The place where the Tang Dynasty and the Han Dynasty met, the Twin Temple City.
The Qin army led by Xie Ruyu passed by Shuangmiao City and saw that there were no defenders at the top of the city. They were stunned for a moment and asked the soldiers beside them.
"What's going on? Where are the Han troops in Shuangmiao City? They don't need to defend the city anymore?"
The guard in the back had half of his shoulders flat and wrapped in a large ball of gauze. Hearing this, he chuckled and said:
"Maybe the Han army is also afraid. The Wuyuan Han army can't even stop us. It's not surprising that they were scared away by the barbarians."
"Yes, the Han army must have been scared away, otherwise why wouldn't they even be able to defend the city?"
The Tang army's laughter sounded all around. After successive battles and consecutive defeats, the morale of the Tang army was low, and now it was just a little bit more alive.
Xie Ruyu glanced at the closed gates of Shuangmiao City and frowned.
That won't be the case.
Su Lu led the army with strict military discipline and decisive attacks. If the Han army dared to retreat without a fight, all of them would be beheaded when they returned, so Su Lu's men would definitely not retreat.
Could it be that these twin temple cities were abandoned by the Han army?
The more Xie Ruyu thought about it, the more he realized that this was the case. Su Lu commanded the army like a god and knew how powerful the barbarians were. The first thing that came to his mind was to withdraw his troops to protect himself and shrink his defenses.
"Report"
A messenger on horseback came quickly and arrived in front of Xie Ruyu. He sat on the horse, bowed and said:
"Thank you, Sir, Shuangmiao City is already an empty city, and all the Han troops in the city have retreated."
"You bastard, you run too fast!"
Wei Hushu cursed heavily.
The reason why the Tang army took a detour through Shuangmiao City was to divert the disaster eastward and lure the barbarians into the Han city. Unexpectedly, the Han army saw the opportunity quickly. Not only the troops withdrew, but also all the people in the city were withdrawn.
It was taken away.
"Report"
Another horse came quickly, and when it arrived in front of Xie Ruyu, the knight immediately rolled off the horse.
Several soldiers rushed over and helped the knight up.
The knight was sweating profusely and said hoarsely: "Sir, the two guard camps led by General Han have been surrounded by barbarians, and there is no hope of breaking out."
The faces of the surrounding generals changed when they heard this. They fell into the barbarian encirclement. They all knew what kind of fate they would end up in. It would be better to die under the barbarian swords, but if they were injured but did not die, the fate would be...
Xie Ruyu gave instructions: "Help him mount his horse, pass the order, turn to the direction of Sanhui City, and speed up the march. The barbarians will catch up soon."
Following Xie Ruyu's order, the Tang army's march speed increased, and the originally low morale became even more low because of this reason.
At nightfall, the Tang army rushed slowly and hurriedly, but they only reached Tongde City, which was still hundreds of miles away from Sanhui City.
The gauze used to wrap Wei Hu's wound was soaked with sweat and blood. A soldier wearing a lake green robe came up and asked Wei Hu what he had said.
"General, the morale of our army is low. If we march in the dark, there may be an accident. Now that we have a strong city and strong defenses, we can still rely on the city walls to defend. If we are overtaken by barbarians in the dark, our army will be in danger."
Wei Huzi looked at the sky, his face a little ugly. Yes, in such weather, marching all night would easily lead to mutiny, but if he was overtaken by the barbarians, the end would not be much better.
Wei Huhu rushed to catch up with Xie Ruyu and reminded him.
"Sir, this is the only city in Sanhui. If we miss it, we will have to camp in the rain tonight."
Xie Ruyu was stunned when he heard this and looked up at the sky. Sure enough, black clouds covered the stars. It looked like it would definitely rain tonight.
Turning around and looking at the wall of Tongde City, Xie Ruyu frowned. The wall was not high and the gate did not look strong enough. If the barbarians attacked the city, they would be able to attack the city without the siege equipment.
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But if they marched continuously and overnight, apart from the Xuanjia Army under his command, Xie Ruyu didn't know how many sergeants would be able to avoid mutiny.
"Going to town"
Xie Ruyu said tiredly.
This time, I risked a war with Su Lu and captured Wuyuan. I originally thought that I could attack from two places and defeat the Qin army. Even if I couldn't occupy all the Qin land, after negotiating with the barbarians, I could at least keep a small half of the eastern part of the Qin country.
land.
Unfortunately, it backfired. The barbarians who were defeated by the Qin army abandoned their armor and turned into cannibals. It was impossible to seize them with common sense. The proposal of forming an alliance and dividing the Qin country was completely a castle in the air.
If it weren't for the people of Qin, I'm afraid the vanguard scouts of the barbarians would have caught up.
After hearing Xie Ruyu's order, all the Qin troops looked relieved. They had been marching for days. By now, everyone's nerves had been stretched to the extreme. Now they just wanted to have a good sleep.
The gate of Tongde City slowly opened. Like the Shuangmiao City, this was also an empty city with no human beings.
Soldiers buried pots to make rice,
Xie Ruyu sat down in the large house cleared by the pro-military army and washed her face. Before she could put down the towel, cold rain fell from the sky.
Xie Ruyu felt a little lucky in her heart. If she had not been stationed in Tongde City, she would have been caught in the rain now. If she was caught in the rain, the mutiny might have been even greater.
The pro-jun came into the house in the rain carrying a bowl of noodles and put the noodles on the table.
"Sir, let's eat some noodles. Several of the top chefs are dead. The cook is a sergeant from the Jiawei Battalion of the Ding Army. He is from the north and only knows how to make noodles. Sir, please just order some."
Xie Ruyu picked up the noodles, smiled bitterly and said, "What's the point? It's good to have hot soup noodles."
After eating the noodles, Xie Ruyu lay down on the bed prepared by the pro-jun army and fell asleep in a daze.
"kill"
Xie Ruyu was awakened from her sleep. She could only hear the tide of killing sounds outside, mixed with chaotic screams.
"The barbarians are coming"
Xie Ruyu suddenly sat up from the bed, and the next moment, the voice of the pro-jun army sounded at the door.
"Sir, the barbarians have attacked in a sneak attack and have broken through the city. The soldiers are close at hand. Please retreat quickly."
Xie Ruyu didn't dare to neglect, put on her boots, picked up the bedside sword, put on her bag and went out.
In the dark night, light rain fell.
It was dark and full of shadows nearby. Only the occasional torchlight could be seen on the distant city wall.
"Papa pa pa"
The sound of footsteps in the rain filled my eardrums, and in the dark night, there were constant screams.
"Walk"
Xie Ruyu gave the order.
The barbarians came so fast, and even the night and rain couldn't stop them. They were really a bunch of lunatics.
However, thanks to the rain and darkness, the barbarian birds were unable to pursue him. Without the threat from the sky, Xie Ruyu felt much more at ease.
There are no birds chasing after you, so your chances of escape are high.
"Where's General Wei? He's injured. Have you sent someone to protect him?"
Xie Ruyu stabbed to death a barbarian who rushed towards him from the shadows, and asked the bodyguard beside him.
General Wei is a veteran general in the army. Although he is not as good as Su Lu Xiao Yan, he is still a rare general who can lead the army. There are few famous generals in the Tang Dynasty, so nothing can happen to General Wei.
Without saying a word, several Xuanjia soldiers rushed out with their swords in hand, heading towards the house where General Wei was staying.
Xie Ruyu did not dare to stay longer, so he commanded his own troops and cooperated with the Xuanjia army to kill and move. It took him two hours to finally break out of the city.
Under the protection of several black flag troops, Wei Huzi was hiding at the entrance of the city gate to take shelter from the rain. When he saw Xie Ruyu, Wei Huzi came up to meet him.
"The number of barbarian scout vanguards is small, so our army will not suffer much losses."
Wei Huzi glanced at the city and said in a deep voice.
Xie Ruyu's heart moved. If this is the case, if a large army is gathered to fight in, can they destroy these beasts?