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Volume 3: The Wind Rises in the South Chapter 143: The Pursuit

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    In the darkness, Cindy stared at the darkness in the distance. From time to time, faint gunshots came from the night sky. The distance was according to the arrangement of the Chinese Master Chen. He led the main force - 800 Indian soldiers to guard the road.  His good friend Simba led two hundred people on the mission to attack the enemy camp and drive them over.  To be honest, Cindy is not so convinced by the always smiling Chinese official. Who knows if those bandits will rush towards Simba?  You know, he only has two hundred people!  However, Simba was very convinced of Mr. Chen, and rejected his suggestion to set up the blocking position closer to the enemy camp. When he was leaving, he said to himself: "Cindy, you don't have to worry about me, I am in the dark."  It's more like a beast, because he can't see anything, so he often acts on his own instinct rather than his mind. When the beast encounters fire and gunfire, he will instinctively turn his back to the fire and run away, as long as he has it.  There is no way to escape, so my two hundred people are enough. The further away your blocking position is, the more energy it will take for the rebels to reach you. In the end, you will face a group of exhausted enemies.  He said, "A wise man can make the sun, the moon, and everything in the world become his arms, so even the great king must bow before the sages." Master Chen is an extremely wise man, and we must obey him.  His command will lead to victory!" As time passed, the sky became dim.  Cindy could already vaguely see the bushes on the hills on both sides of the road. The sound of gunfire in the distance had become more sparse. One was often heard every three to five minutes. It was obviously a battle to attack the rebel camp.  It was basically over, which made Cindy feel a little more relaxed. It seemed that Mr. Chen's judgment was correct. After the night attack, the rebels did not fight back with all their strength, but fled in fright. As for whether it was as he expected.  Cindy didn't care much about him escaping to his side like that. He cared more about Simba's safety than winning the battle.  After a while, Cindy could vaguely hear the dense crowds and gasps. Obviously, the judgment of Mr. Chen was correct - the main force of the rebels, at least a considerable part of the rebels, chose to start from him.  direction to escape.  If it weren't for the local morning fog that often blocked his sight at dawn, Cindy believed that he could have seen the enemy with his own eyes at this time.  But Cindy was not worried about this. As a descendant of a glorious Sikh warrior family, he had long known from the older generation of warriors how to maximize the ambushers' advantages.  He stood up, walked gently behind the soldiers, tapped their shoulders gently with the short staff in his hand, indicating to them to stay calm, and stared at the blurry enemy figures in the fog.  He mentally estimated the distance between the front row of enemies and his own position.  Soon, the figure of the first escapee emerged from the mist, and Cindy could see him clearly, his forehead covered in sweat, his chest heaving rapidly due to the intense running, and his eyes widened in shock.  and a mouth opened wide in preparation for a loud cry.  "Bang!" Cindy calmly fired a shot at the enemy less than twenty meters away. The pistol bullet shot out of the opponent's open mouth, blocking the scream in the throat.  The gunshot was like a signal. A row of fire flashed in front of him. The hazy fog was torn into pieces by the bullet rain. Cindy could clearly see many blurry shadows in the fog swaying and falling. There was a sound coming from the opposite side.  There was a scream.  The rebels who were attacked head-on were immediately defeated. Most of them had already relaxed mentally. The sudden attack at this time cut off the last thread maintaining order.  .  People controlled by the escape instinct began to flee aimlessly in all directions that they felt were safe, but they were often greeted by violent volleys of guns and sharp bayonets - Cindy had already occupied a favorable position.  After doing this several times, the vast majority of the people knelt down in despair, dropped their weapons, and raised their hands in surrender¡ªtheir physical strength had long been exhausted in the previous wild runs, which made their courage even more exhausted.  "Sikh warriors, move forward, kill those who are still resisting you, and spare those who surrender!" Cindy pulled out the command knife from her waist and shouted loudly.  The Indian soldiers stood up from behind the cover and lined up in two rows to advance at a walking speed. A few insurgents who still wanted to resist were immediately knocked down by bullets. The rest lay on the ground in despair, holding their faces tightly.  They were close to the ground, and the soldiers used bayonets and rifle butts to drive them together, and then tied their hands together with ropes, just like a kind of meat skewers that Punjabis like to eat.  "Three hundred and fifty people were killed and 1,275 were captured!" A satisfied smile appeared on Chen Zaixing's face: "Great, it can be said that this organized rebel army no longer exists!  His Majesty the King and His Majesty the Princess will definitely reward you for your achievements!¡± ¡°This is all thanks to your plan, sir. We are just following your plan!¡±?Simba and Cindy lowered their heads.  "Plans are one thing, fighting is another!" Chen Zaixing said with a smile: "Without the bravery of the Sikh soldiers, my plan would be just a plan! Don't worry, I will write to the regent later.  Your Majesty, I request you to be rewarded accordingly. ""Sir, I have something to tell you first!" Simba replied in a deep voice: "Not all the rebels were eliminated. Yesterday I raided the enemy.  When we were at the camp, we saw that a small group of rebels did not do what you expected. On the contrary, they launched an attack on my right wing. Since I had very few troops, this rebel army broke through my blockade and escaped!  "Oh!" Chen Zaixing smiled nonchalantly: "This is just their good luck. If this happens, even if the remaining fish escape us, they will die in the hands of nobles everywhere.  "You two heard that our ancestors were also a noble family, but they fell into decline after the British came. Don't worry, after I go back this time, I will ask Her Majesty the Princess to ennoble you two. " Cindy and Simba heard this.  The eyes lit up, especially Cindy's dark face turned red, and she stuttered a little: "This, is this true?" "Haha, don't worry, you two heroes, if you can do it this time  After repelling the invasion of the British, the eldest princess and His Majesty the King will definitely ennoble a group of nobles. You two have made great achievements in battle. I think it won't be a big problem!" Cindy and Simba looked at each other, thinking in their minds!  All warmed up.  The two of them were born into Sikh warrior families, and were considered small and medium-sized aristocrats in Punjab. However, after the British occupied Punjab, they lost their territory, and their family fortunes gradually declined, and they were reduced to working as mercenaries for the British.  Now that they know they have the opportunity to revive their family business, you can imagine their excitement.  Especially Cindy, who was excited, took a step forward and said: "Mr. Chen, I am willing to pursue the escaping bandits, and I will definitely catch them back!" "No need! Even if they are allowed to escape with just a group of bandits,  What kind of situation could it be? We have more important things to do now." Chen Zaixing stood up and placed his palm on the map on his desk: "A man should use a country as a chessboard and an army as a chess piece to do something great.  Let¡¯s put these little things aside for now!¡± The valley is covered with gorse, sand cypress, paved cypress, and salix.  Since it is March, most of the leaves on these shrubs have fallen off to reduce water evaporation, and the branches have become dry and stiff.  Suddenly, the bushes shook, and a doe poked her head out. After carefully observing her surroundings for a while, she came out, followed by a fawn, which should be her child.  After the mother and son made sure that there were no enemies around, they began to eat the more delicate parts of the branches and leaves of the surrounding shrubs with confidence. There was no water source for more than ten kilometers near this valley, so they could only absorb the water by eating the leaves of the shrubs.  Suddenly, the doe's head raised up, and her ears trembled nervously. Apparently, this alert beast had sensed that some kind of danger was approaching it and its children. Its powerful retreat was slightly bent, and the next moment it  It will shoot into the bushes like an arrow off the string and disappear from the hunter's sight.  At this moment, with a "bang" gunshot, a bullet penetrated the doe's strong chest, splashing blood, and the doe's strong body fell weakly into the grass.  "Great, hit! There is deer meat to eat!" Two people rushed out of the bushes more than 20 meters away and rushed towards them. The fawn circled around its mother's body and fled into the bushes in terror.  In the middle, the two hunters didn't care about anything else. They held down the doe that was still struggling on the ground. One of them pulled out a dagger and cut the doe's throat. Blood immediately poured out from the wound. The doe's hind legs finally kicked hard twice.  Down, motionless.  "This deer is so fat, we can finally have a good meal!" A hunter murmured happily while busy peeling off the bark from the bushes nearby and twisting it into a rope to tie the doe's body to  Pick it back from the sticks you brought.  "Hurry up, you just fired, be careful to attract the pursuers!" Another person urged his companions while looking around at the situation.  "Okay, okay, how about deer meat if you don't shoot? You're almost starving to death and still worried about the pursuers? You have time to rush me, why not come over and help!" The man on the ground retorted while immersed in rubbing the rope, and the man watching the wind retorted.  They had no choice but to lower their heads to help. The two of them were quick with their hands and feet. After about two minutes, they picked up the doe and ran deep into the valley. After a while, she disappeared into the grass.  Earth Walker was leaning under a white oak tree. Around this huge oak tree, there were nearly a hundred men sitting or lying in various places.  Two or three people were digging hard on the ground nearby.  This kind of thick tree is very common in this generation. Not only is it a good timber for construction, but the acorns are also a supplementary food for local farmers. Whenever food is insufficient, local farmers willFeed on acorns to get through the toughest times.  Suddenly, the men digging holes in the ground shouted excitedly: "I dug it, I dug it, catch it, catch it!" People around them also gathered around, and the men suddenly sighed in unison.  : "Damn it, let him run away!" After a while, a man came over, holding some acorns in his hand, and said to the earthwalker with a smile: "Chief, we just found a vole hole, but it's a pity that the vole ran away.  , but I also found some acorns in it, please eat some to fill your stomach first!" "No, I'm not hungry, you can eat it!" Earth Walker pushed the other person's hand away and refused the acorns.  "It's been two meals since last night. You haven't eaten at all. How can you not be hungry? Eat some first!" The Earthwalker couldn't stand the other party's kindness, so he had to pick two acorns randomly.  , and let the rest be distributed to others. If the man persisted, the Earth Walker stopped talking.  The man who delivered the acorns had no choice but to retreat, and the others quickly gathered around and scrambled together.  At this time, a gunshot was heard in the distance. Earth Walker jumped up suddenly, pulled out the pistol from his waist, and shouted: "Where did the gunshot come from? Is the enemy chasing us?"
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