The loss of ten carts of sackcloth was certainly deplorable, but the record of killing dozens of Manichaean demons still made the villagers very excited. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

In the past, these township troops were only responsible for local security, transporting grain and straw, and ensuring the safety of logistics and supply lines in Huangzhou. On the way to Jiankang, although there were many fierce fights with the river bandits, it was the first time that there was a battle of thousands of people like this, and they were all extremely excited.

However, the consequences of excessive adrenal secretion are severe.

Less than half an hour after the withdrawal, everyone was about to run out of strength.

A hundred people ran staggered on the ridges, and people kept falling to the ground, and then they were pulled up from the ground by their companions who still had strength, and they gritted their teeth and persevered.

Everyone's mouths were wide open and they were panting, and their foreheads were covered with sweat like a stream.

Wu Tuo rode on a war horse and shouted, "Hold on, hold on." Everyone listens, inhales through the nostrils and exhales through the mouth. It's okay, in another hour, we can enter Dingzhou, and it will be safe to get to that place. To live, to live! ”

Some people couldn't run and began to take off their armor, and some threw their weapons into the grass by the roadside.

Wu Tuo was shocked and hurriedly jumped off the ground: "Damn, don't take off your armor, once you are caught up by the demons without weapons, we don't even have the strength to fight back." ”

"General, general, I really can't do it, let me stay. It seems that today is a dead end, even if you want to die, you have to drag a demon on your back, and you have to stop them! ”

A young villager sat on the ground, refusing to move.

There was an arrow on his foot, and with every step he took, blood came out of the gauze.

"Yes, I can't move anymore, General, let me stay!" Another soldier sat down.

"General, it seems that we can't escape, instead of being chased and killed by the enemy, it is better to stop and fight with the strength on our bodies, and we can kill a few demons!"

Wu Tuo was in a hurry and kept dragging them up from the ground: "You can't stop, you can't stop, you have to live." If I take you out of Huangzhou, I have to bring you back. Otherwise, in the future, if your family asks me for someone, how should Lao Tzu explain. Direct thief, as long as you don't die, run away for me! ”

He shouted and helped the soldier with the wounded foot onto his horse, and ordered: "Leave all the cattle to the wounded brothers, and take turns to get on the horse and deflat if you can't run." ”

As he was talking, the little soldier spit out a mouthful of sour water with a "wow".

Next to him, Du Shu, who had already dismounted, trembled his lips and said: "General Wu, the soldiers are really weak, you can't compare them with the main force of our army!" Today, it seems that we can't run away, so it's better to fight to the death. ”

Seeing the soldier vomit, Wu Tuo knew that he had completely escaped his strength, and turned his head to look around, only to see that the others were doing the same. Not only was everyone sweating, but some people even lowered their heads and vomited, and some people ran out of their nosebleeds.

These are all signs of physical overdraft, these villagers have not undergone strict physical training on weekdays, and naturally they cannot be compared with the regular army that trains twenty miles of cross-country training every day, and it is no longer possible for them to retreat to Dingzhou for twenty or thirty miles in one breath.

There was a chill in his heart: "That's it, stop and form a formation, let's fight with the demons." ”

"Yes, General Wu!"

Everyone dragged their heavy footsteps and slowly gathered together to form a small circle. With no carts to build fortifications, surrounded by water networks, complex terrain, and no long-range suppression weapons, almost no one was spared in this battle in the face of the enemy's crowd tactics.

Wu Tuo sighed and said to Du Shu: "Judge Du, I'm sorry, the last general has not been able to keep you safe." What kind of identity do you have, you don't have to fight to the death with us. Please immediately mount your fast horse and take your wounded brother to Li Cheng in Dingzhou to ask for reinforcements. If you go fast, you might be able to do it in time. ”

"Yes, yes, Judge Du, go and ask for reinforcements!" All the soldiers shouted in unison.

Du Shu's face turned pale, and he shook his head: "General Wu, what are you talking about, this place is at least thirty miles away from Dingzhou, and it takes at least two hours to come and go, how can you go to ask for reinforcements now?" Indeed, Hugh wants to deceive the officer. ”

Wu Tuo laughed: "Yes, yes, naturally, you can't deceive Judge Du." It is really your noble status and very important to our army. It doesn't matter if we're all dead, as long as we can keep you safe. Also, if you have three longs and two shorts, what should I think of General Yue Yun's explanation, you have to be killed by him! ”

Yes, Du Shu is the head of a group of civil officials, and it is also the link between the Sizhou Army and Du Chong and Du Xianggong, and it is the foundation for the military envoy to gain a foothold in the court.

Du Shu shook his head: "This official will not leave, if I watch the soldiers die because of me today, how can I have a good conscience?" Today, I want to fight side by side with the soldiers, and I will never give up. ”

This civilian, who has always been kind and even a little cowardly, has exploded with blood buried deep in his bones at this moment.

Seeing that he was stubborn, Wu Tuo was anxious and roared: "Judge Du, you are a literati, what use is it to stay, don't cause trouble for us." ”

"Yes, yes, Judge Du is really useless, let's go!" Everyone spoke.

"No, you have to underestimate this official when you wait for Hugh." Du was so angry that his face was flushed, and he hummed and pulled the big bow in his hand: "Just before, this official shot four demons with his own hands, how many more did you kill, and you are still talking big about Lao Tzu?" You fools, why don't you think about killing all those thieves and winning this big war? Tell me, how many people did you kill? ”

After all, they are all bloody men, and everyone admires Du Chong's bravery and laughs at the same time.

"Judge, I killed two people earlier!"

"Lao Tzu didn't kill any of them, but chopped off three dog heads!"

"Yes, it's just a pig slaughtered!"

"Haha!"

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"Fuck it, Lao Tzu stabbed a puppy in the ass with a spear before, but he escaped!"

"Shameful things, a good man can't even run away with a dog."

"Phew, don't talk about these things, let's compete in the dog killing contest next time, and see how many dog heads are cut off in sleep."

"Okay, it's better than that, do you want to bet on a penny of money?"

"Your mother is so rich, she ate wine a few days ago, why the hell don't you want to know money. Stingy like you, not a man. ”

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Wu Tuo arched his hand towards Du Shu and gritted his teeth: "The judge's lesson is that before the battle, think about death before thinking about how to win this one, the last general is ashamed, today's dog killing conference, let the last general and the judge fight side by side!" ”

Du Shu grabbed his arm and helped him up, although his face was still pale, his body no longer trembled: "General Wu, you and I have gotten along very well in the past few months, although you and I have different statuses, but in the old man's heart, I have regarded you as a friend of the previous years." I'm glad to be able to die with you on the battlefield, big husband, Jin Ge Iron Horse, Horse Leather Shroud, as it is! ”

As he spoke, a thousand Manichaeans behind him had spread like a tidal wave.

They divided into small groups one after another, and approached little by little along the banks of the river, around the ponds, and through the ridges, which made their fronts look extremely wide and menacing.

Wu Tuo hurriedly said: "Judge Du, wait for you to sit in the Chinese army, and be sure to keep the soldiers in good formation." I led the assault team and counterattacked at the right time. ”

After saying that, he ordered loudly: "Pay attention, steady, steady!" ”

With his shout, the sword and shield men all raised their shields to protect the surroundings of the small circle. Behind the shield were spears and broadly open bows.

The soldiers were still gasping for breath with their mouths wide open, but their eyes were already determined, and there was no trace of panic in sight.

The Manichaean army of thieves is still coming, and these damned cultists are too good to fight in this kind of terrain. Although they are small in stature, they can run on the slender ridges and walk like flies. Unlike Huangzhou Xiangyong, who kept falling into the field before, he had no choice but to stagger in the field one foot deep and one foot shallow, and the rape seedlings in the field were a mess.

Moreover, after chasing for such a long time, they are not tired, and this endurance is really amazing.

"Woo!" There is a bull's horn blowing, echoing in the land after the autumn harvest.

This is the clarion call for the charge, which belongs to the regular troops of the Sizhou Army.

Du Shu, Wu Tuo and the others turned their heads and looked west at the same time.

The sun had risen in mid-air, and the horizon was creeping slightly in the bright sunlight, like the distant trembling heat on a hot day, like a mirage of a mirage.

It's just that this illusion shimmers with metallic light, like a sea of molten steel, surging forward. Countless red flags fluttered in the air, like flames burning on this metal juice.

At the same time, everyone felt as if a huge stone grinder was rolling on the ground in the distance, and the ground under their feet trembled violently.

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The swing is getting more and more violent, and it is already unstable for people to stand.

The small circle, which had been tightly connected before, began to loosen, and the soldiers struggled to straighten their waists, but how could they stand.

No dust, no billowing smoke, and in the humid South, there's just a rush of metal.

"Cavalry, cavalry of the brigade!"

"It's our people."

"Back Wei, our Sizhou Army's back soldier!"

Everyone shouted loudly, tears streaming down their faces.

Yes, it was already possible to see clearly, at least three hundred war horses. On the saddle were tall soldiers who looked like beasts, all of them wearing thick iron armor, and the weapons in their hands were also strange. There are swords, shields, spears, long weapons that spread out on all sides like bamboo branches, and boring palladium. Dense, like a forest.

They came quickly, and in an instant, they dispersed into a squad of more than a dozen or a dozen people, and surrounded the entire battlefield like mercury.

Du Shu laughed wildly: "Haha, haha, it's my Ying Xiang child, I saw his banner, this kid, the critical moment has finally arrived, and he has never disappointed!" ”

Wu Tuo was also laughing: "Haha, everyone listen, rest in place, watch the battle of the Beiwei army, it's none of our business." Sit! ”

All the soldiers threw their weapons in their hands and sat down, tears still welling up in their eyes.