Du Yandao camped on the edge of the hillside to protect himself from the wind.
The wind is strong in the northwest at night, and at this time of year the night wind blows on the face like a knife. With the hillside as a barrier, the invasion of the cold wind can be minimized.
In the night, the big tent in the middle was brightly lit. The eldest son liked the light, so he brought many oil lamps with him. Four lamp beads were erected in the tent. When the oil lamps were lit, the tent was as bright as day.
The floor was covered with spies, and melons, fruits, wine and dishes were placed on it. The eldest son had a huge amount and had already consumed two bags of wine. Apart from his rosy face, he could not tell that he was in any condition.
Although it was on his own territory, Du Yandao still placed patrolling cavalry around just in case.
There is no village or shop here. If some gangsters really attack, they have to be on guard.
Du Yandao didn't think any bandits could pose a threat to the Three Hundred Warriors, but it was only natural to nip all accidents in the bud.
Although Du Yandao knew that it was not advisable to drink during the march, the eldest son was in a good mood and asked a few people to drink with him. Du Yandao tried to control him again and again, but he still drank a bottle of wine.
"Listen, all of you. As long as you follow me and be loyal to me, you will enjoy all the glory and wealth in your life. One day, I will vigorously promote you and make you proud of your ancestors." Qu Manbao laughed and said: "You guys follow It is your ancestors’ virtues that you have saved me.”
"That's right." A subordinate said: "Subordinates who follow the eldest son will certainly be able to make contributions to the eldest son. We are all fed by the eldest son with a mouthful of water and a mouthful of rice. Without the eldest son, we would not be able to do anything for him." There will be us, our three hundred lives all belong to the eldest son, and we will go up to the mountains of swords and the sea of fire for him without any hesitation."
Qu Manbao raised his hand and patted the man's shoulder, and said with a smile: "Well said, I don't want you to go to the Mountain of Swords, nor do I want you to go to the Sea of Fire. From now on, you can firmly guard Tongguan for me. That means you have made a great contribution, and I will naturally be the loser." I can’t help you.”
"My lord, the person guarding Tongguan is Xue Ren. Xue Ren... Xue Ren is the adopted son of the general and his beloved general...!" A general drank too much and was drunk, and said with a big tongue: " Will he...will he hand over Tongguan to us?"
"How dare he not surrender?" One person rolled his eyes and said, "The eldest son went there in person. He has the heart of a bear but the courage of a leopard. How dare he disobey the order of the eldest son?"
"My eldest son, the guard of Tongguan has always been arranged by the general." The man said: "Subordinate... I am only worried that the eldest son did not report it to the general. When the time comes, he will change the defense privately. If the general knows about it, he will... he will blame him...!"
After he finished speaking, he suddenly felt a chill all over his body, but he only saw Qu Manbao staring at him with a pair of cold eyes.
Others knew that something was wrong, Du Yandao had already cursed: "After a few glasses of wine, it's time to talk nonsense here, why don't you get out."
The man suddenly woke up after being scolded, got up, and staggered about to leave, but Qu Manbao had already said in a cold voice: "Stop, should I let you go?"
"Young Master...!" The man turned around, his feet softened, and he knelt down.
Qu Manbao stood up, walked up to the man, stared at him condescendingly, and sneered: "You think I am not qualified to switch to Fangtong Pass, and I must obey the general's orders in everything, right?"
"My subordinates don't... dare!"
"You want to say that I violated the general's order and secretly changed the guards?" Qu Manbao reached out and grabbed the man's bun. "Are you trying to sow a father-son relationship between me and the general?"
The man broke into cold sweat all over his body. He only regretted drinking a few more glasses of wine and said in a trembling voice: "Young Master, this subordinate is talking nonsense. You... you keep your word. We will do whatever you say, I...!"
"I asked you to guard Tongguan because I trust you the most. In my heart, you are loyal to me without any second thoughts." Qu Manbao's eyes were full of murderous intent: "You are here to say that I am violating the general rule of law. The general wants to switch defenses privately and confuses the public with his lies. If you are really entrusted with a heavy responsibility, you will betray me sooner or later." He suddenly reached out his hand, pulled out the saber of a subordinate next to him, and before anyone could react, he raised his head to that man. Cut it down with a knife.
Blood splattered, and Qu Manbao split the man's head in half with one strike.
The others were horrified and fell to their knees one after another, not daring to express their anger.
They knew that the eldest son was moody, and that he had suddenly become angry and killed more than once or twice over the years, and no one dared to say a word.
Qu Manbao threw the knife on the ground and saw blood spattered on his body. He frowned and waved his hand, "Drag the body out and bury it. Du Yandao, prepare water. I want to take a bath and change clothes."
Several people immediately dragged the body down, and no one dared to stay in the tent longer.
It was a quiet night, and the eldest son had killed someone. The three hundred knights soon knew it, and everyone already knew that the man was the one who caused the trouble. Therefore, no one dared to say another word, and the huge camp was completely silent.
The night wind blew, a bonfire was lit in the camp, and the warriors lay beside the bonfire to rest.
During the march, of course, there was no supply of large bathtubs, and it was impossible to have beauties waiting to take a bath like in the General's Mansion in Zhenxi. Qu Manbao could only wipe his body with two buckets of freshly boiled hot water. , Qu Manbao is still very satisfied, strong and powerful, and every woman who has slept with him will not be disappointed in at least some aspect.
Kill to establish authority.
Qu Manbao thought about the silence of his subordinates after he killed someone, and he felt a little proud. To make his subordinates loyal, he must make them fearful. As long as they are afraid, they will not dare to have other thoughts.
He picked up a wooden bucket and poured it on his head. The warm hot water made his whole body feel relaxed.
He breathed a long sigh of relief, but at this moment, he heard a strange sound coming from outside. He frowned, and soon, he heard several screams.
Qu Manbao's heart tightened.
"The enemy is coming, the enemy is coming!" Exclaims came from outside.
An enemy is coming!
Qu Manbao only found it incredible. Who dared to attack his team in this northwest land? He has three hundred brave and skilled warriors under his command. Even if a force of thousands of soldiers and horses comes to attack, these three hundred well-equipped warriors can still handle it.
But who in the northwest can mobilize a team at will without the permission of the Qu family
Are there really bandits around here
He sneered in his heart. If a group of bandits really attacked, they would be killed tonight. He threw away the barrel, pulled his robe, wrapped it around himself, picked up his saber, Rushing out of the big tent, in the night, only the silhouettes of people were seen flashing. The warriors in the camp were in chaos. Suddenly, a strong wind suddenly rose from the side. Qu Manbao looked over and saw an arrow heading straight towards him. When he shot over, his heart trembled, he leaned back, slashed with his knife, and opened the arrow.
"Du Yan Dao!" Qu Manbao shouted: "What happened?"
He heard screams again and again, and then saw several figures rushing towards him. Qu Manbao clenched the knife, but saw that the person in front was Du Yan Dao. He rushed forward and asked: "What's going on?"
"Young Master, we... we are surrounded." Du Yandao's face showed a look of horror: "There are enemies on all sides... on all sides!"
"Enemy?" Qu Manbao was also surprised: "Is... someone plotting rebellion?"
"I don't know where it came from." Du Yandao said: "There are people all around, and there are many archers. They... they come from all sides...!" As he spoke, several cold arrows shot over, and several people were busy. Block with a knife.
Qu Manbao said angrily: "Archers? Apart from the Northwest Army, where are there so many archers? They... Where did they come from? Did one of our own people misunderstand them?"
"The humble general thought that they were just coming for us." Du Yandao said: "They are well-trained and surrounded us quietly. They are not like ordinary soldiers and horses."
While they were talking, the warriors in the camp fell down one after another. The horses were suddenly frightened, and they were all running around in the camp. People and horses neighed, and there was chaos for a while.
"Young Master, there are too many of them. We...we are weak and cannot resist forcefully." Du Yandao said urgently: "General, I will protect you from the tight siege." He saw a war horse passing by and dodged. Tan reached over and grabbed the reins of the war horse. The war horse stood up alone and neighed loudly. Du Yandao shouted: "Master, get on the horse quickly!"
Qu Manbao saw the warriors in the camp fall one after another. At this time, not to mention one against ten, he didn't even understand the opponent's origin. He knew that something was wrong, so he didn't care much. He rushed over and got on his horse, Du Yan knife At this time, another war horse was captured and guarded by Qu Manbao. Qu Manbao asked anxiously: "Which way should we charge?"
"To...!" Du Yandao looked around. There were enemies all around. He really didn't know which way to go. Qu Manbao turned his horse's head and rushed to the west. Du Yandao clapped his horse to follow.
When the warriors saw Qu Manbao riding towards the west, they immediately followed Qu Manbao.
Qu Manbao only rushed out a short distance, and was hit by countless arrows. He was horrified and hurriedly swung his knife. Although he opened several arrows, he was suddenly hit by a cold arrow in the shoulder. Breathing fire, he shouted: "I am Qu Manbao, who are you, how dare you attack me?"
At this moment, among the three hundred warriors under his command, hundreds of them were killed alive by the sharp arrows. At this time, he vaguely saw a dark figure appearing in the distance, like a copper wall and an iron wall, slowly approaching here. come over.
Qu Manbao's heart suddenly went cold.
Looking at the opponent's formation, it was a fool's errand to break out from the west. He took a horse's head and rushed to the north. The warriors followed him to the north like ants, but they didn't rush far, and they were faced with another enemy. After a round of arrows, Qu Manbao swung his sword with all his strength, and was hit by another arrow in the leg. He was shivering all over, knowing that he was really surrounded by people tonight, and his hope of rushing out alive was already extremely slim.