dognovel Chapter 514 Surrounded
Chapter 514 Surrounded
But even so, it was not easy for him and his men to get food and fodder from the people of Beimo.
But even though he knew there was danger, he had to take the risk. After all, if he didn't find a way to get food and supplies, the army would not be able to hold on.
Xie Qichen led two thousand elite soldiers and took advantage of the night to sneak to the place where the Beimo people stored food.
But even though it was dark, there was thick snow on the ground, so we could continue on our journey as usual without lighting torches.
Three hours later, Xie Qichen and two thousand elite soldiers finally arrived at their destination.
After arriving at the place, Xie Qichen found that the Beimo people's defense was very lax, and he reached the cave where the food and grass were stored without much effort.
"General, I will let my brothers go in and move the food."
"Wait a minute, I always feel something is wrong, I'm afraid there is something fishy going on."
"What should we do then? Do we have to go back?"
Looking at the piles of food and fodder in Shandong, Xie Qichen would not let it go easily.
"Now that we are here, there is no reason to go back."
"But General, I also feel something is wrong. Don't you find that our journey here has been too smooth?"
"Of course I know. Not only did we not encounter any obstruction, but even the place where the grain was stored was not guarded by many people. It was obvious that something was wrong. I guess there were two reasons for this. One was that the people of Beimo were too confident and thought that there would be no problem with the grain here. The other was that Beimo knew how serious the situation in the city was and did not take us seriously."
"Damn it, I never thought that I, Wang Meng, would become such a coward one day."
"Okay, stop talking, time is urgent, act quickly."
"Yes, General."
Wang Meng led his men into the cave and directed them to move food and grass. However, when they had only moved half of the food, they heard noisy voices outside.
What is there to understand? They have fallen into a trap and are now surrounded by Northern Desert soldiers.
Xie Qichen looked at the densely packed Beimo soldiers around him and knew that there would be a fierce battle if he wanted to break out of the encirclement.
But at the moment he didn't have the mind to think about it. Either the scouts had betrayed him, or the people of Northern Desert were too cunning and deliberately set up such a place to store food and grass, waiting for them to take the bait and catch them in the trap.
But no matter what the specific situation is, he must find a way to lead his brothers out today.
"General, we are surrounded."
"Well, wait a minute, I will lead 500 people to break out, and you will lead the others to follow behind. Once there is a chance, immediately lead the brothers to break out and rush back quickly."
"General, I will lead the troops to break through."
"Wang Meng, this is a military order."
"General, I cannot accept this order. I need to lead my men to break through."
After Wang Meng finished speaking, he led five hundred soldiers and rushed out.
Seeing that Wang Meng and his men had already started fighting with the people from Beimo, Xie Qichen followed behind without saying a word, trying to break out.
Obviously Bei Mo was well prepared. Not only did he have a large number of people, but he also had archers. In just a few breaths, many of his soldiers fell down forever.
Even though Xie Qichen was anxious, there was nothing he could do but fight hard.
However, during the battle between the two sides, someone from Beimo shouted.
"Thank you, General. I respect you as a man. If you surrender with your troops, I can give you and the soldiers of the Great Zhou a chance to live. I also admire you very much and can recommend you to my father so that you can continue to be the general. What do you think? Do you think this suggestion of mine is a good one?"
Xie Qichen was so focused on killing the enemy that he had no time to bother with the Second Prince of Beimo.
However, the Second Prince of Beimo was not too angry when he saw that he was being ignored. Instead, he sat leisurely in the chariot, watching the soldiers of the Great Zhou die one by one under the swords of the grassland warriors.
An hour later, more and more soldiers from the Dazhong army fell. Xie Qichen had been fighting with the enemy for an hour and gradually became exhausted. He was not paying attention and was stabbed in the chest by a Beimo soldier, only an finger's distance from his heart. He almost died.
Xie Qichen, who was seriously injured, finally couldn't hold on and knelt on one knee.
But even though he was seriously injured, Xie Qichen remained unyielding and did not compromise, nor was he tempted by the conditions offered by the Second Prince of Beimo.
He just felt regretful because his decision cost the lives of two thousand soldiers.
Another quarter of an hour later, the two thousand soldiers who followed Xie Qichen all fell down, including the deputy general Wang Meng.
"Quickly call the military doctor to treat General Xie's injuries."
"Yes, Second Prince."
The Second Prince of Beimo did not take Xie Qichen's life. Instead, he had him carefully carried onto the cart and took Xie Qichen back to the camp.
After the Second Prince of Beimo led his troops to retreat, Wang Meng, who was lying in the snow, was awakened by the pain of his wounds.
It turned out that Wang Meng was slashed on the shoulder and kicked, and he lost his balance and fell in the snow. The Beimo soldiers did not stab him again, which saved Wang Meng's life.
After Wang Meng woke up, he looked at his brothers lying in the snow around him and tears suddenly flowed down his face.
A man who stands tall and proud did not shed a single tear when he was fighting desperately with the Beimo soldiers. But seeing his brothers, who could talk and laugh with him just a few hours ago, now lying on the ground and unable to wake up again, made him cry bitterly.
But after crying for a while, his emotions calmed down and he knew that the most important thing at the moment was not to cry, but to go back quickly.
So Wang Meng dragged his injured body and walked towards the city with difficulty.
But the snow on the ground was too thick, and he was seriously injured, so he fell every few steps. He didn't walk far before he was bruised and battered.
But Wang Meng didn't care. He had only one belief in his mind, which was to go back and report that the Second Prince of Beimo had captured General Xie, and the two thousand brothers could not go back.
Wang Meng had a difficult time walking. None of the deputy generals who stayed behind in the camp slept. They were all anxiously waiting for news.
"The general and Wang Meng have been gone for five hours. They should have some news back, right?"
"The place where the grain is stored in the Northern Desert is so far away. If everything goes well, it should be on the way back."
"Have you arranged for someone to pick you up?"
"It's natural."
"I can't wait any longer. I'm going to go and take a look."
"Wait, I'll go too."
All the deputy generals in the tent went out to meet them at the agreed place.
But after they waited for a long time and no one came back, they stopped waiting and took the soldiers to the direction where General Xie went.
Two hours later, they saw Wang Meng lying in the snow on the road.
"Wang Meng, Wang Meng, what happened? Why are you so seriously injured?"
"Where is General Xie? Where are the brothers? There are two thousand brothers who followed you all the way here. Why didn't they come back together?"
"Get out of the way! Can't you see that Wang Meng is seriously injured and has fainted? Hurry and take him back."