Chapter 259: Breaking into the camp
After the Jin soldiers surrounded Ningjin, with the bloody battle of reinforcements from all sides, Zhao Shujiao, Ling Yun, Man Gui, Long Shilu and others entered Jinzhou and joined the Jinzhou soldiers. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
On May 16, the Houjin army surrounded Jinzhou and divided its forces to advance to Ningyuan. Mangui sent troops to the rescue and was surrounded on the mountain. Man Gui and the general soldier You Shilu fought a big battle with the Jin soldiers, and both sides suffered heavy casualties, and the victory and defeat were equal.
On the way, Mang Gurtai, Zilharang, Azig, Yuetuo, Sakhalian, Haoge and others led their troops to Tashan to protect grain. The 80 people of the front team encountered 20,000 people from the two main towns of Mangui and You Shilu of the Ming army, and were defeated by the Later Jin army and withdrew.
The next day, Huang Taiji contracted the siege of Jinzhou City, and gathered troops to camp in the west of the city two miles in case the Ming Dynasty came to help. On May 18, Huang Taiji was impatient and sent a letter into Jinzhou to persuade him to surrender again. Ji Yong and Zhao Shujiao in Jinzhou City persuaded him to surrender and ignored them. From 19 to 20 May, the Houjin army continued to besiege the city.
On May 25, the reinforcements led by Ezhen Borjin and Turge from Shenyang to Jinzhou in the Later Jin Gushan strengthened the strength of the Later Jin army to attack the city.
So far, the Houjin army has besieged the city for 15 days, it was early summer, and the Houjin officers and soldiers were exposed to the wilderness, food shortage, fatigue and low morale. On May 27, Huang Taiji led the three major beylers, one member of the Taiji, one deputy general of each banner, and a total of 3,000 soldiers in the escort camp to meet the Ming army in the Ningyuan area. The Later Jin Army was divided into two parts: one continued to stay in Jinzhou, dug three roads outside Jinzhou City, and surrounded them; The other was led by Huang Taiji with tens of thousands of officers and soldiers to besiege Ningyuan.
Today's Jinzhou City and Ningyuan City, red-clothed cannons are neatly arranged, and the battle between the two sides is about to break out.
On the east side of Jinzhou City, Ling Yun was dressed in a scholar's robe, standing by the stomping, holding his hands on the head of the city, looking at the Houjin military camp outside the city.
For a long time, Tian Dadao, who was standing straight behind Ling Yun, held a spear in his hand, hung a steel knife on his waist, and walked behind Ling Yun with a "clanging sound" of the nail leaves, and asked with a sad face: "My lord, it's been more than ten days, and I always see adults with sad faces, but I have encountered troubles?" ”
Ling Yun held the battlement of the city wall with both hands, and forced out a faint smile: "Hehe! It's okay, it's just that I always feel restless during this time! ”
Tian Dadao looked into the distance with his eyes level, and said with a hint of concern: "No matter what, adults should also pay more attention to their bodies, you are the commander of the three armies, what if your body collapses?" The villain heard from the brothers that the adults have eaten very little these days, and the brothers are very worried! ”
Ling Yun nodded after listening, turned around and chuckled, "Thank you for your concern, I will pay attention!" ”
At this moment, someone shouted: "Look, someone broke into the camp......"
After Ling Yun heard the shout, he looked towards the Houjin camp outside the city, and saw that outside the company camp that stretched for several miles, two people and two horsemen were interspersed, and the yellow dust was rolling after the horses' hooves.
One by one, the Houjin soldiers who reacted went on their horses to meet the battle, and in their haste, they suffered heavy casualties.
Ling Yun stood at the head of the city, his eyes narrowed slightly, because the distance was too far, so he couldn't see who was coming.
After pondering for a moment, he turned his head to Tian Dadao and said: "Command Tang Ying, lead five hundred flying eagle guards, line up outside the moat, if anyone can rush to the side of the moat, let them in first, if there are pursuers, reject them with bows and arrows!" ”
"Yes!"
Instead, Ling Yun ordered the herald beside him: "Command the artillerymen, once the Houjin soldiers and horses enter the range of the red-clothed cannon, fire the cannon immediately!" ”
"Order!"
After arranging everything, Ling Yun looked out of the city, only to see the drawbridge slowly falling, and hundreds of well-equipped Flying Eagle Guard soldiers rode out of the city and lined up a phalanx by the moat.
In the distance, the Houjin military camp, one by one, the tents stretched for several miles, the two of them rode on a rampage, once they saw the roadblocker, they could see that someone was sent into the air!
In just a few minutes, I saw the two of them rushing through the defense of the Houjin soldiers under the surprise of the Houjin army, and went straight to Jinzhou City.
Behind him, the Houjin cavalry of the brigade pursued relentlessly, constantly firing their bows and arrows. However, because the distance was too far, before they could reach the person in front of them, the bows and arrows fell to the ground.
As the distance narrowed, Ling Yun's brows furrowed tightly: "Strange, why did Meng Tianya and Ling Zhuang come?" Could it be that something happened at home? ”
As soon as this thought came out, in an instant, Ling Yun felt anxious.
At the same time, the order was given from the head of the city to open fire.
"Fire!"
More than a dozen red-coated cannons were under the control of Jinzhou soldiers, and one by one the fuses were ignited.
"Boom, boom, boom......"
One after another, iron ball-shaped cannonballs flew out, drawing red arcs in the air.
"Bang!"
A cannonball landed on a Houjin soldier who was releasing arrows, and suddenly, which Houjin soldier was smashed into pulp by an iron ball.
The iron ball cannonball landed on the ground, and with a pulse, it smashed several horses that followed closely behind, cutting a passage through the crowd.
Immediately after that, more than ten shells fell one by one, and the Houjin pursuers instantly let out a scream of ghosts and wolves.
Seeing that the two people in front of him were approaching Jinzhou City, the Houjin soldiers in the chase also slowed down, and after leaving dozens of corpses under the attack of artillery, they retreated unwillingly.
Meng Tianya and Ling Zhuang, who were on top of the war horse, rushed into the city gate, and were helped off the war horse by Nangong Yun and others.
Seeing that the two of them were covered in blood, and the arrows still stuck in their bodies were missing, Long Tianyang, Nangong Yun and others stepped forward and asked.
"Brother Meng, why are you here......
"That's right! Didn't you stay in the capital......"
The two didn't explain much, but said anxiously: "Big ...... Where's the adult? Take us to meet the adults......"
The defenders of the rest of the city gates, as soon as they heard the cannon fire at the east gate, sent soldiers one after another to inquire about the reason.
Ling Yun stood quietly at the head of the city, watching the evacuation of the Houjin soldiers, and shouted to Tang Ying outside the moat: "Go back to the city and collect the suspension bridge!" ”
There was not much time, and Meng Tianya and Ling Zhuang were supported by everyone to go to the city.
When he saw the two of them, an inexplicable uneasiness surged into Ling Yun's heart.
Without waiting for Ling Yun to speak, Meng Tianya and Ling Zhuang both knelt on the ground and let out painful sounds.
"Hurry up! What happened? Ling Yun asked as he helped the two of them up.
"Uh......h Whining...... My lord...... It's the villain's incompetence...... Something happened in the house! The two of them cried with a handful of snot and tears.
Ling Yun's eyes slowly closed, and his uneasiness for more than ten days was finally confirmed at this moment.
Holding back the anxiety in his heart, Ling Yun asked weakly, "What happened to the house?" ”
"Big ...... My lord...... Bai Jianfei led more than 1,000 people to sneak into the city from the secret passage in the Shuntian Dart Bureau overnight, and burned down the mansion, burning more than half of the houses in the mansion, killing and injuring more than 200 people......"
Hearing this, Ling Yun's whole person was like being struck by lightning, his body shook a few times, and as soon as his eyes went dark, the whole person fainted.
"Your Excellency...... Adult ......"
"Quick...... Send the adults back to the camp quickly, and quickly pass the military doctor ......"
The scorching sun was in the sky, the blue sky was still the same, in the tent of the temporary military camp of the Flying Eagle Guard in Jinzhou City, Ling Yun was lying quietly on the bed and fell into a coma, and the military doctor on the side was pricking needles and pulses.
Several Flying Eagle Guards stood aside nervously, and outside the tent, Meng Tianya and Ling Zhuang knelt on the ground, and one by one the soldiers surrounded them, their faces full of anger and worry.
"Ahem, ahem, ahem......"
As the cough sounded, Ling Yun, who was lying on the bed, woke up.
Seeing that Ling Yun was about to get up, the girl on the side hurriedly helped Ling Yun up and sat on the bed.
Glancing around, Ling Yun said weakly, "Let ...... Let Meng Tianya and Ling Zhuang come in......"
"Yes"
There was not much time, and the two of them were brought into the big tent, and as soon as they saw Ling Yun, they knelt down without saying a word.
"Big ...... Adult ......"
Ling Yun slowly raised his hand, interrupted the words of the two, and took a deep breath: "Let's talk about it!" What the hell is going on in the house! Who is the one who has suffered misfortune? ”
Meng Tianya snorted and cried, and said intermittently: "Big ...... My lord...... Except for Mrs. Bai, Mrs. Hua, and Mrs. Lin, the rest of the ladies all suffered misfortune......"
The two of them roughly talked about what happened in the house, even if Ling Yun had expected it, his heart was like a knife at this moment, and tears unconsciously wet his eyes.
"Adult, it's the villain who didn't protect the safety of the house, and the villain deserves death......"
Slowly getting up and getting out of bed, Ling Yun helped Meng Tianya and Ling Zhuang up, and did not blame the two for their dereliction of duty, but just raised his hand and gently patted the shoulders of the two and said, "Forget it!" It's not your fault, you all go down! I want to be alone and quiet. ”
Immediately, Ling Yun turned to several thousand households and Lu Xiangsheng and said: "The big war is coming, you can't be negligent in guarding against it, everyone is strictly guarding your posts, and the affairs on the city will be managed by Brother Jiutai for the time being." Let the military doctor take Meng Tianya and the others down for treatment......"
"Yes......"
Everyone agreed, and then left the tent with their own hearts. There are worries, there are sadness. But those who can truly understand the pain of losing their relatives are none other than Yang Xuanwu and Tian Dadao.
Although the two did not speak, they could clearly see that the sadness was surging in the hearts of the two, with tears in the corners of their eyes, but they did not vent the sadness in their hearts on this occasion.
When everyone left, Ling Yun plunged into the quilt and kept beating the bed board with his fists and crying bitterly.
"For ...... Why...... Why do all those close to me leave me...... White Sword Flying ...... No matter the ends of the earth, I have to break your body into thousands of pieces. ”
The girl on the side, looking at Ling Yun's appearance, didn't know how to comfort her. Once upon a time, such a taste also came to her, she could deeply understand and understand, now it is useless to say anything, she can only let Ling Yun vent everything in her heart to the fullest, otherwise she will be suppressed in her heart for too long, and she will have to hold back her illness.
After a long time, Ling Yun slowly sat up, wiped his tears and snot, looked at the girl who was sitting at the head of the bed and cried with him, and took a deep breath: "Let you see you laugh!" ”
The girl stretched out her little finger, hooked the hair on her forehead, twitched her nose a few times and said: "It's nothing, everyone has joys, sorrows, and sorrows, and if you encounter such misfortune, if you can cry, you may feel better." ”
Hearing this, Ling Yun felt that his nose was sour again, and he held back his tears and nodded: "Hmm!" ”
At this moment, a soldier hurriedly entered the military tent and knelt on one knee to report: "Lord Qiyu, General Zhao asks to see!" ”
Ling Yun frowned slightly, and muttered to himself in his heart: "Strange? Why did he come so soon? ”
"Hmmm! Let him in! ”