Chapter 697: Bloodstained Shenguanling
Watching the scout leave, Jin Mao wiped the sweat from his head, showed a smile, and ordered: "Tell the brothers, eat and drink enough, get ready, and there will probably be a battle later." β
The herald hurried away. Hong Meng looked at Jin Mao without saying a word, and said to the soldiers beside him: "Take a few people to collect the corpse, so that it can be buried!" β
"Wait!" Before Hong Meng's personal soldiers could move, Jin Mao hurriedly spoke out to stop him.
Hong Meng raised his eyelids, a little dissatisfied, and said, "General Jin, that child died because of us, shouldn't he be buried now?" β
Jin Mao sighed softly and said: "The junior brother knows that General Hong can't bear it, the child's death is indeed caused by my pre-arrangement, but there is no way to do it, there can be no dead people in the war, and one of his deaths can be exchanged for hundreds or even thousands of lives of our brothers, and the younger brother has to do this, and I hope General Hong can understand." β
"Understood?" Hong Meng gritted his teeth and said, "He's just a kid, he has something to do with the war?" We are fighting on the battlefield, and we should not complain about the bloodshed and sacrifice, but he should not be allowed to bear all this, his life has just begun......"
"General Hong!" Jin Mao was also a little angry, raised his voice and shouted, then suppressed his anger, said slowly: "If it weren't for the death of this child, it is likely that the ambush army we have been preparing for two days will be discovered, and when the grain transport team does not go from here, we will have to confront them at the main gate." There were 5,000 men in the caravers, but they were walking very slowly, and we were led by the nose to the mountains, and you think about it, if we were to fight with them, and the other side would have to wait for us, how much would it cost us to take the food? This is not only a crime of dereliction of duty by you and me, but it is also likely to destroy the emperor's plan...... As a general, how can you be soft-hearted. General Hong, Ci is not in charge of the army...... If you send someone to collect the corpse now, the grain convoy will not see the corpse by then, and it will definitely be alert, and it is very likely that something bad will happen because of it. Then the child died in vain......"
Hong Meng slammed his fist on the mountain rock in front of him, and said coldly: "Okay, you are the main general, you have the final say." However, Zai Xia is just a follower in front of the emperor, and he does not intend to be a general who stands alone, so he disagrees with this matter, and after the battle, he hopes that General Jin can bury the child's body......"
"This is ...... naturally," Jin Mao nodded.
Hong Meng didn't say a word again, his face was sullen, his head was lowered, and he didn't know what he was thinking......
Jin Mao didn't pay attention to him, the two had political disagreements, and they didn't reconcile at this time, but both sides knew that it was not appropriate to quarrel at this time, so they tacitly went their separate ways.
The cool breeze from the mountains hit, with a hint of moisture, blowing a little chill on the damp clothes. Looking at the sky, Jin Mao knew that there must be a result today, if the other party does not stop today, he will also take the initiative to attack, otherwise, after a night, this yin tide will not be able to stand it, and it will be even more difficult to fight again in the future.
After about two hours, he finally heard a sound in the distance, and Jin Mao hurriedly pressed his hand, signaling not to make a sound.
At the foot of Shenguan Ridge, the grain truck came slowly, but did not go straight into the middle of the ridge road, but stopped in front of the ridge. Jin Mao and the others remained motionless on it, waiting quietly.
Zhan Fei immediately stepped forward, looked left and right, and said, "Zhan Qing, are you sure there is no change here?" β
"Big brother, can't you believe this? If there had been a large group of people, that little cub would have been killed so hatefully, would it still be his turn to on my head? Thinking of this, he ...... angrily" Saying that, Zhan Qing shook his wet head vigorously, and water droplets splashed everywhere, even Zhan Fei, who was unwilling to distance him, was also stained, and his face was shaken.
Zhan Fei frowned and said, "Okay, okay." You can't settle down in front of the soldiers, what is this like? β
Zhan Qing wiped his hair and did not answer. Zhan Fei looked ahead and shouted, "Come on, go to the front and drag the child's body over for me to see." β
After a while, a corpse covered in blood was carried over. Zhan Fei looked at it, closed his eyes and waved his hand, and said, "Okay, carry it down and bury it!" After saying that, he raised his head and looked ahead carefully, and then ordered in a loud voice: "Go ......."
The team moved slowly and headed towards the road in the middle of Shenguan Ridge.
Zhan Qing urged him to step forward, and walked side by side with Zhan Fei, and said, "Big brother, the road here is narrow and difficult to walk, why don't you wait for daytime to act?" β
Zhan Fei shook his head and said, "Since there is no movement here, it is better to hurry to the past." I'm afraid that there are many dreams at night, and after this Shenguan Ridge, the front will be better, and it will not be too late to rest when the time comes. Besides, this place is too humid, and the grain and grass can't be delayed for too long, if there are some more problems, it will give Yue Shao'an another excuse to find trouble......
"I really don't know if the emperor is afraid of what Yue Shao'an is doing, this is nominally borrowing grain, but in fact, who doesn't know that it is sending food, so will Yue Shao'an really pay it back?" Zhan Qing's face was full of disdain, and he said, "I'm afraid even a three-year-old child won't believe this......
"Shut up!" Zhan Fei's face sank, and he said, "What does the emperor do, it's rare that you and I can't teach it?" We are very courtiers, so we can handle our own affairs with peace of mind. Don't worry about other things, don't you understand the truth that trouble comes from the mouth? I think you're like a three-year-old child......"
After being reprimanded by his eldest brother, Zhan Qing turned his head away, spat a few mouthfuls of spittle, and unconsciously felt a little nauseated, as if there were bursts of foul smell coming out of his head, which made him can't help retching a few more times, like a pregnant woman.
Although Zhan Fei frowned again, he didn't say anything this time, but urged the horse, walked forward, and commanded the team.
Entering the ridge, the road is narrow, and the convoy can only pass one by one, so the grain transport team on the winding mountain road is like a long dragon, slowly advancing, and the sky is gradually getting late. The torches in the grain transport team are lit up, and the stars are dotted, which is very beautiful.
Jin Mao endured until the last grain cart entered the mountain road, and then said to Hong Meng: "General Hong, inform our cavalry!" β
Hong Meng snorted lightly and turned away. Jin Mao shook his head helplessly, but he knew that Hong Meng couldn't get used to what he did, but he would never treat such a big thing as child's play, so he was very relieved. It's just that if the relationship with Hong Meng wants to be repaired, it seems that it is not so easy.
The big battle is coming, and Jin Mao can't be allowed to think too much, watching Hong Meng leave, he turned his head, broke the weeds, and exposed the muddy cannon mouth, this time, Yue Shaoan brought him fifty artillery, but because it was not easy to transport here, he only brought ten up, which was still disassembled and transported up the mountain in batches.
Jin Mao had only heard of Song Shicheng's firearms, and had never used them personally. Before, he didn't think so, thinking that the things used by Orion hunting had any effect on the battlefield, and he also knew about the Song Army's cannons, in addition to having a louder voice, basically the lethality was not as good as the bow and arrow, because the range was too close, and it was like fireworks when it was smashed, and the smoke cannon mixed with poison still had some effect, at least it could impress the other party's sight, but in windy weather, it would not be effective. However, since the last time he fought with Niu Qing, Niu Qing was bombarded and returned defeated, this made him understand the power of Song Shicheng.
So this time, he is also looking forward to what kind of power the artillery in his hand has.
With Jin Mao's order, ten artillery pieces ignited the fuses at the same time, sparks flickered, and with the sound of "sneering ......", all ten artillery pieces made an earth-shattering sound, but only nine shells flew out, and the one that did not fly out was operated by Zhang Chusan himself.
This kid is very arrogant on weekdays, but at this time he is still very arrogant, too careless. Originally, every cannon had a trained soldier to operate, but today, Zhang Chusan had a whim and wanted to try it himself. However, he was not trained in this area, and did not remove the weeds that had been camouflaged before the muzzle of the gun before he lit the fuse. Of course, this didn't have much effect, but what was worse was that he didn't even adjust the direction of the muzzle, so something went wrong, and after the cannonball flew out, it hit a boulder not far in front of them.
Under the bang, thick smoke rose everywhere, Zhang Chusan coughed and ran out of the smoke, his whole body, along with the clothes he had just changed and his shiny bald head turned black, and only a pair of eyes were choked red by the smoke.
The soldier who was holding the cannon next to him also ran out, and muttered: "General Zhang, the little one was about to remind you just now, and your hands are too fast......
The two of them were talking, and the leaders were already in a mess. Although there was one less cannonball, these nine were also enough for Zhan Fei to drink a pot, and the nine cannonballs smashed into the ground in different directions, and those that hit the grain truck directly smashed the grain truck. Even if it hit the road, it also blasted out deep pits on the dirt road, and the grain truck was categorically unable to pass for a while. In addition, the soldiers of Dali had never seen such a thing at all, and under the bang, they were all a little dazed.
Jin Mao commanded the team to rush towards the leader, shouting and killing all over the mountain. At this moment, the sky was dark, and except for some bright light in the sky, the entire Shenguan Ridge was shrouded in twilight.
The soldiers who rushed down on the ridge looked a little black because of the mud, and the trees on the ridge were also black at night, so the Dali soldiers under the leadership were even more panicked and became all the grass and trees, and they didn't know how many troops were ambushed on the mountain. Even Zhan Fei panicked, grabbed Zhan Qing, who was following him, and said angrily, "Didn't you say that everything was normal inside?" Fuck you, grandma, have you fucking probed closely? Lao Tzu ...... "Zhan Fei scolded for a while, at this moment he didn't care that Zhan Qing's grandmother was his own grandmother, Zhan Qing's mother was his own mother, if he was Zhan Qing's Laozi, then his mother should call him husband......
Zhan Qing was also flustered at the moment, but he resigned, looking at the people everywhere on the ridge, he couldn't say a word, and he held back for a long time before he muttered: "Big brother, let's withdraw......"
Zhan Fei threw Zhan Qing aside, lifted his weapon, and shouted loudly: "Brothers, these are just some bandits Xiao Xiao, kill them all......"
He shouted this time, because of the amplification of the mountain, it spread far away, and the panicked Dali soldiers heard the shout of the main general, and immediately felt better......
However, this sentence was not only heard by the Dali soldiers, but also by the soldiers on the mountain. When Zhang Chusan, who was coughing, heard this, he suddenly became furious, turned around suddenly, and scolded angrily: "Grandpa is Xiao Xiao, then what are you, the turtle grandson below listens, Lao Tzu will go down and cut off the dog's headββ"
Zhang Chusan's voice came out, directly overshadowing Zhan Fei's volume, and his shocked head buzzed from afar. Not counting that, the mountain not far from his feet suddenly thundered with a loud bang, and then fell......
With the sound of "booming ......", the rocks rolled down and smashed straight towards Zhan Fei and Zhan Qing's positions. Zhan Fei was taken aback and hurriedly dodged, however, the mountain road was so wide, and there was still a place to hide, so in an instant, he buried him in it......
In this way, the life and death of the master general are unknown, and the Dali soldiers are suddenly in chaos. What Zhan Fei said about Xiao Xiao, just now they really believed a little, but now, they don't believe it at all, what kind of Xiao Xiao can collapse the mountain with one voice, this is almost not a person, and they dare to fight there. Subsequently, the soldiers of Song Shicheng went down with a rain of arrows, and they screamed again and again, of course the military spirit was gone, the soldiers of Dali only cared about their own escape, and there were other things to be taken care of, and the soldiers of Song Shicheng rushed down the mountain, which was simply a one-sided massacre......
The bloody scene was staged on the mountain road of Shenguanling......