Li Qinghuan

Chapter 108

He Li knew that this matter was not simple, and he had something to do with some important officials in the court, so he immediately repaired a book and sent it to Ji Qing as soon as he returned to the camp.It has been more than two years since he left the court, and now he is not very clear about the relationship between the various factions in the court, but since there are traitors in the court, neither Ji Qing, himself nor the entire Red Wing Army are at a very disadvantage situation.

Donghu has no shortage of soldiers, and the Donghu people are extremely powerful in combat. If Donghu pours out the power of the entire tribe, plus the supply of food and grass from the traitors of the Wei Dynasty, and fights with the army guarding the border, Lancheng probably won't last long.

Now this situation is irreversible, and we can only try our best to save it.

After thinking about it, He Li still felt that he couldn't sit still. A large amount of food and grass had been transported into the rear of Donghu. It must be that Donghu was gathering strength to deal a fatal blow to Lancheng. Although there were people in Donghu who supplied food and grass, they were not rich after all, and this war could not be delayed. Too long, the longer it drags on, the more unfavorable it will be for them. This is also the opinion of the other party when they mentioned this matter with General He today.

He Li pondered for a moment, then called Qin Yang.

Although Qin Yang is just a bandit, he has some opinions about marching and fighting. He Li thought it would be good to brainstorm.

After Qin Yang listened quietly, he said calmly: "Fight, instead of waiting for the other party to be ready to fight first, we might as well take advantage of the other party's preparations, and we might be able to seize the opportunity if we strike first. Poor, and besides, we are not much smaller than them in number, and it is better to build up our strength and wait for death."

Qin Yang's idea was the same as He Li's. He nodded in agreement and said, "Old General He can think of what we can think of, so he must have the same plan."

If He Li didn't want to go hunting outside on a whim today, perhaps the Red Wing Army would be wiped out by the barbarians in a short time, just thinking about it makes He Li feel a little scared.

He Huaizhou has been fighting for decades, and he understands the principle of preemptive strikes better than anyone else. Ever since He Li brought back the news that day, he has been preparing for an attack.

Since the start of this battle, the Wei army has always been in a state of defense. It has never been so useless. Hundreds of thousands of soldiers are holding their breath in their hearts. This time they plan to attack, and the Red Wing Army is full of fighting spirit and morale.

Although He Li wasn't in Lancheng, he wasn't idle either, watching his soldiers practice every day.From time to time, I went out to fight with the old general. After a year, I participated in dozens of battles, large and small, and returned to Xiangcheng to train after the fight.

At the end of the autumn of the next year, He Li was recalled to Lancheng by General He, and he knew that he planned to go to war.

As soon as he left Xiangcheng, there were no generals defending the city. General He randomly picked one of the generals transferred from Yongzhou and threw him to Xiangcheng to defend the city.

He Li didn't pay much attention at first, thinking that Qin Yang alone would be enough, but the one who came was an old acquaintance——Chen Zheng.

This made He Li curious. Chen Zhengyi, the head of the Yongzhou government office, did not offend the emperor, so why was he somehow sent to the border.

In order to satisfy his own curiosity, He Li insisted on not leaving, he insisted on waiting until Chen Zheng arrived before leaving, and even claimed that he would personally hand over the matter to Chen Zheng before he could rest assured.

Chen Zheng came to the camp in the afternoon, and He Li stood at the door of the main tent with his arms folded and greeted Chen Zheng with his eyes, straight to the point and said, "What do you think? Yongzhou's soldiers are not enough for you, and they came to the border to eat sand? "

Chen Zheng smiled and jumped off the horse: "The last general has seen General He."

He Li waved his hand and said casually: "You're welcome, tell me quickly, I have to leave quickly."

Chen Zheng kept looking behind He Li, but his words were unambiguous: "If you go back to the general, the last general is in Yuncheng, and his heart is at the border. He knows that he is inferior, but he dare not forget to worry about the country. Being deprived of real power in Yongzhou, and clinging to others with mediocrity, it is better to come directly to the border and have a hearty fight with the barbarians."

He Li noticed his gaze, tilted his head, and said jokingly, "Why, am I blocking you from seeing Qin Yang?"

Chen Zheng quickly looked away: "No, no."

Seeing this appearance, He Li had a clue in his heart, bowed his head and smiled, and said that his curiosity was finally explained, and the military situation was urgent, so he couldn't stay any longer, and said solemnly: "Okay, Xiangcheng will be handed over to you, give it to me Keep it safe! You can’t lose Xiangcheng even if you lose your life, you understand?”

"Don't worry." Qin Yang glanced at Chen Zheng lightly, then turned to look at He Li, "Little General, please pay attention to your safety and come back safely."

After what he said, He Li suddenly remembered that he still had something to say, so he took out a letter from his pocket and handed it to Qin Yang: "If I don't come back, give this letter to Heming."

Qin Yang was stunned when he heard this, and raised his eyes to look at him, "What do you mean, little general?"

He Li stuffed the letter into her hand, very serious: "Qin Yang, this is on the battlefield, and none of us can say for sure whether we can come back alive after going to the battlefield today, we must make plans earlier, we should give ourselves The person who remembers it will give an explanation."

Qin Yang pinched the thin piece of paper in a daze, his heart seemed to be hit hard by something, as if he was shocked and uncomfortable beyond words.At this moment, Qin Yang felt as if he had never really known He Li before.This person looked heartless, but he was genuinely righteous, sincere and passionate, yet calm and transparent.

After a while, Qin Yang said softly, "Okay."

He Li took his helmet from the shelf next to it and put it on, picked up Soul Slaughter and got on the horse, turned his head and smiled, "Don't make a bitter face, am I still alive?"

Qin Yang rubbed his face and squeezed out an ugly smile: "Congratulations to the little general."

He Li looked at her crying expression rather than laughing, and said bluntly, "Stop laughing, it's ugly."

Qin Yang rolled his eyes and urged: "You can go quickly."

He Li smiled, tied a quiver on his back, set up the bow and arrow, and said with a whip, "I'm leaving."

Ever since He Li could remember, he had been riding that white horse, and it had been many years in the blink of an eye. Back then, He Li rode it and followed Ji Qing down the south of the Yangtze River, and now he was going to ride it to the battlefield again.And He Li seemed to have grown from a boy into a little general who could fight the enemy and take care of his grandfather.

The flames of war were finally ignited in Lancheng area. The newly grown grass this year was stained red with blood, and was trampled to the point where there was no green at all.Once again, there was a mountain of corpses and a sea of ​​blood outside the city of Lan. General He was commanding from the tent, and He Li was the deputy general of General Han Jue. He led his [-] cavalry to raid the Donghu camp together with General Han Jue, and set it on fire. Most of Hu Jun's grain and grass.

The Donghu people are not good-for-nothings who have suffered a loss and don't fight back. They immediately sent troops to counterattack.This battle lasted for more than ten days, and the battle was extremely tragic, with corpses everywhere. The Red Wing Army managed to expel Donghu for dozens of miles, and took back a city from them. state border.

Since the outbreak of the war in the northern border, the Eastern Hu has swallowed up half of Youzhou in the first half of the year, and was finally stopped in front of Lancheng by the Red Wing Army. It was only the first battle between the two armies that had such a tragic situation, and this battle became the second time. .

After going back and forth with Dawei for nearly two months, half the sky was stained red with blood, and even the fresh snow in early winter was stained with blood.Exhausted from the fight, while Donghu was breathing, General He sat in the army and processed the battle reports one by one, and then called for reinforcements from the imperial court. After finishing the calculation of the casualties, his face sank like water.

"Report—" The tent was discussing something, and a messenger hurried in, "General, General He is gone!"

He Huaizhou stood up, with a tremor in his words: "What?"

The messenger hurriedly said: "General He and General Han went to Duogan River to intercept Donghu's reinforcements. General Han was seriously injured, and General He disappeared!"

"What's going on? Where's General Han?"

"General Han was seriously injured, and the military doctors in our camp were helpless. We invited Doctor Gao from Xiangcheng to see him, and he is currently treating the wounds in the tent."

He Huaizhou closed his eyes, breathed out a foul breath, settled down to arrange the matter at hand, and then rushed to Han Jue's tent. Han Jue was indeed seriously injured. An arrow shot in his chest, endangering his life. He hung on in one breath until the soldiers who cleaned the battlefield picked it up.

He Huaizhou walked to the bed, just in time to see Gao Yangsu take out an arrow and throw it into the basin.The young soldier beside him picked up the handkerchief and wiped the sweat off Gao Yangsu's forehead, and took out the arrow. Gao Yangsu was obviously relieved, and he slowly applied the medicine to Han Jue, and after everything was tidied up, Gao Yangsu stood up Said: "I have seen the general."

He Huaizhou: "Doctor Gao has worked hard."

Han Jue opened his eyes weakly, and before he could speak, his eyes turned red: "I'm sorry, General, I'm sorry, I failed to protect Ah Li well."

Before the battle, it was really difficult for Han Jue to take care of the people around him, and he didn't notice when He Li was away.

"It's me, it's me who didn't like him."

Old General He was silent for a long time, and a tear fell from the corner of his eye.

"Didn't the body be found?"

"No."

This battle has been going on for more than two years. There are countless people missing, and none of them came back alive. Without exception, Old General He knew that He Li's life might be in danger this time, so he wiped away his tears. , Heart ashamed, "If you can't find it, it's fine. He is my grandson and a soldier of the Red Wing Army. If you can't find it, let's set up a tomb as usual."

"Old He..."

"Han Jue listens to the order. The current battle situation is urgent. You have a heavy responsibility to heal your wounds." He Huaizhou wiped away tears, "Come here, pass on the order. All the soldiers of the Red Wing Army should hurry up and take a rest. The Donghu Army will never let it go. , and sent someone to intercept their supply line."

Now that the war is tight, there are still many things that need to be decided by him. He Huaizhou forced himself to calm down, and he couldn't spare any extra time to grieve.What's more, He Li's body has not been found yet, and everything is still unknown.

After two hours of rest, the Donghu army launched an attack again, and General He had no choice but to brace himself to cope.

When the news reached Xiangcheng, Qin Yang felt that the sky was falling, and grabbed the young soldier who came to deliver the letter and asked, "Is anyone gone?"

The little soldier was a little frightened, nodded, then shook his head vigorously, "No, I don't know, I just disappeared and no one was found."

"What's going on!" Qin Yang said loudly with his eyes red.

Seeing that the situation was wrong, Chen Zheng quickly stopped Qin Yang: "Qin Yang, calm down first."

The young soldier lowered his head, "Little General He followed General Han to intercept the Donghu army at the Duogan River in the north of Lancheng, and was scattered by the Donghu soldiers. Five hundred cavalrymen under him were also missing with him. No corpse."

A teardrop rolled down the corner of Qin Yang's eye, but she quickly wiped it away with the back of her hand, "It's just missing, not necessarily dead."

Qin Yang is not a weak woman, and she never thinks about hurting the spring and the autumn when things happen, but she puts on her armor and walks out of the tent with a big knife: "Go and pick fifty good people for me, follow me Go find General He Xiao."

Chen Zheng grabbed her wrist: "Qin Yang, calm down, where can you find it?"

Qin Yang pursed his lips, his eyes were extremely determined: "Didn't you say it was lost by the Duogan River? I'll just go to the Duogan River to find it."

Chen Zheng frowned: "Now there are Donghu soldiers everywhere, it's not safe."

Qin Yang broke away from him: "Anyway, I want to see people live and die, and I want to bring his body back even if he is gone. At that time, Ji Qing asked me to protect Little General He. Today, I was negligent and killed him. I lost it, and I have to go find him!"

"Qin Yang!" Chen Zheng was angry, "Don't mess around, this is on the battlefield!"

Qin Yang was also angry: "I didn't mess around, you just guard it here for me! If Xiangcheng is lost, you will ask me!"

After she finished speaking, she didn't give Chen Zheng any chance to refute, she just turned around and left the tent, got on the horse and left without looking back.