Lieshan, Sanchuankou.
Hua Yisun re-tightened the loose bandage on his arm, then spat into his palm, picked up a large axe with a broken handle next to him, and chopped off the trunk of the hazel tree with force.
The remnants of the rebels gathered on a small hill and erected many fences according to the terrain.
They had been fighting for three consecutive days since the initial clash with the enemy.
Ever since the Battle of Sanchuankou ended.
They were met with endless harassment from the imperial army.
The camp commander's hope of taking a breath was completely shattered.
After a discussion, everyone wanted to withdraw from Lie Mountain and regroup before making a concerted effort to cross Lie Mountain again.
Who would have thought that that night, a heavy fog arose in the Lieshan area, and people could not be seen within ten feet.
They originally wanted to return to the original place, but they lost their way due to the harassment of Li Yaoshi and others. After a long time of struggling, the main force realized that they were lost.
After half a day's trek, we were back near Sanchuankou.
Out of desperation, they had to set up camp again in this place. After recounting the number of people, they found that more than a thousand people were missing again.
the next day.
The remaining main force of the army fought four consecutive battles with Li Yaoshi, and all four battles took place at night.
All ended in failure.
So far.
Of the more than 8,000 people led by Hua Zijian, only more than 4,000 cavalry were left.
Li Yaoshi's endless harassment tactics caused the rebels' morale to drop severely, and the number of casualties soared.
Hua Zijian gave a decisive order for the entire army to build a camp and defend themselves.
Hua Zijian had been through many battles and naturally knew that building a stronghold in the mountains was a desperate situation in military strategy. However, the rebels had been exhausted in recent days and it was difficult for them to confront Li Yaoshi head-on. Even if building a stronghold was like drinking a cup of poisoned wine, they had to drink it.
The next day, Li Yaoshi took advantage of the thick fog to launch another surprise attack and at one point approached the central army tent.
Hua Zijian, who was patrolling the village, personally led his team to fight back. The two sides fought bloody battles for a whole day, and Pharmacist Li finally retreated.
After this attack, the rebels only had 3,000 soldiers capable of fighting.
The war was not going well and a pessimistic atmosphere quickly spread in the camp, but Hua Zijian was most worried about food.
They had run out of food yesterday and had nothing to eat. They were fighting the enemy despite being starving.
Several senior generals were well aware of this, and Ding Renlu suggested that Hua Yisun and Yan Minshi lead a team of light cavalry to ask for reinforcements.
They stayed in the mountains for four days. According to the distance, the Qin army should be not far from Lie Mountain.
Hua Zijian knew what he meant, but he just scolded him: "Go ahead and fight your battle! There's no need for you to get involved in this kind of thing!"
Ding Renlu had no choice but to retreat.
After a long while, he said, "Let the Second Young Master lead a team of light cavalry for a ride."
Ding Renlu added, "One person alone might not be enough. Why not send another team? Yisun..."
Hua Zijian interrupted him, "Where is the deputy captain who suggested lighting a fire as a signal?"
When Hua Zijian gave the order to set up the camp, a junior officer suggested lighting a fire and sending out a signal.
However, due to the thick fog, the army urgently needed wood to set up fences, and on the other hand, they were worried about attracting the enemy, so the plan was not implemented.
At this time, the commander asked, and several generals looked at each other. Finally, Wu Renlu remembered, "It seems to be Wang Xin?"
Hua Zijian said, "Call him over."
Several generals opened their mouths to say something, but swallowed it back.
Although those enemies were extremely ferocious, their numbers were not too large after all, and their target was obviously their central army.
If someone were sent out to ask for help at this time, the enemy might not send troops to stop them. As long as they fought their way out, they would be saving their lives. However, the commander gave the opportunity to Wang Xin.
…
Two more days passed.
All edible things had been eaten by the rebel soldiers, even grass roots and tree bark were not spared.
It’s a pity that the reinforcements have not arrived yet, and I don’t know what went wrong.
By nightfall, many people were starving.
A horn blew through the night, and Hua Yisun woke up with a start. He grabbed the sword at hand, and the soldier who was dozing off next to him also sat up and looked around.
The thick fog in the mountains seemed to have thinned a little, and through the fence, I could see the felled tree stumps a dozen steps away.
A sergeant whispered, "Captain, are the enemies coming again?"
Hua Yisun nodded.
Because of his failure in exploration, he was demoted to be the leader of the vanguard camp and was not familiar with his soldiers.
But in the battles over the past few days, he always rushed to the front and quickly won the trust of these soldiers.
A soldier in the distance shouted, "Command!"
A deep voice said, "Sweep away the bandits."
Hua Yisun jumped up. He was so familiar with that voice. It was actually his father in person.
The position he was guarding was at the easternmost side of the camp and could be attacked by the enemy at any time. His father, as the commander-in-chief, came to inspect the camp at this time, leaving the central army empty.
The soldiers under his command did not think as much as he did. When they saw the commander appear, they were all surprised and shouted, "General!"
Hua Zijian walked along, patting a soldier's shoulder from time to time to show encouragement. When he saw the wounded, he squatted down to say a few words of greeting.
Hua Yisun knew that his father was like this by nature. When he was in the border army, he had a reputation for loving his soldiers like his own sons.
Correspondingly, he treated his own son the same as a soldier and never took any credit for being his son.
Hua Zijian stopped and looked at Hua Yisun, "Captain Hua, how are your brothers?"
Hua Yisun took a breath, "Reporting to the General! My team is full of thirty people! There are currently seventeen of them! Thirteen of them are injured, and no one has fallen behind! Brothers are all great!"
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