The person who fell with Wang Dan and almost fainted was Yang Zhen hiding in his robe.
The two people "fell" out of thin air, and the mouth where they fell was immediately re-covered without leaving any trace.
This thick pile of hay was also prepared in advance. At this time, the face of the Chu general who appeared in front of Wang Dan under the weak candlelight was not something he recognized, but he seemed somewhat familiar.
"Haha, did you eat well?"
"Thank you, General, for saving me! May I ask your name, General?"
Wang Dan first poured the sheep's small body, then pulled it behind him, sat upright, hugged it and asked.
"No need to thank you! My brother Huan Yong, whose name is "飷", is the guard of the south gate."
"It turns out they are brothers from the Huan family. I wonder how lucky Dan is to be rescued?"
Seeing that Wang Dan was still thanking him for coming and going, Huan Si laughed loudly, stroked his beard with his hand, and whispered: "General Chang asked me to save your father and son. Originally, this was my escape. So, since I have received huge benefits from 'accepting people's money' and 'loyal people', I will reluctantly let you and your son go, but it will be fine!"
"General Chang? I don't know, but your guest is 'General Chang'?"
It is true that Wang Dan did not get close to any general named "Chang". It can almost be said that he did not have any close friends named Chang.
"What he said was ordered by General Lao Zuo. I don't know anything else."
"So that's what it is! But, I still don't know. Huan Yong is your brother. How can you be disloyal to him?"
What Wang Dan didn't understand, Huan Si said with some indignation: "Although my brother and I are both officials in Pengcheng, writing about Taoist military strategy, we are both subordinate to him! But, the King of the Communist Party of Chu I am making him the lord of a city, but I am just a mere goalkeeper! If I don’t have any special merits, when will I be able to take over my position? Will I use all my talents?"
"You say you want a 'special power'? I don't know what this power is?"
Wang Dan suddenly felt a chill coming over him.
"In the Battle of Pengcheng, the Chu and Song Dynasties have been fighting for more than a month. Now there is almost no food, grass, and military resources to resist. The Chu people will not surrender, and the Song people will not retreat. There is only one important person to save them."
Wang Dan looked at the flickering candlelight. The flames on it were like a beacon, moving left and right, seemingly pointing towards himself.
"I wonder if this 'important person' is me?"
Trying to calm down his emotions, Wang Dan sneered and teased himself.
"Hahaha! Brother Dan holds no official position in the officialdom of the Song Dynasty, and does not have an acre of forest in the rivers and lakes. How can he be considered an 'important person'? You are too proud of yourself!"
"Yes, don't kill my father, he is worthless!"
Yang Zhen showed his little head from behind Wang Dan and interceded with his father.
"Haha! Tongyanwuji, it's true! You and your son are both 'wastes'! I have changed my mind. What's the use of keeping you? Anyway, I have already collected the money, so why don't we let you and your son go on the road together?" good?"
When Wang Dan heard this change, he immediately pushed the Yang Zhen behind his back to hide it, and said with a smile: "If we are really 'waste', what's the use of Huan Si going through so much trouble to save us two? Leave it to your brother." Wouldn’t it be great to have a sword in your hand?”
The candlelight jumped suddenly and then stabilized.
"Haha, I guess you know the numbers. As for me, I want to achieve special achievements, and I also love money. In order to have the best of both worlds, I will show my kindness and save your lives first, and then take advantage of my brother and Song in the city. After the fight to the death, depending on the outcome, I will think about how to make good use of you two 'wastes'."
Wang Dan thought to himself that judging from the depth of his scheming, this younger brother was indeed much more strategic than his arrogant older brother.
In the dark room under the city wall, while the three of them were discussing the important matter of "life and death", the battle of life and death outside the city was getting fiercer and fiercer.
Lao Zuo personally went into battle and sent all his last strength to engage in a final desperate battle with the Chu army in Pengcheng, which had almost run out of arrows and food.
Huan Yong didn't care about looking for Wang Dan or his own ear injury. He shouted "Huan Si" everywhere, but there was no response. In a hurry, he took command personally and led the soldiers on the tower to point at the prepared raw materials. The huge pot of "golden soup" ordered: "Add more firewood! Add more firewood! Burn it for me!"
But he never expected that none of the dozen or so civilians in charge of the "golden soup" would light the fire. Instead, they would collectively turn against each other and pour all the "golden soup" back into the city wall. Suddenly, the city would be filled with a terrible stench and chaos. , the Chu soldiers who were preparing other tools to defend the city also retreated to avoid them.
Huan Yong was furious. He grabbed a retreating Chu soldier beside him, struck him with a sword, and separated his body and head.
Huan Yong, who was holding the soldier's head, roared at the top of his lungs: "Those who dare to take a step back will do this!"
The Chu soldier, who was still staring at death, still had a frightened expression on his face, and drops of blood and other liquids on his neck were constantly falling.
Faced with the fact that his brother who lived and died with him and shared his fate lost his life like this, the other Chu soldiers were so frightened that they didn't know whether to advance or retreat. They were stagnant in place. Although they were holding swords in their hands, they had no direction. They were just like that. Standing still.
"These civilians can be killed if they disobey military orders! Why don't you hurry up and come back with your life?"
Huan Yong pointed his sword at the group engaged in "internal strife" near the "Golden Pool" and gave orders sternly.
"Whoever kills a person will receive a reward of ten taels; whoever kills a Song general will receive a reward of a hundred taels; whoever kills an old assistant will receive a reward of one thousand taels! Anyone who steps back even half a step will be killed without mercy!"
After this death order, the soldiers of the Chu army looked at each other and didn't care much. They shouted loudly to embolden themselves and killed the dozen or so rebellious "civilians" on the edge of the city first.
Although these "civilians" were elite soldiers of the Song Dynasty, they had no choice but to disguise themselves and had no long weapons at their side. The short blades they pulled out of their boots had a limited fighting range. They were quickly defeated and seriously injured, with no hope of escape. They jumped directly from the city wall, hoping that the Song soldiers below the city would still have a chance to save them.
However, due to the chaos on the city, the soldiers who were attacking the city could not tell who were their own people and who were from Chu. When they saw someone falling, they couldn't help but use their swords to fight against each other. It was pitiful for these people who died. The Song people did not die in the hands of the Chu people, but were accidentally killed by their own brothers' troops and died!
Among them, only one did not jump. Instead, he took advantage of the chaos and fought his way through the city wall, flying over the walls and quickly disappearing into the roaring Pengcheng.
"I can't die, I want to find Wang Dan and Yang Zhen!"
With this obsession in his heart, Hun Xi was not willing to fight. Although he didn't understand why these "civilians" suddenly defected, judging from the hopeful expressions on their faces towards the city wall before they jumped off the city wall, it should be Song people.
He returned to the ruined temple where he and Yang Zhen had lived together. While cleaning the filth from his body, he carefully recalled what he had overlooked in the few seconds when he saw Wang Dan disappear from the city wall.
