Chapter 40: One of the Seven Dragons Wins the Pearl

Duliang Village, Yang Hao walked to this place again, and half a month ago he was ambushed and jumped on the wooden bridge at the east end of the village to escape. All his brothers who lived and died with him were killed. Now, the wooden bridge is still there, but the rest of the scene is completely different.

Duliang Village has become a veritable hell on earth.

There are few intact houses in the whole village, and there are blackened ruins and broken walls everywhere, and there is still green smoke rising from the blackened walls and broken wood of the beams. There were dead bodies everywhere inside and outside the village, and the deaths were strange and outrageous.

On a row of masts outside the east gate of the stockade, more than a dozen corpses were hung, each of which was densely covered with feathered arrows, and it was almost impossible to see the true face of the person. These feather arrows are all made by the Fengzhou Ordnance Bureau, and they were equipped with the five departments of the Barbarian Black not long ago.

The wooden gate had burned down and collapsed, and a man had been coke from a stake tied to a horse in front of the gate, his scorched head with his mouth open, and green smoke still rising from the black holes in his eyes.

In the center of the stockade lay the bodies of seven or eight old women, most of them stripped naked, and some of the corpses had their breasts cut off, revealing two bloody holes; Some of the corpses also had clothes sticks stuck in their/doors. These old women were apparently humiliated and tortured before they died.

No bodies of young women were found in the stockade, and they had been swept away as trophies. Their fate will not be much better than that of these old women who have died tragically.

The muscles of a half-grown boy had all been cut off, revealing his bones, his head was smashed to pieces, and three or five feet from his body was a pile of ashes, and a piece of roasted, half-mushy human flesh was stuck in a sharpened wooden stick......

Knife chopping, axe chopping, spear stabbing, burning, belly breaking, heart gouging, breast cutting...... All kinds of deaths, indescribable, and vicious methods, are beyond the power of human beings.

Several guards behind Yang Hao couldn't help but vomit, and some of them were scolding with tears and feet.

Yang Hao endured the discomfort in his heart and quickly crossed the wooden bridge at the east end of the village. Ma Heshang was directing his soldiers to cross the river, and when he saw Yang Hao, he trotted all the way over. When they met, they complained: "These dog mongrels are burning, killing and looting all the way." Now I can't raise any food. Why don't you stop and wait for the food convoy. ”

"Can't wait." Yang Hao replied with a word, "You have also seen that they will go all the way to the scourge, if they are allowed to enter the city." My sin...... I'm afraid it's hard to quit. ”

"There will be a sentence in the end, which I don't know whether to say or not." Makhshan hesitated.

"Say it." Yang Hao could guess what he was going to say, but he was still happy in his heart. He had long wanted someone to say these things to his face.

After the barbarian tribe went south, they burned and looted all the way, and the villages and towns were empty everywhere they went, and all the children's wealth and wealth were swept away. The cruel original was beyond his imagination, and compared with them, the Hedong Army could simply be called a benevolent and righteous army.

There are already many generals who have complained to Yang Hao, how can Yang Hao not know? When he made an alliance with the five tribes, he asked them not to harass the people along the way when they marched. It is also forbidden to burn, kill, and loot at will. The leaders of the five tribes also agreed, but asked to prepare enough food and grass for them.

Fengzhou was already short of grain, and it was not easy to prepare more than 10,000 people's grain and grass in a short time. But before the grain and grass were ready, Wang Ben seized the surrender city, Yang Hao knew that with Wang Ben's personality and other positions, he was likely to defend the city and fight Liu Desan.

No matter how many casualties he can inflict on Liu Desan, he will definitely not be able to hold the surrendered city. Wang Ben will also exhaust the most strength in this tragic battle. At that time, even if he led his army south, it would be difficult to recover the defeat. Yang Hao asked the five tribes to raise troops to the south in advance, and the leaders of the five tribes proposed to allow them to raise food on the spot.

Yang Hao hesitated, because more than one person reminded him that the five tribes of the Barbarian Black have always had a tradition of burning, killing and looting the collar department, and if they were allowed to raise food by themselves, the villages and communities they passed through would be empty. Yang Hao also knew that as soon as this opening was opened, he was afraid that the future would be beyond his control. But he still has a trace of luck, the five black tribes may be more ruthless than the Hedong army, but it is not so that "the villages and communities where they pass are empty".

However, the facts gave Yang Hao a slap in the face, and the brutality of the brutal black department far exceeded his original expectations. Not only is it that "the village community is empty", it is simply a scorched earth where it passes, leaving no traces of people. Their ferocity and savagery even surprised Jin Mili, and when Yang Hao asked him to come forward to dissuade him, Jin Mili didn't dare to say a word, for fear of getting caught on fire.

The brutal black man is like a demon released from a magic bottle, rampaging and lawlessness. If you want to take him back again, how hard is it to climb to the sky? It's almost impossible. Yang Hao felt guilty of himself, but at this time, what else could he do besides taking advantage of the situation?

"Although the general's alliance with the five barbarian tribes this time can solve the urgent need, I am only afraid of endless troubles in the future." Ma Heshang did not disappoint Yang Hao in the end.

"Yes," Yang Hao sighed, "Tell me, what should I do?" ”

"This kind of barbarian can only be used, and if it is used, it must be completely eliminated, otherwise there will be endless troubles." When Ma Heshang said this, he paused, and after seeing Yang Hao's encouraging eyes, he boldly said: "General, do you know what the people of the Tiande Army call you behind your back?" ”

"They all call me 'the plague sheep,' right? They're already paying lip service. Yang Hao smiled bitterly, "I'm the stupid person who opened the bottle and released the demon, and it is my duty to let the demon return to the bottle." ”

Mahshan thought for a moment and didn't understand the allusion to the bottle and the demon, but he could still understand the general meaning, and he said, "I'm afraid that they won't leave if they taste the sweetness." ”

Yang Hao said: "Then beat them back." You have to prepare now, find out their truth and truth, no matter how ruthless and brutal they are, people always have a weakness, and you must find this weakness as soon as possible. ”

Ma Heshang said: "General, please rest assured, I will definitely find a way to let them go back to the grassland honestly." ”

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In the open space outside the south gate of Beizhai, two horses collided opposite each other, roaring like thunder in all directions. On the two sides of the battle, on one side is the general of the Hedong Army, and on the other side is the reckless clam of the nobles of the Barbarian Salt Department. When the two horses were staggering, Yu Chongchong suddenly grabbed the saddle with his hand and hung his body on the left side of the horse's body, which was able to avoid the fatal knife of the reckless clam, and it was not as good as the reckless clam to fight again. Yu Chongchong pressed his right hand on the saddle, and stood on the back of the galloping horse, took the bow in his hand, and shot the reckless clam under the horse with only one arrow.

The military drums in Hedong thundered and cheered, and the nobles of the barbarian black tribe couldn't help but be a little depressed.

This is already the twelfth brutal black general killed by Yu Chong. Different from the previous eleven people, the reckless clam died on the "fighting general" field, this is the stage of warriors, life and death, honor and disgrace all depend on the work of the hands, fair and just.

A day ago, the five departments of the Barbarian Black raided the Black Sheep Valley, killed Mu Yuchun, the defender of Hedong, and beheaded 300 guards. Later, Jin Mili raided Xizhai and killed the guard Wang Liang. The five departments of the brutal black army marched overnight to surround Beizhai, and Yang Tianhua, the defender of Beizhai, led the army to fight, and the fierce battle was a day without winning or losing. At night, the Fifth Department of the Barbarian Black Department listened to the plan of Yang Hao's staff officer and supervising the army to rest the water company, and attacked Beizhai to take advantage of the chaos to rob the camp. Yang Tianhua hurriedly responded to the battle and was killed by the black general Gu Duoli.

When Liu Desan heard that Beizhai had fallen, he urgently dispatched the Hedong Warriors to rush out and attack. Yu Chongchong's old trick was repeated, and the fire attacked Beizhai to seize the camp in chaos, and drove the five black tribes out of the camp. The nobles of the five barbarian tribes were extremely ashamed and angry, and attacked the camp for several days, but they were all repelled by Yu Chong. Yu Chongchong has a cautious temperament and is good at defense. He can't avoid fighting, and there is nothing to be done about the black department. Xiu Shui even offered a plan, and asked the black sergeant to stand naked in front of the Beizhai gate, holding ** and shouting Yu Chongchong's name, wantonly insulting. The Hedong soldiers felt ashamed and humiliated, and they asked for battle one after another.

Yu Chongchong refused to fight, and only sent people to the barbarian village to write a war letter, and made an appointment to "face the general" in front of the barbarian generals. The so-called "pair of generals" is a competition between the generals of the two sides, although it cannot determine victory or defeat, but it has a great impact on the morale of the army. The Manhei Department refused to show weakness, and selected fifteen fierce generals such as Gu Duoli to fight, and the Hedong Army led fifteen people to fight because of Chong Chong.

In the first battle, Yu Chongchong shot and killed the brutal black general Reckless Clam, and the Hedong army suddenly gained momentum, and then the Hedong warrior Meng Tianbao defeated the horse of the Barbarian Black Taler Division, Little Mill Khan. In order to save the decline, the third Gu Duoli personally went out to fight, and the Hedong Army general Zhao Hejiu against each other, Gu Duoli made a forty-eight pound iron melon, Zhao Hejiu used a Shuangling sledgehammer, both of them are powerful weapons, the battle is only ten, Gu Duoli an iron melon smashed Zhao Hejiu's head.

In the fourth formation, the two sides sent two young generals, Hedong junior general Wei Fang is Liu Desan's nephew, seventeen years old; Manrat Miller, the young general of the Manrak tribe, is the son of the leader of the Manrak tribe, Duo Jimo, who is sixteen years old, and makes a pair of unique blades that resemble sickles. After more than ten fights, Wei Fang's strength was weak, he had a plan, and returned to the camp by fraud, Manrat Miller chased after him, but was stabbed off the horse by Wei Fang.

The leader of the Manrat tribe, Mo Aizi, was so anxious that he no longer disregarded any rules, and hurriedly led three generals to take revenge. was intercepted by Meng Tianbao, and did not fall behind at all with one enemy and four enemies. Wei Fang turned back to help in the battle and stabbed Duo Jimo. The three generals escorted the head of the family to retreat, but Meng Tianbao killed two people in a row, and the chasing duo was embarrassed.

Meng Tianbao's bravery annoyed Duo Jimo's uncle, the veteran Wuchao, who was known as the "First Warrior of the Wild Black" when he was young, and although he was over sixty years old, he was not old. He urged the horse to intercept Meng Tianbao, and after more than ten rounds of fighting, Meng Tianbao felt that his physical strength was exhausted and he was defeated. Wu Chao urged the horse to chase closely, Wei Fang suddenly had a cold arrow, but was gently dodged by Wu Chao, the veteran shot back Wei Fang's arrow, the arrow penetrated the heart guard on Wei Fang's chest, fortunately Wei Fang was wearing a wire chain armor, so he saved his life.

After Meng Tianbao and Wei Fang were defeated, Wuchao defeated the seven generals of Hedong in a row, killing no one in the Hedong army to dare to step forward. Just as Wuchao was triumphantly about to announce the victory of the fighting general, he suddenly heard the cheers of the Hedong sergeants like thunder, and saw a young general in his early twenties carrying a double sword and a flying horse out of the camp.

Yu Chongchong is known as the "White Jade Tiger" because of his handsome face and fair complexion, he was originally Liu Qingling's general, and was later favored by Liu Desan, so he wanted to be carefully cultivated by his side, and he wanted to forge him into a general who could be alone. Yu Chongchong is talented and studious, but in four or five years, he has already made a name for himself in the 100,000 Hedong Army.

Wu Chao saw that he forced out the main general of Hedong, and his heart was overjoyed, so he threw the bow and arrow on the ground, and stripped off his armor to "fight shirtless" with Yu Chongchong, that is, he did not use bows and arrows, hidden weapons and other skillful skills to win, nor did he use armor to protect, all with real kung fu in his hands, which is the most exciting part of the "fighting general".

Yu Chongchong also threw away his bow and arrows, stripped off his armor, and only carried two scimitars in his hands.

The drums thundered, and the trumpets whined.

Wuchao and Yu Chongchong showed their own magical powers and fought in one place. Yu Chongchong rode a black-maned horse, his complexion was smooth and fair, and his muscles were soft and well-proportioned; The Blacknest mount is crimson, his skin as black as charcoal, and his muscles are knotted and bulging, and they are as strong as steel. The two of them also used knives, but Yu Chong Chong's double knives were both rigid and soft, winning with speed and skill, while Wuchao's long knives were swift and sharp, winning with strength.

The two of them fought for more than fifty years, and their faces were already sweaty. Wu Chao is in his sixties, and the knife in his hand is starting to slow down, and his strength is not as good as before. Clear-eyed people have already seen that if there are more than 20 more, Yu Chongchong will have the upper hand.

Someone in the barbarian black department bent his bow and aimed at Yu Chongchong, after all, this is a war, and winning is the first priority.

With a "whoosh", a cold arrow shot out of the black formation. At the same time, three feathered arrows in the Hedong army's formation shot at the black nest at the same time. Yu Chongchong turned his head to dodge the cold arrow, and rushed back to his own position. Blacknest was not so lucky, and two of the three cold arrows actually hit him, one in the left arm and the other in the thigh. Although it was not critical, it was enough to make him embarrassed for a while.

The "anti-general" ended, and the Hedong Army had a slight upper hand.