Pirate Song

Gao Huaiyuan walked in front of the team, turned his head and glanced in the direction of Daye County, and then looked at the village heroes following him. He felt quite emotional in his heart. He didn't know what he would encounter when he went to Xiangyang this time.

How many people can come back in the end!

But now that he has chosen this path, he has no way to turn back. He can only walk to Xiangyang step by step to see what war in this era is like!

They set out from Ezhou and headed west along the Yangtze River. Under the dragging of the rural soldiers behind them every day, the team could go no more than thirty or fifty miles a day, which is considered good, so regardless of the fact that Ezhou is only more than 500 miles away from Xiangyang

, but it took this group of people to walk for almost half a month, which exhausted Gao Huaiyuan.

The cucumber vegetables in Xiangyang are cold!

So Gao Huaiyuan simply took advantage of this opportunity to practice his troops while walking on the road. It would be useless if he sharpened his guns before the battle. It would be better to let these country warriors practice more than to just stop and go and waste time.

In order to avoid the attention of the pile of rubbish behind and avoid being criticized by those guys, Gao Huaiyuan, who was an outcropping rafter in the team, discussed with Zhang Qing and told Zhang Qing his thoughts, and Zhang Qing also

He supported his idea and felt that it would not be a bad thing to let the local warriors practice more skills to save their lives. Moreover, he could not understand the behavior of the guys behind him, so he supported Gao Huaiyuan's idea.

After making up his mind, Gao Huaiyuan once again ordered his rural soldiers to speed up the pace. They would go out early every morning and spend the whole morning on the road. They would go at least fifty miles, and then bury the pots to make rice. After everyone was full, they would start training in the afternoon.

, so after they finished their training in the evening and finished working on the guys behind them, they rushed to their station, and everyone set up camp and rested together.

To do this, he had to get the consent of the officer from the Ezhou Capital Command who was leading the way. Gao Huaiyuan simply bribed him with a few coins, saying that he didn't like the people behind him to delay things, and wanted to speed up the journey for the sake of the army.

They were stationed at the front, so after getting the money, the officer readily agreed to Gao Huanyuan's request, and even took the initiative to march with them.

In this way, they had an extra helper. This officer's surname was Zhao and his given name was Shuan Zhu. He was a military general in the garrison and was considered a low-level officer in the army. He happened to have participated in the Kaixi Northern Expedition before, but he was later dismissed.

The Jin army was beaten to a pulp, but managed to escape with his life. He was considered an experienced officer, and he had been in a pool of blood, so he was quite tough and a bit like a soldier.

Although Gao Huaiyuan knew a little about military training methods through the guidance of Sanshan Sanren, he had never seen a real battlefield. After hearing that the officer named Zhao had participated in the war, he was secretly happy, and after a good deal of flattery, he

This guy was happy, and he had a good impression of Gao Huaiyuan along the way, so Zhao Shuanzhu took the opportunity to serve as an off-site guide for Gao Huaiyuan and others, and told them some methods of forming in front of the army.

After getting Zhao Shuanzhu's advice, Gao Huaiyuan immediately combined what he said and divided his men into two groups. As soon as they were stationed every afternoon, they would have these groups practice fighting. One side would attack and the other would defend.

The sky rotates around and the offensive and defensive drills continue.

Although this group of people didn't know what kind of madness Gao Huaiyuan was, they saw that even Zhang Qing was fooling around with him, so they had no choice but to let him direct them to do such things. They drove like crazy every morning and divided into two groups in the afternoon.

They fought in teams, and the two groups fought so hard that they were as tired as donkeys every day. When they lay down at night, they immediately snored and fell asleep, not even thinking about home.

As a result, this group of country warriors gradually began to master some offensive and defensive skills in battle, and also understood the importance of mutual cooperation. From the beginning, they started to fight randomly as soon as they came into contact, but later began to advance and retreat in a controlled manner.

During this period, Zhao Shuanzhu gave them lots of advice and told them a lot about ways to save their lives on the battlefield. With this guy's advice, Gao Huaiyuan gained a lot of knowledge.

They walked and practiced like this. After more than ten days, they finally saw Xiangyang City from a distance. After arriving here, everyone began to feel the tense atmosphere during the war. Groups of exhausted troops retreated from Xiangyang.

Most of these people had injuries on their bodies, either missing arms or legs. They had no weapons or armor, and their uniforms were stained with blood. All parties were constantly transferring supplies to Xiangyang, and the roads were crowded.

The soldiers who were delivering orders were galloping back and forth on the road from Xiangyang to the mainland, shouting constantly, driving those who were blocking the road to get out of the way and let them pass quickly. There were also many former soldiers sitting in the fields.

The soldiers who retreated had tired looks on their faces.

After seeing such a scene, Gao Huaiyuan and the others slowed down and their hearts became heavy. Although they had not actually gone to the battlefield yet, just by seeing such a scene, they knew how cruel the war was.

When Zhao Shuanzhu, who was careless along the way, saw such a scene, he also put away the smile on his face and showed a solemn look. He was no longer as relaxed as before.

"Brother, how is the fighting going on in the north now? Where did the Jin army hit?" Zhao Shuanzhu grabbed an officer who was passing by them and asked him.

This officer was missing an arm and was covered in blood. The broken arm was randomly bandaged with rags. His face was pale and his steps were staggering. After being pulled by Zhao Shuanzhu, he raised his eyes and looked at him coldly, and then at Zhao Shuanzhu.

Gao Huaiyuan and others behind him seemed to be looking at a bunch of dead people. He sneered at the corner of his mouth and said: "How is it? Hum hum! Bear like! I came back from Xinyang. Xinyang and Luoshan have been lost. Jin Jun

The Zaoyang Army has now arrived and is rushing towards Xiangyang. You guys have come at the right time! Hum hum! Let go! I'm going back!"

Zhao Shuanzhu was stunned for a moment and let go of his hand. The officer with a broken arm passed by them, stretched out his only right hand and pulled half a bag of dry food from their car. Huang Yan immediately stepped forward and tried to remove it from their car.

He took the dry food bag back from his hand.

Gao Huaiyuan immediately shouted: "Huang Yan, stop it! Stand down and let him take it! He has done enough for the country!"

Huang Yan immediately responded and stepped aside, silently looking at the officer who had lost his arm. Gao Huaiyuan stepped forward and took out a few more pieces of meat from the car. He walked to the officer's side, took the bag in his hand, and put the meat into his hands.

She stuffed her breasts into the bag, took a roll of clean bandages and gold sore medicine, and stuffed them into his arms.

The officer with the broken arm looked at Gao Huaiyuan and moved his lips slightly, but did not say anything. Instead, he sighed, turned around and walked slowly in the opposite direction to them.

Zhao Shuanzhu walked to Gao Huaiyuan and said softly to him: "Thank you, brother! It's not easy for us to be soldiers!"

Gao Huaiyuan didn't speak, just nodded, but he also saw the pain in Zhao Shuanzhu's eyes, and thought to himself, could he have remembered it wrong? Wasn't the Jin army defeated in Nanjing this time? Why did he hear what he heard now?

News, why is it so detrimental to the Song Dynasty?

Everyone fell completely silent and continued walking toward Xiangyang with the vehicle. No one among them could be heard talking nonsense anymore, and everyone had solemn expressions on their faces.

Many soldiers who had retreated from the north were sitting on the roadside panting. When they saw the grain truck escorted by Gao Huaiyuan and others, some people's eyes flashed with a greedy look, and some people slowly stood on the ground.

He stood up and patted his companions who were still sitting on the ground beside him. Then more and more defeated soldiers stood up and fixed their eyes on Gao Huaiyuan and his group's large vehicles.

"Be careful! I'm afraid things may be a bit troublesome! We are moving too far forward!" Zhao Shuanzhu saw the hungry looks in the eyes of these defeated troops, so he slowed down and said to Gao Huaiyuan.

Gao Huaiyuan also felt that something was wrong in the atmosphere at this time. He knew that the military discipline of the Song Army was broken and the personnel composition of the army was very complicated. Due to the implementation of the unique recruitment system of the Song Dynasty, the soldiers in the army were mixed, including good civilians and bad ones.

Some criminals, coupled with the lax control of the officers, often caused trouble to the local area. Especially once the army was defeated, many defeated troops turned into bandits because they had no food and salary supplies.

, and today it seemed that this group of defeated soldiers was eyeing the grain, fodder, baggage and other items escorted by them, and they couldn't help but feel awe-inspiring, and secretly became a little more careful.

"Huang Yan, Guo Liang, Zhang Qing... pass the order and ask the brothers to protect the vehicle. No one is allowed to get close to the vehicle!" Gao Huaiyuan immediately called over his team members and ordered them to go down. Although they were from the countryside,

He is a soldier, but what he is escorting is food, fodder, baggage and other items for the army. If something is missing, he is now a escort. If the things cannot be delivered to the army, then he, the escort, will be punished, which can range from a rod to a stick.

, or even risk losing his head. Gao Huaiyuan didn't want to be dragged and chopped off because of this, so he immediately gave orders to everyone.

And the people under him also saw the malicious looks of the defeated troops on the roadside, and they all began to become nervous. After receiving the instructions from their respective captains, they all tightened their weapons, approached the vehicles, and moved these

The vehicle was protected.

As they continued to move forward, there were more and more broken soldiers on the roadside. As if the greedy atmosphere was contagious, these broken soldiers also set their eyes on Gao Huaiyuan and his party.

"Stop! Leave your car and unload the food for me. I haven't eaten for two days! I'm so hungry!" Suddenly, a low-level officer in the defeated army appeared in full armor.

He led dozens of broken soldiers to block their path, and shouted to Zhao Shuanzhu who was walking at the front.

"Bold! Get out of my way. These grains are specially sent to Xiangyang from the Ezhou camp under the order of Mr. Zhao. I am the grain officer. How dare you snatch them? Don't you know that snatching military grains is a capital crime?"

Zhao Shuanzhu immediately raised his hand to stop Gao Huaiyuan's team behind him, put his hand on the handle of his waist knife, and shouted sternly at the defeated soldiers blocking their way.

"Bah!" The officer with a gangly look spat hard at Zhao Shuanzhu's feet and cursed: "I don't care about military rations or not. I fought hard with the Jin army in front and even retreated.

There is no one to take care of the food. How can we let you starve to death right before your eyes? Stop talking nonsense. I won’t make things difficult for you. We will leave two carts of food for you. You should do whatever you want. Otherwise, don’t blame me.

You’re welcome! Brothers, it’s time to unload the food and start dinner!”

Following this man's shout, the surrounding soldiers responded one after another, making noises about not being allowed to eat, and then surrounded their motorcade.

"Everyone, stop! If you dare to step forward again, you will be killed without mercy!" Zhao Shuanzhu is also a hardliner. When he saw this group of defeated troops trying to seize food, he immediately pulled out his sword from his waist with a clang and pointed it at those who were trying to seize food.

The defeated soldiers of the grain.

Following Zhao Shuanzhu's movements, Gao Huaiyuan pulled out his sword from his waist without hesitation and stood side by side with Zhao Shuanzhu, staring coldly at the defeated soldiers. What he hated most was the soldiers.

He is not loyal to the country and cannot fight, but he is very good at causing trouble to the local area. He has no sympathy for such defeated soldiers, and these grains are related to his family and life. He will not let the defeated soldiers give these grains to

stolen.

Following Gao Huaiyuan's actions, Huang Yan and his gang of teenagers immediately pulled out their swords. The spearmen also leveled their spears and pointed the tips of their spears at the surrounding soldiers. The archers immediately took off their ribs.

With his bow, he took out the arrows from the quiver on his back, put them on the bowstring, and made a posture to open the bow and release the arrows at any time.

After these days of training, the local heroes have gradually formed a sense of teamwork and become more courageous. When they saw Gao Huaiyuan draw his sword, they followed their team members and lifted the guy up, and the two sides immediately became tense.

, formed a confrontation.

"Yo He! The old men encountered a tough situation today! Do you soldiers want to fight with the old men? To tell you the truth, what kind of scene have I never seen? Are you afraid of you? I'm bah! If you don't want to die, get out of here!

, I’ll save you from irritating me, so I’ll kill you bunch of local soldiers! I’m going to decide on the food today!” The leader of the defeated soldiers looked unconcerned, and threatened them with a curse, waving his hands to let them retreat.

The soldiers raided the men and prepared to seize the food by force.

"How dare you?" Zhao Shuanzhu shouted angrily at the defeated soldiers with an angry look on his face.

"Everyone is here, collect the vehicles, string the bows, and within ten steps of the cart, anyone who approaches the cart and tries to misbehave will be shot on the spot! The spearmen come forward, and the swordsmen and shieldmen are with them to protect them!" Gao Huaiyuan saw

I was afraid that things were going to get serious today, so I immediately gave the order.

After his order was passed on, dozens of large vehicles were immediately driven by the drivers to herd the vehicles together, while the five hundred rural soldiers immediately took their positions according to the previous plan and protected the vehicles.

Standing up, the spearman stepped forward, pointing the tip of his spear directly at the defeated soldiers around him. The sword and shield bearer immediately stood beside them, using his shield to cover himself and the bodies of the spearmen around him.

Without saying a word, the archers immediately climbed onto the vehicle and aimed their bows and arrows at the broken soldiers who were trying to approach them.

As a result, the defeated soldiers were frightened and stopped their approach, and the two sides immediately came to a stalemate.

The leader of the defeated army did not expect that he would really encounter a tough situation today. He originally thought that these country warriors were just a bunch of rabble, and his own group was also a regular army after all. However, people who have seen blood on the battlefield cannot deal with it.

The Jin army is not that good, but isn't it easy to deal with these local warriors from the Song Dynasty?

But when he was about to use violence to seize the food by force, he found that the gang of rural warriors he met today seemed to be very extraordinary. They actually had the courage to confront them and even showed off their weapons, so he froze on the spot.

His face turned the color of pig liver, and he lost his mind for a while.

After all, although they have more people, the defeated troops here are not his men. Many of them are improvised. Dozens of other casual soldiers following him want to take the opportunity to grab some food. They may not all listen.

If he takes action, he may not be able to get any benefits, and he might really be killed by these desperate country soldiers!

The two sides immediately reached a stalemate. Although the defeated soldiers surrounded Gao Huaiyuan and his party, they were overwhelmed and did not dare to risk their lives. They tried to see if these country soldiers dared to shoot arrows at themselves. If

If this group of rural soldiers really risked their lives, their death here would be in vain, so the defeated soldiers were immediately suppressed by Gao Huaiyuan and his group.

Gao Huaiyuan also saw the strength of the defeated soldiers, and a sarcastic smile appeared on his lips. His expression fell in the eyes of the defeated soldiers on the opposite side, which immediately made the guy in front of him become a little annoyed and angry, so he also pulled out the gun.

He took out his waist knife and shouted to the defeated soldiers around him: "Damn it! I don't believe that we veterans will be intimidated by these bumpkins. Brothers, listen to me and come to me. I don't believe that they dare to attack me."

Let me shoot my arrows! Let’s see if I don’t kill them all!”

Under his instigation, this group of defeated soldiers suddenly became eager to try again. Zhao Shuanzhu's face suddenly turned ugly. To be honest, he did not want to really take action against this group of defeated soldiers, although these people were not from the Ezhou garrison.

He was a member of the army, but they were still his robes. If he really took action, he would not be able to protect his life. This was not what he wanted to see, so he secretly looked at Gao Huaiyuan.

The result surprised him. Gao Huaiyuan saw how arrogant the guy opposite him was, so without saying a word, he sheathed his sword, reached out and took off his big bow from under his ribs, strung the arrow, and pulled the bow string with a creak.

Pointing the sharp arrow directly at the guy who was doing this, he sneered and said: "Then you might as well just come forward and try! I know you, but I don't know you when I shoot the arrow! Tell me everything, within ten steps.

, those who dare to approach, just shoot arrows for me!" dd