When Xiang Yan's troops, who were evacuating at this time, were about to reach the middle position, the Qin troops who were ambushing above cut the ropes one after another, and a large number of falling rocks rolled in. The Chu troops below were hit with blood and flesh by the falling rocks.
Seeing this, the guards immediately ignored the soldiers and abandoned their horses. They took Xiang Yan, whose consciousness was gradually blurring, and ran forward along the mountain. Xiang Yan's consciousness gradually blurred, but he could still see the Chu army. He was so miserable that tears flowed from his eyes.
The wailing of the Chu soldiers and the sound of their bodies being crushed by falling rocks seemed to be a piece of sad and sad music in Xiang Yan's ears. At this moment, Xiang Yan seemed to understand the pathos of Qu Yuan's "The Soul Calling".
The guard blocked falling rocks and arrows with his life while carrying Xiang Yan towards a safe place. He did not notice that Xiang Yan on his back had passed out.
The black horse under Fan Zeng kept tapping its hooves in place, and its low moans kept ringing. At this time, Fan Zeng had an anxious look on his face. According to the marching speed, Xiang Yan and his people should have arrived here by now. Looking at the empty canyon with no one around, Fan Zeng's heart became heavier and heavier.
Just when Fan Zeng had prepared for the worst and was about to evacuate, the voice of Xiang Yan's guard sounded behind him.
"Mr. Fan!!" The guard's voice was extremely shrill.
Fan Zeng quickly dismounted and turned around. Five guards were running towards him in disgrace. However, the smile on Fan Zeng's face had not yet spread. With sharp eyes, he saw Xiang Yan behind the first guard. Fan Zeng's footsteps swayed and he almost fall.
Although Fan Zeng has a very high prestige in the army, this prestige is pinned on Xiang Yan. To him, Xiang Yan is not only a bole, but also a mentor and friend. Fan Zeng threw away the support of the guards around him and ran towards Xiang Yan.
When the guard saw Fan Zeng running towards him, tears instantly burst into his eyes. Fan Zeng held the guard's arm and asked
"General, what's going on?"
"The general was hit by the Qin army's arrow. If it weren't for the close-fitting soft armor made by Chu Mo, the general might not be able to survive now." The guard cried and said, "We encountered an ambush by the Qin army at the exit of Yixiantian. The opponent had already We were prepared and blocked the exit with falling rocks. Tens of thousands of crossbowmen took turns to shoot arrows. Fortunately, the general commanded in time and the brothers retreated in time. However, the Qin army put down falling rocks halfway. Twenty of our brothers, fifteen of us, fought with our lives. The road was opened for us and we rescued the general."
Seeing the grief of the five guards, tears flowed from Fan Zeng's eyes. Looking at Xiang Yan who was unconscious behind the guards, Fan Zeng said quickly
"Put the general down quickly."
The guard quickly put Xiang Yan down. Fan Zeng grabbed Xiang Yan's wrist and began to check Xiang Yan's pulse. Xiang Yan's pulse was extremely weak. If he didn't receive treatment, he might not be able to leave.
"How is the general's condition?" the guard asked, kneeling on the ground.
Fan Zeng didn't speak, but the heaviness on his face said everything. The guards stopped crying and their eyes were red. They had already guessed that Xiang Yan's situation was not optimistic. Fan Zeng took out a small box from his arms. Under the eyes of everyone, Fan Zeng opened the box and took out a pill inside.
This is the holy medicine that Fan Zeng was accidentally given by an immortal when he was traveling in Yunmengze. There are three pills in total, each one is a life-saving holy medicine. When he was seriously injured and was about to die, he took the first one. After taking one, his life was saved. The second one he dedicated to the former King of Chu, helping Xiang Yan obtain the stability of food and grass and the stability of military power in his hands. And this is the last one.
"Water." Fan Zeng shouted.
The guard on the side took off the water bag and handed it to Fan Zeng. Fan Zeng took out a jade knife from the box and divided the elixir into two, put half of it into Xiang Yan's mouth, and then poured water for Xiang Yan to drink. .
Everyone watched Xiang Yan swallow the elixir and breathed a sigh of relief in their hearts.
"Cut off the feathers and arrows and make sure they are stable." Fan Zeng said.
"promise."
The two guards on the side held the long arrow steady, and one of them took out a short knife and cut off the arrow body outside the armor.
"Remove armor." Fan Zeng said.
The guards carefully removed the armor from Xiang Yan's upper body, revealing the golden soft armor inside. When they removed the soft armor, the blood stains on Xiang Yan's back had glued the back and soft armor together. Even though the guards were extremely careful, the pain in the back when the soft armor was removed made the unconscious Xiang Yan still groan.
When Fan Zeng saw that the soft armor was removed, he did not pull out the arrow from Xiang Yan's back. The arrow had already penetrated Xiang Yan's back. When he pulled out the arrow, if there was a slight difference, Xiang Yan would die on the spot. Although Fan Zeng had some knowledge of medical skills, he could not pull out the arrow accurately. Fan Zeng put the remaining half of the elixir into the box, crushed it into fine sand, and carefully sprinkled it near the wound on Xiang Yan's back.
After everything was done, Fan Zeng breathed a sigh of relief and said
"Put on the soft armor for the general."
"Mr. Fan, is the general's condition stable?" Xiang Yan's guard asked.
"Leave it to fate. The general's life has been saved for the time being. If he cannot get treatment, the general will not survive." Fan Zeng shook his head and said.
"What should we do?" the guard asked.
Fan Zeng glanced at the guard and said in a deep voice:
"Now the Qin army has surrounded our retreat. General Long Qi is leading the Longteng Army to break through, but I think there is little hope, so I hope you can put on the general's armor. On the one hand, it can boost the morale of our soldiers, and on the other hand, On the one hand, it will also attract the attention of the Qin army, and I will lead people to find a way to send the general out."
After hearing Fan Zeng's words, the guard immediately said without any hesitation.
"give it to me!"
After saying that, the guard stood up and took off his armor, put Xiang Yan's armor on his body, and then climbed onto Fan Zeng's horse.
"There will be no life in this world, so take care of yourself." Fan Zeng bowed to the guard and said.
The remaining guards also bowed to the guards on horses. It could be said that the guards were using their lives to create a way for these people to survive.
"A man deserves to die. My life was saved by the general, and now it's time to return it," the guard said.
"Do you have any last wishes? If we return to Chu with the general, we will definitely help you realize it." Fan Zeng asked.
The guard thought for a while and said
"There really is one thing. When my hometown was offering sacrifices to the Dragon God, the wizard said that my four-year-old sister and three-year-old brother would be sacrificed to the Dragon King. After learning this news, I made a fuss about the sacrifice and was When people caught me and was about to sink into the river, it was the general who saved me and my younger brothers and sisters.
Later, the general told me that there is no dragon god in this world. These are just rumors spread by some people in order to make money. So I want to ask Mr. Fan, when will our country of Chu be able to make money at will in the name of sacrifice and ignore Chu? Clean out the scum of human life? "
Fan Zeng was a little embarrassed. He originally thought the guard would say something about taking care of his family, but he didn't expect to ask such a fatal question. The practice of shaman sacrifices is prevalent in Chu State. In addition to Chu people's reverence for ghosts and gods, it is also because the powerful and powerful families cooperate with shamans to continuously promote various mountain gods, Shui Bo and other gods in order to make money and openly exploit the people. In this way, the common people were fooled, and they were allowed to hand over their money as a matter of course, and willingly gave their daughters to the Dragon King as brides. However, in fact, they ended up in the homes of powerful people and were treated as forbidden wives.
This matter has long been no secret among the top leaders of the Chu State, but who dares to say that the money they enjoy is not obtained by their subordinates through filial piety in this way? Even if the kings of Chu knew about it, they would remain silent because This trend in Chu State has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. Only a few of the country's powerful people have not participated in it. Everyone else has participated, especially the countless wizards under Qu Jingzhao's family.
The Qu family even turned the original myth of Qu Yuan into the river god of the Miluo River, and turned the people's spontaneous sacrifices to Qu Yuan into the current Miluo River Great Sacrifice, using the reason that Qu Yuan protected the people to make the people contribute money. , simply donating money was not enough, so the Qu family secretly instigated the relationship between clans in nearby villages and asked them to compete with each other to see who could donate more money, in order to make a lot of money.
This style of sacrifice has benefited the entire Chu State’s dignitaries, and the people of Chu State need such a god to protect them, so no one dares to expose the true face of the sacrifice, because if you touch this, you will face There will be a resistance from the top and bottom of Chu State, the dignitaries and the common people.
Although Fan Zeng is pretentious and thinks he is resourceful, in the face of such a general trend, his resourcefulness is of little use.
Looking at Fan Zeng's expression, the guard seemed to understand something, he laughed twice and said
"Mr. Fan, don't think too much. I was knocked unconscious by a mountain ghost just now. I hope you can treat my family well when you go back and tell them that I died for the Chu Kingdom."
After saying that, the guard whipped the horse on the buttocks. The horse neighed, raised its front hooves and ran towards the exit, leaving Fan Zeng and others behind. After Fan Zeng had Xiang Yan put on ordinary armor, He took the remaining guards and rushed forward along the valley.
At this time, it is at the entrance of Yixiantian.
The corpses of the Qin army and the Chu army were scattered at the entrance, like a hell on earth, occupying the advantages of terrain and equipment. The casualties of the Chu army were probably several times that of the Qin army. The Qin army relied on the terrain advantages and strong bows and crossbows to block the enemy. After entering the entrance, due to the narrow exit, the cavalry of the Long Teng Legion could not launch a large-scale charge against the Qin army. The Qin army relied on bows and crossbows, no matter how many people the Chu army rushed out, they would be killed by arrows.
However, the Qin army's crossbows were limited. Only by seizing the exit and forcing the Chu army into the valley could the Qin army encircle and annihilate the Chu army. Long Qi obviously knew what Wang Ben was thinking, so no matter how high the death rate was, he could still stop the Qin army. The army fought for the mountain pass again and again.
Wang Ben stood on the chariot and felt a headache for a while when he looked at the Chu army in front who relied on food, grass and ordnance as a cover. The Chu army occupied the mountain pass and could not come out. Even with their bunkers, their bows and crossbows could not shoot down the Chu army in the valley. He also thought about sending people to occupy the hills on both sides, but once he showed signs of dividing his troops, Long Qi immediately asked the army to break out. Both sides were at a stalemate.
Brothers, I'm back. Tomorrow's update will be during the day. Everyone, go to bed early.
(End of chapter)
