The first thousand and forty-four chapters pacify the bandits
As the battle continued, the Jianghu people on the top of the mountain were gradually squeezed to the edge of the cliff. Looking back, people saw an abyss that could not be seen to the bottom. Looking forward, they saw the Han army coming in neat square formations.
Several Jianghu people could not bear such oppression. They threw away their weapons and ran towards the Han army's formation. At the same time, they shouted loudly: "Surrender! We surrender!"
When they ran up to the phalanx, they were greeted by fierce shield attacks.
The Han soldiers holding shields in the front row slammed the shields in their hands towards the Jianghu people who took the initiative to run. With a series of sounds of "dong", "dong" and "dong", several Jianghu people were knocked back.
Before they could stabilize themselves, countless halberds and spears suddenly stabbed out from behind the shields.
Pity these Jianghu people, they thought they could avoid death by surrendering, but they obviously forgot that what they committed was the crime of assassinating the emperor. There is no greater crime in the world. Even if they are forced to surrender,
That is also death.
Spears and halberds penetrated people's bodies, and heart-rending screams sounded one after another.
Seeing the surrendered comrades died tragically in front of the Han army's square formation, the eyes of the remaining Jianghu people were all red. One of the middle-aged men holding a sword shouted loudly: "No matter what, we will die, we will fight with the bandits."
Got it!"
"Fight!"
The middle-aged man took the lead and headed towards the Han army's formation with his sword. When he got close, he swept across Sha with his sword. The sword edge drew a long line of sparks on the shield formation, but it could not break through the shield formation at all.
Several spears and halberds stabbed out from behind the shield array, heading straight for the middle-aged man's vital points.
The latter shouted loudly, raised his sword, click, click, and several spears and halberds were cut off.
He stabbed forward with his sword. The Han soldier holding the shield shrank his head and hid behind his heavy shield. The middle-aged man thrust his sword into the air, roared violently, and slashed down with his sword.
Bang! The blade of the sword struck the shield, and a ball of sparks burst out, but it still couldn't break through the shield formation at all.
Sand, sand, sand! More halberds and spears stabbed out from behind the shield formation. The middle-aged man had no choice but to retreat. He took a deep breath, jumped up, and wanted to jump over the shield formation and enter directly.
The Han army was fighting in the camp.
But while he was in the air, he heard a continuous popping sound, and the sound of the crossbows in the Han army's camp was ejected. Countless crossbow arrows flew out, and they all roared towards him.
The middle-aged man swung his sword vigorously, trying to block all the crossbow arrows. This was undoubtedly a fantasy.
He swung his sword to deflect several crossbow arrows, but suddenly felt pain under his ribs, as a crossbow arrow had penetrated deeply.
At the moment when his body stiffened, five or six more crossbow arrows were nailed to his body almost simultaneously. The middle-aged man failed to jump into the Han army's formation and was still blocked from the shield formation.
Several arrow wounds were so painful that stars appeared in front of his eyes, and he almost fainted on the spot. Before he could catch his breath, the advancing shield array hit him hard again.
The middle-aged man staggered back a few steps and walked on the ground. He had no chance to get up. The halberd thrust out from behind the shield made a pop-pop sound on his body.
This was just a corner of the battlefield. The rest of the Jianghu people, like the middle-aged people, could not break through the Han army's shield array head-on. They jumped up to jump in, but were immediately hit by concentrated arrows from the Han army.
More than 20 Jianghu people, in this short time, lost more than ten numbers.
The remaining dozen or so Jianghu people were once again forced to the edge of the cliff.
Unable to fight, and with nowhere to escape, more than a dozen Jianghu people were squeezed into a group. The Han army's formation continued to move forward, pressing and pressing, with heavy shields squeezing the Jianghu people, regardless of their desperate cries.
Let them keep moving back.
"Ah——" With a scream, a Jianghu man standing at the end fell off the cliff on his back.
This was just the beginning. Under the squeeze of the Han army's formation, these Jianghu people fell off the cliff one after another. In just a few minutes, the remaining dozen or so Jianghu people disappeared on the edge of the cliff.
Next, the Han army officers and soldiers began to clean the battlefield. There were many corpses and wounded people on the battlefield, most of whom were Jianghu people.
Many Jianghu people who were injured and could not stand up lay on the ground and begged, but no one listened to them. A passing Han soldier stabbed him to the ground with a spear.
Lian Zheng and Lian Zixuan, who were hiding behind a rock, grinned secretly. Before they came out, Han soldiers had already noticed them.
A Han soldier raised his spear and shouted loudly: "Whoever is hiding behind the stone, come out immediately!"
Following his shouts, hundreds of Han soldiers rushed over from all directions, some carrying crossbows, and others twisting their bows and setting arrows.
The brothers Lian Zheng and Lian Zixuan could no longer hide themselves. They walked out from behind the stone and waved their hands at the same time: "Don't... don't misunderstand, we are our own people!" As he spoke, Lian Zheng specially tugged on his arm.
red ribbon.
Seeing this, the Han soldiers lowered the weapons in their hands slightly. A village commander came forward, looked at the two brothers and sisters, and asked, "Names?"
"I'm Lian Zheng, this is my roommate Lian Zixuan!"
The Han soldiers were about to report the news when Xu Fei came over, waved to the Han soldiers present and said, "They are indeed our own!"
After hearing Xu Fei's words, the gathered Han soldiers put away their weapons one after another, then bowed their hands to Xu Fei and dispersed.
Lian Zheng and Lian Zixuan breathed a sigh of relief when they saw this. They cupped their hands to Xu Fei and thanked him: "Thank you, General Xu Fei, for arriving in time. Otherwise, my brother and sister would not know how to explain it."
"Ah -" Before he could finish his words, a scream suddenly came from not far away. It turned out that there was a Jianghu man who was pretending to be dead among the corpses. He was pulled out by the Han soldiers, and he was stabbed in the chest by a circle of spears.
body, killing him on the spot.
Xu Fei seemed not to notice, and said expressionlessly: "Your Majesty is over here!" As he spoke, he walked over. Lian Zheng and Lian Zixuan shrank their necks involuntarily.
The two followed Xu Fei, and after walking a few steps, another Jianghu man was pulled out of the body. He was pushed to his knees by several Han soldiers. A military prince came forward and pulled out the ring head from his ribs.
The knife struck the Jianghu man on the neck. The headless body was still kneeling on the ground, and the head on his neck had been rolled up far away.
Leave no one alive and don't let a fish slip through the net. This is the order the Han army soldiers received before the battle began.
Lian Zheng and Lian Zixuan looked at each other, their faces pale, beads of sweat dripping down their cheeks, and the clothes on their backs were soaked with cold sweat.
Although their brother and sister have taken refuge with Liu Xiu, who knows whether they will get the same fate as other Jianghu people.
The two of them followed Xu Fei, and when they saw Liu Xiu, the latter was squatting on the ground, feeding beef with black hair sauce, while Liu Zhang stood up with Geng Yan, Gai Yan, and Yao Qi, exchanging combat experiences eloquently, with their hands and feet
He gestured from time to time.
"Common people see you, Your Majesty!" Lian Zheng and Lian Zixuan came to Liu Xiu, knelt down and kowtowed forward.
Liu Xiu patted Heimao's head, then stood up, took the handkerchief from Luo You's hand, and wiped the remaining sauce and blood on his palm.
Then, he looked at the Lian Zheng brothers and sisters, smiled peacefully, and said: "This time, our army was able to annihilate all these thieves. Lian Zheng, Lian Zixuan, you two brothers must have contributed a lot. I want any reward, even if
Come on!"
"Common people don't dare. It's my brother and sister's good fortune to be able to do things for His Majesty and serve the court!" Lian Zheng said and kowtowed forward again.
"Ha! You can talk!" I haven't said that I want to use you, but you have put yourself on the court's side first. The smile in Liu Xiu's eyes deepened a bit.
He doesn't hate greedy people, but he is a little afraid of people who are not greedy. Like Yan Guang, he has no desires and wants nothing. How can you impress him and let him do things for you?
"You can betray your companions this time, and you can betray me next time, am I right?" After hearing Liu Xiu's words, Liu Zhang's eyes narrowed, and he poked his halberd on the ground, holding the pendant in his hand.
Sword, walked towards the two brothers and sisters.
At the same time, the surrounding Habayashi Langs also gathered around and stepped forward.
Lian Zixuan knelt on the ground and kowtowed hurriedly forward, her body trembling slightly. Lian Zheng did not raise his head at all, and kept the kowtow posture.
Without thinking, he immediately said: "Your Majesty has misunderstood. They have never been companions of the common people."
"Oh?" Liu Xiu raised his chin to Liu Zhang. The latter bowed, stopped, and stood not far from Lian Zheng and Lian Zixuan. The hand holding the sword did not put down. The feathers around him
Lin Lang also stopped in unison.
"Some of the Cao Min and these Longxi Jianghu people have a close relationship, and some are strangers and have no close friendship. Moreover, they all have their own sects. The Cao Min and my sister-in-law have no sect, and they can't enter their houses on weekdays.
Eyes, let alone coming to make friends with brothers and sisters from the common people, I hope your Majesty will learn from it!"
"Without any family or sect, you are like a lonely ghost in the world!"
"Exactly!"
"You two, get up!" Liu Xiu waved his hand.
"Thank you for your grace!" Lian Zheng understood that with His Majesty's "get up", he and his little sister had come back from the gate of hell. He kowtowed forward with a trembling voice, and then, and Lian Zi
Xuan stood up together.
"This time, your brother and sister have indeed made great achievements, Lian Zheng."
"The grassroots are here!"
"Do you want to make a career in the Chinese army, or do you want to be a guard in the palace?" Liu Xiu asked in a calm tone.
If you make achievements in the army, you will undoubtedly be promoted quickly, but at the same time, the danger is also great. You may stand up on the battlefield or leave the battlefield sideways at any time. He is not afraid of death, but after his death, leaving his little sister alone, who will
To take care of?
After thinking about it, Lian Zheng said: "Your Majesty, I want to be a guard in the palace."
Before Liu Xiu could speak, Lian Zixuan immediately answered: "People's daughters also want to enter the palace and serve His Majesty!"
Lian Zheng was quite surprised when he heard this and couldn't help turning his head to look at his little sister. Although Lian Zixuan was scared at this time, his attitude was very determined and his eyes were firm.
Liu Xiu pondered for a moment and said: "Lian Zheng, you join the Huben Army and serve as the leader. Lian Zixuan, you join the palace as a palace maid."
The team leader is the captain, with fifty people in charge. The official is not big, but the starting point is high enough. The county army is above the county army, the capital army is above the county army, the five school troops are above the capital army, Yulin and Huben troops
Above the Fifth Military Academy.
If you can be an officer in the Huben Army, even if you are just a small team leader, you don't know how many powerful children will squeeze your head!
Without saying a word, Lian Zheng knelt down again, kowtowed to Liu Xiu and said, "I would like to thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness!" The small team leader could not be called a minister in front of Liu Xiu.
Even Zixuan also saluted and said, "My maid, thank you for your kindness!"
Liu Xiu waved his hands to the two of them and said, "Lian Zixuan, please stay with Ling Lu during this period!"
"Yes! Your Majesty!" Even Zixuan didn't know who Liu Xiu was talking about Ling Lu, but Liu Xiu had spoken, so she had to agree.
After handling the matter of Lian Zheng and Lian Zixuan, Liu Xiu turned to look at Liu Zhang and asked with a smile: "Will the King of Taiyuan vent his anger tonight?"
"Uncle made fun of my nephew." Liu Zhang blushed. After a while, he said angrily: "It's a pity that Jin Dan is not here tonight, so my nephew can't kill the enemy with his own hands!"
Liu Xiu laughed out loud and said: "Even if the golden elixir is there, I can't let you kill it!" Because before you, there was me!
Liu Zhang wanted to speak, but Liu Xiuyang raised her head and said, "Okay, Zhang'er, follow your uncle down the mountain."
"Here!" Liu Zhang responded, walking slightly behind Liu Xiu, with a smile on his face, and asked somewhat flatteringly: "Uncle, how did your nephew behave this time?"
Feeling like he had won a small victory, the boy was a little dazed. Liu Xiu said casually with an expressionless face: "It's not bad."
"It's just okay..." Liu Zhang swallowed and said, "Uncle, my nephew has been surrendering to the army..."
As soon as he started talking, Liu Xiu turned to glare at him and said in a deep voice: "There is no need to mention the matter of surrendering to the army in the future!"
"uncle!"
"I have already considered that Zhang Er can go to Pingyin and temporarily serve as the Pingyin Order." Liu Xiu said.