Mystery Makes Me Strong

Soon, under the pressure of the cavalry and villagers, the others had to follow Vincent and escape together.

This group of poor fugitives were forced to retreat before any hope of survival appeared.

That evening.

A desolate mountain foot.

There's a little water here.

The people live here.

Now Vincent only has about thirty people left.

All of them are desperate.

They can only count on Vincent and the other three now. They have no one else to rely on in their minds.

And this is precisely the most important thing about starting from scratch.

Where do the core members come from?

If there are a dozen or so people who are loyal enough, you can achieve exponential growth.

Ten people pull ten people, that's a hundred people, a hundred people pull ten people, that's a thousand people...

Therefore, we can see that in times of chaos, capable people can gather a team of tens of thousands of people in just two or three years.

Number One glanced at everyone and said:

"Now it seems that we have to rob."

"What, robbery?" someone asked in surprise.

But more people remained silent.

They had just been expelled, slaughtered, and eaten, which made them realize that they could not survive without robbing.

They also wanted to survive, but the cavalry and local villagers did not want to let these refugees pass.

Why does the other party do this?

Of course they don't know.

But Vincent knew it all.

This is naturally because refugees will disrupt the fragile social balance.

The edge of the arid land is the most vulnerable place.

The country was already affected, and its food reserves and social structure were on the brink of collapse.

Once the refugees arrived and attacked, the balance was immediately broken.

Therefore, all the major disasters in history started with erosion in one area, just like an ulcer, and gradually spread.

"But how should we rob? We have no spears and no armor, but they have horses and swords." Someone whispered.

"Now the main roads have been blocked. The only way to get through is to cross the mountains."

"But there is no water in the mountains and the road is long. Even if we carry water, it is not enough to drink on the way. With our current physical condition, we will either die of exhaustion, fall to death, or die of thirst after crossing mountains and ridges." Wensheng shook his head.

"We all have only one way, and that is to find a way to break through their defenses and defeat them." Number One encouraged everyone.

"That's right, aren't there just five cavalrymen? Catch them, take care of one of them, and then take care of the others." Number Two followed.

Number Three encouraged, "Yes, we can all ride horses, and with horses we can quickly rob forage."

Number one, number two, and number three all understand the importance of working together.

They set a huge reward, and whoever can come up with a solution will become the fifth in command!

My enthusiasm suddenly increased.

Even though it’s just a small group of thirty or forty people now.

But many people still want to be leaders, even if they can only lead one or two people to do things, they are still leaders.

"We also have a few women. We will use them to lure them and then capture them."

"Well that's one way."

Simple and effective.

Don't think this method is stupid and think that the other party can see it at a glance.

When a man gets carried away, he becomes brainless.

Vincent and the other three knew this all too well.

Even modern people can be defrauded to death by the toe-picking guys on the Internet through a few pictures and chats, let alone the ancients?

So they found a few women of decent looks among the young and strong men and cleaned and tidied them up a bit.

Vincent could clearly feel that the breathing of some of the young men had become heavier.

If they were not really hungry and had no strength, and if not for the fact that each of them had a physical fitness that was one or two times that of an ordinary person, they really would not be able to control so many young and strong people.

Soon, they began to act in the evening.

…

On the road leading to Qingshan County, there were five cavalrymen behind the checkpoint made of earthen walls.

At this time, they took good care of the horses and fed them some beans to prevent them from losing too much weight.

Half of the money given by the higher authorities was deducted, and then they deducted another half themselves, and the final quarter ended up in the horse's belly.

That's good.

If they hadn't bought the horses themselves, they would not have been willing to do so.

He would only ride out to scare refugees when they appeared. He would never dare to scare anyone at other times.

And at this time.

The fifth of the five suddenly shouted:

"Look, there's a woman!"

"Where?" the other four asked quickly.

Lao Wu then stood on the earthen wall, pointed to the road in the direction of the drought-stricken area, and spoke.

The two women, carrying bags on their backs, the shorter one and the sturdier one, walked cautiously along the road towards the earthen enclosure.

"Sister Yan, do you think we should really listen to them?" the petite woman whispered.

"What are you listening to? Listen to me. When those people come out and want us, if they look like reliable people, just go with them and don't hang out with that group of people." The strong woman poked her companion with her hand.

"But at least they saved us along the way and brought us out." The small woman said a little hesitantly.

"What? They took us as dry food."

"But they didn't abuse us on the way."

"That's because they are so hungry. These bastards let me come out as bait to lure men. They want to kill us!"

"But our brothers are still with them," said the little woman.

"These days, you just need to take care of yourself. Why would you care about your brothers?" the sturdy woman said impatiently.

As the two women talked, they gradually approached that critical point.

Five cavalrymen quickly came out of the earthen enclosure and rushed over.

There was no horse riding.

Maybe he felt that there was no need to waste precious horsepower to deal with two women.

The two women looked at them with wide eyes.

For a moment, I even forgot to run.

The smaller woman, on the other hand, was the first to react. She gritted her teeth and ran back.

…

Vincent and ten other men hid two hundred meters away from the two women.

This is the maximum speed that an average person can run.

It's amazing to be able to run 100 meters quickly, let alone 200 meters.

What's more, they were hungry all the way.

Number one, number two and number three, as the backbone, wore wooden armor and held spears.

The other seven also held spears.

Along the way, everyone was trained on how to pierce with spears.

Just shout and draw your guns together. It's just one action, don't practice any more.

Expecting a group of hungry people to practice various tactical moves is a joke.

"Damn it, why didn't that strong woman run away? Was she scared silly?" Number One frowned.

"Oh no, she's going to betray us!" Number Two said angrily.

Number One was shocked: “She has a brother here with us!”

"Humph, she was pushed out as bait. She's not a person with any beliefs, so she must be harboring resentment." Number Two said coldly.

"It's okay. I have already taken this situation into account." Vincent said calmly.

Sure enough, when the five cavalrymen ran up to the strong woman on foot, she shouted loudly:

"Those people wanted to trick you. They set an ambush."

"Hahaha, there is an ambush. Okay, come here!" Lao Wu bent down, carried the strong woman on his back, and walked back directly.

The other four went straight after the short woman.

They think shorter women are prettier - tall and bulky women are not popular these days.

As for the ambush, they didn't care at all.

A group of refugees who are too hungry to walk, what can they do even if there is an ambush?

Are they just looking at the knives in their hands for fun?

Soon the little woman ran to the ambush site.

Four horsemen also rushed over on foot.

"Stab!" Number One shouted loudly.

Everyone subconsciously fired their guns together!

The four were startled.

The long sword in his hand swung instinctively...

If a long sword could deal with a long spear, there would be no need for bows and arrows.

The spears of No. 1, 2 and 3 accurately pierced the lower abdomen of the three men, which was a weak point in their armor, because they had to move.

The five of them were also wearing tattered cotton armor.

Blood flowed out.

The spears of the others were in a lot of disarray, and some even fired with their eyes closed.

Some people subconsciously stab their legs and arms, which are life-threatening places.

They are still afraid of the government troops.

Even though they killed many other refugees along the way, they were still afraid of the officials.

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This is a lifelong fear.

Therefore, riots by refugees often have to go through several rounds of screening to pick out a group of people who have completely forgotten the power and prestige of officials before they can become powerful and large-scale.

Only one cavalryman managed to escape.

"Oh my God!" He turned and ran, without even the thought of rushing forward to rescue his brother.

Vincent had already picked up the stone and hit the other person on the back of the head with it accurately.

He practiced this skill as he traveled.

Throwing stones is an effective means of long-range attack and has been used until the 21st century.

With a thud, the man fell to the ground and lay motionless.

Four of the five cavalrymen died...

This is the result of having your mind controlled by someone else.

"Hurry, rush over, grab the horse, grab the pass!" Number One urged immediately.

They ignored the tiny woman's screams.

A group of people quickly ran 200 meters.

At this moment, Lao Wu just discovered that something was wrong.

And the strong woman also felt something was wrong.

She didn't expect those people to be so cruel.

She thought that those people would just scatter when faced with the soldiers with long swords.

Lao Wu hurried towards the earthen wall.

Under normal circumstances, if those people were refugees, they would definitely not be able to catch up with him.

The problem is that this old man, even when he was about to die, still subconsciously carried the woman.

Halfway through the run, he finally thought of leaving the woman behind...

But by this time, it was too late.

He only ran fifty meters.

Three men with speeds comparable to Bolt rushed over and stabbed him to the ground with three spears.

Half an hour later, more than ten people occupied the earthen wall.

They found some dry food and ate it directly.

Then he sent someone to bring the remaining thirty people over and arrested the strong woman.

The woman was still struggling: "What are you going to do?"

"You treat your mother like this too?"

"Shut her mouth." Vincent said calmly.

Number One immediately covered the other person's mouth with a rag.

"Are we rebelling?" a young man asked a little scared.

"No, attacking the county town is rebellion. It's just killing a few militiamen and eating the rich people." Number One still had to appease these fools.

It won't work if you don't have an open mind.

Although modern people are weak in various ways, at least some of them can understand the truth.

"Oh, it turns out it's not a rebellion." Everyone was relieved.

"Of course it's not a rebellion, but the country has its own laws and the family has its own rules. This woman ate and drank with us all the way, and was protected by us all the way, but in the end she betrayed us and even sold us out?"

"What should we do?" Number One pointed at the sturdy woman.

“Kill him!”

…

"Drag him out and burn him on a low fire." Wensheng waved his hand. "Master Wen has a kind heart and cannot bear to see bloodshed."

Number one, number two, and number three have nothing to say.

Then the firewood piled up.

The fireworks started burning.

Then, with the help of the firelight and torches, everyone left the earthen enclosure in a group, leading five horses.

At this moment, some villagers have arrived.

“Someone’s dead!”

…

After walking more than ten miles overnight, the group stopped in a valley.

There is already a lot of greenery to be seen here.

But the mountain is still bare, having long been cut down for timber.

Only the mountains controlled by a few large households are still green.

"We don't know the terrain nearby, so we have no where else to go except east. And although we have household registration, we don't have a pass. There will be problems if we stay in a hotel or go into the city." Number One shook his head.

"Then let's find a mountain nearby and settle down there first." Number Two thought for a while and said.

So everyone went up the nearby mountain and prepared to become bandits.

After the incident of people being burned to death, the other young and strong men were obviously much more fearful. They just did whatever they were told to do and didn't dare to say much.

They are still afraid of rebelling, but they can accept being bandits and robbing the rich to help the poor...

After all, there are so many bandits around my hometown, and the government has rarely suppressed them.

And we can also see collusion with big players.

In the past, they did not dare to do such things because they were suppressed by the atmosphere of the clan and the village. They were afraid of losing face for their ancestors and their parents.

But now, they don't care.

Giving up everything makes me feel much better.

So these people went up the mountain and became bandits.

The next morning, I checked the top of the mountain.

I saw that this mountain range was very continuous, at least hundreds of kilometers long.

Most of the place is bald mountain with only rocks and occasionally some grass.

"There must be some old bandits in this mountain." Number One said affirmatively.

"Let's find a hilltop and set up a village." said No. 2.

Then dozens of people set up a village.

They said they were going to build a village, but there was no wood at all.

They could only make a simple trace with stones, and then use the linen ropes they brought with them to build a few thick tents, and then press them down and support them with stones.

Three stone tents were barely built.

Then Vincent began to encourage everyone.

"Today, our Qingyun Village is established!"

"First, set up four chairs."

"The four of us are the big boss, the second boss, the third boss, the fourth boss..."

"Appoint four more deputy leaders. Those who just followed us to kill people, come out and serve as deputy leaders!"

There is no hanging, it can only be like this.

It's nonsense to come up with some messed up ideas to promote.

People here just don't understand.

The only resistance they could understand was becoming bandits, vagrants, or secretly burning incense.

Vincent definitely cannot do the latter, it is too dangerous.

It is easy to be judged as a violation of the rules by the game.

Throughout history, there are very few who have risen to power from being bandits.

Because bandits do not engage in production or operations, this is the most serious flaw.

But they understood this and were able to transform themselves into private salt dealers.

There are many powerful people who started out as private salt dealers.

In the end, failure is just a matter of luck and decision, not a matter of background.