Qin Shizhi's Confucian junior master

Chapter 233, Serving the country with gratitude, a true warrior!
At this time, Xiang Yan's troops, who were withdrawing, were about to reach the middle position. The Qin army ambushed above cut off the ropes one after another, and a large number of falling rocks rolled in. For a while, the Chu army below was bloody and mutilated by the falling stones.

Seeing this, the guards immediately ignored the soldiers, abandoned their horses, and ran forward along the mountain with Xiang Yan, whose consciousness was gradually blurring. The tragedy, tears flowed from the eyes.

The wailing of Chu soldiers and the sound of their bodies being crushed by falling stones sounded like a sad and sad piece of music to Xiang Yan's ears. At this moment, Xiang Yan seemed to understand the sorrowful emotion of Qu Yuan's "Calling the Soul".

While blocking the falling rocks and arrows with their lives, the guards carried Xiang Yan on their backs and headed towards a safe place, without noticing that Xiang Yan on his back had passed out.

The black horse under Fan Zeng kept stamping its hooves on the spot, and the low-pitched honking kept ringing out.At this time, Fan Zeng looked anxious. According to the speed of the march, Xiang Yan should have arrived here with his people. Looking at the empty canyon without anyone, Fan Zeng's heart sank more and more.

Just when Fan Zeng had already made the worst plan and was about to evacuate, the voice of Xiang Yan's guard sounded behind him.

"Mr. Fan!!" The guard's voice was extremely shrill.

Fan Zeng quickly got off his horse and turned back. Five guards were running towards him with disheveled faces, but the smile on Fan Zeng’s face hadn’t spread yet. fall.

Although Fan Zeng has a very high prestige in the army, this prestige is pinned on Xiang Yan. To him, Xiang Yan is not only a Bole, but also a teacher and a friend.Fan Zeng threw off the support of the guards around him and ran towards Xiang Yan.

When the guard saw Fan Zeng running, tears welled up in his eyes. Fan Zeng held the guard's arm and asked

"What's the matter, General?"

"The general was hit by the arrow of the Qin army. If it weren't for the close-fitting soft armor made by Chu Mo, the general might not be able to survive now." The guard cried and said, "We encountered an ambush by the Qin army at the exit of Yixiantian. We were prepared and blocked the exit with falling rocks. Tens of thousands of crossbowmen took turns to shoot arrows. Fortunately, the general commanded in time and the brothers retreated in time, but the Qin army put down the falling rocks on the way. Twenty brothers and fifteen of us worked hard It opened the way for us, and only then did the general be rescued."

Seeing the grief of the five guards, tears flowed from Fan Zeng's eyes. Looking at the unconscious Xiang Yan behind the guards, Fan Zeng said quickly
"Put the general down quickly."

The guards quickly put Xiang Yan down, and Fan Zeng grabbed Xiang Yan's wrist and began to check Xiang Yan's pulse. Xiang Yan's pulse was extremely weak, and Xiang Yan might not be able to leave without treatment.

"How is the situation of the general?" the guard asked while kneeling on the ground.

Fan Zeng didn't speak, but the heaviness on his face said everything. The guards stopped crying and their eyes were red. They had already guessed that Xiang Yan's situation was not optimistic.Fan Zeng took out a small box from his pocket. Under the eyes of everyone, Fan Zeng opened the box and took out a pill inside.

This is the holy medicine that Fan Zeng was given by a fairy accidentally when he was traveling in Yunmengze. There are three medicines in total, each of which is a life-saving medicine. The first one was taken when he was seriously injured and was about to die. After killing one, he saved his life.The second one he dedicated to the former king of Chu, and helped Xiang Yan in exchange for the stability of food and grass and the stability of military power in his hands.And this is the last one.

"Water." Fan Zeng shouted.

The guard at the side untied the water bag and handed it to Fan Zeng. Fan Zeng took out a small jade knife from the box, split the pill into two, put half of it into Xiang Yan's mouth, and then poured water into Xiang Yan's mouth. up.

Everyone watched Xiang Yan swallow the elixir, and they breathed a sigh of relief.

"Cutting off the feather arrow must be steady." Fan Zeng said.

"promise."

The two guards on the side held the long arrow, and one of them took out a short knife and cut off the arrow body outside the armor.

"Remove the armor." Fan Zeng said.

The guards carefully removed the armor on Xiang Yan's upper body, revealing the golden soft armor inside. When the soft armor was removed, the blood stains on Xiang Yan's back had already glued the back and the soft armor together.Even though the guards were extremely careful, the moment the soft armor was removed, Xiang Yan, who was unconscious due to the pain in her back, couldn't help but let out a low snort.

Fan Zeng saw that the soft armor was removed, but he didn't pull out the arrow on Xiang Yan's back. The arrow had already sunk into Xiang Yan's back. When the arrow was pulled out, there was a slight difference, and Xiang Yan would die on the spot.Although Fan Zeng knew a little bit about medical skills, he couldn't pull out the arrow without any difference.Fan Zeng put the remaining half of the elixir into the box, crushed it into fine sand, and carefully sprinkled it near the wound on Xiang Yan's back.

After everything was done, Fan Zeng breathed a sigh of relief and said
"Put the soft armor on the general."

"Mr. Fan, is the general's condition stable?" Xiang Yan's guard asked.

"Let it be fate. The general's life is saved for the time being. If he cannot be treated, the general will not survive." Fan Zeng said shaking his head.

"Then what?" the guard asked.

Fan Zeng glanced at the guard and said in a deep voice

"Now the Qin Army is encircling our rear, and General Long Qi is leading the Longteng Legion to break through, but I don't think there is much hope, so I hope you can wear the armor of the General, on the one hand to boost the morale of our soldiers, and on the other hand On the one hand, it is also to attract Qin Jun's attention, and I will lead people to find a way to send the general out."

Hearing Fan Zeng's words, the guard immediately said without the slightest hesitation

"pass it to me!"

After speaking, the guard got up and took off his armor, put Xiang Yan's armor on himself, and then turned on Fan Zeng's horse.

"There will be ten deaths and no life here, so take care." Fan Zeng bowed to the guards.

The rest of the guards also bowed to the guards on the horse. It can be said that the guards used their lives to create a way for them to survive.

"A man deserves to die. My life was saved by the general, so I should pay it back now," said the guard.

"Do you have any last wishes? If we bring the general back to Chu, we will help you realize it." Fan Zeng asked.

The guard thought for a while and said,

"In fact, there is one. At the time when my hometown offered sacrifices to the Dragon God, the wizard said that my four-year-old sister and three-year-old brother would be sacrificed to the Dragon King. When people caught it and it was about to sink into the river, it was the general who saved me and my younger brothers and sisters.

Later, the general told me that there is no dragon god in this world, these are just rumors spread by some people in order to make money, so I want to ask Mr. Fan, when will our country of Chu use these sacrifices to make money at will, and ignore Chu The scum of human life is cleared away? "

Fan Zeng was a little embarrassed. He originally thought that the guard would say something to take care of his family, but he didn't expect to ask such a fatal question.The practice of offering sacrifices to shamans is prevalent in the Chu Kingdom. Apart from the fact that the people of Chu revere ghosts and gods, it is more of the rich and powerful who cooperate with the shamans in order to earn money and oppress the common people in an open and honest way. In order to ignorant the people, let the people take it for granted to hand over their own money, and willingly give their daughters to the Dragon King as a bride, but in fact they go to the homes of the rich and powerful, and are regarded as taboos.

This matter has long been a secret among the high-level officials of the Chu State, but who dares to say that the money they enjoy is not paid by their subordinates in this way? This kind of ethos in Chu State has already been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. Only a few of the powerful and powerful people in the country did not participate, and everyone else participated, especially the countless wizards under Qu Jingzhao's three families.

The Qu family even turned the original myth of Qu Yuan into the river god of the Miluo River, and turned the sacrifices that the people spontaneously worshiped to Qu Yuan into the current Miluo River Priest, using the reason of Qu Yuan to protect the people to get the people to contribute money. , Just donating money is not enough, the Qu family asked people to secretly instigate the relationship between the clans in the nearby villages, and let them compare with each other who donated more money, so as to amass a lot of money.

This wind of sacrificial sacrifice has benefited the rich and powerful of the entire Chu State, and the people of Chu State need such a god to protect them, so no one dares to expose the true face of the sacrifice, because if you touch this point, you will face a terrible disaster. It will be the resistance of the top and bottom of the Chu state, the dignitaries and the common people.

Although he, Fan Zeng, is pretentious and thinks he is resourceful, but in the face of such a general trend, his resourcefulness is of no use.

Seeing Fan Zeng's expression, the guard seemed to understand something, and laughed twice and said
"Mr. Fan, don't think too much. I was knocked out of my mind by a mountain ghost just now. I hope you can treat my family well after you go back and tell them that I died for Chu."

After finishing speaking, the guard whipped the horse's buttocks, the horse neighed, raised its front hooves and rushed towards the exit, leaving behind Fan Zeng and others. After Fan Zeng had Xiang Yan put on ordinary armor, He rushed forward along the valley with the rest of the guards.

At this time, at the entrance of Yixiantian.

The corpses of the Qin army and the Chu army were spread at the entrance, like a purgatory on earth, occupying the advantages of terrain and equipment. The casualties of the Chu army were probably several times that of the Qin army. The Qin army relied on the terrain advantage and strong bows to block the After entering the entrance, because of the narrowness of the exit, the cavalry of the Longteng Legion could not launch a large-scale charge against the Qin army, and the Qin army relied on bows and crossbows, no matter how many people the Chu army rushed out, they would be shot and killed by the rain of arrows.

However, the Qin army's crossbow arrows are limited. Only by taking the exit and forcing the Chu army into the valley can the Qin army be able to encircle and wipe out the Chu army. Long Qi obviously knew Wang Ben's thoughts, so no matter how high the death rate was, it blocked Qin The army competed again and again for the mountain pass.

Standing on the chariot, Wang Ben felt a headache for a while looking at the Chu army who was relying on food, grass and ordnance as a cover.The Chu army occupied the mountain pass and couldn't come out, and their bows and crossbows could not kill the Chu army in the valley with the cover. He also thought about sending people to occupy the hills on both sides, but as soon as he showed signs of dividing troops, Long Qi immediately let the army break through. Both sides are deadlocked.

　Brothers, I'm back. Tomorrow's update will be during the day. Everyone, rest early
　　
　
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