Chapter 1191: That fleeting thought
Liu Kui has clearly realized that this is a war that cannot win, and failure is only a matter of time. From the ambition of defeating the enemy and regaining the lost land to the current discouragement and recognizing the reality, it only took a month.
No matter how hard he struggles, he only delays the time of failure. As a soldier of the Qin Dynasty and the most glorious Thunder soldier, the only thing he can do is fight until his life disappears.
Liu Kui closed his eyes and somehow remembered the young Ming scout I met not long ago. Compared to Liu Kui, who was in his early forties, the Ming scout was probably a little over twenty. When the young scout got off his horse and threw away his weapons and strode towards him, he was indeed a little shocked.
Because this young man could escape. But he did not, and his final goal was to take away those dying refugees. These refugees were all expelled from Shuanglian City. Liu Kui knew very well that the guardian of Shuanglian City Lian Shaowen was very cruel, but Liu Kui did not think that he did something wrong, because only in this way can the food burden of Shuanglian City be reduced and the Shuanglian City can last longer.
These people are all relatives of Qin soldiers. Liu Kui thought, shouldn’t the Ming people hate them? But a small scout dared to come to him naked in order to save the lives of these people.
You should know that during this period of time, the scouts and patrol teams on both sides have already turned red in this area. As soon as they meet, they will be divided into life and death.
The Qin people themselves didn't care about the life and death of their comrades, but the enemy was saving their lives. At that moment, Liu Kui felt it was ridiculous and ashamed. At that moment, he felt that he was shameless, and the Qin people were shameless. At that moment, he even thought about killing these Ming scouts to cover up this embarrassing thing.
If these Ming people's scouts died, the refugees would naturally die, and such a scandal would naturally not be spread.
At that moment, he was really interested in killing.
It was the moment he was about to give the order, the baby's cry sounded in his ears like a bolt from the blue, awakening him from an inexplicable anger.
It is a great shame to be a soldier of the Qin Dynasty. It is a great shame to be unable to protect those relatives. If they are allowed to die innocently in order to cover up this matter, it is not just a shame.
He turned around without saying a word.
From that day on, he spent more time in silence besides fighting. He was often awakened by the cry of the baby during his brief sleep.
That is a newborn. Perhaps for that newborn, he will usher in a new life.
That was fear, perhaps at that moment, he had already felt that he was about to face the biggest life crisis.
That was a plea, and he was unwilling to die like this at the hands of those who should have protected him.
That was anger, and he couldn't understand why he had murderous intentions for life.
At that moment, he was extremely ashamed.
The sound of horse hooves outside the forest woke Liu Kui from his memories. He opened his eyes, looked at the cavalry running into the forest, and stood up.
He set off more than one secret whistle outside the forest. If it were the enemy, he would have issued a warning long ago. Now that this cavalry has advanced straight in, it will naturally be his own brother.
"Master Wing, I'm back." The man turned over and dismounted, pulled off the fur hat on his head, revealing a familiar face of Liu Kui.
"How are those people?" Liu Kui asked softly, he took out the flat wine pot from his arms and handed it to the soldier who had just returned. The soldier took it and took a sip, and a layer of blush appeared on his face.
"These people are now in Huangniling. The Ming army renovated the original village there and placed those people there." Shi Shu handed back the flat wine pot to Liu Kui, "The refugees we later informed later also arrived there. The Ming army repaired the houses and transported a lot of food and supplies. Those people survived."
Looking at the soldiers' relief expression, Liu Kui also felt that he relaxed suddenly and finally survived.
Although this was a great irony for the court where he was loyal, it was the greatest blessing for these people. They might lose their sons, brothers, and fathers in the war, but finally someone can survive, and it is already a luxury to survive in this chaotic world.
He had already realized his future destiny. Death for the country would be his best ending, or his family would not be implicated after the complete failure of Qin. Since the Ming people could tolerate these soldiers and relatives of Shuanglian City, they could naturally tolerate their families who were still in Yongdu City.
It has been a month since he came out, and he didn't know whether his family was doing well now. The city of Xinyong is now implementing military control, and everyone's daily food is quantitative. Of course, soldiers are the most preferred, while women, children and children are the last. Their daily quantity can only ensure that they will not be starved to death. When he is in the city, he can save some food to give it to them, but after he leaves the city, everything will be uncomfortable, even if he receives a bag of food as a reward before leaving the city, the bag of food is only fifty kilograms, and it cannot allow his family to spend a long time.
Behind everyone here, there is a home. And the more than 300 dead brothers are the same. Or the war ends earlier, and they and everyone's families can end this painful day earlier.
This sudden thought surprised Liu Kui himself, and at the same time, how could he suddenly have such an idea? He looked up at his companions with guilt. Everyone did not notice his abnormality, and everyone was hurrying to rest and recover their strength.
Every encounter with the Ming army is a wandering in front of the gates of hell, with one foot inside and one foot outside, and you can report it at any time.
Looking up at the sky, Liu Kui buckled the thumb ring of his index finger and whistled. All the soldiers in the forest immediately started to check their equipment one by one. After a while, they led the war horses and gathered at Liu Kui's side.
It's time to attack again. Liu Kui looked at the nearly two hundred brothers in front of him. These two days have been the day when Yongdu transported grain to Shuanglian City. Every two days is the most intense moment of the battle. It can be said that every grain of grain transported to Shuanglian City is stained with blood.
At the end of this battle, I don’t know how many people can come back alive. Liu Kui silently flew past every face. There was no expression, no excitement, no fear on the familiar face. Everyone was just like Liu Kui, and they were already numb. Too much blood and death have made them lose their passion for everything. Fighting is just an instinct.
"Set out!" Leading the war horse, Liu Kui walked out of the forest and left the pine forest where they had been hiding for several days. Maybe they will return here next time, but there will definitely not be so many people again.
From Yongdu to Shuangliancheng, less than fifty miles away, every action to transport grain to Shuangliancheng is a test of life and death. The Ming army's scouts and patrol cavalry will suddenly appear at any point in this area from all directions, launching sprints again and again to the grain transport team.
If the grain team advances at full speed, they can reach it at most in one day, but every time they transport grain, they will travel for two or even more days on the road. They have to slow down and have to move forward carefully, because they may be attacked by the Ming army at any time, or a team of more than a dozen people, a large army of hundreds, or more.
Sometimes the Ming army's attack team obviously did not come from the same unit, but they could always complete unified command of the operation in a very short time and form a joint force, causing great losses to the Qin army's grain transport team. If they missed a blow, they would immediately whip away, and before you could breathe, they would make a comeback.
The cavalry team of the Thunder Army was sent out of the city under such circumstances. Their mission was to drive away these elusive Ming cavalrymen.
But even so, the food that can be transported to Shuangliancheng is limited every time, and only 30% to 40% of the food can be transported to the destination at a time, because the Ming army's purpose was not to grab grain, but to destroy it.
In the snow, a team was moving forward quickly, and pack horses were pulling sledges one by one, and the sledges were filled with bags of food. A group of soldiers of thousands of people were escorting the grain team.
The captain Wang Zunzhi rode on the horse, glanced at the surroundings with uneasy eyes. It was the third time he had left the city to escort food. Every time he left the city, it was equivalent to tie his head on his belt and walking on these fifty miles. For such a dangerous thing, most people would think of not taking on such a task again once, but Wang Zunzhi, who had no backstage, had been the third time. There was no way, even though Daqin had reached this point now, it was two different things to have a backstage and no backstage.
There has been no snow these two days, but the wind has been blowing. The snow on the ground has been frozen hard, which has made the sledge faster. I have been walking smoothly for twenty miles, and there is no trace of the majestic city of Yongdu City, but this is also the most dangerous time. Judging from the experience of protecting grain for the first two times, this point is the most susceptible to being attacked by the Ming army.
Chapter completed!