Frontier Army Warrior

Chapter 867 It feels so good to be human again

"We are the Imperial Guards. These people are all their families. They were forced here by the rebels. Brothers of the Zhenxi Army, please save their lives. Their families are innocent..."

Cui Ying took out a telescope, held it in front of his eyes and looked into the distance.

Five thousand rebels were divided into several teams and were confronting a large group of imperial guards. They were about to engage in battle in the next moment.

Cui Ying looked again at the people who were kowtowing and crying. Their expressions of panic and despair could not be acted out.

"Send some messengers and ask the Taisho Imperial Guards to withdraw. They are just civilians. Don't hurt any innocent people."

Cui Ying still decided to save these people.

Since they are the people, they are resources and wealth.

This is what Lin Feng told her.

A small boat was lowered from the side of the warship, and three soldiers rowed the boat towards the river bank.

Because the Zhenxi Army was very famous, there were even more legends about its warships.

Therefore, the battle between the Omiya Imperial Guards and the Taisho Imperial Guards was temporarily suspended.

Both sides were waiting for the Zhenxi Army to arrive and would decide on their next steps based on the situation.

The boat docked, and three Zhenxi Army soldiers came to the river bank. Then a small leader of the Imperial Guards came forward to greet them, and then they were brought to Xie Hukai.

Xie Hukai looked excited and bowed.

"Brothers, I am Xie Hukai of the Imperial Guard. I have been ordered to escort these civilians to seek refuge with the Zhenxi Army. Please save them."

A soldier frowned and asked, "Who are these people? Where do they come from?"

"They are all family members of the Imperial Guards, who fled here from Jinggao Prefecture."

The soldier nodded and said, "Wait a moment, I'll report back."

Soon, Cui Ying's order was issued.

The Zhenxi soldier came to the front of the two armies and shouted loudly at the large group of rebels.

"We are the Zhenxi Army, stationed in Kancheng. The one on board is General Cui Ying of the Zhenxi Army. General Cui said, you fight your own people, but spare the civilians..."

The distance between the two sides was not far, and the soldiers' words were clearly heard.

The leader of the rebels also understood what the Zhenxi Army meant.

That is, if your army fights, no one will care, but don't harm the lives of civilians.

They came here this time just for these people. How can they not be allowed to move?

"We, the Taisho Imperial Guards and the Zhenxi Army, have always kept our distance from each other. I hope you won't interfere in our battle. These civilians are the families of the Imperial Guards, and they are also our target this time."

"We don't care about your mission. We only ask that these civilians be spared. You two armies can fight as you wish."

Seeing that the Zhenxi Army persisted, the rebel leader frowned and looked at the warships in the distance.

The river is so wide that even if there are boats, it is impossible to transport more troops across the river quickly.

We will charge forward forcefully, defeat the Royal Guards, circle these people and run back.

If the Zhenxi Army comes to chase us, at worst we can only take away the important people, and kill the others if we can, or release them if we can.

The rebel leader made the decision in a moment.

He ignored the Zhenxi Army and raised his hand to signal the troops.

"attack!"

All the rebels immediately stepped forward and continued their offensive.

Xie Hukai was originally full of excitement and felt that as long as the Zhenxi Army took action, the rebels would not dare to take action again.

I have saved my life.

Unexpectedly, they were not afraid of the Zhenxi Army at all and continued to charge.

He quickly raised his hand, signaling the team to prepare for defense.

Seeing that the negotiation failed, the Zhenxi Army turned around and signaled the soldier holding the flag to use flag signal to notify General Cui on the boat.

Cui Ying also sneered.

"Come here, aim at the Taisho Imperial Army on the opposite side, and fire a few shots at them."

A soldier immediately went down to pass on the order.

The four guns on the side of the warship began to adjust their altitude.

A moment later, a soldier shouted, "General Cui, the angle adjustment is complete, you can fire."

"Four guns, fire!"

"Four guns, fire!"

As the orders were given, the ship shook violently, almost knocking Cui Ying, who was standing at the bow, down.

She held on to the railing of the boat tightly with both hands. Although she did not fall, her body hit the railing and she almost fell into the river. She looked very embarrassed.

It was Cui Ying's first time experiencing the shock of artillery fire on a ship, and he had no experience.

She cursed as a blush rose on her fair cheeks. She glanced around awkwardly, afraid that others would see her miserable appearance.

She just saw that the soldiers all lowered their heads or looked elsewhere, and no one noticed her.

Then he raised his telescope to observe the artillery fire in the distance.

At the same time as the cannons on the boat were firing, Xie Hu also launched an arrow attack. While the arrows in the sky were still flying, the shells had already passed over tens of thousands of civilians and landed on the rebel position.

The accuracy of its bombardment was less than ideal. Three shots landed in front of the rebel line, and only one shot hit the advancing rebel team.

Although it was only this one shot, it blew the rebel army into pieces, dozens of people were blown into the air, and hundreds of soldiers crawled on the ground, not daring to look up.

The noise of the exploding shells was too scary, not to mention the destructive power.

The rebel leader immediately ordered the attack to stop and the troops retreated out of the range of the arrows.

The soldiers in front of the two armies were all stunned.

They had hardly ever seen artillery fire, and were stunned by these shellings.

The people on the river bank started shouting and clamoring as if they had seen the thunder god descend to earth. Many old people knelt on the ground, kowtowing and praying.

The children were so frightened that they screamed and cried loudly.

The most feared are the rebels, because they are the target of the artillery.

No one knows where the next shot will explode, and no one can withstand the pressure.

If you were shot by an arrow, you wouldn't be so panicked.

However, the sight of being blown to pieces was beyond human imagination, and the fear of the unknown made them extremely panicked.

The rebel leader grinned at the warships on the river, pondered for a while, and then waved his hand.

"withdraw."

Thousands of Dazheng soldiers immediately breathed a sigh of relief and turned around and ran.

Xie Hukai stared blankly at the rebels fleeing in panic, feeling mixed emotions and deep emotion.

The reputation of the Zhenxi Army was not boasted, but earned through strength.

Look at them, only one boat and a hundred or eighty people.

Facing five thousand rebels, I just want to ask you if you want to listen to me.

A group of royal guards, having escaped death, felt weak in the body. They turned around and looked at the crowd in the distance. It felt so good to be human again.

Being able to be reunited with my family again, is there anything better than this?

Of course, all of this was given by the Zhenxi Army.

Xie Hukai’s level was not high enough and he was confused.

It was originally under the jurisdiction of the generals of the Zhenxi Army, but for some reason, it was suddenly replaced by officers of the Imperial Guards.

The officers of the Imperial Guards were far worse. These guys were good for nothing except embezzling military pay and bullying the soldiers.

Look at the power of the Zhenxi Army, they are invincible in the world.

No matter what everyone thought, the rebels retreated and everything was safe.

All that remained was to mobilize the ships and start transporting the people.