On the fourth day, Captain Gan Chong, who went to Daizhou City for help, came back, and the moment he saw Tan Qianshou, Gan Chong's face was full of guilt.

He fell to his knees with a thud, his forehead pressed against the ground.

"General, his subordinates are incompetent, and his subordinates have not been able to ask for reinforcements."

Tan Qianshou stretched out his hand to pull him up, and said with a wry smile: "It's not your business, I have already thought that it will probably be so...... It's been almost ten years, and Liu Mu's heart knot still can't be untied, in fact, ...... Isn't it the same in my heart? ”

After so many years, that incident has always been in Liu Mu's heart, like a big stone blocking there.

After so many years, that incident has always been in the palm of Tan Qian's hand, like a big stone blocking there.

"At that time, both of us had just been promoted to the rank of Wupin General."

Tan Qianshou handed Gan Zhong a pot of water, he leaned on the city wall and recalled the past, it seemed to be somewhat similar to today's situation, they were all under siege, the only difference was that they took the initiative to attack that time, and this time they were defending the city.

Nine years ago, I don't know where His Majesty got the courage today, or simply because he listened to Liu Chongxin's demagoguery, he actually ordered the Northern Expedition of the whole country.

At that time, Dachu was already full of holes, and the people's grievances were boiling in various places, so Liu Chongxin ran to the emperor to offer advice and said, now the people are scolding the court, and a big thing must be done to make the people regain confidence in the court, and as long as this major event is done well, Your Majesty can also be famous through the ages.

Today, Your Majesty actually doesn't care about anything, he listens to whatever Liu Chongxin says, Liu Chongxin said that as long as he wins the battle in the black army, then the people will be grateful to His Majesty for his majesty's heavenly might, and those who still want to rebel are not afraid that His Majesty will raise troops to fight?

Even the black warriors can't defeat the Great Chu Xiongshi, and those small rebels won't be scared.

Maybe His Majesty the Emperor Chu agreed without thinking about anything, maybe he felt that his reputation as an emperor was really too stinky, and if people in later generations mentioned it, they were afraid that they would scold him with blood, even if he died, he would be poked in the backbone by future generations.

Therefore, His Majesty the Emperor, who suddenly came with great ambitions, ordered the thirteen states to gather troops and horses to raise troops and horses for the Northern Expedition.

In that battle, 120,000 elite soldiers of Great Chu died tragically outside the border pass, and the remaining 200,000 people fled back in embarrassment, although the black warriors took the opportunity to counterattack and failed to attack the hinterland of the Central Plains, but Great Chu was really injured, and the loss of 120,000 elite soldiers was exhausted, which also made the rebels in the north more rampant.

Tan Qianshou said with a sad face: "At that time, the army retreated, Liu Mu and I led a battalion of soldiers and horses for the army to block the pursuit of the black warriors on the flank...... But what he didn't expect was that his Shangfeng general Yu Wenle escaped from the battle and ran away with a large group of men, leaving only his team to hold on. ”

"Not long after the fight, his team was surrounded by the black warriors, he sent people to fight to the death, and asked me to bring troops to support, but at that time, if I let go of the mountain pass, the rear of the army will be caught up by the black warriors, Liu Mu has more than 1,000 soldiers on his side, but behind me is an army of 200,000 ......."

Tan Qianshou let out a long breath, he shook his head and said: "It's me who is sorry for him, no matter what time it is, I am sorry for him, but if I had to choose again, I would still do that, originally I and Liu Muqing were brothers and sisters, but since that battle, we have become enemies." ”

After he finished saying this, he looked at Wang Kuan, the team leader: "At that time, you were not under my account, but Gan Zhong was already there." ”

Gan nodded heavily, at that time, he was General Tan's personal soldier, and he also picked up a life before coming back in that battle, and General Tan commanded 1,200 government soldiers

More than 1,100 people died in the mountain pass, and when they withdrew, there were only about 20 people left, and no one knew better than them what it meant to live after the catastrophe.

Tan Qianshou said: "That is, after that war, Liu Mu's temperament changed greatly, he was originally an upright person, after returning alive, he sold his property to Liu Chongxin, and worshiped Liu Chongxin as his father-in-law, he already had military merits, plus Liu Chongxin spoke in front of His Majesty, he was named a four-grade general, and Liu Mu asked to come to Daizhou to be a general, and I ......"

Tan Qianshou smiled bitterly: "Liu Chongxin said that I escaped from the battle, although I have military merits, but it is only the merits and demerits, and now I am still a five-grade general, and I have been stationed at the border for nearly ten years. ”

Wang Kuan knew that the general and Liu Mu were not in harmony, and the past was not very clear, and at this time, after listening to it, he couldn't help but sigh a little, two people who were originally like brothers and sisters, but now they have become like this.

"He's my brother, I didn't save him at the time, it's my fault."

Tan Qianshou sighed and said: "To this day, I also know that I am sorry for him, but it is still a sentence, today, if I had stayed in the mountain pass at that time, I would still not have left there." ”

As soon as he finished speaking, the lookout on the city wall blew the horn of warning.

The soldiers and civilians who were resting on the city wall all stood up, and they looked out next to the city wall, and the black warrior team came up again, black and oppressive like a dark cloud rolling up against the ground.

The black warriors expected to defeat the border pass within three days, but this was already the fourth day, and the vanguard general Lu Chi fired several times, and today issued a strict order, if the border pass city cannot be broken again, all the generals who lead the army on the front line will be dealt with by military law.

With such strict orders, the generals who led the army were also afraid, and the armies began to frantically converge under the border gates.

"Today may be the difference between life and death."

Tan Qianshou looked at those villagers and said loudly: "Everyone go down, while the black warriors haven't been able to break the city, everyone go back and pack up your things and run for your life, you can run faster to get to Daizhou, although Liu Mu is not in agreement with me, but he has always loved the people, you go to Daizhou, he will not see death without help." ”

An old man with gray temples shook his head and said, "General, where can we go?" Even if he escapes to Daizhou, will Daizhou be able to hold it? There are only 3,000 soldiers in Daizhou City...... I'm this age, and I've lived enough, if I can kill a black beast, then I'll make a lot of money, if I don't leave, I'm not going anywhere, just throw this old bone here. ”

As soon as he said that he wouldn't leave, those men were even more reluctant to leave, and the old man was still unwilling to steal his life, so could these men run away with peace of mind?

Seeing that no one would leave, Tan Qianshou was silent for a moment and then said loudly: "Those under the age of sixteen, those over sixty years old, and women and children should all leave, someone has to live, go back alive and tell my father, the old folks, I, Tan Qianshou, and the 1,200 border soldiers under my account, there is not a single miscast, and I also told them that the people under the border pass city, there is not a single misbreed." ”

After saying this, Tan Qianshou bowed down to the villagers.

"Great Chu Mansion soldiers!"

Tan Qianshou turned to face out of the city.

"Fight to the death!"

The few border soldiers shouted in unison: "Fight to the death!" ”

Outside the city, the black warriors have been directly killed under the city, and the feather arrows of the border soldiers have been used up yesterday, and there is no backup, so they can only let the enemy get close to the city and rely on the stones brought up by the people to kill and injure the enemy.

The ladders were taken up one by one, and one by one they were knocked down, but the black warriors were real

There were too many, one fell, two came up, two were pushed, and four more were up.

A tall black warrior roared and climbed up to the top of the city, and was stabbed in the heart by Gan Zhong, and the roar turned into a wail, and then the sound fell from a high place to the bottom of the city.

The second black warrior soon climbed up again, frantically chopping the sharp scimitar, a crop man wanted to beat him down with a flat pole, but was grabbed by the strong black warrior, and then pulled to his side, the crop man was not as strong as the enemy was directly dragged over, and he forgot to let go in fright, and after a while, he was cut off by the black warrior with a knife.

"Die!"

Tan Qianshou rushed up and slashed the black warrior to death, and the headless corpse of the crop man fell beside him, and all the blood gushing out of his neck sprayed on Tan Qianshou's body, flowing down like a stream.

Yes!

A wail came from not far from Tan Qianshou, and the old man who had just spoken was cut off half of his shoulder by a black warrior who climbed up, and the bloody man took a few steps backwards and fell on the city wall, his internal organs flowing to the ground.

"Your subordinates, please go to the city!"

Gan Zhong slashed the enemy in front of him with a knife and shouted at Tan Qianshou.

Others shouted along.

"Please go down to the city, General!"

Tan Qianshou said: "I am your general, a comrade in life and death." ”

A black martial arts general who was more than half a head taller than Tan Qianshou climbed up, and hacked the people in front of him to death with three or two knives, he looked at those ragged people with a burst of surprise in his eyes, he didn't expect that at this moment, there were still these people who were blocking them on the city wall, these people who couldn't even eat!

He raised his head and glanced ahead, just in time to see Tan Qianshou slashing his subordinates to death, so this strong bear-like black martial arts general killed Tan Qianshou, Tan Qianshou was fighting, and he didn't notice that someone came behind him, and the black martial arts general slashed down his back and neck.

Burst!

A feathered arrow flew and hit the neck of the black general, and the cluster of arrows pierced through the neck, bringing out a line of blood.

"The Daizhou Army has arrived!"

Behind the fighting crowd, Liu Mu, the general of the Daizhou garrison, shot the black warrior general with an arrow, threw the bow and arrow to his subordinates, drew out his long knife and rushed up, killing the black warrior soldiers like a mad tiger.

As soon as Tan Qianshou turned around, he saw that Liu Mu was about to kill himself.

"You're here!"

Tan Qianshou shouted, and even his voice trembled.

Liu Mu slashed down the enemy in front of him with a knife, glared at Tan Qianshou and said, "If Lao Tzu sees you die, who will he torture in the future?" Lao Tzu hasn't tortured you enough, you can't die! ”

After Captain Gan Zhong left Daizhou, Liu Mu immediately gathered soldiers and horses, brought grain and grass materials, and rushed to the border to support as quickly as possible.

"Kill!"

Liu Mu shouted violently: "Kill these black beasts!" ”

Behind him, the Daizhou army was like a group of madmen going upstream, killing the city, they slashed one by one, almost squeezing the black warriors down again with a life for a life.

Tan Qianshou looked at the former brother who had rushed to him, and he didn't know what was wrong, so he wanted to shout loudly.

"Ahh

He threw his head back and roared.

Liu Mu glanced back at him and scolded: "What are you shouting a few blinds, scare Lao Tzu, go back and rest, you waste, Lao Tzu will guard this side of the city for you!" Let's see if Lao Tzu is better than you! ”