Guo Song tied seven war horses to trees and collected all the corpses.
At this time, Manager Yu emerged from the grass tremblingly, "Brother, is that you?" he asked in a low voice.
"Uncle, it's me, come out! The party cavalry has almost been killed."
When the steward saw blood all over the ground and seven or eight mutilated corpses piled under the tree, he was so frightened that he quickly covered his mouth and almost shouted.
The cart drivers also appeared from the grass one after another. They had not run far away. Although the goods were managed by Yu, the donkey cart belonged to them. How could they abandon their carts?
"Oh my God! Eight killed." The coachmen all exclaimed.
"Everyone, let's go! A few miles ahead we should be Jima Town."
There is a faint light in the distance, it should be not far from Jima Town.
Everyone looked at the corpse in fear and got on their donkey carts one after another. The donkey carts and cargo were all safe and sound.
Steward Yu climbed into a cart, and Guo Song distributed the food for the party's cavalry to the drivers. He also handed a bag of broken silver collected, about thirty or forty taels, to Steward Yu.
"Use this little money to treat children!"
"No! No! I can't have it!" Manager Yu quickly pushed the cloth bag to Guo Song as if his hand had been burned, shaking his head like a rattle.
"If you are told to take it, just take it!"
Guo Song forced the cloth bag to him, took a few steps back, and said to everyone: "I wish everyone a safe journey."
When the coachmen saw that Guo Song seemed to be no longer traveling with him, they all asked, "Brother, won't you come with us?"
Guo Song smiled slightly and said: "Sending these horses and corpses to Xiaoguan seems to be able to get some bounty, and my expenses will be paid."
Everyone was suddenly stunned, and then said goodbye to Guo Song, and waved their long whips one after another.
Manager Yu was extremely grateful. He cupped his fists and said to Guo Song: "If I go to the capital, you can come to me at the Wentai Satin Shop in Pingkangfang. I will definitely treat you well."
Guo Song cupped his fists and saluted, "When I go to the capital, I will definitely come and visit my uncle!"
The drivers drove the donkey cart away slowly. Guo Song was a little worried, so he climbed up the tree again and watched them disappear from sight. Then he jumped down from the tree and collected his trophies.
There are eight human heads, eight suits of armor, seven war horses, six swords, eight spears, four shields, two sets of bows and arrows, and eight military cards.
Guo Song couldn't help but grinned, "Yes, I made a small fortune!"
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The encirclement and suppression of the Danghyang Rangers was initially led by the government, but the effect was very poor. The Danghyang Rangers were mysterious and erratic. They would loot in Wonju in the morning and appear in Gyeongju at night, making the officers and soldiers exhausted.
Xu Heng, the governor of Yuanzhou, organized several large-scale encirclement and suppression campaigns, but in the end they all failed, costing money and effort. He was ridiculed by the people and looked on coldly by neighboring states and counties.
Finally, under the suggestion of Chief Shi Li Jiangnan, Xu Heng decided to offer a reward and use civilian warriors to deal with the party knights.
This is also a method commonly used by the officials of Longyou states. Many years ago, horse thieves were rampant in Longyou, and they robbed merchants everywhere. When the government failed to conquer, they adopted the method of offering rewards. Warriors from all over the place enthusiastically killed the thieves to receive the rewards. In just half a year, the horse thieves in Longyou were defeated.
The constipation completely subsided.
At dawn, Guancheng was extremely lively. Hundreds of soldiers surrounded Guo Song and his trophies on three levels inside and outside. Tang soldiers always respected the strong, but this young Taoist priest actually killed eight party knights by himself.
His strong performance made all the soldiers give him thumbs up.
At this time, a rough voice came from outside, "Get out of my way!"
The soldiers moved away one after another, and there was a burst of chaotic footsteps. A group of soldiers walked in quickly, surrounded by one person. The leader was a burly general, more than thirty years old, with a pair of copper-colored eyes and wide copper-colored eyes.
His face has a hedgehog-like beard, which makes him look quite handsome.
The general is wearing fish-scale iron armor and has a horizontal sword on his waist. It is Xiao Guan who is guarding Zhang Feng.
Zhang Feng looked Guo Song up and down, "I am the garrison of this city, are you the one who wants to receive the reward?"
Guo Song clasped his fists in a salute and asked slowly: "Excuse me, General Zhang, is the reward still valid?"
"Of course it works, let me see your trophy!"
Everyone got out of the way, and Zhang Feng saw seven war horses and a large bundle of human heads on the horse's back.
He was so shocked that he opened his mouth wide. After a while, he gave a thumbs up and praised: "I say, little Taoist priest, you did a really good job!"
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In the garrison officer's room, Zhang Feng sat on a large soft couch, looked at Guo Song's certificate, put it on the table, and squinted his eyes to carefully look at Guo Song in front of him.
At this time, Guo Song was still dressed like a shabby Taoist priest, wearing a dark brown coarse cloth robe with patches, a bamboo crown on his head, and a thick and long wooden sword on his back.
He turned eighteen years old at the beginning of this year. He has grown up and is extremely tall and burly. His skin is as dark as the herdsmen on the Hexi Corridor. Under the sun, his dark skin will be covered with a bright red sheen.
He has a pair of slender eyes with a cold expression. When he looks at a large bow on the wall, a sharp light will flash from time to time in his narrowed eyes.
This made Zhang Feng couldn't help but look at him a few more times. There were many people who wanted to receive the bounty during this period, but none of them were reliable. This young man's temperament seemed a bit different.
Guo Song's face is slightly longer, his cheeks are as cold as knives, and his eyes give people a sense of vicissitudes that is very inconsistent with his age. The most striking thing is that he has a huge nose, but it is also this slightly warm look
His big nose slightly alleviated the coldness in his eyes.
'This boy looks extraordinary!'
Zhang Feng suddenly felt a love for talents in his heart. If he could recruit this person into his army, he would surely become his right-hand man.
"If you are willing to stay, how about I make you captain of the team and be promoted to brigade commander in a year?"
Zhang Feng was very generous and directly made the conditions.
If Guo Song wanted to join the army, he agreed to Zhao Tengjiao last year. He also wanted to go to Chang'an to appreciate the magnificent style of the Tang Dynasty, but he couldn't refuse other people's kindness outright, as that would easily offend others, so he had to be a little tactful.
Guo Song clasped his fists and said with a smile: "General Zhang, my home is in Lingzhou and I haven't been back for ten years. You must let me go home first and take a look!"
When the other party mentioned Lingzhou, what suddenly made Zhang Feng think of it? He thought for a moment, then nodded, "Okay! You go back to Lingzhou first, and we will settle the account now."
"How much do you think these armors are worth?" Zhang Feng asked, pointing to the captured armors.
The equipment of the party cavalry is still relatively simple. They use leather armor or camel skin. The helmet is also very rough, not to mention thin, and has many impurities. It is grayish white and looks very brittle. It is estimated that it will break in a few years.
Guo Song shook his head, "I don't know, just wait and see!"
"These armors are worthless. Together with the swords and spears, I will give you at most 20 coins, or you can take them away yourself."
Guo Song picked out two knives from a pile of knives on the table, "These two knives should be the standard horizontal knives of the Tang Army! They also have the weapons supervisor's seal on them. These two knives alone cost more than twenty guan."
Zhang Feng's old face turned red. This kid's eyes were poisonous. He chuckled and squeezed the helmet hard. "Crack!" A crack immediately appeared on the helmet.
He threw the helmet on the table and said coldly: "The helmet is worthless. The leather armor is made of smelly camel skin and is worth a few hundred coins at most. The shield and spear are both poorly made. I'll give you a price of two."
Ten guans is just because the black market price of these two knives is fifteen guans each, so I can earn you five guans with one knife."
Guo Song also knew that what he said was right and that he was not cheating himself too much. He thought for a while and said: "I can replace the armor and swords and spears with a horn bow from the Tang Army and a pot of thirty wild goose feather arrows."
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Zhang Feng grinned, "You are a bookkeeper in Kongtong Mountain, right? A horn bow costs twenty guan on the black market, and a pot of 30 high-quality wild goose feather arrows costs at least 10 guan, which adds up to exactly 30 guan."
Guan, in the end I didn’t benefit from a penny, but I still ran errands for you.”
Guo Song scratched his head and said a little embarrassedly: "Aren't there still horses?"
"Seven war horses are indeed good. In the Central Plains, each one can be sold for fifty guan. But here is Xiaoguan, and a large number of horses come from the grassland every year. How much can you expect them to sell for? And these are the horses of the Dangxiang people. The hind legs
They all have their marks, and no one else dares to ask for them except us."
Zhang Feng looked shrewd, and his bold image just now was gone.
"Just make an offer directly!"
"Ten guan for a horse, I will accept the bow and arrow."
"Add another big green donkey!"
Although Guo Song didn't want to argue with the other party, he also didn't want to be laughed at and become the wrong person.
The green donkey is a specialty of Wonju, and a better big green donkey is worth seven to eight guan.
Zhang Feng hesitated for a moment. He thought that one of the war horses was of good quality and covered in snow-white body. It was just a gift to Governor Xu who liked white horses in exchange for a favor.
"Then we'll make an agreement!"
The deal was concluded, Guo Song received a reward of 160 taels of silver, and sold the horse for 70 taels of silver, which was converted into 70 taels of silver, for a total of two hundred and thirty taels.
In addition, Zhang Feng gave him a pair of Tang Army cavalry bows and a big green donkey.
Guo Song had never seen so much silver, and the white silver ingots weighed more than ten kilograms.
However, ten years of poor life made him take money very lightly. He himself did not need so much money. He wanted to find his predecessor and Han Xiaowu's family and give them the money.
Guo Song said goodbye to Zhang Feng and the Xiaoguan garrison with clasped fists, and rode a big green donkey towards Lingzhou.
"General, this guy is very skilled in martial arts, he should be kept here!" A brigade commander looked at Guo Song's back and sighed.
Zhang Feng shook his head, "It's March now, and those scoundrels on the grassland are likely to come this year. Life is not easy for Old Duan in Lingzhou, so leave him to Old Duan!"
If I guessed correctly, he should be from the Guo family in Lingzhou, hum! The five halls of the Guo family in Guanlong, except for the one of Guo Ziyi in Huazhou, the rest are nothing but wine and rice bags. I have to write a letter to Lao Duan. Don’t blame me afterwards.
Didn't remind him."
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