strictlysupreme Chapter 2217: Hard Fight with Horse Leader
Chapter 2217: Hard Fight with Horse Leader
When Zhao Tiejun and several other leaders found Leader Ma, they saw Leader Ma ordering people to drive the people away.
There were already hundreds of corpses in front of him.
"You bunch of untouchables, you actually dare to resist this leader? Kill me and bury me with the fallen warriors."
I saw Leader Ma shouting at his men with a ferocious look on his face.
Just now in the burned workshop, hundreds of his men were trapped in the sea of fire and could not escape, and were burned to death.
Coupled with tonight's fight, his loss was the greatest.
The team of more than 2,000 people was now reduced to only 1,400 to 1,500 people. How could he not feel distressed?
Just as his men were about to kill someone, they heard Zhao Tiejun yell:
"stop!"
After hearing this, Chief Ma looked behind him.
Seeing that it was Zhao Tiejun and others, he said with a gloomy face:
"What? What does Chief Zhao mean by this? Do you still want to meddle in Ma's affairs?"
“Chief Ma, Zhao is not meddling in other people’s business. Don’t forget that we have already planned to fight quickly and not kill our tribesmen.
But what is the meaning of your actions now?
Do you know that your delay has put us in danger?
If someone runs out to ask for help and the imperial court sends troops to encircle and suppress us, then everything we have done this time will be in vain.
Our brave men died in vain."
With just a few words, Zhao Tiejun stood on the side of justice and represented the collective interests.
As soon as these words were spoken, the expressions of the other leaders immediately became serious.
What Zhao Tiejun said was right. There was no doubt that someone would run away and report to the police.
However, they were not moving very fast when escorting the supplies, and every minute of delay increased the risk of being caught up.
What is this place? This is the property of the Tang Dynasty nobles. The local government dare not not send troops, otherwise they will be in trouble afterwards.
"Captain Ma, what Captain Zhao said is absolutely right. We should not bother with these lowly people and prepare to leave immediately."
"Yes, Chief Ma, why bother with them? If the imperial army comes to pursue us, we will be in danger."
Several leaders tried to dissuade them, each of them doing it for their own benefit.
"Humph! These lowly people were willing to be slaves for the Tang people. They burned down the workshop and killed hundreds of my men. I will never let this grudge go.
They must be buried with him."
Seeing so many people opposing him, Chief Ma snorted coldly and showed no mercy.
"Captain Ma, do you care about the safety of all of us?"
Zhao Tiejun sneered and raised his voice a few notches.
“Chief Zhao, what do you mean by that? Ma is just killing a few untouchables, how long will it take?
Besides, Ma's team has already begun to evacuate the supplies.
If you hadn't stopped him, Ma would have killed all the people by now."
Chief Ma narrowed his eyes. He could sense that Zhao Tiejun was trying to sow discord between him and the other leaders.
Suddenly he felt a chill in his heart. Could it be that Zhao Tiejun wanted to get rid of him and annex his tribe?
Thinking of this, Chief Ma felt disdainful. He still had at least 1,500 men, but after this incident, Zhao Tiejun had less than 1,000 men.
I have 500 more combat power than him, so naturally I am not afraid.
"What if Zhao insists on stopping us today?" Zhao Tiejun's attitude suddenly hardened, and the members of the Blade Team behind him followed him.
Hold the handle of the knife and be ready to draw the knife at any time.
"Then it depends on whether you have the ability."
Seeing this scene, Leader Ma did not show any weakness. Hundreds of people behind him also came to his side, ready to fight at any time.
The scene was tense and the atmosphere was heavy. I was afraid that the two sides would start fighting at the first order.
"You two, please calm down. Chief Ma, Chief Zhao, we are all allies. Why should we ruin the relationship over such a small matter?"
Seeing that the two sides were about to fight, a leader immediately stood up to mediate.
"Yes, please calm down, leaders. Fighting at this time will not benefit anyone."
Immediately someone followed suit.
"My dear leaders, it is not Zhao's will that this happens, but Zhao is also thinking about everyone.
This place is not far from Xizhou City. If someone reports to the police and chases us all the way, even if we can escape, what about these supplies?
Besides, have you forgotten that there is a branch of Prince Ji's mansion not far away, lurking there?
If that prince sends troops to encircle and suppress us, won’t we be in danger?
The reason why there has been no movement over there until now is probably because the prince is worried about his own safety.
But once he has found out our situation, we will become his military merit."
Zhao Tiejun took the lead, this was the knowledge of the sharp blade that King Ji personally taught them.
They naturally had to go deep behind enemy lines in disguise for reconnaissance, so how to protect themselves became a problem.
The most effective way is to integrate into the group.
King Ji told them that if they wanted to join the collective, they had to stand on the side of collective interests, find an enemy, and divert everyone's attention to this enemy.
This way you can hide yourself very well.
At this moment, Leader Ma is the best enemy target, and everyone's attention is shifted to him.
"Captain Ma, what Captain Zhao said makes sense. I see you have already killed quite a few people. It is better not to waste time and evacuate quickly."
"Yes, we should evacuate quickly. With such a big incident happening here, it is impossible for King Ji not to send people to investigate.
If they find out that we only have so few people left, they will definitely send troops to encircle and suppress us."
The three leaders spoke one after another, seemingly trying to persuade, but there was a hint of blame in their tone.
This made Chief Ma's expression even gloomier. He looked fiercely at Zhao Tiejun with a hint of murderous intent in his eyes.
Zhao Tiejun, however, turned a blind eye and didn't care.
Finally, Chief Ma gritted his teeth and waved his hand at his men:
"let's go."
Then he rode away first.
Seeing this, Zhao Tiejun ignored it and came to the people, saying coldly:
"You guys should run away and don't work for the Tang people anymore, or you won't be so lucky next time."
After saying that, he turned and left.
Seeing this, several leaders followed suit.
“Chief Zhao, you have offended Chief Ma in this matter, so you must be more careful.
I heard that this horse leader is narrow-minded, and he will definitely take revenge on you when the opportunity arises."
On the way back, a leader whispered Zhao Tiejun to remind him.
"Yes, Chief Zhao is kind and righteous, but Chief Ma is not. Chief Zhao should be more careful."
Another person followed suit.
"It's okay. Zhao believes that Chief Ma will not hold a grudge over such a small matter. We are allies first."
Zhao Tiejun replied with a smile.
"Alas, Chief Zhao is kindhearted, but we should be on guard against others. It is not too much to be careful."
(I will read more and work harder.)