Warrior in Turbulent Han Dynasty

Inside the big tent, Guo Shao and the civilian and military generals had yellow mud all over their boots, their faces were dusty, and their bodies were covered with traces of gunpowder smoke and dust. The guard filled the iron cup used by Guo Shao with vegetable soup, and brought up two pieces of wheat cake. He looked around, everyone looked at him, silently waiting for Guo Shao to move the chopsticks first.

The generals were not in high spirits, and the generals were used to living in the open air, sleeping in the open air, and living in rough clothes. Because of the frequent wars in the Great Zhou Dynasty, there were many days for expeditions; but to say that eating this kind of food is very comfortable, it is impossible to talk about it. The people who can sit next to the emperor are the most powerful people in the Great Zhou Dynasty. There is no shortage of wealth and wealth in Tokyo. Obviously, this is not what they eat.

But the emperor had the same meals as the soldiers, and the ministers dared not mess around with such trivial matters. Take Guo Shao's words: the soldiers who are fighting with their lives in the front can eat it, but the soldiers who drive behind us can't eat it?

Guo Shao looked back to the left and right, and said with a smile: "When Jinyang is captured, I will hold a banquet in the Jinxiang Hall to celebrate your victory. Let's have a good time. What do you want to eat?"

A group of people were more reserved and cautious, and they all just expressed gratitude. Gao Yanchou said at this time: "It's good to have wine and meat!"

"Yes, yes..." Wang Zhang, a general of the Huben Army, muttered, "As long as you don't eat vegetarian, your mouth will fade like a bird!"

"Haha..." Everyone couldn't help laughing.

Guo Shao didn't blame Wang Zhang for complaining, and said with a smile, "How about the roast mutton? Ask the royal chef to grill it carefully. First sprinkle sesame oil and seasonings, and then roast it layer by layer over a low fire. The golden color..." He looked at the rough and uneven iron cup in front of him, "Cut it off and put it on a jade plate.

At this time, someone had already swallowed a mouthful of saliva.

Guo Shao said again, "Fine food should also be paired with good wine. How about glutinous rice wine that is more than eighteen years old? Take a big sip, the wine has a mellow aroma, and it warms along the throat to the heart, making people feel warm and buoyant."

Lin Renzhao smacked his mouth, he didn't say anything before, and immediately said in a serious manner when he mentioned wine: "The general likes to drink Nurhong, and the wine tastes good..."

Guo Shao picked up the vegetable soup and "huh" took a deep breath, then sighed "ha".

Seeing this, everyone also started to eat and drink. Guo Shao tore another piece of wheat cake, put it in his mouth and chewed it with relish, somehow he suddenly remembered Fu Jinzhan... She also tasted this kind of military ration when he took her out of the city for a horse race.

In the blackened old tent, in the military barracks covered with yellow mud, surrounded by a group of rough and dirty strong men, Guo Shao was intoxicated. As if he saw the beautiful woman with bright eyes and bright teeth, his jade-like soft barley picked up a piece of wheat cake, his vermilion lips parted slightly, and his white teeth lightly took a bite. Chewing slowly, you can taste the fragrance of wheat and a little bit of sweetness, although light but not greasy.

Guo Shao was full of saliva, and he ate the biscuits as delicious as delicacies from mountains and seas.

Everyone looked at the emperor in amazement, and seemed to think that the food was delicious, so they ate and drank a lot and enjoyed their dinner.

Wang Pu said with a smile: "The old man remembered Cao Mengde's "looking for plums to quench his thirst" back then. Today, His Majesty is looking for wine and meat to satisfy his hunger!"

"Haha, that's true." Several generals laughed.

At night, there are bonfires outside Jinyang City, like stars everywhere in the dark night. The fighting on the battlefield also temporarily returned to tranquility.

...but this relaxation only lasted until the next morning. Just after daybreak, the sound of drums and horns and the noise of the battlefield began to blare again, and after a while, the sound of cannons also roared, and the flames and gunpowder smoke were everywhere.

"Boom! Boom..." Gao Yanchou's tent was shaking in the area where the Jiannan Army was stationed.

Gao Yanchou picked up the helmet next to him and put it on his head, hung his sword around his waist, and strode out of the tent with a solemn expression, not as relaxed as he was in the Chinese army last night. A group of hard-wearing warriors gathered around, clenched a fist in one hand and held a military salute in the palm of the other: "My lord, I pay my respects to my lord..."

Gao Yanchou looked at the large number of soldiers and various siege equipment prepared in the distance without anger, and then looked around, and everyone focused on him.

"Today we are soldiers of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and we are only worthy of this meal if we do our job well!" Gao Yanchou said. He said something in his heart, in his cognition, he has to do everything well in order to maintain his existing status.

The faces of all the generals were solemn, and they expressed their opinions one after another: "The last general waited to follow the lord from Shu, and he has made up his mind to live and die together, and serve the lord's command!"

At this moment, someone suddenly shouted: "The emperor is here!"

Gao Yanchou and the others turned their heads to wait and see, and they saw Guo Shao riding a tall black horse, leading a group of civil servants and generals riding towards this side. When he got closer, Gao Yanchou took the lead and knelt down on one knee, holding a military salute: "Your Majesty is welcome!"

Guo Shao got off his horse vigorously, stepped forward to help Gao Yanchou up with his own hands, and said to the generals: "Strong men, please get up."

Guo Shao looked up at the square flag with the word "Great Zhou" written on it, and said sternly: "Shu is a land of abundance and the rear of China. However, for thousands of years, whenever our Han family fought for the world and resisted foreign humiliation, the people of Shu have always tried their best to pay for the world's great cause! They will spare no effort for the great cause of the world! A man with ambitions in all directions, who walked out of Shu to fight for the great cause, earned face for his fathers and fellow villagers in Shu!"

He raised his scabbard and shouted in the dialect of the generals of the Shu army: "Xiongqi!"

The mood of the army was immediately lifted, and they all shouted: "Xiongqi! Xiongqi..."

A general shouted excitedly in the crowd: "The one who is retreating is the son of a turtle!" Gao Yanchou also encouraged: "The emperor is behind him, and your majesty can see the bravery of the soldiers!"

After a burst of shouting, Gao Yanchou issued an order to beat the drum. For a while, the flag shook, and amidst the roar of artillery, the sound of drums also rang like thunder.

In the first line of defense, tall ladders were pushed out among crowds of people, and the armored soldiers all around spread towards the city wall like a tide. After a while, the roar of the surrounding artillery also stopped, in order to prevent accidental injury to our own people.

A young general of the Shu army who walked in the front held his sword, stared at the city with rounded eyes, and followed the brigade without stopping. He held the hilt of the sword tightly with his hand, and he was actually very scared in his heart. I am afraid that there is no one who is not afraid... The flesh and blood attacking under the arrows and rolling stones, facing each other under the eyes of the enemy soldiers, narrowly dying, this situation is really not so easy.

After approaching a hundred steps, the ballista catapults on the city wall began to fire, and stones and crossbow arrows greeted them from the air. The continuous artillery has damaged many defensive equipment of the Northern Han army, but at this time they seem to have temporarily reinforced the city.

"Ah!" With a scream, the general turned his head and saw a soldier was hit by a crossbow as thick as an arm and fell to the ground. The people around were holding weapons and staring at their eyes. At this time, people's eyes were particularly bright, and the strings in their hearts were tense.

Not long after, suddenly there was a sound of "bang bang bang...", the sky was full of fire, and the rocket salvo roared in the air like a meteor shower, and fell like a rain of fire. There was a metallic sound of "clinking" in the crowd, and screams came from time to time.

The closer the armies got, the more people were wounded by the arrows. However, the generals and soldiers of the Shu army were still equipped with plate armor, swords and shields for close combat, and their defense against bows and arrows was relatively good. The bow | crossbowmen of the Jiannan Army also entered the range, throwing back and forth from dozens of steps away, and the arrows flew in the air for a while, like locusts.

Crowds of people rushed towards the city wall unstoppably. The first tall ladder has passed through the filled moat and is erected on the city wall. The bow|crossbow below is constantly projecting at one place; the first wave of sword shields behind is ready.

The commander before the battle shouted: "Kill!"

Then there was a "bang" sound of the gong, and the square flag with the serial number written on it tilted and fell flat immediately. The high city head seems to be another world, the gate of life and death! The military commander at the front raised his sword and shouted tremblingly: "Long live my emperor!" Then he led a group of soldiers to climb up the ladder. Everyone yelled, only in this way can slightly offset the torment of fear.

A group of people shouted with their mouths open like crazy, the noise suddenly became louder, and the soldiers climbed up desperately. The arrows in the surrounding area continued to fly upwards.

An official of the Privy Council below was also wearing armor, and was reading aloud with a trembling voice: "Jiannan Army Fifth Army Third Commander Li Damao's family letter... My son, because you fought for the country under the emperor's command, the emperor's grace is great, and the family has been exempted from corvee..."

"Kill!" The young ten generals in front used both hands and feet. The tall city was getting closer and closer, and he didn't dare to look back.

Unexpectedly, at this moment, a large vat was suddenly hanging out of the parapet by an iron chain, white smoke was still emitting from it, and a foul stench was immediately smelled. The ten generals immediately guessed what it was... golden juice! Boiling dung water! If this thing burns, the wound will fester. There is basically no medicine, but the doctor is better than death.

At this moment, Shi Jiang's mind was blank, and his face was ashen.

"Wow" the stench of boiling water poured down immediately, "Ah..." The ten generals in the front were drenched in boiling water, screaming and falling from the ladder to the city nearly three feet high.

Some soldiers who were not seriously injured screamed and continued to climb up. Some weapons were lost, and they just focused on climbing. At this time, another large bucket was thrown out, and the sticky kerosene inside was poured on the ladder and the soldiers... This kerosene still came from the Southern Tang Dynasty, and it was transported to the north by ship and sent to the Northern Han Dynasty.

The foul-smelling soldier who was scalded by the "golden juice" and survived was poured black oil all over his head and face. At this time, he understood his fate, tears came out, and he looked at the top of the city in despair. As expected, a torch was thrown out after a while, and the black oil touched the fire, and it ignited with a "boom", and the soldier felt as if he was in a sea of ​​flames when his eyes lit up. Extreme fear and pain covered his head and face.

A raging fire was ignited at the top of the ladder, and the black smoke filled the air, and the burning people screamed and fell from the height. Up and down the city wall is like purgatory.