62.Chapter 62: The Lone Hero
The incident happened too suddenly, from the appearance of Chen Hu and others, to the killing and retreat of officers and soldiers, it can be said that it was lightning fast.
The people who were still watching were all shocked when they saw the scene of flesh and blood flying, screaming and fleeing in all directions.
This street is the closest to the North City Gate, and the speed of the prisoner car is too slow, so Chen Qing had to lead people to split the prisoner car, and then let people carry Chen Xu and Dian Wei forward.
Everyone galloped forward, and on the way, they encountered several waves of patrolling soldiers, and when they saw Chen Xu and others, they all did not dare to fight and fled in all directions.
Now that escaping from Puyang is the most important thing, Chen Xu is not very clear about the current situation in Puyang, and he does not dare to command indiscriminately.
Lying on the back of a Chen disciple, Chen Xu asked weakly: "Ah Qing, do you know who the North Gate guard is?" How many guards were there? ”
Chen Qing didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly said: "The guard of the north gate is the henchman of the current soldier Cao Pengshi, and there are more than 800 soldiers defending the city, including 100 strong private soldiers and 700 officers and soldiers in the county. ”
Hearing that there were also powerful private soldiers guarding the city, Chen Xu's eyes flashed with a cold light.
He now knows that it is precisely because of the collusion between the powerful and Zhang Yong that Zhang Yong can arrest himself and Dian Wei unscrupulously. They didn't want to think that if it weren't for Chen Xu, the Yellow Turban Army might have broken through Puyang a long time ago.
Chen Xu knows very well that 'cast it with a peach, repay it with a li', 'repay the grievance with a straight one, and return a tooth for a tooth'. Today's hatred, he will not give up.
After calming down, his brain was spinning rapidly, and after a while, Chen Xu said to everyone: "The north gate is so tightly defended, with only more than 200 people including me, it may be difficult to break through." ”
Hearing this, the rest of the crowd was also silent.
Today's Puyang City can be said to be the Longtan Tiger's Den. But in order to rescue Chen Xu and Dian Wei, everyone couldn't care so much.
Originally, with Chen Jing's connections in the township, coupled with Chen Xu's reputation. If we had waited a few more days, we would have gathered more than 200 people.
However, this sudden announcement of the killing of Chen Xu disrupted everyone's deployment, and in the end, they could only gather the children of their own clan to come to the rescue.
Chen Huhu's eyes were round, and he said loudly: "I am desperate, and I will send the eldest brother and the Guofu brother out of the city." ”
The rest of the young people in Chenjia Village also expressed their positions. Although they care about Dian Wei's life and death, they are far inferior to Chen Xu.
Now Chen Xu's reputation in Chenjia Village is very high, and they are willing to do everything for Chen Xu.
Even if they can rescue Chen Xu this time, they will be called anti-thieves, but for Chen Xu's sake, they have no hesitation.
When Chen Xu and Dian Wei saw this, they were all moved in their hearts.
Dian Wei turned his head to look in the direction of the county guard's mansion, gritted his teeth and said: "It's a pity that in prison, these thieves tortured me and Wen Zhao in every possible way, otherwise, how could hundreds of soldiers stop the two of me?" ”
Although several people were talking, their footsteps still did not stop. Now, every time they stay in Puyang City, their situation becomes more dangerous.
For today's plan, even if Chen Xu has all kinds of talents in his chest, there is nothing he can do about it, he can only take one step at a time.
As soon as they arrived at the north gate, everyone saw a general, leading more than 800 people to form a neat square, blocking the way out of the city.
These 800 men were different from the people they met when they hijacked the prisoner's car. Among these people, a large number of them have been on the battlefield, and their bodies exude a chilling murderous aura.
The children of Chenjia Village, although they have also undergone hard training, have not really been on the battlefield after all. Feeling the murderous aura of the officers and men, many people could not help but feel fear in their hearts.
Chen Hu looked around at the many officers and soldiers and saw many familiar faces, some of whom had been serving under his tent before.
The former subordinates have become today's enemies, remembering his brother's kindness to them, Chen Hu couldn't help but be angry and scolded: "When my brother was the leader of the rebel army, did he treat you badly? ”
"Now my brother has been framed by traitors, and these ungrateful people, not only do they not know how to repay the favor and go to the rescue, but they have taken refuge in the dog officer and blocked our way, which is really shameless!"
Chen Hu was emotional, picked up a spear and pointed at familiar faces. But everyone he pointed out bowed their heads in shame, and the weapons in their hands hung down involuntarily.
Seeing this, the leading general secretly said that it was not good, and immediately said loudly: "Chen Xu colluded with the Yellow Turban Army to plot a rebellion, and you are both officers and soldiers, you should be loyal to the monarch and serve the country, and get rid of thieves for the country!" ”
It's okay for this general not to say anything, but as soon as Chen Xu colluded with the Yellow Turban, many officers and soldiers glared at him angrily. They followed Chen Xu to win the Yellow Turban several times, and whether Chen Xu colluded with the Yellow Turban, they knew best in their hearts.
Chen Xu stopped the people who were about to come forward to fight, and asked the child of the clan who carried him to put him down.
Originally, he thought that if he encountered 800 officers and soldiers to block him, his people would probably die here. Even if he was lucky enough to break out of the encirclement, the children of Chenjia Village would probably suffer heavy casualties, which was not what he wanted to see.
Seeing the performance of the officers and soldiers, Chen Xu was overjoyed and knew that there was still a turning point in this matter.
In his previous life, he was a military fan, and he liked to read war stories throughout the ages. Among them, the person he admired the most in Europe was Napoleon.
Napoleon defeated the French alliance several times, and was eventually outnumbered, and was forced to abdicate when the Allied forces invaded Paris, and was imprisoned on the island of Elba.
Despite this, he never gave up. A year later, he took the opportunity to escape from Elba Island and returned with only 700 soldiers.
After Napoleon was imprisoned, Louis XVIII, who re-became Emperor of France, heard that Napoleon had escaped from Elba, and was terrified and sent troops to intercept Napoleon.
However, wherever Napoleon went, not only did he not let the soldiers who followed him release their guns, but walked alone in front of the army that intercepted him.
Everywhere he went, by his eloquence, he would incite the French sergeants to turn against him and throw themselves into his arms again.
In just twenty days, Napoleon once again had a regular army of 140,000 men, as well as a volunteer army of 200,000. Louis XVIII fled, and Napoleon was once again emperor.
His eyes flickered a few times, and Chen Xu decided to use his life to make a big gamble.
Although he felt that he was not as good as a great man like Napoleon, he was confident that his status in the hearts of these soldiers was definitely not low.
He was dripping with blood and staggered forward. Seeing this, Chen Hu and the others were shocked, for fear that something would happen to Chen Xu, and they were ready to go forward to protect Chen Xu.
But he didn't want to, Chen Xu turned around and said to them in a hoarse voice: "Without my order, none of you can take a step forward!" ”
Chen Xu's eyes were extremely sharp, and many of the children of Chenjia Village involuntarily stopped.
Only Chen Hu was unmoved, and wanted to continue to step forward, but was stopped by Chen Qing and Li Guo. They didn't know why Chen Xu did this, but since he did it, he had his own reasons.
Although they were worried about Chen Xu's safety, they didn't want Chen Xu's plan to be destroyed by Chen Hu, so they had to hold him back.
When the leading general saw Chen Xu coming, he looked nervous and held the weapon in his hand tightly. He didn't do anything else, now he just had to drag these people at the north gate, and when the other officers and soldiers came, these people would only become turtles in the urn.
Chen Xu moved forward step by step, he was ragged and unkempt, and many officers and soldiers did not recognize him, he was the high-spirited general he used to be.
Coming to a place more than ten meters in front of the officers and soldiers, Chen Xu stopped, lifted his breath, and said loudly to the officers and soldiers in front: "My brothers, I am Chen Xu, the leader of your former rebel army. ”
Hearing Chen Xu's words, the officers and soldiers began to stir. Although some people speculated just now that the injured person in front of them was their former general, they were not sure.
It wasn't until Chen Xu admitted it himself that they were able to confirm it. Seeing Chen Xu's miserable appearance, many officers and soldiers were filled with indignation. There were also some people who actually cried in low voices.
A brave and invincible general on the battlefield ended up like this, which shows how much he suffered in prison.
The generals who were led by the officers and soldiers looked a little ugly when they saw the reaction of their subordinates. But he still didn't make a move, he stubbornly thought that as long as he could drag Chen Xu and the others, it would be a great achievement, and he didn't want to stimulate the children of Chenjia Village opposite.
Seeing everything in his eyes, Chen Xu continued: "I, Chen Xu, am a person, and your brothers know in their hearts whether I have colluded with the Yellow Turban Army or not, and you are also clear in your hearts. ”
"Now every man is his master, and here you are hindering me, and I have no complaint in my heart."
"However, on the day of the rebellion, the more than 30 soldiers who were killed were innocent, and these people behind me were also innocent!"
Chen Xu's voice was a little excited, he pointed to the children of the Chen family village behind him, and said loudly.
"Now, I don't want anything more. If you still remember the friendship of the past, please spare this group of brothers behind me, and as for my name, you can take it now. ”
After finishing speaking, Chen Xu didn't say anything more, his eyes widened, he looked at the officers and soldiers in front of him, and walked forward without fear.