At dusk on the 30th day of the lunar month, Malianbao.

In a few hours, it will be the thirty-eighth year of Jiajing. Yan Hong was in Malianbao, but he didn't feel the atmosphere of the New Year at all. Think about the first Spring Festival after crossing the possession, he just solved the murder case of Guozijian and dealt with Zheng Guoqi, how glorious and lively he was in Yan Mansion. And in the second Spring Festival after the crossing, he returned from Jinan with honors, spending all day and wine, drinking and beauties, and being happy. Now, he is not in Beijing City with the grandfather, grandmother, and father of the Prime Minister's Mansion to drink and feast, or even in Datong City with a group of concubines to have fun, but in this lonely Malian Fort outside the Great Wall, with a group of stinky big-headed soldiers to warm up, and there are tens of thousands of Mongolian cavalry outside, what the hell is this called.

Counting up, the Mongol army stormed Malianbao, and this is already the third day. In the daytime, the Mongols took turns to attack, but they were still repulsed, leaving the field with sandbag-like corpses of men and horses. However, the casualties in Marlenburg were equally high. Although the theoretical range of the large and medium-sized artillery used by the border army is far longer than that of the Mongols' return artillery, the real effective killing distance is far less than the theoretical figures, not to mention that accurate shooting is not so easy. So even though the long-range suppression of the artillery did destroy some of the return guns, the Mongol stone shells still flew all over the sky, constantly collapsing the walls of Marenburg here and there. Although Ma Fangdu led the border army to continue repairing, there are already more than ten defects on the wall. Ma Fang had to place heavy garrisons at every location, and a reserve force that would enable the Mongols to launch a counterattack when they attacked in this direction. Knock it back.

At this time. Ma Fang couldn't care about the original generosity. Yu Dayou's Min army. More and more tasks were shared in the city defense, and there were more and more casualties. Although Ma Fang tried his best to let these brothers from the south serve as a relatively less dangerous defensive position, in the siege battle, where was the so-called safe place in the palm-sized Marlian Fort?

Even Yan Hong's Jinyi guard team entered the battle several times, using their dense musket fire to beat back the Mongol cavalry that rushed in. The people who followed Yan Hong also suffered a lot of casualties. Some were killed by flying stone bullets or cold arrows while transporting war materiel. There are also those who encountered the rushing Mongolian cavalry by the wall, and they had no time to dodge, so they had to follow the soldiers, pull out their waist swords, pick up the flat pole and play with the Mongols.

Yan Hong took Zhang Qingyan, Liang Rufei, Wang Ting, and Liu Lian to patrol around the fortress. In the gap in the wall, the bodies of the dead and wounded were still piled up. The corpses of the Ming army, Ma Fang ordered them to be pulled in as much as possible and piled up in a few stone houses on the south side of the fortress. Fortunately, it is cold and freezing outside, and he is not afraid of the plague caused by the decay of the corpse. But watch as thousands of corpses crammed into the house. That posture is still quite frightening. Every time Yan Hong patrolled the city, he didn't dare to approach there.

Several other rooms were opened. As a recuperation place for the wounded. The room smelled of sweat, blood, and groaning. Yan Hong instructed that the charcoal fire in the room be burned warmer, and the food for the wounded should be opened better.

Inside the wall, a pile in the east and a lump in the west, are all border soldiers, Fujian soldiers and even people. The people of Saibei Jiangnan, who originally had different appearances and did not understand the language, have become very familiar with each other after a bloody battle side by side in the past few days. Everyone joked in tune, baked the same fire, took turns drinking boiling water from one bowl, and broke one cake and ate it separately. When Yan Hong and his entourage walked by, all the people stood up together and saluted to the Qincha, but they couldn't tell whether they were southerners and northerners.

Yan Hong walked around, returned to his room, and asked Ma Fang and Yu Dayou, who came over: "How about it, how many days can we still keep?" ”

Ma Fang said: "Don't hide it, our ammunition, bows and arrows are enough, and there is no problem in holding it for another two or three days." But after a long time, if the reinforcements do not come for a long time, then the general will not dare to guarantee it. ”

Yan Hong nodded: "If you can keep it for two or three days, let's keep it for two or three days first." Since the food is still sufficient, there are still a lot of bacon and salted fish and shochu that I have brought with me. According to me, today is Chinese New Year's Eve, so let's hold a Chinese New Year's Eve conference for the brothers to boost morale. ”

Yan Hong's substitution here is the experience of his later life. Whether it's the military or a business, team building is always necessary. The more difficult the moment, the more morale must be motivated. Now these nearly 10,000 people are surrounded in the small Malian Fort, and they can't get out horizontally, so it's good to make some flowers to stimulate the soldiers.

Ma Fang's eyes lit up: "The idea that Qin Cha said is quite fresh, I don't know how to do it?" ”

Yan Hong said: "I'm just thinking about it. One, I'll assign it later, send some wine and meat, and reward everyone. The other one is the soldiers in our fortress, and everyone will find a way to perform some shows together. Whether it's singing, dancing, wrestling, or commenting, you can do it. Anyway, everyone is having fun. ”

Ma Fang said: "What Qin Cha said is reasonable, the soldiers usually drink in private, and sometimes sing or dance for fun. Then the soldiers everywhere were asked to sit around and perform on their own. It's just that this drinking must be controlled, with a maximum of half a glass per person, and you must not drink too much and make mistakes. ”

Yan Hong said: "I still have a plan. You choose some soldiers, you want to have a loud voice, I will teach them a song, when singing together, so that the whole castle can hear, it can be regarded as the finale of our Chinese New Year's Eve. ”

Ma Fang was overjoyed: "The song taught by the Qin Mission, it must be excellent." That's what I'm going to do. ”

By nightfall, piles of flames had already burned in the Marlen Castle. The soldiers and men of the village, except for those guarding the city wall, also sat around the fortress. Each person divided three taels of meat, a small half glass of wine, roasted on the fire to burn fragrant, the altar was hot, eat and drink, the warmth was melting, and I didn't feel the fragrance. It didn't take long for the soldiers to sing a minor tune, dance with their hands, and draw fists. Everyone laughed and laughed, even at this critical moment of life and death, we should also enjoy the joy of saying goodbye to the old and welcoming the new.

At the second time, he heard Yan Hong standing on the high platform, holding a loudspeaker, and said in a loud voice: "Fellow soldiers, it is the Chinese New Year's Eve of the 37th year of Jiajing. You are stationed on the frontier, endure hardships and hardships, and have to fight bloody battles with the Tartars. Ladies and gentlemen, you have contributed to the Ming Dynasty. Great work! Yan is loved by heaven. Come here for patrols. It is to share the joys and sorrows with you. Tonight, we are all brothers, drinking a glass of wine together, eating a piece of meat together, sharing joys and sorrows, living and dying together! ”

When these words came out, all the soldiers were grateful. It is important to know that it was in feudal times, and soldiers were just consumables. A general who leads the team. Of course, there are those who eat and live with the soldiers, but the senior officials from the DPRK and China are often arrogant, and they are even disgusted by saying a word to the soldiers. What's more, they don't treat soldiers as human beings at all, and wantonly abuse and cruelty, such as Yang Shun is a good example. Now this Yan Hongqin is actually saying that he and the soldier are brothers, which is simply too touching!

Yan Hong said again: "Everyone, Chinese New Year's Eve. Why did you come from when you were not reunited with your family? For the sake of my Ming Dynasty's border defense line is as safe as Mount Tai. For the sake of my Ming Dynasty, hundreds of thousands of counties, hundreds of millions of people reunited with their families, and avoided the tragedy of being burned, killed, and plundered by the Tartars! You have exchanged the bitterness of 100,000 people for the sweetness of 10,000 people, and the Ming Dynasty is inseparable from the blood and sweat of all of you! Ladies and gentlemen, on this Chinese New Year's Eve, you fought bloodily and slaughtered thousands of Tatars, which is the best New Year gift for today's long life, much more precious than the gold jewels. When we solve the siege of Marenburg together, your bloody battle will definitely be known by the Lord of Long Live! ”

When the army heard this, they shouted: "Long live! Banzai! Hooray! "Soldiers have always endured hardships and endured hardships, and they have suffered a lot, and there is a saying that "good iron does not hit nails, and good men are not soldiers", where is there any sense of pride. Even the border army of Malianbao far surpassed Tongji in terms of training and fighting spirit, which was nothing more than infected and inspired by Ma Fang's blood and courage as a pioneer. Now this high-ranking official in the court has actually raised their deeds of rolling in blood and sweat to the height of the safety of the Ming Dynasty, which naturally inspired the loyalty and courage of the soldiers. Everyone clamored together, startling tens of thousands of jackdaws and crashing into the sky.

Yan Hong waited for the cry to subside a little, and then said: "You are very grateful for your loyalty and courage, Ben Qin is very grateful, and he can't repay it, so he made a song and asked the brothers to sing together and have fun." After that, he turned his face to the more than 100 soldiers behind him and said, "Let's start." Yan Daqin coughed, raised the iron horn, and sang first.

Yan Hong taught this song, but at dinnertime, he took more than 100 soldiers allocated by Ma Fang, secretly found a house, and taught it sentence by sentence behind closed doors. Those soldiers are also uneducated people, and for a while, where do you remember these many lyrics? Fortunately, the lyrics are simple, the general meaning is clear, and it is always okay to sing along. When he taught, he lowered his voice, and even Ma Fang and Yu Dayou had never learned it, so he couldn't help but be a little curious. What song does Yan Qincha want to teach? But listen:

The wolf smoke rises, and the rivers and mountains look north. The dragon flag rolled the horse and hissed like frost......

This melody was sung by more than 100 people, although it was inevitable that it was out of tune, but it was full of momentum and had nothing to say. When Yu Dayou, Ma Fang and others heard the first sentence, they were stunned and stood in a daze. When singing "How many siblings are loyal to their souls and buried in other places", Yu Dayou twisted his beard with his left hand, and Ma Fang held a sword with his right hand, all of them had mixed feelings and tears.

When the last sentence of the climax "I am willing to defend the land and reopen the territory, the dignified Ming Dynasty wants the Quartet to congratulate" was sung, but when the snow blade flashed under the firelight, Yu Dayou and Ma Fang drew their swords and roared to the sky. Immediately after, the brocade guards around Yan Hong also pulled out their embroidered spring knives one after another, and shouted "Kill!" Subsequently, thousands of officers and soldiers of Malianbao pulled out their weapons together, waved them to the sky, and shouted: "Kill thieves and serve the country!" Kill thieves to repay the country! "The sonic boom is in the sky.

When the shouting stopped, the lyrics were sung for the first time. Yu Dayou burst into tears and said loudly: "Qincha, your song is really good." You ask the boys to sing it again. The last general also learns. ”

Yan Hong nodded and said, "Okay!" Let's sing this song "Loyal to the Country" a few more times, let the brothers of Malianbao sing it, Ming'er, let the Tartars taste our awesomeness! ”

The army applauded. Yan Hong opened his throat and sang again with the chorus. This song is only more than 100 words, although some of the words are a little more elegant for illiterate soldiers, but the sense of rhythm is strong, the tune is majestic, and everyone will never be bad to follow the gourd to learn the tongue. When it was the third time to sing, Yu Dayou, Ma Fang and many soldiers had already sung along. Gradually, the whole of Marenburg began to sing. Nearly 10,000 voices sang the same song, 10,000 mouths and one heart, like thunder, high-pitched into the clouds. The majestic and fierce singing resounded in the desert outside the Saiwai, as if the giant god was singing in the nine heavens. Even the horses in the Mongol tents several miles away could not help but tremble.

After the child, Yan Hong returned to his room. Although his voice was already hoarse, he was very excited, and his face was covered with sweat. Zhang Qingyan stared at Yan Hong with his eyes: "Xianggong, this song you taught the whole army today is so powerful." I'm afraid that after singing this song, 10,000 soldiers can be 20,000 envoys. Your talent is truly unparalleled. That bullshit genius Li Tianzhao also said that you don't learn and don't know how to do it, I said, he is the one who has no eyes. ”

Yan Hong thought to himself, I don't have anything else on my mind, it's okay to get a few modern songs at a critical moment, but you have to choose the right theme, and you can't abuse it at will. He said: "My Yan's length, when will it be the turn of that kind of person to evaluate?" Qingyan, this song is sung majesticly, but after all, fighting still depends on strength. Let's rest early, tomorrow morning, the Mongolian Tartars will not let us spend the Spring Festival refreshingly, maybe we will send troops to attack again. ”

So the two didn't do anything for a day or two, and hugged each other and fell asleep. I don't know how long I slept, but Yan Hong was suddenly awakened. Looking at the house, it was still dark, and only the light of the torches flickering outside the window. I heard Wang Ting outside the door say loudly: "Sir Yan, the camp of the Mongolian Tatars in the south is in chaos by itself!" ”

Yan Hong jumped up with a spirit: "What? "Quickly put on your coat and strode out of the house. Wang Ting, Shang Ziqiang and others were already waiting. Zhang Qingyan also came out with a sword, Yan Hong, under their escort, hurried to the watchtower of Malianbao, and went to the south, but saw the originally dark Mongolian camp, the fire was shaking, the figures were moving, and there was a faint sound of horns and shouts of killing, which spread far away in the middle of the night.

Ma Fang, Yu Dayou and others have also arrived, and Ma Fang said: "Judging from the direction, if it is our reinforcements, it will be directly out of the Great Wall." ”

Yan Hong was overjoyed and said: "Then let's hurry out of the city and go south, the inside and the outside should be together, and kill him as a Tartar!" ”

Ma Fang and Yu Dayou glanced at each other, and before they could speak, Yun Chu said first: "Qincha, the camp of the Tartars is several miles away, the situation is unknown, no one can say what it is." In case it is a Tartar acting and disguised as reinforcements, in fact, in order to lure us into attacking, then we must not be deceived. (To be continued......)