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Chapter 182 Out of the City(1/2)

Fang Zheng's screams quickly attracted the attention of the soldiers. Seeing Fang Zheng wearing his own clothes and armor, there was a person who looked like a lieutenant on the ground. The soldiers didn't know what had happened, so they hurried over.

Fang Zheng looked anxious, his expression was three-pointed and frightened and anxious, his eyes were swaying, and he said cryingly: "Help! Dear brothers, this is the school captain, Lord Wu. He is our brother-in-law of General Zhao. He is the brother-in-law of our General Zhao Hu. Under the order of General Zhao, he left the city to pick up General Zhao's wife's house into the city. Just now, a masked man in black jumped out and pulled his sword and stabbed him. Commander Wu had no time to resist and was stabbed to death by the masked beast! Wuwuwu, you died so unjustly! What should we do if General Zhao entrusted to you? Who will complete it?"

After saying that, Fang Zheng lay on the body of the unlucky "Captain Wu", crying loudly, and his pain was like a dead father, which made those who heard it cry and those who saw it sad. In fact, Fang Zheng still doesn't know whether the unlucky lieutenant's surname is Wu. No one knows him anyway, so he can talk nonsense.

If Fang Zheng's wives were present, seeing Fang Zheng crying so sadly, I really don't know that I should cheer for his response, or vomit a bitter saliva for his shameless and obscene...

A soldier patted his shoulder and comforted him: "This brother, no one can be resurrected by death, please be mournful and follow the changes. Have you seen the assassin? He killed... In which direction did Captain Wu run?"

Fang Zheng, who was crying, stopped immediately, opened his eyes wide, and said, "How do I know?"

Seeing the soldiers looking at him strangely, Fang Zheng suddenly realized that he immediately pounced on Captain Wu's body and cried: "...Wuwu...Mr. Wu, you died so miserably..."

A soldier rubbed his hands and said, "The city is too messy today. It must be a thief who is not eyebrow. I heard that General Zhao is attacking Fang Mansion. This brother, since Chief Wu is General Zhao's... brother-in-law, let's send Chief Wu's body to General Zhao. Please decide..."

Fang Zheng was so scared that he jumped up like a cat with his tail, and said in a panic: "How can that be done?"

"Uh...I mean that General Zhao is commanding the soldiers to fight bloody battles. If he knows this bad news, it will definitely affect the general's mind. If the general is distracted from the matter and leads to abnormal command, we will sacrifice many of the lives of brothers. Besides..."

Fang Zheng's eyes were sadly staring at the body of Wu's body, with sadness and heroism: "...Wang Wu told me during his lifetime that he valued the honor of soldiers the most in his life. He told me more than once that if he was not performing a mission, then he was on the way to perform a mission! Even if he died, he had to complete his last mission before he died!"

Slowly glanced at the stunned soldiers around him, Fang Zheng said affectionately: "How good this is said! Brothers! As soldiers, we should take Captain Wu as a model! So, brothers, I have a heartless request. I hope everyone will help you carry Captain Wu's body and help him complete the last mission in his life to comfort his spirit in heaven..."

The soldiers looked at each other, hesitating, and looked very embarrassed.

A soldier interjected: "What was his last mission?"

Fang Zheng frowned unhappily and said, "Look at your young age, why is your memory so bad? Didn't you just say that you would bring General Zhao's wife and Jiaxiao outside the city into the city?"

"It's so chaotic outside, how could General Zhao arrange his wife outside the city?" asked a soldier with a clear mind.

Fang Zheng glared: "Isn't the city more chaotic? Do you dare to throw your wife into the city when there is a chaos?"

"But... if we want to leave the city, this... our brothers are just ordered to patrol and cannot leave the city..." One soldier was embarrassed.

"Brothers, everyone is all robes. It's not too much to do each other? Besides, why are we going out of the city? Take General Zhao's wife! This sacrificed Wu Ziwei is the younger brother of General Zhao's wife. If we send Wu Ziwei's body to his sister, think about it, will the general be grateful to us when he is sad? The general's wife is grateful, will General Zhao be grateful too? Such a good opportunity to flatter, you don't want to let it go. I'll find someone else to do it. I deserve to be a poor soldier for the rest of my life..."

As he said that, Fang Zheng stood up, his sad expression had already disappeared without a trace. He looked around and waited for someone to continue calling for help.

The soldiers around Fang Zheng looked at each other and felt that what Fang Zheng said was very reasonable. Apart from the nonsense reason for fulfilling Wu's last wish, if he could really send his body to the general's wife, it would be of great benefit to their future in the army. Whether they were officials in the court or in the army, what they were most afraid of was that there was no one above. Isn't this a good opportunity to curry favor with the general?

When the soldier in the leader saw that Fang Zheng was about to call someone to help, he quickly pulled Fang Zheng and said with a smile: "Brother, look at what you said. It is appropriate to do your best to serve the Captain Wu. How can we refuse? Brothers, let's take the Captain Wu and go out of the city to find the general's wife!"

Fang Zheng was overjoyed, took out two more silver notes and slapped them in his hands, and said with a smile: "This is what I just rushed into a rich family and caught them by hand. I am very kind and helping you in time. I am grateful. I can't let my brothers work in vain. I'll take this to drink and call you a fan."

Seeing that the soldiers could not only flatter the general, but also take money, it was a fool who would not do such a good thing. So everyone was very motivated to find some cloth strips and wooden sticks, made a simple stretcher, and carried the body of "Person Wu" up. A group of more than a dozen people walked towards the north city gate.

Fang Zheng is very nervous now, and his hope of leaving the city is getting bigger and bigger. He is about to reach the last level. As long as he leaves the North City Gate, the sky will be high and the birds will fly, and the sea will be wide and the fish will leap. To put it in a smaller way, his and his family's lives will be mostly saved. To put it in a bigger way, this rebellion will immediately change the position and change the general trend.

At the same time, he was a little proud. It was estimated that it had been more than an hour since he rushed out of the Fang Mansion. He was about to swagger out of the city. This ability has been so powerful that he has been going on several times. Who has it? It's like a monkey fighting with a bear. He must be able to fight hard. He can only be smart. The monkey has little strength, but it has a trick. What trick? Of course it is stealing Tao'er...

The group walked very quickly. In less than a stick of incense, they saw the towering northern city gate from afar. Since the war in the city had not ended, the city gate was closed tightly. About four or five hundred rebel soldiers lined up in neat rows, standing on both sides of the city gate, watching the surrounding wind and movements with vigilance.

Several houses not far from the city gate were still lit up in the sky at this time, and no one was seen to put out the fire. There were corpses in groups of three or three, and the bodies of the people who died in the chaos of war were extremely miserable. The nearby quiet even the crying of the people disappeared, leaving only a depressing and solemn atmosphere, which looked even more gloomy and dull under the flames.

Fang Zheng can truly feel the lives of the people in troubled times. In the face of powerful force, everything seems insignificant, killing people, burning houses, looting, Fang Zheng recalled the little things he heard and saw after rushing out of Fang's mansion, and was both angry and emotional. What is the difference between these rebels and Turks? Even if they have the power to gain power, they will sooner or later be driven off the stage by losing peace and the people's hearts.

Seeing a dozen people carrying stretchers and hurried to the city gate, a lieutenant who looked like a captain guarding the city gate shouted: "Who is here? Stop!"

Hundreds of rebel soldiers pointed their spears at Fang Zheng and others, and looked at them with vigilance.

"Don't get me wrong, sir! They are all your own people..." Fang Zheng hurried forward, pointed to the rebel armor he was wearing, and smiled with a slight smile. He took out a few large silver notes and handed them over quietly.

The lieutenant guarding the gate did not even look at the silver bill, and was unmoved at all. He said coldly: "I am ordered to block the city gate. No one is allowed to leave the city without orders! You guys retreat quickly!"

Fang Zheng took back the silver notes awkwardly and sighed in his heart. He was most afraid of such a cold person. He was not greedy for money or lustful. He couldn't find a breakthrough if he wanted to corrupt him. He was like a dog biting a hedgehog and had nowhere to put his mouth.

At this time, a soldier carrying the body of "Prince Wu" said, "Sir, we are ordered to send the body of Prince Wu out of the city and hand him over to his relatives. Please give it a convenience."

The gatekeeper snorted coldly: "Who are you ordered? What about the orders and waist cards for leaving the city? Take it to see. So many brothers in the city have died, but he is special. He has sent people to send them out of the city to hand them over to relatives. It is ridiculous! If you don't explain it clearly, I will take you down for the crime of colluding with the enemy and hand them over to General Zhao for interrogation."

Fang Zheng and others were shocked. The soldiers who followed Fang Zheng were just helping him, and of course they would not stand out for him. He looked at Fang Zheng one after another after hearing this.

Fang Zheng was sweating in a hurry. It’s bad! I have a nonsense order! There is one, but it was written by the emperor. If it was shown to the rebels, they probably wouldn’t buy it. Not only would they not buy it, but they were also dead.

Fang Zheng turned his mind and looked at the lieutenant guarding the gate. Seeing that he was about thirty years old, his face was dark and ordinary, he was only considered a lieutenant at such an age. It seemed that he was not capable enough or that there was no one above him.

Generally speaking, there are two possibilities for those who are sent to guard the city gate. Either they are trusted by the army's chief general, so they can safely hand over the safety of the city gate to him. Or they are excluded in the army. As we all know, after capturing the city, defending the city is the most inexpensive job. Other soldiers killed and set fire in the city, raped and plundered, and were very happy. However, the soldiers guarding the city could only look at it with a look of no meat and fish. If it weren't for being excluded and suppressed by their superiors, how could they send him to do this thankless errand?

Judging from the situation Fang Zheng observed, most of the gate-guarding lieutenants and soldiers belonged to the latter. It can be seen from their self-depressed resentment that they must be unwilling to defend the city gate.

After making up his mind, Fang Zheng raised his chest and looked at the guard of the gate with evil eyes, and said in a deep voice: "Who is your surname? Any position in the army? Which general is your superior? Tell me!"

Fang Zheng had been a court official for more than half a year and had developed some authority, but he was used to smiling and too lazy to show off his airs. Now he was stern, and the tone of the above-mentioned person asked these words with a slight voice with a slight power, and he was scared to the guard of the gate.

The gatekeeper was obviously stunned and looked at Fang Zheng carefully. He found that although this person was wearing the armor of an ordinary soldier, his expression was completely different from his previous one. Even the tone and temperament of his speech had completely changed. The captain was shocked and wondered what this person was.

After hesitating for a moment, the captain finally decided not to risk offending him. If this person was a general who was intimately visiting or performing a secret mission, he would be in trouble.

"The last general...ah, this general is the commander of the camp of Rui, and his name is Huang Degong. He was ordered by Deputy General Wang to guard the city gate. Deputy General Wang advised him not to let anyone out of the city, including the troops in the headquarters..."

"What is Deputy General Wang!" Fang Zheng interrupted him with a sneer. When he heard that it was not the order Zhao Hu personally issued to him, Fang Zheng was relieved.

"To conquer this capital, the whole world will be in General Zhao in the future. What qualifications does Deputy General Wang have to block the city gate? It's okay to block the city gate. You even dare to stop me, but you are very brave! Captain Huang, do you know who I am? Do you know who the person lying on the stretcher?"

Captain Huang lowered his head and looked at the body of "Person Wu" on the stretcher, shook his head and said, "I don't know."

It would be right if you don’t know! If you know, maybe I will be put in prison long ago.

Fang Zheng suppressed the joy in his heart and said coldly with a stern face: "It is normal for you not to know me. I am a personal soldier next to General Zhao. I have not been following General Zhao for a long time..."

Everyone was shocked when they heard this. They could not see that this young man was actually a personal soldier next to General Zhao. In this era, the personal soldiers around the generals in the army had a very transcendent status. Although their military positions were not high, they were often the trusted confidants of the generals, and the chances of being appreciated and promoted were very high. From a certain perspective, the so-called personal soldiers were actually reserve officers in the army.

After hearing Fang Zheng reveal his identity, Captain Huang became even more frightened. He had been in trouble in the army and was suppressed by his superiors everywhere. If he offended General Zhao's personal soldiers today, his life would definitely be even worse in the future.

Fang Zheng was very satisfied with everyone's reaction and continued, "...It doesn't matter if you don't know me. You should know this Sacrifice Wu, right?"

Seeing Captain Huang still shook his head, Fang Zheng opened his eyes wide in surprise and shouted strangely: "What? You don't even know him? How did you make a fortune in this army?"

As he said that, Fang Zheng looked at Captain Huang strangely, with a look of "You have no future", and said with a tsk voice: "I am really convinced you! Even Captain Wu doesn't know it. I guess you will definitely be in a miserable situation in this army. To tell you the truth, Captain Wu is General Zhao's brother-in-law. He was attacked by an assassin in the city just now and died of death. General Zhao was very sad when he heard the bad news. He ordered us to take his body out of the city and hand it over to the general's wife, who is the real sister of Captain Wu. Unexpectedly, you, the general, are not too arrogant and dare to stop us. Hehe, very good, I won't leave the city yet. Throw the body of Captain Wu here. You can do it, I don't care!"

After saying that, Fang Zheng waved his hand: "Brothers, put down the body of Captain Wu. General Huang said to help us keep it. Let's go back, find a restaurant for a meal, and then find two girls to have fun..."

The soldiers who followed Fang Zheng looked at each other. Why did the personal soldier say differently from what they said? But they were relieved soon. They were just ordinary soldiers who came to help, got the money and had the hope of flattering Shangguan's promotion. How could they care about what the personal soldier say?

Huang Zhengwei was shocked when he heard this. How dare he take this hot potato? Isn’t this killing him? What if this kid is saying is true, General Zhao will definitely cut himself alive.

Captain Huang quickly grabbed Fang Zheng's hand, and a ugly smile appeared on his stiff black face: "Brother, everything is easy to discuss, but you don't have the order to go out of the city issued by the general, so it is really difficult for the general to do..."

Fang Zheng glared and said, "General Zhao's brother-in-law is dead and is sad in the coach's tent. Want to transfer the order? OK, you send someone to ask for it yourself. If he doesn't chop your head, I will take your surname! There are only a dozen people and a corpse here. Do you think we are not afraid of this little man when he runs out? It's just right that you don't open the door. I'll push the responsibility on you. This general, you can take more responsibility. Brothers, go! Go back!"

Captain Huang hurriedly said, "No, I will open the door. Isn't it okay if I open the door now..."

After saying that, Captain Huang waved his hand, and the soldiers under his command immediately pushed the gallows and lowered the suspension bridge. The thick and solid northern city gate slowly opened half of the fantastic "squeaking" sound.

Outside the city gate, autumn stars dotted, the night sky was deep, and the evening breeze was mixed with the fragrance of the soil, which made people feel refreshed.

Fang Zheng suppressed the excitement and glory in his heart, and looked out of the city expressionlessly, then looked to Captain Huang with a sad face, "So, we still have to go out? Alas! It's so dark and messy outside, there are only a dozen of us, what should we do if we are killed? Aren't you unable to open the door? Why don't you keep your word?"

When Captain Huang heard this, he felt secretly glad that it was so dangerous! He was almost humiliated by this kid. Want me to take the blame? No way!

Thinking of this, Huang Xiaowei smiled and said, "How dare General Zhao delay the military order issued by General Zhao? Please, please, please, after completing the task, you just need to shout outside the door, and General Zhao will open the door for you..."

"Why don't you think about it again? Maybe we are the detailed spies who go out of the city to inform us. You arrest us and leave it to General Zhao. The general will definitely reward you very much..."

Captain Huang was shocked and sweated: "This...personal soldier, don't joke. The city gate is inconvenient to open for a long time. Please leave the city quickly..."

As he said that, Captain Huang waved his hand and sent Fang Zheng, the dozen soldiers under his command, out of the city gate.

Fang Zheng danced and struggled constantly: "Hey! Don't push, don't push! I'm not kidding..."

"...I'm such a spy, I'm not a human being!"

"Oh, you will regret it if you don't catch me..."

"Bang!" After driving Fang Zheng and others out of the city, the heavy city gate couldn't wait to close. Captain Huang stood inside the city gate, constantly wiping his cold sweat of gratitude...

Fang Zheng outside the city was also wiping the sweat all over his forehead...

Smelling the fresh air outside the city and looking up at the sparse autumn stars, Fang Zheng felt the urge to shout loudly.

Come out! I was fighting bravely and wits in the city and adapted to the situation. Finally, I was fucked out of the city within two hours! It was a shame to say that I was a talented person, I was a fucking genius! Haha!

More than ten rebel soldiers who followed Fang Zheng saw Fang Zheng standing outside the city gate without moving, their faces kept twitching, their expressions seemed to be crying and laughing, and they didn't know what they were thinking.

"This...uh, my personal soldier, where are we going next?" Since we learned that Fang Zheng was General Zhao's personal soldier, the soldiers have become much more respectful to him.

Fang Zheng was stunned: "How do I know where to go? This... where do you think of?"

The soldier's expression changed drastically when he heard this. Didn't he go out of the city to find the general's wife? Why did he ask us instead?

"Sir, you... aren't you kidding? Don't you know where to go?" the soldier asked tremblingly.

This personal soldier has been very wrong since he left the city, and the soldiers feel like they have been fooled...

Fang Zheng patted his forehead and said apologetically: "Look at me, I almost forgot. You carry Captain Wu's body and walk in front of you. I will tell you how to go. Today, you are so righteous. When I go back, I will say a few good words to you in front of General Zhao..."

Everyone was overjoyed when they heard this, and they were full of energy to lift the body of "Person Wu" and walked forward excitedly, while Fang Zheng followed them slowly.

"Sir, did General Zhao arrange his wife in a certain village?"

"Yes, my dear soldier, if you talk about a place, brothers will just take a small path..."

"I wonder if the general's wife will praise us, haha, it would be even better if we would like to give us a bite of hot food..."
To be continued...
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