"Jingle, clang, clang."
"Jingle, clang, clang."
"Jingle, clang, clang."
The crisp sound of the pickaxe hitting the mineral deposits made the forest seem particularly lively.
The small hole that could only be climbed into was now as tall as a person.
The hole is two meters wide and built with logs.
Going in, the log supports are also extending in the middle of the tunnel.
This is to prevent the pit roof from collapsing.
In the tunnel at this moment, there were countless mining slaves working in groups of more than a dozen people, and they were using pickaxes to grab the ore from the walls of the pit.
At the bottom is a basket woven with bamboo strips. Once the basket is full, others will send it out in an endless stream.
In addition to these native slaves, there were five soldiers every three hundred meters in the tunnel. In fact, the number of soldiers was in groups of twenty at the beginning, but after such a long time, Liu Perun found that these natives were very obedient.
Therefore, the number of soldiers guarding was reduced.
Rumble.
Suddenly, the ground shook.
The natives in the tunnel were frightened, and the soldiers were already running away.
"The earth dragon has turned over, let's go!"
Earthquakes occur frequently on Ryukyu Island. Although the soldiers have long been accustomed to earthquakes as if they were on the ship, this is in a tunnel. If they are buried under a landslide, they will die.
The soldiers ran out of the silver mine, and any natives who blocked the way were chopped to the ground with their swords.
For a time, wailing spread throughout the mine tunnel.
Not long after, all the soldiers ran out, and the natives also sprang out of the mine tunnel like black rats.
The ground is still shaking.
Rolling stones rustle.
Smoke and dust everywhere.
The duration of this earthquake was longer than what the soldiers had experienced in the past, and the scene was quite large.
Even Liu Perun, who was transporting a batch of supplies from Tsushima Island to the dock of Jianyin County, was aware of it.
"Stop the boat! Wait until the Earth Dragon turns over and docks."
As Liu Perun gave orders, the flag bearers on the ship continued to wave flags towards the following ships.
Standing at the highest point of the deck, Liu Perun looked at the dock and frowned.
"How many people are on duty in the mine today?"
Liu Perun asked, and the first mate beside him turned over his notepad and replied.
"Five hundred and twenty-four people."
Liu Perun's heart tightened: "I just hope nothing happens to them, otherwise it will be a big loss."
"General."
The first mate hesitated to speak, Liu Perun glanced at him: "If you have anything to say, just say it."
"General, I think you should let the soldiers return to the team after delivering the supplies. Now that Commander Hu and others have arrived, and there are two more soldiers from the Eagle Attack Army, the task of guarding the slave workers should be handed over to them."
Liu Perun glanced at the first officer: "What you said makes sense, but you are not allowed to say it again next time. If what you said today is known by the king, you will lose your head."
"The last general. The last general"
"Okay, I will understand what you mean, but we and Governor Hu of Jianyin County are all colleagues. There is no need to separate you and me. Let's go down."
".promise!"
The first mate stepped back from the deck and returned to the helm.
Liu Perun glanced at him and murmured: "Ideological construction has declined a bit recently. It's time to rectify it. Living at sea all year round is still a bit stressful."
After a while, the shaking on the island gradually subsided.
Liu Perun raised the flag, and fourteen sailboats began to approach the dock.
The supplies would not be unloaded for a while, so Liu Perun ordered all crew members to disembark to help the navy guarding the dock with repairs.
Everything about this island is good, except that earthquakes occur too frequently.
Liu Perun's fleet stayed here for two days to repair the dock and transport supplies. The people left behind in the mine were okay, there were no casualties, but the natives suffered more than a hundred casualties, most of them trampled to death.
However, the natives are not considered human beings in the eyes of the people who came from Wuhuan. As long as Zhang Qi does not change the identity of the natives, they will be just slaves for the rest of their lives.
In order to prevent casualties among soldiers in the mine, Liu Perun reduced the garrison of 500 men to 300 men, and changed the position from regional supervision to mobile patrols, with 100 men at a time and three shifts a day.
Although the symptoms were not cured, possible casualties were reduced to a minimum.
The days passed like this.
Until a letter came from Jiaoli, Ryukyu Island began to change its trend in the management of native slaves.
Slaves rule slaves.
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"What are you talking about? A Hun cavalry took advantage of the darkness to pass through Gongsun Ao's defense line on the left and arrived at the rear and severely damaged Li Guang's troops?!"
Huo Qubing looked at the messenger who was gasping for breath with shock on his face.
"and after!"
Huo Qubing hurriedly asked, he was not worried about Li Guang, he was worried about his uncle Wei Qing.
As the commander of this expedition, Wei Qing's central army was only about ten miles away from Li Guang's rear army. If the Huns suddenly attacked Li Guang and then rushed to the central army, then...
"The Huns launched their attack in the early hours of the morning. After the first blow, the rear army roared into camp. They took advantage of the darkness to disappear, and no trace has been found yet."
Huo Qubing breathed a sigh of relief, but his mind changed and he looked at Yulin Lang Li Ze who was accompanying him.
"Li Ze! You lead a thousand people and keep moving forward at a fast pace. The others will follow me!"
The Huns began to make moves. Since his uncle only allowed him to wander on the right side, he might as well wander around quickly to see if there was any chance of finding an opportunity during the battle to perform extraordinary feats!
The number of three thousand men was a bit small, but the advantage of less was that it was faster to maneuver. Huo Qubing left a thousand men to continue guarding the right flank of the Chinese army, while he took two thousand men to speed up.
"Hahaha, it's so good, King Temujin, it's so good to fight with you, come and go like the wind, those Han people never thought we were back!"
In the grassland, Kan Wutu, the eldest son of King Lu, was riding on a horse and laughing.
The current Qilu Department has completely surrendered to Hu Shui and has become a department under his account.
Hu Shui shook his head and chuckled. If Yi Zhixie hadn't sent him a message asking him to surprise Li Guang's headquarters, he wouldn't have wanted to run around all night.
However, the effect is not bad, and it can be recorded and used for future combat experience against the Han army.
"Okay, let's go back to the base first. Da Shanyu is already ready to launch an attack. We must seize the time to rest."
"yes!"
The four thousand cavalrymen increased their speed and headed deep into the grassland.
And in the rear of the Han army.
Li Guang looked gloomy.
In the early morning of this morning at Xiaoying, nearly half of the more than 20,000-strong main force was lost. What's more unfortunate is that the baggage responsible for transportation also came yesterday, and a lot of food and grass were burned.
"Huns! How dare you bully me like this! They have been quiet for months to confuse us, and then they attacked at night when our army was tired!"
And that stupid boy Wei Qing, why doesn’t he let me be the vanguard? Seriously, seriously, it’s unreasonable! "
Li Guang, who has some silver hair on his head and is quite old, is full of resentment at this moment.
In his opinion, he was the one who understood the Xiongnu the most among the generals of the Han Dynasty and was the one who defeated the Xiongnu the most. Why should His Majesty appoint Wei Qing as the chief general!
He is not convinced!
(End of chapter)
