As New Year's Eve approaches, there are lights and festoons everywhere in Lin'an, and red lanterns are hung on the city tower.
The Beili army was also arranged in a joyous manner, the rebel army remained silent, and the grain and grass in Lin'an City were also delivered quickly, everything was no problem.
In the midst of war, such a rare tranquility gives people the illusion that the war has passed.
Fireworks have been set off in Lin'an City for three days, Gu Shubai and others who are stationed outside the city can hear the sound, one can imagine how relaxed Ning Chengzhi is at this moment, immersed in the joy of the New Year.
Just when everyone thought they could get a moment of respite, a sudden change occurred!
"Report! The Xikun army sneaked into the western border and directly invaded Weizhou City!"
Weizhou is a city on the border of Dongling, not far from Zhuguan. It is one of the ten important towns that Dongling has assigned to Beili this time, and its geographical location is very dangerous.
Now that Weizhou is under the actual control of Beili's army, Xikun does not attack Zhuguan but instead attacks Weizhou. Obviously, it has a bias towards the three regimes that exist in Dongling today—
He favored the rebel army, and was the enemy of the Dongling court and Beili.
"General, what can we do?"
Yan Zheng immediately became vigilant, ever since Gu Shubai reminded him once, he has been guarding against Yin Shuo's rebel army would sneak attack at the end of the year. I didn't want to guard against everything, but I didn't prevent it. It wasn't Yin Shuo but Xikun!
Gu Shubai thought for a moment, "Don't panic, this is not a bad thing."
"How could it not be a bad thing? There are insurgents in the south and Xikun troops in the west. We are now cornered. However, Emperor Ning still refuses to open the gate of Lin'an City. If the two armies attack at the same time, we will not even have a way out! "
Gu Shubai waved his hand and returned to the sand table in the big tent, "How many defenders are stationed in Weizhou and the surrounding cities twenty miles away?"
Yan Zheng said: "Fortunately, we didn't take it lightly. There are quite a few defenders left, but within twenty miles there are no more than 20,000 troops."
Gu Shubai nodded slightly, "The reason why I said Xikun's attack is not a bad thing is because it represents Yin Shuo's lack of skills. I have been thinking before that the rebel army is weak and has not undergone formal training. It is a mess at all. Yin Shuo Don't you know that they can't defeat Beili's army at all?"
The corners of his lips curled up slightly, "I thought he had some other tricks, but I didn't expect to follow the old path of colluding with Xikun, trying to contain us with external forces."
But I don't know who he is colluding with this time, or is Kunwu hurt
Gu Shubai didn't dare to make a conclusion for a while, he just said: "Don't panic, send spies to find out the arrangement of the Xikun court for this battle, and it is best to find out the clues of Yin Shuo and Xikun's relationship. The combination of immediate interests The alliance is not reliable, we can break it individually."
As soon as the words were finished, I suddenly saw Chi Fei hurriedly coming from outside the tent, with a disturbed look on his face.
"General, the grain and grass that the imperial court promised to sell to us has not been delivered. The last general has sent people to remind him several times, but they have all been sent back. He said that it will take time to get so much grain and grass, and there are not so many manpower at the end of the new year. Tell us to be more patient."
Obviously, this reason cannot convince Chi Fei, nor can it convince Gu Shubai.
Yan Zheng said: "Didn't they promise to sell it? They even took the fixed money. What do you mean by pushing and pushing now? General, Emperor Ning refused to open the city gate to let us in before, but now he is He refused to send out the grain and grass that he sold to us. Do you think he regretted it, thinking that our Beili army is stronger than the rebel army, so he was fascinated and wanted to turn around and deal with us?"
His words sounded absurd, but everyone in the tent knew that Ning Chengzhi was such an absurd person.
Especially now that the war is in chaos and danger is everywhere, the originally unintelligent emperor is getting more and more nervous, worried that others will drive him off the dragon chair.
After a moment of silence, Chi Fei said: "General, no matter what the imperial court thinks, the most important thing right now is the problem of food and grass in the army that needs to be solved urgently. Our food and grass are only enough for seven days, so we need to find a way to replenish food and grass as soon as possible."
"Seven days?"
Yan Zheng was stunned, "What a coincidence, it will be New Year's Eve in seven days."
Is it necessary to let the whole army go hungry for the new year
Gu Shubai waved his hand, "Don't think too much, there are so many things going on in Lin'an during the year, it's not uncommon for us to have too little time to arrange our military rations. It will definitely be delivered in three to five days, don't worry."
"General..."
Chi Fei faintly felt that something was wrong, and wanted to persuade Gu Shubai, but the latter's attitude was very firm, "There is no need to discuss this matter, go on and do your work."
Gu Shubai is rarely so arbitrary, and no one can change what he has decided.
Chi Fei went out of the big tent sullenly, still worried about the military rations, Yan Zheng came out after him, understanding his thoughts.
It is true that Gu Shubai is not like this on weekdays, what happened today
"Chi Fei, don't worry, since the general said so, the military rations will definitely be given to us. The general can't make mistakes, you have to trust him."
When Yan Zheng said this, he was extremely puzzled in his heart.
Chi Fei smiled helplessly, "I'll send someone to urge the city so that the soldiers don't go hungry."
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Riding a fast horse, he headed towards Zhenjiang, holding a gold order all the way through the checkpoints to Zhenjiang, and went straight to the official residence.
Now Zhenjiang is guarded by Kun Yuyang, when he heard that someone came with Gu Shubai's golden order, he ordered someone to bring him up immediately.
The visitor didn't say much, and only handed a letter to Kun Yuyang.
Kun Yuyang glanced at the letter, and suddenly showed a bright smile, "I have been waiting for this day for a long time, and I can finally fulfill my long-cherished wish! Pass down the order and lead the troops to Weizhou immediately!"
The messenger bowed and exited, got on the fast horse when he came, and touched his chest unconsciously.
There was another letter lying there, almost the same as the one he handed to Kun Yuyang just now.
"drive!"
He pointed his whip, and the horseshoe continued to go north.
New Year's Eve.
The fireworks in Lin'an City are more grand and bright. When the dark sky blooms, it is like a newborn lamb in the night full of wild animals that has not yet opened its eyes. It is so innocent that people have no time to appreciate the beauty.
The whole city was dotted with red lights, stretching all the way to the Beili army outside the city, but the laughter did not spread outside the city.
The soldiers gathered around the bonfire to watch the fireworks in the city. There were sporadic red lights hanging in the tents, which reflected the faces of the soldiers and were not happy.
Yan Zheng didn't look at the fireworks, "Hmph, there must be fireworks in the womb, a banquet and drinking. In the face of a national crisis, I still want to have fun, but I don't want to give us the military rations! You are ungrateful, and don't think we are here. Help them!"
It has been seven days, and the nonsense of insufficient manpower is obviously an excuse.
It was just using such despicable excuses to drag them down, deliberately let them run out of food and grass, and the army's morale was unstable until they completely lost their combat effectiveness.
There were red lights and Spring Festival couplets in the quiet camp, but there was no laughter. Suddenly, there was a melodious sound of fife.
The soldiers subconsciously looked in the direction of the sound, and saw a tall and tall man standing on the hillside, his robe was rattling by the cold wind.
He stood there without moving, holding the flute in an elegant posture, and the sound of the flute was clear but not sad, and what he was playing was a little reunion.
This song is originally an artistic conception of a family reunion and a happy full moon. It can also be regarded as a little comfort for these soldiers who are celebrating the New Year in a foreign country.
The soldiers listened intently, Yan Zheng simply brought the drums from the army, and beat the rhythm to echo the sound of the flute.
Drums and fifes are matched together, which is really neither fish nor fowl.
The soldiers couldn't help laughing, and found suitable things around them to beat the time together. The atmosphere suddenly became lively and lively, and some people hummed a song in a low voice.
Yan Zheng was beating the drum one by one, seemingly casually, but his eyes and ears were not relaxing at all, paying attention to the flute player on the hillside, paying attention to every change in his rhythm.
Just when he blew the Gongyin for the second time, the voice suddenly changed into a shrill tone!
Yan Zheng quickly beat the drum with both hands, and the sound of the drum spread through the barracks quickly and loudly. It was the drum sound they were all too familiar with!
"The whole army goes out!"
He shouted loudly, and all the soldiers around the bonfire quickly got up, methodically picked up their weapons and stood at their positions, the cold armor reflected the faint light of the fire.
Yan Zheng glanced up the mountain, and saw that the man on the hillside had stopped playing the flute, raised his flute, and pointed to the east, and the left-wing soldiers immediately attacked the east mountain.
A large group of people was ambushed in the dark on the mountain. When they heard the sound of flutes and drums from the Beili army, as well as various sounds of beating time, they knew that they were spending New Year's Eve in a relaxed manner.
All they want is for them to relax.
As soon as they relax, it's time to attack.
Unexpectedly, the sound of nondescript drums playing well suddenly became the sound of war drums going out. Before the people in ambush could react, Bei Li's army had already killed them.
"kill!"
The morale is like a rainbow, the roar is like thunder, and the armor is complete.
The soldiers of Beili are full of energy, they don't look like hungry and defenseless people at all, there must be something wrong with this!
Before the men in ambush in the east issued a warning, the man on the hillside pointed his flute in the opposite direction, and the remaining soldiers immediately knew how to kill towards the west.
At the same time, the bonfire in Bei Li's barracks was washed and extinguished, and it was necessary to get very close in the dark to see whether the opponent was a friendly army or an enemy army.
Only the figure on the hillside illuminated by the starlight is very clear in the dark.
The enemy's hands and feet were immediately restrained, and they did not dare to kill when they saw people approaching them, for fear of accidentally killing friendly troops.
And Bei Li's soldiers all had the upper hand with their swords in their hands, as if they had clairvoyant eyes, and could clearly see whether the one in front of them was an enemy or a friendly army.
The other party was in a hurry to be killed, so he had no choice but to kill anyone who came close to him. At the same time, the figure holding the flute on the hillside gave another signal.
His flute swayed up and down in the air, drawing a unique shape, and all Beili soldiers who saw the signal slowly withdrew from the fight, while the fight on the spot was still fierce.
After a while, someone finally lit a torch, only to find that the people lying next to him were all people from the same army as him.
"Stop, don't kill, kill wrong!"
"Stop!"
However, it is difficult to stop killing red-eyed people. When the word of killing the wrong person spreads in the army, there are not many of them left.
Someone finally saw the ghostly figure on the mountain, standing with his hands behind his back, carrying a flute, his figure was like jade, floating like a fairy.
When people were surprised and terrified, he slowly raised his flute and pointed at the person who was looking at him.
"kill!"
Where it pointed, Beili's army came again...
"Take all the captives down, Huotou army cook quickly, we can't abuse the captives, at least we have to give them food!"
The bonfire was lit again in the barracks, and the soldiers brought out the good wine and food hidden in the tent, beaming, "I thought the food would be cold after we finished cooking, but the wine is still hot!"
"That's right, how long have we been fighting, it's like a joke!"
"Hahaha!"
While talking and laughing, the soldiers re-dined around the bonfire. Gu Shubai came down from the hillside, and what he saw was the joyous scene in front of him.
"General! You are too amazing, let them kill each other directly, we didn't even get hurt!"
A soldier took off his helmet and touched it lovingly, "Those rebels are really stupid, they kill themselves. Each of our soldiers has this luminous salamander painted on their heads, even in the dark To distinguish between the enemy and ourselves, they have never found out."
Gu Shubai smiled, "They thought we were celebrating New Year's Eve tonight, so they would lose their defenses, so they underestimated the enemy and came to sneak attack. When they saw that we were prepared and our morale was high, they naturally panicked. How could they care about whose hair would shine? Speaking of which, the luminous salamander was discovered by the fourth brother and others when they went to sea last time, but I didn't expect it to come in handy tonight."
Chi Fei stepped forward and said: "Not only do you think we are celebrating New Year's Eve, but you also think we have no food to eat! It seems that the general is right, some officials in the Dongling Dynasty were bribed by Yin Shuo, so they deliberately withheld our food and grass No!"
"The Dongling court is corrupt, it's not surprising that such a thing happened."
Gu Shubai smiled lightly, "It's just that the second brother has worked hard. I asked him to collect food and grass for us from the people around Zhenjiang and other places, and then deliver the food and grass to the people from Beili Middle School. What we eat now is the people's winter, For the food for the New Year, they trust us, so they will give us all their rations."
He had heard Chi Fei's report before, so he knew that there must be something wrong with the Dongling Dynasty, but he didn't say anything, the purpose was to make Yin Shuo think that they could only rely on the rations sent by Lin'an.
On New Year's Eve, it happened to be the day when the army ran out of food and grass. He expected that Yin Shuo would definitely send troops to attack, so he ordered the army to get ready early.
When Gu Shubai said this, the soldiers were a little embarrassed to eat it.
Originally, I wanted to finish this battle and have a full meal, but now I always feel like I have eaten people's fat and people's ointment.
Yan Zheng hurriedly said: "Okay, everyone is so greedy, why are you still pretending to worry about the country and the people? Don't worry, His Majesty has already ordered the capital to transfer grain to Zhenjiang and other places, and the people will not suffer from hunger because of it." hungry."
All the soldiers were relieved after hearing this, and looked at Gu Shubai at the same time, with the intention of asking for opinions in their eyes.
Gu Shubai said: "Go ahead, each person can drink three glasses of wine tonight."
"Long live!"
The soldiers immediately cheered. Alcohol is only allowed in the army to celebrate the victory. Tonight's great victory annihilated and captured all the enemies is considered an early celebration.
Everyone happily gathered around the bonfire, talking, laughing and drinking.
Gu Shubai went back to the big tent alone to change clothes and wash, thinking that there were still corpses lying all over the campsite, it was destined that no one would clean up tonight, and let the soldiers have a good year.
The skylight of the big tent suddenly leaked a few spots of white.
Gu Shubai looked up and saw that it was snowing again.
Maybe it will be covered with heavy snow tonight, and the mountains and plains will be clean and white again tomorrow, without war or blood.
Standing in front of the big tent, he stretched out his hand to catch a snowflake, and the cold snow dripped on his warm palm and connected to his still-blooded chest.
When she said that she would wait for him to return triumphantly and get married, he didn't dare to slack off at all, and didn't dare to let himself fall into defeat.
He didn't want her to suffer any cronyism, he didn't want her to have any worries in her life, and he didn't want their union to have the slightest resistance.
She was high above her, so he could only do his best to win a future worthy of her!
And at this moment, what is she doing
Outside the Hall of Eternal Life, Yu Fu was wrapped in thick fox fur and stood on the porch, also reaching out to catch a snowflake.
Tonight, she looked at the sky full of white snow, standing in this place full of flowers and lights. Surrounded by the enemy on all sides, he tried his best to make arrangements again and again, and finally succeeded in trapping himself in a field full of corpses.
How is he, is he injured
He... misses her.
Yu Fu smiled slightly, and tightened his fox fur, looking at the stars all over the sky like his face, every flicker and every move was his frown and smile.
"Tonight and tonight, I saw this beloved man. When I don't see my beloved man, I'm deeply worried."
Outside the Hall of Eternal Life, someone was walking on the snow with a brocade box in their hands. Hearing her voice, her footsteps stopped outside the hall, and the smile on her face disappeared.
After a while, he smiled wryly, turned and left.
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