Chapter 4 Trade-offs (Part 3)
The brethren of the Xiongwu battalion used rolling logs and stones to "hold" a dozen enemy troops who could not retreat, and then the battle outside the eastern city fell into a dull stalemate. The rebels under Han Shicao's command were well-armed and well-trained, but in the absence of effective siege weapons, they were unable to deal with the tall walls of Liyang City for a while. The brothers of the Xiongwu Battalion had a geographical advantage and high morale, but the enemy army did not enter the urn city, and they could not inflict greater damage on them. For most of the time, the two sides were firing each other with feathered arrows, and the sharp arrows fired by the rebels fell from the sky, piercing the city with dense white feathers. The dead ends near the outer battlements of the outer walls of the city wall became ideal havens for the defenders. They curled up there, covered their calves with shields, and from time to time poked their heads out to release a cold arrow, like enemy troops. Although in most cases the feathered arrows are 108,000 miles away from the target, they are also very happy.
Li Xu held his black knife and shrunk under the female wall outside the enemy building to gasp. The battle just now was too tense, but at this moment, he felt that his whole body was soft, and he couldn't lift half of his strength. And a few small wounds on his arms and thighs also began to hurt, and with his heartbeat, it was like a knife stabbing into the flesh. These were not the things that bothered him the most, and the biggest headache for him at the moment was the discovery of another friend in the enemy army. A friend who once saved each other's lives, but now has to fight to the death.
Wu Heimin and the ironclad infantry under his command did not retreat too far. Unwilling to fail, he was standing on the official road less than one hundred and fifty steps away from the outer city gate, waiting for the next opportunity to attack. The feathered arrows shot sporadically from the top of the city had lost their power at this point, and even if they were shot, they could not penetrate the iron armor. Aside from that former friend, Wu Heimin didn't believe that there was a second person in Liyang City who could give him a mortal threat from such a distance. He replaced the weapon in his hand with a giant shield and a thick-backed sword, pacing back and forth restlessly. I don't know if it's because of the reluctance to lose the steel fork in the urn city, or for other reasons. Asahiko saw him try to rush to the city gate several times, but several times he retreated halfway. "He's trying to talk to me!" Li Xu felt that there was a breath in his heart that was uncomfortable, and he also wanted to poke his head out of the city wall and ask Wu Heimin why he didn't do a good job as a ranger in the rivers and lakes, why he did the traitorous act of raiding his family and exterminating the clan after being caught. But after weighing it several times, the impulse in Xuzi's heart was finally suppressed by reason. He is no longer the same Xuzi as before, and his rank and reputation have become a part of his life. And the more things people carry, the more they need to consider the consequences of doing things.
"Acquaintances?" Yu Wenshi bowed and ran over against the female wall, smiling and asking.
"It's not too familiar, it's just a horse sold outside the Sai Cypriot!" Li Xu shrugged his shoulders and replied lazily. He knew that his abnormal behavior could not be concealed from Yu Wenshiji, so he simply admitted it. After such a long relationship, he also found that Yu Wenshi and he were not as hateful as he thought.
"Pay with a knife!" Yu Wenshi and his sharp tongue managed to get a roll of the eyes for himself, smiled, and continued: "That guy is so skilled, no wonder he can go with you to scourge Ashina Choyu!" It's a pity that he didn't take the right path, and he failed his martial arts in vain! ”
"His personality is very similar to you!" Li Xu knocked Yu Wenshi's combat boots with a black knife, and motioned to the other party to shrink his legs towards the wall as much as possible to avoid being injured by stray arrows. "He said that all the officials are heinous villains, so they can't be born in the public and die in hell in this life!"
"Really?" A narrow smile welled up on Yu Wenshi's face, "The one who can command two regiments of iron armor in the rebel army is at least an overseer." Isn't it rare that the rebel officer is not an official? If Yang Xuangan was really fortunate enough to take the world, would he be willing to give away the fame he had earned in exchange for sacrificing his life? ”
If these two people put on a verbal fight, the scene will definitely be exciting. Li Xu turned his head and looked at Wu Heimin who was standing in the center of the official road outside the city, and then looked at Yu Wenshi who was sticking out his tongue and was majestic, and thought maliciously. He didn't intend to discuss this topic too deeply, so he took the initiative to turn his attention to the battle situation.
"How is Zhao Changshi injured? Is there a danger to life? ”
"I was stabbed three times, and the wound was quite large. Fortunately, they were all cut with kitchen knives and didn't hurt the bones. With Sun Langzhong here, he can't die! The smile on Yuwenji's face grew thicker and thicker, as if he had discovered something proud, and he couldn't help but be happy.
"What are you laughing at, I said I didn't know him very well!" Li Xu was a little hairy by Yu Wenshi's laughter, and his face was emphasized.
"It's useless to cook, there are no fathers and sons in the field! Just because he doesn't kill you doesn't mean that others won't stab you! Yu Wenshi replied neatly, and then, he stretched out his hand and compared it above his bell, and laughed dirtyly, "Guess where Zhao Changshi has a knife, the root of the thigh, and half an inch ........"
Li Xu's eyes followed Yu Wenshi's hand, and suddenly, he understood the dilemma of Zhao Ziming almost being cut into a eunuch, and he felt funny in his heart, but also a little dissatisfied with Yu Wenshi. "What's so funny, he's our brother! You are the overseer of the Xiongwu battalion, and you should be the ...... of the horses."
It turns out that the Captain of the Pony is also so vulgar! Asahiko was taken aback by her new discovery and sensitively closed her mouth. In his heart, most people from wealthy families are polite, indifferent and insidious. Even if he was so familiar with Yu Wenshi, he didn't expect that the other party still had such a vulgar side in his character. "He seems to be getting more and more vulgar," Asahiko was shocked by her discovery, and at the same time felt that her relationship with Yubunshi and each other was quickly getting closer. In an instant, the impression left by Li Jiancheng, Liu Hongji, Li Yuan, Yu Wenshu and others in Xuzi's heart became clearer and clearer.
"Oh, I forgot you weren't married yet!" Yu Wenshi was confused by the thoughtful expression on Xuzi's face, wishful thinking speculated about the reason why the other party was not happy for Zhao Ziming's injury. "It's okay, wrap it up with me. After this battle, you will definitely become famous in one fell swoop! Many people are eager to send their daughters to their doors. ”
"Lord Overseer, the enemy is still attacking the city!" Li Xu was so embarrassed that his ears were red, and he protested in a low voice.
"The last ear of the crossbow! I don't believe that Han Shixu can tear down the city wall with his hands. If he sends someone into Urn City again, it just so happens that we will gather another batch of heads to receive merit! Yu Wenshi replied confidently. He liked the embarrassed appearance of young people very much, and among his former friends, there were not many people who would blush when they mentioned marriage. Those guys have been served by valet maids since childhood, and before the age of fourteen they understood what humanity is. Marriage is a transaction for most of them, between families and families. Yu Wenshi looked at Xuzi, who was red-faced, and suddenly remembered his wife and children. He had been married for several years, and Yu Wenshi couldn't remember when that deal had happened, he only knew that marrying a princess would never mean happiness.
"Whose daughter do you fall in love with in the future, I'll say it for you!" Yu Wenshi patted Li Xu on the shoulder and covered the emotion in his heart with a smile. He knew that he was not completely joking, a young general like Li Xu, who had risen rapidly and had no family support, marrying a certain family was indeed a good way to maintain his independence and get strong reinforcements. And some families who don't take the portal so seriously are not stingy to marry a concubine daughter in order to win over a rookie in the army with great potential.
Li Xu smiled and did not answer. 'Will it really become famous?' He didn't dare to think about his future so flat. But the next moment, all kinds of expectations poured into his heart. 'Will you be promoted?' Or is it a knight? Or is it given to the food estate? He thought happily, imagining the satisfied smiles on his parents' faces when he returned home. Dad must have said, "Xuzi, you have won glory for our Li family, when your grandfather was alive, he said that you were an artemisia on the grave of our Li family!" As for the mother, she will happily wear the clothes made of brocade given by the royal family, and then ask herself unwillingly, why don't you hurry up and find a daughter-in-law, so that she can also report to her grandson as soon as possible.
'Tao Kuo is already married! Suddenly, a sad feeling surged through Li Xu's body, he slowly stood up, blocked his body with a shield, and slowly walked towards the road.
"Where are you going?" Yu Wenshi asked, I don't understand what kind of tendon the young man has committed, just now when he mentioned military exploits, his face was still sunny, and in a blink of an eye, it was cloudy.
"At this moment, the east gate is safe, I'll go to the other city walls to inspect it!" Xuzi didn't look back, turned her back to Yuwenshi and replied. The wound on the leg slowly oozed a few drops of blood as he walked. Reflected by the sunset over the city, it looks particularly red. A few stray arrows flew in, and Xuzi shook the black knife and split the arrow shaft in half one by one.
"Protect the general, protect the general" Zhang Xiu, with more than a dozen personal guards, quickly followed, and surrounded a shield wall around Xuzi.
"Please Sun Langzhong, please Sun Langzhong, the general is wounded, the general is wounded!" Zhou Daniu shouted in panic.
"Don't be surprised, this kind of small injury is best to dry!" Li Xu patted Zhou Daniu's shoulder with the back of the knife and commanded in a low voice. He didn't want to alarm more people, the pain could wake him up and make him forget a lot of troubles. It can let him know what he is doing and not get lost in the journey due to the distractions around him.
The general of the Great Sui, in the hearts of those elders of the Su Si Department, should be as important as a Turkic royal nephew. It's just that all of this came too late. It's not that creation makes people, but that he and Tao Kuo are out of silk, and it is too early to meet.
The young man slowly walked off the road, and his steps were slowly firm.
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