Under the banner of Xue Zi, just as the two lieutenant generals who had escaped thought, Xue Wanliang regarded these ten thousand soldiers as the foundation, and even regarded them as his reliance in front of his brothers. The value in front of his father was basically seeing the coffin. Not even shed tears.
In fact, the young steward was beaten, bleeding, and stumbled before he regained his composure and knew that his life was the most important thing this time. @
Unfortunately, it's too late.
Shan Tonghai and Wang Shuyong arrived first. Since the two of them came in by surprise, they naturally learned from their subordinates that there was Xue Ziqi here. They also knew that Xue Changxiong had a son who was in charge here. If they wanted to take this person for great merit... say something. It doesn’t sound good. Even if you are a big leader and you don’t have the most merit, you won’t be able to speak randomly when making decisions... Therefore, the two of them attacked fiercely as soon as they came up. Wang Shuyong flew in with an arrow and made a sneak attack first, and the banner was still trying to close in. Xue Wanliang of the army was shot off his horse on the spot, and Shan Tonghai arrived immediately. He volleyed a spear wrapped in Duanjiang Zhenqi and stabbed the opponent directly in the shoulder.
Even though Xue Wanliang was a master of elixir condensation and had body-protecting Qi, he was caught off guard and was directly injured and broke his defense. Finally, he flopped on the ground several times before he managed to stand up. He was panicked again and thought about running for his life.
However, at this time, before Shan and Wang could take action again, they saw another flash of light in the air, and after a moment, two more people fell down - one with a bow and a spear, it was Shan Tonghai and Wang Shuyong's idols and Xu Shiren, the hero of Lu County, and the other person turned out to be Jia Yue. The four of them took their positions and surrounded the injured Xue Wanliang.
The two big leaders who arrived first looked at each other without any surprise, just a little helpless.
To put it bluntly, it was expected that any one of Wang Zhen, Jia Yue, Niu Da, and even Zhai Qian, including the accompanying Fu Bo Shi, would become elixirs.
They even suspected that these people should be about the same... In fact, judging from Jia Yue's ability to manipulate Qi, he should have been condensing the pill for a while.
Sure enough, just as the thought turned around, another person jumped down with a stream of light. Although it was obviously laborious, he was undoubtedly in the state of condensing. After falling, everyone looked closely. It was the person who had cultivated before the incident and Xu Shiying. Niuda, who was almost the same, has finally caught up half a step.
Seeing this situation, several leaders of the Deposed Dragon Gang did not say any auspicious words such as congratulations on the promotion, but Xue Wanliang, who was hit by an arrow and took a hit, was the first to collapse... He looked like this, how can he be compared to the five Ningdan one? Cheng Dan resisted again and simply surrendered.
Several people were not used to it. Jia Yue stepped forward and broke the man's limbs according to the rules. Then Niu Da broke the flagpole with a knife. Then Xu Shiren, a master of Chengdan, directly pulled Xue Wanliang and jumped up, returning to Zhang Xing's banner. The rest of the people followed. Everyone turned back to the formation and continued to command.
This small episode represents the official determination of the winner of the already hopeless war.
However, this does not mean the end of the war itself.
It must be understood that no matter how fierce the battle is, it is impossible to cause much real damage in just one hour through fences and armor. In other words, the nearly 10,000 troops were still present even though they were defeated; they were still alive even though they were defeated, and they still maintained their desire to escape and their full ability to act on their own.
However, this doesn't seem to be a good thing for them, as they soon find themselves in an extremely bad and bloody new situation.
Let's say that the officers and soldiers were surrounded on three sides, and then quickly defeated. Then they lost their command, which instantly triggered a total collapse. But at the same time, their camp is quite strong, and the inside and outside are clearly layered. Therefore, when the defeated soldiers fled in droves despite knowing that the east side was a trap, they inevitably encountered blockages in the internal passages of the camp and at the east exit.
After the jam, comes the stampede.
The former makes people despair, while the latter is so bloody and cruel that it even makes people forget their despair.
The officers and soldiers were crowded together, and the armor on their bodies and the weapons of friendly troops were no longer their reliance and protection. On the contrary, once they were pushed down, their own armor would in turn become a burden that prevented them from getting up, and *** The weapon cannot distinguish between friend and foe, becoming the most direct cause of death.
What's even more terrible is that as the Huaixi soldiers from the rear came in with long swords and spears, the outer armies obviously got new unified orders and invaded the camp wantonly... Under the panic, the officers and soldiers soon broke out on the battlefield. The fire broke out and was out of control. These.
The officers and soldiers with obvious hooligan vibes immediately evolved into small teams according to their organization and geographical or personal relationships. Those who did not have a group fought independently. They would rather kill their similarly armed comrades than turn around and follow them. Those Huaixi soldiers, who actually only had a thousand people, argued with each other face to face.
In stark contrast, the Huaixi soldiers and the troops from various ministries that followed from three sides quickly realized the problem. Under the command of the officers, the former began to consciously drive and penetrate along the passages, while the latter controlled the camp while concentrating their crossbows and skirmishers to deal with the officers and soldiers who tried to escape through the gaps in the fences and trenches.
This further plunged the collapsed government and army into a quagmire of life and death.
It's really like some kind of quagmire.
The midday sun in winter, the flying dust, the pungent blood, the chaotic wailing, as well as the friction and reflection of weapons and armor, plus the distant shouts of the outer Huaixi soldiers advancing with their long weapons, filled the sky The light that comes and goes from time to time, and the clean fence that is always shaky and even pushed and pulled repeatedly but never collapses, all stimulate the senses of everyone present.
Occasionally, a gust of wind would blow, and the scene would become even more chaotic.
In this case, whether it is escaping or surrendering, it becomes difficult, because order and so on are all gone.
"Third brother."
A burst of green light flashed past. In a camp in the southwest of the camp, Xu Shiying jumped from the side and rear and landed directly on the banner with the word "Deposed". He glanced at Xue Wanliang, who was thrown aside like a rag. Afterwards, he immediately informed me of the reason for his visit. "At the east gate, the group of people fleeing in front should be local young and strong men and women who were robbed. They were all so frightened that they couldn't be restrained. I asked Guo Jingke to open a hole and let them escape on their own..."
"It's no problem." Zhang Xing, who had already collected his magical powers, just sat on Huang Qiao's horse in a daze. He simply nodded when he heard this, but beside him, the cold air seemed to have not disappeared. "You decide."
"But there is a problem." Xu Shiying continued. "These men and women must not have been released with good intentions. I'm afraid some people are hiding here specifically."
"It doesn't matter." Zhang Xing remained straightforward. "Xue Wanliang was captured, Zhuge Yang was targeted by Wu Dalang, ten thousand soldiers were locked up, at most one could escape...who would be the one?"
"Wang Qi." Xu Shiying reminded immediately. "According to the scouts and prisoners, it should be Wang Qi, one of the eighteen lieutenant generals in the Hejian Camp."
"Yes, that's him.@*~~" Zhang Xing suddenly understood. "Go to the east gate and keep an eye on it, do your best, just see if Wang Qi can be caught. It doesn't matter if you can't... try to let the innocent people out as much as possible."
Xu Shiying nodded again, but did not leave in a hurry. Instead, he continued to ask in a low voice: "Third brother, do you want to kill all these ten thousand people to establish your authority?"
Xu Shiren, the Chengdan master who had just returned with the captives, couldn't help but pricked up his ears.
Zhang Xing thought for a moment and became obviously more serious. He turned around and responded seriously: "I don't mean that. At least I don't intend to kill people. I'm not a murderer...but I don't specifically recruit and appoint people for free." In the past and so on, with so many rebels, do we still lack soldiers in Hebei? Just do whatever we need to do, focusing on reducing losses, saving energy, and ensuring the supplies in the camp, and be as comprehensive as possible."
Xue Wanliang, who was lying below with his mouth full of dust, was both relieved and a little scared.
Xu Shiying immediately understood, nodded and left.
Zhang Dalongtou’s meaning is actually very simple. It is necessary to establish prestige. From all angles, there is no reason to let go of the opponent, but there is no need to deliberately kill them all in order to establish prestige. Human life is human life after all... In this case, Xu Shiying Outside the gap, the terrain is open, and there is no problem in choosing to accept the inevitable surrender.
On the other hand, if these people are blocked and trampled, unable to escape the camp and enter an open area to surrender, it is also their misfortune. Any compassion and letting anyone live at this time is unnecessary.
Such a calm attitude also made Xu Shiren, the hero of Lu County who was watching, look calm on the surface, but feel a little dazed in his heart... Hero Xu is not an ignorant person, but he has been in the center for a long time, but he can't help but follow the mainstream opinions and turn the chaos of the past two years into reality. The rebels in the army are of the so-called "bandit" nature. Even though the Deposed Dragon Gang took over all eight counties of Jishui, it shocked him so much that he chose to return to his hometown for this reason.
In my heart, I still look down on my fellow villagers and descendants.
I even vaguely felt that the troubled times had just begun, and the arrow shot out the first bird. This chaotic gang might be an appetizer that passed by.
However, when he returned home, he discovered that the Deposed Dragon Gang was a gang on the surface, but it had a strict system on the inside and could actually maintain the basic operation of the place without causing trouble. A "accompany" in the battle across the river. After crossing the river, I watched helplessly as the army was organized and organized. The troops rushed to fight for a day without causing any trouble. Then the masters gathered together and formed a formation to charge, and they were so devastated again. Next, young people are surging again, and talents are emerging in large numbers. In the end, with such a big victory, the coach and assistant coach actually had a stable mentality and dealt with it simply.
How could this hero not be touched?
To put it bluntly, for Xu Shiren, even if he doesn't come back and is still with the army, isn't he just sitting opposite Zhuge Yang? When he thinks of facing these young people, he will be defeated in an instant, After an afternoon of gambling alone, the self-respect that had been hidden before seemed ridiculous.
Of course, this is Xu Daxia's overreaction. Not to mention a year and a half ago, the leaders of the Deposed Dragon Gang were still a group of country tycoons, a typical rabble, and they fought like a wallowing in the mud... only It can be said that the war is too tempering, and everyone in the Deposed Dragon Gang has survived just one joint.
Moreover, as the current situation develops, the speed of the disintegration of the entire world and the intensity of the war will enter a new stage. Under the urging of the leadership, the Deposed Dragon Gang quickly entered Hebei, just to get a head start. The severity and scale of the war will be significantly increased.
The killing continued, Xu Shiying got Zhang Xing's words, and began to act arbitrarily at the east gate. He let the local young men and women who escaped first let these civilians escape on their own, preparing to wait until armored deserters appeared before intercepting and forcing them to surrender. .
However, it may be that the number of civilians captured by these Hejian troops was too large. After a full two-quarters of an hour, the common people were still not exhausted. Instead, a large number of reinforcements arrived from behind.
Without him, Xiong Bonan successfully persuaded Fan Dahuan and brought the rebel army back in this direction. However, these Hebei rebel committees did not expect that the war would progress so quickly. When they arrived, let alone fighting, I'm afraid I won't even be able to get involved in pursuing the deserters.
But as soon as they turned around, the winter wind picked up, swirling the dust, and the bloody quagmire inside the camp gate was vaguely visible. The faces of the Hebei rebels turned pale and they were at a loss.
"Are you General Fan?"
At this opportunity, Xu Shiying took the initiative to ride up to the horse, greeting him with a smile, and even imitated someone on the horse and stretched out his hands, regardless of the movement in the distant camp gate.
Fan Wang was surprised for a moment, thinking it was some custom in the Eastern Region, and quickly reached out his hand, but he realized something when he took advantage of the situation and hung up his weapon. @·No mistake first~~
The two exchanged horses and shook hands, and Xiong Bonan immediately came over to make a brief introduction.
Only then did Fan Wang know that this person was Xu Dalang, who had long been famous on the river. It was said that he was one of the top three leaders in the Deposed Dragon Gang. He even had a faint opposition to the two leaders, but he didn't want to be so kind and treat others badly. With such sincerity, coupled with the interaction with Xiong Bonan, I couldn't help but feel in my heart that despite the great reputation, he was worthy of being a hero of the world. At the same time, he had to be careful with his words.
Of course, be careful. After the greetings, Fan Dahuan still couldn't help but ask for confirmation: "According to what the scout said, 10,000 Hejian troops guarded the camp, and 20,000 deposed dragon troops surrounded and fought. It only took an hour. Did you win?"
"A few officers and soldiers are nothing to worry about." Xu Shiying immediately smiled. "The boys did decide the situation in an hour. It's just a pity that Zhuge Yang is a master of elixir creation after all. Although he is entangled by the leader Wu Da, I don't know if he can be captured and make up for it."
Fan Dabao was stunned for a moment, thought for a while, and then asked again: "I wonder how many Zhonglang generals are coming to Hejian this time? Besides Zhuge Yang, who else is there?"
"It should be three." Xu Shiying spoke calmly. "Zhuge Yang, Xue Wanliang, and Wang Heqi."
"That's right." After hearing the names of the three people, Fan Wang immediately nodded and asked again carefully. "These three people are all masters of condensing pills and above. Zhuge Yang is a master of forming pills... Are they all easy to catch?"
"Xue Wanliang is gone.
He has been captured, and now his legs are broken and he is eating dirt at my faucet. "Xu Shiying still smiled. "The leader of Wu Da who followed Zhuge Yang was Wu Dalang Wu Jingfeng, who was known as the fastest in the world. With him here, at least there is no need to worry that Zhuge Yang can fly away without seeing his head or tail. As for that Wang Qi..."
At this point, Xu Shiying seemed to have remembered something, and suddenly stopped talking. Then she only held her hands and turned her head, but she stared in the direction of the exit of the west camp.
It turned out that while they were talking, the young and strong local children who had been kidnapped had finally fled, and what they saw were frightened deserters who still had their armor on them. However, between the strong civilians in commoners and the defeated soldiers in armor, dozens of shirtless and muscular men suddenly appeared.
Some of these people have been injured, and almost all of them are covered with dust and sweat. Some of them have some clothes on them, but they are made of better materials. Some of the areas without ash are too clean. One person does wear them. I bought a dirty cloth, but it didn’t fit.
Xu Shiying watched for a moment and couldn't help but look at her future brother-in-law Xiong Bonan.
Xiong Bonan also reacted, but with a whistle, he personally led Xu Shiying's bodyguard forward on horseback.
As a result, before the people arrived, suddenly, one of the shirtless men suddenly used his true energy and jumped up, but was hit by the well-prepared Xiongtian King and was knocked solidly in mid-air. , purple light flashed, and the man was also knocked to the ground.
Fan Dahuan was dumbfounded, but Xu Shiying responded with a smile: "Thanks to General Fan, Wang Qi shouldn't be able to escape... Since everything is fine, that's good. I'll take the general to see my leader. Make a recommendation to the general."
How could Fan Wang dare to say no and just say yes? Xu Shiying held one hand, reined in his horse and went around the camp to look for Zhang Xing from the southwest.
However, it may be due to exhaustion due to the delay, or it may be that the arrival of large reinforcements made the officers and soldiers lose the courage to escape. It may even be related to Wang Qi being discovered and then being knocked down by Xiong Bonan in public. At this time, the soldiers finally began to gradually give up the stampede and internal strife... And just as Xu Shiying led Fan Wang around the battlefield, the remaining Hejian officers and soldiers chose to surrender on a large scale.
When he arrived at the "deposed" flag, Wang Qi was caught by Xiong Bonan, who took him over first, and even took Xu Shiren away, and went to find Wu Jingfeng and Wu Changzai together to do it. assist.
Only Zhang Dalongtou was left there to decide life and death.
"What qualifications do you have to negotiate terms with me?" Zhang Xing smiled at Wang Qi, who was lying on the ground and trying to raise his head. "If your name is Xue Changxiong, I can still talk to you... But you are just one of the eighteen lieutenant generals in the Hejian camp. Now that you have been defeated and your limbs have been broken, you are just meat on the pallet... …Besides, as a lieutenant general, you let your subordinates loot without restraint, don’t you know the rules of our Deposed Dragon Gang?”
"Are we going to be beaten to death? We generals don't have to be beaten to death, right?" Wang Qi ignored the pain and the ashes in his mouth. He just sweated profusely on the ground and struggled for leniency. "Zhang Longtou, since you want to establish yourself in Hebei, you always want to care about the heroes of Hebei..."
"Hebei heroes have rebelled long ago." Zhang Xing said with a smile. "Do those who serve as officers and soldiers deserve to be called local heroes?"
"The Hejian camp has sixty to seventy thousand elites..." Wang Qi immediately changed his words.
"Fifty to sixty thousand." Zhang Xing corrected. "After today, there will only be 50,000 or 60,000."
"But I see that the 20,000 of you are not necessarily so good. It's just that the masters gathered together to win quickly." At this moment, Xue Wanliang, who was not listening well, finally spoke. He was also lying there talking, which was really difficult. , but didn’t dare to stop for a moment. "As for our Hejian Camp, my father has been the Grand Master since last year, and there are twenty or thirty masters of elixir creation and elixir condensation."
"I'm afraid there won't be so many after today." Zhang Xing continued to laugh.
"But it's still better than you multiple times!" Xue Wanliang shouted. "If you kill me and enmity against my father, how can you stop me?"
"We have seven alchemy masters and fifteen alchemy masters." Zhang Xing blurted out, exaggerating for the moment. "Even if it is obviously weaker than the Hejian Camp, it is still enough to protect itself...at worst, we can just abandon the territory and retreat."
Even though he was lying on the ground, Xue Wanliang was obviously startled, and it was Wang Qi who spoke up: "Then why did the Deposed Dragon Gang come to Hebei? It's worth spending money, food, and death.
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"You are subordinates of the violent Wei Dynasty, you are thieves who rebel against heaven, and you are bandits who ruin the people; and our Deposed Dragon Gang is the rebel army of Shuntian, and you are the heroes who save the people." Zhang Xing answered proudly. "How can the rebel army not come to fight against the rebel army just because it is separated by a river? How can it be considered worthwhile or not? We are not officers and soldiers like you who occupy several states and counties and treat it as our own territory. I have countless selfish thoughts, and I am unwilling to move even if I live or die."
Wang Qileng stayed on the spot, and Xue Wanliang also remained silent, as if he was as stunned as Fan Dahao, who was still being held by one hand behind Zhang Xing.
As for Xu Shiying, she already regretted not bringing a pen and paper.
But Zhang Xing was still talking eloquently on Huang Piao's horse: "Xue Wanliang, Wang Qi, you two should not make things difficult for yourself. If you are really afraid of Xue Changxiong and Hejian Camp, why should I go all out to kill these ten thousand people today? Soldiers? I must eradicate the Hejian camp, and Xue Changxiong must also be punished. As for the two of you, one is a descendant of the Xue family, and the other is a local tyrant, but neither of them has any means of running an army. They just rely on The remnant people came to bribe the sergeants. The rules of our Deposed Dragon Gang are here. We will not let you go no matter what. After the surrender is completed, you will be beheaded in public and the punishment will be given. If Zhuge Yang is caught, he will also That’s how it should be.”
Wang Qi remained silent, but Xue Wanliang, realizing that he was going to die, started struggling on the dusty and blood-stained ground. After realizing that he couldn't struggle, he yelled again: "You Bai family" Son-in-law, why are you asking for help? Don’t think that I don’t understand you, why don’t you just work for the British father and come to rob Hebei? It sounds so nice!”
Zhang Xing is still not angry, just laughing: "You are also a master of condensing pills. You should have heard from others that some masters of condensing pills can explode the sea of Qi after releasing it... Although they will still be dead by then. , but it is enough to borrow the energy of the three parts of heaven and earth, and you will be able to move freely and freely for a while... If you really don't accept it, why not lie there and shatter the sea of qi yourself, and then jump up and fight with me? It's funny to just scold me."
Hearing this, Xue Wanliang became more and more angry, and the curses in his mouth became more and more unbearable, while Wang Qi remained speechless.
But Xu Shiying really couldn't listen anymore, so she gave up and prepared to dismount.
But at this moment, Jia Yue leaped over from the camp in the north. As soon as he landed, he saw this scene and went straight over, grabbed Xue Wanliang's hair, and then used the handle of the knife to smash the opponent's mouth. After pounding out seven or eight teeth, he pounded them seven or eight times again until the other person's mouth and tongue were broken and he cried bitterly before he stopped.
After finishing the attack, he allowed the opponent to grab the ground with his head and kept wailing. Jia Yue just stood up and handed over his hands, and reported seriously: "Longtou, most of the officers and soldiers have surrendered, but they are killing each other and trampling on each other. There are many wounded. I don't know what happened." What kind of treatment? Do we still want to kill him?"
"Pull, why don't you smoke? If you don't smoke, doesn't it mean that we have no rules?" Zhang Xing looked at the other party using the ice energy and jumped forward with a normal expression before, but now he answered even more calmly. "The Hejian Army has repeatedly raided Hebei, and they will be severely punished... The three lieutenants will all beheaded in public; officers above the team leader will have one for every two, and every five soldiers will have one for each. As for the wounded, try to help bandage them, and no matter how serious they are, there are still corpses , let those who survive by drawing lots carry them back and carry them to the river!"
As soon as these words came out, except for Jia Yue who agreed to Lisuo, most of the others shuddered in their hearts.
At this moment, Zhang Xing looked back at Fan Wang, who had never had a chance to speak before. He changed his smile again, took the initiative to hit the horse, and then handed the horse over to hold the opponent's hands:
"Leader Fan, we met in a hurry last time and didn't have time to say hello. I'm really ashamed."
"I can't see the real dragon! I'm ashamed, I'm ashamed!" Fan Wang said sincerely, cupping his hands. @·No mistake first~~
Zhang Xing then became solemn: "It's actually not easy to do much greetings today...because there is something I have been thinking about for most of an hour, and now I want to ask Leader Fan for advice...You think, next, we should take Pingyuan or Ander first. Should we stand ready to meet Gao Dashuai's subordinates? Or should we immediately move west to prevent the Hejian bandits from outflanking them on the east route, and allow Gao Dashuai to retreat safely on his own?"
Fan Wang thought for a moment, but for a moment he didn't dare to answer. Instead, he instinctively looked at Xu Shiying.
But Xu Dalang also froze on the spot, just staring at Mr. Zhang in confusion - is he really still a lot worse?
