"Grandpa, can you sing?" Zhu Qing quickly got into the role.
At Zhang Laosan's age, being his own grandfather is not a disgrace to himself.
Zhang Laosan stroked his beard and said, "Hey, my folk songs are really unique."
Then Zhang Laosan began to sing: "There are peaches in the garden, their fruits are delicious. My heart is filled with sorrow, so I sing and chant. Those who do not understand me think I am arrogant. Is that person the right one? What do you think? My heart is filled with sorrow, but who can understand it? Who can understand it? Don't even think about it!"
Batuwu was at a loss in the valley when suddenly a burst of singing broke out. Everyone was startled; it was too strange to be in such a desolate place.
"Take a few people over to take a look!" Batu ordered.
A dozen soldiers rode over on horseback, and were surprised when they saw that they were two shepherds, an old man and a young boy. How could there be shepherds here?
The boy was very scared and hid beside the old man, not daring to move.
A Mongolian cavalryman drew his scimitar and rushed forward. He raised the scimitar and chopped it down on Zhu Qing's head.
Zhu Qing was so frightened that he crouched down, holding his head, not even realizing how to evade. Meanwhile, Zhang Laosan stood there, frozen in fear; he hadn't expected the other party to strike him with a knife.
"Hahaha..." Suddenly the Mongolian soldier put away his sword: "You two, why are you here?"
This time, Zhu Qing let go of his hand tremblingly, raised his head and looked at the soldiers in front of him with lifeless eyes.
The centurion obviously didn't want to waste time talking to him: "Take him to the thousand-man captain!"
The Mongolian cavalry brought the two men to Batuwu. Batuwu was initially skeptical, wondering why someone would be herding sheep in this desolate and uninhabited area. He wondered if it was some kind of trick. But when he saw clearly that they were an old man and a young boy, he felt relieved.
"Who are you and why are you here?" Batu asked sternly.
He knew that if he could deal with these people who were as obedient as quails, he only needed to scare them and they would immediately behave.
Sure enough, the grandfather and grandson were both trembling, but one was real and the other was fake.
Zhang Laosan said tremblingly: "We are originally from Quanzhou. There was a war in Quanzhou three years ago. More than 20 members of my family were killed by soldiers." At this point, Zhang Laosan's eyes showed anger. It was obvious that he thought the Mongols had killed his entire family.
"Go down." Batuwu also saw the hostility in the old man's eyes and guessed roughly what was going on. Gert had massacred the city when he occupied Quanzhou, so the old man's experience was not surprising.
"My grandfather and I are the only ones left in the family. To avoid the war, we came to the Wild Wolf Valley to herd sheep for a living." Zhang Laosan said according to the lines that Zhu Qing had prepared with him in advance.
Batu nodded, he believed it 70%, so he turned and looked at Tengger.
Tengger is the think tank of the army and the smartest person in the army.
Tenger asked, "You two came to this valley to escape the war. Where do you live?"
Zhang Laosan's heart skipped a beat; they hadn't considered this beforehand. Yes, if they had come to this valley to escape the war, where did they live? If they couldn't find their place, then they must be spies.
"! Where are you two living in this valley? If you don't come out, I will kill them." Tengger said angrily.
Zhang Laosan was frightened. At this moment, Zhu Qing stood up and said, "We don't live in the valley with my grandfather."
"What! What!" Tengger was shocked. All the Mongolian soldiers stood up when they heard this. They were also very surprised.
Zhu Qing looked puzzled: "We came in from outside the valley. We saw many soldiers outside the valley, so we hid in the valley to herd sheep." Then he smiled: "Look at this place, how can people live in such a barren mountain and wilderness, right?"
Tenger's eyes flashed with a fierce look: "Huao, we have been in the valley for a while and have never seen you before. If you entered the valley yesterday, where did you stay at night?"
Zhu Qing took a step forward: "No..."
"Stop!" Several soldiers drew their scimitars to threaten.
Zhu Qing had no choice but to retreat. "Who told you we came in yesterday? We just arrived in the valley today. Didn't we follow you? We saw a lot of soldiers outside the valley. My grandfather was afraid they would steal our sheep, so he hid in this valley. Who knew there were soldiers at the bottom of the valley?"
"Then how did you get in? Through the entrance?" asked the centurion Batu.
Zhu Qing shook his head: "There are thousands of soldiers with bows and arrows at the entrance. We entered from the southwest defense."
Batuwu and the other generals were stunned. Batuwu rushed over and grabbed Zhu Qing's shoulders. His voice trembled: "You, do you think there is a way out of the valley?"
Zhu Qing nodded: "Yes, we came in from that road."
"Tell me, where is it!" Batu pinched his shoulders hard.
Zhu Qing pretended not to know martial arts and kept yelling: "It hurts, it hurts, Grandpa..."
Zhang Laosan, who was standing nearby, hurried over and said, "Don't worry, sir. That road is narrow and difficult to navigate. There are a few soldiers up there. We had to go around them to get in."
Batu's heart sank again when he heard this. He let go of Zhu Qing and said, "There are Song troops up there too. This, this..."
"Captain, I have an idea." Tengger suddenly said.
Batuwu quickly understood his plan and said happily, "Tengger, if you have any good ideas, hurry up."
"We can send a few people and let these two lead the way out of the valley quietly. Once we get outside the valley, we can go to Quanzhou and ask General Gert to send troops to support us. As long as the reinforcements arrive, we can work together inside and outside to completely wipe out the Song army outside the valley."
Zhang Laosan and Zhu Qing looked at each other, and Zhu Qing said in his heart: Finally took the bait.
Batu was delighted: "Great idea, great idea. Come here, both of you! What are your names?"
Zhang Laosan pointed at himself and said, "My name is Zhang Laosan, and this is my son Zhang Qing."
Batu nodded and said, "Baganda, come here!" Then he took out a gold ingot and said to Zhang Laosan, "You two lead us brothers out of the valley, and this gold ingot will be yours."
Tengger said nothing, but just stared at Zhang Laosan and Zhu Qing.
Zhang Laosan stretched out his hand to take it, but Zhu Qing snatched it away and opened his arm. Then he pulled Zhang Laosan aside and whispered a few words to him, during which Zhang Laosan nodded continuously.
After a while, Zhang Laosan came back and said, "My dear soldiers, to be honest, there are several soldiers outside the valley. My father and I are really risking our lives to lead the way for you. Here, here, here are at least two gold bars." He stretched out two fingers.
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