Chapter 376: Border Town’s Land Dyed with Blood
Zamao was so angry that he folded his wings and yelled at Xiaohua: "You have no conscience, why don't you want your father? If you want to leave, go ahead. My Nana has to follow me."
Du Wanwan took out a cloth bag with various pills and tied it to Xiaohua's back, telling it, "Give it to Ye Tingxiao when we get there. The medicine in it is very valuable, so tell him to keep it well."
It's cold in the border town, so cold medicine is definitely hard to buy. Du Wanwan specially made it with spiritual spring water, and waited to send the cold medicine with the next letter.
I also made some plasters, powders and pills for treating external injuries, and even prepared needles and thread for sutures, for fear that if the injury was not sutured in time, it would cause infection and high fever.
She marked each one with a pen and put them all in a cloth bag, hoping that it would help them, but also hoping that they wouldn't have to use them. It was very contradictory.
In that damn place, money might be able to buy food and clothes, but it might not be able to buy medicine.
This time, she stuffed two more five-hundred-liang silver notes into Zamao's mailbox. Her man must not give in to a penny.
She would be sad and heartbroken. No matter where the person she loves lives or how difficult the conditions are, she hopes that he lives a strong life and is not coerced by others.
The border town was extremely cold at this moment, with wind and snow. The breath turned into ice, and the sky and earth were filled with cold smoke.
The snow on the bricks of the city wall glowed palely under the light from the city gate.
This is a lonely border town, standing on the desolate snowfield, enduring the ruthless baptism of time.
Yetingxiao often stood alone on the top of the ice and snow, looking into the distance in the direction of the capital, hoping that the familiar black dot would appear in the sky.
Unfortunately, he waited day after day, but nothing came of it. The money Wanwan gave him was already spent, and there was no other way, as this place was cold all year round and food was scarce.
My younger brother is still growing up, and if he doesn't eat enough, he won't have the energy to train. My father is old, and if he doesn't eat enough, he won't be able to withstand the biting cold wind.
It's okay for him to eat less, but his father and brother must not be deprived of their bodies. This is what Wanwan taught him. Men of the Ye family must maintain their physical strength and ensure that they are in good health and return to the capital safely.
Today is his turn to be on duty. On this cold night, everyone is watching nervously.
They knew that the northern bandits had already begun to harass them everywhere, and the border town where they were would not be peaceful for long, as the bandits were about to arrive.
They sat quietly, their heartbeats like icicles hanging on the city wall, making crisp sounds in the cold night.
Ye Tingxiao sat on the high platform of the city wall, looking at the darkness outside the city.
His eyes were firm, like steel polished by wind and snow, and his heart was burning with the determination to defend his homeland.
The cloak he wore was dark, blending in with the night, but his eyes shone with an unyielding light.
The enemy came back again after being beaten back. This time, it is estimated to be more difficult to deal with than the previous times. I heard that they also have a repeating crossbow. Fortunately, they are in a border town where the weather is freezing cold.
The best way to deal with the repeating crossbow is to build an ice wall. The repeating crossbow was invented by his family Wanwan. A few days ago, he received a tip that the commander of the border town respected them very much and came to ask them for advice.
Yetingxiao thought of using an ice wall to garrison and build an indestructible shelter. No matter how powerful the crossbow was, it could not penetrate the thick ice wall.
Ye Zhenghai's face was full of the vicissitudes of life, and his eyes flashed with vigilance and calmness.
He was wearing armor covered with frost, standing in the cold moonlight, quietly waiting for the arrival of the warriors.
The officers and soldiers in the border town were all impressed by Ye Tingxiao's tactics. They didn't expect that the useless ice everywhere could be used as good weapons, armor, and shields.
Before long, the Tatars came like a tide, their shouts and the sound of metal colliding intertwined to form a cold song of death.
The night in the border town was illuminated by the flashes of beacon fires and arrows.
Ye Tingxiao and Ye Zhenghai did not retreat at all. They led the border town’s troops and bravely faced the Tatars.
The swords flashed cold light in the cold night. Every swing and every collision seemed to be swearing their determination and courage.
The soldiers were indeed equipped with automatic crossbows, but there were not many of them. Yetingxiao ordered the soldiers hiding behind the ice wall to use ice balls instead of stones, and used catapults to throw the ice balls hard, specifically hitting the soldiers holding crossbows.
The Great Wei also had the automatic crossbow, but it had not yet been distributed to the border town. In order to deal with them, Ye Tingxiao and Ye Zhenghai, father and son, discussed some methods of using local materials to severely strike the enemy and keep the border town safe.
The battle lasted all night, and the border town's army, led by the Ye family father and son, showed unimaginable tenacity and perseverance.
Despite the Tatars' large numbers, every charge was stopped by their strong will.
Ye Tingxiao's eyes were as firm as the stars in the night sky. He danced with the sword as fast as the wind. As long as he drew his sword out of the sheath, he would definitely harvest the enemy's head.
His every move and every look inspired the troops in the border town.
Ye Zhenghai was like an indestructible mountain. He waved the sword in his hand and led the army to hold their positions.
His sword skills were fierce and precise, and every swing would take the life of a knight. He used his actions to prove to everyone that knights were not that scary, and as long as they were brave, they could definitely win.
What if they had a repeating crossbow? They would still be beaten to tears and scream, and there would be no return.
Du Xiaoer led the white wolf clan, the gray wolf clan and the black wolf clan, quietly lying in wait on the top of the mountain. As long as the male master gave the order, they would rush down and join the war.
Under their leadership, the troops of the border town showed unparalleled courage and determination.
Even on this cold night, their blood did not cool in the icy air.
They built an impenetrable line of defense with swords and arrows, preventing the Tatars from advancing a single step.
When the first ray of dawn illuminated the gate of the border town, the fighting finally came to a halt.
The offensive of Qiezi was successfully blocked by the army led by Ye Tingxiao and Ye Zhenghai. Although the land of the border town was stained red with blood, their army showed no signs of being defeated.
Ye Tingxiao looked at the dawn in the east, his eyes full of determination and resolve.
He understood that this was only a short-lived victory and a new battle would begin again the next night. Now that the enemy had appeared, they would not retreat so easily.
But he also knew that as long as the army was there, this border town would hold out forever.
The war in the border town is cold and tough.
Every victory is a magnificent symphony, and every resistance is a praise to their lives.
In this war, they used their lives and blood to depict the power of courage, as well as the tenacity and indomitable spirit of the border town.
After the rebels retreated, Yetingxiao immediately ordered people to build an ice wall shelter. No matter how powerful the crossbow was, it could not penetrate the thick ice.
The soldiers also knew the power of the ice wall. If it hadn't been for the ice wall last night, the border town might have been easily breached by the bandits.
(End of this chapter)
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