Neon Clothes and Iron Clothes

Chapter 491 Bandits and Roadside News

The sun was halfway through the clouds, casting light on the muddy road.Gao Jishe's mood became better. After experiencing such a cruel war, he stood on the losing side and survived with sound limbs. This is rare luck.The elders in the monastery said that the lucky ones should be grateful, because they did not get benefits by themselves. If not, the gods and Buddhas would not only not continue to bestow, but would also take away what had already been given.

About half an hour later, the market town arrived.This market town is not big, with only one street, but it is very lively: the street is full of pigs and children, most of the burned buildings have been pulled down, some of the vacant land is planted with vegetables, and some are occupied by merchants' tents.Houses were being built, stone inns replaced burned wooden ones, a tavern was being roofed with grass, and the air was filled with the sound of saws and hammers.

People carry lumber on their shoulders through the streets, and oxcarts full of various materials move along dirt paths.There are even a few sentries with spears at the entrance of the market town - they are collecting taxes from people who enter the market town.Gao Hen took the boy into the wine shop where the roof was being laid, and sat down at a random place.

"It's so lively!" The boy looked around curiously: "I've been here before the war, and it's even more lively now than before!"

"That's natural!" A man at the next table sneered: "Haven't you heard? The Tang people want to move all the people in Pyongyang to the Tang country, so many people have fled to the countryside. This is not far from Pyongyang, so people Much more natural!"

"Remove the masters of Pyongyang? Is there such a thing?" A businessman leaned over his head: "Didn't the Tang people enter Pyongyang a few days ago? Why haven't I heard of it before!"

"Before was before, now is now!" The man sneered, "Actually, this is also a common method used by the Tang people. Every time they conquer a country, they remove all the nobles and craftsmen in the country, so as not to change the situation. Revolt again, that's what they did in Baekje!"

"That's true, I've heard of it too!" The businessman nodded: "But isn't it because of this that the Baekje people rebelled and fought for several years? I thought the Tang people suffered that loss, You will learn your lesson!"

"Learn a lesson?" The man sneered: "Perhaps this time the people of Tang feel that they have already prepared, so they won't be afraid of any more resistance!"

"Hey, I heard that the Tang Dynasty is much richer than our Goguryeo. Those people were moved to the Tang Dynasty. Isn't it a blessing in disguise?" Someone laughed.

"The country of Tang is richer than our Goguryeo!" The businessman said with a smile, "But not all places are good. Except for a few of these relocated people who can be in Chang'an and Luoyang, the rest will probably be resettled in sparsely populated rural areas. But it may not be as good as here. Besides, they all have families and businesses here, and some have servants. When they go there, they can at most plot a piece of wasteland, two thatched huts, tax exemption for two years, and the rest If you have to start from scratch by yourself, it will be hard to die!"

"Yeah, so we farmers can feel at ease!"

"That's natural. No matter who sits on the top, they have to plant land and pay for food. Tang people are worried about those guys who have martial arts, reputation, know the art of war, and have the ability to make trouble for them. Useless people like you and me, Tang Talents are too lazy to expend effort to move away!"

"Have martial arts, reputation, know the art of war? Hey, aren't they talking about you?" the boy whispered.

Gao Jishe coughed and almost spit out the drink in his mouth. He forced a smile and said: "Don't talk nonsense, I will only farm the land from now on, so I won't bother the Tang people!"

"Really?" The boy looked at Gao Jishe in surprise: "Are you really planning to plant the land for the rest of your life?"

Hell!You don't even believe a child, how can you convince the people of Tang?Gao Jishe sighed, he suddenly felt that his future pastoral life was not so attractive.

Someone raised the curtain and walked in.This is a ragged, skinny man, his eyes glanced around, and finally stopped at the side of the high chicken coop: "There is a space here, can I sit down?"

"Please!" Gao Jishe nodded and asked the boy to move aside.

"Have you ever fought in a war?" the man asked enthusiastically.

"Yeah!" Gao Jishe didn't care about the other party's problems, he regarded him as a bastard in the market town: "Too many people have fought wars!"

"But you are different!" The man pointed to the leather boots of the tall hen house, and the bow bag quiver next to it: "You are wearing riding boots, and your arrows are longer than ordinary arrows. Common people can use it, do you have your horse out there? I bet you were at least a centurion in the army!"

"What hundred officers! Uncle used to be a general!" the boy interrupted, unable to hold back his temper.

"Shut up!" Gao Jishe yelled to stop the boy, and pressed his right hand on the handle of the knife without showing any traces: "I have never been a general before, these are all children's nonsense, don't take it seriously. Also, this It is very dangerous to inquire about other people's past in such a place, it is dangerous to me, and it is also dangerous to you!"

"Hehehehe!" The man laughed, and he raised his hands: "I have no malice, you see, I don't have a weapon in my hand. I just have a plan to make a fortune together, are you interested?"

"No!" Gao Jishe interrupted the man without hesitation. He put his saber horizontally on the table: "Now you leave this table immediately!"

The man quickly stood up and backed away.The boy lowered his head: "It's my fault, I shouldn't have talked too much just now!"

"Nothing!" Gao Jishe waved his hand: "That guy has been staring at us as soon as he entered the door. If you say nothing, he will come over! Eat something quickly, and then let's get out of here!"

The boy nodded, his eating speed became faster, and soon the two of them finished their food, settled the money, and then went to the backyard to lead the horse and left the market town.

The two of them hadn't walked far from the market town when Gao Hen Coop felt that someone was watching from behind. He asked the boy to take off the package from the horse's back, put on the scale armor inside, and put on a toga on the outside.As soon as he changed his clothes, he heard a sharp whistle, and then there was a rustling behind the bushes.

"Follow my horse later, don't get too far away from me!" Gao Jishe said, he got on his horse, drew out his horn bow, and took out three more arrows, one on the string and two between his fingers, Like a frightened cat.

The bushes shook, and three people emerged from behind. They were covered in mud, like plants emerging from the ground. All three of them had weapons in their hands: short spears, horizontal knives with gaps in them, and rusty axes. The leather armor on his body is worn out, but it can still protect his vitals.

This is a group of deserters, or bandits, these two words are almost synonymous at this time.

Everything seems to happen in a heartbeat.A fourth man crept out from behind, softer than a snake gliding through wet leaves.He was wearing a rusted iron helmet with a pheasant feather on it, which seemed to be the leader's logo, and he was holding a stubby mace. Behind him was an archer-Gao Henco recognized this face, it was At that time, he was staring at the man in the restaurant.

"General, we meet again, it's such a small world!" Compared to when he was in the wine shop just now, the archer at this time is much more proud: "You were too rude just now, at least you should listen to me!"

"I'm not a general, and I don't want to get rich!" Gao Jishe said coldly, thinking about the order of shooting.

"You are the general, General Gao! I have seen you!" the archer laughed.

"You ever met me?"

"That's right!" The archer smiled smugly: "Don't think about it, how could you have an impression of a small person like me!"

"Okay, so what do you want to do now? Let me hear your plan to make money?" Gao Jishe sneered.

"That's right, but it's not you who got rich, but us!" Speaking of this, he suddenly shouted angrily: "Don't pretend to be stupid, the famous General Baima Gao disguised himself as an ordinary poor man and returned home, there must be a lot of wealth in you." Treasure, right? You can save your life if you hand it over, don’t be stupid, there is a crossbowman in the bushes, he can kill you with a flick of a finger!”

Gao Hen's eyes swept across the bushes, and a thought suddenly flashed in his mind: "If the thief really has a crossbowman, why don't he just shoot himself to death first, at least shoot the horse to death, anyway, the treasure will not open its legs by itself !"

After saving Gao Jishe’s life these years, he subconsciously lowered his head and raised his shoulders. The arrow hit his shoulder, but it bounced off—the armor piece after cooling was harder than a flint arrowhead. The man with the mace yelled loudly and charged forward. Gao Hen kicked the horse in the stomach, and the horse neighed, and charged forward. At the same time, Gao Hen hit the archer with an arrow, and shot the cunning enemy But, the man with the mace made a mistake. He jumped to the side, trying to avoid it, but his feet missed the ground, and he fell on all fours.

The boy following the horse hurriedly drew out his saber, and stabbed down fiercely. The smooth blade pierced his throat, and blood splashed everywhere, like a pierced water bag.

Gao Hei bowed his bow, twisted his waist and turned around to aim at the enemy who was chasing, and let go of the bowstring. The arrow pierced through the chest of the man holding the iron ax, and he fell down screaming, followed by the third arrow, and he was no longer He took the arrows from the quiver, pulled out the waist knife, turned the horse's head and rushed over.After a while, there were two more corpses on the ground, and the survivors got into the thorn bushes to escape.

The archer was shot through the shoulder, and he tried to escape tremblingly, "I surrender!" He shouted: "Don't kill me, don't kill me, I know a very important news!"

"I'm not interested in your news!" Gao Jiyu stepped on Archer's chest, stomped it on the ground, and said to the boy, "Come on, kill this guy!"

The boy came over nervously. He was still a little nervous after killing someone in a panic just now. He raised his long sword and pointed the tip of the sword at the archer. The archer shouted nervously: "Really, I can give you Find a way out. The people of Tang are searching for a hero like you, and they want to take you to the country of Tang. Even if you escape back to your hometown, it’s useless, the roster must have your name and place of origin. Besides, even if you can’t be found, your The family will also be relocated!"

Gao Jishe's face became gloomy, he snatched the long sword from the young man's hand, and the sword's edge reached the archer's throat: "Say it, I'm impatient!"

Archer licked his lips, he knew that his life was at stake: "There is a Japanese who is recruiting heroes from Goguryeo, no matter who they are, as long as they are willing to serve his master, his master can provide him with a place to stay! "

"Provide a shelter?" Gao Jishe sneered: "Then it must not be in Goguryeo, right? What's the difference between that and being relocated to Tang?"

"No, no, that's not what it means!" Sensing the pressure from Jianfeng, the archer quickly shouted: "The Japanese man means that his master can provide a territory for the hero and his family to live in!"

Gao Jishe snorted coldly. For a village hero like him, the foundation of his life is the territory, the family and the party members from generation to generation.If you have to choose between the territory and the family part, you should choose the latter.After all, Koguryo is located outside the customs, and there is a lot of land to be developed. As long as the family trilogy is still there, there is still a chance to make a comeback, and if the territory is gone, you can still find a way.And if they are forced to relocate by the Tang people, they are likely to be divided and ruled, and the trilogy will be lost and greatly changed, then everything will be over.

"How to find that Japanese man?" Gao Jishe asked.

"It's in that market town!" Archer hurriedly said: "Every five days, his people will come to that wine shop to sit for an afternoon, counting, he will come tomorrow!"

"Alright!" Gao Jishe moved his foot away from the archer's chest, and he smiled: "Looking at this matter, I'll let it go this time, get up and get out!"

"Thank you, General, thank you, General!" The archer was overjoyed when he heard the words, hurriedly turned over and kowtowed twice, got up and was about to leave, but felt a chill in his back, the sword pierced through his chest and came out.

"I'll spare you, but this sword can't spare you!" Gao Jiyu drew back his long sword, and while his blood was still cold, he inserted the blade into the wet mud four or five times, wiped it clean on the corpse, and then inserted it. in the sheath.

"Are we going back to Market Town?" the boy asked.

"Yeah!" Gao Jishe nodded: "This thief is actually right in saying that even if I can escape back to my hometown, I can't escape the hands of the Tang people. Even if someone like me escapes back to my hometown, it's impossible Find peace!"

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"It's just ahead, we're here!" Wang Pu pointed not far away: "Akton is said to be a town, but it's actually a pile of ruins. When I came last time, there were not a few complete houses!"

"It must be much better than my village!" Acton said with a smile: "At least there are stone houses, and the best house in my village is also a grass roof!"

"Really, I'd like to see it if I have the chance! A boat made of bark, a fish that can be stunned with a wooden stick, and a bear whose palm is stuck with honey! A big tree that can cover the entire village!" Wang Pu He smiled and said, "Could it be that you made up these to lie to me?"

(End of this chapter)