The trebuchet is back in action. More than 400 catapults took up the battle, and after more than an hour, the head of the city was smashed to pieces, and the city wall had collapsed.

General Bran, who had been waiting for a long time, waved his hand with satisfaction: "Fearless sons, get on!" Immediately, the military drums roared, and the 30,000 heavy armored infantry assembled in the open space and stood by in unison and roared: "Huzola!"

In the loud sound of footsteps, the earth shook violently, and the 30,000 and a half orcs lined up in a neat phalanx, like a moving towering iron mountain, roaring towards the city.

Intimidated by this threat, the gendarmes turned white with fright, and the officers desperately shouted: "Release the arrows!"

But this time it was the Far Eastern Jīng Rui Heavy Foot Soldier, the armor on his body was as thick as a finger, and the helmet covered his face densely, allowing the flying arrows to clang, and the half-orc soldiers were unaware of it, and only cared about rushing forward. Thirty thousand and a half orcs marched in unison, like a landslide and tsunami, and soon rushed to the edge of the gap in the city.

The defenders were also well aware that this was a critical area, and hastily organized more than 5,000 jīng strong gendarmes to line up and wait behind the gap in the city wall. The huge footsteps that could only be heard "boom boom" became louder and louder, and the soldiers' faces were tense, their faces were blue, and the weapons in their hands were trembling slightly.

With the rhythmic swaying sound of "clang, The gendarmes could clearly see that the orcs were approaching step by step, with their thick arms and burly bodies, the giant axes in their hands emitting a cold glow of metal, and the black sè helmet mask covering their faces, revealing only a pair of murderous eyes.

The two armies faced each other dozens of paces apart, and the soldiers gasped, their eyes were red and murderous.

A second later, the commanders on both sides shouted at the same time: "Kill!"

"Hudrola!"

The orcs, wielding great clubs and axes, rushed forward with a thunderous force, and the gendarmes met them with red eyes and shields and spears held aloft. The two waves that were also black sè collided, making a huge sound, and the soldiers who rushed in the front row were instantly swallowed by the waves of weapons and armor of the black sè, but the follow-up soldiers and horses continued to rush up, swords like a forest, armor collided, and the roar was like thunder. Because the gap was too narrow, and the two armies were close to each other, except for the people in the front row, the weapons of the soldiers sent back did not have time to deploy, and they suddenly collided together. In the gap in just a few tens of meters, the two armies rushed to kill, the human body, spears, swords, armor were all crowded together, the soldiers were close together, not to mention the two sides fighting, they couldn't even turn around, but even so, the follow-up troops were still rushing forward, adding density to this dense whirlpool.

The half-orcs have a thick body and a thick heavy armor to protect themselves, so they can barely withstand the crowding of Cheng Dù, but the human gendarmes with thin armor are unlucky. In such a close crowd, even if your martial arts are peerless, you can't show it, the gendarmes are so squeezed that they can't even stand on the ground, their ribs are broken, their legs are trampled off, their necks are broken, the soldiers with thin bodies are squeezed into a mouthful of blood, and from time to time there are dying whimpering voices in the crowd: "Help......

The battle at the gap lasted only a dozen minutes, and the thousands of gendarmes blocking there were all killed. They couldn't even surrender or retreat, and they were squeezed to death by the ironclad soldiers.

The two forces collided, and after a little stagnation, in the end, the great power of the half-orcs prevailed, and the heavy armor of the black sè was like a boulder of 10,000 tons rolling down from the high mountain, and it was heavy and unstoppable to move forward, and along the way, only the crisp sound of the sword breaking and the wailing and screaming were heard one after another, and the torrent of black sè's iron armor rushed into the ranks of the gendarmes, and a terrifying wail sounded. The gendarmes resisted desperately, wielding swords, guns, swords, halberds and slaughtering force, but their efforts were only to leave a trail of white sè on the armor of the half-orcs, and the terrifyingly strong heavy armor soldiers ignored a qiē attack, like a wild boar arching forward with only one by one, but it was infinitely powerful, so that the weapons were terrifying, and even the people with shields were smashed into flesh under the blow of the mace, and the giant axe swept past and cut off the three or two of them, and there was an obstacle in their way - the human body, limbs, armor, The weapons were all crushed to pieces, and the queue of soldiers, who had been alive a second before, turned into a sea of flesh and blood in an instant, and became a place of death with screams and wails, and the scene was terrible.

The gendarmes were very loyal to Di Lin, and their fighting spirit was not low, but in the face of thousands of ironclad soldiers swarming up, watching the comrades in front of them fight desperately, they couldn't hurt each other, and those ironclad giants smashed their own flesh and blood at will, and slashed them to pieces with their battle axes, unable to control their bodies and minds, and their fighting spirit plummeted, even though the officers roared behind them, they still couldn't help but retreat step by step, retreating faster and faster, the orcs shouted and strode after them, and the battle moved from the gap in the city wall to the city's blocks.

In the camp of the Far Eastern Army outside the city, seeing that the defense line of the city had been broken through, the senior generals who were watching the battle were relieved.

Everyone knows that siege warfare is the most taboo to repeatedly tug-of-war, not only with heavy casualties, but also with great damage to morale. Seeing that the Far Eastern Iron Armor was so sharp that it would break through the city with one blow, the governors came out one after another to congratulate Zichuan Xiu:

"Far Eastern Heavenly Soldiers, with a thunderous blow, the traitor has become a powder!"

"With such a strong army, who in the world can stop it? It's ridiculous that the rebels don't measure their own strength, and they use their arms as a car to kill themselves. ”

"Adults are well-trained, their momentum is like a rainbow, and their momentum is like a hurricane! Far Eastern soldiers are the best in the world!"

The governors touted it so vigorously, not only to pat Zichuan Xiu's ass, but also to vent their inner joy: I really didn't choose the wrong side! A few days ago, seeing the Supervision Office smashing the rebel army's soldiers and horses one after another, the governors were all worried, and it was only now that they saw the strength of the Far Eastern soldiers and horses, they were relieved: Although the rebels of the Supervision Office were very strong, the Far East's descendants were even stronger! That Shabro, who had repeatedly broken the rebel army, was not the same as being defeated by the Far Eastern Army with one blow?

The Far Eastern Commander has 300,000 iron steps, and it seems that it will not be long before this rebellion is put down. Now is a rare opportunity, the chief and the commander of the Far East are here, as long as he can show himself well, the glory and wealth of the second half of his life can be expected.

With such a thought, the governors all jumped out of the battle: "Lord Commander, the subordinate is willing to lead the troops and horses of the headquarters to follow and respond, and help General Bran in the battle!"

Seeing that they were so invited, Zi Chuanxiu couldn't suppress the enthusiasm of his subordinates, and was about to order one or two governors to enter the city to help in the battle, but Lin Bing beside him touched him lightly and said first: "My lord, I remember that His Excellency Pu Xin invited the battle first, right?

Zi Chuanxiu immediately woke up and said solemnly: "That's exactly how it should be. He turned to Pu Xin: "Your Excellency Pu Xin, I order you to immediately lead your troops and horses into the city with the vanguard troops, clear out the remnants of the enemy, and capture the enemy chieftain, understand?"

"Understood, my lord, the task will be completed!"

Pu Xin saluted neatly, turned and left the tent. The governors looked at his back enviously, their eyes red and longing to be replaced. The enemy city has been broken, and the main force of the rebels has ironclad soldiers to deal with, after entering the city, Pu Xin only needs to capture the prisoners and clean up the remnants, and easily mix up the first merit of breaking the city. That's not all, what makes the governors even more jealous is the favor of the Far Eastern commander for Pu Xin: he doesn't have to play when he fights a tough battle, he is immediately sent to grab the credit, and it is obvious that he is sending credit to support him to take the throne - Pu Xin is really a good guy!

In the midst of the thoughtful waiting of all the present, from morning to afternoon, and from afternoon to dusk, the noise of the belligerent still continued to come from the city, and the fire was burning in the city, and the shouts and fighting of the heavens and the earth were heard.

The governors yawned and peeked at Shikawa Xiu and Zichuan Ning. After standing for a day, their stomachs were already rumbling with hunger, the question is that these two big Buddhas don't go to eat, which of them dares to slip away first?

In fact, Zi Chuanning was also hungry early, and the guards came up and asked her a few times: "Your Highness is going to eat?" But looking at Zi Chuanxiu over there, he looked at the city intently. Seeing that he was so concerned, thinking that the soldiers in the Far East were fighting hard for themselves, Zi Chuanning was not good at leaving at this time, and waved his hand to let the guards retreat.

It stayed up until more than ten o'clock in the evening, the red flames rose to the sky, and there was a sudden warm cheer in the city, which rang out loudly, and the cry was wild and loud.

Zi Chuanxiu was relieved, and took out his pocket watch from his pocket: "Shabro is just commanding a new army all the way, and he can resist us for a whole day, he really has some ability! ”

For the first time, the ironclad infantry formed by saving food and clothing showed their might on the battlefield, and their hard work was not in vain, and Zi Chuanxiu's tone was filled with unconcealed joy and pride, who couldn't hear this?

The governors were again enthusiastic and flattering, and Shirakawa smiled, "Congratulations on your victory in the first battle." My lord, although these four gendarmerie divisions are new troops, they are all veterans! They are all units formed by the gendarmerie and the military justice offices of various provinces, and there are not many real die-hard troops in the Supervision Department. ”

Lin Bing also said with a smile: "After this battle, the Far East has a great reputation. Governors everywhere should also see the general trend of the world! Not to mention anything else, that speedy rabbit in the northwest should also leave!"

"I guess it's going to be hard. When it's time to fight a tough battle, the Speed Rabbit will become the invincible Turtle. When he climbs to dìdū, I'm afraid that the Zichuan family will be the head of the tenth generation!"

Li Qing coughed dryly beside him, and everyone realized that there were also many governors present, so openly criticizing the real power of a family, if it was passed on to Minghui, I was afraid that it would cause a dispute.

Everyone looked at each other and smiled, and at this moment, someone outside the tent shouted: "Report! General Bran asks to see you!"

When the burly orc general strode in, the atmosphere in the Chinese military tent was very warm. The governors consciously lined up in two columns, according to the melody of the triumph of the heroes of the hundred battles, everyone applauded and stomped rhythmically, and the black and shiny cowhide military boots made a heavy and crisp sound: "Pa~Pa~Pa~Pa~"

All eyes were on the burly orc general. Compared with the slightly youthful temperament of the year, this young general has been in war for a long time, as if the jade has been carved, and his temperament is calm and mature. Under the gaze of all the high-ranking officials and generals, Bran did not show the slightest hint of uneasiness. With the high momentum of returning from victory, he strode through the mezzanine without squinting until Zi Chuanxiu was in front of him.

He stood still and saluted, and his bell-like voice echoed throughout the camp: "Your Royal Highness the King of Light, the Second Army of the Far East greets you! In accordance with your will, our army has recaptured Shagang, completely annihilated 23,000 enemies, and captured 21,000 enemy prisoners. The enemy chieftain Shabro has been captured alive by our army, and the four so-called divisions of the rebel army, namely fortitude, bravery, decisive death, and long knife, have all been completely annihilated by our army!"

The audience was awe-inspiring. In one day, the four divisions of the Supervision Office had been wiped out, and although everyone was there to watch it with their own eyes, people couldn't believe it when they heard Bran say it so clearly: this is just a short day!

Zichuan Xiushen sè calmly: "It's hard work." ”

He said calmly: "The heroic expression of the soldiers of the Second Army has been witnessed by His Highness and I. With such a brave and fearless soldier, I am extremely proud to be the commander in chief of the Far East. Please convey to the soldiers of the Second Army that today, Your Highness and I have seen the best warriors and are proud of them! I hope they will keep this brave spirit and continue to move forward and defeat all the enemies in the way ahead!"

Bran was stunned for a moment, then a flush appeared on his face. He saluted vigorously: "To be praised by His Highness, the Second Army of the Far East feels deeply honored! Our department will be a sharp sword in the hands of His Highness, as long as you give an order, we will not be afraid of any strong enemy!"

Pu Xin came in later than Bran, and when he came in, he not only brought the news that the bandits were being cleared, but several soldiers also carried a seriously injured man covered in blood, and Pu Xin simply said: "He is Shabro." ”

It can be seen that the captured rebel general was a tall and strong man, and even now, when he is tied up and rolled up on the ground, one can still see how strong he is. Several guards guarded him cautiously with weapons, fearing that he would burst out and hurt people at any time.

At the sight of the wounded man, the governors fell silent. When guarding Dìdū, the Zhōngyāng Army, the Praetorian Guard, and the Supervision Office joined hands to defend against the enemy, and many governors recognized this Tiger General of the Supervision Department, and some even had a close friendship with him. Now, seeing that his former colleagues have fallen into such a fate, no one can bear to come out and fall into the ground.

Shabro, who was lying on the ground, slowly raised his head. Seeing his face, everyone palpitated: his eyes were now only two deep holes with blurred flesh and blood, and the blood holes were still bleeding, leaving two long blood marks on his cheeks.

Zichuan Xiu raised his eyebrows: "Shabro?"

Shabro looked in the direction of Zichuan Xiu and asked calmly, "Far Eastern Commander?" ”

"I am. Shabro, you have betrayed the country and murdered the lord, do you have anything to say now?"

The blind captured general grinned, revealing his snow-white teeth: "Lord Commander, I have heard of your opening for a long time, but now you are so uneasy? Today, the army is defeated by you, and I am convinced of the defeat, but what does this mean? The Far East soldiers are strong. You say we're rebellious, and I say we're innovating. Everyone has the right to win or lose, no one has the right to judge right and wrong, merit and sin, so leave it to future generations. ”

Zi Chuanxiu smiled faintly: "Evil is always evil, and it will not change with the passage of time." But you're right, merits and demerits, let's leave it to future generations, we are all military generals, and we don't have to waste time discussing this. You are looking for me, do you have anything to say?"

Shabro nodded: "My lord, my mortal man, I have endured humiliation and secretly lived so far, and I do have a sentence to say to you: In the war within the human race, it is not a big problem who loses or wins. But you shouldn't use external forces to bring exorcists and half-orcs into battle with us! My lord, you think you are loyal, and your reputation has been ruined in this move, and in a hundred years, your name will definitely be nailed to the pillar of shame!"

"Fart!"

"Bastard, shut up!"

Before Shabro's words fell, Bai Chuan, Lin Bing and other Far Eastern generals had already jumped out to scold, and the half-orc general General Bran who was present did not say anything, but Tie Qing's face had already exposed the anger in his heart.

Pu Xin took a step forward and kicked Shabro to the ground: "Bold, dare to speak out when you are dying!"

He said to Zi Chuanxiu: "My lord, this traitor is stubborn, and he is full of evil, and the officials should not stay anymore!"

Zi Chuanxiu looked at Shabro for a long time, and after a long time, he sighed: "Submit it to His Royal Highness the Commander-in-Chief." ”

As he spoke, he turned his head to look at Zichuan Ning - since Shabro was escorted in, the current head of the Zichuan family didn't say a word, just stared at Shabro deadly, his eyes full of suppressed hatred. Seeing Zichuan Xiu coming, she nodded knowingly and asked out loud: "Shabro, when the dìdū incident occurred, you were the one who besieged the Governor's Mansion, right?"

Hearing Zi Chuanning's voice, Shabro's body trembled suddenly, and the aggressive momentum just now suddenly disappeared without a trace, and the whole person seemed to shrink a little. He turned his head blankly, looking for the direction of Zichuan Ning, and said in a low voice, "Is it His Highness Ning......?" I did it. ”

"My uncle, he...... How did you get there?"

"Your Highness...... When we got in, he poisoned himself. Your Highness, please rest assured, I have examined the body, and His Highness's expression is very peaceful, and there is no pain in leaving. Lord Dilin has ordered the body to be collected and buried in the Holy Spirit Temple. ”

Zichuan Ning breathed a sigh of relief, and his eyes drooped. She said in a deep voice: "Shabro, you have committed a great crime by killing the king with a rebellious hand, and you should have been punished with death. But the family is very generous and tolerant, as long as you can repent, change your past mistakes, and break off with Di Lin, I can pardon you. ”

Zichuan Xiu looked at it in surprise. He knew Zi Chuanning well, and he could see from his eyes that she hated Shabro, the murderer who directly killed the former chief. But now, in the presence of all the governors, she was willing to forgive him?

The two exchanged glances, Zi Chuan Ning nodded slightly to Zi Chuan Xiu slowly and firmly, and Zi Chuan Xiu suddenly understood her intentions: forgive Shabro, and you can declare the sincerity of the family to those soldiers who have remained in the rebel camp so far. Since even Shabro, the murderer who directly participated in the murder of the former commander, can be forgiven, those low-level officers and soldiers are even more relieved. And Shabro is the backbone of the rebels, and his surrender can also greatly shake the morale and fighting spirit of the rebels.

Zichuan Ning is becoming more mature, she no longer does things by personal love and hatred, and she already has a faint view of the overall situation of a mature political family.

He said to Shabro in a warm voice: "Shabro, once His Royal Highness the Commander-in-Chief Chrysostom is opened, the decision will not be changed. This is a rare opportunity to abandon the darkness and turn to the light, and you must take advantage of it. ”

Shabro hung his head, his hair stray from his bloodstained face, and one could not see his expression, but he could be heard laughing, hoarse and low, like a blunt knife sharpening.

Zi Chuanxiu frowned, Pu Xin understood, and shouted, "What are you laughing at!"

"Lord Commander, do you know how my eyes became like this?"

"Was it hurt during the fight?"

"I dug it up with my own hands--I really don't have the face to say goodbye to His Highness the Chief. Shabro tilted his head, but his tone was very calm: "Your Highness the Commander-in-Chief, your kindness, Shabro understands it." But I had betrayed the Zichuan family before, and if I betrayed Lord Dilin now, no matter who I was, betraying twice in a lifetime would be too much. ”

There was a gasp in the crowd. The people present were all Qiu Ba, who had been on the battlefield, and they had done a lot of murder and arson, but they had never seen a ruthless person who could gouge out his own eyes.

Zi Chuan Ning's face was pale, Zi Chuan Xiu helped her shoulder, and the girl shook her head and said, "I'm fine-Shabro, you are determined to do this, you must have already come to your senses, right?

Pu Xin glanced at Zi Chuanxiu, who nodded. So he said loudly, "Yes, Your Highness." ”

The two soldiers rudely pushed Shabro away, he didn't speak or struggle, but when he went out of the tent, he stopped, silently bowed in the direction of Zi Chuanning, and then, he left without saying a word.

Shikawa walked out, and for some reason, he felt a pang of sadness as he watched Shabro be pushed and beaten by the soldiers and stumble into the depths of the light-filled camp.

Shabro, although he felt guilty about the Zichuan family, he still chose to follow Di Lin. The man's heart is like iron until death, and in him, Zi Chuanxiu feels a kind of masculinity that dares to act, and heroism that he does not regret until death. Although there are many generals under his command, none of them have such momentum.

Why did the Supervision Office gather so many talents?

Looking at the sky in the west, Zi Chuanxiu thought silently: "Big brother, how many more excellent men do you want to bring to death?"

Dilin only learned of the siege of Shabro when he arrived in Oss. He kept his face calm and didn't say a word. Seeing the inspector general like this, the officials who received him did not dare to speak out, and the reception would be lifeless, and the atmosphere was similar to a memorial service.

At the gate of Os, facing the officers who came to greet him, Dilin said a few words: "We are not here to play. Oss is not the end of our journey, and everyone must be ready to go at any time - that's it, let's go. ”

As if pardoned, the officers returned to their camps. When there was no one else around, Di Lin called Jinxi, who had been standing far away, over and asked what had happened.

Jinxi briefly introduced the incident and said: "The lower officials are incompetent, and they have the trust of adults, and they deserve death." It's just a matter of how to solve this problem. Because of the large number of troops moving from afar, we did not dare to go over. Now that we have gathered two troops, we have the strength to compete with the Far East, my lord, what do you think?"

Looking at the sky, Di Lin pondered for a long time, and finally said, "I want to go." ”

Imanishi was not surprised, but only reminded: "I'm afraid the idea of the Far East is to besiege the city and send reinforcements. I'm afraid that before we arrived, Shagang had already been broken first, and then the Far Eastern Army would turn its back on Shagang City to fight us. ”

"Besiege the city and send reinforcements? The order went down, and the whole army rested in Oss for two days, and then set out. ”

As soon as Di Lin's words came out, Jinxi already understood his intentions. As the idol of the entire Supervision Department, Di Lin would never say that he would give up Shaburo, which would chill the soldiers who followed him. But if you really want to rescue Shabro, the army is in flames, and now is the time to send troops, even if it is an advance team. But the Far Eastern Army is in full swing, and the fate of this lone army will most likely be the next Shabro.

Di Lin chose a strong man to break his wrist, rest for two days before setting off, and the whole army approached the Far Eastern Army with a strict formation, so that the Far Eastern Army was invulnerable - it was naturally best if Shabro could hold out until the rescue troops arrived, and if not, the Supervision Office could also use this to find the main force of the Far East for a decisive battle.

Thinking of this, Shabrodo's life could not be guaranteed, and Imashi couldn't help but sigh lightly.

Di Lin glanced at him, and Jinxi immediately understood, and disguised: "The army is tired all the way, the Far East is really a strong enemy, and it is indeed safer to rest for two days before going to battle." ”

Di Lin glanced at him deeply, his gaze sharp through Jinxi's heart.

Jinxi's heart was pounding, but he asked calmly on the surface, "My lord?"

Di Lin said lightly: "Hmm." Be prepared. ”

Two years later, on December 20, 786, on the eve of the departure of the Oss army, a messenger on a fast horse also brought the news of the destruction of the city of Shagang and the death of Shabro. Jinxi, Gopra, Bai Xia, Lu Zhen and others were all present. Although he had a premonition of Shabro's misfortune, it has now become a reality. Everyone's hearts were cold.

Not to mention the friendship between everyone and Shabro, just to say that they have just sworn to go on the expedition, but they have already lost the general, which is really not a good sign.

Di Lin listened quietly, silently took off his hat, and looked in the direction of the east. The generals of the Inspectorate stood behind him and took off their hats in mourning.

"Fighting unyieldingly, fighting on the battlefield, this is exactly what the big husband does. Shabro has been a hero in his life, and such an ending is also worthy of him. We have vowed together to create heaven and earth, the dead are gone, our generation should redouble our efforts, and fulfill their wishes!"

Di Lin's voice was not high, but it was sonorous and powerful, and it was extremely penetrating. The originally gloomy atmosphere was swept away, and the generals stood solemnly and raised their voices: "I am willing to follow my lord!"

"Let's go! Target Shagang, avenge Shabro, and find a decisive battle for the Far Eastern Army!"

At the end of 786, the civil war broke out in the Zichuan family. The two major forces of the family, the Supervision Office and the Far Eastern Army, were about to have the most fierce collision, and after a series of maneuvers and battles, the eyes of the command of both sides were invariably focused on that small border town - Shagang.

The army of Dilin set out from Oss and rushed straight to Shagang, and when the news came, the troops in the Far East also began to mobilize.

The enemy was near, and the whining of trumpets echoed through the towns and villages around Shagang City. Bands of messengers galloped out of the city, arriving at the various barracks stationed in the perimeter with orders from the High Command. It was as if the alarm clock had been wound, and the behemoth of the Far Eastern Army was activated.