Chapter 250: Shuo Qi and Cold (3)
Looking down from Longshou Village, the once sturdy and solid Yingzhou City Bulletin has been burned to a piece of white ground.
The wall with rammed earth as the base, and the wall covering the foundation of the wall is still intact, but the walls are covered with charred traces of smoke and fire. It turns out that the enemy tower on the towering South Gate city has collapsed into an indecipherable ruin.
The Yingzhou City Continent was filled with various buildings, either garrisoning troops or storing grains and grass. After a fire, they all turned into nothing. There were broken bricks and tiles and scorched beams and woods. In the past few days, the snow covered a thin layer of the charred ruins. The whole scene seemed as if the city had been abandoned for several years. A few days ago, more than a thousand troops were stationed, with flags flying, golden drums heard, and swords waiting for the day. At this moment, it seemed like a dream.
The small fort outside the city is relatively complete in comparison, and has not been severely damaged. There is only blood on the fort wall, and it also records the remaining defenders' resistance to death.
Most of the Jurchen soldiers and horses were stationed in small forts to avoid the cold wind in the wild to control the remaining defenders on Longshou Village. There was no one in the Yingzhou city gate, only the city gate was open, and occasionally Jurchen knights were in and out.
Outside the city block, the activities of the Jurchen military and horses became obvious. Every day, a large number of Jurchen light cavalry were sent out, either to capture the alive mouth or to plunder food and grass.
Guo Rong and his team set their last fire too hard, and the savings in Yingzhou City were burned. The Jurchen army had to eat and drink, and the daily grass was even more of a big number. Silver technique could lead to light cavalry hiding whereabouts to attack Yingzhou, and there was no possessions. Now they were empty-handed and could only search around.
However, the Wubi Fort Village near Yingzhou had been almost wiped out by Silver Technique, and the Shengkou was driven into battle, almost completely lost. Yingzhou was originally a deserted place, with not much food and fodder storage. No matter how hard it was, it would not be levied. Almost every day, the Jurchen light cavalry set off early in the morning. They turned around empty-handedly at dusk.
Even if there is less food, even the iron man cannot support it. Silver Technique, the remaining military and horses in the army are now almost all shrank within four small forts, and there are few movements. They maintain a very sparse blockade line, and there are fewer cavalry patrols at night. They look like they are powerless to move anymore.
In the Longshou Village, I have been keeping a close eye on the movements of the Jurchen army in front of me these days.
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The sound of footsteps stepping on the snow suddenly came from the village wall. Several soldiers on the village wall who were responsible for monitoring the movements of the Jurchen army horses moved and turned around. They saw Guo Rong and Tang Huai and others walking up in cloaks. Thirteen now is completely the personal guards beside Guo Rong, wearing armor and knives, and following Guo Rong closely with a look.
In Yingzhou, the soldiers of the escape army did not fully recover after a few days. However, Shisan could not see any fatigue at all, and he still looked like an energetic young man. Now he is the rising star in the Shenwu Eternal Victory Army. As long as he survives, he will definitely become famous in the entire army in the future!
However, Thirteen didn't know how high others looked at him. Some people just smiled silly when they spoke and praised him. They touched their heads and couldn't say a few words for a long time. Whatever they asked him to do was do. Such a pure and thick look was even more loved. Guo Rong simply treated him as a younger brother.
Guo Rong walked up to the village wall and glanced at the scene below. The movements of the Jurchen army and horses were still as listless as the previous few days.
"how?"
The general stood up on the wall of the village and replied respectfully: "Princess, it's still the same. The Jurchen Tartars actually had only two thousand soldiers. If it weren't for the thief Meng Nuan, he wouldn't have been able to defeat Yingzhou if he was not a thief. Although he was lucky enough to succeed now, his family was seriously injured. He had no food or grass, and he could not make any tricks...... According to the last general Qianjian, it's a good time to take the opportunity to break through. Isn't there a secret passage leading directly to the foot of the mountain?"
Although there is no need to pretend to be the princess of Shu Kingdom now, the army has long been familiar with it, so it will be wrong.
Guo Rong looked carefully for a while and shook her head slowly: "Without foreign aid, we will definitely not break through. When we are trapped here, the biggest weakness is that we have no horses. How far can we go by relying solely on our own armor, soldiers and dry food? No matter how short the Jurchens lack food and grass, there is no trouble to chase us. There are only a few dozen children, and I will take them back in a complete manner!"
In a bloody battle in Yingzhou, Guo Rong is now speaking with a firm look. She is already a qualified general, and she is no longer the scene of being a mascot when she first arrived in Yunnei. And her battle with the lead and Gu Quan of the soldiers under her command has also been respected by these dozens of people who have lived for the rest of their lives. Now she really regards her as the commander-in-chief of the first army.
The general agreed and rubbed his hands and said distressedly: "The village has a lot of storage area and there is no shortage of water. I can't die if I sit here for half a year, but I always watch these Tartars show their power here. We are angry! When will we take revenge...... When will the reinforcements in the south come up?"
Before Guo Rong could answer, Thirteen suddenly pointed south: "There is movement over there! It seems that a military horse is coming!"
Everyone was stunned, turned around and looked south. They saw the snow line in the sky, as if there was a faint snow dust churning, endlessly exhausting their eyesight, and it was hard to see clearly. How could this boy Thirteen be so clear-headed and quick-handed? How could he practice it?
Everyone pressed the wall of the village, and they were all expectant. It has been a long time since the Jurchen army suddenly appeared in Yunnei. The closest thing for the Hedong Shenwu Changsheng Army is Yue Wudi's troops stationed in Yanmen Pass. Calculate the time, if Yue Wudi's troops set off immediately after hearing the news, they should have arrived in Wuzhou. Wang Gui's troops in Wuzhou may be able to draw some elite troops to support? At least they have to send people to contact Yingzhou!
After a while, the snow dust swelled in the distance became more obvious. The Jurchen horses stationed outside Yingzhou City also noticed the movements in the south, and followed the sound of the horn. First, the light cavalry galloped out of the small fort and formed small teams to detect the attack. The Jurchen horses of the brigade went out to complete the squads and carried soldiers in armor. Under several sides, the Jurchen guards in heavy armor also came up with silver skills. Looking from a distance, he could clearly distinguish the heavy armor with gold-plated silver.
As the flag was waving, the horn was sent. The main force of the Jurchen army began to line up and advance slightly. Several crossbows seized in the Yingzhou city gate were also opened on the fort wall. The thick crossbow arrows were placed, and the arrows reflected the cold snow light. The entire army looked like they were facing a great enemy.
Seeing the movements of the Jurchen army, the people on the village wall were even more excited. A general brimmed with boxing: "I just said that the reinforcements from the south should come! How could there be a reason to leave Yingzhou alone? Should we come and inquire about the news!"
Then the general immediately turned red: "I hurt our hundreds of robes, this blood feud, this great shame and great humiliation will eventually be repaid! As long as I can leave this village, my life will be thrown in front of the Jurchen Tartar formation! I will kill the chief of the bird silver craftsman! "
More people in the village heard the movement outside, and it was heard that the horn mobilized by the Jurchen army was also cleaned up in the village. Almost all the defenders in the village went up to the village wall and looked south.
At this moment, they were both looking forward to the arrival of reinforcements from the south, but they were also ashamed to see the robes from the south. The hundreds of athletes were thrown into Yingzhou. The dangerous pass fell into the enemy overnight. How could there have been any Shenwu Changsheng Army since its establishment?
Only by returning blood to blood, and returning life to life!
In the eyes of the two armies of Longshouzhai, Yingzhou City, the movement in the south became louder and louder. In the snow dust, a swagger of knights, like black dots, could be seen slowly coming from the brigade of knights.
Yin Shuke's light cavalry came into contact with him carefully. After a moment of hovering, he rode his horse straight into the troop of people coming from the brigade. Then he galloped back. Even in the Longshou Village, he seemed to hear the cheers and screams of these Jurchen light cavalry detectives!
After a while, the army horses from the south became more and more obvious. The tall and strong and chaotic Liaodong military horses were carrying short and strong, wearing leather hats, and a big-paned face. The flags were flying on each side, all of which were the Mouke flags of the Jurchens. Dozens of Jurchen heavy armored guards held a larger flag. The personal guards under the flag were several Jurchen generals.
This army was afraid that there were more than a thousand people up and down, and the horses were twice as high as the scattered snow fields. The Jurchen army horses lined up outside the Yingzhou City Frontier also moved and quickly moved up to meet them. Soon, the two armies were mixed together. The Jurchen soldiers dismounted and hugged each other and cheered each other. The flags were flying, and the people shouted and the horses were neighing and aroused Lao Gao, looking very happy.
The Jurchen army and horses came from the south! Whether it was Wang Gui's army in Wuzhou or Han Shizhong's army in Yuefei in Hedong, they were still invisible!
At the Longshou Village, everyone's hearts fell. There was silence, and only the cheers of the Jurchen horses came from the brigade of Jurchen horses. Everyone's heart seemed to fall into the bottom of the valley.
The Jurchen army came to the south, it must be the army that swept through Shuozhou a few days ago, and now it is moved to the south. Could it be that the Wang Gui army in Wuzhou has been defeated? Or even the reinforcements in Hedong have been isolated?
If there are no reinforcements, even if Longshou Village is a dangerous place, how long can it last?
Guo Rong looked at Shaoqing with a cold face, snorted coldly, and said loudly: "The Jurchen Tartars gathered together, and it would be more convenient to kill them then! Two or three thousand Jurchen Tartars, and the inner supporters, it took a lot of effort to take Yingzhou, and the casualties were no less than us. How many horses are there in the Hedong army in Wuzhou? These Jurchen Tartars are not that capable! They are raising their strength and waiting for reinforcements to arrive, and avenge so many brothers who died! I was scared to this Jurchen Tartars. The surname Xiao praised me all day long to say how strong you are. I feel embarrassed for you!"
The soldiers on the village wall said this to Guo Rong. They were all fighting men who had been fighting for the rest of their lives. The difficult situations they experienced were far better than Guo Rong. However, any army was always used to fighting under the system of the first army, echoing each other and fighting in groups. The lonely army was hanging behind the enemy, not receiving news from the army, and only experienced a defeat, they were a little nervous, and they were even more worried that the Jurchen Tartars fought to seize this path. Now that the main forces are gathering, they don’t know where the war will develop. If they think too much, they are not as simple as Guo Rong and firm in their will.
Guo Rong lifted the cloak behind her and turned around and left: "I want to see when will this Xiao come?"
After saying that, he turned around and strode away. As a personal guard, Thirteen followed closely behind the eldest daughter of the Guo family. The soldiers who were left on the wall of the village looked at each other.
It turned out that seeing the scene in front of me, the eldest lady of the Guo family reacted that she was angry that Xiao Xianmo came too late, and she didn't expect to be afraid of the word, and she didn't care about the direction in which the battle situation was developing. In this regard, we are indeed far inferior to the eldest lady of the Guo family.........
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In addition to Guo Rong and the others watching the two Jurchen army and horses joining each other in Longshou Village, there is also a small army horse watching the scene of Yingzhou in the distance.
This military horse was the dozens of knights led by Tian Qiong. In the past few days, they crawled into the mountains and avoided the patrol and posts of the Jurchen Army Loushi. I don’t know how much hard work I had and took the dangerous roads to get to the vicinity of Yingzhou. It turned out that one person had two horses, but now he could only barely guarantee that one person had one horse. Everyone had white beards and eyebrows, and their faces were covered with large and small bloody holes cut by the cold wind, which made them so thin that their cheeks were tall and their cheekbones were tall.
When they arrived here, they found that Yingzhou was already a scene after the disaster. The Jurchen patrol and escorts also appeared outside the inner city of Yingzhou. They came one step late. I don’t know what methods the Jurchen Tatars used to capture this strong city!
For the sudden outbreak of the war, it is absolutely bad news. Yingzhou is already the key to this war. The Shenwu Changsheng Army defended here, and the main force of the Jurchen Army went south was isolated from Yunnei. After the main force of Hedong caught up, he wanted to rub these Jurchen Tartars as much as possible, and if they wanted to rub them as much as possible. However, when Yingzhou lost, the Jurchen Tartars took the initiative and moved forward and retreated freely. Moreover, the main force of the Jurchen Army in Datong Prefecture in Xijing did not know what action would be!
Everyone saw the tragic situation of Yingzhou. Their hearts were ten times colder than the weather outside.
The only good news that is worthy of comfort is that there is still a flag of the Shenwu Ever Victory Army in Longshou Village! I don’t know if the Guo family’s wife retreated to Longshou Village safely!
Since this is the case in Yingzhou, the dozens of cavalry of Tian Qiong's troops were unable to return. The only thing they could do was to send the cavalry back day and night, and report the movements here first. The rest of the knights could see if they could establish contact with the Longshouzhai defenders.
The lonely army is trapped behind enemy lines. Knowing that there are reinforcements outside and not knowing the movements of reinforcements are two completely different concepts. There are news of reinforcements outside. The defenders can support it more!
Moreover, Tian Qiong also noticed that although the Jurchen army and horses captured the Yingzhou city gate, they looked very damaged. Every day they left, they hurried into the small fort outside the city gate. Even if they sent out the army and horses, they seemed to be collecting food and fodder. There were almost no soldiers and soldiers in the Yingzhou city gate. There were not many patrols and escorts, and there were almost all loopholes at night, and they could sneak past without much effort.
After roughly finding out the movements of the Jurchen Tartars in front of him, Tian Qiong was preparing to take the opportunity to sneak through tonight to see if he could go straight into the Longshou Village. If he was lucky, he might not be able to alarm the Jurchen Tartars. If the Guo family’s wife was in Longshou Village, she might be able to escort her to sneak through at night!
But after a few plans, it became a bubble. Today, Loushi's troops moved even further north. The vanguard had arrived in Yingzhou and met with the Jurchen Tartars here. With these military horses joining, Yingzhou was firmly in the hands of the Jurchen Tartars. No matter what action they did, it was extremely difficult. The military horses from the south were even more difficult to capture Yingzhou. The important part of the Yunnei prefectures has been completely opened to the main force of the Jurchen West Route Army in Datong Prefecture, Xijing!
Tian Qiong squatted on the top of the mountain, staring blankly at everything in front of him. He held a dead grass in his mouth and trembled for a while.
The soldiers under his command were also squatting with him, and each of them looked ugly, and no one was willing to say a word.
I don’t know how long it took, Tian Qiong whispered: “Don’t act tonight, send someone back and give the latest military information.”
An envoy under his command agreed and asked again: "What should we do?"
Tian Qiong snorted: "I have worked so much to come, can I go back? Just stare here and watch the every move of these Jurchen Tartars!"
The envoy asked again: "Don't you go to Longshou Village?"
Tian Qiong shook his head: "Longshou Village is strong, and if you add thousands of Jurchen Tartars, you will not be able to eat it for a while. Unless they catch thousands of life and fill it up slowly... We have to act rashly now, just to waste the lives of these dozens of brothers for free... Just watch here! After the Jurchen Tartars swept Shuozhou, they moved their troops here. They robbed a lot of food and fodder. They did not comfortably avoid the cold and eat and drink in Shuozhou, and even if they die, they would keep the Yingzhou road... I always feel that Zong Han from Datong Prefecture in Xijing will definitely have some actions! This battle is getting bigger and bigger!"
When the envoy heard that Zong Han of Datong Prefecture in Xijing was about to move, his face turned a little pale. There were tens of thousands of Jurchen Tartar soldiers, and I still don’t know how many auxiliary soldiers of various races were. Thousands of Jurchen Tartars shook Yunnei and grabbed Yingzhou. Then there were so many main forces, the Hedong Army came up, and I still don’t know how hard it would be!
Tian Qiong took a breath and spitted the dead grass in his mouth on the snow: "If the Jurchen Tartars of Datong Prefecture of Xijing came, the King of Yan would have to come in this battle! Zhi Niang Thief, another big battle! Our Shenwu Ever Winning Army always encounters such a death battle!"
As he said that, he called his subordinates to retreat from the top of the mountain to find a shelter to spend the night. Since he had to delay here, he had to better maintain the physical strength of the people. If there were any military changes, it would be easy to pass them back in time.
Tian Qiong is also an old corpse. Now he has a strong premonition. Maybe in a few days, he will see the Jurchen army appearing continuously from the north, overwhelmingly pressing against the Shenwu Changsheng Army!
At this moment, I can only stop thinking about Longshou Village.
Before retreating from the mountain, Tian Qiong looked at Longshou Village for the last time.
Thirteen, have you escaped? Are you in this Longshou Village?
You have to be alive! (To be continued)
Chapter completed!