Chapter 30 (Escorting the Yan Army)
When the visitor heard the call, he turned over and dismounted, and because he was very panicked, he was unsteady on his feet, and his left foot did not stand on his right foot, and he ran up, and his footing was unstable, and he fell to the ground immediately.
Meng Yuan saw that the man was dressed as a messenger in front of the army, so he hurriedly stepped forward and leaned over to help him up, and the two Zhang Yu brothers also stepped forward. I saw that the man's lips were chapped, and in this icy weather, because of the speed of riding a horse, the wind was even louder, and his shaved face seemed to have peeled off a layer of skin. Originally, this person was very thin, but now he looks like this, if he is not wearing a military uniform, he is no different from calling Hanako on the street.
Just as Meng Yuan helped the man up, the little soldier raised his head with difficulty, and said breathlessly in Hebei dialect: "Excuse me... Excuse me, the grain supervisor and the supervisor, Meng... General Meng can be..."Meng Yuan heard that he was looking for himself, and he must have something important to do: "I am, what is the important thing to find me?"
He saw that the man's lips were chapped and his face was like bark, and as soon as he finished asking, he said to the person behind him: "Quickly bring some water to this little brother" and said to the messenger: "No matter how anxious you are, at this time, you drink some water first and speak slowly" Saying that someone brought the water, the messenger did not politely take the water bag, "Goo Dong Goo Dong..."
After drinking half full, he came to his senses, sorted out his thoughts, and then said: "Thank you General Meng for the water, the villain Yuan Wu was ordered by the great general Qiu Fu to send you a letter urgently" said and took out a letter from his arms and handed it to Meng Yuan, Meng Yuan originally thought that it would be no good for this person to come to him, but sure enough.
instructed the left and right to get some food for Yuan Wu first, and Yuan Wu hurriedly thanked him and retreated. Meng Yuan turned his back to the wind and snow, found a big stone to open the envelope, spread out the letter paper and frowned while reading, his heart was like frying, and he couldn't wait to fly into Dongchang City with his wings.
Ling Xiao and the others saw that Meng Yuan frowned, Ling Xiao asked: "General Meng, isn't there any urgent military situation in the former army" Meng Yuan didn't know whether he heard or heard, and he didn't answer, and sighed one after another, thinking that Zhang Yu and the brothers were not outsiders now, and it didn't hurt to show him, so they handed the letter to Zhang Yu.
The two of them spread out the paper and saw it from the beginning to the end, and then they understood. It turned out that the king of Yan had been surrounded by the general Sheng Yong of the Southern Army in Dongchang Mansion, and the outside of the city was surrounded by water, and the general Zhang Yu was killed in the city, and the grain and grass in the small city of Dongchang were insufficient, and the soldiers could only drink gruel now.
But even so, it can only last for three days at most, and if the grain and grass still do not arrive in three days, even if the enemy cannot attack the city, the king of Yan and his tens of thousands of horses will have to starve to death in the city.
However, the grain and grass had not arrived for a long time, Qiu Fu led the troops to kill a bloody way for his henchman Yuan Wu, and with the letter and the investigation of the situation, 100,000 hurried to deliver a letter to Meng Yuan.
It can be seen that the military situation is urgent, the situation is quite bad, Meng Yuan found the map, saw Ling Xiao coming over, frowned tightly and hugged his fists: "Thank you two young heroes for guarding the safety of our grain and grass for many days, and now the two of you have also seen it;
The two brothers understood Meng Yuan's meaning, and they also knew that the military situation was urgent, and the two of them also had the heart to help this Meng Yuan, Ling Xiao hugged his fists and said: "General Meng, why be polite, the prince is virtuous and well-known, if we can fight for a bright land for the people, how dare we say bitter when we do this little thing here, since the two of us have decided to march with the army, what can help just ask"
Meng Yuan was overjoyed when he heard this: "Thank you so much, thank you so much" Meng Yuan no longer dragged mud and water, told the soldiers about the urgency of the military situation, turned over and got on the horse, it turned out that an hour was only forty miles, and now an hour must be seventy miles.
The soldiers were also anxious when they heard Meng Yuan's words, the snow was falling heavily in front of them, the snow was all over the barren mountains, such a harsh environment still couldn't stop their pace, this desperate Yan army was running like a hungry pack of wolves, and there were many prey waiting for them to hunt in front of them.
After marching like this for a day, it was about 200 miles, but fortunately the wind and snow had stopped, but it was still extremely cold, the roads were slippery, and it was very difficult to walk.
Meng Yuan looked up and saw a cold sky full of dark clouds, but it was almost noon, but the sky was like dusk. If you want to travel more, the weather is bad, and the soldiers are also sleepy, hungry and cold, and even weaker, so they ordered: "Bury the pot on the spot and rest for an hour before setting off..."
When the soldiers heard this, they were overjoyed, and thought, "I can finally breathe a sigh of relief." Meng Yuan took out the map and looked at it for a while, his brows furrowed, he looked at the sky and then at the drawings, looking worried.
Ling Xiao and the two glanced at each other and approached Meng Yuan, Ling Xiao said: "There is still more than a day to go, and the grain and grass can be transported, but General Meng is worried about why, if my brothers can help, the general will command."
Meng Yuan glanced at the two of them when he heard Ling Xiao's words, and hugged his fists with a little calculation in his heart: "The two young heroes really don't hide from each other, Meng does have something important to do and needs the help of the two..."
Ling Xiao took a closer look at the word "Gaotang", this "Gaotangzhou", he knew that it was a state pool, and looked at Meng Yuan with a puzzled face, Meng Yuan explained: "We just passed through Gaotang, presumably this is "Qingping County"" As he spoke, he pointed to "Dongchang" and said: "From here to Dongchang, there are still two hundred and fifty or sixty miles to say that there are still two hundred and fifty or sixty miles away, and you can get there in a hurry" said that he was silent again.
Ling Xiao knew that he hadn't finished speaking, and besides, he didn't know what he meant, so he didn't interject. Meng Yuan paused and continued: "The prince sent someone to deliver the content of the letter, and the two young heroes have also seen it, the city of Dongchang Mansion is surrounded and impassable; even if we transport grain and grass, we will not be able to enter the city, and it will inevitably be hijacked by the enemy, just how our four or five hundred men and horses are the opponents of the southern army..."
How could the two of them not know the reason, Ling Xiao thought: "Yes, you can't get out of the city, you can't get in outside the city, how can this be good."
Ling Xiao was thinking about it, Meng Yuan suddenly knelt on one knee, turned over and hugged his fists and said: "Two young heroes, the life and death of our army, and the safety of the prince are now all down to the two young heroes; as long as the young heroes are willing to help, they will be able to send the grain and grass to the city safely, and the whole army is grateful."
The brothers were obviously taken aback by Meng Yuan's actions and got along with Meng Yuan for a few days, knowing that this person was strict and didn't joke with others, since they had something to do, they must have a lot to do.
Ling Xiao hurriedly helped Meng Yuan up and said: "The general has tormented my two brothers, the general has something to do, but it doesn't matter, as long as it can be done, my two brothers will be duty-bound."
Seeing that Ling Xiao's words were sincere, Meng Yuan's frowning brows suddenly relaxed, and he said excitedly: "In this way, our army has been saved, saved..."