The tent was quiet and deep, and the Chinese army tent where the eldest brother was located had been dull all morning.
And my mood was dull all morning.
After breakfast, Erniu found the old man who was leading the way and continued to lead us on the way. Before setting off, the elder brother summoned us and four team captains in charge of night patrol, and told us to stay vigilant at all times and strictly prohibited the soldiers from falling behind.
I led the four corps commanders to fulfill their duties, and just like that, it was a smooth journey.
Don't keep your heart tense for too long, otherwise the strings will break easily.
During the three-day march that followed, the soldiers did not take off their armor, nor did they take off their swords. They were already exhausted. Some gossips began to spread, and complaints and complaints were heard everywhere.
On the eve of the eighth day of March, Erniu and Brother Wang finally couldn't suppress their grudges and went to find Brother Wang. In desperation, Brother Wang specifically allowed them to rest the next day. They could eat meat and drink wine tonight.
As soon as this order was issued, the three armies were in full bloom!
Clusters of bonfires were rising in the military camp, and the loud voices of drinking and singing were heard outside the camp. I seemed to have become the biggest laughing stock among everyone!
They were all talking about my timidity and cowardice, saying that a government official like me was not suitable for the world.
I stayed away from the hustle and bustle and stood alone at the gate of the camp. I thought about that day again and again. After confirming that I had made the right choice, I touched the sword at my waist.
It's better for you. At the very least, even if you stab the wrong person, you won't blame me.
When I was secretly feeling sad, Erniu and my eldest brother sat next to me. Erniu handed me a bottle of wine, and my eldest brother brought me a robe. We three brothers sat north and faced south, and drank a full glass of wine.
"Oh my! I don't know how Lao Huang and San Bao are doing lately. I haven't seen each other for ten days, and I really miss them." Erniu hugged my shoulders, laughed and comforted me, "Ying Cheng, Mr. Da often teaches , Don’t be proud when you are in a good position, and don’t feel frustrated when you are frustrated. Look at Sanbao, he has been studying the "Smallpox Volume" that only fools would buy all day long, and he hasn't come up with anything yet, but isn't he still studying? "
The eldest brother hugged my shoulders from the other side, "Whether it's right or wrong, if you don't persist until the end, how will you know the result? Tonight, Erniu and I will wait for the good news with you."
I turned to look at my elder brother and asked, "Do you believe me? Brother!"
The eldest brother replied sonorously, "Believe it!"
I laughed and clinked glasses with the two of them again.
Since we are brothers as soon as we land in this life, there is no need to say anything more in this life.
...
Wine opens the chest and courage, and the heroism increases day by day.
Using the sword to make thousands of seals, the mountains were covered with snow overnight.
Just when the three of us brothers were planning our great mission of conquering the east and the north under the influence of wine, a thousand red lights suddenly appeared twenty feet away, and all three of my brothers looked horrified.
I was happy and surprised in my heart. I was happy that the vision in front of me could finally prove my judgment. I was shocked because how should I deal with thousands of gray rats?
I didn't have time to think about countermeasures, so I stood up quickly, held my sword in front, and shouted, "Brother, Erniu, you go first."
The two of them hesitated. I saw the red light getting stronger and stronger, and shouted at them, "Everyone has a way to survive if he performs his duties! Let's go! Let's go!"
In the face of a disaster, the eldest brother is a decisive person. He said "brother, be careful" and hurriedly took Li Erniu back to the camp and summoned troops and horses to come for support.
"Humph! Boy, I wanted to spare your life for your father's sake, but you are so ignorant."
Deep in the red light, an old man's voice came. The voice was deep and cold, "Boy, remember, my name is Xiahou Liufeng, the general manager of the Jiang family in Quzhou. When you get down there, remember to entrust a dream to your father and ask him to come." Seek revenge from me!"
Listening to this voice, I thought about it carefully, and then I broke into a cold sweat and stammered, "You, you, are you the old guide who leads the way for us?"
The old man's voice was as heavy as throwing a stone into the sea, "You kid, you're pretty smart. But it doesn't matter if you've never been smart! A dead person can't be said to be smart!"
It dawned on me!
No wonder, no wonder when we were looking for a guide, so many people we asked for help were rejected ruthlessly. Only Xiahou Liufeng, we readily agreed at the first thought. It turned out that everything was planned by Jiang Ruisheng.
If my prediction is correct, in fact, there is no shortcut on the road from Gongyangzhai to Tianchi as Xiahou Liufeng said. The reason why Xiahou Liufeng agreed to lead the way was to lead us into a preset ambush circle and kill us. All strangulated.
And under my feet, there should be the dragnet laid by Jiang Ruisheng.
There was still a lot of commotion in the camp behind them, and few people were aware of the approaching danger.
Except for Qiao Miaoqing, who came with a bamboo sword in hand, drunkenness and dreams were still the main theme of the military camp.
The murderous aura brought by the master became more and more gradual. I was sweating like rain, and I barely held my sword to calm down. I said to Qiao Miaoqing next to me, "Miss Qiao, we have to buy some time for our eldest brother to arrange his defenses."
"Leave that damn old man to me, and you can deal with the smelly rat."
Regardless of whether I answered or not, this little girl just charged towards me with her sword.
A clanking sound of swords being exchanged came from a dark corner that was beyond my sight. The creaking sound of swords rubbing against each other made one's ears numb.
With a moan, Qiao Miaoqing was shocked back in an instant. It seemed that Xiahou Liufeng, who was hiding in the dark night, was much better than Qiao Miaoqing.
Just as I was about to help Qiao Miaoqing up, the little girl stood up on her own, her eyes widened, and she said bitterly, "This old man is a warrior who has broken the city. We have a problem!"
After that, this brainless girl charged with her sword again.
I was about to follow her when the sound of drums suddenly sounded behind me. Sergeant Hirata, all carrying wine bottles, lined up neatly and walked in after hearing the sound of the drums. They were all in good spirits, not even a trace of drunkenness.
Li Erniu stood on the simple tower, raised his arms and shouted, "Yingcheng, Miaoqing, come back quickly!"
I didn't care to think about it, and moved to the side of Qiao Miaoqing who was about to charge in three or two steps. I pulled Qiao Miaoqing and ran towards my camp. Before I could run a few steps, there were dense, squeaking and squeaking noises coming from behind us. The voice made me turn around inadvertently, and I got goosebumps all over.
I saw thousands of gray rats with blood-like eyes, head but not tail, going crazy, following Miao Qing and me.
I feel like crying but have no tears. In my entire life, I have never seen such a "magnificent scene"!
In just a few dozen steps, I just felt like we had run so long!
In front of my eyes, the sergeants were not drunk at all. They poured the wine in their hands neatly into the camp entrance in three horizontal rows, while shouting at me, "Run!"
I suddenly realized it again, and then my heart warmed: It turns out that the elder brother pretended to allow the soldiers to drink in order to lure the snake out of the hole! It is true to drink, it is true to rest, and it is true to be careful!
Brothers in the same robe, I have no words to express myself. My eldest brother and the soldiers have always believed in me!
I didn't have time to express my emotions, and the murderous aura from behind was strong. Qiao Miaoqing and I turned around at the same time. A three-foot-five-inch long tiger-head knife with a rosewood handle and fine texture was surrounded by red aura, wrapped in an indomitable bloodthirsty evil aura. He was rushing towards us out of thin air.
In my panic, I pushed Qiao Miaoqing to the side. Using the force of the push, I and Qiao Miaoqing spread out to the left and right. As soon as the gap between our arms was cleared, the tiger-headed knife flashed out like a thunder and passed through the gap between our arms with a whooshing sound. It was almost safe.
Just as he breathed a sigh of relief, danger came one after another.
The red-eyed rats on the ground were scurrying very fast. In order to avoid the long knife, we wasted some time and ran a few steps diagonally. The gray rats were almost reaching my heels.
Thousands of monsters were all mangled with flesh and blood, missing limbs and legs. The sight of them made me feel numb and sick, and since life and death were at stake, I gritted my teeth and ran like crazy.
Twenty-five steps later, Sergeant Pingtian opposite Qiao Miaoqing and I already had a torch in hand, ready to launch a fire attack on the squirrel as soon as we crossed the three wine lines laid out on the ground.
Seeing the squirrel getting closer and closer to Qiao Miaoqing and me, my mouth went dry and I shouted loudly, "Light the fire, Erniu, light the fire quickly!"
Li Erniu pushed his way through the crowd and stood at the front. He looked solemnly but did not order the fire to be set. He knew that if a fire was set at this time, Qiao Miaoqing and I would suffer.
In desperation, I yelled, "Li Erniu, you don't have any meat in your belly. Can't you fucking weigh the weight of Pingtian Daye and my life? Just set it on fire!" "
Li Erniu turned a deaf ear.
Seeing the black swarm of rats rolling in like a huge tide, a sense of powerlessness suddenly came over me. I planned to sacrifice myself to lure the swarm away, but I found that with the current distance of several meters between the swarm of rats and me, I couldn't reach me at all. You can't change the trajectory of your actions, you just have to do it with anger.
Five steps later, Li Erniu suddenly stepped forward and shouted to Qiao Miaoqing and me, "Quick! Jump!"
Qiao Miaoqing might be able to jump over such a long distance, but it was beyond my reach. But since my closest brother Li Erniu had spoken, I jumped up without any hesitation. The moment my body was suspended in the air, I looked up and was overjoyed.
Brother Wang was lying beside Erniu, with a rope wrapped around his arms as strong as bear arms. As he waved vigorously, the two hemp ropes were accurately thrown in front of us.
Qiao Miaoqing and I put our arms around each other, and Wang Dali, who was holding the rope, pulled hard, and we flew to his side in an instant.
As soon as they landed, Erniu gave an order, and a prairie fire started.
The lonely wasteland suddenly became hot.
I was just about to recover from the shock. I looked at the raging fire and had no time to calm down. I quickly turned to Er Niu and asked, "Er Niu, this is a dead thing. I am not afraid of life and death. Can the fire attack be effective?"
"That day at Shuihe Temple, Li Yanfeng told his elder brother about the attack by a monster outside the city. Li Yanfeng consulted ancient books. According to the boy's speculation, the monster should be produced by using blood essence as a sacrifice and a spell as a guide to control the undead of all things. Caused by the effects of evil magic, the body is indestructible and indestructible, but the method to break it is simple, either shoot it through the head or destroy the charm."
Li Erniu raised his head and looked at the rats with a deep and distant gaze, "Big brother believes in you, you believe in me, I believe in big brother, and you must also believe in big brother, right?"
At that moment, I suddenly felt that given time, Erniu might really become as famous a general as Bai Qi, Han Xin, and Zhou Yu!
Some people died, but not completely...
