Horse on the World

Chapter 802 Entering the Vast Sea
"Master Shoufu pities a beggar and wants to call him into the mansion, there is nothing wrong with it!" Yuan Fang knocked on the table, and said slowly: "Aren't you a housekeeper, then exercise your authority, didn't that man say he was from Pingzhou? Look at where he is from Pingzhou, who is his last name, who lives in that village, who is in the neighborhood, check it out clearly, everything is correct, then it will be fine!"

"Yes, I will handle it right away." The butler saluted and turned to leave.

Weizhou, the edge of the vast sea.

The weather was extremely cold, the strong wind rolled up the wind and sand, hit the armor and equipment, and made a rustling sound. People couldn't open their eyes at all. The 2 troops have stayed here for three days, but the strong wind still hasn't stopped. The vast sea is completely shrouded in yellow sand mist, and the sight distance is extremely short. In such weather, it is impossible to step into the vast sea. Even if you force your way in, you will lose your way in the wind and sand.

It can be said that Li Qing's team is armed to the teeth, wearing cotton-padded jackets inside, iron armor on the outside, and cotton sleeves on the inside of the helmet, leaving only two eyes exposed, and cotton gloves on their hands. More than 2 cavalrymen have two horses, one for riding and one for water and dry food. Even the infantry are equipped with camels and horses for transportation. In addition, thousands of camels carry all kinds of baggage.Everything was ready, but the bad natural weather blocked the army.

"My lord, what should I do? I just asked the guide. In previous years, there were also strong winds and sandstorms, and it lasted for ten days and a half months. If this can't stop, what should we do? We're just wasting our time here?" Looking at Man Tian Wang Yan opened his eyes angrily, and asked Li Qing beside him.Because of the mask on his face, his voice sounded muffled.

Li Qing shook his head, "We can only wait. Maybe tomorrow, maybe the day after tomorrow, the wind and sand will stop. Once the wind and sand stop, we will start immediately."

Listening to the whistling of the wind and watching the wind and sand rolling in from the sky, Wang Yan shook his head worriedly, and hoped that God would bless him, if such a strong wind and sand came again once he entered the vast sea, it would cause great harm to the troops. troubled.Seeing Li Qing striding back, Wang Yan hurriedly followed.

In addition to Wang Yan's cavalry battalion, Li Qing's army drew [-] infantry from Lu Dalin's group. In order to ensure Li Qing's safety, Lu Dalin took out all the things in the bottom of the box. The elite of Lu Dalin's group, in order to strengthen the strength of this army, Lu Dalin even drew a group of officers from other ministries to fill the team as deputy positions.

Sitting cross-legged in the tent, Li Qing was frowning when he heard the sound of wind and sand outside. Outside, he was full of confidence, but when he returned to the tent, his heart was heavy.

There was a fire in the tent, but the temperature in the tent was a little higher than outside. Sitting there, the cold air still hit. Seeing that Li Qing was in a heavy mood, Li Wen and Iron Leopard didn't dare to disturb him. He could only sit silently on the side, listening to the sound of wind and sand hitting the tent outside.

It wasn't until dawn that Li Qing fell asleep in a daze.

Li Qing was awakened by the loud cheers outside, jumped up suddenly, and saw Li Wenfeng jumping in from outside, "My lord, the wind and sand stopped, the wind and sand stopped!"

Overjoyed, Li Qing jumped up and rushed outside. The long-lost sunshine actually poured down from the sky, and the golden yellow sea unfolded in front of him. In the distance, the sun shines on the sand, shining brightly.

Wang Yan laughed and rushed over, "My lord, you said yesterday that the sandstorm would stop today, and it really did stop today. You are truly a god." Wang Yan's voice was so loud that all the soldiers around heard him. They all turned around to look at Li Qing, raised the weapons in their hands, and cheered loudly, "Long live, long live!"

Li Qing raised his hand with a smile, "Dingzhou Army, Wan Sheng!"

"Dingzhou Army, Wan Sheng!" A huge roar sounded in the vast sea.

"Give me the order, the whole army breaks out and sets off!" Li Qing shouted.

Li Wen had already brought the horse, Li Qing turned on the horse, clamped his legs, and the horse galloped forward. He was the first to step into the vast sea. Behind him, tens of thousands of troops stepped into the vast sea like a long black dragon. middle.

In Xiabaoping, He Ping's attack on the fortress has lasted for more than ten days. From the initial tentative attack to the violent attack in recent days, Xiabaoping Fortress has entered a brutal offensive and defensive battle.

Several siege roads were built around the entire fortress. The long roads stretched all the way to the top of the city. The attacking soldiers rushed up along this siege road. In other places, they erected ladders. The soldiers They climbed up along the ladder.

Outside the city, He Ping dragged all the trebuchets and eight-ox crossbows to a very close distance to start a confrontation with the city. In his opinion, the opponent's trebuchets were indeed accurate and far, but they were trapped. In the city, no matter how rich their reserves are, their number is limited, and when they are outside, they can get a steady stream of replenishment. Even if these long-range weapons cannot be replenished, they can also cut down trees to make some simple trebuchets. As long as the number is large enough, It can still pose a threat to the defenders in the fortress, so he is not afraid that his trebuchets will be destroyed one after another by precise strikes in the city. It's also a bargain.

In order to be able to hit the opponent's trebuchet, He Ping dragged his own trebuchet very close to the city. He ordered the captain in charge of the trebuchet to stand at the forefront. Since the war started for several days, three captains have died in front of the trebuchet. , Two were directly hit by stone bullets, and the other was killed by a collapsed trebuchet. Today, this is the fourth captain appointed just before the battle.

He Ping's calculations were good. Under his madness, the trebuchets in the city could not hit the enemy soldiers swarming over the siege road, and could only launch a confrontation with the enemy, trying to destroy the opponent first or Otherwise, at this distance, the stone bullets thrown by the trebuchet hit the soldiers' heads, which would be a great threat.

"What a master in the Central Plains!" Wei Xin sighed. He Ping's move was undoubtedly correct, and he was under the soft threat of the defenders. replenished within time.

"So what if we can't perform remote suppression?" Tian Xinyu sneered, "In the past few days, we have destroyed dozens of trebuchets. There is no threat."

Wei Xin frowned and said: "But in this confrontation, we don't have many trebuchets left. Even if we piece together, there are less than ten of them. It doesn't matter to them, but to us, it doesn't matter." It's a big loss."

"Even in hand-to-hand combat, they are not our opponents." Tian Xinyu said.

"Who knows how many days it will take?" Wei Xin sighed. The secret agent of the Overwatch Council who came from Yangquan brought Tian Feng's password. Wei Xin knew that the war was far more severe than he imagined, and there were more difficulties. how many times.And during this period of time, there will never be any reinforcements.Of course, Wei Xin would never tell anyone about this news.

"General Wei, let me go up and kill one!" Tian Xinyu was eager to try.

"No, your wound has just healed, and there will be many places where you will be used in the future. Now you should honestly heal my wound and build up enough strength. Don't use you right now, you will be dead." Wei Xin laughed. , "During this time, you stay here honestly." After speaking, he turned around and walked down.

Looking at the enemy army under the city tower and above the siege road, Tian Xinyu's hands were itchy, but a military order is a military order, and it's not just a joke. He has followed Tian Feng for a long time, and he has been soaked in the obedience of the generals. In his heart, he walked around the tower a few times, saw the iron bow on one side, his eyes lit up, picked up the iron bow, and dragged a bag of feathered arrows, "Good guy, practice archery!"

With a whoosh, a feathered arrow flew out, shooting an enemy who had just stepped onto the battlements and fell on his back. Tian Xinyu laughed loudly, took out another arrow from the bag, wound it up and took aim, and shot five arrows in a row. When the sixth arrow was shot, there was a sudden pain on the shoulder, and he couldn't help grinning, and the arrow flew to nowhere. When he turned his head to look, he saw that the wound on the shoulder had cracked again When he opened it, he couldn't help sticking out his tongue, and immediately threw the iron bow aside.I don't dare to be brave anymore, if I get hurt again, it will cost me a lot of money if I really can't do it when I go into battle.

Under the city, Li Shengzhi danced vigorously with a long spear, and led a group of troops to fight back along the siege road, driving the enemies off the siege road, and then turned back. On the ground, blood was dripping, but looking at the vigorous appearance of him when he walked, it was obvious that the blood was left by the enemy.

Wei Xin divided the troops in the city into three parts and rotated one to go into battle every day. According to the tradition of the Dingzhou Army in the past, minor injuries could not leave the line of fire, but this time, Wei Xin gave the order to die. Before the wounds are healed, they are absolutely not allowed to go to the front to fight. It takes about ten days for these slightly injured soldiers to heal their wounds, but this battle is far from being resolved in ten days. On the front line, whether it is reaction or strength, it is definitely not as good as before. If it turns a minor injury into a serious injury or dies, Wei Xin feels that it is too uneconomical. Ten days later, another live dragon will be very useful.

Ordinary soldiers regarded this as General Wei's care and love for them, but generals such as Li Shengzhi and Tian Xinyu heard something unusual from this order. It seemed that the battle would take much longer than they expected ah!
As night fell in the city, the day's bloody battle came to an end. He Ping withdrew his troops and returned to the camp, while Zeng Yifan came to his camp to watch the battle every day these days.

"He Ping, the tenacity of the opponent's defense is unexpected!" Zeng Yifan said, "How many casualties have we had these days?"

"Not many, just over a thousand people. In front of this kind of opponent, before this kind of fortified city, this little loss is nothing. Young commander, don't worry. In this kind of battle, you have to grind slowly. It’s impossible to win, not to mention that the opponent is Dingzhou soldiers, or the defensive commander Wei Xin, even if it’s an ordinary general, it’s not easy to win.”

Zeng Yifan smiled, "I'm not in a hurry, I'm not in a hurry, take your time!"

This time it was He Ping's turn to be a little confused.

(End of this chapter)