Chapter Ninety-Seven: Leaving No One
Sun Fudu and the generals behind him raised their heads and couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat when they looked at the naked and bruised corpse of the little palace maid passing from their side.
They all knew very well that Shi Hu didn't need a reason to kill people, and they had just lost a battle, how could they not be frightened in their hearts.
"General, let's go back first! The king is on fire, and the last general is afraid of ......" a general said what he thought in his heart.
"The last general doesn't want to die, general, let's go back!" The City Gate Elementary School was even more afraid.
On the way to the palace, Sun Fudu had already told him about the defeat of the 3,000 army, and asked him to come with him, just to let him prove two things.
First, a hundred pursued soldiers who were shot and killed went out of the city to pursue the Yan State Mission.
Second, the reason why Sun Fudu led the army out of the city was because the three degraded Longteng guards told the whereabouts of the murderer, and the three thousand troops left Yecheng under the leadership of the three guards.
Both of these things happened at the East Gate, and he could indeed prove it, but the defeat of the army had nothing to do with him, he was afraid that Shi Hu would be indiscriminate, and even killed him in a fit of rage.
"No, absolutely not." Sun Fudu objected loudly.
When the generals behind him and the small colonel of the city gate heard this, they immediately looked at each other, they didn't want to die in vain, and they didn't understand what kind of medicine was sold in Sun Fudu's gourd.
"Appeal ......"
Sun Fudu took a deep breath, frowned and thought for a moment, and said gloomily: "If you wait until tomorrow, I'm afraid that those bandits will have already run away, and the king will be even more angry at that time." ”
When the generals heard this, they suddenly realized, and nodded approvingly one by one.
"But if the king doesn't see him, what can I do, it is a capital crime to break into the palace." A subordinate general expressed his helplessness in his heart.
Sun Fudu raised his eyebrows when he heard this, and suddenly shouted loudly: "Your Majesty, Sun Fudu is a sinner. Your Majesty, the sin general Sun Fudu begged to see ......"
He himself was a loud voice, and it was the dead of night at this time, and he was afraid that the whole palace would hear such a loud shout.
At this time, Shi Hu, who had just finished venting his beastly desires, was sitting on the bed in a daze, and his mood was very irritable.
Although he has 40,000 young and beautiful girls, none of them meet his heart, and although these young girls are delicate and beautiful, they are either trembling or vain in front of him.
He didn't feel a little love from these girls, none of them loved him, and forty thousand girls hated him except fear.
The only one who loves him and understands him is Queen Zheng Cherry, but unfortunately the eldest son Shi Di tried to kill his father and was executed by him, and Zheng Cherry, as his biological mother, was naturally implicated.
But Shi Hu loved her deeply and did not put her to death, but was demoted to the concubine of the East China Sea and sent to the cold palace.
In the days without Zheng Cherry, Shi Hu felt as if something was missing in his life, and he kept coming to the little palace maid to pass this bitter feeling.
But the little palace maid's various fears and rejections made him angry, and at the same time, the beastly nature in his heart was greatly stimulated, so in the Yecheng Palace, there were constantly little palace maids who died tragically on Shi Hu's dragon couch.
"Sun Fudu, how many heads do you have." Shi Hu put on a dragon robe and walked out violently.
Sun Fudu looked up and saw Shi Hu glaring at him angrily, and couldn't help but shudder, and then kowtowed: "The king forgives the sin, and the crime will be rewarded." ”
Shi Hu raised his eyes and saw a row of people kneeling behind Sun Fudu, a sneer on the corner of his mouth, and asked: "Sun Fudu, in the middle of the night, you brought all the generals, what do you want!" ”
Sun Fudu and the generals behind him couldn't help but shudder, they came in a hurry and had not yet taken off their armor, and they were suspected of forcing the palace with their armor into the palace late at night.
"Your Majesty, there will be important things to tell you about your crimes, and you haven't had time to remove your armor, so please punish the king." Sun Fudu hurriedly explained.
"It's a sin to open and close your mouth, Sun Fudu, what are your crimes!" Shi Hu said and glanced at Sun Fudu.
He expected that Sun Fudu must have failed to catch the murderer who shot a hundred pursuers, and came to ask for guilt, because he said in a fit of anger that if he couldn't catch the murderer, he would come to see him, but he didn't expect Sun Fudu to take it seriously.
Sun Fudu pondered for a moment and said softly: "The sin will be used by the traitors, causing the entire army of 3,000 under his subordinates to be annihilated, the sin will be killed, and the sin will be killed." ”
After speaking, he kept kowtowing at the bottom of the steps to confess, and the generals behind him also kowtowed, and even the city gate colonel, who was not at fault, kowtowed and confessed his guilt inexplicably.
When Shi Hu heard that the three thousand army had been wiped out, his eyes were about to pop out in shock, he couldn't believe that there was such a powerful weapon around Yecheng.
He knew that Sun Fu's subordinates who could be directly mobilized were mainly from the Qian tribe, and the combat power of this army was very strong, and it must not be easy to destroy these 3,000 troops.
"Tell me quickly, who did it, how many people and horses there are on the other side, all of them will come together." Shi Hu's face was full of anger, and he pointed at Sun Fudu and shouted.
When Sun Fudu heard this, he told the cause and effect of the incident with oil and vinegar.
Thundercloud Castle, which has a population of just over 3,000, is said to have 10,000 thieves.
obviously killed more than 1,000 enemies, but it turned into a bloody battle to kill 8,000 enemies, and finally outnumbered, and the plan of the thief fire attack was completely annihilated.
The three guards held a grudge, and how they led themselves into a desperate situation were also clearly explained, and there was no flaw in the slightest.
Even the matter of the Yan State Eagle Iron Cavalry shooting a hundred chasing soldiers was clear-sighted, as if he had seen it himself.
And all these words were confirmed by the generals behind him and the small colonel of the city gate, which can be described as conclusive evidence.
After hearing this, Shi Hu frowned and thought about it, now that the southern expedition is imminent, if he uses troops against Yan State, he will definitely fall into an unfavorable situation of fighting on both sides.
Therefore, although he was very angry at the Yan State Mission for harboring the murderer and the Eagle Iron Cavalry shooting a hundred pursuers, he had to put it down for the time being.
And the three degraded Dragon Guards have also died in the chaos, which can be described as evil and evil retribution.
At this time, the only ones who can't be let go are the surviving bandits in Thundercloud Castle.
Shi Hu made up his mind, his eyes were suddenly on fire, he looked at the guards beside him, and ordered loudly: "Spread the will of the king, immediately transfer 5,000 Longteng guards and 10,000 cavalry of the Chinese army to gather outside the east gate." ”
"Yes, Your Majesty." When the guard beside him heard the order, he immediately went to herald.
"Sun Fudu, this king will give you a chance to make meritorious service and atone for your sins, this fifteen thousand men and horses are temporarily under your command, be sure to kill the thieves and leave no one behind."
When Sun Fudu heard this, he was overjoyed, and hurriedly responded gratefully: "King Xie, the last general will definitely live up to his mission this time, and wipe out all the thieves, leaving no one behind." ”
"Catch them all, leave no one." The generals behind him also showed their loyalty.
Shi Hu waved his hand and motioned for Sun Fudu to go immediately to suppress the thief.
"Take care, the king will take his leave." Sun Fudu clenched his fists, turned around and strode away with his generals.
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Outside the sky on the front line of Leiyun Castle, Lei Yun, Zhao Youde and three hundred fort soldiers riding war horses, each holding a torch in the shape of a 'ten' in their hands.
These torches could be lit at three ends, and three hundred torches looked like nine hundred from a distance, and they did so to confuse the enemy, attract the enemy, and thus buy time for Hua An's party and the more than 2,000 wounded soldiers, women and children to escape.
At this time, the fire in Thundercloud Fort has been extinguished, this fire was set by Thundercloud himself, because the location has been exposed, he is worried that there are people who are reluctant to return to their hometown and risk returning to live in the fort, so he made this decision.
"Brothers, are you afraid?" Lei Yun looked at the three hundred fort soldiers in front of him and shouted loudly.
"Don't be afraid." The three hundred fort soldiers spoke in unison.
Most of them were around forty years old, and more than ten years ago, they were all soldiers of the Northern Expeditionary Army, and they had followed General Zudi to fight in the south and the north.
Although they have not fought for more than ten years, and their physical fitness has declined significantly, they will always be the warriors of the Northern Expeditionary Army, not afraid of life and death, brave and strong, and their eternal spirit.
"Good, you're all good." Thundercloud said and nodded.
Seeing that the three hundred warriors still did not lose the momentum of the year, Lei Yun and Zhao Youde were deeply grateful, and at the same time, they also had the bottom in their hearts, with these three hundred warriors who were not afraid of death, they would definitely be able to successfully lead away the enemy, so as to ensure the safety of the others in the fort.
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"Driving ......"
Sun Fudu, the general of Long Xiang, with the 15,000 men and horses allocated to him by Shi Hu, was rushing towards the direction of Thundercloud Castle with all his might.
At this time, his heart was full of hatred, and the tragic death of the 3,000 army made him secretly determined that he must capture Hua An and others alive, and use the harshest means to make them survive and not die.
Only in this way can we relieve the hatred in his heart and comfort the spirits of his three hundred personal soldiers.
"General, there's a fire ahead." Less than ten miles away from Thundercloud Fort, a sharp-eyed cavalryman spotted a torch in the hands of a fort soldier in the distance.
When Sun Fudu heard this, he looked up, and sure enough, he saw a dense set of torches, and it happened to be the entrance to the first line of the Thundercloud Castle.
"General, it seems that the thief is just about to leave, and we are here at the right time." A subordinate general said excitedly.
"Yes! It looks like there are at least a thousand of them, almost all of them here. The other general whispered.
Sun Fudu's eyebrows showed a hint of joy, and he shouted loudly: "Soldiers, speed up, be fast, don't let the thieves escape." ”
After saying that, he slammed the buttocks of the war horse with a whip, rode the horse and rushed to the front, and the fifteen thousand cavalry behind him followed closely, with many soldiers and few thieves, and everyone was thinking about how to kill the thief and make a contribution.
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"Castle Master, the enemy is coming." A fort soldier shouted as he pointed to the approaching 'fire dragon' in the distance.
When Lei Yun and Zhao Youde heard this, they looked sideways, and sure enough, they saw a huge 'fire dragon' approaching them in the distance.
"It looks like there are at least tens of thousands of people, Shi Hu really gives face! Ha ha! Zhao Youde joked.
"Three thousand troops were destroyed, and I think he was afraid." Lei Yun answered, looked at the three hundred fort soldiers in front of him, and ordered loudly: "Brothers, go all the way to the north, completely lead the enemy away, and drive ......."
After saying that, he galloped his horse in the direction of due north, and three hundred fort soldiers followed him with torches.