Chapter Thirty-Seven: Thunder and Fire

I didn't go far out of Yanmen Pass, the north wind was howling, and goose feathers and snow were floating in the sky.

The pace of Guan Yu and his entourage was forced to slow down. Seeing that the snow was falling unhurriedly, there was no intention of stopping, and in less than an hour, the empty land fell white.

Snowflakes also fluttered in the sky of Liangzhou City.

Under the city walls, the stiff, dry and cold corpses of the Great Chu soldiers who had piled up like mountains and had no time to be buried were gradually covered with snow.

Over the past few months, the Great Chu people and the Ma Jiajun have fought to the death several times, and both sides have paid a heavy price for casualties. Fortunately, several groups of men and horses led by King Pingnan occupied an absolute advantage in numbers, and the Ma family army was forced to retreat gradually, and finally retreated to the city of Liangzhou.

Tang Wannian, the red-eyed king of Pingnan, completely ignored the advice of his generals, and insisted on capturing Liangzhou in one go, completely exterminating the remnants of the Ma family's army, and not giving the enemy any respite.

With the order of the king of Pingnan, the extremely tragic attack and defense battle of Liangzhou began. Under the towering city of Liangzhou, it soon became a new human purgatory.

At first, whenever there was a break between battles, the Chu army would also send people to transport the bodies of their fallen soldiers back for burial. But as the death toll mounts and both sides fall into despair and exhaustion, people's hearts seem to be numb.

The corpses of the soldiers who died in the city were left unattended, and they were left to pile up in all directions. Fortunately, the weather was getting colder and colder, and the corpse did not smell much. Everyone is more concerned about whether they will be alive tomorrow!

When the middle of winter came, the soldiers of the Ma family army on the city tower came up with a simple and effective way to strengthen the city defense: near evening, carrying large buckets of ice water splashed down the city wall. After a night, the walls became thick and hard, and the surface was unusually slippery and difficult to climb.

The two sides are like two people standing in the boxing ring, their faces covered in blood, their bodies shaking and shaking, but they grit their teeth and glare at each other's opponents...... Staying in a standing position until your opponent goes down is the biggest win.

The arrival of reinforcements led by Guan Yu, the king of Dingbei, broke this short-lived balance.

Tang Wannian, the king of Pingnan, swept away the sad face of the past, straightened up his waist and personally went to the camp gate to greet him.

"Sixth brother, I can look forward to you!" Tang Wannian, the king of Pingnan, saw Guan Yu and the others who were approaching, turned over and dismounted excitedly, and took a few steps forward.

Guan Yu was a little surprised when he saw this, and hurriedly jumped off his horse and stepped forward.

Tang Wannian grabbed Guan Yu's two forearms, his throat rolled up and down, and he was in tears, unable to speak for a while.

Guan Yu raised his head and stared at him for a moment, and saw that his eye sockets were deep, his face was pale and gray, and his face was tired and anxious. couldn't help but sigh softly: "I haven't seen you for a long time, the fifth brother is much thinner than before!" ”。

The two walked into the big tent of the Chinese army hand in hand, and after sitting down and saying a few words, Guan Yu couldn't help but ask after looking left and right: "Listening to Shi Dazai, the fifth brother and the Suzaku general commanded nearly 100,000 elites of my Great Chu to conquer the west, how can they observe the military camp and not see so many people?" What about General Qiu? ”。

Tang Wannian's face was slightly red, he lowered his eyes and sighed softly: "Don't hide it from the sixth brother, our army has suffered heavy losses in this campaign, and General Qiu has also sacrificed his life for the country!" The reinforcements of the sixth brother's department are just like sending charcoal in the snow. ”

After a pause, he raised his head again and gritted his teeth and said, "I, Tang, have made an oath: I will not cut down the remnants of the Ma family army and eradicate the roots, and I will not return to the dynasty!" With your help, this wish is finally coming true! ”。

Guan Yu looked at him fixedly a few times and did not reply. Raised his hand and patted him lightly on the shoulder and said, "In life, don't be too obsessed!" I see that you are a little tired, after the snow stops, our department will take on the main attack, you can lead the team to assist, and act when the opportunity arises. ”

The news of the arrival of the Great Chu reinforcements was discovered by Ma Jiajun on the same day.

At night, in a mansion in the capital city of Liangzhou, several high-level generals of Ma Jiajun also held an emergency meeting to discuss countermeasures.

Against the backdrop of the raging fire, everyone looked solemn.

"Hard fighting is not the way, our soldiers and horses have been fighting for a long time, tired and in urgent need of rest, and they are at a disadvantage in terms of numbers, and Liangzhou City seems to have to abandon the pain!" Gao Ming, who had a thick beard, stretched out the short wooden stick in his hand and whispered while fiddling with the charcoal fire in the basin.

"Hairy Worm" raised his hand and stroked his beard, gritted his teeth and said hatefully: "Whether to save strength in order to make a comeback, or to kill him and fight to break the net, it is still necessary for the young master to decide!" ”。

Ma Chengen, who had already faded from his childish face, stared at the flames in the brazier tightly, lowered his head and pondered, and was silent for a long time.

Sitting upright, Ma Rushuang, who was dressed in military uniform, whispered: "I heard that it was the king of Dachu Dingbei who came to lead the troops this time?" ”。

Gao Ming raised his head and glanced at her with complicated eyes, sighed softly, and said in a low voice: "Shuang'er, you have personally experienced the battlefield of your life and death, and you know the cruelty of war. Don't forget that Da Chu is our mortal enemy, don't have any illusions! ”。

Ma Rushuang's cheeks were slightly red, she buried her head deeply, and then slowly raised her head, her eyes became cold and resolute, and she replied softly: "I know, Uncle Gao." We and Da Chu are not in the same sky, and they are incompatible! ”。

"Even if you abandon Liangzhou City, someone must stay, and you must not let the enemy get it easily!" Ma Chengen suddenly said hatefully.

Facing everyone's gaze, he added: "Don't forget that we still have a large number of earth-shattering thunders hidden in the city!" ”。

Everyone nodded in understanding.

"I'll stay!" Ma Rushuang suddenly stood up and said with a resolute gaze.

"Never!" Ma Chengen was the first to jump up and hurriedly objected.

"Don't fight! I've made up my mind, and it's useless for any of you to persuade me! ”。

Two days later, the weather cleared. Commander Guan Yu's subordinates stepped on the thick snow and set up a position under Liangzhou City, and Tang Wannian led his subordinate officers and soldiers to follow closely behind.

Guan Yu rode on the horse, glanced back at Tang Wannian, turned his head and whispered behind him: "Pass on my order, without the permission of the commander, you will all stay honest with me, no one is allowed to act rashly, and those who violate the order will be beheaded!" ”。

Before the words fell, he suddenly saw the suspension bridge at the gate of Liangzhou City dropped, the city gate was opened, and a man rode alone to urge the horse to kill him.

The officers and soldiers of Dachu were all surprised, and they stopped one after another, stretched their necks with their mouths wide open, and watched intently.

Guan Yu on the horse was also slightly taken aback, thought for a moment, and urged the horse to wave his gun to meet him.

When he got closer, Guan Yu suddenly restrained the war horse, his eyes widened, and he blurted out: "Shuang'er? How are you?! ”。

The person who came was Ma Rushuang, who was dressed in military uniform and holding a gun and prancing on a horse.

She turned a deaf ear to Guan Yu's greetings, her horse speed did not decrease at all, her face was cold, and she never seemed to know each other.

"The thief will look at the gun!" With a coquettish shout, she suddenly shook the spear in her hand and stabbed at Guan Yu.

Guan Yu hurriedly dodged sideways, and said in a low voice: "Shuang'er, don't be in a hurry, you listen to me, ......."

Ma Rushuang was still deaf, and her facial expression was calm and unwavering. Turning around slightly, the red tassel behind the tip of the spear rotated and trembled, and quickly fired another shot, straight to Guan Yu's heart.

Guan Yu had no choice but to raise the big black iron gun in his hand and block it.

In the blink of an eye, the two of them fought back and forth for twenty rounds, Guan Yu passively parried, and secretly praised in his heart: I haven't seen her for many days, this girl's marksmanship has improved rapidly, she shoots ruthlessly, she doesn't drag the mud and water at all, and the changes are flexible, and she is not confined to the original fixed moves. In this way, if you cultivate it in time, it will not be too difficult to get the rank of general among the ten thousand armies!

"Frost, listen to me: I am not here to exterminate you, but to find a way to help you! Can't you even believe me? Where is "Brother Mao"? What about your Uncle Gao? I want to see them! ”。

The two horses kicked on a wrong foot, Ma Rushuang still locked her eyebrows, pursed her lips, and waved the spear in her hand intently, beckoning Guan Yu's vital point.

Suddenly, she saw her wrist move, and the head of the spear in her hand trembled, turning into a small pink trumpet, and gorgeous plum petals fell from the mouth of the trumpet.

Guan Yu was slightly taken aback, and quickly closed his mouth, adding a little more caution to deal with it.

"Frost, don't force me! I never wanted to hurt you in the slightest! ”。 Guan Yu raised his voice and said while seeing the move.

Ma Rushuang suddenly withdrew her gun, changed another trick, glared at Guan Yu at the same time, and said hatefully: "The enemy general is talking nonsense, but with my breath, you don't want to step into this Liangzhou capital city half a step!" ”。

Tang Wannian, the king of Pingnan, who led his troops to follow closely behind Guan Yu's people, couldn't bear it anymore, and he stepped forward to ask Guan Yu's subordinates and said: "Only one enemy general is coming, with my sixth brother's martial arts, it is not a problem to take down the thief general." Why don't you take the opportunity to cover up and attack the city? This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity! ”。

One of Guan Yu's subordinate generals glanced at him with slanted eyes, and saluted slightly on the horse: "General Guan has an order: I can't wait to act rashly, and those who violate the order will be killed!" ”。

Tang Wannian gritted his teeth and rolled his eyes, also a little helpless. He unwillingly urged the horse forward a little, and finally saw that it was Ma Dashuai's daughter who was fighting with Guan Yu back then, the dead girl named Ma Rushuang.

His heart suddenly caught fire, and he remembered all the things he had done before. scolded in his heart: No wonder the sixth brother is soft-hearted and fights with him endlessly! Anyway, I'll help him, not only to relieve the hatred in my heart, but Guan Yu can't blame me afterwards!

Thinking of this, he took a few steps forward with a slight lift, calculated that the distance was sufficient, hung up his long knife, took off his hard bow, and bent his bow and arrows.

"Shuang'er, stop making trouble, I have something ...... business." Guan Yu pressed Ma Rushuang's spear with the barrel of the iron gun in his hand, and said in an eager tone.

He suddenly felt a strong yin wind blowing in his ears, with a thick killing intent.

Subconsciously dodged, and at the same time turned around to look, but saw nothing.

When he turned around, he was shocked to see blood spurting from his mouth and falling off his horse on his back.

"Frost!". Guan Yu yelled in despair as she hurriedly rolled her saddle and dismounted, prostrate on the ground, and looked down to check her injuries.

The vicious eagle arrow mercilessly pierced her armor, pierced her body, and pierced her plump left breast.

With a "hum", Guan Yu only felt that his mind was blank, and he couldn't believe what was happening in front of him. Raising his hand, he took Frost'er's soft body in his arms, tried a few times, and didn't dare to pull out the sharp arrow stuck in her chest.

Tang Wannian saw Ma Rushuang fall off the horse, and Guan Yu also jumped off the horse, and his heart was overjoyed. He took off his long knife and raised it high, signaling his men to charge quickly.

In the earth-shattering shouts of killing, the subordinates of Tang Wannian, the king of the Great Chu Pingnan, rushed up and rushed into the open city gate without any resistance.

Tang Wannian didn't look down at Guan Yu when he rode his horse past him, he just looked ahead with excitement in his eyes: Grandma, countless brothers have been killed and injured, and Liangzhou City has finally been trampled under Lao Tzu's feet!

Guan Yu knelt on the ground, holding Miss Rushuang tightly in his arms, tears flowing, he didn't know what else he could do, his mind fell into a blank, and he seemed to be stuffed with something.

The corners of Miss Rushuang's eyes suddenly twitched slightly, and she slowly opened her eyes. Guan Yu was overjoyed, grabbed one of her soft little hands tightly, and pressed it against her cheek, for fear that she would close her eyes again.

The familiar frost came back, I saw her eyes full of affection, smiled slightly, and moved her fingers slightly, but two crystal tears rolled down from the corners of her eyes, and the corners of her mouth moved slightly.

Guan Yu hurriedly put her ears up, only to hear her exhale like a blue and say, "Stingy ghost, maybe...... Maybe it's the best ending for you and me. And there was no more life.

"Nope! - Nope! - Nope! Guan Yu shouted hysterically.

Perhaps it was the heavenly court that was shaken by his roar, "boom, boom" A series of violent explosions came, and the earth shook and the mountains shook.

Thick smoke rose from the tower of Liangzhou City, covering the sky and the sun in an instant, and the surroundings fell into darkness.

Guan Yu, whose eyes were bloodshot, staggered to his feet, pulled out the sword behind his back, and shouted while looking around blankly: "Tang Wannian...... Where is Tang Wannian? ”。

In the chaos, one of his subordinate soldiers ran in front of him, knelt on the ground to salute, and said in a loud voice: "Back to General Guan, King Pingnan led his troops to rush into Liangzhou City, and was ambushed by thieves and thunders, and it has been ...... There are no bones left! ”。

Suddenly, like a sharp sword, a ray of sunlight pierced through the heavy black mist overhead, illuminating the snow a foot square underfoot. Guan Yu couldn't help but look up, his ears inexplicably heard the rhythm from outside the sky, although it was as thin as a gossamer, it was clearly audible, was that the voice of Shuang'er? Guan Yu was stunned for a moment:

Raid the Ninefold Castle Pass

I'm sitting down

Look at the fluttering hem

Lift the skirt while the shoulders are rubbed

Walk all over the three rivers and six banks

Borrow the light of the sword to make the sails

Let the dew soak through the shirt

The thieves are in the wild

Pillow wind and snow for many years

I had breakfast with the tiger

Carrying the fishing strings of the fishermen

Ask Wolong how many taels of money

Heavy rain in Shuzhong continues

There are corpses everywhere outside the gate

Your smile is like a vicious dog

It tugged at my heartstrings

Talk about flowers, drinks, and leisure

This spring night is a sunny day

Wait until you wake up and open your eyes

The ironclad chill was chilling

The long-cherished wish is only one arrow away

Hometown is like the horizon

I don't know who sings and plays the strings

I couldn't move forward

Pillow wind and snow for many years

I had breakfast with the tiger

Carrying the fishing strings of the fishermen

Ask Wolong how many taels of money

Heavy rain in Shuzhong continues

There are corpses everywhere outside the gate

Your smile is like a vicious dog

Tug at my heartstrings

The beacon smoke is like a title

Throw the crowd to the banquet

Refused to turn 12 times

I want to steal hostas for you

Eat noodle soup in the alley

Laugh at the snow flying by the window

Take the pearl on the waist and play the

Standing loquat in front of the courtroom

Eat noodle soup in the alley

Laugh at the snow flying by the window

Take the pearl on the waist and play the

Standing loquat in front of the court......