It was cold and the fire was the easiest to cause fire. In the blink of an eye, the fire broke out and saw the front door. The Guo family members were in chaos, and many people even put down the stone logs they were about to throw and looked back blankly. Taking this opportunity, dozens of strong men in iron armor shouted in unison, carrying a thick trunk that had peeled off the excess branches and rushed towards the door. They hit the trunk three or five times, and then knocked the main door down.
Chen Jin led his cavalry to watch from the rear. When he saw the gate collapse, he roared and rushed straight. Several enemies under the gate of the fort were knocked away by his galloping horses. How could he stop them? Chen Jin first broke into the fort, stabbed with a long spear from a distance, and slashed with a slash with a slash nearby, and killed more than a dozen people. His bravery and good combat were famous among the 50,000 Bingzhou Army. At that time, he was the first to attack, and he was like a tiger entering a flock of sheep.
Guo Rong was standing at the door to command the defense. Seeing that the officers and soldiers broke into the fort from behind, they were already scared. When they saw the fierceness in front of them, they couldn't help but feel brave. They shouted and turned around to escape first. Since the leader had escaped, the strong men suddenly lost their backbone. Most of them were just farmers. How could they withstand the fierce soldiers who had been killed by hundreds of battles? How could they dare to seriously confront the imperial soldiers? They were defeated in the blink of an eye.
The infantry of the government army followed the tide of Shenjin, shouting slogans such as "Only kill the evil people, never ask!" or "Surrender and not kill!" and rushed towards the depths of the fort. Seeing the government army coming like a wolf, many of them suddenly fell down with their legs weak, and even kowtowed to beg for mercy. Only a very small number of them protected Guo Rong and retreated, retreating to the highest majestic residence in the fort. In a moment, the situation was defeated and everyone knew that the overall situation was settled.
The official army soon occupied the periphery of the fort. Chen Jin and Gao Xiang were both veterans who had been in the battlefield for a long time. After the two met, they brought fifty warriors to pursue the victory and took the lead in the main house located in the center of the fort. Since the rest of the soldiers had no mission, they scattered all over to plunder their property.
Lu Yao always stood in the open space in front of the fort gate, and did not step inside until half an hour later, but became one of the last people to enter the fort. When he stepped into the fort, the entire fort was already full of smoke and dust, and a mess was in chaos. Many soldiers broke into the house and rummaged through the cabinets. A soldier hurriedly ran past Lu Yao with a package with a happy face; an old woman cried and chased the soldier, but was slapped twice by the soldier, and kicked him to the ground. Xue Tong was following Lu Yao, and when she saw this scene, her big eyes like a copper bell, she was about to get angry, but was stopped by Lu Yao.
Over the years, the military discipline of the government army has been getting worse day by day. It is probably more difficult for the military men who have to lick blood from the knife and live a life of stagnation to follow the rules than climbing to the sky. Therefore, wherever the officers and soldiers go, they are no different from the bandits. Lu Yao had thought of stopping them before, but later he saw them too much, so he was not surprised.
This time the looting was even promised by him before the war. Without these benefits, who would be willing to marche into the harsh cold wind? Who would be willing to tie his head to his belt to fight to the death and make military achievements for the generals? The army that was completely uninfringed may be included in the book, but it is absolutely impossible to exist in this chaotic era. Seeing the soldiers looting everywhere, he just snorted coldly with disgust and waved to a personal soldier: "Go and reiterate the military order. Although looting can be done, those who kill the people in vain will die! Those who raped the women will die!"
The personal soldier hurriedly ran to pass the order, and Lu Yao continued to walk along the road in the fort.
During the first days of joining the army, Lu Yao also changed something and reversed something. But soon he realized his helplessness in the torrent of the times and gave up these unrealistic ideas. In this world, no one should talk about lofty ideals and goals. As long as he can live, it is an amazing achievement.
An idea suddenly emerged in his mind: Maybe he shouldn't have been delayed in Bingzhou, finding an opportunity to go back to Jiangdong is the best strategy? At least it is his hometown. What's more, compared to the chaotic north, the southeast half of the wall is much safer. After the demise of the Western Jin Dynasty, the Eastern Jin Dynasty established by Sima Rui, the King of Langya King, remained in a long time.
In a blink of an eye, Lu Yao shook his head again and threw this idea out. The world was already in chaos. From Bingzhou to Jiangdong, there were countless bandits, thugs, and barbarians along the way. What kind of luck do you have to have to go to Jiangdong safely after such a journey? It would be better to follow Liu Yue Shigong to temporarily live in Bingzhou, and see how the situation changes.
Lu Yao walked along, and the iron armor was hanging around him, and there were guards of his own soldiers on both sides. When the residents of the fort ran into him, they all made way quickly, and some were so scared that they knelt on the side of the road, so he walked very fast. The road in the fort was tortuous and turned a few turns to reach the place where the fortress master's mansion was. The shouts of killing there were very violent at first, but now they have gradually subsided. I guess the war was going smoothly.
He lowered his head and thought about some unspeakable thoughts and walked forward. Suddenly, he heard a thunderous shout in his ear: "Thief! Come on your life!" With a shout, a big man rushed over, and a sword light flew up to slash towards Lu Yao's head!
Lu Yao flashed and retreated quickly.
The big man failed with his move, and did not delay. He then stepped forward, and the sword light took Lu Yao's chest like a training path. Lu Yao sneered slightly, and did not block it, and he flashed and retreated.
The two moves were ineffective one after another. The man seemed to be unable to continue his strength. He staggered for two steps and suddenly showed a decline. But he roared wildly, held the knife in his hands and placed it behind him, and continued to rush towards Lu Yao!
Lu Yao sighed slightly and took another step back.
After Lu Yao retreated for these three steps, even Xue Tong couldn't help but say "huh" in surprise. He knew that Lu Yao's martial arts had a profound heritage and was very comparable; therefore, when the enemy raided Lu Yao, he watched with his hands and did not interfere. Unexpectedly, Lu Yao retreated repeatedly, and seemed to have no power to fight back?
Just as Xue Tong was surprised, the man was approaching Lu Yao's body. Seeing the strong wind stirring up, Lu Yao's hair fluttered. However, at this moment, his huge body suddenly lost its strength like a puppet that had removed the stitches and fell to the ground with a bang.
Only then did everyone see the appearance of the man. It turned out that it was the warrior of the Guojiawu Fort who had just stopped Shen Jinzhi's arrow and fought fiercely on the wall. This man was injured all over, with a huge wound half a foot deep on his back and left ribs, and even his organs were vaguely visible. As he breathed, blood splashed out from his mouth and nose, like blood mist.
The man was unable to move at this time, but he glared at Lu Yao with his eyes angrily and murmured: "Riege! Rape! Attacking women and children, what kind of good man are you?"
Lu Yao looked down at the man quietly, without answering, but his brows gradually frowned. For a moment, everyone present was silent. After a while, Gao Xiang arrived in extreme panic and bowed to the ground and said, "God forgive me! This guy is a warrior invited by the Fort Lord with a large sum of money. He is good at it. We were negligent for a moment and actually let him escape and run away and hit the general!"
Lu Yao didn't look up at Gao Xiang, but just said "um" in a low voice.
Xue Tong made a name for himself and said, "Daoming, I think this person is a man, so maybe..." He has always loved martial arts men, but when he saw this great man, he became interested in talent. Although he was seriously injured, the martial arts practitioners were full of vitality. If they came back to treat him in time, they would not be able to attract a hero in the army.
Lu Yao was not as soft-hearted as Xue Tong. Before Xue Tong finished speaking, he made a decisive gesture of slashing his sword: "Kill!"
After saying that, he made great strides and continued to walk towards the main house located in the middle of the fort, and he was walking faster and faster.
When Lu Yao entered the fortress lord's mansion, he could still see broken swords and bloodstains everywhere. It was obvious that the fortress lord and his family had fought desperately here, and fierce battles took place in every portal and corridor. However, the official army's strength and individual bravery far exceeded them, so the organized resistance eventually collapsed. The fortress lord brought his few confidants to the granary at the last granary in the house.
Lu Yao stood in the courtyard and looked out, and you could see the granary through the two courtyards. The granary was built with a large scale, more than two meters high. It was tamped with loess and gravel, which was extremely strong. I am afraid that it would take into account the dual functions of grain storage and defense during construction.
When he continued to walk into the courtyard, he met Shen Jin who was rushed out.
"What is the result of the battle?" Lu Yao kept walking and asked as he walked.
Shen Jin followed him and replied, "Guo Rong and his confidants have all killed them. Twelve brothers died, and ten seriously injured. The granary is intact, and I have sent someone to count them."
The deaths and injuries on our side were so many, which was beyond Lu Yao's expectations. It seemed that the Guo clan's final resistance was very fierce.
Just as Jiameng Shen Jin said a few words, a group of soldiers carried a few bodies wrapped in coarse cloth by him. Lu Yao suddenly said, "Wait!"
He walked away a few steps and pulled the coarse cloth away. He saw that the deceased under the coarse cloth was extremely small and turned out to be a six or seven-year-old child. Lu Yao's face was as deep as water, and he pulled another piece of coarse cloth wrapped in corpses. The deceased was a luxuriously dressed woman. Seeing her distorted face, she was obviously killed in extreme horror.
Lu Yao suddenly turned around and looked at Shen Jin: "What's going on?" He said word by word.
Shen Jin couldn't help but take a step back and replied, "The old guy Guo Rong and more than a dozen of his confidants were guarding the granary. Many brothers died in order to capture the granary. Everyone was angry... Later, they happened to catch their families, and the brothers got angry and killed a few..."
"Kill a few..." Lu Yao opened another shroud. The deceased who was covered in cloth was a disheveled cardamom girl, with bruises and bloodstains on her exposed limbs. As long as she was not blind, anyone could judge that she would have been violently humiliated before her death.
"Do you think I don't have eyes?" Lu Yao asked with a sneer.
Shen Jin whispered: "Brothers are all fighting men, and there are also people who vent their anger occasionally..."
Lu Yao frowned and said, "What are you doing with my military order? Those who kill the people in vain will die! Do you understand? Those who rape and prostitute women will die! Do you understand?"
At this time, Gao Xiang must have dealt with the man who attacked Lu Yao and hurried in from outside. Seeing Lu Yao getting angry, he hurriedly stepped forward and explained: "General, the granary is easy to defend but difficult to attack, and Guo Rong has quite a few good men, and the soldiers are seriously injured... You know, the brothers are all the old foundation of the Bingzhou Army. They did not die under the sword of the Hu people, but were killed by this rich man... The brothers are really angry..."
Lu Yao left without listening to his nagging explanation; he walked through the hall and came to the backyard where the granary was located. There were still many corpses that had not been moved away, and the blood flowed to the ground turned into Chu Hong. More than a dozen old, weak and weak women and children were curled up in the corner, some of whom were obviously disheveled; some were still crying, while others were completely scared.
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Chapter completed!