Chapter 2274 Hunters and Prey in the Desert
Longyou.
??As some Qiang people returned to their respective tribes with some things from the horse thieves'' military camp, some strange sounds gradually spread.
‘Didn’t you say...that guy named Zeng is very powerful? Look, this... foundation has been blown away..."
Have you heard? It was said before that the Zeng family''s Wubao was also captured, and now it has been taken over again. Let me tell you, this time, the Zeng family is finished..."
『You guys, what are you doing? Shut up! Go to work! 』
When the leader of the Qiang tribe saw it, he yelled loudly, and then several Qiang people bowed their heads and ran away. They may not say anything anymore, but they may hide in that corner next time and continue chattering. .
The Qiang-headed man walked around for a while, then with a calm face, he mounted his horse and headed towards the Beigong tribe.
Before I arrived at the Beigong tribe, I met people from other Qiang tribes.
As soon as their eyes touch each other, they know that they are the right person.
Enter the Beigong camp, and found some people from other tribes, so they all gathered in the Beigong tent without saying anything.
?Beigong also has a headache. This matter developed much faster and more troublesome than he imagined. Beigong did not expect that Zhang Liao would adopt such a method, which was different from any previous Western Qiang rebellion...
?This is also the reason why the Qiang people have not been very keen on responding to Zeng Dahu from the beginning until now. After all, Zhang Liao, Jia Xu and others targeted Zeng Dahu, as well as officials in various counties and towns, and did not target the Qiang people.
『The Han people with the tricolor flag didn’t look for us…』
“Everyone who went there came back, and no one died…”
『They didn’t say what they wanted us to do, we just went there and brought some things back...』
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This is all the information given to Beigong.
??It is also the content that is placed in front of each leader of the Qiang tribe.
It seems that no matter what aspect, the actions of the tricolor Han people represented by Zhang Liao are more like internal conflicts among the Han people, rather than targeting the Qiang people in Longyou.
?So, to put it simply, Zeng Dahu was just threatening and wanted to drag the Qiang people into the water?
Beigong looked at the leader of the Yellow Sheep Tribe, the one who was closest to Zeng Dahu, that is, the Yellow Sheep Tribe, "Tell me, what do you think the Han people with the three-color flag want to do if they launch such a large formation..." What? Is Zeng Zhongyi still hiding something? 』
??The old man of the Yellow Sheep Tribe frowned and thought for a long time, "The number of troops dispatched by the Tricolor Banner Han people this time... doesn''t seem to be many... Maybe, the Han people are up to some conspiracy?" 』
“Hmm…” Beigong sighed and said, “Thirty or forty years ago, when the Han people came with great fanfare, weren’t we unlucky? 』
… Others immediately thought of the previous two Xiqiang rebellions.
What should we do? 』
What shall I do? Be careful! Be on guard! Don''t act rashly! Beigong glanced at them and said, "The Han people can''t believe it... Those Han people before, Zeng Zhongyi, and the current Han people with the three-color flag... are all the same, they can''t believe it... As for what to do... I still You have to think about it…』
"Then..." The surrounding tribal leaders looked at each other, "Then what you mean is that if the Han people don''t take the initiative to provoke us... we don''t have to... take care of Zeng Zhongyi?" 』
Beigong was silent for a while, nodded, and said: "Judging from the current situation, the tricolor Han people... If they really cause trouble for us, there will be nothing to say. We will handle it according to the old method... But now, first of all Don’t worry about Zeng Zhongyi, I think the most important thing is to first figure out what the Han people in the tricolor flag are trying to do..."
"But Zeng Zhongyi said..." the yellow sheep-headed man couldn''t help but say, "the three-color flag will charge us taxes!" Our cattle and sheep are to be dragged away! If we really take action, it will take ten years. Who can afford it by then? If we ignore Zeng Zhongyi now, if the Hans in the Tricolor Banner kill people like Zeng Zhongyi and then turn over to attack us, who will come to help us then? 』
『Yes, that makes sense...』
"Everyone was good at first, but now the tricolor Han Chinese want to join in and cause chaos..."
Beigong smiled, waved his hand, and stopped everyone''s chaotic words, "You didn''t hear clearly what I meant... If I say it again, even the Han people can''t believe it!" Regardless of the Han people before, Zeng Zhongyi, or the current Han people with the three-color flag, they are all the same, they can''t believe it! Do you understand? 』
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“It’s enough to understand a little bit...” Beigong didn’t bother to explain, “As I said before, the most important thing is to understand what the tricolor Han people are going to do! 』
『What if the Han really just want to deal with Zeng Zhongyi...』
It depends on the situation, do you understand? Beigong smiled, "Again, it depends on the situation... but remember the most important point, Han people cannot be trusted!" Okay, everyone, go back. If anything happens, I will send someone to find you..."
The leader of the Yellow Sheep Tribe was the last one to leave. Before leaving, he hesitated outside Beigong''s tent. Apparently he had something else he wanted to say, but in the end Beigong ignored him, so he just said He may have left sadly.
?"Old thing..." Beigong snorted, "Just thinking about my own family background..."
??The Huangyang tribe is the closest to the territory of the Han people. If there is any problem, of course it will be the first to suffer, so the leader of the Huangyang tribe is naturally anxious.
??But without the Yellow Sheep tribe as an early warning, how could Beigong know what the Han people would do? So even if Beigong knew what the leader of the Yellow Sheep Tribe was thinking, he just pretended that he didn''t know...
…（⊙＿⊙;）……
This is that? 』
Zeng Dahu had a headache.
Zeng Dahu climbed up from the leather mattress and felt a little sore all over his body. This pain was not in one place, but a piece here and a piece there, making Zeng Dahu feel like he was a human figure spliced ??together. You need to add more grease to the joints to make them easier and more flexible.
I’m getting old…
People who are traveling around the world always have the experience that they cannot sleep well when they go to bed and feel confused when they wake up. It was better when they were young, but when they get older, they tend to recognize their bed and either rest in a familiar place or rest in a familiar place. Hard to sleep on.
Zeng Dahu thought he was still young, but after he came out, he realized that he was old.
After shaking his head and washing himself with the cold spring water, Zeng Dahu finally came to his senses.
Has the black-faced scar who went to explore the road come back? 』
『I am back...but...』
Just what? 』
『People are back, this food and grass...』
Zeng Dahu frowned and gritted his teeth, "Call him over!" 』
Not long after, the horse thief leader nicknamed "Black Face Scar" came over. He kept his head lowered from a distance, somewhat afraid to look at Zeng Dahu.
『Say, what’s going on? Zeng Dahu sat on a stone, holding a piece of naan, tearing off a small piece and biting it with a grin. "Boss..." Black-faced Scar said hesitantly, "They... they don''t give..."
Zeng Dahu stood up slowly, "What did you say?" 』
?Hark-faced Scar''s head lowered, "He... they... refused... refused to give..."
unwilling to give? Zeng Dahu gritted his teeth and said, "Ah ha?" ! Refusing to give? ! 』
Before the black-faced scar could nod, he was suddenly kicked to the ground by Zeng Dahu, "You coward!" Why don''t you come back like this if you don''t want to give it to you? Damn, are they your father or your mother? ah? If you refuse to give it, your paralyzed hand is lame or your foot is broken? ah? ! 』
??The black-faced scar didn''t dare to resist. He just held his head and curled up on the ground to resist, "Boss, you said...you said not to use violence..."
"oh? ”Zeng Dahu retracted his feet, “I said that? 』
Zeng Dahu pulled the black face scar up from the ground and put on a smile, "Ah, it was a typo, wasn''t it?" My black-faced brother, tell me, what did I say? 』
The black-faced scar trembled, "It''s boss, boss, you said it, you said... treat them better, last time... just last time..."
『I’m paralyzing you! Zeng Dahu slapped Black Face Scar to the ground again, "Last time, did the **** hussar come last time?" ah? Last time, did we need them last time? Damn, what I meant last time was to raise them first, just like raising cattle and sheep, until they grow older! Are you so numb that you can only listen to half a sentence? How about lying down and pretending to be dead? Why don''t you go gather your brothers? It’s work! 』
“Oh oh oh oh...” When the horse thieves heard that they were going to take action, they all became excited. Even the black-faced scar who had been beaten up didn’t care about his nose being bruised, his face swollen and his mouth bleeding, and he was shouting hey hey...
Zeng Dahu still had a smile on his face, but his heart became colder. If you don''t eat the grass on the edge of your nest, you''re just not extremely hungry. If you''re really desperate, you''ll even eat shit! Zeng Dahu didn''t know that doing this would lead to a backlash from the Qiang tribe and lose its original protective effect. However, if the food problem was not solved now, the team would probably collapse in the next moment!
?Either die of hunger and thirst now, or take a gamble, so even if it is a bowl of poisonous wine in front of you, you can only drink it first!
Zeng Dahu led his troops to attack a small Qiang tribe nearby. Although Zeng Dahu arranged for his men to surround all the Qiang tribes as much as possible before taking action, and did not leave any survivors, it does not mean that This matter is absolutely foolproof and no one knows about it.
?At noon the next day, another person from the Qiang tribe came to visit a friend. As a result, he saw the miserable situation on the ground and was so frightened that he crawled away...
A few days later, like a jackal hiding in the grass, when the grass withered, Zeng Dahu’s position was gradually exposed...
Zeng Dahu did not dare to stay in one place for a long time. After changing the hiding place again, the horse thieves were inevitably a little tired. After eating the preserved meat, except for some sentries in charge of security, most of the people were looking for They went to sleep in a sheltered place.
During the night, the surrounding meadows were very quiet.
The summer night wind is not very cold either. It occasionally brings the snorts of war horses, as well as some small talk in sleep, teeth grinding, etc., mixed in with the unbridled chirping of some unknown insects in the grass.
The stars are shining brightly in the sky.
In the middle of the night, just as the bonfire was gradually extinguishing, suddenly, the sound of horse hooves like rolling thunder sounded from a distance, frightening the horse thieves who were on guard in the distance and screamed in panic, and then the shrill alarm screams rang out. night sky.
The horse thief camp suddenly boiled and became a mess.
Zeng Dahu was the first to stand up from the leather mattress and picked up the sword that was beside him. He didn''t even have time to put on his robes, so he screamed for his men to assemble to prepare for the opponent''s surprise attack.
Zeng Dahu looked in the direction of the sound. The first thing that caught his eye was a large patch of red dots, which looked particularly eye-catching in the dark night. This piece of red dot moved very fast. In a short time, it turned into a loose and dancing fire, like a huge firebird, spreading its wings and swooping towards here, getting closer and closer. The sound of the horse''s hooves getting closer seemed to hit the heart of the horse thief, which made all the horse thieves, including Zeng Dahu, look a little pale.
"Walk! quick! quick! Zeng Dahu got on his horse and pointed in the opposite direction of the fire, "That way!" quick! Go quickly! 』
?This is obviously someone who came here with bad intentions. You don’t even need to look much to guess that the hussars have followed them here. Although Zeng Dahu also has some doubts in his heart, it is obviously not the time to stand around and think about problems now. It is important to escape!
?Who the **** dares to confront the hussars head-on?
?Isn’t that just a combination of a fool and an idiot?
??Zeng Dahu gave the order, and all the horse thieves had the same idea. They had absolutely no thoughts of personal heroism. They followed Zeng Dahu and fled in the opposite direction of the red light...
At this moment, something strange happened.
The hussars and horses on the other side of the red light seemed to slow down, and then after a while, the red light disappeared, and the whole land fell into darkness again. The sound of the horses'' hooves was heard and was extremely noisy, but no one knew that the hussars were Are the people and horses chasing after them...
‘Slow down! Collect them all! 』
??The more Zeng Dahu fled, the more he felt something was wrong. He couldn''t help but shout to ask the surrounding horse thieves to slow down. However, for these horse thieves, panic is so easy to give up. Even with Zeng Dahu''s heart-breaking shouting, it took him half an hour of running before he finally let go of his fear. Some of them slowly collected their horses.
In the middle of the night, they were frightened and got up, and then the men and horses ran wildly. They were exhausted both in terms of physical strength and endurance. The horse thieves were wheezing and panting on the horses, and the horses were snorting and shaking their tails.
Zeng Dahu turned his head left and right, staring in the direction where the red light disappeared, but saw nothing.
Failed to catch up?
This is considered...an escape?
This is that? Zeng Dahu gasped and raised his head, preparing to identify his current position from the position of the stars in the sky, but when he looked at it, his heart suddenly jumped, "It''s wrong... it''s wrong... this direction... this direction Not to the north... We are running in the opposite direction, running in the opposite direction..."
Just when Zeng Dahu discovered something unusual, the horse thief in front let out a cry of extreme horror, which attracted everyone''s eyes to look forward. Then everyone saw a scene that made them unbelievable. Not far away from them, in the dark night, stood a group of men and horses quietly, with swords out of their sheaths and guns leveled, in a posture about to charge...
?The fire gradually ignited, and under the brilliance of the torch, a three-color battle flag fluttered in the night wind, as if it was ruthlessly mocking, or as if it was describing something in an understatement...
The horse thieves panicked, and something even more terrifying happened to them. As the fire lit up, war drums rumbled on the grassland, and then the sound of war drums seemed to be echoing from all directions, and then not only The brilliance of torches appeared in the south, and the fire also appeared in the east and west. The fire that had disappeared in the north was ignited again, and it was like a dragnet heading towards the horse thieves!
?Horse thieves burst into chaos!
Zeng Dahu shouted something, but no one could hear it, because all the horse thieves were shouting, and coupled with the sound of war drums and horse hooves nearby, one person''s voice was too small...
This is a perfect hunt.
On one side is the prepared hunter, on the other side is the panicked and exhausted prey.
In order to prevent Zeng Dahu, who lost the cover of the Qiang tribe and was even reported by the Qiang people, from disappearing from sight again, and in order not to go too deep into the desert to pursue him, Zhang Liao patiently persuaded some Qiang people to pretend to be north of Zeng Dahu. The large-scale incoming cavalry array was like hunting in the pasture, successfully driving the panicked horse thieves into the hunting circle...
The rest is simple.
The hussars encircled and charged forward at an extremely fast speed. They were originally brave and good at fighting, and they were waiting for work. However, the horse thieves consumed most of their horse power and manpower. They were so frightened that they lost their ranks and had no effective command. They only knew how to evade according to instinct. Escape, it can be said that there is almost no resistance...
The hussars were galloping back and forth, wielding their spears and broadswords as easily as they were cutting targets during training, while the horse thieves'' heads and limbs were flying, blood was spraying everywhere, and they were running like wolves and hogs, crying for their fathers and mothers, like They are running around like headless flies, ready to be slaughtered.
The horse thieves, who had suffered a heavy blow to their physical strength and morale, faced the hussars'' swords dripping with blood. Some smart ones immediately rolled to the ground, raised their buttocks and trembled in surrender, while the few horse thieves who resisted stubbornly, He was quickly slaughtered on the **** battlefield.
Half an hour later, when dawn came, the battle was basically over.
Zeng Dahu died. I don’t know whether he died in the fight, or was hacked while fleeing, or both, because there were injuries on his body on the front and back, and only half of his body was left. If not The other horse thieves and the Qiang people who led the way jointly identified it, but Zhang Liao was still not sure that the half-body was that of Zeng Dahu, who was once famous in Longyou...
『After taking the head, keep it for now! Zhang Liao ordered, "Clean up the battlefield and prepare to return to the army!" 』
The soldiers responded excitedly, and then began to clean up the battlefield.
"What a pity..." Zhang Liao looked at Zeng Dahu''s head and muttered in a low voice.
Although it was a complete and hearty victory, Zhang Liao still felt a little pity. After all, the living Zeng Dahu would be more useful than the dead one. However, no one can say that he will be captured alive on the battlefield, so what happens next? It just depends on how much role this dead Zeng Dahu can still play...
(End of this chapter)