Chapter 243 The Old Friend

At Mao, the wind and snow had stopped.

The soldiers came out of the tent in twos and threes, stretched their muscles and bones around a little, and talked in low voices.

According to the military order, in the barracks, you can't walk around at will, let alone make noise.

At this time, Lu Li, who had slept for less than an hour and a half, also opened his eyes. He first cleaned his teeth with charcoal and cold water, and then walked out of the tent.

Because it is winter and the weather is bad, it is still dark all around.

However, there are braziers every three to five feet, and a faint fragrance can be smelled faintly.

When Lu Li passed by, he glanced at a cauldron made of clay on the brazier, which was bubbling. The soldiers used the leftover pork from last night to cook a pot of thick porridge.

It can be seen that they are very satisfied with this. After all, the harvest has not been good in the past few years, and they can only eat meat porridge in their dreams. Now, they can see meat in every meal, and they still eat three meals a day.

Except for the generals and a few night patrols, no one knew that a major event happened last night——

The identity of the deceased has been confirmed. He was a guard of Yunzhong County. He risked his life to break through and sent a message to the outside world.

Morale in the city was low, and the Huns often launched attacks in the middle of the night, and used flying arrows to send messages, and used heavy gold and official positions to confuse the people and soldiers to open the city gate. The situation was not optimistic and reinforcements were urgently needed.

Therefore, the lord Ding Yuan gave an order to start marching as soon as dawn, and must arrive at Yunzhong City within twelve hours.

Considering that the overall quality of the county soldiers is not as good as that of wolf cavalry, and they are mainly infantry, this speed is indeed not too slow. You must know that Ding Yuan's order was to rush to the border within three days, and now it has only been one day.

For a moment, Lu Li couldn't figure out what kind of attitude this hero had towards the governor, Zhang Yi.

The curtain opened.

Elder brother Zhang Liao knelt by the table, his armor was fully dressed, he was eating morning food, there were still some soup stains on the corners of his mouth, obviously he had eaten in a hurry.

"Meng Ming, sit down and eat together."

Hearing this, Lu Li was not polite, he took out a clay bowl from the food box, and filled a bowl of meat porridge.

Salt-flavored womb cabbage with tender green accents.

Being able to eat a mouthful of hot porridge during the march made Lu Li feel very satisfied.

At this time, Zhang Liao put down the bowl and chopsticks, wiped off the soup stains from the corner of his mouth, and said in a deep voice:

"Meng Ming, every time there is a big battle, the lord must charge forward to boost morale, and his safety will be entrusted to you."

Seeing this, Lu Li stopped and nodded solemnly, "No."

Because he ate too fast, there were some soup stains on his short beard.

Seeing this, Zhang Liao shook his head, did not bother him anymore, picked up the bowl silently, and added another bowl of porridge to himself.

Rest, confirm the marching route, bury traces, and gather the whole team.

In this way, when it was about 10:00 a.m., the sky was getting brighter, and the troops heading north to help set off again.

The five village elders who came to comfort the army at night stood on the top of the city with dove-headed canes, watching them go away.

I saw chariots riding banners and spears like forests in the wilderness. After the marching team was pulled apart, it was more than ten miles long, with knights in the front and infantry in the back.

Song Xian, who served as Zuo Yuhou, led six or seven hundred knights on horseback, walking in the front to open the way, and behind him, nearly a thousand infantry marched forward with spears.

Looking from a distance, there is smoke and dust, and the army is very prosperous.

...

The Yunzhong County Government is becoming brighter than ever.

Countless fiery snakes sprang out from the cracks in the tiles, devouring everything frantically, making crackling noises, and the houses collapsed one after another.

Immediately afterwards, the fire became one piece, billowing black smoke into the sky.

This city that stood on the border for hundreds of years was shrouded in fire, the ground was cracked, and the walls were melting under the licking of the flames.

At this moment, Mrs. Jin was wearing the Jinxian Crown, which could only be worn by a governor, and a bronze official seal hanging around her waist. Looking at the county city that was about to be turned into a sea of ​​​​flames, she laughed triumphantly.

at the same time.

Many county residents hiding in secret rooms and walls rushed out, and they were all in a panic.

There were men and women, old and young, and most of them were still burning on their clothes, screaming and screaming as they ran away.

Unable to bear the choking smoke, many children lost their strength halfway and were tripped to the ground. They could only call for grandpa and grandma, crying bitterly until they were swallowed by the fire.

As for those people who escaped by chance, there was a complex and unspeakable emotion in their hearts.

I can't wait to eat the Huns in front of me alive, and at the same time I want to live.

"All men..."

At this time, Jin thought of the warriors who died during the siege, paused with his raised hand, and changed his words: "Forget it, bring those children who are not as tall as a wheel back to the tribe."

"All the other men were killed."

"Fill the well."

For a moment, the sound of horseshoes was urgent.

The splattered blood became more stinky under the high temperature, and the disheveled Huns cavalry grabbed the remains and threw them into the well.

Many Xiongnu soldiers didn't know why the leader did this, they just carried out the order.

And Kim didn't bother to explain.

This is the method he sees from the book of war, which can pollute water sources, spread plagues, and cause trouble for the Han army who came to support.

"I am a craftsman!"

"Do not kill me!"

The pleading sounded.

It's a pity that the Xiongnu soldier couldn't understand Chinese, so he just thought he was begging for mercy, and with a ferocious smile like a prairie wolf on his face, he raised his spear and sent it forward.

clang!

Sparks fly.

A flying arrow knocked the bronze spear away.

Jin's voice sounded, with a strange tone, but it was indeed in Chinese: "What do you know, forging weapons, or forging iron?"

"The villain is a stonemason."

"What can you do?"

"Building the city, participated in the repair of the city wall a few years ago..."

The next moment, there was a miserable cry, and an iron arrow pierced the mason's chest.

Jin put away the machine crossbow, "Drag it to fill the well."

The Hun soldier holding the bronze spear was stunned for a moment before he came back to his senses. He forked up the stonemason's body and threw it into the well with a plop.

"what's on your mind?"

Jin turned around and looked at the young man in black kneeling beside him.

Hearing this, Du Quan raised his head, revealing a bloody face: "I heard that Shan Yu treats talented Han people with courtesy."

In fact, since the establishment of the Western Han Dynasty, there have been continuous records of Han people fleeing to the Xiongnu.

And quite a few of them were highly valued by Shan Yu, and some even became members of the Xiongnu ruling class. For example, Wei Shi of Yanmen, who was captured in the Mayi conspiracy, was named king of heaven. After Li Ling surrendered, he was even named king of heaven. For the right school king.

"That's right, but we don't need masons who can only repair city walls." Jin fiddled with the mechanism crossbow in his hand, "Also, what is Shan Yu? He is a toothless wolf, no, a dog."

His tone was stern.

Hearing this, Du Quan humbly prostrated himself on the ground.

[Records of the Three Kingdoms: In March of the fifth year of Zhongping, Emperor Lingling of the Han Dynasty, Xiutu attacked and killed Zhang Yi, and joined forces with the left Hu of the Southern Huns to kill Shanyu Qiangqu of the Southern Xiongnu]