Troubled Times: Start with 800 Dead Soldiers

On the dirt road outside Gaoqing City, the one-eyed dragon stared at the surroundings warily.

Before departure, he and these escorts had rules.

No food or water is allowed on the road. All actions are decided by him alone, and everyone follows his orders.

The prefect of Qingzhou warned the bodyguards that if anyone dared to disobey orders, the one-eyed dragon could be executed directly if necessary.

Therefore, he ordered that no matter how hungry and thirsty the escorts were, they were never allowed to drink wild water, and were never allowed to eat roadside food. They were only allowed to eat their own dry food, and the convoys were allowed to bring their own drinking water until they entered the city to get the next replenishment.

Along the way, he had an approval document from the Qingzhou prefect, so as long as he entered the city, he would receive special care from the Yamen.

As the person in charge of the escort, the sun was scorching hot, but he didn't dare to rest. Dozens of people had just passed by a steep hill.

The sound of horse hoofbeats came from behind, and a forbidden army carrying a sentry flag of "Tianwu" chased from behind.

The leader was none other than Zhao Wenhui, the former commander of Tianwu Army and now the commander of Shamen Island.

The more than 20 people behind him were also prisoners who came from the Forbidden Army and were assigned to Salmon Island.

At this moment, these people are all wearing the armor of the Forbidden Army infantry. Their uniforms are brand new and full of energy. At first glance, they are the elite troops of the Forbidden Army.

Zhao Wenhui, who was riding a horse, showed off his force and showed off his force with the style of a general. When he saw the one-eyed dragon's horse team blocking the way, he took the lead and asked: "What are you doing? Why are you walking so slowly and blocking our march?"

Seeing someone chasing them, the one-eyed dragon Guo Wuji and Zhao Wenhui looked at each other, and their forty elite bodyguards immediately formed a fighting formation, pulled out their shining swords, and stared at them all, as if they were listening to the one-eyed dragon's order to kill them!

Zhao Wenhui, who was riding on the horse, shouted loudly: "You are a brave man who dares to draw his sword. Our Tianwu Army is here, who dares to make a mistake?"

Behind Zhao Wenhui, more than 20 sergeants were ready, seeing that the war was about to break out.

The one-eyed dragon spoke first, and the general asked: "Tianwu Army? Are the people opposite us brothers from the Forbidden Army?"

The one-eyed dragon waved his hand, signaling his men to lower their weapons and not be so hostile.

Seeing that the opponent's momentum had weakened, Zhao Wenhui also signaled to the imperial guards behind him to temporarily put down their guard and took a few steps closer on horseback alone.

The one-eyed dragon hurriedly waved his hand: "General, wait a minute, I am guarding the escort. Your duties are here and outsiders are not allowed to approach?"

Zhao Wenhui said contemptuously: "What bullshit bodyguards, what do you do?"

Seeing that Zhao Wenhui was angry, One-Eyed Dragon was also a little panicked. The Forbidden Army would not return to the local organization, so there would be a conflict.

First of all, judging from their attire, this forbidden army has good combat effectiveness. They claim to be the Tianwu Army, and their combat effectiveness is first-class. Fighting will only hurt both sides. If there is a large group of people behind this small Tianwu Army, the consequences will be disastrous.

Secondly, according to the laws of the Song Dynasty, attacking the Forbidden Army is equivalent to rebellion. He absolutely cannot bear this crime. Thinking of this, One-Eyed Dragon hurriedly cupped his fists:

"General, wait a minute, I have the approval document from the Qingzhou Prefect, Niu San, go over and show it to him."

The one-eyed dragon pointed, and a bodyguard below immediately put away the state documents and sent them to Zhao Wenhui's horse.

Zhao Wenhui, who took the document without even looking at it, raised his head and said: "Bold maniac, don't tease this general with a piece of paper. You know that it is a forbidden army, but you don't dismount immediately. How dare you answer immediately? Do you think that our Tianwu Army is nothing?" ?”

"The general is joking. I am escorting you. I am bound by my responsibilities and don't dare to change!"

Zhao Wenhui said no more and lowered his head to check the government voucher handed over by Cyclops.

After taking a closer look, he looked overjoyed: "Are you sending congratulatory gifts to Master Cai? Are you from Qingzhou Prefecture?"

The one-eyed dragon replied calmly: "Since the general has seen it, there is no need to ask anymore. The magistrate of my family is the son-in-law of Chenglong, Taishi Cai of the current dynasty. Taishi Cai has a lot of contacts with the Privy Council..."

The one-eyed dragon's rhetoric was completely intended to scare Zhao Wenhui, but Zhao Wenhui didn't buy it and put away his smile:

"Then have you ever known about our Tianwu Army? Since you claim to be Cai Taishi, you should know the rules. It seems that there was a misunderstanding just now. I am the deputy commander of the Tianwu Army. This is my token. We are entrusted with The Privy Council ordered us to pursue the robbers, and a large army was behind them. They will arrive tomorrow. We were ordered by the capital to go forward and notify the Gaoqing County Government to prepare for the large army. "

As soon as Zhao Wenhui finished speaking, he threw the token directly to the one-eyed dragon.

The one-eyed dragon who received the token was shocked. This was the first time he saw the identity token of a senior officer of the Forbidden Army.

Fortunately, he had restrained his temper just now and did not get into a tense situation with the Forbidden Army. Otherwise, once the main force of the Forbidden Army arrived, he would definitely die without a burial place.

He clasped his fists again: "Let me tell you, why did you see the Tianwu Army in this state capital? It turned out to be my brother, and I just offended him!"

The two were talking, and Zhao Wenhui had already approached the escort team: "We have walked more than 40 miles. We are wearing heavy armor and are unbearably thirsty. Please bring water quickly."

After saying that, Zhao Wenhui waved his hand, and the soldiers around him rushed forward, grabbed the kettle specially filled with water in the escort team, and drank happily.

The old Marquis Yu next to One-Eyed Dragon was anxious and hurriedly tried to dissuade him: "General, you can't drink water like this. This is life-saving water for our brothers in the escort team."

But no one paid any attention to these words. The soldiers around Zhao Wenhui took away the escort team's drinking water bag and drank it in one breath. "

The bodyguards dared not speak out in anger, but all looked at the one-eyed dragon.

As the person in charge, One-Eyed Dragon said angrily: "General, you have gone too far and drank our water. What should we do?"

"We are all from the same family, how can we talk about two families?"

Zhao Wenhui pretended to be angry: "We only drank half of your water and left half for you. How can we be so stingy? Since we are traveling together, I understand your rules. If you follow me, even if something happens to you, Echoing each other from afar.”

After Zhao Wenhui finished speaking, he ignored them and left first with other officers and soldiers on horseback.

Seeing them huffing and walking away, Old Yuhou on the side began to ask: "Du Tou, are these people really the Forbidden Army?"

"I think what they are doing is right. They have butterfly-patterned armor all over their body. The style is definitely not what the general state army has. The tokens are also real. They do understand our rules and are walking in front of us."

Old Yuhou was dissatisfied: "The Imperial Guards are so powerful that they didn't ask us for water just now. They were clearly robbing us of water. With this robbing, we lost at least half of our water."