At dusk, the setting sun is like blood.

In the small town of Xiutu, there was some joy in the noise and some tragic tragedy in the joy.

The joy is that I have killed so many Xianbei people. The merits in my hands can buy more suitable clothes for my mother and child in my family, so that they will not be left without clothes when they go out. The tragic and tragic in my joy will naturally be that while getting the merits, there are also fellow comrades who die in battle. The fresh life disappears in front of my eyes, and always brings some sadness. Even veterans will not be indifferent to the withering of their comrades.

Merit, glory, food, and clothes are all exchanged for life.

The veteran looked up at the mottled city wall. The mottled city wall was vulnerable after the rain and wind. After experiencing the desperate siege of the Xianbei people, it became even more broken. The wall, which was as yellow as soil, is now stained with blood. Under the light of the sunset, it looks a bit weird and red. I don’t know if there are any unjust souls in this world. If so, on this battlefield, there are tens of thousands of unjust souls cruising.

The Xianbei people who had nowhere to go in the end had to fight to the death, the Han people who fell on this land for their merits and for their families.

They all have unfulfilled wishes in their hearts, but there are no innocent people in the war.

The veteran sighed and dispelled the mixed thoughts in his mind. He and a newly recruited recruit who had been forced to join the army dragged the body of a Xianbei man with his ears cut and threw it out of the city.

After several hours, and the temperature was still very low in early spring, these corpses had long been hard, and they looked more like ice than corpses.

Originally, there were piles of corpses in Xiu Tu City. After half a day of transportation, there were not many corpses under Xiu Tu City, but outside Xiu Tu City, a mountain of corpses was piled up.

Inside this mountain of corpses are the corpses of Xianbei people, and in another smaller mountain of corpses are the corpses of Han people. Those who have no friends or who have no family at all naturally did not collect the corpses for him and wrapped them in horses and leaves, which is a luxury for homeless people.

In fact, in this era, the corpses were burned on the spot and finally brought back were just a set of armor worn in front of them.

As time passed, the corpses became higher and higher, and the mountain of corpses became more and more majestic.

This mountain of corpses is not small, with corpses of at least 50,000 people. If the weather was not for the cold weather at this time, the smell around would have been disgusting. However, even in early spring, this scene would be too shocking and the smell around was absolutely unfriendly.

Just like the new recruit in front of a veteran, he vomited several times.

Veterans are people who have seen the world, so they are no longer surprised by such scenes.

Liangzhou has always been linked to war.

There was no Qiang and Hu invasion, and there were also Han people fighting in their nests.

Those who join the army are just seeking a meal for themselves and their own people on the brink of life and death.

In this era, there are two ways to deal with corpses. The first is to dig a pit and bury it or cremate it. A large number of corpses will breed plague. Once they are infected, it is difficult for anyone to survive in the medical conditions of this era.

The second type is a bit more tragic. The corpse is directly turned into military rations. Of course, this situation is relatively rare, but it does not mean that it has not happened. In ancient times, especially in the late Han and Three Kingdoms period, wars occurred frequently, and production could not keep up with the consumption. What should I do if the two armies fight and there is no food to eat?

Of course, I can only eat human flesh. If I don’t eat human flesh, I will starve to death.

After all, the almanac is written by the winner.

However, with Cao Chong's food and grass support, this Liangzhou army would not disgust themselves to eat human flesh, so they chose the first type, cremation.

In fact, for the enemy, burying the earth is the way to respect the enemy. However, it seems that neither the prefect of Jiuquan, Linghu Gang, nor the Beigong Fu of Zero Hun did not respect the ideas of these Xianbei people, but burned them away with a fire.

Only Han corpses enjoy the privilege of being buried in the soil.

Splashed with tinder oil and ignited it all at once. A bright fire ignited a few miles away from the Lietu small town. Such a fire was particularly bright in the dark night.

The veteran looked at the ignited fire and smelled the scent of beef and mutton being roasted. For a moment, his stomach felt a little nauseous. He grabbed the new recruit who was lying on the ground and walked towards Xiu Tucheng.

This recruit is also a bad guy. He looks only fourteen or fifteen years old. He can't even hold his gun and wants to fight with others, but this is also a common thing in this world.

Some people have been spent in the military camp since childhood. As for those who can really grow up, there have never been many veterans. Seeing the new recruits being unconscious, the veteran could only sigh in the end.

He himself is unable to protect himself. If he can do his best, he will naturally help the recruit, but on the battlefield, there is something that is accurate.

“Can you walk?”

Away from the bonfire of the corpse mountain, the new recruit looked a little better, but seeing his mouth open and he was about to vomit, the veteran felt that he was still in a bad mood.

"I can leave."

The veteran nodded, threw a knife over, and picked up his spear and headed towards Xiu Tucheng.

The bonfire, crescent moons, stars, and a cold wind that blows from time to time makes the veteran miss his wife a little.

However, the veterans had not missed it for long, and the earth began to shake.

At first, there was only a slight vibration, but then the vibration became stronger and stronger, and the veteran's hand holding the gun began to tremble.

"Run, run, hurry up, take out your energy to run, Qianghu is coming!"

The veteran threw the spear down without saying a word and ran away. The new soldier looked at the veteran's appearance, even if he didn't know what was going on, he would just copy the knife in his hand and follow the veteran.

The vibration became louder and louder, and horses began to roar in their ears.

Until now, even the recruits know what happened.

Run wildly.

The two of them were running wildly on a few miles long and short road, panting and their faces were extremely red, but no one dared to stop. Beside them, there were colleagues who came to throw away the bodies, and they also ran with them.

Xiu Tucheng was getting closer, but no one smiled on his face. In the distance, in the darkness, there were already spots of fire.

At first, the fire was only a few sparse points, but then, like a volcano erupting, dyeing the entire grassland outside the city of Xiumao turned into a fire-yellow color.

Xiu Tu is right in front of you.

run!

Run away with your life!

One thousand meters, one thousand meters later, the city was coming to Xiumao, but behind them, the Qiang and Hu cavalry were closer.

Five hundred meters.

Four hundred meters.

Xiu Tu's city gate is vivid in front of you, but behind these soldiers who threw the corpse, you can already see Qiang and Hu cavalry holding scimitars.

Three hundred meters.

Only less than three hundred meters away, the corpse-spun soldiers who were behind began to be caught up by the Qiang and Hu cavalry, and there was only one result in being chased, and that was death!

There is no second way to go.

Two hundred meters!

Only two hundred meters.

The veterans and the new soldiers could feel the whistling sound of the wind in their ears, and the screams of the comrades behind them, as well as the sound of the scimitar entering the flesh.

The gate of Xiu Tuocheng was close to you, and the danger was also close to you behind you.

One hundred meters, the last one hundred meters sprint!

After crossing this hundred meters, you can survive.

At this time, the veteran finally dared to look back at the back.

The Qiang and Hu cavalry were still a few hundred meters away from him, and he was only a few dozen meters away from the city gate. Yes, he could survive!

Before the veteran could cheer, he turned to look at the Xiu Tu City Gate, and his heart completely sank.

The city gate was screaming like a moan, opening from the original wide open to the point of closing.

Unlike Guzang, Xiutu City does not have a moat, but this also makes the veterans feel even more desperate.

He ran to the city gate, and his hands could touch the Qiang and Hu cavalry behind the cold city gate. He was still a hundred meters away from him, but he knew that he could never enter the city again.

Because the city gate is closed.

Swallowing ~

The archers on the city wall shot a thunderous arrow, forcing the chasing cavalry to stop and run back.

The cavalry left, but the veteran had no joy on his face, because behind the cavalry there was a continuous light of fire.

That was the infantry of the Qiang and Hu people.

It is also the main force of siege. No commander will be able to use cavalry to attack the city. Cavalry is valuable, and siege will not play any role.

The real attack is always the infantry, who uses the lives of infantry to capture the city.

At this time, the veteran hoped that there would be a hanging basket to put it down from the city wall, but it did not.

Huh and Huh ~

The veteran was breathing rapidly and he already knew his ending.

On the battlefield, without mercy, the commander will not take risks for the life and death of a few people.

The veteran understood the thoughts of the city gate guard, but it did not mean that he would forgive him.

With a harsh sound, the veteran pulled out the short knife from his waist.

Since you can't survive, then use your life and earn more merits.

................

At this time, Xiu Tucheng was completely in chaos. The city lord's mansion gathered all the commanders of the coalition forces, four generals and twelve lieutenants.

The prefect of Jiuquan didn't look very good at this time. He found a good ocean horse in Xiu Tu City. He was in a hurry. Qianghu attacked and had to let him draw his gun. It would be strange if he could be in a good mood.

Linghu Gang had no displeasure on his face, but there was a little light in his eyes. In his opinion, these Qiang and Hu were all meritorious!

"Do you know how many people came from Qianghu?"

The general guarding the city was stunned for a moment and immediately said, "General, it's too dark at night and can't see clearly, but the number of people is definitely not small, at least 50,000."
To be continued...