Distant Mountain Battle Song

Chapter 227 Many people often call them fools

Yun Ce had always felt that the Gui Fang people might have mastered some unknown evolutionary secrets. For example, Yu Zhu's internal energy evolution was illogical. He was only a top contender with the strength of a hundred generals at most, but when necessary, he could instantly raise his combat power to the level of a thousand generals.

This is already a huge blow to those martial artists who diligently practice their skills. If Shen Tingyu's method of becoming stronger after dying once is true, Yun Ce feels that the future of the Han Dynasty is bleak.

This time, Yun Ce disposed of Shen Tingyu's body very cleanly, and for this purpose, he specially found a lot of coal to put in the fire to help it burn.

Watching helplessly as Shen Tingyu's body was burned to ashes, leaving only his red-hot bones, Yun Ce concluded that no living cell in Shen Tingyu's body could survive. He then crushed his bones and scattered them with the wind.

Gouzi also infused Shen Tingyu's inner energy into his body. Yun Ce tried it and found that the improvement was not very obvious, even less so than the improvement he received from Yuzhu's inner energy.

“In the beginning, your internal energy was like half a bowl of water. When you added another half bowl of water, you naturally felt a great sense of improvement. Now, your internal energy is like a small river. If you pour several buckets of water into it, you naturally won’t feel anything.”

Dog's comforting words could not dispel Yun Ce's doubts.

Fortunately, the next day, while he was still searching for the Guifang people in the wasteland, he encountered a group of knights-errant. These people had just arrived at Tiewei Pass, having arrived the day before yesterday, and were already eager to kill the Guifang people.

They were passionate and eager to kill the Guifang people, even more so than they were eager to enter the bridal chamber.

"Old Liu, you've been wandering around the wasteland for five days now, and you still haven't found the Japanese?"

After crossing a sand dune, Zhao Qi, the leader of the eight-man team, still couldn't see any Japanese soldiers, so he anxiously asked Yun Ce.

Yun Ce laughed and said, "I met one, and I killed him. After I killed him, I burned him to ashes and scattered his ashes."

"Hahaha, well done! That's how we should do it. We must kill the Japanese devils so that they dare not covet our Han territory again."

"Brother Zhao, Brother Liu, you have more experience. Find the Japanese quickly, and let's have a good fight and bring back their heads to show those who look down on us."

The speaker was a charming young girl of only seventeen or eighteen years old. It was said that she had run away from her arranged marriage, and her only thought was to kill a Japanese soldier and then return home to get married peacefully.

The other five were mostly from Luoyang, and all were children from well-off families. Recently, a man named Wen Zhou from Luoyang wrote a frontier poem, and they were inspired by this poem. In addition, each of them thought they were good at martial arts, so they came to Tiewei Pass in a huff.

"The northern desert stretches to the beacon towers—the lonely city presses down on the dark clouds—the horn sounds under the Han moon—the horse bones crack with autumn patterns—the iron armor is covered with heavy frost—the general returns from killing the enemy—he does not indulge in sentimental love—sweeping away the dust of the vast sea..."

To be honest, Yun Ce thought this poem was really not very good. Compared with the frontier poems of the Tang Dynasty, it probably wouldn't even be considered mediocre. However, it was already quite good that a scholar from the prosperous city of Luoyang could recall the Iron Enclosure Pass. He had never been there and could write such a thing based entirely on his imagination. Yun Ce felt that it should be praised, not despised.

So, they happily joined the four men and three women in singing.

"Brother Liu, what does it feel like to kill a Japanese soldier?"

"I didn't feel much, but it was a bit hard to pull the knife out when it cut into my flesh. So, when you're cutting down Japanese soldiers, remember to use your full strength!"

"Yeah, I remember."

"Also, you must remember, you can't be alone here. Sometimes the Japanese are very cunning; they'll bury themselves in the sand and then suddenly jump out when you get close..."

Also, if enemy cavalry comes out, you all follow behind me. I'll ride my Thunder Smoke Beast and withstand the charge. You follow behind me in a goose formation, just point your blades outwards, and be careful to dodge the enemy cavalry's weapons. Don't even think about fighting them on horseback; your arm will break.”

"How can that be? Brother Liu is a guest. We can't be ashamed to hide behind him like cowards."

Yun Ce turned to look at the stubborn little girl. Seeing her resolute expression, he sincerely hoped she could live a little longer and really didn't want to end up having to collect her body.

They knew nothing, yet they came to Tiewei Pass to fight the enemy with sheer passion. Although it was reckless, it was the most precious thing for a country and a nation. Once no one is willing to take such risks anymore, the country and the nation will soon be doomed.

Therefore, this time, Yun Ce took out his main weapon, the meteor hammer that had been battered and bruised by Shen Tingyu, and his secondary weapon, a bow and arrow. In this way, if he encountered a large enemy force, he might be able to save them from a distance.

In fact, Yun Ce would prefer to have such a weak team, which might be able to lure out the hidden Gui Fang people, making it easier for him to collect more of their inner energy.

After following the group around for a day, Yun Ce still found nothing. Not only did they not find any Japanese soldiers, but even the dogs did not find anything.

The young people were full of enthusiasm. As soon as they decided on their campsite, they gathered a lot of dry wood and coal and set up a roaring fire that shone like a star in the night.

Captain Zhao Qi probably sensed something was wrong and tried to speak several times, but seeing the other seven people singing and dancing around the fire, he swallowed his words of advice and went up the sand dune alone with a lance to keep watch for everyone.

A girl dressed in women's leather armor followed them. All of this was observed by Yun Ce. Seeing the two of them sitting together on the mountaintop, his originally cold and emotionless eyes gradually warmed.

The girl who had run away from her arranged marriage seemed particularly excited. She had just secretly drunk Yun Ce's wine, and her face was flushed. She approached Yun Ce and said, "Brother Liu, do you know that the captain and Sister Yanzi are childhood sweethearts? They were supposed to get married this winter, but Brother Zhao insisted on coming to Tiewei Pass. He said he wanted to kill a Japanese soldier and use the soldier's head as a betrothal gift so that he would be worthy of Sister Yanzi."

"You know, they're so enviable! My fiancé is completely different; he's a coward. Not only did he not dare to come, he even tried to stop us from coming."

Yun Ce looked at the blushing little girl and said, "After this adventure, go back and marry him as soon as possible." "Why? He's such a coward."

Yun Ce laughed and said, "Because he is the wisest person I have heard of from the seven of you. If he can hold you back from coming over, I will be even more satisfied with him."

“He guarded my door for three days. I sneaked out while he was asleep and tired.”

"Yes, that's right. Go back and get married as soon as possible. He's a smart man who likes you a lot."

"Let's not talk about these annoying things anymore, Brother Liu. What brings you to Tiewei Pass?"

Yun Ce gazed at the dark horizon and said, "I came to Tiewei Pass to collect medicinal herbs. These herbs are only found on the Japanese, and they have the best medicinal effects..."

"What kind of medicinal herbs do you need, Brother Liu? Tell us, and we'll help you find them..."

Yun Ce looked down at the dog's tentacle protruding from its wristband, spinning violently. His heart clenched instantly. These damned Japanese devils, either they don't come at all, or they come in huge groups.

He himself was naturally pleased with this scene; after all, it was better than him storming the Japanese camp alone. However, these seven energetic young men and women before him...

"Get ready, the Japanese are coming."

Yun Ce gave a low shout, and the five men and women gathered around the fire immediately panicked. Seeing their flustered state, Yun Ce sighed and continued, "They are not far from us and have no intention of launching an attack yet. They are probably waiting for dawn."

"We hid very well..."

Zhao Qi, who was on the sand dune, hurriedly went down to the valley and said to everyone, "There are fires in the wilderness. It must be our fires that have attracted them here."

"Brother Liu, how did you know it was the Japanese devils coming?"

“I can smell the stench on them from a long way off.”

"Shall we charge over there now and catch them off guard?"

Yun Ce looked at the little girl who was trembling with nervousness and said, "Hold your knife steady, don't cut yourself or anyone else."

"Brother Liu, are the Japanese devils really that scary?"

This is what Zhao Qi is asking.

Yun Ce looked into Zhao Qi's eyes and said, "To be honest, it's terrifying, but if you cut them with a knife, they'll still bleed."

"Brother Liu, once the battle begins tomorrow, I will lead the way. You take care of them from behind. If possible, I will try my best to hold off the Japanese so you can lead them away."

Yun Ce laughed and said, "What, regretting it?"

Zhao Qi nodded and said, "I should have come alone."

“I’ll follow you.” The woman in leather armor took a step closer to Zhao Qi and grabbed his arm.

The bold little girl said, "Why are you being so hesitant? We haven't even seen the Japanese yet. Don't forget, in Luoyang, the seven of us are also famous heroes."

Yun Ce's gaze swept across the faces of the others and found that, apart from being overly excited, none of them showed any fear.

"Then let's rotate, rest, and go into battle tomorrow!"

"Go! Go!"

The shouts of the seven people carried far into the night.

The dog said in Yun Ce's head, "This is suicide."

Yun Ce said, "Having gone through this ordeal, they will become very good people."

"A really good person? Good people only get bullied, like me. You used me as a pedicure knife."

"Shut up. You are just a tool. Don't think I don't know. You've been undergoing human emotional training recently. If you dare to mention pedicures for my wife again, I'll lock you up with the Guifang slaves and turn you into an intelligent AI with Guifang mindset."

　carry on.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)