Sun Zhongshan Qian Laosan led people to attack the Xizhai Gate was not smooth, a group of enemies resisted to the death with a few rejection horses, the Zhao army pounced a few times, folded twenty or thirty soldiers, but did not even touch the side of the gate by the brute knife of the Tu Zhai people and more than a dozen bows on the wall to fight back. When Shang Cheng arrived, Zhao Shishi had already thrown off his armor, his eyes were red and half of his arms were shining, and he was about to organize a death squad to grab the wall.

Shang Cheng's first order after arriving was to let all the bows and crossbows take care of the enemy on the wall of Gu Zhai first, and then ordered to set fire: "Light the fire, light everything that can be lit!" All the torches are still gone! Listen to my commands, one, one, one, two, three! Throw! As his words fell, dozens of torches crackled and smashed on the wall in front of the gate. Taking advantage of the enemy's brief opportunity to dodge the "fire rain", Sun Zhongshan waved his knife and roared: "Whether you are dead or alive depends on this experience!" Come with me, brethren! He led a group of Zhao soldiers to rush up like a swarm, slashing knives, guns, poking axes, and cutting half of the soldiers who were guarding in front of the gate of the village in an instant.

Shang Cheng ordered "don't chase", and on the other hand, he sent people to find the ignition and pile it on both sides of the walled gate, seeing Wen Mu rushing over with a team of horses, he asked, "Have you contacted the rear team?" ”

"Nope. There's no one behind......"

In the shadow of the fire, Shang Cheng looked at the watchtower on the top of the meadow that had been burned into a huge "torch", the distance was too far away, he couldn't see the movement there, he listened with bated breath, there were horns and orders everywhere, people shouted and neighed, and said: "Let's go out of the camp to the west first, and then go around the camp to see if anyone else breaks out, and then make plans." Seeing Wen Mu hesitantly nodded, he walked around the bridle of the war horse and shouted, "Burn this walled gate", and led more than 200 Zhao soldiers to rush out of the camp......

It's getting brighter. The red morning sun rises lazily from the junction of heaven and earth in the east. The dew on the blades of grass became more and more crystal clear in the morning glow. Two goshawks soared in the blue sky with their wings flat, and from time to time they let out a chirp, and the mournful sound spread far away over the field. The fire in the barracks on the left had been extinguished, and only a few clouds of smoke were still wafting in the wind. The watchtower on the top of the meadow had collapsed, and among the blackened stumps of broken wood, a large black log was crumbling, like an overwhelmed old man, staring sadly at the battlefield at his feet. The camp was full of the corpses of the Zhao people, on their backs, lying down, alone, in groups, curled up, burned into black charcoal, and without a head or body...... Not only is this the case in the big camp, but it stretches from the big camp to the south for one or two miles, and the corpses of the Zhao people can be seen everywhere. In some places, dead people are crammed into piles, in other places, there are countless people who have disappeared in the bloody grass and have never been seen again......

Continue to walk southeast along this road paved with people and blood, and then go north when you reach the shallows of the Alegu River, and turn out for five or six miles, you can see a small settlement abandoned by herdsmen, and four or five collapsed houses are not far from a meadow, and a group of men and horses led by Shang Cheng are now resting here.

From the previous night, when looking for the lost rear team outside the main camp after breaking through the siege, they ran into the enemy who had returned to reinforce the brigade, and after a hand-to-hand encounter, the team was almost scattered and crushed, and ran more than ten miles before getting rid of the pursuit; Immediately after that, he met a baggage team of the people of Tu Rush, Shang Cheng gave an order, and more than 100 Zhao Jun beat the opponent who was caught off guard, not only robbed more than 300 camels and horses, but also grabbed food and water. This stabbed the hornet's nest, and several teams of enemies chased and intercepted it from all directions. They went around and around, stopping and fighting all the way on the grassland, until the eastern sky turned white, and finally jumped out of the enemy's encirclement. Although the battle was hard and difficult, it could not be regarded as nothing - they kicked a few temporary camps of the Turquoise people along the way, rescued several groups of their own people, and the stragglers accepted along the way, and now the team is getting bigger and bigger.

Now, Shang Cheng and a few officers sat under a low tree and munched on dried meat and drank cold water, recovering their strength while waiting for the spies sent out to return. The brave camels and horses of the slope were scattered in the grass, but they barely made a sound, except for the occasional cough in their throats, and only the snorting of the cattle when they could not hold their breath.

Wen Mu was discussing with Sun Zhongshan in a low voice the next direction of the team, Bao Kan leaned against the trunk of the tree and closed his eyes and took a nap, Qian Laosan took a delicate small silver knife with a gold wire handle, and was concentrating on carving a piece of wood. Shang Cheng was pinching a blood-soaked handkerchief and wiping his eyes. More than a dozen people sat or stood around.

Wen Mu and Sun Zhongshan were talking louder and louder. It seems that these two people do not agree with each other, and neither of them can convince anyone, so they have to rely on the size of their voices to prove that their ideas are more tenable. As a result, Shang Cheng glanced at it, so he had to shut up and stop the argument.

He pulled down the blindfold with his lips, covered his right eye, and said: "The most important thing now is not where to go, nor which direction to go, the most important thing is to figure out where we are now!" He also looked at the dozen or so people on the periphery. These are all officers he rescued halfway through, looking at the style of the armor, they are all officers of the same rank, and two of them may still have the rank of general...... Nowadays, these people's descriptions are indescribably sluggish, and there is no sparkle in their eyes, they are like logs hanging their heads and not speaking; Occasionally, his eyes moved, and his gaze was also filled with endless desolation, sorrow and despair......

He sighed silently in his heart. It's hard for anyone to accept this result, it's an army of 20,000, who knows that it will be wiped out in a moment! But he didn't want to comfort them with empty words that didn't lean on all sides, so he turned around to look at the resting soldiers.

Zhao Shishi walked over with a scimitar used by the Tuqi people in his hand, and said without saluting: "The count has come out, there are a total of one thousand and thirty-three people, of which more than six hundred are guards and more than one hundred soldiers. As he spoke, he grabbed the bag of dry food from Bao Kan's hand, took out a fist-sized piece of jerky, cut a large piece with a knife and threw it into his mouth and chewed it.

"How many horses are there?"

The stone swallowed the meat in his throat, hammered his chest twice, and said, "I don't count it, but I can still be a little rich if I have one person and one horse." There are also dozens of camels. He suddenly remembered something, touched his hand twice in his arms, pulled out a golden bracelet, and shook it in front of everyone. When I went to patrol just now, I saw that the one by one hanging on the saddle of a camel was good, and there were pictures on it! Shang Cheng took it and took it in his hand to carefully look at the bracelet set with a circle of red, red, green and green gemstones, and at a glance he knew that it was a precious object, especially the delicate lines carved between the gems, which depicted a wild wolf with teeth and claws in detail. He smiled and said, "This trophy is good, it can be sold for a few dollars...... He was about to return the thing to the stone, when he suddenly remembered something and said to Sun Zhongshan: "Show me your gold medal." ”

With a "gold medal", not only the dozen or so officers who looked numb were stunned, but even the soldiers who were nearby sat up on the ground, and everyone looked at Sun Zhongshan with surprise and disbelief.

Sun Zhongshan carefully took out a purse from his personal body and took out a yellow and clear brand. This is the spoils of war he got when he led people to rob the camp in the middle of the night; The head and the leather hat of the Turths were still tied on his horse.

Shang Cheng compared the two things back and forth, grinned and shook his head, threw the bracelet to the stone, and said regretfully, "You are too unlucky." An acre of Xuntian, just like that, it flies. ”

Zhao Shishi probably didn't expect this bracelet to be so valuable, and he was stunned for a while, and it took a while to come back to his senses, jump up from the ground, and ask with wide eyes: "What?" How so? This bracelet is more important than Lao Sun's gold medal? ”

Shang Cheng threw both things to him and said, "Compare yourself." One by one, this thing is more than a gold medal, not to mention that the carved things are exactly the same, the line drawings are much finer, and the texture is much better. It's a pity......"

Zhao Shishi frowned and compared the two things, gritted his teeth and asked, "Arm?" Does an arm count? I was pulled off a dead man's arm! The arm was still throwing in the grass over there...... "He turned around twice in the same place, put the thing in his arms, and suddenly ran away like a leg, and in a moment came back with a broken arm that was dusty, and squatted Shang Cheng even said with a gesture: "It's this arm!" Arms can be used as heads, right? Half of the first level can always be reached, right? ”

Shang Cheng pushed the broken arm that he didn't know who it was from front of him, looked at Zhao Shishi, the corners of his mouth twitched, and he didn't know if the arm could be regarded as a first-class credit.

Zhao Shishi was so angry that he stomped his feet and jumped straight up, took out the bracelet again, smashed it on the ground and stomped on it several times with his foot. Sun Zhongshan was quick, snatched the gold medal from the stone in the other hand, brushed the ash on it with his hand, and put it into his purse again with a precious and heavy place. It's not much lighter than his life! It's up to you to change Xuntian!

Qian Laosan also woke up, licked his tongue and said to Zhao Shishi: "You don't like this thing, you can give it to me." The head on my horse's ass belongs to you, let's change it, what's the matter? ”

"Get away!" Zhao Shi picked up the dead man's arm in his hand and threw it at Qian Laosan. "I won't give it to you, I'll feed the dogs! I'll go back and make it into jewelry for my mother-in-law! ”

Qian Laosan threw the dead man's arm far away, and he was not annoyed, but still said with a smile: "Do you have a mother-in-law?" How did I not know? If you want to make a bracelet, you can also send me the stone on it, one by one, I am saying that I don't know what rare objects to send to my baby, this stone is very beautiful, it is just right for my baby! He laughed and snuggled his neck, and like a leper dog, he didn't dodge or dodge and let Zhao Shishi kick twice.

They were laughing and joking here, and the officers and soldiers who watched the excitement on the outside were shaking their lips and feeling incredible. When the army was defeated, others were eager for their father and mother to give them two more legs, and they could escape as far as they could, and the farther they could escape, the better, but this group of people didn't seem to know where they were, not only killing the enemy and robbing the camp to grab things, but also having the leisure to cut off their heads and collect loot...... Are these people crazy or stupid? Of course, they themselves know the answer: these people in front of them are neither crazy nor stupid, but their hearts are smaller than others, and their courage is greater than others......

Several horses suddenly turned the slope and galloped over, and the wind swept near, and the spies on the horses took the reins but did not dismount, and pointed to the south with a wheezing breath and said, "My lord, there is a fight over there!" ”

Seeing the spies returning, all the soldiers from near and far stood up, and when they heard that there was a war, they all began to pack up and prepare for it. Shang Cheng sat on the grass and looked up and asked, "How far is it from us?" How many enemies are there? ”

"About ten miles to the southeast, there are about two thousand cavalry of the Turpents, and we are surrounded by six or seven hundred people, all on horseback. Looking at the flag, it seems to be the hussars of the Liyuan battalion! ”

Before Shang Cheng could speak, Wen Mu and the two or three officers had already changed their faces. Others don't know, but they know in their hearts who the hussars are protecting! This man must be saved, and even if he dies, he cannot leave his body in the Tututs! Even if you fight people out, you have to grab them out!

Shang Cheng didn't pay attention to Wen Mu and them, and asked the soldiers with a frown, "What's the other situation?" ”

"The soldiers of the Turquoise have two black flags!"

"The Big Horde?" Qian Laosan got up as soon as he was bone, came over and asked hurriedly, "You see clearly, is it the black flag of the big tent soldiers?" ”

"It's a black flag! The subordinates can see clearly, it is indeed the black flag of the big tent soldiers! ”

As soon as he heard that it was the elite of the Tuqi people, Qian Laosan smiled a flower on his face, he rubbed his hands excitedly, approached Shang Cheng and said, "Hit it, sir." I led the team to get them out. Two black flags, there must be a big show, this time I have to get a gold medal to figure out. ”

Shang Cheng narrowed his eyes and didn't speak for a while. The two black flags show that there are at least 1,000 big tent soldiers, and 1,000 tribal soldiers, if this battle really starts, he has no bottom in his heart, these are all defeated soldiers, they can fight quickly and cannot last, and they may not be able to hold on to each other a little, not to mention that the establishment is not complete now, and the order may not be able to be conveyed......

He hesitated in his heart, his face was hesitant and hesitant, the two generals knew that they were useless in Shangcheng, and they couldn't do anything in a hurry, so they all glanced at Wen Mu with their eyes. Wen Mu leaned over and whispered, "My lord, this battle must be fought!" The hussars are guarding Chen Zhuguo! ”

"What?" Shang Cheng asked suspiciously, "Who is Chen Zhuguo?" He immediately understood that "Chen Zhuguo" was the general of Zhuguo surnamed Chen, as if he was still the counselor of the camp or joined the army, and he seemed to have seen this general once, when he was in Nanguan in Yixian County two years ago...... He suddenly turned his head to stare at Wen Mu and asked, "Is it a woman?" Female generals? ”

Wen Mu's lips tightened, as if he had made a lot of determination, and his voice was lowered: "Chen Zhuguo is the current princess of Changsha. ”

Sun Zhongshan, who heard them talking closely, suddenly distorted his face with Chinese characters. His little eyes had never been so wide, and he couldn't say anything but a few meaningless hoarse guttural sounds from his throat. Shang Cheng's left cheek also twitched several times, and one left eye flashed with a fierce ghost like a wolf, staring at Wen Mu for a long time without squeaking, and only after a long time did he spit hard: "What the hell have you done!" He suddenly stood up, picked up the cutlass beside him, and shouted, "Assemble the whole army and mount!" Something is done! He said to Sun Zhongshan, who was sitting on the ground and didn't move, "You take Wen Mu and them," he whipped and pointed at Wen Muqian, and there were more than a dozen officers at the third head, "On the march, the team will be reorganized, and the soldiers and warriors will be divided into sentry captains, captains, and sentinels, you will appoint them!" Seeing that Sun Zhongshan was still in a daze, he kicked over, "Hurry up and move!" One by one, Zhao stone! ”

"My Majesty!"

"You lead fifty soldiers to open the way in front, and if there is something to do, spread the news immediately! It's not that you can't engage the enemy! ”

"Yes!"

Shang Cheng got on his war horse, pointed his scimitar to the southeast, and there was no extra nonsense, saying "go" to urge the horse to leave. The soldiers who had already lined up followed him, and the soldiers who were slow behind were still packing up their things and carrying saddles and getting on their horses......