"Woo......"

In the desolate and distant sound of the trumpet, the ocean-like army of the Northern Barbarians receded like a tide, as when they rushed up, without dragging the mud and water.

Zhang Chu led the Blood Tiger Battalion against the retreating Northern Barbarian army, slashing all the way to the south.

When the last Northern Barbarian standing in front of Zhang Chu's eyes fell, Zhang Chu finally saw the situation on the Southern Canal clearly.

His eyes widened suddenly, and his body, which had never trembled through the mountains of corpses and the sea of blood, suddenly trembled violently.

The canal has been turned into a sea of fire.

All the three-masted ships were wrapped in flames.

The smoke filled more than ten miles.

It's like a thousand confused souls, wandering on the earth and running between mountains and rivers.

"Poof!"

Zhang Chu suddenly spurted out a piece of blood, his body was crooked, and he fell to the ground from his horse.

"Master Chu!"

The mules gathered behind him were shocked when they saw this, and hurriedly jumped off their horses to help him up, but saw that his eyes were dull and staring at the sky, and his dark blue lips trembled violently.

He didn't shed a tear.

for his tears have dried up.

When the mule saw him like this, he didn't know what to say, so he could only repeat over and over again: "And us, and us......"

He really didn't know what to say.

Less than three months later.

The old lady is gone.

The child is gone.

Brother Xiong also died in battle.

Now, even the two sisters-in-law are ......

My eldest brother is really nothing.

The mule felt that if all this had happened to him, he would have gone mad......

He had just thought this when he heard a wail behind him.

As soon as he turned his head, he saw Li Zheng wailing, turning his horse and chasing frantically towards the retreating Northern Barbarian army.

Only then did the mule remember that Hua Gu, Li Youniang, and Xiao Jintian were also on the boat.

He was shocked and hurriedly shouted: "Brother Zheng, Brother Zheng, don't go, you come back......"

Hearing the shouts of the mule, Zhang Chu vomited a mouthful of blood again, and cried bitterly: "Li Gouzi, don't go, come back, I beg you......"

Li Zheng, who had never disobeyed his orders, took his orders as a deaf ear for the first time.

Like a lone wolf in a desperate situation, he wailed heartbreakingly, frantically whipped the war horse under his crotch, and sped away on the blood-colored wasteland.

Behind him, the blood-red cloak spread out, like a flame falling into the abyss under the gloomy sky.

His wail was like something awakened.

In the next second, hundreds of people, with red eyes, followed him and rushed towards the north...... Most of these people are soldiers of the Blood Tiger Battalion whose families are on those two boats.

Seeing this, Zhang Chu wanted to shout, but a mouthful of blood spurted out of his mouth.

He finally went dark and passed out completely.

The mule was so frightened that he didn't bother to send someone to chase Li Zheng, so he hurriedly picked up his eldest brother and roared angrily: "Medical officer, what about the medical officer?

......

"Jingle Bell ......"

Hazy, Zhang Chu heard the shaking sound of the wind chimes of the carriage.

In addition to the wind chimes, he also heard countless "woo-woo" cries.

The cry was far and near, like the weeping of the souls under the Nine Shadows.

It was as if countless flies were hovering in his ears.

He felt a burst of irritability in his heart for no reason, and instinctively shouted: "Big bear, big bear, shut up the crying man!"

As soon as he shouted, he felt two people pounce on him, shaking him and shouting, "Master, master!"

He struggled to open his heavy eyes.

What catches your eye is Zhiqiu's happy haggard face, and Xia Tao, who is crying like a flower cat.

He was stunned for a long time, then suddenly woke up, hugged the sisters, and burst into tears: "You are still alive, great, you are still alive, ......"

The sisters also fell on him and wept.

The three of them snuggled up to each other tightly.

It's like embracing your whole world!

......

Zhang Chu got out of the carriage and led a large number of Xuanwutang brothers to gather around the carriage to see him come out, and happily greeted him: "Master Chu, you are awake." ”

Zhang Chu's eyes swept around the carriage, and his eyes dimmed a little: "Li Zheng hasn't come back yet?"

The smile on the mule's face froze suddenly, but then he forced a smile again: "I guess I'm already on my way back." ”

Zhang Chu stood on the wheel of the carriage and glanced around blankly.

There were people everywhere around.

No.

It might be more appropriate to call them refugees now.

Eyes glazed.

Unkempt.

Disheveled.

The sound of crying came and went.

It's already the second day of the move south.

He was in a coma for a day and a night.

Zhiqiu told him that in one night, the cavalry of the Northern Barbarians raided the southward migration brigade four or five times.

Every time, it will kill many, many officers and soldiers and ordinary people in Zhenbei.

After Zhang Chu listened to her words, he instantly figured out why the Northern Barbarian army wanted to burn the ship.

Without a ship, the Zhenbei Army will have no means of transportation to quickly run the common people!

Without a boat, the more than 100,000 people in AllBright Mansion are their meals on their plates and meat on their plates!

Without the boat, the more than 100,000 ordinary people of Jintianfu will become a burden that the Zhenbei Army cannot get rid of!

Without a boat, each mile of the more than 500 miles from Jintianfu to Taibai Mansion in Beiyin County can become a Shura field for burying more than 100,000 people in Zhenbei Army and Jintianfu!

The Northern Barbarians not only want to keep the Zhenbei Army in the territory of Wuding County, but even the more than 100,000 people in Wuding County are not ready to let go!

What a poisonous trick!

If it is really not my race, its heart will be different!

What's even more terrifying is that the Northern Barbarians succeeded!

The Zhenbei army has now been beaten by the northern barbarians to the point that they have no temper.

Fight back, fight back powerless!

Zhang Chu didn't know how many soldiers were left in the Zhenbei Army, but it was certainly not as many as when he set out from Jintianfu.

At that time, there were still 50,000 soldiers in the Zhenbei Army, and that Huo Shizi did not dare to fight to the death with the 150,000 Northern Barbarian Army, but chose to move south.

Now, naturally, not anymore!

Retreat, and it is impossible to retreat!

The Zhenbei Army has been based in Xuanbei Prefecture for decades, what does it rely on?

Relying on the reputation accumulated by the Zhenbei Army guarding the northern frontier for decades and protecting the people of Xuanbei Prefecture from the invasion of the northern barbarians!

Relying on the support of Xuanbei Prefecture Erlang to go to Northern Xinjiang to join the army!

If the Zhenbei Army dares to abandon these more than 100,000 ordinary people, the reputation accumulated by the Zhenbei Army for decades will be destroyed immediately!

The people of Xuanbei Prefecture may be able to understand the difficulties of the Zhenbei Army losing Yongming Pass and retreating all the way, but it is absolutely impossible to continue to support an army that abandoned its compatriots and fled for its life alone.

Without the mass base, even if the Zhenbei Army can still save a little bit of blood and bones, it will be useless.

I could only watch the Northern Barbarian army, tearing off their flesh and drinking their blood little by little with wolf pack tactics.

At least Zhang Chu couldn't think of any other way for the Zhenbei Army to solve the current predicament.

It's a disaster......

Zhang Chu let out a long sigh and asked, "What about the young lady and Xiao Jintian?"

Mule: "It's in the back carriage." ”

......

"Master Chu, you're awake. ”

Li Youniang, who was crying and her eyes were swollen, saw Zhang Chu coming in, and cheered up.

Zhang Chu let out a soft "um".

He looked at Li Youniang, this innocent and ignorant little girl, who seemed to have grown up a lot all of a sudden, and in the depths of her eyes filled with sadness, there was anxiety and confusion that only adults can have.

Zhang Chu stretched out his hands and asked in a low voice, "How is the child?"

Li Youniang looked at Zhang Chu's hands, hesitated for a while, and then slowly handed the child in her arms to Zhang Chu's hands: "I fed a little mare's milk, and I just fell asleep." ”

Zhang Chu carefully took Xiao Jintian, looked at the little man sleeping with his thumb in swaddling clothes, and felt sad.

This child may never remember what his father and mother looked like......

"You don't have to worry about life later in life. ”

Zhang Chu blinked vigorously, forcibly dispersing the mist that had just risen in his eyes, "This kid is my godson, even if it's your brother...... If he can't come back, I will raise him too, as long as I have a thin mouthful, there will definitely be a dry mouthful. ”

Li Youniang's tears welled up all of a sudden, she knelt on one side of the ground, and said in a mournful voice: "On behalf of my brother and my sister-in-law, I kowtow to you." ”

Zhang Chu grabbed her and didn't let her go down.

"If your brother were here, he wouldn't be so polite to me. ”

"You take good care of Xiao Jintian, and when you settle down, you will enter my Zhang's house and change your surname to Zhangba......"

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