Chapter 622

The sun didn't show up for a long time. It was close to the application time in the afternoon before the fog could disperse. The mountains, narrow roads, city walls and military flags were finally able to show their integrity.

The fog between heaven and earth disappeared and was replaced by a thick smell of blood.

"Report to Shisun, the enemy in the south of the city has been repulsed!"

On the tower in the west of the city, the boy in armor and knife nodded: "don't chase the poor enemy -"

It was verified that there was so much noise in the South siege. In fact, only more than 10000 people and horses were dispatched. It was really a little thunder and rain. Then throw away the damaged soldiers and horses. The rest of the wounded soldiers of the other party would be useless even if they fled back to the camp.

What's more, there is no camp to return.

The most important thing now is the enemy troops in the West.

Reinforcements from all battalions have arrived one after another, and the more than 50000 enemy troops who previously had the upper hand have gradually become tired.

In order to hide people's eyes and ears, he rushed all night in the thick fog, and fought with blood. Now, not only people, but also war horses are close to being unbearable.

In the sound of fighting, the blood light covered the sky, and the sky gradually darkened.

"Shisun, General Xiao is back!"

Long lights have been hung up at every corner of the tower, burning the pine oil torches. When the night wind rises, the flames flicker and flicker, and the four flashes of light flicker.

Xiao Shoujiang was helped up the tower by a soldier.

"General Xiao is injured?" Wu tsugamu stepped forward and held his other arm.

"It doesn't matter. There's just a cut in his back!" Xiao shouhun didn't care.

At first, he led the troops and was outnumbered. He was a strong man. He had to rush ahead. Between the two armies, he had just cut down one head. For a moment, he had time to dodge. He was secretly plotted behind him.

The armor was on his body, but the wound was not too deep. He didn't care. He killed most of the day with the wound. Until the reinforcements came and saw the situation turned around, they felt "ah, what's still painful". When they touched back, they responded "Oh, they were cut previously".

Seeing that his blood splashed face was white, Wu Chiu immediately said, "first help General Xiao back to the camp to heal his wounds."

What else do you bring to climb the city tower at this time?

"My subordinates made a special trip to report to Shisun!" Xiao Shoujiang smiled "Hei hei" and didn't care about the injury. Seeing that the left and right people were waiting, they were going to put themselves down. He hurriedly said: "Ma Duanlian's grandson can't hold on, and he must withdraw his troops. According to Shisun's arrangement, he has ordered people to guard the exit of Xishan Mountain. This time, they have to go forever!"

This battle was dealt with in a timely manner, turned the situation upside down, and now we have to close the door and beat the dog. It's really fun!

Most importantly, this is the first battle!

If the first battle can be a great victory, it will seriously demoralize the imperial court!

Reading these, Xiao Shou will inevitably be excited.

In contrast, Wu Tsung nodded a little perfunctory, waved his hands to several people and signaled to take them back quickly.

Xiao Shou, who had not finished speaking, was forced down the city tower.

Wu Tsung looked at the rolling mountains in the distance.

This war is indeed very important. It is to build prestige and pave the way for the future.

Therefore, these soldiers and horses are bound to stay.

There was a slight difference with General Xiao's expectation. Ma Duanlian did not retreat yet. He led the troops to fight late into the night. When he was exhausted, he saw that there was no chance of winning. It was really difficult to support, so he had to order the whole army to withdraw.

After the convenience is the mountain.

Even though we know that this retreat is likely to face new difficulties, we can only return to the mountains at the moment.

"General, I can't get out... There are Wu troops at all exits to guard against it!"

In the mountains, several soldiers who went to explore the way turned back and brought back the news that frightened everyone.

Marching all night, and trying to fight to the present, even those who have not been injured are exhausted.

And for a long time of fighting, what we see are blood and mutilated limbs. For most people, this is originally a violent destruction of vision, body and mind.

After numbness, a little stop is endless emptiness and fear.

At present, I suddenly heard that the exit had been sealed, and many people were on the edge of emotional collapse.

"There are interceptors in front, and there are pursuers coming behind! They obviously want to chase us out!"

"When sending troops... The general said there was an 80% chance of victory!"

Why did the Wu family army move so fast?

Far from being distracted by the attack in the south of the city, he transferred all the battalions here in such a short time!

Their original plans and tactics were gradually broken and scattered by the other party

Deputy General Ma Duanlian held a knife in his hand and leaned on his side. His hair was messy under his helmet. His eyes were nearly red. He said in a hoarse voice, "it's man who plans, it's heaven who gets things done."

When he saw the reinforcements coming in time, he knew that the plot had been seen through.

Ningyang city is heavily defended. This raid from the west is the easiest way to win!

If we can take Ningyang City, we will be able to frighten the Yan king and the Xu family!

If the battle is defeated, the face and prestige of the imperial court will be defeated

Success is in heaven

Hearing these words, the soldiers on one side felt less and less hope.

If things happen in heaven, are they in such a situation that even heaven doesn't want to care for Daqing anymore?

The atmosphere was sad and anxious. The whole hour passed, the sky gradually lit up, but there was no movement at the entrance and exit of the mountain.

The outline of the hairy moon above the head has disappeared, and the voice of people in the silent mountains is noisy.

"General, Wu Jiajun didn't catch up..."

Ma Duanlian's eyes are uncertain.

"They won't go into the mountain..." he looked at the direction of the mountain forest exit in front and asserted: "the terrain in the mountain is complex, and the odds of victory are unpredictable... They want to trap us in the mountain forest without a single soldier."

He chose to raid from the West because there were mountains in the west, and the troops were the weakest and most easily ignored——

At present, the mountain has become a barrier to Land Rover and a huge cage, which has trapped them

True also become this mountain, lose also this mountain.

"No wonder... No wonder they only guard at the entrances and exits!"

"General, what should we do now? Is it hard not to sit and wait for death?"

"Let's just kill out! It's better than waiting to die in the mountain!"

"Yes, kill!"

Echoing, more soldiers chose silence, waiting for the general's decision.

"Don't act rashly. First rest here for a day, and then discuss the Countermeasures after recovering your strength." Ma Duanlian looked around at the tired faces and confessed: "make a fire, put the wounded soldiers in one place, treat the wounds with the wound medicine carried on the horse's back, and send someone to find water and take water for the wounded soldiers first."

As for food, in order to speed up the March, each person only brought two Nang cakes. At present, they can only deal with one or two for the time being. After a little rest, they can make people look for some fruit prey in the mountains.

Everyone obeyed orders and did it according to their own division of labor.

Soon, the fire burned up, the fire dispersed the last ray of darkness in the mountain, the sunrise also rose slowly, and the warmth fell between heaven and earth, making people feel a little at ease.

Many soldiers lay where they were and went to sleep. Ma Duanlian sat by the fire and looked at a young soldier leaning against a boulder not far away. The soldier still had half an unfinished Nang cake in his hand, but he was already asleep.

In his ears were the groans of the wounded soldiers.

"How many people are left?" Ma Duanlian asked his subordinates in a hoarse voice.

"General Hui, I've just counted, and there are more than 36000 people left, including nearly 1000 seriously injured and many slightly injured..."

Ma Duanlian clenched the handle of the knife.

In other words... More than 10000 troops were lost on this day alone!

"At the time of fighting, the arm crossbow and bed crossbow used by my subordinates are all powerful and have never seen before... And there are soldiers holding fire guns! They make a large number of weapons and firearms privately... The rebellious heart of the Wu family has really been long!"

Ma Duanlian's heart sank when he heard it.

He saw it, too.

Especially those fire guns

The fire gun has existed since the previous dynasty. It's not a strange thing. It takes a lot of labor, not only time and silver, but also a lot of people if it is operated improperly. It can't hurt the enemy, but it's easy to hurt yourself. Therefore, it has never been used on a large scale.

What the Wu family used yesterday was obviously reformed by an expert craftsman

"... it's really fucking rich!" someone said "bah" while listening to these.

Rebellion is a poor anti law, a rich anti law!

At midnight that night, Ma Duanlian made people find a more open place, and ten clusters of sharp sounds and fireworks exploded in the night sky.

"Shisun, they lit fireworks in the mountains. It should be for Hu Kun and them."

In the West camp, a soldier entered the account and reported it to the police.

Wu Tsung, who was sitting behind the case, said, "well, there is no pause in his writing pen and said," don't pay attention. "

Ma Duanlian is asking Hu Kun for help.

Not to mention that Hu Kun can't see it, even if he can see it, he may not dare to come after such a defeat.

The soldier answered "yes" and didn't say more for a while. When Wu Chiu put down his pen, he said again: "General Xiao's military asked people to ask Shisun if there were any arrangements tonight."

Wu Tsung was amused.

At such an hour, General Xiao Shoujiang hasn't slept yet?

And the same question was asked last night.

"No arrangement, wait patiently."

Late the next night, Ma Duanlian deployed in the mountains and sent a team of elite to find weak defense and break out, but he failed to do so.

Another day, soldiers in the mountains cooked war horses without authorization, and more than ten people were dealt with by military law.

On the sixth day, a rain suddenly fell. The rain grew stronger and stronger, and the mountain wind roared like a funeral call.

More than 30000 soldiers can't hide.

After the rain, more than 2000 people fell ill.

This is the end of a powerful crossbow. In addition, there is a shortage of food in the mountains. Under constant vigilance, a cold invades the body, which is almost difficult to resist.

It's common to carry some wound medicine on horseback during a march raid, but it's impossible to prepare medicine for wind and cold.

Moreover, ordinary wound medicine alone has little effect without the help of military doctors——

Knife and arrow injury, firearm injury, wind cold, high fever

Every day, new bodies are buried in the mountains by Ma Duanlian's order.

"The reinforcements haven't arrived yet! If we go on like this, we won't be able to leave here alive!"

"Since the plan of that day was seen through, General Hu was afraid of heavy losses..."

"What about the imperial court? The signal of asking for reinforcements has been continuously released for nine days. The surrounding counties and prefectures must know... Don't even the government and the imperial court care about our life and death!"

“……”

There was a sudden silence, and almost no one could see any hope.

Government, imperial court

Can they wait until the imperial court sends reinforcements?

Or has the court abandoned them?

A soldier fell to the ground like a lost soul.

All they have done is to obey military orders and fight for the imperial court and his majesty. Now that they have lost the war, do they even have no qualification to live?

Despair enveloped almost the whole mountain forest.

In late autumn, the frost is everywhere, and it is difficult to find wild fruits and weeds. Occasionally, it is difficult to hunt some birds and animals.

In recent days, I have tried to break out again. I have tried sneak attacks and strong attacks, but it's like an iron wall erected outside. They can't shake a penny with their best efforts.

If they go on, they will either die of illness or starve to death.

"General, three hundred and fourteen bodies were buried today..."

Outside a low cave, Ma Duanlian listened to his subordinates and nodded imperceptibly.

Today is the eleventh day.

He has tried all the tricks he can think of.

On the contrary, at this stage, he felt that Wu Jiajun was too kind.

If Wu Jiajun intends to start, he must only go into the mountains to suppress and kill.

He didn't sleep last night. He also thought about what he would do if he were Wu Jiajun?

Now this situation is not even strange to him. Just a few months ago, before he was transferred to Ningyang by the imperial edict, he suppressed the rioters in Dun county. At that time, the rioters were also forced into the mountains by him.

Thinking that these rioters were familiar with the terrain in the mountains, good at laying traps and guerrillas, in order to increase the odds of victory, he made people poison the upstream water in advance. When they entered the mountain a few days later, they easily captured and killed nearly a thousand people with little effort.

Now, they can at least drink a mouthful of clean water.

Thinking of these, Ma Duanlian's taste is difficult to distinguish.

"General... What are we going to do next?" the subordinate looked at the Deputy General Ma whose sideburns were already gray in a short time, and there was a faint expectation in his eyes.

It can be seen with the naked eye that the much older horse moved his pale, dry and cracked lips and couldn't speak for a moment.

Reinforcements have not arrived yet

There is a lack of food in the mountains in late autumn. Neither people nor horses can eat

In contrast, Wu's army has plenty of bravery, and behind him he relies on Ningyang, which means an endless supply.

What else can he do?

"General!"

At this time, a soldier hurried to salute on one knee and held a letter in his hand: "the Wu family army just sent people into the mountain and sent this letter, saying that it should be opened by the general!"

Wu Jiajun?!

Recently, the mountains seem to be separated from the outside world and have become a world locked by one side alone. No news has come in, which even makes them often feel dead and silent.

At that moment, I heard that the Wu family sent a letter. For a moment, it was like a huge stone thrown into the water. Finally, there was a movement in the dead water.

But why did the Wu family send a letter?!

At this time, it is almost certain that the other party will win or lose. Why bother the other party?

Ma Duanlian opened the letter paper very quickly.

On the letter paper, the few lines of writing are clear, meaningful and powerful

For a moment, Ma Duanlian's eyes almost locked on the particularly eye-catching four words——