They were fleeing soldiers who had just suffered a defeat. Some of them saw that Zhao Shi was not an ordinary person, and his guards all carried knives. Fear welled up in their hearts, so they bypassed them and ran straight past.
The braver ones gathered other brave ones, took up weapons if they had them, or broke off a branch from the roadside if they didn't, and charged at Zhao Shi and his group, trying to break through their defenses to loot.
Zhao Shi, although he followed Zhao Hanzhang on the expedition, had always been in logistics. This was his first time facing enemy troops directly, yet his gaze was resolute. Riding on horseback, he waited, prepared to respond. As someone approached, he lifted his spear and shouted, "Kill—"
He charged out first, and the Zhao Family Army behind him shouted "Kill" and followed suit—
Zhao Shi was the first to knock a man flying. The man crashed into the crowd, blood spurting out, creating a massive shock.
