night.

The cold wind is blowing.

In the quiet and dark wilderness, there are vague shadows.

Their hunched figures were huddled together, as if to keep warm.

There were about fifty or sixty people in this group, headed by the person in the middle.

Da da da~

The flint struck, finally igniting the dry grass, and under the dim light of the fire, the faces next to the fire also flickered out.

This is a face that is not very young.

The red face, the curly beard, the dull eyes, and the blood stains on the armor.

This is the appearance of a down-and-out general.

But a day ago, he was still the winner, with a majestic appearance and a posture that seemed to be about to kill Qi Wannian in one fell swoop.

Meng Guan finally survived today's siege.

But the cost is huge.

The three thousand most elite soldiers under his command basically died in a place that would give Meng Guan a nightmare for the rest of his life just to protect him.

The fact that he survived was not due to good luck or the fact that thousands of years ago people couldn't see him.

In fact, Meng Guan's armor is too obvious, like fireflies in the dark night, too obvious.

He was able to survive because of the accumulation of human lives.

It's not an exaggeration to say it's a human shield.

"General, what should we do next?"

The flames licked the dead wood that Meng Guanxin had put down, and the sound of burning was very clear at this time.

"Go back to the county town."

He has no second choice.

His soldiers have finished fighting.

Even if the remaining soldiers can be gathered, the number will not exceed 10,000. Judging from yesterday's tragic situation, it is unknown whether 5,000 will survive in the end.

As for the five thousand people, after Zhang Hong arrived, he, the pioneer, had no right to speak at all.

Even if Marquis Guangyuan and General Zhenglu were cruel enough and asked him to die, he would not be able to disobey their orders.

The first level of officialdom kills people, that's what it means.

Military orders are like mountains, military orders are like mountains!

Meng Guan had already thought of an excuse for not going away because of his illness.

No matter what, surviving is the most important issue.

"Let's see how many brothers we can gather."

As he spoke, Meng Guan's voice became deeper and deeper, and under the flickering firelight, the face was hidden in the darkness where the firelight could not reach it.

No one knows what Meng Guan is thinking now, except himself.

Hongnong County.

The sounds of mourning in the city gradually dispersed.

Wang Sheng put the county under martial law.

The reason for imposing martial law is, of course, to guard against Qi Wannian's counterattack.

With the cooperation of the Anmin Division, the entire process went very smoothly.

After all, the affairs of the dead have to be dealt with, but the more important things are the affairs of the living. Even a few pedantic people are gradually being dealt with by An Minsi.

The county town became lifeless.

In the Grand Administrator's Mansion of Hongnong County, Wang Sheng was sitting on the main throne. Behind Wang Sheng, standing was Liu Yong and several maids. In front of Wang Sheng, stood an armored general.

This armored general is none other than Cavalry Colonel Zhou.

"General, are there any rewards for the spies around?"

Although the Marquis Guangyuan in front of him was very young, Colonel Zhou did not dare to look down upon Wang Sheng at all. He quickly saluted Wang Sheng and then said: "Two teams went out to investigate, but only one team came back. We still have to watch."

Take a look at the message from the other team."

"Can we make an appointment with them?"

Colonel Zhou nodded slightly.

"Of course."

"Has the time passed?"

"After an hour, the difference of only one or two hours is still a common thing."

An hour has passed?

Wang Sheng frowned slightly.

If it were at other times, Wang Sheng might have thought the same way.

But now is not any other time, nor is it a normal time. This is a special time.

"I'm afraid the general's reconnaissance team won't be able to come back. Lieutenant, give me an order to close the city gates, the east and west gates, and have them guarded at all times."

"Junhou, I'm afraid this is too much."

This Captain Zhou was not from a low-level soldier, but from a noble family.

Otherwise, at his current age, the lower-level soldiers would not be able to reach the official position of captain. At most, the official positions of centurion and team leader would be over.

"Do as I say."

Although Captain Zhou felt that Wang Sheng was too cautious, he still did not dare to disobey Wang Sheng's order.

"promise!"

After Captain Zhou left, Wang Sheng asked Liu Yong to fetch a baggage.

This baggage doesn't look big, but Liu Yong is holding it with both hands, making it look very heavy.

In fact, this seemingly small baggage is indeed heavy.

This contains Wang Sheng's improved gunpowder.

The power is already much stronger than the first version.

Moreover, because Wang Sheng did not intend for it to become a weapon of war too early, he only made it more powerful.

In other words, being louder and brighter does not increase its power.

To be honest, if power is required, adding some iron pieces to it will definitely be extremely lethal.

Regarding this matter, this is Wang Sheng's last resort.

Most people in this era worship ghosts and gods.

And why are the ghosts and gods?

It is something that people cannot understand.

People don't understand the sun, so they have a sun god. Human beings are afraid of rivers, so they have a river god.

Gunpowder is something that people of this era cannot understand.

As a deterrent, it still has some effect.

Wang Sheng didn't want to rely on gunpowder to defeat the enemy, he just wanted to delay the attack.

After tonight, everything will be easy to talk about.

What Wang Sheng wants is stability tonight.

But what Wang Sheng hopes most is not to use this thing.

The use of this thing means that Wang Sheng is in danger.

Wang Sheng didn't like this feeling of being in danger.

Outside the city of Hongnong County, stepping on the scattered snow, Qi Wannian returned to this land again.

The city in front of us is like a giant beast dormant.

But this is a huge beast with many wounds.

After several previous wars, this city was already riddled with holes.

As one of its rulers, Qi Wannian's understanding of it is no less than that of a beautiful woman's body.

It has several gaps, which Qi Wannian knew clearly in his heart.

He lost.

Qi Wannian knew that he had been defeated.

He had to leave Hongnong County before the main force of the Han army arrived.

If it had been before, Qi Wangnian would have panicked, but now, with the relationship with the King of Hejian, he is now confident.

He wants to massacre the city.

He wanted the Han people to remember his name Qi Wannian deep in their hearts.

This name will be a nightmare for this nation in the future.

Qi Wannian thought so.

He thought so and did so.

Only the sound of the trumpet was heard, and the whole army attacked.

In his opinion, the Han vanguard army had been slaughtered by him, and Hongnong County was now an empty city.

But he thought wrong.

This is not an empty city.

Wang Sheng's back-up plan was immediately put into action.

Under the dark sky, the traps outside the city are more secretive and dangerous.

Before they even got close to the city wall, there were screams one after another, and then there was a rain of arrows like a gust of wind.

Then, there was fire and thunder falling from the sky!

Boom boom boom~

Like a god roaring!

The cries of death in the wilderness were even covered up by this god-like roar.

Then, there was the second sound.

Boom~

The third tone.

Boom~

After nine blasts, everything became quiet.

But the shouts of death from the city have disappeared.

"Eternal Life!"

Many people in Qi Wannian's army shouted the name of Changshengtian in Xiongnu language.

Every time there is a sound, there is a second sound.

then

The voices grew louder and the crowd retreated.

Qi Wannian, who was watching the battle from a distance, also had a cloudy look in his eyes.

Immortality?
Chapter completed!