The streets of the town were quiet, with only the sound of footsteps echoing.
Returning to his old place, Zhao Liang felt very heavy.
The last time he came here, he came to show his prestige.
He reaches out his hand when he sees someone, hits the man, and snatches the woman;
When I see money, I reach out my hand, carry it in my arms, and hide it in my sleeves;
If he hadn't changed his career for a long time, and he still had some conscience in his heart, he would reach out to the house when he saw it. Why? Burn it to the ground. If he kills people but doesn't set them on fire, can he be called majestic?
But this time, he came to suppress bandits.
It was said that they were suppressing bandits, but Zhao Liang didn't have much confidence. According to the traditional view, he and his colleagues were the bandits.
He is also an ordinary citizen. Before his homeland was harmed by the savage Huns, he was an honest farmer. He spent the whole day with his back to the sky, facing the loess, digging for food in the soil. Life was hard, but there was also a touch of joy.
Happiness is brewing.
Later, the Huns invaded Shangdang, and everything changed.
Homes were in ruins, with only the broken walls left to commemorate; relatives died in ravines, or were kidnapped by the Huns, and were never heard from again; the countryside that they relied on for survival has lost its former vitality.
At that time, Wu Meng happened to be engaged in Zhang Yang's recruitment of troops to the Shangdang. The slogan at that time was very loud, saying that he would lead everyone to revenge, protect the country and the people, and become the guardian of the Shangdang. Overwhelmed by Zhang Yang's courage, he also
In order to find food to eat, Zhao Liangyi joined the army without hesitation.
As a result, after forming the army, Zhang Zhencheng, who kept fighting for justice, pointed his finger at Huguan! That is the seat of Shangdang County and the jurisdiction of the prefect. After conquering Huguan, Zhang Zhenzhen changed his identity and became
He became the new governor, and his military strength was expanded several times. He turned around and went south again, and for the sake of righteousness, he joined the war against Dong.
Zhang Yang acted decisively, but Zhao Liang was confused. He could no longer distinguish the virtues mentioned by his fathers and ancestors, nor did he know what righteousness was. He only knew that as long as he had a knife in his hand and the knife was hard enough, then no matter what
If you steal something from someone, no one will dare to accuse you.
Adhering to this guiding ideology, he came to Jizhou and Qinghe to participate in the Hanoi Army's grain requisition operation.
In action, he was like a fish in water. The wealth in Jizhou far exceeded that of Hanoi, which had been separated many times, let alone the barren Shangdang. In a place like this, he could grab and take whatever he wanted, and his life was like a god.
Perhaps it was out of joy that he was born with sorrow. After wreaking havoc in the small town of Zeng's family, he faced a nightmare - an enemy general as fierce as an incarnated demon god suddenly appeared from the abyss of the Nine Netherworld, threatening his life! Behind him, there were also
There are countless iron cavalry galloping like raging waves!
In just one face-to-face meeting, the enemy general with the white horse and silver spear actually picked and killed five fierce soldiers one after another, and used their corpses to knock down several times as many soldiers. How could this be done by manpower? Even Bingzhou
The number one hero, the world-famous Marquis Lu Wen, is probably nothing more than that, right?
Until now, every time Zhao Liang closes his eyes, that terrifying figure will sway in front of his eyes, carrying a murderous aura! It makes him sleepless at night and makes him restless.
Now, he had to face this fierce god again, how could he not be frightened?
However, the military orders were overwhelming and he had no room to disobey. He could only take one step at a time and try to save his life as much as possible.
To do this, the main thing is to have a clear eye and not be impulsive. The enemy is too strong. Even if you win the battle in the end, the one who goes up first to fight will probably only be able to support others.
Therefore, once a fight breaks out, you cannot rush forward stupidly. The five idiots last time taught you a lesson; you cannot run back, there is a supervising team behind you, and the knives in their hands are not vegetarian. The safest thing is
Hiding in the middle of the crowd, if the former army wins, they will follow and take advantage. If they lose, they will not be the first to be attacked by the supervising team's sword when they escape.
Of course, the safety mentioned here is only relative, but since you are a soldier, there is no absolute safety, right?
For example, right now, everything was quiet and it seemed safe, but Zhao Liang didn't dare to be careless at all.
According to the intelligence, this small town has become one of the main strongholds of the Qingzhou Army. Most of the money and food collected from the villages are stored here. How can this important place of money and food not be protected?
Although various intelligence points out that the Qingzhou Army only has a mere three hundred people, there are also rumors that the Qingzhou Army has backup, strong men recruited from Youzhou, numbering in the thousands! They will be here at any time!
Even if the rumors are false, if the enemy army lays an ambush here, hides not far away like last time, and then suddenly comes out when we and others leave the town...
There is also a group of soldiers and horses on guard outside the town. Their number is no less than that of the enemy cavalry. If they cannot defeat them, they can still hold on for a while. But Zhao Liang has no confidence at all. There are only 500 people. How can they stop the 300 Qingzhou cavalry?
Besides numbers, what else do they have the upper hand on?
Zhao Liang just prayed in his heart, hoping that God would bless him and allow his troops to successfully search for some food and grass in the town to deliver the errands, and leave as soon as possible.
"You guys, go and search the house to see if there is anything suspicious." At this time, the command of the leading officer came to his ears. Zhao Liang turned around and took a look. Fortunately, he found that he was being taken care of by the other party.
Among the people selected, he was not himself, but a few unlucky Hanoi soldiers.
It was so cold outside that it would be a good idea to search the house. However, since the troops were dispatched, some rumors that made people happy and worried have been circulating in the army. The main content of the rumors was the Qingzhou Army's attitude towards prisoners.
The champion Hou Haoyong is not bloodthirsty. Prisoners of war are generally treated properly. They are fed and clothed during their captivity. As long as they don't cause trouble, they won't be beaten or scolded. If you are lucky, you can get some when you leave.
Severance pay.
However, this rule is an exception for one kind of person, that is, those who have done harm to the people. Even if such people are hidden in the crowd, they will be found out and marched to thank the people of Qinghe.
Among the dozens of people who were captured last time, those who did not harm the people were released. Those who did not come back were all filled in the ravines.
There were both positive and negative examples, coupled with the personal accounts of the returnees and the encouragement of Hanoi people who had served as soldiers under the champion, the rumors spread throughout the army at once.
Before the battle even started, they discussed what to do after being captured. Zhao Liang had to feel pessimistic about the prospects of this battle. For a truly powerful army, shouldn't what they need to discuss at this time be how to collect the spoils after the war?
Those unlucky ones went in slowly, and Zhao Liang knew very well that they would not gain anything.
It's not that there is nothing in the courtyard. In fact, if you search carefully, you can always find something valuable - such as hidden money, food and supplies. People in the Central Plains have this habit of hiding good things in a secret place at home.
Or somewhere outside that only you know.
It is precisely because they are poor that they cherish it. Zhao Liang did the same back then.
If you can search the entire village and collect some food, no matter how much you trust the Qingzhou Army, the people will still hide their secrets. The difference is just how much.
However, the Hanoi army, frightened by the rumors, had no interest in this at all and was even afraid.
Fear is not only reflected in the cautiousness of the houses. When chasing the fleeing villagers, these people also behave worse than the last. Although catching a small number of villagers is of little significance, it is still a victory, but no one is working hard.
Chase.
One side was not very proactive, but the other side was working hard. Therefore, after being broken into pieces, the villagers who were more familiar with the terrain could easily use the terrain to get rid of the pursuit.
Even though they became more flexible after the division of troops, the Hanoi Army's results were still very few, and most of the confessions were obtained from some lucky people.
"Not found? I don't think you are looking for it seriously, are you? Come and set up a military law. If anyone dares to neglect military orders, they will be killed!" As Zhao Liang expected, the search was fruitless. The officer leading the team was a soldier of the Shangdang Army.
Hou, he became so angry that he directly called the supervising team over.
As soon as a dozen gleaming swords were flashed, the feet of the unlucky people were weak. They were beheading them on the spot and settling accounts later. They couldn't afford to offend them! God, will this thief give people a way to live?
ah!
Screaming and crying in their hearts, they turned to the houses on the roadside again. Forget it, let's settle the scores in the fall. We can still live happily for a whole summer, right? It's better than being killed now.
Seeing the resigned expressions of these soldiers, a flash of joy flashed on the face of the military lord. These useless things were all coaxed and hurried away. If they don't show their knives, they don't know the three eyes of Lord Ma!
At this moment, something strange happened!
"Dang, Dang, Dang..." A loud gong sound sounded from behind the house, coming from all directions. The peaceful town suddenly turned from extremely quiet to extremely noisy, which was completely unbearable.
The Hanoi army was collectively shocked, and just as they were dumbfounded, out of the corner of their eyes, they saw heads one after another popping up from behind the roofs and courtyard walls.
There were white-haired old men, women with long hair pulled up and big hands and feet, urchins with their slicked back hair, and most of them half-grown boys.
"What happened? I was ambushed!"
This was the first thought that came to the Hanoi army, which made them feel terrified.
"Is this... an ambush?"
When they saw the faces of the ambush soldiers clearly, they were no longer convinced. From the perspective of concealment and suddenness, the ambush was indeed very successful. However, what could these old, weak, women and children do? It would startle people without killing anyone.
Before they could laugh, the ambush had already begun.
"Smash, smash these thieves to death!" The seemingly unreliable ambush soldiers were full of momentum. Under the command of an old man, they launched a volley.
Of course, what they fired were not arrows. Even the softest hunting bows, few here could pull them. Between the waving of countless arms, all kinds of debris fell from the sky.
There are broken bricks and tiles, pebbles and lumps of earth, rotten eggs, rotten vegetable leaves, salted fish that can turn a person upside down... everything is included.
"Smash them, smash them to death!" Everyone waved their arms with all their strength, turning all the grievances they had received into strength, and smashed them against the person who had wronged them.
Under the blow like a storm, the food collection team was dizzy and bleeding. (To be continued. Please search Piao Tian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!)