Under Jiangling City, the bodies of many Cao Jun and Wu soldiers were lying in a strewn pattern. They had just experienced a small-scale battle, and both sides had casualties.
A hole was opened in the corridor outside the city, and the corpses of the two soldiers were stacked on top of it. Not long ago, the two sides had a battle for the corridor, resulting in many casualties. In the end, no one took advantage.
Now there is a tacit agreement between the two parties to collect the corpses of their comrades without carrying weapons. The soldiers on both sides were even talking to each other. It was hard to imagine that they had been life-and-death enemies before.
Song Xin couldn't help but lament that in her past memories, during the First World War, hostile British and German soldiers would give each other small gifts when cleaning the battlefield, and they would also hold football matches on Christmas. Then go back to the trenches and continue fighting. War never belongs to civilians, but they are always the ones who sacrifice the most.
Song Xin and Song Ya merged into the team collecting the corpses. As the city gate opened, they suddenly got up and ran over. Cao Jun's soldiers guarding the gate saw two people running towards them, and quickly shouted to shoot arrows.
"Song Ya, Song Xin returns to camp, don't shoot arrows!" Song Ya shouted.
The small school on the top of the city heard this and asked quickly, "But Song Ya and Song Xin are under General Wei Ziming?"
Song Ya shouted: "That's right. We will report the military information to General Cao and let us enter the city immediately."
"Put away your bows and arrows and open the door!" the junior high school officer ordered. It turned out that the primary school had been told long ago that once Song Xin and his wife returned to the city, they should not be embarrassed and let them in immediately.
The two entered the city, each with a fast horse, and ran towards Cao Ren's mansion. The soldier guarding the gate saw two men dressed as Wu Jun rushing in and was about to stop them. It happened that at this time a broad-shouldered general came out. Song Xin saw that it was Niu Jin.
"General Niu, Song Ya and Song Xin have returned from Jiangnan."
"How come you two have been in such a mess these past few days? Come into the house quickly." Niu Jin ordered the soldiers to retreat and let the two of them enter the house. Song Ya and the two of them looked really miserable at the moment, their faces were covered in black and gray, and their bodies were stained with blood from when they moved the dead people.
"Go get two sets of clothes and throw away this skin." Niu Jin said again.
The two changed their clothes and washed their faces. They looked cleaner, but they still smelled sour. Niu Jin didn't care about this and pulled them into the hall.
Cao Renzheng and Xu Huang were watching the situation on the sand table and were very happy to see Song Xin and others coming in.
"You two have worked hard all the way, but have you heard about Liu Bei and Zhou Yu's movements?"
"I found out that this time it is the same as General Gongming's guess. Liu Bei sent Guan Yu to lead two thousand light cavalry from the west of Jiangling to our rear, and ordered Zhang Fei to lead two thousand five hundred troops to block the passage between me and Xiakou. He himself led Twenty thousand soldiers were stationed in the south of the Yangtze River, near the mouth of the Youjiang River. My cousin and I sneaked into Zhao Yun's camp, Liu Bei went south, and Zhao Yun's three thousand troops were the vanguard."
"Guan Yunchang only brought two thousand men and horses and dared to cut off my food route? Two thousand are light cavalry?" The generals were surprised after hearing this. You must know that the Prime Minister has nearly 100,000 elite soldiers on the front line of Xiangyang Jiangling.
Cao Ren said: "This is in line with Guan Yunchang's temper. Back then, he dared to attack Yan Liang's formation with dozens of cavalry. Now he has two thousand light cavalry in his hands, which is enough to withstand ten thousand elite soldiers. At least he can hold him back. We have tens of thousands of troops. This situation must be reported to the Prime Minister as soon as possible so that several generals can take precautions."
Xu Huang added: "Yun Chang leads an army of two thousand, and his main purpose is to harass our food routes, and will not engage in a decisive battle with our army. If our army sends people to chase, not only will they be exhausted, but they will also be easily defeated by him one by one."
Cao Ren then asked: "Is there any movement about Zhang Fei?"
Song Xin shook his head and said: "It was not mentioned in the letter. But I heard from a man named Shu Chang next to Zhao Yun that he wanted to cross the river to the west of Xiakou."
"It turns out that Ma Liang is in Zhao Yun's army. It seems that Liu Bei is determined to win Jingnan." Cao Ren said.
After pondering for a moment, Cao Ren said: "Well, Cao will write a letter and report everything, and strengthen the guards of the three fortresses of Ming'e. Brothers, you have worked hard along the way. You can rest in this mansion for a while, I will Send someone else to deliver the letter." Cao Ren finally said.
Song Ya asked: "General, is there any war in the near future? The two of us are willing to do our best."
Cao Ren said: "Three days later, our army will fight Zhou Yu's army outside the city."
"Song Ya is willing to serve as a pawn"
"Song Xin is also willing to go."
"Wei Ziming specifically explained before returning to Xiangyang that Song Xin is still young and cannot go into battle. So, little brother Song Xin, you can just watch the battle at the top of the city. Brother Song Ya, I think your riding and martial arts are not bad, you can follow me, Lao Niu Go kill some Nangou." Niu Jin patted Song Ya on the shoulder like a big brother.
"Song Ya will live up to his mission, cousin, this time you will watch from the top of the city. Don't come out."
Song Xin shook his head and said, "Cousin, if I don't make many meritorious deeds, it will be difficult to clear my family's grievances, so let me go."
Niu Jin laughed loudly and said: "You are not old, but you are very courageous. Do you know that once you rush into the enemy's position, you will be in a hail of bullets and arrows, and you will escape death."
Song Xin said: "Even so, I'm not afraid."
Song Ya said: "Cousin, you can watch from the top of the city first. If you need help, it won't be too late for you to come out."
"In that case, General Niu, cousin, and Song Xin will be carrying wine at the top of the city to greet the triumphant few." After Song Xin finished speaking, he bowed to the two of them to show respect.
Song Xin and Song Ya returned to their residence. He took out a few diamond talismans and handed them to Song Ya, "Cousin, these two talismans belonged to Zhang Xiuyang that day. You can take them and pat them on your chest in times of crisis. , each one can protect my brother from injury for a quarter of an hour. If you fall into the enemy's formation, just slap it on your body, and then just run into the city."
"Well, cousin, I have seen the power of this talisman. It turns out that you are an alchemist. No wonder the monster was killed by you." Song Ya happily took the talisman and carefully collected it.
"Cousin, I have never told you clearly about my freedom difficulties, so please keep it a secret for me."
"Don't worry, cousin. In fact, Brother Wei Tong and I have guessed it, and we won't tell it. You and I are going to rest. We are very tired after walking for two days."
In Song Xin's room, there was already a large basin filled with water. He took off his dirty clothes and jumped in to wash. Ever since I was imprisoned in the dark prison and returned today, I haven't taken a shower for a long time. My body has already become sour and smelly, and a basin of water quickly became turbid.
However, Song Xin didn't care about this. Being able to take a bath at this time was already something General Cao took special care of. It is impossible to change to an ordinary soldier. Several generals also used some water to wipe their faces and bodies every day.
"Wow, Song Xin, you are playing in the water. Xiaoyu is playing with you."
When Song Xin heard this, she was startled. At the same time, her face turned red and she said, "How can you look at a man taking a shower? Turn your head quickly."
"Why can't you watch it?"
"Okay, okay, Xiaoyu, I'm not even dressed. It's not good to see me like this. Don't come to see me take a shower in the future. You'd better go back first. How about I talk to you after I get dressed?"
"Well, okay, don't lie to me." After saying that, there was no sound.
Song Xin didn't use the Eye of Consciousness, so naturally he couldn't see her, but he knew she was right next to him. He must have looked at himself up and down a long time ago. This ghost Xiaoyu is still a child at heart and doesn't understand the taboo between men and women at all.
Song Xin knew that Xiaoyu was nearby, so he didn't dare to wash anymore. I got up and hurriedly dried my body, changed into new clothes, and meditated on the bed.
