Chapter 30: The Sheep and the Tiger (3)
Not to mention that the withered sheep was secretly thinking about the ominous premonition of unknown origin under the cellar, and said that Wei Hu left the cellar in a hurry.
However, as soon as he came out of the wine cellar, Wei Hu suddenly heard the shouts of killing in Jinling City, which shook the sky, and this turmoil made his face change suddenly.
"What the hell is this...... What's going on?! β
Outside the door of the big house, the dozen or so soldiers who were questioned by Wei Hu looked at each other, although they also heard the turmoil in the city, but God knows what was going on there. Therefore, under Wei Hu's annoyed gaze, a group of pro-soldiers quickly lowered their heads.
"Shhhh - Wait here, don't call anyone close! β
Seeing the appearance of the pro-soldiers, Wei Hu also realized that it was useless to ask more, so he dropped a sentence and strode into the distance.
"General......
The relatives exclaimed, but saw that Wei Hu had already run away, and looked at each other, so they could only obey the orders of their own generals and guard in front of the big house.
[What's going on?] What the hell is going on?! ]
Returning to his residence, picking up the long-handled broadsword leaning against the base of the wall, Wei Hu carried the broadsword and ran out of the city guard's mansion, but saw the Jinling soldiers under his command running in panic along the way.
"What the hell is going on?!"
With his left hand, he grabbed the placket of a soldier's shirt and lifted it up, Wei Hu asked urgently.
Probably frightened by the anger on Wei Hu's face, the soldier trembled all over, stammering and not spitting out a complete sentence.
And just when Wei Hu became more and more anxious and impatient, he suddenly heard someone calling him from the side.
"Wei Shuai, Wei Shuai!"
"Huh?" Wei Hu turned his head to look at the place where the voice came from, but saw his subordinate general Chu Ping hurriedly running from a distance, slowly letting go of his left hand, Wei Hu asked in a deep voice, "What happened, Chu Ping?" β
Chu Ping glanced at the soldier who was paralyzed on the ground after being let go by Wei Hu, and said in a deep voice with his hands clenched into fists, "Handsome." The big thing is not good, the Niu Zhu army is reversed! β
[Niu Zhu Army?] A Yang's Niu Zhu Army? ]
Wei Hu was stunned, and then scolded angrily, "Ridiculous! Niu Zhu's army is a friendly army, how can they rebel? β
"It's true. Handsome! -- The last general will probe clearly. Wang Jian, the general of the withered sheep, attacked the west city gate, and Zhang Feng and Xu Changer each led thousands of troops to occupy several main streets in the city and were attacking this side...... The last general is here to ask for help! β
"Really? - Did you really see it with your own eyes? Wei Hu asked in surprise.
"The last general dares to vouch for the head of the item!"
Wei Hu chuckled in his heart when he heard this.
[Oops!] Presumably, it was the generals under Ah Yang's command who saw Ah Yang's delay in returning to the tent at the station. I mistakenly thought that I was going to harm Ah Yang, so I started this turmoil in order to save Ah Yang......]
Thinking of this, Wei Hu exhaled with relief.
Because in his opinion, as long as it wasn't for the Zhou soldiers attacking the city, it would be easy to say. As for Wang Jian, Zhang Feng, and Xu Chang leading their respective troops and horses to attack friendly forces, in Wei Hu's eyes, it was just a helpless move to save his own commander.
To put it simply, it's just a misunderstanding.
[Anyway, Ah Yang didn't get angry with me anymore, and appeased Wang Jian and the other three, and asked them to go and meet Ah Yang, and let Ah Yang persuade him on his behalf. ] After all, those people are Ah Yang's subordinates, and his words are more effective than mine......]
Thinking of this, Wei Hu instructed his subordinate general Chu Pingdao, "Pass the order, my Jinling army will withdraw to the northeast, and Hugh will fight with the Niuzhu army!" β
"This ...... Checkmate? β
"Why don't you go soon? -- They are all my Taiping soldiers. Don't lose your life because of a misunderstanding! β
ββ¦β¦ Be! β
Seeing Wei Hu's resolute attitude, Chu Ping was not good at persuading, so he had to return the same way, regather the Jinling army under his command, and retreat to the northeast of the city.
As for Wei Hu. Carrying a big knife, he stood at the intersection and waited for several generals under the command of the withered sheep.
In a moment, Wei Hu really saw Zhang Feng, the general under the command of his good brother Withered Sheep, leading his troops to kill him, and it was not difficult to guess that it was he Wei Hu who was detaining the city guard of Withered Sheep under house arrest.
"Zhang Feng, stop!"
With Wei Hu's loud shout, the big knife in his hand slammed into the ground, smashing the bluestone slab on the ground and stirring up a burst of dust.
Wei ...... Wei Hu?! β
Seeing Wei Hu come forward in person, Zhang Feng, the general of the Taiping Army of Niuzhu who was killed from the opposite side, changed his face slightly, after all, Wei Hu was one of the few fierce generals in the Taiping Army, even if he was injured, it was definitely not something that he Zhang Feng could deal with. If Wei Hu was the only one, Zhang Feng could have ordered his subordinates to rush up and hack him to death, but the problem was that as he led his troops to advance, many defeated Jinling soldiers had regrouped behind Wei Hu one after another, which made Zhang Feng have to dispel the idea of sniping Wei Hu.
"Stop! Stop! β
Just when Zhang Feng was struggling to get rid of Wei Hu in order to rescue his commander Withered Sheep, Wei Hu drank repeatedly, and finally stopped the killing of the nearby Niu Zhu army and the Jinling soldiers.
However, despite the timely drinking, many of the two sergeants were killed by the non-commissioned officers who were supposed to be friendly soldiers.
Seeing his soldiers fall to the ground with resentment on their faces, turning into corpses that were gradually cold, Rao is Wei Hu understood in his heart why Zhang Feng would rebel, but he also angrily tightened the corners of his forehead.
"Zhang Feng, what are you doing here? -- The Niu Zhu Army and the Jinling Army are in the same spirit, why do they want to fight in the same room and kill each other? β
was angrily shouted by Wei Hu, Zhang Feng was inevitably shocked in his heart, gritted his teeth, and replied angrily, "Wei Shuai also knows how to fight in the same room? -- My marshal and Wei Shuai are like brothers, why did Wei Shuai disregard brotherly affection and detain my marshal under house arrest for no reason? β
[Sure enough......]
Wei Hu sighed slightly in his heart, and said comfortingly, "I will explain this matter to you later, you first urge the soldiers to collect the troops and return to the camp, don't make a big fuss......
"Since Zhang Feng has taken this step, how can he return in vain?" Interrupting Wei Hu's words, Zhang Feng gritted his teeth and scolded, "Today, Zhang said that he would rescue my general......
As soon as the words fell, I heard a pop, and an arrow hit Zhang Feng's chest and submerged into the body, and the feather at the end of the arrow was still trembling.
"Humble ...... Mean! Zhang Feng, who was shot through the heart, spat blood and fell down, falling to the ground and scolding Wei Hu. After all, in his mind, the only people on Wei Hu's side who would release cold arrows at this time were those on Wei Hu's side. That would not have thought that Wei Zhuang, who had been talking about helping them rescue the withered sheep, quietly took a few steps back in the shadow of the alley next to him, his eyes shining with a smug smile.
"Who? Who set the cold arrow?! Seeing that Zhang Feng was hit by an arrow and fell to the ground while talking to him, Wei Hu was shocked and angry, and casually picked up a crossbowman next to him. He scolded angrily, "Which king and eight lambs put the cold arrow?" Stand up for Lao Tzu! β
The crossbowmen of the Jinling Army looked at each other, after all, the situation was so strange at this moment, how could they notice which direction the cold arrow shot at Zhang Feng came from.
"General? Checkmate?! β
Seeing Zhang Feng fall to the ground with an arrow, he was dying. His corporal was furious. Where would he ignore Wei Hu's words, his head was hot, and he killed it in one go.
"Kill Wei Hu's despicable villain and avenge General Zhang!"
"Kill Wei Hu's despicable villain and avenge General Zhang!"
Wei Hu was shocked and angry. It wasn't that he was excited by the rude slogan of the Niu Zhu soldiers, but the cold arrow that hit Zhang Feng from nowhere, so that his plan to appease the Niu Zhu army was completely ruined.
Now it's okay, the soldiers of the Jinling Army under his command took the lead in sniping Zhang Feng with cold arrows, so how could the Niu Zhu Army give up?
"Kill!"
The angry Niuzhu Army Taiping sergeant roared and killed him, seeing this, how could the Taiping sergeant of the Jinling Army show weakness? You must know that their brave commander Wei Hu is here, and they are fearless!
Two groups of people. The soldiers who should have been friendly soldiers were clashed by anger and hatred, and they fought together again.
"Don't fight! Don't hit! Stop! Stop! β
Frightened and anxious, Wei Hu desperately wanted to separate the two groups of soldiers, but unfortunately, the Niu Zhu army and the Jinling soldiers, who had already killed the red-eyed soldiers, could not listen to his advice at all. Even, there were some Niu Zhu soldiers who were carried away by anger. actually killed Wei Hu towards him.
"Damn it!"
When the big knife in his hand struck the body of a Niu Zhu sergeant, Wei Hu already realized that this turmoil might not be able to be quelled in a short time.
Unless he releases the withered sheep......
Thinking of this, Wei Hu didn't dare to stay any longer, turned around and headed towards the city guard's mansion. After all, he was the only one here who knew the exact location of the withered sheep.
However, just as he turned into an alley in order to cut corners, he was greeted by a smiling Wei Zhuang, holding a bow and crossbow, with an unkind face.
"Wei Zhuang? What are you doing here? Don't hurry up to pacify Niu Zhujun and ......" Halfway through speaking, Wei Hu, who suddenly caught a glimpse of the bow and crossbow in Wei Zhuang's hand, suddenly shrank his eyes, as if he understood something, and said in a cold voice, "It's you?" ββYou were the one who just released the cold arrow at Zhang Feng? β
"Oops, I forgot to throw away the murder weapon...... Wei Zhuang said with an exaggerated expression, and then casually threw the crossbow arrow in his hand in the corner, looked at Wei Hu with a smile, and said softly, "I know what you're thinking, I want to go back and tell Niu Zhujun that I killed Zhang Feng in Wei Zhuang?" ββDo you think Niu Zhujun will listen to your explanation? β
Wei Hu frowned when he heard this, after all, he also knew that the favor of the Niu Zhu soldiers towards him had dropped to a low point, who told him to detain their commander Withered Sheep by indiscriminate means. As Wei Zhuang said, at this moment, even if he Wei Hu returned the same way and shouted that it was Zhang Feng who was killed by Wei Zhuang, not even one would believe his words.
"Handy...... It's going very well! Glancing at Wei Hu's annoyed look, Wei Zhuang chuckled and said, "That Zhang Feng is also a general under the withered sheep tent, and he also fought a bloody battle with the Zhou army, I didn't expect to be called so easily, is it because that Zhang Feng's attention is all on you?" -- A dignified general, so easy to snipe...... Sure enough, we should aim at him! ββDid you know? Wei Zhuang's original target was you, Wei Hu! β
"......" Wei Hu's eyes flashed a little anger and murderous intent, and he asked coldly, "Why?" Wei Zhuang, why are you doing this?! β
"Isn't Wei Shuai clear in his heart?" Glancing at Wei Hu, Wei Zhuang sneered and said, "I, Wei Zhuang and Wu Heng, joined the army almost at the same time, and I can be regarded as an old soldier in the Taiping Army, however, I still have to give you and other two hairy boys who have not dried up......"
Wei Hu narrowed his eyes when he heard this, and said in a cold voice, "It seems that what Wu Shuai said is right, you Weizhuang really have a heart of disobedience!" β
"Disobedient? Absurd! With a sneer, Wei Zhuang scolded, "He Wu Heng is a thing, why should I Wei Zhuang surrender to him?" - Whether it is Wu Heng or his father Wu Wei, they are just subordinates of the Liu clan of the Southern Tang Dynasty, and it is ridiculous to say with a cheeky face that I Weizhuang has a heart of disobedience! β
"Wu Shuai is the fourth generation commander of the Taiping Army, what is wrong with saying that he is not subordinate? -- It's clearly your wolf ambition. Trying to do wrong! β
"Hahaha! Didn't he take the position of commander-in-chief of Wu Heng from Chen Bei? Why can he be the commander-in-chief, but I can't?! β
"You? You deserve it?! Spat with disdain, Wei Hu said coldly and disdainfully.
Hearing this, a trace of murderous intent flashed in Wei Zhuang's eyes, and he said with a smile. "I don't deserve it. It's not your turn yet, little ghost! - Kill you and the withered sheep, and I will be able to take over your two armies as a matter of course, until then. Even if he is on an equal footing with Wu Heng, what can he do to me? β
[Kill a sheep?] ]
Wei Hu's eyes erupted with an indescribable murderous intent, and Rao is Wei Zhuang was also secretly frightened.
"Just you? Not only do you want to kill me Wei Hu, but you also want to kill Ah Yang?! With a knife in his hand, Wei Hu strode towards Wei Zhuang, his pace steady and he couldn't tell that he was seriously injured.
Facing Wei Hu's approaching steps, Wei Zhuang didn't panic at all, shook his head and said lightly, "Sometimes I really can't figure it out. How can a stupid reckless man like you sit in the position of the six god generals? - Since I am here to guard you, and I know that you will pass by here, do you really think that I am the only one here? β
As soon as the words fell, dozens of crossbowmen stood up on the roofs of the houses on both sides of the alley, holding bows and crossbows aimed at Wei Hu. The trigger was immediately pulled.
Wei Hu was caught off guard, and he was hit by a few arrows when he landed, but fortunately, he reacted fairly quickly, and used his hands to protect the face door, heart and mouth and other vital points in time, so that those arrows were only shot at his arm. In terms of his fortitude, it was not a serious injury.
"I really don't know what to say about you, not even my own soldiers...... Do you really think that you are the last acting commander of our army, Chen Bei? Is there a terrorist force that has been called a one-man army? - Hey! Shaking his head, Wei Zhuang still ridiculed Wei Hu, after all, in his opinion, Wei Hu was already a turtle in an urn.
[There's no time to dwell on this guy right now......]
Glancing at the crossbowmen on the rooftops on either side, Wei Hu was about to return and exit the alley. After all, Wei Zhuang is also a Heavenly General of the Left Army whose status is equivalent to that of his Heavenly Power Divine General, and in the case that both of them are injured, even if he Wei Hu can kill Wei Zhuang, I am afraid it will take a lot of effort and time.
But the most important thing at the moment is to release the withered sheep and let him stop the meaningless cannibalism of the Niuzhu Taiping Army under his command, and it is not the time to entangle with Wei Zhuang.
What's more, there are dozens of crossbowmen around Wei Zhuang, even if his Wei Hu martial arts are higher than Wei Zhuang's line, he can also kill him smoothly, rather than delay here, it is better to take a step back for the time being. After all, when Wei Zhuang will kill him, and the cannibalism between the Niu Zhu army and the Jinling army is the top priority.
Thinking of this, Wei Hu slowly retreated, but unfortunately, since Wei Zhuang could count Wei Hu passing by from here, how could he not arrange an ambush in this alley?
Seeing the people who kept pouring into Weizhuang in front of and behind the alley, Wei Hu was angry and anxious in his heart. Although he didn't take those soldiers seriously when he was in his prime, he didn't have the strength to defeat a hundred at all.
Sure enough, after half a burnt of incense, Wei Hu felt that his strength was exhausted, his feet slipped, and he fell to the ground with a thud, and when he was about to get up, he was already holding his neck with several swords.
At this time, Wei Zhuang walked over slowly, and stabbed Wei Hu in the chest with a sword.
I saw Wei Hu shaken all over, his eyes widened, and he slowly fell to the ground. The blood in his body leaked down the wound, staining the ground beneath his feet red.
"Bang!"
Wei Hu, the dignified Tianquan God General and the commander of the Jinling Taiping Army, was going to die at the hands of his own people?
"......" glanced at Wei Hu, who was dying at his feet, Wei Zhuang turned around and left, after all, in his opinion, Wei Hu, who had been pierced through the chest, would definitely die, and he didn't need to make up for another sword.
Moreover, if one more sword made Wei Hu die happily, how could he offset this kid's act of threatening him?
Let him watch his blood run out, and fully understand the pain before death.
"Hahaha, hahahaha!"
Laughing, Wei Zhuang left with the people.
However, after he left, two dark shadows appeared in the dark alley, looking at the many corpses on the ground and whispering.
"What's going on? Aren't the Niu Zhu Army and the Jinling Army both Taiping Army? Why did you start a fight yourself? β
"Who knows...... Isn't this Wei Hu? Good guy, even the commander of the Jinling Army was slaughtered? β
"Who called this kid so careless, he didn't even bring a single soldier...... How long do you guess this kid will live? β
"Whatever he does! - Speaking of which, Brother Ding told me to lurk in the city and help the adults break through this Jinling City, and now that the situation in the city is chaotic, it is better to send a signal to the adults, so that the adults can take advantage of the internal strife of the thieves to capture this city, how about it? β
"It's good, but how do you send a signal? -- Calculating the schedule, your army's army must be thirty or forty miles away from Jinling......"
"How about setting fire?"
"Great idea! ββThe tallest mansion in the city...... Castle Guard! Tell the brothers to go out together, and spare the burning of the city guard! β
"Okay, I'll go now...... Hey? ββIsn't that the direction of the castle guard? Why did it burn on its own? β
Just as the two Jinling assassins were discussing in surprise, Wei Hu, who was already dying at the base of the wall, opened his eyes suddenly.
[Castle Keeper House...... Ah Yang ...... Ah Yang is still guarding the city ......]
Under the stunned gaze of the two Jinling assassins, Wei Hu gritted his teeth and stood up, holding on to the wall with both hands, ignoring the two assassins next to him who were already dumbfounded, and walked in the direction of the city guard mansion step by step.
"That guy...... Didn't you get pierced in the chest? β
One of the Jinling Assassins rubbed his eyes and asked his companion in disbelief.
"Ah, pierced the chest......" his companion nodded incredulously.
The two looked at each other and took a breath of cold air.
"Hiss......"