Chapter Five Hundred and Fortieth Ba People's Worries
No one can question the bravery of the Ba people, but the Ba people leaders who are lying in the grass now are worried, looking at the Northern Zhou checkpoint on the path not far ahead.
It's not because they are afraid of the mere twenty or thirty enemies. Even if there is only one person with only a knife in his hand, these guys who are born to struggle for survival in the mountains dare to rush forward without hesitation.
What they are really worried about is whether Li Xinchen can solve this level as easily as he said, or more in other words, they are worried about whether Li Xinchen is really capable of commanding the eight tribes of Ba people and leading them to get the stable life they want.
It can be said that every leader of the Ba people here represents far more than themselves. Therefore, they must know whether Li Xingchen is the one who can truly bring benefits to the Ba people as Du Qi and Li Xun said.
future people.
When the lives and deaths of thousands or even tens of thousands of people and the survival of the race rest on our shoulders, of course some decisions cannot be made so easily.
Li Xinchen was not in a hurry to force them to make a decision. On the contrary, these Ba people leaders who were thinking and observing made Li Xinchen feel more at ease. They could consider and decide again and again today whether to follow Li Xinchen, and they would not be able to betray Li Xinchen with a slap on the head in the future.
The establishment of trust between the two parties requires a process no matter what, and Li Xingchen is willing to use his own strength to prove that he is worthy of the trust of these Ba leaders.
"Look at this level, it's obviously not that easy to fight." A Ba leader pointed at both sides of the level and said, "The enemy seems to have only blocked the road with deer villages and fences, but they sent men to climb up the high places on both sides.
Look into the distance as an early warning, and arrange the crossbowmen in the middle. As long as someone appears, they will definitely be taken care of by these crossbowmen."
Du Qi also nodded: "That's true. In addition, the enemy's sword and shield men are ready to cover the crossbowmen at any time. They are also condescending. If they don't have twice the strength, it will be really difficult to attack."
"It's almost getting dark today, and the bandit generals must be ready to take action." Li Xun narrowed his eyes slightly, "We'll just see how we fight."
The leaders of the Ba people held their breath subconsciously. The sky was getting darker and darker. Instead, there was a ray of moonlight, shining through the gaps between the trees on the mountain path. The few patrolling soldiers of the Northern Zhou Dynasty pulled out under the moonlight.
long shadow.
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Zhu San sneezed and couldn't help but stretched out his hand to rub his nose. He was an inconspicuous general of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, otherwise he would not have been sent to guard such a remote pass.
There is no time in this mountain. Even if Zhu San lives by his fingers, he almost doesn’t know how long he has stayed here. He only knows that every day is the same patrol and sentry. There is not even a passerby on this remote mountain road.
There is no such thing as an interrogation at all.
Although it was already March, it was still a little cold in the mountains. Zhu San subconsciously stretched out his hands to rub them. He turned around and walked to the fire and stretched out his hands to warm himself. Several soldiers hurriedly gathered around, and one of them smiled smartly.
said:
"Boss, we have been here for five or six days at least. Brothers have long been bored. What do our generals want to do? We have to take care of this path. Look at both sides of the road. It is already covered with weeds.
, I don’t know how many years no one has passed by.”
Zhu San snorted: "You can figure out what our general is thinking. But I can tell you..."
Zhu San gave up, and his soldiers moved to both sides with a wink, giving up the best position to warm themselves over the fire. Only then did Zhu San nodded with satisfaction and said calmly: "Let's
The general is afraid of the Ba people in the mountains and Li Xingchen."
"What do Naba and Li Xingchen have to fear!" A young soldier said in surprise, "We have tens of thousands of soldiers and horses. Even three against one can suppress them."
Zhu Sanyi waved his hand: "What do you know, kid? You have been in this Cangxi Valley before and have never participated in the battle at Tiangongyuan Mountain. You don't know how difficult Li Xingchen is to deal with. The hedgehogs who manage that mountain are like
, as long as almost no one who goes up can survive, there are mountains of bones and rivers of blood, this is the fact. Even if our general and General Yuchi are both long-established veterans, don't we still have to withdraw our troops obediently now?"
The young soldier couldn't help but be speechless, and the other soldiers also whispered in agreement.
Zhu San sighed: "I really don't know how lucky the people of the South are. I'm afraid I haven't seen such young and promising generals for decades. The last time I could compare one to a thousand was probably that Chen Qingzhi.
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After a pause, Zhu San then continued: "And most of those Ba people were born and grew up here, and they know the surrounding mountains very well. If we don't make sure that the roads around us are watertight, we might be caught by them."
Take advantage of the gap."
The young soldier suddenly understood something and said with a smile: "I bet our general sent us to watch these roads because he is afraid of those Ba people and Li Xingchen."
"What are you talking about!" Zhu San immediately reached out and slapped the young soldier on the back of the head with dissatisfaction, "Our general has thought carefully, but you can slander him like this."
The young soldier did not dare to say more, but Zhu San had no intention of continuing to explain, but looked up at the bright moon. He knew that what this young man said was not unreasonable, and he followed Wei Xiaokuan on the battlefield.
It's not the first time, but I have never seen the old general be so cautious, even a little too cautious.
"Okay, let's all disperse. It's time for you to change sentries." Zhu San waved his hand impatiently. He knew that the battle situation in Cangxi Valley in front of him was not as smooth as he imagined, but as a small
General, he can't say or do anything.
Several soldiers responded, and one of them wandered towards the sentry post not far away. There had been no disturbance at all in the past few days, which made these soldiers unable to cheer up at all. If it weren't for Zhu San who was running the army on weekdays, he would be fine.
Strictly speaking, I'm afraid I'm too lazy to send this sentry - it is said that in the other several equally remote checkpoints, soldiers sleep hard every day, regardless of day or night.
No one wants to miss this rare leisure time.
However, the soldier slowly walked behind the stone, but did not see his companion who was supposed to be standing there waiting to take over. He felt a thump in his heart and subconsciously clenched the knife in his hand, but before he could move forward, a black shadow appeared.
Suddenly he jumped out from behind, covering the soldier's mouth with one hand, and with a flick of the knife in his other hand, he slit his throat.
Hot blood flowed along the blade, and the black shadow silently lowered the soldier to the ground and carefully dragged him into the bushes nearby.
Zhu San, who was warming himself by the fire, was already a little drowsy, but he still supported himself to stand up. When he raised his head and looked at the sentry post not far away, his pupils suddenly dilated.