Detective in the Red Chamber

"In addition, according to what Nahlan said, there are three beacon towers in Nahran, which will be lit at the same time if attacked. When the barbarians see the beacon fire, they will flock to help without hesitation."

"Therefore, we must allocate a part of our troops to block the road around this Quming Mountain, so as not to be unable to defeat Nahran for a while, and instead fall into a situation of being besieged on all sides."

These things, in fact, have been familiar to the three hundred households for a long time, and this time they are mainly conveyed to the following inspections and the general manager.

With the previous precedent of raiding Wuerzhai and Walengzhai, everyone thought it was another trip of burning, killing and looting, but now listening to Sun Shaozong's detailed account of the situation in Nahran, everyone had a relaxed expression. Immediately he became more serious.

Although there were [-] officers and soldiers who entered the mountain this time, the opponent's number seemed to be much smaller than that of Walenzhai.

But how can professional fighters who are completely out of production, young and strong, be confused with ordinary mountain people?

What's more, the other party still takes it as their duty to protect the ancestors. With the blessing of faith, their ability to withstand losses is naturally far above that of ordinary barbarians.

In short, Nahran is undoubtedly a tough nut to crack!

But if it can be successfully gnawed down, the deterrent to the Wuxi barbarians will be more than ten times stronger than looting a few ordinary cottages!

After all, Nahlan is the common ancestral land of the Wuxi barbarians. Not to mention the annual sacrificial ceremony, if there are disputes among the barbarians, or if they want to decide on any major issue, they will often come here to ask the ancestors to judge.

A few months ago, it was here that Kuilun, the leader of the Kangxi barbarians, persuaded the leaders of the other four barbarians to launch a rebellion.

It's a pity that the few Han guides that the governor of Huguang found had only a half-knowledge about Nahlan's affairs. It was only after Nahlan surrendered to the army that they pointed out the importance of this place.

Otherwise, Sun Shaozong would definitely have given up on Tong Ximan on the outskirts and led his army straight to Nahlan!

It's too late to regret now, but it's not too late to make up for it!

The second time Sun Shaozong entered the mountain, he chose Nahlan as his target.

Breaking apart and explaining the situation that the officers and soldiers will face next, Sun Shaozong finally changed the subject and said with a smile, "Although they are all selected, they are just a group of barbarians after all. On par with those of us guarding the emperor's elite?"

Having said that, he clenched his fists violently and said, "According to my opinion, only the elite barbarians must fight to show the majesty of our Beijing camp!"

When everyone heard this, they immediately became energetic and clamored:

"Your Excellency said so!"

"Even if we can't be five Hu, it's still not a problem to be three barbarians!"

"Besides, among the barbarians, how can there be such a powerful general as our lord?"

Just talking and laughing, suddenly I saw Barley with several guides, looking for them in a panic.

When they got close, several guides were waiting to say something in a hurry, but the barley stopped him with his hand, and cautiously approached Sun Shaozong, whispering a few words in a low voice.

After Sun Shaozong listened, he was noncommittal, and instead gestured, saying, "Since the situation has changed, brothers should be aware of it."

Barley was stunned for a moment before realizing that Sun Shaozong was asking himself to relay what he had just said to everyone, so he could only say with a bitter face, "Mentors, the villain just interrogated the barbarian of Nahran, but found out that there was something unfavorable. information."

In just a few days, this guy not only behaved and talked like a Han, but even took a stand on the side of the Han, and even imitated the official and called him a barbarian.

Everyone couldn't help laughing, but they heard him continue, "Just three days ago, Kuilun from Kangxi Man suddenly rushed to Nahran..."

"what?!"

Shen Lian suddenly got up, stared at Babari with burning eyes and asked, "So, Kuilun is in Nahlan right now?!"

When everyone heard this, they couldn't help but feel a commotion.

This Kangxi barbarian is the most powerful branch of the Wuxi barbarians, and because Kuilun contributed to the rebellion and personally led the barbarians to capture Wuxi City, he now seems to have the momentum to become the co-lord of the Wuxi barbarians.

If this beast can be captured, the Wuxi savagery will be more than half pacified!

What's wrong with this?

Obviously, it is good news for good luck!

It's a pity that just when everyone was gearing up and wishing they could rush to Nahran immediately and capture Kuilun alive, Barley spread his hands and smiled wryly, "I'm afraid Shen Baihu was happy for nothing, but because of some things, Kuilun asked for the help of the ancestors to make a decision." , that’s why he went to Nahran—and after receiving the revelation from the ancestral spirit, he immediately turned back to Cannes.”

Everyone was immediately discouraged.

The city of Kang was far away in the hinterland of the mountains, and besides, there were nearly ten thousand barbarians gathered nearby, and it could not be defeated by a hundred officers and soldiers.

From this point of view, it was really bad news—Kuelen escaped disaster in vain!

Unexpectedly, when everyone was disappointed, the barley made everyone feel a little more frustrated.

"Na Kuilun is gone, but before he left, he heard about Tong Ximan, so he deliberately left the three hundred guards around him in Nahlan!"

"These three hundred guards are all the elite of the Kangxi barbarians. It is said that most of them are armored. The leader, Hassam, is known as the number one warrior in Wuxi. It is said that he once killed a tiger with his bare hands!"

After these words were finished, the surroundings suddenly became quieter.

Not to mention the number one warrior in Wuxi, these three hundred elites alone have made Nahlan's strength increase sharply, breaking through the crowd of a thousand people properly.

As for the armor, it goes without saying that it must have been seized from the army or the treasury.

And this further offset the advantages of the official army.

"Hahaha……"

Just when everyone was frowning, Sun Shaozong suddenly laughed heartily.

When everyone focused their attention on him, he stopped laughing and said, "You only see the disadvantages, but why can't you see the advantages?"

"Originally, the barbarians in Nahran were all fighting for the ancestors, and they didn't have any affiliation with each other. On the contrary, they lacked vital points to target."

"It's just that Kuilun superimposes the snake, and insists on leaving some guards, and what is the number one warrior of Wuxi."

"In this way, the barbarians will definitely focus on Hassam. At that time, they only need to kill Hassam first, and Nahlan's army will be in chaos!"

"So in my opinion, Nahlan's power has not increased, but instead, he has an extra handle to sell the first bid!"

"You gentlemen!"

As he spoke, he looked around and said decisively, "Follow me to weigh and see how the head of the barbarian's number one warrior is different from other barbarians!"

Chapter 596 Nahran [Part [-]]

Although the winter in Wuxi is not as bitter and cold as in the north, it has a bone-piercing coldness.

At noon that day, the sun, which was still warm, shrunk to that corner without knowing it. The whirlwind in the mountain was like a small knife, and the people who were grinding it were not at ease.

Several Nahran guards guarding the gate of the village shrunk their necks, hugged their shoulders, and endured the groaning hunger and thirst in their stomachs, but they still didn't dare to leave their posts for half a step. They could only look back from time to time and say Curse those guys to die.

In fact, the cooks are also helpless. There were more than 800 people in the cottage, and suddenly there were 300 more people, but none of the cooks was added. Naturally, there will be chaos of more monks and less food.

Especially those newcomers, all of them are cronies of the big boss of Kuilun, and have the support of Hassam, the number one warrior of Wuxi. If there is any good wine and food, why not let them enjoy it first?

As for the unlucky guys guarding the gate of the village, it would be considered good if they could share some leftovers in the end.

In the long-awaited and eager anticipation of the gate guards, seeing that noon was almost past, a cook finally picked up two dustpans of food.

The guards watching upstairs on both sides hurriedly assigned one of them to come down to fetch the food, but facing the cold and hard mixed noodles, the two couldn't help cursing again and again, complaining that the cook refused to bring the food earlier.

But the guy was not happy with what he heard, he threw his burden on the ground in disgust, pointed to a few catastrophes not far away, and said, "You hear it yourself, if I send it to you first, how can I give it to others?" Meal delivery? That's it, I have to smoke it with incense before I go back to work in the kitchen!"

But it turned out that what was simmering slowly in the pot was the golden juice used to guard the gate of the village.

Although the guards in the watchtower had been smoked to the point where they didn't know the smell, but holding the food in their hands, and hearing him mention the golden juice in the pot, they couldn't help but feel a little queasy, and even their spirit of fighting for reason was lost for a moment. I can't lift it.

That's all~

It's time to change the guard around night, so let's have another meal.

Thinking in this way, the two guards each hung the baskets to the hanging ropes.

Someone from above had already looked around and saw that the basket was fastened below, and immediately pulled the rope up with hands and feet.

The two guards climbed back to the watchtower just as they were waiting, barely filling their stomachs with their companions.

Unexpectedly, at this moment, I suddenly heard someone shouting at the top, "It's the official army, the official army of the Han people is calling!"

The Han official army actually called? !

The following two guards, together with the cook, felt a little unbelievable.

Although the news that Walenzhai and Wu'erzhai were attacked and slaughtered by the officers and soldiers had already spread among the Wuxi barbarians.

But Tongxi has always been the weakest one among the five clans. It is only by learning some management methods from the Han people that they can barely compete with the other clans on the stage.

And where is Nahran?

The ancestral court of the five clans is located!

It is guarded by nearly a thousand selected warriors of various ethnic groups, and has been continuously reinforced and expanded for hundreds of years!

If you want to build such an indestructible fortress, not to mention that there are only more than 1000 officers and soldiers, even if there are two or three times more, there is nothing you can do.

What's more, at the moment, Nahran and Hassam, the number one warrior of the Wuxi barbarians, are in command—that's a fierce general who can tear tigers and leopards apart!

With all these things, how could the official army of the Han people dare to fight over? !

Could it be that I am impatient to live?

They despise the IQ of the officer and army, but the two men dare not neglect the slightest—even if the officer and army cannot enter Nahlan, they will inevitably hurt each other in a fight. They don't want to be careless for a while and become a battle between the two armies victim of.

So the two hurriedly called the cook, and worked together to completely seal the commonly used corner door.

At the same time, the guards on the arrow tower also blew their warning horns.

All the pavilions and pavilions in Naheran suddenly boiled up, and countless warriors poured out from all directions, raising their weapons to the sky, and the strange cries of humming resounded through the mountains.

Among them, there are also many Kangxi barbarian guards wearing standard armor. The armor leaves covered with butter make a rattling sound as they move, making them even more mighty and extraordinary.

That is to say, in Nahran, there are no lowly women, otherwise I am afraid that I will have aroused a lot of love.

Uh……

It seems that even if they are all men, there are still a few fresh and intoxicated ones—no way, after staying in a place full of men for a long time, the sexual orientation of a few people will inevitably be bent.

Among them, there is another barbarian who is particularly eye-catching.

He didn't have any standard armor on his body, he was only wrapped in fur randomly, but that majestic and burly body like a hill was far more eye-catching than any armor.

Holding a thick cooked copper stick in his hand, he strode towards the gate of the village with big strides. The barbarians in front of him, no matter they were wearing armor or fur clothes, hurriedly backed away.

But when he saw the gate of the village, he suddenly stopped in his tracks, covered his nose and looked at the cauldrons in front of the gate of the village, with a look of disgust and helplessness on his face, and muttered indistinctly, "Everything else is good for the king, just You're too careful—with me, Hassam, why are you still using these dirty tricks?"

This person is Hassam, the number one warrior of the Wuxi barbarians.

As for the king he was talking about, it was naturally Kuilun, the leader of the Kangxi barbarians.

After leading a rebellion a few months ago and turning Wuxi Prefecture upside down, no matter how stable Kuilun is, he will inevitably feel a little ecstatic.

Now within the Kangxi barbarians, he has long regarded himself as the king of the Wuxi barbarians, but he has not yet been recognized by the other four barbarians.

However, Hassam finally overcame the stench, frowned and jumped onto the earthen platform behind the wall of the village. He looked out a few times with his probe, but saw that there was nothing on the hundreds of stone steps in front of the gate of the village, and the officials of the Han people The army still lined up calmly in the open space two arrows away.

"These Chinese dogs are so courageous!"

Seeing that there were no more than a hundred officers and soldiers at most, which was obviously much smaller than the barbarians in the village, Hassam felt a little restless and wanted to lead the team out to fight.

Just thinking of Kuilun's explanation before leaving, he had no choice but to suppress the impulse in his heart.

But waiting like this is not in line with his Uncle Hassam's usual style.

So when most of the warriors behind him gathered, Hassam pointed to the outside and laughed, "There are only a few hundred Han dogs in the area, but they dare to come to Nahran to make trouble, and let these Han dogs have a taste first." This fortress is so powerful, my uncle Hassam will lead someone to kill him..."

"Go!"

Just as Hassam was boosting his morale, there was a loud shout from the steps in front of the gate of the village. Immediately afterwards, he saw a sharp arrow like a shooting star chasing the moon, crossing a distance of dozens of steps in the blink of an eye, and arriving in front of Hassam!

If it were an ordinary person, I'm afraid they would be killed on the spot.

But Hassam was not only tall and burly, but his reaction was not comparable to that of ordinary people, so he picked up the cooked copper stick in his hand without a moment's notice.

clang~~~

I could only hear the clanging of gold and iron, and sparks splashing everywhere, but the hidden arrow was knocked away by the cooked copper rod forcibly!

Hassam escaped this catastrophe, but his back was chilled, and he couldn't help becoming angry. He pointed at the sneak attacking Han with a cooked copper stick, and cursed, "You shameless dogs are used to stabbing people in the back. Let's have a real fight with your uncle Hassam!"

Before he finished speaking, he saw the sneak attacker rushing down the mountain as early as possible.

Hassam felt even more annoyed, and hurriedly shouted orders to shoot arrows from left and right, but unfortunately it was already too late, and he could only watch helplessly as the man fled into the army formation.

"God's motherfucker!"

But he said that the man stumbled, threw himself into the ranks of the officers and soldiers, immediately stuck his butt on the ground, and cursed like a cannonball sitting on the ground, "It's because this new bow is not suitable for use, otherwise the barbarian died long ago and can't die anymore——Zhang Xun Jian, what are you doing standing there? Why don’t you bring me some water to wash off the plaster all over my body!”

This cursing guy is naturally the No. [-] sharpshooter Han gang in the patrol battalion.

He seemed aggressive, but in fact it was all to cover up the embarrassment and panic in his heart.

Because Sun Shaozong had already predicted that Hassam would definitely spy on the movements of the officers and soldiers, so before the army invaded the border, he first covered the Han gang with plaster and asked him to sneak up the stone steps and attack with a back arrow when he saw the opportunity. , Get rid of Hassam.