"This time we were able to completely eradicate Pei Ni, and the officers and soldiers of Xizhou Xinziying deserved the most credit. How many people are still alive, please come to my carriage." Helian Changying said loudly after his voice gradually stopped.
Xinziying was the team that went to suppress the bandits yesterday. When they retreated into the valley, there were only eight people left. At this time, there were only six people who came forward. Four were slightly injured and two were seriously injured. The six people helped each other to the car, but their faces
But there was no joy at all, and there was even some sadness and anger hidden.
Seeing that everyone had arrived, Helian Changying said: "The elimination of Pei Ni is very important to me, the Great Zhou Dynasty. They conspired to rebel, liaised with the enemy, colluded with the underworld, preyed on the people, deceived the superiors and concealed the inferiors, and committed all kinds of evil. If allowed to do so,
They are entrenched on the main road between the north and the south of our country. I, the Zhou Dynasty, feel like I have a hard thorn stuck in my throat. How to face the invasion of Southern Qi? How to suppress the rebellion and complete the great cause of unification? How to drink from the mighty river and conquer the world? "
"Piece the Southern Qi!" "Unify the world!" "Drink the horse south of the Yangtze River!"... Suddenly some soldiers shouted, and then there were more and more shouts, so that they didn't know what the excited soldiers were shouting.
something.
When everyone had finished shouting, Helian Changying looked at the six people at his feet and said:
"I know you are dissatisfied, but you have to think about it. As a soldier, you must be willing to sacrifice your life for the country. If Pei Ni cannot be destroyed this time, how many more troops will the imperial court send? How much more money will it cost?
Money and food? How many more compatriots are going to die? Not to mention two hundred people, even two thousand people are worth it in exchange for these two heads.
Didn't I accompany you to personally take risks? As civilians, this group of caravans also volunteered to be bait. For the sake of the country, our relatives and future generations, why should we be afraid of sacrifice?
You all performed very bravely this time, I will take credit for you, Xinziying will not lose its designation, and you will be the commander of the new Xinziying from now on!"
"Thank you for your gift, Your Highness! We will swear allegiance to the imperial court and Your Highness to the death." One of the six people thanked him hurriedly. After pulling the people around him, the others also suppressed their sadness and knelt down to thank him.
"Everyone, get up. Come and treat their injuries quickly!" the second princess ordered. Without waiting for all six people to retreat, she clasped her fists at Shen Tinggu who was not far away and thanked him: "Master Shen, you have made a great contribution this time.
Thanks to your Huotang for your help, I will repay you truthfully, Father."
"Your Highness is interested. This is a matter of lower official rank." Shen Tinggu clasped his fists and bowed in return. The more than a hundred people were all elites transferred from Zhongjing by Huotang.
Helianjue, who was stepping on Pei Zhenglun, saw that the second princess had finished talking and asked loudly: "Your Highness, how should we deal with this guy?"
"Spare your life!" Pei Zhenglun, who was on the ground, tried his best to say: "Princess, I, I am still useful, I know the spies of Qi..."
When He Qizhou heard this, he was shocked. He didn't expect that the adventure of the previous two days would be the result of his adventure. He was thinking about countermeasures, but he didn't expect that Helian Changying directly interrupted Pei Zhenglun's begging for mercy and said: "Just
The leader of the earth owl!"
Helianjue raised the knife and dropped it, and a human skull rolled southwards. When it stopped, a pair of big eyes of horror and disappointment stared straight at the sky.
"It's useless to look at the sky. This is the world of my great Zhou Dynasty. If I don't treat you Lingchi, I will be considered worthy of your Pei family. Where is the Iron Armor Camp?"
"The general is here!" An officer in heavy armor bowed forward.
"Send people to find a place to bury these corpses. After all, they are all citizens of the Great Zhou Dynasty, but they are just with the wrong master. Then send some people to clear a passage at the east exit to allow the caravan to pass, and then go back to yesterday
Let’s take a rest at the camp and start searching the mountain tomorrow. We must destroy all Pei Shu’s nests nearby!”
"The last general takes command!"
"Palace Master Shen," the princess looked at the headless corpse with tattered clothes and said, "I can't let your trip go in vain. Just choose Pei Zhenglun's golden silk armor and Long Dao."
"Then it's better to be respectful than to obey. I'm humble enough to ask the princess for the golden silk armor." In fact, Shen Tinggu had already taken a fancy to the armor. He couldn't break the armor with his powerful swords.
This precious armor is no longer afraid of the Supreme Master Cheng Zong.
Helian Changying nodded in agreement, then turned to Helian Jue and said, "Brother Jue, just hold that knife."
"Thank you, Your Highness." He Lianjue knew that he could not compete with Shen Tinggu. Although he was unwilling to do so, he still had a look of joy and gratitude on his face.
After everything was taken care of, Helian Changying didn't even talk to the caravan, and had people drive the carriage directly from the west exit, accompanied by Helian Jue, the Hu brothers and others.
Shen Tinggu said hello to Guo Wen and then walked up Dongshan Mountain with his men. However, before leaving, he glanced at He Qizhou intentionally or unintentionally. When He Qizhou saw him looking at him, he felt calmer because he was suspicious of a person.
Shen Tinggu is not very likely to let others know that he suspects the other party, especially when he suspects that the other party is a spy for the enemy country. Shen Tinggu looks at himself deliberately, at most he feels that he cannot see through him. For a master like him, if others hide something,
There will still be some feeling.
The soldiers of the armored battalion quickly collected the corpses after taking off their heavy armor, and a one-foot-wide gap was cleared in the east stone wall, which was enough for carriages and horses to pass. After cleaning up, the whole battalion lined up and left.
Sikong Lang spent some money and asked the officers of the Iron Armored Army for more than 20 horses left behind by the Pei family to supplement the llamas that had died from random arrows. Because it was almost midnight, Sikong Lang decided to camp in the Sifang Valley.
Leave again tomorrow morning.
The two gangs counted their numbers and found that the Salt Gang still had eight guards and nine coachmen. The Lotus Gang was in a bit of a miserable situation. The guards were dying and they were walking away. The twelve people they had when they set out from Xuancheng have become what they are now.
There are six people, and the number of coachmen has increased from ten to five. Now there are not even enough people to drive, so we can only lengthen the string of cars from three or four to six or seven, and let the guards take turns driving.
After setting up camp, Sikong Lang gathered everyone and said:
"Fourth brother, fifth brother, I'm sorry, everyone, everyone has seen it. I do know that the second princess wants to use the caravan to fish out the Pei bandits. The Pei family wants to maintain so many private soldiers in the mountains. It is impossible not to do this.
Great wealth is tempting.
Because there are so many people and so many mouths, of course I can't say it out in advance. Our two gangs have lost so many people, and I'm very sad. But that's how it is in the world, you use your blood and your life to exchange for your mouth.
Without the help of the imperial court, we would not be able to defeat the Pei family anyway, so sacrificing some brothers in exchange for a smooth road is still very worthwhile. I also know that I feel sorry for my dead brothers. If you have any complaints, please complain.
Let me do it."
"Second brother, we understand! You don't need to blame yourself." Zhai Biao said loudly.
"As for the matter of leading out Bandit Pei, when we set out, Gang Leader Guo, Second Princess and our old gang leader Yelu all discussed it, and the purpose was for everyone's benefit. The road ahead is still long, but there should not be too many dangers on the road.
After leaving the mountain, we will replenish supplies at two places, so I still have to ask everyone to continue to work together to successfully complete this mission!"
Guo Wen was a little embarrassed. He said all the good things to Sikong Lang, who seemed rough but was actually thoughtful. Now he turned into the insidious villain who took advantage of his subordinates. Those guards heard that they had to drive by themselves, and they already
Feeling a little unhappy, he hurriedly said to the remaining ten people in the gang:
"Like Brother Sikong said, I am really powerless to deal with the big things that the court has to do. Watching my brothers die, I feel as sad as if I have lost my own brothers. I will definitely provide good care to their families when I go back. You just need to
Tie Xin, take care of this trip, and I will be indispensable for you in the future!"
"Yes, we fight to the death to protect each other, but some people take the money and don't even know where to hide." The fourth brother suddenly said something sinister.
"I'm sorry, you asked me to come here to protect the goods, not the princess!" He Qizhou knew that the other party was targeting him, and immediately stared at the fourth brother and said loudly.
"A coward can always find some excuse for himself." The fourth brother didn't flinch, and stared back with his triangular eyes.
"What are you talking about?!" He Qizhou stood up suddenly.
"I, Jiang Li, am right!" The fourth brother did not show weakness, and even took a step forward after standing up.
"Two, two, stop arguing and save my face. Fourth brother, Brother Deren is just like a herdsman. He is an honest man. He is still guarding the truck. Besides, you also know his wife..."
"Fourth, forget it, we have to look after each other along the way from now on." Sikong Lang also advised.
"I think what the fourth brother said is not wrong. From now on, we will only take care of each other, not each other." The fifth brother came out to disrupt the situation again. Wanyan Gang is dead. Now it seems that the Lotus Gang is too weak. The fifth brother and
Two of his subordinates were really unwilling to clear the way for the Lotus Gang.
"Fourth brother, fifth brother! That's too much! Don't forget, we relied on this Deren brother to get us out of danger in Anping City!" the second brother said with a straight face.
"Second brother, fifth brother is actually right. Even if our Lotus Gang owes you a favor, I will ask the second princess to take care of you in the future." Guo Wen had nothing, so he could only carry out the second princess to suppress him.
The spirit of the Salt Gang.
"Humph!" The fourth brother turned and left. Since the second princess was carried out, there was naturally nothing more to say.
…
Although the situation of the Pei family is over, after all, they are camped near the opponent's lair, and night watch is still indispensable. Guo Wen of the Lotus Gang is the leader, so naturally there is no need to watch the night. The remaining five people are divided into two shifts to watch over Dongshan, while the Salt Gang guards
Beishan, Xishan. Because Tiezhu was also dead, Xia Tong and He Qizhou were paired up according to the order during the route exploration. The other three were weaker and stayed for half the night, which also gave the two a chance to talk.
"We have gotten to know each other through night duty, so we can talk more easily in the future." He Qizhou said to Xia Tong beside him at the top of Dongshan Mountain.
"You said why Helian Changying didn't let Pei Zhenglun tell who the spy was? I was really worried about you at that time!" Xia Tong said.
"Well, I'm anxious too. Because Xiaoxue is here, I really can't think of any way to deal with it. I can't even escape, let alone fight. Shen Tinggu alone can beat both of us!"