At the end of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 144 Empty Vehicle Meter

The next morning, although the sky was still gloomy, the annoying spring rain finally subsided, the sky in the east was rosy, the morning breeze was slightly cold, the smoke from cooking was billowing in the small market town, and the aroma of porridge and rice was mixed with a faint smell of blood.

After eating a hot breakfast, Gao Bufan ordered to leave the small market town and continue on his way to the northeast.At this time, there were two more long-haired and thin horses, three donkeys and five mules pulling carts in the team, but five people were missing, five Sui soldiers, or guards, because the Sui Dynasty implemented the military system of the government, and the whole country The horses were divided into twelve guards and four prefectures, and the soldiers with formal military registration were called guards, while the temporarily recruited villagers in Liu'anli were just militiamen, without formal military registration, so they were not worthy of being called guards.

As the so-called food and clothing are thought of sex, even though Gao Bufan has strictly prohibited sexual intercourse with women, there are always some people who can't control their belts. Just last night when most people fell asleep, the five guards on duty The Sui army guards raped many women who were imprisoned,
So early in the morning, Gao Bufan mercilessly beheaded the five guards in public. The five bloody headless corpses were placed in the open space at the head of the town, and the heads were placed on the bamboo poles next to them. Everyone can clearly see that this move has undoubtedly played a great deterrent effect.

Most of those government soldiers are veterans. Even though Gao Bufan is a descendant of a famous family, even though Gao Bufan has excellent martial arts skills, he is still too young after all, and he is still white and has no official position. His prestige and status are not so interesting, so Although the government soldiers obeyed his orders on the surface, they didn't take it seriously in their hearts. After they watched Gao Bufan hack and kill five female government soldiers in public, these veteran soldiers finally knew how to be afraid and understood. This young Mr. Gao is actually a ruthless character, he does what he says, and is selfless. Naturally, no one dares to be negligent. He even walks faster, and no one dares to talk about the mountains while marching.

A loosely disciplined army, even if it is armed to the teeth, has limited combat effectiveness. On the contrary, a well-disciplined army cannot be underestimated, even if it has scraps of iron in its hands. Gao Bufan just took this opportunity to vigorously rectify After a while, they practiced strictly according to Li Jing's "Mirror of the Six Armies" on the way, which raised the discipline and combat effectiveness of the entire team to a higher level.

About an hour after Gao Bufan and others left the town, some bold townspeople finally broke free and released other townspeople. Naturally, these people would not be grateful for Gao Bufan's kindness of not killing. At home, when they saw the empty rice urn, they shouted loudly, cried loudly, cursed the Sui dog to die, and greeted the eighteen generations of Gao Bufan and others' ancestors in the most vicious language. County report.

When Liu Chengwu led the cavalry to this market town, it was already afternoon. After listening to the descriptions of the townspeople, he was not surprised but happy. His strong intuition told him that the Sui army who dared to rob the market town was most likely killed. The group of Sui soldiers who killed his brother Liu Chengxun.

"Well, I have nowhere to look for. I finally found you. Even if I escape to the bottom of the sky this time, I will never get out of my palm again." Liu Chengwu screamed strangely, and immediately led a hundred cavalry along the ground. Quickly chased down.

Through the descriptions of the villagers, Liu Chengwu obtained three pieces of useful information: first, this army has only 150 people; second, the leader of this army is only a teenager; third, this Sui army They robbed most of the food and animals pulling carts in the town.

The opponent actually only had a hundred people, which was beyond Liu Chengwu's expectations. He thought that the Sui soldiers who attacked and killed his younger brother Liu Chengxun had at least 500 people, otherwise it would be impossible to wipe out his younger brother's centurion, but now It seemed that he was wrong, the combat power of this Sui army was obviously very strong, completely different from other defeated Sui troops he had encountered.

However, Liu Chengwu was still unafraid, because he was leading a cavalry force. If a hundred cavalrymen could not defeat 150 infantrymen, then he had better find a piece of tofu and smother himself to death.

In addition, the Sui soldiers also took away most of the food in the town, as well as the animals used to pull the carts. This was a good thing for Liu Chengwu, because it meant that the opponent could not walk fast and had to choose a flat place to walk. As long as he chases along the ruts, he will be able to catch up with the opponent, and then use the advantage of the cavalry to charge the opponent to death.

drive……

Thinking of the death of his younger brother Liu Chengxun, Liu Chengwu became angry from the heart, and the evil turned to the guts. His eyes were fierce, and his body was full of murderous aura. The Sui soldiers then tore them all to pieces.

Although the spring rain has stopped now, the road is still slippery and muddy, and the footsteps and ruts left on the ground are clearly visible, extending all the way to the end of the line of sight.

Liu Chengwu sneered in his heart, these Sui dogs are all idiots, not small in courage, but a little lacking in IQ, grabbing food is fine, but even robbing animals to pull carts, carrying food and swaggering away, really think this is the territory of Sui Kingdom?This time, I not only want you to walk around without food, but also want you to save your dog's life.

Gritting his teeth, Liu Chengwu chased the horse for nearly fifty miles. The horses of the group were all panting with exhaustion. Fortunately, judging from the hoof tracks on the ground and the freshness of the feces, the Sui soldier should be not far ahead. Maybe you can see it by turning over the small hill in front of you.

"Brothers, work harder, we will catch up soon." Liu Chengwu shouted loudly, and continued to drive his horses in a hurry. Seeing this, the cavalry under his command did not hesitate to lash their whips and gallop.

Soon, all the cavalry rushed up to the hill in front of them. Looking around, they saw a convoy advancing unhurriedly ahead, but they saw only animals but no people.

For a moment, everyone subconsciously stopped their horses and looked at each other. Liu Chengwu frowned, feeling a bad premonition in his heart, and took the lead in riding his horse down the hillside. , He was so angry that he almost vomited blood.

There was no Sui army, no food, only three donkeys and five mules each pulling a cart, and a few stones were placed on the cart, and each donkey and mule had an elastic rope tied around their necks. A small bamboo pole, with a rope tied to it, and a radish hanging from the other end of the rope, like a fishing pole, the donkey and the mule kept sticking out their tongues to lick the radish, but unfortunately they could not eat it, so they kept going. Walking forward, trying to reach the radish, the donkey and mule don't know how intelligent it is to move, and the radish on top of their heads will also move. Occasionally, they will yelp for joy after taking a bite, and walk more vigorously.

Liu Chengwu finally understood why these beasts would keep moving forward if no one chased them, and finally realized that he was being tricked. It was ridiculous that he thought those Sui soldiers were stupid pigs, but he dared to feel that he was the biggest stupid pig!

"Ah...!" Liu Chengwu was so depressed that he raised his chest and roared to the sky.

Fuck, where did the neuropathy come from?
The donkeys and mules who were persevering were startled. They yelled in unison and began to trot. The radish hanging on the top of the head and the donkey-sized guy on the crotch dangled up and down, which complemented each other very funny.

Ahhhhhhhhhh...

Even the braying of the donkey seemed to be mocking Liu Chengwu and others who were panting after them.

Liu Chengwu was so angry that his eyes were red, he took off his bow and arrow suddenly, and shot all three donkeys and mules to death in one breath.

At this time, Gao Bufan and the others were preparing to set up camp by a small river about fifty or sixty miles northeast of Liu Chengwu and the others because it was going to be dark soon.

The reason why Gao Bufan set up this "empty car plan" is not that he can avoid the prophet, it is purely just in case.After all, he spared those townspeople, so he expected that those villagers would definitely report to the Goguryeo officials after they escaped, which might attract the Goguryeo army to chase them down, so he set up a trick by letting a few stupid donkeys pull the empty cart Walking in the opposite direction, leaving obvious traces to mislead the possible pursuers, unexpectedly this move saved everyone from a catastrophe.

The closer to the Liaohe River, the flatter the terrain. In this kind of flat plain, if the infantry met the cavalry, they might not even have a chance to escape. Therefore, Gao Bufan's move undoubtedly saved everyone again.

As the sun sets, the sky is full of sunset clouds, and the water surface is shimmering like thousands of golden snakes.The small river in front of him was about seven or eight meters wide, and it was surrounded by dense reeds. Gao Bufan chose to set up camp here because he liked the environment here, where he could cover his tracks and get water easily.

Everyone set up camp, Gao Bufan arranged for people to guard the outside, and the rest took turns to rest and eat, orderly and orderly, this is the result of killing people and establishing power.

"Brother Gao, it's time to eat!"

Gao Bufan was analyzing the map by the fire, planning the route for tomorrow. Dou Xianniang brought two bowls of brown rice, and handed one of them to Gao Bufan.

Gao Bufan thanked, took the bowl and picked it up, and found that there were a few pieces of oily dried bacon hidden under it, he couldn't help but looked at Dou Xianniang next to him in surprise.

Xiao Nizi smiled sweetly, lowered her head and slowly ate her bowl of brown rice. Gao Bufan felt warm and asked with a smile, "Where did Xian Niang get the dried bacon from?"

Guiltyly, Dou Xian glanced around and saw that no one was paying attention, so he said in a low voice: "I found it in a pottery urn of a family in the town, and it was only the size of a palm. I hid it and didn't hand it over to the public." After speaking, he stuck out his tongue playfully.

"Don't be an example!" Gao Bufan tapped Dou Xianniang's head with the tip of his chopsticks. After all, everyone is in trouble together, but he, the leader, secretly cooks a small stove to eat meat. If the people below see it, the impact will be very bad. it is good.

Dou Xianniang let out an oh, lowered her head aggrievedly and silently ate the rice, Gao Bufan picked up two pieces of dried bacon and stuffed it quickly into her bowl.

Dou Xianniang raised her head in amazement, Gao Bufan winked her eyes and said in a low voice: "If you have troubles, you will share them, if you have spoils, you will share them, eat quickly, look how thin you have become, like a vixen. "

Dou Xianniang touched Xiafei's cheeks, and spat softly: "I'm not a vixen." After speaking, she touched her sharp chin subconsciously.

Gao Bufan chuckled, and picked up the rice with big mouthfuls. With a sweet and warm heart, Dou Xianniang bit off the lean meat from the bacon, then put the fat one back into Gao Bufan's bowl, and said in a low voice: "Xianniang Mother doesn't like to eat fat." After finishing speaking, he lowered his head shyly and picked up the rice.

Gao Bufan was stunned for a moment, his throat was a little stuck. He was born in the [-]s in his previous life. Although the country had reformed and opened up when he was born, the whole of China was still very poor, so when he was a child, he really suffered and suffered. The whole family usually only eats a plate of green vegetables for a meal, and they are still reluctant to add more oil. They don’t eat pork once a month, and every time they eat pork at home, my mother will say that she doesn’t like fatty meat until her mother dies of illness. It was only later that he realized that it was not that his mother didn't like to eat, but that she was reluctant to eat. She always left the best for her children, but she was exhausted from illness and passed away early. Gao Bufan can also afford big fish and meat, but it's a pity that his son wants to support him but his relatives are not around.

Thinking of his mother's voice and smile, unconsciously, tears welled up in Gao Bufan's eyes. Dou Xianniang was shyly lowering her head to pick up the rice, but she didn't hear anything, so she subconsciously looked up and saw Brother Gao staring blankly. Looking at himself, there seemed to be something wrong, and he couldn't help but feel a little bit in his heart. He only thought that Gao Bufan was disgusted with his saliva, and his pretty face was flushed with embarrassment, but he saw Gao Bufan ate the fat meat in big mouthfuls, and it was delicious, so he put it down. Come on.

"Mother...Xianniang, I'll give you the thin one!" Gao Bufan bit off the bacon from his bowl and put the thin one into Dou Xianniang's bowl, and said softly, "From now on, take care of yourself."

Dou Xianniang met Gao Bufan's gaze, her heart trembled inexplicably, she nodded with a sweet smile, picked up the lean meat and put it in her mouth, eating it was delicious and sweet.

While the two were having their dinner warmly, Liu Gou'er ran out of the reeds in a panic and said, "It's not good, Brother Qijin accidentally got stuck in the mud, everyone, hurry up and help. "

Gao Bufan's expression darkened when he heard the words, he hurriedly put down his rice bowl, took a torch, and followed Liu Gou'er into the reeds.

There is a large swamp in the northwest of the camp. It is estimated that it was left when the river changed its course. If you are not careful, you will sink into it. Before setting up the camp, Gao Bufan ordered you not to enter the swamp area.

When Gao Bufan and others rushed to the scene of the accident with torches, they found that Liu Qijin was half trapped in the mud, only his chest was exposed outside, and the situation was very critical.

Seeing this, Gao Bufan quickly cut off a large piece of reeds with a knife, bundled them into a bundle and threw them over. That boy Liu Qijin was also clever, holding the reeds thrown by Gao Bufan and others with both hands and slowly crawling out, finally successfully climbed onto the ground , luckily saved his life, but the whole person became like a loach.

Liu Ying couldn't help but scolded angrily: "You brat think your life is too long? Run into the swamp at night."

Liu Qijin said embarrassingly: "I wanted to make it easier, but suddenly I bumped into a hare, and I wanted to catch it, but accidentally... Mr. Gao, I know I was wrong, I accept the punishment!"

Gao Bufan nodded and said: "Then hit ten army sticks, Liu Gou'er, you come to fight!"

Liu Ying and the others breathed a sigh of relief when they heard the words. Since Gao Bufan killed five Sui soldiers in one breath, no one dared to violate the military order, but Liu Qijin hit the knife, so everyone was really worried about Gao Bufan would use Liu Qijin to set an example, but fortunately, it was just a ten army stick!
(End of this chapter)