Miserable and miserable.

In the camp of the Qingliang Bandit Coalition Army, the sky was full of gloomy clouds and miserable fog.

The vast majority of Qingzhou soldiers who have survived to this day are mostly lazy, sighing, and refusing to participate in any combat activities.

Their hearts are cold, cold to the bone!

The battle of the fire prison a few days ago......

The Qingzhou soldiers outside the city are not fools, let alone blind, they can see clearly and clearly.

Hundreds of Qingzhou soldiers, fighting with their lives, fought bloody battles with the murderous blood towel thieves, and only then did they climb the city wall with difficulty and seize a small foothold.

As long as Wei Anguo and Xin Longzi can temporarily hold Wang Ganju back, the Qingzhou soldiers can seize the fire prison pass and thus lay the foundation for victory.

But what everyone didn't expect was that-

When the situation was critical and the offensive and defensive momentum was reversed, Xin Longzi, as the assassin of Liangzhou, took the lead in escaping the battlefield.

Other words.

Hundreds of soldiers who died first were abandoned by the main general, trapped in the fire prison wall, surrounded and killed by thousands of blood towel thieves, isolated and helpless......

Later history records that:

"The bloody battle is strong, and the soldiers are brave and cowardly...... The Assassin Shi Xin Longzi abandoned the city and fled with the army...... The green soldiers fought bravely, until the hilt of the knife accumulated in blood, and it was slippery and could not be grasped, and Judas shouted to kill the thief. ”

"The soldiers have not stopped crying out, and the thieves' blood scarves have swarmed and gathered the ants, and they have been fighting to the death, killing the thieves and hundreds of people, until the whole army is completely defeated, and they cannot support it, but they take the door and go out."

But in fact.

There were only a few dozen Qingzhou sharp soldiers, and under the leadership of Feng Lebin, they escaped with one life, and the remaining eight hundred sharp soldiers were all lost on the fire prison wall.

Coupled with the tragic casualties caused by the raid of the Tianlong Rat, the Qingzhou Army, which was originally full of 10,000 people, has been reduced to only 6,300 people.

Among them, 2,000 people were slightly and seriously injured.

The number of soldiers who were able to continue to participate in the battle was less than 4,000.

And Jiang Chen's eighteenth battalion in Qingzhou.

There are also heavy losses!

The Five Hundred Lords, Fan Liangshan, died in the personal attack of the Celestial Dragon Rat, and with only one claw, his body was separated and shattered into a mudflat with blurred flesh and blood.

In the past, the old team left by Zhang Longxiang was only more than 500 people, and the only old commander, Zhang Yilong, also died in this battle.

Feng Lebin, Ruan Tiehan, Gongsun Hu and Xiao Wu were sheltered by Zhang Baisui and barely saved their lives.

However, the soldiers under his command also lost more than half.

After the war, according to the statistics of Chen Buhang, the leader of the people, the 18th battalion of Qingzhou had as many as 8458 soldiers killed in the battle, and 415 people were missing.

Zhang Baisui held back his grief, raised his eyes to look at Zhang Shan, and said in a deep voice:

"The Qingzhou army has no fighting spirit, its morale is greatly lost, and it is no longer able to continue to kill thieves."

However.

Zhang Shan's eyes were filled with flames of hatred, and he said with grief on his face:

"My brother Zhang Si, who was ruthlessly abandoned by the thief on the wall of the fire prison, this is an enemy that does not share the sky, and it must be avenged!"

Zhang Baisui sighed, stretched out his hand to hold Zhang Si's tight fist, and admonished in an extraordinarily gentle and patient tone:

"Ten years is not too late for a gentleman to take revenge."

"The old man is also worried about the grudge against Captain Jiang's death, and he has suppressed it so far, and he has never retaliated, so why do you bother to touch the stone with an egg?"

"Besides, according to the agreed time, at most the day after tomorrow, General Hongwu will enter the boundary of Liangzhou, and when the time comes, it will be too late to cure Xin Longzi's crimes."

A hint of depression flashed in Zhang Shan's eyes, and he said hatefully:

"It would be nice if I had the same force as Captain Jiang, I didn't have to rely on others, and personally cut off the heads of Xin Longzi and Wang Ganju to sacrifice my brother's spirit in the sky."

Zhang Baisui smiled and quipped:

"You think too highly of Jiang Chen's stinky boy."

"Although he has a killing ability comparable to that of a martial marquis, he has never killed a real martial marquis so far."

"A few days ago, I even lost to Wei Anguo."

The corners of Zhang Shan's mouth twitched, and he couldn't help laughing: "What you said seems to be a very embarrassing thing to lose to General Wei." ”

Dishes are the original sin!

In that battle, the Tianlong Rat led three thousand Shuo Rat to attack the Qingzhou military formation, which did not really lead to a reversal of the battlefield situation.

The key is –

Wei Anguo's attention was attracted by the Tianlong Mouse, and in the end, he was hit by Wang Ganju with a fierce punch and smashed into the mountain wall.

This is the key node of the reversal of the offensive and defensive momentum, and it also indirectly led to this almost humiliating defeat......

After the smoke and dust dissipated, Wei Anguo fell unconscious, and after emergency treatment, he was quickly sent to Yujing City, such a fatal injury can only be treated by the great doctor Dong Feng.

This doctor, together with Hua Tuo and Zhang Zhongjing, is known as the "Three Divine Doctors of Jian'an".

The medical skills are extremely high, and the moral character is noble, the treatment does not take money and things, as long as the seriously ill person is cured in the mountain to plant five apricots, and the light illness is cured to plant one apricot.

A few years later, there were 10,000 apricots, and they became forests.

When the apricots were ripe in summer, Dong Feng built a grass under the tree to store the apricots.

Those who need apricots can exchange them for their own millet, and then he will give the grain to the poor and supply them to the travelers, which is known as the world:

"Apricot Forest Holy Hand!"

In today's world, this person is the only one who can heal Wuhou's illness.

And the Qingliang Bandit Coalition Army is equivalent to a complete loss of a Wuhou-level combat power, and there is no possibility of attacking the Fire Prison Pass.

Retreating has become the only option.

Not to mention.

Food and grass are also in short supply.

Even if the city is forcibly attacked, it will definitely lose its troops.

Ultimately.

Zhang Baisui led 4,000 soldiers and 2,000 lightly and seriously wounded to retreat.

Xin Longzi had a cold face, and also led hundreds of Xiliang iron horsemen, broke away from the team of the Qingliang bandit coalition, and rushed to Jiuquan County.

In other words.

The so-called "Qingliang Bandit Alliance" no longer exists!

Part company with!

…………

"I'm not far away!"

"What a bunch of junks of soldiers!"

"There is a soldier, a nest of bears, Lao Tzu is the first time to see the escaped Wuhou!"

On the wall of the fire prison, hundreds of blood towel thieves stared at the distant back of the Qingzhou army, and they all laughed.

Many Qingzhou soldiers, although they hated it so much, but for the lives of 2,000 wounded soldiers, they finally chose to swallow their anger and continue to retreat to the periphery of Chaoquan Mountain.

For a time, morale plummeted.

But on the side of the Blood Turban Army, the morale is extremely strong.

Because—

Wang Ganju is about to usher in the moment of promotion!

As the Celestial Commentary says:

"Chaos in all directions is a thief, and one place can be called a king!"

If you don't have your own base, even if you are strong enough to fight beyond the level, you won't be able to claim the king after all, and you will go further.

【Ritual: Grass King】

[Spiritual materials and elixirs required: at least five county guards/county captains' hearts, and at least fifteen county commanders/county captains' hearts. 】

[Basic ritual requirements: occupy a hundred miles of land, establish a relatively stable system, and have no less than 5,000 anti-thief soldiers and no less than 5 captains. 】

[The core of the ceremony: "The major events of the country are in the worship and Rong!] After repelling or destroying an army with a strong man at the level of a martial marquis, an altar was established, and three sacrifices were offered to the sky, so that the soul of the Son of Heaven was invited, and the witness was witnessed on behalf of the heavens. 】

[Licheng, heaven and earth witness, turn thieves into kings! ] 】

Ranquan Mountain.

It is the foundation place chosen by Wang Ganju!

This is also the reason why the Qingliang Bandit Coalition is menacing, but Wang Ganju has always fought to the death, and he resisted the two great martial marquis alone!

"Wonderful!"

"Great goodness!"

Wang Ganju stared at the distant back of the Qingzhou army, his heart was overjoyed, and he immediately ordered:

"Come on, build an altar, and sacrifice to the sky!"

"Yes, General!"

Many anti-thief captains were all ecstatic, and it wouldn't be long before they could change their names to Wang Ganju - the king!

At that time, they can also be promoted to knighthood and go further!

Han Yonghu, the general guarding the mountain, was even more excited, and immediately personally led hundreds of anti-thief soldiers to search for suitable materials and build an altar.

Soon.

Under the command of the dog-headed military division-Lao Song Tou, a slightly simple, but barely decent altar was finally built.

"Three animals!"

Old Song Tou woke up from the grief of losing his distant nephew, Song Batian, and commanded the clumsy anti-thief soldiers to transport melons, fruits, cattle and sheep.

It was not until noon that many of the matters needed to worship the heavens were barely laid.

The old Song head holds a wooden plate with both hands, and there is a green jade royal seal in the plate, which is carved by Hetian Baoyu, which is worth a thousand gold, sounds very valuable, and is only ten thousand taels of silver, but if it is a gift of sacrifice to the heavens and turned into an emperor's thing, it can really be called priceless.

Old Song Tou stood on the side of the altar and said respectfully:

"The David-Wu Dynasty corrupted the national program, ran out of the bamboos of the South Mountain, and the book was endless; Break the waves of the East China Sea, flow of evil endlessly, and finally lose control of the world! ”

"Minister Song Yong, respectfully invite General Wang to ascend to the throne, sweep away the dust and cleanse the dirt, and revitalize the mountains and rivers!"

In the hundreds of zhang around the top of the fire prison, 5,000 anti-thief soldiers gathered in response and shouted in unison:

"Sweep away the dust and clean up the dirt, and revitalize the mountains and rivers!"

Wang Ganju pretended to be a gesture and said:

"The monarch is at fault, the courtiers should follow the example of Iho and clean up the traitorous ministers on the king's side, how can they establish themselves as kings?"

"General Ben has fought so far, and the people he has killed are just some people who have lost their conscience, but they are doing the right thing for heaven!"

The thieves lost patience and shouted bluntly:

"General Wang, we want to support you as emperor!"

said.

Many anti-thief captains asked for a gorgeous crown dress and asked Wang Ganju to wear it.

Wang Ganju fixed his eyes.

This is a princely crown dress, which is mainly composed of a crown, a top, a bottom, and boots, and accessories such as waist seals and accessories.

At the front of the crown hang nine strings of jade beads, also known as "旒", and the surface of the garment is embroidered with nine different crest patterns.

You know—

The crown of the Son of Heaven is only twelve and twelve chapters.

Wang Ganju was very satisfied in his heart, but on the bright side, he sighed, shed a few tears, and said:

"It is a heinous sin for the brethren to say this, but how can this general forsake the brethren?"

"That's it, that's it."

"The matter has come to this, and you should be crowned king, so that you can continue to protect your brothers."

After speaking.

Wang Ganju unceremoniously walked up to the altar and personally killed three fat pigs, cattle and sheep, cut the pig's head, sheep's head, and ox's head and placed them on the left, middle and right sides of the sacrificial table.

Old Song Tou stood aside and said loudly:

"Please tell the heavens and the earth!"

Wang Ganju raised his head and stared at the sky, and was about to say the lines that had been prepared for a long time.

But see:

Above the sky dome on the east side, there was suddenly a slight blue light.

Rumble!

——A wanderer far away from his second hometown, Jiang Chen, return!

(End of chapter)