I am a soldier in the border army

Chapter 541 That's another price! Killing with a borrowed knife!
Wuyang countryside.

For two or three days, the 10,000-horse vanguard of the Zhen Liao Army had been roaming around, sending out scouts to harass from time to time.

When Huang Tian's army advanced, they retreated.

It's not very disturbing.

In the end, the Huang Tian army, which had hundreds of thousands of troops, was delayed around Wuyang with only ten thousand cavalrymen, and it no longer had the previous momentum.

"Damn it! Like a fly!"

He can neither be killed nor driven away.

It goes back and forth like this, around and around, making people so irritated that they almost collapse.

It was not just the ordinary soldiers and generals of the Huangtian Army who were facing harassment from the Zhenliao cavalry in the front, but also the central army.

During this period, there were Huang Tian strongmen who took action brazenly, wanting to kill the opponent and curb his arrogance.

It’s a pity that the strong men in the other army responded too quickly.

He always appears in time to protect his soldiers and ensure their safe retreat.

Sometimes they would even come out of nowhere and do something ruthless.

In the end, it turned out to be the opposite and killed many third-level strong men in the Huangtian army.

"This battle is such a fucking shame!"

Even though the core warriors and generals of the Huangtian Army were all cultivators, they could not help but break down and curse at this moment.

This is a reflection of the natural disadvantage of infantry against cavalry.

It was also the specialty of the nomadic barbarians in the north in the past to barely cope with the Central Plains dynasty.

Now that this tactic has been absorbed and integrated into the more tightly organized and powerful Zhenliao Army, it has undoubtedly become even more terrifying.

However, Huang Tian’s central army quickly came up with a countermeasure.

"Withdraw the front army camps."

"Then the whole army will move forward, regardless of their use."

All martial arts in the world are invincible except speed?

Compared with the Zhen Liao Army that came and went like the wind, the Huang Tian Army was too large and appeared cumbersome.

Then just play to your strengths and avoid your weaknesses, and use your power to overwhelm others.

Break all laws with one force and crush them to death!
It has to be said that Huang Tianjun's response method is indeed effective.

The following day, the Zhenliao Rangers, who were riding their Liaodong horses and roaming around, saw the Huangtian army's huge and impenetrable formation and only tried a few times before daring to go any deeper.

Seeing the Youzhou barbarians being so afraid of the consequences, the Huangtian army, which had been in humiliation for a few days, suddenly felt proud.

"Haha, you rat! Come again if you have the guts!"

The other side responded.

"A clumsy way to provoke a general."

As the Liao cavalry retreated, Huang Tian's army immediately sped up its march.

Then, in front of the 10,000 cavalry vanguard of the Zhen Liao Army, they directly captured Wuyang City.

That day, the shouting and killing in Wuyang City shook the sky.

It was also the first time that the Zhen Liao army saw with their own eyes how the Huang Tian army captured the city.

Looking at the scene where those fearless warriors almost submerged the entire Wuyang City, a general of the Zhen Liao army could not help but sigh.

"It is indeed like an ant thief or a moth..."

And seeing that these Youbei warriors were all watching the show calmly, the few people who ran out from Wuyang City to ask for help at all costs suppressed their anger and requested urgently.

"Wuyang is in urgent need! Please send troops quickly to save Wuyang!"

When Li Jing's 10,000 cavalrymen marched south, some of the noble families in the counties and prefectures of Younan fled.

This time when Huang Tian's army marched north, seeing that the situation was not good, some of them ran away again.

The remaining noble families, including the Wuyang City in front of us, who are still holding on are all people who are hoping for a lucky break.

The generals who guarded Liaodong, who were sitting high on their horses, glanced at the people in front of them, a hint of mockery flashed in their eyes, but they sighed helplessly.

"It's not that we are unwilling to help, it's just that the main force of the army has not arrived yet and we are not strong enough to help."

"How can we, with only 10,000 cavalrymen and a few soldiers and generals, shake the hundreds of thousands of rebels?"

This is a polite statement, and it makes sense.

But the people who came to ask for help saw that their family was about to be destroyed and their accumulation of generations was about to be destroyed. How could they listen?
Faced with a critical situation, someone couldn't help but get angry.

"Bullshit! You are clearly deliberately not helping us in our quest to survive. You want to watch us, the nobles, die!"

If they really wanted to rescue, why would they just watch Huang Tian’s army attack the city without taking any action?

As for this person's accusation, one of the old generals of Zhenliao glared at him.

"What nonsense!"

"If it weren't for resolving this crisis, why would we go south?"

"But the situation is hopeless right now. What can we do? Can we let our men die?"

Another Liao army general heard this and became even more angry.

"Not bad!"

"Why? Only your lives are important, but the lives of us Zhenliao men are not?"

The anxious person from Wuyang City who was asking for help was speechless for a moment.

The other person sighed, stood up and bowed respectfully.

"Generals, you care about the lives of your men. I understand."

"But now the Huang Tian rebels are invading Wuyang, and the common people in the city are about to be slaughtered and tortured by the rebels..."

"I have heard that the men of Zhenliao are all heroes who care about the people!"

"So I dare to ask you to save the lives of the 100,000 people in the city from the water, fire, and sea of ​​blood!"

Having said that, he bowed deeply again.

"On behalf of the people of Wuyang, I sincerely ask you to dispatch your troops as soon as possible!"

Wow, what a big hat.

A general of the Zhen Liao army heard this, then smiled coldly and mocked.

"Why didn't you show such compassion to the people in the past?"

"As far as I know, the people of Wuyang were ruled by you in the past, their lives and deaths were controlled by you, and they lived like pigs and dogs."

"Aren't you ashamed to say this today, old man?"

When his true identity was exposed, the old man blushed and was speechless.

But seeing that these Youbei people were so stubborn, and their families were in danger, the people who came to ask for help could no longer care about anything else and stood up and threatened.

"You are here under the order of the governor to suppress the bandits. If you fail to suppress the bandits, you will lose the city and the land!"

"Aren't you afraid of being blamed by the governor, punished by the court and Your Majesty afterwards?"

Do you know the court and His Majesty at this time?
Why didn't you show any reverence for the imperial court and His Majesty in the past?
As for the governor Yuan Feng, that is even more ridiculous.

If the Zhen Liao Army was really afraid of the governor Yuan Feng, they would not have slapped him in the face so unscrupulously before.

Seeing these Youbei people, he couldn't help but sneer out loud, and his mockery was barely concealed.

The faces of the people who came to ask for help turned pale, and then they mentioned the major noble families of their own in-laws to show the depth of their background and the breadth of their connections. If the Zhen Liao Army could not save Wuyang today, what would happen afterwards?

It was a pity that all their spitting only earned them more laughter from the Youbei people, and an impatient cold shout.

"Noisy!"

Those who were stopped by the shout, after a few moments of silence, actually pointed at Zhao Mu, the leader, and cursed him.

"You bastard! If you don't save my clan today, I will fight you to the death in the future!"

"And that poor guy named Han..."

Before he could finish his words, the huge head flew high into the sky.

Zhao Mu put away his knife indifferently.

He could tolerate being insulted by Zhao Mu, but how could he tolerate being insulted by his own lord?
"You...you dare to kill someone from my clan?"

After glancing coldly at these clueless idiots, Zhao Mu turned his gaze back to the top of Wuyang City in the distance, too lazy to even look at them any more.

"Today Wuyang was in danger, but no one left the city to ask for help. What a pity."

Zhao Mu said in a calm tone.

The few people who came for help had not yet recovered from the shock of Zhao Mu's brazen killing.

But the generals around him understood what he meant instantly.

What are arrogant and powerful generals?

It means that except for the loyal one, these people have never known reverence.

Not to mention the few small clans that are about to vanish into thin air, even the sacred land of the Divine Capital, even the old emperor who sits high on the throne -

As long as someone gives the order, no one can go untrampled or unkilled!
"Here!"

In an instant, a terrifying sword energy flashed past.

The whole world was suddenly quiet except for the shouting and screaming in the distance and the clashing of armor nearby.

General Zhao is right. Who would come to ask for help today?
Now, Wuyang City has been broken.

The human heads hanging on the top of the entire Wuyang city wall fluttered in the wind, which was a spectacular sight.

At this moment, these brave generals who guarded Liao actually felt a little envious of the Huang Tian bandits.

After all, when they killed these noble families who were used to being high and mighty, they could only do so after they had something on them. How could they act so wantonly?
With a wave of his hand, a blast of blazing sun fire was created, destroying the corpse in front of him.

The old general looked angry.

"These thieves are truly lawless! How dare they massacre people from noble families like this!"

They didn't even spare children, and their attacks were no less brutal than those guys from the Six Gates.

Hundreds of years of inheritance were destroyed in one day, and it seems that there are no survivors left.

Miserable!

It’s so miserable!

"Let's go, just pretend, don't give people something to talk about, and save your Majesty from embarrassment."

As they were talking, ten thousand cavalrymen took advantage of the moment when Huang Tian's army relaxed a little after breaking into the city and rushed straight down.

In a short while, thousands of heads were beheaded.

Before Huang Tian's army could react and surround them, they fled away.

……

In the next few days, the same thing happened in Wuyang City.

Huang Tian’s army took advantage of the situation and marched north to capture the city.

Zhao Mu's vanguard of tens of thousands of cavalry were roaming around, ready to attack Huang Tianjun from behind when they had the chance.

If there is no chance, forget it.

The main feature is to slide without holding back.

But this would bring hardship to the noble families in each county.

They were unwilling to give up their generations' accumulation, and when they saw that various places had fallen and the Zhen Liao army was doing nothing, they suddenly realized something.

While sending people to ask for help from the Zhen Liao Army, he also made a tearful appeal to the governor's office.

"The Liao Zhen army has not done its job and has allowed us to be destroyed. Please ask the governor to make the decision for us!"

Faced with such a situation, Yuan Feng, who had just boosted his confidence, was naturally very annoyed.

The most important thing is that the family lands that were previously abandoned by some noble families were filled and occupied by people sent by his Yuan family.

Now, the situation has ended up with more than just trying to steal a chicken.

Over the past few days, there have also been heavy losses.

"Lord Yan! That's too much!"

"I spent so much money, not to invite you, the Zhen Liao Army, to watch the show!"

Han Shao was surprised when faced with Yuan Feng's angry thoughts.

"What does the governor mean by that?"

"In these days, even without mentioning the great victory in the first battle that day, our Zhen Liao army has killed more than ten thousand bandits and taken the heads of dozens of powerful bandits!"

"With such a great record, how can we just watch the show?"

Upon hearing this, Yuan Feng was speechless.

Judging from the battle record and results alone, no one can find any fault with it.

Even Yuan Feng had to admit that those brave generals and soldiers of the Zhen Liao Army were indeed good at fighting!

But this...but this is completely different from what he imagined!

How could it be possible that all the battle reports were about victory, but the battle line was being pushed back again and again?

If this continues, those Huang Tian rebels will push down on his Youzhou city!

Yuan Feng suppressed the anger in his chest, slowly exhaled, and said in a deep voice.

"I don't care! We can't lose any more counties!"

"If we throw it down again, it will be hard to explain to the imperial court, and I will also have trouble explaining to those noble families!"

Han Shao didn't care when he heard this.

"Why is the governor so anxious? Little do you know that our military strategists have a saying: if you keep the land but lose the people, you will lose both the people and the land; if you keep the people but lose the land, you can keep both the people and the land!"

"So please rest assured, Governor. I know what's going on."

Count?

You have no idea!

Damn it! It's not your capital that you lost, so of course you don't care, you bastard!
Although Han Shao's discussion on people and land sounded reasonable, Yuan Feng was so shrewd that he would not be fooled by his few words.

He immediately said angrily.

"Mr. Yan, don't forget that you and I have an agreement!"

"Could it be that Lord Yan wants to break his promise and lose the trust of this old man and the world?"

Reputation may seem useless, but it is priceless at the critical moment.

However, when facing Yuan Feng's accusations, Han Shao had a strange tone.

"What the governor said is illogical. How can I break my promise or be untrustworthy?"

As he spoke, he seemed to suddenly react and said "oh".

"If I remember correctly, what I promised the governor was to drive Huang Tiandao and his bandits out of Youzhou, right?"

"As for keeping those county towns, well—"

Having said this, Han Shao dragged out the last syllable and spoke with confidence.

“That’s another price!”

When Yuan Feng heard Han Shao's words "another price", he almost got angry.

"You...you brat! How dare you bully me like this--"

Listening to Yuan Feng's angry cursing, Han Shao also became annoyed.

"Try to curse me again, old man!"

"You are... you are a candle! Is your head moved to your ass? Damn it, I sent troops to help, is it too much to ask for a few money and food from you? From the beginning to the end, have I ever asked you for a penny more?"

The vulgar words were so vulgar that Yuan Feng, who came from a family of nobles, felt veins bulging on his forehead.

But at this moment, Han Shao was still chattering on and on.

"All the men under my command are my beloved brothers and sisters—"

To sum it up, there is only one sentence -

Need more money!
Just when Yuan Feng was about to lose control of his anger and was about to overturn the table, someone suddenly changed the subject.

"Forget it. For the sake of my two old fathers-in-law, I won't bother with you, an old man."

For the sake of those two old bastards Gongsun Du and Li Wenjing?

Yuan Feng was almost laughing out of anger.

At this moment, Han Shao's tone suddenly softened.

"Actually, this is also a good thing for the governor."

"Don't you know that I am helping you?"

help me?

Nonsense!

But Han Shao is obviously a dog-faced guy.

This sudden change in tone caught Yuan Feng off guard.

After a quick change of mind, he decided to give this bastard another chance.

He wanted to see how eloquent this bastard was!

Seeing Yuan Feng's silence, Han Shao chuckled and then told the story.

"Governor, think about it. When those Huang Tian bandits have eliminated the noble families in the counties, I will raise an army and destroy Cheng Yuanyi's army of hundreds of thousands in one fell swoop..."

"Will Younan fall into the hands of the governor by then?"

In terms of military discipline, Huang Tiandao, who was known as a rebel, was even better than most regular troops.

For ordinary people, although it is impossible to ensure that no one is harmed, at least it will not be a catastrophe.

After crossing the border and occupying the area, the ordinary people actually did not suffer much damage.

The ones who were truly reduced to ashes were the aristocratic families who once were high and mighty and dominated everything.

In this way, in a sense, even if all the counties fell into the hands of Huang Tianjun, their foundations would not be destroyed after they were taken back.

However, after hearing Han Shao's words, Yuan Feng was silent for a while and then spoke angrily.

"Nonsense! I don't understand what you are saying at all!"

"Also! All the noble families in the world are of the same blood! I have lived a clear and honest life! Have I ever coveted other people's things?"

"Don't judge others by your own standards, you little bastard!"

A gentleman refutes the words of a villain with confidence and justification.

However, after cursing, this "gentleman" turned around and walked away in anger.

"Never mind, I have tried my best!"

"Since you pity your men and are unwilling to fight to the death for the noble families of Youzhou, there is nothing I can do!"

"What to do? You decide for yourself!"

The last sentence, 'You decide', clearly emphasized the tone.

When the old man's breath completely disappeared, Han Shao narrowed his eyes with an amused look.

You see, there is no such thing as an unbreakable alliance in this world.

The so-called noble families gathered together and rose up, shaking the whole world, which was so ridiculous.

As long as the interests are big enough, it will collapse in an instant.

"Killing someone with a borrowed knife? Haha——"

……

(End of this chapter)