At the top of the mountain, the night wind is howling, and the green leaves are stained with red blood, showing a kind of cautious dark green, which makes people's scalp tingle. There was a pungent smell of blood in the air, which stimulated the lieutenant general, making him more and more crazy, and there was no way to stop the frenzied momentum.

When Hong Meng was about to arrive, he had already rushed to the rolling log that Gao Chong had previously discovered, and the huge boulders on it blocked the way, and the cavalry could no longer move upward, and the bandits' counterattack began.

The lieutenant general who was at the front suddenly saw countless arrows flying in front of him, he was taken aback, but it was too late to retreat, and in a panic, he hurriedly raised the blade in his hand to block.

A single knife flew up and down, and after a chaotic sound of "ding, ding, ding, ding......", the dense arrows were actually blocked by him.

Despite this, the person was already sweating profusely and his face was pale.

"Withdraw—"

Before he could finish his sentence, suddenly, a cold arrow shot rapidly, and the deputy general's heart was anxious, and his complexion changed suddenly, but at this time, he couldn't dodge it.

"Whew!"

The arrow hit the left eye, the lieutenant screamed miserably, fell off his horse, and the cavalry around him hurriedly dismounted to save him, but paid a few lives.

At the same time, the rolling log on top had also been lowered.

"Boom ......"

The loud noise was from top to bottom, and everywhere it passed, the horses neighed, the soldiers wailed, and the flesh and blood flew everywhere, which was unbearable to see.

When Hong Meng rushed forward, he saw the miserable scene in front of him, and he couldn't tell what it was like, he took the deputy general from the cavalry who escaped by chance, and shouted: "Brothers, Commander Zhang has an order, withdraw quickly!" ”

After that, Hong Meng quickly went down the mountain, the cavalry behind him had been killed and wounded, and he had no intention of fighting again, so he listened to the order and followed him to retreat down the mountain.

The bandits shouted one after another, scolded, ridiculed, and spoke viciously and ugly, even if a shameless pig heard it, he couldn't help but crash to death at the bottom of the mountain.

However, at this time, people only know that life is precious, and they can't care too much about any shame.

Yamashita.

Zhang Heng counted the people with a sad face. The 500 people brought by Gao Chong before all returned, but the 1,000 cavalry brought by the deputy general only returned 23/10, a pitiful few.

Moreover, even the rest are all wounded, and none of them are intact.

Zhang Heng looked at these remnants of the defeated generals, his heart was dripping blood, he clenched his fists, and slowly came to the side of the deputy general who was kneeling on the side, looking at him with blood on his face, he still couldn't help but wave his hand.

"Smack!"

A resounding slap in the face. How could the deputy general, who had already stretched out his hand and was seriously injured, withstand Zhang Henghan's angry blow, at the moment, without snorting, he fell to the ground and passed out.

"Zhang Mo, Zhang Mo, how do you let me explain to Dashuai......" Zhang Heng said painfully, trembling a little angrily: "Come on, tie him up for me, and wait for Dashuai to come and deal with it." ”

"Yes!"

Several guards stepped forward and tied up the lieutenant in a few strokes.

Gao Chong looked at the unconscious lieutenant general, his face was covered with blood, he felt a little unbearable, and his face was slightly bitter: "Brother Zhang, I think it's better to find a military doctor to treat him." ”

Zhang Heng looked back, nodded silently, and said: "Brother Gaochong, I won't deal with it at this time, so I'll leave it to you, I am the main general in this matter, and when the time comes, I will also accept the guilt." ”

"What does this have to do with you?" Gao Chong hurriedly said: "Brother Zhang, this is all his own greed, after Mr. Yue comes, I will explain it to you." ”

Zhang Heng waved his hand and said, "Brother Gaochong, you don't understand...... Dashuai told me before that I couldn't give him a heavy responsibility, because I was negligent......"

Looking at Zhang Heng's declining expression, Gao Chong didn't know what to say, he opened his mouth, but he couldn't make a sound.

Zhang Heng seemed to see Gao Chong's thoughts, shook his head, and said: "Now, I don't need to do anything, the big man is coming, and then I will listen to him." ”

Gao Chong nodded, ordered someone to carry the deputy general down, and found a military doctor for treatment, as for how to convict him at that time, but it is not up to him to have the final say, he can only shake his head and sigh, but, thinking of the hundreds of brothers he killed, Gao Chong felt that he was very hateful.

As the so-called hateful person must have pity, this is probably what he is.

……

……

On the avenue, the team was marching rapidly, Yue Shao's peace of mind was restless, and his eyebrows were locked all the way.

Niu Ren said worriedly: "Brother Yue, what's wrong?" ”

Yue Shaoan smiled slightly: "It's nothing, I'm just a little worried about Zhang Heng and Gao Chong, I don't know how the battle is going." ”

"Brother Zhang Heng is a battle-hardened veteran, there should be no problem dealing with a few bandits, Brother Yue doesn't have to worry too much." Niu Ren comforted: "Besides, Gao Chong is also a ghost spirit, and it is even safer to have him to help him come up with ideas." ”

"This battle is very important, if we can't win this time, if we can't attack it, then we will be in trouble." Yue Shao'an's expression was still not the slightest relaxed, and he was about to rush to the boundary of the Qingshan Land, and his heart was raised more and more.

Niu Ren didn't know what to say, so he could only remain silent and wait to see what changed.

The starlight in the night sky is faint, the white in the east is getting brighter, and the coldest time of the day is at this time, on the grass on both sides of the road, dew drops are dotted, and the sergeants walk by, and the trousers in the crooks of their legs are all contaminated with water vapor, wet, although it is already summer, it is especially cool.

"Brother Yue, look ahead!" Niu Ren pointed to the side of the road ahead and said suddenly.

Yue Shao'an looked in the direction he pointed, and saw two war horses in the middle of the road, although the person on the horse couldn't see the real face, but, judging by the body shape, he could vaguely identify it, it should be Zhang Heng and Gao Chong.

As soon as he saw the two of them, Yue Shaoxin knew that if they took the mountain at this time, they should not come to deal with him in person, because the things on the mountain needed to be dealt with by them, and now they greeted them in person, it could only explain one problem.

Mountain, not taken down......

Yue Shao'an's face became even more difficult to look at, as soon as he raised his hand, the team slowed down, at this moment, it was not important to catch up with this minute and a second.

Niu Ren understood what he meant, and he didn't bother him.

The team gradually approached, and Zhang Heng and Gao Chong's faces became clear. Looking at the two bitter gourd faces, Yue Shaoan was even more sure that they not only failed to capture the mountain, but also suffered defeat.

Without waiting for Yue Shao'an to step forward, the two had already stepped forward, and Zhang Heng jumped off the horse, "Poof!" Kneeling in front of Yue Shao'an's horse, he hugged his fists, lowered his head, and said in a deep voice: "The last general is not effective in command, and the soldiers are lost, please punish the marshal." ”

Yue Shaoan looked at Gao Chong, Gao Chong had also dismounted, but he didn't kneel, just stood quietly aside, bowing his head and saying nothing.

Looking at Gao Chong's appearance, Yue Shaoan pondered for a while, waved his hand, and said, "Brother Zhang, please get up, wait for me to see the punishment." ”

Zhang Heng originally wanted to fight the matter by himself, but since Yue Shaoan had already said so, he could only get up and stand aside.

Originally, the mood of the soldiers was depressed after the first battle, but Yue Shao'an's sudden arrival at this time made them regain their self-confidence.

Since the emperor came out, he has not tasted a defeat, which has left a deep mark on their hearts, and the previous defeat also made them simply think that it was not caused by the emperor's personal command.

However, after Yue Shaoan listened to what Gao Chong said, he understood in his heart.

In the previous defeat, in fact, he also had a lot of responsibility, and in the continuous victory, he did not control the psychology of the soldiers well, so that their self-confidence was too inflated, which caused the current situation.

In fact, he understands that his team, especially the pro-soldier team, they are all from Kaizhou, and the strength of the battle lies in the equipment, but now because of the rapid march, they lack equipment, and this is the point.

However, despite this, the casualties of nearly a thousand cavalry need to be held accountable by one person.

Ci is not in charge of the army, Yue Shaoan understands this truth, when he should be ruthless, he has to be ruthless. Looking at the gradually brightening sky, Yue Shaoan sighed, turned his head to Niu Ren, and said, "Call Zhang Heng to me......"