Chapter 437: Captive
Xiang Chu raised his eyebrows and looked at Li Yu, and said with a smile: "You seem to have a lot of problems recently. β
Li Mo was not in the mood to joke at this time, since Xiang Chu gave that order last night, there has been an uproar in the army, there are supporters, but there are also many doubters.
However, most of the troops that conquered the Mo family this time were the southern army under Xiang Chu, and they all had an almost blind trust and reverence for this Xiang general, so no one would openly stand up against it.
Li Mo has also been a subordinate of Xiang Chu for many years, but what he is more worried about Xiang Chu is the impact of this: "General, even if you don't care about your reputation after returning to China, but if you act like this, the soldiers and civilians in Jinzhou City will definitely be indignant, and they will do everything to defend the city, and our army will suffer more damage." β
Xiang Chu shook his head, held the hilt of the sword at his waist, stood up and passed Li Wu, walked towards the outside of the tent, and said: "I just want to make them indignant, if the fire in their hearts doesn't burn stronger, how can they make the Jicheng court feel the heat?"
And when he stepped out of the tent, his tall figure seemed to rise in the morning light, and he squinted at the rising sun, and took a deep breath, as if to pour the whole smell of the whole battlefield into his lungs.
The moment when the sword enters the flesh will also be beautiful.
His voice cooled down, like a steel knife: "Obey the order, and if there is any doubt, military law will be conducted." β
β...... Be. β
"What are they waiting for?" Gong Zhan looked at the silent Tang army from a distance, the war drums had not yet sounded, and all the Tang troops were standing outside the range of Jinzhou's bows and arrows, as if they were only here to set up a formation and decorate the faΓ§ade this time.
But the public inspector knows that this matter will never be so simple. Although Wang Xuanwei has already said that the Tang army came this time not to break the city, but if they don't attack the city with a violent offensive, how can they force the Mo family to send reinforcements to defend again?
"Perhaps...... Not ready yet?" beside him, there was a calm look on Bai Qi, before he walked through the city, the Mo family's method of defending the city was applied to the defense everywhere, and he only ascended the city tower yesterday, side by side with the public loss inspection, at this time he faded into a black robe, the original temperament of the ranger has faded a lot, replaced by a unique resolute atmosphere of a fierce general in the army.
"What are you going to prepare?" Gong Chengcha frowned, feeling that something was wrong, "An army of 100,000 people, to attack a Jinzhou city, do you still need the right time, place and people?"
"I don't know. Bai Qi stared at the seemingly endless battle of the Tang army, "But Xiang Chu has never been rigid in dogma, he is not Zhao Kuan's idiot who only knows how to read military books, so in my opinion, the more he is in no hurry, the more eccentric he is, I am afraid that once the siege begins, the power will exceed our imagination." β
"Look, the formation of the Tang Army has changed. Bai Qi pointed ahead and said in a deep voice.
The formation of the Tang army did change, and almost at the same time, all the foot soldiers split on both sides as if they had made an appointment, and a wide road appeared as if they had made an appointment.
It's just that...... The figure of stumbling on this road was beyond the expectations of everyone in Jinzhou City.
"It's ...... Descend to the pawn?"
The soldiers who forcibly removed their armor and weapons stared at a pair of hollow eyes, their bound arms had long been strangled with bruises, some places broke skin and bleed, some places had obvious burn marks, because they had not been cared for for a while, and now they were festering, pus and blood stained their ragged clothes, which was shocking.
The generals of the Tang army shouted loudly and loudly, and countless soldiers held spears and drove the crowd forward, and some of those who could not run were even stabbed by spears, leaving blood marks on the tip of the spear.
In the past few days, he only relied on a few pieces of bread issued by the Tang Army to satisfy his hunger, all the way to Jinzhou, his stomach was already empty, and his yellowed face was like a persimmon about to rot.
That night, he witnessed the death of his brother Paozawa in the fire, and with a sense of grief he finally climbed down the steep mountain, only to find the long-awaited Tang army, like calm hunters, quietly watching them flee from the fire but into their own trap.
At that time, everyone had already thrown down their weapons, and they were unable to organize a defensive line in exhaustion and panic, so it was logical that they became prisoners, and with the Tang army, they went all the way to Jinzhou.
It's ironic to say that they were originally reinforcements to save Jinzhou, and at this moment...... They were already standing at the foot of Jinzhou, looking at the towering Jinzhou city, but they lost the opportunity to walk in with their heads held high, and they couldn't go into the city again to eat a hot meal and drink a mouthful of noodle soup.
Swords and spears drove them all the way to the center of the formation, and then the road was sealed in the midst of countless sharp edges, like a dark night that gathered again, sealing all their retreats.
The old stick, who was finally able to catch his breath, knelt down regardless of it, in his opinion, horizontal and vertical are dead, so he doesn't cling to standing or kneeling, anyway, even if he stands straight, when he is stabbed to death, it can only be a lying corpse, there is no difference.
"Alas. I didn't have a full meal to eat before I died. "It was the only thing he had some regret about before he died.
And in the midst of the descendants, there was a person who roared unremittingly: "Xiang Chu! Xiang Chu! You come out! Xiang Chu! What kind of ability is the calculation behind the scenes, if you have the ability, you fight face to face with me, I am dead, and I am convinced!"
And the old stick was already tired of this voice, and he didn't know where the strength came from, so he stood up suddenly and yelled at the voice: "General Zhao, shut up, defeat is defeated, what's the use of just shouting here?"
Today's Zhao Kuan has long lost the demeanor he had when he first set out on the expedition, his hair was scattered in all directions, and many places were still knotted with blood, and the black ash stains on his face were naturally contaminated when he fled from the fire.
Although he had thought about using the water sent by Tang Jun to wash his face at first, the thirst in his throat made it impossible for him to make such a decision.
He was already the commander-in-chief, and when he heard the shouts of the old stick, he turned his head and glared angrily: "What kind of thing are you, what qualifications do you have to let me stop......?"
The old stick no longer cares what others think of him, and the fire in his heart has burst out these days: "Zhao Kuan! What the hell are you talking about disqualifications? If it weren't for you, how could we brothers end up in such a fate? More than 30,000 brothers were buried alive in the fire, even if you escaped and returned to Jicheng, you should end up beheaded! You still have the face to call here? I am ashamed of you!"
Zhao Kuan was so speechless by this voice, his dark cheeks rose a little red, and he glared: "You...... Victory or defeat is a common thing in soldiers, and when I set the ambush tactics that day, I followed the trend of trapping the enemy, and I did not fight and lost the gains and interests......
He pursed his chapped lips and couldn't say any more.
At this time, the sound of the war drums became more and more rapid, and with the shouting of "out of the spear", countless sonorous collisions sounded from every crevice of the shield, and the spears showed their cold and shining edges, and became a sea of gold and iron in the sun.
At the rear of the military formation, there are rows of tensed bowstrings, constantly making a "gurgling" sound, and the arrows reflect the sunlight, which is cold and weird.
The entire Tang army was like a beast, suddenly opening its bloody mouth, revealing its sharp fangs.
The soldiers finally panicked, at the beginning, they already had some bad premonitions, but they never thought that the Tang army would really do so decisively, looking at this picture, the Tang army actually planned to be in front of the defenders of Jinzhou City, in front of thousands of soldiers of the Tang army......
Kill and surrender!
Everyone was suddenly excited, and the shouts and begs for mercy were endless, but the spear did not care at all about their shouts, and still took a step forward with such indifference.
Countless spears pierced out at the same time, and countless screams intertwined with a painful music.
And in this crowd, it was Zhao Kuo and the old stick who seemed calm. It's just two people, one of them looks calm and discouraged, while the other person looks calm, even with a little relief, as if the end has finally settled and is no longer painful.
The old stick felt the gradual darkness in front of him, and the air in his chest was slowly squeezed, as if he had been stripped out of his body, but he was a little relieved, and felt that the whole person flew lightly......
He didn't feel pain when the spear pierced him, he closed his eyes with a smile on his lips.