News of the great victory in Wu'an soon spread throughout Zhao's army, and the soldiers of Zhao were particularly happy.
Ma Fujun's arrival seems to have really changed the situation.
Zhao's army, both high and low, petitioned for battle one after another, demanding to take the initiative to recapture Shangdang.
Even Feng Ting, a Korean man stationed in Boyang, sent letters to Zhao Kuo expressing his respect for Zhao Kuo.
However, Xing was unable to enjoy the post-war carnival. He selected five hundred soldiers. Most of these soldiers were young and short in stature and were hiding in hiding. Many of them were comrades who had followed him and fought against the Qin people outside Daliang Mountain.
In order to avoid spies, Zhao Kuo did not publicize this matter to the outside world. Fortunately, he went to find these comrades secretly and basically did not disclose anything to the outside world. When the soldiers gathered, Zhao Kuo used the retainers to take over the defense of a section of the Great Wall.
Task.
Then let Xing take advantage of the night to leave this area secretly.
At night, the cold wind got stronger, and Xing was shivering all over, but he still issued a military order to everyone, and he went around with three people to find out the news about the Qin people. After getting the information, he did not need to wait for his comrades and returned directly to the Great Wall.
Report to the general. Xing looked at everyone and said: "No matter whether we can find out any useful information, we will get a heavy reward from the general. If we can get accurate information, the reward will be even higher. Please take care of yourself!"
Everyone agreed, took out their wine bags, drank some wine, warmed themselves up, and then dispersed in all directions.
There were only two soldiers left beside Xing. Xing smiled at them and said: "This is our chance to make meritorious deeds. Mr. Ma Fu will never forget to reward those who have made meritorious deeds. If we die, he will
We will also distribute the rewards to our families." After hearing Xing's words, the two young soldiers gradually calmed down and said, "We are all willing to obey your orders."
Xing then led them and cautiously headed southwest.
In such a late night, basically nothing could be seen. They took two wooden sticks, each holding the two ends of the stick. Fortunately, they were at the front to open the way. There was no bonfire and no shelter. It was so cold.
It was really a bit scary. Xing carefully groped the road ahead and bent over. Gradually, he lost his sense of direction and even tripped several times.
"Can't...can't go any further...come, hold me...can't light the fire..." Xing sat under a boulder, two soldiers hugged him tightly from both sides, and the three of them huddled
They formed a ball, and Xing could vaguely hear the sound of their teeth clashing together. He didn't know whether the sound came from them or from himself. He trembled and said: "Keep on...
Hold on for a while... It's dawn, let's choose a place to light a fire... It's too conspicuous at night..."
Xing had never looked forward to the dawn so much. He wanted to force himself to take a nap so that he could see the scorching sun in the sky when he woke up. However, he did not expect that the cold wind made him feel extra awake and his whole body was cold.
Unable to sleep, seeing that the two people around him were a little delirious, Xing gritted his teeth and reluctantly took out the flint. He lit a small fire, and the three of them surrounded the small flame. The strong wind was raging and the flames were flying around.
, it seems to be extinguished, but it can reignite again.
The three of them just stared at the flames, lost in thought.
The sky gradually became brighter, and Xing woke up. The fire in front of him had been extinguished. He looked at the other two soldiers. Their faces were ashen, but they were still trembling. Xing smiled, jumped on the boulder, and observed the surrounding situation.
Then they took out the flint, and the three of them lit the fire again and ate some hard scones. Only then did the three of them gain strength. Xing motioned for them to follow, and then they continued to move forward.
The further they walked, the more vigilant Xing became. They brought quite a lot of food, which was enough for them to survive. Therefore, Xing was not in a hurry to explore. The daily journey was very short. Fortunately, they did not encounter any enemies. However.
The further Xing went forward, the more strange he felt. Not to mention the Qin army, not even the scouts delivering information could be seen on this road. Why did it feel like the Qin people were not here at all?
Although he had never met any Qin people, Xing still did not dare to be careless. He continued to explore with two soldiers, and finally saw a township. Xing did not know the name of the township, but the gate of the township
It was open, and there were no officials in sight such as the prison door. He did not dare to go in directly to investigate, so he stayed at the gate of the township for a day and a night. However, for such a long time, he did not see anyone coming in or out.
.
Xing prostrated on the cold soil, looked into the distance, and ordered the two soldiers beside him: "The second and third sons stay here. I will go in and check. If I don't come out, the second and third sons will go back and report the situation along the way to the general."
, the soldier nodded, and then Xing walked cautiously toward the village. Just as he reached the door, his heart skipped a beat, and he smelled a strong smell of blood.
Xing walked into the township. As soon as he walked into the township, he saw a headless corpse. The corpse was holding a sword in its hand and wearing the prison uniform. Xing frowned and continued to walk forward.
The blood on the ground had dried up, and corpses fell to the ground one after another. There were skinny old men, women, and children. The men's heads had been cut off. There was only one living person like this in the entire township.
The cold wind blew by, and the blood-stained courtyard doors rattled in the wind, as if they were crying out about the atrocities here.
Xing clenched his fists and his breathing gradually became heavier.
He traveled to every corner of the countryside and found no trace of the Qin people. He was not surprised at the deaths of the people. In Shangdang, the Qin people also treated the Koreans in this way. Qin always liked to carry out population transfers.
, However, this population transfer is divided into two situations. The first situation is when the kings of other countries cede the land to them, they will seriously replace the original residents with the old Qin people. Some of these aborigines will
Go to Qin, and more people will become the rewards of the old Qin people.
In the second case, during the war, they would kill the indigenous people to make way for the Qin people. During this period, the division between soldiers and civilians was not so clear. There was never such nonsense as innocent women and children in the war, as long as
Any city that resists Qin will be regarded as an enemy, and the Qin people wish they had more such enemies, because the heads on their shoulders will be of great use to them.
The Qin people attacked Shangdang, but suffered a counterattack from the Koreans. As a result, Shangdang was almost empty, and hundreds of thousands of Koreans were killed and buried on the spot.
Fortunately, I can think of how the people of Zhao attacked the Qin people crazily after learning about Ma Fujun's arrival, and what they had to suffer was what the Koreans in Shangdang had just experienced.
In the very center of the village, he saw a wooden board with characters engraved on it, which was the character Zhao. Fortunately, he looked at it carefully.
"If the encirclement does not come out, the people will not survive."
Xing thought for a moment, then cut off the plank, threw it on the ground, chopped it into pieces, and then left the village. When he walked out of the village, the two soldiers also hurried over. Xing saw
Looking at them, he said: "The people of Qin are not in this direction at all. Let's go back and report them." When the soldiers heard this, they hurriedly asked: "What about the people in the villages?"
"died."
Xing immediately returned with the two soldiers. On the way back, Xing lost his previous caution. He lit a bonfire and stopped looking around. He didn't know what he was thinking. He frowned and it never appeared on his face again.
With smiles on their faces, they hurried back all the way. Finally, on a snowy day, they returned to the Great Wall. After calling out their identities from a distance, the Zhao soldiers hurried over and took them back.
When Xing returned to the Great Wall, the two soldiers finally breathed a sigh of relief. Xing went to report the situation to Zhao Kuo himself, and then let the two of them rest. Xing followed the soldiers into the camp, and Xing saw his head lowered.
, Zhao Kuo had a gloomy face. Zhao Kuo's eyes were red and he looked very angry. He raised his head and saw Xing coming in. He forced a smile and said, "You are back."
Xing looked at him and was silent for a long time, and then said: "General, I led my people to move southwestward. I didn't meet any Qin people along the way. When I arrived at a village, there were no Qin people there.", Zhao
Kuo looked at the map in front of him and just said: "This is Xiangxiang... What's the situation?"
"There's no one around, there are corpses everywhere."
Zhao Kuo looked blankly at the map in front of him and said: "The scouts sent in all directions found no Qin people, but there were no living people in the cities and towns... They even left a wooden plank behind.
Taunting me."
"Tell me, Bai Qi...how did he have the heart to kill so many innocent people?"
"Doesn't he have a father, a mother, and a wife?"
Zhao Kuo said, with tears streaking across his face.
"I will definitely take revenge on Bai Qi. I will kill him."