At the end of the ugly hour, smoke was everywhere in Erlang Town, and the smell of rice and barbecue filled the air. Soldiers and civilians sat around to eat according to their respective formations, and part of the army was already gathering to count points.
"coming."
Yang Guangdi quickly responded, stuffed a piece of roasted horse meat into his mouth, quickly filled an extra half bowl of rice, stuffed it into his mouth as hard as he could, and then jumped up after eating the remaining dry rice in two mouthfuls.
, Old Man Zeng stopped him, wrapped a large ball of dry rice in a piece of rag and stuffed it into his arms, "The war lasts all day. Bring more food and make sure to fill it with water."
"I understand, Master Zeng."
Yang Guangdi patted the rice bag inside his clothes and tightened his belt again. He patted the short knife on it and raised his head and said to Old Man Zeng, "Master Zeng, I will help you kill a few thieves today."
"What kind of person can a little kid kill?"
Old man Zeng took another piece of horse meat from the fire. It was shiny with oil and was still steaming. The old man raised his head and blew on the horse meat a few times, wrapped it with another piece of cloth, and pinched it in his hand.
I quickly switched it between my left and right hands several times, but it was still hot.
The old man shook his hand in the air twice, looked around and saw that there were no extra pieces of cloth, then slowly walked to the pile of corpses, trying to pull off a piece from the corpses.
Yang Guangdi turned his head and looked. The bandit who asked for water just now was dead. His eyes were half-open and his mouth was open. There were still some residual water stains under his head.
The old man stopped in front of the pile of corpses, stretched his hand in the air and froze for a moment, then finally pulled it back, sighed and pulled off a piece from his trousers, and slowly wrapped it outside the meat bun.
Yang Guangdi also took it and carried it in his arms, like a fat little man with a belly. He loudly said to old man Zeng, "Master, I'm going to kill the thief."
The old man waved his hand and said, "Don't be rash, baby, your mother still counts on you."
Yang Guangdi agreed, turned around and took just two steps when Mr. Tan grabbed him.
Tan Leizi quietly handed over two military badges, "These two are military badges from the personal military department. Remember that the soldier badge in Missing Horn is a flag general. You have to charge him three taels of silver. The other one is some kind of corps commander."
, you can just take two taels."
Yang Guangdi blankly took over the soldier cards. They had picked them up on the road. He didn't expect that Mr. Tan was not just joking, but actually wanted to sell them for money. He stared at Mr. Tan and said, "Mr.
A, you are so powerful, why don’t you go with the officer to kill the thief?”
Tan Laizi coughed and said, "I would like to go, but Pang Daren won't let me. Zhang Guantou insists that Mr. Tan and I are in charge of the mother-in-law camp to avoid bad things like running around during the war."
"Then Mr. Tan, please take care. Those women are all thieves and not good people."
Tan Leizi pulled out his waist knife and said with a ferocious expression, "With me, Tan Ya, let's see which woman dares to cause trouble."
Yang Guangdi looked with admiration at this commander who had killed eleven famous bandits, "I wish I were as powerful as Mr. Tan."
Tan Leizi put away the knife, patted him on the shoulder and said, "I have been on the battlefield for a long time. I would like to remind you a few more words. The most important thing in this battle is to walk close to the river. The thieves are afraid of water and will not go to the water's edge."
If you lose your courage, you should remember it well."
There was another shouting outside, and Yang Guangdi hurried to the place where the flag was set up. Most of the fifty people in this group were from several generals in Shipai City, and there were more than a dozen whom he didn't recognize. They all looked dark, thin and strong.
He was probably a commoner who made a living on the water.
The leader of the team was another general. He ordered people several times, ran to the side and grabbed two more. After gathering fifty people, he rushed to the east of the market. The east entrance of Erlang Town was full of soldiers, and the soldiers were already lined up.
Si was lighting up a neat array of torches.
The commander-in-chief took people over and talked to an officer from the Cavalry Division. A group of civilians were waiting next to him. Yang Guangdi looked up at the soldiers next to him. On weekdays, he was in the Cavalry Division. Most of the soldiers inside were postmen.
Husband, who was born as a businessman, is not much different from ordinary people. Tang Ma also specially chooses thin ones to save horsepower.
The group in front of him was the tallest soldiers he had ever seen. They seemed to be half a head taller than the other soldiers, and they were also wider, especially the one next to him, which was as big as a hill, with a spear in his hand and a belt.
There was a belt knife and a short ax hanging on it, and his eyes were blank when he looked at people.
Yang Guangdi was a little scared, but remembering what Mr. Tan told him, he plucked up the courage to take out the soldier card and looked up at the strong man. Before he could say anything, the strong man had already grabbed it and he looked at it.
He suddenly laughed at a soldier next to him and said, "Please help me see if it's my soldier card?"
"Why not? Captain, you see I've taught you the word "Xu" many times."
The strong man nodded repeatedly, "I just said he looked familiar."
Yang Guangdi hurriedly said, "My boss, Mr. A, said it." The strong man tilted his head and said to the soldier just now, "What kind of official is Mr. A?"
The soldier shook his head and said, "We only have the banner commander, but we have never heard of the commander-in-chief."
The strong man turned back to Yang Guangdi, "What did he say?"
"Only this card, only" "I accept this card."
"Well, well," the strong man couldn't help but said, lifting the armor bundled into a ball on the ground with one hand and coming over, "You are a good little porter, just help me carry the armor."
Yang Guangdi hurriedly caught it, and his waist immediately bent down. The piece of armor weighed at least fifty kilograms. The strong man looked at Yang Guangdi with his head buried in the air. He reached out and patted his head and said, "The little porter can't carry it. I can't carry it."
Wearing the armor will make it lighter."
Without saying much, he asked the soldier next to him to help him. He put on the arm armor, battle skirt, and leg armor. Finally, he picked up an iron mask with several hooks on it. He tried it on the helmet and put it down again.
He cursed, "You are carrying this suffocating person."
Yang Guangdi tied the mask to the main armor again. After trying it, it was indeed a lot lighter. A trumpet sounded in front, and the soldiers began to form the team. The commander-in-chief came over and roughly divided the people. A civilian helped each soldier. After a while,
Then another cannon was fired.
The officers ran back and forth beside the queue, repeatedly counting the number of people, and shouted at the civilians, asking them to follow the march and not to misremember the soldiers who were following. Various musical instruments were playing in front of them, and flags were waving again.
Yang Guangdi had never seen such a wordy person in the cavalry camp, but he was also curious.
Finally, after a trumpet sounded, the team began to move. Yang Guangdi picked up his armor and set off with the team.
A red light flashed on the horizon. Yang Guangdi, who was walking outside, could use this light and shadow to see lines made of tall weeds in the distance. A moment later, there was the sound of a cannon.
Since the Second Division captured Moyanpu and advanced the battle line near the Chema River, the rogue bandits were unfamiliar with the surrounding terrain and could not move away from the post road at night, so this section of the road was a safe rear. After coming out of Erlang Town
, there was no harassment along the way, but Yang Guangdi didn't know this. It was a bit difficult for him to carry it, but the strong man like a hill next to him was very relaxed. From time to time, he quietly took out a small piece of meat from his arms, looking at the surrounding officers who were not paying attention.
Just put it in your mouth.
There were horse hooves on the road from time to time, and the pond horses passing the news back and forth flashed by. Yang Guangdi had to be careful to avoid them. Soon the team passed Moyanpu. Yang Guangdi started to have some difficulty. He arched his body forward and pushed back with both hands.
Holding that mass of armor, the weight on his shoulders became heavier and heavier, and he kept breathing heavily.
"The little porter has no strength."
The strong man said something, and Yang Guangdi had no strength to reply. The strong man said again, "I'll carry it."
A loud shout came from behind, "Soldiers are not allowed to wear armor!"
Yang Guangdi was startled. When he turned around, he saw a soldier behind him waving a short stick and beating a soldier hard. The soldier quickly returned the armor to the civilian husband.
With such a fright, Yang Guangdi quickly straightened his waist until the security guard passed by cursing. When he relaxed a little, his fatigue suddenly became stronger, and his hands were almost useless.
At this moment, he felt a lightness on his back, and Yang Guangdi's breathing suddenly became much easier. When he turned around, he saw the strong soldier holding it with one hand.
The strong man smiled blankly at him twice, and the two of them walked forward together. Only then did Yang Guangdi look around. The team was marching on the post road with torches, and there were many broken cars piled up on the roadside.
There were still some rags on the road that had not been cleaned up, and they had to be carefully avoided. There was a buzz of insects in the surrounding fields, and occasionally a few blue will-o'-the-wisps flickered.
I only rested once in the middle, and I don’t know how long I walked. Dense spots of light began to appear in the mountains and fields ahead. I could tell at a glance that there were a large number of people holding torches, mainly in the east, but also in the north. There were also faint shouts of killing.
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There was another flash, and then the sound of cannons was heard, deafening in the night, and seemed to be very close.
The team stopped soon after, and Yang Guangdi immediately put down his armor and squatted on the ground to catch his breath. The nearby officers were busy counting the number of people, but no one scolded him.
There was a sound of horse hooves nearby, and they stopped nearby. Yang Guangdi tilted his head to look, and saw two generals looking like each with a few soldiers on the roadside. One of them he recognized was the king of the second division.
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He looked quite tired and said to the other general, "Mr. Zhuang, the cannon fire at Fengjia's store stopped in the middle of the night. I'm afraid it has been breached."
The commander of the village replied, "Pang Pang has ordered all divisions to set out early and attack the bandits at dawn."
General Wang pointed towards the north and said, "Chenghe Village and Tufeng Village have both been captured by the bandits. The eight bandits camp is located there. The defeated bandits from King Sweeper and Erlang Town all retreated here. To the east
They are Cao Cao's soldiers and horses, and there were horsemen and soldiers coming and going on the bridge across the river all night long."
"The thieves are going to fight west of the Chema River. Have they prepared their battle array?"
"The thieves are causing chaos. Many thieves even ran here at night and were killed without knowing who they met. I have a plan here. Most of the thieves are in the north, but the bridge in the east is still the most important place. We don't have to wait.
At dawn, take advantage of the thief's chaos and beat him first."