The Mobei people came well prepared. After eating and drinking, the two hundred thousand troops took turns fighting. The Dazhao soldiers were urgently assembled and faced the challenge with little water and no food in their bellies.
The battle was extremely exhausting. After an hour, the Jokhang soldiers were all a little weak, but the Mobei army was attacking more and more fiercely.
Yu Cheng supported the city wall, looked at the soldiers struggling to resist the enemy, and then looked at the rising sun, and said in a deep voice: "Go and urge the rear service camp to send food quickly."
"Yes." Someone was ordered to leave.
About two-quarters of an hour later, dozens of carriages stopped under the city wall, and the sergeant reported to Yu Cheng that the food had been delivered.
Yu Cheng ordered the soldiers to take turns eating and resting.
There were also many soldiers on the city wall, and people from the rear service camp brought up several barrels of cakes and steamed buns.
"Your Highness." Yang Quan brought a plate of rice cakes and steamed buns.
Yu Cheng took it and when he picked up the rice cake and put it in his mouth, he saw several familiar figures.
It was the group of beggars I met on the first day of junior high school.
At this time, they were quickly distributing dry food to the soldiers.
Yu Cheng walked to the other side of the city wall, leaned over and looked down. Sure enough, I saw many half-grown children struggling to lift the food buckets from the carriage and distribute them to the soldiers.
Yu Cheng's mind condensed slightly, and he turned to ask the children on the city wall: "Why are you here?"
The child replied: "We don't know how to cook, but we can do these things so that my uncle and brother can have time to do other things."
Carrying food is simple and easy to do, and it is not a strenuous task. They are fully capable of it.
"But this is a battlefield, aren't you afraid?" Yu Cheng asked.
The children said: "Don't be afraid. When we grow up, we will also go into battle to kill the enemy."
Yu Cheng's heart was touched, and he sighed: "I hope that when you grow up, you will embrace a peaceful and prosperous age, and live in peace and security without any wars."
The children were stunned after hearing this, a little confused.
For as long as they can remember, the word war has been deeply imprinted in their minds. They had no idea what a peaceful and prosperous age without war would look like as Yu Cheng said.
The sound of fighting below the city was deafening, and they even suspected that that day would never come.
The rice cake in his hand became cold quickly. Yu Cheng took a bite and said, "Go back after delivering it. It's dangerous here."
The children nodded and continued to distribute the food neatly.
After the distribution was completed and they left with empty food buckets, the children looked boldly and curiously at the battlefield below the city.
There was a chaos of swords and guns, corpses were strewn on the ground, and the snow was dyed red...
Seeing the battlefield like this for the first time, the children's pupils were shocked. And when he saw the two armies fighting with his own eyes, with swords and guns piercing each other's bodies and blood splattering, his face was full of horror.
The war was far more cruel and terrifying than they imagined.
But fear is useless. If the Mobei people don't leave, they will never have peace.
The sun gradually rises, casting golden light onto the snow-capped mountains in the distance, forming a beautiful picture.
It's a pity that under this beautiful scenery, there is cruel killing. Everyone in the world is fighting for it, and no one goes to appreciate the Rizhao Snow Mountain.
After Cheng Jinchu had eaten and drank enough, he descended from the city wall. Together with other generals, he replaced the generals on the battlefield and led his army to fight.
When replacements were staggered, Cheng Jinchu finally saw Shen Changze.
Shen Changze was almost covered in blood, and it was unknown whether he was injured. Although Cheng Jinchu was worried, he also knew that this was not the time to intervene.
"Be careful." Shen Changze warned in a solemn voice as the horse passed by.
Cheng Jinchu's heart warmed up after hearing this, and he seemed to be greatly encouraged. His hand holding the gun tightened, and he was filled with excitement.
"Kill!" With a clear shout, Cheng Jinchu bravely rushed into the battlefield, flexibly waving the red tassel gun in his hand, and killed a Mobei man with a single raise of the gun.
"kill!"
Accompanied by the loud sound of war drums on the city wall, the soldiers' morale was high and they fought bravely to kill the enemy.
Shen Changze stood on the city wall, eating cakes and observing the battle situation.
Cheng Jinchu was wearing a red military uniform, which was very conspicuous.
Suddenly, Shen Changze seemed to see Cheng Jinchu from a few years ago, and his chewing movement paused for a moment.
Yu Cheng on the side praised: "Mrs. Shen Hou is brave and good at fighting. She is truly a hero among women."
Yu Cheng also heard the rumors about Cheng Jinchu in Beijing. But one code leads to another, and Cheng Jinchu, who is at the border, is worthy of admiration.
Shen Changze said nothing and took another mouthful of cake, his cheeks bulging.
The sun rose a little higher, shining on the battlefield and shining on the messy piles of corpses.
Shen Changze ate cakes and drank water. After resting for an hour, he alternated with Cheng Jinchu and other generals and went to the battlefield again.
This battle lasted until sunset and ended with Mobei and Dazhao both losing.
After the Mobei army withdrew, Yu Cheng looked at the corpses of the two armies piled up all over the field with a heavy expression.
Overnight, tens of thousands of soldiers were killed by both armies.
The temperatureless afterglow of the setting sun shines on the body that still has residual warmth, making those who look at it filled with sadness.
When it was dark, Yu Cheng returned to the military camp and listened to the general's report on the war situation with a solemn expression.
"...our army lost 6,000 and 171 people, with 28,000 slightly injured and 28,000 seriously injured..."
"Are there enough medicinal materials in the military?" Yu Chengchen asked.
The rear affairs officer said: "It's enough, but if we continue, it won't be enough."
Yu Cheng frowned after hearing this, and the generals in the tent also looked downcast.
After a day of fighting, they were exhausted and more or less injured.
Yu Cheng also knew that it was not easy for them. After discussing the urgent matters, he asked them to take medicine and rest, and then discuss the follow-up matters after having a meal.
There were many wounded, the military doctors were extremely busy, and the rear service camp was unable to touch the ground.
The song gradually stopped until midnight.
At this time, Yu Cheng finished the discussion with the generals and asked them to go back to rest quickly and recharge their batteries to guard against another raid from Mobei.
When returning to the General's Mansion, Yu Cheng and Shen Changze rode in the same car.
Yu Cheng rubbed his brows and said, "There were heavy casualties today, and the morale of the army seems to be a little low."
Shen Changze said: "Your Highness, don't worry too much. The casualties in Mobei this time are almost the same as those of our army, and they have not taken much advantage."
Yu Cheng sighed: "Today is just the beginning. Mobei has made up his mind and will not give up. We have to make long-term plans."
"What do you mean by His Highness?" Shen Changze asked in confusion.
Yu Chengdao: "I just have some initial thoughts and I still need to think about it. Let's talk about it later."
Shen Changze was exhausted and Yu Cheng didn't want to talk, so he stopped asking and rested his head against the wall of the car.
In the dead of night, the sound of wheels rolling across the ground was particularly clear.
After an unknown amount of time, the carriage slowly stopped. Yu Cheng and Shen Changze got out of the car and entered the mansion, then went back to the hospital to rest.
As soon as Shen Changze opened the door and entered the house, Cheng Jinchu greeted him.
"Why aren't you asleep yet?" Shen Changze was slightly surprised.
Cheng Jinchu was originally going to follow him to the military camp, but he asked her to come back and rest first.
Cheng Jinchu changed his clothes after taking a bath, looked at Shen Changze who looked tired and asked worriedly: "Husband, are you seriously injured?"
After the battle, the two exchanged a few words briefly. Cheng Jinchu knew that Shen Changze was injured, but he didn't know how badly he was injured.
Shen Changze took off his armor and said, "It's not heavy. It's been bandaged with medicine. It won't have much impact."
Cheng Jinchu scanned his whole body, and after confirming that there was only one minor injury, he felt relieved and asked his servants to bring him hot water and help Shen Changze clean it briefly.
