My years as a soldier

Seeing Cao Yi's terrifying blood-stained appearance at first glance, Fan San almost lost his footing.

At first he struggled to run back, but when he turned his head and saw Chen Fan and He Tiantong who were on the horse, he seemed to have figured something out, turned his face tremblingly, stood still and couldn't help laughing.

"Cao, Brother Cao... If you just instigate us old guys to commit crimes, then forget it. Guiyifang is not a good place to stay, but you not only instigate us, but also instigate children to commit crimes... I, Fan San The hope of a lifetime rests on those two children, and I can't let them be ruined by you."

As Fan San spoke, his voice became more and more determined, and his back gradually straightened.The originally terrified face gradually took on a certain kind of determination, and for a while it seemed very righteous.

"child?"

Cao Yi's voice was bewildered, and no one present knew the truth of Fan San's words.Even Li Muyun, the only one who knew the inside story, had already been knocked out by Cao Yi.

But Fan San didn't allow him, a seriously injured person, to clear his mind. Seeing Cao Yi froze, he opened his mouth one after another.

"Originally, we were just ordinary people in Guiyifang. If you hadn't threatened and lured us, who would have done those unconscionable things for you. Now that you have been arrested, I am satisfied. I, Fan San Even if I die, I don't want my son to be led astray by someone like you!"

Fan Sanyue said the more he was filled with righteous indignation, but Cao Yi's expression gradually changed from dazed and stunned to burning with anger.

"You are lying."

Cao Yi's voice was low and deep, only three words in a low volume, but Fan San broke out in a cold sweat.

"You kidnapped the heirs of the royal family! This matter is full of stolen goods. If I hadn't taken advantage of your unpreparedness and ran to inform the secret, if I didn't keep it, the son of the world would have died! You are so vicious Cao Yi, in the workshop we Being oppressed by you, now that the county lieutenant and the bad guy are here, I see what you can do!"

Fan Sanyue became more courageous when he spoke, and under the night, it seemed that he was the only voice that spewed out from his throat wandering in the countryside.

After saying these words, Fan San San was dripping with sweat, but with a smug smile on his face, he almost turned around and asked He Tiantong for a reward.

"You are lying……"

Cao Yi's voice weakened again.

The blood on his body was still dripping on the ground, but Cao Yi lowered his head, not knowing whether he was looking at the pool of blood on the ground or the horizontal knife he was holding.

Is he going to be overwhelmed?

Hu Jiuzhang thought to himself.He didn't know whether Fan San and Cao Yi were right or wrong, but seeing Fan San's ferocious face, he couldn't help wanting to favor Cao Yi a little more.

Regardless of good or evil, Cao Yi has at least always adhered to the principle of not killing Tang people.If not, he would have washed the small courtyard with blood, so what's the problem?The lives of everyone in the yard were actually given by Cao Yi.

Thinking of this, Hu Jiuzhang felt extremely bitter.But in this situation, he can't do anything, and he can't do anything.

"You are lying……"

Cao Yi seemed to be talking to himself, leaning on his horizontal knife, he was about to fall to the ground, but he took a step forward in the blink of an eye.Step by step, only aim at Fan San.

"You, what are you going to do?"

Fan Sanhe had seen this kind of posture before, and he hurriedly retreated, but the bad man held his arm, making him unable to move.Fan San had no choice but to turn to Chen Fan for help.

"My lord! My lord, you have to protect me! This guy... this guy is going to kill me! My lord!"

Fan San screamed hissingly, but Chen Fan was indifferent on the horse.He Tiantong looked like a theatergoer at this moment, he almost put the melon seeds in his mouth and ate them.

"You are lying!"

Cao Yi took a step forward, another step, and he was almost in front of Fan San, but Fan San kept shrinking into the arms of the bad guy behind him, causing the bad guy to look disgusted and want to back away I can't retreat.

"I, I... I didn't lie!"

Cao Yi was only less than one meter away from Fan San. At that very close distance, Fan San was able to clearly see Cao Yi's bloody face with scars, ferocious like a ghost, his eyes were red, and he breathed There was also a strong smell of blood.

And Fan San was two heads shorter than Cao Yi, he was completely shrouded in Cao Yi's aura, his legs trembled like they were passing through a sieve, and in a short while, everyone heard a burst of drips coming from the gate of the small courtyard The sound of ticking water.

"Did you pee?"

I don't know who said this, but the voice seemed to be coming from He Tiantong.

"I didn't threaten or lure...I didn't bully the people..."

Cao Yi's voice was hoarse and gloomy, and every syllable contained a hint of ferocity and tearing. It was unknown whether he was seriously injured, or he was really so angry that he had to squeeze to speak.

But he didn't say this to Chen Fan and He Tiantong.Cao Yi's voice was not loud, and his one eye was only fixed on Fan San's face.

"You framed me."

"I, I, I... I didn't!"

Fan San was so frightened that he couldn't even straighten his tongue, and his whole body was shaking non-stop.The bad person holding his arm was really disgusted, so he let go.Unexpectedly, as soon as he let go of his hand, Fan San fell to the ground and fell onto his piss.

"You framed me..."

Cao Yi lowered his head, as if he was sighing.

"You are not an official...why did you frame me..."

"You...you don't care if I'm an official or not! I still want to live! I still want to live! If I can live better without you, I'd rather you just disappear!" Fan San yelled tearfully, and Cao Yi lowered his head, only Fan San could see his face, and only he could see the wry smile and grief on Cao Yi's face.

"You hate me?" Cao Yi said suddenly, the horizontal knife in his right hand turned around on the ground, and the knife also made a series of clanging sounds.

"Your child... I saved it. Do you hate me?"

"I don't hate you, Brother Cao." After roaring, Fan San seemed to have calmed down, but except for Cao Yi, no one could see Fan San's expression at this time.His voice was also lowered, and there was still some hysterical crying in it.

"It's just...you made me have these ambitions that I shouldn't have. It's you who let me see the light. I want to continue to go up, Brother Cao. But in my light, you can't exist. As long as there is You, it's all black."

Fan San's last sentence was made in an extremely low voice, Hu Jiuzhang couldn't hear what he said clearly, neither could Chen Fan and He Tiantong who were on the side.They only saw Cao Yi leaning over to look at Fan San who was slumped on the ground, and then suddenly, Cao Yi coughed fiercely, and coughed up a lot of blood from his mouth.The knife in his right hand moved suddenly, making a unique resonant sound when metal trembled.

Cao Yi raised his arm twice before finally lifting the knife.

At that moment, Fan San wanted to retreat, but his speed on the ground was not as fast as Cao Yi's swinging the knife.Cao Yi's horizontal knife flashed across Fan San's chest, and blood gushed out in an instant.

Hearing Fan San's wailing, he fell backwards, and because of this blow, Cao Yi also touched his vitals, coughed a few times, staggered and supported his body with the horizontal knife, and stepped back a few times step.

Unexpectedly, when Cao Yi's horizontal knife touched the ground, there was a clanging sound.

Cao Yi's old horizontal knife suddenly broke in two, and Cao Yiren also fell to the ground because he suddenly lost his support.

The knife stuck in his left waist was stirred by the sudden shock, and Cao Yi wailed in pain. It seemed that Hu Jiuzhang's heart was about to be stirred together. Suddenly, his heart felt tight.

"Is this person dead?"

He Tiantong suddenly asked questions immediately, but he heard Fanchang Chen let out a breath, but did not make a sound.

The soldiers on the side didn't know whether to advance or retreat. For a while, everyone froze in place, and they were all at a loss.

Hu Jiuzhang scanned around, but no one moved.He clenched his fists a few times, ran up a few steps, and knelt down in front of Cao Yi.

"Brother Cao!"

As soon as Hu Jiuzhang moved, several armored soldiers around him were also eager to try, but their immediate superior, Captain He County, did not express his opinion at this time.

But he saw He Tiantong stroking his mustache with an indifferent look.Chen Fan glanced sideways at He Tiantong, he knew exactly what this man was thinking.Seeing that Cao Yi was about to die, Lao He didn't want to fulfill the agreement with these soldiers.

As I said at the beginning, "Those who kill thieves will have great rewards." Now there are no thieves who kill thieves, and the thieves are about to die.

He Tiantong did not express his opinion, and Chen Fan did not want to express his opinion.This group of people just watched Hu Jiuzhang run to Cao Yi's side, but they didn't do anything.

Cao Yi fell to the ground panting heavily.There are too many wounds on his body, too heavy, not counting those wounds, but according to the amount of bleeding, it is rare for him to survive until now.

Hu Jiuzhang raised his hand to help Cao Yi wipe off the blood on his face, but the moment he touched Cao Yi's face, his heart skipped a beat.

Cao Yi's skin was cold.If it wasn't for the night, his face would be terribly pale now.That bluish white gradually turned into a corpse, mixed with blood red, what a frightening face.But it is precisely these faces that defend the majesty of the Tang Dynasty with their lives in those unknown corners of the empire's borders.

"Brother Cao, why don't you run away...is it worth it?"

When Hu Jiuzhang opened his mouth, his voice was choked up.He vaguely saw himself from Cao Yi, but compared with Cao Yi, how lucky he was, so lucky that he was not worthy to be compared with him.

"You...don't understand me at all..."

Cao Yi's voice was phony, and if he didn't listen carefully and spend 120 million points of energy to understand his words, no matter how close he got, he would not be able to hear clearly.

"I didn't... oppress the people..." Cao Yi's voice was broken, "I gave them money... I want them to... live well..."

He tried his best to spit out those words from his mouth bit by bit, and Hu Jiuzhang was already tearing up.

"But I was wrong..."

When Cao Yi said this, he showed another wry smile.

"My mistake was...to take the word Datang too seriously..."

"Brother Cao..."

Hu Jiuzhang was speechless.Perhaps Cao Yi only regretted it now.Perhaps he should have chosen to leave the moment he found Ding Xiaozhan.Or, he can choose to trust Li Muyun and the authority behind Li Muyun.

At that time, there were ten thousand possibilities for him to choose from, but now, what's the use of regretting...

All Cao Yi had left was a wry smile, while Hu Jiuzhang couldn't even smile.

"But one thing... I don't regret it."

As Cao Yi said, he suddenly raised his hand, and among the dozens of bloodstains, he stretched his hand towards his bosom, as if he was about to take out something.

When Hu Jiuzhang saw it, he immediately stretched out his hand to help him, but Cao Yisi desperately refused to let Hu Jiuzhang intervene.He moved intermittently, and after a while, he pulled out a thin rope from the skirt of his clothes.

Hu Jiuzhang hastily pulled the thin rope out, and unexpectedly brought out a blood-stained wooden sign from it.On the severely worn display of the wooden sign, two words could be vaguely recognized: Cao Yi.Flip it over and turn it to the back, and there are two strong characters——Anxi.

"I don't regret being a soldier of the Tang Dynasty... Brother Xiaohu...give my wooden plaque...to General Gao..."

When Cao Yi said this, a little smile appeared on his face.Ridiculous only for a moment.Suddenly, Cao Yi's breathing stopped, and his chest, which was constantly rising and falling due to pain, suddenly became calm.

Hu Jiuzhang took a deep breath, and closed the one-eyed eye with trembling hands.

Cao Yi is dead.

The author says:

I'm considering whether to write a special episode of the Battle of Talas... Any readers want to read it? (*/ω＼*)