[R18] Will drink wine – “About Wine” Chapter 261 [English]

Chapter 250: Defending the War (Part 1)

At three o’clock in the ugly hour, clouds cover the moon.

After reorganization, the cavalry withdrew the front team and replaced them with the elite troops from the first charge.The torches they raised suddenly went out, the drums that had been ringing all night also stopped, and the outside of Duanzhou City suddenly fell into darkness.Without the torch lighting, the archers on the wall could not see clearly across the ditch.The detective climbed up the remaining watchtower, bravely stepped on the railing, and stretched his neck to patrol at high altitude.

“Can’t see clearly,” Tan Shao, sweat dripping from his temples, gestured to the wall, “It’s too dark!”

The onslaught of single-shot cannons and trebuchets also stopped. Except for the scattered sound of horse hooves, there was no news in the city.The garrison stepped lightly in this rare silence, as if they were afraid of disturbing something. They stood up in their respective positions, having some premonition of the coming storm.

The garrison in the passage began to withdraw outwards, dragging the cleared corpses to make way for the Jinyi Cavalry.Water was poured onto the bluestone slab and over the horses’ hooves, dispersing the strong smell of blood.

The cavalry line moved, and they had to pass through the stable passage board to form a wall in front of the city gate.They have figured out the path of Jinyiqi through repeated trials. For the steel needle, we must form thick bricks and smash it!

The garrison on the wall didn’t dare to wipe their sweat. Their Adam’s apple rolled, listening to the sound of horse hooves, counting down in unison in their hearts.

The cavalry rushed towards Haogou.

The hooves of the cavalry stepped on the passage board, and the roaring sound suddenly resounded throughout Haogou.

That’s it now!

The garrison waved flags and shouted hoarsely: “Push——!”

The heavy stones on the top of the wall rolled along the small wooden passage, turned around the short place with a “Gulu” sound, hit the edge and jumped out, hitting the ditch like raindrops.The cavalry hidden in the darkness could not resist the sudden attack from above. They were hit by heavy rocks and were knocked over. Most of the traffic boards were immediately broken, and countless cavalry fell into the ditch.

The city gate was already wide open. With Shen Zechuan as the center and Qiao Tianya and Fei Sheng as the wings, the three teams rushed forward.There were countless gaps in the cavalry’s broken formation. The Jinyi cavalry attacked at every opportunity, starting from Haogou, tearing the cavalry charge into pieces.

The pushers on the wall were replaced by archers.Hot oil is poured on the arrowhead, wrapped in torn wadding, and it flies down while igniting.The cavalry did not have the cover of the infantry’s lead car, nor did they have armor to protect themselves. The rockets would burn if they brushed against the clothing, and the entire Haogou suddenly lit up.

Fei Sheng’s right wing had stepped on the passage board on the edge of the sand and rushed to the opposite side of Haogou. He was half-crouched in the strong wind, whipping his riding whip and rushing forward. When he passed Yin Chang’s position, he suddenly slipped and pulled out the old man’s knife with one arm.As soon as he grasped the handle of Yin Chang’s knife, he tilted his head and rubbed his cheek hard on his shoulder and arm, turned the knife over and inserted it into the free sheath on his back.

Fei Sheng tilted his horse’s head in the wind and continued galloping toward the Wolf Yantai in the southeast.

The cavalry noticed that a light cavalry was breaking through in the darkness. Before the cavalry they mobilized could block the gap, they were grabbed by the throat and dragged over by Shen Zechuan who had also crossed Haogou.Jin Yiqi’s center and left wing were both here to cover, with their backs to the burning Haogou, fighting hard in the rain of arrows.

The scattered cavalry quickly regrouped, but the Jinyi Cavalry was also very fast. Everyone had no advantage over each other in terms of mounts, and the only thing they competed with was whose sword was faster.

Qiao Tianya was so spattered with blood that his original appearance was almost unrecognizable. He wiped the knife with his sleeve, whistled, and followed Shen Zechuan.

“Master Fu,” Qiao Tianya finished wiping the knife, “Is my knife still good to use?”

Shen Zechuan said in the dark night with sparks flying: “It’s as fast as the snow on Yangshan Mountain.”

Qiao Tianya’s rotten sleeves exposed his arms. He didn’t even wear an armband, just like a knife without a sheath.He suddenly turned away, not knowing whether it was true or not, and said: “Don’t tell Yuan Zhuo that. It’s a big misunderstanding and I’m not happy.”

“Then I’m really,” Shen Zechuan’s Yang Shanxue, which he held behind his back, suddenly stood up and blocked the scimitar from behind for Qiao Tianya. Qiao Tianya’s face was covered in blood at the sound of the blade, and he said calmly, “I’m so happy for Yuan Zhuo.”

The Jinyi cavalry behind him returned to his position, and Shen Zechuan stopped talking. He dragged Yang Shanxue, turned the horse’s head, turned his horse’s hooves in the direction of the cavalry’s single-shot cannon, and started running.

The man delivering the military message from the cavalry galloped through the ranks, waving a small flag, pointing at the single-shot cannon, and said: “Withdraw the cannon!”

But Jin Yiqi was too fast, and Scorpion, who was guarding the side of the single-shot cannon, swung his hammer at Shen Zechuan.Shen Zechuan was holding Shanxue in his hands, and when he was about to confront Scorpion, he suddenly rolled off his horse and Feng Ta Shuang Yi immediately raised his hooves to avoid him.Scorpion’s intention of breaking Feng Tushuangyi’s knees failed. As he turned his body, he cursed in Biansha dialect: “Cunning——”

Shen Zechuan kicked off the ground and jumped up. The scorpion was tall and majestic. Shen Zechuan climbed onto He’s shoulders and tilted the scorpion’s head with one hand, exposing He’s neck. Yang Shanxue pressed against the flesh and cut it.

His right hand was weak, so he missed it this time and failed to cut the scorpion’s throat.

Blood spurted from Scorpion’s neck, and before he stopped swinging the hammer, he let out an inhumanly rough gasp and pulled Shen Zechuan back with his free hand.

The blood droplets on Shen Zechuan’s brow bone were dripping. Against gravity, the blade that had already cut through was cut back again, just like slaughtering a cow or sheep, using the force of the saw to completely cut the opponent’s throat.

This unwillingness to die made the Jin Yiqi behind him feel numb.

Scorpion fell to the ground with a crash, and both Iron Hammer and Shen Zechuan fell out.

Feng Ta Shuang Yi had already circled back, and Shen Zechuan got up and mounted his horse again.Qiao Tianya picked up the hammer with his toes, weighed it in his hand, and swung it hard at one of the legs of the single-shot cannon. The leg immediately burst and broke, and the entire single-shot cannon tilted this way.

The sound of wood exploding rang in my ears, and the fire started immediately.

Fei Sheng held the torch and his right wing was already approaching the Wolf Smoke Tower.He gasped, staggered when he dismounted, grabbed the edge of the steps with his other arm, and ran towards the stage on his hands and feet.

The chasing cavalry roared and rushed forward, and the Jinyi cavalry were fighting with them again in the audience.

Fei Sheng sprinted along the steps and threw the torch in when he reached the burning platform.The dry platform burst into flames, and he took two steps back and said: “It’s done…”

The garrison on the city wall immediately burst into tears and shouted to the bottom: “It’s on fire!”

Feng Ta Shuang Yi retreated, and Shen Zechuan said: “Retreat!”

The fire intensity of the Wolf Yantai is high. If you wait a moment, the Wolf Yantai to the east will light up one after another.Fei Sheng covered his heart and wanted to wipe his eyes. Unexpectedly, a sudden wind blew the soot around, and the sky, which had been overcast for half the night, began to grow. A few drops of rain were a precursor. Before the joy in Duanzhou City could be heard, the heavy rain was like cold water splashing down on Fei Sheng’s face.

It’s raining.

The fire in Langyantai was like a delicate flower swaying in the heavy rain. It was beaten by water drops and could not lift its head. The fire gradually became smaller.

Fei Sheng threw himself in front of the stage, shielding himself from the rain with his hands, and said angrily: “What a bastard!”

Duanzhou, which has had clear skies for several days, is bound to usher in a heavy rain. The rain will pour down. Haogou in the east gate will not be short of water for the time being, but it will be difficult to light the wolf smoke tower.

“Go, go… I will be your ancestor!” Fei Sheng wiped the flint, but the sudden rain was so heavy that his hands got wet.

Can’t light it.

This rain is a shower. It comes hard but stops quickly. As long as we retreat to the city temporarily, we still have a chance.

Shen Zechuan suddenly waved his sword toward the southeast and said: “Retreat!”

Fei Sheng’s eyes were blurred, he thought they were washed away by the heavy rain, and he rubbed the flint stone frantically to watch the sparks flicker and extinguish.

old man.

Fei Sheng’s rotten nails when scraping the door were stained with blood. He shook his hands and went to pick up the hay that had not been extinguished in the nest.

It’s so hard to be a hero.

Fei Sheng opened his red eyes, pulled out the listening notebook from his arms, and stuffed it into the desk.He leaned over and blew air through his mouth, almost suffocating from the smoke.

In my entire life.

Fei Sheng blew on a small fire and let the flames lick the notebook. The fire suddenly jumped up and almost burned Fei Sheng’s hair.he fell to the ground and spat.

Just this one time to sacrifice yourself for others!

The wolf smoke tower that was lit twice did not rise high in the heavy rain, but it was enough. A spark in the southeast shone slightly, and then countless firelights lit up one after another, spreading out suddenly along the wolf smoke tower, stretching into a long winding dragon, and extinguishing clearly in the heavy rain.

Fei Sheng took a few steps to the stage and was about to jump off, but the voice he was about to shout got stuck in his throat and he stepped back.

The cavalry in front of the Wolf Smoke Tower were overwhelming, and there was no gap to be found.The Jinyiwei’s right wing was as slender as a wheat awn in front of such a large force that was retreating.

Fei Sheng was drenched, he looked at the Xiuchun knife that had cut the gap, and said to Yu: “I told you a long time ago, even if you are a hero, you will not end well.”

The rain beat down on Fei Sheng, and the noisy sound sounded like he was quarreling with him.

The blood on Fei Sheng’s face was washed away, he threw away the Xiuchun knife, stepped on the edge of the Wolf Yantai, suddenly pulled out Yin Chang’s knife, and shouted to Duanzhou: “Master Fu!” He’s chest heaved, “Erect a monument for me, and engrave it on ‘loyalty, righteousness, courage, Fei Lao Shi’. I will face the Tea Stone River with the old man, and guard Duanzhou for you for ten thousand years!”

Shen Zechuan galloped on his horse, rain splashed across his brows.

Duanzhou.

Zhongbo.

he is no longer the passing cold wind, there are countless figures behind he.The heavy weight stacked on his shoulders pushed Shen Zechuan, who had been wandering in the world, back to the ground. He stepped on this land, and he couldn’t——

Fu Jun raised his face in the heavy rain and shouted: “Breakout!”

Fei Sheng jumped off the wolf smoke platform, rolled to the ground and then rolled up. He cut off the pony’s front knee with a knife and knocked it in with mud and water.A swarm of cavalry swarmed here, and the right wing was scattered in the charge of the cavalry.

Yangshan’s snowy sword gleamed through the rain, and horse hooves trampled on the corpse to break through to the southeast.

Fei Sheng held the machete and was pushed back. At the critical moment, he heard the explosion through the heavy rain.He suddenly fell back into the mud, rolled around, and wiped his face with joy: “Reinforcements!”

The explosion on the south side of Duanzhou sounded again. Huo Lingyun held the cavalry’s buttocks and blasted his way out with the fire blunderbuss of the Jinyi cavalry.He loaded the gun hard, without wiping the rain, and burst into the cavalry at a gallop.

The Tantai tiger behind him could no longer hold himself back, drew his sword and shouted: “Biansha bald man, your grandpa tiger is here!”

The advance team of the Dunzhou garrison has arrived!

***

The sky was covered with thick clouds, and when the rain stopped, the city gate was closed again.

Shen Zechuan gasped and his fingers turned white.When he dismounted, the water in his boots squeezed out, and there was a “squeaking” sound when he stepped on the ground. He said: “Remove the knife and rest.”

The knights in fine clothes dismounted one after another, stuffed the food handed to them by the garrison, replaced their curled knives, and rested in the shed at the foot of the city.Time was precious, and they didn’t even have time to change their clothes. They wrapped themselves in thin blankets, drank a few sips of hot tea, and fell asleep leaning against the wall.

Tantai Hu took off his helmet and followed Shen Zechuan up the city wall.Huo Lingyun followed closely and said: “I went north along the Chashi River and found that Luosha Station was massacred on the way. I originally wanted to return to Duanzhou to report to the governor, but there were too many cavalry, so I went west and lit the wolf smoke tower in Dunzhou.”

Shen Zechuan’s wet hair stuck to his cheek and said: “How is the situation at the battle site?”

“The horse path has been cut off,” Tantai Hu said. “According to the current situation, the fighting area is not easy.”

Several people reached the top of the wall and sat on the ground behind the well-preserved wall stacks.There is a simple shed here and it is relatively dry.

Shen Zechuan pushed away the military map, took off the dirty agate from his right ear, and put it in his arms.He looked at it for a long time and said: “It’s raining and the door is muddy. The cavalry’s baggage has sunk in. They won’t attack easily before the sun comes up.”

“But it won’t stop for long,” Qiao Tianya nodded at Dunzhou, “They already know that reinforcements from Dunzhou are coming.”

“The garrison is all infantry, and the pace is slow. It will take a whole night for the large army to reach Duanzhou.” Tantai Hu touched the scar on his eyelid, “My advance team only has 2,000 people.”

Fei Sheng was about to lie down, holding Yin Chang’s knife in his arms. He had no strength to howl anymore, his voice was hoarse: “The beacon tower in the southeast is lit. We just need to survive tonight…”

“The cavalry is fast,” Huo Lingyun interrupted Fei Sheng, “If Hasen wants to stop Dunzhou’s reinforcements, it’s still too late to move troops to the south. We can’t really gamble our time tonight.”

Hasen’s advantage lies in his understanding of the terrain of Zhongbo. The Dunzhou garrison is not a cavalry force. They have to run on both feet. As long as they are blocked by the cavalry, they may stagnate behind Duanzhou, delaying the rescue time.

“We have to defend until reinforcements from the border county arrive,” Huo Lingyun pointed his finger along the horse path from the border county to Duanzhou. “When the second master went south, he said that as long as Hasen moves, the commander will circle back to Gedal and attack Hasen’s back. In any case, Hasen will not stay in Duanzhou for too long. The Duanzhou city wall is strong and there is no need to worry about food. We can hold it for at least two more days.”

Stay for two more days.

This sentence made everyone present feel depressed.

Qiao Tianya turned his head, looked out at the wall, and said: “…It’s a last-ditch fight.”

Haze enveloped the sky, and the Chashi River, which was still magnificent last night, was reduced to a pale rag.The city walls will become black after being poured with rain. The garrison continues to clean up the city gate battlefield. No matter which side the soldiers are from, as long as they become corpses, they will be stacked on top of each other.The faces of those people were also pale, hanging in the mire, like dry grass due to lack of water.

Shen Zechuan walked down the stairs alone and went to the water tank to wash his face.He raised one arm and looked at his right hand.He soaked his hand in the water, and the blood on the veil immediately spread away.

Aye’s handkerchief is dirty.

Shen Zechuan took off the veil, and his fingers were swollen from the strangulation.He turned around and sat down, wrung out the blue handkerchief, hung it on his knees, raised his head, and fixed his gaze on it.

The wind blew the trees nearby, and leaves fell all over the ground.

Shen Zechuan leaned against the water tank and fell asleep.