Chapter 1422 Holding the skull through Yanjin
Yanjin Ferry.
In the camp once again established, Yuan Jun Sima Zhu Ling, who was guarding Yanjin, opened his eyes from his sleep, looked at the still dark outside, and couldn''t help sighing, wanting to sleep for a while, but tossing and turning. Unable to fall asleep, he turned over and sat up, put on his coat, and went outside the tent.
The spring is cold and the dew is heavy, the torch is burning hard in the humid air, there is no heat and light, but barely swaying, it is like guarding the lives of myself and these soldiers in Yanjin.
Guarding Yanjin is hard work.
Imagine that there are several ferry crossings in an area as long as a hundred miles, all of which can cross the big river, but how to guard a camp with only 800 people?
If it wasn''t for the spring flood, the river would be more rapid, and Qu Chang wouldn''t even know where to guard it!
So, if it is true that the cavalry from the west wants to cross the river from here, can 800 people hold it?
Even if you can hold it, how long can you hold it?
So in this way, why did I and the 800 people under my command come here?
jun Sima Zhu Ling was silent.
Logically speaking, an army Sima must command at least 1,200 people to be regarded as a normal number, but 800 people can''t be regarded as wrong. very far away.
"Sima..." The guards lying together in the tent noticed the movement, turned over and sat up, and followed Zhu Ling to the outside of the tent, "Can''t sleep again?"
"Hmm..." Sima responded in a low voice.
The guard was silent for a moment. Although he didn''t know how to comfort him, he tried his best to say: "Sima...it''s been so long...Madam must not want Sima to be like this..."
Sima Zhu Ling twitched the corner of his mouth, showing a forced smile, and said, "I''m not thinking about my family..."
The guard was silent, apparently in disbelief.
Zhu Ling also shook his head helplessly, and said casually: "...I''m thinking about the people who want to conquer the west..."
The guard looked at Zhu Ling and said softly, "Sima, what do you mean...they will come back?"
Zhu Ling just explained casually, but after the guard asked again, his heart was inexplicably touched. "Maybe... who knows..."
"Come back... Just us people, I''m afraid we can''t defend... The general is the same, let us follow General Chunyu, isn''t that..." The guards are also from the Zhu family, and the Zhu family has some complaints about Yuan Shao. This matter is clear to everyone, even Zhu Ling.
"Don''t say such things!" Zhu Ling looked up at the sky, as if he saw the eyes of his family members in the sky.
The Zhu family was originally a modest family in Qinghe, but since that day, the Zhu family has been abolished...
In Zhu Ling''s memory, he still has the blood-stained city wall and the **** crenels of the city wall, like a pair of blood-stained teeth gaping between the heaven and the earth, and what was swallowed up was Zhu''s family. Hundreds of lives!
In that year, Ji Yong from Qinghe betrayed Yuan Shao in Qicheng and surrendered to Gongsun Zan. Gongsun Zan sent troops to Qicheng to help Ji Yong defend the city. Yuan Shao ordered Zhu Ling to attack, but Zhu Ling''s family was in the city. Gongsun Zan''s generals tied Zhu Ling''s family, including his mother and younger brother, to the city to threaten Zhu Ling to surrender.
Zhu Ling refused.
Because Chunyu Qiong led the army and followed behind...
Thus, the blood of the Zhu family stained the head of the city red, and the head fell down like a ripe persimmon, splashing red spots on the black and blue city wall.
Zhu Lingli fought and captured the city of Qi, captured Ji Yong alive, and beheaded Gongsun Zan''s generals, but the lives of Zhu''s family could not be saved.
Originally, Zhu Ling thought that he had kept his loyalty and had a clear conscience, but every night, he would dream that his mother''s white hair was stained with bright red, that his younger brother''s head was flying down in the air, that his wife, his child...
So Zhu Ling, who was originally cheerful, gradually became taciturn and melancholy. As a result, he was considered to be dissatisfied with Yuan Shao and had many complaints. In addition, the Zhu family was disabled, and the original business in Qinghe City was gradually taken over by others. In a fit of rage, Zhu Ling led the troops there privately, but committed the serious crime of privately dispatching troops, and was demoted from the post of school lieutenant to army commander.
This is nothing, even being relegated to a place like Yanjin.
what is this?
what is this?
Dreary night, black eyes, but a blood-red heart beating.
The sky is getting brighter.
The camp gradually became more lively. Soldiers crawled out of the simple tents one by one. Due to the limited conditions, their hair was disheveled. In fact, they looked like refugees. It was convenient to go to the side of the camp with their trousers on. , A group of people are laughing and drinking yellow urine, which can be regarded as a kind of joy in bitterness.
"Sima..." The team leader in charge of the camp''s supplies came over, handed over a wooden tablet, and said softly: "...the camp is running out of food...the ones that were supposed to arrive yesterday...haven''t been seen yet..."
"Maybe it''s because of some delay..." Zhu Ling looked at the number on the wooden slip, and said in silence for a moment, "Take some brothers today and go to the river to see if you can catch some fish and shrimp... Deal with some..."
"Wei." The logistics team of the rear battalion responded.
Fishing fish and shrimp can only be an emergency strategy, but it can''t last long. You can''t let all the soldiers change jobs to become fishermen and go to the river to fish and shrimp every day, right?
The guard brought a pot of hot water that had not boiled for a while, poured out a bowl, and handed it to Zhu Ling.
Zhu Ling took it, but saw the water waves in the bowl rippling round and round, subconsciously held it with both hands, but still saw the rippling water, suddenly came to his senses, let go of his hands, and ran towards the sentry tower. The water bowl fell to the ground, and the water splashed and broke into three pieces.
In the morning mist, a group of figures loomed in the north.
"Close the gate of the camp! Zhengxi! Zhengxi troops are coming again!" Zhu Ling slapped and slapped the soldiers on duty at the sentry tower who were still a little dazed, and shouted, "Sing the gong for warning! Hurry up!"
The soldiers on duty who woke up suddenly hurriedly rang the golden gong, and the piercing sound echoed over the camp. All the soldiers dropped their things in panic, grabbed their weapons, stood on the wall of the camp, and threw Passing the crenel, he watched in shock as the Zhengxi cavalry slowly approaching.
The milky white mist, like a few long thin silk ribbons, floated up and down, left and right among the Zhengxi cavalry. Suddenly, a tricolor flag emerged from the mist, and its long tail fluctuated up and down in the wind, like the tail of a blue bird, full of spirituality.
Then there were about ten or so cavalrymen, forming a neat formation, walking forward slowly. The cavalrymen on horseback rose and fell with the rhythm of the horses, and the armor on their bodies also made a rhythmic sound. It seems that a brisk harmony is added to the dull sound of horseshoes.
"Damn it!" Zhu Ling slammed the guardrail of the sentry tower hard.
The Zhengxi cavalry suddenly went north and then south, which really troubled Zhu Ling for a long time. It was like a knife resting on his neck, and he wanted to cut it but didn''t cut it. And go, will not come back, and within a few days, I saw the figure of Zhengxi cavalry again.
"Why?!" Zhu Ling couldn''t figure it out, there are other ferry crossings here in Yanjin, but why did Zhengxi troops have to come here!
Although other ferries may be more difficult to cross.
Zhu Ling didn''t understand, and Chen Hao was not very clear about this point either.
"Because there are Yuan soldiers stationed here..." Tai Shici pointed slightly with his long halberd, and explained, "This is a bend in the river, the water flow is slow, and there are pontoon bridges... In addition, although there are no soldiers at the other two ferry crossings, Guard, but since you know those two places where you can cross the river, don''t these Yuan Jun know?"
Chen Hao said: "So is there an ambush on the two sides?"
"Whether there was an ambush or not, I don''t know, after all, we didn''t go anywhere..." Tai Shici grinned, "But I know it''s on the bright side, so it''s better to deal with it! Someone! Bring this head to the camp, Let them take a good look!"
Three Zhengxi cavalry promised loudly, took Chunyu Qiong''s head, and then patted their horses forward and galloped towards the camp.
"Chunyu is dead! Here is the head!" Three Zhengxi cavalry raised Chunyu Qiong''s head high in front of the gate of the camp and shouted loudly.
Chunyu Qiong recognized many soldiers, so after careful identification, there was an uproar in the camp!
Zhu Ling could hardly believe her eyes!
Chunyu Qiong can be said to be the benchmark of the older generation in Yuan Shaojun. Although he doesn''t have the bravery of Yan Liangwenchou, he is not a cat or a dog. He is such a character who should be respectfully called General Chunyu when he meets him. But it has become a symbol of bragging rights among the soldiers who conquered the west...
what the **** is it?
Didn''t Chunyu Qiong have 20,000 to 30,000 men under his command?
All kinds of thoughts came to Zhu Ling''s mind, and he was on top of the sentry tower.
Zhu Ling was like this, and Yuan Jun in the camp was even more frightened. After the initial uproar, he gradually fell silent, and everyone stared blankly at the soldiers who conquered the West, with only boundless fear left in their hearts
Tai Shici waved his hand, and seeing that the effect was achieved, he ordered Chen Hao to lead his soldiers to line up beside the camp, and began to cross the floating bridge to cross the river.
Chunyu Qiong''s head was taken to frighten Yuan Jun.
Now it seems that the effect is really good.
In fact, it is not difficult to imagine that the head of an army chief will often become a major reason for destroying the spirit of an army even in later generations, not to mention the system that relied heavily on the command of the lieutenant general in the Han Dynasty.
The Yanjin camp was originally intended to protect the pontoon bridge, but now the gates of the camp are tightly closed, and they dare not make any moves, because almost all the Yuan Jun in the camp knew well that their number could not be compared with Chunyu Qiong''s at all, but Chunyu Qiong was beheaded by Zhengxi cavalry, even if they risked their lives to stop him, how could they still be able to stop him?
But, what can they do if they don''t stop the Zhengxi troops?
Just when Tai Shici and others had crossed half of the troops, the gate of Yuan Jun''s camp suddenly opened, and Zhu Ling came out holding a white flag.
The white flag, which was linked to the fall of the Qin Dynasty, was extremely ironic at this moment.
Zhu Ling raised his head, looked at Taishi Ci''s recognition flag under the Zhengxi tricolor flag, took a long breath, and said loudly: "General Taishi, I''m going to Zhu Ling, who is here to guard Sima... a...willing to surrender General Zhengxi! I hope the general will allow it!"
"Why?" Tai Shici was not overjoyed by the sudden change, but just scrutinized Zhu Ling up and down.
Zhu Ling planted the white flag on the ground in front of him, cupped his hands and said in a low voice: "A former school captain, who risked his life for Yuan Benchu, implicated hundreds of family members, and died before the battle...Now, General Taishi has also seen it, A certain guard here, but his position is Sima... I heard that under General Zhengxi''s command, he will be rewarded for his meritorious deeds, and he will be punished for his deeds. He does not ask where he came from, but only seeks talents... Although a certain person is not talented, he still wants to advance to the next level and restore Zhu''s family. The lintel! I implore the general for permission!"
Tai Shici''s eyes moved slightly, and he didn''t say anything immediately, but stared into Zhu Ling''s eyes.
Gazes often reflect people''s hearts, Tai Shici stared at Zhu Ling for a moment, nodded and said: "Good! But there are no extra horses..."
Zhu Ling clasped his hands and said: "There are still more than 20 riders in the battalion! There are also five carts of food and grass! All dedicated to the general! You can order 20 people from the headquarters, and the rest...you can let them go!"
Tai Shici laughed loudly, and said: "So, you will follow! Under the conquest of the west, the strong will strengthen themselves!"
"Take orders!" Zhu Ling cupped his hands, then turned his head to look at the front of the camp, and said, "I wonder if I can use Chunyu''s head?"
Tai Shici looked at Zhu Ling with interest, waved his hand, and nodded in agreement.
Zhu Ling thanked him, then went back and took Chunyuqiong''s head, held it high in his hand, entered the camp, and not long after, he led more than 20 people out of the camp, led the horses, and headed towards the camp. Tai Shici and others came.
When he arrived in front of Taishici, Zhu Ling returned Chunyuqiong''s head and said, "I suddenly got a poem and dedicated it to General Taishi!"
"Oh? Let''s hear it..." Tai Shici said.
"Unparalleled general who conquered the west, pointed his halberd at the city of Ye and shocked him! Beheaded the enemy''s head thousands of miles away, and passed Yanjin with his head in his hands!" Zhu Ling said in a loud voice, showing the meaning of selling and flattering.
Tai Shici was taken aback for a moment, then laughed loudly, shook his head and said: "The word "Wu Shuang" is inappropriate. Under Zhengxi, such a person, such as a crucian carp crossing the river, dare to call him "Wushuang?" that is…"
Although I know that Zhu Ling is just trying to get closer, who doesn''t like to hear some nice words? What''s more, this time to attack Yecheng and kill Chunyu again, Tai Shici was proud of it. Zhu Ling also scratched Tai Shici''s itch, and immediately felt that Zhu Ling was pleasing to the eye.
"The generals under the command of Zhengxi pointed the halberd at the city of Ye and shocked! Beheaded the enemy''s head for thousands of miles, and passed Yanjin with his head!"
Zhu Ling understood, so he ordered the soldiers of the headquarters under him to start shouting a poem together, and the effect was very obvious. The Zhengxi soldiers who were originally slightly hostile to Zhu Ling and others couldn''t help but listen to this poem. Then they shouted together, and the gap between each other was reduced a bit...
In the camp, there were some flames. Yuan Jun, who did not surrender with Zhu Ling, rolled up some supplies one after another. After lighting the fire, they fled in all directions. It seemed to be announcing Yuan Shao''s original plan to attack Bingzhou from three routes. A total collapse of aspects...
(end of this chapter)