Dawn of the Empire

Chapter 234: I'm Going to Die Today (5)

Xu Detai's voice was quite loud, not only Zhao Xingde relaxed his bowstring, but other sergeants around looked at him.He didn't explain, and walked out from behind the invisible house, stood in the middle of the road at the entrance of the village, and waved his hands as a signal.

Laiqi didn't expect that there was someone hiding in the village, so startled, they all tightened the reins, and the horses neighed and slowed down their iron hooves. After a dozen or so riders lingered outside the village for a while, the leader exclaimed in surprise, "Uncle Xu!" He was dozens of steps away from Xu Detai when he jumped off his horse, and the two greeted each other hand in hand, looking extremely familiar and intimate.Just now Zhao Xingde heaved a sigh of relief and put down his bow and arrow. It seems that the flood has rushed to the Dragon King Temple.The Han armies from all directions were heading towards Huanglong Mansion for an alliance, and it was only natural that they would meet an ally along the way.

Xu Detai said a few words to that man, then brought him to Zhao Xingde, and said with a smile: "General Zhao, this is Wang Ji, the young general in the village, who has always been working with Miss Han." Zhao Xingde said strangely: "Han Is Missy nearby?" Wang Ji nodded and said: "Exactly, we are preparing to set up camp, first we will go to the village to investigate, and exchange some food, vegetables and fruits by the way." Then he bowed his hands to Zhao Xingde.Wang Ji escorted Han Ningshuang from the Kingdom of Xia. He knew that the identity of the captain of the Huguo Mansion was very special, so he spoke respectfully.The soldiers under his command had already returned to report the news, and not long after, more than [-] riders escorted seven or eight carts from the southwest direction.

Han Ningshuang was wearing a gray and white narrow-sleeved short jacket, a wolf fur cloak, and buckskin boots. There were knives, bows and quivers hanging on the back of the saddle. A lock of hair reveals her identity as a daughter.She greeted Zhao Xingde, Xu Detai and others in turn.Xu Detai also introduced the enemy's situation around the village, and specifically pointed out what happened last night.

When Xu Detai mentioned that the villagers begged Zhao Xingde and others not to kill the Khitans near the village, Han Ningshuang frowned slightly and shook her head slightly, but Wang Ji said, "So that's why you plan to ambush the Khitans here. Soldiers and horses." Recalling the position where the Chengying camp sergeant appeared at the beginning, he couldn't help but secretly startled, if Xu Detai hadn't recognized that he was a friend rather than an enemy, and with the reputation of the Chengying camp, he was afraid that a round of hidden arrows would kill his dozens of cavalrymen. It's about to fall in half.

Zhao Xingde nodded and smiled, "That's right." He looked up into the distance, Xu Detai's thoughts moved slightly, secretly thinking that he actually still remembered this matter.He remembered that Miss Han's safety was of the utmost importance, and was just about to persuade Zhao Demo to regenerate, but Han Ningshuang said indifferently: "Maybe General Zhao doesn't need to do this for me." , I don’t know if it’s the group that Uncle Xu mentioned?”

"What?" Xu Detai asked in surprise, "You killed those Khitan people?"

Han Ningshuang looked at the village not far away, thoughtful, but did not answer, Wang Ji nodded, and said in a deep voice: "Just two miles away, these Khitan dogs have dirty mouths, which annoyed the eldest lady. " He had a shameful expression on his face, he only hated that he didn't kill the Khitan people fast enough, and he had to make Miss Han angry before he did it.

Looking at the village in front of her, Han Ningshuang's starry eyes were slightly cold, and she said slowly: "I don't know if what Xu Sanshu said is the same group of Khitan dogs, Wang Ji, you take two people back, drag the body of the leading Khitan dog here, and let the villagers Let's identify them one by one." Although her voice was soft, Xu Detai's expression changed.The people in this village tried their best not to have anything to do with the death of the Khitan people, but she insisted on throwing the corpses of the Khitan people in the village, and asked the villagers to identify them one by one, so that no one could get away with it.

Wang Ji took the order and galloped away. Xu Detai looked at Han Ningshuang with a little more awe.

Han Ningshuang said to Zhao Xingde again: "The people of Liaodong are in a precarious situation. They have lived under the iron hooves of the barbarians for a long time, so they are a little confused for a while, so Captain Zhao laughed."

Although she said this to Zhao Xingde, Xu Detai felt that his old face had a fever. The subordinates of the Han army had relatives and acquaintances in the surrounding villages. Ever since the Khitan people established this rule, the Han army, out of affection, threw the mouse and killed the Khitan There is also a lot less human action.Originally, the Khitans did not dare to approach the sphere of influence of the Han army without hundreds of cavalry. Later, more than a dozen cavalry, and even a single Khitan cavalry dared to charge.For decades, the Khitan people have oppressed the Han army's sphere of influence smaller and smaller, and the common people have become less and less afraid to help the Han army, and some even tipped off the Khitan people. In the situation in Liaodong, the Han army may not even be able to gain a foothold.In the final analysis, it is the evil result of the blind indulgence at the beginning.

Zhao Xingde nodded, and said in a deep voice: "It's human nature to be greedy for life and fear death, and Di Yi should be blamed for being cunning and vicious. He made a fuss out of this." When he was in Dunhuang, he also heard about this man who was running around in the palace Miss Han, many noble ladies mentioned Han Ningshuang with a tone of pity for me, so they always looked like a delicate and weak woman in their minds. When I saw the clinker today, I acted decisively and saw things. Far-reaching, it is actually a woman who does not give way to a man.

Everyone entered the village while they were talking. At first, the soldiers gathered the whole village people around the courtyard of the old man surnamed Zhang in order to worry that someone would tip off the Khitan people.No one is willing to get close to the woman who wants to die, many village men and women don't scold the Khitan people, instead they are gnashing their teeth and cursing this broom star who has brought troubles to the whole village.

As soon as Han Ningshuang stepped into the courtyard, she saw a pale-faced woman standing under the old elm tree like a lonely ghost. her side.Han Ningshuang frowned slightly, this scene reminded her of some past events.Xu Detai didn't say much knowingly, but introduced the leaders of the various Han villages who came to the alliance one by one for Miss Han.

Not long after, three war horses dragged a corpse of a Khitan man behind each. When they appeared in front of the villagers, everyone's eyes widened in horror, and there was a buzzing and whispering, like thousands of mosquitoes Gnats and flies descend from the sky. "My God, this is the Khitan man from that day." Zhong Twelve had sharp eyes and recognized him immediately.There was finally a dead person, watching this big commotion, he first felt a little excited and a little excited, and he came back to his senses after a while, his face turned pale. "It's over, the Khitan died in our village."

"Madam, please identify it, is this the evil Khitan?"

This voice awakened Zhang Hushi from her trance. She looked up and saw that it was the kind-hearted military master, pointing at Sanju's corpse not far away, and asking apologetically.Zhang Hushi took a closer look, and a long-suppressed resentment and sorrow rushed straight up, as if she couldn't breathe, her lips were almost biting to bleed, she couldn't speak, and nodded heavily.

Liu Zhengman glanced at her apologetically, then turned around and nodded to Zhao Xingde. Han Ningshuang was expressionless. Seeing this, Xu Detai walked up to the old man of the Zhang family who was squatting on the ground, and asked in a deep voice, "Where are these corpses? , is there any Khitan who insulted your daughter-in-law?"

From last night to now, after going through many things, the old man was a little numb. He still glanced at the three Khitan corpses in the yard, looked away as if frightened, and said tremblingly: "Yes, yes." Xu Detai sighed secretly , ignored him, walked to the next person, and continued to ask questions.More than a dozen Han soldiers acted at the same time, and soon asked more than 300 villagers.There are more than 50 people in this village who have seen the violent Khitan.

"Miss Qi, the dead man whose waist badge says Border Officer Xiao Zhengxi is the culprit here." Xu Detai said respectfully.Witnessing this scene, the other generals of the Han army also more or less guessed Miss Han's intentions, and all suppressed their hippie smiles, and listened to her orders with bated breath.

"The Khitan camp is less than ten miles away from here. If these 20 riders don't return after dark, trouble will happen." Han Ningshuang said coldly. She glanced at the old and young villagers who were squatting or standing. These people had fear on their faces. Uneasy, panicked, sad and desperate, etc., there was a wave of uneasiness in my heart, and I suppressed it forcibly, and said in a deep voice, "If I remember correctly, thirty miles to the east of here is the remaining vein of Guangjiling. Panshi Mountain, where is our stockade?"

"Exactly." Xu Detai replied, they came out of that Panshi village yesterday.Xue Jingrong, the leader of Panshizhai, stood at the bottom, took a step forward when he heard the words, and said with a smile: "Miss still remembers my small village." There was a proud look on his face.

Han Ningshuang nodded with a smile, and said in a deep voice, "Tell these people, if you don't want to die, you can escape to the east by yourself." A complex look flashed in her eyes.

"Follow the order." Xu Detai replied loudly.He could see that although Han Ningshuang respected him as an elder, her methods and strategies were not inferior to the past Han family patriarchs.He asked Xue Jingrong to go with him, Xue Jingrong smiled and said: Brother Xu, I only thought that the eldest lady is a woman, but today I am really convinced.If I knew this method, I would throw the Khitan corpses at the door of these greedy guys every day and tell them to throw them into the village by themselves. "When Xue Jingrong mentioned "Woman's House", Xu Detai's eyes froze. Fortunately, this stupid man didn't continue to talk nonsense, so Xu Detai didn't speak out to reprimand him, but he said in his heart, if it wasn't for the untimely death of Han Dazhu, there would be no There is no need for a woman to go through all these winds, frosts, snows and rains in time to keep her son, a trace of sadness flashed in Xu Detai's eyes.

People are so strange. When the Han army did not kill the Khitan people, everyone knew that the Khitan people would come to take revenge. When the bodies of the three Khitan people were placed in front of everyone, most of the villagers were lucky. Everyone has thoughts such as "maybe the Khitan people can't track it down?"After Xu Detai and Xue Jingrong told these villagers to flee eastward, the self-deceiving villagers really panicked. For a while, pots, pans and pans were noisy everywhere, and chickens and dogs jumped around in the village. Some people began to go east one after another.

Although most of the villagers have never traveled far, it is very easy to tell the direction at this time and place. On the top of the mountains, a round of sunrise is about to burst out, and the sky is full of red clouds covering the eastern sky. If you run for your life at sunrise, you will not lose your way.

Watching these people flee to the East in a panic, Zhao Xingde's eyes showed a trace of compassion, and he sighed: "From now on, if you can't fight to the death, you will have to run away. The tree wants to be quiet but the wind doesn't stop, this is wanting to be a slave. In an unattainable era, although the world is big, there is no place for people to live in idyllic ways." He turned the horse's head lightly, and the Chengying camp sergeant and more than a hundred Han troops galloped along, surrounded by Miss Han.The iron hooves of the war horse turned the soft black soil and galloped towards Huanglong Mansion of the Kingdom of Jin.