Chapter 1: The Seizure (I)

County Chronicles: Yes, Bai Hongguan said, a little moment, there is rain

It had rained in the afternoon, and although the sky had cleared now, the air was still faintly filled with moisture.

He Zhong took a big step and walked out of the depths of the forest.

He was dressed in a thin garment, with a long knife at his waist and a short bow behind his back.

In his hand was a pheasant, a packet of carefully selected herbs.

Because it had just rained, the dampness on his body was already early autumn, and it was cool to the bone, but at this time, He Zhong had no time to take care of these, he only thought about the situation in the camp.

"I don't know if the little official has woken up" Thinking of that person's situation, He Zhong's face showed a trace ......of anxiety.

Yesterday, our army was defeated, General Lu was killed on the spot, the army was defeated, and the team, which was originally the rear battalion, was also in danger.

The chaos is just around the corner, as the team is in a coma, and there is a group of vassal mountain militia in the camp, how can this happen?

So, He Zhong became more and more anxious to go.

At this time, the autumn rain fell again, and after walking for a while, a path had already appeared in front of them, and after crossing the dirt road, and then entering a small valley, which was the temporary hiding place of their team.

He Zhong was about to walk out from behind the tree, when suddenly, he suddenly fell down, hid in a jungle, took off the short bow in his hand, and listened with his ears, his eyes showing a vigilant light.

After holding his breath for a while, the sound of horses' hooves came from a distance.

He Zhong's eyes were cold, he pulled out an arrow, put it on, and waited.

In a few moments, several horsemen came galloping from one side of the road.

He Zhong couldn't help but gasp, the cavalry on the opposite side had leather armor and bows and arrows, this was undoubtedly the enemy's scout.

These people are elite.

After many years of scuffle in the world, the people's livelihood has withered to the extreme, Shu is closed, the disaster is smaller, but it is also half of the ten, plus the new festival of the imperial court, in order to facilitate moderation, take more small towns, small one county, large two or three counties.

Therefore, the soldiers are less than 10,000, this elite soldier is the most important, don't underestimate the number of horses, just look at the horses, armor and weapons, you know that this is a bloody tooth soldier, a town in Shudi, there is no reason for more than 1,000 people, most of the feudal towns, most of them are hundreds of horses.

Several horses galloped away, and when the cavalry was far away, He Zhong walked out from behind the tree, looking at their distant shadows, and his angular faces were not only vigilant, but also fearful.

"It's the enemy tooth soldier, it's actually here!" He Zhong's heart was beating violently, he didn't expect that so soon, the enemy had already chased this area.

"No, I'm going back immediately!" Carrying the pheasant, He Zhong ran to the opposite side.

While He Zhong was collecting herbs, in a very hidden valley, more than sixty people were sitting down and resting.

These people were dressed in a messy manner, and they were faintly divided into several camps.

There were about ten people, dressed in thin leather armor, and surrounded a man of about thirty years of age, who had a resolute face, touched the knife and said nothing, as if in deep thought.

A little farther away, they were wearing the costumes of officers and soldiers, but the weapons in their hands were of different lengths, and everyone had a panicked and decadent look on their faces.

There are more than a dozen people, who are very fierce, but they are not dressed in military uniforms, and they are dressed as mountain people.

None of them spoke, most of them were resting, and in this valley, a little farther away from the crowd, there was a big tree, and under the tree there was a tent.

The autumn rain fell, and after a while, the rain fell a little heavier, and dense raindrops fell from the sky, and the west wind raged on the open fields, sometimes dense and sometimes sparse.

Suddenly, there was a disturbance in this military camp, and the sound of complaints, reprimands, and footsteps were mixed together, adding a bit of horror and uneasiness to this military camp out of thin air on a rainy night.

In the center of the tent, on a makeshift wooden bed, lay a teenager.

The young man was sixteen or seventeen years old, with a delicate countenance, a high nose, and dark eyebrows, and now his eyes were closed, as if he were unconscious, and around him there were four of the same young guards.

"The situation of the petty official should be said to be okay!" said a somewhat thin guard, taking his hand away from the boy's wrist.

"What do you mean...... Is the little official okay?" Hearing this, the other three guards all looked at the young man who was still asleep, and they all secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Seeing that the young man never woke up, one of the guards couldn't help but say, "Why hasn't that little official been awake?" Bench, isn't your father a doctor? You were taught by your father, do you know what's going on?"

"My dad is just a langzhong, not a miracle doctor, and I can only read the pulse at this point!" the young man named Bench retorted.

"That's just as well. The three of them nodded, said helplessly, and then fell silent.

Seeing this, the bench said: "I don't know what happened to the little official, now, it can only be up to God, if Brother He can find some good medicine, maybe it can be of some use." ”

At the mention of Brother He, the faces of the few people who had been silent all appeared, and it could be seen that the prestige of this person in their hearts was not low.

"If something happens to the petty official, not only will we be unlucky, but Brother He will definitely be in great trouble, I hope he can wake up!" Looking down at the young man, the bench sighed and said.

"Bench, your family lives next to the king's mansion, how much do you know about the petty officials?" I had always been a little curious, and one of the guards couldn't help but ask.

"I don't know the specific things, but, listen to my father, the little official and the big marshal are of the same clan, and the relationship is still very close, this expedition, appointed the position of the team leader, but arranged in the back camp, and sent a fire tooth soldier to protect, and in order to be close, as a villager Brother He was recruited, the following things, everyone knows. The bench said.

These young people, who spoke clearly, were all worried when they heard this.

Military law is strict, and as a personal guard, once something happens to a petty official, he can't escape responsibility.

At this moment, there was a sudden twitch outside, and several people stood up almost reflexively, holding their weapons in their hands, until they saw the people who came in, and then they breathed a sigh of relief.

"Brother He!"

"Call me Captain Wu, how is the situation of the petty officials?" He Zhong asked, pulling up the tent.

"Captain, haven't woken up yet?" said a few of the pro-soldiers uneasily.

He Zhong stepped forward, took an oil lamp, lit it, and saw that the lamp was like a bean, illuminating the entire camp.

"The soldiers outside are making a lot of noise, if the little officials don't wake up tomorrow morning, things will be in trouble!" He Zhong muttered, but at the same time ordered: "Listen, keep your eyes open, don't let people in, if the little officials have something, we won't be able to eat and walk around!"

"Yes, Captain Wu!" the four of them immediately responded, obviously He Zhong was among them, and his prestige was very high.

Seeing their appearance, He Zhong's face was pale, he looked outside, and whispered to the four people: "I was on the way back just now, and I met the enemy. ”

"Huh?"

“...... That's the way it is. After telling a few companions what had just happened, He Zhong stood up, wandered a few steps, and then said, "You say, what should we do next?"

"There are only two ways to go, one is to retreat, and the other is to continue to hide here. The bench thought for a while, and said, under the light, shining on the five teenagers, the atmosphere was dark.

"It is obviously impossible to hide in this place, this area is no longer safe, if the enemy finds here, we will be blocked in the valley, and we will not be able to fly out. One person objected.

"Then we can only continue to withdraw, but where do we retreat? 1,500 people, all the battles have been broken up, what can we do now? Can we go home directly? Let's not talk about whether we can go back smoothly, even if we do go back, it will be a capital crime to escape without permission, and if something happens to a petty official, it will affect the family. ”

"Chief Wu, even if we have the identity of Mr. Tian's private school to listen to the disciples, we still have to die if we go back like this, besides, there is Zhang Huochang outside, without the petty official, he won't listen to us, if we know that something happened to the petty official, we will be the first to be cut by him!"

At this point, there was a silence.

The protection of the petty officials is not only the five township soldiers, but also the five of them because of their fellow villagers, who can take care of them closely and appease the emotions of the petty officials.

The real protection is the team of tooth soldiers sent from above.

These eleven people, all of them are fierce, indifferent, with a bloody breath on their bodies, no matter how arrogant they are, the five teenagers all know that even if they usually find a way to learn martial arts and practice themselves, now they are fighting against these eleven people, it is looking for death!

The four of them looked at He Zhong: "Wu Chang, no, Brother He, you have always taken us in the township, and now what do you say, we will listen to you!"

He Zhong stood up, his face was a little gloomy, he was the son of Orion, and his family was born in a soldier's family, he learned martial arts and archery, and he was smart, and he managed to get the qualification to observe Mr. Tian's private school, and he had a thin reputation in the township, but at this time, it was difficult to recover.

If you don't go home, where can you go?

"Now the key is the petty official, the petty official is the same clan as the handsome, in this name, if you retreat and converge, you will not be punished!" At this time, He Zhong pondered for a moment, sighed and said.

"This will also have to wait for the petty officials to wake up, so that we can make arrangements!"

In fact, although the petty officials and them are fellow villagers, they have not had much contact, of course, these five people are centered on He Zhong, but at this time, they extremely hope that this person can wake up soon.

In this era of strict class system, people with such a background represent hope.

"It depends on the situation, it will take a while to wake up, boil some broth in a while, warm it for him, he wakes up and tastes good." He Zhong said, his heart was depressed.

Troubled times are different from peaceful times, and most of them are rampant at the age of sixteen or seventeen, and they are beginning to emerge.

When He Zhong was a teenager, he made a promise, the Joy Festival, and it was not the first time to kill people, once a few thieves robbed at night, He Zhong killed several people in a row, famous in the township, if only so, it was just a tooth soldier, but this person liked to study at a very young age, although the family was poor, but he managed to get the qualification of Mr. Tian's private school to listen, and became the leader of the township teenagers.

But because of this, he was favored by the above and became the personal captain of the petty official.

Now, he was at a loss because of this appreciation, and could only sigh.