Cutting over the end of the Ming Dynasty: a dog-leg knife at the beginning

Chapter 23 Perseverance
Relying on the shameless crowd tactics and Yang Menglong's rich experience in group fighting, the farmers in Xiaojiazhuang finally killed all the Houjin Rangers after a hard fight.In fact, they can only blame themselves for being too stupid. It was obvious that the cavalry dismounted and went to do the work of the infantry. Forget about doing the work of the infantry, they also stole the jobs of the scouts and went into the woods to investigate the enemy's situation.Is the job of a scout so easy to grab?There were holes dug everywhere in the forest to set up ambushes, and if just a dozen of them got in, they would probably die without knowing it!The result was good. Fourteen of the fifteen Houjin soldiers were killed on the spot. The only remaining one was injured in the leg by the logs and stones falling from the sky. He could not run away. He was surrounded by angry farmers. About to turn into meat sauce, Yang Menglong stopped everyone at the right time: "Don't kill him, this guy is still useful!"

Now his prestige is very high among the villagers of Xiaojiazhuang. When they heard that Mr. Yang wanted to use this person, everyone gave up, but still stared at him fiercely, as if they wanted to eat him.The man looked horrified and tried to stand up while holding his knife, but Yang Menglong kicked him over and waved his hand: "Tie him up!" Several people immediately rushed forward and tied the guy with a rope. Su Qin was carrying a sword. And it was so tight that the guy screamed in pain.Yang Menglong was too lazy to care and helped Xu Gong up: "Are you okay?"

Xu Gong's face was pale, and he gritted his teeth and said, "You'll know if there's anything wrong if you come to the sword!" He smacked his lips at the bloody wound on his shoulder.The sword was stabbed so hard that it almost crippled one of his arms, and the wound is still bleeding.

Yang Menglong said: "I know you were seriously injured, thank you for saving my life."

Xu Gong said, "It's good that you know! After the head is sent up, I want half of the reward!" He babbled again, but this time it was towards Ortai's corpse.

Yang Menglong said: "No problem, we killed this kid together, of course the bounty is [-]/[-]." Looking at the scattered corpses on the ground, his face was tangled: "These bastards are too fierce, we all use the mechanism to backstab After killing half of them, so many people died in the fight, and the young and strong who are still alive are probably in their early years!"

He guessed very accurately. Of the more than 40 young and strong people who participated in the battle, less than [-] were still alive. Among these people, there were more than a dozen who were more or less wounded. It can be said that the casualties were heavy. up.First with cold arrows, then with traps, half of the Houjin soldiers were killed, and then dozens of people beat up the remaining seven, and so many people were killed or injured, Yang Menglong felt a little unbelievable———Based on his team battle Experience, the other party should have knelt down and sung conquest after losing so many people.

Xu Gong is not surprised: "You can be content, a group of peasants with only brute force, it is already very good to fight like this, even some armies are not as good as them!"

Yang Menglong nodded: "Yes." Then he roared: "Qi Polu, where are you going? Give me back the knife!"

He didn't forget that the dog-leg knife was only temporarily lent to Qi Polu for use, and the kid kept evasive, intending to take his knife for himself, so of course he didn't do it.

Qi Polu came over with 12 reluctance, and returned the knife to Yang Menglong: "Give it back, the whole knife is like a dog's leg, it's so ugly, who cares about it!" To be honest, he really cares about it.This knife looks ugly, but it is unbelievably sharp. It is easy to cut off a head, just like cutting sugar cane. Unfortunately, Yang Menglong would never give it to him.

At this time, the old and weak women and children who had been hiding not far away shivering and worried for a long time saw that the fighting had stopped, so they came out tremblingly, and they couldn't help being stunned when they saw the dead bodies all over the ground.After eating, Yang Menglong started to set up the arrangement, commanding everyone to collect local materials, collect stones, cut logs, set up a large number of traps, and then deliberately shot the Houjin soldiers with cold arrows, and led them into the well prepared for them. In the tomb, fifteen Houjin soldiers were finally wiped out, and one person was captured alive. With the help of Qi Hu, an old soldier, and the guidance of several hunters, his plan was a complete success, successfully making everyone alive. down.However, the price was that nineteen young and strong died and more than ten people were injured. Such a price was too heavy. The villagers rushed forward and saw that their children were still alive. Those who saw their loved ones lying in a pool of blood felt that the sky was falling, and threw themselves on the bloody corpses, wailing heart-piercingly, grabbing the ground with their heads, and dripping blood and tears.The smile on Yang Menglong's face disappeared, and he stared blankly at those poor people who were dying of pain, with a sad expression on his face.

Qi Hu walked over, covering the wound on his arm, and asked, "My lord, what's the matter?"

Yang Menglong said in a muffled voice, "They still lost their relatives..."

Qi Hu sighed and said, "But at least they are still alive, that's enough."

Yang Menglong shook his head: "No, that's not the case. They trusted me and handed over their sons to me. They gave me living, great boys, but what I gave them back were bloody corpses. I'm sorry. They...I could have done better..."

Qi Hu patted him on the shoulder and said: "You have done well enough, if it weren't for you, we would have turned into a pile of frozen corpses outside the wilderness. Let's go, this place is not suitable for long!"

Yang Menglong nodded, and shouted: "Everyone, don't cry. There were sixteen enemies originally, but here are only fifteen. One of them must have gone to report. The enemy army may come at any time, so we should deal with it quickly." dead body, and then rush to the county seat overnight, otherwise there is only a dead end!"

When the heartbroken villagers heard that the enemy might come again, they suppressed their tears and suppressed their grief. They dug a shallow pit on the ground, wrapped the corpse in a straw mat, buried it in the pit, and then piled up three small piles of soil. , Let the child kneel down and kowtow a few times, and then set off on the road.In troubled times, survival is the first priority in everything, even a good cry is a luxury, the dead are dead, and the living have no time to be sad, they still have to struggle to survive .

Qi Hu cut off the heads of Houjin soldiers one by one, fourteen, not one less, it seems that the villagers still know how to measure, knowing that the heads of these precious dead ghosts are valuable, the whole person was beaten to pieces, except The heads have not been smashed, so whether the people in their village can survive depends on whether these heads can be exchanged for enough money.By the way, that prisoner of war was not killed secretly. On the contrary, he got better treatment and let everyone get into a car and take him away. It is said that a living person is more valuable than a dead person. This precious dead ghost cannot let him die easily. Lose.

Everyone found Houjin's war horses outside the woods, a total of thirty horses.This time, Yang Menglong didn't have the excitement of the Alibaba kids discovering the treasure, and just asked everyone to drive the horse away, while he sat in a daze on the cart.The encounters in the past few days are too bizarre, inexplicably coming to this cruel and maddening troubled world, inexplicably being rescued by the Xiao family siblings, inexplicably getting involved in wars, inexplicably killing people... In just one day , He has eight more lives in his hands!The cruel reality made it difficult for him to adapt. You must know that before this, he had never killed a chicken, let alone killed a chicken. At most, he would beat people into pigs' heads, but that was not the same as killing people!
How could this be?
Why am I here?

Where will my way out be?
Can I go back to the original world?

After losing contact for so long, my parents must be going crazy, right?

Thinking of his parents, his heart was filled with guilt.There are two brothers in his family, he is the younger brother, the strictness and expectations of the parents are all given to the elder brother, and the tenderness and doting are left to him without hesitation, and he is spoiled to no end.He was catching dragonflies when his elder brother was holding the textbook, and he had already fallen asleep when his elder brother was still studying hard at the desk... In the eyes of my parents, my elder brother should be responsible for all the responsibilities. Just enjoy yourself.Since he was a child, his parents have been obedient to him. When he got into trouble, his mother apologized to the parents with a smile on her face, and never scolded him. He was not interested in studying and liked to practice martial arts. Hire a boxer with real talents to come back and give him advice. He can do whatever he wants, as long as he doesn't kill people and set fires to hurt the world, his parents will support him... Poor parents all over the world!He dared to run rampant in school, dared to chase down several sleazy gangsters a few years older than him with an iron pipe, and dared to go head-to-head with gangsters who asked him for protection money, but he didn't dare to tell his parents. The disrespectful words are not out of cowardice, but because he loves them and understands how much they love him.

I will never see them again...

The corners of Yang Menglong's eyes were astringent, and two tears silently slid down his cheeks, turning into frost in the cold wind.

Xiao Yufang found that his mood was not right, and asked softly: "What's the matter? Did you think of something sad?"

Yang Menglong sniffed and said, "No, it's fine."

Xiao Yufang said: "Don't lie to me, you are crying."

Xiaojun said: "Brother Menglong, if you have any unhappy things, you can tell my sister and me, and it won't be so uncomfortable to say it."

Yang Menglong opened his eyes and said: "I don't have any unhappy things, I just... just feel that life is too fragile. We struggle desperately just to survive, or even just to live another day, but it is so Difficult, but it is very easy to die, an arrow, a knife, or even a fall... Just today, eight people died in my hands, eight people!"

Xiao Yufang sighed quietly: "Yes, living requires more courage than dying..."

Yang Menglong said firmly: "I can't die, I still want to go home, I must live! You must also live!"

Yes, one must do everything possible to survive.Only by living can there be hope.

(End of this chapter)