Chapter 92: Wolf smoke!
The swaying bonfire, the swaying eyes, the swaying expression, the crumbling atmosphere;
Everything in the entire fortress seemed to be so panicked in Zheng Fan's silence.
The barbarians standing around cast their eyes unabashedly at the women in the corner, as if they were about to set fire to them.
From that night, when they followed the young patriarch’s path to the fort, until now, they are like wild beasts restrained by an iron cage.
From north to south,
and here again,
foreign country,
war,
dark night,
Each one is an element of loosening the cage, and some of their instincts are gradually recovering.
The people of Qian State call Yan people Yanmanzi, which is actually a kind of regional discrimination, which is similar to the mutual disparagement between various regions in later generations.
But whether they are people from Yan or Qian, the name given to barbarians has long gone beyond the concept of contempt among similar people, and has even risen to the concept of race.
The barbarians are a group of humanoid beasts!
Liang Cheng stood on the edge, closing his eyes slightly, as if he couldn't see everything around him.
Zheng Fan slowly raised his head, his eyes slowly swept over the surrounding barbarian soldiers, and said in barbarian language:
"Miss a woman?"
The barbarian soldiers nodded crazily one by one. , and even began to swallow their saliva subconsciously. Zheng Fan's words were very suggestive, and they couldn't wait any longer.
“Whether it is a woman from the Yan Kingdom or a woman from the Qian Kingdom, whoever lets me know that if I touch them, I will make anyone regret being born in this world.”
“Plop!”
"Plop!"
All the barbarian soldiers knelt on the ground, trembling.
Liang Cheng also opened his eyes slightly.
"I will only say these words once. When other members of your tribe come later, tell them for me."
After that,
Zheng Fan stood up and
walked towards the steps of the castle.
Liang Cheng glanced around and gave a simple order in barbarian language:
"Take care, be on guard."
Then,
He also walked up the steps.
Tonight, there are not many stars in the sky, nor the moon. I guess it will rain tomorrow.
Zheng Fan heard the footsteps coming from behind, and naturally knew who was following him, and said:
"Do you think the order I just gave is very unkind?"< br>
Some things are difficult to avoid,
Every time there is a war killing, there will be mixed with the screams of women.
"Subordinates are only responsible for carrying out the orders of their master."
"I thought you would think I was giving blind orders."
Of course Zheng Fan knew that, let his subordinates The barbarians indulge themselves, firstly, to boost their morale, and secondly, to gain their loyalty.
The young and Dangerous boys of later generations also choose their boss to see which boss can give them food, money to spend, and sleep for their little girls.
"I understand."
"Actually, if they are not barbarians, but serious Yan cavalry, I really won't object.
Anyway, the women in this fortress, He also makes a living by doing this, and he is not from a good family.
After finishing the work, just give me some money as a thank you, and everyone will be happy."
"My lord, I feel that if you give me some money, the women below will be willing to receive you. Barbarian.”
Zheng Fan turned around and looked at Liang Cheng, his eyes a little deep,
slowly said:
"I'm just trying to double standard, okay?"
" ”
“I don’t think so. I am from the Yan State. To be honest, I don’t have much sense of belonging to the Yan State. Originally, I might have a little sense of belonging. If I had lived in Hutou City for a longer time, if I had not experienced that time of being a decoy for the common people. Son.”
Liang Cheng stood by and listened quietly.
“I don’t have a sense of belonging to the Qian Kingdom. Maybe because I was an official of the Yan Kingdom, I have an instinctive rejection of the Qian Kingdom.
But for the barbarians, even Shatuoque Shi is still lying in the coffin in Cuiliu Fort. I respect him, but to the barbarians, I I don’t have any favor at all.
I don’t know where I stand, but if I see the barbarians attacking the women here, I will be angry.”
“My lord,” You don’t have to explain so much to me.”
"I'm afraid that my willfulness will have an impact on your future leadership of them."
"My lord, you are too worried. You underestimate our methods. From the night they entered Meijiawu, We have been working hard to shape your image, Lord, into a terrifying devil in their hearts.
The blind man, every night, They will also be brainwashed.
In their minds, you are the devil, and it is extremely normal for the devil to make them do things that go against their nature.
Even. , they will feel that this is punishment from the devil, but they are happy with this punishment
The order you just gave may seem difficult for them to accept, but in fact, the pleasure produced in their hearts may be stronger than that of women. ”
“…………” Zheng Fan.
So, you really shouldn’t be lazy because you practice needlework at night, so you can’t get up early to accompany them to training;
Night And because you have to practice needlework, you have to go to bed early and cannot accompany them for ideological education and study;
Otherwise, you don’t even know what kind of image your subordinates have arranged for you in the minds of these barbarian soldiers. Clear.
This image
is so perverted!
“In fact, any army using wine, meat, money, food, or women to boost morale is inherently inferior. The most important thing is to attract them with an existence that transcends material things.”
< br>Zheng Fan glanced at Liang Cheng and said:
“Your thoughts are very dangerous.”
"The blind man gave them a dream. In the dream, they returned to the desert. With our support, they established a tribe of their own.
In that tribe, there was no war or killing. Some are cattle, sheep, oasis and the laughter of children
For this dream, to realize this dream. , these five hundred barbarians will follow us to the death, even if only one of them survives, that person will witness this dream for them."
"I suddenly felt that they were a little pitiful. ”
“The really pitiful people are those who have no dreams of living a mediocre life in this world.”
"Okay, let's get down to business."
"Yes, Lord, what are you going to do next?"
"What else can you do? Oh, what happened this time must be done in advance I didn’t say hello to the blind man. If we go back like this, do you know what the blind man will do to me?”
“The blind man dare not arrange the master.”
“He will say that Zheng Fan, the captain of the anti-pornography brigade of the Cuiliubao Police Station in the Dayan Empire, led his warriors to bravely cross the border and ran to Neighboring countries help neighboring countries fight against pornography and help them build spiritually civilized societies.”
"Lord, your thoughts are also very dangerous."
"In short, I am not willing to go back like this. This is not the war I imagined. Look at those guys squatting down with their heads in their hands when we just entered. This is a crackdown on pornography!”
Liang Cheng nodded and said: "It's not the war that my subordinates imagined."
Zheng Fan put his hands on the battlements and said with emotion:
"It was the battle we put before Qian Guo’s thinking is too normal.”
Liang Cheng nodded, obviously agreeing with this idea.
Because during the previous night attack, it was not only Zheng Fan but also him who battled with the air.
When he thought of how he had hidden, detoured and lurked when he was approaching the fortress, he, a cold zombie, actually had the illusion that his face was getting hot.
“A hundred years of peace and the replacement of several generations are enough to wear away too many things. In fact, I should have thought of it earlier. After seeing the ruins of Cuiliu Fort, I should have I thought of it.
But at that time, I always thought that it was because of the arrogance of the Yan people and the fact that they looked down on the Qian country, and the Jingnan Army was stationed in Yinlang County, that the border town defense system was abandoned.
But this is actually the inevitable result of time. If peace lasts too long, machines will rust, let alone people?
Did you just hear what the fort commander said? The border army's food and salary shortages are serious, and the shortage is also serious. In order to make money, he, the fort commander, can even open a fort that is the frontline of the defense system against Yan. It became a red tent. ”
“Corruption of officials and depleted military equipment are the fate that no dynasty can stop. "Liang Cheng said.
"Tsk tsk, I'm really looking forward to it. This generation of emperors of the Yan Kingdom is a powerful leader, and this generation of Zhenbei Hou obviously has an unusual relationship with the emperor. .
I don’t know very well what the Jingnan Army is like, but you and I have seen how elite the Zhenbei Army is.
If the Emperor of the Yan Kingdom had finished dealing with the powerful clans in the country, appeased the desert barbarians, and then transferred the Zhenbei Army to the south, would the Qian Kingdom's already eroded defense line be able to stop the Zhenbei Army's 300,000 cavalry? "
Liang Cheng shook his head and said with certainty:
"It can't be stopped. "
There is no objection to this, because the Zhenbei Army is indeed the first-class cavalry in the world.
"However, that is a story for another day. Next, I plan to..."
With that said, Zheng Fan turned around and pointed to the south,
“Continue going south!”
Liang Cheng sighed and said: “My lord, please allow me to say something against my will. "
"You said."
"It's too dangerous and too reckless."
"Where are you telling the truth?"
"My lord is wise."
Obviously, Liang Cheng was not entirely happy either.
At this time, the sound of horse hooves came from below the fort. Because the horses hooves were wrapped, the sound sounded a bit dull.
The barbarian soldiers in the fortress immediately opened the door and admitted their companions outside.
"There is one more thing I need to ask your lord, what should we do with the remaining people in this fortress?"
Zheng Fan did not answer, but asked:
"What do you think? ?”
…………
“Bang!”
A gold-handled dagger was thrown in front of Zhao Changgui by Liang Cheng.
After Zhao Changgui and the chief next to him saw the golden luster, their eyes showed greed.
This fort has one commander, Zhao Changgui. Originally, there should be four commanders, with forty guards under his command. Plus some other personnel, if it is full, there will be about fifty. Multiple people.
But the actual amount of this castle is only half.
The extremely large army of the Qianguo Border Army is probably only on paper. The share of empty pay is almost half.
Among the two seniors, one of the several people who had been chopped down was the unlucky one.
So, the two highest-ranking people in the fortress are Zhao Changgui and the chief named Xu Defu.
"Dayan's army will move south soon. We are the vanguard of the army. Now, in front of me, there are two choices.
At the same time, it is also you There are two choices;
One is that I will order everyone in your fort to be killed right now and bring back your heads as military merit.”
When Liang Cheng said this,
both Zhao Changgui and Xu Defu showed panic in their eyes.
"The second option is very simple. We can pretend that what happened tonight never happened. As for how to deal with the dead and how to keep the survivors sealed, you two should You have your own way.
I can even promise you that when Dayan’s army goes south in the future, you will all survive, and you will all have a share of credit waiting for you.”
This is actually compilation.
"I do, I do!" Xu Defu immediately kowtowed and shouted.
"I'm willing too, I'm willing too!" Zhao Changgui also kowtowed immediately, fearing that his performance would not be as positive as Xu Defu's.
"Today, your fortress has been breached by us. Once this matter is publicized, your superiors will definitely not let you go."
"Yes, yes, we Understand, we understand." Zhao Changgui nodded immediately.
“I left in a hurry and didn’t bring much gold and silver with me, but we will send someone to contact you in the future. As long as you work for us with peace of mind, your benefits will be indispensable.”
"Thank you, general, for your support!"
"Thank you, general, for your support!"
Seeing that it was almost done, Liang Cheng walked out of the room.
Kneeling on the ground, Xu Defu and Zhao Changgui looked at each other, and they could see the fear and happiness in each other's eyes.
The border has been at peace for almost a hundred years, and they unexpectedly encountered the Yan people. Fortunately, the two of them saved their lives, and they might even get rich from it.
The four hundred barbarian soldiers who had rested for less than half an hour came out from the fortress, with the target pointing directly in the direction!
There are still many things they have to do tonight, such as naughty children who have finally gone out and will never go home until they have fun.
Zhao Changgui and Xu Defu stood on the wall of the fort, watching the cavalry troops heading south gradually disappear from their sight.
"Huh..."
Xu Defu breathed a sigh of relief,
At this moment,
he was finally sure that he had really survived.
Zhao Changgui sat down with his legs weak, covering his chest with one hand to calm his heartbeat. The feeling of surviving the disaster made him suffocated.
"Fort Commander, we will go down later. We will gather all our men and talk to them about the matter. Tell them that if the news about the capture of the fort today is leaked, all of us will survive. No, let's get rid of those two thorns again. The women in the fort will not allow them to receive guests in the near future. , this matter can almost be buried."
"Well, those who died reported that they deserted. Anyway, this kind of thing is very common in various forts. Find a place nearby to dispose of their bodies, and do it neatly without leaving any traces.”
"Well, I understand, but maybe this is also a fortune for us. The Yan people are finally going south. If others don't know, don't we ourselves know how bad our army is?
We don’t have enough food and clothing, and the officials in the city only know how to recite poems and compose poems, and whip us warriors;
The military generals only know how to drink the soldiers’ blood, deduct our food and wages, and make us I can't even fill my stomach.
Once the Yan people go south, we can't stop it. We really can't stop it. If we can establish a relationship with the Yan people now, we can also keep our relationship in the future. Life, and maybe a good future!"
Zhao Changgui nodded and said: "You are right, sooner or later this will be the place of the Yan people, and we will also be the Yan people sooner or later."< br>
Immediately afterwards,
Zhao Changgui said again:
“Go down now, call out those people from our hometown, and get the situation under control. Make sure nothing goes wrong.”
< br>"Okay, Fort Commander, I'll go right away."
Xu Defu walked past Zhao Changgui and went down the steps.
But at this moment,
an arm suddenly caught his neck from behind, and then, the dagger with a golden handle was stabbed hard into Xu Defu's neck.
"Poof!"
Xu Defu turned his head and looked at Zhao Changgui with disbelief,
Looking at this ordinary man, he was very greedy for money, even the women in the fortress The fort commander had to peel off three points of his skin for any money he earned from his skin.
"You...you...why...why...what..."
The dagger was pierced into the neck, and blood was flowing out, but Xu Defu still vomited it out with difficulty These few words.
Obviously everyone just agreed and discussed it, why... why?
"You...want to...be greedy...greedy..."
While Zhao Changgui continued to strangle Xu Defu's neck, he gasped and used a lot of force. The trembling voice said:
"No, I didn't want to be greedy for Yan people's merit. I didn't kill you for this."
"Then...then...for..."
>Zhao Changgui put his mouth to Xu Defu's ear and continued to tremble:
"Don't you see who is standing next to the Yan people? They are barbarians, they are barbarians!
The Yan people have colluded with the barbarians, and they are going south together , they are going south together!
I...I...I can't, I can't just look at it, I can't, I can't, many people will die, many, many people will die. "
"You..."
Xu Defu's body trembled for the last time and stopped moving.
He died with full of confusion. That His eyes were wide open, showing his unwillingness.
Zhao Changgui let go of his hand and looked at Xu Defu's body lying under him.
He stood up slowly, supported the battlements with his hands and began to walk forward.
More than ten years ago, Zhao Changgui spent a lot of money to inherit his father's position as fort commander. He had never even killed anyone in his life.
Because his father had never seen the Yan people's cavalry in his life, he had not seen either, but he often saw the Yan people's caravans.
When Zhao Changgui stepped on the steps leading to the sentry tower, his feet trembled and he fell to the ground with a "thud".
He did not get up in a hurry, but held his head there and sobbed softly.
He is afraid, because he knows that once what happened in the fortress today is leaked, according to the military law of the Qian Kingdom, he will definitely die!
He is not a scholar, and the country has a tradition of not punishing scholar-officials, but he has never been merciless when it comes to killing thieves like him!
"It will die, it will die, it will die..."
Zhao Changgui kept murmuring,
But slowly,< br>
He raised his arms again and let himself get up,
Then,
he followed the steps and continued to climb to the sentry platform.
Finally,
he climbed to the sentry stand.
His teeth bit his lip, drawing blood. He kept sniffing, and tears kept rolling in his eyes.
He took out the Huozhezi from his arms with trembling hands,
"Yan people...barbarians...Yan people...barbarians..."
Zhao Changgui has never read a book, he doesn’t know the truth, he is greedy for money, otherwise he would not open the red tent in the fort. During the day, it attracts the soldiers from all over the fort to come here.
He loves money, he is afraid of death,
But he just didn’t know why.
When he watched the hundreds of barbarian cavalry heading south in front of him,
his heart suddenly panicked.
"Huh...huh...huh...huh..."
Zhao Changgui calmed his breathing, holding the fire stick in his left hand, ready to light the ingredients, and then raise the wolf smoke.
Zhao Changgui has long forgotten what the colors of the smoke and what they mean. He has never lit it, and neither has his father, but he feels that he should light it now. He felt he should do this.
He thinks he is crazy, but crazy...just crazy!
The fire fold was sent under the primer...
"Bang!"
A stone hit Zhao Changgui's hand, and the stone rolled to the ground.
Zhao Changgui raised his head in astonishment and saw two people who appeared at the wall of the sentry tower at some unknown time.
He had met these two people before. One was obviously the person in charge, and the other had previously dropped a gold dagger that he had used to kill Xu Defu.
“I said, your method will be very dangerous.”
Zheng Fan said to Liang Cheng calmly.
Liang Cheng shook his head and said: "My negligence"
"This is because of your character. You don't like to analyze human nature. You think it is unnecessary and you are too lazy to do that. In this regard, you You have to learn from the blind man.”
“Yeah.”
Liang Cheng turned to look at Zhao Changgui.
Zhao Changgui collapsed on the ground. He knew that he had no chance. A look of despair appeared on his face.
"Bang!"
A knife was thrown in front of Zhao Changgui by Zheng Fan.
Zheng Fan pointed at the knife and said:
"I'm a man. I'll give you some respect and finish your own life."
Zhao Changgui picked up the knife on the ground. Knife,
Nodding,
holding the knife handle with both hands,
first pointed the knife edge at his stomach,
hesitated for a moment,
then clamped the knife edge On his own neck,
Tears and snot almost stained his face.
"Cangdang..."
The knife was thrown to the ground by Zhao Changgui again.
Zheng Fan squinted his eyes and said:
“What’s wrong?”
Zhao Changgui leaned back and leaned against the wall, with a slightly shy look on his face.
He said with some embarrassment:
"Do me a favor, you guys do it... Take action...kill me..."
Liang Cheng said:
"Why?"
Zhao Changgui wiped the tears and snot from his face with his sleeves,
said:
"I made you laugh, I am too timid to commit suicide..." (End of Chapter)