Northern Dynasties

Chapter 186
The cold wind howled in the village, and the snowflakes in the sky were getting bigger and denser. Hundreds of villagers stood silently in the wind and snow, surrounded by a ring of fierce soldiers in military robes with knives in hand. Li, no matter how you look at this scene, it looks like a cross-border soldier bullying the village.

But the actual situation is completely different. After Lu Chuan finished his speech, he saw that the villagers were still afraid to go forward. He didn't think there was anything wrong with his group. repeat the words.

"The raw sheep in the house, which household did they come from, and which household will take it back! If you are worried that this village thief will be pursued later, let him beheaded here today, so that the thief's head can be used to correct my military order!"

Lu Chuan saw that the villagers just didn't dare to move, so he simply jumped off the earth wall, put the blade on the shivering clan elder's neck, and said viciously again.

"Misunderstanding, this is a misunderstanding... wait a moment, general, the folks present are all members of our Zhang clan, and the sword is the elder of the clan! The clan elder, he is not taking relatives, but he is afraid that the general will wait for the wind and snow to rush on the road, or because of flattery I didn't see the crime, so I moved out of the clan to give birth to sheep..."

Finally, a man from the village had the courage to come forward and explain that although he still didn't believe in his heart that any officer and army could be so disciplined and have nothing to do with the people, but in this case, we should save the elders first and then talk about other things.

After hearing this, Lu Chuan was stunned for a moment, turned the blade and pointed at other villagers, and the answers he got were similar, so he felt a little embarrassed, and turned to look down at the clan elder whose hands and feet were frozen He scolded: "Since the matter is like this, why didn't you say it before?"

The clan elder also felt a little wronged after hearing the words, as if you didn't give me a chance to defend myself.

He still didn't dare to say this, he just lowered his head and tremblingly said: "Is what the general said true? Is there really no need for the villagers to buy food and entertainment?"

"Hot soup and water are still needed, but other food materials don't need to be provided by the village. It turned out to be a misunderstanding that disturbed the owner and all the villagers. I'm sorry."

Lu Chuan used to be a native of Beizhou, and he also knew that these villagers lived like a frightened bird under the double oppression of soldiers and bandits. Now that the misunderstanding was resolved, he stopped being overbearing. He unfolded it and showed it to everyone: "In the past, the officers and soldiers may not be sympathetic to the villagers, but I and Li Dadu are not like this.

Look out for this mountain flag, and anyone who raises this flag to cross the border and harass and infringe the villagers, go straight to the Southern Metropolitan Water Administration Office and tell them that Governor Li Dadu will not only punish you, but also reward the eyes and ears of the villagers for inspecting military discipline. Power!When the mountain flag crosses the border, those who step on the field seedlings will be injured with sticks, and those who take supplies will be punished! "

When the local villagers heard this, thunderous applause erupted in the crowd, and it lasted for a long time, and the old man was so excited that tears filled his eyes, and he clasped his fists and said: "The old man's humble opinion, my humble opinion... is really true. I have lived for a long time, and I have never seen such a righteous official and righteous man!"

"I will see you often in the future. Li Dadu supervises both sides of the Luoshui River, and his soldiers often wander around the east and west villages without disturbing others! The villagers return to their homes, and we will also have meals and rest."

Lu Chuan was also very proud to promote the military order of the Metropolitan Governor. To be honest, he didn't understand why the Metropolitan Governor made such a military order to bind himself at the beginning.

He used to be the commander of the village regiment, lived in seclusion in the village, and was slaughtered by thieves. He only felt that the weak preyed on the strong, and the world was like this. Wearing armor and holding a knife would mean life and death. If the control is too strict, it may cause morale.

But when he saw the dancing and admiring looks of these villagers, he felt a sense of satisfaction and pride in his heart. It turns out that the pleasure of life is not only about bullying the weak.It is also joyful to see other people's heartfelt approval and admiration for themselves.

The group of them found a few vacant houses on the outskirts of the village to live in, and sent several people to report the situation here. They are still cleaning up the earthen stove under the shed. Clean water, a can of pickles, two pieces of dried meat, and buckets of corn.

"The general and others are here to eliminate harm for the village. We braved the wind, snow and cold. Although we villagers are poor and stingy, we are not completely devoid of loyalty. Although these foods are simple, please accept them as a comfort!"

The elder of the clan stepped forward, waved his hand and asked Zhuang Ding to carry the materials into the house.

But Lu Chuan raised his hand to stop him and said with a smile: "The previous misunderstanding was to disturb the owner, but you can't lure me to commit a crime knowing the military order. What's more, your food may not be as delicious as our food. Our army The pawn has his own support, and I don’t need you to wait for envoys. Although the place is borrowed, but the provisions are limited, I will not invite you villagers to share!”

While speaking, he pushed these villagers out of the yard again, chopped the grain cakes into boiling water with a knife, and cooked them for a while. The cake pieces had completely melted and turned into a large pot of sticky porridge. Side portion and sip.

The elder of the clan stood outside the fence, watching the scene of the soldiers eating and drinking around the stove, suddenly blinked, raised his hand to wipe the snowflakes in his eye sockets, took a deep breath and sighed: "I have lived for a long time, what kind of You can see all the monsters! No matter whether it is an official or a bandit, if anyone is strong and has a knife in his hand, how often have he seen such a kind person who refuses to deceive others?"

He raised his hand, rubbed his old faces heavily, and signaled the Zhuang Ding to leave. When he returned to his home and sat down, he was silent for a long time, and then said to a villager: "Go, let me know." Shi Nu and the others, come back, come back tomorrow!
Although I don't know what the status and demeanor of Li Dadudu is, but his family's soldiers are like this, I think he should be a benevolent official who can care for all his lovers, maybe it is the vitality of my family.It's hard work for the sons and daughters to go home and hide and wander outside..."

Not to mention that a few villagers went out quietly in the wind and snow. After Lu Chuan and the others had finished their meal and finished feeding their horses, they assigned a night watchman and then spread out their felt furs and went to sleep.

In the middle of the night, the night watchman suddenly sounded a siren, approached Lu Chuan and said in a low voice: "Team leader, there are nearly a hundred people coming from outside the village!"

"Get up, get up!"

After Lu Chuan heard the words, his sleepiness disappeared immediately. When the soldiers were still hurriedly dressing up, he had already bent down to go out with his saber in his hand. When he reached the gate of the village, under the light of the snow, he saw that there were indeed hundreds of people entering the village.

"Could it be the remnants of the Longzhou bandits, or other bandits?"

He muttered to himself, even though he arranged for the soldiers to occupy the hidden places in the village, he did not forget to have someone notify the owner of the village, so that he would call the villagers to guard against bandits.

The gangsters outside the village were obviously quite familiar with the environment here, and they were scattered and hidden, but their progress was not slow. If the night watchmen hadn't been vigilant and found out in advance, judging by the approaching posture of these people, they might have sneaked into the village without making a sound.

The wind, snow and severe cold are not suitable for bows and arrows. Lu Chuan and the others all hide their swords under their armpits, and they will jump up and kill when the opponent is approaching.But when the distance between each other was still a few feet away, there was a sudden noise in the village, which immediately alerted the sneaking enemies, and even a dozen or so people stopped hiding and rushed straight into the village.

"The dog thief will die!"

Seeing this, Lu Chuan yelled loudly, jumped up from the low wall, swung his knife and slashed at a bandit who was rushing forward.

The gangster was tall, with a hardwood staff as thick as an arm in his hand. Seeing Lu Chuan jumping out, his expression was also startled. He responded hastily but his movements were not slow. The stick swiped straight at Lu Chuan's face.

Lu Chuan suddenly sank, and after landing, the edge of the blade slashed forward. If the knife cuts hard, it can directly open the gangster in front of him.

The gangster retracted his arms, and blocked his long stick in front of him. Lu Chuan chopped off the man and the stick, and fell heavily into the snow. Like a snake swimming close to the ground, the sturdy body showed extraordinary flexibility, narrowly avoiding the sharp edge, and the long stick in his hand jumped up steeply, pressing against Lu Chuan's chest to distance them from each other.

Lu Chuan let out a muffled snort, raised his left hand and clenched the long stick and pulled it sideways. The gangster who had just stood firmly on the ground remained motionless, and couldn't help but whispered: "The thief has good arms!"

"Enough to kill you!"

The gangster snorted coldly, and raised his arm to accurately grasp the back of the knife that was slashed sideways. However, he was also led by Lu Chuan and swooped forward involuntarily. When there was no time to attack, he slumped his shoulders and lowered his waist, swung his head and flew a pawn, but he slammed into Lu Chuan bravely and roared: "Thieves, what have you done to the Zhuang people?"

The gangster's fighting skills are very exquisite. Lu Chuan and other soldiers who are used to fighting in open and closed battlefields feel quite passive when fighting close to each other. After a while, the blade that didn't have time to turn around sent him flying for a few feet, and then he asked, "Who is the thief?"

"Be merciful under the knife, don't hurt your life..."

The hoarse shouts of the elder clan sounded in the village, and dozens of villagers also rushed towards this place in a hurry.

"Uncle San, are you still there?"

The gangster who was kicked away by the back of Lu Chuan's sword immediately responded in surprise when he heard the shout.

"How dare you offend the righteous teacher, kneel down and beg for mercy! I didn't ask you to come back tomorrow morning, who will play ghosts late at night?"

The elder of the clan looked distraught, and he was relieved when he came closer to find that there were no casualties, and then repeatedly bowed to Lu Chuan and said, "General, please forgive me, please forgive me! Every year, I see a big family in the evil village, fearing persecution, so I let the sons pretend to be kidnapped by bandits and hide outside..."

After the elders of the clan explained it, Lu Chuan gradually realized that it was another misunderstanding.The gangster who fought with him turned out to be the son of Zhuang. The messenger didn't make it clear that he suspected that his tribe had been persecuted by violent soldiers, so he wanted to take revenge at night.

The young man named Zhang Shinu still had a bit of arrogance in his eyes because he was not defeated in the fight with Lu Chuan and others.

But when Lu Chuan waved to the armored soldiers who were prostrate everywhere and appeared, cold sweat suddenly broke out on his back. Fortunately, he rushed in here quickly and stretched out his arms for support with his strength. If he stepped into the encirclement with his companions behind him Among them, he may be able to fight for a while with him, but the other companions may be wiped out here.

Only then did he obey the clan elder's order, and knelt on the ground with a plop. Before he could open his mouth and bow his head, he saw blood from the tiger's mouth splashed on the ground. Folks don't know how to be powerful..."

(End of this chapter)