Chapter 12: The Red Bearded General Makes Up for Yesterday
As night falls, the cool air in the mountains hits you.
Gongsun Kang began to regret that he was so frightened by Xu Kang's look that he gave up his plan to escape.
At this time, he once again called a few close guards to his side and whispered: "It is getting late now and the guards have taken a rest. It is the best time for us to escape. How are your preparations?"
One of the guards hesitated and said: "But even if we escape now, we can't recognize the way in the dark. If we accidentally get lost in the mountains, then our situation will be really dangerous."
Gongsun Kang was stunned when he said one sentence, and his heart became cold and cold.
Fortunately, before he could make up his mind, the people sent by the Montenegro Army to entertain them finally arrived.
This time, not only did everyone live in clean tents, but they were also entertained with good wine and food.
Especially when the visitor made it clear that everyone would be allowed to leave early tomorrow morning, everyone's frightened hearts were finally comforted.
Sure enough, the next day, not only were all the people released, but even the goods they transported remained intact. Especially when Zhang Yan, the leader of the Black Mountain Army, personally sent Xu Kang out of the valley, everyone looked at him with a look of confusion.
A sense of wonder, and then turned into deep adoration.
Who is Zhang Yan? He is a strong man in the rebellion. He led a group of defeated soldiers of the Yellow Turban Army to not only re-establish his own power, but also defeated the imperial court. Now he seems to have become the highest leader of the Yellow Turban Army in the Central Plains.
Commander. But he didn’t expect that the two of them had just met once, and they were so intimate. They even personally sent Xu Kang out. His glasses were really broken on the floor.
Fortunately, everyone understood that this kind of thing was not worth publicizing. Faced with Xu Kang's silence on this matter, everyone had no choice but to remain silent.
The caravan continued south. Since the Montenegrin Army had greeted them in advance, although there were many people who were greedy for property along the way, no one dared to actually take action.
Of course, nothing is absolute in this world. Even the emperor's orders are met by officials who dare to disobey them, let alone a group of bandits.
In a valley unknown to everyone, two armies were tensely confronting each other.
After a while, a general with big ears and a yellow scarf came out of a team and shouted loudly: "General with red beard, I, the king, have no enmity with you, why are you blocking my way?"
The general who rode out from another team was dressed a little strangely. He was thin and wore a mask with ghostly symbols. The lower half of the mask was made of strands of red silk pendant, which hung down to his chest, like a handful.
General beard.
"General Wang, where are you going?" The red-bearded general looked fierce, but his voice was sweet, and he turned out to be a woman.
"Hmph, what qualifications do you have to ask about my whereabouts?"
"I'm not qualified, but Zhang Shuai should be. These people are Zhang Shuai's guests, and you dare to lead troops to attack their ideas. If Zhang Shuai finds out, how will you explain?"
"How do I explain that it belongs to me and I don't need you to take care of it? You just get out of my way and don't stop the brothers from getting rich. Otherwise, I will recognize you, but my brothers will not recognize you."
"Huh, I don't tell secret stories. I know your purpose. Are you just worried that Marshal Zhang will damage your rights after accepting the imperial edict? For your own selfish reasons, you have to let your brothers accompany you.
We will die together, you are such a good big brother."
"What the hell!" Wang Fang's face turned red with anger at her words, and he said: "We, the Yellow Turban Army, were originally going to overthrow this decadent imperial court. It's a pity that Marshal Zhang is now bewitched by villains, so he always thinks about something.
Zhao'an. As long as those people are killed, Marshal Zhang will naturally change his mind."
The red-bearded general chuckled and said: "You are really stupid. Marshal Zhang is so wise, how can he be instigated by others' words? These people are just chess pieces placed by Marshal Zhang in the court. If you kill them, it will be bad."
Zhang Dashuai’s
It's a big deal." The red-bearded general gently stroked the silk on his chest as if stroking his beard, and said: "I advise you to be naive and go back with your men as soon as possible. If Marshal Zhang knows what you did today, your life will be in danger.
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Wang Fang's face turned green and white for a while, and said: "Okay, I have written down what happened today. Let's settle this debt another day. Let's go." After saying that, he roared and turned around with his men and left.
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The red-bearded general waved his hand, and a young general came up on horseback and said, "What are your orders, general?"
"How many brothers can you take and follow Wang Fang from a distance? Don't let them get around by deception?"
"Yes." The young general returned to the team, found a few companions, and chased in the direction Wang Fang left.
At this time, several generals under the red beards gathered around him.
The red-bearded general ordered: "Zhao Wan, take your brothers and take a rest here temporarily. If Wang Fang dares to play any tricks, take your brothers and teach him a lesson."
"Yes." A young general agreed and said, "What about you, General?"
"Do I have anything else to do?" After saying that, he took the lead, followed by dozens of riders behind him, and left.
On the rugged mountain road, through reports from his scouts, Xu Kang had noticed the cavalry that suddenly appeared in front of the caravan. There were only a few dozen cavalrymen, and they posed a limited threat to the caravan.
But after all, this is a place where bandits hang out. Xu Kang hesitated and then ordered: "Let everyone be careful. Let's go around. Be careful not to come into contact with the other party."
"Yes." The mountain road is narrow, but there are many roads. It is easy to avoid each other.
Xu Kang gathered together with a hundred of his brothers, facing each other from a distance with dozens of riders.
Until the turn of his own caravan was completed, the other party still didn't make any movement, which made Xu Kang very strange. Especially the other party's general was wearing a mask with ghostly symbols, which looked a bit like himself before.
Since the opponent had no intention of attacking, Xu Kang naturally would not take the initiative to provoke and led his troops to retreat slowly. There was no interaction between the two sides from beginning to end.
On the other side, these dozens of riders were the guards brought by the red-bearded general. Seeing Xu Kang's army moving further and further away, her guard captain finally couldn't help it anymore and stepped forward and said: "General, if you don't follow
Did he say hello?"
The red-bearded general sighed softly, took off his mask, revealing a delicate face with oval seeds, and said: "Forget it, he saved my life before, I will pay him back today, and I will never owe him anything again."
"But the general has been obsessed with him these past few years. Doesn't he just want to see him again?"
Two red clouds flew up from the red-bearded general's beautiful face, and he scolded: "Don't talk nonsense. I just didn't want to owe anyone a favor, so I helped him. Why have I never forgotten him?"
"But, General..." The captain of the guard wanted to persuade him again.
The red-bearded general had already interrupted: "Okay, don't say any more. The world is far away from now on, and I think it's impossible for him and I to see each other again." After saying that, he turned the horse's head and left first.
The others didn't even look at each other and followed closely behind her.
If Xu Kang saw the appearance of this woman, he might still remember that she was the lady of the Wang family who was rescued from bandits on the way when Xu Kang led the Youzhou cavalry to Jizhou.
At that time, Xu Kang was just a young general who killed officials and rebelled, and was unable to take care of too many people. After rescuing them, he only left some food for them and left them to fend for themselves.
This young lady from the Wang family was very strong. After returning home with more than a dozen sisters, she looked at everything that was destroyed. Instead of crying and feeling sorry for herself, she gathered dozens of surviving villagers and took advantage of Liu San's main force to be wiped out.
At the right opportunity, he secretly attacked his lair and took it for himself.
After that, due to the chaos in the world, Miss Wang had no place to stay, so she relied on Liu San's stored property to recruit troops everywhere, and she actually managed to raise an army.
In the past few years, she has gone through ups and downs. Although the team she leads is not the strongest and the equipment is not the best, it is the most desperate in fighting. For this reason, the various strengths around her are quite taboo.
This allowed her to win a place in the Black Mountain Army, which was full of thieves.
Chapter completed!