Chapter 408 Digging the Grave of Northern Zhou Xunzhou, Jade City.

"What, what did you say?" Yu Wenyong got up suddenly, his eyes widened, he looked at Yu Wenxin who was covered in blood with a shocked face, and asked in a lost voice.

"Back to Your Majesty, although it is an indisputable fact that Weichen Qi Wang Yu Wenxian suddenly fled on the battlefield, Weichen believes that King Qi must have his own troubles. Although our army suffered a lot of losses this time, fortunately, General Yang Jianyang sacrificed his life to lead the army to rescue, and Weichen was able to continue to serve His Majesty, and the main force was finally withdrawn safely! ”

Yu Wenxin's face was sad, and his brows were furrowed. After a tragic battle, he almost exhausted his mental strength, and fled in a hurry all the way, and his spirit was still a little sluggish at this time. Especially Yu Wenxian's lack of news, it made him feel heavy. How can a brother who has been a brother for decades suddenly become a traitor to the country, a sinner that everyone shouts and beats, how can he feel better. In particular, Yu Wenxin was unwilling to admit that Yu Wenxian would be a deserter from the bottom of his heart.

"No, it won't!" Yu Wenyong trembled, and sat down on the chair in some despair, muttering to himself.

Counting hundreds of thousands of soldiers of the three armies, anyone can be a deserter, but Yu Wenxian is absolutely impossible. I think that at the beginning, when Yuwenhu was in power, he Yuwenxian was just a puppet, and Yuwenxian unswervingly supported him. For more than ten years, he was born and died for the Northern Zhou Dynasty, and he never had the slightest fear after suffering dozens of wounds, so how could he flee first in fear now.

Could it be that Brother Wang is dead? Thinking of this possibility, Yu Wenxian couldn't help but tremble smartly, and hurriedly expelled this thought. If Yu Wenxian really died, what reason would Qi people have to say that he had escaped, but I was afraid that he would have already publicized it and hit his own morale.

"Your Majesty-" Yu Wenxin looked at Yu Wenyong's somewhat trance look, and couldn't help but whisper worriedly.

Yu Wenyong woke up instantly, and his face quickly returned to calm: "Let's not mention this matter for the time being, what is the movement of the enemy army?" ”

"Your Majesty, the Qi army failed to pursue, so they returned to besiege Pingyang City." It was a veteran who spoke, although his beard and hair were white, but he was in good spirits, his eyes were shining, and his body was calm and murderous. After a pause, he continued: "Your Majesty, although General Liang is a veteran general on the battlefield, Pingyang is alone after all, and he is new, and his troops are insufficient, so I am afraid that he will not be able to support it for a long time." Having said that, there was not much worry on his face, but he was very calm.

This person is Wei Shuyu, Wei Xiaokuan, the most outstanding military strategist and strategist in the Northern Zhou Dynasty. At that time, Gao Huan started from the Six Towns, and his power was unrivaled for a while, and he suppressed the Western Wei Dynasty so that he could not breathe, and it was precisely because of Wei Xiaokuan's defense of Yubi City that Gao Huan stopped moving, and finally fell ill, and won a valuable opportunity for the Yuwen clan to develop and grow.

Yu Wenyong's eyes froze, and he nodded: "What Xiaokuan Aiqing said is extremely true. My Great Zhou has been at odds with the Qi people for a long time, and this time the Lord of Qi will lead the army to the south, and he will not give up, and the power of Pingyang is indeed a little weak. What do you think? ”

"Your Majesty, Weichen thinks that we should immediately send troops to rescue." It was Yu Yi, who was standing under Wei Xiaokuan, who was standing under Wei Xiaokuan, who spoke, and said solemnly. The three strategies of Pingqi were his contributions, and he naturally advocated an all-out attack on Northern Qi.

"The minister seconded the proposal!" Wei Xiaokuan immediately spoke in support, "Your Majesty, our army retreated first before fighting with the Lord of Qi, and the morale of the whole army was low, and now the King of Qi is nowhere to be found, and the people in the army are even more panicked, if you don't send troops to rescue Pingyang, I'm afraid it will chill the hearts of the soldiers!" ”

"The minister also seconded it!" Zhao Wangyuwen beckoned: "This withdrawal, the soldiers have a lot of dissatisfaction in their hearts, and it is the right time to send troops at this time. The so-called arrogant soldiers will be defeated, Qi people will be proud and complacent when they gain momentum for a while, and they will lose their sharpness, and our army will suddenly fight back and will be able to win. ”

Yu Wenyong nodded secretly, and then looked at the other ministers of civil and military affairs. The others looked at each other, and finally replied in unison, "The ministers seconded it!" ”

"Okay, since all of you Aiqing have agreed to send troops again, then send an order to the three armies, and the army will start tomorrow, and this time we must fight down and destroy the Qi country!" Yu Wenyong's expression was solemn, he stood up, and said in a deep voice.

"Your Ministers obey!"

……

On the fifth day of October, the army of the Northern Zhou Dynasty went and returned, and the soldiers were divided into two ways and attacked again.

In recent years, the Zhou State and the Qi State have fought each other, and the Zhou army has won more and lost less, and the Eastern Expedition a few days ago was also like a bamboo, advancing all the way. However, just when the Zhou army wanted to attack and capture the Qi lord Gao Wei in one go, Yuwen Yong issued an order to retreat. This order not only made the military top brass confused, but also the lower ranks of the officers and men were even more depressed.

Now, the Qi army is arrogant, Pingyang is surrounded, but also makes the Zhou army indignant, as soon as he learned that Yuwen Yong sent troops to rescue, the soldiers of the three armies suddenly became as excited as if they had been beaten with chicken blood, and everyone was holding their breath in their hearts, and secretly vowed to make Qi people look good.

Therefore, when Yu Wenyong gave the order to send troops in two ways, the soldiers of Zhou went down to the tigers in the mountains, with high morale and extremely fierce. In less than half a day, the Zhou army actually annexed the South Fen Prefecture and West Fen Prefecture adjacent to Jinzhou one after another.

When the news came, Cushman and Wakefield were taken aback. Xifenzhou fell, not to mention that the merge state he valued most was under the threat of the enemy, if the Zhou army went down the Fen River and attacked from both sides, how would he deal with himself?

Gao Wei immediately sent Gao Xiaoheng to defend against the enemy, who would have thought that it was just an hour of kung fu, the 30,000 Qi army was defeated by Wei Xiaokuan, and most of it was lost, even the brave general Helan Leopard was also heavily injured, if it weren't for the personal guards fighting each other, I was afraid that I would become Wei Xiaokuan's soul under the knife. And Gao Xiaoheng, who is weak, has no power to restrain the chicken, and in the face of the completely dispersed Qi army, he can only sigh.

Gao Xiaoheng, the king of Guangning, was defeated, and learned that the Zhou army would be able to reach Pingyang City in one day, Gao Wei suddenly panicked, and couldn't help but retreat in his heart.

The ministers of Northern Qi also knew that Yuwen Yong was menacing this time, but Gao Wei could never retreat. Otherwise, not to mention that Pingyang City, which is about to be broken through with great difficulty, is difficult to break, I am afraid that the Qi army will also lose its momentum and collapse, and the entire Northern Qi will be presented under the iron hooves of the Northern Zhou Dynasty.

After a long period of persuasion, Gao Wei finally dispelled the idea of withdrawing to Yecheng. The Qi army temporarily gave up attacking Pingyang City, and instead dug a trench nearly ten miles long and about 30 meters wide on the south and east sides of Pingyang City, and nearly 100,000 troops waited in the east of the trench.

On the seventh day of October, Yu Wenyong led 150,000 soldiers and horses to Pingyang. Knowing that Yu Wenyong was there in person, the soldiers and civilians of Pingyang City suddenly burst into shocking cheers, and their spirits, which had been tense for several days, suddenly relaxed. The veteran Liang Shiyan was even more exhausted, and fainted after barely meeting Yuwen Yong.

Looking at the faces of the soldiers and civilians of Pingyang City who were full of hope for the rest of their lives after the catastrophe, and then looking at Pingyang City, which had almost become ruins, Yu Wenyong's mood was quite heavy. If there was no Liang Shiyan, this Pingyang City would have been lost long ago. Thinking of this, his determination to fight to the death with the Qi State became more and more firm.

Yu Wenyong didn't care about the fatigue of the journey, and then settled the surviving soldiers to rest, and after officially taking over the defense of Pingyang City, he led a cadre of civil and military forces to comfort the people in the city. Land can be seized by force, but it cannot be used as a method of governance. The people of Northern Qi were greatly disappointed, and Yu Wenyong's move was a good time to win the hearts of the people.

Yu Wenyong inspected the city, and as soon as he returned to the camp, Wei Xiaokuan, who had gone to the front line to investigate the enemy's situation, had already returned. Yu Wenyong asked how the situation was, and the latter replied: "It's easy to win!" Wait for Weichen to defeat them, and then have dinner with the three armies! ”

Yu Wenyong showed a relaxed and satisfied smile on his face, and then said, "Since this is the case, I am no longer worried. The soldiers are running all the way, and it is quite hard work, so let's take a rest first! The Qi army is just a rabble, and it is easy to break, and it doesn't care about the day and night. ”

After speaking, Yu Wenyong took his cronies and rode a war horse to inspect the front line, and everywhere he went, he could call out the names of the commanders of all parties, and comforted and encouraged him. Seeing that the emperor was so amiable and could remember his name, the soldiers were greatly moved, and everyone served bravely, and the high morale reached its peak.

The Qi army was in full swing and did not dare to relax in the slightest, but from morning to evening, the Zhou army did not attack. The reason why Yu Wenyong did this was not only because the soldiers came from afar and were tired, but also because he wanted to put pressure on the Qi army and consume their energy.

……

Thirty miles north of Pingyang City, above Fenshui.

Happy in white stood quietly on the bow of the ship, with his hands behind his back, looking at Pingyang City in the south, his deep eyes mixed with a touch of sadness. In the bleak late autumn, the weather was quite cold, but the joy was still unaware, like a petrified sculpture, allowing the ship to sway on the water, and his body did not shake in the slightest.

After a long time, he asked happily: "Li Feng, Zhou Jun should have arrived in Pingyang!" ”

"It's already here, and the 50,000 people led by Yi and Yuwen Zhao in the direction of Xifenzhou are also coming south non-stop." Li Feng replied respectfully.

"Have you dug the trench of the Qi army outside Pingyang City?" Happy asked casually.

"It's done!" Li Feng continued: "I believe that with this trench, it will be difficult for the Zhou army to go further!" ”

Happy chuckled and shook his head, and said in a somewhat ethereal voice: "Can only one trench really resist the Zhou army?" I'm afraid that Cushman & Wakefield has dug a huge grave for 100,000 soldiers! ”

"What do you mean—" Li Feng asked with some hesitation.

He shook his head happily and smiled, but he didn't answer, and changed his words and said: "It's not too early, we should also go ashore, let General Qin Qiong act according to the plan, don't seek merit, and minimize losses." ”

"Yes!" After Li Feng finished speaking, he turned around and paddled towards the shore.

……

On the night of October 7, the commander of the Qi army tented.

Gao Wei sat on the main seat, looked at the ministers in the tent, and asked with some doubts: "Ladies and gentlemen, Yuwen Yong has arrived in Pingyang, why didn't he come to attack for a long time?" ”

"Your Majesty, Wei Chen thinks, that Yuwen Yong is just a false name, he must be afraid to see you and dare not attack!"

"Your Majesty is incomparably mighty, how dare Yuwen dog thieves come?" The people below immediately slapped the horses, and Gao Wei laughed when he heard them, and the three thousand pores on his body seemed to be stretched out in an instant, ironing them to the extreme.

"Then, depending on you, will I take the initiative to fight a decisive battle or continue to defend?" Cushman laughed for a while, then asked.