Chapter Twenty-Three: Disorderly Force
Xiao Lang was confused and inexplicable, and Cao Ren answered and asked, "Does the military advisor know this person?" Could it be that he is the meticulous work you planted in the Ghost Vulture Palace? ”
Cao Ren really regarded Jia Xu as an omnipotent wise man, and when he heard that Xiao Lang's official position was actually a captain of Zhaowu, not an ordinary soldier, he subconsciously identified Xiao Lang's identity, and at the same time admired Jia Xu's foresight, after all, at least three days ago, everyone was at odds with each other about whether the Ghost Eagle Palace was a war or not, if it weren't for Cao Gong and Jia Xu's efforts to dispel public opinion, there would definitely not be today's results.
Jia Xu just smiled slightly, did not deny it, and turned to Xiao Lang and said, "Come with me, I have something to say to you." ”
turned to Cao Ren and said, "General Cao, the rest of the matter here is up to you." ”
Cao Ren naturally had no reason not to agree, and took out a token and handed it to Xiao Lang, and said to Xiao Lang: "This battle should be credited to your first merit, you can come to me at any time if you take it." ”
Before Xiao Lang could express his position, Jia Xu motioned for Xiao Lang to take it, and then said goodbye to Cao Ren and walked away.
Xiao Lang stepped forward to follow, and after thinking for a while, he said in a low voice: "I have a few friends who are still in the Ghost Vulture City, I don't know if I can ...... them."
In the previous battle, he couldn't care about Su Youbai and his party at all, but now Xiao Lang is really worried about the comfort of Su Youbai and his two "monster" apprentices, after all, Su Youbai is unconscious, and his two apprentices are also surrounded by the army, and it is impossible for them to have a chance to escape.
"Don't worry, although the Ghost Vulture Palace can't be left, the Ghost Vulture City is still a key point, and it won't be razed to the ground. But the sword has no eyes. Case. We'll go to your friend's and talk about it again. Jia Xu was very talkative, and after Xiao Lang pointed out the direction, he walked straight.
Along the way, the Ghost Vulture Palace looks so miserable, although the real casualties are not many, but the oxen and carriages transport the treasures of the Ghost Vulture Palace for hundreds of years, which is really spectacular, and the Ghost Vulture Palace at this moment is like a girl who has taken off all her guards, and she is at the mercy of the ravages of the black-armored soldiers.
It's war, after all. You can't expect that there will really be a benevolent and righteous division who has no crime against the defeated land Qiu, not to mention that the opponent here is a cultivator, if you really want to talk about heads-up, maybe a little baby with a snot can kill a soldier somewhere, this group of black-armored soldiers can do not set fire to it, and it is not easy to do it without committing adultery, especially Cao Cao has no name for benevolence and righteousness, and he has indeed done a lot of slaughter during the Three Kingdoms period.
Perhaps, this is also the reason why Jia Xu chose to partner with Cao Ren to capture Ghost Vulture City.
After coming to the outer city, it was obvious that this once prosperous city was completely under military control. Almost every shop has a small group of non-commissioned officers standing guard at the door, and the various patrols are constantly patrolling.
Naturally, the people in Vulture City have no experience of being beaten into their homes. However, in the face of this situation, it is a consensus that the door of the house is locked and does not dare to go out, and occasionally the cultivators in the city try to escape by flying into the sky, most of them are shot into hedgehogs, and a few escape, and the sergeants did not deliberately chase them, and they probably know that it is impossible to catch up with them by running on two legs.
Of course, these cultivators can't make big waves, most of the people who try to escape are casual cultivators who came here alone to buy and sell, or visit friends, and there are some small families or families who see that this group of black-armored soldiers are not good, and they don't dare to go out rashly, seeing that the other party is just standing guard and patrolling, and not going door to door, they also settle down a little, and there is no reason to run away desperately, which can be regarded as indirectly helping Cao Ren to take over the ghost vulture city.
Jia Xu's feet are not slow, but two quarters of an hour came to the outside of Moqi Mansion, as a "wealthy mansion", naturally there are heavy guards, seeing Jia Xu come in person, naturally let out the door, but just outside the door, Xiao Lang saw a row of people kneeling at the base of the wall, about seven, locked in heavy shackles, crying and begging for mercy, standing next to him is the executioner with a ghost head knife, it seems that he is about to be executed.
Xiao Lang didn't go far along the way, but this kind of scene is really not rare, it is nothing more than this group of people "picking quarrels and provoking troubles", and they should all be beheaded during the military administration.
In fact, it is estimated that even Cao Ren and Jia Xu understand that at least eighty percent of such people are just anxious to find a place to hide because they are afraid. If you are really ready to forcibly escape by force, you will not be captured like this, not to mention that that kind of person will be immediately killed on the spot by the soldiers, and you will not be able to stay now.
But in this sensitive period, not to mention that Cao Ren's soldiers are only good in military discipline, they are not benevolent and righteous at all, even if the father-in-law of Xuande, who is known for his benevolence and righteousness, comes, it is absolutely impossible to allow the aborigines of Ghost Vulture City to wander around the city.
Imprisonment will only waste more manpower, and the matter will simply be executed.
But there was an acquaintance of Xiao Lang in this group of people, to be precise, it was that person who recognized Xiao Lang.
"Xiao Lang, no, no, no, Xiao Gongzi, General Xiao, please save me, I am really innocent, I don't know what mistakes I made!"
It was the Venerable Mo Qi's wife, the fierce woman Fahrenheit.
At this moment, her sideburns are scattered, her face is full of tears, and her miserable appearance has reduced her original meanness, originally she was dressed in clothes that did not look like a good family, and now I don't know if it was torn between pushes, or she deliberately hoped to seduce those soldiers to let her live, almost all of her body was exposed, and a large area of snow white was really eye-catching, leaving only a few strands of cloth to cover her private parts.
Xiao Lang frowned slightly, to be honest, he didn't have a good impression of this woman at all, if he was replaced by Master Mo Qi, he would definitely save him if he could, but unfortunately he was separated from Master Mo Qi just now, and he didn't know where he was locked up now.
Jia Xu looked at Xiao Lang and asked, "Do you know her?" ”
- Forget it, it's not a big traitor, it's better to save someone's life than to create a seventh-level floating slaughter.
Thinking of this, Xiao Lang nodded and said, "If you can, please spare her life." ”
"Let her go." Jia Xu turned his head and ordered, he didn't pay much attention to this kind of trivial matter.
"Thank you, thank you, General Xiao."
Fahrenheit, who had been loosened, immediately pounced on Xiao Lang like an octagonal octopus and hugged Xiao Lang tightly, just like a drowning man unwilling to let go of the life-saving straw.
"Sister-in-law. Help me! ”
"Sister of the Hua family. Help me! ”
The rest of the people also seem to be her usual old relatives. At this moment, seeing that Fahrenheit could avoid death, why not beg for mercy like a dog.
Although the appearance is not good-looking, and there are all kinds of ugliness between life and death, but after all, he is not a proud person.
Fahrenheit looked at Xiao Lang in embarrassment.
She is also a shrewd woman, and she understands from the attitude of the scribe-looking guy towards Xiao Lang that the life and death of these people is completely a matter of Xiao Lang's words, but the problem is that she can also see from Xiao Lang's previous frown, Xiao Lang didn't even want to care about her life and death.
Although he didn't know why Xiao Lang had such great ability, Hua subconsciously thought that Xiao Lang was originally sent to the Ghost Vulture Palace.
This also seems to be the only plausible explanation. But at this moment, don't say that Xiao Lang is just a meticulous work, even if it is a former enemy who killed his father, Hua Shi has to give in.
Xiao Lang's brows furrowed even deeper, he pulled his arm out of Hua's towering chest, and said to Jia Xu: "If these people don't have a big crime, please make it easier for you." ”
"Little things." Jia Xu said, then waved his hand and ordered the soldiers to release the group of guys.
Xiao Lang turned his head to Fahrenheit and said, "If you take them to take care of the people I brought honestly, I can keep you worry-free, remember." If you mess with me, I won't be able to save you a second time. ”
Fahrenheit's relatives and friends naturally nodded their heads in a hurry like chickens pecking rice.
Deal with them. Xiao Lang was the first to push open the closed door of the courtyard of the Venerable Master Mo Qi, and walked in, the six hands and the big mouth, who were originally guarding the door of the side room to peek at the situation, heard the door being pushed open, and thought that the enemy soldiers outside the door were finally ready to break through, and just about to make a move, when he saw that it was actually his own master who came in, and there were more than a dozen black-armored soldiers behind him, but he didn't look like he was escorted back, so he immediately ran out and asked in confusion: "Master......"
Xiao Lang waved his hand and asked first, "Are you all right?" ”
The two nodded, and Xiao Lang continued: "That's good, don't go out if you have anything to do during this time, and I'll come back to you when I have time." ”
"Master, what are you?" Big Mouth asked innocently.
Xiao Lang didn't want Jia Xu to wait, so he said first: "I'm fine, I'm safe, I'll tell you the details of the situation later, by the way, the two of you will also take care of these people for me, don't let them make trouble." ”
Finally, he said to Fahrenheit: "If you still have a servant or something like that, you'd better move to the side room." ”
Although Xiao Lang obviously looked like he wanted to "occupy the magpie's nest", Hua naturally didn't dare not agree, and he was afraid that he still hoped that Xiao Lang would be able to live here for a long time, after all, although Cao Ren ordered that he should not trespass, but these natives of Ghost Vulture City didn't know, and anyone who guarded so many killing stars outside the door would not feel safe in their hearts.
But just as Fahrenheit was about to nod in agreement, suddenly a little girl with pigtails jumped out of the main hall and said in a milky voice: "You bad people, this is my home, if you don't leave, I'm going to be unkind!" ”
After seeing the person who came, he said, "Hey, is it my mother?" Mother, I'll save you now, bad guy, look at the trick! ”
If she hadn't said that, it is estimated that everyone would have almost ignored that the little girl still had a peachwood short sword in her hand.
said that it was a little girl, mainly because this little girl's voice was too milky, and her face was immature, but if you look closely, her body is more like a well-developed young girl.
However, it was obvious that the black-armored soldiers behind Xiao Lang who were originally going to protect Jia Xu didn't care whether the other party was male or female, old or young, and they hadn't fought with those cultivators before, nor had they not suffered the loss of a light enemy, seeing that the other party actually dared to hold a "murder weapon", they immediately formed a formation, and a red murderous aura shot away like a sword aura!
"Don't!" Fahrenheit was terrified and screamed.
Hua Shi belongs to the most untalented type of people in the Hua family's cultivation, otherwise it would not be possible to "fall" to the point of marrying the Venerable Master Mo Qi, but her eyesight is not bad, and she knows that her daughter is categorically impossible to be the opponent of these soldiers.
Xiao Lang sighed in his heart, since the guys who couldn't fight with him just now had been saved, then of course Master Mo Qi's daughter herself couldn't watch her die.
Sacrifice the sword, draw the sword, swing the sword, collect the sword, and do it in one go.
The crimson murderous aura disappeared without a trace in an instant, but even so, the biting chill still made the little girl fall to the ground, her eyes turned red, and tears were about to fall.
Xiao Lang walked up to the little girl, stretched out his hand, and said, "Can you stand up?" ”
It seems that this little girl is really tenacious, and she couldn't help herself from crying, but she also stubbornly knocked Xiao Lang's hand aside and said, "You are also a bad person!" ”
Xiao Lang withdrew his hand in embarrassment, it seemed that after being issued with many good guy cards, it was the first time he had received a bad guy card.
"General Xiao, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, she doesn't know anything, don't blame her, if there's anything wrong, you can punish me alone."
Fahrenheit rushed over with three steps and two steps in a row, knelt directly beside Xiao Lang, hugging his thighs and begging bitterly.
This Fahrenheit has a bad character, but she is always a mother, if she didn't dare to say whether to ask Xiao Lang to save her relatives and friends, but now, she is willing to exchange her own life for her daughter's life.
Yes, this time, Xiao Lang really looks like a bad ruffian who destroys flowers with hot hands.
"Take her to the side room." Xiao Lang didn't bother to explain, and said directly to Fahrenheit.
Fahrenheit "bang, bang, bang" kowtowed to Xiao Lang three times in a row before picking up his daughter and retreating.
The black-armored soldiers who were doing it looked at Jia Xu in embarrassment, and the leader hesitated for a while before he spoke: "Strategist, this ......"
Cao Ren had an order, but anyone who was hostile to his side, regardless of men, women, young and old, should be killed on the spot, and there must be no mistake. Obviously, the little girl was holding a sword against each other, and the hostility was very obvious.
"This is Captain Xiao's family, and he is not an enemy." Jia Xu lied for Xiao Langyuan: "You can also go directly to General Cao to report this matter, and if something happens, you will not be allowed to bear it." ”
"Yes."
If this little girl is defined as a civilian in Eagle City, it is Jia Xu who is actually not good at forcing them to violate military orders, after all, this article is completely different from the nature of the release of Fahrenheit just now, but if it is his own "military family", it is nothing more than a child's joke.
Jia Xu immediately walked to Xiao Lang's side and asked jokingly, "Are you done?" Can we get down to business? ”
Xiao Lang bowed his hand to apologize and said, "Let Mr. smile, thank you sir." ”
Jia Xu waved his hand and said: "Where, Xiao Gongzi values love and righteousness, and I naturally have no reason not to appreciate it." ”
It seems that he misunderstood Xiao Lang's original intention of saving Hua's mother and daughter.
But Xiao Lang couldn't answer, he was not facing the other demon stars in the Three Kingdoms, Jia Xu and Jia Wenhe, but he was a chaotic martial arts wise man known as a poisoner.
As if seeing through Xiao Lang's thoughts, Jia Xu walked into the main hall as he stepped in, and said to himself: "Benevolence, righteousness, etiquette, wisdom and faith, gentleman five constants, although I can't be benevolent and righteous, it doesn't mean that I don't admire this kind of character, it's a villain, and when facing a gentleman, it is inevitable that the idea of a mountain will not arise in my heart, but Xiao Lang, I know that you are not a gentleman, but in this kind of troubled times, those who can keep their hearts are not villains." (To be continued......)