Crossbow arrows were inserted everywhere on the ground and walls, and the bodies were piled up several layers of corpses covering both sides of the streets and alleys and the yards on both sides. The blood on the ground dyed the road black. The smell of blood attracted countless green-headed flies to lie on the blood of the human beings, sucking greedily.

Xiang Sanqiu waved his hand to drive away the annoying flies, and there were more than a dozen unwilling people fighting on the city wall. The crossbowmen shot all the arrows, and they picked up any weapons they could find and rushed up to fight Xiri's robe. Sticks, stones, and even teeth. Xiang Sanqiu saw with his own eyes a soldier who was pierced by a long sword, and fell down the high wall and died together with a captain.

I have never seen such a tough team in the thirty years since he joined the army. Zhang Shiyi knew Xiang Sanqiu very early, a very ordinary person. He was incapable of training the team to this kind of appearance. Who is Yun Xiao? I heard that he was just a doll without any power, and he was able to train the scattered soldiers and You Yong into this kind of appearance in a short time. It is really amazing.

The battle was coming to an end, and Zhang Shiyi was beaten with a few sticks and dragged to Xiang Sanqiu. General Xiang had ordered that he be caught alive, and a bucket of cold water poured his head on Zhang Shiyi's head. Zhang Shiyi slowly opened his eyes that had been swollen into a slit, and his face was swollen like a pig's head. Xiang Sanqiu recalled it for a long time before recognizing him and let go of his hand holding Zhang Shiyi's hair.

"Zhang Shiyi, how do you want me to kill you? Because of your persistence, I lost more than two thousand infantrymen. And I let Yun Xiao go, and everyone here wished they could cut you down. Tell me why? Maybe I will let you go and make you die more happily."

Looking at Zhang Shiyi's confused eyes, Xiang Sanqiu added: "Why are you so desperately? Why are you trying hard to guard this meaningless city gate? Why?"

"General Xiang. We are soldiers of the Han Dynasty. We are loyal to the Han Dynasty, not the King of Wu. Since we have followed the King of Wu to become a thief, we have to wash it with our blood. Now, we have cleaned it. We can die peacefully. Our family will no longer bear the household registration of the untouchables. Our descendants can be officials and be honest. It is worth it for us to die."

The long sword slowly slashed through Zhang Shiyi's throat, and blood flowed down the tip of the sword to the ground. There was no pain on the face of the corpse, and the corners of his mouth slightly raised, as if he had a relief smile.

"Find him a coffin and bury it."

Xiang Sanqiu was very discouraged. He never expected that the answer would be this. Use his life to exchange for future generations. He found that his subordinates looked at Zhang Shiyi with something else in his eyes.

The plan was very successful. In fact, it was also very successful. Almost all of the three thousand townspeople under Yun Xiao were killed in Yueyang, and none of them surrendered. There was still thick smoke in the port in the distance, which was the trace of the fierce battle last night. The warships of the King of Changsha and King of Jiujiang suffered heavy losses, and only half of the warships fled from Yueyang.

However, something went wrong with Zhang Shiyi, and Yun Xiao ran away. In order to capture the city gate guarded by the township hero, he even lost no less than two thousand soldiers.

A thousand cavalry were sent out to chase Yun Xiao, hoping to catch the boy back. Bai Weng was crazy if he wanted his head.

Yun Xiao was in a very embarrassing now. He even felt even more embarrassing than escaping from the grassland. He was shot with an arrow on his shoulder, but fortunately, with the protection of armor, he shot through the flesh and lost all his supplies. When he came to Yueyang, there were thousands of troops, and now there were only dozens of people left except the Luan family soldiers.

After taking a bite of unknown wild fruit picked by the iron guards, it was sour and astringent. However, Yun Xiao's heart was even more sour than the taste of this fruit. The river water reflected his current appearance, and his disheveled hair was full of stains. His spirit and sanitation were extremely tired. But he had to continue running away with hunger. The hygiene regulations were abandoned, and his throat was so thirsty that he was about to smoke. Who cares about the blood-sucking insects? I don't remember that I had not eaten enough for a few days and lived on wild fruits. Yesterday Dai Yu found a small bag of rice in a farmer. Everyone was eating it and chewed it in their mouths. The cheeks were so tired that they were sore. Seeing Yun Xiao's hungry expression, Dai Yu secretly stuffed the remaining rice to Yun Xiao.

It seems that the cavalry behind wanted to kill them all. It was stopped for less than half an hour. The smoke and dust of the cavalry chasing afterwards were seen behind.

"There is a bridge in front of us, let's rush over."

Yun Xiao pointed to the bridge in front and rushed forward with the lead.

There was only one grenade left, and Yun Xiao was a little worried about whether he could blow up the bridge. The stone bridge deck was blown up with a big hole, and the rest of the part was shaken and did not collapse. It was over, and it was not exploded.

"Young master, son-in-law. We stay here and break the back. You go. There is this big hole in the bridge, and they can't get through many people. As long as we can hold on for a long time, you can escape the danger. If we continue like this, we will be caught up sooner or later."

A Luan family soldier who was close to Luan Yong clasped his fists and said to Luan Yong.

"If you don't leave, I won't leave either."

After all, Luan Yong was still a child, so he held the arm of the soldier and refused to let go.

Jiangzhou City is still the same, and there are still many people coming in and out at the gate as when they left. But now it is very different from when they left. There is no more than the vast army. There is no more gorgeous carriages, and even all the Luan family soldiers and three iron guards have been ruined. Yun Xiao returned to Jiangdu in a very embarrassing situation.

Liu Ji, who was like a farmer, had no smile on his face, no comfort, no banquet, only cold sarcasm and mockery, which was completely contrary to the way he was receiving himself. He only respected the winners and did not sympathize with the weak.

He gave Yun Xiao a broken boat that was leaking everywhere and went straight back to his seemingly simple and magnificent palace.

Yun Xiao locked himself in the cabin and recalled the little things he came to this world. He always thought that war was like in the game. Ranged strikes, cavalry charges, and defends with persistence. As long as technology is ahead of the other party, he can be invincible, but he was wrong.

Xiang Sanqiu taught him a vivid lesson, what is ancient war. Not only are there iron and blood, fire and swords, but there is also something called strategy. It was because he went too smoothly that he thought war was a joke. Now he was thrust hard and was completely stunned.

There are many things to consider, the direction of the court, the thoughts of Liu Qi and the wise old woman, and where to go. Famous generals in a hundred battles are not so easy to be. To face the glory of victory, naturally, to face the pain of failure.

The news of the defeat spread much faster than the good news. Yun Xiao had not returned to Jiangdu. The news of the defeat had already reached Chang'an, and Liu Hui was excited and found Dou Ying inexplicably.

"Wei Qihou cleverly concludes that this boy was indeed beaten up by Xiang Sanqiu. According to the military newspaper, he was almost surrounded and killed in Yueyang. And he heard that he was defeated quite badly, and only a dozen people escaped. If the guards had not fought to protect him, they would have been intercepted and killed on the road. Hahaha."

Liu Hui admired Dou Ying's strategy very much. Seeing that Dou Ying was holding a bamboo slip and did not speak, he continued: "I have contacted the censor and prepared to impeach this son and lose his troops and insult the country. This time, even if he cannot take his life, he will at least be able to lose his official position and get rid of his title."

"The Great Honglu is so bad. Not only can we not impeach him, but we must also protect him."

Dou Ying put down the bamboo slips and said slowly.

"What? Protect him, Wei Qihou was not wrong."

Liu Hui hardly believed his ears. Now is a good opportunity to take advantage of the situation. It is better not to kick it. Why do you still have to pull this kid? He really can't understand the mystery here.

"Yes, we want to protect him. This son has made many military achievements and is close to the empress dowager. Besides, most of the people who died in this battle were village warriors, but how many officials from the court were? The village warriors were not under the jurisdiction of the military system, and no one would care about it. Just one defeat in the battle, he could not impeach him at all. At most, he would be removed from his position as the General of the Conquest South and asked him to return to his fiefdom to teach well. Could this be what the Great Honglu wanted?"

"Uh...this..." Liu Hui was suffocated for a moment. This was indeed not the result he wanted. He wanted to get him out of Chang'an and asked him to go to Jiangnan. He asked him to come back in just two months, which he would never accept.

"So we want to protect him, the village warriors died in battle. He has no more troops to fight in his hands. King Jiangdu was plundered before he arrived in Jiangdu, so it is not considered his fault. So if King Jiujiang or King Changsha has any mistakes, what do you think the chances of winning will be impeached him, the general of the Southern Conquest at that time?"

"What's more, since my debut, I will win every battle, which is a time when I am arrogant. I will be hurt by this blow. Since I lose my spirit, if I fight Xiang Sanqiu in the future, the victory or defeat is still between the two. If I am Xiang Sanqiu, I will definitely attack Changsha or Jiangzhou with the power of Yueyang. Even if I return to the army to siege Jiangdu, it will be a good move. At that time, will he save or not.

Rescue! There are no soldiers or generals in your hands, and there are no warships. When fighting, it is not the opponent of Xiang Sanqiu at all, and it is impossible to be killed by the formation. If you don’t save it, the fun is so great. The general of the Conquest South arrived in Jiangnan, and two or three princes were plundered one after another. What does the court think, and what does the royal family think? Without us taking action, the court and the nobles of Chang'an in the court can drown him. In any case, it is difficult for him to solve this situation.

Even if Xiang Sanqiu is old and persistent, he can only stay in Jiangnan and return to Chang'an. If he wants to build a warship, he can do it in three or two years without reorganizing his army? Will Xiang Sanqiu make him do things so comfortable? No matter what, it will be beneficial to us, and our goals can be achieved, why not protect him?"
Chapter completed!