The commander's escape is the most taboo thing among the military, and it is also the most likely way to demoralize the military.
Although Zhao Xi is not the chief officer, in Cao Lin's heart and even in the eyes of all the soldiers in front of the palace, Zhao Xi's status is much higher than that of Zhang Langzhong.
Even the Fourth Army, which has now fallen into a melee, agrees with this.
So Zhao Xi must not escape. Cao Lin thinks so, and actually Zhao Xi thinks so too.
Besides, he didn't even think about escaping.
This was not when he was three or four years old, he is no longer a three or four year old baby now...well, he is seven or eight years old.
I am already 1.34 meters tall. I have not stopped exercising in these years, but I have never had a chance to practice, and I have long been itchy.
Why did he run away after finally seizing the opportunity? He just hoped that those losers in the Fourth Army would be more useless and not wipe out all the thieves who should be too few.
Zhao Xi was not disappointed with these wastes of the Fourth Army. They were really more useless than Zhao Xi imagined.
Although it is only from Bianliang to Gongxian, less than three hundred miles away, and it is still on Jingxi Road, an important place in Gyeonggi Province, after all, they have undertaken the task of escorting them. To a certain extent, it can be equivalent to wartime.
But what are these old soldiers doing?
When they arrived at the inn, they first took off their armor, then soaked their feet to relieve their fatigue, and then they gathered together to have fun... except that they walked more, it was the same as when they were stationed in the capital.
Some even asked for drinks from the post officials and had a few drinks.
Zhang Wei didn't care about this! What the hell? He also took his subordinates from the Ministry of Rites to have fun with the princes of several clans.
After many days of hard work, now that the errand is done, it's time to go back and receive the reward.
In Gong County, it is a royal cemetery after all, so even if you have to ask for a place, there are many inconveniences. After entering the inn today, I feel a little relieved, so...
So when the thieves stormed the inn, only the night watchmen put up some decent resistance and broke through the night watch guards. Going inside, it was basically like driving away the peasants.
The armor could not be found, the weapons could not be touched, and in the dark night, such a large group of people suddenly broke in...
The entire front yard was in chaos, and soldiers of the Forbidden Army were seen everywhere like headless flies.
Zhang Wei was woken up in a daze, and suddenly he was completely awake. In a panic, he casually put on his coat and hurried to the window...
"Array! Array!"
What a ridiculous formation! I don’t know where I got this sentence, and I don’t care what the situation is. I’m so stupid that I just yell nonsense.
It’s not that it was completely useless. Those commanders, all of whom had headaches, finally remembered their current situation and responsibilities, and began to greet their subordinates one by one...
It's a pity that he has already run away. When people encounter danger, the first thing they do is to find a way to get out of the dangerous area quickly and find a place to hide where they may not be discovered.
Soldiers are not like this, but the Imperial Guards guarding the capital have forgotten their identity after decades of no war. They only regard wearing helmets and armor as a job to support themselves and their families... or a job that allows them to mess around.
There are always bloody people, thousands of them, and the thieves can't kill them no matter how hard they try, so the soldiers began to put up a decent resistance, and gradually some soldiers found weapons and armor, and began to adapt to the darkness, and fought with them.
The thieves started fighting.
"It's Xiangjun!"
I don't know who shouted, and then people discovered that the thieves who attacked the inn were actually Xiang soldiers...
Regarding the Xiang Army, the Forbidden Army has always had a sense of superiority. They look down on the Xiang Army at all. Even if it is the worst Forbidden Army, it is still the Forbidden Army and cannot be compared to the Xiang Army.
Being beaten like this by the Xiang army seemed to be insulting. This time, it actually aroused the anger of these uncle soldiers...
When can the Xiang army abuse the Imperial Army like this? This is intolerable!
That's it. They may be afraid of the thieves, but they don't think they will lose the Xiang army, so the entire front yard of the inn fell into a melee.
It seems that the situation is about to reverse. As more and more soldiers find their own armor and weapons, more and more commanders find their subordinates. Slowly, organizations are formed and a counterattack is formed.
"Sakyamuni declines, but Maitreya endures!"
"Sakyamuni declines, Maitreya persists..."
Inexplicably, after the first shout, there were repeated shouts one after another, each wave louder than the last.
"It's the Maitreya Cult..."
Come on! The situation had already been reversed, but because of such a shout, the Fourth Army, which had finally worked up the courage, suddenly became discouraged and began to run away desperately.
"Counterattack! Counterattack! Anyone who escapes will be killed!"
Zhang Wei shouted again. When the situation reversed just now, he thought it was okay and safe, so he actually came down from the stairs. He also wanted to take credit for commanding on the spot... It was a bit wrong to blame others. Maybe they really took the lead.
It's not impossible.
But at this time, his voice was not as effective as the one before, or in other words, no one listened to what he said at all.
The front team originally made an attack, but because of the name Maitreya Cult, they were suddenly discouraged... and were dispersed by the thieves.
The Imperial Guards who were following the front line and preparing to rush to kill the thieves were also dispersed following the front line.
Just like that, the defense that was originally very thick in front of Zhang Wei was opened up step by step, section by section, layer by layer.
Become Zhang Wei and face the thief!
"Wait..."
Before he finished speaking, he was already being carried away.
The people in the backyard were all members of the clan, and Zhao Xi was preparing to lead people to the front yard at this time.
I had no choice but to delay deliberately. I sent people to rush out to report the news and move reinforcements, but Cao Lin and Gao Jingxian did not agree to go to the front yard at all... Not only did they not allow Zhao Xi to take risks, they were even prepared to take their subordinates with them.
Hanging out in the backyard.
It was the first time that Zhao Xi showed off in front of others, and explained the reason why he was like this in a rather stern tone.
"What is Maitreya?"
Regardless of the clan members shivering at the window, as soon as Zhao Xi and his people came downstairs, they heard: Sakyamuni declined and Maitreya's shouts were heard.
"Your Majesty, please go back to your room! We promise to keep your room safe."
At this time, Cao Lin also heard the shouting.
"Just tell me what's going on with the Maitreya Religion?"
"Maitreya Cult..."
Who knows what the Maitreya religion is about? I have only heard that several chaos in the country were related to it.
Forget it, no one seems to know how to explain it.
When Zhao Xi took people to the front yard, they found that the scene in the front yard was very strange.
The soldiers of the Forbidden Army disappeared. In the huge courtyard, there were thousands of soldiers, but not a single one could be seen. There were only a few hundred people who looked like they were soldiers of the imperial court...
"It's Xiangjun!"
Cao Lin also understood at this time that what the prince saw later was probably this group of people, but he ignored them because of Zhang Langzhong's fuss.
"Sakyamuni declines, but Maitreya endures!"
"Sakyamuni declines, Maitreya persists..."
This...how could it be Zhang Wei who took the lead in shouting?
A knife was placed on Zhang Wei's neck, and he squeezed his neck and shouted with all his strength...
"Li Xian, can you hit it!"
"Your Majesty, it's fine if you're young, but I'm afraid it might hurt Zhang Langzhong."
"The person I asked you to shoot is Zhang Langzhong!"