Chapter 363: Troops Suppress Baoding City
Su Can suddenly joined the Yejiabao army, which surprised Ye Shaolong. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info Not only did he feel incredible, but even the little emperor on the side had a surprised expression on his face.
Tie Ta stood up very embarrassed at this time and explained to Su Can: "Handsome, Brother Su insists on this, and I can't ...... it." ”
Before the tower finished speaking, Ye Shaolong waved his hand to stop: "Well, then that's it, don't say anything, set off now, and discuss this matter later!" ”
The iron tower clenched his fists and said yes, and then ordered people to bring two war horses for Ye Shaolong and the little emperor, and waited for the two to get on the horse. Then he turned around and went to lead the troops to the battle!
As the deputy general of the cavalry, Su Can was responsible for opening the road in front with one hundred and five cavalry, and Tie Ta was responsible for breaking the rear with another one hundred and five cavalry.
Ye Shaolong, the little emperor and the infantry general Li Chengke were responsible for the central response, and the army of 10,000 people set off in such a majestic manner. After passing the Yejiabao gatehouse, it soon disappeared at the end of the valley.
At this moment, Ye Shoufu, who was standing on the gatehouse, sighed lightly and said to Tang Shan beside him: "I don't know when I will be able to enjoy peace in peace, every time this young dragon goes out to fight, I am always uneasy in my heart." ”
Tang Shan also frowned and sighed: "If you want peace in this world, I can't see it." I only hope that God can favor Shaolong and let him win and return triumphantly! ”
"Ugh......." Ye Shoufu sighed deeply again when he heard this, and then went down the gatehouse with Tang Shan and went to the construction site of the city wall to help Tang Feifei and them.
Yejiabao is not very far from Baoding City, if you ride a fast horse alone, you can reach Baoding City in half a day. But now that the army is advancing, the speed of the march naturally cannot be compared with that of the fast horse.
According to the tower's estimates, with vigilance, the army could reach Baoding City within a day. They set off in the morning, and if they don't take a break on the way, they can arrive at Baoding City in the evening.
After estimating the time, Ye Shaolong felt that there was plenty of time, so at the suggestion of the little emperor, he made a detour to the capital to satisfy the little emperor's desire to take a look at the imperial city.
The newly built official road in Yejiabao leads directly to the capital, the road is wide and flat, and the army does not have to work hard at all. The soldiers were also full of energy at the moment, and the marching speed was quite fast.
In less than an hour, the army had completely left the boundary of Yejiabao and walked in the vast wilderness, where the eyes should have been full of farmland.
But what Ye Shaolong saw was a barren and dead silence. The parched and cracked earth was open with hideous mouths, and the withered yellow weeds were dying, and not a single crop could be seen.
The irrigation ditch, which was supposed to be full of water at this moment, has long since dried up at this moment, and there is not even a drop of water to be seen. The drought of the past year, without a drop of rain, has already turned this land that is not rich into a barren and barren land that can no longer be cultivated.
This place is the suburbs of the capital, and it is also the fief of the princes and ministers, and it can be said that half of the grain in the entire capital is produced here.
In less than half a year, the prosperity of the past here is gone, replaced by desolation.
The little emperor looked left and right, his face was full of grief, and his red eyes were already full of tears. It's just that he tried his best to keep the tears from slipping.
Ye Shaolong was also in a depressed mood at the moment, compared to Yejiabao, this place was simply a wilderness. It was already the time to cultivate, but not a single common man could be seen, not even half of the shadow of a bird.
Seeing that the little emperor was depressed and on the verge of collapse at any time, Ye Shaolong wanted to say something to consol him, but he didn't know what to say when he opened his mouth?
In desperation, Ye Shaolong could only urge the army to speed up and leave this lifeless barren land as fast as possible. Out of sight and out of mind, at least let the little emperor not touch the scene and be sad as soon as possible.
Due to the speed of the army, they arrived at the foot of the capital city before noon, and there was not half a figure on the north city gate, and the city gate was also wide open.
Outside the city, you can see the streets of the city at a glance, and you can only see some figures who were walking on the streets, and when they see the sudden arrival of the army, they hide in all directions, like frightened birds.
Ye Shaolong turned his head to look at the little emperor beside him, and asked hesitantly, "Your Majesty, do you want to enter the city?" ”
The little emperor hesitated for a moment, and responded unexpectedly: "No, as long as I see that the imperial city is fine, I don't have any knots." ”
The little emperor actually wanted to go into the city for a walk and take a look, but he was afraid that he would be aroused by sad things. And looking in from here, the panicked figures on the street just now can tell that this capital is indeed a dead city now.
Ye Shaolong was very surprised by the little emperor's answer, but he didn't say anything more? Instead, he immediately ordered the army to continue to set off towards Baoding City.
The sun was setting in the west, the moon was rising, and the Yejiabao army finally arrived five miles away from Baoding City. In order to ensure that the Japanese in the city would not escape overnight after learning the news, Ye Shaolong simply ordered Baoding City to be surrounded immediately.
Ye Shaolong, Tie Tower, and Li Chengke took 3,000 men and horses to guard the north gate, and the rest of the men and horses scattered to guard the other three gates. Su Can was responsible for patrolling around the city with cavalry to ensure that no one in the city could escape.
As soon as the Yejiabao army besieged the city, it immediately alarmed the Japanese in Baoding City, and torches were suddenly lit everywhere on the city wall, illuminating the entire Baoding City.
Ye Shaolong was under the north city gate, and as soon as he looked up, he could clearly see the figure on the city tower. And because the Yejiapu army did not light the torches and was in the dark, the Japanese on the city tower could not see the Yejiabao army clearly.
However, the Yejiabao army in the dark lit the torches and saw their every move clearly.
Sakata had to report that a large army suddenly besieged the city, and he was so frightened that he quickly came to the north castle tower, and when he stepped on the castle tower, he quickly realized that it was not good.
He was followed by two lieutenant generals, who were scolded by him: "Baga, you fools, let everyone put out the torches for Lao Tzu ......." ”
"Boom...... Rumble...... Rumble! ”
It's a pity that Sakata was still one step too late, and three cannon shots in a row directly blew up the building on the north gate tower.
Tiles, sawdust suddenly flew everywhere, and Sakata Day, who had just gone up to the castle tower, was affected by it and was thrown to the ground by the two lieutenants behind him, and directly protected him with his body.
After the bombardment had passed, Sakata struggled to get up, and at this time, he found that the two lieutenants who were protecting him had already lost their breath, and their bodies had been shot into a hornet's nest by tiles and sharp sawdust.
Sakata's face was gloomy for a day, and he took a deep breath with palpitations, fortunately, the two lieutenants just now acted neatly, otherwise he would have died now.