Changping County.

Xu Huang has been trapped for a whole month.

Of the tens of thousands of soldiers who came out of Runan, there were less than seven or eight thousand, and most of them were disabled, old and weak, and they had little combat effectiveness to speak of.

There is not much food and grass left in the army, and most of the soldiers have one meal but no next. The elite soldiers who were originally alive and well are now yellow-faced, hungry and weak, and even raising their guns to meet their swords feel so difficult.

The county seat of Changping is small and broken, the city has not been repaired for a long time, and the surrounding city walls are broken and cracked everywhere. The sparsely visible banner of the word "Xu" on the city fluttered in the wind, and compared with the Cao army with the secret code in all directions under the city, it was much colder.

Cao's army has attacked the city several times, but at the last moment, Xu Huang led the soldiers to desperately block and kill the enemy, and used his blood and life to block the impact of the enemy army wave after wave, so that he could keep the city from being captured, so that he and the soldiers had a chance to breathe. But Xu Huang deeply understands that this time he will withstand Cao Jun's attack, but he may not be able to withstand Cao Jun's next wave of attack. In the absence of reinforcements and in such a harsh environment as the tiger's mouth, if you want to save your life, breaking through the encirclement is the only option.

After this difficult tempering, Xu Huang has become more and more outstanding. Yan Yi's already strong face became more and more iron-blooded, but there was a slight trace of worry and confusion in the eyebrows that were like thick ink. At this time, he was doing this, with one hand on his chin, his bloodshot red eyes staring at the empty sky outside the window, with a pensive expression. It's been a long time since he had such a rigid expression, and the war drums that were beating outside at some point, blowing the sharp horns, didn't even know how a soldier with staggering steps and a panicked face entered the tent.

The soldier obviously had an urgent military situation to report, and the four Xu Huang's attendants outside the curtain did not stop his frightened pace.

Xu Huang is still settled, just like an old monk sitting in meditation, as if the sky outside is falling, and it has nothing to do with him.

Wang Zhong looked at Xu Huang who was still pondering there with a panicked expression, and couldn't help raising his voice a lot, and said loudly: "General, the Cao army is concentrating on elite soldiers and strong generals, and now it is storming Xicheng, and the soldiers will not be able to support it." How is it good now? ”

Xu Huang was still silent.

Wang Zhong was angry, full of blood but nowhere to fly, and his expression couldn't help but complain: "General, you have something to say, at least maybe your subordinates know what to do now?" ”

At this time, Xu Huang slowly turned his head, and his sharp eyes became extremely firm.

Even Wang Zhong, who has followed Xu Huang for many years, is also condensed, because he knows that if Xu Huang has such an expression, it means that he has made a major decision, and this decision has changed to any form it is now.

Xu Huang slowly stood up, the tall and mighty tiger body became more and more majestic and upright, he looked at Wang Zhong with a solemn face, smiled indifferently, and said slowly: "Wang Zhong, how long have you been following this general?" ”

Wang Zhong thought for a moment, and immediately said: "My subordinates have been following the general for seven or eight years. ”

Xu Huang nodded slightly, his sword eyebrows stretched a lot, and the hard expression on his face was much softer, and he said lightly: "Over the years, you have also suffered a lot with General Ben, no matter before or behind the battle, you have never complained. A piece of your loyalty, General Ben himself put in his heart. ”

Wang Zhong's face was slightly hot, and then he immediately became ashamed of what he had just thought.

Xu Huang continued: "Now that life and death are at stake, General Ben only wants a word from you, do you give it or not?" ”

Wang Zhong's face was never more solemn, but his voice was as powerful as iron and stone: "Whatever the general wants, his subordinates will do it, even if he goes up the knife mountain and gets off the oil pot, if Wang Zhong frowns, then he is not a hero." ”

Xu Huang suddenly shouted vigorously: "Okay, it's really a man, I want you to do something now, and this matter is related to the survival of our army, I only allow you to succeed, not to fail." Do you have the confidence to finish? ”

Wang Zhong only felt the blood boiling in his heart, what is the most important thing in life? It's trust, it's meeting a good Bole. Undoubtedly, Wang Zhong felt Xu Huang's trust, he suddenly landed on one knee, his right fist was tightly pressed on the ground, raised his murderous face, his eyes shot an unprecedented blazing light, and said loudly: "My subordinates swear to complete the task." ”

Xu Huang shouted, "Okay." Now outside the city, Cao soldiers are attacking the city, and the fundamental way out lies in tonight, I led a thousand soldiers to break through from the east city to attract the enemy's key forces, and when you are ugly, lead all the troops in the city, and take advantage of the enemy's center of gravity to be attracted by me, rush out from the south gate, and be sure to lead most of the soldiers in the city to return to Jiangdong safely. ”

Wang Zhonghu's body shook and he lost his voice: "General......"

Xu Huang stretched out his hand, domineeringly stopped what Wang Zhong wanted to say, and said in an irresistible tone: "You don't need to say it, if there is no general Ben personally dressed in battle, this will not attract Cao Ling and them, and you will not be able to successfully break through." ”

Wang Zhong excitedly argued loudly: "No, the task of attracting the enemy army will be handed over to his subordinates, and the general will go from the south gate......"

"Wang Zhong......," Xu Huang suddenly shouted loudly.

Wang Zhong only felt that his whole body was trembling violently, and his tiger eyes slowly filled with tears.

Xu Huang took a deep breath, calmed down the excitement in his heart, and said slowly: "I have made up my mind, you don't need to say more, when you return to Moling safely, remember to say to the lord, Xu Huang is ashamed of the lord, although he transferred out of Cao Ling's troops, but he can't bring the tens of thousands of soldiers from Runan back to Anxiang safely......"

"General......" Wang Zhong couldn't hold back the sentimentality in his heart anymore, and tears rolled down.

Xu Huang smiled indifferently, stepped forward to help Wang Zhong, and comforted: "The boy bleeds without tears, eighteen years later, Xu Huang and I are still a good man." You must remember that no matter what happens tonight, you must not be impulsive, and when the time comes, you will go out through the west gate. ”

Wang Zhong didn't know what to say, but looked at Xu Huang with red eyes, only feeling that Xu Huang's body was so vague and tall.

Xu Huang paused, Xu Huang suddenly clapped his palms and shouted, "Someone." ”

"Yes." The guards at the door entered. Obviously, they also heard Xu Huang's words, their faces were full of excitement, and one or two guards still had faint tears on their faces.

Xu Huang saw it at a glance, and didn't say anything, just said, "Bring the wine." ”

The attendant was obviously stunned and didn't react for a while.

Xu Huang frowned and said, "You didn't hear when I asked you to bring wine?" ”

Although the waiter was full of grievances, he still went out to get wine.

Wang Zhong was extremely surprised and said: "General, now that Xicheng is extremely tight, are you still in the mood to drink here?" ”

Xu Huang said proudly: "Since Huang self-army, he has been clean and self-disciplined, and he is not sticky to alcohol, and he has never tasted drunkenness. ”

Wang Zhong only almost jumped up, and just wanted to shirk it, Xu Huang said unhappily: "Don't worry, I already expected that Cao Bing would come to attack the city, so I was prepared." Xicheng is tight, but for the time being, and Cao Ling still doesn't dare to spend a lot of money to fight for my life, so Changping can be worry-free for the time being. ”

Wang Zhong looked at Xu Huang suspiciously.

At this time, another letter soldier came in, and he was overjoyed and said to Xu Huang: "General, the Cao army has withdrawn from Xicheng. ”

Wang Zhong looked at Xu Huang in amazement, his heart full of admiration.

Xu Huangfu smiled, then patted Wang Zhong's shoulder vigorously, and said boldly: "Come and come brother, the lord once said that there was a joke: today there is wine and now there is drunk, Ming said sorrow and Ming said block, now we will drink and talk happily, and other things will be put aside first, and there is no need to worry about anything." ”

Although Wang Zhong's face was full of sadness, he was still impressed by Xu Huang's broad mind, and Mount Tai collapsed in front of him without changing his face, which is a portrayal of Xu Huang. Wang Zhongsuo's surname also left his thoughts behind and began to drink with Xu Huang.

At night, after the daytime drums, Changping City is particularly peaceful.

Huge stars, hanging gently in the sky, peeking at the earth. The quiet soil sends a cool evening breeze, so that people who are tired during the day sleep more calmly.

The night is so quiet and wonderful.

However, for those soldiers in Changping City, it was so Geter's passion.

Xu Huang had already put on his heavy armor, and only his blazing eyes were still bare outside. Xu Huang was holding a mountain-opening battle axe weighing dozens of catties in his hand, and the whole exuded a bleak murderous aura. A tall northern horse matching his size sizzled softly. Xu Huang grabbed the reins with a little force, looked at the group of soldiers under the black pressure at his eyes, quiet without a trace of noise, and couldn't help but whisper: "Are you ready?" ”

All the soldiers straightened their chests, and the weapons in their hands shone strangely from time to time under the caress of the moonlight. If it weren't for the fear of alarming the enemies outside the city, I believe everyone would have shouted in unison.

Xu Huang once again whispered: "This time, I tell you plainly, I am afraid that none of the ten who followed General Ben out of the city will survive." However, General Ben still has to seriously ask you again, do you have the belief that you will die? ”

None of the soldiers in the school yard replied, only Xu Huang's deep and flying voice spread through the air.

Xu Huang said in a deep voice: "Okay, those soldiers who want to pay a heavy price for the arrogant enemy army in order for other brothers to return to their hometowns safely, prepare your swords and swords, take your heroic and vigorous posture, and immediately start to go out of the city with this general." There are also those who have scruples, General Ben is not free to you, if you are willing to come out, you will go out of the city with General Ben immediately. ”

Xu Huang raised the battle axe in his left hand, shook the reins of his right hand, and the sound of a horse neighing pierced the silence of the night sky, the iron horse stepped on the ground, and the four hooves galloped, like the sudden sound of light thunder, the earth trembled gently, and Xu Huang was just like his words and deeds.

Under the city gate not far away, immediately open the city gate and put down the bridge.

The thousand soldiers behind Xu Huang didn't think about it, so they followed his unwavering leg steps and followed decisively.

Maybe Cao Bing was too careless, and Xu Huang would suddenly make it difficult to prepare for a breakthrough, and the vigilance was not as good as before, so Xu Huang actually led the soldiers along the city to the south for about a few miles, and only then did Cao Bing realize that the Jiangdong Army had stolen out of the city and was ready to start breaking through.

All of a sudden, the entire Changping County was surrounded by a loud drum that shook the sky, and the horn of the battle was blown all over the mountains and fields.

In Cao Ying, there was already a lot of noise, and the people of one school and one army after another began to be frequently mobilized.

The quiet summer night seemed to be suddenly broken, and it became irritable and restless.

Cao Bing rushed a horse from the east to intercept Xu Huang's advance; A man and a horse chased from the west to block his retreat, and the two school swordsmen who were urgently transferred from both sides of the south began to slowly form an encirclement.

Xu Huang didn't want to say anything at all, just waved his hand, and a thousand soldiers rushed forward like ghosts in the night.

"Kill". A deafening killing cry suddenly erupted in the night sky. Then there was the sound of Jin Ge Iron Horse with weapons in all directions.

Xu Huang took the lead, and the heavy armor on his body did not affect his movements, but made people feel his lightness more and more.

"Death to those who stand in my way." Xu Huang shouted, and the opening axe rushed out in the style of Mount Tai's pressure.

Cao Bing, who was blocking in front, was as he said, and was immediately split in half alive, and blood was sprinkled in the night sky.

"Kill." The 1,000 soldiers who went out of the city with Xu Huang knew that the possibility of breaking through tonight was very small, and each of them had the heart of taking one enough book and killing two to make money, and they were playing with the enemy army.

"Xu Huang is here, who dares to fight me to the death." Xu Huang urged the horse to rush forward, towards the front of the cipher code, and the place where the crowd was surging shouted, the sound was like a bell, and it was heard far away in the night. When the few soldiers in front of him heard that it was Xu Huang, they immediately dodged a passage in fright, allowing him to pass by in the wind.

And in the Cao camp of Nuoda, since no one dared to fight.

"Hahaha." Xu Huang laughed wildly, treating Cao Jun as if he were nothing.

Xu Huang opened the mountain axe, I don't know how many people's blood has been stained, he is like a butcher, he just wants blood.

Cao Jiang was conceited of force and wanted to compete with Xu Huang.

Xu Huang snorted coldly, and the wrong horses intersected in the chaotic army, and an axe slashed under his horse, and the enemy was afraid.

Xu Huang saw that the enemy army was about to become encircled, and decisively shouted: "All the soldiers, follow General Ben firmly, no matter how dangerous and difficult it is in front of you to go up the mountain or down to the sea, General Ben will be the first to try it for you." ”

Xu Huang's encouraging voice made all the soldiers wary, when a general is willing to block most of the responsibilities for you, what else do you want to ask for? The soldiers, who had been a little discouraged, were once again closely united, and everyone worked together, no matter whether they made the trip or not, they must not weaken Xu Huang's prestige. And the energy stimulated by the destruction of the cauldron and the battle against the water is endless, even if Cao's army is strong, it is impossible to withstand He Jiangdong's army for a while.

Xu Huang urged the horse, and the big axe rose in response, and there was another loud cry that broke through the air.

"General Lin." There were several exclamations in the Cao array, and it was obvious that another Cao would become Xu Huang's revenant under the axe.

Xu Huang laughed a few times, the strong horse leaped, and countless Cao soldiers around him involuntarily gave up a route, afraid of being killed.

(To be continued)