Not only the common people were crying.
Even the soldiers who came to see them off were secretly wiping their tears.
Wu Li and his men held Chen Wu's hands and didn't want to let go.
If it weren't for Chen Wu, they might have become cannon fodder in the fight between the Yellow Flag Army and the Lu Ze Army.
When the two armies tried to win them over, they dared to make any promises.
They promised them promotions, titles of nobility, and appointments of ministers .
They themselves were not even ministers or ministers, so they lied without hesitation.
It was Chen Wu who brought them to Zhenguan and let them have food to eat, otherwise they would have become victims of the fight between the two armies. Now that they were going to separate, they all cried and were reluctant to let Chen Wu go.
They were also full of resentment towards the little emperor.
If they hadn't threatened the other person's parents, would the Chen Wu brothers have been controlled by others?
The little emperor is such a piece of shit.
When Zhan Chengyin was about to leave, Wu Li found him privately and said that he was willing to rebel with him against the little emperor.
Zhan Chengyin told him to train his troops well and have a chance to go to the battlefield in the future.
The general didn't say whether he would rebel or not.
According to Wu Li's straightforward character, the little emperor would definitely rebel. It's just that the reason for rebellion is difficult to find.
This is easy to do, just leave it to the Zhuang Liang brothers.
He will definitely find a plausible reason that will convince the world.
And Xia Wei, Zhao Qian, Xu Ziling, Chen Xiansong... said goodbye to their families with red eyes.
A few days ago, the families of the soldiers who fled to Chu were all brought back to Zhenguan.
They were all allocated well-cultivated fertile land and food.
The soldiers left them the rations for the first month of the recruits.
Now, they have to separate again, and I don't know when they will meet again.
The soldiers and their families all cried.
Zhan Chengyin rode on his horse, watching everyone say goodbye reluctantly, and waited for half an incense stick until the sun completely set.
He shouted, "Let's go!"
"Farewell, General!"
"General, you must take good care of yourself. We are all waiting for you to come back!"
The people and soldiers of the whole town came to see him off. They cried as they saw the general and 100,000 soldiers off.
Until the long team walked out of the city gate, submerged in the yellow sand, and could no longer be seen.
*
Five off-road vehicles led the way at the front of the team.
Mo Fan was in the first car, and asked Lu Ming's death soldier to drive.
Mo Fan sat in the co-pilot seat, controlling the drone to see if there was an ambush on the road ahead.
Zhuang Liang in the back row took the walkie-talkie and reported the road conditions to Zhan Chengyin.
Because they were walking at night, the sun was scorching and the temperature was high during the day. The skin could be sunburned in the hot sun for an hour.
They avoided villages and small towns because they did not need supplies, so they kept a low profile as much as possible.
Today was the first day of walking out of the city.
He didn't see Xu Huai and his thousand men outside the city.
Zhan Chengyin and Chen Wu chatted for a few words.
Chen Wu said that Xu Huai had never returned to Tongguan after he went to treat his illness.
If it weren't for the continued favor of Concubine Xu in the palace, he would have suspected that Xu Huai was dead.
When moving at night, there were people holding solar night lights every ten meters to illuminate the route for everyone. It was not until the second half of the night when the east was white that Zhan Chengyin ordered them to stop and rest for a while.
After resting, drinking water and eating, they continued on their way.
It was not until the temperature rose that they stopped and rested completely.
Just in the middle of the night when everyone stopped and prepared to eat and rest on the spot...
suddenly, the veterans felt a strong vibration on the ground.
Chen Kui lay on the ground and listened, and he heard the sound of horse hooves.
Zhan Chengyin jumped on the horse neatly and shouted to Mo Fan, "Flying drones, someone is riding a horse to attack."
"Turn off the engine, turn off all the lights, quick!"
Mo Fan controlled the drone and found countless horse thieves holding weapons more than ten miles away, surrounding them in a circle.
The circle continued to shrink.
The enemy rode horses, holding scimitars in their hands, howling like wolves, and rushed towards the Zhan family army.
Mo Fan knew that this matter was no trivial matter, and he quickly ran towards Zhan Chengyin.
He handed over the tablet, "There are horse thieves, they have surrounded us!"
Zhan Chengyin looked at the picture taken by the drone.
They are barbarians...
but they are not soldiers under Russell.
Although Russell's barbarian soldiers are lazy, they are wearing armor confiscated from various places.
Very few of them are in rags and come to rob with knives.
Zhuang Liang ran over and said, "It's not just the barbarian horse thieves, but also the people of Chu, Qi and Yan who can't survive, have joined this group of horse thieves."
"Their numbers are expanding very fast. It is said that there are more than 100,000 of them, and more young people join the horse thieves every day."
"They tried to seize Russell's power several times on the grassland, but failed."
"Of course, this group of people are not good things either. They occupy the grassland and cattle, sheep and horses of the herdsmen, and after robbing them, they kill horses, cattle and sheep for meat. If there are no cattle and sheep, they kill people."
"Wherever they go, no grass grows."
"Russell can't destroy them, and he can't do anything about them. They didn't come to Zhenguan a few days ago. Probably Russell's subordinates told them that there was food and fodder in Zhenguan. Now that they see us leaving the city, they come to rob."
"How many of them are there exactly?" Zhan Chengyin asked.
"About a hundred thousand, the spies reported that it was 160,000 two days ago, and it may be 170,000 or 180,000 now. They are expanding very fast!"
"General, do you want to kill them?"
Zhan Chengyin said: "Russell tricked them into being the first to come out and consume the equipment and weapons of the Zhan family army."
"Now, he must be hiding in the dark and watching covetously."
"But we brought so many family members, and they rode hundreds of thousands of people on horseback. Wherever they went, they cut off heads with knives. They are not good people..."
"Twenty trucks drove over to hit them, and there were more than a dozen tankers, pouring oil and setting fires..."
"Qin Crossbow Team, get ready!"
"Don't take this group of rabble seriously. You should beware of Russell hiding in the dark. He still has hundreds of thousands of troops in his hands!"
Russell hated Zhan Chengyin for killing the princess.
He will definitely come back!
Several soldiers bowed, "Yes!"
"Now, surround the women and children in the middle, then the slaves, and finally the wounded..."
"All soldiers, prepare for battle!"
The horse thieves ran very fast. After a distance of more than ten kilometers, they were about to reach the outer circle of the Zhan family army's camp in half an incense stick of time.
When they arrived, they saw that the camp was dark and there was nothing.
They originally thought that they had taken a wrong path.
Several leaders discussed what to do and pulled out the barbarians who provided false information and prepared to chop them.
Suddenly, a headlight shone over, blinding their eyes.
The horses couldn't stand such strong light, and they howled and retreated repeatedly!
Twenty-five cars, all turned on the lights...
Then, the car started, stepped on the accelerator, and rushed towards them.
Everyone was stunned.
They don't know how the sudden big guy can move.
And rushing towards them at a very fast speed.
While they were stunned for a moment, the car knocked down more than a dozen horses and more than a dozen people.
Someone fell off the horse and died on the spot.
Some people could still be saved, but they were crushed back and forth by the cars and eventually died.
The horse thieves were shocked by this scene, and they kept retreating.
But the cars would not wait for them, and twenty cars crashed into them.
In an instant, countless screams were heard.
The horse thieves fled in panic.
Then, Qin crossbows fired at them... with kerosene, and wherever they went, it became a sea of fire.