Just when Tumasha looked anxious and Oyadan didn't know how to break the situation, the guard's voice suddenly came from outside the door, "Your Highness, Miss Bai is here."
"She's here, what is she going to do?" Oyadan was confused by Bai Qiutong's sudden visit. Although they already had a personal relationship because of the incident with Marquis Zhongcheng, and they still had a good relationship, and they would often come to visit. , but this is such a tense time, what is she going to do?
"Please." Oyadan, who was confused, still decided to meet Bai Qiutong. After all, he was just a guest. Besides, if he really wanted to become Shen Ao's woman in the future, it would not hurt to have a better relationship with Bai Qiutong. of.
"Sister Bai, why are you here?" The door opened, and the beautiful Bai Qiutong stood in front of Oyadan.
"Why, your highness, don't you want me to come?" Bai Qiutong smiled softly with her eyes exposed under the white gauze. It must be said that the smile in her eyes alone gave people a very warm feeling, making people unable to be wary. , people will be melted unconsciously.
"Of course not, I hope my sister can't come." Oyadan also showed a smile, and then asked Martha to serve tea.
Unexpectedly, Bai Qiutong refused, and said something that surprised Oyadan, but also made him very happy. "Your Highness, I took you to the Zhongguo Duke's residence for a temporary stay at the request of the young master. Now outside It’s not peaceful.”
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Hundreds of miles outside Dingzhou City, more than 100,000 Jin troops are still slowly advancing. They are not in a hurry, but are searching for caught fish while sweeping all the villages and towns they encounter along the way, while heading towards Dingzhou Come.
The success of the ambush battle can only be said to be a fluke. But it can never happen again. The next step is when the two sides face each other and truly compete in strength. Before this battle, how to better stabilize the rear and how to accumulate more war resources becomes obvious. Extremely important.
The actions of the Jin army also caused chaos wherever they passed, food was robbed, men were arrested, and women were raped, making it feel like hell on earth.
It was in such a chaotic situation that Shen Ao bypassed Dingzhou City and galloped past with three hundred Shanshan Guards on the west side of the path. Finally, before the Jin army could close their mouths, Shen Ao took advantage of every opportunity and found every opportunity. rushed in.
At this time, the confrontation on Shitou Mountain had lasted for two days and one night. The scenery that could have been described as green mountains and green waters was now filled with the smell of blood and corpses were everywhere.
The tenacity of Zhou Qian and more than 100 security guards greatly exceeded the Jin army's expectations. After launching seven consecutive charges and throwing down more than 400 corpses, Captain Rong Huang finally gave up and ate alone. To give up the idea of this group of soldiers, he has arranged for people to search the surrounding area and asked other friendly forces to come to help.
It was getting dark, and when he saw that only half of the originally thousand-strong team was alive, and most of them were still scarred and hungry, he already regretted targeting the army in front of him.
If we had not targeted them before, but had gone with the large troops to hunt down other deserters from the Qian army, even if we had just raided the villages, we would have received a lot of military honors. How could we have picked the toughest one like this now? He chewed on rocks and chipped several of his teeth.
It's just that now, we can't retreat, otherwise we have lost so many soldiers, but there is no result at all. How to explain it to the superior? I'm afraid that at that time, not only will there be no credit, but I may also be punished. That is really what I want. An unjust death.
Unable to leave, let alone retreat, we could only stand guard at the foot of the mountain and hope that other reinforcements would arrive.
Fortunately, Rong Huang was lucky. Reinforcements appeared in the middle of the night. This was also a team of a thousand people, led by a captain named Xi Luo, and they all appeared at the foot of the mountain.
"What's going on?" As soon as Xi Luo appeared, he used the torch to see the embarrassed appearance of Rong Huang and others, and couldn't help but frowned. He thought to himself, there won't be any strong bones here. If so, he It's better not to get involved.
As if he had seen a savior, Rong Huang held onto Silla's hand and told him everything he had experienced in the past few days.
After hearing that there was a Ganjun general and a small army surrounding the mountain, Shiloh breathed a sigh of relief. "How many people do they have now? Also, they won't escape in the dark, right?"
"There are already less than a hundred people. As for escaping, it is completely impossible. Their physical and mental strength have reached the limit, and they have no ability to escape. This can be guaranteed by the heads above them." Rong Huang patted him. On the chest, it speaks decisively.
"I see, let's launch an attack at dawn. I want to see what kind of team this is that can actually give Brother Rong such a headache." Luo Xi laughed, understanding the situation. , I am convinced that a great achievement is waiting for me here, so I will not mention leaving again.
On the top of the mountain not far away, the situation was far worse than Rong Huang said.
There were not less than a hundred people, but actually only seventy-six, including seven seriously injured team members, and the rest were all minor injuries.
In other words, there are only sixty-nine people left who can really fight. Fortunately, the food and water sources are still sufficient, otherwise, they would never be able to carry it now. But despite this, there was no food for several days and nights. After resting, they can basically fall asleep standing up and are extremely exhausted.
"Zhou Qian, please leave at night. Just find your young master and avenge someone." Zhongcheng Hou Shen Yunyi had another stab wound on his leg after the original stab wound on his chest. Although it was not very deep, it was not fatal. , but it greatly affected his ability to move, and he couldn't walk. So he put all his hopes on Zhou Qian, who only suffered four minor injuries to his upper body.
At this point in the battle, Marquis Zhongcheng gave up the hope of survival. Based on the idea that only one person can escape, he wanted Zhou Qian to leave. In this way, what happened here could at least ensure that Shen Ao could know and take revenge in the future. I also know who to look for.
"Master Hou, please hurry up and take a rest. I'm afraid there will be another bad scene tomorrow." Zhou Qian forced a smile. Unless he could leave safely with Marquis Zhongcheng, he would definitely not be able to escape. Not only because his family members were all in Daliang City and could be found, but more importantly, he couldn't explain it to the young master in his heart. So, even if he died, he would die by the side of Marquis Zhongcheng.
"Tomorrow? I'm afraid if I don't leave now, I won't have a chance." After saying this, Marquis Zhongcheng pointed to the foot of the mountain. Looking at the nearly a thousand extra torches, his eyes became more dignified.
"It doesn't matter, I can't leave. If I don't leave, I'll be honored to be with the Marquis, even if I die, hahaha." Zhou Qian smiled boldly, which made Shen Yunyi's left eye jump involuntarily, seriously. Just like a master, a slave is like that.
Shen Ao is a madman, and the people he brings out are all madmen.
Anyway, he has said everything that should be said. If Zhou Qian doesn't leave, and he doesn't have the ability to force him to leave, then we can just die here together. As the saying goes, killing one is enough, killing two will earn one. It depends on tomorrow. I've made a lot of money.
In April, the cold wind blowing at night can still bring a cold wave.
On the stone mountain, the sleeping soldiers had already entered a deep sleep and forgot about the cold.
Soldiers who were not asleep would not feel the coldness. They were thinking more about whether they would survive tomorrow.
The sun, the moon, and the stars move around. After the dark night comes dawn, and the sky finally lights up.
Early in the morning, more than a thousand Jin troops did not immediately launch an attack. Instead, they began to bury pots and cook rice. Soon the aroma came from the bottom of the mountain and penetrated into the noses of Zhou Qian and others on the mountain, causing waves of shudders. The sound of sucking.
"Eat as much as you can, and seize the time to replenish energy. Gather all the stones and give them a hard play." Zhou Qian, who had only slept for an hour, still had red eyes at this moment, but as everyone He is the backbone of the army. Even if he is sleepy, he cannot sleep anymore. He must persevere. If he is unfortunately killed in battle, he will have to sleep for a long, long time. That is the time to get enough sleep.
The security guards who used dry food first searched for stones everywhere. This was their big killer weapon, and they were able to persist for such a long time by using stones. Fortunately, there was no shortage of stones in Stone Mountain, but even so, the surrounding areas All the stones within two miles have been carried away, and now you have to walk a long way to get a usable stone.
Everyone was preparing up and down the mountain. An hour later, both sides stopped almost at the same time, and a new attack began again.
The embarrassed look of Rong Huang and others gave Luo Xi a warning. He did not choose to launch a full-scale charge, but only sent 200 people to follow Rong Huang's team, which also had 200 people, towards the top of Stone Mountain. Touched it.
"Smash it." Seeing that the enemy had reached halfway up the hillside, Zhou Qian shouted and took the lead in throwing a stone from his head. Under the huge inertia, even if the stone fell to the ground, it continued to move down the mountain. It rolled and fell into the Jin army, inflicting heavy damage.
Of the four hundred people, at least a hundred were injured by rocks. The others finally rushed to the top of the mountain, but were blocked by Zhou Qian who suddenly charged with sixty-eight brothers. A bloody battle ensued between the two sides. Relying on waiting for work and having a night's rest, everyone still had sufficient physical strength. At the cost of twelve deaths and six serious injuries, the Jin army was bombarded from the top of the mountain again.
At this point, there were less than forty people around Zhou Qian still fighting. And he himself had two more wounds on his body. Fortunately, the chain armor had done its job, and they were both skin wounds.
He fell to the ground with a plop, breathing heavily. Zhou Qian looked around and saw that everyone was as tired as him. The order he originally wanted to let it continue to search for boulders finally came to his lips, but it still didn't come. speak out.