Chapter 369: Death Blade

On the thirteenth day of the first month, the battle in Wanqiu Town has entered a white-hot stage, and Wang Yan, Ma Chengfang, Liu Zongmin and others jointly besieged Wanqiu Town. Qiao Beiming and Jin Shifeng deployed their troops around Wanqiu Town, forming a stubborn defense.

If you can stand from a high place and observe, you can see the entire battlefield clearly. The soldiers and horses of the Beijing camp surrounded Wanqiu Town, and the defensive circle was pressed smaller and smaller, while the peasant army squeezed the defense line of the Beijing camp from the north, south, and west with a huge advantage. It can be clearly seen that the Beijing camp is being squeezed narrower and narrower, and the entire arc defense line is flattened.

Liu Zongmin has now accumulated merit to become a thousand-commander, but he has not changed much, and whenever there is a war, he must take the lead. The long knife in his hand is like a night ghost with a long rope, and I don't know how many people's lives have been taken. Liu Zongmin has been responsible for attacking Taojiaying Village in the north of the town, and the Taojiaying camp was built on a high slope and became a natural barrier to the north of Wanqiu Town. Since taking Wanqiu Town, the Beijing camp has arranged a large number of soldiers and horses here. The geographical location of Taojiaying Village is very advantageous, but the village is dilapidated and cannot provide much help for the defense. However, the soldiers and horses from Tianmu Mountain were blocked by Taojiaying Village for two days.

is just a small Taojiaying village, but the 20,000 army has been deflated several times, which makes Liu Zongmin very angry. At the entrance of the village, the houses had already collapsed, and the adobe and wooden piles formed a temporary high wall, near which lay countless corpses, which had long been stained red with blood, and looked like a bloody ribbon. With the long knife in his hand, Liu Zongmin roared, like a mad demon, "Brothers, follow me, and you have to rush in today no matter what." ”

Behind the earthen wall, hundreds of soldiers from the Beijing camp were waiting, and a middle-aged man in the crowd looked cold, quietly watching everything in the distance. When he saw the person clearly, the corners of his mouth curled slightly, revealing an imperceptible sneer, "Liu Zongmin?" Since we have met, let's fight it out here. ”

His voice was small, inaudible in the chaos of the battlefield. His name is Nie Yang, and he is just a small general, but he is the one who led people to plug the gap and defend Taojiaying Village at the most critical time. Since coming to Taojiaying Village, Nie Yang has done everything he can to make it impossible for the peasant army to cross the Lei Chi. For the peasant army in front of him, Nie Yang had no mercy, and some were only bloody methods.

Nie Yang hated these people, and he would never forget the tragic situation in the village he saw after coming to Taojiaying Village. Taojiaying Village, the largest village near Lin'an, used to have more than 200 households, but under the sweep of the Liukou, there were more than 1,000 people in the village, and in the end only more than 300 people remained. The collapsed houses, the empty streets, the cries of the white-haired people sending the black-haired people, the kind of desolation, makes people feel good. No one knows that Nie Yang is actually a descendant of Taojiaying Village, and his home is in Taojiaying. The moment I opened the door, I felt emptiness and fear, and there was no laughter or laughter in the courtyard of the once large university. The parents are gone, the wife and a pair of children are gone, and the younger sister who has not yet left the cabinet also committed suicide on the beams of the house.

Is this the rebels? No, it's not a rebel army, it's just a bunch of brutes. As long as you live, you won't let the rogue take a step forward.

The wind was a little strong, blowing some people's eyes red. They cowered in the corners, their eyes numb and fierce, their hands holding all sorts of blades, their clothes even more tattered, and what was more terrifying, some women. They were the survivors of the Tao family camp, and when Nie Yang returned, they also took the initiative to join in.

"Roar..... Roar......" Under the leadership of Liu Zongmin, thousands of peasant troops let out an astonishing roar, and they stepped over the corpses on the ground and rushed towards the high wall of the Taojia camp. The arrows came scattered, and the people in front of them fell to the ground with a muffled grunt, but the people behind seemed to not see half of them, and continued to move forward with the bodies of their companions. Finally stepping on the high wall, the adobe let out a groan of pain.

The soldiers who had been lying in ambush behind the earthen wall also rushed out, and the swords in their hands were all out, and the peasant army that rushed forward first was swept away. The offensive was blocked, Liu Zongmin was also taken aback, and only after a careful look did he see what was going on. I saw that there were suddenly dozens of strange blades on the earthen wall, and those blades were like knives magnified several times, and the handle of the blade was a wooden stick thicker than a thigh. Each broadsword was held by a dozen people, and the broadsword swept over as if it had been ploughed on the ground. Such a knife must be very heavy, how to resist it, I am afraid that the person who touches it will either die or be injured. Sure enough, the broadsword swept back and forth, like mowing grass, and the peasant army that rushed forward was killed and wounded, and the rest rolled down with a wail.

It's no wonder that I haven't broken through Taojiaying Village for so long, and I really have something to rely on. Liu Zongmin is a person who does not believe in evil, he exerts strength in his legs, rushes forward, and wants to rely on his speed to cross the long knife blockade, but the arrows flying in the dark destroy his plan. In order to dodge the arrows, he could only slow down, and as soon as the speed was slow, the blade that was magnified countless times swept over, and Liu Zongmin was also very good, his eyes were round, and he held the knife to block.

With a clang, sparks splashed everywhere, only to feel the tiger's mouth numb, and the whole person flew out upside down in a distorted posture. The power of one person can't fight the power of a dozen people after all.

Several pro-soldiers pounced on him, protected Liu Zongmin, and finally snatched him back. Looking at his right hand, the tiger's mouth had burst out, and the blood was dripping, Liu Zongmin was even a little afraid, if he hadn't been able to do it, he would probably have been cut off by the big blade.

Liu Zongmin retreated, but the offensive had to continue. King Chuang has already given a death order, if the officers and soldiers of Wanqiu Town are not driven away, no one will want to have a good life. While Liu Zongmin was treating his wounds, the three-eyed snake Zonglin continued to attack Taojiaying. The Three-Eyed Snake Sect Lin was born as a mountain bandit, and there was nothing else to fight for, just Chong Chong. When Liu Zongmin returned to Taojiaying again, he saw that there was a mountain of corpses in front of the earthen wall, which was made of the flesh and blood of the peasant army brothers.

The two sides fought fiercely one after another, and no one had time to dispose of the corpses, and the corpses piled up more and more, and they became a mountain. Liu Zongmin glared angrily, he had already tried to tell others with a bloody attempt that it was not advisable to attack strongly, but he didn't expect that Zong Lin, a waste, would still be bored.

Walking through the camp, it was obvious that the brothers were already a little decadent. No, you have to change the method, if you don't fight the Taojia camp like this, your morale will collapse first.

Zong Lin was sulking in the tent, Liu Zongmin walked in and snatched the wine glass from his hand. Zong Lin's temper has never been very good, and he suddenly glared and said, "Lao Liu, what are you doing?" ”

"What? The war ahead is urgent, do you still have the heart to drink? Zonglin, if you don't want to be unlucky, listen to me next! Liu Zongmin sat next to him very unceremoniously, Zong Lin was dissatisfied, "Why should I listen to you?" ”

"If you can't beat the Tao family camp tomorrow, you know how King Chuang will deal with us, King Chuang's temper, you should understand!" Liu Zongmin glanced at it, and Zong Lin immediately closed his mouth after hearing it. Gao Yingxiang has never been a generous person, and for those who are ineffective in combat, he has always been punished very severely. Zonglin and Liu Zongmin are not the same, he can't be relied on, but Liu Zongmin is Li Zicheng's cronies, and Li Zicheng will protect him if something happens.

After figuring it out, I couldn't care about the previous unhappiness, "Lao Liu, what do you say?" As long as you can gnaw the hard bone of Tao Jiaying, I will listen to you. ”

"Well, gather all the bows and arrows in your hand, and let them find the things that start the fire, and bring out the wine you have in your hand. Remember the straw firewood that started the fire and tie it into small bundles of ......."

A trace of ruthlessness flashed in Liu Zongmin's eyes, if he wasn't forced to be helpless, he wouldn't want to use such a ruthless move. After a day of fierce fighting, both sides were already very tired, but Liu Zongmin obviously didn't want to stop the attack. After nightfall, he led a group of men and horses towards the Taojia camp, but he was not busy attacking, but made a gesture to let his men act according to the plan.

After approaching the earthen wall, Liu Zongmin's men threw bundles of firewood in their hands. There are only a dozen steps on the opposite side here, and adult men can easily throw them over. Immediately after that, the wine poured to the ground, and after it shattered, it made a crackling sound. At this time, the soldiers guarding near the earthen wall also discovered the situation, and Nie Yang rushed over when he heard the news, and when he saw so much firewood and the strong smell of sake lees, he suddenly had a bad idea.

Before he could speak, there were more Mars in the sky, and they fell in a blink of an eye. Dried firewood straw and wine were added to the fire, and the arrows with fire fell, turning the earthen wall into a wall of fire in an instant. Those who were close did not have time to dodge, and in the blink of an eye, many people were ignited, but fortunately, there were many people around, and the fire on those people was quickly extinguished.

Nie Yang's heart sank, he barely thought about it, and shouted to the people around him: "Everyone don't look at it, retreat quickly, withdraw to the village!" ”

In the blink of an eye, Liu Zongmin had already led the peasant army to rush onto the earthen wall, and the two sides were separated by a wall of fire, close at hand. Liu Zongmin couldn't rush for the time being, but in the same way, the big knife blockade created by Nie Yang couldn't be used.

The wall of fire soon disappeared into the night, but Nie Yang's carefully built earthen wall defense line fell into the hands of the peasant army. Liu Zongmin was not busy attacking, but rested on the spot, and both sides understood that after dawn, there would be a battle of life and death.

Time passed quickly, and there was a little more white fish belly on the edge of the day, and the war once again poisoned the Taojia camp. Liu Zongmin and Zong Lin led their troops to rush to the village, losing the earthen wall, Taojiaying Village looked so vulnerable, in the original Nie family's house, looking at those former fathers and elders, Nie Yang's eyes were red, "Everyone, you go, the next thing, I don't need you." ”

A young man held a spear and said angrily: "Brother Nie, if we don't leave, we will take revenge...... Those thieves hurt my father and mother, I will not take revenge, and I will not be ......."

"Let's go, you're all dead, then our Taojia camp will really be over. Nie's duty lies, but you are different, the village is ruined, you can build it again, everyone is dead, there is nothing, let's go, don't let the blood of the brothers be shed in vain! Nie Yang held the knife and walked out of the house, and he didn't know if he could go back here, the former home was so warm.

Nie Yang's refusal was moving, and the young man looked at his back and slowly choked up. Perhaps, Nie Yang is right, maybe he is wrong, but at this moment, all the people in the Tao family camp are willing to listen to Nie Yang's words.

In an hour, in just an hour, Taojiaying Village became a purgatory, and there was fighting everywhere, either killing or being killed. Once the most prosperous village north of Lin'an, it has become a Shura slaughterhouse. No one has ever thought about why human life has become so cheap, and no one has ever thought about why the rebels are so cruel.

Nie Yang waved the steel knife in his hand and cut off the head of a peasant army leader, without much excitement, some were just flames of revenge. Narrow alleys, humid air, and the thick smell of blood keep creeping into your nose. A strong man strode over, he pointed at Nie Yang, and roared coldly, "It's you...... Is it that you killed so many people? ”

"It's me, Nie Yang, the head of a certain Qianshi Battalion, how many people have been killed? I can't wait to slaughter you! Liu Zongmin, I know you, you were the one who led people to harm the Tao family camp in the first place! ”

"It's me, so what?" Liu Zongmin did not deny it, although he didn't want to do this kind of thing, but at that time, King Chuang ordered to loot the materials, and the people under his command went to rob them, and he couldn't stop them. Many times, it's not him Liu Zongmin who can do whatever he wants. But Liu Zongmin is a man, and he has to admit what he has done, "It seems that we have to die today, Nie Yang, you are a man, but it's a pity!" ”

Nie Yang violently tore open the robe on his body, wrapping the strip of cloth around his hand, and the handle of the knife was almost tightly wrapped with his hand. Liu Zongmin snorted coldly and did not back down. With his body slightly arched, Nie Yang was like a bloodthirsty cheetah, staring at Liu Zongmin deadly, and suddenly, he moved. While running, he kicked the wall, and with the help of force, the steel knife smashed down hard. Without any fancy or defense, he completely embraced the heart of death, and tried to kill Liu Zongmin even if he was defeated.

Liu Zongmin didn't want to die here, and with a pinch of the long knife, he could block the knife, but there was a sharp pain from the tiger's mouth. If it weren't for the wounds in his hands, he would have been killed. In hesitation, Nie Yang had already pounced like a mad dog, the alley was very narrow, and his body could not be used, so the two sides could only fight hard. slashed down with a knife, Liu Zongmin was mostly on the defensive.

With a bang, the two staggered by, Liu Zongmin only felt a sharp pain in his abdomen, and blood flowed down instantly. Fortunately, the dodge was timely, and the wound was not too deep, and it would be fatal. And Nie Yang also didn't please him, his shoulder was scratched, and blood stained his arm red.

Liu Zongmin...... Today is either you die or I die......"

Liu Zongmin licked the blood on the corner of his mouth and smiled coldly, "You must be the one who died........"

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As soon as the words fell, the two collided again, the two knives were staggered, and Liu Zongmin's right foot was picked up, just in place of the opponent's elbow. A sharp pain came, and Nie Yang's entire right arm was a little weak. Seeing that the plan was successful, Liu Zongmin sneered and pounced on Nie Yang. Nie Yang roared angrily, without fear, his eyes full of madness.