A knife in love

Chapter 2096
Wang Xiaoyu has been fond of listening to stories since he was a child, and he has already memorized many plots by heart.When those storytellers talked about Qin Qiong, Xue Rengui, Yang Yanzhao, Yue Fei, Xu Da and other famous generals, they praised them all.However, there are only these clichés to describe the appearance, clothing and attire of these famous ministers and generals.Wang Xiaoyu knew it by heart, and subconsciously imagined that his biological father, whom he had never met before, also looked like this, which is not surprising.

The two rode through the city gate and walked into the city, but saw a straight road stretching forward, stretching far into the distance.Just a few miles away, there is a pervasive fog, and it is not clear what is going on in the distance.But as far as the eye can see, there is no one figure at all.The doors and windows of the houses on both sides of the road were also closed, and no sound could be heard.Suspicions arose in Wang Xiaoyu's heart, and he thought to himself that whether it was Wangqi County or the town he passed on the way, it was all because of the vixen's mischief that the road was empty.But the city in front of me is huge, why can't I see a single person in the city?Could it be that the vixen has been watching from the side all the time, and can't make trouble here? !
Thinking of this, Wang Xiaoyu turned to Zhao Da and said, "Mr. Zhao Da, I don't know something. I wonder if you can enlighten me?"

Zhao Da laughed and said, "Don't dare, the girl is really too polite. If you have something to say, just say it, the villain will know everything and say everything."

Wang Xiaoyu pondered for a moment, and then said: "I followed Mr. Zhao Da all the way, and the road was very desolate, and I couldn't see villages, towns and cities. Now I enter this city, and I don't see a single person in front of me." , and there is no sergeant standing outside the city. So I am puzzled, is this city already deserted?"

Zhao Da originally had a smile on his face, but after Wang Xiaoyu finished speaking, the smile on his face gradually disappeared, replaced by a worried expression.He glanced at Wang Xiaoyu, sighed, and then said: "This city is not deserted, and there are still some soldiers left, but the remaining soldiers are stationed thirty miles east of the city. All the officers and soldiers of the brigade have been transferred back.”

Wang Xiaoyu was startled, and couldn't help but said: "The officers and soldiers of the brigade have already been transferred back? Where have they been transferred?"

Zhao Da looked solemn, pondered for a moment, and then said in a heavy tone: "The officers and soldiers of the brigade have been moved to the two cities of Qingshan and Heishui two hundred miles away. But although it is a brigade of officers and soldiers, there are not many left."

The more Wang Xiaoyu heard it, the more surprised he became, and then asked: "Did you lose the battle?"

Zhao Da glanced at Wang Xiaoyu, nodded, and said in his mouth: "The girl came here for the first time, and she probably doesn't know much about the situation here. The garrison here has fought hard with the Tartar soldiers for three years, and the court battle and the big plan are uncertain. , the commander of the Tazi soldiers saw the flaw, and led an army of [-] to lay siege to the frontier. The general who defended the city fell into the trick of the Tazi soldiers and went out of the city to meet the enemy. As a result, the entire army was wiped out. If my master was not sitting in the city I'm afraid this city has already been taken by the Tartar soldiers."

The more Wang Xiaoyu heard it, the more frightened she became. After hearing what Zhao Da had said, she hurriedly asked: "Isn't my father the commander of the entire army here?"

Zhao Da shook his head, and said: "My master is a Beijing official. He works in the official department and is highly relied on by the emperor. How could he come to be an official in such a ghostly place? Although the Tartar soldiers harassed him from time to time in the past few years The frontier is just a small group of soldiers and horses. This time I heard that the Tatar soldiers are gathering a large army, and it seems that they have the intention of going east. The guard wrote a document and sent it to the capital, requesting that before the enemy's large-scale attack, give the Tartars a preemptive strike. Bing fatal blow.

"But the court chiefs thought that the Tartar soldiers just wanted to plunder the people, rob money, livestock and people, and had no intention of aggressively invading the Central Plains, so they forbade the frontier generals to fight with the Tartar soldiers. If the Tartar soldiers broke into the border, The guards only need to lead their soldiers to guard the city, fortify the walls and clear the fields. The Tartar soldiers had no food and grass, so they had to retreat. My master was ordered by the official minister to bring an edict to the border gate to announce the edict. I did not expect him to enter the city Afterwards, the city guard refused to obey his orders, saying that there were only one or two thousand Tartar soldiers, and that there was nothing to be afraid of. These Tartar soldiers must be captured or killed, and the money, livestock, and male and female population looted by them should be taken back. Otherwise, the border people would have to poke him in the back.

"Although my master is an imperial envoy sent by the capital, his trip is only to declare an order, and he has no power to restrain the generals at the border, and cannot order the three armies. Therefore, although he tried hard to persuade, the general guarding the city just didn't listen. He led [-] soldiers out of the city to meet the enemy. Unexpectedly, the one or two thousand Tartar soldiers were just bait, and the enemy army gathered with a hundred thousand troops, and had already set up an ambush outside the city. Encircled and fought fiercely for a day and a night, the entire army was finally wiped out.

"When my master saw that the city guard was leading an army out of the city, he knew that the situation was not good, so he gathered all the people in the city, gave them armor and weapons, and asked them to stand on the city wall to guard. To confuse the Tazi soldiers. In addition, he also sent [-] cavalry with more flags, quietly left the east gate, and stationed [-] li away from the east of the city. Going back and forth vertically and horizontally, stirring up dust all over the sky, thinking of suspicious soldiers.

"Although my master made the arrangements, he was still uneasy and sent many scouts out of the city to inquire about the news. On the morning of the second day, some spies came back to report that after the general guarding the city left the city, he was lured out for more than forty miles by a small group of Tartar soldiers. , As a result, the enemy army ambushed everywhere, and the two sides fought hard. Although the officers and soldiers fought bloody battles with the Tazi soldiers, they were finally outnumbered and the entire army was wiped out.

"After my master heard the spies' report, he was shocked and hurriedly ordered all the soldiers and people in the city to guard the city. When my master arrived at the city, the Tartar soldiers had already swarmed the city and surrounded it. However, when the commander of the Tartar soldiers arrived at the city, he saw the banners on the wall and countless soldiers waiting in front of him. He was shocked and hesitated for a while. The [-] officers and soldiers brought by the general of the city were all killed, but they fought hard all night, and they also suffered heavy losses. However, the Tazi soldiers thought that all the officers and soldiers had been killed, and this was just an empty city, so they thought that there was no need to fight any more. I was able to enter the city. I didn't expect that when I came to the city, I saw the guards on the city waiting in line, and the Tazi soldiers were shocked. They were a little panicked.

"My master saw the Tartar soldiers coming in swarms. Although he surrounded the city, he did not attack the city. Knowing that the enemy commander was suspicious, things turned around. So he sat on the tower and claimed to be the imperial court. The imperial envoy led a large army to the border to make an alliance with the leader of the Tartar kingdom. The commander of the Tartar army saw my master wearing the official uniform of a Beijing official, and thought to himself that in a hurry, there would never be a Beijing official in the city to deceive him. I want to come What this person said is true, otherwise, why would there be so many soldiers guarding the city out of thin air? Although seven or eight thousand enemy troops have been besieged and killed, the loss of the troops in the headquarters is not small. Now that they are under the fortified city, if If you attack the city rashly, you may suffer a big loss."

(End of this chapter)