Crossbow bolts were stuck everywhere on the ground and walls, and corpses were piled up on several floors on both sides of the alley and the courtyards on either side, blood staining the road black. The smell of blood attracted countless green-headed flies to lie densely on human blood, sucking greedily.

Xiang Sanqiu waved his hand to drive away the pesky flies, and there were still more than a dozen unwilling people fighting on the city wall. The crossbowmen ran out of arrows, and they rushed up with whatever weapons they could find to fight the sunset's robes. Sticks, stones, and even teeth. Xiang Sanqiu saw with his own eyes a soldier who had been pierced through the chest by a long sword, and fell off the high wall with a captain in his arms.

In the past 30 years in the army, I have never seen such a tenacious team, Zhang Shiyi has known Xiang Sanqiu since a long time, a very ordinary person. He doesn't have the ability to train the team like this, so who is Yunxiao? I heard that it's just a powerless doll, and it's really surprising that he can train a straggler to be like this in a short period of time.

The battle was coming to an end, and Zhang Shiyi was beaten with a few sticks and dragged in front of Xiang Sanqiu. General Xiang had an order to catch him alive, and a bucket of cold water was poured on Zhang Shiyi's head. Zhang Shiyi slowly opened his swollen eyes, and his face was swollen like a pig's head. Xiang Sanqiu recalled it for a long time before he recognized him, and let go of the hand that was pulling Zhang Shiyi's hair.

"Zhang Shiyi, how do you want me to kill you. Because of your perseverance, I have lost no less than 2,000 foot soldiers. And let Yun Xiao go, and the people here are eager to kill you. Why did you sue me? Maybe I'll let you go and let you die a happy death. ”

Looking at Zhang Shiyi's confused eyes, Xiang Sanqiu added: "Why are you so desperate, why are you desperately guarding this meaningless city gate?" Why? ”

"General Xiang. We are the soldiers of the Great Han. Our allegiance is to the Han Dynasty, not to the King of Wu, since we have followed the King of Wu as a thief. It will be washed away with our blood. Now, we're scrubbing. We can die in peace. Our families will no longer be burdened with untouchable household registration. Our children and grandchildren can be officials and upright people. We're dead, it's worth it. ”

The long sword slowly slashed across Zhang Shiyi's throat, and blood flowed down the tip of the sword to the ground. There was no trace of pain on the corpse's face, and the corners of the mouth were slightly raised, as if there was a smile of relief.

"Find him a coffin and bury it."

Xiang Sanqiu was very discouraged, he didn't expect the answer to be this at all. Use your own life for a future for future generations. He found that his subordinates looked at Zhang Shiyi with hatred in their eyes, and there was something else.

The plan was successful. In fact, it was also very successful. Almost all of the 3,000 Xiangyong under Yun Xiao were killed in Yueyang, and none of them surrendered. In the distance, smoke was still rising from the harbor, the traces of last night's fierce fighting. The warships of the King of Changsha and the King of Jiujiang suffered heavy losses, and only half of the warships fled from Yueyang in their entirety.

However, something went wrong here in Zhang Shiyi, and Yun Xiao ran away. Even in order to capture the gate guarded by the townspeople, he lost no less than 2,000 soldiers.

A thousand cavalry were sent out to chase Yun Xiao, hoping to catch the kid back. Bai Weng wants his head crazy.

Yun Xiao is very wolf now, and he even feels even more wolf than when he escaped from the grassland. An arrow in the shoulder, but fortunately, with the protection of armor, it only pierced through the flesh and skin. Lost all the baggage. When he came to Yueyang, there were thousands of troops, but now there are only a few dozen people left, except for the Luan family's soldiers, there are only iron guards.

I took a bite of the unknown wild fruit picked by the guards, and it was unbearably sour. However, Yun Xiao's heart was more sour than the taste of this fruit. The river reflected his current appearance, his cloak covered in stains. Mentally and physically exhausted. But I still have to go hungry and continue to run. The health regulations have been abandoned, and the thirsty throat is about to smoke, who cares about bloodsucking insects. I don't remember a few days when I didn't have enough to eat, and I only lived on wild fruits. Yesterday, Dai Yu found a small bag of rice in a farmer's household. Everyone eats it raw, chews it in their mouths, and rattles. The cheeks are tired and sore. Seeing Yun Xiao's hungry expression, Dai Yu secretly stuffed his remaining rice to Yun Xiao.

It seems that the cavalry behind is trying to kill themselves. It didn't stop for half an hour. Later, I saw the smoke and dust of the cavalry chasing.

"There's a bridge ahead, let's rush over."

Yun Xiao pointed to the bridge in front of him and galloped over.

There was only one grenade left, and Yun Xiao was a little worried about whether he could blow up the bridge. "Boom" the stone bridge deck was blown up with a big hole, and the rest of the bridge shook without collapsing. It's over, it didn't blow up.

"Young master, uncle. We'll stay here and we'll go. There is this big hole in the bridge deck, and they can't pass many people, as long as we can hold it for half a day. You will be able to escape, and if we continue like this, we will be caught up sooner or later. ”

A soldier of the Luan clan who was good friends with Luan Yong said to Luan Yong with his fists.

"If you don't go, I won't go."

Luan Yong is still a child after all, holding the arm of the soldier and not letting go.

The city of Jiangzhou is still the same, and there are still many people coming in and out of the city gate as when they walked. But now it is very different from when it left, there is no mighty army. There was no gorgeous carriage, and even all the Luan family soldiers and three iron guards were buried. Yun Xiao's return to Jiangdu can be described as extremely wolf-bèi.

Liu Ji, who was like a peasant uncle, had no smile on his face, no comfort, no banquet, only cold words and ridicule, completely opposite to the appearance of receiving him at the beginning, he only respected the victor and did not sympathize with the weak.

gave Yun Xiao a broken boat that leaked everywhere, and went straight back to his seemingly simple palace with a magnificent interior.

Yun Xiao locked himself in the cabin, reminiscing about the bits and pieces of this world. All along, he thought that war was what it was like in the game. Long-range strikes, cavalry charges, and strong holds. As long as the technology is ahead of the other party, he can be invincible, but he is wrong.

Xiang Sanqiu taught him a vivid lesson, what is ancient warfare. There is not only iron and blood, fire and sword. There is also a thing called strategy, and it is precisely because I am too smooth that I think that war is child's play. Now I was slapped hard and completely stunned.

There are many things to consider, the direction of the imperial court, the thoughts of Liu Qi and the wise old woman. And where will he go. A famous general in a hundred battles is not so easy to be, and in the face of the glory of victory, he naturally has to face the pain of defeat.

The news of the defeat spread much faster than the good news, and Yun Xiao had not yet returned to Jiangdu. The news of the defeat had reached Chang'an, and Liu Hui was excited to find Dou Ying inexplicably.

"Wei Qihou is clever, this son was really beaten by Xiang Sanqiu. According to the military newspaper, he was almost besieged and killed in Yueyang. And I heard that the defeat was quite miserable, and only a dozen people around me escaped. If it weren't for the desperate protection of the guards, I am afraid that they would be intercepted and killed on the road. Hahaha"

Liu Hui admired Dou Ying's strategy, and when he saw Dou Ying holding a roll of bamboo slips and not speaking, he continued: "I have contacted the Imperial Historian and am ready to impeach this son for his loss of teacher and humiliation of the country. Even if it can't kill him this time, at least it can make him lose his official position. ”

"Da Honglu's words are wrong, not only can we not impeach him, but we must protect him."

Dou Ying put down the bamboo slip and said slowly.

"What? Protect him, Wei Qihou is not wrong. ”

Liu Hui almost didn't believe his ears, now was a good opportunity to fall into the well, and it was already good not to kick it. Why do you want to pull this kid, he really can't understand the mystery here.

"Yes, we're going to protect him. This son has made many military exploits and is close to the Queen Mother. Besides, most of the dead in this battle were village warriors, but how many officials and soldiers of the imperial court were there? Xiang Yong does not belong to the military system, and no one cares at all. It's just that a defeat can't impeach him at all, and at most he will be removed from the rank of general of Zhengnan. Let him go back to the fiefdom and teach well. Could this be what Da Honglu wants? ”

"Uh...... This ......" Liu Hui was stunned for a while, this was indeed not the result he wanted. At the beginning, I just wanted to get him out of Chang'an so I let him go to Jiangnan, and let him come back in less than two months, which I could never accept.

"So we have to protect him, and the townsmen are dead. He now has no more soldiers in his hands, and the king of Jiangdu was plundered before he arrived in Jiangdu, so it can not be regarded as his fault. So if the King of Jiujiang or the King of Changsha makes another mistake, do you think that if he is impeached at that time, the general of the southern expedition, what will be the chances of victory? ”

What's more, since this son's debut, he has won every battle when he is arrogant. When this happens, the mind is inevitably affected. Since the sharpness has been lost, in the future, if you fight with that Sanqiu, the victory or defeat is still between the two. If I were Xiang Sanqiu, I would definitely attack Changsha or Jiangzhou with the might of Yueyang, even if I returned to besiege Jiangdu, it would be a good move. At that point, he will save or not.

Save! There are no soldiers and no generals in their hands, and there is a lack of warships. The fight is not Xiang Sanqiu's opponent at all, and it is uncertain to be beheaded. Don't save! That is a lot of fun, the general of Zhengnan arrived in Jiangnan, and two or three princes were plundered. What does the imperial court think, and what does the royal family think? Without our help, the spitting stars in the court and the nobles of Chang'an can drown him. In any case, it will be difficult for him to unravel the game.

Even if Xiang Sanqiu Lao Cheng holds his weight and does not move, he can only stay in Jiangnan and can't return to Chang'an, if he wants to build a warship, he can do it in three or two years to reorganize the army? Will Xiang Sanqiu let him do things so comfortably? Whatever is good for us, and our purpose can be achieved, why not protect him? ”

Jiang is still old and spicy, and Dou Ying's strategy can be described as a last resort. Every step can force Yun Xiao into a desperate situation, and Liu Hui was overjoyed when he heard it. I deeply felt the importance of pulling Wei Qihou into the water, and in terms of struggle experience and means of struggle, I couldn't catch up with this Wei Qihou even if I was a horse. (To be continued......)