Chapter 33 Soul

On the barrier wall on the west side of Shanhaiguan, the wall is also in a mess at this time. The originally neat wall stacks have become dilapidated at this time. The wall is full of blood, and there are fragments on some people, broken limbs and arms are everywhere. Some people's intestines are still hanging on some broken walls, which seems abnormal. Terrible.

Several Mingjun's artillery pieces tilted into the ruins of the city wall, and even two cannons simply blew up into a broken horn and overturned the interior of the city wall. Obviously, it was because the gunner was in a hurry, loaded too much gunpowder and hoarded too many bullets. After igniting, it was blown up, and the result was overturned down and under construction. Under the bombardment of the slave cannon, the defenders here were heavily damaged, and many officers and soldiers were killed, making it a scene of hell on earth. The air was not only filled with the smell of choking smoke, but also mixed with a strong smell of blood, which was disgusting.

Many wounded soldiers were lying in the ruins, still screaming, moaning and crying loudly. Several soldiers gathered around an officer and cried, "Mr. Zhao Qian! Hold on! The reinforcements are coming! The heroes of the Dazhong Army have arrived, and Jiannu has been knocked down! We're all right!"

The Ming army surrounded by these soldiers is not others. It is Zhao Tong, who has just been released and pulled up by Wu Xiang. Today, he took over this wall and suffered a fierce attack by the Jiannu army. Moreover, because they resisted very strongly under the control of Zhao Tong, they also suffered from Jiannu heavy artillery. After taking care of it, after the fierce battle on this day, Zhao Tong's generals suffered heavy losses, dozens of people were killed in the battle, and more than 100 were injured, and almost completely lost their combat effectiveness.

If Zhao Tong had not always insisted on the wall and constantly encouraged these soldiers to defend here, I'm afraid that it would have been broken by the Jiannu army at noon. It can be said that this group of Ming army, led by Zhao Tong, has exerted their combat effectiveness. It can be said that the credit is basically on Zhao Tong.

The Jiannu army, which attacked the city, attacked the city wall many times in the afternoon, and had several short battles with the defenders, but they were all repulsed by Zhao Tong. However, Zhao Tong himself was also seriously injured. His right hand was cut off by a Jiannu with a knife, and his body was hit by bullets. His whole body was full of blood. He could not be separated from his own. He still killed Jiannu.

When Zhao Tong was seriously injured, he still stood on the wall and insisted on not retreating, calling for his soldiers to withstand the fierce attack of the Jiannu army. If he hadn't been so tenacious, those Ming soldiers who did not belong to him would have abandoned the wall and been defeated long ago. It was his tenacious and big After infecting the Ming soldiers he had just taken over, he encouraged them to stick to the Dazhong army to come here.

Zhao Tong breathed a sigh of relief at the moment he saw the Dazhong army rushing up to the city wall and immediately fainted on the city wall.

At this time, several soldiers saw that the Dazhong army not only hit Jiannu, but also rushed out and began to counterattack the Jiannu army attacking the siege. So they quickly surrounded Zhao Tong, bandaged his wounds, and called him loudly to tell him the good news.

Zhao Tong's blood was almost dry, but under the loud call of the soldiers, he still woke up leisurely. The soldiers didn't know where he got a little water and wiped his face. He could see that his face was very pale. It could even be said that he looked scary. His dark skin seemed to be transparent. It's plain, and the spirit is also very depressed.

Zhao Tong wanted to reach out and hold the shoulder under his hand to stand up. Only then did he find that his right hand was gone, but he just looked at the broken arm, but did not show any fear. He just said in a weak voice, "Help me up!" I want to see the Dazhong Army's counterattack on Jiannu!"

Several soldiers advised him, "No, Mr. Zhao Qian, you are too seriously injured. We have gone to hire a medical officer!" You'd better lie down and rest! The doctor will come in a minute!"

"No! Help me up! Help me up!" Zhao Tong began to get excited and insisted on saying to several soldiers in a weak voice.

Several soldiers couldn't help crying loudly. They knew that Zhao Tong was so seriously injured that it was difficult to save him, and Zhao Tong was likely to return to the light at this time. He wanted to stand up and take a look, which may also be his last wish, so these soldiers couldn't bear to watch Zhao Tong go with regret, so He cried and suppressed his grief and set Zhao Tong up.

Although Zhao Tong took some of them for a short time, Zhao Tong's bravery was respected and recognized by them at the end of the day. At this time, more soldiers began to gather around Zhao Tong.

With the help of the soldiers, Zhao Tongqiang slowly "standing up", opened his eyes hard and looked under the gate. At this time, a group of cavalry of the large and medium-sized army were roaring out of the nearby gate, shouting to kill the sky and entering the battlefield under the barrier, and rushed straight to the slave army under the gate.

Zhao Tong's eyes suddenly lit up and shouted in a trembling voice, "Kill the slave! Kill the slave..."

His voice was not loud. After all, he was already a dying man, but these few sounds of killing slaves were like thunder in the ears of the troops. Everyone immediately raised their arms and followed him and shouted "Kill the slave!" Kill the slave! ......”

This roar immediately spread out, and the defenders in all directions gradually merged into the roar. The sound of killing slaves can be said to have resounded over the whole mountain customs, rolling in all directions like thunder.

Zhao Tong's eyes watched the large and medium army cavalry kill out of the city like a fierce tiger, and crashed into the Jiannu army under the pass. The Jiannu who immediately killed turned upside down and began to collapse. So after shouting a few times, he smiled at the corners of his mouth, gradually closed his eyes, and his body immediately softened.

At this time, holding several of his soldiers, he found that Zhao Tong had let go at this time and closed his eyes forever. So all these soldiers suddenly burst into tears. Some people clenched their fists and shouted like crazy: "Kill the slave! ......”

Zhao Tong, originally an unknown figure, was an ordinary Han citizen living in Liaodong. After Jiannu's army, his family was killed by Jiannu. Later, in revenge, he threw himself into the Guanning Army. Although he had small achievements, he did not make great achievements. Later, he accumulated achievements to the general manager, guarded the mountain customs, and turned to Dazhong before his death. The army, under the leadership of Shanhaiguan, attacked and killed the Jiannu envoy, forcing Wu Xiang to finally join the Dazhong Army.

and the next day, he was promoted to Qianzong, led the troops stationed on the wall. Under the hard battle, he was killed on the wall that day. Before he died, he stood on the wall and shouted that he would kill slaves.

After Zhao Tong's death, he was told Xiao Tianjian about his achievements. Xiao Tianjian issued an order to bury him on the corner of Shanhaiguan as a general of the Dazhong barracks, so that he would guard Shanhaiguan with his body forever, and moved his spiritual plaques into the loyal ancestral temple of Dazhong Army Shanhaiguan, which will be worshipped by future generations forever. And he specially set up a monument to state his merits, so that many people in later generations know his name. It can be said that he has died for a hundred generations.

Its cemetery on Shanhaiguan Jiaoshan has also become a holy place for later generations. All those who travel to Shanhaiguan will go to his tomb to look at the statues set up for him by later generations and remember the great battle that happened here that is related to the fate of the whole Chinese people.

(There is another chapter in the afternoon! There are fewer words in these two chapters. I'm sorry!)