Chapter 296: Yuling Guanzhong
Chapter 296 Yuling Guanzhong
But no matter what, the news that came out of Hao Xun's mouth made Xue Youju very happy. He ordered his men to kill the oldest donkey among the animals, slaughtered and cooked it, and then brought some wine to treat Hao Xun and his party well. When Hao Xun and his party heard Xue Youju's orders, they bowed and thanked them one after another. Since they went to war, they have worked very hard, but they have little meat and have only eaten half full. Now, as deserters, they have meat to eat, and they can hardly believe their ears.
Xue Youju's hands were quite quick. Soon, the donkey screamed outside. In just half an hour, six or seven personal soldiers carried a few large basins, namely steaming donkey meat and internal organs. Everyone cheered and rushed forward, not caring that the donkey meat that had just been boiled, stuffed it into their mouths in large pieces, and only ate the mouth full of oil. Even the personal soldiers behind Xue Youju were very envious of them.
Xue Youju smiled and looked at the group of deserters eating meat. There was a reason why he treated Hao Xun so well. He had sent a sentry to confirm the news that Moye was withdrawing troops. If this matter was true, then Mu, the two states of She would no longer have such powerful foreign enemies. The soldiers he had recruited now must also go back. At that time, he had only three or four hundred people in his hands. At best, he was just a captain of Rong, the size of a sesame seed.
He was just an official. He was previously a member of the Qian Miao Neiya Army. What prospects would he have in the two states of Mu and She? Not only is Hao Xun a famous scholar from the eastern corner of Zhejiang, but most of the Tu Group soldiers in the two states were his apprentices, and the Hao surname was also a large clan of Xiuning. If he could take this opportunity to make a good relationship with him, no one would know what would happen tomorrow in such a chaotic world. It would be better to leave more ways for himself, let alone the cost of an old donkey, which is worth it.
Everyone was having a happy meal, and Xue Youju ordered his subordinates to get the wine and fill them with them one by one. The deserters quickly stood up and thanked them one by one. However, Hao Xun was a sensible person. He and the lieutenant in front of him were not even nodding. If he gave some food, he could be regarded as a comrade. He killed donkeys and wine like this, but it was a bit strange. He quickly stood up and bowed, "We are at the end of the road. The general is already a rebirth of food. But how can we bear it like this? If there is any order, please tell me clearly, otherwise I will not dare to drink this wine anyway."
Originally, everyone escaped from the surrendered barracks and was organized by Hao Xun. After going through hardships and dangers on the way to escape, he and others escaped from danger. Invisibly, the deserters were already following his leader. Seeing that he had a solemn tone, although he didn't fully understand what was going on, they still stood up and put down the wine bowl in his hand. Before they knew it, they had already surrounded Hao Xun.
Xue Youju waved his hand and said casually: "What's the worth of some wine and meat? Brother Hao used to get one or two hundred stakes of flowers when he got the horn. Today I became stingy."
"He is different from today. Hao is already a frightened bird at this moment. General Xue is better to explain it clearly."
Seeing that he couldn't get away with it, Xue Youju said bluntly: "There is nothing else. It's just that Xue will live in Mu and Shezhou in the future. Brother Hao has a wide range of friendship. Please give me more support at that time."
After hearing this, Hao Xun thought about it for a while, and felt that the other party was not a fake, so he smiled and said, "If this is the case, why should I give the order? As long as Hao's life is complete, I guarantee that General Xue will be prosperous in Shezhou, which is far better than today." As he said that, he drank the wine in the bowl.
Although Xue Youju felt that the other party's words were a little overwhelming, he was quite cunning and did not care. He smiled and said, "thank you, thank you." He also drank a bowl of wine.
At this moment, the personal soldiers from outside came to report, and it turned out that it was a spy's return. Moyedu's army was retreating. They saw that the other party was very cautious and did not dare to approach, but only dared to observe from a distance. The enemy had probably gone halfway, and at most two days, they would retreat cleanly.
When Xue Youju heard this, he couldn't help but fall into the ground, but he was also a veteran who had been in the army for a long time. He ordered the spy to continue observing and not to relax.
Two days later, as Hao Xun reported, Moyedu's army had retreated completely, leaving only a very neatly planned camp. Even with Xue Youju's so delicate people, he couldn't help but relax. After all, the more than 3,000 new soldiers were facing the 7,000 elite soldiers in front of him. This kind of mental pressure was not something ordinary people could bear. As for those new soldiers, they had been suppressed by strong enemies in front of him before, and they could withstand that kind of discipline. Now the enemy soldiers have retreated and they have begun to worry about the few acres of thin land at home, the old cow, and the warm bed of the wife. If they were not worried about the board of the village chief, they would have dispersed and fled home long ago. The military discipline was becoming increasingly relaxed. Although the officers who were originally from the guards of Yuling Pass tried their best to suppress and arrested a few leading whipping Youying camp, it was not effective, so they had to give up.
At Yuling Pass, two patrolmen were patrolling along the camp. Before they could take seven or eight steps, they would beat the dao Dou in their hands with a rhythmic sound, making a crisp sound. This dao Dou was a utensil in the ancient army. It was used to cook during the day and at night to hit the dao Dou. As long as the sound of dao Dou continued, the guards knew that there was no enemy army stealing the camp. It was already the fourth day, and it was the most familiar moment for people to sleep. Although the two men tried their best to open their eyes, they still felt that their upper eyelids weighed a thousand pounds and kept sinking. At this time, a black shadow suddenly shook around the corner. The two patrolmen were shocked and were about to shout, but a person came out of the corner and smiled and said, "Two brothers, don't be surprised, I am the Hao Xun who escaped from the enemy a few days ago. I drank too much water today and couldn't hold it in, so I came out to relieve it."
The two patrolmen were from Shezhou and had seen Hao Xun's style on the school ground in the past. When they looked closely, they were indeed the man. The tense nerves immediately relaxed. Hao Xun took advantage of the opportunity to smile and leaned over. A patrolmen suddenly felt something was wrong. The other party came out to relieve themselves at night, why was they dressed so neatly, let alone that Hao Xun did not look like a person who had just woken up, but also reminded his companions to be careful. Hao Xun suddenly showed a fierce light in his eyes, and stepped onto the other party with a big strode. He twisted the patrolmen's neck with a sudden pull.
The other person had been bullied by Hao Xun in one step, and his arms were bent and his arms were elbows. He clamped his ribs hard. He only heard a muffled sound. He didn't know how many ribs had been broken. The sharp tip of the broken ribs suddenly pierced into his chest. The patrolman was about to shout, but what was sprayed out from his mouth was not a sound, but warm blood. Then his eyes turned black and he had no sense.
After Hao Xun killed two patrolmen with bare hands, he stood there panting and was extremely tired. With his ability, he could not say that even if he had fought with the six or seven great men for a long time, he would not have been so tired. At this moment, a sudden sound of a striking blow came from his ear.
"Are those two people not dead?" Hao Xun's heart almost jumped out of his mouth, turned around suddenly, his legs were not too small, his upper body was slightly bent, and his palms were spread out, like a tiger waiting to be hunted. However, he only saw a slender man with a face covered by shadows and couldn't see clearly. He was holding the dagger in the hands of the two patrolmen just now. The sound he had probably hit him.
"What a 'reverse pull', 'bear clip', it's really a handsome kung fu. General Chen said that you are a famous master from the East Gate of Zhejiang. He didn't believe it before, but it seems that fighting with you is not your opponent."
The man said with a smile.
"It's you? Wang Qiu? Why are you here?" Hao Xun suddenly said in surprise. At this time, the dark clouds covering the moon were blown away by a gust of wind, and the moonlight shone on the face of the man. It was a 17 or 18-year-old boy who escaped from the surrendered barracks with Hao Xun.
"General Chen Zhang ordered me to come to the enemy camp with you and secretly help you." The young man replied with a smile, took out something from his arms and held it in his hand to show Hao Xun. The moonlight shone on the object, emitting a metallic luster, but it was a copper talisman. Hao Xun observed carefully. It turned out that it was the copper talisman that Chen Zhang asked him to see before, but he was still confused by everything he suddenly found in front of him.
The young man smiled and explained, "I was originally a person around Lu Envoy. General Chen asked me to sneak into the surrendered barracks and escape with you to help you do things. You are doing well, please rest assured that as long as you do your business faithfully, no matter what the result is, your young brother will live a good life."
It turned out that this young man was Wang Foer's adopted son Zisheng. Hao Xun's younger brother was captured during the battle in Hangzhou. After Chen Zhang recognized him, he threatened him to pretend to be dissatisfied in the surrendered barracks, hoping to find out all the unstable elements and catch them all in one go. But later, seeing that Yuling Pass was very cautious and difficult to capture, Hao Xun led the unstable elements out of the surrendered barracks and threw them to the guards as internal support.
He also pretended to retreat, preparing to work inside and outside, without any bloodshed, and took the city of Guan in one fell swoop. However, although Chen Zhang had Hao Xun's younger brother in hand, he was still worried, so he let Zisheng disguise himself and changed his name to Wang Qiu, and invaded the deserter as an ambush. He was originally from Zhejiang, and his accent habits were flawed. He was young and did not notice him. Tonight was the time to break through the gate, and Zisheng revealed his identity.
After Zisheng finished speaking, his face suddenly became serious: "I saw you dazed there just now. If Diao Dou had no sound for a long time, I was afraid that it would cause suspicion. So I came out and helped me to peel off the clothes of these two people. We went to the village to act together, afraid that General Chen would be anxious." Hao Xun then noticed that Zisheng was talking and hit Diao Dou from time to time. He couldn't help but secretly admire that this young man was not only as bold as Dou, but also as careful as hair.
Chapter completed!