C172 Master, please run!]
"Master, we have gathered all the men. I have just counted them and we did not lose any of them. However, everyone was slightly injured, so it should not affect our journey!" The leader of the guards checked the gathered guards before reporting to the envoy.
"F * ck, where did this bunch of lowly commoners come from? How strange!" The envoy did not reply, but continued to curse.
"Lord, what should we do now?" The Guard Commander asked.
"What should I do?" Chill! Damn, what bad luck! " The envoy's anger did not decrease in the slightest. What happened today was definitely something he had never seen before and had never heard of before. He had gone out many times to do things for the prince and with his ruthless ways of doing things, he almost without any suspense became the king's trusted aide. However, this was the first time he encountered something so unlucky.
The envoy was so furious that he wanted to kill someone. It wasn't because of the burning pain on his face, nor was it because of the footprints all over his body, nor was it because of his numb lower body. The source of his anger came from his face. As the saying goes, 'One doesn't hit one's face,' now, it was not as simple as being slapped in the face. This was completely a naked 'smack in the face'!
How could he accept such a humiliation? As one of the most loyal people to the Prince's residence, he was also seen by so many guards as he looked to be in a sorry state. If it wasn't for him escorting the 500,000 silver, he would have absolutely killed everyone present.
"Master, we can't stay here for long!" Guard Commander consoled him. He knew that this envoy was probably not in a good mood right now, so he had to be careful when he spoke.
"Let's see if we lost any money!" After taking two deep breaths, the Messenger calmed himself and said to Guard Commander. Although he wanted the lives of everyone here, if anything happened to those silver coins, perhaps the King would kill him.
"Yes sir!" Guard Commander bowed and then went to check and count the silver.
Not long after, the Guard Commander came back to the envoy with a smile on his face and said, "Sir, the 'goods' are fine. Those commoner citizens probably retreated rather quickly, and did not have the time to touch the money.
However, due to the lack of time, he roughly checked the amount of silver in the chests. As for the actual amount of silver, he did not have the time to check it.
"Hmph, they probably don't have that kind of courage! Take the goods and quickly head north. Remember to bypass the Fengyang City and go by the small path in the forest! " When the envoy heard that the money was safe, he calmed down. For now, he had to make sure that the money reached the north safely. As long as he got there, it would be a great achievement for him.
"Why is that, my lord?" The Guard Commander did not understand and asked. After all, their current appearances were not worthy of being called the guards of the Duke Palace. If they go into the city, they can get better
"Why? Where are your dog eyes? Can't you see we're dressed like this? One by one, there is no difference between us and beggars. Under such circumstances, if we pull these dozens of carriages, how can we explain it to the city guards? Do you want to open the box for them to check? Or do you want to dig out your badge and show your identity? However, from what I see, you all probably won't even be able to take out a complete identity card, right? "
"This ?" The guard leader was a bit embarrassed. At this moment, they really couldn't take it out. Let alone their identity plates, even the crushed silver and other personal belongings had all disappeared.
"What are you all still standing there for!?" Waiting for someone to treat you to a meal? " The envoy scolded the guards in anger as he saw the stunned guards that had no idea what to do.
"Yes, my lord!" The group of guards bowed in acknowledgement.
The group began to work much faster. They also picked up the not too broken pieces of cloth and tied them to their bodies. They couldn't enter the city now, so they had to cover up a little bit. Of course, broken sabers were also sabers. Even if they couldn't fight, they could still be used to scare people. Therefore, when cleaning up the 'battlefield', the guards didn't forget to use these useless' thing '.
"Lord, this is bad!" Just as everyone was getting ready to leave, a guard in charge of patrolling quickly ran over and reported to the envoy.
"What's wrong?" The envoy asked impatiently. To him, today was definitely the most tragic and unfortunate day of his life. Being in a bad mood, his tone of voice was rather rude as well.
"Sir, there is a group of cavalrymen moving towards us. Because the dust caused by the cavalrymen is too large, we are unable to identify the exact number of cavalrymen. However, from the sound of the hooves, they shouldn't be too few." The guard reported anxiously.
"What background does he have?" The envoy asked with a stern expression.
"Judging from their attire, they should be the light cavalry troops of the Fengyang City!" The guard spoke up.
"How long will it take them to get here?" The envoy asked again. There were no more than half a hundred of them, so how could they resist the charge of the cavalry.
"If you come straight to us, it might take less than the time it takes to drink a cup of tea!" The guard replied.
"So fast?" The envoy was shocked. However, thinking about it, this place was only ten miles away from the city gate. It would not even take a cup of tea for the cavalry army to rush in.
"Hmm, but the other side's route is a little strange, so we can't completely determine if they're on our side or not." The guard asked doubtfully.
"Are you coming our way? We have to leave quickly. If you really are coming our way, then we'll be in big trouble!" The messenger shook his head and said.
"Yes sir!" The guard nodded his head in response before heading off to inform everyone to evacuate.
Just as the guards were grabbing the carts and preparing to 'run' away, the cavalry unit was advancing towards the decimetine!
"Milord, this is bad! Milord, run!" Another man who was in charge of monitoring the movements of the cavalry came rushing over, shouting as he ran.
At this moment, the envoy didn't even need to be reminded. As he looked at the dust cloud in the distance, he knew that the situation wasn't good. He couldn't care less about his several dozen boxes of silver taels.
Guard Commander looked at the emissary's actions with disdain. He urged the carriage to quickly enter the small forest while he went to the back, preparing to stop the enemy at any time.
However, just as the guards were pushing the carriage into the forest like their butts were on fire, Cavalry actually turned her horse around and headed towards the east side of the city.
The group of guards who had been scared silly by the Cavalry before, did not care about being curious at all. They used all their strength and quickly drove the dozens of carriages that were carrying the silver boxes away.
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Cheng Zhipeng arrived at the duty station at the east side of the city early in the morning. The morning roll call was very important, as the other deputy generals would look for someone to take their place to count the students, while Cheng Zhipeng himself would always come personally to do these things. He believed that this was a way to get to know his men, and it was also one of the ways to create a cohesive force in the army. He believed that this was a way to get to his men, and at the same time, it was one of the ways to create a cohesive force in the army. Only in this way could he sweep away all obstacles in his victory, and retreat in an orderly fashion.
"General Cheng, where are we patrolling today?" After the countdown ended, a Academy Officer janissary asked.
"Today? Let's patrol around the east city. Recently, the people in the city have been mixed. The Lord Commander also said that we should pay more attention to the security in the city! I heard that they are all important figures of noble clans, and probably even the Lord Commander cannot afford to offend them! " Cheng Zhipeng said with slight disdain.
Fighting on the battlefield in Cheng Zhipeng's heart was what a real general should do. As for the Commander's flattering towards the aristocrats, he could only be considered a clown, and calling him a 'general' would only be insulting the title of 'general'.
"General Cheng, people have no choice but to lower their heads under the roof. Don't compete with the Lord Commander, after all, he is the commander of thirty thousand city guards. With our status, we will obey his orders immediately!" The Academy Officer spoke up to console him.
Although this Academy Officer could not be considered to be Cheng Zhipeng's trusted aide, he had seen Cheng Zhipeng's daily actions and admired him greatly in his heart. Although they felt that Cheng Zhipeng was extremely talented, but unfortunately, his family had fallen, and he didn't have a powerful backing. Furthermore, he was at the heart of the empire, so it was almost impossible for him to achieve anything.
In any case, they had enough food to feed their families. The most important thing was that they were safe and sound and did not have to worry about going to war. These days were the best places in the world for the city guards who had nothing to do.
However, these actions were extremely cruel to Cheng Zhipeng, as all of these were just to wear down his determination. Sometimes, Cheng Zhipeng even felt that if he continued to stay in Fengyang City like this, he would no longer have the ability to carry all of his burdens on himself.
"Sigh!" "Go and gather some men. We'll take a look around the east side of the city later!" Cheng Zhipeng sighed and said.
"Yes, this subordinate will arrange it right away!" Then, the Academy Officer withdrew.
It didn't take long for all the soldiers on duty at the City Guards Institution to be gathered, and this was all thanks to Cheng Zhipeng's usual drills. However, to these soldiers, they did not feel proud at all, because training in this place was unnecessary, and since there were no wars, they just patrolled around the city everyday. There was no need for these formal combat troops to learn anything.
The patrols within the city usually didn't have any important matters to deal with. As long as there weren't any big disturbances or vicious fights, the police officers within the city would be in charge of the security. For the city guards, what they needed to do the most was to defend the city and assist the bandits outside the city.
Just as Cheng Zhipeng was leading his subordinates and walking through a busy city east of the city, suddenly, a normal looking person with a normal figure and dressed in an ordinary manner walked past Cheng Zhipeng. He used a voice that only Cheng Zhipeng could hear and said two words, "Cut down the trees." Afterwards, this ordinary person could no longer disappear into the crowd of people in the market, and could no longer find any trace of him.
However, he quickly regained his senses, and once again, his mind was completely blank. The only thought that remained in Cheng Zhipeng's mind was to bring all of the soldiers under his command to the southwest part of the city on horseback to chop down the trees and bring them back home.
"Everyone, listen to me. Return to the City Guards Institution immediately and inform everyone to assemble urgently. At the same time, order the horse shop to prepare horses. Everyone, bring your axes with you and follow me out of the city!" Cheng Zhipeng ordered.
"Understood!" A group of soldiers replied.
Under Cheng Zhipeng's lead, the group of soldiers quickly left the trouble zone at the east of the city and returned to the City Guards Institution at an extremely fast speed. This kind of action caused all of the civilians in the downtown area to be confused as they started whispering to each other.
Could it be that something big was about to happen in the city? This question began to spread throughout the entire market, quickly spreading to every corner of the city. It was uncontrollable.
