Tang Ge

Chapter 24
Xiaohe had never seen this ancient city wall so kindly before, and thought that if things went on like this, let alone Chang'an, he might not even be able to reach Bingzhou, so he had to venture into the city to buy some food before thinking of other ways.

Although the man said that it was only a three-day journey from Jinyang to Bingzhou, and it would take two days to get there quickly, both he and Xiaohe ignored the biggest problem.That is, Xiaohe can't ride a horse at all.So after Xiaohe tried a few times in vain attempts to become self-taught but was ruthlessly thrown down in the end, she finally had to admit that the horse she bought back at the risk of her life was only used as a small burden for her to lead. walk.

So for the past two days she has been relying on the most primitive walking.Fortunately, there is no unparalleled road, and no one has been catching up, otherwise it would be doomed.

Xiaohe entered the city just like that, and only later did she know that someone had come to issue an order to arrest her a few days ago, but after a few days, there was no result. In addition, the place in Yuci was so high that the emperor was far away, the city guards began to obey others. .So Xiaohe only paid some money and entered the city.

After entering the city, Xiaohe first went to the restaurant to eat the sweetest meal in his life, and then went to buy a large bag of dry food. After drinking and eating, Xiaohe decided to leave the city.Although the investigation here is not too strict now, you should still be careful.These days she often sleeps in the wild and is almost used to this kind of life of fleeing and wandering. Xiaohe led the horse to the gate of the city, and stood in line in the queue waiting to leave the city.Suddenly, a war horse came running in like flying from the gate of the city. Xiaohe's heart sank, and he reached out to grab a dagger in his bag.I saw a horse rushing straight in, and the soldiers on the horse were covered in blood, shouting as they ran, "Liu Wuzhou sent General Song Jingang to attack Yuci with an army of [-]. It is less than a hundred miles away from the city. The whole city is blocked. Watch out!" Before he finished speaking, he rolled over and fell to the ground.

Amidst the loud commotion, Xiaohe leaned on the horse in a daze, with a dazed expression.

Taiyuan is about to fall.

Black clouds hovered in the night sky, and the sky was so dark that it seemed to press down on the ground. Occasionally, a thunderbolt hit the head. People raised their heads expectantly, their eyes filled with crazy eagerness, but after a long time, the dark clouds gradually dispersed. , not a trace of rain fell, only a burst of mud filled with the smell of death rolled across the vast land amidst the howling wind.

"My God! Are you going to kill us too?"

Suddenly there was a hoarse cry from the crowd, like a dying animal, its voice was shrill like a ghost crying.There was a commotion in the crowd, and then slowly quieted down, only to hear the man dressed as a scholar standing in the middle of the street with disheveled hair and cursing loudly, as if infected by that man, someone gradually cried softly I got up, and then the crying gradually became louder and louder. It seemed that people were restraining themselves intentionally at the beginning, but gradually the sadness came from it, and they couldn't suppress it anymore. After a while, the crying sounded all over the place. The entire city of Yuci.

Xiaohe leaned against the wall, breathing weakly, the cries around her grew louder, she frowned tightly, for a long time, slowly raised her head, tears slid down the corners of her eyes.over her chapped lips.

Today is the No. 19 day when Song Jingang surrounded Yuci. After the sentinel informed that day, the residents from far and near saw Song Jingang’s army attacking, and they fled into the North Yellow Snake Ridge like moths. Fierce, Yuci City has always been a battleground for military strategists.However, only Xiaohe knew clearly in his heart that Liu Wuzhou entered Jinyang in the second year of Wude, and went south to fight for the world. Ni, broke Yuci, pulled Jiezhou, attacked Bingzhou and Taiyuan, Gao Zu condemned Pei Ji to fight, and was defeated.King Qi pretended to send troops, but at night he fled back to Chang'an with his wives and concubines.As a result, Jinzhou, Bingzhou, and Taiyuan fell one after another, and the area around Hedong was in a state of war.

And the city of Yuci was the first to be affected by the flames of war. Sure enough, Liu Wuzhou's army arrived at the foot of Yuci city within half a day. Thirty thousand troops lined up at the foot of the city, with Sheng flags waving, and countless torches under the dark sky Flickering, almost lighting up half of the sky, Xiaohe stood on the dilapidated city wall, seeing for the first time the magnificence and magnificence of the ancient battlefield in the movie.But at this time, Xiaohe's heart was filled with fear and desolation, and there was no excitement or curiosity in her heart. She stood there alone, tears slowly falling, and she couldn't hide the great sadness and desolation that could not be suppressed in her heart.She was not afraid that she would be affected and killed in this war that had nothing to do with her, but a deep abhorrence of war and pity and pity for the pairs of eyes full of expectation under the city.

The emperor fights, but the common people are so innocent!
Then came the siege of the city for three days. Song Jingang didn't launch any effective offensive. He just kept attacking on a small scale in order not to be bored.Only Xiaohe knew clearly in his heart that things were far from that simple.Sure enough, on the third day, all the wells and rivers in the city were poisoned overnight, countless residents in the city died, and then the food and grass camp was burned. Bleeding, rolling on the ground in pain, but powerless, the cruelty of war for the first time really stimulated this girl who had grown up in a peaceful environment for 20 years, and those bloody scenes were always lingering in Xiaohe's mind If you don't go, let her wake up every night in her sleep and cry bitterly in the dark.

Then, Yuci fell into the embarrassing situation of water shortage in the whole city. The Yuhe River, Shili River, Kouquan River, and Silt River in the city were also cut off from the outside by the enemy. On the sixth day, there was no more water in the city. .

Such an outrageous thing, in this era of cold weapons of power and justice, is regarded as a wartime classic.Once everything is done, war is always just a game for those in power, and these floating and fragile people are destined to be sacrificed and abandoned in the war.

Xiaohe smiled wryly and shook his head: "I believe that having a boy is evil, but it is better to have a girl. A girl has to be married to a neighbor, and a boy is buried with herbs. Don't you see, Qinghai head, since ancient times no one has collected the bones. New ghosts bother old ghosts and cry , the sky is overcast and rainy and the sound is chirping."

Xiaohe let out a long sigh, stood up slowly, leaning on the wall with his hands, trying to leave the street full of crying.

"elder sister!"

A chubby little hand grabbed her sleeve, Xiaohe looked down, and saw a little girl in thin clothes, with a small dark face, a pair of big and round eyes, black and white distinct like two grapes.Xiaohe pulled out a weak smile, reached out to touch the child's face, and asked, "What's your name? Is there something wrong?"

The child grabbed Xiaohe's hand with a pair of dark hands, and smiled sweetly, "My name is Ayu, and I don't have a last name."

(End of this chapter)