Chapter 61: Conscription in the Border Region
General Huo had just opened his mouth when he said, "According to the timeline, I was still in the capital at that time..."
Before he could finish speaking, Su Zhenzhen coughed up blood.
This terrified everyone. Hensheng quickly helped Su Zhenzhen up, asking, "What happened?"
Su Zhenzhen quickly inhaled several breaths of dragon energy. General Huo had been floating outside for too long, and his spiritual power was almost depleted.
It took her a while to recover. Su Zhenzhen wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth. "General Huo, I'm afraid you'll have to stay here by yourself for now. I can't hold on any longer."
General Huo was unaware that Su Zhenzhen had also vomited blood when he first came out, and he was somewhat confused.
What's the connection between these two things?
Su Zhenzhen leaned on Hensheng's shoulder, letting out all her strength. "To put it simply, the ghosts you've seen recently are able to stay in the world and even in the sun because of my soul power. You have too much karma and merit on your body, which consumes far more spiritual energy than other ghosts."
General Huo roughly understood that it was because he had been outside that his energy and spirit had been greatly depleted, so he needed to bring himself back inside.
"Miss Su, for your health's sake, please only summon me in critical situations in the future."
After speaking, General Huo gave the veterans some more instructions.
"While I am away, you must all follow His Highness's lead and not tarnish the reputation of the Huo family army."
The veterans assured each other in unison, "Please rest assured, General."
Su Zhenzhen quickly put General Huo into the storage compartment, and the feeling of burning soul power finally stopped.
Hensheng was still a little worried about Su Zhenzhen. "Miss Su, how about I carry you on my back?"
Su Zhenzhen shook her head. "Just let me rest for a bit."
Putting aside whether the female viewers in the live stream will start cursing, Su Zhenzhen doesn't want to go back to the days of arguing with the chat. Take Jiang Sijin, for example; if she knew she'd enjoyed her "exclusive back," this petty woman would probably never stop.
In order to take care of Su Zhenzhen, Hensheng simply ordered the team to stop and rest.
When these remnants of the army fled back then, they all carried weapons with them. However, twenty years later, some of these weapons have rusted, greatly reducing their effectiveness in killing the enemy.
Qingshan and a few men discussed how to cut down trees in Shanxian to make wooden knives and guns.
Upon hearing this, Su Zhenzhen immediately browsed the system shop. Unfortunately, there were no real swords, but there were props for acting.
Its power is far inferior to that of real swords and guns, but its quality is enough to intimidate anyone if you hold it in your hand.
The most important thing is that it's cheap.
Su Zhenzhen bought 400 knives in one go.
Huo Jiajun's eyes widened as he stared at the large sword that had appeared out of nowhere.
"Lord of the Underworld, did you conjure all of these?"
"Just take it as such." Su Zhenzhen was too lazy to explain. "But this knife isn't a real knife; it's just for show. Since we've gone around from the border region, we don't know how chaotic things are here now. We need to make a show of force."
Aoyama picked up a knife and examined it closely. It looked like a good knife, but it was extremely light and soft in his hand, so it really didn't have much killing power.
"What the underworld official said is true. Having a weapon in hand can help avoid unnecessary trouble when encountering refugees and bandits."
Qingshan distributed the knives to everyone, carrying the extras himself.
After Su Zhenzhen had rested, the group hurried on their way.
Just what I feared most came to pass. I had barely come out of the mountains when I encountered a group of men carrying knives on the main road.
The other side had a considerable number of people, all of them looking fierce and menacing. However, seeing that there were nearly 400 people on this side, each of them carrying weapons, they did not immediately start fighting.
Hensheng didn't know what to say in this situation, so Qingshan stepped in.
"We're just passing through, so let's leave now."
After saying that, Qingshan led the group south.
Seeing the movement, the men quickly dispersed and surrounded the area.
"Don't leave! You have weapons. Are you bandits? Or deserters from Huzhou? The situation in the border region is tense. Everyone, regardless of age or gender, is to go to the front lines and kill the enemy!"
Hensheng never expected that the situation in Bianzhou had deteriorated to such an extent that they were conscripting civilians into the army. He also guessed who the leader of this force was.
"Do you have weapons? We are the Huo family army. What's the situation in Bianzhou? Is it too late to get there now?"
The people on the other side changed their expressions as soon as they heard the name Huo Jiajun.
If the Huo family army were here, would the situation in Bianzhou still be so passive?
However, the Huo family army was wiped out more than 20 years ago after General Huo died in battle.
Currently, only the Northwest Army is stationed in the border region.
"Who exactly are you people? Why are you impersonating the Huo family army?" The leader, holding a machete, looked at Hensheng with a wary expression.
Hensheng didn't reveal his identity on a whim. With Bianzhou in trouble and Huo family army under his command, he had no reason to sit idly by.
If we're going to manage this, we need to think carefully about how to manage it. We need to unite with Chunzhi's forces and jointly devise a strategy to repel the enemy, instead of being conscripted into the army without any clear understanding of the situation.
Su Zhenzhen is an impatient person and doesn't think as much as Hensheng does. She didn't speak just now because she was looking for a microphone in the system store.
Yes, but things with high-tech components are all very expensive.
Su Zhenzhen gritted her teeth and bought one. The microphone looked like a horn, and she didn't know how far the sound could travel, but she decided to give it a try.
"Chunzhi, come out here!" Su Zhenzhen shouted with all her might.
The others covered their ears almost instantly.
But for some reason, the hatred had no effect whatsoever.
"Clatter clatter clatter—" The sound of horses' hooves echoed, raising dust on the sandy ground.
Before long, a cavalry unit appeared before them.
Chunzhi rode forward and saw that Su Zhenzhen didn't have a friendly look on her face. "I knew it was you."
Su Zhenzhen, however, raised a big smile. She had a general idea of how big Bianzhou was when she followed Old Man Bai to Shan County. This place, which came in from the mountains at the border of the two states, should be located in the middle of Bianzhou, neither too close nor too far from the front line.
Most importantly, when these low-ranking soldiers come out to seize civilians to make up the numbers, the leader will never be too far away.
Hensheng first respectfully bowed with his hands clasped before asking, "May I ask, sister-in-law, can Bianzhou still hold on?"
Chunzhi didn't answer the question. Instead, she rode her horse around the group of people and said, "You've managed to recruit so many people in just a few months. I really can't underestimate you."
Hensheng didn't hide anything, "They are the Huo family army. When General Huo died in battle, five hundred surviving cavalrymen escaped to the deep mountains of Huzhou."
Chunzhi's expression softened a bit. "Good riddance. If they had run away back then, they would have survived. They guarded the border for the Central Plains Dynasty, but they were betrayed by the court."
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