Chapter 118: Death cannot live, tossing and turning
When Zhu Da said the word "revenge", Zhou Qingyun's struggle was not so violent, and Qin Qin next to him also stopped crying.
Zhu Da let go of Zhou Qingyun and pushed the person forward. Zhou Qingyun, who thought he had calmed down, took off and turned back and rushed towards Zhu Da. Zhu Da took a step back and punched Zhou Qingyun's chin with a sudden punch. The blow made the opponent dizzy, and he could no longer stand, and he knelt on the ground half-kneeling.
"Are you just thinking about dying with everyone? Do you think this is worthy of everyone? But when you die, everyone dies, the murderers will not feel that they are still happy. We want to survive and we want to avenge the dead. If you don't understand this, you can come out now, the Tartars have not left yet!" Zhu Da made his voice cold as much as possible.
Zhou Qingyun shook his head, gritted his teeth and said, "If we rush over, we can still save people!"
"Are you 50% sure?" Zhu Dasenran asked back. He used such a large-scale encirclement, found people with tired mounts, and then came out of the chaotic village. Can he run away? The more Zhu Da thought about it, the less likely he could.
Zhou Qingyun was stunned when asked, opened her mouth, and suddenly pounded the ground and cried loudly. Zhu Da coughed a few times and said in a muffled voice: "Cook later, and then take turns to stay at night. We will go out as soon as possible tomorrow."
"Are you going to save someone?" the girl asked worriedly.
"No, I'm going to investigate the enemy situation." When he said this, Zhu Da was exhausted.
Zhu Da, who said these words, had turned around, passed by Qin Qin, and walked out of the house to prepare all the items. Only Qin Qin and Zhou Qingyun were left in the house.
When Zhu Da left the room, Qin Qin said in a daze: "Brother Zhu is crying, his face full of tears." Zhou Qingyun paused for a while, and the crying became louder.
Zhu Da came out to prepare dinner. Qin Qin has eaten pancakes, jerky meat and so on these days. If you want to have more energy, you must eat some nutritious food, although in this mood, no one can eat anything.
As soon as he put the firewood into the stove, Zhu Da couldn't control his emotions. He suddenly found that he was heartbroken and regretful. If he followed Zhou Qingyun into the village, if he had the chance to save his parents, even if it was just a chance, he would lose all his relatives. Perhaps as Zhou Qingyun said, dying together is not a bad thing...
Zhu Da also cried. He did not cry heart-wrenchingly, but he could not control his emotions. He cried outside alone.
In fact, it was not that late. After everyone forced to eat the meat porridge and pancakes from Zhu Da, the sun had not yet set. After all, they encountered something before noon.
Zhu Da went to see the situation of the mount, and called the calm Zhou Qingyun to start packing up his weapons and dry food, and prepare to go out for a look.
"Are you going to save people now?" Qin Qin asked incredible.
"It's not about going to save people, it's about staying away from the situation. If you hold it here, you're blind and deaf."
"Don't you ride a horse?"
"The horse must rest, otherwise it will die halfway. Remember to feed the horse once before dark." Zhu Da reminded Qin Qin two words. Zhou Qingyun had already finished preparations. He has now completely calmed down. His expression was no longer that dull, and anyone could see the gloom.
If you come out of the salt cave, it is actually not far away, and it doesn't take much time to walk. Zhu Da and Zhou Qingyun took another portion of dry food with their swords and walked out.
They carefully observed the mountain road while walking, and saw that no one entered the mountain. The road surface of the mountain road was not that hard, and the plants on the roadside also came to the road, so once someone walked around, the traces were obvious.
Of course, there is not only a salt cave in this vast mountain. Zhu Da knew that there was a settlement that could barely be called a village, and there was a mountain temple in another direction, where some outlaws often gathered, not to mention all kinds of people who went into the mountains to hunt and collect herbs.
But there are very few people who walk this road out of the mountain. If there is an in and out of this road, it must be abnormal. I carefully inspected the road, and there was nothing abnormal. Zhu Da and Zhou Qingyun looked at each other, and on the one hand, they were relieved, but on the other hand, they were also a little disappointed. If someone entered the village at this time, it was also very likely that the villagers had escaped. There was no one at the moment.
When they were about to come out, the two of them did not walk out, but climbed up the hillside by the road. The only safe way to observe now is to look down from a high point, without the possibility of being discovered by the enemy, and they can still see the overall situation, although they are not so clear.
Whether Xiang Bo or Yuan Biao, they had taken them to climb mountains, and had observed Baibao Village and Hebian New Village on a high place. They had formally discussed what to do if the bandits came, what to do if there was a conflict with the next village, and what to do if there was a government servant and the garrison servants came down to disturb them. The settings of the two villages were considered a lot, but what people never expected was that they were Mongolians and brigade cavalry.
When he climbed to a good position that could be observed, despair appeared on Zhu Da and Zhou Qingyun's faces, and there was no luck in the scene in front of him.
Whether it is Baibao Village or Hebang New Village, there are many horses parked around the village, and there are also small teams of cavalry traveling between the two villages. The number of cavalry has far exceeded the number of villagers. From a distance, you can also see Mongolian cavalry moving things outwards in large bags.
Baibao Village and Hebian New Village have been far more prosperous than other villages and even markets in recent years, and have concentrated a large number of useful materials. Many of these categories have become famous on the grassland. If you carefully search these two villages, you will get far more benefits than other places.
Of course, it is difficult to see too many details clearly at such a long distance. Zhu Da has been thinking about various situations. He suddenly thought of a painful possibility, whether the goods sold on the grasslands would lead to robbery by the Tartars, and even if the parents and relatives hid it, would these robbers feel that there is enough wealth here and search carefully, and then the relatives are found. The more Zhu Da thinks about it, the more annoyed you become.
"Don't think about it all. Since you want to take revenge, then you want to take revenge. Everyone says you like to be stubborn!" Zhou Qingyun, who was beside him, said in a deep voice, as if he had recovered from his calmness.
These few words made Zhu Da suddenly wake up from his own blame and fantasy. He shook his head in a depressed manner. In this situation, it’s good to just think about how to take revenge. It’s useless to think too much.
It was getting darker, and there were many bonfires outside Baibao Village and Hebian New Village. There were more in Hebian New Village and less in Baibao Village.
Zhu Da and Zhou Qingyun were still observing carefully, but there was no intention of returning. In fact, it was dark very quickly. Apart from the bonfire, it was difficult to see clearly. If you delayed it, although the distance to the Salt Cave Hut was not far, the night road in the mountain was very dangerous.
"Can we touch it at night? Maybe all the people in the village have hidden it. If we have the chance at night, we will go to a Qingfeng Inn." Zhou Qingyun suddenly asked.
Zhu Da shook his head at the bonfire at the foot of the mountain and said in a muffled voice: "These bonfires and tents block all the roads outside, and those horses are also troublesome. Shocking one will alarm a group of people. Moreover, the Tartars are different from the people of the people. They are not blind at night. They are much more vigilant about night attacks than the people of the Ming Dynasty."
Yuan Biao and Xiang Bo both told them that Mongolian tribes on the grasslands were more difficult than Daming and were more vigilant. Except for the group that learned the Han people from Hetao, the other tribes lived by water and grass. The places where they lived were surrounded by tents and were not covered by city walls. Therefore, they were carefully warned and prepared at night. This was the relocation of the tribe. If it was a pure cavalry operation of the brigade, then be more careful.
It’s not that the other party has no flaws or omissions, but that they do not have the confidence to do this with the abilities of Zhu Da and Zhou Qingyun.
"Go back first, come back tomorrow morning." Zhu Da made a judgment. Seeing that Zhou Qingyun was not moving, Zhu Da urged him again: "The Tartars went deep into the Ming Dynasty and would definitely not dare to stay for too long. They would either plunder a few more places or return quickly. The 100,000 soldiers and horses in Datong were not a joke. Maybe they would leave tomorrow morning. These days they have been rushing on the early morning and dusk just to hide."
"There is a big use for 100,000 officers and soldiers. Isn't it because I put the Tartars in?" Zhou Qingyun muttered, but this time he didn't argue with Zhu Da. The two went down the mountain in the dark, and were illuminated by torches. Although they were walking stumbling, they still returned to the hut.
Qin Qin was waiting for them with concern on her face. The girl's face was still tear marks. She probably had cried in the afternoon. When Zhu Da and Zhou Qingyun entered the yard, Qin Qin hurriedly asked, "Will my father have something to do? Will he meet Tartars?"
"No, your father has been to Taiyuan City long ago. The Tartars can't go so far, let alone that's the provincial capital, so there must be peace." Zhu Da explained a few random words. Qin Xiucai would not be affected. The only thing he was worried about was whether he was in good condition to take the exam after receiving the news in Taiyuan City. However, this kind of thing is not important now, just live.
After eating some, the girl slept on the kang. Zhu Da and Zhou Qingyun directly laid hay in the wooden house to sleep. In order to prevent insects and mosquitoes, they also lit mugwort outside the house.
At night, you can hear the girl crying in a low voice, and you can hear Zhou Qingyun tossing and turning. Zhu Da didn't know when he fell asleep, but he just started to dream randomly at night. The life that had been dreaming for more than 20 years often appeared, but this night's dream was just memories, recalling the years of family and study, parents, Xiang Bo, Yuan Biao and every person with impression in the village flashed by one by one.
Chapter completed!