Chapter 4 National Memorial Day (Part 1) The first day of the battle came to an end with the sound of drums. General Zuo Wuwei Mai Tiezhang, Wu Benlang General Qian Shixiong and Ying Yanglang General Meng Jincha were eleven fifth-grade or above.
General Zuowu, Zuotun, and Zuoyi were killed on the east bank of the Liao River. When the pontoon bridge was destroyed, they were already trapped in the enemy's lines with more than 6,000 people who were crossing the river. No one survived.
Witnessing the death of General Mai Tiezhang at his own death, His Majesty the Emperor of the Sui Dynasty was pained and angry. After withdrawing his troops and returning to the camp, he reviewed his responsibility for the defeat in the first battle and ordered his guards to push Yu Wenkai, the minister of the Ministry of Industry who was responsible for supervising the construction of the pontoon bridge, out of the camp gate and behead him as a demonstration to the public.
The officials interceded for Yu Wenkai one after another. The emperor was furious and sent an order to demote Yu Wenkai to a civilian position. He Chou, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, temporarily took over his post.
That night, someone was singing a song for leaving the fortress in the military camp. Everyone who heard it burst into tears.
"The emperor will not really kill Yu Wenkai's head, just to appease the soldiers. Who doesn't know that Yu Wenkai and Yu Wenshu are a family, and all the rare things in the palace are brought by their brothers!
"During dinner, Li Waner sat next to Li Xu and whispered secretly
His Majesty the Emperor did not allow the female relatives to watch the battle by the river, but Li Waner refused to obey the order. She stole a set of soldiers' clothes and mingled with the food guard army. When Mai Tiezhang and others launched a desperate attack on the Goguryeo military formation, the little girl cried a lot.
Fortunately, all the millions of soldiers in the army were in tears at that time, so no one discovered the truth that it was a woman disguised as a man.
"The Goguryeo people are too insidious. They actually want to use such despicable methods as setting fire boats downstream without hitting the pontoon, no matter how strong it is. It is indeed not Yuwen Kai's responsibility!" Li Xu looked at the bonfire in front of him and replied angrily that his nose was a bit blocked.
, the end of his voice was very heavy when he spoke. This was because he shed a lot of tears in the afternoon. Although he had only been with Mai Tiezhang and others for less than a month, he was very touched by the other party's heartfelt care, especially General Wu Benlang.
Qian Shixiong, to Li Xu, was both a teacher and a friend. Unexpectedly, in the first battle across Liao, he would lose this friend forever.
"It may not be that the Koreans are insidious. With such a long stretch of river, don't those guys from the Ministry of War know how to send some people to the upper reaches to guard?" Li Shimin angrily threw a piece of firewood into the fire and cursed in a low voice.
Everyone looked at him, and no one said anything. The Ministry of War was just a decoration. The plan to attack Liao was almost single-handedly planned by the Emperor. If the responsibility for the death of Mai Tiezhang and others is truly investigated, His Majesty the Emperor must first apologize to the souls of the fallen. These principles
Everyone knows it, but no one has the guts to talk casually about the conquest of Liao. His Majesty the Emperor has already convicted Geng Xun, the supervisor of You Shang Fang Department, and imprisoned Xu Shanxin and Qin Tian Supervisor Yu. Now, even the Ministry of War
Duan Wenzhen, the Minister of Public Affairs, has stopped talking "due to illness". How can others have the qualifications to talk nonsense?
"If I were leading the troops, I would secretly cross the river on a raft while the Goguryeo people were celebrating tonight!" Seeing that no one was paying attention to him, Li Shimin stood up, turned around and walked away. He didn't like the food guard army.
In the current atmosphere, since the troops were withdrawn and returned to camp in the afternoon, everyone has been holding their heads together. Except for crying, no one has thought about how to avenge General Mai.
"A bunch of losers, if I were..." The little guy held the knife on his waist with his hand, and his shawl was blown by the night wind.
In front of the fire, everyone's expressions were very sad. Among them, except Li Xu, no one had actually seen blood. It was the first time they saw such a large-scale battle. The shock in their hearts was beyond words. Although everyone was across the river,
While watching the battle, my heart was shocked, filled with sadness and anger. I wanted to rush to the other side in person, hold the shield and flag for the old general Mai Tiezhang. After withdrawing the troops and returning to the camp, all reason and weakness returned to everyone's bodies.
Maybe after seeing death, they cherish the preciousness of life more. At this moment, everyone is not only sad for Pao Ze's sacrifice, but also more afraid of the future in their hearts. Ju Crossu is irrational and will not avoid anyone just because his family is rich.
The river in my chest is not merciful and will not wash him ashore just because he has read more books.
Although the food guard soldiers do not need to carry swords and charge into battle at the moment, no one can guarantee that one day they will not be the ones facing tens of thousands of enemy troops.
Although Li Xu has experienced battles, his feeling in his heart is not much better than everyone else. How high the martial arts skills of Mai Tiezhang and Qian Shixiong are. He knows better than anyone around the campfire that with such high martial arts skills of the two, they will be trapped in a trap.
In the military formation, my meager skills are not worth mentioning. Marching and fighting are not martial arts competitions. Personal martial arts can play a negligible role here. The coach's command errors and insufficient preparation before the war. Every detail is more important than martial arts duel.
The outcome of the game has a great impact
"Maybe I should have learned more about the art of war from Brother Xu!" Facing the fire, the young man silently wanted to dance, and the flames illuminated his face. In addition to his childishness, it added a bit of mystery and maturity.
This dinner was extremely boring. Even the beef and spirits ordered by the Sui Emperor to boost morale failed to arouse everyone's mood. After the meal, many soldiers returned to their tents to rest early.
Knowing that they are a coward, everyone does not want their weakness and panic to be seen. Only by hiding under the quilt can they completely heal the invisible wounds. Perhaps they can only truly heal the invisible scars after all of them are numb.
called a man
"Brother Zhongjian—" Li Waner watched Qi Poning off, Wang Yuantong and others stood up and left one by one, turned around, and shouted quietly to Li Xu
"Well, what's the matter?" Li Xu looked away from the flames and asked in a low voice.
"Are you afraid?" Li Waner bit her lip, frowned slightly, her eyes brightly illuminated by the fire.
"What are you afraid of?" Li Xu asked defensively. He couldn't guess what Li Waner's question meant. In front of women, men instinctively pretend to be brave.
"I, when I close my eyes, I am the Goguryeo people all over the mountains and plains!" Li Waner lowered her head, and kept picking at the ashes with the wooden stick in her hand, as if she could dig out some magic weapon for self-defense.
Mr. Tang’s family background is special. The little girl has no companions to talk to in Huaiyuan Town. Her brother and father are extremely busy every day. The younger brother is born to be a fearless person, or he is deliberately showing fearlessness. It’s all the same anyway. Therefore, some words
She could only talk to herself, but the proposition of death was too big, and talking to herself obviously could not bring her inner peace.
"It's okay, don't be afraid. If you get tired, I will immediately take a few people to take you and Shimin back to Tang Gong's temporary residence." Li Xu's mind can never be as fast as his hands and feet. Maybe it's intentional, maybe he really doesn't understand girls now.
What is needed most? His answer far exceeded Li Waner's expectations.
"I forgot, you have killed someone before." Li Waner turned her head and smiled at Li Xu, with a pair of beautiful dimples on her face. Her skin color was not as fair as the women in Su Chuanbu, but it was very gentle.
Illuminated from the side by the campfire, the tip of the nose and some parts of the fingers were almost transparent, like a large piece of red agate that had just been carved.
"I have never taken the initiative to kill anyone. It was just to protect myself." Li Xu felt a little inexplicably angry. His voice rose slightly and he spoke out. He immediately noticed his lapse and turned around, quickly looking around.
Fortunately, almost all of the companions at the nearby campfire had left. Liu Hongji and Li Shimin were sitting fifty steps away, gesticulating and arguing about something. No one noticed what was happening here.
Li Wan'er lowered her head and continued to fiddle with the ashes. She picked up a few unburned charcoal residues and threw them into the fire again. The bonfire jumped, hundreds of stars burst out, and there was a thunderous explosion.
Floating far away in mid-air
"I didn't mean it!" Li Xu felt a little guilty and apologized in a low voice. He knew that he was also scared. As soon as he closed his eyes, the first thing he saw was a river of blood and black crossbow arrows. It was as if he was a member of the bridge builders.
There was no place to hide, and he couldn't look back, but he couldn't say these words, and he couldn't tell anyone that he was now a captain, and he had to maintain his military dignity. Moreover, the other party was a woman, the daughter of her father-in-law and immediate boss.
"It's okay!" Li Waner gave Li Xu a magnanimous smile and continued: "I'm not saying you killed anyone, I just want to hear the story of your victory in the Linbu. Shimin hasn't had enough fun yet, and I don't want to go back too early.
Mansion!"
This reason was very appropriate. At least Li Xu didn't think there was anything wrong. He lowered his head and thought about it, and then started telling the story of how Xu Dayan trained troops in the Su Chuan tribe and how he helped the Su Chuan tribe defeat the Suotou Xi people's attack. That story is very exciting.
, can make people temporarily forget the tragic scene they saw in the afternoon. What's more important is that the story has been asked many times. Li Xu can now easily erase all the memories he doesn't want to mention while telling the story.
"Tell me, our current situation in the Sui Dynasty is like that of Su Chubu or Suo Tou Xiren!" After the moment of weakness, the strong girl Wan'er started to care about national affairs again.
"It's hard to say. The Su Chuo tribe and the Suotou Xi tribe are both too small. They can only fight once and lose once, and they lose them all. The Sui Dynasty and Goryeo are both big countries, and they can win and lose many times!" Li Xu thought for a while and answered.
This was the conclusion he came to after thinking for a long time tonight, but this conclusion obviously did not comfort Li Waner. After another moment, Waner put down the stick, patted the ashes on her hands, stood up and asked, "What about your future?"
Will you take the initiative to ask for help? Go to the other side of the river to make contributions?"
"I, I don't know!" Li Xulu was stunned for a moment. He didn't understand why the other party asked this question. He was really confused now. It turned out that when he was with Xu Dayan, he didn't need to think about it. Xu Dayan could arrange it every time.
What should the two of them do next? When they met Liu Hongji later, there was no need for him to worry about the future. Brother Liu would silently plan for him and clearly point out the path he needed to take. But now, Xu Dayan is separated, and Brother Liu
After getting promoted, he was used to being arranged by others. He suddenly found that he had many choices. Every path was full of temptations, but every path seemed not so easy to walk.
"You are so stupid!" Li Waner suddenly became angry and kicked the wooden stick beside her away.
"Second sister, are you looking for me?" Li Shimin was alarmed by the noise here, turned around and shouted loudly
"Let's go home!" Li Waner scolded angrily. Li Shimin was so frightened that Li Shimin hurried forward and asked in a panic: "What's wrong, second sister, who messed with you?"
"I'm tired, let's go home, don't let mother worry!" Wan'er suddenly laughed again, touched her brother's head and said that her brother is getting taller and taller, has slowly surpassed her, and is about to grow into a burly man.
My mother-in-law said that a man must make meritorious deeds when he is born, otherwise he will not be respected by others. Moreover, the more humble a person is from a humble background, the more they regard their merits as more important than their lives.
"Whoever loves you will die, it's none of my business!" Li Waner muttered before stepping into the stirrups.
"Sister, what are you talking about?" Li Shimin was startled again and asked in surprise.
"I say, you should study more in the future and use less swords and sticks!" Li Waner scolded loudly, looked back at Li Xu and Liu Hongji who were following from a distance, and whipped the war horse hard.
The pained war horse jumped forward more than ten feet, spread its hooves, and escaped far into the night.
