He timidly walked in the ranks and spoke quietly.

Scarface pulled up a small team and had returned from the edge of the battlefield to the center of the battlefield, and of course, the farmer who had never seen the world had no choice at all.

But he was a little clever, and he judged it by the smell.

When he was on the edge of the battlefield, the most he could smell was the cold smell of blood, as well as the warm smell of charcoal, and the smell of roasted meat.

But when he returned to the battlefield, that aura changed.

It's wet everywhere, it's hot everywhere. The rotten flesh, which had been stale and had been asleep in the cold earth, had gradually woken up again, emitting a stench.

The stench grew stronger, and they encountered more and more enemies.

Most of them are sporadic, with occasional squads fighting, all of them are brave and very different from them.

But Scarface was very different, after killing a few enemies, he stripped the armor off the corpses and put them on himself, and then picked up the blades and shields of those men, and told them to divide the work according to his instructions, and form a team that would help each other.

This time it's really like that.

The farmer asked, and Scarface laughed "scoff".

"Take your spear and stand behind me," he said, "and if anyone comes near me when I kill, you will poke him with your spear." ”

His hands trembled terribly.

But after a while, he asked again.

"Kill, kill, meritorious, right?"

Scarface squinted his triangular eyes and glanced at him: "You have a merit for being in battle today." ”

killed someone, recorded someone's head, and had another credit;

If you are lucky, you will have a merit to capture the flag;

Even if nothing is accomplished, and he dies alone on the battlefield, his name is recorded in the battalion, and there is a sum of money and food for his family as a pension!

When the cowering peasant heard the last sentence, he suddenly seemed to be afraid of nothing.

What is he afraid of?

He couldn't see friend or foe clearly, he couldn't distinguish between north and south, he couldn't even see the enemy who was a little farther away, he could only see the faint shadow in front of him in the flickering light of the fire.

Is that a noble man from a wealthy family? Is it a head that comes out of the haystack of a mud hut?

Is there any difference between them on this night?

…… Yes, yes!

Kill them, kill them!

He was going to kill them, or he would be killed by them, and his man would not come back, but his woman would still be alive! Maybe we can have another baby in the future!

It doesn't matter if he's dead! There is also a sum of money for his wife, and she can still have many more children!

She ate his grain and rice to survive this winter, and even if she remarries and has children, when the children worship their ancestors, maybe they will have to provide him with a bowl of rice!

He could eat to his heart's content, and he wouldn't have to worry about it in that dark and peaceful country!

That's how he followed Scarface, towards the reassuring wooden card in his fantasy.

He even persuaded many of the panicked homeless people he met during the night:

"Die here, our wives and children, then we don't have to worry about it!"

- The general will take care of them!

Their children will never die in their mother's arms again!

Chapter 566

She's a very soft person, Xun Chen thought.

In his heart, Lu Lian's conduct can be called glorious, but if he wants to become a real famous general, he still has some deficiencies if he wants to stay until the end on such a harsh battlefield.

For example, he had heard that she had left half of her troops in order to save the displaced people, and only a thousand people were used to fight against Sun Ce's army.

With such a reputation, even those Hebei scholars who are naturally hostile to Lu Lian because of their background have to sigh and admire, and therefore stand with the lord more persistently.

- Because if one day, Yecheng is forced to open the city gates and welcome Lu Lian's army into the city, how will the family face this morally impeccable person?

She has prestige, good character, and a title from the imperial court - known to the whole world, a marquis for military merits, and this title is not mixed with a trace of water - she even has the trust of the lord.

As a result, the Maison could not speak up to her.

Fighting against her is almost fighting against their own moral system, even if they are not so willing to abide by it, but it has been passed down for thousands of years and has been melted into the blood and bones.

But how can such a soft-hearted person behave?

If she blindly focuses on the weak, she will always be dragged down by them, and when facing Yuan Shao's army, she has no chance to "love the people".

But now Xun Chen has a new perspective.

The chaotic battlefield made it difficult to distinguish between friend and foe, and it was very difficult for scouts to report news.

But many scouts ran back one after another, stitching together every scene and every fragment they saw, and Xun Chen gradually understood what was happening on the battlefield.

Lu Lian released the untrained recruits of the rear army into battle, this trick was used in the hands of ordinary coaches, and it was already the performance of the end of the strong crossbow, and the next step was to worry that the other party would escape with the main force.

But Lu Lian has no precedent for escaping on the battlefield.

She won't run away.

If she escapes, Suiyang will fall.

The spring tide is approaching, and the Jizhou army that has obtained Suiyang and Xiapi can quickly replenish the troops, grain and grass, and go south along Surabaya, the boat crosses the Huaishui, and then enters the Yangtze River, where else can they go then?

…… Escape to Shuzhong?

Since she can't escape, she can only fight, so she might as well think about what she is going to do next.

He had to think in his mind about her possible moves.

Her main force has only more than 10,000 people left, and after replenishing more than 10,000 recruits, she barely managed to gather 50,000 people, but it is not the same as the Jizhou army.

The main man rotated the main force once, and Lu Lian had no one to rotate.

But she actually pushed the rear army up!

The morale of the rear army is insufficient, and it will collapse at the first touch, if it fights in the daytime, such an army will not be looked at by Xun Chen.

But there was such a strange effect at night: the recruits fled in all directions in the firelight, and the Jizhou people also scattered in the firelight, chasing their exploits!

…… Was this an unintentional coincidence, or was it a deliberate and ruthless ploy?

Xun Chen stared at this dim battlefield, thought for a long time, and finally sighed:

"Lu Lian loves soldiers, but the throwing soldiers are also so decisive, there is Wu Zi's legacy."

Yuan Shao looked tired, as if he was very reluctant to look at the dizzying battlefield in the distance, and only became interested when he heard this sentence.

"She's a usable talent," he said, "and when the lead is to break through Zhecheng, how about you run again?" ”

Xun Chen turned his face a little surprised and saw the lord's smile.

"Does the lord still want to recruit Lu Lian?"

"A talent like her can be brought under her command," Yuan Shao thought for a while and nodded slightly, "If she is willing to surrender, I will be a member of the imperial court and ask for the position of county marquis for her...... Liu Xuande can be the same, he is still Lang's father-in-law, how can I forget! ”

The lord seemed to be briefly immersed in that relaxed and palpable future, and even made up his mind that even if he was already so weak, if Lu Lian was willing to surrender, he could run out of the gate barefoot to meet her!

Xun Chen lowered his head slightly, as if agreeing.

Although he couldn't imagine that Lu Lian would surrender to anyone.

"That being the case," he said with a smile, "my lord, let's look at the general's battle report." ”

The lead is in charge of the south gate of Zhecheng, but the defenders don't just have to fight at the south gate.

The castle is so difficult to defend that it is said to have been six meters tall when it was built, but now only four meters remain. In Lu Hangyu's opinion, what is the use of a four-meter-high city wall? At this height, a pole vault will go up, if the city wall is hollow, build a house inside, the first floor is two meters six, and the second floor can only bend down to sleep, is there any point in building the city wall to this height?

Of course, there is a meaning, such as it can prevent wild beasts, but also to prevent rogues, although the city wall is not high, but the combat effectiveness of the rogues outside the city is only lower than her newly recruited rear army, and even the handle ring head knife does not necessarily have it, and the wooden stick can't be enough, what can you take to attack the city?

But now the enemy of this city is not a thief, but a recruit, and the Jizhou army led by the recruit, even Lu Hangyu can't understand how much effort they have put into the siege of the city, anyway, now the defenders of Zhecheng have seen it.

There were archers on the walls, and crossbowmen under the walls;

The archers stood behind the female wall and fired a volley, and the crossbowmen, under the cover of the shield men, sat on the ground and fired a volley;

The archer can open a stone bow is considered good, the first few rows of stones of the crossbowman are the base, the back gradually has five stones, and the last row of strong men can each open an eight-stone crossbow.

That row of crossbows and arrows shot over, not only through the clouds and cracked stones, but also shattering the earth!

Not many archers on the walls died, and immediately the city was pierced into hedgehogs.

There were all of them, soldiers, men, officials, generals, peddlers who calculated every day how to get a few more meat dollars left, and a few more meatloaf money, and the diligent and shrewd woman of his family.

They were requisitioned, and the work of the pie was acceptable, but they tried their best to make some bread and send it to the city wall, it didn't matter whether it was good or not, the bread should be hot, and it was enough to cover it with a mat.

He carried two bamboo chips in his arms, which was written to him by a small gongcao, and he said that when the battle was over, he would take this bamboo chip to line up in front of the camp, and he would be able to exchange money!

- The Lord has decreed that he will not take their bread in vain!

His heart was hot, and he urged the woman to bake two pots full of bread, fill the cart he had borrowed, and go excitedly toward the city gate.

He hadn't even heard the screech of a crossbow bolt breaking through the air in his entire life.

So when the rain was as dense, the wind was as cold, and the arrows as sharp as meteors passed through his body, he didn't even understand what was happening.

The Jizhou army smashed open the gate of Zhecheng with this thunderous attack, and it was not surprising to see arrows and corpses everywhere behind the city gate.

They will trample over those corpses without mercy, and their generals will lead them to take the city!

Yes, the general even rushed in first!

It's not dawn yet, but it's almost there.

The pyre was about to burn out, the torches were quietly dimmed in the cold wind, and some of the Jizhou soldiers gradually calmed down, and fear resurfaced in their hearts.

The officers had already shouted hoarsely, and the Lingqi naturally could not be seen in such a dark night, so they could only grope in the dark night, relying on the remaining firelight to discern the direction.

If you are not careful, you will suddenly shoot an arrow in the silent darkness.