Chapter 279: Smelling Hair

After more than an hour, the Xiazhou army that was chasing the enemy slowly returned.

Hong Chenglue escaped anyway. This guy was more slippery than a loach, but He Chunhua captured another thirty or forty Xunzhou Rangers.

After deducting the damage caused by the surprise attack on this camp, Hong Chenglue only had more than 200 men left.

After going back and forth all night, either driving at full speed or leading a team to kill the enemy, He Chunhua did not hide his tiredness at this time and asked He Lingchuan: "How is the grain truck?"

"Thirty-four vehicles were burned, but a lot of food was rescued and is being sorted out." He Lingchuan's work just now was not in vain. "Preliminary estimates indicate that the total loss last night and tonight was about 1,500 shi."

The rock wolf Lu Xin also injured many Xunzhou people. The price was that he was hit by two arrows and his right paw was chopped off with a knife. At this moment, Yao Yuan Lingguang was bandaging it.

He Chunhua let out a long breath: "Not bad." Then he still had a family fortune of nearly nine thousand dan, so he wouldn't go to the front line empty-handed.

Then he started asking about the battle in the camp.

Wu Shaoyi received his flying pigeon message and prepared for battle in advance, so that Hong Chenglue could not succeed in another sneak attack.

However, there were about 400 officers and soldiers left behind, but the opponent had 300 cavalry. The Xiazhou people also fought an extremely difficult battle. The Xunzhou cavalry began to shoot arrows and fire before they could attack the Juma post. Fortunately, Wu Shaoyi had already asked people to fetch water to wet the tarpaulin and various equipment, so this fire attack was not very effective.

The essence of stealing a camp lies in the word "stealing". If you don't catch people off guard, the effect will be greatly reduced.

Hong Chenglue also asked people to use gunpowder to explode. However, the grain trucks were dispersed and concealed, and the damage caused by gunpowder was limited.

The first two waves of strong attacks were ineffective. Hong Chenglue knew as soon as he saw this battle that the opponent was well prepared.

Then Elder Liang personally came to fight Hong Chenglue, otherwise this guy would really go on a killing spree, and more than just a few Xiazhou soldiers would die.

The price was that Elder Liang was injured on his right shoulder and under his ribs, and the injuries were serious.

He is proficient in magic, and he will suffer some losses when facing a general like Hong Chenglue on the battlefield.

Elder Liang's disciples treated his injuries, and He Chunhua was by his side. Chuanyunge worked hard to guard the camp tonight, so Manager He also expressed his gratitude. This is also an opportunity to test the quality of the disciples of Chuanyunge, and He Chunhua is quite satisfied.

As for the soldier who was on guard and took a nap maliciously, he was executed under military law that night and his head was lost.

At dawn, Zeng Feixiong led his team back.

From the way this team stepped into the military camp with their chests raised and their heads raised, He Lingchuan knew they had won.

Sure enough, Zeng Feixiong went to report the situation, and his first words were: "Sir, Baili Qing has been killed!" The soldiers at the rear offered a human head and refused to rest in peace. It was Baili Qing.

"Okay, okay!" He Chunhua perked up and felt most of the bad breath in his chest, "Tell me about the battle in the mine."

It turned out that the Xun people left in the abandoned mine were all wounded soldiers and logisticians, and the real defensive strength was only fifty people. Facing such a weak player, Zeng Feixiong's team made a calculated sneak attack but the opponent simply couldn't organize it. mount effective resistance.

However, Bai Liqing had woken up by this time and ordered his two generals to lead the remaining troops to withdraw into the mine tunnel. It's so narrow and dark there that it's basically impossible for officers and soldiers to attack as long as they stay behind.

What they relied on was nothing more than the mine tunnel and the exit to the back mountain.

However, Jiao Tai had already led his men to kill the Xunren guards and seize the exit position. When he saw Zeng Feixiong broadcasting a signal in the front mountain, he immediately lit a fire at the exit of the mine tunnel and blew up the mountain, destroying all the exits of the mine tunnel.

Baili Qing and others were blocked in the mine tunnel, unable to get out from either side.

Then Jiao Tai ordered people to light a fire and pour smoke into the mine tunnel.

Xunren was forced into tears and had difficulty breathing, so he had to go out of the Qianshan mine tunnel and raised his hands in surrender.

According to He Chunhua's instructions, Zeng Feixiong confiscated all the weapons and then ordered to kill without leaving any survivors!

The first person to be beheaded was Baili Qing.

It is also very simple to dispose of the prisoner's body. Just throw it back into the mine tunnel and explode it with the remaining gunpowder to seal it up.

He Chunhua looked at Baili Qing's head and smiled: "I accept this great gift from Hong Chenglue."

Zeng Feixiong added: "There was a famous general under Bai Liqing named Fu Xin. When he was about to be beheaded, he was still yelling at Hong Chenglue. As soon as I saw it, I let him go, along with a dozen of his soldiers. One hundred and thirty Of the six prisoners, only sixteen were released." This is equivalent to a small loss.

He Chunhua nodded: "Very good. Let him go back and add more trouble to Hong Chenglue."

Didn't Hong Chenglue want to lend his hand to clean up these burdens?

How could he make the other party get what he wanted?

This general surnamed Fu will be resentful after returning and will definitely be an enemy of Hong Chenglue. It is much more effective than killing him with a sword.

He Lingchuan's heart moved, and he interrupted and asked: "Where is Dong Rui?"

Dong Rui wouldn't die so silently, would he?

"He immediately jumped on the strange bird and flew away." Zeng Feixiong said with shame, "Just after we shot the first wave of arrows. There were trees blocking the arrows and they couldn't shoot down."

He Lingchuan patted him on the shoulder.

as expected. Dong Rui's escape talent is always full.

Zeng Feixiong took out the storage ring and gave it back to He Lingchuan: "Thank you, young master. With the help of those explosives, we saved a lot of time."

After he left, He Lingchuan also wanted to pay the bill, but was stopped by his father:

"Chuan'er, where is that comb?"

"Huh?" He didn't understand for a moment, "Which comb?"

"You got the comb from Hong Chenglue's home in Bailu Town." He Chunhua asked him, "To be precise, it seems that his neighbor took it away."

"Oh, it's here." Hong Chenglue was very cautious and emptied his house before leaving Bailu Town. Unfortunately, man proposes, God disposes. The old woman next door had already taken away a comb, and He Lingchuan got it from the old woman, with hair wrapped around it.

He didn't think much about it and took out the comb and handed it over.

He Chunhua didn't take it: "Can you confirm whether the hair is from a man or a woman?"

"...Try it." He Lingchuan thought about it and whistled.

A few breaths later, the rock wolf Lu Xin emerged from the dark corner and waved his stiff tail at him.

He Lingchuan brought the comb closer: "Smell the hair on it and tell me if its owner is a man or a woman."

The rock wolf opened its mouth and yawned: "Twenty pounds of beef."

He Lingchuan was embarrassed: "You are asking so much for such a simple job as moving your nose?" It has only been a few months, how did the simple tundra wolf become like this?

"How about you do it?"

"Okay, okay." He Lingchuan compromised, "I'll owe it to you first, and I'll buy you high-quality beef when I return to Dunyu."

The old woman promised that she had never combed her hair with this comb. And the hair was a little brown, so it was unlikely to be the old woman's.

The rock wolf's moist nose came closer and sniffed hard.

Its sense of smell is several times more sensitive than that of ordinary dogs, and it can even construct a set of three-dimensional images in its mind based on the odor molecules alone.

"Woman, in her early thirties, in poor health, taking medicine all year round." Yanlang looked disgusted, "Such a strong smell of medicine, it almost drowned my nose."

He Chunhua then happily took the wooden comb and praised his son: "Well done!"

He Lingchuan asked him: "Dad, what do you want this comb for?"

"Be prepared." He Chunhua shrugged, "Did Hong Chenglue's neighbors say that they are in harmony with each other?"

"Well, Hong Chenglue takes good care of his sick wife, serving her with soup and medicine every day. It is said that he also massages her whole body every few days to prevent muscle atrophy. The old woman said that she has never heard them quarrel." Living in that kind of broken house, the walls are very thin, and if there is any noise, the neighbors can hear it by just digging a corner.

"Okay, okay." He Chunhua nodded, "By the way, how are your injuries?"

"It's okay, I'll take care of it right away." He Lingchuan also went back. He has a medicine ape, and these minor injuries can be treated.

He didn't know that after he left, He Chunhua issued an order not to see any guests and ordered his personal guards to guard the door of the tent. He himself used black cloth to block all the gaps in the tent that leaked light.

No one knew what He Zongguan did in the tent.

It was not until more than half an hour later that the east dawned.

The bloody night finally passed, and He Chunhua walked out of the tent and took a deep breath facing the rising sun.

He called two more people and whispered.

The two took the order and galloped away with more than 30 riders.

He Chunhua waited until dawn to order the large army:

"Break the camp and get on the road!"

No rest, the grain transport team must rush to the front line as soon as possible.

The offensive and defensive battle last night was finally won, and the morale of the team was high, and there was no objection to setting off immediately. Xinhuang Town was too poor, and ordinary soldiers could not leave the camp even if they obeyed military orders. Staying here was not much different from being in the suburbs.

He Lingchuan asked for leave and left the team temporarily. He led his dozen men westward and ran for dozens of miles before finding the place where they had fought hard before and buried Mao Tao properly.

"When the Zhongyuan Festival comes, no matter where I am, I will burn money and paper figures for you." He Lingchuan said to the newly erected tombstone, "I will ask the master to make you a few paper girls with long legs and thin waists. I guarantee that each one is the style you like."

This was Mao Tao's wish before his death, and it can also be realized after his death.

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The grain transport team had a smooth journey.

When passing through the steep mountain pass, He Chunhua sent out spies in advance, and the team also raised the alert value to the maximum. However, nothing happened until everyone passed smoothly.

He Chunhua had long determined that Hong Chenglue was seriously injured and would not take action again. After completing this journey of natural dangers, he finally felt relieved.

The back is all plains.

Looking back at the battles of the past two days, he and Hong Chenglue should have won and lost. However, Hong Chenglue originally had more than 600 men, but now only has more than 200 left, more than half of them have been killed. In total, Hong Chenglue suffered a greater loss.

The mutual attack last night was the decisive factor, otherwise the grain transport team would not have been able to pass the dangerous pass so easily today.

The speed of marching on the plains is fast. Two days later, the grain transport team finally arrived at the northern front!

Zhao Pan, the general guarding the border, got the news and was waiting on the roadside.

He Lingchuan saw that the crowd was full of soldiers, and the welcoming ceremony was quite grand.