Looking at the blazing fire in the city guard's mansion, everyone present felt that Wei Hu and Kuyang were already dead inside, with no chance of survival.
At least that¡¯s what Xu Chang, the general of Niuzhu Taiping Army, thought so. Recalling how well Kuyang had treated them, Xu Chang lamented in his heart, with tears in his eyes, he knelt on the ground and smashed the ground with his right hand.
As for the three Taiping armies near him, the Niuzhu Army, the Jinling Army, and the Weizhuang Army, they were still fighting. Since the Niuzhu Army and the Weizhuang Army joined forces to attack the Jinling Army, the Jinling Taiping Army general Wang Wei The situation is precarious.
And at this moment, a figure flashed out from the collapsed half door of the city guard's mansion. He stood on the ground and shouted in a deep voice, "Everyone stop it!"
That familiar voice made Xu Chang raise his head subconsciously, and his face immediately showed a look of surprise.
"Commander?" The soldiers of Niuzhu Army were surprised and happy.
"Withered sheep?" Wang Wei's expression changed slightly.
"Withered withered sheep" There was a hint of fear in Zhao Cheng's eyes.
Yes, those who broke out from the sea of ????fire and appeared in front of everyone were the commander of the Niuzhu Army, the last member of the Six Divine Generals, and the Tianshu Divine General Kuyang. At this time, his whole body was covered with traces of being blackened by fireworks, and in his arms Holding Wei Hu's already cold body, although the whole person looked embarrassed, there was an inexplicable pressure. Zhao Cheng was shocked and had no intention of fighting with Wang Wei. He tried every means to escape quietly, but he was surrounded by Jinling troops and Niu. The Zhu army was unable to escape for a while.
"Commander?" Xu Chang, who was extremely surprised, came to Kuyang in a few steps, knocked on the ground and clasped his fists and said, "Congratulations to the commander on your successful escape. I will be very lucky"
Having no time to pay attention to Xu Chang's words, Kuyang nodded and asked in a deep voice, "Xu Chang, what is the sound of fighting in the city? - Which two soldiers and horses are fighting? Could it be the Zhou army?"
"This" Seeing Ku Yang asking about this, Xu Chang looked a little embarrassed. He came forward and told Kuyang the whole story, but he heard Kuyang's eyes filled with anger and his face ashen.
You know, Wang Jian, Zhang Feng, Xu Chang and others can't see through Wei Zhuang's treacherous plan, but it doesn't mean that Ku Yang can't see through it either. After hearing Xu Chang's explanation, Ku Yang immediately thought of it. Wei Zhuang must have been the instigator behind this, which caused the Niuzhu Army and the Jinling Army, both branches of the Taiping Army, to fight against each other and kill each other, which even led to the death of Wei Hu, a brother who was as close as brothers
[Weizhuang]
The livid-faced withered sheep gnashed his teeth and cursed. Suddenly, out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of Zhao Cheng who seemed to be deliberately retreating behind the soldiers, hiding himself and escaping. He snorted coldly and shouted sternly, "Xu Chang, take down Zhao Cheng!"
"Yes!" Full of surprise, Xu Chang subconsciously clasped his fists to accept the order. When he stood up and prepared to fulfill his commander's order, he was stunned for a moment.
[What? Isn't it to win Wang Wei? But to capture Zhao Cheng? ]
After being stunned for a moment, Xu Chang explained hesitantly, "Commander. Master Wei Zhuang and General Zhao Cheng are here to help our army Without their help, our army may not be able to rescue the commander" At this point , he suddenly realized that the rescue of the dead sheep had little to do with their rescue, and his face suddenly turned red and he was speechless.
"Capture Zhao Cheng! - Xu Chang, why did you disobey this commander's order?!" Kuyang shouted again in a deep voice, "Wang Wei, I command you and Xu Chang to capture Zhao Cheng immediately!"
Wang Wei's complexion changed slightly when he heard this. In fact, when he saw Kuyang rushing out of the already flaming city guard's mansion holding the body of his Wei Hu, he already realized that there might be something wrong with the whole thing.
[Could it be that the commander-in-chief pointed in the direction of the city guard just now and actually asked me to rescue the dead sheep? ]
Wang Wei, who was in a state of shock and uncertainty, then remembered the purpose of Wei Hu's desperate rush to the city guard's mansion even though he was seriously injured.
[Even if you know that you will die, do you still want to rescue the withered sheep, Commander? ]
Because I witnessed with my own eyes the scene when Wei Hu rushed into the sea of ??fire regardless of himself. Only then did Wang Wei realize that perhaps his family's commander-in-chief Wei Hu and Niu Zhujun's coach Ku Yang did have a brotherhood that ordinary people could not appreciate and understand.
"What's your plan? Zhao Cheng!"
Taking a step to the left, Wang Wei happened to block Zhao Cheng's escape route. Seeing the panicked expression on Zhao Cheng's face, Wang Wei secretly let out a breath of bad breath. It¡¯s no wonder, after all, Zhao Cheng had just pushed his king Wei into a desperate situation with the help of many Niuzhu soldiers. But now, Niuzhu soldiers were on standby under Kuyang¡¯s order. With hundreds of soldiers under Zhao Cheng alone, Soldier, how can I defeat him?
"" Looking at Wang Wei in surprise, Xu Chang also followed Kuyang's order and led troops to block Zhao Cheng's retreat on the other side. Cooperating with the Jinling Taiping Army, which was the enemy just now, they defeated Zhao Cheng and several of his subordinates. Hundreds of soldiers surrounded him from afar?
"Perhaps Xu Chang and Wang Wei both have an indescribable and subtle feeling in their hearts. Who would have thought that the Niuzhu Army and the Jinling Army, which were still fighting just now, would now join forces to capture someone.
Facing Xu Chang and Wang Wei, Zhao Cheng finally chose to surrender after several failed attempts to break through. The hundreds of men under him were all disarmed by the Jinling Army and Niuzhu Army, while he himself was held hostage by Xu Chang and Wang Wei and came to Kuyang.
"KuCommander Kuyang is fine" He barely showed a smile, and Zhao Cheng clasped his fists and took the lead in saying kind words, "I feel very lucky to see that Commander Kuyang is safe and sound. The so-called lucky person It has its own destiny, and it means you, Marshal Kuyang"
At this time, Kuyang had laid Wei Hu's body on the ground in front of him. He himself was sitting on the ground, staring at his former good brother with blank and sad eyes for a long time. Even when you are at the gate of hell, you must grit your teeth and persevere, clinging to the brothers in life and death who rescued his withered sheep from the sea of ??fire.
How many such close friends can we meet in our lifetime?
[Ahu]
Kuyang sighed slightly, and as soon as he closed his eyes, Wei Hu's face before his death reappeared in his mind, that smile as if he had got his wish.
To be honest, Wei Hu's smile made Ku Yang feel inexplicably guilty. After all, it is not difficult to see that Wei Hu indeed regards Ku Yang as a brother who can rely on each other in life and death, and when the situation is not good, he will come to save him regardless of himself. he.
Otherwise, Wei Hu indeed broke his promise and revealed the relationship between his Kuyang and his brother-in-law Xie An to Wu Heng, the fourth-generation commander-in-chief of the Taiping Army. Because of this matter, Ku Yang was lukewarm towards Wei Hu after entering Jinling, but thinking about it now, Ku Yang felt extremely regretful.
He didn¡¯t even have time to say a word of gratitude to Wei Hu, who passed away with a smile on his face.
"Commander" Seeing the dead sheep staring at Wei Hu's remains motionless. Xu Chang knew that his coach was distracted and reminded him in a low voice.
"Huh?" Xu Chang reminded Kuyang. Only then did Kuyang come back to his senses. When he saw Zhao Cheng kneeling in front of him under the hostage of Xu Chang and Wang Wei, his expression immediately darkened. .
"Zhao Cheng, do you know your guilt?"
Zhao Cheng couldn't help but feel a little depressed, after all, Kuyang didn't hear his beautiful words just now. What a waste of breath.
"Commander Dry Sheep, the last general I really don't know why the last general was convicted"
"I wonder why you were convicted?" Kuyang sneered, with a flash of light in his eyes, and said coldly, "Since you are not guilty, you just saw me. Why did you turn your back and run away? - Isn't it because you have something evil in your heart and you don't dare to Do you want to face me?"
"It's unfair, it's unfair, Marshal Kuyang!" Zhao Cheng shouted injustice after hearing this, and said with a wry smile, "The general is just happy that Marshal Kuyang is out of trouble, and is eager to tell Lord Wei Zhuang about this happy event Lord Kuyang Shuai doesn¡¯t know. Lord Wei Zhuang was also very concerned about the fact that Shuai was detained by Wei Hu, and assisted the three generals Wang, Zhang, and Xu to rescue Shuai"
"Tell Wei Zhuang this happy event? - Are you in a hurry to tell him that his plot has not succeeded yet and that the commander is not dead yet?!" Interrupting Zhao Cheng's words, Ku Yang asked coldly.
Looking at Ku Yang's cold eyes, Zhao Cheng felt a chill in his heart. He suppressed his fear and said repeatedly, "Why does Commander Ku Yang think like this? It's really an injustice, such a huge injustice." ¡¡±
Ku Yang looked Zhao Cheng up and down. After a while of silence, he suddenly said in a deep voice, "The person who set fire to the city guard's mansion to burn me to death is you, right?"
When Zhao Cheng heard this, his expression suddenly changed, and a trace of panic flashed in his eyes.
[I see! No wonder the city guard's mansion caught fire out of nowhere. It turned out to be this guy who set the fire, intending to burn the dead sheep and put the blame on our Jinling Army In other words. Is the whole thing that Wei Zhuang is sowing discord behind his back, causing the Niuzhu Army and our Jinling Army to kill each other? ]
Glancing at Zhao Cheng, Wang Mighty¡¯s face turned livid, and his fists could only be clenched and crunched.
Including him, Wang Wei, they originally thought that the rebellion of Niuzhu Army was a sign of dead sheep. In other words, it was because Wang Jian, Zhang Feng, and Xu Chang wanted to rescue their coach, but they did not expect that both of them would be manipulated by Wei Zhuang.
"As the general of our Taiping Army, you should know what kind of punishment the traitors who gossip and sow discord will be punished, right?" Ku Yang said word by word, looking at Zhao Cheng with a cold expression.
Hearing those words, Zhao Cheng shivered unconsciously.
Those who chew their tongues and sow discord will have their tongues pulled out!
Those who commit the following offense will have their thumbs cut off!
Those who betray their brothers will have their index fingers cut off!
Those who rebel and betray the Taiping Army,Peel the noodles!
"Compared to these tortures, showing the owl's head to the public is a relatively merciful punishment. After all, at least a whole body is left.
When he thought of being subjected to all kinds of cruel punishments, even Zhao Cheng, a general who had experienced life and death on the battlefield, could not help but look shocked and frightened.
Shocked and inexplicable, Zhao Cheng could no longer maintain his composure in the face of Kuyang's repeated questioning. While begging, he told Wei Zhuang exactly what he had ordered him to do. Xu Chang and Wang Wei could only hear The second general was furious.
"What did you say? Zhang Feng was killed by you and others?!"
Lifting up Zhao Cheng¡¯s shirt, Xu Chang asked angrily.
Looking at the soldiers of Niu Zhu who were all around him, Zhao Cheng swallowed his saliva and quickly explained, "General Xu Chang, please calm down. General Zhang Feng was killed by Master Wei Zhuang No, he was killed by the traitor Wei Zhuang." Harmed. - According to the guilty general's knowledge, Wei Zhuang secretly fired a cold arrow while General Wei Hu was talking to General Zhang Feng and killed General Zhang Feng, and put the blame for this crime on General Wei Hu and the Jinling Army. ¡¡±
"Despicable and shameless!" Wang Wei shouted angrily.
"Yes, yes, despicable, despicable and shameless" Zhao Cheng kowtowed and begged for mercy. No wonder, after all, not everyone is as tough as Liao Li and Wei Hu. Furthermore, the criminal law that Ku Yang deliberately proposed for the Taiping Army to deal with traitors is far beyond what Zhao Cheng can bear.
"I'll kill you!" Xu Chang, who became more and more angry as he watched, suddenly pulled out his sword, as if he wanted to kill Zhao Cheng, but Wang Wei reached out to stop him.
"Killing him like this is too easy for him! - If you don't mind, please ask Marshal Kuyang and General Xu Chang to hand over this villain to the last general" Wang Wei's eyes sparkled when he said this The penetrating cold light made Zhao Cheng's face turn earth-colored.
"Compared to Xu Chang and Wang Wei, Ku Yang's demeanor was obviously much calmer. After all, he had already vented his anger when Wei Hu died.
"Wang Wei. You put this guy in prison for the time being. We don't have time to pay attention to him! - The top priority is to prevent the Jinling Army and Niuzhu Army from killing each other in the city!"
Wang Wei's face straightened when he heard this, and he quickly clasped his fists to accept the order. Immediately, he was stunned and looked at the body of coach Wei Hu on the ground with a somewhat complicated expression.
"CommanderCommander before he died. Did he say anything?" As he spoke, Wang Wei secretly looked at the expression on the dead sheep.
Seemingly seeing through Wang Wei's thoughts, Kuyang chuckled and said lightly, "Ahu Wei Hu entrusted your Jinling Army to me before he died. Do you think I would say that?"
Wang Wei suddenly blushed when Ku Yang guessed his thoughts. After thinking for a while, he suddenly gritted his teeth, knocked on the ground and clasped his fists, and said, "The general is willing to obey Commander Kuyang's orders!"
Next to him, Xu Chang was stunned when he heard this, because he inferred from Wang Wei's words that the latter seemed to want to switch to his coach
A blessing in disguise? In turn, he incorporated the Jinling Army?
This idea that surprised Xu Chang only stayed in his head for a moment. He just forgot about it. After all, if he said such words, not only would Wang Wei be furious, but even the dead sheep would probably scold him.
"Xu Chang, Wang Wei obeys the order!" Standing up slowly, Kuyang said in a deep voice, "Wang Wei, please immediately notify the entire army in my name. Order the Jinling Army and Niuzhu Army to immediately put down their weapons and stop the unnecessary suicide. Kill each other; Xu Chang, you go to the west city gate immediately, inform the commander that you have escaped from the trap and the order issued by the commander, and tell him to be on guard if any Zhou troops take advantage of the situation! - In my opinion, the soldiers under my brother-in-law Xie An's command Jinling is probably only more than ten miles away from here. If they learn of the accident in Jinling City, they will probably ask their generals to lead their troops to take advantage of the situation! At the moment, even if the Niuzhu Army and the Jinling Army are tied together, they are no match for the Zhou soldiers. They must not Tell Zhou soldiers to attack the city"
Xu Chang was stunned when he heard this. After all, as far as he knew, the commander-in-chief who was defeated in the agreement with his brother-in-law Xie An should logically follow the agreement with his brother-in-law and surrender to the Zhou Kingdom. In fact, even the three generals listened to Wei Zhuang's treacherous plot and planned to join the Zhou army after rescuing the dead sheep. However, they did not expect that the dead sheep had no intention of joining the Zhou army.
[What on earth is the commander thinking? ]
Xu Chang felt puzzled, but did not dare to say more, so he had no choice but to leave with Wang Wei.
What exactly does Kuyang want to do? Perhaps even Kuyang himself doesn't know what he is doing.
According to the previous agreement with his brother-in-law Xie An, Ku Yang should admit defeat and surrender to the Zhou army. However, Ku Yang, who watched his good brother Wei Hu die in his arms, did not dare to surrender to Zhou. This idea of ????the army.
Because his life was saved by Wei Hu who sacrificed his life, and Wei Hu was loyal to the Taiping Army and Wu Heng during his lifetime, even though Wei Hu did not leave a single sentence before his death.Sorry, but
[If I raise my troops and surrender to my brother-in-law, you will probably feel chilled underground, right Ahu? ]
Raising his head and looking at the night, Kuyang smiled bitterly and shook his head. In fact, even he felt confused and didn't know what to do.
But there is one thing that he will never be confused about!
[Before thinking about the future, brother, let me kill that Wei Zhuang to appease your spirit in heaven! ¡ª¡ªWait for me, Ahu, I will take Wei Zhuang¡¯s head to pay homage to you! ]
Thinking of this, a cold light flashed in Kuyang's eyes, and he shouted sternly, "Niuzhu Army and Jinling Army obey the order and follow me to kill the traitor Wei Zhuang, no matter life or death!"
The Niuzhu army naturally followed the orders of their commander, while the Jinling soldiers seemed a little hesitant. However, because they heard what they just said, they understood why they and their brothers, the Niuzhu army, were fighting each other. It was all because Wei Zhuang was stirring up trouble behind his back, so all the Jinling soldiers were willing to obey Ku Yang's orders.
So, after Kuyang left a group of people to guard Wei Hu's body, he led many mixed soldiers all over the city to look for Wei Zhuang. Looking at his murderous appearance, it seemed that he was going to tear Wei Zhuang into pieces.
But unfortunately, what happened here has already been reported to the commander Wei Zhuang by the soldiers of Wei Zhuang who had a chance to escape, including the fact that his general Zhao Cheng had been detained by Kuyang.
"What? The dead sheep is not dead? Not only is he not dead, but he has also taken over the military power of the Jinling Army?"
A moment later, when Wei Zhuang learned from the soldiers what had happened in the city guard's mansion, he looked shocked and surprised. After all, according to what those soldiers said. The person who rescued Ku Yang from the sea of ????fire was none other than Wei Hu, whose chest was pierced by his sword.
A half-dead man who was clearly on his deathbed not only persisted in walking for a mile or two, but also rushed into the sea of ????fire to rescue the withered sheep How is this possible? !
No wonder Wei Zhuang found it difficult to believe it. After all, Wei Hu had trouble standing at that time. It was hard to imagine that this person had such willpower.
It has to be said that Wei Zhuang underestimated Wei Hu's willpower.
[damn it! Should have known so. Then chop off his head! ]
Wei Zhuang felt regretful in his heart. He originally wanted to make Wei Hu suffer a lot before he died. God knows where that guy got such strong willpower, so that now Wei Zhuang was forced into an absolutely disadvantageous position.
[It is not suitable to stay here for a long time]
Wei Zhuang had the idea of ????retreating in his mind. After all, if Kuyang arrived, he would explain everything to the Niuzhu Army and the Jinling Army. After resolving the hostility between the two armies, the current conflicts and hatred between the two armies will be transferred to him, Wei Zhuang. Who is it that he, Wei Zhuang, is planning all this behind the scenes?
You know, if Ku Yang and Wei Hu die together, then Wei Zhuang can naturally stand up and resolve the grievances between the two armies as a peacemaker. And find a way to bring the two armies into the pocket. However, Ku Yang is not dead now, so naturally, it will not be his turn to do good things like Wei Zhuang. After all, Ku Yang is more convincing than him.
[Faculture It's really excited! ]
Wei Zhuang, who was annoyed in his heart, immediately retreated and wanted to escape from Jinling before Kuyang found him.
Suddenly, Wei Zhuang stopped in his tracks, because at the street intersection in front of him, a general he was very familiar with stood on horseback.
"What a coincidence General Zuo Fang. Wei Zhuang!" The general's eyes flashed with murderous intent.
At the same time, panicked shouts from the Niuzhu Army and Jinling soldiers came from all around.
"Zhou JunZhou Jun has entered the city!"
The panicked shouts of Niu Zhujun and Jinling soldiers filled his ears. Wei Zhuang swallowed, and a bit of cold sweat broke out on his forehead.
[Why is this guy here? ¡ª¡ªJizhou military general, Liao Li! ]
If Kuyang Weizhuang is just afraid that the latter will be disadvantageous to him after gathering Niu Zhu's army, then for Liao Li, Wei Zhuang is frightened by Liao Li's own strength. No wonder. After all, just a while ago, he almost died in Liao Li's hands.
[damn it! Who was so bold as to put Zhou soldiers into the city Could it be Wang Jian of Niuzhu Army? ¡ª¡ªIt must be him! He is the only one at the West Gate]
After cursing Wang Jian in his heart, Wei Zhuang immediately turned around. Plan to escape in another direction. After all, Liao Li's strength really scared him a few days ago.
However, just as he turned around, a group of Zhou soldiers appeared in the direction he came from. The leading Zhou general was staring at him with a hostility that Wei Zhuang could not understand.
Undoubtedly, apart from Liao Li, the only person in the Zhou army who hated Wei Zhuang so much was Qi Zhi, who had only a few friends in the Zhou army during his lifetime.One of them, the former general of the Daliang Army and now the general of the Jizhou Army, became Yang.
The so-called karma is not unreasonable. Previously, Wei Zhuang led people to block Wei Hu in the alley. This time, it was Wei Zhuang's turn to be blocked by two generals of the Zhou army.
[This time we're in trouble! ]
Watching Liao Li dismount his horse and slowly walk toward him with his sword in hand, Wei Zhuang felt despair in his heart.
Fighting with strength, Wei Zhuang did not think he would be Liao Li's opponent. You must know that after that confrontation, Wei Zhuang realized that Liao Li was better than him in every aspect; as for breaking out
Wei Zhuang knew very well that the reason he was able to escape from Liao Li last time was because Liao Li was so distracted by something in the north that he didn't notice him turning his horse to escape.
Thinking about it now, Liao Li might have noticed Wei Hu, who led his troops to rescue the withered sheep.
Being able to detect something amiss several miles or even more than ten miles away with just intuition alone, this incredible wild intuition is what a general dreams of. Unexpectedly, Zhou Jun encountered one in his army.
[Since we are under attack from both sides, then]
Wei Zhuang subconsciously looked up at the residential pavilions on both sides of the street. With his good martial arts skills, it was not impossible for Wei Zhuang to climb up those buildings and escape.
Suddenly, the pupils in Wei Zhuang's eyes shrank because he saw rows of assassins in black standing on the roofs of wooden houses and buildings on both sides of the street, holding various weapons and looking at him coldly.
The leader, wearing the uniform of a Niuzhu soldier, was playing with a strange-looking weapon in his hand. Although he wore the uniform of a Niuzhu soldier, the pressure this man brought to Wei Zhuang was even stronger than that of Liao Li.
"Want to help, General Liao Li?"
"Thank you for your kindness, Captain Mo, but let's forget it This person is also someone I, Liao Li, must kill!"