Sui and Tang Dynasty Generals

Chapter 25 Distress and Response

On the outskirts of Kuangcheng, Fu Zihou pushed the wheelbarrow forward quickly despite his fatigue.

Fortunately, the area around Kuangcheng is generally deserted, with few trees blocking the way.

This was not because the court ordered the trees to be cut down, but in that era, trees were a necessity for the people.

Among the firewood, rice, oil and salt, firewood comes first!
This is also why there are no trees at all in places closer to the city, and why many people can make a living by collecting firewood for wealthy families.

"Hou'er, maybe you are worrying too much, why don't we take a break!"

The elderly old man, supported by his mother and his cousin Tai, spoke to Fu Zihou, breathlessly.

Seeing this, Fu Zihou quickly turned around and looked at Kuang Cheng.

"Yes, Hou'er, my father's body can't handle such a long journey!"

Tao also gasped.

Fu Zihou looked at his aunt Zhang and waved her hands, as if she could not run no matter what she said. Just as he was about to speak, he suddenly saw the figures guarding Kuangcheng on the top of the city wall suddenly coming and going, as if something had happened.

Old Liu had been watching Fu Zihou. When he saw Fu Zihou looking at Kuang Cheng, his expression suddenly changed. He quickly looked over and noticed something was wrong with Kuang Cheng.

"not good!"

Fu Zihou's face was filled with horror. He thought of the refugees he saw a few years ago, looking at the top of the Kuangcheng city wall and quickly turned around.

"Cousin, carry Aung on your back!"

Fu Zihou said to his cousin Fu Zhi that they were going to throw away all the luggage on the wooden cart because their lives were the most important.

"it is good!"

Fu Zhi looked at Kuang Cheng, and when he heard Fu Zihou's words, he quickly came to his senses and nodded to Fu Zihou.

It was not just Fu Zhi. Aweng, Zhang, Tao, and Tai all noticed the abnormality in Kuangcheng. Thinking that they were still in the suburbs and what would happen if they encountered rioters, they all panicked. They endured the fatigue and helped Fu Zhi carry Aweng on his back and ran towards the east.

Fu Zihou was about to run, but when he looked at the abandoned wooden cart, he quickly took two steps forward, took down the two swords on it, put one on his waist and took his cousin's in his hand, and quickly caught up with Aong and the others.

However, before he ran far, Fu Zihou, who kept looking back while running, saw dense crowds of people emerging outside Kuangcheng, one after another.

Soon, as figures continued to surround Kuangcheng, what made Fu Zihou despair was that among those figures, there were at least dozens of people on horseback!

Looking at Aong, A Niang and others who were fleeing in front of him, and looking back at the rebels who were about to surround Kuangcheng, Fu Zihou knew that running was useless and forced himself to calm down.

Fu Zihou knew that most of the rebels could not be expected to have strict discipline. The so-called rebels were mostly made up of refugees, and they burned, killed and looted wherever they went.

If the Fu family were captured by the rebels, they would probably be doomed.

Even though he, his cousin, and Old Liu had swords on their bodies, his cousin who was carrying Aong on his back, as well as his mother, could not outrun the rebels in the endless wilderness, not to mention that the other side had horses.

We must find a way to survive and protect A Niang and the others.

"Zihou! Run!"

Tao, who had been running in front and keeping up with Aung, suddenly saw Tai beside her looking back with surprise. When Tao turned around and saw her son standing there without running, her face changed drastically and she shouted to Fu Zihou to run faster.

Fu Zihou heard his mother calling him, but he did not run away. He stood where he was, looking at his cousin who was carrying A-ong on his back, A-niang, Liu Lao and others in front of him.

Fu Zihou knew that the rebels had horses and they, the Fu family, could not escape them.

Looking back outside Kuang City, it was obvious that many rebels had discovered them and were chasing them, including several men on horseback.

"Mother, I won't run away!"

Fu Zihou spoke to the people of the Fu family who had also stopped, and seemed to have made a decision. He turned around and faced the rebels who were chasing them.

Seeing this, Old Liu and Fu Zhi looked at each other, and looking at the women of the Fu family beside them, they could only return to Fu Zihou.

With the help of his wife and mother, Fu Zhi put Aung down and took the sword from Fu Zihou. He and Liu Lao stood on both sides of Fu Zihou, protecting Aung, his mother, his aunt and his wife behind them.

soon.

As several men on horseback caught up with him, Fu Zihou looked at his aunt, mother, and cousin's wife behind him, all of whom looked frightened, and then took a step forward.

When the men on horseback surrounded the Fu family on both sides, Fu Zhi and Liu Lao drew their swords, stood guard on both sides, and watched behind them, constantly thinking about whether they could kill someone, seize the horse, and escape.

But with the women around, neither Fu Zhi nor Old Liu had any confidence. Perhaps if they ignored the women and A-weng of the Fu family, Fu Zihou, who had better martial arts skills, might still have some chance.

But Fu Zhi and Old Liu both knew that Fu Zihou would never abandon the Fu family, and would probably never run away alone even if he died.

"This woman is pretty good! I want this woman!" "I want that woman! Don't compete with me for her!"

Hearing the words of the many men on horseback behind him, Fu Zihou did not draw his sword. Instead, he went against his usual behavior and bowed to these men on horseback.

"May I ask who you are? Can I meet your generals?"

Fu Zihou asked, looking at these men at the moment. Although they were on the verge of life and death and their heartbeats were fast, his expression still looked calm.

"You can see me if you want?"

The man on horseback in the lead couldn't help laughing when he saw the young Fu Zihou making such a request, as if he was laughing at Fu Zihou's arrogance.

As he spoke, the man also noticed that among the group of people in front of him, the young woman seemed to be quite pretty.

When he saw the woman's frightened look, the man raised the corners of his mouth and licked his lips.

Just as he was about to send someone to kill the two troublesome teenagers and the two old men, the man suddenly saw that the teenager who spoke was still looking at him calmly and calmly.

"Please, sir, please tell the general! We are all old friends from Tuen County! When the general hears, he will definitely meet us!"

Fu Zihou looked at the man who was still sneering, and his heart sank, but he still spoke calmly.

"An old friend from Tuen County? Do you think I'm stupid? If he was an old friend from Tuen County, why would he be here? He looked at us and turned around and ran away? He looked like that, hahahaha!"

The man laughed.

As the man spoke, the other men on horseback also laughed.

At this moment, the old man's face was full of panic, and so were Mrs. Tao, Mrs. Zhang, and Mrs. Tai. Listening to the laughter of the men around them, they felt cold all over.

"It is human nature to avoid disaster when encountering chaos. What is there to laugh at? Now the elderly and weak in the family have nowhere to go, so they asked to see you just now. If you are not an old friend... we will not be able to escape even if we have wings!"

Fu Zihou ignored the ridicule of the men. He took off the sword from his waist, held it in both hands, and looked at the man.

The implication is that it is normal to run away when seeing chaos, but since there is no way to escape now, they have to ask to see the general. If their family is not an old friend of the general, then they cannot escape.

Hear what Fu Zihou said.

The man was about to laugh at Fu Zihou, but then, when he saw Fu Zihou's sword, he frowned.

Looking at the scabbard, it doesn't look like a sword that ordinary people can have. And seeing that the others looked frightened, this young man, at such a young age, spoke to him so calmly.

After thinking about it, the man asked his subordinate to bring the sword.

After a few breaths, the man took the sword, slowly pulled it out, looked at the sword, a hint of surprise flashed across his eyes. In silence, he looked at the young man again, thought for a moment, and put away the sword.

"Go ask the adults!"

The man ordered his subordinates beside him that since they had horses, it would not take much time to go back and forth. If the young man dared to lie to him, he would cut him into pieces.

"Yes!"

A man took the sword, rode his horse with the sword in his hand and rushed towards the army outside Kuang City.

Everyone in the Fu family who saw this scene looked at each other in surprise.

No one understood, wasn’t that sword bought by Fu Rui and given to Fu Zihou?
Why does it feel like Fu Zihou knows the origin of the sword? What's even more strange is that Fu Zihou actually said that they and the general were old friends from Tuen County.

When did the Fu family go to Tun County?

"Boy, if you lie to me, do you know what will happen?"

The man rode on his horse, looking at the expressions of the men, women, old and young. He felt that the boy was deceiving him, but the sword and the boy's expression made him somewhat worried.

Others may not know, but he knows that many generals in the army are from Tuen County.

Tuan County and Huaiyang County are located in the south and north respectively. Why did the young man suddenly mention Tuan County and say that he was an old friend of Tuan County?

"Nothing more than a thousand cuts!"

When Fu Zihou heard the man's threat, he smiled and faced the man.

If he was still nervous just now, then with the man's actions and the current threat, Fu Zihou felt somewhat relieved, at least proving that his guess was correct.

The rest is up to fate.

(End of this chapter)