Otherworld Qin

Chapter 1
The city has been besieged for a month. Although the enemy did not launch a violent attack on the city, such a siege has exhausted the defenders. Everything in the city has reached its limit, including food and grass, which have just been counted. The finished food and grass may last for seven or eight days, at most half a month. For this small city with a radius of only a few miles, facing the siege of [-] enemy troops, I am afraid that even an ant will not be able to crawl out, holding on to the hope of waiting for help It's getting slimmer.

Qin Yang stood straight at the top of the city, turned around and looked into the city, and saw that the city was in a mess, all the flammable thatched huts had been demolished, and the residents were gathered in martingale brick and stone houses in the city. The poor firewood can only be paid according to the head. A few days ago, hungry people have started to grab food. If this continues, I am afraid that this lonely city will be destroyed by itself. Looking at all this, there is a trace of helplessness in his eyes , I secretly bless in my heart, I hope that the soldiers sent to ask for help can send out the news. Maybe this is the only hope at present. Although this hope is getting slimmer, it is the hope that supports these people to stick to it. I'm afraid that some hope is dashed,,,,, he dare not think about it anymore.

He looked back outside the city again, and saw densely packed camps along the foot of the mountain a few miles apart, forming an irregular circle, besieging his isolated city, no matter which direction he looked in, he couldn't see the edge, "This is ten Thousands of troops!" This is the most camp he has seen in his life, but it is a pity that it belongs to the enemy. The lonely city he guards is like a dead leaf in the sea of ​​soldiers, and it will be overturned in an instant. He once dreamed that he would one day He was able to lead an army of [-] to conquer the world, but now it seems that,,,,, he couldn't help shaking his head with a wry smile.

At this moment, I suddenly heard a soldier shouting "someone is coming". Could it be that the enemy is attacking the city?Qin Yang's heart tightened, but he heard someone shout again, "Don't move, it's ours." This sound immediately caused a commotion, "Could it be that the reinforcements have arrived? Why is there no sound of fighting? Or is it the enemy's deception?" Qin Yang hurriedly arranged his subordinates to step up their guard, while he hurried there.

Looking over the crenel, I saw a soldier walking towards this side not far from the city, his steps seemed to use all his strength in every step, even so, his remaining strength seemed to be exhausted. Unable to support his body to move forward, he seemed to fall to the ground several times, but the man was still persistently walking towards the city gate.

It is absolutely impossible to cheat the city, but unlike his own people, the style and color of the tattered and dirty clothes can no longer be seen, so it is impossible to tell the origin from the clothes, but with his current condition, even a three-year-old child can Push him, how could he pass through the camp of a hundred thousand troops?
It was just after noon at this time, and the earth seemed to be spitting fire under the baking of the autumn sun. The visitor had already walked to the edge of the moat, and when he saw the river water, he seemed to wake up from a daze, and even rushed a few steps into the river, and plunged his head into it. There is a drink of cattle in the river.

Qin Yang signaled to a veteran, and the veteran immediately went up to the crenel, and shouted loudly to his subordinates, "Oh! Who is that under the city? Hurry up and answer." Seeing that the other party did not respond, the soldiers on the city also shouted, and it took a long time. The talent seemed to wake up from a dream. After wiping his face with water, he raised his head and looked towards the city wall. After drinking the water, the man obviously felt better. He stood up slowly and shouted in a hoarse voice, "Let me in quickly!" I want to see General Qin, and I have an urgent military report."

"Who the hell are you? I can't let you enter the city without explaining your origin!" "I am the banner officer of Yecheng, and I have important military reports." Hearing that it was really my own, the soldiers in the city were all encouraged, and someone came in That means that the reinforcements are not far away, maybe the reinforcements are already fighting the besieging enemy.

"Can you enter the city?" The veteran looked at Qin Yang. Qin Yang knew in his heart that the four cities had been sealed off. It's just a blink of an eye.

"Let's put a hanging basket down." Hearing Qin Yang's order, a soldier hurriedly brought an earthen basket and tied a rope, and then several people joined forces and threw it down the city. The earthen basket drew an arc with the rope and landed on the moat with a clatter. In the water not far from the opposite bank, the person who came was obviously very anxious. When he saw the soil basket coming down, he simply jumped into the water.

The soldiers on the city struggled to pull him up the city wall, and when he landed, the man hurriedly got out of the earthen basket, looked anxiously at the crowd, and kept shouting, "I want to see General Qin,,,,,,"

Qin Yang took a step forward and stood in front of him. The man obviously didn't know Qin Yang, but such a small city would not have a second general. When he saw his clothes, he had already confirmed the target, and he stepped forward to salute. Weakness actually fell to his knees with a plop, and the man just knelt like that and propped his hands on the ground and suddenly burst into tears, choked up and said, "General Qin, the capital,,,, the capital,,, has fallen."

"What?" This sentence was like a thunderbolt. Qin Yang only felt his head buzzing. If it weren't for the soldiers around him supporting him, he might have fallen to the ground. He took a breath and calmed down, "What did you say? The capital fell Why is there no news?" Just as the man was about to speak, Qin Yang hurriedly waved his hand to signal, "Don't worry, follow me to the back to rest for a while, and then speak clearly."

Once such important news spreads, how much damage will it have on the morale of the army?Qin Yang was also shocked by the news just now, and when he recovered, he hurriedly arranged for someone to block the news, and then took a few close soldiers to bring him to a quiet room, and asked them to guard the place before questioning him carefully.

"What's the situation in the capital now?" The messenger hurriedly knelt down and replied. Qin Yang pulled him up, pulled a chair over, and asked him to sit down and talk slowly. I am afraid that his body will not last long, so the messenger sat down and then cried and said, "A few days ago, I received an emergency from you. I was ordered by my general to go to the capital to ask for help, but when I got there, the capital had already fallen, and there were enemy soldiers everywhere. After several chaotic battles, we finally found a group of imperial guards. Only then did we know that the king had abandoned the city and fled north. Most of the defenders of the capital city were killed in battle. The reinforcements...

Before he finished speaking, he was already sobbing. Qin Yang felt cold when he heard this, "How could this be, how could this be?" He raised his eyes to look around, and then looked down at himself. He really didn't want to believe the news. What did you think of? "You said that the king has moved to the north? What about the seventeenth general of Qin? Where is the army of our country of Wei? Where are they going?" He bared his teeth and cracked his mouth when he was caught, "General,,,,, ah"

Qin Yang let go only when he heard the screams, and suddenly felt suspicious, and hurriedly asked, "Why did you report the news alone? Where are the people I sent? Where have they all gone? You can't be alone. Can you pass through the siege of a hundred thousand troops?" The man looked at Qin Yang in horror, and said nervously, "General Qin, how should I answer you when you ask so many questions at once?" Seeing the trembling of the messenger, Qin Yang suppressed his anxiety He let out a sigh of relief, and shouted, "Come here, get him something to eat." After speaking, he turned and left the room.

Walking outside the door, Qin Yang raised his head and took a deep breath. He knew that he was too anxious, but the news had to make him anxious. Now that the king has fled, it seems that the country is really going to end. What he cares most about now is What about Qin Shiqi, because that is his master, and even his adoptive father. Without Qin Shiqi, where would he be now?Is this news true or false?He wasn't sure, although he had a faint premonition in his heart, but he would rather believe that the messenger was a spy sent by the enemy army, with the purpose of disturbing the morale of the army.

After a cup of tea, the soldiers came out to report, and they had already given the messenger two big bowls of porridge. Obviously, the man was starving, and before the porridge cooled down, he had already grabbed a bowl and drank it, even hot. The porridge scalded his mouth and blistered, but he didn't even know it.

Qin Yang walked into the house again, carefully sizing up the messenger, and saw that his clothes were so torn that he could barely cover his body, and that his clothes were almost covered with scars, some of which should be traces of battles, but more seemed to be Xing Shang, "Could it be that this man is a prisoner of our army, and he can't stand the punishment, so he came to defraud the city?"

Qin Yang stared at him closely, his eyes became more serious, like two sharp knives, his eyes were enough to cast aside the flesh and blood to see his heart, the man was also a little nervous under such gaze, but he calmed down in just a flash, "General Qin, you must have seen the scars on my body. I was indeed captured by the enemy, but what I said is true. I also brought a letter from Gao Jian. Please have a look at it." Then he took out a bamboo slip from his bosom.

Looking at his firm gaze, Qin Yang felt uncomfortable, and took the bamboo slip after hesitation.

I saw the words on the bamboo slips: "General Qin saw it personally: I have long admired the prestige of the general. Although I have not fought today, I have seen that the general governs the army rigorously. He is not chaotic in the face of a big enemy. He is indeed a hero in the world. I can't help your country." There are many evils, the king's order is not clear, my king sent 50 troops to save your people from fire and water, now that several armies have captured the capital, your king has abandoned the people and fled. I hope that the general will read the brothers and feet in the city, and come to vote as soon as possible, so as to avoid the disaster of burning jade and stone together.,,,,"

It seems that there are some words of praise written below, which are nothing more than to praise Qin Yang for his heroism, but he is no longer in the mood to read it anymore. He sneered and slammed the bamboo slip into pieces, then looked at it coldly The man said, "Come on, push this man out and chop him up."

The reporter took a step forward and suddenly shouted, "Slow down, General Qin." "Oh, what else do you have to say?" Several people who rushed in were about to push him out, but when they saw Qin Yang waved his hands and retreated, the man smiled wryly. "Since I came here, I didn't intend to live. I am indeed a soldier of the Wei country. I was originally under the command of General Li in Yecheng. I received an emergency call from you a few days ago. At that time, the messenger was dying. General Li sent me to bring the news to you." Going to the capital, I didn't expect Yecheng to be surrounded by enemy troops as soon as we left. The road was full of enemy troops. We had to divide people into several groups to avoid being bumped into by the enemy and delaying the military plane. I brought a dozen people with me. We rushed to the capital city along a secluded mountain road, but we did not expect that the capital city had already fallen when we arrived, and there were enemy troops driving refugees everywhere, and there were still a few small-scale battles in the city, but it was of no avail. Only then did I find a group of imperial guards of the capital, and learned from them that the capital fell, the king fled, and General Qin Qiqi,,,, was killed in battle."

Hearing this, Qin Yang couldn't help yelling, and with a strong hand, he threw him onto the wall with a thud, and then fell down with a thud. Only then did I catch my breath.

Qin Yang's eyes were already bloodshot, and he stepped forward quickly and stepped on his chest, gritted his teeth and asked, "You said that the capital fell, and there must be enemy troops everywhere. How can you come back alive and report the news? How can I trust you?"

The messenger was suffocated by being trampled, he opened his mouth wide and retched for a while, the guards outside heard the movement inside the house and rushed in to take a look, they were frightened and stood still, it was the first time they saw Qin Yang lose his temper , It took a long time to react organically, and rushed to hug Qin Yang, "General, calm down, you will kill him if you do this."

Only then did Qin Yang let go of his hands and feet. At present, there is no news of the siege. Now that someone suddenly writes a letter, it will certainly make people suspicious, but after thinking about it carefully, there seems to be no flaws. "I can't believe what you said, unless You can produce evidence."

As soon as the pressure on the messenger's chest was relieved, he shrank back and leaned against the corner of the wall, and then gasped heavily, before he said with difficulty for a long time, "I have no evidence to convince the general, but everything I said is true. Break, the enemy general ordered his troops to rob for seven days, the enemy army was like a group of robbers, we were able to escape amidst the chaos, we took a remote mountain road all the way, we wanted to go back to Yecheng to report, but Yecheng had already fallen , we moved here again, we wanted to take advantage of the dark to sneak through the enemy camp, but we were discovered just as we approached the enemy camp, so we had to force our way in, and we wanted to report to the general if we wanted to die, but unfortunately all the brothers I brought died in battle In the end, I tried my best to be captured and handed over to Gao Jian. He knew that I wanted to report to the city, so he asked me to come to persuade the general to surrender. At first I refused to die, so they tied me to a flagpole and exposed me to the sun for three days. After three nights, I really couldn’t bear it, and I thought it would be better to tell the general as soon as possible, so I brought Gao Jian’s letter.” After saying this, the messenger suddenly showed a smile on his face, as if he felt relieved from the heavy burden. He got up and tidied up his military uniform, and straightened his hat. "I know that the general will not believe everything I say. Now I have brought the news. I hope the general will make a decision as soon as possible. My mission is completed." He cupped his hands and said to the guards, "Thank you for saving your life,,,,,,,"

I saw him flying straight to the corner of the table, and when everyone reacted, his head was shattered and he died on the spot.

In the short moment when he was flying in the air, he seemed to be still saying "Report later."

Qin Yang's heart tightened tightly. He didn't expect that the messenger would win his trust with death. It seemed that he was really suspicious and wronged a good man. , find a better coffin to enshrine him."

He is no longer in the mood to think about these things anymore. There is no food inside and no reinforcements outside. What's more, the country is destroyed and the army is dead. What can an isolated city do?
drop?Since he was a child, Qin Shiqi taught himself to be loyal and trustworthy. Now that Qin Shiqi has died for the country at the hands of the enemy, surrendering to the enemy by himself is tantamount to accepting the thief as his father.No drop?What's the use of fighting to the death with an enemy army of [-]?The defeat is irretrievable, so why bother to implicate these innocent lives?Now how to do?The news of Qin Shiqi's death hit him too hard, and he faintly felt that maybe only death would make him worthy.

He walked in the city, like a body without a soul, he didn't know what to do, he just wanted to find a quiet place, stay quietly for a while, or sleep, maybe wake up Everything is over.

Suddenly he heard a childish voice saying, "Mother, I'm so scared, when will the battle be over? I really want Daddy to come home." These words pierced Qin Yang's heart like a needle.

He stood there in a daze and turned his head to look at the mother and daughter. The cold eyes made the woman feel cold, and he hurriedly hugged his daughter tightly and turned away.

Looking at the poor helpless mother and daughter, he immediately made up his mind, turned around and gave a deep salute to the mother and daughter, then walked quickly towards the tower.

(End of this chapter)