The right and rear divisions of the Andong Army did not stay in Xincheng for long, and the Hongnong and Jingzhao soldiers had already arrived in Xincheng and were stationed behind Xincheng with 2,000 people. Qin Ke marched north with the right division and rear division, and his next mission goal was to pour.

Wang Rong didn't have any war horses or pack horses, and all the heavy things were carried by the iron tower and the sledgehammer, and each of them had to carry at least 200 catties of things. Wang Wei really couldn't stand it, he found Pei Zongyan, and euphemistically asked him for two horses and mules, which are mule breeds produced by the cross between male donkeys and mares, with a large physique and personality, strong durability, brisk walking, comfortable riding, docile temperament, and easy to raise. Pei Zongyan agreed very happily, and what Wang Rong needed to pay was to grab two war horses in the next war to repay him.

The northbound journey was really boring, Wang Rong was wearing armor, a round shield hung on his left arm, and his left hand pressed the handle of his saber, walking on the road. He really spared his life, now this Henan County is still an enemy-occupied area, marching on the enemy's territory, you have to be careful and careful, she doesn't want the enemy to ambush, and it will be too late to wear armor at that time.

It is now the thirty-ninth year of the reign of the thirteenth emperor of Dayong, and it is already early summer. On both sides of the road are patches of primeval forest, with dense foliage and green trees. In the villages that can be seen everywhere, there is no smoke from fires, and there are no earth dogs barking at strangers. It can be said that it is sparsely populated, and there is no one for thousands of miles.

"Hey, it's really hard for the people." That's how the old dog came over, he had experienced it before he joined the army. When the people heard that the army was coming, those who could move fled early, leaving only the old, weak, sick and disabled who could not move. In the eyes of the people, there is no difference between the armies of various countries, the soldiers are ferocious, the soldiers are terrible, and the soldiers of the seven countries of the Central Plains are the same.

When Qin Ke led his army to Yique Pass, news from the north continued to spread from the scouts to his big tent, and the situation near the city became more and more tense.

The lieutenant division led by General Wei Zhonghui, the commander of the Anton Army, has not been able to break through Gucheng so far, but has lost troops in the ancient city. General Zhonglang of the Northern Brigade of the Central Division commanded the battle, but was hit by a stone fired by a trebuchet in the city and died on the spot. More than 10,000 troops of the middle division were defeated in Gucheng and lost more than 1,000 soldiers.

And the partial general Liu Linshan did not lead his troops to Gucheng, but waited for Qin Ke at Yique Pass, and the four divisions on the left and right converged at Yique Pass. Yique Pass is not small, but it is impossible to accommodate more than 40,000 soldiers, after camping in Guanbei, Liu Linshan and Qin Ke convened the generals to discuss matters in the pass.

Yique Pass is built in the natural gateway to the south of the Yishui River, here the east mountain and the west mountain on both sides of the Yishui River are opposed, and the Yishui flows in the water, and it looks like a natural gate from a distance, so it is named Yique. It's dangerous, but it's really uncomfortable to camp at the water's edge, and it's warmer during the day when the sun is shining. At night, the cool breeze from Yishui was as annoying as a magical attack.

Living in a tent could no longer withstand the cold, so Wang Rong and the seven had to raise a bonfire in front of the tent, bragging and farting while keeping warm. When the men got together, of course, the topic was inseparable from women, and they entered the time to show off while talking, some showing off how many people they had killed in the past few years in the war, and some showing off how many women they had robbed on the battlefield.

As he spoke, several veteran soldiers looked at Wang Rong and Meng Song.

Wang Rong looked at a few people and said hesitantly: "What do you want me to do?" I'm just a recruit, don't mention the past if you have the ability, the so-called heroes don't mention the courage of the year, wait for this battle, see which of us has more credit. ”

The old dog asked with a smile: "Hehe, what is it, you haven't touched a little lady at your age, have you?" ”

Wang Rong slapped the old dog's ugly face away, and said angrily: "I haven't touched it, what's the matter?" Meng Song hasn't touched it either, why don't you talk about him? ”

Meng Song was on the side, and said with a wry expression: "Eh, what is the chief, the family arranged a concubine before I set out on the expedition, and I am no longer a chick." When Wang Rong heard this, he suddenly felt depressed, this damn feudal society.

The old wolf laughed loudly: "Don't worry, I will protect you when you get to the battle array, and I won't let you die early." ”

Sledgehammer hummed and said, "Me too, how long and thoughtful is the protection." ”

The tower sat there, and he didn't know where he got the rabbit, and it was roasted on the fire, so he handed the rabbit leg to Wang Rong, and then said in front of Wang Rong's happy expression: "Count me in on the long and thoughtful matter!" ”

Wang Rong's expression of joy when he ate the rabbit leg cracked instantly, this damn deep comradeship really made Wang Rong lose the mood of eating rabbit meat in an instant.

Wang Rong viciously snatched another rabbit leg from the old dog's hand, and quickly changed the topic: "Don't talk about these superficial ones, bragging, they are all old yellow calendars, let's talk about others, such as the future, such as the future, all talk about what they want to do after this battle." ”

Wang Rong's words made everyone stunned, except for the name of the frog and the sound of the waves of Yishui in the night sky, no one made a sound. Wang Rong realized that he had embarrassed the atmosphere, and he also understood that in this chaotic era that has been chaotic for more than 200 years, it is very difficult to live, how can these low-level soldiers dare to think about the future, and if they think too much, they are afraid that they will have no courage to live.

In the troubled times of more than 200 years, the low-level soldiers either starved to death, died of illness, or died in battle, and there was no other choice than these three, and it was impossible to live in peace.

Wang Rong looked at the atmosphere a little solemn, smiled and said: "Don't be like a dead father, think about it, sometimes it's good to fantasize, isn't it?" If the world is peaceful one day, divide a piece of fertile land and find a little lady to inherit the lineage. ”

The taciturn leopard picked up the branch and tossed the fire and said: "Shi Chang, don't comfort us, for as long as I can remember, this world is so chaotic, there are wars everywhere, my grandfather died in battle, my father planted for half his life, died under the knife of the bearded man, and now I just want to take revenge." ”

The leopard's words silenced Wang Rong, since the troubled times at the end of the Qin Dynasty, the memory of more than ten generations is only war, war, war! Especially in the Central Plains, Yongguo, Ji, Yu, Jing, sometimes Yi and Xu will also be involved in the war, and at the same time, the Rongdi barbarians around have never stopped, and it is a blessing to die well in this troubled era.

Wang Rong said encouragingly: "Don't be so depressed, in my opinion, if the people are at peace today, they have been fighting for so many years, even if the countries in the world want to fight the people, they are tired of it." I think my Dayong country is strong, His Majesty Yonghuang has great ambitions, and he can make a difference, and it must be me Dayong who can finally calm the world, and the future will soon be stable, and then live hard for a few more years, and it will be a good life in the future. ”

Sledgehammer listened to Wang Rong's words, his eyes were full of hope, and he asked in a buzzing voice: "Shi Chang, are you telling the truth?" ”

The leopard struck with a disapproving face: "Of course it's a lie, when will it be the turn of the ordinary people to call the shots on major events in the world." ”

Wang Rong scolded with a smile: "Leopard, you know a fart, my Dayong ancestor was just a slave at the beginning, didn't he finally pacify the world and establish the Great Qin Empire?" ”

Everyone smiled disapprovingly, not taking Wang Rong's words seriously, Wang Rong had to shake his head helplessly, and said: "You have to work hard to live, and you must also believe me, the peaceful days will always come in the future." ”

When they had enough to warm themselves by the campfire, they went into the tent one by one, and lay down together, and after a while, the snoring came to mind. But Wang Rong had insomnia, he looked at the vast stars in the sky, he was skeptical of his own words, this world is different, the world will be divided for a long time, and the theory that the world will be divided for a long time does not know if it can be fulfilled. Thinking like this, with the sound of the bonfire by Yishui beeping, watching the flickering firelight Wang Rong gradually fell asleep.

In the early morning of the next day, the camps on both sides of Yishui began to make noise, and the news came from the scout in front of the front that Yuguo sent 30,000 soldiers from the capital city of Bianliang to support the city.

The direction of the march of the army has also been determined, and it will reach Gucheng to the north, join up with the middle division, and after breaking through Gucheng, it will march eastward.

When the army marched along Yishui towards Gucheng, outside Gucheng, in the military tent of Andong's army, Anton's general Wei Zhonghui looked at the military report in his hand with a serious face, although Liu Linshan and Qin Ke had already joined forces and came to Gucheng, but the news of the military army in front of the Yuguo Palace made him not have a trace of joy.

As the most elite unit of the eastern army, the Eastern Army could not stop the footsteps of the Yu army, and the Wushu army was like a bamboo all the way after leaving Bianliang, and defeated the right division of the Eastern Army in Xinggou, and then reoccupied Suoyang. The Wushu army went smoothly all the way, and the front was very strong. The Eastern Expeditionary Army has withdrawn from Yangu to Yanping County, and Tonggu City has become a horn, which has caused the situation to become more and more tense.

No matter what happened to the outside world, Wang Rong and his men marched northwest along the main road, and on the way there were constantly various news from the top, and the cavalry regiments of the four divisions were pinched together to form a reinforced cavalry brigade of 8,000 people, led by Cheng Zhifang, the general of the former division Yangwei, to cut off the road to Gucheng to the north.

Wang Rong looked at the clouds of smoke raised by these cavalrymen, and was a little worried about the outcome of this battle. This time out of the east, Emperor Dayong only used the two guards of Zhengdong and Andong, not because of others, but because of lack of food, spring ploughing has just passed, Dayong's stock of grain is not much, only able to support the needs of 100,000 troops for three months, and now a month has passed. Looking at the current situation, it can only be a fantasy to want to capture it in less than two months.

Wang Rong got rid of the distracting thoughts in his heart, and followed the team to continue to march towards Gucheng, and when Wang Rong saw the wall of Gucheng, the middle division had already built the framework of the camp for them, yes, it was the framework, less than 10,000 people surrounded a city guarded by 20,000 people, and they still had to build a camp, were they not afraid of being attacked?

General Anton Wei Zhonghui personally went out of the camp to meet the partial general Liu Linshan and General Qin Ke, and the army also entered the camp, and the dust flew in an instant, and the infantry of the four divisions moved quickly to expand and strengthen the camp. Wang Rong and the others set up the tent together, and everyone will spend the next few days here.