Chapter 0119 Must Die
Hanzhong is a typical city located in the north of the Huai River. It has a large population but few soldiers. The local officials do nothing and join forces with local tyrants to oppress the people. They are the best at bullying at home, but if they have to resist foreign enemies, they cannot last more than three days.
Don't expect a good city defense in a place like this. The paint on Hanzhong's city gates is peeling, and the gate towers have been weathered. If you touch them with your hands, they will fall off in pieces.
But even if it was broken, the city gate was still a line of defense, better than ordinary houses. Even the mansions built by princes and nobles could not withstand the strong force of a small group of soldiers. …
Therefore, Xiao Rong arranged 1,000 of the 8,000 soldiers left by Qu Yunmie to guard nearby, and 300 of them stayed inside to surround the place where Gao Xunzhi lived. The remaining 7,000 were stationed inside several city gates, and he arranged a full 9,000 people at the West Gate closest to Zitong County.
Four thousand Zhenbei troops and five thousand local garrisons.
If someone really broke into the city gate, it was estimated that these local defenders would still kneel on the ground and surrender without any hesitation. Xiao Rong did not expect them to be loyal. As long as they could make up the numbers and scare off outsiders, it would be enough.
But Yuan Baifu was not here to attack the city, he was here to capture people. He didn't need to go through the city gate, someone would tell him where to enter.
Yuan Baifu brought out two hundred people, including a team of seven people. These were the people assigned to him by Shen Yangrui. These people were the soldiers who had checked the situation door to door. They had stayed in Hanzhong longer and knew which way to enter without alerting the guards.
They are of no use up to this point, and it depends on what Hara Momofuku does next.
Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, Yuan Baifu waved and called out two of his personal soldiers. These two were very loyal to him, but they were only promoted by Yuan Baifu this year, so if they were not from the Zuo Army, most people would not recognize them.
At this time, they were wearing the armor of the Zhenbei Army and looked at Yuan Baifu with righteousness, and the latter just nodded to them.
The next second, the two men ran out quickly, pretending to be out of breath. They deliberately didn't say anything, and the sound of their running became very loud in the alley. Soon, the Zhenbei Army over there rushed over alertly: "Who is it?!"
When the swords and guns were in front of them, they shouted hurriedly: "We are from Lieutenant General Yu of the rear army! Lieutenant General Yu asked us to report the news. He has important military reports to tell Mr. Xiao!"
After the guards from the surrounding area were attracted, Yuan Baifu had already climbed over the low wall and went in, along with several of his subordinates. However, the two bodyguards disguised as the rear army did not hold out for long. They didn't even finish their lines before they were spotted by a Zhenbei Army soldier guarding the door.
He looked at the two men suspiciously: "How did you get in? Why are there only two of you? Why would the people guarding the city gate let you in alone?"
"Also, if you are really the rear army, how did you know Mr. Xiao was here? Haven't you been imprisoned all this time?"
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The two opened their mouths but didn't know how to answer these questions. The atmosphere became quiet and frozen. Everyone had a bad feeling. At this time, someone realized what was going on and shouted, "Not good!"......
Xiao Rong had fallen asleep. He was awakened by shouting from afar. He heard someone outside say, "Protect Mr. Xiao."
But the moment he opened his eyes, a dark shadow had already pounced on him. The man hit his head with the ruler on the table. The sharp corner hit him hard and he fainted immediately. At the same time, blood trickled out from the injured area.
Yuan Baifu pretended as if he hadn't seen anything. He threw away the ruler, carried Xiao Rong on his back, and walked out quickly.
There were several corpses lying in front of the door. These were the guards that Yuan Baifu had just killed. He carried Xiao Rong and did not look for an exit immediately. Instead, he went to the stable at the back and stole a horse.
It was very strange. This was obviously an unfamiliar place and Yuan Baifu had never been here before. But because this was where the Zhenbei Army was stationed, as soon as he came in, he knew how the various layouts were arranged and where the good horses were raised.
Everyone was alarmed, but Yuan Baifu acted as if he didn't hear the noise behind him. He first put Xiao Rong on the horse, then climbed on the horse himself and ordered the horse to gallop in this small courtyard. As for the subordinates behind him, those who could keep up naturally followed him, and those who couldn't were abandoned. Yuan Baifu could not care about these people's lives, but these people could not care about him. After all, Yuan Baifu had a reason to bring them out. These people were loyal to him and were willing to give their lives for him.
Instinct made them fight desperately to kill the enemy even after being abandoned, just to buy time for Yuan Baifu to escape. The same went for the hundred people outside. The reason why Yuan Baifu brought so many people was because a few people were not enough to cover his retreat.
How many loyal soldiers can a general have? No one can tell the exact number, but one thing is known to everyone: these soldiers are the general's most precious wealth, and the death of one of them will make the general heartbroken.
But Yuan Baifu obviously didn't think so. He threw away these people's lives easily, as if their loyalty was worthless to him. And when rushing out of Hanzhong City, something even more unexpected happened. Yuan Baifu, with a unconscious man, was able to break out of the encirclement, and cut off the red tassel spear that was stabbing at him with one knife.
The Zhenbei Army was very shocked, because they never knew Yuan Baifu was so powerful, so powerful... he was a bit like a king.
This was not their illusion. Yuan Baifu was indeed particularly fierce today. It seemed that after his mind suddenly became clear, his strength also increased greatly. He was doing what he wanted to do most. This motivation made him invincible. He was always laughing in the past few days. As long as something good happened, he would laugh out loud. But this was actually not Yuan Baifu's style. He had never laughed out loud in the past twenty years.
Due to his personality, he likes to see others flattering him and also likes to see others worshipping him, so he is influenced by this era and has been consciously making himself become polite, steady, benevolent, and noble. He has never realized it, but he actually wants to become a gentleman respected by the world.
How can a gentleman laugh out loud? After so many years of influence, Yuan Baifu naturally wouldn't do that either.
The reason why he did this was because he felt that he should be like this. A military commander should be generous, speak his mind, and his dignity should never be challenged. If imitating to become a gentleman was the influence of the environment on him, then the idea that he should become a hero and a reckless man after his rebellion was naturally learned from Qu Yunmie.
This is Yuan Baifu, a man who has lived for more than twenty years but has never been himself. Now he has finally awakened, but this strong sense of separation has made him completely lose his balance. Now he is neither a gentleman, nor a hero, nor himself.
He's twisted.
The horse carried Yuan Baifu away. He brought 200 people with him when he came, but now there are only a dozen left behind him, three of whom are soldiers from Nanyong. These people do not trust Yuan Baifu and do not care about Yuan Baifu, so the probability of them escaping is greater.
Yuan Baifu had already planned an escape route. He was familiar with Yizhou and Ningzhou. After entering a small path in the forest, the Zhenbei Army behind him was quickly left behind by them. Their lives were no longer in danger, but the dozen or so people were still very scared. They did not dare to stop for a moment and their hearts continued to beat violently.
At this time, someone heard a broken laughter brought by the wind. He looked in surprise towards the direction where the laughter came from and found that it was Yuan Baifu.
He chuckled and looked ahead nervously. His laughter was not loud but it never stopped. Moreover, his laughter was not the happy smile that people show after victory. Instead, it was as if he had heard a joke.
He couldn't help laughing more and more. Yuan Baifu held the reins in one hand and suddenly bent down. His shoulders were still shaking. His face was wrinkled from laughing and tears appeared at the corners of his eyes. After a while, he finally straightened up again and wiped the corners of his eyes with his free hand. He smiled and looked towards the darkness ahead. People could even see a sense of peace on his face.
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