Chapter 476 The fragrance of prairie spirits (still today
Chapter 476: The fragrance of prairie spirits (still three updates today, please subscribe)
Although later, the soldiers recognized Wu Ningyuan in civilian clothes and gave way to him one after another. But Wu Ningyuan still stubbornly stood in line and waited for his turn.
While waiting in line, Wu Ningyuan also chatted with the soldiers. He talked about things from his youth.
He often talked about exciting things, especially when he led his ten heroes to conquer the Turks. These young men, who were less than twenty years old, listened with enthusiasm.
After saying this, it was his turn.
The Huotou Army deliberately put a few extra pieces of meat into his own bowl. But Wu Ningyuan smiled and distributed the pieces of meat to the bowls of the soldiers beside him.
Afterwards, the old man took a bowl of broth with oily drippings and took out two pieces of pancakes. He squatted under the corner with the soldiers, basking in the sun while continuing to chat and joke.
While they were joking, the sound of rapid horse hoofbeats was heard. Everyone looked up and saw a messenger in bright clothes and an angry horse, riding a horse and galloping towards them.
After turning over and dismounting, the messenger looked around for a while, then glanced at the base of the south wall, his face showed joy, and he walked directly towards Wu Ningyuan.
After Wu Ningyuan handed the bowl in his hand to the soldier beside him, he stood up with his knees in hand.
When he got up, he felt weak, which made Wu Ningyuan shake his head and smile bitterly: We are old, and time is not forgiving!
"Your Majesty!"
The messenger came forward and said hello with a military salute.
"What's the matter?" Wu Ningyuan raised his sleeves, wiped the grease from the corners of his mouth, and asked loudly.
The messenger coughed, with a wry smile on his face, he pointed back at the Daming Palace and said, "It's not that pampered King Pingxi who wants to see you!"
Seeing the helpless look on the face of the messenger, Wu Ningyuan also knew that this soldier must have been entangled by King Pingxi. It is estimated that if he was not concerned about his identity, the fight would have started long ago.
Moreover, on the day the city was broken, after King Pingxi was captured, his first reaction when he saw Wu Ningyuan was to hug Wu Ningyuan's thigh and cry out that he could only eat delicacies in the past few days, not even seafood.
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At that time, Wu Ningyuan thought of his soldiers, who were hungry and emaciated. A fire of ignorance suddenly arose in his heart. In a fit of rage, he slapped him across the face. Then, he kicked him out of the hall.
After that, Wu Ningyuan ordered him to be put in prison.
Unexpectedly, this guy is still uneasy in prison.
My imperial brother was such a neat man, how could he have so many useless sons?
Wu Ningyuan thought of the haggard look on his face as the imperial brother worked hard for the Great Zhou Sheji. He sighed in his heart and felt a little sorry for him.
"Is it because of that incident?" Wu Ningyuan frowned and asked impatiently.
"Yes!" The messenger nodded with a helpless tone.
"Ignore him!" Wu Ningyuan waved his hand and said angrily: "We will send someone tomorrow to take him to Tokyo. If he has any demands, ask his father. It's useless to tell me!"
"Yes!" After hearing this, the orderly soldier secretly breathed a sigh of relief and replied in a deep voice.
In the past two days, the soldiers responsible for guarding King Pingxi were really tortured by the pampered prince.
At one moment he said, "This is not delicious." At another moment, he said that the cell smelled too bad. At another moment, he said that he wanted to go on a hunger strike, and at the next moment, he said that he wanted to commit suicide.
The large and small movements made these soldiers very anxious.
If he hadn't been King Pingxi, the emperor's son, he would have been beaten to a black and blue face by these hot-tempered men.
It's just helpless. The other party is a prince. Even if he commits the serious crime of treason, he is still a prince until the emperor pronounces his sentence.
Since he is the prince, he has to serve him carefully. No matter how great the grievance is, he has to endure it.
Now, with the prince's words, I finally feel relaxed.
After sending this delicate prince away, the brothers finally gained enlightenment.
"Also, I just received the military report from the Chinese Army!" The messenger looked stern, took out the sealed military report from his arms, lowered his head, and presented it to Wu Ningyuan.
Wu Ningyuan looked solemn. After taking the small bamboo tube, he opened it, took a look at it, and then closed it.
After the general's report was collected, Wu Ningyuan said to the messenger: "Command officers at all levels to gather at the big tent immediately!"
"Yes!" The ordering soldier took the order and left.
The cold wind blew, and the dead trees howled.
Under the blue sky, Wu Ningyuan took a deep breath. He turned his head, holding the hilt of the sword at his waist, and scanned the north with his eyes like lightning.
"finally come!"
Throwing off his cloak, Wu Ningyuan looked solemn and strode towards the Daming Palace.
Behind him, the cold wind swept the leaves, and a fallen leaf fell into the distance along the smooth ground.
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The vast grassland and the sky look like a dome.
The uneven ground was a withered yellow color.
Tens of thousands of troops lined up, like a black line, embedded between the sky and the earth.
The cold wind swept by and heavy snow flew.
The military flag with the words "Da Zhou" printed on it whistled in the cold wind.
The wind and snow swept over and hit the cold armor, making a clanging sound.
It has been three months since the expedition from Mayi. This brave Zhou cavalry has been invincible across the grasslands during these three months.
They successively wiped out many armies of King Zuo. The beating made King Zuo, known as the Lion of the Grassland, frightened.
Now, the main forces of both sides finally met in close combat on this undulating grassland.
Continuous snowfall and silence.
The armies of both sides stood on opposite sides without saying a word.
The cold wind raged, and the flags made a tearing sound.
The soldiers had resolute faces, holding the hilts of their swords in their hands, staring at each other.
Wang Gongye, who had been running around for three months, no longer had the tenderness of a 20-year-old man on his face. What was left was the coldness and decisiveness of a brave general.
Huhu...
The wind blew louder and the snow fell harder.
Clumps of fluffy wormwood rolled down in the vast snow, rolling faster and faster into the distance.
Rub rub rub...
Wang Gongye, who was riding on the horse, took a deep breath, then slowly pulled out the saber with the hand holding the steel knife. The cold wind brought hard snow particles and hit the blade, making a clanging sound.
Wang Gongye narrowed his eyes slightly and looked forward. After taking a deep breath, he shook his wrist slightly and lightly held the knife behind his back. He straightened his arm and pointed the cold steel knife directly at the Turkic army ahead.
"kill!"
After Wang Gongye took a deep breath, he leaned down slightly and shook the reins vigorously. After giving a loud shout, the horse neighed and galloped out.
"Kill!"
Behind him, tens of thousands of troops rushed out.
The sound of horses trampling on the grassland was as deafening as thunder. At this moment, the flying snow suddenly became messy and the earth trembled.
The horses are galloping and the snow is flying.
The soldiers at the forefront were driving their horses to gallop while shooting bows and arrows.
As the soldiers triggered the crossbow, countless black arrows flew out.
The sound of squeaking arrows piercing the air was heard, and countless black arrows were pressing towards the opponent like a plague of locusts.
Phew...
The sound of arrows entering the body was ferocious.
On the opposite side, Turkic soldiers were approaching rapidly on horseback, and screams continued. They all rolled off their horses.
But before they could stand up, they were crushed to pieces by the horse team that rushed over.
The distance of several hundred meters was reached in the blink of an eye. The armies of both sides collided together like two torrents of steel.
The soldiers put away their bows and arrows, drew out their gleaming sabers, and chopped down with all their strength.
There was a splat and blood splattered.
The beheaded Turk fell off his horse. Blood spurted out from his neck, instantly staining the thick snow on the ground red.
After Wang Gongye swung his sword to knock off the arrow that had been flying towards the door, he held the horizontal sword in his hand and swiped it with all his strength.
With a click, a Turkic man jumped up on his horse and was cut in half before he could hold the scimitar in his hand.
The upper body flew straight out. The splattered blood drew an arc in the air. The whole body hit the snow with a spray, splashing a vast amount of snow.
"Kill!"
After Wang Gongye wiped off the blood on his face, he waved his long knife like a hungry wolf and rushed into the opponent's camp first.
Behind him, the sword flashed and blood flowed like a river.
The long sword rises and falls, killing countless enemies.
After the battle lasted for half an hour, the reinforcements of the Zhou Dynasty came out from behind, like a flood, breaking through the last line of defense of the Turkic Zuo King.
The arriving army instantly surrounded the more than 20,000 Turkic cavalry.
Just like people hunting in the grasslands, they slowly began to strangle this group of desperate Turks.
After half an hour, the bloody battle finally came to an end.
On the ground, there were stumps and broken arms buried by the wind and snow everywhere, and horses walked alone. Occasionally, they raised their heads and snorted. Then they lowered their heads and continued to smell, looking for their owners buried under the snow.
"General!" The young lieutenant, with a bloody line on his face, raised his hand and wiped it. He rode up to Wang Gongye's side, turned over and dismounted, and said with cupped hands.
"Injured?" Wang Gongye glanced at him and frowned.
"Flesh wounds!" The lieutenant waved his hands nonchalantly and said with a smile.
"Let's see a military doctor later. In this cold weather, a small wound may kill you!" Wang Gongye took off the wine bottle from his horse and motioned to the lieutenant to come over and give him a flush.
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I learned this trick from Zhan Xiong when he was in Korea. I heard from Zhan Xiong that his brother-in-law gave it to him.
Oh, my brother-in-law is really a genius, he even knows how to heal wounds!
Upon seeing this, the lieutenant nodded quickly. Then he came over and opened his mouth.
"Face!" When Wang Gongye saw this, he put away the wine bag and scolded him in a dumbfounded way. Seeing this guy's sullen look, he wanted to kick this drunkard.
"Oh!" the lieutenant said angrily, and obediently handed his head over.
The thin drink fell on his face, causing burning pain. However, the lieutenant seemed not to feel anything. He just opened his mouth wide and allowed the drink to mix with his own blood and flow into his mouth.
"Okay!" Wang Gongye took back the flask and put the stopper on it. He glanced at the injuries on the officer's face and smiled.
"That's really good wine!" The officer stretched out his hand to touch the wound, then held his finger in his mouth and said intoxicatedly.