The Song Dynasty on the Sand Table

Chapter 192 There is a Cricket
Gu Wei's speed was very fast, like a gust of wind.

Half of the two thousand light cavalry under his command were Jurchens, elite soldiers!

The other half are Bohai people, also elite!
The Bohai people have now been recognized by the Jin Kingdom as "of the same clan" and their morale is very high. Unlike the pseudo-Jin thieves who fight for the Jin thieves just to survive, they regard themselves as real Jin people.

The cavalry swept through Changyi County like a gust of wind and continued westward.

Interestingly, just after passing Changyi County, they could not see any people.

Large areas of farmland here are abandoned, and the villages are full of empty houses with no one living in them. There is no gold, silver, jewelry or food in the houses, only some dusty tables, chairs and benches.

Gu Wei couldn't help but ask, "This is our territory now, right? Why is it like this? Where have all the people gone?"

The guide sent by Liu Yu explained: "Everyone here has fled east to Jiaoshui County."

Gu Wei: "I see, just like those guys near Wuma Mountain."

A similar situation had occurred in Wuma Mountain, Hebei Province. Like a giant magnet, it had sucked in villagers from several counties surrounding Wuma Mountain. Seeing the situation in Changyi, Guwei wasn't concerned. He simply laughed and said, "When we capture Jiaoshui County, these people will come back crying for their parents. Or... they'll never come back."

He patted the knife at his waist and said, "We have to teach these traitors a lesson."

The guide saw his expression and knew he was going to kill people, and he was shocked. The Jin people loved to massacre people, especially those who refused to surrender, and they would kill them at any time.

The guide was frightened and quickly changed the subject: "General, I heard there's a prince in Jiaodong named He Wang Zhaoye. Folklore says he slaughtered 300,000 Jin soldiers and killed 80 Jin generals with his spear..."

Gu Wei interrupted him with a smile before he could finish, "What nonsense! It's just folklore. How could our Jin Kingdom possibly have an army of 300,000? If someone really could kill through our army of 300,000 and kill 80 of our generals, the Jin Kingdom would be destroyed. How could he escape?"

Guide: "..."

Gu Wei continued, "That prince is just a fake. The real He Wang Zhao Zai is truly dead. Many people in our Jin Kingdom saw his body with their own eyes. Some even stabbed it twice and witnessed his burial. This so-called He Wang Zhao Zai is just like Xin Wang Zhao Zhen from Wuma Mountain—just a fake."

Guide: "..."

Gu Wei: "Even if he is real, so what? If we can catch him once, we can catch him twice."

The guide quickly said, "The general is right."

At this time, a small river running from north to south appeared in front of us. This was the boundary river between the two counties.

The west of the river is Changyi, and the east of the river is Jiaoshui.

The guide said, "After crossing this river, we will enter Jiaoshui County."

Gu Wei's spirits lifted, and he turned to the cavalrymen behind him and said with a smile: "After crossing this river, we will kill everyone we see! Whoever grabs the property will keep it."

The cavalrymen laughed: "Ahhhhhhh!"

The river was narrow, and the Jin cavalry leaped across effortlessly. Only the guide, whose horsemanship was the worst, failed to make the leap. Halfway through the leap, he fell off his horse and landed in the river with a plop. Fortunately, the water was only waist-deep, and he stood up, causing the Jin cavalry to burst into laughter: "Everyone is useless."

They move on...

A small village appeared in front of us, with a dozen houses but no one in sight.

The Jin cavalry rushed into the dozen or so houses, circled around, and came back to report: "There is no one in the village."

Gu Wei glanced at the fields around the house, and it was obvious that the fields had been plowed.

Gu Wei turned to the guide and said, "It's March now. In your Jiaodong Peninsula, March should be the time for spring plowing and sowing, right?"

The guide squatted down and looked for a moment, then nodded. "Yes, this field must have just been plowed for spring, and they haven't had time to plant seeds yet." Gu Wei said, "It seems they heard we were coming and abandoned their plowed fields and ran away. Haha, keep moving forward, we'll always catch some that haven't escaped in time."

One of the subordinates asked, "Are you going to set it on fire?"

Guwei glanced at the poor village and said, "No need! Setting fire in such a remote place won't scare the Han people. We should burn the villages closer to the county town to scare them."

The cavalry continued to move forward and soon passed another village, which was also deserted.

The fields have been plowed in the spring, but there is no time to sow seeds yet.

Going further, a small official post station of the Song Dynasty appeared on the roadside. It was obvious that there were people coming and going in the post station a few days ago, but now it is empty.

Gu Wei grinned and laughed: "When the Han'er knew we were coming, they all ran away in panic."

"General!"

A scout ahead reported: "There seems to be someone in the dilapidated house of the post station."

Another scout said, "From a distance, I saw what looked like a figure swaying on the roof of that dilapidated house, but it wasn't clear."

Gu Wei looked closely and saw a large flag fluttering above the dilapidated post house. Inscribed on it was a large "Palace" character. There seemed to be something beneath the flag, but it was too far away to make out clearly.

Gu Wei: "Come closer and take a look."

The two scouts stepped out of the line and walked cautiously towards the dilapidated house of the post station.

There really is someone on the roof!

And he was a fierce man, Lu Bu, wearing a black helmet and black armor, with a pair of insect antennae on his head, sitting alone in the fortress in a swaggering manner.

On the left hand is a Fang Tian painted halberd, and on the right hand is a strong bow.

This is the version possessed by Yue Wenxuan. He possessed Lu Bu early on and was waiting here alone. He was chewing a blade of grass in his mouth, cosplaying as a knight in a martial arts movie. He was lying flat on the roof with his hands under the back of his head.

The last time Yue Wenxuan chased Bali Yuanshan, he failed because he didn't have a bow. His figurine was the "Dynasty Warriors version" of Lu Bu. He didn't have a bow, so he didn't catch up and was very unhappy.

So this time he specially equipped Lu Bu with a bow.

Seeing the enemy army coming, he did not move, but continued to lie flat, becoming one with the roof, so that the enemy could not see him clearly.

The two scouts were getting closer and closer... and were about to be within an arrow's reach.

Yue Wenxuan stood up quickly, stood at the highest point of the roof, drew his bow and arrow, and shot two arrows in succession at the two scouts who were exploring the way.

The arrows were like meteors, with such great force that the two scouts didn't even have time to dodge. Both arrows hit their vital points, and they fell off their horses and died.

"Fuck!" Gu Wei was furious: "There are Han'er's ambushes."

The Jin cavalrymen behind them were also furious: "There are people in that damn fort, hiding and plotting against us."

"He's a cricket warrior."

"Fuck, this Cricket has amazing archery skills. He shoots so fast and accurately from such a long distance."

(End of this chapter)