Chapter 187 Turn the tide (End)
The red and burning bonfire swayed in the dark with the evening breeze at dawn, reflecting the faces of the night soldiers patrolling past, walking bodies, the outlines of war horses, far and near, people around them whispered in low conversations, and occasionally the songs from their hometown were filled with noise and noisy in the quiet night. Extending along the field of view, it was just a temporary military camp with spots of ignitions stretched for several miles.
Originally, he would not have been stationed in Gecheng today, but Yuan Shao unexpectedly received his son whom he had not seen for a year and made an exception to camp first. The Central Army tent continued to talk.
"...Xi'er tells me how you came back from Gongsun Zhi. You will not believe it for your father if you want to escape."
Yuan Xi hesitated for a moment: "He was let go... In the middle, Gongsun Zhi sent a trick to kill General Gao's deputy general, and... He was escorted and escaped while in the chaos."
"Hahaha……"
Laughing came from above, Yuan Shao slapped the long case, as if he had seen through what his son was thinking, and nodded: "You didn't say panic to your father because of embarrassment. It's great. Go down and rest. Go back to Yecheng with Zhang He tomorrow morning."
"Dad... won't you go back together?"
Next to him, Feng Ji bowed and smiled and said, "Young Master Xi, since the white wolf has come out, it is the best time to annihilate Gongsun and his son in one fell swoop. The lord naturally puts the overall situation first. In the Yecheng, as long as the city has not been broken, there will be a fight."
"So that's it, that child goes ahead first." The thin boy finally lost his timidity and returned to a polite attitude. He bowed to his father and slowly withdrew from the tent.
The curtain swayed slightly. After waiting for someone to leave, Guo Tu and Feng Ji looked at each other, then stood up and bowed: "I beg the lord to counterattack Yi Jing immediately, Gongsun and his son will definitely be able to capture it!"
Yuan Shao looked at the two of them and spoke slowly: "It's indeed a good opportunity. Although Gao Lan doesn't know how long it will last, the white wolf always appears. If he gets trapped in Yijing, he must be in the city."
He said, "Tell the entire army and immediately set the camp north and catch them off guard."
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Yi Jing, the flag floating in the wind, was incomplete and broken. Since the fierce attack on the city, the soldiers on the city wall patrol worriedly, and they were unsure of what the situation they would face in the future.
The encounters of being trapped on all sides have caused great pressure in their hearts.
Zhao Yun was patrolling the city with a gun and a sword, and met another general, Zou Dan. After the two of them greeted each other, they walked side by side with the cold wind in the morning to chat with some words to relieve their anger. For external generals like them, there was no information conveyed from the inside, so they were naturally very anxious.
"... The lord fought in the Great Wall for his whole life, and he won countless victories. I know his temperament. Now that he has lost his life, his brother died tragically, his heart will inevitably be dark and bitter..."
"But if you don't cheer up, Yuan Shao's army will come again in the beginning of next year. How can the remaining remaining soldiers be defended?" Zhao Yun punched the wall. His words made Zou Dan next to him unable to continue.
Fortunately, he didn't need to connect. At the end of his vision, a black line appeared on the west side of Ziyijing from afar.
Zou Dan murmured simply: "Whose soldiers are...?"
A moment later, the sound of horse hooves shook the earth like thunder. Zhao Yun possessed himself and looked forward. A loud cheer broke out when the city wall was approaching there. Countless figures ran over the city. He held the gun tightly and called the soldiers back to his defensive position. Soon, someone shouted loudly: "It's reinforcements."
"It's the eldest son's reinforcements that have arrived!"
"The cavalry of the eldest prince, there are thousands of infantrymen behind him. Come, please open the city gate and welcome the eldest prince's troops into the city."
The inspiring news spread under the city wall in a blink of an eye. The excited soldiers passed such good news to the city gate. The streets and alleys spread soon. The army that was originally trapped in the lonely city raised the city and shouted loudly. Many people walked out of their homes and came to the streets. Looking at the soldiers who were running by, they were inevitably infected by the joy of the other party. They all stretched their heads and tiptoed to look at the direction of the city gate, wanting to see what the army looked like.
A large amount of news flew across the city, and soldiers who reported the good news stumbled into the government office. Gongsun Yuezheng was upset about his brother's affairs. He suddenly heard that his nephew was coming with reinforcements. He was shocked. Then he ran to the backyard in surprise. When he bumped into someone head-on, he was thrown away and went straight to the good news to inform Gongsun Zan.
"Brother"
He stepped into the hall, his face couldn't hide his joy, and he strode towards the drunken figure over there: "Brother! Reinforcements are coming, we can go back to Youzhou now. Brother, you can drink later. Then you can have a good time drinking with your nephew. Put down the wine pot and we welcome it together."
He reached over for the wine pot, and swept away the shaking figure. Gongsun Zan looked at him with a red look: "Now everyone is happy... don't need to urge you every day... I... I'll go to stabilize the morale of the army..." He stuttered halfway, suddenly burst into laughter, covering his face and continued to laugh: "My son has not disappointed everyone... Go... Go and greet him, I'll come later... lest he runs away... I'll learn from me and leave you alone..."
"Brother, what are you saying? You are the leader of everyone. No matter how old your nephew is, he is not as big as your father." Gongsun Yue said, and heard the bustle outside the door and bowed: "Then I will go outside to greet my nephew first. Brother, wash your face quickly, don't let your nephew make a joke."
After saying that, he sorted out his clothes and walked quickly outside. On the long table, his drunken face with a smile was restrained, and he shaking up. After looking at the door outside, he took the sword hanging from the stigma and walked towards the wing room in the backyard. Time seemed to be slowing down by his side. The guards and soldiers around him ran over from the side to cheer and rushed out of the yard to welcome the joy.
The figure stumbled through the corridor, walked under the eaves, and finally stood in front of a door. Gongsun Zan raised his arm tremblingly, drew his sword and slashed it down. The copper lock on it slammed into the ground, and opened the door. The light outside drove away the darkness in the room. A woman huddled in the corner of the wall raised her gaze in surprise, and a smile appeared on her haggard face and walked towards her quickly.
"Husband, I know you will come and pick you up..."
The voice stopped, and the woman's smile stopped... Pah... the sound of liquid dripping on the ground, the tip of the sword penetrated from behind, and Liu touched it tremblingly. It was a dazzling red. Her smile continued to change and looked at her husband in front of her.
"...husband..." whispered softly, and the figure fell backwards.
Before the body could touch the ground, Gongsun Zan picked up the body and put it on the bed. Looking at the woman who had faded her blood, she looked at it silently for a while, then got up and put on the armor that had accompanied him for half his life, and walked out majestic.
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Gongsun Zhi entered the city. In addition to the 1,000 cavalry who imprisoned the surrendered troops in Jizhou, the rest followed him through the city gate, walking on the street with iron hooves, and countless eyes were watched. Almost all heard of this person. He started from a hundred horse-riding thieves on the grassland and fought all the way to the current prefect of a county. His reputation was not only for fear of the grassland, but also for the exaggeration of Liu Yu's old subordinates in Youyan area.
However, whenever the other party's iron cavalry entered the city, many people's hearts were beating wildly. After all, this person is famous and he cannot be said to go crazy and kill.
"Is this my nephew's cavalry? It's really great..." Gongsun Yue had already come out of the government office. When he saw the iron cavalry coming from afar, he felt a little moved. "When the horse thief started his business and went to send him troops, I knew that there was finally an even more amazing person in my Gongsun family."
"...But I heard that the eldest prince's cavalry is not one." Guan Jing, the chief clerk next to him, said: "He is a bow and cavalry who is good at long-distance raiding. This one should not be an elite at the moment."
Gongsun Yue's eyes shone and he punched him in his palm.
“It’s developed now”
Chapter completed!