Chapter 1331
The Encounter of Two Unlucky Teams
Chapter 1331 The Encounter of Two Unlucky Teams
"Back to the city! Back to the city!" Upon hearing the military order, the Wei soldiers, mountain people, and laborers were overjoyed.
Although they were still being chased by the main force of the Eastern Desert army, they felt it was worth it to be able to return to their city, have a meal, and die in their own city.
"Commander Zhao, Little Soldier Zhao, we're about to head back to the city. You two, stop chatting and come help us right now!" the veteran in charge of the warhorses shouted.
At the warhorse guard post, ten long lines had already formed, all of them holding military tags to claim their warhorses.
"Coming, coming!" Deputy General Zhao responded, taking his son with him and hurrying to help. He said to the soldiers who came to collect their warhorses, "You are only being allowed to take the warhorses back to the city, not to be distributed to your battalions. The distribution of the spoils will be decided by Deputy General Lang, General Chu, and the Prince of Ye!"
No one said a word; everyone pretended not to hear.
Anyway, the commanders said that once they received the warhorses, they should keep a close watch on them. As long as they didn't hand them over, the warhorses would eventually belong to their camp, and the commanders would just need to issue a spoils of war receipt document.
Damn it, these guys are still the same.
But Vice General Zhao had done this kind of thing many times before, so after he finished speaking according to the rules, he stopped talking and let them take their warhorses according to the procedures.
Fifteen minutes later...
dong dong dong, dong dong dong!
The war drums thundered, the tall military banners fluttered, and the messengers shouted: "All troops, follow the banners and march towards the capital city!"
Hundreds of messengers shouted, each carrying a young mountain villager on their horse, which made the young villagers extremely happy.
"Don't just grin like an idiot. Take advantage of your free time now to watch and learn carefully, and you'll know what to do later."
Because of the small victory, and that they were not far from Dongfu Town, the higher-ups ordered that, during this lull, each Wei soldier should bring along a mountain villager to learn the skills of a proper military camp.
"Yes, yes, yes, I will study hard and become a qualified Wei soldier!" The young man from the mountains was very happy.
Because of the small victory, and the killing of a member of the Eastern Desert royal family, the atmosphere on the way back to the city was excellent, and Aunt Alan even sang a folk song.
What were they singing?
"I don't know, but the tune is quite nice."
Boom boom, boom boom!
The sound of drums and music began; it was Wei Jun, who was in charge of playing the military drum, playing along with Aunt Alan's tune.
Mu Er, who couldn't stay idle, even took the lead in singing the Wei army's battle song.
The Wei army was familiar with this song, and they all sang along.
The mountain people weren't very good at singing, so they sang folk songs along with Aunt Alan. For a while, it was noisy and chaotic, but there was a certain harmony and excitement in the process.
In short, it's incredibly addictive; when the enemy comes, you can wipe them out completely.
Jiang Dalang rode his horse through the army, his brows furrowing slightly before relaxing, thinking to himself: It's good that he knows how to be silly and happy.
Zhong Baihu and his men are not doing well.
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Zhong Baihu, leading a thousand cavalrymen gathered by Zhao Qianhu, rushed to Xinglan County to rescue Prefect Shao, Magistrate Luo, General Ou, Qianhu Tang, and others.
The enemy troops were from the eastern part of the Eastern Desert, and their leader was Dong Ertu's father, Dong Zisheng.
Dong Zisheng not only had a name like a Wei person, but also looked like one. He also frequently traveled to the Great Wei to trade human slaves.
That's right, this guy is the one who finds meat and grain supplies for the east. He leads three thousand soldiers, each of whom has a legitimate household registration in Liangwei.
In feudal dynasties, there were many corrupt officials. It was not uncommon to obtain a legitimate household registration by simply paying some money.
So let alone three thousand, they could get thirty thousand legitimate household registrations. Dong Zisheng's three thousand soldiers are all skilled butchers... After all, the true people of the Eastern Desert are noble, and their eastern servants are responsible for slaughtering the meat and grain after transporting it to the central region.
In order to lure out Prefect Shao and his men who were hiding, Dong Zisheng ordered his men to massacre the Wei people and soldiers he was raising.
The screams were too horrific for Commander Tang to bear. He knew the enemy had discovered their presence and that a group of men needed to be sent out to lure them away.
He was unwilling to flee either, and led a group of Wei soldiers who had been driven to the brink of death to fight Dong Zisheng and his men to the death.
This would allow Prefect Shao and his men to leave quietly.
Prefect Shao, Magistrate Luo, and General Ou didn't have time to disagree. Should they leave the hiding place quietly immediately? Or should they stay? Wouldn't that mean letting Commander Tang and the others die in vain?
Fortunately, Commander Zhong arrived with his troops. Relying on the fierce fighting spirit of the Northwest Army, he managed to rescue Commander Tang and a dozen wounded soldiers with a thousand hastily assembled cavalry.
The reason they were able to rescue the people was because Dong Zisheng looked down on Prefect Shao and his men, allowing only three hundred soldiers to slowly slaughter Tang Qianhu's troops while he himself stayed in his mansion, indulging in food, drink, and entertainment, enjoying a life free from the oppression of the Dongmo True Royal Family.
When they heard something was wrong and led their troops out to fight, Zhong Baihu's cavalry had already rescued Tang Qianhu and his men.
The people were saved, but the shock of the slaughterhouse was too much for anyone to bear. Commander Tang and the wounded soldiers were so traumatized that they are still not in their right mind. They only become somewhat normal when talking about killing the enemy.
Zhong Baihu led them like children, evading Dong Zisheng's search and pursuit, traversing mountains and forests, slowly making their way towards Dongfu Town.
However, they were unlucky!
Just as they spotted the main road outside Dongfu Town and headed towards it, they encountered Xi Yiru and west Liuer leading their remaining troops.
west Liuer and Xi Yiru were lucky; they escaped from the tunnel in Dongfu Town before it collapsed and evaded the Wei army's search.
Today, feeling safe, they led their troops out, intending to head towards Dongmingfu to continue hiding until the main force of the Eastern Desert army besieged the city, at which point they would rejoin them.
Unexpectedly, they ran into Zhong Baihu and his men.
The two men and their more than three hundred remaining soldiers were terrified, but seeing Zhong Baihu and his men in such a sorry state, and Tang Qianhu and his men acting crazy, they instantly became emboldened.
"Heroes of the West, dissect that bastard Wei alive, capture that official in his robes, and bring glory to the West and our family!!" Xi Liuer shouted, his hand holding the knife trembling with excitement.
They thought they were going to suffer a crushing defeat, but unexpectedly, military merits came knocking on their door.
"A battle to the death! Charge! Kill the bastards of the Wei army, capture the Wei officials alive, and use them to humiliate the Wei army on the battlefield!" Xi Yiru was also quite excited, and shouted, "General of the Western Ruins Royal Family, we have avenged you!"
Damn, he actually uses honorifics. He really admires the culture of Wei, even his name is deliberately chosen to resemble the sages of the past.
"Dissect them! Dissect these beasts of the Eastern Desert to avenge those who were eaten!!" Commander Tang instantly snapped to his senses, even more reckless than the rest of them, and drew his sword to charge forward, only to be grabbed by General Ou, who shouted, "Attack from a distance!"
Whoosh whoosh whoosh!
Zhong Baihu was the first to fire an arrow, and it was a poisoned arrow with a poisoned sac.
Boom! Unfortunately, there was only one packet, so it didn't do much good.
Fortunately, the other cavalrymen also opened fire, and after a volley of arrows, dozens of enemy soldiers were shot down.
"Get cover and get out of the way!" west Yiru shouted.
The soldiers from the Eastern Desert quickly hid in mounds of earth, piles of stones, and depressions, and for a time the two sides were locked in a stalemate.
Prefect Shao breathed a sigh of relief, but also felt very guilty: "It's my fault that you've all been harmed."
He should have jumped into a well, so that batches of soldiers wouldn't have been harmed just to save his life and prevent him from being captured and taken hostage, thus humiliating the Great Wei.
Zhong Baihu: "Prefect, there is no need to blame yourself. Killing the enemy is the duty of our Wei army... Moreover, this is a remnant force. Judging from the number of people and equipment, we have the advantage. We can win this battle."
Stay calm and don't panic.
However, da da da da da!
On the mountain path behind Zhong Baihu and his men, the sound of horses' hooves could be heard. It was the light cavalry sent by Dong Zisheng who had caught up with them again.