Tang Dynasty Bandits

Chapter 214 Rescue
When the shouts of battle jolted Tian Jun awake from her nap, who was leaning on her spear, the bandits had already been trapped in a makeshift camp in the mountain valley for ten days.

After so many years of fighting, this was the first time Tian Jun had experienced the agony of being besieged.

She doesn't know how she got through those ten days.

During a siege, the greatest fear comes from hunger.

The soldiers consumed far more food during battle than they usually did.

Once surrounded, military rations must be conserved.

The soldiers had to fight fiercely to survive, even when they were only half-full and their stomachs were rumbling with hunger.

When the food ran out, they had no choice but to kill and share their warhorses, with whom they had spent every day. The horse hides were also not to be wasted; they were put in a large pot, plucked, boiled until soft, and then torn apart and eaten, which provided a little bit of strength.

In a siege, once all the animals, including cats and dogs, have been eaten, the soldiers will begin to slaughter civilians for food, and even kill and eat each other.

Just thinking about such a process is enough to plunge one into utter despair.

In these deep mountains, where there are neither ordinary people nor cities to rely on, it is difficult for people to resort to cannibalism.

When their rations ran out, some soldiers privately discussed whether they would ever return and contemplated surrendering to the government troops to save their lives.

Zhu Zhen inspected the entire army and executed more than twenty people who were planning to surrender, barely managing to suppress the surrender sentiment.

But once they had eaten all the horse meat, they could no longer hold on.

As a very beautiful girl and Zhu Wen's lover, Tian Jun was under tremendous pressure under such circumstances.

The more heroic and valiant a woman is, the more she can ignite a man's desire to conquer her on the battlefield.

During her patrol, the barbarian tribesmen outside stared at her with filthy eyes, plotting how they would take advantage of her body after their victory. Even the soldiers who were plotting to surrender planned to capture Tian Jun as a gift for surrendering to the enemy.

The fear that even those around her couldn't believe made Tian Jun unable to sleep soundly at night. Only when her body was exhausted to the limit would she take a nap in the camp, leaning on her spear.

Her eyes were bloodshot, yet she still dared not sleep soundly, often feeling that she was about to collapse and go crazy.

At this moment, Tian Jun desperately hoped that her lover would descend like a god, leading his troops to her side to complete the heroic feat of rescuing the beauty and slaughtering all those ugly barbarians and scum like Gao Yan.

But when the shouts of battle actually came, Tian Jun couldn't help but shake her head, disbelief showing in her eyes.

She scratched her cheek to make sure she wasn't dreaming.

When people have been in despair for too long, they often find it hard to believe that hope is coming.

Tian Jun then saw, through the enemy camp, clusters of torches lighting up in the darkness, like thousands upon thousands of Udumbara flowers blooming in the Avici Hell, their boundless light illuminating the mountains and rivers!
A strong sense of joy welled up in her heart, and sweet rain flowed from Tian Jun's deep eyes.

Tian Jun raised her wind-blown sleeve, dusted with sand, and wiped away the tears of relief from her face. In an instant, she regained her heroic and unparalleled appearance and roared, "They're all coming to rescue us with reinforcements! Kids, get up and fight the enemy!"

Before she finished speaking, she uncorked the gourd and took a swig of strong liquor. With bloodshot eyes, she drew her spear and charged into the enemy ranks like lightning, showing no trace of her previous weakness.
Seeing Tian Jun's fierce bravery, the soldiers who had been awakened were greatly encouraged.

The weather was hot, and there were already very few soldiers wearing armor. Most of the limited leather armor was boiled and eaten by the starving soldiers.

After rushing out of the thatched hut, the peasant soldiers grabbed their weapons and were ready to fight the enemy.

They followed closely behind Tian Jun, like a giant spear charging into the enemy camp. Wherever they passed, screams of agony echoed endlessly, and the severed limbs of the barbarians were like a hurricane overturning a meat shop, flying everywhere.

The endless flames opposite them, and the familiar, handsome faces charging with knives in the firelight, ignited a power beyond the limits in the soldiers of the Grass Army who had endured ten long days of torment.

"Kill!" Tian Jun's eyes flashed with rage as she thrust her spear through the heart of a barbarian chieftain who had just woken up and was frantically grabbing his sword.

This chieftain, who spoke Chinese, hurled the most vulgarities at Tian Jun during the confrontation. He also stated that he had unusual tastes and planned to capture Tian Jun and, together with a coarse, stupid barbarian woman weighing over 300 pounds, whose layers of fat could hold swords, and whose body was greasy and greasy from not bathing for a year, chain them together for seven days and seven nights. After training them, he would make them both kneel down to serve him and call him master.

If it weren't for the fact that time cannot be wasted on the battlefield, Tian Jun would not have let this guy die so easily!

After assassinating the chieftain, Tian Jun's rage was still not appeased. He used his spear to impale the chieftain's corpse, lifted it high into the sky, roared, and threw the body into the air. Several more barbarians rushed forward, but Tian Jun swung his spear and killed them all. Only then did the barbarian chieftain's corpse fall from the sky, which Tian Jun casually stuck into the tip of his spear and threw it away again.

At this moment, Qian Liu, who was serving as the infantry commander in Gao Yanjun's army, led a small squad of Wudang Flying Army soldiers and rushed over, trying to stop the collapse in this direction and save the situation.

Unexpectedly, a dead person suddenly fell from the sky.

This barbarian chieftain was quite strong, weighing nearly two hundred pounds. He smashed into Qian Liu, who was caught off guard, causing him to see stars and fall instantly, even dropping his sword to the ground.

Tian Jun leaped forward, then sneered at Qian Liu, who was trembling as he dusted himself off, "You ugly fellow, are you Qian Po Liu, Gao Yan's little brother?"

Qian Liu grabbed his sword and drew it to meet the enemy.

Qian Liu's swordsmanship was originally ruthless. However, after being beaten with the chieftain's corpse by Tian Jun, he lost his initiative and momentum. Under Tian Jun's fierce spear attacks, which were like venomous pythons writhing, he was no match for her.
In a close contest, the brave prevail. In this duel, Qian Liu was no match for Tian Jun in bravery. After only three or five exchanges, he was stabbed in the thigh by Tian Jun's spear and fled in pain.

The Wudang Flying Army was extremely disciplined. They had spontaneously formed several small teams and worked closely together. Even under the combined attack of the Grass Army from both inside and outside, they were almost able to turn the tide of the battle. However, Qian Liu was injured and fled by Tian Jun in just a few moves, which demoralized them. They quickly fell into a disadvantageous position and had no choice but to fight and retreat.

Even with his excellent upbringing, Qian Liu was extremely annoyed by Tian Jun and turned around to curse, "You stinking woman, so arrogant, you'll get your head chopped off and hung on the city gate sooner or later!"

Little did he know that this was only the first time in his life he had suffered a loss at the hands of Tian Jun. Later, after becoming a powerful warlord, he would again be nearly driven to the brink of despair by Tian Jun.

As Tian Jun watched Zhu Wen approach through the firelight, tears welled up uncontrollably again, and she threw herself into the man's arms.

In Tian Jun's eyes, her lover seemed to arrive riding on auspicious five-colored clouds.

Zhu Wen immediately felt an extremely strong aura surrounding him.

Having been besieged for so many days, Tian Jun naturally had neither the time nor the inclination to take a bath.

Her boots were worn out, and the socks inside were "fragrant," releasing the smell of fermented sweat.

There's a saying that women need to wash their feet more often because they sweat more and their feet smell six times stronger than men's.

But seeing Tian Jun's thin and pale face, and her dirty and disheveled clothes, Zhu Wen felt pity for her and hugged her tightly in his arms.

"I'm so happy you've come," Tian Jun said, her eyes meeting Zhu Wen's.

"Yes, I'm here." After saying that, Zhu Wen kissed Tian Jun's chapped lips in front of everyone on the battlefield amidst blood and fire.

"I will protect you. Anyone who tries to hurt you will be made to die a horrible death."

Zhu Wen opened his mouth and said directly.

Tian Jun hummed in agreement and nodded, revealing a hint of girlish shyness.

The two joined hands, brandishing their swords and spears, and drove the fleeing barbarian soldiers toward the next camp.

With love and longing transformed into the will to join forces and kill the enemy, with concerted efforts and one heart, what enemy cannot be destroyed, what danger cannot be overcome?

Not far away, Duan Hongyan looked at Zhu Wen and Tian Jun, who were deeply in love and fought side by side on the battlefield, and her beautiful eyebrows furrowed slightly.

After Duan Hongyan returned to Chaozhou City, Doctor Luo prescribed a simple medicine, which relieved Duan Hongyan's fever and coma.

After a period of recuperation, Duan Hongyan was still somewhat weak, but it did not affect her ability to go to the battlefield.

Duan Hongyan didn't have time to think about anything else, because the enemy on her side was already charging towards her.

With a fierce expression, Chen Liqing placed her hand firmly on the back of the bow, about to draw the bow and nock an arrow.

Duan Hongyan knew that Chen Liqing was known as the "Female Flying Guard," a divine archer whose skills could rival her own.

(End of this chapter)