The crowd was darkened, and only fifty-eight of the five hundred brothers survived, but they still performed a miracle, and they destroyed at least 2,000 of the enemy's forces in this battle, which was a victory to be proud of and celebrated.

Duan Yuanjing said, "Our brothers have already discussed, from now on, we will follow Brother Xie to the death, and you will be our new leader."

Xie Tong's heart was also full of excitement, all of which he had exchanged for his life.

Duan Yuanjing said, "Commander, do we want to pursue the big army now!"

Xie Tong put away his sad and excited feelings, and said, "Brothers, we have won a battle, we have beaten Zhu Wen's 3,000 light cavalry with more than 1,000 people left, what a pride, I believe that they have been burned and frightened, and they will no longer dare to pursue us, brothers, it is time for us to pursue the big army! Let's go home!"

The crowd cheered, "Let's go home!"

Fifty-eight people drove five hundred horses straight to Sizhou, although very tired, but Xie Tong was very happy in his heart, this was the first time he commanded and participated in the battle, has achieved breakthrough success, but he is also extremely lucky, facing the arrogant and unsightly Pang Shigu, if it is Zhu Wen, he must have been captured by now, or died on the battlefield.

After Xie Tong and his entourage of more than 50 people walked for two days, there were only one hundred and forty miles left from Sizhou City, which was already under the control of the Tang Army, and it was already very safe to think of it, thinking that two days ago they were still struggling to the death, fighting with an enemy six times their size, and now it is not easy to feel the preciousness of life again.

At dusk, Xie Tong ordered to set up camp, although it was said to be camping, in fact, it was just sleeping in the open air. The crowd ate fragrant horse meat and drank wine. It's really refreshing.

Xie Tong and the others were chatting around the bonfire, and the sound of horses' hooves suddenly sounded in the distance, Xie Tong's spiritual sense told him that there were about twenty people who came, and the direction of the sound was from the Yingzhou side, and it was obvious that the people who came were not friendly soldiers but enemies. Xie Tong was startled, and hurriedly prepared for battle.

The sound of horses' hooves came from far and near, Xie Tong raised his eyes and looked at it, he was really taken aback, the person who came was the first tiger general under Huang Chao, the commander-in-chief of Yingzhou City, and Zhu Wen who was crisscrossing the Central Plains. Zhu Wen only brought more than 20 horsemen to come, obviously not to find Xie Tong's trouble, otherwise he would not have brought such a small number of troops.

However, Zhu Wen is also a master of art and bold. Only more than 20 horsemen dared to come to the control area of the Tang Army, all of which showed the courage of this person.

Xie Tong stood up and motioned for everyone not to panic, and he greeted him alone.

Zhu Wen and the others went from far to near, until they reached Xie Tong's body, turned over and dismounted.

For this world-famous general, Xie Tong did not dare to make a mistake, although he was in a hostile camp. But it was still very total, Xie Tong said, "I've seen General Zhu!"

Zhu Wen walked two feet in front of Xie Tong. With an expressionless face, he said, "Xie Tong, when you appeared in front of me again, I already felt that you had joined the camp of the Tang Army, but I didn't say it, and now I see that you didn't die in the fire, and my heart is both relieved and sour." He didn't go on. Instead, he let out a long sigh.

Xie Tong knew that this eldest brother had always been thinking about him, and his heart was full of guilt, after all, he had personally deceived these two thousand men and horses and food from under his nose, and took advantage of his trust, and now listen to him. It's not even a taste in my heart.

Xie Tong hurriedly said, "Brother Zhu, little brother"

"There's no need to say it!" Zhu Wen directly interrupted him and said, "Big brother knows your situation, and it is my dereliction of duty to send Pang Shigu this waste material to carry out the task." Immediately, he laughed out loud and said, "These two thousand centaurs are nothing to me Zhu Wen, but the eldest brother will send you a word, from today onwards, you and I may have to face off on the battlefield, eldest brother hopes that you can fully show your ability, don't let me down!"

Xie Tong's heart was deeply touched, and from this moment on, the two tacitly became mortal enemies, fighting for their respective dreams.

Xie Tong bowed deeply and said, "Although we are in a hostile position, Xie Tong will always remember the kindness of the eldest brother when he was in Yangzhou, but when we meet on the battlefield, Xie Tong will not show mercy." ”

Zhu Wen laughed wildly, "Good, good, good, so the eldest brother will be relieved", he said three good words in a row, and each word seemed to be imprinted in Xie Tong's heart, which made Xie Tong very painful.

Zhu Wen continued: "There is one more thing, big brother will not mention it for the time being, when you break through Yangzhou or the righteous army defeats the Tang army in the future, the big brother is telling you! Let's go!"

With that, he rolled over his horse and walked away.

Xie Tong watched Zhu Wen and the others disappear from his field of vision, and his heart was extremely bitter. He knew that Zhu Wen's trip was to see if he was still alive, not to draw a line with him.

Duan Yuanjing walked behind Xie Tong and said in a low voice, "Sure enough, he is a well-known general, such a little person will go to the territory of the Tang Army, if I am replaced, I will definitely not have this courage, Zhu Wen's head is worth 10,000 taels of silver, which is the same as the value of Huangchao's head, my lord, Zhu Wen is such a person, it is better to catch up with him now, arrest him, and receive a large reward." ”

Xie Tong said in his heart Isn't this Yuanjing brainless, with Zhu Wen's ability, don't say Duan Yuanjing, even if these more than fifty people go together, I'm afraid they are not his opponents, thinking of Zhu Wen's terrible martial arts, Xie Tong also has palpitations in his heart. He said leisurely, "Brother Duan, now we are no longer thieves, but a regular Tang army, don't be a bandit in the future, in the face of an opponent like Zhu Wen, winning, is to win him on the battlefield openly, not to engage in sneak attacks!"

Duan Yuanjing's heart was also filled with respect, maybe this is a hero who knows a hero! He immediately learned from Tang Jun's appearance, stood up straight, and said, "My subordinates understand!"

The two of them burst out laughing together!

After two days of traveling, we finally arrived in Sizhou before dusk.

When they arrived in Sizhou, the 58-strong force was already overwhelmed, and everyone was in rags, as if they were a group of refugees who had escaped.

The city of Sizhou is heavily guarded, the city gate is locked, the city is full of flags, and the lights are bright, obviously this strategic place has gathered a lot of horses. Xie Tong could already smell a hint of the imminent war.

Before they could get close to the city gates, the guards on the walls had already spotted them. The man who looked like a team leader shouted at them and said, "Who is coming, why dare you come to my Sizhou City, and don't leave quickly!"

Xie Tong District Ma Qianqian said loudly, "We are the soldiers of the Tongzi Battalion, and I am the person in charge of the Tongzi Battalion, hurry up and open the city gate and let us in!"

The squad leader said in a loud voice, "Hitomi Battalion, why haven't you heard of it?"

The soldiers shook their heads, unclear.

The squad leader said loudly, "Just you people, you dare to come here to deceive, even dozens of people dare to come out of the officers and soldiers, it's just impatient, why don't you get out of here, I annoy Lao Tzu and shoot you to death!"

The hearts of the brothers led by Xie Tong were suddenly full of chills, they fought all the way from the front line of Yingzhou to Sizhou, not only successfully covering the retreat of the army, but also breaking the cavalry troops of the ancient divisions. It's easy for these copycat brothers to abandon the darkness and turn to the light, who knew that they would encounter such embarrassment.

Xie Tong was even more unhappy in his heart, he kept leading everyone to join the Tang Army and walk towards the light, but he knew that this Tang Army was so rude, which made him very angry, although the Tang Army in the city had cautious thoughts, but this was definitely not an excuse, he said loudly again, "This brother, we are really the people of the Tongzi Battalion, please inform Lord Wang Daoxun, we are all soldiers under his command." ”

The team leader hesitated for a moment, at this moment he had already believed Xie Tong's words, since the other party was able to point out Lord Wang Daoxun and threaten Lord Wang to testify, it was obvious that there was no doubt that there was fraud, but he was a subordinate of Yanjing Jiedu Envoy Ke Xucheng, Yanjing Jiedu Envoy and Hebei Jiedu Envoy were not on good terms, and they both had the idea of competing in the East Route Army, this idea was well known in the army, and it was no secret that he was a subordinate of Ke Xucheng, of course, he was dissatisfied with the Hebei Army, and now he looked at this small team of people, and he was even more contemptuous, thinking of this, he said disdainfully" Lord Wang has already rested, it is inconvenient to disturb it at such a late hour, if you are really a friendly army, you can spend the night outside the city first! Wait for the dawn to verify your identity before entering the city!"

After that, he left directly, without giving Xie Tong a chance to theorize.

Xie Tong looked at the city wall blankly, and a thousand thoughts flashed in his heart, but there was nothing he could do about this little captain.

Duan Yuanjing pulled Xie Tong and said, "My lord, I can't deal with this villain, we will only spend one night outside the city now!

Xie Tong looked at these brothers who were born and died with him, and his heart was full of gratitude! He secretly made a decision, he must let these brothers enjoy the honor they deserve.

Nothing was said all night.

After dawn, Xie Tong and the others waited outside Sizhou City early, waiting for the city gate to open. On the sixth watch, the city gate was finally opened, and the bustling crowd began to flow endlessly at the city gate.

Xie Tong even saw Huo Zixin, and he hurriedly rushed out of the city with more than a dozen people.

Huo Zixin saw Xie Tong and said excitedly, "Big brother, I finally saw you!" After learning from Big Brother Yi that you led the palace of five hundred people, I was worried about the death of my little brother, but the military orders here are like mountains, and we can't take time to meet you, so we have to wait for your news, it seems that we have experienced a hard battle!"

Xie Tong slowly examined Huo Zixin, he was dressed in snow-white and shiny armor, and his feet were wearing deerskin boots, which looked very majestic, Xie Tong smiled bitterly, "It's not just a hard fight, I almost got in, hey, how did Zixin know that we were outside the city." (To be continued.) )