Chapter 52 Daze Bandit Army
In a thatched hut, Miss Qi was heartbroken and cried in the dark. No matter how Wang Zhu comforted her, it would be useless.
"It was Mr. Xue, the general of Chu who killed Mr. Qi. Don't worry, I will try to avenge them when I return to Qin!" Wang Zhu swore.
"Brother Wang Zhu, Mr. Xue has no grudges and grudges with us, why do you want to kill the people in the village?!" Miss Qi lay in Wang Zhu's arms and cried in tears.
Wang Zhu thought to himself that he has no grudges with the villagers, but he has grudges with me! But this can't be told you. Wang Zhu said vaguely, "Is there any reason for killing people, setting fires, robbing food and wasting women? It's just a common occurrence." Miss Qi was even more sad; "My father is an honest man, how could he--"
The thatched hut was built alone in the mountains, and it was probably a temporary place for hunters to rest in winter. Wang Zhu was tired of running, so he took Miss Qi to rest here. Who knew that after she woke up, she would not finish crying. From noon to dusk, she probably fell asleep when she was tired of crying.
Wang Zhu carried her on her back and continued to run away. He wanted to rush to Chenggao as soon as possible, otherwise everything would be over. The problem is that Wang Zhu didn't recognize the road at all, and there were no buses or trains here, and there were no signs. Wang Zhu could only walk out of the mountain, hoping to reach a larger city, buy a horse, and then ask for the path clearly, and it would be easier.
After walking for about two days, Wang Zhu walked out of this mountain and came to Dingtao by chance. Dingtao was a major town by Chu State by the Yellow River. It was densely populated, rich in resources and rich in life. However, since Qin and Chu fought, it was located in a formidable place and was a place that must be fought for by military strategists. Therefore, the major princes visited them one after another. Today they were occupied by Qi State, and tomorrow they were occupied by Wei State. The day after tomorrow, Chu State took them back. People's livelihood was declining, and countless casualties were killed and injured. In particular, Zhang Han once destroyed Xiang Liang here. After Xiang Yu took back Dingtao, he carried out a large-scale bloody massacre in order to vent his anger and avenge his uncle. This led to the current situation of ten rooms in Dingtao, nine out of ten empty rooms, the city walls were destroyed, and a doomsday depressed scene.
However, it is still possible to buy a horse here.
Through the broken city wall, two rows of poplar trees cheered up in the autumn wind, and the yellow leaves fell down. The branches were like devil's dead claws pierced the sky. The pedestrians on the street were ragged and walked in a hurry, as if they were avoiding the plague. Half of the city became ruins, and the streets were buried by countless rubble and turned into small paths.
Wang Zhu helped the weak Miss Qi to have some food in a restaurant that was shaking by the wind. Then, he asked the boss about where to buy horses!
The boss sneered for no reason: "This place is the easiest to buy horses!" Wang Zhu was puzzled: "How is this possible? Now the world is in chaos, and the princes lack the most is war horses. How can it be easier?" The boss is a middle-aged man with a cold face, and he looks like seeing through the world: "Dingtao fights every day, and people die at all times. There are so many war horses that run out of the battlefield. They are picked up by others and then taken to the market to sell. What's so strange about this?"
Wang Zhu pulled the dazed Miss Qi to stand up; "Thank you, I don't know how to go to Ma City!" said the boss; "I'll see it when I walk here after a turn."
Wang Zhu bought a pretty good war horse and a long sword in the horse market with three cakes. He was so excited that if there was no problem, he would be able to return to Chenggao in only three days after a quick horse whip.
But Wang Zhu did not expect that due to the great war between Qin and Chu in Xingyang, the traffic line from Dingtao to Chenggao was cut off, and he couldn't get through all the way. There was no way, so he asked carefully and Wang Zhu decided to take a detour, so he went from Dingtao to Dong'a by the Yellow River, thinking that he could pass through here. Who knew that maybe it was because of his thoughts that Wang Zhu almost vomited blood as soon as he arrived here. Peng Yue crossed the Yellow River to block Xiang Yu's food route and was fighting with Chu general Xue Gong Yu. All the major traffic routes of this generation were cut off by Peng Yue's "Big Ze Bandit Army", and even a fly could not fly out.
Wang Zhu had admired Peng Yue very much, but now he couldn't help but want to be his ancestor. Isn't this a destruction? I'm so fucking hurt you. No, I can't wait any longer. Even if I can't go back to Chenggao, I must try to inform Wang Ao that he is still alive! Don't let him change the dynasty in a mess.
Wang Zhu decided to sneak past the level at night, but if it really didn't work, he would break through.
At night, it was as dark as thick ink that could not be melted. There was no trace of stars and moon in the sky, and it was truly impossible to reach out and see five fingers. This was not a good time to ride a horse, and you would rush into the Yellow River if you accidentally rushed into the Yellow River. But Wang Zhu was very glad that he felt that this was the best time to pass the test.
Before leaving, Wang Zhu used a piece of white silk he bought to wrap Miss Qi and him, wrapped her horse's hooves with her face, stepped onto the horse's back, and headed straight for the road on the bank of the Yellow River.
After running along the Yellow River Road, which was shaking the sky and earth, for about half an hour, the red light suddenly appeared in front of him, and the torches were clear. Teams of soldiers holding spears crossed and patroled, constantly passing by, seeing at least 5,000 people. Five thousand soldiers lined up and blocked Wang Zhu's path that he must pass. Wang Zhu tied his horse's head a hundred feet away and whispered to Miss Qi: "Don't speak out, let's go around the path."
Peng Yue was a fine general. In order to prevent the Chu army's grain transport trucks and spies from passing there, he had cut down all the trees on both sides of the road. Moreover, under the guidance of locals, all the roads were set up, and basically no omissions were left. Wang Zhu wanted to detour from the road, but it was not feasible. In the past few days, Peng Yue had just crossed the river and was in a fierce battle with Xue Gongzheng. The army was divided into two routes, one was led by the chief general "Hu Zhe" to attack "Wai Huang". The other route was led by Peng Yue personally led the attack on Dong'a and deal with Xue Gonggong. Therefore, this generation of defensive investigations are very strict. As long as he dared to transit, no matter what his identity, he would be detained or executed on the spot, and there was no room for negotiation.
"Who, stop quickly. If you don't stop, you will shoot arrows!" Peng Yue arranged a secret whistle on the path. Wang Zhu broke into his pocket without seeing clearly. The ambushers on all sides bent their bows and arrows jumped out one after another. The torches swayed. Wang Zhu turned his horse's head and found that he was surrounded by clusters.
"I'm passing by, please help me!" Wang Zhu opened his mouth and said Qin Opera!
"I'm a Qin man! Why are you passing by so late? Don't you know General Peng Yue's order? You can't pass here. You must dismount and undergo inspection now, otherwise we will shoot arrows." A lower-level officer leaned closer with a torch in his hand and suddenly retreated: "He has a knife in his hand. Brothers, prepare to shoot arrows!"
Wang Zhu thought to himself that a hero would not suffer any loss in front of him. He did not have half a piece of armor on his body. If it really caused a rain of arrows, he might turn into a hedgehog. Besides, even if he could escape, Miss Qi would definitely die.
"Brother Wang Zhu, I'm afraid!" Miss Qi's body trembled like a crabapple in the cold wind. Wang Zhu thought to himself that if she was beaten up by this group of barbaric bandits and then pulled him to lock him up for a year or two, Miss Qi was violently beaten - that would be a big problem. She had to think of a way out.
"Put down the knife and dismount, I count to three and I'm about to shoot an arrow. One or two-"
"Slowly, don't shoot arrows. The general is actually here to join the army. Can you let me meet General Peng Yue!" Wang Zhu had already thought of a not-so-good plan.
"I want to see General Peng Yue, haha, I think you are crazy. What kind of thing are you, and you also want to see General!" The subordinate officer waved his hand and thousands of bows and arrows were aimed at Wang Zhu's body.
"There is an emergency military report from General Peng. Please give me some small gifts here!" As he said, Wang Zhu reached into his arms, took out all the remaining cakes and gold, and threw them to the officer: "Please be convenient, General!"
The officer was very skilled in getting money. His big hand, like a black steamed bun, grabbed the full wallet, weighed it up and down a few times, and sneered, "What military information do you have to report to the general?" Wang Zhu hesitated, "This—" the officer said, "Tell me the military information, I will report it to General Wang Tiankai. If your information is really valuable, General Peng Yue will meet you!" Wang Zhu deliberately raised his voice and said, "My information is-"
"Slow down!" the officer stopped shouting, "Can you still call it confidential information? Come here!" He said that, and came to Wang Zhuma.
Wang Zhu bent down and said to the officer, "General, I heard that the King of Qin is missing-"
"What?" The officer turned around. Wang Zhu's cold sword was already on his neck; "You are so stupid. Are Peng Yue's subordinates all idiots like you? If that's true, I won't see Peng Yue!" Wang Zhu mentioned the officer to the back of the horse: "Do away, otherwise I will kill him immediately!"
"Who are you? How dare you kidnap Zhang Duwei? Let us release the people quickly and prevent us from shooting arrows!" The soldiers clamored in panic and surrounded him.
"Let me go quickly, you will definitely not escape!" Zhang Duwei struggled and said viciously. Wang Zhu grinned, pulled one of his right hands, and sneered, "What a pity!" Cut off the right hand with one knife! Blood immediately poured out! Zhang Duwei let out a dying beast howl!
"Hurry up and dodge it! Otherwise, Zhang Duwei's left hand would not be able to be saved!"
"Doway, dodge!" Zhang Duwei shouted wailingly. When the soldiers heard Zhang Duwei's order, they hesitated to dodge to both sides. Wang Zhu squeezed his legs and the horse's belly, and the war horse rushed out with a whoosh.
He ran out a few hundred feet, and suddenly another man came from the front to stab him in the diagonal attack. He was the leader of a general, with a golden armor, probably the senior general of Peng Yue's army or Peng Yue himself. Wang Zhu was sweating in his palms, and he didn't know if the hostages in his hands could still play a role.
"Slowly, who are you? Why are you going to pass the barrier?" The general was in his forties, with long beards and big ears on his face, holding an iron halberd to block the way.
"Who are you? Get out of here, or I will kill this person!" Wang Zhu saw that he couldn't run away, so he stopped the horse and took the hostage. Zhang Duwei howled desperately, like a spineless child.
"I am the Grandpa Wang Tiankai. I heard that you have urgent military information to meet General Peng. I can recommend it!" Wang Tiankai was too lazy to even look at Zhang Duwei.
"No need, I have offended General Peng, so let it go, hurry up and make the way, otherwise I will kill this person immediately!" Wang Zhu lifted Zhang Duwei up and put his sword in front of his chest.
Wang Tiankai had an extra bow and arrow in his hand, and suddenly pulled the bowstring and arrowed Zhang Duwei's chest. Zhang Duwei thrust his body, whimpered twice, his neck softened, and he died.
"Don't shoot arrows!" Wang Tiankai raised his hand and shouted, "Brother, I see you are so majestic, courageous, and dare to break into the Dragon Pond alone. He is a hero. General Peng is eager to fight against the violent Chu and seek talent. If your brother does not dislike him, you can follow me to see the general. I promise that your brothers and high-ranking officials can sit and horses can ride."
Wang Zhu thought to himself that if he didn't agree to him at this time, it seemed that he would not be able to survive. Anyway, Peng Yue didn't recognize Qin Ershi, so he might as well meet the most barbaric robber in the Chu and Han era. Anyway, he just wanted to find an opportunity to escape.
"I am dissatisfied with General Wang. I originally came to join the army. However, this Duwei Zhang made things difficult for me and asked for bribes. So I had to take him hostage and escape. If I could get the general's recommendation, I would be grateful!"
"Okay!" Wang Tiankai said happily; "Please come with me immediately to see General Peng!"
"Is General Peng here?" Wang Zhu asked!
"Just in front of the camp!"
Since Peng Yue crossed the Yellow River, he has recaptured 30 cities in Liang, and Xiang Yu's food route has basically been under his control. Peng Yue's subordinates were bullied by Chu soldiers and generals in the past, so they hated the Chu people very much. These big-grain bandits came from the territory of Huazhou to Dong'a, and the outer Huang line was domineering in Chu, and they were cruel and unkind to kill innocent people and burn, kill and loot, and did everything. Peng Yue's idea was to use the Qin army in Xingyang to drag Xiang Yu to death, then rob Xiang Yu's food, and then attack Pengcheng. He had always hoped that the Qin army could fight with Xiang Yu in a difficult way, so that the north of Pengcheng would be his belongings.
If it weren't for the stumbling block of King Yingbu of Jiujiang, maybe half of the Chu country would be his owned soon. But he did not expect that the Qin army would be defeated so quickly. Mr. Xue was not easy to deal with. After fighting for half a month, Dong'a City did not conquer him. He was considering withdrawing his troops! Fighting guerrilla warfare is Peng Yue's characteristic. If there is a cheaper one, he will go up and go as soon as the difficulties come, and continue to grow in the movement! He would not fight hard with Xiang Manzi. These thirty cities were not a big deal for him. After robbing a vote, he would throw them away without hesitation. Overall, it was a bit of a Hun style! It was precisely because of his tactic of not caring about gains and losses that made Xiang Yu full of nothing.
Chapter completed!