The carriage moved forward with Li Yuanfa driving it.
Li Yuanfa had been chased back from the West Mountain Camp in a humiliating manner by Yan Li. Even though Yan Li had become a prisoner, he had to smile apologetically because Yan Li was his superior's benefactor.
There was a strange silence in the carriage at this moment.
Yan Li looked at Ye Qing and then at Li Rulong. He finally broke the silence, "Don't tell me that you're coming with me."
Li Rulong said, "Benefactor, even though I don't know why you're leaving the city, you'll be in the alien race's territory. No matter what you do, you'll have to take risks. How can I let you take the risk alone?"
Yan Li said with a faint smile, "I don't like to listen to pretty words. If you don't want to tell me the truth, I think I'd better get off the carriage."
Li Rulong smiled apologetically, "I really can't hide it from you. Yes, it's like this. I believe that you're not a spy. That's why I'm willing to let you go. But, but if you … "
Yan Li sneered, "If I'm a spy, you can take me back to make up for your mistakes."
It was a perfect excuse.
Li Rulong didn't dare to reply.
Ye Qing couldn't help but say, "Yan Li, that's enough. He's a Rank Three Guard General. He risked so much to get you out of the Black Water Academy. Don't you think it's too much to be scolded by you?"
Ever since she walked out of Ye Shiqing's shadow, her true nature was revealed. She was as loyal as a man.
"It's fine, it's fine …" Li Rulong waved his hands. "Both of you are outstanding talents of the Academy and the pillars of the empire. I'm just a crude warrior. Please don't hurt our friendship because of me."
As the saying goes, it's not strange to be courteous.
For a majestic third-rank guard general to be able to do this, Yan Li, a low-level sixth-rank commandant, had nothing to criticize him about.
"Take it off," Yan Li suddenly said.
"Ah?" Li Rulong was startled.
"Armor. Do you want people to recognize you as a general at first sight?" Yan Li asked.
"Oh, that's right …" Li Rulong came to a sudden realization and immediately removed his armor.
The carriage left the city just before the gates were closed, and it did not encounter any obstructions.
During the conversation, Yan Li gradually learned that Li Rulong was the General Fang of the Dragon Subduing Army. The Eighteen Divisions of the Dragon-Subduing Six Armies had a total of one hundred and eighty thousand regular soldiers. They were the foundation of Rong City's defense against the invasion of the foreign tribes.
Li Rulong's military rank was General of the Guard, and he had just stepped into the threshold of a high-ranking general. Above him were the Cheji General, the Hussar General, and the Great General. Each of the Six Dragon-Subduing Armies had a cavalry general, who was the general in charge of commanding the whole army, and two cavalry generals were his deputies. There was only one general in Rong City, and that was Zhang Zhidong.
In the entire Divine Great Land, only the Dragon Subduing Army under Zhang Zhidong's command was a complete legion, and only he could call himself a marshal, the general of the legion.
Like the Marshal, General Ya was also a military position, commanding tens of thousands of troops, similar to the Tiger Colonel of the Guard Department. On the other hand, Dianzhang was not a name. It was another military position that was in charge of laws and regulations. Military positions were given at the time of the expedition, and had no rank.
There were two deputy generals among the tens of thousands of troops under his command, and one of them was Li Yuanfa.
Li Yuanfa's military position was that of a deputy general, commanding five thousand troops, but his military rank was only Huai Hua Lang General, which was equivalent to Secondary Class Five Rank. Compared to his military position of deputy general, his military rank was very low.
Otherwise, how could a dignified deputy general of a regular army escort a sinful general to the West Mountain Barracks?
Of course, the most important thing was that Li Yuanfa was Li Rulong's confidant. Other than obeying orders, Dianzhang also had to supervise the military system and uphold laws and regulations. Li Yuanfa personally escorted him, which was a very responsible performance.
After understanding this, Yan Li had a deeper understanding of Ma Guanshan's achievements. Ma Guanshan was only in his early twenties, but he was already a Cheji General, Secondary Class Two Rank. He was already qualified to be a deputy general of a legion. One had to know that military positions and military ranks were completely different. Military positions were temporarily given, and as long as one had the authority, even a small soldier could become a general. However, military ranks required a large amount of military achievements to accumulate, and there were no shortcuts. One had to fight for it.
Just as the carriage drove out of the city, a dung cart that was rushing into the city suddenly lost its balance. The body of the cart fell towards the horse pulling the cart, and the cart driver was also dragged down by the cart, crying out in pain.
Li Yuanfa hurriedly pulled the reins, and his gaze was sharp. However, before he could move, Li Rulong suddenly jumped out of the cart, holding a long knife to the cart driver's throat. With a stern expression, he asked, "Who are you, and what do you do?"
"I, I am just a dung digger …" The cart driver was so scared that his face turned pale, and he didn't dare to move.
Li Rulong stared at the cart driver, and his brows furrowed. He then glanced at the dung cart and the dung buckets scattered on the ground, and said coldly, "Why are you still not scramming?"
As if he had been granted amnesty, the cart driver hurriedly loaded the dung buckets back into the cart, and then pushed it into the city.
The carriage started moving again, and Li Rulong returned to the carriage. With a face full of smiles, he said, "Benefactor, you must have been frightened. I thought it was an assassin."
Yan Li seemed to be deep in thought, and said, "Why would General Li think it was an assassin? Could it be that someone wants to shut my mouth, so they want to silence me? "
Li Rulong laughed bitterly, and said, "Benefactor, you may not know this, but there are many people in the army who hate bandits to the bone. Benefactor's identity is known to the whole world, so …"
Yan Li said, "Do you think it's normal for someone to want to kill me?"
"Indeed," Li Rulong said.
Ye Qing laughed, "It seems that no matter where you go, your trait of attracting hatred will never change."
Yan Li also laughed, "It seems that no matter where I go, I'm very popular."
Li Rulong laughed as well, and said, "Benefactor is indeed a benefactor. Wherever you go, you will receive intense attention. Every move you make affects the world. If I were His Majesty, I would also put you in an important position. "
Ye Qing sneered, "Your bootlicking is so unreliable. Yan Li does have some influence, but it's not that exaggerated. If you continue to praise him like that, I think his face is going to turn red."
Li Rulong said with a straight face, "Every word I say comes from the bottom of my heart."
"Alright, let's put the matter about me aside first. Don't you want to know why I came out?" Yan Li said.
"Of course we want to know. Or rather, we followed you out to monitor you," Ye Qing said.
Li Rulong said, "Benefactor, if you need any help, just let me know."
Yan Li said indifferently, "I have a servant girl who was captured by Cang Yang. I'm going to save her now."
"Cang Yang?" Li Rulong and Ye Qing were shocked.
Yan Li let out a faint sneer, "It's not too late to turn back now."
Li Rulong shook his head, "Since benefactor wants to go, I will naturally follow. I can use my eyes to witness benefactor's innocence."
Ye Qing said, "There must be an end to everything. Since I've made a start, I won't give up halfway."
Yan Li nodded, and said, "To track Cang Yang, we must go through West Mountain Barracks. There must be someone taking over West Mountain Barracks now. General Li, do you know which general is taking over? "
Li Rulong was suddenly startled, and then smiled bitterly, "It's General Qu and General Dai. They are the Marshal's disciples, and they seem to have a little conflict with benefactor."
Yan Li laughed coldly, "It's more than a little! They made me embarrass myself in front of everyone, and I must take revenge for this! "
Li Rulong said carefully, "But we need to pass through, so we must not offend them."
Yan Li said, "I know what I'm doing."
Li Rulong said, "To prevent any accidents from happening, benefactor will have to change your attire, and change your appearance."
Yan Li thought of Ji Zhiyuan who was suffering, and could only endure it. He changed his attire with Li Yuanfa, and let Li Yuanfa go ahead to investigate the situation of West Mountain Barracks.
Li Yuanfa rushed back after an hour of darkness.
Li Rulong stopped the carriage, took out some rations, and let Li Yuanfa report.
"Just as general said, West Mountain Barracks is guarded by General Qu and General Dai, and ten thousand elite soldiers of the Brave Tiger. They patrol a range of three hundred li, and there are more than twenty patrol teams. The Crossbow Battalion and Archer Battalion are guarding the outpost, so it's almost impossible to sneak in."
Li Rulong pondered, "Then we can only pretend to have received a secret order to pass through. It's already late, benefactor just needs to be careful, and you shouldn't be recognized."
Yan Li said, "Mm."
Li Rulong turned to Li Yuanfa, "Deputy General Li, you can go back first. If anyone asks for my whereabouts, just say you don't know.
"Yes." Li Yuanfa immediately went into the dark night.
Yan Li indicated for Li Rulong to sit in the carriage. Li Rulong was shocked, "Benefactor's body is priceless, how can I let you drive the carriage?"
"Have you ever seen a general drive a carriage for a follower?" Yan Li said impatiently.
"Ah, yes yes yes …" Li Rulong slapped his forehead, "I really am muddle-headed." Finishing, he gave the reins to Yan Li.
Ye Qing couldn't help but laugh, "I don't think he's your benefactor, but your master."
Li Rulong said seriously, "That's not wrong, because I once swore that if someone killed Azhari, I would serve that person as my master."
Ye Qing rolled her eyes, and was speechless.
The carriage stopped at the entrance of West Mountain Barracks.
Yan Li looked at the completely different West Mountain Barracks, which was heavily guarded, and felt like he was in a dream. His time at West Mountain Barracks was very short, but his memories were very long. He thought of Pei Qian, Hu Bugui, and Wang Chuan.
"Who are you?" The guard interrupted his train of thought.
Li Rulong said in a low voice, "Shoot me, Li Rulong."
The guard's expression changed, and he respectfully cupped his fists, "So it's Li Dianzhang, please wait a moment, I will immediately invite the two generals."
"There's no need." Li Rulong had already climbed out of the carriage, "I have a secret order to pass through West Mountain Barracks, I cannot delay, you all quickly move aside."
"This …" The guard hesitated, "Dare I ask if Li Dianzhang has a secret order?"
Li Rulong glared, and said angrily, "If there is a document, why is it a secret order, are you suspecting me?"
"I don't dare …" The guard thought for a moment, "If that's the case, then let me lead the way, Dianzhang please."
"En." Li Rulong nodded his head in satisfaction, and brought Ye Qing and Yan Li, following the guard into West Mountain Barracks.
West Mountain Barracks was really not big, it was connected from front to back, and the back door was the canyon between the two cliffs.
The guard led the three of them to the entrance of the barracks, then said, "Li Dianzhang, I will send you here, I wish Dianzhang victory."
"En." Li Rulong swaggered past him.
Yan Li followed closely, and said with a low laugh, "General Li, you have such an imposing manner."
Li Rulong laughed, "Benefactor, you don't know, I am Dianzhang's Fang General, and I specialize in punishing soldiers who have made mistakes. For a lowly soldier like him, if he offends me, I only need to find an excuse, and he will fall into my hands. At that time, I will have my revenge, and he will not dare to make things difficult for me."
Yan Li smiled, and just as he was about to praise him, Dai Shaobao's loud voice came from behind.
"Li Shengchong, now that you're in my territory, you want to leave without drinking a few jars with me?"
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