The two of them sneaked cautiously towards the battlefield.

After walking through a sparse forest and arriving at the southeast corner of the battlefield, they were finally discovered. Six or seven Sui soldiers emerged from the grass on the left, carrying long swords, shouting fiercely, and rushing towards them like crazy tigers.

On the other side, a group of about fifty cavalrymen, who had already formed a formation and were waiting for them, heard the sound and rushed over, brandishing their spears.

The two men's fear of the enemy was greatly reduced, and without saying a word, they went to greet the Sui soldiers who were coming on foot, and struck them with swords.

The two of them thought of the tragic situation of the villages and towns that were razed to the ground and all the people and animals were slaughtered. Murderous intent surged in their chests. The people followed the swords and their momentum was far superior to the enemy. Where the swords roared, several Sui soldiers raised their swords and flew.

No one was spared.

At this time, the enemy's cavalry had arrived. The two of them started their light skills and hid between the bushes and bushes, making it difficult for the enemy to pursue them. When the cavalry retreated and they rushed out of the grassland again, a group of archers and sword and axemen were lying there.

Unexpectedly, the enemy came suddenly and silently, and after the two men cut down several people like Guachele, they thought that the enemy had arrived with a large number of reinforcements, but they actually got into a mess.

Some torches fell on the grass and burned immediately, spreading in all directions.

The two still didn't know that the fire was actually their savior.

It turned out that the Sui soldiers in this area had a strength of three thousand, and there were many good martial arts experts among them. Under normal circumstances, once they were trapped in a tight siege, even if they were as strong as Du Fuwei, they would die in the end.

, not to mention these two inexperienced boys.

Kou Zhong shouted: "This way!" Five Sui soldiers came forward. Xu Ziling came first, rushed forward, flicked his long sword, and executed the "life and death" of the ten bloody battles. His sword skills were like

The huge waves rolled wildly and with great force. One person was killed immediately by the knife, and the other person was swept away by him, spinning and flying to the side. The other three people shouted and ran away.

The two of them had experienced such majesty and were so happy that they screamed and went to the core of the battlefield to kill.

"when!"

Suddenly, a person moved in front of Kou Zhong, and his left and right hands blocked him on the spot.

When Xu Ziling pounced, the opponent was also forced to retreat.

At this point in the battle, it was the first time the two met each other's strong opponent.

Countless Sui soldiers rushed out from behind the man and charged towards him.

The person who forced the two men to retreat was a Sui army general. He had an angry look on his face and shouted: "Let me cut these two boys into pieces." At this time, on the high hill at the other end of the plain about half a mile away,

Nearly two hundred warriors in Tsing Yi formed a formation, using strong bows and arrows to protect a beautiful woman in white with long hair hanging down her shoulders in the center.

Every time the beauty gave an order, the three men responsible for signaling would wave the three-color lanterns tied to the top of the long pole to direct the offensive and defensive advance and retreat of their own warriors on the battlefield.

There were four people standing in a row behind the beauty. Just by looking at their demeanor, you could tell that they were all masters. They were a short man with a thick beard, a giant man like an iron tower, a man in Confucian clothes and an ugly middle-aged woman.

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The long-haired beauty said softly: "Strange! Why is the enemy looming in chaos in the southeast corner? Who will come to our aid?"

The four people behind him looked at each other, but they didn't notice anything strange at all.

The long-haired beauty with beautiful eyes said deeply: "It can't be seen on the surface; I also saw clues from the waving of the opponent's flag. If the chaos expands, we must make good use of it. Not only can we break the tight siege, but we can also

You have a chance to win." The man in Confucian robes had a look of admiration in his eyes and said respectfully: "Young lady is a scholar of heaven and man, proficient in the art of war, and has a sharp gaze. She is indeed capable and capable." The ugly woman said: "I think if there are reinforcements coming,

We should break out of the encirclement first and then plan a counterattack. The young lady is so rich that there is no need to risk her own life." As soon as she spoke, the others immediately frowned at her unpleasant voice, which sounded like a night owl's neighing.

But her words were supported by the bearded dwarf, who agreed: "When Mr. Li sent us to protect the lady, he said that the safety of the lady is the top priority in everything." A look of displeasure flashed through the long-haired beauty's beautiful face, but

His voice was still so gentle and tactful, and he said calmly: "As a commander, how can I only care about myself in times of danger? Besides, the defeat is like a mountain. If I can't withstand Qin Shubao's elite Sui army and let him attack Fuchun,

It would be even harder to get it back than to reach the sky." Just as he finished speaking, a fire broke out in the southeast corner.

The long-haired beauty immediately felt the enemy's real confusion from the subtle changes in the enemy's formation.

You must know that the southeast corner is the battlefield headquarters of the enemy general. A single move can affect the whole body, and it will not matter if there are sudden changes in other places.

The long-haired beauty still looked that elegant and pretty, and issued an order to launch a full-scale counterattack with the southeast corner as the primary target.

The four men behind him unsheathed their weapons, and with the long-haired beauty in tow, they boarded the horses they had brought. More than two hundred people galloped down the hill, and two teams of one thousand soldiers each entered the battlefield to engage in a full-scale decisive battle with the enemy.

Kou and Xu were locked in a bitter battle at this time, unable to advance or retreat. Suddenly, the Sui soldiers retreated in all directions. It turned out that a group of green-clothed warriors came over on horseback and immediately dispersed the Sui soldiers surrounding them.

The two of them were happy to be out of trouble, but they were exhausted and unable to hold on anymore. They turned over and fled into the blazing grassland. They held their breath and walked left and right, far away from the battlefield.

When he collapsed on a hilltop, he no longer had the strength to run.

The sound of fighting on the battlefield still came in waves.

Kou Zhong sighed: "Don't do such stupid things again in the future. A hero cannot stand against a crowd. Although we are out-and-out heroes, the other side has a crowd. Do you understand?" Xu Ziling said: "I don't know who that Sui general is.

, It's so powerful. Fortunately, we are quick, otherwise one coin could kill us." Kou Zhong snorted coldly: "Who is he? If we play two more games, we can definitely beat him, oh!" Xu Ziling saw how he looked like this.

His whole body was covered in blood, and he asked with concern: "Did you hurt any vital parts?"

Kou Zhong said: "How can you run here even if you are injured? It's a shame you can express such contradictory words. That's right! Why don't I show you the wound first." Xu Ziling said: "What's so good about it? Look again.

How about it? Fortunately, we have the magical power of self-healing**, why don’t we just take a fucking nap and forget about it tomorrow!" Kou Zhong fell to the ground slumped, and after a while the two of them gathered their inner breath and entered a state of forgetfulness about things and myself.

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If Xu Ziling woke up, when he opened his eyes, Kou Zhong was still sleeping soundly like death in the long grass.

He stretched his limbs and felt burning pain from seven or eight wounds on his body.

The sun was high in the sky, birds were singing and flowers were fragrant all around, and the mountains were silent. Last night's war was like a distant and unreal nightmare. If it weren't for the severe pain all over my body, I would have thought that no fighting had happened at all.

A group of birds flew leisurely across the seemingly still blue sky.

At this moment, Xu Ziling seemed to have captured some eternal secret of nature, but he could not describe it in detail.

Xu Ziling's heart felt peaceful and clear.

After last night's battle where he was constantly struggling on the edge of death, he felt that he had entered a new stage of life. All dangers and sufferings were just necessary experiences and processes of tempering and cultivation.

Kou Zhong bumped him with his elbow and said with a low smile: "What are you thinking about?" Xu Ziling sat up, frowned at the rags and trousers covered in blood and charcoal, and said with a bitter smile: "I'm here

Thinking of a clean new set of clothes and a rich meal, I can make do with everything else." Kou Zhong got up, looked around, and said dejectedly: "I have completely lost my sense of direction, let alone Pengcheng.

It's in the east or the west. How about it? Let's randomly find a direction to try our luck." Xu Ziling said: "Why did Zhong Shaohui suddenly lose his position? A city like Pengcheng, which has a large capital, must be connected by official roads. As long as we go back

Go to the main road last night and humbly ask people you meet, and you will definitely find the right way." Kou Zhong said with a smile: "That's right! Let's go!" The two of them found a vine and hung their long knives casually on it.

On my back, relying on my memory, I walked towards the ruined town last night.

After running wildly for a while and walking at least seven or eight miles, they slowed down and took stock of the situation.

Kou Zhong smiled bitterly and said: "It seems that we are lost, otherwise we should have seen the market town. There is no one in front of us and no village in the back. We can't find anyone to ask for directions. Hey! What is that?" Xu Ziling had seen it earlier.

There were fireworks rising at the foot of the mountain, and he said happily:

"Ignore what it is. You'll know it once you go over there." The two of them ran down the mountain, but they didn't know that the place that seemed not far away could only be reached at dusk. It turned out to be a small village.

Smoke curled up from the tiled roof of one of the rooms, indicating that someone was making a fire to make food.

But Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling were worried about them. This area was not far from the battlefield. If a few Sui soldiers who were worse than beasts came, the people in the village would be in disaster.

In a blink of an eye, I arrived at the entrance of the village and saw that there were only about thirty households and the houses were sparse. However, there was no sound, and there was no normal scene like the crowing of chickens and the barking of dogs.

The two of them felt something was wrong.

Kou Zhong said: "The doors of every house in this village are closed. It seems that the villagers have fled elsewhere because of the war. The village house with the fireworks rising may be borrowed by passers-by to make fire and cook food. Should we try our luck?

, if something goes wrong, just run away. With our lightness skills, there should be no problem!" Xu Ziling slapped the long knife on his back and laughed loudly: "We are not afraid of thousands of troops and horses, and we are still afraid of his motherfucker passing by.

Human? If he is a businessman, we will ask him for a bowl of rice, or we can be his temporary bodyguard to earn some money to go to Sister Susu." Kou Zhong puffed up his chest and said: "I almost forgot that I am a first-class expert, haha

!Come on!" He took the lead and walked into the village.

Where the smoke was rising, I could see the largest house in the village. It had two entrances, front and back, and a patio. However, the doors and windows were closed, giving off a mysterious smell, and no sound could be heard.

Kou Zhong shouted: "Is there anyone there?" He called several times, but no one responded.

Xu Ziling was furious and pushed Kou Zhong and said, "It's better to run away." Kou Zhong said, "Have you forgotten your status as a master? Let's go in and take a look. Maybe someone left but left two bowls of rice behind.

Where are we?" When he arrived in front of the house, Kou Zhong stretched out his foot, and the door opened.

The two of them crossed the threshold and entered the hall. They saw that all the furniture and utensils were there, but they were covered with dust and there were cobwebs on the corners, showing that it had been abandoned for a long time.

I couldn't help but feel strange. I walked through the patio and walked to the back house, only to find that there was no one in the house. I didn't know who lit the stove in the kitchen, creating a scene of curling smoke. At this time, the remaining smoke was weak and almost extinguished.?

When Xu Ziling carefully inspected the traces on the ground, Kou Zhong's voice came from the back hall: "Come on Xiaoling, you have found half of your dream." Xu Ziling still had time to study the meaning of his words, so he rushed over and stepped on

When he entered the back room door, he was met by dark clouds. He stretched out his hand and found a set of clean linen clothes.

A large box was pulled out from under the bed, the lid was opened, and Kou Zhong took out a pile of clothes and scattered them on the bed, just like a treasure hunter picking and choosing.

After the two happily put on new clothes, they felt brand new, but they were still hungry and felt that something was missing in the ointment. The sky was already darkening, and they searched the house, but still could not find half a grain of rice or wheat.

Kou Zhong said: "Every village must have a fruit grove. You clean the bed here, and I will go pick some delicious fruits to satisfy my hunger. The beds and quilts are all here. We will stay here for the night before leaving tomorrow." Xu Ziling nodded in agreement,

Act separately.

After a while, Kou Zhong came back with a big rooster and said: "It turns out there are some domestic animals left behind. Hey! There is a large cemetery behind, most of which are new graves. It seems that the people in this village have not left, but are just infected by the disease."

He died of an epidemic or something like that." Xu Ziling exhaled and said, "Then what we are wearing is..." Kou Zhong took the big rooster to the patio and shouted:

"At least one person is not dead, otherwise whoever builds a tomb for the dead person might be the one lighting the fire?" Xu Ziling was horrified when he heard this. He walked out of the courtyard and pulled Kou Zhong, saying, "Why don't we move to a second room?

?I'm looking for fire!" Although Kou Zhong pretended to be bold on the surface, he was actually furious in his heart. He immediately fully supported Xu Ziling's proposal and moved to a smaller room on the other side. When he was filling his stomach, he suddenly turned over

When the wind picked up, the two of them did not dare to touch the beds, closed the doors and windows, and leaned against the wall to rest. Although their hearts were frightened, they could not resist the fatigue of their bodies and fell into a deep sleep.
To be continued...