"Hmph, what a group of people who refuse to eat and drink as a penalty when toasting. Today, I am going to break through your village!"
Hala Shao raised his arms and shouted, and he was about to lead his army to attack the city.
"Wait!"
Song Che shouted: "Chief Hala, how about we negotiate a deal?"
"Oh? It's really strange. I didn't expect anyone to do business with me?" Master Hala asked loudly with interest:
"How do you want to trade?"
"I want to challenge you in a duel."
Song Che said: "If you beat me, we will hand over the people who refine the salt. But if you lose, how about you have to retreat from the village?"
"Song Che, you are crazy!"
Guo Shuyun grabbed Song Che's arm and said, "Even Gezan may not be able to defeat Mr. Hala. You are a white-faced scholar. Why?"
Song Che nodded his head and said confidently: "Just rely on it."
Mr. Hala picked his ears and said, "Did I hear you correctly? Even though you are such a pretty boy, you want to challenge me in a duel. I will cut you in half with one strike!"
"This man is definitely crazy. Our clan leader is known as the 'King of the Northwest'!"
"Hahaha……"
They are all laughing!
"What on earth do you want to do?" Guo Shuyun held Song Che's arm tightly.
Song Che was calm and composed, patted the back of her hand and said with a smile: "Miss Guo, don't look at me, who usually looks like a tree in the wind, gentle and harmless to humans and animals. In fact, I am a hidden martial arts master who only needs one move. Cut this murderer off his horse."
"You...at this critical moment, you still have the heart to brag!" She still didn't believe it, not at all.
Song Che tilted his head and told Zouping again, "Gather all the elites in the village behind the gate of the village. After I kill Master Hala, his tribe will be leaderless and there will be chaos. Then you can open the gate of the village and take advantage of it." If you fight your way out, you will definitely win.”
"Boss Song, you..."
"Hey! Do you dare to challenge me one on one? Get it right quickly, otherwise I will lead my army to attack the stronghold!" Master Hala waved his sword and couldn't wait.
"Okay, hurry up and prepare a good horse for me, and then get my equipment. When the sun rises, this murderer will be killed!" Song Che pushed away his jade hand and strode down the wall trench. .
Soon, equipment such as muskets and fire gourds were delivered, and Zouping personally helped Song Che mount his horse.
Song Che checked the musket and bullets to make sure they were fine, then secretly hid them in his sleeves and pinned the fire gourd to his waist. At this time, the village door was also open.
He galloped his horse and went out of the stronghold to meet the enemy.
"I didn't expect you would dare to come out and die!" Master Hala taunted loudly.
Song Che walked forward for about sixty or seventy steps, and then stopped where he was, looking up at the sky and the rising sun, playing with the telescope in his hand, motionless and silent.
"Hey! Pretty boy, are you scared to death?" Master Hala mocked again.
Guo Shuyun and others on the wall trench couldn't help but wonder what Song Che was going to do.
"Damn it, are you deaf? I'm asking you a question!"
In Young Master Hala's eyes, Song Che's silence was undoubtedly a greater provocation.
At this time, the morning sun climbed over the hillside, and the first ray of morning light shone on Song Che's face. He took a deep breath and read loudly:
"The scattered clouds turned into mist and it was dim, but the fog disappeared and turned into clouds again. A big red and gold round mirror, all the clouds and mist were gone, illuminating the universe!"
“Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh...how dare you ignore me and accept your fate!”
Hala Shao brandished a machete and rushed towards Song Che on horseback.
Song Che only stared at the incoming enemy coldly, remaining motionless.
"Bring the bow and arrow quickly!" Guo Shuyun called anxiously, hoping to help Song Che.
"No!" Kui Jin stopped him: "We agreed that outsiders would not be allowed to interfere in the duel. He wants to die. Can't you see?"
In the blink of an eye, Master Hala was less than fifty steps away from Song Che.
not enough.
Closer.
Closer!
The closer he is, the more accurate he is!
Forty steps!
Thirty steps!
It's now!
Song Che covered the other end of the telescope and aimed the lens at Hala Shao. The refracted sunlight shone directly into Hala Shao's eyes.
Hala Shao felt his eyes sting, and he quickly used his hands to block the attack. It was just the first block that made him completely lose his direction.
"Snapped!"
Song Che raised his hand and shot.
Young Master Hala's eyes were wide open. He somersaulted and fell off his horse, landing in front of Song Che's horse's hooves. He would not believe it until his death that there was such a hidden weapon in the world.
Song Che calmly blew out the gun smoke, looked at the dead Hala Shao on the ground, and said coldly: "You are the third bandit leader I have killed."
All this happened so quickly that neither side reacted.
"What are you waiting for? Attack the bandits!" Song Che turned around and shouted.
The village gate opened, and Zouping led the army to fight out!
"Kill!"
As Hala fell from his horse, the morale of the troops plummeted, and the morale of the militia rose sharply. The roars, murderous intent, and determination were enough to seal the victory!
as expected!
The two sides fought for only a moment before Hala's men abandoned their armor and fled into the desert. In the end, two hundred corpses were left behind, and the battle came to an abrupt end.
Song Che returned to the wall trench, stood side by side with Guo Shuyun, pointed at the armor and weapons discarded by the Hala tribe, and said lightly:
"Pig iron still needs to be made, it's not as good as ready-made."
Guo Shuyun's eyes twinkled and she was completely impressed. Even Kui Jin on the side gritted his teeth and had to accept.
"we won!"
Guo Shuyun was extremely excited.
Song Che shook his head, "Master Hala is dead, and someone will take his place soon. Sooner or later, these horse bandits will come to take revenge, and it won't be long before the news of refining salt will spread throughout the northwest countries;
The white salt is like the silver. By then, not only Daliang, but also the Tubo and Hu tribes will come to compete for it, not to mention the account of attacking the market. How to resist? How to repay? "
Guo Shuyun's newly blooming smile turned dark in an instant.
Song Che turned to look at Kui Jin coldly: "You revealed the news about the refined salt to Master Hala and wanted to use his help to drive me out of the village. On the surface it seemed like a good idea, but in fact it was extremely stupid. Second Master Second boss, you are still the military advisor in the village. Isn't making a deal with bandits the same as seeking skin from a tiger?
To put it another ten thousand steps back, even if I leave with Master Hala, will your village be at peace? Horse bandits are extremely vicious people. If they have access to the village, they will continue to threaten you until they drain you of all your value. "
"Kui...Kui Jin?" Guo Shuyun looked at Kui Jin, her voice unable to stop trembling. She longed for a denial, even a shake of the head.
Kuijin slowly closed his eyes, hiding all the shame and sadness.
Guo Shuyun's eyes immediately turned red. She resolutely pulled out her sword, pointed at Kui Jin and shouted: "How can you be so selfish!"
"Am I selfish?"
Kui Jin laughed at himself: "I started serving as an official at the age of sixteen, and I have been loyal to the Guo family for twelve years now. However, I have devoted myself to the Guo family for these twelve years, but I can't compare to an outsider who has only been here for half a month. What do you want me to do?" Can you be convinced? How can you ask me to be willing? How can you ask me not to be selfish? "
He walked towards Guo Shuyun step by step, facing the edge of the sword, and said with tears in his eyes: "If I hadn't taken risks all day long and went out to do business, how could the village have survived to this day?
But what about you? Still weaving dreams of revenge, it’s impossible, Miss, Beiliang has long ceased to exist!
These more than a thousand people can only survive in the cracks with their heads down, their tails between their legs, and their dignity put down. This is the reality!
I helped you plan to rob the market, capture the merchants, smuggle pig iron... all of this was because I couldn't bear to tear your wishes apart, so I cooperated with your self-deception! "
"Clang!"
Guo Shuyun dropped the sword in her hand and ran down the trench crying.
Was Kuijin wrong?
There may be mistakes, but not many.
He wanted to build a utopia for his beloved, but unfortunately it backfired. The fairy tale created with lies was full of loopholes, and in the end it was he who exposed it himself.
"Why do you need to tell her the truth?"
Song Che sighed and hurriedly chased after him.
