Chapter 4 - Encounter with the Xia family
"Aren't we going to kill the enemy? Before I evacuated, I heard that Tianhe City hadn't fallen yet, so let's go there!"
"Binzhou City has long been captured by the Cangfeng Bandits, and it is near the Liaodong defense line. More than 2,000 of us have passed, but I am afraid that before we see Binzhou City, we have been..."
"General, please think again!"
Yang Fengqing stared ahead, his voice unhurried.
"I do it for a reason. β
The three of them didn't speak, they all looked at him strangely.
"General Wang Jingxi's purpose is already very clear, to abandon Liaodong, and all the defenders and civilians will withdraw into the Tianfu defense line. Look for the opportunity to counterattack the wind. β
"We all know that. β
"Cangfeng knows it too. β
The three did not respond.
"Therefore, Cangfeng will definitely hoard the army on the front of the Tianfu defense line. β
The expressions on the faces of the three changed slightly, but they still didn't speak.
"In just seven days, Cangfeng has captured thousands of miles of land, and they have no time to control it. If you take a dangerous move and take it by surprise, you will definitely be able to make meritorious contributions!"
The three of them thought for a moment and looked at each other again.
"We must obey all the orders of the general!"
"Well, you all go back first. β
"Yes!"
The three of them came worried, and returned with peace of mind.
Two hours ahead, Oriental white.
"Herald, tell the scouts to find a hidden place and set up camp. β
"Yes!"
Under Luo Daguang's guidance, the team entered a valley.
Under the light of the morning light, the surrounding mountains and forests began to emit steaming mist, and the visual distance was less than 100 steps.
"Make a fire and cook at once, and set off in half an hour. β
"Yes!"
The soldiers sat in groups of three or five, put together the little rice they carried, and began to light a fire to cook.
Yang Fengqing sat down, and a vague smell of blood permeated.
Turning his head to look around, no one noticed the situation, and his unusual sense of smell came into play again.
"Daguang, bring twenty people with me. β
"Yes, sir. β
Walking in the direction where the smell of blood came from, there was a whimper of a mourning woman and the roar of some men from the valley ahead.
There was no need for Yang Fengqing to speak, everyone's eyes were solemn and their spears were clenched.
Passing through the smoky bamboo forest, a thatched hut loomed in front of it, and dozens of figures swayed in the courtyard and house.
The men were dressed like them, carrying some corpses.
"At this time, Liaodong, except for us, everyone else should have retreated to the Tianfu defense line! How can there be any of our people here? And what are they doing?"
"Troubled times produce not only heroes, but also bandits. Don't let your guard down and see what's going on!"
"Yes!"
A black figure flew upside down from the thatched hut and coughed up blood as it landed on the ground.
Unable to clench the long sword again, he raised his hand to cover his chest.
A white shadow stumbled out, like the mournful cry of a yellow bird, coming from her fairy throat that had been carefully carved by heaven.
"Grandpaβwoo-"
"Ahem-I'm sorry, Bing'er, I hurt you, I hurt our Xia family. β
"Woo-no, if it weren't for grandpa, our Xia family wouldn't have survived until now. β
"Old Xia, why bother?"
A middle-aged man dressed in a general's costume walked out with a blood-stained sword.
The expression and tone were a little sad and embarrassed.
"Wujin, for the sake of my previous kindness to the five of you, let Bing'er go!"
"Don't, grandpa, woo-"
The woman lay on top of the old man, grief-stricken.
However, after a few sticks of incense, there were dozens of people in her family, and only she and her grandfather were left.
Xia Bing'er couldn't figure out what was going on, and even thought she was in a dream for a while.
"No, it's not for us, and everyone who knows about it will die. β
As he spoke, Wu Jin suddenly raised his hand and stabbed Xia Bing'er's heart.
"Bing'er, get out of the way!"
The old man used his last strength to push Xia Bing'er aside.
Flutter β
The old man was struck in the chest again.
"Ahh
Xia Bing'er struggled to get up, trying to pounce on her grandfather.
Her grandfather turned his head sharply, his eyes widening and staring at her.
She froze in place, only to feel a chill all over her body, how desperate and pleading that look was!
There was a cold surging in Wujin's eyes, and he drew his sword out, but he couldn't pull it out once.
When I looked at it, it turned out that the old man was holding the blade of the sword with both hands, and the body of the sword had been embedded in the flesh and blood, and the gurgling blood was flowing along the blade.
The old man slowly turned his head to look at Wujin, there was not the slightest pain on his face, but the pleading in his eyes was stronger.
"Let Bing'er go back with you, although she is a woman, she has followed me for the longest time and has the highest understanding. It is already better than the blue, and it will definitely be used by the prince of Changshan!"
Wu Jin looked at Xia Bing'er, who was pale and staying aside, and was about to speak, when a sudden change protruded.
Whew-
"Ahhh
In an instant, five or six soldiers fell to the ground with arrows.
Wu Jin glanced around, but did not panic.
"Kill them!"
While he gave the order, he exerted force in his hands.
Whewββ
The old man's fingers were severed, but he only snorted.
Ten fingers kept bleeding, and he didn't know it, and his eyes were shining.
"Ahh
"Bing'er, no matter who comes, you must live!"
"Woo-"
There was footsteps behind him, Wu Jin's face was cold, and he turned to look.
At this sight, his soul flew out of the sky in an instant, and he shouted in horror.
"Oh! no! we are..."
Poof-
Wujin's head flew away from his body, and blood poured around like a spring.
Xia Bing'er, whose spirit had been greatly stimulated one after another, couldn't even let out a hum, and fell into a coma directly.
The remaining dozen or so soldiers turned pale and no longer had the courage to resist.
He threw away his weapon and knelt on the ground.
"We surrender!"
"Don't kill me!"
"Please, don't kill us!"
Luo Daguang and the others quickly ran into the courtyard and controlled everyone.
When those people looked up, they turned out to be Guangwu Army?
But people are under the eaves, and they are not struggling.
Xia Yuanming originally thought that the person who came would be the Cangfeng Thief, but he didn't expect it to be Guangwu Jun, and his expression was ecstatic.
Before he could speak, a young man with a lofty spirit ran from the direction that Wu Jin had seen before.
Yang Fengqing swept over the two, and his gaze did not stay on Xia Bing'er for a moment, but fixed on Xia Yuanming.
"Xia Yuanming, the old prime minister of the two dynasties?"
Luo Daguang and the others turned their heads to look at Xia Yuanming at the same time.
Extremely curious eyes, such as seeing some novel creature.
Xia Yuanming's eyes were dull since he saw Yang Fengqing, and he didn't come back to his senses until he heard his words.
"You... You, who are you Yang Dingtian?"
Luo Daguang and the others were shocked, and they all turned their heads to look at Yang Fengqing at the same time.
There was no longer curiosity in his eyes, but extreme shock!