"I am willing to follow the King of Shu to conquer the cold!" The several captured leaders only looked at each other, then fell to their knees on the ground and clasped their fists at Xu Mu.
"Okay!" Xu Mu was overjoyed and stood up in person to help several people up. This appearance made several surrendered soldiers feel grateful.
"The New Year is approaching. When I arrive, I will have a batch of spring fish delivered. Of course, you can decide whether it is spicy or sweet."
Several people burst into joy again.
"When we get back to the camp, please tell me that no matter who it is, as long as it's the one who has the eggs, he will be rewarded for his merits in defeating Liang Province!"
At this time, the huge boulder pressing on Xu Mu's chest finally relaxed.
This is just the first step. The previous talk of connecting the three states was not a joke, it was a real plan. Of course, for all these conditions, Liangzhou must be defeated first.
"Sun Xun, send a few brothers back. By the way, there is a lot of meat in the car, so take it and share it. He said that each of them was his own master. If I, Xu Mu, have offended me, I will forgive you."
The captured leaders who had just walked to the door were stunned for a moment, then knelt down and worshiped again.
"Let's go."
After exhaling, Xu Mu sat down again.
Yin Hu, who was next to him, hurriedly helped pour a cup of tea, "The chief helmsman was free that day... I went to the theater to be a storyteller for a day, I'm afraid it would cause a scene."
"Back then...at a college debate, eight student union representatives cried."
"Helmsman, what is the debate about?"
"I quarrel more than quarrel."
"The helmsman is a man of eloquent words. A gentleman speaks hard, and the helmsman is truly a handsome gentleman. Just standing next to the helmsman, I suddenly feel the wind of benevolence."
"Yin Hu, are you going to start too..."
…
Somewhat far away from the official road, several people died on the remote path. It must be that the villagers who were riding in the same carriage wanted to rush to the city to buy new year's goods. Unexpectedly, the carriage was hijacked by gangsters on the way and killed.
"How far is it?" Sitting on the rocking carriage, Baili Xiong said in a calm voice.
"Master Baili, take a detour through the small road and we'll be there in half a day."
"Are there any woods nearby?"
"Of course there is. Nanlin County in Shuzhou is still building a town, but the city wall has not yet been built. There are many trees in the nearby area that can be used as bows."
"The best thing is that the commoner thief will die."
After saying that, Baili Xiong lowered his head coldly and began to wipe the wolf tendon bow again.
The two carriages continued southward in the cold wind.
…
"General Xu, I'm here to send you a sentry."
"speak."
"There is no hostility whatsoever."
Gong Dog nodded, but did not relax at all. He rode his horse and continued to run through the entire camp.
The entire Nanlin County is still under construction. In such a big place, there are only two wine shops, one inn, one pawn shop, and a small Qing tavern with only three girls.
After patrolling for two more times, until the sky became dusk, Gonggou rode back to the camp. He raised his head and looked around, and saw that in the few wooden houses, someone had already lit the lights.
"General Xu." Just as the Gong Dog dismounted, a subordinate general from the Shen Gong Battalion came over in a hurry.
"What?"
"Captain Chen hasn't returned for half a day. It's almost time for the fifth whistle."
Going out on patrol for one round is called a sentry. The time for the fifth whistle is already very long.
"Which way is he going?"
"Into the forest."
The bow dog frowned, fearing that something might happen, and regardless of his fatigue, he grabbed a small iron bow and a short knife, then led twenty or thirty people on horseback towards the woods.
The place where the town of Nanlin County was built was originally a place where tiger barbarians thrived, and the nearby mountains were extremely steep. The horse could not run, so he had to abandon it and walk into the forest.
"General Xu, please come here."
Gongou drew out his short sword and took a few hurried steps until he reached a mountain stream. Under the light of the torch, it was discovered that six or seven subordinates of the camp had been killed and their bodies abandoned in the mountain stream.
"General Xu, the enemy is attacking."
"Send one person back to fetch the horse and inform the lord immediately."
"I'll go." The person who spoke was a Shu soldier who was about the same age as Gong Gou. He was also a mountain hunter before. He was a little short, but he admired Gong Gou very much.
"Ba'er, be careful."
The mountain hunting Shu soldier named Ba'er quickly took his horse and began to follow the official road, preparing to run towards the camp in Nanlin County. Just as he started running, he suddenly fell to the ground, including the man and the horse, and could not get up again.
"No, there's a bow!" Gong Dog hissed.
"Get into the woods!"
…
"Master Baili, with such a mass killing, I'm afraid I'll be exposed." In the darkness of the night, a dead soldier said worriedly.
Baili Xiong sneered and turned back, "If you don't kill them, we will be discovered. If you want to blame, just blame these Shu people for being stupid. It's already dark, and we still have to patrol the mountains."
The dead man looked bitter, "If not, we will avoid it first. There are quite a few Shu sentries nearby."
"I have been in the northwest for more than 20 years, how can I retreat? The second and third sons are watching here. If there is one, I will kill one and kill all the Shu people."
Before the dead man could speak again, in the forest, Baili Xiong plucked the strings again——
Click.
Hidden in the woods, a Shu soldier who had just raised his bow was immediately stabbed through the head and fell to the ground.
"Within five hundred steps, under my hawk's watch, I will kill anyone I see." Baili Xiong's disheveled hair was blown up by the wind.
"Master Baili——"
The dead soldier who spoke only spat out half a sentence before his head was pierced by a small arrow. He coughed up two mouthfuls of blood and fell to the ground dead.
"You want to shoot me? You're so brave." Baili Xiong smiled ferociously and hid in the darkness.
"Hide yourself." The remaining Liangzhou dead soldiers all had shocked expressions on their faces, and like Baili Xiong, they hid themselves in the forest.
…
"General Xu, could it be that the enemy has retreated? If not, please return to camp quickly to inform the lord."
"No." Gong Gou's face was solemn, "There is only one road, and there is no forest cover. If you go to get the horse, you will be shot by a bow."
"You guys, go east and see if there is any other way. If there is no way, think of a way to notify the camp to the north of the mountain not far away and ask them to send people over."
"Take the order from General Xu."
"Remember to be careful, the enemy's bow is a person who is good at shooting."
"For the rest, please hide yourself."
On a winter night in Shuzhou, the moonlight is dim. The cold wind became stronger and the strength of the arrows began to be greatly reduced.
Click.
In the thorn grass pit, a dead soldier from Liangzhou was about to poke his head out. He only glanced twice before he was stabbed directly in the face by a small arrow. He screamed in pain several times and died on the spot.
"Gong Jiazi." Baili Xiong, who was not far away, said three words with a smile. Then, he quickly raised the wolf tendon bow.
"I said, I will kill anyone I see within five hundred steps."
Click.
A Shu soldier hiding behind a tree was shot in the shoulder by an arrow. He wanted to get up and run forward, but a second arrow shot straight through his back and fell to the ground lifeless.
On a bare tree, the bow dog huddled up, its only eye began to radiate a cold light.
