Chapter Ninety-Nine: Coming to the Door
The green shade surrounds the Huangsha Road City, this is the most comfortable season of the Huangsha Road, the spring breeze and sand retreat, the hot summer has not arrived, the soldiers standing on the city wall on duty look around, and the tense face can't help but become soft, until they see the ruins of the Huangsha Road.
The barren Huangsha Road ruins are particularly eye-catching in a thick green, and there is a dazzling depression in the distance, which is the collapsed Queen's Mausoleum.
The soldier's face tensed again, the waist knife in his hand was clenched, and there was a noise in the city behind him.
“.... It's been so long since it rained..."
“.... This is the queen mother's anger..."
“.... Miss Xiaorong is still locked up..."
“.... What is going on, such a big thing, why doesn't the government care..."
The soldiers did not look back, but the people of the city were panicked again, and a moment later there was the sound of footsteps behind them and the rustling of armor.
"Do not gather the crowds, but disperse. ”
"Miracles and secrets are not to be discussed!"
The shouting of the soldiers made the noise even worse, but under the pressure of the government and weapons, the people quickly dispersed, and the street returned to quiet.
Although crowds were not allowed and the gates were closed, life in the city was still normal, and people were not forbidden to move around, and the shops were open, but people had no intention of shopping, eating, drinking, and trading.
"There are several floors of soldiers and horses outside the city, and I don't know how long the city will be closed. The owner of the carriage and horse shop whispered behind Big Yellow Tooth, "Business can't be done. With a worried look on his face, he looked back at the empty inn.
Big Yellow Tooth didn't worry at all, and said, "Don't be so short-sighted, the business will be big in the future." Although many days have passed, I am still excited when I think about it, "Seeing the manifestation of the queen mother with my own eyes, I don't have to worry about the business of my life, and we don't have to worry about the business of Huangsha Road." ”
The innkeeper looked at him and said, "Business, what if there is no Huangsha Road?"
Without Huang Sha Dao, Big Yellow Fang looked back at him.
The innkeeper sighed as he looked at the trembling people walking through the street, the closed gates not far away, and the heavily armored soldiers.
"If you can turn one Huangsha Road into a ruin, you can also make a second Huangsha Road a ruin. He said, looking up at the bright sun, "The sky is cloudy and rainy." ”
Big Yellow Tooth sneered: "You don't come to learn from those literati, Huangsha Dao is a place where heaven manifests, and no one can destroy it." He turned his head to the door frame and looked out.
He knew the innkeeper's worries, which was also the concern of the people of Huangsha Dao, not because of the collapse of the queen's mausoleum this time, and the government's response to the worries, in fact, they Huangsha Dao people have always been worried, since the fire, looking at the ruins in front of them, they trembled day and night.....
Could they be the next evil spirit?
Will this Wong Sha Road also become a ruin?
No one knows, only God knows, the gods know.
Therefore, they can only believe in the heavens, and they can only cling to the gods.
The queen mother has appeared, and the queen mother is guarding the yellow sand road!
Big Yellow Fang gritted his teeth fiercely: "It's indestructible." ”
There was a rush in front of the city gate, and the closed city gate was opened, is it about to open? Big Yellow Tooth and the innkeeper all stood up straight and took a step out, and the running officers and soldiers had already closed the city gate, and a group of dusty heralds galloped past.
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There is no hustle and bustle in the prison at Wong Sha Dao, no matter what time of year it is always cold inside, there is no wailing and complaining in other cells, there is a dead silence here.
The sound of footsteps broke the dead silence, the jailers ran, the chains rattled, the cell door was respectfully pushed open by them, and the general of the Huangsha Road garrison walked in with a calm face.
In the depths of the cell, Guo Zi'an was no longer tied to the torture rack, and the guards were replaced by the guards.
The leather boots stopped in the cell, and the official condescended to look at Guo Zi'an lying on the dry grass, the young man's face turned pale and his eyes closed, and the black and red stains of the prison clothes were tightly adhered to the skin, as if embedded in the flesh.
"I'll let you rest for two days, lest you die before you enter Beijing. The general said coldly, "Guo Zi'an, let me ask you one last time, whether you are Xue Qing's comrade, who passed the news to you, and who else is involved." ”
Guo Zi'an on the withered grass was motionless, as if he was unconscious.
The general looked behind him, and the jailers who were probing his brain immediately retreated, and only the general was left in the cell, and he squatted down on his knees and looked at Guo Zi'an.
"Guo Zi'an, you don't say anything else, as long as you admit that you are Xue Qing's comrade. His voice was low, "I'll give you a good treat." ”
The young man in front of him still didn't react.
"You must know that entering the capital is not a pain of flesh and skin, and you can't survive when you enter a cell there. The general said, "You have also heard of the methods of the criminal department's prison, when Duan Shan...."
Speaking of this, Guo Zi'an, who was unconscious, smiled suddenly, and the general couldn't help but be stunned.
"What are you laughing at. He frowned.
Guo Zi'an opened his eyes, and against the backdrop of his miserable white face, his eyes were full of red silk, and he looked at the general without speaking.
"Duan Shan is dead, but his methods are not dead. The general said, "Guo Zi'an, you have followed me for so long, I...."
Guo Zi'an's chapped lips moved, interrupting the general's words.
"I'm not in the same party, I don't know anything. ”
The voice was weak but the general could hear it clearly, and he had said this sentence repeatedly these days, even if he didn't make a sound, he could know it when he looked at his lips squirming, and the general looked at the young man in front of him with a cold expression.
"Okay, the order from the capital has come, and I will send you to the capital today. He said, standing up and walking out with his boots heavy, but there was no sound behind him.
Walking out of the gloomy cell, the general looked at the green shade and said, "I don't know whether to admire him or..."
This kind of unyielding young man is the best quality in the army, but he is a thief....
Why do you have to destroy yourself when you have a bright future? He really can't understand the young people nowadays.
"Escort him into Beijing. He said.
The soldiers guarding outside the door responded that they were just about to move, and suddenly there was a sharp horn in the air, although the tense atmosphere in Huangsha Dao City had been for a long time, but the horn suddenly sounded, and the general still couldn't help but tremble.
"What?" he said, looking surprised.
It's not that he doesn't know what the trumpet sounds, and any soldier knows it, let alone as a general.
This is an alarm for an enemy attack.
However, there is no war in Xiliang, there is no rebellion in the territory, and it is not a border, except for the training of soldiers, it is rarely heard.
Now there is no training, why .... There is an enemy attack?
The horn continued, piercing, and the general looked at the soldiers who were stunned around him, and roared, "What are you all stupid?"
The soldiers were brought back to their senses by this drink and ran quickly.
The streets of Huangsha Dao City are already full of soldiers and horses.
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"General Hu, General Hu. ”
The prefect of Huangsha Road hurried to the head of the city under the support of a group of officials.
"Is it from Xiliang?"
The general said: "If the Xiliang people can hit us before they are discovered, half a week will be dead." ”
Also, Huangsha Road is not a border, and it is impossible for the Xiliang people to kill here quietly under the heavy soldiers and horses, the prefect breathed a sigh of relief and raised his breath: "Who is that?"
Looking over the barren Huangsha Road ruins, a team of people and horses could be faintly seen four or five miles away, and the number was not much, three or four hundred.
Because the Queen's Mausoleum collapsed again, additional soldiers and horses were deployed outside the city of Huangshadao, and three forts were set up.
"We went up and asked, but before we could get any closer, they were knocked off our horses. One of the generals said, holding up an arrow, "This is the one that is used." ”
If it is defeated, does it still matter what kind of weapon is used? The prefect frowned and looked over, his expression slightly surprised, this is a very common arrow, but there is no arrow.
"Doesn't it hurt anyone?" the prefect quickly understood, and said in even more surprise, "So what are these people going to do?"
The officer said, "They want us to ..... Surrender. ”
Surrender? Why? Because of these 300 people?
Everyone's eyes looked into the distance again, and saw that the more than 300 people began to approach Huangsha Dao City, their speed was not fast, they looked relaxed and casual, but the slow movement was imposing, like predatory beasts, they spread out, gathered, like a sword slowly raised, and like a big net slowly opened......
There are obviously only more than 300 people, and the horse's hooves are like the gallop of the previous thousand people, the pace is neat, the atmosphere is relaxed, and the majesty is compelling....
The officers and soldiers at the head of the city were tense, and the soldiers under the city gate were slightly restless.
"They're soldiers. General Hu said, his expression solemn, "They are well-trained soldiers, not rabble bandits." ”
The prefect's gaze fell on the three hundred men, their uniform black cloth robes suddenly turned into armor, and their horses were even more majestic than the horses of the Huangsha Road garrison.
What kind of soldiers are they?
No matter what kind of soldiers they are, they can't be allowed to show off their strength and prestige like this, and the morale of the army will be confused, and the military formation in front may really have to surrender.
"Take them down!" General Hu said.
With his order, the order on the city wall was activated, and the cavalry that had already lined up under the city wall galloped out, the horse's hooves were fierce, and the ground shook, this was a thousand cavalry, and there was no need to talk about fairness at all, and the enemy should be solved as soon as possible with crushing troops.
Standing on the city wall, you can see the cavalry of thousands of people fanning out like a palm, and the iron hooves are stepping on the sand, dust and smoke billowing up, and they want to slap the oncoming 300 horsemen to death.
At the same time, the wolf smoke on the city wall was lit and the fortress was ordered to send troops, which was to be flanked back and forth.
"When they arrived at the city gate silently, they must be annihilated by thunder, otherwise the army will be unstable. General Hu said, his face was ugly, it was about the first time he had encountered such a humiliating thing after so many years of marching and fighting.
The prefect didn't think much about it, his own heart was indeed unstable, feeling the vibration of the army's attack, his eyes fell firmly on the three hundred horsemen, in front of the cavalry that was rolling like thunder, they still maintained the previous pace, leisurely walking, condescending......
Their speed increased, like a lion and leopard that had finally struck, facing twice as many prey as themselves.....
The horses' hooves are like thunder, they are whistling like a wind, and the dust is like smoke.
The prefect couldn't help but hold on to the city wall and widen his eyes, seeing the two sides that were intertwined, the three hundred horses entered the sea like a stream, but they were not swallowed up instantly, but suddenly struck in the sea and divided into countless streams, stirring, and a piece of land fell instantly, and then it was like mud and sand seeping out of the cracks of the palm.....
"They've crossed the formation. The prefect shouted, stretched out his finger and pointed ahead, his voice raised and trembled, "They're coming!"
He didn't need to be reminded at all, everyone on the city wall could see it clearly.
General Hu stepped forward, the hand holding the city wall slapped heavily, the war drums sounded, and the defenders of Huangshadao, who were left behind, regrouped their military formations in pursuit in a chaotic situation, and the soldiers who stayed in front of the city gate followed the war drums to meet them, striking on both sides.....
But the three hundred cavalry were scattered like streams, winding in front of the battle, dividing the surging soldiers and horses like paddy fields....
Looking at the soldiers who kept falling off their horses, General Hu's face became more and more ugly.
"These people are not only in military formation, but also extremely powerful in equestrianism, but also extremely powerful in personal combat. He said, "Who the hell are they?"
"My lord, they are approaching the city gates!" shouted the people who were close to them.
The streams meandered, and at some point they came together again, and they crossed two layers of military formations, and only one layer remained in front of the city gate.
"I can't stop them. The prefect shouted, after a storm, in his opinion, no matter how many people there were in front of the city gate, the army formation could not compare to three hundred.
"If they can't stop it, they won't be able to break through the city gate!" General Hu shouted, and then turned his head and shouted to his own followers, "Why haven't the soldiers and horses of the fort come yet!"
Yes, the wolf smoke has been released, and it stands to reason that troops are about to be sent here, why is there no movement in the distance?
Before the words fell, officers and soldiers came running on the city wall.
"Your Excellency, there are also three hundred people from the west gate of the city. They shouted.
The other party was flanked back and forth!
General Hu slapped the city wall, and was about to shout the soldiers, but the soldiers on the city wall shouted first.
"They stopped!"
General Hu was stunned, and the prefect also pounced on the city wall, and sure enough, he saw that the team of 300 people had stopped, and the army formation in front was waiting to move, and the army formation behind him was pursuing, but they seemed to be frozen, and the horses stood firmly in place.
Standing on the city wall and looking down, these three hundred people were like an isolated island among the military horses moving on both sides.
This isolated island slowed down the front and rear formations that were about to rush over, and they seemed to be afraid and seemed to hesitate and do not know what to do.
"What are you doing?" said General Hu, and then saw that one of the three hundred horsemen who was still had to come out.
The rider walked to the thousand-strong army in front of the city gate and looked up at the city wall.
It was already close, and standing on the wall you could see his appearance, or rather, her appearance.
That's it, woman.
Her outfit was very simple, she was dressed in a black shirt and her black hair was tied up, and she couldn't tell it if she didn't come out at all.
"Hey. ”
Her voice came clearly and loudly.
"I'm Xue Qing. ”
Xue... Green!
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(I have something to go out tomorrow, so the update is in the evening, the time is uncertain, everyone will come to see it before going to bed)