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Episode 6: Mending the Sky Chapter 4: Time (Part 4)

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    Chapter 4 Time flies around

    General Guide Zhu Qi is indeed, as he introduced himself, a down-to-earth man who doesn't pay much attention to red tape.  As soon as he returned to the forward selection camp, he immediately assigned specific tasks to several new subordinates.  Sun Anguo was responsible for organizing and writing all kinds of documents handed down, Zheng Qigui was responsible for taking charge of the ordnance and supplies, and Ma Yue was directly sent down to lead a regiment of soldiers together with three brigade leaders who were promoted from veterans of the Anxi Army.

    Although the selection camp is full of new recruits, the treatment is no different from that of other battalions.  They eat the same food and receive the same military pay. Each soldier is equipped with half-body cowhide armor and standard weapons. The brigade officers are specially issued Mingguang armor with excellent defensive performance.

    As the captain of the first regiment, Ma Yue also received a set of full-body chain mail produced in the food country of the Western Regions. It was completely woven from thin iron rings and weighed less than four kilograms.  It can be worn under the Mingguang Armor, which not only adds an extra layer of resistance to feather arrows, but does not appear cumbersome.

    This made Ma Yue feel a little more at ease.  After all, these sets of equipment for everyone's body are expensive. If Jiedushi Xingyuan plans to sacrifice the front selection battalion, there is no need to spend such a large price on everyone's body.

    The three veteran brigades under his command were not so careless. After receiving the order to go out, they immediately made preparations vigorously and resolutely.  Several recruits were cheating and sneaking around during training, and when they were discovered by the brigade leaders, they were immediately dragged out and beaten with sword scabbards.  It wasn't until the slackers cried out for mercy and vowed never to do it again that they let these guys go.

    Ma Yue had never treated his brothers so harshly.  The people watching from the side felt a little soft-hearted, so I found a suitable opportunity and quietly advised the three brigade leaders in private.  Unexpectedly, after hearing what he had said, the three brigade leaders immediately responded in unison: "Your Majesty loves soldiers like sons, and I admire them! But at this juncture, we cannot be too pampered towards them. The more you love and protect them, the more ruthless you must be."  Train them hard. Otherwise, on the battlefield, if you are a little negligent, your life will be spared, but it will harm them!"

    "That's the truth!" Ma Yue was speechless and nodded with a smile.  After thinking about it, he pretended to be casual and asked tentatively: "Are we really going to drag them all into the battlefield? It seems that the training has just started not long ago. Although everyone's equipment is good, but they are like this"

    "Since Lord Hammer King has ordered the selection of the vanguard camp, he certainly has his reasons!" Among the three brigade leaders, one named Zhou was the oldest and the most talkative. He hesitated and explained to Ma Yue with a smile.  , "But after they go there, they may not be allowed to take the lead. They will just beat the gongs and drums, wave the flags and so on. This is also for everyone's benefit. The recruits have to see blood. They have seen blood several times before they can actually fight with the enemy.  Then, I won¡¯t be so scared anymore! The movements of my hands"

    "If you ask me, it's not a bad idea to drag them directly to fight the enemy!" Another brigade leader named Cui had a short temper. Before he could finish his words, the brigade leader named Zhou interrupted loudly, "Even if you can't be the main force,  , can more or less support a personal field. In these days, when we have played against Sun Xiaozhe, how often have we not suffered a loss due to the number of people?! Every time we look like we are about to win, but as soon as the enemy's reinforcements arrive, we throw away the victory again.  ."

    "Yes, mentioning this matter makes people panic." The third brigade leader's surname is Huo, and his personality is very similar to his surname. "I don't think we ever had such boredom in the Western Regions back then."  A bad battle? That guy surnamed Sun is nothing. He has the ability to win or lose in a battle with our general, but he always plays this kind of lazy tricks of competition and exhaustion. What kind of hero is he?!"

    "Yes, if someone surnamed Sun has the courage to fight us face to face, no matter how many people there are, they will not be the opponent of our Anxi Army. It is always like this, retreat and advance, use the number of people and terrain to consume you from the front, and then attack from other places  Sneak around and take the knife!"

    "So I think you should have transferred our forward selection camp as early as possible. If you can't beat the main force, you can always get behind Sun Xiaozhe and create some obstacles for him!"

    As soon as the words were spoken, the "arrogant" mentality of the three brigade leaders was immediately exposed.  Ma Yue did not expect that the three subordinates were so eager to fight. He smiled and asked tentatively: "Did our Anxi Army win many battles in the Western Regions back then? Don't look at me like this. I am just a little kid."  The local head catcher is very ignorant!"

    The three brigade leaders originally glared at Ma Yue, but after hearing his self-introduction, they immediately soothed their expressions and explained patiently: "It's not too much. They have won more than a dozen games in two years. From the first six  Brother Bai, everyone who saw him wanted to stab him. He beat more than 10,000 brothers and walked sideways on both sides of the Yaocha River"

    That was the most glorious day in the lives of the three of them. As soon as they mentioned it, their eyes sparkled with brilliant light.  Ma Yue felt his heart heat up after hearing this, and became more and more convinced that the Anxi Army was different from the Lingwu Army.  At least this sense of pride as a soldier of the Tang Dynasty, spiritualWu couldn't find anything at all.

    The three days of preparation time passed by in a hurry. On the fourth day, all the soldiers of the forward selection battalion got up early, had a quick meal, and set off as a team.  The infantry were in front, the baggage team was in the center, and the cavalry was at the end. They headed straight for Liquan City, two hundred miles away.  When they arrived at the junction of Fenzhou and Jingzhaofu, they divided into two groups.  Fighting all the way south to Fengtian, the other way into the mountains, along the endless canyons, quietly sneaking towards Yunyang.

    "Is the general planning to let the Selected Front Battalion take Sun Xiaozhe's retreat? Or are he planning to cause some trouble for him?" Looking at the crowd of people in the valley who were busy walking, Ma Yue felt a sense of nervousness in his heart for no reason.  The rebels were not easy to deal with, even though the veterans of the Anxi Army were full of contempt for Sun Xiaozhe's troops.  The new recruits in the team were also emotionally affected by the veterans and did not take the upcoming war seriously.

    However, as a general who had fought against the rebels, Ma Yue had personally experienced the enemy's power.  If you don't move, it will be fine. If you move, it will be like a mountain falling apart.  The large hanging chariot formation composed of more than 8,000 people was slaughtered in less than half an hour.  Liu Guizhe and Yang Xiwen were not unknown people. In the end, weren't they beaten to a pulp? They humiliated themselves and chose to surrender, and most of their brothers were also killed by the sword.

    If I were Sun Xiaozhe, I would definitely be on guard against the general.  As long as an ambush is laid on the surrounding hillsides, the thousands of Tang troops in the valley will become meat on the chopping block.  The veterans of the Anxi Army in the team cannot play a decisive role. The new recruits who have never seen blood will definitely fall into chaos if they are suddenly attacked.  When the soldiers cannot find the general, they will not be able to find the soldiers

    If so, will Ma live and die with his brothers, or will he remain useful and look for opportunities for revenge?  Suddenly, he found that his mentality was very different from the previous few days.  A few days ago, I was afraid of being used as bait and sacrifice by Lord Anxi Jiedushi, so I was ready to leave at the critical moment.  Now, I am nostalgic for the small official position of school lieutenant.

    No, it¡¯s not for the small official position of captain.  Ma Yue knew clearly what he really couldn't let go of.  That vitality, that arrogance, that heroic spirit, as well as the pride of being a man of the Tang Dynasty, and the sense of honor of fighting for his family and country, made him unknowingly feel  The meaning of life and belonging.  He would rather fight and die together with his brothers than survive alone in humiliation.

    As if hearing his inner thoughts, God suddenly blew a gust of mountain wind.  Along with the mountain wind, there was a faint smell of blood and a few screams of war horses.

    There is a fight ahead.  The muscles in Ma Yue's body immediately tightened, he drew out his horizontal sword and raised it high above his head, "Don't be nervous, the battlefield is far away from here. Everyone, come closer to me, let's walk out of the valley together!"

    "Don't be nervous, pay attention to the military orders. The battlefield is far away, at least four or five miles away from here!"

    "Don't panic, don't panic. Tighten the reins of your war horses, and be careful to keep the distance between each other. Don't accidentally injure your own people!"

    Several captains in similar uniforms around him also quickly issued orders.  The veterans in the team rode their horses back and forth, scabbarding their swords and shouting curses to stop the chaos that had just occurred.  After a while, all the brothers stopped running around and turned their attention to the general's flag.

    Under the flag of the selected front camp general, Zhu Qi, the returning general, waved his hand to signal everyone to keep quiet.  Then he stood in the saddle and listened for a moment with his ears pricked up.  He smiled and said loudly: "It's on the other side of Saga Mountain. It's still three or four miles away from everyone. Don't worry, Mr. Hammer King has long expected that Sun Xiaozhe would play such a trick."

    When the words "King of Hammers" were mentioned, the brothers immediately calmed down as if they had taken reassurance.  Zhu Qi frowned and listened again, jumped off the saddle, and shouted an order: "The cavalry team went ahead to explore the road, go around the valley, and pay attention to the enemy's scouts. Once discovered, kill them with crossbows immediately. The baggage team stayed where they were.  Stay still and wait to be dispatched. Others, follow me, let¡¯s climb over the slope in front and scare the bastard named Sun to death!"

    "Climb over the slope in front and scare the bastard named Sun to death!" The veterans of the Anxi Army in the team repeated Zhu Qi's last words loudly, and the laughter resounded throughout the valley.

    Seeing that the veterans are so confident, the morale of the recruits is also high.  Holding their swords and guns, they followed their respective captains, brigade leaders, and captains, and walked boldly towards the hill not far ahead.

    It is winter, and even on the sunny side of the hillside, there is a lot of snow.  If a person steps on it, he will slip to the ground if he is not careful.  But in the face of high morale, this little trouble didn't cause any trouble at all.  Soon, the brothers supported and pulled each other to the top of the hillside.

    On the top of the mountain, you can already see the battlefield not far away.  The two armies were fighting fiercely, each numbering around 4,000 men, and they were inextricably killed.

    "It's the general, he's really our general!"In the middle, the veterans from the Anxi Army exclaimed in unison.  "Over there, I saw his old man's flag. That's the group of troops that was inserted directly into the center of the enemy's army. Look, look. Sun Xiaozhe's handsome flag was forced out. He actually wants to fight the general face to face?! He  I really don¡¯t know how to write the word "death"?! Why did another rebel army appear on the side? The guy named Sun is so shameless! General Sha also attacked him, chopped him, chopped him, chopped him hard"

    Zhu Qi, the commander of the Selection Front Battalion, was still behind, so none of the several captains had the authority to order the entire army to join the battle.  He could only stand on the hillside, rectifying the brothers under his command, and watching the burning battlefield.

    Ma Yue stamped his feet and shouted along with everyone.  I don't think of myself as a newcomer at all.  He saw the tasseled banner that belonged to Wang Xun, and also saw the surging streams of people around the banner.  At a certain moment, he even thought he saw Wang Xun himself, standing nine feet away, with a strong back and a strong waist, swinging the hammer, pushing away a wave of blood

    In fact, from such a long distance, he couldn't see anyone clearly.  Unless he has a pair of eagle eyes.  The next moment, Ma Yue saw the large tassel banner surrounded by the rebels' battle flags, and the world was pitch black.  Immediately, a ray of sunlight pierced the dark clouds, illuminating the tasseled banner from the rebel flag.  Like a flame, it dispels the surrounding darkness and ignites the eyes of everyone on the hillside.

    "Beat the drum, cheer up the general!" General Zhu Qi led more than a hundred strong soldiers, climbed up with several large drums, and shouted orders at the top of his voice.

    "Dong dong dong, dong dong dong dong, dong dong dong dong" The exciting drum sound immediately sounded from the top of the mountain, like rolling thunder.  The rebel formation swayed, then swayed again, then gathered madly toward the center.  They were frightened, they were making a desperate counterattack, they were trying to kill the general!

    They are wishful thinking!  Although he had never witnessed Wang Xun's skills, Ma Yue believed in his own judgment.  The name of the Hammer King was not in vain, and the battle across the Western Region was not in vain.  The rebels' plan is doomed to failure and is doomed to be wishful thinking.  Look, the banner of the Hammer King has come out again, and wherever it passes, it is invincible.  Kill, kill, kill forward, no one can stop our general.  Kill him in front of Sun Xiaozhe and humiliate him severely!

    Like a bolt of lightning, the banner that attracted everyone broke through the many obstacles and headed straight for Sun Xiaozhe's handsome flag.  Sun Xiaozhe's handsome flag waved, waved again, suddenly fell over, and turned back.  A cry broke out on the battlefield, and all the soldiers of the Tang Army began to charge. The sun shone on the sharp blades of Changshan and Hengdao, splashing countless stars

    Zhu Qi, the general of Guide, also issued an order to attack and led all the soldiers of the Selected Front Battalion to rush down the hillside.  Ma Yue followed among the crowds, leading the three hundred brothers who belonged to him, like hungry tigers pounced on the sheep.  The soldiers are still the same soldiers and the generals are still the same generals, but no one thinks that they are no match for the rebels.

    Sun Xiaozhe¡¯s men fled in all directions and did not have the courage to fight face-to-face with the Selected Front Battalion.  Ma Yue chased them from behind, chopped them down from behind, captured them, trampled on their dignity, and destroyed their fighting spirit.  He felt as if he was possessed by the legendary Overlord of Western Chu, and there was no one who could defeat him wherever the blade pointed.

    He has never lived so happily.
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