Early the next morning, just after breakfast, Yu Xi, Luda and others heard the shouts outside the city in Yongle City, and everyone hurriedly climbed the city wall to see that the Western Xia army began to attack the city again. This time it was obviously different from the previous times, and I used everything that could be used.

At the front is the "Bang Linglang", that is, the puppet army team composed of soldiers who surrendered in the past of the Great Song Dynasty, which was used to take the lead and serve as a shield.

The second team is the elite unit of the Western Xia army, that is, the "Black Vulture Army" led by the black barbarians, as a commando team, it is the vanguard of the siege.

The third team is the "Pop Xi Army", which specializes in manipulating stone throwers and cloud towers as support forces for the siege.

The fourth team is the "Garrison", which is composed of royal children.

Fifty horns "moo moo" blew, and the sound was like dozens of old cows waiting to be slaughtered crying, which made people feel cautious.

Immediately afterwards, the twenty-sided cowhide drum beat up again, and the sound made people's scalps tingle.

The first team of 1,000 people held shields in their hands to shield the arrows from under the city, and behind them were the teams carrying ladders and long wooden poles to climb the city.

Seeing that when the "Crashing Linglang" rushed to the ground only one arrow away from the city wall, Yu Xi shouted: "Let go of the arrow!" The archers standing on the walls of the city set up their arrows.

The "Crashing Commanders" were shot down in a large area. The rest of the men turned around and ran, but before they could take a few steps before they were shot back by the bows and arrows of the "garrison" who oversaw the battle.

Those "Crashing Commanders" had no choice but to bite the bullet, lift the ladders and wooden poles thrown on the ground, and rush up with shouts. As he ran forward, he shouted, "Brothers in the city, don't let your arrows go." We're forced too! ”

Yu Xi shouted to the Great Song soldiers on the city wall: "Shoot the arrows, hurry up and shoot this soft-boned traitor." ”

The soldiers on the city wall looked at each other one by one.

Yu Xi was furious, drew his sword and hacked two archers to death, and shouted hoarsely: "Release the arrows, release the arrows, whoever does not release the arrows will be the fate of these two people." ”

The soldiers on the wall had to close their eyes and shoot the arrows, but could it be accurate? The "Crashing Commanders" quickly rushed to the city wall, set up a ladder and began to climb up, and the people on the city wall hurriedly threw down the stones and rolled the wood, and suddenly there was a ghost crying wolf under the city wall.

The "Black Eagle Army" that followed behind the "Crashing Commander" army also rushed up, standing under the city wall and shooting arrows with a bow and arrows, covering the "Collision Commander" to climb towards the city.

Yu Xi was wielding his sword to command, when suddenly an arrow swished over, he couldn't dodge, and the arrow was shooting on his right arm. The sword in his hand fell under the city wall with a thud.

Yu Xi gritted his teeth, stretched out his left hand and pulled out the arrow feathers and threw them under the city, stomped his feet in anger and shouted: "Throw a torch and burn them to death." ”

The soldiers on the city wall hurriedly lit torches and threw them down one after another, and some of the "Bangling Lang" were burned to death, and a disgusting smell of corpses wafted from the city.

The first day of siege by the Western Xia army was thus repulsed.

The enemy attacked the city three times a day in a row, and was repulsed again and again. There is also no grain and grass left in the city, and everyone can only eat two steamed buns a day, and they are persevering. Hold on to the troops waiting for rescue.

But it was said that Ma Xuanzan, the ugly county who broke through the siege, has been beating horses and galloping all the way since he left Yongle City, and he has caught up with the stars and the moon. It took only three days to arrive in the capital.

At dusk, they entered the capital

As soon as Xuanzan entered the capital, he followed Luda's instructions and went straight to General Longwei's mansion to find General Longwei Qiu Xiang.

As soon as they met, Xuanzan knelt in front of Qiu Xiang and said loudly: "General, something is wrong." ”

Qiu Xiang hurriedly helped Xuanzan up and asked, "Xuanzan is not good for any big thing." You speak slowly. ”

Xuan praised: "The Luda army led us to Yongle City to reinforce and was surrounded by the Western Xia army. ”

Qiu Xiang said: "Nonsense, didn't you say that you broke through when you got there, why were you surrounded." ”

"Yes," he said. But when General Lu led us to rush in, Marshal Yu Xi, who was guarding the city there, said that he would not leave anything, and that he would live and die with the city. ”

Qiu Xiang stomped his feet and said, "Alas! It's a scholar who misleads the country, and a general is incapable of killing thousands of troops. Go, you hurry up and follow me into the palace to meet the emperor. ”

The two of them left the general's mansion and got on their horses and went straight to the palace. The one who knew that when he arrived at the gate of the palace, he was stopped by the eunuch on duty and said, "Long live, not in the palace." ”

Qiu Xiang said: "Long live, if you are not in the palace, where did his old man go." ”

The eunuch said: "Then how do we know, who dares to ask where the Long Live Lord goes?" ”

The emperor could not be found, so the two of them hurriedly went around there.

I waited until late at night and did not see the emperor return to the palace.

Qiu Xiang said helplessly: "Alas, it seems that the emperor will be asked to issue a holy decree and send out a rescue army tomorrow morning." ”

Xuan praised: "This delayed night, Yongle City doesn't know how many soldiers should shed blood and sacrifice? ”

Qiu Xiang shook his head and said bitterly: "No way, no way!" Who would want us to have such an emperor? ”

The next day, Xuanzan and Qiu Xiang came to wait outside the Jinluan Hall early.

As soon as the golden bell rang in the palace, the two of them ran in impatiently, and before the eunuch could shout. Qiu Xiang pulled Xuanzan "Porphy" and knelt in front of Emperor Huizong and said: "Long live the pass, there is a hurry to start the battle." ”

Emperor Huizong glanced at them and said, "General Qiu Xiang, what do you have to do, hurry up." ”

Qiu Xiang said: "Yongle City Yu Xi and Luda and 100,000 soldiers were besieged by the Western Xia army, please send troops to rescue as soon as possible." ”

Emperor Huizong patted the dragon case and said, "What can I do about this." He looked up at the minister standing below and said, "Secretary Tong, what can you two do?" ”

Tong Guan came out of the class and said: "Long live this matter is easy to handle, you can send an urgent document and order the troops from all over Yongle City to go to the rescue." ”

Li Gang left the squad and said: "Long live, it is absolutely impossible to mobilize the troops near Yongle City, so that the Western Xia army will take advantage of the situation from other places. ”

Emperor Huizong said: "What should I do?" ”

Qiu Xiang said: "Long live, I think you can choose 100,000 elites from the 800,000 forbidden army, and the minister is willing to lead them to the border pass to kill the Western Xia soldiers and horses." ”

Gao Yu shouted: "Nonsense, how can the forbidden army be mobilized at will, they are all out of the northwest border pass, who is responsible for the safety of the capital, and don't forget that there is a big Liao in our northeast, in case there is another wind in the northeast, what should we do?" ”

Emperor Huizong said at this time: "This is not good, that is not good, everyone Aiqing will talk about what to do?" ”

Tong Guan said: "Long live, the only way at present is for you to immediately issue a holy decree and order Yu Xi in Yongle City to forcibly break through." ”

Emperor Hui said: "In that case, isn't the Yongle City that we worked so hard to build lost in vain?" ”

Tong Guan said: "What's the point of losing a small Yongle City? After the city is lost, we can send men and horses to take it back, and it is important to keep the people first. ”

Xuan praised: "Long live, no! ”

Emperor Huizong said: "Why can't it? ”

Xuan praised: "There are more than 400,000 men and horses besieging Yongle City in Western Xia, and the defenders in our Yongle City are only 100,000, which is outnumbered and cannot break out of the enemy encirclement at all. ”

Gao Yu said: "Nonsense, I don't believe that the Xixia people are so powerful, and besides, although they surrounded it tightly, didn't you also rush out?" ”

Tong Guan also added fuel and vinegar next to him: "Yes, yes, yes! The Tangut people are not as frightening as you say, don't we still have a general Huwei who bravely runs through the three armies and an elite army of 3,000 people trained by him, it is impossible to defend the city, but it is not impossible to break through the siege of the Tangut. Long live, the military situation at the border pass, you hurry up and make a holy decree for Xuanzan to take back and hand it over to Yu Xi, and order him to immediately lead the troops to break through in the direction of Mizhi. ”

Emperor Huizong nodded and said, "Okay, just do what Secretary Tong said." Scattered Dynasty. ”

At this time, Yongle City, Yu Xi and Luda are leading their soldiers to fight hard, gritting their teeth and persevering, they believe that the rescue troops will come soon, as long as they can hold out for another five days, it will usher in the dawn of victory.

No one thought that the court would not send troops to save it.

But who would have thought that Tong Guan would fall into the well for his own selfish interests, and he did everything possible to prevent Emperor Huizong from sending troops to rescue, with only one purpose was to put Luda to death.

In the voice of the eunuch shouting: "Something to play, nothing to disperse", Xuanzan got up from the ground with tears in his eyes, and with Qiu Xiang walked out of the palace, the tears in Xuanzan's eyes flowed out, and he choked up and said to Qiu Xiang: "It's over, it's over, the soldiers in Yongle City are finished." ”

Qiu Xiang patted Xuanzan's shoulder and said, "Then what do you say, we have tried our best to persuade us, but Banzai will not listen to us." ”

Xuan praised: "It's all the bad ideas of Gao Yu and Tong Guan for the emperor, I really can't wait to take out the sword and chop them." ”

Qiu Xiang said: "Since the emperor doesn't send reinforcements, then you don't have to go back, just stay in the capital!" ”

Xuanzan shook his head and said, "No, I have to go back." ”

Qiu Xiang looked at Xuanzan with a sad face and said, "Go back, that is equivalent to sending you to death." ”

"It's not that I'm not afraid of death, but even if I die, I'm going to die with those brothers who are guarding the city of Yongle." ”

Qiu Xiang approvingly: "Okay, it's a hot-blooded man." Since you are determined to go back, then I will ride my lightning horse back, as the general of Longwei, I can't go into battle with you to kill the enemy, so let the lightning horse accompany you to the camp on my behalf. ”

Xuanzan clasped his fists and saluted: "Then the young general has thanked the general for his love." Farewell. ”

Qiu Xiang took Xuanzan's hand and said: "Xuanzan, if you can, don't die, don't die, try to come back alive." ”

Xuanzan nodded and said, "Don't worry, General Xuanzan won't die easily." ”

Qiu Xiang said: "If you tell Luda this sentence, just say that I, Qiu Xiang, said that I can stay in the green mountains, and I am not afraid of no firewood." It is important to kill the enemy and serve the country, and life is also important. (To be continued.) )