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369 of the Great Zhou Dynasty, December 28, Jizhou ......

"Sigh the law ......"

On the Hutuo Plain in southern Hebei, the cold wind was bitter, the limbs and arms were broken, and the ownerless war horses couldn't stop panting and pacing back and forth on the bloody battlefield that had just ended, as if they were neighing because of sadness. Vertex Novel X 23 U OM As far as the eye can see, there is a sea of corpses and blood, and the dry and hard land is red......

"Ha ......"

At this moment, in the pile of corpses in the distance, there was a sudden shaking, followed by a deep exhalation, and I saw a Hu man with a hairstyle similar to the "money rat tail" in his previous life crawling out of the pile of dead people.

The Hu man glanced at the corpses everywhere, and couldn't help but sigh heavily: "I didn't expect it, six thousand warriors died in a battle, Langcheng is in danger, I have to go back quickly to report to General Wei Chi......"

Thinking of this, the Hu man picked up a wolf's tooth spear on the ground, supported his crumbling body, and moved with difficulty to a war horse not far away that was bowing its head and neighing......

"Whew......"

"Poof......

Just as he was about to grab the horse's reins, an arrow whistling from the side pierced his neck in an instant, splashing a string of flying blood......

His face was full of disbelief, he never imagined that at such a time, someone would put cold arrows in the dark, and the severe cramping pain in his neck accompanied by dull suffocation hit him heavily, making him extremely painful.

I saw him holding the arrow shaft tightly, trying to turn his head to see who killed him, but as far as he could see, there was a blurry figure in the distance, and gradually he felt that the sky seemed to be darkening, and the endless cold hit his bone marrow and even his soul, and finally with full unwillingness, the "money rat tail" fell heavily to the ground......

Just after the Hu man died, there was a rush of heavy footsteps around him, which did not stop until it reached his side.

"Qiu Qianchang, you didn't say anything about your archery skills."

"Hmph, search him carefully, and immediately return to Yun County to report to the military advisor, so that the group of barbarians who belong to him know that our Jizhou army is not raised by my mother!"

Qiu Baichang, who spoke, was named Qiu Huan, and he joined the Jizhou Righteous Army to resist the Hu people at the beginning of his early years, but because he was old-fashioned and did not know how to adapt, he never had a bright future. It wasn't until he was attached to the Jingwei Battalion that he had the opportunity to show his talent as a general, because of his outstanding military exploits and outstanding martial arts, he was promoted from a soldier to a hundred commanders by Xu Wenjing, which made him even more desperate to serve Liu Ce.

"Appeal ......"

After cleaning up the battlefield, Qiu Huan and his subordinates stepped on the war horses together, and at the same time led the captured war horses to gallop towards Yun County......

After more than a month of construction, the city defense of Yunxian County has completely become a strong fortress, which is easy to defend and difficult to attack by virtue of the natural terrain advantage.

"Yes, more than a month of reinforcement day and night, it finally looks like it, okay, these slave missions are over......"

Xu Wenjing stood at the high-rise building and looked at the completed city wall, her heart was very satisfied, and then looked at the more than 20,000 Hu slaves who were shivering in the cold wind, and her eyes continued to flicker......

At this time, Zuo Shuo, who was dressed in iron armor, came to Xu Wenjing's side and arched his hand and said, "Strategist, Qiu Huan is back and is waiting for you downstairs." ”

Xu Wenjing said: "Let him come in......"

Zuo Shuo retreated, and after a while, Qiu Huan's footsteps sounded at the mouth of the stairs, and only when Xu Wenjing felt that he had stepped a few steps behind him, he turned around to look.

"My subordinates have seen the military master......" As soon as he saw Xu Wenjing, Qiu Huan knelt down on one knee and clasped his fists and saluted him.

Xu Wenjing looked over, but when he saw that the blood stains on Qiu Huan's clothes and armor had not dried, and a smell of dust came to his nose, he knew how tragic the ambush battle in the Hutuo Plain was......

After looking around at Qiu Huan, Xu Wenjing asked, "How is the war?" I just need to know the results to ......"

Qiu Huan said: "The 6,000 Hu soldiers who came to attack Yunxian were all wiped out, but our army still had more than 5,000 casualties......

Xu Wenjing sneered: "20,000 people against 6,000 people, or take advantage of their unpreparedness to sneak attack, there will be such casualties, it seems that I still overestimate the combat power of that group of Hu people, if it is hard to shake head-on, I estimate that the victory or defeat is still unknown." ”

Qiu Huan said: "It's not to blame that group of Hu people, after all, the Langcheng barbarians have been carefully trained by the Hulan people, and with the gap in equipment, it is not easy to be able to annihilate them in one fell swoop......

"Hmph......" Xu Wenjing said with a sneer, "If I hadn't given the death order, would this group of Hu people be able to work so hard?" I finally know why the general is so distrustful of these Hu people, it seems that it is not only a matter of custom, but mainly because the tactics of this group of Hu people are disorderly, and it is okay to fight against those weak Far Eastern sheep army, once they encounter the elite, they will collapse at the touch of a button......"

Qiu Huan subconsciously said when he heard this: "If they are not elite, then how can they be?" After all, they are all trained by the Hulan people! ”

After Xu Wenjing heard Qiu Huan say this, a strange arc appeared at the corner of his mouth: "Elite?"

Speaking of this, he stared at Qiu Huan fiercely, and the cold light in Xu Wenjing's eyes made him tremble......

I only heard Xu Wenjing say word by word: "You will soon be able to see what is called a real elite ......"

"Huh?" Qiu Huan was puzzled by the meaning of his words for a while, and looked at Xu Wenjing helplessly.

Xu Wenjing turned around and looked at the group of Hu people working outside the window, and said calmly: "These Hu people are too wasteful of food, now that the city wall has been repaired and reinforced, there is no need to keep it anymore, find a time and opportunity to solve it all......"

"Do as you are told, and the last will know what to do." Qiu Huan knew that Xu Wenjing's words were actually saying to himself, this was an opportunity to perform, how could he miss it?

Xu Wenjing nodded and expressed satisfaction with Qiu Huan's attitude: "After the matter is completed, I will take you to see the general, and if you have any requirements, you can tell him yourself, but I advise you to be practical and not think about those things that are not boundary." ”

Qiu Huan was overjoyed, and hurriedly said to Xu Wenjing: "Thank you for the cultivation of the military master, and my subordinates are willing to smear the liver and brain of the military master, and they will not hesitate to do so." ”

Xu Wenjing tightened her coat and said to Qiu Huan behind her: "Get up, don't kneel, but before the general arrives in Yunxian, I don't want to hear any more unfavorable voices in the Jizhou army against the Jingwei battalion, do you understand what I mean?" ”

As soon as Qiu Huan got up, he heard Xu Wenjing say such creepy words, and couldn't help but say in a cold sweat: "Master Military Division, I am a small hundred chiefs, and the Jizhou Army currently has more than 40,000 people, I'm afraid it ......."

Xu Wenjing smiled: "Who told you to deal with these 40,000 people?" If I do it, I'm afraid the general will have to take off my head......"

Qiu Huan's heart trembled, and then he said: "Please forgive your subordinates for being stupid, and please also ask the military master to make ......it clear."

Xu Wenjing's eyes flashed fiercely: "Pick out the most ruthless and ferocious killing, as for how to do it, I don't think I need to teach you anymore, right?" ”

Qiu Huan couldn't help but swallow his saliva and said, "Please rest assured, I will handle these two things properly......

Xu Wenjing turned around and came out of the window, and said for a long time: "Count the days, the general and his army have almost arrived in Yunxian in the past two days, and it is time to launch a general attack on Langcheng, and the first battle that will determine the fate of the entire Far East is about to start." ”

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On the Hutuo Plain, a group of ragged Jizhou refugees were rummaging through the corpses in the pile of corpses, and they were already numb to the corpses of the Hu people in front of them.

They are all residents of the nearby manor, and Jizhou has been chaotic for many years, and it is easier to die than a dead dog, even children of seven or eight years old are accustomed to all this. Taking advantage of the end of the war, they gathered here to turn over the things that could ward off the cold and wrap their stomachs......

"Dad, what do you think I found?"

There was a childish sound in the crowd, and everyone around heard it, but when they saw the child holding a sheepskin water bag in his hand, he couldn't stop waving it with his father not far away.

Seeing this, the child's father immediately stepped forward and grabbed the water bag, looked at him and slapped him on the back of the head, and said angrily: "How many times have I told you, don't get carried away when you find something......

As he spoke, he glanced around, and continued to whisper to the child: "In case someone has a bad idea, your ten little lives will be gone, you know?" Hurry up and find everything you can use and put it away......"

The children nodded incomprehensibly, and continued to lean down and began to rummage among the corpses, now they needed nothing more than food and winter clothes to protect them from the cold......

At this moment, a burst of military music, drums and trumpets accompanied by rattle bells came from a distance to the ears of these people who were looking for supplies among the corpses. For a moment, the crowd stopped moving, slowly got up and looked in the direction of the military music.

"March of the Northern Expeditionary Army" from far to near, the shocking marching music made these people who were struggling to survive in the chaos all day forget the danger for a while, and stared at the spear that towered into the sky on the plain in a daze, and the most shocking thing for them was the crimson flag and the whistling in the cold wind, Jingwei Battalion, this iron-blooded army, and today officially came to Jizhou!

"General, the front is the Hutuo Plain, according to the report of Tanma, it is only thirty miles away from Yun County......

In the coach's formation, Yang Kaishan on his side respectfully said to Liu Ce on the horse.

Liu Ce looked at the tragic scene after the war ahead and the numb people, and couldn't help but recall all kinds of encounters he had in Heyuan, and he was suddenly as cold as frost.

"It's started again, but it's ......" Liu Ce closed his eyes, then slowly opened them, his eyes burst with light, and he glanced at the fifteen thousand soldiers of the Jingwei Battalion behind him, "This time, it's different!" ”

After speaking, Zongma came forward to the people and said loudly: "The people of Jizhou! From today onwards, Jizhou will be guarded by Liu Ce, the captain of my big Zhou Yi! I swear that you will live in peace and stability in this land forever, and you will never be bullied and enslaved again! But I also need your support to tell me if you want to trust me. ”

The people still stood still and didn't say a word, but the temperament shown by the young general still moved them.

Looking at the soldiers of the Jingwei Battalion who were all dressed in iron and cold armor and standing like a forest behind the general, many people swallowed their saliva hard, and couldn't help but secretly say in their hearts: When did I have such a strong and majestic army in Da Zhou?

"I believe ......"

A childish voice broke the peace, and I saw the child who had been beaten by his father for showing off his water bag staring at Liu Ce with admiration.

Liu Ce nodded, and then waved his hand, and just when the people thought that doom was coming, the next moment more than 100 soldiers stepped out of the formation, and one of them put a bag of fifty or sixty catties of grain in front of them......