Section XLVII

Hu Yanhai retreated with the remnants of the army, and along with those who retreated, there were also four generals known as "wind, rain, thunder and lightning". Huyanhai is still calm, but the four major battles are about to fall, and the soldiers are full of wind and frost, and their expressions are aggrieved, and they seem to have lost their spirit. But it's no wonder that since Nayanda was injured, they have almost been defeated repeatedly, and such a blow has too much impact on morale, even the god of war is about to lose confidence.

This day is still a rare good day, it is almost dusk, the sunset is half-hanging on the Tianyin Mountain, the slanting light is plated with a layer of light bright yellow for Lanning City, and the tall Lanning city wall \ in the sunset, dragging out a black shadow of the old man. Wu Ming and Yang Yi led a large group of soldiers from the outer camp to the city wall. As soon as I went to the city, I saw that some soldiers on duty were leaning on the pheasants and napping weakly. As soon as they saw Wu Ming and others coming, these soldiers thought that someone was coming to patrol the city, so they hurriedly stood up in a panic and were in a mess.

Yang Yi frowned and said, "The two armies are fighting, and morale comes first. Before the enemy arrived, Lanning City was already like this, and if it continues like this, I'm afraid it will ......"

Although he didn't say what he said later, he was obviously not optimistic about the upcoming battle to defend the city. Wu Ming turned his head to look at him, sighed and said, "Do your best, let it be the fate of heaven." Whether it is Xuanyuan Ling or Hu Yanhai, they are not people who give up easily, and we can't mess around now, just do our part. ”

Once Simon was defeated, nearly a million steppe iron cavalry divisions went south, which would be a disaster for the entire northwest. In the past, the He family had the support of the entire Eastern Han Dynasty behind them, and even if they fought to the death with Beimeng and fought guerrilla warfare, they were not afraid. But now that the Eastern Han Dynasty is divided, even with the addition of Wu Ming's central and western provinces, after the war, they do not have the confidence to withstand the impact of the grassland iron cavalry. So no matter from that aspect, since he arrived in Lanning, Wu Ming had a reason to help Simon hold the national capital and stifle the offensive momentum of Rizela.

This time, a total of 5,000 soldiers from other camps followed Wu Ming, and now that the war is coming, they naturally can't be idle. Wu Ming asked for a section of the city's head to defend the city as a guest army to assist in the defense, and Xuanyuan Ling agreed on the spot. Now he has come here with a large group of soldiers from the outer battalion, and it is the change of guard.

handed over the orders to the generals who led the team, and watched them retreat weakly, while the soldiers of the outer battalion shouted the trumpet and ran in unison to the other side. Wu Ming sighed in his heart, but also a little proud. With the Guards Battalion in its own hands, it not only got rid of the limit of 999 people, but also gradually moved towards the strongest army in the world. Based on this, plus the five provinces of Central and Western China and Northwest China, he also has a place to settle down, thinking that a few years ago he was a penniless guard, and the ups and downs of it can only sigh in his heart.

Just watching, Yang Yi suddenly let out an "ah", and his voice was very frightened. He has always been old and steady, and rarely loses his temper. Wu Ming couldn't help but raise his head, looked at him and said, "What's wrong?" ”

After only a short while, Yang Yi regained his composure. He put his hand on the pergola and looked at it, then turned his head to look at Wu Ming, and said with a wry smile: "My lord, it is really a good spirit that is not bad, I am afraid that the Dongmeng army has arrived." ”

"What?" Wu Ming was taken aback, and the soldiers who were changing the guard all stopped, and they all lay on the top of the city and tried to look into the distance. However, their eyesight is far worse than Yang Yi's, and at a glance, there is a vast expanse, so they can see what the door is coming out.

The general who changed the guard seemed to be unconvinced: "With the speed of the enemy, it will take at least a day to arrive, and we will send scouts twenty miles away from the city, so the enemy may touch the city quietly?" ”

In fact, Wu Ming also saw that in the sunset, there was a thin black line in the distance surging towards Lanning. Even so, the general looked into the distance with a large group of soldiers, apparently only comforting himself. As he watched, he suddenly shouted, "Someone is coming, it's our scout." ”

In fact, there was no need for him to shout, anyone could see a fast horse galloping towards the city. The man whipped like rain, and the horse walked very fast, dragging a long trail of dust behind his ass. As he drew nearer, the hearts of the people hung in the air. The man rushed to two or three hundred paces from the city before he saw that he was wearing Simon's scout attire. The man stood up on his horse, as if he wanted to shout something, but he was probably wounded, and after all, he did not shout anything, and he fell on the grass and turned into a rolling gourd. Wu Ming said: "Xiao Yi, you and I go down and have a look." ”

Then he said to the general, "Trouble this brother to be on guard against the enemy's deceit." ”

The general agreed, Wu Ming had already rushed down the city first, the city gate opened, and he and Yang Yi approached the soldier one after the other. That's right, that man was a scout sent out from the city. Wu Ming rushed to the man's side, flipped him over, picked him up and said, "Hey, are you okay?" ”

The man was already scarred, sweat and blood were stained together, and it was evident that after a great battle, he fell to the ground motionless at this time, and did not know whether he was dead or alive. As soon as he saw him like this, Wu Ming knew that the situation was not good, the scout was already dying, looked up at Wu Ming, and said weakly: "...... Enemy...... The enemy is coming......"

He was out of breath, Wu Ming straightened his body, and said in a deep voice: "Don't be in a hurry, speak slowly." At this time, Yang Yi also followed, and the scout was relieved and said: "The enemy is coming, and our team is blocked by the opponent's team, and I am lucky to get out." ”

Yang Yi said: "Sure enough, it's them, they came quickly." Wu Ming turned his head to him and said, "Help this brother back first, and immediately notify King Youxian and Niangniang." ”

Yang Yi agreed, stepped forward and helped this person into the city with Wu Ming. Then order a soldier to inform them of Regulus. The scout had several long arrows stuck in his back and a shot in the shoulder. Fortunately, he was wearing leather armor, and those long arrows were probably too far away, so they lost their strength, and they didn't penetrate deep into the flesh after passing through the leather armor. The most powerful thing was the shot in his shoulder, which pierced his entire shoulder, dripping with blood, and along the way, half of his leather armor was also stained red with blood, which was shocking. He can still survive to report the news, he is really a tough guy.

The army of Rizela pressed the border, although it was arranged in advance, but whether it could repel the enemy, Wu Ming still had no bottom in his heart.

After cleaning the scout's wound a little, Wu Ming called two soldiers from the outer camp to send him to the medical camp. Outside the city, smoke and dust rose loudly, and there was a faint sound of thunder. Looking far away, two miles outside the city, there was already a black oppression of enemy soldiers. Yang Yi's face also changed a little, and he muttered, "My God, this is too much." ”

The army of more than 400,000 people spread out on the grassland, which is truly overwhelming. Yang Yi can be regarded as experienced in a hundred battles, but after all, it is the first time he has seen so many cavalry on the grassland. Not to mention him, even Wu Ming was a little uneasy. He pulled Yang Yi and whispered, "You be quiet, don't you think your morale is low enough?" ”

"Yes!" Yang Yi's body was shocked, and he quickly stood up, and explained softly: "My lord, I am also a believer, don't take it seriously." ”

Of course, he was nothing, but many of the soldiers in the city had already shown fear on their faces, not only the new soldiers, but also the veterans. Among these soldiers defending the city, there are not many people who really fought with Dongmeng, and most of the 100,000 remnants who returned in advance are still resting in the city. Now the head of the city, most of them are the recruits who came to Lanning later, from the beginning of their careers, all they heard was the news of Simon's defeat on the front line, and now the Dongmeng army is pressing, these people can deal with it safely, it is strange.

Wu Ming sighed in his heart. The three armies can win the commandery, but the horseman cannot take away his ambition. The morale of an army is so important that if this continues, this battle has not yet begun, and I am afraid that half of it has already been lost. But now he is just a guest general, although these people have heard their names, but if they say that they respect themselves, I am afraid that they are very limited. Even if he oversteps his responsibilities and regulates morale, the effect will be limited. Just thinking about it, the general who had just changed the guard suddenly ran up, his face was full of panic, Wu Ming was about to ask him what happened, he had already shouted loudly: "Brothers, cheer up, Niang Niang has come to see you in person." ”

Xiaoling is coming? Perhaps influenced by the traditional education of the Eastern Han Dynasty, although Xuanyuan Ling was busy with everything, there were not many opportunities to show up, and even if he had to show up sometimes, most of the time he was still veiled. Today, she actually showed up openly in the city, and she was afraid that she knew that Lan Ning's morale was low, so she came in person to boost her morale.

There was a large group of men under the general, and when they came up from the stairs, they were divided into two pulls, and each shouted loudly to each side, and went all the way into the distance. Although the words were noisy, Wu Ming could hear clearly, the meaning of these people's words was nothing more than that Niangniang was coming, and everyone hurriedly lined up to greet them.

As they ran along, the soldiers at the head of the city changed dramatically. There seemed to be an invisible hand brushing it through, and the originally crooked formation suddenly became neat. Wu Ming glanced at Yang Yi and said softly: "Line up to greet Niangniang, don't be too rude, lose the face of our guard battalion." ”

When everyone lined up neatly at the head of the city, Xuanyuan Ling and his party arrived at the bottom of the city tower. Xuanyuan Ling, dressed in a formal suit and Simon Kedun costume, slowly climbed up the stairs to the top of the city surrounded by a large group of inner city guards, and she kept waving to the soldiers as she went. The whole city resounded with the cheers of the mountains and the tsunami: "Niang Niang Chitose!" ”

When she walked to the head of Wu Ming's city, she stood and said in a sudden voice: "Brothers, you all have brothers and sisters in the city, right?" ”

Veterans who have retired from the front, and many others are from tribes. But these temporary recruits were almost Lan Ningsheng, and when they heard her shout, all of them shook up, and they couldn't help but raise their heads a little higher, looking at Xuanyuan Ling in brocade clothes. She continued: "Everyone must know that His Majesty is unconscious now. But why did His Majesty get hurt? I think everyone knows better. Because he took the lead, he allowed the enemy to take advantage of the opportunity, so that he was seriously injured. From the point of view of the lord of a nation, it is not appropriate for him to do so. But from a family's point of view, I am proud of him, because our Simon men have always been proud and proud, and they are always in front of each battle. I am proud to have such a husband, and my two sons are also proud to have such a father. ”