After Qin Heng returned to the Houcheng Military Region, he went to Le Guicai and asked him for instructions on leading troops to change defenses with Qin Zhao and Qin Sheng's army.
Le Guicai didn't say much, that's right.
Nowadays, the soldiers in the Houcheng Military Camp assembled very quickly after receiving formal training. In addition, going out to suppress bandits was a job they were very happy to do, so it didn't take long for Qin Heng to assemble.
Then he and Qin Zhao assisted their captain and set off.
Fang County, Yali Mountain
Every time he attacked a bandit nest in a stronghold, Qin Sheng took the lead and took the initiative to crack the hardest bones. For example, the enemy's backbone was knocked out by himself or his troops.
This time was no exception. Qin Yan led troops to set up defenses all around, and Qin Sheng had already fought against the two most courageous leaders of Yali Village. He fought one against two, but never lost.
When Qin Heng and others arrived, they directly asked the soldiers they brought to join the defense. He and Qin Zhao went up the mountain under the leadership of Qin Yan's soldiers.
They came to Qin Yan's side.
Qin Yan was surprised to see them, "Eldest brother and third brother, are you here?"
"Hush!" Qin Heng and Qin Zhaozheng watched intently as Qin Sheng fought with two burly men with a whip. The two burly men looked very similar and worked well together.
Qin Sheng chose the black whip as his weapon instead of his usual red cherry gun.
One look at the terrain and they knew it. Yali Mountain is a gourd-shaped mountain. The position halfway up the mountain is like a tight pocket, with steep cliffs and rugged rocks. There is only a road less than one foot wide that leads inside and outside. It can be said that it is easy to defend but difficult to attack.
Two people have already come down from Yali Village, and Qin Sheng goes up to fight. It's not that they don't want to support him, but the land that's as big as a palm can't squeeze in the fourth person. Even the spear was difficult to use, so Qin Sheng changed to a soft whip.
No wonder even the local county magistrate said that Yali Village is a stubborn disease that cannot be easily eradicated.
The three brothers of the Qin family are all experts. It can be seen at a glance that even if they are two against one and limited by the terrain, their Xiaoliu still has the upper hand.
"Xiao Liu's skills are even more agile." Qin Heng's eyes were full of smiles.
Qin Zhao said something, "Well, if you practice outside every day, you must have some results."
Xiaoliu is a tireless cow. He accompanied him to fight several copycats. He himself couldn't bear to go back to the defense to rest and replaced his second brother. He is still so good at fighting. It's great to be young.
Qin Yan rolled his eyes at him and said, "Xiao Liu has achieved great results." He selected fourteen of the eighteen cottages in Liaodong.
While they were talking, Qin Sheng had already ended the fight. One of the two big men was severely injured, and the other was tied into a ball.
Qin Sheng handed over the two strong men who had no ability to resist to his subordinates. When he came down, he was a little surprised to see his eldest brother and third brother.
Qin Yan had already gone to work when he saw him defeat the two big men, and what happened next was up to him.
Qin Sheng: "Big brother and third brother, why are you here?"
Qin Heng handed him a wet towel.
Qin Zhao threw him a water bag.
Qin Sheng held the cloth towel in one hand and caught the water bag with his bare hands in the other hand.
"We are here this time to bring people to switch defenses with you. You and your second brother can leave later. Leave the remaining four cottages to us."
Hearing this, Qin Sheng's heart suddenly flew up, changing defense? Of course, that way he can go back.
"Just, why?" Didn't the second brother already agree not to change defense? If you suddenly change your mind, nothing will happen, right?
"Sixth brother and sister asked us to come here."
Qin Sheng's eyes widened instantly:! ! !
His wife must be missing him too!
Qin Zhao asked coquettishly, "Xiao Liu, are you happy to hear the news?"
"Of course." Qin Sheng glanced at him, raised his head, poured the water from the cowhide water bag into his mouth, and drank in big gulps.
Qin Heng waited for him to drink water and then said, "After the defense change, you should hurry back to Houcheng." The sixth brother and sister's matter was urgent.
Qin Sheng nodded obediently, "Brother, I listen to you, but I have something to tell you."
"Huh?" Qin Heng couldn't guess what he had to explain, "You tell me, your third brother and I will listen."
"Brother, third brother, you are very good at suppressing bandits, so I won't go into details. What I want to say is that when you are cleaning up the battlefield after fighting the bandits, you can't just stare at the money and supplies in their warehouses. There are people all around you. We need to search twice more. For example, we should focus on the back hill of the village, the walls of dry wells, under the kitchen hall, and under the doorways of the residences of the owners."
Qin Sheng explained carefully. I'm afraid that if they don't search carefully, some fish will slip through the net. It's just that he has been out for too long, and he doesn't want to give up if he has the opportunity to go back and take a look. Otherwise, he would definitely not leave such a job to anyone else. Because every tael of silver is a loss for the wife.
Qin Zhao: How many good things did you get out of these places in various cottages to become so experienced?
Qin Heng assured him, "Okay, big brother knows, you can go back without worries."
Seeing that he was still very worried, Qin Zhao also promised, "Don't worry, third brother and I promise you that every time we capture a stronghold, my eldest brother and I will have people dig three feet into the ground and not let go of any copper." of."
The two people's assurances made Qin Sheng secretly nod with satisfaction.
By evening, the defense change between the two sides was completed.
Qin Yan and Qin Sheng, with their tired but excited subordinates, slowly returned to the defense with the capture in Yali Village.
Qin Sheng couldn't stand this speed, but he knew that his men needed to rest and they couldn't march in a hurry. There was no need. "Second brother, I'll take the first step. You lead the army."
"Go, go." Knowing that Xiaoliu was eager to return, Qin Yan didn't stop him.
After receiving his answer, Qin Sheng grinned, then held the horse's belly, and with a driving sound, the horse under his crotch shot out quickly.
Immediately afterwards, several of Qin Sheng's soldiers quickly chased after him on horseback.
After Qin Sheng returned home, he said hello to his family, took a shower, changed into clean clothes, took a bag of buns that his mother had forced on him, and went to the county governor's house.
When he arrived at the Sheriff's Mansion, because of his face, the gatekeeper knew his identity and let him in without saying a word.
Qin Sheng had long legs and long strides. It didn't take long for him to arrive outside the office of the Lu family and his daughter.
Lu Songli was explaining things to her subordinates.
Qin Sheng stood still. In front of outsiders, Master Qin Liu was quite impressive. He didn't come in to disturb them, but looked at her intently.
Lu Songli noticed it from the moment he appeared. But she was halfway through the matter and could only continue. However, she still took the time to look at him between words. She didn't have any missing arms or legs, and she wasn't injured either, which was good.
At this time, the subordinate who contacted Lu Songli was quite discerning. After listening to Mrs. Qin Liu's explanation, he left in a hurry.
Lu Songli looked at Qin Sheng and said with a smile, "Are you back?"
"Well, I'm back. Let Lili drink tea." Qin Sheng came in and handed her the teacup on the table.
Lu Songli noticed that his lips were dry and pushed the water glass towards him, "I'm not thirsty, you drink first."
Qin Sheng happily picked up her water glass and drank from it. He had just eaten a few steamed buns and was very choked. He wanted to drink some water to hydrate himself.
Just when Lu Songli wanted to have a nice chat with him, someone came to see him again. She recognized him as the steward in charge of Yang's blacksmith shop.
Qin Sheng also noticed the visitor and sighed in his heart, his wife was really too busy.
"Lili, how about I go back first?"
Lu Songli glanced at the faint redness in his eyes and nodded, "You go back and have a good rest first. I will go back early today."
Qin Sheng shook his head, "No need to rest. I have to rest now. I won't be able to sleep at night."
"You will go south with Mr. Xue tomorrow, so you should get more rest."
a bolt from the blue! Hearing this, Qin Sheng was stunned. I thought my wife missed him, but I didn't expect that she arranged for him to travel with Mr. Xue?
Lu Songli saw that his reaction was wrong, "Brother didn't tell you?"
Qin Sheng shook his head, "No."
Lu Songli thought about it for a moment and understood. The eldest brother probably saw that he was too happy and couldn't bear to pour cold water on him, and wanted to make him happy for a longer time.
Seeing him dumbfounded and not reacting, he softened his heart for a moment, "Why don't you go inside and have a rest, and when I'm done, can we go home together?"
There was a small side room next to the office room she shared with her father. There was a small couch where she would lie down when she was tired from work.
Qin Sheng nodded obediently, "I'll wait for you."
"Well, go ahead."
After Qin Sheng went in, he didn't close the door and lay down on the small couch in his clothes. From time to time, his wife's voice could be heard outside, and he gradually closed his eyes and fell asleep.
