Datang: Salted fish at the beginning, Gao Yang was given marriage by Li Er

Chapter 285 Gathering
The collapse was a little too fast, and even a little inexplicable.

Three hundred cronies were blocked at the entrance of the valley to conceal the killing, and the tribes blocked in the middle were in a dilemma. They could only watch helplessly as the pioneers in front were lined up to cut leeks and fell down.

The barbarians who were still in the valley only knew that there was a loud shout outside, as if the reinforcements were coming. When the number of enemies and us was unknown, fear first lingered in their hearts.

A Tugun also never expected that the fighting ahead was in full swing, and the troops behind him were fleeing in fear. The hysterical shouts were ineffective, and under the cover of several cronies, they fled along the flow of people.

At Taniguchi not far away, Li Xian dismounted from his horse, looked at the pile of corpses, and wiped the sticky face with his hand.

"Make up the knife, leave no one alive!"

Then he turned around and led Cheng Chumo and Qin Huaidao towards the valley. Li Xian didn't know what the scene would be like, let alone why these barbarians would mobilize thousands of people to besiege such a small mountain col.

The fighting over there has long since ceased.

Flames and thick smoke are filling the forest, and some Tuyuhun barbarians who have not left have been shot through by random arrows and nailed to the ground.

In the scene of the aftermath of the catastrophe, no one can be happy.

Corpses floated in the pool brought by the melting ice and snow. People from the Tang Dynasty dressed in sackcloth, barbarians from outside regions wrapped in felt hats, and the deep red blood stains filled the pool, overflowing and flowing out into a winding tributary on the ground.

In the end, there were traces left by the flames of war, and the residual limbs and internal organs were tilted to the ground, emitting a disgusting smell.

The blood-soaked crowd loosened their wet hair and flipped crazily among the corpses until they saw the corpse with an arrow embedded in its chest. They froze there for a while, and then shouted heart-piercingly, "Wow."

There are also men with scarlet wounds, limping and shouting the woman's name loudly, seeing the naked corpse rolling down in the grass, sobbing and lying on the ground, it seems that the last bit of strength has been drained.

More surviving people turned around looking for their lost relatives, and some people hugged each other and cried out of shape.

And tragic scenes came into view, Zhang Yi's heart was cut like a knife.

puff.

Kneeling straight down on the blood-soaked mud, whispering softly from the corner of his mouth.

"I'm sorry...it's me...it's me who hurt everyone..."

The burly figure trembled uncontrollably, telling the people about the unforgivable mistakes he made.

"The flames of war spread all over the western border of the Tang Dynasty. This is not your fault."

A quiet voice came from the open ground, looking at the group of people leaning against the cave, the corners of their eyes were a little rosy.

Li Xian stepped over the scattered corpses on the ground, and helped up the figure kneeling in the mud.

Pulling up his bloody and sticky hand, Li Xian patted it lightly.

"At least you kept the homeland of Montenegro."

The soft words were like a ray of warm sun shining into Zhang Yi's heart, a gleam of light suddenly appeared in his desperate eyes, and he murmured weakly.

"Are you... the supporting Tang soldiers?"

Li Xian didn't answer such words directly, and looked around to see these staring eyes.

He walked slowly towards a child who was being hugged, and looked into the child's frightened eyes.The moment the child retracted into the adult's arms, Li Xian took out a crumpled mustache from his arms and handed it up.

Touching the child's head, brushing over the top of the head with all kindness, said softly.

"Eat it!"

"Just treat it as a nightmare, and it will pass when you grow up."

Standing up and bowing his hands to the people around him, Li Xian straightened his waist and said loudly.

"We are the advance soldiers of the Great Tang Army. As citizens of the Great Tang, the court has not given up an inch of territory, let alone every diligent citizen."

"The barbarians are ruthless, burning, killing and looting, the blood of our Han people will not be shed in vain!"

"From today onwards, they will pay in blood!"

After counting the soldiers and helping the people in the valley to remove the corpses, it was nightfall.

After setting up a bonfire to drive away the coldness of the cave, Li Xian's expression was not good looking at the soldiers with bandaged arms.

Seeing that Qin Huaidao was busy with everything, he got up and sat next to him, and calmly asked for words.

"How's the damage?"

The face under the firelight no longer had the previous blood stains on it, but it looked extraordinarily sad. He sighed lightly and responded slowly.

"During the charge, many soldiers were sprained."

"Eight brothers died, and two others survived, pierced through the breastplate through the heart."

Li Xian glanced at the soldiers holding bowls in a daze around him, and secretly wiped away his tears, feeling really uncomfortable.

This is the most serious loss since entering the grassland.

It was a 20-man team that had been cultivated so hard, and ten of them were lost. Counting the seriously injured soldiers, there might be at least [-] of them.

Getting up and walking to the two wounded soldiers who were leaning against the rock in the cave, Li Xian took his cold arm and held it in the palm of his hand, his voice trembling.

"Bringing you to the battlefield is about making meritorious deeds and honoring the lintel, but failing to bring you back. This is my problem, Li Xian..."

"...the parents in your family, I will retire to the end of my life..."

The frail figure's mouth curled into a smile, and he struggled to break free from Li Xian's palm, and raised it tremblingly.He pinched his fingers and drew the number fifteen with a smile.

"Li Canjun...too polite..."

"Being a soldier, there is no reason not to die... I am poor and humble... I dare not let joining the army bother..."

"...If it's possible...Wang Junjun told my father that his son killed fifteen animals...this life is not in vain..."

In the end, the weak words were almost inaudible, and the slightly squinted eyelids were also in the ambiguous words, and they could no longer lift them up. Gudong turned his head sideways, and the blood was bleeding from the corner of his mouth.

Tightly holding the hanging arm, Li Xian's voice was a little sobbing, and tears silently overflowed his eyes.

"It will definitely... definitely spread to..."

Putting his palm to the side of the warm corpse, Li Xian stood up suddenly, and when the cloak flew off, Li Xian's face was gloomy and terrifying.

Looking back at the figures who were holding back their tears, he said something simply.

"Hands and feet are fine, get on the horse!"

Qin Huaidao stared at the sullen figure in astonishment, got up and walked to Li Xian's side, cupping his hands.

"Join the army, fight for half a day, all the soldiers are exhausted!"

"In addition, I have been hiding in Tibet these days, traveling for a long time..."

Clang.

With red eyes, Cheng Chumo picked up the silver spear that was leaning on the cave, carried it on his body and strode forward.

"What the hell is mother-in-law and mother-in-law for killing someone!"

"If you are afraid, stay in the cave."

Qin Huaidao became a little anxious, his face flushed and he shouted at Cheng Chumo.

"When did I, Qin Huaidao, fear the barbarians?"

"We have so many brothers fighting for a day, and now we have to run a long distance, I'm afraid they won't be able to bear the journey in the future!"

"For the sake of the generals and the lives of the soldiers, are you not afraid of ruining major events if you use your emotions?"

Li Xian pressed the Tang Dao on his waist, and walked out from between the two of them. The weak Zhang Yi got up and wanted to stop him, but before he stood up, Li Xian pressed his shoulders and pushed him back.

"Wai Dao, you are right."

The figure went straight forward, and the cold words spit out from the lips.

"But you don't understand, this time the barbarians killed my ten brothers, Li Xian, not just subordinates and soldiers!"

He paused in his steps, raised his head slightly to look at the dark night, and continued to speak.

"Avenging your loved ones, there is no such thing as overnight."

(End of this chapter)