The wind whistled with the yellow sand, and in front of him was the wizened sand willows, struggling to stretch into the sky in the ancient river channel that had long been unrecognizable. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

"Pingxia army," the sentry shouted.

The low billowing smoke and dust on the dusky and rugged horizon in the northwest gathered silently in groups of three or five, pressing towards Yongding City.

"Is it finally here?" The tall young man crossed his arms, frowning at the dust, and the herald hurriedly came and went in front of him, and after a long time, someone reported: "General Meng, please come to the main hall." ”

At this time, almost all the generals in Yongding City were concentrated in the main hall, and there was a scroll of Liao Eagle in the middle of the hall, and the main general Zheng Yande was sitting in the middle of the position, and the city defense was arranged.

"Meng Yunping, you lead 500 people to guard the east gate, and you are not allowed to move without an order."

"The last general commands." Meng Yunping knelt down on one knee to receive the order, his heart couldn't help but darken, it was the east gate again, the east gate faced the Isozi Ridge, the strange rocks on the mountain were craggy, there were no trees, it was extremely difficult to walk, the Pingxia people put the west gate facing the river beach plain, the south gate was not attacked, and it was strange to have time to attack the east gate.

Among his colleagues, Fan Yi came over and patted him on the shoulder, not knowing whether to encourage or convince him. There was a tense atmosphere in the air, except for Zheng Yande's loud voice, which was the rustle of armor rubbing.

The Southern Dynasty built a city at the throat of the Pingxia Kingdom, and the Pingxia Kingdom naturally came to attack with all its might, and the Yongding City is now barely taking shape, and whether it can withstand this attack is not counted in anyone's heart.

"General, why don't you take advantage of the fact that the Pingxia army has not yet been assembled, and take it by surprise first. Judging from the dust in the northwest, the Pingxia people were anxious to march, obviously the cavalry arrived first, at this time the weather was dry and the water was shallow, if the five thousand elite soldiers could take advantage of the wind and sand to hide, along the ancient river beach to detour its side, it would definitely be able to come out on top. A clear voice broke the solemn thoughts of the generals.

"Bold!" Zheng Yande slapped the case and shouted.

There was silence in the hall, and Meng Yunping hurriedly turned his head to find the person who had just spoken.

It was a young military general at the end of the table, and he couldn't see his face clearly against the light, only to see those eyes, with an awe-inspiring cold light.

"Do you know what it is to talk nonsense here without the permission of the Lord?"

"Twenty rods," the young man took a step forward and knelt down.

Zheng Yande snorted coldly: "Young and crazy, the Pingxia cavalry is so powerful, I'm afraid you can't dream of it." ”

"Since the beginning of this dynasty, our court has never defended but not attacked the Pingxia cavalry, and they never dreamed that our army would dare to take the risk of attacking," was still in a steady tone.

"You!"

Meng Yunping couldn't help but gasp, and said in vain that he was in the army, and it was a crime to be beheaded.

The young military general raised his head, this time, it was clear that he was in his early twenties, and he seemed to be a little younger than Meng Yunping, with a handsome face and a firm expression.

"General, in fact, what he said is not unreasonable, his subordinates think ......"

"Indeed, this may be a great opportunity."

When the general heard this, he stood up and began to talk about it.

"That's enough," Zheng Yande shouted to stop the generals, "I built Yongding City to strangle the throat of Li thief, to show that the army is powerful in the country, how can I do a sneak attack, our army is facing Pingxia in a dignified manner, so that they can see clearly the bearing and majesty of the Celestial Empire." ”

The hall fell silent, and I don't know who started first, shouting: "Raise the prestige of our army!" Raise the prestige of our army! This cry spread in waves, and the whole courtyard saw men raising their arms and shouting.

Meng Yunping glanced at the young man kneeling in the hall, and there seemed to be a hint of disappointment in his bright eyes, which was fleeting.

Zheng Yande finally waved his hand to stop the excited sergeant, bowed his head and said, "I remember, you were originally General Ning's subordinate. ”

The young man said, "Yes." ”

"General Ning is willing to cut his love with me, I am very grateful, I think you are earnest, this time I will spare you once, and I will not do it again. Let's do what we should do. ”

And all the generals were commanded.

"General Meng."

Meng Yunping led his subordinates and was about to go to the east gate, when he heard someone calling behind him, it was the young general.

"Under Xiao Yanran," he crossed the spear in his hand and smiled and hugged his fists.

"General Xiao," Meng Yunping replied, puzzled, "...... you are?"

"The general asked me to help you guard the east gate, and now I am your lieutenant general, just call me Yan Ran."

"I can't ask for it, I'm worried that no one will speak," Meng Yunping said with a smile, "I'll take you to see the most boring east gate in Yongding City." ”

Xiao Yanran was stunned for a moment, and the two immediately laughed at the same time.

"This is the Isoziling where the yellow sheep are too lazy to come, the Wuding River is in the south, and there is a sand river ditch over there, flowing through Yongding City, and then ...... to the north."

"The beachhead plain, facing the mountain pass, is the only way to enter Shaanxi Road in Pingxia."

Meng Yunping nodded approvingly: "So we have to hold here." ”

Xiao Yanran turned his head to look in the southwest direction, under the dim sky, the rolling dust was getting closer and closer, and the hand holding the gun couldn't help but tighten.

Meng Yunping followed the direction he was looking at, and his heart fell hard. "Look at this dust, the people of Pingxia will be able to organize the team at most in the evening."

"I don't know when the war will start," Xiao Yanran smiled slightly at the corner of her mouth.

"Tomorrow, preferably tomorrow," he said silently.

Xiao Yanran was stunned for a moment, and when she turned around, she saw the hand of the soldier standing on the side holding the scabbard tightly, and nodded heavily.

The wind mixed with the yellow sand blew the battle flags and rolled uneasily.

However, their desire to fight was in vain.

The Pingxia army stopped outside the three arrows, and began to camp unhurriedly, looking out from the head of Yongding City, the day is the black that continues to extend in the wind and sand, and the night is the continuous extension of the firelight, little by little, the loess earth that can be seen is slowly covered, like boundless despair, slowly devouring the morale of the soldiers defending the city.

"What are they waiting for!"

Uneasy emotions flowed in all corners of Yongding City.

"These self-proclaimed smart Pingxia people just want to weaken the morale of our army, and they can't fall for them!" Zheng Yande sneered, "I want to see how they can afford it." ”

"That is, so tens of thousands of people are empty, don't they sit and eat empty."

"Li Boyuan is not that stupid," Xiao Yanran said in a low voice, "I have a bad premonition. ”

Meng Yunping nodded in his heart, but he couldn't figure out what the Pingxia people were trying to do.

"Report, general, the Shahe ditch has broken off for some reason."

Zheng Yande stood up abruptly and said in astonishment: "What! Check it out. ”

The generals looked at each other, and everyone's hearts understood at this time.

"Fooled."

The Pingxia people used their army to attract the attention of the southern army, and then secretly sneaked to the upper reaches of the Wuding River, blocking the only water source in Yongding City.

"General," Fan Yi hurriedly stepped forward two steps, "let me take five hundred people and go to demolish the dam of the Pingxia people overnight." ”

Zheng Yande waved his hand: "The people of Pingxia must be prepared, and if you go, you will be sent to death, so hurry up and order someone to dig a well in the city." ”

"Report, General, two wells have been drilled, but there is no water."

"Report, five wells, still no water."

“……”

"General, it's been four days, and the water in the city is almost exhausted, let your subordinates break through!" Fan Yi knelt down again and said hatefully.

Zheng Yande shook his head. There is still a scorching sun and sand overhead, Yinzhou is a place with little rain, and in March this year's drought, it is simply delusional to want to draw water from Yong'an City on this Shiling sand dune.

"General, retreat, fight the whole city, there is still hope to break through, and then make plans. It's better than dying here by drought! ”

Zheng Yande said coldly: "Lin Hao, what did you say?" ”

"At this time, there is still hope for a breakthrough, general, retreat, even if there is still water, we have no chance of winning in the face of this Pingxia army."

"Confuse the army's heart, drag it out and cut it off!"

"General!"

"If anyone dares to say that they will retire, the end will be the same as him!" Zheng Yande roared, "It is a supreme honor for a military general to sacrifice his life for the country, and the Yongding City that he has worked so hard to build must not be given to Li Thief!" Go dig a well again! ”

Xiao Yanran took half a step forward, but was pulled by Meng Yunping and shook his head gently.

"We're sitting still!"

Meng Yunping looked at the eyes that were filled with anger: "I understand, but just now you stood up and died in vain!" Are you here to die? ”

Xiao Yanran lowered her head and said with a wry smile: "Yes, I really didn't come to send me to death." The geographical location of Yongding City made it impossible for the Pingxia people to form a siege, and the retreating army could at least keep the 20,000 soldiers in the city. ”

Meng Yunping shook the gourd in the air on his waist, silently walked to the side of a soldier on the city wall with chapped lips and bleeding, and said in a low voice: "Moisten it, take it in your mouth, don't swallow it immediately." ”

Xiao Yanran looked at the black and oppressive Pingxia army outside the city, and fiercely inserted her spear into the earthen wall.