The leader of the escort was not an idiot. Seeing that the situation was not good, he asked half of the people to take off their armor, leaving only half of the people to keep their armor on, just in case.
However, this method only delays the onset of heatstroke, but cannot completely prevent it.
After marching all the way, everyone was almost exposed to the sun, and now they were constantly exposed to the sun. It would be a wonder if they didn't suffer from heatstroke.
An hour later, the number of people in the escort team suffering from heat stroke had exceeded double digits. If the people from Qingyang camp had not been kind enough to carry them to the water village to escape the heat, these heat stroke guys might have died long ago.
"Brothers of the escort team, come on, come on, don't hold on, there is wine left by the bandits here, have a bowl and quench your thirst!"
Drinking wine to quench thirst sounds incredible, but many ancient people still thought so.
However, the people from the escort team did not accept the wine sent by the people from Qingyang Camp.
"No need, the captain hasn't come back yet, the bandits haven't been caught yet, it's not a good time to drink alcohol now."
The leader refused simply, but the guards below had different looks in their eyes.
The guards are not ace warriors. They join the guard just to make money, and they don't have any lofty ideals.
On a hot day, the sun makes me dizzy and my mouth is dry. I have long wanted to hide in a cool place to escape the heat.
Now, the people from Qingyang Camp are kind enough to bring you wine. If you don’t drink it, forget it. But if you don’t let us drink it, your conscience will be greatly damaged, right?
Being the leader has many benefits, but being a team member only earns a dead salary. If you want to show off in front of the captain, don't drag your brothers to suffer with you!
"Boss Wang, since it is a kind gesture from the brothers of Qingyang Camp, it is not good for us to refuse. Why not drink a bowl each."
"Yes, Mr. Wang, brothers have been thirsty for a long time. Captain He won't let us drink the lake water. How about a few sips of wine?"
"Boss Wang, it's not like you don't know how much our brothers can drink. Just drink a bowl, not more, it doesn't matter!"
"..."
The guards said something to me.
At first, Mr. Wang scolded him loudly.
Later, he began to waver.
After all, the escort is not an army, and the members are not as afraid of him as they are of the officers.
He is a small leader who can manage hundreds of people. If he is unkind, few people will be of the same mind as him in the future.
"Okay, then everyone will only drink one bowl, and no one is allowed to drink more, do you hear me?"
"Yes! The king is wise!"
"Long live the King!"
Mr. Wang almost died of fright.
You guys, these bastards, just forget about your nonsense, but now there are so many troops from the imperial court nearby, shouting "long live me", isn't this just putting eye drops on me?
The escorts were not fools either. Why did they shout Long Live Wang Tou'er in front of Qingyang Camp?
Of course, it was just to create trouble for him and distract him so that he wouldn't keep staring at everyone and force everyone to suffer with him.
Don't tell me, it's always your own people who understand you.
Being disturbed by everyone, Wang Tou'er immediately diverted his attention and did not pay attention to how much everyone drank.
"You old donkey bear, these water bandits really know how to enjoy themselves. How could they rob these wines? They really have the strength!"
"Hiss...ha..."
"Enjoyable!"
"Yes, so powerful!"
"..."
The Nanhu water bandits are indeed extraordinary. The wine left in the water village is indeed strong enough, making the guards who usually love wine smile with joy!
In troubled times, the escort team of a trading company is definitely a high-risk profession.
Although Qilu Trading Company is very impressive in the Qilu area, when it comes to other places, it is often a lamb to the slaughter.
These escorts are all people who wear their heads in their belts. Every time they come back from a mission, they have to get drunk to relieve the negative emotions accumulated in their hearts.
Therefore, there are almost no guards who do not like drinking, and many of them are old drunkards.
I drank such a strong wine today that I couldn’t stop even after one bowl or three bowls!
By the time Mr. Wang realized something was wrong, all the escorts were already blushing and their necks were thick.
They had never drunk such strong wine in their lives.
Most people misjudge their ability to bear it, and by the time they feel something is wrong, the alcohol has already started to take over.
It was a hot day and I had been running for most of the day. Now that I was drunk, I could imagine the consequences.
Regardless of the king's order, the guards all took off their armor.
Only a small number of people were left outside to guard the horses and armor, while the rest all ran into the water village to enjoy the cool air.
It didn't take long, and everyone, whether they were basking in the sun or running to the water village to enjoy the coolness, began to doze off.
Only Wang Tou'er was still barely holding on.
Well, he didn't hold back and drank two bowls.
It doesn't matter. Before drinking, Wang Tou'er had already looked carefully. There was no sweat medicine in the wine left by the water bandits.
Adding medicine to wine and food is not an easy task, because Mongolian sweat medicine basically has a strange smell and a special color. Experienced people in the world can tell it by smelling it or seeing it.
As a escort of a trading company, everyone should not have too much experience in the arena. Not only Wang Tou'er, but almost all the escorts had carefully observed before drinking.
Do you really think these guys are all losers?
Everyone drinks wine after repeatedly making sure there is nothing wrong with it.
The only mistake was that everyone had never drunk such a high amount of alcohol before. Some of them misjudged their own tolerance, which led to some drunkenness.
But it doesn't matter if you're drunk.
Firstly, there were a hundred soldiers from the Qingyang Battalion nearby, and secondly, everyone was not too drunk and not unconscious. If we encountered a situation, we could still get up and kill the enemy!
…
While the people staying in the water village were drunk, Captain He was jumping to his feet and cursing on the South Lake.
These bandits who have no martial ethics should run away if they have the guts to stay and fight an upright fight with themselves!
After chasing for so long, I just couldn't catch up.
However, the water bandits did not run away. They were chased and screamed, and they were almost blocked several times.
Captain He was angry because these water bandits were so shameless. They were chased like this and they didn't forget to curse them.
After chasing for more than an hour, the strong sun made Captain He feel dizzy and he was about to suffer from heat stroke. He couldn't stand it anymore.
"Here comes someone, turn around, stop chasing, let's go back!"
What's damning is that not long after rowing back, the bandit's boat caught up with him.
"Hey, you dogs are running wild, you have the ability to chase us!"
"Haha, brothers, catch up, don't let these idiots get away!"
"Hey, look, everyone, their boat seems to be leaking!"
"..."
"Ah! He...Captain He, no, our boat is really leaking!"
Captain He: "..."
