The devil is coming

Chapter 92: Wolf smoke!
The swaying campfire, the swaying eyes, the swaying expressions, the crumbling atmosphere;
Everything in the entire fortress seemed to be so panicked due to Zheng Fan's silence.
The barbarian soldiers standing around unabashedly cast their eyes on the women in the corner, as if they wanted to set fire to them.
From that night, when they followed the path of the young patriarch to the fort, until now, they are like wild beasts restrained by an iron cage.
From north to south,
Here again,
foreign country,
war,
night,
Each one is an element of loosening the cage, and some of their instincts are gradually recovering.
The people of Qian State call the people of Yan State Yanmanzi, which is actually a kind of regional discrimination, similar to how various regions in later generations smeared each other.
But whether they are people from Yan or Qian, the way they call barbarians has long gone beyond the concept of contempt among similar people, and has even risen to the level of race.
Barbarians are a group of humanoid beasts!
Liang Cheng stood on the edge, closing his eyes slightly, as if he couldn't see everything around him.
Zheng Fan slowly raised his head, his eyes slowly swept over the surrounding barbarian soldiers, and spoke in barbarian language:
"Missing a woman?"
The barbarian soldiers nodded wildly one by one, and even began to swallow their saliva subconsciously. Zheng Fan's words were very suggestive, and they couldn't wait any longer.
"Whether it's a woman from the Yan Kingdom or a woman from the Qian Kingdom, whoever lets me know that if I touch them, I will make them regret being born in this world."
"Pfft!"
"Pfft!"
All the barbarian soldiers knelt on the ground, trembling.
Liang Cheng also opened his eyes slightly.
"I will only say these words once. When other members of your tribe come later, you can tell them for me."
finished,
Zheng Fan stood up,
Walked towards the steps of the fort.
Liang Cheng glanced around and gave a simple order in barbarian language:
"Watch, watch."
Subsequently,
He also walked up the steps.
Tonight, there are not many stars in the sky, nor the moon. I guess it will rain tomorrow.
Zheng Fan heard the footsteps coming from behind, and naturally knew who was following him, and said:
"Do you think the order I just gave is very unkind?"
Some things are hard to avoid,
Every time there is a war killing, there will be mixed with the screams of women.
"Subordinates are only responsible for carrying out the orders of the Lord."
"I thought you would think I was giving random instructions."
Of course Zheng Fan knew that letting the barbarians under him indulge a little would boost their morale and gain their loyalty.
The young and Dangerous boys of later generations choose their boss to see which boss can give them food, money to spend, and sleep for their little girls.
"I understand."
"Actually, if they were not barbarians but serious Yan cavalry, I probably wouldn't object.
Anyway, the women in this fortress are also doing this for a living, and they are not from good families.
After everything is done, just give me some money as a thank you fee, and everyone will be happy after all. "
"My lord, I feel that if you give me some money, the women below will be willing to receive the barbarians."
Zheng Fan turned around and looked at Liang Cheng, his eyes were a little deep.
Slowly said:
"I'm just doing double standards, okay?"
"Okay."
"I don't feel like I'm from the Yan Kingdom. To be honest, I don't have much sense of belonging to the Yan Kingdom. Originally, I might have a little sense of belonging. If I had lived in Hutou City longer, if I hadn't experienced that It’s about baiting civilians.”
Liang Cheng stood on the side and listened quietly.
"I don't have a sense of belonging to the Qian Kingdom. Maybe because I was an official in the Yan Kingdom, I have an instinctive rejection of the Qian Kingdom.
But for the barbarians, I respect them even if the Shatuo Que Stone is still lying in the coffin in Cuiliu Fort, but I have no good impressions of the barbarians at all.
I don't know where I stand, but if I see barbarians attacking women here, I will be angry. "
"Lord, you don't need to explain so much to me."
"I'm afraid that my willfulness will affect your future leadership of them."
"Lord, you are too worried. You underestimate our methods. From the night they entered Meijiawu, we have been working hard to mold your image into a terrifying devil in their hearts.
The blind man would also brainwash them every night.
In their hearts, you are the devil, and it is extremely normal for the devil to make them perform things that go against their own nature.
They may even feel that this is punishment from the devil, but they are happy with this punishment.
The order you just gave may seem difficult for them to accept, but in fact, the pleasure produced in their hearts may be stronger than that of women. "
"..." Zheng Fan.
Therefore, you really shouldn’t be lazy because you practice needlework at night so you can’t get up early to accompany them to training;
In the evening, because I had to practice needlework, I had to go to bed early and could not accompany them to do ideological education and study;
Otherwise, you don't even know what kind of image your subordinates have arranged for you in the minds of these barbarian soldiers.
This image,
What a pervert!
"In fact, for any army, using wine, meat, money, food, or women to boost morale is an inferior method. The most important thing is to attract them with an existence that transcends material things."
Zheng Fan glanced at Liang Cheng and said:
"Your thoughts are dangerous."
"The blind man gave them a dream. In the dream, they returned to the desert and established a tribe of their own with our support.
In that tribe, there were no wars or killings. Instead, there were cattle, sheep, oasis, and the laughter of children.
For this dream, to realize this dream, these five hundred barbarians will follow us to the death. Even if only one of them survives, that person will witness this dream for them. "
"I suddenly felt that they were a little pitiful."
"The really pitiful people are those who have no dream of living a mediocre life in this world."
"Okay, let's get down to business."
"Yes, Lord, what are you going to do next?"
"What else can we do? Hehe, I didn't say hello to the blind man beforehand when I came out this time. If we go back like this, do you know what the blind man will do to arrange for me behind his back?"
"A blind man dares not arrange the master's plan."
"He will say that Zheng Fan, the captain of the anti-pornography team of the Cuiliubao Police Station in the Dayan Empire, led his warriors to bravely cross the border and go to neighboring countries to help them fight against pornography and help them build a spiritually civilized society."
"Lord, your thoughts are also dangerous."
"Anyway, I'm not willing to go back like this. This is not the war I imagined. Look at the reaction of those guys squatting down with their heads in their hands when we just entered. This is a crackdown on pornography!"
Liang Cheng nodded and said, "It's not the war that my subordinates imagined."
Zheng Fan put his hands on the battlements and said with emotion:
"It's because we thought Qian Guo was too normal before."
Liang Cheng nodded, obviously agreeing with this idea.
Because during the previous night attack, it was not only Zheng Fan who was fighting against the air, but also him.
When he thought of how he had hidden, detoured and lurked when he was approaching the fortress, he, a cold zombie, actually had the illusion that his face was getting hot.
"A hundred years of peace and the replacement of several generations are enough to wear away too many things. In fact, I should have thought of it long ago. I should have thought of it after seeing the ruins of Cuiliu Castle.
But at that time, I always felt that it was because the Yan people were arrogant and looked down on the Qian Kingdom, and the Jingnan Army was stationed in Yinlang County, so the border town defense system was abandoned.
But this is actually the inevitable result of time. If peace lasts too long, machines will rust, let alone people?
Did you just hear what the fort commander said? There was a serious shortage of food and salary for the army on the Qianguo border, and the shortage was also serious. He, the fort commander, could even turn a fort that was the frontline of the defense system against Yan into a red tent in order to make money. "
"Corruption of officials and lax military armaments are the fate that no dynasty can stop." Liang Cheng said.
"Tsk, tsk, I'm really looking forward to it. This generation of emperor of the Yan Kingdom is a powerful leader, and this generation of Zhenbeihou obviously has an unusual relationship with the emperor.
I don't know much about the Jingnan Army, but you and I have seen how elite the Zhenbei Army is.
If the Emperor of the Yan Kingdom had finished dealing with the powerful clans in the country, appeased the desert barbarians, and then transferred the Zhenbei Army to the south, would the Qian Kingdom's already eroded defense line be able to withstand the Zhenbei Army's 30 cavalry? "
Liang Cheng shook his head and said with certainty:
"Can't stop it."
There is no objection to this, because the Zhenbei Army is indeed the first-class cavalry in the world.
"But, that's a story for another day. Next, I plan to..."
With that said, Zheng Fan turned around and pointed to the south,
"Keep going south!"
Liang Cheng sighed and said: "My lord, please allow me to say something against my will."
"You said."
"It's too dangerous and too reckless."
"What's the truth?"
"My lord is wise."
Obviously, Liang Cheng was not entirely happy either.
At this time, the sound of horse hooves came from below the fort. Because the horse's hooves were wrapped, the sound sounded a bit dull.
The barbarian soldiers in the fort immediately opened the door and let in their companions outside.
"There is one more thing I need to ask my lord, what should we do with the remaining people in this fort?"
Zheng Fan did not answer, but asked:
"What do you think?"
…………
"Bang!"
A gold-handled dagger was thrown in front of Zhao Changgui by Liang Cheng.
After Zhao Changgui and the chief next to him saw the golden luster, their eyes showed greed.
This fort has one chief, and that is Zhao Changgui. Originally, there should be four chiefs, with forty garrison troops under his command, plus some other personnel. If full, there would be about 50 people.
But the actual amount of this castle is only half.
The extremely large army of the Qianguo Border Army is probably only on paper, and the share of empty pay is almost half.
Among the two seniors, one of the few people who had been killed earlier was the unlucky one.
Therefore, the two highest-ranking people in the fortress are Zhao Changgui and the chief named Xu Defu.
"Dayan's army will move south soon. We are the vanguard of the army. Now, before me, I have two choices.
At the same time, it is also a choice for both of you;
One is that I will order you to kill everyone in your fortress right now and bring back your heads as military merit. "
When Liang Cheng said this,
Zhao Changgui and Xu Defu both had frightened looks in their eyes.
"The second option is very simple. We can pretend that what happened tonight never happened. As for how to deal with the dead and how to keep the survivors sealed, you two should have your own ideas.
I can even promise you that when Dayan's army goes south in the future, you will all be able to survive, and you will all have a share of credit waiting for you. "
This is actually compilation.
"I do, I do!" Xu Defu immediately kowtowed and shouted.
"I'm willing too, I'm willing too!" Zhao Changgui also kowtowed immediately, fearing that his performance would not be as positive as Xu Defu's.
"Today, your fortress has been breached by us. Once this matter is publicized, your superiors will definitely not let you go."
"Yes, yes, we understand, we understand." Zhao Changgui nodded immediately.
"I left in a hurry and didn't bring much gold and silver with me, but we will send someone to contact you in the future. As long as you can work for us with peace of mind, your benefits will be indispensable."
"Thank you, General, for your accomplishment!"
"Thank you, General, for your support!"
Liang Cheng saw that it was almost done and walked out of the room.
Xu Defu and Zhao Changgui, who were kneeling on the ground, looked at each other and could see the fear and happiness in each other's eyes.
The border has been peaceful for almost a hundred years, but they unexpectedly encountered the Yan people. Fortunately, the two of them saved their lives, and they might even get rich because of it.
The four hundred barbarian soldiers who had rested for less than half an hour came out from the fortress, with the target pointing directly in the direction!
There are still many things they have to do tonight, such as naughty children who have finally gone out and will never go home until they have fun.
Zhao Changgui and Xu Defu stood on the wall of the fort, watching the cavalry troops heading south gradually disappear from their sight.
"call……"
Xu Defu breathed a sigh of relief,
this moment,
He was finally sure that he really survived.
Zhao Changgui sat down with his legs weak, covering his chest with one hand to calm his heartbeat. The feeling of surviving the disaster made him suffocated.
"Fort Commander, we will go down later. We will gather all our men and talk to them about the matter. Tell them that if the news about the fortress being captured today is leaked, none of us will be able to survive. If we take those two Once the thorns are dealt with, the women in the fort will not allow them to receive guests in the near future, and this matter can almost be buried."
"Well, those who died reported that they had deserted. Anyway, this kind of thing is very common in various forts. Tomorrow we will find a place nearby to dispose of their bodies. We should do it more simply. No traces can be left.”
"Well, I understand, but maybe this is also a fortune for us. The Yan people are finally going south. If others don't know, don't we ourselves know how bad our army is?
Everyone had neither enough food nor clothing, and the officials in the city only knew how to recite poems and compose poems and whip our warriors;
The military commander only knows how to drink the blood of his soldiers and deduct our food and wages so that we can't even fill our stomachs.
Once the Yan people go south, we can't stop it. We really can't stop it. If we can establish a relationship with the Yan people now, we can save our lives in the future, and maybe we can win a good future! "
Zhao Changgui nodded and said, "You are right. Sooner or later, this place belongs to the Yan people, and we, sooner or later, will be the Yan people."
Then,
Zhao Changgui said again:
"Go down now, call out those people from our hometown, and get the situation under control. Make sure nothing goes wrong."
"Okay, Commander, I'll go right away."
Xu Defu walked past Zhao Changgui and went down the steps.
But at this moment,
An arm suddenly caught his neck from behind, and then, the dagger with the golden handle was stabbed hard into Xu Defu's neck.
"puff!"
Xu Defu turned his head and looked at Zhao Changgui with disbelief.
Looking at this fort commander who is very greedy for money on weekdays, he even wants to peel off three cents of the money earned by the women in the fort.
"You...you...why...why...what..."
A dagger was stabbed into his neck, and blood was flowing out, but Xu Defu still managed to spit out these words.
Obviously everyone just agreed and discussed it, why... why?
"You...want to...be greedy...greedy..."
While Zhao Changgui continued to strangle Xu Defu's neck, he gasped and said in a trembling voice:
"No, I didn't want to be greedy for Yan people's merit. I didn't kill you for this."
"Then...then...why..."
Zhao Changgui put his mouth to Xu Defu's ear and continued to tremble:
"Don't you see who is standing next to the Yan people? It's a barbarian, it's a barbarian!
The Yan people have colluded with the barbarians, they are going south together, they are going south together!
I...I...I can't, can't just look at it like this, I can't, I can't, many people will die, many, many people will die. "
"you…………"
Xu Defu's body trembled one last time and stopped moving.
He died with a heart full of confusion, and his unwillingness could be seen in his wide-open eyes.
Zhao Changgui let go of his hand and looked at Xu Defu's body lying under him.
He stood up slowly, supported the battlements with his hands and began to walk forward.
More than ten years ago, Zhao Changgui spent a lot of money to inherit his father's position as fort commander. He had never even killed anyone in his life.
Because his father had never seen the Yan people's cavalry in his life, he had not seen either, but he often saw the Yan people's caravans.
When Zhao Changgui stepped on the steps leading to the sentry tower, his feet trembled and he fell to the ground with a "thud".
He didn't get up in a hurry, but held his head and sobbed softly.
He is afraid, because he knows that once what happened in the fortress today is leaked, according to the military law of the Qian Kingdom, he will definitely die!
He is not a scholar, and the country has a tradition of not punishing scholar-officials, but he has never been merciless when it comes to killing thieves like him!
"It will die, it will die, it will die..."
Zhao Changgui kept murmuring,
But slowly,
He raised his arms again and let himself get up,
then,
Follow the steps again and continue climbing to the outpost.
at last,
He climbed to the sentry stand.
His teeth bit his lip, drawing blood. He kept sniffing, and tears kept rolling in his eyes.
With trembling hands, he took out the fire seal from his arms.
"Yan people...barbarians...Yan people...barbarians..."
Zhao Changgui has never read a book. He doesn't know the truth. He is greedy for money, otherwise he would not open the red tent in the fort. During the day, it attracts the soldiers from all over the fort to come here.
He loves money, he is afraid of death,
But I just don’t know why,
While watching the hundreds of barbarian cavalry heading south in front of him,
his heart,
Suddenly panicked.
"Huh...huh...huh...huh..."
Zhao Changgui calmed his breathing, holding the fire stick in his left hand, preparing to light the ingredients, and then raise the wolf smoke.
Zhao Changgui has long forgotten what the colors of the smoke and what they mean. He has never lit it, and neither has his father, but he feels that he should light the smoke now. He feels that he should do this. .
He thinks he is crazy, but crazy...just crazy!
The fire folds were sent under the primer...
"boom!"
A stone hit Zhao Changgui's hand, and the stone rolled to the ground.
Zhao Changgui raised his head in astonishment and saw two people who had appeared by the wall of the sentry tower at some unknown time.
He had met these two people before. One was obviously the person in charge, and the other had previously dropped a gold dagger that he had used to kill Xu Defu.
"I said this method of yours will be very dangerous."
Zheng Fan said to Liang Cheng calmly.
Liang Cheng shook his head and said, "My negligence."
"This is the reason for your personality. You don't like to analyze human nature. You think it is unnecessary and you are too lazy to do it. You have to learn from the blind man."
"Ah."
Liang Cheng turned his head and looked at Zhao Changgui.
Zhao Changgui sat slumped on the ground. He knew that he had no chance. A look of despair appeared on his face.
"Bang!"
A knife was thrown in front of Zhao Changgui by Zheng Fan.
Zheng Fan pointed at the knife and said:
"He's a man. I'll give you some dignity and take care of yourself."
Zhao Changgui picked up the knife on the ground.
Nod,
Hold the handle of the knife with both hands,
First, he pointed the knife edge at his stomach.
hesitated,
Then he clamped the knife edge on his neck again,
Tears and snot almost stained his face.
"Clang..."
The knife was thrown to the ground again by Zhao Changgui.
Zheng Fan narrowed his eyes and said:
"what happened?"
Zhao Changgui leaned back against the wall, with a slightly shy look on his face.
Somewhat embarrassed, he said:
"Do me a favor, do it...do it...kill me..."
Liang Cheng said:
"why?"
Zhao Changgui wiped the tears and snot from his face with his sleeves.
Road:
"I'll make you laugh. I'm too timid to commit suicide..."
(End of this chapter)