Chapter 217: The Great General and the Old Steward
The next day, the main force of the Chu army under Daliang Mountain launched the most fierce attack since the beginning of the war.
Tens of thousands of Chu soldiers fought on a large scale with the guards on Daliang Mountain, from the hazy dawn to dusk, and there was no sign of retreat.
When the sunset dyed the sky red, both Chu and Wei had suffered heavy casualties. The remnant sun reflected the blood and dead bodies under the mountain, and the entire Daliang Mountain was shrouded in a tragic atmosphere.
Under the banner of the commander of the Wei army on Daliang Mountain, Shen Fengyang, Marquis of Changchun, Wu He, commander of the new army, and top generals such as Deng Chong and Zhou Changfeng, were all walking around anxiously like ants on a hot pot.
In my ears, there was the sound of war drums that had been resounding all day and had not stopped. As far as the eye can see, the blood of the soldiers under the mountain is flowing like a river, thousands of corpses are ambushed, and severed limbs and stumps can be seen everywhere. The soldiers on both sides lost their initial fierceness, and they all gritted their teeth and carried hard, trying to stab the blades in their hands into the bodies of the enemy fighters to save their lives.
For the soldiers, if the order from the peak was not given, they would not be able to retreat half a step from the battlefield, even if they were physically and mentally exhausted, they had to fight the enemy to the end.
As a result, more and more people died, and the smell of blood permeated the mountains of Daliang.
Even Wu He and others, who have been on the battlefield for a long time, have rarely experienced such a tragic battle.
"Today, the Chu army launched such a fierce attack with such a mad attitude, is it ready to consume the lives of all the soldiers with us like this, and then come to win this victory?"
Shen Fengyang's expression was extremely complicated, whether it was from the perspective of the army or his personal aspect, this was not a situation he wanted to see.
"No, it won't. Wu He's face was also not good-looking, "We are only half of the other party, and it will only be us who will drain the lives of the soldiers." ”
"But what is the use of such a victory for Dongfang Dingtian?" Shen Fengyang had both anger and unwillingness on his face, "Even if he annihilates us all, he will lose most of his troops in the end, and the soldier's sharpness will be almost exhausted, isn't he afraid that other countries will take the opportunity to make trouble at this time and bring him a catastrophe?" In the long run, this is not a good thing for the Chu army and Dongfang Dingtian!"
Shen Fengyang could think of this, and Wu He could naturally think of it too.
The current situation, the two countries are at war, and it is not determined by the victory or defeat between the two sides, because you don't know how many other countries and how many pairs of eyes are also staring at you.
Even if the Chu State had an absolute advantage, it should not be so risky.
It's just that Wu He couldn't understand the reason at this time, he frowned, pondered for a long time, and finally shook his head and said: "What Dongfang Dingtian is thinking, I can't figure it out, but what Hou Ye said just now is very right, such a death battle is not a good thing for both Chu and Wei, and Dongfang Dingtian is not a reckless person." I'm not sure why he did the way he did, but I don't think this time the battle will last long, and we and the other side will suffer heavy losses, but it shouldn't be to the point where one side is completely exhausted. ”
Immediately, his tone paused, "Now it depends on when Dongfang Dingtian is going to stop, every extra moment will be spent hundreds of soldiers buried here." ”
"I hope so. Shen Fengyang sighed, after repeated battles, he seemed to be a little exhausted, and he couldn't bear to look at the tragic battlefield under the mountain at this time.
He turned his head slightly, and unconsciously looked at the southeast direction of Daliang Mountain, a hundred miles away, is Chenzhou.
And his daughter, who has returned from Qi State, is in Chenzhou at this time.
He hadn't seen his eldest daughter for three years, and when the situation was unclear, it was inevitable that he would miss a little, and he even thought a little unprecedentedly, if this time the Chu army really refused to give up and fight to the end, then would he die here in the end.
Will he be able to see his daughter for the last time?
Shen Fengyang's expression suddenly became a little more pathetic, and he was even more resentful of Chu Jun. If it weren't for the Chu army's invasion of the country, he would have stayed in Chaoge City at this time, with a daily incense car and BMW, and fine clothes and food. And his daughter should also go back to Chaoge directly, find a family business, and live a carefree life, maybe in a few years, he can hug his grandson and enjoy the joy of family.
But the life that was supposed to come was ruined by the invasion of the Chu army, and the future that should have been better became little hope at this time.
From the bottom of his heart, he doesn't have much confidence in whether this defense of the country can survive this hurdle.
In recent hundreds of years, there have been many weak and small countries like the country, which have been encroached upon by other vassal states, and those countries that have been encroached upon have all disappeared in the long river of history without exception.
Shen Fengyang, as the commander of the Shen family's army, and the eastern family of the Chu State, have also been enemies on the battlefield for many years, if the defense of the country really falls, then the fate of the family in the future will be extremely bleak.
Thinking of this, Shen Fengyang's heart was like a colic, and a pair of fists were also subconsciously clenched fiercely.
The country is ruined, the family is ruined, and his wife is separated, just thinking about it, he can't bear it.
No matter what, the Chu army cannot be defeated! He, Shen Fengyang, cannot be defeated!
At this moment, Shen Fengyang suddenly pulled out the long knife on his waist, didn't say a word, and rushed straight down the mountain.
Wu He and the others on the side were all amazed, looking at this posture, Shen Houye actually wanted to personally go into battle to kill the enemy? How long had Shen Fengyang not been in battle, and he hadn't pulled out his long knife? Wu He, as his former subordinate, had a vague impression of remembering the last time Shen Fengyang personally killed the enemy, and it was many years ago, when Ye Chonglou was still a general of the Shen family's army.
Since the outbreak of this war, Shen Fengyang has only been responsible for deploying troops to fight, and has not been stained with a drop of blood.
It was because of Wu He, including Wu He, the generals of the Shen family army and the new army, looking at Shen Fengyang's back, they all felt a little in a trance for an instant.
They remembered that many years ago, Shen Fengyang was also a hot-blooded man who fought bravely on the battlefield, even if he had the psychology of competing with Ye Chonglou, but later, this Hou Ye paid more attention to officialdom and was interested in the art of power and strategy.
They originally thought that the blood of those years was gone, but they didn't expect that now in the middle-aged Shen Fengyang's body, they saw it again.
At this moment, the generals who grew up in the Shen family's army, including Wu He, had some tears in their eyes, as if they had all returned to their youthful days of surging blood and not fearing life and death.
So Wu He drew his sword.
So Deng Chong and Zhou Changfeng drew their blades.
So the generals of the Shen family army and the new army drew their blades one after another.
They rushed down the hill together.
......
Under the same sunset, a team of nearly 1,000 people was escorting supplies and coming in the direction of Daliang Mountain.
All of them were the men of the Patriotic Golden Jade Hall, and at this time, they were all dressed in the costumes of merchants, wearing all kinds of blades, and they were running quickly and silently and cautiously.
The leader of the team was an old steward of Jin Yutang, and he knew that what he was responsible for escorting was the materials that Jin Yutang had almost hollowed out to prepare, which was enough for tens of thousands of soldiers in Daliangshan to last for three months.
It's just that he also received the news that at this time, there was a large-scale confrontation taking place on Daliang Mountain, and he couldn't spare manpower to pick him up, which undoubtedly increased his difficulty and made their group more cautious.
The old steward rode on horseback, wiped the sweat from his forehead in the setting sun, and his weather-beaten face like dead wood was full of nervousness.
He patted the hands of the people who went to the front to investigate, and he hadn't come back for two hours, which made him feel uncertain.
The supplies could not be delayed, and they had to be delivered to the barracks as much as possible, but the spies under his command had not yet returned, which made him a little flustered.
The escort of materials is a matter of great secrecy, even in Chaoge, few people know about it, and the group of people under him are all temporarily transferred, and before that, they didn't know that they would be arranged to escort the materials. During the whole trip, everyone was under his supervision, and there was absolutely nothing wrong.
But why didn't the spies return?
Were those spies scared and fled, or did the Chu army get the news and kill them?
The old steward preferred that it was the former, that the spies themselves were scared, rather than that their news had leaked.
But he had to think about the whole thing in the latter mentality.
Those spies were all secretly under him, and every time he came back, he quietly contacted him, so at this time, except for the old steward, no one else realized the strictness of the matter, and still walked cautiously.
But the old steward's heart became more and more uncontrollable, because he suddenly thought of an extremely terrifying thing, if those spies revealed the news to Chu Jun, he would not be able to find out. Because he can't monitor the spies who are giving them their way in the same way that he does anyone else.
Thinking of this, a cold sweat broke out on the back of the old steward, and his clothes were wet in an instant. With a decisive wave of his hand, he brought the whole team to a halt.
He was afraid that if he continued to move forward, he would never recover.
"Old grandson, why don't you leave?"
Someone in the team asked.
The old steward forcibly stabilized his mind and squeezed out a smile, "Everyone will rest for a while before moving on." ”
In his heart, he has already begun to consider a different route.
In fact, what they took at this time was the safest route, as long as they did not stop, it would not take half a day to reach the garrison of Daliang Mountain, and then the army on the mountain would be easy to pick up, and they would be able to make a difference.
At this time, if he changed the route, he could only retreat to the nearby town and make a big circle again, which is why he didn't rush to stop the team in the first time he realized that something was wrong.
Rushing back, going around in a big circle, it would take at least three days to delay the delivery of the supplies, he didn't know if the soldiers of Daliang Mountain could wait for these three days, especially when the war was tight.
But after thinking that the spies might betray the news to the Chu army, he believed in his judgment more and more, and he didn't dare to take risks at such a time, and continued to follow the original route.
The old steward clenched his fist and tapped his thigh, which was a little numb, and fixed his mind.
He turned around and said, "Listen, everyone, turn around and retreat to a nearby town!"
"Huh?"
As soon as these words came out, many people showed puzzled or stunned looks.
However, just as they had not yet fully digested the reason behind the old steward's order, a sharp arrow, shining with the light of the spirit pattern, pierced the sky and swooped into the old steward's chest.
"Old grandson!"
The others were shocked, frightened, and anxious.
The old grandson forcibly stabilized his body, and shouted with a twitch on his face, "Withdraw......!"
Before he could finish a sentence, his entire emaciated body fell from the horse's back and cut off his breath.