Chapter Eighty-Six: Wang Wei
Since Fei Mu left, Wang Wei, the Taishou of Vortex Yang, has been looking forward to the arrival of the army every day, after all, this kind of day of being worried all the time and sitting on pins and needles is really uncomfortable.
In fact, Wang Wei had already calculated that if the army arrived, it would inevitably clash with the Liang army, and the battle would be between the two armies, so he could relax a little and watch the fire from the other side. If the Wei army wins in the end, he will have the merit of protecting the city, and if the Wei army is defeated, he will not have the merit of surrendering the Liang army, and he will also have the merit of dedicating the city. All in all, maximize your own interests, regardless of whose flag is planted in the city.
But Fei Mu's arrival made Wang Wei see the determination of the imperial court that he was unwilling to give up, so he looked forward to it again, after all, it was still uncomfortable to bear the reputation of a traitor. Therefore, the victory of the Wei army is the best result.
But in the past few days, not only Wei Jun, but also Liang Jun has not seen a single shadow, Wang Wei is worried in his heart, and he is always worried.
"It's coming! Come on! At this time, a soldier stumbled and crawled in front of Wang Wei to report it.
"What's coming?" Wang Wei's heart suddenly became nervous, and his hands couldn't help but tremble slightly.
"Liang Jun is here!" The soldier shouted.
"How many soldiers and horses are there?" Wang Wei was so anxious that he sweated down.
"The smoke and dust are billowing and overwhelming, I'm afraid that a large army is coming!"
"Quick! Take me to the city! ”
When he came to the city, the soldiers on the city wall were all frightened, Wang Wei looked around, only to see the smoke and dust billowing in the distance, and at a glance, he knew that there must be a considerable army marching here.
Wang Wei felt that his legs were a little weak, he leaned against the battlements, his chest rising and falling violently, "Are you sure it's Liang Jun?" ”
"It must be Liang Jun." The soldiers on the city wall replied affirmatively, "It's not the Liang army who came from that direction." ”
"So what are you still watching?" Wang Wei suddenly stood up straight, stomped his feet and shouted urgently, "Quick, get ready to defend the city!" ”
The Liang army had already arrived in the city, and the Wei army, which Wang Wei had been waiting for, was still nowhere to be seen, which turned him into an ant on a hot pot.
I thought about simply surrendering, but now that the Wei army has not arrived, it is not certain who will die in the back; Thinking about holding on, but in case the Liang army began to attack the city, and the reinforcements of the Wei army never arrived, could it be that he really had to die for the country?
The uneasiness in his heart made Wang Wei always can't help but run to the city, wanting to see the situation with his own eyes.
The Liang army camped outside the city. They cut down trees and fenced off a large piece of land with tents of all sizes. Wang Wei asked the generals around him, "Look at their tents and estimate how many people they can have?" ”
The general nodded roughly and replied, "There should be about 20,000." ”
"Twenty thousand?" Wang Wei frowned, "I'm afraid this is just a striker, you see, there is still smoke and dust billowing from behind, and the army must be rushing over." ”
As the sun set, Liang Jun began to bury the pot and make rice. Columns of smoke rose from the camp, wafting the aroma of rice.
Wang Wei came to the city again to observe, "Look at how many people's food is being cooked with this cooking smoke?" ”
The soldiers looked carefully for a while, and estimated, "One pot makes ten people's rice, I'm afraid there are forty or fifty thousand people here!" ”
Hearing the soldier's estimate, Wang Wei felt dizzy for a while, he held his head and whispered, "Are there many people again?" It seems that the number of troops is constantly increasing......"
"You have to keep your eyes open at night, don't be lazy and doze off, you were taken advantage of by Liang Jun!" Wang Wei shouted at the guards on duty on the city wall.
As a result, this night, Wang Wei didn't sleep well at all, he always couldn't help but prick up his ears, pay attention to all movements, and wake up with a slight sound.
finally survived until dawn, and Wang Wei hurried to the city again.
"Well, was it okay last night?" He asked the soldiers anxiously.
"It was fine last night." The soldier replied, "But the Liang army seems to be building siege equipment......
When Wang Wei heard this, he hurriedly leaned out of the battlements and looked towards the camp of the Liang army.
I saw that in front of the camp of the Liang army, the soldiers of the Liang army were busy before and after, they cut down many trees and thick bamboo, and the craftsmen were holding all kinds of tools to change these wood and bamboo to the required size, and the final purpose was definitely to assemble these into rushing cars, well railings, ladders and other siege equipment.
"Liang ...... Liang Jun wants to ...... Is it going to be a siege? Wang Wei's tongue became unfavorable.
"It will take at least two or three days for these devices to be assembled." The military general beside him suggested, "Why don't we take advantage of the unpreparedness of the Liang army, suddenly kill them, and burn these things in one fire." ”
"Don't be presumptuous!" Wang Wei hurriedly stopped, "Think about it, why did Liang Jun build these tools in front of the camp with great fanfare? Could it be that they are trying to lure us out? ”
"......" the general thought for a moment and replied in a low voice, "There is also a possibility ...... this"
"Let's keep it the same." Wang Wei muttered, and then turned his gaze to the back of the Liang army's camp, "Why is there still smoke and dust?" How many people are there in this Liang army? ”
"Our Vortex Yang is a strong city, and there are reinforcements coming, the Liang army will definitely not dare to take it lightly, and will inevitably gather a large army to come." The military general said thoughtfully, "I'm afraid that now, they haven't finished assembling yet, and the army keeps coming, so there has been smoke and dust." ”
"The Liang army is gathering a large army under the city of Vortex Yang, but what about our reinforcements?" Wang Wei's tone was a little crying, "I haven't even seen a shadow!" ”
"Didn't General Fei say before that they were the vanguard, and the army would arrive soon?"
"It's coming soon...... Ben Taishou didn't even know if he could make it to the day they came! Wang Wei said weakly, "How many days is it?" Now that the Liang army is in the city, where is that General Fei now? Shouldn't you have already been a ghost under Liang's saber......"
"So, Taishou, what should we do?" The general was also a little flustered.
"What else can I do, wait and see...... I just hope that the reinforcements will arrive soon, and pray for the blessing of the Bodhisattva......"
Coming down from the city, Wang Wei really went straight to the temple in Voryang City and prayed sincerely.
In the evening, a large army really arrived in Wuyang, but it was not the Wei army that Wang Wei was looking forward to day and night, but Wei Xun with the army and came to meet Chen Qingzhi.
It seems that prayer did not do anything......
This night, for Wang Wei, the Taishou of Vortex Yang, will be another sleepless night.
It's already past the middle of the night, and Wang Wei is still tossing and turning, the anxiety in his heart and the dark circles under his eyes are increasing day by day.
"Too shou, too shou?" There were a few calls outside the door.
"What's the matter?" Wang Wei replied weakly.
"A messenger has just infiltrated the city to meet Taishou."
Wang Wei sat up, his heart began to beat faster, reinforcements, is it news of reinforcements?
He didn't even bother to put on his shoes, and ran barefoot to open the door, "Quick, where is the messenger?" ”
A man dressed in black stepped forward and said to Wang Wei, "Wang Taishou, the little one was ordered to come and inform the Taishou, the army will arrive soon, the forward is already approaching the camel stream, please Taishou must hold on and wait for help." ”
"It's almost to the camel stream?" Wang Wei said in surprise, "It's only forty or fifty miles away from Vortex Yang!" ”
Wang Wei's hanging heart finally let go, reinforcements are already close at hand, at least for a short time, he doesn't have to worry about it anymore.
After sending off the messenger, Wang Wei lay down on the couch again. In the second half of the night, Wang Wei slept most soundly in his life......