Chapter 5 Wu Jia (4) After listening to Liu Hongji's words, everyone shed tears. They looked at the fire all around them and wished that the fire would burn forever and burn the Goguryeo people to the point of annihilation.
That night, three hundred strong men from the grain protection army broke into the enemy camp, but only sixty-three returned wounded.
In that year, the Goguryeo emperors and ministers used the corpses of Sui soldiers to build the Great Wall, which stretched for hundreds of miles along the south bank of the Mazhai River. This remnant soldier who was rescued by Liu Hongji and others from Bobi Village was actually the most intact one after the defeat of the Mazhai Navy. One of the organized teams
This team relied entirely on the hope in their hearts to support each other and escaped from the siege until they rushed in front of Yu Wenshiji. Everyone still believed that His Majesty the Emperor sent elite soldiers to rescue them and saw the thousands of Under the torches and under the torches, there were more than thirty soldiers who were blowing horns until their faces turned blue. Only then did they realize that the soldiers here were just suspects. All the other reinforcements had already met everyone in the enemy camp.
Everyone was shocked and frightened, and those who were timid wanted to seize the horses and leave first. However, Yu Wenshiji's face turned cold, and he stood in front of the pack horse with a horizontal knife and cursed loudly, "Are you still carrying a handle? The savior is still here." You are trapped in the enemy camp and you want to run away? Liaodong is so big and there are enemy troops everywhere, where can you run? Even if you run back to the Central Plains, do you have the face to face your ancestors? Today everyone can either stay and save your life The benefactors are advancing and retreating together, and they want to step over my Yuwenshi and my corpse. I want to be a white-eyed wolf and seize the food and horses, but there is no way!"
He was always known for his sharp tongue. At this time, he was angry in his heart, and his words were even more harsh. Although there were many remnant soldiers who wanted to seize the horse, no one had the courage to step forward and cut down the emperor's consort, the governor. After the stalemate for several breaths, dozens more soldiers under Liu Wuzhou rode over and protected Yu Wenshi and his side.
The remaining soldiers felt guilty and were forced back by Yu Wenshiji's gaze. They looked back at the Goguryeo people's camps that stretched for dozens of miles, fearing that the enemy troops would chase them and they would fall into a tight siege again. When they were at a loss, they suddenly heard someone shouting loudly. Said: "Your Majesty the Prince Consort is scolding you very much. If we leave now, we will never raise our heads in front of others in this life. Besides, we don't know the road and we can't walk very far. It's better to wait for the heroes who robbed the camp to return and we can fight back to Liaoxi together." go!"
When everyone heard the sound and looked back, they saw Xue Shixiong, the general of the Woju Dao Army, riding a weak old horse and slowly coming under the torch. After the army was dispersed by the Mazhai Waterfront by the Goguryeo people, this man broke in with dozens of guards. When we arrived at Bobo Village, it was all because of his planning and planning that Bobo Village could hold on to this day. It was also all because of General Xue who made a decisive decision after seeing the fire outside the camp and abandoned the camp to break out. Therefore, Xue Shixiong was in this camp. He was extremely unpopular among the remnant soldiers. After hearing what he said, everyone couldn't help but put down all their thoughts for the time being.
Xue Shixiong had been in the army for many years. When he met Liu Hongji, he had already vaguely noticed that the soldiers who came to the rescue had not waited long to see these thousands of torches. He immediately understood that the so-called reinforcements were those who admired the few people he met on the way and felt in his heart. Unavoidably, he felt a sense of resentment and sympathy. He immediately jumped off his horse and shouted loudly: "Xue has always claimed to be brave, but today he knows what it means to be brave and wise. Such great wisdom and courage cannot be disrespected. Everyone, line up and come with me to greet you." The warrior returns!"
Having said that, he personally stood in front of the torch, clasped his fists and stood in awe. Seeing General Xue like this, all the sergeants suddenly remembered that their lives were saved thanks to others. Everyone in the team blushed and saluted behind Xue Shixiong with clasped fists.
In a moment, Liu Hongji, Li Xu and others rushed to the enemy. They did not dare to be too polite with Xue Shixiong and immediately suggested that everyone withdraw. As for the thousands of torches, they should stay in place and continue to use the remaining heat. The Goguryeo people in the company camp did not know.
How many enemy troops came, but they didn't dare to chase them. Despite this, the remaining soldiers did not dare to go home along the Wugu River. Instead, they hurried northward under the leadership of Yu Wenzhong all night. At dawn, they finally arrived.
Find a hidden valley to temporarily camp
The more than 3,000 people had not smelled the smell of military rations for several days. As soon as they stopped, they immediately clamored for rice to cook. Yu Wenshiji had a straight face and only allowed each group to share half a bucket of rice to make porridge. As for losing
The organized skirmishers were required to form their own gangs. Every ten men would introduce a gang leader and register their names before they were allowed to receive rations. The soldiers were so angry that they cursed and wanted to rob them violently, but Wang Yuantong and his men used the back of a knife to kill them.
Smashed back hard
"If I risk my life, will all I save are heartless beasts? Huaiyuan Town is more than 800 miles away. I ate all the food in one day. Tomorrow you will be waiting for the Goguryeo people to cut off your heads.
!" Wang Yuantong cursed angrily and beat the leader of the troublemaker to the ground. Some rational officers also understood that Wang Yuantong was right, so they watched helplessly from the side, refusing to stand up for their brothers.
After struggling for more than an hour, all the sergeants finally had breakfast. General Xue Shixiong of the Woju Dao Army comforted his brothers and came to the food guard to apologize. Seeing that Liu Hongji, Li Xu and others were all injured, Xue
The general was inexplicably moved. He bowed his hands respectfully and said, "My sons are fainting from hunger and losing their minds, so they do reckless things again and again. My benefactors, don't worry about it. Xue guarantees that this matter will never happen."
Happens again!"
"General Xue is so polite. We all live and die together at this moment. There is no need to share anything with each other. But the army rations are really not much, so we can't let everyone eat!" Liu Hongji stood up and returned the salute with the support of two soldiers.
"Xue knows this truth! Xue dare not say thank you for your great kindness. If you are lucky enough to escape this time, your contribution to the rescue will be recorded in front of His Majesty!" Xue Shixiong glanced at everyone and said sincerely.
If this was said before last night, Li Xu and others would definitely be very happy.
He would rather lose all his achievements and wake up the good brothers who died in the battle. Therefore, his performance was a bit dull, and he just lightly handed over his hand, even if he responded
As a third-grade general, Xue Shixiong's position was much higher than the others. Seeing how indifferent everyone was to the general, the soldiers around him felt a little angry. They snorted softly in their nostrils and wanted to step forward to scold him, but they took a step forward.
He was glared back by his own general
Liu Hongji was an experienced man. He already knew that Xue Shixiong was embarrassed when he saw the actions of several soldiers. He sighed and explained to the other party in a low voice: "In the battle last night, our brothers suffered heavy casualties. We are all very sad at this time. If there is any disrespect,
Please forgive me, General Xue!"
Hearing this, Xue Shizhi also sighed sadly and replied: "If the brothers had not sacrificed their lives to save him, Xue's head would have been cut off by the Goguryeo thieves. Laita saved his life with great kindness. How dare Xue make such a fuss?"
Don’t worry, brothers, as we will reorganize our troops in the future, Xue will definitely come back here to avenge the dead warriors with the blood of the Goguryeo people!”
"There is no need to bring up the matter of revenge. If the chaos continues like this, without the Goguryeo people chasing us, we will fight each other! Who has the life to return to Liaoxi!" Yu Wenshiji stepped forward with some condemnation.
meaning reminder
"That's natural!"
Yuwenshu had been plotting against Li Yuan overtly and secretly. Unexpectedly, at the critical moment, the person who sent food to save Yuwenshu was actually Li Yuan's general. The person who risked his life to defend the interests of Li Yuan's general last night turned out to be Yuwenshu's son.
Then I thought about it. At this moment, everyone is trapped in Goguryeo. It is still unknown whether they can return home alive. It would be too unscrupulous to divide your family and mine at this time. Thinking of this, the doubts in my heart were relieved. I smiled and added in a low voice.
: "That's why Xue needs a few strong men to help me watch the Goguryeo soldiers. Although they are large in number, they lack training. If the same number of people fight head-on, they may not be our opponents..."
"Three hundred thousand people have been killed in the battle, so what's the point of being brave..."
"General Xue, if you have anything to say, just say it. I'll just listen to your orders!"
Yu Wenshiji and Liu Hongji answered almost at the same time.
If they have enough energy, they will definitely be able to fight their way out, but not all of them are Xue's subordinates..."
"If they are not subordinates of the general, then whose subordinates are they?" Yu Wenshiji frowned and asked, not understanding Xue Shixiong's difficulties at all.
Xue Shixiong sighed again and brought the subordinates of this army one by one. Half a month ago, the old general Yuwenshu had sent thousands of cavalry back first to wait for military food supplies in Bobi Village. Therefore, after the defeat of Sashui,
Hundreds of thousands of troops regarded Bobu Village as a life-saving straw during the Battle of Mazhai River. The soldiers who were lucky enough to escape were all fleeing to Bobu Village. Only after they escaped to the village did they realize that thousands of cavalry had left the village to rescue everyone.
They had already been wiped out by the Goguryeo people on the way.
Everyone was confused and wanted to turn around and escape, but the Goguryeo people had already surrounded the camp and had no choice but to elect Xue Shixiong, the highest-ranking man among the remnants, as their leader. Liu Wuzhou, the leader of the team who was born in Zuowuwei, was also captured because of his bravery and good fighting skills.
Xue Shixiong was temporarily promoted to lead the cavalry brigade
The Goguryeo people were cruel by nature. After capturing prisoners, they often killed them on the spot immediately. Under the threat of death, the remaining soldiers in the village twisted into a rope and resisted desperately, repelling dozens of Goguryeo attacks. Later, the Goguryeo people saw many casualties in the attack.
However, Liu Hongji, Li Xu and others risked their lives to kill them, and everyone had a chance to escape...
"Since General Xue has been elected as the leader, I will continue to give orders to everyone. I am willing to help under the general's command!" After listening to Xue Shixiong's introduction, Liu Hongji expressed his attitude magnanimously.
"Everyone's lives were saved by General Liu. General Liu should have been the leader of the army!" Xue Shixiong waved his hands repeatedly and humbly said in a low voice.
When leading an army in a war, it is most taboo to order many sects. Although Xue Shixiong's official position is high, the food, horses, and soldiers who are good at fighting, including the cavalry under Liu Wuzhou's command, are all controlled by Liu Hongji. Therefore, he would rather give up to Liu Hongji than Liu Hongji.
I hope everyone will be at a loss during the march in the future.
However, Liu Hongji had no intention of fighting for the leadership of this remnant army. He shook his head and said: "The general has been in the army for many years, and his experience, experience and position are much higher than that of the junior general. Therefore, this army is still commanded by the general. Liu
I will do my best to assist and share the general’s worries!”
"How about this, General Xue will be the commander-in-chief, General Liu and his deputy will be in charge of the army's rations, and the cavalry will be led by Lieutenant Li, who will divide the work and cooperate with each other to try to bring all the troops out of the desperate situation!" Before Xue Shixiong could refuse again, Yu Wenshi
and came forward to suggest
He is the son-in-law of the current emperor. Although his military position is not high, his status is one of the most noble. He makes suggestions. How can everyone not follow them? Moreover, this suggestion is not unreasonable, and it just takes care of all parties who may have conflicts in the future.
So everyone expressed their agreement, and in a short time, the relationship between the upper and lower ranks in the army was smoothed out.
At that moment, Xue Shixiong summoned all the officers above the rank of captain to one place and explained to everyone the purpose of the army. Seeing that the savior was the savior, everyone did not object to the fact that Xue Shixiong was the leader of the army, so they naturally nodded and agreed. Xue Shixiong thanked everyone for their trust first, and then
Liu Hongji was appointed as the deputy general of this army. He was in charge of military affairs together with the general. Yu Wenshi was the supervisor of the army. He was responsible for supervising the soldiers to obey orders and enforce strict discipline.
The military food expenses were spent, and the manpower was organized to hunt and hunt along the way to replenish military supplies. Then all the cavalry were gathered together, and more than a hundred horses with relatively strong legs were selected from the horses transporting food to form a full cavalry regiment. The position of captain was held by
Li Xu temporarily took the lead, and Liu Wu and his deputy Zhou found more than fifty experienced veterans with war horses to serve as scouts. Yu Wenzhong and Yu Wenji were responsible for the command.
After the officer team was determined, Xue Shixiong gathered all the remaining remaining soldiers, disrupted the original organization, and roughly divided them into nine regiments, each assigned a captain. The captain then once again affirmed military discipline to everyone, saying that although in the chaos,
If someone leaves the team privately or disobeys orders, the same applies to the Sui Military Law
"Brothers, we still have two thousand stones of grain and four hundred pack horses." Xue Shixiong jumped on a big stone and shouted to everyone. This number was what he had just asked from Wang Yuantong. The moment he jumped on the stone, he
Food figures are exaggerated by one-third
"If we save on food, based on one pound of rice per person per day, we can have enough food for another fifteen days. From here to Liashui, it is a twelve-day journey. There are mountains, rivers, and countless Goguryeo in between.
I don't want to force you guys, I just want to ask, are you willing to sit here and wait for death, or follow me to fight back to your home! Those who want to go home, draw your swords!" Xue Shixiong raised his voice and roared at everyone.
, it seems that at this moment, he is still leading tens of thousands of elite warriors
"Go home!" the soldiers shouted with arms raised.
"I say it again, are you willing to bow your head and die, or come home with me!"
"Go home, go home, go home!" the soldiers shouted, raising a forest of swords and spears
