After listening to Zhang Ergou's cry, Da Kui was already furious. The landlords and bullies who bullied men and women and caused harm to the village should be cut into pieces. Da Kui thought for a moment and then comforted him: "Don't cry anymore." , as long as you listen to me, I will keep it and help you get revenge." Zhang Ergou just cried. Dakui felt a little helpless and couldn't help asking: "That Zhang Datou has a mortal enemy with you, why do you still herd sheep for his family? ah,"
Zhang Ergou stopped crying after hearing this, gritted his teeth and said fiercely: "I am young now, when I grow up I will definitely kill Zhang Datou," he said, looking at Dakui again, and then said: "I stole this sheep,"
Da Kui was not only stunned when he heard this, he looked carefully at Zhang Ergou in front of him. He was so young, he stole someone's sheep, and he was not afraid when strangers blocked the road. If he were himself back then, he would never have had such courage. .
"Where did you get the injury?" Dakui asked with some confusion.
Zhang Ergou stopped his sorrow and said: "I will steal as long as I see Zhang Datou's livestock. If I am caught, I will be whipped." After a pause, Zhang Ergou said again: "Even if you beat me, I won't do it." To steal,"
Dakui smiled, looked around and said, "This is not the place to talk. You have to drive these sheep there."
Zhang Ergou stood up, stretched out the sleeves of his torn cotton coat and wiped his face, then said: "There is a place called Huanggou to the west from here. There are no people there all year round. I drove the sheep there and hid them."
Dakui couldn't help but laugh when he heard this. Children are children, and everything they think is very simple.
"Okay, you go hide the sheep, and I'll go find Zhang Datou." Dakui turned around and walked towards the war horses. Zhang Ergou quickly drove the sheep to the side of the road to get out of the way. Da Kui urged the horses forward, but Zhang Ergou didn't. Afraid that Da Kui would not recognize Zhang Datou's home, he raised his voice and reminded him: "Zhang Datou's home is at the entrance of the village, and the largest house is there."
Dakui laughed loudly and said: "I know, after you hide the sheep, come here to meet me, don't forget it,"
By the time Zhang Ergou responded, Dakui was already far away.
Turning around the foot of the mountain, you can see Zhangjiazhuang. Zhangjiazhuang is built on the mountain and is located in the middle of the mountain. Legend has it that in the early years, the Guanchuan River flooded and the fields on both sides were flooded. Therefore, the people of this village settled in the middle of the mountain. Firstly, they will no longer be affected by floods, and secondly, the mountains and hills here are hundreds of miles flat, so people can sit high and see what's going on around them.
Nowadays, the world is in conflict, and this place has been war-torn for a long time. When the people see a large army of soldiers and horses, they will hide in the mountains early. In order to live in peace and settle down in the middle of the mountain, it is a helpless move. Dakui led the horses to the foot of the hillside where Zhangjiazhuang is located, and raised his head Looking at the cottages on the edge submerged in the shadows of the trees, it doesn't look very interesting.
With the sound of gongs, this small mountain village suddenly became lively.
Not long after, a few people came down from the village. The leader was a man wearing brocade and warm fur. He looked rich and noble, but his head was as big as a bucket. Behind him were two strong men, each with angry eyebrows and eyes. Not good.
Da Kui knew that the villagers had seen him alone with a large group of soldiers and horses, so he was not afraid.
The big-headed man hurriedly came to Dakui, clasped his fists and bowed, saying, "I don't know if the general is here, but he is far away and looking forward to begging for forgiveness."
Dakui laughed and waved his hand and said: "Ignorance is not guilty, so please forgive me," then he pretended to be surprised and asked: "Who are you?"
"My surname is Zhang, and I am the leader of this village."
This Zhang Lizheng must be Zhang Datou, but to be on the safe side Dakui asked coldly: "You are Zhang Datou,"
Zhang Datou was stunned, and when he raised his head, he saw a cold light hitting his throat.
This big head can intimidate the villagers, and he still knows some martial arts. The martial arts that he usually prides himself on are useless at this moment. Da Kui picked up the spear and stabbed it. The head of the spear suddenly stopped half an inch in front of Zhang Da's throat. The spear
His head was still half an inch away from his throat, but he already felt cold when he opened his head. He could send and receive the spear freely. The martial arts of the general in front of him was too shocking.
Zhang Datou did not dare to move, and asked in a trembling voice: "General, why is this happening?"
Dakui smiled coldly, and then said slowly: "Someone reported to my general that you were harming the people in the Fish and Meat Village. I want to stab you to death today, but because you and I are both members of our family, I will spare your life for the time being."
By the time Zhang Datou spoke, Dakui had already taken the lead and said, "I, the general, will take those sheep of yours back to reward the three armies. You won't smear my general's face, will you?" Dakui said, taking back his iron gun and hanging it on the saddle hook.
Zhang Datou is not a fool. Although he is a tyrant in the village, he still belongs to the common people. As the saying goes: fight with the sky and the earth, don't fight with the officials. The general in front of you is not easy to mess with at first glance.
Lord, how can Zhang Datou not know good from evil?
"What did the general say? This is something you should be filial to. The general did the right thing, right." Zhang Datou smiled with a smile on his face and bowed repeatedly. His attitude was really respectful, but then he asked: "But I don't know, General
My surname is Gao, where are the general's troops?"
When Dakui heard this, he not only glared and said: "What do you want, you want to get the sheep back?"
Zhang Datou not only waved his hands repeatedly but said: "The general has misunderstood the general. If you know where the troops are, you can prepare food and wine and go to work for the army."
"You are very knowledgeable, hahaha," Da Kui said with a smile, "My general's surname is Zhang, and he was a conscript in the Ming Dynasty." He looked around and then said, "Looking at the high mountains and dense forests here, there must be plenty of fodder. This way
Well, I will leave these horses to you, general, so you can feed them well."
"Ah," Zhang Datou couldn't help but be startled. Da Kui saw this and said with a smile: "Zhang Lizheng, don't be embarrassed. These war horses will be with you for a maximum of two days, and someone from the army will come to take the horses away. You just need to tell me my name."
," said Dakui, who stretched out his hand to touch his chin, and then said: "The one who leads the troops is my distant nephew. He is called Ao Dun. He is a big, silly man. You will recognize him as soon as you see him," Dakui said.
He turned around and took off the reins tied to the saddle.
Zhang Datou was very obedient and dared not even say no. Dakui didn't waste any time, got back on his horse and whipped up his whip, and drove off all the way.
Looking at Dakui walking away, Zhang Datou stretched out his sleeves to wipe the cold sweat on his head. Two strong men behind him stepped forward, and the dark-faced one on the left asked: "Master, what should we do?"
Zhang Datou was not in a good mood. Hearing this, he cursed: "You don't have eyes. How much fodder do you need to feed so many war horses? Why don't you go find someone to go into the mountains to collect grass? If you don't take good care of the horses, you and I will suffer."
Are you up?"
The black-faced man promised again and again, turned around and ran back to the village. Another man not only asked: "Master, how are we going to arrange the arrangements for so many war horses tonight?"
Zhang Datou was not only furious, he opened his mouth and cursed: "Tonight you will stay vigil at the entrance of the village. If one of these war horses is missing, I will treat you as a horse and return it to others." Without saying anything, he returned to the village angrily, leaving only
This frightened man stood alone at the entrance of the village.
Da Kui returned to the foot of the mountain on the way back and tied his horse on the grass on the roadside. Although it was a severe winter, there was hay. The horse grazed leisurely. Da Kui found a shelter from the wind and moved a stone to serve as a seat. Just sit and wait quietly.
There were footsteps on the road, and Da Kui could tell it was two people. It was Zhang Ergou and another child about his age. Da Kui stood up and greeted them with a smile on his face.
"You are here," Dakui asked with a smile.
Zhang Ergou stretched out his hand to wipe his nose and said to Dakui: "This is my brother, his name is Shitou."
Hearing Zhang Ergou say the word "Stone", Dakui couldn't help but feel a pain in his heart. "Stone" was once his subordinate and his trusted brother. The battle outside Shunyuan City is still fresh in his memory. Dakui He sighed secretly and tried to forget the unhappiness in his heart.
"You came just in time, now I want you to do something," Dakui said, still smiling.
Zhang Ergou and Shitou looked at each other, but Shitou asked, "What do you want us to do?"
Dakui smiled slightly and said: "Go and inform the people in the village to go into the mountains and hide as soon as possible. Don't stay in the village."
Zhang Ergou looked at the stone and then said: "I just stole the sheep of the landowner Datou's family. I am afraid that he will arrest me again when I return to the village."
Dakui smiled and said: "Just say that you met a general on the road. He said that if the horses were hungry and thin, he would kill Zhang Datou and his whole family." Dakui paused and then said: "Zhang Datou is afraid of military strategists. Naturally, I won’t do anything to you,”
Zhang Ergou nodded and said, "Then let's go back to the village right now."
Dakui especially warned: "Don't let Zhang Datou get suspicious, just ask him to take care of the horses."
Zhang Ergou pulled Shi Shi's sleeve and said, "Let's go back to the village and let's go."
The two children said goodbye to Da Kui side by side, and ran along the mountain road to Zhangjia Village one after the other.
Looking at the two children's retreating figures, Da Kui couldn't help but feel a little regretful in his heart. The military war would involve the common people, and Da Kui himself didn't even know whether this was the right thing to do.
After getting on his horse, Dakui headed west along the foot of the mountain. Zhang Ergou once said that there was a place called Huanggou. Since the two children returned to Zhangjiacun so quickly, Huanggou must not be too far away.
Along the way, we saw the snow-capped fields and desolate surroundings. We looked at a vast flat river, but there were no ravines anywhere.
As he was riding his horse, he heard the cry of a sheep. Da Kui knew it was here, and then he looked for the sound. There was a large bush of dwarf trees growing on the wasteland, and the sound came from behind the dwarf tree.
Da Kui rode his horse around the bushes, only to find that there was a cave here. There was indeed a ravine behind the bushes. The slope into the gully was quite steep, and the ground was full of branches and thorns. If he did not move them away, he would not be able to enter the gully.
Da Kui couldn't help laughing when he saw this. The two children were really clever. They used this method to block the sheep in the ditch. Little did they know that if the sheep barked in the ditch, it would attract the wolves. Wouldn't it mean that the sheep would be fed to the wolves?
This place is remote and close to the mountains, so the wealth wolf beast must be indispensable. Wouldn't it be a pity to feed these sheep to the wolves?
Dakui dismounted from his saddle, stepped forward and carefully moved away the branches and thorns, leaving only a small path that could be passed by one person and one horse. Then he led the horse into the ditch, walked for a while and came back to seal the road as it was. No flaws were found. Then he got on his horse and continued walking deeper into the ditch.