Chapter 162 Chapter Thirty

Chapter 30: Parting and Parting The Northern Han army was trapped in the field and fought bitterly for more than ten days. They tried to break through, but were stopped by the Yong army in a deadly battle. On April 18th, when the Northern Han army ran out of food, horses were killed for food. At dawn, the troops were divided to break through the siege, and the battle was decided. ——"Zi Zhi Tong Jian".Yongji III What is a heroic stranger and what is a desperate situation? Long Tingfei sighed softly. He has never been in such a dangerous situation after many years of fighting. However, Long Tingfei was surprised to find that his mood had not fluctuated at all. The moment he was besieged by the Yong army, he clearly heard the sound of the broken string in his heart.He is really too tired. Over the years, he has almost supported the overall situation of the Northern Han Dynasty with his own strength. The enemies on the opposite side are endless, and they are tenacious. He is not arrogant in victory and not discouraged in defeat. Without his sharpness and fighting spirit, the confidant generals who leaned on his arms were deadly, rebellious, and now he is alone, and he has personally pulled the lovers who made the marriage alliance into a desperate situation. I am afraid that his own path has already been walked. At the end, Long Tingfei knew in his heart that there would be no hope of escape this time.

With the ambush of the Yong army and the reorganized cavalry of King Qi, more than 400,000 troops trapped 100,000 Northern Han troops in the wilderness.Qinzhou's terrain is narrow, and it is only possible to break through in the two directions of the Ji family and Zezhou. However, if they break out in the direction of Zezhou, Long Tingfei and others know that they may not have a chance to return to the Northern Han Dynasty. Occupying a strong position, their own options are extremely limited. Under such circumstances, in the past ten days, Long Tingfei and Lin Bi personally planned several breakouts. Unfortunately, because they intended to go out with the whole army, they were defeated by the Yong army every time. As a result, the flesh and blood of countless soldiers were left in the air, and the water was sobbing, and the blood flowed like a river. In the increasingly tight encirclement circle of the Yong army, even the soil was soaked in blood.

Sitting on the ground in the simple tent, the dim light of the torch reflected on Long Tingfei's thin and haggard face. Compared with the former heroic appearance, Long Tingfei's expression now has indifference and loneliness. His dark eyes are still shining with light, but those who are interested can see that, unlike the arrogance that looked down on the world before, the light in his eyes is full of understanding of the world and inexplicable sorrow. Footsteps came from outside the tent, Long Tingfei didn't raise his head, he was still looking at the sketch drawn by Xiao Tong himself, which recorded the defense map of Yong army that the scouts in the army risked their lives to investigate.Someone walked into the tent and stood in front of him, the flames dragged his figure very long, and the shadow blocked the map in front of Long Tingfei.Long Tingfei frowned slightly, raised his head, the flickering flames were reflected in the depths of his pupils, and the figure of the future was also reflected in his eyes.The dark green armor and the brocade golden phoenix cloak, the man was Lin Bi.

Lin Bi also haggarded a lot. Her once bright appearance had become more weathered, her robes were stained with blood, and her status as golden branches and jade leaves was now blood-stained. Long Tingfei felt a sense of sadness in his heart. He said lightly: "Princess Bi What's the matter?" Lin Bi shook his head lightly, sat opposite Long Tingfei, buried his head in his hands, and said after a long time: "Just now the Yong army sent a letter to my camp with a bow and arrow." Long Tingfei said indifferently: "It must be to persuade them to surrender. These days, my camp has also received a lot of letters like this. If I didn't try my best to boost morale, I'm afraid our army will inevitably be in chaos."

A cold light flashed in Lin Bi's eyes, and he said: "It's not to persuade the surrender, but to tell our army that the barbarians invaded Daizhou with great force. My second brother Lin Chenger led the army to attack. Unfortunately, he fell into the trick of the barbarians. My second brother desperately killed the way out." , died outside Yanmen Pass with more than a dozen arrows on his back, my father's old illness relapsed, and all the dragons in the army have no leader." Long Tingfei only felt his heart trembling, what a vicious scheming, no matter what the letter said was true or not, the morale of the Daizhou Army would definitely be shaken, he said weakly: "Maybe this is the enemy's trick."

Lin Bi smiled faintly, but the smile was full of grief, and she said coldly: "I also hope that it is the enemy's conspiracy, but even if it is a conspiracy, it has already succeeded, and now the soldiers in my battalion are panicked, it is my third brother Cheng Cheng Shan, the fourth younger brother Cheng Yuan also lost all fighting spirit. Besides, the news is probably true. This letter was specially written to me by King Li Xian of Qi. Unlike other letters, it described the matter of Daizhou in great detail. Li Xian won't lie to me with lies." After finishing speaking, Lin Bi handed a letter to Long Tingfei.

Long Tingfei took the letter and read it ten lines at a glance. As expected, the situation of the Daizhou Army was clearly and detailedly written on it. If even Lin Bi felt that there were no flaws, then it was probably true. But with a decision, if the Daizhou Army wants to surrender, I won't blame you." Lin Bihuo got up, and said in a cold voice: "The Daizhou Army has never done anything that betrayed its promise. This time it is a public decision to send troops. How could it be changed in the face of the battle? Since our Daizhou Army was established, we can only perish together, and have never bowed our knees. Regarding surrendering to the enemy, even if you surrendered to the Northern Han Dynasty in the past, you never said a word of surrender."

Long Tingfei's expression became solemn, and he also stood up and said: "I have expected that the princess will be strong, and the words were just probing. I am the general of the army, and the morale of the army is the most important thing. Please forgive me, sister Bi." Lin Bi looked a little gentle, and said: "But the matter has come to this point, we also need to deal with it, and we must make up our minds to break through the encirclement regardless of sacrifice. If there is any delay, I am afraid I will not be able to control the morale of the army." A cold light flashed in Long Tingfei's eyes, and he said, "I was just about to invite you to come over to discuss the matter of breaking out of the siege. Bi Mei should know that Yong Jun will never let me go when I have fought many times these days. When I led the army to charge, the Yong army stopped our army regardless of sacrifices. If the Daizhou army charged alone, the Yong army responded with the strategy of luring the enemy to go deep. If Bimei was not decisive, I am afraid that they would have already been surrounded by the enemy. It can be seen from this that the main targets of the Yong army are Longmou and the main force of the Qinzhou army, but there is room for the Daizhou army. So I carefully planned a new breakout plan, and I need your full assistance, Bimei."

Lin Bi didn't speak, and she couldn't see what Long Tingfei said, but no matter how brave the Daizhou Army is, there are only 15,000 people. Even if the Yong Army is tolerant, it is impossible to break through the Yong Army's formation Yes, slowly raised her head, her tone was calm but understanding, and she said: "You want me to cover the Qinzhou Army on behalf of the state army to break through." Long Tingfei smiled lightly, and said: "With the strength of the Daizhou Army, it is impossible to cover the Qinzhou Army to break through. The Yong Army only needs 50,000 elite soldiers to stop the Daizhou Army from rushing. If I take the opportunity With the main force to break through, the Yong army will definitely encircle them with all their strength. If the strength is not exhausted, even if the Daizhou army is released, the Yong army will not let our army have the possibility of breaking through. Bimei should understand that for the loyalty of the Northern Han Dynasty, Our army is far superior to your army, so the Yong army will take the Qinzhou army as its main target."

Lin Bi didn't speak, she listened quietly, waiting for Long Tingfei's explanation, Long Tingfei continued: "So I decided to divide this breakout into three waves. To break out of the siege, the Yong army must adopt the previous method, try its best to lure the Daizhou army into the siege, and separate your two armies, and then I will lead 20,000 elite cavalry and many flags to charge from the north, and the Yong army will definitely do everything possible If you can stop me, then the Lu brothers will lead the main force of our army to break through from the northwest, during which time we will divide our troops to Qinshui, destroy the catapults that the Yong army blocked the river, and help the water army get out of the trap."

Lin Bi felt a chill in his heart, and said, "You want to use yourself as a bait to lure the main force of the Yong army to attack, so that the main force of Qinzhou can break through." Long Tingfei said solemnly: "Only in this way can the main force of the Qinzhou army be kept. Longmou's ineffectiveness in fighting has affected the soldiers of the three armies. If he spares his life and steals his life, how can he face the king? The Yong army is encircled on all sides, and the north has the largest force." There are only more than one hundred thousand, but once our army is in a hard fight, the other three sides will attack from behind, which prevents us from breaking through. Being brave, the chances of breaking through the siege are very high, and once the Yong army mistakenly thinks that the Daizhou army is trying to cover my breakout, the siege of Bimei will inevitably weaken, and the Daizhou army has a great chance of breaking through. It is worth the sacrifice of the guards in exchange for the main force of our army to break out of the siege. However, Bimei breaks through first, and the loss is bound to be heavy, so I have to discuss it with you first." Seeing Long Tingfei's indifferent expression when he talked about his own life and death, Lin Bijiao's body was crumbling. The man in front of him was his fiancé-in-law, but his family and country were in peril. The first time they met, other than military affairs, they rarely talked about personal affairs, but Lin Bi had long regarded him as a lifelong partner, and now they had to part ways, how could she bear it.At this moment, she is no longer the "Princess General" admired by the army and people of Daizhou, but a miserable woman who is about to lose her lover. Suppressing the tears in her eyes, Lin Bi said in a low voice: "You are so generous to die, what about me, do you still remember that our wedding will be at the end of this year." Long Tingfei's expression changed, and there was a look of sadness and ecstasy between his brows. This time he asked to send troops on behalf of the state army. Lin Yuanting made an additional request, that is, the marriage between Long Tingfei and Lin Bi could not be delayed any longer. On the date, if Yong Jun retreats, the end of this year will be the wedding of the two. On that day, Long Tingfei was also secretly delighted. If he could retreat from Yong Jun, then he would have a face to greet the relatives.It's just that now it seems that the two are destined for each other, and there is no possibility of getting married. Long Tingfei cut his heart and said: "Bi Mei, it's not that Tingfei broke the contract, it's just for the sake of the family, the country and the community, Tingfei dare not be greedy for life." Lin Bi covered her face and staggered back, leaning against the wall of the tent, her body trembling slightly, although she didn't cry out, but the sobs she suppressed were even more heartbreaking.Long Tingfei couldn't bear it even though his heart was as hard as a stone. He strode forward and embraced Lin Bi in his arms. Lin Bi buried her head in Long Tingfei's chest, and the small weeping sound echoed in the tent. Long Tingfei He could feel a burst of warmth on the battle robe on his chest, and he knew that it was Lin Bizhu's tears seeping into the shirt. Under the severe pain in his heart, he hugged Lin Bi's tender body tightly.At this time, the torch was extinguished, and the tent was completely dark. In the small space, there were only the breathing of the two of them and Lin Bi's low sobbing.In the darkness, Long Tingfei, who had always been a famous general in front of others, also shed tears. After a long time, Lin Bi gently broke away from Long Tingfei's arms, and said softly, "Since it's been decided, I'll go back and make arrangements." Long Tingfei didn't speak, he listened to Lin Bi opening the curtain to leave the tent, listening to Lin Biyuan The footsteps of going, clenched his fists, and said in a cold voice: "When a man is alive, he can't whole the country at the top to repay the kindness of the king's father, but he can't protect his wife at the bottom, so that his battle robe is stained with blood. What face is there to live in the world?" .” Suddenly, a thin singing voice came from Long Tingfei's ears, and after a while, the singing became louder and louder, and could already be heard very clearly. Long Tingfei listened carefully, but the singing came from the Daizhou Army barracks. "The black clouds overwhelm the city and the city is about to be destroyed, and the light of the armor opens to the golden scales of the moon. The sound of horns fills the sky and in the autumn scenery, stuffed with swallows and branches and condensed night purple. The half-rolled red flag is facing Yishui, and the frost is heavy. On the stage, I will carry Yulong to die for the king." This battle song is the favorite song of the Daizhou army. The Daizhou army fights against the barbarians. They usually fight to protect their hometown when the autumn is high and the horses are fat. It didn't match the time and place, but it made the Daizhou Army rekindle its fighting spirit. The singing was hoarse and difficult at the beginning, presumably due to the bloody battle of the Daizhou Army for many days, and it had already been caused by dry mouth and cracked lips, but it became louder and louder in the end. At the beginning, only a hundred people sang, but later more and more people echoed. In the end, apart from the Daizhou Army, the Qinzhou Army also began to sing along with them, like thousands of rivers flowing into the sea, the singing converged into a majestic torrent, and the Northern Han Army, whose morale had been weakening for many days in the singing, reunited into an invincible powerhouse. The desolate look on Longting Fei's face was swept away, and he slowly put on the armor all over his body. His battle robe was like fire, his handsome face was like ice, and he walked out of the tent. The decisive battle is tomorrow. time. Walking out of the tent, Long Tingfei looked around, there were dots of bonfires under the dark sky, the air was full of the smell of blood, besides the singing all over the field, he could also vaguely hear the voice of soldiers moaning in pain, while carefully calculating While listening to the desolate and heroic singing of the troops, while listening to the desolate and heroic singing of the army, Long Tingfei was very clear in his heart on the chilly spring night. He knew that it must be Lin Biling who sang the familiar military song on behalf of the state army. He came here to boost morale. He was very grateful and hoped that Lin Bi could break out of the siege tomorrow. He knew in his heart that the danger Lin Bi faced was only lower than his own. The greatest possibility was that both of them would die in the chaos tomorrow. At this time, Xiao Tong walked up to him, but within ten days, he was already described as thin and haggard. Apart from the hard work of spying on the enemy's true and false military situation, he felt very guilty. Since the Yong army attacked Qinzhou this time, He failed many times, and his secret spies suffered countless deaths and injuries. This time, the failure to detect the enemy's movements in ambush was also one of the reasons. Xiao Tong hated himself for being incompetent and dereliction of duty countless times, and even today's crisis situation, under internal and external pressure, made Xiao Tong described detracting so. He walked to Long Tingfei's side, and said anxiously: "General, just now my subordinates saw the princess and said that you have decided to break through." Long Tingfei said lightly: "That's right, you assisted the Lu brothers to finally break through, and I will explain the detailed arrangements later when the military meeting is held." Xiao Tong said: "General, you are the commander-in-chief of our army. How can you take risks by yourself? Let others do the job of luring the enemy. You might as well choose someone who is similar to you from the army and wear your armor as a bait." , and let the Daizhou Army be the main force to break through, the general will have a great chance to break through." Long Tingfei said lightly: "I am the commander-in-chief of the three armies. If I don't take the lead, how can I inspire the soldiers to die? As for letting the Daizhou Army serve as a sacrifice, I will never mention it again. The Daizhou Army didn't need to send troops, but now it is because If we help our army and die, if we do something ungrateful, what face do we have to meet the elders of Daizhou?" Although his tone was indifferent, each word was carved like a steel knife on a rock. After hearing this, Xiao Tong knew that his heart had been made up, and there was no room for change. He also knew that what Long Tingfei said was true. , and only he himself can induce the main force of the Yong army to move out, sighing secretly, Xiao Tong bowed down and said: "General, please allow the subordinates to follow you to break through." Long Tingfei glanced at Xiao Tong, and said: "Why bother, although you have encountered setbacks many times this time, it is because the enemy's scouts are really powerful. If we talk about spies in the Northern Han army, we will take you as the leader." Best, if it were someone else, I'm afraid we would have become deaf and blind long ago. Don't be too guilty, this defeat has nothing to do with you, because I never thought that the enemy would be a tactic to lure the enemy into ambush. Miao Suan has already lost a lot, and today's defeat is the result. Xiao Tong, you need to listen to my orders this time, and follow the Lu brothers to break through. I am very worried. You have been by my side for many years, and you have been affected by what you have heard and seen. Some people have made progress, and with you by their side, they can ensure that they can break through smoothly." Xiao Tong was silent, paused for a long time and said: "Your subordinate obeys orders." He had already made a decision in his heart, to take the crime and make meritorious deeds, to stay useful, and to help the Lu brothers break through with all their strength, even if they thank each other with death, they will have to wait until the future when the weather is calm. Seeing that he had agreed to break out with the main force of the Yong army, Long Tingfei said happily: "Okay, it's almost three o'clock in the sky, you give orders, the three armies rebelled, five o'clock breakout, first let the army leaders come to see me." Xiao Tong's heart jumped, and he said: "General, our army has run out of food, because the general has been thinking about military plans in the tent, so the subordinates did not report." Long Tingfei sneered, he didn't report such an important matter related to the military aircraft, how can there be such a reason, he has a great prestige in the army, he has been secretly reported to him by a sergeant, and the generals of the Qinzhou Army secretly discussed the matter, If not, he would not have resolutely decided to break through tomorrow morning. Originally, he wanted to hit Xiao Tong with a few words, but seeing Xiao Tong's uneasy expression, and thinking that tomorrow would be the time to die, he did not want to reprimand him too much, but said lightly. : "Understood, all the wounded horses and extra horses were killed, and let the army eat." Under Long Tingfei's cold and indifferent gaze, Xiao Tong felt a cold sweat all over his body, so he retreated. After dinner, all the battalions had run out of food, and the generals discussed in private that they must break through tomorrow and only sacrifice some people to fight. It is possible to break through successfully, but the relationship between the Qinzhou Army and the Daizhou Army is indifferent after all, so they both want to force Long Tingfei to agree to sacrifice the Daizhou Army to ensure that the main force of the Qinzhou Army can break through, but they are worried that Long Tingfei will not agree. He just wanted to take advantage of the shortage of food in the army, but he never imagined that Long Tingfei would make up his mind to sacrifice himself to fight for the chance to break through for the main force of the Qinzhou Army and the Daizhou Army. Wounded or intact war horses neighed for a long time, with disbelief in their big copper bell eyes, the long knife cut off the horse's neck, and the blood gushed out. The sergeant suddenly dropped his long knife, threw himself on the horse corpse and cried bitterly, several sergeants pulled him up and pulled him aside, but their eyes were also full of tears.For them as cavalry, war horses are their closest friends. In order to raise war horses and establish a tacit understanding with them, they almost eat and sleep together with war horses. It is incomprehensible to kill war horses. Generally speaking, Only when a war horse is seriously injured beyond repair will it be killed, and eating horse meat is not allowed.But now they want to kill a large number of war horses. Some of these horses were slightly injured, and some were even intact, but they lost their owners. That's fine, the remaining horses can only be killed and eaten.The horse meat was cut off, except for the army to have a full meal to prepare for the breakout, and the rest was made into dry food. After all, the time for the breakout battle was not sure how long it would be.The entire barracks was filled with a tragic atmosphere. The thrill of killing a beloved war horse with his own hands made the eyes of all the Northern Han soldiers turn red. There were flames and grief inside. After eating what was likely to be their last meal, the Northern Han army began to reorganize the army. Looking at the big camp that was still orderly despite the setbacks, Long Tingfei rode his horse and stood in front of the camp. The generals of the army have already finished, just waiting for the general order to start.Long Tingfei looked calm, as if he was not going to die, but just going to a friend's invitation banquet.The familiar sound of horseshoes and the crisp ringing of luan bells could be heard in his ears. Long Tingfei raised his sword eyebrows and turned his head with a smile. Lin Bi came to Longting Feima and wanted to say something, but found that she had nothing to say, as if all the words had been said last night, she stared at Longting Fei's thin and handsome face almost wantonly, unconsciously Suddenly, a drop of tear fell down.Long Tingfei saw Lin Bi's slightly red and swollen phoenix eyes at a glance. He wanted to stretch out his hand to comfort her, but in the end he didn't do so. I am very grateful. The country is in peril, and Bimei is the princess, and she still needs to work hard to share the worries of the king." Lin Bi turned her face away, and it took a long time before she said in a calmer voice: "General, take care. Breaking through the siege is dangerous, but the general is very powerful. If the heavens are blessed, we may still meet again." Long Tingfei smiled slightly, and said: "It's almost dawn, and Bimei is the first person to enter the battle, please prepare to go." Lin Bi rode his horse and galloped away, saying loudly, "Lin Bi obeys the order, the general takes care of it." When the horse turned towards the formation of the Daizhou Army, Lin Bi took the opportunity to look back. Long Tingfei's light blue pupils, those deep pupils as deep as the sea contained grief and blessings, she had never seen so many emotions in those eyes, and at the moment when the four eyes met, that kind of deep affection But suddenly disappeared without a trace, Lin Bi's body trembled, if not for the timely support from her father Wei, she would almost fall off the horse. Before she could break free from those light blue eyes, she had already seen the flag of the Daizhou Army. Lin Bi's heart was shocked, and she put away all distracting thoughts in an instant, took off the silver gun, Lin Bi raised her arms and screamed, The clear sound echoed in the sky like the howling of the phoenix and the nine days. The generals of the Daizhou Army were greatly excited, and they also roared loudly. The roar of mountains and seas shattered the last darkness before dawn.