Zhongshen City, the first city in the world built by Taizu of the Ping Zhou Dynasty and standing for 600 years, also ushered in its dawn. www.biquge.info The army of the Tuliao people appeared on time at dawn at dawn and sounded the wolf horn of the attack.

In the third year of Zhongxing, the Son of Heaven Dou Bi sat on the throne in the palace, listening to the ministers below play in a trembling voice: "Yuan Chuizhong fled without a fight, and has given up the Pingliao defense line that has been operating for three years, and let the Tuliao people pass through at will. "The Liao Levy lasted for three years, and in the past three years, the Pingliao Defense Line, which was piled up with the hard-earned money of countless ordinary people and the lives of people who sold their sons and daughters, was discarded by Yuan Chuizhong at will like garbage. Not only that, Yuan Chuizhong also discarded the nearly 100,000 foot soldiers trained in three years, and took the fastest cavalry who escaped, and spared no horsepower along the way, directly killed half of the war horses, and fled to Zhongshen City with the fastest speed.

"Your Majesty, Yuan Chuizhong is already outside the city, and he is clamoring there, asking for the city gate to be opened and his cavalry into the city, saying that he has traveled thousands of miles to help him come back just to help defend Zhongshen City. What should I do about this in an emergency? Please also ask Your Majesty to give an order. Hearing this, Dou Bi, the son of heaven, stood up directly from the throne, grabbed the piece on the table and threw it directly to the ground, no longer the spring breeze of the past, and there was no more power in the world in my hands, and the fat body that was hollowed out by wine couldn't help but tremble. The Son of Heaven deliberately lowered his voice to speak, trying to hide the uncontrollable tremor in his voice because of fear, "He still has the face to enter the city!?" How did he promise me in the first place?! What do you say that in five years of Pingliao, the defense line smashed out by these millions of silver coins was broken by the Tuliao people? Thieves dare! He's a bully! Over the years, he has beheaded thousands, hundreds, and tens of thousands of beheadings in big battles and small battles, and killed so many Tuliao people! Where did the Turbulent army under this city come from?! Could it be that the Tuliao people will scatter beans into soldiers!? "The Son of Heaven was furious and smashed the things on the imperial case frantically to the ministers below, and they all smashed it all and wanted to flip the table, but unfortunately they had no strength.

At this time, the Son of Heaven could no longer care about any majesty, and after scolding these few words, he was so tired that he was panting, his legs and feet were weak, and he had to reach out to hold the golden handle of the throne to barely keep standing. In the past, every day he sang praises for the Son of Heaven, sang about the peace of the world, and many of them jointly vouched for Yuan Chuizhong, claiming that his achievements were true, and the Wenchen who had formed a party and engaged in private business in the southeast department had also become dumb at this moment, and one by one there had been no movement. I don't know how much of the more than 5 million salaries over the years have gone into their private pockets. At this moment, these party members of the southeast department can no longer take out the momentum of singing about the reign of the Son of Heaven and the reign of the Scholar and the Son of Heaven, and they shrank down one by one, muttering silently: "I am a wooden man, I am a wooden man." You can't see me, you can't see me. "I'm afraid that the Son of Heaven will suddenly think of himself, for fear that I will become the punching bag of the Son of Heaven. At this time, the wolf horn of the Tuliao people attacked came from outside the city, and this terrible sound completely shattered the great dream of the Son of Heaven. Unable to care about scolding anymore, and no longer caring about the majesty of the emperor, Dou Bi, the son of heaven, heard this wolf horn, and directly sat on the golden throne coiled around the nine dragons, and grabbed the eunuch serving beside him with trembling hands. The thin old eunuch was like a life-saving straw for the Son of Heaven in the waves, and when he shouted a sharp "retreat" sound, the Son of Heaven was supported by several little eunuchs and hurriedly hid in the harem.

Two months later, in the Weibei camp, a dim oil lamp illuminated the entire hut, and the old doctor Sun sat at his desk reading the latest military information, "The Son of Heaven let Yuan Chuizhong enter the city alone before the city was broken, and then he was punished for ten major sins, and the people of Zhongshen City were all vying to spend money to buy him a piece of meat to eat." Putting down the thin piece of paper in his hand, but it seemed to have a military situation, the old doctor Sun sighed, and carefully wrote down in the small book next to him with a fly's head, "Don't blow too much cowhide, otherwise you will die miserably." Then he closed the small notebook, and the four gilded characters of "Notes on the Apprenticeship" on the cover glittered under the lamp. Closing the small notebook, the old medical officer Sun picked up the military information and continued to read, "After the Zhongshen City was broken by the Tuliao people, the Tuliao people burned, killed and plundered the city in the city, wantonly slaughtered the city for ten days, and finally captured millions of people in the city, set fire to the city, and the fire was not extinguished for more than a month......" Reading this, the old medical officer Sun seemed to have lost all his strength, trembling his lips and couldn't read anymore. Trembling hands, he took out a pill from his bosom and took it, and after closing his eyes and resting for a long time, Old Medical Officer Sun seemed to have exhausted all his strength before he stood up from the chair, trembling and walking to the door, leaning on the door frame, looking in the direction of the northeast grassland, and did not move for a long time.

On the grassland, Li Deyi approached Doctor Xiao Liu and said with a worried face: "Senior brother, my eyelids have been jumping for the past two days, do you think there is something wrong?" Doctor Xiao Liu also nodded and said, "I'm always restless. Li De consciously reached out and touched the "Hummer" beside him and said: "The only team left by the Tuliao people to guard the house has been defeated by us, what else can be difficult?" The dozen or so small tribes of the Tuliao people that we have encountered these days have all been killed by us, and we don't have to worry about someone being able to ventilate and report the news. Doctor Xiao Liu said in a deep voice: "Don't be careless, the Tuliao people have always worshiped wolves. Even if the wild wolves on the grassland have their last breath, they will bite their prey fiercely until they die of exhaustion. We are now deep into the hinterland of the Tuliao people, and if the information is correct, we will be able to see Tongwan City in two days. At this time, we need to be on guard at all times, be cautious at all times, and if we are a little negligent, we don't know where the ambush of the Tuliao cavalry may come out, and we and these hundreds of brothers are afraid that they will die without a place to be buried. Doctor Xiao Liu said, staring at his junior brother with very serious eyes, Li Deyi was stared at by his senior brother and involuntarily straightened his back and nodded vigorously.

Doctor Xiao Liu sighed, looked at the fire that was still spreading rapidly not far ahead, and said, "The last chance for me to go is when the first snow will come on this grassland." If it snows before the fire burns to Tongwan City, and the fire is extinguished, then we can only retreat immediately, retreat to the small county of Dingbei and try to protect ourselves first, and endure the snow until the next year. If it is fortunate that the first snow of this year comes late, so that this fire burns to Tongwan City, and with the smoke of this fire covering, we may be able to do something to distract the Tuliao people who are raging in the hinterland of our Pingzhou Dynasty at this time. Li Deyi tried to speak, wanting to relieve the tense atmosphere, and said: "We are already very profitable, this fire, the land in the south of the grassland, the place with abundant water and grass has basically been burned down, and the Tuliao people who spent the winter in the south of the grassland this winter don't want to feed their war horses." They could have moved north for the winter, fearing that their horses would not be able to stand the cold of the north. Doctor Xiao Liu nodded cautiously and said, "The Tuliao people will not have a good time this winter. But I'm afraid we won't be much stronger, and we need to be careful to guard against the retaliation of the Tuliao people. ”

Li Deyi nodded cautiously as he learned from his senior brother's appearance, and Doctor Liu was amused by his junior brother's subconscious action, patted his junior brother's shoulder and said, "It's too early for you to worry about these now, the most important thing is to improve your own skills." Li Deyi hurriedly patted his chest and said, "Senior brother, don't worry, I still insist on studying at night these days and have never relaxed." Doctor Xiao Liu sneered and said, "Yes, the food that has been brought these days has only filled your belly." Fortunately, we swept away a lot of tribes of the Tuliao people, otherwise you alone would have to eat my brother and I poor. ”

"Let's go, come with me and see how the injured brothers are recovering." Doctor Liu pulled his junior brother to the back of the team. In the previous battle, although the soldiers of the Weibei battalion did not die much, they injured many brothers. On this grassland, even if there is first aid, the environment is still too harsh, which is very unfavorable for wound recovery, if it is not treated properly, it is easy to turn from minor injuries to serious injuries, and finally lose your life in vain. Speaking of which, it is thanks to Li Deyi, who proposed that applying fresh horse meat to the wound can effectively heal the wound and prevent the wound from worsening with pus. Although this statement is fresh, but Xiao Liu believes that his junior brother will not talk nonsense, and in that battle, he killed a lot of war horses of the Tuliao people, and the most important thing is fresh horse meat, so Xiao Liu Medical Officer ordered the wounded soldiers to be coated with fresh horse meat. Fortunately, the effect was good, and the wounds of several soldiers who were seriously injured did not deteriorate, and gradually recovered.

Although they have to march dozens of miles every day these days, there are two small medical officers from the wounded barracks, and the wounded soldiers are recovering well. As soon as the soldiers saw the two little medical officers now, they all took the initiative to say hello. Now those soldiers who are still beating singles are particularly enthusiastic about Li Deyi, without him, the news that Li Deyi came up with the idea to help a group of veterans talk about his daughter-in-law last time has already spread in Weibei Camp. Many soldiers in the Weibei battalion now not only regard Li Deyi as a little medical officer, but he also has an extra layer of aura as a little male matchmaker. This trip to save so many women, many soldiers' hearts warmed up, and some of them were lively, and even deliberately walked around in front of Li Deyi, hoping to make an impression in the little medical officer's heart. It's a pity that their flattery was thrown to the blind man, and Li Deyi didn't have the heart to care about those things now.

took Li Deyi around, and found that the soldiers were in good condition, and the heart that Xiao Liu had been worried about was also slightly calmed, and he took his junior brother to find the two generals to confirm the marching route again and again, and then went back to rest.

Zhongshen City, the former first city in the world, the Xiongcheng built by Taizu himself, and the capital city that ruled the Ping Zhou Dynasty for more than 600 years, has now been burned into ruins, and the fire has not been completely extinguished until now. Those gorgeous pavilions and pavilions in the past, the three-storey Alien Treasure Building of Taishi Cai's house, and the magnificent Jinding Imperial Palace have all been burned to ruins. The courtyards of other high-ranking officials and dignitaries also turned into a pile of black ashes, and the autumn wind blew and fell everywhere. The beautiful wives and concubines who once lived in these pavilions, the ladies and gentlemen, the thousands of literati and ink writers who praised the stinky feet of their masters, and the generation of chickens and dog thieves, now they don't know where they have gone, and most of them can't escape the fate of being taken away, bullied or killed by the Tuliao people. The once rich and prosperous, the once vast buildings, the once high-rise buildings everywhere, the once lavish extravagance, all melted away like ice and snow in this fire. The empty land is so clean, only the ruins of the city walls, and there are still remnants of the grandeur of this city.

There is also a joke here, when the Great Khan of Tuliao Ashina entered the city, there was also that ridiculous, who thought he had read a lot of books, and the scholar with superior wisdom rushed forward bravely to stop the carriage and horses when the Great Khan of Tuliao entered the city, and followed the example of the former sage and shouted: "If you get it right away, you would rather cure it immediately?" Unexpectedly, after shouting this slogan, he just rolled up his sleeves, and was about to show his proud eloquence to persuade the Tuliao Great Khan to lead him to a good minister of the world, when several Tuliao soldiers rushed up and directly chopped into meat puree. This shameless literati laughed in vain. I thought I was a little clever, and I thought that when the world was at the top of the revolution, I couldn't wait to invite the new master to buy some fame and wealth, but I didn't expect that this foreign master didn't treat you as a human being at all. In the eyes of others, you are just a "two-legged sheep", and your only role is to fatten up, and when the master is hungry, he will slaughter you to eat meat.

At dawn of another day, under the cover of the fire on the grassland, these horses from the Weibei battalion finally approached the Tongwan City of the Tuliao people. Doctor Xiao Liu chose a grassy slope with high terrain, fixed his body, looked at the city wall of Tongwan City that was already looming in the distance, and stood in a daze for a long time in the cold wind of the early morning on the grassland, until the junior brother called for him to eat. Doctor Xiao Liu walked down the grassy slope with a muttering to himself, "It's only been a few years, and the Tuliao people have actually built such a big city." Doctor Xiao Liu went down the grass slope and didn't care about breakfast, so he went directly to the two generals.

Li Deyi followed closely behind his senior brother, muttering, "Senior brother? What's so urgent? Doctor Xiao Liu didn't care about answering his junior brother at this time, but just trotted all the way to find the two generals who were having breakfast. Medical Officer Xiao Liu hurriedly said to the two generals: "Our plan has to be changed, and we can't work hard to dominate Wancheng." I saw their city wall just now, and after a visual inspection, I am afraid that it must be more than eight zhang high, and we will not be able to attack it. Han Jiang was about to swallow a mouthful of dried meat, and when he heard this, he choked and rolled his eyes. Qian stopped drinking the water that was always handed to his mouth, and put it directly on the ground, and said in a lost voice: "What did you say?" Say it again! Doctor Xiao Liu whispered what he observed to the two generals.

"We have worked so hard, so many brothers have been killed and wounded, and this has all arrived under the city of the Tuliao people, saying that there is no way to attack the city, how can I explain to my brothers." Mr. Han couldn't help but raise his voice and shouted. Medical Officer Xiao Liu replied: "We didn't plan to break the city this time, just our five hundred people, it is absolutely impossible to break the city. Even if the Tuliao people are all left to guard the city, they can drag us to death by relying only on the tall city wall. We are here this time to attack the rear of the Tuliao people, hoping to set fire to the backyard of the Tuliao people and create some chaos for the Tuliao army that invaded our Pingzhou hinterland, and it is best to force them to divide their troops and return to defense. Now look at this fire, the place with abundant water and grass in the south of the grassland has basically been burned clean, and we have achieved our goal, we can withdraw. ”

Qian Zong couldn't help but interject: "The Tongwan City of the Tuliao people is right in front of you, and I'm really unwilling not to go over and take a look." Li Deyi also said: "Why don't we let the slow-walking foot soldiers wait here, and the cavalry will go to Tongwan City to make a noise, learn from the Tuliao people, and let's also shoot rockets into other cities, what do you think of this idea?" ”

"It works. Lao Qian and I are waiting here with our footmen, and the two of you, the little doctor, will take the cavalry to attack and disturb you. Take all the horses with you, and if it's not right, don't be afraid to run to the death of the horses, the lives of the brethren are the most important thing. ”

"I don't think anything will happen. The previous battle of the Tuliao people was scared and disabled by us, and most of them didn't dare to go out of the city to meet us this time. This attack is very safe. ”

"I'm going to have someone prepare some rockets."

Li Deyi rode a "Humvee" and followed Medical Officer Xiao Liu, all the way to the top of the tree banner (in fact, it was some rags from the Tuliao people, torn up into long strips and hung on the tip of the gun) to drum up momentum, and came to the city of Tongwan. Li Deyi looked at the towering city wall in front of him, and couldn't help but say: "Senior brother, there are masters in the Tuliao people, otherwise how could they build such a tall and majestic city." Medical Officer Xiao Liu raised his eyes to look at the impassable city wall, and said with a sigh: "I'm afraid that they captured a lot of skilled craftsmen when they entered the city three years ago, and some of them are good at building cities." From then on, the cities of the Tuliao people were afraid that they would rise one by one. Li Deyi patted the "Humvee" on the back, slapped the mule forward, and said in his mouth: "What do you do with so much, let's shoot rockets for this Tongwancheng today." As he spoke, he took out the leather bag he was carrying, sprinkled a thread of oil on the ground, threw down the fire, and suddenly lit it. One by one, a cadre of cavalry stepped forward and lit the rockets in their hands in the middle of the line of fire.

"Let the horses run and throw them into the city! Three shots each! Let's get out as soon as we finish shooting! Doctor Liu commanded loudly. The sound of horses' hooves rumbled, and a succession of rockets shot into the city. Occasionally, among the Tuliao people in the city, the strong bow man could shoot a few arrows, but to no avail, the Weibei battalion finished shooting three waves of rockets, turned the horse's head, patted the horse and left. Li Deyi followed Doctor Liu and smiled excitedly: "Haha, senior brother, it's really enjoyable, some of the Tuliao people in the city are busy now." Doctor Xiao Liu said: "I'm afraid our rocket can't play much role, I just got closer to observe, this Tongwan City is built next to the Erlun River, and the river has not yet frozen, so it is very convenient to get water to fight the fire." Li De waved a small hand, and said arrogantly: "That's not something we can manage, but this time we can be regarded as hitting the city of the Tuliao people, and we also shot rockets to attack the city once, which is also considered to be a bad breath." ”

"That's right, after that wave of rockets, it really soothed the depression in my heart. Just now I saw a lot of unrestrained white bones outside the city, presumably when I was building this city, I was exhausted to death by the people......" At this point, Doctor Liu couldn't say any more, swallowed a mouthful of saliva, and pursed his lips tightly.

"Senior brother, it's time for us to go home next!"

"Yes, go home, go back to our Weibei camp. Brethren, let the horses run! Let's go home! Doctor Liu shouted, he had been fighting for more than a few months, and the soldiers who had already felt tired also cheered. The rumbling sound of horses' hooves sounded again, and the soldiers of the Weibei battalion happily embarked on the return journey home.

When they came, because they had to be on guard against the Tuliao people at all times, everyone was nervous, and the war horses could only be ridden for one hour a day, so as to retain their horsepower in order to be ready to fight with the Tuliao people who might attack at any time. On the return trip, there was no need to worry so much, Han General and Qian General discussed it, and the captured war horses were also matched with the foot soldiers, and the infantry also achieved one person and one horse, and the Weibei battalion began to retreat back as quickly as possible.

On the way back, but he didn't dare to go back to the old road he had come, Xiao Liu led the team to the south first, walked out for more than 100 miles in two days, and then went southwest, intending to return all the way along the mountains on the edge of the grassland in the south. Medical Officer Xiao Liu discussed with the two generals, and at this time, the army sent by the Tuliao people to intercept them must have been on the way, and the soldiers were exhausted and unable to fight again, so it was better to avoid it as much as possible.

On the way back, there were a lot of sentries scattered along the way in the Weibei battalion, and nearly a hundred cavalry were scattered within sixty miles, so that some of the uninjured foot soldiers gave up their horses under their crotches, and each sentry was equipped with two horses.

After traveling for more than ten days, the expedition team finally came to the southernmost part of the grassland, the Wuding River. After crossing the Wuding River, the grassland will be completely left behind, and even if it encounters pursuers at that time, the Weibei battalion can burrow into the mountains to hide. A group of soldiers seized the time to rest by the river for a while, gathering strength and preparing to cross the Wuding River overnight.

In the night, Li Deyi approached the Wuding River by moonlight, wanting to test the depth of the water so as to find a shallow place to cross the river. Li Deyi probed the bottom of the river with a makeshift long stick, and suddenly felt that the stick was blocked by something, and it was very heavy. Li Deyi lowered his head and took a closer look, and shouted, "My mother!" Directly frightened how far he threw the stick, squatted on the bank of the river, and then a bone got up, turned his head and ran towards Xiao Liu, shouting with a trilling voice in his mouth: "Senior brother, senior brother, what are those in the river!?" “