"Little Wu, what about the casualties on your side?"

Zhu Wu was resting against the wall, Zhu Chongba came over quietly with Xu Da, and opened his mouth to ask.

"Seven dead, more than a dozen!" Thinking of this number, Zhu Wu felt faintly heartache and a little annoyed.

If these brothers died in the official army, it would be fine, and they were all lost and killed.

"It's okay on your side, General Sun's seventy or eighty lying down!" Zhu Chongba sighed and said.

General Sun is Sun Deya, and his brothers are in charge of the section of the city wall next to Mamian. These two places are exactly the areas covered by the archers of the official army.

However, there were no crossbows over there, and when the Goryeo soldiers attacked the city gate, they could only fight back on the city wall under the rain of arrows from the official army.

"I don't know what those generals are thinking. Haozhou has occupied so many days, and the defense of the city wall is not prepared at all, and it is all temporary.

Fortunately, there are few officers and soldiers, if there are tens of thousands more and the siege equipment is complete, Haozhou is afraid that it will not be able to hold it for a few days. ”

Zhu Wu was irritable, and suddenly had the idea of wanting to smoke a cigarette, but even Guo Dashuai put it in when he said this.

Zhu Chongba didn't answer this, Zhu Wu could complain, but he couldn't.

Instead, he said, "Xiao Wu, we just asked the big marshal for an errand and led a team of brothers to take over this section of the city wall next to you." ”

"General Sun's part?" Zhu Wu saw Zhu Chongba nodding and said with a smile, "Okay, our brothers are fighting side by side." But it's heavy, this city wall is the most dangerous place, you have to be careful. ”

I saw Zhu Chongba clenching his fists, "We'd rather suffer from the knives of the official army than attack our own brothers!" ”

What does it mean? Zhu Wu said hello in his head, and his eyes turned to Xu Da.

The latter snorted, "The wounded soldiers who went down the wall were directly cut off if they were seriously injured!" ”

Zhu Wu understood, there was no battlefield ambulance in these years, and the medical conditions were even more backward, rather than those seriously injured soldiers wailing and affecting morale, it was better to break it secretly, which could be regarded as relief.

The person who cuts them off must be the confidant of the main general, so that the secret can be kept.

At this time, footsteps came from the place where the city wall came up, and Xi Yingzhen and his apprentices took a few brothers and carried a few wooden baskets over.

"Keep it away, don't be on fire!" Zhu Wu opened his mouth and commanded.

Xu Da was curious, "What's it?" ”

"Brother Chong, you take a basket over." Zhu Wu thought about it, "But there aren't many of these things, so we have to save some use." ”

After staying in the Left Army for so many days, Zhu Chongba certainly knew what it was, and on the night of the Chongguan Army camp, he also saw its power with his own eyes.

didn't speak, smiled and patted Zhu Wu on the shoulder, nodding heavily.

"Our brothers are on both sides of the city gate, and it is estimated that there will be another fierce battle tomorrow." Zhu Wu continued, "Our brothers combined, how to fix it?" ”

"Can you move that bed crossbow?" Zhu Chongba asked, "If that thing can hit the earth platform under our city, the brothers will not be a live target for the official army." ”

"The great shield needs to be prepared, and the shield wall is erected on the city wall, leaving the side facing the city. Our brothers are facing each other, and it happens to be crossfire..."

"And the oil has to be prepared, that thing will burn a large piece ......"

As soon as you said a word, and I said a word, gradually the sky became completely dark.

……

Above and below the city, there were lit bonfires everywhere.

In the camp of the officials and soldiers under the city, a fire was lit and cooked, and smoke was everywhere, and the sound of a woman crying faintly came out.

Needless to say, it was a woman snatched by the officials and soldiers in the surrounding villages.

The soldiers at the head of the city gathered together in twos and threes, and the hot vegetable soup and the dry food could make everyone forget the tension of the big war for a while.

"The sentry stone and sulfur are gone, and the last bit of medicine in the camp is equipped with palm thunder." Xi Yingzhen sat cross-legged beside Zhu Wu and chattered, "My lord, it's not that I'm talking too much, this kind of sharp weapon shouldn't be known to others, let alone given to others." ”

"Brother Chong is a brother who fights side by side, how can he be an outsider!" Zhu Wu took a sip of the hot soup, "No matter what it is, it is valuable when you use it, and it is just a decoration if you don't use it." ”

Xi Yingzhen sneered, "Then he will ask you again in the future, and you won't give it." If one day, he asks you for a formula, you don't give it! ”

Zhu Wu was stunned and said angrily, "You are an old man who talks a lot, you look at your apprentice, and he never makes noise." Eh, what about you? ”

"Who knows where the death went!" Xi Yingzhen rolled his eyes, and his heart was blocked.

Monk Daoyan took advantage of the moment when the master and Zhu Wu were talking, and quietly slipped to Zhu Chongba's section of the city wall, seeing Zhu Chongba talking and laughing with the brothers cross-legged, wanting to get closer but a little hesitant.

Zhu Chongba also saw Dao Yan, he had been a monk himself, so it was a little pleasing to the eye when he looked at Dao Yan, a monk.

The little monk always cleaned up neatly, with a smile on his face for a while. Especially a few days ago, I helped my brother who died in the war to spend a time, so he has a good reputation in the army.

"Little monk, come and sit!" Zhu Chongba beckoned to Dao Yan, he was much older than Dao Yan, and it was not an exaggeration to call him a little monk.

"Heavy eight... Elder brother! Dao Yan smiled, walked over, and sat down beside Zhu Chongba.

"Have you eaten yet?" Zhu Chongba handed over a cake, "Only when you are full will you have the strength, eat!" ”

Dao Yan didn't answer, but instead looked at Xu Da, Geng Junyong, Zhou Dexing, etc., Zhu Chongba and other fellow villagers.

Then he asked, "Brother Chong, are these your brothers?" ”

"It's all my bare-chested dolls, who have been peeing and mud since childhood!" Zhu Chongba chewed the cake in his mouth and laughed.

Dao Yan's eyes lit up and he smiled, "All of them are masterpieces." ”

This is a good thing, Xu Da and the others all smiled on their faces.

I heard Daoyan continue, "Brothers in battle, fathers and sons in battle. When the official army is repulsed, the heavy starling can call the relatives of your brothers as well, or recruit warriors from their hometown, and the army can be strengthened! ”

Zhu Chongba laughed, "We are just a handsome's own soldiers, but we don't have the right to recruit soldiers and horses privately." ”

"It's man-made, and when the officers and soldiers are retired, Brother Xing will be promoted." Dao Yan said with a smile, "At that time, the commander will definitely expand the army, maybe Brother Chong will also become a commander!" ”

Zhu Chongba stopped smiling, and looked at Dao Yan with blazing eyes, "What about in the future?" ”

"Later?" Dao Yan thought about it, "Who said it in the future, it has been a hero since ancient times." How can the golden scales be a thing in the pool, and when you encounter a dragon that changes in the wind and clouds! ”

Zhu Chongba looked at the bonfire quietly, and his resolute face was a little deeper.

……

"Didn't you go down and rest? What are you running up for? ”

Zhu Wu was about to take a nap against the city wall, but the Guo brothers ran over and sat down against him, causing the two tigers who were originally next to Zhu Wu to roll their eyes.

"I can't look at the fifth brother, and my heart is not steady." Guo Ying said with a smile that after Zhu Chongba left, he became the captain, and he couldn't be happy.

Guo Xing opened his mouth and said, "Fifth brother, when do you think this official army will be able to retreat?" ”

The second tiger muttered, "If you are afraid of killing, you will naturally retreat!" ”

"You say it!" Guo Ying gave him an elbow unceremoniously.

"Mother-in-law!" The second tiger kicked him back.

"I don't even have a daughter-in-law, where did I get my mother-in-law!" Guo Ying laughed.

These brothers are like bears, and they can fight with each other as much as they want, but they have a fierce face with outsiders.

Zhu Wu also laughed, these people are actually only seventeen or eighteen years old, and in the later life, they are still the age of skipping school and playing games, and they are already fighting in this world.

"Fourth, what kind of daughter-in-law do you want in the future?" Zhu Wu teased him.

Guo Ying thought for a while, lowered her head and whispered embarrassedly, "I, I want to be like Sister Xiuying, who is kind and kind, like my mother......"

"You donkey ball, I want to blind you!" Erhu immediately scolded and scolded, "Zhente Niang's dare to think, I want to be like Sister Xiuying." Guo Laosi, do you remember where your ancestral grave is? ”

It's not surprising that Guo Ying thinks so, which of these brothers under Zhu Wu has not received Ma Xiuying's favor, just like a confidant sister.

It's not surprising that Erhu scolded him, especially those beggar-born brothers, who died and no one cared about the goods. It was Ma Xiuying who treated their injuries one by one, and they thought about them when they were cold and warm, and they were all about some delicious food.

Mu Ying, the youngest, was directly taken to the inner house to raise.

Guo Ying's face flushed, "I'll just think about it, what's the matter!" You never thought about marrying a daughter-in-law on a dog day? ”

Erhu snorted coldly, "My future daughter-in-law has to be like Third Sister Wang!" ”

has a name and a surname, Third Sister Wang!

Zhu Wu became interested and asked, "Which girl?" After turning around and fighting the battle, the fifth brother will be a matchmaker for you! ”

"In the play!" Erhu was suddenly embarrassed.

"It's also serious in the play, and the brain is blocked by pancakes!" The Guo brothers and the surrounding brothers listened to the voice, holding their stomachs and laughing.

Erhu was annoyed, "What's wrong with the drama?" When my mother was alive, she sang this proudly. After speaking, he took a breath and started singing with a broken gong.

"My name is Third Sister Wang, there is one this year!

In the first month, I followed my sister-in-law to the market.

The upper I made has good stitches, and the thread is dense........."

There were people on the opposite wall who were also pulling their necks and singing.

"I cook good tea and rice, good craftsmanship.

I have cows and chickens at home......"

For a time, the soldiers at the head of the city, who stopped talking, eating, and working, all listened quietly with a longing smile on their faces.

This is a folk tune in Huaixi, which should have been a woman's singing, popular and playful. Generations of Huaixi people have grown up singing this minor key and lived a life in a minor key.

Generations of Huaixi men believe in their hearts that a woman like Wang Sanjie is the best daughter-in-law.

The man spent the day working in the fields and brought the cattle home. There were chickens in the circle behind the house, hot rice on the table, clean clothes on the poles, and newly made shoes on the kang.

When it was time for the autumn harvest, he sold grain and pulled a few feet of flower cloth for his daughter-in-law. During the Chinese New Year, grab a few chickens, fill a pot of old wine, and take a trip to your father-in-law's house.

Think about it this day! This day only appears in dreams! I have been looking forward to this day since my ancestors!

Some people cried, and the man who fought with the officers and soldiers during the day, and the man who was bleeding all over his body cried. The man who had just grown a beard on his chin and whose hands were full of weapons and calluses cried.

"Hey, you're singing in your voice about Third Sister Wang and her uncle!" Guo Ying wiped his eyes, smiled and mocked, "It's all leaking!" ”

"If you don't accept it, sing one!" The second tiger laughed and scolded.

"I won't, but my fifth brother will!"

Zhu Wu can't wait to give Guo Laosi a kick right away, when will Lao Tzu sing!

"Fifth brother, come one!" Erhu pulled his neck and laughed.

"Little Five, the whole one!" Zhu Chongba on the other side was also laughing.

Come on, Zhu Wu also let go, "Lao Tzu will sing you a meat meal, so that you can't sleep at night!" ”

"Zhu Gongzi is singing meat songs!"

There were a lot more people around him in an instant, all of them were squatting men, and their eyes were bright.

Zhu Wu cleared his throat, recalling in his mind which minor tune in the later generations, the tune that his parents must sing at the New Year's gathering.

"In the first watch, jump over the flower wall, shout Langjun, don't panic......"

"Okay..."Everyone laughed and coaxed, and the girl would be a lover.

"In the second watch, knock on the window lattice, call Langjun, don't you have to raise your voice........."

"In the third watch, the two of us went into the embroidery room, and the two of us went to the gums........."

"Whew!" The soldiers at the head of the city pulled their necks and coaxed.

"Untied the incense powder bag, revealing the fragrance of chrysanthemums, a flower was picked by Lang, so ......"

The men followed the rhythm, "Eh, ......"

Slowly, the whole city wall was filled with laughter and singing, and hundreds of men were pulling their necks and crying wolves.

"You want me to come, who the hell doesn't want to come, which king and calf don't want to come!"

The wall of the family is too high, and if you turn around and build a high platform, I'm afraid that your father will shoot it with a flat pole.

You want me to come, who is not far away, and which donkey ball is not willing to come!

The walls of the house are too high, and the dogs are too powerful............"

The singing did not disperse for a long time, and some people in the officers and soldiers under the city would sing along with the chorus.

Thousands of households of the Han army stared at the city, the corners of their eyes moistened, "This is the tune of my hometown, the tune of my family............"