C56 (1/2)
Looking at the City Gate Officer who had fainted due to drugs, Fat Cui took out a cigarette pouch from the side. He lit up the cigarette and took a puff. The low level smoke made him cough for a long time before calming down. The room was now completely dark, with only wisps of smoke flickering along with his movements.
Fat Cui sat silently. He was very clear that no matter what would happen in the future, the betrayal of Mo Qiu would never be forgotten. Even if it was really as Chen Chu had said, they were able to create a world with their Moqiu, so what? He was just an outsider, he would never gain the deepest trust. During this time, he was very clear about the weight of the other people and how much he weighed.
Chen Chu was the adopted son of the Fire Phoenix Empire's crown prince back then, and was in cahoots with the current Emperor of the Fire Phoenix Empire. He was also the personal guard of the former principal of the Fire Phoenix Empire, and was a descendant of a very large family in itself.
Although Qu Feizhi's family wasn't that prominent, he was still the capable general of the Phoenix City Pass Master.
Although strong man was simple and honest, he was an officer of the Wulian Border Army who was known as the strongest fighting force in a single battle. Being sent to assist the Xiu'er was also a top tier loyalty and ability.
What did he count for? It was just a third class officer from the Tiger Roar City. If one were to look at the ranks, the most they would see was probably the same as the captain from the Red Camp. Combat power? That was a joke! Fat Cui was very clear about his own abilities. Forget about those few people just now, even if it was a normal Wulian Border Army warrior or Red Camp Knight, he definitely wouldn't be able to beat them.
Then why did he have to surrender?
Fat Cui let out a heavy sigh in his heart.
If he hadn't been able to surrender, would he have been able to survive? Would his brothers be able to survive? Forget about her, so what if it was the Xu Keding from before? He was one of the top five generals in the entire Ninth Tiger King! Wasn't he also dropping to protect the thousands of soldiers under his command?
Fat Cui exhaled a huge cloud of smoke, as if he was spitting out all of his worries together. He had always felt that the battle between the two countries was a matter for the upper echelons, but in the end, only the common people would suffer. He watched the white rice being served, saw the lively young man walk onto the battlefield, and then saw the corpses being carried back one by one. He didn't know if it was his own ashes being delivered into the hands of relatives that were crying, and saying that he wasn't afraid was fake.
He believed that everyone was afraid of death. If he had the chance and ability, he was willing to protect more people's lives, and hoped that they would not die. This time, he agreed to come as a spy in Tiger Running City in hopes of reducing the damage on both sides by allowing Fire Phoenix Army to smoothly take over the city. He had seen the actions of Fire Phoenix Army assaulting a Tiger Roar City but not slaughtering a city or killing anyone. He felt that this result was not bad. And even if their Fire Phoenix Army were to fail, with the strength of those people, it would be hard to massacre more than a thousand people in a few villages.
Thinking about it, the Fat Cui laughed bitterly. She was still a common person, always thinking of ways to live, always finding excuses for herself. He could not understand the actions of Xiu'er and the rest who risked their lives to kill their way into Mo Qiu, nor could he understand the actions of the villagers who were slaughtered after desperately resisting. He only wished to live, since there was only hope.
The noise from outside the window sounded like it was already the wee hours of the morning.
The Fat Cui knocked away the tobacco in his pipe, then found a rope to tie the City Gate Officer up. Only then did he sneak out the door and ran along the city wall towards the medical camp. Many people thought that the medical camp was unlucky and did not like coming, and since the Xiu'er was assigned to this side, it naturally became their gathering place.
When Fat Cui arrived, the others had already arrived. Xiu'er asked: Is City Gate Officer done?
Fat Cui nodded his head. ”That medicine should be enough for him to sleep until daybreak. I have tied it up for him again.
Xiu'er looked at him but did not say anything. She waved at everyone and ordered, ”Follow the plan.”
”Yes sir!” The dozen people replied in a low voice before dispersing.
The plan was actually very simple, that is, the Fat Cui would bring people to guard the grain depot while the Xiu'er would attack the city gate alone. The reason why they were assigned this way was because although the Xiu'er had exceptional abilities, she was, after all, alone. With such a large granary and all the cattle and sheep inside the fence, as long as one person managed to set a fire to them, their efforts would have been in vain. Rather than making the Xiu'er tired from running, it would be better for her to use her power on the city gates. With her strong personal strength, attacking the city gates from the inside would not be too difficult. As for the Fat Cui's group of more than ten people, they were more suitable to defend the granary. They would take care of each other and support each other, giving the Xiu'er a much stronger job to do than letting him do all the work by herself. And more than half of the Wulian Border Army soldiers amongst them could definitely ensure that the individual military capability would not be at a disadvantage.
The Fat Cui's side went as smoothly as planned. Just as the three finishes sounded out, a dozen people barged into the grain depot, seized the grain depot and occupied the barn. It took them less than a quarter of an hour to finish the battle. After that, they changed into the garrison's clothes, picked up the garrison's weapons, and began to pretend to patrol. From now on, they would have to wait for the arrival of the army outside the city. If the enemy troops still didn't come in, they weren't sure if they could get past the patrolling password. At that time, this mission would completely fail and this group of people would fall into extreme danger.
Whether or not the troops outside the city could enter smoothly depended on the Xiu'er.
Xiu'er took the initiative to request him to attack the city gates alone. In addition to self-confidence, she also had responsibilities. Although she was a commander in chief of an army, in reality, many things that happened during the battle were handled by Chen Chu, Qu Feizhi and strong man. It was mainly because she did not understand these things too well. Xiu'er had thought that her own ability could help her in many things, but when she reached the Moqiu, she realized that there were many things that were not what she had thought. There was no need to talk about anything else, just letting these eighteen hundred people eat their fill was a big problem.
If they wanted to fight, they would fight; if they wanted to run, they would run. With Wushuang's mobility and battle prowess, she could let them be calm and at ease in front of most of their enemies. However, once he got hungry, these things would become troublesome.
You can learn how to march and form formations. Riding together, you can learn it. You can learn how to set up your camp and choose your location. But most importantly, there was no place to learn how to get food. The Imperial Military Academy's teaching materials will not tell you what to do if you meet a villager's resistance when you go to the village to rob food, nor will they tell you how to boost the soldiers' morale after they ran out of food. Nor will they tell you how to convince the cavalry to kill their warhorses to overcome the crisis. All of this was knowledge and experience that she could gain through brutal battles and long term living in the army camp. And to Xiu'er, this was exactly what she lacked the most.
No one looked down on her now because she was a girl, but no one would ask her for advice about marching and fighting. Xiu'er had once been troubled, but she quickly understood that it was useless to think about it now. Everyone was in a dangerous place, survival was the first priority, they could not ruin this party just because of their willfulness and short temper. Since Chen Chu and the others were strong, he wanted them to continue to display their strengths. As for him, he wanted them to show his strengths as well.
With this mentality, the Xiu'er set off.
She had a small bamboo basket on her arm and a handkerchief on her head as she hurried towards the city gate. Tiger Running City were four, two, small, and six gates. Right now, only this one was still open, so naturally the guards were the most important.
Just as Xiu'er was about a dozen or so meters away from the city gates, she was stopped.
Three soldiers appeared in front of her. The leader's face was gloomy as he asked, ”Little girl, it's so late. What are you doing here?”
Xiu'er lowered her head to look at the ground, and replied with a timid voice. I'm the Huan girl of the medical school. Me, my mom is still outside the city and hasn't eaten for an entire day. Me wants to send her a bun. ”
The leader of the soldiers looked Xiu'er up and down. The girl was dressed in a white shirt with a white handkerchief wrapped around her head. He then removed the bamboo basket covering her arm, revealing a water sac and two buns inside, looking flawless.
The leading soldier said in a deep voice, ”You know the rules. Go back quickly.”