The morning glow is as red as blood, and the north wind whistles loudly.
The fire was raging, burning faster due to the wind. With the crackling sound, the black smoke rolled like a dragon and rushed into the air, covering the sky and the earth, and even the sun seemed to be missing.
There are fires, thick smoke, ruins and scorched earth everywhere.
Teams of Huqi are like hungry wolves, setting fires constantly to drive cattle, sheep and cattle.
Groups of people were driven to the city gates one after another. Most of them were old, weak, women and children, with a population of more than a hundred. But if they were looking for an opportunity to escape, or if they walked slower, arrows would be fired at them.
Not long after, it was like purgatory under the city gate, with miserable howls that shook the sky.
After burning and killing for a while, Hu Qi lined up the children and stood at the front, forcing a group of children to cry towards the city, begging the county magistrate to open the door.
Linhe County Magistrate's eyes were filled with rage, and he wished he could jump off the city wall and chop these thieves into pieces.
But his reason told him: he cannot open the door, he must not open the door.
Once the door is opened, the thieves will attack the city, and the tens of thousands of people in the city will not be spared.
The county lieutenant punched the city battlements one after another, with tears in his eyes. When he saw a little niece who was only three or four years old, she was shot through the heart by Hu Bing. She stuck the gun on the head and kept waving it towards the city.
When he was showing off his power, the county captain finally couldn't bear it anymore:
"County Lord, please let me lead the county soldiers down to the city... I don't ask for the door to be opened, I just need to use ropes and hanging baskets to put us down... Even if we die together with these animals, it is better to be on the city
Suffering a lot..."
"Confused!"
The county magistrate roared angrily, "You have a rope buckle, don't the thieves? These beasts clearly want to anger you and me so they can take advantage of it... It doesn't matter if you die, but if the three hundred county soldiers die, who will help?"
I defend the city? How should the tens of thousands of people in this county deal with it?"
After a pause, the county magistrate gritted his teeth again: "Four days ago, a certain person received an order from Governor Luo, saying that the thieves would arrive overnight, and ordered the households to enter the city as soon as possible to escape.
On the same day, I called all the villages and found that 80% of the villagers had already entered the city, but your people were all stupid men and women. Even you, you thought that I was being alarmist, and thought that I could stop the thieves with my fortress. I don’t even want to abandon the greenhouse at home and live in a shack in the city. So now that a disaster is approaching and my life is at stake, who can I blame? It’s all my own fault..."
The county captain hissed: "Even if there is a reason for the incident, the crime will not lead to death. Although these villagers are members of my Chen clan, they are all citizens of the county gentleman. Can the county gentleman just watch helplessly being treated like animals by thieves?"
Ordinary torture?"
"Stop talking! There are thousands of barbarian soldiers in the city. How can I save them? It's just a waste of life. It's not that Liu is greedy for life and fear of death, but he must protect the tens of thousands of people in the city first..."
The county magistrate waved his sleeves and said in a decisive voice, "Lieutenant Chen, if you insist on having a stronghold in your heart and are determined to seek death, I won't stop you, so why not hang you down? But don't harm hundreds of county soldiers.
You will die together..."
The county lieutenant seemed to be choked, and half of his blood was cold.
What's the difference between hanging him alone and sending him to death?
That's all...Second uncle, third uncle, I forgive my nephew for being unable to do anything...
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Not far from the city is a fort, and the women and children who were driven to the city were expelled from this fort.
More than thirty strong men had their hands tied with ropes and were strung together in a row, ready to be taken to the tribe and used as slaves.
Some silk and linen were moved out of the warehouse and loaded into vehicles. They were placed in the fields outside Wubao along with cattle, horses, sheep, etc.
At midnight the night before, Dou ordered Yuchi and his headquarters, Afu cadres, Guhun tribe and five thousand men to set out on the road overnight. They were prepared to rob sheep and kidnap people.
After walking nearly two hundred miles in two nights and one day, under Lu Shizhen's guidance, we entered a lot of villages and Wubao, but after entering, we found that all ten rooms were empty?
It wasn't until under Linhe County that they encountered a manned fort. At Lu Shizhen's suggestion, Yuchi sent cavalry to use a lasso to tie the fort gate, and nearly a hundred cavalry worked together to open the fort wall.
Then of course, those who deserve to be killed are killed, those who deserve to be raped are raped, those who deserve to be robbed are robbed, and those who deserve to be burned are burned.
But when Yuchi saw the goods, cattle and sheep being snatched away, he almost burst into tears.
There are more than ten horses, most of which are slave horses, which are barely enough to hitch a cart and pull away silk cloth and grain.
There are only more than thirty people in Dingkou, which is dispensable. In addition, there are only more than three hundred sheep.
It looks like a lot, but there are two thousand clan soldiers surrounding Linhe County. Can three people share one sheep?
Dou Ling stipulated that he could only grab three pairs, but half of it had already passed. Yuchi didn't know how many more pairs he could grab.
If it happens again like yesterday, wandering for more than a hundred miles without even seeing a few birds, Yuchi won't know how to explain to Dou Ling when he returns?
Cursing his bad luck secretly, Yuchi looked at Lu Shiqiu who was standing on top of the wall and looking up to the city.
"Please tell me, envoy, why it looks like this?"
Why else?
The eldest brother must have been defeated five days ago and Luo Jian took away the fertile fields. At that time, Dou was leading Chen Bing in the Jinhao Valley. He was still waiting for the eldest brother to send the pass defense map of Xisan Town.
Not to mention Dou Ling, even I thought that there might be twists and turns on the road and the messenger was delayed. Therefore, two days of time were wasted.
After that, they were dragged behind Jinhao Pass for another day by the sudden arrival of the town army.
It’s been three days!
Luo Jian was not an incompetent person, and he must have quickly summoned the counties to gather the villagers and herders that day.
In three days, no matter how slow the journey is, even the furthest villagers and tribes should bring their families, cattle and sheep to escape into the county town. Therefore, a dock can be left outside the city for Hu Qi.
The robbery was Yuchi's luck.
Lu Shiqiu even concluded that apart from the pitiful goods and cattle and sheep that he had already grabbed, Yuchi might not be able to get even a single hair out of him in the remaining day and a half.
Although he thought so in his heart, Lu Shiyi would definitely not tell the truth. Instead, he comforted him with a gentle voice:
"The Linhe County magistrate is good at controlling the people, so this is just an example. Don't be impatient, general. But like the three seals, the two cities of Linrong will definitely not be so miserable, and the general will definitely gain a lot..."
What else?
Yuchi could only assume that what Lu Shijie said was the truth: "Then let me ask Jun Jiyan!"
Lu Shiwei nodded and clasped his fists again: "Then I wish the general a fruitful return, and Lu will go first!"
"Your Majesty, why don't you stay for two more days?"
Yuchi advised with a smile on his face, "Perhaps in a short time we will be able to evacuate Linhe City, and then I can collect some travel funds for you!"
Road money?
I'm afraid it's either a hidden arrow or poison?
Lu Shizhen smiled with a smile on his face and said as warmly as spring: "It won't cost you, General. Besides, if you stay a little longer, there will be more risks, so I ask for your forgiveness, General!"
After saying this, he bowed again, and without waiting for Yuchi to persuade him to stay, Lu Shiqi led more than a hundred retainers down the fort wall.
Looking at the pile of black clouds, Yuchi's eyes flashed with coldness. He endured it again and again. But in the end he did not dare to give the order and let him walk away.
When he arrived, Dou Ling secretly asked Yuchi to give him advice, and if the time was right, he would take Lu Shijiu's head.
It wasn't that Dou Ling was unwilling to do so, thinking that the Lu brothers had made his trip in vain, and he wanted to take revenge. It was that he was jealous of Lu Shiju's three hundred soldiers.
Humans are the next best thing. As long as he gets these three hundred human armors and horse armors, Dou Ling can immediately equip another brigade of wolf guards.
Unfortunately, Lu Shiyi was too wary. Yuchi invited him to dinner several times along the way, but Lu Shiyi never accepted.
Even when he had to see Yuchi, Lu Shiqi also brought enough armor guards, so that Yuchi never found a chance to make a move.
It's even more uneconomical to fight head-on. If you want to capture these 300 armored cavalry, you will have to lose at least one battalion of clan soldiers.
Forget it, let him go...
Yuchi sighed secretly and ordered his soldiers: "If you wait two more moments and still can't open the city gate, kill them all!"
A burst of promises resounded below the city.
Listening to the movement behind them, a group of Lu family retainers all had expressions of disbelief on their faces: "Your Majesty, are you going to let these thieves torture the old, the weak, and the young?"
The corners of Lu Shizhen's eyes were twitching, and his face was full of anger.
He was not angry at his servants, but at Yuchi.
As long as anyone has a bit of humanity, it is impossible to ignore such things that are worse than pigs and dogs. It is normal for retainers to be indignant.
Lu Shiqiu had also known for a long time that Hu chiefs like Dou Ling and Yuchi were all people who had no conscience and were no different from livestock.
But Yuchi was not an unintelligent person. He knew that this move would make many retainers feel dissatisfied with him, Lu Shijie, and they would even resent his two brothers for colluding with the Hu people and allowing him to enter the country to torture and kill Han people.
But Yuchi just did it in front of him?
It's just because the eldest brother was defeated and didn't let him get the benefits, so he was resentful and deliberately caused hatred for his Lu brothers, and even laid the root of the disaster.
Good thief, wait!
Lu Shiwei gritted his teeth with hatred, and had to forgive his servants: "Those who achieve great things don't stick to trivial matters. Just endure this bad breath first, and it won't be too late to take revenge after taking over the world..."
Revenge?
Could it be that this enmity and hatred were not caused by your two brothers?
It makes me feel like a lost dog...
All the retainers dared not speak out when they were angry, so they could only obey.
After leaving Wubao and getting on the mount, another retainer asked: "But go directly south, to Bogulu?"
Lu Shizhen actually hesitated, and after a long time he said: "Well... I have to go to Bogulu, let's set off..."
The retainer couldn't help but wonder: Is there somewhere else to go?
Except for Xingtai Lu Zhao, who has a thin bone pattern, no one named Lu dares to take him in?
With thoughts in his mind, the retainer urged the horse.
But after walking a few steps forward, he suddenly remembered a scene half a month ago: At noon, Lu Shijun sent him to pick up someone outside the city. But he waited and waited for a long time, but he couldn't wait for a long time. When it was almost night, he was all gone.
No one was seen.
Really unable to bear the cold, he returned to the city first and stayed in the city tower. It wasn't until midnight that the man arrived. Although he was taken directly into the garrison by himself, the man had not left the customs and had no security documents, and was very covered.
He is strict, as if he is afraid of being seen.
But the retainer always felt that he was very familiar, and he should be an acquaintance.
Just now I thought of the person named Lu, and it suddenly dawned on me as if I was blessed: That person should most likely be Lu Xun, the younger brother of Lu Gong, the deputy general of Gaoping.
He was so sneaky, just like a thief, and what he discussed with you must be extremely secret. Now that I think about it, it is probably related to the rebellion.
The retainer's heart could not stop twitching, and his palms were full of sweat: No wonder Zhijun dared to say "waiting to take over the world", it turned out that Gaoping Town also rebelled?
……
Yuchi was in a miserable state at Linhe, and only robbed three melons and two dates. However, his own tribe was robbed in darkness.
Li Shi held a fuse in one hand and a grenade in the other. He lit the fuse without throwing it away, and only shook the rope when it was half burned.
After being thrown around for two or three times, Lei was thrown out by Li Shi and accurately fell into a group of oncoming Hu cavalry.
There was an explosion and a ball of fire exploded at the same time, and two horses were immediately knocked to the ground. The cavalry on the horses rolled on the ground like gourds.
Killing is only secondary. The key is the explosion and fire, which are fatal to the horse. No matter how hard the knight exerts his strength, he can't restrain the horse.
In the blink of an eye, nearly a hundred riders fled.
It's not like they didn't rush over by chance, but as soon as they got within thirty steps, dozens of bows were drawn at the same time, and they were shot like hedgehogs in just one round.
Li Shi seemed to be addicted to playing. Not only did he blow away Hu Qi on his side, he rushed to Li Zhang's side and threw a thunder, which made Li Zhang scream in anger.
"Uncle Shi, this time the merits of the thief are not judged by their heads. Why are you robbing me?"
Am I doing this just to take the credit?
It doesn’t matter how far your father has searched?
On weekdays, in addition to training horses to lay a few mines, I only have the opportunity to use them when robbing the Hu tribe in Hexi.
It may not be used every time. Li Shi must be the vanguard to break out of the camp before he has a chance.
And as long as Hu Bing is defeated, Li Song will not let go of even half a thunderbolt.
For this reason, Li Shi was whipped twice...
It took a lot of effort to wait until Li Shesou was gone and Mr. Sanlang was in charge. How could I not take the opportunity to indulge in my hand addiction?
Mr. Sanlang has a gentle temperament, but even if he knows that he has exceeded the limit, he can only give him a few words at most. He must be embarrassed to whip himself...
Thinking about it, Li Shi pretended not to hear Li Zhang's roar. He just held the horse's belly hard and rushed towards the next group of horsemen.
He didn't forget to call out to his soldiers: "Why are you delaying? Why don't you hurry up and catch up? The provincial grandfather was shot by a rogue..."
With just two or three, Hu Qi on Li Zhang's side was completely destroyed.
With Tian Lei no longer able to use it, Li Zhang had no choice but to order his subordinates to deal with the aftermath.
The Hu soldiers whose horses were startled by the thunder or who were thrown to the ground were shot with arrows one by one, while the women, children, old and weak were driven away and allowed to escape.
In addition, they gathered the cattle, sheep, and horses. Then one group after another rushed to Bigan City.
The same scene kept playing out in the Du Lun tribe. In just two days, the dozens of tribes were like a living hell.
In fact, Li Chengxue only sent 3,000 white-armored soldiers, while the Du Lun tribe's herdsmen had 30,000 tents. Even if Dou Ling took away 10,000 fine cavalry, he could still get at least 20,000 to 30,000 string-controlling soldiers. p>
But I can’t stand up to the white-armored soldier Ledo!
In this era, this thing is definitely a dimensionality reduction blow.
Even if people are not afraid, horses will be frightened. And to the cavalry, a defeated army without horses is like a pig or sheep waiting to be slaughtered.
What's more, the white-armored soldiers train diligently, and from time to time they have to train by robbing the Hu tribe in the west of Hexi, so they have already cooperated proficiently.
Not to mention that they were robbing tribes one by one and collapsing at the first touch. Even if the Du Lun tribe gathered all the tribesmen, Li Shi would definitely dare to face 30,000 Hu soldiers head-on with three battalions of white armor.
How can today's white-armored soldiers of the Li family be comparable to the white-armored soldiers of a year ago?