Book 37 - Chapter 5 – Beautiful Younger Martial Sister (1/2)
Avoiding Wuyang, Xu Ziling and Kou Zhong went straight toward Yuancheng To their surprise, Yuwen Huaji’s defeated troops also took the sa the way they wantonly looted, burned, killed and plundered Yuancheng, Shenxian, and Wushui, three cities north of Xucheng, as well as the neighboring villages, so that the co away toward the mountain area Unfortunately another snowstor the way; dead bodies filled the wilderness,it unbearable to watch
When they ca disbanded soldiers who burned the village and robbed the grains, the two boys showed no mercy; they made their move to wipe them out, and confiscated their ees, with the hope that they could have a good life outside the Wei border Therefore, by the ti, the tithout a wen to their na did not shy away froiven by Sha shi+jing, and with Xu Ziling’s assistance, he used the Secret to Long Life qi to treat the refugees who suffered fro snow te Army was unable to pursue relentlessly at their tail However, everybody knew that Yuwen Huaji’s great one; otherwise, how could he let his own troops to cruelly oppress local cities and villages, and thus distancing the the soldiers tothe heinous atrocity of the Sui arer?
Based on their observation, the two boys knew that when the Wei Ar the waytheir posts to flee and plunder Those ere able to folloen Huaji returning to Xucheng were perhaps only the reuards
The two boys ca, on the east Of all the cities they saw along the way, this city was the biggest in scale, the city walls were tall and thick, with a , Chang’an, those kinds of big cities, it still served a certain defensive function
Fro back and forth on the official road leading into Xucheng, but they no longer saw any fleeing refugees; naturally there were no traveling merchants or tourists even more
The sky overhead was covered densely in dark clouds, apparently another big snoas co behind an underbrush, quietly waiting for the night With his eyes fixed on Xucheng, Kou Zhong spoke heavily, “As soon as we are inside the city, we rasp Yuwen Huagu’s whereabouts, we’ll watch for an opportunity to go all-out to kill him, and then we’ll find a place to drink to celebrate”
Shaking his head, Xu Ziling said, “I really don’t understand what Yuwen Huagu is thinking in his thick head Before, after assassinating E to the north, he was also looting along the way,popular support And now he is getting worse I wonder if his true characterthe dis the way, Kou Zhong said dejectedly, “Yuwen Huagu directly inherited Yang Guang’s army, also directly inherited the old Sui Army’s ruthlessness and violence, who made brutality toward common people to fatten theu caht use this prestige to consolidate his troops, yet clearly Laotianye did not look with favor at hiive him this opportunity It was after the battle with Li Mi that he cau practically did not have any chance to turn his luck around”
And then he said, “You see, forget about this kind of city cannot codu is superior to it Since he already lost popular support while also lacks favorable location, how long do you think he can last?”
Xu Ziling only sighed
Astonished, Kou Zhong asked, “What are you thinking?”
Sht that such day will cou?”
His re’s ht Whether it was hi in the past, or later on hi his superior by assassinating E as if he considers himself unexcelled in the world; I’ht that such the-path-exhausted, the-end-of-the-road day would co that we usted as well”
The two boys were outstanding heroes ere accustoe of so stones at somebody who fell doell like this, this would be the first ti to do Were it not for Fu Junchuo’s blood debt ed, perhaps they would turn on their heels
Xu Ziling’s pair of eyes was flashi+ng with sharp light, he spoke heavily, “There’s no liu has done; today he is strung through and filled with evil, his death should not be begrudged! Don’t forget that Yan Laoda also died because of hizhou were har him, the Wei State will melt like ice and break like tiles; perhaps we can even prevent co of war Ay! This is justonly needed to think about the tree fallen, the monkeys scattered, the dreadful situation of the troops roa, and he understood Xu Ziling’s feeling iroup of Wei Army soldiers, approxiate Just by looking at how they were dressed, it was obvious that these soldiers were going on a long-distance journey, heading to the west
“TheyArnize any of the looked, and then said, “Turns out the leader is Yuwen shi+ji Shall we block their way and a that the lion and the leopard hunting the sheep are going to honor the responded, “Are you confident that you can deal with two-hundred-strong cavalry in the wilderness?”
So then!”
“Huh?” Xu Ziling exclaimed He saen shi+ji’s troops suddenly deviated fro their hill, they turned north fro said, “Yuwen Huagu sends Yuwen shi+ji to surrender to Dou Jiande! Otherwise, why didn’t they go out of the city via the northern gate? It is precisely to fool the people’s eyes and ears”
Xu Ziling nodded in agreeeneral of the Sui, the first ti’an, he still supported the old Sui’s ih he directly suppressed Yuwen Huaji’sand reason, it was still difficult to accept Yuwen Huaji’s surrender But Dou Jiande did not have this psychological barrier; this was Yuwen Huaji’s only way to survive
Xu Ziling spoke heavily, “We hter Yuwen Huagu first”
The sky gradually darkened, dots of snowflakes started to drop from the sky
The two boys were about to ate was still wide open, the suspension bridge had not been raised, four or five uards on the tower immediately released arrows The escapees had not crossed the hanging bridge when they were already shot and fell down like the victi this, the two boys’ eyes were about to split, yet they were clearly in no position to help
And then souards rushed out and tossed the dead bodies into thehad happened, they returned into the city and raised the bridge and closed the gate
Kou Zhong spoke heavily, “Let’s go to derim; nine out of ten houses were e inhabitants were also hiding inside their houses Not only there was no pedestrian on the street, even patrolling troops were scarce No one cleaned the streets from snow In the side streets and narrow alleys, the lanterns were dark, and the fire was black even more Son of being robbed and looted
The two entered the city by ju over the wall They leaped onto the top of the roof of a residential building to watch the situation
Sweeping his gaze around, Kou Zhong spoke in low voice, “In the Weixian battle, Yuwen Huagu’s troopsin not enoughthe city, ould have to go through a lot of trouble”
Xu Ziling’s eyes fell onto the river course passing through the heart of the city, with its gentle twists and turns The houses and bridges were built on both sides, following the curve of the approxi wide river course Under the snowflakes flying in the air, there were only a few dots of light; it was quite lifeless Hedays of peace and security, this city must have its unique charm, but now it only looked like a seriously ill person on his deathbed, struggling to survive until his last breath
He sighed lightly and said, “Basically the ht at all Those who are willing to stay with Yuwen Huagu in life or death are only Yuwen Clan’s younger generations, disciples and soldiers”
Kou Zhong said, “Ling Shao, please wait here for a moment, Xiaodi will be back soon”
Quickly flipped down fro dark street
This side of the street was lined with pine trees Under the rain of snow, plus the quiet-like-ghost-do street, it looked indescribably bleak, wretched, and desolate The snow accumulation on the pine branches looked like it was skewered by the pine needles, looking exactly like a bunch of white thorns trying to cli back to the touching scene in the past, where he was rushi+ng along on the snowy ground side-by-side with shi+ Feixuan, hurrying to rescue Lei Jiuzhi And then his ht him to the moment after shi+ Zhixuan snatched the Demonic Emperor Relics, her re-all-relations-with-the the in the cold air into his lungs, while continued to recall the deeparound his mind In this transition time from the old dynasty to the new one, the era of conflict where the warlords vying for supreeer a happy place It was full of killing or being killed situation, people struggling for survival, people aggressively trying to expand their territory with crafty plots andallout with each other, even father and son, older and younger brothers also wanted to put their next of kin to death just because of their ambition
In the face of this lonely city’s desolate-and-cold final-days scene, he suddenly felt that all fa, no value at all
In his brain appeared the beautiful scenery of beyond the Great Wall that Ba Fenghan described, the uninhabited prairie spanning thousands of li like the ocean Inwardly he thought that only by going there, by being in the prairie and desert – would he be able to forget all these things However, wouldn’t this kind of escapisht that even if he stayed here, what could he do? Should he help Kou Zhong conquering the world? Wouldn’t that ht in theoutside the region, isolated from the news of the Central Plains would he be able to avoid everything – including shi+ Feixuan, hoes were difficult to separate
Xu Ziling sighed inwardly He had a faint feeling that his desire to go far away, to shun the world, still contained a coainst shi+ Feixuan