Liao Wenshan approvingly: "This strategy of the Zen master is really clever, this time they have lost more than 2,000 people, and then they will reach the scope of Gu Guan Lord's trap, and they will definitely be able to hit them again." ”

Zen Master Mingde smiled and said nothing, and Gu Lingfeng said proudly: "I don't want to surpass Zen masters, I just want to reduce more than 100 of them, and it is best to hit the disciples of the Martial Arts Sect hard, in that case, we will really win." The three of them laughed for a while, and then went to rest.

The next day, according to Nangong Junzhe's orders, Chai Tiangong took the lead in leading the foot soldiers on the journey, and then Zuo Tianming also followed. A whole group of people divided into three small groups and marched forward in a serpentine shape, from morning to noon, nothing abnormal happened, but these people did not dare to take it lightly, and they were vigilant all around, for fear that something like last night would happen. Chai Tiangong's troops walked to a small river, and at first they didn't find any problems, but the more they walked, the more they felt that something was wrong, it seemed to be too quiet here, and there was not even a bird call. Chai Tiangong immediately waved his hand to stop the troops and sent two people to investigate. The two men probed around and found no signs of being ambushed, so Chai Tiangong led the troops to walk slowly and cautiously.

One of the foot soldiers did not notice that there was an extremely thin silk thread under his feet, and he broke it with one foot. Seven or eight bamboo rows flew out of the river in an instant, and the bottom of each bamboo row had an extremely sharp point, and the nearest hundred or so foot soldiers from the river could not dodge and were pierced by the flying bamboo rafts and died. When such an accident happened, the team panicked, and I don't know who touched the filaments trapped in the trees again, and sent another hundred and ten sharp bamboos into the woods, and the foot soldiers were turned over on their backs. In the panic, Zuo Tianming led the team to arrive, and when he saw Chai Tiangong in distress, he wanted to rescue him, but unfortunately they only noticed the mechanism in the water and the woods, and did not pay attention to the deep pit traps under their feet. The reason why Chai Tiangong's troops did not fall into the trap is because there are two mechanisms in this trap, the first mechanism is connected to the bamboo row in the water and the bamboo spear in the forest, as long as the mechanism in these two places is touched, the trap will be opened. The defense is that the follow-up troops feel that these organs can pass through safely, and another use is that they can better prevent the team that has hit the first mechanism from retreating the same way. The mechanism is so exquisitely designed that it really makes the two of them suffer a big loss. Zuo Tianming only felt that his feet were soft, and the whole person fell straight into the pit, this pit was full of bamboo thorns, and when he fell into the pit, there was no reaction time at all, these people were like a string of sugar gourds, and they all died here. Zuo Tianming was held by a foot soldier under his command, so that he was not injured by this bamboo thorn, but the person who was holding him had been pierced through his chest and abdomen by the bamboo thorn. Zuo Tianming struggled to climb onto the ground, looking at the dead foot soldiers in the pit, and screaming. Chai Tiangong, who was withdrawn from the front, pulled up Zuo Tianming, who was lying on the edge of the pit, and ran back, and the two of them ran in embarrassment.

When they ran back to Nangong Junzhe's large army, the two looked back and saw that there were only more than 100 people who came back with them. After Nangong Junzhe listened, he slapped Chai Tiangong twice, hitting him with Venus in his eyes, and even more so that Zuo Tianming was unconscious. Nangong Junzhe trembled angrily, pointed at Chai Tiangong and scolded loudly: "Why didn't you follow your dead brothers on the road? Why do you still have the face to live? Why did I send you to the front, don't you know? Tianming has never participated in this kind of military operation, he has no experience and extenuating circumstances, but what about you? You've been following me in the previous dynasty, what kind of trap trap you haven't seen, how can you make such a simple trap so embarrassing today, how do you say I should punish you, so as to comfort these heroic souls who died here!"

Chai Tiangong knelt down in front of Nangong Junzhe and kowtowed to the three heads: "The last general is willing to sacrifice the heads of the people to pay tribute to these many heroic souls." It's all my fault, and I should be held responsible. ”

Nangong Junzhe took out the ghost head gold wire ring knife in his waist and put it on Chai Tiangong's neck: "This is what you said." ”

Zhao Haiquan, Zuo Tianming, and Fang Mao immediately grabbed Nangong Junzhe, for fear that he would really cut off Chai Tiangong's head on impulse. Zhao Haiquan stood in the middle of the two of them and said: "Big brother, what are you doing here, victory or defeat is a common thing in soldiers, we have also seen the terrain here, and it is most unsuitable to set up traps, and it is reasonable that this kid did not see it." And now it is the time to employ people in the army, and you can't kill the generals during the battle, this is a taboo in the army, big brother, you have to think twice. ”

"Yes!" Zuo Tianming echoed casually on the side: "The mechanism is very exquisitely set up, even if you add one hundred and twenty points of care, you can't tell it all." What's more, it's not just Chai Tiangong who has been ambushed alone, I'm the same, if you want to kill it, even kill me. ”

"Please command Shi Kaien and spare General Chai this time. The entourage knelt down one after another to intercede for Chai Tiangong.

Nangong Junzhe trembled his hands, pulled the knife back, and said to Chai Tiangong, who was kneeling on the ground: "Okay, okay, for the sake of so many people pleading for you, I will spare you this time." From now on, you will be guilty of meritorious service, and there will be no reward for killing the enemy and breaking the city, but if you commit such a crime again, I will kill you for two crimes. ”

Chai Tiangong kowtowed upward: "Thank you for commanding Shi's grace of not killing, the last general will go all out, and if he doesn't succeed, he will become benevolent." ”

Everyone rested for a short time, and after counting the number of people, the initial army of 5,000 was only one day, and there were less than 2,000 people left. Everyone's hearts are not good, there were good brothers who talked and laughed before, but in such a short period of time, they have been separated by yin and yang, and they all secretly swore in their hearts that if they don't win this battle, they will not have the face to see the many heroic spirits under Jiuquan again. Nangong Junzhe stood at the front of the team and said: "All the soldiers, you have also seen that this traitorous method is so cruel that he does not take the country's laws into account at all. The imperial court has entrusted us with the important task of guarding the Kanto Road, which is a trust in us, and we can not live up to the grace and expectations of His Majesty the Emperor. After this battle, our name will forever go down in history, and the Kanto Road must be a household name, everyone must show the spirit of indomitable, do not be timid and retreat. I decided to leave behind the only children in the family, those who have wives and children, those who have old parents, and those who are fathers and sons in the army, those who are brothers and sons who join the army, and those who are afraid, and the rest of the people who go to Langcheng with me. The remaining sergeants waited here for the troops of the Inkcedars, told them what was happening here, and told them to be fully prepared before moving on. The brothers who stay don't have any psychological burden, this is also to leave fresh seeds for Kanto Province, and they can be fragrant in the future. Brothers who went with me, don't be proud, what we are doing now is less than one-ten-thousandth of the great heroes who saved the nation, we have only protected a small square of water and soil, but our spirit is equal to them. ”

"We are willing to follow the conductor to the death! We will definitely not disappoint the high expectations of the conductor Shi. All the foot soldiers fell to their knees after Nangong Junzhe finished speaking, and none of them withdrew. Nangong Junzhe said excitedly: "Okay, since you are so determined, let's set off now." "This team of less than 2,000 people left, the momentum that burst out is by no means weaker than any team of tens of thousands of people, and one by one the murderous spirit continues to march towards Langcheng.

Xiao Lie came to Qiu Feixu's room and saw that Qiu Feixu had changed her previous delicate dress and put on an iron leaf armor, which was another scene. Qiu Feixu said to Xiao Lie: "You are about to set off, what are you doing here with me? ”

"There's nothing more to add, I just don't worry about you, so come and have a look. After all, you have to face the heavy troops of the imperial court, and although you don't know how many men and horses the military squire will send, you can also think that it will not be less than 10,000 based on speculation. To resist such a heavy army, I have only sent you more than 5,000 men, and I have already fallen behind in terms of numbers. Xiao Lie said thoughtfully.

"Don't you believe us?"

When Xiao Lie heard this, Qiu Feixu completely misunderstood what he meant, and immediately explained: "How can I not believe you, I am just worried that you will be hurt, since the Bon Festival, we have not had a day of stability, and this time I encountered this situation again, my heart is even more disorganized." ”

The two of them sat opposite each other, Qiu Feixu touched the sword he was carrying and said, "I don't have anything to worry about here, you can save Lord Liu safe and sound." As long as this dispute is settled, are you afraid that there will not be a peaceful life? As an important minister of the imperial court, and shouldering the heavy responsibility of protecting the water and soil of one side, you and the senior brother must not mess up, otherwise, the soldiers below will be demoralized. In fact, I don't say this, you also understand, seeing you so busy, I am also anxious. Don't worry, although we are daughters, we will not be much worse than you men, and we will naturally accept the credit for defending the city with peace of mind. ”

"Well, protect yourself, take care of the people below, and reduce the casualties as much as possible. It's almost time, I'm going to find Senior Brother Yin, and then we're about to set off. Xiao Lie pushed open the door, one foot had already stepped out of the threshold, Qiu Feixu was behind, looked at his back and said a little shyly: "You have always said that you would take me to see the azalea sea, but you have never fulfilled this promise." After this incident, you can't drag it out, seeing that this flower season is about to pass, if you don't look at it, I'm afraid you will have to wait until next year. ”

Xiao Lie felt a burst of joy in his heart, but he didn't turn around, he didn't even turn his head, just turned his back to Qiu Feixu, and replied with a smile like happiness on his face: "Miss Qiu, don't worry, when I come back, let's go immediately, and we will definitely not be delayed." After saying this, Xiao Lie went to find Yin Xuesong.

Qiu Feixu stood at the door and looked at the back of him and Yin Xuesong leaving, and said silently: "Neither of you two can die, you have to give me back alive." ”