Chapter 303 Brother's Promise
After Qin Heng returned to Houcheng Military Region, he went to find Le Guicai and asked him for permission to lead his troops to replace Qin Zhao and Qin Sheng's army.
Le Guicai didn't say much and agreed.
Now, after formal training, the soldiers of the Houcheng military camp assembled very quickly. In addition, going out to suppress bandits was a job they were very willing to do, so it didn't take long for Qin Heng to complete the assembly.
Then he and Qin Zhao assisted their captain in leading the team.
Fang County, Yali Mountain
Every time they attacked a bandit stronghold, Qin Sheng would lead the charge and take the initiative to tackle the toughest challenges, such as the enemy's core forces, which were all eliminated by himself or the troops he led.
This time was no exception. Qin Yan led his troops to deploy defenses all around, while Qin Sheng was already engaged in battle with the two most valiant leaders of Yali Village. He was outnumbered, yet he held his own.
When Qin Heng and others arrived, they directly asked the soldiers they brought to join the defense, while he and Qin Zhao went up the mountain under the leadership of Qin Yan's personal soldiers.
They came to Qin Yan's side.
Qin Yan was surprised to see them, "Big brother and third brother, you are here?"
"Shh!" Qin Heng and Qin Zhao were staring at Qin Sheng fighting with two burly men with a whip in his hand. The two burly men looked very similar and cooperated well with each other.
Qin Sheng chose the black whip as his weapon instead of his usual red cherry spear.
As soon as they took in the terrain, they knew it. Yali Mountain was a gourd-shaped mountain, and halfway up the mountain was like a tightly tied pocket, with steep cliffs and jagged rocks. There was only a road less than ten feet wide leading in and out, making it easy to defend but difficult to attack.
Two men had already come down from Yali Village, so Qin Sheng went up to fight. It wasn't that they didn't want to support him, but the palm-sized space couldn't accommodate a fourth man. Even using a spear was difficult, so Qin Sheng switched to a soft whip.
No wonder even the local county magistrate said that Yali Village was a stubborn disease that could not be easily eradicated.
The three Qin brothers were all experts. They could tell at a glance that even though it was two against one and there were restrictions on the terrain, their Xiaoliu still had the upper hand.
"Xiaoliu's skills have become more agile." Qin Heng's eyes were full of smiles.
Qin Zhao said, "That's right. We practice outside every day, so we have to get some results."
Xiaoliu is a tireless ox. He accompanied him to attack several strongholds. He couldn't bear it anymore and had to go back to defend and rest, so his second brother came to take over. He was still so good at fighting. It's great to be young.
Qin Yan rolled his eyes at him and said, "Xiao Liu has achieved great results." Of the eighteen mountain strongholds in Liaodong, he had conquered fourteen by himself.
While they were talking, Qin Sheng had already ended the fight. One of the two big men was seriously injured, and the other was tied up.
Qin Sheng handed the two strong men who had no ability to resist to his subordinates. When he came down, he was a little surprised to see his eldest brother and third brother there.
Qin Yan had already gone to work when he saw him defeat the two big men, and what happened next depended on him.
Qin Sheng: "Big Brother, Third Brother, why are you here?"
Qin Heng handed him a wet towel.
Qin Zhao threw him a water bag.
Qin Sheng held the cloth in one hand and caught the water bag with his other hand.
"We're here to bring some people to relieve your guard. You and your second brother will be able to leave later. Leave the remaining four strongholds to us."
Hearing this, Qin Sheng's heart instantly flew. Switching defense? Of course, that would be good. This way he could go back.
"But, why?" Didn't the second brother already agree not to switch defenses? He suddenly changed his mind. Nothing would happen, right?
"Sixth brother's wife asked us to come here."
Qin Sheng’s eyes widened instantly:!!!
My wife must miss him too!
Qin Zhao asked frivolously, "Xiao Liu, are you happy to hear this news?"
"Of course." Qin Sheng glanced at him, tilted his head back, poured the water from the cowhide water bag into his mouth, and drank it in big gulps.
Qin Heng waited until he finished drinking the water before saying, "After the change of guard, you should hurry back to Houcheng." The matter of his sixth brother's wife was quite urgent.
Qin Sheng nodded obediently, "Brother, I'll listen to you, but I have something to tell you."
"Hmm?" Qin Heng had a hard time guessing what he wanted to say. "Go ahead, your third brother and I are listening."
"Brother, Third Brother, you're all very good at suppressing bandits, so I won't say more. What I want to say is that when you're done defeating the bandits and cleaning up the battlefield, you can't just focus on the silver and supplies in their warehouses. You should also search the surrounding areas twice. For example, the back mountain of the stronghold, the walls of the dry well, under the kitchen, and under the doorways of the heads of the houses. You must focus on searching."
Qin Sheng explained carefully. He was afraid they wouldn't search thoroughly enough and leave some fish slipping through the net. He had been out for so long, and if he had the chance to go back and take a look, he didn't want to give up. Otherwise, he definitely wouldn't give such a job to anyone else. After all, every ounce of silver lost was his wife's loss.
Qin Zhao: How many good things did you get from all these counterfeit places to become so experienced?
Qin Heng assured him, "Okay, big brother got it, you can go back without worry."
Seeing that he was still worried, Qin Zhao assured him, "Don't worry, Third Brother promises you that every time we capture a stronghold, Big Brother and I will have people dig deep underground and not miss a single penny."
The two people's assurances made Qin Sheng nod secretly with satisfaction.
By the evening, the two sides had completed the rotation of defense.
Qin Yan and Qin Sheng, accompanied by their tired but still excited subordinates, slowly returned to defend the city, carrying the spoils of war from Yali Village.
Qin Sheng couldn't stand the speed, but he knew his men needed to rest and couldn't march quickly, nor was there any need. "Brother, I'll go first, you take the army."
"Go ahead." Knowing that Xiaoliu was eager to go home, Qin Yan did not stop him.
After getting his answer, Qin Sheng grinned, then squeezed the horse's belly, and with a sound of "Gee", the horse under his crotch rushed out.
Immediately afterwards, several of Qin Sheng's personal soldiers quickly chased after him on horseback.
After Qin Sheng returned home, he said hello to his family, took a shower, changed into clean clothes, took a bag of buns that his mother had forced upon him, and went to the county magistrate's mansion.
When he arrived at the county magistrate's mansion, the gate guard knew his identity because of his face and let him in without saying a word.
Qin Sheng had long legs and took big steps, and soon he arrived outside the office of the Lu family father and daughter.
Lu Songli was explaining things to his subordinates.
Qin Sheng stopped. In front of outsiders, Qin Liuye was still quite respectable. He did not come in to disturb them, but his eyes were focused on her.
Lu Songli noticed him the moment he appeared. But she was in the middle of her story and had to continue. However, she still took the time to look at him in between her words. He had no missing arms or legs, and he was not injured. He was doing well.
At this time, the subordinate who was in contact with Lu Songli was quite tactful. After listening to Madam Qin Liu's instructions, he left quickly.
Lu Songli looked at Qin Sheng and said with a smile, "You're back?"
"Well, I'm back. Lili, have some tea." Qin Sheng came in and handed the teacup on her desk to her.
Lu Songli noticed that his lips were very dry and pushed the water cup towards him, "I'm not thirsty, you drink first."
Qin Sheng happily picked up her cup and drank the water. He had just eaten a few buns and it was very choking, so drinking some water was just right to moisten his stomach.
Just when Lu Songli was about to have a good chat with him, someone else came to see her. She recognized him as the manager in charge of Yang's blacksmith shop.
Qin Sheng also noticed the person coming and sighed in his heart, thinking that his wife was really too busy.
"Lili, how about I go back first?"
Lu Songli glanced at the faint red bloodshot in his eyes and nodded, "You go back and have a good rest first. I will be back early today."
Qin Sheng shook his head, "No need to rest. If I rest now, I won't be able to sleep at night."
"You're going south with Mr. Xue tomorrow, so you should get plenty of rest."
A bolt from the blue! Qin Sheng was stunned when he heard this. He had thought his wife missed him, but he didn't expect that she was arranging for him to travel with Mr. Xue?
Lu Songli saw that his reaction was not right, "Didn't big brother tell you?"
Qin Sheng shook his head, "No."
Lu Songli understood after a moment's thought. The eldest brother probably saw that he was too happy and couldn't bear to pour cold water on him, so he wanted to let him be happy for a little longer.
Seeing him dazed and still not reacting, I softened my heart for a moment, "Why don't you go inside and rest for a while, and when I'm done, we can go home together?"
There was a small side room next to the office room she and her father shared. There was a small couch there where she would lie down when she was tired.
Qin Sheng nodded obediently, "I'll wait for you."
"Well, go ahead."
After Qin Sheng went in, he did not close the door. He lay down on the small couch with his clothes on. From time to time, he could hear his wife's voice outside. He gradually closed his eyes and fell asleep.
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