Born short-lived

Each floor needs at least two soldiers to open the way for them. The manpower of the dead has been exhausted, so Dong Sheng also distributed the people on his side. A group of people worked hard for several hours before finally being The last group of people were driven into the underground ditch like sheep.

It was dawn on the ground at this time.

Sha arranged to send a small team to the defense line in the northeast of Huaxu, responsible for escorting new supplies to the breeding camp. When the first light in the sky broke through the night, the gongs that ordered the team to transport the supplies to start were pinging, bang, bang. The ground slammed.

But as soon as this team left, the night guard on the defense line issued an alarm—enemy attack.

The terrain in this area is closed, and it is very troublesome for the reinforcements from the west to come. Fortunately, there are a lot of troops on the northeast defense line, especially when it is heard that there are less than 1 people attacking, and they don't pay attention to the enemy.

Yunxiao was ordered to wait one night in Tongluo Valley in the northeast, until he saw the first ray of dawn breaking in the sky, and then led the army to raid Sha'an's northeast defense line according to the agreement with Dongsheng.

The offensive formation was like a sharp awl, and the shouts and killings shook the sky and went straight to the Sha'an camp.

General Sha'an, who was stationed on the defense line, stood on the tower and saw the sharp black shadow from a distance, estimated the number of people, and confirmed that the scout report that there were only less than 1 people was true.

"General... this... why are they doing this all of a sudden?" The adjutant's face wrinkled into a bitter gourd. It stands to reason that the prince led by Hua Xu shouldn't be such a brave man—why does such a small force matter? Attacking Sha'an's northeast defense line from the ground is tantamount to hitting a stone with a pebble.

But they all knew that it was a matter of death, so how could Prince Hua Xu, who is more finer than a monkey in fur, not know.

I'm afraid there is fraud.

The general squinted his eyes, thinking in his mind, he felt that it was really not worthwhile to go all out with such a group of "desperadoes". No matter whether Hua Xu was cheating or not, he would not be willing to lose his troops, and if he waited for them to come and knock him off before defending, it would be unavoidable. A little too passive.

He thought about it, and a thought flashed in his mind, so he whispered to the adjutant beside him: "Go and release the batch that the people behind brought in last time."

"You mean..." The adjutant gave a long "hiss" with a clear expression, "It's still your thoughtfulness."

Seeing the menacing Huaxu people coming, the general stomped anxiously: "Hurry up!"

A moment later, before Yun Xiao led his men to the gate of the city pass, the huge gate at the pass was pushed open with sobs.

——In the still dark sky, a large group of spirit ghosts scrambled out from the city gate, like a dark tide that had been brewing for a long time, pouring down irresistibly.

Yunxia tightened her reins and shouted "Kill" with her neck straightened, and the 8000 Huaxu cavalry rushed forward with red eyes like chicken blood.

The momentum seemed to be determined to fight these beasts to the death.

However, it was less than half a stick of incense in the hand-to-hand combat, and when the warm-up was not over, the Hua Xu army, who was still like a wolf just now, turned around and ran away without hesitation. The speed is simply amazing.

General Shaan was immediately dumbfounded.

——Isn't this cowardly too fast?

Once the spirit ghost got the order to kill the enemy, it would not give up until the eight thousand cavalrymen were put to death, and when they saw the man running away, they rushed to catch up.

It wasn't until the group of spirit ghosts ran away for a certain distance that the general guarding the city finally realized that something was wrong.

"Damn it..." He spat viciously, panting heavily while rubbing the handle of his saber distractedly, "Hurry up and find someone to chase after you!"

It is easy to give the first order to the spirit ghost, but it is very troublesome to change it midway.So the spirit ghost is like an overweight carriage. Although it is extremely destructive, once it rushes out, it is extremely difficult to turn around—unless you go to the breeding camp to find a special breeder.

The defense line is not too far from the breeding camp, but the mountain road is rugged, if you rush non-stop, you can get there in about an hour or two.This general Sha'an was very anxious, afraid that if the person who delivered the order was too slow, it would be too late.

But before the fire on this side was poured down, the guards rushed up again in a hurry.

"General! Enemy troops are coming from the southwest!"

There was a buzz in the general's mind, and a cold sweat suddenly broke out on his back, and he hurriedly asked: "See clearly?"

"See it clearly!"

"About...how many people?"

"It looks like there are less than 1 people." The panting little soldier took a deep breath and calmed down a little, "General, should we fight or defend the city?"

There are 3 people stationed on the Sha'an defense line. No matter what, it is more than three times that of Hua Xu, and it is impossible to lose - but right now, we can't expect the group of spirit ghosts to return to defense. The traps were all folded in, and he didn't know how long he would spend with the Huaxu people if he stood firm at the city gate.

If the time dragged on and the garrison on the western defense line was alarmed, and the reinforcements came and found that he had folded so many spirit ghosts in for nothing, he might not be able to finish eating.

As long as you can clean up the mess before the friendly army gets the battle report, after all, it is a camp under your own control, and it is not too difficult to get away with it.

He boasted that he knew the topography of this area well, and as long as he laid an ambush in the nearby valley, the group of Huaxu people would definitely be able to come and go. I realized that trying to play tricks in front of Sha'an's 1 heavy soldiers is just like a joke.

"But..." the adjutant hesitated, "Will this plan be too risky?"

To deal with Huaxu's cavalry with less than 1 soldiers, if you can't hold out honestly, just bombard them with psychic cannons. Although it will take a long time, it is the safest way.After all, the psychic cannons above the city gate belonged to Hua Xu, and the Huaxu people must have understood it all too well, how could they knowingly and honestly walk within the range of the psychic cannons.

If this group of people insists on staying there, and the two sides are in a stalemate, it is better to make a surprise attack from the high ground, kill them quickly, and kill them all.

When he saw the hesitant look of his adjutant, his head hurt, and he slapped him on the back: "What will happen! Are you going to delay the military plane?!"

If you don't leave, I'm afraid there will be no chance to set up an ambush.

The adjutant was staggered by his slap, probably because he was used to yelling at him on weekdays, and he was very frightened. Seeing that his own officer had lost his temper, he didn't dare to say another word, and hurriedly led the people out .

"Eh!"

The adjutant was just about to go down the tower, but was stopped by his voice again.

"General?"

"Take 2 people away, and the battle will be settled quickly." After finishing speaking, he emphasized with concern, "Don't chase after the poor!"

The adjutant nodded: "Understood!"

Dong Sheng was under the ground and couldn't see the sun and the moon, so he wasn't too flustered.

The underground channel in Daying was originally used for underground fresh water, but because the well was drilled shallow at the beginning, the water output was very small, and it was in disrepair for a long time, so the channel has been silted up for many years, and you can smell it as soon as you enter it. There was a rotten smell that made people dizzy, the damp air was almost suffocating, and the damp clothes were stuck to the skin tightly.

The place itself is narrow, and there are so many people rushing in at once, if it is not connected at both ends, I am afraid they would have been smothered in it.

The oxygen in the channel is limited, and this time they did not bring a magic lamp, so they basically only had the person who opened the way with a torch, and the people behind walked one by one. Just wrestling.

"Don't worry, slow down your breath." Dong Sheng led his people to follow behind the rear of the line, "Don't worry, don't make trouble."

It would be troublesome if it fell on the individual. To prevent them from falling behind, they grabbed the hem of their clothes one by one. The ground was wet and slippery, and it was full of mud that could reach the ankles when they stepped on it. The wet mud tightly sucked people's legs and feet, like It was a ten-jin lead bag tied to one leg, which made it difficult for people to move. If someone fell over, they would probably fall along with them.

They were walking, and suddenly there was a faint sound of commotion in front of them, and the sound of heavy footsteps suddenly became hurried. He was dragged forward by the person in front and accelerated, almost bringing him to the ground.

He didn't know why these people ran so fast all of a sudden, and he couldn't figure out where they got so much strength. It was hard to move even an inch in the mud, but it would have been fine if they had been walking so quickly, but he didn't expect to run like this all the time afterwards. , and getting faster and faster, coupled with the lack of oxygen in the channel itself, almost made these soldiers breathless.

As he ran, Dong Sheng gradually felt a gust of wind around him. It wasn't the wind that he ran with, but it was blowing from somewhere in front of him, with a trace of refreshing wind, which made his breathing smooth. Not a lot.

——It means that the exit is approaching.

The mud under his feet is also getting wetter and thinner, making walking easier and faster.

Dong Sheng couldn't help heaving a sigh of relief - he was finally going out soon.

But the joy in his heart hadn't passed yet, he staggered and stepped on something soft, not like mud, he tripped him almost to the ground, and was pulled by the people behind , was able to stabilize the foothold.

For some reason, he felt guilty for no reason.

Someone behind me yelled in alarm, and someone yelled in fright: "What!"

"What's wrong?!" Dong Sheng asked nervously, turning his head.

The man was stunned for a moment, then recovered a little bit, and replied, "No...it's nothing, it seems like he stepped on something."

People are always instinctively more sensitive in the dark, and the man didn't pay much attention to it after he yelled, he just treated it as some kind of lumpy mud, lest people think he was a war, and he didn't say anything after that.

But Dong Sheng thought about it for a while, and suddenly his heart felt cold.

"Hurry up and follow closely," Dong Sheng repeated again, this time with a more serious tone, "Don't have any accidents."

After that, the soles of his feet were full of this weird and soft touch along the way. Dong Sheng had long been covered in goose bumps, and every step he took was creepy, but he gritted his teeth and made no sound.

Yinfeng was assigned to stay on the ground to let the wind out, and waited outside the camp until dawn. Someone under his command came to tell him that he saw a figure on the official road in the distance, and it was probably someone who came to transport supplies in the morning.

Time to withdraw.

He quickly led the people into the warehouse, and went straight to the entrance of the underground tunnel on the ground floor according to the established plan. Convenient, quickly caught up to the exit.

This underground channel leads all the way to the sea, and the exit is in a sparse forest, not far from the coast.As soon as he came out, there was a cool sea breeze rushing directly to his face, as if he wanted to wash away all the stale air that had been stagnant in his lungs just now, and it made people almost feel like they were reborn.

At this time, it was not yet bright, and there were three big gray ships parked on the coast.The three behemoths were quietly dormant on the beach, and when they came out, one of them was about to weigh anchor and prepare to go into the water.

Through the extremely transparent air in the early morning by the sea, one can vaguely see Huaxu's Xuantian rising sun pattern printed on the hull—it is an old-fashioned warship in the East China Sea.

After the warship of this type was built back then, it was too huge and difficult to operate in actual combat. It was shelved not long after, but it was not easy to deal with, so it has been parked in a seaport biased towards the Northeast Sea—this is what Dongsheng sent to Zhou Zirong's letter mentioned that he wanted to borrow three ships from Donghai.

The past life has already arranged for civilians to board the boat, and Dong Sheng is still standing at the exit waiting for Yinfeng.

"You're here." Dong Sheng said indifferently, although he finally came out, his face was still gloomy, and he casually glanced behind Yin Feng, "Is everyone here?"

Yinfeng was a little puzzled, and looked back to make sure he remembered correctly, then nodded and said: "It's all there."

"Okay," Dong Sheng said casually, "Then let's go."

When he turned around, the expression on his face was still cool, but Yinfeng saw a flash of sadness in his eyes in a daze.

Yinfeng was stunned for a moment, but he didn't think much about it with his usual short-brained mind, and he happily led his people to follow and prepared to return to the camp.

Half an hour later, all three huge ships were launched, and the people who transported supplies from Sha'an arrived at the breeding camp, only to find that the camp had been ransacked.But when they rushed back to the defense line for help in a panic, they realized that they had already been tricked by the Huaxu people.

The Huaxu cavalry who came to raid out of nowhere in the morning were actually here to attract the garrison troops. At this time, the group of spirit ghosts had been led into Tongluo Valley by Yun Xiao and they were all encircled and suppressed. After being lured out, they also decisively "run away", and even if they knew that the breeding camp had been robbed, they couldn't allocate enough troops to pursue it.

The drunkard doesn't mean wine.

Dong Sheng went to the deck to look for the deceased who was registering the book, and stuffed the jug that had just been filled with clean water into his hands. The clothes of the two of them were covered with mud, which was horrible, and the stench could be smelled from far away. But because the people on the whole ship are smelly, no one dislikes anyone.

As soon as the two met, Xiangsheng raised his eyes to meet his eyes, they didn't know what to say for a while, both sides laughed for a while, but Dong Sheng's face sank with a smile.

The past life knew what he was going to ask, so he also became serious, put down the notebook in his hand, and waited quietly for him to speak.

"How many people have you brought out?" Dong Sheng's voice was a little hoarse when he opened his mouth, and although the voice behind him was no longer hoarse, it was still gloomy.

Wang Sheng said: "There are 13 civilians on board."

Although it was said that there were 10,000+ people at the beginning, many people have actually become spirit ghosts, and after they came out, some people didn’t listen to the greetings at all, and even ran away. No one can say a certain number.

Dong Sheng took a deep breath, nodded, was silent for a while, and asked again: "What about our people?"

"..." The eyes of the past life also dimmed, "Seven of them didn't come out."

And those seven people happened to be the people sent by the past life to lead the team.

There was such a mighty group of people behind, or a group of people who were almost going crazy, and just vaguely felt that they were approaching the exit, rushing forward and back as if they had finally gone crazy. The people in the team were single and weak, and they were quickly squeezed and fell to the ground—no one knew that someone in the front had fallen, and those behind pushed the people in front and stepped on them in a swarm. The person never got up again.

Probably they themselves would not have thought that they would be trampled to death by their compatriots.

And among the [-] civilians who failed to board the ship, some of them probably stayed in the underground channel like this.

——The unknown soft things they stepped on near the exit were most likely the trampled corpses of these people.

Dong Sheng stood on the deck silently watching the increasingly bright morning sun on the sea.

He had to admit that it was his own negligence, and God probably couldn't understand him, so he made such a terrible joke.Although Dong Sheng is not a person who has never seen the storm, it is just that this incident will still make him have nightmares from time to time until many, many years later.

But he is just a young man at this time, even if he has nine apertures in his heart, he can calculate that the right time, place and people are in harmony, but he cannot be considered impermanent.

"Eat a fall and gain a wisdom." Wang Sheng stared at his back and said, "And you are at least worthy of those 13 people."

Dong Sheng didn't look back, but still stared blankly at the place where the sea and sky meet in the distance, and said to himself, "Yes..."

"It can be regarded as taking them home..."

There are some people in the world, even if they are impermanent, they have to fight to the end before they are willing to give up. They cannot be worthy of everything in the world, but they must be able to be worthy of the gods if they hold their heads high, and they must be worthy of their conscience when they bow their heads.

[The author has something to say: the part of breaking into the camp at night is over. 】