Legend of the Tang Dynasty

The cold wind and Xiao Su invaded the window, and the iron horse and ice river fell into a dream.

Between half-dream and half-awake, Chen Yuming seemed to hear the shouts from far and near. He opened his eyes in a trance, and the sound of marching and lining up gradually became clear. He was lying in his clothes. Soldier.

Mo Buwan and others also came out of their respective tents, and said after seeing the situation: "What's going on?"

Chen Yuming looked at whether it was too late, shook his head and said, "It looks like a war is about to start."

At this time, seeing General Liu in front of the formation, after a few people walked over, Chen Yuming said: "General Liu, why is it so urgent to go to battle? Could it be that the enemy is suppressing the situation?"

General Liu frowned and said: "A spies have come to report that the enemy army has broken through the defense of the city closest to Longzhi, and I'm afraid they will attack soon."

"Isn't the demon gone, how could they come over so quickly?" Bian Zechuan said

"Those demons had already disturbed the foundations of all the nearby cities before we got rid of them. The soldiers and people of our Tang Dynasty were plagued by the plague, and the supply of food and grass was insufficient. Now is not a good time to start a war." Chen Yuming was worried. road

"I have reported to the imperial court a few days ago, and the reinforcements will arrive within two days." General Liu said

"Okay, before that, we must defend Longzhi City no matter what." Chen Yuming said

"My lords are demon hunters, and I dare not work hard on marching and fighting. If there are any evil spirits haunting you, you can do it again." General Liu said.

"But..." As soon as Chen Yuming spoke, Mo Wuwan secretly pulled his sleeves by his side. Chen Jiaoming paused and looked at him, and Mo Wuwan said to General Liu.

"What the general said is true, but we naturally agree with the soldiers and are willing to go with the army. If there is anything we can do, we can do it in time."

"What Master Mo said is also what I think in my heart."

A few people traveled with the army, standing on the city wall overlooking the vast battlefield, Chen Yuming said: "Why did you stop me from talking just now?"

Mo Buwan squinted at him and said, "You think I don't know what you want to say? You want to fight with me before your injury heals? I won't let you go unless I die."

Chen Qiming sighed and said: "You don't want to be immortal all the time, I know what you mean, but if we are really outnumbered, I can't watch the rebels capture Longzhi."

Seeing that they were about to fight again, Shen Yin said, "Now that the battle is urgent, you two might as well take a step back. If the battle is successful, we will not take action. If our army appears to be defeated, it will not be too late for us to take action."

Both of them calmed down after hearing this, and Chen Yuming nodded and said, "That's how it is."

Chen Yuming turned to look at the battlefield, Shen Yin pulled Mobuwan and said in a low voice: "It's not like you don't know what kind of temper Quinming is. When I first heard the battle report, I was eager to come over to drink and sleep with the soldiers. Now he is here On the battlefield, why did you tell him to stand on the sidelines?"

Mo Buwan said helplessly: "I know that his heart is for the soldiers and the Tang Dynasty, but this is a battlefield, and he has injuries on his body, if it is not necessary, why would he take his own life as a joke."

Shen Yin cast a glance at the dignified Chen Gongming and said: "Qin Ming is a man of great benevolence and righteousness, unlike us, we can't hold him back in this matter, but it's just for the people of the Tang Dynasty, why bother?"

After listening to it later, Mo Wuwan also felt that he had opened up a bit, nodded and said: "What Senior Sister said is true."

There are bound to be casualties in the battle between the two armies, but when you are really on the battlefield, any noise of wind and cranes or the sound of swords and halberds are the deadliest weapons that can impact your soul. I don’t know if the blood red in your eyes is the first reflection of the sunset or the blood. Splash.

Chen Xingming was already extremely restless, he couldn't persuade himself to stand on the city defense and shrink back, he suddenly turned around with his sword in his hand, Mobuwan waited for someone to stand up suddenly and said: "Xiaoming!"

"Don't stop me, I must go." Chen Yuming said without turning around

"I'm going, but you're not going alone." Mo Wuwan said

After hearing this, Chen Yuming turned around and looked at the three people standing behind him, this kind of feeling of solidarity broke out again without saying a word.Accompanied by the sound of war drums, the four galloped into the battlefield. Although they could not use their spiritual power in the face of human beings, they were all one against a hundred. The soldiers couldn't help but feel inspired when they saw this. There was a turning point for a while.

The generals of the enemy army thought that they were sure of victory, but they didn't expect that the Tang army had such a strong general. After half of the battle, they ordered Ming Jin to withdraw.The army retreated, and a few people were still panting and standing on the battlefield full of corpses. Everyone never thought that there would be a day of blood-stained clothing, and they never thought that fighting a war would be more difficult and dangerous than subduing demons.

Shen Yin glanced at the long fan of spiritual bones in his hand that was already stained with blood, licked his chapped lips, and said in a hoarse voice: "More than half of our troops have been killed or injured, and they will come tomorrow."

Chen Yuming supported the ground with his sword, looked at the scorched earth and corpses everywhere, and said: "As long as we can hold off for two days, the reinforcements will arrive."

Bian Zechuan was well-cultivated, but Yujian and Guqin were useless in this kind of battle. Without a good weapon, this kind of combat would be the most difficult for him.

Seeing him wipe the sweat off his forehead with his sleeve, Shen Yin walked over and said, "Brother, are you not injured?"

Bian Zechuan dropped the saber in his hand, shook his head and said, "It's okay, don't worry."

Shen Yin sighed, looked in Chang'an's direction and said, "In two days, the reinforcements must come."

Back at the camp, after a few people entered the tent, General Liu greeted him immediately before taking off his armor, and said, "Masters, please accept Liu's worship."

Chen Yuming helped him up and said: "Your Excellency, there is no need to do this. How can we stand by and watch when the national crisis is at stake."

"If it weren't for a few adults to take action today, I am afraid that the defense of Longzhi City will no longer be able to defend."

"Now let's see what to do next. The Tubo rebels were only thrown into disarray today. After they adjust their troops, they won't give us room to breathe." Chen Yuming said

Then General Liu told them all the military situation of Longzhi in detail, and the real situation was only worse than expected. Originally, Chen Yuming thought of several detours, but now it seems that if there is no support, there is only a dead end.

"Chen heard that Li Jingxuan and Li Zhongshu were appointed as the general manager in this battle. Why did you not see him for two consecutive days?"

General Liu became even more angry when he heard this, and said: "Since Qinghai, he has always been afraid of the battle, and has always ordered me to fight as the vanguard. After the evil spirits haunted our army, he retreated to Chengfeng Ridge. To this day, he knows that I am deep in the hinterland, but he still refuses to send troops to help, he just wants to wait for the imperial army to come."

After hearing this, Chen Yuming clapped the case and said: "How can there be such a person who is greedy for life and afraid of death? How could the Holy One appoint such a person as a general?"

After hearing this, General Liu sighed: "I think it's a matter of court struggle. It must be because people from different parties know that he has no talent to lead the army, so they deliberately make things difficult."

"Ridiculous! How can the use of troops become a tool for their faction struggle?" Chen Yuming said angrily

"It's useless to say these things now. If the reinforcements don't arrive in time, I'm afraid... we won't be able to defend them anyway." Shen Yin said

After fighting for half a day, several people returned to their respective tents and fell asleep directly from exhaustion. It was terrible that they hadn't closed their eyes for a few hours, and the flames of war roared again in an instant.

The enemy attacked the city by surprise at night, and the feathered arrows stained with kerosene instantly ignited the banners on the city defense. After a few people woke up and looked at the sea of ​​flames that filled the sky, they felt helpless for the first time.

"What should I do? My spiritual power can't extinguish these fires!" Bian Zechuan said

"The fire doesn't seem to spread much, the enemy army just wants to take advantage of the chaos to attack the city, let's go!" Chen Yuming said

In just a few hours, they entered the chaos again. The fire reflected the blood and turned the night sky into a strange scarlet. The sound of fighting was already numb. .

The place burned by the war was scorched black, and the burnt flagpole on the city wall was crumbling and creaking irregularly, as if when it broke, the morale of the army was broken.

Chen Yuming watched all this with straight eyes, and if the fight continued, everyone knew what would happen.

"You go."

Chen Yuming's weak voice reached the ears of the three of them, Mobuwan looked at him in disbelief and said, "What did you say?"

"I told you to go." Chen Yuming faced them and said seriously: "You go back to Chang'an, I can't drag you to die together."

"Qi Ming, how could you let us go at such a critical moment?" Shen Yin stepped forward and said

Could it be too late to pull Chen Ximing to let him look at him, and said: "Didn't you tell me not to die forever? Why are you talking about this now! It was you, Young Master Chen, who said you went to the battlefield, and now let me We retreat, it's too late!"

"It's not too late! When will you listen to me at the moment of life and death!"

Both of them were thinking about each other, but they both glared and refused to give in. At this moment, a piece of news that could make everyone lose their support came again.

A soldier came to the city defense to report: "My lords! General Liu has just received a secret letter saying... that the reinforcements will not be able to arrive."

"What?" Chen Yanming roared, "What's going on?"

"Li Zhongshu learned that the imperial court sent reinforcements, and in order to protect himself, he intercepted the reinforcements halfway to Chengfeng Ridge where he was. After seeing the secret letter, General Liu became furious and fainted." The soldier replied.

"Eating the salary of the imperial court, it's a rice bucket with no food!" Chen Qiming said angrily

Mo Buwan looked at the soldiers shrouded in horse leather on the battlefield, and couldn't help but sighed in his heart: "They are all citizens of the Tang Dynasty, so why do some officials abandon all the soldiers for their own lives?"

Mo Buwan looked at Chen Yanming and said: "Qingming, you are a demon subduing master, not a general nor a soldier. What you are facing now is an army of tigers and wolves. I will ask you again, are you still determined to defend?"

Chen Yuming's eyes showed a determination that had never been shown before: "As a man, even if I have no strength to restrain a chicken, I will not just watch foreign countries invade my territory!"

For a long time, what Chen Yuming brought to everyone may be such a force. He is just a mortal but he has the courage to lead the way more than anyone else. Whether it is the calmness in changing situations or the introvertedness that does not show emotions, he gives everyone strength. Just like at this moment, even in the face of the crisis of soldiers approaching the city, everyone has the hope of fighting hard.

At this time, Mo Buwan had agreed with him, and said: "Okay, I don't want to do this at first, but if you want to go, I will definitely be with you."

Shen Yin and Bian Zechuan also nodded to him, and a few people came to the soldiers' camp. Looking at the desolate scene, Chen Yuming said loudly: "Soldiers! The imperial court has not abandoned you, and we will not abandon you." You don’t care! When people are in danger, the only way to save themselves is to wait for the future. You still have relatives waiting for you to return home, and your brothers who died in battle still rely on you to bring their bones back for burial. Are you willing to do so? Is it in vain to let the thieves invade the territory you have been guarding and trample your dignity like this?"

After hearing this generous speech, all the soldiers shouted: "We would rather die than retreat, we would rather die than retreat!"

One of the leading generals said: "Your lords are originally the people who hunted down the monsters. After capturing the monsters, you can go back to Chang'an, but now they are still willing to live and die with us. Your lords will not retreat. We will wait for you." I swear to the death!"

Chen Yuming nodded his head heavily and said, "Okay! I want to see how the Tubo rebels will attack my city!"

Another long night passed. After a night of fighting, everyone fell asleep behind the trenches. Chen Yuming and the others woke up. Their physical exhaustion had reached the peak, but they still couldn't retreat. The rebel army was trying to force them to exhaust themselves After that, they were exhausted alive. If they retreated a little, the enemy would get closer.

The voice of a watching soldier broke the tranquility of the dawn, the enemy army invaded, and they finally couldn't bear it in the face of the city, which was already looking like a pocket, and the moment of this desperate fight finally came.

The icy wind blew across the prairie fire, several people closed their eyes, Chen Yuming and Mo Buwan's hands were held together at some point, and just as they were about to fight their backs, another soldier leaned over and ran over to report

"My lord! We have reinforcements! Eight thousand fine cavalry! There are eight thousand fine cavalry!"

Shen Yin frowned and said: "Aren't the reinforcements all in Chengfeng Ridge? Where do we get eight thousand elites?"

But at this time, with the dawn, in the sky above their heads, there was a goshawk howling.