"Who are the people that a simple wooden fence city like Lintun is dealing with?"
Standing at the back in the middle of the team, centurion Liu Ji raised his little thumb at the simple town in front of him and smiled contemptuously:
"Sanhan used wood and stone as weapons, Donghao was helpless when facing a wall higher than them, and there were wild boars and jackals."
This statement made everyone laugh, but the military judge did not laugh and just stared at him with his peripheral vision.
Now, what Lintun is facing is the 3,000 Qin troops who have been gathering strength after holding back in Hancheng for half a year! Four stern ships have blocked the sea, eliminating all possibility of escape, relying on the dense woods outside the city.
, the craftsmen quickly built a ladder. As for the siege vehicle? There was no need at all. Even if the city gate was not split open by the giant axe, it would be opened from the inside by the Qin soldiers who crossed the wall.
Liu Ji was no stranger to the confrontation between the rabble and the regular Qin army. Twelve years ago, he worked as a retainer under Waihuang Zhang'er, which coincided with the Qin army's attack on the city. At that time, Liu Ji was still a light knight who was an enemy of Qin.
He killed a Qin soldier and met his nemesis on the city wall...
Liu Ji always felt that the rest of his life was ruined by that encounter. In the past three years, his destiny has been shrouded in a thick night, with no light.
Now that he is on the battlefield again, his identity has been reversed. From a light knight who fled in a hurry, he has become a Qin official chasing down traitors...
Although Heifu was in charge of this war as a military supervisor, Fusu was still the commander in front of the battle.
Young Master Fusu is not very good at fighting, but he has one advantage, that is, he is good at listening to other people's opinions. At the suggestion of several captains, the Qin army was surrounded by three men and one was missing. It was like a raging sea rushing towards Xiaoyi. Soon,
The outer wall was shattered, and countless black seawater poured into it...
Liu Ji and his group of Jiaodong soldiers who were arranged by Hei Fu to support the battle were responsible for blocking the perimeter. Canghaijun's remaining troops numbered two thousand. When the Qin army rushed them, many of them must have panicked and fled through the vacant east gate.
, just in time to be caught by the Jiaodong soldiers.
But they still underestimated people's desire to survive in desperate situations. Lintun was like an exploding cauldron. There were Canghaijun's best friends in the city who were still resisting, and there were thousands of people who didn't want to die with him and ran out of the city like crazy.
Liu Ji and his five hundred people were in a hurry for a while. They caught most of them, but they also let more than a hundred of them run out through the gaps.
Liu Ji and the others had no choice but to follow the order of the Five Hundred Lords and go to recover these people. Those people were familiar with the terrain and knew that the only possibility of survival was to go into the mountains and forests. The Jiaodong soldiers followed closely behind, and the formation began to disperse.
Liu Ji saw the right moment, grabbed the scout's horse, and chased a hastily fleeing figure into the woods alone. At this moment, he only felt that the eyes that had been staring at his back finally disappeared...
He knew that among the thousand men sent by Jiaodong to reinforce Haidong this time, five hundred commanders, military judges and several centurions were all Heifu's retainers. The military judges' eyes were always staring at him, as if they were looking forward to Liu.
It's like running away before the formation!
Before setting off, Hei Fu must have said something to them, Liu Ji guessed.
Although Liu Ji still doesn't know what the purpose of that big shot is in playing with him like this?
Sometimes, when Liu Ji was feeling aggrieved, he would think in his heart: "If that black guy is a good man, he will like a man with a thick beard, but he can just sell his butt to him a few times!"
However, Hei Fu's purpose is like a fog, making it difficult for people to figure it out, which makes it uncomfortable.
But Liu Ji had an intuition that Heifu had been hesitating between killing and not killing him...
Liu Ji cherished his life and did not want to give Hei Fu an excuse, but just this moment of being out of surveillance and control made him so happy that he wanted to shout loudly.
He knew that he couldn't run far, and it was even worse to be alone in a foreign mountain forest. What's more, after Liu Ji was scared by Hei Fu several times, he always felt that Hei Fu could read minds. No matter where he fled or whatever he thought, he seemed to escape.
But his discernment.
So when Liu Ji entered the forest this time, he didn't want to escape. He really wanted to catch the escaping bandit. Maybe with this head and the posture of being a dog for the Qin people, Hei Fu could relax his vigilance a little?
But when Liu Ji caught up with the thief, flew down and knocked him down, and was about to raise his sword to kill the man, the man looked at Liu Ji's face with wide eyes and shouted tentatively:
"Are you Liu...Liu Ji?"
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"I never thought I would see Brother Ji here."
The bandit was very excited, and Liu Ji slowly lowered his sword with a complicated expression.
"Tian Meng, it's you!"
What a coincidence, the Canghaijun accomplice in front of him was actually the ranger who had lived and ate with him in the Yellow River for several months!
Liu Ji was not well-known at that time, so he was not a distinguished guest of Zhang Er, so he naturally had to live together with others. The man with a scar on his face was a Qidi light knight named Tian Meng, who often boasted that he was
After Tian Qi Gong, his ancestors were also very generous. Although Tian Meng was poor and only had a broken sword, he was very generous. Even if he only had a penny left, he would break it in half and give it to Liu Ji to spend together. It was very difficult
To his liking.
After the fall of Waihuang, Liu Ji and Zhang Er ran away, while the others fled in all directions like the Canghaijun gang members today. Liu Ji had not seen Tian Meng for twelve years, but who expected that he bumped into him here?
!When old friends meet again, it is a life-and-death situation.
Liu Jicheng's beard, which he had shaved off, had grown back to its former appearance. Only then could Tian Ji recognize him. After all, he was a roommate who had slept on the bunk bed and was very familiar with him. Tian Meng had suffered a lot and was haggard, but he
Liu Ji's voice was too familiar.
"Why are you here in Haidong, under the command of Lord Canghai?"
Even if Tian Meng didn't say anything, Liu Ji could probably guess the reason. Tian Meng was from Qi. After the death of Wei, he must have returned to Qi. But within a few years, Qi also died. Tian Meng had a strong character, probably
Not wanting to be a slave to the country's subjugation, he began to travel overseas, perhaps following Sima Yongmen and Tian Heng, and finally came to Canghai...
Lord Canghai's men not only took in a large number of survivors from the Six Kingdoms, but even escaped from the Qin Palace.
But I didn't expect that after running for more than ten years, I would return to the beginning every time, running away with my head in my arms.
Tian Meng briefly talked about his affairs and looked at Liu Ji with doubts in his eyes: "Looking at how you are dressed, could it be that you are a Qin soldier? Or..."
He caught a glimpse of the crooked red bun on Liu Ji's head: "Qin officials?"
Liu Ji immediately smiled bitterly and said: "I can't help myself. Now... I am a small corps commander in the Qin army. My brother, Old Liu, I am getting better and better. I wanted to be a hero back then, but now I am suffering from this."
I have lost all my energy through hard work. I am in my forties and my beard is almost turning gray. I still have to serve and be driven by others. This is how it will be for the rest of my life."
This "my brother" call was so affectionate, as if it was back to the time when Ren Xia was so angry. Tian Meng was a little moved, but he didn't realize that Liu Ji was sighing there, but the sword in his hand never left Tian Meng's body!
There were shouts in the distance, and the greetings were over. The pursuers would arrive at any time. The desire to survive made Tian Meng suddenly raise his head and said: "Brother Ji, I know you are the most loyal, please let me go!"
Liu Ji talks about loyalty. This is Tian Meng's impression all the time. Like him, Liu Ji is also a person who is drunk now and drunk the next. Ren Xia is good-tempered, especially before Waihuang was besieged.
Tian Meng still remembers those words spoken in front of Qing Xia, those impassioned speeches!
"I have always respected the name of Mr. Xinling. I heard that Mr. Zhang was an old guest of Xinling. Following the ambition of the young master, I came here from Pei and lived under Mr. Zhang's family. Although I have only been a guest for a few months, I am a true man and must keep my promise.
Keep your word, now the sect master is in trouble, as a guest, how can you abandon him and leave?"
"If Mr. Zhang wants to lead his troops to fight against the Qin invaders, Liu Ji of Peixian County is willing to follow him! Even if he dies, he will not regret it!"
It was these words that caused all the young knights under Zhang Er's clan to respond and fight in Waihuang. Although they lost miserably, just like today.
Tian Meng didn't know that Lao Liu said nice things, but in his inner monologue, he killed all the Qin soldiers to repay Zhang Er for several months of wine and meat, and then ran away. "Liu Ji's righteousness" became the exiled man.
Qing Xia's last memory of his pornographic life, Tian Meng believed that Lord Xinling could save him from danger, and now Liu Ji could let him go!
"It's natural."
Liu Ji suddenly felt relieved. He ignored the shouts coming closer and closer behind him, smiled, and said hastily: "You run faster, I pretended to fight with you, but you kicked me down and I couldn't catch up with you."
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As he said this, Liu Ji let out an ouch and sat down on the ground, with a painful expression on his face. If he didn't know better, he would have thought he was injured.
"Thank you so much, Brother Ji. I can't repay you for this great kindness!"
Tian Meng was granted amnesty, but he didn't bother to bow and say thank you. He quickly got up and ran towards the forest. However, he was limping because his foot sprained when he was knocked down by Liu Ji.
But he had only taken a few steps when he heard the faint sound of a crossbow being cocked. Before he could react, a sharp sword came out of the bow and shot through his back and straight into his chest!
The violent impact caused the running Tian Meng to fly into the air and crash to the ground. When he turned his head with difficulty, he saw Liu Jizheng standing up with a crossbow in his hand, looking at him coldly.
The beard is still a big beard, but the look in his eyes is wrong. He is no longer the bold and brave hero of a light knight, but has become ruthless and worldly.
Tian Meng couldn't believe it, but Liu Ji calmly cocked the crossbow again. This time, he aimed it at Tian Meng's head.
"Why... why..."
Before Tian Meng could finish asking, Liu Ji pulled the trigger again and shot Tian Meng through the eye socket with a crossbow!
"Liu Ji, come back quickly, who told you to run away!"
Behind them were the shouts of the five hundred masters and military judges. Sure enough, they had received orders from Hei Fu to watch Liu Ji and pay attention to his every move.
Liu Ji, however, just casually cut off Tian Meng's head, turned around, held up the head of his old friend who was still mourning his death, and said with a smile:
"Lord Five Hundred, didn't I get anxious when I saw the thief running away? He was really capable of running away, and I almost let him slip away! This head must be recorded for me!"
The Five Hundred Lords and the military judge scolded each other, but they did not do anything to Liu Ji. When he got on the horse again, Liu Ji lowered his head and looked at Tian Meng's head and sighed.
Tian Meng was injured and could not run far. If Liu Ji really let him go, he would probably betray Liu Ji when Tian Meng was caught.
Even if he were captured on the spot, it would be of no benefit to Liu Ji if Tian Mengruo told Liu Ji's past events afterwards, even though Heifu had already known about it.
After thinking about it, there are risks in letting go or keeping it, but it is better to kill it with your own hands.
Dead people don't chew their tongues.
Gently patting the head hanging on his waist, Liu Ji thought to himself:
"Brother, don't blame me. If you want to blame, blame yourself. If I were you, you should take advantage of the moment of hesitation and grab the sword and kill me!"
Loyalty? Can it help Liu Ji change his situation? They have long been forgotten. What Liu Ji cares about now is how to survive.
Tian Meng's face was already cold, and drops of blood fell on Liu Ji's legs. The pierced eye looked at Liu Ji blankly, as if he was condemning him.
But Liu Ji turned a blind eye, and instead showed a cruel look in his eyes:
"Those who are incompetent do not deserve to live in this world."
