Chapter Eighty-Three: Entering the Camp
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The woman didn't recognize the group of people on the other side as officers and soldiers, and she was still moving forward, nagging that other people's husbands had gone home, but her own husband was nowhere to be found, and her in-laws urged her to go out at night......
Xu Ji asked loudly: "Have you ever heard of 'King Wu Yue'?" ”
"Alas, they were all mud legs, I don't know what went crazy, you are the king, I am also the king, which king of Wu Yue do you ask?"
"The surname is Ning, and his name is Ning Bang'er."
Hearing this name, the woman stopped, "Are you from Qinzhou?" ”
"I'm not from Qinzhou, but I just have a little friendship with Wuyue Wang Ning Bang'er."
"No, he's not here, maybe he's gone somewhere else to eat......" The woman turned to leave.
Without waiting for Xu Ji to give an order, the three soldiers chased after him and said, "Don't go, lady, we have seen a group of people, maybe your husband is among them." ”
The woman replied vaguely twice, walking faster and faster, after all, she was weak, and it didn't take long for the three to catch up, and by the moonlight, the woman recognized them as officers and soldiers, and couldn't help but be surprised, "The official spares my life, I am not a thief, I am ...... It was forced into the camp. ”
"But you can still go out of camp as you like. Hehe, there's nothing to say, the officers and soldiers are here to save the people, come with us. ”
The woman sat down on the ground, "My legs are too weak to walk......
"It's okay, we don't need legs, it's enough to have a human head."
The officers and soldiers shook their guns, and the woman hurriedly stood up, "I will go with you, even if I climb, but also stay away from the thieves." ”
Xu Ji rushed over and asked again, "Is it true that you said that the Incarnation King occupies the camp?" ”
"Really, it's not far ahead, it's called Linhe Town or something." When the woman saw that the interrogator was young and kind-faced, she approached him as far as she could, away from the officers and men who were armed with swords and spears.
"Have you seen the Incarnation King with your own eyes?"
"That's not true, but as soon as those Qinzhou people arrived, everyone didn't dare to claim the king, and rushed to kowtow to the tent."
It seemed that the woman didn't lie about this matter, and Xu Ji asked again: "What about Wuyue Wang Ning Bao'er?" Have you gone to meet the Descended King? ”
"I really don't know this, but King Ning should not be far from Linhe Town, I heard that he also slaughtered a camp the day before yesterday......" Speaking of Ning Bao'er, the woman showed obvious timidity, and her voice trembled slightly.
"How many people are in town?"
"Thousands? Tens? In and out, it is impossible to say. The official was gracious and let me go back to the camp to call my parents and young son, and go to the government together. ”
The soldiers sneered and looked at Xu Ji, wanting to see how the young boy would answer.
Of course, Xu Ji couldn't just let people go, nor could he take a group of soldiers who were eager to turn back to take the risk, and said to the guide: "Take her to the city, want the living, not the dead, and hand it over to Zhou to join the army." ”
"Hmm." The guide answered.
"If I don't go back to camp tonight, my parents will die in a hurry...... "The woman also pleaded.
Xu Ji couldn't answer, so he didn't answer at all, asked for the reins, took out the small package containing the jewelry, and threw it to the guide, "The reward that I said was good, bring it to the team, and tell him that you don't have to wait for me, go back to the city." ”
The soldiers were all surprised, especially the guide, "This ...... I...... The team said that they must take Childe back safely. ”
"It's not that you abandoned me, it's me who chose to go to the enemy camp alone, and with this lady to testify to you, the team won't believe it."
The soldiers looked at each other and said, "Be careful, boy, let's go back." ”
Xu Ji turned over and got on the horse.
The soldiers urged the woman to go on the road, and the woman had to say a few more words to the son, but the son had already ridden away.
"He's just going to die." The guide muttered.
"I heard that he assassinated the emperor."
"Brag, look at his body, it's hard for him to kill a chicken."
"Let's go quickly, the thieves will catch up, and we will all have to die with us."
The group escorted the woman back, discussing how to distribute the reward on the way, but the guide refused to take out the package again, and had to hand it over to the team.
borrowed five hundred troops from Jinyang, and in the end, Xu Ji was still the only one left.
But he was at least a little bit of a bottom in his heart, and he was not too afraid, so he drove his horse straight to Linhe Town.
The rebels are not accustomed to strict discipline, there are signs of burning, killing and looting everywhere along the way, but there are no scouts, let alone outposts, Xu Ji came directly to the camp gate, and met several groups of people on the way, he did not stop the horse, nor did he ask, the other party looked at him a few times at most, and he did not stop him.
It is said that it is a camp, but in fact, there is not even a serious fence, and it directly occupies Linhe Town, where there was originally a circle of earthen walls, most of which have been destroyed.
The woman said that she did not know how many people were in the camp, but she was telling the truth, and no one could count the number, and everyone grabbed the houses and houses, and if they could not get them, they built tents, and even lived on the ground, and each family protected itself, and then formed a group with acquaintances, and supported each other, and the boundaries between the gangs were clear, and those who crossed the line were besieged.
Xu Ji rode into the camp, and did not go far before he made a mistake and broke into the territory of a group of people, and immediately more than ten young men surrounded him, all holding knives, guns or clubs in their hands.
Xu Ji hurriedly turned his horse away, saw an old man staggering on the side of the road, bowed his head and was looking for something, and stepped forward to ask, "Old man, where is King Wu Yue's camp?" ”
The old man looked up, "Who?" ”
"Wu Yue Wang Ning Violent Child!" Xu Ji raised his voice.
The old man was already hunchbacked, but at this time he shrunk into a ball, and ran as soon as he walked, unexpectedly fast.
Xu Ji had to continue to move towards the town, and saw that the houses on both sides were rarely intact, even if there was only a broken wall left, there were many people gathered next to it, lighting fires on the spot, some were sleeping, some were muttering quietly, most of the old and weak women and children, and the young men were only two or three percent.
Such a rebel army is vulnerable, even in the face of thousands of officers and soldiers, it will be defeated, Xu Ji wondered in his heart, the imperial court can send at least 80,000 troops to the west and tens of thousands of forbidden troops, why has it not been able to quell the chaos until now?
Soon, he found some reason.
Several houses in the center of the town were well preserved, and there were patrols around, and as soon as Xu Ji approached, he was stopped.
A few torches stretched out, and Xu Ji found himself surrounded by a circle.
"Which family are you? What are you doing here? One asked.
"Wu Yue Wang Ning's family." Xu Ji said casually.
The torches receded slightly, and Xu Ji could see the situation clearly, there were at least thirty people in front and behind, dressed in different costumes, but they were all wrapped in a headscarf, and the scarves were painted with large and small swastikas, more and less, which seemed to represent the level.
A strong man in his thirties squeezed over, snatched the torch from the people around him, and stretched it out in front of Xu Ji, "Ning Bao'er sent you?" ”
"Yes, come to the Descending King and talk about how to defeat the officers and soldiers."
The man laughed, and the others laughed too, only Xu Ji didn't laugh.
"The kid surnamed Ning is crazy, and he sent a little white face to meet the incarnation king. What are you capable of? How many can one hit? ”
"I have a full stomach and strategy, and I can fight against ten thousand."
Everyone laughed even louder, and someone reached out and pulled the little white face on the horse, "Come on, let me try how to 'fight ten thousand with one' method." ”
Xu Ji was about to rush out of the crowd on horseback, when someone shouted in the distance: "What is the matter of gathering the crowd?" Have you forgotten the rules you just set? ”
"Ning Bao'er sent a little white face, saying that he could 'defeat ten thousand with one'."
Xu Ji said loudly: "The king of the world wants to level the world, why do you refuse to see the people of the world?" ”
The laughter resumed, but the man outside scolded the crowd and ordered them to return to their original positions.
Xu Ji jumped off the horse and saw a person walking towards him, medium stature, slightly fat, about forty years old, wearing armor, no helmet on his head, also a green scarf, with more swastikas painted on it than others, followed by five or six people, some people holding torches, lighting the way for him.
"In Xialuoyang, scholar Xu Ji, dare to ask what your Excellency is called?"
"Under the surname Gan Mingzhao, a person from Qinzhou, he is now the commander of the left side of the Incarnation Army."
The two looked at each other a few times, and said Gan Zhao: "Sir, is it really sent by King Wu Yue?" ”
"Well, the current situation is complicated, King Wu Yue sent me to sue for peace, the family does not fight the family, and the outside world is together." Xu Ji guessed that Ning Bao'er would inevitably be at odds with the Qinzhou Descending Army, and there would be no such thing as a talisman among the rebels.
Gan Zhao showed joy, and sure enough, he didn't ask, and arched his hand: "Mr. Xu came at the right time, please come with me." ”
"Led by Laugan."
Not long after they walked out, before the two of them could say a few words, a group of people came from the opposite side, all holding unsheathed knives, and a tall and strong man said, "Ning Bao'er sent someone?" Just right, let me slash and be angry. ”
Gan Zhao stepped forward, and his people surrounded Xu Ji as a guard.
"General Liu, the two countries will not fight each other, not to mention that Ning Bao'er is a ...... of his own family"
"Phew, is there a family like his? Everyone went to the king's number, but he refused to be the only one, and robbed us of our food, and the king of the world forgave him, and I refused either. ”
Gan Zhao stopped General Liu and whispered persuasion for a long time, General Liu finally said loudly: "Spare his life first, it's not right, you must let me cut it first." Lao Tzu's knife hasn't made a fortune today......"
Gan Zhao came back and said to Xu Ji: "Sir, don't care, a group of rough people don't know how to be hospitable." ”
"Heroes don't ask where they come from, in these troubled times, they need bold and powerful people."
Gan Zhao smiled at several entourage: "It's still a scholar who can speak, if we want to achieve great things, we must find a group of readers, and King Wu Yue is already in front." ”
An entourage said: "Third uncle, don't always say 'King Wu Yue', beware of causing trouble." ”
"It's smooth."
Xu Ji was taken to a room, huddled with a dozen rebel soldiers, and went to report to the incarnation king.
Someone gave Xu Ji a piece of half-burnt meat, and he was also hungry, so he took it in his hand and ate half of it.
These people are all subordinates who are willing to recruit, and the content of the discussion is nothing more than where there is food, where there are officers and soldiers, food to be taken, officers and soldiers to hide, no one cares about long-term things, only thinking about how to eat enough tomorrow.
Xu Ji interjected occasionally, and soon inquired and understood that Tongguan was still in the hands of officers and soldiers, and the descendant army built a batch of rafts, crossed the river from upstream, and wanted to surround Tongguan, but as a result, he ran into a rebellious river worker, and he was absorbed while fighting, and he was getting farther and farther away from Tongguan.
As for Gan Zhao, he was originally a local official in Qinzhou, but because he couldn't quell the local rebellion, he simply joined the Descending Army, and was quite valued by Xue Liujia, the Descending King.
Half an hour later, Gan Zhao came to Xu Ji, "Mr. come with me, and the king will see you." ”
There is a yamen in the town, and the king of the world lives in the public hall, only lighting a torch, and the shadow is enough to see a room of soldiers, Xu Ji was pressed down as soon as he entered, and he didn't even see the appearance of the king of the world.
"Ning Bao'er sent you to sue for peace?" A voice in the hall asked.
Xu Ji refused to give in, struggled to stand up, and said loudly: "Yes, as long as the descending king removes the king title and bows his head to the courtiers, King Wu Yue is willing to spare all of you your lives." ”
The experience of the past few months has taught Xu that sometimes intimidation is more useful than reasoning.
As long as the other party is willing to eat this set.