Volume 43 Chapter 28
With a "bang", under the influence of thousands of sergeants and dozens of armored vehicles and steel cables, a section of the city wall on the north side of Xiangshan City, which was demolished to only half of the wall, collapsed suddenly, stirring up a large amount of dust on the ground, and before the dust landed, tens of thousands of soldiers and hundreds of trucks drove over, and countless people were busy, dragging away the large city bricks and pouring cement blocks that had fallen on the ground, pulling them to the moat in the distance, and directly filling up a section of the moat.
Before these "construction waste" arrived, the steel gates of several city gates in the north of Xiangshan City had already been dismantled and thrown into the moat, and were buried by thousands of tons of construction waste, and many sections of the moat of Xiangshan City were cut off and became small ditches, and the entire Xiangshan City was like a huge demolition site -- the city gate was demolished, the city wall was demolished, and the steam defense equipment in the city wall was seriously damaged and difficult to repair.
It was the millions of troops who gathered in Xiangshan City to do all this......
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"Come, there is a big well here, tear down the wall of the house over there, and ask the engineer battalion to pull two more truckloads of cement over, to fill this well completely, grandma's, even if you want to leave, you won't leave a single hair for those dogs of the demon clan......"
As soon as Zhang Tie turned a street, he saw that under a big tree on the side of the street, a Taixia officer wearing a captain's uniform was tearing open his collar, and a foot wearing leather shoes was stepping on the stone carving well railing of an open-air slab well with a diameter of four or five meters, directing hundreds of Taixia soldiers behind him to tear down a beautiful house over there, and then completely seal the well.
Seeing this scene, Zhang Tie turned his head and shook his head at a few people around him, "It's a pity, it's not good here......"
"This is like a mountain and an ancient well. It has a history of more than 500 years, the ancient well tofu made with this ancient well is a must in Xiangshan City, when I was not a knight, every time I came to Xiangshan, I had to order the ancient well tofu to taste. In this neighborhood around this ancient well, each family has a workshop, and almost all of them have been making Gujing tofu for generations, because the Gujing tofu in this Xiangshan City is famous in Wuzhou, and the demand exceeds every day, even if it is just to make tofu, the people near here can also live a good life......"
It was an old man who fought with the Demon Earth Knight that day who spoke, shaking his head regretfully as he spoke.
This old man. The surname is Long, called Long Miao, originally the Taishang elder of the Long family of Sandetang, Xiangshan County, Wuzhou, after the demon invasion of Taixia, he was recruited by the governor of Anxi Governor to garrison Xiangshan City, and there were two black iron knights beside the old man, one was called Fang Hui and the other was Peng Yulan, and these two black iron knights were wearing armor. Fang Hui's demeanor was majestic, while Peng Yulan looked polite. They are the commanders of the two legions of the Wuzhou Army now stationed in Xiangshan City, and there was also a Wuzhou knight stationed in Xiangshan City that day, but it has been lost, and the four knights who are now stationed in Xiangshan City are all here.
Zhang Tie has been in Xiangshan City for two days, after today. Tomorrow the two legions here will be withdrawn, today Zhang Tie suddenly felt a little nostalgic, and wanted to go around this Taixia city that was about to be abandoned, and a few other people were naturally on the side. In Xiangshan City, Zhang Tie does not interfere in any military and management matters, and is only responsible for dealing with the attacking demon knights, and the two army commanders who are responsible for military and management matters are Fang Hui and Peng Yulan, but among the four knights, Zhang Tie is faintly headed, which is also the rule of the knight world, a bunch of knights together, compared to the high and low, is the strength, Zhang Tie's strength deserves to be the strongest, so the weight is naturally the heaviest.
Although the contact with Zhang Tie has not been for a long time, Zhang Tie's demeanor that day has completely convinced several people, Qianji real people are famous, whether it is the Taishang elder of the Sandetang Long family, or the two commanders of the original Wuzhou Army, they are very willing to get closer to Zhang Tie, not to mention that although Zhang Tie is now famous in the world, the whole person has no frame whether he is facing an ordinary Wuzhou sergeant or a wealthy elder.
"As long as we kill the Demon Clan, when the Holy War is over and Xiangshan City is restored, we can dig up the ancient well here again...... "Legion Leader Fang Hui said murderously, "We have already fought the Holy War twice, and if we do it again, there is nothing to be afraid of!" ”
Peng Yulan didn't speak, originally in the Wuzhou Army, Peng Yulan has always been arrogant as a commander of the Wuzhou Army, and his own strength is also extremely strong, that day of the battle, he was a black iron knight who was against the black iron knights of the three demons at the same time, and finally killed a winged demon Black Iron, the Wuzhou army knew that General Peng never obeyed people, even in front of Lord Duzai, General Peng's neck was very hard, and he also won the nickname of a strong general, but with Zhang Tie, he had seen Zhang Tie's means of fighting that day,
Peng Yulan, who has always been unconvinced, is also happy and convinced by Zhang Tie.
The officer who was preparing to fill the well over there saw Zhang Tie and several of them approaching, especially when he saw that his regiment commander was still with the person who came, and he immediately knew in his heart who was coming, and immediately ran over, snapped upright, and said to "Gao Fei, the captain officer of the Sixth Division of the Third Corps of the Wuzhou Army Copper Furnace Regiment, has seen the commander of the regiment ......"
"Alright, go do your thing!" Fang Hui waved his hand and let the little officer leave.
"Yes......" Gao Fei left, and secretly looked at Zhang Tie's face, with a look of reverence in his eyes, the news that Zhang Tie was stationed in Xiangshan City in the past two days had already spread in the city, and at the same time, it was the results of Zhang Tie who killed two earth knights and two black iron knights that day, in the minds of ordinary soldiers, people like Zhang Tie are simply legendary existences, and they are super idols even more than super idols.
Zhang Tie walked to the edge of the ancient well that was about to be buried and touched the fence of the ancient well.
On the well railing of the ancient well, the surrounding circle is completely caught in the stone of a finger-deep rope from the water, that imprint, on behalf of the hope and sustenance of countless families in the city for many generations to survive here, and on the ground next to the ancient well, the pieces of bluestone have become smooth as a mirror under the baptism of time.
There are buckets and ropes for drawing water on the side of the ancient well, and although the people who live nearby have left, these things are still in good condition. I can't bear to destroy.
The 500-year-old well, the water surface can be seen five meters below the wellhead, and there is a layer of light mist on the water surface, and the well water is as clear as a mirror.
A pile of courtyard walls in a nearby house has been demolished for the most part, and Zhang Tie sighed secretly. Just as he was about to leave, an old man with gray hair and beard, and plain and clean clothes on his body, walked out of the alley next to him, carried a pair of buckets, came to the well, took the rope and the bucket, threw them into the well, and fetched a bucket of water......
The people in Xiangshan City had already been evacuated, and they saw that an old man suddenly came to fetch water. Zhang Tie was a little stunned.
The old man is a little old, and after making a bucket of water, it is a little difficult to hit a second bucket.
"Old man, I'll help you ......" Zhang Tie hurriedly walked to the old man's side, helped the old man fetch the well water, and poured it into the bucket, "Old man." Now that the people in Xiangshan City have been evacuated, why are you still here! ”
The old man smiled. "It's good to let the young people go, I've been here since I was a child, drinking the water of this ancient well, my father grew up here, my grandfather grew up here, my grandfather's grandfather grew up here. My wife also stayed here, and the demons came to come, so why do I have to leave as soon as the demons come? I'm afraid they won't make it, and they're at my age. What am I afraid of? I'm leaving, isn't my wife unaccompanied? ”
This old man just said a few words, and he didn't know how many people would be ashamed.
"This ancient well is going to be filled in too!" Zhang Tie said softly.
"I know, I know, I just heard the military master outside calling, I just want to fill in this well, I will get some water again, and make Gujing tofu again, when my wife was there before, I loved to eat Gujing tofu here, and it was because of this that she married me when she was young......" After the old man finished speaking, there was still a look of nostalgia on his face, and then he looked at Zhang Tie from head to toe, "The young people who stay in Xiangshan City now are all good men of our Chinese clan, you are so young, you also came to Wuzhou to fight demons?" ”
Zhang Tie nodded, but he didn't stop in his hand, and fetched another round of water, and the bucket he picked up was a little bigger, and it took two times for a bucket to be filled with eight points.
"Where is your home?" The old man actually chatted with Zhang Tie about family life.
"Youzhou!"
"Youzhou, oh, the boundary of the Northeast Governor's Mansion is indeed far away, I have grown so big, and I have only been to Huanzhou and Yinzhou at the farthest!" The old man suddenly became interested, "Have you ever killed the demons?" ”
"Killed a few!" Zhang Tie said modestly, pulling the rope, bringing up the fourth bucket of water, pouring it into the bucket picked by the old man, and then filling the two pokes.
"My youngest grandson is almost as old as you, I didn't expect you to be so capable!" The old man sighed, "We people from the northwest, especially our people from Wuzhou, are high rollers, you are so young and come all the way to fight the demon clan, if you don't dislike it, I will treat you to a meal of Gujing tofu, after today, you may not be able to eat it in the future......"
"Okay, thank you, uncle, where is your home, I'll help you pick up this water!" As he spoke, Zhang Tie took the flat shoulder from the old man's hand and picked up the two buckets.
"Just in front, I'll lead the way......" The old man was not polite, walked directly in front, walked into the alley, and led Zhang Tie.
Zhang Tie jumped up the bucket and glanced back at Long Miao, Fang Hui, and Peng Yulan, "Let's go, let's go together, it seems that we still have a good mouth today, we don't have to wait for the end of the holy war, we can eat the Gujing tofu in Xiangshan City again!" ”
Hearing what Zhang Tie said, Fang Hui hurriedly rushed over to take Zhang Tie's flat burden, "I'll come, I'll ......"
Let the earth knight carry water for the black iron knight to drink, the black iron knight who dares to do this with peace of mind in the entire Taixia really can't find a few, let alone this earth knight or Zhang Tie.
Zhang Tie smiled, waved his hand, and said no, he didn't mind, "Haha, whoever picks it is the same, I'm just helping this old man, after today, Brother Fang will go elsewhere in the future, if you want to brag, you can tell others that the last time you ate Xiangshan Gujing tofu, it was still the water I picked for you to make tofu......"
The Taishang Elder of Sandetang laughed, "That's right, the tofu we eat today can make thousands of real people come to carry water, this treatment, who will believe it, who else in Taixia has such qualifications, even if we die on the battlefield with the demons in the future, it is not a pity to eat this tofu today......"
"I will keep this ancient well, even if the demons really occupy this place, there is only one well, and it is useless. And seeing that all the wells in Xiangshan City have been filled in by us, and the tap water system has also been destroyed, with the suspicion and cunning of the demons, we keep this well that can still be used, and the demons dare not drink the water in this well......" Peng Yulan, who had not spoken, also spoke.
Peng Yulan's mind was more delicate than Fang Hui's, and he could see that Zhang Tie was moved by compassion. If this ancient well is filled in today, there will be no living water source in the entire Xiangshan City, in this case, as soon as the army stationed in the city is withdrawn tomorrow, the old man who is unwilling to leave, even if the army of the demon clan has not yet come, the chance of him surviving alone in Xiangshan City is not very large.
"Then keep it, Brother Peng is right, there is an ancient well in the entire Xiangshan City. The demons don't dare to drink the water here...... "Fang Hui also understood at once, the decision made by the two legion commanders is equivalent to the highest order in Xiangshan City now, it is inevitable that after a few people left, someone who didn't know filled in this ancient well, Fang Hui also specially greeted the officer named Gao Fei, leaving two people here to guard the well, and before everyone evacuated tomorrow, no one was allowed to fill this well."
Several people came to the old man's house in the depths of the alley. The old man's house is really the only one living alone. The old man's so-called wife is only a spiritual seat placed in the main hall of the family......
The old man's surname is Zhou, and he is a native of Xiangshan City, the residents of Xiangshan City began to evacuate 4 months ago, and the old man swore that he would not leave Xiangshan City, so he stayed alone with a cat. In this house, there is enough food and enough firewood to burn for several years, and the old man has opened a piece of land in the yard of his home. Enough to live.
The old man has a workshop at home, a small mill, soybeans, everything is ready-made, and it is almost ready......
When Zhang Tie and them arrived, the old man was very happy, and took out the dates he had collected for Zhang Tie and them to eat, while he was busy making tofu.
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The next day, when the sky was slightly bright, the airship brigade composed of more than 3,000 large airships flew to Xiangshan City, landed in the airship take-off and landing fields in Xiangshan City and outside the city, and began to evacuate the garrison of Xiangshan City.
And at this time in Xiangshan City, the city gates on the four walls have been demolished, and several sections of the city wall of more than one or two hundred meters long have been demolished on each wall, all the water sources in the city have been destroyed, all the things that can be burned have been burned, and those that can't be burned will be smashed or destroyed, or buried, and there are two legions of sappers, and some traps have been set up in some places outside the city that are specifically aimed at the ninth-level warriors of the demon race......
In just two or three hours, all the garrisons in Xiangshan City got on the airships, and all the airships took off.
When leaving Xiangshan City, Zhang Tie took one last look at Xiangshan City in the sky, as well as yesterday's small courtyard, it was noon, the old man was lying leisurely on the recliner of a jujube tree in the courtyard, in the empty city, in his own yard, basking in the rare warm spring sun, holding a flower cat in his arms, and was napping.
Zhang Tie didn't know what to say, but a strange feeling suddenly rose in his heart, and the spirit of the whole person seemed to have been sublimated at that moment......
If you are not afraid, and your heart is dependent, what can the world do to you?
This Gujing tofu in Xiangshan City, as well as the ordinary old man who was lying on a recliner basking in the sun and accompanying his wife, did not look at the hundreds of millions of demon army and hundreds of thousands of demon knights in his eyes, and it became Zhang Tie's last impression of the city before leaving Xiangshan City......
"Let's go......" Zhang Tie and a few knights stood in the sky, turned their heads and said to the other three people, as soon as Zhang Tie's voice fell, in the sky, a golden light flew like lightning, and the speed of the momentum startled Long Miao and the other two knights, Fang Hui thought it was a surprise attack by a demon master, and he almost couldn't help but make a move at once.
Zhang Tie stopped Fang Hui at once, "Brother Fang, don't blame me, this is my pet mount......"
As soon as the words fell, the Thunder Falcon had already flown in front of Zhang Tie, circling around Zhang Tie happily.
Seeing such a big bird, several people were taken aback.
"Ah, what kind of bird is this, why is it so fast just now, almost faster than the speed of sound?" Fang Hui and Peng Yulu's eyes widened, and they looked at the Thunder Falcon in amazement, just like looking at a monster, such a bird, with the experience of two people, was actually unheard of, unseen.
Only the Supreme Elder of the Sandetang Long Family, when he saw the Thunder Falcon, his eyes burst with light, as if he had seen a rare treasure.
"Brother Long may already know?" Zhang Tie said with a smile.
Hearing Zhang Tie say this, Fang Hui and Peng Yulan's eyes turned to Long Miao.
Long Miao twisted his beard, not entirely sure, "This bird seems to ...... It seems to be a bit like the legendary thunder falcon that bathed in thunder and lightning and was reborn, the thunder falcon was originally a bird that flew relatively fast, according to legend, the thunder falcon had to go through at least one thunder and lightning baptism in its life, if it succeeded, it would complete an evolutionary mutation, such as a snake molting, such as a knight condensing the chakra, the ability to improve by leaps and bounds, I had seen the thunder falcon that had gone through three lightning baptisms and did not die in an auction before, and was finally bought for more than one million gold coins, this thunder falcon is so big, several times larger than the thunder falcon I saw at the beginning, And the speed is even more amazing, if this thunder falcon is transformed after the baptism of thunder and lightning, then the number of evolution of this bird must be very amazing, it can already be called a divine object in the bird, if it can be domesticated, I am afraid ...... More precious than the Silver Vault......"
"Haha, Brother Long is really well-informed!" Zhang Tie laughed, and then in the envious eyes of several people, he stepped onto the Thunder Falcon and rose into the sky, "This Thunder Falcon, not only flies fast, but what is even more rare is that it has excellent eyesight in the air, and the target can be found hundreds of miles away, with it, I will definitely let the demon knights who dare to harass and attack the airship brigade have no ...... to come back this time" (to be continued.) )