Behind the crumbling defense line, the personal soldiers of Duke Wei looked at the angry charging soldiers with fear and mourned for their tragic fate as human shields. In fact, if they were not the sons of Duke Wei, if their wives, children, and even three generations of grandparents and grandchildren were not in Duke Wei's mansion, they would not fight so hard.
Meat shield, is this a job for humans? !
This is cannon fodder.
A personal shield soldier looked at the increasingly crazy soldiers, his face pale with fear, and he sighed repeatedly.
This personal soldier who was a human shield was the one who was patted on the shoulder by Duke Wei. He thought Duke Wei was going to go out to solve the problem of the disorderly soldiers, but he didn't expect that Duke Wei disliked that he didn't stand close enough, so he was scolded... ...
"Alas... my wife wrote to me saying that she finally gave me a boy ten days ago. After giving birth to six girls, our Xu family finally has an heir. Unfortunately, I haven't seen the baby with my own eyes yet. Don't tell me that my wife is just kidding me..."
The meat shield soldier lamented repeatedly, feeling deeply regretful that he could not see his son being born in person.
Just as he was lamenting, a hand patted him on the back.
The highly nervous meat shield soldier was startled and was about to curse, but with the experience of being patted on the shoulder by the Duke of Wei last time, he reflexively looked back before cursing. When he turned around, he found that it was Zhu Ping'an. He knew that this was a high-ranking official personally invited to the military camp by their Duke, the nephew-in-law of the neighboring Marquis of Linhuai, and the current number one scholar. He couldn't help but be glad that he looked back.
"Your humble servant greets Lord Zhu." The meat shield soldier hurriedly saluted and greeted Zhu Ping'an, then adjusted his position, standing more closely together, playing the role of meat shield to the best of his ability. This was also a case of learning from one's mistakes. The last time he was patted on the shoulder by Duke Wei was because he did not stand closely enough.
"Thanks for your hard work."
Zhu Pingan smiled and nodded at him, then said loudly to all the meat shield soldiers, "You have all worked hard. After this, I will ask Duke Wei for credit on your behalf. Everyone will get a share."
"Thank you, sir."
"I hope we'll still be alive by then, and I hope the adults will also..."
Zhu Ping'an's promise lifted the spirits of his personal soldiers a little, but it was also limited, because in the eyes of the personal soldiers, they were doomed this time, and they would not live to enjoy the credit that Zhu Ping'an had asked for them. Another point was that Duke Wei and Zhu Ping'an were in greater danger than them, and were more doomed than them. After all, the first target of these rebel soldiers was officials like Duke Wei.
Zhu Pingan saw their worries and smiled at them confidently, "Don't worry, we will all survive."
"Thank you for your good words, sir. May God bless you." The personal soldiers did not have much confidence in Zhu Ping'an's words.
"God will definitely bless you." Zhu Ping'an smiled confidently and patted the shoulder of the soldier again.
The bodyguard was stunned and said, "Sir, we are already standing very close together, it is impossible to stand any closer."
Zhu Ping'an knew that his personal guard had misunderstood, so he couldn't help but smile and said softly, "Make way for me."
"ah?!"
When the personal soldier heard this, he was stunned and looked incredulous. He wondered if he had heard it wrong.
This young man, you want me to get out of the way?! Not to stand closer?!
"Please make way for me!" Zhu Ping'an repeated with a smile, his voice firm and clear.
I heard it carefully. The adult asked me to make way. I am sure I heard it correctly, not a single word wrong.
Although the shouting and cries of the nearby soldiers were deafening, this time the personal soldiers heard it clearly.
"Sir, if you go out now, the soldiers will kill you..." the soldier said nervously.
"Calm down." Zhu Pingan smiled and patted his shoulder again, "Just get out of the way, leave the rest to me. This is an order."
"Okay... okay, sir, please be careful."
The arm cannot twist the thigh, since the other party is a high-ranking official, the bodyguards had no choice but to nod and make way for him.
Seeing the guards make way for them, the soldiers behind the defense line became excited. Like sharks smelling blood, they roared, waved their weapons, and swarmed towards the gap...
What a pig-like leader!
My life is over...
The bodyguards were so frightened that they turned pale, and felt that their wonderful lives would be frozen at this moment.
At this moment, the guards saw Zhu Ping'an walk into the gap without hesitation, and his steps were full of wind...
On one side are three thousand angry and excited soldiers wielding weapons, and on the other side is an unarmed young man. The outcome is obvious.
The guards could not help but close their eyes, not wanting to look down, not wanting to see Zhu Ping'an being chopped into pulp by the chaotic soldiers...
Three thousand chaotic soldiers were all furious, with ferocious expressions on their faces; Zhu Ping'an strode forward with his head held high, a smile on his face.
In fact, in a split second, the angry and excited soldiers rushed into the gap. As they shouted and screamed, the spit they spit almost flew onto Zhu Ping'an's face...
Just as the battle was about to begin, Zhu Pingan spoke loudly, "Brothers from the Zhenwu Camp! I have a fortune to give to you!"
Crunch!
The tips of the swords and knives of the first few soldiers stopped abruptly in front of Zhu Ping'an's face and body!
Zhu Ping'an's words were too tempting and appealing. How could the soldiers not be tempted by such a fortune? If Zhu Ping'an had said something else, he would have been a dead body by now.
"Don't listen to the dog official's nonsense, kill him! Then go in and kill that idiot, that fat guy, and that dead eunuch, and take back our soldiers' pay and food. After that, we will join the Japanese pirates and live a life of luxury..."
"Kill the dog officer!"
"Officials are always good at lying! Your wives' food is gone, your soldiers' pay has stopped, haven't you been cheated enough?!"
"A fortune?! Listen to the dog officials' nonsense! Our soldiers' salaries and wives' food have all been embezzled by them! How can they give us a fortune? Kill them, and then our fortune will come!"
... ...
A few troublemakers in the back started to stir up trouble, urging the soldiers in front to kill Zhu Ping'an. They couldn't reach him from the back.
Encouraged by the people behind, the few soldiers in the front also became interested and swallowed their saliva.
Zhu Ping'an narrowed his eyes and memorized those agitating soldiers without leaving a trace, and kept them in his heart.
When the chaotic soldiers in the front were about to stir, Zhu Pingan spoke again, "I am here, and Duke Wei and his men are in the general's tent at the back. They can't escape even if they have wings! Why worry, brothers? Just listen to me first. If you still want to kill me, I will be killed."
After Zhu Ping'an's speech, the soldiers in front put away their swords and said fiercely, "Okay! Anyway, you can't escape, so we'll just listen to you. If you dare to lie to us, you will die miserably!"