"Da da da~"
"Oh, yo~"
"Oh oh oh!"
Arrogant and strange screams echoed in the night. When the silhouette of the Beiyan cavalry completely jumped out of the darkness, a deep sense of fear instantly enveloped everyone's hearts.
The cavalrymen dressed in Hu uniforms, with their hair tied in a bun, came galloping over with a full-moon scimitar in their hands, and plunged into the crowd.
The speed was so fast that they had no time to react.
"Beiyan, Beiyan barbarian!"
"Run, run quickly!"
I don't know who was so frightened that they turned around and ran away. One by one, the team of 300 people fled in all directions.
He didn't care about the grain truck or the bed sheets. At this time, he was just thinking about saving his life.
"Da da da~"
"laugh!"
"Pfft~"
"Plop~"
"Ah~ah!"
But how can you outrun a war horse on two legs?
After the Beiyan cavalry rushed into the crowd, they began to massacre. When the scimitar was drawn out, heads would fall to the ground and blood would splash everywhere.
Mr. Gu Dianshi and Mr. Gu were stunned on the spot, because he had never seen such a scene since he came from a peaceful and prosperous age:
The cavalry ran rampant and crushed a prisoner's chest with their horseshoes. They even bent down and struck a blow to ensure death as the horse passed by.
"no, do not want!"
"Pfft~"
"Ah~"
Blood was sprinkled all over the ground, and flesh and blood flew everywhere, but in the eyes of the Beiyan cavalry, these cruel scenes were just for fun. They killed people while laughing ferociously, just like killing chickens.
Horrible~
Bloody~
Cruel~
Gu Sinian never expected that the first time he saw the so-called Beiyan cavalry would be like this.
"Brother Nian, run!"
Xiao Liuzi grabbed the absent-minded Gu Sinian:
"Run! It's too late if you don't run!"
Gu Sinian shuddered and finally woke up, but instead of running away, he roared:
"Don't run! Find a weapon to resist! Quick!
There are only a few of them, so don’t make a mess! "
Although he experienced a brief moment of panic and uneasiness, Gu Sinian could tell that the number of Beiyan cavalry was not large, and the five or six cavalry that were held to death must be a small group of rangers that had infiltrated.
Three hundred people versus five or six people, what are you afraid of?
"Da da da~"
"Pffffffffffff~"
"Ahhhh~"
"Plop~"
"Run, run!"
"Ahh~"
But the killing brought blood and extremely terrifying panic. Who could listen to Master Gu's order?
The killing will continue~
…
The first ray of sunlight in the morning finally shone lightly on the yellow sand, and the speckled blood stains looked particularly dazzling against the sunlight.
The young men and women who escaped returned to the camp one after another, feeling sad when they saw the corpses on the ground.
There were only five or six Beiyan cavalrymen, so naturally they couldn't carry out a large-scale massacre. Perhaps they were afraid of encountering the officers and soldiers here. After killing around the camp, they disappeared into the darkness and disappeared.
Come and go quickly,
The loss was only five or six people. If it were fifty or sixty cavalry, how many of these three hundred people would survive today.
Gu Sinian stood beside the extinguished bonfire with a blank look in his eyes. The corpses lying strewn about him deeply hurt his heart.
Many of the grain carts and beddings were knocked over to the ground, and the rice in their pockets was scattered everywhere.
"Master Gu."
Zeng Lingchuan whispered:
"Twenty-three died and a dozen were injured. Fortunately, all those who escaped have returned."
Gu Sinian's heart trembled hard, twenty-three lives, twenty-three men who were alive and kicking yesterday, gone today?
He finally understood what Chen Hongxin said:
When we go to the front line, human lives are like nothing.
We haven’t reached the front line yet~
"Huh~"
Gu Si Nian took a breath and said in an almost trembling voice:
"Call Brother Qin and the blacksmith all over, I have something to say!"
"good!"
After a while, several people stood next to Gu Sinian:
Zeng Lingchuan, Qin Xi, Wu Xiang, the blacksmith and the private salt dealer Lin Yihuai.
These are all people Gu Sinian thinks have good minds and skills, are trustworthy and can convince the public.
Everyone who had just experienced a killing looked a little flustered. Even if these few were good at it, they couldn't withstand the cavalry attack. The three hundred people dispersed in a hurry, and they could only run away.
"Everyone has seen the situation."
Gu Sinian said expressionlessly:
"We can't move forward in a mess, otherwise everyone will die before we reach Youtun City.
From now on, I will divide everyone into five teams, led by the five of you. Each of you will choose some trustworthy people with good skills to distribute weapons, and take turns to stay on duty around the camp every night.
Once you find Beiyan's rangers, you must alert them immediately!
Massacres like today must never happen again! "
"Forehead."
Lin Yihuai was stunned for a moment and said cautiously:
"Gu, Master Gu, I'm not suitable~"
He was a thorn in the side and a prisoner, so he felt inadequate.
Gu Sinian looked at him calmly:
"I said, now there is no distinction between prisoners and government officials. If you want to survive, you have to work together.
As long as you do your job well, I will not look down on anyone.
Understand! "
"clear!"
"Go do the work!"
…
The team then set off, slowly heading north.
This killing scared everyone, and the bustling chatter and laughter in the team were obviously much less. Many people looked at the surrounding wilderness with vigilance, for fear of encountering the Beiyan barbarians again.
During the camping trip at night, everyone slept and watched, spending two days in a state of anxiety.
Yan Bing did not appear again~
On the night of the next day, someone found a dying soldier on the roadside, dying.
"Spread out, spread out, Master Gu is here."
"Don't squeeze~"
Gu Sinian walked into the crowd in a hurry, and what he saw was a man with a pale face, weak breathing, half of his body stained red with blood, and a small part of the armor on his chest was broken.
The experienced Zeng Lingchuan only glanced at it and said:
"He is a serious soldier. Ordinary warriors are not qualified to wear breastplates."
"That's right."
Wu Xiang said softly:
“But the wounds seem to be superficial injuries, not fatal.
He probably collapsed due to lack of water and food. "
"A soldier?"
Gu Sinian raised his eyebrows, waved his hand and said:
"Okay, stop hanging out here, do what you have to do, get some water!"
Gu Sinian put his hands alternately on his chest, pressing it continuously, pinching his philtrum after a few times, then opening his mouth and pouring some water into it.
Such fluent movements surprised everyone. They didn't expect that Master Gu also knew some medical skills?
"Cough cough cough!"
"Ahem~"
Amidst a violent cough, the man finally woke up from his coma. The first time he woke up, he subconsciously touched the sword at his waist. He was relieved when he felt that the knife was still there.
"who are you?"
The man looked at Gu Sinian warily, his palm always resting on the handle of the knife.
Although this guy's face looks rough and pale, he can vaguely tell that he is a young man, probably in his twenties at most.
"Don't be afraid, we are on our own."
Gu Sinian comforted him as much as possible:
"We are civilians from Fengchuan County going to the front line to support us. We found you on the way."
"Thanks."
The man's tone softened a lot, and the next moment he took the water bag from Gu Sinian's hand and poured it down his throat. It looked like he was thirsty.
"Uh~"
The young man asked awkwardly:
"Is there anything to eat?"
"Yes, get it for you!"
A whole piece of naan bread was devoured by the man. He had been hungry for who knows how many days. After eating, he skillfully pulled off a piece of cloth from the end of his robe and bandaged the wound.
He looked like a veteran with his fluent expression.
"What's going on with you?"
Gu Sinian asked curiously:
"Did you meet Yan Bing?"
"Well, I got injured and got separated from my companions."
The young man said silently:
"I almost died, but you saved my life."
As he spoke, he took a look at the crowd, and soon noticed the injured fellows among the civilians, and frowned:
"Did you also meet Beiyan soldiers?"
"Um."
Gu Sinian said silently:
"We bumped into each other two nights ago, and many people died. Fortunately, they didn't show up these two days.
It's a blessing in misfortune. "
"You underestimate these Yan Bing's rangers too much."
The man said expressionlessly:
"Hundreds of people, so many grain trucks, the target is too big, they must be watching you somewhere.
I haven't shown up in the past two days just to make you relax your vigilance. "
The expressions of Gu Sinian and others changed instantly, and Qin Xi said in shock:
"Still coming? There are only five or six of them, are they so brave?
We didn’t pay attention the first time, but did you really think we were fools the second time? "
"Five or six people?"
The man asked back:
"What happened to the five or six people? Do these people dare to resist?
You civilians and your army are the only ones who will run away when you encounter the Yan soldiers, without any power to fight back.
Five or six Yan soldiers can kill more than a dozen people with a single charge. In their eyes, you are no different than lambs waiting to be slaughtered.
One charge would kill more than a dozen people, and if they were charged several times throughout the night, people would die and run away. "
The young man spoke in a very calm tone about the Yan army's tactics and the outcome of Gu Sinian's group. He had seen this kind of thing many times on the front line.
"Hey, how can you talk?"
But this tone made Qin Xi furious:
"Can five or six people kill so many people? You look down on people!
At least we saved your life, can you be polite? "
"I'm just telling the truth."
"Hey, you guy..."
"Okay, okay, stop arguing."
Gu Sinian quickly stopped to stop the quarrel and said in a deep voice:
“This brother is right, Yan Bing is very likely to make a comeback.
Starting tonight, everyone must be extremely careful! "
…
As night fell slowly, everyone sensed that something was wrong in the atmosphere.
Everyone placed the grain carts on the outside to act as a wall. Most of them distributed wooden sticks, simple knives and the like, and gathered together in groups of three or five.
The leading leaders kept staring into the distance without blinking, and the sentinels stayed awake all night.
Gu Si Nian was sitting by the fire, with a rare simple knife beside him.
The man who was rescued during the day was sitting directly opposite Gu Sinian, taking a nap with his eyes closed out of boredom, and he didn't seem to be nervous at all.
This nonchalant look made Qin Xi and the others very unhappy, but with Gu Sinian pressing them down, they didn't say anything.
As time passed by, the surrounding area became eerily quiet, with nothing out of the ordinary.
This dead silence lasted until late at night. Finally, many people couldn't hold it any longer, their eyelids began to droop, and they fell into sleep in twos and threes.
Even Gu Sinian felt a little confused and his eyelids were not working properly.
But it was precisely at this time that the young man who had been taking a nap with his eyes closed suddenly sat up, with a sharp look in his eyes:
"coming!"
