In the rolling mountains to the north of Ningyang, a group of people, numbering more than fifty, were walking carefully.
At the front of the team, Shi Xiong was vigilant with his knife in hand, and his eyes were sizing up the surrounding situation.
"Shi Qianhu, we've been wandering around the mountains for a whole day, but we haven't found a way out yet!"
"Didn't you say that you can find a Zhuangzi in only twenty or thirty miles away... But where is Zhuangzi now?"
"Brothers are all hungry, Master Shi... you have to think of a way quickly!"
Hearing the complaints behind him, Shi Xiong felt extremely irritated. He was not in a good mood to begin with.
"Don't make any noise...be careful if you attract the monster again, will you die?"
Shi Xiong grasped the key. He was not afraid of anything else in the wild, but what he was most afraid of was encountering zombies.
When they fled, there were originally more than a hundred people, but now there are only fifty or sixty people left. Some of the others were separated, and more died at the claws of zombies.
Everyone immediately shut up and looked around more vigilantly, fearing that there were real zombies coming to kill them.
They should be grateful for this winter and the heavy snow. Under such weather conditions, the activity of zombies has become extremely low, so they do not wander around.
But if they are unlucky, it will still bring them great trouble. If there are too many zombies, it will be even worse.
In fact, even if no one below complained, Shi Xiong knew that he was lost.
For the past two days, he couldn't even see the sun. The surrounding area was completely white, and there were mountains blocking his view, making it difficult for him to distinguish the direction of travel.
"If we go further...as long as we get out of the mountain, we can survive!"
"Brothers, let's kill so many people... there is no way out!"
"If you are caught by Yong's army, you will die. If you are discovered by monsters, you will die. We can only continue to escape!"
Simply intimidating his subordinates won't work, Shi Xiong also has to win people's hearts.
Only by gathering people together can he escape further.
This mutiny was actually caused by Shi Xiong. He kept exaggerating the atmosphere of terror on the way, saying that people like him must be used as human shields and would die on the way to clear out the ghosts, or even be killed directly by Yong's army.
The soldiers were a little suspicious when they first surrendered, but Shi Xiong had been inciting everyone to believe it for a long time, which eventually led to the mutiny.
Once you embark on this path, you often have no choice but to make mistakes again and again.
Five miles behind Shi Xiong and his party, a group of people were searching for them. They were soldiers of Ningyang Guard.
The leader of the team was Qianhu Wang Zhao, and he was generally responsible for the escort mission to Ningyang.
There were five teams with a total of 1,000 people entering Ningyang. The other four teams arrived at the predetermined place safely, but something went wrong with the last team.
Although Wang Zhao was not directly escorting, he still had the responsibility of "commanding", so after learning about the situation, Wang Zhao personally brought people to "comment on the rebellion."
"These footprints were made not long ago. It seems that we have found the right direction this time!" Wang Zhao's face was gloomy.
Although he was about to find the person, he couldn't be happy because he had learned that the palace would investigate the matter strictly.
Wang Zhao felt very uncomfortable, and he only heard the hundreds of households on the side saying with indignation: "Sir, these bastards have killed dozens of villagers... If they are caught, they will be killed!"
"That's right!" All the guards soldiers shared the same hatred.
Wang Zhao said in a deep voice: "They deserve to die, but according to the military order of the Privy Council, if they are caught, they will be brought to the capital for trial!"
In order to prevent everyone from continuing to ask questions, Wang Zhao continued: "Stop talking nonsense now, catching the person is the most important thing!"
"Xu Sandou, you lead a group of people on the mountain path, and we will outflank them from both sides!"
A man from a hundred households behind Wang Zhao immediately took the order, and then he led another thirty people into the mountain forest path.
Although the path is fast, it is also more dangerous. People who are good at "mountain warfare" must lead the troops.
In the past few months, after the various military stations were established, all soldiers, in addition to daily training, have also gone to the wild to kill zombies, so they have accumulated rich experience in mountain combat.
In fact, now that Longyou territory is clearing out zombies, the Guard Army has become the main player, and they are not only responsible for defending the place.
After pursuing all the way, the people led by Xu Sandou finally discovered Shi Xiong and his party, but he did not immediately block them, but continued to move forward.
He wanted to stop these rebels in front, and then attack them from both front and back with Wang Zhao.
"There's someone in front..."
"Shi Qianhu, there is someone in front..."
Hearing the shouts of his men, Shi Xiong immediately looked forward, and sure enough he saw sergeants gathering on the road ahead.
"It's Yong Jun, they are chasing us!"
"What to do...where to run!"
Everyone in the Forbidden Army was extremely panicked. They were almost frightened and had no courage to fight Yong's army.
There are mountains on both sides, and there is only a road in the middle. If you can't walk ahead, you have to turn around.
"Don't panic, retreat..." Shi Xiong shouted loudly.
No one would run around, and if they did in this mountain, they would definitely die.
"Withdraw...withdraw!"
Everyone turned around and retreated, with Wang Zhao and others following behind at a distance of twenty or thirty meters, maintaining their basic combat formation.
Shi Xiong and his party were rushing forward, but they heard a scolding voice coming from the front: "Shi Xiong, where are you running to?"
However, I saw another group of people in front, already in military formation and slowly coming towards them, with a cold light in their eyes.
Shi Xiong and his party stopped immediately. There were obstacles blocking their way at the front and back, and the only way they could escape was on both sides.
However, this section of terrain was surrounded by tall rocks on both sides, making it impossible for them to escape. It was obvious that this place was carefully chosen by Wang Zhao.
"You bastards, the palace gives you food and drink to get rid of your sins...but you repay kindness with hatred!" Wang Zhao yelled.
The most important thing is that these people's behavior will affect his career, and he can't stand it.
"It's New Year's Eve today. Brothers, we should have stayed well in the city, but you brats got to do this, blowing wind and snow in the mountains... Tell me, how do you settle this debt?"
While Wang Zhao was speaking, the two armies were still marching and had trapped Shi Xiong and his party within fifty meters in front and behind.
Following Wang Zhao's order, all the troops in front and behind stopped. Perhaps the next moment will be the time for a general attack.
Just listen to Wang Zhao say: "Listen up, put down your weapons now, we can deal with it leniently, and those who resist...die!"
This sentence caused the already scattered Forbidden Army to see their combat effectiveness drop rapidly.
"Don't believe his lies, we will die if we surrender..."
Before Shi Xiong could finish his words, an arrow whizzed over and hit him directly in the lower back.
This guy hid himself in the crowd to protect himself from the arrows of Yong's army, but the man behind him noticed that someone from Yong's army was shooting arrows, so he just left by himself.
Shi Xiong screamed and fell to the ground, making everyone in the imperial army even more panicked.
Seeing this situation, if there was no military order from the Privy Council, it would only take a charging Wang Zhao to kill these people.
"If you don't surrender again, you will be killed without mercy and put down your weapons!" Wang Zhao scolded sternly.
All the guardsmen shouted: "Put down your weapons!"
Amidst this noise, everyone in the imperial army was heartbroken, so they all laid down their weapons and surrendered.
Shi Xiong is not dead at this moment. Although the arrow has hit his waist, it has not hurt any vital parts, but the pain is now unbearable.
"Throw all your weapons forward!"
"Everyone lie down on the ground, hands and feet spread apart!"
The Imperial Guards present followed Wang Zhao's words one by one. They just hoped that they would suffer less.
Yongwang soldiers took ropes and tied up the Forbidden Army soldiers one by one, but the situation was still under control.
Looking at Shi Xiong with a distorted expression and his mouth gagged, Wang Zhao said: "Stop his bleeding, but don't let him die. We will interrogate him when we get back!"
At this time, Xu Sandou came up to him and said, "Sir... hurry back now. I'm afraid we won't be able to reach Fucheng until the day after tomorrow!"
Wang Zhao said with a gloomy face: "Go to the nearby county first and report the matter first!"
Next, the interrogation was also very bad, and this year would only make his life even worse.
