That year, that cicada, that sword

Chapter 1235

The sun gradually set to the west, and the sound of fighting in the city gradually became subdued.

If people were dying anytime, anywhere before, and the speed of death was getting faster and faster, then the speed of death has slowed down now.

Bai Yu entered the city on horseback, and walked slowly along the broken long street.

Both sides of the street are full of collapsed ruins, dead bodies, bloodstains everywhere, and burning flames.

Bai Yu was indifferent to this, the repeated battles made the woman's heart harden quickly, she could completely ignore those unrecognizable corpses, and also ignore the wailing and groaning of those dying people.

I have to say that Wei Wuji's words awakened Bai Yu, the officialdom is dangerous, especially the things in the early years, nothing happened at that time, it doesn't mean nothing happened all the time, especially after becoming famous, some seemingly insignificant things back then, Someone with a heart will turn it out and make a big fuss, making it irreversible.

Wei Wuji asked Bai Yu to kill Huang Xiao in order to make up for what happened back then.

As for why Wei Wuji would do this, the reason is actually very simple. As he himself said, one day, he might still rely on Baiyu—he was already planning for the future.

Be prepared for danger in times of peace, and think of retreating when you are in high places.

This is also the truth that Wei Wuji realized after years of ups and downs in the temple.

Now Wei Wuji has taught this truth to his subordinate Bai Yu, and the two have a friendship that can be passed on from generation to generation, similar to the relationship between Xu Lin and Wei Jin in the past, that is, they are both subordinates and masters, and Wei Jin will inherit it in the future. Xu Lin's position as the Great Governor has been passed on in an orderly manner, which is reasonable.

Bai Yu was originally a very smart person, but no one had taught her this before, and now that the window paper was pierced by Wei Wuji, she suddenly understood a lot.

Most of the time, killing is just a means, not an end.

Even this war that swept the world was the same. The unjust war launched by King Wei was just a means, not an end.

It was even more so now that she was going to kill Huang Xiao.

At this time, Min Chun had already led his army into the inner city.The key to this siege battle is not the siege, after all Zhuolu City is not a fortress like Liangxiang or Zhongdu, and it is more reasonable to be breached in the face of [-] trebuchets.After one city wall fell, the other three city walls also fell one after another under the influence of troops.Under such circumstances, Wei Wuji chose to attack from all sides, forming a siege against the enemies in the city from all sides with equal strength, forcing Huang Xiao's defenders to defend on all sides with equal strength. The problem is, Huang Xiao's army is now Morale is too low, and it is not uncommon for deserters to drop generals. Often, when one area is abandoned, the entire line of defense collapses.

As a result, the original most brutal street fighting in the outer city was much simpler than imagined, and the number of casualties was about [-]% less than Wei Wuji expected. It was not until after the invasion of the inner city that the number of casualties suddenly increased. Xiao's army finally returned to light, and in the end most of the defenders in the city surrendered, only Huang Xiao was still fighting in his own camp.

Huang Xiao's Xingyuan was originally the magistrate's yamen in Zhuolu City. After being selected by Huang Xiao as Xingyuan, his personal guards were in charge of guarding it. The three-eyed blunderbuss, the bird blunderbuss and the tiger crouching cannon are the main ones, forming a car battalion formation, and they are actually firmly guarding the Xingyuan.

After all, this place is in the city, and the terrain is narrow. Not only is the large cavalry sent at night, but it is also impossible to directly spread out a formation of more than [-] people like a siege. Only a few hundred people can directly participate in the attack, and the rest can only wait. Waiting behind, charged down several times, suffered serious setbacks and suffered heavy casualties.

Seeing this scene, Min Chun, who came from an aristocratic family, cursed angrily, "Soldier! Where is the Tianji Camp outside the city? Damn it, I don't believe it. The huge Zhuolu City has been captured, and this small Xingyuan can't be captured." ?”

Immediately a messenger was ordered to leave.

Not long after, the messenger came back to report, "Reporting to the general, the commander-in-chief has already mobilized fifteen Shenwei general cannons and one hundred fire thunderbolts to support the general, and they can be transported here in just one more incense stick." .”

After hearing the words, Min Chunxin, who was covered in blood, split a fallen stone lion not far away with the long knife in his hand, then pointed the knife at the Xingyuan mansion not far away, and said with a sneer, "Okay! I'd like to see it." Look, how many times can Huang Xiao's car battalion withstand a salvo?"

At this moment, Gao Fuwei, the leader of Huang Xiao's guards, had already been in the battle for half a day. If he hadn't possessed the cultivation of the immortal realm and the treasure armor bestowed by the king of Wei, he would have already died by now. He died, but even so, his body was still wounded and bloody.

Around him, there were all the corpses of Paoze who died in battle. Because there was no time to deal with them, they could only be piled up indiscriminately, like low walls made of corpses.

Gao Fuwei, whose armor was already in tatters, sat down slowly against the wall of corpses. His chest had just been severely wounded by Min Chun, which had already hurt his heart. At this moment, his vision gradually became blurred. Reaching out from his shoulder, he pulled out a god-killing arrow that shattered the aura of the monk's protective body. Only then did he manage to stay awake, and then squinted at the distant sky.

At dusk, the setting sun is like blood.

As a general, he is not afraid of death. A person who lives a hundred years old is still dead. There is nothing terrible about returning the shroud of horse leather. What makes him really unwilling to think deeply is that losing this battle means that the entire Wei army is almost wiped out. , That also means that the mainland of Wei State, which is thousands of miles away, has become a fish under the knife of others and can only be slaughtered.

The old mother and young son in the hometown, and a virtuous wife.

What should they do?
Gao Fuwei slowly closed his eyes.

Maybe they will be like those Jiangnan people who died in the rebellion, and they will die as soon as they say they die.

Behind Gao Fuwei, there is a lobby. At this time, the lobby is empty, except for a map of the situation hanging on the wall, there is only an armchair.

Huang Xiao was sitting on this armchair, leaning on the sword with both hands, also looking at the setting sun like blood, with a calm expression.

Trapped beasts still fighting.

There is no better word to describe him now.

For Huang Xiao, he is not afraid of death. In the opening chapter of Jian 36, he said: Nine deaths without regrets - there are not many people in Jianzong who are afraid of death. He still retains the spirit of inheritance.

Draw your sword and die, why be afraid?What makes him feel unwilling and painful is that his ambitions are not paid. At this time, he can't help but think of two lines of poems: "Death before leaving the teacher will make the hero burst into tears."

At that time, he parted ways with Gongsun Zhongmou, the teacher who taught him. The fundamental reason was that they did not agree with each other. Gongsun Zhongmou’s way was not Huang Xiao’s way. Jin just wanted to prove that he was right and Gongsun Zhongmou was wrong.

Now Gongsun Zhongmou's disciple Xu Beiyou has given the answer.

But he couldn't answer.

(End of this chapter)