These civilians were dressed in rags, and it was obvious that they were forced to follow the militia to fight. They were just a group of ordinary people, and they could not withstand such high-intensity torture.
Many of them had no strength to continue walking, and could only let the ropes tied to their bodies drag them forward.
Their thin clothes had long been worn to tatters, and their bodies were covered in blood, but the militiamen beside them turned a blind eye to this.
The militiamen cracked their whips with disgust and anxiety on their faces. They hated these civilians to the core.
They felt that it was because of these useless mortals that they delayed their movement speed and caused Yancheng to be occupied by others.
Seeing this scene, Xia Changan was naturally furious. These people were obviously Daxia militiamen, but now they were actually doing something to harm the people. They were really unworthy of the military uniforms they were wearing!
What the hell did Zhao He feed them? Why did they rebel for no reason?
Even if Zhao He used some tricks to get the military token, he still couldn't mobilize the army without the imperial seal. The imperial seal of Daxia was a seal that recognized the owner. Only the Daxia royal family who officially succeeded to the throne could use it.
Even if Zhao He managed to get the imperial seal, it would at most be a lucky charm, which would make it sound better for him to be accused of rebellion.
In other words, this militia team was fully aware of Zhao He's rebellion, but they were still willing to obey his orders and rush to fight against Xia Chang'an.
They were not deceived by Zhao He, but he had indeed betrayed them!
Not only Xia Changan saw this, but Lin Zewu and the others also saw it. At this moment, they all clenched their fists, filled with righteous indignation.
Huang Xiong was a man of bad temper. What he couldn't stand the most was bullying the weak and innocent people. Seeing the civilians being tortured by the enemy, he was about to explode with anger.
"Marshal Lin! These smashing things are really abominable. I am willing to lead the troops out of the city and kill them all without leaving a single piece of armor!" Huang Xiong clasped his fists and saluted Lin Zewu, asking loudly for orders.
However, Lin Zewu was a little hesitant. He shook his head and did not agree immediately.
"Although the enemy is just a group of militiamen and cannot compare to our elite soldiers and generals, they are numerous and hold the lives of so many civilians in their hands. If we rush out directly, we will only be passive. This is really not a good strategy." Lin Zewu refused helplessly.
Huang Xiong retorted: "Can we just watch the people suffer? Besides, we can't stay in Liyan City forever. We will have to fight back sooner or later."
"This..." Lin Zewu didn't know what to do.
He had lived for so long, but this was the first time he encountered such a shameless act. Although a general's success is based on the sacrifice of thousands of soldiers, he really couldn't bring himself to kill a group of civilians. It was really a headache!
Just when the situation was at a stalemate, everyone received instructions from Xia Changan.
[Abandon the city! We should leave Yancheng immediately before the enemy army surrounds it. Marshal Lin, remember our mission. We need to fight our way back to Kyoto as quickly as possible, not to capture cities one after another.]
After a long silence, Xia Changan finally gave another order. Everyone seemed to have found their backbone and immediately started to work with full energy.
At the critical moment, it still has to be His Highness! His Highness is right. What's the use of taking down these cities? Not only will they lose their troops to attack the cities, but the subsequent defense of the cities will also disperse their manpower.
This is totally not worth the effort. It is better to go straight to Kyoto and capture the thief first!
Since the rebels were coming from the east gate, they had to go through the other three gates to avoid them. In view of the location of their next target, Lin Zewu chose to leave from the north gate.
The army followed every order and acted quickly and in an orderly manner. When the rebels were approaching the city, Lin Zewu had already led his troops out of the north gate.
But the rebel leader was not a pushover. After he had been waiting outside the city gate for a few times, he realized something was wrong and immediately sent out spies to investigate.
Soon he learned the movements of the garrison in Sassi State.
The rebel leader sneered disdainfully, "Humph! Want to run? Now the entire Great Xia is under the control of the chaebol party. How dare a little princess who has lost the battle still dream of wearing the yellow robe and becoming the emperor? How ridiculous! Chase her!"
Xia Changan knew about the rebels' unusual movements immediately. In order to get rid of the rebels' pursuit, she kept a close eye on the rebels with the scanning program.
Therefore, she knew it as soon as the other party made a move. The reaction of the rebels was much faster than Xia Changan imagined. Moreover, the tricky thing was that Chuhe City was not far ahead.
Chuhe City is the capital of Yunli Prefecture and a very important city. The rebels must have taken control of it. The number of rebels in the city is probably not small.
According to the current trend, even if they are not caught up by the rebels behind them, they will run into the rebels in Chu and the city head-on. At that time, they will be attacked from both sides.
We must find a way to get rid of the rebels behind us! It seems that we can only use that weapon.
It didn't take long for Xia Changan to make a decision, and then Lin Zewu received the order.
[Marshal Lin, use the surrounding terrain to command the troops to ambush. Once the rebels enter the shooting range, use the psychic rifle to shoot. Be sure to avoid those civilians! ]
Lin Zewu was slightly stunned. Psychic rifle? Since the soldiers were equipped with this equipment made by His Highness himself, they have never used it in actual combat.
I don't know how effective it is. No, first he has to find some soldiers to ambush. Otherwise, it would be bad if the civilians were injured by mistake.
Lin Zewu immediately took action after receiving Xia Changan's order. Soon, a small team broke away from the main force and disappeared in the complex and rugged terrain around them.
The large group continued to march forward non-stop, and in the blink of an eye they left this area with complex terrain.
However, the area was quiet for less than a quarter of an hour before a large army visited the area.
This army was the one that had been chasing the rebels from the Sassi State garrison. As soon as they entered this place, they heard bangs and bangs all around.
Along with these deafening noises, there appeared countless spiritual energy light spots. These light spots were extremely small, but their speed and penetrating power were extremely amazing.
Every time a psychic light point appeared, it would inevitably take a life. The rebels were caught off guard, and after finding that they were completely unable to resist, they were terrified and fled in embarrassment.
Lin Zewu, who was on his way ahead, soon received the good news.
He just laughed loudly: "Great! I didn't expect this psychic rifle to be so powerful. It's also the fault of the rebels who are weak. After all, they are just some average militiamen. They can't even use the basic defense formations, and yet they dare to provoke us. Tsk! They really overestimate their own abilities."
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