In fact, it didn't take long for Zong Zheng Shiquan to realize why Lin Ye did this and why he tied him to a high platform in such an uncharacteristic manner for all Lou Fan soldiers outside the city to see.
Aren't you here for revenge? It’s you who are attacking because your hatred is as deep as the sea. Didn’t you attack the city out of hatred? What I'm fighting is that your morale is like a rainbow.
As long as Lin Ye's cowardly army defeats Lou Fan's strongest momentum today, and the cowardly army attacks the city in the future, it will be impossible for him to be as brave and fearless as he is today.
Moreover, at this moment, the soldiers in Lou Fan's army were very tired.
The troops who came from afar attacked the city without taking any rest. They didn’t know who the commander was, so they had no sense at all!
Then Zong Zhengshiquan thought about what he had just said loudly... Even he couldn't stay rational, so what reason did he have to blame the general who led the army and the soldiers who were attacking the city?
The seemingly menacing Lou Fan army was on the offensive side, but from the beginning they fell into Lin Ye's control of the rhythm of the war.
This battle lasted from morning to late night, and from late night to early morning.
One day and one night, there were so many corpses outside the city wall that they almost completely covered the ground. The Yunzhou defenders were fully prepared and had plenty of troops, so even though the Loufan people paid a huge price, they still did not pose any threat to Yunzhou City.
Day and night, not many ladders were set up on the Yunzhou City Wall, and no one climbed to the top of the Yunzhou City.
To defend the city, kill the enemy first.
Try to kill as many siege soldiers as possible. The greater the cost of casualties, the faster the morale of the siege party will be destroyed.
Zong Zhengshiquan watched on the city wall for a whole day and night, and the despair in his heart became more and more intense.
In fact, when he saw Lou Fan's army arriving in Yunzhou at the beginning, even he had illusions and thought it was possible to be rescued.
This is human nature. Whether you are an emperor or a mortal, when you see one of your own arriving in a desperate situation, you will always ignite hope, even if this hope is unrealistic.
In the early morning, after the Loufan people retreated, baskets of steaming steamed buns were brought up. The soldiers guarding the city grabbed them regardless of whether their hands were dirty or not. Two or three white and plump steamed buns were in their hands.
The next person carrying a basket was braised pork, which weighed about a pound per piece. It was fragrant and hot. As soon as the cotton cloth covering it was lifted, the heat and fragrance rushed out.
No one has a piece of meat, and the steamed buns are enough.
The soldiers were either sitting at the top of the city or standing against the city wall, eating two or three bites of steamed buns and meat, and their stomachs felt warm.
After eating three or five steamed buns and a pound of meat, and then drinking a glass of water, my stomach became bulging.
Most people would groan in contentment and pat their stomachs gently.
Lin Ye took a kettle and washed Ning Haitang's hands. Ning Haitang washed his hands, broke open the buns, put the meat in, handed the first one to Lin Ye, and ate the second one himself.
The two of them stood side by side on the city wall. After taking a sip, Lin Ye said vaguely: "You will go down to the city to rest in a while. We don't have to stare at the city wall. We will take turns."
Ning Haitang did not refuse and nodded.
After breakfast, Ning Haitang left behind a female general: "You don't have to participate in the fight. Just watch from General Lin's side. If anything happens, come and report to me immediately."
After saying that, he went down to the city.
After Lin Ye had eaten and drank enough, he lifted his legs up the city wall as before and sat on a high place with his legs dangling outside the city wall.
Outside the city, there were Loufan soldiers without weapons holding white flags, carrying corpses back, densely packed, like ants moving.
This is an unwritten rule on the battlefield. When the opponent collects the corpse, the other side will not attack unless the other side takes this opportunity to attack again.
Lou Fan's soldiers looked up and saw the group of middle-aged men on the city wall who were supposed to be weak, eating steamed buns and meat and looking at them.
The rising sun shed golden light, and through the thin clouds, beams of light fell on the battlefield, on the living people and the carried corpses.
There was a soldier on the city wall pouring water from a kettle and flushing his face. With a pop, the water sprayed out and a small rainbow hung in the sky.
Peace on the battlefield is different.
Perhaps the people in Yunzhou City had also gotten up at this time. In the early morning, they brought water to wash their faces, shaved their beards, and rinsed their mouths. There was also soft smoke in the kitchen.
The child asked his parents if they could go out to fly a kite today. The father, who had listened to the screams of murder all night long, was silent for a moment and nodded: "Okay."
On the street, the salesman who got up early was already walking through the streets. He also listened to the fighting all night, but his goods still had to be sold.
An old man was squatting in the yard, looking at the vegetable seedlings that had just sprouted two young leaves. There was a bug hiding under the vegetable leaves. After a while, the old man picked it off, threw it on the ground, and trampled it to death.
Ning Haitang came down from the city wall and returned from the Asura Hell to the human world.
She subconsciously looked back towards the city wall. From this angle and this distance, she couldn't see the straight man.
But she still saw it, right there, always there, watching over the salesman who got up early, watching over the old man catching insects, watching over the father who went out with the kite and the mother who led the child.
They all saw Ning Haitang, and they bowed to Ning Haitang.
Ning Haitang returned the greetings one by one.
She passed by a house, and the hostess's voice came from the yard: "Are you going to work today?"
With a squeak, Mu Mu pulled away. The strong man put a towel around his neck and went out with a pole: "If you don't go to work, I'll go to the city wall and take a look. The military men are working hard. I'll go take a look." What can I do to help? We still have some strength."
The hostess caught up and stuffed three hard-boiled eggs into her husband's arms. The man shook his head and refused: "You and your children can eat."
The hostess also shook her head: "You eat, you will gain strength after eating."
Then they saw Ning Haitang passing by the door, so they leaned forward and saluted.
The little girl, who looked to be only four or five years old, ran out of the yard and held up an egg her mother had left for her: "Give this to daddy, too."
Ning Haitang smiled tenderly at them, and the little girl also saw her. After a moment, she timidly stretched out her little hand and held up the egg: "Here it is for you to eat."
Ning Haitang shook his head so gently.
The man nodded towards Ning Haitang and said, "Thank you for your hard work, General."
Ning Haitang pointed to the little girl: "She is Dayu's child and also our child."
At this moment, she saw that the strong man's expression changed. He just frowned after scraping off a large piece of skin on his arm when he was working yesterday, but now his eyes were slightly red.
"Dayu will not lose!"
The man shouted loudly.
"Dayu will not lose!"
the little girl shouted.
Ning Haitang nodded vigorously: "Dayu will not lose!"
Not far after she walked out, she looked back and saw two or three burly or lean men coming over with poles in their hands. They gathered together. No one said what they were going to do, and then they looked at each other. Laughed loudly.
They walked towards the city wall.
That wall isolates the killing, the danger, and the Asura Hell.
With an excuse, a man who looked like an old gentleman opened his money bag, left a few pennies, and handed the money bag to the young man in front of him: "Go buy some buns and send them to the camp."
The young man was slightly dazed: "Did you buy all the money you paid for your storyteller yesterday?"
"Bought them all."
"Then, what if the military men don't want it?"
"Give it to them and leave."
"Grandpa, actually... I'm a little scared. Can you come with me?"
"Son, you should remember that if the people are afraid of soldiers, something must be wrong. This was the case a few years ago, but it is different now. After the general of Yunzhou was replaced by Lin Ye from Tuoba Lie, the people of Yunzhou You shouldn’t be afraid of soldiers, you should respect them, but you shouldn’t be afraid.”
The young man didn't quite understand, but he knew that what he said must be right, so he ran out and turned back while running: "Master, did you keep our meal money?"
The old gentleman opened his hand, and the few copper coins in his palm were shining golden in the sunlight.
Ning Haitang walked past him. Before the old man could salute, he had a piece of broken silver in his hand.
Ning Haitang said as he walked: "Sir, what you said is right. If the people are afraid of the soldiers, then there must be something wrong. I thank the old man for the buns on behalf of the soldiers, but the old man also has to leave enough money for himself. As the child grows, he needs to eat more meat."
"Eat... more meat."
The old gentleman stood there stunned, and suddenly realized that he seemed to have seen the heroic female general. She was the general Ning Haitang who guarded Yunzhou after General Lin Ye left.
The general had already walked away. The old man looked down at the broken silver in his hand and was in a daze for a long time...
Not long after, in the distance, the young man ran back excitedly, his face flushed.
"Grandpa, the military men say thank you!"
He ran closer and opened his hand: "But the military men gave me money."
The old gentleman's expression changed, he shook his head and said, "You shouldn't have it."
The young man said: "The military master said that they have no control over whether others give him or her, but they do because they are cowardly!"
On the street in the distance, there were a series of horse-drawn carriages, pulling stones and sacks filled with soil.
Next to the first car was a chubby businessman who seemed to be out of breath. It was not hot in the early spring morning, so he was obviously weak.
"Master, get in the car and sit down, look at how sweaty you are."
"I don't... That's my mule. What if I get tired when I sit on it? You don't know how much a mule costs?"
"Then boss, when you asked us to load the car, you kept telling us to load more, load more. Why didn't you feel sorry for your mules when you were loading the car?"
"Nonsense, how can it be the same? These rocks may be useful. If you kill one Loufan person, you will make a lot of money. If you kill two, I will make a lot of money."
He took out a handkerchief and wiped the sweat from his forehead, and saw the driver also getting out of the car.
The coachman said: "Master, I'm walking with you."
The chubby businessman laughed: "You have some conscience, but you have exhausted my mule. How can I finish it with you?"
A long line of mules and horses passed by pulling a cart, and the wheels ran over the bluestone pavement. The mules and horses pulling the carts were breathing hot white air from their noses, and they were plodding forward with their heads lowered.
The fat boss looked distressed.
He raised his head and saw the big jade war flag floating on the city wall. The heartache disappeared from his eyes, replaced by a kind of boundless pride and pride.
Ning Haitang returned to the camp, washed and changed clothes, but did not feel sleepy.
She stood outside the big tent with her hands folded, looking at the faint clouds floating in the sky. The wind blew the clouds away to the south.
Clouds from the north can go to Dayu to see the rich world, but humans cannot.
At this time, bursts of children's laughter came from outside the camp, like silver bells, so sweet and sweet.
Ning Haitang turned his head and looked outside the camp. At a position about a tree high, there was a kite flying. Judging from the pattern, it should be a spring swallow.
The child's father chose to fly the kite with his child next to the camp. The reason is actually very simple.
Here, be at ease.
Ning Haitang raised a smile and looked at the kite, but the face of that guy once again appeared in his mind... It was him...
He is the one who turned Yunzhou into what it is now, and he will be the one who turns all Dayu into what it is in the future.
"snort......"
Ning Haitang snorted softly and said to himself: "If it weren't for this, how could I like you... But you can't be too proud in front of me in the future, and you... too Just make do with it.”
Those eyes that were as bright as stars were radiant.
