Dafeng Night Watchman-Chapter 721: Chess Game

"I don't know when the food and grass will arrive. The food and grass in Songshan County can only last for ten days at most. This is the situation where the defenders tighten their belts and the soldiers of the Li Gu tribe eat steamed bread..."

Listening to Mo Sang and Miao Youfang discussing how to get a top scorer in the imperial examination after the war, Xu Erlang was thinking about the food and grass problem.

The soldiers of the Li Gu tribe and the flying beast army of the Xin Gu tribe directly ate Songshan County to death.

Not to mention the flying beasts, their big appetites are understandable given their size. But the people of the Li Gu tribe made the defenders of Songshan County "amazed".

The defenders held bowls in their hands when eating, while the soldiers of the Li Gu tribe ate with rice buckets beside them.

The defenders ate three meals a day during wartime and two meals at other times.

The soldiers of the Li Gu tribe ate four meals a day and five meals during wartime.

Xu Erlang was originally prepared for this. After all, Lina and Lingyin were so hungry that their mother's scalp was numb, and the Xu family was very wealthy now.

Not to mention the four hundred Li Gu soldiers.

But Xu Erlang still underestimated the appetite of the Li Gu soldiers. It was inaccurate for him to use Lina and Lingyin's usual appetite as a reference. .

Because the stupid sister and her stupid master only laughed and laughed on weekdays, without consumption.

How could they compare with the warriors who lived on the edge of a knife?

"As long as I get food and grass replenishment, I can always defend Songshan County." Xu Xinnian said secretly.

The artillery and bed crossbows of Dafeng were responsible for firepower coverage, the flying beast army of the Heart Gu Department threw and attacked from high altitude, the corpse controllers of the Corpse Gu Department controlled the fearless dead soldiers, and the people of the Dark Gu Department were responsible for assassination.

The Li Gu Department was responsible for clearing the enemy troops climbing up the city.

Combined with his command ability, Xu Erlang, the defense of Songshan County was as solid as a rock.

Now the rebels outside the city, 9,000 elite soldiers and 20,000 miscellaneous troops have changed their strategy, from attacking the city to besieging it, trying to make Songshan County the second Wan County.

It is worth mentioning that the miscellaneous troops are militias composed of civilians, composed of refugees and young and strong men who were forcibly conscripted into the army, and the leaders are the people recruited by the Yunzhou rebels.

"I heard Erlang say last time that as long as the Spring Festival is over, the situation in Qingzhou will improve?"

Miao Youfang was doing two things at the same time, playing chess and chatting at the same time, and felt that he was indeed a genius.

"The situation in the entire Central Plains will improve. The cold disaster is the main reason, followed by food shortage, which has led to the current chaotic situation. Once spring comes, the cold will no longer threaten the people."

Xu Cijiu held the book, put the half-eaten steamed bread on the table, and ate it sparingly, saying:

"Secondly, farming is the instinct of the people. Only by farming in spring can we harvest in autumn. Many refugees will choose to pick up the hoe again. As long as the court takes out the abandoned land and redistributes it, a large part of the refugees can be solved.

"But by then, there will definitely be countless gentry and nobles who will take the opportunity to annex the land and leave no way for the people to survive. It depends on whether Emperor Yongxing is bold enough. "

Speaking of this, he frowned his delicate and beautiful eyebrows. The new emperor was good in everything except courage. He was good at maintaining the status quo.

He could not be relied on to do big things.

If Emperor Yongxing could follow his strategy and secretly "sacrifice" the gentry and nobles, the powerful landlords, and the guys who annexed the land after the spring, the number would be sharply reduced.

"What if we still can't hold it after the spring festival?"

Miao Youfang habitually argued: "Will you die in Songshan County, or run away?"

Mo Sang raised his head and straightened his chest:

"The soldiers of the Li Gu tribe will not run away. If I die in the Central Plains, remember to help me send my body back to the southern border and give it to my father."

Miao Youfang looked at Xu Erlang again, who pondered and said:

"Do your best and leave it to fate. If it really comes to a situation where you have to die, Xu, as a scholar, will naturally sacrifice his life for justice. What about you, Brother Miao? "

"How could I die in battle? I want to be a hero in the future. Well, if there is such a day, remember to carve the word "hero" on my tombstone. Then say sorry to Xu Yinluo for me."

Miao Youfang thought for a while and said, "By the way, burn a few maids for me every year. Even if this hero goes to the underworld, he will sleep with women."

Xu Cijiu shook his head, his eyes never leaving the military book, and reached out to grab the steamed bread, but it was empty.

Hmm? He looked sideways and saw that the table was empty. He looked up again and saw Mo Sang chewing twice, swallowing the steamed bread, and then pretending that nothing happened, and playing chess seriously with Miao Youfang.

Since her mother is not happy...Xu Xinnian cursed secretly, and said without any emotion on the surface:

"Brother Mo Sang, when I see you, I always think of your sister."

The dark-skinned Mo Sang turned around blankly and said:

"What do you mean? "

He knew that Xu Xinnian was Xu Yinluo's younger brother, and that Lina had been staying at Xu's house for more than half a year.

Xu Erlang said sincerely:

"Brother Mo Sang and Lina are both pure people, and they have fully demonstrated the principle of "food is the first necessity of the people". If everyone in the world could be like you brothers and sisters, Kyushu would have been governed by inaction long ago, and there wouldn't be so many wars. "

Mo Sang didn't expect that he and his sister would be praised so highly by Xu Xinnian, a double-listed Jinshi, and he was very happy and laughed:

"Lord Xu, you are too kind. I am too dull to bear the compliment. But Lina, my father often praised her for being smart since she was a child. "

Does your father have any misunderstanding about "being smart since childhood"... Xu Xinnian nodded and read quietly.

Miao Youfang felt that Xu Erlang had something to say, but he had no evidence.

When it came to Lina, Mo Sang became more talkative and said:

"You have been busy fighting these days, and you have been hanging around in the Central Plains. Do you know the nickname of my sister Lina in the Central Plains?"

A glutton... Xu Erlang complained subconsciously in his heart.

Miao Youfang did not participate in the complaints because he was not familiar with Lina. Otherwise, with his low-level desire to survive that could say "the ugliest sister-in-law", he might have already started a rap around Mo Sang to complain about Lina.

"What nickname?"

Miao Youfang took advantage of Mo Sang turning his head to look at Xu Erlang, and secretly changed a chess piece with his ability to transform his strength.

Mo Sang listened to his chest, gathered his tongue, and spit out like a Buddhist saying: "Feiyan Xia! "

"What? !"

Xu Erlang looked up in astonishment.

Miao Youfang stared at Mo Sang with a confused look on his face.

Mo Sang was very satisfied with their stunned expressions, and he held his head high:

"Lina has been in the underworld for half a year, and is deeply loved by you people in the Central Plains. She is called the Flying Swallow Lady."

Xu Cijiu is worthy of being a scholar, his face is normal, and he said slowly:

"Who told you."

"Lina said it herself." Mo Sang answered.

Miao Youfang was about to expose it, but when he saw Xu Erlang gave him a look, he asked in a voice transmission:

"What's wrong? "

Xu Cijiu had not yet mastered the technique of transmitting secret messages, so he just shook his head slightly.

I understand. Erlang meant to wait until Mo Sang made a big fuss before laughing at him. Now is not the right time, and the excitement is not big enough...Miao Youfang followed Xu Qian'an for nothing.

I thought of the Son of God all of a sudden.

Tell him after the battle, otherwise it will affect his fighting spirit and morale...Xu Erlang thought.

Just then, the roar of the black-scaled flying beast came, and then the wind blew. The three people in the city knew that the flying beast army had landed on the top of the city.

After waiting for a while, the hurried footsteps came from afar, and a heart poison master wearing rattan armor ran in and spoke to Mo Sang in southern Xinjiang.

Miao Youfang and Xu Erlang looked at Mo Sang, who jumped up and said in an increasingly fluent Central Plains Mandarin:

"The rebels ten miles away have joined the reinforcements and are coming this way. "

........

Guo County.

The Qingzhou army stationed in Dongling City, after a half-month-long field battle with the Yunzhou rebels, lost 60% of its soldiers and finally could not hold on. They withdrew from the Dongling territory and settled in the nearby Guo County for rest.

Their enemies were the two elite armies of "Black Armor" and "Green Python" led by Ji Xuan, plus 3,000 miscellaneous troops.

The Black Armor Army consisted of 600 heavy cavalry and 2,300 light cavalry.

The Green Python consisted of 4,000 elite infantry, equipped with 80 artillery pieces, 30 bed crossbows, and 2,000 fire guns and crossbows.

Such a well-equipped and brave army is naturally not something the Qingzhou army can contend with.

That is Before Sun Xuanji went to Qingzhou, he brought a large number of firearms and equipment, but it turned out that the Qingzhou garrison's army was far inferior to the elite division of Yunzhou.

The Qingzhou army was not the trump card of the Dafeng army, but faced one of the elite troops of the rebels.

In terms of mid-level combat power, the Dongling garrison was still inferior to the elite troops led by Ji Xuan.

The only one who could turn the situation around was Sun Xuanji, a third-grade sorcerer.

It is true that the individual combat power of a sorcerer is far inferior to that of a warrior of the same grade, but in terms of destructive power, in the third-grade realm, sorcerers are second, and no one dares to claim first place.

The thickly white-haired Yuan Hufa walked on the top of the city and said to everyone he met:

"The Wan Yao Kingdom has been rebuilt. "

The Dongling Army has long been familiar with this demon ally, and they love and hate him. They love him for his powerful combat power of the fourth level and for being a reliable comrade.

What they hate is that this comrade will "stab" you at any time and anywhere.

This morning, the news of the restoration of the Southern Demon Kingdom was reported back to Qingzhou. Yuan Hufa was ecstatic and stood on the top of the city wall and cried to the sky to express his joy.

Then he told everyone about this matter.

"Congratulations, the Ten Thousand Demons Kingdom is a good ally of my Dafeng."

A centurion looked at Yuan Hufa who came over and smiled eagerly.

Yuan Hufa looked at him with an unhappy face and said:

"Your heart tells me: Will this dead monkey stop?"

"......" The centurion's face suddenly flushed, not knowing whether to explain or pretend not to hear, and embarrassedly wanted to leave his post.

Fortunately, Yuan Hufa did not make things difficult for him. He walked away tactfully and announced the good news to other defenders he knew.

"Alas! "

The centurion sighed as he looked at the back of Yuan Hufa.

I don't know if Guo County can be defended and how long it can be defended. The brothers who died in the field battle did not have time to collect their bodies.

Just then, a loud noise came from the sky and a red light exploded in the sky.

This was the signal of the enemy attack, and the person who sent the signal was Sun Xuanji, who was in the artillery platform floating above Guo County and used the air-watching technique to warn the enemy.

......

Wan County.

If you count carefully, Wan County has been besieged for a month.

During this period, the rebels attacked the city dozens of times intermittently. The Qingzhou Provincial Administration Commissioner dispatched troops and sent troops to support them many times, but they were eaten up by the Yunzhou Army.

It was not until the Flying Beast Army of the Heart Gu Department arrived that this decline was reversed.

But for the defenders stationed in Wan County, fatigue has penetrated into their bones. Even the most warlike people can't stand it. Eager to end this trapped beast struggle as soon as possible.

For Zhang Shen, a master of military strategy who has lived in seclusion for more than 20 years, being forced into such a predicament in the first battle is really a great shame.

Although he has been the governor of Wan County until now in isolation, he lives up to his reputation.

Zhang Shen climbed to the top of the city wall and looked around. The city wall was full of holes, scorch marks, and cracks caused by artillery bombardment. Some places were even blasted open with a gap. The parapet was completely destroyed, like a person with broken teeth.

More than half of the defenders were killed or wounded, and the militia was forcibly recruited. Now more than half of the militia were also killed or wounded.

The dark cloud of war shrouded this small city.

In the blue sky, a giant beast flapped its membrane wings and flew towards Wan County.

The giant beast glided and slowly landed on the top of the city. The heart poison master riding on its back said to Zhang Shen:

"Thirty miles to the south, a large number of enemy troops are approaching. "

After the Flying Beast Army came to support, Zhang Shen, who had taken time to learn the Southern Xinjiang language for a few days, nodded solemnly and said in a fluent Southern Xinjiang accent:

"I know."

He turned sideways, looked to the south, and said slowly:

"I can see thirty miles."

As soon as the voice fell, his vision changed drastically, the surrounding scenery disappeared, and the perspective was infinitely zoomed out, all the way to thirty miles away.

In the sight, the enemy troops that were so long that they could not see the end were slowly coming, with flags flying.

The flag fluttered in the wind, unfolded, and revealed the word "Qi".

Zhang Shen said "Hey", retracted his gaze, and whispered to himself:

"Soldiers against soldiers, generals against generals, this bastard is finally here. "

........

Dongling City.

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Xu Pingfeng, dressed in white clothes like snow, holding a pot of wine in his hand, ascended to the sky in one step and came to the sea of ​​clouds.

Golden light followed closely, transformed into the Bodhisattva of the Kalo Tree, standing beside Xu Pingfeng.

Opposite the two, the white-haired, white-clothed, and white-bearded Supervisor had been waiting for a long time.

"Teacher Supervisor."

Xu Pingfeng half flew and half floated to the middle of the two sides, sat on the ground in the sea of ​​clouds, waved his sleeves, and a chessboard and two boxes of chess pieces appeared in front of him.

"I remember when I was learning from you, every three days, we would play a game of chess, and I never won."

Xu Pingfeng said calmly with a sigh:

"It's been twenty years since I left Beijing, and we have no chance to meet. It's been twenty years since we played chess. Teacher Supervisor, can you play the next game with your disciple?"