As New Year’s Eve approaches, Lin’an is lit up everywhere with red lanterns hanging on the upper floors of the city.
The Beili Army was also arranged to be beaming, the rebels did not move, and the grain and grass in Lin'an were also shipped quickly, and everything was fine.
In the chaos of war, such rare tranquility makes people feel illusion, as if the war has passed.
Lin'an City has set off fireworks for three days, and Gu Shubai and others stationed outside the city can hear the sound. I 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, the sudden change occurred!
"Report! The West Kunming Army attacked the western border and directly attacked our Weizhou City!"
Weizhou is the border city of Dongling, not far from Zhuguan. It is one of the ten important towns that Dongling has been assigned to Beili this time. Its geographical location is very dangerous.
Now that Weizhou is under the actual control of Beili's army, Xikun does not fight Zhuguan but instead fights Weizhou. Obviously, there is a bias towards the three regimes that currently exist in Dongling—
Facing the rebel army, and the Dongling imperial court and Beili as enemies.
"General, what can I do?"
Yan Zheng immediately became vigilant. Since Gu Shubai reminded him once, he has been guarding against Yin Shuo's rebels attacking under the New Year's Pass. I didn't want to be fully guarded, but it was not 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 is an uprising army in the south and a Xikun army in the west. We are now trapped into horns. But Emperor Ning refused to open the gate of Lin'an. If the two armies attacked at the same time, we wouldn't even have a retreat! "
Gu Shubai waved his hand and returned to the sand table of the big tent, "How many defenders are there in Weizhou and the surrounding cities twenty miles away?"
Yan Zheng said: "Fortunately, we did not take it lightly. There are a lot of defenders left, but there are no more than 20,000 horses within 20 miles."
Gu Shubai nodded slightly, "The reason why I say that the Xikun attack is not a bad thing is because it represents Yin Shuo's poor skills. I have been thinking before that the insurgents are weak and have not undergone formal training. It is simply a mess, Yin Shuo Don’t you know that they can’t match the Bei Li army at all?”
The corners of his lips curled slightly, "I thought he had any other tricks, but I didn't expect to go the old way of colluding with Xikun, trying to use foreign forces to contain us."
But I don't know who he is colluding with this time, is it still Kunwu injury
Gu Shubai didn't dare to make a conclusion for the moment, but said: "Don't panic first, and quickly send spies to find out the arrangements for this battle in the Xikun Dynasty. It is best to find clues about the exchange between Yin Shuo and Xikun. It is combined because of immediate interests. The alliance is not reliable, and we can defeat them individually."
As soon as the voice fell, Chi Fei hurriedly came from outside the tent, with an uneasy look on his face.
"General, the grain and grass that the court promised to sell us has not been delivered. At the end, the general has sent people several times to urge them, but they have all been sent back. It is said that it takes time to arrange so much grain and grass. Tell us to be patient."
Obviously, this reason cannot convince Chi Fei, nor can it convince Gu Shubai.
Yan Zheng said: "Didn’t they promise to sell it all? Even the Dingyin was accepted. What do you mean by pushing it three times and pushing it four times now? General, Emperor Ning refused to open the city gate to let us in. He refused to send out the grain and grass sold to us. You said he regretted it, thinking that our Beili army is more powerful than the rebel army, so he got lost and wanted to turn back and deal with us?"
His words sounded absurd, but everyone in the account knew that Ning Chengzhi was such an absurd person.
Especially now that the soldiers are in chaos and dangers are everywhere, the emperor who was originally not smart 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 court thinks, the key at the moment is the urgent need to solve the problem of grain and grass in the army. Our grain and grass are only enough for less than seven days. We must find a way to supplement grain and grass as soon as possible."
"How much does it cost for seven days?"
Yan Zheng was stunned, "What a coincidence, it will be New Year's Eve in seven days."
Do you want to make the whole army hungry for the New Year
Gu Shubai waved his hand, "You don't have to think about it. There are so many things in Lin'an next year. It's not too late to take care of our rations. It will definitely be delivered in three to five days, don't worry."
"General..."
Chi Fei faintly felt that it was wrong, and wanted to persuade Gu Shubai about something, but the latter's attitude was very firm, "You don't have to discuss this matter anymore, just keep busy with you."
Gu Shubai is rarely so arbitrary, and no one can change what he decides.
Chi Fei went out of the big tent unhappily, still worried about the rations in his heart, Yan Zheng walked out behind him and understood his thoughts.
Gu Shubai is indeed not like this on weekdays, what is going on today
"Chi Fei, don't worry, if the general said that, the rations will be given to us. The general can't be wrong, you have to trust him."
Yan Zheng said that, and he was very puzzled in his heart.
Chi Fei smiled helplessly, "I will send someone to urge the city again, so that the soldiers will not be hungry."
…
He rode a fast horse towards Zhenjiang, and went straight to the official residence after passing through the levels with the golden order to Zhenjiang.
Kun Yuyang is now guarding Zhenjiang. Hearing that someone came with Gu Shubai's golden order, he immediately ordered someone to bring him up.
The visitors didn't say much, but only handed a letter to Kun Yuyang.
Kun Yuyang showed a list of the letter, and suddenly smiled brightly, "I have been waiting for this day for a long time, and finally I can pay my long-awaited wish! Let the order go on, and immediately lead the troops to Weizhou!"
The messenger bowed and withdrew, riding the fast horse when he came up, and touched his arms unconsciously.
There was another letter lying there, almost the same as the one he had just handed to Kun Yuyang.
"drive!"
He shook his whip and the horseshoe continued to head north.
New Year's Eve.
The fireworks in Lin'an City are even more grand and bright. When the dark sky is blooming, it looks like a new born lamb in the dark night with wild beasts has not opened its eyes. It is innocent that people have no time to appreciate the beauty.
The whole city was dotted with red lights, and the Beili army that stretched to the outside of the city, but the laughter did not spread outside the city.
The soldiers watched the fireworks in the city around the bonfire. There were scattered red lights in the tents, reflecting the soldiers' faces and was not happy.
Yan Zheng didn’t look at those fireworks, “Huh, I’m sure I’m setting off fireworks in the womb to eat at a banquet and drinking. I still have the thought of having fun in the face of the national disaster, but he refuses to give us the rations! I don’t want to think about ungrateful things. Help them!"
It's been seven days, so nonsense about lack of manpower is obviously an excuse.
It was just using these despicable excuses to drag them, deliberately letting them run out of food and wasted and unsteady, 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, a melodious sound of flute came.
The soldiers subconsciously looked in the direction of the sound, and saw a long jade man standing on the hillside, his robes being blown by the cold wind.
He stood there still, holding the flute in an elegant posture, the flute sound is clear and not showing a sad tone, and what he is playing is a small reunion.
This song was originally a family reunion and a full moon, and it was also a bit of comfort for the soldiers and soldiers who spent the New Year in a foreign country.
The soldiers listened in awe, Yan Zheng simply took the drum from the army, and beat the rhythm to echo the sound of the flute.
The combination of drums and flute is really nondescript.
The soldiers couldn't help but laugh, and they found something suitable around them to pat together, the atmosphere suddenly became lively and active, and some people hummed a song in a low voice.
Yan Zheng has a pair of drums in his hand, seemingly random, but his eyes and ears pay attention to the person playing the flute on the hillside without any relaxation, paying attention to every change in his rhythm.
Just when he blew the palace tone for the second time, the tone of the sudden change was stern!
Yan Zheng quickly beat the drums with both hands, and the sound of the drums spread quickly and loudly throughout the barracks. It was the sound of the marching drums they couldn't be more familiar with!
"The whole army goes out!"
He shouted, all the soldiers around the bonfire quickly got up, and methodically each took up their weapons and stood to their own positions, the cold armor reflected the light of the fire.
Yan Zheng glanced towards the mountain, and saw that the man on the hillside had stopped playing the flute and pointed the flute towards the east with one stroke. The left-wing soldiers immediately attacked the eastern mountains.
A large group of people were buried in darkness on the mountain. They heard the sound of flutes and drums from the Beili Army, as well as all kinds of beats, and they knew that they were relaxing on New Year's Eve.
All it takes is for them to relax.
Once they relax, it is time to attack.
I didn't want the nondescript drum sound to be played well. It suddenly became the sound of war drums. The ambushers hadn't reacted yet, and 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 Bei Li were full of spirits, and they weren't like people who were hungry and unprepared. There must be something wrong with this!
Before the people in the 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 to the west.
At the same time, the bonfire in Bei Li's barracks was washed out, and it was necessary to get close in the dark to see whether the opponent was a friendly or an enemy.
Only the figure illuminated by the stars on the hillside is also very clear in the dark.
The enemy forces were immediately restrained, and they did not dare to kill when they saw people approaching him, for fear of killing the friendly forces by mistake.
And Bei Li's soldiers all had the upper hand with the sword, as if they had a clairvoyant glance, and could clearly see whether they were the enemy or the friendly army in front of them.
The other party was anxiously killed, so he had to kill no matter whoever came close to him. At the same time, the figure holding the flute on the hillside sent a signal again.
His flute swayed up and down in the air, drawing a unique shape. All Bei Li soldiers who saw the signal slowly withdrew from the fight, but the fight in place was still fierce.
After a while, someone finally lit a torch, only to find that he was lying next to him in the same army.
"Quickly stop, don't kill, kill wrong!"
"Stop it!"
However, it is very difficult for a person who has killed a red eye to stop. When the words of killing the wrong person are spread in the army, there are not many people left.
Someone finally saw the ghostly figure on the mountain, standing with his hand holding his hand, carrying a flute on his back, like a jade figure, fluttering like a jade.
Just when people were surprised and horrified, he slowly raised the flute and pointed at the person looking at him.
"kill!"
Wherever it was pointed, Bei Li's army came again...
"Bring all the prisoners down, and the firearms should cook faster. We can't abuse the prisoners. At any rate, the food is for food!"
The bonfire in the barracks was rekindled, and the soldiers brought out the good wine and food hidden in the tent, beaming, "I thought we should be cold after we finished cooking, I don't want the wine to be hot!"
"That is, we only played for a long time, like a joke!"
"Hahaha!"
The soldiers joked and reopened the table around the bonfire. Gu Shubai came down from the hillside and saw the beaming scene in front of him.
"General! You are too godly, let them kill each other directly, we didn't even suffer any injuries!"
A soldier took off his helmet and touched it lovingly, "Those insurgents are really stupid enough to kill themselves. Each of our soldiers has this luminous snail painted on their heads, even in the dark. They have never noticed the difference between the enemy and the enemy."
Gu Shubai smiled, "They thought we were on New Year's Eve tonight and we would lose our defenses, so they took the enemy to sneak attack. Seeing that we were prepared, morale was full and naturally panicked, how could anyone care about whose heads would shine? Speaking of which, this luminous snail was discovered by the fourth brother and the others on a trip to the sea last time. I didn't expect it to come in handy tonight."
Chi Fei stepped forward and said, "Don't just think that we are on New Year's Eve, and that we have no food! It seems that the general is right. There are also officials in the Dongling Dynasty who were bought by Yin Shuo, so they deliberately buckled our food. No!"
"The Dongling court is corrupt. It's not surprising that something like this happened."
Gu Shubai smiled faintly, "It's just a hard work for my second brother. I asked him to collect the people's grain and grass for us around Zhenjiang and other places, and then send the grain and grass to the people from Beili Middle School. What we eat now is the people's winter. They trust us for the New Year’s food, so they will give us all their rations."
He had heard Chi Fei's report before, and knew that something must be wrong in the Dongling Dynasty, but he didn't say anything. The purpose was to make Yin Shuo think that they could only count on the rations sent by Lin'an.
On New Year's Eve, the day when the army's food and grass were cut off, he expected that Yin Shuo would send troops to sneak attacks, so he ordered the army to prepare early.
When Gu Shubai said that, the soldiers were a little embarrassed to eat.
Originally thinking of having a good meal after this battle, this time I always felt like eating Minzhimin's ointment.
Yan Zheng hurriedly said: "Well, one by one is too greedy, why are you still pretending to worry about the country and the people? Don't worry, your majesty has already sent the capital to Zhenjiang and other places, so the people will not endure hunger. Starving."
The soldiers were relieved after hearing this, and they all looked at Gu Shubai together, asking for advice in their eyes.
Gu Shubai said, "Go, everyone is allowed to drink three glasses tonight."
"Long live!"
The soldiers immediately cheered. The army has always been allowed to drink alcohol only when celebrating their achievements. Tonight's victory to annihilate all the enemy and capture them, even if it is an early celebration.
Everyone happily gathered around the bonfire to talk, laugh, and drink. The laughter was endless and it was very lively.
Gu Shubai went back to the big tent alone to change and wash, thinking that there were still corpses around the camp, and he was destined to have no one to clean up tonight, and let the soldiers talk about it after a good year.
The skylight of the big tent suddenly missed a few points of whiteness.
Gu Shubai looked up, and it was snowing again.
Maybe it will be covered with heavy snow tonight, and tomorrow will be a clean white all over the mountains and plains, no war, no blood.
He stood in front of the big tent, reached out and took a piece of snowflakes, the cold snow water was in the warm palms, connected to his bloody chest.
When she said when he returned to the wedding in triumph, he didn't dare to slacken his way, he didn't dare to let himself fall into defeat.
He didn't want her to bear any criticism of nepotism, he didn't want her life to be uneasy, and he didn't want to let their union have the slightest resistance.
She is aloof, he can only desperately go to a future worthy of her!
And at this moment, what is she doing
Outside the Hall of Longevity, Yufu stood under the corridor wrapped in thick fox fur, and also reached out to take a piece of snowflakes.
Tonight, she was watching the white snow flying in the sky, standing in this place of flowers and lights. And he exhausted his thoughts and repeated layouts surrounded by the enemy, and finally succeeded in trapping himself in the corpse all over the wild.
How good is he, is he hurt
He can... miss her.
Yufu smiled slightly, tightened Fox Qiu, and looked at the stars in the sky like his face, flashing and moving, it was him who smiled.
"He Xi tonight, see this beloved. If you don't see the beloved, I'm worried and deep."
Outside the Hall of Longevity, someone walked on the snow with a brocade box in his hand, and heard her voice pause outside the hall, her smile disappeared.
After a while, he smiled bitterly and turned to leave.
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Yufu: Is it sei? Get out!