Chapter 8 Dangerous Roads

The news that Wei Zeng was still alive spread throughout the north. The top brass of the Iron Blood Army was unwilling to let go of Wei Zeng, a strong enemy, and ordered people to chase and kill all the way, and finally lost Wei Zeng's trace because of the heavy snow. However, the top brass of the Iron Blood Army had no intention of giving up, and ordered people to strictly investigate at various checkpoints, ready to arrest Wei Zeng at any time.

But when the news that Wei Zeng was still alive spread to the Yanbei area, it caused a lot of commotion among the people. Wei Zeng has been operating in Yanbei for more than ten years, and because of Wei Zeng's protection, he has not seen a sword and blood shadow on the land of Yanbei for several years. With the defeat of Wei Zeng, Yanbei was occupied by the Iron Blood Army and the Yaodong Army respectively, and the originally stable land was full of traces of war.

People are in turmoil and thinking about it, and at a time when the people are struggling to make a living, everyone wants to regain their former stability. When the news that Wei Zeng was still alive came, Yanbei and the land east of the river had already begun to boil.

Questioning in Stone Wind City, listening to the news sent from all over the place in the council hall, he was also a little nervous in his heart. He had just returned to Stone Wind City, and he didn't want to embark on the road of escape again. After listening to the official's report, he asked and thought for a while:

"Now that Wei Zeng is still alive, many foolish people still want to welcome Wei Zeng back. If we don't take precautions, we're going to make a big mess. ordered officials everywhere not to spare any money, and to open warehouses and release grain to collect the displaced people; The local defenders should also step up their patrols, and if they find any signs of unrest, they must calm them down before the catastrophe occurs. By the way, there is nothing wrong with the direction of Yushan. ”

"The remnants of Gu Chayi are in the mountains, and we can't destroy them at all. Gu Chayi's horse team is on the plains, coming and going without a trace, and it is difficult for us to guard against it. According to the report of Tanma, after the news that Wei Zeng was still alive came, the inside of Yushan had begun to be unstable. Once Wei Zeng appeared. Gu Chayi will definitely send troops. A civil official asked about the situation in Yushan.

"If the traitors are not removed, it seems that they will not be able to settle down. I'll give Xian Shuai a letter to see if I can mobilize a cavalry force to deal with Gu Chayi's horse team, or it is better to use Anyun cavalry. He asked.

"But if the Yaodong people are eyeing us, won't they take advantage of the chaos to attack us? We are not allied with the Yaodong people. In case they cooperate with Wei Zeng to attack us, Yanbei will still not be able to hold it. The civil official replied.

"Yaodong people also have hatred for Wei Zeng, and they will never stand on Wei Zeng's side. But taking advantage of the turmoil here, there is still a possibility that Yanbei will be taken away. Our iron-blooded army has just recovered its strength, and it is impossible to face internal and external troubles at the same time. In my opinion, it is still necessary to repair the book to Fan Yuyi, and agree with him to form an alliance to jointly contain the Ding brothers. He replied.

It was agreed that two letters of repair were sent to Anyun and Jiangnan respectively, and on the one hand, they asked Xian to pay for additional troops to Shifeng City. On the one hand, he expressed his desire to resist the Yaodong people together.

At the same time, Wei Zeng, who made Yanbei uneasy, is still trying to escape back to Yishan.

Wei Zeng had no intention of restarting the incident on this trip, he just wanted to rescue Weizhen and Qi Weilun, and then settle down in Yishan. But now that Qi Weilun has returned to his roots, he really doesn't know where he is going, Wei Zeng himself was hunted and killed, and he was not at peace all the way. There is no more helplessness in the world than this. Wei Zeng could only choose to move on.

Wei Zeng has already come to the boundary of Hedong, as long as he reaches Mobei. The endless grassland is his best reliance. However, at the checkpoint ahead, countless soldiers guarded and strictly checked the passers-by, and Wei Zeng really couldn't pass.

Hedong is full of troops of the Iron Army, and if it is discovered by the Iron Blood Army here, it will be absolutely difficult for Wei Zeng to escape. Wei Zeng shook his head. Away from the pass, he wanted to find a path to reach Mobei.

After walking a short distance, I saw a scout horse running towards the pass, and shouted loudly: "Wei Zeng has appeared, and someone has rebelled." ”

Wei Zeng was shocked in his heart, and clutched the steel rod in his sleeve tightly. When you retreat to the side of the road, you must kill the horse and flee from the road.

Unexpectedly, Tan Ma Li ignored Wei Zeng, and entered the pass directly, and soon led hundreds of soldiers in one direction.

Wei Zeng was surprised in his heart, and he didn't know who was pretending to be him, so he followed behind the hundreds of soldiers and followed.

After traveling for several miles, I saw a group of people rushing towards them, numbering several thousand, these people were dressed in tatters, holding farm tools and sticks in their hands, and they were obviously just local peasants who could not survive. One of them, riding a lean horse and holding a rusty iron rod in his hand, commanded the others to storm hundreds of iron-blooded troops. There was also someone next to him carrying a tattered flag, rusted with a Wei character.

Although the Iron Blood Army is inferior in numbers, they are accustomed to military formations and cooperate with each other to attack and kill, how can these rabble be able to resist, and the rebels have suffered heavy casualties in a short time.

He was very angry that he was impersonated as Wei Zeng, but seeing countless people bleeding to death under his name, Wei Zeng couldn't bear it in his heart. At this moment a cavalry retreated from the formation, as if to summon more helpers. Wei Zeng suddenly attacked when the cavalry passed by, grabbed his horse, and rushed to the army formation of the Iron Army.

These hundreds of iron-blooded soldiers were fighting the rebellious peasants, and they were about to win, when they saw a horse rushing towards them.

"Who is that? A few of you go and stop him. The general of the Iron Blood Army waved his hand, and the two generals immediately rode over to stop him.

Wei Zeng saw the two rushing over, but he didn't stop at all, his body was low, and the steel staff in his hand was clenched. I saw that the three of them staggered, and the two generals of the Iron Blood Army had already fallen off their horses, and Wei Zeng's speed of rushing forward did not decrease at all.

The two generals of the Iron Blood Army were killed almost as soon as they fought, so fast that he didn't even see it clearly. Seeing that Wei Zeng was about to rush to his side, the general drew his weapon and ordered the soldiers to guard him.

But it was already too late, and before the other soldiers could react, Wei Zeng had already rushed into the formation and killed the general of the Iron Blood Army. The generals of the Predators were killed, the banner of the main general suddenly fell, and the soldiers who were fighting with the rebellious peasants lost their backbone and fell into chaos.

Wei Zeng galloped left and right in the chaotic army, and the rebellious peasants also cooperated with the attack, and these hundreds of iron-blooded troops were finally killed and defeated.

"A strong man is good at martial arts, and I am lacking a general under Wei Zeng's account, why don't you join me in the world to conquer the world? In the future, when I ascend to the throne, I will definitely make you a marquis. After the war, the person who pretended to be Wei Zeng rode a thin horse to Wei Zeng and said.

"I have been fighting on the battlefield for more than ten years, but there has never been a second Wei Zeng in the world. In my name, you have instigated others to die, and now you still want to live? Wei Zeng laughed first. Then he glared angrily.

"You're Wei Zeng, aren't you dead? No, someone came to kill him for me. The person pretending to be Wei Zeng was immediately shocked and ordered the others to come forward and besiege him.

Seeing that Wei Zeng only struck a blow, the iron rod in the man's hand flew out, and he himself fell off his horse. Seeing Wei Zeng, he glared angrily. The man just knelt on the ground and wailed, begging Wei Zeng for forgiveness.

"General Wei, I am also a ghost for a while, so I will make trouble in the name of a general. But I'm actually an admirer of the general. Since the arrival of the Iron Army, there are dead people everywhere, and I really can't help but want to make trouble under the banner of a general, in fact, I just want to live. ”

After Wei Zeng heard this, the anger in his heart also dissipated a lot, and the war between Hedong and Yanbei was inseparable from himself. He was also ashamed in his heart.

"You go, don't do this kind of thing again. If I find out that you are making trouble under my banner again, I will definitely not spare you. Wei Zeng replied.

The man thanked him, then got up and fled in a hurry.

When the rebellious peasants saw the scene just now, they already knew that the person in front of them was the real Wei Zeng, and they all expressed their willingness to follow him.

Wei Zeng advised them to go home and live well. But all said they simply wouldn't survive. Now that he has participated in the uprising, he will not starve to death when he returns, and he will be killed as a traitor by the Iron Blood.

Wei Zeng was helpless. Nor could he abandon them and leave alone, saying, "It's not safe here." The large forces of the Predator will surely hear the news. Come with me to the north, and whether you will survive or not depends on your creation. After saying that, Wei Zeng left here with these people.

The news of Wei Zeng's reappearance soon reached Xian Jinfei's ears. When Xian Jinfei heard that Wei Zeng was inciting the hungry people to rise up in Hedong, he was also very shocked in his heart, and without any hesitation, he hurriedly mobilized a large army to suppress it.

The gate under Yanbei Shifeng City was closed. The soldiers in the city watched vigilantly into the distance, and with the news of Wei Zeng's resurgence came a large group of cavalry led by Gu Chayi.

"Wei Zeng finally appeared, and as soon as he came out, someone responded to him, and it seems that we don't have a chance to rise again. Brothers. Come with me, welcome your General Wei back, and let's retake Shifeng City and the entire Yanbei. Gu Cha led the cavalry and galloped on horseback, laughing and said.

"Uncle Gu, my father appeared in Hedong, there are many enemies there, will something happen to him?" Ye Yuan couldn't help but ask.

"Don't worry, the place east of the river is our own doorstep, and my cavalry will be able to arrive soon. It won't be long before you father and son get together. As soon as Gu Cha finished speaking, he led a large group of cavalry around Shifeng City and headed in the direction of the east of the river.

Standing on the city wall, he was relieved to see that Gu Chayi's horse team did not attack the city, and turned to the people around him and said, "This time Wei Zeng started an incident in Hedong, and Gu Chayi's people must have gone to meet Wei Zeng." Wei Zeng has been operating in Yanbei for more than ten years, and we can't help but be on guard, and while ordering the army to encircle the enemy, we must also be vigilant against the hungry people below. This time, we must capture Wei Zeng, otherwise we will not have a good life in the future. ”

When the iron-blooded army of Shifeng City heard the order of the question, they all went out of the city to contact the defenders from all over the city, intending to besiege the remnants of the Yanbei Righteous Army.

Wei Zeng fled all the way north with the hungry people, and finally came to the border of Mobei. The Predators pursued and killed all the way, and the hungry people who rose up could not stop them at all.

At this time, after the heavy snowfall, the sun was shining high, and the snow melted, making the weather even colder, and the hungry people who started the incident lacked food and clothing, and they could not endure the suffering of freezing and hunger along the way, and they could not support it for long.

When he came to the border of Mobei, Wei Zeng only needed a horse to get rid of the iron-blooded army pursuing in the rear, but looking at the people who were following him, how could he abandon them.

The large army of the Iron Blood Army is already close at hand, looking at the strict military formation on the opposite side, and the banners fluttering in the wind, and then looking at the hungry people on their side who are enduring cold and hunger, there is no possibility of victory in this battle at all.

Fighting to the death, or letting the others flee for their lives, Wei Zeng was very hesitant in his heart. Both horizontal and vertical are one death, and it is very difficult to choose which way to die.

At this moment, the sound of horses' hooves sounded in the east, and there was an uproar in the camp of the Iron Army. Wei Zeng's eyes lit up, it was Gu Chayi's horse team that had arrived.

The land of Mobei was originally a place where horses galloped, and the iron-blooded army was no longer as brave as it used to be, and it was okay to deal with some hungry people, but in the face of Gu Chayi's horse team, it was also terrifying.

The iron-blooded army pursued in a battle was forced to retreat, and Wei Zeng and Gu Cha were reunited, which was also extremely happy. As soon as Gu Cha asked people to distribute food to the hungry people who followed Wei Zeng, he exchanged words with Wei Zeng.

Wei Zeng and Gu Chayi first experienced their respective arrivals after parting, and then talked about their future plans. After listening to Wei Zeng's words, Gu Chayi was silent.

"Are you really going to take these people and flee to Yishan, and then leave the world alone? Now we still have nearly 10,000 people, and the people of Yanbei also support us, as long as we fight hard, we may not be able to restore the glory of the day! Gu Chayi said suddenly.

"What did we do when we started the incident? Isn't it just to keep those hungry people from starving to death in vain? But now that more than ten years of war have been fought, the entire Yanbei is surrounded by war, and there are hungry people everywhere. I destroyed one enemy after another, but the people close to me also left me one after another. While war brings us so-called glory, it also takes away our most precious things. How many people are left at the beginning of our uprising? Do you really want to watch the rest of the people die one by one? Wei Zeng replied.

"But it's not our fault, if we don't fight, more people will die." When Gu Cha heard Wei Zeng's words, he was also sad in his heart, but he was still a little unwilling.

"Killing one person or living one person is not a choice. But now I still have to make a decision, I've killed enough people, and I just want more people to live happily ever after. I will take these people back to Yishan, and then help them live and live well. I only have one regret now, and that is that I haven't been able to get my true child back. When everything settles down, I'm going to get my real son back. I think she must have been brought to Yaodong, and I will go to Yaodong to break through. Wei Zeng said.

"Since you've decided so, I can't say anything. But I'm afraid I won't be able to go back to Yishan with you. The families of these soldiers have been brought to Yushan by me, and I will go back to settle them. It's also a pity that I can't fight side by side with my brothers. Gu Chayi said.

"Why be sad, as long as we are alive, sooner or later we will see each other again. Yishan and Yushan are only thousands of miles apart, and it will only be a few days to whip up quickly. Wei Zeng patted Gu Chayi on the shoulder and said with a smile.

"Also, manly man, why am I so sad. We'll meet again sooner or later. Gu Cha said with relief.

The two of them high-fived, which can be regarded as a alliance in this world. (To be continued.) )