Vow to die at the end of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 304 Before the Great War ([-])

In Yizhou Fucheng, Shandong, the cannons roared on the city wall at this moment, and the shouts of killing shook the sky, and countless people were fighting together.

A defender with a bloody cloth wrapped around his head stabbed the climbing enemy to death, but then a sharp arrow shot him in the neck, and then he fell heavily to the ground.

A ferocious enemy had just climbed up the crenel with a sharp knife in his mouth. Just as he was about to turn into the back of the crenel, a cannon port appeared at the crenel.This is a small Franco cannon that has just been loaded.Before the enemy yelled in horror, he lost consciousness with a bang.

The offensive and defensive battle on the city wall became more and more intense, but fortunately, the sky gradually darkened.Now that winter is approaching, the days are getting shorter and shorter.Finally, when the day was getting dark, the enemy retreated, but the defenders on the top of the city had no energy to cheer, but fell to the ground one after another, gasping for breath.

Sun Zhi was standing on the top of the city wall at this time, although Liu Shi kept passing by him, he stood motionless on the city wall.

Ever since the Tartars withdrew from the south of the Yangtze River, the life of the Second Battalion has become worse day by day.At the beginning, the Second Battalion still had more than half of Yizhou Prefecture, but as the Tartar offensive became more and more fierce, the Second Battalion continued to lose territory, and now it is only trapped in the southern part of Yizhou Prefecture.Some of the troops were dispersed and retreated into Yimeng Mountain.

Later, the Tartars sent troops to Xuzhou again, and this Xuzhou was where the power of the first battalion Chen Chen was located, so Chen Chen could only transfer his troops back to Xuzhou, which was more than 300 miles away. tense up.

When the battle got here, Sun Zhi lost his original ambition long ago, he just wanted to lead his brothers to live.But the Tartars didn't give him a chance, and the headquarters didn't give him a chance either.Now it's not that Sun Zhi doesn't want to go back to the headquarters, but the headquarters doesn't let him go back.Not only Sun Zhi, but also Chen Chen.

Now the war situation in the north has changed drastically, but the situation in the south is very good. Under pressure, Sun Zhi, Chen Chen and others have tactfully put forward the idea of ​​returning to the headquarters, especially Sun Zhi.But at the headquarters, Wang Gu said to him that it was easy to ask for money and armaments, but if he wanted to bring troops back to Jinling, there was no such thing.

In fact, Sun Zhi also knew that the headquarters was using himself as a scapegoat.Let yourself and others guard the northern defense line, so that the headquarters can free up their hands to concentrate on cleaning up the opposition forces in the south.

Thinking of this, Sun Zhi's mouth was full of bitterness.Zhang Zhuangcheng, Liu Jincai and others who were begging for mercy in front of me when I was in Xinyang, have now turned around and become senior leaders of the headquarters.And the group leader who is weak and even controlled by himself has now become one of the most powerful heroes in the world, changing the general situation of the world in one fell swoop, and even getting closer to that supreme position.But what about myself?I'm afraid it's not far from death!
But Sun Zhi doesn't want to die now, he has a child, and he doesn't want his child to die with him.It is absolutely unbearable for Sun Zhi to let the old Sun's family have no descendants, and let the ancestors of the old Sun's family have no sacrifices.

So at this time, Sun Zhi only thought that he could firmly hold the northern line of defense and guard the city of Yizhou, so as to leave a way out for his descendants in the headquarters.After all, up to now, he is under the banner of the security regiment, and his troops are all the second battalion in the headquarters establishment.

After sighing in his heart, Sun Zhi raised his foot and walked forward, when Chen Ziliang, the column captain of the first column, came over.In fact, it is called the captain of the column, and the strength of this force is almost the same as that of the captain.

Chen Ziliang walked up to Sun Zhi, and said to Sun Zhi with a gloomy face.

"Battalion Commander, more than 300 brothers were killed today, and more than 700 were injured. I don't know how many of them can survive!"

Hearing that more than 300 people were lost, Sun Zhi's heart tightened.Now there are only more than 1 troops in Yizhou Prefecture.If there are more than 300 people a day, then my own troops will be wiped out in more than a month.What's more, the less this person hits, the greater the proportion of casualties will be in the future?More than a month is just the most ideal time. If this continues, I am afraid that I will become a polished commander in more than half a month!
Without speaking to Chen Ziliang, Sun Zhi just looked up at the sky.Now it's getting colder and colder, and it's time for snow.As long as it lasts until it snows, this winter will be over.The Tartars also knew this truth, so they stormed Fucheng regardless of casualties.It's just that although there are many dark clouds in the sky, there is no snow, which makes Sun Zhi anxious to death.

"Oh my god! Let it snow soon!" Sun Zhi howled in his heart.

But although he was roaring in his heart, Sun Zhi didn't show any expression on his face.

"Is there enough medicine now?" Sun Zhi asked.

"Enough, there are many more. In addition to medicine, there is also a lot of food and armaments, but there are not enough soldiers. Battalion Commander, when will the headquarters send troops?" Chen Ziliang said to Sun Zhi expectantly.

It just disappointed Chen Ziliang, Sun Zhi shook his head and said to him.

"Don't think about reinforcements, there is also a shortage of soldiers in the south. Since there is no shortage of food, military equipment and medicine in the city, if we still can't defend the city, we might as well hang ourselves!"

His face was reddened by Sun Zhi's words, and Chen Ziliang didn't know what to say for a while.At this moment, Ma Lin, the training officer, came over and eased Chen Ziliang's embarrassment.

At this time, Ma Lin no longer had the high-spirited appearance he had before. Although Ma Lin is only in his early thirties now, his long-term hard work has made his hair gray and he is almost 50 years old.

Looking at his loyal old partner, Sun Zhi felt very guilty.Sun Zhi believes that the Second Battalion's current situation is caused by himself. The soldiers of the Second Battalion did not enjoy a day of happiness with him, but continued to spill blood on the battlefield.It is far inferior to the southern headquarters where you can get promoted, get rich and enjoy the glory.Thinking of this, Sun Zhi's nose became sore, and the corners of his eyes became moist.

Although at the beginning the soldiers followed me to avenge the Tartars, but as time went by, those revenge factions either died in battle or gradually changed. Later, those who followed me wanted to make meritorious deeds and enshrine the princes forever. of.It's just that I have no virtue and incompetence, and I am ashamed of them.Not only them, but also themselves ashamed of their current wife.Although his wife was born in a small family, she has already given birth to three children after several years of marriage.As a wife, she has fulfilled her obligation, so that she has offspring so that her heirs will not be extinct.However, as a husband, he did not fulfill his duties and did not let her live a good life, which made Sun Zhi feel very guilty.

Looking at Ma Lin, Sun Zhi was about to speak, but Ma Lin suddenly became excited.He touched his face, then looked up at the sky in doubt, then raised his arms high, and held them open, as if he was carrying a heavy burden.

"It's snowing! It's snowing!" Ma Lin cheered.

Hearing this, Sun Zhi also hurriedly looked up, only to see heavy dark clouds condensed on the dark gray sky, with a little bit of the sun's afterglow, Sun Zhi saw snowflakes gradually flying down, and the snowflakes were getting bigger and bigger. Big and growing.

"It's finally snowing!" Sun Zhi heaved a sigh of relief.Although the Tartars will also attack when it snows, but when it snows, the pressure on the attacking side will be greater, and the casualties will also increase during the attack, while the pressure on the defending side will be relatively less, especially since I still have the headquarters to transport them. There is no need to worry about the huge supplies.

"Snowing!"

"It's snowing!"

"It's snowing! It's snowing finally!"

Cheers sounded on the city wall, and the soldiers of the Second Battalion, who were too tired to move just now, cheered one after another.They stood up with difficulty, holding the snowflakes in their palms as if they were holding some treasure.Seeing such a scene, Sun Zhi, who hadn't smiled for a long time, also smiled.

It was snowing, and the biggest crisis of the Second Battalion was over.

(End of this chapter)