Even if I wanted to borrow, the money I had on me was not enough.
Seeing the two of them remain silent, the smile on Deng Hun's face slowly disappeared.
Gao Wencai sighed, "Captain Deng, you are younger than me so I call you brother. Our situations are similar. Although the court has paid salaries, we have left the money to our families."
"Even if I really want to borrow, I don't have the money. And you shouldn't say this to us, but to Commander Liu Wenyao. He is in charge of the entire team migrating south, so it shouldn't be a problem for him to ask someone to take out 18,000 taels of silver."
Deng Hun stood up expressionlessly, "You two really don't want to lend it to me?"
Gao Wencai and Zhang Rong looked at each other and stood up at the same time. "Captain Deng, how can we borrow money when we don't have any?"
"Oh, then don't blame us brothers for being disloyal!"
"What do you want to do?" Gao Wencai put his right hand on the hilt of the knife, concentrating on being alert.
Zhang Rongze drew his knife directly.
When the guards outside heard the noise, they drew their swords and rushed in.
"What are you doing?" Deng Hun sneered, "I quit!"
"You dare to be a deserter?" Zhang Rong stepped forward and put the knife on Deng Hun's neck.
Deng Hun showed no fear. He pointed at Zhang Rong and said, "It's easy to kill me. I have a thousand brothers who have fought for me through thick and thin. Can you kill them all?"
As soon as he finished speaking, a Jinyiwei rushed into the tent and said, "Sir, there are unusual movements among the Tianjin garrison."
Then another Jinyiwei ran in in a panic: "Captain, the scouts reported that a cavalry force of more than 2,000 people was spotted 20 miles northwest."
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