Chapter 1462: Chapter 1462: Torn Apart

Many soldiers from Company Commander Wei and Company Commander Wu’s side did not bring their wives. Hearing these words, their faces turned green, and they pointed at Mrs. Kuang and the others, cursing, "Shrews, what are you talking about? If you dare say one more word, do you believe we won’t butcher you!"

"Oh, God, come and see, these Yuchang Prefecture soldiers want to kill us, the families following the army, boo hoo hoo!" Han Sansong’s mother, who was a notorious shrew in the village, immediately sat on the ground, throwing a tantrum and crying loudly.

Zhang Ermin’s wife and Qiaozi’s wife followed suit, sitting on the ground and wailing.

Other women, seeing this, also started crying.

For a moment, the cries shook the heavens, even scaring God. Moreover, they spoke of the Yuchang Prefecture military officers wanting to butcher them, looking utterly wronged.

"Damn it, stop crying!" The soldiers from Company Commander Wei and Company Commander Wu’s side shouted, "You bunch of shrews, we were just saying that, why are you crying? Who are you mourning for?"

"We’re mourning for you!" Mrs. Kuang retorted, leading the charge, "You’re about to kill us, and we’re not allowed to cry? How are you so heartless? A bunch of beasts worse than dogs, eunuchs that should be wiped out!"

The people from Company Commander Wei and Company Commander Wu’s side got cursed at again.

The commotion was so large that other families of the Prefecture soldiers also came over in groups.

Those soldiers who were injured and didn’t enter the mountains to exterminate the bandits also came, numbering nearly a thousand, and upon learning that Company Commander Wei and Company Commander Wu were there to loot, they were furious.

What infuriated them more was: "What, you were actually at the post station last night, so why didn’t you come out?! We were slaughtered by bandits, lost so many people, yet you stood by and did nothing. Are you even human?!"

The soldiers and their families, remembering last night’s chase by bandits and those killed or disgraced, couldn’t hold back any longer; both men and women rushed over, attacking Company Commander Wei and Company Commander Wu indiscriminately!

Company Commander Wei and Company Commander Wu were terrified; they didn’t expect things to escalate so much. They thought the main force had gone into the mountains to deal with the bandits, and that the remaining wounded soldiers and women wouldn’t dare confront them; they expected to quickly grab horses and leave.

But they were wrong.

"Stop, stop now, do you want to beat someone to death? Ah!"

The soldiers from Company Commander Wei and Company Commander Wu’s side were beaten badly and wanted to strike back at the soldiers’ families when Vice General Fang was carried over.

Vice General Fang, furious, pointed at Company Commander Wei and Company Commander Wu, saying, "You two disgraceful people, when I go to the Capital, I will report your misconduct to the Ministry of War!"

He thought that there was no military stationed at the post station last night; little did he know that there were many soldiers inside who pretended not to hear the bandits’ slaughter.

Ignoring the slaughter by the bandits was bad enough, but they dared to come loot, bullying to an intolerable extent!

Company Commander Wei and Company Commander Wu, seeing Vice General Fang, became more honest, saying, "Sir, you’ve misunderstood; we’re not here to loot. We came to check on you after hearing you were attacked by bandits last night."

"Bah, you talk through your ass? Can you swallow those words back down? Do you dare swear on your life that you’re not here to loot?!" Mrs. Kuang cursed, her face flushed with anger.

Other women joined in the scolding, and Company Commander Wei and their group got cursed at again, was angry beyond measure and realized they wouldn’t gain anything today, so they quickly led the soldiers away.

But Vice General Fang wouldn’t let them leave: "Stop them!"

There was a loud commotion as the injured soldiers and families surrounded them, not allowing them to leave.

Company Commander Wei and Company Commander Wu panicked, looking to Vice General Fang: "Sir, what do you mean by this? Our Yuchang Prefecture’s Vice General Yu is at the post station; you should show some respect."

They looked at Vice General Fang’s leg, saying, "You can’t go to the Northwest, but our Vice General Yu can and will achieve glory."

So you better be smart and don’t offend Vice General Yu, or when he gets promoted, he’ll come back to retaliate!

If they hadn’t mentioned Vice General Fang’s injured leg, it would have been better; mentioning it made Vice General Fang furious, shouting, "Company Commander Liu, immediately take soldiers to the post station and bring that Yu here to see me, or bear the consequences!"

"Yes!" Company Commander Liu immediately took men and went.

Company Commander Wei and Company Commander Wu panicked, trying to block Company Commander Liu but couldn’t get out and could only say to Vice General Fang, "Vice General Fang, is this necessary? It’s not good for anyone if we fall out."

Vice General Fang sneered, "My leg’s broken; my path as a military officer is over. What am I afraid of? It’s you two and Vice General Yu who should worry!"

Seeing Vice General Fang’s do-or-die stance scared Company Commander Wei and their group into silence.

Vice General Yu didn’t want to show up at first; after all, they had hidden last night, did nothing to help, and it wouldn’t look good to come loot. He wanted Company Commander Wei and Company Commander Wu to face it while he reaped the benefits in the background.

But Company Commander Liu personally brought soldiers over, relayed Vice General Fang’s words, and after waiting for two hours, seeing Vice General Fang still detaining Company Commander Wei and their group, he had no choice but to come and save people.

However, Vice General Yu also brought his own two hundred soldiers, and his posture was clearly threatening.

"Brother Fang, we meet again. How have you been over the years? I never expected to run into you here; it’s fate." Vice General Yu spoke words of goodwill and then scolded Company Commander Wei and Company Commander Wu, "You two dogs, daring to covet Vice General Fang’s spoils of war, get down and apologize at once!"

Ah, kneel?

Company Commander Wei and Company Commander Wu didn’t want to kneel, but Vice General Yu was their superior; they dared not disobey and could only lead the soldiers in kneeling and apologizing, "Vice General Fang, please calm your anger. Today’s affair is entirely our fault for being greedy; it has nothing to do with Vice General Yu. Please, given we are also Kangrong soldiers, show some leniency and let us go."

Vice General Yu said, "Brother Fang, they’re young and foolish. Please forgive them. When the brothers defeat the Rong and return triumphantly, I will surely visit your home to thank you."

Those words were clearly threatening!

Vice General Fang smiled, looking at Vice General Yu, saying, "I brought you here just to let you know that I will report the fact you hid in the post station last night, failing to rescue, truthfully to the Ministry of War. You’d better take care of yourself."

"Fang, are you crazy!" Vice General Yu’s face darkened; the Ministry of War had orders that all Prefecture Kangrong troops on the westward road must support each other and not stand by at the sight of death. If reported, there would be severe punishments.

In recent years, Great Chu has been chaotic, with incidents of soldier-swallowing occurring often. Vice General Yu hadn’t taken this order seriously; after all, as long as no one reported to the Capital City Ministry of War, no one would care.

But the bandit incident last night was too significant; Vice General Fang was determined to go to the Capital to clarify, and if he reported him, it would be disastrous.

Vice General Fang sneered, "Yu, listen well, I’m determined to report this matter. Someone like you is unfit to go northwest to resist the Rong; going there would only make you a scourge harming comrades!"

Better to remove you quickly.

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