Part Three, Chapter Eighteen: Regaining Dongping 4
[69 Book Bar - www.] This Feng Qi is very thin, even a little thin, and he doesn’t look like he can go into battle. I said with some suspicion: "Mr. Feng, becoming a soldier is a dangerous thing. You
Can you use weapons?"
Feng Qi smiled faintly and said: "General Chu, the ten of us brothers make a living as hunters and have all learned some martial arts. Please don't worry, General."
The other people were very strong, but Feng Qi didn't look like a capable person. I said: "Mr. Feng, the strength of the snake people is unusually strong. I think you are thin and you don't seem to be suitable for being a soldier."
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Feng Qi paused and said: "General Chu, I am not very powerful, and I am not very good at stabbing with swords, guns, and spears. However, the general doesn't know something. I have another skill that may be very useful on the battlefield."
I was very interested and asked: "What ability?"
Feng Qi said: "Slingshot."
I was startled. Slingshots are a common thing for children to play with. Could this be considered a skill? Feng Qi seemed to see my doubts and said: "General Chu doesn't believe me, please give it a try." He touched it from his arms.
He took out a slingshot. This slingshot was very different from the one used by children. It was several times bigger. He reached out and took out a stone pellet from his waist and said: "General Chu, point out a target for me."
I looked around and said loudly: "Lian Baice!"
Lian Baice was instructing the fifty soldiers of the Arrow Camp to practice their bows. Hearing my cry, he came over and said, "General Chu, what are your orders?"
"Bring a target here."
After the target was brought, I said, "Just shoot this target and see."
This is an archery target, placed a hundred steps away. Feng Qi said: "General Chu is laughing, my slingshot can only hit dozens of steps, it is too far now."
About a hundred steps, for those who practice archery, they can shoot it after just a few days of practice. Hearing Feng Qi say this, Lian Baice curled his lips slightly and said loudly to a soldier: "Get it closer.
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When the target was fifty steps away, Feng Qicai said: "Okay!" He weighed the stone pill in his hand, put it on the holster of the slingshot, and suddenly hit it. With a "pop", the target made a sound, and unexpectedly
He also shook his head. Feng Qi turned his head and said: "General Chu, please take a look."
The archery target is made of wood. Normally, the arrow can be inserted into it after hitting it. Feng Qi's projectile is also embedded in the wood. It seems that the strength is not too small. This is of course a skill, but this kind of skill
But it was of little use on the battlefield. I hesitated a little and said, "Can others also shoot slingshots?"
Feng Qi was startled and said: "They don't know how to do this. But they are all swordsmen, and their swordsmanship is not bad."
Swordsmanship? My mind was moved, but my face didn't show anything strange. I just said: "The skill is indeed good. It's just that the hunting harvest is not good now, right?"
Feng Qi sighed and said: "After the war, all the wild beasts ran away. Now I really can't catch anything, so I want to join the army to have enough food. Anyway, I will die, so it is better to die in battle than to starve to death."
I said: "However, being a soldier is precarious. With your skills, you can live a good life as hunters. You'd better go to the imperial capital to find a job." I reached into my arms, touched them, and counted from the money bag.
He handed out ten gold coins and said, "I'll use these as your travel expenses."
Feng Qi was disappointed and said: "General Chu, you don't want us to be soldiers?"
I smiled faintly and said: "Soldiers are deadly weapons. I hope I will never fight again. If you really want to join the army, please go to the imperial capital to serve. The former enemy does not recruit new soldiers." After that, I put the ten gold coins in the palace.
In his hand, Feng Qiyuan opened his eyes and looked at me, with an unknown look in his eyes.
After sending away these ten people, Cao heard the news and said anxiously: "Controller, I really don't understand. Although this guy named Feng's skills are flashy, he is somewhat useful. Why don't you want him?"
At this time, Feng Qi and the others had already walked out of the camp gate. Looking at their backs, I whispered: "Brother Cao, you don't know, I think I will definitely run into them again." Cao Wendao asked in surprise: "What do you mean?"
"Are there any hunters in Dongyang City?"
Cao Wendao didn't know what I meant, but Lian Baice suddenly added: "That's right. Dongyang City is mainly based on farming, there are very few wild animals, and there are very few hunters nearby."
Cao Wendao said: "He didn't say he lived nearby. What's the point?"
I looked at Lian Baice, Lian Baice smiled, looked at me, and said: "General Cao doesn't know something. If they are really hunters, wouldn't it be very suspicious to stay in Dongyang City now? The war is going on,
There is no prey at all in this area. If they really wanted to surrender, General Deng and General Bi's troops would have surrendered long ago after they had been stationed here for so long. The forward battalion was just one of the reinforcements. They did not look for others, but
It is very fishy to specifically seek out the vanguard battalion to surrender to the army. Besides, I have never heard of Orion using a sword."
Cao Wendao was startled, thought for a while, and said, "Yes, from what you said, their whereabouts are indeed a bit suspicious. Could it be that they followed us?"
I nodded and said, "There is a lot of dust on their clothes. Don't you think they are wearing a little thicker clothes?"
Although the weather is cold now, the climate in Dongyang City is still much warmer than that in the imperial capital. After hearing what I said, Cao Wendao suddenly realized, "Exactly! In that case, they just rushed to Dongyang City from the north."
"It's much more convenient to surrender to the army in the imperial capital. They rushed all the way to Dongyang City, but they only came to join a remote division like the Forward Battalion. Don't you think there's anything suspicious about this?"
Cao Wendao thought for a while and then said: "Then who are they?"
I said: "Although I am not sure now, Feng Qi said that they are good at using swords. Most of the people who use swords are from the legal system, but they are obviously not figures from the two legal systems. They have a grudge against me, and they are good at using subtle things."
I'm afraid the only ones with swords are the black-clad death squad that Lu Gongxing trained for the second prince."
After the Second Prince's rebellion failed, the original death squad also surrendered, died, and escaped. Although I am not sure, Feng Qi is probably a member of the death squad. Cao Wendao shouted: "Control,
Since you know they are so suspicious, why don’t you capture them and interrogate them carefully?”
I sighed: "What's the use of taking them down? They probably want to kill me to avenge Lu Gongxing. Alas, based on this loyalty alone, I can't bear to kill them."
As soon as I said it, I saw Lian Baice looking a little embarrassed. He knew that my words had touched him. If Qian Wenyi was here, my words might make him worried. I took Lian Baice away.
After returning to his subordinates, Shao Fengguan said that Lian Baice was a snobbish person and should not be used. Although I disagreed, I had some grudges in my heart. The words I just said were indeed meant for Lian Baice.
Cao Wendao also sighed: "Zong Zhi, your conscience is too good, alas."