Chapter 536 Hold This Breath

Guiping Pass, prison.

When Pei Ju stepped into the prison, he faced a pair of strange eyes.

Although the soldiers of the Taiping Army were detained, they were not completely isolated from the world. They knew very well that the Guiping Pass at this time was facing enemy attacks, and the situation seemed to be a little bad.

At this juncture, the minister of Shanhai City suddenly came to the prison, and his intentions are intriguing.

"Everyone." Pei Ju looked ahead, his voice suddenly full of appeal, and said in a deep voice: "There is no need to hide anything, I think you all already know that Guiping Pass is facing the onslaught of the enemy."

As soon as the words fell, there was a commotion in the barracks.

It's one thing to hear about it, but another thing to get it confirmed from the minister's mouth. Among the crowd, a strange light flashed in the eyes of a few people.

"The situation is critical now, and Guiping Pass may be captured at any time." Pei Ju lowered his hands to calm the commotion, and then said: "Once Guiping Pass falls, Shanhai City will naturally suffer heavy losses. Your lives may not be guaranteed. I'm afraid you Don’t you know yet? Guiping County has been occupied by the enemy, and all the Taiping Army in the county has been wiped out. Therefore, I advise everyone, don’t have illusions, this group of enemies will not treat you kindly.”

Pei Ju's words, wait if some people's small thoughts are extinguished.

It's a pity that there are still many people who are not afraid of death, or people who are loyal to the king of heaven. Hearing that Guilin County had fallen, not only did they not feel a trace of grief and indignation, but a gleam of joy flashed in their hearts.

As the saying goes, the enemy of an enemy is a friend.

Obviously, in the eyes of diehards, Shanhai City is their enemy.

Pei Ju's eyesight was so keen that he immediately noticed the strangeness in the crowd. It's just that these people haven't come out to make trouble yet, and Pei Ju is not easy to deal with, so he can only wait and see what happens.

"Everyone, now is the time to prove your loyalty to Shanhai City. Put on your armor, pick up your weapons, and fight side by side with the emperor's personal guard—Shenwuwei!"

"For Shanhai City, and for yourselves!"

Pei Ju knew that the time was urgent, and he never thought about mobilizing at length. Only by connecting this battle with the wealth and life of the soldiers can they arouse their desire to fight.

While speaking, the Shenwuwei who came with Pei Ju opened the arsenal, and distributed pieces of armor and weapons to each of the soldiers.

After receiving the weapons, the momentum of the three thousand soldiers changed. The team that was originally soft and treading suddenly had a hint of iron and blood, and it looked like an army that had experienced a war.

"Hmph, it's nice to say, but it's all about letting us work for your master!" Suddenly, a discordant voice came from the crowd, and the tone was full of undisguised sarcasm.

A wave, stirring up a thousand waves.

"That's right! It's too late for you to think of us when you can't bear it anymore?" With weapons in their hands, these people's confidence in speaking suddenly became stronger, and their attitudes became arrogant in an instant.

"That's right. We were held as prisoners before, why did we ever treat us as our own people? Now that we are in trouble, it is really ridiculous to think that we are our own people."

"Pooh!"

All of a sudden, doubts about Pei Ju and Shanhai City came and went. Upon seeing this, Shenwuwei immediately pulled out the Tang knife from his waist and stood ready.

"Why, do you want to kill someone? Come on!"

With weapons in their hands, these soldiers really had a hint of confidence. In the crowd, it was obvious that someone was deliberately inciting the army in an attempt to cause trouble.

"Brothers, let's see, they need us now, so they are so polite to us. Once the battle is over, we are afraid that we will be abandoned like shoes again."

"That is, instead of working for them, it is better to kill them and fend for themselves."

"Yes, if they go out, they won't be able to protect themselves. Let's see how to stop us."

Under the instigation of caring people, there was a commotion in the crowd.

Some soldiers looked at Pei Ju and the others with malicious intentions.

Seeing this, Pei Ju's heart trembled.

These 3,000 soldiers are really going to cause trouble, and it is impossible to suppress it with only a hundred martial arts guards.

The most important thing is that Pei Ju is still worried about the safety of the prince.

The longer the delay, the worse it is.

Thinking of this, Pei Ju's eyes suddenly became extremely sharp, and suddenly he came out of the crowd and said loudly: "Why, do you want to rebel?" Suddenly, a compelling momentum rushed towards the soldiers, which made people's hearts jump.

The pawn on the opposite side was taken aback.

They didn't expect that this seemingly gentle old man would have such power when he got angry.

"I'm against you, so what can you do?!" In the crowd, there were still good men who were not frightened by Pei Ju.

Seeing this, Pei Ju was fearless.

"How dare!"

Standing behind Pei Ju, Shenwuwei was furious, shouted loudly, passed Pei Ju in an instant, and came to this person, saw the flash of the knife, and the other person's head fell to the ground.

The gushing blood splashed onto Pei Ju's robe.

In an instant, the entire barracks fell silent.

Everyone present was overwhelmed by Shenwuwei's strength. They still haven't seen clearly when the opponent drew his sword, and the head of the fellow robe has already fallen to the ground.

This kind of saber technique is really superb.

"Murder, brothers, fight with them!"

After the silence, there was a louder uproar, and the crowd was excited.

The blood on the ground did not frighten the soldiers, but aroused the blood in their hearts.

Seeing this, Pei Ju's eyes were instantly cold, knowing that he could not drag on any longer, he signaled to the surrounding Shenwuwei.

Shenwuwei received the instructions, quickly took out his bow and arrow, bent his bow and set the arrow, and shot towards the crowd with lightning speed. The sharp arrow pierces the air, and the arrow never misses.

There were screams one after another.

Taking a closer look, I saw that the people who had shouted the most in the crowd before fell to the ground one by one.

This kind of archery once again frightened the soldiers.

One hundred Shenwu guards actually frightened three thousand soldiers.

Seeing this, Pei Ju made a sound at the right time, and said loudly: "Everyone, think about it carefully. What to do is the best for you and your family. I don't want you to be instigated by a few people with ulterior motives. His life was lost in vain."

After a pause, Pei Ju continued: "In this battle, anyone who has done meritorious service will be able to become a regular immediately and get rid of the status of a soldier. With the generosity of a prince, he will not be stingy in rewarding you."

"One is a dead end leading to hell, a dead end; the other is a broad road leading to prosperity and wealth. Isn't it obvious how to choose?"

With the bloodstains on the scene, Pei Ju's words are undoubtedly very convincing.

The rest of the soldiers were thoughtful.

Without the instigation of people with ulterior motives, most of the pawns are quite rational. Especially the soldiers from Xunzhou County lost their temper immediately when they thought that their wives and children were still in the hands of Shanhai City.

"My lord, tell me what to do, and we will do it."

Someone finally stood up and expressed his willingness to obey Shanhai City's command.

Seeing this, Pei Ju finally breathed a sigh of relief, pointed to the Shenwu guards around and said, "You all saw it just now, they are all the personal guards of the Junhou, and they are the most powerful fighters in Shanhai City."

"Now, they will temporarily lead you to fight against the enemy."

For Shenwuwei, you have already had an intuitive impression of Shenwuwei, so naturally you don't have any dissatisfaction.

Because of time constraints, Pei Ju led them to the city wall after hurried formation. Thus, the scene that Ouyang Shuo saw before appeared.

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Above the head of the city.

Just when Pei Ju fell into memory, a hasty cry woke him up.

"Report to Your Majesty, urgent military situation!"

I saw a messenger running over in a hurry.

Ouyang Shuo, who was standing at the top of the city, heard the words, turned around, and took the letter from the messenger.

The letter was sent from Xuanwuguan, and the bloody color on the cover gave Ouyang Shuo a bad premonition.

Just now when he stood on the top of the city and looked into the distance, he was worried about the battle situation at Xuanwu Pass. In the absence of reinforcements, can the five thousand barbarian warriors at Xuanwu Pass hold the pass?

To be honest, Ouyang Shuo didn't have any confidence in his heart.

However, between the two passes, Ouyang Shuo had to make a choice.

The wilderness is so cruel.

When the envelope was opened, it was still dazzling blood red. The entire letter was actually written in blood.

"To General Shi Hu:

Xuanwu Pass was suddenly attacked, and our soldiers were ordered to defend it to the death. However, there are too many enemy troops and they are outnumbered. Seeing that the position is about to fall. We are ashamed of our expectations for the king, and we can only apologize with death.

General, there is no need to reinforce Xuanwu Pass, because I am the last survivor in the pass. After sending this letter, he will be buried with his brothers in Xuanwuguan.

I only hope that in the next life, we will still be brothers.

Say hello to the king and marquis on my behalf, and pay tribute to the king! ——An unknown mountain barbarian warrior. "

After reading the letter, Ouyang Shuo's expression was moved, filled with grief and indignation, even a trace of tears flickered in his eyes.

The brave and fearless fighters are using sacrifices to tell their loyalty.

As the object of the soldiers' allegiance, Ouyang Shuo was helpless, he could only watch helplessly as the boys died generously.

It was the first time that Ouyang Shuo hated it so much, hated this game, and did it so realistically.

"Give this letter to Shi Hu."

Ouyang Shuo's voice was instantly hoarse, indescribably tired. After handing the letter to Pei Ju, he turned around again and faced the distant sky.

The sunset at this time seems to be extraordinarily bright red.

Ouyang Shuo's back suddenly looked lonely and lonely. He has the intention to gather the army of Shanhai City, break into Guilin County, and start a life-and-death battle with the opponent to avenge blood.

Unfortunately, the conditions did not allow him to do so.

At this time, Shanhai City is really unable to support another big battle.

Ouyang Shuo could only bear it, for the time being.