The white dragon horse ran along the rugged mountain road, and the slightly chaotic sound of hooves echoed over the Wolf Forest Mountain.

Zheng Yanqing's mood was a little chaotic at this moment, just like the sound of hooves. His head was a little dazed, and he couldn't understand how the Goguryeo people guessed his intentions? When he was in Di Yuling, there was obviously a large group of men and horses to follow, but why was he ambushed by the heavy troops of the Goguryeo people at Xiaofengkou? If it weren't for the fact that there were two warriors under his command, I was afraid that it would be more than lucky.

The Sui army in Pyongyang was defeated, but for Zheng Yanqing, the huge Korean Peninsula became a stage for him to gallop.

Maybe before, he was too smooth!

From south to north, from east to west, he was almost invincible and invincible. Even with the mature soul of a forty-year-old person, it is still extremely exciting for Yan Qing to achieve such great success on such an unfamiliar stage.

was so excited that he underestimated the people of the world......

Thump!

Suddenly, there was a muffled sound behind him.

Zheng Yanqing came back to his senses, looked behind him, but was shocked to find that Dou Xiaowen fell off the horse for some reason, and after rolling twice on the narrow mountain road, he fell to the ground motionless.

"Hyowen!"

Zheng Yanqing was startled and hurriedly jumped off the war horse.

Xie Ke and the others immediately dispersed, looking around vigilantly.

Dou Xiaowen's face was pale and his breath was dying. On his abdomen, a battle robe was wrapped. But it's already red with blood...... Zheng Yanqing gasped, gently uncovered his battle robe, and a shocking jagged wound appeared in front of him. Blood gushed down the wound, and a section of intestines flowed out of the wound. If it weren't for the fact that he had wrapped his battle robe and tied his intestines before, he was afraid that he would have flowed out of his body long ago. Just looking at this wound, Zheng Yanqing's head buzzed, as if it had exploded, and he was a little at a loss.

I think it was when I broke through just now that I was injured by the Goguryeo people.

This jagged wound was clearly caused by the rifle most commonly used by the Goguryeo infantry. However, at that time, everyone was busy fighting, and no one noticed who caused such a heavy blow to Dou Xiaowen. The most rare thing is that he has been holding on to it until now.

"Hyowen, Hyowen!"

Zheng Yanqing didn't dare to exert himself, covered Dou Xiaowen's wound with one hand, stuffed the intestines back raw, and shouted loudly: "Jinchuang Medicine, hurry up and give me Jinchuang Medicine." ”

Xie Ke hurriedly took out a bottle of Jin Chuangsan from his pocket and handed it to Zheng Yanqing.

Zheng Yanqing was about to sprinkle it for Dou Xiaowen, but Dou Xiaowen suddenly opened his eyes. With a bloody hand, he grabbed Zheng Yanqing's arm, "Yanqing, don't waste any more, I'm afraid I can't do it...... I hate that I can't fight with you anymore, I can't go home with you. ”

"Xiaowen, don't talk nonsense, stop the bleeding, let's find a way."

Dou Xiaowen smiled, "The eldest husband is still a horse leather shroud...... Yanqing, this is still what you told me. Now, do I dare to call it a big husband? ”

"If you are not a husband, who can deserve it."

Zheng Yanqing's tone was anxious, hugging Dou Xiaowen, at a loss.

Even if there are two souls, they don't know what to do when faced with this situation.

"Yanqing, take me home!"

Dou Xiaowen's face was flushed with a red light, with a little unwillingness, "It's a pity that I owe you three promises that I can never repay in this life." Yan Qing ...... I still have an old mother and a younger brother at home, and if you can go back alive, please take care of them on your behalf. ”

"I will, I will!"

Zheng Yanqing felt a pain in his heart.

Counting up, he and Dou Xiaowen have known each other for eight years.

From the very beginning, he made a righteous move, and later taught Dou Xiaowen a lesson, and got acquainted with him, and then participated in the Ju battle with him and defeated Mai Zizhong...... Scenes echoed in his mind. Now that I think about it, this stocky man, after the defeat of Pyongyang, has been following him, doing his best, working hard, and never having a sentence of stubbornness. However, he never paid much attention to him.

Zheng Yanqing relies more on Xie Yingdeng, Shen Guang and Zheng Hongyi, and even the majestic sea, in his heart, is much higher than Dou Xiaowen.

Now, he's going to die!

Zheng Yanqing realized that Dou Xiaowen was important before.

"Xiaowen, don't worry...... If your mother is my own mother, your brother is my brother, and I will never let them be wronged again. ”

With a smile on his face, Dou Xiaowen slowly closed his eyes.

Zheng Yanqing was stunned for a moment, and suddenly put Dou Xiaowen's body on the back of the horse and tied it firmly.

He turned around, turned over on his horse, and glanced at Xie Ke and the others, "Still stunned for what to do, set off immediately, we have to catch up with everyone." ”

Xie Ke woke up like a dream, hurriedly got on the horse, and followed Zheng Yanqing towards the deep foot of the Wolf Forest Mountain.

Along the way, everyone's mood was heavy, and no one had the heart to speak. After walking for about a few miles, Zheng Yanqing caught up with the team.

Just looking at everyone's morale, Zheng Yanqing's mood became even heavier.

Ten pavilions of people, folded four or five pavilions. At the time of departure from Dijuling, there were eighty-three carriages, but now only five or six remain. Mai Zizhong counted the number of people, and there were less than five hundred. In other words, after the first battle of Xiaotuye, Zheng Yanqing folded at least half of his soldiers and horses.

Many of them were blocked outside the mountain pass because of the ferocious fire at Xiaotukou.

Zheng Yanqing's face was gloomy, and he ordered someone to pile up a pile of firewood and incinerate Dou Xiaowen's body. Anyway, in this deep mountain and old forest, there is no need to worry about the Goguryeo people chasing after them. Standing in front of the fire, the moment he threw the torch into the stack of wood, he couldn't help but feel dazed.

What's next?

His intentions have been perceived by the Goguryeo people. If you want to follow the previous plan, go out of the Wolf Forest Mountain, and cross the Yalu River, I am afraid that there will be many difficulties. It's okay, but if the plan fails, it's reformulated. The most important thing is that the remnants of these Sui troops are dejected and listless, like a group of soulless walking corpses. With such a group of people, how can they fight their way out of the siege of the Goguryeo people?

***

In a bloody battle at Xiaofengkou, the Goguryeo people killed more than 600 Sui troops.

Compared to the previous battles, it was only a small victory. But such an insignificant victory attracted the Goguryeo court to cheer. After Gao Yuan got the news, he couldn't help but laugh and feast on the ministers.

"Zheng thieves invaded my territory and raged for half a year. The civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty were helpless, and only Yizhi was victorious...... He is really the pillar of my Goguryeo. ”

Gao Yuan immediately named Yizhisheng as the governor of Liangjiang Province and the squire of the military department.

and issued an edict to encourage Yizhisheng to make persistent efforts, and it is necessary to completely wipe out Zheng Yanqing's men and horses in Wolf Forest Mountain, and never let them leave Goguryeo.

The Ulchi family, which had just suffered a disaster, seemed to be reborn because of this.

It can be seen from this that Zheng Yanqing's half-year wreak havoc in Pyongyang Province has caused great harm to Goguryeo. One prince, two military lords, a deputy general of Bingcho, and a princess of Silla...... In addition, more than 50 military villages were attacked, 67 soldiers were killed, and countless villages and farms were looted. forced more than 100,000 Goguryeo people to leave their homes and flee into the city.

If you calculate it carefully, the damage caused by Zheng Yanqing's more than 100 people, and even the damage caused by the Sui Dynasty's naval army breaking through Pyongyang, is even greater.

Over the past few months, Pyongyang has received numerous reports of attacks.

Now, Zheng Yanqing was ambushed at Xiaofengkou and then fled into the Wolf Forest Mountains, which is a huge good news for the whole country of Goguryeo.

Eulji Wende is also very happy!

But at the same time, there are some inexplicable worries......

The small outlet was a big victory, and to put it bluntly, it was just caused by Zheng Yanqing's underestimation of the enemy.

Now that he has suffered a big defeat, then Zheng Yanqing will definitely be more cautious and more difficult to figure out. This army of 100 soldiers and horses has been ravaging Goguryeo for too long. If they are allowed to escape, where is the dignity of the royal family? But you want to destroy them...... I'm afraid it's not an easy thing to do.

After the Sui emperor withdrew his troops, he did not seem to intend to stop.

According to news from the Central Plains, the emperor of the Sui Dynasty was regrouping and preparing for action.

Judging from the time, at the latest in March and April of the spring of the following year, the Sui Dynasty army will definitely attack again. At that time, there will be internal and external troubles...... Therefore, it is necessary to eliminate Zheng Yanqing's troops and horses before the Sui Dynasty army regroups. Then concentrate all your strength to resist the Sui Dynasty army.

It's the middle of October, and winter is coming.

Yizhi Wende immediately ordered someone to tell Yizhisheng, blocked all the passages from Wolf Forest Mountain to the Yalu River, and mobilized soldiers and horses on both sides of the Sashui River to start searching in the mountains. couldn't find Zheng Yanqing, so he trapped him to death in the wolf forest mountain...... Yizhi Wende believes that the severe cold of the Wolf Forest Mountain Range is enough to take the surname of the Sui army.

For a time, the military villages on both sides of Sashui opened an action and quickly assembled in the direction of Langlin Mountain.

***

On the fourth day of entering the mountain, Zheng Yanqing faced new troubles.

A heavy snow fell one after another, dyeing the wolf forest mountain into a vast expanse. In the vast white world, the cold wind is like a knife, blowing on people, causing pain. Many Sui soldiers were shivering with cold, and sometimes they formed ice edges before they finished soaking their urine.

However, it can all be handled.

The most terrible thing is that the food and grass are running out......

The Sui army did not carry much grain and herbs, and dozens of carts were discarded at Xiaotuye, and they were never replenished after entering the mountain.

The Goguryeo people began to assemble outside the mountains.

Inside the mountain, the Sui army was hungry. Last night, Zheng Yanqing had no choice but to order to kill all the horses pulling the cart, which can be regarded as barely surviving the crisis. But how long can this last? After the mules and horses that pulled the cart were eaten, they were the horses of the cavalry. Wait for the cavalry's horses to finish eating...... Zheng Yanqing didn't dare to think about it anymore!

"Once the Goguryeo soldiers and horses are assembled, they will inevitably go into the mountains to search.

When the time comes, we will be hungry and will not be able to fight the Goguryeo people at all. Therefore, I wanted to kill the Goguryeo people before they entered the mountain. ”

Zheng Yanqing convened all the officers and discussed together.

As soon as he finished speaking, he heard a brigade commander say in a strange manner: "Kill out? How to kill out! We don't even have all the weapons and armor, let alone the food and grass are running out, and our morale is completely gone. Outside the mountain, tens of thousands of Goguryeo people gathered at various mountain passes, and the number of them increased.

Captain Zheng, how do you kill it? And why kill it? ”

The brigade marshal's surname is Liang, and he has been in the army for five years. Before the Battle of Sasu, he was a school captain and was captured by the Goguryeo. Zheng Yanqing attacked Di Yu City and rescued this person, Captain Liang became Liang Brigade Marshal. This also made him extremely unconvinced. In his opinion, Zheng Yanqing is just lucky, so he can survive until now. Why should you obey him? It's just that at that time, Zheng Yanqing saved everyone's lives, so Liang Lvshuai didn't say much. Xiaofengkou was ambushed, which made him even more dissatisfied with Zheng Yanqing.

Zheng Yanqing said: "Then according to the meaning of Liang Lushuai, how should it be?" Is it possible, surrender? ”

"You ......"

When Liang Lushuai heard this, he was furious.

Hulu stood up and stared at Zheng Yanqing, "Captain Zheng, what do you mean by this?" ”

"It's not interesting." Zheng Yanqing said: "Now there are only two ways, either to kill and find a way to live, or to become a prisoner of the Goguryeo people and maybe survive." Since Liang Lushuai did not agree to kill him, did he want to be a prisoner of the Goguryeo people again? ”

Liang Lvshuai said: "Captain Zheng, you don't have to have something to say.

Yes, I have been a prisoner, but how many of you here have never been a prisoner? I don't know anything else, I only know that since you led the troops, we have two soldiers, and now there is less than one. We used to be at least alive, but now, we have to accompany you to die.

You said you were going to kill it, but you couldn't tell you a way.

Could it be that you want hundreds of us to go crazy with you and give away your surname together? ”

Zheng Yanqing's face suddenly became gloomy.

Mai Zizhong frowned, "Lvshuai Liang, according to your meaning, Captain Zheng saved us, could it be that he saved us wrongly?" ”

"It's wrong, I don't know, I just know that I'm going to accompany him to his death."

The atmosphere in the cave suddenly became full of gunpowder. There are actually not a few people who have the idea of Liang Lvshuai. It's just that some people don't dare to say it...... Now that Liang Lvshuai has come forward, someone naturally stands up and responds.

"Captain Zheng, you rescued us from Di Yu City, we are naturally grateful.

But the problem is, now we are in a desperate situation. You say you want us to kill us, but you have to give us an explanation. Otherwise, with a sense of courage, what is the difference between attacking and sending to death? ”

These people caught Zheng Yanqing now that he didn't have a specific plan, so he was unscrupulous.

Zheng Yanqing's eyes narrowed into a slit and clenched his fists......

At this moment, Feng Zhiyu ran in from outside.

As soon as he entered the cave, he immediately shouted: "Yanqing, Captain Zheng...... General Xin is awake, he wants to see you, please come with me quickly. ”

Xin Shixiong woke up?

Zheng Yanqing hurriedly stood up.

At such times, he really needs an expert opinion. Although Xin Shixiong is a defeated general, he is the general of Zuotunwei after all...... Whether in terms of experience or the art of war, he is far more than a hundred times stronger than him, a halfway monk. Only before that, Xin Shixiong had been in a coma. Now that he has woken up, Zheng Yanqing suddenly has some confidence in his heart, for some reason.

"You want to plan?

I didn't......

If you can come up with a solution, as long as it is good for everyone, I will obey it. General Shin is awake, and I'm going to see him now. You are slowly plotting...... If you can't think of a good idea, then follow my arrangement! Mai Zizhong, Xie Ke, you two come with me to meet General Xin. ”

After Zheng Yanqing finished speaking, he ignored the others in the cave and strode out.

Mai Zizhong and Xie Ke also hurriedly got up and followed. However, when he walked out of the cave, Mai Zizhong suddenly stopped, turned around and said, "Gentlemen, although we have suffered a new defeat, we are not without the strength to fight again. If you want to go back and continue to be humiliated by the Goguryeo people, please do ...... The eldest husband inevitably died, and although Mai Zizhong was not talented, he did not want to be a prisoner again. Sometimes, it is a good choice to die on the battlefield.

My grandfather was not afraid of death, and Mai Zizhong was not afraid of death......

Think about it, what kind of life we live in the city of Diyu. ”

Everyone in the cave looked at each other one by one.

Until Zheng Yanqing and the others left, Liang Lushuai gritted his teeth and said softly: "The erector is not enough, Lao Tzu doesn't want to die here!" ”

(To be continued)