Hearing Wang Junhao and Zhang Shigui shouting at the same time, Li Shan turned a deaf ear and kicked the Turkic man in front of him on the knee. The man did not fall to the ground but only took two steps back. However, he happened to step on the corpse on the ground and staggered immediately.
Li Shan retracted the long knife in his hand, and the tip of the knife easily pulled a fatal gash on the big man's neck. Although it was only a short two-quarter of an hour, Li Shan's killing skills improved by leaps and bounds as he participated in a real battle for the first time.
The ground was full of corpses, and the air seemed to be filled with blood mist. The barbarians who attacked the city failed to seize the city gate and gradually retreated, leaving only dozens of Turks trapped at the city. Li Shan then
Throw away the long knife.
Wang Junhao almost rushed closer, pressed Li Shan's shoulders with both hands, looked at it carefully, and after a while, he carefully pulled out a long arrow from Li Shan's bun.
Li Shan glanced at it and didn't care. He just smiled and said to Zhang Shigui, who was leaning on his spear in exhaustion: "I was weak that day, but I will make up for it today."
A considerable number of the Turks who attacked the city this time were rebels under Niu Bin and Guo Ziheng. It was Guo Ziheng's head that dissipated the fighting spirit of these rebels, allowing Xue Wanche to lead the eastern garrison to arrive in time, which was embarrassing.
Drive the enemy troops off the city wall.
"Unexpectedly, His Highness can also kill enemies." Zhang Shigui was also laughing.
Whether in Shandong or Yanmen, Li Shan always stirred up troubles as a counselor, or was good at military strategy, but he never personally led the troops. Today, Li Shan personally took charge of the sword. Although it is difficult to call him brave, it has greatly boosted morale.
Xue Wanche came over and glanced at Li Shan's hair, which was pierced by an arrow and scattered in a bun. "When I first entered Chang'an, I heard about the battle at Changlepo in the past..."
Zhang Shigui snorted coldly, "I forgot... Last time, by the Suiqu River Pond, in the Furong Garden, His Highness was so brave that no one could stop him!"
One is talking about Li Shan's fight with the Qin Prince's children in Changlepo back then, and the other is talking about Li Shan beating the Luo family's uncles and nephews in full view of the public last year...
After a moment of silence, the three of them looked at each other and burst into laughter.
exist
In this small town of Guji, facing the siege of more than 100,000 troops and the danger that could be unexpected at any time, the political influence was reduced to the point where it can be ignored... In the world, between people
There are many kinds of relationships, and comrades-in-arms are always the most special kind.
Giving one's back to a comrade defenselessly is incomparable to any other relationship.
It was almost dusk, and the Turkic army gradually moved away to camp. In the yellow sand, only men and horses as big as ants could be faintly seen. The setting sun slanted down, and the blood-like light mixed with the city head, reflecting it red.
The three of them had no energy left, so they just leaned on the city wall and chatted casually, letting the soldiers clean up the mess.
"In the Shandong War the year before last, the King of Huaiyang and the original Duke were at odds, which resulted in the loss of all 30,000 troops." Li Shan thought of the past and sighed: "Shi Wanbao stopped moving forward, and Brother Daoxuan fell into the battle..."
"That time and that moment, just like this moment."
"But in the battle of Guji Town, brothers Wu An and Wan Che put aside their old grudges and joined hands to hold on. Even if they died outside the Great Wall in this battle, future generations will remember it."
"If you can survive, you two will become pillars of strength!"
Zhang Shigui and Xue Wanche looked at each other. The latter was a little confused, but the former could vaguely sense something.
The battle at Guji Town was not a civil war, but a foreign war, a national war against the grassland tribes.
Two generals with distinct and opposing political stances joined hands... Whether the crown prince or the King of Qin ascended the throne, Zhang Shigui and Xue Wanche were both pillars of talent that should be reused.
"A few months ago, I saw that although Duan Zhixuan was skilled in the military, he behaved frivolously and could not stand alone, so I wrote to the King of Qin to ask him to replace him with a general. It is a pity that Brother Wu An..."
Zhang Shigui shook his head and said: "I have been away from the battlefield for several years, and I would like to thank Your Highness... and I have no regrets."
Li Shan turned his head and glanced at Xue Wanche, "Then..."
"If His Highness wants to apologize, there will be plenty of time under the Nine Springs and in the underworld." Xue Wanche didn't take it seriously. In fact, he was the unluckiest one.
Li Shan inspected Guji Town that day and specially brought Xue Wanche with him in order to prevent him from influencing Su Dingfang... After all, Su Dingfang commanded the Daizhou Army as General Zhonglang, and was trapped in Guji Town.
After Li Shan was silent for a moment, he whispered: "Now you two should know that a few months ago, the Duke of Xihe visited Daidi and actually formed an alliance with Tuli Khan..."
Zhang Shigui and Xue Wanche didn't say anything. They knew about this on the first day.
"By forming an alliance with Tuli Khan, Jieli Khan should not and would not dare to attack with all his strength, so I decided to build Guji Town..."
"Who wants to get Yu Gushe..." Xue Wanche stuck out his tongue and licked his lips, then added after a hiccup: "Maybe Yu Gushe didn't commit suicide!"
Zhang Shigui glanced at his colleague, nodded slightly, and said: "Jieli Khan took advantage of the death of his only son to coerce Tuli Khan to go south, and sent cavalry to use the road to trouble the pass. This was definitely not a revenge for Yugu.
In fact, it is for Hedong."
Zhang Shigui became interested and started talking, "Although I don't know if the Turkic army is short of food and grass, but after all, they failed to conquer Mayi and Yanmen, so they will not be full. If they return with nothing, Jieli Khan's reputation will plummet...
That’s why we attacked Guji Town with all our strength.”
Xue Wanche was not very proficient in this aspect, but he had a strategic vision. He shook his head and said: "More than 100,000 troops besieged Guji Town. It seems to be for His Highness, but in fact it is to remove the nail in Guji Town."
"Had it not been for Jieli Khan's massive army to attack this time, Guji Town, Mayi, and Yanmen Pass would be horns of each other and support each other, which would be of great benefit. What's more, Guji Town is not far from Yunzhou. If they are not eradicated, the Turks will be in trouble.
install."
The sky has turned dark, and the moon appears overhead at some point, casting its bright moonlight onto the vast land.
Li Shan stretched and got up from the ground, "Tonight..."
"Of course someone came to watch the night." Xue Wanche glanced at Zhang Shigui, who had an injured arm, "Don't worry, rest in peace."
Just as Li Shan was about to go down the aisle, he paused and looked back with a smile on his lips, "You really don't regret it?"
After a moment of silence, Zhang Shigui whispered softly, "Live and die together."
Then he repeated it again with emphasis.
"Live and die together!"
"Live and die together!"
Li Shan took a deep breath. When he narrowly escaped death, did he still need to think so much?
"The two of you are extremely heroic and fearless of life and death. As a result of your husband's actions, I, Li Shan, take the liberty to invite you. I would like to marry Jin Lan and become brothers."
Xue Wanche and Zhang Shigui looked at each other and both prostrated.
At the bloody city head, three people bowed to the moon.
Li Shan held Zhang Shigui in his left hand and Xue Wanche in his right hand, and said softly: "A true man stands between heaven and earth. His life can be thrown away lightly, but his righteousness can never be broken."