[69 Book Bar - www.] Lu Gongxing said: "Marquis Wu was drinking. I went in to report the matter, but he only laughed at it."
I said: "You say I'm cowardly, I admit it, but I also say you're a bit suspicious. Haha."
Lu Gongxing usually has no airs. Although he is the commander of the forward battalion, when he is with us, he always sees himself as a centurion, and we often joke with him. At this time, he just sighed and said:
"I hope it's just me being paranoid."
I looked at the sky. The sun was hanging in the center of the sky, and it was noon. I haven't had a rest since last night. I yawned and said, "I'm exhausted, General Lu. Why don't you go and rest?"
He also yawned and said, "Okay. I was drunk last night and I haven't even closed my eyes yet. It's time to rest."
When he arrived at the barracks, he said: "I'm going to sleep. Are you going back to your hut?"
I said: "Yes."
Lu Gongxing laughed and said, "You can endure loneliness. How can you live in that small house?"
I said, "No matter what you say about me, I think it's noisy here."
After returning the horse to Lu Gongxing, I returned to the hut alone. It was already afternoon. The surroundings were a bit quiet. Even if the imperial soldiers were made of iron and slaughtered the city until the third day, many people were still tired after all.
Now, only the cries of some people can be heard sporadically in the distance, intermittent, like fragments with sharp edges.
I don't know how long I slept. When I woke up, I felt extremely hungry. I reached out and touched a few dry biscuits in the dry food bag, and then took out the gourd filled with water. Outside the window, the sky was already dark, and another day passed.
There were two days left in the five-day massacre of the city. My first thought was this. Maybe it was because I was disgusted with the endless killing. I couldn't stop the massacre, so I had to hope that it would end as soon as possible.
I walked out of the hut, and outside, the setting sun was burning. It gets dark late in the South, unlike in the capital, where it gets dark as soon as it gets dark. A sunset hung in the west, staining the clouds like drops of blood. Under the setting sun, those at the top of the city
The dilapidated battlements looked extremely desolate with only some shadows left.
I stretched myself, walked up to the city, and took a few bites of dry biscuits in my mouth. A mountain of property was found in the city, but the food was still very little, so I had to eat dry food to survive. I really admired the city defenders.
The Republican Army actually managed to hold on for so many days under such difficult conditions.
The south gate is where the Chinese army is stationed. I stepped on the rubble and walked up to the city. Looking down, near the city gate, the tents were lined up in rows and neatly arranged. Only Lu Jingyu could compare with the Chinese army's military discipline and appearance.
The left army.
I picked a piece of cleaner battlement and sat down, and took a sip of water. The dry and hard flatbread was wet in my mouth. Although it was only a little salty, it still made people feel full. I took small bites.
I gnawed on the cake and watched the sun sink little by little.
The emperor is known as the Sun King, but his light only shines on those dignitaries and beauties in the harem. I thought a little mockingly. For a commoner to praise the emperor's magnanimous grace, it would be too contrary to his will. But if you want to
To be loyal to the emperor, does one have to become a man as iron-hearted and murderous as Marquis Wu? Are there any other choices for those who are unwilling to do this? Thinking about it this way, Cang Yue Gong's rebellion may also be justified.
But it’s okay.
I stopped what I was doing. Is this kind of thought disloyal? My heart was beating violently. Maybe, if I were in Cang Yue Gong's position, I would also rebel.
I looked at the cake in my hand. I had bitten off only a small piece of the cake. I sighed and chewed it in my mouth. The crumbs of the hard and dry cake were really like gravel. I picked them up. He took out the stopper of the water hyacinth and took a sip of water.
The sky has darkened. Half of the sun has sunk into the back of the mountain. The blood in the sky seems to have condensed, but there seems to be a cloud of smoke billowing between the sky and the earth.
I was drinking water when suddenly, there was chaos in the camp under the city.
What happened?
I was surprised, stuffed the gourd, hung it on my waist, and ran down to the city.
When I got to the top of the city, I saw a horse running toward the Chinese army's tent. At the entrance of the camp, a group of soldiers were huddled together. I ran over and said, "What happened?"
A young officer looked at me. Since I was attacked by Pu Anli's men that day, I was afraid of being misjudged again, so I kept wearing soft armor. The young officer looked at me and said, "You are..."
I took out my token and said, "I am Chu Xiuhong, Centurion of the 5th Forward Battalion. What happened?"
The young officer stood in awe and said, "It's General Chu. It can be said that your name is known to everyone these days."
I was a little impatient, but it's not too rude if someone compliments me. I said, "Thank you. What happened?"
The man said: "To the southwest, the sky is filled with smoke and dust, and it seems that a large army is coming."
"What?"
I was shocked. The southwest area is an uninhabited mountain range, with many rats and tigers. Only a few sporadic hunters live at the foot of the mountain. When Wu Hou decided to encircle the four generals, he also sent out soldiers to investigate and confirm that there was no ambush. What's more, We have been besieging the city for so many days. If there was an ambush by the Republican Army, they would have come out long ago, and they would not have come out today. But if it was not the Republican Army, where did this team come from?
At this time, a horn suddenly sounded in the central military tent. It was an emergency assembly order. Upon hearing this horn, all armies must return to their original positions immediately, and senior officers immediately went into the central military tent to discuss matters.
I didn't care to talk to the officer anymore and rushed towards the forward camp.
As soon as I arrived at the gate of the camp, I met Pegasus coming out of the road. He didn't even bother to say hello to me and galloped past me. As soon as I entered the camp, people from the forward camps were rushing back. I found my barracks. , Qi Lie was already inside, hurriedly cleaning up some messy things. He must have been gambling just now. There was a pale-faced woman next to him, who was probably kidnapped by Qi Lie. He was not very old, and he actually learned how to kidnap women.
When Qi Lie saw me, he said: "General, you are here."
I said: "Hurry up and clean up, there is a big army coming here."
He was also startled and said: "What? Who is he?"
I said: "I don't know. Let the brothers assemble quickly."
Qi Lie said: "Yes." He pushed the woman and said: "Quick, go to the baggage camp and wait for a while. If nothing happens, I will come to pick you up."
All the captives and craftsmen captured during the previous massacres were imprisoned in the central army camp. The prisoners in each camp were all women. But even women had to be guarded, so if there was any emergency order, those women would be taken care of by the baggage camp. This is I originally thought that the rules set by Marquis Wen were too detailed, but now it seems that Marquis Wen is really far-sighted and has even thought of such things.
I walked out of the barracks and saw dozens of brothers from the 5th Battalion standing outside. There were still 83 people in the 5th Battalion. This time, the entire army lost more than 4,000 people, of which the Forward Battalion lost about 500 people.
There are only 2,000 people in total. It can be said that their vitality has been severely damaged. My battalion is considered to have the smallest reduction in personnel. After the division, we will naturally add new recruits, and that is all we have now. I looked at the few commanders standing in front, and there are still some
Three of them didn't come, including the sharp archer Tan Qing.
There are ten warriors in the vanguard camp. Everyone has horses and uses spears, but they still have their own emphasis. Seven warriors are used for offense. They all use big axes when attacking the city and charge at the front. The eighth and ninth warriors are at the forefront.
The two Shishi troops are the shield troops, and the Shishi troops led by Tan Qing are the arrow battalions. In field battles, they first attack with long arrows from a distance, and the shield troops guard them. After approaching, they mainly focus on the first eight Shishi troops. However, the Shishi troops led by Tan Qing
All ten archers are good at piercing the enemy with a hundred steps, which is one of the reasons why I was able to take the lead in attacking the city.