generation hero

Most of the Qizhou army was infantry, and when they left the camp, they were covered by chariots and shields, and people moved in the chariot formation.From the Xigaogang camp to the south, you can only see the west wall of Baiyu City, but you can't see the whole picture outside the north gate.

Yuan De commanded the chariot to disperse the righteous red soldiers surrounding the camp, and moved towards the west gate of Baiyu.

Outside Baiyu City, the Qizhou army was fighting with the Yichi soldiers. At this time, Yuan Tang and others marched into the city from Xigaogang, unable to communicate with the army that came out of the city. After retreating, Yuantang and the others joined Qin Sima.

The Yi Chi army did not retreat far.

Qin Sima is also a veteran, his eyes are red, his body is covered with black and red blood, Yuan Tang doesn't know what he looks like now, maybe he is similar to Qin Sima, his body is sticky, he tries not to think about it.

"How much food is there in the camp?" Qin Sima asked.

The Xigaogang camp had limited rations, generally only [-] to [-] days of military rations. After re-arming, the number of soldiers in the camp increased, and the rations were stretched, so they had to be transported from the palaces in the city.The outside of the city was besieged by Yichi people, and food transportation was a big problem.

Yuan Tang said: "There are less than two hundred shi left, it can last for a few days."

Qin Sima glanced at Yuan Tang and said, "Although you are young, you manage the army well. The trenches outside the Xigaogang camp are deep and high. The last time the Yichi people sneaked in, the old Dongying camp was almost lost. Your West camp It's as solid as gold."

Yuan Tang smiled wryly: "If it wasn't for Nei Shi's rescue, I don't know how long it would last. It wouldn't be as impregnable as gold."

Qin Sima was still vigilantly looking at the Yichi soldiers going north. According to General Su's order, they did not pursue the Yichi people in order to prevent Yichi from setting up an ambush in the rear. In fact, they could not pursue them. There are too many Yichi soldiers. , The primary task of the Qizhou Army is to defend the city.

Yuan Tang asked: "Sima thinks how long it will take for the Yichi people to retreat when they go south this time?"

In the past when Beicheng harassed the city, most of the troops would gradually cease in the summer, but this year the Yichi people went south after the summer, and when they came, the army was approaching Baiyu.

Qin Sima narrowed his eyes and said indifferently: "Retreat? If they can't take the city, they won't retreat."

Yuan Tang's heart was shocked, Yi Chi did not retreat, the Qizhou army had to fight him to the end, until they retreated.

Yuan Tang and Qin Sima exchanged some information about the situation in the city and the Xigaogang camp, and each withdrew their troops.

General Su planned to defend the city to wear down Yichi's troops. Yuan Tang led his troops out of the camp several times to fight with the defenders in the city. As if they couldn't kill them all, they were beaten back several times by the Qizhou army and returned several times. Fluttering, sending towards Baiyu City continuously.The Yichi soldiers rushing to the front were unarmored and unarmed. Yuan Tang was stunned when he met these people for the first time, and later found out that they might be the people of Yuzhou.

The righteous red cavalry drove them forward, only relying on flesh and blood to meet the steel blade.

Every time he came down from the battlefield, Yuan Tang didn't want to recall everything on the battlefield.

When Yuan Tang led the army out of the camp for the fifth time, he failed to join forces with the defenders in the city. The Qizhou Army in the West Camp seemed to be submerged in the vast ocean of the Yi Red Army. was washed away.

Yuan De and Hei Hu protected Yuan Tang and retreated. Unexpectedly, after they left the camp, the camp was also violently attacked. The troops who left the camp were at a loss for a while, and finally managed to open a bloody road back to the camp by lighting their chariots and pushing the encirclement. .

The wooden door burst open, and everyone had to abandon their carts and run. Heihu pushed his cart across the bridge, turned around and overturned the wooden bridge, and was surrounded by Yichi soldiers crossing the bridge. Yuan De had already rushed through the door, calling for everyone to come in .

Yuan Tang turned the burning wooden cart in a different direction, bumped into the Yi Chi man, and pulled Hei Hu into the camp.

As soon as the gate was closed, the Yichi people outside piled up their discarded chariots in front of the gate instead, and the flames quickly blackened the camp wall, perhaps their lives were undeserved. The momentum was like a tilt, and the Yichi people could not climb the wall and gradually receded.

This time the battle failed, and the Xigaogang camp lost more than half of its troops. There were only a few recruits left. The heavy rain poured down, and the red blood poured into the ditch. Captain Xiao, who had fought for the camp, was also sitting in the mud pit, cursing and swearing. Ninety percent of the soldiers in his team were lost, and only a few of them came back alive.

At night, Yuan De reorganized the rest of the soldiers, and the camps where Xiao Mao's first team pitched tents were all vacant, and Yuan Tang incorporated Xiao Mao into his personal guard camp.Peng Shen did not raise any objections, and Yuan Tang's soldiers also lost a lot. After the team was reorganized, Yuan Tang asked everyone to go back to rest. The rain was still falling, and the Yi Chi people should not attack at night again.

Everyone left, only Yuan De and Hei Hu remained, and Hei Hu was still acting as the guard in front of Yuan Tang's tent. Yuan Tang asked him to go back to rest, but he did not leave.

Yuan De said: "Ah Lang, just now the gang came to report that the tent where the food was stored was accidentally set on fire. We took advantage of the heavy rain to grab some back. There is not much leftover food."

"How much is left?" Yuan Tang said.

"Brothers, if you save a little bit, you can last for three days." Yuan De paused, and then said: "...Maybe even a few more days."

After today, the population of the camp has been reduced by more than half, and the original three-day rations can last for a few more days.

Yuan De said: "Today we are going to transport grain from the city, but we haven't contacted Qin Sima and Cangcao in the city."

Yuan Tang said: "Tomorrow will be like sending messages in the city again."

At night, Yuan Tang did not sleep well, dreaming of being chased by people for a while, and Feng Cong coming on horseback for a while, counting the days, Feng Cong sent those refugees away, and he should return to Baiyu City soon.

Yuan Tang selfishly hoped that he would not come back, the outside of Baiyu City was too dangerous, it would be bad if he ran into Yi Chi soldiers, and he wanted to see him a little bit, if he really couldn't survive... Yuan Tang shook his head, throwing away all the despondent thoughts Walk.

It is said in the poem that "poor bones by the Wuding River are still people in the dream of a boudoir in spring."If Yuan Tang chooses, even if he really becomes a pile of bones, he still hopes to have a chance to have a dream.

Yuan Tang opened his eyes for a while, only to realize that Hei Hu was also opening his eyes in the corner.

So the two stared at each other.

Heihu said: "Didn't you want a wife after joining the army?"

"What daughter-in-law, I haven't married a wife yet," Yuan Tang said, "Did I just talk in my sleep?"

Hei Hu teased: "So it's not Madam, it must be a girl."

Yuan Tang was a little impatient, and wanted to say it out in his heart for fear of scaring you to death.

Hei Hu changed his position in the corner, Yuan Tang said: "You go to sleep on the couch, tomorrow you have to guard the camp."

Hei Hu no longer refuses, and sits on a small couch outside, he is tall and big, huddling on the couch seems aggrieved, Yuan Tang wants to change with him, but Hei Hu refuses.

Hearing the sound of rain outside, Yuan Tang couldn't fall asleep. He sat up cross-legged and asked Hei Hu, "How many brothers are left in the guard you lead?"

Heihu was silent for a moment and said, "23 people."

The lights were like beans, Heihu's face showed no regrets or pain, perhaps he had long been numb to life and death, Yuan Tang asked again: "How old were you when you joined the army?"

Heihu said: "12 years old."

"Oh?" Yuantang said, "Are you from Qizhou too?"

"No," Heihu said, "I don't know where I am from. When I was 12 years old, the Nanxia Northern Expeditionary Army went to the north of Changhe. My father heard that it was Nanxia's army, and he declared himself a soldier of the army. At that time There was no food at home, and I also joined the army. Later, my father’s food delivery team was attacked and no one came back. The Northern Expeditionary Army withdrew, and I followed everyone to Qizhou.”

Hei Hu said: "I once met my father, General Yuan, who joined the army."

Yuan Tang was a little surprised, and said, "Have you met him, do you think I look nothing like him?"

Heihu let out a "huh" and said, "General Yuan looks taller than joining the army."

Yuan Tang smiled, he was used to similar evaluations, he looked at the roof of the tent and said, "I'm afraid leading the soldiers is not like him, you asked me the other day if I had the heart to win the war, you just didn't think I would be able to fight, right?" .”

Heihu said: "You lead the army yourself, and you have a right-hand man who is good at fighting. If it weren't for the benevolence of the general, Heihu would have died outside the camp today."

Yuan Tang smiled and said, "I owe you the injury you saved me." He looked at Hei Hu and said, "Even with Uncle De around, I'm just a general who has never been to the battlefield. You It's normal to have doubts."

Hei Hu frowned, looked at Yuan Tang without avoiding it, and said, "Forgive me for speaking bluntly, joining the army should not be timid at this moment."

Yuan Tang's heart trembled, wondering if he was timid, it seemed that he was really a little bit, just now, he was disturbed by the blood shadow knife light in his dream, so he couldn't sleep.

After being reminded by Hei Hu, the turbidity in Yuan Tang's mind gradually settled down. He looked at Hei Hu more seriously and said, "Yes, at this time, we really shouldn't feel timid, and likewise, we shouldn't take chances."

Heihu raised his face slightly in the faint candlelight, and Yuan Tang said, "If you didn't think I was overwhelmed, then you were reminding me not to take chances that day." Yuan Tang also gradually realized that he was really lucky at first Psychologically, subconsciously think that there may be a perfect solution, but on the battlefield, there are too many things that cannot be undone, especially life and death.Heihu might have seen him at that time.

What Yuantang has to face is not only the enemy, but also the cruelty that he has to face.

Hei Hu said: "It's a blessing for me to join the army and be able to devote myself to the war."

Yuan Tang twitched the corners of his mouth and said, "Actually, I wanted to transfer you away a long time ago. But I should also thank you." He lay back on the couch, turned over and closed his eyes.

Heihu has deep experience in the Qizhou army and is extremely brave. He won't accept the command of Yuan Tang, a general who has no military achievements, and he will not be easily subdued by others. Yuan Tang knows it well.

Yuan Tang thought after the Yi Chi people retreated and then helped Hei Hu find a better place.

The leaking rain did not stop until dawn, and the Yichi people gathered in Xigaogang early in the morning. They seemed to be completely tireless. It rained continuously for several days, and the fuel used for communication was soaked in water. The red man stared too closely and failed to break through several times.

Another day later, Liu Changshi sneaked into the Xigaogang camp with a thousand soldiers at night. The soldiers were wounded, and they also broke through the siege. It took a fierce battle to enter the camp.

"Baiyu was also besieged by the Yichi people. The general thought that there was a shortage of food in Xiying, so he asked me to deliver it to you." Liu Changshi sighed, "It's a pity that the Yichi people robbed a lot of food when we broke through."

"What's the current situation in the city?" Yuan Tang asked.

Liu Changshi shook his head and said: "King Huan has left Shangyun, and the general of the town has not yet been decided. The general hastened to report to ask for reinforcements, but was not approved by the court. Dongying has been abolished by the Yichi people. The ancient army and Dongying have [-] soldiers... A few days ago Going out of the city to fight against the Yichi people, the troops in the city have also lost a lot, now the general ordered all the gates to be strictly guarded and wait for Yichi."

Dongying had been wiped out by the Yichi people, and the Yichi people attacked Bai Yu quickly, but Bai Yu didn't have the support of the Shangyun Army Mansion.Yuan Tang couldn't help cursing secretly in his heart, the front line was still fighting, why did the governor's mansion change generals, and he didn't know who would be appointed to succeed Shang Yun, no matter who it was, it was definitely not as good as King Huan's understanding of the military situation in the three northern states.The situation is very unfavorable for the battle in Baiyu City.

Yuan De hurriedly asked: "What instructions does the general have for us?"

Liu Changshi said: "Stay to the end, and we must keep the West Camp."