Chapter 28 Calculation and Waiting
It was depressing and panic disappeared. Except for Song Yang, who was locked into the cave, the other person was cut off by the angry wolf Meng Shengsheng a quarter of an hour ago.
Listening to the sound of footsteps outside the fence, Song Yang felt a sensation in his chest as he thought of Lang Meng holding the headless corpse and drinking blood.
It took a lot of effort to not vomit all over the floor again. Song Yang looked at the silent man, hesitated for a while, and asked.
"Bone, Lang Meng and Dong Zhuo have...the hatred of taking his wife?"
Song Yang never thought that there would be such a bloody thing in the world, and he never thought that Lang Meng was such a crazy person. If he knew, he would never agree to Beigong Boyu no matter what.
"Bone" was silent for a while, and after a while, he sighed softly...
"The Baima Qiang is very strong, no less than Shaodangqiang, but he always gives in to the invasion of the ginseng wolf Qiang, because the Baima Qiang Lao Wang felt that... he owed Lang Meng a little."
"Bone" seemed unwilling to mention the past and said, "Sir, don't worry too much. Although Lang Meng is crazy sometimes, he is extremely smart. Whether he wants to or not, he will send troops to attack Lintao."
Song Yang was puzzled and said in confusion: "Why is this?"
"Bone" was silent for a moment, and said bitterly: "There are many Han people in the Qiang in Huangzhong. Over the past few hundred years, the customs have gradually become similar to those in the Han people. However, the Qiang on the plateau is different. The Qiang on the plateau is similar to the grassland tribes. The tribes can have countless reasons for going to war, but they cannot go to war because of women. This is a shame."
"So Lang Meng's father, brother and elders in the clan were very opposed, but Gan Lang Qiang also felt that Baima Qiang humiliated them, so he did not pay too much attention to Lang Meng's hatred..."
"The adults also saw the wine glass of the human head, the woman like a dog."
"Bone" sighed: "Wang Meng killed many people in one day, and became so moody and a madman who killed people without warning at any time and anywhere, but for this reason, everyone was afraid of him."
"Bone" said again: "Wang Meng became the king of Ganlang Qiang, and he would invade Baima Qiang or Lintao every once in a while. Perhaps it was the old king of Baima Qiang. Dong Zhuo's wife Bai Ke felt a little guilty and had not even taken the sacrificial attack on Ganlang Qiang, otherwise, Ganlang Qiang would have been exterminated."
"But Lang Meng has done too many evil things. The White Horse Qiang Lao Wang can't live for a few years. Once Lao Wang dies of illness, if the wolf Meng does not die, there will be no ginseng wolf Qiang clan in the future. He will definitely be destroyed by the White Horse Qiang!"
"The north and south are enemies. The west end of the Ganlang Valley is Shaodang Qiang. The Han people are not used to the plateau, but if Lao Wang wants to kill him, there is no need to be such a problem. You only need to send a thousand people into the Ganlang Valley. The moody madman will immediately become a lonely man!"
After the man explained this, Song Yang instantly understood what was going on.
"Sir, don't worry too much. If the madman really didn't have the intention to enter Lintao, he would never have told us so much. He had already slashed us with one knife. The only uncertainty is when he would send troops."
Song Yang frowned for a long time, and finally sighed.
"Forget it."
"You and I can only wait."
"Bone" nodded slightly. He didn't like to talk much by nature and stopped talking anymore. He just looked at the West silently, frowning slightly and wondered what he was thinking.
"Bone" didn't know that there were two thousand soldiers in Lintao. If they knew, they wouldn't have come. He knew very well that Lang Meng was cunning. As the leader of the Beihe Qiang tribe who was close to Ganlang Qiang, he knew very well how Lang Meng used the sympathy of others and could not bear to kill his father, brother and more than a dozen elders. He knew very well how he used the guilt of Lao Wang of Baima Qiang. If he knew that there were two thousand soldiers in Lintao, he would never think that Lang Meng took the initiative to attack Lintao.
It seemed quite a contradiction. He believed that Lang Meng would send troops, and then he became a firm believer that he would not send troops. Why did this conflict occur? The situation was still different. If he was in Yunwu City, he knew that there were two thousand soldiers in Lintao, and he firmly believed that even if Lang Meng was crazy, he would never dare to attack Lintao. However, after seeing Lang Meng, after seeing Lang Meng, he had just a few words to test, and he firmly believed that Lang Meng would definitely send troops.
"Bone" didn't know the specific situation in Lintao now, but he knew that Lang Meng would definitely send troops!
In this case, Lang Meng must have his own reasons, such as two thousand soldiers vulnerable.
He learned too little information, so he could only make a judgment based on his understanding of Lang Meng, but how could he know that when Lang Meng plotted against two thousand soldiers in Lintao, Dong Hu was also plotting against them.
A few years ago, Dong Hu built a village city in Hukou Valley, 20 miles south of Lintao. This is the only way for Shenlang Qiang to enter Lintao. Hukou Fortress also became the frontier to resist Shenlang Qiang.
If possible, he would not want to build a place for raising cattle and sheep in such a dangerous place, but the slightly better pastures and forests were occupied by the Dong family. Except for extremely dangerous places like Hukou Valley, Dong Hu could not find his own pasture.
As he approached the enemy, Dong Hu easily learned that Lang Meng was a madman, and for this reason he had specially studied Lang Meng's behavior. The final conclusion was that the madman was a shrewd split-off, but how could he know that the reason why Lang Meng became like this was still rooted in the Dong family's aunt?
If he knew this old story that was deliberately sealed, he might not have to make such a troublesome calculation. It would be more direct to fool Dong Mao and let Master Dong be a bait.
Not to mention Dong Hu, even Dong Mao didn’t know the grievances of the previous generation. No one had ever talked about these things, but after Dong Hu went to Jishi Mountain, he felt extremely firm in his heart that Lang Meng would definitely swallow the bait on the hook.
When he received the letter from Mengdu, Dong Hu went to Jishi Mountain alone, while Dong Zhuo also took all the soldiers of Lintao to Chang'an. At this time, Lintao was "no soldiers" to defend. First, it spread the "empty" news. It took some time for the news to enter Ganlang Qiang. Lang Meng also had to confirm the news and explore the time of mercenaries. It was precisely for this reason that he could leave home for a bold month or two.
After "meeting" Li Wenhou in Jishishan, he deliberately passed on the fact that Lintao is empty to Beigong Boyu. After Beigong Boyu confirmed the news, he would definitely think of attracting more helpers to rebel. Longxi County is the rear of Jincheng Pass. How could he, Beigong Boyu, give up such a god-given opportunity?
If you don’t give up, you will send someone to the Ginseng Wolf Valley. In this cold winter, it will take at least one or two months to stuff it into the Ginseng Wolf Valley from Baishi.
Due to various time calculations, and the year-end that makes people feel more likely to relax their vigilance, Dong Hu is also more inclined to Lang Meng. The war between Beigong Boyu will break out around the year-end, so in his letter to Dong Zhuo, he also specifically mentioned the "one month" warning period.
Dong Hu was recuperating at home for two days, and then ran out of the military camp outside the city again. Perhaps because there was nothing wrong with the winter, there were many more mercenaries who ate free mutton soup every day. Although some lazy people were still staying at home, there were no training camps until the fifth day, and all the soldiers appeared in the military camp.
"I'm just remembering it. Escape may not necessarily lead to death, but if he can't run fast and fall to the end, he will definitely lead to death!"
Dong Hu was instilling the idea of escape while running, and Hua Xiong sighed.
"A group of lazy people, eat and drink, I'm still thinking about how to save your life, and how to make you rich..."
"Big leader, you say you have brought us to get rich all day long, but we haven't seen where the money is! Instead, we owe you a lot of debt!"
"That's right! The big leader is too treacherous. We big boss owes tens of thousands of dollars!"
"You big head owed only 20,000 yuan, we all owe 130,000 yuan..."
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When one person spoke, everyone complained, but no one stopped and had to follow him honestly. Dong Hu was so angry that he burst into a thick breath from his nostrils.
"Just fucking with us all day long... Have your doghouse been renovated? Are you strong? Have you ever had the ability to fight with others?"
"I'm filthy and careless..."
"I owe me money... Do you want to pay for the landlord's cow? Do you want to feed the grass and grain? Do you use my swords, armor and horses to kill the enemy and make money, don't you pay?"
Dong Hu was so angry.
"Besides, if you get rich and quit, and return my things back, you will lose all your money! Where is I? I have a bunch of rags, full of knives, worn-out leather armor, and a lame old horse. Who is the damn loss?"
"Don't tell me that my weapons were obtained from Prefect Li. If there are too many things in Prefect Li, who can get them?"
Dong Hu was angry and angry, all his dissatisfaction was gone, and he honestly lowered his head to run.
"Everyone looks like dead people..."
Seeing the bastards bowing their heads, Dong Hu became angry.
"The sun and the moon shine—"
Dong Hu roared angrily, and nearly two thousand people straightened their chests and roared angrily to the sky.
"All of them are Han territory--"
"Boom..."
"Where the rivers come--"
Dong Hu roared again.
"All for Han people—"
Two thousand people followed the response and roared.
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"When the drums are not advanced, when the gold is not stopped, when the flag is not raised, and the flag is not suppressed, this is called a contradictory army, and those who violate the enemy are killed—"
"When the drums are not advanced, when the gold is not stopped, when the flag is not raised, and the flag is not suppressed, this is called a contradictory army, and those who violate the enemy are killed—"
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"There are more complaints and angering the general, and not obeying the constraints, it is even more difficult to manage. This is called building an army, and those who violate the crime are killed-"
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"Where you go, you will abuse your people, if you force a woman, this is called a traitor, and the offender will be killed-"
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"Dinghu Bei" has few words and is very domineering, and it is easy for both big and rough people to remember, but "Seventeen-character Scriptures and Fifty-Four-Cuts" has many words, so it is hard to remember them.
It is impossible for mercenaries to cut their heads off at any time. Dong Hu did not intend to implement the strict military law of "Seventeen-Lottery and Fifty-Four Deads" on them. Most of them just run around, fight for a day, clean up, lock up, boards, and levy rations without using them. However, if an officer violates the military law, he must be stricter, which is linked to the assessment, deduct money, demotion, and staying at the job.
Of course, these guys are all natives from Lintao and have not yet gone to the battlefield. When they go out, the biggest mistake they make is to be lazy and talk back. If they really commit serious crimes, it is still necessary to engage in military law. Otherwise, they would not have been able to run away in a war?
Chapter completed!