Prepare for battle
As soon as the sky was slightly bright, the besieging Zhou army found that there were traces of the Qi army in the valley dozens of miles away from the camp. Pen Γ fun Γ Pavilion www. ο½ο½ο½ο½ο½ο½ γ infoThe big military flag was waving in the wind, and the morning light was very eye-catching through the vigorous Qi characters.
"Report to the general~ The trail of Qi reinforcements has been found in the valley on the opposite bank, and they should have been stationed in the opposite valley last night."
Although Yang Zhong is old, he is in good spirits, touched his beard that was slightly mixed with white color, and ordered: "The three armies are ready to fight, and not a single fly is allowed to enter Jinyang City!" β
"Yes!"
When the sun completely illuminated the tense Jinyang City, the drums were beating, and the echoes resounded in the sky, coming from the other side of the valley like thunder. The momentum shook the sky, and with the sound of drums approaching, there was also the sound of the clattering horses' hooves of the 30,000 iron horsemen of the Qi army.
In front of the three armies, Yang Zhong sat on the sturdy war horse, although he was in the prime of life, he was tall and magnificent. The old general has thick eyebrows and tiger eyes, and he is not angry but mighty. The war horse slowly paced forward, looking at the Qi army array on the opposite side and raised his head and neighed, but it was subtly similar to General Yang's demeanor of looking at people with his nostrils.
"Who's coming?!" General Yang held a long spear and silver spear in his hand, and drew a long ravine in the sandy land.
Duan Yi came out of battle majestically with a long sword in hand, and rode a war horse to meet him: "Duan Yi, deputy commander of the vanguard army of the Qi army, come to clean up you Zhou thieves!" β
Zimo changed his armor and was fully armed. However, even if the visor on the helmet was pulled off, the anger of the Zhou army was surging in the face like a mountain and a sea. Duan Dagongzi's mouth was indeed amazing, but he was just a little provocative, but he directly ignited the powder keg.
"Hahahahahaha, just a hairy boy actually spoke wildly!" Yang Zhong held the silver spear in his hand and looked up to the sky and laughed, "I see that your surname is Duan, it should be the son of that Duan Shao'er!" Don't say that it's your stinky little doll who comes to call the battle today, even if your dad goes into battle with the old man and me in person, I, Yang Zhong, will not take him in my eyes! Little doll, Jinyang City has long been in the old man's bag, and the old man is staying here in order to see you running thousands of miles to throw yourself into the net! Duan Shao is defeated, when the time comes, this Jinyang, I see who dares to guard the city gate and prevent my Zhou army from entering! β
"The Zhou army will win! General Yang will win! The Zhou army will win! General Yang will win! Yang Zhong's words made the surrounding Zhou army shout, swords, guns and halberds waving, reflecting bursts of cold light, the Zhou army outside Jinyang City has 80,000 people, the momentum is shocking, the two armies are facing each other and outside the city, only 30,000 Qi army vanguard army is weak, it is indeed outnumbered.
But fortunately, there is a big prince hereγγγγγγ Hot temper, bear heart, leopard gall! As soon as Duan Yi heard that Old Man Yang humiliated his father like this, he didn't say a word and rushed straight to the Zhou army without saying a word.
"Old General Yang, this little rabbit cub is a few pounds and a few taels, where is it bothering the adults to do it, the last general will do it for you!" The battle was greeted by a general who came out of the left flank of the army formation, carrying the glaive knife and facing Duan Yi.
"Your Highness, there are a lot of fierce people in the Zhou army, will General Duan γγγγγγ?" A deputy general said beside Zi Mo. As soon as the vanguard army arrived outside Jinyang City, they camped on the hill overnight, and then went to the Zhou army at dawn to call for battle. The drums were beating loudly and the formation was in full swing, lest no one know that reinforcements had arrived. Duan Yi said that this Gao Changgong was cow and used 30,000 soldiers and horses to clash head-on with the Zhou army. If you want him to say, sneak into the enemy camp overnight to burn food and make a surprise attack, and if you can cut a few, it will make the Zhou army restless and panic, and come again, just wait for his father Duan Shao's army to arrive. Hard-hitting? It's like an egg hitting a stone, I don't know what to say!
Duan Yi is not unreasonable, the vanguard army was originally an advance force sent by Duan Shao to probe the reality of the Zhou army, and it should not be used like thisγγγγγγ However, Zi Mo looked up at the defenders on Jinyang City, obviously the guards on the city wall had already looked at the battle situation outside, Jinyang was full of rumors, grass and trees were soldiers, and many of the soldiers on the city head were wounded, looking at the situation in front of the battle, looking into the distance.
Duan Yi's long sword was horizontal, but it was full of brute strength, and the Glaive Sword of the Zhou General was actually shaking for a while, more than cumbersome and not powerful enough! Duan Yi took advantage of the victory to pursue and forced the general back that week.
"General Duan is mighty, General Duan is mighty, !!" The soldiers of the Qi army cheered loudly, beat the drums again, and broke the sky.
The thunderous sound of war drums came into Jinyang City, and it seemed to be rolling muffled thunder. The already dilapidated and desolate streets of the city were shaken by this war drum, and the smell of panic and anxiety was permeated, and the people who wanted to go out to find something to eat while the weather was good were like frightened birds, some ran away from their shoes, and some lost their crutches.
"General Li, what is going on early in the morning?! Is the Zhou army preparing to attack the city again? When the people saw General Li passing through the street, they gathered around him and pulled his robe, looking desperate. On the day the city is broken, there will be a disaster of slaughtering the city, this Jinyang City, the end is coming?!
"Everyone, fellow villagers, this is not the Zhou army coming to attack the city again! It's my reinforcements who have arrived! General Li was followed by Yan Xiaoyi, and the two talked secretly all night, and were about to go up to the city tower to watch the battle.
"Reinforcements have arrived?!!!" The people who wanted to flee in all directions gathered one after another. And the residents on the side of the street, who were trembling with their windows and doors closed, also poked their heads out to look.
"Yes, not only have the reinforcements arrived, but His Royal Highness Gao Changgong also came with the army to my Jinyang! In order to unite to fight against foreign enemies, a new policy was issued, please come and see! "General Lee's voice was like a bell, and he ordered people to list the new policies that had been written overnight on a notice and hang them high on the wall!
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"My lord, is this true?! My ancestors were slaves for generations, and now if I join the army to defend the city, I can get out of slavery? So my children don't have to be slaves?! A dark-skinned man in the prime of life below was the first to exclaim, he rubbed his eyes, I really thought it was his eyes!
"Yes, my lord, we are all destitute inferior people, but we were not coaxed, right?" Discussions erupted, and the originally cold streets were suddenly crowded.
"Of course it's true. His Royal Highness Gao Changgong, King of Lanling, was ordered by the emperor to come to Jinyang City in person to solve the great difficulties of the people of Jinyang, and hope that the people in my city will unite as one, and do great righteousness at the expense of selfish interests. Now, His Royal Highness Lanling led 30,000 vanguard troops to fight against the Zhou army to the death, and the dignified nobles can still take the lead, where do we and other common people still have the reason to look forward and be greedy for life and fear of death? ! Those who bravely kill the enemy and protect the city, regardless of their status, can enjoy military merits! If you don't have the strength or courage to go to the battlefield, then you will be given food and medicine, and you can also get a reward! When General Li saw that the people were boiling, he took advantage of the situation and shouted!
The drums outside the city were beating, and the public opinion inside the city was surging, and it was boiling.
Suddenly, someone took the lead and raised his arms and shouted: "Horizontal and vertical are all one death!" Just take care of yourself is a fluke escaped from Jinyang, and went elsewhere to steal a living, His Royal Highness Changgong knows that righteousness dares to do this precedent to my children and grandchildren, grandpa, I am killed in battle today, and I have the face to see the ancestors underground! I don't have any strength, but I still have some strength! I will follow you to defend Jinyang and fight the Zhou army! Tell me where to sign up, grandpa I'm going to join the army!! β
"I'm going to join the army too! I don't know if I don't know if I die, it's better than being a pariah for the rest of my life! Another strong man raised his hand and echoed.
Sure enough, one stone stirred up a thousand waves, and General Li never expected that there were so many young men in Jinyang City who were willing to serve the country with their lives and fight for each other.
Seeing that the garrison of the city that had been depleted would soon be able to expand its manpower, General Li suddenly wiped his black nose and choked up.
"Yan Daxia, His Royal Highness Changgong is really brave and resourceful! I thought that my Daqi garrison could not enter the city to support for a long time, Jinyang is finished, but I never thought that the people in the city are the most powerful backup force, I Li Wansan admires His Royal Highness Changgong, and is grateful to Yan Daxia for entering the city to help me, please accept a Li worship! General Li bent his knees and bowed with his fists, where was Yan Xiaoyi willing to accept such a big salute and helped him up.
"General Li doesn't need to be polite, His Royal Highness Changgong dared to implement the new law like this in the face of the world's disapproval, hoping to be able to cooperate with the outside to make Yang Zhong suffer the enemy on his back! General Li hurry up and train his people, don't let His Royal Highness Changgong waste his efforts! β
"Yes! The last general commands! General Lee clenched his fists.
On that day, Duan Yi outside Jinyang City fought a series of battles with the generals of the Zhou Army, but it was not fierce, but inside the city, all the people moved together, and they were united in their hearts. Those who have food produce food, and those who have strong strength make a rare life and death to help each other.
When the Qi army outside the city fought and retreated, the army disappeared into the valley outside the city, and it was already sunset.
"Marshal Yang, that little doll surnamed Duan escaped quickly, when I lead the troops to catch up with them, I will definitely kill them on their backs and burn down this hairy boy's camp!" The general of the left army stepped forward and asked Yang Zhong for his life, asking to take advantage of the victory to pursue. The Qi army provoked in front of the battle for a whole day, but did not make a substantial attack. The generals of the two armies fought alone, each with wins and losses, Yang Zhong did not order the army array to come forward to outflank, and the vanguard army of the Qi army did not have a single cavalry to launch a charge, but it was dark, so they retreated while fighting, thinking that it was really not very pleasant to scratch the boots!
"No, defend the city in place, don't chase it anymore!" Yang Zhong looked at the hill from afar, raised his hand to stop him, and said, "They only have a deputy marshal, but the marshal has not shown up, and there must be deception among them." β
"This γγγγγγ Could it be that Duan Shao's 100,000 army has already arrived, and today he deliberately asked his son to come to my front to provoke in order to lure the snake out of the hole? "According to the itinerary, this Shao's heavy-armored iron cavalry should not have arrived in Jinyang so quickly, but Duan Shao is like a god in his army, and the Qi army must have a general in charge if he can be so calm and relaxed!
"Go back! Hold Jinyang City, this Qi army can't hold on for long, if they dare to charge and break the formation, I will definitely have their bones gone! Sure enough, Yang Zhong did not enter the valley with the light cavalry, and the army was still lined up outside Jinyang City, and the chariot and crossbow changed direction, all pointing in the direction of the valley where the vanguard army was stationed. Anyway, Jinyang is already like a bag to get something, the dilapidated flag on the wall is floating in the dark night, and there are only a few wounded soldiers at the head of the city who are still secretly looking down. The hearts of the people of Jinyang are like the sun, which has already fallenγγγγγγ
In Jinyang City, the strong men of the house slaves who have joined the army are secretly training. Although it is far from the professional regular army, fortunately, there are manpower born in hard labor, and although the time is short, there are still many qualities outstanding in the training.
"His Royal Highness Chang Gong and we have agreed on a time of two days, can General Li be sure?" Although the night is deep, where does Yan Rin still have the heart to sleep, the entire Jinyang City looks lifeless outside, but in fact, preparations for war are in full swing inside. Everyone should be the last last battle, not to mention the middle-aged men who joined the army, even women and children who can contribute also come out to bring food and drink to the soldiers.
"The last general will go all out and live up to His Highness's trust!" General Li did not untie his clothes, and after eating only a few mouthfuls of dry food, he went to train the recruits in person. Yan Rin sat on the stone steps next to the city tower, watching the soldiers below fight without any tiredness.
A little doll carried a small basket in her hand, and ran in front of Yan Xiaoyi, looking up at him with crooked eyes and smiling.
"What's the matter, little doll, do you have something to look for me?" Yan Xiaoyi asked him.
"Yes!" The little doll nodded in response, and then climbed the stone steps beside Xiao Yi and sat down next to him.
"I heard that you are the attendant of His Royal Highness the King of Nalanling?" The little doll asked innocently.
"Yes, is there anything wrong with you?" Xiao Yi couldn't guess what this kid was going to do, so he smiled and bowed his head to answer.
When the little doll heard this, she lifted the veil from the basket and said to him, "Is that His Highness Changgong hungry?" This is the baked cake made by my mother, it is very delicious, you can help me bring this to Your Highness! β
"Huh." Yan Xiaoyi was amused by the child, took the baked cake, and asked, "You are so young, but you are still worried about whether His Royal Highness Changgong is hungry or not, and you have never seen him." β
"I haven't seen it before, but today the adults in the city are talking about this highness. My mother said that with such a good prince to save us, we still have hope. So I think good people can't be hungry, I haven't eaten this baked cake for a few days, Chen Yuanwai usually picks the door very much, if it weren't for the fact that he heard that there is a reward for taking out his own food, he would not take out the flour he hid in the basement and give it to everyone! No, here you go, it's still hot! The little doll's eyes are hooked like a crescent moon in the sky, which makes people feel soft and distressed when they look at it.
Yan Xiaoyi touched the child's head, tore the baked cake into three parts, wrapped one of the pieces in a handkerchief and stuffed it into his arms, and said, "I will accept this and bring it to His Royal Highness Changgong." You and your mother eat the remaining two pieces, don't go hungry. β
When the boy heard him say this, he looked down at the piece of biscuit, swallowed, and picked it up with his little hand and ate it. Looking up at the sky, it seems that the sky above Jinyang City has not been so beautiful for a long, long time.
"It's weird, those bad guys are still outside the city, but I don't think my mother and I are so scared. His Royal Highness Changgong should be very powerful! The child muttered as he ate.
"Well, it's naturally very powerful. He must be the most powerful warrior in the world! Xiao Yi replied with a smile.