Late at night, Lee Hang-ju called Park Kyung-tae to a secret place.

"You ride your horse at night and hurry to Bingzhou, and hand over this letter to Huan Yanfan in person!"

Lee Hang-ju put a written letter in a bamboo tube and sealed it with mud and handed it to Park Kyung-tae.

"Shanhou, I'm leaving, what are you going to do?"

Park Kyung-tae was in a hurry.

"These people are ostensibly convinced of you, but they may not be sincere! If there is a mess, won't it be over? ”

"If it's really messed up, you won't be much of a difference here."

Li Xingzhou whispered in his ear.

"Run the official road at night, the faster the better! Be sure to meet Huan Yanfan as soon as possible, and ask him to send someone to pick us up! There were three or four hundred civilians, and two hundred remnants. More than six or seven hundred lives, many of which are injured and in urgent need of treatment, cannot be delayed for a moment! ”

"Why don't you deliver the letter, and I'll take these people away?"

Park Kyung-tae said urgently.

"Fart!"

Li Xingzhou said angrily.

"As soon as I leave, these remnants may rebel at any time, can you suppress it?"

"I have a big Mo knife!"

"Uncle Mo!"

Li Xingzhou was even more annoyed, and raised his hand and slapped him on the head.

"Stop talking nonsense, let's go! My life and that of these six or seven hundred people are all on you! ”

“……”

Park Kyung-tae was stunned.

"Marquis Shan, you must hold on, wait for me to bring the troops back to pick you up!"

Li Xingzhou nodded.

"I'll take people to the village to settle down for a while, where there are some crops and houses left by the villagers. If you bring someone to me, you will go to that village in a group! ”

Park Kyung-tae suddenly hugged Li Xingzhou tightly with a bear hug, and cried in a muffled voice.

"Shanhou, you can't die!"

"Sa...... Hand! You idiot, let go, you're strangling me! ”

When the day dawned, Li Xingzhou gathered his men and sent a fire man to cut down and open the way with a saber.

Then they lifted the wounded and escorted the people through the rugged jungle.

Fang Peng brought a few people to question Li Xingzhou, where are your guards?

Li Xingzhou said.

"I asked him to ride a horse overnight and run the official road to deliver a letter to Huan Yanfan. Let him send troops to pick us up as soon as possible! ”

"Why don't you let us know?"

Fang Peng said.

"Could it be that the Marquis of Shan, there are other intentions in secret?"

Li Xingzhou sighed.

"If I really had other intentions, I rode away with him last night, and I will stay here and suffer with you?"

In a word, Fang Peng and the others were speechless.

Li Xingzhou continued.

"I know that if I send someone on horseback to deliver the letter, there will be a lot of chaos among the people."

"Besides, Huan Yanfan only knows me and Park Kyung-tae and doesn't know you, so it's a question whether you can see Huan Yanfan when you go. Therefore, I privately advocated sending Park Kyung-tae to take the lead and sent the letter overnight...... Still have questions? ”

"No more!"

Fang Peng and the others hugged their fists at Li Xingzhou and bowed.

"I'll wait for the abruptness, and the Marquis of Shanhou will forgive the sins!"

"It's also good to have something to say. I don't want any more suspicion and estrangement between us. ”

Li Xingzhou said.

"Let's go, everyone must take care of the wounded and protect the people. The more critical the moment, the more we must not forget the sacred duty of our Tang soldiers! ”

"Yes......"

Fang Peng and the others replied a little weakly.

Li Xingzhou sighed secretly in his heart, in a desperate situation, there is only the desire to survive in the normal reaction of people.

If you want to arouse their manly blood and patriotic fervor again.

Difficult!

Such a group of remnants of the defeated generals and fleeing people, Li Xingzhou did not dare to take them on the official road.

Daizhou has fallen, and Turkic soldiers may appear near it at any time.

If you encounter Turkic soldiers on the official road, it will be a tragedy that the whole regiment will be wiped out.

A group of people can only make a difficult trek through the primeval forest.

After walking for a long time, Li Xingzhou understood why those people didn't wear armor anymore, it was definitely a huge burden.

Li Xingzhou did not hesitate to abandon this pair of mountain iron armor that had only been worn for two days, and only wore a hood.

The day came down into the evening, and twelve people died.

Eight seriously wounded and sick died without cure.

There was a man who was looking for food without permission, and he accidentally ate a poisonous mushroom and died.

Three other pathfinder soldiers were killed, one was bitten to death by a poisonous snake, and the other was dragged away by several wild wolves.

Everyone's physical strength is not much left, and a strong sense of crisis and depression is always hanging over everyone's hearts.

A few men even got into a fight because of a quarrel, which was like a life-and-death fight like killing their father and enemy.

Li Xingzhou took several talents to pull them away, and they were all injured a lot.

In such a state of existence, human nature is very easily distorted.

Food is a big problem, and Li Xingzhou's only horse has become the object of everyone's saliva coveting.

That night, Li Xingzhou ordered someone to let go and kill the war horse, and boiled the bones into soup and horse meat for food.

In an instant, there was no scum left, and it was eaten up by hundreds of people.

Li Xingzhou focused on taking care of some sick people and the elderly, weak women and children.

Fang Peng had a lot of opinions, saying that at this time, he should try his best to ensure the physical strength of the young and strong.

Precious food should no longer be given to those who are "useless".

Li Xingzhou did not refute, but insisted on doing so.

He knew that what Fang Peng said was not unreasonable.

But if he did what he said, why didn't he ride a war horse and walk away with Park Kyung-tae?

Since you have chosen to stay, you want to save the lives of these people as much as possible!

"Swear to defend it!"

Wang Xingyan's hideous, distorted face and hoarse sonorous words.

It seems to echo in Li Xingzhou's mind all the time.

The group made a large circle to avoid the Turkic soldiers.

After a difficult trek of seven days and seven nights in the primeval forest where there was no daylight, I didn't get lost.

With his outstanding jungle survival skills, Li Xingzhou led this group of remnants of defeated soldiers and fleeing people out of this murderous primeval forest.

People are dying every day, and it's a massive increase every day.

At the beginning, there were more than six or seven hundred, and now there are less than five hundred.

Along the way, many corpses were left behind, and some corpses were left and buried directly in the belly of the beast.

Including Li Xingzhou, none of the living people are like human figures, and all of them are like wild people in the primeval forest.

In the past few days, everyone has undoubtedly been wandering between life and death.

If it weren't for Li Xingzhou's many such experiences in his previous life, and he had also refined his physique very well before, I am afraid that he would have died a long time ago.

"There is a village there!"

Li Xingzhou pointed to the village ahead.

"We fought there before, killed a group of Turkic soldiers, evacuated the people there. Although it has become a deserted village, there are crops and houses. And I made an agreement with Park Kyung-tae to wait for reinforcements there! ”

"Oh......"

People who had already been exhausted burst into cheers.

In the few days when the light of day was not seen in the big forest, everyone thought that they would not survive.

Now that they have the best hope of survival, many people cry with joy.

"Shanhou, the life-saving benefactor is worshiped by us!"

Both the sergeants and the common people knelt down for Li Xingzhou.

"Please, please!"

Li Xingzhou said.

"It's a place to stay temporarily, but it's also dangerous. Maybe the Turkic rangers will touch it again. Therefore, we must hurry up and go into the village as soon as possible, find as much food, water, and warm clothes and quilts as possible, and still hide in the mountains and forests behind the village, waiting for reinforcements to arrive! ”

"Obey the orders of the Marquis of Shan!"

Now, no one questions Li Xingzhou's words anymore.

Li Xingzhou personally took three or four slightly stronger people and quietly entered the village along the route of the initial lurking reconnaissance.

When I went inside, I saw that it was already occupied.

There were no less than 300 weapons and horses, digging earth for stoves and cutting trees for firewood, crops were harvested ahead of schedule, and all the food and wine that the villagers had hidden in the cellars had not had time to take were dug up.

There are also people who are cooking meat and drinking too much.

Li Xingzhou's heart sank, there was no armor and banners of the Tang Army, not they were the regular army of the Tang Dynasty brought by Park Jingtai!

"Looks like this is a bunch of bandits, right?"

A person next to him whispered.

Li Xingzhou told them to hide carefully here.

I quietly touched the foot of the house.

Hiding in the dark and observing for a while, Li Xingzhou judged...... These people, like Fang Peng and the others, are all defeated and fleeing soldiers!

Li Xingzhou thought to himself, the city fell and the battle was lost.

Far from being in a hurry to return to the barracks, these people did not have the ability to shelter and protect the people in need.

There are also fearless people who drink wine and eat meat here, which is probably really a "soldier bandit".

Although it is not possible to make a conclusion for a while, Li Xingzhou believes that as long as there is this risk, you can't take risks rashly!

So he quietly retreated, and called everyone back the way they came.

"Marquis Shan, since it's the Tang Army, why don't we recognize it and gather troops together?"

Fang Peng and others said.

"They have soldiers, horses, and food, and they can help us escort the people south!"

"It doesn't have to be that simple.

Li Xingzhou told him about his concerns.

When everyone heard this, they were immediately disheartened.

"How's that to be?"

At this moment, a woman next to her screamed loudly.

"Daddy...... Daddy! ”

Everyone ran over to see that an old man in his sixties had already been hungry and had just swallowed his breath.

It is almost a miracle that the old man has survived until now.

Hearing that the village could not accept people, the old man's last breath of anger dispersed, and he couldn't hold on.

Li Xingzhou looked at the group of people around him who were dying and almost collapsed, and gritted his teeth.

"I'll go into the village and give it a try!"

Fang Peng and the others were taken aback, "Hou Shan, no!" If they are really crazy bandits, then they can do anything without telling any reason! ”

Li Xingzhou took a deep breath and said.

"It's dangerous to go. But if we don't try, many of us will die of disease and starvation...... Fang Peng, if someone comes to inquire about my identity later, only say that I am a soldier of Zuo Yiwei, and Hou Shanhou must not mention it! ”

"What does the Marquis mean?"

Fang Peng and the others were puzzled.

"Don't ask, just do it. Tell everyone to keep their mouths tight, otherwise we will all die! If I don't come back in an hour, you continue to lead everyone south! ”

Li Xingzhou said.

"Remember, don't give up on anyone! Remember, you are soldiers of the Tang Dynasty, and you must swear to defend our comrades to the death! ”

After that, Li Xingzhou solemnly hugged Fang Peng and the others, turned around and left.

"Hou Shan......

Fang Peng and the others exclaimed loudly.

"I'm going alone, and you're all hiding from anyone...... This is a military order! ”

Li Xingzhou didn't bring any weapons, and the pocket on his head was also thrown away.

The only one walked into the village with a cavalry horn.

Now, Li Xingzhou can already judge that these Tang troops are real "deserters" and "bandits".

Because they did not set up open posts and secret posts at the entrance of the village to monitor and defend them, they did not have the vigilance and sense of crisis that an army should have.

They only cared about eating, drinking, and waiting for death, obviously in a confused state of mind.

How could they become such a rabble if they were not deserters and bandits?

Li Xingzhou walked into the entrance of the village, picked up the horn and sounded the rallying call of the Tang Army!

Fang Peng and the others in the woods were startled, isn't it clear that they are looking for death?!

As soon as the horn sounded, Tang Jun, who was eating and drinking all over the village, and was dreaming of death, rebounded as if reflexively.

At first glance, after scolding a few times, "Where did the beggar and savage come from", more than half of them lay back and didn't bother to pay attention.

A few people grabbed their knives and guns and ran out.

Li Xingzhou saw that these people had a reaction, and immediately blew the mourning music with a horn.

I've been in Datang for so long, and I've always seen funerals.

It's not a very authentic tune, but it's about that.

"What a fucking bad luck!"

"Where did you come from, you're tired of it!"

"Done him!"

A few chaotic soldiers ran over scolding.

"What kind of person, I don't want to live anymore!!" Someone shouted and cursed.

Li Xingzhou raised his hands, and the horn hung on his fingertips.

"Look at me, who do I look like?"

"Bull horns?

……

Are you a cavalry soldier? ”

Li Xingzhou pursed his lips and put down his hands.

"Don't be nervous!"

"Don't move!"

The rebels shouted, and someone wheeled a horizontal knife to Li Xingzhou's neck.

"You kid is tired of life, dare to blow mourning music to us!"

"Do you still have so many people with knives and guns in your hands to treat me as an unarmed man?"

Li Xingzhou snorted lazily, his fingers grabbed the horizontal knife on his neck and moved his neck, and said nonchalantly.

"I'm not just blowing it for you, I'm blowing it for myself. Seeing that you can't live, why be in a hurry? ”

"What do you mean?"

The man really retracted his sword, and the others also retracted.

It can be seen that they still have a little bit of "sympathy" for Li Xingzhou.

At least the hostility is less intense.

"Daizhou has been broken, and the Turkic soldiers will go south at any time; Wang's Northern Expedition, General Heizhi personally led an army of 100,000 to arrive in the state. ”

Li Xingzhou even stretched.

"No one will let us go. Early death and late death are deaths, so it's better to blow a mourning song for yourself first...... What do you say? ”

And all the people changed their faces.

"Daizhou has fallen?"

"General Blacktooth is here?"

"This ......"

Li Xingzhou has been able to be 100% sure.

This is the defeated army in the Shuozhou area.

"Hey, there's something to eat!

Li Xingzhou screamed in surprise and ran towards a pile of fire.

There was a clay urn boiling on it, and in it was stewed meat, probably horse meat.

"Stop, who allowed you to eat our meat?"

A few guys grabbed Li Xingzhou and put him back.

"It's dirty and smelly like a wild man, get out of here!"

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