Section 52

He was shocked, and after he landed, he rolled over, stood up immediately, and said in surprise: "But General Wu Ming and Wu are in front of him." He and Hu Yanhai and others scolded him no matter how badly he cared about Wu Ming's. But he took the previous relationship between Xuanyuan Ling and Wu Ming as an example, which Wu Ming couldn't accept. Ignoring him at the moment, he turned his head to Xuanyuan Ling, whose face was pale, and said, "Are you okay, Niangniang?" ”

Xuanyuan Ling's eyes flashed with a different color, and he immediately returned to normal. just said lightly: "Thank you General Wu, for saving your life, you will be rewarded in the future." ”

Seeing that she was not injured, Wu Ming breathed a sigh of relief, and the one who had the leisure to talk to her about these vain things, carried Chixiao and rushed forward. Yang Yi rushed forward with a dozen warriors shouting, which could withstand Su He Muyun's forward rush. This Su He Muyun is really good, a spear is wide open, and the surroundings are impenetrable, although Yang Yi and him are both in the early stage of the seventh stage, but he was pressed by him and had no power to fight back, so he had to rely on small kung fu to move and fight. Fortunately, there were also a few internal camp fighters who followed Yang Yichong, not only the third-stage martial artists, but also more than cooperative, and with a few of their helpers, they did not show their defeat.

Seeing Wu Ming raise his sword to kill, Su He Muyun knew that most of the beheading operations were in vain, and it would not be good to fight for a long time. He bent his index thumb and put it in his mouth and blew it, and the city suddenly remembered the shrill whistle. The whistle was extremely sharp, almost like a needle piercing into the ear, and it was extremely uncomfortable to listen to. The enemy who had attacked the city was moved by the sound, and they jumped down at the head of the city, and they retreated as fast as the wind, like a tide that overflowed the sand, and then fell back in an instant, and in the blink of an eye, everyone retreated cleanly.

The enemy finally retreated.

At this time, the soldiers of the city let out a burst of cheers, and the battle was finally over. In this battle, the defending side of the city fought well, and the casualties were much less than those of the attacking side, so it was naturally a victory. But Wu Ming was not so optimistic, Dongmeng came all the way to victory, it was inevitable that he was a little arrogant, they attacked in a hurry this time, and the defender was waiting for work. With the development of the war, the problem of grain and grass in Lanning slowly emerged, and the two sides were afraid that they would have to fall one by one.

Xuanyuan Ling's face was still a little pale, but he said strongly: "Lanning's warriors, you are good, I thank you on behalf of Your Majesty." ”

Her voice was still calm and elegant, and after saying this, the corners of her eyes were obviously wet, which was very different from Taimoto Shuna's fake expression. The surrounding soldiers were already extremely excited, and when they heard her voice, there was another earth-shattering cheer in the city, and Wu Ming exhaled a breath, and he didn't know what it was like in his heart.

Four years has changed so much. Maybe for Xuanyuan Ling, this is her real home. It won't be long before she will become a long-hidden memory in her heart, a passerby in her life.

After Xuanyuan Ling said this, he was not in a hurry to leave, but dismissed the guards around him to rescue the wounded. Wu Ming also ignored her, and returned to the vicinity of the city with Yang Yi to count the casualties. Although the battle was short, the Guards battalion still lost twelve men and more than a hundred wounded, several of them seriously. Even if the war had cast Wu Ming's heart like iron and stone, he was still a little uncomfortable in his heart for the sacrifice caused by this unjust battle.

Just as he was wrapping a bandage on a seriously wounded soldier, he heard Xuanyuan Ling's cold voice sound: "General Wu." ”

Wu Ming turned his head and saw that she was leading a large group of people towards him, and Hu Yanhai followed behind her. He had no choice but to hand over the wounded in his hand to a personal soldier, stood up and saluted: "The last general has seen Niangniang and King Xian." ”

Xuanyuan Ling said softly: "No need to be polite. Hu Yanhai said with a smile on the side: "I have heard for a long time that General Wu is very strict in governing the army, and his son Lang is a top ten good man. If you really want to salute, it should be the old man who pays tribute to you. ”

This Youxian King is too hypocritical, Wu Ming has no good impression of him, but people praise him, and he is always bad to throw a straight face to the other party. had to salute again and said, "The prince praised it falsely." ”

By this time it was already dark, and the whole city was still in a bustle, and a large bonfire was lit in the camp of Dongmeng, two miles away. Although it is early summer, because Lanning is backed by Tianyin Mountain, the snow wind blowing from the bottom of the mountain still makes people feel cold. Xuanyuan Ling looked at the sky and said, "I still have to worry about General Wu coming to the military affairs office tomorrow to discuss the strategy of breaking the enemy." ”

After a pause, she continued: "In the next battle to defend the city, I want to ask the general to command, I don't know what General Wu wants?" ”

"What?"

Wu Ming was startled, and waved his hand again and again: "Niangniang, this can't be helped." The young general is immoral and incompetent, how can he take on this great responsibility? Besides, I'm just a guest general, and I am afraid that I will not be convinced. ”

Xuanyuan Ling didn't say anything, Hu Yanhai said: "This is not true. The general's command ability is obvious to all, and the strength of his sons and daughters is even more extraordinary. Now that you are powerful in the northwest, although the old man thinks that he has some brains, if you talk about your understanding of military affairs, you are ashamed of yourself in front of General Wu. Now that my situation is in danger, looking at the entire Lanning, the responsibility of this commander is none other than General Wu, so don't shirk it. ”

If there is Hu Yanhai's support, the Lanning defenders will at least not disobey themselves. But why did Hu Yanhai willingly hand over military power to himself? Could it really be as he said, Lanning is in danger and no one is available? Intuition told Wu Ming that it was not as simple as he thought. Xuanyuan Ling lowered her head, as if she was thinking about something, her face was already painful, she suddenly raised her head and said: "General Wu, I also know that some strong people are difficult, if you really don't want to, then forget it." ”

She said it pitifully, and tears seemed to glisten in her eyes. Wu Ming couldn't see women crying the most, let alone Xuanyuan Ling. His heart softened, and he replied helplessly: "Okay, anyway, being this coach won't lose a piece of meat." ”

Tears rolled down Xuanyuan Ling's eyes, and he muttered, "I know you'll agree, thank you." She said, bowed to Wu Ming, and said, "General Wu, the lives of hundreds of thousands of people in Lanning have been handed over to you, and the lives of my family of four are entrusted to you." ”

With her current status, this gift is very big. Wu Ming didn't dare to take it, so he hurriedly jumped away and said with a wry smile: "Niangniang, don't kill the last general." Don't dare to boast that you will win, just do your best. ”

Hu Yanhai also showed a smile on his face, and then said: "In this way, General Wu should think about it, how to fight this city defense battle, we will all listen to you." ”

Seeing him and Xuanyuan Ling disappear into the night, Wu Mingcai said to Yang Yi: "Divide the soldiers into three shifts, and everyone will take turns to rest, so that we can maintain our combat strength." ”

Yang Yi stood up and said, "Yes." He looked at the dark night sky and whispered, "I'm here, go back and rest early, you still have a lot of things to deal with tomorrow." ”

Yang Yi was nearby just now, and he also heard about the appointment of the temporary commander of Lanning City, so he said so. Wu Ming didn't shirk, nodded and said, "Okay, I'll leave it to you here." ”

Yang Yi is now becoming more and more like a general, let him arrange the next things, Wu Ming is naturally relieved. He got off the city, there were already soldiers leading the horses, Wu Ming turned over and looked at Nanwang, his legs were clamped, Nanwang neighed happily, and galloped on the street.

Due to the advent of the war, the once bustling streets are now quiet. The hooves of the horses in the south looked big and stepped on the ground, making a dull "click" sound. The night wind brought the chill of Tianyin Mountain, which made him feel cold and his brain clearer. An army of 200,000 is not a small number in any case. Although Wu Ming was fighting in the east and west, he had never commanded so many soldiers to fight, and it would be absolutely false to say that he was not nervous. But Hu Yanhai's ambiguous attitude made him even more suspicious. Although the defenders of Lanning are all Mongolians, and he is the commander, Hu Yanhai does not have to worry about winning the war, and he can rebel against these defenders. But today I just won a battle, and it was far less urgent than he said. Once the siege is won, this is a lot of fame. With Huyanhai's unprofitable temperament, it is impossible to cheapen himself for no reason. But he is not a roundworm in their stomach, so he may be considered a last resort and know everything.

Thinking about my heart all the way, I didn't realize that I was outside the barracks. The 5,000 men were divided into three groups, and there were more than 3,000 people left behind, some of whom had just retired from the city, and others who were ready to go on rotation. Some soldiers were wounded, and the medical battalion was trying to treat them. Although it was pitch black in Lanning City, their military camp was in full swing and a busy scene.

It's not long after dark, probably just after midnight. Wu Ming hastily used the food cooked by the baggage camp, and when he saw that it was still early, he walked towards Lu Fang's residence. After Lu Fang arrived here, except for one person who climbed Tianyin Mountain a few times, he was honest most of the time. This time, Dongmeng's collision gave Wu Ming too much shock, and he also wanted to come to see Lufang, and take a look at how the well was being renovated.

As soon as I arrived at his residence, I saw a lamp still lit in his house from a distance, and a man shouted: "Stinky boy, you have time to fiddle with your ghostly things, can't you make me a kite?" ”

It was Yululi's voice. Wu Ming was taken aback, why is this little girl here? She and Lu Fang are both troublesome characters. Lu Fang is an important person in the Ministry of Industry, and many inventions and creations are made by him. And Yululi is not to mention, not only is she a Nanban Swift General, but also a beloved disciple of Pamoli, the Southern Barbarian National Teacher. Whoever has a problem with these two people is not something that Wu Ming can accept. Therefore, in this siege battle, Wu Ming specially sent a dozen soldiers from the inner battalion to take care of the two of them. But he was still not at ease, he was afraid that Youluli would forcibly break through, and even promised her that as long as she was obedient, he would take the time to accompany her alone. Yululi didn't eat it softly and hard, but only ate this, and sure enough, she stayed in the barracks obediently and didn't move.

It seems that by locking these two together this afternoon, there will be another conflict. Wu Ming smiled bitterly and walked in. As soon as he arrived at the house, he saw Youluli holding a thunder whip on her waist in her right hand, and pointing at Lu Fang with her left index finger, staring at her apricot eyes, obviously extremely angry. Lu Fang was not to be outdone, propped himself on the table with one hand, and stared at Youluli with his neck crossed, the two of them were like roosters on the rise, not letting each other go. Wu Ming was startled, and hurriedly shouted, "What are you doing, don't mess around." ”