Don't look at what Xia Ya said about the great truth so impassionedly and righteously. In fact, this guy is shamelessly stealing the concept.
"The land under their feet! It's ours!! The air they breathe now is also ours!! The food they ate last night was also ours!!"
Although this is not wrong, for Char's position, replacing "our" with "mine" is the real thought in his heart.
Don't forget, our native turtle is not a Byzantine. This guy is a stateless black household who grew up on the wildfire plain... He doesn't have much so-called patriotism for Byzantium.
It's just that, after becoming the military officer of More County, our native turtle has already regarded More County as his own back garden and his own prison in his heart.
Now the Odins are calling, occupying Tasha's land, breathing Tasha's air, eating Tasha's food, and enslaving Tasha's people... Damn, can this be endured? !
Speaking of bad, the turtle is definitely not the kind of heinous bad guy, but when it comes to being ruthless... The turtle who grew up in the mountains and forests and dealt with tigers, leopards and wolves is definitely not the kind of guy who is kind to women.
What's more, Xiaya's hatred for the Odins in his heart, remembering that when the bright man Kevin died in his arms...
Therefore, when Xia ordered the execution of over a thousand Odin captives, he did not even blink an eyelid in front of him.
Although these former horse thieves are not all soft-hearted people, but more than a thousand living people stand in front of them unarmed and let the slaughter. They have never experienced such a scene.
Although Xia Ya gave the order, the people under him hesitated for a moment, and finally, after Xia Ya's impassioned words, coupled with his stern and unquestionable eyes...
Butcher knife fell!
Just outside the city, a thousand heads rolled down and blood flowed like a river!
The executioner responsible for the slaughter changed six groups of people. The first two groups couldn't support it later, and ran to the back to lean against the wall and vomit wildly. It was Xi Ya, who stood on the city wall and looked at everything in front of him coldly, with a cold expression. It seems that the slaughtered below is not a large living person, but a group of livestock, cattle and sheep.
His ruthless performance left a deep impression on the hearts of many of the cavalry under his command. They only felt that the newly recognized boss was his superior in combat and was unparalleled in combat. So ruthless. For a time, all the contemptuous and dissatisfied thoughts from the past were all put away, and there were also many thoughts of awe in my heart.
After slaughtering the Odins, the citizens of Mesta City applauded.
Before the Odins attacked the city of Mesta, they swept around in the surrounding villages and towns, burning, killing and looting. pity. Now that this group of invaders have been killed, it is naturally very pleasing. Even if some old and serious people in the city feel that the killing of this empire's general is too heavy, but at this time, they will not stand up and say anything.
After instructing people to dig the corpses, burn them and bury them in a hurry, Xiaya immediately posted a notice in the square inside the city gate, and found some local people to understand the situation and asked if there were any remaining imperial officials in the city. Only then did I know that on the day the city was broken, after the county governor, Lord Klincia, died for the country, the officials in the county governor's mansion had long since disappeared. The Odins occupied this place and killed another group. , and the Odins did not pay attention to the official roster in the county governor's house at all, and did not hunt down, but many people survived and survived.
Xia Ya immediately sent people to look around, and found some remaining officials in the former county governor's mansion, but the governor and some high-level officials were all dead, and those who were left were just some people with low official positions. Looking for it, but only found seven or eight people.
Xia Ya simply asked these people to find some of the former big households in the city, and sent people to gather the citizens of the city on the square to watch. The first big thing is to recruit the people in the city. Please help me to the northwest of the damaged city wall. The corners are repaired.
Originally, the Odins occupied this place, and everyone naturally did not work hard. Even if it was due to the butcher knives of the Odins, most of them were obedient and deliberately delayed the construction period. But now the empire's own army has regained the city, and looking at the general's intention, it seems that he has no intention of evacuating and giving up the city. Of course, everyone hopes that the imperial army will be stationed here to resist the Odin people and prevent those savage people. The nation has taken over here again. For a time, the crowd was very enthusiastic, and the people and craftsmen who signed up were summoned in less than a moment.
After distributing all kinds of equipment, Xia Ya dispatched a small group of cavalry to patrol around the city, and personally sat in the city defense, commanding his men to rush to repair the city wall. These craftsmen and people are all local people. They used to work for the Odin people, and they had no money to pay. If they were not careful, they would be beaten, kicked, and whipped. Wages are naturally a hundred times more energetic, and even the strength to breastfeed is used. Although the rain is still falling intermittently, which is not good for the construction, the citizens of the city have signed up one after another. , The earthwork that was transported was quite a bit like a pile of earth. Although it is impossible to complete the construction of the city wall in a short period of time, it is not a big problem to fill this gap.
There were very few officials left in the city, and all the senior officials were killed or injured. Now Xiaya can be regarded as the highest official in the entire More County. Originally, as the county garrison officer, he was the No. 2 person in Moore County. After Clincia died, he was naturally a talkative person, and in the turbulent times of war, he also held military power. After occupying the city of Mesta, naturally Command In general, the command line is prohibited.
The city of Mesta was successfully counterattacked by Char, but because the prisoners of war were slaughtered, not even one escaped. The news was cut off, but Manninger, far to the south, did not get any news at all.
Another ten days passed in peace, during which time Sharba brought two thousand reinforcements in the direction of Denzel City. The maintenance work of the city defense is still going on intensely. Xia Ya is scrambling in the city, rectifying the armament, and counting the young and strong population in the city, compiling more than 2,000 young men to serve as the people's husband, and also distribute some weapons, anyway, those Odin people All the weapons were seized. After arming the young men in the city, they sent people to practice every day. Although they could not teach any real military tactics, in case the enemy attacked, the city defense could also be used. Do something.
After more than ten days, the weather gradually cleared up, and the rainy season for so many consecutive days made people feel that their bones were about to be corroded and rusted by water vapor.
On the other hand, Xia Ya, standing on the top of the city, looked at the clear sky, the clouds finally dispersed, revealing the blue sky, the sun was shining brightly, and gradually felt a touch of heat...
Xia Ya's expression became very gloomy.
Because he is very clear that the rainy season is over and the weather is clear, then the Odin people will no longer have to be blocked by the weather, I am afraid that there will be further actions below!
Just at noon on this day, suddenly came back from a distance from outside the city and came galloping fast. It was the scouts that he dispatched. They looked very rushed. I heard the following shout: "Where's Mr. Xia? There is an emergency military situation!"
Xia Ya heard the truth, and immediately raised her eyebrows, her heart sank suddenly!
Did Manninger bring someone back to kill him? How can it be so fast? ! The weather only cleared up, and how did Manninger notice the news that Mesta was captured by himself? !
He hurried to the bottom of the city, and a few scouts came up to greet him. The leader was an old horse thief under Nei's former command. At this moment, his head was covered in sweat, and he hurriedly said: "Uncle... ah no, Lord General! West, west. Thousands of people are coming here!"
When Xia Ya heard this, her face suddenly became suspicious: "How many thousand?"
Only a few thousand people? Even if Manninger learned that Mesta had missed, and wanted to counterattack, he wouldn't have sent only a few thousand people, right
Is it the vanguard cavalry? The army is behind
He immediately went up and grabbed the horse thief by the shoulder: "What's going on?"
"Poor! It's really pitiful!" The horse thief shook his head and sighed repeatedly, with a look of pity on his face, and then quickly said: "There are thousands of people. You report, that…”
answer? Newsletter
Xia Ya was confused: "What did you say? Thousands of people? Answer? Could it be ours?"
"Yes, it's our Byzantine army." The horse thief sighed: "Thousands of people came from the west. These guys are so pitiful, they seem to have escaped from somewhere..."
A question from the boss suddenly appeared in Xia Ya's heart.
Our people, several thousand? Does More County still have our army? !
Although he was puzzled, out of prudence, he immediately ordered the city gates to be closed, and the army went to the city to prepare for battle.
In the afternoon, in the wilderness far outside the city, from the west, a dark figure with a human head was seen.
A few scouts and cavalrymen sent by him led the way in front, and the black crowd behind them was scattered, and the number seemed to be in the thousands.
The horse thief who reported the letter earlier was right.
awful! really sad...
The thousands of people who came from afar were indeed imperial officials.
Most of these people wore the attire of the imperial army, and even Char recognized it, it seemed to be the standard attire of the imperial central standing army!
It's just that these thousands of people came from afar in embarrassment. Many people's clothes have long been torn, covered with sludge and blood, and some people's clothes have long been torn into pieces. They supported each other and barely walked. Most of the people were swaying and their faces were black and muddy. More than half of them, not to mention armor, didn't even have weapons, and some even leaned on trees they didn't know where to find them. Using a stick as a crutch, he limped in the team and barely made his way.
These people, almost all of them are yellow-faced and thin, all of them have slack eyes, their eyes are blank, and there is only the last bit of hope that is already a little numb...
Of course, the flag was long gone, and the guys in the front didn't even have their boots. Some walked barefoot, while others ripped cloth from their clothes and barely covered their feet.
These thousands of people came from afar, dragging their feet, the leader of the team dragging, not someone who fell halfway.
When these thousands of people finally saw the city wall of Mesta and saw the imperial eagle flag fluttering on the city wall, many people suddenly thumped and knelt on the ground, hugging their heads and crying loudly.
There was one crying, which immediately caused a chain reaction, and more and more people fell to the ground, and the sound of crying suddenly burst into one!
The city gate had been opened by Xia Ya's order, and he sent two more teams out to respond, and it took more than an hour to bring these people into the city. As soon as these people entered the city, many people cried and fainted on the spot, and some sat on the ground and fell into a coma on the spot. Instead, the people under Xia Ya were confused, and they rushed over to help.
Xia asked people to bring in a lot of food and water. When the soldiers who had come from far away saw the hot food, they all swarmed up like a starving ghost. Xia Ya didn't see it well, so he quickly asked a group of people to drive up with sticks, and then barely suppressed the order of the scene.
"Line up! All line up to receive food in their own order!! Catch me whoever makes troubles!" Xia stood tall and yelled loudly.
He was wearing an imperial flag regiment-level attire and a shiny mountain armor. He was obviously a high-ranking general, and many of the defeated soldiers immediately cowered back in fright.
Xia stood on the stairs of the city wall and looked at these guys.
Where do these guys still look like the regular army of the Empire? Just a bunch of refugees. Many of them were so thin they were almost out of shape, skinny, with yellow faces and thin muscles. Xia Ya found all the doctors in the city, but there were still a few guys. Maybe they were too hungry before. As soon as they got the food, they almost choked to death, and some of them lost their strength. God can't recover.
Xiaya sent someone to search for a long time in this group of people, and finally found a person who looked like an officer and summoned him, but the imperial officer's uniform on the other side was tattered and one of his boots was lost. .
"Where did you come from?"
This man threw himself on the ground, still holding half of the bread he just received in his hand, his mouth bulging, and reluctantly replied: "Sir, we are... seventh, the regiment..."
Xia Ya was shocked: "The Seventh Corps?! Didn't you all get wiped out by the Odins?!"
As soon as he heard this, the man suddenly wailed, and lost the cake in his hand, and immediately lay on the ground and cried. The voice was so grief-stricken that others couldn't help but look sideways when they saw it.
Xia Ya endured his impatience and went up to lift the man up, only to feel a strong sour smell on his body, and he didn't know how many days he hadn't bathed, his hair was unkempt, and even his nails were full of black mud: " Don't cry for me, what's going on? Say it carefully!"
"The Odins! How cruel! General Rostock... died in battle... so miserable... Major general he..."
The man said a few words, suddenly rolled his eyelids and fainted.
Xia Ya was helpless, so he could only have someone hurriedly carry this guy down to help, and asked someone to ask someone again, and then he finally learned the details intermittently.
It turned out that this defeated army was the remnants of the Seventh Corps.
When the 7th Corps broke through, the troops were divided into two groups. Rostock led the main elite, and this branch was a small group of 4,000 people.
Rostock is also a ruthless man. His original plan was to cut off the tail of a gecko to survive. He combined a flag regiment and most of the auxiliary soldiers in the army, hoping that this partial division would attract the pursuit of the Odins, and he The main force can take the opportunity to escape.
But as a result, Manninger was cunning and cunning, and he was not fooled at all. He led the main force of the 7th Corps to chase Rostock, and finally defeated Rostock's troops in the first battle. Rostock was wiped out and killed himself. Manninger slaughtered all prisoners of war, leaving no one behind!
And these four thousand were originally used as partial teachers to attract the attention of the Odins, but they survived. Although Manninger also sent his son Morka to lead people to chase, but a heavy rain helped these guys and blocked Morka's pursuit.
Pity these 4,000 people, throwing away their helmets and armor, fleeing in embarrassment all the way, without food or drink, and trembling with fear, for fear of the pursuit of the Odins, there is no trace of an army.
The original highest-ranking commander in the army was the nephew of Rostock of the Seventh Corps. But that guy fell ill halfway, and was frightened again, and he couldn't get sick. Without a leader of the army, most of the original fate, I am afraid, will be scattered halfway along the way, and will be scattered directly as birds and beasts.
But it is still a miracle to actually get here.
It turned out that everyone was holding a note: the surrounding area is surrounded by Odin occupation areas. If they are scattered, I am afraid that if I encounter a small group of Odin people on the way, it will be a dead end, and there is no food or drink, I am afraid that I will starve to death. Everyone gathered to run for their lives, and there was still someone to take care of them on the way.
Relying on such a small idea, these thousands of people have been preserved and not scattered. He fled in embarrassment all the way, but he was surrounded by Odin's occupation area, he ran around in confusion on the road, and finally got lost.
God bless Xia Ya, this group of people, unexpectedly, came all the way to the northwest, bypassing the town occupied by the Odins, not daring to walk on the path, rushing around like headless flies, and actually running away Come to the city of Mesta!
Fortunately, it was Xia Ya who counterattacked Mesta, otherwise, if the city of Mesta is still in the hands of the Odins, I am afraid that these thousands of people will still die.
Even if they didn't meet the Odins, these people would starve to death.
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It took half a day to eat in the river, and these talents finally settled down. After they were full, they finally entered the city of their own army. They finally escaped, and their hearts gradually calmed down.
Xia Ya has been watching these guys carefully. These thousands of people are also from the regular army of the empire. As for the defeat, the military heart was completely disintegrated. If it can be carefully rectified, it is also a good team. strength.
When these guys had enough to eat and drink, they finally got rid of their dreadful livelihood. Most of them seemed to have finally recovered. Although they were still in rags, their spirits and spirits were a little different. .
Many soldiers also habitually gathered together according to their own sequence.
Xia Ya finally brought people to the rout. Everywhere he went, he received countless grateful eyes, and then he found an officer who was in the rout: "Who is your top general, and where is it? "
Soon, Xia Ya was taken to the rout...
Under a small tree, a few soldiers in torn clothes were guarding a person. The man was lying on a pair of dismantled door panels, presumably being carried all the way here. The man lying on it naturally had no armor on his body, but his military uniform was still intact, except that he was unshaven, his eyes were closed, and his eye sockets were deeply sunken, as if he was still in a coma.
There was also a black cloth at the corner of his mouth, which was covered in blood.
More importantly, when Xia Ya saw this guy from a distance, he immediately felt a little familiar, as if he had seen him somewhere before.
Xia Ya came, and the broken soldiers next to him made way, and a guy who looked like an officer stayed by the side: "Major General, he fell off his horse along the way, suffered internal injuries and fell into a coma. He vomited blood every day. , we don't have a doctor, so we can only let people carry him away, and we can barely support him here..."
As soon as Xia Ya walked in front of him, he suddenly saw the hand of the "major general", and his heart jumped, and finally recognized this guy!
This guy's left hand, Qi's wrist is broken, and an iron hook is attached to his wrist!
Xia recognized this guy at a glance... And speaking of it, this guy's broken hand was done by himself!
Back then in Wildfire Town, I met a group of officers who molested Aunt Sofia's niece in a one-eyed tavern. After punishing myself, they chopped off one of the other's hands... I remember that man claimed to be the 7th Corps general. nephew...
It's just that it's been too long, and Xiaya almost forgot.
Thinking of this, Xi Ya suddenly cursed, Damn, how did you meet this guy? And he is still the leader of these thousands of defeated soldiers? ! If you want to accept these thousands of people, this guy is a hassle...
"Our Major General Ridley is so seriously injured that he hasn't opened his eyes for three days. The doctor saw him just now and said he... I'm afraid... I'm afraid..." The officer of the 7th Corps next to him had a helpless expression on his face.
Um? !
Xia's eyes suddenly lit up, an idea suddenly came up in his heart, and suddenly a surprised and sad expression appeared on his face, and he shouted: "Ah! Ledley!! Isn't this Ledley brother!! My brother! !! How did you become like this!!"
After that, Char rushed up with a few strides, pushed aside the others, hugged Ridley lying there, and burst into tears...
He wrapped his hands around Ridley's neck, but quietly dipped some saliva in the corners of his eyes. When he straightened up, the officer of the 7th Corps next to him was a little puzzled: "Sir, do you recognize our Major General?"
I recognize that his hand was cut off by Lao Tzu.
Xia Ya muttered in her heart, but said sadly: "Why don't we recognize each other! We met in Wildfire Town, and we all drank and picked up girls together. We met each other with all sincerity, and they were like brothers!!!"
Have a drink and pick up girls
Thinking of the major general's previous behavior, the people of the 7th Corps immediately believed it.
Immediately, everyone felt at ease. It seemed that not only did they enter the territory of the friendly army, but the general of the other party was also an old friend of our leader. In this way, they would naturally take more care of us.
However, Xi Ya hugged Ledley and continued to cry. While crying, he pretended to slap Ledley on the body - the turtle just wanted to slap this guy to death.
These slaps, Xia Ya can be said to have used his secret energy quietly, but he kept shouting "brother" in his mouth. Others saw it and thought that the general and his major general had a good friendship, and the transition was sad. Officers from the Seventh Corps came to offer advice.
Xia Ya was proud, but he didn't expect that after he took a few palms, Ledley in his arms suddenly snorted softly, and a mouthful of dirty blood spurted out of his mouth. The groan, unexpectedly awake and turned around!
"Ouch, but... but finally came to terms with... I, I'm in, what... place... "
Xiaya hugged Ledley and widened her eyes: "…"
…
The major general woke up, his scattered eyes gradually became focused, and finally his eyes converged and fell on Xia Ya's face... Then this guy's face suddenly turned from dazed to shocked, and his face suddenly changed!
How could he not remember Xiaya's face? Wasn't the wicked person who chopped off his own hands the one in front of him? !
When Ledley woke up, he immediately received the stimulation, and his face changed wildly, and suddenly he didn't catch up, raised his finger and pointed at Xia Ya: "Ah! Yes, it's you, you, you, you, you... "
The fingers trembled slightly, but there was a grungy voice in his throat. After the word "you", he couldn't say a word again!
Xia was startled, but he didn't expect to be self-defeating. Instead of killing the guy, he woke the guy up and stared at Ledley with his mouth open.
Ridley's face was originally pale, but at this moment it suddenly turned red, pointing at Xia, breathing desperately, but couldn't breathe at all, and finally made two "gge" in his throat, and a mouthful of blood flowed from his throat. When he came up, he shouted "Ah", his raised arm suddenly drooped down, his head tilted, and he was out of breath.
Xia Ya stayed there, only watching the dear man in his arms wake up, vomit blood again, and then die, only to feel his heart pounding wildly, reached out and touched the other person's nose, and found that he was really breathless, and then suddenly There was a strange feeling in my heart.
Damn, does this guy's death have to be counted on Lao Tzu's head? !