Chapter 308: Thousands of Difficulties, Ambush Jinlu
"father……"
The two young men quickly came to the bed, with tearful eyes, looking at the haggard and sick appearance of the person on the bed, feeling distressed and anxious.
"Fan'er, you're back too..." Yue He forced a smile on his pale face.
But he was already too weak to speak.
The Yue family had four sons before, but they all died early. It was not until Yue Fei that he survived and grew up smoothly.
When he was six or seven years old, the second elder in the family gave birth to a sixth son, Yue Fan. Perhaps because he had a lucky son named Yue Fei, Yue Fan did not die in infancy.
Yue Fei was extraordinary since he was a child and was born with supernatural powers. Yue He attached great importance to his son and hired a teacher to teach him how to read classics and history and practice calligraphy diligently. In addition to practicing articles, Yue Fei was also very interested in military books and often read and studied them.
His grandmother Yang also heard about this and specially hired a martial artist named Chen Guang to teach the eleven-year-old Yue Fei with swords and spears. However, in just two years, Yue Fei had become proficient in swords and spears, to the point where Chen Guang had nothing to teach him.
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Later, he learned bow and arrow from Zhou Tong. Yue Fei, who was born with supernatural power, could not only draw a bow of 300 kilograms, but also learned almost all of Zhou Tong's skills, and almost all arrows were missed. He also learned sticks, fists, and legs from Zhou Tong.
After Zhou Tong passed away, Yue Fei returned home and found a job as a wandering servant.
However, due to his personality, he was rejected by his superiors and colleagues not long after working, so he had to farm at home.
There have been no major disasters in Tangyin in recent years. It stands to reason that as long as you farm the land steadily and don't encounter excessive exploitation by corrupt officials, you can live a good life.
But what happened was that the Jin people invaded the country. Not only did the farming fail, but even the old man's life was in danger...
Just when Yue Fei and Yue Fan were kneeling on Yue He's bed and crying, there were sounds at the door, and a plainly dressed but beautiful woman walked in, supporting an old man.
Judging from the state of the old doctor walking around, he was probably in worse shape than Yue He in bed, but even when he was called at this time, he still insisted on seeing a doctor.
"Mr. Liu..."
Yue Fei hurriedly stood up to greet him and helped the old doctor over. Behind him, Yue Fei's mother, Yao, was also helped in by Yue Fei's eldest sister.
"Mr. Liu, our master's illness..."
The elderly doctor seemed to be a little deaf and did not hear Yao's words. Instead, he used the dim light to check the herbs brought back by Yue Fei one by one.
The others suddenly didn't dare to speak or disturb him anymore.
But after watching for a long time, the old doctor still shook his head in the expectant eyes of everyone, and everyone's expressions suddenly dimmed.
"Pengju, these two are not medicinal materials, they are just common weeds on the roadside. This is wild sumac. It produces sweat and relieves the symptoms. It can cure summer diseases, but it is of no great use to Mr. Yongli's injury..."
The old doctor pointed at the herbs scattered on the table with his fingers. Although some of them were effective, none of them were life-saving.
Yue He's injury was not only a simple stab wound, but also caused hidden illnesses in his body while working in the fields. It was extremely complicated and out of control.
The old doctor was just a foot doctor in the village. His medical skills could not be said to be top-notch, and he didn't have much medicine at home. He just evacuated to the mountains in a hurry and lost a lot. He was helpless to deal with this situation.
So the two brothers Yue Fei and Yue Fan wanted to go out to find the doctor and find medicine.
The first thing the two thought of was the nearby large village Yonghe Village, but they did not expect that after arriving, Yonghe Village had been slaughtered by the Jin people and burned to the ground, leaving nothing behind.
The two brothers were unwilling to return empty-handed and picked some herbs on the way back, but it seemed that they were of no use now.
The old doctor raised his head, looked at the expressions of the two men and sighed softly, and continued: "Besides, even if you find suitable ones, it won't work. With my ability, if you want to cure Mr. Yongli's disease, some of them will have to be cooked for a long time.
Even if the medicinal materials are collected now, Mr. Yi Yongli's condition will not last long enough for the medicinal materials to be prepared."
"Either buy that medicine directly, or call in a doctor with better medical skills to save him."
The more he spoke, the expressions on the faces of everyone in the room became uglier and uglier.
These two things wouldn't be difficult to find in normal times, but now...it's really hard to find them anywhere.
In the eight villages and towns nearby, except for one village in Xiaoti Village that still survives, the others probably didn't fall under the hooves of the Jin people.
If you want to find any medicinal materials, the doctor can only go to the county town.
But with the ferocity of the Jin people, how can we know whether the county can still be saved? There is no way. They are avoiding disasters in such deep mountains and old forests. They are temporarily safe, but they are also trapped in occlusion, and they are basically unaware of the external situation.
Don't know anything.
The county seat is not close to here, and they don't dare to take the main road. They can only walk through the mountain and forest paths. They can't stop going back and forth for two or three days.
If you run over and even the county seat is attacked by the Jin people and turns into ruins, wouldn't it be a waste of time?
And even if the county seat is still there, given the current situation outside with the turmoil and gold rogues running all over the place, the officials in the county government will not let the refugees from outside enter the city.
If some of Jinlu's female cadres also sneak in and open the city gate, wouldn't the people of the city be in danger?
Even if something goes wrong, the city is still there, and the officials in the city are willing to gather the refugees outside and let Yue Fei and the others enter the city... The matter of buying medicine is also very mysterious.
There will definitely be wounded during the war, and the pharmacies in the city may have been recruited by the Yamen for a long time.
They may not care about other medicinal materials, such as medicines for people to use for daily use due to colds and colds, but all the gold medicines for treating sword wounds must be put away. Even if Yue Fei and others want to buy them, they may not have anywhere to go.
purchase.
As for inviting a doctor back... that's even more unrealistic.
This is not a matter of money at all. Just look at the chaos outside and the golden rogues running around. Which doctor would dare to run around with nothing to do?
Wouldn't that mean that you are hitting the door of the underworld yourself?
But even with all the difficulties, certain things have to be done...
"Go to the county seat!"
Every word Yue Fei said was like a nail, hammering deeply into everyone's heart.
Looking at the determined look on his face, everyone present calmed down a bit.
Yue Fan gritted his teeth and said, "My brother and I will go together!"
Even if there are thousands of difficulties, how can a son watch his father die in bed and do nothing?
No one in the room said anything. Mrs. Yao looked at her son's face. Although there were tears in her eyes, she didn't say anything to stop him.
Four sons had died in infancy. Naturally, I held the first surviving son in my hands for fear of falling, and held it in my arms until the fear melted away. It was impossible not to feel pain, not to mention that Yue Fei was so promising.
But Mrs. Yao was not the kind of loving mother who often loses her sons. No matter how distressed and worried she was at this moment, she did not stop Yue Fei from fulfilling his "filial piety".
Only the young woman who had just helped the old man come in looked at Yue Fei, wanting to say something, but looking at the attitude of the people in the room, she lowered her head.
Now that it was decided to set off, there was no need to delay further according to Yue Fei's character. What's more, Yue He was still lying in bed unconscious at this time. The longer the delay, the lower the hope of rescuing him.
After having a hasty meal in the stockade, the two brothers Yue Fei and Yue Fan took their supplies and prepared to set off. They did not bring many people with them this time, but only brought two more horses.
It is a long way to go, and it is not to kill people or rob goods. Naturally, the fewer people there are, the less likely it is to be discovered by the Jin soldiers. And when we get to the ground, if too many people gather, it is likely to arouse the vigilance of the county soldiers.
A trouble.
After packing their things, the two brothers said goodbye to their old mother and left before dark. After all, if they were traveling at night, the chance of encountering a large army of Jin soldiers would be smaller.
As for the ferocious beasts that we might encounter on our way through the night...the two brothers, who are brave and have swords and armor, didn't take it to heart.
But before leaving the stronghold, another person came to them.
"sister in law……"
Yue Fan said hello, then consciously took his things and went to the front to wait, leaving only Yue Fei.
At this.
The person standing in front of Yue Fei is the beautiful woman who was supporting the old man just now. She is Yue Fei's married wife, Mrs. Liu.
As for the old doctor... he is the uncle of the Liu family.
"Ms. sir, these are the two water bags I newly sewn. You and my uncle can take them with you on the road. If you encounter any accidents, you can cope with them."
It is midsummer now, and if you are traveling in the wild for a long time without reaching a water source, it can be fatal in the long run.
Mrs. Liu handed Yue Fei two forearm-long cowhide water bags. These days, ordinary people valued farm cattle more than their own lives, but when the Jin came, they would kill him with a knife.
Yue Fei was silent for a moment, then took the water bag: "Thank you, madam."
"You take good care of your father and mother at home, and I will definitely come back as soon as possible."
When Mrs. Liu saw him like this, she couldn't help but grit her teeth: "You're coming back, why don't you go home and see Yun'er?"
The two have been married for four years and now have a three-year-old son, Yue Yun.
Yue Fei was silent for a moment, then sighed and shook his head: "Dad's condition is so critical. If we can get the medicine back earlier, we will have more hope of cure."
"I won't go see him anymore. You can coax him to go to bed early and don't cause any more trouble to my mother."
Mrs. Liu suddenly fell into silence.
Seeing this, Yue Fei didn't stay any longer and just said: "Sixth brother is still waiting for me, I'll leave first."
After saying that, he took the horse and walked into the dark forest with Yue Fan...
Neihuang County.
After two days of continuous investigation, the army has basically discovered Jinlu's movements and scope of activities.
Today is the time to attack secretly and defeat the enemy!
There are no obvious movements in the outer barracks. The soldiers should still eat, drink, and practice, just like the previous days.
But secretly, groups of cavalry left Neihuang and headed toward the upper reaches of the Wei River.
This cavalry is not large in size, with only 7,000 people. Even so, they have to divide their forces. If there are more people, they will be discovered by Jinlu's spies.
No one dares to treat Jinlu's spies as fools.
And with so many thousands of people dispatched this time, it was natural that they were not dealing with all the Jinlu, but only a small group of Jinlu troops.
Greed is greed, but after two days of inquiring and understanding, Zhao Kuangyi and the others have a very clear understanding of Jin Lu's strength. It is impossible to gather all the soldiers and horses to attack them at once, they can only nibble separately.
Of course, if the cannibalization goes smoothly, it is a costless business. If you eat three thousand today and five thousand tomorrow, why don't you eat up all these thieves sooner or later?
Seven thousand fine knights with their heads and horses bound in their hooves crossed the Wei River under the dim sky and headed towards the previously scheduled location.
It was night, and the cavalry who had rested for a whole day did not rest. Instead, they took advantage of the cool night to continue marching... However, they did not dare to go through the mountains and forests. The cavalry was too large and could only take the main road.
When I got tired or hungry in the middle, I would just stop to eat some dry biscuits, dried meat, and drink a few sips of water. I would never dare to cook rice again.
After marching in such a hurry, we finally arrived at our destination in the middle of the night.
In the distance is the Jin people's campsite, which the army had discovered in advance, and there were people active even late at night.
I only saw more than a dozen horse and arrow whistles on the periphery, and I'm afraid there are only more secret whistles that I haven't seen yet.
But this is understandable. After all, the Jin people are working on Daqian's territory. It would be unreasonable if they are not cautious.
But there are some things where being cautious is useless. If you mess around on other people's territory, you will still suffer the consequences... Zhao Kuangyi said.
Of course, out of the principle that a gentleman should not stand under a dangerous wall, he did not go out to take risks himself. The people who led the troops this time were Zuoweiwei general Liu Guangyi and border general Dong Tongfang.
Before this attack, they had already inquired about everything they should inquire about, including the location of the nearby Jinlu.
Once a war breaks out, will other Jin captives be alerted? If so, how long will it take for them to come to the rescue...
The soldiers and horses of the Jin people were so fierce that they defeated the army.
, in the Kingdom of Jin, three hundred households were equal to one Mou Ke, and ten Mou Ke were one Meng An.
These golden soldiers who are now on the lips of the imperial soldiers and horses are Yi Meng'an.
Of course, this Meng'an is not a man-made Meng'an. After a long-distance pursuit, the defeat of Weihe, and the battle losses during the past days of plundering... there are now only about 2,500 people.
With the 7,000 cavalry sent by the imperial court to capture these 2,500 people through a night attack, it would be like catching a bastard in a wheat field - a sure shot.
This was also the advice Qin Hui gave them. It was better not to set a too big target when committing a crime for the first time, so that if something unexpected happened, they would have room to deal with it.
Wu Sangui was perfectly fine with this, but Zhao Kuangyi hesitated for a while before agreeing.
Therefore, the golden prisoners in the camp in front of them became their target.
"How? The soldiers have rested enough. If we wait any longer, things will change."
Liu Guangyi looked at Dong Tongfang beside him and was seeking his opinion.
Although Zhao Kuangyi usually looked down on these frontier troops, and usually talked with Zuo Weiwei mostly with contempt, Liu Guangyi was just listening for fun at the time, and he would be stupid if he really believed them.
Since his family knew his own affairs, Liu Guangyi naturally knew how good the combat effectiveness of Zuo Weiwei was, and how it compared with the border troops here who had been guarding the border all year round.
Let's not talk about anything else. Just being chased by the Jin soldiers from Yanping Town to here, maintaining strong organizational skills when they reached the end of the river, and turning around to fight back without taking a breath after crossing the river, Zuo Weiwei would definitely do it.
Less than.
"wait."
Dong Tongfang stared at the Jin camp in the distance and uttered only one word.