Chapter 136: Deserters
"I wonder when this war will end?"
Zhang Xiaochi whispered to himself, he withdrew his gaze, and his gaze fell on the Qingwa Town behind the city wall.
"Zhang Gongzi, there is a situation!"
Hearing this, Zhang Xiaochi reflexively turned around and looked outside the city wall, about two hundred meters away from the Shuangzhu River, a group of heavily armed cavalry appeared.
Seeing this scene, Zhang Xiaochi's pupils contracted for a while, and he ordered the soldiers defending the city to get ready.
Zhang Xiaochi's eyesight was amazing, he focused on looking over there, and soon noticed the abnormality, he actually found a familiar face in the crowd.
This familiar face was when they went on a night hunt, and the two sides had a relationship, and it is unknown what its name was.
Although there were familiar people, Zhang Xiaochi did not relax his vigilance, and still asked the soldiers defending the city to be vigilant, and ordered someone to put away the drawbridge.
"Quickly lower the drawbridge!"
Two hundred meters was a short time for cavalry, and soon this group of cavalry appeared on the banks of the Shuangzhu River.
"Who's coming?"
Zhang Xiaochi stood up, looked at them condescendingly and asked.
"Zhang Xiaochi, you don't know me anymore?"
The children of the family who had a relationship with each other rode to the front of the cavalry, looked up at Zhang Xiaochi and asked.
"Some familiar, which family are you from?"
"I'm Zhou Kong of the Zhou family in the capital, hurry up and put down the suspension bridge, we have to come in!"
Zhou Kong replied loudly.
Although the other party revealed his identity, Zhang Xiaochi still did not let people put down the suspension bridge, but asked rhetorically.
"Gongzi Zhou, as far as I know, everyone is resisting the Jin army on the border, why are you coming back?"
"This has nothing to do with you, you just have to lower the drawbridge."
Zhang Xiaochi smiled slightly and said calmly.
"Zhou Gongzi, if you don't come up with a convincing reason, please forgive me for not being able to lower the drawbridge!"
"Zhang Xiaochi!"
"Do you want to go against my Zhou family?"
After hearing Zhang Xiaochi's words, Zhou Kong was furious, stretched out his hand and pointed at him and said angrily.
"Gongzi Zhou, I'm just a little common man, how dare I go against the Zhou family, it's just that Brother Ye told me before he left that you can't let people in casually, even if it's your own people, you must give a legitimate reason, otherwise you won't be released."
Zhou Kong was angry, this Zhang Xiaochi really didn't know what to do.
It was war now, and the reason why he came back was completely frightened by the ruthless war, especially when he saw that Su Wuzhi and Lu Xiaofeng and others were injured, and some people even almost died in Huangquan, which deeply stimulated him.
Thinking that he was a son of a dignified family, he was pampered and pampered on weekdays, where had he suffered this kind of hardship, so he took advantage of everyone's inattention, and escaped with his cronies.
At this time, Zhang Xiaochi asked him to give a reason, he couldn't say that he was afraid of death, so he took his subordinates to become deserters, right?
Thinking of this, Zhou Kongxin said loudly.
"I was ordered to come back and help guard the city gates."
Hearing this, Zhang Xiaochi's heart moved, Ye Rufeng asked him to watch here before leaving, just because there were not enough people, could it be that this guy really came to change shifts?
"No, it's definitely not here for a shift change."
Zhang Xiaochi shook his head, now is the time of war, in order to fight against the Jin army, he even transferred the soldiers who stayed in Qingwa Town to the front line, how could he still send people to guard the city gate?
"Even if he really comes to change the defense, then there is only one possibility, the front line is defeated by the Jin State troops, so send people over in advance to guard this last line of defense to prevent the enemy from taking advantage of the weakness."
Thinking of this, Zhang Xiaochi's face gradually became serious, and he asked in a deep voice.
"Zhou Gongzi, how is the battle situation on the front line?"
"The battle situation on the front line is very favorable to us, otherwise, do you think General Zhao will send me back?"
Zhou Kong replied very seriously on the surface, and he had already made a calculation in his heart, with his family background, being a deserter would be taught a lesson at most, but once he stayed on the battlefield, his life would be in danger at any time.
Comparing the two, which is more important can be seen in an instant.
Zhang Xiaochi sneered, this guy Zhou Kong really didn't know anything, and the battle situation on the front line was tight, but this guy, in order to be a deserter, actually fabricated a false news, which is really hateful!
"Zhou Gongzi, what you said is true?"
Zhang Xiaochi asked with a smile.
"Of course, could it be that Ben Gongzi would still lie?"
"Since General Zhao asked you to come back to change your guards, then you can camp in place, anyway, it's the same if you can't cross the river."
Zhang Xiaochi replied with a smile.
As soon as these words came out, the nameless anger in Zhou Kong's heart was instantly ignited, and he stretched out his hand and pointed at Zhang Xiaochi and scolded.
"Zhang Xiaochi, what do you mean?"
"Do you want to disobey military orders?"
"Zhou Gongzi, what you said is wrong, why did I violate the military order?"
Zhang Xiaochi replied calmly.
"Isn't it a violation of military orders if we are not allowed to cross the river?"
Zhou Kong asked loudly.
Zhang Xiaochi sneered, and didn't plan to talk nonsense with him, so he said directly and decisively.
"Zhou Kong, even if I behead you under the horse now, General Zhao will not blame me, and will even praise me!"
"Do you believe it or not?"
Hearing this, Zhou Kong chuckled in his heart.
"What do you mean?"
"You should know better than me what I mean, being a deserter on the battlefield and conveying false orders, I can behead you on two charges!"
Zhang Xiaochi said with a sneer.
Seeing that his lie was revealed, Zhou Kong's face changed slightly, but he quickly returned to normal and said loudly.
"Zhang Xiaochi, I'm from the Zhou family, I'm here just for training, I don't want to experience now, do you still want to force me to fail!?"
"I'll tell you, hurry up and put down the drawbridge, I can not blame the past, otherwise, just wait for my Zhou family's revenge!"
Zhou Kong said sharply.
Zhang Xiaochi looked up to the sky and laughed, and directly ordered someone to aim the giant bow and crossbow at Zhou Kong.
"I'll count three now, and after three times, you won't leave with anyone, don't blame me for being rude!"
After speaking, Zhang Xiaochi began to count.
"One!"
"Two!"
Looking at the giant bow and crossbow on the city wall, although he didn't know how powerful it was, just one glance made him feel a strong sense of crisis.
Seeing that Zhang Xiaochi was about to count to three, Zhou Kong had to glare at Zhang Xiaochi hatefully, and turned around and left with the team unwillingly.
"Zhang Xiaochi, you wait for me, today's grievances, I wrote them down by Zhou Kong!"
"Hmph, who wouldn't be ruthless?"
"Lao Tzu is waiting for you!"
Zhang Xiaochi sneered disdainfully, as a special soldier, during his service, the most disdainful thing was the person who was a deserter on the battlefield, and when Zhou Kong and the others were far away, Zhang Xiaochi ordered the soldiers guarding the city, if there were people like Zhou Kong, they would not bother with it.