In Linyang City, hundreds of people walked on the deserted streets. Hundreds of General Man's dozens of soldiers were in the front, while Xu Yang and thirty of his cronies held Man Man hostage and walked behind.
The choices everyone makes in various situations are always driven by a reason in their heart.
Fear of death was what motivated Xu Yang to do these crazy behaviors. The fear of dying in a foreign country outweighed the risk of being exposed and liquidated by Qin Law. People always think about immediate troubles first and then distant worries.
All the ingenuity and wisdom of a person are used to think about how to escape smoothly. He wants to leave death far behind and let others bear it for him.
So Xu Yang was very cautious. They walked very slowly and carefully. In almost every lane they passed, Xu Yang would ask someone to go over and take a look. Until two hundred steps away from the small courtyard where Li You was placed, a single figure appeared in front of them.
The commander of the Qin army in Yingzhi...
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Gong Ao appeared at the other end of the street, holding a bamboo tube high in his hand and walking towards the crowd.
When he saw hundreds of people in front of him, Gong Ao knew that he had been led into a big pit by Li Xian.
Gong Ao is the bone sieve used by Li Xian to gamble. What can be thrown out is not decided by him at all.
But even if the roll is bad, he is still useful. He can not only delay time for reinforcements from the city wall to arrive, but also charge Xu Yang with disobedience and rebellion, intimidate the soldiers who rebelled with him to defect, and finally unite with the people in the city.
Everyone worked together to kill him and reduce the chaos in the city to a minimum.
But in this case, Gong Ao is likely to become a victim.
At this moment, Gong Ao had a trace of regret, but he had no intention of retreating. He still walked forward in a daze, causing the people on the opposite side to stop because of his appearance.
Gong Ao was born in Yan County, Nanjun County, and lived with his grandfather since he was a child. His grandfather experienced the battle of Bai Qi flooded Yan City, and taught him the tragic situation of the city at that time, and the Gong family suffered heavy losses. So Gong Ao grew up,
His hatred for the Qin Kingdom came from the memories of his ancestors. He did not even recognize his own Qin people. Even though he entered the system and became a minor official under the guidance of his uncle, his resentment remained undiminished.
Until he was forced to join the Qin army and work under Heifu.
During this period, he was accidentally saved by Heifu and owed him two lives. He gradually became familiar with the life in the military camp and became a part of this army.
During this period, he saw the collapse of Daliang City.
This brought a huge shock to Gong Ao. The tragedy of his family had been staged in the Wei State many years ago, and soon it was the Chu State's turn.
After entering the Chu Kingdom, Gong Ao found that he did not like this country at all. The nobles here were not as noble as he had imagined, and the lives of the people here were not as comfortable as he had imagined.
He was angry at Qin, but disliked Chu. This was probably the identity problem of many Nanjun people.
A month ago, when he was confused about this matter, Heifu gave him some advice.
"Forget Qin and Chu, forget your country, just remember that what you do affects the rise and fall of your clan, as well as your own life and future. That's enough."
Heifu's words made Gong Ao feel at ease a lot, and he also added a sentence to this sentence in private.
"It's also to pay off the debt I owe."
When the Qin army suffered an unprecedented defeat a few days ago, Gong Ao was shaken and began to wonder if Qin was in danger. But Hei Fu said something to him again at that time.
"This battle is not decided by one or two victories. For the Chu State, if it does not want to destroy the country, it must win every time!"
"The Qin State is different. The Qin State has accumulated six generations of warriors and a hundred years of strength. It is qualified to be defeated once, twice, or three times. As long as it finally overwhelms the Chu State, it can win."
"Don't think too much now. Before doing anything, you should think more about the clans still in Qin State's Nanjun. You must not implicate them."
Gong Ao obeyed. Although he had listened to Heifu's words in the past, he always felt that Heifu just followed the rules in the Qin army and did not do anything extraordinary. He was completely different from himself.
Young people who have not grown up always feel that they are different and that the world revolves around them.
But this time, Heifu abandoned the saying "If you don't enter the tiger's den, you won't catch the tiger's cubs", he resolutely left the city and pretended to surrender. This was a very risky mission. If it didn't work, he would definitely be separated from his body and his head.
For a moment, looking at Heifu's back, Gong Ao seemed to see a heroic image mixed in the system. He was even more shocked to find that what he had always wanted to be was someone like Heifu:
He never shouts empty slogans, but only inspires everyone with his love for his family and his family. He follows the rules on weekdays, but performs heroic actions at critical moments.
While Gong Ao admires him, he also feels a little dissatisfied!
"You can do it, why can't I?"
After the childishness in his heart came up, he no longer felt strange about anything he did.
"Who is coming?"
Xu Yang's cronies were far away, so they stopped and asked cautiously.
"It was Captain Li who sent the order to Lord Xu!"
"The captain has an order?"
Xu Yang was stunned when he heard this. Didn't Li You pass out due to injury? Why did he give him another order now?
At this time, Gong Ao had already walked in front of the soldiers. He held a bamboo tube and strode forward. He did not pretend to be humble at all when Heifu pretended to surrender. Instead, he was as arrogant as usual, as if he was really the person sent by Li You to deliver the order.
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He also boldly scolded this group of people: "You are not guarding the city wall, why are you here?"
"We..." The confidant in front looked back at Xu Yang with some embarrassment, and finally found an excuse: "We change defense!"
"It turns out it's a defense change." Gong Ao smiled and said, "That's it. When the captain woke up, the first thing he did when he opened his eyes was to see General Xu Bai. This is a military order!"
Xu Yang was a little panicked. If Li Youzhen wakes up, then everything he does now is seeking his own death!
But although he was flustered, his rationality was still intact. He pointed at Gong Ao and said, "Pass it over!"
"The captain's military orders can only be received personally by General Bai."
Gong Ao took the bamboo tube back in front of him, with a look of dissatisfaction on his face: "Is it possible that the generals don't even know this? Why don't you get out of the way! Don't block the way!"
Xu Yang's face looked a little uncertain. Hei Fu not only took away the command, but also took away his qualification to send people to guard the wings. It was equivalent to taking away his eyes, ears, and the way to rise. Now this Hei Fu
Only a junior leader under my husband dares to be so arrogant.
But he was more interested in the contents of the bamboo tube, so he could only endure it and let him come over.
Xu Yang took the bamboo tube doubtfully. This was the rule of the Qin army in passing orders. In order to prevent others from seeing the order, even a simple sentence must be sealed.
Inside the bamboo tube is a wooden slip with a simple order for Xu Yang to come see him quickly, but it is not written in Li You's handwriting...
Suspicions arose naturally, but the chief minister in front of him who gave the order smiled calmly and said: "The captain is weak and can't write, so he asked someone next to him to write for him."
Xu Yang lowered his head again and looked at the order. The private seal on it was indeed genuine, but he was still uneasy. According to the state when he went to visit before, how could Li You wake up so quickly?
If Li Youzhen wakes up, all his previous plans will be completely destroyed!
How to do how to do?
It was obviously a cold winter, but Xu Yang was sweating profusely. He felt that he was too smart and finally forced himself into a dead end.
"General Xu Bai, come with me quickly. Captain Li seems to have something urgent and I must see you before I can tell him." Gong Ao urged as if nothing had happened.
"I'll go right away..." But Xu Yang just took a step and suddenly woke up.
You can't go! There are all Hei Fu's men there. If you go by yourself, aren't you going to die? Besides, the person in front of you is also Hei Fu's confidant! This may be a trap!
He hesitated there, but Gong Ao did not hesitate. He suddenly pulled out his sword, thrust forward, and stabbed Xu Yang!
The incident happened so suddenly that Xu Yang had no time to escape. Fortunately, one of his cronies rushed over and hit Gong Ao hard, causing his sword to miss and only cut a big gash in Xu Yang's skirt!
Xu Yang sat on the ground in shock. Before he could dodge, Gong Ao threw another dagger from Gong Ao's hand. Unfortunately, the angle and power were a little off, and it only hit Xu Yang's shoulder. Although it bled, it was not fatal.
Gong Ao, however, was already surrounded by several heavily armed Xu Yang's men. The sword was released after stabbing one person to death. He was also hit by a spear on the back and was bleeding!
Without his weapon, Gong Ao sighed regretfully. He still missed. In the current situation, he was probably dead.
"I still haven't succeeded. If I had known it, I would have practiced sword throwing with Dongmen Bao more... Anyway, if I can exchange for the death of Gong Ao for the black husband's plan, I can still pay off my debt to the outside world.
It’s a favor from him!”
However, just when Gong Ao was about to be killed by everyone, Man on the side suddenly grabbed the weapon of Xu Yang's henchman who was stunned and blocked Gong Ao's blow!
"Full!"
Xu Yang was furious: "What are you doing?"
"I'm afraid General Xu Bai has forgotten that I am also from Nanjun! All my subordinates are Nanjun soldiers! I would rather follow Hei Fu and fight to the death with the enemy than follow you to do such ridiculous things!"
Man and Gong Ao, who suddenly rebelled, leaned together and shouted to the subordinates in front of them who still didn't know what they were going to do: "Xu Yang rebelled, imprisoned Zhai, slaughtered two hundred generals, and tried to kidnap
Captain, you abandoned your soldiers and ran away, and even took me hostage. Please quickly turn your sides and attack me!"
"Nonsense, it's Hei Fu who surrendered to Chu. I want to rescue the captain..."
Xu Yang shouted quickly and ordered to his cronies: "Kill Man, kill this guy!"
Xu Yang's men were also his close confidants who had been following him for a long time. He promised them that as long as they accomplished this, they would not have to fight to the death and return home safely. At first, everyone believed it. But at this time, facing dozens of people in front of them,
Even Xu Yang's cronies hesitated after turning against each other.
Ignoring the consequences of being ordered to severely punish myself and my family, following Xu Yang and doing this kind of thing, is it really possible to succeed?
Gong Ao also said that Li You has woken up! The matter has failed!
Just when he was hesitating, an arrow flew from the distance and shot Xu Yang, who was shouting loudly, to the ground. The arrow hit his head straight and he was dead!
Xiao Tao appeared on the roof. He fired his bow again and aimed at the people present. Many armored Qin soldiers also rushed out from the inner palace, shouting and rushing over. It was the people Ji Ying had gone to find from the city wall!
And Li Xian, who had been ambushing in the rear for a long time, had already rushed out with a group of people. Now he was in front, but he surrounded Xu Yang's men and pointed their spears at them!
"Xu Yang rebelled and wanted to abandon the army and flee. Now he has been punished. Anyone who helps him will be guilty of the same crime!"
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Heifu didn't know that when he was not in the city, a civil strife that might have caused the entire false surrender plan to break out of the siege was eliminated by his capable subordinates. Because it ended so quickly, the Chu army outside the city did not even know what to do.
I didn't hear any movement...
It wasn't until Heifu returned to the city that he found that he was greeted not only by his proud subordinates, but also by Xu Yang's huge head...