Xu Mo once heard that Ning Hu led a hundred guards to kill Beidi's elite rangers and killed the enemy's legendary tooth general Zhong Ling with a single halberd.
I also witnessed with my own eyes that Ning Hu was enthroned as a Thousand Household, his lintel shone brightly, and his military fortune soared into the sky.
Xu Mo thought that he would lead the new army, charge into battle, make great military exploits, and honor his ancestors.
I once thought that Beidi was nothing worth mentioning, just a dead soul killed by a knife.
With great excitement, Xu Mo led the new army to the battlefield, but what awaited him was the cruelest reality, and all his dreams were shattered in an instant.
Before reaching the county seat, they were ambushed.
Even though he had the absolute initiative and caught the enemy's cavalry by surprise, he still fell into a fierce battle. He watched with his own eyes as Qi Meng was besieged by the enemy, died on the city wall, and half of the city was engulfed in flames.
One battalion of new troops, 1,500 elite troops.
The first battle they faced was so tragic that only 800 of the 1,500 people were left, and more than half of them were lost.
What about inside the city?
Qimeng died in battle.
Twenty guards from the Tianji Battalion died.
There were less than 200 yamen soldiers left out of a thousand.
The civilians suffered countless casualties.
The Beidi siege army was repulsed and the city was defended. But as the prefect said before, what was the point of defending this dangerous city? The cavalry general ignored it, the hussar general watched the fire from across the bank, and the frontier troops ignored it. Even the military report sent to Kyoto was like a stone sinking into the sea, with no ripples, let alone a wave.
Almost everyone gave up on Beixi County.
Only Qin Feng and the Beidi people did not give up, which is really ironic!
Buzz…
A heavy horn sound came from the direction of Beidi Camp, and the enemy was also mourning the fallen soldiers.
At this moment, Xu Mocai finally realized that the enemy was not the ink on his credit book, nor the stepping stones under his feet.
But a powerful and dangerous army capable of destroying Daliang!
At the Beidi Camp, Chen Si's left shoulder was wrapped with a bandage, and the wound shot by the guards of the Tianji Camp was still aching.
In addition to mourning the fallen soldiers, fifty soldiers knelt on the ground, and two generals were beheaded one after another.
"Slaughter the city... I, Beidi, have become so rampant?"
"See everything clearly for me and remember it."
"Anyone who dares to make arbitrary decisions and massacre the city wantonly, from soldiers to lieutenants, will be beheaded!"
Chen Si's face was extremely gloomy. If the soldiers hadn't massacred the city without permission and forced the defenders to fight with trapped animals, Beixi County would have been captured long ago!
However, the deal was done, and Chen Si didn't want to dwell on it anymore.
After all, the battlefield situation is changing rapidly, and it is difficult for him, Chen Si, to grasp the overall situation. Any change may lead to failure.
Chen Si turned to look at the clothes hanging behind him.
It was ripped off from the Tianji camp guards and supported by wooden sticks.
Chen Si took a deep breath, touched his shoulder that was still bleeding, and couldn't help but sigh: "The soldiers trained by Qin Feng are all like sharp blades. Although this man died unknown, he single-handedly infiltrated my camp and almost assassinated him. Success. What skill, what courage, and fearlessness?"
"If there are ten thousand Tianji camp guards, they can sweep across the front line! It's a pity, it's a pity, it's a pity... No matter how powerful the troops are, they can't withstand the suspicion of an emperor, and they are limited to three hundred people..."
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At this time, Qin Feng had led the Tianji Camp guards to escort the embezzled gold and silver from Gaofu, as well as piles of criminal evidence, on their way home.
Just when Qin Feng arrived at the gate of Kyoto, a messenger came to the door and galloped along the street towards the military headquarters.
In Kyoto, there are only two types of people who can ride horses through the streets.
One is the royal family, and the other is the messenger.
Qin Feng lifted the curtain of the car and looked at the back of the messenger, and murmured in his heart: "Look at this dress, it looks like the messenger from Beixi County, but... why didn't he go to Tianji Camp instead of the Ministry of War? Could it be that Are there any big moves by the enemy forces on the border?"
"Strange! News from Beixi has been cut off for several days. I don't know what the situation is now."
Qin Feng felt restless and his right eyelid was twitching wildly.
When passing the gate of Qin Mansion, Qin Feng asked Liu Hongyan and others to get off the car and go back to the mansion first, while he escorted the stolen goods to Dali Temple.
Dali Temple is not far from the Ministry of War.
When passing the gate of the Ministry of War, Qin Feng found that the messenger he had seen before was sitting at the door struggling to drink water, so he casually asked: "Commander, are you from Beixi County?"
The messenger was so tired that he could hardly move, but the moment he saw Qin Feng, he stood up forcibly, his eyes wide open and full of disbelief: "Master Qin?"
Upon hearing this, Qin Feng's bad premonition became stronger.
Since this messenger can recognize him at a glance, he must be the messenger of Beixi County Station.
Qin Feng quickly called the parking team, jumped off the carriage, and went up to him: "Why are you rushing to the Ministry of War to report what happened? Is there something big going on in Beidi?"
The messenger's eyes were complicated and he shook his head: "There is no movement. I just came to report the military situation in Beixi County."
Qin Feng's face was stern and he said angrily: "Since it is the military situation in Beixi County, why not go to Tianji Camp? Why did you come to the Ministry of War?"
The messenger hesitated again and again, but gritted his teeth and said: "Three cavalry messengers were sent before, but they all left and never returned! I waited for a long time and couldn't get a reply from Mr. Qin, so I had to come to the Ministry of War to report."
The three cavalry messengers all left and never returned?
There must be something going on here!
Qin Feng's eyelids were beating wildly, and he suppressed the uneasiness in his heart and asked: "I haven't received a military report from Beixi County for several days. I thought that Beixi County was calm and there was no need to send orders. Where have I seen the three cavalry soldiers? Tell me quickly, What exactly is the Beixi County military report you brought!"
The messenger also realized something, no longer hesitated, gritted his teeth and said: "Beidi General Chen Si, throw down 11,000 troops and besiege Beixi County."
Qin Feng frowned and quickly turned around and shouted to the guards of the Tianji Battalion: "Quick! Send the troop deployment letter quickly and let the generals of the cavalry and cavalry go to respond."
The messenger quickly stopped Qin Feng: "Master Qin! This battle is over..."
Qin Feng was stunned: "What? Is the fight over?"
The messenger's eyes became more and more gloomy: "The county magistrate sent someone to inform Mr. Qin, asking General Chariot and Cavalry to lead his troops to advance thirty miles to coordinate the western part of Beixi County. However, there was no reply. General Chariot and Cavalry did not move a single soldier. Beixi County Besieged from all sides..."
Speaking of this, the messenger recalled the tragic situation in Beixi County, his eyes couldn't help but turn red, and his voice became choked with sobs.
"If General Xu Mo hadn't arrived in time with the reinforcements, Beixi County would have been destroyed. Rao struggled to defend the city, but the guards of Tianji camp were all gone, and there were only ten Yamen soldiers left. Half of the city had been burned to the ground. Rush for reinforcements. The new army fought in the field with the Beidi army, and nearly 700 people were killed..."
At this point, the messenger was already crying: "Master Qin, Qi Meng...died in battle!"
