Life and death are only a matter of moments.

As soon as the eyes are opened and closed, a lifetime has passed.

And at this moment, in the flash of the sword, a life that had lived for twenty or thirty years disappeared.

It's really much easier to destroy than to build!

On the battle line, the more afraid you are, the easier it is to die. This truth was said by the instructor more than once during training, and Cao Rui also heard his recruiting father who was despised by him more than once.

Cao Rui, who had never taken these things to heart, had to wake up the dusty memory at this moment.

Of course, he had learned some punches and kicks, and in his memory, the moves taught by his despised father with sticks were mixed with the repeated movements of the instructor during training, and the steel knife in his hand was waved mechanically and numbly on the chaotic city wall at this moment......

"Why, why haven't they come up to help?" Li Xin roared, his expression miserable, and his words were eager.

Cao Rui knew that his companion was not questioning him at the moment, but he still turned his head to look at him, and said tiredly: "Don't shout, they won't come up......"

"At least not ...... now"

The anger that emerged from exhaustion subsided again, like loneliness after the prosperity faded, Li Xin lowered his eyelids and muttered, "Why......"

"Because of Betrayal ......"

Cao Rui only had time to say this sentence before he was squeezed to the edge of the city wall by the swarming defenders, and there were several ladders hanging on the female wall behind him, and the fresh wood was still green, but it was covered with thick blood.

The blood-stained green swayed in the smoke of the battlefield......

"You go first, I'll break off!"

Cao Rui roared, raised a knife in one hand and a shield in the other, and rushed forward.

In the small space that was squeezed out, Li Xin and Dong Wei did not hesitate, without nostalgia, and jumped straight off the city wall.

The two of them skillfully and quickly slid down the ladder, rolled on the spot, and then picked up the crossbow arrows scattered on the ground, loaded them into the crossbow that had been shot empty at their waists, and looked vigilantly at the city wall above.

Not long after, Cao Rui also jumped down.

Whoosh!

Two sounds of breaking the air sounded, and the two defenders who leaned out from the female wall behind Cao Rui responded to the sound.

Cao Rui, whose body was still in the air, heard two familiar crisp sounds, and his hands felt empty.

The broken ladder fell down with Cao Rui, but he grabbed a sharp hook and stabbed the city wall with his backhand.

A series of sparks splashed up, but Cao Rui's falling speed was much slower.

After also falling to the ground and rolling a few times, Cao Rui retreated towards the rear position with the help of his companions.

The land about a mile away from the city wall of Fuzhou is full of dense circular pits at this moment, and when Cao Rui and the three of them get into the hole, three large shields immediately cover the entrance of the cave.

On the city wall, the rain of arrows of the defenders fell immediately, smashing on the steel shield with a crisp "clang" sound, but only splashing sporadic sparks, which was useless.

"Alright! Don't waste arrows!"

Ling Feng walked to the female wall again, looking at the dense caves under the city, with indescribable confusion: "What do they want to do?"

He Yun also walked in and still replied: "Siege!"

Ling Feng waved his hand impatiently, pointed to the hole below angrily, and scolded, "Have you ever seen such a siege?"

"The troops in front of them hid in their holes like rats, and those behind them floated far away on the river. You say, "How are they going to take this city?"

He Yun could only shake his head honestly at this time, because he really didn't figure out the intentions of these officers and soldiers, no, he couldn't find a suitable explanation to explain the weirdness of the scene in front of him.

Except for the overwhelming rain of arrows at the beginning, the subsequent actions of this group of attacking officers and soldiers were full of strangeness.

As soon as the rain of arrows passed, taking advantage of the panic between the defenders on the city wall, more than half of the officers and soldiers rushed up against the ladder.

This was the most common method of siege, and although the rough ladders carried by this officer and army were incompatible with the sophisticated equipment on their bodies, they did not exceed the guesses of the defenders.

It is understandable that the teacher came from afar and did not have baggage.

However, when the vanguard rushed forward, some of the men left behind in the rear put down their weapons and began to dig holes with oddly shaped shovels.

Yes, start digging holes!

At the critical juncture of the siege battle, the part of the officers and troops left behind actually began to fight holes!

After being stunned, the defenders couldn't stop laughing.

Are they going to make a tunnel and attack the city? But are you so blatant?

The remaining part of the officers and soldiers, the skill of punching holes looks really good, and in less than half an hour, there are more dense wounds on the originally flat ground, which is indescribably ugly.

After the hole was played, the officers and soldiers who stayed behind did not rush up, but did not stay, but went straight back to the river, three by two, and in twos and threes, rowing those strange-shaped boats to the middle of the river with the same swift movements.

And then, I kept looking at it from afar.

Such a strange siege, He Yun saw it for the first time, and Ling Feng, who had a lot of experience, was also unheard of.

They guessed that the officers and soldiers who had come to attack the city might have been driven and forced by someone.

However, judging from the steady pace and strong combat strength of these officers and soldiers, they could not find half of the appearance of being persecuted.

The army is a monstrous monster, its destructive power is amazing, but this power needs to be integrated with strict military discipline, otherwise a scattered army will not pose any threat.

Especially, on the battlefield.

Whether it was Ling Feng or He Yun, they had never seen an army without the restraints of military discipline and driven by generals to exert such powerful combat power on the battlefield.

However, why did the young man who looked like a general on the river in the distance have such confidence to put these soldiers with amazing combat power on the battlefield alone, and why did these elite soldiers still sacrifice themselves when they were forced to die?

If they were coerced, then why didn't they run? The position was far enough from the river, and to the west was an open plain, and there was no reason why they couldn't run away on their feet!

What's more, the number of these coerced soldiers is obviously much more than that on the river, even if they fight against each other, the odds are very high!

Reluctant battles are not uncommon for ordinary soldiers, where the generals point, the soldiers will rush, and the will of the soldiers will not be cared for by many generals.

But what general would dare to be so bold on the battlefield?

If you are in a ship, then you have to take the lead, right?

What's the deal with letting the minions rush to kill in front of them, leaving them a way back, but hiding far behind?

What is even more strange is that how these soldiers did not even show the slightest sign of mutiny?

Is there such an obedient soldier in the world?

Anyway, with such an obedient and excellent combat creep, which stupid general would be willing to consume it at will?

He Yun and Ling Feng, who couldn't figure it out or understand, could only glance at each other again, and their doubts did not fade away.

Under the city wall, in a certain pit, Cao Rui and the three of them were silently nibbling on dry food.

The battle lasted all day, and night had fallen.

In the dark hole, Li Xin suddenly spoke, and his voice was indescribably slight: "Or...... Shall we escape?"

"It's so dark, they can't see it! We're not like those draggers, as long as they run away, what can they do to us?"

As soon as the words came out, the timidity in Li Xin's heart became weaker and weaker, and his voice became louder and louder: "Say something! If you stay like this, Ming'er may not know how to die!"

In the darkness, I couldn't see the expression on Cao Rui's face clearly, but Dong Wei on the side was chewing loudly.

Li Xin's general Cao Rui didn't reply, so he turned his head and shouted at Dong Wei: "What about you? Why do you say? Do you want to stay and wait for death?"

Dong Wei chewed a few mouthfuls, grabbed the kettle on his waist, poured a large mouthful of water, exhaled heavily, and said with a resolute expression: "If you want to go, you go, I won't go!"

"What are you talking about?" Li Xin was shocked, and then shouted angrily: "Why don't you leave?"

Dong Wei looked at his companion in the dark, and Weng said, "Where can I go if I run away?"

Li Xin hurriedly said: "The world is big, where can't we go? We are recruiting, and the government has at most one name and place of origin, and our family is gone, what are we going back for?"

Dong Wei, who is usually honest and has no opinions, said very firmly at this moment: "Who said that there is no home? Our previous home was ruined, but now it is again!"

Li Xin was stunned for a moment, and then sneered: "Home, will the family let you die for nothing?"

Dong Wei retorted: "That's because we once betrayed the general!"

"Betrayal?" Li Xinwei shouted: "You kid has a bad brain, right?

"He spends money, we just sell our lives!"

"Yes!" Dong Wei raised his head, glared at Li Xin with both eyes, and two lights seemed to light up in the darkness, and mocked: "Since we have all sold our lives to the general, why are we running away now? Why? I don't think the money is given too much? Ten times a month! I have never dared to think about the money I have earned in the past six months!"

Li Xin was speechless immediately, and turned to Cao Rui and said, "You have something to say!"

Cao Rui was silent for a while before a faint voice came: "Let's stay!"

"What?" Li Xin said angrily, "Are you crazy too?"

Cao Rui tilted his head and looked at Li Xin, his voice was still flat: "Don't scream, we can't run away!"

After finishing speaking, Cao Rui closed his eyes and said, "Weizi, you guard first in the first half of the night!"

After saying that, he completely stopped making a sound and rested against the earthen wall.

Li Xin gradually quieted down, and the restlessness in his heart was wiped out by Cao Rui's words.

Yes, Li Xin's reaction was also very fast, and Cao Rui's short sentence made him understand in an instant.

Run? Can you run away?

The night gives some people an expectation, but in the world where they should be resting, there are many thoughts that dare not appear during the day burst out uncontrollably.

However, expectations are only expectations after all, especially since the expectations in front of them are so slim and even more dangerous......