Chapter Thirty-Nine: Beacon Calls for Help
Zhao Liang led his generals all the way from the palace to the east gate of the pickaxe capital. As soon as the team left the city gate, he was suddenly startled by the scene in front of him: thousands of soldiers lined up in dozens of large and small phalanxes, a large area of black pressure, and he couldn't see the edge.
Seeing the handsome banner of General Zheng Ni appear, the horn array outside the city gate was the first to react, and the trumpeters puffed up their cheeks and sounded the horn in unison. Immediately afterwards, the 16,000-strong army raised their weapons at the same time and shouted: "See the general! ”
A huge wave of sound rushed towards him, almost knocking Zhao Liang off his horse. This nervousness doesn't matter, Zhao Liang's little stomach twitched, followed by a hot crotch, and flowed again.
I, Nima, this feeling - yes, so uncomfortable. Zhao Liang secretly complained in his heart, and he didn't know if the ribbon he changed in the morning could still hold up? I'll go, it won't leak out, right?
Bao Fu hurriedly reminded beside him: "General, at this moment, you have to return the salute to the brothers, and by the way, say a few words to boost morale. ”
Zhao Liang asked with a bitter face, "Huh?" Do you want to speak? Say something. As soon as he finished speaking, another stream of heat gushed out, distorting his facial features.
Praise Fu also looked confused: "Hmm...... Well...... You can say anything, you're always a general, just have fun, just have fun. ”
Zhao Liang looked at the army in front of him painfully, and couldn't help but feel a little flustered in his heart. There were already a lot of people in the square of the main hall just now, and two or three thousand pairs of eyes were staring at him, and it would definitely be a lie to say that he was not nervous. But fortunately, it's just a formality, as long as you don't mess up the order of the procedures, it's okay to answer a few words Zhao Liang. But the current situation is very different, as the saying goes: "People are only sparse and loose, and people are like mountains and seas when they pass by." "At this time, there are 16,000 soldiers and horses, which is twice as many as all the teachers and students of the Police University combined! Give them a lecture? Are you kidding?
Looking at the strange reaction of the boss, all the generals were also puzzled, and one of the clever guys asked in a whisper: "Does the general feel unwell?" ”
When Zhao Liang heard this, as if he had grasped a life-saving straw, he didn't want to be cheeky, and nodded again and again: "You're right, I happen to have my menstrual period these days, and it's inconvenient." ”
The generals are all big men, and they only know that it is "inconvenient" to have sex when "menstrual affairs" occur, but they do not know how to talk about "menstrual affairs" and "inconvenient". But as a female general, the coach always has to be more considerate and caring, so they hurriedly expressed their understanding. Bao Fu especially felt sorry for Zhao Liang, and pointed to a general next to him who was five big and three rough and said, "Lao Zhang, you can come for the coach." The general whispered, you tell the whole army! ”
"Okay," Lao Zhang readily agreed: "No problem, the general said." ”
Zhao Liang looked at Praise Fu pitifully, pursed his lips and shook his head. The fat general immediately understood, and said considerately: "The general is unwell, it is not appropriate to overwork, Lao Zhang, you listen to me." He cleared his throat and said, "Brothers of the whole army, this campaign is a move to protect the country and defend the Lord. I hope that everyone will be loyal and work hard to kill the enemy, and on the day of triumph, I Zheng Ni will never treat you badly. God bless the Great Zhou, our army will win! ”
The general surnamed Zhang heard what Bao Fu said, so he puffed up a sentence and repeated it in a moment, and after a while, 16,000 soldiers raised their weapons again, pointed to the sky, and cheered in unison: "God bless the Great Zhou, our army will win!" God bless the Great Zhou, our army will win! ”
Zhao Liang watched from the sidelines, and couldn't help but secretly say in his heart: I'll go, this ancient general really has to have a good voice, and he has lectured tens of thousands of people in the plains and wilderness, and it is absolutely not okay if his voice is small. Thinking of this, he stretched out his thumb to Lao Zhang. Although Lao Zhang didn't understand what it meant to give a thumbs up, he looked at the general's admiring expression, probably praising himself, so he laughed embarrassedly.
When the whole army regained quiet, Bao Fu reminded Zhao Liang in a low voice: "General, you can start now." ”
"Pull?" Zhao Liang sighed in his heart when he heard this, and asked a little timidly, "Where are you going?" How to go? Who goes first? ”
It is estimated that Bao Fu would have given up struggling long ago for Zhao Liang's indifference, he smiled awkwardly and said, "You don't have to worry about these trivial matters, just give an order." Then he thought about it again, and simply omitted this, and shouted loudly to the surroundings: "The general has an order, the whole army is out!" ”
At the sound of an order, dozens of phalanxes changed at the same time. The cavalry was the first, the chariots followed, followed by the largest contingent of infantry, and a large number of grain and forage followed far away, keeping some distance from the army.
Zhao Liang was guarded by the generals, walking fast and slow, always in the middle and rear of the entire queue, surrounded by elite infantry and cavalry mixed with the phalanx, and accompanied by chariots.
The army was mighty and imposing on the plains. Zhao Liang saw it in his eyes, and suddenly remembered a nostalgic game "Age of Empires" that he often played when he was studying, and he couldn't help but feel a strange feeling in his heart:, this is simply a live-action version of the game? I used to play on the computer, but now it's for real!
Thinking of this, Zhao Liang's restless heart became active again, this is tantamount to moving the game to his eyes, wouldn't it be a pity not to play it happily? However, reason still reminds me from time to time, don't come nonsense, be careful to go back and get shot! Zhao Liang seemed to have two villains in his mind, one of them was pushing him to seize the opportunity to do a big job, and the other was beating a gong to warn him to stay calm. The two of you said a word, the more noisy they became, the more fierce they became, and in the end they even started fighting.
Zhao Liang sat on horseback, feeling the battle between heaven and man in the upper body, and experiencing the trickle of the lower body on the other hand, the sour feeling was really indescribable.
After nearly a day of painful work, the team finally stopped. Zhao Liang knew that he had already arrived on the battlefield.
Since the vanguard troops had already been sent in advance, the camp where the army was stationed was built at the moment, and the rest of the battalions were taken out separately, and finally packed up before the sun set.
Bonfires are lit everywhere between the tents, echoing the sunset on the horizon, but it is a unique scenery. Zhao Liang came to his tent under the guidance of Bao Fu and sat in the center, while the chief and deputy generals of each battalion lined up on both sides, waiting for further instructions.
Zhao Liang looked around and asked, "Does anyone know what the situation is on the enemy's side?" ”
Hearing this, a young general walked out of the queue and arched his hand: "Commander Qiqi, the last general will be Song Bo, the deputy general of the pioneer battalion, who is responsible for moving forward to explore the enemy and set up camp. Since the former two generals, Hita Xiang and Wei Kangbai, were ambushed, the main force of the enemy army has arrived here. They are a coalition of Shen and Yan, estimated to be around 50,000 in size! ”
After listening to Song Bo's report, all the generals couldn't help but be surprised. They had not expected the rebels to be of such a size, and it was clear that they were at an absolute disadvantage with only 16,000 men. Bao Fu couldn't help but stick out his tongue and blamed: "Such an important situation, why didn't you report it earlier?!" ”
"General Please," Song Bo replied, "The last general has just received the exact news that the frontier exploration horse has returned, so he has not had time to send a flying horse to report." ”
Another general asked, "Where are the rebels camped now?" What's new? ”
Song Bo said: "The camp of the Shen Yan coalition army is less than five miles away, and you can clearly see it from our watchtower. They sent a war letter half an hour ago, and agreed to start the battle early tomorrow morning. As he spoke, Song Bo took out a parchment roll from his arms and presented it to Zhao Liang with both hands.
Zhao Liang took it and opened it to see that it was full of tadpole texts, and he almost didn't know any of them. He handed it to the rich man next to him: "You can read it to everyone." ”
Where did Baofu know his ghost thoughts, and hurriedly read it out to the generals. In fact, the content of this war book is also very simple, to the effect that King Zhou You was bewitched by the traitorous ministers of the demon queen, and chaos occurred frequently. Shen Hou and Shen Hou led the righteous army to the side of the Qing monarch. If Master Zong Liu understands the matter, he will immediately defect and join them in the grand event, otherwise, it will be convenient to fight in front of the two armies early tomorrow morning.
"What do you say?" Zhao Liang asked, "Fighting?" Or to avoid war? ”
"Needless to say, of course it's a battle!" Said one of the generals.
The other general also nodded, "I agree." There is no reason why we should not fight. However, the other party has strong troops this time, and the enemy is outnumbered, so we still have to quickly inform the king and light the beacon fire. ”
More than half of the people in the tent nodded their heads in agreement. Although the Sect Sixth Division is elite and good at fighting, after all, it is far inferior to the opposing coalition army in terms of numbers, and if it takes a long time, even if they consume it, they can consume you.
Zhao Liang didn't think so in his heart: Igniting the beacon fire? Hmph, I guess I'm blind too. He never believed that the bridge of "The Princes of the Beacon Opera" would be interpreted into the story of "The Wolf Comes", so that the princes from all walks of life really saw death and could not be saved. But now it seems that the princes are afraid that they have already chilled King Zhou You because of the matter of Tianmu's new policy. Since Shen Hou is willing to come out, why not watch the fire from the other side? If the coalition forces gain the upper hand, they can force the Son of Heaven to take back their fate, and everyone can continue to live in peace; If the royal family has the upper hand, it will not be too late to bring troops to take advantage of Shen Ziyan.
He thought so in his heart, but he couldn't say so, so he opened his mouth and ordered: "Hurry up and send the flying cavalry back to Hojing, and report the situation of the coalition army to the king, and the matter of Fengyan's request for help must not be delayed!" Since everyone has no objection to the battle, let's work together and lie down with them tomorrow! ”
Bao Fu couldn't help but be stunned when he heard this, and asked, "General, what did you say?" ”
Zhao Liang secretly scolded: The hateful aunt is the same as the fucking embankment, and Lao Tzu's ass is wet. He waved his hand: "It's okay, it's okay...... I mean, have a big fight with them tomorrow! ”
At the end of the meeting, Zhao Liang hurriedly blasted everyone out and removed his armor with the help of two personal soldiers. Those two pro-soldiers were only thirteen or fourteen years old, and they were still little dolls at all. They have always served male generals before, how have they ever seen such a "big scene" as Zhao Liang? Looking at the handsome position with the red buttocks print, and then at the general's blood-soaked pants, the two of them were so frightened that they didn't even dare to breathe, and they thought to themselves: The coach is afraid that he has suffered some serious internal injuries, right?
is also due to Zheng Ni's good physique that has been practicing martial arts since childhood, and she may have hung up a long time ago if she was an ordinary person. In addition to more blood flow, Zhao Liang did not feel discomfort such as pain in the lower abdomen and soreness in the waist and legs. He was just secretly worried: In this state, how can he carry it on the battlefield tomorrow? Probably halfway through the battle, I fainted due to excessive blood loss. Besides, putting on the bulky armor in front of you makes it hard to even change a new belt!
He asked the little soldier to hang the armor on the shelf and leave quickly, while he hid behind the screen alone, pitifully fiddling with the silk ribbon, and for a while he was sad, crying while playing, and was aggrieved like a little daughter-in-law.
When he was feeling sorry for himself, Zhao Liang's ears suddenly sounded a movement of the dial machine, and then, Zheng Luya's eager voice suddenly appeared: "Zhao Liang Zhao Liang, let's fight here!" ”