northwest.
Tianlun Mountain. Xiong Xiazi Valley.
Hundreds of soldiers huddled together, motionless like statues. Their faces were expressionless, their eyes revealing only reluctance and heartache.
That kind of indescribable unwillingness kept creeping into my heart.
The deputy general at the edge punched a nearby stone, and blood dripped down the stone onto the ground. It was soon buried by the sand and disappeared.
"Damn Gou Gangchang. He actually set me up. I'm going to shit on his mother's head even if I become a ghost."
A scout, no more than fifteen or sixteen, ran over through the wind and sand. His body was drenched in the dust, and flecks of yellow sand spurted out of his mouth. He reported anxiously, "Lieutenant General Li, the enemy is less than two miles away."
"Damn it! My dear soldiers, I, Li Dapao, am sorry for you."
Li Dapao took off his hat and saluted the soldiers behind him. "The general himself was imprisoned, but he also sent a letter by eagle, asking us to be careful. He told me to follow the example of Lieutenant General He in everything."
"But I can't stand Gou Gang's constant abuse of the general, and I fell into this yin-yang man's trap. I've caused everyone to die here with me."
"Lieutenant General Li, at most he'll be a brave man again in eighteen years. We also can't stand those people that Gou Gang often brings with him, who always think they're superior to us.
We can tolerate the bullying if it's nothing serious. But we can't stand the harsh words they say about the general."
"That's right. We are General Gu's soldiers, not Gou Gangchang's soldiers."
"Damn it! Let's eat a little more and then fight them. Kill one and we'll win." Li Dapao grinned. "My soldiers are not cowards. If we have to fight for our lives, we won't care about anything else.
I would rather go without a pass and be a bandit all the way to find the general."
"Kill, kill."
Hundreds of soldiers were filled with excitement.
There is light in everyone's eyes, not afraid of life or death.
That is the power of spiritual worship.
The once proud Dashun Northwest Army has now become a target of hostility. They no longer want to stay here, but leaving is not easy.
Everyone has a family and a clan.
If you defect.
The remaining family members and clansmen faced a dead end.
This time it is their death, but also their chance of survival.
Gou Gangchang's men had calculated that these people would never come back, and they were probably secretly planning to give them a glass of wine on their way.
Li Dapao had followed Gu Beiheng through life and death many times. Although he was not good at scheming with civil officials, he was very good at fighting.
He chuckled and said:
"I'll take you guys out for a good meal."
Hundreds of soldiers followed Li Dapao and crouched down along the Xiong Xiazi Valley. After making many turns, they stopped at a valley.
There are a lot of cacti growing there.
"Brothers, eat your fill and then fight your way out." Li Dapao ran straight towards the nearest cactus.
Everyone else ran over and gnawed on the cactus like Li Dapao.
They were not afraid of getting their mouths full of blood from being pricked, as they simply thought this was the most delicious food in the world. In less than half an hour, all the cacti on the ground were wiped out.
"Brothers. Charge."
Li Dapao tied a piece of colorless cloth on his hand. His dry face showed a determination to die, and his eyes were full of stars.
He seemed to see Gu Beiheng riding on a horse, looking at him with a Fang Tian Hua Ji in his hand.
"Li Dapao, none of my soldiers are cowards. Kill them. If you don't have weapons, just bite them with your teeth. For the people of Dashun, for the elders and folks of my hometown, to save them from the scourge of war.
Show your ruthlessness, charge and kill." Gu Beiheng's figure gradually faded away. "Li Dapao, this general believes in you."
"General, I, Li Dapao, am not a coward. Our soldiers are not cowards either. We will never admit defeat even if we die." Li Dapao roared loudly and led hundreds of soldiers to break out to the deepest part.
He did not break out to the place where the Northwest Army was most likely to provide support.
There are only traps there.
In the past, soldiers’ backs and trust were reserved for their own people.
Now.
He knew it was impossible.
The Northwest Army without Gu Beiheng is not the Northwest Army in his mind.
He wanted to break out towards the Langyazi Mountain, which was easily overlooked by the enemy. He would not regret it even if he died there.
Hundreds of soldiers had blood on their mouths, and each of them walked out step by step with a light in their eyes.
The scout did not leave.
The rest of the scouts who were sent out also came back and reunited with all the soldiers.
The last battle.
They want to follow Li Dapao. Even if they cannot live together, they can die together.
They were General Gu's Northwest Army, and they had no attachment to the current Northwest Army. They just hoped that the remaining old comrades could survive, waiting for the day when they could vindicate General Gu.
Mengjiazhuang.
Gu Beiheng seemed to sense something and pinched his eyebrows with his hand.
He suppressed his anxiety with a worried look on his face. He hoped that his final plan could save those people's lives, even if it meant losing their jobs.
Unroll the paper.
Gu Beiheng asked Ying Yi to grind the ink.
Ying raised his eyes and ground the ink calmly. "Master, are you worried about the Northwest Army?"
Gu Beiheng paused, then dipped the brush in ink.
Write on rice paper.
"Master, you have to trust Military Advisor Mo. Even if there are a few bad-tempered and disobedient lieutenants or the leaders of the vanguard camp, Military Advisor Mo will find a way to save their lives, not to mention that you specifically asked him to take care of those troublemakers."
"I didn't say anything. You're just talking a lot. You've learned to talk a lot from spending so much time with the maids around the Madam."
Ying was silent for a moment.
I glanced at Gu Beiheng and saw that his eyes were less bloody.
I suddenly felt a little relieved and just hoped that Military Advisor Mo could control those troublemakers.
You must know that in the Northwest Army.
The troublemakers, led by Li Dapao, only listened to Gu Beiheng.
He ignored everything else they said.
He is impulsive and easily tricked by a few words from a bastard.
Gu Beiheng wrote a few words, put down his brush and walked out.
At the gate of the courtyard.
Su Qi was talking to the other people from Mengjiazhuang that Meng Lizheng had brought with him.
"You will be working for me. You must obey the manager's orders in everything. Tomorrow, split into two teams to cut wood. One team will follow Gu Xiuming's orders, and the other team will follow Gu Xiuting's orders.
In everything, only the captain reports to me. No one can go over the captain's head.
You can exchange tomorrow's rice in advance.
If you don’t have clothes at home, you can also withdraw cloth from me in advance and go home to sew clothes.”
Su Qi took the thermos from Bai Zhi's hand and held it in her hand, looking at everyone with a stern face.
"Those who have taken cloth and rice from me but don't work for me, don't think I can't deal with you. If you want to try, just come and get me.
I’m afraid you can’t afford the consequences.
Those who are diligent and don't cheat or act cunningly can work for me for a long time. I will ensure that your family has enough food to eat and clothes to wear. I will give you two options and it's up to you to choose. "Su Qi knew that there were cheating people everywhere.
She used both kindness and force and was not afraid of meeting those people in the early stage.
"If you agree, please get a badge and register here." Su Qi said, pointing to the table next to them.
Yingjiu sat behind the table, on which was placed a thread-bound book.
There were bags of coarse grains and a few pieces of coarse cloth at the back.
Xiao Liuzi and Mu Guang are here to maintain order, and there are also a few people from the Gu family's branch and Yuezhou Prefecture who are here to maintain order.
"Mrs. Gu, don't worry. Meng Lizheng chose us, and we are not the kind of people who would be sneaky or cunning."
"Let's get the rice and coarse cloth first. We need food and clothes. We must work hard starting tomorrow."
"We mountain people are not afraid of hard work, but we are afraid of having no work to do."
The people in Mengjiazhuang were talking at once and making promises, for fear that Su Qi would not believe them and ask the villagers from the mountain to do the work.
These mountain people can't rob the villagers.
"Okay. Go register based on what you said."
"Oh, now it's good. We have food at home." Many men had tears in their eyes.
Every family has hungry children, as well as a mother, father and daughter-in-law.
They are needed to support the family.
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