Hello Chang’an - Chapter 612

Chapter 612: Formation Breaking Song

General Zhong turned his head when he heard the sound, his old eyes trembling.

The wounded soldiers around him reacted and immediately burst out shouting and sobbing.

Nienu was beheaded, but the war was far from over, because the Crown Princess had promised to annihilate all the enemy forces here this time.

When General Zhong first heard this, although he didn’t say anything on the surface, he believed in his heart that Her Royal Highness was angered by hatred and blinded her rationality, and that’s why she promised to annihilate 20,000 cavalry…

This precedent is not unprecedented. In the battle of Yumenguan last year, Beidi invaded the border with 20,000 cavalry for the first time. General Cui Jing once wiped out the 20,000 cavalry. However, it was definitely not a single battle. Instead, he spent more than a month. The soldiers killed the Beidi cavalry who were fleeing in all directions, and then they completely annihilated them.

At this time, the princess said that she would annihilate them all in one battle today.

General Zhong has always been famous for being calm and pragmatic. As he grows older, he becomes more and more opposed to all adventurous moves.

But at this moment, looking at the lifted-up Nirvana head, he felt a breath of anger that had been suppressed for a long time in his heart. He was suddenly lifted up and reached into the sky.

The so-called rash advancement is doing something knowing that it cannot be done; but in this world, there are indeed people who can do things that ordinary people cannot do… He knows better than anyone else that such people exist!

The old general’s eyes turned red in an instant, he looked outside the door and said firmly: “Help me… get to the gate tower!”

Nirnu’s head was hung on the tower by his bronze whip.

“Boom!”

Along with the blood dripping from the head, a thick drum beat suddenly sounded.

“Boom!”

The sound of drums is also the sound of music, slowly unfolding a heroic battlefield picture.

The drum is divided into three sides, and the leader is General Zhong.

In the midst of thousands of troops fighting, Li Suining looked back at Guanlou, and tears suddenly overflowed from the corners of his blood-stained eyes.

General Zhong, who was playing the drums, was also looking steadily in her direction, his eyes seeming to pass through thousands of troops and meet each other through the sound of the drums.

There are many types of war drums. The old general beat this time with the “Music of the King of Qin Breaking the Formation”.

The King of Qin was Emperor Taizong of the Li family, and this song once represented the most prosperous national power and combat power of Dasheng.

The late Prince Xiao loved this war song the most. In the past, when he led Xuance’s army into battle, he would always have the soldiers beat it with drums. When the song was played to break the formation, the fighting spirit would arouse.

Until the death of the late prince, the broken formation gradually became sad, and Chang Kuo no longer allowed anyone to perform this music.

At this time, the sound of drums sounded again after many years. Each sound seemed to stir up the dust of the past, and then revealed the magnificent achievements hidden in it, awakening the souls of countless sleeping soldiers.

General Zhong beat the drum with all his strength, as if he wanted to use this song to sacrifice to the gods of heaven and earth, and to summon the Prime Minister to welcome the return of the soul of the late prince.

The sound of drums accompanied the horns. From the initial sound of horses’ hooves entering the battlefield, it gradually became louder and louder, and then the drumbeats became denser and denser, as if they were fighting together with the soldiers, with a clanging fighting spirit and tenacity that would never give up. Unable to pull out, like boiling magma mixed with blood, it surges forward and roars to the mountains and valleys, going to block every inch of the enemy’s retreat.

Surrounded by the sound of drums, the soldiers burst into unprecedented fighting spirit.

Kill the enemy!

Defend Dasheng to the death!

At this moment, everyone can only have room for this one thought.

They are countless individuals, but they have merged into one. At this moment, they have forgotten the pain and do not care about life and death.

Feeling this almost terrifying morale, Beidi soldiers finally began to panic, and their animal instincts were better at understanding the dangerous murderous intentions rippling between heaven and earth, so even the horses under them began to become restless.

Most of these Beidi soldiers had never experienced a battle with Xuance Army before, and the name Xuance Army was just a distant rumor to them.

Before sending troops this time, their leaders all told them that the miraculous rumors about the Xuance Army had long been a thing of the past. The great Li Xiao had died, and the Xuance Army had ceased to exist in name only.

As for Cui Jing’s annihilation of 20,000 cavalry outside Yumen Pass last year, according to their leader, it was just because they took advantage of the natural dangers of the pass, and those cavalry were too stupid and aggressive, and rashly went deep into the Longyou Desert. The real person who killed them was not Xuance’s army was simply consumed to death by Cui Jing due to insufficient follow-up supplies.

Now that they have given up attacking from Longyou, they only need to cross Yinshan Mountain to reach Dasheng Pass, and there is sufficient food and fodder for the troops and horses in the rear;

Looking back at the great prosperity, the emperor has lost his capital, the mountains and rivers are in chaos, everyone has no time to take care of themselves, and the morale of the army must also be in panic;

They have strong soldiers and strong horses, but their opponents are weak, so what should they fear?

As for being unable to attack for a long time, it’s just that Asteh Yuanli is too incompetent, his way of fighting is too hesitant, and he lacks the sharpness and bravery of the warriors of the Khanate!

No wonder there were rumors earlier that the biological mother of Ashid Yuanli was ominous and was probably a Han woman. Now it seems that this person is as weak and withdrawn as the Han people! But it just so happens that his sister is the current Queen Khan, which is why he, a weakling, is allowed to take over the military power!

– This was the previous view of Niennu and others. As of an hour ago, the Beidi soldiers present still thought so.

But this time it was different.

They suddenly realized that Astrid Yuanli’s “not sharp enough” was the result of dealing with Shengjun and discharging each other’s strength.

Now without the command and deployment of Astride Genri, they thought they were eagles that had escaped from the obstruction cage, but in fact they became lawless lambs waiting to be slaughtered.

The turbulent fighting spirit erupted by these powerful armies was something they had never seen before. It was not like what a mortal body should have.

When people no longer look like humans, break away from their humanity, and kill their weaknesses and fears, they will become the most terrifying existence.

The soldiers and horses of Beidi began to collapse and tried to retreat, but it was too late.

To annihilate 20,000 cavalry with almost equal numbers is an almost impossible dream to realize on this battlefield that is entrenched in mountains and is more familiar to the latter.

But Li Suining has almost absolute confidence.

Above the Guan Tower, the music of breaking the formation was repeated without interruption, getting louder and louder every time. As one war drum was beaten to pieces, more war drums were moved to the Guan Tower, and the drum beaters changed from the three at the beginning to More than ten people.

Cui Jing led his troops to rush in. More than ten miles away, he heard the sound of breaking drums and trumpets that could shake the heaven and earth.

Since ancient times, the only media considered by the world to communicate with the gods of heaven and earth are wine, fragrance, and music.

At this moment, the heaven-shaking drum music seemed to use this battlefield as an altar to connect the gods of heaven and earth.

War has always been evil, but the sound of the drum is like a sharp sword, dividing the yin and yang between heaven and earth, defining good and evil. All Da Sheng soldiers who were urged to wield their swords by the sound of drums fought in a righteous battle.

The wind of late summer and early autumn swept through the closed door.

The young general came on horseback and followed the wind.

He did not pause and rushed towards the battlefield.

After this closing time, the young man on horseback seemed to have passed through the barrier of more than ten years. Under the guidance of this broken formation, he was able to rush into the war led by her personally, becoming her most loyal and steadfast soldier, and fighting with her. Let’s fight side by side to defend this country.

Cui Jing led his troops to charge forward, waving his gun to block the murderous attempts for Li Suining.

A steady stream of reinforcements arrived and joined the battlefield.

Cui Jing never stayed at Li Suining’s side, and among thousands of troops, there was no need for any words.

Cui Jing led his troops to the rear and surrounded and intercepted the Beidi army.

The setting sun was like blood, gradually turning from bright red to deep red. In the endless despair of the intruders, it became darker and darker, until it dyed the mountains black. A torch was lit above the gate tower, and the flames stretching along the defensive edge were a symbol of victory.

After looking at Chang Sui’an, who was still unconscious, Li Suining said to Cui Jing beside him: “Cui Ling’an, I will leave it to you to make arrangements here.”

Cui Jing nodded to her and watched her ascend the gate tower with her sword in hand.

Looking at the back of the figure who climbed up the tower alone with a sword, General Zhong felt in a trance again. He wanted to ask Cui Jing, but when the words came to his lips, he didn’t know how to speak without making it look like he was old and confused.

The infantry responsible for cleaning up the battlefield subsequently arrived.

In the middle of the night, Kang Zhi quickly ran up the Guanlou, clasped his fists and saluted, and his voice was hoarse but extremely powerful: “Your Highness, our army killed more than 10,000 enemy troops in this battle, captured more than 7,000 enemies, and thousands of horses! This battle is for the whole country. The battle of annihilation and victory!”

The definition of total annihilation on the battlefield refers to killing or capturing at least nine out of ten enemies, thereby completely disintegrating the enemy’s forces and making them no longer able to fight.

This battle is a true total annihilation.

“Very good.” Li Suining knelt down and sat beside the archery tower, explaining: “Publish this message to boost morale and comfort the heroic souls of our comrades who have not yet left.”

Her voice was very soft, as if she was tired. When she said the next part, her eyes looked towards the vast Guansai night sky.

“Yes!” Kang Zhi responded with red eyes and strode away.

When shepherd’s purse finally took a break, she and Qihu sorted out He Wuhu’s body, pulled out the arrows for him, and cleaned the blood on his face.

“Are you listening? Completely annihilate the enemy army and achieve a great victory! All the soldiers are very happy and refreshed!” Shepherd’s Purse said to him: “Don’t leave in a hurry. When we come back to celebrate our victory, you can also go and have a cup of celebratory wine. When the time comes, Listen to what your highness is asking you to do! Your contribution this time is not small!”

Shepherd’s Purse said with a smile, but her vision was hazy. In the hazy moment, she seemed to see that the man who seemed fierce at first and honest after a long time was standing with his eyes open, grinning and nodding to her, and he readily agreed. Voice: [Hey! 】

The night sky in Guansai is particularly open. The skylight is not completely dark, but a transparent misty blue. The stars are dense and low, and where they meet the mountains, they seem to be within reach.

Li Suining, who had been sitting alone for a long time, fell asleep at some point.

Starlight and moonlight put on one layer of clothing for her, Cui Jing put on the second layer for her, and sat beside her silently with Xingyue.

After the soldiers rested here for a night, when the light came out the next day, except for the later soldiers who were still cleaning the battlefield and catching Beidi’s horses, the others all set out on their way back.

Those Beidi people finally got through the Guanshan Road as they wished – without armor, swords or horses, as prisoners.

In this battle, Sheng’s army wiped out 20,000 Beidi soldiers and horses. In addition, Ast De Yuanli was injured by Cui Jing in the battle.

Military Master Jiao and others were very excited and concluded: “In the next half month, the Beidi Army will definitely not dare to rush to invade again! Our army can take the opportunity to rest and reorganize its defenses, and wait and see what happens next for Asteh Yuanli’s army. trend.”

But Li Suining didn’t want to just wait and see and defend.

She looked at everyone with a determined expression: “Gentlemen, I want to take advantage of the victory and fight back.”

Asteh Yuanli will not retreat easily, and counterattack is what she must do. She and Cui Jing have a plan for this, but now this plan has been advanced by her.

There are two reasons for the advance. One is that under this great victory, in terms of morale, the enemy is weak and we are strong, the enemy is scattered and we are strong, and the second is –

Facing the hesitant expressions of Commander Jiao and others, Li Suining stood up and said, “General, gentlemen, please follow me.”

Today is the third day of returning from the front line pass.

Teams transporting grain, grass and weapons from Jiangdu arrived one after another this afternoon.

It was already dark at this time, and there were torches burning in the camp. Except where the weapons were stored, the soldiers carried lanterns, which were arranged on both sides, standing at least five steps away from the moving team.

Military Master Jiao was experienced. He followed Li Suining and Cui Jing, looked at the large boxes being pushed into the warehouse by carts, and asked in a low voice: “Your Highness, how come there are so many gunpowder supplies this time?”

Another counselor also said: “There is still a lot of gunpowder left last time.”

Gunpowder can support combustion or create smoke, so it is often used in fire battles during sieges or camps. They are guarding the gate here and their consumption is relatively limited.

At this time, Ah Che, who was guarding the warehouse door and leading people to count the boxes, stepped forward and saluted: “Girl, gentlemen!”

The young man was tired of life, but his eyes were shining, and there was a hint of unsuppressed excitement in his voice: “You gentlemen, you don’t know. The gunpowder shipped this time is different from the past.”

Mr. Jiao and others looked serious, and then quickly walked into the warehouse.

A box of gunpowder was opened, and Mr. Jiao reached out to pick up some. He felt that the color and texture had indeed changed. It must be that the preparation method had changed. Could it be that it was more flammable and caused greater fog?

“Gentlemen, it can explode.” A Che said aside.

“Explode?” Mr. Jiao: “Aren’t they just fireworks?”

The popularity of fireworks during the Great Festival was due to the use of gunpowder. Gunpowder is filled into a paper tube, placed on an elevated wooden ladder, and set off through a fuse to produce crackling sparks, which become fireworks.

Ah Che: “This thought comes from fireworks, but they are not fireworks. Fireworks can only burn paper tubes at most, but this thing can break jars and even stronger things!”

“—Blow it to pieces?!” Mr. Jiao and others showed surprise on their faces: “What is smashing to pieces? How to smash it to pieces?”

Ah Che led the way, leading everyone to another warehouse.

Li Suining and Cui Jing had known about it in the afternoon. At this moment, Mr. Jiao and others were anxious and frightened and walked quickly, leaving them behind.

After coming out of another warehouse, Mr. Jiao and others looked stunned.

Seeing this, Ah Che thought they didn’t believe it, so he suggested giving it a try.

Mr. Jiao suddenly came back to his senses when he heard this. Su Rong refused, and lowered his voice and said: “Only we know about this matter. We must not let the news leak out in advance.”

After finishing speaking, he showed a bit of excitement.

The counselors were talking in low voices – Jiangdu’s workshop was really built right!

Mr. Jiao turned around and saluted Li Suining: “His Highness will be even more powerful now that he has the help of such a magical weapon!”

Li Suining looked to the north of Yinshan Mountain: “A thief knocks on the door and treats him with courtesy.”

Then, she said to Cui Jing: “General, please follow me back to the account with all the gentlemen to discuss the counterattack strategy together.”

It seemed to confirm what she had predicted, and all this finally came about due to her decision. Cui Jing, who had expected it, was like a lake of still water, all her emotions were hidden under the water, and she only nodded cooperatively with her.

He would never stand in the way of any of her decisions, as long as he respected them and implemented them.

It’s just that he also has his own decision – it is Cui Ling’an’s selfishness that goes beyond respect, and he only needs to agree to it.

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It’s half way through this month, everyone should have saved up their monthly passes. Hey, please give me your monthly pass!

(4200 words. I have been revising the article for a long time today. I have updated it at this point.

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(“The Music of the King of Qin Breaking the Formation” is really powerful, but it’s a pity that there are only fragments of the score now and cannot be copied in full.