Chapter 409 We Are All Just the General's Running Dogs

Chapter 409 We Are All Just the General's Running Dogs

I pointed to the narrow passage behind the door and said to Zhao Zhenyuan, "It's difficult for you to crawl in with your body. You're not as flexible as me. If someone attacks you, you won't even have a chance to turn around and escape. You can only accept your death. And I suspect this secret room has more than one entrance and exit. You should lead your men to guard outside. If they escape through other entrances, you can lead your troops to chase them."

Zhao Zhenyuan was the only one who listened to him on the battlefield, and he never listened to others. But now that I said this, he inexplicably felt that what I said made sense, so he nodded and said, "Be careful, I will send a few smaller cavalrymen to go in with you."

I said, "Sure."

After saying that, I bent down and walked into the cave.

Zhao Zhenyuan selected four smaller cavalrymen to follow me, including Zhang Jing.

The passage was very narrow and dark. Even though I was so thin, there was no room for two people to walk side by side.

I held a torch in one hand and an axe in the other, hunched over and walked forward slowly.

I walked calmly and calmly, but Zhang Jing and the other three cavalrymen walked cautiously, fearing that an enemy would suddenly appear ahead.

We don't know how long we walked, we went around in twists and turns like we were in a maze, but no one stopped us along the way, it was like we were in an empty place, and the walk was extremely smooth.

After walking for so long, I was tired and irritated. I thought that if I couldn't find the secret room, I would go back the same way. But at this moment, the passage in front of me suddenly became wide and bright. There was a parallel passage that could accommodate two or three people. There were oil lamps on the walls on both sides of the passage. Although it was not bright, it was not too dark.

I looked at the passage ahead and stopped without moving forward.

This place should be the real entrance to the secret room, and the voices inside can be clearly heard. I listened for a while, but didn't hear any useful information. The most common thing these people said was that after leaving this hellhole, they would have a good meal, or find a wife to be with.

The dirty words were unbearable to hear, and my face turned red. I shook my head to block out the voices and said to Zhang Jing, "There are quite a few people in there. I'm afraid we don't have much chance of winning with just a few of us. Since I came in, I didn't plan to get out alive. I'll go in alone and catch him off guard. There will be chaos everywhere. You guys pick up the ready-made ones outside. Kill one if you see one, or kill two if you see two. If you can't win, just run. As long as you can get out, General Zhao will be outside and he will definitely protect you."

When Zhang Jing first met me, he thought I was a psychopath. Now, after hearing what I said, he is even more convinced that I am a severe mental patient.

There were hundreds of people inside, and I actually said that one person could go in and kill them all. Even he himself didn't dare to say such a big thing. No, I should say that even General Zhao didn't dare to say such a big thing!

Zhang Jing grabbed me and said, "I'll be the one to go. I'm a deputy general, how can I be afraid of death? You just stay here and don't act rashly. If I die, please tell the general to bury me in the Martyrs' Cemetery. There are many of my brothers there. With them by my side, I won't be alone."

After Zhang Jing finished speaking, he wanted to rush inside. I grabbed him and said, "You still want to compete with me at this time? Get out of my way."

After saying that, I pushed Zhang Jing aside and strode inside.

Zhang Jing was pushed back several steps by me. He finally managed to stand firm, but I had already walked far away.

Zhang Jing's men hurriedly asked: "Deputy General Zhang, that little brother has already gone in, what should we do?"

Zhang Jing knew that I was Zhao Zhenyuan's son. If something happened to me, he would have a hard time explaining it. But he didn't know what my plans were, so he couldn't just follow me in rashly. It would be even worse if my plans were messed up.

Zhang Jing gritted his teeth and said, "Let's find a secluded place to hide first and act according to circumstances."

When the three heard this, they quickly responded "yes", then retreated and found a secluded place to hide.

After walking for a while, I thought about it, put the axe behind me, and strode inside with my hands swinging.

Not long after I walked, two people suddenly jumped out and stopped me: "Who are you?"

These two people spoke very standard Dayu dialect.

I said, "I'm Zhao Xiaoer, who just went out to check on the situation. Are you two just taking your shift?"

The two men looked at each other. They did send many people out to investigate the situation every day, and each guard post would be replaced every hour or so.

The two men thought that maybe they had just taken their shift and didn't see me go out, so one of them asked, "Did you get any news and come back?"

I said with a straight face, "How can we spread the news we have gathered everywhere? I will report it to the general first, and then the general will decide whether to issue a notice to you. Okay, you guys continue to stand guard, and don't ask questions that you shouldn't ask."

After saying that, I walked away without looking back, with my head held high.

The two men rolled their eyes at the same time, and one of them said, "Why are you so arrogant? We are just the general's lackeys, and you think you are nobler than us. Bah! You are trapped in this damn place, and you don't even know if you can get out alive. You still dare to be arrogant to us? I will kill you first when you get out."

Another person followed up, "That's right, you are such a dog that looks down on others, bah!"

The two men returned to their posts cursing, wishing they could drown me with their saliva.

Starting from the first sentry post, there was a small post every five steps and a big post every ten steps. I strode along the way with my head held high and full of confidence, and no one dared to check my post.

I walked for about five or six minutes, and at the end of the passage, there appeared a tightly closed door. In front of the door stood two rows of guards. I counted them and there were at least twenty of them. The momentum was no less than that in front of Zheng Xian's Hall of Supreme Harmony.

As I approached, the two guards at the end of the line immediately raised their spears to block me.

I said, "I have important information to report to General Zhou. Please pass."

Yes, there is an important figure from Xihe State hiding in this secret room, that is Zhou Wu, the deputy general of Xizhou State.

Although Zhou Wu was not an orthodox division commander in the army and his position was not as high as Zhou Ziying's, his martial arts skills were comparable to Zhou Ziying's. Moreover, he was a true royal and the younger brother of the king of Xihe. His status was much more noble than that of the great general Zhou Ziying.

I was also very curious as to why this giant Buddha would sneak into Dayu Kingdom at this time, but after listening to the dirty words for a long time and not hearing any useful information, I was too lazy to inquire.

When the guards heard me say that I had important intelligence to report, they did not dare to stop me too much and quickly made way to let me in.