"Am I dazzled? Look, is that General Xiao leading the group?"
"I think so, but didn't the emperor confiscate General Xiao's property and exile him to Ningguta?"
"Look at General Xiao with so many cavalrymen. Maybe Xiliang is about to go to war again, and the emperor has recalled General Xiao..."
"Haven't you heard there's going to be a war in Brahma City recently?"
"With so many cavalrymen, perhaps they are going to attack Xiliang to prevent Xiliang from taking advantage of our drought to launch a surprise attack..."
"It's really possible. Go and inform the prefect..."
“....”
Several city gate guards on duty on the gate tower of Pingliang City stretched their heads to look at the rolling dust raised by the huge cavalry, their eyes full of shock.
They had just heard not long ago that the Xiao family had been confiscated and exiled, and no one believed it at the time.
After all, Xiao Yunzhan had just defeated Xiliang at that time. How could he be accused of treason and then suddenly have his property confiscated and exiled when he returned to Beijing after making great achievements?
Looking at Xiao Yunzhan standing tall and handsome on horseback, they felt that this must be false news released by Emperor Wu of Liang to confuse Xiliang.
Take advantage of Xiliang's relaxed vigilance and capture Xiliang directly.
"Open the city gates!"
Xiao Yunzhan stood at the city gate on his tall horse, looking up at a group of dumbfounded city guards on the gate tower.
The city gate guards were slightly stunned and nodded repeatedly, "Yes!"
A moment later, the city gate guards opened the gate in confusion and watched Xiao Yunzhan leading a large number of people into the city.
It was not until they saw the cavalrymen dressed like refugees on horseback that they were shocked and realized that something was wrong.
The horses were indeed good, but it was strange that the cavalrymen on horseback were not wearing heavy armor.
It's understandable if one or two soldiers don't wear them, but it's very strange that not a single soldier wears heavy armor.
If you ride such a good horse to war without wearing heavy armor, you will be knocked down by the enemy with just one arrow.
Then the city gate guards saw a line of carts that stretched as far as the eye could see. The carts were filled with the elderly, the weak, women and children. It was obvious that these people were refugees.
I've never heard of bringing so many refugees with them to a war.
The guards at the city gate were suddenly panicked. The person who went to inform the prefect had not returned yet, and they did not dare to speak out to stop him.
They could only watch helplessly as the huge army poured into Pingliang City.
The people on both sides of the streets in Pingliang City were lying in the shadows. They were pale, thin and dazed. Suddenly they saw a large number of people and horses. They were all frightened and quickly huddled to the sides of the street for fear of being trampled by the horses.
The people looked at the fat and strong horses with their eyes shining, and they almost pounced on them to take a bite.
The drought was so severe that they were almost starving to death, but the horses were well-maintained. After all, human life was worthless.
The people stared at the strong horses with resentment in their eyes.
As for the soldiers wearing clothes that looked like refugees on their horses, the people didn't think much about it. They must be cavalry in disguise. How could refugees ride horses so well?
When the people saw the refugees sitting leisurely on the carts, they could no longer lie on the ground and stood up to look at the refugees on the carts with envy.
"General Xiao saved so many refugees?"
"But why bring refugees with you to fight?"
"Who cares? We are refugees too. Can we follow General Xiao?"
"Yeah, they're dressed like refugees, but they look much more energetic than us..."
“…”
The people propped up their weak bodies and staggered along the streets, following the large army.
Lin Yiran looked at the increasing number of people on both sides of the street, and turned her head to glance at Zhu Changshou who was a head behind her.
Zhu Changshou nodded, immediately pulled the reins, turned the horse's head, waved to several strong young men from Zhujia Village, jumped off the horses together, and led the horses to stop the people who were following on the street.
"My Lord, I didn't do anything!"
"Yes, yes, we, the common people, just admire General Xiao..."
"Sir, please save me..."
“........”
When the people on both sides of the street saw Zhu Changshou and his men blocking their way, they were so scared that they hurried to explain.
Some people who were extremely hungry begged with hoarse voices.
"Don't be afraid, everyone. I'm Zhu Changshou, the centurion General Long values most. I'm here to recruit soldiers on General Long's orders. Anyone willing to serve can come and sign up..."
Zhu Changshou straightened his back and spoke in a sonorous and powerful voice, attracting the attention of the people around him.
Soon, Zhu Changshou was surrounded by the people.
........
"Xiao--General Xiao!?"
He Zhifu, who came hurriedly, looked up at Xiao Yunzhan on horseback with a look of shock on his face.
When his subordinates told him that General Xiao was leading a large group of troops into the city, he thought they had made a mistake.
Unexpectedly, it was actually Xiao Yunzhan who came back.
Xiao Yunzhan jumped off the horse and clasped his fist towards He Zhifu.
"He Zhifu, how are you?"
Looking at He Zhifu's sunken face due to hunger, Xiao Yunzhan knew that the disaster in Pingliang City had become extremely serious.
The governor of a city was starving to the point of being unrecognizable, let alone the common people.
He Zhifu looked at Xiao Yunzhan excitedly, tears flashing in his eyes and his lips trembling.
"Long time no see, General Xiao is going to fight..."
Prefect He looked at the huge cavalry team and looked at Xiao Yunzhan in confusion.
The drought was so severe, but Emperor Wu of Liang still sent troops to fight. Was he crazy?
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