Once upon a time, the spring city was full of flowers, there were so many songs and laughter, so many prosperous times, the vast China, all races and families, why did they kill each other's women and children? How could they endure the blood staining their hair, weeping about the vast world, lamenting the injustice of the dead souls, hearing about the sharp sword that slays demons, public servants He is elegant and graceful, praying for peace in the world and not letting evil spirits run rampant.
[I would like to express my condolences to the compatriots who died in the Kunming 3.1 tragedy]
(Today is Friday, March 7, 2014, the seventh day after the Kunming Station Massacre in Yunnan Province)
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Dakui led the mules and horses, and Lao Jun followed beside him.
The two of them left the village one after another, and before they got onto the road, the old army sighed quietly: "Master Zhang, please go slowly, the old man will not see you off." As soon as these words came out, Da Kui couldn't help but stand on the spot in shock.
It was easy for Da Kui to kill this old soldier, but Da Kui wanted to hear what he had to say.
"Hehehe," the old gentleman smiled and continued: "In the past, I visited Shunyuan City, and I was lucky enough to meet you. I was inexplicably impressed by your compassion for heaven and earth,"
The two stood still and looked at each other. Lao Jun's eyes were clear and natural, but they didn't seem to be telling lies. Dakui was silent for a long time and then said: "I have something to ask of you. I wonder if I can agree to it."
The old army smiled and said: "What you have done is definitely right. I don't know what you want."
Dakui said sternly: "What I am asking for is extremely important." After saying that, he paused briefly and continued: "Can you please find me another pot and some more bowls and chopsticks?" But these words were The old army couldn't help laughing.
"I didn't expect Mr. Zhang to be so funny. This matter is easy to handle. I'm going to find him right away." As he said that, the old army turned around and left. Da Kui watched the old army go away and then made a move behind him.
Hong Wu took three steps from his hiding place and ran in front of him. Dakui said: "Take the food back and wait for my news." Hong Wu accepted the order, immediately took the mules and horses, turned around and left.
Not long after, I saw several Yuan soldiers coming out of the village, each carrying large and small bags on their backs, and one person carrying a large dustpan. Inside the dustpan were stacks of pottery bowls and large bundles of bamboo. Chopsticks and Lao Jun followed them all the way. Dakui saw them from a distance and couldn't help but smile.
Lao Jun led his men to stand in front of Da Kui. He first pointed at these Yuan soldiers and said, "They are all our own people. You don't need to see anyone else. If you have anything to do, just give me orders." Lao Jun saw that the mules and horses were gone. , I knew that Dakui would definitely respond, so I was not surprised.
Dakui nodded and said, "I'll excuse you all," he said, giving a fist to the Yuan soldiers.
The old army smiled and said: "Please ask the gods to come home and send the Buddha to the west. I will accompany you for a while." Without waiting for Da Kui to speak, he led the people to the east.
Dakui was a little confused at this moment. He walked quickly to Lao Jun and walked with him. As he walked, he asked, "I don't know why brother is like this."
The old army sighed and said: "At present, the army is in chaos. The king of Liang sent people everywhere to capture strong men, including Yunnan, Guizhou and Sichuan. The king of Liang originally had more than 100,000 elite soldiers, but now they have increased to more than 300,000. Most of them are captured civilians. ," he said, pointing to the soldiers behind him and saying: "They were all captured too,"
Dakui asked again: "King Liang ordered to intercept the Ming army. You are so close to me. Aren't you afraid of military law?"
The old army sighed again: "In this day and age, the people all want to live in peace, who wants to fight?" As he said, the old army took out a cigarette bag from his waist, scooped out shredded tobacco in his pocket, and started working on his mouth. He said: "The lieutenant colonel of this village is my nephew. I will talk to him later and let you go." He put the pipe in his mouth, took out a fire, folded it and lit a cigarette.
Dakui was grateful, and without asking any questions, he and several others arrived at the Ming army's camp. From a distance, they could see that wooden frames had been erected on the ground early, and a lot of dry firewood was piled on one side. They were ready to light a fire for cooking.
As a large pot of porridge was cooked, especially the bags carried by several Yuan soldiers, there were actually large white-flour steamed buns. Everyone finally had a full meal. Everyone sat together and felt like a family. There is no difference between Yuan Ming and ourselves.
Wang Xiyuan held the bowl and said while eating: "I don't know what we should do going down. It's hard to say whether we can pass here safely and whether it will work in the future."
Dakui looked at the green mountains in the distance and said resolutely: "Even if there are thousands of difficulties and dangers, we must keep moving forward."
Hearing this sentence, everyone was speechless and devoured their food, but they all had one thought in their hearts, 'Go home'.
The five hundred soldiers had eaten their fill and had lost all their strength. Da Kui then said to the old soldier: "Excuse me, brother, go back and tell the other Yuan soldiers. It's convenient. We don't want to fight either."
The old army nodded, and took several young Yuan soldiers to carry the pots, bowls and other things they had packed up on their shoulders. The woodcutter at the beginning put on his own clothes and not only had a meal, but also got a bunch of Dozens of pennies, when Lao Jun was about to leave, he naturally followed behind.
Dakui said, "Wait a minute," and the old army couldn't help but turn around in confusion.
Dakui walked to Hongyun, reached out and took out a silver note from the baggage hanging on the saddle. Dakui looked at it, took the silver note and returned to Lao Jun and said: "This is five thousand taels of silver." Brother, please collect the ticket. If you let us pass, you must be disobeying the military order. Take this bank note and go to the bank to exchange it for silver. After everyone divides it, go home."
Tears streamed down the old soldier's face, and he choked with sobs and said, "Thank you, Sir." After saying that, he paid the money, turned around and left with the others.
The Ming army waited for another ten minutes of tea in the mountain col. Dakui changed his armor and then mounted his horse with five hundred soldiers. Because they were the escort of the Ming Dynasty, the weapons and equipment they carried were all very sophisticated, not only swords, guns and bows. Crossbow, and round shield and leather armor for body protection.
Riding on the horse, Dakui said loudly: "The road ahead needs to pass through a village. The village is guarded by hundreds of soldiers. Although I have taken precautions, the world is dangerous and unpredictable, so everyone still needs to be extremely careful."
"Yes," more than 500 people accepted the order. Dakui took the lead in riding his horse, followed closely by the soldiers behind him.
After getting on the main road and walking forward for a while, everyone finally saw the village. As luck would have it, the village happened to be located at the foot of two mountains. It can be said that the terrain is dangerous, easy to defend and difficult to attack.
Dakui led five hundred soldiers and horses to escort Wang Xiyuan into the village cautiously. The team was divided into three columns. The left team held a shield in the left hand and a spear in the right hand. The right team held a shield in the right hand and a sword in the left hand. The middle team acted as a support. Such a formation can prevent attacks from both sides. Da Kui is not trying to judge a gentleman with a villain's heart. Because this is related to the safety of hundreds of people, Da Kui has to be careful in what he does.
The team walked to the middle of the village, and soldiers from the Yuan Dynasty poked their heads out from time to time in several courtyards. Moving forward, the old soldier, the Yuan soldiers, and the two military captains stood together by the roadside. Only then did the captain know who Dakui was. Having just drank, the captain's face was glowing red at the moment. When he saw Dakui's team approaching him, he couldn't help but bow and clasp his fists.
Da Kui rode up to the old army and stopped in front of him, waving his hand to signal the team to move forward.
Lao Jun smiled and waved to Dakui and said, "Sir, please leave quickly. The defenses here will be changed before dark, but things will change later."
Dakui nodded, raised his hands to the old army and the captain beside him, and then rode his horse through the small village with the flow of people.
The Ming army did not dare to stay longer, so they galloped eastward with their horses and whips raised, leaving only a cloud of dust behind them.
The sunset is like blood, and night falls.
A large group of hussars came rushing down the official road, with a total of two thousand people. The rumble of hoofbeats was heard in the distance, which was shocking. The flag bearer in front was carrying a tiger-tooth war flag with the Chinese character "Douda" embroidered on it. The leader of the flag was red. He is wearing a bronze armor and holding a sword upside down. Judging from his appearance, he must be a brave man.
Two thousand cavalrymen had just arrived at the entrance of Sanbao Village when they saw a soldier running from a distance. Although he was on foot, he was running very fast. The Yuan Bing general waved his hand to signal the team to stop and waited for the rushing soldier to arrive in front of him.
"General Canbu, it's not good," the soldier said in a breathless voice as he rushed to the horse.
The general of the Yuan army named Canbu heard this and asked angrily: "What's all the fuss about?"
The soldier gasped: "About five hundred Ming troops passed through the village,"
"Ah," Ganbu was furious when he heard this, and roared and asked, "Why don't you stop me, why don't you let off the smoke?"
The soldier quickly defended: "Chief Tong collaborated with Si Wu Lao Feng and tricked Captain Ge into drinking. Captain Ge didn't know the trick and fell into an ambush. We have no one to command us, so we dare not go out to fight."
When Guanbu heard this, he was so angry that he asked angrily: "Where is the man named Ge now?"
The soldier asked: "After the Ming army passed by, Lieutenant Ge and Lao Feng ran away with dozens of people." After saying that, the soldier pointed to the north and said: "They are running north."
Ganbu shouted angrily: "Zuo Xiong," a military attache behind him responded with a loud voice: "My subordinates are here,"
"You quickly lead two hundred elite cavalry and pursue them all the way north. When you see the deserters, kill them on the spot without making any mistakes."
"I obey," Zuo Xiong waved his horse's head and led his two hundred elite cavalry to chase north.
Canbu pointed at the soldiers and asked: "How long has it been since the Ming army passed?"
The soldier quickly replied: "It's been half an hour."
Canbu ignored the soldier again and raised his horse's head and shouted: "Five hundred Ming troops are running eastward, let me chase them." After saying this, he galloped his horse and whipped his whip to pursue eastward. The cavalry team turned their horse's head and followed him. Then headed east….
Dakui led five hundred Ming troops along the official road at great speed, not daring to stop even though they encountered villages and towns on the way.
The team ran all the way eastward, walking for another day and night, and then they left the boundary of Qujing.
When they reached a mountain, Dakui ordered him to stop and turned around to look at Wang Xiyuan. At this moment, his face was sallow and withered. Wang Xiyuan was a weak man. How could he have suffered from running around like this? In addition, he was in a dangerous place. I was tired and frightened, so I fell ill.
"Everyone dismount and rest on the spot for an hour," Dakui gave the order, and all the soldiers dismounted one after another. Gou Senshuo and Shitou helped Wang Xiyuan off the horse and found a place to rest under the shade of a tree. Dakui personally took the water bag. I gave Wang Xiyuan some water.
"Master Wang, what do you think?" Dakui was concerned and couldn't help asking.
It should be noted that as a general, you should deal with things coldly. If you act emotionally, you will inevitably suffer. But at this time, Wang Xiyuan was seriously ill and was already very angry.
"Sir... Zhang, I have nothing to do. Don't... don't let me cause any trouble." Wang Xiyuan was weak and spoke intermittently.
Dakui sighed and stood up, looked at the distant mountains and said to himself: "I don't know where we are going ahead."
Unexpectedly, when Wang Xiyuan heard these words, he gasped and said: "Ahead...it's time to reach Pu'an...that's...Gui...Guizhou territory." After saying that, he could no longer speak, closed his eyes tightly and fell into a deep sleep.