Contract Prince

Chapter 126 Killing the Horse "Reform"

Qin She walked out slowly from behind the screen.Xiao Cong hurriedly stepped forward and asked, "Uncle, what should we do now?"

"I heard what Yu Wenyan said just now." The scheming Qin She also looked at a loss, "What is this Southern Chu barbarian trying to do? Why is he helping Xiliang people everywhere?"

Qin She couldn't even guess what Yu Wenyan meant, and Xiao Cong was full of question marks. He spread his hands: "Who would know?"

"Uncle, do you think Yu Wenyan is reliable?" Xiao Cong was still worried about fraud, and said with lingering fear.

Now Xiao Cong's situation can really be described as being bullied by dogs in Pingyang. After Xiao Zhan was demoted, he was overwhelmed by Xiao Cong in all aspects.It's good now, turn over and become the master all of a sudden, and in turn suppress King Zhao to death.If my nephew doesn't want to make a name for himself, he can only be buried in the hands of the queen mother and son.

Qin She raised his eyebrows and said, "Yuwenyan is unreliable? Are Xiliang people reliable? We can only gamble now. If we don't gamble, we can only sit and wait for death. Not to mention the grain and grass road map, even if it is ten cities You can offer them all, as long as you can become the emperor!"

"In a few days, when Yu Wenyan comes over, you can discuss the details of the cooperation with him. Leave a copy of the contract, and I'll take a look."

Xiao Cong said without hesitation: "Okay, Uncle."

Qin She said again: "Since the emperor fell into a coma, your mother and concubine have had a hard time. She has a fierce temper, and I am worried that she will make some extreme moves. In the end, it will hurt you instead. Let someone prepare the sedan chair, I'm going to the palace."

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In the land beyond the Great Wall, there are thousands of miles of frost, and several times of snow.Pieces of snow covered the tents of the military camp, which were so heavy that they bent the top of the tents a lot.The snow didn't stop, the wind kept blowing, and many soldiers were shivering around one place. Many places on their bodies had been frostbitten, and the wounds were rotten and festered.

They had been digging wild vegetables for several days under the order of the marshal, and they had to continue digging, but they had encountered heavy snow these few days.

Since Xiao Guo's army came to Shimen Pass, they were no strangers to the wind and snow weather, but it was the first time they saw such heavy snow.Snow has nothing to fear, but cold and hunger.

Gu Wei walked out of his tent, looking at a group of soldiers suffering from hunger and cold, he sighed loudly.Mi Han, who asked for help, had already rushed to the imperial court eight hundred miles away, why there was still no news after so many days?Could it be that the imperial court really sat back and ignored these generals and soldiers stationed outside the Great Wall?

Gu Wei's deep and sharp eyes glanced across the vast snowflakes, he sighed in his heart: God, do you really want to kill my army of Xiao Kingdom?

Originally, Gu Wei had already made a corresponding plan.Send Sima Qun to call for battle in front of Xiliang people's tents, send several vanguards to ambush secretly, and lead soldiers to dig weeds.

This created a false impression that Xiao Guo's army had run out of ammunition and food, and had to dig weeds for a living.When the weeds are exhausted, the people of Xiliang will definitely send troops.

The Xiliang people have always been ambitious, and they definitely want to wipe out Xiao's army in one fell swoop, so they will definitely send the main force of the army.At that time, the vanguard team that had ambushed in advance could take the opportunity to take the Xiliang people's lair and catch them by surprise.

It's a pity that the strategy of attacking east and west was completely disrupted by an unprecedented heavy snow.Because of the heavy snow blocking the road, even if the people of Xiliang wanted to send troops, it was currently impossible.

As a result, the time was delayed, Xiao Guo's food and grass were not much left, and it could not last long at all.There is still no news from the imperial court.

Throughout his life as a soldier, Gu Wei has captured countless enemy generals, and it is easy to win the rank of a general out of [-] people.But even such a brave and skilled person felt deeply exhausted and powerless at this moment.

He slowly withdrew his gaze, and his eyes fell on those thin, yellow-faced, trembling soldiers.This is a group of high-spirited and heroic teams who followed him to the west at the beginning, but now they look like they are lingering.Gu Wei, who loves the people like a son, suddenly feels like a knife is twisting his heart.

He gave an order: "Pass my military order, kill the horse!"

War horses play a very important role in battle and are an essential part.Without a horse, why gallop on the battlefield?The infantry is fine. For the cavalry, without a horse, it is tantamount to losing a right hand and a right arm.

And the most powerful force of an army is the cavalry, Gu Wei's decision is clearly to weaken the strength of Xiao Guo's army to the greatest extent.

"Marshal, this is absolutely impossible?" A general persuaded hurriedly, "War horses are our lifeblood, without them, we are no match for the people of Xiliang."

Gu Wei was very depressed, he shook his head and said: "Of course I know, but there is no other way."

"Marshal, if you think about it again, the soldiers can last longer by tightening their belts." The general on the side continued to persuade him, he really couldn't bear to see his beloved horse slaughtered and used for cooking.

Gu Wei's resolute face was filled with a painful and distressed expression, he gritted his teeth cruelly and said: "Kill the war horse."

"Marshal..." the general trembled.

Gu Wei waved his hands, looked up to the sky and lamented: "The soldiers are starving to death, what do we need horses for? Only by surviving can we kill the enemy! Only by surviving can we wait for the court's rescue and supplies."

"Yes, Marshal." The general stepped back and conveyed the order.

Gu Wei turned around and went back to the tent, just as he stepped into it, he couldn't help but stop.The pain in his chest made him frowned suddenly, and the old injury started to hurt crazily again. This time the pain was stronger than ever before, like a knife stabbing deep into the bone marrow, piercing through the bone. Hole.

These old injuries are not life-threatening if they are well healed.However, if you use force or are constantly exposed to wind and snow, old diseases are easy to break out.This is not an ordinary wound, it is a wound left by a fierce weapon on the battlefield, among which there are extraordinary poisonous knives and poisonous arrows.

When marching and fighting, the medical conditions of the army were very poor.And Gu Wei is the kind of man who stands upright, as long as he is not dead, his mind is full of killing the enemy and fighting.Because of this, many wounds become solid diseases over time because of the delay in timely treatment.

Gu Wei endured the pain, dragged his heavy steps, and slowly approached the table.He untied the black heavy armor with trembling hands, looked down at the middle coat soaked in black blood, and knew that the situation was getting worse.

It was on the back before, and now it is on the chest. It won't be long before the old injuries all over the body are about to break out.Gu Wei's hands and feet felt a little cold. What he was afraid of was not pain and death, but what he was afraid of was that before he died, he would not defeat Xiliang and take back the lost city of the imperial court!

The Xiao soldiers could not bear the heavy snow, and many of them were frostbitten.Several military doctors went to treat the frostbitten soldiers early in the morning, but they haven't come back yet.Therefore, Gu Wei could only temporarily bandage the wound by himself.