Second-hand time travel: Liu Bei, the big-eared bandit

Chapter 41 The Hatred of Killing His Wife

Liu Bei suddenly lunged forward, landing on the captain before the surrounding soldiers could react.

The sword was also placed across the opponent's neck.

How do you know I'm a thief?

Now that he had succeeded, Liu Bei simply became the kidnapper, grabbing the captain by the back of his collar and slowly getting up, his sword blade pressed against the captain's neck: "Make them put down their weapons. I get scared when I see weapons, and when I'm scared, my hands start to shake..."

It was indeed trembling; the blade had already cut the captain's neck.

But the captain, though weak, was not afraid and shouted, "You don't even recognize me, Cao Poshi? Cao Changqiu is my brother! Surrender now, or your entire clan will be wiped out!"

Oh, Cao Jie's younger brother, Cao Poshi.

The eunuch's younger brother did indeed have to bear the responsibility of procreation for the family.

This explains his excessive indulgence.

However, since a conflict has already broken out with this spoiled brat, there's nothing that can be done.

“I don’t care who your brother is, my brother is still Yuan Benchu… Tell them to put down their weapons, step back and lie down on the ground!”

Liu Bei used his sword to slash Cao Poshi's neck again.

It didn't matter that he had met people; Liu Bei didn't care that they saw his appearance. Anyway, there were no photos in those days, and he didn't plan to return to Luoyang anytime soon.

As long as I don't get caught on the spot, it's fine. I already have many enemies, so I don't care about one more.

"Get back, all of you, get back..."

Cao Poshi's neck was covered in blood, probably from the pain, and he finally stopped yelling.

There were other people inside the post station, but seeing the soldiers retreat, the others rushed out and ran away from the post station.

Several people looked back from outside the post station, but they only glanced at it before being pulled away by their companions.

Seeing that the soldiers had all retreated to the side and there was no one else present, Liu Bei felt that he had the situation under control. He gave Zuo Yuan a wink and, along with Cao Poshi, withdrew from the post station.

Zuo Yuan leaned against Liu Bei's back, protecting him as he retreated.

But at that moment, the cavalry squad leader who had entered the post station first suddenly rushed in with his spear and thrust it at Liu Bei from the side and behind: "You villain, prepare to die!"

"My lord, be careful..."

Zuo Yuan, who was facing backward, noticed it early and cried out as she tried to stop the squad leader.

The sergeant raised his gun and flicked it, using the shaft to sweep Zuo Yuan aside. Then he thrust again, still heading straight for Liu Bei.

This is a master; even indoors, he wields a long spear, sweeping and stabbing without the slightest hesitation!
But after a brief respite, Liu Bei turned around, reached out and lifted Cao Poshi around to use as a human shield, attempting to force the squad leader to retreat.

What I didn't expect was...

Without hesitation, the sergeant pierced Cao Poshi's throat with a single shot!

The spear tip emerged from behind Cao Poshi's neck, still heading straight for Liu Bei's face!
Liu Bei was shocked. He looked up and barely dodged the spear tip. He pushed Cao Poshi's corpse away with his hand, trying to stop the strange squad leader.

At the same time, he suddenly pushed off backward, flying backward and falling outside the door.

My foot seemed to have tripped, and it hurt terribly.

The sergeant wanted to continue the pursuit, but Cao Poshi's body was stuck on the spear blade. The sergeant then charged forward with the spear shaft and snapped it in two.

This did indeed hinder the pursuit.

The sergeant kicked the corpse aside, saw only a broken staff in his hand, and shouted at the other soldiers, "That traitor Cao... Commander Cao has been killed by this scoundrel! Why aren't you killing the traitor!"

The other soldiers looked both surprised and frightened, and seemed to be hesitating, while a few surrounded the sergeant.

Only the very first group of soldiers swiftly attacked Liu Bei.

Liu Bei parried the spear thrusting at him, rolled on the ground, and knelt down.

He intended to launch a counterattack while the corporal was shouting, but when he tried to exert force with his left foot, he felt a sharp pain and was unable to muster any strength.

He rolled twice more on the ground to avoid the soldiers around him, and then suddenly leaped into the stable outside the post station.

Liu Bei truly hadn't expected that Cao Poshi's men would actually dare to kill Cao Poshi! What kind of soldiers were these纨绔's men?!
Could it be that the sergeant was planning to lure Cao Poshi to his death from the very beginning? He actually called him the traitor Cao… This sergeant has a grudge against Cao Poshi!

Was he used as bait simply because he brought Zuo Yuan, a beautiful woman, along?
But damn it... this situation is even more troublesome than killing yourself!

The sergeant turned to look at Zuo Yuan, but did not make things difficult for him. Instead, he shouted to the other hesitant soldiers, "This traitor killed Commander Cao. If we don't kill him, we will all die without a burial place!"

After shouting, he stepped on Cao Poshi and forcefully pulled out the broken spear.

When the blood-stained spear blade was pulled out, the spearhead had already smashed Cao Poshi's neck to pieces, tearing it into a sharp angle.

The Vietnamese cavalrymen outside watched the squad leader's actions, then looked at Liu Bei, hesitated for a moment, and then all rushed towards the stables shouting battle cries.

Liu Bei had indeed twisted his ankle and had no choice but to use the stable railing to block and dodge.

The stable was small, and the Vietnamese cavalrymen's spears were long enough to pierce him from the outside, so he had no chance to mount his horse.

Seeing this, the sergeant breathed a sigh of relief and walked towards Zuo Yuan.

"Sorry... but I have to kill you."

He actually apologized to Zuo Yuan, but the murderous intent in his eyes didn't diminish at all.

"You didn't come for Grand Commandant Suo Duan? You only came to kill Cao Poshi?"

Zuo Yuan remained relatively calm at this point, having already weathered many storms in the imperial prison.

She slowly rose and picked up the captain's sword from Cao Poshi's corpse. She had already realized that the sergeant was deliberately using her as bait, but she deliberately steered the conversation toward Grand Commandant Duan.

The sergeant, carrying a blood-stained broken gun, was about to make his move, but hesitated upon hearing Zuo Yuan's words: "Grand Commandant Duan?"

"What, you don't know?"

Zuo Yuan deliberately asked, "You don't know about the burning of the imperial prison?"

Upon hearing this, the corporal's eyes lit up, and he shouted towards the door, "Take him alive! Don't let him die!"

After shouting, he reached out and grabbed Zuo Yuan's arm, but did not hurt her: "Cao Poshi forced me to offer my wife, which led to my wife's suicide. I originally planned this only to avenge my wife's death, but I did not expect this unexpected joy!"

"He drove your wife to her death, and yet he still dares to make you his subordinate?"

Zuo Yuan found it somewhat unbelievable. The Yueqi sergeant was actually of a high rank; a sergeant in the Imperial Guard was usually equivalent to a platoon leader in the county army.

"Haha... Which soldier here wasn't forced into cruelty by him? Why do you think they didn't come to kill me, but instead all helped me?"

The sergeant smiled with a complicated expression: "Cao Jie holds great power, and anyone who dares to disobey him will face the extermination of their entire clan. I had no choice but to seize this opportunity... but I never expected to stumble upon the right person by accident! If I can capture the two of you, I think I will have rendered meritorious service!"

In the short time it took to say a few words, Liu Bei in the stable was already starting to feel the strain.

He twisted his ankle and was not flexible enough. He also had two more injuries on his body. He barely managed to move around by using the obstacles in the stable and the horses, and even cut the reins to let the horses charge.

But the soldiers outside the stables were quite skilled, especially the ones the sergeant initially led, who were also the first to attack; each of them possessed exceptional martial arts abilities.

Releasing the horses only slowed things down temporarily; Liu Bei was never able to break through.

Fortunately, Zuo Yuan's words made the squad leader want to capture him alive, otherwise Liu Bei might not have been able to hold on.

However, letting the horses go out actually did have an effect.

"Hey, this horse is really something, why is it running off alone?"

"A fine horse without a master? Hehe... I'll have to catch it and have some fun with it!"

"Feilang, this horse must have just run away from the post station over there. Quickly return it to the owner..."

"Wait... wait! This is my elder brother's horse?! My elder brother!!"

"Look at that stable!"

"Alas! Zhang Fei is here! Who dares to fight to the death?!"

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