Volume Four, Volume 43, Chapter 28, Strong Wall and Clear Field
With a "crash", under the influence of thousands of sergeants and dozens of armored vehicles and steel cables, a section of the city wall 100 meters north of Xiangshan City, with only half of the wall left, suddenly collapsed, causing a stir on the ground.
Before the dust fell to the ground, tens of thousands of sergeants and hundreds of trucks drove over. Countless people got busy, dragging away the large city bricks and poured cement blocks that had fallen to the ground, and pulled them to the ground.
In the moat in the distance, a section of the moat was directly filled in.
Before these "construction waste" were transported, the steel gates of several gates in the north of Xiangshan City had already been dismantled and thrown into the moat, and were buried by thousands of tons of construction waste. The moat of Xiangshan City was
Many river sections were cut off and turned into small ditches, and the entire Xiangshan City looked like a huge demolition site. The city gates were removed, the city walls were demolished, and the steam defense equipment within the city walls were severely damaged, making it difficult to
repair.
What did all this was the millions of troops gathered in Xiangshan City...
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"Come here, there is a big well here, tear down the wall of the house over there, and ask the engineering battalion to bring two more trucks of cement to completely fill the well. Grandma, even if I want
Let’s go, and I won’t leave a single hair to those bastards of the Demon Clan…”
Zhang Tie had just turned around a street when he saw under a big tree on the side of the street, a Taixia officer wearing a captain's uniform was pulling open his collar, and a foot wearing leather shoes was stepping on a hole four to five meters in diameter.
On the stone-carved manhole of the open-air slab well, he directed hundreds of Taixia soldiers behind him to tear down a beautiful house over there and then completely seal the well.
Seeing this scene, Zhang Tie turned to the people around him and shook his head, "It's a pity, it won't work here either..."
"This Xiangshan ancient well has a history of more than 5 years. The Gujing tofu made from this ancient well is unique in Xiangshan City. Before I became a knight, I had to order the Gujing tofu every time I came to Xiangshan.
, in the neighborhood around this ancient well, every family has a workshop. Almost everyone has been making Gujing tofu for generations, because the Gujing tofu in Xiangshan City is famous in Wuzhou, and the daily supply exceeds demand, even if it is just tofu,
People around here can also live a good life..."
The one who spoke was an old man who fought against the demon earth knight that day. As he spoke, he shook his head regretfully.
This old man, whose surname is Long, is called Long Miao. He was originally the supreme elder of the Long family in Sandetang, Xiangshan County, Wuzhou. After the demons invaded Taixia, he was recruited by the Anxi Governor's Mansion to garrison Xiangshan City. There were two other people with the old man.
There are two black iron knights, one named Fang Hui and the other named Peng Yulin. Both of these two black iron knights are wearing armor. Fang Hui looks majestic, while Peng Yulin looks gentle. They are currently stationed in Wuzhou, Xiangshan City.
The commanders of the two legions of the army and a Wuzhou knight who was stationed at Xiangshan City that day have been killed. Now the four knights stationed at Xiangshan City are all here.
Zhang Tie has stayed in Xiangshan City for two days. After today, the two legions here will be evacuated tomorrow. Today, Zhang Tie suddenly felt a little sad. He wanted to take a look around the Taixia City, which was about to be abandoned. Several other people,
Naturally, he stayed by his side in Xiangshan City. Zhang Tie did not interfere in any military or management matters and was only responsible for dealing with the incoming demon knights. The two regiment commanders Fang Hui and Peng Yulin were responsible for military and management matters, but the four
Among the knights, Zhang Tie is vaguely the leader. This is also the rule of the knight world. When a group of knights are together, the most important thing to compare is their strength. Zhang Tie's strength is undoubtedly the strongest, so his weight is naturally the heaviest.
Although I haven't been in contact with Zhang Tie for a long time, Zhang Tie's demeanor that day has completely impressed several people. Qianji Zhenren is famous, whether it is the Supreme Elder of the Long Family of Sande Hall or the two former Wuzhou Army
Each legion commander is very willing to get closer to Zhang Tie. What's more, although Zhang Tie is now famous all over the world, he has no airs when facing ordinary Wuzhou sergeants or wealthy elders.
, always makes people feel like a spring breeze and make them feel good.
"As long as we kill all the demons and wait until the holy war is over and Xiangshan City is regained, we can dig the ancient well here again..." Legion Commander Fang Hui said murderously, "We have fought the holy war twice.
There’s nothing to be afraid of if we do it again!”
Peng Yulin didn't say anything. Originally in the Wuzhou Army, Peng Yulin, as a legion commander of the Wuzhou Army, had always been proud and arrogant, and his own strength was extremely powerful. In the battle that day, he was able to defeat three black iron knights at the same time.
The black iron knight of the demon tribe, and finally killed a winged black iron demon. Everyone in the Wuzhou army knew that General Peng never obeyed others. Even in front of the governor, General Peng's neck was very hard, and he even got a
The nickname of the strong general, but being with Zhang Tie, I saw Zhang Tie's fighting methods that day,
Peng Yulin, who had always been dissatisfied with others, was also sincerely convinced by Zhang Tie.
The officer who was preparing to fill the well over there saw Zhang Tie and the others approaching, especially when he saw that his regiment commander was still with the person who came. He immediately knew in his heart who the person was, and he immediately became excited.
He ran over, stood at attention with a snap, and faced "Captain Officer Gao Fei of the Sixth Division of the Third Corps of the Wuzhou Army Tonglu Corps has seen the Corps Commander..."
"Okay, go do your thing!" Fang Hui waved his hand and asked the young officer to leave.
"Yes..." As Gao Fei left, he secretly looked at Zhang Tie's face with a look of reverence in his eyes. The news that Zhang Tie, the Qianji Master, was stationed in Xiangshan City these past two days, had already spread in the city.
It was Zhang Tie who killed two earth knights and two black iron knights that day. In the minds of ordinary sergeants, people like Zhang Tie are simply legendary beings, even more than super idols.
Super idol.
Zhang Tie walked to the ancient well that was about to be filled up and touched the railing of the ancient well.
On the railing of the ancient well, there are all around it the marks of ropes used to fetch water, which are completely sunk into the stone a finger deep. That mark represents the hope of countless families in this city to survive here for many generations.
And sustenance, and on the ground next to the ancient well, the pieces of bluestone have become as smooth as a mirror under the baptism of time.
There are buckets and ropes for fetching water next to the ancient well. Although the people living nearby have left, these things are still well placed and cannot bear to destroy them.
The ancient well that is more than 5 years old can see the water surface five meters below the well mouth, and there is a light layer of mist on the water surface. The well water is as clear as a mirror.
Most of the walls of a nearby house had been demolished. Zhang Tie sighed secretly. Just as he was about to leave, an old man with gray hair and beard wearing simple and clean clothes walked out of the alley next to him.
Carrying a pair of buckets, he came to the well, took the rope and bucket, and threw them into the well. He brought up a bucket of water...
All the people in Xiangshan City had already evacuated. Zhang Tie was a little stunned when he saw an old man suddenly coming to fetch water.
The old man was a bit old. After filling one bucket of water, it was a bit difficult to fill the second bucket.
"Old man, let me help you..." Zhang Tie quickly walked to the old man's side and helped him fetch the well water and pour it into a bucket, "Old man, now that the people in Xiangshan City have evacuated, why are you still here!
"
The old man smiled and said, "Just let the young people leave. I have been here since I was a child and grew up drinking the water from this ancient well. My father grew up here, my grandfather grew up here, and my grandfather's grandfathers were all here."
When I grow up, my wife also stays here, and the demons come when they come. Why should I leave when the demons come? I am afraid of them. At my age, what do I have to fear? I want to leave
Now. Doesn’t my wife have no one to accompany her?"
This old man's few words can make many people feel ashamed.
"This ancient well also needs to be filled in!" Zhang Tie said warmly.
"I know, I know, I just heard the shouting of the military master outside, and I thought I would bring some more water up before the well was filled up. Let me make Gujing tofu again. When my wife was here before,
She loves the Gujing Tofu here the most. It was also because of this that she married me when she was young..." After the old man finished speaking, there was still a nostalgic look on his face, and then he looked at Zhang Tie from head to toe, "Now stay here.
The young people in Xiangshan City are all heroes of our Chinese race. You are so young and you come to Wuzhou to fight against the demons?"
Zhang Tie nodded, but without stopping, he poured another stream of water up. The bucket he picked was a bit big, and it took two buckets to fill it to eighty percent.
"Where is your home from?" The old man actually chatted with Zhang Tie about his daily life.
"Youzhou!"
"Youzhou, oh, the boundaries of the Northeast Governor's Mansion are indeed far away. Growing up, the furthest I've ever been has been Huanzhou and Yinzhou!" The old man suddenly became interested, "Have you ever killed a demon?"
"I've killed a few!" Zhang Tie said modestly, pulling the rope, fetching the fourth bucket of water, and pouring it into the bucket picked by the old man before filling up the two buckets.
"My youngest grandson is almost as old as you. I didn't expect you to be so capable!" The old man sighed, "We people from the northwest, especially those from Wuzhou, are all wealthy people. You are so young and you come all the way here."
If you don't mind fighting the demons, I'll treat you to a meal of Gujing tofu. After today, you may not be able to eat it in the future..."
"Okay, thank you very much, husband. Where is your home? Let me carry this water for you!" Zhang Tie said, taking the pole from the old man's hand and picking up the two buckets.
"Just ahead, I will lead the way..." The old man was not polite and walked directly in front into the alley to lead the way for Zhang Tie.
Zhang Tie jumped up from the bucket and looked back at Long Miao, Fang Hui, and Peng Yulin, "Let's go, let's go together. It seems that we are still lucky today. We don't have to wait until the end of the holy war, we can eat Xiangshan City's food again."
Gujing Tofu!”
Hearing what Zhang Tie said, Fang Hui rushed over to take Zhang Tie's pole, "I'll come, I'll come..."
Asking the Earth Knight to fetch water for the Black Iron Knight to drink, there are really not many Black Iron Knights in Taixia who dare to do this with peace of mind, not to mention that this Earth Knight is Zhang Tie.
Zhang Tie smiled, waved his hand and said no, he didn't mind, "Haha, no matter who chooses, it's the same. I'm just helping this old man. After today, Brother Fang will be elsewhere. If you want to brag, you can
Tell others that the last time you ate Xiangshan Gujing tofu was the water I picked for you to make the tofu..."
The Supreme Elder of Sande Hall burst out laughing, "That's right. The tofu we ate today can make Master Qianji come to fetch water. Who would believe this kind of treatment? Who else in Taixia has such qualifications?"
, even if we die in battle with the demons in the future, just because we have eaten this tofu today, it will not be a regret..."
"I think I'll keep this ancient well. Even if the demons really occupy this place, there is only one well and it won't be of much use. And seeing that all the wells in Xiangshan City have been filled in by us, and the tap water system has also been destroyed.
Due to the paranoia and cunning of the demons, we kept this well still usable. The demons did not dare to drink the water from this well..." Peng Yulin, who had been silent until now, also spoke.
Peng Yulin's thoughts were more delicate than Fang Hui's. He could see that Zhang Tie was moved by compassion. If this ancient well was filled up today, there would be no running water source in the entire Xiangshan City. In this case, wait until tomorrow to garrison
As soon as the army in the city withdrew, the old man who was unwilling to leave, even if the demon army had not yet come, had a low chance of surviving alone in Xiangshan City.
"Then keep it. Brother Peng is right, there is only one ancient well in Xiangshan City, and the demons don't dare to drink the water here..." Fang Hui also suddenly understood the decision made by the two legion commanders.
, which is equivalent to the highest order in Xiangshan City now. It is inevitable that after a few people left, some unknown people filled in the ancient well. Fang Hui also specifically called out to the officer named Gao Fei, leaving two people here to guard the well.
Hold on, no one is allowed to bury this well before everyone evacuates tomorrow.
Several people came to the old man's house deep in the alley. As expected, he was the only one living in the old man's house now. The old man's so-called wife only had a memorial tablet placed in the main hall of his home...
The old man's surname was Zhou, and he was a native of Xiangshan City. The residents of Xiangshan City began to evacuate 4 months ago. The old man was unwilling to leave Xiangshan City, so he stayed alone with a cat. In his home, there were
There is enough food and firewood for several years. The old man also opened a piece of land in the yard of his home, which is enough for living.
The old man has a workshop at home. Mills and soybeans are all ready-made and almost ready...
When Zhang Tie and others arrived, the old man was very happy and took out the dates he had collected for Zhang Tie and others to eat. He was busy making tofu.
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The next day, when the sky was slightly bright, an airship brigade consisting of more than 3,000 large airships flew to Xiangshan City, landed at the airship landing sites in and around Xiangshan City, and began to evacuate the garrison in Xiangshan City.
At this time, in Xiangshan City, the gates on the four walls have been demolished, and several sections of one or two hundred meters long walls have been demolished on each wall. All water sources in the city have been destroyed, and everything that can be burned has been burned.
If they can't be burned, they will be smashed or destroyed, or buried. There are also engineering teams from two legions, and some traps specifically targeted at the ninth-level demon warriors have been set up in some places outside the city...
In just two or three hours, all the garrison troops in Xiangshan City boarded the airships, and all the airships took off.
When leaving Xiangshan City, Zhang Tie took one last look in the sky at Xiangshan City behind the "solid walls and clear fields", as well as the small courtyard yesterday. It was noon, and the old man was lying leisurely on the side of a jujube tree in the courtyard.
On the deck chair, in the deserted city, in the yard of my home, basking in the rare warm sunshine of spring, I held a tabby cat in my arms, taking a nap.
Zhang Tie didn't know what to say, but a strange feeling suddenly arose in his heart. At that moment, his whole spirit seemed to have been sublimated...
If you are not afraid and have something to rely on, what can the world do to you?
The Gujing Tofu in Xiangshan City, and the ordinary old man who was lying on a deck chair, basking in the sun, accompanying his wife, not paying attention to the army of hundreds of millions of demons and the hundreds of thousands of demon knights, became Zhang.
Tie Zai's last impression of the city before leaving Xiangshan City...
"Let's go..." Zhang Tie and several knights stood in the sky and turned to say to the other three people. As soon as Zhang Tie finished speaking, a golden light flew from the sky like lightning. The speed of the sound was incredible.
Long Miao and the other two knights were startled. Fang Hui thought it was a demon master who was attacking and almost couldn't help but take action.
Zhang Tie stopped Fang Hui at once, "Brother Fang, don't blame me, this is my pet mount..."
As soon as he finished speaking, the Thunder Falcon had already flown in front of Zhang Tie, circling happily around Zhang Tie.
Several people were surprised to see such a majestic big bird.
"Ah, what kind of bird is this? Why was it so fast just now? It almost exceeded the speed of sound?" Fang Hui and Peng Yulin both widened their eyes and looked at the Thunder Falcon in surprise, as if they were looking at a monster.
Birds, based on the experience of two people, are actually unheard of and unseen.
Only the Supreme Elder of the Long Family of Sandet Hall had his eyes light up when he saw the Thunder Falcon, as if he were seeing a rare treasure.
"Maybe Brother Long already knows?" Zhang Tie said with a smile.
Hearing what Zhang Tie said, Fang Hui and Peng Yulin both turned their eyes to Long Miao.
Long Miao twirled his beard, not entirely sure, "This bird seems... it seems a bit like the legendary Thunder Falcon that was reborn from lightning. The Thunder Falcon was originally the fastest flying bird. According to legend,
In the story, the Thunder Falcon must go through the baptism of thunder and lightning at least once in its life. If it succeeds, it will complete an evolutionary mutation, like a snake shedding its skin, like a knight condensing chakra, and its abilities will advance by leaps and bounds. I saw it at an auction before.
The Thunder Falcon, which was baptized by thunder and lightning three times without dying, was finally bought for more than one million gold coins. This Thunder Falcon is so big, several times larger than the Thunder Falcon I saw before, and its speed is even more amazing. If this
The Thunder Falcon has transformed like this after being baptized by thunder and lightning, so the number of evolutions of this bird must be very amazing. It can already be called a divine creature among birds. If it can be tamed, I am afraid... it will be more precious than the silver treasure..."
"Haha, Brother Long is indeed well-informed!" Zhang Tie laughed, and then, with the envious eyes of several people, he stepped onto the Thunder Falcon and soared into the sky, "This Thunder Falcon not only flies fast
, What’s even more rare is that it has excellent eyesight in the air and can detect targets hundreds of miles away. With it, I will definitely make sure that the demon knights who dare to harass and attack the airship brigade will not come back this time..." (To be continued