Chapter 26 After the Bloody War
Under the afterglow of the sunset, the earth outside Nanyang City was filled with smoke and dust. Several siege cars were paralyzed on the plains in pieces. Blood stained the moat red, and a thick layer of corpses piled under the city walls.
On the city wall, the banner of the King of Chu had been replaced by the dragon flag of the imperial court. The exhausted soldiers of the Xiliang army leaned behind the wall to rest, all covered in blood and the blade was curled.
The city gate tower was bombarded with artillery, and Xu Buling sat cross-legged on the wall facing the sun in the sky, put his sword on his knees, and the white robe was no longer visible.
After climbing to the city at noon yesterday, Xu Buling never rested. Two thousand cavalrymen attacked the South Gate and cleared the remaining soldiers in the city with lightning speed. Chu general Qin Jing broke through the east gate and only captured a few deputy generals. The remaining more than two thousand soldiers with no leader were naturally surrendered.
As soon as he captured the city, the surrendered soldiers dared not use it, and there was no extra man to take care of it. Xu Buling had to confiscate the weapons and drove the remaining soldiers out of the city.
Shortly afterwards, Qin Jing summoned the troops from the surrounding counties and counties and began to launch a counterattack on Nanyang. The troops at Mashankou also rushed over and rushed.
Xu Buling had only two thousand soldiers, and only five hundred were assigned to the four walls. Although he was defending the tall walls, nearly 40,000 people attacked the city from all directions. Just climbing with ladders was like a tide, and it was easy to imagine how difficult it was to fight. The Xiliang army was not replaced, and one less injured, so he could only grit his teeth and hold it from beginning to end.
However, there were four artillery guns that took advantage of the battle to defend the city. In addition to destroying siege equipment, the greatest function of artillery guns was to intimidate the Chu army. Under the terrifying power of the artillery, the people in the middle were divided into pieces, and the shock brought was no less than that of the modern people who saw the star destroyer. The huge technical difference directly shocked the Chu army's troops. The loud thunder-like sound in the dry land made the siege Chu army dare not approach at all. Xu Buling once again pulled strong men from the city, and then barely guarded all night.
According to Xiao Qi's plan, he was to stay for a day, do his best to break through and let Nanyang go. In this way, Guan Hongye's charge of "delaying the fighter's opportunity and being far away" was confirmed. Xu Buling went back and directly cut off Guan Hongye and obtained the military power of the rebels. Even the emperor had no shame to say "no".
Unfortunately, Guan Hongye was a veteran who had been leading troops for many years and was not so stupid yet. After receiving the news, he did not send spies to confirm it, so he sent the Xiliang Cavalry directly.
In this way, the time when reinforcements arrived was about the same as when they were normal. Guan Hongye at most considered a decision-making mistake, which did not lead to a big mistake, and he would definitely not be able to kill him.
Xu Buling was surrounded by Xu Ying, who was also covered in blood.
Xu Ying himself is one of the most brave generals in the Western Liang army. He beheaded more than a hundred times a day when he defended the city. If he had such a record in the past, it would be normal for his superior Yang Zunyi to rub his shoulders.
But at this moment, Xu Ying had no arrogance in his eyes, but instead felt a little ashamed. Because the little prince next to him was a pass on the city wall, he cut off two knives for a day and a night, and even rushed down the city wall several times, destroying several generals of the Chu army among the troops. A war was fought and nearly five hundred people were killed, until the end of Xu Buling standing, no one dared to climb the city wall dozens of feet left and right.
The terrifying scene of the God of Killing came to the world was not only the other party's Chu army, but also the Xiliang army was shocked. Xu Ying originally planned to protect Xu Buling to avoid accidents, but in the end he hid far away, for fear that the little prince would kill him with a knife, so he chopped him up.
Seeing that the shadow of the Chu army was gone on the plain, Xu Ying took a step forward and said respectfully:
"Little Prince, the reinforcements are expected to arrive in the early morning tomorrow. As long as the reinforcements are on the road, the Chu army will not be able to stay nearby and wait for death. The siege of Nanyang has been lifted. Let's go and rest, and you can just watch it."
Xu Buling fought for a day and a night, and the consumption was so great that it might be the most ruthless one since he arrived in this world. Without making any adjustments and supporting him, it would not be of any benefit to combat power. He did not refuse this. He turned around and got down the wall and looked at the black armored soldiers on the horse path:
"Send people to find wealthy families in the city to prepare wine and meat. If you want the best in the city, you will send them all to the city walls. After the reinforcements arrive, you can unarm your armor and mend them for three days, enjoy them all, and bear all the expenses. Of course, don't drink too much and disturb the people, which will ruin the reputation of the Xiliang army."
"promise."
Xu Ying bowed to accept the order. ——
The mountains under the Sunset City, the streets and alleys in Nanyang City were empty, and the people were hiding at home and closed their doors.
The back house of the general's mansion under the city wall was originally the residence of the Chu general Qin Jing. If the city broke through Qin Jing and broke through, the house would naturally be empty.
Ning Yuhe and Ning Qingye also guarded the city wall for a day and a night. Their physical strength was not bad, but they exerted a lot of force. Especially Ning Qingye, who was so tired that he fainted in the end, was carried down by the Nightingale who was covering her behind. As soon as he woke up, he ran to the top of the city.
At this time, the war stopped, Ning Yuhe and Ning Qingye were exhausted, and Nightingale was always responsible for artillery and analyzing the situation, but they also held a knife to kill the enemy. They were also exhausted and had already fallen asleep in the room.
Zhongli Jiujiu is a doctor, so she would not let her carry a knife in battle when fighting. After taking care of the three girls, Zhongli Jiujiu came to the kitchen behind and boiled a large pot of water.
Xu Buling came to the courtyard of the back house wearing a bloody clothes. Zhongli Jiujiu was sitting at the stone table in the courtyard to pound medicine. Her appearance was still gorgeous and charming, but the sky blue skirt on her body was a little dirty, and even her cheeks were stained with mutton fat and jade-like stains.
As soon as Xu Buling entered the yard, Zhongli Jiujiu noticed it, looked back, quickly got up, wiped his hands, and ran over:
"My husband...ah, sit down quickly and I'll show you."
Zhongli Jiujiu held Xu Buling's arm and sat down on the collapse of the wing room. All kinds of wound medicines and bandages were prepared long ago and placed neatly on the small table.
Xu Buling looked embarrassed with blood, but in fact there was no problem. He sat on the collapse and said with a smile:
"It's just a few hundred miscellaneous soldiers, I can't even touch the corner of my clothes. But I'm really tired."
Zhongli Jiujiu took off the bloody clothes and put them aside. She carefully checked Xu Buling's front, chest and back. After confirming that there were no scars, she placed Xu Buling's hand on her legs and took the pulse carefully.
Xu Buling was really too tired. Looking at his wife who was as beautiful as a flower, he couldn't even feel lust. The old swordsman Zhu Choushan killed 700 people and died of exhaustion. He tried his best to death for a day and a night. Although he was not exhausted yet, he must have overdrawn his body and injured his inner body. If he did not take care of himself carefully, he would definitely suffer from the root of the disease.
After checking the pulse, Zhongli Jiujiu got up and ran out, poured the prepared bathtub with hot water, and poured the prepared medicine into the bathtub. The fragrance filled the room instantly.
"My husband, this is a medicine to nourish the body. It is best not to do anything again during this period, otherwise it will hurt the inner abdomen and you will have to lie in bed and live in your life after you are forty..."
Xu Buling knew about his physical condition and naturally would not show off without any need. He put his arm on Jiujiu's shoulder and was supported by her into the big bathtub. The heat swept through his body, making people feel like spring breeze, and he felt that every pore was opened. Xu Buling breathed a sigh of relief when he was comfortable.
After soaking for a while for half a quarter of an hour, Xu Buling felt the soreness on his body slowly dissipated. He looked at Jiujiu, who was rubbing his arms beside him. Seeing that there was a little stain on his face, he spoke:
"Jiujiu, why don't you come in and wash together?"
Zhongli Jiujiu helped Xu Buling to stretch his blood and frowned slightly when he heard this, but it was not easy for the evil husband to do so at this time. He just glanced into the water:
"I'm almost exhausted, and I can still be so proud. Can you get up now?"
Xu Buling leaned into the wooden barrel and chuckled:
"I'll just wash together. At this time, I guess you're strong on me and I can't even eat it."
"Forget it, this medicine is very powerful. If you soak it, you will definitely get angry. Don't soak it for too long. If you feel it's almost the same, I'll press it for you."
Zhongli Jiujiu turned around and fetched hot water himself, went to the next door to wash it carefully, changed into a clean nightgown, helped Xu Buling up and lying on the couch, and took medicinal wine for Xu Buling to relax...
Chapter completed!