Chapter 2259 Origin (March Monthly Ticket Plus 10)
"Half a year ago, news of smallpox spread across Xiazhou, and people everywhere began to unsettle. He wanted to make a comeback, but the leader of the caravan he followed didn't want to capture cities, but only wanted to rob passing merchants to make money."
I don’t know whether to say that Erge is too ambitious or that the leader of the horse thieves is too humble. Anyway, the two of them have different paths.
The leader of the horse thieves doesn't like Erge and wants to exclude the second-in-command. The second-in-command is even more ruthless and wants to replace the leader directly, so he secretly recruits people.
It’s a pity that the third in command is absolutely loyal to the first in command, and most of the bandits in the stronghold are willing to switch allegiance to Erge because the first in command is quite generous to them.
"He estimated that his chances of winning were slim, and he knew that Jin Kuian had a lot of troops here, so he sent someone to deliver a letter to him, asking Jin Kuian to lend him a hand. If he did, he would be willing to give him 70% of Bazhuo's treasures."
"And so they came?" Bai Shan glanced at them and asked, "Why are they staring at us?"
General Meng stared at him and asked, "You don't know? Their people confessed that the treasure they hid in the coffin was stolen, and the Governor of Liangzhou took the treasure to use as military supplies. No matter how powerful they were, they couldn't have taken anything from the army. But I heard that besides Governor Duan, there was another group at the time. Because they also participated in the suppression of the bandits, and it was they who found the treasure, they divided up a lot of gold, silver and jewelry."
General Meng stared at Bai Shan and spoke slowly, "I heard that group of people was you."
Bai Shan: "...Oh, it's the treasure placed in the coffin."
He said calmly, "It's just some gold and silver. We wouldn't be interested in it. Where did these rumors come from?"
Hearing his answer, General Meng was stunned, "You don't have any points?"
Bai Shan frowned slightly, "They said I broke up?"
Although he didn't deny it, General Meng subconsciously thought he had no share. He frowned slightly and asked, "Could it be that the Liangzhou Army is framing you?"
Bai Shan said seriously, "Prefect Duan is not that kind of person. Could it be that someone under him is spreading rumors? Or..."
Bai Shan turned to look at the stunned Erge and squinted his eyes and said, "Maybe he was tricked by someone?"
General Meng looked at Bai Shan with a look of sympathy, and said, "If that's the case, you're unlucky. You're no worse off than Jin Kuian."
Bai Shan: ...Thanks for the invitation, they are not unlucky at all.
Erge, whose hands and feet were tied, also heard these words and shook his head in disbelief.
Jin Kui'an, who had just woken up and heard this conversation, felt a darkening in front of his eyes. If Bai Shan and the others didn't take the gold, silver and jewelry, then what was the point of their going through all this trouble?
Everyone looked over when Jin Kuian made a move. General Meng felt the pain from the knife wound on his waist and abdomen. He covered his stomach and said to General Nie, "Be careful of him. He is very fierce."
General Nie certainly knew this, after all, he couldn't beat the other party.
Fortunately, he was tied up very tightly, and the most rope was used, from his shoulders to his heels, so the most he could do was roll around in the sand.
Jin Kui'an struggled for a while, but found that the rope would tighten if he moved, so he lay on the ground and refused to move.
General Nie stepped forward, poked him, and asked, "What do you have to say?"
Jin Kuian glanced at the remaining soldiers and sneered, "It's too early to be complacent now. It's still uncertain who will die first."
Nie Canjun snorted in annoyance, "You are now just a prey."
Jin Kuian sneered repeatedly.
Bai Shanjian felt uneasy. This didn't sound like an empty threat. He turned and asked General Meng, "Have you wiped out their den of thieves?"
Jin Kuian, who had just woken up, missed this section, so he couldn't help but widen his eyes slightly and turned his head to look at General Meng, but he could only see half of Bai Shan's body and couldn't see the person in front of him at all.
Seeing him like this, Bai Shan was very kind and reached out to grab his neck and pulled him forward, allowing him to see General Meng.
Jin Kuian then saw the person who had just spoken to Bai Shan. He shouted angrily, "You little idiot, it turned out to be you!"
General Meng snorted coldly at him, "No matter how much you scold me, I will still be defeated."
Jin Kuian sneered, "Who is the defeated general? If you hadn't outnumbered us..."
"When you first attacked us, you were outnumbered," General Nie interrupted, sneering, "You're just being tame. What qualifications do you have to bring up the topic of outnumbering?"
Bai Shan also smiled and said, "It's OK as long as we can win."
He lowered his head slightly to stare at Jin Kuian's face, and said carefully, "Aren't you the biggest bandits around here? Once you fall, the caravans that had to rely on you will probably clap their hands in celebration."
Jin Kuian just sneered and said nothing, with a look of confidence on his face.
Erge on the side wanted to speak at first, but when he thought of the humiliation Jin Kuian had inflicted on him along the way, he stopped talking.
Forget it, why should I save such a person?
Bai Shan stared at his face closely, and glanced at Erge out of the corner of his eye. He instantly confirmed that Jin Kuian was really confident.
He thought for a moment, then stood up and went to find Zhinin. "Master, the biggest bandit around here is the one who set up the checkpoint? Besides them, who else can rival them, or even surpass them?"
Zhiren thought for a moment and said, "The village chief said that they are the most powerful, so they just occupied their houses and drove them out. Now the whole town belongs to them."
He said, "Although that small city is not as big as the ancient city of Loulan, it is still quite big. The fact that they were able to occupy that small city shows their strength. If there were any forces of equal strength nearby, they would not have been able to stand by and watch them occupy the small city."
Bai Shan became more certain when he heard it, "Is it from outside?"
His heart was pounding, and he couldn't help asking, "Isn't Tubo still very far away from here?"
Zhiren's heart skipped a beat, and he whispered, "It's not very far, and the Anxi Army has limited spare capacity right now, so they may not be able to take care of this side..."
Obviously he also understood what Bai Shan meant.
Bai Shan stood there for a while, then turned back to look for General Nie and General Meng, "We can't stay here, we have to rush to Gaochang immediately."
General Meng's personal guards brought him a box to lean on, and he leaned back to rest. Hearing this, he yawned and said, "That's only if we can leave. Look at the number of casualties we've suffered. You can't just abandon these remaining soldiers, can you?"
"But don't worry, we won't stay long. We'll stay one more day tomorrow and then leave."
Bai Shan glanced at him, then turned to look at Jin Kuian, staring down into his eyes and asking, "You've cooperated with Tubo. Are they going to attack Anxi?"
(End of this chapter)
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