Chapter 81: The Second Uncle and the Twelve Generals of Longshan
Xu Huang's pursuit is not over yet. After all, not everyone is so afraid of death.
There were many people who fled on horseback. Xu Huang went crazy and didn't care about the small infantry. He just stared at the cavalry and chased them all the way.
This pursuit led to the official road.
A group of cavalry came towards them from a distance. They stopped many cavalrymen from the Baibo Army and were looking at Xu Huang in surprise.
Xu Huang also noticed them, and when he was about to speak, Xu Chu's voice sounded behind him.
"Gongming, don't be impulsive. He is one of our own."
Xu Huang looked back and saw that Xu Ding, Xu Chu and others were chasing after him on horseback.
Xu Ding and Xu Chu rode past him, reined their horses to a stop in front of the group of cavalry, then turned over and dismounted, half-kneeling and said: "Ding (Chu) has seen the steward."
Yes, the person who came was none other than Wei Cheng's cheap second uncle, Wei Min, who asked Xu Ding and Xu Chu to protect Wei Cheng.
Wei Min had a look of surprise and uncertainty on his face at this time.
He asked curiously: "The Baibo army was repulsed by you?"
When Wei Min learned that a thousand-man Baibo army had bypassed all the aristocratic families and county towns and was approaching Luliang Mountain, he asked the county government to borrow 500 cavalry to chase and rescue him. He was really worried about Wei Cheng.
However, they rushed all the way without stopping. As soon as they arrived at the entrance to Luliang Mountain, they saw a group of Baibo troops defeated and fleeing.
Wei Min was still confused at first and did not recover.
Fortunately, General Xu Ding gave a rough description of the process. First, Wei Cheng provoked the enemy generals to call for battle, and then Hua Cu and Xu Huang crushed and defeated the enemy with one move, so that the Baibo army was defeated and ran in all directions.
Wei Min and the officers brought by Wei Min were dumbfounded. Although the Baibo Army was indeed a rabble, they still knew the strength of several generals under the Baibo Army. Just a few days ago, they had suffered at the hands of the Baibo Army.
Quite a loss.
But, why did the situation completely change when we got to you?
The officer frowned slightly, his eyes couldn't help but fall on the few Baibo Army cavalry who were captured by him, and he planned to turn around and interrogate them... What exactly was the second son of the Wei family doing in the mountains.
Wei Min breathed a sigh of relief when he learned that Wei Cheng was safe.
He first turned around and thanked the officer, and then said: "Captain Wang, Mr. Wei will not go back with you. We happened to have arrived at the border of Anyi. Wei plans to stay for a few days and then go to the county to thank Liu.
The magistrate’s kindness in rushing to help.”
The officer did not dare to make waves in front of Wei Min. He hurriedly clasped his fists in return and said with a smile: "That's right, that's right. Guard Wei has a good rest. Since the young master is fine, I won't nag you anymore. When Steward Wei arrives at the county government, I'll talk to you sir."
I’ll take care of you again.”
Wei Min cupped his hands and watched as the officer escorted a dozen Baibo Army thieves and led the troops away.
As for the fleeing infantrymen of the Baibo Army, they were too lazy to pursue them. There were still Baibo troops harassing them in various parts of the county, so they could not afford to lose a big deal because the officers were in a hurry to go back and defend the city, so it was inconvenient for them to stay for a long time.
After they left, Xu Ding frowned and said, "Manager Wei, I wonder what the situation is like outside?"
Wei Min shook his head and said: "It's not very good. The sudden action of the Baibo Army caught the county guards by surprise. Fortunately, they were just grabbing food this time and did not kill massacres. However, it is not optimistic. They have tasted the sweetness once.
The next round of offensive will only be more ferocious."
Xu Ding nodded slightly, his brows knitting together tightly.
When Wei Min saw this, he patted his shoulder and said, "Okay, these are not things we should worry about. First, take me to see Chen'er. This kid is hiding in the mountains and has no idea what he is planning. Now even I
This second uncle is also curious."
Xu Ding and Xu Chu looked at each other and smiled, with proud smiles on their faces.
When Wei Min saw this, he became even more curious.
The group of people turned their horses and headed towards the mountains.
"One hundred seventy-three, one seventy-four, one seventy-five..."
"Sir, there are less than two hundred horses in total. Except for those who ran away, the rest were seriously injured."
Hao Dadao took the villagers to count the harvest, mainly the harvest of horses, and some discarded swords, guns and sticks were too lazy to count.
Wei Teng nodded slightly, looking at the horse carcasses lying on the ground at the bottom of the mountain, about a dozen of them, he felt a little distressed.
He ordered: "Let Aunt Manhua take the people down to cut the meat. Think of it as extra food for the villagers."
The eyes of the villagers lit up, and many people took the initiative to ask for help.
Wei Cheng looked at them funny and his eyes fell on the villagers of the Jiaolong Gang.
Compared to the people of Haojia Village and later villagers, the Jiaolong Gang seemed a bit out of place, both in their clothing and mental outlook.
Perhaps because they are latecomers, they always have an inferiority complex. Even when facing the people of Haojia Village who are ordinary people like them, they dare not speak loudly and behave submissively at all times.
Wei Cheng knew that there was no way for them to integrate into the group quickly, so he thought for a while and said loudly: "Hao Niang, please remember... Xu Huang and Hua Cun, both of them have meritorious service in killing the enemy. They will be rewarded with a hundred catties of horse meat, a hundred catties of polished rice, and a bottle of fine wine."
A jar and three pieces of new cloth."
Hao Niang, who was standing next to Cai Yan and Yu'er, was startled for a moment, then hurriedly stepped forward and bowed, saying that she had remembered it.
The others didn't react at all, they just thought it was natural. The young master always deserves rewards for his merits.
But the villagers of the Jiaolong Gang didn't know. They all looked at each other, especially Hua Cun, who was rewarded. He was so excited that he couldn't breathe evenly. If Hua Fu hadn't reminded him, he wouldn't have known to step forward to thank him.
Wei Cheng helped Hua Cong up and said with a smile: "I never treat people ill if they have meritorious service. Whether it is killing the enemy and making contributions, or contributing to the construction of the village, as long as you are willing to do it, I will not treat you badly."
This is for Hua Cun and the Jiaolong Gang.
If you want to quickly integrate into the group, you have to work with everyone, eat with everyone, and sleep with everyone. Over time, you will naturally become a group. If you are always timid, don't blame others for ignoring you.
The person who understands Wei Cheng best here is probably Cai Yan.
Seeing that her husband wanted to show kindness and power at the same time, she said to the women beside her: "The new children don't have winter clothes and cotton shoes to wear yet. Go back and count the number. Let's make the children's winter clothes and cotton shoes before the beginning of autumn."
."
Similarly, she also deliberately told Hua Cun and others.
The villagers who had children knew immediately that the new children the lady was talking about were their children. After hearing this, they all knelt down to Cai Yan in emotion, saying that they could not suffer anything for their children.
Especially when I saw the children in Haojia Village dressed nicely and warmly, while their children were running around with bare buttocks and bare feet, all dirty, both the father and the mother felt uncomfortable.
Seeing this scene, Wei Cheng and Cai Yan looked at each other and smiled tacitly.
At this time, Yamashita Xu Ding and the others came back.
The leader was a middle-aged man with narrowed eyes. When Cai Yan saw this, he shouted in surprise and joy: "Second uncle!"
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That night.
In the cold cellar, the stench of excrement and blood made people's heads hurt.
Bang, bang...
The shadow of the whip flashes, the whip hits the flesh, and the swaying light lights up and dims as the whip swings,
"Tell me, what else did you see?"
"Forgive me, I, I really just saw these...ah...forgive me...I really don't know anything anymore."
As another person was beaten to death, the sergeant in charge of the interrogation crawled to the ground, washed away the blood on his body with water, put on his leather armor and came to a large bright tent.
"General, the trial is almost over, and the information we got is not too different."
In front of the hall, a man in iron armor was wiping a shiny spear. He looked up at the visitor and gestured for him to sit next to him and talk.
The sergeant cupped his fists and saluted, knelt down and said.
"The results are pretty much the same. The Wei family does have a secret armory in the mountains. From a distance, you can see thick smoke billowing on the mountain. There are no less than twenty chimneys. Furthermore, as you go up the mountain, there are pebbles everywhere.
I think the daily dosage is quite large.”
"In addition, the earth evil weapon is indeed extraordinary. Han Xian just struck it with a giant ax and chopped it off his horse. Although the man holding the ax did not say it clearly, the ax must have been obtained by the Wei family.
One of the most powerful weapons."
The man sitting in front of the hall had a look of longing in his eyes, and then he frowned and said, "Have you listed the most important weapons of Earthly Evil that we know about?"
The sergeant hurriedly cupped his fists and replied, "Yes."
The man nodded slightly and said, "Say."
The sergeant took out a piece of tissue paper from his arms, spread it out, and read.
"The known important weapons of the earth evil are as follows: the treasured gentian silver spear of the Wei family, the tiger-headed Zhan golden gun that once appeared near Luoyang, the sun-chasing bow that is rumored to be able to control the range, and the Yitian sword and dragon-slaying sword claimed by the Wei family
Among the knives, it has been confirmed that the dragon-slaying knife is indeed in the hands of Mr. Wei, as well as a strange-looking purple and gold mace, and the giant ax that killed Han Siam."
The man looked solemn, and then said to himself: "There are seven in total, and what kind of magic weapons are there for the other five?"
Hearing this, the sergeant clasped his fists and said: "General, there is one more thing. It should be in the hands of a little girl, but it cannot be confirmed. They only said that they saw a little girl in red on the top of the mountain holding a red spear from a distance, but
I’m not sure if it’s a powerful weapon of the earth.”
"Red spear?" The man frowned, "It should be, that's the eighth one."
The sergeant nodded in agreement, then raised his eyes, cupped his fists and said, "I have another guess. Xu Huang is wearing inner armor, which may be one of the Earth's powerful weapons."
"How do you say this?" The man looked at him in surprise.
The sergeant clasped his fists and said: "Among the people who were interrogated, two of them claimed that their machetes fell on Xu Huang, but they could not hurt him at all. They were obviously hit, but the blade only cut the clothes at the arm, and there was still something inside.
There is a piece of black clothing, but I can't cut the meat no matter what."
The man raised his thick eyebrows: "How could there be such a magical inner armor that can be hidden under ordinary clothes?"
The sergeant immediately clasped his fists and said, "This villain is just guessing."
The man glanced at him, nodded inquiringly, and said: "Send the news to Luoyang quickly and deliver it to my brother personally."
The sergeant stood up in response, turned around and walked out of the tent.
The man also stood up, stroking the spear in his hand, his brows sometimes frowned, sometimes relaxed. After a long time, he walked outside the tent, looked directly at Luliang Mountain, and murmured to himself: "Longshan Hua Cong, Longshan
Xu Huang...this Wei family has a big plan. He has the twelve important weapons of Disha in his hands. Is it possible that he wants to gather the twelve generals of Longshan?"
at the same time.
Anyi County is still the same tile house.
The three brothers Liu, Guan, and Zhang had almost spent all their money. The three of them were originally going to visit the Wei family today.
However, the sudden commotion directly disrupted their plans.
At this time, Zhang Fei was eating the only pancake and yawned weakly.
On the first day here, there was still hot soup to drink, but today they were so poor that they couldn't even afford the hot soup, so they could only eat it.
Liu Bei and Guan Yu also had expressionless faces. From time to time, they would turn their attention to the men beside the campfire.
If I read it correctly, those few people are probably Baibo soldiers who are on the run.
But the two of them chose to ignore it calmly. Guan Yu originally wanted to arrest him.
Liu Bei stopped him and said that if a fight broke out, innocent people might be hurt. Guan Yu nodded and could only stare at those few people and could do nothing.
At this time, one of those people said: "It's so awesome. That man named Xu Huang is like a god descending to earth. Now I know why several commanders want to grab the magic weapon. I saw it today
I am completely convinced by the power of that axe."
"Yes, I was so frightened at the time. With just one strike of the ax, Han Shuai's head fell off without any warning. If it had hit me, I would have been split into two..."
"Longshan Hua Li, Longshan Xu Huang, and the rumored Earth Evil weapon. If the predictions are correct, the Wei family has twelve masters who are as powerful as them. Even if the commander-in-chief encounters them...
There's nothing you can do about them."
"It's hard to say. The commander's military strength is superior to that of Han Shuai. Although Xu Huang is very powerful, if he encounters our commander, he will probably have to run away..."
"It might have been the case before, but it's hard to say now. Our commander-in-chief is only one person, and they are among the twelve generals of Longshan. If one can't do it, just use two. If two can't do it, just use three. After all, our commander-in-chief can't defeat four with two fists.
hand."
"Hey, Chen Laosan, why do you always try to increase the prestige of others and destroy your own momentum? If you can't do it as a general, you can't do it. Come on!"
"Me?" The man shook his head and said with a dejected expression: "I'd better forget it. I plan to go back to Chenliu's hometown. I finally saw it today. The imperial court is corrupt, and there are not many birds in the Baibo Army.
, they all went their separate ways when they were in danger, alas..."
The voices of a few people were actually not loud.
But even if Guan Yu, Liu Bei and others were willing to eavesdrop, those few people would have no way of discovering them.
"The Twelve Generals of Longshan?" Guan Yu looked at Liu Bei and narrowed his eyes slightly.
Liu Bei said thoughtfully: "It seems that this time is really in vain. If you want to get the magic weapon, you have to join the Wei family."
Guan Yu looked at Zhang Fei on the side and whispered: "It's a pity that we are already working under Jihou, otherwise the Wei family would be a good place to go. Now that Baibo's army is causing trouble in Hedong, it is a good opportunity to make contributions."
Liu Bei's expression changed, his eyes flashed, and he didn't know what he was thinking.