Abnormal Three Kingdoms

Chapter 551 I'm a Little Soldier

The last light of the setting sun shines on the world. Under the afterglow of the setting sun, there will always be an unspeakable peace and harmony. It is not necessarily because of the setting sun, but more because of the end of a busy day and the thought of being reunited with the family soon. People’s spirits are the most relaxed at this moment of the day, and this kind of relaxation will be reflected in their demeanor and actions, so dusk always gives people this sense of tranquility.

Even the soldiers guarding the city gate are now thinking about whether to go home after closing the city gate or find some secret place to have fun.

"I don't know what's going on with the battle on the front line." Several soldiers saw that their leader had left, and the atmosphere suddenly became more relaxed.

"This siege battle is the most difficult to fight. I don't think it will last for a year or so, and there will be no winner! It's just that the people suffer because of this war. I heard that this year's tax has increased by [-]%. Life is hard. I just hope it goes quickly."

"Bosses are gone, most likely they won't come back today, why don't I close the city gate earlier and go back to rest?" One person suggested.

"It's... not good."

"What's the problem? Now that the lord is not in the city, the management is relaxed. It will not be a big problem to close the city gate earlier. Look at when the lord was in the city before, when did our leader pass by early? These days, every day He ran away before You hour, did you see him leave and come back someday? But you are still a fool, on the first day, you didn't dare to leave until midnight, it's funny to think about it."

Thinking of his previous embarrassment, the young soldier was a little shy, and was about to retort, when there was a sudden explosion in the distance, which startled everyone.

He hurriedly turned his head to look, but saw something happened on the ground in the distance, and a cloud of earth mist exploded.

"What happened?" The young soldiers couldn't see clearly what happened in the mist.

"Who knows, you can see it better from the tower, ask them later." The old veteran shook his head.

"Enemy attack! Shut the city gate!" At this moment, there was a stern voice from the soldiers on the city.

Enemy attack?

The young soldiers subconsciously wanted to close the city gate.

"It's too close, I can't close it!" The veteran is rich in experience. He saw the soldiers and horses rushing out from the opposite side. It was too late to close the city gate.

The young soldier snorted, holding spears in both hands, ready to meet the enemy.

"Let's go, the boss is not here, I can't wait to form an army formation, this raid must be elite, I wait for these miscellaneous soldiers to be unstoppable!" The veteran slapped the young soldier on the head, pulled him and ran away .

"What should I do if the boss blames me?" Xiao Bing asked blankly.

"What should we do? Let's talk about it when we meet again!" The old soldier rushed out of the city gate, pulling the little soldier. The sound of horseshoes was already behind him. The ten Pao Ze wanted to stop him, but the next moment, the old general just stabbed him. Under the horrified eyes of the young soldiers, those Pao Ze who had been with him day and night were cut to pieces in an instant.

The head, upper body, and broken limbs fell to the ground, and the blood instantly covered the city gate. Even after running for a long distance, the soldier still rushed to a strong wind, and his face suddenly turned pale. If he chased him, he might lose his life.

Fortunately, the veteran did not pursue, but just guarded in the city gate.

Behind him, a lot of people rushed out. They were dressed in clothes that the soldiers had never seen before, but they looked like bandits instead of regular soldiers.

Are bandits so strong now?

"Come here!" The veteran pulled the soldier into a house and hid.

"Brother...Brother, shouldn't I report it later?" Xiao Bing looked at the veteran and said tremblingly.

"Spontaneously someone will report the letter, just hide." The veteran looked outside vigilantly and said in a deep voice.

"Brother, shouldn't we fight the enemy together with the robes?" The little soldier looked at the veteran holding his weapon in confusion.

"Why kill the enemy?" the veteran asked back.

"Killing the enemy and doing meritorious deeds, of course..." The young man paused at this point, his young and clear eyes were full of desire for meritorious service and promotion, but he was still young, and he was ashamed to say such things bluntly. speak out.

"Don't be stupid, why do you think I guard the gate with you?" Looking at the clear eyes of the little soldier, as if seeing himself in the past, the veteran leaned against the wall, listening to the hurried and dense footsteps outside, and sighed. .

The little soldier was also a little puzzled. The veteran soldier seemed to have been in the army for a long time. Why is he still a miscellaneous soldier who usually guards the gate?
"I joined the army at 15 years old. Counting it, it has been more than ten years." The veteran recalled somewhat: "At the beginning, just like you, I also wanted to kill the enemy and make meritorious deeds, but I'm afraid you have never seen the battlefield. Human life is on the battlefield. It is the most worthless thing, I joined the army when my lord Bohai recruited soldiers, and I have served with General Yan Liang, General Zhang He, and General Ju Yi."

"Ju Yi?" Xiao Bing was at a loss, the name was a little strange to him.

"You are too young. If you were born a few years earlier, you will not be unfamiliar with this name. Back then, the lord who the white horse grandson once fought couldn't hold his head up. It was General Ju Yi who completely reversed the defeat in the battle at Jieqiao, and became famous all over the world. Since he was almost beaten, if he is still there, Hebei Sitingzhu will have to be changed to Wutingzhu."

Xiao Bing felt that Wu Tingzhu sounded less domineering than Si Tingzhu, but he didn't dare to speak, he just asked, "Then General Ju Yi is so powerful, why isn't he here?"

"My lord found a reason to kill me." The old soldier's eyes were a bit gloomy.

"Ah?" Xiao Bing didn't understand, why did he kill such a powerful person?

"Hey, it was also from that time on. I knew that no matter how powerful I was, I was waiting for a person of such a background. No matter how powerful I was, I would not be able to wait for promotion. First I followed Yan Liang, and then Zhang Yun, two generals, big and small, participated in dozens of battles. In the battle, at least 20 people were killed, and because of this, he was selected by General Ju Yi and entered the first camp. Unfortunately, after General Ju Yi died, the first camp was disbanded. Before I wait, look at the current Jizhou generals, who is killed by ordinary soldiers like me?" The veteran said with a bit of sarcasm: "General Ju Yi still has some background, I wait for ordinary soldiers to want It’s a delusion to stand out, if that’s the case, why bother? The wife and children at home are still waiting for me to support, if I die on the battlefield, who will take care of me?”

Xiaobing couldn't help but think of his old mother at home, and his wife who had just given birth, and fell silent.

"Will I be held accountable afterwards?" Xiao Bing asked.

"The gates of the city have been occupied by others. My lord has left the city long ago, and the elite of the city have also left. Do you think Yecheng can still be defended?" The veteran laughed and said, "When the battle is over, come out with me." If you see the enemy army, please surrender immediately."

"I saw that the people killed at the gate of the city were all dressed as bandits!" Xiao Bing didn't think that a group of bandits could capture the city.

"I saw it, it's the Black Mountain Army." He pressed his ear to the wall and listened for a while: "There are a lot of people, and it doesn't look like they are here to plunder."

"Black Mountain Army?" Xiao Bing heard this and asked in puzzlement, "How dare they attack Ye City?"

Although the Black Mountain Army is difficult to deal with, he has heard that the reason why they are difficult to deal with is because they live in the Taihang Mountains and gather and disperse like the wind, so it is difficult to attack, but if they face it head-on, any army from Jizhou can defeat them.

"They didn't dare, but someone dared. Last year I heard that the famous scholar Xin Ping went to recruit Montenegro, but he was chopped down. Do you know who killed him?" The veteran laughed.

"I don't know." The little soldier looked at the veteran curiously.

"It's that Chu Lingjun. I think today's incident is related to that back then. The black mountain bandit came here suddenly. If Chu Lingjun didn't support him, I'm afraid he wouldn't have the ability and courage." The veteran laughed. road.

"Brother, you have been in the army for ten years and you are capable, why..." Xiao Bing asked curiously.

"Why are you still a miscellaneous soldier?" The veteran laughed.

Xiao Bing nodded, even if it is difficult to become an official and a noble, but there is always a way to be a team leader and a general, right?
"I used to be a military marquis for a few days, but I lost a battle. Lu Weihuang took the blame for my failure in the battle. I thought that if I pleaded guilty, he would give me benefits, so I helped him, but it didn't work. I was demoted. For the sake of team rate, I was still in his army, but he didn't give me another chance to be promoted, but it may not be a bad thing."

"Why?" Xiao Bing was puzzled, why is it still a good thing.

"Since then, I have stopped fighting bravely. I always hide at the end of the battle, so I have been thrown here as a gatekeeper. Many former robes have reached the limit of the position of military marquis. I have been in the army for ten years. Looking back now, most of those robes who became military marquises died in battle. On the contrary, I, who was not enterprising, lived a pretty good life. , and being a gatekeeper here, and building a good relationship with the boss, there is also a lot of money to be made, not worse than the military marquis, and more nourishing than their life."

"A living person is better than anything else. No matter how rich you are, if you die, your wife will be slept by another man, and your child will be beaten by others. I have seen this kind of thing too many times. Why bother?" the veteran laughed. .

The little soldier was silent, and somewhat resisted the veteran's remarks, but he found sadly that, combined with what he had seen and heard, it seemed to be the case. The veteran was just a microcosm of the Jizhou Army. Few people can do it as thoroughly as he does, directly working from a military lord to a miscellaneous soldier, just to avoid working hard.

"Will the city be massacred?" Xiao Bing asked suddenly.

"Don't worry, if we go to the Central Plains and break through Xuchang, we will definitely slaughter the city, but Chu Lingjun will not slaughter the city. There will be some fights in this battle. When it is almost over, you go out with me. If Chu Lingjun wins Kneel down and surrender, if our army wins, smear some blood on your face and follow me for a few laps, maybe you can get some merit." The veteran laughed.

This……

The little soldier couldn't accept it, so he could only look out of the window. Just as he saw the old general killed before, he wiped out a group of soldiers with a knife.

The body was pulled back suddenly, and the veteran shouted in his ears: "Don't kill you!?"

(End of this chapter)