Listening to Tuktun Yala constantly whispering to him to run before he died, Shumur Gamuge couldn't help but shed tears. His hands tightly grasped Tuktun Arana's raised left hand and shouted desperately:
"No, Yara, don't close your eyes...don't sleep...I'll take you back right now, you will be fine..."
However, the severe injuries to his body and the loss of blood made Tuktun Yala so weak that he was unable to respond in any way to Shumul Gamuge who was heartbreaking.
Gradually, Tuktun Yala closed his heavy eyes, and the breathing in his chest slowed down from rapidity until there was no more ups and downs.
"Yara..." Seeing the passing of his friend, Shumur Gamuge lay on his body and cried bitterly.
"Pah...pah..."
Another burst of gunfire rang out.
After the gunshot, Shumur Gamuge suddenly felt a pain in his right ear, but a bullet passed by his ear.
It was also Shumur Gamuge who was lucky. If the bullet had been more deflected, it would not just be as simple as scratching some skin on his ear. The hot pain coming from the ear wound finally brought him back to reality from his sadness, making him understand that he was still in danger at this time.
"Gamu Ge, you don't want your life. There are still enemies shooting 'black guns' in the woods, why don't you hide quickly." Behind a tree not far from Shumur Gamu Ge, Saltu. Wuzhe was hiding there and shouted to him.
Sartu Wazhe's shouting brought Shumur Gamuge back to his senses immediately.
"Yes, I can't die yet. I have to take Yala and Dahazhe's bodies back and hand them over to their families. I still have to go back to see Kazahua. I also promised to marry her when I get back. I can't just He died so mysteriously..."
After waking up, Shumur Gamuge hurriedly lay down on the ground, then rolled his body and hid behind a big tree.
"Attention...the enemy is in the east, prepare to fight back with bows and arrows..." Zakuta Hongga, the leader of the team, called to the remaining team members.
"嗻…"
As soon as the response came, several Eight Banners soldiers holding bows and arrows fired a few consecutive arrows into the bushes to the east of the woods. As for whether it can hit the enemy, that is left to God's will.
Even though Zakuta Hongga was shouting "fight back" loudly, he actually didn't have much confidence in his heart.
Now, there are only a few people in his team.
When the first gunshot rang out, four of the thirteen people they were resting fell instantly and one was wounded. After the second gunshot, another fell and two were wounded.
Now counting himself and the people who were standing guard to come back for reinforcements, there were only seven people left with fighting ability. But they had no idea who the thief was hiding in the woods or where he was.
If there was a regret medicine in the world, Zakuta Hongga would swallow it without hesitation. If the damn weather in Xuzhou hadn't made me irritated by the heat, how could I have coveted the coolness under the shade of the trees, and how could I have brought my team to this forest to rest?
"With such an obvious ambush, I was really too careless." If someone hadn't been watching, Zakuta Hongga would have wanted to slap himself in the face.
At this time, Zakuta Hongga hated the enemy hidden in the east of the woods. If we can catch them, Zakuta Hongya swears to God that he will definitely use the most cruel torture in the world to let them know the consequences of daring to resist our Qing Dynasty.
"No, if you can't annihilate the enemy, you will definitely not be able to escape the military law after you go back. By then, let alone the official position, I don't know whether I can keep my life."
"Judging from the several gunshots, there shouldn't be many thieves hiding in the woods. The Nanman Nikans can only shoot 'black guns'. If they really want to fight hand-to-hand, how can they be the opponents of our Manchu warriors? As long as If we can get close enough, it will be easy to kill them all."
"However, for the sake of safety, it is better to send someone back to report. This way, even if some thieves escape, I can bear less responsibility..." Zakuta Hongya secretly thought in his heart.
"Gamuge..." Zakuta Hongya was heard shouting suddenly.
"Sir, this servant is here..." Shumur Gamuge, who heard the shout, quickly replied.
"You should at least go back to the city to find Mr. Yamula now. Tell him that we have encountered a large group of rebels here, and ask him to send people over to support us immediately..." Zakuta Hongga gave the order.
"Sir..." Shumur Gamuge wanted to turn back Zakuta Hongza's order, and then asked to stay to fight the hidden thieves and avenge his two friends.
However, Shumur Gamuge, who was accustomed to obeying his superiors' orders, was speechless and could only reply: "I obey my orders..."
"Go back quickly...we are waiting for you to come back here..." Zakuta Hongga said.
"Don't worry, sir, I will definitely rush to Xuzhou with all my strength to ask for reinforcements..." Shumur Gamuge responded.
"Okay, let's use bows and arrows to cover Gamuge's departure..." Zakuta Hongya turned to give instructions to everyone.
"嗻…"
Under the cover of Zakuta Hongga's bows and arrows, Shumur Gamuge quickly fell on the back of a horse and left with a whip.
"Yala, Dahazhe, wait for me. I will be back in a moment to take you back."
…
"From the Shumur family, I'm protecting your family first. Even if something happens to me, you'd be too embarrassed not to save me!" Zakuta looked at Shumur Gamuge who had left. Hong Ya felt a little at ease and thought to himself.
"Gomuda, Wako, Suluna, you three will cover the three of me going up with your bows and arrows..."
"嗻…"
…
"Squad leader, one of them ran away, probably to move reinforcements. The remaining Tatars are coming up, what should we do?" A bandit suppressor soldier lying in a bush asked in a low voice.
"That one seems to have gone to report the news. The remaining Tatars must be thinking that they can drag us and wait for them. It would be fine if they were hiding behind the trees, but now they are thinking of coming up to us. Look I really don’t know how to write the word “death.” Squad leader Zhu He said in a low voice.
"Are the muskets ready?"
"Everything is ready..."
"Everyone, please pay attention. According to the news, this group of Tatars are from the bitter cold land in the north and have excellent archery skills. So everyone should not expose their bodies casually to prevent danger." Zhu He warned.
"I understand..." The team members all responded in low voices.
"Okay, when they come closer, give them a slap to make them understand how to write the word 'death'."
Note ①: Shumur Gamuge hurriedly returned to Xuzhou City. He happened to encounter the general guarding the city during his inspection. Shumur Gamuge hurried forward and shouted: "Report... urgent report..."
General Lu Feng hurriedly called him forward and asked in surprise: "Why do you need to report so urgently?"
Shumur Gamuge knelt down and replied: "No, General. A large number of readers appeared outside the city. They said that they would use tickets or even rewards to break open the gates of Xuzhou City and release the rebels. Thieves have entered the city.”
Lufeng was also surprised when he heard this. After being confused for a while, Lu Feng changed his mind and asked Shumur Gamuge: "What kind of reader is it? A reader who counterattacked the Qing Dynasty?"
"Exactly." Shumur Gamuge replied.
When Lu Feng heard this, he suddenly relaxed his nervous mood and said loudly: "It's okay then. You can rest assured, they are usually reluctant to spend their money on this book. Our Xuzhou city must be as stable as Mount Tai. Haha. …”
