Chapter 498 The decisive battle in Liangzhou (seventeen)
Night shrouds the sky over Taoshui River.
The night in Didao was gloomy, making people feel extremely depressing. On top of the city, it was completely dark, and only human figures could be seen swaying, like ghosts. Under the city gate tower, a row of bloody heads hung on it, constantly blowing in the wind.
shake.
The air was filled with a strong smell of blood.
Headless corpses were dumped outside the city, giving people a hairy feeling.
In the distance, the Xiliang army camp was brightly lit.
Cao Peng was in the dark, holding on to the crenel with his hand, his face gloomy.
He stood there quietly, the chill radiating around him was even more uncomfortable than the northwest wind. Dressed in white, he was hunting in the wind. Not only Cao Peng wore mourning, but also all Cao's troops in the city.
dress up.
"Sir, the incense table is ready."
Pang Ming, wearing mourning clothes, walked to Cao Peng.
Cao Peng nodded and glanced at the Xiliang military camp in the distance, his eyes flashing with hatred.
He turned around and walked into the hall of the city gate tower, and saw that the hall had been arranged into a mourning hall. The white cloth cover was swaying in the wind, giving off an air of grief. On the incense table in the center, there were
Holding Wang Meng’s spiritual throne.
After Wang Meng died in battle, his body disappeared with the fire.
Cao Peng couldn't find her body, so he could only replace her body with a spiritual body.
He walked up, took the incense from Pang Ming's cell phone, knelt down in front of the soul, and said in an almost suppressed voice: "Father, my nephew has recovered some interest for you today. But the thief will not die, nephew
I will never withdraw my troops...please protect my nephew, my nephew, so that I can kill the horse thief's head under Didao City and avenge my father's death.
The second nephew asked his father to keep Hutou safe and sound.
When the war is over, my nephew will personally search for the whereabouts of Brother Hutou... My nephew swears to you that if anything happens to Brother Hutou, my nephew will sacrifice the lives of 100,000 people from the White Horse and Shenlang Qiang to commemorate you.
In the spirit of heaven with Brother Hutou."
Behind Cao Peng, Pang Ming waited quietly.
Outside the hall, white camel soldiers were lined up.
Cao Peng's voice floated out from the dark mourning hall and spread throughout Didao City in the blink of an eye.
That cold oath made people's hair stand on end. Pang Ming could even smell the smell of blood filling the sky above Huangzhong.
"Swear to kill Ma Teng!"
"Swear to kill Ma Teng!"
"Swear to kill Ma Teng..."
I don’t know who shouted it out first, and it spread instantly like a plague.
On top of Didao City, Cao Jun's shouts of shouting at the top of his lungs, vowing to kill Ma Teng... were spread far away.
"Hold the lamp!"
Following Cao Peng's order, the lights on Didao City suddenly lit up.
"Swear to kill Ma Teng!"
The shouts came one after another, making the Xiliang soldiers in the Xiliang camp in the distance tremble with fear!
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In the Xiliang camp, the clouds were gloomy and gloomy.
Many Xiliang soldiers were hiding in the lee of the wind, shivering. There was no way, there were not enough tents... This may sound a bit abrupt. How could it be possible for a march to fight without even preparing the tents? But in fact, this is exactly what happened.
situation.
Since I was returning from Angu in a hurry, I didn’t prepare much luggage.
Thinking about it, after arriving at Didao, Didao could have been responsible for arranging the camp, so there was no need to carry so much baggage and waste time. But no one expected that Didao actually fell! Without Didao, the 30,000-strong army would be
We can only light a fire to keep warm in the howling cold wind. Many people are close together, keeping each other warm and comforting each other...
"It's okay, my lord has sent someone to bury him. The baggage will be delivered tomorrow at the latest."
"That's bullshit you're talking about."
A Xiliang soldier couldn't help but cursed: "There are so many of us, how can we prepare all the military tents for An Gu? Even if we send them here tomorrow, we will first let the officials stay. There are thousands of military tents, and we don't have a few days to prepare them."
How can it be put together neatly?"
Everyone around him suddenly became silent.
Looking at the bonfire in front of them, the crackling sound echoed in their ears, and everyone felt at a loss.
In the distance, many people gathered outside the Chinese army's tent.
But seeing everyone coming in and out of the tent, everyone looked solemn.
A doctor came from the tent, looking exhausted. The Xiliang generals quickly gathered around him and asked nervously: "Sir, how is my master?"
The doctor smiled bitterly, "This archer is very vicious.
Each arrow is equipped with a barb... Fortunately, it was discovered in time, otherwise the general may not be able to withstand his injuries.
Fortunately, the arrow has been taken out, but the general has not yet woken up, so he may need to recover for some time."
"That……"
"Don't worry, your life won't be in danger."
As soon as the doctor finished speaking, he saw a primary school student running out in a panic.
"Sir, something is wrong... Please go and have a look, sir."
"What's wrong?"
"My lord kept thrashing around, and there seemed to be pus flowing out of the wound, as if it was a poisonous arrow."
When the doctor heard this, he was shocked and said, "Impossible!"
He carefully inspected the arrowheads and confirmed that there was no poison on them. However, after listening to the small school's words, the doctor became a little nervous. He quickly turned around and hurried into the Chinese army's tent. Only the Xiliang generals were left behind.
, all of them looked nervous.
In the big tent, a brazier was lit.
There were more than a dozen severed arrows lying on the ground, dripping with blood.
Ma Teng was lying on the couch, unconscious.
The doctor stepped forward and said, "Hold the lamp!"
The junior high school students held torches, and he bent down and carefully removed the cloth strips from Ma Teng's body. There were more than a dozen arrow holes on Ma Teng's shoulders, arms, and thighs that were shocking. He didn't know what was going on.
There was pus coming out of the wound, mixed with a foul smell. The doctor quickly asked for water and carefully wiped the wound. After a while, he frowned, straightened up, looked at the little schoolmaster and said:
"It is indeed pus..."
"ah?"
"However, it was not poisoned."
"How could that happen..."
"This, I'll forgive you for not being good at studying and not being able to tell the clues.
Logically speaking, although the general's arrow wound was serious, pus should not have appeared so quickly... I'm afraid the problem still lies with those arrows."
As he spoke, he bent down, picked up an arrow cluster with a piece of cloth, and observed it carefully under the firelight.
The arrowhead is a very ordinary wolf tongue arrowhead, very common. However, there seems to be some dark yellow stuff on the arrowhead. At first, the doctor thought it was rust. But now it seems that it may not be as simple as rust...
The doctor placed the arrowhead under his nose. The doctor twitched his nose slightly and frowned...
"What's wrong?"
“The smell is so strong.”
"What does it smell like?"
"Smell it."
The doctor gave the arrowhead to Xiao Xiao, who took it carefully and smelled it.
"It stinks!"
"In my opinion, the general's problem lies in this.
But it's definitely not a poisonous arrow, and I don't know what method the person who shot the arrow used. Judging from the general's condition, I'm afraid it won't be that easy to recover. In my opinion, it's best to find a good doctor and give him a good diagnosis and treatment.
...I will prescribe a prescription that can prevent the general from having chills and fever. But if the root cause cannot be found soon, I'm afraid..."
The doctor didn't say any more, but his meaning was clear.
"Then I'll trouble you, sir."
The doctor is down!
Ma Teng was still lying on the couch, unconscious.
Outside the military tent, the Xiliang generals were whispering to each other.
"My lord, this injury will make it difficult to regain Didao."
"yes!"
"Then...what should we do?"
No matter what kind of person Ma Teng is, he still enjoys a very high reputation in the Xiliang army. Perhaps, only Ma Chao can compare with him. But Ma Chao is not in the army now, and Ma Teng is in a coma, and there is no one who can call the shots.
.
If you follow the Way, you will be brave in the army.
The existence of an army commander has far-reaching influence.
When the main general was absent, the army became a mess. Especially the generals began to think carefully.
"What if my lord...what should we do?"
"Nonsense, my lord has experienced hundreds of battles and a lifetime of military service. How can a mere arrow wound do anything to him?"
"Of course I know that the arrow wound is of no use to my lord, but everything has accidents... What should we do if it happens?"
Everyone was silent for a moment.
Yes, what should we do?
The midwinter wind is extremely cold. Especially at night, the northwest wind blowing from the upper reaches of the Taoshu River is more like a knife, gouging into the bones. Time passed little by little, and suddenly, I heard something coming from the military tent.
A long sigh.
"Lord, are you awake?"
"But my lord is awake!"
After a while, a junior colonel came out and said softly: "My lord has woken up. Please come in, generals."
When all the generals heard this, their anxious and uneasy hearts seemed to suddenly become much calmer.
They filed in and walked into the Chinese army's tent. They saw Ma Teng half-reclining on the couch, and the firelight danced, making his face pale and pale, without any blood, as if he was dead. Seeing him like this, everyone was shocked.
I will feel cold again.
"Gentlemen, please sit down."
Ma Teng was weak when he spoke.
He waved his hand for everyone to sit down, then coughed a few times and said: "Although Cao's thieves have taken Didao now, they seem to have the upper hand. However, in my opinion, they may not be able to hold on... Meng Qi is still in Luanniao.
The main force of Cao's army is contained, so Cao's army in Didao must be small. After dawn tomorrow, our army will attack Didao... As long as Didao is recaptured, the morale of the army will naturally be stabilized. By then, we will be able to stabilize our position."
"My lord, you are absolutely right."
"But if this happens, it may be a little difficult for us to take back Jincheng.
I plan to let Meng Qi lead his troops back, and when he arrives, he will be in charge of military affairs, while I will go to Wudu to recuperate."
When the generals heard this, they couldn't help but nod their heads in praise.
If Ma Chao were to take charge of military affairs, that would be the best choice.
However, it may be even more difficult to recapture Wuwei County... Fortunately, there are still two counties, Longxi and Wudu, and the land of the seventeen counties is much better than in Wuwei County. Moreover, holding Longxi Wudu has a strong backing
Hanzhong can get Zhang Lu's support. After a period of recuperation and the morale of the soldiers and horses recovers, they can naturally fight back to Wuwei.
"We will follow your lord's orders."
"In this case, I'll leave it to you to recapture Didao after dawn."
"The final general is willing to die..."
At this moment, there was a commotion outside the camp.
There were faint waves of sound coming from the top of Didao City, and the sound was getting louder, louder, and clearer.
"whats the matter?"
Ma Teng frowned and asked in a deep voice.
"It's Didao Cao's army who is shouting."
"What are they shouting?"
"They are shouting..." The principal hesitated.
Ma Teng said angrily: "Say!"
"They are shouting, swear to kill Ma Teng!"
Ma Teng was startled, and a gleam of red appeared on his pale face. Hearing Cao Jun's shouts and curses, he couldn't help but get angry and shouted, "You little thief bullied me too much. Tomorrow, I will kill Didao."
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After I finished speaking, I felt my heart, mouth, breath, and blood were floating.
Ma Teng's head buzzed, his throat felt sweet, a mouthful of blood spurted out, and he fell unconscious again...
