Chapter 58: War is won and lost
"Lao Lin, those dog-raising Northern Qi people are here again?"
Looking at the face of the old man next to him, it seems that what Qian Duo said is good.
"Aren't those people afraid of death?"
Some time ago, maybe the general of the Northern Qi Kingdom changed one person, but there was no need to send two people to death in the middle of the night.
Instead, he stayed on the city wall with his life, and the general didn't seem to be tired, but he came to attack day and night.
The city wall was originally gray, but for several days in a row, the Northern Qi people re-washed the wall with blood.
The bright red blood color contrasted sharply with the black that had been burned by boiling oil and fire somewhere.
"It's a pity that they are still women and children."
Old Man Lin seemed to sigh with emotion. There was a sigh at the wall.
And Qian Duo does understand this meaning. These Northern Qi people are really powerful.
Countless women lay on ladders and climbed up the walls, without armor or sharp knives.
But as long as they are let up, they will definitely use hairpins or other things to take the lives of the Tang soldiers.
"General Qian, General Li invites you over."
The two of them were still talking in the military tent, and someone outside said, listening to the voice, Qian Duo knew that this was the personal guard of the old General Li.
"Got it, come right away."
Qian Duo moved quickly, but in a few minutes, he put on his official uniform and arrived at General Li.
"Mr. Li, are you looking for me?"
Qian Duo didn't know what this amiable old general was looking for him, and it stands to reason that he didn't make a mistake.
Recently, the white first soldiers were planted at the south gate, and the Northern Qi people have been attacking the northern city but have not beaten down, so General Li Lao called himself over because of this?
"It's not a big deal, didn't one of you just enter, and I wanted to ask how it was."
General Li was talking about the person who had checked the entry and exit at the gate of Chang'an. Qian Duo only now learned that the man's name was "Huang Xu".
"Huang Xu is quite good with me, except for not being able to fit in, everything else has been arranged."
Qian Duo wanted to pat his chest and promise to gain the trust of this old General Li.
After all, Huang Xu can't eat and live, but in an army, there are a group of old people.
Even Qian Duo, an eighteen-year-old child, has a white head, Huang Xu wants to integrate into it, it's okay.
was beaten with Qian Duo every day, and then two people with blue noses and swollen faces laughed at each other every day.
The days went by day by day, and more and more people died, but none of this had anything to do with the White Defenders.
Qian Duo was still sleepy, and he could sleep for a while, and no one would inform him when the enemy came.
Although it was a little hard and tiring, it was so good that no one attacked in the south, but it was a lot of money and a good life.
But there is no way to kill people, a person has five thousand taels of silver, and it is still a little distressing to have a lot of money. After all, it's all white silver.
"Alright, it's none of your business, let's go down."
Qian Duo came inexplicably, and was driven away by a certain Ming.
And when Qian Duo just walked out of the door, several important tasks in the army came from the opposite side and entered the military tent.
Qian Duo scratched his head in embarrassment, whether this was an exclusion of himself and deprivation of his right to speak.
It's a pity that Qian Duo doesn't plan to go back and ask again, because Qian Duo is too lazy.
The walls were still covered in blood, and several women climbed up the ladder to the top of the walls.
The ladder was poured with boiling oil, which was a little sticky, but more often it made the ladder more slippery.
At the head of the cloud ladder, there were more Mo Dao of the Tang Dynasty waiting for them, because they had already eaten enough.
The adults who are still asleep, let them go with peace of mind, death is not terrible.
Death is heavier than Mount Tai, some are lighter than Hongmao, and they are considered to die for the country more than Wuyue.
It's a pity that they don't have a name until they die, most of them are called aunts of whom's family, so-and-so's mother.
So-and-so's wife, what names they have, they may have had a long time ago, but none of that matters...
"Li San, do you think we can survive?"
It was Zhang Si who spoke, this was not his original name, and there was no way of knowing how many people in the family were.
It's just that after Li San, there is an extra Zhang Si, and he said that Li San has two elder brothers, so I can be his younger brother, so I am called Zhang Si.
"As long as there are no accidents, it should be impossible to live."
Zhang Si thought that he would say something big, just like the few books he often had in his hands.
I should have read a few books and had a little ink in my stomach, but Li San is still Li San.
Li San, who has read the book, since he is Li San, this answer will not change.
"I heard that the adults have other arrangements, and those soldiers who came to the front were actually sent to death."
Zhang Si and Li San have the opposite personality, Li San is relatively calm, and Zhang Si is relatively flamboyant.
However, Zhang Si relied on his coaxing mouth, but he made bad friends in the army.
Said that they were friends, but they had drunk a few times, talked a few jokes, and secretly looked at this group of women together.
But it's much easier to get a little bit of information from this group of "friends", or to know what is going on above.
Even if it's inevitable, it's always going to die a little later to take a good look at this place.
"I guessed it."
There are many kinds of death, and this kind of person who can increase his morale, Datang killed them, no matter what the reason, it is normal to be dissatisfied.
And on the Tang side, after killing so many women and children, it is impossible if there is no reaction.
It's just that the sooner the accident happens, the worse it is, so this adult may still be waiting.
Waiting for the best time, at that time, whether it is Li San or Zhang Si, they will go to the front.
But even if life and death are life and fortune, killing the enemy can be carried out with the idea of one for another.
"Then Li San, what should we do after that?"
Zhang Si knew that Li San had been smart since he was a child, otherwise he would not have recognized him as Zhang Si. If Li San is not so smart, he may be Zhang San and Li Si in the future.
So at this time, Zhang Si still needs to come up with an idea to see how to solve it.
"There's no way to die."
Li San shook his head slightly, there is a way, but sometimes, the way is not a way.
"Deadend? What the hell is the solution, you say, anyway, it's just the two of us. ”
Growing up together, Li San said that there is no way to die, I don't know how many times.
Until the last moment, it is always a dead end for Li San, and this is Li San's style, which is put to death and then born.
But Zhang Si didn't like this feeling, he wanted to have a bottom in his heart, at least so that his legs would not tremble so much now.
"But there is a way, that is, if we don't go to the battlefield, we will run away now."
Li San said slowly, but Zhang Si's face became extremely ugly. It's as if it's more sad than dying on the battlefield.
In the Northern Qi people, they were proud to die on the battlefield, and if they could be caught, they would be handed over to the government.
At the corner of the street, choose a place where there are many people, and use a freshly sharpened knife to cut off the deserter's flesh piece by piece.
Three thousand six hundred and fifty knives can just cut off all the flesh of the whole person, leaving bones.
And if you can't catch it, you will keep looking for this person, and the ends of the earth will also be caught. That's why Zhang Si's face is so ugly.
"There's no other way?"
Zhang Si is still a little unwilling, this method is better than letting himself die here at the border of the Tang Dynasty.
At least the scenery is good, much more pleasant than the scenery at the entrance of Beiqi Street. But everyone is afraid of death. Li San and Zhang Si are no exception.
"It's gone, you can only take one step at a time."
Li San said it a little heavily this time, and he had an idea in his heart, but he couldn't say it at this time.
As long as this attack on the border pass of Datang is successful, then the two people will not die, and there is no complete guarantee that they will not die.
But compared to failing and dying outside the city, deserters dying on the street is undoubtedly the best option.
And Li San is not that adult, he can't guess what that person is thinking, so Li San can't say yet...
"We can start implementing it tomorrow."
The person who spoke was still lazy, yawning while talking, and looked like he hadn't woken up.
"Tomorrow? I know. ”
The person sitting opposite only thought about it slightly, and would not question this adult who likes to be lazy and always loves to sleep.
"Report, the Northern Qi people are here again."
General Li's military tent is quite lively, and some soldiers in his hands are gathered here, of course, this does not include the money of the white defenders.
"How many?"
Before the guards reached General Li, they were stopped by a middle-aged man with leopard eyes halfway.
"It's about ten times more than usual."
The guard thought for about a quarter of an hour before answering the man.
"So many people."
The man was taken aback, but he didn't expect so many people to be dispatched at once, and in the past, the people of Northern Qi harassed and attacked the city for a total of half a day.
With so many people today, there is a sense that they are not afraid that the border will never be returned.
But just surprised, the people here are also a little happy, if it can really be annihilated in one fell swoop, it will be a great achievement.
According to the number of soldiers in the army, although these Northern Qi people surprised them, they were not enough to make them afraid.
"Give the order to go down, prepare your weapons, and defend the city."
General Li gave an order, but the people in the military tent returned to their respective military tents to distribute tasks to the people below.
"Kill!"
The voice is crisp, but the voice is not so strong, it should be a teenager who has not reached adolescence.
As soon as everyone standing on the wall saw that thousands of children who were no more than eleven or twelve years old took the weapons in their hands and began to climb the ladder.
Outside was covered with bows and arrows, and catapults sometimes smashed into the group of teenagers from a distance.
But it still doesn't stop, it's a war, no one will stop, and the side that stops heralds defeat is coming.
General Li knew that the Northern Qi people were ruthless, but he sent eleven or twelve-year-old children into the battlefield, wasn't he afraid of being infamous through the ages?
It's a pity that General Li will not be soft-hearted, and the Mo knife in the hands of the Tang soldiers will not allow them to be soft-hearted.
They are soldiers of the Tang Dynasty, and if they can't even hold the territory of the Tang Dynasty, they may be soft-hearted to others.
A recruit from Datang stood at the head of the wall, the knife in his hand was a step late, but an extra knife came out of his throat.
This is war, there is no right or wrong, only victory and defeat, and the winner is right.