The rain fell very quickly at the end of June, as if a heavy rain could wash away the battles in people's hearts.
The people of Shiwei fought hard at Zuowuguan for two decades. There were 50,000 people, and the rest were less than 10,000. If the Russian people's wine had not made them drunk and dreamy, the huge losses would have made the people of Shiwei scared.
Xie Kaizheng, the outpost captain on the outpost city wall, looked south in the distance. It was raining heavily and he couldn't see the way home clearly.
On the second day of July, the weather cleared, and the Shiwei people, less than ten thousand people, were rushed to the north bank of the outpost moat by the Jiuhu Supervisory Team.
"Command, Shiwei people! Do not retreat without orders! Those who retreat will be killed!" Before the battle began, thousands of Jiuhu's war supervisors drew out their scimitars and strung their bows.
Behind them are 100,000 old Hu troops.
It took a full hour for the 60,000-strong army to just surround Zuowuguan.
Aragbaz did not choose to surround three but one missing. In the previous offensive and defensive battle at the outpost, he saw the determination of the general of Zuowuguan and fought hard, fearing that it would be in line with the wishes of the general in the pass.
Although he didn't know what the refueling tactic was, Aragbaz later realized that he had made a mistake in his command after the Shiwei people suffered huge casualties.
There are still more than 7,000 defenders at Zuowuguan. Su Ce knew that he was short of manpower. The weather improved today, so Su Ce ordered the outpost captain Xie Kaizheng to withdraw to the pass.
The formation of the Jiuhu people was too large, and the outposts had become useless.
There are many outposts in Qianguan, one high and one short. Now Jiuhu wants to attack with all his strength. Su Ce is not stupid. The messengers in the pass shout loudly: "The captain orders, the outposts retreat!"
When the outpost captain Xie Kaizheng heard the military order, he shouted without any hesitation: "Retreat!"
The outpost city wall was the main attack direction of the Shiwei people before, and 99% of the casualties in Zuowuguan occurred on this section of the city wall.
Outpost Captain Xie Kaizheng looked at his several unfamiliar brigade commanders and retreated from the city wall to the front gate without saying a word.
Cheng waited until everyone had withdrawn, and then Xia Zhi, the former Guan school captain, gave the order.
"The gate stone!"
Outpost Captain Xie Kaizheng silently led his men down the front pass, when suddenly there were two loud "boom, boom" sounds behind him. Just as Xie Kaizheng and his men retreated to the corridor inside the pass, a huge boulder broke the wooden stairs.
Xie Kaizheng knew that he was alive, so he risked his life for success. This was the Xie family's choice. Su Ce could make him withdraw, or he could make him hold on.
Xie Kaizheng and his men returned to the camp, settled their men, and then hurried to the Duwei Mansion to hand over their orders.
"Outpost Colonel Xie Kaizheng, I have met the captain!" Xie Kaizheng entered the military hall, holding the outpost captain's military talisman in both hands. He was wearing armor and it was inconvenient to salute, but his waist was bent so much that his head and arms were almost even.
Su Ce looked at the water drain beside him and continued writing the death certificate without raising his head or paying attention to Xie Kaizheng. It seemed that he did not hear Xie Kaizheng's voice.
Half an hour later, Su Ce finally finished writing the death note that he had revised many times on the table. Su Ce stamped the silk cloth covered with small regular script with his own seal, then carefully rolled it up and stuffed it into a small bamboo tube, and then covered it with the bamboo tube.
Li Huaimin took the cover and handed it to Li Huaimin behind him. Li Huaimin took it and sealed the bamboo tube with fire paint, and also ignored Xie Kaizheng.
For half an hour, Xie Kaizheng's waist had been bent. If it hadn't been for ten years of guarding the border, his body would have been broken by fatigue.
Su Ce looked up at Xie Kaizheng at this time. Xie Kaizheng's face was already dripping with sweat. Su Ce's mouth curved slightly and he asked, "Are you tired?"
Before the war, Su Ce gave him 1,500 troops. After that, Su Ce added more troops many times, and the entire outpost wall exuded a nauseating stench.
Human blood stinks! But this is an opportunity for the Xie family.
Xie Kaizheng is not a fool. He is very clear about Su Ce's intentions. The generals in the army will not show kindness for no reason, but they have clearly defined camps.
In the military, everyone has the opportunity to be promoted to a higher rank regardless of their background, but background is also the most important thing in the army. There is no comparison between a twenty-eighth captain and an eighteenth captain.
There are three mansions in the Anbei line. The Anbei Protectorate is the old department of the old commander Li Sizhe. It is also the essence of the Anbei line and will be inherited by Su Ce in the future.
The Beiyuan Protectorate is the general force of Xinna, and the Sanguan Protectorate is a small family from the other three sides. The defense area of the Sanguan Protectorate is in the northernmost part of Daqian. It is the first to bear the brunt of the war.
The interpersonal relationships in the military are vast and complex, and it is far from what Su Ce can understand clearly by listening to the old commander's story or reading the Military Disc newspaper.
The scenery seen at different heights is very different. Su Ce was selected as the young military commander because Su Ce did not like to form cliques, so Li Sizhe recommended him to the sage. The sage's ink pen fell, and then Su Ce became the military commander. position.
But taking the seat does not mean that he is secure. Su Ce also needs to manage his own direct lineage. What happened to the military leader who was ignored?
Su Ce also needs to manage his own power and direct lineage. In the military, strength is still respected after all. Therefore, as early as in Chang'an, candidates above the rank of lieutenant colonel of the Zuowuguan garrison were selected by Su Ce and his teacher Li Sizhe early on. Outpost Captain Xie Kaizheng is one of them.
Now, Xie Kaizheng has passed the test, but Su Ce is not satisfied with Xie Kaizheng, because this guy likes to fight head-on, and he is a fierce general, but the most important thing in the army is fierce generals.
Xie Kaizheng had seen Su Ce's power, and he bent down for more than half an hour. If the Xie family hadn't needed a chance to integrate into the Anbei lineage, ten people would not have been able to bear this kind of humiliation. When Xie Kaizheng heard Su Ce's question, he took advantage of it. Ji straightened up and replied decisively: "I'm not tired!"
Su Ce nodded, lowered his head and looked through the list of recent casualties.
There were 11,000 people. Previously, 1,000 Shou Zhuolang replaced 1,000 wounded soldiers and retreated back to Gunan. As of the first day of July, there were still 7,560 people left in the pass, including 1,245 wounded.
Su Ce raised his head, stared at Xie Kaizheng, put on a fake smile on his face, and asked: "Have you ever been to the wounded barracks after placing your subordinates?"
Xie Kaizheng looked at Su Ce's smiling face and felt relieved. However, he had never been to the wounded barracks. Before, he hurriedly arranged for his men and came to the Duwei Mansion to resume their duties. Everything was just like what the eldest brother in the family said in his letter. The young military leaders of the northern line have already accepted him.
Su Ce had a smile on his face, but his heart was filled with anger.
Su Ce started at a young age, and has not experienced many wars, and has experienced many fights. The most ferocious battles were not the Battle of Dashi, where he offered advice, broke the enemy's formation for the first time, and won the title in one battle, nor the Battle of Maozhou, where supplies were cut off. war.
It was the battle between Xiaohe Beacon Fort and Hungry Hu at the beginning of Su Ce's border garrison. In that battle, five border troops fought against more than 200 Hungry Hu. It was a desperate situation.
The strategy of guarding the border, cannibalizing! Swallowing!
Use beacon forts, garrison forts, fortresses, and guard cities as chess pieces, and place them in a constellation, nibbling away day and night.
The army of the Protectorate was on the alert, and if the country was in chaos, the army went out to conquer the old territory.
From a chess piece to the current chess player, how many grievances and unwillingness did Su Ce experience?
Is Su Ce really good-tempered?
Or is it just Su Ce who wants others to think he has a good temper?
After talking about Sumeru and Snakes, Xie Kaizheng walked out of the war hall with a smile. It was obvious that Su Ce just wanted to test his patience, thinking about the assurance that Su Ce patted his shoulder before leaving: "I bent my waist a lot today.
If no one in the army can force you down!" Xie Kaizheng understood that Su Ce had accepted his allegiance.
After Xie Kaizheng left, Li Huaimin asked curiously: "Young Master, do you think highly of this boy?"
Su Ce didn't say anything, didn't nod or shake his head. He just changed the subject and asked, "Has the garlic sprouted in front of my window?"
Li Huaimin was also tortured by the boring process of applying fire paint and sealing. He was not tired physically, but he was mentally tired. Otherwise, he would not have violated the rules in words. After all, he, the leader of the bodyguard, was not good at guessing what was thinking in the head of the superior.
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Su Ce changed the topic at the right time. When the topic of eating came up, Li Huaimin was no longer tired. He nodded excitedly and replied: "The garlic was planted last month and has grown to half a foot!"
Su Ce is a man who is not willing to keep his mouth shut, so no matter which army Su Ce is in, one of the first three things Su Ce must do is an order to improve the food in the army.
It was said to be an order, but it was not issued in the form of a military order. It was just some changes in the original way of handling food and grass. For example, there were still some black beans left for the war horses, so Su Ce had people distribute sprouts. The war lasted for a long time, and the food and meat were
, vegetables, sauce, everything is indispensable.
The Jiuhu people outside the pass were about to attack, but Su Ce was thinking about a bowl of hot mutton soup, breaking the hard cake into small pieces, soaking it in the mutton soup, and sprinkling a pinch of garlic sprouts. This scene and taste made him want to
My mouth is watering just thinking about it.
It was just that Su Ce had just ordered Li Huaimin to use mutton fat to make a bowl of mutton soup. He wanted to make pancakes to eat, but he turned around.
Warning drums sounded at six locations: Zuowuguan, front and rear passes, left and right imperial gates, and left and right fortresses.
Alagbari could be indifferent to the huge casualties of the Shiwei people, and could even fill a valley with bones, but he cherished the last 150,000 troops of Jiuhu.
－－－－－－Digression－－－－－
During this period, I have been running low to high fevers repeatedly, and my tonsil inflammation has never been cured. I feel restless and can’t calm down to write. It’s around 12 o’clock tonight, and I woke up feeling a little better. I feel better after typing this chapter.
My throat started to feel itchy again. It’s really uncomfortable to have a cold.