Troubled times: Start practicing spiritual practice by taking care of your sister-in-law

Chapter 309: The realm of vitality and all things competing is still before our eyes

Early morning on November 3rd.

A mountain range in Fengzhou was covered with thick fog.

It had been light for a while, and Sun Hejun, the commander of the Tianshi Army in the mountains, all started to eat breakfast. Since Fengzhou was blocked, in order to save food, the entire Tianshi Army only had two meals a day. In the morning and evening respectively.

Last night I hunted a black bear on the mountain, and now I can see some diced meat in the corn porridge.

Although Sun Hejun was Commander Dafang Qu, his strength was only at the sixth level. Continuous battles caused the strong men in the Tianshi Army to die one after another, and those who succeeded him were weaker than the last.

At this time, on the high ground of the mountain, two soldiers from Sun He's military headquarters were looking nervously into the distance.

Their department received an urgent message from the Heavenly Master yesterday, asking them to rush to the aid of the city and county fifty miles away.

After receiving the order, we set out overnight with almost no rest. After driving all night, we rested in this mountain range and filled our stomachs. We would continue on our way later.

The two were sent out by Sun Hejun for reconnaissance, but the thick fog between the mountains was too heavy, shortening the visible distance.

The long-awaited cold wind howled from the north, and the two investigators were shocked. Now a message was spread among the army, "Hold on, the siege of Fengzhou will be lifted after winter comes."

I don’t know who spread this news, but it is a sustenance in the hearts of all the Tianshi soldiers, making them firmly believe in the news and hope that the cold winter will come soon.

"It's a little cold. If winter comes, the Huai army can really retreat." The scout said while rubbing his hands.

The cold wind also brought some strange noises.

The companion did not answer his words, but said: "Did you hear that?"

"What?" The investigating soldier was stunned.

"The horse neighs," said the companion.

"It should be our scout. It's too foggy. Let's have another look."

The two of them were not sure and did not act rashly. After all, falsely spreading military information was a serious crime.

The neighing of the horses in the wind became more and more urgent, and vaguely, both of them could hear it, and there was a faint gurgling sound in the thick fog, like a rising tide.

"Woo——"

The desolate sound of horns came from one high place after another in the mountains.

The cold wind from the north blew even harder, and the richness in the mountains was finally completely blown away. Before the cold wind stopped, another strong cold wind blew in. Waves of cold wind blew through the mountains. The thick fog in the room is like a veil being rolled up.

The huge Huai Army formation suddenly appeared in their sight.

The Huai army infantry in neat military formations were slowly moving forward, with long spears on their shoulders. The sharp spears formed a forest of spears and spears.

The flags are like a sea, almost covering the sky and the sun. The soldiers of the Huai Army wearing dark golden armor stick closely together, forming a neat military formation. The Huai Army warriors carrying large banners stand in the center of the military formation. The flags are flying in the queue.

The lineup is at its peak and the army is as strong as a mountain.

When the two saw this scene, their scalps became numb. After shouting about enemy attack, they quickly blew the horns in their hands.

"Woo——"

"Dong dong."

"Boom boom boom!"

As the trumpet sound stopped, dozens of war drums were beaten by naked Huai Army warriors in the Huai Army formation, and the passionate drum sounds spread throughout the mountains.

The word "CE" embroidered on the large scroll made Sun He's military department tremble with fear. This was actually the most elite Long Ce army under King Huai.

Seeing that they had been discovered, the Huai Army began to charge. Hundreds of cavalry passed through the Huai Army's formation like a gust of wind, whizzing past on the official road between the mountains, dividing and surrounding Sun He's troops who were resting one after another.

Under the impact of these iron cavalry, the soldiers of Sun He's army were as weak as lambs.

Chu Ce, who was the first to bear the brunt, single-handedly attacked the central army of Sun He's army and headed towards Sun He's army who was hurriedly commanding.

Without any surprise, coach Sun Hejun was beheaded by Chu Ce, and even the former's soldiers could not stop him.

A battle ended in less than half an hour.

Chu Ce sat upright on his horse and quietly watched the soldiers count the prisoners of war and collect weapons.

He led an army of five thousand dragons to intercept the reinforcements of the Tianshi bandits according to the order of King Huai.

All this was planned.

Encircle the points for reinforcements, defeat them one by one, reduce the strength of the Tianshi Army in turn, and close the battle circle.

"General, this man claims to be the deputy commander of this bandit army, his name is Qi Dong."

At this moment, Chu Ce's personal army escorted a tall and thin man to Chu Ce happily.

Catching a big fish certainly makes them happy.

A qualified army will strictly enforce rewards and punishments.

Chu Ce asked someone to take him down and have him interrogated by a special person.

Chu Ce took out a kit from his arms.

This tip bag was given to him by Fifth Fusheng before he left. He said that he had won the blocking battle and asked him to open it and see that there was a plan for the next step in it. If you don't win, just destroy it on the spot.

Chu Ce opened the kit, and inside was a small note. After reading the content on the note, Chu Ce had a smile on his face and said, "Here comes someone."

The military commander stepped forward.

"Bring Qi Dong here."

"promise,"

Soon, Qi Dong, who was taken down just now, was brought to Qi Dong again.

Qi Dong is a weakling. In the moment, Long Cejun hadn't even interrogated him yet. Qi Dong told the commander-in-chief who had just been beheaded, his name was Sun Hejun, and how many people there were in Sun He's military department.

After being brought to Chu Ce again, Qi Dong looked uneasy. When he saw Chu Ce's eyes, he was frightened and his body kept trembling.

Chu Ce was a rough man and didn't know how to beat around the bush. He asked directly: "Do you want to die or live?"

"Live and breathe," Qi Dong said quickly.

"Very good, I want you to do me a favor. After this is done, not only can you live, but you can also continue to enjoy the glory and wealth." Chu Ce said, looking at his personal soldier and captain: "Yan Hai."

"The end will be here,"

"The people with you should put on the clothes of the Heavenly Master thief, pretend to be the defeated Heavenly Master thief, take him with them, and go to Linchuan immediately."

Linchuan is the capital of Fengzhou.

"promise."

……

Linchuan, the base camp of the Tianshi Army in Fengzhou.

As the Huai Army began an all-out attack on Fengzhou, the defense lines deployed by the Tianshi Army in many places in Fengzhou were all breached by the Huai Army.

The defeated Tianshi army was scattered and fled in all directions, most of them fled to Linchuan.

At this time, outside Linchuan City, a large number of disheveled defeated soldiers gathered in a long queue.

Yan Hai, wearing tattered clothes with blood stains on them and a tattered armor, mingled among the crowd, pretending to be frightened, lowered his head and whispered to Qi Dong next to him:

"When the meeting passes, don't talk nonsense. The defeat of the Heavenly Master Thief is a foregone conclusion. Only by cooperating with us can you have hope of survival. General Chu said that as long as this can be accomplished, you will have made a great contribution. General Shi Chu will report to King Huai, and not only will he pardon you for all the crimes you have committed before, but he will also give you a promotion. There is no future for you to follow the Tianshi Army."

Qi Dong nodded.

Soon, Yan Hai and the others were lined up.

The soldier guarding the city asked: "Which side are you from?"

"We are soldiers of Commander Sun Hejun, and this is our deputy commander." Yan Hai pretended to be worried.

"Sun Qushuai" The soldiers guarding the city were stunned, looked at Qi Dong and said, "Didn't you go to reinforce Xuan County?"

Qi Dong looked as sad as if his father had died, and said: "We were ambushed by Huai thieves and suffered heavy losses. Commander Qu was even killed by Huai thieves. Now we have less than three hundred brothers left in our unit. .”

As soon as these words came out, there was a sigh of relief all around.

But the city defenders obviously couldn't let them in so easily, and then conducted more detailed inquiries.

Seeing that he might be exposed if he asked any more questions, Yan Hai quietly tugged at Qidong's clothes.

Qi Dong held his stomach and said: "The Huai thieves...are really a group of grandsons. They chased us all the way and finally got away. Are you okay? We haven't eaten in a few days. Let's go in and eat some."

The city guard glanced at Qi Dong and said, "Okay, okay, let's go in. People behind you, don't worry."

Not long after Yan Hai and his party entered the city, a fast horse galloped over. The man on the horse took the military order issued by Luo Guanggang and shouted: "Close the city gate, close the door quickly!"

……

Inside the Tianshi Army's tent.

Luo Guangduan was sitting at the back of the hall, wearing a battle armor. He was originally black-haired. When Wan Zhen died in the battle, his hair turned gray almost overnight. He listened to reports from various sources that various ministries were defeated and the Huai army was approaching. , a trace of panic flashed in his eyes.

I think back then, when he rose up in the north, and in just a few months, he brought millions of people with him. Wherever he went, the people wholeheartedly welcomed him. The state of vigorous vitality and all things competing for growth was still before his eyes. All the way south, there were almost no people. defeat.

At that time, he was so high-spirited.

But in just a few years, they had suffered consecutive defeats. When the people saw them, they looked like jackals, tigers and leopards. The top brass of the army were undergoing a major change. He looked at the commanders below. There were many people he couldn't even name. name.

Suppressing the panic in his heart, he pretended to be calm and said: "When Pindao got up this morning, there was already frost on the ground. Winter has come. As long as we persist for another month, we will be able to usher in life."

Winter is coming, can it stop the Huai army?

Luo Guang couldn't guarantee it. The reason why he said it was just to give everyone a little hope.

"Is there no news from Chen Mo?" Luo Guang asked again.

A believer shook his head: "It's been a few months and there's been no news at all. It seems that Chen Mo doesn't intend to help us."

There is only a river between Qingzhou and Fengzhou. If Chen Mo would assist them, the blockade established by the Huai Army Navy on the river would be broken immediately. However, there has been no movement so far, so there is only one possibility, and that is Chen Mo. Mo didn't want to save.

"Tianshi, as I said last time, Chen Mo was ambitious. When he signed the non-aggression treaty with King Huai, we should take advantage of the fact that he had no navy to take back Qingzhou and station troops there. , leaving a way for our army to retreat, but Heavenly Master, you must listen to Wan Zhen." A voice that seemed to be accusing sounded faintly.

(End of this chapter)