Wanyan Yinshuke and Wanyan Loushi left more than a thousand Jin soldiers in Zhangxiaozhuang to continue searching for the tunnel, with Meng'an and Pharmacist Guo in charge. They returned to the Jin army camp outside the village.
He didn't dare to live in the manor, fearing that Zhang Shixun would set up traps in the manor.
In fact, Zhang Shixun really set up a lot of hidden mines in the village.
There are mines buried behind the gate, under the stove, next to the well, and even in the toilet.
Explosions continued to be heard in Zhang Xiaozhuang, and in just one hour, nearly a hundred Jin soldiers were killed or wounded.
You can't go into the house, because if you touch something, it might explode.
When they first entered the village, several Jin soldiers entered a thatched house and wanted to lie down on the kang to take a nap. As a result, there was a loud "bang!" and several Jin soldiers were blown to the sky.
In view of this, Jin Jun Meng'an had to order that no one should enter the house unless necessary.
So, the following scene appeared in Zhang Xiaozhuang: the streets were lined with the Jin army's cowhide tents.
Pharmacist Guo looked at the tents all over the street and felt a little uneasy.
So he went to the Jin army's Meng'an and said, "General, this won't work. If the enemy launches a surprise attack, we won't have anywhere to hide."
"Where did the enemy you're talking about come from?" Meng'an glanced at him. "Zhang Shixun burrowed into the ground like a rat and sealed the entrance, so he couldn't get out."
Seeing his disdainful expression, Pharmacist Guo said patiently, "A cunning rabbit has three burrows. Zhang Shixun can't possibly block all the burrows. He must have left a way in somewhere for himself to escape."
"In that case, tell me where the entrance to the cave is?"
"How would I know?" Pharmacist Guo shook his head. "The cave entrance must be somewhere hidden. I've already sent people to search everywhere."
"Tell me when you find it." Meng'an lifted the tent curtain and was about to walk in when he suddenly stopped and turned to Pharmacist Guo and said, "The night guard duty will be handed over to the Yuan Army. You must make sure it is arranged."
"Don't worry, General. I will make sure it's arranged." Pharmacist Guo forced a flattering smile, but he cursed in his heart.
Night fell. The Jin army had been busy all day and was exhausted. They went into their tents and fell into a deep sleep.
Pharmacist Guo arranged for the soldiers on guard and patrol, and also went into the tent.
His men had already made a door panel for him in the tent and covered it with straw.
Without bedding, the people of Zhang Xiaozhuang retreated into the tunnel and took away everything they could, leaving nothing behind.
Pharmacist Guo wrapped his fur coat tightly around him, curled up on the door panel, and cursed the damn Zhang Shixun in his heart, and slowly fell asleep.
In his dream, he found himself in a gloomy place, tied to a pillar. Two hideous ghosts stood in front of an oil pan, adding firewood to the bottom of the pan while grinning at him...
Pharmacist Guo shuddered and asked in a trembling voice, "Where...where is this?"
"Yama Hell."
"ah!"
Pharmacist Guo looked at the oil pan with smoke rising from it and was trembling with fear.
Could this be the legendary oil pan hell?
Two evil spirits came over, laughed strangely, untied him from the iron pillar, and carried him towards the oil pan.
“No!”
Pharmacist Guo shouted loudly and struggled desperately.
Suddenly, a loud noise woke him up from his nightmare. When he opened his eyes, he found himself still in the tent.
Outside, explosions continued to sound one after another, mixed with the shouts of soldiers.
Zhen Wuchen rushed into the tent and without saying anything, pulled Guo Yaoshi away.
"Five Ministers, what's going on?"
"Zhang Shixun launched a surprise attack and threw thunder bombs into the tent..."
Zhen Wuchen pulled him out of the tent and ran into Meng'an from the Jin army. He saw that his hair was disheveled and half of his face was missing, revealing his facial bones.
“Kill… Kill…”
Meng'an uttered two unclear words and fell to the ground.
Pharmacist Guo wanted to go forward to check, but was stopped by Zhen Wuchen.
"Don't worry about him, let's go."
"Go? Where to?"
"Zhang Xiaozhuang is a trap. Let's go quickly. If we delay any longer, we won't be able to escape."
Pharmacist Guo looked around in confusion, only to see soldiers running around like headless flies, with thunder bombs falling among them from time to time, exploding with a loud bang.
Amidst the chaos, a voice shouted, "Brothers of the Yuan Army, Han people do not kill Han people. Surrender quickly."
"Surrender and you won't be killed!"
"You are surrounded, surrender!"
…
Countless figures appeared on the roofs on both sides of the street.
Pharmacist Guo wanted to gather the resentful army, and just as he shouted, "Brothers, I am Guo...", he was covered by Zhen Wuchen's hand.
"Zhang Shixun has brought reinforcements from somewhere... General, the situation is hopeless. Escape now. If you don't, you won't be able to escape."
Zhen Wuchen pulled and dragged himself together, and ran towards the village gate among the crowd of soldiers.
As he stumbled to the village gate, he heard someone shouting from behind, "Pharmacist Guo has escaped! Brothers, chase him!"
When Pharmacist Guo heard this, he ran even faster.
After finally escaping from Zhang Xiaozhuang, he looked back and saw that the resentful army following him was only about a hundred people.
In Zhang Xiaozhuang, explosions were heard from time to time, and Jin soldiers escaped from inside from time to time.
"It's over! Everything is over!"
Pharmacist Guo sat down on the snow and stared blankly at Zhang Xiaozhuang.
Zhen Wuchen remained calm. He pulled him up and said, "We can't stay here for too long. Let's return to the camp."
"Main camp?"
Pharmacist Guo laughed out loud, looking up to the sky, as if he had heard the funniest thing in the world.
Everyone was stunned, thinking that Pharmacist Guo had a brain problem.
It has come to this, and you can still laugh?
Pharmacist Guo laughed until tears started to fall. He took Zhen Wuchen's hand and said, "Brother, when we defected to the Jin Empire, we had over 10,000 of us. We followed the Jin soldiers to capture cities and territories, and we led the charge in every battle. After so many battles, only this small number of people remain. If we return to the Jin camp, given the nature of the Jurchens, will they still tolerate you and me?"
Zhen Wuchen looked bewildered, "Then...if we don't return to the Jin Camp, where else can we go?"
Pharmacist Guo pointed north and said, "Let's go back to Liaodong. That's where we should go."
Zhen Wuchen said, "Liaodong is thousands of miles away, and most of the way there is Song territory. Moreover, the Song people regard us as enemies. With our limited number of troops, we will be wiped out before we even reach Liaodong."
Pharmacist Guo gritted his teeth and said, "Everything depends on human effort. We have weathered all the storms and waves. This little difficulty is nothing...Five ministers, just follow me and you will have a good life in the future."
Zhen Wuchen smiled bitterly and thought to himself: It is because of following you that grandpa has fallen into this situation.
However, there is no other way out at the moment, and we can only follow Pharmacist Guo and go all the way to the end.
Pharmacist Guo glanced at the hundred or so people who had escaped and saw that there were seven or eight Jurchens among them. He winked at Zhen Wuchen and quietly made a gesture of wiping his neck.
Zhen Wuchen understood and called over a few close confidants, whispering to them for a while.
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