vrcanaries Chapter 219 Even if I die, I won't regret it
Chapter 219 Even if I die, I won't regret it
"Retreat, retreat!"
All the plans and strategies have failed at this point.
Baines urgently withdrew his troops, and Wang Yi and Sha Haoqian chased them fiercely and devoured all the Lu army soldiers who did not have time to escape.
As the day dawned, Zong Yanli, Wen Nian and other soldiers guarding the camp stood in front of the camp covered in blood. Sha Haoqian and Wang Yi hurried over, knelt down hurriedly and said, "General, please forgive us, we are late!"
Zong Yanli was exhausted after a night of slaughter. The long knife in her hand was covered in blood. She lowered her eyes to glance at the two men and said, "You came just in time. You two will clean up this place."
After giving the order, Zong Yanli turned around and heard that Shi Gan Dang was injured. She perked up and went to look for him. This boy was really brave. He was so ferocious when he killed an enemy for the first time. His bloodiness was exactly the same as his father's.
However, he had no experience in fighting the enemy, and the situation was extremely dangerous tonight. Shi Gandang stood in front of him with all his strength, and was stabbed several times but was still unconscious.
Zong Yanli went to see him in person. The injuries looked scary, but fortunately the armor blocked the injuries and they were not serious. He would need to stay in bed for a short time.
"Watch him carefully." Zong Yanli felt a sense of pity and self-blame in his heart, then he took a deep breath, turned around and gave the order.
"General, go see Mr. Gongsun..." Gao Feilin had been fighting with Zong Yanli all night, and his body was covered in blood. He didn't even have time to catch his breath. He whispered to Zong Yanli, "Mr. Gongsun is ill."
"What's going on!" Zong Yanli was shocked again and asked quickly.
Gao Feilin hurriedly recounted the story of Gongsun Pu offering advice last night, and then said, "Wang Ming came to ask for help just now, Mr. Gongsun is afraid that it is not a good idea..."
Zong Yanli's heart was pounding, and without hesitation he walked quickly towards Gongsun Pu's tent.
The tent was very quiet. Zong Yanli came hurriedly and just as he opened the tent, he was met with Xiao Tianhe's murderous eyes. Zong Yanli paused, looked down at his blood-stained body, reached out to take off his helmet and visor and handed it to Gao Feilin behind him.
"How is Mr. Gongsun?" Zong Yanli did not approach, but looked towards the bed from a distance. He saw Gongsun Pu sleeping on the bed, and he felt that his face looked so thin without realizing it.
"He won't live long." Xiao Tianhe said stiffly.
Zong Yanli choked a little and couldn't help but clench his fists. After a long while, he lowered his head and said, "Sorry, I was negligent."
Xiao Tianhe seemed to have many accusatory words to say, but seeing Zong Yanli standing in front of him in military armor and covered in blood, he didn't say anything. He bent down, holding the medicine jar and walked out, saying, "I gave him acupuncture, but he won't wake up for a while. General, please come back another day."
Xiao Tianhe was about to leave when Zong Yanli stopped him and asked, "How is Mr. Gongsun's condition? Is there any way to treat it?"
"No." Xiao Tianhe didn't even say anything euphemistic, and said bluntly: "General, my third brother has only one year to live at most. I told him a long time ago that he should not work so hard anymore, but he never listened."
Although he blamed Zong Yanli, Xiao Tianhe actually understood that it was Gongsun Pu's own choice.
But he couldn't help but think that if he hadn't met Zong Yanli, his third brother would have followed his eldest brother and lived as a wanderer, and he might have lived another three to five years.
But that kind of day would definitely not be what Third Brother likes...
He saw clearly how high-spirited his third brother had been in charge of the overall situation since he followed Zong Yanli. He was extremely happy about Zong Yanli's mutual admiration for him. He lived a happy life, squandering his ambitions and becoming famous all over the world.
"Let the third brother have a good sleep." Xiao Tianhe suppressed all the emotions in his heart, and finally hugged the medicine jar tightly, lowered his head and walked out of the tent.
"..."
Zong Yanli took a deep look at Gongsun Pu who was still sleeping, and after a long time he walked out of the tent in silence.
Gao Feilin handed over the helmet and visor, Zong Yanli put it on again and walked out, saying: "Go and get ready, when Long Feiguang comes back, ask him to come see me, I'm going to go see my father."
Gongsun Pu felt that he had slept for a very long time, and was a little drowsy. He seemed to hear the noisy hawking of the people on the street, the sound of wheels rolling slowly, and the fragrance of cake flour wafting into his nose...
Gongsun Pu opened his heavy eyelids and met Xiao Tianhe's face full of joy.
"Third brother, are you awake?" Xiao Tianhe came forward and helped him up.
"Where is this?" Gongsun Pu looked around and realized that he was in a carriage. He was a little surprised and asked, "Did the enemy attack our camp?"
"No." Xiao Tianhe paused and said in a low voice: "This is Haiyuan Town. We will leave the town soon."
Gongsun Pu thought for a moment, and then seemed to have figured something out, and asked, "The general asked you to send me away?"
Xiao Tianhe opened his mouth and stopped talking, just lowered his head.
Gongsun Pu rubbed his brows with his hand, and said as if he had calmed down for a moment, "What did you say to the general?"
"If I don't say anything, you will die there sooner or later, Third Brother!" Xiao Tianhe was a little anxious, staring at Gongsun Pu with wide eyes and said, "Do you know how dangerous it is for you to faint suddenly this time! Your body can't hold on, Third Brother!"
"Let's not hold on any longer. Let's go to another village to recuperate, okay?" Xiao Tianhe's words were full of pleading.
"Tianhe..." Gongsun Pu sighed slightly, looked at him helplessly and said, "You shouldn't make decisions for me."
"Do you have to die in the army to feel at ease?!" Xiao Tianhe was furious, and his voice unconsciously rose a few degrees.
Gongsun Pu remained silent. Xiao Tianhe felt that he had spoken too loudly, so he lowered his head for a long time before saying, "Third brother..."
Gongsun Pu leaned against the carriage, stretched out his hand to lift the curtain and looked outside. After a long while, he said, "My high heart can only be relieved by being by the general's side. If I leave now, I will do what you want in your life... for her, and for the world."
“That’s what I want to do.”
"Even if I die, I will not regret it."
Xiao Tianhe felt that he was the most ordinary one among his brothers. Both the eldest and the third brother had a heart to serve the country and the people, and the two younger brothers were also determined to fight and become famous throughout the world.
He alone has neither the heart to serve the country nor the intention to save the people.
Although he has superb medical skills, he has never had the intention to serve the world. He has always felt that he is not suitable for being a doctor. After all, he does not have the compassion of a doctor. If he had not been driven by his eldest brother, he would never have taken the initiative to practice medicine. All he sees is what is in front of him, and all he wants to do is to work hand in hand with his brothers.
He doesn't want to save the world, he just wants to save one person.
but……
Dark clouds covered the sky and thunder rumbled from the sky.
Zong Yanli was stunned when he saw Gongsun Pu return. His robe covered his frail figure. Although he looked sick, it could not hide his character. He raised his hand and bowed to her, calling out, "General."
At this moment, Zong Yanli felt tears welling up in her eyes. She looked at Gongsun Pu deeply and said softly, "Why do you have to do this?"
Gongsun Pu only looked at her and smiled faintly, and replied calmly in a low voice: "Pu, you also have the intention of not yielding."
Although Zong Yanli had many words of advice, when he saw Gongsun Pu standing in front of him with a smile on his face, he suddenly felt that the words of advice he had said might not be advice but an insult to Gongsun Pu.
After Baines's defeat, he realized that it would be difficult to attack the camp again, so he turned around without hesitation to support the Northern Army and wanted to capture Yueqi City in one fell swoop.
In Yueqi City, Monkey refused to come out. When he saw Baines coming to support him, Monkey immediately contacted Bai Xiuyun and sent a rocket as a signal. When the enemy army was attacking the city, Bai Xiuyun led the Ghost Battalion to launch a surprise attack from the rear. Monkey opened the city gate and led the defenders to rush out of the city.
Form a pincer attack from the front and back to repel the enemy.
Our army won a great victory in this battle.
"The general's strategy really makes us admire him!" At the celebration banquet, Zhuang Chengbi, Zhan Haoyue and others learned that Zong Yanli had a trick up his sleeve. That Benes actually intended to attack the camp. If Zong Yanli hadn't been guarding the camp, the consequences would have been disastrous!
"Generals, you have also made great contributions." Zong Yanli smiled and raised his glass to everyone, saying: "I toast to you all."
"Hahaha! Thank you, General!" Everyone stood up, raised their glasses, and drank.
The generals and soldiers were drinking and chatting happily, and the tent was very lively. Zong Yanli acted as a companion and drank a lot of wine.
Zong Yanli, who never got drunk after drinking a thousand cups, actually looked a little drunk. As she grew older, her body functions seemed to have changed a little. She rubbed her slightly dizzy head, stopped drinking, and found an excuse to slip back to the tent to sleep.
On the other hand, because of the failure of this strategy, Baines and Yi Tiangan broke out into argument again.
Yi Tiangan originally decided to capture Yueqi, but Baines said he wanted to attack the camp. Now that Baines failed to attack the camp, Yi Tiangan was furious. He said that if Baines had listened to him and joined him in capturing Yueqi, how could a mere Monk stop them! ?
"Don't forget there is Bai Xiujun." Baines' face was gloomy. He naturally didn't think that this failure was entirely his fault.
"So what?" Yi Tiangan said coldly with a dark face: "If our army has sufficient combat power, the ghost camp's ghost soldiers are scary, but they can only delay us for a while."
"As long as we can capture Yueqi, are you still worried that we can't hold it?!"
Yi Tiangan was filled with resentment, now that the attack on the camp had failed, Yue Qi was also completely hopeless, he had gained nothing from all his hard work, and had suffered a huge loss of military equipment, which made the already financially strapped army even worse.
The days of heavy rain have brought a sense of depressing feeling to the air.
Zong Yanli did not leave herself much chance to rest. She was certain that there must be some dispute between the Northern Army and the Lu Army at this moment. She was busy preparing for the next offensive. However, she was short of food and grass. After thinking for a long time, she wrote an IOU to Gao Guo to borrow food.
Gao Guo looked at Zong Yanli's IOU: …………
Operations never imagined.
"Gao Kingdom is now an ally of Daqian. Now Zong Yanli wants to borrow grain from us. If we ignore it, it will definitely damage the relationship between the two countries." In the Gao Kingdom's royal court, Gao Haocang, the emperor of Gao Kingdom, frowned and was discussing this matter with his ministers.
"But..." Gao Haocang looked at the IOU on the table and said with a somewhat uneasy look on his face: "I look at this IOU, it doesn't seem like it's a loan, but rather a demand for it."
To put it bluntly, it looks like he has borrowed money but has not yet paid it back.
Gao Haocang had a headache. The court officials below had different opinions. Some said they would not lend it, while others said they would.
In the end, the voices in favor of borrowing grain were louder. It was reasonable and moral that the grain should be loaned out. In the past, when General Luo Chengren of Gao State died in battle, it was Zong Yanli who carried his coffin and sent him home. Now that Gao State had formed an alliance with them, the army of Gao State was also waiting for the grain.
If Gao Guo refuses to give it this time, wouldn't it discourage people's hearts?
How should the righteous people of the world judge Gao Guo?
After many negotiations, Gao Haocang finally agreed to borrow grain from Zong Yanli through an IOU and ordered the warehouse to be opened and the grain to be transported away.
Zong Yanli was overjoyed when he received Gao Haocang's reply. He no longer had any scruples and led his entire army to launch an offensive against the Northern and Shandong armies.
Zong Yanli finally met Kan Shi again.
In front of the two armies.
Kan Shi stood in front of the formation for a long time, and finally saw Zong Yanli coming out to the formation. In the open field, Zong Yanli rode his horse forward and walked in front of Kan Shi. The two looked at each other. Kan Shi stared at Zong Yanli for a long time, raised his eyebrows slightly and seemed to smile.
"You are actually Zong Yanli?" Kan Shi stared at Zong Yanli deeply, the look in his eyes was one of admiration, complexity, surprise, and a bit of excitement and joy.
"..." Zong Yanli remained silent.
She really admired Kan Shi. How did he develop such a pair of sharp eyes?
Any disguise seemed to be invisible in his eyes.
Kan Shi looked at Zong Yanli's fighting attitude, curled his lips and was about to say: "I..."
Zong Yanli suddenly drew out his long sword and slashed at him without any hesitation.
Kan Shi was shocked, his face solemn as he raised his knife to block the attack. Zong Yanli overpowered him by two points, narrowed his eyes, sneered, stared at Kan Shi and said, "You want to say you don't hit women again?"
Kan Shi's eyes widened, and his mind was dull for a moment. How could she know what he wanted to say! ?
No, when did he say that?
It was Zong Yanli who actually used the word "again".
Kan Shi's thoughts were in a mess. After a brief fight, he realized that Zong Yanli was quite powerful. He swallowed the words in his mouth silently and looked at Zong Yanli in surprise. His eyes were full of shock and confusion. He was puzzled that Zong Yanli, as a woman, had such terrifying fighting power.
Zong Yanli did not give Kan Shi much time to react. After failing to hit him once, he chased after him again.
The fight between the two was so intense that it caused mountains to collapse, the earth to crack, and sand and rocks to fly!
The two were evenly matched and neither could overpower the other. The fight was extremely intense, and the people watching were tired of watching and neither of them had the slightest intention of deciding the winner.
"Let's stop for today." Finally, they both put down their swords, sounded the retreat, and planned to fight again tomorrow!
"This troublesome guy..." After returning to the camp, Zong Yanli shook his sore and numb arms, and cursed in a low voice with a slight breath.
"General, this man is really powerful." The generals who were watching the battle today all had solemn expressions on their faces, especially when they saw him fighting against Zong Yanli, they felt even more frightened.
"No hurry." Zong Yanli closed his eyes slightly, calmed down a little, and said calmly: "It's just a fight, just have a few more rounds."
Everyone looked at each other when they heard this, wondering if Zong Yanli had any unused cards up his sleeve.