The new wind is like a knife, blowing the red wedding dress like a flame.
Wang Jun's face was blown by the cold wind and became whiter and whiter, like a piece of rice paper that was not stained by dust and flawless, and his lightly pursed sandalwood lips were so red.
She held the reins with both hands, listening to the slowly advancing maroon horse snorting and blowing white mist in the cold air. Her long eyelashes trembled slightly, but she held a firm and proud will in her heart.
, her deep beautiful eyes calmly accepted the gazes of thousands of Tangyi generals.
On the west bank of the Wushou River, groups of horse infantry and groups of cavalry were in formation.
Except for the horses that came and went, the horses were snoring and blowing white mist in the cold air. Thousands of generals were silent, staring at Han Qian and Wang Jun, who was wearing a wedding dress, riding their horses side by side from the formations.
He passed by slowly and inspected the military appearance.
As military orders were passed down from level to level, even the most junior generals knew their true intention of gathering on the west bank of the Wushou River.
They gathered here to carry out a surprise attack on key targets in the enemy's hinterland under the leadership of Han Qian and Wang Jun, who were supposed to hold a grand ceremony in Liyang City tomorrow.
On the wedding day, a good trip to welcome the bride suddenly turns into leading an army to attack the enemy. How shocking it is!
Ordinary soldiers also found this unbelievable, even a bit ridiculous.
However, it was this unbelievable and even absurd behavior that caused many generals to feel no worries and resistance when they were about to go out for battle at this moment. Instead, they were filled with another kind of indescribable excitement. It seemed that this should be the deepest emotion.
The lord and mistress who was supported by them and trusted with their lives at all costs.
It was as if Wang Jun's fiery red wedding dress had turned into a bright flame, burning brightly in their chests.
Han Qian led Wang Jun and drove up a small slope. Facing the cold wind blowing on his face like a knife edge, he had a panoramic view of the temporary school grounds that were about a mile deep on the east side of the village. The first batch of
The two thousand elites gathered together were like bottles of solid rock, standing in the biting cold wind.
This morning, the temperature was lower than the previous two days. Thin ice formed on the surface of the Wushou River, and the flow of the Chu River became slower.
The upper reaches of the Chu River originate from several tributaries of Wujianshan. The amount of water flowing into the Chu River has decreased significantly in the past two days, which is the main reason for the slowdown of the flow of the Chu River.
Han Qian also sent people to Wujian Mountain and asked Kong Xirong to send people to investigate the drying up of the northern branch stream.
We have not yet received a reply from Kong Xirong, and it is not yet clear whether the cessation of flow is caused by the freezing of mountain streams or by the continued decrease in rainfall after the onset of winter.
If the flow of water in the main channel of the Chu River further decreases
, slowing down, and if the low temperature weather continues, the Chu River, which is more than 100 feet wide, may freeze this year.
The Zhegao River, which flows out of Fucha Mountain and other peaks and merges into Chao Lake, has been frozen in the past two days. It requires additional manpower to dig out the river ice from time to time to ensure that warships can enter the river at any time.
Han Qian secretly thought that Wen Bo, Zhao Mingting, Wen Ruilin and other enemy generals should have noticed this phenomenon. If they used this as an advantage to launch an offensive against the Chuhe defense line, they might have secretly moved towards the southern walled city.
Have you mobilized your troops?
"Sir..." Tian Cheng saw Han Qian looking distractedly at the wilderness to the north, and called him softly to remind him.
Han Qian retracted his mind, reined in the reins, and gently patted the neck of the maroon horse beneath him, making it stand there docilely. He turned his attention to the soldiers in the school field again.
Once upon a time, he was only thinking about escaping from the stranglehold of fate and struggling to survive. The grand ambition of establishing a life for the people and creating peace for all generations was so far away from him. Selecting generals from the poor was just a matter of time.
It's just a means.
But I don't know when this idea quietly changed.
After a while, Han Qian took a breath, raised his voice, and said in a vibrating voice:
"At this time last year, Liang's army marched southward. The city of Tangyi was like a lonely boat drifting in the raging tide, and could be destroyed at any time. And going back a hundred years, the Jianghuai River was also the site of four battles, and no city could avoid it.
The fate of the people has changed hands, and thousands of ordinary people are like ants, wandering everywhere, with no one to live or die. At this time last year, someone advised me that I should lead everyone to retreat to the south bank to avoid the sharp edges of Liang Jun and the Shouzhou rebels, but I
Looking at the thousands of miles of wilderness strewn with bones, I thought to myself, if we only want to avoid the enemy's sharp edge and only want to escape to a safer place, where will we finally settle down and protect our small home?
Generals, tell me, you have been wandering around for these years, can you find a place where you can settle down and live in Taoyuan Township, which is not invaded by the flames of war? I am not a person who can avoid the enemy's edge, I decided to stay on the north bank, even
We didn’t think about just guarding the lonely city of Tangyi. After all, we regard Tangyi as our home, but just a strong city can’t provide us with much besides just protecting our lives. We also need vast land to build houses and cultivate land.
Planting mulberry, cotton, and grain on arable land will allow us to have a house to live in, food to eat, and clothing to wear in the cold. Only in this way can our family be truly protected and no longer wander around, starve to death, or freeze to death in the wilderness.
There is no need to sell them into slaves in the streets and endure the cruel servitude of others like dogs in order to survive. Yes, we have done a good job in the past year. Countless generals have used blood, sweat, and even
We sacrifice our lives for such a piece of land and home for our children to live and breed. However, we cannot forget that the Shouzhou Army tigers and wolves are still peeking to the side and will swoop over at any time to bite our necks, devour our flesh and blood, and destroy our lives.
Let's fight
Their lives are strangled to the point of depriving them of everything. In fact, in the past nearly a year, they have never given up such efforts, and they will never give up such slave labor in the future. When dealing with tigers and wolves, we can only tighten the fence and guard the door.
In addition, we must take the initiative to go out, pick up the knives and crossbows in our hands, and hit them hard, beat them painfully, and knock them down. Only then can our homes be peaceful, and our wives, children, and children be able to live in peace.
We have plenty of food and clothing. Everyone knows what day tomorrow is, but as the commander-in-chief of Tangyi’s generals, I never dare to forget my responsibilities and the tigers and wolves beside me. I don’t know how many men will fight in this battle.
I don't know how many sons will be separated from their families by dying on the battlefield, but what I can do is to go out with them to fight against tigers and wolves and defend our homeland."
Yin Peng and two Wang clan elders stood in the distance. As outsiders, they were not qualified to participate in the military meeting convened by Han Qian, but in order to avoid suspicion, they would not leave or send people to leave.
After today, they still have to go to Liyang according to their scheduled schedule to attend the wedding banquet; even the groom and the bride will not appear in Liyang tomorrow.
Of course, they did not leave today, so they had the honor to witness Han Qian's mobilization of troops.
No matter deep down in their hearts, they were somewhat disdainful of Han Qian's words, but listening to the passionate shouts of the generals on the school field, rising one after another like waves, they had to admit that Han Qian's words were effective.
Tangyi soldiers died a year ago, most people were still wandering, homeless, with their wives and children hungry and sick. What they longed for most was a small piece of land that could be cultivated and a small room that the whole family could squeeze into and shelter.
Thatched huts that protected them from the wind and rain, and even tattered fabrics that would prevent them from freezing to death in the cold night.
After all, they only longed to live a humble life at first.
Han Qian gave them fields and houses, gave them food and clothing, and gave them hope that they would not be enslaved. At this time, Han Qian personally led the army to go out on the wedding day so that their hope would become stronger.
Stronger and more real, how can we keep these generals from getting excited?
Perhaps this is the reason why the Chishan Army was able to fight so tenaciously despite being weak during the Jinling Incident?
Even judging from the collective origins of the generals and military attaches in Tangyi and Xuzhou, most of them came from humble backgrounds, and a considerable number of them were even directly refugees or slaves.
Han Qian's words also made their hearts boil. They were even willing to die on the battlefield at this moment, right?
At this moment, Yin Peng suddenly thought of his own origin. Speaking of his early years, he was just a member of the Wang family and was equivalent to a slave and a soldier.
Han Qian didn't care what kind of turmoil was turbulent in Yin Peng's heart in the distance. When he saw that the time was almost up, he waved his hand and signaled all the ministries to start in turn and set off on the expedition according to their planned routes...