The officer who was brought here seemed to know the reason why he was pulled here from the front line. He looked a little embarrassed.
When he saw that Daoist Xiao's expression was not good, he panicked. He got off his horse from a distance and quickly ran to kneel in front of Daoist Xiao.
"Assistant Minister Xiao, I is incompetent. I haven't been able to wipe out all the rebels here!"
Daoist Xiao glared and scolded, "Trash! Three thousand people can't even clean up a group of poisoned rebels? Didn't we give them poisoned wine? How can there still be rebels who can fight?! Could it be that the rebels are all heavenly soldiers and are immune to poison? "
The officer wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.
"It's probably because the subordinates weren't reliable and didn't drug every jug of wine. Some of the jugs weren't drugged, or some of the rebel soldiers didn't drink. Indeed, this happened too suddenly. It's understandable that they weren't prepared …"
"Enough! I don't want these excuses! I want the heads of the rebels! "
Daoist Xiao shouted angrily, "How many rebels are left?"
"About two hundred."
The officer answered carefully.
"I'll give you an hour. If you can't wipe them out, bring your head to me!"
Daoist Xiao was furious.
"Yes! This subordinate obeys! "
The officer quickly ran away, got on his horse, and galloped back to the battlefield.
"A bunch of trash! Useless good-for-nothing! Two hundred rebels can't be cleaned up! Raising donkeys and horses is more useful than raising these trash! "
Daoist Xiao cursed.
At this time, an officer behind Daoist Xiao said carefully, "Assistant Minister, you can't blame them all. That Thief Xiao is good at training and leading troops. This is something that everyone in Daming knows. The Zhennan Army is his personal soldiers, so their combat effectiveness must be stronger.
These soldiers have just come down from the battlefield and are full of combat experience. How can these pampered soldiers in the capital be a match for them? If they hadn't been drugged, I'm afraid that even twenty thousand people wouldn't have been able to take down those two thousand people. "
"This is not a reason for them to shirk responsibility! The Second Minister has ordered us to clean up the rebels in the Xishan and the barracks before dawn. This is something that must be done. There is no room for shirking responsibility! Otherwise, neither you nor I can explain it to the Second Minister! "
Boss Xiao said with a cold and solemn face.
As soon as he finished speaking, the sound of gunshots and cannons came from the Zhennan Army's barracks.
"Muskets and muskets? Are there any firearms in the Zhennan Army barracks? "
Daoist Xiao was stunned.
The attendant was also stunned.
"Probably … I guess? Thief Xiao seems to be an expert in using firearms … "
"Bastard! You didn't even explain these things clearly! Fortunately, this place isn't too close to the capital. Otherwise, what would we do if this matter was exposed in advance? "
Boss Xiao lashed the attendant with his horsewhip. The attendant cried out in pain and quickly got off the horse to kneel in front of Boss Xiao.
"Please forgive me, Vice Minister! This lowly official has acted inconsiderately! This lowly official is guilty! However, these firearms shouldn't be enough to affect the overall situation. Moreover, there are only about two hundred people left in the rebel army. They're not a threat at all. They will definitely be eliminated … "
"If that wasn't the case, I would have definitely killed you!"
Boss Xiao reprimanded him aggressively and then said to an officer beside him, "Take 500 people to support them and get rid of this rebel army as soon as possible! Tell Wu Zhi that I don't want to hear any more excuses! "
"Yes!"
The officer had a resentful look on his face as he ordered 500 people to rush off at top speed.
At this time, in the Zhennan Army barracks, Wang Hui and the remaining two hundred or so Zhennan Army soldiers were making their last stand. The barracks were surrounded and attacked from all sides. He and the remaining people could only defend the southwest corner of the barracks.
Although he had put a few cannons and some guns that he could use into the battlefield, there weren't many people that could be used. They couldn't form an effective combat force at all. At the moment, the situation was extremely critical.
He watched as countless of his brothers died to arrows and despicable poisoned wine. He watched as his comrades, who he had been drinking and eating meat with just a moment ago, died in front of him. He watched as Old Zhou, who had cooked for the entire army for several years, vomited blood and died in his arms. His heart was filled with pain.
What was even more painful was that he had never imagined that such a thing would happen. He wasn't even prepared for it. He had been given too many rewards in the past few days. He had been rewarded in the morning and then in the afternoon, and there would be additional rewards in the evening. The Emperor had also rewarded him with wine more than once or twice. At the beginning, he had tested it, but later, he simply stopped. Who would have thought that the poison would come so suddenly?
"General, what's going on?! Why would the people of the court want to harm us? "
Wang Hui's deputy general was lucky to have survived, but his face was also full of anger and confusion.
Wang Hui stared in the direction of the capital.
He recalled the conversation he had with Xiao Ruxun that day.
But neither he nor Xiao Ruxun had expected that Shen Yicheng, the Vice Premier of the court, would use such a despicable method to deal with them, and under the feet of the Emperor at that. This was simply unimaginable.
"It must be Shen Yicheng! Shen Yicheng must want to kill Silang, so he attacked us. Silang's situation is very dangerous. He only has 50 people with him, but he's trapped in the capital! We … we must go and save Silang! "
"But we only have 200 or so brothers left!"
The deputy general shouted.
"We still have to go and save him!"
Wang Hui roared. "We can't be trapped in this camp. We must kill our way out. The sky is still dark. If we can kill our way out, then we'll have a chance of survival. We must kill our way out! Tell our brothers to get ready to break out of the encirclement! "
"How do we break out?"
"Kill our way out with the big shields! Fight them head-on! The people we're facing must be those pampered soldiers from the capital. They've surrounded us with so many people, but they can't even fight their way out. They're clearly trash. If we can break through, we'll definitely be able to defeat them head-on! We must choose a direction to break out of! "
"Where should we choose?"
Wang Hui thought for a moment.
"West! Break through to the west! The east side is the noisiest, and the west side is the least. The west side must have the least people! If we want to leave, we'll leave from the west! But we need some brothers to defend this place to the death and bring up the rear for the main force! "
"I'll do it!"
The deputy general did not hesitate. "General! I'm willing! I'm willing to bring up the rear! "
"Think it through. This is a situation of certain death. If you stay, you'll definitely die! You'll definitely die! "
"I've thought it through! I'm indebted to Silang. Without him, I would have starved to death long ago. Now is the time for me to repay his kindness! General, I have no worries. I only ask that you save Silang! "
The deputy general gripped Wang Hui's hand tightly.
Wang Hui looked at the deputy general for a moment. "I promise you, if I can't save Silang, I'll commit suicide. When that time comes, I'll apologize to my brothers in the underworld! Now, I order you to die for Silang! "
"Yes! I accept the order! "
The deputy general's face was as hard as steel, unwavering.
At the same time, the reinforcements sent by Xiao Daheng arrived at the capital camp. The officer immediately found Commander Wu Zhi, who was in charge of this battle.
"Commander Wu, Assistant Minister Xiao has ordered us to settle these rebels as soon as possible. Otherwise, you don't have to see him!"
Wu Zhi gritted his teeth angrily.
"These rebels are too good at fighting. They've fought with the Northern Barbarians before! We're no match for them! How many reinforcements did you bring? "
"Five hundred!"
"That's just a drop in the bucket! What's the use?! "
The officer's expression froze.
"If we can't take them down, and Assistant Minister Xiao comes personally, then …"
Wu Zhi obviously knew what kind of ending he would face.
"Then die! Someone, bring me my saber! I want to fight personally! "
Wu Zhi made up his mind. He decided to lead a small number of elite soldiers who were specially trained to protect the nobles in a frontal assault. No matter what, even if he had to trade ten of them for one, he had to kill the rest of the Zhennan Army!
At this moment, a violent cry of death rang out. Wu Zhi had no idea what was happening.
"Did the rebels break through??"
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