Chapter 500: The two armies join forces and fight to the death like thunder
Wei Yan, who was sitting on the stone barrier, took a piece of cloth soaked in herbs from his bodyguard and tied it to the wound on his arm.
At this moment, on the ground in front of Wei Yan, there was a bloody cloth with blood scabs that had just been replaced.
Not only in front of Wei Yan, but also in front of the thousands of soldiers gathered around him, there were freshly replaced wound cloths.
In the battle some time ago, in order to successfully break out of the encirclement, Wei Yan and his troops were brave and fearless of death.
The desperate fighting style succeeded in allowing Wei Yan to lead his troops to break out of the encirclement, but it also succeeded in causing almost all of Wei Yan's soldiers to be injured.
Of course, most of the injuries suffered by the soldiers who could continue to follow Wei Yan were not serious. They were basically superficial wounds, and there would be no problem in treating them with the herbal medicines they carried with them.
As for those who were seriously injured, they had already stayed outside the south gate of Nanzheng City.
This group of people accounted for more than half of Wei Yan's troops, which shows how fierce the battle was.
But fortunately, the final result was good, which was the only comfort in Wei Yan's heart at the moment.
After re-tying the cloth soaked with herbs, Wei Yan stretched his arm slightly and found that his injury was no longer serious.
At least it won't affect his ability to go into battle to kill the enemy.
Thinking of this, Wei Yan picked up the long sword placed aside and quickly came to Zhou Tai.
Zhou Taiben was inspecting the injuries of several soldiers. He came from a good family and had learned some simple medical skills when he was young.
But Zhou Tai, who was squatting on the ground to inspect the injury, soon discovered a shadow appeared above his head. It seemed that there was a strong man blocking the sunlight above his head.
Zhou Tai looked up and found that it was Wei Yan.
Zhou Tai also noticed that at this moment, Wei Yan was looking at him with bright eyes.
Zhou Tai knew in his heart why Wei Yan was like this and didn't want to talk to Wei Yan.
Similar things happened yesterday and even the day before yesterday.
But when Wei Yan saw that Zhou Tai ignored him, he narrowed his eyes, pulled away the soldier Zhou Tai was treating, and then squatted directly opposite Zhou Tai, staring at Zhou Tai.
As a result, Zhou Tai could no longer avoid the eagerness in Wei Yan's eyes.
Zhou Tai couldn't help but sigh and asked: "General Zhenbei, why is this?"
Why?
"Why do you ask even though you know everything?"
Wei Yan's voice was a little hoarse, but his words were conclusive.
After saying this, Wei Yan saw that Zhou Tai had no intention of answering, so Wei Yan directly stated his intention:
"The time has come to unlock the bag of tips given by the general."
This is what Wei Yan came for.
However, after hearing Wei Yan's intention, Zhou Tai categorically objected: "There are still a few days until half a month, and it is not time to open the general's bag."
Zhou Tai's veto made Wei Yan angry.
He stood up and pointed down and said, "Get up and take a look."
At Wei Yan's request, Zhou Tai actually stood up.
Nearly half a month ago, in order to prevent the Wei army from seeing his true whereabouts, Wei Yan pretended to lead his troops towards Yangping Pass after breaking through.
Later, after successfully getting rid of Wei Jun's troops, Wei Yan led his troops to quickly turn back and quietly make a detour to Dingjun Mountain through some hidden areas.
All this was not difficult for Wei Yan, who was familiar with the terrain of Nanzheng.
Therefore, the current place where Zhou Tai and Wei Yan are located is on top of Dingjun Mountain.
Dingjun Mountain is located in the south of Nanzheng, and is the highest mountain in Nanzheng. Looking down from Dingjun Mountain, it is easy to see clearly some of the actions of the Wei army.
For example, there are currently a large number of Wei troops on the north bank of the Han River, building dikes and weirs on the Han River.
The most important thing is that from the perspective of Wei Yan and Zhou Tai, it is not difficult to see that the dike built by the Wei army has been roughly completed.
It was after seeing this that Wei Yan became anxious.
"Don't you know what that means?"
There was a hint of impatience in Wei Yan's deep voice.
What Wei Yan could see, Zhou Tai could also see, and Zhou Tai, who had been taught by Mi Yang, naturally knew what it meant that the Wei army's dike was about to be repaired.
This means that in at least a while, maybe a few days, the surging Han River below will pour towards Nanzheng City.
How could this not make Wei Yan feel impatient.
Of course, the impatience in Zhou Tai's heart was no less than that in Wei Yan's heart, but he still shook his head and said:
"No matter what the situation is below, I will not open the general's bag until the time comes."
Seeing how stubborn Zhou Tai was, Wei Yan couldn't help but become angry, and in his anger he couldn't help but speak louder.
"Do you still expect reinforcements to come from Yizhou?
It has been a year, it has been a whole year, and the imperial court has not given us any support in Liangzhou!
We only have ourselves to rely on next.”
When Wei Yan said this, there was a lot of dissatisfaction in his tone.
This level of dissatisfaction was not only felt in his heart, but also in the hearts of many soldiers in Liangzhou, but only Wei Yan dared to speak out directly.
The situation in Liangzhou has become so critical. Is it because the soldiers in Liangzhou are not effective enough? Or is it because the general's command is not good enough?
If it were for these two reasons, Liangzhou would have been lost long ago. The reason for the current dangerous situation is that Liangzhou did not receive any support.
It's not that Wei Yan didn't know that the imperial court had difficulties, but if it took several months, Wei Yan could still make himself understand.
But a whole year has passed, and Liangzhou's blood has almost dried up, but the court's reinforcements are still far away. How can the impatient Wei Yan understand this?
Perhaps at first Wei Yan was dissatisfied with becoming Mi Yang's subordinate, but after many battles together, Wei Yan's mentality changed unconsciously.
He was a minister of the Han Dynasty, but he was also a general of Liangzhou, and he had a strong sense of country.
Wei Yan's roar attracted the attention of the surrounding soldiers, but after listening to Wei Yan's words, their faces became gloomy.
It can be seen from their faces that they agree with Wei Yan's words.
Even though Mi Yang has been speaking for the court in the past, this cannot be compared with the facts.
Wei Yan thought that his words would resonate with Zhou Tai and make him less stubborn. However, Zhou Tai did resonate, but he still raised his neck and refused to hand over the bag of tips in his arms.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Zhou Tai knows why he was appointed as Wei Yan's deputy general by Mi Yang, and why Mi Yang gave him the tips. Isn't it to prevent this?
situation?
In this case, he must not betray Mi Yang's trust.
Zhou Tai's behavior made Wei Yan more and more angry. He thought of the breakout battle some time ago. If it weren't for his sworn protection, how could Zhou Tai be safe and sound? Almost everyone in his tribe was injured, but Zhou Tai was
No hair was injured?
Don't you think that this guy Zhou Tai doesn't care about any kindness at all?
Wei Yan became anxious and became a little careless. He took a step forward and wanted to snatch the kit in Zhou Tai's arms.
Maybe this kind of thing will make Mi Yang extremely dissatisfied in the future, but as long as he can save Mi Yang and Liangzhou without wasting time, Wei Yan is willing to take on this responsibility.
Unexpectedly, Zhou Tai had already anticipated Wei Yan's move. He jumped a few steps away and shouted: "General Zhenbei intends to violate the general's order."
When Zhou Tai shouted these words, the thousands of Han troops who had been resting around suddenly stood up.
They were Wei Yan's headquarters troops and horses, which was good, but after Mi Yang reformed the military system, the generals and commanders in Wei Yan's headquarters troops and horses were all direct descendants of Mi Yang.
And they knew Zhou Tai’s identity, his name was deputy general, but he was actually the supervisor of the army!
When Wei Yan saw thousands of soldiers standing up without caring about their injuries, and there was a faint tendency to surround him, this made Wei Yan feel like he could not argue.
He wants to save our general!
The helpless and angry Wei Yan could not dare to openly disobey Mi Yang's order. In the end, he could only draw the long sword from his waist, slashed at the stone barrier in front of him, and said bitterly:
"I was about to fight to the death, but the general wouldn't let me!"
After reading these words that spoke directly from his heart, Wei Yan threw away the long sword in his hand and angrily sat on the stone barrier with his eyes closed to meditate.
When Zhou Tai saw that Wei Yan finally calmed down, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
But he didn't know how many more days he could hold Wei Yan down. If reinforcements were not seen when the half-month time limit was up, the remaining thousands of soldiers would start making noises without Wei Yan having to say anything.
Because what Wei Yan just said was not the voice of thousands of soldiers, or even himself?
A few more days passed like this, and just when there was only one day left before the half-month deadline, when Zhou Tai felt that the eyes of the thousands of soldiers looking at him were almost wrong, a news from deep in the dense forest shocked the thousands of soldiers.
Of course, Wei Yan was not one to wait patiently. During the period of waiting, Wei Yan once sent his personal guards to explore the dense forest.
His personal guards had crossed Dingjun Mountain with him and had a certain understanding of the terrain of Dingjun Mountain, which would help them detect traces of reinforcements in the dense forest, if there were reinforcements.
Why add an if?
Because Wei Yan had already sent out his personal guards, but in recent days, there has been no news.
But today is different.
Several personal guards stumbled out of the dense forest and came to Wei Yan and Zhou Tai.
Also arriving with those personal guards was Fu Qian, whom Wei Yan and Zhou Tai had not seen for a long time.
Being in the same interest group, the relationship between Wei Yan, Zhou Tai and Fu Qian is like that of fellow villagers.
At the moment when almost everyone has given up hope, a fellow villager who has not seen them for a long time suddenly appears from the mountains and forests to reunite. In addition, the appearance of this fellow villager heralds an extremely important event. How can Zhou Tai and Wei Yan not be overjoyed?
Woolen cloth?
Wei Yan took three steps and then rushed to Fu Qian, grabbed his arm and asked:
"Have reinforcements arrived?
How many troops are coming?"
Fu Qian, who had just trekked to Dingjun Mountain, was already exhausted. Suddenly, he was shaken violently by Wei Yan, which almost made him faint.
But when he saw Wei Yan and Zhou Tai, his heart was filled with excitement.
This excitement made him forget his physical discomfort.
However, he did not directly answer Wei Yan's question. He just smiled and motioned Wei Yan and Zhou Tai to look into the dense forest behind them.
When Wei Yan and Zhou Tai looked toward the dense forest behind them, they saw an unforgettable scene.
I saw soldiers whose bodies were covered with mud and thorns gradually emerging from the dense forest. Although that soldier looked miserable, his eyes were bright and clear, like stars shining in the starry sky.
What's more important is that as time goes by, the entire mountain forest is gradually filled with Han troops appearing one after another.
The red tassels on the Han army's armor look so dazzling in the dark mountains and forests!
Finally, another familiar figure appeared in the army-Deng Ai!
After Deng Ai saw Wei Yan and Zhou Tai, he hurriedly ran forward and hugged the two men tightly.
He finally came home.
After more than a month of long journey, the reinforcements from Yizhou finally arrived at Dingjun Mountain according to Mi Yang's plan!
After his mind recovered from the violent surprise, Wei Yan immediately asked Zhou Tai to open Mi Yang's bag.
Although Deng Ai and Fu Qian still didn't know why Wei Yan and Zhou Tai appeared on Dingjun Mountain, they still turned their attention to Zhou Tai with great curiosity after hearing that Mi Yang had prepared tips.
At this moment, Zhou Tai finally took out the bag of tips given by Mi Yang from his arms and took out the creed inside.
When Mi Yang's note was shown to several Liangzhou generals, they saw only one sentence written on it:
"Seize the dike and flood the Wei camp!"
After such a simple sentence fell into the eyes of several Liangzhou generals, it caused them to burst into laughter.
He is truly worthy of being a great general.
This is like something a great general would do!
Since the general has an order, how can his subordinates not obey it?
Wei Yan, who felt that a historic moment was about to take place, could not suppress the excitement in his heart. He once again drew out the long sword from his waist and chopped down the stone barrier at his feet:
"Fight to the death! Fight to the death!"
This sentence was much shorter than the one he shouted a few days ago, but it also proved that Wei Yan's mood was different at this moment.
At that time, the ministers were about to fight to the death, but the general refused. Today, the general is teaching the ministers how to fight to the death. What a joy it is for Wei Yan, who has long been full of fighting spirit.
When Zhoutai and Wei Yan's thousands of soldiers saw Wei Yan's "return to his old ways" and knew the reason, they couldn't help but laugh and drew out their swords to chop the rocks around them, shouting:
"Fight to the death! Fight to the death!"
Deng Ai, Fu Qian and tens of thousands of reinforcements who had just arrived didn't know the reason, but they were affected by their emotions and subconsciously took out the blades from their waists, or knocked on the rocks or tree trunks nearby, mouthing
Shouted: "Fight to the death! Fight to the death!"
There used to be a lot of rain in Hanzhong during the rainy season, so the tens of thousands of Han army swords on Dingjun Mountain all had a lot of mud on them. The mud covered the blades, as if the edge of the sharp blades was covered up.
But at this moment, with the continuous hammering of tens of thousands of Han troops, the lead on the tens of thousands of sharp blades was gradually washed away, revealing their sharp edges!
And as tens of thousands of shouts sounded, it seemed that they were being pulled by some kind of force. Dark clouds in the sky were gathering, and bursts of thunder were also heard in the human world.
Later historical records record:
In July of the fourth year of Emperor Zhangwu of the Han Dynasty, the two armies successfully met at Dingjun Mountain.
In July of the fourth year of Emperor Zhangwu of the Han Dynasty, thunder broke out outside Dingjun Mountain and between the nine heavens and the flat earth!
On the second day, tens of thousands of Han troops rushed toward the dike built by the Wei army.