The Nameless of the Common Clans

Night began to fall, and the city, which had been noisy all day, returned to tranquility. Standing on the city wall, Li Shan looked down at the familiar city. They were separated by a wall, but now they belonged to two different forces.

Somehow, Li Shan began to miss the widow Zhang who sold tofu in the market. His wife had died many years ago. In order to support his son and make him stand out in the future, Li Shan had not remarried in these years. He met widow Zhang in the market after he became a military marquis and had some spare money. She was a very interesting woman, and Li Shan fell in love with her at first sight.

In this day and age, it is not difficult for a man to find a similar woman after he has made meritorious deeds. Although a military marquis is not a high-ranking official, he is considered powerful among ordinary people. Before the war, he asked someone to propose to widow Zhang, and widow Zhang agreed.

I wonder how she is now?

Yecheng was broken too quickly. Until now, Li Shan still doesn't understand why the city was broken. Does Chen Mo really have the power of ghosts and gods?

It's hard to say what he felt. After all, he had been loyal to the Yuan family for more than ten years. In Li Shan's eyes, Chen Mo was an enemy and an invader. Although the shouts in the city were from ordinary people, they also made Li Shan feel a little relieved.

In any case, Chen Mo was considered a relatively benevolent prince in the world today. Cao Cao had massacred the city, and Yuan Shao had also massacred the city, but only Chen Mo had never been heard of. This time, Li Shan was somewhat fortunate that their enemy was Chen Mo instead of Cao Cao. At least in this way, Widow Zhang would not be in any danger.

But the strict discipline of the Guanzhong army also made Li Shan feel heavy in his heart. How well a unit's military discipline is can't be seen too much on the battlefield. There are only two situations to really see whether a unit's military discipline is strict. One is when it is defeated, and the other is the ability of the generals to restrain the troops after the city is broken.

The Guanzhong Army had relatively few defeats, and Li Shan had never seen one. However, judging from the performance of the enemy after entering the city, this was a force with strict military discipline. Such a force was respectable to the people. In troubled times, the people did not ask for much, just to survive. No matter how brutal the Guanzhong Army was on the battlefield, at least they did not rashly attack the people. In such a year, most people would not have any ill will towards them.

But as an enemy, Li Shan was more afraid. Before Yecheng was broken, the bravery of the Guanzhong Army left a deep impression on him. It was hard to imagine that such an army that fought desperately would behave so calmly after entering the city. Crazy enemies were not scary, but enemies that were fierce during the battle but could quickly calm down after the battle were scary, and the Guanzhong Army happened to be such an enemy.

Li Shan had always thought that such an army only existed in legends, but he did not expect that one day he would be able to see it with his own eyes, and even fight with it.

Thinking of this, Li Shan felt that it was a miracle that he could survive.

The soldiers around were in a low mood. After they found out that the Guanzhong Army was not invincible and repelled it for several consecutive days, their morale rose quickly. After today's Chengpo, their morale fell as hard.

Quietly wiping the knife that was already full of gaps, he didn't know when the next battle would happen, but based on his many years of combat experience, it shouldn't be too long.

"General!?" Just as Li Shan was wandering in the sky, he heard the exclamation of the soldiers in the distance. This general was obviously not for him. He was just a military marquis, not enough to be called a general.

Subconsciously standing up straight, Li Shan turned his head and saw Gao Gan leading a group of people to distribute food to the soldiers. Today's food was particularly marquis, and there was even meat.

"Everyone eat more, someone will come to change the post in a while, and a rest camp has been built for everyone." Gao Gan distributed food to the soldiers in person. The tempting aroma, these soldiers may have never eaten such food in their lives, at least Li Shan has never eaten it.

Obviously, Gao Gan is trying to appease people in this way. Although it may not be useful, at least everyone feels more comfortable.

Li Shan put away his knife, came to Gao Gan, and saluted: "Hello, General!"

"You are Li..." Gao Gan was a little embarrassed. He couldn't remember the name of the military marquis in front of him. In fact, he didn't remember the names of most of the military marquis. The military marquis in front of him was the one who bravely killed the enemy during the breakout before, leaving a deep impression on Gao Gan.

"I am Li Shan!" Li Shan bowed and saluted without saying much. He was just a small military marquis, and he was many levels lower than Gao Gan. It was rare for him to remember his last name.

"It just so happens that I came here to find you this time." Gao Gan asked the guards behind him to continue distributing food, and looked at Li Shan and said.

"Please give your orders, General." Li Shan bowed and saluted.

"Generals in the army died or surrendered. You fought bravely and Mr. Zhengnan admired you very much. He decided to promote you to the position of city gate lieutenant, in charge of the two divisions of soldiers. This is the military token. You will command all the soldiers on this section of the city wall. Are you willing?" Gao Gan handed a ready seal to Li Shan.

"Thank you, General!" Although he knew that this was a helpless move, there were not enough generals in the army, and he had to select some of them from the veterans to serve as lieutenants, but Li Shan's heart still pounded.

From military marquis to lieutenant, there was also a military Sima in between, which was considered an exceptional promotion. More importantly, with Li Shan's background, it was impossible to break through the restrictions of his background under normal circumstances. Even the military Sima was a luxury that he could not achieve in this life. As for the lieutenant, he could already be called a general. Before the chaotic times, the lieutenant was a middle-level general in the army. Even now, he had certain military power and could have his own soldiers.

If he can survive, his son can also claim to be the son of a general. This is not a simple promotion of military rank, but a leap of status, something that he dare not think of in peacetime.

"Guard the city well. The court is in need of people now. As long as you make military achievements, you can be promoted in the future." Gao Gan said with a smile.

"Yes!" Li Shan said solemnly, and the passion of his youth seemed to have returned.

Gao Gan did not stay for long. He wanted to promote more than just Li Shan. After the defeat today, many generals directly joined the Guanzhong Army, resulting in the fact that although there are still soldiers in the inner city at this moment, there are no generals. A group of new generals must be promoted as soon as possible to make up for the lack of generals.

"Congratulations, General!" Several military marquises around him have come up and saluted Li Shan, without too much envy. After all, no one can say how long the inner city can be defended. Now being promoted to a lieutenant means that the court has no one available, and it has to promote some senior military marquises from the army to serve as generals.

"Thank you." Li Shan nodded, trying to be more serious, but the corners of his mouth curled up unconsciously, looking a little funny.

"The Guanzhong army may attack the city at any time. You should arrange half of the people to rest and the other half to be on guard. In the second half of the night, they will be replaced." Li Shan saw that everyone looked at him with a wrong look, and hurriedly made himself more serious and said in a deep voice.

"Yes!"

Everyone agreed and left. Li Shan was relieved. Looking at the lights in the outer city, he silently clenched his fists. He must defend, defend Yecheng, and also defend the position of general that he had fought hard for.

Time passed quietly in Li Shan's inexplicable excitement. In the second half of the night, Li Shan began to arrange for people to change shifts. At this time, there was a sound of fighting in the distance. It was from the direction of Xicheng. Li Shan remembered that it was General Zhang Yi who was guarding. He was also a famous general in Jizhou. However, after returning this time, he was punished and demoted to the captain of the city gate. Now he has the same official position as himself.

Not good! ?

Suddenly thinking of something, Li Shan's face changed, looking towards the west gate, and shouted angrily: "Zhao Mang, Zhang Er, you two lead your troops to follow me, and the others continue to defend the city!"

No matter which gate is broken, it will be all over. Li Shan didn't know what happened, but he felt that Zhang Yi might surrender. After all, at this time, the defenders of Yecheng were doomed, and Zhang Yi had just been demoted. It was not strange to hold a grudge. Moreover, many generals surrendered to the Guanzhong Army today. Most of the Jizhou generals had friendships with each other, and some were relatives. At this time, it was possible to be instigated.

Li Shan's reaction was the fastest one, but it was still too late. When he led his troops to the vicinity of the west gate, the gate of the west gate had been opened, and the Guanzhong Army poured in like a tide, rushing in all directions.

"Line up to meet the enemy!" Li Shan roared and quickly ordered his men to form a battle formation. He could not care too much at this time. The Guanzhong Army had already discovered them and was coming to kill them. Even though he knew that the Guanzhong Army was brave, Li Shan would not retreat.

Jizhou Army had already reacted and attacked them from all sides. The Guanzhong Army and the Jizhou Army fought together in the night. The scope of the fight was spreading to the entire inner city. Li Shan was quickly defeated. Without the advantage of the city wall, the morale gap between the Jizhou soldiers and the Guanzhong soldiers was enough to crush an elite force, not to mention that Li Shan never considered his troops to be elite.

However, the performance of Li Shan's troops surprised Gao Shun on the opposite side. In front of the Xianzhen Camp, the troops that could hold out for such a long time without the advantage in numbers could be considered elite.

Gao Shun looked at Li Shan's troops fleeing backwards. Although they were defeated, the formation was still maintained. Not bad!

Gao Shun shouted loudly: "Enemy generals, please leave your names!"

No one answered. Although he had become a general, Li Shan subconsciously thought that the other party was calling someone else. After all, before tonight, he was still a military marquis, who had nothing to do with the general.

Gao Shun: "..."

Looking around, the Guanzhong army had already begun to occupy the high ground, and Zhang Ji had already led his army to seize the palace. There was little point in his participation. He pointed in the direction of the other party's escape and said: "Chase!"

Looking at the size of the other party, it should be a person at the level of military Sima or Xiaowei, but it is considered a talent. Gao Shun wanted to bring him under his command.