Chapter 99: The light of day is gone, just for the regret of the heart (added update 55 for the leader of Nuanyang 1314 Silver League
The air in the morning is moist, cold and fresh.
I wake up in confusion, Qi Baoguo is here There was a short groan on the couch, and before he regained consciousness, his hand was held by someone.
He opened his eyes, and his vision became blurry. Sitting next to the bed was someone who had accompanied him through his thirties. Wife of many years
“How is it in the city?”
"The enemy troops yelled and cursed outside the pass for a while and then retreated." The woman held her husband's hand and shed tears of distress. "Qi Wei has ordered people to take the heads of the three generals for burial. Husband, please don't worry. The three children can still defend the city."
"Yes."
Qi Baoguo patted the back of his wife's hand. He leaned on the bed and took a few sips of soup. He has to get out of bed and let his old wife wear armor for him, but he is always worried about his three sons.
Qi Xuan and Qi Youhu, in particular, have strong tempers. Because they let the Xirong people enter the customs, there is a gap between them. If they do anything behind their backs, the Qi family will be completely destroyed.
He put on his armor, said some words to reassure his wife, and went straight through the courtyard to the gate of the house. However, just in the middle of the courtyard, Qi Baoguo suddenly stopped.
He slowly turned his head and looked at the ancestral hall in the middle on the right, where the fathers and brothers of the Qi family who had died in battle for generations were enshrined. He slowly moved over.
Squeak~~
The door leaf is pushed inward with an old groan. Yellow silk curtains hang from the beams on both sides. A huge table frame hangs on the wall in the middle. There is nothing inside. Any picture only contains a few vertical characters:
——Mountains and rivers, family and country, the martyrs of the Qi family guard it with their bodies, and their descendants will succeed them.
This is a family motto that has been followed by generations of the Qi family. It has continued to this day and has never made any mistakes. But today, when Qi Baoguo looked at these words, he suddenly couldn't look straight at them.
Under family training.
More than a dozen spiritual figures are arranged side by side, from the ancestors of the Qi family to the eldest and second brothers who died in the battle of Qi Baoguo.
He lit a stick of incense, held it in his hand and bowed three times to these spiritual places. After inserting it into the incense burner, he saw a sandalwood square box behind the incense burner. After hesitating, he opened the wooden box. , inside is a piece of plain silk.
That was a letter home from grandpa Qi Xiu to his father Qi Huaimin.
He had read it once before, and then kept it here for many years. Now for some reason, he wanted to open it and read it again.
Father's letter, I wish my son to cherish the people.
"I have been away from home for many days. Is my family still safe? My son is still young and has taken over the affairs of the family. My father feels guilty. However, the safety of our family and the country and the people are in danger. As a guard, my father cannot ignore it. Please look after me. My son will also have this thought in the future.
The barbarians of Xirong attacked the city for several days. They were not afraid of death. Soldiers fell down on the city every day. The fighting was fierce. As a father, I look forward to my son, and even my children and grandchildren. No need to touch, I hope the war will end in my father's generation.
My son has received this letter. My father may have passed away. My son does not need to be sad. He died guarding the border and died in a worthy place. The people in the city and the countryside will live and die without regrets. You only need to live a good life to support your mother and take care of your brothers and sisters at home.
If my son misses me, you can come to the border and take a look at the city gate to be my father and brothers. The soul still remains above.”
The final pen: Qi Xiu.
The long incense curled up in the green smoke and slowly drifted past Qi Baoguo. He slowly folded the plain silk again. Unconsciously, his hands trembled a little, as if the plain silk weighed a thousand catties.
Coming out of the house again, Qi Baoguo took a deep breath and stood for a moment. After calming down, he left the courtyard, left the mansion, got on his horse, and rushed to the east city wall with his close guards. .
At this time, the three sons were also wearing armor and holding spears, commanding the soldiers to strengthen the city defense and carry heavy wood. Only then did he feel relieved.
"Is there any movement among the rebels now?"
Qi Baoguo summoned his eldest son Qi Wei, walked behind the wall, looked outside the city gate and asked about the situation. In the sight, there were occasionally a few scouts running in the wilderness, or standing on the hills looking over here, writing down the terrain, city defense strength, etc. There were also scouts rushing over here, and the two sides immediately started a scouting battle in the woods and fields. .
“Back to my father, the rebels have not made any other moves except making siege equipment. I think the next step must be to attack the city.” Qi Wei handed over the information recently sent to the pass from his arms. To Qi Baoguo.
He flipped through a few pieces of paper, checked the time, and handed them to the deputy general to put away. "Send the order and recruit the young men in the pass to help strengthen the city wall and repair the defense equipment!" Generally speaking, Unless it was absolutely necessary, the people would not be mobilized to help defend the city wall. Qi Wei wanted to persuade him, but his father's face was serious and he could only swallow his words.
Soon after, the news came out that many young people from the people who settled in the pass were transferred to the city to help the generals with caution. Seeing this, Qi Xuan and Qi Youhu hurried towards their father's position.
The youngest son Qi Youhu's tone became more and more unkind: "Dad, what are you doing? If the rebels suddenly attack the city, these people will not have time to withdraw, and many people will die!"
"They will not attack the city, at least today. No." Qi Baoguo turned back with a sharp look: "The city defense is in great need of labor now. If we don't step up to strengthen the defense, how can we hold this pass!"
Boom!
Boom!
As the words fell, the sound of war drums could be heard in the distance, and the busy young men, soldiers, and father and son of the Qi family on the top of the city all turned their heads and looked outside the pass one by one.
Black flags with "Xiliang" written on them were flying. Thousands of people were divided into five military formations and slowly advanced towards the city wall with the sound of drums.
"The city is under attack!"
"The rebels are about to attack the city!" Qi Youhu shouted loudly. He ran at the top of the city and waved his arms: "The people in the city quickly got down the wall to take cover. !”
Qi Baoguo stood there, looking outside with a blank expression.
“Really attacking the city?”
In his field of vision, in the wilderness outside the city gate, five military formations of 2,000 people occupied an area of several miles, spreading towards this direction. There were dozens or hundreds of light cavalry on the left and right of each military formation. Or scouts, flying between the mountains, forests and fields on both sides.
In the dense formation, there are ladders carried by people's hands, and in the center there is a battering ram made of giant wood, which is pushed forward by dozens of people.
Guan Yu closed his eyes and stroked his beard, sitting on his horse. In his memory, he had attacked Fancheng and defeated Maicheng not long ago. Unexpectedly, when he opened his eyes again, he led his troops to attack the city again.
"Second brother, what are you thinking about?" Zhang Fei rarely shouted impatiently and immediately attacked, "Do you think that the past life is like a dream? Or is this a dream?"
Guan Yu closed his eyes. , but a smile appeared on his face, "Yes, as long as I am with my brothers, I hope this dream can last longer."
"Hehe." Zhang Fei laughed. He pulled the reins and nodded seriously: "Me too!"
"But if I could live my life again with my brother, I would live a good life again." Guan Yu opened his eyes on his horse and looked at the approaching city gate, "Haha, Guan is also happy to be able to fight against the heroes of this world!"
"My second brother said that, and I feel the same way. I thought, but the Qi family in Chengguan is not a hero... huh?" Zhang Fei raised his snake spear boldly, his thick eyebrows suddenly frowned, and he pointed the snake spear to the south, "Second brother, there are cavalry coming from the south, they should It's the reinforcements from Ding'an City... Hiss, the leader's armor looks so familiar!"
After finishing his words, Guan Yu also turned his head to look in the direction Zhang Fei was pointing. Dust and smoke were everywhere, and a group of cavalry were advancing like a surging sea wave! , wherever the number of three thousand is placed, it is something that no one dares to underestimate, like the huge waves rising from the tide.
When he got closer, Zhang Fei saw the two leaders, one of whom had a golden crown and hair, an animal face, a head swallowing armor, and a red horse sitting on it. Zhang Fei raised his voice and said: "Three surnamed family slaves Coming too!”
Guan Yu pressed down the Green Dragon Sword fiercely, his eyes narrowed slightly: "Yide must not be reckless!"
"Second brother, this is Lu Bu's fellow, the man in white armor next to him looks like Zilong...wait a minute, It’s Ma Mengqi, I fought with him several times back then!”
Zhang Fei excitedly urged his horse to go over, but the cavalry rushing over there did not come over, but went straight to Yantang Pass! Down, the soldiers above suddenly felt as if they were facing a powerful enemy.
Before Qi Baoguo could issue an order, a group of cavalrymen galloped along the pass with the sound of hooves rumbling, throwing something in their hands and dropping it like rain under the city wall.
Lu Bu's voice roared.
"Listen, those who are locked up, all the barbarians you put into Rongzhou will be killed here!"
The fifth update is finally finished... There will be another update at night!
I don’t go to bed until half past six! Get up at one o'clock and start coding
(End of this chapter)