Rebirth of Wu Ba Spring and Autumn

Chapter 781

It was the beginning of spring, and the land of the Western Regions was still a scene of ice and snow.

Bits of ice crystals fell from the sky, and the wind was bitter.

At this moment, the soldiers in winter clothes, whose faces were pale and blue from the cold, were getting ready to go.

Qingji stood at the back of the team, saying goodbye to his two sons.

"Fan'er, protect your brother."

Qingji stepped forward to tidy up Gongzi Fan's armor and winter clothes, and told him, "Be careful, and run east all the way if you encounter danger."

"If your brother is in any danger, you are the only one to ask!"

Hearing this, Young Master Fan said solemnly: "Father, please rest assured. Anyone who wants to hurt elder brother must step over the body of my son!"

Qingji punched young master Fan's chest in a fit of laughter, and said, "I'm not asking you to work hard. Fan'er, you must obey your elder brother's orders in everything, and don't be rash."

"promise!"

Qing Jixuan immediately set his eyes on Young Master Hong, and said slowly: "Wu Hong, you are the elder brother, please don't let Wu Fan get into trouble."

"This time you're cheating, you have to be careful. I have only one request for you, take care!"

"My son obeys."

"Go!"

As he spoke, Qingji patted Young Master Hong on the shoulder.

"My son retire!"

Gong Zihong and Gong Zifan immediately boarded the military chariot, drove to the front of the team, and then set off in the direction of Shule City.

After seeing his two sons lead the army away, Qingji also boarded the military chariot and gave the order to go out.

"set off!"

This time, Qingji will lead the main force to Wulei to fight the final decisive battle with the Persians.

Different from the Persian army that labored on an expedition, the Chinese Allied Forces have been resting in Loulan Kingdom for a long time, and they are waiting for work at leisure.

……

After Qingji led an army of more than [-] people to Wulei City, he temporarily set up camp in a wilderness outside the city.

Because the Wulei Kingdom is only a small country, its city walls simply cannot accommodate so many troops.

At this time, the weather conditions in the Western Regions were extremely harsh.

Wearing a cotton-padded jacket and gauze at noon, eating watermelon with the stove in your arms——

This is a true portrayal of the local climate.

The land of the Western Regions is far away from the ocean, deep inland, surrounded by high mountains, and the ocean air flow is not easy to reach, so it has formed an obvious temperate continental climate.

As native southerners, it was difficult for Wu soldiers to adapt to such harsh weather conditions, and many soldiers were frostbitten.

Their greatest enemy is not the Persian army, but nature!
It was for this reason that Qingji decided to make a quick decision.

All night.

The next day, Qingji, who was lying in the shaft and dozing off with the quilt in his arms, was woken up.

"Report-"

A small school hurried in and told Qingji, "Your Majesty, the Persian army has already reached the coast of Duanshui!"

"Explore again!"

"promise!"

Qing Ji, who was awakened by the noise, immediately shuddered, stood up and went to the sand table to look at it.

Duanshui is actually the Shule River.

This is one of the three major inland rivers in the Hexi Corridor, originating between Tuolai Nanshan and Shule Nanshan in the western Qilian Mountains.

At this moment, Sun Wu, Fan Li, Yi Qumo and other generals, who were also dozing around the roasting pan in the row, moved towards the sand table one after another.

This military sand table was made by Qingji not long ago.

He used clay to make an exquisite battlefield model, the river on it was made of mercury, the city was made of clay, and the enemy and us were marked with flags...

The red flag represents the Chinese Allied Forces.

The blue flag represents the Persian army.

In order to mark the positions of the two sides and the number of soldiers stationed, Qingji also took some Go pieces as signs, one for every 1 people.

"At this time, Shule City is probably at war..."

Qingji couldn't help frowning.

"Report-"

At this moment, a small school hurried into the big tent and reported: "My lord, our army and the former Persian army have already fought fiercely on the north bank of Jiduanshui!"

"The leader is Xerxes, son of King Darius of Persia! There are about 3 people!"

"Explore again!"

"promise!"

Xerxes?

If Qingji remembers correctly, the person who led this former Persian army to fight fiercely with the coalition soldiers in Duanshui should be Xerxes I in history.

Xerxes I, meaning "warrior", was the son of Darius I and Atossa, the daughter of Cyrus the Great.

He has not been formally established as the crown prince yet, but with the noble blood of Xerxes I, he will be regarded as the heir of Darius, and the possibility is extremely high.

Being able to send Xerxes as the vanguard general, it is conceivable that this former army of the Persians is definitely an elite.

However, Qingji is fighting elites!
"Report-"

After a long time, another small school hurriedly entered the big tent and reported to Qingji: "Your Majesty, Young Master Fan led a cavalry to attack from the rear of the enemy line. The Persian front army has been defeated!"

"what?"

Qingji couldn't help being stunned for a moment.

Sun Wu who was standing on the side stroked his beard and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, since it is a feint, why not make it more realistic? If Shule's army has no resistance at all, how can the Persians believe that it is the main force of our army?"

"good."

The [-] Xirong soldiers in Shule City were originally used by Qingji as cannon fodder.

Unexpectedly, the Persians were so careless.

Even the Rongdi army can't beat it?

An hour later, another battle report came.

"The troops of Shule City were completely defeated!"

"Report—Your Majesty, the former Persian army has entered the Cheshi Ancient Road!"

"Report-"

"Your Majesty, the main force of the Persian army has entered the crossing of Duan Shui!"

Qing Ji, who heard the news, secretly heaved a sigh of relief.

His deployment was finally not in vain.

"Report-"

Another junior came in in a hurry and told Qingji: "Your Majesty, it's not good! General Meng Ben returns! Gong Zihong and Gong Zifan were besieged by the former Persian army on the Cheshi Ancient Road. Dozens of guards are already in danger!"

"General Meng Ben requests to go to war and rescue the second son!"

Upon hearing this, Qingji couldn't help but shrink his pupils sharply, and clenched his hands hidden in his sleeves tightly.

"No help."

"Your Majesty..."

Fan Li who was standing beside him couldn't bear it, and wanted to step forward to persuade him.

Qingji just waved his hands, and said with a blank expression: "Send an order to Meng Ben to continue to stand still. If the widow dies with a son, all the Persian prisoners of war will be buried with him!"

"promise!"

What Qingji said was full of evil spirit.

He's not kidding.

In order to ensure the victory of this battle, Qingji could cruelly sacrifice his two sons, but the Persians would definitely pay a heavy price for this!
Now Meng Ben and Gou Jian led the army not far from the two sides of the Cheshi ancient road, waiting to close the door and beat the dogs. If they attacked rashly, they would definitely scare the snake and make the Persians cautious and dare not go further...

In this way, Qingji's deployment will be completely disrupted.

Seeing that the good situation is completely lost, how can Qingji be worthy of the dead soldiers?

(End of this chapter)