Chapter 6: Holding the flag (two times) After the sky lit up again, Li Xu led 15,000 warriors to leave Dingyuan Fort. Regardless of the changes in the terrain under his feet, he headed straight north
This was his second time hiking across Yanshan Mountain. The last time was many years ago, when he went to the outside of the Great Wall to evade military service in the name of doing business. At that time, he was young and strong, and he had countless longings for the future in his heart. This time, his body was still as strong as before.
Strong as a protruding rock on the mountain roadside, but my heart is full of anxiety
Indeed, anxious in front of all the senior generals, Asahi, as the de facto commander, must always be confident and use his enthusiasm to inspire the morale of the entire army. But deep down, he knows that he is never as good as he seems to others.
strong
He only has 140,000 warriors on hand, and they come from three families. It is difficult to have uniform orders and the enemy forces are almost endless. I am afraid that even the initiator of the mobilization order himself cannot figure out how many people will participate in this important battle.
Ten nations fought life-and-death battles. What he was best at was leading the cavalry on long-distance raids and delivering a fatal blow to the opponent by surprise. Now the conditions had just been reversed. The opponent had hundreds of thousands of good horses in their prime, and he could easily mount a herdsman.
He can gallop as fast as flying, but he has to rely on his two-legged tribe to compete with the four-legged war horses for speed and control of the battle situation. In past battles, his impressive archery skills have always been able to predict the enemy.
This time when he delivers a fatal blow, assuming that each tribe has only one sharpshooter, there will be at least hundreds of Aslans waiting for him in the dark...
Competing with Aslan in archery, Li Xu had no chance of winning. Thinking that he was about to personally send Aslan, Hou Quli and even Duer to a point of no return, his heart became even heavier. "If Aslan's son grows up safely,
You must be seven years old this year?" Although she knew that thinking about these miscellaneous things would only make her mood more chaotic, Asahi still couldn't stop herself from thinking wildly during the march.
He remembered that the first time he killed someone was because he went hunting with Aslan and others and encountered a Xi tribe scout on the way. In order to protect his safety, three Mingbu herdsmen died at the hands of a Xi tribe scout.
Brothers Su Chuoxier and Su Chufuli took advantage of him, and then decisively fell out with him in order to gain more powerful backing. But deep down in his heart, Xuzi had no regard for the other herdsmen except the eldest brother of the Su Chuo tribe.
Disgust
His archery skills were learned from the Su Chuo tribe. That winter, the tribal public treasury opened up the hard-earned arrows for him to squander. His martial arts and military skills also came from the coppersmith master of the Su Chuo tribe. Although the true origin of the master coppersmith was
The Xie family in the south of the Yangtze River, but without the support of Su Chuobu, Xuzi's life trajectory would never have crossed paths with the coppersmith. The black knife in his hand was made of star iron in the Crescent Lake, and Tao Kuo took off the silk and risked his life to fish it out.
Half of the stone turned into a black knife, and the other half became a birth gift for Aslan's son. But not long after, Xuzi had to kill the child's father. Perhaps, that was equivalent to killing the beautiful and gentle Padai and Xiao A.
On the grassland, a family without men can hardly survive, not to mention that Aslan does not get along well with the patriarch's younger brother Su Chuifuli...
But he only had this chance to completely disrupt Ashina Gutuoru's military plan. The latter could drive other tribes to lead the battle for the Turkic Wolf Cavalry, and drive the vassal tribes forward in turn regardless of sacrifice, consuming the Central Plains defenders on the front line of the Great Wall.
However, the latter may not be able to ignore the life and death of the Suchu tribe warriors. Putting aside the importance of Asilan and other Xi clan cavalry to Gutuolu, the relationship between Tao Kuo Tuosi's mother clan alone makes Gutuolu
Tolu had to treat it carefully. He needed the silver wolf in Tao Kuotosi's hand to call on other tribes for himself. He needed these tribes to gather around him and ensure his position in the Turkic royal court.
But what if Gutuoru no longer needs Ganluo's influence? Ever since I heard that several important figures in power in the Ashina family had participated in the Southern Expedition, this ominous premonition has been lingering in Asahi's heart.
From experience, it is impossible for Ashina Gutuoru not to consider the possibility of Gan Luo following his old master during the battle. However, even though he knew who the defender of Zhuo County was, he still led his subordinates to invade south. It is very likely that Gan Luo no longer needed him.
Luo's support, and even Tao Kuo's support
Thinking of this, Xuzi felt really tired. He even wanted to give up and retreat to the Inner Great Wall as suggested by Shi Defang and others. The pressure on the Boling Army would be much less, and he might not have to fight with the old soldiers so early.
No one can accuse him of being cowardly when his friends fight to the death. The number of enemy troops is enough for everyone to retreat. But every time he sees the trusting eyes around him, he has to suppress the thoughts in his heart and continue to stand tall and raise his head.
Xuzi didn't dare to live up to everyone's trust, let alone his own promise to this land. He once promised to protect this place. Although he didn't swear an oath to heaven or burn incense with blood, those promises echoed in his ears like thunder, forever.
Can't pretend not to hear
"Tell the brothers, we can only persevere to the end, there is no way back!" Walking on the path trodden by goats, Li Xu whispered to Zhang Jiang beside him. This sentence was cruel to everyone. Since setting off, at least some
More than 20 people accidentally fell into the mountain stream and were shattered to pieces. But this sentence was very inspiring. After spreading from the center to the end of the team, the complaints in the crowd immediately weakened by half. Since there is no way back, why complain so much?
There is no difference between a few words and less complaints. If you have the energy to talk nonsense, it is better to put it under your feet.
"Persevere to the end, never look back, don't hesitate, and don't show any signs of fatigue or confusion, at least not in front of the soldiers!" After instructing the brothers, Xuzi secretly told himself again. He clearly remembered the difficulty of his first trip out of the fortress.
, it seemed that he would be so tired that he vomited blood and died in the next moment, but in fact, Anle County walked to Rushui, and had to share the burden of the animals in the process, and he did not fall down. Sometimes fatigue can make men grow faster, at least in
Many years ago, his own experience verified this sentence
The mountain road was rugged, appearing and disappearing among the newly restored green thorns. If the guide who led the way had not pledged his life and property, many times, the soldiers even suspected that the front was a desperate situation that could not be entered. However, it was soon covered up by rocks and thorns.
The path was revealed in front again, dispelling everyone's suspicion.
Walking this kind of path is a severe challenge to people's physical strength. Even the strongest man can't help but gasp for breath after walking continuously for more than an hour. But this kind of path is not without its merits, at least the roads on the roadside.
The scenery is very beautiful. From sunrise to now, everyone has seen at least two waterfalls formed by melted snow. More than a dozen small pool waterfalls condensed at the bottom of the valley like pearls fall on the rocks, splashing a lot of flying flowers and breaking the Yutan water.
Then respond to the roar of the waterfall with a very slight gurgling sound, and the sound of the palace and the levy tune are mixed and played continuously among the mountains.
Even people who are least sensitive to beauty cannot remain indifferent to the colorful beads splashing in the sun and the wild flowers blooming in the valley. The cheers and admirations temporarily make people leave their fatigue behind and walk across a stone road.
Liang, the feeling of exhaustion and boredom has reoccupied the human body. In the mountain nest where the sun cannot shine, the snow is glowing with haggard yellow and a few miserable white wooden stakes point to the sky alone. Spring has come, but they are completely
lost chance to regain life
It was obviously the result of the last storm. In the stone gap not far away, there was still a section of tree trunk that had not been cut into pieces by the wind knife and frost sword. The yellowish heads of weeds poked out from under the trunk, and a few came out of their slumber.
When the wild mouse woke up and heard the human voice, it jumped over the grass in panic and flew away.
In the memory of the animals in the mountains, they may have never seen so many people. The team could not be seen to the side. It was like a giant python rising and falling along the mountain, intersecting with the team and standing in the middle of the mountains.
There is another behemoth that the animals in the mountains are very familiar with. It is the Great Wall, which has been erected at the highest point of Yanshan Mountain hundreds of years ago and has never woken up.
But today, this quiet magnificence suddenly changed. The end of the team heading north was facing the Great Wall. Looking from a distance, it might just meet the Great Wall somewhere. They came from within the Great Wall, and seemed to be a branch of the Great Wall.
They are part of the Great Wall. Perhaps, they are the Great Wall itself. After sleeping for hundreds of years, they finally stretched themselves in the spring breeze and woke up belatedly.
"If the master coppersmith encounters this situation, what will he do?" Looking back at the rolling team behind him and the similarly rolling Great Wall in the distance, Xuzi asked himself again
The master coppersmith will definitely hide by a pool in the mountains and live alone. What he pursues is inner peace, unlike himself who is so attached to the world that he cannot let go! But can peace really be achieved in that way?
Why is it that when the scenery of Jiangnan is mentioned occasionally, the coppersmith’s eyes are as deep as the water of the Crescent Lake?
Plug your ears, you may not be able to hear the whimpering in this land. Close your eyes, you may not be able to see the bloody reality. It is actually relatively easy to deceive others and let others down. The most difficult thing for people to face is often themselves.
Xu Zi remembered that his two masters, whether it was Master Yang or the coppersmith, thought that he was too stubborn and did not know how to adapt, so it was difficult for him to "become a prince" in this life. In fact, he was now Boling
The Duke and the General of the Hussars far exceeded the expectations of the two masters.
The choice of the master may not be correct. You are a human being in this world, and you must bear the joys and sorrows, pains and confusions of this world. As long as you do it with all your heart! Maybe there is a future waiting for you that others cannot predict.
Thinking of this, Xuzi laughed softly and turned around to take another look at the Great Wall stretching out in the morning light, and loudly ordered: "Blow the trumpet and tell the brothers to speed up the pace!"
"Woo------Woo-----Woo" The sergeant walking at the front of the team blew the horn loudly on the command of the commander, reminding the brothers behind to hurry up and follow everyone. There is still a long, long way to go.
We have a long way to go, and there is no room for any delay. "Woo-wu-wu-wu----" At each section of the team, soldiers raised their horns in response. The sound of the horns quickly echoed in the mountains, first one sound, then a series, and suddenly,
The sound of trumpets seemed to be heard from the top of the Great Wall, echoing the marching horns.
Wuwu---wuwu----wuwu----The wind blew through the mountains with the sound of horns. Under the skylight and cloud shadows, the two Great Walls, one horizontal and one vertical, seemed to be moving at the same time.
The Great Wall is alive, just as the legend goes, it woke up on its own one spring day