Under the moonlight, there was fighting going up and down the Autumn Equinox Ridge, and farmers' disciples were constantly being killed by the Chu army.
Tian Hu led the remnants of his troops, and his martial arts were overloaded, and he finally broke out of the Chu army's siege.
He opened his left eye and looked at the direction of the moon, "No, we are being chased in a panic. We are heading towards Xia Zhilin. If we continue walking, we are afraid that we will run into the Chu army coming over there.
"
Chi Youtang, who rushed out after him, probably still has three to four thousand people left. If they experience another firefight, they may all be wiped out.
"Second Master, what are we going to do now? I don't know when Xiang Qu will catch up with me. This person who is a wolf in front and a tiger in the back is really..."
"Yeah, what should I do?"
"Alas~"
Tian Hu stuck his sword on the ground, clapped his hands, and stared sternly at the disciples present.
"Shut up, everyone! Who are you showing us with such dejection? We are not dead yet, and we still have a chance before we die.
There is a dangerous place ahead. Let's go there to ambush and give the Chu army from Xia Zhi Lin a head-on attack. After killing the people, we will go into the forest and fight guerrillas.
Isn’t it just that we lost the Autumn Equinox Ridge? It’s no big deal. In this war, we will win in the end.”
"Second Master, can we really win?"
"Yes, the Chu army showed its true strength and broke through our defense overnight. We are no match at all."
After confronting Xiang Qu for so long, they seized the right opportunity and broke through the peasant family's self-assured defense in one night, and Chi Youtang's disciples almost lost their morale.
The emotions of these disciples were all written on their faces, which made Tian Hu feel very uncomfortable.
He jumped onto a tree and said to everyone: "I can't afford to lose, and you can't afford to lose either. Think about the consequences of our losing. Are you willing to be dogs for those nobles?
In the future, if we don’t have our own fields, all the food we grow will have to be handed in. We won’t have enough food and clothing to keep warm, and our descendants will never see a chance to get ahead in their lifetimes. Can we afford to lose?”
"Can't afford to lose~"
"Can't afford to lose."
"Yes, those nobles won't treat us as human beings."
"I, Tian Hu, will live and die with you, and I will never let the blood of brother Chi Youtang be shed in vain. Time is urgent now. If you are willing to follow me to kill the enemy, just follow me. If you are not willing, just run away in the forest.
Anyway, you are all familiar with the terrain here. I, Tian Hu, will never stop you."
"Second Master, what are you talking about? Chi Youtang is not a coward who abandons his boss and runs for his life!"
"Second Master, if it weren't for you, I would have killed Xiang Qu long ago. I'll follow you."
"Second Master, you led us to fight out, of course we will follow you."
Tian Hu looked at these people one by one and nodded repeatedly, "Okay, okay! No more nonsense then, let's go!"
…
"Drive~"
Zhong Limiao set fire to attack the forest. With the help of the wind, the fire spread, and the Lieshan Hall disciples hiding in the Xia Zhi forest fled for their lives.
The Chu army effortlessly passed through the woods and chased Lieshantang. There was occasionally a small resistance from behind, but it did not cause much harm to Zhong Limiao.
He was counting the time in his mind. From the time the fire burned until now, he didn't know how the battle between General Xiang Qu and Chi Youtang was...
"General Zhongli, we found Lieshan Hall escaping from the front, about a thousand people."
Zhong Limiao looked happy and said proudly: "It's exactly what I expected. There will be no more than 6,000 people in Lieshan Hall here, and there are no dangers at all. If Doctor Zhao hadn't been too cautious, Xia Zhilin would have broken through long ago.
.This should be the last one, pursuing at full speed."
"yes!"
Originally, he led the cavalry to pursue them first, followed by infantry and archers, who were speeding up to follow up.
However, in a series of pursuits, Zhong Limiao had already defeated three waves of more than 4,000 Lieshan Hall disciples, and unknowingly the cavalry he led had separated from the rear formation.
This last wave of remnant enemies appeared, and he immediately chased after them at full speed.
Xia Zhilin's last remnant army was eventually overtaken by the Chu army in a river valley.
"General Zhongli, after passing this place, you can already see the Autumn Equinox Ridge."
"I think the terrain here is good, and the rear army can be stationed. Let's kill these remaining enemies first, and then go explore the situation in the Autumn Equinox Ridge."
"yes."
Tian Hu led his men to ambush outside the valley. He watched Zhong Limiao stop his horse at the mouth of the valley and said something to his deputy. He was extremely nervous and kept praying: hurry up and ambush, hurry up and ambush.
"good!"
Zhong Limiao lived up to his expectations and took the lead and rushed in with his cavalry.
Tian Hu suddenly jumped out, kicked a cavalryman off his horse, and faced Zhong Limiao in front of him, "Xia Rong's Sword Intent? The tiger is coming down the mountain!"
"Roar~" The tiger roared, all the horses were frightened, and the cavalry formation was suddenly in chaos.
A huge tiger head rushed towards Zhong Limiao, and the people and horses in the middle fell down with steam all over their bodies.
When Zhong Limiao heard the roar of the tiger, he turned around and saw that the tiger's head was in front of him——
There was a "Boom -" sound, and he hurriedly blocked it with his sword. Fiery tiger energy erupted, and his whole body was scorched in many places.
"Ahem~poof~"
Zhong Limiao coughed up a pool of blood and felt that the sword in his hand had become extremely heavy, and the bow string on his back had been broken by the high temperature.
He took one last look at the figure in purple leather armor and completely lost consciousness.
Zhong Limiao died.
This cavalry was cut into two sections, and the leader died. The first half was basically killed by Chi Youtang who was ambushing him, and the second half turned around and ran away.
Tian Hu finally asked someone to give Zhong Limiao another blow, and quickly led the people into the forest.
Originally, there were about 20,000 disciples in Autumn Equinox Ridge and Summer Solstice Forest, but now there are only more than 5,000 left.
After the defeat, Tian Hu killed a general of the Chu army, which boosted the morale of the farmers a little.
Xiang Qu finished cleaning up the mess at Qiufen Ridge, occupied a favorable location and set up camp again, completely blocking the western exit of Daze Mountain. Then he continued to advance and finally received the news of Zhong Limiao's death.
"General Zhongli, Xiang Qu, you're late~"
He looked at the body being carried up, with his head lowered and his fists clenched tightly.
"Tian Hu, it's you again. Sooner or later I will kill you!"
"General Zhongli proposed a plan to attack Xia Zhilin, followed the orders of Zhu Guo to attack with fire, chased him all the way to the north, beheaded four thousand people, but was ambushed by Tian Hu..." Zhong Limiao's deputy burst into tears and could not finish his words.
Xiang Qu knew that he was resenting himself for not pursuing Tian Hu earlier.
He suppressed the self-blame in his heart and asked, "Do you have any relatives in General Zhongli's family?"
The lieutenant wiped away his tears and replied: "I have a wife at home, and my youngest son has just turned one year old."
"Does the youngest son have a name?"
"Zhong Limei."
"It's going to be the end of the day. I'm ignorant. General Zhongli has a deep love for his wife." Xiang Qu murmured, lowering his head towards the deputy general, "I'm sorry for their family. From now on, you can take care of them more and use them every time."
you can look for me."
"The last general is General Zhongli. Thank you very much, General." The deputy general said, kneeling down and kowtow.
Xiang Qu pulled out the sword in his hand and burst out with strong murderous intent, "The whole army listened to the order and looked for traces of Tian Hu's remnants. They dug three feet into the ground to find him and avenge General Zhongli!"
"Revenge! Revenge!"
Someone was shocked when he heard this and hurriedly ran out to stop him, "General, no, we should immediately send troops to Bailuyan to cooperate with General Long Yi to annihilate Gonggongtang. We can't waste time on the remnants of Tian Hu."
Xiang Qu stared at him coldly, "If you dare to stop me from avenging General Zhongli, I will be punished with fifty military sticks."
The man looked at each other without any fear and earnestly advised: "General, killing the main force of the farmers is the most important thing, don't act out of impulse."
"One hundred military sticks!"
"It is not a pity to die in the end. At this time, the overall situation is more important. Destroy Gonggongtang, follow the trend to destroy Siyuetang, and half of the farmers will be destroyed. This is the way to use troops."
Xiang Qu suddenly became furious and said, "Come here, take him down for me, charge him with two hundred military sticks, and imprison him in the camp. Anyone who disrupts the morale of our army will be killed!"