According to Zhang Zhongyou's last wish, Pei Min and others buried Zhang Zhongyou on the spot.
"Yanqiu, prepare to go on the road." Pei Min said.
Xu Yanqiu stood in front of the bulging grave. He couldn't believe that he was still a good brother who was together a few days ago, but now he is separated by heaven and man forever.
"Pei Shuai, I'll bring a hundred people there."
"No, you bring five hundred people." Pei Min said in a deep voice, "You can't let the tragedy of Zhongyou happen again."
Xu Yanqiu's nose felt sore, and tears surged out again.
"When I first joined the army, I was still a little furry child who didn't know anything. My fifth brother slowly promoted me. He taught me a lot of things, but I could only watch him die in my arms and could not do anything..."
Pei Min patted his shoulder and sighed: "As Zhongyou said, ending this war as soon as possible is the best comfort for him under the sacred springs."
Xu Yanqiu nodded, wiped away her tears, and said:
"Pei Shuai, I'm going."
"Be careful about everything!"
Xu Yanqiu took his gun and got on the horse. He couldn't bear to look at Zhang Zhongyou's grave, and then led five hundred cavalry to the east.
"master."
Li Xin'an came over and said, "We are leaving too."
"Yes, the Khitans who were chasing their loyal friends did not go back. They would definitely be suspicious. Next, the road ahead will be difficult. Perhaps every time you pass, there will be Khitans waiting in front."
Everyone turned over and continued to rush south.
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The Khitan army had already arrived at the Chuanyang Army's garrison a day ago.
Without any pause, the Khitan army immediately launched a fierce attack on the Chuanyang Army camp.
Bai Wenxi's main force of the Western Route Army had already withdrawn, and the only ones who stayed at the Chuanyang Army's garrison were 13,000 rear troops who blocked the enemy's pursuit.
Faced with the fierce attack of the 200,000 Khitan army, even if they were waiting for their leisure, the Tang army on the front line was quickly defeated. Bai Wenxi's proud defense line was already broken after only less than a stick of incense. The Khitans drove straight in and plundered into the Chuanyang Army camp.
The Tang army began to retreat like a tide, but it was already obvious that it was lost. The Tang army generals did not intend to fight the Khitans, but they did not expect that the Tang army was defeated so quickly and completely.
"General Chang Yu, the wounded have been torn off. It's time to set fire!"
Chang Yu's face was solemn. Looking at the Khitan cavalry who was hiding from a distance, he nodded heavily.
"set fire!"
In an instant, behind Chang Yu, thousands of archers lined up, with burning fire cotton wrapped around the arrows, aiming at the place where they had lived.
Some Khitan soldiers also realized something was wrong at this moment. They advanced all the way and rushed into the Tang army's camp. They wanted to plunder them, but unexpectedly, they got into their tents and were filled with oil barrels and hay, without any gold and silver.
The keen Khitan generals sensed the intention of the Tang army and hurriedly ordered:
"Everyone left the tent immediately and went to the open place!"
Although the military order was passed on, it was not so easy to implement. Not only did the soldiers in the headquarters also eager to search for treasures, but behind them, there were also Khitan soldiers pouring in.
For a moment, these Khitan soldiers who were the first to rush into the Chuanyang Army's garrison were in a dilemma.
"Shoot the arrow!"
With Chang Yu's order, thousands of archers loosened the bowstrings together, and the rain of arrows turned into a fire curtain and enveloped the camp.
In the distance, Yelu Hailan on the phoenix carriage saw this scene from afar and couldn't help but sigh deeply:
"It's a pity that I underestimated the enemy and made a rash move."
A Baoji beside him comforted: "It's the Tang people who are too vicious. No one would have thought that they would set fire to their camp. If this fire starts, they will probably burn all the grass around them.
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The rocket fell into the camp tent and suddenly a huge fire ignited. Under the influence of hay and tinder oil, the fire instantly enveloped the entire Chuanyang Army's garrison. Countless Khitan soldiers turned into firemen, rolling on the ground wailingly, eager to extinguish the flames on their bodies, but were trampled on the city's meat mud by panicked people.
Yelu Hailan gently rubbed the corners of her eyes and ordered:
"Immediately dig a large trench near the Chuanyang Army camp to block the fire. As for the people inside, if they can escape, they should be careful. If they can't get out, don't worry. The witch god will remember them."
A Baoji nodded. He did not express any surprise at all that Yelu Hailan gave up thousands of his own soldiers so easily, as if he had already become accustomed to it.
"I informed Yelu Zong and asked him to lead the front army around the Chuanyang Army camp and continue to pursue."
"yes."
...
After three rounds of rockets were released, Chang Yu immediately led his army to retreat.
"I hope this fire can delay the Khitans." Fang Ping rode his horse and said, "Many people died."
“How many are left?”
"Ten thousand people, less than seven thousand left, half of them died." Fang Ping sighed, "Du Song, the general of Chuanyang Army, was also killed in battle."
"The Khitans will only die more, and the sacrifices of each of us are worth it." Chang Yu sighed.
"The army must have evacuated a hundred miles away by this time."
"Well, not far ahead, Boss Meng and Zuxing are supporting each other."
While speaking, someone suddenly shouted in the team:
"The Khitans are chasing me!"
"What?" Chang Yu's face changed drastically. He hurriedly turned around. Sure enough, he saw thick smoke and dust rising from the line of the world in the distance.
Judging from the speed, it is much faster than those of you.
"Don't the Khitans put out the fire?" Fang Ping looked puzzled. "Reasonably, the Khitans regard the grassland as their parents and will not sit idly by looking at the fire."
"Who knows..." Chang Yu's face was solemn, "Brother Fang, this time, we are afraid we will encounter a tough guy."
Chang Yu is not only a general in the army, he is also a master of returning to the Yuan realm. The intuition of the Jianghu people made him feel that an extremely powerful enemy was approaching here quickly.
"Is it the high priest of the Witch God Cult?"
"Maybe, not...must!"
"That's how..." Fang Ping smiled at the corner of his mouth, pulled the reins suddenly and stopped.
"Brother Fang, what are you doing?" Chang Yu asked in confusion with a look of surprise.
Fang Ping waved his hand to him and smiled and said, "You go first, I'll take someone to stop him."
"You're crazy!" Chang Yu also turned his horse's reins and said gritting his teeth:
"That's the high priest of the Witch God Cult. Only the master can deal with it. Any of us will die!"
"Pei Shuai is not a god. He is afraid of cavalry charges. How can that bullshit high priest not be afraid?" Fang Ping smiled, "You don't know your second brother Fang's ability? Believe me, you go first, I'm fine."
Chang Yu looked disbelief: "Brother Fang, there is no need to do this. He can't catch up. The Khitan army is still behind, so the man dared not go deep alone."
"You also see how fast they are, we will be caught up in a short while." Fang Ping said in a deep voice, "We must seize the initiative, otherwise, once we are besieged, there will be only one who will be left to die."
"Then let's change it." Chang Yu gritted his teeth and said, "Brother Fang, you are not from the Jianghu. You don't know how to deal with the Witch God Sect, I'll stay."
"You're the one who stays!" Fang Ping cursed, "You are Pei Shuai's eldest disciple. If you have any shortcomings, where will Pei Shuai's face be placed, and where will the Tang Dynasty martial arts face be placed? Take people back honestly."
"But--"
"If you continue to argue, no one will leave!"
Seeing that the Khitans were getting closer and closer to their side, Fang Ping said in a deep voice: "Take a
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I will come back safely if I go to the rear, my brothers."
Chang Yu bit his lips tightly and nodded heavily.
"Come back alive!"
He turned his horse around, like an old man in the twilight, removed all his strength and said slowly:
"Walk!"
Fang Ping stopped in place and watched Chang Yu and others gradually fade away.
They both understood that under the Iron Cavalry of the Khitan Army, Fang Ping, who was isolated and helpless, was almost bound to die.
But this is the case with war, without any warmth. If Fang Ping did not stay to stop the enemy, the ending of the remaining seven thousand people would be the ending of the entire army.
Sometimes, sacrifice is necessary. Even if a hundred people die ninety-nine people and only one person survives, it is worth it.
Fang Ping looked around and stayed behind, all his subordinates, all his old subordinates who lived with Fang Ping.
"Brothers, I, Fang Ping, is a general in this life. I don't like merit and don't be greedy for money. I will punish you severely. I will owe you many debts. In the next life, I will be a cow and a horse to repay you!"
"I'm willing to die for the general!" The soldiers who stayed shouted in unison.
The Khitans were getting closer and closer, Fang Ping took a deep breath, his eyes were cold, and he raised his sword and charged towards the Khitan army.
Yelu Zong, the vanguard of the front army and the high priest of the Witch God Cult, did not expect that the Tang army had the courage to fight back. It seemed that they were only more than a thousand people.
There are ten thousand elite soldiers on my side.
Yelu Zong did not take the Tang army's counterattack to heart. He simply commanded a few words, and then the two armies collided and started fighting.
During the melee, a general of the Tang army attracted the attention of Yelu Zong.
Fang Ping waved his big sword and rushed left and right. Wherever he passed, all the Khitans changed their colors and retreated.
Yelu Zong clenched his fists hard: "It's interesting, it's okay, I haven't moved my muscles for a long time, and today I'm just right to practice my hands with you!"
He coughed, and immediately, both the onlookers and the Khitans who were fighting retreated, leaving the Tang army with red eyes without knowing why.
Yelu Zong drove out and raised his chin towards Fang Ping:
"May I have your name?"
"Fangping."
"Very good, Fang Ping, my Yelu Zong has only respected the strong in his life. You are qualified to be my opponent."
"I feel embarrassed." Fang Ping smiled coldly.
Yelu Zong's eyes became gloomy and he stopped talking. He jumped up from his horse and rushed towards Fangping.
Fang Ping stepped forward with his sword, and Yelu Zong twisted the handle of Fang Ping's knife with his iron claws. Fang Ping turned around immediately, twisting his ape's waist lightly, lifting Yelu Zong out.
When Yelu Sect landed, it immediately rushed forward like an arrow leaving the string, fighting with Fang to the same place.
After all, the world is different from the battlefield. Even Fang Ping is a powerful general who has been through the battlefield for a long time, he can't stand it under the means of Yelu Sect.
After thirty rounds, Yelu Zong sold a flaw, Fang Ping cut the empty knife, and was immediately grabbed by Yelu Zong and raised it.
The five fingers of Yelu Sect were like five steel knives, inserted into Fangping's heart. The floor surface of the Fangping was like gold paper, and sweat beads kept falling.
"You are the first Tang army general who has survived thirty moves under my hands."
Yelu Zong said, "So, I will leave you a complete body."
His fingers exerted force, and Fang Ping's pupils instantly contracted, and he vomited blood in big mouthfuls.
His heart was crushed by Yelu Zong.
Yelu Zong gently put Fang Ping back on the horse, wiped the blood from his hands, and said lightly:
"Continue chasing!"
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Two hours later, Chang Yu met Meng Guoliang and Lan Zuxing who came to pick him up.
When they saw Chang Yuping'an come back, both of them were very happy, but what surprised them was that Fang Ping was not seen in the team.