Horse on the World

Chapter 227 The Night of the First Day

The first day was the most stressful for both ordinary soldiers and generals. After fighting a battle, seeing blood, and beating people, the rookie quickly began to change. Due to the defeat of Bai Dengshan, Dingzhou's elite lost The tragedy was that the Changsheng Battalion and the Whirlwind Battalion were reorganized, and a lot of veterans were transferred from the subordinate battalions. This added a lot of recruits to the battalions under the Dingzhou Army. The most worrying thing is this group of recruits Generally speaking, the first battle of recruits is also their most dangerous time, and they are easily damaged in their maiden battle.

Guan Xinglong was patrolling around the top of the city. Most of the soldiers who had fought for a whole day had already fallen asleep. On the city wall, there were lying soldiers lying down in clothes. Even in their sleep, these soldiers were holding hands tightly. weapons.In his sleep, some gritted their teeth, and some smiled. Walking among these soldiers, Guan Xinglong could easily distinguish the difference between veterans and recruits. Those who breathed evenly and had calm faces were mostly veterans, who were used to seeing dead people, blood They no longer worry about the hard battles during the day. What they want is to nourish their spirits, so that they can devote themselves to the battle again after waking up, full of spirits and sufficient physical strength. Survive again in the next battle and add a heavy weight.

The recruits were not so calm, they were either excited or terrified, even in their dreams, they would dream of a bloody battlefield, seeing some childish faces among the sleeping soldiers, Guan Xinglong was silent He sighed deeply, after this battle, he didn't know how many of his subordinates could walk out of Dingyuan City alive.

Walking to the city wall and looking at the barbarian camp not far away, Guan Xinglong's somewhat perplexed eyes became firm in an instant. The torches on the city wall flickered on and off, reflecting on Guan Xinglong's face. Crossbow body, stroking the painful broken arm wound, "The sacrifice in front of me is worthwhile. For the long-term peace and stability of Dingzhou, and for the sake of future generations not to bleed, then today, our bloodshed is essential."

A patrolling sentry lined up neatly and walked over with clanging footsteps. When they saw the one-armed general they respected, they saluted neatly. Guan Xinglong returned the salute with a smile and watched them pass by. yourself, go further.

"General, it's the third watch, and you've been tired all day, go back and rest, tomorrow must be another day of hard work!" A personal guard whispered to Guan Xinglong.

Guan Xinglong shook his head: "It's the soldiers who fought hard during the day, I just played the drums for a day, let's go, let's go to the wounded soldiers to see!"

The wounded barracks is set up in a medical center in the city. Since Dingzhou began to implement government-run medical centers, many private doctors have become salaried officials. Because the price of medicines in government-run medical centers is extremely low, private individuals cannot compete with them. In Dingyuan City, this Derentang has been open all the time, and it has been more prosperous than the government-run clinic, not for anything else, just because it is a time-honored brand. The old doctor Jin Xilai has been practicing medicine in Dingyuan for many years. With an extremely high reputation, like the government-run medical clinic, his Derentang is also extremely cheap, and his medical skills are also superb. Many people still trust this doctor with both virtue and skill.

In anticipation of the outbreak of this great war, the people in Dingyuan had already evacuated. Of course, Jin Xilai was also on the list of retreating, but the old doctor was determined not to leave. His reason was very simple. Dingyuan had fought countless battles with the barbarians. In the second battle, he never went through every battle. His medical skills are very useful here. In the end, Guan Xinglong, who couldn't beat him, had to remember that he stayed. For a doctor with a high reputation, it is very irrational to use force of.

So in addition to the government-run medical center, De Ren Tang also became a wounded soldier camp, and the wounded soldiers in the city were quickly sent here for treatment.When Guan Xinglong arrived, the wounded soldiers had basically been dealt with, and the soldiers coming in and out were carrying the dead soldiers' corpses out sadly.

"General Guan, you're here!" Jin Xilai saw Guan Xinglong and rushed out to greet him.

"How about it?" Guan Xinglong asked with concern: "How many people died?" Today's battle was unexpectedly fierce and the number of wounded soldiers was huge, which made Guan Xinglong very glad that Jin Xilai stayed, otherwise The government-run medical center is really overwhelmed, and soldiers who don't get timely treatment are likely to miss the best time for treatment.

Jin Xilai is short and a little fat, and you can clearly see the protruding belly. Hearing Guan Xinglong's question, Jin Xilai couldn't help showing a sad expression, "General Guan, I have tried my best, but there are still some problems." Few people have gone."

Guan Xinglong patted him on the shoulder, "Doctor Jin is worried, once the war breaks out, it is inevitable, some brothers will leave us, but we living people still have to bravely face the cruelty again Barbarian, as long as you win, all the sacrifices are worth it."

Jin Xilai said sadly: "General Guan, I don't know anything about military affairs, but I think this barbarian is so crazy, can we hold it at a certain distance? Will the commander send reinforcements?"

Guan Xinglong's smile faltered slightly. These matters involved military secrets, but it was inconvenient to talk to Jin Xi, so he smiled and said, "Doctor Jin, don't worry, we have five thousand sons in Dingyuan, how can we be broken by barbarians? Besides, we are far away from here." Not far from Shahe Town, the commander-in-chief is still waiting with tens of thousands of elite soldiers!"

While the two were talking, a woman in Tsing Yi hurried over and shouted loudly: "Father, hurry up, a soldier with a broken leg suddenly developed a fever and kept talking nonsense, I'm afraid it's too late."

Seeing Guan Xinglong suddenly, he couldn't help being startled, stopped, and greeted Guan Xinglong, "Hi, General Guan!" Guan Xinglong nodded, "Thank you, Miss Jin! I need you to take care of these wounded soldiers!" The woman is Jin Xilai's only daughter, Jin Huan'er. Jin Xilai has never had any children, and she is very fond of her when she gets old. She has passed all her medical skills to her.

Jin Huan'er's pretty face flushed slightly, "This is what we should do, but General Guan has worked hard. He has to fight during the day and patrol around at night!"

Just as Guan Xinglong was about to reply, there was a sudden drumbeat from the city, which was the signal of the enemy's sneak attack.Without time to say anything else, he turned around abruptly, Guan Xinglong took a big step, holding the handle of the knife with one hand, the other empty sleeve fluttered back and forth with his hasty steps, and ran towards the city wall.

Jin Huan'er looked at Guan Xinglong's back and was a little dazed, "Father, you said that General Guan has broken his arm and is already disabled, so why did he go to the front line to fight bloody battles? I heard that the commander-in-chief is going to He was transferred to train new recruits, but he turned it down."

Jin Xilai stroked his beard, and said: "This is a real man. General Guan's battle to capture the flag was thrilling. General Guan was also famous in Dingzhou because of this incident. How could such a man live in this place?" From the rear, watching his comrades kill the enemy and shouting in vain, the battlefield is his home!"

The night attack on Dingyuan was Boyan's temporary idea. He came to patrol the camp at night. He saw that the city of Dingyuan was quiet, and the torches of Liao Liao were flickering. Occasionally, a troop of patrolling soldiers passed by. After a sudden movement in his heart , Immediately summoned the general Bolu, and arranged for him to lead a team of elites to attack the city, while the large army was ready, and once Bolu made a breakthrough, they would march straight forward.

Bolu led hundreds of dead men to the city under the cover of night. After avoiding the patrolling team, he hooked a hook on the wall of the city wall and climbed up silently, but what Bolu never expected was that In Dingyuan City, apart from the patrolling team, there was actually a secret sentry. When the first person emerged from the stack, he was discovered. What he didn't even think about was that the soldiers in Dingyuan City He actually slept on the city wall, and when the drums sounded closely, Buru knew that the sneak attack was about to turn into an open attack.

The first group of people climbed to the top of the city, and were immediately surrounded by Dingzhou soldiers who woke up from the ground, and a bloody hand-to-hand battle immediately began.Bolu is a famous warrior in the Yellow Department. With two big axes dancing like a windmill, he fought from one end of the city wall to the other, trying to get more companions to climb up the city. Dingzhou soldiers were originally good at individual strength. All of a sudden, he was killed by Buru and retreated step by step. Seeing more and more barbarian soldiers rushing up, the drums on the city couldn't help but become more dense. He couldn't use his strength. Although the strong bow and crossbow had been set and fired, but he saw Bru who was killing in the crowd, but he didn't dare to shoot. His comrades were completely entangled with these barbarians.

Drums and trumpets sounded in unison in the barbarian camp, the gates of the camp were opened wide, and a large group of people rushed out.

Guan Xinglong strode up to the top of the wall, seeing the mighty Bolu, he couldn't help being furious, took his specially made thick back knife from the guard, and roared: "Get out of the way, I'll chop this barbarian!"

Dingzhou soldiers dodged away one after another, and Bolu's pressure suddenly eased. He raised his eyes and saw a one-armed man wearing a general's uniform running towards him with a knife in one hand. , if he can be killed in one fell swoop, then the event will be settled.Seeing Guan Xinglong coming towards him with his beard and hair stretched out, he also hit his target, roaring and wielding his twin axes, to meet him.

Swinging the two axes, he split Huashan Mountain, the two axes landed on the ground, probably to split Guan Xinglong into four pieces.Guan Xinglong roared furiously and raised the saber with one arm, and swung it backwards, the axe collided with each other, and sparks flew everywhere, Bru was shocked, the cripple in front of him was so strong, and the saber was heavy enough, his ax was already considered a heavy weapon, but it was not the same as his axe. The collision did not take advantage of it at all, and both arms were numb from the shock.Guan Xinglong smashed the opponent's double axe, gaining momentum and pressing forward every step of the way, the powerful thick-backed knife slashed at Bolu one after another like lightning, killing Bolu sweating profusely.At this time, the raiders who lost the cover of Bru were cut off by the soldiers in the city and fell down screaming. It is already around the corner.

"Kill, kill, kill!" Guan Xinglong roared angrily, as if he had returned to the bitter battle when he captured the flag, only the enemy in front of him was left in front of him. Lu's mind froze, his hands were a little slow, and the thick back cut was already slashing diagonally, cutting him into two obliquely along Bulu's left shoulder, and blood splashed all over Guan Xinglong's body.

At this time, all the barbarians who had climbed up the city had been cleared away. Seeing how mighty the general was, the soldiers on the city cheered in unison, and the whistle of "Wan Sheng" resounded through the night sky.

"Ready to fight!" Guan Xinglong pointed forward with his broadsword, and blood dripped from the knife. The soldiers rushed to their posts one after another with a shout.

Guan Xinglong laughed and chopped off Bolu's head with a knife, and threw it to the guards behind him, "Hang it up high for me, light more torches, and let this bastard Boyan see, the whole army shouted, thank you Bo Great gift from Yan Manzi!"

"Thank you Boyan Barbarian for the great gift!" The soldiers on the top of the city shouted happily in unison, and the voice spread far away. After three consecutive shouts, an extremely loud guy suddenly shouted again: "A few more Come on, the more generals we shut down, the better!"

Another burst of wild laughter erupted from the top of the city: "The more the better, the more the better!"

Under the city, Boyan's face was blue and purple, looking at the head of Mr. Bruna Dou under the bright firelight, he said dejectedly: "Go back to the camp!"

(End of this chapter)