has become a demon

Chapter 25 Crisis

Zhao Yuan slept very lightly, and felt a familiar crisis in his sleep, and woke up suddenly.

Zhang Liangbao itself was a small and quiet village, but at this moment, the noise and chatter were mixed together outside.

Zhao Yuan was still calm at this time because he had suffered a catastrophe in the camp.

He put on a big cloak and went to the courtyard in a wheelchair. Looking at the gray sky, he estimated that the time should be around [-] o'clock, and then he saw wolf smoke billowing from the southeast.

Before he realized the meaning of the wolf smoke, Caimen was slammed.Zhao Yuan hastily stepped forward and lowered the latch, only to see that Di Bianping had put on his leather armor and pushed Di Ying in.

"Common man, please take care of Di Ying," he said.

Di Ying jumped anxiously: "My lord, I can also beat the barbarians!"

"Shut up! How dare you, a 14-year-old girl!" Di Bianping yelled, "Stay here with your big brother! Don't go out!"

Zhao Yuan blocked Di Ying from behind and asked, "What's the matter, old man?"

"The Tatars have passed the side wall and are coming from the southeast!"

Before Di Bianping could speak, a troop of cavalry came galloping from the entrance of the village. The leader was wearing chain mail, wearing a diamond helmet, carrying a red-tasseled spear, a big knife at his waist, and a heavy bow and long arrows hanging from his horse's back.

He is tall and full of alchemy, he uttered these words loudly while he was running fast, from far to near, but his voice was steady and loud, he is a martial artist.He reined in his horse outside the door, and the cavalry behind him stopped in unison, and the group seemed to be training in an orderly manner.

The man looked over, the face under the helmet could not be seen clearly in the dim light, but the killing intent in his glance was extremely strong: "We must stop them at the other side of the Yellow River, or the whole surrounding area of ​​Ningxia Town will suffer!"

Di Bianping hastily clasped his fists and bowed: "General!"

The person who came was none other than Xiang Ming, the commander-in-chief of Ningxia.

"Old Di, how many military horses are there in Zhang Liangbao? Go get the horse record book, and follow me to the stables to order horses." He glanced at Zhao Yuan as he spoke, "I went to find Zhang Yiqian again, and everything mentioned Men who wield knives, gather at the Shaba at the entrance of the village!"

Di Bianping quickly responded: "Yes!"

Bu Xiangming flicked his whip and the group headed towards the stables.

Di Bianping started to leave.

Di Ying shouted: "Master!"

The old man paused, and Di Bianping, who had been stooping all this time, straightened his back, looked back at Di Ying, and smiled at Zhao Yuan: "Common man, if the old man can't come back, Di Ying... just please."

Zhao Yuanben pressed Di Ying's shoulder, but now he couldn't help but use his hands hard.

"I see. Please take care, old man."

From the sand dam at the entrance of the village, there is a flat river, and further away is the Yellow River and the pontoon bridge above it.The wolf smoke rising from the border town is still billowing thickly.

Bu Xiangming led his horse to watch from the other side of the Yellow River, and the beacon towers transmitted signals, and bundles of wolf smoke came from far to near, and the lighting of each beacon tower indicated that the enemy's situation was more urgent.

"General! Zhang Liangbao's troops are assembled!" the adjutant said behind him.

He looked around and asked, "Where are the 1000 people in Zhang? The smoke has already started, why are they not there?"

One of his subordinates said: "I saw him last night in the Zuixian Tower in Ningxia Town, drinking and listening to music with Eunuch Jin's young supervisor, Liao Yixin."

Bu Xiangming gritted his back molars, his face darkened.

Kingo...

Since Jin Wu, the eunuch of the supervising army, came to Ningxia, he suppressed him everywhere because he was the king of Ning.It's just because he didn't give gifts, and he didn't flatter him.

Bu Xiangming turned around and glanced around, frowning: "Is there just such a few people in Zhang Liangbao?!"

"Yes! There are less than 15 adults, 230 males and [-] males over the age of [-]. There are [-] horses, all of which are equipped with harnesses." The adjutant said, "There are [-] firecrackers in the arsenal, and there is no ammunition. There are only ordinary goose feathers. The five hundred arrows are all divided up. Zhang Liangbao still has one thousand high-quality black-feathered arrows that have just been made in the storeroom! Without the order of the Jinjian Army, I can’t get them out!”

He suppressed his anger and asked, "Except for Zhang Liangbao, how many emergency troops can be dispatched within half an hour."

"Fort Leifu, Fort Li Gang, Fort Yao Fu, and three other troops totaling more than [-] people crossed the Yellow River from the front, including [-] cavalry, and joined us on the opposite bank. Hongguang, Zhenshuo, and Changxin, which are farther away, temporarily The number of people has not been counted."

Bu Xiangming was finally furious. He pointed at the other side of the Yellow River with his whip, "The Tatars can push to Hengshan in one breath. There are at least 1000 people and they move very fast. The vanguard has at least [-] elite cavalry! Zhang Liangbao is already The largest horse farm near Ningxia town only has [-] army horses? The entire Ningxia Frontier and Five Fortresses couldn’t gather [-] cavalry in an emergency!”

"If you ask for help from the central defender, call in 3000 troops—" his adjutant suggested tremblingly.

"Fart! The Zhongwei troops have all died in the surrounding villages of Ningxia Town!" Bu Xiangming cursed, "Old Di!"

Di Bianping came out.

"Open the warehouse! Take out the thousand black-feathered arrows, and I'll take care of it if something goes wrong." He said, "At worst, it will be dealt with by military law, and let an eunuch behead him."

Di Bianping answered yes, and went with the cavalry commander to fetch the arrows.

After a while, the heavy black feather arrows were distributed to every cavalryman.

One person is barely enough for ten arrows, but it is already the best configuration today.

Looking at these fearless soldiers, Bu Xiangming suddenly couldn't bear it.He tried his best to restrain this emotion, took a deep breath, and turned his head away - on the other side of the pontoon bridge, there was another beacon tower.

The Tatars are less than a hundred miles away.

The crisis of the military situation does not allow him to think.

"All officers and men listen to my orders!" He drew out the long knife at his waist and said, "Cross the Yellow River and kill the barbarians!"

Hundreds of soldiers shouted: "Cross the Yellow River! Kill the barbarians!"

The army departed with a bang.

Zhang Liangbao fell silent.

"The old man will come back safely, don't worry." Zhao Yuan reassured Di Ying, "Don't be afraid."

The little girl looked back at him, bit her lip, her eyes were a little red, but she still said stubbornly: "I'm not afraid, and I didn't cry."

Zhao Yuan followed the good example: "Well, Yingzi didn't cry, Yingzi is the bravest."

She wiped her dirty little face: "In the future, Mulan will join the army, and I will also become a great hero who protects my family and the country."

Zhao Yuan nodded, and he looked up at the sky.

The wolf smoke rolled into the sky in the distance, leaving a haze on the horizon, and a feeling of panic spread silently in the silent village.

In order to appease Di Ying, and also to calm down her flustered heart.

He picked up a tree branch, recalled the situation on the general map north of Daduan, and roughly drew the appearance of Ningxia Wei on the ground.

"Yingzi, look." He said, "I heard from your grandfather that this winter was extremely cold, and the Tatars seldom plundered. It must be that everyone was careless. Now they have brought troops from the southeast... "

He points at rough outlines.

"The speed is extremely fast, unexpected. Hengcheng, Hongshan, and Qingshui must have been caught in the flames of war... The Tatars crossed the Yellow River, and before reaching Helan Mountain, they seemed to be heading straight for Ningxia Town." Zhao Yuan thought, "If you want to plunder, it's best to harass both sides of the side wall and plunder the food and population from the village. If there is a shortage of salt, you should go to the Yanchi in the south of the Great Wall Pass. Why do you come to Ningxia Town in winter? What is the purpose? Woolen cloth……"

"They came to Ningxia town less often, and this is only the second time in my memory. The Yellow River is separated in the middle, and if they don't go to Helan Mountain, their cavalry can't go back if they burn the pontoon bridge." Di Ying said.

Zhao Yuan was still confused, but Di Yingyi said that he suddenly became sober.

This team of Tatars came aggressively, but they had no intention of crossing the Yellow River.They bluffed on the other side of the Yellow River in order to transfer the troops stationed around Ningxia Town.

The surrounding area of ​​Ningxia Town is empty, so...

Before Zhao Yuan had time to think again, the locked chai gate had already been kicked open.Two Tatar soldiers wearing felt hats, long beards and braids, with scimitars on their waists, broke in.

Followed by the garrison guarding him.

"It's him?" the Tatar asked in unproficient Chinese, "cut his throat, cut off his head, and your Duke Jin will give my tribe countless money and food?"

When the guard saw him, he smiled at the Tatar and said, "It's him, that cripple."

Zhao Yuan watched as the Tatar drew out his scimitar and walked towards him slowly.

The surroundings of Ningxia Town are empty, so they can kill him in disorder.

The target of the Tatars is Zhang Liangbao.

It's Zhao Yuan!