Chapter three hundred and seventieth: saving lives
After escaping from the pursuit of the traitors, Zhang Xutuo simply asked the two thousand soldiers to leave on their own, while he turned around and shouted to the panting soldiers behind him: "How about it, do you still have the strength? "
The soldiers were all out of breath and had no way to answer Zhang Xutuo's question. However, Zhang Xutuo was able to get the answer from their eyes. This was no longer the frustrated and unconfident look before. , replaced by determination and courage. Now these soldiers have returned to the original invincible counter-rebel army. No, they are stronger than the original counter-rebel army. Zhang Xutuo nodded with satisfaction. , then turned around and looked towards the right side of the jungle. He wanted to wave the sword in his hand, but found that the sword given by the Holy Emperor was already full of gaps.
There was a wry smile on Zhang Xutuo's face, but he did not throw away the sword. Instead, he carefully put it back into the scabbard at his waist, then picked up a steel knife from the ground, weighed it, and then waved it hard. He shouted: "Soldiers, there is still a final battle. As long as we can rescue those brothers, we can leave here. Soldiers, no, brothers, do you dare to fight with me, Zhang Xutuo, in the last battle? "
"Kill, kill, kill," three short and rapid shouts of killing represented the confidence of the soldiers. Seeing the expressions of the soldiers, Zhang Xutuo nodded vigorously, slowly raised the steel knife in his hand, and raised his left hand The wound was still dripping with blood, but the pain of the wound had long since become numb. Zhang Xutuo swung the steel knife vigorously, and without saying a word, he rushed towards the right side of the jungle, and before Zhang Xutuo, Behind Sutuo, the counter-rebellion soldiers also followed with their weapons in hand. Although there was only the sound of hurried footsteps during the march, such a team walking in the jungle made an extra sight in the entire jungle. A chilling atmosphere.
"Hey," on the right side of the entire jungle, Shan Xiongxin, the general of Wagangzhai who was commanding the encirclement and killing of the counter-rebel troops who were making the final resistance, couldn't help but frown. He obviously felt a chilling air spreading towards this side. Come, Shan Xiongxin immediately turned around, looked behind him, and said in a deep voice: "The shouting of killing over there has stopped."
Next to Shan Xiongxin was Xu Shiji, the fierce general of Wagangzhai. Hearing Shan Xiongxin's words, Xu Shiji was stunned for a moment. Following Shan Xiongxin's gaze, he immediately understood that Shan Xiongxin was talking about the battle situation at Wang Rendang. Xu Shiji immediately He curled his lips disapprovingly and hummed: "There were forty or fifty thousand people there at the beginning, but it's not like here. Lao Bing only brought ten thousand people and didn't come to ambush the officers and soldiers. It's been such a long time." , If they can’t resolve the battle, then they are really no different from trash,”
There was obvious disdain in Xu Shiji's words. Wang Rendang's thieves were all dragged to Wagang Village by Li Mi. Xu Shiji didn't like Li Mi, and naturally he didn't like Wang Rendang and others. Shan Xiong believed in Xu Shiji's statement. But he didn't say anything, but turned his head and looked at the jungle behind him again. It was almost dawn now, and at this time, the sky became darker and darker. No matter how good Shan Xiongxin's eyesight was, he could still see I don't know what's going on in the jungle.
But even so, the temptation in Shan Xiong's confidence has not diminished. When he shouted to Xu Shiji in a deep voice: "Mr. Mao, pass the order, speed up, and deal with those officers and soldiers as soon as possible."
Hearing Shan Xiongxin's words, Xu Shiji couldn't help but be startled. However, he always obeyed Shan Xiongxin's words. Since Shan Xiongxin said this, there must be some truth. Xu Shiji immediately went to convey Shan Xiongxin's order. , and Shan Xiongxin turned around, carrying the golden nail and iron spear, and walked straight into the jungle alone.
And just after Shan Xiongxin took a few steps, Shan Xiongxin's ears suddenly twitched. He heard clearly that there was a burst of very dense footsteps coming from the front. Shan Xiongxin's expression changed immediately, and he immediately Shouting: "Mao Gong, Mao Gong, prepare to meet the enemy," Shan Xiongxin shouted, and he also placed the golden nail and iron stick across his chest, ready to fight at any time.
"Kill," a loud shout sounded from in front of Shan Xiongxin, and then, a figure broke through the darkness and rushed in front of Shan Xiongxin. He raised the steel knife and struck at Shan Xiongxin. The speed of the steel knife was not very fast. However, the momentum of this sword was very shocking. Shan Xiongxin did not dare to underestimate the enemy, and hurriedly raised the iron pole to block the sword. However, when Shan Xiongxin saw the person wielding the sword clearly, he couldn't help being shocked.
"It's you, Zhang Xutuo," Shan Xiongxin was really surprised. In his opinion, it was impossible for a high-ranking official like Zhang Xutuo to escape and come back again, but this man with a ferocious face in front of him Man, it was Zhang Xutuo who was right. This completely changed Shan Xiong's impression of court officials. In other words, Zhang Xutuo was an anomaly in this decadent court.
No matter what Shan Xiongxin thought, seeing that his attack was blocked, Zhang Xutuo roared like a wild beast, flew up with a kick, and hit Shan Xiongxin in the chest, actually kicking Shan Xiongxin backwards. After a few steps, Zhang Xutuo stared at a pair of red eyes, roared, jumped over Shan Xiongxin with a knife, rushed straight towards the counter-rebel troops surrounded by bandit soldiers in front, and shouted loudly: "Tang, Wan Ren,”
And then when Zhang Xutuo jumped over Shan Xiongxin, countless shouts of killing came from the woods, and thousands of soldiers with high morale also rushed out with murderous intent. Facing these crazy-looking soldiers, Even Shan Xiongxin did not dare to fight head-on. He jumped and dodged to the side to get out of the passage. He looked at the sudden appearance of the counter-rebel army with surprise on his face.
"Commander, Commander, is it you?" Following Zhang Xutuo's roar, an exclamation immediately came from the encirclement in front. After hearing this exclamation, Zhang Xutuo's crazy The ferocious face finally showed a hint of joy. The voice was that of Tang Wanren. It seemed that Tang Wanren was still alive and he had finally caught up.
"Wan Ren, hold on, we are here to rescue you," Zhang Xutuo shouted, turned around and shouted to the soldiers behind him: "Brothers, come on, rescue our comrades."
"Roar," Zhang Xutuo's words once again stimulated the soldiers to go crazy. Everyone stared at a pair of red eyes and followed Zhang Xutuo towards the front. Although the thieves had been prepared, But they didn't expect that the counter-rebels who had been killed by them before suddenly became so fierce that they were instantly killed by Zhang Xutuo's army.
"Damn it, I'm looking for death." Seeing Zhang Xutuo being so arrogant, with only a few thousand people here daring to kill him, Xu Shiji also looked angry, and pulled up a team of people to kill him, and Xu Shiji I took my sights directly on Zhang Xutuo and swooped down. The long sword in my hand flashed with countless cold lights, approaching Zhang Xutuo.
Looking at Zhang Xutuo again, in the face of Xu Shiji's attack, Zhang Xutuo just roared, and didn't even care about the cold light. The steel knife in his hand slashed straight towards Xu Shiji's chest, and he hit Xu Shiji with all his life. Xu Shiji was also shocked. He was shocked and angry in his heart. He was so desperate when he met Luo Shixin before, but now he is so desperate when he meets Zhang Xutuo. Damn it, are all the people who suppress the rebels desperate? ?.
Cursing in his heart, Xu Shiji naturally would not fight Zhang Xutuo in this situation. Seeing that the steel knife was about to fly to the door in front of him, Xu Shiji gave a loud shout and twisted his whole body in the air. He dodged the attack of the steel knife and took two steps back in a defensive posture. Looking at the Xutuo again, blood spurted out on his forehead, chest and arms at the same time. Although Xu Shiji's move just now was half Dao took it back, but the sword energy still injured Zhang Xutuo, but these injuries were just flesh wounds, and they were not serious. Zhang Xutuo wiped the blood stains on his face with his sleeves, but ignored it. Xu Shiji turned around and continued to rush toward Tang Wanren.
Soon, although they suffered a lot of losses, the counter-rebel troops, led by Zhang Xutuo, rushed into the encirclement. Seeing the counter-rebellion soldiers fighting hard in the center of the encirclement, Zhang Xutuo immediately shouted: "Ten thousand people are here." Ren, hurry up, over here, over here, quickly,”
He was also covered in blood. When Tang Wanren heard Zhang Xutuo's cry, he immediately pushed back the enemy in front of him. He looked back, immediately raised his spear and shouted: "Soldiers, the commander is here to save us. , we withdraw,”
The situation on Tang Wanren's side is even worse than that on Fan Hu's side before. Although Tang Wanren saved his own life, there are now less than 500 of his more than 10,000 men. If Zhang Xutuo continues If they arrive a little later, they are afraid that Tang Wanren's entire army will be annihilated. When those more than 500 people heard Tang Wanren's shouting, they couldn't help but cheer up. They immediately fought and retreated towards Zhang Xutuo, and the last one retreated. It was none other than Tang Wanren. After all the soldiers had retreated to Zhang Xutuo's side, Tang Wanren quickly retreated to Zhang Xutuo's side.
Arriving in front of Zhang Xutuo, Tang Wanren immediately clasped his fists and shouted: "Commander, the general is incompetent. As a result, the army handed over to him by the commander was almost completely wiped out. Why should I ask the commander to punish me? General, ah, commander, Your hand, what's wrong with your hand..." Only then did Tang Wanren realize the condition of Zhang Xutuo's left hand. His eyes suddenly widened, and at the same time they were filled with anger. Tang Wanren's loyalty to Zhang Xutuo was... He was no less than Luo Shixin and the others. How could he not be angry when he saw that Zhang Xutuo had lost one of his arms? Looking at his appearance, if the person who cut off Zhang Xutuo's arm stood in front of him, I'm afraid Tang Wanren would immediately Cut this man into pieces,