Chapter 148? Overnight in the Forest of Thorns (2)
All the soldiers gathered around Zhang Xiaowu, their eyes full of enthusiasm and emotion. This must be a commander who cares about the soldiers. I have heard it from storytellers before, but after joining the army, those generals who came from noble families have never been like this. It is better for our lords.
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The officers that soldiers hate the most are those who only talk and do nothing but enjoy. For example, Huang Sheng can only shout from the side but never leads the troops. Therefore, no matter what he does or says,
, and no sergeant listened to orders. However, Zhang Xiaowu took the lead and always thought about the soldiers. No one would say that he enjoyed himself first. This is why he was so popular among the dead soldiers' camp.
"Sir, how many people have you killed?" A courageous soldier asked. Everyone stretched their necks and became more curious. They all said that ghost generals would kill, but how many enemies had they killed?
"I can't remember clearly, and I don't want to think about the people I have killed and the things I have experienced." Zhang Xiaowu smiled bitterly and continued: "This time when we return to Mucheng, I will take you to visit the brothel first. There are no girls in bed.
boudoir bed.”
The soldiers laughed wildly, and the commander couldn't help but said: "Isn't this too - too much?"
"Is it too much?" Zhang Xiaowu asked.
The soldier said: "It's too much."
Zhang Xiaowu laughed: "It can be more extreme."
The soldiers were completely relieved and smiled even more happily, sweeping away their previous depression.
Zhang Xiaowu added: "When we return to Mucheng, we will rescue our brother Paoze first, but we will never wipe the mess of the Sixth Regiment. The Qinglong Army ordered the Sixth Regiment to guard Mucheng. Now that the Sixth Regiment has abandoned the city and fled, there is no need for us to hold on for them.
If you have to leave the city, you can leave, but if the dog barbarians don't come, we will be the masters of the wooden city. I have experienced the battle of holding on to the Tucheng. I think many of you know the final result of the Tucheng. After the city was broken, the whole city was massacred.
No one was spared.”
A soldier hurriedly asked: "Sir, what happened in the battle of Tucheng? I heard that it seemed that General Shi Jing disrespected military orders twice. When he was asked to evacuate, he was greedy for merit and stayed. Later, Tucheng was trapped and asked him to
When he was waiting for reinforcements, he led his troops to escape without permission?"
"Yes, I heard others say that too."
"That would be too shameful for Shi Jing. For the sake of his own merits, he would trap the whole city and the Qinglong Army for injustice."
"The people in Tucheng had a chance to escape."
"When it comes to this, he is not as good as General Cheng. At least the Sixth Regiment can give the people a break and protect them from leaving Mucheng."
"Yes, that's why General Shi was sentenced to death."
Zhang Xiaowu let out a long sigh and said: "This is the court's argument to shirk responsibility. I personally witnessed the Battle of Tucheng, and I can only say that everything I saw before and after is completely contrary to the court's rhetoric. Our 27th Regiment did not receive any information from Yashan.
There was no news from the camp about retreating or holding on, so I could neither leave without authorization, nor did I know whether to hold on.
How long will it last? All the brothers should know that no garrison can leave its post without permission before receiving the order to withdraw. And in the end, the city was not broken because the 27th Regiment gave up resistance. It was actually the city.
There is no one left. When the battle of Tucheng reaches the last ten days, some women will climb up the city wall to participate in killing the enemy."
Everyone took a breath of air-conditioning. Women are going to the battlefield, so aren't the men in the city...
Zhang Xiaowu looked at the gray cloth on the roof of the shed, as if looking at his deceased comrades, and said slowly: "In Tucheng, almost all men between the ages of ten and eighty have died, let alone soldiers? How can General Shi hold on to the city?
It is inevitable to destroy it. This is not a crime of war, but a crime of court."
The Chief said with concern: "Sir, you took the Guard Leopard Talisman and took us away if we wanted you. Wouldn't you have ended up like Shi Jing?"
"I am a prisoner of the imperial court and I don't care about these false reputations." Zhang Xiaowu said proudly, "If the old man of the imperial court wants my life, he must be able to catch me before he can do it. At worst, I will let you go and ride a black tiger to the north of the Great Wall.
The horse bandits are gone. My parents are gone a long time ago, and my wife died in Tucheng. I am alone and have nothing to worry about, so I can be willful - naughty - "
Everyone laughed again.
Zhang Xiaowu added: "But you are different. You have grandparents and mothers, and some even have wives and children. You can't defend Wooden City to the death for any reason. To defend Wooden City to the death is to defend Wooden City to death. After all, everything is possible when a person is alive.
What’s the use of fame after a person dies.”
The soldiers were silent after hearing this. It is true that everyone wanted to return to the Central Plains alive, but for everyone to survive, Zhang Xiaowu had to bear the infamy alone. Everyone was grateful to this ghost general who loved his soldiers like his own son.
There was a sound of wind outside the tent, and some grains of sand rubbed against the ground as they rushed, bringing cold air. The wind direction tonight was quite special. It was not a northerly wind, but a southwesterly wind. From time to time, ice particles blew down from the West Yehe Mountain.
It hit the tent and caused the vertical beam in the middle to shake a bit.
A burst of cold air suddenly came in from the door. Someone came in. Zhang Xiaowu immediately turned around and saw that it was Chen Guanxi.
Chen Guanxi reported urgently: "Sir! Five miles away, our scouts found a large group of cavalry walking along the official road, at least two to three thousand people. They were moving against the wind, so they did not move quickly. The scouts said they would arrive in about a moment.
Arrive at our camp."
"All the team!" Zhang Xiaowu stared and stood up. The sudden appearance of thousands of cavalry made his heart skip a beat. In the entire wooden city, the Xiaoqi camp only had 800 cavalry, and the Death Soldier camp only had 300 cavalry.
Cavalry, so these thousands of cavalry also mean that the Inuyi forwards are chasing and killing!
The Quanyi forward cavalry arrived at the camp in a quarter of an hour. Zhang Xiaowu had no more time to think, either to escape, to avoid, or to fight. No matter which case, the sergeant must assemble in the shortest possible time. He immediately shouted: "
All the soldiers put on their armor and mounted their horses to prepare for battle. All supplies except water bags and weapons were discarded."
"Here!"
The whole camp suddenly became busy. Zhang Xiaowu returned to the tent, put on his armor, and mounted his horse again. During this period, his mind was always thinking about how to respond at high speed, whether to fight or escape. Obviously, there was no way for three hundred cavalry to face thousands of cavalry.
Advantage. The biggest advantage for them now is that they have discovered their opponents, but their opponents have not discovered them yet.
While he was thinking, the rope of his waist knife suddenly broke, and with a snap, the waist knife fell to the ground. Wang Yijin hurriedly picked up the waist knife and handed it over. Zhang Xiaowu took the waist knife, and was suddenly attracted by the withered grass at Wang Yijin's feet, and hurriedly said
"You take a step back." Wang Yijin hurriedly took a step back. Zhang Xiaowu jumped off his horse, squatted on the ground, and tested the density and dryness of the grass. A smile gradually appeared on his face, and a strategy to kill the enemy gradually formed in his mind.
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Wang Yijin also squatted on the ground and looked at the ground, but couldn't see anything. He asked doubtfully: "Sir, what did you drop? Is it the money bag?"
"I have thought about how to fight this battle." Zhang Xiaowu's eyes turned into lines with laughter. He got on his horse and ordered: "Gather and prepare to fight the Dog Yi cavalry."