The defenders were Qingzhou soldiers from the empire. In the confrontation with the Righteous Cult, the imperial army suffered a complete defeat. Too many people were captured, too many were killed, those who fled were defeated, and those who pursued them were like wolves and tigers.
The commander of the Qingzhou side is named Han Ruoli. He is a newly promoted imperial major general. What awaits him is a promising official career. However, this defeat directly strangled his official career in the cradle. Han Ruoli
Li did not expect that these unruly people who faced the loess would actually unleash unimaginable fighting power after taking up arms. They defeated the 150,000 coalition forces from Qingzhou and Bingzhou in one fell swoop.
When Han Ruoli was escaping, he organized his defeated troops and finally gathered a 5,000-man army to surround him. However, he was surrounded by the Righteous Cult.
Several breakouts were blocked by the enemy. Similarly, several attacks organized by the Justice Cult had no effect. The stalemate between the two sides has lasted for three days.
In the past three days, the two sides had fought countless times, resulting in countless casualties. They were out of troops and horses, and now they were just struggling to support themselves. Han Ruoli also understood that his side could not support it for much longer.
Nothing but death.
Han Ruoli clenched the sword in his hand and let out a wild roar.
"Come on!"
A group of defeated soldiers mustered up their final fighting spirit and charged towards the enemy. At this moment, a group of men and horses shot out from a distance. The leader was in black clothes and armor, and behind him was a large flag, hunting and dancing against the wind.
He rushed into the crowd of soldiers, like a black dragon, rushing towards Han Ruoli's commanding flag.
Han Ruoli recognized the other party. He even knew Lin Shaoyu a long time ago. At that time, Lin Shaoyu was just a snot-nosed follower. At that time, no one would have thought that he would be the first to raise a flag of rebellion against the empire.
At the same time, Han Ruoli also charged towards the opponent. Both of them were extremely fast and became two black lines moving on the battlefield.
In an instant, the two of them collided with each other. They charged for dozens of seconds just for this moment of encounter. Then with just one move, the winner was determined. The spear was like a snake, piercing Han Ruoli's chest.
Han Ruoli's pupils dilated, then the look in his eyes disappeared, and he fell off the horse.
Lin Shaoyu, covered in blood, raised his spear and the team gathered in front of him.
"kill!"
After defeating Han Ruoli, the outcome of the battle was already determined. Under the banner of the God of War, the Qingzhou soldiers abandoned their armor and were either killed or captured.
As the sun set, the day-long battle came to an end. Lin Shaoyu stood up with his spear drawn, and the setting sun cast a golden light on his body. As a result of this battle, the Righteous Cult's status in Youzhou could no longer be shaken.
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In the early spring of March, everything revives, and on the grassland, the wild grass emerges from the black mud with new green.
Cheng Dalei rode on the black bull, took a deep breath, and suddenly felt refreshed.
Fan Lihua glanced at him and said, "Why did you bring me here?"
"Why don't you come out and have some air? If you stay in the house, something will happen."
Too much time has passed, but Fan Lihua still lives in Qinchuan Pass, just because her depression has not improved. She has a dark face and sighs all day long. She was originally innocent, but now she has almost become Lin Daiyu.
So today Cheng Dalei took her out of Qinchuan Pass and came to the grassland to relax.
"You seem very happy?" Fan Lihua asked.
"Isn't this...obvious, haha."
Fan Lihua looked at the smile lines on Cheng Dalei's ugly face and shook her head slightly.
"Oh, sometimes I don't envy you. You can live a happier life if you are heartless."
"..." Cheng Dalei.
Why do I feel like a fool after listening to Fan Lihua's words? Just the opposite of Fan Lihua, Cheng Dalei is really in a good mood recently. The intelligence from Youzhou has been transmitted here. I only heard that the Imperial Army was defeated and the Justice Cult has been stabilized.
The situation in Youzhou.
Cheng Dalei was naturally happy for Lin Shaoyu, and he inevitably showed his feelings in his words and deeds. He originally planned to use this mood to infect Fan Lihua, but judging from Fan Lihua's intentions, it seemed to be of no use.
Cheng Dalei was not suitable for enlightening others, and the person who was best at doing ideological work in Toad Village was Liu Bei. But Cheng Dalei really did not dare to put Liu Bei in front of Fan Lihua. That was not fighting fire with fire, but asking for trouble.
Therefore, Cheng Dalei could only do this himself, chatting with Fan Lihua every day and relaxing. Fan Lihua could say a few words when she saw him, but she would not even eat food if she normally did.
If it were before, few people in the empire would dare to set foot on the grassland. The gray wolves and yellow leopards here can easily kill a person's life, not to mention the deep hatred between the Rong clan and the empire, as well as the endless emergence of horse bandits.
But since the opening of Qinchuan Pass, business exchanges between the two tribes have continued, and the fear of each other has gradually disappeared. Cheng Dalei once organized a manpower to carry out a large-scale raid on the horse bandits on the grassland. Some of them were killed directly, and some were killed.
Escape to other places. Now this grassland is relatively peaceful.
Today, Cheng Dalei and Fan Lihua came to hunt.
Suddenly, a wild deer flashed past his eyes. Cheng Dalei's eyes lit up and he held the sword. In terms of speed, Cheng Dalei naturally couldn't compare with wild beasts, and when it came to bows and arrows, Cheng Dalei didn't have much talent either. However, he
He carries a sword on his body, which can be used to hit the slaves continuously. The black bull under the seat is also extremely fast. It is not difficult to catch a few prey.
When Cheng Dalei was about to give chase, Fan Lihua stopped him. Cheng Dalei was startled and didn't understand what he meant.
"Let it go, it looks quite pitiful."
Cheng Dalei was speechless. Is this what Fan Lihua should say? She doesn't care about killing people, let alone killing a person.
"I heard that venison... is very nourishing."
"Do you really need sex?" Fan Lihua snorted, and then sighed: "Now is the season of wild deer, they are also looking for mates, why do you have to kill them for yourself."
Uh...how do you hear this, why do you feel it's wrong?
Just as he was thinking about it, an arrow came out of thin air and shot into the eye of the wild deer. It panicked and ran towards Cheng Dalei, but was hit by another arrow halfway and died.
Fan Lihua frowned, with an unbearable look on her face. Cheng Dalei didn't think anything of it, his attention was entirely on the archer.
It was a group of Rong people, about a dozen people, who stopped when they galloped in front of Cheng Dalei.
"Which tribe are you from?" Cheng Dalei asked.
"It turns out it's Master Cheng, and we are the subordinates of Lord Mu Ye of the Black Dog Department."
On the grassland, there are hundreds of tribes, large and small. The large ones have tens of thousands of people, while the small ones may only have a few hundred people. They live by the water, and they have no leader.
"If Master Cheng likes this deer, we will give it to Master Cheng."
Cheng Dalei is now somewhat famous on the grassland. He looked over and saw someone in the crowd who caught his attention.
Blonde hair, blue eyes, and skin as white as paper.