The atmosphere in Huixi Village was already high, as if a battle was imminent. Xiang Zongyan drew his sword from his waist and shouted loudly: "Start the sacrifice!"
This all-too-familiar order made the barbarian soldiers suddenly burst into joy. But after a few bursts of noise, the three thousand barbarians quickly dispersed to both sides and opened a wide road in the middle. The guards who had just received the leader's instructions had returned and were glaring and shoving. Four barbarian generals who were tightly tied around their bodies stepped forward.
Mu Yong has no doubt that these barbarian generals who were knocked down by Xilihu Tu in their sleep are of course not members of the Xiang clan. They are all the "supervisors" or "sworn officers" who were left by Tian Hongyou in Huixi Village. .
At present, 20,000 Tang troops are outside the ancient road. Tian Hongyou has already withdrawn all his troops to Xizhou City. These four unlucky Tian generals do not know their situation. They are just abandoned sons of the tribe. What's more, there are all Xiang's soldiers watching him eagerly, so the responsibility of supervising the army may have to be reversed.
But although these generals of the Tian family were frightened, they still had a trace of luck. According to their fantasy, the current leader of the three states was Tian Hongyou. As long as they did not take the initiative to provoke, Xiang Zongyan should not be able to kill him. On the day when the Tang army comes to attack, they can take the opportunity to escape after the war begins...
But he never expected that in less than a day, Xiang Zongyan would make a move. These Tian family generals who were tied into rice dumplings were blindfolded at this time and were reluctantly pushed to the open space in front of the handsome tent. When the blindfolds were lifted, they almost peed their pants on the spot. .
All around were Xiang's sergeants holding swords and menacingly. Two bonfires had been lit on the left and right sides, no more, no less, in exactly four places. In each place, dozens of barbarian soldiers were surrounding the bonfire with their teeth and claws. It screamed strangely and danced a strange and joyful dance.
Whether it was sweat or urine, the four generals of the Tian family were suddenly soaked in their lower bodies. A slight breeze instantly emitted an unpleasant smell, and their faces were filled with panic.
As the Dongxi barbarians, they knew at a glance that this seemingly weird ritual was the customary pre-war life sacrifice of each tribe. I don’t know how many years this tradition has been passed down. Before every war, the general in the army would select a few prisoners of war or perpetrators to sacrifice their flesh and blood to heaven and earth, and their bones to the five streams, praying for a smooth war and letting the barbarian soldiers be stained with their blood. Be brave.
The barbarians have always believed in the theory of reincarnation, believing that death is only the beginning of rebirth. After hundreds of years of publicity, the young barbarians recruited into the army boasted that they were not afraid of life and death, but from a practical point of view, they were not afraid of death. , the key point is how to die, no one would be happy if they really had to experience the extreme pain of peeling off flesh and bones.
Seeing the four Tian generals struggling and crying, Xiang Zongyan was naturally unmoved. He waved his hand coldly and ordered the mouths of the four to be blocked. Then he called Xiang Ming, who had been waiting for a long time, and gave a few simple instructions.
Xiang Ming, who knew the inside story, and several barbarian generals naturally understood that today's sacrifice was actually of little significance. This was a surrender and not a war. Killing these generals of the Tian family would not only allow the soldiers to take advantage of the situation to vent their anger. , just to completely cut off the possibility of reconciliation with the Tian family and to show the leader's determination.
Xiang Zongyan obviously didn't want to waste more time on the so-called life sacrifice. After receiving the order, Xiang Ming commanded the soldiers to kick down the four objects of the life sacrifice one by one, and then the sword and ax hand grasped a heavy weapon. Ax, Shen Li shouted loudly, and chopped off the head with a knife.
Eliminating the long process of peeling off flesh and bones, these four unlucky bugs naturally had a good time and were running towards their "reincarnation". The barbarian soldiers were not surprised. After all, since the Chinese leader Xiang Zongyan came to power, many ancient barbarian rituals have been simplified or abolished.
As the four heads fell to the ground, hot blood spurted out, and the remaining corpses collapsed. Then the drums beat loudly and horns sounded. The barbarian soldiers felt the thick blood floating in the air. Their eyes instantly lit up and their blood boiled, and they began to howl loudly again.
Once a man's sword falls, it is impossible to look back. Xiang Zongyan glanced steadily for a few times, then turned around to look at the gray sky and sighed softly. And Xiang Ming was not idle either. He began to lead several generals and quickly dispersed the soldiers into several teams in the name of loyalty, and then patiently led the teams one after another to the outside of the village gate...
Two hours later, Liu Jiangsheng and Zhu Kuangcong, two generals of the Tang Army, followed the military orders of their commander Li Yuan and led five thousand soldiers and horses to successfully take over Huixizhai.
At first, as Xiang Zongyan expected, the three thousand unarmed Xiang soldiers were already restless when they lined up at the gate of the village. Until they saw the arrival of Tang army soldiers and horses, and saw their leader Xiang Zongyan tied up on the spot, these Xiang Zongyan The clan members finally understood and swarmed forward angrily. Although they were bare-handed, they still pushed against the Tang army without fear with red eyes.
Tonight, Liu Jiangsheng was as calm as ever. He just waved his hand and ordered the soldiers to lead Xiang Zongyan back to the camp first. Then he led the soldiers inside and quickly went inside. Following Xiang Zongyan's previous instructions, he went straight to the camp to check on his sworn brother Luo Erhu, who was seriously injured and yet to wake up. .
As for the barbarians outside the village gate, they were naturally handed over to Liu Jiangsheng's deputy general Zhu Kuangcong, who had suffered a lot during the day.
After all, after learning from the previous lesson, Zhu Kuangcong, who had always been reckless, became much calmer. Naturally, he did not dare to act rashly, but no matter what, the prejudice and anger towards the barbarians in his heart did not dissipate, and he frowned slightly. Thinking about it carefully, it seemed that the commander-in-chief did not give any order on how to deal with these barbarians, but only said that he would decide later, and he suddenly felt the desire to kill for no reason.
But looking at Liu Jiangsheng galloping into the camp, Zhu Kuangcong came to his senses in time. Although the commander-in-chief did not give the order, the commander-in-chief's brothers were in front of him. If there were really a few of these barbarians, and he acted blatantly beyond his authority, I guess no one can protect it.
The vague anger in his heart had just tightened. Zhu Kuangcong wanted to order all these barbarians to be driven to a slope outside the stronghold, and take care of them for the time being. He would wait until the commander arrived in person to make further decisions, but he saw a sudden sound in front of the formation. After several howls, six or seven soldiers of the Tang Army accidentally had their weapons taken away from them. They did not dare to take action rashly because they had not received military orders. In turn, they were forced to retreat continuously. The surrounding Tang soldiers also shouted nervously.
Zhu Kuangcong frowned, and now he finally had someone to vent to. Without hesitation, he turned over and dismounted, drew out his big knife and strode closer, widened his eyes and shouted: "You trash! You can even use the blade." To be taken away and become a bird soldier?"
Although he was scolded, Zhu Kuangcong personally dismounted and arrived, which somewhat calmed down the confused mood of the surrounding Tang soldiers. Correspondingly, the barbarian soldiers looked at this tall figure who was no less inferior to Xiang Ming, and they also felt The faces were panicked, and the few barbarian soldiers who had just seized the weapons were also ready to make a move.
Zhu Kuang spat on the ground and said angrily to several Tang soldiers beside him: "What's going on? The barbarians have already taken action, but you are like cowards and don't dare to take action?"
Seeing this notoriously reckless general coming angrily with a broadsword in tow, a nearby general secretly thought something was wrong. He swallowed his saliva and hurried up to him, saying in a low voice: "Commander, the commander-in-chief didn't give any orders." Deal with it!..."
"Of course we have to listen to the commander! But didn't you see? The barbarian snatched all the knives away, is it possible that he still wants me to stretch my neck and chop him?!"
The general suddenly felt a little confused and subconsciously replied: "That can't be done! If the barbarians take action, we will have to adapt accordingly..."
Before he could finish speaking, Zhu Kuangcong opened his mouth and showed a strange smile: "Yes! This is called adapting to circumstances!"
"Commander! There is no blood now. The last general said he should adapt to the situation, but it's not——"
After all, it was too late to control the situation. Zhu Kuangcong had already stroked his beard, raised the blade high and cursed angrily: "You barbarians, do you know who we are waiting for? You son of a bitch, you dare to snatch your grandfather's knife." ? If you have the guts, stab your grandfather with a knife?!"
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