Half blood

The victory of a war still depends on a little bit of luck, but this time Li Xuan's luck was good. The Qingzhou Kingdom really believed their trick of sneaking into the warehouse, and placed the least number of soldiers in Dongkou Town, the first tributary - 250 infantry and soldiers. Fifty cavalry, and one cannon.

The soldiers are divided into two groups.Along the way, the infantry led by Li Xuan waded across the river on foot and reached the highest point in the south. A detachment took cover on the high ground on both sides of the road leading to the trekking point, and the rest of the infantry explored the water. On the same day, he seized the highland in the southwest, camped here, and stopped going deep, waiting for Wei Zhong's support.

The other route, led by Wei Zhong, built a pontoon bridge on the river. The river was slow and the Qingzhou Kingdom deployed wrongly.

The waiting before the fierce battle was anxious. The cold wind in the southern winter night made the faces of the soldiers red with dust.They drank quietly around the fire, drinking very seriously, because no one knew whether this bowl of wine was their last sip.

"Damn it," a soldier rubbed his face, bit off half of the fiery red hot pepper, and chewed it a few times in his mouth, "Why isn't it daylight yet, I can't wait."

"Can't wait to die?" Another soldier rolled his eyes and said, "I'm so impatient to live, I'm in a hurry to reincarnate!"

The man twisted his shoulders and said: "Fight hard and quickly, if you die, you will die, if you don't die, you can go back quickly."

"Oh," another person said with a smile, "So I want a wife, no wonder."

The man did not refute, but narrowed his eyes and said, "Don't you think so? After sleeping with such a group of stinky men for so many days, why do I want to sleep with a fragrant woman?"

The other laughed and said, "Don't worry, this battle is going very fast."

The man asked, "Oh? How do you know?"

Another person replied: "Isn't this obvious? Qingzhou has been flooded this year, and it is in great chaos now. It has no ability to fight us at all. We call it, what is it called? Why do we take advantage of the power?" , my kid taught me this word," then he slapped his forehead with his big hand and said, "Look at my brain, I can't remember it."

"Cough," said the man, "isn't it just taking advantage of others' danger? But it's not like that in war, it's called victory without force."

The man touched his nose and said, "It still sounds like a good word."

"Of course, I always have to find some good words to put gold on my face."

Sitting next to these two people, Li Xuan heard every sentence clearly. He didn't read much, but he knew that victory without martial arts was not a good word, not at all.

"Da Zhuang," the man said suddenly, "if I don't go back this time, can you help me teach my kid? He's not like me, he has a head that can read like his mother, no like me……"

Da Zhuang heard this, and said: "Listen to what nonsense you are talking about? This time we have more people than them, and our weapons are better than them. They are all hungry in Qingzhou. They are so hungry that they can't even lift a knife. You just Don't worry. You are also big-hearted, and your own child is not a pig raised at home. If you do anything casually, others will help you raise it."

After being told this, the man rubbed his nose in embarrassment, and said, "Stop talking, drink, drink."

Li Xuan didn't drink, he sat under a tree to sharpen his knife, the whetstone rattled on the knife, as if he was sawing someone's bones.The blade is as thin as a shivering leaf in autumn, reflecting Li Xuan's face under fire, it is really a good knife, a good knife that can pull tendons and cut bones, a good knife that has fed human blood, The knife was hungry again, screaming at Li Xuan waiting to be fed, this cry seemed to arouse the bloodthirsty and martial beast in Li Xuan's body.Everyone has a dark and dirty side, and Li Xuan is no exception, and he feels that this side of himself seems to be like a lunar eclipse, swallowing up everything else bit by bit.

The first light of the morning did not wake anyone up, because everyone had a sleepless night.The troops brought by Luo Bo at the foot of the mountain have arrived, and there are not many people, at least much less than Li Xuan's.

Li Xuanju rode his horse condescendingly and stood on the high ground in the southwestern mountain, and said, "Luo Bo, are you here all right?"

It was Rob who was wearing silver armor on the horse. He grew taller, with rounded arms and thick legs, like an elephant riding on the back of a black horse.Luo Bo sneered, and said: "It's really admirable to see you after three days. Li Xuan, Li Xuan, I really didn't expect you to become this kind of person."

"This kind of thing that takes advantage of people's dangers, falls to the ground, breaks promises, and has a wolf's heart."

Li Xuan laughed loudly after hearing this, and said, "It's been three days since I've seen you. You've read a lot of books and gained a lot of knowledge in the past few days."

Luo Bo sneered, swung the spear in his hand across his chest, and said: "Yes, I have read a lot of books, and I know how hypocritical you guys who are full of benevolence and morality are. Let me tell you, in all your books , just one sentence is correct."

"What?" Li Xuan asked.

"Every time Zhengyi slaughters more dogs, he is a scholar with a heartless heart. The etiquette, righteousness and shame you talk about are all to deceive others, because you never do it yourself."

Li Xuan didn't speak because he was speechless.

"Back then, your Yujin Kingdom signed with us in black and white. As long as my father and emperor sent troops, we would become allies. And what about you? Do you have allies like you? It's fine if you don't send charcoal in the middle of the day, and take advantage of it!"

Wei Zhong said, "It was you who killed our envoy."

"Damn it!" Rob yelled angrily, "When I mention this, I get angry. His death has nothing to do with us. He died on his own. Why should we blame us?"

"You! It's your fault that you died at your place." Wei Zhong shouted.

Li Xuan made a stop gesture, and said: "Although it is reasonable to say that both sides have to scold each other before a battle, but what is the difference between such a noise and a shrew scolding the street." Then Li Xuan looked at Luo Bo and said: "I just want to ask you a question. So, are you going to surrender now?"

"Surrender?" Luo Bo looked up to the sky and laughed loudly, "Surrender, only you soft bums with no bones on your back will surrender. Even if our Qingzhou Kingdom is killed in battle, we will not surrender to you."

When the drums sounded, the banners were like fire, the halberds were like hemp, and the needles were like long snakes.

Li Xuan's black horse suddenly let out a neigh that resounded through the sky, and a hundred thousand soldiers rushed down from the southwestern mountain face like a broken bamboo, pointing directly at the tens of thousands of scattered soldiers down the mountain.

The big knife in Li Xuan's hand made a loud noise on Luo Bo's spear. This loud noise reminded him of that afternoon a year ago.At that time, he was holding the spear with the blade removed to fight against Luo Bo. The spear in Luo Bo's hand left a large white mark on his shoulder with just one move.At that time, Luo Bo said to him: "If this is a real gun, there will be a transparent hole in your body." I don't know if it was a prophecy, but now they are really fighting on the battlefield with real swords and guns. Fist to the flesh, blood to the knife.

Luo Bo's eyes were red, like an angry beast, the spear in his hand was killing him, and he wanted to poke Li Xuan into a fishing net to relieve his anger.Li Xuan didn't want to be poked into a fishing net yet, the big knife in his hand was cold and cold, resisting Luo Bo's crazy offensive.

Whose blood was splashed on Li Xuan's face, it was so hot, it reminded him of the three treasures that fell under his sword. It turns out that a person is such a thing, a bag containing flesh and bones, and when he pokes the contents inside It just flowed out.

The sound of arrows whizzing past came from Li Xuan's ear, and at the end of the sound was a scream of pain and the sound of falling to the ground.

Knives and swords have eyes, but arrows don't have eyes. The moment they fly away from the bow, they are free, just like the arrow that was aimed at Li Xuan's chest, deflected away, and whistled from his ears. But then, it was like the king of hell flipping through a page of life and death book.

Startled, Li Xuan cut the flying arrow into two pieces with a knife, Luo Bo's flower spear took advantage of the gap and hit Li Xuan's shoulder with the tip of the spear.Li Xuan regained his senses, leaned back suddenly, hooked his feet on the saddle, and spun a circle on the horse's back.

A hint of admiration for a hero suddenly flashed in Luo Bo's eyes, but the flower gun in his hand was unambiguous, and it hit his head and face like a strong wind and lightning.

Li Xuangao shouted: "Fire the arrow!"

Thousands of arrows were fired from the southwest mountain, and the eyeless arrows flew towards the human flesh down the mountain, piercing the shoulders, thighs and hearts of the people.Pieces of Qingzhou soldiers fell to the ground in unison.

Hearing a whoosh, two arrows hit Luo Bo's shoulder. The arrows sank into the flesh, and blood flowed out, staining the silver armor on his body red.

At the moment when Luo Bo was hit by an arrow, Li Xuan's big saber slashed across, Luo Bo was attacked from both sides, unable to hold back for a while, rolled off the horse's back, and fell heavily to the ground.

A layer of yellow ash rose from the ground, and Li Xuan's big knife slashed at Luo Bo's heart.The edge of his blade can be deflected a little, as long as Li Xuan's arm is slightly shifted to the left or right, Luo Bo can hold his breath, raise his head to the sky and scream once more, and call him a dog with full anger.

But Li Xuan's blade was not deflected.

The blade didn't pierce Luo Bo's heart, but cut off the two shoulders on Luo Bo's arm. Bright red blood gushed out from the wound and splashed on Li Xuan's face. The blood was hot. It was like wiping your face with a veil soaked in hot water.Li Xuan said coldly: "The prisoners of war must be caught alive." After saying that, he pulled Luo Bo up from the ground and tied him behind his back.

Luo Bo's eyes widened when he heard this, and he scolded Li Xuan loudly, exhausting all the swear words in his stomach and all the idioms he had learned recently.Li Xuan didn't reply, he got on his horse, and then rushed towards the crowd with a horizontal knife, this time there was no strong opponent.Without the commander, the soldiers of Qingzhou Kingdom have become a mass of scattered sand. Li Xuan galloped across the battlefield with the invincible sword in his hand.He didn't know what he had cut with his knife, and he didn't know whose blood his bright red cloak was stained with. He only knew that his hands couldn't stop, he was like an awakened beast, sucking blood crazily And grief, the drums are loud and earth-shattering.

And the sound of Xiao is more suitable for the battlefield than the sound of drums.

In the evening wind of the night, someone was playing the flute, the tune of the Qingzhou Kingdom, full of impassioned and lonely, this is the last lingering sound of a dynasty. Could it be the land of the king?

Li Xuan was wearing a red cloak and stood on the battlefield after the fierce battle. There was a full moon on his back, and another full moon.

The soldiers behind them counted the corpses all over the ground one by one, carried them on a stretcher if they were alive, and asked the military doctor for further treatment, and piled up the corpses at the foot of the mountain when they were cold.

With such a pile, a small mountain bag was rolled out, and Li Xuan took a torch and lit it.The fire started, the flames soared into the sky, and burned for three days.Li Xuan stood in front of the fire and poured a pot of wine on the ground. The people burning in the fire will only become a cold number in the history books after hundreds of years. No one will know that they were once The person in the spring girl's dream.

A soldier came over, saluted Li Xuan respectfully, then handed over the list in his hand, saying: "This is the list of casualties."

Li Xuan took it and did not open it, but asked softly, "How many people died?"

The soldier replied: "54 people."

"54?"

This number is too familiar, Li Xuan seems to have seen it somewhere, but now he can't remember it.Li Xuan nodded and said, "Okay, all the relatives of these 54 people will be recorded, and his wife and children will be allocated special funds to support them."

The soldier nodded, ready to retreat, Li Xuan asked again: "Then what about them? How many prisoners of war?"

The soldier replied: "They have a tough temper, and there are no prisoners of war."

Li Xuan didn't answer, he understood what it meant that there were no prisoners of war, it meant that the whole army was wiped out.This result is somewhat surprising, but not so surprising.

At this time Wei Zhong also came over, Wei Zhong's eyes were full of exhaustion, he was really old, even if he had been on the battlefield for many years, he would not be able to escape the day of old age.With blood on his shoulders, he was hung up by a belt, and he whispered to Li Xuan: "Tomorrow morning, the envoy of Qingzhou Kingdom will come to deliver the letter of surrender."

Li Xuan nodded, and Wei Zhong continued, "Then open the city gate and let us enter the city."

"Well, okay, I see." Li Xuandao: "Let's do this for today, it's getting late, General Wei should also rest earlier."

Wei Zhong seemed to have something on his mind, he still stood by Li Xuan's side after hearing Li Xuan's words to see off the guests.Li Xuan then asked: "General Wei, is there anything you want to tell me?"

Wei Zhong said: "Your Highness will enter the city tomorrow." He paused, hesitated, and then said: "Please be lenient to others..."

After hearing this, Li Xuan laughed suddenly, and said, "General, do you mean that I don't want to massacre the city?"

Wei Zhong nodded, "I really mean that."

Li Xuan laughed again, this time he seemed to be laughing at himself. "I see. Now pass on my order. When entering the city tomorrow, all the soldiers are not allowed to touch the food of the people of Qingzhou, they are not allowed to rob the women of the people, and they are not allowed to touch the treasury. They only arrest the royal family and do not kill them. Put them under house arrest first."

Wei Zhong said: "I have thanked King An on behalf of the people of Qingzhou."

Li Xuan laughed again, and said, "Thank you? Thank me? Thank me for killing their siblings, or destroying their country?"

Wei Zhong was speechless, and said, "Wars have always been like this, especially for this kind of foreigner."

Li Xuandao: "It has always been like this, but it doesn't mean that it is right. What one person does is to please the poor and evil, and countless people do the same. It's just that these common people are pitiful."

Wei Zhongdao: "You don't have to blame yourself too much. I was like this when I first joined the army. The first time I killed someone, I was so disgusted that I vomited for a whole day, but then I gradually stopped being afraid, not at all. This is you It’s the first time on the battlefield, and it’s already good to be able to look like this.”

Li Xuandao: "It turns out that the general was honed little by little."

"Who isn't?" Wei Zhong asked.

Li Xuandao: "If there are no accidents, my father should let General Wei manage this Qingzhou City. General Wei is capable and experienced, so he is the best candidate. Moreover," Li Xuanwei paused, "The southern There is no more fighting, and the army should go back to Beijing."

Wei Zhong also knew very well in his heart that attacking Qingzhou State is a good thing that kills two birds with one stone, and taking back the elite soldiers in his hands is a great benefit. All military power is concentrated in the hands of the emperor. The four kings who appeared decades ago It is impossible for chaos to happen. This trick is very wonderful, very wonderful.

"I understand." Wei Zhong replied.

"General Wei, would you like to know what was written in the third kit that Governor Li gave me?" Li Xuan asked.

Wei Zhong wiped his face, he clearly wanted to know to death, but his face was thin, so he refused to tell the truth no matter what.

Li Xuan then took out the last kit from his bosom, but instead of handing the kit to Wei Zhong, he raised his hand and threw it into the fire. The tips bag was burned up.

Wei Zhong was taken aback when he saw it, but pretended to be indifferent, wiped his face, and said nothing.

Li Xuan said indifferently: "The last note wrote four words: the benevolent is invincible. It's really funny. Who can afford these four words?"