When Yang Jian woke up, the walls of Liuzhou City had already been replaced with the national flag of the Sui Dynasty. He was stunned for a long time before he vaguely remembered what happened before, but the last memory was a little fuzzy, and he still hasn't recalled how he passed out.
With his cultivation base, such a thing as fainting would actually never happen.
He was lying in the so-called imperial palace bedroom in Shengtu, Liuzhou City, covered with a thin quilt.
"Where is this?"
When he spoke, his voice felt erratic, as if it didn't come from his own throat. This is the special feeling of waking up after a serious injury, which he experienced two hundred years ago. It's just that after so long, he has already forgotten this feeling.
"Your Majesty, this is in Liuzhou City."
Seeing that he was awake, his general Yang Zhong quickly replied: "The victorious army has already been defeated, we have conquered Liuzhou."
"Where's Shengtu?"
Yang Jian asked immediately.
"died."
Yang Zhong replied.
"Where's the body?"
Yang Jian asked again.
Yang Zhong replied: "After the city was broken, Da Zizai asked someone to set up a firewood pile and burn Shengtu's body. He said that Shengtu was the incarnation of a demon, and if he didn't burn it, something very ominous would happen. Your Majesty didn't wake up." Come here, I only care about sending people to treat you, and then assign people to chase after the remnants of the Sheng army, and when we know, Sheng Tu's body has been burned to ashes."
"Burned?"
Yang Jian's face changed, and he asked again: "Is it really burned?"
Yang Zhong replied: "It was really burned. I asked the soldiers who were present at that time. Many people saw with their own eyes that the Buddhist sect carried Shengtu's body on a pile of dry firewood. It was Da Zizai who ordered it himself." The people from the Buddhist sect even performed a religious ceremony, saying that they wanted to completely wipe out Shengtu's demon spirit."
Yang Jian's expression softened a little, and he suddenly thought of something: "Where are those firearms? Where are the muskets and cannons in Shengtu's hands?"
"It's all ruined."
Yang Zhongdao: "The Buddhist sect of the Dazizai Sect gathered all the defeated soldiers of the Shengjun Firearms Battalion, and then destroyed all the muskets and cannons that were collected on the spot. He said that those things are monsters, which can hurt practitioners, but cannot Keep."
"idiot!"
Yang Jian cursed harshly, feeling pain in his heart. He looked down subconsciously, only then remembered that his injuries were indeed serious. Although Shengtu's blow to his heart was no longer fatal to him, but after all, such a penetrating injury was still serious, and he lost a lot of blood, so now he feels weak all over.
"Where is Da Zizai?"
Yang Jian asked again.
"Just appease the people in the city."
Yang Chong said: "He has only been away for less than an hour, and he has been waiting here. Hearing that many people in the city resisted our troops, Da Zizai said that he was going to civilize those people and let them know what is right and what is wrong. He should still be in the city at this time, should I send someone to find him now?"
Yang Jian was silent for a while and then shook his head: "No need...send someone to watch him, and those people from the Buddhist sect. These people's thoughts are not necessarily with me, and they cannot relax."
"The minister has sent someone to watch."
"Ah That's good."
Yang Jian struggled to sit up, Yang Zhong hurried over to help him sit up. Yang Jian looked at the sky outside and said, "Have we got any statistics on casualties?"
Yang Zhong said: "Returning to Your Majesty, the casualties of the Iron Armored Army have been counted, and the others have not yet. Our Iron Armored Army... suffered heavy losses this time, at least half of its staff was reduced. As for those who can still be used, 20% of them have injuries that affect their combat power." It's really unexpected that the artillery in Shengtu's hand is so powerful, if it wasn't for the artillery suddenly becoming silent in the middle of the fire, I'm afraid the casualties of the Iron Armored Army would be even greater."
Yang Jian sighed: "Such a sharp firearm was destroyed by Da Zizai in a single sentence... It is true that the firearm can threaten practitioners, so why worry? This firearm is not specially used on the battlefield to deal with practitioners. Once this kind of thing appears, how can it be stopped? Even if he destroys Shengtu's firearms, is it possible that he can also destroy all the firearms in the world?"
His tone was full of distress.
It is not difficult to understand, now that the armored army has lost more than half, and the remaining troops are less than 10,000, and their combat power is not as good as before. If he could take Shengtu's firearms as his own, it would be able to replenish the lost combat power of the Iron Armored Army. When Yang Jian saw the power of the artillery, he couldn't help thinking that if the Armored Army and the Firearms Battalion could cooperate, no one in the world could defeat him. I thought the Firearms Battalion was the biggest gain of this battle, but it was completely destroyed by Da Zizai's light words.
"well… "
He sighed heavily, and after a long silence, he asked, "How many more supplements did I bring?"
Yang Zhong's face changed, obviously he was unwilling to mention this matter, but Yang Jian's eyes forced him to answer, "There are only three people left..."
Yang Jian looked down at the wound on his chest, and sighed: "Bring the three of them in later, they are not people of pure blood, and the effect should not be very good. Is it possible that I will return to Chang'an now? In the future, I will return to Chang'an." I still have to figure out a way, it seems that I can't last long by exchanging blood like this... Da Zi Zi, will you give me any surprises?"
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Outside Liuzhou City
The team that wiped out the remnants of the victorious army had gradually gathered back. When it was dark, only the checkpoints of the Sui army remained on the official road. A piece of land suddenly moved slightly, and then a pair of eyes carefully poked out from under the "soil". After looking around to make sure no one was around, this person quickly came out from under the "soil" , and then quickly folded the things covering his body and put them into the rucksack.
He didn't evacuate immediately, the second senior brother moved his limbs first. This is what Liao Sheng once taught him. Liao Sheng told him that if he can't get up and run immediately after holding a posture for too long, he should first move some limbs to dredge the blood vessels. At this time, the words that Liao Sheng had said to him before seemed particularly clear.
It was ringing in my ears.
Chen Zhenyu felt that his limbs had regained strength, so he chose a direction and ran out. The choice of direction was not random, but based on Liao Sheng's previous guidance to choose the most suitable and most concealed direction. At this time, Liao Sheng's words that were so long-winded and pointed him before were all recalled in his mind.
He muttered to himself while running, all of which were Liao Sheng telling him how to escape.
"You can't cry... Qianhu said that the smell of tears is a big opening for trackers."
He rubbed his eyes, which turned red.
Passing through a small forest, he carefully avoided several observation posts set up by the Sui Army in the forest. After avoiding the sight of those people, he bent down like an arrow and rushed forward along a ditch. In order not to be discovered, Liao Sheng only brought himself this time, and everyone else from the Xiaoqi School was waiting dozens of miles away.
He wanted to rush back before dawn, and then send the things he wrote down back to Suzaku Mountain as soon as possible.
Chen Zhenyu didn't think that the things he wrote down today would have any impact on the future. He just felt that if today's things were not done well, he would be sorry for Liao Sheng. It was Liao Sheng who sacrificed himself to fight for his chance of survival. The piece of cloth in his rucksack was a treasure handed down from Liao Sheng's master, but Liao Sheng gave it to him without hesitation.
There is no greater brotherhood on the battlefield than this.
When he saw a small river ahead, he jumped into the river without the slightest hesitation.
"Qianhu said... If you encounter river water when you are hiding, don't hesitate to jump in. The river water can hide the smell, and even the most sensitive mastiff can no longer trace the trace."
Talking to himself, he swam across the small river.
After reaching the other side of the river, he turned his head and glanced in the direction of Liuzhou, and suddenly had an illusion that there was a world on this side of the river, and another world on the other side of Liuzhou. After coming out of the river, his tense nerves relaxed a lot, and his heart stopped beating wildly.
"Qianhu said... don't be nervous, you must stay awake at all times, you must clearly know what you are going to do next, you can't escape according to the idea of escape, you must escape according to the idea of tracking."
He told himself, and then chose a direction that was not going to the meeting point. He planned to go around in a circle and then go back. Observing the moonlight, he could guess how long it was before dawn. After calculating the time, he can book how big a circle he can go around.
After crossing a high slope, there is an endless field in front of you. This is a large field of wheat, which is ready for harvest. But because of the war, the people dare not harvest.
"Qianhu said... While escaping, try not to expose your companions."
Chen Zhenyu reminded himself, and then rushed into the wheat field. Here is a plain, and the line of sight is too vast, so he didn't dare to run with his body upright, but ran forward with hands and feet like a cheetah. This posture was exhausting, and he was out of breath after a while. If it wasn't for the complete equipment of Xiaoqi School, he put on thick buckskin gloves before entering the wheat field, and his palms would be worn out after running for a long time.
"Qianhu said... When fleeing on the plains, don't think of yourself as a person, but as a wild beast. Because wild animals have far more opportunities to escape than humans, and beasts can use the terrain more rationally than humans."
He said while crawling and running.
"I also said... It's taboo to talk to yourself when you're doing things, your mother...why can't you remember?"
The voice floated into Chen Zhenyu's ears from not far away. The voice was very soft and erratic. From the voice, it could be judged that the speaker must be extremely weak.
Chen Zhenyu's body shook violently, and then he stopped immediately. After hesitating for a moment, he rushed towards the place where the sound came from.
More than ten meters away, Liao Sheng was lying in the wheat field. Looking at Chen Zhenyu who came over, he smiled with difficulty: "But... if it wasn't for you talking to yourself, I wouldn't dare to make a sound. When I heard your voice, I know... I can't die."
He has many injuries on his body, but he just knows that when his companion appears, he will not die.
Chen Zhenyu looked at Liao Sheng, opened his mouth, and then burst into tears, like a child who had had enough of being wronged and finally found someone to vent. That's right, Liao Sheng said he couldn't cry, but at this moment he simply wanted to care about those things. He just wanted to cry, cry aloud.
"Have you cried enough?"
Liao Sheng smiled weakly: "I've had enough crying and I'm leaving on my back... Damn, those guys from the Buddhist sect almost killed me, that's all."
Chen Zhenyu picked up Liao Sheng on his back, and then tied Liao Sheng to his back with a rope made of torn clothes. He tied a knot under his chest with all his strength.
"Don't worry Qianhu, why don't you sleep first? I can run steadily!"
He turned his head and said with a smile, then strode forward and rushed out.