On July 11, the ninth year of Jinghan's reign, at the junction of Huzhou and Hangzhou, after noon, the dark clouds in the sky seemed to envelope the world into the afternoon, and thunderstorms gathered. In the camp, thousands of remnants of the Wude Camp began to march toward
They gathered in the open space.
An uneasy mood spread among the crowd. Over at the main camp, the generals and gentry who were now able to participate in the high-level escape team were quarreling fiercely in this gloomy atmosphere. There were also some with relatively violent personalities who seemed to want to take action, but then they
Being stopped by people around.
Not only here, the news that Lu Sheo's army discovered the direction in which everyone was hiding and was running towards this direction has gradually spread to the army. The civilians also heard a little about it at this time, but the commotion suddenly spread.
He didn't get up, because if what happened was true, everyone couldn't even make a reckless decision now. Behind them were the rivers and lakes that were about to rain, and ahead they were falling into a trap. No one knew where to escape.
Some people are confirming whether the matter is true or not, and some are looking for people they know and asking for countermeasures. The main camp account has received the most attention from various people. Tang Xiuxuan, Qian Hai
Ping, Chen Xingdu, the sick young scholar Ning Liheng, and even more talented and official people in Hangzhou were all watched closely by everyone.
Ning Yi occasionally talks briefly to some people. The one who talks the most is probably Tang Xiuxuan over there. As one of the heads of the four families, this old man still has the highest status and has the most connections. The Wu Dynasty valued literature over literature.
Wu has been there for many years, and even Chen Xingdu can't neglect a real gentry at this time. Tang Xiuxuan talked to Ning Yi for a long time, and at a certain moment, he finally looked at Ning Yi deeply with a frown and nodded.
"When I was in Hangzhou, Duke Xiwen must have valued you very much...Now that things have happened, I have no choice but to listen to you. Go ahead and take care of yourself."
When he said this, a general was about to rush towards Ning Yi angrily, and then was separated by others. Tang Xiuxuan took a look, shook his head, turned around and left with his cane, and the general was pulled away amidst the curses.
, Ning Yi didn't look at him, and walked to the other side with the support of Su Tan'er. Although he was very tired, there were still some things to do.
During this time, the team led by Yao Yi was constantly coming to the south where they were. Farther north, the Black Ling Guards turned around and rushed towards this direction. Under the sky, this vast area
To the northeast of the battlefield, across the river, a woman named Liu Qianqian, nicknamed Liu Xigua, was leading a group of Ba Dao battalions to cover the north of Shiqiaodu. She was not in a hurry, just waiting for the landing scabbard and others.
Someone defeated the fleeing team somewhere in the north, and then went to receive the military advisor she was interested in.
When Ning Yi resisted his dizziness and went to the open space where Wude Camp soldiers gathered, there were several uproar sounds in the distance. Chen Xing was vaguely talking about the entire situation he was about to face.
They all told the soldiers present everything.
It was a piece of grass. At this time, it looked like a small school field. There was a simple platform in front. The wind was not strong. When Ning Yi came up from the side, half of the people looked towards him. Su Tan'er
She didn't follow him. She was not suitable to go up and help her in such a place. On the stage were not only Chen Xingdu, but also Tang Xiuxuan, Qian Haiping, and some Hangzhou officials and gentry. Looking at Ning Yi, who was a little weak at this time, he felt somewhat agitated.
They were resentful, but they didn't show much of it. Some just stared at him and some turned their heads.
On the big stage, there was now a simple curtain, marking the positions of everyone and the five groups of enemies they faced.
"...Brothers! We have no way out, they are going to force us to death! We can only move forward! We have three thousand people, they only have one thousand, and they are all scattered, there is no time to rescue... They are now underestimating the enemy,
Only we will have such an opportunity. If we let them wake up, we will have no chance... In the past few days, we have tried our best to distance them. Others can point the way, but we have to take our own lives.
Earn it! If you are still bloody, pick up the knife and fight a bloody way——"
Chen Xingdu himself was also skilled in martial arts. When he spoke loudly, the whole audience heard him, but he was not a very articulate person. He basically repeated what Ning Yi said. After he finished speaking, Ning Yi walked over and said,
He handed the large stack of volumes to Tang Xiuxuan, and then went to Chen Xingdu: "I don't have any strength anymore. Can General Chen help me spread the word?"
Chen Xingdu nodded. Ning Yi glanced at the dark mass of more than 3,000 people, and spoke quietly and slowly: "It was me, Ning Liheng, who deliberately set up the plan to turn back and fall to death.
, you have all been plotted by me. But other than putting yourself to death and surviving, we have no other way to go."
Chen Xingdu was stunned at first, and then he spoke and relayed his words loudly. Suddenly there was a buzz in the army. Ning Yi waited for a moment.
"There is no way forward, and there are pursuers behind us. A team of nearly ten thousand people cannot cover up the traces of our march. In this area of Hangzhou, no matter how we go, over time, we will only have a dead end. In front of us, there are nearly
There are six thousand enemies, but in the battle of Hangzhou, the Fang bandit team has begun to underestimate the enemy. Yesterday, when we went back to Shiqiaodu, we deceived them so easily, which is proof. We still have the only chance of winning, that is, we are
Wudeying... is the elite of the army."
Ning Yi looked at them, but in fact such flattery had no effect.
"In the Battle of Hangzhou, due to the weather, we lost a battle, and we were so defeated that we were a little baffled. There are still three thousand people walking here today. I don't know if everyone is starting to be afraid. But the people on Fang La's side
, they already think that we are just chickens and dogs. They sent five armies, each with only more than a thousand people. These people quarreled with each other and did not want the other party to take too much advantage. As for how to defeat us,
They didn't think about taking away our things. Like everyone else, they thought it was no longer necessary to think about it, but we still have three thousand people, and there are nearly a thousand people in the nursing home and escorts over there. The current situation
It has been drawn on the picture at the back. There are more than a thousand of them coming fiercely, and there are more than four thousand of us. We just want to escape. There are one thousand of them and four thousand of us."
"I don't know much about fighting. I don't know if we can win. But now, our situation is clear to everyone. It's different from before. This time, each of you knows clearly that we have to
You also know how to fight. I can only help you with other things."
He waved his hand, and someone brought up some large and small boxes.
"Since yesterday, we have recorded the names and birthplaces of all the brothers. Those who are here today are headed by Mr. Tang. I just handed over all the volumes to him. In today's team, everyone is in the same boat.
, if you can return to Huzhou, look at this stage, look over there, everyone owes you a favor, and each of you can be promoted and make a fortune."
Those boxes were opened, and the light of gold and silver flashed out.
"No one here is ungrateful. We are all guarding Hangzhou. I know that many of your relatives and brothers are also in Hangzhou. Some of them are also in this team, and some have died in Hangzhou, or
They couldn't get out... Fang La killed them and burned everyone's houses... There were also women..."
Ning Yi paused, then pointed to the curtain behind: "They are different from the elite group that attacked Hangzhou. They are farmers, not even equipped with swords and guns! They fight us with rakes and sticks in their hands.
! By now, there are more than a thousand of them, and they have come over in a fierce manner! We can think about how to escape, take off our clothes and jump into the river now, and swim from here! Or we can go over and trample them to death! You have seen it now
When they arrive, all five of their armies have dispersed. We eat Lu Sheo's army, and then Yao Yi's army. The rest can't catch up. We fight along the river, circle around and eat Xue Dounan again.
It's going to rain, so God is helping us... You can think for yourself how to fight this battle and whether it's possible to win it!"
"If you win the battle, you can avenge your relatives and brothers who died in Hangzhou! You can share the gold and silver! You can go to Huzhou and get promoted to a noble position! You are the only army that won the battle in Hangzhou! Every one of you
Your names are clearly recorded in the volume in Mr. Tang’s hand. When the volume arrives in Huzhou, none of you will be left behind. Even if you can’t go back, your family members will get what they deserve.
Those who have received the gift will treat your family members as if they were close relatives!"
Mr. Tang nodded: "I can take responsibility for this matter, and the world can learn from it." Someone spread his words.
Ning Yi smiled: "If you don't win, then there will be nothing. Brothers, my wife is pregnant now, and she is standing behind. If we can lose like this, everyone will die here. These gold
All the silver will be taken away by them, and you will not survive. They destroyed the city, destroyed your home, and killed your loved ones in Hangzhou. It will no longer be possible to avenge those vengeances. Now move forward with all your strength.
, then survive and have everything. From now on, everyone will not be able to take revenge and will die... They are a group of rioters without weapons, no training and no order, and they came here just to rob and kill. They only have one
Thousands of people, will everyone lose? Lose everything to them?"
"Still want to get something back?"
After he finished speaking, the whole scene was suffocating. Under the dark clouds, everyone looked at the big curtain and was stunned for a long time. Someone finally said: "You can take revenge..."
"How could you lose——"
"Trample them to death——"
The noise gradually began to gather, and at this moment, someone suddenly rushed out: "Don't listen to him, he is deceiving everyone with his monstrous words, and he is the one who got us into trouble here!" That was the general who had caused trouble for Ning Yi before.
.This man's surname is Xia, his name is Xia Qi. Ning Yi killed a man who was blocking people from getting water in the early morning of the ninth day of the lunar month. He is his cousin. In the past few days, he has been at odds with Ning Yi several times.
, he ran out at this time, causing the emotions of the soldiers to suddenly stagnate. Xia Qi then began to say that the plan was done by Ning Yi alone.
Everyone on the stage was also stunned. Chen Xingdu originally saw that the general's emotions had been aroused and he was still happy. At this time, he pointed at the man: "Xia Qi! For the personal grudge between your cousin and Mr. Ning,
Haven't you made enough unreasonable troubles these past few days? At this time, cholera has broken the morale of the army!"
A team of ten thousand people can be said to be big or small. Ning Yi and his cousin Xia Qi formed a rift that day, and some sergeants also understood it. Xia Tian raised his head and said: "General Chen, what I said is the truth. If
Not this Ning Liheng..."
Before he finished speaking, Ning Yi took a few steps to the side on the stage, grabbed the crossbow of a soldier next to him, strung it with force, and pointed it directly at Xia Qi. Xia Qi was stunned for a moment, and then opened his hands: "
you dare--"
The next moment, with a bang, blood shot out, and the crossbow arrow hit his head directly. The man opened his eyes and fell to the ground with his arms open. Ning Yi grabbed a man next to him with his other hand.
The soldier held a spear in his hand and tried to keep himself steady: "What a whimper! Mother-in-law! What a whimper! Not a man!"
He was already in a weak state, but now he used brute force. When the voice came out, everyone in the audience heard it. For a moment, not only the soldiers below, but also Tang Xiuxuan and others on the stage looked at each other in shock.
The usually sick scholar was frightened. They had also heard the rumors about Ning Yi being ruthless and had fought against Shi Bao and others, but they had never seen him on weekdays. Only now did they see him killing people so straightforwardly.
.
"There are only two roads! Forward! Back! After you have chosen, go over and fight for your own life! Those who have a personal grudge against me! Come after me! Kill me! Even though I will accompany you! But at this time, it will harm the morale of the army.
They are all our mortal enemies! You can choose whether to listen to them or not!"
After Ning Yi said this, his hands and body shook violently, but he still stood there. There were some people under Xia Qi's men. After the initial shock, someone suddenly shouted: "How dare you commit murder in public, brother?"
We..." Before he finished shouting, he suddenly heard a "ping" sound, and someone from behind suddenly drew a knife and slashed at him. The man was also alert, blocked the knife, and stepped back a few steps. He only heard the person who made the move.
He shouted: "Who the hell is your brother!" This person was actually someone he had always had a problem with.
Another person in the crowd pulled out a knife and pointed it this way: "This person has no good intentions!"
"Kill him!"
Someone yelled again. This person took a few steps back with a knife. The shouts were already coming one after another. Many people's eyes were red from the blood. It was useless to trouble Ning Yi at this time. At this time, everyone
As you can imagine, amidst the shouts, the man was stabbed in the waist by someone beside him, and blood spurted out. He opened his eyes in shock and waved the knife around, and a big man from the group of soldiers rushed over.
A sharp knife was thrust into his stomach: "I'll kill you, you coward——"
After one knife, there was another knife, and the surrounding soldiers had formed a circle. The swords were slashing at the man, and blood was flying everywhere. Until someone slashed the man's head with a knife, the ground around him was covered with blood.
Dyeing red. The big man at the head raised the steel knife in his hand and pointed towards the north: "Brothers, kill all those bastards! Revenge——"
"Kill them."
"Kill all those peasants——"
"I want revenge!"
In a moment, almost everyone's eyes were reddened by the killing, their swords were like fire, and the noise began to boil. The army at this time may not be very well commanded, but the bloody nature of people in desperate situations has finally been eliminated.
Excited.
Ning Yi stood there, leaning on his spear, looking at all this. He blinked, and then the surrounding darkness came over. His body was cold, and his vision began to tilt. He took a breath and vaguely heard someone shouting: "Ning Yi
Young Master——"
"Master Ning..."
Away from consciousness...
Half a quarter of an hour later, under the gloomy sky, on a hilly slope less than two miles away to the north, the soldiers led by Lu Sheo took their target of pursuit into view and headed towards it like a pack of wolves.
The two sides rushed away quickly, and the two sides quickly entered the distance that the arrows could reach. The few arrows here flew past, and it seemed that they had no effect.
Lu Sheo was still wondering why the two sides were joining forces so quickly. Thousands of soldiers from the Wude Camp over there, with red eyes and brandishing swords and guns, flooded over like a sea wave, shouting loudly.
A soldier under Lu Sheo's command at the front slightly noticed something was wrong, and stopped almost subconsciously. He was pushed to the ground by his companions at the rear and stepped on him. Then more people in front of him subconsciously slowed down or
Stop. This development is different from what they originally imagined, and it is also different from similar things they experienced in the past few days.
The astonishment of these thousands of people did not last long. After a while, they were pushed flatly by this simple charge with no rules and only relying on blood. The anger of thousands of people swept across the miles-long front.
, rush to the north.
There was no fierce battle, no structure, no more pursuit and interception. After the battle, the red carpet was rolled out, and the ground was covered with corpses...
Well, in the middle of the month, everyone should have released a new one. Can you please help me with this chapter? Thank you all^_^ro