Dajin royal family

Chapter 144 Reinforcement
What Zhao Jiao thought in his heart, Jiang Chengxiao could understand, if there were indeed reinforcements from the imperial court behind them, then it would be worthwhile for them to defend here.But now both of them are clear that there is no reinforcement from the imperial court behind them, and Loufan Pass was only broken in a day or two, so what's the point of them defending here.After killing the last soldier, they could not prevent the Turks from entering Loufan County.

"General, I know that you care about the people and are willing to die for the country. But I always think that it is meaningless to do so, and the sacrifices of soldiers are also meaningless." Zhao Jiao said sadly: "It's not that I am afraid of death, it's just that I see No hope of winning."

As the sky was getting dark, Jiang Chengxiao and Zhao Jiao stood silently at the top of the city, surrounded by busy soldiers.The eyes of the soldiers were fixed on the general, no matter what the general made, they would follow. The general's performance in the war without fear of death by taking arrows completely convinced them.

Jiang Chengxiao turned around slowly, looked at the gradually setting sun, and said slowly: "I know what you think in your heart, and I can understand it too. Up to now, I have dragged you down."

When he was in Chang'an City, everything he did was for himself.But when he went to the battlefield and saw his compatriots being tortured under the iron hoof of the Turks, his heart began to change involuntarily.I dare not say that he is wholeheartedly for the country, but for the people of Taiyuan County does come from his sincerity.Sometimes he also finds it funny when he thinks about himself like this, maybe his heart is not cold and heartless.

"Contradiction" is his definition of who he is now.On the one hand, he disregarded the lives of these soldiers for his own selfishness;He remembered that when he was in Chang'an, every time he did something disgusting, he would go to Dalin Temple to make a hypocritical confession, and then he would become the same again afterwards.

Zhao Jiao shook his head and said, "The general didn't get involved in the lowly position, it's destiny, and it's fate that these Turkic people appear here."

Fate, he didn't believe it.If it is about fate, Jiang Chengxiao died of illness in the palace last year, and his appearance broke the fate.

"Then what does General Zhao think the next step should be?"

"Withdraw the troops." Zhao Jiao said directly.Now they have no choice but to withdraw their troops, staying is a dead end.If the troops were not withdrawn now, perhaps the two generals could escape under the guard of their own soldiers when the barrier was broken, but the five thousand soldiers would surely die.

Jiang Chengxiao was slightly silent, his dry lips moved weakly.He couldn't blame Zhao Jiao for being afraid of fighting, he just didn't want the soldiers to cause unnecessary casualties.

Perhaps, now is the time to withdraw.Under the crazy attack of these Turkic people, what is the difference between one more day and one less day?

He has a clear conscience for doing everything he can.

"Alas." Jiang Chengxiao sighed, and just as he was about to speak, a soldier rushed to the top of the wall and found Jiang Chengxiao and Zhao Jiao.

The soldiers knelt down on one knee and reported: "General, the Duke of Yue has led [-] cavalry to the Tianchi River fifty miles away. He sent a letter from the humble official, asking the general to stick to Loufan Pass for another night. We will rush to Lou Fan Pass!"

Hearing this, there was a dead silence on the top of the city.The soldiers who were packing up the wreckage and arrows were stunned for a moment, and then ecstasy appeared on their faces. They roared and cheered, as if they wanted to let out all the depression in their hearts against the Turkic army.

Zhao Jiao glanced at Jiang Chengxiao speechlessly. Do you want to deceive the soldiers again at this time? Do you really want everyone to die here for nothing!
However, he found that Jiang Chengxiao also had a look of shock and disbelief on his face.Afterwards, the messenger soldier took out a letter from his pocket and presented it with both hands: "General, this is a letter from Duke Yue."

Is this true?

Zhao Jiao immediately grabbed the messenger soldier's shoulders with both hands, looked at the soldier with burning eyes and said, "What you said is true?" There was a trace of hope, expectation, and longing in his tone, and he desperately hoped that the news would come true. real.

It was reported that the shoulders of the soldiers were hurt by Zhao Jiao, he pretended to be nothing, nodded, and said: "It is true, the imperial court sent a total of 20 troops this time, and the Duke of Yue knew that Lou Fanguan was in danger, so he led [-] cavalry day and night. After marching for two days and two nights, we finally arrived at the Tianchi River. Now that the [-] soldiers are exhausted, the Duke of Yue ordered the [-] troops to temporarily rest at the Tianchi River in order to better deal with the Turks."

"Okay!" Zhao Jiao roared angrily, which contained many emotions.

Jiang Chengxiao suppressed the ecstasy in his heart, calmly took the letter from the soldier and opened it to read.The letter was indeed Yang Taisu's personal letter. In the letter, he praised Jiang Chengxiao for defending Loufan Pass and protecting Taiyuan County. At the same time, he also told him that the army would definitely arrive at Loufan Pass tomorrow, so that he could resist the enemy with peace of mind.

Zhao Jiao bowed his hands solemnly to Jiang Chengxiao, and said in admiration, "You shouldn't question the general, let alone the court. There's something wrong with a humble job!" He really believed Jiang Chengxiao's claim that the reinforcements were made up, but he didn't expect the general It was a lie to him, the court really sent reinforcements.

There was a faint smile on Jiang Chengxiao's face, "General Zhao doesn't have to be like this. Now General Zhao thinks our sacrifice here is meaningful? Do we have any hope of winning?"

Hearing this, Zhao Jiao's cheeks blushed, "The humble officer is not sure, and I have caused trouble for the general. Don't worry, the general, from now on, the humble officer will not let any Turkic dog enter Loufan Pass!"

"Alright, General Zhao pass on the good news and tell every soldier."

Zhao Jiao naturally took the order, turned around and brought the messenger soldiers down the tower, and told all the soldiers the news of the reinforcements, loud cheers erupted in Loufan Guanzhong.

Holding the letter, Jiang Chengxiao stood vigorously under the night, looking up at the stars appearing in the sky.He really wanted to yell now to vent his inner emotions, but he couldn't.Because he deceived the soldiers to know about the reinforcements in advance, so he couldn't make it too obvious.

However, he was also a little surprised. According to his estimation, it would take at least seven days for the imperial reinforcements to arrive here. How could Yang Taisu's army be so fast, even the cavalry could not be so fast.

After thinking about it for a long time, he didn't figure out the reason, and he didn't continue to dig into the horns. It's a good thing to have reinforcements now, and he doesn't think it's a problem to stick to it overnight.Attacking the city at night is not good, and they still have some anointing oil in their hands, so there is no problem in staying overnight.

Several soldiers looked at the figure with admiration, and the serious expression on Zu Yan's face gradually disappeared. He walked to Jiang Chengxiao's side and said softly: "Congratulations, master."

With a faint smile on Jiang Chengxiao's face, he said: "It's too early to say congratulations. This time, Duke Yue led an army of 20 to help, and he will surely defeat these Turkic dogs in one fell swoop and wipe them all out here!"

On the other side, the West Turkic Camp in Shanyang County.

Sha Bo Duo returned from defeat and knelt on the ground to plead guilty to Yi Shaxie.This scene just happened to Zhi Siguli not long ago. The difference is that this time, because of Sha Bodu's reckless attack on the city, his side suffered heavy losses. Only [-] wounded soldiers escaped from the [-] cavalry.

Everyone could see the anger on Yi Shaxie's face. Among these people, Zhi Si Gu Li was not only not afraid, he wanted to laugh instead.Everyone thought he was useless, now you see, it's not that he's useless, it's that the Jin army is too cunning and tenacious.

But he didn't dare to say that. Now Yishaxie Khan looked like he was going to eat people, so he popped up at this time and said, isn't he courting death?

"Shabodu, how did you promise me that?"

In the lobby that had been silent for a while, Yi Shaxie's gloomy voice suddenly sounded, making Sha Bodu shudder unconsciously.He hurriedly explained: "Khan, I have already attacked the city with all my strength, but those traitors are insidious and cunning. They burned us when we attacked the city, and we failed."

"Is this the reason why you lost [-] Turkic warriors?" Yi Shaxie raised his hand suddenly, slapped the table and said angrily.

Sha Bo opened his mouth, not knowing how to explain.If the city is broken, these losses are naturally worthwhile, but now that he has failed, these losses are naturally not worth it.

(End of this chapter)