Chapter 151: Bloodstained Battlefield
The silence of the night did not highlight the heaviness left behind by the war, but the blood became thicker and thicker, entangled in the night sky, as if the soul was being bound, and as if mourning the departure of each soul;
The night sky, which was originally silent, became more and more gloomy, and such an atmosphere was so oppressive that it was difficult for people to breathe, making people feel uneasy, even fearful;
A cool breeze whirled by, as if releasing the soul in the air, and as if dissolving the heavy breath; At the moment when the cool breeze blew, everyone involuntarily tightened their shoulders and moved their lips and teeth.
With such calm, it is obvious that the war has subsided, Song Jingran suppressed the uneasiness and tension in his heart, and secretly blessed himself, hoping that the whole army would not be wiped out;
Finally walked through the battlefield full of corpses, and the faint light not far away came into everyone's eyes, although it was only a dim light, but for them, it meant the dawn of everyone at this time;
At least they still have people and horses alive, and Song Jingran couldn't wait to run to that ray of hope, which was also the military camp in the dark night.
When Song Jingran arrived in the barracks, there were wounded people everywhere, and there was even no one outside the barracks, and the wounded moaned because of the pain of their bodies, like a thin needle piercing his heart;
At this time, the men and horses that followed also arrived; Hearing a commotion, the soldiers, who were paralyzed on the ground, got up from the ground as if they had touched lightning, and did not forget to pick up the weapons on the side.
The dark night seemed to have heard the movement, and with a long sword in his hand, he walked out of the tent, and what caught his eye was Song Jingran's figure, which was originally tense, but was instantly disintegrated; Not to see him as a savior, but as hope.
Dark Night waved his hand to signal people to retreat, apologized on one knee, and said in front of Song Jingran: "Subordinates, see the young master." ”
"Hurry up." Song Jingran stepped forward to support the dark night, and at this time there was no longer any distinction, only the concern between brothers or friends.
Dark Night refused Song Jingran's support, and said with self-reproach, "The incompetence of my subordinates has led to heavy casualties in this battle, please execute my subordinates." ”
Dark Night understands the importance of this mission, and the rules of the Dark Workshop, if you don't complete the assigned mission, you will return to death.
"Your guilt will be remembered, and now this seat needs to know the details." Song Jingran said and walked towards the tent, although the rules of the dark workshop will not be broken, but this time is not that time, and it is a military dereliction of duty, there is no need to deal with it according to the rules of the workshop, even if he finds an excuse for himself.
Sighing in the dark, he also entered the house, and now is indeed not the time to punish crimes.
Song Jingran was in the tent with his hands in his hands, and when he noticed that the dark night was coming in, he asked coldly, "Say"
Although King Liang's army came suddenly, with his understanding of the dark night, it should not be defenseless, there must be a hidden secret.
"Back to the young master, the army of King Liang, should have passed through this place at noon tomorrow, I don't want them to rush to the night, but also take advantage of our army's unpreparedness, come to sneak attack, our army is difficult to counter for a while, can only fight hard with it, but the enemy soldiers and horses are far more than we predicted, and our army is difficult to resist for a while, nearly half of the casualties are dereliction of duty, I hope that the young master will exempt the soldiers from responsibility, and the subordinates are willing to bear it alone." Darkness knelt down again to plead guilty.
Song Jingran didn't know why the other party suddenly attacked, and he did not hesitate to march at night, could it be that they leaked some news, or did King Liang send a messenger again? So does it mean that the battle situation in the city is in favor of your side, or is there something else?
There are too many questions, but no one can solve them one by one! I sighed in my heart, and suddenly a kind of tiredness came to my heart, which was a kind of tiredness that I had never felt before, but I couldn't find the reason for the boredom, or there were too many reasons, and it was difficult to tell for a while;
Song Jingran turned around and found that he was still kneeling in the dark night, and he said coldly, "Let's get up first." ”
Dark Night bowed his head, then got up, and subconsciously glanced at Song Jingran, it was rare to see him with such a solemn expression, whether this time it was really as their mission, taking life as the task.
"Do you know how many soldiers and horses the other side has?"
"Back to the young master, the opponent is at least no less than 50,000 infantry, nearly 10,000 cavalry, after this battle, the damage is also heavy, but their cavalry is elite, and it is also their main strength."
Song Jingran glanced at the dark night, and saw that his brows had never stretched, thinking that he was not lightly injured, and he was able to resist several times more soldiers and horses with less than 20,000 troops, and there were still remnants of soldiers, which was already a miracle, and it was a fluke for them, and the arrival of the night redeemed them;
Because no matter how strong an army is, it will never choose to fight at night; Just like no matter how brave an eagle is, it will not easily attack a snake, because it does not know whether this snake is poisonous or not.
There was a noise outside the tent, and Song Jingran knew that it should be the shadow leading the army to arrive, "You heal your wounds first, and leave the affairs outside to the shadow." ”
Song Jingran said, and walked outside, there are too many things for them at the moment, if he is not mistaken, the enemy army will come at dawn tomorrow to wipe out the army in the dark night.
After Song Jingran left, he finally lost his strength, leaned on the table with one hand, and covered his chest with the other, which should be the wound; Fortunately, when reinforcements arrived, he could heal his injuries with peace of mind.
Song Jingran and Shadow and the others set up the army properly, and also ordered people to take care of the injured people and horses, and after being busy at midnight, they took Shadow and a small team of men and horses and quietly left the barracks.
The sky was gradually dawning, the pale blue sky was inlaid with a few remnant stars, and the earth was hazy, like a veil shrouded in silver-gray;
After Song Jingran took people back to the barracks, there were already occasional soldiers in the barracks, and the occasional soldiers passing by, some of them were confused, and some seemed to be sleepy, and they didn't care about it;
The dark night was already a light sleep, and after hearing the commotion, he hurriedly came out of the tent, and when he saw that it was Song Jingran and the shadow, he was relieved and unclear in his heart, and he approached the head of the jaw and said, "Young master." ”
After Song Jingran dismounted, he patted the dust on his body, glanced at the dark night and walked straight to the tent, leaving only one sentence, "It's not in the workshop now, and it will be called the general in the future." ”
The dark night was slightly stunned, and he wanted to go although Song Jing left, but was stopped by the shadow.
The Shadow shook his head and said, "Let the young master rest." ”
Dark Night nodded though he wanted to know their whereabouts.
In the early morning after the rain and dew, the solemn breath was relieved, and the blood in the thick air gradually dissipated;
At this time, a layer of white fog covered Dianchi Lake, and gradually turned into a thin veil, like a magical hand, gently lifting her veil, and the clouds also gathered in the sky, as if soaked in blood, showing a faint red.
Sure enough, as Song Jingran expected, King Liang's army appeared on a plain thirty miles away after showing its face in the morning sun, the reason why they did not choose to fight in the mountains where they fought yesterday was also because the mountains after the rain and dew, not only were the roads slippery and difficult to walk, but there were also soldiers who died in battle yesterday, and the march was somewhat obstructed, and although the plains were not easy to hide, they were conducive to fighting, besides, the surrounding mountains were connected, and the retreat was also a good place to hide, but they existed, and they were full of certainty of victory.
Song Jingran led his troops to a halt within twenty miles of the enemy, who were already waiting here; Tens of thousands of soldiers and horses on the boundless plain, like a long dragon with no end in sight, such a spectacular sight, people can't bear to destroy.
A plain is empty and boundless, with rivers looping and mountains intertwined; It was a clear sky, but under the shadow of a black oppression, it became dark in an instant, the weather became haggard, the breath was even more solemn, the flying canopy was broken, the weeds died, the birds refused to fall, and the wild beasts broke away from the herd and rushed, which shocked people and lost their souls.
As the trumpets of all sides sounded; Then there was a deafening shout of killing, which was originally a neat dragon shape, but instantly changed its form, like a dragon playing in the water, and like a dragon flying; The dim sky, shrouded in yellow sand and smoke, and the deafening shouts were gradually muffled by the sound of hurried horses' hooves.
Seeing that the two armies would be blended into one, the men and horses of the battle flag of the word 'Jin' held high suddenly fled from the battle, restrained the galloping horses, and turned to the original way to return.
The men and horses holding the word "cool" were already singing and marching forward with great spirits, but when they saw the enemy fleeing in a hurry, they were even more like dragons and tigers, and they were indomitable; suddenly, the galloping men and horses fell to the ground one after another, and the horses let out a tearing chirp, and the troops also screamed miserably.
Under the thick dust and smoke, it is faintly visible that the ground is flat, there are large and small traps and dense cone needles, due to the suddenness of the incident, the rushing army, caught off guard for a while, and the people who can stop in time have survived a tragic situation, and the people and horses who can't turn it around can only struggle to the death in the trap.
Under the sudden change of events, King Liang's military horses were like a plate of scattered sand, fleeing in all directions; The general led by him tore his throat and screamed, waving the battle flag in his hand, hoping to gather the lost army.
Seeing this, Song Jingran waved his hands, and the horn sounded again, and the returning army was divided to both sides in an orderly manner, and then rushed towards the enemy, and the shouts of the soldiers overshadowed the sound of horses' hooves, and even the sound of the horns that were hidden; It seems to be venting the essence that has been immersed for a long time, and it seems to be showing off the joy of the imminent victory.
As the two armies blended into one, the sound of fighting shook the mountains and rivers, cracked the rivers, and the offensive was fierce, like thunder and lightning; In the billowing breath of wolf smoke, it began to be replaced by pungent blood, and the soldiers and horses who were as brave as tigers fell in a pool of blood one after another;
Life on the battlefield seems so weak, yet so indestructible; Although life will pass in an instant, for the sake of the peace of the land, he still sticks to the blood-stained battle.
Song Jingran witnessed that the battle had entered the middle stage, and then led his troops into battle, adding a bit of sharpness to the army that was already like a tiger coming out of the mountain; The blood that permeated the breath became more and more intense as the number of people and horses turned on their backs, making people can't help but feel depressed and disgusting;
The army fought hard, perhaps accustomed to this kind of atmosphere, or unintentionally brewed, fierce and surging fighting, this scene, described as spectacular, but with tragedy, with tragedy, but exciting.