Chapter 50: Concealment

Watching this wave after wave of attacks, I seem to feel the feeling of condescending and grasping the entire battlefield again. This should be the kind of "commander's heart" that my husband taught me: "seeing in one place, being full of intentions, and taking the whole picture". But I didn't have time to rejoice in my progress, because this kind of commanding style was just a toddler for the super strong opponent in front of me.

However, this "commander-in-command" allowed me to analyze the enemy's offensive in more detail. I found that the intensity of the attacks of different tribes is different, and some tribes attack as fast as fire, as fierce as the wind, and do not retreat; Some tribes are slow to attack, retreat sharply, and attack by looking for our weaknesses, and if they fail, they will preserve their strength.

It turns out that although the Qianghu people have the same bravery, the selfishness of these heroes is different, and preserving their strength is the most important thing in their eyes in many cases.

So, I made up my mind and ordered Zhao Zheng and other soldiers to gather, take all the crossbows, calculate the time, and kill all the small units of the Hu people who charged the most fiercely and suffered the most damage, until they chased and killed in front of the enemy formation, and then calmly retreated.

In this battle, Zhao Zheng single-handedly killed dozens of enemies with the advantage of crossbows, and was majestic, making the enemy fearful.

After this small tribe was killed, the enemy tribes were emboldened. When he faced the banners of "Han" and "Liu" again, there was obviously a trace of hesitation in his eyes.

"Those who dare to offend strong men will be punished even if they are far away!" The ancestor Yu Lie once again exerted his strong vitality at this time, which made the Qianghu soldiers dare not face it.

Perhaps, at this time, in their minds, the song "Death of my Qilian Mountain, so that my cattle and sheep do not rest; Lose my Rouge Mountain, make my women colorless"; Perhaps, at this time, the terrible situation left by their ancestors and the Han hussar general Huo Quai, riding a horse and wielding a sword, galloped to Hanhai, which was passed down from their ancestors!

However, this kind of temporary small victory did not have much impact on the turn of the tide of the battle. Even if the enemy's offensive slowed down, the balance of victory was inevitably tilted in favor of Meng Jian's side.

As time passed, the work of defending the city became more and more difficult, and the disadvantage of being few people became more and more obvious.

On the fifth day, we couldn't hold it anymore.

The earthen walls collapsed badly, but they could not be repaired, and many places became overflowing slopes, and the enemy could even run up directly.

The crossbow bolts have been completely exhausted, the suppressive superiority in weapons has been completely lost, and it is impossible to organize a counter-charge. Due to the long armament of the Xiliang army, many soldiers of our army turned to snatch or pick up the enemy's spears to fight.

What's even more terrifying is that everyone's energy is very exhausted, because there are few people, there is no guarantee of taking turns to rest, too little sleep, some warriors are guarding the city, and they plant the city wall headlong. Some were still standing, but they were already snoring. More people are in a state of mental trance, in the fighting, seeing the enemy's swords and guns, but straight up. A high degree of fatigue multiplies the decrease in combat effectiveness. The proportion of casualties in our army has risen dramatically. In the half-hour before dawn on the fifth day, the proportion of casualties exceeded that of the previous days combined.

After repelling Meng Jian's dozens of charges, my energy also declined greatly, and once I almost fell off the city, but fortunately the guards held me back. The brain seems to be wooden, the movements of the hands and feet are even slower by several beats, and the speech has become incomprehensible.

I used to be known for my energy, and I once didn't sleep for three days in a row, and I only slept two hours a day for a month. But this time, I couldn't support it. Playing against this master who is chasing Kong Ming has kept my mind running at a high level at all times, and it's good that I haven't gone crazy until now.

What to do? Faith alone cannot repel the enemy. Do I finally fail to defend this city?

Looking at the big silk on the opposite side, although it was broken, but pierced by Yan Yan's spear, I smiled helplessly. No matter how strong our army is, there are still too few helpless people, and even if it occupies the advantageous territory, it will be difficult to defeat.

Could it be that the next charge will be the last moment of our army?

Jiang Wei, why haven't you come yet? If we don't come, we won't see each other.

"Zhao Zheng!"

"In! Young master, what's the matter? ”

"Patrol the city with me!" Perhaps, this will be the last time to patrol the city.

Zhao Zheng also looked obviously out of shape, the skin on his face was loosely drooping, his cheekbones were high and protruding, and he never regained the image of the general who was a hundred times more energetic and strong Huang Yong. With a spear in his left hand, he followed me as he walked slowly around the city.

There were corpses everywhere in the city, some of them were enemies and some of them were their own, and there was no one to clean them up, and they had neither the strength nor the strength to clean them up. Many people feel that this may be the last moment. But in their eyes, I saw indifference, perseverance, courage and loyalty, but not fear.

I walked through the crowd, patted the general on the shoulder, examined the soldier's wounds. None of us spoke, and what we had to say was already said. I was moved, this is the personal guard brought out by my father, this is the team trained by Mr. Kong Ming, without them, I might have lost countless times. They did everything they had to do, they deserved to be the best soldiers in the world - as long as there was one breath left, they dared to carry the enemy and roll down the city, without weapons they dared to tear the enemy open with their hands and teeth, and when they were too badly wounded, they would even face their bodies at the enemy's weapons so that their companions could get a chance to kill with one blow. A squad of three or five people dared to chase dozens of enemy soldiers into a turn and flee. The camp of wounded soldiers in the city has always been empty, and the wounded have insisted on the city, and the seriously wounded have chosen to die with the enemy. I'm proud of them, and my heart aches for the hurt of each of them.

Was it because of my greed that I sent them to the Jedi?

I think of the high-spirited me when I first came out of Hanzhong. I don't want to lose, so I'm going to fight - but, in the end, is it still impossible to escape?

I looked up at the sky, and the sky was silent.

Someone sang in a low voice in the dark: "How can you say that you have no clothes?" with the Son. Wang Yuxingshi, repair my spear. Enmity with the Son! ”

As the singing began to sound louder, more people went up: "How can you say that you have no clothes?" With the Son. Wang Yuxingshi, repair my spear halberd. Work with the son! ”

And all the people began to say, "How can you say that you have no clothes?" with the Son. Wang Yuxingshi, repair my armor soldiers. Walk with the son! ”

In this song, I burst into tears, and everyone burst into tears.

We joined hands and sang loudly in the dark night before dawn: "Shall we say that there is no ......?"

The lights of the enemy camp were lit and began to tickle, not knowing what was really going on in the city. They may wonder, what are these enemies going crazy about?

But no matter what madness we are making, no enemy will dare to underestimate us, and we have proved that we are warriors and brave men with our own actions!

Inside the iron armor on my body is already a warrior's heart!

"Zhao Zheng, is the escape tunnel in the city completely collapsed?"

"No, it's just that the part of the wall burned down."

"Well," I thought, perhaps I should arrange something in advance, "you organize the people of the city, hide in the tunnels, and live as long as you can after the city is broken." ”

"Young master, we can also hide in it!" Zhao Zheng became excited.

"Confused, just a short passage of tunnels, how can you hide so many people like me?"

"Young master, it's okay, in that section of the tunnel, there is a very magical place, very spacious!"

I looked at Zhao Zheng: "Take me to see!" ”

In the dark, it felt wet and damp, but it was not stuffy, as if there was a wind blowing from a gap in the distance. Zhao Zheng lit the torch, we walked down, I don't know how long we walked down, suddenly the light flashed, and a colorful world appeared in front of us! Stone stalactites, stalagmites, stone pillars, all kinds of strange hanging, crouching, standing, in between, in the middle, is a huge empty cave.

Tunnel, I always thought it was just a black and small hole, but I ignored that this was originally an underground river, and I didn't expect that there would be a natural lava cave washed out by an underground river.

We are saved!

"We're retreating here!"

The order was quietly issued, and the first to enter the cave were the corpses of the people of the city and General Huang Zhou, then the wounded, and finally the soldiers.

This time, I violated Shen Bu's trick of scheming. According to the theory of pure profit and harm, I should actually burn the city and replenish the supplies, hide only the best soldiers in the cave, and then burn all the traces of the ground with a fire, so that the enemy army can no longer find the entrance to the cave.

In that case, I will have enough strength to make sure we hold on.

But I can't! This time, I really can't do it! I can't sacrifice these people who have set their hearts on me, and I can't abandon them after they've volunteered to help me defend the city. Yes, no matter how big the sacrifice, I will put them first this time.

Maybe it's a moment, but I don't care.

Although there were not many people in the city, it took a lot of time to help them hide in the cave and bring in food and water. During this time, my robes are still dealing with the tearing of the enemy.

Finally, when it was nearly noon, all the centaurs hid in the cave. We set fire to Quail City.

Half an hour later, I heard the faint sound of drums outside, which was that the enemy had finally rushed into the city.