At some point, Yang Qiu's smile was left at all, only the white blue one left. But around him, the generals watching the battle had their faces pale.

This was the most tragic battle they had ever seen.

None of the two sides retreated.

Whether it is the side with a large population or a small population, their target is to kill all their opponents. Even if they are completely wiped out, they will be willing to do so.

Ji Zhijiang did this because he wanted Hou Fangyu to die. When Hou Fangyu died, he naturally destroyed the negotiations between Northern Tang and Qianzhou.

Hou Fangyu did this because he wanted to take revenge on the tens of thousands of right ox guards who died in the battle of Tantan and Zhuzhou.

There is no better time than now.

On the real battlefield, it is really difficult to kill a general like Ji Zhijiang.

Moreover, if one could wipe out the five hundred Lingnan Army in front of him with his 100 troops, it would also give a warning to many forces in Qianzhou and a killing stick. Let them think about it themselves and fight against the Tang army.

Therefore, Hou Fangyu felt that no matter how much loss he suffered today, even if only a few people were left in the end, it would be worth it. If Qianzhou could see the gap in strength between the two sides clearly, and accept the envoys of the Tang Dynasty and surrender to the Tang Dynasty, there would be even fewer people in the future.

If we really want to regain Qianzhou by war, not to mention that a lot of money will be spent like flowing water, more soldiers will have their lives to save.

Even in a situation like Xiangxi, where the Tang Dynasty had an absolute advantage in its military strength, there were quite a few soldiers who died.

Sometimes there are some things that are easier to understand why this is done when you look at them from a higher dimension.

When the sky qualified for the first time, Ji Zhijiang knew that he was going to lose today.

Although he has more people left now than Hou Fangyu.

There were only about thirty soldiers in the Northern Tang Dynasty opposite, and there were still some of them in their early fifties and sixties.

His soldiers still did not retreat and were still ready to fight. But at this moment, they were just like mad dogs who had lost their minds.

But his opponent is like a blood-devouring lion.

The two attacking military formations of the opponent have now merged into one.

Without Ji Zhijiang's orders or encouragement, the mad dogs under his command rushed forward with red eyes.

Without cooperation and protection from each other, they simply rely on the beastly nature hidden deep in people's hearts and rushed up.

Hou Fangyu was covered in blood, and the armor on his body was torn several times and hung upside down. The steel sheets inside had fallen to an unknown place. Where the damaged area was, you could see the rolled flesh and blood like bloody mouths.

"Get up!" He raised the steel knife full of curly mouths.

"Get up!" This time, more than thirty soldiers shouted in unison.

"For all ages!" Hou Fangyu roared again.

"Have peace!"

"Kill them all!" Hou Fangyu strides forward, and the steel swords and halberds pointing in front of him, with a heart of mind. When Hou Fangyu strides forward, the military formation of more than 30 people stepped forward at the same time.

It was like a red-hot tong that was stabbed into butter, and the sound of chirping kept ringing.

The army formation is like a sharp axe.

The army formation is like a hammer.

The soldiers of Lingnan who rushed up fell back to the ground.

Every time the military formation rotates, ten soldiers on the outermost side will be replaced.

After five changes, the thirty-man army was still in their early twenties, and the Lingnan soldiers, except Ji Zhijiang, had no standing people.

Ji Zhijiang was shaking, just like Hou Fangyu, and his body was covered in blood. He supported his body with a knife, and his eyes slowly turned around the flesh-and-blood battlefield like the Shura hell.

Why did you lose?

How could you lose!

I have five hundred people!

I have five hundred elite soldiers who have experienced many battles.

The Tang army is strong, but we are not bad either. We did not lose from fighting spirit or tenacity.

But it's done!

Is this the gap between the two sides?

The gap in weapons, armor, and training gap!

As a general, Ji Zhijiang knew the importance of training. As skilled as Tang Jun, he could form cooperative combat skills naturally without thinking, which required long periods of hard training.

But does training cost money?

Do you need food for training?

Does training require no weapons and armor?

Will such high-intensity training cause soldiers' casualties?

Lingnan soldiers cannot afford to train.

This is the gap.

In the eyes of ordinary people, soldiers who are already very elite can't beat them after facing the elite Tang army.

It just can't be beaten!

He straightened his body with all his might, and the knife was across his chest. The blood on his head made his vision blurry, but he still stared at a tall and burly figure not far away.

That was the Hou Fangyu he wanted to kill.

He is still standing.

"Hou Fangyu, Ji Zhijiang, a certain family in Lingnan, dare to fight?" Although his body was trembling, his roar was still full of energy and arrogance.

This shout also made Yang Qiu and others who were watching the battle silently in the distance tremble all over.

"Du Yuhou, the overall situation has been decided, so why not just do it. Ji Zhijiang is also a hero. If we don't come forward, he will die." A general took a step forward and whispered.

Yang Qiu was silent for a moment and slowly shook his head, "It's this time. Do you think Hou Fangyu will let Ji Zhijiang go? If we come forward, what should he do if he doesn't give him face? We forced him to protect him? What's the benefit to us? Five hundred people were actually killed by one hundred Tang army people. Such a waste will die if he dies. What's the pity?"

Listening to Yang Qiu's words, the generals around him lowered their heads one after another.

They saw this battle from the beginning. If Ji Zhijiang was a waste, then they were afraid they were even worse than waste.

In a battle, more than 20% of the casualties were killed or 30%, and this army basically lost its combat effectiveness, half of the losses were almost ruined. This is their experience in leading troops to fight for many years.

But today's battle has made this always-effective experience seem less reliable.

Almost all of the two sides in the battle lost, but none of them retreated.

Everyone has some thoughts in their hearts, thinking about what would happen to themselves and their soldiers if they were in a different place?

They had to admit that if it were themselves, the troops would have collapsed long ago.

"Why don't you dare to be a civilian!" On the battlefield, Hou Fangyu laughed loudly and stepped forward.

"General Hou, the military law of the Tang Dynasty, strictly prohibits generals from showing off their personal bravery." A surviving captain took a step forward, raised the crossbow in his hand, clicked on the crossbow arrow, and aimed at Ji Zhijiang.

However, Hou Fangyu reached out and pressed down the captain's hand.

"This time, I'm going to commit a military law! After you go back, you can submit a report to the inspector." Looking at the captain, Hou Fangyu said.

The captain was silent for a moment, lowered his arms, and retreated.

Hou Fangyu took the rolled steel knife and stepped forward.

At this moment, Ji Zhijiang could not walk at all, but Hou Fangyu dragged one leg and took a step forward with his right leg. His left leg was dragging forward with difficulty behind. His left leg was hurt very much.

After walking a few steps, Hou Fangyu tightened his ankle. When he looked down, a dying Lingnan captain stretched out his bloody hand and grabbed his ankle. He looked at the man with bloody teeth, as if he wanted to bite himself.

Hou Fangyu stabbed him with a backhand.

This person is Yang Bo, the deputy of Ji Zhijiang who came to negotiate this time.

Kill Yang Bo, Hou Fangyu continued to move forward, but Ji Zhijiang also took a step forward slowly at this time.

The two scarred people raised the steel knife in their hands, which was like a saw, and used all their strength to slash them heavily.

Without any skills, this knife was all based on the breath of intent in my heart.

With a sound, the knife in Ji Zhijiang's hand was broken.

There was only a knife handle left in his hand.

Hou Fangyu roared, raised his knife twice, and slashed down heavily.

This knife slashed Ji Zhijiang's neck.

If this knife was usually done, Ji Zhijiang's head could be cut off, but now, after half of it was cut in, Hou Fangyu would no longer have the strength.

But this knife was deadly enough.

Ji Zhijiang's eyes were still wide open, his legs slowly knelt down. Hou Fangyu held a knife in both hands and looked at this tenacious opponent. At the last moment, he suddenly used up his remaining strength to push the opponent backward.

Ji Zhijiang fell down.

He leaned back to the sky and the earth.

The moment he landed on the ground, his eyes saw the first ray of sunshine that appeared in the sky, and then, he smiled with satisfaction and slowly closed his eyes.
To be continued...