A fierce battle ensued.
More than a hundred cavalrymen were killed and wounded.
As for the roughnecks present, except for some who sneaked away when the situation was bad, almost all of them were dead or injured.
Only a dozen people were still protecting Wu Zetian and her daughter, huddled in the inn building.
The general urged his horse forward. When he got outside the inn, he dismounted and walked towards the inn.
The soldiers behind him also turned over and dismounted at this moment, carrying blood-stained long knives to inspect the people lying on the ground one by one.
If he encounters a gangster who is still alive, he will not hesitate to strike again.
These people don't look like they're here to arrest people, they're more like they're here to silence them.
Obviously, Li Shimin gave these people death orders.
Except for Wu's mother and daughter, everyone else's life and death can be disregarded.
Although it seems a bit heartless, it is also reasonable.
"It's better not to hide, they can't protect you."
"Come with me honestly to avoid suffering."
The general hadn't finished speaking yet.
I saw two gangsters rushing out of the inn and attacking the general from both sides.
And the general was obviously a veteran who had been on the battlefield for a long time, so he didn't panic when these two people came over.
He raised his leg and kicked the person who rushed to him first, then picked up the knife in his hand and stabbed forward.
As a result, the man who arrived a moment later was stabbed to his core without even touching the corner of the general's clothes.
Before the kicked man could get up, the general raised his hand and stabbed the knife into his choked throat.
It was too late, but it was so fast. The two of them fought with the general, and the total time they lasted was less than five seconds.
Seeing this scene, the Wu family's mother and daughter, who were surrounded by more than a dozen gangsters in the lobby of the inn, were trembling with fear.
A man guarding them said bluntly: "Sister-in-law, don't worry, even if our brothers are dead today, we will take my sister-in-law and fight out."
"Haha, at a time like this, do you still think you can get out?"
The general walked into the inn disapprovingly.
At this moment, just the intimidating aura exuding from his body was enough to make these dozen gangsters afraid to step forward.
The general calmly found a seat to sit down, grabbed the teapot, and slowly poured a cup of tea.
After taking a sip of tea calmly, he said slowly: "I never expected that scum like you would appear in our army of the Tang Dynasty."
"His Majesty personally issued an order to capture these two people, but you have ignored the order and are still resisting until now."
"Have you never heard of the saying that the imperial edict is as powerful as heaven?"
"I don't know if it's too serious or not."
"I only know that Mr. Wu accompanied the Supreme Emperor on his campaigns in the north and south, and repeatedly contributed money to support the Supreme Emperor's military campaigns."
"But now it's good. Your Majesty is going to arrest Mr. Wu's whole family just because of a few slanderous words from the old thief named Fu."
A man said with disdain on his face: "It doesn't matter that your Majesty is disloyal, or he doesn't listen to such an imperial edict!"
"That's very well said."
The general smiled, very cheerfully.
But his expression gradually became colder: "You are a soldier of our Tang Dynasty."
"Did you know that what you said today was an attempt to rebel?"
"Rebellion? Datang? Haha."
The man also smiled: "I am a soldier, but I am a soldier because of my talents from Wuhan University."
"It's true that I went into battle to fight, but I also went to the battlefield because I wanted to repay Master Wu's kindness."
"Today, the Tang Dynasty wants to arrest Mr. Wu's family. Sorry, I only recognize Mr. Wu, not the Tang Dynasty!"
"And I might as well tell you that when I was fighting with the Supreme Emperor, your mother-in-law was still drinking milk from your mother's arms!"
But the man was not afraid and said straightly: "Today, even if all of us die, we will not let my sister-in-law and niece fall into your hands!"
"Okay, let's calm down for a while."
"In my eyes, you are nothing more than a group of ants."
The general took a deep breath and said, "And don't show off to me your insignificant achievements."
"I followed His Majesty to conquer the Northern Desert, followed His Majesty to conquer the Tuyuhun, and followed His Majesty to the northeast three times."
"So your records are really not worth mentioning on the table."
After saying this, the general paused and said: "By the way, I just remembered that you called yourself the Wu Family Army at the beginning, right?"
"I heard that you are quite capable on the battlefield, but today I saw that you are nothing more than that."
The general's words were unpleasant, and the remaining dozen or so veterans of the Wu Family Army present were also furious.
But the general seemed not to have seen it, and still said to himself: "Nowadays, the so-called Wu family's army is dead, injured, escaped, and gone. Only a name is left."
"I really don't understand. It's already like this. What else is there for you to complain about?"
"If you ask me, why don't you go home quickly, hold your wife and children, plant the land, weed, and spend the rest of your life peacefully? Why do you have to go out and die?"
Those rough and tumble men will kill as soon as the generals tell them to, without even the slightest hesitation.
But for these people, the general really couldn't bear to kill them.
After all, these people had really sacrificed their lives for the Tang Dynasty. Even if his superiors gave him a kill order, they still felt compassion.
"Okay, I won't irritate you anymore."
"Today, the reason why I came in alone is because I wanted to chat with you."
"We are all soldiers and have shed blood for the Tang Dynasty. No one understands the other."
"Why don't we each take a step back, give me your people, and I'll let you go."
The general raised his head slightly and said: "I will leave the words here. If you put down your arms today, we will still be friends."
"If anything happens in the future, just tell me, Zhang Jing, and I, Zhang Jing, will do my best to help."
"To be honest, don't look at my harsh words, but I really don't want to do anything to you, because in the end we are still brothers."
This is the greatest kindness he can show to the other party.
But there are always some fools in this world who can't listen to what others say.
His kindness was ridiculed on the spot.
"Okay, stop farting. We can't back down, let alone leave my sister-in-law and niece to you."
"That's it, do you think we are all the same as you? None of us in the Wu family army are dogs who are greedy for life and afraid of death."
"That's right, today, we will fight to the death for Lord Wu, and we will die without regrets!"
The man who was obviously the leader also spoke at this moment.
"Zhang Jing, please stop talking nonsense."
"I have told you a long time ago, our loyalty is to Mr. Wu, not to the Tang Dynasty!"
The man said: "If you want to take action, then do it. Young lady, you are talking nonsense here!"
Listen to these people.
I don’t know what Zhang Jingxin is thinking.
There was inevitably a look of pain on his face.
To kill the gangsters, he could completely regard these people as traitors and rebels against the party.
But he really couldn't bear to kill these people who had shed their blood for the Tang Dynasty.
But just when Zhang Jing wanted to say something.
Suddenly there was a step upstairs! tread! tread! sound.
Hearing this sound, everyone downstairs couldn't help but look up and towards the stairs.
I saw a young man wearing ordinary people's clothes slowly coming down from upstairs...
