From a son-in-law to a favorite of the empress

Chapter 1069

The setting sun was like blood.

Under the afterglow of that summer day, the whole earth seemed to be plunged into a sad red.

Huang Taiji's face was also reflected red. He was still the same as before, with no expression, no sadness or excitement, only the profound calmness.

He was like a statue, standing quietly on the wall of Asujiangwei, watching the world collapse and the tsunami coming.

"Your Majesty, we can't stop them."

Buyanggu climbed up the tower, his face covered in blood, and gritted his teeth and said: "The soldiers relied on the terrain to fight back step by step, using all means and methods, but they could not make up for the difference in numbers."

"Gumanyev seemed to not care about human lives at all. He gathered the prisoners together and piled up a way out with human flesh."

"They are only ten miles away from here."

Huang Taiji said calmly: "He is racing against time. For the assault corps, time is life. But, have we only stopped the opponent for one day in total?"

Buyanggu said: "This is already the limit. If it weren't for the terrain advantage, Asujiangwei would have fallen at this moment."

Huang Taiji was silent for a moment and said: "Then let's go."

"Go?"

Buyanggu was stunned for a moment, then changed color and said: "Are you kidding? We are ready to sacrifice to buy time for Zhou Yuan. . "

Huang Taiji said calmly: "I have already made arrangements for death, so I know better than anyone when to die."

"The remaining 35,000 people will evacuate Asujiangwei and retreat to Tuduhewei."

"Starting from today, if we can hold the other side for three days, it will be considered a victory."

Buyanggu asked in confusion: "From Tuduhewei to Guhewei, even if it is a full-speed march, it will take at least four days. You mean, within seven days, Zhou Yuan must have solved the raiding corps?"

Huang Taiji looked at him and showed a meaningful smile. His eyes became sharp and he said coldly: "Who told you that he was going to solve the raiding corps?"

Buyanggu's figure was shocked, and he couldn't help exclaiming: "What did you say?"

...

"Zhou Yuan! I'll wait for you on the top of the mountain!"

These eight characters were dug out on the scorched ground. Although they were twisted, they were really a bit provocative.

At least Shi Yi couldn't help but said angrily: "He is still stubborn when he is about to die. General Jie, I am willing to lead a team of 10,000 people to try to charge and see how tough the enemy is!"

Wang Xiong was so anxious that he covered his mouth and gritted his teeth and said: "You can only try whether my spear tip is hard or not, there is no chance for others."

Zhou Yuan looked at the scorched land in front of him and smiled slowly: "The slope is not big, but after all, it is an upward attack, and there is no railing, and the specific position and deployment of the enemy cannot be seen."

"Ten thousand people... Ha, can they withstand a few rounds of arrows and bullets from the enemy? Even if they rush up with all their strength, they will be charged by the enemy as soon as they approach the forest, and the formation cannot be stable. "At this point, he waved his hand and said, "Don't think too much. I don't want to exchange two or three times as many soldiers for their lives." "I don't even need to surround the mountain. Just block the river side and prevent them from getting water." "Others... let's talk about it later." Shi Yi was stunned for a moment, looked around, and found that the guards were far away, so he lowered his voice and said, "Marshal... now time is tight, every quarter of an hour is important, we must completely eat up the assault corps before Gumanyev's reinforcements arrive." Zhou Yuan did not answer, but lay on a chair outside the tent, basking in the sunset, and said slowly: "Dai Si, Pour me a cup of tea."

Dai Si said "Oh", brewed the tea and brought it to Zhou Yuan, whispering: "What are you up to? Tell me..."

Zhou Yuan said: "You can ask Lord Wang Xiong..."

Dai Si looked at Wang Xiong and blinked: "Lord Wang, how should we fight?"

Wang Xiong said in a deep voice: "Anyway, this Meishan cannot be attacked. We have to think of other ways, but the situation is so clear. What other ways can we change the way of fighting? Even if we attack reinforcements, how should we fight? I can't think of it. I can only rely on the general."

Dai Si understood what he meant. Isn't he just talking nonsense...

She With a snort, she gently rubbed Zhou Yuan's shoulders, put her head close to his ear, and whispered: "What do you want? You said you are an orphan and lost your mother when you were young, so I let you eat enough."

"You said you really haven't seen gold, and I let you see it. In fact, it is white in gold..."

"You still don't teach me even though it's like this. You are bullying me. I want to sue you."

Zhou Yuan was stunned for a moment, and couldn't help laughing: "Sue me? Hahaha, Dai Si, Dai Si, to be frank, who in the world can control me?"

Dai Si said: "I'll tell the Virgin Mary."

Zhou Yuan immediately sat up straight and said seriously: "In large-scale troop operations, military discipline must be strict! "

"The discipline of a team largely determines the success or failure of a war, and I mentioned that more than half of the Tsarist army this time are criminals."

He looked at Dai Si and said in a deep voice: "What are criminals? Criminals who have committed crimes and are exiled to East and West Siberia want to make a new life by fighting and making meritorious deeds."

"They are fierce! They are aggressive! They are violent! They are brave! They are not afraid of death! Many, many advantages!"

"But they are not so obedient, and they can't stand being wronged at all."

Wang Xiong and Shi Yi also frowned and began to ponder.

Zhou Yuan said: "Gumanyev is eager to achieve success. While rushing for time, he also wants to preserve his elite forces. He often uses criminals to lead the charge. Over time, won't it really cause dissatisfaction and resentment among the criminals? ”

“In order to avoid being defeated one by one and to gather more strength, he did not dare to divide his troops to attack and rush to Andrei’s aid when he marched in a large group. Therefore, it also brought disadvantages, that is, everyone is a soldier, but they are always treated differently. ”

“Those who rushed to the front were killed, and those who came behind were rewarded. Ha, they are all soldiers, why?”

“The impatient Gumanyev did not realize that his team was about to explode, and it was just a little spark.”

“And the spark, I had prepared for them a long time ago.”

Shi Yi asked in confusion: “Can we still get in? People are different, and we can’t gain trust!”

“Really?”

Zhou Yuan smiled, blew a whistle, and said: “Dong Yu, go... find those white people you brought with you, and let General Shi take a look.”

Dong Yu replied from a distance: “Okay! "

After a while, seven tall Tsarist men were brought over, shocking Wang Xiong, Shi Yi and Dai Si.

Dai Si couldn't help but say, "Where did this come from..."

Zhou Yuan smiled and said, "When they arrived in Shenjing, there were still about twenty days before the expedition."

"These are all good things that Qiao Chaiqing found for me. They are all poor people who have suffered from the war. Without Shanxi merchants, I'm afraid their whole family would starve to death."

"They are willing to do anything for us, yes, anything..."

Wang Xiong frowned and said, "Even betraying the country?"

"Ah?"

Zhou Yuan couldn't help laughing and said, "You talk to them about the country? Their country was destroyed by the Tsarist Empire sixty years ago. How much do you think they love the Tsarist Empire today?"

"They are the conquered and the victims of war."

"And I can bring them... hope. "

Zhou Yuan turned around and said to the seven Tsarist men: "Go quickly, Lord Guan Lu has been waiting for you for two days. If you do a good job, I promise that your family will never have to worry about food and drink for the rest of your life."

"If you don't do a good job... then... everyone will die together, including your most cared-for family members."

Speaking of this, Zhou Yuan stretched and said slowly: "Send a message to Ji Shan! Go north to Meishan immediately!"

"Send a message to Liu Fang! Go east! Do what he should do!"