On the tenth day of the Lunar New Year, dozens of cavalrymen arrived around the Zhengzhang Royal Court, which had been besieged by soldiers and horses from various tribes and the Xu Meng Mansion for several months.
Even now that all the troops have selfish motives, although most of the troops and horses are still well arranged in front of the battle, the number of encounters with the soldiers of the royal court in the main tent has become increasingly rare. The stalemate lasted for more than a month, while the remaining troops and horses went to the open plains. Fighting for land, Nagahara, which is rich in water and grass in the coming year, is a treasure land with very rich real estate, but it has also been trampled by iron hoofs. There are often fights, but for more than a month, soldiers and horses died in various tribes fighting for land. There are already more than a thousand people, and it is getting stronger and stronger. Although the commander in charge of the army has issued several commanding orders in succession, it is a pity that his foundation is very shallow and he cannot convince the public. Even if some tribes still have some respect for the commander assigned by the Xumeng Mansion, most of them are The officials behind the Mingmi case were very polite, but the troops they secretly mobilized were no less than those of the other tribes. On the contrary, their moves were even more insidious and cunning.
There was a tip from a spy from the Zhengzhang Royal Court, saying that among the large army currently besieging the Zhengzhang Royal Court, some tribes had blatantly brought in young and old members of the tribe, and everyone was wearing armor to make up for their numbers, while the soldiers in the tribe???? ????????????Has already withdrawn most of them and went to compete for territory in the central and southern territory of the Yuan Dynasty. The number of casualties among the soldiers who were trying to earn money for the territory and food was completely unbelievable. Thousands, in fact, the number was forced to be several times higher, but each of them concealed the report. Knowing that the matter was not allowed to be brought to the table, they had to swallow it down.
Even so, the number of soldiers and horses arrayed outside the royal palace is still overwhelming. It is nonsense to break out of the siege of such a large number of groups, let alone the mere number of soldiers. Ten cavalry, so when these dozens of cavalry stepped into the military formation of the royal court in the main tent, hundreds of hard bows were immediately tightened and pointed at the dozens of cavalry running towards them, and immediately they noticed a strange movement. In the camps of various tribes that had not seen any movement for many days, thousands of horses came to chase them. Qian Hoofangchen chased them with all their might, showing a desperate attitude. Fortunately, the guard here urgently ordered to fire arrows to stop them. He was able to force back the enemy attack of nearly a thousand cavalry, leaving several corpses behind and left.
The guard here was not a martial arts practitioner. Even when the war first started, he was still an idle man writing letters for others in a remote area. He was not even a scholar. Others only knew that this man's surname was Zhu, and because he wrote letters for others To make a living, he jokingly called this person Zhu Kaifeng. At the beginning of the war, he offered suggestions one after another and took credit several times. In addition, when Shaohehan ordered the withdrawal of Xiongguan and allowed the enemy to invade, it was this poor man who led the troops to withdraw first, so he was punished by the elders of the Royal Court clan. Hehan looked again and entrusted him with the important task of guarding the enemy from the due west.
Seeing that the incoming enemy had withdrawn, Zhu Kaifeng rarely breathed a sigh of relief, but he immediately looked at the dozens of cavalrymen not far away again, feeling worried at that moment.
At present, there is a tense situation between the Zhengzhang Royal Court and the Xumeng Mansion tribe. In such a critical situation, spying and reporting is extremely important, and these dozens of cavalry came from afar and did not know the details. Even though they were closely pursued by thousands of cavalry, they were still It is difficult to determine the details. If these dozens of knights are allowed to step into the center of the main court, firstly, it may reveal the defense arrangement of the soldiers in the main court. Secondly, they are worried that there are powerful masters among them. If he stayed hastily, there would be endless troubles, so he stood in the middle of the military formation and did not come forward for a long time. It was not until the quarrel got louder that the middle-aged man with a white face and a beard forced himself up his exhausted body, hung his helmet on his sword, and carried his sword. Two or three cronies went to check.
In Zhu Kaifeng's view, the cause of the dispute has been put on the table. Unfortunately, even he himself does not know how to solve it. After years of fighting and sticking to the royal court for more than a month, his fatigue is obvious. It can be said that he relies on With a strong breath of blood to support his body, Zhu Kaifeng was so exhausted that he could not understand when encountering such a difficult situation again. He took a few steps forward and rode a dark horse with him. His face was so gloomy that the man spoke.
"I am the guard general here. May I ask where you are coming from and where you are going? It's okay if you use the road. If we have important matters to discuss, it is really difficult for these powerless people like me. Choose a day to introduce me to the royal court."
It wasn't until Zhu Kaifeng spoke that the surrounding soldiers temporarily removed their weapons, but they still glared at the dozens of knights in front of them with unkind expressions.
"General, your words are serious." The leading man dismounted, casually wiped off the blood with the knife in his hand, put the knife back into its sheath, and clasped his fist slightly, "The front line heard that Dayuan's order from Hehan was sent out, and they went straight to the border. I am here to attend an appointment, so today we are not here It’s not like I’m here to bother you, but I’m here to help you in times of need.”
Before Zhu Kaifeng could ask any questions, the man took out a wooden sign from his bag and handed it to the former.
"I wonder if the general recognizes these people. They are all old soldiers. Liang Xiaolou of the Yuan Army, Lao Turtle of the Yuan Army, Bu Nanshan, Qiu Qianchi, Ma Tingfeng, Qi Shisheng, Lu Zhao."
Zhu Kaifeng took the dark mahogany sign and remained silent.
Zhu Kaifeng is very familiar with the names of these seven people, especially Liang Xiaolou, who has a very long experience in the army, and because of his extraordinary physical strength, good combat skills and agility, although he is difficult to manage in the army, his prestige is serious. Not low. More than a month ago, he went to the main tent to receive the secret order of Cen Shixiang and took seven people to the western border. There was no news after that, but Zhu Kaifeng always felt that these warriors with out-of-touch and even rough tempers were definitely They shouldn't die outside. After all, they are the ones who are still alive and kicking after years of hard fighting. I am afraid that even when they themselves die under the iron heel, these shrewd old soldiers may not die. But when he took the wooden sign, Zhu Kaifeng remembered that there were soldiers in the Yuan Dynasty's main tent with wooden signs. But now the wooden sign in his hand could no longer see its true color, every inch was stained with blood, and Liang Xiao was crookedly engraved on it. The three characters are Lou.
"Except for Liang Xiaolou, there are six other people. Where are the other wooden signs?" Zhu Kaifang twitched his cover and stroked the wooden sign with trembling hands.
"The preface to Liang Xiaolou's death stated that two people died in the rebel army, one died in a trap, one was pierced through the stomach by a hook, and one was shot through by several arrows. The remaining old turtle seemed to be a practitioner who knew some things in his early years. He was able to pull hundreds of rebels and blow them up together. He died on the spot, and the wooden sign was naturally nowhere to be found." The man's voice gradually became lower, "If Dayuan can withstand this calamity, it goes without saying that he will be the best in the world. There are few opponents to be found. I know that my brother is worried and in trouble. If you are worried, you can find someone in a high position to discuss with me. There is no need to step into the main court."
Some of the dozens of soldiers behind the man came closer, still looking bad, and cursed, "Commander Wen, there is no need to say anything. We are waiting for nearly a thousand elite soldiers who have lost nearly 90% of their power and rushed in. I still don't appreciate it. Now, No one who made it to the royal court alive had more than a dozen wounds all over his body. I was the only one out of six people from my hometown. The rest either had their heads smashed with hammers or axes, or were shot with heavy bows. They fell off their horses and died, and two people had half of their faces cut off in front of me. My family commander almost tried his best to save dozens of horses. Your old soldier’s life is at stake. Life. Isn’t our life just life? We have been fighting for many days before we are worthy of coming here, and we still have to face difficulties. What does Dayuan’s life and death have to do with me? It’s better to let the army suppress the situation. "
The leader, Commander Wen, turned around and grabbed the armor of the man with the open mouth. He didn't know when the sword had been unsheathed. Zhu Kaifeng sighed and stepped forward to stop the man. He patted the man on the shoulder, "That's not the case. The war is really urgent. We don’t dare to take it lightly, we should report it to the royal court and invite the clan elders to come and discuss it.”
"Commander Wen is ashamed to be able to bring out such a hot-blooded subordinate. Go and rest first, and it won't be too late for me to send someone to report the correct account."
After the dozens of cavalry left, Zhu Kaifeng still stood where he was. A general came forward to ask, but he hesitated for a moment before giving instructions. First, he sent five hundred soldiers to lurk near the camp of the dozens of cavalry. Come?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? It's enough not to show off, but don't let up at all, and guard you day and night.
The lieutenant general was puzzled and asked quickly, saying that the armor and clothes of these dozens of horses were indeed stained with blood, and half of them were seriously injured. Their clothes were torn, and they were trapped and horses were exhausted. They were probably the people who came to rescue the people under the order of He Han. Why did they do this? Be careful, it may be inappropriate.
"If you really want to come to help, or want to get a piece of the timely help, or have other needs, it is a good thing in any case. But if you come from the opposite side and rashly trust others, if you make trouble, you will be guarding the west right now. Can we really cope with the number of troops?" Zhu Kaifeng still held the wooden sign, turned around and said to the deputy general, "There has never been such a chaos in the Yuan Dynasty in hundreds of years, and the southern part of Wei was almost completely destroyed. Without the secret passage in the city, we would have been almost massacred. You and I were all the ones who retreated from Xiongguan. At that time, the mountains of corpses were piled up and down at Xiongguan. Now that I think about it, I still see them. These seven people should have returned home safely. Most of the old soldiers have died outside. How many lives and how much food have been spent on the entire royal court to survive till now, how can it be lost in my hands."
"Even if someone mentions in the future that Zhu Kaifeng, who is guarding Zhengxi today, is narrow-minded and villainous, the Great Yuan cannot be destroyed in my hands."
The deputy general was speechless for a while, then bowed his head respectfully to Zhu Kaifeng.
A poor man who had never learned to form an army, march and fight, fought thousands of miles in the Yuan Dynasty. After all, he transformed from a poor man with low intelligence and skill into a general with a rigorous mind and strategy of nature. Talent, even if today's events are corrected by later generations and criticized by others, they still do their best to do what they should do.
Zhu Kaifeng walked outside the camp alone. The wind and smoke on the battlefield, together with the long wind that did not reduce the chill after the end of the year, poured into his clothes and armor. No one took the corpses in the two armies, covered by snow, and they continued like this. Between the two armies, they built a high embankment and glanced at the writing on the dark red wooden sign for no reason, closing their eyes slowly.
Don't you see, how many people have been fighting in ancient times?
