Three Kingdoms.

  Chapter 2274 Hunter and prey in the desert

  Longyou.

  As some Qiang people returned to their respective tribes with some things from the army stronghold of the horse thief, some strange voices gradually spread.

  『Didn’t you say...that guy surnamed Zeng is very powerful? Take a look, this... has been blown away...』

  『Have you heard? It was said before that the Wubao of the Zeng family was also taken down, and now it has been set up as a lair again, let me tell you, this time, the family surnamed Zeng is finished...』

  『You guys, what are you doing? Shut up! go to work! 』

When the leader of the Qiang tribe saw it, he yelled loudly, and then the few Qiang people ran away with their heads bowed, and maybe they didn’t talk about it, but they might hide in that corner again next time and continue to babble. .

  The Qiang-headed man wandered around for a while, then with a calm face, he got on his horse and headed towards the Beigong Tribe.

  Before I arrived at the Beigong tribe, I ran into people from other Qiang tribes.

  When you meet each other's eyes, you know the right person.

   Entering the camp of Beigong, they found some people from other tribes, and without saying anything, they all gathered in the big tent of Beigong.

  Bei Gong also had a headache. This matter developed much faster and more troublesome than he imagined. Beigong did not expect that Zhang Liao would use such a method, which was different from any previous Western Qiang pacification...

  This is why the Qiang people have not been very keen on responding to Zeng Dahu from the beginning to now. After all, Zhang Liao Jiaxu and others targeted Zeng Dahu and officials in various counties and cities, and did not point the finger at the Qiang people.

  『The Han people with the tricolor flag didn’t look for us...』

  『Everyone who went has come back, none of them died...』

  『I didn’t say what to do, I just went there and brought some things back...』

  『…』

   This is all the information given to Beigong.

   is also the content placed in front of the leaders of the Qiang tribe.

  It seems that, no matter from what perspective, the actions of the Han people in the tricolor flag represented by Zhang Liao are more like conflicts among the Han people than targeting the Qiang people in Longyou.

   So, to put it simply, Zeng Dahu was just intimidating and wanted to drag the Qiang people into the water?

Beigong looked at the leader of the Yellow Sheep Tribe, the one closest to Zeng Dahu, that is, the Yellow Sheep Tribe, "Tell me, what do you think if the Han people with the tricolor flags are going to make such a big battle... what do you want to do?" What? Did Zeng Zhongyi still hide something? 』

  The old man of the Yellow Sheep Tribe frowned, and thought for a long time, "The tricolor Han people dispatched this time... it seems that there are not many people... Maybe, what kind of conspiracy are the Han people up to?" 』

  『Hmm…』 Beigong sighed, and said, 『Thirty or forty years ago, when the Han people came here with great fanfare, weren’t we unlucky? 』

  『…』Others immediately thought of the previous two Xiqiang rebellion.

  『Then what should we do? 』

"What do you mean? Be careful! Be prepared! Don't act rashly! Bei Gong glanced at them and said, "The Han people can't believe it...the Han people before, Zeng Zhongyi, and the Han people with the tricolor flag...are the same, they can't believe it...As for what to do...I still have to Think about it..."

  『Then…』The leaders of the surrounding tribes looked at each other, 『Then what do you mean, if the Han people don’t come and take the initiative to provoke us…we don’t have to go…to take care of Zeng Zhongyi? 』

Beigong was silent for a while, nodded, and said, "According to the current situation, the Han people of the tricolor flag... If they really trouble us, then there is nothing to say, and we will do it according to the old method... But now, first Don’t worry about Zeng Zhongyi, I think the most important thing is to find out what the Han people of the tricolor flag are going to do...』

  『But Zeng Zhongyi said... 』The yellow sheep head man couldn't help but said, 『The three-color flag will collect our taxes! To drag away our cattle and sheep! If you really do it, ten years, who can afford it by then? If we don’t care about Zeng Zhongyi now, if the tricolor flag Han people kill Zeng Zhongyi and others, and then turn their hands on us, who will come to help us then? 』

  『Yeah, it makes sense...』

  『Everyone was good at first, but now the tricolor Han people want to join in and mess around...』

  Bei Gong smiled, waved his hands, and stopped everyone's chaotic voices, "You didn't hear me clearly...I'll say it again, Han people can't believe it!" Whether it's the Han people before, or Zeng Zhongyi, or the current Han people with the tricolor flag, they are all the same, you can't believe it! understand? 』

  『…』

"do not really understand…"

  『It’s enough to understand a little bit...』 Bei Gong was too lazy to explain, 『It’s still the same sentence, the most important thing is to figure out what the tricolor Han people are going to do! 』

  『Then what if…』

  『What if the Han people really just want to deal with Zeng Zhongyi...』

  『It depends on the situation, do you understand? Bei Gong smiled, "Again, it depends on the situation... or remember the most important point, the Han people are untrustworthy!" Alright, let’s all go back, if something happens, I will send someone to find you...』

The leader of the Huangyang tribe was the last to leave. Before leaving, he hesitated outside Beigong's tent. He obviously wanted to say something, but in the end Beigong ignored him, so he just Maybe he left in dismay.

  『Old stuff...』 Bei Gong snorted, 『Just thinking about my own family fortune...』

  The Huangyang tribe is the closest to the territory of the Han people. If there is any problem, of course they will be the first to suffer, so the leader of the Huangyang tribe is of course anxious.

  But if there is no Huangyang tribe as an early warning, how can Beigong know what the Han people will do? So even if Beigong knew what the leader of the Huangyang tribe was thinking, he just pretended not to know...

  ... (⊙_⊙;)...

  『This is that? 』

   Zeng Dahu had a headache.

Zeng Dahu got up from the leather mattress and felt a little sore all over his body. The soreness was not in one place, but in one piece here and there, making Zeng Dahu feel like a piece of human figure spliced ​​together. It may be easier and more flexible to add more oil to the joints.

  I'm getting old...

People who travel outside always have the experience that they can't sleep well when they sleep, and feel confused when they wake up. Difficult to sleep on.

   Zeng Dahu thought he was still young, but only after he stepped out did he realize that he was old.

   Shaking his head and washing himself in the cold spring water, Zeng Dahu finally came to his senses.

  『Has Heilian Ba, who went to explore the road, come back? 』

  『I'm back...but...』

  『Just what? 』

  『People are back, this food…』

  Zeng Dahu frowned, gritted his teeth, and said, "Call him over!" 』

   Not long after, the little leader of the horse bandit nicknamed "Black Face Scar" came over, and kept his head down from afar, a little afraid to look at Zeng Dahu.

  『Come on, what’s going on? ’ Zeng Dahu sat on a rock, took a piece of naan, tore off a small piece, and grinned and bit it.

  "Boss..." Heilian Scar said hesitantly, "They...they won't give..."

   Zeng Dahu stood up slowly, "What did you say? 』

  Heilian Scar's head lowered, "He...they...will not...will not give..."

  『Refused to give? Zeng Dahu gritted his teeth and said, "Aha? ! Refuse to give? ! 』

   Before Hei Lian Ba ​​could nod, he was suddenly kicked to the ground by Zeng Dahu, "You bastard! I just came back because I refused to give it to you? Nima, are they your father or your mother? ah? If you refuse to give it, is your hand limping or your foot broken? ah? ! 』

  Heilian Scar did not dare to resist, but just hugged his head, curled up on the ground and resisted, "Boss, you said...you said not to be rough..."

"Oh? Zeng Dahu withdrew his feet, "What did I say? 』

  Zeng Dahu pulled the black-faced scar up from the ground, put on a smiling face, and said, "Oh, it's still a typo, isn't it?" My black-faced good brother, tell me, what did I say? 』

  Heilian Scar trembled, "It's the boss, you said it, you said... you should treat them better, last time... just last time..."

  『You are paralyzed! ’ Zeng Dahu slapped the black-faced scar on the ground, and said, ‘Last time, did the damned hussars come? ah? Last time, did we need them last time? Damn it, last time I meant raising them first, just like raising cattle and sheep until they grow up! You are so paralyzed that you only know how to listen to half a sentence? Still lying down and pretending to be dead? Don't gather brothers yet! work! 』

  『Oh oh oh oh...』 When the horse thief heard that he was going to do something, everyone got excited, even the black-faced scar who had been beaten up didn't care about his nose, swollen face, and blood in his mouth, hey hey haha...

   Zeng Dahu still had a smile on his face, but his heart became colder and colder. If you don't eat the grass by the side of the nest, it's just that you are not hungry to the extreme. If you really have no choice, you will even eat shit! Zeng Dahu didn't know that doing so would cause the Qiang tribe to rebound and lose their original cover. However, if the food problem is not solved right now, the team may collapse immediately in the next moment!

   Either die of hunger and thirst right now, or take a gamble, so even if it is a bowl of poisonous wine in front of you, you can only drink it first!

Zeng Dahu led his men and horses to attack a small Qiang tribe in the surrounding area. Although Zeng Dahu arranged for his men to surround all the Qiang tribes first, and did not leave any survivors, it does not mean that With this, nothing will go wrong and no one will know.

  At noon the next day, another member of the Qiang tribe came to visit friends, and saw the tragic situation all over the place, and fled inexplicably in horror...

   A few days later, like a jackal hiding in the grass, when the grass withered, Zeng Dahu's position was gradually exposed...

Zeng Dahu didn't dare to stay in one place for a long time. After changing the hiding place again, the horse thief was unavoidably tired. After eating the late dried meat, most of the people except some guard posts were looking for Go to sleep in sheltered places.

  In the night, the surrounding meadows are very quiet.

  The night wind in summer is not very cold, and occasionally it will bring the snorting sound of war horses, and some small sleep talk and grinding teeth, mixed with the unscrupulous chirping of some unknown insects in the grass.

  The sky is full of stars.

In the middle of the night, when the bonfire was gradually extinguished, suddenly, the sound of horseshoes sounded like rolling thunder from a distance, frightening the horse thieves who were on guard in the distance to scream in panic, and then the shrill alarm yell resounded through the air. night sky.

   The horse thief camp suddenly boiled and became a mess.

  Zeng Dahu was the first to stand up from the leather mattress, picked up the saber that was beside him, and before he even had time to put on his robe, he roared to gather his subordinates to prepare for the opponent's surprise attack.

   Zeng Dahu looked in the direction of the sound, and the first thing he saw was a large red dot, which was particularly eye-catching in the dark night. This piece of red dot moved very fast, and within a short time, it had already turned into a large piece of loose and jumping flames, like a huge firebird, with its wings spread, it was rushing towards here, getting more and more The closer the horseshoes sounded, it was as if every sound hit the horse thief's heart, until all the horse thieves, including Zeng Dahu, turned pale.

"Walk! quick! quick! ”Zeng Dahu got on his horse and pointed to the direction opposite to the fire, “Over there! quick! go! 』

   This is obviously a bad comer, and you can guess that the hussars have tracked here without even looking much. Although Zeng Dahu also had some doubts in his heart, it was obviously not the time to stand still and think about the problem, the most important thing was to run for his life!

  Who the **** dares to confront the hussars head-on?

   Isn’t that a fool plus an idiot?

  When Zeng Dahu gave an order, all the horse thieves were actually thinking about the same thing. There was absolutely no intention of personal heroism. They followed Zeng Dahu's cheering and fled in the opposite direction of the red light jumping...

   Just then, something strange happened.

The hussars on the other side of the red light seemed to slow down, and after a while, the red light disappeared, and the whole land was once again plunged into darkness. The sound of the hoofs of the war horses was extremely noisy, but they didn't know that the hussars Did the people and horses come after them...

"slower! Collect them all! 』

  The more Zeng Dahu fled, the more he felt that something was wrong, and he couldn't help shouting to slow down the horse thieves around him. However, for these horse thieves, panic is not so easy to accept. Even if Zeng Dahu yelled heart-piercingly, before he knew it, he ran for half an hour before he could let go of his fear. Some, slowly received the horses.

   Startled up in the middle of the night, and then the men and horses ran wildly, exhausted no matter in terms of physical strength or endurance. The horse thief was wheezing and panting on the horse's back, and the war horse was also snorting, shaking its head and flicking its tail.

  『…』 Zeng Dahu turned his head from side to side, staring desperately at the direction where the red light disappeared, but saw nothing.

   Didn't catch up?

   Is this...escape?

  『This is that? Zeng Dahu panted heavily, raised his head, and was about to identify his current position from the position of the stars in the sky, but when he looked at it, his heart jumped suddenly, "No...not right... this direction... this direction It’s not north...we’re running in the opposite direction, running in the opposite direction...』

Just when Zeng Dahu discovered the abnormality, the horse thief in front uttered a terrified cry, which attracted everyone's eyes to look forward, and then everyone saw a scene that made them unbelievable. Not far from them, in the dark night, a group of people and horses stood quietly, with their knives out of their sheaths and their guns flush, posing as if they were about to charge...

  The fire gradually ignited, and under the brilliance of the torch, a three-color battle flag fluttered in the night wind, as if ruthlessly mocking, and as if narrating something lightly...

The horse thieves panicked, and something even more terrifying happened to them. With the light of the fire, the drums of war rumbled on the grassland, and then there seemed to be the sound of drums in all directions responding, and not only It was the brilliance of torches that appeared in the south, and the flames also appeared in the east and west, and the flames that had disappeared in the north were ignited again, and they came to round up horse thieves like a net!

  The horse thieves burst into chaos!

  The big family Zeng yelled something, but no one could hear it, because all the horse thieves were yelling, coupled with the sound of drums and horseshoes around, the voice of one person was too small...

   This is a perfect hunt.

   On one side are the hunters who have been prepared, and on the other side are the panicked and exhausted prey.

In order to prevent Zeng Dahu, who lost the cover of the Qiang tribe, and was even reported by the Qiang people, out of sight again, and in order not to go too deep into the desert to pursue, Zhang Liao patiently persuaded some Qiang people to pretend to be in the north of Zeng Dahu. A large-scale attacking cavalry array, just like hunting and coaxing prey on the pasture, successfully drove the panicked horse thieves into the hunting circle...

   The rest is simple.

The hussars rushed in encirclement, their speed was extremely fast, they were originally brave and good at fighting, and they waited for work with ease, while the horse thieves used up more than half of their horsepower and manpower, and they lost their formation in panic and had no effective command. They only knew how to dodge according to their instincts Fleeing, it can be said that there is almost no resistance...

The hussars galloped back and forth, wielding their spears and knives as easily as they were usually cutting targets during training, while the horse thieves had their heads and limbs flying, blood splattered everywhere, wolves rushing about, crying for their father and mother, like They are scurrying around like headless chickens, letting others slaughter them.

The horse thieves, whose physical strength and morale had been hit hard, faced the blood-dripping swords of the hussars. It was quickly slaughtered on the **** battlefield.

   Half an hour later, when dawn fell, the battle was basically over.

   Zeng Dahu died. I don't know whether he died in the fight, was hacked while fleeing, or both, because on his body, there were wounds on the front and back, and only half of his body was left. The other horse thieves and the Qiang people who led the way jointly identified it. Zhang Liao may not be able to confirm that this half corpse is Zeng Dahu, who was once famous in Longyou...

  『I took the head, put it away first! Zhang Liao ordered, "Clean up the battlefield and prepare to return to the army!" 』

  The soldiers responded excitedly, and then began to clean up the battlefield.

  "It's a pity..." Zhang Liao looked at Zeng Dahu's head and muttered something in a low voice.

Although it was a completely hearty victory, Zhang Liao still felt a little pity. After all, a living Zeng Dahu would be more useful than a dead one, but on the battlefield, no one can guarantee that he can be captured alive. It depends on how much role this dead Zeng Dahu can play...

  (end of this chapter)