy so that we have enough food and grass. Your lords should take the lead in protecting the country and the people." After the prefect and the county magistrate had finished drinking, Qin Shubao stepped forward and responded to the civil servants of Qi County on behalf of the county soldiers.
official.
"How dare you, how dare you, we have all done our duty and we dare not covet the merits of our brothers' bloody battles!" Cao's chief clerks from Jin, Hu, Bing, Fa and Shi quickly stood up and drank with Qin Shubao with a smile. The Sui Dynasty always valued military merit.
, although since the time when the current Holy Emperor ascended the throne, those with military merit have not been promoted as quickly as before. But as a civilian, he can share a lot of credit without any effort, which still makes everyone very happy.
"The rogues are all wolves. If they are injured, they will definitely come back to take revenge. This time we only suffered minor injuries and did not damage their muscles and bones. According to the general's estimation, they will definitely come back within half a month!" Wait until everyone is done!
After finishing the drink, Qin Shubao held another glass of wine and explained with a smile.
"Generals, please kill the thieves and eliminate evil. As for the supplies," the owner of the household glanced at Pei Caozhi. After getting the other party's hint, he responded very grandly, "We will try our best to move and we will definitely give the generals enough supplies."
Ten thousand people can eat a month's rations, and they will never be short of feed for mules, horses, and livestock."
"So, on behalf of the brothers, Shubao would like to thank you all for your righteousness!" Qin Shubao expertly knocked on the bricks and nails, then raised his cup and drank it all in one gulp.
"I hope to see the soldiers triumphant again at the city gate!" The civil servants and subordinates also toasted, the expressions on their faces were sultry and indescribably comfortable.
"If I had..." Looking at Qin Shubao, Zhang Xutuo and his two men leading their soldiers to deal with the civil servants skillfully, Li Xu's eyes became brighter and brighter. He had lived a comfortable life in the food protection army, then
It was because he had a low position and had no conflict with others. In addition, the experienced Liu Hongji took over all the chores for him. In Xiongwuying, these official articles were all done by Yu Wenshiji, although Yu Wen was usually in military affairs.
The third son of the family never interfered, but he played an important role in the development of Xiongwuying.
Xuzi finally understood what he had suddenly realized just now. The various setbacks and tribulations he had suffered before were not necessarily all due to the tricks of fate. Some things were clearly caused by his lack of maturity. Just like in front of him, if Zhang Xutuo
The general held on to the opponent's leverage, and maybe he could temporarily make Pei Caozhi bow his head. But after letting out a bad breath, the situation of the county soldiers was bound to become more and more difficult.
The relationship between people may not only be measured by right and wrong. Sometimes it is wise to take a half step back, leaving some room for each other, and tolerating some mistakes, but it can make both parties work harder in the future.
good.
In officialdom, at certain times, principled concession does not mean surrender, but another way to move forward. Blind toughness will often make a situation that is not bad in the first place worse.
Xuzi realized that he was in the right place. He raised his wine cup and walked towards Mr. Pei Caozhi with a smile. The wound that had just been wrapped was a little painful, but after the pain, people will become more sober and mature. (To be completed.)
