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Volume 3: The Wind Rises in the South, Chapter 142: The Pursuit

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    After two days of marching, the rebels were already exhausted. After eating a simple dinner, they lay huddled around the campfire. The trees on the hills not far away also made bursts of sound under the blowing of the night wind. However, these  The noise did not disturb their sleep, and many people had already fallen asleep with heavy shouts.  However, the Earth Walker did not sleep. He sat by the bonfire. The night wind blew the bonfire, transforming it into various strange shapes. The Earth Walker's eyes swept across the bonfire and turned to the hills not far away, reflecting in the swaying light of the fire.  Below, the woods and bushes began to change.  The tall branches dance ferociously.  Withered and tangled dwarf trees rustled on the ground at the edge of the forest.  The tall weeds squirmed like eels in the cold wind.  The hazel mango flexes and moves, as if stretching out its long arms and claws to grab people.  The clumps of hay moved quickly in the wind, as if they were fleeing in a hurry as a disaster was imminent.  In all directions there were desolate open spaces.  Seeing all this, Earthwalker couldn't help but shuddered as he remembered the stories of forest spirits told by the old man in the village when he was a child.  "Chief!" A voice woke up the Earth Walker, and he turned around sluggishly.  I saw a young and capable young man looking at him with surprised eyes: "What's wrong with you? Are you cold?" "Cold? Maybe a little!" The Earth Walker prevaricated with some embarrassment, in order to prove that he indeed felt  When it got cold, he tightened the collar of his jacket.  "But you are sitting next to the fire. Are you sick? That would be terrible!" The young man had a worried look on his face.  "No, no!" Seeing the sincere concern on the young man's face, Earth Walker couldn't help but feel a little guilty in his heart. He squeezed out a smile and said, "I'm in good health. There's really nothing wrong with me. Give me a glass of hot water. Drink it."  Just some hot water and you'll be fine!" "Okay, Chief!" The young man turned around and left. After a while, he brought an iron pot over and poured a cup of hot water for the Earth Walker.  The earthwalker took the cup, took a sip of water, and asked in a low voice: "How is it, Aung San, how is the situation of the team?" The young man named Aung San immediately showed an unhappy look on his face: "What should I say?  What? It's not good. It should be said that it's very bad. It's terrible. Many teams just find places to lie down and sleep without sending out sentries. This is not an army, it's just a group of fleeing farmers. Leader, you should put these in.  The leader of the guys grabbed them and whipped them hard on the back. Otherwise, if the Chinese caught up, they would be doomed.  This will only make things worse. If they were willing to listen to me, we would never leave Ren'anqiang!" "Hey, it would be great if Lord Wu Songshen was still here!" Aung San hung down in frustration!  Then he realized that he had said the wrong thing and defended in panic: "Chief, please forgive me, I didn't mean to accuse you!" "No, no, Aung San, you don't need to apologize!" The soil traveler looked at him with loving eyes.  Looking at Aung San, I can see that he likes this young man very much: "You are telling the truth. I can't compare with Wu Songcan. He can capture the hearts of everyone in the team. Even if he doesn't say a word,  Do nothing. As long as he is in the team, everyone will know what to do. If we lose him, it is like a flock of sheep losing its ram. No one will be convinced and no one will listen to anyone. " Aung San Ye.  Sighing, he knew in his heart that what the Earth Walker said was right. After losing Song Shen, there would never be another leader among the rebels who could convince the crowd like him.  Perhaps the soil walker has excellent organizational skills and Gray Eyes is an excellent military commander, but neither of them is like Song Shen who can instill dignity and enthusiasm into the minds of Burmese farmers filled with fear and superstition, leading them to fight against  The nobles fought against the foreign invaders and changed the fate that had remained unchanged for thousands of years.  In a sense, Songshen is irreplaceable.  The two fell silent, and for a moment it seemed as if something invisible was holding their throats, making them speechless.  Aung San and Tu Xingzhe thought hard, could everything be over like this?  So many people have shed blood and lost lives in vain, just like the bonfire in front of us. Although there is still light brought by the flames, it is so weak compared to the night, and as the wood grows older  The less you burn, eventually this light will always be swallowed up by the night.  Aung San was thinking hard when he suddenly saw the face of the Earth Walker opposite him change, and he jumped up and said: "No, something happened!" Aung San was stunned, turned around and looked where the Earth Walker was looking, and saw only a few  A hundred meters away, more than a dozen fires had risen. The fire spread so fast that in the blink of an eye they had joined together and burned towards the rebel camp.  "Damn it, that bastard didn't take care of the bonfire. You must be taught a lesson tomorrow morning!" Aung San cursed and jumped up. He was about to ask someone to go down and take a look, but was grabbed by the Earth Walker by the arm: "  Get everyone up quickly, thisIt burned too fast, someone set it off!  " "Someone released it?  "Aung San was still a little doubtful. At this time, there was a burst of human voices over there. Apparently the nearest groups had discovered the fire and got up to put it out. At this time, there was a burst of gunfire in the night sky, and then a scream was heard.  , apparently the people who went to put out the fire were suddenly attacked. "It was a night attack, and the Chinese came to kill them!"  "Screams suddenly came from the camp. Almost at the same time, several bugles were heard from the other side of the fire. The insurrectionists who had dealt with the Shun army knew that this was the signal for the opponent to launch a charge. There was a sudden chaos in the camp.  Chaos. ¡°Get up, get up, don¡¯t sleep, the Chinese are coming!  "Aung San and the Earth Walkers shouted loudly in the camp, while using fists, feet and gun butts to wake up their men from their sleep, and then tried their best to organize them into formation. At the same time, there were bursts of gunfire in the night sky  and screams, the fire also spread very quickly. The area near Yan'anqiang was originally a relatively dry area in Myanmar. In addition, it was March, the last month of the dry season. Most of the branches of trees and shrubs around the camp were  It didn't have much moisture. Once it was ignited and the wind was strong, it burned very quickly. In the blink of an eye, the fire had already turned half of the sky red. Although Tu Xingzhe and Aung San tried their best to wake up their men and organize the team.  , their men are much more disciplined than other rebels, but even the most elite army will inevitably fall into chaos when attacked at night, so they wait until the soil walkers and Aung San finish organizing the team.  By that time, about twenty minutes had passed. By the time they had fully taken control of their own team, most of the rebel team had been routed and were fleeing in panic in the opposite direction of the enemy. ¡°Let¡¯s retreat too!  "Aung San shouted to the earthwalker. "Well!  "The Earth Walker nodded, picked up a torch, pointed in the direction of the fire, and shouted loudly: "Everyone, follow me!  Let's break out to the east!  " "Chief, there are enemies over there. With just a few of us, we can't defeat the Chinese!"  "Aung San shouted loudly. He thought that the soil walker had lost his mind. Why did he choose a direction for the enemy's attack to break out? Wouldn't it just hit the enemy's arrow? "No, the main force of the Chinese is definitely not there.  side!  On the contrary, the Chinese should put their main strength in the opposite direction!  Earth Walker pointed to the direction where most of the rebels were fleeing: "If we run that way, we will become prey of the Chinese!"  " Aung San asked in confusion: "Chief, but obviously the fire and gunshots are in the east?  " "That's just an illusion the Chinese want us to see. Haven't you noticed that gunfire is very rare?  Earth Walker whispered: "Have you forgotten how hunting is done in the village?"  First, let the women and old people set fire and beat gongs to scare the beasts out of the woods and grass, and drive them to the place where the hunters ambush to kill them.  Think about it, how many people could the Chinese kill if it were a frontal attack?  They don't know the way, so they can't pursue us at all. Maybe they can defeat us, but most of them can escape smoothly.  If I were the Chinese commander, I would definitely use a small number of people to frighten and drive us away, then put the main force in the opposite direction, let us escape to the preset battlefield, and wait until dawn, and then treat us exhausted.  Hunt!  " "Yes, the Chinese generals are really vicious!  Aung San suddenly understood. He slapped his thigh fiercely and said to the earthwalker: "Then let's tell our companions quickly, otherwise they will all fall into the hands of the Chinese!"  " "It's too late!  Earth Walker shook his head: "Is there any way you can find a few people in the dark and convince them?"  I'm afraid they will treat you as an enemy and beat you to death. Come escape with me. All we can do now is to protect ourselves!  " "No, Wu Songcan once said: All poor people are one. If you don't help others when they need you, no one will help you when you need others. The result is that you will be separated by the nobles.  Break!  Aung San said calmly: "Chief, please take the brothers away. I will work with the remaining people to rescue as many people as possible!"  " "No, you just died in vain!  "The Earth Walker stretched out his hand to grab Aung Shan, but the young man jumped quickly and avoided his hand, and then disappeared into the darkness. The night wind brought his voice: "Chief, you must be alive.  You must take your brother out alive!  " "You must live!  "The Earth Walker stared at the dark night. The young man's description just now seemed to be still jumping in place. He suddenly felt a little moist at the corners of his eyes. The Earth Walker closed his eyes suddenly. When he opened his eyes again, all the emotions and  The weakness disappeared from his eyes. ¡°Listen up, everyone, follow one by one, our direction is east!  Facing the fire!  Do you understand?  "    "yes!  ?There was a low response from the crowd.  Under the night, a small team rushed towards the fire.
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