After I was reborn, I was scumbag

"Bold, who dares to trespass into the prefect's mansion!"

The eunuch who was still asleep was dragged up from the bed by his collar, and as soon as he uttered his exasperated words, he saw Murong Xing's cold phoenix eyes and shut his mouth resentfully in an instant.

"Murong's son... I don't know it's the son's arrival, but I'm far away from welcoming you, so I ask you to forgive me."

"Martial law on the frontier, is that how you enforce it?" Murong Xing said with a cold voice, staring at him as he hurriedly put on his official robe, "How many people are there in the city?"

"The defenders, there are about [-] defenders..."

"Call together all the defenders, go to the Martial Arts Field, separate out 500 people, and escort the people in the city to evacuate immediately!"

The prefect answered "yes" in a daze, and only when he came back to his senses did he start to tremble.

"My son, this, this, what is the meaning of covering the retreat of the people?"

"You just need to obey the order. Send a few more fast horses, and immediately go to the surrounding towns to pass on our military orders. All the defenders will gather here together, leaving hundreds of people to escort the people of each city to retreat."

As Murong Xing spoke in a deep voice, his eyes were firmly fixed on the sand table on the table.

"These things must be done within two days, why don't you hurry up?!"

"This...you dare to ask what is the meaning of this order? The matter is very important. Does the prince have a soldier talisman to transfer troops?"

"Murong's son doesn't have a military talisman, so why can't Chenggu still be able to dispatch Daliang's army?"

Qingjun's voice rang in the room, and the young man standing beside Murong Xing took off his cloak, revealing a pair of handsome and soft eyebrows.

It's just that when his words didn't contain a hint of a smile, they carried a sense of oppressive majesty unique to the royal family.

Every year, officials from all over the country would go to Chang'an to report to the emperor. As the prince of the Eastern Palace, Shao Guan naturally followed suit.

Seeing that it was the crown prince who came in person, the eunuch dared to have any doubts, so he quickly sent his own soldiers down to deliver the order.

Shao Guan watched the prefect go out to make arrangements, he and Murong Xing were the only two left in the room, so he no longer concealed the heavy look between his brows.

"I did some calculations just now. Excluding the Northwest Army, the total number of defenders in each city here should be less than [-]. And they are all old and weak soldiers... If we plan to hold on, we definitely have no chance of winning."

Shao Guan followed Murong Xing's gaze and set his gaze on the continuous mountains on the sand table.

"But... isn't your method too dangerous?"

A faint smile suddenly flashed across Murong Xing's expressionless face.

"His Royal Highness knows what I'm thinking?"

"Aren't you planning to leave some empty cities for the Wei army?"

He pointed to several mountains.

"The Wei army won consecutive victories and found that we were passively resisting. They will definitely feel arrogant and let their guard down."

"You want to take these tens of thousands of horses, bypass these mountains, attack the Wei army from behind, and retake Jiayuguan. In this way, the Wei army will be cut off from supplies, and it will be a turtle in the urn."

"Your Highness is right... But, there is one more thing, Your Highness forgot."

Murong Xing's phoenix eyes were raised slightly, and he wore simple clothes on the young man's body. He was handsome and handsome, but Shao Guan's thoughts were inexplicably in a trance, and some unexplained tension arose in his heart.

"...You are afraid that the Wei army will not easily fall for the trick, so someone must lead the army and stick to the city here, right?"

Shao Guan felt that his voice was tense.

He has guessed Murong Xing's mind.

But it was precisely because of this that he was even more afraid.

"Anyway, no matter where you choose, I will follow you...you are not allowed to abandon me."

Murong Xing hooked his lips, reached out and grabbed Shao Guan's wrist, and pulled the boy who was looking up at him stubbornly closer.

"How could I leave Guan'er behind?" He whispered softly, pulling him into his arms, regardless of the guards of the eunuch's mansion outside the house.

"It's just...whether it's defending the city or leading troops to make a surprise attack, besides us, who else can His Highness trust?"

"The defenders here, apart from us, no one can suppress them and make them willing to take such a risk."

"Your Highness can't bear to see the innocent people in Daliang slaughtered by the Wei army, and I can't bear to be separated from His Highness... It's just that the arrow is on the string, and I have to do it. Your Highness understands it in his heart, right?"

Shao Guan clenched his fists, his body seemed to be chilling from the cold blood.

Of course he understood.

It's just that there are thorns growing behind him, and he finally came out covered in blood, and found that the road ahead was still surrounded by tigers and leopards, so he subconsciously wanted to retreat.

However, time can no longer allow him to be coaxed and persuaded by Murong Xing like an unreasonable child.

On one side is the decree of the abolished prince that is about to be conveyed to the frontier, and on the other side is the long sword and iron hoof of the Wei army.

He closed his eyes, leaned his cheek against Murong Xing's shoulder, felt the warm hand of the other party clenched his palm, and pulled him deeper and tighter into his arms.

The serene scent of cold fragrance coaxed him to breathe out.

"Okay... Then you have to promise me that you will come back the same way you went."

Two days later, more than [-] soldiers and horses gathered in this border town. In the distance, billowing gunpowder smoke could be seen rising into the vast sky, and the victory banner of the Wei army was fluttering in the wind.

Shao Guan lowered his head slightly, and asked Murong Xing to put a helmet on him. The dark golden armor was worn on the young man's body, but it only looked thin.

"Remember, Your Highness, if you encounter a small group of outposts of the Wei army along the way, you must remember to kill them all, but don't want to fight."

Shao Guan gave a low "hmm", and the other party's bony fingers lightly brushed his cheek, and he could feel a slight trembling.

"Don't worry about me...Wei Jun said that there are hundreds of thousands of people. If you can't hold it, don't be brave."

"Although there is a shortage of food in the court, it is impossible for the father to watch the Wei army attack the city and plunder the land. After a while, he will definitely send reinforcements."

"Well. The army outside has been reorganized, so I won't keep His Highness."

Murong Xing looked sideways through the gap in the camp tent and saw the cold light of the iron armor outside. Although he said he would not keep him anymore, he was still reluctant to let go of Shao Guan's hand.

He lowered his head and kissed the boy's eyebrows, but he couldn't hold back, and then kissed his somewhat dry lips.

When he let go, his voice was a little hoarse.

"Guan'er, remember, I'm right here, waiting for your triumphant return..."

Twenty thousand cavalry, armed with the best weapons and equipment and only enough rations for eight days, disappeared among the vast mountains.

"My son, my son! We only have more than [-] people left, how can we keep the city?"

Murong Xing hurriedly inspected the defenses arranged by every city wall, and when he heard the voice of the eunuch behind him, he paused.

"What did you just say?"

The eunuch's gaze met Murong Xing's deep, bottomless phoenix eyes, and the coldness made him shudder, but he still insisted on saying.

"The lower official said that there are too few troops defending the city, and there is a huge difference in strength between us and the Wei army. How can we defend the city?"

Murong Xing glanced at him indifferently, then a low laugh suddenly escaped from his throat.

He didn't answer the prefect's words, but just pointed to a sergeant beside him: "You, come here, tell me, what military order did I say during the military parade yesterday?"

"Reporting to the prince, the prince said that those who run away will die, those who passively resist will die, and those who shake the morale of the army will die!"

"Well said."

Murong Xing threw the saber in his hand into the sergeant's hand, and continued calmly: "Can you hear what the prefect just said?"

The eunuch seemed to have guessed something, his complexion turned pale in an instant.

"My lord, my lord Murong, it's just—"

"Did I ask you something?!"

Murong Xing's voice suddenly became ruthless, he interrupted the eunuch's words sharply, and then turned back to the sergeant holding the sword.

"...The prefect just said that the strength of the enemy and us is so great that we cannot defend the city."

"Then, what should be the crime?"

The prefect was so frightened by the cold killing intent in Murong Xing's words that his legs gave way and he knelt down on the ground.

"Forgive me, my son. I was confused for a while, so I dare not again..."

Murong Xing's thin lips curled slightly, and a trace of coldness flashed across his brows: "The military order has been issued, so there is no reason to change it."

He didn't even look at the eunuch's kowtow like pounding garlic, and ordered to the sergeant.

"When the enemy army is approaching, as the prefect of a city, he shakes the army's morale and kills him on the spot!"

A scream was accompanied by a puddle of dirty blood, which was sprinkled on the cold stone ground.

Shao Guan put down the hand holding the bow, gathered the soldiers under him, and let the horse's hooves trample over the corpses of those Wei soldiers.

"How, is everything cleaned up?"

"Your Highness, don't worry, the knife has been repaired, and there is absolutely no one left alive. According to His Highness's order, all the clothes and armor of Wei Bing were also taken off, and the corpses were arranged for brothers to bury for a while."

Shao Guan nodded, looked up at the sky through the branches of the trees.

"It's going to be night soon. I pass on my military order. No torches are allowed to be lit. If you see traces of Wei Jun, you must not act without authorization. Come and report first."

"promise!"

The war horse under the seat galloped again.

The bitter westerly wind was extremely cold in the mountains, almost cracking the skin on Shao Guan's hands.

"According to this marching speed, is it possible to detour to Jiayuguan within two days?"

"Don't worry, Your Highness, as long as we don't encounter a large number of Wei troops on the way, we can reach Jiayuguan within two days at most."

A few whistles that sounded like birds chirping passed through the army.

Shao Guan's expression froze, and he immediately judged that this was an emergency communication signal from the rear army who had discovered the enemy.

He made a gesture and ordered the whole army to stop. The 2 people did not light the torches, and the horseshoes were wrapped in thick cloth strips, so there was no sound.

A few moments later, a soldier came on horseback.

"Report to Your Highness, five miles southeast of us, we found a large number of troops from the Wei army. It seems that there are at least [-] people in them. I'm afraid they are... the vanguard of the Wei army."

Shao Guan's complexion changed a few times, and finally he could only say: "Write this matter into a report, and say that the vanguard of the Wei army is less than a day's journey away from the city. Send people back quickly."

"Yes—Your Highness, don't we do it?"

There was a wave of turmoil in the pitch-black peach blossom eyes, but they quickly returned to calm.

"Quickly march, don't let Wei Jun find our tracks."