Chapter 3479 Vote with your feet
The cold wind stirred up yellow sand, and the armor was stained with blood.
The smell of blood is actually very bad, and strangely, the longer it goes on, the more fishy it seems. Even if the nose is used to this smell, the heart still won''t accept it.
But as a soldier of the Hussars, Wu Ming had to accept it, and even had to create more blood with his own hands.
Wu Ming is not famous.
He is not like those heroes who are famous all over the world and are famous all over the world. He is not even famous in his hometown...
If he still has a hometown.
If there were any other options, he should have been born in that inconspicuous mountain village, and then lived in that mountain village all his life, married a woman who was as rough-handed as him, and then given birth to a litter of cubs, along with the cubs of other farmers. Growing up playing in the mud in the fields was like the life he had with his father and ancestors, the same without any changes.
His parents are simple farmers who work at sunrise and rest at sunset. Their life is simple but difficult.
If there was still a chance, he would be like his parents, holding hoes and pickaxes all his life, instead of cutting off people''s heads like he does now.
The war has shattered everything that was peaceful...
Wu Ming remembers that when he was a child, although life in the village was poor, everyone lived happily.
He and his friends were running around in the mountains and fields, playing hide and seek, while the adults were working while watching them and laughing.
The sky at that time seemed bluer than now, and the clouds were whiter.
The days were warmer and the nights quieter.
But later, the smiles on the adults'' faces gradually disappeared, and then Wu Ming heard words like war, famine, refugees, etc. from the adults for the first time. It''s just that Wu Ming didn''t know the meaning of these words at that time. He was still silly and happy, running from one end of the forest to the other, climbing up trees to dig out bird eggs, and digging into bushes to pick berries to eat. The peaceful life was trampled by war and fire.
Wu Ming still remembers that it was a day when the ordinary could no longer be ordinary, and the ordinary could no longer be ordinary, and then everything became unusual and extraordinary.
The screams of death and the collision of metal spread along the road.
The adults hurriedly packed their things and hid in the forest with Wu Ming and the other children.
That was the first time Wu Ming felt the fear of war so closely...
Even now, Wu Ming is still afraid of war. When he cuts off the heads of his opponents, he still feels disgusted. His heartbeat is still beating very fast, as if it is about to jump out of his chest.
But now, he no longer escapes.
Because Wu Ming knew that escaping was useless.
The more you avoid it, the more painful it becomes.
During those days of hiding in the mountains, food immediately became extremely scarce. Berries and wild vegetables were the best delicacies, and bark and leaves became food to satisfy hunger...
His life is no longer about having fun, but following the adults to pick wild vegetables and grind tree bark.
The bark cannot be eaten directly, so it must be smashed on rocks again and again, and then the slurry and smashed bark are mixed into pancakes, pretending to be real food pancakes.
Swallowing that kind of pancake is like cutting your throat with a knife.
If you don’t eat it, the fire will burn in your stomach, which will drive people crazy!
Wu Ming and the others thought they had escaped once and would be able to return to their original stable lives, but they were disappointed...
Then there is despair...
I don''t know how long the life of despair passed until the General of the Cavalry appeared.
Oh, at that time, the hussar general was not a hussar, he was just a lieutenant general.
Wu Ming remembered that when he first met Qiao Qi, Qiao Qi asked them to jump into the "pit"...
It is really a pit, dug in the ground, and then simply built with some wooden boards and cattail grass, and then filled with water.
Wu Ming once thought that Qiusi wanted to bury them alive, but when he thought about it, it didn''t seem like it. After all, burying them alive didn''t need to be so troublesome. So he jumped down and got a new robe!
Wu Ming remembered that he was naked at the time, but he was holding the robe, hunched over, and crying bitterly!
After so many years, Wu Ming thought that he would no longer cry or feel pain, but just such a robe made Wu Ming feel the pain again and shed tears again...
That robe was actually very ordinary, ordinary linen, rough and simple, but Wu Ming always regarded that robe as a treasure, neatly wrapped it and placed it in a camphor wood box.
That is a treasure even more precious than gold and silver.
In the land of Shandong, people like Wu Ming have to be farmers and do labor, and at the same time they are captured to be strong men. Even if they are cattle or horses, they may not be able to enjoy the things that people eat and use. , but here in Qiusi, he only needs to do a good job.
Therefore, even if Wu Ming doesn''t like the smell of blood, he will do what a soldier should do!
When he was in Guanzhong, he understood one thing. Although they were the same big man, not all places would treat the common people as human beings!
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Some people say that the army and the people are like fish and water.
But suddenly one day, the fish in the fish pond died.
Some people say that the fish is too delicate and cannot withstand the wind, rain, and scorching sun. It will turn belly up at the slightest dissatisfaction.
Some people also say that this fish is too lazy and doesn’t even know how to work hard to find food. It’s best to find three jobs a day, wouldn’t it be enough to live a good life?
Most of them talk about the fish problem, but no one mentions that the water quality has changed, and no one talks about what the people who manage the fish pond have done or what they have not done...
Wu Ming didn''t know whether these statements were right or wrong. He just knew that in Shandong, if his breathing rhythm was wrong, it was called malicious breathing. But in Guanzhong, as long as he did one thing well, he would You will be praised and rewarded.
So Wu Ming now regards killing as hoeing, and cutting down as chopping firewood.
Weeds are removed and hope is planted.
Cut off the dead branches and reap the rewards.
Enemies should be cut down with hoes, and our compatriots should leave hope!
The cold wind in the mountains stirred up dead leaves and yellow sand. Wu Ming held the sword tightly with one hand, slightly shielding the wind and sand from his eyes with the other hand, and looked into the distance.
Ahead is Hengshan Rock.
Take it and the hussar will win!
Sima Zheng said so.
Then take it!
The oncoming wind and sand hit the sword and armor, making a rustling sound, which seemed to be the rush of blood and the cry of death.
"enemy! ” The soldiers in front shouted loudly, “They climbed up too! 』
The mountain mist was so cold that it brought out a murderous aura.
As the shouts came from the front, more than a dozen arrows followed the shouts at the same time, shooting towards Wu Ming and others!
Cao Jun on the opposite side was obviously a veteran. He did not rush to shoot at Wu Ming and others as soon as he climbed up. Instead, he waited for his breath to become more balanced and then shot at Wu Ming and others after Wu Ming and others discovered them.
"Watch out for arrows!" 』
Wu Ming shouted, raised his shield, and covered his head, face, chest and neck.
"There aren''t many of them!" ” Wu Ming judged it immediately and shouted, “Come forward! Not here! It''s a target for nothing! Grab the ridge! 』
The hussar soldiers following Wu Ming also reacted and either used their shields to cover themselves or used their sabers to strike.
Due to the dark night and the mountain wind, Cao Jun''s arrows were not very accurate. He heard the pop, pop and ding, and the arrows either landed on the shields and armor, or pierced the surrounding ground.
In this position, shooting at Cao Jun on the same spot, it is obvious that he has no advantage at all.
The hussars who followed Wu Ming yelled and cursed angrily, and charged forward with arrows in their hands.
Occasionally, a few stray arrows hit the armor, making a ding-dong-dong sound. Wu Ming didn''t care at all, and just kept moving forward!
"kill! 』
While Wu Ming was roaring, he rushed forward, his sword whizzed down, and immediately cut off half of the arm of the first Cao Jun!
Wu Ming did not have any outstanding combat skills. The only thing he could rely on was the thousands of times he had killed three axes during team training. Step forward, chop!
Dash, stab!
Back off, block!
On the ridge, there was a sudden sound of gold, iron and flesh.
It''s like the owner of a pork shop came to do business, chopping the meat and cutting it with thorns and thorns.
Some people died on the spot, rolling down the mountain like sand and stones. Some people were only injured and were not dead yet, but fell to the ground, screaming in agony, and then they were stabbed by someone who didn''t know. , or someone stepped on the ground, and the screams turned into a muffled sound...
Mountain mist blew past, carrying the fine whistles together.
That whistle was the sound of life draining from a chopped artery.
Cao''s soldiers also rushed forward and fought with Wu Ming and others.
At the beginning of the battle, the hussars had few soldiers and Cao''s army had many soldiers.
Because no matter what, the soldiers of Cao''s army were running within the camp, and the distance was relatively short. However, the hussar soldiers took a detour, and the queues in front and back were lengthened, so that when the soldiers arrived at Hengshan Rock, they were in front and back. The back is different. But no matter whether there was one hussar soldier or three, as long as they heard the cry of killing from the front, they didn''t hesitate at all, they stepped up and rushed up!
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The space on the ridge itself is not very large. Dozens of people are fighting each other on the top of the mountain, so this area is crowded. Everyone on both sides knows that whoever occupies this area will gain certain geographical advantages. !
Cao Jun wants it, and so does the Hussars!
The soldiers of Cao''s army who came from behind seemed not to have expected that the hussars were so fierce. Dozens of them dared to charge forward. They couldn''t react for a moment. The soldiers of Cao''s army who came up from behind were in a hurry, not knowing what they should do. What to do is just shout and curse.
Some of Cao''s soldiers who climbed up the mountainside wanted to support their own side, so they fired bows and arrows. The intention was naturally good, but in the dark night, with the flickering light and fire, it was difficult to distinguish between ourselves and the enemy who were strangled together. It''s a very difficult thing, let alone seizing the fleeting opportunity to shoot the opponent''s soldiers when the two sides are fighting?
Therefore, the arrows fired by Cao Jun''s soldiers in the rear did not cause much damage to Wu Ming and others, but they hit Cao Jun''s own soldiers in the buttocks and knocked down several...
It is not that there are no brave men among Cao''s army.
These soldiers of Cao''s army also wanted to break the balance of this chaos and give Cao''s army the upper hand, so they rushed towards Wu Ming desperately. They saw that Wu Ming was the little leader of the Hussars, and wanted to kill Wu Ming, so that the forward troops of the Hussars would be frustrated and retreat!
But no matter how these Cao Jun soldiers attacked, Wu Ming and others were like stones on the river bank, standing firmly there and refusing to retreat, life or death!
If Wu Ming and others were in the middle of the mountain, then Cao''s soldiers would rush forward without fear of death. The geographical disadvantage would inevitably make Wu Ming and others unable to stand on the hillside, and they would be crushed even if they were unwilling. Go back to the valley.
But now Wu Ming and Cao Jun''s soldiers were standing staggered on the ridge. The height difference between the two sides was the same. On the contrary, Cao Jun''s soldiers who rushed up from behind needed to attack from behind. One of them couldn''t stand and fell down the **** first.
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Dong Zhao supervised the battle. From the beginning, he felt sure of victory, but then gradually became anxious and uneasy.
He felt relatively confident at first, but now his confidence was like fine sand in his hands. He seemed to have it, but as soon as he exerted force, it began to slip away...
Why are there so many brave men in the Hussars?
Could it be that the Hussars have some magic trick to recruit these soldiers who can''t even speak of one against a hundred, but at least they are still brave and aggressive when fighting against three?
If one person fights against three people, he will most likely suffer a loss, but if thirty people fight against a hundred people, he may not necessarily suffer a loss.
There were many soldiers in Cao''s army, but they were not united. Although there were few people on the hussar side, everyone worked together and cooperated with each other, and they actually fought evenly with Cao''s soldiers!
Dong Zhao saw that there were more and more hussar soldiers, and there was even a faint tendency to suppress Cao''s soldiers, so he couldn''t help but become anxious!
"Come forward!" Dong Zhao shouted, "Come on me!" 』
The soldiers of Cao''s army were pressing against each other and squeezing each other. They all seemed to be trying very hard to rush forward, but they were just standing still.
Why did he and his men come first and arrive at the ridge first, but now it seemed that he was attacking the ridge controlled by the Hussars?
"This can''t be done!" Dong Zhao frowned, "Archer!" Where is the leader of the archers? 』
A team of archers came over, "What are the military advisor''s orders?" 』
Dong Zhao pointed to the ridge, "Gather fire to cover it!" 』
The leader of the archers was stunned, "Huh?" Why don''t we let our people retreat first? 』
Dong Zhao shook his head, "We can''t retreat!" Shoot directly! 』
"But..." The archer team leader hesitated, "But..."
"No but!" Dong Zhao said angrily, "If we can''t hold this place, the whole camp will be in danger!" Is the safety of the battalion more important, or these lives? ! immediately! shoot! 』
The leader of the archers clicked his lips, but finally bowed his head and accepted the order.
After all, he was just standing behind and shooting arrows. If he could speak a little more to the soldiers in front, he had fulfilled his duty. As for the rest...
Isn''t this an "order"?
Even if you die unjustly, if you want to blame, you can only blame the superiors. Don''t argue with me, a person who only obeys orders...
As long as it''s not you who dies, then no big deal is too big.
The archers led the team in psychological construction. At first, their voices were a little suppressed, but later they felt more and more reasonable. When they finally gave the order, they even felt that the soldiers at the front deserved it!
Who kept them from rushing forward?
Who prevented them from defeating the Hussars?
So the voice of the leader of the archers became louder: "Everyone is ready!" Nocking an arrow! aim! 』
On the other side, Dong Zhao called his guards, "As soon as the arrow falls, lead your men and charge forward!" Be sure to take the ridge down! 』
The guard looked at the ridge, and for some reason he suddenly felt a chill on his back. "Commander, I''m here to protect you. Now... I''m going to charge up with my men. Isn''t there no one to protect you?" 』
Dong Zhao drew out his long sword and waved it in front of him a few times. "I have also learned swordsmanship, and ordinary thieves can''t get close to me!" You can rest assured! The ridge here is the key point of Hengshan Rock! If we can''t defend it, the whole camp will be in danger! Why do you and I care about our personal danger? Don''t say anything more, get ready now! 』
The guard looked at the long sword in Dong Zhao''s hand, sighed in his heart, and could only accept the order.
From the perspective of a superior, there was nothing wrong with what Dong Zhao was doing at the moment.
Zhongtiao Mountain Camp is a collective, so what''s the problem with sacrificing individuals for the benefit of the collective?
Of course this is the truth, but the question is why are those sacrificed always the individuals at the bottom?
If Dong Zhao led his men to charge up, was not afraid of sacrifice, and led his soldiers to capture the ridge, then even if Sima Yi finally arrived here with the subsequent hussar soldiers, it would be difficult for him to charge down.
But Dong Zhao didn''t.
He is used to letting his men sacrifice, letting his soldiers sacrifice, and letting the lower-level people sacrifice, and then in the name of righteousness, the safety of the entire battalion is in danger.
The archers led Dong Zhao''s guards and obeyed Dong Zhao''s orders, but that didn''t mean they thought Dong Zhao did the right thing, but that their interests were closely linked to Dong Zhao. They are vested interests, not innocent office workers. While enjoying the pleasure of controlling other people''s lives and deaths brought by small rights, on the other hand, he is looking for excuses to excuse his own guilt.
Arrows roared down, and the soldiers of Cao''s army who were fighting Wu Ming and others, together with Wu Ming and other hussar soldiers, were covered by the rain of arrows!
Immediately, the soldiers of both sides on the ridge fell in large pieces like Zhuang He being cut down!
"rush! Go! Dong Zhao''s guards were overjoyed when they saw this. They waved their swords in their hands and shouted, "The military advisor has an order!" Rush forward! Take the ridge! 』
Dong Zhao''s guards shouted, and then a bunch of people also shouted, but many Cao Jun soldiers did not rush up...
Some people even just shouted in place without even taking a step forward.
"Come on, rush on!" Rush! 』
Dong Zhao''s guard leader shouted anxiously, "You all rush forward!" Why not rush? 』
However, the soldiers of Cao''s army nearby were still standing still, raising their arms and shouting.
Dong Zhao''s guard raised his sword and said, "Charge!" Rush forward! Anyone who disobeys military orders will be executed! Anyone who hesitates will be killed! 』
The surrounding Cao Jun soldiers then moved forward, then took two steps and stopped one step, and some even walked forward in a zigzag pattern...
The soldiers at the bottom have no say. Even the leading and guarding troops brought by Dong Zhao are considered good elite soldiers. However, in Dong Zhao''s eyes, the only difference between them and ordinary soldiers is the price. As a result, their Life is not that important.
No one in the upper-level rulers will take them seriously. It seems to have become a habit and a rule. But at such a critical moment, you will see these soldiers at the bottom begin to vote with their feet...
(End of chapter)