choke element

Chapter 658

Ge Qingshu pulled out his knife and looked at the black lacquered blade.

"The Black Tatars are wild and unruly. Although they surrendered, they are unwilling to completely lose control of the tribe. They want to bargain with us, and even treat us as fools who can be used. The marshal has long said that if you cooperate sincerely, the high-ranking officials will be generous. Here it is; if you have malicious intentions, you might as well make an example to others. As for Lu Wusi, I originally intended to promote him..."

Ge Qingshu withdrew his knife and put it back into its sheath: "If you want to die and want to live, it's up to him!"

While the soldiers in the camp were preparing quietly, Lu Wusi walked out in a daze. He never expected that he would be looked at like this.

After all, Ge Qingshu and others were in the camp of the Mongols, and the Mongols were the sworn enemies of the Dinghai Navy, so all the soldiers in the team were loose on the outside and tight on the inside, and they all opened one eye alone when they slept.But Lu Wusi had lived under the eyes of the Mongols for many years. Whether he was twisted or humble, this was indeed an environment he was familiar with, so he really fell asleep and was really awakened by urine.

The moonlight in the sky was bright, and Lu Wusi slowly moved hundreds of yurts under the moonlight, like crouching monsters.The trolls of the team, that is, the patrolling cavalry, passed slowly inside and outside the camp. The horses occasionally barked twice, causing bleating sheep or barking dogs.

The thousand households in Lakshin did not belong to the 95 thousand households when Mongolia was founded, but were newly compiled one after another.The people in the tribe include the diaspora of the Mierqi tribe, and a small number of Baitars from the Wanggu tribe.

The Mierqi tribe and the Wanggu tribe are tribes that have a lot of contacts with the Jurchens along the Jiehao line, so the method of camping with thousands of households is also different from the routine of facing the southeast on the plateau, and then densely clothed with Luochi. Similar to the habits of Jurchens in the early years.That is to say, the center of the main tent that each centurion arranged scatteredly, was drawn into a large ring with the leather straps that bound the cattle and horses, and the large rings overlapped each other to form a dense and dense camp.

This kind of camp falls in the eyes of outsiders, there are no rules at all, and it is easy to get lost at night.But Lu Wusi has long been used to walking. For two years, he often went to and from the camp late at night, so he was very familiar with the regulations of camping and the route of searching for sentries.

Without opening his eyes, he made two turns, bypassed the fire shop and the fence, stood beside a tall grass, and let the water flow.

He was putting on his belt and was about to go back to the tent when he suddenly heard footsteps behind him.

It's the sound of boots stomping on the ground, it's the Mongols.

Lu Wusi is no longer a slave of the Mongols, but an entourage of a Ding naval officer, a guest invited by Lord Qianhu, but the discipline and punishment of the past few years have penetrated into his bone marrow, making him subconsciously move forward. In a flash, he shrunk his figure into the dark.

Several Mongolians walked side by side with swords on their waists.

They were all wearing sheepskin jackets, their bodies had a strong smell of lamb, and the countless braids on their heads were soaked in oil.Lu Wusi was very used to this appearance at one time, but now he suddenly felt a little unaccustomed. He hid in the shadows and held his breath.

I only heard a thick-bodied Mongolian say: "Pack your luggage when you go back, maybe you have to leave early tomorrow morning."

Another person said: "Every department is preparing."

The person who spoke before said: "At first, Genghis Khan slaughtered everywhere and caused great chaos in the east of the grassland. We had no choice but to flee to the south and rely on the power of the Ding Navy to cheer ourselves up. Now the Great Khan is all about conquering the west, and our difficulties suddenly It doesn't exist anymore... If I knew this, I shouldn't be in a hurry to go south, so that I am embarrassed now. This shit, I really regret it!"

"There is nothing to regret. The next time we go south, although we handed over a lot of slaves, we also bought food and supplies. Where can we not get such things as slaves on the grassland? If we can go back to the north, we can annex a few more small tribes." , I can hold them when I turn back, and ask the navy to ask for more."

"So Qianhu said, we must be careful to keep it secret, and we can't ask Dinghai to know the news. If they know that the sweat is going west, and there is no powerful tribe to suppress it on the grassland, they may raise their own troops to go north, and it will not benefit us. La!"

The few people walked slowly, discussing with each other, they were nothing more than thinking, since the Great Khan is going to go on an expedition, we should grab some food and weapons from Ding Haijun before we go; or hurry up and go north, occupy a large pasture first, gather a large group of people, create a fait accompli.After talking about it, they all felt that it was better to listen to Qianhu's arrangement.

After talking, the group went around to the turn of the fence.

Suddenly someone asked: "What about the envoys who ordered the navy?"

Several people turned their heads at the same time, looking at the big tent where Lu Wusi came from, which made Lu Wusi's heart skip a beat.

"Let's talk about it in two hours. What Qianhu means is that if they know each other, they will take them with them and take them as hostages. After they arrive at Angjiluo, they will not be released later."

"What if they don't know each other?"

The stout Mongol laughed and said, "We can't let them get in the way? If it's really not possible, we can only kill them all, and turn around and say that they are not satisfied with the grassland's water and soil diseases and die, and send a batch of slaves to compensate, politely sell it to Ding Haijun , That's all. If it doesn't work, let's chop off a few more Mongolian heads to make amends, what else can we do?"

Lu Wusi shuddered violently, feeling cold all over.

Lu Wusi didn't quite understand what those Mongols said about the Great Khan's Western Expedition.Based on his knowledge, he couldn't connect the fact that Marshal Guo was in Jinshan City two days ago, and even the nobleman's visit, with what these Mongols were talking about.

But there is one thing that he understands very well.

He has only been in Jinshan City for a few days, but he has already seen the fearless character of the soldiers of the Ding Navy.Every officer and soldier he knew was strong and brave.If others don't talk about it, that Ge Qingshu will never give in to others, let alone bow to the Mongols.

In other words, if Lakshin Qianhu wanted to do something, he would definitely conflict with the messenger, which would result in death and injury.

Those who will be killed, not unrelated people.

They are the subordinates of Marshal Guo of Dinghai, and they are the ones who distributed food to me in the past two days!The one who took me on a shooting game and split my two fat chickens!It's the one who warms me up!He is the one who promised to allocate land to all the slaves so that everyone can live a good life again!

Lu Wusi stroked his chest to breathe calmly, and a quick thought flashed in his mind: I have to go back and inform Ge Qingshu and the others!Let them go quickly!
The yurt where Ge Qingshu and the others lived was located in the southwest corner of the entire camp.If you go south, you can go around two fire shops and a fence to reach the stables.As long as the horse is captured, there is at least a [-]%, no, a [-]% or [-]% certainty that you can get away!
Thinking of this, Lu Wusi jumped out suddenly, strode across the road, and dodged behind the felt tent on the opposite side.Because of the change of angle, he suddenly heard the topics discussed by those Mongolians walking away.

"However, there are fewer Han'er slaves at hand, and many chores and rough work are not done, which is always troublesome."

"There's no other way. If the navy wants to gain a foothold behind Monan Mountain, the most important thing is people. If we don't hand over people, we won't be able to go south. However, Lakshin Qianhu discussed with me yesterday and returned to the grassland. Afterwards, we need to get in touch with the Tutuo pity at Baishuibo as soon as possible. Let's send capable people to Fengzhou, Jingzhou, and Dongshengzhou to kill all the local Han'er and take them to the grassland. How can we make up for it? lost!"

"Haha, so that's the case. Qianhu's idea is very wise! I'm familiar with Baishuibo all the way to the west. I'll take someone there then!"

These words caught his ears, and Lu Wusi's fingers were trembling, and his eyes turned black.

He was from a private household under the Southwest Recruitment Department of Dajin Kingdom in Dongsheng Prefecture.Because the Mongolian army has mainly used troops in the east in recent years, he seldom heard of things in his hometown, but he never wanted to hear this time that it was the Mongols who wanted to plunder again.

As a person who fled to the grasslands in the last years of Taihe because he could not bear the oppression of the court, he should not have cared about these things.He even always believed that life on the grasslands was miserable, but it was not necessarily worse than under the rule of the Dajin Kingdom.

But in the past few days, Lu Wusi's thoughts have changed a lot.

He began to feel that people don't have to be slaves, people don't have to be threatened by swords to leave their homes, and people shouldn't be treated as livestock or something else.

He began to feel that it was of course the Dajin court that destroyed everything about him and killed his relatives.People like Lakshin Qianhu who rob Han'er and treat Han'er harshly are also enemies.Now, this Lakshin not only wants to escape from Ding Haijun's rule, but also continues to rob people, and also treats many people in Dongsheng Prefecture as slaves?

Lu Wusi suddenly thought of a lot of things, thinking of his own experience when he was spotted by Lakshin because of his pretty looks, and became the so-called Na Keer.Thinking of Lakshin Qianhu's greasy and loose skin and smelly mouth, thinking of the smell like rotten salted fish, thinking of his moaning in pain.

He was used to many things, didn't care, and became numb, but after only a few days in Jinshan City, he felt the dignity of a human being, so he suddenly recalled the terrible pain of not being human.

Now it seems that things are very simple.

The biggest trouble in front of him is Lakshin Qianhu himself.

Lakshin must die, as long as he dies, no one in the other Mongolian families can make up their minds.And a thousand households without a leader would not be able to fight against the Ding Navy, let alone retreat to the grassland to carry out some long-distance robbery of hundreds of miles.

Lu Wusi thought for a while.When he was thinking, the cowardly and timid things in his eyes slowly faded away, replaced by coldness and ferocity.

He looked back at the felt tent where Ge Qingshu and the others were, gathered the short robe that Ge Qingshu gave him, and walked in another direction.

After walking in that direction for a while, it was inevitable that we would run into a Mongolian cavalry patrol, but Lu Wusi immediately changed his expression and posture, showing a tame expression on his face.So the Mongolian cavalry rode past, only thinking that he was Boul under the command of a nobleman.

The thousand households under Lakshin are much looser than the Mongolian headquarters.The night pass codes between the various camps never changed, just the names of the various households.Every time Lu Wusi passed the checkpoint, he directly reported that the password was passed, and no one cared at all.

As the big tent where Qianhu himself lived was approaching, several fire shops illuminated the surroundings as bright as day, and the grease of the wood was burning, making a crackling sound.

Lu Wusi dodged suddenly, leaned over and jumped into the specially dug out, and then used the ditches needed by thousands of households to get to the back of the big tent little by little.He crawled in the ditch, motionless. After a while, he peeked at several women coming out with copper basins, and then slowly lifted the cowhide on the edge of the tent, and slipped in between the two supports.

There was no one else to wait in the big tent, spices were ignited in the center of the tent, and a strong aroma was diffused, and bedding and pillows made of silk or soft cloth were piled up around the tent.

Lu Wusi's thin body walked through it without making any sound, like a non-existent ghost.He passed by the extinguished firepit, picked up a dagger casually, and walked a few steps forward, smelling the strong stench caused by long-term drinking, mixed with the special smell of sweat and mutton.

Lakshin, the leader of the Qianhu tribe, was naked and lying in a thick woolen blanket. He was not young, and the flesh on his body was beginning to loosen, but his arms were still sinewy and very strong.His eyes were half open, as if awake, and he smacked his lips from time to time, muttering loudly.

But Lu Wusi knew that Lakshin was already fast asleep. He had drank a lot tonight, so he would not wake up until the early morning of tomorrow.

Lu Wusi stood in front of Lakshin and watched, then slowly walked around to the back.

He clenched the dagger tightly and wiped Lakshin's neck.The knife was very sharp, so he didn't use much force, and the sharp edge easily cut through the skin, and the pale yellow fat immediately swelled up.Immediately, the underlying blood vessels were severed, and blood rushed up, staining the fat and skin red.

The blade went down and pulled several times repeatedly, cutting off the gray-white trachea and red aorta, and blood gushed out like a fountain.Lakshin began to struggle violently, Lu Wusi took a pillow casually, and pressed Lakshin's face.

The Mongolian's arms and legs flicked, pushing away the quilts and soft pillows one after another, but they failed to disturb the children outside the tent.He turned to tear Lu Wusi's arm. Lu Wusi mustered all his strength and pressed his weight against the pillow. Even though his thick fingers scratched his face and tore several terrible wounds, he did not budge.

The blood continued to spurt, and finally filled the pillow in Lu Wusi's hand.So much so that when he pressed the pillow, he made a "puff, puff, puff" sound, and blood continued to ooze from the edge of the pillow.

After a while, Lakshin didn't move.

Lu Wusi calmly pressed for a while, then slowly backed away, lifted the cowhide at the corner of the big tent, and crawled out of the original ditch little by little.

It was late at night, and the guy on duty outside chatted with each other, and no one could cheer up.A little far away, several powerful hundred households were gathering their hands in their camp. Occasionally, their footsteps or shouts were louder, but they were immediately stopped by the leader.

Lu Wusi crawled all the way to the end of the ditch, sat up straight, panting violently.

(End of this chapter)