Chapter Twenty-Six: Into the City

On the post road, a fast horse galloped and went straight to Hongdu.

The person on the horse is Ah Xiu, and this is the first time she plans to do something since the crossing, which is a kind of play with life. A kind of play with the acquiescence of history.

It is indeed a game of life, 600,000 soldiers and horses besiege Hongdu, and if you are accidentally caught, you will basically die.

But Ah Xiu had to go, because she was too curious, curious about how these 50,000 people could resist the attack of 600,000 soldiers and horses. At the same time, because Su Xin, who has always been close to him as a sister, is in Hongdu, and because he can come to ancient times and he is a key figure in history, he should be big enough, so he naturally has to see such a famous defense battle.

When Ying'er heard Ah Xiu say that she was going to Hongdu secretly, everyone was scared and stupid, crying anxiously, kneeling straight at Ah Xiu's feet, and telling Ah Xiu not to let her go. Ah Xiu was anxious, tied Ying'er to a chair, and stuffed her mouth with a handkerchief.

Ah Xiu quickly cleaned up, walked up to Ying'er and whispered: "If someone comes to loosen you, you can say that I can go anywhere, but you are not allowed to say that I will go to Hongdu, understand?" ”

Ying'er was so frightened that her mouth was gagged again, and she only knew how to shake her head and hold back, with tears all over her face. Ah Xiu sighed and said: "I know that you are afraid of Yuan Zhang's punishment, don't worry, you only said that I saw him go to the monk's temple last time, I was greedy, and now I also want to find a nunnery to play, and it will not be a month or so." Got it? ”

Seeing that Ying'er just shook her head blindly, and seemed to cry more urgently, Ah Xiu sighed again: "I have already tied you up, and I also left a letter to Yuan Zhang, he knows that I have always been honest and serious, and I will never treat you like this." "I also said in my letter that if he was difficult for you, I would shave my hair and become a nun and never come back. If you think of what I am doing to you, then do what I say, and it will be considered as fulfilling my desire to miss me, okay? ”

Ying'er's mouth was gagged, and now when she heard this, her crying face turned red. Ah Xiu wiped her tears, stomped her feet, and went out.

Ah Xiu was indeed crazy, and after a week's journey of the infantry, she galloped on horseback, and arrived near Hongdu early in the morning of the fourth day.

Ordinary people ride horses like this, and the contact between their legs and the saddle will grind blood, although Aixiu is not so miserable, but she also feels that her legs are like lead and don't seem to be on her body.

I am Queen Ma, Zhu Yuanzhang has not yet ascended the throne, I will not die, and when I try to go against history, won't I be hindered by the air turning into gelatinous energy, and now this time from my revision to my departure, isn't there not the slightest resistance, so to put it this way. Am I beating chicken blood with the tacit consent of history?

omg! Well, God, you win! If it weren't for the fact that Su Xin has been here with me for so long, if it weren't for the fact that I hadn't seen Su Xin in my family since she gave birth, if it weren't for the loss of my man's man who died early for Zhu Wenzheng's kid, I wouldn't have to go into the city to watch the excitement and be cats from afar, isn't it?!

Besides, how do I know if God will let Hongdu lose and what if my husband loses? The tide of history cannot be rewritten, but small details can still be added to the vinegar, right?

Ah Xiu thought wildly in his mind, but the horse did not slow down, and when he arrived at Hongdu, he saw a gray belt surrounded by Hongdu City like a tide, only the side by the water, it seemed that there was no blockage, it seemed that if he wanted to enter the city, there was only a waterway.

She felt like she was crazy, but she had to be so crazy, 600,000 against 50,000, an absolute disadvantage, the history books said that after two months of fighting, Zhu Yuanzhang rushed to Hongdu. This may be possible in modern times, but in ancient times, it would have been completely impossible to do without fighting chicken blood, so if you want to see the real situation and help defend the city, you must do so.

At this time, Ah Xiu was wearing a blue cloth suit, which was covered with the silver silk leather buckle armor that Zhu Yuanzhang had asked someone to make for her to wear and play, and her heart was pounding, excited for the next exciting experience.

Ah Xiu went from the corner to the river far away from the city, and walked around, she was looking for reeds, thicker reeds, and after looking for a long time, she found that one could be used for a longer time, so she took her own hairpin and dug it around, made a simple diving exhalation tube, walked to the river, and jumped down.

By the time Ah Xiu swam into the doorway of Shuiguan, she was already tired enough, and in the years since she crossed, she has been really negligent and lazy about physical exercise, and her physical fitness has deteriorated a lot.

Ah Xiu twisted the water on the hem of her clothes, and scolded her mother in her heart: You deserve to be Chen You, and you can't forgive the world! You are a waste who can't even guard the water barrier, you can't block the correspondence strictly, and you're still a fart! Now either you surround it tightly, or don't surround it, the bad old lady swam so far carefully, and finally it was seen that you only paid attention to the land part! Bah!

Ah Xiu was muttering, but was accidentally discovered by the defenders inside the water pass, and this sergeant took advantage of Ah Xiu's inattention, so he stretched out his spear and stabbed Ah Xiu!

With a muffled snort, the sergeant's spear slid away diagonally, and the stabbing sergeant stumbled into the fence, letting him try his best to endure it, but the sound still alarmed Ah Xiu.

Ah Xiu was so frightened that he let out a low cry, and after reacting, he suppressed his voice and said: "Good boy, you dare to stab Zhu Wenzheng's mother with a spear?!" ”

The sergeant was already surprised when he saw Ah Xiu turn around, it was actually a woman, but he didn't expect Ah Xiu to claim that it was the mother of his guard, and he was even more frightened.

Fortunately, this guy was originally Zhu Wenzheng's personal soldier, and after careful identification, he saw that it was really Ah Xiu, and hurriedly confessed to the crime, and Ah Xiu did not scold, but only told him to let himself into the city quickly.

The sergeant hurriedly whispered to a few people, moved the huge roulette wheel on the side of the gate together, pulled up the fence, and let Ah Xiu outside the city in.

Ah Xiu did not delay, and let this person lead the way to the city wall.

Zhu Wenzheng was patrolling the city, and saw that the sergeant had attracted a drenched woman from afar, and he was puzzled, but he recognized it as his stepmother, and his face turned white with fright.

Zhu Wenzheng caught up with him in a few steps and said, "Mother!" How did you get here! The child is not filial, the heavy army presses the city, and he can't meet it far away! ”

Ah Xiu scolded with a smile: "I'm bah! You kid, but you're clever, now that the city is surrounded like this, don't you worry, don't you forget this useless etiquette?! ”

Seeing Zhu Wenzheng getting up, Ah Xiu said again: "Your father is now fighting with Zhang Shicheng, and he can't come to save you, just ask you to defend the second city, I am worried that it doesn't matter if you lose the second city, it doesn't matter if you are a loser, it is important for my family to be widowed." So come to your help, and now tell me about your plans! ”

Zhu Wenzheng hurriedly asked someone to bring the map, found a clean ground on the spot, and spread it out to explain to Ah Xiu. While the two were discussing, Deng Yu came up from the city, and when he saw Ah Xiu here, he was also frightened, and hurriedly came to greet him.

Ah Xiu raised his face to see him, and he didn't let him be polite, and discussed it together. This is the first time that Ah Xiu has seen today's Nanchang on an ancient map, generally speaking, Hongdu is a solid city, with high walls, rivers, and inner cities, but there is only one shortcoming, that is, there are many doors, too many gates.

Hongdu City is very large, square, probably the original designer did not think that there would be such a tragic offensive and defensive battle now, so large and small built nine gates.

Nine gates, 50,000 soldiers, stretched thin. Ah Xiu quickly realized this, raised his head and said to Deng Yu: "Deng Yu, have you ever recruited soldiers in the city now?" ”

Deng Yu said: "We have been summoned for two days, but fortunately, we have won the hearts of the people in Suri, and we have recruited nearly 5,000 people in two days." ”

Ah Xiu thought for a while: "Continue to recruit troops on a large scale in your name!" Go to the city and post everywhere to recruit, no matter what conditions you promise, after this battle, I will help you bear it! In three days, 20,000 soldiers were conscripted! ”

Deng Yu admired it in his heart, and happily accepted the order, and when he was about to go down to the city, Ah Xiu stopped him: "Remember! It's conscription at any cost! Even if you promise that after the war, everyone will be crowned a centurion and a thousand commanders, you will have to do it! ”

Deng Yu agreed, and went down to the city to recruit soldiers.

Ah Xiu thought: I am a newcomer, and the order for conscription is easy to handle, but they didn't have the right before, and now they say that I am arrogant, or that I am in politics, I didn't show my face, it was Deng Yue who recruited me, and when I go back, I secretly ask Zhu Yuanzhang to pay for him!

As for the general who guards the city gate, let Zhu Wenzheng, this kid, decide, I'm new to the city, and I don't know the expertise of each general.

So Ah Xiu said to Wen Zheng: "Who do you like to choose the gatekeeper?" Tell me what to say. ”

Zhu Wenzheng heard his mother's question, thought for a while, then pointed to the map and said: "The most important thing in Hongdu now is Fuzhou Gate, which is facing Chen Youliang's army, and I want Deng Yu to defend it." ”

Ah Xiu nodded: "Very good!" It has to be him! Wen Zheng, go on. ”

Zhu Wenzheng continued: "Then there are the two gates of Zhangjiang and Xincheng, I want Xue Xian to guard, he is a fierce general under Zhao Junyong, he has a grudge against Chen Youliang first, and he is like a brother to me, send him there, Wenzheng thinks that these two gates will be safe!" ”

Ah Xiu applauded in his heart when he heard it: Okay, you stinky boy, you Xue Xian is really clever, Zhao Junyong's subordinates in the past are now here to beat Chen Youliang, not bad.

Ah Xiu nodded, and listened to Zhu Wenzheng continue: "Then there are the three gates of Gongbu, Tubu, and Qiaobu, Wenzheng thinks that these three doors must be won by Zhao De, and his people are fellow villagers with me, and they have participated in the great war of Hezhou and **, and it will be appropriate for him to guard this gate." ”

Ah Xiu nodded again and again, and Zhu Wenzheng continued: "There are also two gates, Liuli and Tangtai, Wenzheng plans to let Niu Hailong and Zhao Guowang guard them." The two of them were the best candidates for me.

After speaking, Zhu Wenzheng scratched his head very embarrassed and said, "In the end, the door is closed by the water that my mother came in......" Speaking of this, his face turned even redder, and he just lowered his head.

Ah Xiu knew that he was ashamed that he almost hurt himself by mistake, and said with a smile: "Speaking of which, what my mother wants to know most is here." ”

Zhu Wenzheng said: "Shuiguan is the spear team that I have trained since I served my father, in order to facilitate assassination, I have previously modified the spearhead, cast with pig iron, and the tip is thinner than before, so that it is convenient to stab from the gap between the fences." ”

When Ah Xiu heard this, he laughed and said, "In this way, Hong Du can be determined!" ”