Chapter 0112 Vegetarianism
Yuan Baifu and his personal soldiers quickly walked out of the dense forest, and half a mile away, he and Wang Xinyong's troops rested here.
The forest is a wonderful place. The exit is only three steps away, but people cannot find the right exit until they are trapped to death. A seemingly dangerous place may be a flat road, and a seemingly safe place may be a cliff.
No one on this side heard a word of the noise over there. It was cold on the mountain and many soldiers were sitting by the fire boiling water to drink. Qu Jin was keeping his eyes and ears open all the time until he heard the sound of leaves rustling behind him, then he quickly turned around.
When he didn't see Wang Xinyong coming back, he knew that the matter was done.
At this moment, Qu Jin didn't know what he felt.
He was both excited and panicked. Adrenaline kept being secreted and his face became more and more rosy. But this was not a healthy rosy face, but an abnormal rosy face.
Yuan Baifu looked much more normal than him. He didn't even glance at Qu Jin, but went back to the crowd. Of course, he was surrounded by his own soldiers, and Wang Xinyong's soldiers couldn't get close to him at all.
But Wang Xinyong's men had already come over, and he was the only one who came back. Of course they had to ask where their commander had gone.
Yuan Baifu replied, "General Wang has another mission and has already brought his men back to Shengle. The king has ordered you to follow my command and General Qu will temporarily take over General Wang's duties."
The lieutenants and captains of the rear army looked at each other, feeling extremely surprised and puzzled.
The right captain of the rear army had a full beard. His personality was as bold as his appearance. He always said what he wanted to say: "When did the king issue a secret order? Why didn't General Wang tell us first? He only brought four personal soldiers with him, but he planned to return to Shengle? When has General Wang ever been so careless!"
Seeing this, Qu Jin walked over and scolded the right commander: "Does the king need to discuss this with you before issuing an order? Yao Xian, you are overstepping your authority!"
Qu Jin was the left commander and Yao Xian was the right commander. The difference in positions meant that the two men had a bad relationship. After Wang Xinyong was transferred away, Qu Jin led the rear army for a while, which resulted in the most casualties in the rear army. Yao Xian always had a grudge against Qu Jin, but he was Wang Xinyong's confidant from Nanyong. In order not to make things difficult for Wang Xinyong, Yao Xian always tolerated Qu Jin.
Yao Xian is a man who is rough but meticulous. Qu Jin is only temporarily in the rear army. Qu Yunmie will transfer him away sooner or later. Wang Xinyong has privately stated more than once that if anything happens to him, all of them, the old brothers, will listen to Yao Xian and be under his jurisdiction.
Due to various reasons, Yao Xian avoided Qu Jin's attack. Even when Qu Jin temporarily led the rear army, he never said a word of no. But today he keenly felt that something was wrong. Although Qu Jin seemed angry, he was actually very nervous.
He was not the only one who noticed something was wrong. There aren't so many movie stars in real life. Qu Jin's outward appearance of being fierce but inwardly weak, Yuan Baifu's excessive silence, and the positions of the two armies which were obviously more clearly defined than in the previous few days, all made this group of people feel uneasy.
Yao Xian suppressed the urgency in his voice and asked Yuan Baifu in a deep voice: "General Yuan, what orders did the king give to General Wang?"
Yuan Baifu raised his eyes and looked at Yao Xian, who was startled by his gaze.
Because Yuan Baifu seemed to have become a different person. He was no longer amiable, nor gentle to others. His eyes were filled with contempt, sarcasm, and something that made people frown - Mori*night*organizing fanaticism.
Yao Xian's heart skipped a beat. He knew something was wrong right away, but he didn't have time to react. He noticed that something was wrong with Yuan Baifu, but others didn't.
A deputy general behind Yao Xian couldn't bear it anymore. Wang Xinyong went out with Yuan Baifu, but now only Yuan Baifu came back, and he still showed such an attitude at this time. When he thought that something might have happened to Wang Xinyong, he became furious.
"Where on earth is General Wang! You idiot——"
Before he could finish his words, Yuan Baifu suddenly pulled out his knife and slashed the man's neck. Blood spurted out, and then the man's body fell limply to the ground. His eyes were not even closed, and his head was only half connected to his neck, the other half had been separated.
His head and body were lying on the ground at an impossible angle. The soldiers nearby heard the noise and stared at him in a daze.
At this time, Yuan Baifu said to Wang Xinyong's subordinates: "From today on! The Left Army is no longer affiliated with the Zhenbei Army. Those in the rear army who want to live should listen to General Qu's words. Those who don't want to live should stand up now."
No one could bear to see their comrades die in front of them, so the troops from both sides started fighting. However, the reason why Yuan Baifu could become the commander of an army was not because he was good at pretending. He also had the ability to kill the enemies in battle. Among the four, Gongsun Yuan was the most powerful killer. However, Yuan Baifu had the highest winning rate in single combat.
He has never been a useless person. He has his own strength. It's just that no one cares about him just because he stands next to Qu Yunmie.
Roars and the sounds of flesh being torn apart rang out at the same time. Although no one gave orders to the soldiers over there, if the fighting continued like this, there would probably be a commotion over there. Yao Xian watched as two more of his men died. His mind went blank. Suddenly, he threw away the weapon in his hand, then stopped his comrade who was still trying to fight to the death behind him, and with a bang, he knelt on the ground.
"...General Yuan, please spare our lives! We are willing to follow you!"
The people behind him were almost mad at him: "Yao Xian!!!"
But someone could understand Yao Xian's intention at this time. He also grabbed his comrade who wanted to rush forward again, and pulled this person to kneel down together.
Yuan Baifu looked at them begging for mercy and chuckled. He walked over and helped these people up with his own hands. …
Rebellion is not a difficult thing, especially in this era. The soldiers who joined the Zhenbei Army were not very loyal. They might have been soldiers of other forces, or they might have engaged in robbery before. They could transform themselves into soldiers that the people avoided by changing their names.
The Zhenbei Army has nearly 500,000 soldiers, but only about 50,000 have seen Qu Yunmie, and probably less than 5,000 have spoken to him. Even if Xiao Rong is busy trying to stabilize the army's morale, what can he do? One or two days won't do much good.
In the final analysis, ordinary soldiers just follow orders, and the ones who can really decide whether these people stay or leave are the young generals with low positions. And it just so happens that these young generals like the small favors given by Yuan Baifu, which is much better than the king who is unattainable and only speaks with military merits.
The left army was Yuan Baifu's territory. When he divided the troops, he assigned those who were not close to him to Yu Shaocheng. The remaining 40,000 were almost all his confidants. Even if there were voices of opposition, they were quickly drowned out by those who agreed. The rear army was a little difficult to subdue, but with Qu Jin's help, he could control more than 10,000 of the 35,000 people. The rest obeyed Yao Xian's orders. Yao Xian surrendered, so they naturally had nothing to say.
Rebellion is really not difficult. It can be accomplished in one day. It is so simple that it makes people realize that all the psychological preparations they made before are of no use at all. So soon, all these soldiers belong to them.
This would also give people an illusion that the road ahead would be so smooth. If he had known earlier, he should have done so a long time ago. …
Yuan Baifu ordered everyone to mount their horses. Next, they would march quickly, walk down the Lianyun plank road today, and try to enter the Hanzhong Basin tomorrow night. He still had to go to Ningzhou, but this time he was not going to fight Shen Yangrui, he was going to meet Shen Yangrui.
When passing by Yao Xian and others, Yuan Baifu saw that they were all standing with their heads lowered and their eyes submissive. Some of them looked at him with hatred, but Yuan Baifu just wanted to laugh when he saw them.
These are Wang Xinyong's subordinates. Led by the surrendered general Wang Xinyong, they are no strangers to surrender. After surrendering once, they can surrender a second time, and even a third time in the future.
He would not make such a mistake. Currently, keeping Yao Xian and his men would stabilize the morale of the army. Once he had established himself, he would reorganize all 35,000 men. As for Yao Xian and his men, he would just give them to Shen Yangrui. I believe Nan Yong would like this gift very much. ...
Every general has people who are loyal to him.
Yuan Baifu had it, and Wang Xinyong had it too, but for some reason, Yuan Baifu seemed to be unable to see this. He was proud of having so many followers, but he never thought that Wang Xinyong had also been in the rear army for ten years. It was true that the generals were like the soldiers. So the people in the rear army were as patient and calm as Wang Xinyong. It was not wrong to be able to bend and stretch, but if they were too patient on weekdays and suddenly exploded at the critical point, that would be the real way to their own death.
When Yuan Baifu walked over, Yao Xian raised his head. His eyes were as terrifying as a poisoned knife. Yuan Baifu had lied to them and didn't say a word about where General Wang was now. Looking at his cruelty to the rest of the people, it was not difficult to imagine what General Wang had experienced.
His general was killed by Yuan Baifu.
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