Chapter 83: Gongsun Yun
The camp of the rebels in Hongfeng Mountain, the fire in the camp around the outside of the valley where the grain and grass are stored is gradually controlled, and the camp is full of messes after the fire, the original white camp tent has been burned everywhere at this time, and it has been completely burned to black ash scattered on the ground or baked into the remnants of black and yellow cloth, the night wind blows, blowing up the ashes on the ground and falling to all corners of the camp, the broken camp tent flutters with the wind, and the scene is very desolate.
The wounded rebel soldiers who were supporting each other shuttled back and forth between their comrades who were rushing back and forth to fetch water and extinguish the fire, staggering slowly towards the open space outside the camp. And the leader of the rebels, although he had just escaped from the path leading to the other direction in the valley and picked up a small life, but at this time, he looked at the scene in front of him, and even wished that he had just died in the valley.
The fire in the camp is under control, but there is still thick black smoke in the sky above the valley behind the camp, even through the stone wall of the valley and the camp, you can still see the flames from the mouth of the valley and the various vents, like a fire snake trapped in the valley keeps spitting out letters, it seems that whoever dares to get closer will not hesitate to devour it.
The ground under his feet shook slightly, and then the stunned general heard a rapid sound of horses' hooves, and his head involuntarily turned towards the source of the horse's hooves. When he saw the comer, his body couldn't help but shudder fiercely, and the hand holding the hilt of the knife trembled a little.
The person who came was Gongsun Yun, who got the granary and was attacked, and led dozens of guards and henchmen to Hongfeng Mountain first, and there were 3,000 cavalry from Chengdu Mansion in the back.
Gongsun Yun had already seen the black smoke rising from the granary of Hongfeng Mountain when he was far away, and naturally knew that the matter must be serious, but even so, when he appeared outside the camp, he couldn't help but be taken aback, and his face became more and more pale.
"Dangchang!"
A half-unsheathed war knife fell in front of General Hong Fengshan, Gongsun Yun glanced at him with a gloomy face, and never said a word, even a word, Gongsun Yun's chest on horseback rose and fell violently, and it could be seen that he was not ordinary angry at this time.
Slowly bent down, let go of the right hand that was pressed on the handle of the knife at his waist, trembled and held the war knife on the ground in his hand, and then put his backhand on his neck, the general turned his eyes to look at Gongsun Yun on the back of the horse, and said in a trembling tone with the last trace of pleading: "General Gongsun, please ask the last general to ask Chen Jiedu for his guilt!" I hope Chen Jiedu takes care of my family. ”
"General, no!"
"General, don't!"
A group of close confidants finally reacted, and rushed up to snatch the sword from their necks, but in the end they were still a step too late. As soon as he finished speaking, a decisive light burst out in the general's eyes, and then he closed his eyes violently, and before the surrounding people arrived, the hands holding the hilt of the knife fiercely pushed downward, and a bloody arrow flew up, and the corpse that died in an instant slowly collapsed to the cold ground.
"General!!" The cronies fell to their knees next to the corpse and began to cry.
Although the grain and grass were burned, the general in charge had already died, and he died in front of him, even the ruthless Gongsun Yun was a little unbearable. With a hint of the eyes of the strong and disgusting the weak, he glanced at several cronies next to the corpses on the ground, waved his hand at the henchmen behind him, and said softly: "Pull it down and give them a good time!" ”
Although everyone couldn't bear to stretch out their swords to their companions, they also knew that Gongsun Yun was actually understandable to do so. After all, so much grain and grass have been burned, and people always need to stand up and take responsibility for such a big thing. If they are tied up in front of Chen Jingxuan alive, I am afraid that it will not only be difficult to protect their own lives, but also their respective families.
After sitting on the back of the horse and waiting for a few minutes, after the wailing in the woods behind him disappeared, Gongsun Yun's cronies returned one after another, Gongsun Yun looked back expressionlessly, and said lightly: "These people were all sacrificed in the stubborn fight with the enemy. ”
Sure enough, in the end, Gongsun Yun still gave them the title of a heroic sacrifice. Everyone looked at each other and nodded their heads in understanding. Although the crowd had some sympathy for the comrades who had just been killed, they had no better way to do it, after all, although they died, they could avoid the burden on their families, and they could also receive a large pension and other rewards, and they could also get the title of a martyr who died in battle.
"Vice General Wang, you take people back to the city first! Tell the truth about the situation here, and I'll rush back after dealing with it! After Gongsun Yun inspected the camp, he found that the real situation was much more serious than he imagined, and it could not be solved in a moment and a half, and he frowned and turned his head to his lieutenant general with a heavy heart.
"Order, General!" Vice General Wang glanced around again, shook his head slightly, and turned to leave.
"Wait!" Gongsun Yun looked at the valley where the fire was still unabated, opened his mouth and shouted to the departing Deputy General Wang, groaned, pursed his lips and ordered: "Leave me a thousand people, I need to appease all the soldiers in batches!" so as not to be too turbulent in the morale of the army. ”
After the 2,000 people who rushed to the rescue led by Vice General Wang retreated, scattered raindrops began to fall in the sky, Gongsun Yun looked up at the sky, let the raindrops fall on his melancholy face, and closed his eyes slightly.
Even if it began to rain, and it became heavier and heavier, it still could not stop the fire in the valley, but the wind caused by the rain increased the fire more and more, and the whirring night wind blew the raging fire bigger and bigger, burning hard to burn the little grain and grass that had been left in the valley, standing at the mouth of the valley facing the heat wave, the sound of crackling could still be heard from the valley.
The morale of the rebels at this time was falling again and again, from the sudden attack on the camp to the burning of the grain and grass camp, and they had nowhere to hide at this time, they had to face the raindrops falling from the sky overhead. Everyone's mood was extremely low at the moment, and they all gathered together to complain about God's unfairness.
Some soldiers with more shrewd minds had already begun to think about their usual military rations after the grain and grass were burned in the cold wind, and these words naturally spread to the entire army. As soldiers who protect grain and grass, they naturally understand that most of their grain reserves are here, and now that the grain and grass are destroyed, how can the battle continue in the future?
Hearing the constant reports of his subordinates, Gongsun Yun also felt powerless at this time, he couldn't kill those who spoke in the name of disturbing the morale of the army, right? After all, the facts are already in front of them, and even if no one takes the lead in talking about it, it won't be long before everyone will slowly consider it.
Like these people, the morale of the 2,000 people brought back to the city by Vice Admiral Wang was also very low at this time. During the day, his own commander was humiliated in the city, and at night he was temporarily summoned to Hongfeng Mountain to rescue, and after arriving, not only did he not see a Feng family army, but also saw the grain and grass piled up in Hongfeng Mountain's granary was burned clean by a fire. On the way back to the city, it rained again, and it was getting worse and worse, and these people kept complaining about God in their hearts, cursing the culprit of all this-Feng Jiajun.