Chapter 4 Dark Clouds Overcome the City
Duan Yun led the deputy generals Zuo Yun and Leng Fei to the barracks of Beijing to order 50,000 elite soldiers.
In the camp in the suburbs of Beijing, Duan Yun, wearing armor, stood on the stage.
"What should we do if some people in my country of Da Yao," Duan Yun shouted.
"Those who offend my great territory will be punished even if they are far away! Kill!" Fifty thousand soldiers shouted in unison, and their voices rang through the sky.
"What should we do if we kill my compatriots?" Duan Yun shouted again.
"If you kill my compatriots, you will be killed without mercy! Kill! Kill! Kill!" The three words "kill" are so angry that they swallow the mountains and rivers, and the voices are heard throughout the sky! A solemn and murderous aura permeates the entire school ground.
Duan Yun raised his arm and lowered it, and the entire school ground was suddenly silent.
"Yeah! This is my good man in Da Yao Country! The duty of a soldier is to defend his country. We should ride horses and whip, gallop on the battlefield, and wrap the body in the horses. Are you ready?"
"We are ready, just wait for the general to give his order! We will definitely kill him completely!" The 50,000 soldiers shouted in unison again.
"Okay! Let's go!" After saying that, Duan Yun took the lead in walking down the spot and rode the platform onto the war horse.
At this moment, Duan Hengyi felt a flame burning in his heart. His father's words and the words of 50,000 soldiers deeply infected him, because from this day on, he was also a soldier! The blood in his chest seemed to be boiling!
Duan Yun led a large army to Gumo City. Min Baiyan and Duan Hengyi rode their horses in the middle of the team.
After galloping all the way, I finally arrived at the surrounding area of Gumo City before dark. Looking around, the earth was in a mess, and the fields that had not had time to harvest were like a strong wind passing by, and there were scattered crops everywhere.
Deputy General Left dismounted and picked up a handful of trampled rice, and the heavy ears of grain were shaking on the broken straw.
"General, the rice is still there. It seems that these people from Yunfan Kingdom did not come for food." Deputy General Zuo frowned.
"Well, it seems that the Yunfan Kingdom is really a big goal! The soldiers were ordered to see the soldiers of Yunfan Kingdom along the way and were killed without mercy!" When Duan Yun thought of the possible tragic situation, he felt that his anger was burning in his heart.
We continued to move forward, but it was still late. When the army passed by, we saw the houses that were dumped wherever we passed, the fire that had not yet been extinguished in the broken walls, the red blood that had not yet dried, and the wooden woman in the broken corner was holding the dead child...
Everyone was showing everything that happened before here like everyone else. Seeing these scenes, the soldiers who were strong on the battlefield felt angry and wanted to kill them quickly!
Min Baiyan and Duan Hengyi looked at the devastated scene. The two of them who were on the battlefield for the first time were angry! These barbarians from Yunfan Kingdom are really inhumane and don’t even let go of their children.
Three miles outside the city, Duan Yun led his soldiers to camp here and sent communication soldiers to Gumo City.
About a quarter of an hour, the communication soldier returned with tears in his eyes.
"General, Captain Zhou has ordered the city gate to be opened, but, but..." The communication soldier who had not finished speaking cried loudly.
"You soft guy, why are you crying? Let's finish your words first, what's wrong!" The anxious deputy general shouted there.
"Woo..., General, there are less than five hundred soldiers left of Zhou Duwei! The rest are all dead! Dead! Woo..."
Duan Yun's eyes immediately turned red after hearing the communication soldiers' words. There were 20,000 soldiers defending the city, and less than 500 people were left! These soldiers defending the city were trained by Duan Yun himself, and they were not weak scholars without any power.
"These guys who are good at being a wolf! They are so cruel!" Duan Yun, angry, stretched out his fist and hit the poplar tree next to him.
With a "click", a tree trunk as thick as a bowl was knocked into two pieces by its fist. This tree could not bear Duan Yun's thunderous anger.
"General, please calm down. Let's go to the city and take a look!" Duan Hengyi said with some concern when he looked at his father.
"Okay! Let's go!"
Duan Yun, left deputy general, Min Boyan, Duan Hengyi and others immediately got on the horse and entered the city.
Duan Hengyi saw the arrow feathers inserted randomly on the city gate, the rolling stones, rolling woods scattered on the ground, and the broken arms and limbs on the ground, and he imagined how tragic the battle was at that time!
Looking at the soldiers guarding the city wall with wounds but with firm eyes, Duan Hengyi felt a sense of sincere admiration.
The situation in the city is better, but the remaining less than 500 soldiers are not optimistic, there are not enough medicines and there are too many injuries. The military doctor and the doctor in the city are so busy that they still cannot save them.
The injured were soldiers guarding the city and the people nearby. In the past few days, there were always people who died without timely assistance.
Seeing this situation, Deputy General Zuo quickly ordered the accompanying military doctors to join the team to treat the wounded.
Zhou Liang was naked, his chest was covered with gauze with blood and could not see the color. Seeing Duan Yun, he choked and said, "General, his subordinates are incompetent! He almost couldn't defend this lonely city!"
"Not blame you! It's just these barbarians! You are injured. Find a place to sit down and talk to me about the situation here." Duan Yun patted Zhou Liang's shoulder to comfort him.
Zhou Liang first greeted the third prince Min Baiyan: "I have met the third prince!"
Min Baiyan and Duan Hengyi returned the favor to Zhou Liang and Zhou Duwei again. Putting aside the identity of the third prince, Zhou Liang's military position was much higher than the two of them.
Everyone walked to the Duwei's Office, and Zhou Liang explained in detail the situation of the past few days.
"General, a few days ago, there were several groups of refugees with varying numbers coming to us to grab food and money. We kept sending people to keep a close eye on them and found that there were teams of people sneaking around."
"I arrested these people and tortured them and found out that they were enemy spies who were infiltrated into the refugee group. They were here to spy on military information and investigate the situation of our guarding city."
"Three days ago, the spies came to report that Yunfan Kingdom had assembled a large army on the border, with a total of 80,000! We sent people to send 800 miles overnight to speed up! But who would have thought that they would come so soon!" Zhou Liang said angrily and sadly.
"Last night, news came from guards within a hundred miles ahead that the 50,000 troops of Yunfan Country were coming to us. The enemy was large and we were few. We could only arrange soldiers to defend the city, archers, stone casters, shield and armor soldiers, and a hundred barrels of turmeric oil."
"Our side suffered heavy casualties, and the enemy army suffered a lot. The people in the city also picked up their weapons one after another. After guarding the city gate for a while, they could hardly be able to defend it. Later, for some reason, they suddenly retreated and moved very quickly!" Zhou Liang said with a little confusion.
Zhou Liang finished the situation in the past few days in just a few words, but the people present could think that the situation was extremely dangerous at that time. How much is the winning rate of 20,000 soldiers against the enemy's 50,000 troops?
After hearing these situations, Duan Yun and others were puzzled by why Yunfan Kingdom suddenly retreated. As for the situation at that time, I am afraid that if I fight for a while, the city gate will probably not be able to be kept. It must be that something major happened in Yunfan Kingdom, and they were unexpected.
"I will send someone to investigate this matter clearly. You can rest and recuperate in the next few days. We will go out of the city now and wait for the spies to come back before making a plan." Duan Yun turned around and left.
"General! My injury is fine. I can still go to the battlefield to kill the enemy. I want to avenge the innocent people! Revenge the more than 19,000 dead soldiers! General, I can!" Zhou Liang stood up and said excitedly when he saw Duan Yun leaving.
When Duan Hengyi saw this iron-like man talking about the people and the soldiers guarding the city, there was a trace of water flowing in his firm eyes, which was fleeting. If he didn't look closely, he wouldn't be able to see it.
"Okay, then you will go out of the city with us to the base later!" After pondering for a while, Duan Yun still agreed to Zhou Liang's request.
Chapter completed!