Shi Rui has been quietly looking at the leader of the Red Lotus Army, as Shi Lengyu's right-hand man, she is very curious about the leader of the Red Lotus Army-

This is something that the woman who has really built a women's army has not been able to do even the master she is loyal to. You must know that when they are in the army, their close subordinates can only serve as personal guards and give General Shi a hand, not as female generals in the army.

The real female general is only Shi Lengyu.

Although she knew that she shouldn't do this, she still couldn't help but look at her secretly.

Of course, Qin Shu knew that the woman who seemed to be thin and calm was observing herself, but she didn't care, as long as she didn't delay the business, she wouldn't lose a piece of meat if she was looked at more, not to mention, there was no malice in her eyes.

Even, Qin Shu took advantage of her peeking at her very mischievously and caught her squarely.

Like a frightened bunny, litmus immediately looked away, embarrassed and blushing.

However, thinking of the task she was currently performing, she quickly adjusted, concentrated on analyzing the terrain and giving them directions, and went to the front from time to time to reconnoitre, which was very conscientious.

"Leader Qin, I went to take a look just now, the road they took led to Xuzhou, according to my guess, His Majesty probably wanted to take refuge in Xuzhou." After Shi Rui surveyed and determined that the enemy army was chasing in the direction of Xuzhou, he immediately rode back to report to Qin Shu.

"Are you sure they're going to Xuzhou? Could it be that there is nowhere else to go except Xuzhou? Qin Shu is not particularly familiar with the terrain here, but she is not ignorant of it, and she is also positive about her guess in her heart, but for the sake of prudence, she still asked more.

Litmus hesitated for a moment, then nodded and said, "I'm sure." If they really take this road, only the city of Xuzhou is built relatively strongly, and there is nowhere else to go except to Xuzhou, unless Majesty plans to keep fleeing. ”

Qin Shu listened to the analysis of the scouts she sent out again, and determined that this answer must be inseparable, she pondered for a while, and then ordered: "Pass my order, hurry up the march, and march to Xuzhou." ”

In any case, you have to rush over first. Since he is here to rescue, the gesture of saving people must first be sufficient.

More on that later.

If she really couldn't catch up, Fu Jingshan would be killed before she arrived, and it was no wonder that they were killed, of course, Qin Shu was happy to see this happen.

However, if Fu Jingshan was caught by the imperial army and blackmailed them into surrendering, then things would be a bit bad.

Fu Jingshan is either dead or alive, and he can't be captured alive by the Dayan court no matter what.

Just when Qin Shu led the army in a hurry, the army of the Dayan court had already approached Fu Jingshan.

Fu Chengwen and the Xue family and other female dependents were so frightened that they trembled in the carriage where they were, and even those more than a thousand soldiers had no intention of fighting, and their faces were full of fear.

A mere 1,000 soldiers, facing the enemy's 20,000 troops, is simply delivering food to people.

Fu Jingshan's eyes were red, and he stared at the city gate of Xuzhou tightly, until he heard Fu Chengwen's cry full of fear, he came back to his senses, looked in the direction of the carriage, and said to his wife and concubine son: "You get off the carriage and come with me, I don't believe it, they don't open the door." ”

"Dad, I don't dare...... Whining...... Let's run away! If you don't run away, it's too late. Fu Chengwen cried so much that he was already frightened when he saw it.

Xue Shi also trembled and said, "Yes, Your Majesty, what if we go down and they don't open the door?" ”

The other concubines also shook their heads and refused to come down.

"You ......" Fu Jingshan trembled with anger, pointed at them and said, "Okay, okay, if you don't come down, forget it, I really don't know what to do." ”

After speaking, he flicked his sleeves, walked quickly to the city gate, patted the city gate, and said loudly: "I am the head of the White Lotus Society, Fu Jingshan, the emperor of the Great Zhou, you open the door for me." As long as you are willing to open the door, I will not blame you for your previous mistakes. ”

After saying this, he softened his breath again, and said calmly with a very detached attitude: "I am not afraid of death, death for me, but it is a relief, and it is to go back to enjoy happiness." The reason why I came into this world is for the poor people of the whole world. I hope that when the people are alive, they will be able to live a good life, be disease-free and worry-free, and live a long life. When he died, he could also personally lead the people to the Pure Land White Lotus Pond in the West and live a happy life, so he was willing to suffer and reincarnate, and was willing to pay a qiē for it. It doesn't matter if I die, but your sins will be great, and if you suffer while you live, even if you die, there will be no one to take you to the Pure Land for happiness......"

As soon as he finished speaking, the heavy city gate slowly opened a crack.

One of the soldiers showed his head and said with a look of guilt and trepidation: "The emperor forgives the sin, and the villains are forced to do so." But the villain really can't help it, even if the villain dies, he must not let you be hurt in the slightest. It's dangerous outside, Holy Lord, come in quickly! ”

As he spoke, he worked hard with the other people who pulled the door, opened the door through a gap that was only for one person to pass through me, let Fu Jingshan in, and then immediately closed the door, obviously not caring about the men outside.

Fu Jingshan stopped them and said, "Wait a minute, there are still my wife and children outside......"

Xue and the others were all very shrewd when they faced the opportunity to escape, and when Fu Jingshan came to call the door, they had already gotten out of the carriage, and Xue's mother and son, together with Fu Jingshan's two concubines, all went straight to the city gate, and while the door was not closed, they hurriedly dodged into the city gate, and they were all very agile.

Xue Shi didn't have time to catch his breath, and immediately scolded: "Quick! Close the door! The enemy is about to come in. ”

In fact, without her saying, the soldiers guarding the gate were already pushing the heavy city gate and closing it.

While the city gate was not yet closed, Fu Jingshan ordered, and Gao Ping, the general closest to the city gate, said: "General Gao, you lead the army to guard the city first." You try to support it for a while, don't let them break through Xuzhou City, don't worry, reinforcements will come soon, everyone will definitely be fine. ”

Gao Ping calmly accepted the order, looking not the slightest dissatisfied.

He was the closest to the city gate, and if he wanted to escape into the city, he would have gone in long ago, so why would he still stand here in a daze? He was just reluctant to let go of the soldiers who were about to die.

Moreover, he is not so thick-skinned that he is able to abandon his soldiers and run away on his own.

Before, he would flee because he wanted to protect the emperor, but now that the emperor is safe, he can also do what he should do.

Fu Jingshan's nature, he has already seen through it, and only those people will believe him stupidly.

It's just that Fu Jingshan bears everyone's hope in the end, as long as he lives, he can settle the hearts of countless people. Therefore, he can't die now, and if he dies, the people who trust him and believe in the White Lotus Society will be even more desperate.

Gao Ping turned around and immediately ordered the soldiers to line up, even if they knew that they were hitting the stone with an egg, they couldn't help but resist, they were captured, even if they died, they had to die with dignity and value.

At this time, Dayan's 20,000 soldiers and horses had stopped three hundred meters away from the city gate.

Guan Yuanzhong, the commander of Dayan, squinted at this small city on his horse, thinking about how much effort it would take to break the city, and then his eyes fell on the soldiers of more than 1,000 people outside the city gate, and ordered: "Sue them, hand over the leader of the traitors, Fu Jingshan, and don't kill them!" ”

It is easy to kill more than a thousand people, but it is too much effort to siege the city.

And in order to catch up with Fu Jingshan, he drove lightly and simply, and did not bring siege weapons such as stone throwers, and the Dayan court also had artillery, but it was just an ornament, and the power was not as good as the stone thrower. What's more, the cost of artillery is too high, the imperial court is reluctant at all, and there is no money to make artillery, and the soldiers of Dayan do not attach importance to firearms at all.

The herald immediately rode forward and shouted loudly: "Listen to the people of the Great Zhou, General Guan has an order, hand over Fu Jingshan and don't kill!" ”

"Hand over Fu Jingshan and don't kill!" The soldiers behind him shouted in unison, and it was like thunder, and even the people in Xuzhou City heard it.

Zeng Yongshou, the governor of Xuzhou, was always paying attention to the movement outside, and when he heard the shouting, he was so frightened that he almost fell off the chair, stammered and pointed outside...... Sir, enemy ...... Come...... Here it ......."

Master Wang took a deep breath and said: "Dong Weng doesn't need to worry, Da Yan just wants Fu Jingshan's life, as long as we seize the opportunity to surrender, maybe we can still get a big Yan official!" ”

"Yes, yes, you're right." Zeng Yongshou wiped his forehead with his sleeve and said, "Just let Fu Jingshan die outside, and we will be safe then." ”

And they didn't know that Fu Jingshan had been invited in by his soldiers and entertained him well!

Fu Jingshan also felt obediently, and did not immediately go to the governor of Xuzhou, he had already understood Zeng Yongshou's attitude towards him, he was alone again, and he didn't have any troops, wouldn't it be humiliating to go to him now? Maybe he will be tied up by him and dedicated to the enemy? When the dust settles, it's not too late for him to settle accounts.

At this moment, he went up to the castle tower to observe the battle.

Xue's mother and son and others went down to eat and rest first.

Outside the city, Guan Ping snorted coldly and said, "This matter is absolutely impossible, you don't have to say it anymore." ”

By this time, the sky had quickly darkened, and the bloated moon was gradually rising above the treetops.

Guan Yuanzhong raised his eyebrows when he heard this, and said: "I respect him as a good man, but unfortunately, he is too ignorant of current affairs." ”

He immediately ordered one of his generals to lead 5,000 soldiers to attack the city.

It's just a thousand men and horses, just a small city, and he doesn't need to send his whole army.

"Kill—"

"Rush—"

The two armies set up a formation, an order, the three thousand men and horses of the Dayan army immediately outflanked the soldiers of the Great Zhou, the two armies were not far apart, only a few hundred meters, and soon they were short to each other, as soon as they fought, the Great Zhou fell behind, and the soldiers fell down one after another.

Gao Ping personally entered the battlefield, his eyes were red, but he still couldn't save the decline.

His strength alone is too weak.

Although Gao Ping had expected it, there was still a burst of despair in his heart.

Guan Yuanzhong rode on his horse and watched coldly, and he didn't look smug about this side of the battle, which was just expected.

However, at this moment, behind him, he suddenly remembered a "boom", and then, he heard the wails of countless people behind him, and then, a strong smell of sulfur blew into his nose with the night wind.

"Not good!" Guan Yuanzhong was suddenly shocked, turned the horse's head, and looked back, just in time to see a black slippery thing, falling into the crowd, "bang" and exploding, countless people crying for their fathers and mothers, as if they had fallen into hell on earth.

"It's artillery!" His face was pale, and his voice seemed to be squeezed out between his teeth, "Could it be that the reinforcements of the anti-thieves have arrived?" ”

However, he did not remember that the power of the artillery was so great!

He didn't know that this cannon was the latest improved artillery of Qin Youan and Qin Shu, so Qin Shu would use it first and test the power.

To be precise, it should be called a gun. In fact, this kind of cannon has been in this dynasty, cast by bronze, the caliber is larger, the shape is thick and short, it needs to be mounted on the frame to fire, because its mouth is extravagant and bowl-shaped, so it is called the bowl mouth gun, open the fire door on the wall of the medicine room, all fill gunpowder from the gun, and place a stone or iron spherical projectile at the mouth of the bowl.

Qin Youan attaches great importance to firearms, in his previous life, he could promise the world that these firearms were indispensable, and after he ascended the throne, the development of firearms has long been incomparable, not to mention Qin Shu's guidance. Therefore, after the improvement of the Weapons Bureau established by the Qin family, both the range, accuracy and power have been greatly improved.

In his first appearance, he slaughtered all sides, and it became a big killer weapon that made people tremble and frightened the enemy in the future.

Such a big movement, not only the soldiers of Dayan heard it, but even Gao Ping people also heard it.

Gao Ping killed a Dayan soldier in front of him and looked into the distance with a shocked expression.

"This ...... What's going on? Could it be that reinforcements ...... It's really coming......"

And Fu Jingshan, who was standing on the city wall and looking at the battlefield, heard such a big movement, and looked at the direction of the artillery fire in a daze, with an incredible expression.