Chapter 72: The human heart is unpredictable! (Please collect! Please vote! Please invest!)

After a moment's hesitation, Wang Kangxin thought of an excuse and said:
"The higher-ups didn't expect that this small Dajia Village would be ambushed by so many Gongdu people. According to the current deployment, the nearest comrades are more than 300 miles away, so we won't have any reinforcements in the short term. We can only rely on ourselves to rush out!"

No one questioned the answer given by Wang Kangxin. Seeing this, Wang Kangxin felt relieved and arranged for everyone to rest.

Three hours later, the pitch-black night enveloped the sky. The palace soldiers surrounding the mansion gradually relaxed their vigilance and fell asleep. At this time, Wang Kangxin and others, who had been prepared, rushed out of the mansion under the cover of darkness and broke out...
The people in the palace who were dreaming had never imagined that there were only dozens of Zhou soldiers in the mansion who dared to attack the camp.

They were caught off guard and were directly crossed by Wang Kangxin and his men, rushing to the entrance of Dajia Village. They were awakened from their dream and wanted to organize people to chase them out in a rage, but it was too late.

Wang Kangxin had already sent people everywhere to set fire to the village, using the fire to block the footsteps of the palace soldiers and cover their escape.

After getting out of Dajia Village without any danger, Wang Kangxin wiped the beads of sweat off his face with relief, and then arranged for everyone to say: "You all go west and you will find the main force. I will help you to cover your retreat!"

Seeing that the commander wanted to cover the retreat, everyone who had come out to fight was unwilling to do so. They all tried to dissuade Wang Kangxin from changing his mind, but it seemed that Wang Kangxin had already made up his mind. He put on the airs of a commander, ordered everyone to go first, and insisted on staying behind with a few personal soldiers to cover the retreat.

Everyone was moved and had no choice but to obey Wang Kangxin's orders. They bid farewell to Wang Kangxin and ran towards the west.

Looking at the backs of the people leaving, a look of melancholy emerged on Wang Kangxin's face. He certainly would not stay here to cover them, that was not his style.

After this incident, he was nearly tricked to death by Xu Zhaojie, so naturally he didn’t dare to go back to Xu Zhaojie. This time, Wang Kangxin was lucky and was not destined to die. But if he went back to Xu Zhaojie and was tricked for the second time, whether he could have such good luck again, no one could say for sure. Wang Kangxin didn’t think that he would always have such good luck...

Therefore, Wang Kangxin has made up his mind to keep a distance from Xu Zhaojie and return to his uncle Wang Zhongsen. Anyway, he will be transferred to the newly established Zhenwu Army and does not plan to stay in the Xuanwu Army. Only in this way can he ensure his own safety.

Therefore, the idea of ​​covering the retreat was just an excuse made by Wang Kangxin. He just wanted to take this opportunity to get rid of everyone and quietly leave with his confidants.

Just as Wang Kangxin was about to turn around and leave, he suddenly discovered that there was one more person in his team. It was Zhao Huzi with a scar on his face. He frowned slightly and asked, "Why did you stay?"

Seeing that Wang Kangxin had noticed him, Zhao Huzi smiled and said, "I am willing to fight alongside you, sir, and cover your retreat together!"

"Nonsense! Go back quickly!" Wang Kangxin frowned and shouted angrily:
"Please keep me here, sir. Although I, Zhao Huzi, come from a humble background, I am definitely not a coward..." Zhao Huzi said hurriedly:

Seeing Zhao Huzi insisting on his decision, Wang Kangxin shook his head helplessly. Zhao Huzi thought that Wang Kangxin was willing to keep him, and a hint of joy immediately blossomed on his scarred face.
However, what surprised him was that in the next second Wang Kangxin swung his right hand downwards violently. Just when he didn't know what this meant, he heard a crisp sound of a sword being drawn from its sheath behind him, and then a dagger was inserted into his back.

Zhao Huzi was also a tough guy. After suffering such a fatal injury, he managed to hold on for a breath, turned around, and stared with wide eyes, trying to see who had done this to him. However, he was extremely surprised to see Wang Kangxin's personal soldiers holding short knives behind him.

"Why·········"

Before Zhao Huzi could finish his words, another soldier of Wang Kangxin stabbed him in the waist. Zhao Huzi, who could no longer hold on, fell to the ground with a bang. However, he died with his eyes open...

He did not die at the hands of the people in Gongdu, but died at the hands of his own people!

Zhao Huzi never understood until his death. He just wanted to fight alongside Wang Kangxin, to cover everyone's retreat and repay Wang Kangxin's kindness. Why did Wang Kangxin want to kill him?

Looking at Zhao Huzi's body lying on the ground, Wang Kangxin sighed and said, "Don't blame me, blame yourself if you want to blame someone. I gave you a chance to leave, but you insisted on staying!"

"If I don't kill you, the news of my escape might leak out, and then my whole family will suffer. I don't dare to take the risk!"

After saying this, he looked at his personal soldiers and said in a deep voice, "Bury his body somewhere. This will allow him to rest in peace!"

"Yes! Your lord!"

The soldiers said respectfully:

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At night, on a plain somewhere in the upper reaches of the Cheongcheon River in the eastern part of Huishan County, the capital of the palace, Ye Mingsheng's troops, who had been walking for a day, set up camp.

Although according to the scouts' intelligence, the situation around the military camp was normal and no suspicious circumstances were seen, at Ye Mingsheng's request, the military camp was still heavily guarded. Three patrol teams took turns patrolling the camp, and another group of soldiers stayed on duty all the time, never taking off their armor.

"Master, according to the map, we are still about fifty miles away from Luwang Town. We can probably get there tomorrow!" Ye Tie, holding a map, reported to Ye Mingsheng, who was leaning against a stone beside him, with a tired face and eyes closed, beside a bonfire in the middle of the military camp:

Ye Mingsheng nodded when he heard that, opened his eyes, looked at Ye Tie and said: "You go back and have a good rest, let Ye Dong be on duty tonight! After passing Luwang Town, even if we enter the mountainous area, it will be difficult to get a good sleep!"

"Yes!" Seeing Ye Mingsheng's sympathy, Ye Tie, who was also tired after a day of serving, did not refuse. He bowed to Ye Mingsheng and agreed.

(End of this chapter)