Mo Tailai pondered for a moment, then walked to the sand table and waved to Fang Yizhi. When he saw him coming, he pointed at the sand table and said, "This is Gulang City, which was lost the day before yesterday."
He moved his finger down slightly and continued: "This is Yongdeng City. Our Yongdeng City is the last line of defense in Lanzhou. Once we fail, the enemy can divide into three groups to besiege Lanzhou City. If Lanzhou falls again, the enemy's cavalry can march straight in." The consequences of our restoration will be disastrous. Just now... I have discussed with Magistrate Li, and he has summoned all the young and strong people in the city to join the defense. The old, young and weak are prepared to let you lead five hundred elite troops to escort them to Lanzhou City. You are a wise man. You are an outstanding disciple of the academy. You have been practicing here for a year and your performance has become increasingly outstanding. I have seen it in my eyes. You are still young and have a bright future. You shouldn't..."
At this point, Fang Yizhi interrupted him and said: "I am from Dachen, and I am also a soldier. I deserve to die on the battlefield. I will never be a deserter."
Motelai said: "I'm not asking you to be a deserter and escort the people back to Lanzhou. The enemy will definitely intercept them. Your task is to do your best to protect the people. They are all the people of Dachen. As the highest ranking officer of the Yongdeng border guard, I Sir, it is my duty to protect every inch of land and every citizen. I order you to immediately organize the five hundred elite troops, do a good job for the people, and set out on time tomorrow at the ugly time. This is a military order!"
Fang Yizhi saw that he said resolutely that obeying orders is the bounden duty of a soldier. He bent down and saluted, loudly said: "General, obey the order!" and then left in a hurry.
It was still dark, and after a busy night, Fang Yizhi led 500 elite soldiers and escorted more than 20,000 old, young, women, and weak people out of the back city gate and headed towards Lanzhou. He looked back and glanced at the bright lights in the night. Yongdeng City, murmured: "Take care!" and then shouted: "Everyone listen to the order, speed up!"
The sun rose as usual, and the rising footsteps slowly climbed up the city wall. Dingyuan General Mo Tailai and Ningyuan General Ruan Dashui stood at the top of the city wearing vermillion lacquered mountain armor. The sun shone on the armor, reflecting colorful rays of light and shining brightly.
Motelai looked at the Xiliang army appearing on the horizon and said, "Are you afraid of the flood?"
Ruan Dashui said: "I'm so afraid of birds! Old Mo, since nineteen years ago, with you, Shitou, and Gou Sheng, we killed that damn Ma Baochang and joined the rebel army, and fought all the way east and west, I have never taken half a step back. ?Don’t underestimate people!”
Motelai shook his head slightly and said: "It's different this time. The enemy is well prepared and is bound to win. Lanzhou's reinforcements won't arrive until tomorrow at the earliest. We can't hold on for another day..."
Ruan Dashui said: "If you can't hold it, you can't hold it. Shitou and Gou Sheng are gone long ago. We bought a big house for my wife in my hometown in Xiapu. A few years ago, my wife gave birth to a big fat boy. Lao Mo...I... Life is worth it..."
After he finished speaking, he beat his chest, looked at the Xiliang army getting closer and closer, and shouted: "You son of a bitch, come on, fuck your mother..."
The war drums sounded loudly, and the Xiliang army surged towards the city wall like a tide. The boulders thrown by the trebuchets from behind fell into the city like raindrops. The javelins shot by the bed slaves pierced the sky and pressed towards the city head like black clouds...
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Kan Cheng, the eldest prince of Xiliang, raised his eyes and looked into the distance. The tall walls of Yongdeng City were densely covered with arrow clusters, and there were also traces of broken knives and spears. There were dark black marks on many city walls. Those were the guards. The marks left after the soldiers of the city fell and burned with kerosene. The city was full of corpses and blood flowed into rivers.
With a loud bang, a huge crash broke through a city gate, and Xiliang soldiers pupated in...
When Prince Kan Cheng saw the situation, he was filled with pride and said to Han Zhan on the side: "City Lord Han, your father is really a military god. The combat effectiveness of the soldiers trained over the years is really amazing, and there are also trebuchets and other siege weapons. Give me a few more years, why worry about not being able to destroy Da Chen?"
Han Zhan leaned forward slightly and said, "The eldest prince is wise and powerful. It is you who lead the army well."
Kan Cheng laughed heartily and felt very relieved. He was very happy to be praised by the eldest son of Han Zongwang and Taiwei Han.
Taiwei Han is a rare general with outstanding martial arts skills and good military management. If he can get his support, it will be a great help to the battle for the throne.
Thinking of this, he clasped his hands upward and continued: "For the capture of Gulang City the day before yesterday, and the capture of Yongdeng today, City Lord Han has made a great contribution. I will definitely report it to my father and give him a heavy reward."
Suddenly, a spy came to report that Yongdeng found a large number of people sixty miles away from Lanzhou.
Prince Kan Cheng looked around and said, "General Tietuo'er!"
A black and strong general stood next to him, leaned over and saluted, saying: "The last general is here."
Prince Kancheng said: "Lead five thousand troops and intercept all the people..."
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Shouts, screams, clashes of soldiers, various sounds were mixed together, fires were everywhere, and thick smoke was billowing. The county magistrate Li Ting stood at attention and organized the people to distribute arrows and kerosene on the city wall, and another round of arrows rained. When it fell, many people were unable to dodge and fell to the ground one after another.
Li Tingli was also hit by an arrow in the chest. He stretched out his hands and opened and closed his lips, as if he wanted to say something, but the blood gushing out of his throat filled his mouth, and he could only make a snoring sound. His eyes were dim and he slowly fell down. …
Mo Tailai danced with his spear, stabbed a Xiliang captain, and then swept across with a spear, knocking down several Xiliang soldiers who were about to climb up the wall.
Suddenly, he found that more than ten Xiliang masters were besieging Ruan Dashui not far away. He jumped up and wanted to rescue him, but a flying sword stabbed him in the back without warning.
Mo Tailai made a backhand move, and the flying sword nimbly dodged and then stabbed his throat quickly.
He kicked the gun shaft violently with his right leg, and the spear flew quickly towards the people besieging Ruan Dashui like an arrow. He also punched the flying sword piercing his throat with his left fist. The flying sword quickly changed direction to avoid the punch.
At this time, Mo Tailai had already expected the turning trajectory of the flying sword. He poured his true energy into his right palm and grabbed the flying sword. The flying sword buzzed and trembled in his palm and could no longer move.
A Xiliang soldier hiding by the city wall spat out a mouthful of blood. His flying sword was restrained, his consciousness was severely damaged, and he turned around to escape.
Mo Tailai waved his right hand, and the flying sword flew toward the man. Suddenly, a burst of red energy hit the thrown flying sword. The flying sword deviated from the direction and sank several inches into the city wall. The man was so frightened that his legs and feet became weak and he jumped out in shock. Covered in cold sweat.
Motelai stared at the thin black sergeant who appeared in vain, and asked coldly: "Who are you? What is your relationship with Zhenjun Zhiyang?"
The thin black sergeant smiled contemptuously and said, "Want to know? Then go to the underworld and ask Li Xingzhi!"
He secretly practiced the technique, his whole body suddenly turned red, and there seemed to be fire burning in his eyes. He struck out with his palm with all his strength, and a hot energy hit Mo Tailai.
Mo Tailai stretched out his hand, and a black plain knife flew into his hand from his back shoulder. He shouted loudly, and the knife flew into the air. There was a sharp sound of breaking through the air. The sky and the earth suddenly lit up, and the air seemed to be torn apart.
The earth-shattering knife split the scorching energy into two halves. The force of the knife continued unabated, and the bluestone floor tiles shattered, revealing a deep ravine of more than ten feet.
Several Xiliang soldiers had never seen such a sharp sword light. They stayed on the spot as if they were dumbfounded. The sword light broke through their bodies and blood mist splashed everywhere.
The thin black sergeant was shocked and exclaimed: "How can the Hedao realm be so powerful? You have underestimated the heroes of the world!"
He waved his hand, and several people nearby quickly gathered around. For a moment, swords and swords flashed, and their vitality surged, and they rushed towards Motelai one after another.
Ruan Dashui was already furious. Seeing that Mo Tai Lai was gradually unable to resist, he fought and walked away, wanting to join Mo Tai Lai.
Another huge boulder fell from the sky, and Ruan Dashui was about to dodge, when suddenly green vines sprang out from under his feet and entangled his feet, making him unable to move. He thought it was a master from Xiliang using the unearthed vitality technique.
At the critical moment, Mo Tailai rose into the air and pushed hard against the boulder with both palms. The boulder deflected from its orbit and fell against Ruan Dashui, causing bricks and stones to fly and dust and smoke to fly everywhere.
The thin black sergeant saw the opportunity and punched out, hitting Motelai in the back with a burst of red vitality.
Motelai groaned, fell to the ground and immediately picked up an arrow. With a wave of his right hand, he shot at the thin black sergeant.
The thin black sergeant dodged sideways and shouted: "Retreat!" The nearby Xiliang soldiers suddenly fled in all directions.
Seeing this scene, Mo Tailai and Ruan Dashui suddenly felt something was wrong and were about to flee. One after another, talismans and seals came at them, stagnating the vitality of the nearby world, and then thick smoke billowed into the sky, making them unable to open their eyes.
Another volley of crossbows was fired, and the cross javelins roared into the smoke.
Mo Tailai, who has cultivated in the Hedao realm, had just broken free from the shackles of the vitality emitted by the talisman. The javelins were coming at a rapid speed. He flashed his body and dodged them one by one.
"Ah -" a scream came, and in the gradually thinning smoke, two javelins penetrated Ruan Dashui's chest and passed through his body.
"No……"
Mo Tailai roared up to the sky, his eyes were about to burst. He rushed over and hugged Ruan Dashui who was about to collapse. He pressed his chest with one hand and held him in his arms with the other. Tears burst into his eyes and he said in a trembling voice: "Da Shui...Da Shui, don't leave." I'm afraid, my brother will take you home..."
Ruan Dashui looked at Mo Tailai's face blurred by tears. He stretched out a trembling hand and touched Mo Tailai's face. In a daze, he remembered that when he was a child, he, Shitou and Gou Sheng went fishing in the sea with him, Shitou and Gou Sheng in their hometown in Xiapu. At the scene of grilling fish, he said softly: "Brother Mo..., Old...Old Mo, I want to...eat...eat fish..."
