novelaction Chapter 188 Seeking help and recruiting soldiers, 8 parties come to help
Chapter 188 Seeking help and recruiting soldiers, 8 parties come to help
Otherwise, if they face the enemy head-on, how long can even Zong Yanli last longer than Luo Chengren?
The enemy was powerful, and Zong Yanli never thought of confronting them head-on.
Her strategy is to divide the meat of a tiger and eat it like an eagle eating it.
After Zong Yanhongjing talked with him for a few words, they went back to the camp to rest. Zong Yanli sat upright in the tent, and Gao Feilin entered with a basin of water. Zong Yanli then had the time to wipe the blood off his face and the blood stains on his armor.
"General." Zong Yanli had just washed the dirt off his face and looked up to see Wen Nian walking in.
"Chifeng doesn't want anyone to get close to him. The groom has been dealing with him for a long time. Since he is your warhorse, the groom dare not hurt him..." Wen Nian was somewhat helpless. He looked at Zong Yanli and said, "I'm afraid you have to go there in person, otherwise General Luo's body will have a hard time being put into the coffin."
Zong Yanli was stunned, then stood up and followed Zong Yanli to the stable.
There was an open space near the stable, and several grooms and servants surrounded it. They had ropes in their hands and seemed to have tried to subdue Chi Feng several times, but they still failed. Some of the grooms were even covered in mud.
Zong Yanli paused when he saw this, looking at the bloodstains on the black warhorse. It was a warrior like all of them, breaking out of the encirclement so bravely, and what was carried on its back was naturally Luo Chengren's body.
Zong Yanli's eyes were slightly deep as he walked towards Chi Feng. When he got closer, he heard its nasal breathing and wheezing, and seemed to feel its tiredness and wailing.
Chifeng is a horse trained by Luo Chengren. He was snatched away by Zong Yanli at the beginning, and Luo Chengren tamed him by accident.
I thought it was just a joke, who would have thought...
"It's time for him to go home." Zong Yanli walked forward, stretched out his hand and patted Chi Feng's neck gently and soothingly, with helplessness and sadness in his eyes.
The warhorse neighed as if it was unwilling and sad. After pacing twice, it finally lowered its head and knelt on the ground in front of everyone, allowing people to carry Luo Chengren's body away in this posture.
The grooms were all shocked when they saw this scene. Although they raised many war horses, they had also seen some intelligent horses, but they were easier to tame at most.
I have never seen anyone as humane as Chi Feng.
Zong Yanli stretched out his hand and moved Luo Chengren's body down, and the soldiers nearby came forward to help carry it away.
Chi Feng knelt on the ground and didn't stand up. He was breathing heavily and was obviously tired.
Zong Yanli had people bring buckets of water and fodder, and helped Chi Feng remove the saddle from the horse's back. He also called a veterinarian to treat Chi Feng's injuries. During this period, Zong Yanli did not leave. After observing for a while, he found that Chi Feng did not rush into or injure anyone again.
Only then did he feel at ease to leave, and let the others finish their simple work and go downstairs to rest.
The next day.
She covered Luo Chengren's coffin personally. None of the Gao Kingdom's soldiers were alive, and now only this lonely coffin returned to the country. Zong Yanli pondered for a long time and took out a military flag from the side. It was the military flag of the Gao Kingdom, the army led by Luo Chengren.
She raised the damaged military flag and placed it over Luo Chengren's coffin.
"I will be a general in this life, and I will never regret it."
"General Luo, go home."
Zong Yanli loosened her hand that was holding the coffin, took two steps back, drew out the long sword from her waist, and leaned on one knee with the black long sword on the ground. She bowed her head and said in a deep voice: "Send the heroic hero! Although we don't eat the same food, we drink the same river. You and I are brothers!"
Zong Yanli looked up at the coffin in front of him, his eyes full of determination and fierceness: "We share the same hatred and the same enemy, I will definitely not let the hero's blood be shed in vain!"
"Lift the coffin—"
"Send the heroes home!!!"
Under the scorching sun, the wind blew the military flags into the air. Among the many black flags, only the dark yellow flag covering the coffin was particularly eye-catching.
That was the flag of the Gao Kingdom, but it appeared in the midst of the Wu Kingdom's army formation. This should have been something that could never happen, but it happened at this moment. Gongsun Pu, Zhan Haoyue and others who were standing far away on the high platform felt an indescribable throbbing in their hearts, or perhaps shock, when they saw this scene with their own eyes.
They watched the coffin go away, and then looked back to see Zong Yanli standing in front of the entire army, dressed in black armor. The general holding a long sword stretched out his hand to cover his face with the bronze mask.
The wind blew the black shawl on her back, and she turned her head sideways with such a fearless and resolute look, which was very touching.
As Zong Yanli led his troops to arrive, the Jin army naturally also got the news.
At this time, Yi Tiangan was listening to Yu Jinghui talking about Zong Yanli. Long before Yi Tiangan led his troops south, he had already learned about Zong Yanli's deeds. It was said that this man was born with great strength and had made great military achievements at a young age.
After Zong Yanli conquered Qing Kingdom, his reputation became even greater, and now he is also well-known in the Northern Kingdom.
But there is a saying that goes, those writers and poets love to exaggerate, and if you haven't tried it yourself, you can only believe half of it.
"General, don't underestimate this man." Yu Jinghui's face was solemn. Even Grand Master Wu was defeated by Zong Yanli. At that time, the State of Jin was almost defeated and destroyed. Yu Jinghui was really intimidated by such terrifying combat power.
"Humph." Yi Tiangan raised his chin and said, "I've heard of this man's name a long time ago. Now that I have the chance, I will fight him to see who is better!"
"The weapon in Zong Yanli's hand is a black long sword named Langque." The Langque sword got its name from Zong Yanli. It is now ranked in the top five on the weapon list. It is a rare treasure sword.
"Don't say any more, let's go and challenge him today." Yi Tiangan was a little impatient to fight with Zong Yanli.
"General, don't act too hastily." Yu Jinghui quickly advised, "Our army has lost a lot of manpower and military resources in the encirclement and suppression of Gao State. This time Zong Yanli and his father are fighting together. Both father and son are not easy to mess with."
"In my opinion, we should first deploy our forces and integrate our military formation before launching an offensive."
Although Yi Tiangan is impatient, he is not stupid and he still listens to Jinghui's words.
The fight will come sooner or later, so there is no need to rush in one or two days. After all, Yi Tiangan is from the north and is not familiar with the climate and terrain of the south. As a leading general, he also knows how to learn from others' strengths and make up for his own weaknesses, so he still respects Jinghui.
Zong Yanli was also busy here. Since the scouts could not find out the enemy's situation, he sent spies to sneak into the Jin city to obtain information and gain more room for our army to operate.
Not long after, Zong Yan Feiyi came to the rescue with food and fodder.
It is the golden autumn season and these are the new wheat harvested this year. Zong Yanhongtu cannot go to the front line due to his old injury, so he fights for military supplies for them in the rear. Fifty percent of the new wheat will be sent to the battlefield, 30% will be kept for civilian use, and 20% will be added to the national treasury for emergency use.
As the enemy was powerful, Zong Yanli once again issued an order to recruit talented generals to serve his cause.
Since Zong Yanli led the army here as a general, you have followed us in many battles, and once the letter for help was sent out, countless people responded.
The first to respond was Lei Jiliang. When he was fighting against the Kingdom of Qing, Lei Jiliang had witnessed Zong Yanli's abilities with his own eyes and had long wanted to follow him.
Now that the Qing Kingdom has been destroyed, the city gate has been turned into a trade route. When Lei Jiliang heard that Zong Yanli was asking for help and recruiting soldiers, he led his troops to help without hesitation, leaving only a thousand soldiers to defend the city. Lei Qimei also wanted to follow her father, but was rejected.
"It will be a difficult journey. The enemy we face is not just the Qing Kingdom, but the entire northern royal army." Lei Jiliang looked at his daughter and shook his head, saying, "Your father knows that you have a heart that is no less than that of a man, but..."
"You are my only daughter, and I will never let you take any risks." Lei Jiliang looked at Lei Qimei and said, "Just stay and guard Dongji City and your mother for me."
Lei Qimei had tears in her eyes. Although she had great ambitions in her heart, she looked back at her mother and the people in the city. This was where she grew up. Most of the people were her uncles, aunts, and sisters whom she had called since she was a child.
She bit her lip for a long time before nodding: "I understand."
Lei Jiliang patted Lei Qimei's shoulder heavily and said, "If your father doesn't come back..."
"Dongji City is now handed over to you." Lei Jiliang paused for a moment and said, "Tan Zhou has been chasing you for a long time. If you don't know who your husband will be in the future, you can let him marry into your family. He is a good kid."
"Father..." Lei Qimei didn't know whether she was angry or ashamed, and glared at Lei Jiliang.
"Hahaha! Let's go!" Lei Jiliang jumped onto his horse. Lei Qimei stepped forward and said hurriedly, "Father, be careful and come back safely! Say hello to my brother for me!"
After Lei Jiliang responded, he turned his horse around and led his troops towards Changzhou.
At the same time, during the Battle of Nankang, Hu Zhiyong, the commander of Yongmen Pass, and Song Zhiyuan, the commander of Nantai, who was also the uncle of Xiang An, the first student of Zong Yanli, all responded to the call and led their troops to come to the rescue.
There were also many generals such as Tan Liming, Fang Haocang, Tian Xingchao, Peng Hai, etc., whose names Zong Yanli even didn't remember, all of whom led their troops to come to the rescue without hesitation.
Sha Haoqian, the general guarding Luoshang Pass far away in the heart of Qing State, also received Zong Yanli's request for help.
The red request for help was placed on the table. Sha Haoqian sat in front of the table, and all the generals below him sat beside him. He stared at the request for help on the table for a long time. One of the generals below seemed to be unable to sit still, so he stood up and said, "General, we should unite against the enemy and fight together."
"Zong Yanli is a great man. It has only been a short time, but he has already delivered half of the food and military supplies he promised us." Someone else continued, "When Qing was the king, when did we ever receive such preferential treatment?"
"General, I am willing to go."
"I do too!"
The generals under Sha Haoqian spoke up one after another. After seeing with their own eyes the good deeds done by Wu State and the courtesy shown to the people after Wu State invaded Qing State, how could they not be moved?
Sha Haoqian didn't speak for a long time. After a while, he turned to Zhou Cang and said, "Sir, do you think I should go?"
Zhou Cang smiled faintly, bowed to Sha Hao and said, "General, you have already intended to leave, why are you asking this?"
Sha Haoqian paused, then suddenly laughed, raised his hand and slapped the request for help, stood up with great pride and said: "It's Zong Yanli who got the fame, now it's our turn to be famous! Go!"
The generals below all stood up to respond, and immediately integrated their forces and prepared to go out.
On the other side, in Gao State, Luo Chengren's coffin was sent into the territory of Gao State. The emperor of Gao State was extremely sad about this. Luo Chengren had fought for Gao State for many years. How could he not be heartbroken when losing such a great general?
The Emperor of Gaoguo was deeply moved by Zong Yanli's act of respect. Upon hearing that Zong Yanli was going to expel the foreign enemies, the Emperor of Gaoguo would naturally not sit idly by. However, Gaoguo had suffered heavy losses at the moment and could not mobilize too many troops.
When the reinforcements led by Gao State finally arrived, Zong Yanli was very surprised.
"Greetings, General Zong Yan." The man who came to help from the Gao Kingdom was none other than Wang Yi, the general guarding the Dunkou City Pass.
"I hope you are well." There was a smile in Zong Yanli's eyes. He walked forward and helped Wang Yi up. When they looked at each other, Wang Yi couldn't help laughing.
When Concubine Gao left Dunkou City to marry Wu State, it was Wang Yi who surrounded and suppressed Zong Yanli and others. It has been ten years since we last met...
Zong Yanli led Wang Yi into the tent, and Wang Yi bowed to Zong Yanli again and said, "Thank you, General, for collecting the remains of our commander-in-chief."
Zong Yanli held out his hand to support him and said, "No need to be polite. Now that you and I are in the same tent, we are brothers."
"Sit down." After Zong Yanli invited Wang Yi to take a seat, he asked about his recent situation.
The two people who were enemies at the beginning probably never thought that one day they would sit together as friends like this, right?
As more and more troops came to support from various places, Zong Yanli became increasingly busy. Although he and Zong Yanhongjing were father and son, they did not have much time to talk to each other. Whenever they met, they had to arrange the deployment of troops, and they did not even have any extra time.
When Sha Haoqian led his troops to arrive, Zong Yanli was truly happy.
"General Zong Yan, long time no see." Sha Haoqian bowed to Zong Yanli and his words were quite polite.
"Hahaha! I'm so happy that General Sha is here." Zong Yanli greeted him with a laugh, shook hands with him and touched his shoulders.
"I met a man on the way here, who said he came to seek refuge with you." Sha Haoqian raised his lips and smiled, then stepped aside. A man walked out from behind Sha Haoqian, wearing a tattered short shirt, with his face covered in dust, looking very embarrassed.
The pair of eyes that were revealed were bright and resolute. He strode forward, knelt down in front of Zong Yanli and said, "I am Sang Caijie, honored to meet you, General!"
Zong Yanli's eyes were filled with surprise. He looked at Sang Caijie for a long while before he reached out to help him up. He was extremely surprised and asked, "It's you?"
During the battle of Qing Kingdom, Sang Caijie, as the leader of the rebel army, played a huge role in helping her capture the last pass of Qing Kingdom. Zong Yanli was eager to cherish his talent but failed to keep him.
I thought that since Sang Caijie had refused it at first, there would be no further developments.
However, Zong Yanli never expected that after a year, Sang Caijie would actually follow his original words, walk out of the house on his own feet, and devote himself to Zong Yanli without hesitation.
"General, I once said that if I could see with my own eyes that the people had enough food and could see a new life under the rule of the new king, I would come from thousands of miles away to join you."
"Now that I have seen the new life as I wish, I must keep my promise."
"If the general does not forsake me, I am willing to sacrifice my flesh and blood to let the general command me!"