generation hero

Feng Cong asked: "General Su sent you to stay at Gaogang in the west of Baiyu City?"

"Almost, the Yuan family's soldiers are stationed there, and I'm going to Xigaogang too." Yuan Tang told Feng Cong about the conflict between the Yuan family's soldiers and the Qizhou army that day.

"General Su doesn't trust you very much." Feng Cong knew the joint when he heard it, touched his chin, and said, "I don't think I would trust me too much. After all, you and I are the constraints sent by the queen mother to him."

Yuan Tang nodded and said, "He can't just drive us away."

General Su still respects Feng Cong on the surface, and he has the intention of confessing him. He avoids Feng Cong as much as possible in military affairs, and he also has some considerations for Yuan Tang's dispatch. Xigaogang is located at the front of the Baiyu defense line. When using troops, the Xigaogang camp was the first to be eradicated. The position where Yuan Tang was stationed could easily become cannon fodder.

Feng Cong patted him on the shoulder and said, "Since General Su asked you to go there, you should guard it carefully. Bai Yu is the key to Qizhou's safety, and West Gaogang is the key to Bai Yu's safety. From this point of view, General Su I entrust you with a heavy responsibility, you have to keep it."

Yuan Tang said solemnly: "Understood."

The refugees had arrived, and Yuan Tang was about to rush back to the camp. After riding a horse for a certain distance, he reined in the reins and looked back. Feng Cong and Liu Changshi walked into the Liumin camp while talking.

The sky was blue, with large clouds moving with the wind, and the sun shining brightly.

There are some things that cannot be said to Feng Cong, maybe it is better not to say it than to say it, if one day in the future we must separate, it is enough to have a companion at this moment to watch over.

Yuan Tang waved his whip, the horse stepped on the flying dust, and galloped away as if chasing the clouds in the sky.

The next day, Feng Cong led people to send the first batch of refugees away from Baiyu, and the Xigaogang camp welcomed new recruits. For those who enlisted, their family members were allowed to enter Baiyu City. There were not many enlisted people nearby. The people still hope to live in the south.

Yuan Tang saw a lot of familiar faces among the recruits, they were all refugees sent to the camp by him in batches, and the young A Sheng was among them.

A Sheng washed his face clean, he was still a fragile young man, Yuan Tang couldn't help asking him: "Why do you want to join the army?"

A Sheng hesitated for a while before saying: "Imagine the prestige of joining the army."

This answer caused everyone to laugh, and Ah Sheng blushed from holding back.

The recruits were handed over to Yuan De for training. Along the way, he took Heihu and a group of people to Xigaogang to cut wood and quarry stones, and transported the tree trunks and stones back to the camp with wheeled carts.

A wall was built outside the camp, and there was also a wooden pagoda where you could watch the archery. The whole camp is equivalent to a small Lei city, opposite to Baiyu city.

Returning to the camp in the evening, Yuan Tang saw that the recruits had already put on the commoner clothes issued by the camp, holding wooden shields and long sticks and practicing dancing on the school grounds.Yuan Tang asked Yuan De: "Is there any armor in the camp?"

Yuan De said, "Yes."

"Give one to each recruit."

Both Yuan De and Hei Hu looked at Yuan Tang in surprise.

Yuan De frowned and said, "Ah Lang, it would be a waste to give them armor clothes."

At this time, the soldiers enlisted in the army did not have time to practice. When they actually went to the battlefield, most of them were used to trap the enemy and rush to the forefront to consume the enemy.Yuan Tang understood the truth. He said, "Since there are enough armors, each person will give them a set of rattan armors. There are only more than 1000 people in our battalion. I don't know when they will come from the north. When the time comes, we will have to work together to defend the camp." , can keep one more person is one person.”

Yuan De still frowned, but did as Yuan Tang ordered.

Hei Hu stared at Yuan Tang, and after Yuan De went out, Yuan Tang asked him, "Is there any trouble on your face when you join the army?"

Hei Hu lowered his head and did not answer, Yuan Tang saw a trace of mockery in his eyes.

"Raise your head," Yuan Tang yelled softly, "I heard that Black Tiger Brothers are always brave on the battlefield, but why do they dodge in front of others? You can speak up if you have anything to say."

"The subordinates have nothing to say, and they dare not hide it." Heihu said.

Yuan Tang looked at him and said, "You are sent by the general, so I should treat you courteously. Now that the northern enemy is at present, I don't want to separate each other. Since you are under my account, if you have any good ideas, just say That is, if it is beneficial to resist the enemy, it can be considered and adopted.”

Heihu lowered his head slightly, and said: "Since this subordinate has joined the army tent, he is a member of the army. He has nothing to say, so he dare not say more. The subordinate just wants to ask if joining the army has the heart to win the battle?"

Of course Yuan Tang wanted to win, so he asked back, "You don't think Ben joined the army as someone who wants to win?"

Heihu embraced the saber with both arms, and with sharp eyes, he said: "The general is planning ahead and exercising benevolence and righteousness. Of course he is the one who wants to win. But the subordinates think that the general's preparation is too much, and the benevolence and righteousness are too much. You lead us to hoard and guard the camp." The supplies, even the armor of the new recruits are personally in charge, it looks like they are saving their lives, but they don’t seem to be fighting."

In Yuan Tang's consciousness, life-saving must come first. Hei Hu's eyes are vicious, and he can directly see what is in his heart.

Yuan Tang said: "Saving one's life is not the same as facing a battle. Only one can fight if one has one's life. If one loses one's life, why fight, let alone win."

Hei Hu said: "However, once a war starts, casualties are unavoidable. I hope you must recognize this when you join the army."

Yuan Tang felt a little displeased: "You say I'm afraid of death?"

Hei Hu hurriedly said: "This subordinate dare not."

Yuan Tang is not as timid as before in war, but only hopes to minimize casualties. This is his direct thinking as an ordinary person who grew up in the Taiping era. What.

After Yuan De sent the armor back to the tent, the drums sounded outside, and it was time for the evening exercises. Yuan Tang wanted to lead the soldiers to perform the exercises himself, so he had to suppress his anger. When the crisis is resolved, we must find a way to transfer Heihu away.

The battle in Yuzhou was more intense than General Su expected. When Feng Cong sent the refugees out of Baiyu City for the third time, it seemed that the Yichi and Di people hadn't won yet.The atmosphere inside and outside Baiyu City was unprecedentedly tense.Yuan Tang also fell into anxiety, as if there was a dagger hanging above his head all the time, and he didn't know when it would fall.

At this time, he couldn't show any impatience, because the soldiers in the camp were also worried, and there was no psychological counseling at this time. Everyone was very nervous, and it was easy to surprise the camp when they gathered together.

One night, the soldiers in the new barracks had a dream and shouted loudly, and immediately the people in the tents on the left and right were startled, and there were many voices. Some people didn't know the truth and thought it was the enemy attacking at night, which almost caused chaos in the camp.

Yuan Tang himself was awakened from his dream, and hurriedly sent people to the camp to watch, and learned that there was no enemy attack, but the camp was full of panic, and even the sound of the drums did not work at this time. The more they beat the drums, the more the soldiers thought It's an enemy attack warning.

Yuan Tang asked people to line up in front of the tent with torches, and sat in front of the tent by himself. The soldiers who passed by saw that he was not in a hurry, and gradually calmed down.

In the panic, someone ran away in a hurry and almost opened the camp gate. Afterwards, Yuan Tang broke into a cold sweat when he thought about it.

After that night, perhaps because the emotions were vented a little, the tense atmosphere in the camp eased.

After summer, the days become longer, and at dusk, the Xigaogang camp starts to make fire and cook food. Soldiers practice for a day, and come back from the small river behind the camp to take a bath in groups of three or four.

Suddenly, drums and horns rang out on the wall. Yuan Tang had just taken off his armor, and hurriedly put it on again.

"Join the army, there will be enemy attacks!"

The messenger sent reports layer by layer, and there was a loud noise outside the wall, but it came from the back door of the camp.

"Close the door!" Yuan Tang shouted.

Dozens of armored cavalry rushed towards the rear gate of the camp, and the soldiers on the wall rushed down to cover the soldiers scattered outside entering the camp. Lift the suspension bridge.

Soldiers who failed to enter the camp could only be reduced to the souls of the dead under the cavalry.

The first few cavalrymen entered the camp before the suspension bridge rose, spread out in all directions, and slashed at the soldiers in the camp who hadn't reacted yet. Yuan Tang saw that those horses were wearing armor with animal patterns, but their actions were heavier than normal. The armored cavalry is flexible, moving and leaping like a beast attacking.It is expected to be the hundred beast riders led by the Yichi people that Yuan De once said, wearing silk armor.

Yuan Tang said: "Set up the crossbow!"

The soldiers immediately moved the heavy crossbow, Yuan Tang aimed at a righteous red horse and fired an arrow. Although the cloth armor is not as good as the iron armor, the iron silk inside can offset some of the arrow feathers. Yuan Tang fired three arrows in a row before the horse fell. On the ground, Peng Shen and others immediately surrounded the cavalry and killed them.

Yuan De took the opportunity and said loudly: "Join the army and shoot down the thieves with your own hands. Don't be afraid, everyone, drag them off the horse quickly."

The soldiers cheered up and put on their armor to fight. However, Yuan De's call also attracted the attention of the Yichi cavalry. When they learned the location of Yuantang's army tent, they all turned their horses and rushed towards Yuantang. In desperation, Heihu Grabbing a gun, he rode towards the nearest Yichi. The Yichi man held a pole-length spear, and first picked it at the black tiger. The black tiger leaned to the right and threw the gun. The red cavalrymen were very close, and they used all their strength to stab the horse's neck. The armored horse neighed and collapsed, and the black tiger's left arm was also injured by Ma Shuo, dripping with blood.

Yuan Tang's heart was greatly shaken.

Peng Shen and others also set up their shields to attack the Yichi cavalry. The lone cavalry lost to the swarming infantry in close combat and was quickly wiped out.The soldiers helped Hei Hu up, Yuan Tang pursed his lips and said, "Help him to the military doctor first."

Yuan De rode to the camp to gather up the soldiers. Yuan Tang climbed up the wall, which was covered with rope woven ropes and filled with arrow feathers. Fill the trenches in front of the camp with wood, earth and rocks.

The terrain of Xigaogang is advantageous, easy to defend and difficult to attack. To Yuantang's surprise, the number of soldiers sent by the Yichi people to attack the fortress was dense, like ants gathered under the fortress, and it seemed that they could flood the fortress together.

It was getting dark, and it was impossible to see what was going on outside Baiyu City from Xigaogang, so Yuan Tang ordered someone to light the beacon tower, and after a while, he saw light appearing in the east of the city.

Seeing that the trench was about to be filled, the Yichi people lined up with pointed wooden carts, apparently planning to break through the gate and take the camp.

Ah Sheng lay on the edge of the battlements and swallowed, and asked, "Join the army, what should I do?"

Yuan Tang said: "Go and send a message, prepare rockets and swallowtail torches, don't shout, all posts are ready, and you will be ordered later."

Yuan Tang himself was so nervous that his hands trembled, and he controlled it firmly with his fists. Out of the corner of his eyes, he caught sight of a figure, and Hei Hu came up to the wall. Yuan Tang saw that his left hand had just been bandaged, and Hei Hu stood still and looked at the post, asking: "How to join the army to resist the enemy."

Yuan Tang said: "The enemy is outnumbered and we are outnumbered. Let's defend first and see what the general shows in the city."

Just as he was talking, the trench was about to be filled, and the Yichi people were ready to move, Yuantang shouted: "Let go!"

Several rockets fell like meteors, and Yuan Tang ordered someone to throw down the hay bales prepared in advance. He planned to burn the siege vehicles of the Yichi people, but it was rainy and humid for days, and the Yichi people used them to build vehicles and fill The hooks are all wet logs, the rockets and dry grass are dropped, the dry grass falls first, and falls on the logs, and the fire and smoke roll together.

The walls of the city were shrouded in smoke, and the Yichi people pushed a wooden cart against the thick smoke and slammed into the gate of the camp. Yuan Tang covered his nose and shouted: "Resist the enemy——!"