The eldest son of the red mansion

Chapter 642
Jia Ke looked at the eight banners shouting long live to him three times, and was very excited in his heart.

At this time, Sun Yan, who had been by Jia Ke's side all the time, poured cold water on him.

"My lord, the food and grass we brought this time is just enough for our own food. Now that there are so many more prisoners, the food and grass may not be able to last for too long."

After hearing this, Jia Ke frowned. This trip to the south would not take a month or two to complete. If there was not enough food and grass to give up halfway, I am afraid that these southern countries would have a chance to breathe again.

Jia Ke contemplated for a while, and could only raise food on the spot. Jia Ke knew that if he opened the gate, what would be released would be a flood, and the people of Annan Kingdom might suffer, but how could he manage these things now? ?

Jia Ke made a psychological decision, but she didn't show it on the surface, because the problem of food and grass is not the most important thing now.

Jia Ke thinks that now we should concentrate all our efforts on marching towards Longcheng Pass. As long as we break through Longcheng Pass, there will be a plain southward, and we will have as much food and grass as we need.

That night, Price was in the big tent of the Chinese army and called all the generals to have a drink together.

After three rounds of wine and five flavors of food, Jia Ke said to the generals below: "When I first came to Annan, I won a big victory. Now the elite of Annan Kingdom has been wiped out by our army. At that time, all the troops will be assembled tomorrow, and they must arrive at Longcheng Pass before dark."

After listening to Jack's order, all the soldiers bowed their hands in agreement.

The next day, the 30 Central Plains army, with more than [-] captives, swept southward in a mighty manner, and all the towns and cities fell in anticipation.

And Jia Ke was not polite to the people of these enemy countries, asking them to hand over food and grass every time they passed.

Jia Ke now knows that he has more than 20 more prisoners and insufficient food and grass, so he tries to raise some food as much as possible, hoping to delay for a while.

Originally, Sun Yan advised Jia Ke to send all these captives to the Central Plains, but Jia Ke flatly refused.

Because Jia Ke knew that going south this time was different from fighting on the prairie. There were almost no cities on the prairie, so the two armies were fighting against each other. In the south, although the construction skills of the cities were much worse than those in the Central Plains, they were still urban forests.

However, Jia Ke will inevitably run into tough situations with the army of the Central Plains. If the ants attack the city at that time, the soldiers of the Central Plains will suffer heavy casualties, so these captives will be needed at that time.

Not long after Jia Ke and the others had left, they ran into Wu Lu, the commander-in-chief of Guangxi, and saw that although the number of soldiers under his command was not small, they were all in a state of embarrassment.

Jia Ke called Wu Lu to his horse and asked, "You refused to defend here, did you meet the king of An Nanguo?"

After listening to Jia Ke's question, Wu Lu immediately lowered his head in shame. He knelt down in front of Jia Ke and said, "I also ask my lord to come down, this time I will end up being ashamed of my lord."

Jia Keshi had already seen that they were defeated this time, but she didn't know the specific reason, "What's the specific situation? Tell me about it."

Wu Lu had no choice but to tell Jia Ke the cause and effect.

It turned out that Wu Lu's camp was suddenly attacked by Annan's army yesterday evening.

Wu Lv personally commanded the battle, and thought that Annan's soldiers would be repelled soon, but this time Annan's soldiers seemed to be desperate.

Wu Lu was also a little afraid of this desperate style of play, but Wu Lu's camp was very secure, and the opponent couldn't break it for a while.

In this way, the two sides fought for about an hour, and the sky had already darkened. Wu Lv thought that the opponent was about to withdraw his troops, but unexpectedly, the opponent suddenly lit countless torches.

Then the Southern Kingdom's attack not only did not weaken, but became even tougher.Seeing this situation, Wu Lu guessed that something big must have happened on the front line.

But looking at it like this, the opponent should be defeated. This is to retreat, and what they are guarding happens to be their only road. If tens of 10 people want to retreat, it is not possible to walk on those mountain paths.

While Wu Lv was thinking, a young general suddenly rushed out of the camp, who was the one who was in his camp a few days ago.

It didn't take long for the young general to mobilize his horses to attack the front of the camp, and then under the protection of the left and right soldiers, he even opened a gap in the barracks.

Seeing this scene, the soldiers from the southern kingdom rushed in through this gap, how could they let go of this god-given opportunity.

Seeing this scene, Wu Lv immediately led his own soldiers forward desperately, trying to block the opening.

In the end, it didn't take long for him to run into that young general before the battle.

When the young general saw Wu Lu, he immediately gritted his teeth and his eyes were bloodshot. This meant that he was about to kill his father and enemy.

So the young general Ding Hao brandished his sword and went straight to Wu Lu, Wu Lu did not hesitate to brandish the gun in his hand to fight him.The result was still the same as last time, Wu Lv couldn't hold back within a few rounds.

Fortunately, the wolf soldiers under Wu Lu's command were brave. Seeing that the main general was in danger, they immediately stepped forward to rescue the young general regardless of their own safety, and tripped the young general, which gave Wu Lu a chance to escape.

Wu Lubai retreated back to his own camp and looked forward. Seeing the opponent's troops rushing into Dazhai continuously, he knew that there was nothing to be done, so without any hesitation, he immediately turned the horse's head, gathered the soldiers and rushed out of the barracks.

After Wu Lu explained the cause and effect to Jia Ke, he knelt there and waited for Jia Ke's punishment.

Jia Ke thought for a while and asked, "Is that young general really good?"

Wu Lu thought about it carefully after listening, and then said: "This young general is really brave, and in the eyes of the general, he is on par with Commander Xiao."

After hearing this, Jia Ke smiled, and said to the generals on the left and right: "I didn't expect that there are warriors in Annan Kingdom, so be careful when you meet them on the battlefield."

Everyone nodded after hearing this, even Xiao Yue didn't dare to underestimate it, only Ben Bray didn't care.

"Wu Lu, although you were defeated this time, but because you have done a great job in cutting off Annan's food and grass, I will spare you this time. If you are not cautious in the future, don't blame our ruthless military law."

Hearing that Jia Ke let go of his mistakes like this, Wu Lu was moved to tears immediately. He kowtowed to Jia Ke a few times on his knees, then gritted his teeth and said, "Please don't worry, my lord. To that young general, he will definitely take revenge."

Jia Ke stopped being entangled, and immediately ordered Wu Lu to lead the troops to rendezvous with the brigade, and then continued to advance south.

After one night, their team finally arrived at the gate of Longcheng Pass.

At this time, the dragon city was closed, and Ruan Zhengyu was leading all the civil and military personnel to look down from the top of the city.

Ruan Zhengyu could only see below, countless people and horses moving around with torches. It looked like Jia Ke came out in full force.

Looking at the countless people below, Ruan Zhengyu felt his hands and feet were cold. They just rushed to Longcheng Guan'er yesterday, and there were only more than 3000 people at the Dragon City Gate, and the people brought by Ding Hao were only 1.

It turned out that although Ding Hao broke through the impotent big win, he himself was not feeling well. Although Ding Hao himself was superb in martial arts, the soldiers under him were not. It can be said that he suffered a heavy loss against the wolf soldiers.

After this battle was fought, on the surface, he repelled Ding Hao and won a big victory. In fact, in terms of the loss of troops, he lost almost all of the 5 people this time.

After this battle, it can be seen that the bravery of the wolf soldiers is really well-deserved. Under such a disadvantageous situation, they were still able to deal huge damage to Annan's soldiers with one enemy.

Although the terrain of Longcheng Pass is dangerous, it is a fool's dream to rely on these people to block Jia Ke's 10 horses.

Ruan Zhengyu had no choice but to return to the Longcheng Guan Zongbing Mansion.

Ruan Zhengyu sat on the front seat, and asked all the civil and military personnel below: "Everyone, the situation is urgent now, if there is any way you can do it, please speak up."

As the prime minister, Li Guangqing was naturally the first to speak out, "Your Majesty, I think that although Longcheng Pass is dangerous, it has insufficient troops. We should immediately gather all the young and strong in Longcheng Pass, and then issue weapons to let them cooperate. The soldiers refused to defend the walls."

Ruan Zhengyu's eyes lit up immediately after hearing this. There are still tens of thousands of people in Longcheng Pass, and there are about 1 young and strong people here. If they are all gathered together, they can hold out for a while even if they catch up with the city wall.

"Old Aiqing's words are very true. According to my order, all males over the age of 13 and under the age of 50 in Longcheng Pass will be gathered and managed by Duan Yuan, the general soldier of Longcheng Pass. Tomorrow, they will go to the city to fight Jia Ke to the death. .”

After Duan Yuan listened to it below, he felt a little sad. After all, he had been the commander-in-chief of Longchengguan for many years, and the people here had some feelings for him, and now he wanted to send these people to the city wall to die. , I feel a little sad personally.

But now Duan Yuan knows that the matter is urgent, so he can only follow orders.

After hearing Ruan Zhengyu's order, Du Peng, the general of the hussars, thought for a while, stepped out of his squad, and reported to Ruan Zhengyu: "Your Majesty, although there are strong men to help Longcheng Pass, it still won't last long. It should be in the rear. Summon troops and horses to reinforce Longcheng Pass, otherwise, once Longcheng Pass is breached, the south will be Yima Plain, and there will be many cavalry on the other side, and our country will be in danger."

Ruan Zhengyu thought for a while after listening, and then looked down, "Then everyone thinks, who will go to the rear to gather troops?"

After listening to Ruan Zhengyu's question, Wenwu below all looked at each other, and their eyes began to flicker.

Now these people all understand the power of the Central Plains Dynasty, and they may be close to death if they stay in Longchengguan. Everyone thinks that they can go back to the rear to gather troops, so it will be safer no matter what.

But these people all want face. No one is ashamed to stand up and recommend themselves. They all hope that their friends will recommend themselves to Ruan Zhengyu, so among these civil and military ministers, they use their eyes to convey information to each other.

But before they reached a conclusion, Du Peng continued to speak, "Your Majesty, since this is the idea of ​​this minister, let this matter be settled by this minister."

After hearing this, Ruan Zhengyu also felt that it was okay. Du Peng, as a general of the hussars, still had some prestige in the army, and this man had made some contributions in several battles with the army, so Ruan Zhengyu was relieved to let him go to the rear.

"Okay, since General Du recommended himself, there is no reason for me not to agree."

(End of this chapter)