The western part of Runan, next to the official road.

Crescent Crescent Creek.

Here from Shangcai west, enter a must road in Dingying County, the surrounding mountains are winding and continuous, only a small mountain stream can be passed, but the shape of the mountain stream is like a crescent moon, the front is narrow and the back is narrow, the middle is bent, it is easy to come in and it is difficult to go out, it is easy to defend and difficult to attack.

At noon, a red sun hung in the sky, the sun was shining, and the sky was cloudless.

Under this sunshine, in this mountain stream, there is a group of remnants of soldiers who are surviving.

"How long is it until Dingying County?" Makiyama rode his horse, walked in the center, stared ahead with his eyes, and asked.

"There should be fifty miles to go!"

Li Yan replied.

"This place is a little dangerous, let's hurry up, rush to Dingying as soon as possible, converge with Jingping camp, and rush out of Runan in one go!" Makiyama gritted his teeth and said.

A few days ago, they were united in their attack on Gepo.

But the situation is changing too fast.

Suddenly killed the Huang Shao Division, like a storm covered, all of a sudden they were blinded, if it weren't for Jiang Lu's cautious arrangement, when arranging a flank of troops and horses, I am afraid that at this time they would have been wiped out.

Although they woke up quickly, because of Huang Meng's greed, they lost the earliest opportunity to withdraw their troops, fought a chaotic battle, resulting in great damage to their vitality, and finally escaped in a hurry.

Although they escaped from Gepo, Gong Du and Huang Shao's soldiers and horses have been chasing behind.

"Mu Shuai, although this place is dangerous, but this mountain stream is empty in the belly, you can take a little rest, and the front and back are narrow, as long as a certain number of troops are arranged, it is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and it can be blocked for a while, so it is better for us to rest on the spot!"

The general Zhou Cang was already injured, and a wound more than thirty miles long on his left arm was bandaged with a white cloth, and the blood stains that penetrated into the cloth could still be seen on the cloth, but he didn't care at all, and rode his horse and ran.

"Big boss, we have to rest!"

Cheng Luo also came up immediately and said to Mushan: "For three days of running, our soldiers not only died countless battles, but also many died of exhaustion on the road, and everyone's physical strength has been exhausted!" ”

"Mr. Jiang, what do you mean?" Mu Shan now trusts Jiang Lu very much, pondered for a while, and opened his mouth to ask Jiang Lu, the military advisor.

"Mu Shuai, it's better to take a rest and replenish your strength, if you escape like this, you can't escape them, once you catch up, you can only be slaughtered!"

Jiang Lu wore a robe, but he no longer had a personable temperament, and during the three consecutive days of escape, he was not only tired, but also embarrassed.

"Order, Lei Hu Deng Hong led the pioneer battalion and the Pingshan battalion to guard the entrance of the mountain stream ahead, and the rest of the battalion soldiers will rest on the spot, and we will rest for half a day!" Mushan jumped off the horse, looked at the blue sky with his eyes, and then looked back at the current appearance of the soldiers under his command, gritted his teeth, and came down.

"No!"

The generals took the orders and left.

"It's finally time to rest!"

"Both legs are broken!"

"I don't know if I can escape from Runan!"

"We lost so badly!"

"How many people have died, if it weren't for the benevolence of Wuyin and the rescue of us, I'm afraid we would all be dead!"

"Lord Lieutenant is all dead in battle!"

"Hmph, if it weren't for Lord Duwei's unauthorized delay in withdrawing troops, why would I have ended up in this world!"

“……”

In the past three days, they have not even had a chance to take a breath, they have rested for less than three hours, and one hour a day is not enough, and they have long been unable to support it.

In this battle, they were defeated like never before.

Mu Shan walked to a big rock, also sat down, he turned over the robe under the battle armor, scarlet blood appeared, he was also injured, originally with his martial arts, there were not many people who could make him injured, but when withdrawing the troops, in order to be able to cover, he single-handedly attacked Ge Po, cut more than ten Jiang in a row, and forced back the Yellow Turban pursuers, so that the Nanyang army could save a certain strength and rush out, otherwise I am afraid that this Nanyang army will only have a few left.

"County Lieutenant Zhang, how are your injuries?" A man dressed as a scribe in the army walked over and looked at Makiyama's battle armor, and naturally he could see some blood seeping through.

"Liu Juncheng, don't worry about me, I'm fine!"

Mu Shan patted the battle armor, and a smile appeared on his boxy face: "It's just a small injury, and you can't die!" ”

"I'm sorry for you in this battle!"

This scribe is Liu Jin, the Cheng of Nanyang County, Liu Jin sat next to him, took a sip of water, moistened his throat, and said: "If I can suppress Huang Meng, obey your orders as soon as possible, and retreat immediately, maybe our Nanyang army will not be so defeated!" ”

The situation of the battle in a few days is still vivid in Liu Jin's mind.

In that battle, the Nanyang army was like a bamboo, and Gepo Yellow Turban fought to the death, and the captain Huang Meng personally went into battle and attacked Gepo, seeing that the Yellow Turban Army in Gepo Township was going to be unable to hold on, but an accident occurred.

Originally, this was nothing, after all, Mushan's Wuyin soldiers had already arranged a defensive line on the flank, and found the Yellow Turban Army in time, as long as they could withdraw, they could cross the Rushui River and return to Guanyang City to maintain a certain strength.

However, Huang Meng was greedy for military merits, thinking that Mushan wanted to fight for merit, so he didn't listen at all, delaying the opportunity to withdraw his troops.

In the end, they were almost wiped out.

Even Huang Meng himself was killed by Huang Turban Qu Shuai Gong with his own hands.

And at this time of crisis, Mushan was brave and invincible, with a hammer and a horse, no one dared to match the Yellow Turban Army, withdrew three miles, and did not dare to pursue them, so they were given a chance to escape, otherwise they would have all died in Ge Po.

But more than 30,000 Nanyang troops, the last soldiers and horses that can escape are only more than 10,000, except for the Wuyin soldiers who saved the main force, almost all the county soldiers were killed, and more than half of the county soldiers in each county were killed or wounded, and only less than 8,000 remained.

"Defeat is defeat!"

Mu Shan said lightly: "I don't blame anyone, I can only blame it for not being able to control the military power!" ”

If he is the main general, he will not end up like this.

But in fact he is not the main general.

"Captain Zhang, I forgive my guilt, as it is said in the book, the generals do not agree, and the battlefield will be defeated, I didn't take it seriously at first, but I now know that a soldier and horse can't have two commanders, it is my hesitation that has led to the current situation, I should have given you the military power directly, instead of choosing to balance you, it is my fault, I will give you an explanation, but today, I ask you for one thing!"

Liu Jin bowed his head and said heavily.

"Say!"

"I'll hand them over to your commander, and you can take them all out, can you?"

Liu Jin's eyes looked at the Nanyang soldiers who were in a daze, and said in a low voice: "We are all our Nanyang soldiers, if there is a mistake in this battle, we should also bear it for the officials, and we should not let them die, I entrust them to you now, and please take them to escape!" ”

In addition to the Wuyin soldiers and Deng Hong's Pingshan battalion, there are more than 20,000 Nanyang soldiers, but after the first battle, there are only about 8,000 left, and these more than 8,000 county soldiers from various counties are mixed, the dragons are leaderless, and some county captains have been killed in battle, in a mess, and have no fighting spirit, and now they are under the command of Liu Jin.

But Liu Jin knew that as a scribe, he couldn't suppress these generals at all, and he couldn't take them out.

If there is one more person who can lead them out, then this person must be Mushan.

So now he wants to give the military power to Makiyama.

It's a little late, but it's better to make up for the loss than to know the mistake and not change it.

"Liu Juncheng, are you going to hand over the military power to me? Do you know who I am? ”

Makiyama was a little surprised and asked rhetorically.

"Zhang Chuan, the county lieutenant of Wuyin!" Liu Jin's words are categorical.

"Wrong, I'm Mushan, the Qu Shuai of Nanyang Yellow Turban!"

Mu Shan looked at Liu Jin and said in a deep voice: "This is an identity that Zhang Zhi can never let go, and it is also an identity that I can't change in my eternal life, even if I put on a layer of sheepskin, in your hearts, I am still a wolf, there will always be a day, either I am against you, or you are against me, if you hand them all over to me and enter my hands, you will naturally not be able to get out, no matter whether I can escape or not, you may end up with a dead end!" ”

If they can't escape, everyone will naturally die together.

If they were lucky enough to escape, after returning to Nanyang, Zhang Zhi knew that Liu Jin, whom he trusted, would inevitably be furious and even kill him directly if he sent 8,000 soldiers and horses to him.

"Of course I know!"

Liu Jin smiled sadly and said: "But I have no choice, if they can't be under your command, they can't escape, even if the Wuyin soldiers can escape, they can't escape, Nanyang's soldiers have died enough, now there are more than 8,000 sons, I can't watch them throw their lives here, at such a juncture, how can I disregard the lives of others because of my personal safety!" ”

This is the spirit of a reader.

"You make me admire!" Mu Shan sighed and said, "I promise you, as long as I live, I won't give up a single one!" ”

Liu Jin breathed a sigh of relief, stood up, and said, "If I can get out alive, I will repay this kindness!" ”

"Mu Shuai, the Yellow Turban Army has come in from outside the mountain stream!" The scout came to report.

"It took less than half an hour to catch up!"

Mu Shan stood up, loosened his bones, and said: "I'll go and meet them for a while, if I don't kill them for a while, maybe I really won't be able to escape from Dingying City!" ”

…………

Outside the mountain stream, battle flags are staggered, like a yellow sky covering, and countless soldiers and horses are arrayed, and the atmosphere is awe-inspiring.

"Archer, up!"

"Kill!"

"The shield soldier stepped forward and rushed in!"

“……”

The Yellow Turban soldiers are charging into battle, but unfortunately the entrance of the mountain stream is so big, it can only maintain the charge of more than ten soldiers, even if they are strong and press, it is difficult to break through the defense of this mountain stream mouth.

"Mushan must die, he won't die, I'm uneasy!" Gong Du rode in front of him, looking coldly ahead.

"Can I surrender?"

Huang Shao, the handsome man of the Yellow Turban, is a scribe, less than forty years old, with a polite literary quality, but his eyes are as cold as a poisonous snake: "Such a fierce man, how can he not use it!" ”

has been planning for many years, just to surprise the imperial court.

I thought that in this battle, they would directly solve the officers and soldiers in Gepo and deter the imperial court, but I didn't expect to meet a Mushan, the courage of Mushan, and it was actually necessary for Huang Shao and Gong Du to join forces in person to be able to resist it, and he alone fought a bloody road, opening a gap in their encirclement.

"Difficult!"

Gong Du shook his head: "This person has already turned his back on the great sage and good teacher, and has betrayed our idea of a peaceful world, and is the eagle dog of the court, unforgivable, and must be killed quickly!" ”

He was afraid, after all, there was a lot of grievances between him and Mushan, Ge Po fought a battle, he personally went into battle, and also united with Huang Shao, but he couldn't stay Mushan, such a big trouble, if he didn't get rid of it, I was afraid that it would be difficult to sleep and eat in the future.

"It's a pity!" Huang Shao sighed, and could only harden his heart: "In this case, we can only kill this person, but we must not forget our strategy!" ”

"Of course, when we formed an alliance, we swore in front of the great sages and good teachers, advanced and retreated together, fixed Runan, Tunanyang, and Jiujiang, and laid the foundation for the great cause of the Yellow Turban, if we violated the oath, we would be punished by heaven!"

Gong Du said: "I remember, as long as we successfully take Runan, I will send troops to attack Nanyang with you!" ”

"I'm afraid that this Mushan is not easy to deal with, and if we chase it down like this, we will lose time!" Huang Shao said: "If the imperial court reacts, it will inevitably send troops south, and it is not very stable to go to Runan, aren't you afraid that Liu Pi and them will eat from behind, Runan is so big, two people are better than four people, you must guard against it!" ”

"I know that Brother Huang is cautious, and I'm not bad, I have already deployed!"

Gong Du said: "From Gepo West, I built a camp in eighty miles, stretching for hundreds of miles, and the western part of Runan has already fallen into my hands, even if he Mushan escapes to Nanyang, we can pursue it!" ”