Chapter 15: The Barbarians Take the Initiative!
Two days later, Xu Yunshen was invited to a banquet by Meng Yan.
The banquet was set up in a rather large stone room in the west of the city, and there was no decoration, so it looked a little shabby. However, Meng Yan was already seated inside, and there were five dishes in front of him, both meat and vegetarian.
Beside him, a soldier stood with his head bowed, holding a halberd in his hand.
If it is for ordinary people, it is quite abundant. But for the identity of the king, it seems that it is really difficult to cut the door.
Perhaps what Meng Yan said about sharing weal and sorrow with the soldiers is something he really insists on doing.
Xu Yunshen and Duan Qiushui followed behind Huo Shi, and Huahua and the big black bag were left in the post house.
A stone road is really five steps and a post, ten steps and a sentry, and it is heavily guarded.
"Here, please come in. Huo Shi stopped and pointed to the entrance next to him, the passage contained in the unique architectural style of the barbarians, which was a little dark inside, reminded Xu Yunshen of the small prison of the criminal department in the palace.
On either side of the doorway stood two soldiers symbolically, looking ahead without squinting.
Xu Yunshen nodded and walked in with Duan Qiushui.
After walking for a while, the eyes suddenly opened up.
Unlike the inn, which is lit with oil lamps, the walls here are inlaid with luminous stones, and the faint milky white light stains the stone chamber, making it look very gloomy.
In the middle there is a square table, which is bare and has no cloth. Four dishes, one soup and three pairs of bowls and chopsticks were placed there.
Meng Yan sat in the innermost part and put on a smile that Xu Yunshen felt familiar to them—the kind of wanton red dust smile that he had on the big boat in Tianxin Lake.
"Sit. Meng Yan raised his hand.
Xu Yunshen and Duan Qiushui sat on the side.
"The look of the first two days was just for outsiders to see, don't be surprised. Meng Yan clenched his fist at him and apologized.
Xu Yunshen waved his hand: "The prince said that he was laughing, how could he blame you." At that time, I felt that something was wrong, so I didn't refute anything. Now it seems that I should be glad that I was cautious at that time, otherwise, I would have quarreled with you!"
"Don't call the prince again, just call me Brother Meng. Meng Yan asked the soldier next to him to pour the wine, and then continued, "In the past two days, after the news that should be sent out has been sent, I have cleaned it up and down in the army. Because of the shortage of funds in the army and the simplicity of the dishes, don't be surprised. With that, he lifted off his casual clothes, revealing the blood of the traitor he had "accidentally" provoked inside.
Xu Yunshen raised his hand and toasted him with a glass of wine: "Brother Meng, I will do it first to celebrate our 'ice release', hahaha!"
"Brother, please!"
The two of them each drank a glass of wine, and then neither of them moved their chopsticks.
Xu Yunshen sighed: "What the prince said before was true, I thought you just didn't want to pay for it, but I didn't expect the military budget to be stretched to such a point." As he spoke, he took out a cloth bag from his arms, counted a few of them with a painful face, and slapped them on the table, "Here, Brother Meng, this is what I think of as sharing your worries! The younger brother has no income, and these have been saved for a long time." ”
Meng Yan's eyelids jumped when he saw those silver tickets worth a hundred.
What's the matter, doesn't this Xu Yunshen understand the words? Why is he so clever master, but the doorman is so stupid!
Meng Yan's planned abacus and conversation rhythm were all disrupted by Xu Yunshen, a stunned young man.
He pulled his cheeks and reluctantly smiled: "I'll thank my brother for the lieutenant generals!"
"You don't have to, you should. ”
"However, what is the brother going to do about this Qincha parade?"
"Just like what the prince said before, everyone is a family!"
Meng Yan smiled and stroked his palm: "Brother Xian is really a smart person, this time I respect you!"
Xu Yunshen accepted it calmly.
Meng Yan put down the wine glass, rolled his eyes, looked at Duan Qiushui, and asked knowingly, "This is ......?"
"In the lower section of Qiushui, it is the attendant of Prince Xu Yunshen. Duan Qiushui snatched Xu Yunshen's words, and in order not to let him get entangled in how to answer, he was also a little exquisite.
Meng Yan looked at Xu Yunshen, saw him nod slowly, and raised his eyebrows: "Brother, I only invite you, if it's a female dependent, how can the attendant be able to sit with me?"
Xu Yunshen stared slightly, and Meng Yan also looked at him with a smile.
Duan Qiushui lowered his head and said softly: "It's abrupt and disturbing the meal of the prince and the son." ”
She got up, made a very low gesture, and withdrew.
Then she stood at the door, and Xu Yunshen could also see half of Duan Qiushui's body through the passage.
This Meng Yan is really a character who must be repaid!
The atmosphere was slightly stiff, and neither of them spoke.
Suddenly, there was a shout in the distance like the overturning of mountains and seas, followed by a roar in unison.
Meng Yan's expression changed and he stood up: he heard that this was a warning from the soldiers when he was attacked.
Who is it that will suddenly attack?
Could it be that Chang'an can't sit still and is going to cut the feudal domain? Meng Yan's expression turned cold.
He looked at Xu Yunshen and said in a deep voice: "I'm sorry, brother, there is an enemy, it seems that this meal can't be eaten anymore." ”
"It doesn't matter, Brother Meng can do whatever he wants. Xu Yunshen gloated a little.
He doesn't worry about his survival, because with his battlefield experience, he can definitely break through.
Wait, he didn't come alone!
Thinking of this, Xu Yunshen's face also turned dark.
"Military intelligence—" The soldiers outside shouted.
Meng Yan put on his cloak, strode out, and replied: "Say!"
"The barbarians are coming! A rough estimate of 100,000 is already starting to fight with the periphery, and our side has suffered heavy losses!"
Meng Yan's footsteps paused, and his face was full of incredulity.
"Aren't the barbarians going to salute first and then soldiers?" Xu Yunshen wondered on his behalf.
Meng Yan looked back at him deeply and shook his head: "It seems that in this world, not only do we have to change, but the barbarians have also changed." ”
The prince led the way, and the rest of the soldiers did not stop him.
Xu Yunshen and Duan Qiushui followed him.
Several people quickly reached the wall of the enemy.
Sure enough, a noisy "herd" of beasts in the distance was attacking the barracks made of tents.
The front, even half of it has already invaded!
"Order, mobilize the defenders of Dongcheng to defend. Meng Yan's hand was holding the city wall, and his mood was extremely uneasy.
The average strength of the barbarians was already much higher than that of the Tang soldiers, and this time it was a surprise attack, and when they were caught off guard, 30,000 soldiers had already died.
The barbarians marched forward on the severed corpses, bathed in blood.
Among them are the enemy's, and there are their own.
But their eyes were nailed to the wall, which had once been theirs!
The priests in the barbarian array saw the cloaked figure on the city wall, their eyes lit up, and their mouths began to chant.
The sound of silence spread to most of the barbarians, and the barbarian lines on their bodies suddenly shone brightly.
"Not good, there are sacrificial retinues. Huo Shi, who was standing next to Meng Yan, saw the barbarian's sudden appearance of chicken blood, and immediately reacted.
The barbarians he killed with his own hands were not five hundred, but three hundred, not to mention those who led his troops to rush and kill. Therefore, Huo Shi's understanding of barbarians is also quite deep.
Seeing that the speed of the barbarian army's breakthrough had increased by a notch, Meng Yan couldn't help but say angrily: "Haven't the defenders of Dongcheng come yet!!"
As soon as the words fell, a large number of troops appeared on the right side of everyone's field of vision.
It's the defenders of the East Side!
Meng Yan snorted coldly, and changed his words: "It seems that my daily exercises are still somewhat useful." ”
The new army kept running wildly, and all kinds of weapons in their hands were raised high.
Approaching, the archers first threw several waves of arrows at the part of the barbarian army that had not yet broken through into the barracks.
Suddenly, the wounded soldiers of the barbarian army rose rapidly.
Only a handful of barbarians could not dodge and died.
The rest of them broke off their arrows and rushed forward frantically without looking.
The hidden sacrifice in the barbarian army of the "Miao !!" commanded the army, and took advantage of the gap in the increase to issue orders.
A third of the barbarian army immediately met the newly arrived Tang army.
The defenders of the eastern city came prepared.
They fended off the onslaught of the first few waves with several rows of heavy shieldmen, and then the archers continued to throw arrows from afar.
Even if the barbarians are not afraid of pain and become hedgehogs, they will be affected.
After the heavy shield hand came into play, the defenders of Dongcheng immediately began to launch a counteroffensive and attack.
"The prince is really a group of elite soldiers. Xu Yunshen couldn't help but sigh when he saw this.
This is very different from what I saw in Cheng Tu's army at the beginning: over there, everyone can only rush forward with a knife and slash forward.
Meng Yan saw that he was expected to contain the offensive, and his mood was slightly better, although he was heartbroken for the soldiers who had died in battle, he still said: "It's just that the drill is tight, and I often take the troops out to fight." It's a pity that the emerging military division path has not yet been popularized here, otherwise the combat effectiveness can be raised to a higher level. When it came to the Dao of the Military Division, Meng Yan was a little fascinated and sighed, "It's a pity that the Dao of the Military Division is in the hands of that person." ”
"The prince is ridiculous," Xu Yunshen shook his head with a smile, "Wouldn't it be more beneficial to you as the pioneer of the military master path?"
Meng Yan turned his head: "Wu Pingtian?"
"Exactly. ”
Meng Yan touched his chin: "Although the forbidden army is pushed out by the military division organized by that person, it proves the possibility of practice." But where is Wu Pingtian's practice, could he be a theorist?"
"It seems that the world has a deep prejudice against Wu Pingtian......" Xu Yunshen sighed, "He was just suppressed too hard, and he couldn't display his talents." If you can help him, Wu Pingtian is also a character who knows how to repay his kindness, and he will inevitably repay the grace of dripping water. ”
Xu Yunshen still remembers that Wu Pingtian's hard-earned Sanwei soldiers were cut off because of his business.
He was extremely unhappy, after all, innocent people were implicated.
Meng Yan smiled: "But I heard that he has already taken refuge in that person, wouldn't it be thankless for me to do this kind of thing again?"
"You also said at the beginning that good birds choose trees to perch ......"
Meng Yan pressed his hand on the city wall, and his expression relaxed: "It seems that the virtuous brother is really thinking about me, and I can't help but appreciate it, so ......"
Suddenly, there was a shouting in the distance on the left.
Meng Yan's face changed.
After a while, a soldier came to report: "Xicheng has been attacked!"
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