Qin Official

"Is this person Zhou Shi?"

After asking the captured Wei people the name of the warrior who killed several Qin soldiers in a row and finally died standing tall, Heifu was slightly surprised.

"No wonder so many people originally only planned to fish out Chen Yu and the foreigner Qingxia, but they never thought that they would attract Zhou Shi!"

A few days ago, after learning that Zhang Er's sworn friend Chen Yu, who was also on the Qin Army's wanted list, had brought people to the vicinity of Humo Township, Heifu had a plan in mind and immediately asked Chen Ping to come and discuss it with him. Countermeasures.

"According to Zhang Fu, Chen Yu and Zhang Er were close friends who cut each other's throats, and they share the same love as father and son. Now that Zhang Er's son has been captured by me, he will not be reconciled if he cannot take him away..."

Qin officials and light knights were natural enemies. These knights were armed in small groups and scattered in nearby counties and villages, which caused a lot of trouble to the Qin army, because the Qin army was stationed on main roads and cities and could not go deep into the countryside to carry out raids.

Hei Fu has now become enemies with Zhang Xian Xia. Instead of leaving Zhang Er's remaining members and attacking him suddenly, it is better to think of an idea and catch them all in one fell swoop.

And Zhang Ao, Zhang Er's son, became the most perfect scented bait.

So Heifu took Zhang Ao with him from Hufu Township with great fanfare, but instead of taking the shorter route, he took a detour and showed off his power in the county market, deliberately insulting Zhang Er and Qingxia, so that his words spread throughout the country. yellow.

Secretly, Hei Fu met with his old boss Yang Xiong. Yang Xiong led 500 people to garrison in Waihuang. They were also harassed by light knights. However, this group of people was extremely scattered and familiar with the terrain, so they would not be able to eliminate them for a while.

After learning about Heifu's idea of ​​"catching them all in one fell swoop", Yang Xiong was so impressed that he immediately made plans with Heifu to let the grain trucks from Hufu Township drive into the Qin army's camp. When they came out again the next day, the one hundred Hufu villagers had been detained in the camp. One hundred Qin soldiers, led by two village chiefs, traveled in disguise, with their weapons loaded on oxen and carriages.

In addition, Yang Xiong also spent a lot of money to hand over a whole bunch of crossbow soldiers to Hei Fu, and asked them to hide in each car and cover them with cut grass. Unless you take a closer look, you won't be able to see any flaws...

Going from Waihuang to Daliang is the last chance for Chen Yu and the Qingxia to save Zhang Ao, but this strategy cannot guarantee 100% success.

Yang Xiong was very considerate, and said to Hei Fu when he was sending him out of the city:

"If a young man comes to rob someone, he will be killed in one fell swoop. If he doesn't come, I will help you deliver food to Daliang City." Heifu managed the city in a sound and impressive manner because of his meritorious service in attacking the city and garrisoning the house. After all, he had become one of the most respected village chiefs by Yang Xiong.

Fortunately, they were attacked as soon as they entered the woods twenty miles west of the city, but Heifu immediately discovered that there were not only dozens of people coming, but more than a hundred!

However, Heifu and the others had no time to think about it, so they could only launch a counterattack according to the original plan and pursue them all the way. Only now did I realize that Chen Yu had not only gathered Waihuang Qingxia, but also Zhou Shi, who had recently been attacking the Qin army's food team in Yangwu, Huangchi and other counties, also joined the ambush...

Heifu couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat. He originally said that asking Yang Xiong to give him two tuns would be enough, but now it seemed that if there were fewer people, they would suffer heavy losses even if they finally repelled the attackers.

Although Zhou Shi's men were Wei people gathered from various counties, they were unorganized and undisciplined. They were a mob and could not compete with Qin's miscellaneous troops like them. However, they were forced into a desperate situation and launched a ruthless attack, which still caused a lot of harm to the Qin people. casualties.

"This is such an unexpected surprise!" The three village chiefs who came with Hei Fu didn't think much about it and were overjoyed. Zhou Shi was a figure on the wanted list because he had repeatedly attacked Qin Junliang in the past two months. team, so the bounty has increased, and now it has risen to one hundred taels of gold...

Even if the four villages were divided equally, they could get more than ten thousand yuan. How could they not be happy?

At this time, another Qin soldier came over and asked stupidly: "Captain, do these thieves count as beheadings?"

"Of course it counts!" several village chiefs said in unison.

These bandits, which numbered hundreds of people and launched a large-scale attack on the Qin army, were no longer "groups of thieves" but "enemy troops". Every one of them had their heads counted!

The eyes of Qin soldiers who came to ask questions immediately turned red. He immediately turned around and called for everyone to behead him quickly, because Heifu and the other three village chiefs had already discussed it. In this battle, they should not compete with each other. After the beheadings were totaled, Share it again...

After a while, the Qin soldiers who were scattered in various places chasing the attackers came back each carrying their heads. Of course, many people who were injured but not dead were stabbed. The unwritten rule of the Qin army is: take no prisoners. .

So after waiting for half an hour, when Chen Ping followed Yang Xiong's car to the site of the attack, he saw a scene that Heifu and the others had become accustomed to...

Dozens of human heads were piled neatly on the side of the road. Their eyes were wide open and they were dead. Mosquitoes and flies were buzzing on them. Not to mention how terrifying they were.

Chen Ping only glanced at it, squatted in the grass, and vomited all his breakfast!

In Hufu Township, he saw the Qin army who had strict order and almost no offense to the local people.

When he came to Waihuang County yesterday, he saw the ferocious gods and Qin troops who controlled the once bustling Waihuang like a lonely and dead city.

Today, he once again saw another side of the Qin army. It was exactly what the old soldier with a broken arm in their warehouse said when he was a child: "donating armor to chase the enemy, carrying human heads on the left and living prisoners on the right, like hungry tigers and evil wolves." "...

Looking back at the beheaded corpses of the Wei people, Chen Ping, whose conscience was still intact, felt regretful for a moment. He gave the Qin officials advice and used a conspiracy to trick these people into gathering together and committing suicide. Was it right or wrong?

While Chen Ping's conscience was pricking at the side, Heifu and several village chiefs were reporting the results of the battle to the leader Yang Xiong.

"There were hundreds of enemy invaders, including Wei bandits led by Zhou Shi from Huangchi, as well as Chen Yu and Waihuang Qingxia. Half of them fled into the forest and disappeared, and the other half were killed by us."

"A total of sixty-eight levels were beheaded, including Zhou Shi level. Chen Yu failed to capture... and captured two..."

Of course, the beheading was carefully calculated. If the four villages were divided equally, they could all meet the "profit theory" standard, and the two lucky ones were able to survive from the butcher's knife.

"Twelve of our men were killed and eight were wounded."

Among them, half of them were killed by Zhou Shi, which showed how powerful he was. Looking back on it, several village chiefs still felt lingering fear, and they couldn't help but admire the veteran soldier even more.

Although they belong to two countries and are enemies of each other, it does not prevent them from admiring their brave enemies. This is the style of the Warring States Period. However, with the rise of aristocratic fighting in the Spring and Autumn Period, the elegance of stopping chariots on the battlefield to serve each other wine, and letting go of the other party's generals and princes at critical moments, the lower-level military officials could not learn from it. This was destined to be a good story of the previous era. Now, If anyone dares to do this now, he will definitely be regarded as a "military thief" and dealt with according to military law.

Yang Xiong originally only planned to serve the Waihuang Qingxia in one pot, but he didn't expect that Zhou Market was also included as a gift. He was also very happy and praised Hei Fu who offered this plan.

Hei Fu originally wanted to pull Chen Ping out, give him some credit, and earn him the title of "Gongshi", but Chen Ping, who was standing behind him, bowed to him and shook his head repeatedly. Hei Fu had to swallow the words that came to his lips. go back.

When Yang Xiong continued to check the injuries, Hei Fu asked Chen Ping doubtfully.

"You also have a share of credit for this plan. If the Qin State has merit, there will be a reward. Why don't you let me take credit for you?"

Chen Ping humbly handed over his hand and said that this strategy was initiated by Heifu. He was just checking for the deficiencies and filling them up, which was not considered credit. These beheadings should be given to the Qin soldiers who fought bloody battles...

But Heifu looked at Chen Ping's somewhat sour face, and then looked at the heads piled together, and he came to some understanding.

This Chen Ping is a very thief. He must be aware that if he wins the Qin Jue for his meritorious service, he may have a bad reputation in the local area. In the eyes of the township party, he will be the "Wei" who set traps for the Qin people and killed a large number of Wei people. "Treacherous", Chen Ping would not be able to survive in the local area.

If he doesn't get the title, he can still say that he was forced to do things for the Qin people, and it has little to do with this matter...

Although Heifu saw through Chen Ping's little thoughts, he could understand it.

After all, Chen Ping was born and raised in Wei, and Wei Di, Yangwu County, and Hufu Township were his roots.

Heifu was different. No matter what he did in the local area, he won the title and merits, and once the Wei Kingdom was destroyed, he would complete the task, pat his butt and leave.

So he stopped persuading and just thanked Chen Ping. Although he helped Chen Ping and the two cooperated for a time, the paths they would take in the future were ultimately different.

Heifu turned around and looked at the chariot. He saw Zhang Ao, a seven-year-old boy who had fainted from the fright of the fight. He then looked at the foreign warriors on the ground who had lost their heads and those who still had the courage to resist the Qin army. , almost all here.

"A hunter goes up the mountain and kills a female wolf and gets a wolf cub. However, a pack of wolves surrounds him and kills the cub. This is not called eradication. It's just a deep-seated fear in his heart that urgently needs to act decisively. , to cover up my uneasiness..."

"Using young wolves as bait, luring a pack of wolves and killing them all, is called eradicating the roots! Unfortunately, they are still not completely eradicated. The first wolf, Zhang Er, and Chen Yu are still on the run."

Hei Fu originally thought so, but today when he saw Wei people shouting "Wei Wu Zu" and laughing at life and death after the market, Hei Fu admired him and became more worried.

Who knows if the land of Wei, which seems to have been wiped out by the Qin army, will be "burned by wildfires and regenerated by the spring breeze"?