Without money, what is the point of being a traitor?

Chapter 158 Pei Yuan
Pei Yuan reminded in a low voice, "Pay attention!"

Everyone immediately perked up. Sikong Sui had to command those scattered gangsters and had no time to be distracted.

A large group of soldiers from the Huben Zuowei came slowly along the official road, getting closer and closer to their ambush.

Tantai Fangtu urgently reminded, "Qianhu, we are within range."

Pei Yuan saw that the soldiers of the Tiger Guards were completely unprepared and whispered, "Wait a little longer!"

These martial arts men under Pei Yuan were not familiar with standard bows and crossbows. In Pei Yuan's judgment, after being attacked, the soldiers of the Huben Zuowei would either collapse or turn around and flee back to Jiangdu City.

That is, there is likely only one chance to shoot.

If possible, it is better to cause as much casualties as possible.

Seeing Pei Yuan speak, Tan Tai Fang Tu could only suppress his thoughts and wait for the officers and soldiers of Huben Zuowei to get closer.

As a large group of officers and soldiers of the Huben Zuowei moved closer to this side, military officers such as Tan Tai Fangtu and Sikong Sui rubbed their eyes in disbelief as they looked at the enemy troops.

What the hell is this?
A bunch of beggars came, right?

A general, wearing a tattered armor covered with red rusty nails, rode a thin horse with long hair, and walked unsteadily in the front. The troops behind him had piles of patches on their clothes, and some of them even had holes on their elbows.

It’s fucking winter!

As for the weapons in their hands, they were even more varied. Some held wooden sticks, some held wooden forks, and some had their hands in their pockets with a gong hanging on their arms.

"Is this the Huben Zuowei?" Tan Tai Fang Tu was dumbfounded.

Sikong Sui recognized Yang Lin, the commander of the Left Guard of the Huben Army in front of him.

When they were looking for a base before, it was he who negotiated with Yang Lin.

But it’s not like that for Huben Zuowei.

Those who can stay in Huben Zuowei now are the most elite men in the entire garrison.

The day before yesterday, Sikong Sui went in to take a look in person in order to determine whether the centurion's office was suitable.

At least the hundred or so people stationed there at that time were still in good spirits.

How come it became like this in just two or three days?

Pei Yuan saw that his commanders were a little distracted, and immediately scolded them, "Don't be distracted, get ready!"

"three!"

All the military officers were in awe and waited with bated breath.

"two!"

"one!"

As Pei Yuan finished counting down, Tan Tai Fang Tu and Si Kong Sui shouted almost at the same time, "Release!"

——“Bang! Bang! Bang!”

There were waves of the sound of vibrating bowstrings, and more than a hundred arrows shot into the chaotic army formation of Huben Zuowei.

When the soldiers of the Huben Zuowei heard the noise, they turned their heads and looked over here in surprise.

When he saw the barrage of arrows coming at him, he suddenly woke up from his dream and shouted, "There's an ambush!"

Unfortunately, it's too late now.

Those powerful arrows arrived almost instantly and knocked down more than a dozen people.

Some of them were injured in their arms and legs, and they were screaming and cursing in pain; some were shot in their internal organs, and although the wounds looked fine, blood was gushing out of their mouths.

Some people even had three or four arrows stuck in their bodies and were clearly dying.

Shouts, wailing, and sounds of shock and anger suddenly filled the air.

The soldiers of Huben Zuowei had not seen blood for a long time.

Even if there were fights among hangers-on, they were just ordinary street fights. I have never seen such a tragic scene.

Many people were still stiff, subconsciously recalling the lessons learned from their ancestors, thinking about how to assess the situation and organize the army to meet the enemy, etc.

However, those who were borrowed to make up the numbers were no longer sleepy at once.

Many people were so frightened that their scalps went numb and their legs trembled, but they still shouted, "Run!"

These words seemed to awaken the dreamers. The soldiers of the Huben Zuowei, who were at a loss as to what to do, immediately turned around and ran away.

On the contrary, some hangers-on were so frightened that their legs went limp that they just kept shouting to run faster, but they couldn't run at all.

At this moment, two extremely powerful arrows whizzed through the crowd, piercing two or three people in a row before nailing them to the ground.

The person who was pierced by the giant arrow had his internal organs almost ruptured and blood was flowing all over the ground, which looked very horrifying.

Now even those hangers-on who were so scared that their legs went limp, jumped up and ran around as if they were given an injection of chicken blood.

The commander of the Huben Zuowei, Yang Lin, also came to his senses at this time.

His lips were trembling, and he wiped the greasy sweat off his fat face while whipping the skinny horse under him with a whip, trying to escape.

But he was fat and big, and he was wearing armor. Unfortunately, the rusty armor was heavier than a new one. Unfortunately, Yang Lin chose an old and skinny warhorse in order to cry poor and demand pay.

When he whipped it, the warhorse cooperated by leaping away.

As a result, the warhorse's hind legs could no longer support the horse, and it let out a wail and collapsed.

Yang Lin fell backwards from his horse and fell off with a thud.

The fall caused his vision to go dark and he saw stars.

When he opened his eyes again, he saw the figure of an armored man in the sky.

He smiled at Yang Lin, revealing his neat and beautiful teeth. "Commander of the Tiger Guard Left, Yang Lin?"

Yang Lin opened his eyes wide and asked in fear, "Who are you?"

The man replied calmly, "Pei Yuan."

Just as Yang Lin was still wondering who Pei Yuan was, a golden hammer as big as a fist grew bigger and bigger in his sight.

Pei Yuan brought down his hammer, and blood spurted out of Yang Lin's helmet.

Another hammer came down, and when it was lifted up, white liquid flew out.

Then another hammer came down.

Another hammer!
Another hammer!
Sikong Sui and Tantai Fangtu looked at each other.

Watching silently from a distance.

The two men looked at the commander of the Left Guard of the Tiger Guards whose head was smashed to pieces on the ground, and both felt their throats tighten.

Sikong Sui asked Tantai Fangtu for confirmation in a low voice, "Captain Han, didn't you say you found someone to do the accounting?"

Tan Tai Fang Tu didn't say anything for a long time before whispering, "What's the point of saying this?"

After saying that, Tan Tai Fang Tu drew out his Embroidered Spring Sword and led a group of people forward to help Pei Yuan finish off those Huben Zuowei soldiers who were wounded by the arrows.

Sikong Sui did not move, but commanded the remaining Jinyiwei to take back the bows and crossbows from the hands of those gangsters.

One round of ambush and volleys crushed the morale of the Huben Zuowei, and it was enough for Cui Bohou to finish off the rest.

Seeing Tan Tai Fang Tu busying himself, Pei Yuan threw the golden hammer covered with white and red in his hand to the ground and looked carefully at the battlefield in the distance.

Cui Bohou was indeed an experienced cavalry general, and the soldiers under his command were indeed the elite among the thousand households.

Faced with the fleeing soldiers, he did not rush to chase them, but instead commanded the soldiers to slowly squeeze them from both sides to prevent those people from running away while they still had plenty of energy.

The soldiers of the Huben Zuowei had no experience either, and instead felt that it was safer to gather in large groups.

So they all swarmed together and ran in the same direction. After running so hard, they had to use up their strength in just a few dozen breaths. Many of them fell to the ground, gasping for breath, their lungs aching with burning pain.

Some of the strong ones gritted their teeth and continued running.

Then the rumbling sound of horse hooves was heard, and the Jinyiwei on horseback drew out their Embroidered Spring Swords in unison and slashed at the Huben Zuowei soldiers who were either lying or sitting.

These Jinyiwei just kept hacking around. Some of the Huben Zuowei had their heads chopped off, while others had large wounds on them.

Some of the Tiger Guards shouted and tried to resist, but unfortunately they only had a few pieces of cloth clothes and a broken knife that broke into pieces with a single blow.

Moreover, the further they got to the back, the stronger the will of resistance of the Huben Zuowei soldiers became. Unfortunately, their weapons were broken with a single blow, and their clothes were torn with a single poke.

After many people cut off their swords, they screamed wildly and waved the handles of the swords.

Then he was chopped into the mud by Xiu Chun Dao.

A large group of war horses galloped past.

Then another team quickly followed.

Pei Yuan saw that the situation was already decided, and then looked at those martial arts figures who were frightened with their eyes wide open and their faces grim, and felt that they should also be stained with blood.

So he let Sikong Sui lead his men to go forward and finish off the enemy.

Perhaps it was because Cui Bohou had already started to lead people to do their business and had no time to stop the merchants. People coming out from the direction of Jiangdu also appeared in the field of vision one after another.

What those people saw was a battlefield of killing and slaughter that stretched for several miles.

Some Jinyiwei soldiers rode on horses and patrolled back and forth on the edge of the battlefield to prevent any captured fish from escaping.

There were also monks and Taoists with pale faces who took out their swords and stabbed at people one by one, searching for survivors on the ground.

Many pedestrians and merchants passing by were so scared that they turned around and ran away.

Chen Toutie, who was on guard and patrolling around the battlefield, rode over quickly and said to Pei Yuan, "Grand Marshal Wang is here."

Pei Yuan waved his hand, and immediately someone came trotting over leading a horse.

Pei Yuan got on his horse and said to Chen Toutie, "Come on, take me there."

He rode two steps, thought for a moment, and then shouted to Tan Tai Fang Tu and Si Kong Sui who were cleaning up the battlefield, "Tan Tai, Si Kong, come with me."

Upon hearing this, the two centurions hurried over on horseback.

Pei Yuan said succinctly, "Accompany me to meet someone."

Both centurions responded immediately.

So the four riders quickly crossed the battlefield and headed towards the periphery.

After passing the section with the densest number of corpses, Pei Yuan could see some traveling merchants who were fleeing in panic, pushing carts or carrying loads on their shoulders.

Chen Tou Tie said, "It's just ahead."

After walking a little further, we saw two horses parked under a big tree on the side of the road.

Wang Chang was sitting under a tree in a daze with a gloomy face. Cheng Leixiang was holding a knife in his hand, standing guard around him in a majestic manner to prevent the chaotic army from rushing over.

Pei Yuan jumped off his horse and walked towards Wang Chang with a laugh, "Grand Marshal, you are late."

Wang Chang was startled when he heard Pei Yuan's voice. When he saw Pei Yuan, he was as frightened as if he had seen a ferocious beast. He said, "You, you..."

There was some fear in the beginning, but he became hesitant later.

Pei Yuan said to Cheng Leixiang, "Help the Grand Marshal to mount the horse."

Cheng Leixiang stepped forward and held up Wang Chang, who was so frightened that his body went limp. Chen Toutie jumped off his horse and led the horse that Wang Chang had ridden when he came to him.

Ever since Tan Tai Fang Tu and Si Kong Sui found out that the frightened old man in front of them was the Nanjing Minister of War, they have been self-aware and pretended to be deaf and dumb, quietly becoming unknown.

In front of the Grand Marshal Nan, these two Jinyiwei centurions did not even have the qualifications to step forward and salute individually.

After finally pushing Wang Chang onto the horse, Pei Yuan signaled Chen Toutie, "You lead the horse."

Chen Toutie agreed readily, "As you command."

Pei Yuan said to Cheng Leixiang again, "Now that we have done what we have done here, go get a few people and go back to Jiangdu to see if Hou Qing has done a good job. Don't leave anyone alive."

Cheng Leixiang quickly agreed.

He then jumped on his horse and went to the battlefield to call a few people to go back to Jiangdu with him.

Pei Yuanze led Wang Chang and inspected the entire battlefield bit by bit.

Wherever Wang Chang looked, he saw soldiers of the Huben Zuowei being slaughtered in the wilderness.

The Jinyiwei of Zhenxie Qianhu's Unit seemed to have confirmed that all the enemies had been killed and were slowly withdrawing.

Those brave and fierce people in the martial arts world now had a simple and honest look on their faces. They spontaneously followed him out of the battlefield and behaved very well.

Wang Chang felt bitter in his heart, and said to himself in confusion, "Could it be that I am going to be ruined by this matter because of my momentary confusion?"

But then I heard a light laugh from the side.

Wang Chang turned his head and saw Pei Yuan looking at the battlefield. He said indifferently, "Who dares to check?"

Wang Chang was stunned and asked subconsciously, "What?"

Pei Yuan turned to look at Wang Chang and asked seriously, "I say, even if I kill them and put them here for everyone in the world to see..."

Pei Yuan paused, deliberately raised his voice, and asked, "Who dares to come and check?"

Wang Chang stared at Pei Yuan blankly, as if he was looking at a madman.

Tan Tai Fang Tu and Si Kong Sui, who were following behind the two men, also suspected that Pei Yuan was talking nonsense.

Pei Yuan looked at the corpses all over the ground and laughed.

"One of the Tiger Guards of the Left is gone. The entire guard station is now gone!"

Pei Yuan laughed and his voice got louder.

"Check it out!"

"Let them check! Find out how this small piece of land can accommodate a garrison with more than 5,000 people!"

"Check how I used more than a hundred people to massacre an entire Wei army!"

"Check how much money this guard has received for nothing! Check how the entire Tiger Guard Left Guard is like a beggar, holding a few pieces of rotten iron, and being hacked to death in the mud!"

"It would be best to check the Shen Ce Guard, the Dragon and Tiger Guard, the Left Guard, and also the several Japanese Defense Command Offices..."

"Hahahaha, I just want to ask, who dares to check?"

Pei Yuan's laughter became more and more crazy.

"Even if they don't want to investigate, some people will be afraid! When I'm afraid, everyone will be afraid! Hahaha!"

"Does Yang Tinghe dare? Does Zhang Yong dare? Does Zhu Houzhao dare?"

The three names Pei Yuan said made the faces of the four people present change drastically.

Pei Yuan looked at Wang Chang with an evil smile and said something full of viciousness, "Those things that protected them are now protecting me!"

"Hahahaha!"

"Hahaha!"

Facing Pei Yuan's oppressive gaze, Wang Chang felt that he was almost suffocating.

He looked at Pei Yuan in fear, not knowing how to face this monster.

(End of this chapter)