"Shoot the arrows!"

With the shouts of the enemy general in the dream, Ju Sheng, who was lying on the bed, opened his eyes suddenly, but what caught his eye was not the rows of Kunyang soldiers with crossbows to aim, but a completely unfamiliar roof.

“……”

Silently sitting up on the bed, he touched the slightly cold sweat on his forehead with his sleeve, and immediately scanned the room with his eyes.

At this time, his experience yesterday gradually came to mind.

He was no longer a member of the Changsha New Chu Army—not by his own choice, he was abandoned, perhaps by Guan Shuo, the commander of his Changsha Righteous Division, or by his general Liu De.

In short, the Changsha Yishi, whom he had previously been loyal to, did not exchange one hundred and fifty carts of grain for him and the other more than 500 soldiers who were captured.

"The lives of more than 500 soldiers are not worth six months' rations, and I am not worth 50 carts of food......

With a bitter smile, a little anger faintly rose in Ju Sheng's heart, and he sat on the edge of the bed for a long time.

Suddenly, he let out a long breath, put on his boots, walked to the door, and opened it with a creak.

At this time, outside the house, there were two soldiers in black scarves and armor, they were talking and laughing in low voices, but when they heard the sound of the door opening, they turned their heads to look at each other, with a slightly strange look on their faces.

"Black Tiger Thief ......"

Ju Sheng secretly revealed the identity of the other party in his heart.

The black tiger thief, the black scarf thief, the black scarf pawn, the 'black scarf wearer', the Changsha righteous master where he used to be, the soldiers called this group of Zhou Hu's subordinates.

Previously, they were his enemies, but now they ......

"Morning, two."

Ju Sheng lowered his posture and greeted the two black tiger thieves.

The two black tiger thieves glanced at each other, bowed their heads in unison, and clasped their fists in salute: "Morning, General Ju." ”

Checkmate......

Ju Sheng couldn't help but smile bitterly in his heart.

He's just a general, so what about being called a general? What's more, he is still a defeated general.

Yesterday, under Zhou Hu's advice, Ju Sheng's heart was inevitably shaken, and he finally had to submit to Zhou Hu.

He didn't know whether this move was right or wrong, he only knew that 'surrendering to Zhou Hu' was the only choice for him and his more than 500 captured soldiers to survive.

After a moment of silence, Ju Sheng clenched his fists and asked the two black tiger thieves, "Two, I wonder what instructions Leader Zhou has when I am asleep?" ”

"If you go back to Benme, the leader doesn't have any instructions." One of the Black Tiger Thieves replied.

Seeing this, Ju Sheng thought for a while and asked, "Then ...... Can I go out on the streets? ”

The two black tiger thieves glanced at each other, and one of them said with a smile: "The two of us are not here to watch Benme, the leader sent the two of us to protect you, I must also know that I Kunyang is right...... Oh, with the two of us here, Benme can avoid a lot of trouble. In addition, the chief has specifically instructed that there is no need to restrict the behavior of Benme, unless ...... In short, if Benme wants to go out into the streets...... Please. ”

With that, the black tiger thief made a gesture.

Ju Sheng smiled and nodded, and walked outside the house, towards the street, and the two black tiger thieves, who were one position behind him, followed suit.

Isn't he being held here?

Ju Sheng naturally wouldn't believe such words.

But then again, even so, Zhou Hu had already given him a lot of freedom - otherwise, how could a defeated general walk around the city at will?

Not to mention, Zhou Hu didn't even deprive him of his armor and sword, which can be described as great respect and courtesy.

Thinking of Zhou Hu, Ju Sheng couldn't help but recall the scene when Zhou Huce said he surrendered yesterday evening.

It is undeniable that either Qu Shuai Guan Shuo or General Liu De, based on the consideration of the overall situation, they made the most advantageous choice - to give up the more than 500 soldiers captured by Kunyang, as one of the people who were abandoned, as a party, even if Ju Sheng is rational and calm, it is difficult to accept this result.

For the sake of the righteous teacher?

Well, a loyal person should indeed do that, but when he learned yesterday that the righteous master had abandoned them, Ju Sheng really couldn't do it.

On the one hand, it was the righteous master's decision that made him feel cold, and on the other hand, Zhou Hu's sharp words were too demagogic, which made him feel a little resentful of the righteous master, which made him make the decision to submit to the other party as soon as his mind was hot.

No, it wasn't an impulsive choice, because even if he had calmed down at the moment, Ju Sheng still didn't feel that there was anything wrong with him submitting to Zhou Hu in that situation—in Zhou Hu's words, he had fulfilled his duties as a righteous teacher and general, and it was time to think about himself.

Even if Ju Sheng was wise that Zhou Hu was instigating him and bewitching him, he could hardly deny that Zhou Hu's words deeply touched him.

He is willing to die for the righteousness of 'overthrowing the tyranny', but it doesn't always feel so worthwhile to die for the side that has given him up.

"Uh-"

With a long exhale, Ju Sheng put the cranky thoughts in his mind behind him and turned to look at the street where he was.

Kunyang, an incredible county seat.

There is no natural danger to defend, and there is no garrison to defend against the enemy, only the city wall that is more than two zhang high, and the county soldiers, thief soldiers, and militia spontaneously organized by Kunyang - the 3,000 Nanyang army sent here by Ye County is the only regular army in Kunyang.

But it's such a city, let him be a righteous teacher...... It was difficult for Changsha Yishi to fall for a long time.

Including him, many righteous soldiers felt incredible, you know, the soldiers and civilians of Kunyang also paid great sacrifices in this war, why can they still hold on to this city?

Out of curiosity, he wanted to take a walk around the streets of Kunyang.

In order to avoid causing confusion, he deliberately did not wear his armor, but when he came to the street, he realized that he was too worried - because there were many patrolling soldiers on the street, and those soldiers were wearing their Changsha army armor, which made Ju Sheng feel as if he was back in Changsha Yishi, and he always felt strange.

"Oh, that's the militia of the Brotherhood."

When Ju Sheng asked about the patrol wearing his Changsha army armor, one of the black tiger thieves who followed him explained: "Since I don't have enough armaments in Kunyang, I will use the captured enemy armaments......"

In fact, Ju Sheng already knew about this matter before he was captured, but he didn't expect that so many of Kunyang's guards would use the armaments of his Changsha army.

"Aren't you afraid that it will be difficult to distinguish between friend and foe?" Ju Sheng asked curiously.

"There are other signs that distinguish friend from foe." The black tiger thief pointed to the black scarf on his forehead and explained, "My black tiger people use the 'black scarf' as the logo, the county army uses the 'green scarf' tied to the left arm as the logo, and the brotherhood militia uses the 'yellow scarf' as the logo. ”

As he spoke, he pointed to the Brotherhood militia patrolling in the distance, pointed to the yellow scarves wrapped around their heads, and continued: "In this way, even if you are wearing the same enemy armor, you can tell at a glance whether it is my Black Tigers, the county army, or the Brotherhood militia. …… In addition, after dark, there is a corresponding joint code to distinguish between friend and foe and prevent spies, this code changes every day, and the Black Tigers, the county army, and the Brotherhood militia are different. ”

Ju Sheng asked curiously, "Why do the Black Tigers and the Brotherhood militia wear their logos on their heads, but the county army is tied to their arms?" ”

One of the black tiger thieves laughed.

Similar? That's because the Brotherhood is the 'brother' of his Black Tiger people.

Although this is no secret, the two black tiger thieves obviously have no interest in explaining clearly to the 'former enemy general' who has just surrendered to him Kunyang.

"Coincidence." A black tiger thief said casually.

Ju Sheng nodded, and then asked, "How can the secret code that is not communicated with each other distinguish between friend and foe?" ”

"Because the three sides have their own areas of defense...... If General Ju is interested, he can ask the chief directly. ”

"Oh."

Ju Sheng stopped asking, nodded and continued to move forward.

At this time, the pedestrians who came and went on the street noticed him, either with puzzled looks, or with a slight nod to him.

Ju Sheng was stunned for a moment, but quickly came to his senses and asked curiously, "Those are the civilians in the city, right?" Are they nodding to the two of you? ”

A black tiger thief said with a smile: "Don't look at the background of our group of bandits, we are still quite famous in the city." ”

The other black tiger thief also laughed.

Indeed, under the guidance of Zhao Yu and Liu Bi, the commander of Kunyang County, the people of Kunyang now have a sharp impression of the Black Tiger Thieves, and most of them are no longer afraid of them.

"Oh."

Ju Sheng nodded with a strange expression.

He had to say that he had never seen a group of bandits get along so well with the local civilians, it was strange.

Walking further, Ju Sheng saw a long procession, including not only men and women, but also black tiger thieves wearing black scarves, county soldiers with green scarves on their arms, and brotherhood militiamen with yellow scarves on their heads.

"What are they doing?" Ju Sheng asked curiously.

The two black tiger thieves glanced at it and explained: "At this point, it is at the grain distribution office in the city to distribute rations, so those people are queuing up to receive food. ”

He briefly explained to Ju Sheng the 'wartime control' regulations promulgated by Zhao Yu and the county government, and Ju Sheng suddenly realized.

It took a whole hour to make a general turn in Kunyang City and inspect the situation in Kunyang County.

He was very surprised to find that as a city surrounded by righteous teachers and repeatedly attacked, the morale of the soldiers and civilians in Kunyang City was even higher than that of the righteous teachers outside the city, and the entire city was orderly and there was no chaos.

Even, the soldiers and civilians in the city had an atmosphere of hatred and hatred.

Seeing all this, Ju Sheng realized why this city was so difficult to conquer.

Just when Ju Sheng was feeling emotional, suddenly two black tiger thieves in the distance hurriedly rushed to the two black tiger thieves behind him, and whispered a few words in his ear.

"How?" Ju Sheng asked puzzled.

One of the black tiger thieves who 'protected' him hugged his fists and said, "I just got the news that the big leader wants to convene everyone in the main hall of the county government to discuss the military, and sent someone to invite General Ju to attend as well. ”

『……』

Ju Sheng's face was straight, and Zhengse nodded.

Some things are destined to be unavoidable.

For example, he will eventually be a member of the 'Kunyang Fang' and participate in the war against the righteous teachers outside the city.