Daming kill

Chapter 12
"Captain, captain, the whistle chief is calling! Captain, the whistle chief is calling!..." Li Ping came to his senses amid the pushing and shouting of the silly big Liu San.

Seeing that Li Ping found his gaze, Zhao Jin shouted anxiously from tens of meters away: "Li Ping, follow up quickly, go, go!"

Only then did Li Ping notice that a large group of people were leaving in a chaotic manner, and only he and the big stupid Liu San stayed where they were.There is also a peasant army on this side of the ditch, and they are far from safe.

Looking back, there were more cavalry figures on the other side of the ditch, and even the shadows of infantry appeared in the distance, and the few Ming army officers and soldiers who wanted to cross the ditch were yelling for help .

But it was impossible for anyone to pay attention to those unlucky ones anymore, they had to hurry up and run for their lives on the side of the ditch, and Li Ping wasn't too pedantic to be merciful.

He hastily got on his horse and was about to start off.

At this time, two graceful figures that suddenly appeared came into his sight.

Zhao Lanyue and Gao Lei were dazedly standing up from behind a small dirt bag not far away, supporting each other to stand up. The two may have been too frightened to keep an eye on everyone during the process of waiting and avoiding.

But the others forgot about them no matter what, it was really more and more messy.

Li Ping shook his head helplessly, so he had no choice but to hit his horse and lean towards them.But the silly big Liu San scratched his head after being stunned for a moment, so he had to stride to chase the team on his own.

When Li Ping was approaching the two women, he saw Wang Chengwu riding a horse and running back from the front. After the two nodded each other, Wang Chengwu went straight to Zhao Lanyue and extended his hand.

Zhao Lanyue looked at Gao Lei, then at Li Ping, smiled sweetly and said to Gao Lei, "Sister, I'll get on his horse first." Then she stretched out her hand and was pulled onto the horse by Wang Chengwu.Then, the two took the ride together and turned to leave.

Gao Lei and Li Ping stared at each other blankly.

At this time, Gao Lei, a cold and beautiful girl, was covered in dust, her hair was scattered in a mess, and her blue clothes were torn in several places. Although her face was old, she couldn't hide her obvious haggardness and panic. That noble beauty is a far cry.

"Can you ride a horse?" Li Ping choked out after a long time.

"No." Gao Lei's answer was simple but discouraged.

"Then, shall I take you?" Li Ping also extended his hand to Gao Lei. Gao Lei stared at Li Ping's hand and hesitated for a moment, but stepped forward to grab it.

It's just that the postures of the two are too different. Gao Lei is obviously stiff and can't use force, and Li Ping is not very good at controlling his mount.As a result, not only did Gao Lei fail to be pulled up, but Li Ping himself was almost dragged off the horse.

They failed several times, and both of them were extremely embarrassed, their faces were sullen, and no one spoke.

In the end, Li Ping had to get off the horse and squat down, letting Gao Lei step on his shoulders before going up.

After finally getting on the horse, Li Ping carried the small package that Gao Lei had been carrying on his back behind him, and then wrapped his arms around Gao Lei's body to lead the horse by the reins.Due to poor posture, he had to twist a few times to adjust, which made Gao Lei, who had just relaxed a little, stiffen again.

Li Ping was also helpless, he still had two swords on his horse, but he had never brought anyone with him, it was really inconvenient.When he tried his best to straighten his body and looked forward from Gao Lei's right shoulder, he saw that Gao Lei's cheeks were already flushed.

But now they can't control so much, they have to hurry up and catch up with everyone.In the current dangerous situation, no one will wait for them.

It's just a pure novice and a semi-novice, and they still ride together, so they really have to get used to it.For a while, they were all slow.

Zhao Jin, who had urged and spurred the army in the front, turned his horse to the back of the team again, but found that Li Ping still hadn't kept up, was still eating ashes at the back of the team, and became a pair of riders.

Zhao Jin's face sank at that moment, and he blurted out: "Li Ping, you..."

Li Ping was too familiar with Zhao Jin's emoji, he knew that this guy couldn't get used to him again, he couldn't even come up with the following words, obviously he was in a hurry.

Li Ping had no choice but to say "Ah!" habitually.

"You, you, hurry up." Zhao Jin finally suppressed this sentence, with a helpless expression on his face.

This should not be what Zhao Jin wanted to say at the beginning, but Li Ping didn't need to point it out. Although he had roughly guessed what Zhao Jin meant, he could only pretend to be confused.

He knew that Zhao Jin was concerned about him, and he probably thought he was meddlesome.After all, he is not good at equestrian skills, and now he has to take someone with him, so it's strange if he doesn't mess up.If it doesn't work out, I can explain myself.

But what can he do?You can't leave Gao Lei alone!
After beating the horse again, he finally caught up with the team.

Zhao Jin looked at Li Ping and the blushing Gao Lei, sighed and said, "Take care of yourself. I'm going to the front. There are so many outsiders and mules and horses, nothing unexpected will happen."

"Well, hurry up!" Li Ping also said hastily.

The improvised bridge they built made all the desperate Ming soldiers come over in one go.After crossing the bridge, except for a small number of people who chose to continue walking alone, most people chose to stay with them, or chose to follow them temporarily.

As a result, there are as many as hundreds of people fleeing together in their current large group.

This may be due to the enemy tracks all around and the unpredictable future that made the frightened birds who had just passed a ghost gate instinctively group together, and the reason why Zhao Jin and the others showed thunderous skills when crossing the ditch and successfully built a temporary bridge play a role.

Troubled times need the strong, and people are willing to follow the strong, because this is the easiest way to survive.

However, this also brought a big trouble.

After fleeing for such a long time before crossing the deep ditch, some of the soldiers at their sentry were left behind, some ran away, and some were punished by themselves. At present, there are less than half of the sentry left, which means that they can have People with a certain amount of control power accounted for only a very small part.

And at this time, people's hearts are unpredictable and human nature is most prone to evil. If you don't pay close attention, it is really easy to cause big problems.

What is also troublesome is that although there are not many peasant troops in the south of the ditch, they are in ambush and wait for work at leisure, which also means that these peasant troops have broader mobility and pursuit capabilities.As long as they were brought to the attention of a small group, it was difficult for them to escape the tired army.

Therefore, they must run away from here as soon as possible, they must choose the direction of escape, and they must control the team.

What you are afraid of will always be an inescapable curse.

A faint sound of fighting suddenly came from their west. Although the enemy was still invisible due to the undulating terrain, hundreds of people were still in an uproar immediately, and then everyone swarmed and ran towards the southeast.

The peasant army in the south of the ditch is obviously working hard to harvest all the fish that slipped through the net.

The panic also made some people want to grab the mules and horses again, Zhao Jin held up the knife and beat the horses forward.

They still have thirty or forty large animals, which is not much different from the number before crossing the deep ditch.In fact, quite a few of them were also lost, but Shi Ming took the lead in snatching some while fleeing all the way, and many of these snatched were actually carrying precious food, which may be the main reason why Shi Ming was tempted.

After crossing the deep ditch, Zhao Jin learned the lesson that it was difficult to keep them under control if they were towed alone before crossing the ditch. He ordered all these large animals to be connected together and tied into a group, and the soldiers of the sentry guarded them back and forth.

Of course, there were a dozen scattered horses, which belonged to officers and soldiers of the Ming army from other divisions, and Zhao Jin didn't bother to take care of them.

These big animals of their own are not to be lost, and the food on them is the hope of the future. Otherwise, if they run out alone and have nothing to eat, they will die.

After several corpses fell, the commotion of the crowd finally stabilized.

Although Zhao Jin and the others are few, they are one group after all, while the other Ming soldiers are mostly scattered although there are many, and not most of them want to rob mules and horses. After all, there are not many people who can ride, so hold on Not difficult.

The fact that they were not really discovered by the enemy also prevented them from collapsing.

It's just that during the run, the enemies that appeared around from time to time caused a little confusion almost every time, and almost every time they needed to be suppressed, there were always people who couldn't bear the pressure and wanted to try their lives.

What's more terrible is that people's nerves are becoming more and more fragile, and even the slightest movement begins to make them panic.Often just stopping to take a breath, a sound from nowhere will make everyone run away in a hurry again.

The result is non-stop all the way, not even a moment to catch a breath.

What is jittery, what is all trees and trees are soldiers, what they are experiencing is that it is too hard to escape.

Fortunately, for a long time, they were not noticed by the peasant army, let alone attacked by the peasant army.

But everyone still dare not take it lightly.Everyone is suppressing hunger and thirst, everyone is fighting hard, and everyone is working hard to move forward.

For Li Ping, riding with a beautiful woman seems to be a beautiful thing, and it is also a good job.

But at this moment of running away, he couldn't feel it at all, and it was impossible for him to focus on it. All he felt was pain.

As the temperature continued to rise during the day, because they were close together, the wet and greasy sweat quickly formed mud between the two of them, not to mention how uncomfortable it was.

And it didn't take long for Li Ping to realize that the horse couldn't stand it anymore.

Li Ping had no choice but to get off the horse and lead him away, and fed all the dry food on his body to the horse.He didn't dare to hand over the reins to others. At this time, there was no one he could trust, so he could only take care of Gao Lei who was on the teetering horse.

Song Baolai noticed Li Ping's troubles and ran over several times to replace him, but Li Ping refused.

Song Baolai rides well on horses and is a good helper in watching the scene. Zhao Jin needs him.

But Li Ping's body is relatively strong, and he could often ride horses to recuperate his physical strength yesterday and night, so although he was very tired, he could still keep up.

But the friendly soldiers who basically rely on two legs and lack water and food gradually began to lose their support, and adrenal hormones cannot be maintained forever.Their line inevitably gets longer and slower.

Finally, a soldier from an unknown battalion fell to the ground due to collapse, and his companions begged for help.But no one paid any attention to them, and the people around them walked past them silently.

Seeing this, Li Ping felt very unbearable. This was completely different from the feeling of killing those bold and reckless people during the suppression. At this time, there was strong compassion, but there was nothing he could do.

At this time, Zhao Jin suddenly appeared leading a donkey that had been emptied of its cargo.

"Pick him up and follow." Zhao Jin's words were very brief, and his face was expressionless, and he left after speaking.

After being stunned for a moment, the companion of the fallen soldier kowtowed to Zhao Jin's back with tears streaming down his face.

The surrounding Ming army also stared at Zhao Jin.

However, that exhausted soldier was only the beginning of the avalanche. The overnight flight had already exhausted the physical strength of most soldiers. Adding to the disaster, more and more people began to be struck down.

Again to the surprise of most people, Zhao Jin once again chose to rescue him.He cleaned up the goods carried by those big animals. Except for food and some valuables, he basically threw away everything else that could be thrown away. Finally, he donated all the donkeys that could be emptied for rotation by those who were weak. to rest.

Most of their [-] to [-] large animals are donkeys, and there are only [-] mules. Even after deducting the necessary load donkeys, there are still nearly [-] vacant, which can solve a big problem.

For Zhao Jin's decisiveness, Li Pingquan expressed his admiration in capital letters, because it was the most correct decision at the moment.

Regardless of human nature, if Zhao Jin chooses indifference, when the avalanche starts, the desperate crowd is likely to go completely crazy. At that time, it is impossible for them to suppress it.

No matter what Zhao Jin thinks, his practice of not abandoning and not giving up successfully and miraculously prevented the fleeing people from collapsing, dispersing in a rush, and causing overall chaos, even There are no more riots.

Maybe this is why people have hope!Even if it's just a sliver of hope.

And the god of luck enveloped them again.

They found a very small stream in a mountain forest, and everyone rushed into the stream like crazy.

At this time, Zhao Jin also decisively distributed the food he found on a mule to everyone.

Dried rice is another very typical military ration of the Ming army, which is roughly equivalent to dry rice.But this kind of dry rice is obtained by cooking the rice, then drying it, steaming it, and drying it again, and repeating it ten times (of course, the actual process is much more complicated than this).

Because it is dry enough and hard enough, it can be preserved for up to [-] days in principle, but it must be soaked in hot water before eating.

It's just that it is impossible to raise the fire at this time, and there is nowhere to find hot water. After cutting it open with a knife, swallowing it with cold water is already satisfying.

But this moment of madness was so short. The vague sound from the north made the people who had just been satisfied continue to run wildly again.

After finally staying up until night, the officers and soldiers of the Ming army who fled for their lives had no choice but to continue to make a simple living with cold water and rest for a while because they did not dare to start the fire.

Although everyone desperately needed rest, the night that was supposed to be quiet was still full of noises. No one could tell which ones were coming from the peasant army or friendly troops. The panicked people had to continue heading south in the dark.

It's just that walking in the dark is even more miserable.

But it's been so long since they escaped, and no one wants to disillusion this last hope.

(End of this chapter)