Chapter 1135: You Should Believe Me

There are still a few crop stalks scattered in the fields, which may be the last struggle of the unyielding refugees who planted the last few grains of grain in the fields a few months ago, but in the northwest, the words "man will conquer the sky" will always seem so pale.

There is no water, the land is dry and hard, and the climate is harsh.

These grain seeds took root and sprouted tenaciously, but they grew tenaciously but did not produce a grain in the end. It is unimaginable that the people who planted these seeds left with a kind of despair, and after losing the support of all parts of the Central Plains, the northwest land finally ruthlessly showed the desolation in their bones.

During the prosperous period of the Great Sui, the imperial court had to transfer grain from other provinces to the northwest every year to feed the people. Because only when there are people living in that place can it be regarded as the real territory of the Great Sui. And the meaning of the existence of this place has been set on the battlefield since the founding of the Great Sui Dynasty more than 200 years ago.

From the first emperor of the Great Sui to the last emperor of the Great Sui, it is clear. The northwest is not suitable for living at all, and the reason why it has been subsidized is only because it is the most suitable place for the battlefield. With such a strong neighbor as Meng Yuan, no one dares to guarantee that war will not break out.

Every Great Sui Emperor also knew that the Sui people must have been passive in the early days of the war.

The land in the northwest is to protect the buffer zone of the prosperity of the Central Plains.

Therefore, the teams that are still in the northwest, whether they are enemies or their own people, are having a very hard time. In such a place where it is impossible to find a grain of grain after walking hundreds of miles, and there is no logistical supply, one can imagine what kind of life the soldiers lived.

A soldier sat on the ground, struggling to pull off his boot and pour out the rubble inside. There were a lot of blood blisters grinding out of the soles of his feet, but perhaps because of the numbness of the pain, the corners of his mouth that were tightly pursed did not show any pain, and some were just physiological needs and thirst.

I haven't found a water source for a whole day and a half, and I can hold on for a while when I'm hungry, but without water, it's an irresistible thing for people and people.

He looked at the soles of his boots, feeling sorry for the new boots he had received when he had gone out into the army. Of course, after a few months, they have walked an unknown number of roads, and their boots have long been unrecognizable. Until now, there are very few soldiers who still have boots on their feet instead of straw sandals that they knit themselves.

"Let's go, the general said, I'm going to Yashan before it gets dark today."

Another soldier passing by pulled him, and the two men hurried to follow the group.

"I just don't understand, in the past few months since we entered the northwest, we have been marching and marching, and we haven't fought a single battle. Every day is so urgent, it is as if every day is going to a decisive battle, but until now, not a single enemy has been seen. There are many people who say that the general is actually avoiding the enemy."

"Shh

Another soldier lowered his voice and said: "You keep quiet, no matter what, he is the general who led the troops by the lord, if he doesn't have any real skills, it is expected that the lord will not be entrusted with important tasks." You should know that now General Chen Dingnan, General Chen Yishan, General Cui Zhongzhen, and General Lu Fenghou have all the teams except for our team, and it is said that they are going to go to Eastern Xinjiang to fight with the foreigners. In other words, now in the northwest, only we carry the three words of Yuguomen on our shoulders. ”

"Forget it."

The soldiers before kept licking the roof of their mouths with their tongues, but very little liquid came out.

"I remember that my lord used to say that if a general leads a soldier but does not believe in it, he will be defeated. If a soldier follows the general and does not believe in the general, he will die. Since we're following him now, let's see where he's going to take us. To be honest, instead of running forward every day like this, it is really better to find Meng Yuan Tartar to do it with real knives and guns. ”

"Give"

Another soldier handed him a shriveled walnut, which had shrunk into such a small mass of fruit before it had yet to grow.

"If you put it in your mouth, you can foam a little more."

He said.

The soldier before looked at each other with a grateful look, then shoved the thing into his mouth. But now, as long as he stuffed anything into his mouth, he wanted to swallow it in a big gulp. And no matter what is in the mouth, the stomach will start to twitch.

"Faster!"

A herald rode past the crowd and shouted: "The general has an order, you must rush to Yashan before dark, and anyone who delays the army's journey will be dealt with according to the military law of disobedience." Everyone cheered up, and the general said that if you hold on for a while, you will definitely see joy! ”

The soldiers picked up speed, and someone quietly tightened their belts again.

At the front of the line, Song regretted squatting on the ground against the wind and unfolding the map on the cracked land. The wind swept the sand in his face, and much of it got into his mouth. His lips were as chapped as the earth. He didn't even dare to spit the sand off his mouth, because that would spit out a lot of saliva.

"I know you've been questioning me these days."

Song Zi's face was full of skin, and there was still a little bit of a white scholar. When he spoke, his voice seemed to be squeezed out of a blocked throat, soft and hoarse to the point of discomfort.

"You are all saying that I am not taking you all the way to look for fighters at all, but to avoid the Mengyuan people's brigade. I know all these things, and I have never explained them to you. That's because you won't understand after I explain it, so I can only rely on the general's full strength to suppress you, and let you just follow me forward. ”

His finger was heavily tapped on the map: "If you believe me, hold on to this day." When I get to Yashan, I will give you an explanation. ”

The generals under him looked at each other, and then clenched their fists: "Respect the general's order!" ”

Yashan is a big mountain that is less than 300 miles away from Wolf Milk Mountain, this mountain is east-west, about forty or fifty miles wide from north to south, and can have three or four hundred miles from east to west. If you look at it on a map, the location of this mountain is interesting. It is at this inflection point when the north-south direction of the Wolf Milk Mountain turns into an east-west direction, and it is on the middle extension line.

It is very close to the Wolf Milk Mountain Canyon, so it is not far from Fangu City.

A group of ragged soldiers rushed to the forest at the southeast corner of Yashan in the setting sun, a team that looked like tens of thousands of people would be no different from a group of refugees if all of them laid down their weapons. The clothes on their bodies have long been unable to see the original color, only gray, black, earth yellow, which are similar to the colors of the earth.

"Let the soldiers all go into the woods and take a break for a while."

Song regretted gasping, but there was no sweat on his forehead.

"Golden Rudder"

He pointed to a location on the map, then turned and pointed to the corresponding place: "You take your three folding battalions, don't rest yet, rush here." If you see the banner of Mengyuan Tartar later, don't pay attention to it, just let it go. The Tartars have been attacked by refugees more often recently, so they put their baggage in the middle of the line, and when you see the baggage camp coming up, you will send a signal. Then wait for the red fireworks to hit the sky and you lead your team to attack the rear of the Tartars. Remember, don't put up a banner. ”

"Whoa"

Although he didn't know what the purpose of Song Zi's military order was for, he still nodded firmly.

"Lei Xianhou, you take your three Zhichong battalions to set up an ambush here."

Song Ziregret continued to order: "When you see that there are green fireworks in the Chinese army, you will lead the troops to release arrows into the Tartar ranks, don't feel sorry for the feather arrows, and release as many arrows as you want." When you see the men and horses of the Tartars returning to the side of the baggage camp, you will lead them to charge the enemy's front line. ”

Don't take Lei Xianhou's orders.

"Chu Feiyun"

Song regretted and said: "I will give you six Chong battalions of troops for the main attack, see me waving the flag, you will lead the team to storm the enemy's Chinese baggage battalion, no matter how fierce the enemy's resistance is, you just lead the soldiers to rush forward, as long as you can hold out for half an hour, reinforcements will arrive." ”

"General rest assured!"

Chu Feiyun hugged his fists: "I'm waiting for today's battle, I've been waiting for many months." To tell the truth, if you fight this battle with the Tartars without real swords and guns, the emotions of the soldiers below are really difficult to suppress. ”

"I know what you're all thinking."

Song regretted and hugged his fists: "I am just a scholar, and I am trusted by the lord to lead the troops to fight against the Mengyuan Tartars." I haven't taken you to fight the Tartars for months, and I'll tell you the reason after today. But today, if this battle is not fought well, and whoever has a link that goes wrong, don't blame me for not being merciful. If you do your best according to my orders, but you lose this battle, I will kill myself! ”

"Let's go"

He said loudly: "After today's battle, if we are all alive, if you can afford me, we will be brothers!" ”

Koktai Menglie's heart was heavy.

The hesitation of the previous days finally made him miss the best time to evacuate. When the rumors started spreading, he didn't care. Only later did he know that the rumors were terrible, and he had no intention of rebelling and snatching the position of the Great Khan of Mengyuan, but when the rumor that Meng Ge had died spread like a plague in the Mengyuan military camp in the northwest, he could no longer control his fate.

He didn't believe that Munke was dead, but just because he didn't believe it didn't mean that everyone else didn't. The several Wang Ting generals who followed him this time obviously became wrong after hearing the news. All the generals of the royal court have the blood of the Koktaimeng family. In other words, if the Great Khan Meng Ge really died, then they, the royal generals, would have a chance to compete for the throne.

So, in the end, the violent one couldn't help himself.

His subordinate generals almost forced him to return to the royal court. And the most terrible thing is also what Meng Lie was most worried about, and in the end, he didn't avoid it, and finally someone couldn't hold it back and used force against him. He didn't know that when it reached Shujing Road, the rumor had already turned into that he had booby-trapped other Wang Ting generals, because this was not the truth in the first place.

The truth is that several other royal generals plan to join forces to get rid of him, as he is the most powerful contender for the throne of Khan. If everyone returned to the royal court together, he would have a better chance of becoming the Great Khan than the other royal generals. Therefore, those people planned to kill him first, but what they didn't expect was that Meng Lie had been guarding against them.

In the end, it's a lose-lose situation.

"I'm about to see Wolf Milk Mountain."

Meng Lie looked to the west.

"Perhaps from the beginning, the Crusade was a bad decision. If you are really dead, then please your soul to give me a hint. ”

He muttered to himself, "This is the second time I've fled back to my hometown with my people, and I'm so embarrassed." The world of the Han people is not beautiful at all, it is like a quagmire. ”