Super Cultivation System of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 1012: Prisoners Escape
After returning to the imperial study in the palace, Liu He immediately said to Xun Yu: "Wen Ruo, immediately send someone to keep a close eye on Wang Yun and others, especially pay special attention to the private schools they run."

Xun Yu immediately smiled knowingly: "It seems that your majesty's plan has been successful?"

Liu He nodded: "That's right. These playboys have great ambitions but little talent, and have no moral integrity. After being instigated by others, how can they not fall into the trap?"

Xun Yu said, "If that's the case, should we also give some hints to the Minister of Justice and the Magistrate of Luoyang? Otherwise, they will follow the old practice of beating them with a stick, giving them a slight punishment and then letting them go."

"No need." Liu He waved his hand and said, "I personally ordered the arrest of these people. If Zhong Yuanchang can't even figure out this little trick, then he doesn't need to be the Minister of Justice. You don't need to interfere in this matter. The more you do, the more traces you will leave, which is not good."

"I understand."

Xun Yu bowed and accepted the order, then turned around and took another memorial: "Your Majesty, the front line just sent a military report. The armies of Cao Cao, Sun Jian, and Liu Bei have all entered the Sili territory and set up camp in the Zhongmu County area. According to your majesty's order, the troops in the front cities have withdrawn their camps and are preparing to retreat to Hulao Pass."

"Well, pass on the order. Reward the three armies tomorrow and prepare to meet the enemy at Hulao Pass. Also, send someone to the inn to inform the envoys of various countries that when the battle comes in a few days, I will invite them to climb the city gates to see the majestic appearance of our great Han army."

Twenty miles northwest of Xingyang County, there is a huge military camp that stretches for dozens of miles. At this moment, it is late at night and the camp is pitch black. There are only a few lights that flicker in the darkness, emitting faint light.

"Rumble..."

From time to time, there were lightning and thunder in the sky, which seemed to indicate that a heavy rain was about to come.

In a corner at the back of the military camp, a team of soldiers, armed with weapons, were patrolling back and forth around two prison vans, looking like they were guarding very closely.

The two prison cars contained none other than Wei Yan, who was captured by Zhu Ye, and Dian Wei, who was captured by Liu He himself.

Wei Yan narrowed his eyes, looked up at the sky, turned his head and said to Dian Wei: "Brother Dian, it looks like a heavy rain is coming. You and I are going to be soaked."

Dian Wei was sitting cross-legged in the prison car with his eyes closed. When he heard his words, he did not open his eyes to look.

"Let it rain. I am so ungrateful to my lord. I deserve to be killed by lightning, let alone being caught in the rain."

Wei Yan pursed his lips, feeling bored: "General Dian, what you said is not right. After all, you and I have not been killed yet. There are always opportunities to continue to contribute to the country and become famous. How can the general be discouraged?"

Dian Wei then opened his eyes and looked at him: "I have been dreaming of this day, but unfortunately... look around us, tens of thousands of troops are escorting us, and we will arrive at Hulao Pass tomorrow. You and I can't escape at all."

Wei Yan still looked unwilling: "Although I have no news about the lord's army, but seeing that the enemy led us all the way from Yuzhou to Luoyang, and we kept encountering enemy defenders from other cities on the way, I guessed that the lord led the army to retake Yuzhou, and the battle should be going smoothly."

Upon hearing what he said, Dian Wei's expression suddenly regained some spirit: "Master Wen means..."

Wei Yan's eyes were shining, and he lowered his voice even more. He moved closer to Dian Wei, with his head almost stuck in the gap between the two railings of the prison car.

"If you and I can find an opportunity to escape and return to our lord, we can catch up with this good opportunity to make achievements. Otherwise, if we go to Luoyang, we will inevitably be beheaded by Liu He as a sacrifice. Isn't it unfair for such a good man to end up like this?"

Dian Wei seemed to perk up a little after hearing what he said, but as he thought again, his face drooped again.

"But... this prisoner car is made of fine steel. I can't break it. How can I escape?"

Wei Yan also looked a little solemn, and when he was about to say something, a soldier came over.

"What are you whispering about? Behave yourself, or I will use the whip in my hand to punish you."

Dian Wei was furious: "You are just a small soldier. If I were not trapped in a prisoner car, I could easily slap you to death. How dare you yell at me like this?"

"Hey, you're still so arrogant even though you're a prisoner. I'll beat you to death."

The soldier swung his whip and lashed at the prisoner cart. Although most of the whips were blocked by the prisoner cart, some of them were able to pass through the gaps in the prisoner cart railings and hit Dian Wei.

Dian Wei was now only wearing a prisoner uniform with no protection at all, and the whip was specially made by the army, specifically used to punish soldiers who violated military discipline and some stubborn prisoners. It had tiny barbs on it and was very sharp.

If this beating started, it would be enough to make even the strongest man feel heartbroken and cry for his parents.

“Pah… pah… pah… pah…

Whip after whip hit Dian Wei's body, and in a blink of an eye, he had several bloody scars. Even Wei Yan, who was watching from the side, couldn't help but twitch his mouth and felt reluctant, but Dian Wei gritted his teeth, didn't make a sound, and didn't beg for mercy.

"Oh, your bones are still quite tough. No wonder the other prisoners have surrendered, but you two guys are still holding on until now and refuse to surrender. I want to see, your bones are harder, or my whip is harder.

Then he shouted to another soldier, "Go, bring a basin of salt water. I want to see how long he can endure this."

Wei Yan was shocked. A whip like this would leave bloody marks on the skin. If it was stained with salt water and seeped into the wound, the pain would be unbearable even for a body of iron.

Although he had never been close to Dian Wei and others, they had been imprisoned together for these days and inevitably developed some feelings for each other. Now, seeing him suffering such torture, he felt sympathetic.

Dian Wei roared, "Come on, I am a real man, I am upright, how can I be afraid of you shameless people? No matter what means you have, just use them. If I frown, I am not a hero."

The soldier laughed in anger: "Hehe, good, good, I'll let you be stubborn. I'll see if you can still shout in a while."

Soon, a soldier came over with salt water. He soaked the whip in the salt water for a while and grinned grimly at Dian Wei.

He raised the whip high and was about to swing it when he heard someone shouting not far away: "It's on fire... Come and put it out..."

Immediately afterwards, teams of soldiers ran out of tents in all directions.

The whip in the soldier's hand stopped in mid-air. He grabbed a comrade who ran over and said, "Brother, what happened? Where is the fire?"

The man replied, "I heard that the granary was struck by lightning, so it caught fire. You should hurry and put out the fire. These grains and grass were transported all the way back from Yuzhou, and they must not be burned, otherwise our entire army will be beheaded."

“Hahahaha… retribution, retribution… God can’t stand this anymore and will strike you with lightning, hahahaha…”

Dian Wei laughed wildly, making the soldier even angrier.

But the other soldiers urged him, "Don't worry about them. How can they escape with this iron prisoner car? Go and put out the fire."

After leaving these words, these people left first, leaving the soldier to look at the flickering fire in the distance and then at the whip in his hand.

"Just wait for me, I'll show you how I'll deal with you once I put out the fire."

Dian Wei just glared at him with hatred and ignored him, but Wei Yan suddenly shouted: "Hey, you are also a coward."

This made the soldier furious. He pointed his whip at Wei Yan and shouted, "What did you say?"

Wei Yan shrugged his shoulders and said, "Nothing. I thought you were such a powerful character, but now it seems...tsk tsk tsk, you are just a shameless kid who bullies the weak and fears the strong."

"I think you want to die!" The soldier was already extremely angry, and now he could no longer bear the ridicule, so he swung the whip directly, and this whip landed right on Dian Wei's prison cart.

"Good opportunity." Wei Yan's eyes lit up and he suddenly jumped up. He dodged to the side and reached out to grab the whip.

"Come here..."

Wei Yan shouted loudly and exerted force with both hands. The soldier was caught off guard and was pulled in front of the prison car, with his whole body pressed tightly against the iron railings of the prison car.

"you……"

"What do you mean? Look who is looking for death this time."

Wei Yan's eyes widened and he shouted angrily. Then, without waiting for the soldier to react, he stretched the whip out of the prison car and tightly wrapped it around the soldier's neck.

"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu"

The soldier kicked the mud with his legs and grabbed the whip with both hands, trying to shake it off, but how could his strength compare to Wei Yan's?
Just like that, not long after, the soldier's body stopped moving.

Dian Wei was stunned, and it took him a while to react: "General Wei, you...you are...a good trick, a really good trick."

"Hehe, General Dian, thank you for your compliment." Wei Yan replied and began to grope the soldiers with his hands.

"Found it!" Wei Yan was delighted and took a bunch of keys from the man's waist.

He tried several times and soon found the key to his prison van and opened the lock easily.

"Come, General Dian, I'm here to save you." Wei Yan kicked open the iron door of the prison car and jumped in front of Dian Wei's prison car.

"What are you doing? Someone come quickly, the prisoners are trying to escape..."

A soldier spotted them and shouted loudly.

"Oh no, we've been discovered. Let's run away."

After Wei Yan opened Dian Wei's prison cart, he pulled him out and was about to escape.

Dian Wei, however, looked unsatisfied. He pulled out his sword from the soldier who was strangled by Wei Yan and threw it away with force.

"Puff..." The soldier who was shouting was pierced through the heart by a sword on the spot.

"Okay, General, don't fight any longer. It's important to escape quickly."

Wei Yan pulled Dian Wei, and Dian Wei reluctantly followed him and ran away quickly.

Soon, teams of Han soldiers came running towards this side, and when they saw the two men running away, they immediately chased after them.

Dian Wei looked at the pursuers behind him, gritted his teeth and said: "General Wei Yan, you are both wise and brave, and you are very courageous. I am a rough man and cannot compare with you. You will definitely help the lord and achieve great things. I will stay here to stop them, you leave quickly."

He really stopped and looked like he really didn't want to leave.

Wei Yan refused and grabbed him, saying, "What nonsense are you talking about? You and I are comrades in arms, and we have been through hardships together for days. How can I let you cover my rear?"

"But……"

"No buts. There is a forest ahead. It is pitch dark. If you and I hide in it, we will have a chance of survival."

Wei Yan pointed not far ahead, and Dian Wei indeed saw a dense forest.

"Well, that's fine, run."

Dian Wei was good at fighting on foot, and at this moment he was running wildly, much faster than Wei Yan. However, he did not run away first, but pulled Wei Yan along with him, not leaving him behind even a step.

Not long after, the two men successfully escaped into the mountains. Soon after, several generals led their troops to chase them. They stopped in front of the woods.

One of the generals shouted, "Everyone follow me into the mountains and search carefully. We must capture them no matter what."

Thousands of soldiers rushed in immediately.

However, after a long time, groups of soldiers came out of the woods again, and they all looked dejected.

"How is it? Did you find it?" The general who gave the orders asked them one by one, but all he got in response was shaking his head and sighing.

The general stumbled and nearly fell to the ground. He was supported by several soldiers before he could stand steadily.

"It's over... Death penalty, death penalty..."

And somewhere in the mountains, beneath the surface, in a pit, Wei Yan and Dian Wei, covered in dust and dirt, looked relieved.

"There is always a way out. I didn't expect there was a trap set by a hunter here. You and I fell into this cave. The weeds outside covered the cave entrance. In addition, it was dark today, which helped us escape."

Wei Yan's face was full of surprise, and Dian Wei was also very happy.

"Great! There was a lightning strike tonight, and there was this pit. It's clear that God is helping us and letting us return to our lord."

"Yes, General Dian is right." Wei Yan said firmly: "After the pursuers are far away, you and I will climb out of this cave and look for the whereabouts of the lord's army."

While he was saying this, many fantasies had already arisen in his mind. He fantasized about making great achievements, being granted a title of nobility, and achieving eternal fame.

Thinking of this, Wei Yan couldn't help but smile. Even though he was so tired that his whole body ached, he was no longer aware of it.

"Boom..."

"Crash..."

Soon, heavy rain began to fall. When the two men could no longer hear any sound from their pursuers, they used all their strength to climb out of the pit. Finally, they dodged everywhere and found a cave to take shelter from the rain.

Those who survive a great disaster will surely be blessed in the future. At this moment, the two of them had the same thought in their minds.

(End of this chapter)