Cong Chongqiu frowned and raised his hand to stop the troops, "Crossbowmen, prepare!"

Could it be that Shi Jian has come back?

Cong Chongqiu frowned and looked towards the corner of the street.

The lieutenants hid at the corner, looking at the scar-faced lieutenant in panic.

"The enemy has entered the city, what should we do?!"

They had just heard the sound of horse hooves of a large number of cavalry, and now they suddenly stopped. They must be ambushing them.

Scarface frowned as he looked at the street around the corner, and couldn't help but feel scared.

He was just afraid that he would be shot into a sieve as soon as he went out.

The sound of the enemy's horses' hooves was so clear that you could tell they were well-maintained horses.

Scarface lowered his eyes to look at the horse with foam at the mouth under them, and sighed heavily.

Looking back at the soldiers behind him who were barely standing with their spears and exhausted faces, he felt even more disheartened.

The lieutenants became even more anxious when they saw Scarface pursing his lips and keeping silent.

"Speak up! It was you who proposed to fight the enemy. Now..."

Before the lieutenants could finish their complaints, a deafening roar was heard.

"Come out! Surrender your weapons and we won't kill you!"

"Otherwise, I will kill you without mercy!"

This roar frightened the lieutenant generals so much that their faces turned pale.

Just listening to the sound makes me feel oppressive. How can I fight like this?

Scarface's eyes lit up when he heard the familiar voice.

"Wait a minute, I'll go out and take a look."

After saying that, Scarface handed the spear in his hand to the deputy general beside him, jumped off his horse, walked to the corner in two steps, and shouted loudly,

"Don't do anything, I'm here to negotiate!"

Cong Chongqiu narrowed his eyes and said, "Come out!"

“.....Yes!” Scarface took a deep breath and walked out of the corner.

As soon as he turned the corner and saw four or five layers of crossbowmen stacked on the street, he instantly broke out in a cold sweat.

Oh my god, it’s a good thing I didn’t rush out rashly, otherwise I would have been shot into a hedgehog.

Scarface twitched the corners of his lips and laughed dryly, "Don't...don't do it!"

"General Cong, it's my subordinate—Ma Tiebi!"

Scarface stretched his neck to look behind several layers of crossbowmen. Seeing the familiar figure riding on horseback, he shouted excitedly.

He said the voice was so familiar, it turned out to be an old friend.

Why fight? Following Shi Jian is enough for him. He wants to follow General Cong.

Ma Tiebi looked at General Cong excitedly and tapped his bulging arm.

Cong Chongqiu frowned and looked at Scarface.

“It’s you…”

Ma Tiebi, who used to have a face full of flesh, is now so thin that he is almost unrecognizable.

This guy is famous for his strong arms. He can lift a stone weighing three or four hundred pounds by himself, and he is also a big eater.

When he first followed him, he was quite envious of Ma Tiebi's arm strength.

"It's me." Ma Tiebi looked at Cong Chongqiu with emotion. The iron-blooded man raised his hand to wipe his red eyes.

"I didn't expect that General Cong still remembered me..."

"For so many years, I have always wanted to follow General Cong..."

He was a small figure who had only been with General Cong for five months three years ago.

At that time, General Cong admired his arm strength and would ask him to show off his skills from time to time.

At that time, he really wanted to stay with General Cong, but General Shi also took a fancy to his good arm strength and forced him to leave.

The result was that he was suppressed by Shi Jian for so many years and was always a small deputy general, which was a real waste of his brute force.

Why!!

I didn't expect that after so long, General Cong still remembered him.

If he had known this earlier, he would not have been so arrogant. Then Shi Jian would not have noticed him and at least he could have followed General Cong.

It wouldn't be as suffocating and depressing as being with Shi Jian.

Cong Chongqiu looked at the tall and strong Ma Tiebi crying, his mouth twitched twice, and his eyes looked towards the corner of the street.

At this time, the deputy general and soldiers hiding in the corner were all dumbfounded.

General Cong rebelled!!!!?

Damn it, that damn spy didn’t even tell them when he came back from Chiyan City.

At least tell them that it was General Cong who rebelled, so they wouldn't have to be frightened for so many days.

And that damn envoy, running around without telling them any useful information.

It was completely unnecessary for these two people to make a trip to Chiyan City.

The deputy generals looked at each other, and when they heard Ma Tiebi still crying about the past, they felt their scalps tingling.

Who can bear to hear such a strong man crying?

Also, brother, can you tell the right occasion when you’re crying?

Now they are enemies, should they fight or not?

When the deputy generals' eyes met, they all looked away guiltily.

Everyone could see the desire for General Cong in each other's eyes.

Ma Tiebi was not the only deputy general who had followed General Cong, but they did not leave as deep an impression on General Cong as Ma Tiebi did.

Ma Tiebi's features are too obvious, his face is covered with scars, and his arm strength is extraordinary.

In contrast, they are rather ordinary and not easy to remember.

It wasn't just someone who started shouting, "General Cong, I miss you so much."

As the shout was heard, the lieutenants hiding in the corner covered their faces and ran out howling.

Suddenly, dozens of lieutenants came running out and knelt beside the crying Ma Tiebi, introducing themselves one by one.

"General Cong, I followed you in the border war seven years ago. We even slept in the same tent back then..."

"General Cong, my father was in the same army as you. Back then, you even gave your cotton-padded jacket to my father..."

"General Cong, I have long heard of your reputation and have wanted to follow you..."

"General Cong, help me! Shi Jian abandoned his brothers and ran away. He is not worthy of being a general. Our subordinates are willing to follow General Cong..."

"Please General Cong take me in!!!"

“.......”

With tears in their eyes, the deputy generals bowed and looked at Cong Chongqiu and shouted,

"Please General Cong take me in!!!"

The hoarse and rough voices of the deputy generals spread across the streets of Huanlian City.

The soldiers huddled together at the corner were stunned.

All the deputy generals have surrendered, so it seems there is no need for them to persist, right?

After hesitating for only three breaths, the soldiers all rushed out of the corner.

The street, which was wide enough for three carriages to pass side by side, was completely blocked by soldiers.

All the soldiers knelt behind the deputy generals, looking at Cong Chongqiu with anticipation.

Cong Chongqiu looked at the familiar yet unfamiliar faces, feeling mixed emotions.

This beast Shi Jian, how long has it been since he fed his soldiers? Look at them all, they are as hungry as mummies.

No wonder Shi Jian hasn't come back yet after running away. Who can he defeat with a group of mummies?

Fortunately, Emperor Wu of Liang was killed by Emperor Yongchang, otherwise if Emperor Wu of Liang had attacked, these soldiers would have turned into real mummies.

He's so hungry that he has no ability to fight at all.