Chapter 113: Return to Luoyang (Part II)

In the city of Shule, in the heavy snow, the Han soldiers were hungry and cold, and because of the thick snow, it was easy for the Huns to enter the city, and they rushed to kill several times, and the Han soldiers desperately resisted each other, and the Huns were killed and retreated. 35xs Geng Gong inspected the soldiers, there were only more than 30 Han soldiers, Geng Gong sighed, knowing that he could no longer support it, looking at the vast snow, except for the camp of the Huns, the world was lonely, empty, and the heart of waiting for help died. So he slept on the city wall, sleeping in the snow, but how could he sleep? It's just that his eyes are slightly closed, and his heart is still paying attention to the enemy's situation.

The 2,000 Han soldiers who came to help, seeing that the soldiers defending the city all had unkempt hair, ragged clothes, and skinny bones, but their eyes revealed a general awe-inspiring and unyielding atmosphere, and they couldn't help but be deeply moved, and cried: "Fortunately, we came with General Fan, otherwise we would regret it in this life!" ”

Fan Qiang said sadly: "General Duan and General Wang led 7,000 troops to conquer the Che Division and drive away the Huns. Duhufu had already been captured by the Huns, General Chen Mu was killed in battle, General Guan Chong was rescued, and then died of illness. Geng Gong was shocked: "He, they all died in battle?" "I can't help but be sad. Li dared to hate and hate, and shouted loudly: "Brother, if when we defeat Wusun, they send troops accordingly and fight Qiuzi together, how can they die in battle, hmph, I think they deserve it!" ”

Fan Qiang was overjoyed, and Geng Gong led the Han soldiers, quietly opened the city gate, took advantage of the vast snow, passed through the Xiongnu camp, and ran straight to Yumen Pass. However, after walking only a few miles, I suddenly saw the sound of horses' hooves behind me, the sound of the horn shook the sky, and the Huns chased after them all over the world. Fan Qiang said: "Big brother, you lead the troops forward, and I will cut off the back." "How Geng Gong was willing to obey, he took the arrow, brushed the ground with an arrow, and shot the first person off the horse, the Huns were startled, and they were afraid of Geng Gong's bravery, and they were in a mess, and they didn't dare to chase again. The Han soldiers eagerly returned. Soon, the Xiongnu came again and caught up with the Han army, Geng Gong and Fan Qiang were helpless and turned back to fight. Li Dare laughed, he was trapped in Shule City, he had not fought knife to knife or gun to gun to kill the enemy for a long time, and now he had the opportunity, of course, he was overjoyed, holding double knives, flying up and down, and everywhere he passed, he wailed and bleed. Geng Gong, Fan Qiang, Zhang Feng, Shi Xiu and others, carrying this resentment and hatred, of course, were not to be left behind, like a raging storm, they killed fiercely, and they were like entering a no-man's land.

Geng Gong counted the old officials, only Li Kang, Fan Qiang, Zhang Feng, Shi Xiu and other thirteen people remained, Geng Gong sighed, and said with tears: "At the beginning, two thousand warriors followed me to garrison Jinmancheng, where did I think that only thirteen people returned, I, how can I be right, worthy of their families?" Immediately set up a mourning hall at Yumen Pass, cried loudly, and paid tribute to the soldiers who died in battle. Fan Qiang, Li Kang, Zhang Feng, Shi Xiu and others remembered that period of war and hardship, and they also cried bitterly.

Geng Gong stubbornly defended the lonely city with a single soldier, when the Huns rushed to tens of thousands of people, for more than a year in a row, exhausted his mental strength, digging mountains for wells, boiling crossbows for food, out of ten thousand deaths, no hope of life; Killed and injured ugly prisoners before and after, tens of thousands, all loyal and brave, not ashamed of the big man. Gongzhi righteousness, ancient and modern, should be a lord, with a strong general, fortunately.

Emperor Zhang was stunned for a moment, he didn't expect Dou Gu to suddenly come out, he took the military order and looked through it repeatedly, and saw that there were black and white words on it, with Geng Gong's handwriting and blood marks, and he was silent for a while, Situ Baoyu said: "General Dou's words are a little reluctant, Geng Gong puts life and death out of the way, is unswerving, sticks to the lonely city, and passes Su Wu, if the cart is put before the horse, and the punishment is not rewarded, then it doesn't cold the hearts of the soldiers?" At that time, once the country is in trouble, who is willing to fight to the death for the country? ”

Bao Yu was trying to fight back, and suddenly the Imperial Forest Army attracted a group of people, all of them were yellow, hungry and thin, and ragged, it was Geng Gong, Fan Qiang and others, Emperor Zhang saw it, he was pityful, and there was no hesitation, so he worshiped Gong as the cavalry captain, Fan Qiang and Li Dang were Gongcheng, Shi Xiu was Luoyang City, Zhang Feng was Yongying Sima, and the remaining nine people were awarded the Yulin general.