Aspirations for Nation and Beauty: Verse 61 The Vortex

A dozen or so heavy trucks of watermelons were parked at the crossing next to the city gate, looking extremely crowded. The leading officer frowned, strode forward, and went straight to the first car with a so-called broken axle to check. This is a fairly ordinary cargo cart, which can be seen everywhere in the Eastern Continent. It has four wheels and four horses, a high compartment and a low roof. The left front has sunk obliquely, dozens of large watermelons rolled to the ground, some of them have been ruptured, and the bright red juice and pulp splashed all over the ground, attracting countless mosquitoes and flies. The spokes of the wheel were twisted and damaged, nothing seemed wrong.

However, because he had long been suspicious, the leading officer did not intend to stop there. He bent down to examine the reason for the fracture of the axle, and what came into view was a thick axle. When he appeared in front of his eyes, the leading officer was terrified. He suddenly turned over and wanted to stand up, but a sharp pain came from his waist, and when he turned his head in horror, the ferocious smile of the melon seller was slowly disappearing from his face. , A fountain of plasma gushed out, splashing the opponent all over, "I'm sorry, you shouldn't be so serious."

His throat seemed to be pinched by the other party all of a sudden, all the strength in his body disappeared without a trace, he leaned softly on the shaft of the car and collapsed, pointing at the other party with his last strength: "You..."

"Yes, we are from Lujiang!" With a grin, the leading melon vendor shook his head regretfully and wanted to leave.

Gritting his teeth, he wanted to use his last bit of strength to call for help, but it seemed that something was stuck in his throat, and his eyes became dark, his body softened, and he fell into endless darkness.

"It's a man, but it's a pity that he got the wrong baby!" He shook his head regretfully, and the lead melon vendor turned his head to indicate that several wolf-like melon vendors and the idle man who had been watching the fun all the time didn't know where he was. A few other patrolling soldiers who had an accident and were still eating watermelon in a big way swooped over.

After a few muffled grunts, the patrol team who had no time to respond ended their mission, while the melon vendors and idlers who had freed up rushed to the watchtower on the top of the wall, and the few remaining The melon dealers had already controlled the gate of the city, and a ringing arrow shot straight into the woods on the distant hill with a shrill whistle. Soldiers in brown and strong suits rushed out of the hills and woods. While chanting gold warnings, the soldiers of the Taiping Army who risked their lives to fight with the Lin family agents who attacked the watchtower suddenly felt powerless. No wonder the two The number of celestial caravans was much smaller. It turned out that the enemy had already prepared for a sneak attack.

The garrison soldiers who received the alarm and the Lin family's army rushing from outside the city rushed to the open city gate almost at the same time. There were no extra words or other fancy things. Everyone knows the importance of the city gate, whoever controls the city gate will win the final victory!

The city gate, which was originally relatively spacious, suddenly seemed so crowded. The Taiping army in white clothes and red catties and the Sanjiang army in brown clothes and black armor seemed to be very different. Whoever falls will gain the upper hand. Metal and iron striking each other, blunt sound and muffled sound, shouting and wailing, shouting of golden drums, and heavy voices are intertwined, forming an extremely cheap life auction site here.

The battle continued to be stalemate, until heavy infantry in heavy armor and holding halberds appeared at the other end of the fort in a neat formation. , the two torrents of brown quickly merged into one, immediately dragging the struggling white foam into it, and soon submerged in the dark brown tide of soldiers, with a few bloodstains appearing, and no trace left.

On July 26, 696 in the mainland Gregorian calendar, the Sanjiang First Army suddenly sent troops to Xin'an Mountain, an important town in the south of Jincheng Prefecture. The five thousand-man Taiping Army troops stationed in Xin'an Mountain were wiped out, and Xin'an Mountain changed hands. On July 29, the Sanjiang Legion moved westward and swept across the southern border of Jincheng. On July 31, it captured the fortress in the southwest of Jincheng—Baima Pass, and continued to advance northward, forming a siege situation for Jincheng Fucheng, which is hundreds of miles away. Urgent.

Facing the aggressive and grim situation, Qiu Zicheng, the guard of the Taiping Army on the eastern front of Jincheng, was forced to abandon the dangerous terrain on the eastern front and retreat across the board due to the threat from the south and the huge pressure from Feng Qi, the governor of Hanzhong who presided over the Kansai overall situation. , The entire army of the Fifth Imperial Army, which had been confronting Qiu Zicheng's troops, entered the Kansai territory without bloodshed. This is the first time that the Imperial Central Army has set foot in the hinterland of Kansai since the fall of Kansai.

"Lord Qiu, we gave up our dangerous position and ran here. The city wall of Jincheng Mansion is low and dilapidated, and it is located on a flat land. There is no danger to rely on. If the Sanjiang army and the imperial army form The encirclement situation, I'm afraid our only way out will be cut off!" The worried lieutenant couldn't help reminding the haggard-faced coach.

"But if we retreat without even fighting, how can we explain to Bo Xiang and Master Feng? Military law is ruthless, I'm afraid we will not be able to pass this test." The voice was low, Qiu Zicheng looked a little tired, He no longer had the heroic posture he had in Hanzhong Mansion that day, and walked on the city wall of Jincheng Mansion.

Since this Jincheng Mansion is located in the hinterland of Kansai, it is close to Wuhu County in the east. It has not been war-torn for hundreds of years, and the city defense facilities have long been dilapidated. Just to be superficial, there is no moat, and most of the formal sentry towers and bunkers on the city wall are unusable. If there is a big battle, they will not be able to undertake the responsibility of defense. Qiu Zicheng also knows this very well, and his heart is equally heavy.

When the Sanjiang army raided the southern part of Jincheng, Qiu Zicheng was keenly aware of the secret collusion and superficial camouflage between the empire and the Lin family, and concluded that the empire would definitely launch an offensive on the eastern front of Jincheng. , but the two sides seem to be in harmony, and it is impossible to have such a close cooperation. You only need to draw 30,000 to 50,000 people from Hanzhong Mansion to enter Jincheng, and your own side will defend against danger. In time, the Sanjiang army will consider whether its Lujiang base will be attacked by the imperial army and withdraw its troops. But Feng Qi, who was in charge of the overall situation, ignored the changes in the situation and blindly let himself retreat and stick to Jincheng Fucheng instead of sending troops to Jincheng, which made him in a dilemma, and finally ended up in this situation.

"But my lord, think about it, the two elite divisions in Sanjiang are already in a pinch, and now a legion of the empire with more than 100,000 troops is overwhelming from the east. With a mere Jincheng mansion and our shortage The 50,000 troops are purely hitting a stone with an egg, so do we have to be wiped out to fulfill Feng Qi's intention?" The deputy general's words were full of resentment.

"Presumptuous! Don't talk nonsense!" Suppressing the complaints of his subordinates, Qiu Zicheng's heart was churning like boiling water. Jincheng Fucheng, now that Jincheng is over, but he has repeatedly ordered himself to stick to Jincheng, otherwise he will have to use military law. Obviously, he wants to borrow a knife to kill people, and let himself bear the sin of Jincheng's unfavorable battle situation, but he has not resolved it. Dao, is it true that good fortune is so tricky, that he has a lot of knowledge and ambition but he will end up in such a dismal end? For a while, so many past events came to my mind, and my heart was in a mess.

"My lord, you should make up your mind early. The tens of thousands of our brothers all came out of our hometown with you. They don't take us seriously. We should cherish ourselves." The deputy general met the coach Seemingly moved, relying on the special relationship between the two, he dared to speak up.

Glancing at the other party fiercely, Qiu Zicheng didn't say anything, but walked forward silently with his hands behind his back. The lieutenant shrank back and didn't dare to say any more. Life is in this thought, and a slight negligence may lead to catastrophe.

The dusk is heavy and the red sun is fading to the west, but Qiu Zicheng's heart is full of chills, what should he do? Time waits for no one, and if you want to withdraw, you need to hurry up and act immediately, otherwise, once the empire and the Lin family's two armies form an encirclement, it may be too late even if you want to run away. What should I do if I just evacuate Jincheng? Going to Hanzhong, I'm afraid that Feng Qi only wants his own head to block the mouths of everyone in the sect, and he doesn't want to see himself.

Or just keep doing nothing, simply...shaking his head~IndoMTL.com~Qiu Zicheng revealed a wry smile and surrendered to the Lin family? I'm afraid there will be no good results. The Sanjiang Lin family has always paid attention to blood relationship and seniority. Just from the control of the Sanjiang Lin family's military power, we can know the exclusive nature of the Sanjiang army. In order to please the empire, he will hand over his people to the empire; what about surrendering to the empire? I am afraid that there will be no good results. The Taiping Sect has become the empire's confidant, and I have surrendered with tens of thousands of horses. Can the empire rest assured?

If you fight, you can't win;

"My lord, it's not as good as us..." The lieutenant finally couldn't bear it anymore, and said again.

"How about?" This time Qiu Zicheng didn't interrupt the other party, but asked softly.

"If you had surrendered to the empire, I don't think this Taiping sect looks like the master of big things. It's completely different from what they said when they invited us to join the group. Damn, if you don't understand shit, you still have to be there Commanding blindly, it is better to dedicate this Jincheng mansion to the empire, maybe you can get some official positions for the brothers." The deputy general finally spoke out his inner thoughts.

Qiu Zicheng pondered for a long time before opening his mouth. The brothers he followed from his hometown were not devout believers of the Taiping Sect. , who would get involved in the Taiping Sect? The situation has changed at this time. If surrendering to the empire can make a good future, it is no wonder that everyone has different ideas.