Between the drizzling winter rain, under the dominance of the big character "Huainan" on the battle flag, the continuous and surging forward military formations flooded the valley roads, hills and rivers in the wilderness.

On behalf of the Huainan camp and the state soldiers and horses, regimental training envoys, guard envoys, and defense envoys, the banners, the banners, dazzling, colorful and colorful fluttering in the sky above the dense or vast military formations that are driven and trampled by.

In every city, town, fort, and village where they passed, there were small groups of earthen regiments and village soldiers who were pulling oxen and horses, and they joined them as if a hundred rivers were returning.

At the forefront, however, were many of the most shabby groups, mostly dressed in straw sandals or barefoot and lame, with bamboo hats or even bareheaded, and their armor was tattered and covered with patches like flowers. Rusty swords and broken wooden planks, regimental signs, and even sharpened bamboo poles were their main equipment.

Far behind these loose and chaotic arrays are rows of Danyang soldiers with double-wielding broad-headed broadswords, and Huaiyang crossbowmen with strong crossbows and arrows on their backs, forming a strict military formation. They stared at the backs of these temporary "friendly soldiers" with expressionless faces and solemn atmospheres, and occasionally some of them fell behind or tried to escape, and they shot them on the spot or drove them back.

And in this chaotic military formation, there are still people trying to boost the morale of the left and right, but a man who is unkempt but still bright-eyed, energetic and active.

"I'm Sulla, who is known as Lucky, and you must be right to follow me."

"You must know that I was defeated so badly, and most of the people who followed me escaped."

"Since we are now an official and an army again, we should kill more thieves to serve the court."

Then, he glanced at the queue walking not far away, and Zhao Ziri, who had a bitter face and still wrapped his head, couldn't help but sigh. This Brother Zhao is really destined for himself, but it's a pity that he became stupid and stupid after falling into the pit this time, but he couldn't talk a few more words.

Then, suddenly, a burst of shouts and killings erupted, and from the grass and forests on the slopes of the mountains in the distance, many uneven arrows suddenly rained down, and suddenly fell in the crowd of them, screaming and falling to the sky, shooting over many unprepared figures.

was listening attentively to the guidance of the "old pawn" of the rebel army, and several soldiers who couldn't react for a while were also grinning and hunched over in pain, with arrows piercing through their bodies, and rolled to the ground with Sulla, who was full of shock, and couldn't get up again.

Then, from the reeds by the river on the other side, many gray Baotou soldiers with swords and spears also rushed out; They were so unhindered that they were attracted to the attention of the past by the other side, and they rushed into the scattered passing army, and cut them off into many passages where they did not support each other and fought separately.

After a while, the front line of these "officers and soldiers" with low morale and fighting spirit was already crushed and corpses were scattered everywhere; There were even people fleeing along the roads; However, the rear team that soon caught up with them bit these enemies again, and continued to fight.

And Chang Hong, the general of the righteous army who led a team of horses in the same ragged clothes and galloped in the process, also regretted it under his expressionless face; As the former envoy of the right army of the Great General's Mansion and the commander of the left wing, he is now the highest-ranking existence in the army.

At the beginning, after he was defeated several times on the Yangtze River, he did not hesitate to lead the rest of the army to surrender, thinking that he could be like Bi Shiduo, Li Hanzhi, Qin Yan, who were once born in the righteous army, but now serve in the Huainan army, and immediately get the corresponding glory and wealth of appeasement and ministry appointment;

As a result, under the "Zhang Invincible", he had nothing to gain except for a title and banner that was authorized to be a vanguard envoy; On the contrary, he had to lead these surrendered troops, running and driving in the forefront of the officers and troops again and again, and trying to win the trust of the other party with the performance of heavy casualties.

Later, he understood that although these old acquaintances did not hesitate to divide up the surrendered rebels, they also unceremoniously accepted the generous gifts he entrusted to the event. But obviously, in terms of actual actions and attitudes, he doesn't want to have a grass thief with enough weight like him to thin out the power structure and other resources in Huainan Town;

Therefore, he could only try to hold on to the door of "Zhang Wuving", and on such a road, his head was bleeding and went dark. However, the worse news is that even the Yellow King is going to ask the court to surrender again, and Huainan has also agreed to ask for a festival for him;

This seemingly ridiculous reality was undoubtedly a major blow like a thunderbolt from the sky to him, and even his subordinates couldn't help but panic. After all, if the Yellow King also received the court's favor and became a member of the official army under the name of the court, then how should they deal with themselves;

And why did they have to surrender to the past, and then desperately sacrifice their lives and family wealth to try to win the trust of the Huainan army. Besides, once the matter is completed, ordinary and inconsequential soldiers and leaders may still have a chance to be retained; But a former rebel leader and high-ranking person like him, the corresponding identity and position have become extremely embarrassing and dangerous.

Thinking of this, Chang Hong, who felt more and more remorse and chagrin in his heart, turned his grief and anger into a small strength to swing his knife and practice, once again cut off the head of a fleeing enemy soldier, and knocked down and kicked the bodies of several enemies, before he was able to slowly calm down.

And then in the next moment, he had already made up his mind that even if he gave up everything in front of him, he had to find a new way out for himself.

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And in Shangrao County, the state capital of Shinshu, there is also a sad and angry mood.

"Only the deputy commander of the Shenjian Army led two battalions to converge. ."

"The Feiyun Army currently has a cavalry battalion to cast."

"The Divine Sparrow Army claims to be intercepted by the local soil group, and I am afraid that it will not be able to rush there for a while."

"There was infighting in the Hu Lu army, the Chao army master was killed by the traitors in the right wing, and the left wing was in charge of cleaning up the remnants."

"The Feijie Army was ambushed by the Xuanzhou Army in Guanyang, and it has been defeated and retreated to the defensive ground."

"The Baoshan army on the right flank and the Yongrui army on the left flank are attacking and killing each other in Huyang City, and I also ask the Yellow King to send someone to mediate."

"Urgent. Yellow King"

At this time, an eager voice suddenly interjected.

"The Huainan army once again marched south, and the front and back were endless, claiming to be 100,000 troops. Now that Guixi County is approaching Yiyang, the local Wang Lang of Yiyang has already led his troops to flee. ”

Hearing this imminent major bad news and bad news, Huang Chao, who looked more and more emaciated, was unmoved, only the gloomy color that could not be dissolved in the center of his eyebrows added a bit of cold color to him. Then it became a sentence that loosened from the corners of his mouth that were as tight as a rock.

"It's just right to come, blow the trumpet and gather all the people, and go out with me to welcome the lineup of the imperial court."

Although he has been running and working almost sleepless these days, his voice is hoarse and abnormal, as if the thickest stone has been polished, but it naturally has a sense of reassurance and calmness; It also re-energized these soldiers who were in despair and hesitation, and whose will and morale were a little low.

Just like the desperate situation he has led everyone to come over with blood and blood in the desperate situation after major setbacks many times, which makes people full of convincing and strength; There is no need for any material encouragement and incentives, nor any reason or excuse.

And when those who are greedy for life and afraid of death or those who are bent on speculation have defected to the enemy or fled elsewhere; Now those who are still willing to stay by the side of the Yellow King are undoubtedly the most determined and hardcore followers of the righteous army.

Therefore, even if what Huang Chao is going to do at this moment is a decision to put his life in the afterlife, most people are willing to swear to die; Of course, it was not without dissenting voices, but they were all ruthlessly suppressed by him.

For example, at this moment, Yang Shigu, a former military division who was imprisoned and detained in disguise on the grounds of avoiding shaking the morale of the army, has always insisted on opposing the dangerous speculation, and advocated breaking through the encirclement in the south and converging the forces in the mountains to make a comeback, is one of them.

(End of chapter)