Chapter 28: Resistance
Xiao Xuanyu, who had been injured for four or five days, took Wan Xiaoxing to Xuanzhou.
The two of them rode horses and copied the path, but in one day, they arrived outside the north gate of Xuanzhou City.
The light of the setting sun sprinkled on the city wall, but Xiao Xuanyu stopped his horse and raised his eyes to look at this strange city.
This was the first time he had come to Guizhou, to the place where his father worked.
The man who was about to see his father's body was about to be seen, and the man who was about to turn fifteen was timid.
After stabilizing his mind, Xiao Xuanyu reported to his home and was successfully taken to the Xuanzhou military camp by the soldiers defending the city.
The place where the Xuanzhou army was stationed moved from the originally flat river beach to the slope next to a small hill.
Xiao Xuanyu was dressed in plain clothes, and his face was a little pale.
After days of fighting, Qian Tianhe, who was originally clean and neat, was a little sloppy.
He had an inch-long beard on his chin, and his clothes hadn't been changed in three or four days, and there were blood stains on them.
Nan Wei came prepared this time, first sent more than 10,000 elite sneak attacks, and left 100,000 troops stationed on the border.
And the Nanwei man who was dressed as a soldier who fled, in the battle in recent days, Qian Tianhe also met with him again.
It was Ping Yuanzhong, the victorious general of Nan Wei.
Qian Tianhe regretted a little, and let him run away like this that day.
The two met in Qian Tianhe's tent.
"Xiao Shibo's body, I have sent a small group of soldiers to escort him back to the capital. Brother Xiao's face was terrifying, did he encounter danger on the way? ”
"It's just a few bandits, and it's fine. It's that Brother Qian has worked hard a lot in the past few days, and he looks a little haggard. ”
Qian Tianhe briefly explained the situation that night, and called the military doctor to come over and check Xiao Xuanyu's body.
"It's time for me to change my value, Brother Xiao is here with me today."
After talking about the old Qian Tianhe for a while, looking at the quiet night like water.
Inexplicably, I thought of that night.
War is not just about defending the homeland, it is about killing.
Before Qian Tianhe went to the real battlefield, he never recognized the word war.
Xiao Xuanyu didn't sleep peacefully, it was still early at this time, he wanted to go and see this front line that he had never seen before.
Since the last night attack by the Nanwei army, there are still about 90,000 people left in the Xuanzhou army.
However, many of the high-ranking generals in the army were assassinated, and thousands of families were killed.
Most of the grain and grass in the army were burned, and the remaining grain was only enough to last for seven days.
Ye Chengping sat in the commander's tent, looking at the border map and was stunned.
It really can't be done, so I can only retreat to Mengxi County.
Mengxi County belongs to Xuanzhou, is the largest county seat between Xuanzhou and Yuezhou, it is surrounded by mountains from east to west, the city wall is extremely strong, it is an important military fortress.
In the case of insufficient food and grass, the army escorted the people to temporarily retreat, leaving an empty city and lengthening the enemy's battle line, which was beneficial to our battle situation.
"The Nanwei army has attacked at night." The sentries on the city walls urgently conveyed the military information.
Xiao Xuanyu will walk to the south gate of Xuanzhou City at this time.
The soldiers carried stones and large wooden stakes with thorns in an orderly manner, and Xiao Xuanyu followed the young people in the city who volunteered to help join the ranks of the carrying.
The shouting of killing shook the sky, and countless arrows and feathers were fired in unison.
Xiao Xuanyu knew for the first time what it meant to be enthusiastic.
A good man should guard the Quartet. Xiao Xuanyu wanted to go to the battlefield with Qian Tianhe and the soldiers of Xuanzhou.
For the people who shed blood, for the death of the father, revenge.
When the Nanwei army retreated, it was almost dawn.
The east is white, and the sun is about to rise.
The tired soldiers defending the city were replaced, and Qian Tianhe, who returned to the camp, did not see Xiao Xuanyu, who should be asleep.
He sat in the tent and waited for about a cup of tea. Xiao Xuanyu lifted the curtain of the tent and walked in.
"Now that my father's body has been returned, I want to stay in the barracks and go to battle with you."
Tired mixed with blood, Qian Tianhe raised his eyes and looked at his playmate who had grown up with him since childhood.
I'm twenty years old, he's fifteen, and I'm no longer a child.
"I'll go and talk to General Ye, and in the future, you can be a hundred households by my side for the time being."
Qian Tianhe patted his friend's shoulder, got up and went behind the screen, changed into clean clothes, and lay down with his clothes, ready to sleep.
Xiao Xuanyu didn't sleep all night, but he couldn't sleep, and the atmosphere on the front line made his blood boil.
He went out of the camp and called Wan Xiaoxing, the guard of the Wan family who came with him.
"Xiaoxing, I decided to stay in Jiangzhou and join the army, so you can pack up your things and go to Jiangzhou to find your young lady."
Wan Xiaoxing hesitated for a while, but still took the dry food prepared by Xiao Xuanyu for him and went to Jiangzhou.
The battle situation changed abruptly, and the Nanwei army, which had already retreated at dawn, attacked again.
The war drums shook the sky, and Xiao Xuanyu did not wear armor, so he mixed into the ranks of ordinary soldiers and went to the city wall.
The southern city of Xuanzhou is three feet high, Xiao Xuanyu is holding a blue long sword, staring at the battlement wall in front of him, and he has not let go of any of the enemy soldiers who climbed up by climbing the ladder.
The slimy blood soaked his clothes, and he could even feel the heat of the blood.
His hands began to tremble, and his eyes began to turn red as the blood of the enemy had smeared in front of him.
He used to be dressed in plain clothes, but now he was dyed crimson.
It turns out that this is war, watching the living life pass away, either killing the other party or dying yourself.
My father's days were full of killings every day.
Under the prosperity of Liyang City, there are dry bones.
When the horn of the retreating soldiers sounded, it was already dusk.
Xiao Xuanyu's arm was no longer numerous, and he followed the footsteps of most of the soldiers and returned to the barracks calmly.
The days passed exceptionally fast in the sound of war drums and horns, and the military rations were about to run out, but the troops transporting the grain were still in Yuezhou.
Ye Chengping thought about it again and again, but he still sent an urgent report back to the capital, and he decided to clear the wilderness.
It's only February now, and most of the farmland in Xuanzhou City is still bare.
As long as the people and surplus food are taken away, the Nanwei army can only get cold and hard stones.
Li Qianhu led a thousand soldiers to mobilize the people in the city to pack up, and tonight, they should withdraw from the north gate of Xuanzhou City to Mengxi County.
Liu Qianhu took a thousand soldiers to Mengxi County to camp in advance, while this Ma Qianhu was busy counting the heavy supplies in the army so that they could be taken away.
Qian Tianhe was responsible for defending the city of Xuzhou and confusing the Nanwei army.
The defenders on the city wall were only half of the usual ones, and Qian Tianhe ordered people to collect the inferior wine brewed by the people.
He stuffed a cotton cloth at the mouth of the jar, lit it, and threw it down.
The power is average, but it also does not usually save time and effort.
If it weren't for the explosion of the liquor shop in Xuanzhou City, this trick wouldn't be used now.
Xiao Xuanyu, who had been in the barracks for six or seven days, had retreated a little bit from his enthusiasm at the beginning.
He saw that the soldier who was still laughing with him one moment would be in a different place the next.
His heart still couldn't help but flutter.
When will this damn war end?