Chapter 612 - In A Spurt of Energy (1/2)
Chapter 612: In A Spurt of Energy
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Tie Yunshan frowned, then leaned forward on his rhinodrake steed and asked in a deep voice, “The Coyote Tribe is causing trouble at Wind Border Stockade again?”
“Yes, a few of thesoldiers came back with the news Some of the residents from the Wind Border Stockade have also escaped to the pass…” the squad commander quickly replied
“How many people this time?”
“More than a thousand!”
“Which tribe from the Coyote Tribe?”
“From the banners, it seems like they are from Tuli Tribe!”
Tie Yunshan didn’t speak any was the highest-ranking officer here
“What’s going on? Why are our people still living beyond White Stone Pass?” Yan Liqiang asked in puzzlement because he had always been under the impression that only Shatu territories existed beyond White Stone Pass He hadn’t heard of any Han Chinese living out there
“My lord, our own people are indeed living at the Wind Border Stockade When the Gulang Plains were still governed by the previous Qiyun Protectorate back then, rated outside the pass It hen the Shatu Seven Tribes later ca Plains that our people suddenly lost their protection due to the Qiyun Protectorate’s incident Most of them had no choice but to return to the pass or escape to find refuge on Mount Qiyun and Mount Jade Dragon However, there are still so outside White Stone Pass With the pass behind them, they built stockade fences for self-defense The Wind Border Stockade is one of those sites!” Tie Yunshan explained to Yan Liqiang
“Oh, you’re saying that there are other Han Chinese stockade villages out there?”
A trace of sadness flashed across Tie Yunshan’s face “There were originally five stockade villages, but… after Ye Tiancheng governed Pingxi Prefecture, the Shatu Seven Tribes grew ressive They continuously harassed the Han Chinese stockade villages by setting fires or killing the people there Those people who lived outside the pass couldn’t carry on living there, so they could only escape and return here Currently, the Wind Border Stockade is the only one left outside the pass”
“The Shatu people are driving our people away froes outside the pass They killed and pillaged As the White Stone Pass’ Defender General, what have you done in response to our people’s suffering outside the pass?” Yan Liqiang directed his sharp gaze at Tie Yunshan and questioned him directly
Tie Yunshan was silent with an indescribably complex expression on his face Another military officer beside him took the initiative to speak up instead
“You have misunderstood our lord, Protectorate General! When Ye Tiancheng was still Pingxi Prefectural Governor, he prohibited the defenders within White Stone Pass to step foot onto the Gulang Plains without his permission In the name of the ‘Writ of Grace’, ere not to clash with the Shatu Seven Tribes and any violators of this rule would be executed Back then, White Stone Pass was being watched by Ye Tiancheng and other supervising armies, so our lord could not afford to openly resist the order There were even a few times when our lord sympathized with the civilians outside the pass, so he took the risk of being beheaded just to send us disguised as commoners to protect and provide support to our people behind Ye Tiancheng’s back
“I speak only the truth Many soldiers in White Stone Pass fought with the Shatu Seven Tribes under my lord’s orders and they carry their battle scars to this day If the Protectorate General doesn’t believe ate those soldiers inside the pass If I have told any lies today, youlooked at the man who spoke The fully-armored man seemed to be in his forties and had a pair of narrow eyes Although he was a military officer, he was a cultured and refinedHis words were unusually bold and insightful
“Who are you? What is your position at White Stone Pass?”