Chapter 17 Chapter Sixteen Hungry Ghost Path

Jin Qianshi was also a little frightened beside me, and said, "Commander, what should we do?" I was confused and didn't know what to do.The snake man who was flustered by our round of attacks just now regrouped and was about to rush into the city again. I gritted my teeth and said, "Divide half of the people and guard the entrance of the cave." However, I also know that this matter is difficult, Snake people have stone cannons, if a few more boulders are thrown out and a few more holes are punched in the city wall, how can we be prepared?What's more, our fortified formation is just a momentary show, once the whole army of snake men presses up, let alone two people protecting the one in front, it will be difficult for us.However, until now, there is no other way.

At this time, there was a burst of screaming from behind, mixed with Pu Anli's loud voice: "Get out of the way!" The Vanguard Battalion has arrived.Although my heart is settled, I am somewhat unhappy.The vanguard battalion is also cavalry, why come so late?What's more, even if the striker battalion arrives, what can they do?I looked back, only to see that Pu Anli took the lead and rushed to me. They pushed three carts covered with large cloth.Those carts were not big, they were common four-wheeled carts for carrying things in the supply camp, and a square object was placed on it, covered with oilcloth.The three cars pushed side by side, just blocking the road.Pu Anli took the lead and cleared the way for the three cars. The cars went everywhere and broke through the strong wall formation of the Dragon Scale Army. We had to stand on both sides of the road.

I didn't know what he was going to do, so I said to Jin Qianshi: "Go back quickly." The few rows of us who rushed to the front retreated in an orderly manner. At this time, Pu Anli was already in front of me, and suddenly laughed loudly: "General Chu, it turns out that once you join the Dragon Scale Army, you don't even need horses." I was a little annoyed, and said: "General Pu, the snake man is about to attack, what are you talking about?" Pu Anli said: "It is precisely because of this." He loudly said to the soldiers of the left army who were still fighting at the gate of the city: "Get out of the way, the front battalion is in charge."

Will the Qianfeng Battalion stand against the Snake Man at the gate of the city?I shouted: "We are here, you go to the entrance of the cave quickly." Pu Anli heard my shout and said with a smile: "General Chu, you don't need to make trouble, Lu Tongzhi is already there. Brothers, let go!" His last words were certainly not addressed to me.Several vanguard battalions under him ignited a fire wire on the car and rushed forward.I was taken aback and said, "General Pu, what are you going to do?" There must have been fire and mine bombs in the car.Pu Anli told him to rush forward, was he going to sacrifice himself to blow up the snake man?But if such a load of gunpowder exploded, the power might be too great, and half the wall would be blown down.Pu Anli ignored me, and shouted loudly, "Light it up!"

There are still a few soldiers from the left army fighting with the snake man at the gate of the city, but they will definitely be killed by the snake man immediately.But no matter what, it's always too cruel to burn jade and stone at this time, I shouted: "Wait..." Before I could yell out, dozens of flaming arrows flew out from a car and flew straight to the gate of the city. what is that?I almost screamed.Dozens of rockets flew out of a car next to it.These arrows were densely packed, and the snake man in front was mixed with one or two soldiers of the left army who had not yet died in battle, and they were shot by the flying arrows together.

In the rain, although the fire on the arrow was not a real threat, the momentum stunned the snake man who was about to rush into the city gate.They must have never seen this kind of weapon before. It is almost the power of dozens of sun piercing bows shot at the same time, which is almost equivalent to the power of dozens of first-class archers like Tan Qing and Jiang Zaixuan shooting arrows at the same time, but the power is even greater. Big.On the three carts brought by Pu Anli, there were hundreds of arrows flying out.Hundreds of arrows were shot out densely, and there was almost no gap in the places they went. Who else could dodge them?A pile of corpses lay down at the gate of the city, including soldiers of the imperial army and snake men.

Pu Anli shouted: "Okay! Close the city gate!" He kicked his mount and rushed up. At this time, the snake man was stunned by the sudden attack, most of the people at the gate of the city fell down, and those who were lucky enough to survive also flinched.I said to Jin Qianshi beside me: "Quickly close the city gate!" After saying that, I rushed up.The Dragon Scale Army and Qianfeng Battalion behind them also rushed up. Pu Anli had already arrived at the gate and was about to close the city gate when a few snake men outside the gate woke up like a dream and roared and were about to rush in again. Qianshi has also rushed over.

Although this battle was tough, we had an advantage, and the power of Pu Anli's row of rockets just now greatly boosted morale. Door. When the door slammed shut, I put the gun on the ground.I didn't seem to have any injuries on my body, but my shoulders were already splattered with blood. I don't know if it was from the snake man or from our own people, or even from myself.The Zuo army is urgently repairing the hole in the city wall. The power of the Snakeman's stone cannon made everyone terrified, but the three rocket-firing vehicles of Pu Anli gave us some comfort. Pu Anli contributed the most this time, but I always think of those left army soldiers who were still fighting with the snake man at the gate of the city when he released the rocket.I can't say that Bu Anli did something wrong, but when Bu Anli ordered the fire to be lit, I didn't see any hesitation on his face.

I took the three whistle chiefs and walked towards the head of the city.The situation was too urgent just now, I participated in the defense of the city as soon as I came, and I haven't met Lu Jingyu yet.Once the matter is settled, it is natural to go to see him. As soon as I walked to the top of the city, I saw the people from the left army cheering, and I couldn't help but smile wryly.This is similar to the time when they repelled the snake man at the north gate.That time, the rear army suffered heavy casualties, and after the snake man retreated, the rear army still cheered happily. Perhaps, they were more grateful for their survival than for their victory in defending the city.When climbing up the stairs, I whispered to Wu Wanling on the side: "General Wu, have you counted our casualties?"

Wu Wanling said: "Seven brothers suffered some injuries, two of them were more serious, they were sent to the medical camp for treatment first, and no one died in battle." In the battle, the Dragon Scale Army is getting stronger and stronger. I couldn't help feeling a little more confident.Snake people are indeed getting stronger, but we ourselves are getting stronger.It's just that we become stronger, but we can't change the disadvantages in the besieged city. As soon as he went to the city, he saw He Zhong with a smile all over his face, and he came forward and said, "General Chu, you two generals, Long Feng, really deserve your reputation."

I was a little baffled, and said, "What? The two generals of Longfeng?" "Don't you know? You and General Qianfeng Yinglu are now known as Longfeng and Generals. Everyone is saying that you will be the successors of Junhou in the future." I am a little dumbfounded, but also a little depressed.When Lu Jingyu first came back, he was like a god-man. Everyone thought that with Lu Jingyu in charge, victory was within easy reach.Now that Lu Jingyu is newly defeated, this title will be used again immediately. It will probably not be long before Lu Gongxing and I will be said to be the ones who can lead the whole army to victory.But where is the victory?If I really think about it, I should probably be the most pessimistic person in the army. I said: "I'm just kidding, what about the two generals of Longfeng, they are just doing their best. General He, General Lu are there?" I remember the first time I met He Zhong, I was still in Qianfeng Camp, and I was ordered by Marquis Wu to arrest Lu Jingyu.After more than ten days, things have changed so much that I couldn't even think of it myself. "My lord is at the head of the city, discussing with General Lu, I will take you there." He Zhong is almost a bit too attentive to me now.I didn't say anything, just followed him silently.Thinking back to the previous scene where he threatened me because of Lu Jingyu, he was completely different.That also means that Lu Jingyu's reputation is constantly declining, right?I couldn't help but feel some pain in my heart. I really don't want my most respected Lu Jingyu to end up like this. Lu Jingyu's temporary camp was set up at the head of the city.As soon as they went up to the top of the city, they saw that the top of the city was also in a mess. Probably the snake man had also attacked the city and was repelled.He Zhong opened the curtain and said, "My lord, General Chu of the Dragon Scale Army is here." I said to Jin Qianshi and the others: "Wait for me." Then I walked in and said loudly: "Longlin Army Chu Xiuhong, see General Lu." As I said this, I was about to kneel down, Lu Jingyu supported me, Said: "General Chu, please get up." I stood up straight and looked at him.Compared with that day in Marquis Wu's tent, he looked a little older.Maybe he is still blaming himself for Cang Yuegong's matter, because if Marquis Wu hadn't seen through Cang Yuegong's plan, then he would be the chief culprit for the annihilation of the entire imperial army. I said to Lu Gongxing who was standing on the side: "Hello, General Lu." He nodded to me, and then said to Lu Jingyu: "My lord, snake people are not used to climbing the city, but field battles are extremely fierce, and we will meet snake people in the future To attack a city, you must first close the city gate." Lu Jingyu's face was also slumped, and he said: "General Lu taught you a very good lesson, I will remember it." Lu Gongxing said: "The last general dare not. But Sir, the snake man has arrived at the city gate and has not closed the city gate today. I don't know what happened?" There was pain on Lu Jingyu's face, and he said: "Hearing the news of the snake man's attack, the city residents who had been released from the city before suddenly flocked to the city again. Seeing that the snake man is about to catch up, I really can't bear to send them away." Shut up outside the city, and ordered people to close the city gate after all the city residents entered the city. Who would have thought that the snake man came too fast, and when the city gate was about to be closed, the snake man had already broken through and attacked. If it weren't for the two generals to help today, I'm afraid the consequences will be disastrous." I thought of the boulder thrown by the snake man just now that knocked down a hole in the city wall, and I couldn't help feeling uneasy, and said, "The snake man at the east gate even has stone cannons..." Lu Jingyu said: "That was fired by five stone cannons lined up at the same time. When I saw the snake man firing five stone cannons at the top of the city, I was a little surprised. Later, I found out that they actually moved such a huge stone, and I was a little frightened. " Indeed, anyone who saw such a large stone thrown in the air would be terrified.I said, "Then why didn't you post it later?" Lu Jingyu smiled, and said: "Those monsters' siege equipment couldn't be used properly, and the stone failed several times before it was finally sent out, but they never brought such a big stone again. Two or three boulder carts were crushed." I suddenly realized, and couldn't help but blush.I also think too much about the snake man. Although the snake man is much stronger than a human, this boulder is too huge. How can it be easy to transport it here?If the snake people had the ability to transport hundreds of these huge boulders here, they would have been able to attack them long ago.I smiled awkwardly and said, "Yes." Lu Gongxing said: "Can the gap be filled right away? It's not easy now, we must be prepared for the second attack by the snake man." Lu Jingyu said: "Step up the construction, and it will be repaired in half a day. But if the snake man uses the same method in the future, I am really worried." I suddenly shouted: "General Lu, your rocket-firing vehicles are so powerful, how many vehicles can you equip the armies with? If there is one, it will surely force the snake men to come too close." Lu Gongxing looked solemn, and said, "What you're talking about is the Skyfire Flying Dragon Arrow newly made by Mr. Zhang, but," he paused, looked at my hopeful face, and said, "It's just that the gunpowder has been used up, and the total amount is too high." Only thirty vehicles were made. According to Mr. Zhang, one vehicle has thirty-six rockets, and the gunpowder of about ten fire bombs is used. Moreover, the ones that are going to be used in the squadron have to be used today. I am afraid that the snake will There will be a way to crack it soon.” I was also silent for a while, not knowing what to say.Although Zhang Longyou's stuff is powerful, it always requires a lot of gunpowder.I said, "Is it because the yellow jade is gone?" Liuhuang is produced in Huoyun Cave in the north of the city.When the snake people first appeared at the South Gate, we have retrieved many of them.But now that there are snake men stationed at the north gate, how can I go out of the city to get it? "Yes. Moreover, I heard from the people in the rear that the Snake Man has sealed the Huoyun Cave. Even if we rush there, we won't be able to get it out." That is another good thing that the high-speed rail rushed to do.Fortunately, this biggest culprit has now been removed. At this time, He Zhong suddenly opened the curtain again, and came in to report: "My lord, there is a citizen who fled into the city and wants to speak to my lord, does my lord want to see him?" Lu Jingyu raised his head and said, "What's the matter?" "He said it was about the snake man." Lu Jingyu raised his eyebrows and said, "Let him in." I don't know how that person knew the distribution of the snake people, but it's better to hear than not to hear. The man who came in was a man in rags, and his clothes were in bad shape.Most of the city dwellers trapped in the city are dressed in shabby clothes, but there are no such shabby ones as him.He was a tall man, but his body was very weak, and his steps were sloppy when he walked in.As soon as he came in, he bowed to Lu Jingyu, and He Zhong shouted: "Kneel down!" The man was startled, and he pretended to kneel, but Lu Jingyu stepped forward to support him and said, "No need. What do you have to say? What do you want to say?" The man looked at Lu Jingyu, gritted his teeth, and said, "General, I didn't want to help the empire, but since you can open the city and let us in, there are some things I want to tell you." Lu Jingyu said: "What is it?" The man looked at us again and said, "Outside the south gate, there are fifty thousand people from southern Xinjiang." We were all stunned.Outside the south gate is obviously the camp of snake people, so what about fifty thousand people?If this man wants to deceive us, he will not use such clumsy lies.Seeing that we all had expressions of disbelief, he said, "Really, I am one of them. It's just that we are in the camp of the snake people, haha, we are treated as rations." He even laughed dryly twice, but when he said the last sentence, he was already full of hatred.I also thought of the head found in the corpse of the snake man, and I couldn't help shaking, and said, "Is it in the camp called Shandu?" The man said: "It's called Shandu. Outside the south gate, there is a heavy camp of snake people. They captured 70,000 of us and drove them all the way. We didn't know why, but later we found out that we..." At the end, his voice was also low, as if he couldn't speak any more.Lu Jingyu said, "What are you going to tell us?" The man gritted his teeth and said: "We have already discussed that we will launch a riot tomorrow. The same is dead. Rather than being eaten by those monsters after dying, it is better to fight." Lu Gongxing hurriedly said, "Have you all discussed it?" The man was depressed for a while, and said: "The night before yesterday, hundreds of us who were still strong were driven to the north gate by those monsters. At first we only heard the news, those monsters can speak human language, I don't know where we heard it There was news of a riot. But they drove us to the east gate of Gaojiu City, and today they suddenly drove us into the city again. Only then did we know that they used us as the vanguard to earn money to open your city gate." Lu Gongxing looked at me and was startled.That's the real idea of ​​the snake people. The east gate has not been surrounded, but when we were about to release the city residents, we launched an attack to drive back the escaped city residents.After coming and going, maybe they felt that the food and grass in the city were almost exhausted, so they launched an attack from the east gate.Today, if the high-speed rail hadn't been in the middle of the trick and transferred many of the snakemen from the northwest two gates to the south gate, if the snakemen attacked the entire east gate, the east gate might have been breached.However, from the perspective of the snake man's offensive, today's round of attacks is probably mostly probing. Now that the snake-men encircled them, maybe the next time the four sects will attack together?The snake people move in an orderly manner, and they are deep in the art of war. People like Gao Tiechong are probably giving them advice.Why are they helping the snake people?Could it be that they and the Empire and the Republican Army all have sworn vendettas, and must they kill them all? Thinking that Gaotie Chong would rather die than fall into our hands, I couldn't help but tremble again. Lu Jingyu pondered for a while, then asked, "Then will the riot you agreed upon happen?" He shook his head and said, "I don't know. We were separated the day before yesterday, and there were also groups at the west gate and the north gate. Did those monsters launch an attack at the west gate and north gate today?" I said: "No." Indeed, the snakemen at the west gate and north gate did not attack.It seems strange at first glance, but it is not difficult to understand when you think about it.I can smell Gao Tiechong's taste for this strategy, and I'm afraid it was Gao Tiechong's plan specifically to target Lu Jingyu.Gao Tie Chong knew all the generals in the city well, and he also knew that using this strategy at the west gate and north gate would not work. Only at the east gate, using Lu Jingyu's compassion, could this strategy be sold. The main purpose of the snake man's attack today is to break Lu Jingyu's myth.When Lu Jingyu returned to the army, the morale of the whole army was boosted, even the right army who was at odds with the left army was quite rejoiced.Gao Tiechong must have seen this too, so he wanted to give Lu Jingyu a blow and knock down the morale of our army again. He is dead, but his plot still seems to be working out one by one.If Marquis Wu hadn't finally forced him to show up, I really don't know how we would fight this battle in the future. "There is also this unexpected team." After listening to our report, Marquis Wu pondered for a while. The credibility of this information is quite high.Although the captives of the snake people will not be strong in combat, but within the snake people, once they can cooperate internally and externally, it is really possible to win in one fell swoop.After hearing our report, Marquis Wu also paced up and down in the tent, as if he couldn't make up his mind. The class teacher is getting more and more difficult every day.If the idea Cang Yuegong said is true, it may not be unfeasible.But now, we seem to have no other choice but to stick to it.Marquis Wu has experienced many battles, and he must have lost his mind by now. Lu Gongxing said: "Your Majesty, if you can get in touch with the captives in the Snakeman Formation, that is also a good strategy. Please think twice, Marquis Wu, I am willing to lead my army and horses to charge tomorrow. They are all cavalry, and they are enough to retreat into the city. It is better than sitting still." Marquis Wu walked a few more steps, and suddenly stood still. Has he made up his mind?I looked at Lu Gongxing who was kneeling next to me, and he also looked forward to it. Marquis Wu said: "You two generals, get up." When we stood up, Marquis Wu said loudly: "Daying, go and inform Leigu to let all the armies come quickly to discuss the military plan." The result of the discussion is that if it is sunny tomorrow, as soon as the snake man makes any movement, he will attack immediately and use the remaining half of the sky dragon flying dragon arrow to attack.If it is raining, then this proposal will not work, and immediately send messengers to fly back to Beijing to ask for help. This resolution somewhat disappointed me.To be honest, I also agree with Lu Gongxing's idea.Once the captives of the Snake People start an incident, the Snake People will definitely be devastated. We take advantage of the situation to make a surprise attack, and the chances of winning are great.Marquis Wu must also be thinking about the firearms that Zhang Longyou can make in sunny days.With these firearms, the chances of winning are a little bit higher, and in rainy days, even if the mob in the snake formation takes action, it is difficult for us to have a chance of winning.And going back to the imperial capital to ask for help is almost like talking in a dream.Surrounded by snake people, who can escape? We really need a victory to boost morale.Since the snake people besieged the city, we haven't even won a single victory, and the casualties have exceeded 10,000, but the snake people only left a few hundred corpses.Calculated according to this ratio, Marquis Wen would have to send at least one million troops. After the meeting ended, we walked out of Marquis Wu's tent, and Lu Gongxing and I said goodbye.It was raining, and the spring was cold, and the rain was chilling on the body.I couldn't feel it when I was killing, but now I only feel that after the clothes are wet, people are shivering from the cold.I looked at Lu Gongxing, he just looked at the sky, heaved a long sigh, and said: "The destiny belongs to it, but manpower can't return it. Sigh." It rained until the next day. Early the next morning, I brought the Dragon Scale Army to the south gate to stand by, but it was raining all the time, and Marquis Wu never gave the order to attack.From a distance, I also saw a commotion among the snake people outside the south gate.It's just that the turmoil subsided immediately, and I'm afraid the captives who started the riot would have been wiped out in a blink of an eye. I sat on the battlements blankly, looking at the earth in the rain.The rain can't be seen dozens of paces away.A gray patch.The rainy season in southern Xinjiang lasts for more than a month. It is said that the year with the most rain is said to have rained for more than 40 days in a row. Even with Zhang Longyou's firearms, how many days can we last in this rain?What's more, the food can only last for ten days. "The heavy rain came, the attack was canceled, and all the ministries were disbanded and returned to the team." Lei Gu galloped over again, shouting to the armies standing on the top of the city.Hearing his words, my heart sank and I could barely catch my breath. The clothes on my body were soaked by the rain. In the armor, the wet underwear stuck to my body. It was extremely uncomfortable, but I didn't seem to feel it anymore. The cold rain hit me from time to time.When returning to the team at the lower end of the city, I took another look outside. Since the snake people's camp is only one mile away from the city, the gate there can be seen from the city.From a distance, I couldn't help feeling sour when I saw the serpent camp returning to calm. Perhaps, this is the last opportunity to turn defeat into victory.From now on, all we can do is to stick to it and ask the imperial capital for reinforcements. Even if the messenger for help arrives smoothly, the best plan will take a month before the reinforcements arrive.However, I can't think of whether the empire can send out an army stronger than the 100,000 troops commanded by Marquis Wu.Of course, Marquis Wen's direct line would not lose to Marquis Wu, but Marquis Wen's total strength was only 10,000, of which 2,000 were borrowed by Marquis Wu to the Chinese army.Even if Marquis Wen assembled an army of 100,000 people and reached the southern border, would he be able to defeat the Snake Man? Marquis Wu would not be ignorant of this fact.At this moment, he could no longer think of any feasible strategy. Five days passed.The messenger galloped away, and if he ran day and night, no matter how fast he ran, it would take seven days to reach the imperial capital.And it is also a miracle to deploy troops in the imperial capital and guarantee the supplies, and it will arrive in a month.Marquis Wu kept the news tightly sealed. Although the ration was still three dry biscuits per person per day, I don't think this number can last for a few days. When I was eating the dry food from the supply camp, I discovered for the first time that dry biscuits are so delicious.I chewed hard on the cake, swallowing every morsel.Fortunately, there is enough water in the city to keep me from choking to death. My headache felt like it was about to burst as I swallowed.From that day on, I always felt a little dizzy, and it was even worse today. Chewing dry biscuits was almost like a punishment, and I didn't feel the pleasure of being full at all.This rain also fell for five consecutive days, and we were worried every day, for fear that the snake man would attack us at some point.The hateful thing is that those snake men come to attack almost every day, and every time they attack and leave, it is obvious that they are here to harass.But every time we have to cheer up, God knows which time the snake man launched a real general attack. That day will come soon, but everyone dare not say it. It was still raining, and there was a sound of rain from time to time on the camp tent, which was very noisy.I finished eating one piece of cake, rubbed my head, and was about to put the other two into my pocket. Jin Qianshi led a few soldiers into my camp.As soon as they entered the tent, they knelt down and said: "Commander, I will ask Commander for orders." I took a sip of water, swallowed a bit of cake residue in my mouth, and said, "What's wrong?" Training has long been suspended.When you can't get enough to eat, how can you train hard?Snake people usually come to attack every other day, and our casualties are gradually decreasing, but that's not because we are so strong, but that snake people's attacks are all attack and go. Jin Qianshi said: "Commander, we will kill the captured snake man." "what?" The captured snake man has been bound and locked in an empty tent.The snake man's hunger resistance is really amazing. We never give the snake man food, and it doesn't change much.I went to torture him a few times at the beginning, but it was useless to ask. The snake man just stammered a few words all the time, speaking incoherently, and I didn't bother with it for two days. "Commander," Jin Qianshi puffed up his chest, "Brothers are starving, that snake man is useless anyway, we want to kill it to eat meat." Jin Qianshi proposed this a few days ago, but I feel sick when I think of the head in the snake man's stomach.I said, "But they eat people..." "But there are more than a hundred catties of fresh meat on him." I was a little dizzy again, and said, "Whatever." With a happy expression on his face, he said, "Thank you Commander." He stood up, turned around and said, "The commander has already agreed, let's do it." Looking at their backs, I couldn't help but think of the Republican Army when we besieged the city.At that time, after two months of besieging the city, the Republican Army began to kill the city residents and eat them.For a while at first, the defense in the city became stricter, but after only a few days, morale became even lower. Man is not a beast after all.When you eat the flesh of someone who is like you, that kind of fear is probably more than the fear of death.When I saw the Republican Army at the top of the city killing people, cutting meat and roasting food at the top of the city, I felt that it was no different from wild animals, and it was more disgusting in disgust.But those republicans who are eating people are probably more afraid than us. And we, starting to eat the meat of the snake people today, maybe after a while, we will be reduced to the level of the Republican Army. Feng Shui turns.Thinking of this sentence, I can only smile wryly. Not long after Jin Qianshi and the others walked out, I heard a scream from the courtyard, but it was not a human cry.I grabbed an umbrella next to me and walked out. In the empty tent where the snake man was locked up, a soldier of the Dragon Scale Army came out with a smile, holding a piece of snake man's tail, and his hands were also covered in blood.Seeing me, he smiled and said, "Commander, would you like a piece of meat too?" I shook my head and said, "I don't want to." When I got to the door of the tent, I looked inside, and I couldn't help being a little shocked.Jin Qianshi rolled up his sleeves, and was holding a knife, cutting the flesh of the snake man.The snake man's head, roughly equivalent to a human's neck, had been cut off, and the blood was pooled in a bowl, slightly hot, and it looked no different from human blood. Although the blood of snake people is not as hot as human blood, it is still blood.My head was dizzy for a while, and I was even more dazed. My feet floated, and I stepped on the air. The umbrella was thrown aside, and I fell into the rain. Jin Qianshi turned around and exclaimed, "Commander, what's wrong with you?" His hands were still bloody. After washing in the stagnant water outside, he reached out to touch my head and shouted, "Commander, your forehead is very burned." Someone helped me up, and I said, "It doesn't matter, take me back." In front of my eyes, it seemed that many colored lights were lit up, and I felt like I was in the flames.The fire was burning all around, and I couldn't find a way.Amidst a burst of groans, a soft hand caressed my face, bringing some warmth amidst the coolness. Is it her?I wanted to open my eyes, but my eyelids seemed to weigh a thousand pounds, and I couldn't open them, and it seemed like I was flying in the air when I was lying down, rising and falling without a moment's rest.Drowsily, I fell asleep again, and I didn't know where I was. It was vaguely as if I was in a vast wilderness. From time to time, there was a wildfire burning, and I ran hopelessly, only watching the fire behind me grow stronger and stronger. Big.In the scorching heat all over my body, the shadows of some people dangled in front of my eyes. When I woke up, I was still in that kind of confusion, and for a moment I forgot where I was.Opening his eyes, he didn't realize that he was still in the Longlin Army tent until he saw the top of the tent above.I turned my head, and there was a small case next to the bed. An oil lamp was on on the case, and a woman was sitting there with her back to me.Beside her, a pot of something was being stewed on a small charcoal stove, and a scent of rice came out, which was extremely pleasant. She was stirring the pot with a small spoon. I groaned, and she turned her head, with a look of surprise on her face, and said, "General, are you awake?" I said, "How many days have I been lying down? Who are you?" With some panic on her face, she said: "General, you have been asleep for two nights and one day." I struggled to sit up, but she hurriedly supported me.I sat up and said, "Who the hell are you?" This woman is not like her, but somewhat similar to Bai Wei.But her chin is even more pointed, and her complexion is even more haggard, maybe she hasn't had enough to eat.She said: "I am General Jin's concubine, and now General Jin has given me to the general to serve you." Is it the woman who was captured by Jin Qianshi?I remember when he sent me the two sisters, Bai Wei and Zi Polygonum, he told me that he had five other concubines.Although most of the mid-level and high-ranking officers captured one or two women in the breach of Gaojiu City, and even Qi Lie captured one, but there are few as many as him.I couldn't help but smile wryly, Jin Qianshi is not a bad person, but he likes to send concubines too much.Probably he also raised too much, how can he still support him now?Sending it out is still a favor. Perhaps, he also has little confidence in surviving. I said, "What's your name?" She said: "My name is Su Wenyue." Su Wenyue?It was only then that I remembered that Bai Wei and Zi Liao didn't tell me their surnames when they told me their names.At that time, they wanted to hide the fact that they were Duan Hairuo's daughters.However, among the Seven Heavenly Generals of Cang Yuegong, there is no surname Su, and Su Wenyue probably won't be the daughter of some famous general. I said, "What kind of officer is your father in the Republican Army?" Tears flashed in her eyes, and she said: "General, my father is an instructor at Minsheng School, not in the army." Minsheng School is the highest school in the Republic. It was originally called Nandu Academy in southern Xinjiang, but the name was changed after Cang Yuegong rebelled.In the past, in the entire empire, there were many military schools in the north and many literary schools in the south. Su Wenyue's father was a teacher at Nandu Academy, so his status would not be too low.It's just that it has nothing to do with the army, Gaojiu City was besieged, and they were also destroyed. I said lightly: "It's Nandu Academy. Is there anyone else in the war?" Su Wenyue's face changed, and she said, "Damn my daughter, it's Nandu Academy. When the war broke out, half of the students taught in the academy joined the army." I still said indifferently: "Whether it's Nandu Academy or Minsheng School, it's still a place, so you don't have to care about it." She was a little apprehensive and didn't know what I meant by that.At this time, there was only a sound, and a puff of ashes rose from the stove, but the porridge that was boiling in the pot rolled out suddenly.She said in a panic again: "Damn it, girl." She reached out to remove the pot from the stove.The ears of the pot were burning hot, and after putting the pot aside, she pinched her ears with her hands and breathed out desperately. Looking at her, I laughed.Her appearance suddenly filled with the cuteness of a young woman, reminding me of the "military school flower" in the military school.The "Flower of the Military Academy" is actually the daughter of the owner of a small hotel next to the military academy. Whenever the military academy is on vacation, the small hotel is overcrowded.We are not greedy for drinking like this, the wine at that time was also extremely expensive, the so-called drinking is more like drinking, and there is only a small glass at a time.But we are not actually going to drink, but for that sweet girl.Whenever she came out of the kitchen with dishes, it was a festival for us poor and crazy cadets.I still remember one time, when she brought out a pot of fried tofu with hot meat, she stretched out her hands to pinch her ears as soon as she put down the pot, which was vaguely similar to her now. Seeing my smile, she was a little stunned, and said in bewilderment: "My daughter deserves to die, I beg the general to punish me." For some reason, I was upset and just said, "No, they don't deserve to die." I don't know if she understood what I said, but Su Wenyue just took a bowl and said, "General, let's have some porridge." I said, "Where did you get the rice?" "Master Junhou personally sent someone to deliver it. It's only a little more than a catty, alas, it's only enough to cook a little more." I took the bowl and said, "Have you eaten?" She was a little embarrassed, and said, "I... have eaten..." She blushed a little.I can't even tell a lie.I said, "Go and get a bowl, let's share." She was startled, and said: "General, my daughter dare not." I said, "If you dare, eat." There were tears in her eyes again, but in a trance, I just remembered that I also said those words to Bai Wei Zi Polygonum.Not many days have passed, but it seems like a lifetime away. Su Wenyue took a bowl, filled it up a bit, took a bite cautiously, and I said, "Eat more, I can't eat it anyway." She blushed, but she still ate slowly.I also drank the porridge in mouthfuls, only to feel a little warmth in my body. Now, the best reward that Marquis Wu can offer is probably only this bit of white rice. After taking two sips, I suddenly felt something strangely delicious in my mouth.I put the porridge bowl in front of the lamp and said, "What's in the porridge?" She put down the bowl, "Ah" and said, "It's a piece of meat brought by General Jin. I chopped it up and boiled it in the porridge." It must be the flesh cut from the snake man.Thinking of the contents of that snake man's stomach made me feel a little uncomfortable, but the delicious taste left in my mouth made me feel no nausea at all.I sighed and took another sip. After finishing the porridge, Su Wenyue fetched some more boiling water, washed the pot clean, even drank up the water, and I felt a little comfortable after being full.I touched my head, and it was much better.Just as I was about to get up, Su Wenyue had already supported me, and put on the soft armor and coat for me.I smiled and said, "Did you serve me these two days? Thank you." She blushed, probably I also need her to serve me.She whispered: "General, you are very sick, you are always talking nonsense." I laughed: "What nonsense did I say?" "It's all about the pipa. General, can you play the pipa?" My face also froze.我自己一点也不记得自己在发烧时说过什么话，我有点讪讪地道：“我喜欢听琵琶。对了，你几岁了？” 我这么岔开话头她也根本没注意，只是老老实实地道：“十九了。” I sigh.她的容貌品性，也算是当初的一个名媛了。本来，她会一帆风顺地过下去，嫁一个前途无量的青年才俊，相夫教子，只到老去。可是，战争打破了她的一切，也许，那样的路已不属于她了。 我把脚套进鞋里，道：“你歇歇吧，我出去走走。” 她轻叫了一声，道：“外面还在下雨，我给将军您打伞。” 我和她并排走出帐篷，雨下得正大，有几个龙鳞军从在外面一个雨棚下避雨，一见我出来，一下立定，道：“统领，你大好了。” 我点了点头，道：“金将军他们么？” 一个龙鳞军士兵道：“他们去打猎去了。” hunt?我有点听不懂，那个龙鳞军笑道：“今天蛇人又来攻击过，留下了十来具尸首，要是去得晚了，怕分不到好肉的。” 即使我自己也吃过了蛇人的肉，还是一阵恶心。现在，蛇人也算风水轮流转，这些以人为食的怪物如果知道自己居然会成为我们的食物，不知会怎么想。我道：“君侯可有什么命令？” “君侯道，文侯已在帝都调兵，我们只消坚守下去。” 君侯也彻底放弃了退军的打算吧。我不知道那该是庆幸还是沮丧。在生病那几日，有时稍微清醒一些我就害怕睁开眼后一个人也见不到，却见到几个正盯着我看的蛇人。如果真的班师，那我一个病人肯定会被弃之不顾的。 “使者有消息了么？” 那个龙鳞军的脸色也沉了下来，道：“我们也不知道。” 不知道的同义词就是没有消息。也许，那个求援的信使没能逃过蛇人的封锁，可能文侯在京中还以为我们正在班师途中，准备着为凯旋的武侯庆功呢。 雨敲在雨棚上，“噼啪”作响。突然，响起了一阵急促的号角，有人在叫着“蛇人来了！” 我吃了一惊，哪知那几个等着的龙鳞军面露喜色，叫道：“太好了！”其中一个对我道：“统领，你歇着，我们去打退了蛇人再来。”一下冲了出去。我看了看身上，只穿了一件软甲，四肢也酸软无力，这样子上阵也只能添乱。可要我干等着，实在也呆不下去。 我踏出雨棚，追了上去。可他们跑得很快，在地上踩得水花四溅，我跟了一段便有点气喘吁吁。只听得前面发出了一阵阵呐喊，声音越来越急，又马上轻了下去。 我有点心急火燎地追了上去，可还没上城墙，那声音便轻了下来。 难道蛇人的攻击那么快就结束了？这简直有些不可思议。我加快了步子，跑上了城头。 城头上挤了很多人，都簇拥在雉堞边大呼小叫，哪里象刚打过一仗。我刚要走过去，只听得一边有人呻吟了一声。 那是一个叫姚世征的龙鳞军。这人是中哨的老兵，老跟着金千石，我也记得他的名字。他腿上有个血肉模糊的伤口，大概是中了一枪。雨水落下来，他身边的积水都变红了，可却没有人理睬他。 我走到他身边，蹲了下来，道：“姚世征，怎么回事？” 他呻吟道：“统领啊，他们在打猎……” 他的话还没说完，又痛得呻吟起来。我扶着他走到一边淋不到雨的地方，道：“你们把打仗叫打猎？” 这时，在那一批人里忽然有人叫道：“呸！这块肉明明是我看好的，你还要脸不要？” 我这时才恍然大悟，原来他们在分打死的蛇人肉，怪不得说成是“打猎”，还那么高兴。打一次仗，能弄点肉，那也的确和打猎差不多了。 这时，听得有个人喝道：“这蛇人可是老子一刀砍死的，老子要这块肉还不成么？” 这正是金千石的声音。那些围在一起的人一下分开，有人道：“这可不是你们龙鳞军防区，要肉就手底下见个真章吧。”边上还有人起哄地叫了起来，那个正和金千石争吵的右军士兵大声道：“你道你们龙鳞军很了不起么？老子也是一刀一枪拼出来的，怕你个王八蛋！” 金千石一把拔出刀来，吼道：“好吧！那我来试试你的本事！” 我一看不妙，叫道：“金将军！” 金千石转过头，又惊又喜道：“统领！你身体好了？” 我走了过去，道：“你们是要分蛇人肉么？” 刚走到边上，我不禁一阵恶心。那蛇人被剖开了肚子，里面，是一个小个子的尸首。这尸首也有一半消化了，只有一半的身体还看得出来。可他们却象对这熟视无睹，那个蛇人身上也被砍下了好多块肉一大半身体都已只剩了骨架。 金千石道：“楚统领，这个蛇人是我今天打死的，正要送块肉给你呢。这小子竟然还如此无礼。” 我只觉肚子里有些恶心，吃下去的那碗粥好象也有了怪味了。耳边只听得那几个右军正交头接耳地道：“原来他就是和路将军并称的龙锋双将啊”、“不是怎么高大的样子”之类的话。也许我的名字在全军中也近乎一个传奇了，可是我却更有点颓然。 从武侯开始，后来是陆经渔，一个个都被想象成战无不胜的神似的人物。当事实打破这种幻想时，连我和路恭行也被抬了出来。要是我们战死了，大概到全军覆没以前，总会有人被自发地抬出来的。 我道：“金将军，大家都是弟兄，说什么你的我的，走吧。” 那个和金千石争着的右军士兵忙道：“楚将军，是我的不是，请你不要往心里去。金将军，你也不要怪罪。” 我笑了笑，道：“金将军，姚世征受伤了，得扶他去看医官，快去吧，别耽搁了。” 金千石看了看坐在边上的姚世征，拣起地上的几块肉，对边上一个龙鳞军道：“你们送小姚去吧，我马上送统领回营。” 正下阶梯时，我道：“金将军，你和右军的人争什么，要是岳将军知道了，那准要怪我们了。” 金千石手里还抓着两块血淋淋的肉，被雨冲着，已冲得干净了一些。他道：“统领，你知不知道，从昨天开始，每天只发一张饼了。” 这一天到底来了啊。我不禁默然无语。不知能说些什么，也不知该说些什么。