There is a Jin River between Dingxiang Baidao and Dali City, and there is a small town on the south bank of the Jin River, Yuanyang Town.

Yuanyang Town was originally the last border town between the Central Plains and the Saiwai, and most of the businessmen who came and went back to the Central Plains and the grassland over the years would rest here. There are many taverns and inns in the town, and there are many surprising brothels in Qinglou, and there are countless young and beautiful girls, plus the many warehouses that those merchants have set up in the town, plus those shops that are necessary for life, the whole town is not much better than the city of Dali.

However, the prosperity of the past has long been gone, since the beginning of the Khan south, the town of Yuanyang has been completely destroyed in the war, in recent years of civil strife in the East Turks, countless merchants and travelers have poured into the grassland again, to the town of Yuanyang has re-injected a lot of vitality, compared with the past, it is still a world of difference. If there are no more accidents, maybe in another ten or eight years, the town will be able to flourish again.

However, at this time, on the south bank of the Jinhe River under the afterglow of the sunset, the town of Yuanyang has completely turned into ruins.

Black smoke rose from the clouds, and the banks of the Jin River, which were dry and only shallow currents, had already become a tragic battlefield. Although the more than 30,000 light horsemen under Wang Rengong's command, who galloped for several days and fought several battles, galloped all the way south, the men and horses were tired and their speed continued to slow down. However, the Turkic generals Ashina and Simo led tens of thousands of Turkic cavalry to chase after them, constantly entangled along the way.

In the face of the stubborn fighting of the Turks, the Chen army had to continuously send troops and horses to block the rear along the way, and even turned around several times to fight with the Turks. The two armies fought desperately to the death, and the journey was extremely tragic, the Chen army suffered heavy casualties, and the Turkic soldiers and horses of Ashina and Simo were even more damaged, but Nashina and Simo, who were the same as the Sogdians, completely ignored the casualties of their subordinates. The iron-hearted one bit Chen Jun and didn't let go. Fighting for their own tragic casualties. It is also necessary to support the evacuation of Chen Jun.

Fighting and chasing all the way, it was originally only half a day's journey, but it took Chen Jun a full day to evacuate to Jinhe. Just crossed the Golden River. The Turks and Tellerashina and Danai had already galloped with 50,000 light horsemen.

The more than 30,000 Chen troops, who were exhausted from the battle, had to temporarily stop their retreat to the south and entered the Yuanyang town, which had become an empty city. In the past three days, the Chen army, which has fought thousands of miles and fought dozens of large and small battles, has reached the edge of the limit. No more rest. They will completely collapse under the fierce pursuit of the Turks.

Although Yuanyang is a small town, it was once destroyed in war, but in terms of its city defense, it can be compared with Dali City. The whole town is located in the vast Dingxiang grassland, so the city walls are all made of stones, and the city wall is as high as more than three zhang is the best support for the merchants in the original town to prevent grassland horse thieves. At this time, although most of the shops and inns in the town were burned down when the merchants left, the stone walls were still intact.

If it weren't for this small city, the exhausted Chen army of more than 30,000 would have to fight a decisive battle with the 80,000 cavalry of the Turks on the plains on all sides, where there was no danger to defend.

Caught by the 80,000 cavalry of the Turks, it is no longer possible to retreat. The 30,000 Chen troops have already made up their minds to die. The 80,000 Turks had already made it impossible for them to escape, and everyone knew that these 80,000 were only a part of the Turks. At least 100,000 Turks must be on their way south. Once Tong Yehu arrived with the remaining 100,000 Turks. The 30,000 trapped Chen troops will be completely wiped out.

There was no way to retreat, so Wang Rengong had to retreat into the town for the last crazy preparations. Busy reinforcing the walls and digging deep moats before the attack came, waiting for that moment to come.

At dusk, from the opposite direction of the Golden River, some graceful gray shadows began to be spotted. The whole city sounded the alarm bells, the trumpets sounded, the cavalry prepared their horses, the infantry climbed the walls, and everything began to fall into place. The front is silent, only the wind blows the flag, flickering. …,

The enemy soldiers and horses were approaching, and they could even be seen with the naked eye.

The first to arrive were the soldiers and horses of Ashina and Simo, who were biting Chen's army along the way, armed with scimitars and riding bows, and rode across the shallow Jinhe River and swarmed to unfold a long crescent formation, and began to surround Yuanyang Town from the west.

The cloud-like Turkic cavalry, the sword mountain and the sword forest, are like a dark and dreary forest. Countless banners covered the sky and the earth, this is not the main force of the Turks, but a forward force composed of 30,000 Turkic wolf soldiers, led by Ashina and Simo. Behind them, there were 50,000 cavalry led by Que Dushe, Tel Ashina, and Danai, who were arriving.

The Turks stopped two miles away from the city and began to line up, and it can be seen very clearly that the hideous faces of the Turkic cavalry with cracked mouths and teeth, and the silver wolf guards of more than a dozen Yili Khan drove their horses to the nearby city and shouted for a while, scolding, roaring and screaming, waving the ghost spear in their hands to intimidate, and several cavalry also dismounted and urinated in the direction of the city, but although these Turks were arrogant, they were very smart and cautious and did not enter the range of bows and arrows at the head of the city.

Night fell, but it was not dark, because all the cottages and trees around Yuanyang Town, everything that could be seen with the naked eye, were burned down. The smoke is rising, the fire is soaring into the sky, and the red clouds are reflected in the evening. Flocks of frightened birds flew up from the forest and ponds, coiled and swirled, and screamed in mourning.

In the face of the constantly coming Turkic army, Wang Rengong was very calm. He ordered the 30,000 soldiers and horses to be divided into three parts, and took turns to go up to the city to defend, while the rest seized the time to feed the horses, eat dry food and rest, and forbade everyone to go to war.

The soldiers seemed as calm as their commander in the face of the arriving Turkic soldiers, feeding the horses, eating, sleeping, and doing whatever they wanted, as if not living to see the sun tomorrow morning, it would not stop them from getting a good night's sleep.

A few soldiers watched the endless line-up of the Turks, swallowing their saliva and their hearts were pounding, and they were about to be punched by their own captains. In the eyes of these officers, who didn't seem to care about anything, yesterday they had 50,000 men directly attacking the 200,000 Turkic camp. Now the city is only 80,000 defeated soldiers, what is there to be surprised. Although they also admit that the chaotic Turkic camp they saw during the raid on the Turkic camp last night could not be compared with the boundless Turkic lineup around the city now, it still did not make them afraid.

On the top of the city. Wang Rengong inspected the fortifications of the city. The city defense was carefully arranged. The incident happened suddenly, although the town was temporarily relied on, but Chen Jun was not equipped with defensive weapons at all. They traveled thousands of miles to attack the Turkic camp. It was originally a light and simple service, and he fought with the Turks in Baidaochuan, plus he fought with the Turks along the way. More than 30,000 Chen troops, in addition to the two war horses under the people, the rest is a set of armor and a saber on their bodies. Most cavalry have two mounted guns, which are standard equipment, have been damaged or lost, and although most of the crossbows and riding bows are still in possession, except for a few soldiers who still have arrows, most of the cavalry's crossbows and riding bows are no longer usable with arrows.

Occupy the town, facing 80,000 Turkic cavalry, but there are no arrows, no crossbows, no catapults. There is no bag of grenades, and the only thing everyone can rely on is the saber in their hands and the enthusiasm and morale.

However, although there were no bows and arrows and no catapults, Chen Jun did not give up pessimistically. The soldiers demolished all the empty houses in the city. Moved everything the stones, wood, and everything onto the stone town. Used as a weapon. Some of the sappers who accompanied the army were hurrying to make rough catapults and other equipment from the dismantled wood. …,

Wang Rengong led the generals to inspect the city. From time to time, he joked with the soldiers, and the jokes he made with the soldiers were very vulgar, and he couldn't see the majesty of the past at all. But the more this happened, the more the soldiers were infected by his jokes and calmness, and in the bursts of unbridled jokes, the soldiers mustered up courage, ignited hope, and their morale was even higher. It seems that it was not the 80,000 Turkic army that surrounded them, but that they were preparing to attack the Turks again.

Inspecting to Xicheng, Wang Rengong saw what the general Qin Qiong was writing, he walked over and asked, "What are you writing?" ”

Qin Qiong didn't look up, still bowed her head and wrote: "I'm writing a testament, I guess we won't be able to escape this time." I don't think I will have a chance to see Your Majesty again, so I will write a testament to Your Majesty. While reading to the white silk: "Last time, Her Royal Highness the Queen introduced a high-level country woman to the minister, and the minister liked it very much. Chen may not have the possibility of survival this time, and Chen feels deeply sorry for Miss Gao. The minister sacrificed his life for the country and died without regrets. There is only one thing that can not be assured, the minister and Miss Gao have had a skin-to-skin relationship, if in case Miss Gao is secretly knotted, the minister asks His Majesty to take care of them for the minister. If you are not pregnant, please ask Your Majesty to help your ministers keep this secret and arrange a good home for Miss Gao."

Wang Rengong looked at Qin Qiong seriously, and couldn't help but smile, he never thought that Qin Qiong, who is usually such a polite and honest person, would actually do something to make people get pregnant before marriage. What's more, the other party is actually the daughter of Prime Minister Gao Shilian.

"You really are." Wang Rengong couldn't help laughing, and said, "There is one thing you should know, we can't have reinforcements. The time of this Turkic southern invasion was very accurate. The imperial court is now almost the enemy of all forces in the Central Plains, and now it is facing the Turks, and this time it is very difficult to hold Yanmen and prevent the Turks from going south. It is impossible for the imperial court to have troops to rescue us, not to mention, even if the troops are dispatched, it will be difficult to quench the thirst of the distant water for a while. ”

"I know, but there are only 80,000 Turks, and I don't know who will destroy whom."

"Don't be joking, promise me that you will kill as soon as you have the opportunity, tell Your Majesty, and stick to Yanmen. If you have the opportunity, remember to send someone to pick up Shen Guang's more than 10,000 wounded soldiers, they are fighting for the country, and they can't be forgotten. ”

Qin Qiong raised his head, looked at the twilight sky in the distance, and chuckled: "I'm not the only one who has the ability to kill, I really want to go, although there are many Turks, how many people can stop the big handsome?" ”

Wang Rengong shook his head: "I can't do this, I brought out these 50,000 horses, if I can't bring them back, then I have to at least live and die with them." ”

"Does the marshal think that the last general will not be able to live and die with everyone?"

"No, you are still young, Your Majesty and the court need you. I'm old, I've fought all my life, and the Horse Leather Shroud on the battlefield is still my fate, I don't want to fight all my life, and end up dying of old age. Help me tell Your Majesty that although the exit from the fortress has not been completed, it has already burned millions of stones of grain and grass for the Turks, annihilated tens of thousands of enemies, and successfully caused the Turks to go south in advance before all of them converged. Reason: In the first war, the old minister will sacrifice his life to serve the country and repay the kindness of His Majesty who knew him at the beginning. The old minister has nothing else to ask for in this life, but hopes that in the future, His Majesty will defeat the Turks, conquer the steppe, and dominate the four seas. ”

"We have 30,000 elite horsemen, and we will fight to the death, at least we can exchange for 80,000 Turkic cubs in his city. Coupled with the previous one, we have 50,000 people, and in exchange for his Turkic 100,000, it is worth it. With this credit, it is estimated that after death, how can a prince be posthumously crowned, it is worth it. ”

"Uncle Bao, what are you kidding?" Wang Rengong was a little dissatisfied with Qin Qiong, who had always been doing his duty but kept joking at this time: "Can't you be serious?" We're talking about very serious things. What's more, do you really think it's a good deal for us to trade one for two? Our 50,000 elite cavalry is the most elite 50,000 cavalry in Da Chen, and it is the elite of the elite of Chen's army. If there is a chance that you will withdraw to Kannai with your brothers. Shubao, this time in the battle with the Turks, the wooden ones are still forced to make peace by war, don't forget that the most urgent thing for our court is to unify the Central Plains. Defeat with the Turks, this is not what we need! ”

Qin Qiong shook his head and said seriously: "I'm serious, handsome!" ”

Qin Qiong's expression was solemn and impassioned: "The robes in the army are all brothers, of course, we have to share life and death. I don't believe that tens of thousands of Turks can do anything to our brothers! What's more, since I am a soldier of Da Chen, I must be upright and show my majesty of Da Chen! I hate the Turks for their treachery, their ravages on our land, and the slaughter of our people! It's too late to take the initiative to fight, since they have sent it to the door, how can I have a reason to break away! Marshal, let us work together, puff up our chests and plunge into a bloody battle, and let these Turkic cubs know the strength of our Hedong Army! ”

"Well, that's a good point, not afraid of life and death, this is the true character of my Da Chen soldier. Hey, why haven't you seen each other? ”

Qin Qiong was slightly stunned, shook her head hurriedly, and said softly: "The last general doesn't know, strange, where did they go." ”