"Eat another piece of pancake. People like us don't have many opportunities to eat enough throughout the year." Shi Chang picked up a piece of pancake from the bowl and handed it to Tian Qi.
"Thank you, Shizhang." Tian Qi thanked him, reached out to take the pancake from the other person's hand, brought it to his mouth, bit off a piece and ate it.
"Eat, eat more. Remember to hide behind me when you go to the wall tomorrow. Don't rush forward randomly." Shi Chang looked at Tian Qi who was eating pancakes and warned him.
Tian Qi chewed the pancake in his mouth and said as if he was holding tofu: "Don't worry, I'm strong, I can protect you."
"You know what, even if it's life-threatening, you should rush forward. If you're tired of living, listen to me and follow me tomorrow. You can go wherever I go. Don't waste your life like a fool. "Shi Chang yelled in a low voice.
Tian Qi, who was scolded, laughed and ate the pancakes in big mouthfuls.
"You coward, eat a piece of meat." Shi Chang cursed with a smile, took out a piece of meat bone from his own bowl and placed it in Tian Qi's bowl.
Tian Qi was not polite and ate as much as he was given. He ate the meat on the bones in a few mouthfuls, leaving only one piece of bone in his mouth that he sucked repeatedly.
Shichang saw Tian Qi eating with big mouthfuls, and he also picked up the pancakes in the bowl and started to eat them in small bites.
After a group of people finished eating, the soldiers who had nothing to do went back to their rooms to rest. The soldiers who took over the night duty on the wall also went up to the wall to replace the people on the wall.
Under the night, the cold wind was biting, and the sound of the wind outside the house was like a ghost's scream, ringing all the time.
"Go to bed early. We have to go to the wall and defend the city tomorrow morning." The chief lied on the kang and said to the men belonging to his team in the room.
There was a thick layer of hay spread on the kang, and people were crowded together on a large kang.
"I sleep less and less every day. After tonight, I still don't know if I can get off the wall tomorrow. Maybe I won't have a chance to open my eyes again."
Someone on the kang answered.
Shi Chang, who had just laid down, got up from the kang, looked in the direction of the sound, and scolded: "Stop talking nonsense, I won't get a good rest tonight. Tomorrow, everyone will go up the wall like a plague chicken. When we arrive, I didn’t even have the strength to escape, so I could only wait to die.”
Those who were scolded did not dare to talk back.
The Kang Shang became quiet amidst this extremely long curse, and no longer even moved to turn over.
Shi Chang touched the darkness and glanced at the people on the kang, and then said: "You should just fucking sleep. Only by replenishing your energy can you survive better."
Seeing that everyone on the kang was getting ready to sleep, he lay down on the kang again.
The cold wind outside the house kept roaring, and the gaps between the doors and windows had long been blocked by hay. Although the room was not particularly warm, the cold wind could not blow into the house.
Soon, rhythmic snores sounded in the room.
An unknown amount of time passed, and there was a bright moon outside the house that was not there when it got dark. It was obviously already late at night.
In the dark room, a figure sat up from the kang and got off the kang very carefully.
"What are you doing so late?"
The figure who got off the kang in the dark was about to walk out of the house when Shi Chang, who was guarding the end of the kang near the door, suddenly sat up from the kang.
Tian Qi, who was about to walk out, was startled by the sudden sound.
When he heard the sound of Shi Chang, he slowly looked at the figure sitting up on the bed and whispered: "Shi Chang, my stomach is not feeling well. I will go outside to deal with it and I will be back in a while."
"It's cold outside, put on my clothes." Shi Chang handed the shabby coat he was wearing to Tian Qi.
Tian Qi was not polite, reached out and took the coat and put it on his body, then opened the door and walked out of the house.
As soon as he went out, the cold wind outside flowed down his neck and collar, making him shiver immediately.
Tian Qi wrapped her coat tightly, looked around, and finally focused on a direction in front of her, and walked quickly.
Under the cold windy night, countless tree branches and some lighter objects were blown by the wind, leaving behind shadows that danced wildly, covering up Tian Qi's swaying figure.
Soon, Tian Qi came to a secluded wall.
When he came over, there were already several figures waiting here.
"Why are you here so late?" A figure behind the wall seemed to be complaining.
Tian Qi, who was leaning against the wall, whispered: "Our chief was watching too closely and found an excuse to come out to relieve himself."
"Okay, now that everyone is here, let me arrange the tasks." A man with a slightly rich voice behind the wall said to a few people around him.
Tian Qi and several others looked at the man who spoke.
Just listen to the other party say: "Zhang Dafu and Zhang Sanfu, you two go to the stable to set fire to it. There are haystacks there, just start it. Remember to let the horses go."
There were two dark figures on the side who nodded towards him.
"Tian Qi, you guys follow me to the city gate. After Zhang Dafu sets the fire, we kill the soldiers guarding the city gate and open the gate to let the army outside the city enter." He then said to Tian Qi and the others.
Tian Qi and others also nodded.
Seeing that everyone understood, the other party said, "Let's go and split up."
After saying that, he leaned against the wall and walked towards the city gate.
Tian Qi and two others followed him.
The two people on the other side walked quickly in the opposite direction.
Soon, Tian Qi and others arrived near the city gate.
After seeing the figures of the city guards at the city gate, several people slowly knelt down.
Tian Qi tightened her jacket.
Although the place where they were hiding was in shadow and the moonlight above them could hardly reach them, they were not sheltered from the wind, which was exactly the direction the wind was blowing from.
Several people huddled together, relying on their companions to keep each other warm as much as possible. From time to time they breathed into the palms of their hands, and then rubbed their hands vigorously to ensure that their palms would not turn wooden.
For about half a quarter of an hour, just when Tian Qi felt that his ears were about to freeze off, fire came from the direction behind him. Perhaps because of the strong wind, the fire quickly swept through most of the sky, illuminating a large area of darkness. .
"Walk."
The leading man whispered to Tian Qi and others, took the lead to stand out from the shadows, and trotted towards the soldiers at the city gate.
Tian Qi and others were not slow at all, and they all chased after him.
However, maybe because of the cold in the dark place, when I first stood up, my feet were obviously a little bit mixed. After running for more than ten steps, I slowly returned to normal.
"who?"
The fire in the distance also attracted the attention of the guards here at the city gate. When Tian Qi and others approached, the guards hurriedly raised their weapons and pointed at them.
"It's me. Something happened in the barracks. Some gangsters sneaked in and burned down the stable. The general sent a few of us to strengthen the gate guard." The man in front of Tian Qi explained while rushing over quickly.
"It's Da Ding, you scared me just now." The soldier in front of the city gate breathed a sigh of relief and put on a smile when he saw that the person approaching was an acquaintance.
