It is said that Mardiv's life was very difficult, and not long after he led two thousand cavalry to be arrogant, a group of pursuers appeared behind his buttocks. The purpose of his departure from the city was to drag the cavalry of the Orientals as much as possible, but Mardiv did not expect that this delay would drag more than 10,000 cavalry, and many infantry retreated to intercept it. Tens of thousands of cavalry, the Oriental is really generous, in the face of many cavalry encirclement and pursuit, Mardiv wanted to cry without tears, it was the first time he had encountered such a domineering opponent. Of course, I have to sigh that the Oriental people have abundant capital, and with a wave of their hands, tens of thousands of cavalry directly chased after them, which is not even a knife for killing chickens, it is simply a dragon knife for killing chickens. I finally found a place to catch my breath, and before half an hour passed, the adjutant general ran over, "Lord Mardiv, the Easterners are coming up again, and there are still many infantry in the north waiting for them, where are we running now?" Whew.... Many of the brothers are almost unable to hold on. ”

Since attacking a few food protection teams, there has never been a safe birthday, there have been chasing soldiers behind the buttocks, some soldiers are tired of the field is about to come out, and the war horses are tired to death along the way, if it is not for the robbery of a lot of horses, I don't know how many are left behind. Mardiv waited for the cloudy old eyes, his head was buzzing, and he caught up again, damn, why do you always feel that the Orientals are playing with people, you can obviously close the circle, but you don't fit around, you just follow behind and bite hard. There was anger in his heart, but Mardiv still had to find a way to continue to flee for his life, looked to the north, he turned over and got on his horse, "Go to the White Camel Mountain, enter the Grand Canyon, and when you get there, everyone gives up their horses and scatters to flee for their lives." ”

The only thing that Mardiv could think of was the Grand Canyon of White Camel Mountain, and it was useless to go to other places, and the terrain of the Grand Canyon was complicated, and the cavalry could not play a useful role. Maldiv took the lead, and the remaining more than 1,300 remnants of the army went headlong to the north, and Maldiv was also a ruthless man, seeing that there was little hope of escaping, and went directly into the Grand Canyon, he felt that at this point, he could drag it for as long as he could. What made Maldiv depressed was that the Eastern army behind him was still in hot pursuit, and he rushed into the Grand Canyon without hesitation.

The men and horses of the Maldives can be said to be a dead end, and under the heavy encirclement and suppression, even if they rush into the Grand Canyon of White Camel Mountain, there is not much hope. The terrain of the Grand Canyon is complex, it is not easy to encircle and suppress, the key is that the mountains are bare, there is no need to fight, and after four or five days of encirclement, it is estimated that some people will starve to death. In fact, the Eastern Army did the same, the cavalry was close to the threat, and later tens of thousands of infantry were stationed on the other side, and the entire White Camel Mountain Grand Canyon was blocked, and the people of Maldiv could not be said to be able to fly.

In the city of Vladimir, Lovednov was depressed, the fate of Mardiv was predictable, and it would be false to say that he was not sad. But there was no way for Lovednov to transfer the cavalry of the Orientals without sacrificing more than 2,000 cavalry, and judging from the current situation, Mardiv had successfully completed the task. In the blink of an eye, it entered the middle of June of the fifth year of Xuanhe, and there were still not many changes in Vladimir City, and the biggest change was that on the north and south sides of Vladimir City, there were two more high earth mountains, and the Orientals began to follow the height of the earth mountains and arrange bows and crossbows, which also indicated that the peaceful days of Vladimir City were over. On the evening of June 17, while the family was preparing dinner, the city of Vladimir fell into chaos, and the rain of arrows fell down, shattering the illusions of the Slavs and the real siege began. The two dirt hills finally came into play, taking advantage of the height, allowing the longbowmen to rain arrows into the city as much as they wanted, while the arrows of the city defenders could hardly reach those outside the city. In just one hour, the defenders staying at the head of the city were dealt a heavy blow, not to mention more than 1,000 dead and wounded, and the most devastating thing was that they could only be beaten passively.

Luo Weidenov has long lost his temper, the walls of Vladimir are about four zhang high, but the earth hill outside the city is about five or six zhang high, the vision and height are suppressed, and the crossbowmen are inherently inferior to others. In the past, some people ridiculed the stupidity of the Oriental people's behavior of piling up dirt and mountains, but now no one laughs at it, and sometimes what seems to be ridiculous behavior often works very well. Being beaten passively all the time, that kind of psychological pressure, is unimaginable.

At the end of the day, the gates of Vladimir suddenly opened, and the Slavs in the city rushed out like mad dogs, and they frantically attacked the garrison outside the city. The Eastern army also reacted quickly, and after surviving the early passivity, it began a counteroffensive, and the two sides fought for nearly two hours before the Slavic soldiers slowly retreated.

However, Lovednov's goal had been achieved, and in this night's frenzied attack, he managed to cover tens of thousands of soldiers to rush to the Suzdal River at night. Looking at the dazed night sky, Luo Weide didn't know what the future would be, but everything he could have done had already been done. As for the battle of the Suzdal River, it was up to the Grand Duke of Viache, this battle gambled everything, two days, and the Grand Duke of Viache only had two days. In more than two days, the Eastern Army near Vladimir will be able to rush to the aid of the Suzdal River.

At the same time, Zhao Yougong and Xiao Zhiyun are also paying attention to the Suzdal River, under the cover of night, ropes across the river, pontoon bridges are slowly built, and it is not a dream to cross the river.

On the banks of the Suzdal River in the early morning, the water was full of mist, and after standing for a long time, I was a little wet. Tonight, there is no moonlight, the stars are full, the clouds on the horizon are like a milky way, the starry sky is bright, beautiful and charming, but under this sky, there is a breath of slaughter. This area is turbulent, and there is a cliff on the opposite side, and it is because of this cliff that the Slavs relaxed their inspection of this area, and after a while, no one will come here to investigate, which gives the Dingguo army the opportunity to build a pontoon bridge. There was no shortage of water masters in the army, swimming to the opposite bank, relying on flying claws and other tools to successfully climb the cliff, ropes together north and south, and the soldiers behind carried the prepared planks on the top. The planks are wide and long, and they are very buoyant in their own right, and with the ropes supporting them, this simple pontoon bridge will not collapse. After the pontoon bridge was built, the soldiers climbed the opposite cliff one after another through the bridge deck, relying on buoyancy, even if they carried shields, they would not sink. Under the darkness of night, the Slavs did not realize that the Dingguo army had broken through the defense line of the Suzdal River.

The night was long, but Viache didn't feel sleepy at all, looking at the dark night outside the window, there was only a faint sadness. I don't know when, turned into a gambler, and actually put the fate of the whole Kiporos on the Suzdal River. The castle was a little scary, and everyone seemed to feel the aura of the coming apocalypse, for fear of angering the Grand Duke in the castle. The night breeze in the Istrian Heights is a bit strong, and the castle of the Teginets estate is still not able to stop the cool wind. The birch trees, faintly, like the shadow of the devil, open their teeth and claws. What the future of Kipros will be, Viache has no idea. During this time, Viache's arrogant nature was gone, and a series of failures brought endless reflection. Regret? After all, there are some, he used to be full of pride, he dominated Kipros, and he should have become a generation of emperors, but now he has fallen to this point. I should have listened to Luo Weide's advice, if the Eastern Crusade had been launched two years later, perhaps it would not be the current situation, and if we could not hold the Yenisei River, at least we could hold the Qiusuming jungle. The decisive battle on the Suzdal River was cruel to ordinary Slavic children, and no matter whether they won or lost, only a few of these Slavic men survived. Viache knew how cruel it was, but was there any other choice? Retreat directly to the Caucasus, hehe, there are some things that Vyache knows in his heart that retreating to the Caucasus means giving up the whole of Kipros, the harsh land of the Caucasus, it is good to be able to survive.

The sky was full of stars, like eyes twinkling in the night dome, and a sense of fear suddenly surged in Viache's heart, and this fear came a little strangely, could it be that something was going to happen to the Suzdal River defense line?

The steep cliffs on the south bank of the Suzdal River, this area is relatively high, and the roads are so rugged that no one except the shepherds usually comes to this place. At this time, the night was like ink, and a group of soldiers and horses quietly moved along the river to the west like ghosts. The number of this army was about 100 people, fully armed, and there was a hint of coldness in their eyes. Their goal was to seize the stone bridge in the west by means of a sneak attack, with the 5,000 cavalry on the north bank to seize the stone bridge, and at the same time, to open a stronghold for the follow-up army. The commander of the hundred-man team is a commander named Zhao Mingjiu, who is a well-known fierce man in the army. Zhao Mingjiu's surname is python, and he is the son of a criminal in the Guangnan area. In Guangnan Road, there used to be some ethnic groups alive, and their ancestors originated from the former Tang Dynasty. At that time, the descendants of the criminals would be admitted to the untouchable and could not be separated for the rest of their lives, and were forced to bear the untouchable surnames, such as python, 虲, etc. Python San is one of them, since he was born, no one can afford him, even the village where he lives is also known as the untouchable village, so Python San and the people have always been doing the lowest business, earning the least money, for them, farming is a luxury. After the outbreak of Ye Dahu's rebellion that year, Python San also began to rebel against the imperial court, and was captured by the Dingguo Army in the Tangzhou area, and since then he has become an ordinary soldier of the Dingguo Army. Python San is different from other people, he doesn't ask for anything else when he is a soldier, just to find a respect and be an upright person. Therefore, he fought bravely, but he never wanted to be favored by His Highness. His Royal Highness did not look down on him as a python, not only promoted to the capital, but also gave the country the surname Zhao and entered the Chu royal family. Since then, there is no python three, and some are only Zhao Mingjiu. For the regent, Zhao Mingjiu will not have the slightest doubt, and there is only respect for this man.

Some people say that Zhao Mingjiu is a mad dog, as long as the regent orders him, he will complete it without thinking, and he will do whatever the regent says. Zhao Mingjiu himself scoffed at these words, and he would not defend himself, even if it was a mad dog, at least His Royal Highness gave him dignity, and he was still a member of the family of the dignified King of Chu, what a glory this was, for this, even if he was broken, he would not hesitate to do so. It was extremely risky to lead a small group of soldiers and horses to attack the Shiqiao stronghold, but Zhao Mingjiu took the initiative to take over the task without hesitation, which is what he Zhao Mingjiu should do.

Getting closer and closer to the stronghold of the stone bridge, a faint fire could be seen flickering, and the water of the Suzdal River was constantly flowing, like a bitter heart in the wind, carrying confusion. Zhao Mingjiu looked at the Shiqiao stronghold from afar, the corners of his mouth curled, and he raised his hand to make a decapitation gesture, "Divide into five squads, set fire to the Shiqiao stronghold after entering it, and then chop off the bearded commander in charge of the Shiqiao stronghold." No matter what the cost Ben pays, even if everyone dies in the Stonebridge stronghold, he will kill the bearded commander, do you understand? ”

"Huh" met Zhao Mingjiu's cold gaze, everyone nodded slightly, they knew Zhao Mingjiu very well, this commander was a bloodthirsty hound, he was very different from other commanders and generals. Sometimes, they all feel that Zhao Mingjiu is not like a commander who leads troops to fight, but more like a crazy assassin. More than 100 soldiers approached the stone bridge stronghold, everything was going well, the Slavs obviously did not do much defense, although there were a few secret posts outside the stronghold, but they were very lax, and they were solved in a daze, there were four Slavic soldiers stationed at the door, and there were arrow towers on both sides, Zhao Mingjiu made a gesture, and someone bit the dagger and quietly pounced on it, and in the blink of an eye, Zhao Mingjiu's men and horses quietly broke into the stone bridge stronghold.

There was a loud bang, piercing the quiet night sky, and the entire Stone Bridge stronghold was alarmed. Although the base claims to have a thousand-strong team, the actual number is only about 700 people, so the base is a little empty. When that loud bang came, the sparse crowd in the camp came out rubbing their eyes, unaware of what had happened. More than 700 people were stationed in the stronghold camp, and they were scattered, and there were only 200 people in the eastern area. As the houses and tents lit up in flames, the entire camp immediately exploded, the Slavs were in a hurry, and the defensive strength of the more than 200 people was even weaker, while Zhao Mingjiu's people were few, but they had a clear purpose, and they rushed directly into the country, constantly creating chaos. After the chaos of the situation, many Slavs thought that they were besieged by a large army, and they were frightened one by one. The soldiers stationed at the Shiqiao stronghold are not any elite soldiers, most of the so-called elite soldiers were consumed during the Eastern Crusade, and the rest were guarding the ferry, because they had not undergone strict training, their tactical literacy was naturally a big difference, and they were a little dizzy without waiting for others to fight, "What the hell is going on, is it the army of the Orientals who have killed it, or let's withdraw quickly." ”

A Slavic soldier didn't even put on the leather armor outside, and rushed to the command post with a wooden gun, "Who knows, there are a lot of movements coming here, let's move closer to the command post first, and if the situation is not right, we can escape from the command post." ”

There were many people who had the intention of fleeing for their lives, and the camp was like herding sheep, and they all took care of their own escape, and no one organized the resistance they wanted. Commander Lesbarle was awakened in his sleep, and when he heard that someone had attacked the stronghold, he picked up the ghost-headed knife next to him and walked out. Recently, the military has been busy, so I have been sleeping in my clothes at night, which saves me a lot of trouble. When I came outside, I saw that there were fleeing people everywhere, but a small number of soldiers and horses took the initiative to line up to meet the enemy, but they were scattered in a blink of an eye, Les Barle's green muscles were bursting, grabbed a fleeing soldier, and whipped two ear scrapers fiercely, "What to flee, this is the north shore, even if the Oriental people sneak attack, the number will not be too much, all to Lao Tzu stopped, turned around and lined up to meet the enemy, if anyone dares to run around again, don't blame Lao Tzu for being polite." ”

Res Balles was born as a bandit, he was ruthless and decisive, and he didn't have too many scruples, and when he saw that the situation could not be stabilized, he immediately slashed several people to death with a knife, so that the situation was gradually brought under control. Reis Barle tried to gather as many troops as he could, but as soon as he shocked his soldiers, he was stared at by a pair of gloomy eyes. Resbarle's dress was too high-profile, with golden heart goggles and a red cloak, he was not an ordinary soldier at first glance, and looking at his decisive appearance, Zhao Mingjiu quickly determined that this guy was the commander of the Shiqiao stronghold. With a squint of his eyes, Zhao Mingjiu pointed in that direction, and smiled sadly, "Did you see that red cloak, kill him, as long as he sees the king of Hades, this stronghold will be ours." ”

Hearing Zhao Mingjiu's introduction, more than a dozen soldiers beside him also showed wolf-like eyes, roared, and a group of people rushed towards Reis Barle. Resbarle frowned, but he was not a weak person, relying on his own bravery, he actually laughed, "If you want to kill Lao Tzu, how can it be so simple?" Don't be afraid, sons, follow me to slaughter these oriental barbarians, cut off their scalps, and let them see how powerful we are. ”

Res Barle looked burly and extraordinary, and his voice was like a bell, which really boosted his morale a little, and many people began to move closer here, and Res Barle himself was already fighting with Zhao Mingjiu. Zhao Mingjiu fought hard for a few moves, but he was shocked to the point that his mouth was numb, and the corners of his mouth were also bloody, but Zhao Mingjiu was not only not afraid, but also showed a bit of bloodthirsty madness. Zhao Mingjiu used a life-fighting style of play, which made Les Barles very uncomfortable, he didn't want to die with others, his thoughts were different, the effect was different, and gradually, Zhao Mingjiu actually suppressed Les Barles. The soldiers of the Dingguo Army around him were also brave and fierce, and they all looked at Les Barles, just like Les Barles was a piece of fat. In less than half an hour, Lesbales finally couldn't bear it, because many eastern cavalry had broken through the defense line on the south bank, crossed the stone bridge, and began to attack the Slavic soldiers in the stronghold, but his own reinforcements did not arrive. Seeing that Resballe fled to the arrow tower and wanted to leave the stronghold from the other side of the ladder, Zhao Mingjiu's eyes showed a fierce light, and he jumped up, hugged Resbarle's body and rolled down the ladder. The arrow tower is about four feet high, and if you fall down, you will be half disabled, how can it be good. Res Barle was very unlucky, he hit his head directly on the ground, and with a muffled snort, he was bleeding from the seven orifices, his eyes were bulging, and he was wide open. Before he died, he had only one thought, that is, he met a madman, this Oriental was a mad dog, and he did all this kind of thing that ended up together.

Res Barle died unjustly, and Zhao Mingjiu also broke his arm, but he didn't feel pain, he just sneered, and the expression on his face was indescribably terrifying.

One night later, the Shiqiao stronghold fell, and 5,000 cavalry broke through the Shiqiao, while more than 20,000 infantry led by Zhao Yougong himself began to besiege the town northeast of the Shiqiao stronghold. In just one night, the Slavs found that the situation had changed so quickly, especially the garrison in the small town of Nothra, and they couldn't understand why the Easterners had only 12,000 infantry at most, why did more than 20,000 infantry suddenly appear now? In a short period of time, the Slavs were made big, and in the face of the strong attack of more than 20,000 infantry people, with only more than 7,000 people, how could they hold a radius of dozens of miles from Nothra, so several commanders in charge of the small town of Nothra discussed it, and decisively ordered the evacuation to converge with the main army in the rear.

Zhao Yougong successfully took advantage of the Slavs' ideas, hum, isn't the cavalry dismounted the infantry, who said that the cavalry in the ancient town would not fight without war horses? Yang Zaixing personally led more than 5,000 people to storm the west side of the town of Nosla, and the Slavs stationed here still wanted to block it, but as soon as the two sides fought, they realized how big the difference in strength was. After the collapse of the Slavs in the western stronghold, Zhao Yougong successfully took the town of Noslav. Zhao Yougong is as fast as wind and fire with his troops, and if he doesn't move, he will be surprised. Vyache in the Teginets estate has been blinded by a flurry of news.

"Report, Your Excellency the Grand Duke, all the garrisons near Nosra have been taken away by the Orientals, and the news has just been sent from the front, and the Orientals have more than 20,000 foot soldiers, which has already caused a lot of pressure on the forward garrison."

"What?" How so? Viache quickly calmed down, how could the Easterners gather so many infantry in such a short period of time? Could it be that the Eastern cavalry gave up their horses? As soon as this idea came to mind, Viache thought it was incredible, but at present, there was no other explanation than this possibility. Hey, the Orientals are really extraordinary, and they have also done the thing of turning cavalry into infantry.

What happened in the small town of Nosla was a huge shock to Viache. Cavalry has always been the master of the battlefield, many times, even if three infantry are sacrificed, they are not willing to lose a cavalry, but the Orientals actually did crazy things and took the initiative to turn cavalry into infantry. Near the Suzdal River, there are only more than 30,000 people in the East, and cavalry occupies the majority, why is there more than 20,000 infantry in the small town of Nothra? Hehe, it's really a thousand calculations, and I didn't expect that the other party would take the initiative to give up the war horse. After the initial shock, Viache slowly calmed down, perhaps, this is not a bad thing, the lack of cavalry in the East is a good thing. It's just that where did the Easterners get the confidence to dare to open up a battlefield on the south bank of the Suzdal River, and to take the initiative to give up the advantage of cavalry, did they really think that the Slavs had no power to resist? That's fine, then everyone will gather troops and horses and fight relatively fairly, if this can't beat the Orientals, then Kipros should also let it out.

Since the fall of the town of Nosra, Viache has ordered the nearby garrison to voluntarily assemble to the west, temporarily distancing itself from the town of Nosla. Zhao Yougong was naturally not polite, and in just one day, he occupied all the more than 50 miles between Nosla and the stronghold of Shiqiao, and at the same time, the infantry moved to the west, which exerted huge pressure on the Slavs, prompting the Slavs to continuously mobilize troops and horses from the city of Kiev. By June 22, all the Dingguo troops near the Suzdal River had crossed the river and came to the north bank, but in order to replenish the infantry, many cavalry gave up their horses, and the original 20,000 cavalry was also sharply reduced to 5,000. At first glance, the strength is much weaker, but Zhao Yougong doesn't think so. If the cavalry is compared to a spear, then the infantry is a shield, if the shield is broken, no matter how sharp the spear is, it will be risky after all. Before, more than 20,000 cavalry, 10,000 infantry, seems to be amazing, but in fact, this combination is very unreasonable, the terrain near the Suzdal River is complex, many of the geology is relatively soft, and it is not suitable for large-scale cavalry formations, and the infantry will play an important role instead.

Just after the 23rd day of June in the fifth year of Taikang, a cavalry of less than 1,000 men came to the Heather Farm, eighty miles east of Kiev. Heather Farm is just a name, but it is the heart of the highland plain, with a dozen or so villages scattered around the city, which has been forgotten by the city of Kiev since the start of the Istrian war. At this time, a silver-armored cavalry broke into the village, and the local Slavic people could not resist in the slightest except for shock and fear. They could see that this silver-armored cavalry was the Eastern cavalry known as the Devil's Cavalry Regiment. Cao Yuan, the commander of the capital, turned over and dismounted, looked at the villagers with vegetables on their faces, nodded and signaled, and the translator behind him stood in front of him and said loudly, "Don't be afraid, we are subordinate to the cavalry under the command of the regent, and we are here just to take a temporary rest and take a look at the surrounding situation by the way." As long as you don't cause trouble, we guarantee that there will be no offense in the autumn, and in order to thank you for your support, we will give you some food and seeds. ”

As soon as the words fell, someone came forward with two carts, and the Slavic people gathered in the village all showed expressions of disbelief, how could the Easterners be so kind? Doesn't it mean that Orientals are all demons who kill people without blinking? Since the defeat of the Crusade, the people of the Istrian Highlands have often heard all kinds of legends, most of which tell how evil and terrible the Orientals were, some say that they chopped people up and fed them to wild wolves, and some say that they are more ruthless than the skinners. Gradually, the majority of the Slavic population believed this rumor, which is why the Dingguo army encountered great resistance in the Istrian heights. Now that the demon army is here, they did not kill anyone, but were kind and pleasant, and gave out food. As an old man in the village, although Gu Kefa was scared in his heart, he still calmed down, stood up from the crowd, and asked with some doubts, "Is this car really food, for us?" ”

The old man's voice trembled, with some excitement. Since the Great Plague, disasters have swept across the Istrian Highlands, with countless casualties, not to mention a pitiful lack of food, not to mention the supply of the Grand Duke's soldiers and horses. In the past month, more than a dozen villages near Heather Farm have faced a dilemma of running out of food, and many families have begun to sell their children and daughters. But even so, the patrols in the city of Kyiv often come to the village to collect grain, and even the grain is scraped clean. The poor people don't know how long they can hold out, and even if the Orientals don't come, maybe the people of Heather Farm will riot. Gu Kefa obviously didn't believe that the Oriental people were so kind, Cao Yuan smiled slightly, waved his hand, and the two soldiers threw a bag in front of the old man Gu Kefa, the old man with dry skin opened the mouth of the cloth bag tremblingly, looked at the white rice inside, the corners of his mouth trembled, and two lines of turbid tears flowed down, but he saw Gu Kefa holding a handful of rice, and fell to his knees, "Thank you to the regent of the East, merciful God, we are saved...."

It's really rice, the villagers are all shocked, the Orientals really sent food? I don't know who exclaimed, and also knelt behind Gu Kefa, more than 200 people in the whole village, kneeling down in an uproar, at this time they didn't think that the Dongfang people were demons, but more like angels. Cao Yuan was also a little surprised, and now he finally understood why His Highness had sent him to Heather Farm. The common people are really simple, they don't have so much truth in their hearts, and what they pursue is nothing more than a good life. What Kipros, what imperial glory, it doesn't matter what they have half a dime, if they say that they rise up and fight, it is also because they want to protect their lives. Hey, it's really not as far-sighted as His Highness, and after this incident, I'm afraid that the resistance of the Slavs is not so strong. Again, this has caused endless problems for the nobles of Kiev, and Cao Yuan is well aware that half of Kipros' fighting troops are now from the Istrian heights.

Cao Yuan stayed at Heather Farm for a day, then led his men and horses to leave in a hurry, and it didn't take long for the news of Heather Farm to spread, and it wasn't long before the same sound was heard forty miles away from the plain of Heather Farm. The Orientals not only did not destroy the village, but also gave rations and seeds, and if they said something to the Orientals, naturally no one would believe it, but it was the Slavs who spoke that no one else could not believe it. With these things, countless Slavs gave birth to other thoughts, since the Easterners were not destroying Kiporos, then why did they desperately resist? So many Slavic families sent messages to their children, telling them to hurry home and not lose their lives on the battlefield. At first, it was only a small number of people, but gradually more and more people heard this kind of voice. Ukino is an ordinary Slavic child, he didn't want to be a soldier in his heart, he just wanted to live a peaceful life, but he was forcibly recruited half a year ago and became a soldier. If you become a soldier, you will have food to eat, and if you make a meritorious service, you can also share some food for your family, so slowly, Ukino has adapted to this kind of life, but just yesterday, the old merchant in the village came and brought a shocking news, the Oriental people arrived in the village, not only did not massacre the villagers, but also distributed food, and now every family does not have to starve. With the seeds, after three or four months, there will be food, and the old merchant persuaded Ukino to flee home quickly, not to bury his life in vain, and even secretly scolded the Grand Duke for being a liar.

Ukino was confused, he wasn't the kind of person who was assertive, and he didn't know what to do for a while. Of course, he was also quite dissatisfied with Vyache to the Duke, and he deceived all the Slavic people, and the Orientals are not demons who kill people without blinking. Tonight it was Ukino's turn to be on duty, standing on the arrow tower, the cool breeze, was thinking about it, there was a slight rustling sound in his ears, he looked down, and saw a few figures sneakily sneaking out of the camp, he didn't think much about it, he came to the arrow tower at present, pointed to a few figures and reprimanded, "Why are you going, the centurion just gave the order, after midnight, no one is allowed to leave the camp, if you want to live, hurry back." ”

"Uquino? It's you, don't shout, I'm Mia" But he didn't expect a familiar voice to come from the other side, and the person who spoke was Mia, a young man from a village in Ukino. Mia was afraid of alarming the others, so she pulled the stunned Ukino into the corner, "Ukino, I won't hide it from you, I'll go home with the others tonight, and the news came from home, the Orientals are not here to slaughter us, people treat us much better than the Grand Duke, not to mention the indiscriminate killing of innocents, and also distribute food to the village, at least for a month, you don't have to starve." No matter what you think, I'm not going to die for the Grand Duke anyway. ”

Ukino was taken aback, he didn't expect Mia to be a deserter, looking at the people behind Mia, there were more than a dozen, and he couldn't help but be secretly worried, "You are all leaving?" Aren't you afraid that the Grand Duke will send someone to retaliate? ”

"Hmph, of course you have to leave, what about revenge, the Grand Duke really has to be capable, don't rob people and food. In the past, it was always said that the Orientals were the apostles of the devil and came to harm the Slavic people, but now, the Orientals are not some demonic apostles, the Grand Duke has deceived all of us, whoever works for him is a fool" Mia snorted coldly twice, reached out and grabbed Ukino's arm, "Ukino, what the hell do you think, don't you let us go?" ”

Ukino suddenly hesitated, looked at the arrow tower in the distance, and suddenly gritted his teeth, "Mia, I'll go with you, but don't take the road to the east, there are often deserters recently, and there are many dark posts in the east, if these dark posts are alarmed, none of us will survive." Come with me, and let us go around from the south, and if nothing else, we will be able to escape before dawn." ”

Mia finally had a smile on her face, and a dozen Slavic youths, following Ukino, quietly left the camp, and they were only a small part of the many deserters.

Near the Suzdal River, desertions in the Slavic battalions were becoming more and more serious, and Viache could do nothing about it. Just when he didn't know what to do, there was finally good news, the consul Mache hurriedly walked into the castle, and said with a serious expression, "Grand Duke, news has come from the east, Vladimir's troops and horses have entered the predetermined position, and now we have almost 45,000 troops on the east and west, including 3,000 cavalry, and we can attack the easterners at any time." ”

Whew, Vyache breathed a long sigh of relief, Vladimir's army finally arrived, and it was just in time, if it came a few days later, I really had to worry about whether the morale in the battalion would collapse directly. The longer it dragged on, the more variables there became, and Viache pressed the table, and said a little fiercely, "Order the garrison by the river to attack the stronghold of Stone Bridge tomorrow and launch a counterattack around Nosra, where the Easterners are stationed." Tell them that success or failure is here, and after this battle, it's either life or death! With that, Viache walked to the door, picked up his broadsword, and strode away. He was going to the front, he was going to command the battle himself, and if he was victorious, he would continue the great cause of Kipros, and if he was defeated, he would remain here forever.

For the love of everything with his own pride, he did not want to go to the Caucasus to survive, and it was a painful torment to live like that.

The town of Nosla is sunny and the surrounding scenery is pleasant, Zhao Yougong is leisurely blowing the breeze and breathing the smell of the grass in the four fields. The Slavs secretly gathered troops and horses, naturally they couldn't hide it from him, but there was nothing to worry about, he was still very confident in this battle. Xiao Zhiyun was busy assigning specific combat tasks, leaving only Sanniang and the sullen Claire by her side. Claire was obviously still angry, Zhao Yougong didn't bother to pay attention to it, Sanniang didn't have much thought, just silently did what she had to do, "Official, there have been many deserters on the Slavs' side one after another, and morale is low, Viache ordered an attack at this time, and he was a little anxious." ”

"Hey, I can't help him not be in a hurry, the more it drags on now, the more serious the situation becomes, he has to fight with us before the morale collapses, hum, this guy, I really think we are easy to bully!"

Looking up at the sun, it was already approaching the end of the hour, so he packed up his mood and walked towards the handsome tent in the distance, "It's almost time, let's see what Viache has to do." ”

After coming to the handsome tent, the generals got up and saluted, Xiao Zhiyun just nodded lightly, and continued to make arrangements. The plan had already been set, and Zhao Yougong had nothing to add, waiting for the arrangement to be completed, and then he said with a solemn expression, "In this battle, the Slavs have gathered more than 45,000 soldiers and horses, and they want to defeat us from both sides. This king has only one request for you, to play the prestige of the Dingguo army. ”

"Your Highness, rest assured, we should do our best to win the victory!"

Yang Zaixing stood up, his voice was not loud, but it was extremely firm.

To the south of the Suzdal River, west of the town of Noslav, on the vast Kiev plain, a great war is brewing. On June 25, the fifth year of Taikang, there were vast black clouds in the southwest of the Shiqiao stronghold, and in the distant places, the flags were waving, the swords and guns were numerous, and more than 10,000 Slavic infantry, covering the sky and the sun, endlessly, and the huge pressure swept in, and the Shiqiao stronghold at this time was so small, like a broken sailboat in the sea, which would be overturned at any time. The earth trembled, the birds flew far away, and no living creature wanted to come near this heaven and earth, which was full of the breath of death. The scorching sun carries the heat of early summer, the vision is a little blurred, bathed in the sun, but you can't feel the slightest warmth, and the coldness of death stimulates everyone's heart. Zhao Mingjiu held the saber tightly, the handle of the knife was covered with sweat, even if he had experienced countless lives and deaths, he still couldn't resist the pressure that came to his face, and now there were only more than a thousand defenders in the Shiqiao stronghold, as the forward post of the Kiev Plain, the big battle came, and it was the first to bear the brunt. Looking up at the scorching sun, his forehead was wrinkled, and he was afraid that he would not be able to escape this battle after all. Zhao Mingjiu was born from a humble background, and it is precisely because of his humility that he knows how to live better. Rolling in the world, everyone has a death, if it is certain to die, then bravely meet it, because only with fear, real struggle, it is possible to live.

With a bang, a long knife crossed a graceful arc, glowing with a faint cold light, raising the knife in his hand, Zhao Mingjiu's old-fashioned face revealed iron-like fortitude, and the hoarse and rough voice reached everyone's ears. At this time, Zhao Mingjiu was fierce, and his eyes widened angrily, "In the final battle to the death, we will fight to the death." We are the warriors of the sharp front battalion, the sword is like thunder and fire, the attack is like the swift wind, and we will never retreat. Raise your weapons, cut through the firmament of hell, inherit the light of darkness, and carry glory, protect our families, and maintain the prestige of the regent. The glory of our ancestors is still flowing, and the glory of greatness will continue. We will fight to the death, for the sake of our family, for the glory, for the sake of the regent, kill! ”

In the face of the enemy army that covers the sky and the sun, the tide of offensive, how small the individual is, who is not afraid? Many young faces, showing frightened expressions, some people's hands trembled slightly, when Zhao Mingjiu's voice sounded in the stronghold, they seemed to be infected by something, and the lost courage slowly returned. Suddenly, an earth-shattering cry erupted from the stronghold, and the voices rose one after another, soaring into the sky, flying up to the nine heavens, "We will fight to the death, for the sake of our family, for the glory, for the sake of the regent, kill.... Kill ....."

The gate of the stronghold had long since collapsed, and a group of soldiers in black armor looked ahead with blazing eyes, and they no longer feared or hesitated. The wave-like attack of the Slavs was getting closer and closer, and Zhao Mingjiu finally moved, "Set up the shield, the crossbowmen prepare, after a distance of thirty zhang, within a quarter of an hour, all the arrows will be scattered, the pikemen will move forward, and the wings will be tightened." ”