Spring and Autumn Confucian Heroes

Chapter 379
As the breeze blew by, a white figure appeared behind Huan Chang, with a complicated expression on his face.

"Lord."

This person is the commander in white, he didn't say much, just stood quietly beside Huan Chang.

"General, sir, is it feasible to suggest just now?"

Huan Chang did not discuss the suicide of a down-and-out scholar, but asked about the strategy that this person had offered at the beginning.

Although Huan Chang has already approved the other party's suggestion, he still has to ask the commander in white.

"What this person said is not bad, but there are some shortcomings in some places."

"Most of the bandits who can separate one side have blood on their hands, and they can be described as out-and-out desperadoes."

"These people are rebellious and difficult to tame. If you don't kill them to death, it's not easy to subdue others without fighting."

"My subordinates suggest that the lord should first use the momentum of plowing the court to wipe out more bandit groups who are unwilling to surrender, and then deliberately let some bandits go."

"Even if these escaped bandits are not threatened by the lord, they will spread the majestic military might of the lord."

"At that time, it won't be too late for the lord to start forcing the bandits down again."

Huan Chang couldn't help but secretly nodded when he heard the words, he had already made a decision in his heart.

"Give these two people a deep burial."

Although Huan Chang hadn't promised the down-and-out scholar at the beginning that he would bury Heifengling Da's master, but now, he doesn't want the other party to die with regret.

Corpses littered the mountain, and the bandit group of nearly a thousand people was slaughtered, but none of the two hundred cavalrymen were lost.

The sun shines on the earth, and after the reflection of the blood, it is extraordinarily bright red.

Following Huan Chang's order, soldiers stepped forward and took away the corpses of the down-and-out scholar and the head of the family.

A rich burial is not just about choosing a place with good geomantic omen, but also having corresponding burial objects.

Huan Chang got on his donkey, and with his spear he sent the donkey down the mountain.

Two hundred cavalrymen followed closely behind. They beheaded all the heads of the bandits and tied them to their respective horses, which looked quite bloody.

The commander-in-chief in white was erratic, and disappeared after a slight shake.

Although the people around Heifengling are very rare, there are still some people in the distance, either because of poverty, or because it is difficult to leave their homeland, they have not left their hometown.

In the village in front of me, there are only dozens of old and weak women and children left, each of them has a sallow complexion and a numb look in their eyes.

Maybe tomorrow, the bandits from Heifengling will come and completely slaughter this dilapidated village.

There are only two naughty children who are not yet sensible, running around in crotch pants, with innocent smiles on their thin faces.

"Tap Tap!"

At this moment, the sound of heavy horseshoes came from a distance, and the earth shook slightly.

"Baby, run!"

The skinny old man, listening to the heavy hoofbeats and feeling the slight vibration of the earth, couldn't help showing a look of horror on his numb face.

He scratched his throat and yelled hoarsely at the children playing at the entrance of the village, and rushed there himself.

However, the old man was too old and skinny, and he fell to the ground before taking a few steps.

But those children playing at the entrance of the village still didn't feel the danger coming. They opened their big innocent eyes and looked innocently at the old man who fell on the ground.

"Tap Tap!"

The sound of horseshoes was getting closer and closer, and a group of murderous cavalry galloped forward, with several bloody heads hanging on each horse.

"Wow wow wow!"

A few children at the entrance of the village, after seeing those ferocious heads, were so frightened that they burst into tears and even forgot to run away.

"No!"

The old man struggled to get up from the ground, looking at the cavalrymen who were about to rush to the child, his face suddenly showed horror.

He knew that those children would definitely be trampled to death by the horses.

Because the cavalry didn't stop whenever they wanted while they were running. If the horses in front stopped suddenly, the cavalry behind them would very likely collide.

With the distance from a cavalryman to a child, it would not be able to stop under normal circumstances.

Just when the old man was desperate and was about to close his eyes, he saw that the big black horse running in the front suddenly stopped without any reluctance.

The cavalry who followed behind also reined in the reins miraculously, and the cavalry team that had been running together stopped in an instant.

But at this time, the big black horse in the front actually walked up to several children and made faces at them, which made the frightened children cry even more.

It wasn't until this time that the old man realized that the one running in front was not a big black horse, but an extremely strong black donkey.

"Baby, baby."

The old man didn't care too much, got up from the ground, and staggered towards the children.

"Xiao Hei, don't mess around!"

This cavalry was Song Renjun who had returned from conquering Heifengling. Huan Chang saw Xiao Hei's prank, which frightened the child and hurriedly spoke to stop him.

"Lyli!"

Hearing this, Xiao Hei neighed in dissatisfaction, and Huan Chang couldn't laugh or cry when he heard Xiao Hei's voice.

It turned out that Xiao Hei didn't want to scare those children, but saw the children crying and was going to make them happy.

When Huanchang was crying when he was a child, Xiao Hei always made him laugh like this.

It's just that, facing Huan Chang's grimaces that he tried a lot when he was a child, it actually had the opposite effect at this time, which naturally made Xiao Hei feel extremely depressed.

Huan Chang didn't continue to argue with Xiao Hei, he got off the donkey and picked up the two children.

"General, general, the child is ignorant and bumped into the army. I hope the general is not to blame."

The old man ran over panting at this time, looking at Huan Chang who was still stained with blood on his armor, his eyes finally showed fear.

However, the old man finally found out that the cavalry in front of him were not bandits from Heifengling, but were under the banner of Song State's army.

Even so, the old man was also a little apprehensive, so he was about to kneel down and kowtow to Huan Chang.

"Old people must not!"

Huan Chang hastily put down a child, held the old man's arm with his right hand, and refused to let him kneel down no matter what.

"The old man is an elder, how can he kneel down to a brat like me?"

Huan Chang comforted him with good words for a long time, but the old man looked at Huan Chang in amazement, and didn't know what to say for a while.

But at this time, the crying children were already attracted by Xiao Hei's grimace, they stopped crying, and watched Xiao Hei making troubles with great interest.

Seeing Huan Chang's kind tone, and hearing that this army had just returned from destroying Heifeng Ridge, the old man couldn't help crying, and then laughed wildly.

It is not the common people who live near Heifeng Ridge, so they have no idea what kind of mood the old man is feeling at this time.

Although Huan Chang didn't quite understand it, but looking at the dilapidated village and a dozen or so skinny villagers, he could guess a thing or two.

Then, Huan Chang felt extremely heavy.

"Don't worry, old man, I, Huan Chang, once again swear that all banditry in the country will be wiped out so that the people can live and work in peace and contentment."

"When I return to Xuanyang City, the city lord will send someone to settle you down."

The living conditions of the people at the bottom finally touched Huan Chang, and he was determined to change the status quo.

(End of this chapter)