Chapter 224: The Night of the First Day
The first day is the most nervous for ordinary soldiers or generals, have fought a battle, seen blood, cut people, rookies quickly began to transform, due to the defeat of the white mountain, Dingzhou elite suffered heavy losses, reorganized the Changsheng battalion and the whirlwind battalion, and transferred a lot of veterans from the subordinate battalions, which made the Dingzhou army under the battalions add a lot of recruits, the most unreassuring is this batch of recruits, generally speaking, the first battle of the recruits is also their most dangerous time, it is very easy to lose in their virgin war.
Guan Xinglong patrolled around the city, most of the soldiers who had been fighting for a day had already slept, and on the city wall, there were soldiers lying on the ground with their clothes folded, even in their sleep, these soldiers were holding the weapons in their hands tightly. In his sleep, some gritted their teeth, some smiled, walking through these soldiers, Guan Xinglong could easily tell the difference between veterans and recruits, those who breathed evenly and had a calm face were mostly veterans, accustomed to seeing dead people, and they were no longer worried about the hard fighting during the day, what they wanted was to nourish their spirits, so that they could wake up and devote themselves to the battle again with a hundred times more energy, full of spirit, Plenty of stamina will give them a lot of weight to survive the next battle.
The recruits will not be so calm, they are either excited, or frightened, even in a dream, the dream will be a bloody battlefield, seeing some childish faces along the side of these soldiers who are asleep, Guan Xinglong sighed silently, this battle is fought, I don't know how many of his subordinates can get out of Dingyuan City alive.
Walking to the side of the city wall, looking at the barbarian camp not far away, Guan Xinglong's somewhat confused eyes instantly became firm again, the torches on the city wall were bright and dark, reflected on Guan Xinglong's face, leaning on the cold crossbow body of the eight bull crossbow, stroking the broken arm wound that was a little faintly painful, "The sacrifice in front of me is worth it, for the long-term peace and stability of Dingzhou, for the future generations to stop bleeding, then today, our bloodshed is indispensable." ”
A group of patrolling sentries lined up in a neat queue and walked over with sonorous steps, and when they saw the one-armed general they respected, they all saluted him neatly, Guan Xinglong returned the salute with a smile, and watched them walk past him and go in a farther direction.
"General, it's been the third watch, and you're tired for a day, go back and rest, tomorrow must be another day of hard fighting!" A guard whispered to Guan Xinglong.
Guan Xinglong shook his head: "It's the soldiers who fought hard during the day, I just beat the drum for a day, let's go, let's go to the wounded soldiers to have a look!" ”
The wounded barracks are located in a medical hall in the city, since Dingzhou began to implement the government-run medical hall, many private doctors have become official families who get salaries, because the price of drugs in the government-run medical hall is extremely low, and private individuals cannot compete with it at all, but in Dingyuan City, this Derentang has been opened, and it has been more prosperous than the government-run medical hall, not for anything else, just because this is a time-honored brand, the old doctor Jin Xilai has been practicing medicine in Dingyuan for many years, and has accumulated a great reputation, which is the same as the government-run medical hall. His Derentang is also extremely cheap, and his medical skills are also very superb, and many people still believe in this doctor who is both virtuous and artistic.
In anticipation of the outbreak of this war, the people of Dingyuan had already withdrawn, and Jin Xilai was of course among the retreats, but this old doctor resolutely did not leave, his reason was very simple, Dingyuan had fought countless battles with the barbarians, and he had not gone through each battle, his medical skills were very useful here, and in the end, Guan Xinglong, who could not resist him, had to remember that he stayed, for a doctor with a very high reputation, it was very irrational to use strength.
In addition to the government-run infirmary, Narurendo also became a camp for wounded soldiers, and wounded soldiers from the city were soon sent here for treatment. When Guan Xinglong arrived, the wounded soldiers had basically been dealt with, and the soldiers who had come in and out were carrying the corpses of some seriously injured soldiers out of the country.
"General Guan, you're here!" Jin Xilai saw Guan Xinglong and hurriedly greeted him.
"How's that?" Guan Xinglong asked with concern: "How many people died?" "Today's battle is unexpectedly fierce, and the number of wounded soldiers is huge, which also makes Guan Xinglong very glad that Jin Xilai stayed, otherwise the government-run infirmary is really too busy, and the soldiers who can't get timely treatment are likely to miss the best time for treatment.
Jin Xilai is short and a little fat, and he can clearly see the protruding belly, hearing Guan Xinglong's question, Jin Xilai couldn't help but show a sad look, "General Guan, I have tried my best, but there are still many people who go." ”
Guan Xinglong patted him on the shoulder, "Doctor Jin is bothered, as soon as the war starts, this is an inevitable thing, there will always be some brothers who will leave us, but we who are alive still have to bravely face the murderous barbarians again, as long as the battle is won, all the sacrifices are worth it." ”
Jin Xilai said with some sorrow: "General Guan, I don't understand military affairs, but I think this barbarian is so crazy, can we hold it for a long time?" Will the marshal send reinforcements? ”
Guan Xinglong's smile froze slightly, these things involve military secrets, but it is inconvenient to talk to Jin Xi, and he smiled at the moment: "Don't worry, Doctor Jin, we have 5,000 sons in Dingyuan, how can we be attacked by barbarians, besides, Shahe Town, not far from here, the marshal is still waiting with tens of thousands of elite soldiers!" ”
While the two were talking, a woman in Tsing Yi hurriedly ran over and shouted one after another: "Daddy, go quickly, there is a soldier brother with a broken leg who suddenly has a fever, and he keeps talking nonsense, I'm afraid it won't work." ”
Suddenly, when he saw Guan Xinglong, he couldn't help but be stunned, stopped, and blessed Guan Xinglong, "Hello General Guan!" Guan Xinglong nodded, "Good work, Miss Jin!" You still have to take care of these wounded soldiers! "This woman is Jin Xilai's only daughter Jin Huan'er, Jin Xilai has always been childless, old and daughter, very pampered, all her medical skills have been passed on to her, if it is not for her daughter, she can already open a clinic.
Jin Huan'er's face flushed slightly, "This is what we should do, but General Guan has worked hard, he has to fight during the day, and he has to patrol around at night!" ”
Guan Xinglong was about to reply, when a tight drum suddenly sounded in the city, which was a signal for the enemy's sneak attack. Before he could say anything more, he turned around suddenly, Guan Xinglong took a big stride, holding the hilt of the knife in one hand, and the other empty sleeve flew back and forth with his hurried steps, and ran towards the city wall.
Jin Huan'er looked at Guan Xinglong's back, a little distracted, "Dad, you said that General Guan had a broken arm and was already a disabled person, why did he come to the front line to fight bloodily?" I heard that the commander wanted to transfer him to train new soldiers, but he refused. ”
Jin Xilai stroked his beard and said: "This is the real man, General Guan's original battle to capture the flag, that was thrilling, General Guan is also famous for this incident, how can such a man nest in the rear, watching his comrades kill the enemy and cry out in vain, the battlefield is his home!" ”
The night attack on Dingyuan is Boyan's temporary intention, come to patrol the camp at night, see the quiet of Dingyuan City, Liao Liao's several torches are extinguished, occasionally there is only such a patrol of soldiers walking by, after the heart suddenly moved, immediately summoned the general Bru, arranged for him to bring a team of elites to attack the city, and the large army was ready, once Bru broke through, he waved the army straight forward.
Bruw led hundreds of dead soldiers to the city at night, and after avoiding the patrol team, he hooked the battlements of the city wall with a hook and rope, and climbed up quietly, but what Bruw never expected was that in addition to the patrol team in Dingyuan City, there was also a secret sentry, when the first person came out of the stacks, it had been discovered, and what he didn't think about was that the soldiers of Dingyuan City actually slept on the city wall, and when the drums sounded tightly, Bruu knew that the sneak attack was going to become an open attack.
The first group of people climbed to the top of the city, and were immediately surrounded by the Dingzhou soldiers who woke up from the ground, and a bloody hand-to-hand battle immediately began. Bruw is a famous warrior of the Yellow Department, making two big axes, dancing like a windmill, killing from this end of the city wall to that end, trying to let more companions climb up to the city, Dingzhou soldiers were originally known for their individual bravery, for a while, they were killed by Bru step by step, seeing more and more barbarian soldiers on the line, the drum beat on the city can not help but be more dense, but the city wall is limited by the terrain, there are many people but can not make energy, although the strong bow and crossbow have been wound with arrows, but see the Bru who is killing in the crowd, but he does not dare to launch, His own comrades-in-arms are completely entangled with these barbarians.
The drums and trumpets in the barbarian camp sounded in unison, the camp gate was wide open, and the brigade of people and horses poured out.
Guan Xinglong strode up to the city, and when he saw the invincible Bru, he couldn't help but be furious, took the thick-backed knife he specially made from the guards, and roared angrily: "Get out of the way, I'll split this barbarian!" ”
The Dingzhou soldiers dodged away, and the pressure of Bru suddenly lightened, and he raised his eyes to see a one-armed man wearing a general's uniform running towards him with a knife in one hand, and suddenly laughed fiercely, he recognized that this was Guan Xinglong, the guard of Dingyuan City, if he could be killed in one fell swoop, it would be a big deal. Seeing Guan Xinglong's beard and beard all raised his knife to kill, he was also in the middle of it, roaring and dancing with his double axe, and greeted him.
The double axe waved, and the two axes were implemented, and I am afraid that Guan Xinglong would be split into four pieces. Guan Xinglong roared wildly and raised the knife with one arm, slashed up, the knife and axe collided, sparks flew everywhere, Bru was taken aback, the cripple in front of him was so strong, the knife was heavy enough, his axe was already a heavy blade, but when it collided with it, he didn't take advantage of it at all, and his arms were shocked numb. Guan Xinglong smashed open the opponent's double axe, unforgiving, pressing step by step, the powerful thick back knife slashed at Bru like lightning, killing Bru sweating. At this time, the sneak attackers who had lost the cover of Breu were cut off by the soldiers in the city, and they all screamed and fell down, and the barbarians who had already gone to the city were struggling to support under the siege of the Dingzhou soldiers, and they were already besieged.
"Kill, kill, kill!" Guan Xinglong roared angrily, as if he had returned to the bitter battle when he captured the flag, only the enemy in front of him was left in front of him, the sharp tongue bloomed with spring thunder, and he shouted three times in a row, Bru's mind was stagnant, his hand was a little slow, and the thick back slash was already slashed diagonally, and he was cut into two pieces diagonally along Bru's left shoulder, and blood splashed Guan Xinglong's body.
At this time, the barbarians who climbed up to the city had been cleared, and seeing the general so mighty, the soldiers in the city cheered in unison, and the whistle of "Wan Sheng" resounded in the night sky.
"Prepare for battle!" Guan Xinglong pointed forward with his big knife, the blood on the knife fell, the soldiers shouted, and rushed to their posts, the originally dark and heavy city head was bright in the blink of an eye, and countless torches lit up.
Guan Xinglong laughed and cut off Bolu's head with a knife, and threw it to the guards behind him, "Hang it high for me, light more torches, let Boyan bastard see, the whole army shouts in unison, thank you Boyan barbarian for your big gift!" ”
"Thank you Boyan for your great gift!" The soldiers at the head of the city shouted happily in unison, and the sound spread far away, and after three consecutive shouts, an extremely loud guy suddenly shouted again: "Come a few more, our General Guan is the more the merrier!" ”
Another burst of laughter erupted in the city: "The more the merrier, the more the merrier!" ”
Under the city, Boyan's face was blue, and he looked at the heads of the adults under the bright firelight, and said dejectedly: "Go back to the camp!" ”
(To be continued)