Rebel

Not long after Lu Mouzhong left, Gu Ao was in his own tent, and suddenly heard the commotion outside, so Gu Ao asked the guard, "What happened outside?"

The guard went to ask and came back trotting all the way and said: "There is a young man who insists on saying that he is the brother of the general. He wants to see the general... he doesn't have a waist card, and the brothers are blocking him from entering, so he just rolls around. .”

Gu Ao was slightly taken aback, hurriedly walked out of the military tent, came to the noisy place, everyone saw Gu Ao coming out, they all moved out of the way, Gu Ao asked as he walked, "Who is it?"

Tian Rong scrambled over and rushed over, grabbed Gu Ao's skirt, and shouted: "Brother Ao, something is wrong!"

"Brother Rong?" Gu Ao quickly supported Tian Rong, and said, "Come in and talk slowly!"

Tian Rong looked at Gu Ao with a weeping face, and said incoherently: "I left Mr. Xiao to find you, and I'm afraid I won't be able to go back from now on! Do you think that I left my glory and wealth for trivial matters!"

Gu Ao looked at Tian Rong's distraught look, and felt that the situation was serious, he pulled Tian Rong to the side, and hurriedly asked in a low voice: "Then tell me quickly, what's the matter?"

Tian Rong wiped the dust and tears from his face: "... Is Taishou Lu here? Tell him not to go to the Zhongjun, it's a Hongmen banquet! Mr. Xiao has already negotiated with the Liao family. The kings and Sima clans of the vassal clan used the name of instigating the emperor’s close relatives to separate and shake the foundation of the world. Now the Yong family has completely controlled the capital, and the war on the side of the Qing emperor has since withdrawn troops..."

Gu Ao's eyes widened, and he was about to turn around immediately: "I'll send someone to chase after Lu Taishou!"

"Wait... I didn't finish talking..." Tian Rong pulled Gu Ao's sleeve: "The matter of Lu Taishou is not the most important thing... The most important thing is... You and I heard that now, now... They are dispatching troops and generals to encircle Brother Ao! And the imperial court is preparing to issue an imperial edict to appoint Qiu Mu as the new prefect of Hanzhong County!"

"...Is this really true?" Gu Ao felt his whole body and heart go cold, his blood, which had been getting warmer these days, was poured from the top by a basin of ice water, like a slap in the face.

"Isn't it serious?" Tian Rong gritted his teeth, his expression tearful: "Isn't it true that I abandoned Master and risked my life to see you?!"

Gu Ao took a deep breath, and immediately ordered the drums to be played, summoned the generals, explained the general situation, and then ordered: "Return to the camp immediately to reorganize the army! Raid the camp of the Chinese army, and rescue the foster father!"

Before the words were finished, a scout suddenly entered the account and reported: "Report--there are 20 guards in Yingchuan County! [-] tigers and horses! [-] guards in Jiangqu! [-] guards in Hejian! Surrounding my station..."

"Report—a letter from the central army's account! It is said that Lu Taishou urgently summoned the Gu Juntong, and he has important matters to discuss after entering the account!"

Gu Ao gritted his teeth: "Is it written by the prefect?"

"It's the words sent by the Chinese army's big tent!"

Tian Rong said: "Brother Ao, it's a fraud, you can't turn away!"

Chen Jiang panicked: "Chen Ji and Chen Xiang led [-] soldiers to go with Lu Taishou, isn't that..."

Gu Ao paced back and forth and asked, "How many days is enough food and grass?"

"All the grain from the granary was distributed to the common people. There is not much left for the army. The grain that was supposed to be delivered yesterday has never arrived!"

"I asked you how many days you have enough food?!"

"There is enough food for three days!"

"Why didn't you report yesterday?"

"Yesterday, the grain transport officer said that the mountains were high and the roads were dangerous, and it was inconvenient for cattle and horses. The road was delayed, but we could arrive today. At that time, the subordinates didn't pay much attention."

Gu Ao said angrily: "All the elite soldiers and cavalry will be the vanguard, and those who dare to die will be the team. Let's force the front army! Go save the prefect!"

"Who dares to be the leader of the Death Squad?"

Dian Buzhi came out: "Brother, I dare!"

Chen Jiang reprimanded: "Nonsense, what if you don't stay here to protect elder brother!"

Mei Zhao gritted her teeth, and said, "Brother-in-law, I'll come!"

Gu Ao gave him a gloomy look: "You can't."

At this moment, another person came to report: "—Report! The general urgently summoned the ancient army to enter the account for discussion!"

Gu Ao said angrily: "Behead the messenger who came from the big tent of the Chinese army! Wait for me!"

"Report—" This time, it was two big wooden boxes that Chen Jiang took in his hands. As soon as he opened them, he shook his hands, took a step back, and let out a low, howling sob from his throat...

The box was tilted, and the contents fell to the ground, but it was the heads of the fourth child, Chen Ji, and the twelfth child, Chen Xiang!

One of them is 19 years old and the other is 17 years old. They have listened to Gu Ao's lectures for six years.

Gu Ao walked over and squatted down. With trembling hands, he carefully picked up the heads of Chen Ji and Chen Xiang, put them back into the wooden box, and closed them. When he raised his eyes again, Gu Ao's eyes were red : "I don't know Dian, the leader of the death squad, you go! Our brothers have a life and death, wealth and honor are in the sky, if we can't break through today, we will die together!"

Dian Bushi bared his teeth proudly, and let out a foul breath: "Okay!"

Gu Ao ordered Mei Zhao to personally order all the remaining elite soldiers of the Shanzhong Army, a total of 3000 soldiers, and hand them over to Dian Buzhi.

Tonight...is destined to be no longer peaceful.

Murderous aura floated into his nose, and the smell of blood made people shudder under the moonlight.

This is an unequal battle...

One side is full of gongs and drums, planning for a long time, wearing armor and robes, and the soldiers are brave and powerful, and they have become encircled;

The other side was caught off guard and responded urgently, new soldiers were recruited, the swords were not in order, and food and grass were still lacking...

For a while, the blood flowed and the liver marrow flowed wildly...

The so-called sky is cloudy and the earth is wet and ghosts cry,

There is no one to collect the bones of the wild road,

I only heard the neighing and chirping of the wounded horse...

Gu Ao's so-called 20 army was originally a mob who had just joined the army.

Now facing the tiger and ben cavalry head-on,

It can be said that it will collapse at the touch of...

The reason why the Great Tomorrow King was brave and brave in the army was because in the troubled times, people were dying, and following the Great Tomorrow King was just to survive, so at the beginning of joining the army, he had the will to die, so the army of the Great Tomorrow King had a stake in dying and then living bravery;

But Gu Ao is completely different at this time——When Gu Ao absorbed these followers, he used the name of the court, divided their fields, and used the signs of rebellion. It's not wrong to stand on the side of righteousness, betting that one will not be liquidated, they are here for profit... Up to now, many people are hearing that Gu Ao's army has changed from a righteous army of the court to antagonizing the court After the rebellious army, they all scattered on the spot...

At one time, 20 troops were defeated and scattered; but after one night, Gu Ao's followers only had more than [-] left!

Gu Ao received battle reports from the front one after another, on which were written only in blood:

defeat--

defeat--

defeat--

Another defeat——

When Gu Ao went through the bloody wind, stepped on countless corpses, and saw Dian Bushi again, his whole body was covered with wounds, and there were three broken arrows stuck in his shoulder. With the last of his strength, he shouted violently: "Brother, go first!"

In the end, Dian Bushi killed a faint bloody path, Gu Ao gritted his teeth, and led Chen Cun students and Mei Zhao out of the tight encirclement. Looking back, there were no more than a thousand people behind him.

Breaking through the encirclement after untold hardships, he came to a resting place, Gu Ao handed the water bag to a soldier next to him: "Didn't you follow me out from the mountains?"

The man nodded, and Gu Ao smiled wryly: "Why are you still following? Aren't you afraid that the court will behead you?"

The man said: "Lizheng robbed my sister. I wanted to find him desperately, but the lord came and divided the land. I will follow the lord for the rest of my life."

Gu Ao walked up to another wounded person and asked, "It's my fault, you followed me only recently?"

The man smiled and said, "My lord, have you forgotten? I used to be a defender of Yingchuan. I had no family or job, and I had no mother, wife or children to take care of. Being a soldier is just taking my life for a living. I heard what your lord said in the audience. , your army is judged by your military exploits, since I will die on the edge of the sword in the end, I am willing to die for my lord, and I can be rewarded with a noble."

Gu Ao nodded and said, "I see."

At this time, someone suddenly rushed over and said, "Report—there are soldiers and horses attacking ahead! I'm afraid it's a tiger chasing us!"

Gu Ao said loudly: "Brothers, everyone is mortal. Today, I will go to the underworld with you all to take the guy!" Then, Gu Ao drew his sword, and the remaining [-] soldiers also drew their swords one after another, and someone said: "My lord, I'm also new to follow you! My parents were forced to death by the dog officer. Thank you, my lord, for saving our family! My life belongs to my lord, so my lord can take it!"

Another person said: "My lord, I am also a newcomer, but just like you, I am also willing to die with my lord!"

The 20 people are scattered, they can walk, Gu Ao looked at the people in front of him - in the end, the rest of the 20 people are all vassals, only these people are the real backbone!They are the real essence extracted at the time of life and death!If I have a day to see the light of day again in the future, I must use these people again!

In the distance, I saw a flying dust piled up, the red horse raised its hooves and angered the horse, Gu Ao opened his eyes wide and shouted: "Everyone, wait!"

Some couldn't believe his eyes, Gu Ao stretched out his hand and rubbed it vigorously, and saw the red horse's bridle tightened tightly, hissing clear and clear, and the hooves hadn't finished landing. Immediately, the young man was dressed in white clothes and white armor, so he jumped off the horse, and he quickly Stepping closer to Gu Ao, he finally supported Gu Ao's wounded body: "Brother Gu... Jun Fan is late..."

"...How many people did you bring?" Gu Ao asked.

Yu Junfan replied: "One hundred thousand elite pieces of the Yu family."

"Report—" An Anqu knelt down beside Yu Junfan: "My lord! The spies in front have detected that Taishou Lu is in prison—he committed suicide!"