Undercurrents and bright currents were not uncommon sights in the early Yuan Dynasty. For a time, the country was at war with gold and drums, and the sky and the earth were shaking. Instead, they were accidentally hit and hit, making the world of the Yuan Dynasty come out with many heroes at this time. There seemed to be no end to them, both on and off the battlefield. The heroes of the times are in a dilemma, let alone the current situation. Looking at the situation, there is smoke rising in all directions. Even if it has calmed down a little, I don't know when it will be affected again. There will be no long-term peace at the Luzhou border. The princes, princes, and grandsons are far away from the wind and clouds, and there is not much leisure and elegance left. When most of them are drunk with tea and soup, most of them are replaced by worries. The people have no intention of leaving their homes and abandoning the fields and ridges where they have lived for generations. The nomadic families have no choice but to move to the desolate place. People and land have suffered huge losses.
Especially when the royal court in the main account was at a disadvantage, it was in the most miserable state. Yan Qiye relied on the tribe's heavy troops to use money and food from several states to invade, which indeed seriously damaged the foundation of the royal court. Not only were the number of soldiers and horses insufficient, but also Huang Fuchao was carrying them. The soldiers and horses were firmly suppressed, and it was difficult to win. The more so, the more morale of the army was shaken and disintegrated. Often after the battle, it was estimated that the number of casualties among the soldiers and horses of the Royal Court was several times that of the soldiers and horses of the Xumeng Mansion tribe. In the small battle, the casualties of the royal court's troops and horses were ten times higher than the casualties of the tribe's troops and horses. Although Cen Shixiang camped step by step and struggled to survive the successive advances, he still suffered heavy losses.
After returning from Quanliu Town, Wen Yu trapped himself in the Chinese army tent without thinking about food or food. Often when it was dark, there were still three unopened food boxes next to the commander's desk, which were already cold.
Every day, the soldiers who were closely guarding the commander's tent sighed. It seemed that since the first year when he was still in Zhusang Road, Commander Wen had always stopped thinking about food and tea. In addition to training his troops day and night, he also wanted to watch and make plans. , for fear that something might go wrong, he carried the military strategy diagram with him. Even when he was driving on the road, he had to find some spare time to think about it. He only kept his wine flask and wine bag with him. Firstly, it was to resist the bitter cold of winter, and secondly, it was mostly to refresh himself and strengthen his muscles. Hold on to tiredness. But now that Luzhou has been lost and regained, the Zhengzhang Royal Court has firmly grasped the border barriers of Luzhou. No matter who looks at it, the Zhengzhang Royal Court has made the most of this short but difficult and dangerous war. With a crucial breath, victory seemed to be a foregone conclusion, all he had to do was slowly plot. Unfortunately, Commander Wen, who was already the governor of Luzhou County at this time, did not seem to be less worried.
After drinking and sitting for a long time, Wen Yu felt extremely tired despite practicing martial arts all year round. When he went to Quanliu Town the day before yesterday, not only did he not see the summer festival that he had been thinking about for a long time, but he also lost a lot of energy. Although he had expected it, Yun Zhong was about to leave Quanliu Town, but when the water-fire swallowing sword actually broke into his hand, he felt like the world was spinning.
Thinking about something is really the weirdest thing in the world. Whenever I have thoughts, I always think about it. When riding up the mountain, the thoughts on my shoulders are too heavy. , but if this thought is really cut off by my own hands, and when I come back to my senses, I always feel that it is better to just put it on my shoulders. Most of the time, the purpose of going up the mountain is to go down the mountain, and if it is not for the purpose of going down, why go up the mountain? If you don't have the slightest thought, not only will it be difficult to have the lightness of the horse's hooves, but you will feel at a loss.
In the final analysis, Wen Yu had never thought about going up the mountain before, let alone thought that after Yan Qiye's vicious plot, he was puzzled that he could reach such a point with his white cloth and his insignificant ability to lead troops, until now. Now among the imperial army, except for Cen Shixiang, only he has the most prestige. He has given up a lot and gained a lot. But since the familiar flying sword that he saw by chance in his dream broke in his palm, he seemed to be depressed. The worries are increasing day by day, and now it is difficult to relieve them. Drinks and drinks cannot help, and I am getting thinner and thinner.
There has been no war in Luzhou recently. I originally expected that the scholar surnamed Huang among them would not be willing to give in for too long. He must have invaded the Luzhou fortress before the royal court. Moreover, the royal court had only a short time to regain the Luzhou fortress, so there must be some imperfections. , both the manpower and the means to stop the enemy at the pass are lacking. Although the soldiers in the fortress have not been idle for days recently, the entire fortress has been reinforced again, and the city gates have been built high, Wen Yu has not dared to slow down in the slightest. However, the scholar who was particularly good at attacking remained stationary and waited for the opportunity to be lost. The Luzhou barrier became increasingly stable, but he did not make any move. He always stationed his troops outside the mountain without showing any fangs.
If something is unusual, it will involve the scheming of both parties.
On the other hand, the two green-faced ghosts and Rakshasa ghosts located on the North Road led the troops. First, they firmly occupied the quite complete porcelain Luzhou Barrier at the top of the city wall on the North Road. Seeing that they had no worries about protecting themselves, they often made surprise attacks at night and carried out several attacks. He made a surprise attack on the Xumeng Mansion garrison outside the North Pass of Luzhou, chopped off several flags, and killed several generals. Even if they retreated with one blow, he killed thousands of enemies, big and small, and accomplished several feats. It was also because of two people. After fighting for a long time with the royal court, he made great achievements outside Wufeng Mountain. Now he has driven back the entire army of Beixu Meng Mansion in Luzhou. The camp has been retreated for dozens of miles, and his reputation and prestige have also increased. There are very few people in the royal court of the Zhengzhang who are familiar with war. The Zhengzhang has been suffering from shortcomings for a long time and cannot single out anyone who can be of great use. Therefore, in addition to Cen Shixiang and Wen Yu, there are only the green-faced ghost Rakshasa who guards the northern wall of Luzhou on his own. The two ghosts are the most notorious, and their military formations may not be as good as those of the first two. However, their troops are indeed brave and tough in battle, so they have also accumulated a very famous reputation. 33
What exactly the scholar was waiting for, even Cen Shixiang, who was far away in the royal court of Guzhou and was rarely quiet, had not figured out. There were some speculations in the letters exchanged by Wen Yu, but none of them could explain it. What's more, since Luzhou was taken back, Xumeng Mansion's investigation of the comings and goings added to the worries. It is difficult for anyone to penetrate the Luzhou barrier to spy. What's more, the war has reached such an extent. At first, there were not many Xiaorui Rangers left. There were only less than a hundred left in the entire royal court. They went out together in Luzhou. It is extremely difficult to check the enemy's situation at the state barrier. Huang Fuchao played such a chess game, Liu Ying penetrated the flowers to retreat in order to advance, so that the entire royal court now dared not move rashly. What's more, whether it is the war situation or the area occupied by the royal court, as long as the barriers of Luzhou are stabilized and given time to rest and recuperate, even if they fight to the death with the Xumeng Mansion tribe, most of them will steadily gain the upper hand. Therefore, the soldiers and horses in Luzhou will Most of the soldiers were a little relaxed, but only the lieutenant generals who knew how to march and arrange their troops could faintly notice the strangeness.
The wind is carrying the rain all over the building, and the mountain fog is rolling in.
But Wen Yu's body was losing weight day by day, her robes and jade belts were loose, and she didn't want to eat and drink anymore. Naturally, she had to suffer from extremely heavy losses, and even easily damaged her roots.
Even the soldiers in the army, who are always afraid of Wen Yu, often mention a few words when delivering letters. Although they know that Commander Wen will not take into account the advice of others, and they also know that ordinary soldiers are soft-spoken, but they are all a little intolerant, just for convenience. Someone came to deliver a letter, but he never left. It was only when Wen Yu raised his eyes in confusion that he hesitated.
"Commander He asked me to send you a message, saying that Wen Shuai has not eaten properly for many days. He only relies on water and wine to fill his stomach, which must be very harmful to his body. He has been fighting hard for many years and we don't know when it will end. The commander-in-chief really needs to take care of his health, and must not work hard." The soldier's facial expressions looked familiar to Wen Yu. It seemed that he had fought all the way from Zhu Sangdao to now, so he did not blame this talkative soldier. , but he mistakenly glanced at the wooden chair aside and asked him to sit down.
"When we came out of Zhusang Road, there were tens of thousands of paid private troops. At this time of the war, I don't know how many people have died in foreign lands. Do you have any compatriots from your hometown in the army? How many of them are still alive?"
The ordinary soldier never thought that Wen Yu could still distinguish his origins. He was very flattered at the moment. Seeing his honest temper, he clasped his hands and counted them hurriedly, then stood up straight and replied, "We are familiar with each other." There are probably sixteen or seven fellow villagers, most of whom are from Zihao. There are still six or seven left. Two of them were seriously injured at the foot of Wufeng Mountain. They are still recovering, presumably, and one was wounded when he joined the army in the attack on Luzhou. One arm, there’s still a lot left.”
If you go back and forth, you will lose more than half.
It is estimated that the number of private troops brought from Zhusang Road was also the same, and nearly half of them were lost. Even though he now holds the soldiers and horses of the royal court, Wen Yu still feels a little guilty.
Is it better to be a private soldier who runs rampant and lawless in Zhusang Road, taking people's money to survive and buy alcohol, or is it better to travel thousands of miles to step into the blood and smoke of the Yuan Dynasty, and end up dying on the battlefield and die in a foreign land? Wen Yu couldn't tell, but he could imagine that if a mountain of wooden signs were sent to his hometown with a piece of money, the lonely old people, the cries of women and children, and the white silk in front of the door would all make people's hearts tremble.
But what must be done must still be done.
After the soldiers left, Wen Yu unfolded the letters on the desk and put them away immediately after feeling confused.
When the sky showed no signs of warming up in summer, the Great Yuan War was already raging. No matter where the weather was, there were heavy casualties in Wufeng Mountain and other places in Tianxi City. However, at that time of the year, ice and snow often came, but there was no chaos. , but after a battle in Luzhou, something strange suddenly appeared. Even in the entire military camp, many people were sick recently. The sick patients were not allowed to eat food, their eye sockets were sunken, and the whole body was trembling. At first, they just thought it was due to water and soil. I'm not convinced, but now it's really starting to get worse.
The letter stated that almost the entire territory of Luzhou, including Qinggang City, suffered from this disease, and more than hundreds of people had died. It is thought that this was probably because Luzhou had no one to govern before, and the corpses were scattered everywhere after the war. It was only when the weather got warmer in the summer that the sewage basins, streams, wells and canals began to spread, and now it has the potential to sweep across the entire state.
As early as when the army was stabilizing, Wen Yu had already asked the royal court of Zhengzhang to urgently mobilize country doctors and doctors. However, after a long war, those who were willing to come out to help still needed to rest. Furthermore, there was no peace in the Luzhou barrier, so this matter was After delaying, unexpectedly, even though he was more vigilant, he still failed to prevent this matter. He Zhizhou had already taken the lead and led his relatives to search for doctors everywhere, but found nothing. Now that this letter came, chaos started again.
Some people died, but not completely...
