Xiaoqi

Not long after, the fishing boat was dragged into the woods on the bank, and the burly soldiers who came by boat also escaped into the forest. The river bank became calm again, and the rhythmic rustling of insects and frogs sounded again. .

"Cuckoo!" This short and two-long special sound is the voice of an owl in the jungle. It is gloomy and low, and it sounds creepy. It makes people feel an inexplicable chill from the bottom of their hearts, from the scalp to the heels, scared Without even thinking about it, the "little soldier" threw himself into the arms of the burly man in black armor.What is impressive is that although Xiao Bing was trembling with fright, he did not scream, showing that he is not as weak as he looks on the surface, but he is a person with perseverance in his bones.

It is also surprising that the burly man who walked ahead of the soldier took special care of him.The moment he threw himself into his arms, the burly man stretched out his arms to catch him, as if he was worried that his feet would be unstable and he would stumble and fall.So Xiaobing grabbed these strong and powerful arms and jumped forward, then hooked his legs around the bear waist of the burly man, hugged his neck with both hands, and hung his whole body on his body.

The moment Xiaobing hugged him tightly, the burly man couldn't help but his heart fluttered, his nose was filled with a seductive fragrance, and he could feel the "gentle squeeze" on his chest through the armor. The posture hanging on his body reminded the nine-foot-tall man of those lingering nights.The posture Xiaobing is posing now is his most common and favorite way of communication. It can not only show the strong physique and masculinity of a man, but also fully grasp the delicate body and feminine beauty of a woman, bringing him unprecedented satisfaction , Feeling that he can control everything, and his self-esteem is unprecedentedly satisfied, which makes him passionate and proud.

With a thought, the burly man couldn't help embracing the "slender waist" of the soldier, his nimble right hand naturally supported the soldier's plump buttocks, and the second gun that was about to move suddenly raised his head, unexpectedly finding the person who stabbed him without a teacher. breakthrough.At this moment, the instinctive changes in the body made the two people who were tightly pressed together instantly rigid, and their eyes met. The pair of soft and beautiful eyes were full of tenderness, while the other pair of sword-browed and star-eyed eyes were full of hesitation and struggle.

It's just that the unsuspecting soldiers around the two of them saw this look, and they couldn't help but be surprised. They mistakenly thought that His Majesty, the wise and mighty emperor, had a special habit of "carrying his back on the mountain", and he was so eager to start the "live broadcast" under the watchful eyes of everyone. up.

"Hoo!" Suddenly, a shrill whistle sounded beside the two of them, which woke up the confused pair of mandarin ducks, and also drew a response from the depths of the jungle.Immediately there was a rustling sound in the woods, and then, thousands of soldiers came out of the darkness leading their horses, one man with two horses, a total of [-] cavalry and [-] horses.

After the cavalry appeared, the armored soldiers hiding in the forest quickly got on their horses, and the burly man who came back to his senses also carried the "little soldier" onto the horse's back, and then flew onto his mount, the Golden Beast King.But seeing him riding the golden beast king's mount quickly appearing at the forefront of the team, he raised his cold and radiant golden sword and swung it to the southeast, pointing the blade at Guandu Fortress five miles away.

No need to say anything, in the direction of the blade, 1000 warriors rode their horses and rushed towards Guandu like a tsunami on the faint moonlight mountain.Guandu is a traffic fortress guarding Henan County and Chenliu City in Yanzhou. It is located between Zhongmou County and Kaifeng City, only two miles, or about [-] meters, from the south bank of the Yellow River.Right now, this is the place where Cao Ren's army stored food, grass and supplies, and it is also the only way for Cao Ren's army to attack Sili this time.

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Chapter 265 Bloody Mountains and Rivers ([-])

Guandu is not a city, but a camp specially built for transporting grain, grass and luggage.

It was three o'clock in the middle of the night, and there was silence in the camp.Except for the bright lights at the east and west gates, darkness shrouded the huge tent.Only in the camp of the Chinese army there is still a faint light.

The general who sits in Guandu Daying is Ren Jun, courtesy name Boda, from Zhongmou County.He was one of the earliest trusted generals who responded to Cao Cao's rebellion. He led hundreds of family members to defect to Cao Cao.Every time Cao Cao led the army to fight, Ren Jun was the general of the rear army, providing food, grass and supplies in the rear; this was the case for more than ten years, with few exceptions.

The most rare thing is that until now, Ren Jun has never made any mistakes in the military equipment and food and supplies that he is in charge of escorting. trust.

It is precisely because he is good at commanding the rear army that Cao Ren led the army this time and still appointed him as the commander of the rear army, in charge of armaments and food transportation, camped at Guandu, and provided food and supplies for the 10,000+ army ahead.

You judges are not mistaken.After Zhao Yun's army robbed the camp outside Kaifeng City at night, Cao Ren's army lost tens of thousands of people. When Zhongmu County was captured, Cao Ren's 12 army lost more than half, leaving only 20 troops stationed in Zhongmou. , Relying on the advantages of the city, they confronted the Western Jin army in Luoyang Daying.However, within half a month when Li Li personally led the army to assist Luoyang, the Jingzhou army that attacked Nanyang County once again mobilized 17 reinforcements from the rear, and Cao Ren's army that attacked Henan County also increased its troops.When Li Lili's army arrived in Luoyang.In the Northern Wei Dynasty, Cao Cao sent generals Cao Hong and Le Jin to lead [-] Qingzhou soldiers to reinforce Cao Ren, and arrived in Henan County almost at the same time as Li Li's army.so far.Cao Ren had [-] soldiers and horses stationed in Zhongmu City.It confronted the Luoyang camp stationed by the Western Jin army.

The arrival of [-] reinforcements from Qingzhou greatly boosted Cao Ren's confidence in leading his army to attack Henan County.Therefore, instead of being afraid of withdrawing because Li Li's army arrived in Luoyang, he reinforced Zhongmou City, lined up his troops, and set up a stance to confront the Western Jin army head-on, quite ready for a decisive battle with the Western Jin army.

At the same time, when the 10,000+ Cao army was stationed in Zhongmou City, Cao Ren ordered Ren Jun, the later army commander, to build the Guandu camp to provide food, grass and luggage for the army.So, when Zhao Yun stationed an army in Kaifeng City.At best, Guandu is just a ferry for fishing boats. However, after Cao Jun occupied Zhongmou City, in just half a month, Guandu, an originally inconspicuous Yellow River ferry, completed a gorgeous transformation and became a thoroughfare connecting Chenliu in Yanzhou and Henan County. fortress.And Ren Jun is the chief general of the Cao army who sits in Guandu Fortress. He has a total of 16 soldiers and horses under his tent. He is responsible for receiving the grain and grass transported from Yanzhou, and then supplying the [-] troops ahead.Therefore, Guandu is a transit point to guarantee Cao Jun's logistics supply.It is also a supply base for hoarding armaments and food.

Four days ago, when Cao Ren learned that Li Li, who was stationed in Luoyang, had sent two troops, he felt that the long-awaited opportunity had finally appeared.So Cao Ren made a decisive decision, and at the same time sent an order to Ren Jun to strictly guard the official crossing camp.On the one hand, he led the army south to Yingchuan to contact the Jingzhou army.Therefore, the number of Cao's troops staying in Zhongmou City to confront the army of the Western Jin Dynasty will definitely not exceed 11.In addition to Ren Jun's [-] rear troops stationed at Guandu, this is the entire force of Cao's army staying on the front lines of Zhongmou, Guandu and Kaifeng.Corresponding to it is.The remaining [-] troops followed Cao Ren to attack Yingchuan.This is why the east gate and north gate of Yingchuan Yangzhai City were attacked by Cao Jun at the same time.

Since Cao Ren led the army to go south quietly, Ren Jun who was stationed at Guandu Granary has been on high alert.Tighten the heartstrings all the time, and dare not relax at all.He was soberly aware that as Cao Ren led his army southward to attack Yingchuan, the battle line became longer and longer, and the supply pressure from the rear also increased.

At the same time, because the front line is too long, it is prone to defensive loopholes, which allows the Western Jin army to take advantage of it; once the Western Jin Dynasty sends troops to attack, the consequences will be disastrous.If the Xiliang army really sent troops to attack, then the first choice for the attack would be the Guandu camp where Ren Jun was stationed.Because Guandu is the most important and weakest link on the front line of Cao Jun's long snake formation, which is equivalent to seven inches of a snake, where the heart and heart are, directly related to the life and death of the 10,000+ army.

It is precisely because of this worry that Ren Jun sleeps very late every night. As of tonight, he has stayed up all night for three consecutive days. He changed his work and rest time to camp at night and sleep during the day.This is a habit he has developed after serving in the army for many years. Except for his wives and concubines and personal soldiers, no one knows that he has this habit.It is precisely because of the good secrecy work that he has presided over the transportation of armaments and grain and grass for so many years. ", is the pillar of the army.

There is another extremely important reason why Cao Cao attaches so much importance to Ren Jun.This is why Ren Jun's wife is Cao Cao's younger sister (cousin). It is this relationship that makes him Cao Cao's confidant general and a veritable relative of the emperor.If not, how could Cao Cao, who is suspicious by nature, hand over the rear to a general with a foreign surname for a long time?

This is not only true of Cao Cao, but also Li Li of the Western Jin Dynasty.Li Li has been fighting abroad all year round, and Li Xuan is in charge of logistics in the rear, and Li Xuan is the elder brother of his wife Li Xin, and they share weal and woe with each other.Therefore, it is undoubtedly the most reassuring for Li Li to hand over the rear to Li Xuan, and the degree of trust is still higher than that of his uncle Li Jue.

The door of the large tent of the Chinese army was ajar, and Ren Jun, dressed in military armor, was scribbling on the desk. After a bamboo slip was approved, he gently put down his hair and picked up the military book that he hadn't read last night, absent-mindedly. flipped through it.It is not wrong to say that he was absent-minded at all, because when he picked up the military book, his eyelids twitched a few times. Now that he was holding the military book in his hand, his mind was not on the tablet, his eyes were deep and dark, and he looked around from time to time. Cover the door.

Tonight, for some reason, Ren Jun was restless, and his eyelids kept twitching.Feeling faintly uneasy, an unprecedented sense of crisis filled my heart.As time goes by little by little.This indescribable uneasiness became more and more intense, causing depression in his heart.Worried, not in the mood to read at all.Years of combat experience made him feel that the crisis was approaching him step by step. The thing he was most worried about happened after all. The Xiliang Army has already set their eyes on the Guandu camp. If it is tonight soon, or tomorrow, the Xiliang Army will definitely come. Rob camp.

After picking up the military book and reading it for less than a quarter of an hour, Ren Jun put down the military book, got up, walked down the steps, and walked to the door.Pushing open the half-hidden door casually, a cool breeze blew head-on.

"Uh!" The moment the cool wind rushed into his nostrils, Ren Jun smelled a fishy smell in the air, which was a unique smell on the bank of the Yellow River not far from Guandu Ferry.Because Guandu used to be the place where fishermen docked their fishing boats for trading after fishing, the fishy smell on the banks of the Yellow River not far from Daying was very strong. As long as someone tugs the boat into the water, the accumulated fishy smell will be blown away with the wind. open.

The moment he smelled the fishy smell, Ren Jun's face changed drastically, and he was shocked.Immediately, he turned his head slightly and pricked up his ears to listen to the sounds from the northwest direction of the camp.Immediately, the faint sound of horseshoes reached his ears: "No! The Xiliang Army is here!"

Shouting out in shock, Ren Jun instinctively ran wildly.Quickly ran to the battle drum on the left side of the camp, grabbed the drumsticks and beat the drum: "Boom, boom, boom!"Gather generals and order troops.

The roar of war drums resounded through the camp.In the blink of an eye, the originally pitch-black tent moved upon hearing the sound.The lights turned on quickly, and the generals of the various battalions distributed around the large tent of the Chinese army rushed out of the tent immediately.While running to the military tent, he put on his clothes and armor.At this moment, there was the sound of rumbling horses stepping outside the west gate of the camp, and almost at the same time, the sound of screaming arrows piercing the sky came from the eastern gate, which was quite close to the large tent of the Chinese army.

Ren Jun stood on the battle drum platform and followed the prestige. With the help of the firelight from the gate tower of Yuanmen, he clearly saw a rain of arrows and arrows like a dark cloud covering the sky above Yuanmen.At this moment, just based on the dense rain of arrows like locusts, Ren Jun could judge that the Xiliang army attacking Dongyuanmen at this moment had at least [-] soldiers and horses, and they were all elite cavalry who were good at riding and shooting. Rain is the masterpiece of cavalry riding horses and shooting.

"Listen to the generals!" When the generals who hurried out of the camp rushed to the entrance of the military tent, Ren Jun was already standing on the steps of the tent with a spear in his hand. Without any greetings, and no need to discuss strategies to defend against the enemy, he directly ordered: "Cao Xiu led four thousand soldiers from the left battalion to guard the west gate. This general personally led the right battalion to guard the east gate with four thousand soldiers. Ren Xian led the remaining 2000 men to guard the granary. Death is imminent, and the generals should not hesitate to lead the army to guard the camp! " Before the words fell, Ren Jun jumped down the steps, flew on his horse, and was about to lead his soldiers to the east gate.

"Wait a minute, father!" Just as Ren Jun was about to ride his horse, he saw a young general rushing over to grab the reins, and said anxiously, "Father is the chief general in the army, how can he take risks himself? I am not talented, so I would like to stand up for you." Father went to the east gate to guard the camp, and begged him to sit in the central army, so as to be safe!" The one who spoke was Ren Xian, the captain of cavalry who was ordered by Ren Jun to guard the granary.Ren Xian was the eldest son of Ren Jun, who was twenty-three at the time, but he had followed Ren Jun in battle for many years. Because of his bravery in combat, calmness and generosity, he was quite like his father, and he was promoted to the rank of captain of cavalry due to his meritorious service.

Seeing that his beloved son Renxian invited Yingying to guard the camp, Ren Jun was very relieved and felt his son's filial piety, but his face was ugly, and he snapped: "The military order is like a mountain, how can it be changed? You guard the granary for me, It is a great achievement. Without the order of this general, the 2000 men and horses under your tent are not allowed to move. If not, you will be severely punished! "Let go quickly" reprimanded his son with a stern face, Ren Jun grabbed the reins and shot the spear in his hand With a wave, he went straight to the east gate with his own soldiers and soldiers from the right battalion.

Cao Xiu, who was preparing to dispatch the army, rode up to Ren Xian after seeing this scene, and comforted him: "Uncle loves you, and is afraid that you will be in danger. In this case, brother should stay and guard the grain depot. You must not Hearing the sound, Ren Xian nodded lightly, bowed his hands to Cao Xiu, and led the soldiers and horses under his tent to the grain depot behind the large tent of the Chinese army.

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Chapter 266 Bloody Mountains and Rivers ([-])

The sound of the "dong dong" drums broke the silence of the Guandu camp, and also surprised the Xiliang iron cavalry lurking outside the camp, and almost lost their positions.

"Ren Jun is so vigilant, it's abominable!" Seeing his whereabouts revealed, Li Li cursed secretly, then swung his sword: "Two rounds of riding and shooting, attack the gate, kill!"

Ten thousand golden guard cavalry moved upon hearing the sound, and rushed out of the darkness brazenly.But seeing the cavalrymen of the Golden Guards loose their hands one after another, let their horses dive and gallop, each took down their bows and arrows from their backs, strung their bows in one go, and then stretched their bows and shot without hesitation.There is no need for a unified order to shoot arrows, nor does it need to be commanded by generals, just relying on habitual bows and gallops, these ten thousand cavalry shoot and shoot arrows at almost the same time, the movements are unprecedentedly consistent, and the arrows shot out naturally The ground formed an airtight strike formation, lined up vertically and horizontally, criss-crossing, forming a rain of arrows covering the gate tower.This is the cavalry and archery combat skill of the most elite cavalry in the Xiliang Army, and it is also the famous combat skill of the Xiliang Iron Cavalry, which is the only one in the world.

The horseshoes flew fast, and the arrows pierced through the air.Hearing the sound of horses trampling over the sky and covering the sky, the defenders on the east gate tower of Guandu Daying woke up from their drowsy doze. When they saw the dark mass of iron horses galloping outside the gate, their faces changed in an uproar, and they got up in a hurry , Take up your weapon and you will fight with the enemy who raided and robbed the camp.However, the Xiliang iron cavalry did not approach the gate, they took up their weapons in panic and took a stance. What they were waiting for was not the Xiliang cavalry, but a rain of arrows like a dark cloud.

The scream of "swish" tilted down from above the heads of the defenders, and when the defenders heard the sound and looked up, thousands of sharp arrows rushed towards their faces: "Puff puff!"

The sound of sharp objects crashing continuously rang out.The shrill screams spread out one after another, each higher and more tragic than the last.It's just the first round of riding and shooting strikes.The defenders on the gate tower at the gate of Yuanmen suffered huge casualties, and more than half of the 1000 defenders in the right battalion were killed or injured.The densely packed defenders suddenly became sparse.However, the cavalry and archery attack did not end. After the first round of arrows successfully attacked and killed more than [-] defenders, the second round of arrow rain followed and roared, again inflicting a devastating blow on the defenders.

After two rounds of riding and shooting, there were very few defenders on the gate, and there were less than a hundred soldiers who could still stand.The thatched city tower was riddled with holes when sharp arrows passed through it. The wind lamp hanging on the beam was hit by the arrow, and the oil lamp was smashed to pieces.The remaining flames spread rapidly, rushing to the ceiling along the lamp oil spilled on the pillars.The thatched grass is extremely flammable, and it catches fire, instantly igniting the thatched tower, and then the blazing fire dissipated the darkness and illuminated the wilderness within a radius of two miles around the gate.

At this moment, the flames on the tower towered into the sky, and there were screams on the plank road of the tower tower, and many defenders who were hit by arrows did not die.Still dying, desperate for someone to come and rescue them in time.Sure enough, they waited for the reinforcements to arrive, and watched helplessly as the chief general Ren Jun led [-] soldiers from the right battalion and [-] personal soldiers to the tower.It's a pity that these reinforcements didn't come to rescue them, but jumped over or stepped on their bodies and ran towards the gate.

Obviously, the importance of Yuanmen at this moment is far above those wounded soldiers who are about to die.therefore.General Ren Jun, who has always loved soldiers like his son, didn't even look at them when he went upstairs, and quickly led his troops to take over the defense of the gate.Let the arrows shoot and kill the Xiliang cavalry who are about to rush to the gate.

Outside the gate, the general Jin Yiwei who led the army to kill at this moment is the deputy commander Shi A.After two rounds of riding and shooting.Shi A has led his army to sprint to a distance of 100 steps from the gate, and the distance of the remaining [-] steps will be reached in an instant.Unexpectedly, when Shi Agao raised his sword and rode his horse to dive, a wave of arrows flew towards him, and he swung his sword to protect his whole body, and rushed forward despite the rain of arrows.But the cavalry around him were not as good as Shi A. Immediately, more than [-] cavalry fell head-on, fell to the ground and died.Moreover, the casualties continued to spread, and some of the cavalry behind fell down with their horses and men.

In the blink of an eye, Shi A rushed to the gate first.When he was about ten feet away from the gate, Shi A suddenly raised his arm and threw the saber in his hand, then stood upright on the horse's back, stepped on the horse's head, jumped forward with the help of the horse's sprint, and went straight to the left of the gate. The wooden pile fence on the side jumped over.Just at this moment, the sword thrown by him plunged into the chest of the archer on the wall; the archer was standing right above the wall where Shi A was climbing the wall, and this man was about to shoot Shi A with an arrow. , but unexpectedly was pierced through the chest by a war knife, nailed to the stake of the fence behind him, and died of vomiting blood without even screaming.

The nearly three-foot-high wall is by no means something that Shi A can jump up with a single leap with the help of a war horse.What a Shi!But the moment he threw himself onto the wall, he pulled out the sword with his right hand like lightning, and stabbed the sword into the wooden stake with the help of his body's forward thrust, and then grasped the sword with one hand and swung it with the momentum, flipping it in the air gracefully. The pose jumps up the wall.What is amazing is that he landed right in front of the archer who was pierced by the saber.

It's too late, but it's fast.The moment he leaped onto the wall, Shi A's figure was not yet stable, but he had drawn out his saber, and then jumped up, avoiding the stabbing and assassination of the two defenders at the front and back, flipping his saber, and squatting on the plank on the top of the wall Shi A who was on the ground instantly attacked and killed the two people who flanked him.Immediately, he held the knife pole horizontally, and the long-handled war knife was danced vigorously by him, swung left and right, and forced a foothold among the swarming defenders.

Shi A's bravery and bravery greatly encouraged the cavalry of the Golden Guards who rushed over afterwards.But seeing the three hundred soldiers under Shi A's tent avoiding the gate one after another, turning back to the left side of the gate, taking advantage of the gap between Shi A's entanglement with the guards on the wall, he took out the iron hook and rope from the leather bag on the horse's back, and rode the horse He swooped down and threw the iron hook, and when he was close to the wall, he jumped up, grabbed the rope and jumped up along the stakes of the wall.

As the soldiers under Shi A's tent leaped onto the wall one after another, the pressure on the defenders on the left side of the tower increased greatly, while the pressure on Shi A, who was fighting alone, dropped sharply, allowing him to escape and turn around to attack the Yuanmen tower.

"How can this guy be so tough!" Witnessing the scene of Shi A climbing up the wall with his own eyes, Ren Jun was shocked and couldn't help but marvel.Immediately, he asked the lieutenant beside him: "The Xiliang Iron Cavalry who attacked and robbed the camp is the Golden Guard Iron Cavalry under Jin Emperor Li Li's command. Do you recognize this person? Could it be that this person is Li Zhi, the majestic slave in the world?" Others call Li Zhi a "fly general", but Ren Jun scoffs at this, and still calls Li Zhi a "slave".Chi slaves are also maggots.It can be seen from this that Ren Jun's calling Li Zhi "Zi Nu" was indeed insulting, and it was a wise move to deliberately belittle the enemy's generals, destroy his prestige, and boost his own ambition.

General Pi was shocked by Shi A's bravery, he woke up when he heard the sound, and said in a panic: "General, general, as far as the general knows, flying generals, er, no, Zhi slave Li Zhi is good at using iron chains that are more than two feet long. As a weapon, I heard that he is nearly ten feet tall, with the arms of a wasp and the waist of a wasp, and has the ability to fly over walls. If the person in front of him was Li Zhi, then he didn't need to use his sword to jump up the wall just now, he just needed to throw out the chain. Climb up the tower. Therefore, the person in front of you is not Li Zhi, if the general guessed correctly, this person should be Shi A, the personal disciple of the Great Sword Master Wang Yue."

"Shi A? But the commander of the guards next to His Majesty, the brother of Shi Huan of the Central Guard Army?" Ren Jun asked in surprise.

General Pi nodded in response: "What the general said is not wrong at all. It is said that Shi Huan, one of the two guard commanders beside His Majesty, is Shi A's elder brother (cousin) and is five years older than Shi A. Brothers of the same family, but with different ambitions. General Shi Huan followed His Majesty in his early years, but Shi A followed his teacher Wang Yue to join Emperor Liu Xie of the Han Dynasty. Shun. However, when Jin Emperor Li Li took charge of the Chang'an court, Wang Yue and his disciples joined him. Afterwards, he was appreciated by Li Li and entrusted him with important tasks. Shi A is currently the deputy general of Jin Yiwei. Although he is a deputy general, he has already worshiped the general Hou, won the trust of Li Li, the emperor of Jin, and is a loyal eagle dog under Li Li's command."

Ren Jun nodded slightly after hearing the words, and sighed softly: "Your Majesty once said that there are many warriors and generals gathered under Li Li in the Western Jin Dynasty. I don't believe it. I am deeply suspicious of this. I don't want to, but I saw it with my own eyes this time. , Your Majesty’s words are true, the generals under Li Li’s command are really tough!” After speaking, Ren Jun’s face showed deep worry, his brows were frowned, and he couldn’t help turning his eyes to the scrambled gray area thirty steps behind the gate. Area, that is the only way to go to the Chinese army tent and grain depot.At this moment, there is no trace of trampling on these gray areas. On the contrary, the winding yellow area sandwiched between the brown areas is full of footprints, very messy, and there are clearly visible horseshoe prints among them.

At this critical moment when Yuanmen was about to be captured, Ren Jun set his sights on this place. It is not difficult to see that he has high hopes for this gray area, and even puts the safety of the entire camp here.