The overwhelming array of arrows continued to accumulate, leaving few of the thousands of clansmen, jerkily holding their spears and bewildered as corpses piled up under the steep stone steps, and a light rain wet their gorgeous clothes.

Outside the gate of the treasury, about 5,000 people were shot and killed, and the rest of the people, seeing that there was no hope of rescue, joined up with other soldiers and horses, and went to the east and west gates to meet the troops of Huang Zu Chen Sheng.

Zhang Ren glanced at the corpses in front of him, in the cracks, on the stone steps, on the road, there was blood flowing everywhere, and reprimanded disdainfully: "Dare to rebel like this." ”

"Yang Long, lead people to guard the treasury and behead Han Dianchen on the spot."

"Yes."

Han Dianchen died in a drunken dream, which can be regarded as a kind of happiness.

With two thousand barbarian soldiers, Shamoke, who was belated, heard Zhang Ren's order and secretly wiped his sweat, fortunately he didn't ask for orders to guard the treasury.

"Gao Pei brought 3,000 soldiers and horses to aid Xicheng, Shamoke led the barbarian army to aid Dongcheng, and the others followed me to see the lord."

"Yes."

………… In Cai Mao's military tent, Cai Mao was named a captain, and there were about 300 personal soldiers, and he only commanded his own soldiers, and he was still the one with the largest military power in the Cai family.

"Report to the general, the righteous army of the family encountered an ambush by tens of thousands of Sichuan troops outside the treasury, and Pang Lian and more than 5,000 children of the family were all slaughtered."

"Huh?" The generals were shocked, Cai Mao breathed a sigh of relief, fortunately she didn't rebel, otherwise there would be people from the Cai family among the more than 5,000 corpses outside the mansion, and my sister was really insightful.

"What about the others?" Cai Yu asked, this move was planned by him, and he naturally knew that there were more than so many people gathered in the family.

"About 4,000 people have fled from the treasury, gathered several other troops and horses, and are heading for the east and west cities."

"Do you have weapons?" Cai Yu asked nervously.

"Weapons in order."

Cai Yu pondered and said to Cai Mao: "Big brother, as far as I know, the defenders of the city gates of the east and west cities are no more than 1,000, although the rebel army suffered a big loss outside the treasury, but 5,000 people are sure to take the city gate, even if they can't take it, they can hold on until the arrival of the Jiangxia army."

If we add our people and attack Dongcheng with all our might, there is no doubt that the Huang family will also respond outside, foolproof, big brother, we can still act. ”

For this rebellion planned by himself, the young Cai Xuan did not want to give up easily.

"Foolproof?" Cai Mao snorted coldly: "The encounter outside the treasury shows that Liu Zhang has already prepared, and there are 100,000 people in the Sichuan army, excluding Fan Lixiang's 20,000 peasants and 40,000 people to maintain the order of refugees, there are still 40,000 people, and only 10,000 people appeared outside the treasury, where are the 30,000 people, do you know?" ”

"I don't know, but I know that they are not at the east and west gates, the news is indeed correct, maybe they have all been transferred to guard the surrounding counties, big brother, this is a good opportunity, don't miss it."

"No, I just can't say no." Cai Mao completely trusted her sister's judgment, Huang Zu's soldiers and horses were not available, and he would never participate in the war.

"Big brother." Cai Yu said bitterly: "If the clan had the certainty of victory before, or if it was undoubtedly defeated, I Cai Yu would not go, but now the clan rebels can seize the city gate as long as they have us, if we don't move, it may cause the whole operation to fail because of us, big brother, think about it, the other clans were cut off by Liu Zhang, does our Cai family still have a way to live?" ”

Cai Mao was almost moved by Cai Xuan's words, but when she thought of Cai Xuan's advice, she immediately stabilized.

"No, I said it, if I don't see Huang Zu and Chen Sheng's army, I will never fight."

"Big brother, ......" Cai Yu looked at Cai Mao and said angrily: "Okay, good, Cai Mao, I think you want to use your sister to climb the high branches, right?" Cai Wei thinks that Liu Zhang can protect himself if he charms the fox? Cai Mao's (Cai Mao's father) family is all cowards, and they will lose the face of our Cai family, I'm sorry. ”

Cai Yu took a sip and made a gesture with his hand: "Everyone in the Cai family comes with me." ”

Several Cai family disciples immediately followed Cai Yu.

"You come back to me." Cai Mao shouted, Cai Yu didn't hear it, and a child of the Cai family stood up and said to Cai Mao: "Big brother, what should we do?" ”

Cai Mao slammed the sword on the table: "What else can I do?" Keep waiting. ”

Cai Mao thought about it, but still felt that her sister's plan was insured, and now she could protect herself, and with Chen Sheng, she would have the bargaining chips for dividends in the future, at most, she would only offend a few people, Cai Mao didn't care, the whole family relied on strength to speak.

Cai Mao doesn't take advantage of any heroes.

A few children of the Cai family who followed Cai Mao were a little anxious, but seeing that Cai Mao was calm and relaxed, he could only suppress his temperament.

Soon after, a soldier rushed into the tent: "General, general, the big thing is not good, the righteous army has been defeated at the east and west gates, and it is retreating, and Young Master Cai Yu is also in the midst of the defeat." ”

"Is there an ambush in the Sichuan army?" Cai Mao asked in surprise.

"Nope." The soldier shook his head and said eagerly: "The Sichuan army defeated more than 3,000 of us with 1,000 men. ”

Cai Mao pondered, although he couldn't figure it out, no matter how strong the Sichuan army was, how could it be possible to defeat more than 3,000 children of the clan so quickly, according to the original plan, as long as these 3,000 people entangled the defenders, and when Huang Zu arrived, the Sichuan army would not be able to organize and defend the city, but where is the shadow of Huang Zu's army now?

But in any case, the rebels were indeed defeated.

Cai Mao grabbed the soldier's neckline, pushed him to the ground, pulled out his sword, and stabbed the soldier's throat with a sword, the soldier's eyes were full of doubts, his mouth "cooed" twice, a mouthful of blood bubbles appeared, and he collapsed to the ground unwillingly, and several Cai family children around him were shocked.

Cai Mao pulled out his sword and said: "This son keeps saying that the righteous army is a righteous army, my Cai family is loyal to the emperor's uncle, how can such a traitor be tolerated, don't you say?" ”

Several Cai family disciples looked at each other, and quickly understood what Cai Mao meant, and immediately agreed, "Yes, yes." ”

"Now follow me to kill the traitors of the Cai family and kill the traitors for Uncle Liu Huang." With a slash of his sword, Cai Mao led his troops out of the camp, and hundreds of people slaughtered towards the east city gate.

…… The east city gate was in a bloody battle, Cai Yu only felt that he was extremely unlucky, and took hundreds of family children to the city, and saw the Shi clan army fighting with the Sichuan army, but just when Cai Yu was about to join the battle array, he only found that the spears of those Shi clan children had just been handed over, and many of them were thrown out, and only a wooden pole was left in his hand.

The spears that could be used were transferred as early as between the Cai family's treasury order and Pang Ming's handover, and the three warehouses of the treasury were all unriveted spears.

The children of the clan took these weapons with iron spearheads on wooden poles, and without waving them a few times, the spearheads were loosened, and between the battlefields, they saw spearheads flying wildly, and a thousand elite Sichuan troops fought with three thousand clans holding wooden poles, and the clans were crushed at the touch of a button.

Cai Yu is rushing to the back of the Shi army, the Shi clan with a wooden pole of the defeated army pressed over like a tide, quickly submerged Cai Yu's troops, where can Cai Yu's hundreds of people resist a thousand Sichuan army who took advantage of the victory to kill like a wolf and tiger, did not hand over a combination, and fled with the Shi army, no matter how Cai Yu shouted, it was useless.

At this moment, the torches on the other side were raised, and Shamoko led two thousand barbarian soldiers to kill, and the arrows rained down like locusts, and the defeated army of the world clan was pressed back, and countless children of the clan died under the rain of arrows.

Seeing that there was no hope of escaping ahead, Cai Yu plunged into a street on the side, and at this moment, another army of soldiers and horses arrived in front of him, about hundreds of people.

Cai Yu looked at it, was overjoyed, and shouted: "Brother Cai Mao, save me." ”

I saw Cai Mao's sword raised, and the soldiers behind him bent their bows and strings, "Everyone who is a chaotic minister and thief will be punished, and he will release his arrows." ”

In the stunned eyes of Cai Yu and other Cai family disciples, they saw that the Jingzhou soldiers and Cai family's children in front of them loosened their bowstrings, and arrows shot at them, and Cai Yun's subordinates, who were caught off guard, were killed on the ground one after another.

"Cai Mao, do you really want to betray the family?"

"Kill." Cai Mao ignored Cai Yu and shouted, and the subordinates behind him rushed up together.

Cannibalism of the same race, weddings and funerals in the past, relatives who still exchange rites, friends who fight cocks and birds together, attack and kill together, knives and spears, and fiercely insert sharp weapons into each other's chests.

Cai Mao raised his knife and cut off Cai Yu's head.

………… In a large tent in the refugee area, the piano sounds beautiful.

Compared to the chaos in the city, the camp was much quieter tonight than before, and the refugees lying on the straw listened quietly to the sound of the piano from the big tent, opened their eyes, looked at the rain, and thought about their thoughts.

"Hey, General Fan, this girl who plays the piano is also the same as you, she is the reincarnation of a female fairy child." A bearded man asked Fan Lixiang who was sitting next to him softly.

Fan Lixiang came to the refugee camp at dusk, originally thought that she would be greeted warmly, but she didn't expect the limelight to be taken up by Qu Lingchen, these refugees saw Fan Lixiang with excited looks, but they didn't dare to make much noise, for fear of making noise to the piano.

Fan Li Xiang was indignant, but he also fell into it when he listened to it, and couldn't help but sit on the straw and listen.

The sound of the piano makes the night settle.

In the big tent, Qu Lingchen changed into the white clothes and white yarn he brought with him, plucked the strings with his heart, and the graceful sound of the piano emanated from the winding beam qin, Liu Zhang was half-lying on the straw mat, holding his forehead with one hand, enjoying his face, and the fingers of the other hand gently tapped the mat with the rhythm of the piano sound.

The end of the song.

After a while, Liu Zhang raised his head and said unsatisfied: "I'm still a little uncomfortable, you continue." ”

Qu Lingchen's eyes behind the white veil glanced at Liu Zhang, and said softly: "I don't play because of your illness, but so that the victims can sleep better." ”

Liu Zhang thought to himself, according to you, it is strange that people can sleep, and said: "There are still some refugees who are not asleep, you continue." ”

Qu Lingchen picked up the hand placed on the strings and shook it, even if he had practiced martial arts, his body was more flexible than ordinary women, and he played the piano all year round.

Liu Zhang saw Qu Lingchen's movements, his expression twisted, and he got up from the mat and said, "I'm joking, you should be tired too, it's not early, you go to bed first." ”

Liu Zhang was about to get up as he spoke.

"Yes, wait." Qu Lingchen called Liu Zhang. "I'm fine, I can continue."

Liu Zhang smiled, walked to Qu Lingchen and sat down, a faint body fragrance came out of the thin clothes, more intoxicating than the sound of the qin, Liu Zhang said: "What are you doing in such a hurry?" If your fingers are broken, how will you play the piano in the future, by the way, you still have revenge, maybe you can't even hold the sword. ”

Qu Lingchen was slightly stunned, his heart skipped a beat, he stroked the strings of the Liangqin, and said with some hesitation: "It, actually, I like this piano very much, and I also want to use her to play more tunes, not only for refugees, but also for you." ”

At that time, the Korean maid could go around the beam for three days, playing the piano by herself, it is estimated that it will make people intoxicated for a while, the level is still too far away, Qu Lingchen also wants to play a little more, the Liang Qin is one of the three famous pianos, and it has been extinct for hundreds of years, as long as it is a person who loves the piano, she will love it when she sees her.

"What's this, this piano was originally given to you, and it doesn't matter how many tunes you want."

"For me?"

"Or do you think I'll use it myself?" Liu Zhang stretched out his five fingers in front of Qu Lingchen: "Do you think I look like a piano player?" ”

Qu Lingchen looked at the five fingers shaking in front of him through the light veil, and couldn't help but smile softly, but his face sank like water all of a sudden.

"Forget it, I can't take it, I just want to use her to play more tunes, I just hope you don't regret it in the future, don't regret using her for me."

Qu Lingchen said, his voice was full of sadness, the person next to him was his enemy, and after the disaster relief was over, he would find every opportunity to assassinate him, and when the time came, he would either die or die.

Can I still accept his gifts now?

"What did you say?"

Liu Zhang's words sounded in his ears, Qu Lingchen gently stroked the body of the winding liangqin, and after a long time, he suddenly asked, "Liu Zhang, why did you give me this piano?" ”

Liu Zhang smiled and said, "Didn't I go to Yun Mengze because of illness at the beginning?" After I came back, I felt a lot more open-minded, my spirit was better, and my illness was infrequent, which was all your credit, and a worldly person like you would not like worldly things, so I thought about buying a piano to thank you......"

Liu Zhang said and said, looking at Qu Lingchen who was motionless, he suddenly couldn't speak, his smile faded, and he disappeared without a trace, and after a while, Liu Zhang said what he thought in his heart: "I hope you play the piano for me every day." ”

Qu Lingchen's hand stroking the piano suddenly froze.

My heart was cold.

At this moment, the sound of horses' hooves sounded, and Zhang Ren's voice came from outside the tent: "Lord, the matter in the city is over, you can move on to the next step." ”

Liu Zhang listened to Zhang Ren's words, let out a clear breath, and grabbed Qu Lingchen's cold hand.

"What for?" Qu Lingchen shouted in shock, before he could recover his consciousness from his state of mind, he forgot to break free.

"Take you to kill."

After Liu Zhang finished speaking, he took Qu Lingchen's hand out of the tent, stepped on the war horse and headed east.

………… The troops of Huangzu Zhang Yun, who were ambushed twenty miles away, advanced to Xiangyang during the third watch, but did not see the family that came to meet them, and they did not travel more than ten miles, suddenly the drums on both sides were loud, and the shouts of killing were everywhere, and the Sichuan army ambushed the soldiers and soldiers, and Su Fei, who commanded the soldiers and horses, was shocked and hurriedly retreated, but he did not want to retreat on the road to be dusty, and a large number of Sichuan troops were killed.

In the dark night, the number of enemy troops was not distinguished, Su Fei was a general on the water, land combat was not his forte, he was ambushed twice, the army was in turmoil, and the 30,000 troops trampled on each other and suffered heavy losses.

The battle lasted from the fourth watch to the fifth watch, and it was not until the sky was bright that Su Fei found that the Sichuan army ambushed before and after was only 10,000, and the two ambushes did not add up to their own.

But after fighting for a few hours, running and fleeing, Su Fei only had more than 10,000 people left.

Liu Zhang rushed to the battlefield with his own soldiers, stepped on the hill with Qu Lingchen, and quietly watched the battle below, Su Fei recognized the situation, although he regretted that he had miscommanded last night, so that he was defeated by the Sichuan army with fewer soldiers than himself, but now these forces, even if they can't win, breaking through should not be a problem.

Su Fei led the army to break through to the Sichuan army formation, and the Sichuan army, under the command of the general, struggled to encircle, and the two sides fell into a fierce fight, and one by one the soldiers were pierced through the chest by spears and fell in the pile of corpses.

The meadows of the field were littered with corpses, and the horses lay on the ground wailing, and the blood soaked the grass and hung on the tips of the grass like dewdrops.

This was the first time Qu Lingchen had seen the battlefield fighting so closely, seeing so much blood, he turned his head to look at Liu Zhang, if it wasn't for the gauze hat, Liu Zhang should have been able to see her angry face.

"My lord, did you bring me here just to see this?"

Liu Zhang looked at the battlefield, the Jiangxia soldiers suffered countless casualties, but the number of Sichuan troops was insufficient and they could not be encircled, and the Jiangxia soldiers broke through in one direction under the command of Su Fei, and finally opened the gap of the Sichuan army, and some Jiangxia soldiers fled out.

Liu Zhang looked at the Jiang Xia soldiers who fled in a panic, shook his head slowly, and said to Qu Lingchen: "I brought you here to let you play the piano." ”

"What?" Qu Lingchen looked at Liu Zhang incomprehensibly, her mind, which had been calmed down for a long time, was ignited again by Liu Zhang's indifferent expression, she already thought that although Liu Zhang was a killer, she had no choice but to do it for the people of the world.

But at this moment, Qu Lingchen found that he was wrong, how could a person who had no choice but be in the mood to listen to qin music in the face of such a cruel war.

Qu Lingchen looked at Liu Zhang coldly.

Liu Zhang felt Qu Lingchen's gaze, and said lightly: "The sound of the piano around the beam can arouse a sad mood, with your piano sound, those Jiangxia soldiers will not resist for too long, if you don't play the piano, more people will die here." ”

Those Jiangxia soldiers who escaped from the gap had not run far before a large number of soldiers and horses in front of them suddenly entered and blocked them back.

The Jiangxia soldiers, who had finally fought hard, no longer had any strength to fight, and the whole army collapsed, and was surrounded and killed by the newly arrived Sichuan army and the Sichuan army on the field.

The Jiangxia army was in a desperate situation, and Su Fei shouted loudly, encouraging the morale of the Jiangxia army and resisting stubbornly.

Qu Lingchen looked at this scene, Jiang Xia's soldiers were obviously defeated, and if they continued to fight, there would only be more casualties.

Finally, Qu Lingchen took the guqin handed by Wang Xu.

The faint sound of the piano floated down from the hill and into the ears of every soldier, making it extremely abrupt in the battlefield of fighting.

The soldiers who rushed desperately, the soldiers who were nervously waiting to meet the charge, the soldiers who swung their spears hard, the soldiers who were bleeding and screaming with their mouths open, the sound of the piano injected their boiling blood little by little, and irreversibly cooled slowly.

The quiet and sad sound of the piano is contrary to and blends with the cruel battlefield.

Whether it is a breakthrough or a besieged soldier, the killing intent in his heart is decreasing.

At this moment, Liu Zhang waved his hand, and more than 2,000 pro-soldiers shouted together: "Surrender, surrender." ”

"Surrender."

"Surrender."

The earth-shattering sound resounded through the field, and seeing that the Jiang Xia soldiers who were hopeless in breaking through the siege, the last trace of fighting spirit was exhausted, and they stopped fighting one after another, dropped their spears in pieces, and knelt on the ground to surrender.

In the end, only Su Fei, who was covered in blood, stood alone on the field and shouted, but none of the Jiang Xia soldiers listened to him stand up and fight.

(To be continued)