Chapter Eighty-Nine: The Siege of the North County
The New Year is approaching, all parts of the world have prepared enough flowers and delicacies, firecrackers and applause are waiting to erupt on the New Year's Day, the people pray for good weather and good weather, and the court wishes for peace and security. Pen %Fun %Pavilion www.biquge.info everything seems so fresh and active, except for the North County, of course.
It has been more than a month since the North County was attacked by the barbarians, although the arrival of the cold breeze stopped the decline of the North County rout, but it did not drive the barbarians away, they are far more powerful than they imagined, and the attack is orderly, the advance and retreat are measured, they are not the simple-minded and well-developed barbarians in the imagination, but more like a powerful army that is brave and good at fighting to attack the city and plunder the land.
At this time, the barbarian army set up a company camp in the woods twenty miles away from Beijun, completely besieging the main city of Beijun, and not allowing a single soldier to leave the city. Seeing that there was a shortage of food and grass, the soldiers' morale was discouraged, and the cold breeze was overwhelmed, he sent a lot of letters for help to Silver Leaf City, but every time he got back Ji Hongtu's encouragement and encouraging words, he didn't see a single soldier or a single soldier to support him with grain and grass. The angry Leng Qingfeng secretly scolded his mother, but he had no choice but to support it hard.
It's not that Ji Hongtu doesn't give support to Beijun, and he really can't help it. When Beijun was attacked, the Son of Heaven was furious, not only reprimanded Ji Hongtu fiercely, but also told him that the court would not send him a single soldier, and ordered Ji Hongtu that if the rebellion in Beijun could not be resolved before the New Year, then his Silver Leaf City Lord would also be done.
There are only 30,000 defenders in Silver Leaf City, and 10,000 people have been assigned to Leng Qingfeng, if more people are sent, then Silver Leaf City will become empty, if Silver Leaf City is lost again, I am afraid that the Son of Heaven will not be as simple as cutting him off the Lord of Silver Leaf City. In fact, Silver Leaf City is a small imperial city, both in terms of military strength and financial resources, it is the largest fief except for the court, but for some reason, since Ji Hongtu became the lord of Silver Leaf City, the court has been exempted from a lot of support for Silver Leaf City, making it self-sufficient, and it has to pay profits and taxes to the court.
Originally, Ji Hongtu wanted to gather the forces of the other three counties to jointly hostile the attack of the barbarians in Beijun, but he had already received a report that the other three counties were also under the watchful eye of the barbarians, and he had nothing to do, just when he wanted to conquer Beijun in person, Yan Wanli's arrival made him dispel this idea, so, in the face of Leng Qingfeng's military reports again and again, Ji Hongtu only gave encouragement, and there was nothing substantial, in desperation, he only believed in Yan Wanli's words, believing that he could solve the rebellion in Beijun.
After leaving Silver Leaf City, Yan Wanli did not return to the Yanshan faction, but rushed directly to Beijun, he said that he could solve the rebellion in Beijun, he really could, and it was easy, but Ji Hongtu didn't know that this was a huge conspiracy.
Yan Wanli came to Beijun, looking from a distance, the wolf smoke was everywhere, a mess, Beijun was also a rich place in the past, but now it is trembling under the ruthless war.
"What people!" The gatekeeper on the city gate asked, and the soldiers on the city tower drew their bows and arrows and aimed at Yan Wanli under the city.
"This military master, who is an old friend of Gu Zhengyuan, the former Beijun Si, asks to see the eldest prince Gu Shiming and Leng Qingfeng who joined the army, and asks the military master to go and report it!"
The gatekeeper on the tower was stunned for a moment, and then asked sharply, "What is your name, and why should I believe you!" ”
"In Xia Yan Mountain, I don't know how to make you believe me, you just need to report it, or call Gu Shiming Leng Qingfeng over to take a look, everything will be clear."
The gatekeeper was stunned, just at this time, Gu Shiming came to inspect the city tower, saw the gatekeeper one by one, hurriedly came to the front, looked at the city tower, Gu Shiming was also stunned.
"Huh...... Gu Xian's nephew, do you remember your Uncle Yan? Yan Wanli raised his head and clenched his fists under the city gate and asked with a smile.
Uncle Yan? Which Uncle Yan! Gu Shiming said secretly in his heart, and then he was shocked in his heart, "You are Yan Wanliyan's uncle, the father of Yanshan Sect Yan's survival?" ”
"Haha...... It's the old decay, Shi Ming, don't you let the old decay in? ”
Gu Shiming didn't say anything, hurriedly turned around and came to the city to greet Yan Wanli in person.
"Uncle Yan, I'm really embarrassed, the situation is tense, Shiming has to be careful!"
"Haha...... Virtuous nephews don't have to be formal, the situation is abnormal, whoever you put on it, it will be like this, don't care, when your father passed away, I wanted to come over to condole, but helplessly, there are too many things in Yanshan, I'm still late! Yan Wanli said emotionally, and he didn't know if it was true or not.
Gu Shiming's nose was sore, and he almost didn't shed tears, "It's a blessing to have a friend like Uncle Yan, come with me into the city!" Saying that, Gu Shiming led the way and took Yan Wanli into the once prosperous main city of Beijun.
"Shiming, why did the war break out in Beijun, did you offend the barbarians?" Yan Wanli asked as he walked.
Gu Shiming smiled bitterly: "To be honest, I still don't know why the barbarians suddenly attacked Beijun, before my father's funeral was completed, the barbarian army suddenly attacked, which caught us off guard, otherwise there would not be such a decline as now!" ”
"Hey! It's really a blessing, and the misfortune is not a one-way street! Yan Wanli sighed.
"Why did Uncle Yan suddenly come to Beijun, is it to mourn my father?"
"Condolences to your father is one of them, and the other is to help you solve the crisis of Beijun, your father is dead, I can't let you be implicated in anything, after all, I am close friends with your father, so I have to come over in any aspect, although I don't know how to help, but I can't sit idly by!" Yan Wanli said, which made Gu Shiming very moved.
As he spoke, he had already arrived at the temporary command camp in Beijun, Yan Wanli's heart tightened, Gu Shiming said well, but there was still a cold breeze, although this person was not very old, but he was experienced, and he was Ji Hongtu's confidant, he was not a character to deal with, so Yan Wanli's mind turned and he was extra careful.
Leng Qingfeng had long known that Yan Wanli would come to Beijun, and as soon as he left Silver Leaf City, Ji Hongtu flew a pigeon to pass the book, telling Leng Qingfeng the news, and asked Leng Qingfeng to always pay attention to Yan Wanli's actions, if he could solve the danger of Beijun, it would be fine, once he couldn't solve it, then solve him on the spot.
At this moment, Leng Qingfeng was facing away from the door, watching the battle situation map of Beijun, Gu Shiming took Yan Wanli to the house, Leng Qingfeng turned his head when he heard the sound, and saw Yan Wanli with a kind smile at a glance.
Although he knew that he would come, Leng Qingfeng still pretended not to know anything, and asked with a calm face, "It's you!" What are you doing here? ”
Yan Wanli did not feel unhappy because of Leng Qingfeng's attitude, but was more relieved, if Leng Qingfeng was kind to him, it would make him uneasy. "Master Leng has always been good, Yan Mouli has passed!" As he spoke, Yan Wanli clasped his hands into fists and gave a deep salute.
This also surprised Leng Qingfeng, although his face was still very unhappy, but he still hugged his fists, which was considered a return salute.
"Master Yan suddenly visited Beijun, I don't know what to do? Could it be that the Demon Sect sent you to take advantage of people's danger? ”
Gu Shiming stood aside, a little unhappy in his heart, but he didn't say anything, and he didn't show it, after all, Leng Qingfeng was the temporary representative of the Northern County Division, not him Gu Shiming, so he didn't say anything, he dared to be angry and didn't dare to speak.
"Huh...... Don't be nervous, just come to condolence your old friend, and then assist the two of you to resist the attack of the barbarians! Yan Wanli said with a smile.
Leng Qingfeng didn't answer anything directly, but looked at Yan Wanli from one glance to the next, his eyes were full of indifference and disbelief, and he sat in front of the bookcase and said coldly: "As we all know, the Yanshan faction is a large-scale and powerful neutral sect, which neither belongs to the Sword Sect nor relies on the Demon Sect, but you Yan Wanli have always been close to the Demon Sect, and you are basically a member of the Demon Sect. And how do you prove that you're not taking advantage of others? ”
Yan Wanli smiled and didn't answer positively, "Master Leng, can I sit down and talk?" ”
Leng Qingfeng didn't agree, and of course he didn't object, Yan Wanli sat generously on the chair on the side case, and Gu Shiming sat opposite him.
Immediately afterwards, Yan Wanli said: "As the Leng master said, I am indeed closer to the Demon Sect, but this does not mean that the Demon Sect must have sent me, first of all, I am close friends with the late former Beijun Sigu Zhengyuan, he unfortunately passed away, I must come to condole."
Secondly, although I am close to the Demon Sect, this does not mean that I am a member of the Demon Sect, besides, I came alone, and I didn't bring any helpers, even if I have any bad intentions, can I still get out of Beijun alive, you Leng Zhangmen plus Gu Xian's nephew, do you think I ran away, besides, there are nearly 10,000 people outside, although it is difficult for them to resist the barbarians, is it also difficult to deal with me as an old man? After Yan Wanli finished speaking, he stared at Leng Qingfeng, and his words were soft and rigid, which not only showed his intentions, but also satirized the incompetence of the soldiers of Beijun Shoucheng.
Of course, Leng Qingfeng could hear what he meant, his face turned pale with anger, he couldn't say a word, and stared at Yan Wanli viciously.
Yan Wanli was much calmer than him, smiled faintly, and said in a deep voice: "Master Leng, forget it, you already know my intention, besides, you also know that I will come, who asked me to come." ”
Leng Qingfeng and Gu Shiming were both shocked when they heard this, the former was surprised that Yan Wanli could speculate on his thoughts, and the latter was surprised that Yan Wanli was prepared, it seems that Yan Wanli is really not a simple character, and Leng Qingfeng can basically conclude that Yan Wanli is indeed here to help solve the crisis in Beijun, but his purpose cannot be so simple, there are more things he doesn't know, and he can't think of it.
Yan Wanli didn't say anything more, he believed that with Leng Qingfeng's ability, he would believe in himself, even if he guessed anything else, he wouldn't say it, so he had a bottom in his heart: "Master Leng, can you tell me about the battle situation in Beijun now?" ”