Chapter 22: Back to the City
Of course, the Han army would not carry live sheep with the army, and the copper drums were also limited, so Li Guang specially left a group of cavalry at the mouth of the eagle and arranged for them to make the movement a little louder at night. Only the cavalry could not be caught up by the Huns when they retreated. After arranging these, Li Guang quietly rushed back to Qiansang with a team of more than 1,000 people.
Qin Cheng was appointed as the new military marquis by Li Guang on the battlefield because of his meritorious service in guarding the Yellow Flag during the day, and this order was naturally counted, and at this time Qin Cheng became a cavalryman as he wished, carrying the Yellow Flag and following behind Li Guang.
The night was like ink, the moonlight was like frost, and the silent marching procession moved forward like a snake as quickly as it passed through the silent mountain path.
Next to Qin Cheng was Li Guang's personal army, a man in his thirties, who was often knifed because he was always by Li Guang's side in the daytime battle. The blood-stained armor shone with a cold blue light in the night light, setting off his grim face a little terrifyingly. In comparison, the white-faced guy next to him is much more amiable. Although his robe was also stained with blood, his face was very calm. These two Qin Cheng knew each other before, but on the way, everyone was silent, which made Qin Cheng, who originally wanted to find someone to say a few words to ease the atmosphere, only to know that it was difficult to retreat.
"Have you seen enough?" The white-faced little guy suddenly turned his head and said coldly to Qin Cheng.
"Uh...... You're so handsome! Disrespectful, big brother's surname? Qin Cheng found himself staring at others for a long time, and now he was asked so coldly by others, he stammered for a while, and said the casual words before the crossing.
"Don't speak, no one is when you're dumb!" A hint of displeasure appeared on the white-faced little girl's fair-skinned face, and he glanced at Qin Cheng and said.
"It's clear that you said it first." Qin Cheng couldn't help but show a bright smile, a little gloating.
"You ......" The white-faced little guy was speechless for a while, and a pair of already big eyes stared at Qin Cheng, as if he was going to swallow Qin Cheng alive, "Sharp teeth, a big man can say better than a woman, Qin Lang has good skills!" ”
"Women don't have to be able to speak, men don't have to be wooden, it's all a personal matter." Qin Cheng sneered.
"You ......" The white-faced guy was speechless for a while, held back for a long time, threw his sleeves angrily, snorted coldly, and scolded "Shaft!" He no longer paid attention to Qin Cheng.
Qin Cheng glanced at the white-faced guy quite funny, and said in his heart that this guy not only has a fair face, but also has a hint of feminine temperament in his demeanor, if he hadn't seen this guy's swordsmanship extraordinary, he would definitely not care about this kind of person.
While Qin Cheng was talking to the white-faced little guy, the pro-soldier team didn't even look at them, and their eyes were always staring ahead.
After waiting for more than two hours, they finally walked out of the mountain road, turned a corner, and Qiansang City appeared in front of them.
Because it was a time of war, even if the time had passed, the head of Qiansang City was still brightly lit, and under the lights, the guards standing on the head of the city were clearly visible.
"Captain Wu, someone is here in front of the mountain!" The recruit Xiaochengzi pointed to a fire dragon composed of a torch that had just emerged from the mountain path and said loudly.
"Lao Tzu saw it, you shouted a bird?!" Wu Chang said angrily, probably because he was very angry with this recruit who always liked to shout.
"Is it the Huns?!" Xiao Chengzi felt that his voice trembled a little, and he didn't know whether it was because he was nervous or excited.
"Huns, you're a big mother! How did the Huns end up here? Wu Chang scolded, groaning for a while, his tone a little heavy, "It should be our people." ”
"Our people? Could it be General Lee? Didn't they leave at dawn today? Did he return victorious so quickly? Xiao Chengzi guessed, with some anticipation in his heart.
"Shut up!" Wu Chang shouted, with his years of experience in the army, he has faintly felt a trace of unease, and after carefully looking at the team that appeared on the post road, Wu Chang's heart was more uneasy, but as a military commander, he did not forget his duties, and said in a deep voice: "Remember to Lao Tzu, the army should not discuss military aircraft in vain, there are some things that cannot be understood by big soldiers like us!" You just need to remember that it is a soldier's duty to obey orders, and it is a soldier's mission to kill the enemy, even if you are the only one left in the end, you must bravely swing the knife at the enemy! Even if it is a temporary defeat, as long as there is still a breath of air, you must regain your strength! Because, behind you are your fathers and fellow villagers, and the Han Empire! ”
"Remember, Captain!" Xiao Chengzi's heart was hot, and he said firmly. Although I didn't fully understand what Wu Chang meant for a while.
Wu Chang nodded and didn't say much. As a veteran, he knows that the growth of a recruit takes time and goes through it.
The guards at the head of the city saw the Han army coming quickly from the end of the post road from a distance, and reported to the captain of the city guard early.
Li Dang rushed out of the queue first, ran to the foot of Qiansang City, and shouted loudly towards the city tower: "The general is back to the city, open the city gate quickly!" ”
The captain of the city guard fixed his eyes, although Li Kang's face was not very clear under the firelight, but he could finally be recognized, and then looked at the army behind him, the person in the middle of the leader was standing with a golden sword, who was it not Li Guang? After confirming the identity of the other party, the captain of the city guard responded loudly: "The young general waits, the last general will open the city gate!" ”
"Open the gates!"
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In the wee hours of the morning, in front of the eagle's mouth.
King Zuoxian of the Huns did not sleep, and was still in battle armor. In the middle of the night, he had been counting the time. The main cavalry has been dispatched, and it will be no surprise that it will be able to go around the back of the eagle's mouth in two hours and give the Han army a surprise attack. But as time passed, a wave of irritability gradually rose in Zuo Xianwang's heart, and he had no idea.
After many years of fighting in the army, King Zuo Xian knows how important the feeling of the battlefield is to a general.
At this moment he walked to the sentry post closest to the Eagle's Mouth. Before he could get closer, he saw two Hun soldiers muttering something together.
"Why don't you wait to keep watch, what are you doing?" King Zuo Xian shouted.
"King Zuoxian." The two Huns saw King Zuo Xian behind them and saluted one after another. After saluting, the two Hun soldiers glanced at each other, and a trace of hesitation flashed in their eyes.
King Zuo Xian looked at the looks of these two Hun soldiers, and said unhappily: "What do you have to say?" ”
"Report to King Zuoxian," a Hun soldier said respectfully, as if he had made up his mind, "the sound of the Han army has suddenly weakened a lot since half an hour ago, and his subordinates feel very strange. But he also remembered that the Han army might have fallen asleep, so he did not report it. ”
King Zuo Xian's heart was suddenly startled, and he looked at the eagle's mouth, and some firelight was vaguely visible, and he listened quietly, but there were only some neighing of horses.
"Commander!" King Zuo Xian suddenly shouted.
"What does King Zuo Xian command?" A nearby commander hurried over.
"Gather your troops and follow me into the Eagle's Mouth!"
"No!"
In a short time, King Zuo Xian led a group of cavalry to run towards the eagle's mouth. At a distance of several hundred zhang, every time they advanced, King Zuoxian's heart sank a little, because they did not see the shadow of the Han army on the rocks of the eagle's mouth.
The post road that boiled up in an instant, the eagle's mouth, which was still quiet, moved and still, and the two sides formed a sharp contrast.
"Break these chariots!" King Zuo Xian pointed to several Han chariots placed in the middle of the eagle's mouth and said loudly.
"No!"
A cadre of cavalry rushed into the eagle's mouth without any obstacles, and when he looked left and right, King Zuo Xian's face was already extremely pale.
In the forests on both sides, there are more than a dozen inferior horses, and not far from these dozens of inferior horses, there are a lot of horse grass, these bad horses can see the horse grass but can't eat it, so they keep making sad horse neighing.
The neighing of horses, which was still faintly audible just now, was that.
If King Zuo Xian had come earlier, he would have seen that a group of cavalry that had not withdrawn before would still beat some copper drums from time to time, and some people would be constantly swaying on the rocks.
"Half an hour ago, I saw a lot of people on this mountain and rock, why is there no one at this time?" The commander who came with him panicked, screamed sadly, and suddenly understood the plan, and knelt down in front of King Zuoxian's feet with a "plop", "The last general should die!" ”
"You're damned!" King Zuo Xian kicked the commander on the shoulder and kicked him over, "You didn't realize that the Han army ran away under your nose, what does this king want you to do?!" ”
After all, it was a fierce kick at the commander, as if he was kicking a lamb.
The commander held his head and shrank on the ground, still falling on himself by the raindrops of Zuo Xianwang's feet, although he bared his teeth in pain, he didn't say a word.
"Rubbish!" King Zuo Xian scolded while kicking, and the Hun soldiers on the side of the direct sect were frightened when they saw it.
After kicking for a while, it was estimated that he would be kicked to death by him if he kicked the commander again, and then King Zuo Xian stopped and shouted loudly: "Order the whole army, take the prisoners of the Han army, and rush to Qiansang before dawn!" ”
"No!" The commander gritted his teeth and got up, his clothes and armor were already disheveled, and he looked extremely embarrassed
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