Chapter 716: The Man at Sunset
Xiyun orange red is about to fall, above the city head with residual smoke, Yu Ban's face is blackened and stained with blood, the knife carrying the gap is pressed against the wall, the soldier on the opposite side of the field of vision is slowly retreating in the golden sound, he spits a mouthful of bloody spit on the ground, and picked up a corpse that was hit by an arrow, it was a soldier who blocked the arrow for him, only twenty years old, three years of marriage, and a two-year-old child.
"Today they did not attack the city with all their might, be careful to steal the city at night!"
After giving an order to the herald, he handed over the dead soldier to his own soldiers: "Bury it well, and the family will give some compensation." After speaking, dragging the tattered cloak to inspect this section of the battlering city wall, today the siege of the city is still the soldiers and horses of Liaodong, the soldiers of Youzhou Tianyu and Guo Yan's Xiliang soldiers still have no action, but they just surround this Wuji city, probably still planning to make him surrender.
"General, now Wuji is an isolated city, the Northland cavalry has completely cut off our rear, and the soldiers below are panicking, this battle can't be fought."
Deputy General Zhu Ling was covered in blood, with his own and enemies, before he had been leading the army alone, because he had secretly slandered Cao Cao in words, so he was robbed of military power, so he had to be the deputy of Yu Ban will continue to stay in office, after the northland soldiers went south, they were drawn with the army and stationed in Wuji County.
Yu Ban stopped, glanced at him, and looked at the Northland military camp stretching outside, at the time of the war, he deliberately made people pay attention to the Zhu Ling in front of him, so as not to engage in the battle and surrender to the enemy, fortunately, the other party did not make an out-of-the-ordinary move for several days, at the moment, his tone was slightly slower: "The lord should have arrived in Jizhou at this time, no matter what Gongsun Zhi wants, the city is guarded by me, either die in battle, or return it intact to the lord, and the matter of surrender is not to be discussed!" β
"But it's not a way to go on like this, Zhongshan Country is now the only thing left that has not fallen, what is the scene in our rear, whether there is a war or not, whether the lord is here or not, everyone doesn't know-" Zhu Ling's tone was also anxious.
"βthen you can't go back!"
The voice of sudden shouting interrupted the other party's words, and in the setting sun, Yu Ban raised his ring head knife and pointed at the field outside the city, his eyes were bloodshot, and he roared: "Gongsun Zhi is barbaric and ferocious, what about the great soldiers, he doesn't have enough grain to support, and he won't be able to fight for long!" In three or five years, he will cross the north! Guarding here, Yu Ban can only be the ghost of the Cao family, and he can't be the general of the Gongsun family!! β
"You're letting all of us die with youβ"
"Zhu Ling! If you are afraid, jump off the city wall now, the city gate will never be opened for you! β
While the two were arguing, a soldier behind the battlement shouted, "General Yu! Look outside the city, there is a man riding a horse towards this side, as if he wants to enter the city. β
Yu Ban put aside Zhu Ling and strode over, and as far as he could see, a knight was wearing armor and dragging a long red cloak, looking like a general in the Northland. He narrowed his eyes and stretched out his hand: "Take the bow!" Anyone who comes to persuade him to surrender will be shot to death, and he must not go even half a step close to the city wall! β
As he spoke, he took the bow handed by his own soldiers, raised his arm and aimed at the knight who was getting closer and closer to the city gate, and at the moment when the bowstring was tightened, the knight stopped and took off the iron helmet in front of all the soldiers on the city wall, revealing a dark face, with thick eyebrows and long eyes, and a short beard under his chin, looking quite heroic, he looked at Yu Ban who was holding a bow at the head of the city, and laughed: "General Yu doesn't know me anymore?" In the army, Aung often asked the general for advice on how to arrange troops. β
"The eldest prince-" This first sound was made by Zhu Ling first. Then, the arm holding the bow next to him also dropped suddenly, and with a clang, the bow and arrow fell on the floor tiles, Yu Ban's eyes widened, his whole body almost poked out, and his Adam's apple rolled, but it was difficult to make a sound.
After a while, he yelled: "Open the city gate, magnify the son in!" β
There was a brief chaos in Wuji City, and the soldiers looked at the figure who was slowly walking into the city on horseback one by one, and the sound of ear-to-ear exchanges spread endlessly in the city, and even spread to other wall sections, which made many soldiers and lieutenant generals feel stunned and in a daze, and some of the old people of Cao Jun laughed excitedly.
Yu Ban ran down the wall quickly, Zhu Ling and a group of other generals also followed, their hearts were complicated after all, the eldest prince Cao Ang was strong, generous, and friendly, and traveled in the army when he was very young, even if Yu Ban, who later joined the Cao army, had many intersections, and every time he came into contact, he was very harmonious, if nothing else, this eldest prince would inherit the entire Cao family, and no one would even object. However, in the battle of Wancheng, the news of Ang Gongzi's death came, which made Yu Ban feel some sadness during that time.
Although Pi Gongzi became the eldest son of the grandson and was also smart, Yu Ban always felt that he was a little narrow-minded, not as good as Ang Gongzi's harmony and atmosphere, and most importantly, Pi Gongzi was not good at military affairs, but this was the case, whether it was him or the rest of the generals, he could only accept it.
And yetβ
Yu Ban ran down the stone steps, came to the city gate, and watched the heavy door open the gap of single passage little by little, he could feel that his body was trembling slightly, the cracked gap gradually expanded, the voice of the person in front of the city gate was reduced to the extreme, the figure of a single horse came in from the outside, the figure of a single horse came in from the outside, the figure was strong, covered with a red cloak, and a beard had grown under his chin, although his skin was a lot darker, but the whole person gave him a kind of sword in the sheath of calmness.
- The dead are back.
"Eldest Prince......" Yu Ban couldn't help but call softly.
"General Yu, I haven't seen you for many years."
Cao Ang turned over and dismounted, and walked towards him.
Everyone, all eyes focused on the figure below, the sun set, the two of them walked up to the city soon after, chatted about some of the past, and also talked about the current situation, the red west clouds rolled and rolled, and many lives in this city and even in the Central Plains could be changed at this moment......
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The sunset shone on the land, the orange glow makes it impossible to open your eyes, the dry dust of summer rises in the footsteps of countless refugees, and the temperature of May gradually becomes hotter. Cao Yu staggered south in the crowd with a dirty face, hunger made her body even thinner, and the original heroic spirit was gone, and the thin horse that followed her was killed by a group of refugees last month, and even the long sword in her hand was almost snatched away.
The military disaster fell on the heads of everyone in the north of Jizhou, the people in the city were still better, the civilians outside the city could only gather, group up to the south for refuge, whimpering sea of people, Cao Yu in the middle could only feel that the surroundings were full of refugees, and no longer than a little far, only people's blank and helpless expressions, and hungry panicked eyes, looking for something in the crowd from time to time, and occasionally hearing the heart-rending cry of the child, she could only cover her ears and dare not listen, and she didn't have much strength to care.
Now I don't know how long I have been walking south, and I don't know where, sometimes I encounter a village and town, there are rich families who set up porridge sheds to help, Cao Yu rushed up regardless of the image, held a bowl with dirty hands, and ate it in a big gulp, and there were slaves in the rich family's house shouting not far away: "The military disaster is great, where can you escape, instead of starving to death on the road, it is better to sell your own family, you can also mix food and clothing, do some work within your ability, and when the military disaster passes, you will be let go back to your hometown......."
Cao Yu squatted on the side of the road and saw a man who brought his wife and children over, pushed it to the steward who was sitting in the shed, and then quickly went to get the grain cakes placed aside, because he took two more, he was beaten by a few fierce-looking family members who were beating his head and covering his face, his wife and children looked at him numbly, and soon, he was pulled into a roofless cart, and pulled away with other women and strong men, and most of the people around him alone, or with their families will join this scene, the era of war is not uncommon.
As it was getting dark, the long procession was still ongoing, some tired of walking in groups by the roadside, or occupying the nearby woods to rest on the side, beware of wild beasts and deserters from the rear. Cao Yu didn't dare to rest, not long ago, she knew that she was about to reach Fucheng in front, and she was about to enter in a panic, but was stopped by the soldiers guarding the city.
"I am the daughter of your prime minister, my name is Cao Yu! Let me inβ" She waved her hand to push the other party, but after all, she was not as strong as the man, and she was thrown back, and when she got up in embarrassment, she heard the soldier's voice say: "The prime minister's daughter is not staying in the palace, will she be like you in the refugees?" Taishou has set up a porridge shed, you can go there to eat a few meals and rest for a few nights, but don't even think about going in the city. β
The remnant sun is like blood.
Cao Yu walked back into the stretch of refugees, crying and screaming back to her ears, waking her up, and soon, the shaking eyes saw a familiar figure, lying weakly on the side of the road, a few wisps of pale caressing in the evening breeze, when it passed, the old woman who had given her water to drink was already motionless, and the son of Mu Ne was missing a leg, and the blood stained a large area of soil, and he was already out of breath not far away.
She knelt down, turned the old woman over, pillowed on her lap, opened her dry eyelids weakly and saw Cao Yu, her toothless mouth snorted, as if she wanted to smile at her, her trembling hands moved on her body, took out half a piece of dry food from her arms, and stuffed it into the woman's hand.
"To the south...... It's going to get better....girl..... don't be afraid to ..... me...... When you were young...... Have experienced ..... too" The old woman patted the back of her hand, and her voice came into disjointed: "..... several times..... he hasn't died..... it's the eldest son...... died..... wife starved to death...... I'm not dead....... now I can't walk ........... You're going to have a good ......"
"...... want to live."
The last bit of voice was broken, and Cao Yu covered her mouth and cried hoarsely.
The noisy, chaotic line continued to move on, occasionally with the occasional glance, then turning away and becoming indifferent. Jizhou, which was originally stable and peaceful, changed in a blink of an eye, as if it had become two completely different worlds from before, and soon, the crowd surged, and a voice shouted: "Prime Minister Cao's soldiers and horses have gone north!" β
When Cao Yu pinched the half piece of dry food and raised her head, more information was shouted from the mouth of the person to this side, "The army of the Governor of the Northland is also pressing towards this side!" β
"Folks, run, there's going to be a war here!"
"Where are ...... going?"
"Do they want people to live......"
"Bear with me, after this battle, Jizhou will be peaceful in the future, and there will be no war."
β¦..
Countless voices were mixed together, and countless people stopped at a moment and didn't know whether to continue southward or return the same way, the sky darkened, but in the chaotic team, Cao Yu's figure was gone, and she ran in the direction of what might be the battlefield with her long sword.
The pleasant sunset also sets at this moment.
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