It was getting dark, but the fighting on the walls continued. After seven days and seven nights, nearly 80,000 casualties were lost, and the blue bricks under the city walls were stained red with the blood of the soldiers.

Du Zheng said to Yunqing: "Lord Wang, tomorrow I want to personally lead the troops to attack the city." "He didn't want to be cowered in the back anymore.

Yunqing didn't agree, and said, "Wait a little longer." When he attacked the city for the first time, he knew that this was a tough battle, and because he had been prepared in his heart, Yunqing was not in a hurry.

Du Zheng asked, "When will it be?" The casualties of the other party were not small, but they had reinforcements.

Yun Qing said: "Tao Huanzhang can't support it anymore, as long as Wu Xing breaks it, Changshui's defense line will also be broken." "Wu Xing is broken, Fang Xing can lead his troops around and attack Changshui from behind. At that time, Mu Boxi was attacked by the enemy, and Changshui was self-defeating.

Du Zheng was a little puzzled and asked, "As far as I know, Wu Xing's troops are not less than those on Changshui's side?"

Yunqing said: "Wu Xing's troops are the same as Changshui's, but their combat effectiveness is not so strong. In the afternoon, Luo Liang wrote to me that the defenders of Wuxing were exhausted. ”

Du Zheng immediately understood the meaning of Yun Qing's words, "Does the prince want to transfer troops to support Luo Liang, but we only have 120,000 horses left. If we send our troops over, we will be in danger. ”

Yun Qing shook his head and said, "Shanxi's 100,000 soldiers and horses have arrived at Chaohu. "Chaohu Lake to Wuxing, only a hundred miles away, one day is enough to arrive.

Du Zheng was very surprised: "When did the prince transfer troops from Shanxi?"

Yun Qing shook his head and said, "Liu Yongnan got the news and knew that Yan Wushuang had transferred 100,000 soldiers and horses from the capital to Liaodong, so he sent 100,000 to support. Yunqing was very surprised when he received this news, and in order to confirm the matter, Yunqing also sent his own soldiers to confirm it. Now that this matter has been confirmed, Yunqing is also relieved.

Du Zheng said with a smile: "Lao Liu is really bold. "Without the order of the prince, he made the decision to mobilize 100,000 soldiers and horses privately, he didn't have such courage.

Yunqing said: "Special period, special treatment. "Yunqing is very strict in governing the army, Liu Yongnan didn't get Yunqing's order and didn't think about sending troops to support at all, it was Han Jianming who moved Liu Yongnan to send troops.

Han Jianming had this idea after knowing that Yan Wushuang had each transferred 50,000 soldiers and horses from Hebei and Shandong back to Beijing. Liu Yongnan began to disagree, and Han Jianming bluntly said that if Yunqing blamed him, he would bear it.

Seeing this, Liu Yongnan discussed with the two lieutenant generals, and the two lieutenant generals also agreed to send troops to support. In this case, Liu Yongnan did not hesitate.

Du Zheng said with a smile: "What the prince said is true. These 100,000 soldiers and horses are timely rain for us. "If you want to ask the prince, it will take five or six days to come and go, and everything will be delayed for such a long time.

Yunqing snorted.

Du Zheng thought about it again and again, and finally couldn't help but ask: "Lord Wang, is it really Lao Liu who ordered the transfer of troops to support?" He really didn't believe that Liu Yongnan had the courage to do so.

Yunqing was silent and said: "It was proposed by Han Jianming, and Liu Yongnan agreed after consulting with the deputy generals. ”

After hearing this, he understood, and he wondered why Liu Yongnan became so bold all of a sudden. Du Zheng said with a smile: "I just said that Lao Liu is not so bold. "Han Jianming is the princess's elder brother, and he is not a person in the army, and the prince will not be punished heavily afterwards.

For Han Jianming, the eldest brother, Yunqing still respects him very much. Yunqing said: "Han Jianming is also out of public interest, not for personal gain. "Han Jianming acted very measuredly, and this time he also knew that their war was not going well, otherwise he would never interfere in this matter.

Du Zheng said with a smile: "I know. This time, Wu Xing and Changshui were beaten down, and Master Han and Lao Liu Yigong should be remembered. ”

Yunqing said: "The merits and demerits are offset. "If you transfer troops privately, you will be executed according to military discipline. However, this time the situation is special, and they are not for personal gain, so they will not be punished or rewarded.

Du Zheng did not dare to object to this. Yunqing's rule of the army has its own set of principles, and he can't interfere in this matter.

In the evening of the next day, Fang Xing and Luo Liang heard the scouts say that a large number of soldiers and horses had appeared in the rear, under the banner of the Northwest Army, and the two of them muttered that they had not received the news that the prince would send troops to support. As a result, when they saw the leading general Ma Yuqing, both of them felt dazzled.

Ma Qingyu patted Luo Liang on the shoulder and said with a smile: "What's the matter? look like a hell?" Ma Yuqing and Luo Liang used to be in the same military camp, but now only a few people have survived in their battalion, so the relationship is close.

Fang Xing explained on the side: "We didn't receive any news of support, so there was some surprise. "Fang Xing is a little strange, it is impossible for the prince not to inform them of such a big matter, there should be some accident.

Yunqing sent someone to tell him, but the problem is that the two people who were sent over ate the wrong thing and had diarrhea, and they will still be on the way!

After a few pleasantries, Ma Qingyu asked: "I have heard on the road that this battle is very difficult to fight, Lao Luo, what is the situation now?"

Luo Liang told Ma Qingyu about the battle situation: "We have been fighting for eight days and eight nights, and they are almost unable to support it. "They also suffered heavy casualties, and now there are only more than 90,000 soldiers left. However, with Ma Qingyu's 100,000 soldiers and horses, he will soon be able to take down Wu Xing.

Ma Qingyu said: "Let's rest for one night first, and then replace us tomorrow." "These days, the soldiers only sleep three hours a day, and the rest of the time they are on the road, which is also extremely hard.

Luo Liang said: "That's natural. ”

The next day, Wu Xing's defenders found that the soldiers besieging the city had changed, and the offensive was even more violent.

Tao Huanzhang stood on the platform, looked at the soldiers besieging the city and scolded: "Damn, our reinforcements haven't arrived, their reinforcements have arrived." "For eight days, they fought extremely hard. From the third day of the enemy's siege, he asked Yu Baojia to send reinforcements, but he has not received a response so far. Well, now their reinforcements are not yet visible, but the enemy's reinforcements are coming.

Tang Ting said: "General, after eight days and eight nights, the soldiers are dying. If this continues, we will be able to hold on for two days at most. "Tang Ting is timid.

Tao Huanzhang also wanted to retreat, but he didn't dare to retreat. His father, mother, wife and children are all in Qiantang, and if the city wall breaks through him, it is reasonable for him to run. Now that the city wall is not broken, if he dares to flee back to Qiantang, Yu Baojia will definitely kill him and his family, and he will have to grit his teeth for the sake of his family.

Although Tao Huanzhang did not abandon the city and escape, his attitude was a little negative. The attitude of the main general still affects morale very much, and the result is already doomed.

After another two days and two nights, the Northwest Army defeated Wuxing at the cost of 89,000 men. Tao Huanzhang took the remaining soldiers and horses and retreated to Qiantang.

Wuxing fell, and Mu Boxi got the news in the fastest time. However, he did not panic, but immediately wrote a letter and sent it to Yu Baojia.

Zheng Xi was a little anxious and said, "General, we have to make plans in advance!" Wu Xing and Changshui complement each other, and now that Wu Xing is broken, Changshui can't be saved.

Mu Boxi put on his armor and said, "What did you plan to do earlier? I have made a military order in front of the Governor, and I will live and die with Changshui." When he knew that it was Yunqing who came to attack the city, he knew that Changshui could not hold it. All he could do was to stall as long as possible so that the Governor had enough time to prepare.

Zheng Xi was anxious: "The general ......"

Mu Boxi waved his hand and said, "Needless to say, I have made up my mind." "From the first day he led the troops, he was ready to die on the battlefield.

On the evening of this day, Yu Baojia's handwritten letter was delivered to Mu Boxi. This time, Yu Baojia ordered Mu Boxi to lead his troops to withdraw to Qiantang.

Seeing that Mu Boxi was holding the letter and not speaking, Zheng Xi asked, "General, what did the Governor say?

Mu Boxi shook his head and said, "No, it's for me to withdraw to Qiantang." "He didn't really want to withdraw to Qiantang. Yunqing has broken through Changshui, and the next target is Qiantang. With the current situation, Qiantang can't be saved.

Zheng Xi was overjoyed: "General, then what are we waiting for?" The governor ordered a retreat, so they didn't have to die in Changshui. Ants still steal life, let alone people!

Mu Boxi put the letter on the table and said, "If you want to withdraw, you can't withdraw now." "They have to retreat until the end, and now they can resist for two days.

Although Zheng Xi wanted to retreat now, it would be dangerous to wait until the Northwest Army came from behind and then retreated. But Mu Boxi's decision, he couldn't resist.

Wu Kuo saw the news of Qiu Ye, and Yan Wushuang knew it as soon as possible. At this time, Yuxi has not yet received news.

Meng Nian said: "This Wu Kuo is really fateful. "Since they knew that Wu Kuo had taken refuge in Han Yuxi, they wanted to get rid of this person. It's a pity that they killed three times, but all of them died as stand-ins, and I don't know where he found so many stand-ins.

Yan Wushuang said: "I'll talk about Wu Kuo's matter later, if Qiu Ye sends troops, it is very likely that the property brought by Yu Baojia will not reach the capital." We need to send reinforcements now. ”

Meng Nian said: "Qiu Ye's sailors are very powerful, if he sends them all, I'm afraid that if we send troops again, we won't be able to defeat them." ”

Yan Wushuang shook his head and said, "No, even if Qiu Ye sends troops, he will only send half of the soldiers and horses at most." ”

After saying that, Yan Wushuang immediately ordered the remaining sailors to set sail for Jiangnan to meet Yu Baojia immediately.

Meng Nian nodded and said, "Lord Wang, Changshui and Wu Xing fought fiercely, I'm afraid it won't last long." ”

Yan Wushuang said: "It would be good if Qiantang could hold on for another half a month." In fact, Yan Wushuang knew in his heart that Wu Xing and Changshui could hold for half a month not because they had strong combat effectiveness, but because of God's help. If it hadn't rained, these two places would have been breached long ago.

Meng Nian thought for a while and said, "By the way, Yunqing ordered Xu Zhen to attack Hongcheng, but the battle on Hongcheng's side was tepid, which looked a little strange. ”

Yan Wushuang didn't think it was strange, and said: "Xu Zhen didn't also receive Han Yuxi's handwritten letter, Xu Zhen didn't do his best to attack Hongcheng, it should be Han Yuxi's idea." ”

Meng Nian couldn't figure it out: "Lord Wang, why did Han Yuxi give Xu Zhen such an order?"

Yan Wushuang's expression was a little complicated, and after half a sound, he said: "Han Yuxi has already sent someone to contact the generals in the army, and we didn't let her succeed before. But if the news of Changshui and Wu Xing's attack let these generals know, what do you think?" At that time, those generals who didn't want to die would definitely turn against each other, and Hongcheng would be self-defeating.

Meng Nian's face changed slightly, he always thought that Han Yuxi could only do government affairs and didn't know about war. But Yan Wushuang's analysis let him know that he might be wrong.

Yan Wushuang smiled and said, "I said before that Han Yuxi likes to read military books since he was a child, but I haven't taken it to heart. ”

Meng Nian said: "If you like to read military books, it doesn't mean that you can fight. "There are many people who talk about soldiers on paper, and Han Yuxi can fight a war after only reading a few military books, which is too exaggerated.

Yan Wushuang shook his head and said, "I don't know if Han Yuxi will fight, but she can calculate people's hearts. ”

Without waiting for Meng Nian to speak, A Qian's voice sounded outside: "Lord Wang, there are eight hundred miles of urgent delivery in Jiangnan." ”

Yan Wushuang read the letter and said to Meng Nian: "Wu Xing has been lost. "Wu Xing missed, and Changshui couldn't be saved. Although this was expected by him, he still felt uncomfortable when he got the exact news.

Meng Nian was very surprised and said, "How can it be so fast?" According to their calculations, it would have to be two or three days late.

Yan Wushuang said: "The 100,000 soldiers and horses sent by Liu Yongnan arrived at Wuxing, and it took only two days to take Wuxing. "Liu Yongnan sent troops to support Yunqing, and Yan Wushuang knew the news six days ago. It's just that Liaodong is still at war now, and he has no troops and financial resources to attack Shanxi.

Meng Nian couldn't help but sigh: "It's so fast." ”

Yan Wushuang did not comment on this: "At most, in half a month, Qiantang will also fall into the hands of Yunqing." After speaking, Yan Wushuang smiled and said, "In less than four months, it will occupy most of the Jiangnan, and Yunqing's prestige in the army will rise to a new level." "Occupying Qiantang does not mean that the war will subside, but there will be no more major wars.

Meng Nian said: "If it weren't for the Donghu people attacking Tongcheng, Yunqing would not have captured Jiangnan in such a short time. "If there is no war in Tongcheng to drag on, they will definitely send troops to Jiangnan.

Yan Wushuang looked at the blue sky outside through the window, and Yunqing had nothing to do with the Donghu people. The leader of this attack on Tongcheng is the seventh prince of Donghu, the seventh prince of Donghu is the most beloved child of their khan, and this time the seventh prince is in command in order to make him make military achievements and pave the way for him to ascend to the throne in the future.

With a light breath, Yan Wushuang said, "So he is lucky." "This kind of good fortune does not come by jealousy.

Meng Nian said: "Good luck can't follow him all the time, there will always be a day when it runs out." ”

Yunqing was able to capture most of the Jiangnan in such a quick time, and the most important thing was his strength. Even if there were no Donghu people to hold Yan Wushuang back, he would be able to take Jiangnan, but the price would be greater.

Yan Wushuang smiled and said, "That's right, he can't be so lucky all the time." ”

ps: O(∩_∩)O~, I wish Tongtong a happy birthday with June, youth is permanent, smiles are always open, and everything goes well.