The country of Yan ushered in another cruel winter, and the blistering snow has hardly stopped since the winter moon.
The battle at Simapo has been fought for two months, and it has not been conquered for a long time. Due to the heavy snow blocking the road, the carriage of the imperial court cannot be delivered. The soldiers at the border have been hungry for several days. They can only rely on digging grass roots and gnawing tree bark. .
Or eat the carcass of a horse.
In the main general's tent, several generals and commanders gathered, no one spoke, and the atmosphere was very solemn.
Just about a year ago, a rebel army against the Empress suddenly rose up in the southwestern part of the Yan Kingdom, spreading rumors that the Empress's throne was wrong.
The Emperor Taishang did not intend to pass the throne to her, but she forced her own father from the throne and placed him under house arrest in the harem before ascending the throne.
She is not really destiny.
Moreover, her methods are too cruel and fierce, even worse than those of the former tyrants, cruel to the good and the people.
The ruler is not benevolent, and the country will not be the country.
The above are all the words of the rebels, both true and false. It is true that Shangguan Yan forced the monarch to abdicate the throne, and it is true that he was placed under house arrest, but she did not tyranny, nor did she harm Zhongliang and the people.
As for whether she is destined to return, the benevolent sees the benevolent and the wise sees the wisdom.
The sky is high and the emperor is far away, and the people in the southwest don't know what Shangguan Yan is like. The rebels spread rumors about Shangguan Yan's atrocities, and everyone speaks of gold, causing the people to question Shangguan Yan's character as the king of a country.
The timing of the rise of the rebels is very sensitive. On the surface, the six countries have maintained a peaceful peace with each other, but secretly they have already competed with each other. The situation at the border is tense, and the imperial court has advanced a large number of troops to the border. The rebels did not attract much attention from the court.
But here is the problem.
Simapo was subordinate to Cangzhou. Guo Mang, as the main general of Cangzhou, received the order of the court and immediately led his 10,000 troops to Simapo to clear the rebels.
Like the court, at first he thought it was just a few stragglers who could not stand on the stage.
It was only after the war started that they discovered that the number of troops of the opponent far exceeded that of the regular army in Cangzhou.
No one knows where these troops came from, like weeds, which covered the entire Sima Po overnight.
Guo Mang was an experienced general. He thought that the superiority of numbers could not explain anything. After all, they were the regular army.
Winning more with less is just around the corner.
When they really fought, Guo Mang realized that something was wrong.
These rebels are good to fight!
And their baggage and armor are as hard as those of the regular army!
The two sides fought, and Guo Mang suffered a series of defeats. Not only did he fail to capture the rebel garrison, but he lost a city instead.
This city has no walls, and the nearby Simapo is a strategic location that can be attacked and defended.
Guo Mang changed his previous aggressive style of play and adopted roundabout tactics. He wanted to delay the time while waiting for reinforcements from Yunzhou next door to arrive, but the snow blocked the mountain.
Not to mention reinforcements, even food and grass can't be transported.
The soldiers were cold and hungry, and the wounded soldiers could not get medical treatment.
Guo Mang called several lieutenants over today to discuss the next plan.
"The soldiers can't hold it anymore."
This was Guo Mang's first sentence.
Everyone in the camp was powerless to refute.
This time, they underestimated the enemy. They didn't expect the rebels in Cangzhou to be so troublesome, and they were caught off guard by killing everyone.
Misfortunes do not come singly. In the event of heavy snow blocking the mountains, food, grass and reinforcements cannot arrive smoothly at all.
Is it really going to kill them
"I have a plan here." Guo Mang said sternly.
The interest of the crowd was not great, mainly because they had suffered too many defeats, and their confidence had already been defeated.
Guo Mang understood what everyone was thinking. In fact, he was the one who collapsed the most. As the main general of this battle, he was to blame. The rest of the people could also say that we acted on orders, and we fought whatever the top told us.
But can Guo Mang comfort himself like this
Obviously not.
It took a lot of effort for him to stabilize his emotions on the verge of collapse, licking his chapped and bleeding lips and said, "The other side's troops are more than twice that of ours, plus they have plenty of food and grass, and they have plenty of combat power, we will It is not advisable to attack from the front."
There was silence in the tent, and no one seemed to listen to his words.
Guo Mang looked at the snow outside the camp and continued: "We attacked the enemy camp of the rebels at night and captured or took Zhou Chongyue's head!"
Zhou Chongyue, leader of the rebel army.
According to legend, this man was born with divine power, strong martial arts, courage and strategy, and it took him less than a year to grow an unfavorable rebel army into 20,000 troops.
To take his head, easier said than done
Fortunately, not long ago, the spies came to the news that Zhou Chongyue accidentally fell off his horse during training, was trampled by the horse's hoof, and was seriously injured.
This is a good time for them to hit Zhou Chongyue hard.
Guo Mang looked at the crowd solemnly and said, "I know this mission is difficult, but this is our only way out. Zhou Chongyue was injured. If we don't kill him at this time, there will be no chance! Once he recovers, The troops attacked us, and we were powerless to resist! No, we don't have to wait until that day, all of us will starve to death and freeze to death here. Anyway, we are all going to die, so why not die on the battlefield? It's worth killing one! Two wins! When you arrive in the underworld, at least you are not ashamed of your ancestors! You have come to this world for nothing!"
These remarks are nothing to ordinary people, but in the hearts of every soldier who is devoted to serving the country, they undoubtedly ignite the last trace of fighting spirit.
They are not afraid of death.
Fear of not being able to die.
…
The snow was getting heavier and heavier, and it was the perfect weather for a sneak attack.
The rebels probably never dreamed that the Cangzhou army, who was so hungry that their chests were touching their backs, would dare to launch a night attack on them on such a snowy night.
This is simply lifeless.
Guo Mang carefully selected the most powerful one hundred soldiers, all of them did not eat dinner, and gave the last grass roots and horse meat to these hundred warriors.
Tonight in this battle, if you fail, you will be benevolent.
After filling his stomach a little, Guo Mang personally attacked with a hundred soldiers. Before leaving, he appointed Deputy General Lin as the reserve commander. If he could not come back, he would let Deputy General Lin continue to lead everyone in the battle.
A group of people rode horses, braved the goose feather-like snow into the night.
They took a long detour through the woods to the east, past the frozen lake, all the way to the right feather in the rebel camp.
It's all going great.
The horse was left in the woods, and Guo Mang led the crowd to sneak into the enemy camp.
And at this moment, something unexpected happened.
A large number of archers suddenly sprang out from all around, and they pulled out their bows and arrows in unison to surround them.
Guo Mang's face changed!
Immediately afterwards, a frantic laughter came from behind, the archer automatically gave way, and a tall man in his thirties, wearing armor, tall and bearded, strode towards Guo Mang.
He stopped ten paces away from Guo Mang.
Guo Mang stared at it, and was instantly dumbfounded: "Zhou Chongyue?"
No, it's a hit!
Zhou Chongyue was not injured at all, but he deliberately released false news to induce him to come to raid!
Although the rebels have a lot of troops and enough food and grass, they have a good chance of winning, but Guo Mang is not a vegetarian.
Zhou Chongyue said with a smile: "General Guo, it's really not easy to lead you here, don't worry, just listen to what I have to say. Zhou admires General Guo very much, and if General Guo is willing to surrender to me, I assure General Guo that not only If you don't kill you, you will also protect your subordinates. The official road is blocked by snow, you have been hungry for many days, right? It just so happens that I have good wine and good food here to entertain General Guo and everyone!"
He said and clapped his hands.
Behind the archer, a row of garrison cooks came over with braziers and a few roasted whole sheep.
The aroma of mutton mixed with the crisp fragrance of sesame made the saliva of Cangzhou soldiers, who were already hungry, salivate instantly.
Guo Mang also swallowed.
Zhou Chongyue smiled and made a gesture of invitation: "General Guo, you're welcome."
Guo Mang looked at the roasted whole sheep hissing and oily, his eyes glowing green, he drooled, and walked towards the roasted whole sheep in a daze.
Zhou Chongyue smiled with satisfaction.
But just as he was passing by Zhou Chongyue, Guo Mang suddenly stabbed Zhou Chongyue with a sword!
Zhou Chongyue suddenly changed color!
Fortunately, he responded very quickly, and grabbed Guo Mang's wrist with his hand in time.
Guo Mang was so hungry that he could not use his full strength, otherwise he would have succeeded in that sword already!
"General Guo, it seems that you are toasting instead of eating and punishing you!" Zhou Chongyue smiled coldly, kicked Guo Mang in the chest, and knocked Guo Mang down into the snow with his sword.
Seeing this, the rest of the Cangzhou soldiers also came back to their senses, pulled out their swords and charged towards Zhou Chongyue.
A row of archers blocked in front of Zhou Chongyue, and the rest of the archers formed an encirclement against Guo Mang and his party.
Zhou Chongyue said coldly: "Kill me! Not one!"
The archers fired arrows in unison, and the soldiers in Cangzhou fell one by one. Soon, the snow was covered in blood.
Guo Mang looked at the soldier lying in a pool of blood, and clenched the long sword in his hand with red eyes: "Zhou Chongyue, I want to kill you!"
Zhou Chongyue hummed disdainfully, "Oh, it's just you?"
He grabbed Guo Mang's neck and lifted Guo Mang high up.
Guo Mang's martial arts are not bad, but he was starving for three days. How could he be Zhou Chongyue's opponent
Just as Zhou Chongyue was about to break his neck, a sharp eagle roar suddenly came from the vast sky.
With a terrifying murderous aura, even the flying snow in the sky seemed to be stagnant for a second.
Zhou Chongyue frowned.
In the next second, a mighty flying eagle spread its wings covered in snow and swooped down.
"what-"
There was a shrill scream from the crowd, as if someone's eyeballs were pecked off by the eagle!
Zhou Chongyue turned his head to look at the archer who covered his right eye and rolled on the ground, frowned fiercely, threw away Guo Mang in his hand, stepped forward to grab an archer's bow and arrow, pulled the bowstring, aimed at That eagle!
However, before the arrow in his hand could be shot completely, a murderous red tassel spear volleyed into the sky and shot through Zhou Chongyue's shoulder!
Zhou Chongyue was caught off guard by that terrifying force and was thrown to the ground, his eyes widened in disbelief.
I saw a young man in silver armor riding a war horse also wearing silver armor riding the snow in the snow.
Thousands of troops and horses couldn't stop him, he tightened the reins as if he was in a no-man's land, and the red cloak on the silver armor flew up behind him.
The overwhelming arrows shot towards him, but there was no fear in his eyes.
Zhou Chongyue looked at this wolf boy with boundless blood all over his body, his brows furrowed unconsciously.
I thought the person who attacked him was a powerful master, but was it a child
how old is he
Thirteen
Did you shoot yourself
He must have been careless just now, and he was lucky enough to succeed!
He doesn't care if he is a child or not, if he hurts him, he will pay the price!
He's going to screw his head off!
Zhou Chongyue gritted his teeth and pulled out the red spear on his shoulder.
To his astonishment, this gun was much heavier than any red tassel he had ever held!
He couldn't help but wonder what kind of gun it was.
He turned his head and glanced.
What the hell!
So ugly!
Zhou Chongyue was so ugly that he was covered in red flowers and the red tassels covered with red braids.
And in such an instant, the young man had already rushed his horse to break the siege of the archers and came to him.
The young man hit him with a whip and rolled the red tassel back.
Then the boy's war horse raised its high hooves and stepped back ruthlessly, Zhou Chongyue, who was about to stand up to attack!
Zhou Chongyue immediately spit out a mouthful of blood!
The young man held the red tassel spear and touched his eyebrows coldly.
Zhou Chongyue looked at the gleaming head of the gun in front of him, his body froze, and it was unbelievable that he had no power to fight back in the hands of the young man who had never been defeated!
He looked up at the cold and young boy on the horse's back, the boy gave birth to a beautiful face.
But his eyes were so cold and full of murderous intent.
He asked in a trembling voice, "You... who are you?"
The boy said word by word: "Black Wind Rider, Xuanyuan Xi!"
Xuanyuanxi is Jingkong's name, do you remember
(End of this chapter)