The corners of the soldier's eyes twitched twice, and he looked at General Zhong in disbelief.
This...is no different from bandits.
After all, they all hold military positions. Is it appropriate for them to do what bandits do?
Seeing General Zhong's eyes that could not be refused, the guard pulled the corners of his lips and agreed reluctantly.
"yes!"
General Zhong sat cross-legged on the ground, squinting his dim eyes as he watched the two personal soldiers ride away on horseback, then curled his lips and sneered.
"It is a blessing for these merchants to be able to pay tribute to the Zhong family..."
If the capital had not suffered a divine punishment half a year ago, he would not have needed tributes from merchants who were not worthy of being mentioned in public.
Hey~~
Thinking about the heavenly punishment, General Zhong always believed that it was all Emperor Tianwu's fault.
It must be because the drought in the northwest was too severe. Emperor Tianwu had not given any specific countermeasures, nor had he provided disaster relief to comfort the refugees, which led to the capital being punished by heaven.
At that time, the drought in the northwest had just begun to show signs, and the national treasury was very full, so there was no problem in providing disaster relief to the northwest.
But Emperor Tianwu felt that it had only been two or three months since it rained, so it was not a serious matter.
Then the capital city suffered divine punishment.
Although many people in the capital said that the Shen family was wiped out and it was a punishment from heaven, he didn't think so.
The Shen family doesn't have that much face, and the Shen family members died long ago. If it wasn't a divine punishment at that time, how could it have dragged on until then?
......
"Master Guard, two of General Zhong's personal guards are coming over on horseback."
The spy discovered the movements of the personal guards and came back to report first. He happened to meet Ji Guangda and his group who were on foot to capture General Zhong.
"Oh!?" Ji Guangda raised his eyebrows in confusion and looked around.
"Hide nearby and follow my gestures."
After saying that, Ji Guangda took the lead and hid behind the hill next to him.
The others also found places to hide.
Some hid in ditches, some hid in the dry trees in the woods, and some followed behind other hills...
“Here I come!”
The soldier who had climbed up a tree to hide saw the two people running towards him and alerted everyone.
Ji Guangda held a crossbow and stared at the two people who were getting closer and closer.
When the two horses passed their hiding place, he took up his crossbow and aimed at the riders.
"Shoot, leave him alive!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a crossbow arrow flew towards the man on horseback with a whoosh.
The soldiers hiding around heard Ji Guangda's order and picked up their crossbows and aimed and shot.
The horse-riding guard suddenly felt a strong murderous aura behind him.
Looking back, his pupils trembled instantly, "Be careful! There's an ambush!"
The personal soldier leaned on the horse's back and quickly drew out his sword to block the crossbow arrow.
Unfortunately, crossbows were shot from all directions, and by the time he noticed it and drew his sword to block it, it was already several steps too late.
"ah!!!"
The bodyguard screamed in pain as several arrows pierced his arms and legs.
"retreat!"
The personal soldier's face turned pale with pain. He pulled the reins tightly and forced the horse to stop and turn around.
However, the horse was frightened and did not obey at all. It raised its hooves and roared.
With a loud "bang", two personal soldiers with several crossbow arrows stuck in their bodies were thrown to the ground by their horses.
“Ah~~!!!!”
“Hiss~~”
The two guards endured the pain and climbed up, picked up the swords on the ground, looked vigilantly at the small mound nearby, and shouted in a trembling voice pretending to be calm,
"Who are you? Come out!"
"We are the personal guards of General Zhong's mansion. You dare to attack us? Aren't you afraid that General Zhong will hold you accountable?"
They really couldn't understand who would dare to attack them near the capital.
Ji Guangda looked at the two bodyguards whose legs and arms were all shot by crossbow arrows. Their hands holding the swords were shaking violently, and they had obviously lost their fighting ability.
He stood out from behind the mound with a sneer.
"I'm going to hit you."
"Put down your weapons, or...I will send you to hell right now!"
Ji Guangda aimed a crossbow at the two men, as if he was not willing to negotiate.
When the personal guard saw Ji Guangda, his pupils trembled violently.
How could it be Ji Guangda, the guard beside General Zhong?
Before they could say anything, they saw twenty or thirty people rushing over from all directions and all standing next to Ji Guangda.
A group of people pointed crossbows at them, and the guards turned pale.
"Master Guard, we are General Zhong's men, and you are General Zhong's men. We are family, so why do you have to be so harsh on us?"
Even if Zhong Erfei and Chen Yong joined forces, they shouldn't attack General Zhong's men.
Could it be that Zhong Erfei rebelled and even disowned his parents?
"Ha!" Ji Guangda sneered, "You are not worthy!"
"I'll say it again. Throw away the sword in your hand. Otherwise, my crossbow arrows will not have eyes."
The two bodyguards hesitated for a moment. With so many enemies and so few as ourselves, resistance seemed futile.
The opponents were all using ranged attacks, and they couldn't hurt anyone with their swords.
The two bodyguards looked at each other, their faces pale with pain and covered with sweat.
Seeing that their partners were already at the end of their strength, the two sighed and threw away their swords at the same time.
They were injured in their arms and legs, and the excessive blood loss caused them to feel dizzy.
After the sword was thrown out, the two men fell to the ground unable to hold on.
Ji Guangda curled his lips and said, "Tie him up!"
Soon, the two bodyguards were dragged in front of Ji Guangda by the soldiers.
"Speak!" Ji Guangda looked at the two soldiers coldly.
"How many of you are here in total?"
The personal guard pursed his pale lips and said, "50,000 troops!"
"Who leads the troops? Who is in the carriage?"
"General Fan is leading the troops, and in the carriage is...General Fan."
Ji Guangda frowned in confusion, "Then what is General Zhong doing here?"
With 50,000 soldiers, is it necessary to call out General Zhong, who had already retired?
The guard glanced at Ji Guangda, and the corners of his mouth twitched twice in pain.
"General Zhong... the old general went to the Fire Extinguishing City to persuade General Zhong."
"Huh!?" After hearing this, Ji Guangda's forehead was full of question marks.
Zhong Erfei has been dead for a long time, so what's the point of trying to persuade General Zhong?
"What did Emperor Tianwu send you to do?"
He was too lazy to care about General Zhong's affairs. Since General Zhong was not a military commander, it would make no difference whether he was arrested early or late.
He just didn't expect that Fan Jinchang was so useless now that he needed a carriage to lead his troops to war.
Why not have someone carry the sedan chair? That would be so comfortable and not bumpy at all.
If such a person can become a general, it is only a matter of time before the Great Celestial Empire is destroyed.
Emperor Tianwu was blind, so he killed all the capable generals and reused those who were incompetent and empty-headed.
An emperor like this in the Great Celestial Empire is truly unlucky.
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