Great Han Arrow God

Chapter 359 Life is too short
Hundreds of miles of valleys, rugged mountain roads, snow and ice, the threat of the shadow of death hovering overhead.Without horses, all the luggage and equipment can only be carried on sleds and people's backs. This time the march is several times more difficult than the previous pursuit of Wu Dan.

Now, finally saw the prey, without any mobilization, everyone turned into a wild beast, crazily killing every enemy they saw.

Even though Xi Ya tampered with Liang Xiao's order because she couldn't bear it, the mercenaries still went on a killing spree, cutting down almost everyone they saw.

Most of the young and strong people in Wutu Valley were confiscated by Che Shi Wang Qiang, and most of the rest were old and weak women and children. There were only a hundred or so people who could really fight, and they were scattered everywhere. When they heard the screams, Rushing out of the tent to check, Liang Xiao and others had already rushed in front of them.

Like a gust of wind sweeping across the lake and the valley, mercilessly destroying life and peaceful life.

Half an hour later, most of Che Shi's people had fallen into a pool of blood, only some women were left behind, next to the bodies of their relatives, threatened by bloody sabers to slaughter cattle and sheep to prepare dinner.

Liang Xiao was sitting in Captain Che's tent, his hands were shaking all the time, and his eyes were a little restless.The body of Captain Che Shi was thrown outside the tent, his eyes were wide open, and his face was forever frozen in horror.

Shia was worried.The day Li Danghu rushed back to Daban, Liang Xiao was like this.

Tu Niu'er and Pang Shuo led the mercenary guards to guard the big tent, and lit the fire pit again. The bright and warm light of the fire shone in Liang Xiao's eyes, slowly dispelling the haze.When the warm broth was brought into Liang Xiao's hands, he finally stopped trembling.

"How about the casualties?"

"Fortunately, Che Shiren was not prepared at all, and we basically encountered no resistance." Tu Niu'er stretched out his hand, and carefully roasted the fire. "Several brothers were injured, and no one died in battle."

Liang Xiao glanced at him, and suddenly froze.The little finger of Tu Niu'er's left hand is missing.He reached out and grabbed Tu Niu'er's hand. "Your hand... when..."

Tu Niu'er smiled, and gently pulled back. "It was inconvenient to wear gloves when I passed Xuefeng, so I took them off." He smacked his lips and shuddered involuntarily. "It was really cold. I didn't feel anything at the time. Later, when I put on the gloves again and my hands warmed up, the pain was excruciating. Only then did I realize that the little finger fell off at some point, and the gloves were covered with blood."

Liang Xiao stared at him for a while. "Niu'er, do you regret it?"

Tu Niuer frowned, disapproving. "What do you regret?"

"If it wasn't for me, you might still be in Guangling City, playing with those little brothers, and you wouldn't..."

"So what?" Tu Niu'er interrupted Liang Xiao. "In the end, he was either hacked to death and left dead on the street, or he was like me, A Weng, a farmer all his life, and a farmer without land." He laughed, with a bit of self-deprecation. "Don't you forget, my family didn't have a few acres of land at that time, and if we wanted to sell the land, we had to ask for that bastard Hu Lai."

Liang Xiao didn't speak any more, and buried himself in the soup.The soup was a little hot, and the soup made him feel a burning pain in his heart, and the tears couldn't stop flowing down, falling into the soup, and he drank it into his mouth again.

"Ah Xiao, I'm a rough man. I don't have as much knowledge as you, but I have to say something." Tu Niu'er took a sip of soup, glanced at Liang Xiao, and was about to say something when Liang Xiao burst into tears. , could not help but stunned.He hesitated for a while, then asked in a low voice, "Ah Xiao, what's wrong with you?"

"It's nothing." Liang Xiao raised the corner of his sleeve and wiped away the tears from his eyes. "Tell me, what else can we brothers say."

"No." Tu Niu'er moved to Liang Xiao's side, and pulled away his arm covering his face. "There must be something wrong with you. The day Sigma froze to death, I thought something was wrong with you. Do you regret it?"

"Well, I regret it." Liang Xiao sniffed, only hesitated for a moment before admitting, but the tears couldn't stop flowing down. "If I hadn't taken the risk, Sigma wouldn't have died. She is different from others. The mercenaries are for money, and we are for the future, but why is she? Her death is too worthless. She was killed by me. She's only 16, like a flower that withers before it really blooms."

Xia Ya, who was busy at the side, put down the things in her hands, covered her face, and rushed out of the tent.

Tu Niu'er let out a long sigh, reached out to hold Liang Xiao in his arms, and patted him on the back lightly.

"A Xiao, it's a pity that Sigma died, but since she became your maid, her fate is linked with yours. Whether she lives or dies, it's all arranged by God. However, A Xiao, You are indeed taking some risks in this attack. Marching in the mountains in the twelfth winter is indeed..."

Tu Niu'er was also in a bad mood when he thought of those who were frozen to death and fell to death.There are more than 100 people in total, and more than 30 non-combat casualties, more than [-]%, are all due to the difficult marching conditions.Thinking about it now, even though the fire in the big tent is very warm, it still makes people feel extremely cold.

The two were silent.After a while, Liang Xiao sat up, picked up the broth again, and sipped it.The tears on his face were still there, but his eyes became cold and determined again.

"Niu'er, take two people to see if there are any old people who are still alive. I want to find out about the situation and decide what to do next."

Tu Niuer froze for a moment: "Do you want to continue attacking?"

"Since we have already arrived here, how can we stop?" Liang Xiao hesitated for a moment, and then said: "We can't let Sigma and the others die in vain, I will definitely drive the Huns away, and prevent them from crossing the Tianshan Mountain. Here... ..." He said word by word, "It's mine."

Tu Niuer blinked, got up and went.He shook his head as he walked.He didn't quite understand what Liang Xiao meant.He wanted to drive out the Huns, which is understandable.What does it mean that he wants to make this land his, shouldn't the whole world belong to the imperial court?
Tu Niuer searched around among the captives, but couldn't find the old man, who was killed by the mercenaries.However, he found a woman who was willing to donate a map to Liang Xiao in order to save her life.

Tu Niu'er was overjoyed and brought the woman in front of Liang Xiao.This woman is very young, she looks to be in her early twenties, with a dark complexion, two spots of plateau red on her face, her eyes are bright, but flustered.Standing in front of Liang Xiao, she lowered her head, not daring to look at Liang Xiao.

Liang Xiao sized up the woman for a moment. "Undo your clothes."

The woman panicked and covered her skirt, her lips turned white.She wears a lot and is bloated.When Tu Niuer saw her, she stepped forward and was about to pull her hand away.She screamed and spoke Chinese. "Don't touch me, don't touch me!"

Liang Xiao was very surprised, and quickly waved his hand to signal Tu Niu'er to back off. "Are you pregnant?"

The woman was taken aback, her face turned pale, and then she nodded again and again.

"Very good, you give me the map, tell me everything you know, I will keep you safe, and no one will harass you."

The woman nodded repeatedly, turned around and ran out, after a while, she came again, took out a sheepskin from her bosom and handed it to Liang Xiao.Liang Xiao took a look at the sheepskin and was overjoyed.This is a map showing the location of Wutu Valley and the route through the mountains to Jiaohe City.

Liang Xiao stood up. "Take me to her tent and tell everyone to bring back all the things from this tent, and I will have a look at them one by one."

Tu Niu'er agreed, and hurried to make arrangements.Liang Xiao put on his cloak and motioned for the woman to follow him.Her tent is next to the leader's tent. Although it is not big, it is very neat.The tent was in a mess, all kinds of items were thrown everywhere, and there were actually several volumes of pamphlets among them.

This is rare in the Western Regions.

Liang Xiao picked up the brochure, which contained several poems.The handwriting is good and elegant, and it can be seen that the writer's cultural level is not low.

Liang Xiao called Xi Ya and asked her to clean up, and the young woman with her big belly also cleaned up together.Although it is not convenient, it is not complaining at all.Not long after, the big tent was tidied up, and Tu Niu'er came back with a bunch of things.

Liang Xiao asked the woman while inspecting the trophies.The woman said that her name was Mo Ya, and her husband was Wu Guinian, a Han Chinese, who came to Wutu Valley a few years ago, and was highly valued by the captain because of his literacy, so he stayed.This time Che Shi Wang recruited troops, and his husband also went with the captain.She married Wu Guinian five years ago and just had a child, which is likely to be Wu Guinian's only child because he is already in his 40s.

Liang Xiao understood that she must be afraid of being abused by the mercenaries and cause a miscarriage, so she begged for mercy.From this point of view, although they are twice the age difference, the relationship between husband and wife is not bad.

Liang Xiao searched carefully, but found nothing more useful except the map and brochure.He returned the things stolen by the mercenaries to Mo Ya and ordered no one to harass her, then he returned to the leader's tent and called the guide.

Before deciding to send troops, Liang Xiao had done research on the terrain. Now that he had this map, he was more confident.The plan to attack Jiaohe City came to his mind.Before Jiaohe City, a small country called Huhu first came into his sight.

Huhu lives in Liugu, not far from Wutu Valley, and only more than sixty miles away from Jiaohe, so it can be used as a resting place before attacking Jiaohe.Huhu is a small country, with only fifty or sixty households and two or three hundred people, and only five or sixty people can fight. After the strong men are conscripted, it is almost equivalent to being undefended, and it is unlikely to encounter threatening enemies.

After receiving this news, Liang Xiao heaved a sigh of relief, and finally ate a safe meal.

After eating and drinking enough, Liang Xiao carefully considered the plan again, and after confirming that there was no major difficulty, he stood up and stretched his muscles and bones.

Shia came in and lowered her rolled sleeves. "Master, are you still practicing archery today?"

Liang Xiao glanced at Xi Ya.The fire in the tent was raging, and Xi Ya was busy all the time. She took off her armor and left her war robe hanging aside. body looming.

Liang Xiao thought of Sigma, and suddenly felt that life is short and impermanent.The war is dangerous, no matter how good the arrow is, it is impossible for one person to conquer the world.Why do you have to be an ascetic monk when you have the opportunity to be full of warmth and fragrance?

"Of course I have to shoot. Shia, are you tired, why don't you relax with me?"

Xi Ya was taken aback for a moment, and then she heard the voice of Liang Xiao's words, her face flushed with shame, and she nodded embarrassingly.
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