Chapter 137: Follow to the Death

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Time passed quickly in the interweaving of calm and tension, and now, Ling Hu Jue and his brigade had arrived on a high ground three miles away from Crow City, they stood and stared, the sentry on the tall Crow City Tower was stacked with thick stones like fish scales and the emperor ** flag that covered the sky and the sun, and fluttered in the wind, as if to indicate that the future days would be a bloody killing, a war of life and death. The full-text and ad-free novels are all biquge.info on Aishang Novel Network

On the scorching flames of the fire, Ling Fox Jue stood in the wind, flying for a long time, his gaze was indifferent, his expression was stiff, and between his eyebrows, there was a faint melancholy and a slight worry, "I'm back, Crow City, I'm back, Sia." ”

As if he understood Ling Hujue's thoughts, an officer in full armor stationed beside him, with a short beard and translucent black skin, turned his face sideways, and said in a voice like thunder: "Brother Linghu, Crowe City is in front of you, and the days to come will be indispensable for bloody storms, I am here, I wish you a hundred victories in a hundred battles, brother." ”

Ling Hu turned his head and stared quietly at the fierce officer like a mountain, his eyes were unusually soft. His name is Mengzha, and he is one of the several high-ranking officers who studied in the imperial capital with him and came back together. In the half month on the way back, he and himself have become very good friends.

Ling Hu Jue smiled, there was indescribable bitterness in the corner of his mouth, "Brother Mengzha, I'm not afraid of war, but I don't know how many wives and wives will be separated after this battle, and how many siblings will be separated. ”

Glancing ahead, he straightened up, his majestic body gave people a particularly shocking and suffocating feeling, "Yes, fighting is just a game for some people, but for those who suffer from it, it is a disaster for a lifetime. ”

Linghu never expected that the seemingly reckless slam would have such a keen feeling, and he couldn't help but be shocked. As if he understood the surprise in Ling Hujue's heart, he turned his head sharply, but there was a bit of pain and emotion in his eyes, he smiled bitterly, and said slowly, "My father was originally a wing captain guarding Duolun City, and died in a war more than 2o years ago, and my mother became ill with grief and died soon after, leaving only me and my younger brother who was not yet a year old, and I was only five years old that year. ”

Ling Hu Jue listened quietly, from the words of Meng Zha Xu, there seemed to be such a scene in front of his eyes, the cold winter, the north wind howling, the fallen leaves flying, a young child holding his younger brother, huddled in the corner, through the broken window, you can see that his eyes are full of despair.

"Slam. Just as Linghu Jue wanted to comfort him, a shadow flew out of the following team, it was Xiluo. He was dressed in black, with a black eye bag hanging obliquely on his white jade-like face, which added a bit of a man's rugged scorn while being handsome, and in the past half a month, he and other wounded cavalrymen had completely recovered from their injuries.

No, before the horse decreased, he tightened the reins of the horse with his right hand, clamped his legs, and settled steadily in the long neighing, with a chic and beautiful posture. "Good. Mengzha cheered loudly, in the past half a month, the sophistication of the ghost cavalry has made him, a veteran who has been fighting on the battlefield for more than ten years, unable to win, and he knows that it is not enough to achieve a suzhì like the ghost cavalry with strict training, but also fanatical faith, tacit understanding of the heart, and unyielding fighting spirit, and these are all unattainable. "If I am given a cavalry like this in the legion, I will sweep the entire Donglin Da 6. Meng Zha thought to himself, and his chest was also filled with a surging battle intent.

"Xiluo, what's the matter?" Ling Hu Jue said softly.

Since recovering from his injuries, Ciro's personality has changed a lot, becoming more mature and steady, he bowed slightly and said, "Boss, the Frankish commander of the rear team is a little impatient, urging us to enter the city quickly. ”

"Frank, it's him again. Ling Hu Jue frowned, and thought to himself, "This Frank relied on himself to be a hereditary marquis, and was appointed as the deputy commander of the Fourth Lance Regiment of the Western Corps, and he was too old to get along the way, and the hundreds of personal guards under him also provoked Xiusi and others several times, if he hadn't stopped it earlier, I'm afraid it would have started a fight a long time ago." When I go back to Crow City this time, I really have to watch out for him, so that he will make trouble for himself when the time comes. ”

Snorted heavily, and looked at the sky, "What's the matter? Why haven't you seen the Demon Moon today" Ling Hu Jue was a little suspicious in his heart, since he left the imperial capital, the Demon Moon has been helping him explore the way in front, but since this morning, there has been no shadow of it. "Nothing will happen, right?" Ling Hu Jue was a little worried, but he still raised his right arm and said loudly, "Let's go." So hundreds of horsemen raised their iron hooves and ran down the high slope, and in a moment they reached the gate of the city of Crow.

I saw that the city gate was several feet high and crowded, countless carriages, the flow of people rolled out from it like a tide, the sound of children, shouting mothers, the neighing of horses, the sound of wheels mixed together, from time to time there were a few moans that were squeezed ――――――――out of the city tower, under the military flag, but the sentry card was densely arranged, the guard was tight, and the atmosphere was tense and solemn.

The arrival of Ling Hu Jue and the others also brought a lot of commotion to this city gate, everyone looked at it in amazement, they didn't understand whether this cavalry team of hundreds of people was an army or a mercenary group, it was no wonder that the ghost cavalry with strange decorations and the guards in armor were mixed together, not to mention that ordinary people didn't know, even the soldiers guarding under the city tower couldn't tell the difference.

The crowd subconsciously parted, and the four soldiers greeted them with cold faces, raised their spears in their hands, and asked loudly, "Stop, who are you? What are you doing here?"

The first one dismounted, Linghu Absolute Flame muttered a few words in a low voice, and walked two steps forward just about to speak. The aristocratic garment, grim and arrogant Frankish lieutenant led his guards out of the crowd, his face was very pale, the sickly pale of the over-drunk. He glanced at Ling Hu Jue contemptuously, as if he was disgusted by Ling Hu Jue's dismounting, then raised his head and said extremely arrogantly, "I am the deputy commander of the Fourth Spear Legion, Marquis Franck, you who don't open your eyes, don't hurry up and get out of the way." ”

The soldiers were also shocked by Frank's tone, but they all looked displeased, bowed hastily, and stepped aside.

"Let's go. Frank glanced at Linghu triumphantly, and led his guards and a few other officers to rush into the high hanging gate of Crowe City, and the horses were in a hurry, and a few of the people who had just left the city were thrown to the ground before they could dodge.

"Chop and go. Mengzha, who had also fallen off his horse, looked at the riding figure of Frank and the others, spat on the ground fiercely, and rubbed his feet a few times, as if doing so could relieve some hatred.

Ling Hu Jue was very calm and rubbed his cheek on the end of the scorching nose, and said lightly, "Brother Mengzha, what are you angry with this kind of person, it's not worth it." After speaking, he waved his hand to the back, "Let's go into the city." ”

Followed by Ciro, Theseus, Milan, Sofia, Mans and others have fallen off the horse, although the degree is different, but there is no noise and booing, all of them are orderly, orderly, not to mention anything else, just look at this end, it can already make people understand how this is a well-trained iron-blooded team.

"Look, that cavalryman has a falcon embroidered on his chest. A sharp-eyed passer-by saw Tu Ming mixed in with the ghost cavalry and shouted loudly. "yes, yes, I saw it too. The crowd immediately boiled, and subconsciously, they focused their eyes on Ling Hujue's body, dressed in white, black shawl, and as handsome as the ancient knight enshrined in the temple. In an instant, everyone understood that the young man in front of them was the pride of their hearts, the god of war on the Pami Plain, the hunter in white.

Everyone's eyes were stupid, even those who were obscene in their hearts and were eager to flee for their lives were silent. Because they knew that three months ago, it was the Falcon Division under this young man who wiped out the Red Turban Thieves who had been harming the Pami Plain for many years, and they also knew that half a month ago, the Falcon Mercenary Team that was wiped out in Luoyan Ridge to stop the sack of the Thundering Thieves Regiment was also under this young man's men.

There was silence, and in the silence everyone got out of the way, including the soldiers who were guarding the doorway, and everyone bowed down, knelt on one knee, covered their chests with their right hands, and prayed softly.

These actions are very clear to Hu Jue and his ghost cavalry, this is the most respectful greeting ceremony on the Pami Plain, this kind of etiquette, there is a very touching name, called "swear to follow." "Only those revered and beloved monarchs are the lords of the city, and now, is it only an honor for Linghu, a young hunter from the tribe, to be so honored at the gates of this war-torn city by these men whom he never knew before?

The footsteps stopped, Ling Hu Jue turned around slowly, he didn't know what to say, or what to do, to express his current mood, excitement, understanding, surging like waves churning in his heart, he could only silently take off the black dragon spear hanging by the horse, pointing obliquely to the sky, speechless.

But then the ghost cavalry suddenly shouted in unison, thundered "hey" three times in a row, lined up in two rows on both sides, and the oblique bayonet spears drew an arc in the air at the same time, holding the handle of the gun with both hands, and in the trembling, the barrel of the gun was completely raised straight to the chest, and the tip of the gun was facing the sky! Everyone's eyebrows were full of soaring murderous aura, and everyone's face also revealed an unconcealed heroic and flying taste!

So, at the gate of the city, in the crowd of worshippers, under the tips of the raised spears, in the eyes of countless hopes, in a heart full of pride, Ling Fox Jue, slowly turned around, and walked towards the city, the setting sun seemed to refuse to give up and stretched his shadow, with a long flaming mane edge, and white clothes like snow.

The night is long, and the sorrow of man is longer.

On the west side of General Aura's mansion, near the backyard, there was a house made of fine white marble, surrounded by rare trees with pale golden branches. Along a red-brick path, a few steps apart, stood two soldiers in full armor.

In this house, a reception banquet is being held for Ling Hu Jue and others, eight brocade cushion low chairs are already full, in addition to the six officers who have just returned from the imperial capital, there are also the corps commander Admiral Ola, and the face is gloomy, the deputy corps commander Lieutenant General Siwa, they are around an ancient round table carved according to the original shape of the roots of the old tree are pushing cups, the light is very bright, the foot of the wall around the room, ingenious planting to see a circle of elegant and blooming white orchids, the quiet fragrance of flowers spreads throughout the room. "Dear outstanding generals of the Corps, on behalf of the entire Corps, I welcome you back. Come, eat vegetables, eat vegetables" After three rounds of wine, General Aura sat down, and a far-fetched smile appeared on his face with dark eyebrows, it is no wonder that the war on the Pami Plain is so tense now, and no one will be in a good mood, especially for him, who is shouldering the burden of defending the city of Crow, and it is like a year.

Frank didn't care about this, chewed on the tender yellow chicken thigh, and said with a spurt of wine, "Okay, delicious, this half a month has been rushing non-stop, and my mouth is about to fade out of the bird." After speaking, he glanced at Ling Hujue, who was sitting opposite him, with resentment, and spit the broken chicken bones in his mouth on the table as if he was relieved.

"At this time, what kind of food are you eating?" Linghu Absolute Frank's eyes turned a blind eye, but he complained a little in his heart about General Aura's approach, although he had learned from the mouths of others that the Falcon Villa had safely withdrawn to Red Moon City, but he still had no bottom in his heart, after all, the war was changing rapidly. "General, what's the situation on the Kotru side now?" Ling Hu Jue finally couldn't help it, put down his wine glass, and asked respectfully.

Aura stood up straight, there was a sense of being able to hold up the sky, he walked back and forth a few steps back and forth indoors, and the others also stopped greeting him, looking at him with a solemn face, yes, Ling Hu's words pointed out the questions that others had been haunting their hearts to the point, after all, for soldiers, understanding the battle situation is the most important thing.

The atmosphere sank suddenly, and Frank glared at Ling Hujie angrily, resenting him for saying such things at this time, but the other people were also attentive, and could only swallow this breath of bird breath, burning their hearts on the side.

After a long time, General Aura raised his head and said, "Since the enemy army occupied the fortress, within a few days, the cities of Duolun and Detro, and then several small cities nearby, are now collecting grain and grass everywhere, and it must be that the city of Crowe will be conquered in the next two days." ”

"And how many troops are there?" said Slam, who was so immersed in the battle that he didn't pay attention to the tone of his question, as if General Aura was just an ordinary scout in his army.

General Aura didn't react, and the deputy corps commander Siwa, who was sitting next to him, looked displeased, "This is called Mengzha, and he doesn't understand such a little etiquette. So, raising his voice, General Ola replied, "Today is the reception banquet that the general has set up for you, and as for the battle situation, the corps will report it to your division when you go back." Siwa said the two words of the Corps with great importance, which meant to remind Mengzha's tone and etiquette, and also indirectly expressed his unhappiness.

Aura waved his hand, opened his eyes and looked at Ling Hujue carefully, in fact, from the moment he entered the door, he began to pay attention to this young man, a few months of trip to the imperial capital, this young man is not only a little less frivolous and impatient than before, but also a little more mature and far-sighted. Aura was a little relieved to see that a handsome figure was about to take shape in front of his eyes, although at first, he had made some use of Linghu's arrangement.

He sat down lightly on the low chair and said calmly, "According to the analysis of the situation, the Kotru Empire has dispatched nearly 20,000 troops this time, of which 120,000 are infantry and 80,000 are cavalry, of course, this does not include the mutinous army. Now the situation of our army is like this, there are already three legions in the city of Crow, including a legion of the southern corps that has been defeated, plus various other troops, a total of 1o thousand people, and there is one legion in Minte City, plus the 30,000 troops withdrawn from the city of Duolun, there are also 60,000 people, and there are also troops of different numbers in other cities, more than 30,000, and as little as nearly 10,000, so on the Pami Plain, we still have an army of nearly 3o thousand. ”

Seeing that his army was no less than the enemy's, several generals secretly gasped in their hearts. Although there is no reason why no one can win a war, it is not difficult to hold the city of Crowe and wait for reinforcements to arrive. So, with the impetus of Siwa and Frank, the atmosphere became relaxed again.

And Ling Hu Jue at this time is a slight sword, more than ten years of hunter career has made him understand a truth, many times, you can't trust the superficial judgment, the real enemy is often hidden in the place you can't notice. "Why didn't the Kotru Empire take advantage of the victory to attack, but instead rest and recuperate, it was rare to have another purpose?" After all, it was too simple for Ling Hu Jue to get the battle situation, he thought deeply, but he couldn't find an answer.

Ling Fox's expression fell in the eyes of General Aura, and he was satisfied, and said in his heart: "This son is really not simple, he is thoughtful and far-sighted, and he will become atmospheric in the future." "General Aura has a reason to think so, on the surface, the Empire has more troops on the Pami Plain than the enemy, but it is too scattered and easy to be broken one by one, and he now has one of the biggest problems, that is, food and grass.

At present, the food and grass in Crowe City can only support an army of 1o thousand people for one month, and the rear cities that could have been supplied have also been increasing due to the influx of a large number of refugees. Now, he hoped that the Kotroux army would come and attack the city soon, but would the Kotrou army go his way?

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