Chapter 6 Difficult Choices
Zhang Ping'an woke up very early, and the sun was always lazy in winter. When he got up, it was not dawn. Zhang Ping'an woke up Lu Deyin, "Brother, get up and have dinner! There are a lot of things today! I'll hide things at the cliff. You can cut the mutton into small strips, apply salt, and wrap six black buns with two clean cloths. Put the cut meat strips into part of them, and the rest will be poured into a large bag!"
Seeing Lu Deyin's face full of confusion, Zhang Ping'an smiled and said, "Learn to learn, you can't eat hot food in the wild in winter. These two cloth bags are in close-fitting. When eating in the wild, at least the food is warm!" Little stars of worship appeared in Lu Deyin's eyes. Zhang Ping'an accepted the worship very much and turned around to hide things.
Zhang Ping'an hid something and returned to the tent. He saw two pieces of cloth on the mat with meat strips, and more than a dozen black buns were piled on the mat. He was furious! However, through the communication over the past few days, Zhang Ping'an knew that Lu Deyin was definitely not a careless person. He suppressed his anger and walked out of the tent and saw that Lu Deyin had already put on his saddle and was hanging weapons on the saddle.
"Why don't you prepare the dry food?" Lu Deyin saw Zhang Ping'an with anger on his face weakly, "Brother Ping'an, can you put two white flour cakes? If you don't say anything, I dare not put it!" Zhang Ping'an slapped his head: "Brother, I'm sorry, I blame me for this! We all eat white flour cakes, and don't bring a single black bun! Remember to put three white flour cakes in each bag first, and the others will be put separately!" "Okay!" Lu Deyin ran to the tent happily. Zhang Ping'an looked at Lu Deyin's back and shook his head with a wry smile.
Soon, Zhang Ping'an saw Lu Deyin with a big belly, holding a cloth bag in his hand. Seeing Zhang Ping'an's puzzled gaze, Lu Deyin quickly explained: "I tied my brother's dry food to my chest. My brother wants to explore the way and want to deal with the Tartars. I can't help with the rest, so I carry the dry food to my brother!" Zhang Ping'an shook his head in emotion: "Thank you! Brother, you are intent. But I have to bring this dry food myself. If you meet the Tartars halfway, you will be caught. We will bring our own dry food separately. We are all more flexible and the person who is arrested may be smaller! Remember brothers, all actions must be based on being able to survive as the first factor! I cannot let my brother die because of a bag of food!"
Lu Deyin was so moved that he burst into tears. Zhang Ping'an took the bag and closed the collar of Lu Deyin's fur coat, tied the bag close to his body, and led the horse out of the camp with Lu Deyin. Hanged the wooden raft and marked it. The two of them got on the horse. Zhang Ping'an, who was full of passion, waved his whip and pointed forward: "Go!"
Lu Deyin reminded weakly: "Brother, the direction is reversed!" Zhang Ping'an was so angry that he turned his horse's head, raised the whip again casually, looked at Lu Deyin, and Lu Deyin nodded. Zhang Ping'an lowered the whip and said powerlessly: "Set out!"
Zhang Ping'an found that Lu Deyin's riding skills were much better than him, and he could ride at most. He wore a Jurchen big fur hat and fell into the snow several times. Lu Deyin slanted his body and hooked his saddle with one foot, and easily and accurately grabbed the fur hat from the snow.
"Brother, riding is good! Teach brother!" "No problem, brother! How old are you?" "Well, look, there is a shelter in front of you, we are eating something at noon. How old are you?" Zhang Ping'an asked cunningly. "I'm twelve this year, the year of the rooster, what big brother!" "Boy, you're older than me!" Zhang Ping'an said in his heart. "Come on, I'm also a rooster, I'm born on the first day of January. What month do you do?" Zhang Ping'an thought to himself, even if you're on the first day of the 1st day of the 1st day of the 1st day of the 1st day of the 1st day of the 1st day of the 1st day of the 1st day of the 1st day of the 1st day of the 1st year of the 1st year of the 1st year of the 1st year of the 1st year of the 1st year of the 1st year of the 1st year of the 1st year of the 1st year of the 1st year of the 1st year of the 1st year of the 1st year of the 1st year of the 1st year of the 1st year of the 1st year of the 1st year of the 1st year of the 1st year of the 1st year of the 1st year of the 1st year of the 1st year of the 1st year of the 1st year of the 1st year of the 1st year of the 1st year of the 1st year of the 1st year of the 1st year of the 1st year of the 1st year of the 1st year of the 1st year of the 1st year of the 1st year of the 1st year of the 1st year of the 1st year of the 1st year of the 1st year of the 1st year of the 1st year of the 1st year of the 1st year of the
The two of them walked to the shelter and took out the bear skin and spread it on the ground. While eating dry food, Lu Deyin said convincedly: "Brother, your method is really good! I haven't eaten white flour cakes for many years." "I haven't eaten white flour cakes for many years! You can think of some things more and you can think of them!"
"Brother, some time ago, I heard from the newly captured Ming people: We have another emperor in the Ming Dynasty. The year of the Ming Dynasty seems to be Tianqi. This year, Xinyou, is said to be the first year of Tianqi." "I eat carrots and worry about it. I was arrested by Wang Blacksmith in the 47th year of Wanli and Carpenter Li's family. I have never seen any emperor come to save us! Brother, don't believe in gods, emperor! I can't leave my life to others, I will decide my destiny by myself!"
"Brother, don't you believe in the existence of gods? Are you not afraid of the immortals causing trouble for you? Can we go back?" Lu Deyin asked in fear at the excited Zhang Ping'an.
"Hahahahaha... No, I believe there are gods, but I am not afraid of them. Before entering the mountain, I am afraid of them. After entering the mountain, I will not be afraid of them. Because I have no way out! You have no way out. No matter who is caught, it is a dead end. Who are you afraid of? At worst, you can die! If you are not even afraid of death, not only your enemies are afraid of you, but even the gods are afraid of you!"
Lu Deyin looked at Zhang Ping'an, who was full of admiration and nodded vigorously. Maybe he couldn't fully understand, but he was full of confidence in the future! He didn't know that he was fooled by Zhang Ping'an. Zhang Ping'an's words were true and false, and one thing was absolutely true, that is, they had no way out, because there was two Bai Zhuyala among the Jurchen Tartars killed by Zhang Ping'an, and the other three were Hong Zhuyala. It seemed that Zhang Ping'an understood that the leader of the Jurchens was one of Bai Zhuyala, and the other Bai Zhuyala was strangled to death with bare hands.
In order to completely dispel Lu Deyin's fantasy, Zhang Ping'an said seriously: "Brother, there are two Bai Zhuyala among the Tartars we killed, and the other three are Hong Zhuyala! You cut off the head of the first Tartar, which is Bai Zhuyala's head. Do you think we can still go back?" Lu Deyin excitedly held Zhang Ping'an's hands and shouted excitedly: "Brother, you are so awesome! I heard the captured Ming army say: Hong Zhuyala is an enemy of a hundred people, and Bai Zhuyala is an enemy of a thousand people! You can say that it is an enemy of ten thousand people!"
"Low-key! Low-key! I'm just a little better than them!"
"Brother, what does it mean to be low-key?"
"Low-key means being modest, and not being able to show off. OK! OK! You have admired you, and I have accepted your worship. After eating, we will continue to rush! Brother, remember that since you can't turn back, we will rush forward! Even if you die, you have to face the enemy!" Lu Deyin looked at Zhang Ping'an with a firm look and nodded vigorously.
"I am your elder brother. With me protecting you, no one dares to bully you!"
"Brother, what does it mean to cover you?"
"Covering you is protecting you, paying attention to your food, paying attention to your clothing, paying attention to your wife!"
"Brother, when will I get married?"
"Bad! Why are you talking about so much nonsense? When you grow all your hair, let's talk about your wife!" Seeing Lu Deyin about to speak again, he hurriedly said, "Stop! I know you are going to ask about Changmao." Seeing Lu Deyin nodding, "I don't want to say it, you will know it in a few years. The one above your head doesn't count! Don't ask again, and I won't say anything if you ask again!"
Lu Deyin was puzzled and kept thinking all the way: Where can I grow hair to marry a wife? Why did Brother Ping'an say that the top of his head doesn't count? Lu Deyin regretted it! Why didn't he take off his clothes when he took off the Tartars' clothes and see where the hair grew. Next time the elder brother killed the Tartars, I must strip away the Tartars' clothes and see where the hair grew. I had nothing to say all the way. After a long time, Zhang Ping'an saw Lu Deyin showing a smile to relieve doubts. Zhang Ping'an thought to himself: Does he understand! No matter what he likes, what he thinks!
They did not dare to walk the main road, and according to the general direction, Zhang Ping'an learned map homework when he was in the military academy, and his sense of direction was still good! Of course, the wrong direction when he set out was a low-level mistake he made was too proud.
Lu Deyin suddenly grabbed Zhang Ping'an: "Brother, it's this road. Look at the big red stone. I can't remember it wrong. When I came, I saw that stone and I was very impressed!" Zhang Ping'an nodded: "How far is it from where we are going?" "It's about seven or eight miles away." Zhang Ping'an looked around and there was no movement. "You look at the horse here, I'll go to the road!" After saying that, he ignored Lu Deyin and rode the horse and checked it carefully on the road.
Zhang Ping'an came back on a horse and said to Lu Deyin: "There are no people on the road, there are no horses and footprints, and there should be no ruts. No one should come and go. We find a secluded place, settle the horses and feed them. We walk over! It shouldn't be dark yet. Are there dogs in the Tartars' nest?" "No! When we passed by last time, so many strangers didn't hear the barking of dogs." Lu Deyin replied affirmatively! "Okay! Let's go, we won't bring the bows and arrows, anyway, it's useless." They rode out for more than two miles and saw an ideal place to hide horses. They hid the horses and their weapons they didn't carry, and they walked towards their destination.
Lu Deyin had a very memorable talent and led Zhang Ping'an to the hill west next to the Tartars nest. The location of the Lu Deyin belt was very convenient for observation. Zhang Ping'an looked up at the sun and estimated that it was about one or two hours (that is, around four o'clock in the afternoon). This location was about fifty feet away from the yard where the Tartars lived. After half an hour, the feng shui of the Tartars yard was good, with a south-to-north road leading to the east-west road. There were three houses in the east-west and east-west houses. There were seven rooms in the main house facing south, and the yard behind was tied with more than twenty horses, more than thirty cows, and more than twenty cars. The east, west and north were surrounded by mountains, minimizing the influence of cold wind in winter. The wall was not high, about half a meter.
However, soon Zhang Ping'an looked at Lu Deyin with a wry smile and shook his head, because within half an hour they saw four Jurchen Tartars. It seemed that Lu Deyin's information was out of date. Zhang Ping'an whispered regretfully: "There's no chance! We can't beat them, so it's better to go to Burigude's house and slaughter the disabled! Collect the food and grass and force others to run away with us!" Lu Deyin also felt that what Zhang Ping'an said made sense, and nodded without saying a word.
Just as they were about to retreat, there was a loud noise in the Tartars' yard. They looked at each other in confusion and looked down. They saw a girl, which must be a little girl about the same age as them, barely, with blood flowing from the inner side of their legs, and staggering out of the middle room in the main house. After running two steps, they fell on the snow and crawled towards the gate of the courtyard. Some of the four Jurchen Tartars in the yard were holding their hands with their chests, some applauded and laughing, and some shouted happily in a trumpet-like manner.
I saw two Jurchen Tartars who tied their trousers and buckled their robes from the room where the little girl ran out. Zhang Ping'an saw that the only Jurchen in the courtyard who had no movement opened the gate, and thought he was a good person. When he saw him take out the rope, make a rope cover, and stand quietly five or six steps outside the door, and do the move of throwing the cover at any time, Zhang Ping'an understood that he was preparing to put the little girl in the little girl when he was about to run away. Another Jurchen Tartar walked out of another room in the main house and was also buckled his robe. Needless to say, he was doing the same thing as the two Tartars in the middle room.
I saw that the little girl had just climbed to the door. A Jurchen Tartar grabbed the little girl's hair and picked her up without any effort. Another shorter Jurchen Tartar smiled embarrassedly at the companion in the courtyard, scratched her head with embarrassment, and grabbed the little girl's still bleeding calves. The two of them tacitly grabbed the little girl back to the room. Amid the laughter of the Jurchen Tartars in the courtyard, the Jurchen Tartars who grabbed the little girl's hair with one hand seemed a little angry, cursed at the Tartars in the courtyard, and pressed the door hard with their left foot. The Jurchen Tartars in the courtyard immediately scattered. After a while, the little girl cried even more shrillly.
Zhang Ping'an pressed Lu Deyin tightly, and Lu Deyin's mouth was covered in blood, probably because his teeth had bitten his lips. Zhang Ping'an shook his head angrily at Lu Deyin, and nodded firmly. Lu Deyin understood Zhang Ping'an's eyes and nodded firmly. The two of them shrank back under the stone at the same time. Zhang Ping'an waved to Lu Deyin and whispered: "Follow me!" Walking out more than a mile, Zhang Ping'an whispered: "Brother, we can't be impulsive. I know you are very angry, and I am also very angry like you. But we can't act recklessly. We must destroy the enemy while protecting ourselves. I observed carefully. There were seven Jurchen Tartars in total, all living in the main house. We were on the west side, so we couldn't see the door to the west, and the door to the east was not locked, so it should not be a living person. You are right. There are no dogs in the yard, and there will be no wolf nearby in a short time."
Zhang Ping'an saw Lu Deyin's puzzled expression and explained: "The wolves we killed should be the largest wolves here. If you want to fill thirty or forty wolves, the range of movement of the wolves must exceed 100 miles. I calculated carefully, and there will be no more than fifteen wolves who were injured and ran away, and they are all the worst-in-law wolves. All the good health have entered the trenches. All the wolves living in the trenches were skinned by you and I. Three of them were killed by the Jurchen Tatar Baiboyala under the cliff. The wolves now were scared after the blows last night. I guess they smelled the smell of us, how far they could run! There are these wolves in this area, and other beasts basically dare not appear nearby."
Seeing Lu Deyin's clear expression, Zhang Ping'an continued: "Since wild beasts are not a problem, we mainly deal with the Jurchen Tatars and defeat the enemy's major elements: the right time, the right place, the right people. The right people: we suffer losses, the enemy is more enemies than us; the right places: the enemy is familiar with us here, and we do not have the advantage; the right time is half of the enemy and we are all!"
Lu Deyin showed an extremely disappointed expression. Zhang Ping'an saw it and said seriously: "To resolve the enemy's advantage, you must use your brain to think of ways, and you cannot wait! First: to resolve the time of heaven, that is, we cannot act during the day, we must act at night, the enemy is bright and dark, so that the time of heaven is on our side. Second: to resolve the advantage of the territory, that is, we must choose the battlefield, we must find two to three main battlefields for ambush, and we must also choose the same alternative battlefield, think of different battlefields to choose different combat plans, so that the advantage of the territory is on our side. Third: to resolve the harmony of the people, we are trying to find ways to disperse the enemy, we will deal with one, gradually eliminate the enemy, and gather small victory into a big victory. The time of heaven, place, and harmony of the people are in our hands. Do you think we can't win?"
After Zhang Ping'an's long speech was published, he was ready to enjoy Lu Deyin's worship with anticipation. But Lu Deyin didn't respond for a long time, and Zhang Ping'an whispered: "You pig's brain! You are usually very clever. I have talked about this, but you don't understand it yet?" Zhang Ping'an saw that Lu Deyin still did not respond, and couldn't help but sigh: "I want to turn my heart to the bright moon, but the bright moon shines on the ditches!"
Lu Deyin opened his mouth and saliva flowed to his chin. Suddenly, Lu Deyin said excitedly: "Brother! You are so talented!" Zhang Ping'an narrowed his eyes half-squinted, knowing that the show of worship was about to begin, and began to prepare to enjoy Lu Deyin's worship. "Brother, you said so well! Your arrangement is so perfect!"
"Well, wherever you are, this is just my initial idea, and there are still many things that need to be improved! You continue to say!" Zhang Ping'an was full of satisfaction at this time, and he still pretended to be calm on the surface. His vanity was not satisfied yet, so Lu Deyin continued to worship.
"Brother, your level of combat arrangement is much higher than that of many generals in our Ming Dynasty!"
"I have to learn more and ask experienced seniors more for advice! Well, you continue."
"But why are you so capable people arrested as Aha? Why are you beaten by Manager Qiu? You have to kowtow to Manager Qiu for half a black bun?"
At this time, Zhang Ping'an felt the blood rushing up his head, just like a poor man wearing silk and before he could heat up, he was taken off. The beggar picked up the fragrant roast goose legs and was taken away by the dog before he could even get his mouth shut. He roared fiercely at Lu Deyin, "Turn around and squat down!"
Zhang Ping'an kicked Lu Deyin's little ass. "I'll punish you for half an hour and you won't be allowed to speak. It's dark and we still have something to do!"
Zhang Ping'an looked at Lu Deyin rubbing his little butt with his hands, and was a little impatient: "Don't pretend to be wronged! I didn't kick hard! We have to take risks today to rush to Burigode's house. I have to ask Wang Blacksmith and Carpenter Li to help us make some things. When we arrive at Burigode's house, you are outside watching the horse. I will go in alone."
When he saw Lu Deyin, he wanted to open his mouth: "Don't speak! It makes sense for me to go alone, because all the dogs in Burigude's family can only wag their tails when they see me. If I don't let them call them, they will definitely not beep! Can you?" Lu Deyin covered his mouth with his little hands and nodded. Zhang Ping'an was satisfied, waved his hand proudly and pointed forward. Seeing Lu Deyin shaking his head, he turned his direction viciously and said, "Go!"
They walked to the horse hid and rode silently. Zhang Ping'an said: "Don't save horsepower, try to arrive at Burigude's house as early as possible and try to come back early to survey the terrain! When they saw the Jurchen Tatars on the road, they immediately ran into the forest! You can do nothing, people must be kept. Even if we can't do it this time, there will be a next time! No bargaining is allowed, this is an order!" Lu Deyin nodded silently and led the way across the horse. Zhang Ping'an worked hard to follow behind. After the sun sets, their mood gradually improved. The Jurchen Tatars would not rush to the evening without special circumstances. (To be continued)
Chapter completed!