Three Kingdoms: Ancestors of the Han Dynasty

Chapter 158 There is nothing to do
Wang Ping and Zhang Yun fought against each other in the Guanchuan River Valley every day, sometimes even several times a day, and it was difficult to distinguish the winner for several days.

The battle situation was at a stalemate, and Zhang He's 500-people military guard battalion suffered heavy casualties; Liangzhou Inspector Xu Miao's [-] soldiers had mutinied many times, all of which were suppressed by Zhang He's tough methods; He wanted the tiger and leopard cavalry to charge into the formation, but in the strict formation of the Han army, it was difficult to do so, and the cavalry of the Qingjiawei were also constantly pulling nearby.

The morale of the soldiers of the Han army is low, and nearly half of the [-] white armor guards have been lost. At present, the main force of many fierce battles is the Wudang flying army led by Cuan Xi and Li Yi.But fortunately, the Guanchuanhe No. [-] camp was captured by the Han army, and the Wei army huddled in Zhang He's own camp.

Wang Ping raised his chest and pressed his sword, standing on the high platform of the school field, looking seriously at the row of tall and short people in front of him.With their hands behind their backs, these people bowed their heads and knelt down, constantly begging for mercy.

"Report to the general!"

Huo Yi led a few soldiers to push a man in white armor onto the stage, and took advantage of the opportunity to push this man into the queue.

Seeing this person, Wang Ping's face twitched. He looked at him with pity, closed his eyes, and let out a long sigh.He opened his eyes again, and continued to look at the audience with a firm gaze, without being affected by this person in the slightest.

Huo Yi cupped his hands and said: "During the three days, there were 18 people who had not received the military order and had retreated the red flag after the battle, the chiefs of the village, the chiefs of the army, and the marquis of the army. All of them are here, waiting for the general to deal with them!"

When Wang Ping was about to speak, suddenly He Shao came out and knelt down under the stage, bowed his head to the ground, and cried, "Please spare He Qiang's life, general. The more than one hundred brothers who came from our hometown have all been killed. General, me and He Qiang."

He Shao's tears wet the loess on the ground, he suddenly raised his head, his eyes were red, and he knelt forward a few steps, begging: "I have lived up to the general's expectations, and I will never retreat in a deadly battle. He Qiang beheaded three people in the first battle. It’s okay to pay off the merits, or let him atone for his crimes.”

After hearing the words, everyone on and off the stage immediately looked at Wang Ping.

Wang Ping clenched his fists, pursed his mouth, and said in a deep voice: "He Qiang's military exploits, the court will naturally not forget them, but merits are merits, and demerits are demerits. Military orders are like mountains, and it is difficult to disobey them!"

"You all know what my surname is Wang Ping, and the hundreds of brothers in Hejiazhai are all my relatives, but in Ping's eyes, there is no distinction in the army, and all soldiers are treated equally. As the general said, if there is no The army orders those who cross the flag to beheaded; if I am about to flee, General Wei can behead me."

Wang Ping drew out the Han sword, pointed it high up to the sky, looked around at the crowd, and said coldly: "We are tired, why aren't the Wei army tired; the outcome of this battle will be known within five days. If you withdraw your troops now, we will Who will avenge my brother for my military exploits!"

"This battle is not for the country, but for us; to avenge our brothers, and to fight for land and money."

"Chop!" Wang Ping swung his sword down.

Eighteen human heads rolled down into the dust in an instant, and the kneeling soldiers lost their support and fell down on the stage.

Wang Ping took back the Han sword, and said lightly: "All those who have meritorious service in the army will not be counted as fugitives, but as death in battle."

As soon as this remark came out, He Shao knelt down crying and bowed his head, saying: "Thank you, General, for your kindness." Other Han army officers also responded.

A round of cold moon hangs looming in the vast night, and the Guanchuan River under the night is like a gloomy Bailian, winding narrowly through the lanes and ridges, undulating between the valleys, and finally flowing into Zuli river.Hidden in bleak silence, the winding valley was motionless save for the moonlight and the ripples of the water.

Sparse fires scattered on both sides of the valley, embellishing the night sky like stars.A fire dragon zigzags through the mountain roads.

In the Han army camp, bonfires were raging and people were clamoring.Huo Yi and several clerks wrote letters for the illiterate soldiers, and dozens of soldiers were divided into several teams and lined up neatly.

Huo Yi stood in front of the grain truck, leaning on the frame, writing with a pen, and beside him was a small oil lamp. Several tall personal guards held felt cloths to shield Huo Yi from the evening wind and prevent the oil lamp from being blown by the wind. blow out.

"Don't worry, Auntie, I'm going back here soon, and the battle is going well..." The handsome soldier scratched his head, thinking about the content, and said the content shyly.

Huo Yi nodded as he picked up his pen to write, flamboyantly.After a while, he finished writing the letter of the soldier in front of him.

"Next!" Huo Yi yawned, rubbed his jerky eyes, and muttered.

The majestic Han soldiers bowed respectfully to thank them, and returned to the camp with joy.

Without waiting for Huo Yi to rest, a soldier from behind stepped forward, and Huo Yi continued to raise the pen to wet the tip of the pen into the inkstone, and wrote a letter for the soldier.

Suddenly, outside the gate of the camp, a scout of the Han army shouted: "Urgent military situation."

For a moment, the air was heavy, and the Han pawns who were whispering there were speechless.

Hearing the sound, Huo Yi looked up, put down his pen on the slip of paper, and subconsciously reached out to hold the long sword leaning beside him, only to feel a slight chill in his hand.

Huo Yi got up and held the sword, signaling the guard to let him in.

The scout of the Han army ran to Huo Yi's side quickly, took out the military information from his arms, raised the documents with both hands, and said in a low voice: "General Wei Yan's camp has been attacked."

Huo Yi's expression froze, he spread out the paperwork and checked it briefly, not daring to delay, turned around and ran towards Wang Ping's camp.

In Wang Ping's tent, Wang Ping took the document handed over by Huo Yi, and with the help of the dim light in the tent, Wang Ping quickly browsed through the document written by Wei Yan.

Standing behind Wang Ping, Huo Yi asked in a low voice: "Do you want to inform the whole army to prepare and select soldiers to rescue General Wei's camp?"

Wang Ping frowned and thought about it. Wei Yanxin said that the camp was attacked and he led his army to resist. He didn't mention the number of enemy troops, nor did he ask for help.

The camp where Wei Yan was stationed was after the Han army captured No.

Huo Yi paced behind Wang Ping, watched Wang Ping with bated breath, and waited for his decision.

Huo Yi pondered for a moment and said: "If the No. [-] camp is lost, Yi fears that the hard work of the soldiers will be in vain."

Wang Ping stopped, shook his head without hesitation, and said, "There is no need to send reinforcements, trust Brother Wen."

Wang Ping stretched out his arm, stretched out his index finger, and said: "First, the situation at night is unclear, so don't send troops rashly. Before that, Li Xu's Zhongshan Village was attacked, and General Wei's rescue was attacked, and the army was gone. Take this as a warning, so the army must not move rashly."

"Secondly, General Wei's letter only mentioned that the camp was attacked, but did not mention the matter of asking for help. Presumably after the Zhongshantun battle, Brother Wen had already taken precautions. Besides, with Zhang Yun's troops, how could he break through the well-prepared camp at night."

After finishing speaking, Wang Ping raised the document in his hand and said with a light smile, "Don't panic, just sleep normally tonight. After days of fighting, the enemy and our armies have reached a stalemate. Zhang Xi has nothing to do at present, so he just implemented such a bad strategy, just ignore it."

Huo Yi pondered for a while, feeling a little more at ease, sighed, and nodded.

(End of this chapter)