after being kidnapped by the general

Li Li actually sent unarmed civilians to the battlefield to serve as human shields.

Yuan Li was so angry that his hands shook slightly.

He knew that such things would happen on the battlefield in troubled times, but after seeing it with his own eyes, he still felt absurd, angry, and deeply powerless.

This is how the world is.

That's how troubled times are.

No one cares about the life and death of ordinary people, and the rulers above will not look at the ants under their feet.When the people die, they die. It doesn't matter if 1 to [-] die, or one hundred thousand million. As long as they don't die, the number of people will gradually increase.

No one thinks about whether the people are willing or not, and whether they are afraid or not. Even the value of a piece of leather armor or a sword is more important than two or three people.

Exploitation, plunder, disregard.

Taxation, corvee, war, hunger, pain... These are things that a commoner will experience from birth in a precarious dynasty.

They are at the bottom of the society, and it is difficult for them to survive. How can they think of resistance.Like these farmers who died on the battlefield and were used as meat shields, they may not have had a full meal until they died, they have not tasted the taste of salt that is not bitter, and they have not felt the taste of not being attacked by the cold in winter.

This is a chaotic world, a chaotic world that does not leave any way for the people at the bottom to survive.

Lu He walked by, glanced at it casually, then looked away indifferently, and continued walking forward.The vague words blew into Yuan Li's ears along the wind, "Li Li is really picky..."

Yuan Li thought it was ridiculous, and he really laughed out loud.

No one feels it's wrong, or even angry about it.They even thought that those who would be angry because of the deaths of these common people were just hypocritical, wanting to make a name for themselves, and those who were genuinely emotional were freaks.

This is a battlefield, isn't it common for dead people to die?

Oh, it was ordinary peasants who died without leather armor or weapons.What's the difference?

Yuan Li didn't say anything, he stood up calmly, and looked at the pile of corpses calmly.

Chu Hechao's expression was not very good, the corners of his mouth curled up coldly, and he said sarcastically, "Let the peasants come to the battlefield, no wonder Luoyang is short of food."

The people who cultivated the land are all dead, so how can the land not go to waste?

Chu Hechao looked down on people like Li Li and things like this.But he had seen a lot and got used to it, and there was no fluctuation in his heart.He retracted his gaze, raised his hand and quickly put his arms around Yuanli's shoulder, squeezed Yuanli's shoulder, and said in a low voice, "Don't feel bad."

Yuan Li shook his head, "Go back."

The battlefield was littered with corpses, and the smell of blood was so strong that it was disgusting.

As soon as I got back to the camp, I saw Yuan Dan and Zheng Rong lying in the corner with pale faces and vomited.

This was the first time they saw such a bloody scene at such a close distance. The two of them couldn't bear the stimulation, and their legs were a little weak after nausea.

Compared to them, Yuanli was very calm.The previous excitement disappeared after seeing the innocent and tragic deaths of civilians. Yuan Li even felt that his brain had never been calmer than it is now, and he clearly understood that war is not something to be excited about.

Yang Zhongfa came over and laughed when he saw it, pointing at Yuan Dan and the two of them, he laughed and said, "These two are going to be haunted tonight."

Yuan Li sighed, "If you can't hold on, then go down and rest first."

Yuan Dan and Zheng Rong shook their heads and insisted on discussing strategic countermeasures with them.

After finally coming out to see the world, neither of them wanted to waste this opportunity.

After washing off the blood on their bodies, everyone gathered in the barracks to discuss what to do next.Yuanli is not a professional in the matter of war, he quietly listened to the conversation of the people, and slowly learned in his heart.

In the end, Chu Hechao made a final decision to pursue the victory.

As long as they go west and break the Hulao pass, they can enter Luoyang in one fell swoop.

The army did not delay the good time, and soon attacked the camp and pulled out the stronghold, and marched towards Hulaoguan.The sentry cavalry spread out in all directions, looking for the enemy's movements.

Before Hulao Pass, Chu Hechao ran into the vanguard sent by Yan Yu again and again.

These vanguard cavalry were obviously on guard and started a field battle with Chu Hechao.Harassment from left to right, fight if you can, and run if you can't fight. Chu Hechao's sentry cavalry were exhausted several times, and the soldiers raised their minds several times, and the march was much slower.

Chu Hechao immediately changed the sentry cavalry, and set up camp again in place to appease the soldiers' impetuous hearts.

That night, Chu Hechao, wearing armor and holding a big knife, sat on a chair in the camp tent and closed his eyes to rest his mind.

Yuanli woke up in the middle of the night, woke up, and said in a sleepy voice, "Has Yan Taboo not sent anyone yet?"

"No." Chu Hechao opened his eyes, and his eyes were a little tired. He lowered his head and rubbed the center of his brows, "Le Jun, come here and let me give you a kiss to wake you up."

Yuanli walked to him and sat down.Chu Hechao pinched his chin and kissed him, feeling that this person was like his magic elixir, and he would feel full of energy when he met him.Thinking of this, he couldn't help biting Yuanli.

Yuan Li frowned, and at last the sleepiness disappeared, "Don't bite me."

Chu Hechao responded, and stretched out his hand to touch his cheek, his fingers were rough, and he touched it very seriously.He didn't wear those ugly cowhide gloves, and his hands, which were uglier than gloves, touched Yuanli's handsome face, making them even more ugly.

There were no candles in the tent, only pale moonlight penetrated in, vaguely.Yuan Li raised his hand to cover his, and said softly, "Are you tired?"

"Fortunately," Chu Hechao also lowered his voice, "Touching you won't make you tired."

Yuan Li laughed silently, and Chu Hechao's thumb touched the curved corner of his mouth, and he couldn't help curling his lips, "Did you sleep well?"

"Didn't sleep well," Yuan Li said honestly, "I'm always thinking about whether Yan Ji will send someone to raid."

Chu Hechao rubbed his lips slowly, heavy from time to time, and then subdued lightly, and said lightly: "He will. This kind of trick is very obvious. First, he will continue to play with me, test my reality, and then consume it. My energy. If I do set up camp and stop, it means I have fallen for his tricks, proving that he makes me feel difficult, and my soldiers are starting to lose their temper."

As he said that, Chu Hechao chuckled, the smile looked gloomy and piercing in the darkness, with a mocking coldness, "This is the method that Yan Yi will use. So once he sees me setting up camp, he will send soldiers Come to burn my food and grass, sneak attack secretly, put me in a dilemma, I can't go forward, I can't retreat, once I succeed, it will be time for him to lead the army to attack me."

Yuan Li rubbed Chu Hechao's hand, and said with a smile, "But you've already seen it through."

The outline of the man's face was blurred, and the big palm moved from the side of Yuanli's face to the back of his head, pressed Yuanli and kissed him, and said hoarsely, "That's right."

In the darkness, the two kissed silently, only the sound of swallowing was heard, and they were also waiting quietly.

Waiting for the arrival of the sneak attack——

About two quarters of an hour later, there was a sudden commotion outside the tent, torches flashed hastily, and someone shouted outside the tent: "General, the enemy is attacking!"

Yuan Li's eyes lit up, and he pushed Chu Hechao hard.

But Chu Hechao swept his mouth one last time without haste before slowly backing out. He wiped Yuanli's lips, grabbed the big knife neatly, stood up, and strode out of the tent. Go, eyes glowing, "Catch 'em!"

It is strictly forbidden to stay up all night.

He was waiting for news from the vanguard cavalry.

Wan Liang and another of his subordinates also stayed up, waiting anxiously together in the tent.

It is strictly taboo to get older, and the mental energy is not as good as when I was young.In the early morning, I couldn't help snoring, and was suddenly awakened, "When is it?"

Wan Liang said wearily: "General, it's already time."

Then it will be dawn soon, Yan Yan frowned, "Has the person not come back yet?"

Wan Liang shook his head, "No."

Yan Yan's heart kept sinking, his eyelids twitched, and a bad premonition arose, he immediately got up and walked out.

The subordinates followed him and walked out, and within a few steps, they saw the sentinel rushing over, with shock on their faces, "Report! Outside, outside..."

Without waiting for him to finish speaking, Yan Yin quickly walked towards the outside of the barracks.Before he got close, he saw a group of soldiers forming a group from a distance, each with frightened faces, as if they saw something extremely terrifying.

Wan Liang shouted angrily and told the soldiers to disperse.With a serious face, Yan Yan walked along the path that the soldiers gave way to, his pupils trembled.

Not far from the barracks, rows of slender wooden sticks were ruthlessly driven into the soil, with bloody heads hanging from the sticks.

Blood flowed down the wooden sticks. These people looked very familiar. They were the vanguard cavalry who had spent a lot of energy and money to cultivate them!

Yan Tab shook his hands, anger and fear came to his heart together.

His cavalry were all killed!

And when did this head hang there!

Cold sweat broke out unknowingly. Suddenly, a sentry from outside the barracks came on horseback. Before they arrived, they shouted at Yan Yu: "General! The enemy army is coming!"

"The enemy army is attacking!!!"

With a tremor in his heart, Yan Tab turned around and roared, "Quickly rectify the army!"

The two armies faced off again.

It's just that one side is menacing, while the other side is a little panicked. The soldiers who are strict are frightened by the bloody heads in the morning.

Chu Hechao seemed to have guessed what they were thinking, and made people wave flags and beat drums. The rapid sound of "rumbling" was like thunder, and it hammered into the hearts of the enemy soldiers, which greatly increased the morale of one's own side and the morale of the enemy fell.

Yan Yu knew that this posture was not good. He had to interrupt the momentum created by Chu Hechao as soon as possible, so he immediately shouted: "Archers, let the arrows go!"

The well-trained archers immediately took a step forward, and under the protection of the shield soldiers and peasants' meat shields, they shot arrows at the opposite side.

But after several attacks, thousands of households came to report, "Report! The enemy is beyond our range!"

Out of range?

Yan Yan frowned tightly. Chu Hechao was out of range of them, which meant that they were also out of range of Youzhou soldiers.What is Chu Hechao trying to do?

"Go forward," Yan Yu felt that no matter what Chu Hechao was doing, he would interrupt in time, and use a fierce offensive to exchange for his own momentum, so he said without hesitation, "The arrows should be denser."

The army moved forward, Wan Liang followed Yan Yu, closely watching the movements of the enemy army.Soon, he caught a glimpse of someone in the enemy army pushing several cart-like things forward.

what is this?

Wan Liang felt uneasy, "General, what do you think is that?"

Yan Yan looked along, hesitating, "It seems that I have never seen such a thing before."

Of course they have never seen this kind of thing, because this is a three-bow bed crossbow that has never appeared before the eyes of the world.

A three-bow bed crossbow with a range of [-] steps and [-] people needed to pull it open.

In order to prevent Yan Yu and others from raising their guard in advance, Chu Hechao did not use the three-bow bed crossbow in the battle against Wan Liang.

But now is the time to activate this secret weapon.

Everyone who has seen the power of the three-bow crossbow believes that after this day, people all over the world will be shocked and terrified by the power of the three-bow crossbow.

Hundreds of three-bow bed crossbows were pushed to the front, and the soldiers who had been trained countless times were skilled in their movements. A team of thirty men pulled the thick strings of the three-bow bed crossbow with all their strength.

"One, two... one, two..."

The string as thick as a hemp rope was fully stretched, and the arrow like an iron gun was placed in the groove.

After the arrow is sent out, it will fly over the enemy's archers and shield soldiers, and sink deep into the center of the enemy army.

Such a powerful weapon is actually the most suitable for attacking the city. After all, an arrow is an iron spear, and it costs a lot of money. Using it to kill the enemy would be a waste of arrows and manpower.

But when one hundred three-bow bed crossbows are aimed at the enemy's general flag, this is not a waste.

Because of a hundred iron gun arrows, there will always be one that will penetrate the chest of the enemy general.

Chu Hechao narrowed his eyes, pulled his lips, waved his hand, and ordered in a deep voice, "Fire the arrow."

Strong-bodied soldiers took axes and slashed down the rope and pulled the trigger.The trembling sound of the iron gun piercing the sky was crisp and sharp, shaking with a dazzling cold light, and a hundred thick, long and huge arrows pierced fiercely in the direction of the strict taboo!