Chapter 53 - The Eve of the Great War [Ask for Collection]
The winter in the north is a bit cold, and the snowflakes flying all over the sky wrap the entire Luoyang City in silver, and the scenery of the northern country is fully revealed.
"Damn, this ghost weather is too cold, that little one, be careful, the rope is hanging firm!" Xu Yong shook his body and scolded in a low voice, and a cold breath came out of his mouth as he spoke.
"Come on two stronger brothers, help Mr. Qiao go down together!" Glancing at the heavy snow flying in the sky, Zhao Fan waved his hand and beckoned a few strong soldiers, regardless of thirty-seven twenty-one, he stuffed Qiao Xinchao into a basket and put it down.
"Lord Wang, take care!" Qiao Xinchao tightened the quilt on his body and said with some difficulty.
"Mr. Qiao, take care!"
"General Xu, you first bring a few capable brothers and touch the patrol posts around first." Zhao Fan withdrew his eyes and said in a deep voice to Xu Yong beside him.
"Yes, Lord Wang, the last general is not around, please take care of the Lord Wang, these brothers are the most clever in my personal guard, so I will stay by the Lord to protect the Lord Wang." Xu Yong pointed to the four strong men beside him and said solemnly.
"Lord, I'm leaving! Take care! Brothers, let's go! ”
"Take care!"
Zhao Fan looked at Xu Yong's departing back, his eyes full of worry.
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"This damn weather, I'm freezing to death." Li Congli looked at the goose feather university outside the camp, frowned and said, "That prince of Rausch in the city, I don't know if he will sneak away." ”
"General, don't worry, even if they escape, they won't be able to escape from the palm of our hands, this ice and snow, they can't run far." The adjutant general on the side said in a loud voice.
"I hope so, let the brothers work hard, strengthen the patrol, and don't leave the enemy army."
"Yes!"
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"Wang Tou, you said that such a big snow, who would come out to wander around at such a time, is the general thinking too much?" One of Sun Rujun's cavalrymen shook the snowflakes on his body and said with some dissatisfaction.
"Don't talk nonsense, we have to be optimistic about this Luoyang City, if the enemy leaves, we will have to walk around without food." The cavalry captain patted the snowflakes off his head and said softly, "And the general said, when Luoyang City is taken, one of us will give priority to a woman." ”
"Hahaha, that feeling is good, it is said that the women of Luoyang City are all thin and tender, they are simply stunners in the world! Especially the head of the Wei family, it is even better, if I can make fun with her once, I am willing to live ten years less! A short cavalryman said excitedly.
"What do you think? Like that kind of woman, the general must have enjoyed it himself, let's just have one. You little earthworm, you can't afford to give you a big beauty! The cavalry captain glanced at the short cavalry and smiled.
"Hahahaha..."
Everyone couldn't help laughing when they heard this, and the short cavalryman's face was red, but he didn't dare to refute.
"If you want me to say, this woman..." The cavalry captain was just about to say something, but the crossbow arrow shot through his throat, and he clenched his throat in pain, trying to say something, but only blood bubbles kept coming out of his mouth.
"Who! Enemy attack! Enemy..."
The cavalry squad was stunned for a moment, and just reacted, countless crossbow arrows were shot from all directions, and all the twenty-person patrol was shot into hedgehogs.
"That's it, bury it on the spot, next batch." The bearded man put away the crossbow arrow in his hand and said in a cold voice.
After saying that, a group of soldiers came out behind him, and they took out shovels one after another, burying the cavalry squad under the snow.
When it was all over, the beard was once again wrapped in a disguised white cloth and disappeared into the vast sea of snow.
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After two hours of hunting, Xu Yong finally killed the scout team at the place, and the soldiers, led by the bearded, groped in the dark for more than an hour before finally arriving at the predetermined location.
"General, this is it." Qiao Xinchao grabbed Xu Yong, pointed to a valley in front of him and said.
Xu Yong glanced at the valley in front of him, and sure enough, as Qiao Xinchao said, the terrain was long and narrow, the terrain was dangerous, and the trees on both sides were dense, which was simply a natural place for ambush.
"Mr. Qiao, how do we arrange it?" Xu Yong nodded with satisfaction, stopped the entire team, and turned his head to ask Qiao Xinchao.
"We will place three thousand crossbowmen on both sides of the valley, and five hundred giant shieldmen on one side." Qiao Xinchao pointed to the woods on both sides of the valley and continued, "Tell everyone, you must pay attention to keeping warm, and distribute the quilts collected by the prince to the soldiers, remember, no matter what, you can't live, if it's really cold, you can drink two sips of wine to warm up." ”
"Okay, I understand." Xu Yong replied in a deep voice, glanced at the rising sun in the sky, and hurriedly arranged personnel to start preparing for the next big battle.
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In Luoyang City, Zhao Fan was reviewing his troops, preparing to set off as soon as dawn.
The bearded gate took away a thousand personal guards, a thousand original surrender troops, and a thousand Luoyang government soldiers. Now there are 1,000 personal guards, more than 1,000 surrendered troops, and more than 1,000 Luoyang soldiers who remain in the city.
From the bottom of his heart, Zhao Fan naturally trusted the pro-guard battalion led by Xu Yong the most, and the soldiers brought over by Zhao Wei came down, and the ones he didn't trust the most were naturally those who surrendered, so he could only split everyone up and re-mix, so as to avoid the problem of defection.
As for the arrangement of personnel, he can be regarded as well-intentioned, Xu Yong and Qiao Xinchao, he and Scar led people to lure the enemy, and the bearded man followed Zhao Wei to guard Luoyang City, Xu Yong was raised by himself, and the other two are from the Shenwu Army, belonging to the Praetorian Guard series, and their loyalty to the royal family is still guaranteed.
It's not that Zhao Fan doesn't trust them, it can only be said that everything is precautionary, if something goes wrong, not only himself, but also these people who follow him will also suffer, and he has to think more.
"Lord Wang, the people have been assembled." Scar exhaled two breaths of hot air, and hoarfrost formed in the air as he slept.
"Zhao Wei, Luoyang City will be handed over to you." Zhao Fan nodded, turned around and said solemnly to Zhao Wei, who was dressed in military uniform behind him.
"Don't worry, the city is here, and the city is ruined!" Zhao Wei slammed the hilt of his sword against the armor and replied loudly.
"I don't want people to die, I want you to live well! In case, Luoyang City is undefendable, you can retreat on your own! Zhao Fan gently patted Zhao Wei's shoulder and said softly.
"Lord Wang, I..." Zhao Wei looked at Zhao Fan with emotion, his voice was hoarse, and he didn't continue to say anything.
"Lord Wang, the city gate has been cleared!" A soldier trotted over and reported.
"Okay, then don't delay, take care!" Zhao Fan smiled at Zhao Wei, glanced at the direction of his home with some reluctance, and immediately turned the horse's head, drew out his long sword and yelled, "Soldiers, go!" ”
"Let's go!"
The four thousand cavalry troops slowly opened out of the city gate, without any nostalgia, Wei Ruqian and Joey, who had already secretly hidden there on the city tower, quietly watched the back of the army in the distance, and prayed silently.
Wei Ruqian stroked the guzheng in front of her and sang softly:
"A gentleman is in service, and he doesn't know the period. What's the point? Chickens perched on the ridge. At the end of the day, the sheep and cattle came down. A gentleman is in service, so why not think!
A gentleman is in service, not day or month. Do you have a job? Chickens perched on the maze. At the end of the day, the sheep and cattle are bracketed. A gentleman is in service, and he is not hungry or thirsty? ”
Joey on the side took out a flute and gently played the plum blossoms.
The sound of the flute and the sound of the guzheng coincide, the music is endless, lingering with infinite reverie and thoughts, the rhyme is leisurely and soft, thinking of Zhao Fan under the city.
Zhao Fan, who was running at the forefront of the horse, trembled in his heart, resisted the urge to look back, and pinched the horse's belly hard, the horse was in great pain, and galloped away angrily......