Xin Shixiong was lying on a pile of withered grass, his complexion was ruined.

A thin coat has turned black, and the blood stain on the abdomen is dark purple. At this time, he didn't have the slightest appearance of General Zuotunwei, he was haggard, blue at first, and he couldn't see any blood. Several soldiers gathered around him, looking very nervous.

Seeing Zheng Yanqing come in, the soldiers immediately got up and looked at him vigilantly.

"This is Zheng Yanqing, Zheng Gongzi!"

Mai Zizhong hurriedly spoke, and the soldiers made a way.

"General Xin, why are you here?"

Xin Shixiong was unconscious, and it seemed that he was already having less qi in and more qi out, and his breath was dying. Zheng Yanqing hurriedly walked over and reached out to check his pulse. The pulse was faint and life was almost cut off...... Zheng Yanqing couldn't help but raise his head and looked at Mai Zizhong with a puzzled gaze.

Mai Zizhong did not answer.

It was a soldier who protected Xin Shixiong, and choked up: "After the Battle of Sashui, General Xin led us and others to retreat to Wolf Forest Mountain and fought hard for seventeen days. There was no food and grass inside, and there were no reinforcements outside, and it was finally broken by the Goguryeo...... The general was seriously wounded as he ascended the mountain. On the day that Wolf Forest Mountain was breached, we waited for the general to change into a uniform and prepare to break through the chaos. Unexpectedly, when I went down the mountain, I encountered the Goguryeo army.

The generals obeyed, and almost all of them were killed, leaving only us and a few others.

Fortunately, the Goguryeo people did not find out the identity of the general, so after being captured, they were sent to the city of Diyu with us to be detained. ”

Mai Zizhong's face showed sadness, and he said softly: "My grandfather also died on the bank of the Liaoshui River!" ”

"Huh?"

Zheng Yanqing was taken aback, his eyes widened.

Mai Tie Cane died in battle on the bank of the Liaoshui River?

He really didn't know. But that's right, it's not very reasonable to be silent at the turn of the Sui and Tang dynasties. It turned out that as early as the first expedition to Goguryeo, he had been killed in battle...... Zheng Yanqing glanced at Mai Zizhong and patted him lightly on the shoulder, but did not comfort him with words. He knew very well that for a person like Mai Zizhong, words of comfort would not be of much use.

And looking at Mai Zizhong's appearance, it seems that he has passed the saddest stage...... "Mai Zizhong, you take people and protect General Xin!" Zheng Yanqing picked up the silver whip and said in a deep voice: "Let's kill Di Yu City first, and then make a plan." ”

"Good!"

Mai Zizhong immediately nodded in agreement, and asked Xin Shixiong, who was unconscious, to tie him up. led more than a dozen Sui prisoners of war and rushed out of the cell. Zheng Yanqing had no intention of caring about these anymore, and after leaving the cell, he joined forces with the majestic sea Kan Ling and others and went to kill outside the prisoner of war camp.

***

In the Yazhong Hall of Di Yu City Mansion, Che Lihan and Zheng Hongyi, who is alias Fu Ning, are pushing the cup and changing the lamp, drinking happily.

Suddenly, there was a disturbance outside, which made Che Lihan very unhappy. He put down his glass, stood up angrily, and shouted outside the middle hall, "What's going on outside? ”

"Deputy General Qiqiche, the prisoner of war camp has been attacked by a sneak attack, and it seems that the Sui army has entered the city?"

"The Sui army entered the city?" Che Lihan was drunk and shouted, "How is this possible? When did the Sui army appear in the city? ”

He walked quickly to the door of the middle hall, "Find out the situation immediately!" ”

Outside the middle hall, the soldiers immediately rushed out of the palace to inquire about the news. Che Lihan stood at the door of the middle hall, and after being blown by the cold wind, he suddenly realized something after the spirit of the spirit was shivering. The Sui army robbed the camp? How could the Sui army appear in the city of Diyu? And when did you sneak in?

The guards in this Di Yu City are extremely strict, and it is impossible for the Sui army to mix in.

And today, only Fu Ning's group entered the city, could it be said that ...... He chuckled inwardly and turned around suddenly.

At this moment, Shen Guang, who had been standing behind Zheng Hongyi, seemed to be defenseless, and at some point, an extra sword with cold light and extremely sharp appeared in his hand. I saw Shen Guang rushing up from behind Zheng Hongyi all of a sudden, and before the Goguryeo people in the middle hall could figure out what was going on, they came to Che Lihan's side in the blink of an eye. Raise your hand and the immortal will show the way, and the distraction will stab.

Although Che Lihan drank a little too much, the instinct of the military general was still there.

Shen Guang stabbed with a sword, he screamed, took a wrong step under his feet, and retreated. But he forgot that he was standing in the doorway, and behind him was a twenty-centimeter-high threshold. was mixed with garlic by the threshold, and fell to the ground on his back with a pop. Before he could get up, Shen Guang had already arrived in front of him. Lifting his feet and kicking on his heart, the dragon ring sword in his hand was wiped with the trend, only to hear the screams of the man in the car, and the corpse was in two places, and his head rolled on the ground and fell down the steps. A cavity of blood stained the doorstep into a blood-red color.

At the same time, Shen Guang picked up the long knife on Che Lihan's waist at his feet, and the long knife flew straight into the hall and was held in Zheng Hongyi's hand.

Feng Jing slid out a half-meter-long short knife from his sleeve and pounced, cutting down the two Goguryeo generals sitting next to Zheng Hongyi in a pool of blood. The three of them started at the same time, catching the Goguryeo people in the middle hall by surprise. By the time they reacted, six or seven people had already been killed in the hall by Feng Jing and Zheng Hongyi. Outside the middle hall, Che Lihan's personal soldiers came to their senses, swarmed up, and rushed towards the middle hall.

Shen Guang was in charge, holding the dragon ring sword and blocking the door of the middle hall.

In a flash of cold light, several spears were cut in two. The sword light Huo Huo blocked dozens of pro-soldiers outside the middle hall.

After Feng Jing and Zheng Hongyi slaughtered all the Goguryeo generals in the hall, they stood side by side with Shen Guang at the door of the central hall to resist the attack of the Goguryeo people.

In the city of Diyu, the shouts of killing became louder and louder.

It seems that although the Goguryeo people were well-armed, the Sui army had a numerical advantage in prisoners of war. In addition, the prisoners of war of the Sui army were bent on washing away the humiliation they had been humiliated by the Goguryeo people, so they were extremely fierce. The Goguryeo people were caught off guard, and the generals in the city such as Che Lihan did not appear for a long time, so that the dragons were leaderless, and the more they fought, the more chaotic they became, and in the end, when Zheng Yanqing came out with Xiong Kuohai and others, the Goguryeo people could no longer resist, and scattered in a hurry, running in all directions. This escape is a defeat like a mountain. Let some Goguryeo generals come out to organize, but it is useless. Zheng Yanqing took people and went straight into the mansion with all his might.

The soldiers in the palace saw that they couldn't resist it, and they also broke up and fled.

"Yanqing!"

When Zheng Hongyi saw Zheng Yanqing coming in, he couldn't help but shout excitedly.

When he didn't pay attention to his hand, he saw a Goguryeo soldier raise his hand and stab at him, Zheng Hongyi wanted to dodge, but it was too late!

It's too late, it's too soon......

Feng Jing raised his hand and threw the short knife, and then knocked Zheng Hongyi to the ground in one fell swoop.

The sharp long hair penetrated his shoulder, and Feng Jing snorted and fell to the ground.

The two pro-soldiers pounced on Feng Jing with knives, and Shen Guang couldn't reach it.

I only heard a thunderous roar: "The barbarians dare to sneak attack? ”

Boom, two cold rays of light broke through the air, and two hand axes hit the two pro-soldiers. Xiong Kuanghai picked up the wheel and axe, and rushed to the door. Immediately after he was out of the prisoner of war camp, his weapons were presented by heavy soldiers. The majestic sea with double axes in hand is even more like a tiger with wings, and the surname is suddenly killed. Coming all the way from the prisoner of war camp, I don't know how many Goguryeo people died at the hands of his doctors.

Zheng Yanqing hurriedly ran forward and checked Feng Jing's injuries.

He unexpectedly found that the color of Feng Jing's facial skin was a little different from the color under his neck. It's just that he didn't think too much about it, took off a strip of cloth from the placket, bandaged Feng Jing's wound, and let Zheng Hongyi take care of it. Subsequently, he commanded Xiong Kuohai and others to occupy the government in the city and slaughter all the Goguryeo people in the government...... Mai Zizhong also protected Xin Shixiong's arrival at the mansion.

The shouting and killing in the city gradually stopped.

Xie Ke, Dou Xiaowen and others led men and horses to patrol the city, chasing down the defeated and hiding Goguryeo soldiers.

The prisoners of war of the Sui army gradually gathered outside the yamen. Zheng Yanqing ordered Mai Zizhong and Feng Zhiying to count the soldiers and horses, and he went into the inner room to investigate Xin Shixiong's condition.

Among the prisoners of war, there are no generalized military doctors.

Before, it was only because he was detained by the Goguryeo people, so he couldn't treat Xin Shixiong.

Immediately after the occupation of the government, the military doctor came into play. They found some equipment and medicines from the treasury and got busy.

Seeing Zheng Yanqing enter the house, the military doctor who diagnosed Xin Shixiong hurriedly got up.

"How's the general doing?"

"Captain Zheng, General Xin's situation is not good...... He was shot in the abdomen before he was captured, and he has not been properly healed ever since.

The conditions in the cell were so harsh, coupled with the cold weather, that they could not be treated in time, so that they ...... Humble officials can only do their best. ”

Zheng Yanqing nodded and comforted the military doctor twice.

Then he walked to the front of the couch, and Xin Shixiong had slowly opened his eyes at this time.

His lips trembled, as if he had something to say, but his body was weak and unable to speak. He could only stretch out his thin hand and hold Zheng Yanqing's palm tightly.

Zheng Yanqing understood what he meant, gritted his teeth, and said in a low voice: "General, just rest assured, Zheng will do his best to take everyone back." ”

Xin Shixiong nodded effortlessly and pointed to a few soldiers beside him.

These soldiers are all his subordinates, and they have been following him all the way, how can they not understand what Xin Shixiong means.

Hurriedly knelt to the side and said loudly: "General, we must obey the dispatch of Captain Yun and Zheng Gongzi." ”

Xin Shixiong let go of his hand with satisfaction, gasped for breath twice, and slowly closed his eyes.

Looking at his appearance, I am afraid it will be difficult to survive until the day he arrives in Liaodong...... Zheng Yanqing told the military doctor, and then took people and exited the room. But as soon as he walked out, he saw Zheng Hongyi, who walked out of another room in a panic, his face flushed.

"Hongyi, why are you so flustered?"

When Zheng Hongyi saw Zheng Yanqing, he hurriedly ran over, and said a little helplessly: "Yanqing, Feng Guo...... That Feng Guo ......"

"What's wrong with Feng Guo?"

Zheng Yanqing sighed in his heart and asked a little nervously.

"Yan Qing, Feng Guo...... It's a woman! ”

Zheng Hongyi lowered his voice and whispered in Zheng Yanqing's ear: "When I was treating his wounds just now, I found out that he, he, he is a woman. ”

Zheng Yanqing gasped and looked at Zheng Hongyi in a daze.

"Feng Guo, is it a woman?"

Zheng Hongyi's head, like a chicken pecking rice, kept ticking.

"I'll let Feng Zhiyu come over in a while, and you take care of it first...... Tell the military doctor, don't make a noise, at this time you know I know he knows...... If it gets out of the way, I'll cut off his head first. ”

In this army, there is only one situation in which a woman can appear, and that is the camp record.

Otherwise, the presence of a woman in the army will be seen as a bad omen. Zheng Yanqing doesn't attach much importance to this, but if it is spread, it will inevitably cause misunderstanding among others. At this time, this kind of thing happens...... One is not good, Feng Guo may lose his surname because of this.

Although Zheng Hongyi was reluctant, he could only reluctantly agree.

He retreated here, and Mai Zizhong and Feng Zhiyu had already counted the number of people and returned to the mansion.

In a fierce battle, almost all of the Goguryeo people who remained in the city of Diyu were killed...... On the Sui side, there were also heavy casualties.

Yuan Conghuwei, nearly thirty people died in battle.

Among them, Zheng Huai'an was killed in battle, and Feng Guo was injured!

The Sui prisoners of war also suffered more than half of the casualties. The Sui army imprisoned in Diyu City had soldiers and horses from two prefectures and nearly 2,000 people...... After the counting, more than 400 people were killed in battle, more than 100 were lightly wounded, and more than 300 people were seriously injured and lost the strength to fight again. The casualties of this magnitude are enough to be shocking. Most of those who were wounded or killed were those who had no intention of fighting and fled in all directions during the chaos of the prisoner of war camps...... After Zheng Yanqing heard this, he couldn't help but feel a headache.

He pondered for a moment, then turned his head and said, "Shen Guang, you immediately take Kan Ling to find Dou Xiaowen, and ask him to lead someone to clean up the treasury in the city, and check all the horses and vehicles...... After the grain and grass in the treasury are counted, everyone is fed first, and then distributed to everyone.

We have to get out of here before dawn.

Mai Zizhong, you take General Xin to follow and count the generals in the army. All officers at or above the brigade commander level shall be registered...... This must be done as soon as possible, within an hour. You can go down right now. Feng Gongzi, you stay, I have something to ask you. ”

Feng Zhiying didn't seem to be willing to stay alone with Zheng Yanqing.

On the one hand, when he was cut by Zheng Yanqing in Ye County, he always felt uncomfortable; What else? At the beginning of Dacheng Mountain, he tried his best to support Mu Yi and Ma Yuan, and wanted to divide the troops. As a result, the whole army was wiped out, and in the end, it was Zheng Yanqing who saved them...... But no matter what, Zheng Yanqing has a life-saving grace for him.

Regardless of whether Feng Zhiyu is willing or not, he must admit at this time that he has to listen to Zheng Yanqing's arrangement.

Reluctantly walked to the side with Zheng Yanqing, Feng Zhiyu coughed lightly: "Captain Zheng, Feng Zhiyu this time, thank you for saving your life." ”

Zheng Yanqing didn't say a word, and hugged Feng Zhiyu's neck.

"Feng Zhiyu, what's going on with Feng Guo?"

"Sweets?"

Feng Zhiyu was stunned for a moment, and immediately asked nervously, "Is Jing'er still alive?" How is she? ”

"Nonsense, if Feng Guo hadn't found me and asked me to come to the rescue, how would I have known that you would be imprisoned here? However, she was injured just now...... Phew, I mean, how is Feng Guo a woman? You don't fucking know that you can't carry a female dependant in the army, it's a felony to kill your head. ”

When Feng Zhiyu heard that Feng Jing was injured, he was first shocked.

Then he smiled bitterly, "Why do I want to bring her here?" It's just this girl......"

He looked around at no one and explained to Zheng Yanqing in a low voice. It turned out that Feng Guo's name was Feng Jing and he was a slang. Or rather, her mother, is a slang. Feng Jing is half Han Chinese, and it is said that her father is also a well-known figure. But what exactly is it called? Feng Zhiying didn't know. Feng Jing's father and Feng Zhiyu's father Feng Ang had a good relationship in their early years, and Feng Ang was entrusted to adopt Feng Jing.

"When she was born, her father entrusted her mother and daughter to my father because of something.

But after that, there was no news, and his life and death were unknown. My father adopted her mother and daughter, and when her mother died, my father treated her as if she were his own. I once asked my father, who is Cond'er's father? But my father refused to reveal it, but instead taught me a hard lesson. ”

Zheng Yanqing couldn't help but be curious.

This Feng Jing is also a person with a story?

However, he still asked viciously: "I don't care about this, I'm just asking you, how do you bring a woman over?" ”

Feng Zhiyu smiled bitterly: "I don't want to either, but this girl secretly followed." By the time I found out, it was almost Dongnae-gun...... Later, I thought that it would be a fine deal anyway. Jing'er is strong in martial arts and delicate in her mind, so I simply let her be by my side and pretend to be a personal soldier. Except for me, even Brother Mai doesn't know about this...... Who knows......"

Zheng Yanqing slapped Feng Zhiyu's head fiercely.

"I don't care, you can settle this matter for me. The only people who know about this now are Hongyi and me, as well as the military doctor. From now on, you're in charge of taking care of her, and keeping an eye on the medic. This matter is not big or small. When necessary...... Do you know what to do? ”

Feng Zhiying is not a stupid person, where is it not clear, Zheng Yanqing is helping him keep secrets?

Bringing a woman with the army, it's really not a big deal.

But the problem is that this time the land and water armies have been defeated one after another, and if it is spread out, Feng Jing will become a scapegoat. At that time, Feng Jing's surname is not guaranteed, and Feng Zhiyu, and even the Feng family, may be in big trouble. To put it bluntly, Zheng Yanqing is giving him a chance.

Since there are four people who know about this, it will be easy to do.

Zheng Hongyi has Zheng Yanqing watching, presumably nothing will happen. The only person who could have an accident was the military doctor who took care of Feng Jing. Feng Zhiyu nominally took care of Feng Jing, and also had a task, that is, to kill the military doctor when necessary.

After all, Zheng Yanqing has no friendship with the military doctor, but he has fought side by side with Feng Guo.

Feng Zhiyu's face showed a look of gratitude.

"Captain Zheng, don't worry, I will arrange this matter properly."

"That's very good, then you go and replace Hongyi, eat something by the way, and have a good rest. It's almost ugly, and before the end of the day, we have to get out of here. Also, you not only have to take care of Feng Jing, but General Xin also entrusts you, if you have anything, report it to me immediately. ”

Feng Zhiying intervened in response to the order: "The last general, understand!" ”

***

There is not much grain and grass in the city of Diyu.

After a full meal, it was distributed, and each person had two or three rations, and it was barely enough.

Zheng Yanqing's heart is not easy.

Although the number of troops has increased, the burden has become heavier and the goal has become greater...... Especially not enough horses, it is definitely a big trouble.

Previously, he led 100 people to crisscross Goguryeo, relying on strong mobility.

But now, the cavalry army is gathering in all directions, at most two or three hundred people, and most of the rest are foot soldiers. As a result, the cavalry's mobility will be lost, and its movement will become relatively sluggish. On the other hand, the Yuan Conghu Guard, which he led earlier, was killed from the sea of blood in the corpse mountain, which can be described as a turn. But now that there are more people and more thoughts, can we still achieve the unity of military orders?

Zheng Yanqing has no confidence!

Although Yuan Conghuwei was also a group of stragglers, he had enough time and space to adjust his state.

Now that they have attacked the city of Dido, their target has been exposed.

Time and space are obviously insufficient. As the weather gets colder and colder, he can't have enough time to rally everyone's faith.

It is often said that many people are easy to do......

But sometimes, when there are too many people, it can be a trouble.

Zheng Yanqing stood in front of the map, pondering.

Mai Zizhong finished counting the generals in the army and handed the roster to Zheng Yanqing.

Among the more than 1,000 Sui troops, there were 27 brigade commanders and 16 captains...... In addition, a total of 217 war horses, 83 carts, more than 400 sets of armor and ordnance, and 18,000 arrows were collected. After calculation, many soldiers could not even get a decent weapon in their hands. Zheng Yanqing felt even more headache after watching it. If it weren't for the presence of a comatose Xin Shixiong, he would be able to more or less deter those generals. I'm afraid that at this moment, there will already be trouble, and there may even be infighting.

Zheng Yanqing pondered for a moment and said to Mai Zizhong: "From now on, the captain will become the brigade commander, and the brigade commander will be the deputy general. In the hands of each lieutenant, there are eighty people. The cavalry is led by the two of you, and no one is allowed to dispatch without my order. If there are people in the army who do not stop giving orders, regardless of the official position, the noble and low, and there is no forgiveness for killing. The brigade commander died, and the adjutant general replaced him; The lieutenant is dead, and the team is replacing him; The team is dying, and the fire chief is replacing it...... Mai Zizhong, you and Xie Ke take my military order and immediately take over the cavalry...... Hongyi, pass on my general order, and set off at the right time. We must enter the Diyu Ridge before the end of the day. I think Sashui City should have gotten the news. ”

"The last general obeys!"

At this time, Mai Zizhong and the others had completely obeyed Zheng Yanqing's orders and dispatches.

As for whether there will be people who are not convinced, Yan Qing can't worry about it now. As soon as Sashui City learns the news, it will definitely launch a pursuit immediately.

In the current state of the Sui army, if it wants to go head-to-head with the Goguryeo people, the result is not difficult to imagine.

Mai Zizhong couldn't help but ask, "Captain Zheng, what should we do after entering Di Yu Ling?" ”

Zheng Yanqing pointed to the map and drew a line on it.

"It's winter now, and the Sashui River is frozen, so it's time to cross the river...... As far as I know, there is a crossing around the Diyu Ridge, the narrowest of the river, and the water is correspondingly gentle. I have ordered Hongyi to investigate before, and the river here has been frozen, and the ferry is only defended by a village of soldiers and horses. We marched through the Diyu Mountains, where we could reach it in two days, and then launched a fierce assault and forced our way across the Sa Shui ...... Seventeen miles to the north is the Wolf Forest Mountains.

As long as we can cross the Sasu, enter the Wolf Forest Mountain, and then head west, we can enter the Korean Road within ten days...... The water is frozen, and the Yalu River is probably also frozen. When the time comes, we will force the Yalu River. As long as you can cross the Yalu River, you will be safe! ”

Mai Zizhong and the others agreed, nodding yes.

For the first time since the defeat of the Safin soldiers and the fact that they became prisoners of war, they saw the hope of returning home......

(To be continued)