It's no wonder someone who doesn't like to talk goes crazy!
Moreover, their clan leader did say that she never kept people who were not valuable to her. If someone was not valuable to her, she would kill them!
So the two of them readily agreed and picked up their knives, pointing them at the group of soldiers!
The situation immediately became tense!
Just as Wu Fei was about to make his move and kill them all!
Suddenly, a person walked out of a relatively large tent. The person had regular features but a pale face. He was leaning on a cane and coughed as he walked.
The soldiers were extremely excited to see this person!
"Brother Meng! What brings you out?"
"Brother Meng! We can handle this. You should go back and rest!"
Upon hearing this, Meng Jiang coughed twice in anger!
He raised his cane and slammed it into the ground twice!
"You think you can handle this? You can't handle anything!"
"Put away your little schemes! This is a matter of life and death, so do as he says!"
"He can't get you to do anything! Can I?"
Upon hearing this, they finally loosened their clenched fists and lowered their heads in shame!
They did have their own ulterior motives. Although they were all very loyal to the Commandant, the Commandant had now disappeared, and the important people in the military camp were either killed by Pang Da or seriously injured like Meng Jiang and Uncle Mo, and were unable to take charge of the overall situation.
So these people thought they could take this opportunity to make their squad leader stand out, and if possible, their status would rise accordingly!
Moreover, everyone knows the illustrious reputation of Prince Shun!
They didn't want to go and die; they still had families here!
But the conscripted men are different; they were originally refugees, and even if they weren't captured, they wouldn't have lived long!
Moreover, they were originally captured by the governor to fight for him!
They disliked the governor, but they had to admit that his ideas were indeed good for them!
They don't have to charge into battle and die, and they can enjoy military rations in peace!
But now, someone has suddenly appeared out of nowhere and taken the position that everyone coveted!
How can we not make them feel disgusted?
But Meng Jiang was indeed the highest-ranking general in the entire army, second only to the Commandant of the County! His abilities were undeniable, and people had no choice but to admire him!
If someone doesn't even obey his orders, then that's a real rebellion!
So they had no choice but to nod!
Just as Ji Wenxuan was about to announce what was to come, several more people suddenly appeared outside the military camp!
Their faces were full of arrogance, and they started cursing at the soldiers who wouldn't let them in!
"Do you know who I am? I'm the Prefect's man!"
Why can't I go in?
"You filthy bunch, how dare you block my way!"
"Hey, is anyone going to do something about this?"
"Lord Ji! Quickly control your men! The Prefect sent me to deliver an order!"
When Ma Minghao heard people outside talking about the prefect, he couldn't help but wonder, "Isn't the prefect dead? Who is giving false orders? Could it be that Miss Lin?"
Seeing that the man's shouts and curses were getting louder and louder, and the curses were getting more and more offensive, Ji Wenxuan quickly asked Wu Fei to send someone over to find out what was going on!
When those men saw someone coming over, they shouted and cursed even more enthusiastically!
Wu Fei frowned and asked, "What is it?!"
The man raised his chin arrogantly and said, "You bunch of ill-mannered people, have your Lord Ji come to greet me personally, and serve me some fine wine and food!"
"Exactly! Let that guy surnamed Ji come pick us up! Tell him not to forget he has a younger sister who lives with us!"
"We wouldn't say anything if there wasn't good wine and good food!"
Wu Fei suddenly drew his long sword and sliced off the topknot of the person closest to him with a single stroke!
The man felt a chill on his head, and when he saw the hair bun on the ground and the scattered strands of hair, he was so frightened that he wet his pants!
His trembling legs pointed at Wu Fei!
"You—you—how dare you!"
The people nearby were also startled and moved aside!
"You have quite the nerve! Do you intend to kill us all? If you do, don't even think about what the Prefect said!"
Wu Fei sneered!
"Since they won't talk, just kill them all!"
After saying that, he put away the knife in his hand and walked back!
Reaching out, he immediately heard a chorus of wails!
The man whose hair had been cut off saw his companions fall down one by one!
He was so frightened that he immediately knelt down and begged for mercy!
"I'll talk! I'll talk! Please don't kill me!"
"You were just speaking without thinking!"
"It was the Prefect who ordered Lord Ji to bring all the troops back to the city! To prevent Prince Shun from launching a surprise attack tonight!"
"Just as we were leaving, someone suddenly broke into the prefect's mansion and left a letter. By the time we caught the man, he had already bitten his tongue and committed suicide!"
"And the contents of that letter were precisely the threatening words from Prince Shun!"
"He told the governor to obediently open the city gates, or he would order an attack on the city tomorrow!"
Wu Fei nodded, drew his knife, and finally slit the man's throat!
The man clutched his neck tightly in disbelief, trying to slow the gushing blood.
"Why...why...I clearly..."
Wu Fei coldly said, "People who have no value should be killed!"
Upon hearing this, the man made a hoarse sound, and then collapsed, unable to hold on any longer.
His series of actions were all observed by the people in the military camp!
They knew perfectly well that this person was making an example of them, deliberately putting on a show for them, but they still felt a chill run down their spines!
If Meng Jiang hadn't intervened to stop the standoff, most of them would probably have ended up in the same situation!
After all, these able-bodied men were armed and surrounded them in a very orderly fashion, one circle after another!
Even though they were few in number, the hatred on their faces was still quite intimidating!
Wu Fei came back!
He repeated what he had just said!
Ji Wenxuan immediately issued the order!
Separate these soldiers, and for every 800 soldiers, 200 able-bodied men should be interspersed!
And so they moved people in groups of 1,000!
But when he opened the granary door, he found that there were only a dozen or so bags of grain inside!
My jaw almost dropped!
At this moment, Meng Jiang, who was standing next to him, walked out shakily!
He coughed twice and said, "Ever since that prefect learned that Prince Shun was coming, he has transferred most of the military rations and kept them firmly in his own hands!"
"At that time, the entire military camp was taken over by Pang Da! Old folks like us were all tricked and tied up by them!"
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