"General Fei, urgent letter!" A guard led a dusty scout horse into the tent quickly.

In the tent, Yu Zhilong was a little depressed about the fruitless siege of the city in the past few days, and discussed with the generals and Kong Ying, Meng Chang and others. On that day, he instigated all the troops to attack the city bravely, although there were gains, after all, it was not complete, Yu Zhilong finally simply ordered the departments to repair, while cleaning up the army horses, while inspecting the battalions to appease the officers and soldiers of the various departments, stabilizing the impatience that began to appear in the army, and at the same time carefully pondering how to deal with this dilemma.

On that day, the head of Rizhao City changed the king's flag several times. Mu Chun went to the head of the city, was brave, and even cut off Meng Sanjie's handsome banner, and the morale of the Yuan army suffered a heavy blow again. At the critical moment, Meng Sanjie and Liang Si even drove all the officials and righteous servants up, and the silver was moved to the city head in a basket, and a lot of it was sprinkled on the battlements and city roads, as long as you dare to take it at the feet of the enemy soldiers who ascended the city, it was your own.

In addition to the stimulation of silver, on this day, Meng Sanjie also brandished his saber and personally cut off the heads of three cowardly retreating hundred households and one thousand households, so as to stop the military spirit that was about to collapse; He personally organized several counter-charges, which repelled the onslaught of the Jing'an army.

Wu Yanerduo, who had already been frightened, curled up on his carved bed, covering a few brocade quilts. On such a cold day, his huge head was still sweating, trembling and constantly chanting Buddha, praying for the protection of the immortal heaven, and looking forward to the arrival of reinforcements.

Thinking of the rumored terrible punishment of the captured Mongol magnates in the Jing'an army and the excrement and urine on the corpses, Wu Yanerduo secretly told him that once the city fell, his cronies would burn all the furniture in his mansion; Since those beautiful concubines can't enjoy it themselves, they can't cheap outsiders, and they all have to be burned together. Even Wu Yan Erduo also prepared a bottle of crane top red for himself.

Not to mention the different thoughts of the people in the city, seeing that Tanma was sweating, Yu Zhilong made him stand up and speak.

"General Yu, the Tartar military horses in Jiaozhou suddenly pulled out last night, they bypassed Qinglong Mountain, waded the Baishui River, all the way to the south, and they were almost to Zhumapo!"

Everyone was shocked, Jiaozhou soldiers and horses did not move, everyone initially guessed that they may have other reasons, and then listened to Wu Xingde said, only to know that the two capitals have been suspicious for a long time, so there is a state of watching the fire from the other side. Now seeing that Rizhao City is gradually dilapidated, the day when the Jing'an army seems to win the city is not far away, and the Tartars of Jiaozhou finally can't hold it!

"General Qian has long been stationed in Wangtou Cliff, and General Yu is also looking for opportunities in Cross Slope, Liangjiadun and other places, all of which occupy advantageous geographical advantages. If the Tartars are willing to take a detour, they will be at least forty or fifty miles away, and eighty percent of them will be tired after that. Looking at the route of the Tartars, it seems to be taken head-on. I don't know how many troops are coming? Kong Ying said. Since he joined the gang, he has been obsessed with military planning, and often talked about the past wars of the Jing'an Army with Mu Chun and Yu Shichang in his spare time, and analyzed the gains and losses, but he analyzed a lot of experiences, even Yu Zhilong praised it. At this time, Kong Ying had completely entered the role of a staff member in the army.

Everyone looked at the horses.

"Look at the Tartar banner, and then look at the length of the battalion, never less than 7,000! There are many, I'm afraid there are tens of thousands! Tanma hesitated slightly, he watched from a distance at night, and could only estimate, but he couldn't be accurate. The time was urgent, he did not dare to delay too much, and after learning the approximate number and route of the enemy's troops, he galloped all the way back.

Yu Zhilong is not strong, and it is difficult for others. The military situation is like fire, and it is impossible for this scout to waste too much time to count. It is invaluable that he can quickly transmit the enemy's situation.

The dispatch of the scouts has its own degree, and this scout horse quickly returns to the camp, and then goes to the front to investigate with its own backup. It's just that time comes and goes, and the next news is naturally late.

The generals asked carefully, and the horses talked about the banners and military appearance of the enemy's various departments, and it seemed that their strength was not low.

The officers and troops in Jiaozhou have not made any big moves, but they have not been idle. The Jing'an army has long reported that the officers and soldiers have been accumulating soldiers and horses to repair the city defenses. The camp outside the city expanded day by day, and the Yuan army and the righteous army gathered by various departments were like ants, and their thick bearing faintly pursued the Yuan army under the capital.

Yu Zhilong's department, there are tens of thousands of people, but the elite is not more than half, he attacks the city every day, not only hoping to take Rizhao as soon as possible, but also urging the troops to train the army. After all, the enemy army has shrunk and lost the courage to go out of the city to fight, and the opportunity is really rare. Only by experiencing the fighting and bloodshed themselves can these new pawns quickly change their mentality.

In the past ten days, the various units took turns to fight, although the losses were not small, but the original impetuous atmosphere of the various departments has greatly subsided, coupled with the bye of the various units outside the city to carry out a large-scale rectification and strict drills, now the appearance of the new army has gradually approached the Jing'an Army that Yu Zhilong originally planned to build in Linqu.

In the city, Meng Sanjie saw the enemy's increasingly strict military appearance and never low fighting spirit, and even lost the idea of going out of the city to challenge or escape.

The mighty large Yuan army listed the general team, from Jiaozhou to the south, although the banners of each department were mixed, the armor was different, but because of the huge number of people and horses, the front and back scouts, the rangers continued to patrol, and the momentum was very amazing.

Tens of thousands of households in the unified army rode a high horse that day, twisted his chin and beard, and his face was colorful.

Operated by himself and gathered such a huge number of military horses, taking advantage of the best opportunity for the Jing'an thief and Meng Sanjie to be injured, like a tiger descending from the mountain, the Jing'an thief was swept away, this credit is very beautiful!

If it happens that the city is broken, it will be the best of both worlds! Tanma reported daily that these two parties were exhausted from fighting, and it was the time to pick peaches!

It's a pity that most of the military horses in Jiaozhou are gathered by various departments, and about half of them are still rebels, so they are inevitably unfamiliar with each other. That day pine was always a little incompetent in coordination and domination. In particular, some of the thorns made him happy.

"General, the front report Meng Sanjie seems to have suffered a lot of losses in the past two days, and Rizhao City is in danger." An attendant followed to give the report.

"Huh?" That day Song was slightly stunned, he had calculated everything, but he couldn't fall short! At this time, Meng Sanjie needs another moment of support.

"The whole army accelerated, straight to Wangtou Cliff! I want to break the enemy in person! ”

"Time is not waiting, Jiaozhou Tartar is fighting with the snipe and mussels to compete for the fisherman's profit, we must not sit still. Now that the enemy forces have been mobilized, the attack on this side must not be delayed. Eat Meng Sanjie, besiege and kill Narisong, this will send a signal, and launch it tonight! ”

Yu Zhilong quickly calculated, looked at the excited generals in the tent, and slammed his fist on the long case, which shocked the pen, ink, paper and inkstone on it one after another, and several top-notch wolves on the pen stand were scattered on the ground!

Mu Chun and the others strode out of the ranks, and they all received orders: "Follow the general's order!" ”

Night fell on Rizhao City again, and the strong bloody gas mixed in the sea breeze, flying everywhere with the howling sea breeze. The fierce fighting of the day almost exhausted the defenders, and there was a rare night's rest, and the weary soldiers huddled in their ear chambers, beside the warm fire, and could not sleep until dawn.

A few sneaky figures quietly clinged to the corners of the streets and alleys, bent over, stopped in a few steps, and carefully watched the movements of the patrol guards around them.

They turned around and approached the water gate under the city walls. It is not appropriate to say that it is a water gate, this is a water vein pass under the city wall of Rizhao City.

Most of the water in the moat gushes out from the water spring in the city, gathers here, and then leads out through this water gate to the outer moat. The water gate is only five feet wide and only four feet high, and in order to prevent people from entering and exiting here, the government has specially set up an iron fence, each iron rod is as thick as a child's leg, and there is also a horizontal log fence above the pool, and there is a small door with a huge iron lock hanging on the door.

As usual, there are soldiers on duty here, but tonight it is freezing cold, and there is no one guarding outside.

"What about people? Didn't they all shrink up? Wen Xian, who was familiar with this place from a distance, frowned and muttered quietly.

This sluice gate was a key point of the Yuan army's garrison, and the Jing'an army had never attacked his idea. First, because this gate is really narrow, it is difficult for sergeants to enter and exit in large numbers, and second, the garrison danger here can be said to be a one-man pass, not to mention the guards at the head of the city, that is, as long as a few sergeants poke indiscriminately with spears by the pool, it is difficult for foreign enemies to wade in.

But if there is an internal response, it is naturally a different matter.

Wen Xian was originally Cui Hu's group, he lived in the city with a few companions, and when he saw the arrow mark that day, Wen Xian understood it, and quickly made an appointment with these partners, and according to the agreed time, he planned to secretly open the sluice gate and let the Jing'an army in.

In the night, more than a dozen of the guards on duty here fell asleep in the grass hut against the wall, and a brand head and a sergeant happened to be sheltered from the wind and dark in the corner, wearing robes and stomping their feet to endure hardship. Hazy saw someone approaching, and asked vigilantly, "Who is it?" Get your name now! ”

Wen Xian and the others were taken aback, their figures paused slightly, and only led a companion, nodded and slowly stepped forward to greet: "Master Jun, the little Wen Xian was sent by the county government to bring you some wine, meat and food." No, this is the government's statement. Wen Xian took out a wooden sign and handed it to the head of the sign for inspection. The wooden sign is naturally fake, dark at night, and difficult to identify.

The head of the sign was puzzled, so the sergeant next to him picked up the lantern and stepped forward to interrogate. Sure enough, the companion behind Wen Xian handed over a food box with several layers, placed it on the ground, opened it layer by layer, and immediately smelled fragrant, a pot of old wine, two chickens, a leg of mutton, and more than a dozen white-flour steamed buns!

"Head, I'm going to call the brothers in the house!" The sergeant next to him saw clearly that the greedy Harazi was about to stay, so he hurriedly pointed to the sign and was about to go to the house to call someone.

The head of the sign was supposed to look at the wooden sign carefully, but when he heard it, he slapped his big hand on his head and said angrily: "Idiot, how can this little wine be enough for everyone to eat." He picked up the flask and poured himself two large sips first, and in the sound of the grunt it was already more than halfway down, and then he let out a comfortable breath and threw it to the sergeant.

The sergeant smiled with joy, there were more monks and less porridge, so it was better for the two of them to drink this pot of hot wine first.

In order to appease the army, Liang Si did order the government office to arrange people to send wine and food to the army, Wen Xian had sent it twice, if it weren't for the lack of people to work in the city defense these days, he would not have been transferred to be a coolie. The sergeant here has met with them several times, and it can be regarded as an acquaintance, otherwise, if he comes out of the night, he will definitely be taken down by the vigilant soldiers.

Seeing that the two were unprepared, Wen Xian secretly took out a sharp blade from the back, flashed to the side of the brand, and suddenly launched, covering his mouth with one hand and stabbing him under the ribs with the other. Another companion was quick to deal with the pawn who was drinking.

The two guards were caught off guard and were quickly put down. A few accomplices rushed out of the dark shadows behind, and Wen Xian divided a few people to guard in front of the thatched hut, and he and his companions ran to the sluice, checked the chains, iron locks and other things, and managed to open the fence gate.

According to the agreement, the Jing'an army outside the city should have secretly approached here at this time.

Coincidentally, someone in the grass hut came out to urinate at night, and when he opened the door, he was immediately alerted and shouted, "There is a thief!" ”

As soon as he shouted, he was immediately grabbed by the two people on guard outside the house and grabbed his shirt on his chest, and one was dragged out of the house with force, and someone rushed over and broke the sharp blade on his back, almost revealing his chest! The man was in pain, howled, and died quickly. But some of the pawns in the house had been awakened, screaming and about to pick up their weapons and rush out.

Several people outside the house all took out sharp knives and rushed in like a whirlwind and stabbed them, and for a while the house was like chickens and dogs jumping, and it was a mess.

Hearing this, he immediately ordered a few companions to quickly pick up the hammer, break the iron lock, pick up the steel knife dropped by the Yuan army, and prepare to meet the enemy.

The abnormal sound here was soon discovered by a team of guards patrolling the city, and the hundreds of households leading the team ran to observe the city with torches high, and found that it was not good, and immediately sounded the gong to warn.

Hearing that it is in a hurry, if it falls short, everyone's lives will be suspended!

Suddenly, a rocket exploded in mid-air, which was the signal agreed by Cui Hu, indicating that the Jing'an army outside the city was ready, and they could break through as long as the sluice gate was opened.

"Guys, let's fight!" Hearing that the governor could not retreat, he roared, stood on the road under the head of the city, and met the pawns who rushed down with shouts and screams. The passage here is relatively narrow, and he danced the steel knife almost impassable, and with the help of his two companions, he temporarily blocked the downward rush of the pawn.

Outside the city, there was a sudden landslide and a tsunami-like shout, it was the Jing'an army that quietly approached in the dark night, and after approaching the city, they all sang in harmony, and the Jing'an army raised dozens of ladders and began to attack! The location of the attack was deliberately chosen to be a hundred paces away from the sluice, intending to attract the attention of the defenders at the head of the city on both sides, and an elite group of soldiers removed their armor, carried Pu knives, quietly descended the moat, lowered their bodies, only exposed one head, and ran to the sluice gate under cover.

The soldiers and rebels above and below the city were awakened and hurriedly began to resist.

Next to the sluice gate in the city, Wen Xian and the others were still seven or eight people fighting hard at the beginning, they were holding on to the sluice gate of the waterway back to back, and dozens of soldiers on the periphery had already gathered, and swords and guns beckoned to them!

At this time, the large iron lock had been smashed, and several iron rods in the sluice passage had been twisted by the thin iron chains prepared by Wen Xian, revealing a gap, which could barely pass through a person. A wet figure came out of the water, climbed onto the stone bank, shouted, and joined the battle group, but it was the vanguard of the Jing'an Army who entered the city!

It's a pity that the passage is narrow at this time, and the Jing'an army can't pour in large numbers for a while.

Meng Sanjie couldn't sleep tonight, wrapped up his armor in the middle of the night to patrol the city, and was surprised to hear that the Jing'an army was attacking at night, and there were thieves in the waterway sluice gate.

"Quickly encircle and suppress, and never let the thieves break in!" Meng Sanjie shouted hoarsely. The armies knew the danger and responded one after another. Although a team of Jing'an soldiers kept following, the speed of entering the city through the waterway was slow, and under the frantic attack of the Yuan army, although there were Mu Chun, Wen Xian and other desperate conflicts and maintenance, the narrow encirclement was precarious.

Seeing that the enemy was getting heavier and heavier, the reinforcements were breaking through slowly, and he looked up to the sky and sighed: "Heaven is not a wish, Wen Xian's fate is resting today!" ”

Mu Chun was even more depressed and almost went crazy. He took the lead in rushing in, wielding his iconic big iron spine, the enemy in front of him Mo Ran could be, but the Yuan soldiers gathered more and more, and his own backup force was limited, if it weren't for Mu Chun's conflict before and after, blocking left and right, but with Wen Xian and others, he would have suffered an accident a long time ago.

Suddenly, a group of people rushed out of an alley, intercepting Meng Sanjie's pawn halfway, and the leader shouted: "The Yuan court has no way, and the world spurns!" Wu Yan Erduo and Meng Sanjie regard my Han family as pigs and dogs, and they don't know it, are they willing to be boiling water swimming fish? Tonight, Rizhao City has been broken, all the children of my Han family, those who advocate the banner of righteousness, will be rewarded for their merits! ”

It seemed that his words were heard outside the city, and in the noisy fighting and shouting, a neat shout suddenly came out: "The Yuan army in the city listens to the truth, those who abandon their weapons will not die, and those who will be rewarded anyway!" ”

The Yuan army was already demoralized, and they were even more panicked when they heard the rumors.

With the addition of this new force at the sluice, the Yuan army could no longer get close, and more Jing'an soldiers sneaked in from the waterway, and the strength of the two sides gradually leveled off.

Mu Chun and Wen Xian were overjoyed, and the two quickly cooperated, taking advantage of the low morale of the Yuan army, and forced the opposite Yuan army back more than a dozen steps in one breath. The sluice passage is finally basically safe.

The Yuan army at the head of the city focused most of its attention on how to resist the overall attack of the Jing'an army outside the city, and had no time to separate the battle at the sluice gate inside the city, and had little support on this side.