Globe Trekker

Chapter 19 Sudden Start

Time passed by, the two officers and soldiers were full of food and wine, grabbed a few bundles of dry straw and spread them on the leeward side, belched and untied their rifles and put them aside, took out their cigarettes and lit them up, smoking comfortably and lazily Lie down and discuss feebly how many days it will take to go back to the city in the cold wind and rain.

In less than 10 minutes, one of the two officers and soldiers snored, the other was so noisy that he could not fall asleep, complained in a low voice, got up, put on a cotton jacket, walked out of the hut with one foot high and one foot low, and stood in the bright light. Under the swaying lantern, he unbuttoned his trousers and took out the guy. With a groan, a curved water column was shot out, and the strong smell of urine immediately drifted away with the wind.

The cold wind hit, Xiao Bing squeezed the dick in his crotch and shook it a few times, shivering and quickly stuffed the dick into his crotch. Just as he was about to turn around while tightening his belt, a thick arm was silently strangled around his neck. Then the power came, and there was a crisp "click", the little soldier's eyes popped out and his whole body became stiff, his horrified face turned back, his convulsed limbs waved in vain in the icy wind before losing vitality.

Wu Ming held his breath, slowly put the corpse in his arms on the ground, looked back at the sleeping officers and soldiers in the hut, carefully pulled out the spear stab on the corpse's belt, turned back and walked into the hut, quietly came to the sleeping officers and soldiers, stretched out his left hand He suddenly clasped the necks of the officers and soldiers, knelt down hard on the chests of the officers and soldiers, and put the bayonet in his right hand across the bridge of the noses of the officers and soldiers who were struggling desperately.

The officers and soldiers under him were scared out of their wits. During the struggle, the sharp bayonet blade cut through the tip of his nose. The blood instantly stained half of his face red. The severe pain made him wake up quickly. Looking at the knife slowly moving to his eyelids in horror, he opened his mouth without daring to breathe, his whole body trembled and completely lost his courage.

Wu Ming let go of the hands clasped around the necks of the officers and soldiers, picked up the rifle at the side and stood up: "I am the one you want to arrest. I advise you not to try to resist. Your companion is dead, and the body is outside. Just move a few times, I don't mind killing one more."

After Wu Ming finished speaking, he sat carelessly on the haystack in the middle with his rifle in hand. He put the rifle beside him, dragged it across the wooden plank in the middle, raised his knife and stabbed the big bowl on the wooden plank, and picked up a large piece of oily fat pork. After looking at it and stuffing it into his mouth, he chewed it with a "click", which stunned the officers and soldiers on the haystack, and the crotch was wet when it was hot.

"What the hell, how dare you wear this military uniform? I have no grudges with you in the past, and I don't want to kill you, but be honest, otherwise don't blame me for being cruel! Stand up slowly and untie you The belt and trouser belt, as well as the bullet bag and bayonet, carefully put them in the open space in front of me.” Without even looking at the officers and soldiers, Wu Ming once again picked up a large piece of cold pork with the bayonet and ate it. After eight hours, he was really hungry.

In the eyes of this terrified officer and soldier, Wu Ming's appearance turned into a fierce murderous look and a domineering contempt for everything. He didn't care to wipe off the blood on his face and quickly got up, tremblingly untied his belt and trouser pockets. He bowed his waist and organized the things he had untied, and put them neatly on the open space in front of Wu Wei.

"Why are there so many bullets?" Wu Ming raised his head displeased.

The officers and soldiers were taken aback, and bowed their heads under Wu Ming's cold gaze: "That's... that's all, ten bullet bridges and fifty rounds, which were only released when the whole team set off this morning, usually five bullets , There are still five bullets in the gun, and I have never fired a single shot!"

"Squat down!"

The officers and soldiers squatted down in shock. Wu Ming inserted the bayonet into the wooden board and grabbed some hay to wipe his hands: "Tell me honestly, why did you come from the county town to this country to stand guard? Why did you send someone to Taijin Mountain to arrest me? Say!"

The officers and soldiers who were so scared to death dared to refuse, and told the story honestly: "We were woken up in the middle of the night last night, saying that we found the bandits who killed two officers in the provincial capital, and the three companies of the regiment were sent out immediately. , One company blocked all the intersections under Taijin Mountain, and the third company rushed up the mountain to arrest people. Our second company was responsible for blocking the roads leading to various towns and counties from Taijin Mountain. At noon, the third company withdrew. , our regiment leader ordered us to rush to Huanggu Town to guard the guard, and the other two companies continued to block the traffic arteries around Taijin Mountain."

"Don't tell me you're telling the truth, there are only three companies in a regiment?" Wu Ming asked in bewilderment.

"There are four companies, one of which is a supply company. It has never been moved in the barracks. We are a security regiment. There are only 600 people in the regiment. It has just been ordered by Shangfeng to reorganize for less than a month. The battalion commander has not been appointed. It is estimated that there will be more recruits, good man, what I said is all the truth, all the truth!" Xiao Bing knelt on the ground with tears streaming down his face.

Wu Ming picked up the remaining half bottle of wine, sniffed it and drank it in one breath, then threw away the empty bottle and stared at the trembling officers and soldiers: "Look up, look at me!"

"Yes, yes!" The officers and soldiers raised their heads subconsciously, their eyes met Wu Ming's murderous eyes, and they immediately turned aside in fright.

"Who was the person who drove the carriage to bring you the food and drink just now? What have you heard? Don't try to hide anything from me, if there is a half-truth..."

"Let me tell you! I dare not tell lies. The two people who brought the food just now are the master nurses in the old master Chen's house in the town. I don't know their surnames. The accent is from Yushan. They Said, our group leader has already obtained the reward from the Chen Mansion for us in advance, and is drinking with their housekeeper... Also, their housekeeper's surname is Wang, and I heard that he is the second brother of the eldest wife of the Chen Mansion. The eldest wife and our county magistrate Wang They are cousins ​​of the same family, and the housekeeper called us county magistrate Wang to be the fifth elder brother... Also, I heard from the well-informed brothers that it was the steward Wang of the Chen family who went to the city to report the news, and the magistrate Wang and our regiment leader urgently assembled a team and drove out Hey man, please spare my life, I’m just a soldier, I’m forced to do nothing, I’m also a poor man!” The officers and soldiers fell to their knees with a plop, crying with snot and tears.

"Shut up! Is there a sentry for you in town?"

"No more, the three guard posts are all outside the town, and there are two more to the east and south."

"Why not in the north?"

"There is a big river to the north, and there are mountains on the other side of the river. It is impossible for the murderer to come from the north. The company commander said that nothing will happen, so he didn't set up a guard."

"How many people per sentry? How often do shifts change?"

"Two people, like us here, are divided into two shifts in the first half of the night and the second half of the night. We are on duty in the first half of the night."

"Where are the others who are not on guard?"

"They are all resting and waiting for orders in the town hall opposite to Master Chen's mansion."

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(End of this chapter)