Chapter 24 Chapter Eleven: The Yidi Barbarians Like the Wind and Fire

In the eleventh year of King Zhou You, the end of summer and the beginning of autumn. Sheep Tongue stood quietly on the top of the city wall, chewing a piece of grass, sitting on the battlements and looking at the sky. This is a habit he has developed since he was a child. Whenever he is depressed, he likes to find a place where there is no one, chew a piece of grass, look at the sky and think about his own thoughts. For a while, there has been chaos in the city of Haojing. The leisurely and lazy King Zhou You not only neglected state affairs, but also wanted to establish another prince, which disturbed everyone in the court and made everyone feel uneasy.

Even the princes from all over the world complained quite a bit. The beacon fire incident a while ago made many princes completely disappointed with the king. Although they didn't say it clearly, there was a turbulent undercurrent of dissatisfaction with the court. Under such a turbulent situation, King Zhou You still wanted to stir up trouble. Under the instigation of a group of courtiers, he turned his dissatisfaction with Marquis Shen into practical actions. country. Everyone in the court also knew that although Marquis Shen was old, he was not someone who would just sit and wait for death. Besides, the Crown Prince Yijiu was in Shen Kingdom at the moment. A stable political situation is more like dropping a terrible bomb.

Sometimes I think, why do I have to be in such a complicated and tasteless environment? Of course, he misses Baosi all the time, but thinking about his own circumstances, and thinking about such a country, sometimes makes him feel bored and powerless for no reason. He was nearly thirty years old at this time, and his thinking was naturally very different from his youth. Compared with his youth a few years ago, there were also subtle changes. Although the love for Baosi remains the same, but he misses the ordinary days in Baocheng more and more. Going forward, he also misses the village in his childhood very much. If he can raise a brood of chickens in such a small village and make a living by farming, it seems to be a very good choice.

Fate, for Yang Tongye, always carries a bit of mockery. Whenever he feels the happiest moment, there will always be drastic changes, which will shatter his dreams. Whenever he feels the most depressed moment, there will be an earth-shaking turning point, changing everything. This time, too. When Yang Tongye was immersed in the longing for an ordinary life, there was already an earth-shattering sound of horseshoes from the distant horizon. In the distant sky, it is the fierce and vicious army of the Xirong barbarian army that is coming overwhelmingly at this moment. In the eleventh year of King Zhou You, Shen Hou joined forces with the Xirong barbarians to attack Haojing because he was afraid of King Zhou You's harm.

When the ferocious and unfamiliar Yidi army invaded, the panicked Haojing defenders immediately lit up a beacon, asking for help from the princes in all directions. However, just like the fairy tale "The Sheep-herding Child" in later generations, the feudal princes thought that this was another malicious tease by King Zhou You, and refused to send troops. The attack was broken immediately, and the whole city immediately fell into a sea of ​​​​burning, killing, and looting. When the mighty troops of the barbarian corps appeared on the horizon, Yang Tongye was the first person to be discovered in Haojing City. For a while, he anxiously knocked on the most urgent bronze bell for alarm. Ho Kyung immediately fell into a panic.

The troops of the barbarian army were as fast as ghosts, and they were already approaching the city in the blink of an eye. Among them were Shen Guo's troops, who were familiar with the road and broke through several checkpoints in a row, firmly surrounding the city of Haojing. In the distance, the smoke from the beacon tower rose into the sky like a giant monster, and under the light of the fire, it could be seen from several miles away. However, the feudal princes who had been fooled once were no longer willing to be fooled. On the road outside the city, no matter how much they waited, they could not see any troops coming to support them.

In Haojing City, King Zhou You issued several urgent orders in succession to gather all available guards and sergeants, but usually Haojing City relies too much on reinforcements from the feudal state, so the number of soldiers in the capital will not only be small, but even There is also very little combat training. A group of strong young people gathered together abruptly, but the team was scattered, some people even lacked armor and weapons, and they gathered crookedly together. The undisciplined situation can only be described as "a mob". Yang Tongye mixed in with the army, looking at such a chaotic army, he secretly screamed in his heart, but seeing the soldiers outside the city like ferocious tigers and wolves, making a loud attacking noise, he had no choice but to bite the bullet. war.

This battle, I don't know if I can come back alive... Thinking of this, he couldn't help but look at the palace again. ——Bao Si!Bao Si, do you know that I am thinking about you and missing you? The general elected from the palace was Father Guo Shi, the favorite minister personally appointed by King Zhou You. Seeing his gorgeous golden attire, Yang Tong Ye secretly groaned in his heart. He knew that Father Guoshi was the best at bragging and flattering horses, but when it came to fighting the Xirong barbarians on the battlefield, it was like throwing a rabbit into a pack of wolves.

It seems that Father Guo Shi also understood this truth, seeing that his face was pale and sweaty, but he had to lead the army to fight. "Every...all officers and soldiers..." His voice trembled, as if he had lost all strength in the sword he held in his hand, "We...go out of the city to fight!" Although the sergeants had not been trained, the young minds who did not know the heights of the heavens and the earth were still there. They only heard the troops gathering, and with a bang, all the two hundred soldiers pulled out and opened the city gate to face the barbarian troops of Xirong.

After rushing out of the city gate, father Guo Shi led the troops and headed towards the Xirong army with a loud noise. Yang Tongye was in the front line, looking at the magnificent team of the Xirong army in front of him, he couldn't help shivering. The Xirong troops were originally barbarians outside the west of Haojing City, and they were very different from the people in the Central Plains in terms of appearance, clothing, and living habits. Looking around, everyone in the Xirong formation is full of ferocious big men, some have their heads shaved off, and their bodies are covered with furs of tigers and leopards, and some of their faces and bodies are covered with vicious tattoos, and they can't even see their faces. clear.

What's even more frightening is that some Xirong soldiers still had their heads hanging on their horses, their faces were as if they were alive, and some of them were still dripping with blood. The soldiers of the Western Zhou Dynasty saw this fierce military appearance, and felt three points of timidity in their hearts. Suddenly, the commander of Xirong gave an order, and all the more than 10,000 soldiers of Xirong shouted in unison, and the sound shook the world. When it spread to the Western Zhou camp, it made many soldiers' legs numb and feet ache. Father Guoshi bit the bullet and led the army out of the city gate, and the momentum was quite astonishing for a while.At this time, a general in the Xirong army rushed out, holding a shining horse-slaying sword in his hand. "I am Boding, the general of Xirong!" The vicious general roared, "I want to kill your king of Zhou!" Seeing this general rushing out like the wind and fire, Yang Tongye was in the army, suddenly his eyes widened, and he saw a scene that surprised him extremely. It turned out that there was a huge flying snake flying behind the general Boding at this moment. The flying snake kept circling in the air, its shape was very ugly and frightening. Seeing the flying snake, Yang Tongye couldn't help but look around and saw that Houji, his soul, was very close to him at this moment, as if trying to protect himself, showing a vigilant expression all over his body. What's even more strange is that Houji's body was emitting a strange light at the moment, and several parts of the outer skin of his body had melted and cracked, and strong light could still be seen shining through the cracks. But the tragic scene on the battlefield left Yang Tongye with no time to study the mutation in Hou Ji.He turned his head to look at the villainous general Boding who also had the soul behind him, and saw him shouting loudly, with a strong and long voice. Looking out of the corner of his eye, there are quite a few primordial figures floating in the sky above the Xirong troops, some are ferocious beasts, and some are a huge poisonous mushroom. At this moment, Yang Tongye suddenly felt a chill. He remembered that Gonggong once said that Xirong's troops had a close relationship with Di Menghun's descendants. Now it seems that there are indeed Yuanshen people in Xirong's camp. At this time, Guo Shifu, the main general of the Western Zhou Dynasty, was also driving a military chariot, and greeted Boding with a roar of killing.The figures of the two crossed each other, and Boding swung his sword and met father Guoshi's long sword with a "Zheng" sound, sparking bright sparks. At this time, the soldiers of both sides were cheering desperately in front of the formation, and the battle between the two did not tell the winner. Bo Ding rode his horse around, and Guo Shifu's chariot immediately circled back, and the two sides rushed to each other again. near. However, only Yang Tongye in the audience could see that the fate of father Guoshi was going to be very bad. At this moment, the big snake behind Boding rose into the sky like a giant dragon, and it came after Boding, entangled Father Guo Shi's body before Boding. The primordial spirit is a very special kind of energy, most of the people can't see it, all the soldiers in the audience can't see the scene of the big snake entwining father Guoshi, only the distance between the two fighting is getting closer At that time, Bo Ding, the evil general of Xirong, swung the horse-killing knife into a snowflake, but Guo Shifu seemed to be stunned, as if frightened by the light of the knife, unable to move at all. Then, with a sound of "rubbing", Father Guoshi was chopped off by Boding under the car. The general was dead, and the generals of the Western Zhou Dynasty no longer had the will to fight. Seeing that the Xirong general was so fierce, the army collapsed and the soldiers fled in all directions. Seeing that the opportunity was not lost, the Xirong troops rushed forward with a large army. When they saw the fleeing soldiers, they cut them down. There were wailing and pain for a while, and the entire Western Zhou vanguard army was defeated like a mountain. And the Xirong barbarians also took advantage of this opportunity to win, and invaded the capital of the Western Zhou Dynasty, Haojing, and brought unprecedented catastrophe to this ancient famous city. Yang Tongye was mixed in with the vanguard army that was full of mourners, and his body was covered with the blood of his companions.He brandished a broadsword and kept roaring in the chaotic army. Several Xirong soldiers surrounded him and began to slash wildly. Seeing that the situation was critical, Yang Tongye slashed wildly with his sword. He picked up a big chopping knife, and he didn't know where the divine power came from. With a single swing, he cut off two Xirong soldiers in half. The blood and intestines spilled all over his body, like a warm and sticky rain, and also like a nightmare. In the light of blood, Yang Tongye blunted his sword, picked up a savage knife from the ground, and slashed wildly in the battle formation. During the melee, he was also stabbed on the shoulder. To faint. At this time, the Xirong troops had already entered the city of Haojing to plunder, burn and kill. The city was filled with smoke and fire, and the residents were wailing and crying. They didn't know what kind of bad luck brought them to such a cruel end. Yang Tongye's eyes were covered by the blood at this time, he wiped his face, and his mind was finally a little clear, at this time he fought and left, and had entered the city with the Xirong troops. As soon as he entered the capital city of Hao, Yang Tongye immediately thought of Bao Si, looking around, the city was full of beacon smoke and flames, he recognized the direction, picked a small alley, and ran towards the direction of the imperial city. No matter what, Bao Si must be protected comprehensively! Suddenly, there was a burst of kneeling and crying from the side alley ahead, and then a group of old and weak women and children stumbled and rushed over, but there was a huge and fierce general behind him, waving a huge knife, like chopping melons. The group of women and children were slaughtered like vegetables, and wherever the knife passed, flesh and blood and heads flew together. And General Na Rong laughed even more excitedly, as if what he killed was not a human being, but a group of ants. Yang Tongye's eyes were cracked, and regardless of his serious injury, he raised a knife and shouted loudly: "Stop! You bastard!" Amidst the miserable cries of the women and children, General Na Rong was taken aback, then slowly turned his head, wanting to see who it was who dared to obstruct his killing spree. Turning his eyes slowly, he saw a blood-stained soldier from the Western Zhou Dynasty. He was not tall and might only reach his chest. After his face turned around, Yang Tongye's eyes widened and he recognized who this person was. This tall military general is Boding who just beheaded Guo Shi's father under his horse. From behind him, the ferocious giant snake also rose slowly at this moment. Looking at it from a close distance, Yang Tongye knew that the giant snake had crimson strange eyes, and it was glowing with an extremely evil light at the moment. It was only at this time that he realized how much trouble he had caused himself. A nuisance that could kill him in a moment. Seeing Yang Tongye's small size, Boding laughed out loud. "Wu Na Xiaobing, you dare to come and fight with me? It's so funny!" He raised the giant horse-chopping knife, licked the blood on the knife, and ignored the women and children behind him. The few women and children who survived managed to escape with their lives, sobbing and stumbling away. Yang Tongye braced himself, holding the Man knife he picked up to protect his body, waiting for him to make the first cut.But Boding didn't intend to make a move. Instead, he lowered the long knife with a ferocious smile on his face. Behind him, the giant snake rose slowly, with its terrifying fangs, dancing around above Boding. Cold sweat dripped down Yang Tongye's forehead, knowing that the giant snake's power should be extraordinary, seeing the snake's hesitant tongue letter, he couldn't help turning his head to look at his primordial spirit Houji. I saw Houji standing beside him quietly, with more cracks on his body, and interlaced rays of light covering his whole body. Gonggong once said that Houji had an extraordinary background and was very capable. "But that's not important!" Yang Tongzhi thought: "The important thing is whether you can save me this time!" "Houji!" He anxiously shouted in a low voice: "What should I do? What should I do?" Boding laughed coldly, and with a "shua", before Yangtongye had time to react, the giant snake jumped down and entangled Yangtonye's body, making him unable to move. But that damned Hou Ji still stood aside, as if turning a blind eye. It's just that the light on it is getting stronger and stronger. So strong that even Boding noticed it. A person with a soul may not be able to see other people's souls, like Bo Ding who cannot see Hou Ji, but from a subtle feeling, he knows that Yang Tongye is not very human. Now, he saw the strong light from Hou Ji's body again, and he was even more sure of Yang Tongye's identity. "It turns out that you are also from the Yuanshen clan," Boding sneered, "But as long as you are not from my same clan, I will kill you!" As he spoke, he swung his huge knife, and with an ear-piercing sound of piercing through the air, he slashed at Yang Tongye. Yang Tongye thought to himself that he was going to die, his heart felt sour, and he closed his eyes. In the last moment of his life, what he cared about in his heart was still Bao Si. All of a sudden, I felt a warm golden light flashing beside me. Although the luminosity of that strong light is dazzling, you can feel it even with your eyes closed, but it makes people feel a little lazy, like the morning sun in early spring. Then, as soon as the light swallowed and spit out, Boding screamed wildly. With a sound of "dang", the long knife fell to the ground, and then there was a silence. The body that was originally restrained by the giant snake primordial spirit felt like it was exploding. Yang Tongye hurriedly opened his eyes, but saw Hou Ji standing in front of him, as if crushing dry vines Usually, gently and delicately pinch the giant snake of the primordial spirit into sections. And behind Houji, the evil general Boding of Xirong died in an extremely tragic manner. His body was also broken into pieces like a giant snake, and he died on the spot with blood and blood. Yang Tongye looked at Hou Ji, and found that its appearance had changed a lot. Originally Houji was a green vegetative figure, but now its body has a metallic luster, and it also emits a golden light like the sun. What's even more strange is that Houji, who changed his appearance again, was able to speak. "Bad guy, it's not good," it said in a low voice with an indifferent accent, "Bad guy, hit it." Yang Tongye hadn't recovered from the terrible memory of dying, and couldn't figure out what happened to Hou Ji for a moment. Suddenly, there was a loud noise from the palace, and he ran over After a few steps, I saw that several places in the palace were already on fire, and the loud noise just now was the sound of buildings burning and collapsing.