"Kill! Kill! Kill!" Huang Xin unleashed the last of his strength and killed two of the Jingzhou Navy's soldiers. Huang Xin had already lost count of how many times the enemy had attacked him because he no longer had the energy to do so. The number of soldiers around him was dwindling. Initially, there were hundreds of them, but now, there were only a handful left.
"Xiaotian, have Dai Yun and the rest left?" Huang Xin's body was already covered in wounds. His face was pale due to excessive blood loss. The large amount of blood loss caused his head to feel groggy. He desperately wanted to close his eyes and have a good sleep, but he also knew that once he closed his eyes, he might not be able to open them again for the rest of his life. Thus, Huang Xin did not dare to sleep. In order to relieve his physical fatigue, he could only chat with the soldiers beside him to divert his attention.
"General Dai, General Dai and the rest have already broken through!" The soldier named Xiaotian, who had experienced hundreds of battles, looked just like a child. He had a youthful face and a not-so-tall body.
In fact, he was just a child. Xiaotian's full name was Ye Xiaotian. In this day and age, two-character names were normal. Names with more than three characters, unless they had some special meaning, were just cheap names that were randomly given by their parents or themselves. Ye Xiaotian lost his parents when he was young and relied on begging to survive by eating tree bark and grass. Xiaotian was named after a wandering Daoist priest who ate two of his steamed buns. He was born and raised by the earth, which was why he was called Xiaotian.
Ye Xiaotian would only turn 16 after the New Year this year. At this age, he would be a child in junior high school. However, in this era of war, Ye Xiaotian was a veteran who had experienced hundreds of battles. Ye Xiaotian's hands were full of calluses, which were caused by holding weapons for many years. Ye Xiaotian had experienced countless battles, big and small, and had killed countless people. Now, Ye Xiaotian was already a junior marquis in Hao Shao's army. Originally, according to Ye Xiaotian's age, Liu Mang wanted to force him to study in school and forbid him from joining the army.
Liu Mang's requirements for joining the army were especially for the main forces. After all, they had to be above the age of 18 and below the age of 30. The older ones would either become military officers, or retire from the military and receive the good land and retirement pay from the Yangzhou government to start farming again for their wives and children.
However, as Ye Xiaotian did not have parents since he was young, it could be said that his fellow soldiers in the army were his family. Hence, he could not stay in school for long, for the murderous aura that he had left behind after killing someone would affect the other children.
Only then did he continue to stay in the army.
"That's good, that's good!" A rare smile appeared on Huang Xin's face. As long as Dai Yun and the rest could escape, then Huang Xin and the rest would not be considered completely annihilated.
"Little Tian, why didn't you go with Dai Yun and the others! Huang Xin asked Xiao Tian beside him.
"With General Dai?" Ye Xiaotian gave it some thought. After all, he was still a child and naturally wanted to live on. However, in the blink of an eye, Ye Xiaotian shook his head and said, "Xiaotian wants to stay by Lieutenant General's side! General Hao said that Xiaotian has to protect you, Lieutenant General! "Ye Xiaotian said to Huang Xin solemnly.
"Protect me? Haha! " Huang Xin shook his head helplessly. Actually, Huang Xin was not a general in the first place. He used to be a genuine scholar and was also thinking of starting a career through filial piety and honesty. However, who would have thought that the world would be in chaos? Huang Xin had no choice but to flee for his life. Later on, when he came to Yangzhou, the King Of Shu of Yangzhou was recruiting talents, and Huang Xin went to give it a try. In the end, he really succeeded. The other Lieutenant Generals in the army were all military positions, and only the Lieutenant Generals in the Yangzhou army were generally clerical positions. If Hao Shao was in charge of marching the army to war, then Huang Xin's task was to have a heart-to-heart talk with the soldiers, to talk about family and loyalty.
Initially, Huang Xin did not care about these soldiers at all. Rather than talk about these things, he would rather give them money. However, the more he interacted with them, the more Huang Xin realized that they were different. These Lieutenant Generals in his eyes were extremely simple and honest. Although they did not know any great principles, they knew how to repay kindness. The King Of Shu, Liu Mang, had given them food, land, houses, and a place to live. Hence, they were willing to give their lives to Liu Mang.
None of these soldiers were willing to kill or fight, but they had no choice. Even Ye Xiaotian was such a shy child. Who would have known that no less than ten enemies had died because of his saber?
It was precisely because of the cooperation between the Lieutenant General and the Lieutenant General of the Yangzhou army that the rate of defections in the Yangzhou army was very low, especially in the main forces. No one would defect even if they fought to the last man. This was because they all knew what they were fighting for.
Ye Xiaotian was a bodyguard assigned to Huang Xin by Hao Shao to protect him.
"Xiaotian, do you know, if my son was still alive, he would probably be about the same age as you!" Huang Xin looked at Ye Xiaotian and suddenly pressed his hand on Ye Xiaotian's head, caressing it gently. However, Ye Xiaotian's hair had long been stained red with blood.
"Is that so?" Ye Xiaotian smiled shyly.
"Yes!" Huang Xin looked at Ye Xiaotian and felt a piercing pain in his heart. His son had died in the war. If not for the war, if the world had been unified, his son would not have died like this. Huang Xin was so determined to follow Liu Mang because he believed that the King Sage would definitely lead them to conquer the world and bring peace to the world.
"What's his name?" Ye Xiaotian seemed to be interested in this peer of his.
"Him? His name is Huang Lei." Huang Xin named his son Huang Lei in hopes that his son would be as determined as a rock.
"It's so good to have a father!" Ye Xiaotian suddenly exclaimed.
"Huh?" Huang Xin was stunned for a moment. He just remembered that Ye Xiaotian was an orphan. "Xiaotian, if you don't mind, be my son in your next life!"
"Son?" Ye Xiaotian was obviously stunned by Huang Xin's words.
"Why not?"
"I … I can call you Father!" Ye Xiaotian looked at Huang Xin with a tinge of doubt and desire on his face.
"Of course you can!" Huang Xin was very nonchalant. They were now in the same boat and could be said to be comrades. He had lost his family and son because of the war, while Ye Xiaotian had lost his parents.
"Father, yes!" Ye Xiaotian finally squeezed out a word from his mouth.
"Yes!" Huang Xin immediately agreed.
"Father, Father, Father!" Ye Xiaotian said more and more fluently.
"Aye, aye, aye!" Huang Xin also responded one after another. It was rare for both of them to be smiling.
The soldiers at the side looked at the father and son and smiled knowingly.
Dong, dong, dong! The war drums on the city wall were beaten again. Huang Xin looked at the evening sun and said, "I didn't expect that I, Huang Xin, would have such a good son before I die! The death of the soldiers is not scary. Killing one is enough, killing two is a gain. We must let those Jingzhou women know that there are no cowards in the Yangzhou Army! Fight to the death, fight to the death! “
"Fight to the death, fight to the death!" Huang Xin's South City Gate had less than 200 soldiers left, but they were all shouting. Their shouts made the enemies below who were about to climb up the city wall to fight, unable to help but feel terrified.
"Fight to the death?" On the Jingzhou Navy's flagship, Liu Pan's face was gloomy. He did not expect Huang Xin to be such a tough nut to crack. "Since you want to fight to the death, then go to hell!" There were only a few people left standing on the city wall. They were basically all dead.
"Pass down my orders, take down the Yangtze River Bandits!"
"Yes!" The Jingzhou Navy began attacking again.
Crack, crack, crack! Huang Xin heard a loud boom. That was the sound of the city gate being breached. The South City Gate was a dead gate that had long been blocked and could not be breached at all. Hence, such a sound could only be coming from the North City Gate.
The North City Gate had already been breached.
"Hehe, I, Huang Xin, am considered dead. Xiaotian, in the Hero Palace, you and I will be gods together!"
"Kill!" Huang Xin dragged his tired body and rushed out. His saber was sent flying, his armor was broken, and he had no strength left. He fell to the ground because he had lost too much blood. "Milord, Huang Xin is going!" Huang Xin closed his eyes slowly. Before he did, he seemed to have heard Ye Xiaotian's heart-wrenching screams.
"Military Advisor, listen, listen, that's the sound of the city gate being breached. The North City Gate has been breached!" The deputy general beside Liu Pan reported to him, "Congratulations, Military Advisor. Congratulations, Military Advisor. We've won a victory and taken down the Yangtze River Bandits. Now, it's only a matter of time before we conquer Xinye."
"Hahahaha! It's all thanks to everyone's help. Otherwise, how could I have achieved so much!?! "Liu Pan said modestly.
"Military Advisor, you're being too humble. You were the one who came up with the plan. We were just following your orders. Hence, the credit goes to you, Military Advisor. Once the Lord finds out that you've won a great victory, she'll definitely do her part for you!" The captains at the side all smiled and sucked up to Liu Pan. If they didn't suck up to him now, when would they? Once they took down the Yangtze River Bandits and attacked Xinye, Jingzhou would gain some face.
The whole of Jingzhou had been pessimistic these days. They had not won a single battle against the Yangzhou Navy. Not only had they not won, but they had also suffered great losses. Not only had they lost Jiangxia, but they had also lost Jiangling.
Hence, Jingzhou desperately needed a victory. Now that they had taken down the Yangtze River Bandits, Liu Pan's position in Jingzhou would become the captain of a naval battle. Look! Huang Zu and Wen Pin were famous generals in Jingzhou. However, they had suffered great losses in front of the Yangzhou Army. Liu Pan, on the other hand, had won the battle. If word got out, wouldn't it mean that Liu Pan was stronger than Wen Pin and Huang Zu? You can't defeat the opponent, I've won.
When Liu Pan took over as the commander of the Jingzhou Army, there were many people who opposed him. One of the most important reasons was that Liu Pan's qualifications were not enough. Wen Pin and Huang Zu had fought their way up through battle. Now that Liu Pan had won, no one dared to say anything about his qualifications.
"Haha, this celebration banquet will naturally include everyone present. I will definitely report to the Lord and mention everyone's contributions!" Liu Pan was being carried away in a sedan chair. Naturally, he had to give these captains some benefits.
"Thank you, Military Advisor, for your guidance!"
"Military Advisor, it's not good to be on this ship. Why don't we go to the Yangtze River Bandits to avoid the cold?" A captain on the side said. Yangtze River Bandits? It was indeed cold on the Yangtze River. However, a general in battle would not care about this. Liu Pan had been standing on the flagship for a long time. He did not say that it was cold at the beginning, but now he said it. This meant that Liu Pan wanted to enter the Yangtze River Bandits as a victor.
The Yangtze River Bandits were already Jingzhou's spoils of war. What could be better than enjoying one's spoils of war?
"Good, good, good! Everyone has been in the Yangtze River for a long time. We should also avoid the wind. Pass down my orders. The army will march towards the Yangtze River Bandits. Let's enter the Yangtze River Bandits to celebrate! "
"Yes!" Liu Pan's orders were quickly sent out. The south gate had already been breached. The Jingzhou Navy's warships in front had already set up camp in the Yangtze River Bandits.
"Why is the fire still burning?" Liu Pan saw that the fire in the Yangtze River Bandits was still burning. He was ready to send people to extinguish the fire.
"Disaster, disaster!" Just as the Jingzhou Navy's warships had already entered the Yangtze River Bandits and Liu Pan's flagship was about to enter the Yangtze River Bandits, a messenger suddenly shouted loudly.
"What's the point of being so careless?! Liu Pan's Deputy General immediately reprimanded him. Everyone else was congratulating him for his good fortune, yet he was saying that he was in trouble. Wasn't he doing this on purpose? What disaster was more exciting than breaking through the Yangtze River Bandits?
"What's wrong?" Liu Pan waved his hand and asked the messenger.
"Military Advisor, Military Advisor, our army has 20,000 troops. 20,000 troops!" The messenger ran quickly and could not finish his sentence. This made Liu Pan frown.
"What's wrong with 20,000 troops?" Liu Pan asked.
"20,000 troops are finished!" “
"Finished?" Liu Pan and his subordinates didn't understand what he meant by 'it's over'. Before Liu Pan could figure out what was going on, another report came.
"Reporting, reporting, it's not good. Military Advisor, it's not good. Yangtze River Bandits, Yangtze River Bandits!" Another messenger ran in.
"What's wrong with the Yangtze River Bandits?" Liu Pan had a bad premonition.
"Reporting to Military Advisor, the Yangzhou Army has appeared in the Yangtze River Bandits!" The messenger reported.
"The Yangtze River Bandits were originally built by the Yangzhou Army. Isn't it normal for them to have Yangzhou Army? Just send a few thousand men to deal with the remaining soldiers. Why bother Military Advisor?" A lieutenant reprimanded. In their opinion, the Yangtze River Bandits had already been broken through. How could the remaining soldiers of Yangzhou Army still be able to do anything?
"No, that's not it!"
"Reporting, requesting for reinforcements. General Zuo Cheng is requesting for reinforcements!" Another messenger ran in and shouted at Liu Pan and the others.
"Reinforcements? What reinforcements does Zuo Cheng need? Doesn't he have 5,000 men under him? His 5,000 men did not participate in the siege! What reinforcements does he need!?! " Zuo Cheng was the commander of the battleships that had already entered the Yangtze River Bandits. There were a total of 12 battleships and 5,000 men.
"Kill, kill, kill!" The Yangtze River Bandits were filled with war cries.
"What's going on? Who can tell me!?!" Liu Pan could not take it anymore and hollered. "Don't tell me the Yangzhou Army has an ambush in the Yangtze River Bandits!?!"
Of course, there was no ambush. If there was, the Yangtze River Bandits would not have to fight so hard.
"Sir Huang, Sir Huang, wake up!" A lieutenant hugged Huang Xin's body and shook him. "Sir Huang, you can't sleep, you can't sleep!"
"Father, Father, don't die, don't die," Ye Xiaotian said as he shook Huang Xin.
"Father?" Dai Yun was stunned. Since when did Ye Xiaotian call Huang Xin Father? Ye Xiaotian was Huang Xin's personal guard. How did he become his son? The lieutenant explained to Dai Yun, who then realized that Huang Xin had taken Ye Xiaotian in as his son so that he would not have any regrets.
"Father, you can't die. You said you wanted to be my father!" Ye Xiaotian bawled even more miserably. He, Ye Xiaotian, was born with a silver spoon in his mouth. Ever since he was born, he did not even know who his parents were. Now that he had finally found such a father, was he going to leave him too? Huang Xin's hands had already turned cold and his face was as pale as a sheet. He was breathing in less than he was exhaling.
Tears rolled down Ye Xiaotian's cheeks, causing Dai Yun, who was beside him, to raise his eyebrows. Although Ye Xiaotian was young, he was very determined. Dai Yun had once seen Ye Xiaotian fall off his horse while riding a horse and break his arm. However, Ye Xiaotian did not even make a sound. He gritted his teeth and reattached his broken arm without a sound. At that time, Ye Xiaotian's forehead was drenched in cold sweat, but he did not cry.
Yet, Ye Xiaotian was crying now.
"Drip, drip!" Ye Xiaotian had never cried in all these years. However, this time, he was crying exceptionally sadly.
"Cough, cough, cough." All of a sudden, Huang Xin, who was in Ye Xiaotian's arms, seemed to move.
"Father, Father,!" Ye Xiaotian exclaimed excitedly with his eyes wide open. His tears fell onto Huang Xin's face and landed on the corner of his mouth. Water was the source of life, and Huang Xin had a strong desire to live. He seemed to have heard someone calling him. Only then did he wake up from his groggy state.
"Xiaotian!" Huang Xin opened his eyes and looked at Xiaotian beside him.
"Father!" Ye Xiaotian was crying tears of joy.
"Lord Huang! That's great, you're alright. That's great! "Dai Yun exclaimed in joy upon seeing that Huang Xin had woken up.
"Dai Yun? So you're dead too! "Huang Xin sighed. General, I've let you down.
"Dead?" Dai Yun was stunned. I'm still alive and kicking, why would I die!?! However, he soon recovered from the shock and said with a smile, "Lord Huang, I'm not dead. You're not dead too. Xiaotian is not dead too. We're all alive!" Dai Yun said to Huang Xin.
"Not dead?" Huang Xin moved his body and felt a piercing pain in his heart. He was still alive despite the pain. However, his joy soon turned into anger. "Don't tell me you guys came back? Who told you to come back? Didn't I tell you to look for General? Why did you guys come back!? Do you want me and the soldiers who protected you to retreat to die with grievances!?! “
Lord Huang, Lord Huang, please calm down. Calm down, I wasn't the one who asked them to come back! "
"Then who was it!?!"
"It was me!" A man in golden armor with a cold expression walked in.
"Lord, Lord Wen Hou!"
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