Eventually, the earthen wall was abandoned. After defeating the Houjin army at dusk and capturing more than 1,000 Jiannu and Baoyi, Liu Pojun ordered the abandonment of the earthen wall defense line and the shrinkage of the troops into the Jinzhou Governor's Wall.

After a whole day of fighting, this one-foot high line of defense has long since turned into a flesh mill. It is like a poisonous snake entrenched on the Isthmus of Golden State, grinding the slaves who ascend it with its scaly body. Pieces of corpses were joined together, spreading from the trench to the earthen wall. The original yellow earth was covered in armor and banners of various colors, and the soil at the bottom took on a rich dark red, and with the squeeze of the hand, it was possible to squeeze the rancid liquid out of the wet mud.

The closer you get to the earthen wall, the more corpses of the Jiannu soldiers will be. Directly below the earthen wall, layers of dead people were stacked on top of each other, and the last Jiannu could even climb the wall by stepping on the body of the previous deceased. At the top of the corpse, the Japanese soldiers, dressed in black and full feet, also lay on their backs, still holding on to their spears until they died, and fell with their enemies.

As soon as the sun darkened, the Jiannu ended their day's offensive. The Choshu regiment, which had been transferred from the rear, replaced the Nabeshima regiment, and as soon as they got off the train, they were sent to clean up the battlefield and take away the soldiers of Dengzhou Town and the vassals of the Japanese who had died in battle. As for the rest of the Jiannu, they will continue to lie here. To prevent the outbreak of the plague, they were sprinkled with a thick layer of lime.

The Eastern Defense Line Headquarters was set up in Qianguan, a previously abandoned town that has been rebuilt and is home to the eastern terminus of the Lushun-Golden State Railway. With the outbreak of war, reinforcements from the Golden State Isthmus arrived, bringing a lot of popularity to the town.

Liu Pojun will return here at night to work and rest. In the middle of the night on 9 June, he was in the war room for a meeting with the staff officers to receive a report on today's daytime fighting.

"A total of 1,227 enemies were annihilated, of which 244 were Zhenyi, 70 were Mongols, and the rest were Han Chinese; One thousand and eighty-nine people were captured, of which 250 were Zhenyi, 56 were Mongols, and the rest were Han Chinese. The highest status of the enemy is the Mongolian Korqin Department Jiala Ezhen Suhe, and the female real Blue Banner Jiala Ezhen Tuojin. ”

"The second company of the first battalion of our Qingzhou regiment killed eighty-nine people in battle, two were seriously wounded, one was slightly wounded, the company commander and the company instructor were all killed, and the surviving supreme commander was Sergeant Ma Bing, the fourth squad leader; Twenty-six people were killed in the third company, no survivors were injured, and the commander of the first platoon died. The Japanese vassal army fought two infantry battalions and two musket battalions, killing a total of 437 men and wounding 100 people. ”

Liu Pojun quietly listened to the staff officer's report and nodded slightly. In this battle, the Japanese vassal army showed a very brave fighting spirit, and its performance was not inferior to the soldiers of Dengzhou Town. If only the will to fight is considered, the Japanese who launched a spear charge in the face of Jiannu are slightly better than the Dengzhou army. This time, the ratio of casualties between the enemy and the enemy was about 4:1, and the number of people who captured Zhenyi was as high as 200.

"Have you counted the victims?"

"The report has been transcribed and the relevant information has been received by the Archives Division. The original will be sent to Lushun along with the dog tag. ”

"Send a report to Lushun to apply for the honorary title of the first battalion, well, apply for the 'Golden State Battalion'."

"Yes, I'll arrange it."

Liu Pojun nodded lightly, and was about to speak, when a staff officer walked in at the door of the room: "Report, the head of the Zhenjiang Regiment sent a telegram that a large-scale escape incident occurred on the western front, and the defenders have received it." ”

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An hour ago, the Western Front.

Zhang Tai sat on the ground in a daze, still holding a hoe in his hand. In front of him was Boss Liu, who had just been killed, and Zachdan, who was panting.

Zachdan slowly got up from the ground, looked at the coat that had fled under the Golden Governor's wall, and spat viciously on the bloody spit. He turned his head to look at Zhang Tai, who was still sitting in the pit, and barely eased his emotions: "You are, Zhang Tai is right, you are doing a good job." ”

Zhang Tai's sluggish gaze gradually focused on Zachdan, his eyes swaying back and forth between Zachdan and the fallen Boss Liu.

Zachdan stood up with a knife in one hand and the wall of the pit in the other. Behind him, soldiers with torches were running quickly along the tunnel, and soon surrounded Zachdan.

"Take him back." Zachdan pointed at Zhang Tai and said, "And this dog, Nikan, was killed by me and dragged his body back." ”

Yu Ding "chirped", and several people came up and dragged Zhang Tai's arm and pulled him up from the ground. Zhang Tai was dragged forward, his steps as vague as floating on clouds. When passing by Boss Liu's corpse, he subconsciously turned his head and watched the two wrappers pull Boss Liu's feet and drag him away like a dead pig.

More than a mile away, the camp in Jiannu West, the heavily guarded camp was full of burning torches at this time. When Zhang Tai was brought to the gate of the camp, a young man in heavy armor was standing at the gate. Jiala'e, who was in charge of digging the tunnel, really knelt in front of the man, and there were already several people lying beside him, all covered in blood, and they didn't know whether they were alive or dead.

Zhang Tai was brought straight to the young man and knelt down. He knelt limply, kowtowing unconsciously, and then waited for the hair to fall.

The young man said a few words to Jia La'e Zhen in Jurchen words, then turned to Zhang Tai and said lightly, "Raise your head." ”

So Zhang Tai raised his head. The man in front of him was wearing white armor, and he could see that his body had not fully grown. Although his face is plump and he has a beautiful beard, his eyebrows still show the unruliness characteristic of young people.

"You're coating?"

"Back to the master, the slave is the coat with the yellow flag."

"Then drag it down and kill it."

Zhang Tai looked at the man a little sluggishly, and before his head could react, his shoulders were grabbed by two pairs of powerful big hands, and the whole person was dragged backwards.

Zachdan, who was also kneeling on the side, stepped forward on his knees and said, "Lord Belle, this minion is not the same as Nikan who defected. Before, a dog Nikan fought with a minion, and it was this Zhang Tai who helped kill the guy. ”

The young man known as Baylor turned his head to look at Zachdan with a nonsensical expression on his face. Zachdan gritted his teeth and continued: "Half a month ago, the big flying ball (Note 1) of the Nanban flew over and threw paper, and it was only this slave who pronounced it in Chinese and understood it by Allah. ”

The young man did not speak. He paced slowly behind Zhang Tai. At this time, Zhang Tai had woken up from the haze. He knew that his life was in the hands of the man behind him, and his body couldn't help but tremble a little, and he was forcibly controlled. Like a rabbit being targeted by a tiger, he did not dare to show anything unusual, so as not to provoke the ferocity of the other party.

I don't know how long it took, and a faint voice came from behind me: "Then don't kill it." ”

Zhang Tai instantly felt cold sweat welling up on his back. His body jerked loose and he could no longer control himself on the ground. Zachdan, who was in front of him, hurriedly turned around and kowtowed to the young man: "Thank you, master." ”

Zhang Tai was quickly carried away. He stared at the night sky in a daze, and all that was left in his vision was the faint stars in the sky and the figures carrying his legs and shoulders back and forth. When he came back to his senses again, he found that Dachun was looking at him.

He sat up immediately, but before kneeling, he was pressed back to the grass by Da Chun: "No need to kneel." Da Chun had a smile on his face, and he said, "Zhang Tai, you dog slave is really good, even Lord Zakdan speaks for you." It's really right to bring you out this time, and with two meritorious contributions in a row, Jia Lae Zhen will definitely help you get a few futures. It is certain to carry the flag, and it depends on how many households you can be rewarded. ”

Zhang Tai pursed his lips and listened silently, and only after Da Chun finished speaking, he said softly: "Master, the slave didn't kill Boss Liu." ”

Da Chun was a little stunned: "When is it, do you still want that dog thing?" Also, you don't need to call me master, we'll all be bannermen soon. ”

Zhang Tai lowered his head and said softly, "Thank you... Thank you, master. ”

"Minions... I really didn't kill Boss Liu..."