Chapter 0118 Pain
Zitong County two days ago. …
Yuan Baifu had been arguing with Shen Yangrui about how many troops he should leave behind, his future whereabouts, and what kind of official position he should accept.
He was dissatisfied with every condition given by Nanyong. The only thing that comforted him was the promise of the throne made by Sun Renluan. The King of Jiangyang, just thinking of these three words made him feel refreshed.
But Jiangyang's territory is almost as big as Dongyang, and He Tingzhi's throne was given to him by Sun Renluan, so the King of Jiangyang is similar in nature.
Yuan Baifu didn't know this. He just felt that he shouldn't be a marquis. He wanted to be a king in one fell swoop. If he couldn't become one, he should be a governor of a state, not that damn inspector. The governor was the one who really managed the affairs of a state. The inspector only had military power and had to listen to the governor at critical moments.
That is the other second-in-command.
This made Yuan Baifu feel angry, but the problem was that even when he was in the Zhenbei Army, he was not the second in command. Gao Xunzhi was the real second in command. His status was at most slightly higher than Gongsun Yuan, Jian Qiao and others.
After a night of deep thinking, Yuan Baifu figured out what he wanted, so he was stuck here. The cowardice he felt when he first met Shen Yangrui seemed to disappear all of a sudden. He realized that not only did he need Shen Yangrui, but Shen Yangrui also needed him. Whoever has more soldiers can make the decision. Compared with the less than 50,000 and more than 40,000 soldiers led by Shen Yangrui, Yuan Baifu felt that if he wanted to, he might be able to kill Shen Yangrui and take away his soldiers. …………
Theoretically, it might work, but the prerequisite is that his subordinates can be of one mind with him. Rebellion is like a mudslide. It is not the end of the flood. There will be landslides, falling rocks and other secondary disasters. The more such disasters happen, the more unstable people's hearts will be.
After he showed his attitude, Shen Yangrui really had no way to deal with him. He got angry at him several times, but seeing that he couldn't scare him off, Shen Yangrui changed his attitude and began to compromise slowly.
After so many days, Yuan Baifu finally felt that things were getting on the right track. His choice was not wrong. He would never be able to make a name for himself by staying with Qu Yunmie. Only when he came to the messed-up Nanyong could he win in the chaos and get what he really wanted.
His mood improved, and the atmosphere in the barracks became less tense. At the same time, those who had been secretly observing him felt that he had let down his guard, so they decided to take advantage of the opportunity to strike.
The two lieutenants of the rear army could not stand Yao Xian's behavior of treating a thief as his father. They kept saying that they had to be patient and wait for the king to rescue them and wait for the right time. But they were also men of honor. They also had a pair of fists and sharp knives. Why did they have to wait for others to rescue them? !
Moreover, when exactly would that be? Ten days had already passed, and Yuan Baifu was almost reaching a cooperation with Shen Yangrui. When Yuan Baifu moved his rear army into Zitong City, what would be the fate of these people? !
Therefore, they could no longer endure it, and they planned to take action tonight! ...
When he learned that they were caught that night, Yao Xian's heart sank. He rushed out but was stopped by Yuan Baifu's men. They knocked Yao Xian to the ground and pointed more than a dozen knives at him, making him dare not move. Yuan Baifu glanced at him, but did not let those people tie him up. He just waved to that side, and then a strong man came up, forcibly pried Yao Xian's hands together, held him, and made him look forward.
All the soldiers, whether they were asleep or not, were called over. Yuan Baifu's men suddenly gathered together, and the Shen family army in the city thought they had changed their minds. The soldiers guarding the city watched for a long time and found that they were executing someone in the middle of the night. They were all at a loss.
So this is what the Zhenbei Army is like? There is so much yin energy in the middle of the night. They are indeed a refugee army, not at all refined! ...
It was too far away, so it was not easy for these people to understand what they were doing. As for the sound, it was not audible at all. So, across an open space, the walls of Zitong County were quiet with only the sound of breathing, while Yuan Baifu's side was filled with sharp shouts.
Even when the ropes were put around their necks, the two deputy generals who were being executed did not stop cursing Yuan Baifu. They shouted, "Yuan Baifu! You shameless villain, you will not have a good ending. You will definitely be punished!"
When the rope began to tighten, they were still shouting. The rope was strangling their trachea and they could only make breathing sounds, but they were still shouting.
In the end, it was just silent lip movement. Yao Xian looked at them, trying to decipher what they were saying, but they were already silent.
If the person is strong enough, hanging actually doesn't take a long time. It doesn't take three or five minutes. One minute is enough to strangle someone to death.
Yao Xian was stunned for a minute. Although these two people did not listen to him and had been treating him coldly for the past ten days, he never blamed them. What could they do wrong? Wanting to avenge their general and fight for a way out for their soldiers, was this wrong?
Yes, but they still died.
Yao Xian's arm was still being twisted, and the person behind him suddenly frowned because he felt Yao Xian's arm trembling.
It was not a tremor of fear, but a tremor of anger that made every muscle and every blood vessel tense.
"ah!!!!!!!"
Yao Xian's voice was shrill and crazy, as if he was about to shed tears of blood: "Yuan Baifu! You will not die well, I will kill you, I will kill you!"
He struggled frantically, and his words were like a signal. Immediately, someone nearby rushed over with a knife in hand, but whoever came over would die. Yuan Baifu was surrounded by his personal soldiers. He looked at these people and actually smiled.
Ordinary soldiers were far away and could not rush over, so the riot was suppressed after dozens of people died. Several generals who took orders from Yuan Baifu were shouting outside, "Whoever wants to die should stand up, and whoever wants to live should stay still!"
Without the general leading them, if these ordinary soldiers had to make their own choices, they would definitely tend to be obedient. Moreover, too much time had passed, more than ten days already. Even if they were angry, they dared not show it in the face of Yuan Baifu's cold-bloodedness and the corpses of the dead on the ground.
They were willing to bow their heads in order to survive. Yuan Baifu knew that this kind of loyalty was fake. As long as there was a chance, these people would definitely want to surrender to others, but he didn't care. In Yuan Baifu's view, these people in the rear army were just props for him to increase his momentum in Nanyong. If there was a need to send troops in the future, he would send these people out. If not, he would slowly decompose these 30,000 people, and after using up their last bit of value, he would find more soldiers to replace them.
He disdained to use other people's soldiers, he would rather accumulate his own soldiers.
He couldn't calculate how long this process would take, but he felt it wouldn't take too long, three or four years would be enough. Even a waste like Huang Yanjiong could gather 50,000 or 60,000 soldiers and horses. He was much stronger than Huang Yanjiong. On Nanyong's territory, those people should know who is more worthy of joining.
They killed anyone who dared to cause trouble, and then Yuan Baifu walked up to Yao Xian who was still struggling. It took three strong men to hold him down. When Yao Xian sensed Yuan Baifu approaching, he suddenly stood up and tried to tear a piece of flesh from Yuan Baifu.
But Yuan Baifu dodged, and Yao Xian thought that he came to kill him with his own hands. However, Yao Xian was not a coward, and even if Yuan Baifu pierced his throat with the sword, he would not beg for mercy.
However, Yao Xian was wrong. Yuan Baifu did not want to kill him. He came over for this.
A punch hit Yao Xian's face, causing his nose to bleed. His mind went numb for a moment, and he looked at Yuan Baifu in astonishment.
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