Liu Zhong lowered his head and remained silent. Xu Chite walked up to him, took his hand, and said in a deep voice: "Zhong, think about it, there was once an opportunity to make great achievements in front of you. , that is, after the Battle of Mulingguan, Wang Zhene asked you to continue moving forward. Originally, he wanted to win this great achievement by himself, but he was not good at martial arts and could not ride a horse to rush in like the Raptor and you, so he could only watch. The earth watches you and the fierce dragons lead more than a thousand warriors to attack, rush towards the Jumi River, and seize the highest points and mountains outside Linqu City."
Shen Linzi said sternly: "Chite, don't go too far. This is something that Ah Zhong will feel guilty and regretful for the rest of his life. Don't expose people's wounds so easily."
Xu Chite also raised his voice: "Yes, it's guilt and regret. I would feel guilty and regret it, but what do you think he feels guilty and regrets about? Is it following the Raptors to seize water? I tell you You, if you are referring to this matter, he will not regret it if he does it ten thousand times again. Instead of robbing the water source and letting He Lanmin perform magic in the water source to cast demons, our entire army will be poisoned in advance, and then it will be the same as now. Just like the army of conquering Yan, all of them are unable to move and become others' lambs to be slaughtered?"
Shen Linzi's face turned red and he said bitterly: "Your best brother is dead. Don't you regret it? Don't you feel guilty?"
Xu Chite sneered: "Yes, of course I will regret it, feel guilty, and regret why I didn't charge into battle with the Raptors and die in the battlefield together. Why did he die and I lived alone?!"
Liu Zhong suddenly shouted loudly: "That's enough, stop arguing, stop talking. Brother Lin Zi, I know you are doing it for my own good, but there is no use escaping from this kind of thing. I have been escaping and suffering for a year." , if it weren’t for the fact that I was a military judge and couldn’t drink, I would have wanted to anesthetize myself so many times. I didn’t know how many times I dreamed about the Raptor. I dreamed about him standing in front of me covered in blood. Don’t send it. I know he is blaming me for why I didn’t chase him with him and let him fall into a tight siege alone and finally die in battle?!”
Shen Linzi stamped his feet anxiously: "Zhong, don't be confused. Even if the Raptor really has a spirit in the sky, he will only blame you for not persuading him and why you went after Gongsun Wulou. , I will never blame you for not rushing with him."
Liu Zhong shook his head numbly: "No, in that situation, anyone else would hunt down Gongsun Wulou. He is an enemy general and is playing tricks on this water source. If we can capture him on the spot, Or kill them, then the despicable deeds of the Yan army will be exposed to the world. Not only can they defeat an enemy general first, but they can also lower the morale of the Yan army. When Gongsun fled on the fifth floor, there were only a few dozen cavalry around him. Guard, he did something bad and bumped into us. He fled in a hurry, and there was no way there was an ambush. As for the black robe intercepting him halfway, I can only say that this is the fate of the dragon, and this fate should be borne by me and him. , but I hesitated for a moment and let him chase him out alone. I failed to fulfill my brotherly duty and let him go alone, leaving me alone to this day!"
Shen Linzi gritted his teeth: "These are just things in the past, why mention him? Liu Zhong, today we have been ordered by the commander to hold firmly here and never make the slightest mistake. If you just Because I said a few words to Chite and exposed the old wounds in my heart, I started fooling around with him and easily wanted to attack. How is that different from the regrets and mistakes of the Raptors back then?"
Liu Zhong said calmly: "Brother Lin Zi, I can understand what you mean, but for me this time, it is not only to fulfill the commander's military order, but also to carry out my redemption. If the demon thief really comes, and then another If they are defeated by us, then we can't let this band of demon thieves shrink back like this. Chi Te is right, we can't delay the tasks we should complete to future generations. In this battle, I, Liu Zhong, don't seek any meritorious service, only merit. I pray that the elite demon thieves and even the demon thieves leader can be eliminated here to comfort the raptors and the souls in heaven of so many good brothers who died at the hands of the demon thieves."
Shen Linzi was so angry that he fisted his hands: "What you said is easy. The strength of the two of you is to guard this fence. If you underestimate the enemy and rush in, your strength will be lost. If the monster thieves break through here, Nancheng will not be able to defend it. When monsters and thieves enter the city and create chaos everywhere, the city will be lost. How can we go to see Brother Jinu?"
Xu Chite said coldly: "Linzi, if you don't want to fight according to my suggestion, you can take your troops and horses to retreat to the second fence and watch how we kill the thieves. Even if we fall into the trap, , it’s all over, and you don’t need to send out a single soldier to save it.”
At this point, he pointed behind him and pursed his lips: "Did you see it? There is a Nanhu Canal between our two fences. Although it is not wide, it is more than ten feet wide. As a natural partition, even if we are defeated , the demon thieves won’t be able to kill you for a while, you can still hold on to the fence and let out smoke to ask for help.”
Liu Zhong suddenly said: "Lin Zi, I have a thousand sergeants here. I will give you half of it and keep it for the defense of the second fence."
Xu Chite's expression changed: "Azhong, what are you doing? Haven't you already decided to fight the monster thieves with me? Why do you have to divide half of the troops?"
Liu Zhong said calmly: "Chite, I am only talking about my personal salvation, not the soldiers'. Brother Jinu gave such an order, but he actually asked us to defend and not attack. Lin Zi is right on this point, But no matter what, I can no longer just watch you chase and kill me alone. I have already had the experience of watching a raptor chase away once, and I don’t want to do it again. Your subordinates are all archers. We lack heavy armor and large shields, so I have to lead troops to help you. There is not much difference between five hundred people and one thousand people. Just hold the line of defense. When you really want to chase, you still need the speed of your sharp archers. That’s all.”
Xu Chite rolled his eyes and said with a smile: "Okay, five hundred is five hundred, which is enough to defend the city. Besides, it's hard to say whether the monster thieves will come. There is not a single shadow of the monster thieves now. We are here ourselves." We've been arguing here for a long time, and maybe by the time Brother Jinu returns with a great victory at Shogunate Mountain, we won't even have a ghost of a demon thief here."
Shen Linzi said coldly: "As a general, you should consider defeat before winning. No matter whether the demon thief comes or not, we must make due preparations. Since the two generals have made up their minds, then this first step Fence, I’ll leave it to you, I’m going to set up defenses at the second fence now, I’ll take my leave.”
As he spoke, he turned around and left without looking back.
(End of chapter)
