binnovel Chapter 370 Reinforcements have arrived
Chapter 370 Reinforcements have arrived
"Da Sima, we are very close to Linyuan. Do you want to rest for a while?"
Gu Fengyue looked at everyone who seemed a little tired from the journey, and after thinking for a while, he asked everyone to rest for a quarter of an hour, eat some dry food and drink some water. Gu Fengyue himself also hurriedly ate a mouthful of food and drank a few sips of water, barely satisfying his hunger.
After a short rest, the Gu family army did not stop and began to sprint towards Linyuan City.
As the sky grew brighter, the Gu family army was getting closer and closer to Linyuan City.
King Linyuan, who was guarding the top of the mountain, looked at what seemed to be a black line in the distance, moving towards them at a very fast speed.
"Your Majesty! Look, are those reinforcements?"
King Linyuan's vision was blurred and he couldn't tell clearly whether the people in the distance were reinforcements, but he figured out the direction, and that seemed to be Baita City?
"Your Majesty, it's the Gu family army! The Gu family army is here!"
The person with better eyesight had already seen the flag of Gu's army, and as soon as he saw it clearly, he announced the good news to everyone.
King Linyuan pulled the people around him and repeatedly asked, "Did you see clearly? Are you sure it's the Gu family army?"
"Yes, Your Majesty, it's the Gu family army that's here. Sima Gu has really brought his troops to rescue us!"
King Linyuan exhaled deeply, then couldn't help laughing. Even though his wounds were aching from laughing, he didn't stop.
Not only him, but all the other people who survived the disaster also smiled knowingly.
"It's the Gu family army. We are saved!"
"Damn it, we finally got reinforcements. Mom, I can go back to see you alive."
"Reinforcements are coming. Everyone, hold on a little longer. They are almost at the foot of the mountain."
At the same time, people on the city wall of Linyuan City also saw the flag of the Gu family army in the distance, and everyone shouted and ran to tell each other.
"Young Master Song, the Gu family army is here!"
Song Chunlin did not respond. All his attention was now focused on the vines on the city gate. His mind was filled with the thought that he must not let the city gate fall down. He did not pay any attention to what the people around him were saying.
With the addition of Gu's army, the situation on the battlefield turned around instantly. After a night of fierce fighting, both the soldiers of Linyuan City and the barbarian soldiers were exhausted. Gu's army had only traveled for one night and had more physical strength. When they joined the battle, they quickly disrupted the barbarian's formation.
Gu Fengyue adopted the tactic of encircling and suppressing in batches. He first surrounded a dozen barbarians together, and then the Gu family army rushed forward and captured all the barbarians in the encirclement.
This kind of tactic is particularly effective against the barbarians who are exhausted both physically and mentally. They have already overdrawn their physical strength, and once besieged they have no time to escape and will be immediately hacked to death by Gu's army.
"Is that Gu's army? How come they came so quickly?"
"Retreat quickly! The Gu family army is too powerful. Our people can't defeat them at all now."
"Nonsense! How could our warriors be defeated by the Gu family army?"
"No, we have been fighting all night, but the enemy's city gate is still firmly blocked by those monsters. We can't climb up the city wall. The enemy's sharpshooters have killed at least a thousand of us throughout the night. It's terrible!"
Speaking of the monster blocking the city gate, the leader's face looked as if he was constipated. He had boasted to his allies yesterday afternoon that he would be able to break through the city gate and capture Linyuan City before sunset. But what was the result!
As a result, the city gate was indeed broken, but it was not for long. Only a few hundred of their people got in, and then the city gate was erected again in full view of everyone!
God knows where these Han people found these monsters from. They couldn't be killed alone, and they even threw fireballs at them. The strange fireballs almost trapped them in a sea of fire. Fortunately, they reacted quickly and put out the fire in time.
Now it's daybreak, but they can't even get into the city gate. This is such a shame!
Because of the joining of Gu's army, the pressure on the city gate suddenly decreased. Gu Fengyue had already seen the green vines on the city gate. His heart tightened and he immediately realized that Song Chunlin must be in the city.
"Let's go to the foot of the mountain to support King Linyuan!"
Gu Fengyue suppressed his anxiety and took half of his men to the foot of the mountain. The main force of the barbarians was there, and they wanted to kill him while he was sick.
Seeing that Gu's army was already charging towards the mountain, the barbarian leader also panicked. He never expected that he had been defending Tianchi for so many days and was about to take it, but now Gu's army arrived. If he didn't come earlier, there would be no fun. If they came so early, wouldn't all his attacks these days become a joke?
The leader felt dizzy when he thought that he would not only face punishment from his own Khan but also difficulties from other tribal leaders after returning.
The Gu family army attacked the barbarian army with unstoppable force. It was not known whether these barbarians were arrogant or thought that King Linyuan could not defend Tianchi at all, so they placed all their military forces at the entrance of Tianchi, while the rear were all logistics troops, which were defeated by the charge of the Gu family army.
Gu Fengyue led his men and harvested the lives of the barbarians like chopping melons and vegetables. Soon, the enemy's logistics team was completely killed.
The elite barbarians in the front had no time to turn back, and King Linyuan also saw the opportunity, gathered the last of the elite troops, and launched a fierce counterattack. The barbarians were attacked from both sides and were quickly defeated. Seeing this, the barbarian leader immediately gathered the remaining troops, and even too lazy to take the main road, and rushed down the hillside next to him to escape.
The barbarians at the gate of Linyuan City were not having a good time either. Song Chunlin on the city wall slowly opened his eyes. He had used his mental power to "see" Gu Fengyue coming. Since the reinforcements had arrived, he didn't have to struggle to hold on.
After drinking the last bottle of spiritual spring water, Song Chunlin's anger that had been accumulated all night exploded at this moment. His mental strength was drained away until not a drop was left. The mutated vines under the city wall let out mournful roars, changing their defensive posture and attacking the barbarians frantically.
This time the vines were not in a hurry to eat people, and began to strangle them directly. The green vines wrapped around the barbarian's neck, and after quickly contracting, the barbarian's neck was directly twisted off by the vines.
There were vines in front that kept harvesting the lives of the barbarians, and there was the encirclement of Gu's army from behind. The barbarians, who were already exhausted after a night's work, were no match for them. Soon their leader also began to look for a way to break through and started to escape.
Gu Fengyue had no plan to pursue, they just caught the barbarians by surprise today. He had just seen that the barbarians' strength this time was far greater than any previous time. Sure enough, the intelligence was correct, they summoned almost all the tribes they could on the grassland. Gu Fengyue didn't dare to think that if Linyuan City was not defended, or Tianchi was not defended, then they would need to conquer several more cities.
Gu Fengyue was concerned about Song Chunlin. Seeing that the crisis in Tianchi had been resolved, he immediately handed over the battlefield to his deputy general and ordered him to clean up the battlefield while he went to Linyuan City first.
After explaining everything, Gu Fengyue ran down, knocking off the heads of several barbarians along the way. He finally arrived at the city gate. He did not go in immediately, but shouted a few times at the city wall.
Song Chunlin vaguely heard someone calling him. At first he thought it was his hallucination, but after listening clearly, he found that it was actually Gu Fengyue's voice.
"It's Gu Fengyue! It's me, I'm here." Song Chunlin struggled to get up from the ground. He lay on the city wall and waved his arms towards the ground.
When Gu Fengyue saw the arm on the city wall, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that Song Chunlin was in good condition.
Since Gu Fengyue was here, Song Chunlin no longer needed to let the vines block the door. He controlled the vines to open the door a tiny crack, and Gu Fengyue came directly in through the crack. When he climbed up the city wall, the first thing he saw was Song Chunlin leaning against the city wall, looking pale and weak.
"Chunlin, how are you?"
Song Chunlin was too tired to talk at this moment. He flipped his hand and took out a bottle of spiritual spring water. Gu Fengyue immediately took the bottle, opened it and handed it to his mouth.
After drinking a whole bottle of spiritual spring water, Song Chunlin felt that his hands and feet had strength again. Seeing him so weak, Gu Fengyue's heart ached. She couldn't help but hug the person in front of her, her mouth full of self-blame.
"I'm sorry, I'm too late."
Song Chunlin shook his head gently: "It's okay, it's great that you guys can come, woooo, Gu Fengyue, you're finally here, woooo~"
Gu Fengyue was at a loss what to do after hearing Song Chunlin's crying. He clumsily patted Song Chunlin's back, trying to comfort him, but Song Chunlin kept coughing.
After finally stopping his crying, Song Chunlin grabbed Gu Fengyue's cloak and wiped the tears and snot from his face. After wiping his face clean, only his red and swollen eyes were left, which showed that he had just cried.
"I'm fine. When will you guys on the mountain come down?"
Gu Fengyue stood up and looked in the direction of Tianchi, then pointed a finger at Song Chunlin and said, "In one hour, there won't be many barbarians left. I'll let them finish them off."
"Yeah." Song Chunlin responded sullenly, and at the end he muttered quietly: "I have to ask them to repair the door quickly. My mutant vines have been damaged too much."
Gu Fengyue felt a little amused after hearing his words. It was already this time, and he was still thinking about the city gate?
However, the broken door did need to be repaired, so when Gu Fengyue came up, the confidant got up and left, and asked people to prepare to repair the door.
Fortunately, the mutated vines did not seem to attack them, and were even able to cooperate with them to lift up the door. With the help of the mutated vines, their repair work went smoothly, and it took almost no time to easily repair the door.
It is said to be a simple repair because there are many damaged places on this door. Now it has only been repaired to the point where it can be used. If the barbarians attack, such a door will definitely not be able to withstand the attack. So it can only be used for daily use. After this period of time, we will look for materials and craftsmen to completely repair it.
The confidant originally planned to let the two go to Linyuan Palace to rest first, but Gu Fengyue and Song Chunlin were both very worried about the safety of Tianchi, so the two planned to go to Tianchi to take a look first before they could feel at ease.
Song Chunlin and Gu Fengyue rode their horses up the mountain. The places they passed by were full of corpses, some of which were from Dajing soldiers and some from barbarians. The people who were cleaning up the battlefield would transport the bodies of the Dajing soldiers to one place, and as for those from the barbarians, they would just dig a pit and burn them.
Looking at the sea of blood and corpses in front of him, Song Chunlin felt like vomiting because of the strong smell of blood in the air.
"The number of casualties is too high. These barbarians have spent a lot of money to attack Tianchi."
Gu Fengyue said in a deep voice: "They are going all out this time, it must not just be for Linyuan and the surrounding cities. Linyuan City is located on the only way back to Beijing. If they take Linyuan City, it will be equivalent to cutting off the supply from Baita City. At that time, they will split their troops into two groups, one from Baita City and the other from Linyuan City. Baita City will be attacked from both sides. By then, the cities like Wanshan that we have just recovered will probably fall into the hands of the barbarians again."
Song Chunlin counted with his fingers and took a breath of cold air.
"The military strength of Baita and Linyuan is already several times that of the capital. If both sides fail, wouldn't that be like opening a way for them to move south? At that time, if they want, they can attack the capital at any time."
Gu Fengyue nodded: "Yes, so Linyuan must not be lost. Chunlin, thank you for guarding the city gate for everyone. I dare not think that if it weren't for you, Linyuan City would have been conquered by the barbarians. There are still civilians and the prince's family in the city. If Linyuan City falls into the hands of the barbarians, they will use the civilians and wives in the city to threaten King Linyuan. I'm afraid..."
Speaking of family, Song Chunlin's face darkened: "The prince's wives are actually long gone."
Gu Fengyue rarely lost his composure after hearing this. He quickly pulled the reins and said, "What did you say? The prince's wives are all gone? What happened? Why didn't anyone tell me this?"
Song Chunlin turned sideways and looked up at Gu Fengyue: "You came too late, and I came too late too. I heard from the prince's confidant that the ladies had committed suicide at the city gate three days ago because they didn't want to be a burden to the prince."
Gu Fengyue was so shocked that he couldn't speak for a long time.
"They...are all gone?"
"Yes, they are all gone, but it is said that they used their lives to exchange for a way for the children to escape. By the way, did you rush here because you received a call for help from King Linyuan? Did you see a child?"
Gu Fengyue thought of the little milk ball and nodded slightly.
"Yes, it was the youngest son of the prince. He was escorted by the guards all the way to Baita City. The guards were seriously injured. I got the blood letter in his arms and learned about the siege of Linyuan City. But, I didn't know that it was... Alas."