At three quarters of Hai hour,
In the south of Lanzhou City, Cheng Chumo, wearing bright light armor, arrived at the arrow tower of Andingmen as usual.
When the soldiers on guard at the archery tower saw Cheng Chumo, they immediately stood up straight and said loudly:
"My subordinates have met the captain."
Cheng Chu sighed silently, waved his hand and said:
"Go down and get some sleep."
"Here."
After the soldiers left, Cheng Chumo immediately collapsed with a sullen face.
Today is the thirteenth day since Lanzhou City was besieged.
Before coming to Lanzhou, Cheng Chumo never knew that a day could pass so slowly and so hard.
These thirteen days not only completely changed his understanding of war, but also very likely ended his life.
When he was in Chang'an, whenever he thought about the battlefield, his blood would always surge.
He fantasizes that one day, he can be like his father, riding a tall horse and holding a horse pole, fighting in and out of the enemy army, fighting vertically and horizontally.
He dreamed that one day he could command thousands of troops and become an invincible general.
But after these days of baptism, he truly realized how ridiculous his previous thoughts were.
War is not a child's play, nor is it just fighting and killing.
No matter how brave a person is, he can't change the situation of the war, and he can't be used as food.
Thinking of eating, Cheng Chumo couldn't help but picture the dazzling array of meals at Qin Ming's house.
Braised pork, braised fish, stir-fried sausage, dry-fried small yellow croaker....
[I don’t know if I will ever have the chance to go to Ming Geer’s house again and have a big meal in this life. ]
Cheng Chumo wiped his saliva and became even hungrier for a moment.
Suddenly, there was a loud sound, and a sharp arrow shot at the wooden window not far away from Cheng Chumo's side.
Cheng Chumo trembled and instinctively squatted down. Just as he was about to shout about enemy attack, out of the corner of his eye he saw a piece of cloth tied to the sharp arrow.
Cheng Chumo's eyes narrowed, and he pulled out the sharp arrow with lightning speed.
Two quarters of an hour later,
In a bedroom of the Lanzhou City Government Office, Cheng Chumo respectfully presented the banner to Niu Jinda, deputy general manager of Longyou Road March.
Niu Jinda quickly took the cloth and unfolded it. He saw a line of small words written on it with a brush.
"Tuyuhun attacked Dingxi today and was attacked by Chang'an's reinforcements. He was severely defeated and lost 15,000 men. The military advisor will take Lanzhou City within three days. Please make preparations early, Linghu."
Niu Jinda stood up suddenly and laughed:
"Okay, okay, okay."
Seeing this, Cheng Chumo couldn't help but asked curiously:
"Uncle Niu, why don't you seem to have any doubts about the contents of this banner?"
"Could it be that this guy who calls himself Linghu is a spy you planted in the enemy camp?"
Niu Jinda stroked his long beard and said with a smile:
"I don't have this ability. This is all the fault of the chief manager."
Cheng Chumo heard this and said doubtfully:
"Aye?"
Niu Jinda nodded and said:
"Yes, when you, Aye, were young, you once saved a young leader of the Dangxiang tribe on the battlefield."
"This person is Linghu."
When Cheng Chumo heard the word "party item", the expression on his face immediately turned ferocious.
He has not forgotten that if the party members had not temporarily defected that day, how could his father Cheng Yaojin have been so seriously injured.
"The party members are all ruthless people. Sooner or later, someone will lead an army and kill them all."
As soon as Cheng Chumo finished speaking, a loud shout came from the door.
"Hey, you're such an idiot. I haven't seen you for a few days, and your tone has gotten worse!"
When Cheng Chumo heard this, his body trembled and he turned his head stiffly. When he saw the figure supported by Cheng Chuliang at the door, he burst into tears.
He took three steps and two steps at a time, knelt down in front of Cheng Yaojin, hugged his thick calves, and howled:
"Sir, you are finally awake, but you are worried about the baby."
Cheng Yaojin's eyes were a little moist, but he was so proud of himself that he still kicked Cheng Chumo to the ground. Then he put one hand on his hips, pointed at Cheng Chumo, and said pretending to be displeased:
"You worthless thing."
"I'm not dead yet. I'm crying and crying. What do you look like!"
Cheng Chumo touched his eyes, stood up like a carp, touched the back of his head, and said with a silly smile:
"Yes, yes, that's what the adults taught you."
Niu Jinda on the side secretly wiped away his tears, then stood up and walked to Cheng Yaojin, bowed and saluted, and said in a trembling voice:
"Congratulations, Chief Manager, you finally woke up."
Cheng Yaojin narrowed his eyes and smiled, stretched out his hand to hold Niu Jinda's arm, and said with a smile:
"Old Niu, you've worked hard these days."
Niu Jinda shook his head, the smile on his face could not be hidden.
"It is the duty of the general to not dare to express his hardships."
Cheng Yaojin patted Niu Jinda on the shoulder and said with a smile:
"Okay, if we don't talk to each other as a family, come and let's sit down and talk."
Niu Jinda said hello, then stretched out his hand to pull Cheng Chuliang away, and personally helped Cheng Yaojin sit down on the soft couch beside him.
Cheng Yaojin waved his hands towards Cheng Chumo and Cheng Chuliang and said:
"You two go out first. I want to talk to the deputy manager alone."
The two brothers looked at each other, said "Hey", and walked out of the door.
Not long after he left the room, Cheng Chumo heard his father's suppressed and angry roar.
Hearing this, Cheng Chumo pulled Cheng Chuliang's sleeve and said:
"Chu Liang, when did Aye wake up? Why didn't you send someone to notify me?"
"Aye woke up a quarter of an hour ago. He wanted to inform the elder brother, but Aye was worried about the safety of Lanzhou City and had to come to Uncle Niu first."
Cheng Chumo nodded slightly and said:
"Anyway, it's a great blessing that Aye can wake up."
Cheng Chu nodded and nodded.
On the other side, after listening to Niu Jinda's story, Cheng Yaojin looked fiercely and said viciously:
"These scum deserve to be damned."
"Haha, I actually saw the good man leading the army guard on my left resisting the barbarians with an empty stomach, and he was unwilling to lend us food."
"Okay, that's great."
"If you dare to be in the first year of junior high school, don't blame me, Lao Cheng, for being in the fifteenth year."
Niu Jinda was shocked when he heard this. He stood up and said anxiously:
"Zhijie, what are you going to do?"
Cheng Yaojin said matter-of-factly:
"Of course we need to eradicate those scum who are causing trouble and colluding with Tuyuhun."
Niu Jinda's eyes widened, he took Cheng Yaojin's arm and persuaded him:
"You know the truth, but you can't do it. If the censors in the imperial court find out, they will definitely impeach you."
"When that time comes, I'm afraid..."
Cheng Yaojin raised his head, looked at Niu Jinda seriously, and asked:
"Lao Niu, you and I both know that it is impossible to break the siege of Lanzhou without an army of hundreds of thousands."
"The reinforcements on the other side of Dingxi City are most likely cavalry sent by His Majesty. Their number will not exceed 20,000."
"And it will take at least ten days for the imperial court's hundreds of thousands of troops to arrive here from Chang'an."
"Do you think we can last more than ten days with the food and grass we have now?"
"Besides, as the reinforcements get closer, Tuyuhun's attack will definitely become more and more fierce."
"Do you want to watch helplessly as the soldiers starve to defend Lanzhou?"
Niu Jinda blushed when he heard this and explained:
"certain..."
Cheng Yaojin waved his hand and said:
"Okay, so-and-so is the marching general manager of Longyou Road. If your Majesty wants to blame someone if something goes wrong, then a certain person will take the blame."
When Niu Jinda heard this, his eyes turned red instantly.
In anger, Niu Jinda slapped Cheng Yaojin on the injured shoulder.
"What a bullshit big manager, I'm still the deputy marching manager!"
As he spoke, Niu Jinda patted him again, and said fiercely while patting:
"You are the only one who loves soldiers as much as sons? I have a heart of stone, right?"
"You bastard, if it weren't for your injuries, I would have given you a beating!"
"..."
Cheng Yaojin grimaced in pain and kept begging for mercy.
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