Chapter 5 STRONG WIND AND FIRE

he Serpents have retreated to their camp, and I do not know when they will attack again. Although the casualties of Shen Xiping in this battle were about equal to those of the Snake Men, everyone in the army was afraid that no one dared to fight with the Snake men for the time being. The Lord has thought of this, too. While we are fighting outside, he has ordered the workmen of the baggage camp to speed up their work.

The Dragonscale army was so weakened that it was down to 221 of its five hundred men. Three of the twenty centurions had been killed, two of whom had been newly promoted, and one of whom was the son of the official officials of the imperial Court. I did not know what to say when the Lord went back. My fifth camp, killed the two long, the yi that has no JiaoLei, wiped out. Now the fifth Battalion was down to fifty-seven men, almost half. This is not the worst, that several rushed in the front of the camp, each reduced by more than half, the three camp of Bo Anli now only 31 people.

If it were not for Lu Gong Xing's caution, I am afraid we would have ended up like the Dragon Scale Army.

I looked at the forward battalion lined up. Although still with sharp, but after all, like a used too much knife, the edge of the notch. How many have perished abroad, never to return? However, this war is just beginning, and then I do not know how many people will be buried in other places.

I was retreating into the five battalions of soldiers in the city, when someone suddenly exclaimed, "General Shen!"

I was startled, also thought it was Shen Xiping's ghost appeared. Turned his head, but saw a battalion of soldiers pointing to the distant camp of snake people.

As far as I could see, it was afternoon, and the dust was still high in the Snake-man camp, making it hard to see what was inside. But a flagstaff had been erected in front of them, and from it flew the banner with the figure of the two heads of a snake, and under it hung the head of a man. Of course, we can't see the face, but everyone can guess that it must be Shen Xiping's head.

If Shen Xiping was not trying to save me, he might not have died. My heart ached at the thought. Then, as if he had been cut, there was a sharp pain in his waist. I clenched my teeth and tried to push against it, but the pain hit me like a wave and made me sweat.

Qi Lie on the side saw me look, said: "General, what's the matter?"

I put my hand to my waist and said, "It's nothing serious."

As soon as I said this, I felt the pain so bad that I could not stand up, and I would fall down if I were crooked. Qi Lie a hand to help me, scared shouted: "General! General!"

Several commanders of the fifth battalion, ignoring orders, closed in. At that moment, Lu Gongxing, who was taking the roll call of the last battalions, came over and said, "What happened?"

Qi Lie a little panic said: "road control, General Chu he suddenly fell down."

I struggled to stand up, but the pain in my lower back prevented me from doing so. I curled up like a shrimp, almost bent to the ground. Lu Gongxing came up to me, pulled away my armor, looked at it, and exclaimed, "You're hurt! Don't move. Take General Chu back to the baggage camp and call the medical officer."

I want to say two words, but the pain in my waist let me say nothing. Qi Lie and Tan Qing took off my armor and helped me to the baggage camp. I'm a little embarrassed, but it's up to them.

The medical battalion was also in the baggage camp. These days, the medical camp is full of people, these are seriously injured, if light injuries, at most bandage up and go back. As soon as I entered the medical camp, the two dozen medical officers were busy.

Qi Lied me down on a couch and shouted, "Quick, doctor! Show the general."

Nearby a medical officer was dressing a young officer who had been stabbed in the shoulder. Without looking up, he said, "Just a moment."

Qi Lijie angrily: "You hurry up, we general"

I tried to hold back the pain and said, "Xiao Lie, don't disturb others."

Qi Lie said: "General, you are in such pain, can not delay."

The little officer, who was girdling his shoulder, lay his armor aside. He was badly wounded, but he was quite relaxed. At this time, he coldly tunnel: "Also no big injury, need to shout?"

Qi Lied angrily: "Shut up! You can't be a hero with such a wound. Do you know who our general is?"

I was a little angry, said: "Xiao Lie, don't talk nonsense, let others come first, I can bear."

Although said to carry, but the waist pain or let me cold sweat straight. Finally, when the little officer finished packing, the medical officer came and said, "Where is the wound?"

Unable to speak, I pointed to my waist. The doctor untied my robe, which was permeated with blood. This surprised me. I had no idea that I had been wounded on the battlefield. I was so badly wounded.

The medical officer cut open the suit, looked at it, and said, "Blunt force trauma. It's only a skin wound, nothing serious, but it hurts, and you can bear it."

Qi Lie a little proud tunnel: "Our general but the first rushed into the city Chu Xiu red general ah."

The first rush into the high eagle city, it is really worth bragging about, to today Qi Lie is still as proud of the capital. I could not help blushing a little, but suddenly saw that little officer came up to me, knelt down and saluted, saying: "You are General Chu? The young general is rude."

I was a little surprised that the little officer should be so disdainful. I said, "You are."

He said, "Qin Quan, an outpost officer of the Dragon Scale Army, was really ashamed of his rudeness to General Chu just now."

In fact, the officers of the outposts of the Dragon Scale Army were no lower in rank than I was; they were all the eleventh of the thirteen ranks of military attache. Although Forward Battalion was a bit special, he treated me like a subordinate to a superior, which was a little too humble.

"General Qin, please make yourself at home," I said. "We are only equals."

Qin Quan said, "It is for Lord Shen that I kneel before you."

My face flushed. Shen Xiping's death, almost can be said to save me. Though his concentration might not have been able to sustain him as the four Serpents attacked him, he was distracted by the lance he had fired to save me.

Anyway, I have a feeling of gratitude for Shen Xiping.

I choked up a little: "Lord Shen is a hero, I couldn't save his whole body, I feel guilty, you don't have to thank me."

Qin Quan smiled and said, "We are the dragon Scale army trained by Lord Shen. We will never let your excellency be beheaded. General Chu please rest assured."

I was startled and propped the couch on my elbow when the medical officer said to one side, "Don't you move, don't you want to get well?"

Qin Quan said, "General Chu, you take good care of your wounds."

His left shoulder was covered with gauze, but he seemed at ease. He grabbed the armor he had thrown off and put it on. "We will get the head of General Shen," he said, tying its lanyard.

The doctor is cleaning my wound. My wound was not too severe; after all, the Snake-man had pierced me with a spear without the end of his armor, but it had left me with a half-deep gash in my lower abdomen. It was only a flesh wound, and the strength of the Snake-man's arm was formidable. The doctor sprinkled some powder on my wound and sewed it up with a needle. It was terrible, but I didn't seem to feel any pain. I was just a little surprised and said, "You want to sneak into the Snake-man camp?"

Qin Quan just smiled, gave me a salute and walked out of the tent.

The medical officer wrapped me in circles of gauze. After wrapping it up, he said, "General, it's all right. Rest well these days, eat well, and if you recover quickly, you will have an oral cavity tomorrow."

I smiled wryly. Take a break? If the Serpents don't attack, they can rest for a few days. I felt my waist, wrapped in gauze, like an iron hoop, not very comfortable. But it was only a dull ache, not too bad. I moved, way: "Medical officer, your craft really get, I don't have too much pain."

The doctor said, "Don't take your own life as a joke. I sprinkled nepenthes powder on you, so you don't feel much pain. You'll feel pain tomorrow when the medicine wears off."

I said: "Then today will not hurt?"

At this time, Tan Qing and Qi Lie said: "General, what do you want to do?"

I said, "We'll see then. I looked at them stunned and said, "What's the matter? Do you think I'm going to steal General Shen's head at night?"

They didn't say anything, but I knew they thought so. I smiled and said, "I didn't look at my own life so cheap."

They breathed a sigh of relief.

They did not know that I had just thought so. But I also know that, in the state I'm in, I can't even run fast, and going into a Snake-man camp would be death.

General Shen, I will get you back.

I made this resolution in silence.

But he heard thunder drums riding outside Shouting: "The Lord General has ordered that the whole army seal their swords. The remaining inhabitants of the city must assemble in the National Square in three days, and you will ensure your safety. Anyone who fails to hide after the deadline will be shot."

He shouted all the way, and shouted all the way.

Hearing his words, I heaved a sigh of relief. Butcher ahead of the end of the city, Wu Hou at this time also dare not make enemies inside and outside. Although it was probably only a temporary measure, I felt relieved.

How many people are left in the city? Not counting the captured craftsmen and women, there would have been less than 100,000. But one way or another, these 100,000 people will finally escape the butcher's knife and save their lives. Back at the city, the whole army was still working on the works, but the Serpents had not yet attacked. But as we all know, it was like the calm before a storm, and the Serpents could attack at any moment. Marquis Wu ordered the troops stationed at four gates to speed up the repair of the city defense. Although the scale of today's battle was small, even the Marquis lost confidence.

All the armies were hurrying to repair their fortifications, and the Forward Battalion was no exception. Two thousand soldiers were dispatched to the north gate and the West gate. The east gate, because there was no enemy situation and Lu Jingyu was not there, was now under the command of the deputy commander of the left army, Bu Wu. Buwu was a very cautious man, not good at direct attack and defense, but very good at dispatching troops. Marquis Wu temporarily transferred the left army to defend the south gate with ten thousand. At present, the number of soldiers in the Chinese Army has reached over 50,000, and it can be said that more than half of the whole army is in the South Gate. The South gate, though not the most numerous, was the main attack on the city, and the Republican Army defended it with great tenacity. When we entered, I cut the gate myself, and the south gate was the most severely damaged of the four gates. Now the workmen of the baggage battalion were hurrying to repair the gate.

Qi Lied up a big chair for me and wouldn't let me go there myself. I sat at the head of the city and watched them go about their business, and the doctor had done such a good job, that now I felt no pain at all, except a tingle in the wound. The Marquis Wu's camp was set up at the position of the tenth battalion. He was also sitting on a high armchair, overseeing the battle, with his two soldiers standing behind him.

Suddenly there was a riot of soldiers outside the city who were repairing the damage. Lord Wu stood up suddenly and shouted: "What is it?"

Someone called from the side, "No, they're coming!"

Suddenly there was a lot of noise around. I looked in the distance, and sure enough, a cloud of dust had risen from the Snake-man's own line. From a distance, I could not tell how many soldiers were coming.

The marquis shouted: "Give the order and prepare to fight!"

He sat back down in his chair without moving. At the same time, Thunder Drum jumped on his horse on the top of the city and shouted as he ran: "Soldiers, do not be alarmed. The enemy is coming to attack the city. "

The Snake Man's attack was expected by Lord Wu, so he did not panic. I looked at the gate, which had been boarded up tightly on each side and was half as thick. In fact, this can only make people feel a little safe, if the snake has rushed to the gate, then even the iron gate is useless.

Soon, almost as soon as the soldiers from outside the city had retreated, the first Serpentine army approached the moat. Those snake people had been sitting in the car, to the moat still dozens of steps, they have to get off. They move like snakes on the ground, but not very fast.

At this time Qi Lie way: "General, you go to the city first, here we have under."

I stood up and said, "Is there any way to retreat from a great war?"

Qi Liye said: "But your wound"

I moved my arm. "It's all right," I said.

There were still seven officers left in the fifth battalion, but there were only fifty or so in total. I took a long lance from a side armory. It had a smaller head than the one I was used to, and it worked just as well.

Under the city, the Serpents' vanguard had reached the moat, but no longer advanced.

Behind me, Clair whispered, "What are they going to do?"

I shook my head. "Never mind what they're doing," I said. "Get ready to fight."

At that moment, a loud cry broke out from the Serpent Men. It was surprising that the Serpent men had such a voice. Then all the Serpents rushed forward. From the top of the city, the south gate was covered like a green flood.

I grabbed my gun and shouted, "Xiao Lie, bring me my Guan Ri bow!"

Qi Lie handed me through the day bow, I pulled out an arrow from behind the quiver, said: "Everyone ready, such as they come to the moat on the arrow!"

Without my command, all twenty thousand men at the head of the city had raised their bows and arrows. I looked at the side, Tan Qing and his ten men after the morning battle, not one of them was dead. Every soldier in his part of the world was a master archer, and that settled my mind.

By this time, the snake people were already in the water. The Serpents seemed to know water by nature, and before I could finish speaking, several of them swam very fast across the moat and close to the gate. I took aim at the snake man in front and shot at him. At this point, the head of the city as if received the general command, arrows raining down. The snake men must not have expected that our movements would be so uniform. Some of them waved their swords and guns as if to block, but how could they stop? The snakemen on the shore were filled with arrows, and many snakemen in the river had been shot. I saw the snake people in the river had quickly returned to the south bank, back dozens of steps, seem to be a little shaken, the river, left dozens of snake people's bodies.

A cheer went up from the head of the city. This time, none of us hurt, but dozens of snake people died, really is a victory.

But I'm not that optimistic. When we set out, the baggage battalion carried a million arrows. Though replenished from time to time through successive attacks, half of the city had been lost. Thousands of arrows had just been fired, but the snake men were so tenacious that they did not hit the vital point. When they reached the shore, they pulled out their arrows, but nothing seemed to have happened. At this rate, with half a million arrows, we can only hurt a thousand or two. What's more, the person who hit the snake was caught off guard just now, so it may not be so effective in the future.

I shuddered at the thought. Perhaps the Snake Man had just made this reckless attack to wear down our arrows. As stupid as those snake people may seem, they are not immune to such intentions.

I turned and said, "Next time the Serpentmen attack, be careful and aim before you shoot."

But the Serpent men did not attack again, but saw the banner flit and the Serpent men slowly retreated.

Even though the Serpents had no rules, the creep of this army was a terrifying sight. We were all a little puzzled, and I thought the Snake Man was just some kind of creature, who only knew how to attack, but it turned out that he knew how to advance and retreat, and seemed to know the art of war. But this attack, too, was probably tentative. There were not many Serpents, only about five thousand.

Who, exactly, trained this army of serpents? Is it in the Serpentine army?

As I was thinking, there was a cheer from the city. After all, we won the war. At night, we were afraid to go to sleep. The forward battalion held till the moon was in the middle of the sky, and then it was replaced by one of the soldiers of the central army, while the rest went down to rest.

Qi Lied my things out of that little house and into the camp, and now I dare not live out there alone. Qi has captured the woman also by the camp unattended, qi sent some food to him.

I had just taken off my heavy armor when suddenly there was a loud noise from the center of the camp.

The Serpents have entered the city?

I was so shocked that I jumped out of bed. The wound was touched, and there was a dull pain. I rushed out of the tent, but there were many people out of the forward camp. Some people were saying, "What's the matter?"

Then I heard Deyang Shouting: "It's all right, general. Someone in my baggage camp has been burning a furnace and exploding it."

The soldiers of the Forward Battalion swore and went back to bed. I looked at Deyang, but saw him curse: "Zhang Tai! Why do you make trouble when you don't do good? All the time, to make things worse. Damn it, I can't protect you this time. Cut him down, you!"

I walked over and said, "What's the matter, Lord De?"

De Yang turned back, see me, said: "Chu Lord ah, you were woken up? It won't matter."

Beside him I saw two soldiers holding down a man whose face was blackened, and whose clothes were all burnt and torn, and whose face was black and grey, but whose face was frightened. "Who is he?" I asked.

"He is a soldier of the baggage battalion," said Deyang. "His name is Chang Longyou, and his nickname is Fool. He's always doing strange things. I've never seen him clean before. I'll cut him down after what's happened today."

"How does he make that noise?" I said.

Deyang said, "Who knows. He's been burning all day, and that's what made that noise. Disturb the heart of the army, the law should be cut."

Although De Yang was not the man who went to the battlefield, he was the baggage officer, and in the baggage camp, he had the right to live and kill. I walked up to Zhang Longyou. He was very young and short. At first glance, he did not look like a general. But his eyes were flexible, not dull, by the look of it.

I said, "Lord Deyang, it's time to let him join the Vanguard. Don't kill him."

De Yang said, "It is good that General Chu has such an intention. Zhang Tai, thank General Chu."

Zhang Longyou was released, but neither humble nor overbearing to me a salute, way: "General Chu, thank you."

De Yang anger: "fool, spare you you still grand, really too long life is it?"

I said, "Don't be like him, my Lord. Chang Longyou, put your things in order and meet me in my camp tomorrow."

Then he yawned and went back to sleep. When I woke up, it was broad daylight. I was taken aback. There had never been such a quiet night in any battle. I went out of the camp, but saw Qi Lie outside practicing boxing, seeing me, said: "General, up? Is the wound any better?"

I pressed it gently through the gauze. There was some pain, but not too much, so the doctor was wrong. I said: "Little Lie, last night was all right?"

Qi Lie way: "No gathering order, presumably nothing."

It was strange that the Snake Man did not bother him that night. I stretched my body and said, "Lil, bring me my soft armor."

I'm tired in my armor. But even if we fight again, it will be to defend the city, and soft armor will be enough. Qi Lie from the inside took out the soft armor, put it on me, I said: "Call them to set, we have to go to shift."

Only when I got to the head of the city, a young man dressed only in battle robes suddenly ran up to me and said, "General Chu, I'm coming."

I looked at him, but I didn't know him. "Who are you?" I asked.

He said, "I'm Chang Longyou. You asked me to follow you last night. '

I said, "What are you doing here? Go back first, and I'll talk to you later in the evening when I get back."

But Zhang Longyou said: "General Chu, I can also use weapons, let me go up."

Then a cry of surprise was heard from above, and someone shouted, "The monster is attacking again!"

Attack again? I was taken aback. Now it is day, and the Serpents do not attack the city at night when it is dark, but by day. Are they coming to die? But even if we're in the right place, it won't be easy to fight off the snake man.

I could not help but rumble outside the town. I ran to the city, while Zhang Longyou said: "Not afraid of death, come on. Just carry some rocks." I ran a few steps, turned around and said, "Xiao Lie, how many armor, you quickly give him one."

I ran up to the head of the city, and by this time the serpents were at the edge of the moat again. This time it was dark. Perhaps half the Serpents had already attacked the city.

Are they going to repeat yesterday?

While I was thinking, I saw a great commotion among the Serpents and wondered what was happening among them. At this moment, the snake man in the front row suddenly ducked and rushed out from behind many wooden round cards.

Those are shields!

It's crudely made, but it's a shield.

The Snake men had begun to cross the river, holding the round signs above their heads.

As soon as the Snake man had crossed the river, the head of the city shot another arrow. This time the arrows stuck in the shield, but none of them hit the snake-man.

The snake man had a plan so soon?

I waved the gun and said, "Use the long gun, keep the tomahawk to the side, and be careful."

At this time, I ate Zhang Longyou a little timid: "General Chu, I have to where?"

The first few hundred Snake-men have crossed the moat. I turned and looked at him. He wore a soft armour that did not fit him well, and held a long gun in his hand. He didn't look like a soldier. I sighed and said, "You are in the back. Help me move the rocks."

This time it was a close fight. When we defended the city, stones were the most used weapon over the city. Every battalion had to send hands to move the stones. Chang Longyou was a good teacher.

The Snake-man had reached the edge of the city, threw his wooden shield over the moat, and began to climb the city. As soon as I climbed the wall, the stones rained down on me. The serpents, however, persevered and did not retreat to their death. But the rock was so dense that a snake man climbed halfway up and was finally knocked down. But one by one, the snake men did not give up. If they fell down, they only turned over and climbed back up again.

By this time a Snake-man had reached the end of the city where the fifth Battalion was stationed. The snake man ignored the stones thrown at him. When I saw that he was near the head of the city, I raised one side of my spear, pointed it at him, and shouted: "Down, you monsters!"

My spear fell, and the snake man, who had had great difficulty in climbing up the wall, could not dodge, but glanced at me with his bright yellow eyes.

That looks exactly like a human.

I could not help but feel a chill in my heart, but my hand did not let go, a shot down. As soon as the point of the spear reached the snake-man, he suddenly put out a hand, seized it, and snatched it away.

The force was so great that I almost fell to the ground. I staggered, barely able to hold on to the gun, when there were two spikes on the side.

Three spears fell on the snake man, but he could not stop him. I let go of the big sword he held in his right hand. He grabbed my gun in one hand and fell toward the city. This fall, but "splat, splat", crawling behind it a few snake people also knocked down.

But as soon as the serpents fell to the ground, they came again at the head of the city.

All over the city, there was the sound of knives and guns clashing. Fortunately, the serpents were not skilled at climbing walls, for they had only two forelimbs and no feet, and though the city was full of pits, it was difficult for them to scale the top.

I grabbed another spear and tried to drive back the serpentmen who had forced their way into the city, but the Vietnam War was more frightening. The Serpents are certainly not good at attacking cities. If they had attacked them with the ferocity of a field battle, the city would have fallen. This morning, we were not defeated, but it was the charge of the Dragon Scale Army that shook the Snake people's courage.

I could not put down my spear any longer, and the snake men were one after another, almost in a string. Their aggression has markedly increased. I pushed back a few, but at the same time five or six serpents were creeping up the city. They, too, had learned their lesson, and were the first to carry the wooden shield, while the others followed it in a long line. The first one carried no weapon in his hand, but his wooden shield as an umbrella over his head, and as the city was raining stones, they came closer and closer. If one snake-man were allowed to reach the end of the city, he would entrench a dozen soldiers. In this way, the city defense must be they tear open a gap, the consequences can not be imagined. I lay the gun over the side, lifted the ready masonry from the side, and hurled it down. The snake man persevered. The stone hit the wooden shield like a drum, but it did not give up an inch and slowly continued to climb. The other snake men looked like learning, and many snake men also attacked the city in this way. There was a snake man on the other side of the nine battalions, and he was battling with the nine battalions. On the city, the Chinese army had been quickly transferred to reinforce them.

As the stones fell, the serpents attacked with increasing urgency. The stones had been piled up under the city, making it easier for the serpents to climb. I was secretly worried. The stones under the city were still only knee-high, and if they were to rise any longer, the serpents would be able to reach the top of the city. But if we don't break the stones, we won't be able to hold them for even a moment.

My heart was beating so hard that it seemed to be going out. Even with all my battles, I'm a little freaked out by now.

At this time, the city and a number of Chinese soldiers rushed up to help the battle. This section of the wall guarded by the Vanguard battalion was the tightest, and the Serpents attacked the fiercest, as Lord Wu must have seen. In the midst of my busy schedule, I looked up and saw the Lord Wu standing on the tower railing, leaning on the ground with one hand and leaning on the railing with the other, watching the battle. The heralds were running up and down like ants.

The Lord Wu is conducting the battle. My heart is not certain, reach out a touch, want to grab the edge of the stone, but touch an empty. Chang Longyou was behind to help me carry the stones, but now I don't know where to go. My hand was only so loose that the snake men climbed a few feet further. Some of the soldiers carrying stones nearby, seeing the danger of the situation, joined in the defense of the city, throwing stones down in their hands. But there were not many stones left to throw over the city, and if the Serpents attacked again, they would not be able to stop. A little anxious, I shouted: "Zhang Longyou! Dork! Where are you?"

At this time, but hear Zhang Longyou said: "General, I am coming."

Out of the corner of my eye, I saw Zhang Longyou walking up the city carrying two buckets of water. There is still a distance, but the smell of alcohol overflowing inside. Apparently, that's two barrels of wine.

My heart was boiling with anger. It seems that De Yang called him a "fool" is not wrong. What's he doing with the wine? As for the victory after the war, it is not clear which side will celebrate after the war. I was just about to scold him, but heard Qi Lijie scream: "General!"

His voice was so frightened that I could only feel a fierce wind rushing over my head. Without looking back, I leaned sideways and took a few steps. But there was a thud, and it was the Serpent with the shield that had climbed the city.

Snake Man is not good at climbing, but he has one advantage. Their bodies were much longer than a man's, and they could be coiled up. At first we saw that they were still far from the city, but when they let their guard down a little, they stretched themselves out and reached the top. As soon as I was distracted, the snake man stormed the city.

The lower part of the Serpent's body was still outside the city, and this blow with both hands tore the wooden shield apart. At the same time, from behind it, but protrudes two snake people, it looks as if outside a three-headed monster climbed up. With a chill in my heart, I looked to the side, only to find the battering axe close at hand. I picked it up and said, "Go!"

I jumped on it. A long waist, but a stabbing pain in the waist.

The wound had come on long before, but now it hurt.

The pain was like a rope, and I stumbled, and the second serpent with the lance folded himself against the battlements.

All the men of the fifth Battalion were forced up.

The forward battalion was full of long spears, and a dozen men formed a semicircle round the Serpent at once, and from their mouths came a roar of rage, and a dozen spears shot out at once. "Dang", piercing the snake man's breastplate.

But the Serpent's breastplate could not stop them. I could see clearly that two or three of them had penetrated through the armour, but not very deeply. The Serpent moved, and the spear in his hand went out. The shot was as fast as lightning, but the man on the left was just about to raise his spear to block it. He was stabbed in the opposite direction before he had time to do so. He gave a loud scream and was picked up by the snake man. The snake-man shook off his hand, and the corpse was flung into the city like a worm on a stalk of grass.

That man was Wang Dong.

The others took an involuntary step back. In the forward battalion, we can say that there is not a weak person. In the past, we were killed in the melee, and we could be said to be outnumbered. But now we are outnumbered, and Wang Dong is still easily stabbed to death. How much power can a snake man have?

From the moment we joined Forward Camp, we knew that our lives could end at any moment. However, Wang Dong was killed by the snake man in a light manner, which was shocking.

I knew something was wrong. At this time, the other battalions saw that our side was in trouble and came to support us. I was about to rush forward, but Chang Longyou rushed up. His cask of wine was on the ground, and he cupped it between his hands, wetting the three snake men all over.

The air was full of the smell of wine.

Is he crazy?

I was wondering, but see Zhang Longyou from the arms out of the flint, desperately. At this moment, the leading snake man wiped his face, and the spear in his hand was like a stick, hitting Zhang Longyou.

Zhang Longyou is also scared, the hand is still in the machine, but people do not duck. I'm not strong, so I charge, and I raise my tomahawk, both hands in the air. "Bang", I only felt a pain in the lower abdomen, deep body is also numb, people can not help but drop to the ground.

But this one, I still made the catch.

At this time, Zhang Longyou under the tinder. He threw the fire at the snake man.

I couldn't help laughing and crying. Did he intend to burn the snake man to death? You can put this on fire with two fingers.

Strangely, however, the snake-man drew back at the sight of the fire, a little fear appearing on his face. At this moment, the fire was thrown away from the snake man, and there was a loud "whoop", and the snake man burned all over like a candle, only with a blue flame.

I was astonished. I did not know what trick Zhang Longyou had changed, but I heard someone saying: "General Chu, get out of the way!"

I looked down and saw a fire crawling along the ground like a living thing. I jumped out of the way, my doubts growing deeper.

The three snake men were burning together. The fire was not very big, but they were still as if they were evil. Suddenly, they gave a strange cry, and the three snake men tangled together and fell. We rushed to the edge of the city and looked down, only to see that the crowd of snake men had knocked down some of the snake men who were climbing the city. The ones who had been knocked down were not burning, but were still screaming and crawling backwards.

I couldn't help but be a little stunned, but Zhang Longyou rushed over and poured another bucket of wine into the pile under the city. As soon as the wine was in the fire, the fire doubled. This time, even a few of the snake people who were close by were on fire. They gave a terrible shriek and struggled to get back. One of them was retreating so fast that he swam into the moat and his fire went out.

I seized the long gun which lay on the edge of the city, and cried, "Where are you going?"

My shot was not as good as Shen Xiping's, but it was from a commanding position, and the force of the shot was unusually large. The shot struck a snake man in the lower body and nailed him to the ground. The snake man gave a terrible cry, straightened himself up, and wound himself several times round the gun, burning like a candle.

The scream was so loud that both sides turned their heads. In the firelight, the snake man's mouth was wide open, and he was still swaying, and fire was coming out of him everywhere, just like the legendary dragon.

At that moment, there was a loud "crackling". The snake-men who had climbed on the wall left the wall and flew back. Several Snake-men who had climbed on the wall also seemed to run away, but the soldiers nearby did not allow them to go.

Almost immediately, the winner changed hands.

I wiped my face, a little incredulous. When I looked around, I saw that everyone was a little surprised. Had it not been for the serpents fleeing in confusion and the burning serpents wrapped around the barrel of their guns, one would have thought it had been a bad dream.

For a moment, the city gave a deafening cheer. Looking from a distance, he saw the snake man running away in confusion, carrying dust all over the place.

We were supposed to advance out of the city to increase our gains, but the Lord did not give the order. I looked at Lu Gong Xing. He was looking at the retreating snake man, with a faint sadness on his face.

At this moment, I heard Pu Anli rushed over and shouted: "General Lu, why not pursue?"

Lu Gong Xing turned his head and said, "Are you sure of victory?"

Bo Anli said: "Those monsters are afraid of fire, we can use fire!"

All of a sudden, something clicked in my head.

Snake people are afraid of fire!

No wonder they don't attack at night. Because we light torches everywhere when it gets dark. It seemed that the snake man, though much like a man, had not lost his animalistic nature, and was still afraid of fire. Just now, we only burned one snake man, not many killed, the real success is close to zero, our casualties are more than the snake man, but the snake man still like a ghost, fled without trace.

I said, "General Lu and General Pu are right. Let each of the forward battalions carry a torch and chase them quickly."

The Serpent man was not moving fast on the ground without his chariot, but he had retreated some distance. If we do not pursue, we will lose this opportunity. Lu Gongxing's brows were furrowed and he seemed unable to make up his mind.

Shen Xiping's defeat has really made everyone lose confidence.

Then someone behind him said, "That's right! Light a fire and chase!"

I turned around and it was Marquis Wu! Behind him stood the two great eagles and the eaglets, who were inseparable from each other. We fell to our knees and said in unison, "Your Majesty!"

Marquis Wu said, "Go quickly!"

Lu Gongxing seemed to have changed his appearance and shouted: "Warriors of the vanguard battalion, each with a torch, lit the rush!"

There were already many torches at the end of the city. I rushed down to the city with the fifth battalion and jumped on my charger. Beneath the city, several teams have already rushed out. Wu Hou that thunderous voice, let a person feel the blood also seems to burn up.

I jumped on the horse, but Zhang Longyou looked a little flustered. He probably doesn't have a horse. I said: "Zhang Longyou, you rest on the side."

And with that I had galloped out of town with my horse.

The first to break out of the city were the Reebok battalions of the Chinese army. They were marching soldiers, though they had left the city before us, but everyone in the vanguard battalion had horses, and when I rushed out, Paul was in front, Shouting: "Get out of the way! Get out of the way!" Camp Reebok we've cleared a path.

There were more than a thousand men left in the forward battalion, but they were an unstoppable force. In particular, yesterday's battle, the forward battalion because of the road respect line constraints, although the defeat is not chaos, almost can be said to have little to fight, everyone in the heart of a breath of anger.

We have caught up with the snake Man. Those who brought up the rear stood still, as if ready to take up the fight. Lu Gongxing took his horse and shouted, "Throw the torch into the group of snakes!"

The first to arrive were battalions of the Forward battalion, two or three hundred men. The two or three hundred threw torches in their hands, separating the last few dozen of the Serpents from their own group. The torches, which were soaked in oil, did not extinguish when they fell on the ground, but set some of the last year's dead grass on fire, forming a wall of fire that was not too high.

The snake man was afraid of fire. The serpents, separated by this wall of fire, drew back in fear at the sight of the fire. At first, the fire was not too big, as straight as a joke, but this ridiculous wall of fire trapped dozens of snake people. The snake people seemed to ignore the backward snake people and stepped up their retreat. Then some of the others followed our example and threw their torches, raising the wall of fire even higher.

Seeing that there was no way out, the dozens of snake men turned and raised their swords and guns. Although many of us still had torches in our hands, they were cornered by the wall of fire and were less afraid of our torches. Lu Gong Xing shouted: "They are desperate, careful!"

As he spoke, a horse flew out like lightning, and a bullet struck one of the serpentmen. The snake man seemed to want to stop him, but the shot hit him in the chest, and the man was so powerful that he picked up the snake man and threw him into the fire with a whoosh. The man shouted: "stupid monster!"

That's a Prian gift.

Though he had borrowed the power of the horse, the power of the shot itself was amazing in its ability to pick out the snake man.

Also seems to be Pu Anli this shot excited, the troops issued a shout of joy, Qi rushed. I rushed to the front, only to see a snake man had aimed his gun at me. Still holding the torch in my hand, I cried, "Die!"

I threw my torch at the snake-man, handing my spear from my left hand to my right. The torches flew towards the snake man, and the sparks shone out, and though it was still day, they could still see the bloody tongues of fire. The snake man seemed to be frozen and motionless. I shot at him, and the end of the gun reached the snake man. Several long spears were already on the side of the snake man at the same time.

The Vanguard battalion alone outnumbered the Serpents now, and the infantry of the Reebok battalion were also advancing. By this time, it was a killing. "There will be no more Serpents attacks today. Go back to rest and stand by. Hard work."

After gathering, Lu Gong Xing loudly announced to us the dissolution order. At this point, we didn't take advantage of our casualties compared to the Snake People, but everyone regained some confidence and some people started talking about what to do after defeating the Snake people. We were about to leave when we heard the road come up and say, "General Chu, who burned the snake man to death just now?"

I pointed to Longyou Zhang said: "That's him."

Lu Gongxing looked at Chang Longyou and said, "I really can't tell. What's your name?"

Zhang Longyou face with a bit of pride, said: "Report to General, my name is Zhang Longyou, is a member of the fifth battalion forward."

Lu Gongxing smiled and said, "You should thank General Chu. He has brought you good luck. The emperor has heard about you. He wants to invite you to the shogunate."

'What? We were surprised almost at the same time as Chang Longyou. The shogunate of Marquis Wu, can be said to set a Jun Yan, for Marquis Wu advice, also in the military position above. Although they had military ranks, members of the shogunate did not have to salute when they saw someone higher than them. Zhang Longyou jumped from a logistics soldier to the shogunate, that is also without precedent.

Zhang Longyou stammered: "I I heard right?"

"Of course," said the road, "Wuhou will let you go. You won't make him angry, will you?"

Zhang Longyou excitedly nodded, way: "Xie Lu control."

Without greeting me, he turned and ran to the camp of Marquis Wu. I couldn't help but be jealous and resentful. "He's a bit lucky," I said.

Lu Gongxing looked at him and said, "General Chu, is he a member of your battalion? I don't think I've seen him before."

"He was one of the soldiers of the baggage camp," I said. "He was in trouble last night. Did you hear the bang?"

The road reverted to the street: "Did he do it?"

I nodded and said, "Lord De Yang wanted to kill him. I asked Lord De Yang to intercede and let him come to the forward camp. He's got a bit of a knack for it, to tell you the truth, if he hadn't got those casks of wine we'd have been in trouble too."

Road Gongxing frowns, said: "The wine will not burn. I have read ancient books, and they say that there is a kind of wine that can be burned, but the method of making that wine has been lost. Has he found that way again?"

I kind of suddenly saw the light, said: "The emperor Hou put him into the shogunate, is he to build the kind of can burn up the bar?"

Marquis Wu's fine wine, horses and swords were known to all. After the destruction of the city, half of the craftsmen captured by Marquis Wu were winemakers.

Lu Gong said, "The Lord will not send him to the shogunate for such a trivial matter. Perhaps, "he paused, looking at the head of the city. Sunset in the mountains, a residual xia as red as blood drops, southern Xinjiang day late, now is only dusk.

He turned his head and said, "Perhaps the battle will be won by him."