Invincible son

Chapter 1192 1193 [Thousands of miles of fast wind] ([-])
Longbow Army City, on the west wall, Xu Shiji propped his right hand on the wall, panting heavily.

Seven days ago, the war had not yet begun, and he was just an ordinary soldier in the Lingzhou Left Guard Front Army.

Three days ago, when Qian Huai was seriously injured, in order to save him, he rushed to the city wall with his flesh and blood, and died together with five Wu army infantry. Commander Qi Jian promoted Xu Shiji to be the team leader.

Yesterday afternoon, after repelling another attack by the main force of the Wu army, Xu Shiji was promoted again and became the seventh sentry officer of the third capital of the Lingzhou Zuowei Qianjun.Under normal circumstances, there are a hundred people at one post, but Xu Shiji has only 37 comrades, and almost everyone is injured, which shows the brutality of this city defense battle.

In peacetime, it would take at least three years for a soldier with no connections or background to become a sentry officer.When Wei Rui and others left the South Camp to enter the Zangfengwei, their original military positions were nothing more than sentry officers.

The fire of war can not only temper everyone, but it is also full of opportunities under the premise that life is in danger every moment, but Xu Shiji does not want to have such opportunities.

When the Wu army attacked the city, he could close his mind and devote himself to the fight. However, once the battle was over, those familiar faces would inevitably appear in his mind, such as Zhou Lin, Qian Huai, and many names that he had been with day and night. .

No matter how many heads of the Wu army he has captured, or how the eyes of his colleagues around him are changing every day, from the contempt at the beginning to the shock later and even the faint reverence now, he maintains a humble attitude on the surface, but always in his heart. Filled with lingering sadness.

and growing hatred.

It was dusk, and Wu Jun retreated in an orderly manner.

Xu Shiji knew that the situation in Longbow Army City was getting more and more dangerous. There were too many casualties on the one hand, and more importantly, reinforcements had not arrived for a long time.

If Wu Jun's attack has been repelled today, will he be able to defend it tomorrow?
There was a strong smell of blood in the wind, as well as cheers spreading from far to near.

Xu Shiji thought he was hallucinating, turned his head and saw more and more comrades cheering on the broad and solid city wall, and soon someone came to him and shouted excitedly: "Zuo Junji personally led the army to go north. After defeating 4000 cavalrymen from Western Wu in Gaoshan County, Dongqing Prefecture, less than [-] of them fled back. Now the army is coming, and they will arrive here tomorrow evening at the latest!"

"What did you say?" Xu Shiji tensed up suddenly, his hands trembling involuntarily.

The fellow roared angrily: "We won! We won!"

Xu Shiji swallowed his saliva and turned his head to look to the west. The formation of the Wu army, which was not in a hurry just now, seemed to be extraordinarily chaotic.

A big man like Gu Liang on the clouds is too far away for Xu Shiji. He only knows that the main cavalry force of the opponent has been wiped out. It will be the counterattack moment of the Liangxi Army.

The upper and lower sides of the military city were devastated. After the soldiers cheered excitedly, a firm thought emerged in their hearts——

eye for eye!
……

In the large tent of the Central Army of the Western Wu North Route Army, the atmosphere was as dead as ice congealed. Xiao Qianshan, who was wrapped in gauze on his left shoulder and faintly bleeding, was pale. The last general and his subordinates broke into it, and then there were continuous explosions, which not only frightened the horses, but also caused a lot of damage to our soldiers. The left general saw that the situation was not good, and led the army to the rear of the Liang army. It was hoped that Liang Jun's formation would be overwhelmed, but Liang Jun threw out countless strange things, and those things could explode, and General Zuo...unfortunately died."

After receiving the news that the [-] cavalry lost more than [-]% of the fiasco, all the generals in the tent were all furious.In their view, even if the Liang army had an ambush, with their well-trained cavalry and high mobility of their horses, they could retreat calmly.Even if you pay a certain price, you can bring back the main force. Why did this result happen?

Zhendong General Xie Lin didn't say a word after hearing the battle report. Those who knew him well knew that this was forcibly suppressing his anger.

The consequences of the disastrous defeat of the main cavalry were extremely serious. It would not only affect the progress of the battle on the northern front, but also deal a great blow to the morale of the third-line army.

But when Xiao Qianshan finished speaking with tears in his eyes, everyone couldn't hide their shock.

Xie Lin frowned and said, "Explosion?"

Xiao Qianshan nodded heavily and said: "Yes, General. The general has never seen such a terrifying explosion. The loud sound is second. The key is that there are countless pieces of iron fragments that are extremely powerful after the explosion. Compared with close-range A strong crossbow is even more terrifying. The general has seen fireworks made by craftsmen before, but comparing the two, the fireworks made by Liang Jun can be used to kill people easily!"

He paused, and said sadly: "What makes the general even more puzzled is that the fireworks buried by Liang Jun in Huweiyuan do not need to be ignited. It seems that as long as the mounts of our soldiers step on them, they will explode. General, Mo The [-] cavalry led by the general are all brave and fearless Wu Erlang, but they were blown to death by these fireworks before they could reach the front of the Liang army! The general will not accept it!"

Xie Lin looked dignified and remained silent.

Xiao Qianshan sniffed, his burly shoulders trembling slightly, and continued: "This battle has caused heavy losses to the main cavalry, and the last general will die, but I hope that the general will withdraw his troops as soon as possible, otherwise, facing the terrifying fireworks of the Liang army, our soldiers will be defeated." His flesh and blood is simply irresistible! Moreover, this news must be reported to His Majesty as soon as possible, otherwise there may be a catastrophe!"

Xie Lin's fists gradually clenched, and the veins on the back of his hands popped.

He seemed to see a young face appearing in his sight, with a faint mocking smile.

Although Xiao Qianshan never mentioned Pei Yue's name from the beginning to the end, Xie Lin could conclude that the mysterious and terrifying fireworks must have come from the other party.

Xiao Qianshan knelt down and saluted and said: "The final general sees that the opportunity is unclear, and the army has suffered a disastrous defeat. I implore the general to deal with it according to military law and beheaded to show the public!"

The faces of the surrounding generals were complicated, they knew very well that this Chief Wan was a rare and brave man.To put it bluntly, this battle was not a crime of war. After all, no matter who led the army, even Xie Lin himself would not be able to resist Liang Jun's sudden trump card.

After a long time, Xie Lin said quietly: "You are indeed guilty. After suffering the first wave of unforeseen losses, you should cooperate with Zuo Xiao to withdraw the army instead of continuing to attack. Now that we are employing people, we will temporarily save you The position of commander in chief of the ten thousand is downgraded to the commander of a centurion in the Chinese army. If you can perform crimes and meritorious service in the follow-up battle, this Marquis will intercede with His Majesty on your behalf, if not, you will be punished for several crimes!"

Xiao Qianshan was slightly startled, and cried: "Thank you, General, for your forgiveness!"

Xie Lin looked around at the people in the tent, knowing that the morale of the army had fallen to the bottom at this moment, so he said calmly: "This Marquis admits that Liang Jun is unexpected this time, but they can't have too many fireworks, otherwise they don't have to lose the city, lose the land, lose the army, and lose the general, so you There is no need to panic too much."

Everyone said in unison: "I would like to follow the instruction of the general!"

Xie Lin got up and said: "Now that the morale of the Liang army is high, our army should avoid its edge. After Sun Qianqiu leads the army, the army will temporarily retreat to the west of the Beishao River, and we will make a decision after I ask His Majesty for instructions."

Everyone responded: "Follow the order!"

……

Dengzhou, Qingyuan Prefecture.

When the battle in the western region was in a state of turmoil, the Beijing Army's West and South Camps were advancing rapidly.

There are still about [-] days away from the border, and it is difficult to advance the time, because the soldiers of the Beijing camp have tried their best.

After sunset, the two battalions took a rest outside Fucheng.

Inside the commander's tent where the Beijing Army's West Camp was temporarily stationed, the lights were brightly lit, and the candlelight flickered gently.

Hou Suwu of Nan'an sat behind the table, holding a thin piece of letter paper in his hand, with a few hundred words written in cipher text.

He looked at the paper repeatedly, sighed and threw the letter into the brazier, watching the letter burn to ashes.

"Tell the person here to ask him to report to the Empress Dowager. The minister has received the secret order and will act in accordance with the Empress Dowager's order."

Su Wu said in a low voice with a serious expression.

A confidant next to him said respectfully: "Yes, Lord Hou."

(End of this chapter)