The First Marquis of Daxuan

Chapter 314 Road (Please subscribe, collect, and recommend)
When I woke up, the sky had completely changed.

This feeling is shared by more than one person.

Almost everyone present felt this way.

Xiangzhou has always been peaceful and demons are rarely seen.

Now this kind of change happened suddenly, and even the Xiangzhou provincial capital fell.

Until now, they still don't know what exactly happened and where these rebels came from.

Su Mu's eyes swept over the crowd, among whom there were many people from Yuzhou.

But judging from their performance just now, they should not have much to do with Prince Su's rebellion.

He explained the matter slowly.

Before this, the only people who knew about Prince Su's rebellion were Su Mu and a few pacification envoys from the Taiping Division of Xiangzhou Prefecture.

Now when everyone heard this, their faces all turned very ugly.

Prince Su is the most famous prince among all the princes of Daxuan.

He has always had a very good reputation. He is kind and generous, and likes to support people in the world.

Who could have thought that such a person would suddenly commit treason.

"I heard that when the imperial court and the demon court negotiated peace, Prince Su was the opponent. Could it be that he wanted to rebel because he couldn't stand the imperial court being so weak?"

A student from Bailu Academy in Songjiang Prefecture whispered.

In the crowd, quite a few people actually showed expressions of approval on their faces.

It can be seen that Prince Su's reputation has indeed won the hearts of many people.

If he really plotted rebellion for this reason, although Su Mu would not agree with it, he would inevitably give him a thumbs up and praise him as a man.

But in fact, it is absolutely impossible that Prince Su did this for this reason.

Because Prince Su himself colluded with the monsters in the Demon Court.

No matter what the reason is for him to collude with monsters, it is intolerable in the eyes of the Taiping Division.

"No matter what the reason, treason is treason."

Wu Yiqi said, "These people are all innocent. They kill demons and protect the peace of the area.

No matter what Prince Su's reasons were, they did not deserve to die.

With his behavior, even if he became the emperor of Daxuan, he would definitely be a tyrannical monarch.

Although His Majesty is a little weak, at least he did not kill innocent people."

There was a lot of discussion in the crowd, some agreed with Wu Yiqi, while others did not care.

In Su Mu's opinion, it doesn't matter who is right or wrong between the current emperor of Daxuan and Prince Su.

But Prince Su killed so many of his comrades and almost killed him, and Su Mu could not forgive him for this.

What's more, Prince Su also colluded with the monsters in the Demon Court, which is a taboo for the Taiping Division.

If such a person with no moral integrity were to become the emperor of Daxuan, it would be a disaster for the people of the world.

"Whatever, what should we do now?"

A young man said, "Prince Su has a strong army and has already occupied Xiangzhou Prefecture. Once these people die, Prince Su's army will probably realize something is wrong very quickly.

If we don’t surrender to Prince Su, we will have no choice but to fight him to the death.”

"A fight to the death? Brother Zhang, you think too highly of us, don't you? With just a few of us, if we go head-on with Prince Su's army, what's the difference between that and an egg hitting a stone?"

Another person said, "That's simply courting death."

"According to what you said, we have to obey Prince Su? And do that rebellion?"

"I didn't say that, you said that."

Before anything happened, people had already had disagreements and were arguing.

"Su Mu, what do you think?"

Mo Xuesong and others turned their eyes to Su Mu and asked.

Even the most talented people in the world have never experienced such a thing.

The one with the most experience is Su Mu.

Su Mu had experienced the battles of Wuling City and Huju Pass, so he had some experience in facing this situation.

"Although the Xiangzhou Prefecture has fallen, it is not that easy for Prince Su to occupy the entire Xiangzhou. At least, Songjiang Prefecture should still be there."

Su Mu pondered and said, "We can go back to Songjiang Prefecture first, defend the city, and wait for support."

"you sure?"

Wu Yiqi said, "Songjiang Prefecture is located in a corner. Even if the imperial court sends reinforcements, they have to capture Xiangzhou Prefecture before they can reach Songjiang Prefecture.

If we go to Songjiang Prefecture, we will be easily caught by Prince Su’s army.”

"There are no troops stationed in Songjiang Prefecture. It is impossible for us to defend it with just a few hundred people."

Huo Zhenting also interrupted.

If it were in the past, Songjiang City had high walls and thick walls, and perhaps it could have held out for some time.

But not long ago, Songjiang Prefecture had just suffered a flood, and the city walls were washed down, and they have not yet been repaired.

In this situation, once the army approaches, they will not be able to stop it at all.

Xiangzhou is located at the easternmost part of Daxuan. It faces the sea to the east and Yuzhou to the north and west, and is surrounded in the middle.

The capital is located north of Xiangzhou. If you want to communicate with the capital, you must pass through Yuzhou.

But Yuzhou was the fief of Prince Su Li Shu, and it was impossible to get through now.

There is another way, which is to retreat south to Yunzhou, south of Xiangzhou.

But this road would pass through most of Xiangzhou, and given the unclear situation, they might not be able to make it.

Even if we can get there, who knows what the situation is in Yunzhou?
What if Yunzhou also rebelled along with Prince Su Li Shu?

It's not impossible.

There was also a prince in Yunzhou who was conferred the title. That prince was the younger brother of Prince Su, who had the same father and mother as Prince Su.

God knows whether they are in collusion or not.

Going to Yunzhou is not a wise choice.

"Perhaps, we can go out to sea."

Huo Zhenting suddenly had an idea.

"You need ships to go out to sea. Where can we get so many ships?"

Some people object.

"If we reveal our identities, does King Su really dare to kill us?"

A young man said.

Although his body was covered in blood, one could still tell that he was wearing gorgeous clothes that were very expensive.

The first batch of disciples admitted to the Bailu Academy in Songjiang Prefecture all came from prominent backgrounds. They were either disciples of major sects or children of aristocratic families.

If Prince Su Li Shu killed them, it would be almost equivalent to offending the forces behind them.

"No matter what you think, I feel aggrieved anyway."

Another young man said, "Besides, how can you be sure that he won't use us as hostages and force our family members to join him in rebellion?"

Everyone fell silent.

No matter who is right or wrong between Prince Su Li Shu and the current emperor, treason is treason.

If you join the enemy in treason, you will be branded with infamy.

No matter whether it is a sect or a family, this reputation is very important.

They are all people who are being trained by the forces behind them, but once they become hostages, if the forces behind them abandon them, they will find it difficult to accept it. If they are not abandoned and are used by Prince Su, they will become sinners who drag down the family.

This is a dilemma.

Everyone fell silent again.

Suddenly, someone shouted.

"Oh no! A large army is coming from the provincial capital!"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone immediately became panicked.

"Clean up the battlefield and take everything you can use." Su Mu said in a deep voice.

We are certainly unable to take away the bodies of the dead and injured brothers now, so we can only bury them on the spot and give them a proper burial later.

All the equipment that the soldiers have must be brought with them.

Mosquito legs are also meat.

It is foreseeable that they will face a protracted battle.

These equipment may play a certain role in the future.

Everyone was originally like headless flies, but now that a backbone has stood up, they have no time to think too much and they all act according to Su Mu's instructions.

A moment later, hundreds of people, led by Su Mu, disappeared from the battlefield along the mountains and forests.

"Are we really going to Songjiang Prefecture? Songjiang Prefecture doesn't even have a city right now.

Why don’t we go to other prefectures? There must be other prefectures that have not fallen into the hands of Prince Su.”

Luo An Ning followed Su Mu and whispered.

"It doesn't matter whether there are city walls or not. Even if there are city walls, they can't stop the elite soldiers under Prince Su."

Su Mu shook his head and said.

The worst case scenario was that he didn't know how many people in Xiangzhou had defected to Prince Su.

Prince Su had been planning for many years and had been stealing iron ore near the Xiangzhou provincial capital for years without being discovered. It is absolutely impossible to say that there were no officials in Xiangzhou cooperating with his actions.

It is very likely that Xiangzhou has been infiltrated by Prince Su.

The only place still worth trusting is Songjiang Prefecture.

The prefect of Songjiang Prefecture was Lu Mingyang, the pacification commissioner of the Taiping Division was Su Mu, and the inspector of the Supervisory Division was Wu Yiqi.

It can be said that they are all our own people.

Moreover, Su Mu had carried out purges in Songjiang Prefecture several times before. Even if there were people infiltrated by Prince Su before, they should be gone by now.

Songjiang Prefecture is the only place that Su Mu can control.

But even so, Su Mu didn't really want to retreat to Songjiang Prefecture.

As Luo Anning and the others said, Songjiang Prefecture doesn't even have a city wall and cannot stop Prince Su's army at all.

"Songjiang Prefecture still has some forces that can be mobilized. Let's go back to Songjiang Prefecture first, take them with us, and then find a way to leave Xiangzhou."

Su Mu said in a deep voice.

…………

"Escaped? Three thousand elite soldiers, and they were allowed to escape?"

In Xiangzhou Prefecture, a general narrowed his eyes and said coldly, "Useless! If 3,000 people can't kill them, then send 5,000 or 10,000 people!"

"General, the prince ordered us to take control of Xiangzhou as quickly as possible. If we divide our forces to hunt down those Taiping Division pacification envoys, will it affect--"

A deputy general spoke hesitantly.

"There are only a few hundred people, and they can't affect the overall situation. I think we should occupy Xiangzhou first."

"You underestimate the Pacification Commissioner."

The general said coldly, "Not long ago, a Taiping lieutenant stole a large number of Dragon Yuan Dan from the palace. The prince sent the palace's servants to capture the Taiping lieutenant, but until now, he has not been captured, and instead he has caused unrest in Yuzhou.

This is just a Taiping Lieutenant. What do you think of the Taiping Division's Pacification Envoy? "

"But we have already captured several cities in a row, and the Taipingsi in these cities were soon imprisoned by us."

The deputy general hesitated.

There are already hundreds of people from the Taiping Division imprisoned by them. He really doesn't think that the hundreds of people who escaped can accomplish anything big.

"Different."

The general shook his head and said, "Su Mu is the first pacification envoy of the Taiping Division. The most important thing is that he is different from the pampered pacification envoys in Xiangzhou. He came from Wuling and was once an envoy to the Demon Court.

I have studied this man's resume, and anyone who underestimated him ended up paying a heavy price.

I will never make this mistake.

Pass the order, at all costs, Su Mu and the hundreds of people under him must be wiped out!"

The deputy general's expression became serious, and he said in a deep voice, "I have received your order!"

…………

Just when Prince Su’s army was taking action.

A team of four to five hundred people was traveling through the mountains and forests.

"You guessed it right. Most of Xiangzhou's cities have already fallen."

Wu Yiqi returned to Su Mu, he had just come back from gathering information.

Although there are not many people in their group, almost all of them are strong.

These people were quite convinced of Su Mu, and after a few days, they followed his orders.

While moving forward, Su Mu also sent people to gather information.

They didn't dare to enter the city and had been sneaking in the mountains and forests, sleeping in the open air. After a few days, everyone's faces looked bad.

“And there are large armies on the move everywhere.”

Wu Yiqi continued, "I caught a scout. King Su's army is looking for us. There are no less than 30,000 of them!"

Wu Yiqi's expression was very heavy.

Not to mention an army of 30,000, even 10,000 would be enough to bring them devastating disaster.

They are now like insects in a spider web. The more they struggle, the tighter they will be entangled.

"How is the situation in Songjiang Prefecture?"

Su Mu asked in a deep voice.

“All messages have been cut off.”

Wu Yiqi shook his head and said, "We can't contact them now. I guess Songjiang Prefecture may have been controlled by Prince Su's army.

Since they are hunting us, they will not let Songjiang Prefecture go."

"Su Mu, we have nowhere to go."

Mo Xuesong said in a deep voice.

Tens of thousands of troops surrounded and suppressed them, leaving them with no way to advance or retreat.

"If it really doesn't work, let's break up and go our separate ways. Whether we can escape or not depends on our own abilities."

Mo Xuesong said.

Everyone: "..."

If a person encounters King Su’s army, wouldn’t that be a dead end?
But then again, ordinary people may not be able to escape, but the geniuses of the world may not be able to escape.

Without the burden of others, with the strength of the world's genius, perhaps it would be possible to escape.

"If you want to leave, go ahead."

Su Mu said lightly.

"I did not mean that."

Mo Xuesong said embarrassedly, "I really think we have no way out. If that's the case, we might as well just leave as soon as possible."

"Not necessarily."

Su Mu looked in the direction of Songjiang Prefecture and said, "Since the army is chasing us in Xiangzhou, let's go to Yuzhou."

"Yuzhou?"

Everyone's expressions changed.

In Xiangzhou, they were being hunted down like dogs that had lost their homes. Yuzhou was the base camp of Prince Su, and the number of troops there would be even greater. Isn't this just walking into a trap?

"You can't think of it, and Prince Su's people will never think of it."

Su Mu said in a deep voice, "They would never have thought that we would fall into their trap.

Sometimes, the most dangerous place is actually the safest place.

They will never believe that we dare to go to Yuzhou, so Yuzhou is the safest way now! "

　First update. I have something to deal with at home today. The chapter at 4pm will be updated in the evening. I would like to ask for leave and apologize to everyone. I will update both chapters in the evening. Please forgive me. I kowtow~~
　　
　
(End of this chapter)