Chapter 5 Chapter Thirty-Five

The next day it was still raining heavily. At dusk, I took the vanguard battalion to the top of the city to rotate. As soon as I went up to the top of the city, I saw that many veterans who had returned from Beining City hid under the eaves to avoid the rain. Standing in a mess, when they saw us coming, they returned to their own team to form a team, and the queue was not neat in a hurry. In comparison, the forward battalion was much more organized.Seeing this appearance, I couldn't help being a little proud. Maybe the new army's combat effectiveness is not as good as those of the veterans, but with this kind of military discipline, the Vanguard Battalion will surely regain its prestige one day.

After handing over the general order to the leading general, they were retreating to the city when suddenly a shout came from above their heads. The voice came from the lookout post, and we were all taken aback. The general who was about to lead the team down was also stunned. He raised his head and shouted to the lookout post, "Hey, what's the matter?" There is a telescope on the lookout post. Although it is blurry, you can still see it.The soldier who was on the lookout poked his head out and said, "There seems to be a large group of people five miles away from the city!" His voice was terrified.

"Snake man!" The general and I yelled almost at the same time.He was already shouting: "Come back quickly, everyone be on guard!" The south gate has been closed long ago, and it is impassable for travel. Usually, only some rebels go out of the city to inspect.Although we all knew that the Snake Man would come any moment, everyone was still very surprised when the Snake Man actually came.When I walked to the battlements, the leading general followed and said, "General, are you a snake man?" The scouts sent by Marquis Wen were patrolling ten miles away from the city, and now the team has arrived five miles away, and the scouts haven't returned yet, so I'm afraid they have already been killed.I whispered: "Look again."

Although he said "look again", he also knew that the snake man was probably coming.Everyone on the top of the city held their breath, only the sound of pouring rain could be heard.Because of the rain, we still couldn't see anything clearly, but we could vaguely see a difference in the color of the rain in the distance.After waiting for a while, the soldier on the lookout post suddenly shouted again: "Someone is coming!" In fact, he didn't need to shout, anyone could see that a fast horse was galloping towards him.This man walked very fast, and the raindrops made his body shine. As he gradually approached, my heart was suspended.When the man rushed two or three hundred steps away from the city, he could already see that he was wearing the battle uniform of the Imperial Army. He seemed to be shouting something. It was too far away and the rain was too heavy, so he couldn't hear anything for a while.I turned around and said, "Cao Wendao, ask some brothers to follow me out to meet him, Qian Wenyi, pay attention here."

Cao Wendao agreed, and I rushed down to the city first, jumped on my horse and rushed out.Just as he went out, the man's mount stumbled suddenly, and the man was also thrown out.I whipped the whip, and Feiyu jumped out like flying clouds and fog, before the suspension bridge was completely lowered, and after a few ups and downs, he rushed to the man's side.I reined in the horse, jumped off and rushed to the man, shouting, "Hey, are you all right?" That was the scout soldier sent by the city, his body was covered with scars, he fell to the ground motionless, he didn't know if he was dead or alive.As soon as I saw him like this, I already knew that the situation was not good, the scolding soldier probably didn't expect me to come so fast, raised his head and said: "Snake... the snake man is attacking..."

He was out of breath.I helped him up and said, "Hold on." At this time Cao Wendao and a few people came over, and he asked anxiously, "General Chu, the snake man is attacking?" I nodded, and said again: "Help me put him on my horse quickly, and let someone report to the adults immediately." The "adult" I said naturally refers to Marquis Wen.Cao Wendao agreed and asked a soldier to go back immediately, and jumped off his horse to help me lift the scolding soldier onto the horse.He was shot several times in the leg, and a wound pierced his calf. Because of the rain, the battle robe on his body was also stained light red with blood. Tough guy.I carefully put him in front of the saddle, and got on the horse myself, Fei Yu seemed to have a premonition, snorting uneasily.

The Snake Man is finally here.Although Marquis Wen has made arrangements, I really don't know whether I can repel them. I took the scout soldier back to the city, and after sending him to the medical officer for treatment, I hurried back to the city.At this time, the sound became louder and louder, and from a distance, the formation of snake men was overwhelming.Cao Wendao shivered and said, "My God, there are so many." The snake people must have come with luggage, even so, the number is at least 50,000 or more.I said, "Are you afraid?" "Afraid?" Cao Wendao snorted through his nose, "General Chu, my life was also picked up from a pile of snake men. At worst, I will throw it in Gaojiu City."

If only everyone thought so.I felt a little uneasy, many of the soldiers at the top of the city had fear on their faces, not only the recruits, but also the veterans.Although we have also fought against the Snakemen in Fudun City, after all, we have never seen so many Snakemen troops except in Gaojiu City.I grew tall and shouted: "Brothers, do you have elders and brothers in the city?" Most of the soldiers in the Qianfeng Battalion were born in the imperial capital, and most of the others had relatives who lived in the imperial capital. When I said this, they all raised their heads, and their faces became somewhat calmer.I said loudly: "If Dongping City is broken, we can escape to Beining. If Beining City is destroyed, we can escape to the imperial capital. If the imperial capital is destroyed, where else can we escape? Brothers, life and death are at stake. Think about it. On us, what we bear is not only our own wealth and life, but also your dependents, your parents!"

I spoke loudly, but there was a pain in my heart.They are fighting for their parents and family, who am I fighting for?For this dirty empire?What does it give me.There are tears in my eyes, but no one else can see them in the rain. The soldiers of the Qianfeng Battalion were all fascinated by it, and even many soldiers from the friendly army nearby were listening. There was a complete silence all around for a while, and after a long while, someone suddenly said: "General Chu is right. Now that the battle against the city, the empire Survival is at one stroke, if you die for your country today, you will be remembered forever."

This is the voice of Marquis Wen.I turned my head to look, and saw Marquis Wen striding over. A guard beside him held an umbrella for him, but Marquis Wen walked so fast that half of his clothes were wet, but he didn't care.I stepped back and saluted, "My lord." Marquis Wen walked to the top of the city, and a military officer next to him handed him a telescope. He looked at it, and suddenly turned around and said loudly: "Everyone is responsible for the rise and fall of the country. Brothers, the whole world is now on your shoulders." up!" His voice was deep and deep, but it seemed to have a strange power, and he didn't have the flattery and flattery that he usually had when talking to the prince. My heart seemed to be on fire.Indeed, no matter what this country has done for me, this is our world. As long as there are people in this world that I am willing to protect, even if I die on the battlefield, it will be worth it.

At this time, everyone raised their heads, the rain was heavy, and everyone's face was wet, but their eyes were frighteningly bright. Marquis Wen said loudly again: "Warriors of the empire, in this battle, many of you will surely die on the battlefield, but your blood will not be shed in vain. Warriors, let future generations be legendary, Everything about them was bought with the blood of millions of good men who are loyal to the country!" Marquis Wen's voice was a little choked up.Although his voice was not loud, everyone could hear him clearly. Someone in the crowd shouted: "Your Excellency is right, everyone is mortal. The enemy is in front of us. Are we still afraid of death?" The voice was quite familiar, but I couldn't remember who said it for a while.His words were like sprinkling a handful of salt into a boiling oil pan, and the soldiers in the city immediately became clamorous.At this time, the crowd was full of enthusiasm, and people were chattering, and the snake army that was approaching the city seemed to be nothing to mention. At this time, the soldier on the lookout post shouted again: "My lord, there is a snake man coming alone." Marquis Wen frowned, and I also looked down the city.At this time, the snake man was getting closer and closer, only about one mile away from the city, and was camping, when a carriage came out more and more and continued to drive towards the city.Because the snake people can't ride horses, they usually travel by car, but only one came forward, and I really don't know what its intentions are, should they still come to challenge?I remember that when I first encountered a snake man, a snake man stepped forward to challenge him and killed Tian Wei, a middle officer of the Right Army of the Southern Expedition Army. Could it be that this snake man is also the same? Everyone in the city was staring at the car. The snake man drove to the side of the moat and suddenly turned over and got out of the car.It has a long body, and when it is coiled on the car, it is a big pile, but when it gets off the car, it is extremely flexible.After getting out of the car, it raised its head, and suddenly shouted: "Protected by Master Tian, ​​descendants of Fuxi and Nuwa, commander of Bashan King's 130,000 troops, His Excellency Xiangliu, here is the battle letter, and the people in the city have the courage to come out. " Even if this snake man suddenly turned into a dragon, we would not be so shocked.Cao Wendao looked at me and whispered: "General Chu, did I hear you right?" Seeing me nodding, he murmured: "These monsters are becoming more and more human-like." The snake man spoke these long and lengthy words very fluently, and it was indeed no different from us.And this snake man's armor is bright and fits very well, most of it is custom-made, and the workmanship is quite delicate.Marquis Wen walked to the city wall, and a group of guards surrounded him to protect him. The first few were all holding large shields.But I know it's not necessary, the snake man can't see far, it can't see the situation in the city clearly. Marquis Wen put his hands on the battlements, and said loudly, "I am Zhen Lizhi, the former enemy commander of the Imperial Army. There is no need to write a letter of war. You are about to attack the city. Our army is ready and ready to come." The snake man was still dozens of steps away from the city, maybe I was dazzled, but at that moment I seemed to find a trace of confusion flashing on the snake man's face.Before I could think about it, the snake man said loudly again: "So the four-limbed people are so timid that they dare not even take the challenge?" This snake man can actually use aggressive methods.My heart was on fire, and I was about to ask for orders, when someone beside me suddenly said: "My lord, the final general is willing to step forward to accept the letter of challenge." That was Bu Anli.Marquis Wen frowned, looked at him, and Pu Anli bowed and said: "My lord, the glory of the imperial army cannot be underestimated by that monster, and the general is willing to go." If the snake man really wanted to kill people and build his prestige, even though Pu Anli is amazingly powerful, he would not be the opponent of the snake man in a one-on-one fight, and there was a human being beside him: "My lord, in the end, I would like to go out with General Pu." That was Xing Tiefeng.Perhaps Xing Tiefeng and Yang Yi didn't want to be under my command, so they had already been transferred to Pu Anli's team.Marquis Wen looked at them, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth and said: "Okay, the two generals are careful, let the monster see the might of our empire warriors." The city gate opened a crack, and Pu Anli and Xing Tiefeng rushed out on horseback.When they went out, the imperial army on the city cheered at the same time.Although they were only going to accept the challenge, they dared to confront the snake man head-on, and their courage was indeed admirable. When they came to the snake man, the snake man took a wooden box from under the car and handed it over with both hands. Pu Anli jumped off his horse, stepped forward, and took it from the snake man.As soon as he received the wooden box, there was another thunderous applause from the city.He took the wooden box and came back together with Xing Tiefeng.Probably to show that they had no fear, they walked slowly, but the snake man didn't move, just stood by the car.When Pu Anli and the others came back, there was another burst of cheers from the top of the city.I couldn't help being a little bit frustrated, this challenge was actually without any surprises or dangers, I was just one step slower, but Pu Anli took the lead. Pu Anli held the wooden box in front of Marquis Wen, and a soldier next to him had already taken it, knocked on it, and handed it to Marquis Wen.Marquis Wen lifted the lid, raised his eyebrows suddenly, and let out a "huh".I was very curious in my heart, I didn't know what was inside that surprised Wenhou so much, but after a few people, I didn't dare to squeeze to his side to have a look.At this moment, Marquis Wen took out a scroll from the box, opened it to look at it, and I looked at him, but there was no abnormality on his face.After a while, Marquis Wen suddenly said, "Bring a pen." A soldier came over with a brush and ink and a silk book, but Wenhou didn't take the silk book, and stretched out his hand to pull out a waist knife from his waist.This waist knife is blood red, and it is the Chicheng knife. He reached out and lifted the hem of his battle robe, cut off a piece, wrote a few words on it, handed it to Pu Anli and said: "General Pu, this is my reply , to that monster." Holding the shirt in his hands, Pu Anli shouted, "Decree." He turned around and went down to the city again.When the snake man took it over to look at it, he suddenly took out a long gun from the car.The imperial army on the top of the city was taken aback, thinking it wanted to attack, Pu Anli and Xing Tiefeng both took a step back at the same time, and swung their spears across.The spear skills of the two of them have also improved a lot, and their movements are uniform, but the snake man didn't make a move, he stabbed his spear at the ground, and the tip of the spear sank into the ground, unexpectedly half of the spear didn't hit the ground.It plunged a gun into the ground, then raised its head to the sky and roared, looking extremely annoyed.I don't know what Marquis Wen wrote, I only saw him talking about numbers earlier, but the snake man seemed to be annoyed. The rain was still falling, and the snake man had already driven away. Pu Anli and Xing Tiefeng stared blankly at its back, and waited until it was far away before turning back to the city.This time, there was no cheering from the top of the city, the snake man stabbed the ground with a spear before leaving, this power shocked everyone.Now that the weather is getting warmer, although the soil has softened, it is still very hard. If I were to stab the ground with a spear, I'm afraid I can only penetrate a foot at most. This snake man has such power lightly. I'm afraid no one can do it. Marquis Wen suddenly stepped out of his rain gear and said loudly, "Brothers, the monsters are rude and want us to surrender. The mountains and rivers are broken, the people are moaning, and the heroic descendants of the emperor, can you still swallow your humiliation?" The snake people want us to surrender?I just felt a "buzz" in my head.The surroundings suddenly became quiet, and they were also surprised by the news.Snake people have always been cannibals in our eyes, no, they are worse than raw people, they are just monsters, surrendering to snake people is something that no one has ever thought of.Suddenly, a roar erupted from the top of the city: "No!" Marquis Wen stood a little higher, and when the surroundings calmed down, he raised his right hand and said loudly: "Under the whole world, is it the land of the king! Warriors of the empire, the day has come to die for the country!" Are you going to die for your country?I couldn't help but smile wryly.Did we sacrifice our lives for the country, to protect those dignitaries who treat the people like nothing?I thought of the princess who killed people without blinking an eye. What is the value of human life?I looked at the sky in a daze.The heavy rain fell like tens of thousands of spears, and the soldiers around were shouting, some of them shouted "swear to defend the country to the death", some were rude and cursed at the snake people, Wenhou looked at those The soldier smiled again.He is now soaked by the rain because he didn't have a rain gear, but for some reason, he looks as tall as a god. Whoever I guard, this land is ours.I thought silently, trying to cheer myself up with these words, but my heart was still at a loss. At this moment, I heard Marquis Wen sternly say: "Chu Xiuhong!" I shuddered, only to realize that my mind was a little distracted, and said loudly: "The end is here." "The responsibility of guarding the south gate is yours. If there is a mistake, you are the only one to ask!" Marquis Wen's voice was harsh.My heart trembled again. Indeed, no matter how bad the emperor, prince, and Princess Tang are, but now, I am not only guarding them, but also hundreds of thousands of people in the city, and her. I took a step forward and said loudly: "The final general will definitely not let the snake man take one step beyond the threshold, fight to the end, and die." Marquis Wen smiled again.He turned around and assigned several generals. The snake man was the first to be seen at the south gate. At this time, the garrison was the largest, with a total of 50,000 garrisons.Since it was the last moment, Marquis Wen dispatched all the troops he could dispatch. In a few days, Lord Qin of Red Moon Lord and Lord Qing Yue would also arrive. From the perspective of military strength, the imperial capital had gathered a huge army. At that time, I am afraid that there will be hundreds of thousands of people. One hundred thousand, this is really an unlucky number. Like history repeating itself, this time it is almost the same as Gaojiu City.The 100,000 Southern Expeditionary Army in Gaojiu City was finally annihilated, and after the final commander was replaced by Marquis Wen, can we prevent the nightmare from recurring? There was another thunderclap in the air, and a bolt of lightning struck straight down, twisting and turning, and the thick clouds in the sky seemed to be split open. The day of the decisive battle has finally arrived. The snake man's first charge was early the next morning.The rain had stopped, I divided the vanguard battalion into two groups, and stood guard in shifts. When the sky was just beginning to light, the alarm was suddenly issued from the lookout post.All the soldiers on duty rushed to the top of the city, and on the south gate, a team sent by Bi Wei also pushed twenty Thunderbolts to help defend the city. The east was already lit, but it was still dark everywhere else.Under the south gate, a darker shadow continued to surge, like a tidal wave coming up, and even the ground felt trembling.That's just the vanguard of the Snake People, it already has such power, and those recruits who have never fought against the Snake People are a little bit discolored.Cao Wendao walked up to me and said worriedly, "General Chu, how long will the food and grass in the city last?" People who escaped from Gaojiu City are particularly sensitive to food and grass.Although the emperor is no better than Gaojiu City, how can he know if he will follow in Gaojiucheng's footsteps and be surrounded by the snake people repeating their tricks?It's just that food and grass are a major issue for military aircraft, and Marquis Wen didn't tell me, I just said: "Your Excellency will definitely make arrangements, let's not think too much about it." The snake man was getting closer and closer, and at this time he was only a hundred steps away from the city, when a rain of arrows suddenly shot down from the top of the city.That was the first attack from the Thunderbolt Crossbow. At this distance, ordinary bows and arrows were not very powerful.Every ten steps on the top of the city is a Thunderbolt crossbow. The sudden rain of arrows immediately shot down some snake men in the front row. Unexpectedly, the snake men's army was not in a mess, and there was a loud cry of killing. , the snake man in the front row showed a large square shield.These shields are extremely wide, each side weighs over a hundred catties, and only snakes can hold them up.Those snake men connected the shields together, as if they built a thick wall out of thin air.The thunder crossbow could only shoot in a straight line, so it immediately lost its power, while the snake man's team was still advancing slowly. Sure enough, it is stronger. I was horrified for a while, compared to the first time when I only knew how to kill randomly, the snake man at this time is quite organized, has a well-founded response, and has a deep understanding of the art of war.At this time, Cao Wendao suddenly said happily: "General Chu, they really used siege engines again!" Behind the snake puller at the siege gate, a huge siege vehicle was slowly approaching.This kind of siege engine is amazingly powerful. If it can rush to the bottom of the city, no matter how thick the gate is, it will not be able to withstand two or three hits. In Gaojiu City, it was thanks to Lao Guoji who sacrificed himself and blew up the guide rails, so we escaped. As soon as I came back this time, I mentioned it to Marquis Wen, so I was already prepared. Seeing that the snake man really used a siege vehicle to clear the way again, I couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and said: "Let brothers prepare quickly, wait for them to approach Let’s talk about the moat.” The siege vehicles were too large, and it might not be possible to blow them up with leveling mines, and for some reason, Marquis Wen did not arrange to use leveling mines, but ordered the Ministry of Industry to rush to manufacture many small catapult vehicles.These catapults are not very powerful, but they can be thrown dozens of steps. The things thrown can just fall on the side of the moat, and they are easy to build. Just wait for the snake man to come and let them taste it. The snake man had reached the edge of the moat at this time, and some rushed out from behind the shields quickly, and jumped down the moat one after another.Arrows rained down from the top of the city, but the snake people didn't seem to care, and they continued to rush up. There were already snake people climbing up the city wall. Unexpected calm.Cao Wendao whispered, "Is it all right?" "hold on." As soon as I finished speaking, there was a sudden cry from below, and two long wooden planks stood upright, and with a "bang", they smashed down the city at the same time.This is exactly the guide rail of the siege vehicle. The snake man actually nailed two thick boards together, and only the snake man can move such a thick plank. I stretched out and shouted, "Do it!" As soon as the words fell, more than a dozen trebuchets behind them launched at the same time, and with a "huh", more than a dozen jars flew straight up, drew an arc and fell towards the snake formation.Those jars were filled with oil, sealed with sealing mud and installed on the trebuchet. The snake man must have thought that what we threw must be stones. It shattered and hit the shield with a "bang bang" sound.The catapults were all aimed at the siege engine, which was improved by Yuan Kezhen, and the landing point was extremely accurate. Seven or eight of the dozen or so jars landed on the roof of the siege engine. It dripped from the top and spread all over the floor. As soon as the oil jars fell, another row of rockets was shot from the top of the city.Although the recruits' archery skills are not very strong, they don't need to be too accurate at this time. As soon as the arrows arrive, the oil will be ignited immediately, and the flames will rise, and the oiled shield will also be blazing immediately. Unexpectedly, before we had time to cheer, those shields that were on fire suddenly fell forward, and a batch of shields were turned over behind to make up for the lack.When the shield was on fire, I pressed it on the ground, and the fire was extinguished immediately, and I pulled it back from the bottom. The fire on the ground was not as big as I expected. I was surprised, and Qian Wenyi said in surprise: "General Chu, the snake People are also prepared!" Sure enough, there were some snake people moving behind the shield. Those snake people were carrying a big bag on their backs, and they were spraying something on the ground. Wherever it was sprinkled, the fire had weakened and could not spread, and those snake people went to Sprinkle something on the fire and put it out immediately. Cao Wendao murmured, "What is that?" "It's sand." I also murmured.Unexpectedly, the snake man was also on guard, no wonder he looked confident.The sand-carrying snakemen are just to deal with our fire attack strategy. Wherever it is sprinkled, the oil will be absorbed by the sand and cannot flow on the ground, and it will not burn if it is covered with a layer of sand.The commander of this snake army is extremely clever, it seems that they must have suffered a lot before they came up with this method.Although this method is stupid, it is extremely effective, and only a snake man can carry such a large bag of sand to the battle. Cao Wendao was furious, stepped on the battlements with one foot, hitched an arrow, and cursed: "I see how much sand you can have!" He usually used a short bow, but now he changed to a long bow, and the arrow was even more powerful. Big, there is a gap in the snake man's shield formation at this time, his rocket passed through the gap and sank into the back, but it didn't ignite anything, and he didn't even know if it hit or not. If this goes on like this, we're going to kill ourselves.I was shocked, originally I only wanted to attract them, so I put the snake man very close, but I didn't expect that the snake man would have a way to deal with the fire attack.I looked at it and shouted: "Shoot that siege engine, don't worry about anything else!" The siege vehicle was too tall, although some snake men tried to climb up to put out the flames on the vehicle, but they couldn't extinguish it for a while.As I said this, the rockets shot at the siege vehicle densely, and at this time the second batch of oil jars were also thrown out. There was already an open flame on the siege vehicle. Several snake men who were trying to extinguish the fire couldn't dodge in time, their bodies were also covered with oil, and they burst into flames like giant candles. If the siege engine could be destroyed, even if the snake man attacked the city, they would not be able to break through the city gate.The mission given to me by Marquis Wen is to guard the south gate. Even if the snake men can rush to the top of the city, with the strength and morale of the troops on the city at this time, they will definitely be able to repel them.At this time, among the 5,000 people in the Qianfeng Battalion, more than a thousand people who were facing the city gate attacked the siege vehicle almost at the same time. was shot down.This siege vehicle is too huge, even if the snakeman pushes it, it is really not easy. At this time, the snakeman behind the cart is preparing to pull the siege vehicle back, but there is no way to pull it back for a while. The rails on the moat also caught fire. At this time, the siege engine was no longer effective, even if it was pulled back, it would probably be burnt loose.It seems that the Snakemen have simply given up on the siege vehicles, and the offensive has not diminished at all, but has become more violent. Snakemen have already killed the top of the city in many places, but the imperial troops around are standing firm as a rock, and the shouts of killing are loud and loud. After a wave, a soldier was beheaded by the rushing snake man, and the soldiers on the side went up again without even thinking about it. . When the sky was dark and the sky was dark, there was another burst of cheers from behind.I forced an attacking snake man down, turned my head and said, "What happened?" A soldier said: "His Royal Highness has come to the enemy to watch the battle!" This is a recruit, and there is a sense of gratitude when he said this.If the prince came, then Marquis Wen must have asked him to come up. With the prince's temperament, he would definitely not want to watch such a bloody scene.However, the arrival of the prince greatly boosted the morale of the soldiers on the front line. I glanced back and saw a group of people had already gone up to the enemy building, and they were holding the banner of the prince.Someone shouted: "His Royal Highness is here too, brothers, you must stand up to death!" At this moment, another snake man climbed up the city gate and rushed up. I carried a siege ax and several soldiers joined forces to kill him. The snake man only had the ability to parry, and after a few moves, two long spears pierced the snake man's chest at the same time.The snakeman was wearing a breastplate, and the two spears didn't penetrate very deep, but it paused for a short moment. Three soldiers from the Vanguard Battalion with siege axes approached them, and the three axes struck at the same time. on it.Because the siege ax was shorter, its strength was much stronger. The breastplate of the snake man under the blade of the ax was broken into countless pieces, and three wounds were added to a thick body. One ax was the most powerful, and almost all of the ax was buried in the snake. The snake man screamed at the human body, swung the big knife in his hand, and swept it across.That was its death blow, and its strength was extraordinary. I saw that the situation was not good, so I rushed forward, and a soldier rushed over at the same time. I took advantage of the situation to chop off the snake man's wrist, and I forcibly chopped off one of the snake man's hands.Amidst the screams, the snake man had turned over the top of the wall. After killing the snake man, I wiped my sweat and looked around.Qian Wenyi was on my right, and Cao Wendao was on my left.Qian Wenyi was forcing back some snake men who rushed to the city, while Cao Wendao and several soldiers were fighting with a snake man.Although his strength is not as amazing as that of Chen Zhong and Pu Anli, he is still above ordinary people. The snake man was cornered by five or six spears of the snake man. , A wound was cut on the snake man's body, the white flesh was turned out, and blood gushed out, splashing all over his face.Most of the snake man was dead, but Cao Wendao was still relentlessly chopping it down, as if he had to chop it into a meat paste. At this time, a whistle suddenly sounded from below the city.The whistle was extremely sharp, almost piercing the ear like a needle, and it was extremely uncomfortable to listen to.My heart trembled, and I looked down the city, only to see that the snake men who attacked the city had retreated after hearing the sound.They retreated as fast as the wind, almost in the blink of an eye, the top of the city was completely retreated. The snake man retreated so fast, it was really like a thunderstorm.Although the snake man retreated, the fear in my heart seemed to be heavier.Just after he breathed a sigh of relief, he suddenly heard Cao Wendao shout: "General Chu, be careful!" He screamed in terror, I have already seen more than a dozen big stones flying from the Snakeman team, one of them was flying towards me, when I lowered my head, the stone almost flew past my head and fell towards After entering the city, the roof of a house collapsed.I remember that when we were in Gaojiu City, the Snake Man even used a huge stone cannon to punch a hole in the city wall at once.But that kind of stone cannon is too big, and it is too difficult to throw that kind of boulder, so the snake man seems to have abandoned it.What was thrown at this time were some stool-sized stones, similar to the stone cannons used by the imperial army.It seems that the snake man can't see far. The stones were thrown out of order and in a mess. Some of them didn't even hit the top of the wall. Most of them didn't take advantage of it. They used it to vent their anger before retreating. Buyi was hitting the side, and two soldiers couldn't dodge in time, and their brains were cracked by the stone.I was furious, and shouted: "Let the arrows, let the arrows!" But the snake man's rear was still the shield army, all lined up in a row, even the thunder crossbow could not penetrate it, not to mention ordinary bows and arrows. Just after shooting a wave of arrows, another stone was thrown from the snake man team.These stones are smaller than the ones just now, but denser, and they were all shot towards the gate of the city.Perhaps the snake people suffered a loss at the gate of the city. We even burned the siege vehicles, and only used stone cannons to vent their anger when they retreated.Because the snake man couldn't see far away, those stone cannons were strong and weak, some even collided in the air, and didn't fall to the top of the city at all, but a stone flew towards the enemy building impartially. That's where Marquis Wen and the prince watched the battle.My heart trembled, although the stone was not flying fast, it was not too big, but the enemy building was relatively narrow, and there was no room to dodge inside, it would be fine if it killed the prince, but it would be terrible if it smashed Marquis Wen .Without thinking about it, I rushed towards the enemy building, and I knew it was too late when I rushed downstairs. At this time, I could only hear the exclamation of others. Seeing that the stone was about to smash into the enemy building, two people jumped out of it suddenly.The two men's movement skills were extremely swift, they both held long spears, jumped out of the enemy tower, and thrust the two long spears on the stone at the same time, the stone's castration was stopped immediately, and it fell straight down, the two men took advantage of the momentum again Jump back into the enemy building. Good skill!I can't help but secretly admire.When I fled back to the imperial capital at the beginning of last year, I clashed with the little prince, and was restrained by his five attendants. Those five attendants also used spears, and the marksmanship of these two people was the same. I am afraid it was taught by the first master, and it was also Wu Zhao. high foot.In terms of marksmanship alone, those people are almost the same as me. I was thinking wildly, when Cao Wendao exclaimed: "General Chu!" I froze again, and out of the corner of my eyes, I saw a black shadow falling from the top of my head, it was that stone.The stone was blocked by those two people, lost its forward momentum, and was falling towards the top of my head.I was terrified, I kicked with one foot, I rushed back a few feet, the stone hit right next to my feet, cracked the city bricks, and even bounced. Cao Wendao ran over and said out of breath, "General Chu, are you alright?" I was still in shock, picked up the siege ax that I had just thrown on the ground and said, "It's okay." But I was still thinking about those two guards.It's a pity that a person with such good marksmanship can only serve as the prince's bodyguard. If the forward battalion can have such marksmanship, the combat power will be so strong that it is unimaginable. At this time, the soldiers on the city cheered again, the snake people finally retreated, and they stopped throwing stones, and the battle was finally completely over.We didn't have any advantages in this battle, and we had more casualties than the Snakemen, but we can already count as a victory.But this time the snake man attacked hastily, but we are fully prepared. As the battle develops, I am afraid that it will become more and more difficult for us. At this time, the voice of the prince came from the enemy building: "Warriors of the empire, you are loyal and brave for the country, and the empire will always thank you." His voice is still elegant and beautiful, and his words are full of emotion, which seems to come from the heart. The soldiers around the city gate were already extremely excited. Tone, I don't know what it feels like in my heart. The breath in his chest also smelled like blood. At this time, Marquis Wen accompanied the prince down from the enemy tower, the prince's face was a little pale, looking at the corpse lying on the top of the wall, it seemed difficult to get off.I also ignored him, and checked the wounded with Qian Wenyi.Seven men were killed in the forward battalion, but hundreds were wounded, some seriously.Even if the crown prince thanked them again, the dead would never come back to life. I was helping a wounded soldier to the side, only to hear Marquis Wen shout loudly: "Chu Xiuhong." I handed the soldier over to the people beside me, walked over, knelt down in front of them and said, "The last general exist." I really don't want to see the prince, I thought if Marquis Wen didn't call me, then I would pretend that I forgot to meet him.Unexpectedly, Marquis Wen called me, and it was impossible not to go at this time.Kneeling in front of the prince, when she thought that she was in the prince's palace at this time, her heart felt cramped. The prince said: "Stay flat, General Chu." There seemed to be a smile in his voice, I didn't know what his intentions were, I stood up, but I saw the prince smiling and looking me up and down.I was taken aback by him, so I didn't dare to ask more questions. The crown prince looked at me for a while, and suddenly said: "General Chu, you are Geng this year? I seem to have seen you before." I can't help crying and laughing.I have met the prince more than once, and I went to the palace with Deng Canglan to accept the emperor's award. The prince actually said that he seemed to have seen me, and he probably forgot all about the intention to kill me.I said: "Your Highness, the last general has seen His Highness several times." "Really?" The prince was still at a loss, while Marquis Wen smoothed things over and said, "Your Highness, General Chu is the one who received the award with Cang Lan last time." The prince said "Oh", "So it's you." He sized me up again, and said with a smile, "Sure enough, I'm a talented person with a bright future." I almost laughed out loud.那次他要杀我时，恐怕连我长什么样都没看清吧。我道：“殿下谬赞，末将无才无德，当不起殿下错爱。” 我这话已有些意气了，太子却象没听出来，没口子道：“当得的，当得的。”他转身对文侯道：“不错，今晚我们还是去醉枫楼吧，顺便将我新谱的一支《回云曲》与甄卿切磋切磋。” 文侯道：“殿下笛妙天下，微臣今晚定要洗耳恭听了。来人，送殿下回宫。” 太子的马车就在城下，他走时，城头上的士兵一个个都肃立两旁，人人动也不动。看着他走远，我才松了口气，但文侯还在边上，我仍不敢乱说什么，心中只是疑惑之极。蛇人刚退，文侯首要之事是检讨此役，太子不识轻重那也难怪，文侯怎么也如此不知好歹，到了这时候还要想着去醉枫楼饮酒作乐。 正想着，文侯道：“楚休红，你将此间善后交付给人吧，马上与我回去。” 我吓了一跳，只道又要有什么变故，战战兢兢道：“大人，是末将征战不力么？”太子走时虽然满面春风，但方才那块石头也让他吓得够呛，天知道他是不是面上一套，心中却把遇险之事算在了我身上。但看文侯面色甚是轻松，我知道多半不会是这事，太子也不是那种深有城府的人。 文侯道：“自然不是，楚休红，此战你打得甚好。” 我们杀了三个蛇人，自己也伤了七个，应该不是败局，文侯自然明白的。我听得这话，心中才放下一块石头，嚅嚅道：“大人，末将还须将军中弟兄安顿好，只怕晚上……” 文侯有些不悦道：“楚休红，人力有时而穷，若是事必躬亲，神仙也受不了。善后之事你交给属下办吧，马上随我前去。” 我不敢多说，生怕再说要惹恼了文侯，交待了曹闻道和钱文义几句，整了整战袍，跟着文侯下楼去。走下阶除时，心中仍不免惴惴，不知吉凶祸福。