has become a demon

The big black horse led the group of riders to gallop on the west bank of the Yellow River where the flood was passing through, and within a short while they saw the embankment that had half a gap open.

At the same time, another troop of cavalry came galloping from the north, hanging a big banner with the word "bu" on it. They were Bu Xiangming's cavalry.

Bu Xiangming and Qi Zhong said in a hurry: "Jinwu is insane and wants to blow up the embankment!"

"That's why we are here." Xie Taichu answered him.

The two teams merged into one place, and they reached the embankment in a blink of an eye.

Water is still gushing out of the gap, but the collapse is not big enough, and it has been blocked by rubble.

Dozens of people are rearranging explosives up and down the embankment.

Jin Wu was standing on the embankment, surrounded by forty or fifty private soldiers guarding him.There were also 300 people outside the embankment who saw them coming, and the private soldiers had already set up their defensive positions, erected their spears and shields, and surrounded Jin Wu and others.Jin Wu scolded on the embankment with a high-pitched voice: "Where are you soldiers from? Are you Bu Xiangming's soldiers?"

This group of people had seen the miserable situation in the world long ago, and they were simmering with anger in their hearts. They only raced against the clock to subdue Jin Wu and others before blowing up the embankment again, and no one talked to him.

However, Jin Wu's private soldiers were well-equipped, well-trained, and numerous in number. They resisted stubbornly with shields and spears, and were unable to move for a while.Seeing that all the explosives on the embankment had been loaded, someone made a fuse until Jin Wu's feet.

The number of explosives loaded far exceeds the previous times.

If the levee is bombed, not to mention the hundreds of people on the levee, let alone the entire town of Ningxia, their lives will surely be devastated.

Liao Yixin raised the torch and was about to ignite the fuse in the next second. At this moment, an arrow feather arrived in an instant and shot down the torch in his hand.

Everyone went to see it.

Xie Taichu really put down his bow and arrow, Zhao Yuan in his arms also fell seriously on Jin Wu.

"Zhao Yuan, you deposed common man, where did you get the soldiers? Are you going to rebel?!" Jin Wu questioned.

Zhao Yuan didn't pay attention, he looked around and watched the battle situation anxiously.

"Now the Tatar iron cavalry has rushed through the Zhenbei Pass. They are all bloody men. They don't kill the enemy to defend their homeland, but they insist on making it easy for their loved ones to hurt their enemies?! Behind it is Fort 47 in Ningxia Town. Ordinary people! If the embankment is blown up, tens of thousands of people will die!" Zhao Yuan shouted, "Whoever blows up the embankment will be a sinner of Ningxia through the ages!"

Most of those private soldiers were locals from Ningxia, and they were taken into account by the rumors, so their aura was naturally reduced by two points.

Xie Taichu had already seen the right time, drew out his long sword, led his horse and jumped into the crowd, blood spattered amidst the flickering cold light.The private soldier was torn apart by him abruptly.

Bu Xiangming, Kan Yufeng and Tao Shaochuan followed closely behind, swarming up from the opening, rushing into the crowd, slashing left and right, regardless of the eyesight of the sword.

The formation of private soldiers has dispersed, and the morale of the army has been shaken.

"Put down your weapon, Rao Er will not die!" Zhao Yuan said again.

"The prince of the county has an order! Put down your weapons, and I won't die!" Kan Yufeng shouted.

He shouted together, and all the cavalry yelled: "The prince of the county will not die."

Such recklessness is already frightening.

It was also questioned that the bombing of the embankment was perverse, and it lacked confidence.

Now at this moment, the leader of the private soldiers was cut off in two, and the private soldiers collapsed like a flood in an instant.

The big black horse soared up, stepped on the shields of the private soldiers, and rushed to the embankment in a few jumps.

"Liao Yixin, hurry up and explode!" Jin Wu stepped back and ordered.

But all the private soldiers around him dispersed and mixed with the enemy.

"Come on, stop me! Stop!" Jin Wu panicked again in the chaos, but it was useless, who would dare to stop?

The private soldiers were separated on both sides, and the middle was unimpeded.

Xie Taichu had already rode his horse forward, before Jin Wu and the surrounding private soldiers could react, he raised his horse and kicked him to the ground.

At the same time, Liao Yixin was also overwhelmed by Kan Yufeng, and the remaining people who were loaded with explosives were subdued one after another.All the open flames on the embankment were thrown into the Yellow River.

Jin Wu rolled on the ground a few times before he stopped. He was dizzy and embarrassed, and he was dragged up after a while. He didn't look at who it was, and threw away the arm of the person who was subduing him.

"Our family is the eunuch of the Ningxia Army Supervising Army. The Supervisor of Rituals is sending ministers seriously. He has a noble status! He holds the imperial decree in his hand! Anyone who dares to offend our family is offending Tianwei! You will be sentenced to death for treason!" Jin Wu said angrily .

The surrounding soldiers stopped and hesitated, no one dared to step forward.

He staggered two steps, the feeling of dizziness finally faded away, he saw clearly the circle of fearful soldiers around him, and laughed triumphantly: "Our family is going to blow up the embankment to defend against the enemy. Who dares to stop it? !"

Zhao Yuan had dismounted from his horse supported by Xie Taichu, seeing Jin Wu's arrogance, he took advantage of the situation and drew out the dagger from Xie Taichu's waist.

As soon as the magic sword was released, in the gloomy sky, the whole body was scarlet, and a cold and ferocious evil intention emanated, which was indescribably terrifying.

He let go of Xie Taichu, and limped forward.

Although the legs and feet are not sharp, but the heart is extremely firm.

Bu Xiang hated Jin Wu very much in the morning, seeing Zhao Yuan's gesture, he rushed up to hold Jin Wu and twisted his arm.

Jin Wu angrily reprimanded: "You dare to—"

Before he could finish his sentence, Zhao Yuan stabbed three inches below his neck with a sword, and Jin Wu's complexion changed drastically and he struggled frantically.

Zhao Yuan was not soft on his hands, he pressed the hilt of the sword with both hands and slowly penetrated until the blade pierced his throat, and then Jin Wu's blood burst out from the cracks and splashed on the surrounding people.

When Bu Xiangming let go, Jin Wu knelt down on the ground limply, unable to utter any more words, clasped his throat with both hands, and stared at Zhao Yuan ferociously with white eyes.

"If you want to ask why I dared to kill you, why not ask yourself what kind of unconscionable thing you have done." After Zhao Yuan finished speaking, he pulled the sword around his neck.

Blood splattered, Jin Wu screamed, fell to the ground and died.

Although Zhao Yuan avoided it a little, he still let the stinky blood spray onto his sleeves. His hands were stained with blood, and he was holding a magic sword that drank human blood, which made him look even more evil.

"Your Highness killed Jin Wu and offended Tianwei." Xie Taichu stepped forward, took out a white handkerchief from his bosom, and wiped the blood from his hands, "Your Highness, you can think clearly, if you kill the Ningxia Supervisory Army, you will no longer be able to settle down. Stealing life in troubled times."

"Imperial Quan Tianwei is not a gold medal for avoiding death." Zhao Yuan came back to his senses, he looked up at Xie Taichu, "I can't, and I shouldn't stand by at this moment. My real man, do you want to say that heaven has no relatives?"

"No..." Xie Taichu looked up at him, "What does His Highness have to do with the way of heaven?"

While speaking, Bu Xiangming had already walked to the edge of the embankment, looking at the north with a solemn expression.

"The Tartars are coming."

As soon as he finished speaking, he heard the deafening sound of horseshoes.A black line appeared from the horizon, and that black line rapidly expanded and spread, and instantly became a piece covering the ground.

Tatar cavalry.

They are the descendants of Genghis Khan, the nightmare and overlord on the grassland, making people flee in fear.

From the Black Sea to Nuer Gansi, the brave Tatars rode on the bones of various ethnic groups on iron horses, rushed into countless cities, and plundered countless wealth.

In order to resist them, Daduan built a wall of thousands of miles and let his royal blood garrison the north.In the past 300 years, there has never been a Tatar who has penetrated into the Daduan territory like this.

The Tatar army was like an iron plate, crushing forward, and the people who passed by were devastated.

The territory was invaded by people.

Money and food are plundered.

Human life was trampled on.

Bu Xiangming slammed the wall of the levee and said bitterly: "Jinwu's thieves have delayed the military plane! From now on, there will be no Ningxia avant-garde!"

"It's not over yet." Zhao Yuan murmured, looking at the enemy in the distance.

Some of the soldiers couldn't help sobbing softly.

"The front guard army has not arrived, and Ningxia Town is empty. The Tatars will continue to move forward, and they will reach Weizhou tomorrow." A soldier choked up and cried, "How many people will die along the way and how many villages will be destroyed."

Zhao Yuan thought for a moment, then drew a map of Ningxia's avant-garde on the wall with a magic sword in his hand, and said, "Infantry General, how about the deployment of troops in Ningxia Town? Although the speed of the Tatar horse archers is extremely fast, they will feel tired when they penetrate into Ningxia Town so quickly. It will show for a day. If troops are deployed along the line of Lingzhou, it is possible to stop the Tatars in front of Lingzhou...

If you press him in Lingzhou and take me as a central defender and reinforcements arrive, the battle will be reversed, and the victory or defeat is even more uncertain. "

"You think the Tatars are too simple." Bu Xiangming shook his head, "If you dare to drive 2 people straight into Ningxia, you must have someone behind you. Although I have received Jinwu's order before, but now the Tatars When the Tartars came, the governor was cowardly, and the [-] troops in Ningxia were trapped in the city. Although the front and rear guards have not received military information for the time being, there will be barbarian troops to restrain the troops. In this way, Ningxia can also be tied up. Ningxia’s front, middle, and rear guards are unable to support them, while Lingzhou’s garrison is no more than [-]. As long as they are fast enough, they can drive straight in, break Lingzhou and reach Weizhou.”

Zhao Yuan fell into deep thought.

At this time, he had twelve years of experience of being influenced by his father in Dingbian in Kaiping, his keen intuition and learning in the capital for more than ten years, everything he experienced after the Yeling Rebellion, and all kinds of chess training after coming to Ningxia ... Suffering, grief, tearing, unwillingness, striving... All these past events made him think more and more broadly.The fleeting opportunity of this battle has become an outline in his mind.

"What if we drag Yexing to Lingzhou?" Zhao Yuan asked.

"What do you mean, Your Highness?"

"Now we are in a hurry, and we are even more anxious." Zhao Yuan said, "He ventured deep into the enemy's territory, and if he is delayed, he will die here.

"But the so-called morale, one go up, then decline, and three times exhausted. If they are suppressed by a small number of troops at the intersection of the Qingpu River and the Yellow River in Lingzhou, the advantage of the large-scale cavalry will be reduced by three points. They will not be able to attack Lingzhou. , we can’t take Weizhou. At this time, Ningxia Town, which was bypassed by them, has become a worry in the heart. If reinforcements arrive at this time, Ye Xing will have to retreat if he still wants to survive.”

"Lingzhou, we must never retreat. A battle will determine the outcome." He said.

"Reinforcements..." Bu Xiangming paced with his hands behind his back, "The reinforcements from the central defenders can't come. The inability of the central defenders to help is Ye Xing's biggest confidence in this quick battle. His father Jimo's troops must have gone to the central defenders to clamp down on our army Scheduling."

"Only Ningxia Town is left, and Ningxia Town still has [-] troops, plus Jin Wu and Lou Zhen's private soldiers, it is nearly [-], which can fight against the barbarian army." He frowned when he said this, "It's just Now Ningxia Town has no leader, although the number of people is only scattered, I have time, only five hundred soldiers, I am afraid it will be difficult to break through the encirclement and rush to help Ningxia."

He sighed: "Ningxia Town's military strength can solve Lingzhou's urgent needs, but how can Ningxia Town's urgent needs be solved?"

Zhao Yuan said: "It's not difficult."

Bu Xiangming was surprised: "Is there any other troops available?"

Zhao Yuan then asked Kan Yufeng, "Where are the two thousand soldiers?"

"According to the speed, we have already passed Huangxiakou at this time." Kan Yufeng said.

"Let the troops rush to help Ningxia Town. There must be troops scattered by the Tatars in all the forts and guards, so it should not be underestimated. Take the scattered troops along the way, reorganize them into teams, and let our people command them." Zhao Yuan said, "With The Army of the General Infantry joins near Château Rafe."

"Decree." Kan Yufeng took the order, hesitated and said, "So let Shaochuan stay to protect His Highness."

Tao Shaochuan was in a hurry: "Brother, I'll go with you!"

"Don't mess around, the military order is like a mountain!" Kan Yufeng reprimanded, "Have you forgotten how you promised the old prince?"

Tao Shaochuan's eyes were red, he clasped his fists and said, "Tao Shaochuan takes orders."

Hearing that Tao Shaochuan was no longer rebellious, Kan Yufeng bowed and said to Zhao Yuan: "I order Fu Wang Ling to be loyal to Your Highness. Nowadays, swords have no eyes, and Ningxia is dangerous. Your Highness has a body of gold, so you must act safely no matter what."

"I will."

"His Royal Highness also asks Taoist Master Ningshan." He asked Xie Taichu again.

Xie Taichu returned the gift: "Please rest assured, Major General, I will do my best to protect His Highness."

There were some different meanings in the conversation between the few of them, and Zhao Yuan was a little confused when he heard it, but the critical situation did not allow him to think about it.

Bu Xiangming frowned at this time, still a little sad.

"Is the infantry general worried that there will be no generals guarding Lingzhou in front?" Xie Taichu asked.

Bu Xiangming was stunned and said, "The Taoist priest actually knows my intentions?"

"General, there is no need to worry. Fort 47 of Qianwei in Ningxia has many soldiers under Xiao Yong." Xie Taichu said, "Think about it, General Bu."

Bu Xiangming frowned for a moment, then raised his head and asked, "Who does the Taoist priest want to talk about?"

"Xiao Jiang, a general under the command of the infantry, who is stationed at the Yuquan Camp."

Bu Xiangming was stunned: "Xiao Jiang, Xiao Hejun! He was originally the deputy general of Ningxia. He thought highly of himself, was rebellious, let alone flattery and flattery. He was demoted by Jin Wu as a general and sent to guard the Yuquan Camp. .”

"Yuquan Camp is near Lingzhou. With General Xiao's bravery and prestige in the army, leading the generals of Lingzhou will be able to unite as one and block [-] cavalry to the west of the Yellow River."

"Okay!" Bu Xiangming clapped his hands and praised, "The Taoist priest has sharp eyes, so it's Xiao Jiang!"

He pulled off his dental plaque from his waist, cut off the hem of his clothes, cut his fingers and wrote a letter, changed it with the private seal of the general soldier, wrapped the dental plaque and stuffed it to Xie Taichu.

He and Kan Yufeng ordered formation and mounted separately.

Bu Xiangming clasped his fists and said loudly: "Major General Kan and I will go west to help Ningxia Town. Lingzhou and Weizhou, and tens of thousands of people behind us, please come to the two of you!"

Zhao Yuan and his wife returned the gift.

Zhao Yuan said: "Everyone is responsible for the rise and fall of the world. Now that Ningxia is in trouble, no one can be alone. We will do our best to defend Lingzhou and wait for the general to bring reinforcements."

"Okay!" Bu Xiangming shouted, "Farewell!"

Bu Xiangming waved his hand, and the cavalry team headed north along the embankment of the Yellow River.They were divided into two teams in the distance, heading in different directions and leaving with different missions.

The Tatar iron cavalry that shook the earth in the distance floated towards Ningxia Town like a black cloud, and the sound of killing seemed to have faded away.

After a while, Zhao Yuan looked back and thought about the people behind him.

In the distance were nearly a hundred cavalrymen, and Tao Shaochuan was a little closer, holding the Miao Dao at his waist, guarding the guards.Beside him is Xie Taichu.

Zhao Yuan was in a trance for a while.

From rejecting Xie Taichu, to compromise, to asking for advice one-on-one... He seems to have adapted to such a relationship.

He doesn't even know how to define such a relationship.

He is still happy to thank Taichu.

But the blood and corpses under Tianshou Mountain were like a sickle, drawing an insurmountable moat between him and Xie Taichu.

"Your Highness, are you ready?" Xie Taichu asked him, "Your Highness, are you ready?"

Zhao Yuan turned to look at him.

His eyes gradually became firm.

Behind him are nearly a million unarmed civilians, and his sons and daughters will not be tolerated.

With millions of dead bodies, they are only suitable for embellishment of authority.

Bleeding and drifting oars are no match for the majesty of imperial power.

The husband was angry, but the blood spattered three feet.It can't reach the heavens, and it can't stain the clothes of those people sitting in the temple.

Heaven and earth are not benevolent, and all things are dogs.

The sage is not benevolent, and regards the common people as dogs.

What about thousands, tens of thousands, millions of deaths?

They don't care about the life of an ant, let alone the dust that will disappear in the next moment.

Even the saints of heaven and earth stand by and watch, so should they?

"I've made up my mind." Zhao Yuan replied.

For this answer, he died as a duckweed, homeless and with few relatives.

For this answer, he fell into the dust, with nothing to wear and nothing to eat.

For this answer, he has gone through wars, seen killings, and killed enemies with his hands.

"You said that heaven has no relatives. I want to understand."

"Heaven has no intention of pity for man, man pities himself. Heaven has no benevolence for good man, man is kind to himself."

"Heaven has no relatives, but people have relatives." Zhao Yuan looked at Xie Taichu and said resolutely, "This is my answer."