After Transmigration: Building a Kingdom in Turbulent Times-Chapter 881 - 867: Subjugation (Full修)

Shi Le was squeezed into the crowd, but there was still some room to move. Especially when people saw they were about to fight, they subconsciously moved away a bit, barely giving them a space of two square meters in the middle.

The two began fighting in the middle, fists landing solidly. Fu Tinghan wanted to help, but just as he reached for the dagger at his waist, Shi Hongtu was grabbed by Shi Le and thrown into the crowd.

Shi Hongtu flew over a cart and landed on his head, but he rolled over and got up immediately. Seeing Shi Le charging towards Fu Tinghan again, he stepped on a cart, and his whole body swooped down like an eagle towards Shi Le, pressing down on Shi Le’s shoulder.

He kept Shi Le pinned down, realizing it was difficult to achieve merit with his skills, so he shouted while pressing him, "Langjun, run, run now!"

Before the words were finished, Shi Le had gathered his strength, threw Shi Hongtu off, and then turned to hit his stomach and chest...

The movements were so fierce that the passing refugees screamed. Fu Tinghan took a step forward but was grabbed by an ordinary soldier. With a pull and a push, he was pushed back into the crowd. Then the soldier jumped forward too, joining Shi Hongtu in the fight against Shi Le.

Fu Tinghan was pushed into the crowd, the moving crowd suddenly pushing him far away. He wanted to go back, to find people, but as he turned sideways, there was a cart on his left, forcing him to turn right. On the right were two people carrying bundles bigger than himself, and as he turned his head, the bundle slapped him across the face...

The situation was such that it was difficult to even turn around, let alone move back, and locusts continually flew past with a rustling sound in the air.

The locusts seemed endless, though they wouldn’t actively bite people, when they accidentally collided with people’s faces while flying, it was quite painful.

Amidst the shouting and chaos everywhere, Fu Tinghan wanted to shout for someone but had to consider whether his companions could even hear him.

Zhao Hanzhang squinted slightly, trying to ignore the locusts flying in front of her eyes, reached out to push through the crowd, nimbly maneuvering and fitting into gaps to move backward, but even after searching a round, she couldn’t find Fu Tinghan.

As darkness closed in, the night was about to fall, Zhao Hanzhang was anxious, wondering whether to reveal her position and shout, when amidst the buzzing of wings and the clamor of refugees, her ears caught a familiar voice, along with the sound of fists hitting flesh...

It was Shi Le’s voice.

After weighing it briefly, Zhao Hanzhang apologized to Fu Tinghan in her heart, feeling Shi Le was more important for now, and decided to deal with Shi Le first.

She deftly squeezed through people, ducking under one man’s armpit. As she lifted her head she saw Shi Le fling a soldier away, veins bulging as he gripped Shi Hongtu’s neck...

Zhao Hanzhang’s steps shifted, she flew forward, delivering a punch to Shi Le’s elbow. As his grip slackened, another punch shot upwards to his chin...

Shi Le’s head went dizzy, but he was quick to react, swiftly raising his foot to kick as Zhao Hanzhang aimed a low kick at his lower body. Their legs collided painfully, yet both showed no expression, continuing to fiercely exchange blows...

Zhao Hanzhang, with no gun and well within reach, wasn’t feared by Shi Le, who swung his fists with increased ferocity.

Yet Zhao Hanzhang, slippery as a snake, dodged his grasps twice, each time escaping his reach, while Shi Hongtu and the battered soldier re-joined the fray, enlarging the scuffled area.

Passersby refugees dared not intervene and tried to squeeze past without getting too close. Occasionally someone stumbled into the fray, only to be kicked away by Shi Le or pushed away by Zhao Hanzhang...

Three against one, Zhao Hanzhang felt no shame. While Shi Hongtu and the soldier held Shi Le, she blocked his arm, swiftly moving her right hand, gripping a short dagger, and thrusting forward...

Shi Le’s eyes widened in rage, "You, you shameless!"

With an unchanged expression, Zhao Hanzhang withdrew the dagger, saying, "Thanks for the compliment, General Shi. In your next life, I’ll let you return shamelessly."

She aimed the dagger for his heart, causing Shi Le to feel a chilling sensation along his spine, limbs weak. He immediately cried out, "I’m willing to surrender to you!"

Seeing Zhao Hanzhang pausing slightly, he shouted again, "Governor Zhao, your Zhao Family Army does not kill prisoners, you promised this yourself!"

Zhao Hanzhang frowned.

Shi Le continued, "I still have men in Shunyang County, if you kill me, Zhang Bin will choose another leader, and Shunyang County will remain isolated. Without me, you’ll face Liu Cong directly. Liu Cong holds 200,000 soldiers, and counting the whole Xiongnu Kingdom, at least 500,000 troops. Governor Zhao, take me in, and you’ll gain at least 200,000 soldiers."

Zhao Hanzhang held the dagger, smiling faintly, "Does General Shi still hold 200,000 soldiers?"

Shi Le gritted his teeth, "But I have at least 150,000."

He still held some elite forces under Zhang Bin, considered a mix of non-combatants and family, able to recruit at least 80,000 soldiers, totaling 150,000.

Zhao Hanzhang sneered, sheathed the dagger, and signaled with her eyes to Shi Hongtu and the soldier.

Shi Hongtu and the soldier quickly tied Shi Le’s hands behind him, pressing him down.

Shi Le grunted, turning paler.

Zhao Hanzhang glanced at the hole she had stabbed into his stomach, took out a bottle of golden sore medicine from her clothing, and a thick strip of hemp cloth. She poured some medicine on the wound, tied it with the cloth, and tightened it. As his face changed color, she smiled slightly and said, "General Shi, I keep my word, so you must honor your promise."

Seeing Zhao Hanzhang’s smile felt threatening to Shi Le, but he nodded, "I will surely follow your orders, Commander."

Zhao Hanzhang gave a hmph, agreeing.

After briefly tending to his wound, Shi Hongtu didn’t tie Shi Le’s hands behind anymore but tied his own hands together with Shi Le’s to prevent escape.

Shi Le glanced, realizing he was heavily injured in the ribs and abdomen, with nowhere to run amidst refugees.

At this point, staying with Zhao Hanzhang with medicine might ensure survival.

Zhao Hanzhang glanced around, the sky had darkened, barely able to see the faces of three or four people in front of her, nothing beyond.

Feeling anxious, she asked Shi Hongtu, "Where is Ting Han?"

Shi Hongtu suddenly remembered his master, panicking, "Langjun was swept away by the crowd...he’s alone."

Suppressing her panic, Zhao Hanzhang carefully observed the direction of people’s movement, noting few were going the other way. She said, "Let’s follow forward, as night falls, the locusts will stop, refugees will settle, then we will carefully find and bring him back."

Saying this, Zhao Hanzhang glanced back at Shi Le, said, "Bring him along, if we encounter Shi Army, inform them that General Shi has joined me, and now our families are united as one."