"Eat and drink, brother."

In front of a simple tomb made of sand and earth, Han Gon, who was bound in armor, looked solemn and solemnly sprinkled a bowl of sake in front of the tombstone.

The tombstone is made of a flat piece of bluestone, which is not square in shape, but it is better than flat. There are a few big characters engraved crookedly on it, and the handwriting is very unclear, but if you try to recognize it, you can still understand the words "Zong", "Qin", "Zhenyong" and so on.

This is Qin Yong's tomb. Han Gon refused the help given by the camp to Confucian scholars and craftsmen to build tombs and carved monuments, and built this mound of graves on his own. Even in order to engrave the inscription, he personally went to the camp to find He Kewei and asked him to write the words on the paper as a template first. Despite all this hard work, Han Gon firmly believes that everything is worth it. Because it was his brother who was lying in the tomb, and he was a warrior of Zhao Ying.

"When I said I wanted to eat and drink with you, I only hated the miscellaneous things in the army, and I couldn't spare time. The world is unpredictable, I really say goodbye to you, but it is already yin and yang. As he spoke, Han Gon filled the bowl with another bowl, drank it all with his head up, and then filled another bowl and sprinkled it in front of the tomb.

He drank two more bowls, and filled them and set them up beside the tablet. The back of his head suddenly came the sound of stepping on the fallen leaves, and he looked back at the person, it was Wu Mingfeng, the general manager of the left battalion of the old army. Qin Yong previously served under Wu Mingfeng.

Compared with Hou Dagui, Guo Ruke and other old people in Zhao Ying, Han Gon has been relatively late, so he is not very clear about Wu Mingfeng's previous deeds. He only felt that this person was kind, and he was similar to himself from the official army, and his natural favor prompted the two of them to get closer.

"Alas. Brother Qin is a really good man, but it's a pity that his martial arts luck is not good, and he actually harmed this Guangyuan! Wu Mingfeng sighed, his face was very regretful, he approached the tomb, picked up another empty bowl, lifted the wine jar and poured it to the brim, and took a sip.

Han Gon was speechless, listening to Wu Mingfeng's sigh, his mind seemed to drift back to yesterday's golden iron horse.

In yesterday's battle, the vanguard of Zhao Ying went deep into the official army formation, and unfortunately was surrounded by the officers and soldiers who rushed from all sides, and the soldiers were killed and wounded.

As soon as he fell to the ground, Hou Liangzhu's Chinese army suddenly sounded with a crisp sound of gold. Unlike the sound of the thick war drums, the sound produced by the cymbal is rather narrow, but it is very penetrating. As soon as the sound of "ding ding ding ding" sounded, it immediately spread all over the ground within a radius of several miles.

Li Zicheng looked into the distance and smiled at Zhao Dangshi and said, "Old Zhao, it seems that Lao Xu has succeeded." ”

Zhao Dangshi was more cautious, looked at the northwest corner of Guangyuan City from afar, and found that there was a wave there, and it was determined that it was Xu Hui's troops who came from the west across the Jialing River to reinforce him, so he agreed: "It should be Xu Hui." ”

It was Xu Huibu who came.

Previously, due to the impact of Cui Shuqiang's first detachment, the official army guarding the river on the east side of the Jialing River was in chaos, and Hao Shaoqi led the death squad to fly across the trestle bridge, and gradually stabilized the situation under Xu Hui's response. After that, although the two officers and troops of Huang Shijun and Yi Qian tried their best to block the attack and attempt to reverse the decline, they were met with stubborn resistance from Hao Shaoqi's subordinates, and it was difficult to do anything. And Cui Shuqiang's slashing of Fu Mengdi, the main general of the Jiangjiang Guard, by mistake, shattered the hope of the resurgence of the official army. Xu Hui gradually led everyone to cross the Jialing River safely, and Huang Shijun and Yi Qian saw that the general trend was gone, and they did not dare to fight, so they retreated from the battlefield one after another. The two of them knew that they could not escape the blame, and they did not dare to go back to Guangyuan to see Hou Liangzhu, so they simply went against their own paths and looked for a place to go.

Xu Huizhi did not chase and kill the two, but after saving Fu Mengdi's head and reorganizing the team, he led the whole army and rushed to the main battlefield in Guangyuan Beicheng non-stop. There was a constant sound of artillery, and it was the end of the war.

Hou Liangzhu, a veteran on the battlefield, of course, has a back hand on the matter of defending the river. To be honest, he arranged two phalanxes of more than 100 people to delay the move, just to prevent the enemy from being attacked on the belly and back.

It's just that these efforts he made slowly came to naught in the face of the brave soldiers of the second battalion. First of all, the resilience of the advance team of the 2nd Battalion, which was responsible for clearing roadblocks and charging first, was far beyond his imagination. The deep ravine he carefully constructed to resist the horse was actually broken overnight, which was completely a disadvantage for him. Secondly, the sharpness of the combat power of the second battalion horse army is far beyond his imagination. In fact, he should know that the Liukou in Shaanxi are known for their fast horses. In the past, when he went out of the province to help, the opponents he faced were all unknown Xiaokou, not necessarily Ma Qiang. But now, it is the world's first-class big man who has come, how can the official army not make all preparations for the impact of the horse army? Originally, there were many mountainous areas in Sichuan, and it was difficult for the horse army to gallop, which was very beneficial to the officers and soldiers who were good at foot combat. But Hou Liangzhu deliberately chose the flat dam outside the north city of Guangyuan as the battle place in order to fight a war of annihilation this time, and his original intention was understandable, but it also invisibly provided convenience for the play of the camp.

Because of these two variables, his army was involved a lot, not only did the order begin to be chaotic, but the morale also slowly declined. That's not all, the next frontal fierce battle, the technical level and bravery of the second battalion were also beyond his expectations. Guo Ruke and Wu Mingfeng's troops may still be at a disadvantage when facing the official army, and Liu Fangliang's 2,000 people who broke into the camp are sturdy and can fight against the elite under Hou Liangzhu's men. Originally, it was expected that three or four thousand men and horses would be able to withstand the pressure, but the actual situation was that only by sending all five thousand people to fight could they basically stabilize their position under the onslaught of tens of thousands of horses. As a result, most of the original reserve troops were withdrawn to join the frontal battle, thus losing the care of the abdomen and back.

However, no matter what you say, Hou Liangzhu left some men to delay Xu Hui's troops who came from the direction of the Jialing River. The appearance of Xu Hui's department did cause great fluctuations to the official army, but Hou Liangzhu had been through storms for a long time after all, and he dispatched in time and still did not lose down. Moreover, he still left a backhand, that is, he retreated into the intricate structure of the city camp, and fought with the second battalion in the streets.

Hou Liangzhu believed that relying on the quality of the individual soldiers of the officers and soldiers and the echo of the city, even if he faced twice as many rogues as himself, he would be sure to win.

However, an unexpected move by Guangyuan City made his army completely lose the will to fight.

To be exact, it was Pu Guoyi's move.

Since he saw the big word "Chuang" erected on the hillside outside the city, Pu Guoyi, who was standing at the head of the city and was responsible for the defense of the city, never calmed down. He repeatedly questioned himself one thing in his heart: Do you want to rebel against the court?

From the bottom of his heart, Pu Guoyi, who was born in Zhengke Wuju, is not willing to be a rebel who betrays the country and surrenders to the country. He was born in a peasant family, and it was the imperial court that gave him the opportunity to leap into the dragon gate and enter the official career. He is very grateful to the imperial court for his kindness, and for more than ten years, he has been conscientious and conscientious, repaying the court's kindness with his own efforts.

Forced to Liangshan, these are the four words that Pu Guoyi repeatedly told himself. It's not that he is ungrateful and has a backbone, but that he was forced by the times and had to do it. The reason why he is willing to pay his blood and sweat to work for the court is that he hopes to give himself and his family a happy life. Since the death of his parents three years ago, his so-called family has only a wife and children. It can be said that his wife and children are all the motivation for his life and work, and he is willing to give everything for these two.

If Hou Liangzhu had told him that you would sacrifice your life to repel the thieves, and after your death, your family would be supported by the imperial court, then he would have no scruples to go into battle to kill the enemy and even be willing to pay the price of his life. However, the truth is that Hou Liangzhu told him that you have to give up your wife to me, or you will die.

Why?

is also death, Pu Guoyi will never choose to be slaughtered by others. Besides, he doesn't want to die, he still has too much to talk to his wife, and too much sustenance to be with his wife. He also wants to watch his son grow up and grow into a man who stands up to the sky, waiting for him to throw a heavy and powerful punch to knock his old self to the ground, and become the hope of the new generation of the Lao Pu family.

In a word, deprive yourself of these things that belong to you, on what basis?

He Pu Guoyi lives for himself and his family. In this way, what is the difference between living in the court and living in a thief?

In fact, among the countless pairs of eyes staring at the battlefield from beginning to end, no one was more nervous than Pu Guoyi. He waited for an opportunity, a suitable opportunity, a chance to change his fate.

When Pu Guoyi suddenly ordered the gate of the city to be opened, everyone in the city was stunned. Hou Liangzhu, who fought behind the city, in order to leave a way for himself to retreat and give the soldiers hope for life, ordered Pu Guoyi City Gate to be open before the battle. Once the city gates are closed, it is conceivable that this sudden change will cause a great blow to the spirit of the officers and soldiers who have no way to retreat.

The shouts of killing under the city became louder, and Pu Guoyi roared like a tiger in the forest: "Pass my order, close the door quickly, and those who violate the order will be beheaded!" ”

An officer was surprised and said: "If the gate is closed now, the city will be chaotic, why don't you send someone to report to Hou Shuai urgently and let him take an idea?" ”

"Bastard!" Pu Guoyi kicked the officer over with one kick and glared angrily, "The thieves have come from the west and have arrived under the city, and if the city gate is opened again, it will definitely be attacked by the thieves." There are few defenders in the city, and if it falls, a big deal will happen! ”

"This, this ......" The officer got up in embarrassment, and pointed at Pu Guoyi with his halberd, "Without the order of the marquis, the door cannot be closed!" His voice stopped, and the cold light flashed in front of him, and everyone was stunned to see Pu Guoyi hacking him to death with a knife.

"Hou Shuai is outside, and all the city affairs are under my orders! If there is a disobedience to the order to postpone military affairs, it will be like this! Pu Guoyi shouted loudly, and the blade that had just killed someone was drenched in light rain, and blood continued to drip from the edge. Pu Guoyi is already majestic, but at the moment, his hair is full of anger, his red eyes are gritting his teeth, and he is as fierce as Pixiu. Although there were still many officers and soldiers at the head of the city, they were afraid of Pu Guoyi's prestige, and secondly, they were worried that he was the designated commander of the city, so they did not embarrass him, and a group of people went to close the door in a panic.

"Garrison Pu, this cannon ......" An officer near the left cautiously approached and asked. He has worked with Pu Guoyi for so many years, and he has never seen him so vicious. The image of the kind and loyal old man in the past disappeared in an instant. He didn't know that no matter how honest and kind a person was, once he was cornered, he often behaved the most terrifying.

"No need to fight!" Pu Guoyi was as cold as ice, and his tone left no room for anything, "The city is in chaos, who can distinguish between the enemy and me, and the damage will be wide and widespread, and the friendly soldiers will be killed and wounded, who will be responsible?" ”

When the officer heard the promise, dozens of artillery pieces on Guangyuan City were on standby at the same time.

Under Hou Liangzhu's military order, the officers and troops outside the city fought and retreated, slowly shrinking the battle surface, wanting to retreat to the camp and start a melee. I don't know who it is, but I suddenly shouted: "Uncle, the door is closed!" ”

As soon as the word spread, the army was in an uproar, and many people immediately looked back in horror to see that they had either hacked to death the soldiers of the second battalion who suddenly came up, or were beheaded by the supervision team of the rear team. Even so, more and more soldiers discovered that the gates were closed. First of all, in the northwest, an official army that was impacting Xu Hui began to fall down. Immediately afterwards, such a scene was like a plague, which quickly spread among Hou Liangzhu's entire army.

"Pu Guoyi, who sells batches!" Hou Liangzhu gritted his teeth and looked at the tightly closed Guangyuan North City Gate and the dumb cityhead artillery. He knew very well in his heart that Pu Guoyi must not have dropped the chain at a critical moment, and this turtle grandson had definitely been planning for a long time.

Miscalculations are one after another, and experienced people like Hou Liangzhu can't help but be impetuous. Since the first year of the Apocalypse, he has not fought such a difficult battle for a long time. In the past, no matter how difficult the battle was, it was only a foreign enemy; Now, due to the calamity of Xiao Wall, he began to regret letting Pu Guoyi be in charge of guarding the city.

"This grandson really dares to rebel!" Hou Liangzhu was angry and angry, but there was nothing he could do. He still didn't realize how serious the backlash could be when he cornered a person. What he regretted was only misappointing, not that he had offended Pu Guoyi's wife before.

Of course, Li Zicheng and Zhao Dangshi will not let go of this rare opportunity. The rain became heavier and heavier, but the enthusiasm of the soldiers of the second battalion became more and more vigorous. With the last few cannon sounds that pierced through the sky, the horse army that broke into the camp gathered again and turned to charge towards Hou Liangzhu's main formation. The officials and soldiers wanted to adjust, but Guo Ruke and Liu Fangliang gritted their steel teeth and entangled them as if they were dead.

The thunder in the sky roared, and outside Guangyuan City, thousands of officers and soldiers finally gave up under the fierce attack of the second battalion from several sides.

After another while, Hou Liangzhu died in battle.

The war continued, the heavy rain was already like a note, under the washing of the rain, the severed arms and stumps were horizontal, the blood and muddy water were mixed and flowed arbitrarily, and the huge Beicheng dam was filled with a strong fishy smell. The sound of the earth shaking and the mountains shaking broke through the gray sky, as if mixed with the thunder. Such a loud noise is no longer a frightening shock for the soldiers of the second battalion, but has become an exciting song of triumph, but the joy of this victory will never be experienced by people like Qin Yong, who have already died in battle.

Han Gon and Wu Mingfeng sat in front of Qin Yong's grave and drank until late at night. Somehow, Han Gon didn't want to go back to Guangyuan, he wanted to just sit in front of the grave and drink quietly with Qin Yong until dawn. Now, the rain has stopped early, and the temperature is quite chilly. The cool breeze blew Guangyuan, which was shining with lights in the distance. Tonight, the moon and stars are scarce, cold and silent, and it seems that God is also paying tribute to the countless lives that died in the battle during the day.