Chapter 176 Don't touch Lao Tzu's military exploits!
At the top of Wangzhou City, after Xu Mu stabbed to death a Di man who had arrived first, he listened to the roar outside the city with a look of disbelief on his face.
There was no other way before, but he didn't expect that Gongou actually did it.
"King Li of Beidi Valley! He has been shot dead by my brother Xu Changgong!" Xu Mu raised his head and roared excitedly.
The more than 400 people on the top of the city also shouted loudly.
The exciting sound spread all around in an instant. The people who climbed Di first, who originally wanted to fight to the death, became trembling with fear and hurriedly jumped off the ladder, retreating like a tide.
"Hurry! Chase Di Gou!" Veteran Lian Yong was even more excited at this time. He led the last more than 30,000 veteran households in a frantic counterattack and pursuit.
Originally, the Di people were suffering from food shortage and hunger before, but it was only with the encouragement of King Gu Li that they could hold on.
Now that King Gu Li died, the soul of the army was shattered and the morale must have been shattered. The feeling of hunger and despair instantly filled the phalanx of the Beidi army.
"You know I have an army of 50,000 men, and I will kill them soon!" Lian Yong lied, holding an old sword, riding an old horse, and chopped off the heads of the Di people one by one.
At this time, Xu Mu had completely seen what it meant to be defeated like a mountain. There were at least 80,000 Beidi troops left, but they had no intention of fighting and could only flee in all directions.
Several Di people tried to regroup the army, but their morale was completely shattered and they were exhausted.
"kill!"
"This round is where the military might of our great era lies!"
Xu Mu stood solemnly at the top of the city. Once the joy of victory was gone, what was left was indescribable sadness.
Feng Qiu died, Tian Song died, and many people died.
The Qinglong Battalion of 3,000 people entered the hinterland of Wangzhou, and now, there are only about 400 people left beside him.
Of the eighty heroes, only Chen Jiaqiao and two seriously injured people were left dead.
Twenty people from the village, except for Chen Sheng who had lost his arm, Zhou Zun and Zhou Luo, were all also dead.
Holding his sword, Xu Mu knelt on the city wall and remained silent for a long time.
Behind him, more than four hundred heroes, covered in blood, also knelt down in silence.
It's just a farewell to the hero.
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Hezhou City.
Zhao Qingyun stood on the top of the city, his face looking extremely anxious. As early as yesterday, he received an order from the Ministry of War, ordering him to immediately send out troops to cooperate with the defenders of Wangzhou City to kill the Beidi army.
If anything happens, he, the Dingbian general, will definitely be impeached.
Finally, the sound of the scout's horse hooves came from afar.
"Report——"
"Sixty thousand veteran households, together with the Wangzhou garrison, defeated Beidi's 130,000-strong army! Hu Yange, the king of Beidi Valley, was shot and killed by the rebel army!"
"What!"
Zhao Qingyun paused, and then became extremely ecstatic.
"Quick! Prepare your horses immediately! We are going to kill the Beidi army!"
"The first step in defeating Di must be from my Xiaofeng camp!"
There were not many horses in the city of Hezhou. In a hurry, less than 3,000 horses were gathered. Zhao Qingyun could not care anymore and hurriedly took 3,000 Qingqi and rushed towards Hezhou like crazy.
He was afraid that if he arrived too late, he would not be able to intervene in such a huge military achievement.
"General Liu, shall I go?"
Liu Zhu, the assistant general of the third battalion of Xifu, also turned red with anxiety.
"You are stupid! Why don't you go! If you don't have horses, then march in a hurry! I don't care, general. We must reach the vicinity of Wangzhou City within an hour! Kill the Di people and earn military merit!"
"Zhang Lu, you stay and guard!"
Liu Zhu couldn't care anymore, he hated his parents for not giving birth to two more legs. Such military achievements, such huge military achievements, hundreds of thousands of Beidi troops, even a marquis would not be too much.
In a hurry, first Zhao Qingyun's light cavalry, and then Liu Zhu's 10,000 infantrymen, all went crazy, exerting all their strength, and ran along the official road in the direction of Wangzhou City.
"Damn it, those damn veteran households, it's best not to touch my military exploits, otherwise, I will kill them with a knife!"
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After gathering the corpses of his companions and looking at the mutilated corpses in front of him, Xu Mu felt increasingly bitter in his heart.
I was reminded of the tombs I had seen on Tuotou Mountain.
Some people don't even have the chance to be shrouded in horse leather.
"Zhou Zun, take some people and go to Wangzhou City for burial."
"If you don't have everything... remember to pick up a new robe and armor."
Zhou Zun nodded silently and walked out of the city gate with dozens of people.
Now, the battle situation in front of Wangzhou City has been completely settled. According to Xu Mu's thinking, the remaining 80,000 Beidi troops will at most find a deserted town and wait for reinforcements.
Of course, as long as Wangzhou is blocked, the 80,000 Beidi army will probably starve to death before long.
"My boss, the old general is back."
Xu Mu quickly looked up.
But two hours later, the veteran military general returned again on his old horse, his face full of regret. Xu Mu estimated that Beidi's army of deserters must have found Huangzhen and defended it.
"Chen Sheng, let someone open the city gate."
Xu Mu straightened his robe and armor and walked out in a deep step.
He was grateful to the veteran in front of him. If it weren't for the 60,000 veteran households rushing to help, they would definitely die in Wangzhou City.
"Xu Mu thanks General." As soon as he arrived, Xu Mu saluted seriously.
This incident made Lian Yong slightly stunned, and then his expression became more appreciative.
In Daji, they, a group of officials, criminals and soldiers, were always disliked by others. They went to die to aid Hezhou, but were only treated as cannon fodder.
"I want to thank you!" Lian Yong laughed boldly, completely ignoring the arrow wounds on his body.
"If I were not a young hero, how could I, Daji, have achieved such a brilliant victory?"
"Old general, please come into the city."
"Easy to say."
"Stay here——"
Just as Xu Mu and Lian Yong were preparing to enter the city, suddenly, a large group of light cavalry came in a hurry.
Seeing the general leading the team, Xu Mu's eyes suddenly turned cold.
He could guess that these 60,000 veteran households were just used as guns. No one could have imagined that they actually defeated the Beidi army of more than 100,000 people.
"Stay here!"
Zhao Qingyun, who was at the head, shouted and looked around at the scene beside him, his face filled with shock.
And when he turned back and looked forward, he forgot to rein in the horse for a moment, causing the horse to almost knock over seven or eight veterans.
"Xu, Brother Xu!"
"I should have known earlier, it must be Brother Xu!"
Xu Mu's face was expressionless. In his heart, this former captain of Tongziying was already a stranger.
He even dared to be sure that after the great battle, Zhao Qingyun was rushing anxiously now. He must have received news of victory and wanted to come and take away the military glory.
Anyway, this isn't the first time I've done this.
"Brother Xu, it's really you! Okay!" Zhao Qingyun approached with great enthusiasm, but Si Hu came up and stood in front of Xu Mu with his eyes bulging.
"Brother Tiger, do you think you don't recognize me?"
"And Brother Sheng, your hand——, damn, I should have come earlier, but it's a pity that Hezhou is busy with military affairs."
"Shut up!" Si Hu shouted angrily.
Zhao Qingyun's expression wrinkled slightly, and in the end he stopped getting closer and took two steps closer in silence.
Lian Yong, who was next to him, hesitated for a moment and gave Zhao Qingyun a military salute.
"Brother Xu, you must blame me." Zhao Qingyun sighed, "The military merits of the Hundred Heads were not my fault, but the Ministry of War had an order not to give them to my family."
Xu Mu laughed lightly.
You are not allowed to give it to your family members? Military merit is exchanged for silver, and you can use it to stay with ten flower girls in the Qing Palace overnight, and there will be no problem.
Who cares how you spend it?
the person in front of you.
You thought it would grow into a holy peony, but in the end, it grew into a foxtail grass.