As a cold wave suddenly swept through Jinan Prefecture, the weather suddenly turned freezing, seeming to warn everyone that winter was coming.
As the saying goes, the winter wind is biting, the wind is cutting the sword, and the frost is cutting the sword. Birds and beasts are beginning to disappear gradually, and snakes and insects are already preparing to sleep.
However, at this moment, in the southeast of Jinan Prefecture, there is a hidden city surrounded by mountains on three sides. It is indeed very lively at this moment. Thousands of troops are seen constantly attacking the city, and there are endless sounds of killing and wailing. , however, the seemingly massive attack still failed to break through. As the retreating bells rang, hundreds of corpses were left behind, and they retreated in a hurry.
Two more days later, the temperature seemed to be even lower. Under the cold wind, in the huge camp surrounding the city, many soldiers were collecting firewood. Their lips were black and blue, and their whole bodies were shivering from the cold. Some even Many are still coughing violently.
"If this continues, I will either be killed by the bandits or frozen to death." A tall soldier looked at the fire that was finally lit, ran over to it, and finally breathed out.
"Didn't General Zhang say that winter clothes will be delivered soon? Why haven't they arrived yet?"
"Who knows, everyone up there is warm anyway," a soldier said with a bit of resentment. Now that they have not received military pay for three months, they still have to endure such hardships to exterminate the bandits.
Just when the soldiers were in pain, in the military tent of the military camp, they saw a general wearing thick armor, with a body like an iron tower, and a fierce look on his rough face, sitting next to the stove, holding a A thick leg of lamb, eating it with big mouthfuls.
It was none other than Fang Sui, the general of Jinan Prefecture.
Soon, a deputy general came in, with a worried look on his calm face and he clasped his fists and said, "General!!"
"What's going on?" Fang Sui asked while eating.
"The weather is suddenly cold, and none of our soldiers have prepared winter clothes. A message came from the state capital, saying that the treasury is not enough, so we can solve it ourselves. We must kill all the bandits headed by Wu Song before the cold winter comes completely. wipe out!!"
When Fang Sui heard this, he said coldly: "Report to Zhizhou, Wu Song and other robbers are already the turtles in the urn, they can't hold on much longer!!"
Hearing this, the deputy general clasped his fists and said: "General, our army has been besieging the city for three days, but the bandits are fierce. Now the weather is suddenly cold, and the soldiers are unable to support themselves. Should we temporarily return to the army and wait until next spring when the flowers bloom, then we can conquer again?" !!”
"Retreat!!" Fang Sui's face darkened and he immediately said angrily: "Wu Song lost three battles in a row and lost his troops and generals. Our army finally besieged them in Laocheng. How can we retreat at this time? We will fail!!"
"But now many soldiers have caught wind and cold because they don't have winter clothes. If we continue to fight like this, we won't be able to hold on!!"
"Then go to other towns to buy." Fang Sui waved his hand nonchalantly.
"How can other small towns have military uniforms for tens of thousands of troops to survive the winter?"
Fang Sui frowned and said, "I ordered people to urge the state capital again, asking them to prepare 5,000 cotton-padded clothes within five days no matter what!"
When the deputy general heard this, he couldn't help but said: "General, the state capital cannot prepare it in five days. Besides, I am already a hundred miles away from the state capital. It will take two days to send it along the way. This is too long. Soldiers will not be able to withstand such weather if they are not prepared in advance!!"
"Bastard, this is the time to test our will. Anyone who dares to run away will be killed without mercy." Fang Sui said coldly, then said seriously: "Tell the whole army, as long as Wu Song and other bandits can be wiped out, we will be killed when we return to Jinan." , will all be highly rewarded,”
"General..."
"No need to say more, I swear to destroy this guy Wu Song!!" Fang Sui gritted his teeth and said.
After looking at it, the lieutenant sighed helplessly, and at the same time he was a little worried. Wu Song, who robbed the court and destroyed Jinan, was really that unbearable. From the beginning of the conquest to now, it seemed that Wu Song had been defeated one after another, but in fact the losses were not huge. Instead, he took them for a walk in the garden, and often set ambushes on the road. The tens of thousands of troops actually lost more than two thousand people without knowing it. They traveled a long distance without getting enough rest, and they were already very tired. , now that Wu Song has entered Laocheng, he seems to be in despair, but he always has a bad premonition.
However, looking at Fang Sui with a ferocious gaze at this time, he did not dare to say anything more. Wu Song's humiliation and scolding before the formation could be said to have completely angered Fang Sui's pride. No one understood the character of their general better than him. , There is nothing to say about martial arts, but when it comes to managing generals and leading troops, there is no other way except intimidation. In normal times, forget it, but now it is a war!
. . .
On the other side, outside the city gate of Laocheng, many soldiers were seen collecting corpses. At this time, in the middle of the city gate, Wu Song sat directly on the ground with a knife in his hand, panting slightly, and he looked also a little tired.
"Commander, let's have something to eat!!" At this time, Chen Dong came over with a bowl of hot broth.
Wu Song took one look, shook his head and said: "I'm not hungry, go get it for the injured brothers!!"
"Commander, rest assured, they are all ready."
When Wu Song heard this, he stood up with difficulty and said, "I'll go see them."
"Commander, you haven't had a good rest for two days and two nights. Don't worry, with the officers trained by Vice President Hu here, the brothers' mood will not be a problem," Chen Dong stopped him.
After Wu Song saw it, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief. He looked at the broth that was brought again, smelled it, and said with a smile: "It smells so good. I wish it could be paired with some wine."
"Commander, I have it here." Hou Yong, who saw a gun next to him and a lot of blood stains on his armor, immediately took out a wine bottle and said.
Wu Song looked happy, then shook his head and said: "No, I told you not to drink when we are marching and fighting. I drink too much, and I tend to be self-righteous!!"
"You drink! You have worked hard during this time!!"
Wu Song said with concern, although Hou Yong is a little impulsive, he is really the bravest one under his command now.
"Commander, it doesn't matter at all!!" After hearing this, Hou Jing said,
Wu Song shook his head, "I am the one requesting my brother to start the battle of Jinan. If we cannot win a big victory, I, Wu Song, will be sorry for my brother, and I will be sorry for the people above Liangshan who are looking forward to it!!"
Chen Dong took a look and said seriously: "Commander, he is a great general!!"
Wu Song was stunned for a moment, then smiled bitterly and said: "The military advisor has been rewarded. If he is being chased and beaten, there will be no generals left!!"
"The commander may not have been the same in the past. At that time, the drunken tiger looked brave, but in fact he was impulsive and arrogant. However, after my brother came to power, the commander began to be strict with himself, and loved his soldiers as his sons. He was not disturbed by his personal reputation, and was not proud of his bravery. He is worthy of being a general!!”
After Hou Yong heard this, he immediately smiled and said: "The military advisor is very nice when he talks, and the commander is the number one general under my brother!!"
"Don't talk nonsense." Wu Song immediately frowned and said, "Brother has many people under his command who are good at fighting, such as Coach Lin, and I admire them all!!"
"It is indeed inappropriate to say that the commander is the first general, but it is definitely not wrong to say that the commander is the general that my brother loves and values the most. Jinan Mansion is the capital of Jingdong, and it cannot be guarded except by trusted generals. My brother's trust in the commander is extraordinary. , Of course, there is only one brother in the heart of the commander. This is the so-called heart of mutual understanding between the king and his ministers. With this heart, why should our army not be victorious!!"
"The commander has indeed worked hard during this period. If he fails three times, it can be regarded as the loss of the commander's former prestige. This is my fault," Chen Dong directly apologized.
"What are you doing, military advisor?" Wu Song hurriedly supported him and said, "My fame is nothing, but I finally succeeded in leading Fang Sui's army here. However, military advisor, the strength of the Jinan soldiers is not eight thousand, but more than 8,000." Thousands, even if we continue to ambush and attack, we will only hurt two or three thousand of his troops. I brought out two thousand brothers, and now there are only less than a thousand who can fight. If Fang Sui attacks with all his strength several times, , I’m afraid I can’t defend Licheng!!”
"Commander An Xin, it's time to start closing the net. Not to mention a few more times, even after tonight, the combat effectiveness of his tens of thousands of troops will be completely destroyed," Chen Dong said with a smile.
“What does the military advisor mean??”
