By the time the night wore on, the dragon was dead.

The corpse of his severed arm was hung from the flagpole, and the corpse was beaten to pieces, and the blood dripping from his body gradually condensed into red ice edges in the night wind.

The corpses of the rest of the generals who were hung from the flagpole were mostly the same.

Between the resentful army and the camp of Xia Village, there was also a fire, reflecting this qiē in the night. More than 1,000 captives captured by the resentful army were surrounded not far from the flagpole, they naturally did not have bonfires and tents, and this night, they could only huddle together for warmth, and many of the injured people were gradually frozen to death. Occasionally, in the midst of the firelight, a resentful soldier would drag out one or more restless captives and beat them to death or slash them, screams echoing through the night.

The defenders of Xia Village watched this qiē from a distance and in silence.

Ning Yi and the others did not sleep peacefully, Qin Shaoqian and some generals discussed countermeasures in the commanding room, and he occasionally came out for a walk and a look. The light of the fire at night is like a river flowing in the future, on the side of the camp, the breach of the camp wall that was knocked open the day before yesterday, at this time there are still some people building and reinforcing it, and from a distance, the things in front of the camp can also be faintly seen.

Juan'er went in with tea, and when she came out, she stood beside Ning Yi. In the past few days, the periphery of Xia Village has been very happy, she is helping inside, distributing supplies, arranging the wounded, and dealing with all kinds of details, she is also very busy, and many times, she has to arrange the life of Ning Yi and others, and the girl at this time is also haggard and tired. Ning Yi looked at her, smiled at her, and then took off his coat to put it on her, and the girl took a step back and shook her head frequently.

"It's not cold, uncle, you put it on."

Her expression was resolute. Ning Yi was no longer reluctant, and only said, "Rest early." ”

Juan'er nodded, looked at the direction of the resentment camp from a distance, and stood for a moment: "Uncle, are those people arrested, is it troublesome?" ”

She didn't understand that the war was going on. The meaning and Cheng dù represented by the various changes are just that today I have only talked about what happened, and I have also felt the sudden sinking of the camp - in the atmosphere that is already tense to the extreme, this will certainly not be a good thing.

Ning Yi thought about it, and finally smiled: "It's okay, you can settle it." ”

The southern invasion of the Jurchens caught them off guard, but the matter has developed to this day, and many joints can be seen clearly. Battle of Bianliang. It has reached the point of life and death - and this only chance to decide life and death is also the one that everyone struggles out of one point at a time.

In a sense, Ning Yi is not a die-hard who believes in the spirit of sacrifice for the country, he is extremely flexible in many things, and it is difficult to say how much this Wu Dynasty agrees with in his heart. However. From the initial strong wall to clear the wilderness, to the later collection of the rout. Fighting for power and profit, robbing Mu Huogang, and then defending Xia Village, the reason why he came here is just because: this is the only way to break the game.

He doesn't know about military affairs, and he knows something about the battlefield at the moment. But that's just a half-understanding. But there is one thing he understands, looking ahead and looking backwards, people who always think about tricks and know the interests and disadvantages can't do things, and many generals and ministers of the Wu Dynasty are like this. Many people are like this, and it is not a good habit to retreat in many things. When the Jurchens put their lives on the line, the people of the Wu Dynasty put their lives on the line, and they may not necessarily win, but those who are unwilling to put their lives on the line will never win.

Whether it is war or doing things, at the highest level, gambling on one's life is only the most basic prerequisite.

So he did everything he could, fortified the wall and cleared the wilderness, provoked Yan Zongwang with letters, robbed Mu Huogang, and in the end, trapped himself here. There is no way to retreat, and the hastily integrated more than 14,000 people cannot be pulled out, and elm cannons, mines and other things can only play the greatest role in the defensive. If Bianliang can hold on, and here, it can support the reserve forces that have exhausted the Jurchens, then the only glimmer of life in the Wu Dynasty may appear - at that time, peace talks can be made.

If it was for the country, Ning Yi might have left a long time ago. But only to do what was at hand, he stayed, because only then could things succeed.

But war is war after all, and the situation has developed so far, Ning Yi has also re-examined the situation in front of him countless times, the seemingly evenly matched stalemate situation, the will of the military will to be stretched into a string, it seems to be a stalemate, but in fact, in the next moment, it is not surprising who collapsed. And the most likely thing for this to happen is the defenders of Xia Village after all. The morale of the more than 14,000 people, how much Cheng dù can last, or even what Cheng dù that 4,000 elite soldiers can hold, whether it is Ning Yi or Qin Shaoqian, in fact, it is impossible to accurately estimate. On the other hand, Pharmacist Guo may know it.

More than 10,000 people led by the general named Long Wei launched a rescue here, knowing that there was such a thing, which might be exciting to the morale of the army, but the result of a defeat was undoubtedly a blow. And when things develop to the current situation, once the more than 1,000 captives are driven to attack the city, under the decline of military morale and numbers, Xia Village may face the most difficult situation.

Anyone with a certain amount of battlefield experience can probably predict the immediate possibilities. And the people in this valley now, although they have grown in the days of fighting, are not yet invulnerable. As Ning Yi said when dealing with the people of Liangshan in Zhujiazhuang, you may not retreat, the people around you, will you have such confidence, do you have such confidence in the people around you. As long as everyone is aware of this, there is bound to be a loss of morale.

Ning Yi couldn't explain these things clearly to Juan'er, but when she left, he looked at the girl's back, and his feelings were complicated. As in every life and death juncture in the past, he has crossed many hurdles, but in front of a hurdle, he has actually thought about whether this will be the last ......

He closed his eyes and recalled for a moment the figure of Su Tan'er, Yunzhu's figure, Yuan Jin'er's appearance, Xiaochan's appearance, and the woman who was far away in Tiannan, named after watermelon, and there were some things related to them. After a few moments, he sighed and turned to go back.

Below the camp, when Mao Yishan returned to the slightly warmer shack, he saw Qu Qing sharpening his knife. The others in this little shack haven't come back yet.

"Fuck it...... I can't wait to eat those people......"

The screams from the camp were faintly heard, and no one spoke in the shack. There was only the sound of sharpening knives, and Mao Yishan sat there, silent for a moment, looking at Qu Qing.

"Brother Qu, ...... tomorrow Is it troublesome? ”

Because Qu Qing was injured, this day or two. is all lying down, and Mao Yishan has known him for a long time, and he has not seen him show such a solemn look, at least when he is not fighting, he only cares about rest and sleeping, and he will never sharpen his knife at night.

Qu Qing didn't answer directly, just quietly sharpened for a while, and after a while, he touched the blade. White breath came out of his mouth.

"I'm afraid it's not easy, you can also grind."

He threw the whetstone over.

Mao Yishan caught the stone, was stunned there for a moment, and when he sat on the edge of the bed and turned his head to look, through the gap in the shack, there seemed to be a faint moonlight in the sky.

The long night faded by.

When it was dark, the camps on both sides were already moving......

"Let them get up—"

Accompanied by long whips and shouts. War horses gallop between camps. The more than 1,000 captives who had gathered had already begun to be driven away. They had not eaten a drop of water since they had been captured yesterday, and those who had been able to stand up after the night had been frozen for nine days were already weakened, and some were lying on the ground. It's that I can't get up anymore.

The corpses hanging from the flagpole in front of them had frozen into miserable ice sculptures after this cold night, and the ice edges were red with flesh and blood.

"Let them get up! Let them go! If you can't get up, give me a stab—"

The resentful army is already in formation. A long whip swept from behind the captives, forcing them forward. Behind the camp wall of the summer village in the distance ahead, one by one the figures stretched out, all looking at this side.

He Can's teeth trembled and cried.

He was one of the more than 1,000 captives, and he was originally a small soldier under Long Wei's command. This had something to do with the battle to the death, but the main thing was that the rout happened so quickly, they were one step slower, and then they were surrounded. In the end, this group of soldiers may have died less in battle, but more were later surrounded by resentful troops, abandoned their weapons and surrendered - they are not iron men after all, and in such a desperate environment, surrender is also a matter of common sense.

He Can was not familiar with this Shangguan, but in the subsequent transfer, he saw that this Shangguan was tied up with a rope and dragged behind a horse, and there were also members of the resentful army who chased him all the way and beat him, and later, he was tied to the flagpole and whipped to death. He couldn't tell what was going on in his head, but something had become apparent, and he knew that he was going to die.

He was like this, supported by the people around him, and walked past the flagpoles crying, and when he passed by Long Wei, he also took a look. The frozen corpse was extremely desolate, and the resentful army fought to the end, the corpse was already unrecognizable, his eyes had been beaten out, and the flesh was blurred, only his mouth was still open, as if he was saying something, he looked at it, and did not dare to look at it again.

The wind howled over the valley. In the valley, the atmosphere was tense and close to solidifying, and the confrontation of tens of thousands of people, the distance between the two sides, was constantly shortening as the group of captives advanced. In front of the resentful army, Guo Yaoshi rode his horse and stood solemnly, waiting for the reaction of the other side, and on the platform in the summer village, Ning Yi, Qin Shaoqian and others also watched this qiē in solemnity, and a small number of generals and heralds walked through the crowd. A little later, the archers had already mounted their last arrows.

Time, as if in front of everyone's eyes, flowed by.

Accidents happened in places that not many people expected.

On the whole battle array, the area where more than 1,000 captives were driven forward was the only place that seemed noisy, mainly from the shouting and scolding of the resentful soldiers in the rear, who whipped and drove away, and at the same time pulled out their long knives to make up for the soldiers who could no longer get up in the ground.

He Can felt that his hand was being pulled. It was the tall companion who had been walking beside him who stopped suddenly.

After the soldiers were captured, all their knives and guns were confiscated, and they were not provided with water and food, but if there were other measures, they were nothing more than a long rope to tie their hands, such a restraint for the soldiers. The impact is limited, but many people are afraid to resist anymore.

He Can heard the tall man say, "I'm not leaving." ”

Then, a sad voice came from the front: "Don't go any further! ”

The war horse galloped past, and then there was a sword light, someone fell, and the knight of the resentful army shouted: "Go!" Whoever dares to stop will die-"

A large number of people are still on the way. He Can heard the sound of bows and arrows, and the arrows came over, and the tall man fell: "Go-"

In the midst of that shout, another voice suddenly rang out, and this time, it had become high-pitched: "Brothers, ahead are our brothers! They've fought so far, we can't help, don't be holding back—"

After this burst of shouting. The chaos and massacre began, the soldiers of the resentful army advanced from the rear, their entire home formation, and also began to push forward, some of the prisoners were still moving forward, some rushed to the rear, pulling, falling, and dying began to become frequent, He Can staggered through the crowd. Not far away, the tall flagpole and corpses also shook in view.

The moment the chaos happened. Guo Yaoshi gave the order to advance, Xia Village, Ning Yi ran a few steps, went up to the watchtower by the platform, and the next moment, he shouted a few words downward. Qin Shaoqian was slightly stunned, and then waved his hand abruptly. On the war horse not far away, Yue Fei raised his spear.

At the edge of the camp, Mao Yishan stood behind the camp wall. Looking at the killing Yi Qiqi from afar, his hand holding the knife was trembling, his teeth were clenching painfully, and a large number of captives stopped moving forward in that position, some crying and shouting, and squeezed under the butcher's knife behind him. However, this qiē could not be imagined, once they approached the camp, the archers on their side could only shoot them. And at that moment, he saw the horses running away from behind the side.

A voice rang out.

"The whole army is arrayed, ready-"

"You see—" someone shouted from the watchtower.

Countless soldiers who gave orders raised their flags and galloped on horseback!

"That's our compatriots, they're being slaughtered by those miscellaneous! What are we going to do—"

"Those bastards from the north! to our place! Kill our family! Grab our stuff! That's it, everyone! There's no more way—"

Mao Yishan listened to the voice, felt the movement of the entire valley, and suddenly understood what had happened, he dragged the knife, his hands were trembling, and his eyes were red and he smiled at his companion next to him: "Hahaha...... Hahaha...... "That laughter was exciting and weird, this may have never been a moment in Mao Yishan's life, before this, he had never had that moment, so fanatical desire to kill the enemy. When the captives were driven over, he knew in his heart that his side could only be defended, but at this moment, the people above had already made the opposite decision.

Above, the huge handsome flag waving in the wind has begun to move.

He Can staggered towards the resentful soldiers who wielded the knife, he was one of the survivors of this battle, when the long knife cut off his arm, he fainted, at that moment, he thought in his heart: I am the same as General Long.

On that battlefield before, when everyone was surrounded by the cavalry of the resentful army, the bloodied general shouted in despair: "We lost, we lost...... Don't be taken advantage of......" He vaguely heard it.

A moment before he lost consciousness, he heard a sound like a flash flood behind him.

All the wooden doors of the summer village camp opened with a bang, and at one point, the soldiers pushed them to the broken walls. At this moment, all their weaknesses are being exposed. Pharmacist Guo's war horse paused for a moment and raised his hand, wanting to give an order.

"Just today! Right here! They don't have to think about going back! Ladies and gentlemen—"

The voice was faintly like thunder: "We ate them—"

On the east side of the camp, Yue Fei's spear blade shone with a dull and bloodthirsty light, and stepped out of the camp gate.

In the southeast of the camp, a general named He Zhicheng stepped on the wall, he pulled out his long knife, threw away the scabbard, turned around, and said, "Kill!" ”

At the main gate, the swords and shields were arrayed, and the generals in front immediately slashed: "Ready!" ”

Pang Liu'an commanded his soldiers to tear down the camp wall, outside the camp wall was a pile of corpses, he stepped on the corpses, and in the rear, some people went out through this breach, and some people climbed over the wall and spread out.

To the west, Liu Chengzong shouted, "Kill—"

"Kill !!!!!"

The roar was like a flood that burst its banks, and in a matter of moments, it shook the entire mountain, the clouds in the sky froze, and tens of thousands of troops confronted each other on the spreading front. The Chang Shengjun hesitated for a moment, and the defenders of Xia Village rushed towards this side with a thunderous momentum.

On this day, more than 18,000 people in the entire valley finally completed their transformation. At least at this moment, when Mao Yishan clenched the long knife and rushed towards the enemy with red eyes, what decided the outcome was already something beyond the blade.

The arrows flew feebly through the sky, and it was not long before the two armies collided with each other in the most savage manner...... (To be continued......)

PS: I hope I have made the meaning of this topic clear.