() At dawn, the people who woke up had a simple breakfast, lined up according to their numbers, and slowly walked in the direction of Rock City, led by a small number of guards and political commissars.

The huge col camp gradually became empty, the protective ring of armed men began to shrink, and the treasurers responsible for distributing logistics were relieved.

More than 20,000 warbands began to assemble, the captains whistled to convey orders, and the red flags were displayed on the towers erected inside the camp, which were the signal soldiers issuing flags, and the simple flag language was not difficult to recognize, and all the members of the warbands must learn and know the meaning of what it represents.

Tianfang, who had rested all night, was in good spirits, and it would take some time for the captains to count the number of people and report it to him, he walked up to Tianhao, took out cotton gloves from his pocket, put them on, stepped on his feet a few times, and laughed loudly: "Third child, you still have a way, at this time to fight, even God is on our side." ”

Cotton clothes, gloves, and animal fat to wipe the skin of the face and hands were additionally distributed to all the members of the warband, the barbarians were already physically strong, and the cold weather had no effect on them, which was also an important reason why they easily took down the villages of the pig tribe.

Tianhao stared at the Tianmad standing in front of him, and earnestly advised: "Don't change the route of the march without authorization. Pingjun sent people to carefully survey the road and set up observation posts in advance, so there was no problem with security. ”

"I know." Tianmad grinned and laughed, "I promise to take Burning Tooth City within three days." ”

"I know you have this ability, and I have never doubted your strength." As he spoke, Tianhao turned to the side and raised his hand to point to the warbands that were gathering and arranging not far away: "What I want is not only victory, you have to try to bring them back alive." ”

A serious expression floated on Tianmad's face, and he nodded: "I understand. ”

The smile appeared again with the corners of Tianhao's mouth, and he took a step forward, opened his arms, and hugged Tianhao's shoulders tightly. This sudden movement left the latter at a loss for what to do, surprised, not knowing what to do, his facial muscles became stiff along with his whole body, not knowing what to say.

"Second brother, you must come back alive." Tianhao's warm words came from his ears: "You are the strongest warrior in Rock City, and this family cannot do without you." ”

It's nothing to do with conspiracy, the family card is important, and Tianhao needs unreserved support from his blood kin, although he is well aware that he is not related to anyone in this era.

"I will." Tianmad felt the body temperature from Tianhao's body: "I'm not so easy to die. I will watch you become a big city lord, lord, or even emperor. ”

……

The territory of the pig tribe, the wind tooth department, Shilan village.

The gate had been breached, and the heavy shieldmen of the Niu tribe wearing thick armor covered the advance of the infantry, and built a double shield wall on both sides of the broken gate. The narrow space could accommodate up to three men, and light infantry armed with steel axes slashed at the edge of the wall, widening the entrance in the most savage way possible.

Gangdian stood on an earthen platform more than ten meters high, squinting his eyes at the battle situation in front of him, and chuckled at Liao Qiu, who was standing next to him with a cold expression: "Actually, you don't need to send people to waste your strength on both sides of the gate of the wall. The spear formation has rushed in, and the Pig people are no match for us. ”

There was no trace of a smile on Liao Qiu's calm face: "I know, but it's better to be steady." Fighting a war is nothing like doing anything else, and any accident can happen until the last moment. ”

"You're too cautious." Gangdian's voice was very rough: "We have the advantage of troops, food, and the quality of weapons. Especially the armor, tsk tsk...... I really don't know how Hao got it, it's the best armor I've ever seen. ”

Liao Qiu raised his head, his gaze focused on the spear team that had broken through the gate of the village.

The Pig people are tall, and the width of the gate is more than double that of other tribes, enough for five Niu warriors to pass through in parallel. The spear formation pays attention to coordination, the front five people are the main force, they hold shields in both hands to form a defense, and the other ten soldiers are divided into two groups, the tip of the spear pokes out from the right side of the shield, and the interval between the front and back is half a meter, to ensure that the ten spears are pierced out at the same time in a high and low position, just like an angry porcupine, the advance speed is slow, but it is very calm, and every time it rushes a certain distance, the other spear detachments that follow closely behind immediately fill the gap between the two sides to maintain a solid offensive posture.

All the northern barbarians were familiar with this kind of gun formation, and they also had their own different ways of dealing with it. But neither the cavalry's long-distance projectile nor the heavy infantry forcing the battle with death squads is applicable to the current situation.

Death squad charging requires not only warriors, but also sophisticated equipment and the cooperation of teammates. If it is an open area, as many as hundreds of pig warriors charge collectively, and the archers in the rear can shoot together, at least they can break through several gaps in the array horizontal formation that is hundreds of meters long. Once the rear pikemen are not replaced in time, the attacking team's follow-up infantry will take the opportunity to expand the results, and the heavy shield men who have no attack ability can only wait to be killed, unable to give full play to the advantage of the distance of the spear, and the entire gun formation will completely collapse in a short time.

Liao Qiu stared at the Pig Clan warriors opposite, especially the tall and most vicious-looking guy. He was covered with at least two layers of leather armor and a sleeveless half-body metal armor. Unable to create metal joints with no skills in forging, this kind of half-body armor was thick but could not cover the entire arm, so it had to separate the upper arm from the forearm and wear two cylindrical steel plates as protection.

He held a heavy war knife more than two meters long in both hands over his head, broke through the air with fierce strength and inertia, and slashed heavily at the steel shield in front of him, pressing the Niu clan warrior who was holding the shield in both hands to take two steps back, and pushed down the shoulder side of the gunner behind, finally stabilizing his body.

The two spears immediately shifted their direction and stabbed at the chest of the fierce pig warrior. The tip of the hard metal shield slipped and slid into the center of gravity, hitting the gap in the armor on his left shoulder, and plunged deep into it, and a large amount of blood immediately poured out of the armor connection, staining the entire armor red.

The spear formation that marched forward was like an angry bull, rushing into it from the inside of the gate more than ten meters away, and the sword and shield soldiers who followed behind seized the opportunity to pour in from both sides, they let out a shuddering roar, picked up their swords and slashed at the opponent, covering more companions to rush into the village.

The ferocious pig warrior screamed and grabbed the barrel of the gun with one hand, forcing it out with incredible strength and endurance. He was red-eyed, ignoring the injured left arm, his right hand grasped the handle of the knife, picked up the war knife and slashed at a Niu warrior who attacked from the side, the latter was caught off guard, and was slashed in the chest by a knife, only to hear the muffled sound of "dang", the Niu warrior was hit by this force and tilted his body, and quickly raised the round shield in his left hand to block the war knife, jumped away flexibly to the side, and immediately raised his foot after standing firm, and kicked hard above the kneecap of the pig warrior.

The angle is very accurate, and it is difficult for this part of the human body to be lower than the strong external force from this direction, the quadriceps muscle is instantly paralyzed, and the knee ligament and patellar tendon also lose strength.

The pig warrior screamed and fell to the ground, his hands loosened, and he subconsciously hugged his knees, rolling all over the ground in pain.

The force of this kick was so great that the entire kneecap shifted on the spot. The Ox Warrior seized the opportunity to raise and drop his sword, and the sharp tip of the knife stabbed into the side of the Pig Warrior's neck, pinning the knife edge into it with skillful fighting skills, cutting off his trachea.

The dying man twisted his body in pain with his hands off his knees, clutching his neck tightly, his mouth growing so big that he couldn't breathe, and the terrible warmth made him feel doubly frightened.

This doomed the final struggle of powerlessness and uselessness.

Liao Qiuqing clearly saw every detail.

"I've fought against the pigs, and they're very strong." Liao Qiu muttered to himself, his solemn expression as if he was carrying out a sacrificial ceremony.

Gangdian glanced at him, a little strange, and nodded slightly: "I know." The scar on your face was left by the pig. ”

Liao Qiu slowly raised his hand, and his fingertips gently touched the scar that stretched from the corner of his mouth to his earlobe: "If it was changed to the previous armor, that person would have died just now." He's still alive, and he's killed the pig warrior in turn. He's luckier than me...... The people who participated in this battle, they were all luckier than me. ”

Gangdian finally understood his words, and subconsciously looked down at the new armor on his body: "You're right, thanks to Ah Hao, otherwise we will die a lot if this battle is fought." ”

"It's not just about armor." Liao Qiu's cold appearance was terrifying: "He also gave us clothes and gloves. In such weather does not feel cold, hands keep warm. The pig people are different, they have nothing, and they are even hungry. ”

Gang Dian Zhang shook his right hand, feeling that the fingers that were held inside by the cotton gloves were very comfortable.

He didn't think there was anything wrong with this: "Ah Hao is our man, he is our kindred. ”

Liao Qiu turned around, and his hoarse voice revealed a different content: "I know that he is a good person, but some people question everything he has done, thinking that he supports his own army and intends to rebel." ”

Gangdian became serious: "Ah Qiu, why did you suddenly talk about this?" ”

"I know you're spying on him." Liao Qiu sighed with feeling: "This is the task given to you by the king. ”

Gangdian's eyes became a little sharp: "There is only one king of the Niu clan. By the same token, there is only one king of thunderhorn in this world. ”

"I don't mean to blame you, I agree with you on this issue."

In the distance, a large group of soldiers rushed into the stockade, and the chaotic shouts of killing and cries for help were mixed together, so noisy that the eardrums "buzzed".

"We won easily. Not only the current battle, but also the next attack on Tooth City, I think it is also a sure win. Liao Qiu licked his lips, feeling the warmth and coolness quickly wiped away by the cold wind after the saliva soaked dry skin: "I just don't understand, why would someone spread rumors behind his back and keep saying that Ah Hao was plotting rebellion?" ”

Gangdian's eyes lowered, and he released the same cognition as Liao Qiu in a short silence: "The king will not believe such a thing. Otherwise, he wouldn't have sent his main force to fight in concert with Rock City. ”

"Hao is not a traitor."

Liao Qiu whispered coldly: "When I went back to Thunderhorn City to transfer troops last month, he wrote the entire manufacturing process of the new armor on the animal skin and asked me to hand it over to the king. ”

"A man who intends to rebel will not do this." Gangdian took a deep breath, and his words revealed deep hatred and killing intent: "Before, it was the Deer Clan, then the Fangs, and now it is the entire Pig Clan...... Ah Hao has made too many military exploits, and some people are jealous of him. ”

He suddenly thought of a question, and his brain seemed to be pierced by a steel needle, and he began to tremble with horror and horror: "...... Ah Qiu, the king did not personally lead the troops this time, and stayed in Thunderhorn City...... Could it be that the king is suspicious of Ah Hao? ”

A blank look flashed across Liao Qiu's face, and his expression quickly became helpless.

"I don't know...... I don't really know...... Maybe it is, maybe it doesn't...... Like you, I am loyal to the King. But you and I both know very well that Ah Hao is not the kind of person as the rumors say. ”

Gangnori's body trembled even more. He tried his best to keep his voice low, filled with an ingredient that even he felt fearful: "If the king wants us to do something to Ah Hao...... So what to do? ”

"I'll kill him." Liao Qiu replied without thinking.

"You ......" the corners of Gonori's eyes twitched.

"Until then, though, I'll try my best to persuade the king to dispel this idea." Liao Qiu exhaled a long breath of thick white air: "If the Rock City Lord is rebellious, then there is no one in this world who is worthy of the king's trust." ”

"If you can't tell the king, what then?" Gangdian felt that this possibility had to be considered in advance.

"I've already said I'm going to kill him. The king's orders must be obeyed, and this is absolutely non-negotiable. ”

Liao Qiu's side face was as cold and hard as a rock: "Then ...... I will kill myself and use my human head to apologize to Ah Hao's spirit in the sky. ”

In the distance, the stockade was broken.

……

Cattle Clan's territory, Thunderhorn City.

In all times, prisons are a dreaded and cold place of confinement.

The stone spiral staircase sinks deep into the ground, like a monster hidden beneath the surface, opening its disgusting, misshapen mouth. As you go down, the moisture in the air becomes thicker and thicker, the floor and walls are wet, moss grows in the perennial waterlogged places, and a layer of viscous substance appears on the surface of the wall, which looks like snot, feels like, and exudes a pungent musty smell.

Surrounded by a group of guards, Niu Weibang quickly walked to the bottom of the prison.

The cattle have forged and used metal to a degree unimaginable by any race. Prison doors, fences, grids, including vents embedded in walls...... Almost everything in this prison is made of metal, while in other tribes, the tribe is made of wood.

The steel bars that make up the fence are thick, not unlike an adult's arm. Unless the prisoners held here know how to shrink bones, it will be impossible to escape through the obstacles. Through the gap between the cell door and the wall, you can see the opposite side more than 20 meters away, where there is a narrow corridor, and further inside is the water prison. A pool of stagnant water, black and stinky, and countless mosquitoes regard this place as a dark paradise, and every time a felons are imprisoned, it is a happy time for them to rejoice. That meant blood to drink, fresh flesh to bite on, and it would be better if the prisoner didn't survive dying in prison, as the corpse would rot and, if long enough, become a viscous, pasty, semi-congealed solid.