Chapter 260 Xiaoren
The autumn wind blows, and there is a chill. It is the time to kill.
Mao Shao stood tall and straddled his horse, taking the lead.
In Mao Shao's eyes, the man in crimson military uniform stood on the ridge of the hillside, motionless, and his figure gradually became clearer and larger.
This was a northerner with narrow eyes and short beard, wearing a piece of armor and a military bean on his head, looking at him seriously.
Mao Shao's mind was spinning. But in fact, it didn't take long from the time he charged up the slope on horseback. At this time, Mao Shao was about to hit the opponent's head with the horsetail in his hand, but at this time he saw more than twenty riders standing at the foot of the slope, each wearing armor, with feathers on the saddlebags on their heads. Standing there like a sculpture.
Mao Shao was shocked and knew that something had happened. It was obviously a whole cavalry of the Han army, preparing for the passing carriages nearby. Before more thoughts could pop into his mind, Mao Shao's body had already reacted.
He bent his whole body on the saddle, clamped the horse's head flat under his arms, and then shouted to the Han riders without fear:
"Xingyang Mao Shao is here, anyone who stands in my way will die."
The first thing Mao Shao stabbed was the short-bearded man riding on the slope before. With a loud roar, he stabbed the man in the chest with the horsetail in his hand. This is the largest part and the hardest to dodge.
The short-bearded Han Cavalry had been watching the moth thief knight charge before, but he remained unmoved. The reason why he was able to win so much was because he considered himself highly skilled and did not take this moth thief seriously.
At this time, when Mao Shao was looking at the spear, he clamped his legs around the horse's belly. He tilted his body to grab Mao Shao's spear with both hands. This move was called the spear grabbing method. It cannot be used by those who are not highly skilled and bold.
But as soon as the short-bearded Han Qi grabbed Mao Shao's spear, he screamed. Just as he was about to pull it, he found that the horse's spear was as motionless as if it were cast on stone. You must know that he was using both hands, but the moth thief opposite was only holding it with one hand. He couldn't even grab the horse. You can imagine the strength of this moth thief.
The short-bearded man immediately let go of his horse, and once he crossed his legs, he urged his crotch to move forward to get away from this man. But when he and Mao Shao were on opposite sides, Mao Shao suddenly twisted his hips to turn Ma Zhen away, turned around and struck the short-bearded knight directly on the head.
Then Mao Shao no longer looked at the short-bearded knight behind him, and charged towards the twenty knights down the slope again. The short-bearded knight who was slapped did not move at first, but then there were streams of blood left in the corners of his eyes, nose, and mouth. After that, he fell on the slope and died.
Mao Shao's bravery shocked the Han cavalry down the slope. Then when several of them looked at each other, they drew their short spears and threw them at Mao Shao who was running towards him. Mao Shao swung several sticks away, but there was still one stuck in the horse's neck.
Mao Shao dismounted and still charged, but slower and slower, and his breathing became heavier and heavier. Mao Shao knew that the horse could not hold on, so he immediately jumped off from the side and rolled around, spinning around on the ground several times before stopping.
When Mao Shao got up, he saw that the war horse was lying on its side, leaving a patch of bright red blood on the ground. But Mao Shao no longer cared about feeling sorry for his horse, because at this time two Han cavalry separated from the team and came to kill them with their horses on their backs.
Mao Shao felt bitter in his heart. The fall just now took away his strength, and he could barely stand now. At this time, looking at Ma Jin getting closer and closer, Mao Shao was highly concentrated, and when he was about to dodge, a big hand grabbed the horse Jin that the man was riding on like lightning, and then broke the horse Jin like he wanted to break a reed pole. , and then the hand strangled Han Qi's mount, with such force that he knocked the horse to the ground. Han Qi was also hit on the ground, wailing in pain, and his leg was obviously broken.
Mao Shao turned around and saw that the person who saved him was his companion Xiao Jia. He had the strength of a liger and knocked down the galloping horse. After Xiao Jia stabbed the wailing Han Qi to death, he protected Mao Shao.
The other two troops who charged with Mao Shao also joined forces to kill the Han cavalry who had just charged. One of them bent down and chopped off the horse's leg, the other jumped up and hugged the Han knight on the horse, and then the two of them stabbed the Han knight to death with daggers.
After killing the people, the two men ran over to stay with Mao Shao. Then the four of them formed a small circle and looked cautiously at the Han cavalry opposite.
The Han knights were a little unnatural and did not attack again. After all, three warriors had just been defeated. The four people on the opposite side were obviously not weak. If they attacked rashly, they might be the next ones to die. However, the Han cavalry did not intend to let these four people go. They would all die for the blood debt in their hands, because they killed the number one Han cavalryman, Youzhou Tuqi.
The atmosphere became increasingly tense. Mao Shao swallowed his saliva and said to Xiao Jia in a harsh voice:
"In a moment, let's chop off the horse's legs first, and then kill the thieves."
Xiao Jia nodded and once again concealed Mao Shao behind him.
The horses of the Han army's cavalry turned over their hooves and snorted, waiting for their master's order to trample to death the four two-legged beasts in front of them.
Suddenly, there were shouts of killing from behind the slope, and then a soldier with two heads wrapped in yellow scarves rushed down with a spear and halberd. These were the food protection team that was originally hiding in the car formation, and before The boy holding the halberd was also among them.
As soon as they arrived, they stood upright and formed a small square formation. Even though they were timid, they still tried hard to maintain the formation. Mao Shao was still confused when he saw this, and suddenly heard another sound.
This time, there was a rapid sound of horse hooves, coming from the right side of the slope. Both the Han army and the Yellow Turban Army looked at that side nervously, praying that the reinforcements coming were their own.
But it was obvious that as a large apricot-yellow flag emerged from the slope, the soldiers of the food protection team shouted loudly and cried with joy. And this became the last straw that overwhelmed the fighting spirit of the Han army's knights, and the remaining eighteen knights evacuated the slope without any regrets.
The Taishan Army's assault cavalry rushed out from the slope. It was a fifty-man garrison. Under the leadership of a majestic garrison general, it pursued the retreating Han cavalry at lightning speed. These eighteen Han cavalry are in danger.
At this time, the enemy situation was lifted, and the boy with the halberd began to say to Mao Shao:
"Mr. Tun, look at it, are we still herding sheep?"
Mao Shao looked at the soldiers who had survived the disaster. Many of them were former Minzhuangs. When he thought that it was these people he despised who came to save him in the end, Mao Shao felt complicated.
Mao Shao's pride did not allow him to answer the boy's question, so he directly asked the other person:
"Boy, what's your name? I think you're pretty good."
The halberd man smiled shyly:
"My name is Le Jin, and I am from Weiguo, Dongjun."
That's right, the boy holding the halberd is none other than Le Jin. He was short in appearance and followed Cao Cao because of his courage. He later became one of the five good generals of Cao Wei.
This music has actually been in the Taishan Army for a long time. That time Zhang Chong attacked Puyang, and the powerful Ji family of the Wei Kingdom in the north of Puyang came to help Puyang. This Yuejin was one of his family's steps. Later, Puyang city was destroyed and most of the soldiers surrendered. Lejin also surrendered with everyone.
However, it was a pity that Le Jin was short in stature and did not meet the Taishan Army's recruitment standards for regular soldiers, so he was rejected in several selections and finally stayed in the supply camp as a miscellaneous soldier.
After listening to Le Jin's introduction, Mao Shao patted Le Jin on the shoulder, and then said to his companion:
"You are going to cut off a head and give it to Le Jin as a reward for leading everyone to help us this time."
When Xiao Jia was about to go, Le Jin shook his head and said:
"Lieutenant Tun, we are your subordinates, and it is natural to protect you. Just as we are the Taishan Army and the army of the head of Guizhou, it is also natural to protect the strong people of the head of Guizhou."
Seeing Le Jin say this again, Mao Shao paused. This time he did not refute Le Jin, let alone despise him, but asked everyone to clean up the battlefield.
What the Han cavalry left behind were the corpses of the three cavalrymen and three horses. One was dead, one was injured, and only one was licking the corpse of its master.
And Mao Shao walked to his horse. Now the horse was not moving very much, but its trembling breathing showed that the horse was not dead yet.
Mao Shao looked at his beloved horse and saw tears from the eyes of the horse. He sighed, covered the horse's eyes, and then stabbed the horse's neck with the ring-headed knife in his hand, ending its death. pain.
Here Mao Shao was secretly feeling sad, while over there Mao Shao's supply and supply teams were happily carving up the dead horse. No one in their team was injured in this battle, and they also gained hundreds of kilograms of meat. How could they not be happy?
As for the other injured horse, after Xiao Jia checked it out, it turned out that the hoof was slightly cracked and could be cured with a little care. But this has nothing to do with their food protection team. After the horse is raised, all the armor and equipment will be charged to the holy treasury.
This means that all seizures belong to the holy treasury.
On the contrary, those few hundred kilograms of horse meat are real benefits. Generally, these camel beasts killed in battle, unless captured in large battles, will usually be added to the sequence participating in the battle. This is also one of the perks of fighting.
There are disciples in this food protection team who have been slaughtered by local wealthy families. They will classify horse hides, horse meat, and horse offal one by one. These things are all useful. As for Mao Shao's horse that died in the battle, no one wanted to share it. They all knew that the deputy commander was in pain.
In the end, it was Mao Shao who asked everyone to share the meat of his beloved horse. After all, he was already dead, so it would be good for the brothers to eat more meat.
After a while, the Taishan Army's sudden cavalry returned. This time, in addition to a dozen more war horses, many of the horses had the heads of Han cavalry tied around their necks. Obviously, the Han cavalry team had not been able to escape from the sudden attack at that time. The rider escaped.
The majestic cavalry leader is the captain Xu Huang. Among the Hedong Knights, he was a general. When he came to the Taishan Army, he only spent time in the collision team and the military academy, and then he was released as a cavalry general leading fifty cavalry. It can be said that he has a bright future.
Xu Huang led the team and saw the food protection team cutting up the horse meat. He smiled and said to the people below:
"Who is the leader among you?"
Those dividing the meat quickly pointed to Mao Shao, who was mourning alone over there.
When Mao Shao saw the sudden cavalry approaching, he hurriedly came up to salute and introduced himself. It's not that Mao Shao has two faces, but that Mao Shao needs to show respect for this cavalry commander, both in terms of his military status and the fact of rescuing them.
But when Mao Shao looked at the plush hair on the corner of Xu Huang's mouth, he was obviously stunned for a moment. He didn't expect him to be so young.
Xu Huang didn't know this and continued to laugh:
"You did a good job. These horse meat are good. I wonder if you can roast them for us brothers. These days, I have been catching Han soldiers everywhere and haven't even had a meal of meat. I don't want you in vain. There are more than a dozen horses behind me. , take whichever one you like, and exchange it for these cooked meats.”
Mao Shao was stunned. He didn't expect such a good thing. There are two dead horses here. Even if their team can eat them, they can't finish them. If they are given to the opposite party, they can exchange for another horse. If not, what is this?
Worried that Xu Huang would regret it, Mao Shao nodded hastily, making Xu Huang laugh.
In fact, Xu Huang intentionally sent a war horse to Mao Shao. In fact, to put it bluntly, Xu Huang was partly responsible for Mao Shao's incident.
Xu Huang and his team had already discovered the Han cavalry team that was about to ambush the grain truck. They were just worried about rushing out to scare the group away, so they deliberately waited for the Han army to launch an attack before attacking.
In other words, Xu Huang used these food guards as bait to catch these Han cavalry.
I just didn't expect that there would be a stupid guy in the grain transport convoy. He stupidly jumped on his horse and charged towards the Han cavalry. What I didn't expect was that this stupid guy was still a powerful person. Several of his subordinates were considered powerful, and they were not inferior to his subordinates at all. My soldier. Especially the majestic armored man, who is very capable of beating a horse when he strikes, and his strength is probably inferior to that of the two fierce generals Li Damu and Dian Wei in the army.
Therefore, Xu Huang was determined to compensate them. Seeing that Mao Shao lost his war horse, he was determined to give him one. As for the cooked meat, it was just a supplement.
Over there, Mao Shao was so happy that he went back to challenge the horse. Here, the team deputy next to Xu Huang hesitated and persuaded:
"Commander, those war horses are all captured, and they are supposed to be sent to the Holy Treasury. I am afraid that someone will talk about sending the horses in private." The deputy of the team had good intentions, because after all, Xu Huang was only a newly promoted general. If If you do this kind of thing, you are afraid that some veterans in the army will catch you.
Now the Taishan Army is still on the rise, and there are no obvious internal conflicts within the army yet. However, it is inevitable that the old men in the army will intentionally or unintentionally suppress some junior generals. No one wants to be the one to make the bricks.
Xu Huang made some gestures with his hands, nodded at the attendant next to Mao Shao, and whispered:
"Is this warrior strong?"
"Strong!"
"Can you join our army?"
"Yes!"
"That's alright. Just stop talking for a while and watch how I behave."
After a while, Mao Shao picked a jujube horse with strong bones and strong bones, which he expected to be a good horse. Obviously Mao Shao was not polite and directly selected the best horse from the captured horses.
The team deputy grinned when he saw this guy being so ignorant. If Xu Huang hadn't greeted him in advance before, he would have scolded him directly.
Hot girl, they always take advantage of friendly forces by riding suddenly. When have they ever been attacked? They are also the most non-existent baggage soldiers in the army.
Under the glare of the team deputy, Mao Shao smiled and asked Xu Huang:
"Whether this one will hit or not?"
Xu Huang smiled, patted his chest, and took it if he liked it.
But just when Mao Shao was about to take people to share some meat with Xu Huang and the others, he was stopped by Xu Huang again, and he just listened to his human voice:
"Would you like to ride with us?"
Mao Shao was stunned. Although he had not been in the Taishan Army for a long time, he still knew who the top ranks were in the army. The first-class one is undoubtedly Qu Shuai's collision team. This rank is not for general soldiers. They are all middle and lower-level military officials in the army and some Qu Shuai's franchisors. Ren Jun, who originally took the credit from him, was followed by the collision team.
Second only to the collision team is the Taishan Army's assault cavalry. Generally speaking, the rank of the assault cavalry is basically one level higher than that of the same level in the army. For example, if you are a general in the cavalry, you can be a general in the foreign army.
After the collision team and the assault team were the main battalion heads in the army. Originally, Mao Shao was under Ding Sheng's command, which was the head of the main camp, and he served as a general there. Afterwards, he transferred to the baggage line and became a garrison deputy.
Now that I heard that Xu Huang wanted to recruit him into the sudden cavalry, how could he be unwilling? Nodding hurriedly.
Xu Huang was not surprised, so he asked:
"What is your current position?"
"Tuen Fu."
Xu Huang was speechless at this moment. He looked at Mao Shao's crooked epaulettes to make sure that this man was not talking nonsense. But why is this man the deputy general? Taller than Xu Huang? This is embarrassing!
Xu Huang sensed Xu Huang's hesitation, and Mao Shao hurriedly explained:
"My position as deputy commander is just a false position. Before that, I was just a general under former military academy captain Ding Sheng."
But it's okay that Mao Shao didn't explain this. When Ding Sheng was mentioned, Xu Huang and the team deputy became even more silent. Good guy, it turns out that he was a soldier of Colonel Ding. Who is Colonel Ding? It's unreasonable to argue three points, let alone poach his elite soldiers? Even Xu Huang was terrified at the thought of being caught and scolded by Ding Sheng.
So, without saying anything more, Xu Huang accepted the loss of a horse and left. But Mao Shao grabbed Xu Huang's horse bridle and said:
"What worries does the general have? Do you think, I have already arrived at the supply camp, what else can the general have to worry about? General, I don't want to be more, just to be a corps commander under your command, I am also I'm happy to. And you don't need to divide these five people. I will fill up the staff myself."
Okay, Xu Huang just waited for Mao Shao's words. Regardless of Mao Shao's background, he just attacked this man and the majestic soldier. Xu Huang also wanted to accept them. If he is really troubled by Colonel Ding in the future, he will go to Tiantou, and there is someone above Xu Huang.
In this way, Mao Shaogang took the horse from Xu Huang. In a blink of an eye, not only did the horse come back, but he, Xiao Jia, the two Buqu, and Na Lejin were also riding on it.
Yes, Mao Shao wanted to help Le Jin join the assault cavalry with him.
This guy, hot chick, is a talent.
So, after Mao Shao selected the person, he went to Le Jin to talk about it, but who knew that Le Jin shook his head and refused, making Mao Shao stupid?
Is there something wrong with this guy named Le? I don’t know if this is to promote him?
Of course Le Jin understood, but he couldn't bear to say:
"Tuen Lieutenant, if you leave, if I leave again, then there will be no people in the food protection team. What will the remaining robes do then? How will they survive the battle that follows?"
Mao Shao choked. He wanted to say, what does they have to do with you, but thinking that it was these people who saved him before, and it was these people who took care of his emotions, he couldn't say this.
After all, he, Mao Shao, was infected by these Guizhou leaders and was no longer the arrogant son of a wealthy family before.
But...
Looking at Le Jin, Mao Shao felt sorry for him after all. Life is determined by choices, and each choice determines a different path. Although Le Jin has some intelligence, he comes from a middle-class family and is always deceived by the superficial affection between these people. He has no idea that some things will never be seen again once they are missed.
In the end, Mao Shao said nothing more. I took my companions and troops with me, packed my armor and clothes, and was about to transfer to Xu Huang.
Xu Huang told Mao Shao not to worry, and asked him to continue setting off with the baggage team and go to the Yuegang Camp to hand over the errand. He would wait for news from Xu Huang later, and after his military status was transferred to the Cavalry Army, Mao Shao would take people to report on their duties.
Xu Huang finished his explanation and was about to leave when suddenly Mao Shao said something:
"General, why do you think our Taishan Army wants to revolt?"
Xu Huang thought about it and found out that he had actually asked Tian Jun this question. At that time, Tian Jun said:
"To make the world free from hunger and cold?"
Now listening to Mao Shao's question, Xu Huang combined his own experience with what he saw and heard when he joined the Taishan Army and said:
"In order to let Qian Shou live, in order to have justice in this world!"
Mao Shao was silent, then suddenly raised his head with bright eyes:
"Wouldn't it be a pity if there was a person who was obviously talented and kind, but was buried in the end?"
Xu Huang knew that Mao Shao had something to say, so he asked what it was about, and Mao Shao told Xu Huang in detail what Le Jin had done along the way.
"This is a talent."
Xu Huang was so emotional after hearing this.
Since he is a talented person, Xu Huang cannot let him go. And he was remembering that when he was in the collision team, he was taught a lot by his handsome man. He knew how to persuade this Le Jin.
Le Jin was called again. Xu Huang looked at Fan Lejin carefully and saw that he was not good-looking, so he once again lamented that people should not be judged by their appearance.
Xu Huang said warmly:
"Le Jin, I heard that your deputy commander asked you to join the assault cavalry with him. Are you unwilling?"
"Yes."
"Do you think the Cavalry is bad? Or do you think the Cavalry is dangerous and not as stable as the Baggage Troop?"
"No."
Xu Huang nodded, pointed at the food guard watching the excitement and said:
"So you're doing it for them? Do you think they can't survive without you?"
Le Jin looked at the surprised looks in his eyes and felt a little embarrassed, but he still nodded in the end.
Xu Huang nodded again. This time he did not force Le Jin, but told a story:
"I used to be in the collision team, and I heard Qu Shuai tell us about 'Da Ren' and 'Xiao Ren'. He said that some things in Confucianism are quite good. Especially when Da Ren and Xiao Ren directly pointed out false Taoism, Fake benevolence. In the past, Liu Bang asked himself who is more benevolent than Xiang Yu. Why did Liu Bang ask this? Because everyone who is familiar with them knows that Xiang Yu will cry when he sees injustice, but Liu Bang is a gangster who can kick his children out of the car. ”
Seeing that Le Jin was listening carefully, Xu Huang continued:
"But Qu Shuai told us that Xiang Yu is a woman of kindness. He can't bear to cry when he sees those around him, but he is indifferent to those who can't see him. But Liu Bang can do light corvee and low taxes, dominate the world, and give military glory to those who follow him. The soldiers who followed him on the battlefield used their fields and homes to bring peace to the people of the world. "
Xu Huang then nodded at Le Jin with great sincerity:
"Your commander appreciates you very much and thinks that you are a talented person who should not be buried here. You said that you want to help these people, but you are Xiaoren, because you only have these dozen people in your eyes, and there are more You can't see the lives of Pao Ze and Qian Shou. And you think you can save them, but in this small baggage team, your power is limited, and you can't decide what will happen to them. As long as the Han cavalry comes again, it will be over. You will die on the spot too.”
"But if you have the ability, then you need to use your talents for the Taishan Army. Only by winning this war will more people survive. This is that with greater ability comes greater responsibility. You have to understand Do you understand your own mission and shoulder it? ”
Le Jin had never heard of this, let alone thought that there was a kind of benevolence called benefiting the world. When he heard Xu Huang's words, he couldn't hold on any longer. He bowed down excitedly and said that he would join the Tuqi to serve as a member of Mount Tai's army and for the world. Guizhou, win this war.
In this way, Xu Huang successfully persuaded Le Jin to join the Tuqi.
And Xu Huang is indeed that Xu Huang, who can always achieve his goals flexibly within the established rules.
(End of chapter)