The gatekeeper thought she looked familiar and didn't go in. Tong Wenyao said, "You're not letting me in. Can you afford the consequences if something happens?" The two exchanged glances before one of them went in to report. After a moment, he came out and said, "The general wants you to come in."
Tong Wenyao then walked in. The guard noticed that he was walking a little slowly and said, "Hurry up, the general is still waiting!"
She smiled and apologized to them, "I was injured when I came here, so I walked a little slowly." In fact, it was not the case. She was not tall enough, so she stuffed some padding inside to raise her height. In addition, the armor was a bit heavy, so she walked a little slowly.
After entering, there were four or five people waiting on the side. The general who had been wearing a mask before was sitting on his left. The general sat in the main seat and asked in a deep voice: "If there is anything important, please report it quickly."
Tong Wenyao's eyes flashed with shock. This great general was actually Hong Lian. He had previously been the captain of the Regent's guard, and now he was actually a pirate in the south! This was consistent with her previous speculation. The poisonous insect she had obtained in prison was just right to try on him.
However, the gap between the two was a bit far, and the Gu worms were not close enough. After thinking for a while, he said, "General, there are Gu worms in the forest. That's why our soldiers can't get up the mountain!"
After hearing this, Hong Lian slammed the table and said, "Setting fire to the forest, what are you afraid of?!" After Hong Lian finished speaking, seeing that the soldier had not yet carried out the order, he asked, "Is there anything else?"
Tong Wenyao said with difficulty, "Sir, setting fire to the forest is not an option. Our soldiers are still inside!" Hong Lian stood up and said, "There are only a few hundred soldiers. What's the harm in setting fire to the forest? They are willing to sacrifice themselves for victory!"
As soon as these words came out, the faces of everyone present changed. Even the soldiers at the door looked at each other after hearing them. They wanted to serve their country, but they didn't want to sacrifice themselves here for no reason.
Seeing that the soldier still didn't leave, Hong Lian became a little angry. He walked down from his perch and snorted coldly, "Why, a soldier like you wants to question my decision?" Tong Wenyao immediately lowered her head and said, "I dare not!"
The poisonous insect jumped from her body to Honglian's. Seeing this, she quickly retreated. In her heart, she cursed: "This is really crazy. This person is in the forest and wants to set fire to the mountain! He wants to burn down the mountain as well!"
The poisonous insect he put on Honglian was contagious, and it spread quickly. The moment she stepped out of the door, Honglian was already half-kneeling on the ground, holding her stomach. Seeing this, the soldiers wanted to capture her, but she dodged by turning sideways. Then she jumped up and down on the second floor, overturning the table and teasing them, just like teasing a monkey!
Seeing this, Hong Lian shouted, "Come here, call the archers. Make sure to capture this man! Life or death is the only option! Anyone who can capture him will be rewarded with 100 taels of silver." Dozens of soldiers rushed to the door. Tong Wenyao remained calm and said, "Your general's life is in my hands now. If you want to live, you must obey me!"
She looked at Hong Lian with a smile in her eyes and said, "Why, am I too gentle?" After that, she drove the poisonous insect to gnaw at his internal organs.
"Ah!" A scream of pain broke the sky! Cold sweat broke out on Hong Lian's forehead. He said, "Don't force me!" Tong Wenyao smiled and said, "If you hadn't ordered to burn the brothers in the forest to death, would I have been so harsh to you?"
Hong Lian said, "I won't give any more orders. Just give me the antidote, okay? Is there anyone important to you in the forest? When he comes back, I'll make him the vanguard captain, okay?"
After these words were spoken, the archers standing at the gate lowered their arrows. "There are many of their brothers in the forest! If we order the mountain to be set on fire, how will the brothers in the forest be able to escape?"
Tong Wen Yao knew that Hong Lian led 50,000 troops from Suigang Station to attack the capital city via the canal. At that time, they had to fight against the barbarians on the border, and the emperor summoned some troops back to resist. This caused a shortage of manpower on the border. The barbarians seized this opportunity to capture the border city in one fell swoop, and then took advantage of the situation to seize Cangzhou and Jijiang City, and almost approached the capital city. At that time, the capital city was also in the most intense struggle for imperial power.
Even so, they still ignored the barbarians. Both sides would rather sacrifice soldiers to seize power. Since there was a war on the border, she would take this batch of troops to the border to fight! She would not rob merchants here.
Thinking of this, Tong Wenyao took him off the boat. She was not at all panicked even though there were soldiers all around her. Hong Lian said, "Do you think you can escape this island by killing me? Why don't you give me the antidote and let me go? I'll send a boat to take you back to land."
If she was really a young and naive girl, she might have been fooled by him. She chuckled and said, "If you make your soldiers retreat, you'll lose your life!"
She pulled a bottle of pills from her bag, threw them at them, and said, "Take the pills in the bottle, and I will let your general go." Everyone hesitated for a moment, and no one stepped forward to take the bottle. Hong Lian shouted in front of her, "I order you to take them. Think about your families!"
Death is something people fear instinctively, but it's not impossible to let others die in order to live yourself, she said coldly.
However, there were still people willing to obey orders. He stepped forward, took the bottle, poured out a pill from it and swallowed it directly. Once there was one, there would be two. Many soldiers behind him also stood up. Tong Wenyao looked at the soldiers in the woods. She could sense that Guaiguai was getting closer and closer. After seeing them swallow the pills in the bottle, Hong Lian hurriedly asked, "Give me the antidote."
Seeing Honglian's anxious look, she tossed the pill in her hand up and said, "Why are you in such a hurry? Just take it if you can." After that, she threw it into the sea. Honglian subconsciously chased to pick it up, but found that there was nothing on the beach. After realizing that he was being fooled, he was furious and started fighting with her.
Tong Wen Yao knew that he would attack, but anyone who could become a general must be very powerful. Before, she could use the poisonous insect to make him submit, but now she was forcing him to death, and he couldn't help but resist.
Hong Lian grabbed a ball of sand and threw it at her. Tong Wen Yao subconsciously covered her eyes. She could feel a gust of wind coming. After she pulled her hand away, she was hit by a fist. She took several steps back. She felt a sharp pain in her internal organs and tasted blood in her throat, which she swallowed.
Fortunately, she was wearing armor, which blocked some of the pain, making her feel better. But then the fist came again, and this time she was prepared and dodged it. The soldiers behind her saw this and took the opportunity to surround her.
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