rebirth [rebirth]

Sleeping out in the mountains at night in early winter is not a pleasant thing.

Rong Jingxuan woke up in the middle of the night and found that his hands and feet were a little cold.

He sat up slowly, still at a loss as to where he was at this moment, he lifted the thin quilt and stood up.

In order to march in a hurry, they only brought the lightest military supplies, and only he and a few generals had a thin quilt to keep out the cold, and the rest of the soldiers snuggled up to each other to keep warm.

Fearing that the enemy would find out, they didn't even start a fire, and after a few hours of living together, they had to go on their way again, and they would be able to warm up by then.

The soldiers on the hillside got together in small groups and slept soundly.

Seeing him get up suddenly, the night watchman rushed over and asked, "Your Majesty?"

Rong Jingxuan shook his head and asked him, "Where is this?"

Xiao Bing quickly replied: "Your Majesty, we are already in Yekang County, get up at Chenshi and hurry, and we will arrive at Shanshui Pass at about sunset."

Rong Jingxuan froze, which meant that they had been out for four days.

The group of soldiers and horses sleeping with him in the mountains are the elite troops of Chu Jun. Rong Jingxuan suddenly came to his senses, and he quickly said: "Call everyone, let's go back to Guangqing!"

The little soldier thought he heard it wrong, and asked blankly, "Your Majesty?"

It was too late for Rong Jingxuan to explain, he just said: "Leave all the burdens behind and hurry back to Guangqing."

So after a moment, all the soldiers were called up. They didn't carry much weight, and after throwing away a small amount of things, they went straight back.

Rong Jingxuan called Lu Jiming, and quickly ordered him: "Let Ningyuan [-] take a troop of cavalry to pick up the brave army, bypass Shanshui Pass and return to Guangqing, there is an ambush at Shanshui Pass."

Lu Jiming didn't know where he got the news from, but he quickly ordered without asking.

Rong Jingxuan said again: "The horse gallops along this road, let the veterans of Guangqing go first with me, and the remaining 2000 people under your leadership will follow. When encountering a large army, let them turn around and return to Guangqing. Remember, you can't Stop, be sure to hurry."

As expected of a general, Lu Jiming was not surprised to hear such an incredible order. He has been with Rong Jingxuan for several months, and he is very convinced of the master's predictions and decisions.

Everything he does makes sense, and every decision he makes is right.

Relying on such belief, Lu Jiming directly executed it without any doubts.

A group of people rushed back quickly.

As long as they don't stop all the way, if the horse is tired, they will replace it with a new one, then they can return to Guangqing at noon the next day.

As long as their group goes back, none of Yan Wentao's siege soldiers will be able to escape.

However, these are not the point.

Rong Jingxuan's face was very serious, he pursed his lips tightly, and kept praying in his heart.

Aze, wait for me to come back, wait for me to come back!

Since he was reborn and returned to the past again, it makes no sense that he couldn't save Xie Mingze.

He had tasted the pain of a sharp knife piercing his heart once. He stabbed the dagger into his heart with his own hands, just because he wanted to live with Xie Mingze.

Aze, Aze, you can't leave me alone anymore!

At this time, Guangqing City.

Xie Mingze stood on the city wall, watching the soldiers struggling to support themselves.

There are too many enemies coming, and the recruits in their hands are too weak to resist the enemy's attack at all.

The moment he received an enemy coming straight to Guangqing City, Xie Mingze knew something was wrong.

He rushed to the city with 8000 people, immediately asked the soldiers to lock the city gate, and then deployed troops on the wall.

There are six city gates in Guangqing, two in the north, one is Tantai and the other is Lanyu.

Yan Wentao was able to get this group of people to go straight to Guangqing from the trail between Luoping and Yekang counties under the watchful eyes of the opposing sentry, which shows that they have already explored the way and made plans long ago.

None of them thought that this trick to Tiao Hu Li Shan would not think that what Yan Wentao wanted was not the main force of Rong Jingxuan's team, but Guangqing City, which had been recovered by Da Chu.

Xie Mingze looked at those young soldiers and felt cold hands and feet.

Many people here have just been recruited from Guangqing. Their parents and brothers are all in Guangqing, and they are all looking at him with firm eyes at this moment.

They won't back down.

To protect Guangqing City is to protect one's own home. Even if they die, they will not leave the city gate.

Defending the country is the responsibility of every soldier.

Seeing their young faces, Xie Mingze couldn't help being moved.

He stood on the wall and asked them, "Are you afraid of death?"

"Not afraid!"

"Then Guangqing will be handed over to you!"

"We must do our best!"

Xie Mingze nodded. He arranged every soldier, and then he stood upright on the city wall with a halberd in his hand, waiting for the enemy.

"As long as the enemy does not retreat, I will not leave the city wall and protect Guangqing together with you!" He said firmly.

He personally guarded the northernmost Tantai Gate, and let Dai Xian and Pei Qingyun go to Lanyu Gate.

"General Dai, Mr. Pei, you must guard."

Dai Xian and Pei Qingyun gave him a military salute, and said in unison: "I swear to die to complete the task."

Xie Mingze looked at the clouds in the sky, his eyes were calm and calm.

In any case, he has vowed to live and die with Guangqing; even if he dies, he cannot let the enemy step into Guangqing.

Only by defending Guangqing, can they confidently tell all the people of Da Chu that Chu Jun can protect them from harm and protect their family safety.

The enemy is coming soon.

The sentinel quickly came to report that the opponent had tens of thousands of people and did not know who the general was.

Xie Mingze quickly gave instructions, asking the soldiers to prepare muskets and longbows, and shoot directly when the enemy appeared in front of them, killing every one they could.

Accompanied by the orange glow, a large group of people gradually appeared in the distance.

The trumpeters blow their horns to warn the soldiers of the approach of the enemy.

It was getting closer and closer, and the sand and dust flying up from the loess in the distance was like a thick fog, blocking their sight.

Xie Mingze stared at the front, suddenly raised the halberd, and shouted: "Let go."

As soon as he finished speaking, more than a hundred feathered arrows rushed out and rushed towards the enemy viciously.

The storm of dust suddenly slowed down. Xie Mingze was about to order another round of shooting, but there was a "bang bang" sound from the opposite side. Xie Mingze's heart was shocked, and he shouted loudly: "Get down!"

The smarter soldiers immediately hid back to the bunker, but some of them were indeed hit before they realized it, screaming and being shot in the vital part by the opponent, with blood streaming from their heads.

Xie Mingze gritted his teeth, Yan Wentao was really ruthless this time, and there were actually firearms soldiers sent over.

The 1 people staying in Guangqing are all infantry except for the [-] musketeers. Because firearms are not easy to learn, it takes at least two months to master them proficiently, so at the moment in Guangqing, he and a few generals can only use them.

I don't know how many firearms soldiers the enemy brought over, but with the posture just now, there are at least a hundred of them.

With cold weapons against hot weapons, they have almost no chance of winning.

Xie Mingze sighed slightly, and he quickly ordered his soldiers to tell the generals, commanders of thousands, commanders of banners and commanders of centurions that those who know how to use firearms can use them, don't worry about the quantity, as long as they can hit the enemy.

He also directly strapped two firecrackers to his body, and brought a few bombs, so he also hid behind a bunker and shot from time to time.

If it was a normal siege battle, the two forces would have to consume each other for at least a long time to finish the calculation. However, the enemy was very quick, and after a fierce strafing, they drove the siege vehicles directly to the city gate.

Xie Mingze yelled towards the city: "The other party has used a car, resist it."

The soldiers below held the door firmly with feldspars, and no one left out of fear.

The siege engine began to hit the city gate vigorously, followed by waves of enemies climbing up the city wall.

Xie Mingze hurriedly gathered all the infantry behind the bunker, and let the archers replenish their arrows while letting the infantry slash and kill the enemies one by one.

In such a situation, it seems that they have the upper hand, but they are not.

The soldiers guarding the city were all new recruits, not skilled in martial arts, and lacked vigor. Many of them were fighting the enemy for the first time, and they were very frightened when they saw the ferocious enemy.

In addition, the enemy has firearms. Whenever their archers stick their heads out to shoot the enemy, they will always be shot first by the opponent, and the scene suddenly becomes chaotic.

Soon, the enemy climbed the top of the wall.

Xie Mingze threw away the firecracker, and directly entered the battle group with a long halberd.

The usually quiet and peaceful city wall suddenly became a mess, with the sound of wailing, gunshots, and the impact of weapons, and soon the Qinggangyan city wall was covered with mottled blood.

Xie Mingze gritted his teeth. He was almost one against five, and he was not defeated yet, but the soldiers around him gradually lay down and couldn't get up again.

"Ah! Don't be afraid, kill them!" Xie Mingze shouted, and swung the halberd in a sharp arc, sweeping all the enemies around him to the ground.

He was covered in blood all over his body, like Shura from hell, and also like a ruthless executioner: "Kill them, and we will survive."

He said this to the soldiers.

Probably his encouragement revived the momentum, and the soldiers finally became stronger and rushed forward to kill the enemy with him.

The battle situation suddenly became stalemate.

Because the archers kept shooting at the enemy operating the siege engine below, the opponent failed to rush into the city until sunset.

When the afterglow of the setting sun filled the earth, the battle between the two sides finally stopped.

Standing on the city wall, Xie Mingze looked at the soldiers covered in blood inside the city, feeling heroic for no reason.

"You're all fine!" he yelled. "You've exceeded my expectations as recruits. You're all good."

Although most of the soldiers below were injured, they all raised their arms high and roared loudly.

"Defend the family and the country! It is a duty!"

"We will win, we will defend Guangqing, and we will recover Dachu."

For the first time in his life, Xie Mingze was so hoarse and so majestic.

He shouted loudly: "Return to me, Da Chu, the country is peaceful and the people are safe."

The voice pierced through the sky, and seemed to spread to all parts of Dachu.

All the people in the city were overwhelmed by his aura and shouted after him.

Restore me to Da Chu, the country is peaceful and the people are safe.

Respond to me, Da Chu, the country is peaceful and the people are safe!

After building up the momentum, Xie Mingze asked the military doctor to treat the seriously injured soldiers quickly, and then let all the soldiers rest in place.

Before he had time to order anything else, he saw the surrounding people walking over with their own food.

"Thank you, General, we can't help you, it's okay to cook some meals."

"Young man has worked hard, come and eat more."

"You're welcome. If it weren't for you standing on the city wall, my family would have suffered. Thank you."

The simple gratitude of the common people seems to have a magic spell, directly dispelling the exhaustion and fatigue of the soldiers.

They didn't dare to take the food, they all looked at Xie Mingze.

Xie Mingze wiped the blood from his face, and said with a smile, "Eat, and you have to watch the night after eating."

Whether it was a siege, it was almost impossible to see clearly at night, and it was difficult to climb the top of the wall, so the other party did not attack the city again that night.Xie Mingze was injured on his arm, and after the military doctor bandaged him, he refused to leave the city wall and slept directly in the city tower with a quilt.

The day was so exhausting that he fell asleep as soon as he closed his eyes.

At midnight, when everything was silent, a bird chirped suddenly pierced the night.

Xie Mingze suddenly opened his eyes, his gaze changed from doubt to confusion, and finally gradually turned to firmness.

It seems that I am alive again.

Jingxuan, I will wait for your return.

When it was dark on the second day, the enemy began to attack the city.

With the experience of the previous day, the soldiers appeared to be full of fighting spirit. It was only a day's work for them to go from being uneasy and afraid to being encouraged and supported, and finally to being calm and composed now.

Only the struggle between blood and life and death can completely change a person.

Xie Mingze stood on the city wall, looked at the few thousand soldiers left, and said in a deep voice: "We just need to wait until the main force returns. At that time, the vicious enemy you look at will become lambs waiting to be slaughtered. We will win."

The soldiers became excited after hearing this.

It turns out that the general has already sent a letter to the main force to ask for help, so they don't have to be afraid at all.

What kind of people are the main force of Chu Jun, they practice together every day, so they know better than anyone else, as long as they can come back as soon as possible, then Guangqing will definitely be able to defend.

Dai Xian and Pei Qingyun, who were standing beside Xie Mingze, secretly glanced at each other, but neither of them uttered a word to refute.

They knew in their hearts that last night they only had time to arrange today's arrangements, and no one reported to the main force.

In other words, they didn't think about the problem at all.

The 2 people that Rong Jingxuan took away were their most elite troops, but what they had to face was Yan Wentao's army.The main force's side was already extremely dangerous, and the few generals who stayed in Guangqing coincidentally did not ask for help.

Xie Mingze didn't mention it at all.

At this time, they had already prepared for the worst. Even if Guangqing could not be saved in the end, they could not let Rong Jingxuan die in battle, and they had to keep their main force.

However, as the night passed, Xie Mingze was sure that the main force would come to reinforce him. Whether he was there to appease the soldiers or for something else, Dai Xian and Pei Qingyun no longer knew.

But they could clearly see that with his words, the morale of the soldiers was obviously boosted.The immature faces of these recruits are full of firmness and fortitude. Their youthfulness and timidity have disappeared, and all that remains is the tenacity honed by the flames of war.

No matter what, Xie Mingze's words were too timely.

General Xie deserves to be from everyone, it is really too bad.

Dai Xian couldn't help feeling a little emotional, his eyes turned red after being moved.

He always loves to cry, and he will be moved to tears about things that are bigger than his fart. He is a thousand miles away from his image of a big and thick man, how weird it looks.

Pei Qingyun quickly tugged on his sleeve, and said in a low voice, "Hold back, don't cry."

Dai Xian blinked hard, but finally kept the tears from rolling down.

Xie Mingze gave another few words of encouragement, telling the soldiers to disperse and keep their positions.

Turning around, he told Dai Xian and Pei Qingyun: "Master Pei, you can find a small group of people to go to the stonemason's shop in the city later. If they have leftover scraps the size of a fist, they will buy them back. We don't have many bows and arrows. The soldiers were not accurate enough, so it would not be better to replace them with larger stones."

Pei Qingyun's eyes lit up, and his dark face was full of admiration: "Your Majesty is a good planner, and your subordinates will definitely do a good job."

Xie Mingze nodded, and then asked Dai Xian: "Is it okay for you to guard the blue jade alone?"

Dai Xian grinned and shook the big knife at his waist, and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, don't worry, Old Pei was useless yesterday."

Pei Qingyun glared at him, but nodded and admitted: "Return to Your Majesty, my subordinates are not talented, and their martial arts are really unbearable."

Xie Mingze seemed less nervous today. He shook his head and said, "Your Excellency, you don't need to underestimate yourself. You don't know martial arts. I didn't think well yesterday. You just need to do a good job of coordination today. The amount of bows and arrows should be controlled. The matter of stones It's also given to you."

Pei Qingyun was originally from Juren and was a civil servant, so he was naturally better at these things, so he said, "Don't worry, Your Majesty, this subordinate will definitely fulfill his mission."

After the three of them discussed here, they went straight to their own business. Xie Mingze returned to the city wall and fixedly looked at the enemy stationed in the distance.As long as he can survive today, he thinks that Rong Jingxuan will definitely come back.

Since he was able to live another life, it means that Rong Jingxuan must have been reborn. Although he didn't know that Rong Jingxuan had not heard of his death, but... Xie Mingze was very sure that this rebirth had a lot to do with his death relation.

In the dark, everything has its own will.

He felt that Rong Jingxuan would definitely come back, and he firmly believed that Guangqing would definitely hold on.

This time, he will not break his promise again, he must live on and wait for the army to come back for help.

As the Golden Crow rose, the battle gradually became more intense.Finally, at Chenshi, Pei Qingyun brought three carts of stones. Xie Mingze asked the orderlies to move up the city wall, and directed the archers to smash down the stones directly.

They are all recruits, so the accuracy of archery will be greatly reduced, it might as well be more realistic with stones.

Sure enough, the sound of enemies falling to the ground came from under the city. Xie Mingze wiped the sweat from his forehead, hid behind the cover and fired with firecrackers.

Originally, he didn't think of this method until the third day, but since he has been resurrected, it might be the most appropriate to use it now.

On this day, the offensive on the city wall was significantly reduced. Xie Mingze also asked the recruits of the Firearms Battalion to light bombs and throw them into the distance, which immediately curbed the enemy's crazy attack.

Only then did Xie Mingze heave a sigh of relief. Today's situation is much easier than that day in his memory.

Sure enough, to live a new life, with the old memories, it is like an iron cloth shirt with a golden bell cover, which is hard to beat.

Xie Mingze looked up at the sky, and smiled wryly.

But the price of this hard work is too tragic.

At this moment, the soldiers beside him suddenly shouted: "General, another group of troops is approaching."

Xie Mingze stood up suddenly, he looked into the distance, and vaguely saw a touch of vermilion in the wind and sand filled with loess.

The vermilion was shining with a golden streamer, it was the color he was most familiar with.

That is Da Chu's military flag.

On the vermilion background, there is a unicorn embroidered with gold and silver thread, and a cursive character Chu on it, which is extremely domineering.

The group of people was far away from them, yet seemed to be very close. Xie Mingze felt that his eyes were hot, and his heart was filled with indescribable emotion.

He was firm and Rong Jingxuan would come back, and Rong Jingxuan did come back.

He was still so fast and fierce, that group of cavalry was like a tiger descending the mountain, straight into the enemy's army.

When the heart is connected, everything disappears.

Xie Mingze shouted loudly: "The reinforcements are back, the reinforcements are back!!"

The soldiers on the city wall had been familiar with the city for nearly three hours in a row, and they were exhausted to the extreme at this moment. When they heard his shout, they were all refreshed.

The reinforcements are finally back!