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67【Six Years of Jiankang】

In the dark night, there are unpredictable crises hidden behind endless possibilities.Voltore loves to launch deadly attacks when their prey are tired.He was so obsessed with darkness, and the army he built had gradually become accustomed to this attacking method.

In fact, Wei Chi also likes darkness in his bones, the silence and loneliness make him crazy.

Two nocturnal beasts started a silent contest.

There is no moonlight in the winter night in Monan, and the thick clouds will bring waves of snow and ice, and there will be no neglect.After the sun went down, the air became obviously colder, and when the last ray of light disappeared under the desolate grassland, it was almost impossible to see.In the distance, there is a twilight, dotted with dots, that is the bonfire of the enemy camp.It doesn't look so scary, it looks like a warm town, and the tower where Wei Chi stands is a certain earthy cliff on the mountain where he lived when he was young. She looks at it leisurely, and maybe she can count the stars.Feng Yi behind him was a little embarrassed, because of the strict curfew, soldiers and civilians were not allowed to move around at will.The narrow sidewalk was so empty that not even a dog could be seen.Wei Chi knew that he had a strange physique. Although his back hurt from the cold, it was just uncomfortable and he wouldn't be really sick.He secretly stomped his head and feet under the cloak, and went out of the watchtower to find Xu Longshan.

Wei Chi of the fifth rank accepted the suggestion of Xu Longshan of the fifth rank, so in the darkness, Wo Tuolei and Xu Longshan launched a covert layout.According to Xu Longshan's speculation, Wo Tuolei will definitely attack the turret, but this is a slap in the face!When all the people are gathered in the turret, he will probably attack the city with the mound built a few days ago.There are four mounds, which one is it?Wei Chi asked.Xu Longshan was embarrassed for a moment and said, "I don't know about that."

Fengyi's city wall was built in a very strange way. Three feet away from the city head, there was a circle of reversed iron fences. Besides countless iron spikes, there was also a ring of fire chandeliers on top of it.At night, fire lights can be hung on the top, not only can you see the enemy army besieging the city clearly, but at the same time it will not illuminate the top of the city for the convenience of the enemy army.

The cold wind dries up the mouth and nose quickly, and the soldiers looking for sight have to pull up their masks to avoid being choked by the cold wind.Xu Longshan thought for a long time, and divided the less than two thousand soldiers into three groups.Wei Chi thought he was going to guard the recess of the city wall, but he didn't think it would be that simple.No one can stand on the wall all night, and these three groups of people cannot all go at once, each group lasts two hours.Ever since, more than 500 people had to guard the concave corners of the four city walls and add a turret.

"Lead Wei Shen go to the watchtower to rest." Xu Longshan persuaded Wei Chi earnestly. This young man doesn't know how to use a knife or a gun. It's useless to stand here. If there is any situation, I will inform him in time.

Wei Chi said: "It's okay, I've been in the army for more than half a year, and I've learned a bit about guns and sticks, so it's okay."

Xu Longshan didn't believe it, this Wei Chi was a civil servant, what kind of spear could a scholar know?Don't be bragging, right? : "Oh? Someone teach adults?"

Wei Chi pointed to Populus euphratica beside him: "I learned from Mr. Hu Qian, and General Du also taught me a lot."

Xu Longshan's smiling face was a bit stiff, he knew that Du Yun was gone on the way here: "Master Wei, this is a battlefield after all, and there is no room for negligence. These soldiers will not be able to go to the battlefield without training for two years. You can't make any mistakes. .”

"No, General Xu, don't worry about me."

Hearing that Wei Chi's tone was a bit stubborn, Xu Longshan knew that this man must have a good relationship with Du Yun.The friendship between life and death is different, and those who spend time on the battlefield know it better than anyone else.Perhaps it was because of the fire in Wei Chi's heart that he stubbornly kept himself in danger.

Is it to avenge my brother?

Xu Longshan sighed softly, and patted Wei Chi on the shoulder: "My lord, if you want to stand on the top of the city, you must carry weapons."

Wei Chi eased his expression, and covered his face with a smile: "Thank you, General, for reminding me, I really don't know about this." After saying that, the man took the Jiuqu Spear and came up.

Zhang Huaiyuan gave Wei Chi a cold look, and took his men to the garrison.

It was a very cold night!It was also that night that Wei Chi understood that it was not only Wang Yunyi who was scheming on this battlefield, but everyone.Wo Tuo Lei's night attack army did not come very early, just when Wei Chi rubbed his stiff calf and felt tired, the turret was the first to hear the sound of artillery fire.

Looking at the time, it was not far from dawn!

Wei Chi was about to go there, but Xu Longshan who was beside him still remembered to help him get his Jiuqu Spear.Xu Longshan caught up with Wei Chi in two or three steps, and passed the gun into the man's hand, not knowing whether to laugh or cry, "I think that man is going to attack everything."

Wei Chi took the gun with some embarrassment, and supported Xu Longshan's hand to climb up to the highest point of the watchtower.People from the turret had already gone to meet the enemy, most of the people from the two sides exchanged bows and arrows, it was very lively.Looking back at the four concave corners, it seems to be a piece of tranquility.

According to Xu Longshan's intention, this siege and defense of the city is also a means, the defending side will not fight if it can, and it is nothing more than a good strategy to frustrate the enemy's treacherous schemes.As a result, many torches filled with kerosene were thrown down from the four concave corners by the defenders—as expected, the soldiers of Monan had already ambushed below.Seeing that his plan of making a fool of himself was discovered, the commander of the opponent seemed to hesitate for a moment.

What if Votorey himself was among those people?He will definitely order to continue the siege without hesitation, because this is the only correct choice.Wei Chi suddenly understood one thing - it wasn't just Wo Tuolei or Xu Longshan who decided the battle, the odds of winning were still in the hands of every little supervisor, Mr. Xiaoqian!When the leader's order cannot be conveyed, the junior officer in charge of the frontline command will decide the final outcome of the battle!

It looked like five detachments, of which three commanders may have hesitated, and their soldiers began to prepare to retreat.However, the group of the turret, the enemy troops in the two concave corners to the north quickly adjusted their formation and began to attack the city.

A few torches consumed more than two hundred people's determination to fight, Wei Chi gave Xu Longshan an admiring look.

Enemy forces, not dealt with, quickly began climbing the walls.Maybe the turret was really just an introduction to the east and west, and the enemy at that place didn't have any handy climbing tools, but the temporary change of the battle situation forced the commander to make a new decision-although there were mounds in the two concave corners, But the artillery fire was fierce.The cannons in the turret seem to be useless, and there are not so many defenders. It seems that it is easy to attack under the disadvantage.

Xu Longshan said attack, which is the attack on the towers. The new weapon between the gun towers - iron pigeons, filled the shortage of cannons.This is a modified crossbow that shoots far but reloads slowly.The two groups of resting soldiers came up and shot the enemy troops climbing the wall with this kind of crossbow bolts.In the gap of loading, Xu Longshan used a strange shell called Odd shell.This kind of cannonball does not need to be shot. When it is ignited, it is thrown under the city wall, and it explodes with a touch in mid-air. There are some very fine soot and spicy powder inside, and the smell is so bad that it is unbearable to float into the ears and nose.These light weapons that were not used during the day effectively stopped the lightly armed Monan infantry.The defenders did not rush to push down the software that climbed up the wall, but waited for the enemy to be completely exhausted before removing them in a unified manner.This is good, I was chained in the air for more than an hour in vain, and I don't want to climb up even though there are soft ladders ready at this moment.

Just as he was about to breathe a sigh of relief, a report came from the turret. It turned out that more than 200 people who had run away turned back halfway.The turret itself is a bit fragile, with so many people rushing up, if it is not high enough, it will really be captured.

"How many people are there?" Wei Chi asked anxiously.

"More than 50." The herald panted, "But General Zhang has brought people over to support them."

Although the concave corner in the north of the city is temporarily unobstructed, who can guarantee that Wo Tuo Lei's large army is not lying in wait for an opportunity?The people in other places couldn't move. Can the fifty or so people brought by Zhang Huaiyuan alone hold the turret under the condition of insufficient artillery fire?Wei Chi began to consider whether to send out the group who were resting, they had a combat strength of more than two thousand!

Xu Longshan looked at the time, but did not accept Wei Chi's opinion: "Huang Jiren and Zhang Huaiyuan can hold on, and report if there is anything unusual!"

Wei Chi was very worried, but Xu Longshan said, "This is the fifth day, and there are still ten days left."

It was finally dawn, and Wei Chi felt that these two hours passed more often than the entire first half of the night.When the first ray of sunlight hit the earth, Xu Longshan breathed a sigh of relief.Sure enough, the ferocious enemy army began to retreat gradually, and the turret was saved.

After Wei Chi got Xu Longshan's permission, he hurried over to the turret. Zhang Huaiyuan was fine, but Huang Jiren was much worse.He is from Hedong, about the same age as General Xu, and looks like a 'Meng Zhang Fei' type, with black hair all over his clothes.Wei Chi rushed in recklessly, and when he saw that General Huang was not wearing any clothes, he blushed immediately, not advancing or retreating.Xu Longshan lamented that Master Wei was running so fast, he came in half a step too late.General Xu stuffed Wei Chi's Jiuqu Spear into Wei Chi's hand with his backhand: "Wei Shenling forgot again!"

Wei Chi was in embarrassment, and said without thinking: "I forgot again..."

Huang Jiren looked up at Wei Canling's funny expression, and couldn't help laughing.

Surprised by the shocking laughter, Wei Chi also came back to his senses, thinking that he is still half a man now, what are he afraid of?Moreover, this person has black hair all over his body, so he should be wearing no clothes...

Huang Jiren laughed loudly, but the military doctor beside him panicked: "General! Don't move!"

Only then did Wei Chi notice that there were several wounds on his head under the black hair, including a knife wound.It seemed that the situation was really critical. If someone hadn't climbed up the tower, how could there be such a large knife wound?

The black-haired and yellow general was pulled by the wound, and he couldn't smile anymore.Wei Chi couldn't bear to look at the soaked blood: "General, don't talk too much, go down and rest as soon as possible."

The conversations of several officers seemed light and humorous, but their hearts were heavy.After Wei Chi watched Huang Jiren leave, he lay on the gun mouth of the turret and looked out, only to see dozens of corpses hanging in the air in a mess, and there were more under the turret.There were also casualties on one's own side, and a few of them were seriously injured and almost lost their combat effectiveness.

Fortunately, the turret has been repaired, and the cannon has been adjusted in place. Last night's danger was over.Xu Longshan stayed up all night, his eyes were bloodshot, and when he saw the adjutant and Tang He came to take over, he called Wei Chi to go down and rest together.Wei Chi has been in the army for so long, only to understand that the army is actually a scheduling job other than strategy. You must not be brave after you should rest. Fighting has never been a matter of one or two days, and the winner is the one who survives to the end.

When he was walking into the city, he met Zhang Huaiyuan. Zhang Huaiyuan quickly turned his head away when he saw Wei Chi approaching. Seeing that he was avoiding him intentionally, it was not convenient for Wei Chi to go forward. Wrapped in a white cloth, it seems that the hand was slightly injured...

Wei Chi felt really tired at the moment. After being bombarded for five days, his head was buzzing with echoes. When he arrived at the yamen, he didn't care about the 'men and women defense' and got into bed when he saw it.After an unknown amount of time, the door was banged with a hammer.In the dream, Wei Chi thought it was a cannonball hitting the house.Turning over and getting out of bed, I just felt bitter in my mouth, didn't care to drink water, slightly brushed my hair and ran to open the door.Outside the door was an unknown soldier, chattering loudly: "My lord! My lord! The enemy is attacking the tower!"

Obviously, this group of people is not as prudent as General Xu.After waking up, Wei Chi asked, "Have you informed General Xu? Have our group gone up?"

The little soldier shook his head: "No, Master Xue asked me to find you first."

Wei Chi said: "Follow me, I'll go and have a look first." After saying that, he wanted to run, but remembered something, and went back to the house to get the Jiuqu gun.

In fact, Populus euphratica was next door, and had already been woken up by the knock. Hearing what the people outside said, he hurriedly packed up: "I'll go too."

Wei Chi didn't have time to write more ink, so he went to the city wall after saying hello.

Wei Chi was startled by the scene outside the city - the people all over the mountains and plains were as dense as ants!The black waves of people rushed towards the city wall like this, but people felt that even if they squeezed, they could collapse the city wall!

Xue Zhu squeezed through the crowd and ran over: "This is the second wave! My lord! What should I do?"

Wei Chi suppressed his panic: "Take me to see Bi Jiangquan!"

Bi Jiangquan was Xu Longshan's adjutant, and the two of them just took turns, just like Wei Chi and Xue Zhu took turns.Wo Tuo Lei is good at night raids, so he is on duty at night, and the command configuration during the day must be the first grade.I don't know if Wo Tuolei had guessed something, and decided to fight a good battle during the day.In fact, it was less than two hours before Wei Chi went to rest. Wo Tuolei had already launched an attack, but was temporarily suppressed. The second wave of people came more fiercely. Xue Zhu couldn't sit still. Bi Jiangquan refused to call for reinforcements, and the two almost quarreled.In the end Xue Shusheng decided to send someone to find Wei Chi privately.

Xue Zhu originally thought that Wei Chi would call Xu Longshan to come with him, but unexpectedly, he came by himself. Seeing the huge crowd of enemy troops, he didn't say that he wanted to send reinforcements, and he thought about going to see Bi Jiangquan first.Xue Zhu was deeply afraid that the military plane would be delayed, and his eyelids were swollen with anxiety.

Wei Chi said: "Sharpening a knife is not a mistake in chopping firewood. You and I are laymen after all. I'll see General Bi before we talk about it."

Bi Jiangquan was so busy that when he saw the two scholars running over aggressively, his headache became even worse.Wei Shusheng ran over with a gun in his hand, and asked out of breath, "Can you hold it?"

Bi Jiangquan originally thought that Wei Chi had come to Xingshi to inquire about the crime, but he didn't expect to ask such a sentence, and he was a little grateful at the moment: "I can keep it!"

"Okay! I understand!" Wei Chi motioned Bi Jiangquan to do his own thing.

Xue Zhu also has a violent temper when he is anxious. Seeing that Wei Chi's words are enough, he doesn't care about his superiors and subordinates. It's all crushed, and I can hold on to it!"

Wei Chi picked up the white water on the table and took a sip: "Master Xue, how many people do you think it takes to hold it?"

Xue Zhu was speechless for a moment, he thought to himself that he wanted everyone to do it.Of course, it's not clear whether everyone can defend him if they get on.

"Listen to General Bi." Wei Chi gave the order.

After the silence, Xue Zhu finally regained his sanity and calmness.He knew that he couldn't come up with any good ideas at this moment. Anyway, no matter what he did in the current crisis situation, it would be nonsense, so let the veterans make trouble.

Bi Jiangquan glanced at Wei Chi gratefully: "Master Wei, this is not the time to ask for help. I have arranged the person, but it is not a last resort. It is really..."

Wei Chi signaled that he didn't need to say any more, then he took a stool and sat down on the muzzle of the watchtower, silently looking into the distance.

In fact, he understood Xue Zhu, and anyone who watched such a battle would panic!By the way, this Bi Jiangquan is also quite unique, he is not like Xu Longshan who can't find it everywhere, he just nests in the watchtower and uses his mouth.

It was only later that Wei Chi learned that senior military officers would not go to the front line during a war, not because they were afraid of death, but because they were afraid that they would not be able to find a replacement.General Xu is extremely rare.

Bi Jiangquan found out later that Wei Chi was also "extremely rare".

By noon, the battle reached a frenzy!Wo Tuolei obviously anticipated the embarrassment here, charging almost at any cost.This was the scene that Xu Longshan was most afraid of - when the stronger of the two disparate forces no longer had the patience to play tricks, the weaker had to be careful.

The gun towers that the enemy built a few days ago have been put into use again.It can be seen that their shells are indeed not easy to come by, and they are reluctant to use them until the critical period.Now Wo Tuolei decided to go all out, and the firepower of the two sides was almost equal!

The period of balance was relatively short, but with such a small gap, countless iron hooks of the ladder were hooked on the tower.The black ants began to climb the city wall.Bi Jiangquan decisively dropped the pen in his hand: "Please help."

After arranging reinforcements, Bi Jiangquan was about to send someone to escort Wei Chi back to the city, but he disappeared as soon as he turned around.

"Where's the person?" Bi Jiangquan was exasperated.

"Wei Shen led the race..." Xue Zhu stammered: "He ran to the front line with a gun."