Johime Three Kingdoms

Chapter 191 Misunderstanding
After Chen Lan, Lei Bo and others withdrew, they found that there were no pursuers. After combining before and after, they found out that there was a fraud and quickly returned to pursue them.

However, when they arrived at the Pihe River this time, they saw that Bai Tu's personal guards were already on the other side, standing with their large shields on the ground as a cover, waiting in full formation!

Ordinary cavalry have to wade across the river, which is even worse than the wooden and stone armor. When the opponent reaches a quarter of the way, they will enter the shooting range of the Baitu Guards.

At this time, although Bai Tu had not made large-scale efforts in armament technology, his personal guards were definitely using the best equipment.

All the bows and arrows on the armor are loaded with two sets, and they are all composite bows. The longbow is made of ash wood, which is famous for its toughness at the core, with hardwood attached to the bow arms and tip bends on the outside, and the outermost part is wrapped with beef tendon. Even according to each The height of the bodyguard, the curvature and length of the bow are specially designed to conform to ergonomics. Although it has the disadvantage of being laborious and expensive, the effective killing distance is astonishingly close to 300 meters.

The other is a horn composite short bow, which is based on the Mongolian bow. The range is less than 200 meters. It is mainly used for shooting while running. It does not require a long range. It is famous for its fast shooting speed and low effort.

After being loaded into the armor, the range and power will be further improved, and power can be consumed for laser arrows.

Of course, considering the limited physical strength of Warrior Mu Shi, he usually still loads real arrows.

At this time, the infantry longbow was used, completely crushing the opponent in terms of range. Some of the generals in the chaos were already hit by arrows and fell into the water, but the opponent did not even have a chance to draw the bow. Even if he barely drew the bow, the shot to the other side was already weak!

Although the rate of fire is not fast, and the number of people is not large, but... expect a group of bandits to charge with human lives?

Dream it!
Ignoring the shouts of Chen Lan and others, the rebel army stopped moving forward when they reached the middle of the river. Chen Lan and others did not intend to take the lead, but continued to force and charge.

Until there was a hint that the army would collapse, and some generals even ignored orders and wanted to escape on their own, Chen Lan and several leaders had no choice but to retreat.

However, at this moment, the sound of an engine was heard - Bai Tu was very familiar with it, it was the sound of Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry charging!

Cheng Lian and Cao Xing, who were driven back directly as the rebels came ashore, led their troops into the river...

Cheng Lian and Cao Xing had no mercy towards these villains who had deceived and lured them away and wanted to sneak attack on their lord.

They had not caught up with the rebels before, and when they found out that they had been fooled, they were just puzzled. When they went back, they found that the village had changed drastically. Every household was pulling out the tied villagers from the cellar to untie them. The old man who received them at the beginning was even more confused. After admitting his crime and explaining the situation, he hit his head on the knife's edge and died. This scared Cheng Lian and Cao Xing to the point where they almost flew out of their wits!
If there was no time to delay and Bai Tu's usual military discipline, they would really want to massacre these unruly people in the village.

Although I knew in my heart that they were under coercion, but... even in Bingzhou, if there were Han people who were coerced by the Huns, killing the whole family would be the lightest option if they plotted against the governor.

Cheng Lian and Cao Xing had no choice but to pray that Bai Tu would be alright while following the traces to chase him...

When I discovered these rebels, I couldn't hold back the anger in my heart. No matter whether they knelt down or abandoned their troops, they were all either shot through the chest or killed with a knife!

This is not considered a violation of military discipline - the surrender of soldiers on the battlefield, who was wounded or killed during the previous battlefield battles, and who was each their own master, does not affect the treatment of prisoners, and those who kill without permission will be dealt with according to military regulations, but rioters who attack the common people... …Killing one person is like killing my father, and there is no point in surrendering.

Chen Lan and others wanted to cross the river but were unable to do so. They wanted to return to the shore but were unable to do so. They were held down in the river and killed. Now even if they were desperate and wanted to bite someone, they were no match for Bingzhou Langqi!

After a cry of killing, Cheng Lian and Cao Xing led the men across the river carrying the three bandits led by them. Lei Xu, one of the four thieves, had just been shot to death in the chaos...

As soon as Cheng Lian and Cao Xing arrived on the other side, they quickly prostrated themselves and said, "My subordinates are late, my lord is frightened!"

Bai Tu glared angrily: "A mere thief can scare me?"

"My lord is so mighty, so I am not afraid..." Cao Xing bumped Cheng Lian with his elbow.

"Okay, it's me who asked you to chase the bandits. If you can get back in time, you will have merit and no fault." Bai Tu said.

If it were Gan Ning, Chen Dao, and other generals who each led an army and fell into the trap, it would definitely be their responsibility. If it were the mistress who fell into this trap, Bai Tu would slap him for murdering his own brother now...

But Cheng Lian and Cao Xing, regardless of their ability or official position, were just following orders, and it was not their turn to take the blame.

Seeing the uniform cavalry, the general called him "Lord"...

Jiao Qing on the side, how can he not see Bai Tu's identity?He hurriedly paid homage to him, but he just called him "Mr. Bai".

After all, Jiao Qing was recommended by the local officials. When he met Bai Tu for the first time, he didn't even "worship the mountain". If he were on the other side, he would have directly called him "Lord", but Jiao Qing was still quite deep.

Bai Tu held his arm and said: "Jiao Shuzuo has done a great job today. Don't call him Bai Gong, it will make you look more polite... call him lord! Come back to Shucheng with us!"

Jiao Qing naturally has no reason to respond.

Saying this to Chen Dao was Bai Tu's direct invitation without being ashamed. Saying this to Jiao Qing, a junior official in the Prefect's Mansion... this was considered a compliment.

While other officials in the Lujiang Mansion were still worried, Jiao Qing, the little secretary, was the first to go ashore.

Although Jiao Qing had been less sophisticated in his tactics before, the fact that he dared to stand up and deceive at that time already showed his character and quick wit, and left a good impression on Bai Tu.

On the way, Bai Tu also curiously asked Jiao Qing about why he was traveling all night - Jiao Qing is the secretary of the Prefecture, and is now responsible for collecting poll taxes in the countryside. The grain tax in Lujiang has been exempted, but the poll tax Still harvesting, most farmers use silk cloth to offset taxes.

Ordinarily, if he is really a subordinate and leads the troops on the road overnight, he is loyal to his duty, but... you, a clerk who transports silk cloth taxes, can you travel in the middle of the night?

After asking, I found out that this was the chief clerk of the mansion. The tasks assigned to him were very tight in terms of distance and speed, and the banner was for "the performance assigned by the cavalry general."

Of course, Jiao Qing didn't dare to say it so directly, and the description was very vague. Bai Tu guessed it himself.

"So, the officials in Shucheng must have strong opinions on me now, right?" Bai Tu asked with a slightly condensed expression.

"No, no, no, my lord, you have reduced taxes and provided large-scale disaster relief. We are just moving our legs more..." Jiao Qing quickly denied.

"Going to collect taxes from eleven villages, you only have seven days, and you have to travel all night... Don't say it's someone else. Did you really have no objections before?" Bai Tu was already very dissatisfied.

Naturally, it was not for Jiao Qing, but for the chief secretary of Nashu City and other subordinate officials of the prefecture. As for Lu Kang, the prefect, he had not actually arrived, and Zhou Yu had just arrived and was probably rectifying military affairs.

Bai Tu only thought that someone wanted to use this to express dissatisfaction with his policies.

"This..." Jiao Qing hesitated for a while, but finally said: "I don't dare to deceive the lord. In fact... the main reason is that I have some personal grudges with the chief secretary. He also does not dare to be so harsh on other officials, let alone It will not damage the lord’s reputation.”

Jiao Qing didn't want to say this at first, otherwise it would seem too pretentious, and... as an official, he had a bad relationship with his superior, and he even jumped to the next level to file a complaint, which was a bit taboo.

It's just that seeing Bai Tu's face like this, Jiao Qing thinks it's better not to continue this misunderstanding...

White picture: Embarrassing.

(End of this chapter)