Chapter 16: Plough Court Sweeping Caves, Rescue Refugees
Meng Jiucheng felt that his strength was far superior to the enemy, so he did not need any meticulous planning and began to act according to Mu Yi's plan.
The three of them sneaked up quietly, only more than 30 meters away. Mu Yi felt very sure, so he stood up, hid behind a big tree, and pulled out his bow.
With a buzzing sound, the arrow shot out, crossing the sparse snow in the air, hitting the back of a horse-riding soldier. The soldier screamed in pain and turned over and fell off the horse.
Mu Yi is not a brainless person. He shot one arrow, and then one arrow with one hand, recognized the string, and shot at another rider.
Two arrows were shot, and two soldiers riding on horseback were shot down, but the screams of pain also sounded.
Meng Jiucheng and the other two jumped up from behind the tree and each carried weapons and rushed towards the tent without making a sound.
A soldier rubbed his eyes and hurriedly lifted the curtain of the tent. Before he could see clearly what was going on, the heavy mace fell from above and his head was beaten like a rotten watermelon.
The body fell down, and another rioter appeared behind him. He opened his mouth and wanted to shout. A spear stabbed out like lightning and pierced his chest.
Meng Jiucheng stopped in front and pressed the back, vigorously picked up the bodies of the soldiers, brought up a blood mist in the air, and lifted half of the small tent.
The scream sounded, and the last rioter was very cunning and retreated instead of advancing. He rolled and crawled out from the tent that he had lifted off, and did not dare to turn his head back and headed straight for the trees that were tying their horses to stop.
Mu Yi stabbed the gun to the ground, reached out to pick the bow and put an arrow, and shot an arrow into the back of the soldiers.
In just a few minutes, all five riots were killed. Mu Yi's bow and arrow opened his eyes to Meng Jiucheng. As the most threatening long-range individual weapon in the era of cold weapons, he felt that he had to learn it. As for muskets, it was still far away. Moreover, the crude muskets were not as good as bows and arrows in range!
All five war horses were gathered together, four or five mules, and three large carts they pulled.
The three large trucks were loaded with cages, tents, and grain. Some were military supplies, some were plundered gains, and some were still stains of blood on the grain bags.
"It will take almost a few days to eat." Meng Jiucheng looked at the blood stain that had become black, sighed secretly, and said to Mu Yi: "Let's call refugees to go up the mountain, voluntarily, and those who don't want to go will not force it."
"Do they still have to choose?" Mu Yi smiled bitterly, turned around and walked towards the depression.
Yes, they have no choice. And in this chaotic era, who has more choices? If it were in a peaceful era, Meng Jiucheng would rather make money, be a rich man, marry a few beauties, and then travel around and enjoy the good times.
The times create heroes, and that hero is also forced by the times.
Meng Jiucheng's eyes swept over the corpse on the ground, shook his head sadly and sadly. Such a scene was just the beginning and would continue to appear in his eyes in the future, even more cruel and bloody.
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The winter sky looks a little gray, even though it is a sunny day. The mountains and woods in the distance are all immersed in the quiet and bright cold.
Meng Jiucheng, who had been busy for more than half a night and had only slept for less than two hours, had to get up and start his busier work today.
Hundreds of people squeezed into the Taoist temple, and chaos was inevitable. The tents set up in the front yard were already full of people. This was still a matter of no matter how close or alienated, family, men and women were separated, so they could barely live there.
This is a damn thing, you have to repair the toilet first?
Meng Jiucheng squeezed around and barely inspected it. There were many yellow and white objects in the corner outside the courtyard wall, which made him frown.
After returning to the backyard with a little frown, Meng Jiucheng got into the cottage. The only remaining gunpowder jar was placed outside, and he and Da Chou were squeezed here to barely spend the night.
The room with a suite was filled with Xiaowei, Qiao E, Chen Mengyao and Xiaoyao, and Mu Yi, Chen Daotong and Sanming. Due to limited conditions, this is an extremely preferential treatment. What are the considerations for men and women!
"Brother Cheng, I have to go home today." Seeing Meng Jiucheng coming in, Da Chou hurriedly brought the brazier over.
"Qiao E has to go back too." Meng Jiucheng stretched his palm to the brazier to take the warmth and said, "Please settle your home. If you want to come here to help-"
"I'll definitely come." Da Chou said firmly, "Go home and say it, don't let them worry about me."
"Okay, good brother." Meng Jiucheng patted Da Chou's shoulder, pondered for a moment, and said, "I will go and withdraw some money later. You, Qiao E, and Sanming are all in your own hands. It's not that you have given your life to help me yesterday, but that you let you leave it to your family to arrange your life. Only in this way can you feel at ease and not always worry about your family."
Da Chou opened his mouth, swallowed the words he refused to accept, and nodded vigorously.
"If you want to make a name for yourself in troubled times, you have to go through life and death, fight and fight." Meng Jiucheng smiled bitterly and said earnestly: "You have to think about it."
"I've thought about it." Da Ugly grinned and said, "I feel happy to follow Brother Cheng."
Meng Jiucheng laughed, patted Da Chou's shoulder again, and said, "Let's go, go to that house and arrange everything. Today, I'm busy enough. This is called starting a business with many difficulties. Haha."
If a person is in a peaceful world, he will naturally have to settle down and keep his business and enjoy a pastoral life. Even a hero is a hero, without the objective environment of his ability to show off, he has to sigh.
But if there are troubled times, some people fantasize about being Liu Bang of the Han Dynasty, rising up in the market, winning the world, and becoming an emperor. Those who are a little smart will think that they are Zhuge Kongming, who is good at planning and becoming a marquis and ministers. But these people often die quickly and early, and the reason is very simple, that is, they do not have a self-knowledge.
This is the human heart, which changes with the situation. This principle means that both those refugees have inspiration to Meng Jiucheng.
Just like Pei Qing and Shi Deguang, they felt that the troubled times were just the time to make a comeback. They thought they were very smart and powerful, but they were trapped in this small Taoist temple and did not even leave a name.
Therefore, you must do everything within your ability, be cautious and careful. You can hold back your anger when you should be low-key, and you must be brave and fearless when you should be rising.
To put it simply, it is actually complicated. Meng Jiucheng believed that the most important thing to succeed is the timing and scale.
Nearly a hundred refugees, who can choose strong people, can have more than 30 people. They are not enough to protect themselves, and it is difficult to make progress. This requires being patient and keeping their foundation steady without being impatient.
To stabilize the foundation, we not only support these refugees, but also formulate rules and regulations, win people's hearts, and be able to defend against small groups of enemies.
Chapter completed!