Traveler Major League

Chapter 293 Meritorious Service
"Listen, is that the sound of suona? Uncle, let's charge!"

"What the hell are you rushing for? Didn't you see that the other bosses didn't move?" The second uncle turned around and gave Cui Nengwu a slap on the face.

These dozens of militiamen were all assigned to ambush the rear of the Yijun County government troops, under the command of my second uncle, in cooperation with several other groups, who listened to the sound of suona as a signal, but in fact the other groups were grouped together with people of the same surname and did not pay much attention to my second uncle's orders.

The first sound was the sound of cannons, then faint shouting and killing sounds were heard, and the sound gradually faded away.

"My dear bosses, let's..." Uncle Er was interrupted before he could finish his sentence.

"Mr. Li, we didn't hear any suona sound."

"Yes, I didn't hear it."

"We must follow the suona music and cannot disobey orders."

The meaning of these leaders' words was very clear: wait and see. My second uncle had the same idea. No one wanted to confront the government troops head-on.

Time passed bit by bit, and after a long time, there were sudden series of explosions. It was the sound of Liu Ze's special explosive packs exploding.

"The battle has begun, the battle has begun!"

"It must be that the Liu guy ran into the government troops."

"A few will definitely die!" one person slapped his thigh and said affirmatively.

Gradually, the original shouting and killing sounds moved from far away to near, and they all understood what it meant. This was the retreat of the government army. There was only one possibility, that is, the government army was defeated.

"Young men, the government troops have been defeated! Follow us!" Second Uncle shouted without hesitation. People become smarter as they get older, and things become weirder as they get older.

The leaders of the other families also reacted. Although they had been calling everyone surnamed Liu and looked down upon Second Uncle and the others, they immediately made a 180-degree turn and said, "Mr. Li, we will listen to you. How do you tell us to charge?"

They will follow whoever wins, this statement is irrefutable.

The bloody battle that Second Uncle and his gang had imagined did not happen. When they arrived later, most of the government troops had exhausted their strength in running and fleeing, and they only had the strength to kneel down and surrender.

Seeing the surrendering government troops everywhere, the second uncle began to show off his power and commanded the crowd to surround them. Everyone cheered loudly, as if they had put in so much effort and were the greatest contributors to the battle.

"What a big move by the big boss! He annihilated the government troops in one fell swoop!"

"That's Qianhu!"

My second uncle was different today than usual. He seemed very excited, as if he had returned to his youth, and he accepted everyone's compliments calmly.

"Mr. Li is indeed still strong despite his old age. He has cut off the retreat of the government troops."

Second Uncle knew in his heart that he was nothing, and that they should just flatter each other, and not really believe it. He returned the greeting and said, "Everyone! We can't afford it. Let's go and see Master Liu as soon as possible."

Everyone's eyes lit up and they all agreed.

"Let's go, let's go, Master Liu is so powerful."

Cui Nengwu followed the crowd in a daze, watching them trying to win credit from each other and snatching armor and weapons from the surrendered soldiers, even a pair of boots. In the distance, his second uncle, who was hanging out with a few other bosses, was gradually walking away.

"Is this a fight?" Cui Nengwu was a little confused.

The noisy and lively scene made everyone excited, and gradually, the sky darkened.

"Second brother, what happened to you? Where are you hurt?" After Liu Ze finished the burial ceremony for the victim, Cui Nengwu grabbed Cui Nengwen's arm, which was half-hanging with bandages and soaked in blood.

"Stop, it hurts!" Cui Nengwen patted Cui Nengwu's forehead with his backhand, "It's just a little scrape, it's nothing serious."

At that time, Cui Nengwu was shot by an arrow through the wooden shield and pierced through his left arm. He took advantage of the situation and hid behind a rock, and luckily escaped with his life.

"More than half of the team is dead or wounded. Luckily I'm smart. Come on, I'll take you to eat meat!"

The aroma of horse meat cooked in a big pot made everyone drool. As a wounded soldier in the company, Cui Nengwen enjoyed priority.

"Give some to my second uncle, too. He took good care of me on the way."

Cui Nengwen nodded, turned around and squeezed into the crowd. The arrow wound did not affect his flexibility.

The second uncle looked at Cui Nengwu taking out a fist-sized piece of meat from his arms like a treasure, and said with a smile: "You kid, eat it yourself. I have bad teeth and can't chew this meat." But Cui Nengwu's next sentence made the second uncle's face change suddenly.

"Second Uncle, I also want to follow the commander to attack Yijun County tomorrow night."

Cui Nengwu's voice became smaller and smaller, and he didn't dare to look his second uncle in the eye.

"When are you leaving?"

"Leave tomorrow morning and choose the right person tonight."

"Your brother asked you to go?"

"Yes, I want to go."

"Then go ahead."

Only then did Cui Nengwu dare to look up at his second uncle, then shrank his neck and continued, "Second uncle, I'll report in a moment."

At night, the wind was howling, but Cui Nengwu was sleeping soundly. He was one of the few people who volunteered to participate in the attack on Yijun County, and he slept very soundly that night.

Early the next morning, the most core company's base was in chaos. The company, which had suffered nearly half of its casualties, had a large number of new villagers. The established rules were completely messed up, with people shouting for food, defecating and urinating in corners, and running around everywhere.

Cui Nengwen tiptoed into the room carrying a bowl of steamed buns. He didn't sleep much that night. On the one hand, it was because of the pain from the arrow wound in his arm, but most importantly, he was really worried about Cui Nengwu. But no matter how he tried to stop him, this stubborn donkey insisted on going and even found Li Kefu to sign up.

"This silly kid!"

Cui Nengwu was sleeping soundly. He jumped up when he heard the voice. When he saw it was Cui Nengwen, he relaxed and said, "Brother."

"Eat quickly, silly boy. Eat more. I brought you some meat."

After breakfast and before departure, Cui Nengwu lined up nervously, but a voice made him feel much more at ease.

"Three kids!"

"Second uncle? Why are you here?" Cui Nengwu was very surprised that his second uncle came to see him off.

The second uncle stretched out his hand, straightened Cui Nengwu's collar and said, "This trip is definitely full of dangers. You must go. The second uncle is old, otherwise..." He talked for a long time, then changed the subject and pointed at the sturdy man at the front of the team and said, "Look at the one in front, his surname is Zhang, and people call him Boss Zhang. He is an old soldier who is very slippery. You can follow him and you will definitely save your life."

That night, the moonlight was like water, sprinkling on the city walls, and the cold wind blew through the armor, chilling the bones.

Cui Nengwu's mind kept echoing with his second uncle's words, as if they were his only guidance at the moment.

He just mechanically followed Boss Zhang and others, and took the initiative to sign up to be the first batch of people to climb the city, with an irrepressible passion and fear burning in his heart.

On the city wall, the screams and the clanging of weapons coming from the darkness were like a symphony of death, making every step he took seem particularly heavy.

Listening to the screams of the government troops and the sounds of weapons clashing coming from the front, Cui Nengwu followed all the way to the city gate without even engaging the enemy.

At this moment, Cui Nengwu took a wrong step and entered a soldier hiding cave nearby.

Inside the cave, dozens of Ming soldiers had already been awakened. When they saw a stranger coming in, their faces changed and they were all stunned for a moment.

Cui Nengwu was also in a panic, but then an idea suddenly came to his mind and he quickly calmed down.

He raised the gunpowder bag in his hand high, a trace of ruthlessness flashed in his eyes, and he shouted loudly: "I, I am a gunpowder bag that can kill ten thousand enemies. It will explode, it will, it will explode. Put down your weapons quickly, otherwise I will die with you!"

His voice echoed in the soldier hiding cave. The gunpowder bag seemed particularly heavy in his hand. His eyes were sharp as he glanced at every Ming soldier. Those soldiers were shocked by the sudden change and Cui Nengwu's momentum, and for a moment they did not dare to act rashly.

The air in the cave seemed to solidify and time stopped at this moment. Only Cui Nengwu's stumbling sound echoed in the darkness over and over again, making everyone shudder.

There was a sound of weapons falling, and everyone overlooked one thing: Cui Nengwu was holding a bag of explosives in one hand and a knife in the other, and he didn't have any fire.

But none of this matters. With the influx of villagers, everything has become a foregone conclusion.

Second uncle's worries did not come true. The operation went unexpectedly smoothly. Yijun County, which had lost its main force of the government troops, and the Weisuo City were captured in just one night.

(End of this chapter)