- Qin-Chu border. Standing on the border line, spanning thousands of meters of ravines, the long wall connecting Longshun City and Huyao City - the border wall.

Since its establishment 81 years ago, it has finally played its role and value. In the southwest direction of the border line, there are dry rocks and sands, a barren area, which is the extension area of the ancient land.

The wild monsters and monsters who escaped from the ancient land in a rage stepped out of the forbidden boundary and entered the territory of human beings in groups. The wild monsters that have inhabited the ancient land for a long time have long forgotten the delicious flesh and blood of human beings, and at this time, when they set foot in the human area and smelled the human smoke hidden in the wind, they immediately had a bloody appetite in their bodies, coupled with the crazy beastly nature that they themselves have been stimulated, and now they just want to rush into the human area with all their might, to kill, to be bloodthirsty.

But they stopped, because there was no way out - they were stopped by a border wall thirty meters high and thousands of meters long. The border walls are so high and so long that they are completely blocked in their way! So the mobs had no choice but to stop.

Of course, not all the monsters will stop at all, those large monsters with strong physique and strength do not believe in evil at all, and they rush like a border wall with boiling beast blood and rampaging brute force. Soon, however, the shaking of their bones and the pain in their bodies made them realize the solidity of the thousand-meter-long wall.

This long wall, made entirely of obsidian, is not as strong as steel, and is truly impregnable. No matter how strong and crazy those wild monsters and monsters are, even if they rush with all their strength, they can't shake the border wall for half a point!

The sun was shining, reflecting a hard luster on the obsidian border wall, and countless wild monsters and monsters could only gather on the border line, flashing the crimson in their pupils, unable to move forward. After seven tragic wars, the border wall built by mankind with great effort finally consolidated the border defense line at the first time when the ancient people were restless.

At both ends of the border wall, Longshun City and Huyao City, which were guarding the desolate ancient city with the momentum of the horns, were also facing the attack of a large number of wild monsters and monsters, and unlike the empty border wall in the middle, the border cities at both ends had already ignited the flames of war.

Because it is a border city inhabited by a large number of humans, more wild monsters and monsters rushed here smelling the smell of people, so the number of wild monsters that are far larger than other places have gathered under the city of Longshun City. However, when they arrived at the border line, they found that what awaited them was a defensive wall that was taller and thicker than the middle border wall, and that thirteen towering primitive defense towers were embedded in this 100-meter-high obsidian wall!

When the mobs try to venture into human territory, they are greeted not by the hardness of the wall, but by the tower cannons that are fired from the sky! It was a devastating attack that the wild monsters, no matter how thick their flesh was, would not dare to carry it at will! The defensive circle of the thirteen original defense towers happened to fall on the border border, and the border soldiers with heavy crossbows were also waiting at the head of the city, and Zhong Liwu, who was responsible for guarding the border city, stood in the center of the city, pressing the incomparably solid obsidian city wall with both hands, and was nervously facing the grim situation of the border city at the moment.

Sabre-rattling, touch-and-go! But countless roars overlapped, and they moved. Scarlet eyes spilled blood-like luster, and the wild monsters and monsters desperately rushed into the defensive circle, frantically pounced on the giant wall that protected the human city.

Then, almost at the same moment when the wild monsters touched the defensive circle, the thirteen primordial defense towers embedded in the giant wall all quickly became operational, and the spires of the towering prismatic core towers let out a strange long roar, and one after another red shaped cannons shot down in the air, like thirteen thunderbolts in the clear sky, slashing down on those wild monsters that rushed into the defensive circle first.

But the wild monsters and monsters only rushed forward one by one, the momentum was extremely crazy, although the cannon that fell in the air could blow them into a mess of charred meat, but they were still obsessed with the city wall and rushed towards the city wall, against the flying energy cannon, crashing into the city wall, pounced on the city wall, and tore the city wall.

The number of monsters and monsters was huge, and even if the thirteen primordial towers were constantly firing in turn, they would not be able to wipe out all of their intruders in a short period of time. And those monsters that have not yet been shot by the towers take the opportunity to step on the corpses of their destroyed kind, and pounce on them frantically. Although the temporary wild monsters are not yet very powerful, their dense numbers have put great pressure on the human side. Zhong Liwu did not dare to hesitate, and immediately ordered all the guards in the city to shoot downward with heavy crossbows.

So at his command, more than two hundred fine iron crossbow arrows flew out of the city, and a rain of iron-black arrows poured down, fiercely suppressing the surging momentum of a wave of wild monsters. Under the hundred-meter-high city, those strong wild monsters were hit by crossbow arrows, and there was no shortage of pain and wailing, as for the small wild monsters with weak bodies, they were directly penetrated by a blow when they encountered crossbow arrows, and a rain of arrows swept down, countless wild monsters were injured, and all kinds of beast blood splashed into the air and fell to the ground, and at the same time, thirteen original defense towers were also gathering energy to shoot without stopping, blowing up holes in the ground, as for the holes, it was bound to be a mess of burnt flesh and blood.

A tragic sight, this is the Ancient War - but to be precise, this is only the prelude to the Ancient War. Now he is staring at the red-eyed crazy rush to the border city defense circle - although this Hegu City was a prosperous city in the past, its prosperity happens to be based on the high proportion of young people in the city, because there are many young people, so all aspects are developing rapidly, and the city is full of vitality......"

But it is precisely because of this that Hegu City has suffered the most trauma in these years of war. The power of the government expropriated the manpower and resources of the cities. And Hegu City happened to have a large number of young and middle-aged people and rich assets, so it was comprehensively conquered by the Bai Qi army. ”

"At that time, the situation in Hegu City was extremely serious, the city was full of wind and rain, young people ran and died, and the rest were all arrested. Seeing that Hegu City was about to be destroyed, the old people in the city also fled to other cities with their children......"

"So the current Hegu City is almost a dead city, there is not even a little population, and the survival problems in other aspects must be only important." The old man said in a solemn voice, "So the villain thinks that this Hegu City is really not a good place to go." "This is beyond the expectations of this king...... Liu Bang said in surprise.

——After the Lingcheng parted, Liu Bang personally led the army back to the border city, because the people of Lingcheng who had gone out of the city with them had no way to go, so Liu Bang also took them with him, preparing to settle them in other cities along the way.

By the end of the day, they had traveled for three days, less than 100 miles. It was nearly noon, the sun was scorching, and it happened to pass through a forest, so Liu Bang ordered the whole army to rest and make a fire to make food. After the meal, the whole army rested on the spot for a while, while Liu Bang sat alone on a rock, looking into the distance, and it was difficult to hide a solemnity in his light purple pupils. "It's been three days...... The journey is less than 100 miles......" Liu Bang sighed softly, at this speed, it would take them thirty days to return to the border city.

"But the war in the border city is tense, and time can't drag on......," Liu Bang sighed secretly, he knew in his heart that taking those old and weak children in the mausoleum city greatly slowed down their marching speed. But what can be done? They must not leave these people alone...... Liu Bang knows in his heart that the people's will is their most important strength, which must not be lost. Therefore, he insisted on moving forward with a group of more than 100,000 old and weak children, and no one was left behind.

"I can only wait until I get to Hegu City, and after the people are placed there, I can march quickly......" Liu Bang comforted himself in his heart, but this way to Hegu City, there are still hundreds of miles of "Alas......" Liu Bang couldn't help but sigh, feeling in his heart that the road was difficult, and thinking about whether Xiang Yu and their side would be smooth. At this moment, a sneaky figure came quietly, and approached Liu Bang's side from behind while the guards were not paying attention.

"Who?" Liu Bang let out a low sigh and looked back vigilantly. I saw an old man slowly walking to his side, and when he found out, he immediately bowed down and saluted, and shouted: "The villain is reckless, please forgive the king of Han." ”

"Old man, please get up." Liu Bang looked back, subconsciously got up and helped the old man up, and then asked softly, "Is there anything wrong with you?" ”

The old man raised his head, looked at Liu Bang, and said with a strange expression: "The villain came without authorization, and his behavior was very wrong, but I have something to find the king of Han, and I hope that the king of Han is not strange......"

"It's okay, you can tell me something." Liu Bang said, seeing that the old man was old and wanted to help him sit down, but the old man refused in every way.

"Then I'll be blunt......" The old man paused for a moment, his eyes became serious, "I dare to ask, is the King of Han going to lead the army back to the border city?" ”

“…… Well, yes. Liu Bang hesitated for a moment and replied. Is the military in a hurry? The old man asked again.

“…… Urgent. Liu Bang hesitated again and said. So how is the King of Han going to settle our hundreds of thousands of widows and lonely people? The old man asked again, "We have only old men and children here, and we have neither money nor power, and it will not benefit you at all, and eating your military rations will greatly slow down your march...... You can't take us with you all the time......"

"Old man, you can't say that, after all, you were forced to leave the mausoleum because of our military plans, and we should be responsible for you...... And as you said, these hundreds of thousands of people are old people and children after all, and we can't ignore it......" The old man's words were said to Liu Bang's heart, but Liu Bang still comforted the old man with relief, "So you don't have to worry, we will never leave your ......"

"Alas...... Thanks to the benevolence of the King of Han for the people, it is not always a way to take us away. The old man sighed and said to Liu Bang again. I know that everyone is an old man and a child, and they can't suffer from this military journey if they have been following us...... Therefore, I thought that I would take the people with me first, and then place you in the city when we passed through the city of Hegu on the road ahead. Then let's speed up the march, so that it will be good for both the army and the people. ”

Liu Bang's light purple pupils flickered faintly, and between the words, he kept looking at the old man in front of him, and he did see some clues - the person in front of him had a long beard and an old beard, but his body was erect, his appearance was mediocre, but his eyes were shining. No matter how you look at it, Liu Bang feels that he is not simple.

"Hegu City...... There are still 100 miles away from Hegu City. The old man said worriedly, "Isn't this delaying you for too long?" Why don't you find a city within a few miles to settle the people first? "That's what the old man said. But now Qin Chu has experienced war and chaos, and the situation is bleak, if the people are placed in a city at will, there will definitely be many survival problems, and we will be gone when the time comes, but what should these hundreds of thousands of old and weak people do? Liu Bang sighed lightly and explained, "And Hegu City was a prosperous city in Qin and Chu before, and I think the situation there should be better than other places, at least the problem of food and clothing can be solved, and I can rest assured that the people will be placed there." ”

"King Houde of Han...... The villain admires. The old man sighed with emotion, and actually gave up a very standard courtier etiquette to Liu Bang. The old man has won the award, and as the king for one term, he naturally wants to protect the health of the people of his family and country. Liu Bang looked at the old man's movements, secretly surprised, but calm on the surface, and said with a smile.

"But, King Han, your judgment may be a little wrong......" The old man raised his head, looked at Liu Bang's eyes, and said slowly, "Hegu City is actually not a good one to insert deep in his heart, his expression is a little nervous, his eyes are dark, and he doesn't dare to face Liu Bang."

The atmosphere suddenly fell a little silent. Liu Bang stared at the old man for a moment, and then said again: "Since Mr. is willing to help me in danger, why don't you show your true face - is it because you can't trust me Liu Bang?" ”

"No, no, no! The villain didn't dare ......," the man said nervously, and then burst out laughing again. "It's just that in these years of war in the country, young people, both men and women, have all been captured by the army, and I can't escape with this appearance...... " The man said, with a long sigh, he tore off the beard and wrinkles on his face in front of Liu Bang, and in an instant, the whole person took on a new look and appeared in front of Liu Bang as a young man.

"It's not easy to live in troubled times, I'm used to being cautious by nature, I have no malice to deceive the King of Han, and I hope that the King of Han will forgive my sins."

"Then now that you have shown your true face in front of me, can this king think that you trust me?" Liu Bang looked at the man in front of him and said with a smile.

(End of chapter)