The battle continued from the afternoon to the evening, and finally, after dropping more than 3,000 corpses, the Yuan army stopped the attack.

"Hurry up and repair the city walls and count the battle damage!" Lu Ziyu sat on the ground and commanded against the city wall.

"Yes"

The tiger head gun was thrown heavily on the ground by Lu Ziyu with a crisp sound, and the military doctor was bandaging his wounds, and Lu Ziyu's shoulders, thighs and arms were already scarred. Even his normally handsome face was obscured by ash and blood.

At this moment, Lu Ziyu's mood was heavy and complicated, the dead soldiers in the dark hill of the mountains and forests in the north of the city were all veterans of the Rinfeng Pass, and they were his most trusted brothers. But only one escaped and is still unconscious...... He couldn't imagine what it must have been like when the hundreds of brothers were killed.

Spies...... Who will it be? Lu Ziyu's mind quickly screened the people who had been in contact with the secret sentinel in the north of the city for more than a year.

In the end, all the suspicions still pointed to the person he had excluded from the beginning - Mu Zhixun.

Lu Ziyu just thought that the abnormality of his day was just the uncontrollable blood of a prince of the capital when he came to the border, but now it doesn't seem to be so simple, but why did he do it? In the final analysis, this Daning's country is his Mu family's country after all, Lu Ziyu still doesn't believe his conclusion, but if it is really him, then the tragedy outside the mountains and forests of Qinzhou may be just the beginning.

Thinking of this, Lu Ziyu's back broke out in a cold sweat, and the inky mystery spread more and more in his heart, "What does Mu Zhixun want to do?" ”

At this time, a soldier ran over and interrupted Lu Ziyu's thoughts, "Report to His Royal Highness, the Tiger Head Battalion has seriously injured 312 people who are difficult to fight, 906 people were killed in battle, 5 people are missing, and the remaining 1,000 people are all injured to varying degrees. ”

"What about the state capital's van army?" Lu Ziyu asked.

"The local 800 Xiang army in Qinzhou...... More than half of them have been killed or wounded. "The soldier is lost.

“…… Got it, go down. Tell the brothers that if you hold on a little longer, the letter of urgency for help has been sent, and the reinforcements from the imperial court will arrive soon. Lu Ziyu said with hope in his eyes.

"Yes." The soldier nodded firmly and movingly.

The soldiers left in a hurry and staggered, Lu Ziyu did not bother with the doubts in his heart, he knew that the top priority at the moment was how to meet tomorrow's more fierce offensive, as far as Lu Ziyu's observation today, the Yuan Su army outside the city was at least 50,000 people, but in only half a day of fighting, his own side had been injured more than half. Lu Ziyu didn't know how he could hold out until the moment when the imperial reinforcements arrived, but he had to hold on, because once the city of Qinzhou was broken and Yuan Su entered, the remaining twenty state capitals in the north would soon fall one after another, and even the Beiping army stationed at the Rinfeng Pass would fall into the predicament of being surrounded......

At this moment, how he wished that he could have the ability of his father to turn defeat into victory and turn the tide in the Rinfeng Pass.

Thinking of his father's surprise attack on the rear of the evil spirits, he nervously picked up the tiger head gun on the ground again, and supported himself to stand up, and he had to personally inspect and instruct him again to prevent Yuan Su from attacking the city at night.

A group of soldiers patrolling at night came from a distance, and Lu Ziyu was about to go over to give a few words, but saw that one of the soldiers accidentally stepped on the ice on the ground and fell, and was inevitably ridiculed by his companions.

The scene in front of him made the corners of Lu Ziyu's mouth flush a smile, but he wasn't laughing at the fallen soldier, he found that he seemed to have a way to alleviate the urgent need.

In front of the snowy tent, Yan Changfeng was standing and staring at the lights on Qinzhou City, and Mu Zhixun had reminded him that Lu Ziyu was guarding Qinzhou. Although he has never taken Lu Ziyu seriously. But the failure to successfully take Qinzhou City today was still a bit unexpected for him.

However, Yan Changfeng knew very well in his heart that Lu Ziyu only had more than 3,000 people after all, and in the face of the 50,000 yuan of iron cavalry in his hand, the city was only a matter of one day sooner or later.

At that time, he entered Qinzhou, and when his uncle's 150,000 army arrived, even if Daning's reinforcements came, I am afraid it would be difficult to compete with the Yuan Qi Iron Cavalry on the plains of the twenty-one states in the north.

"Pass the order, and launch a general attack tomorrow." Yan Changfeng walked into the tent and whispered to the guards on the side.

"Quick! Fast! Fast! Don't stop, folks, this is our last chance in Qinzhou. "At this moment, Liu Zhongzheng, the prefect of Qinzhou, is standing on top of the city tower and keeps commanding, with the last trace of desire for life on his anxious face." Your Royal Highness, will this work out? ”

"It's winter, the sky and the earth are ice, pouring water on the city wall, it will soon condense into a thick layer of ice armor, which not only makes the city wall stronger, but also greatly increases the difficulty of the Yuan people to climb the city wall and build cloud ladders." Lu Ziyu paused, he patted Liu Zhong's shoulder and whispered, "Lord Liu, this is the only and most effective method that can be done at present. ”

"Xia Guan understands. The lower officials will definitely let the people of this state fully cooperate. After saying this, Liu Zhong suddenly knelt down and said excitedly: "The lower officials know...... If it weren't for Your Highness, Qinzhou at this moment would have become a scorched earth, although Qinzhou is a small border land, but the people who live here are also the people of Daning, and the lower officials are here to thank Your Highness for the grace of protecting each other with their lives for all the people in Qinzhou City. ”

That night, the people of Qinzhou City were unprecedentedly united, regardless of men, women and children, they all carried water to and from the towers, some people carried buckets, some people used horse-drawn carts to pull water tanks, and even children with basins of water ran between the towers.

Although Qinzhou is dilapidated, for the people here, Qinzhou has their ancestral homes, fields and families, and Qinzhou is everything they live in. During the day, they also saw the figures of those military masters fighting with their lives to protect their homes, and even the soldiers who ate idle meals they scolded on weekdays were mostly killed in battle, what else can they say now.

On the other hand, Emperor Ning in the Yongning Palace was still looking forward to the good news of Liangqiang Pass, and was thinking about completely blocking the northern border after recovering Liangqiang Pass, just like treating Yuan Su like he did back then. He wouldn't have known that at this moment, the messenger from Qinzhou who had rushed eight hundred miles had already exhausted three fast horses along the way.

Before dawn the next day, the Yuan army began to assemble under the city of Qinzhou again, and the black pressure was even more restless than yesterday.

Just when they were about to launch a general attack, all the Yuansu soldiers, including Yan Changfeng, were stunned by the scene in front of them, the thick ice layer tightly wrapped the entire city wall and city gate, and the Qinzhou City Tower, which was already a little crumbling yesterday, looked much larger and stronger, as if it had become a cold and shining ice city, and at the same time, the snowflakes falling from the sky were still increasing the thickness of the ice armor.

Not to mention attacking, even if there is no one to defend, it is very difficult to simply climb.

However, after a moment of hesitation, Yan Changfeng still gave the order to attack.

The moment his father Khan left, he had already silently sworn in his heart that nothing could stop his determination to seize the capital of Daning in the north.

Sure enough, the difficulty of the attack was infinitely magnified. The huge boulders fired by the catapult smashed into the ice leaving only a small dent, and the ladder, which had barely been erected after sacrificing many people, quickly slid down.

On the other hand, the arrows and rolling logs of the Ning army in the city were still smashing at the evil soldiers.

This was almost a one-sided massacre, countless Yuan soldiers died under the Qinzhou City Tower, but no one flinched, at this moment, these Yuan Su soldiers who regarded death as if they were at home were a true portrayal of Yan Changfeng's inner will.

Since ancient times, the battlefield has always been synonymous with purgatory on earth, if yesterday was a thing called "tragedy" in Ning Jun's heart, then today is "mercy." "Two words, that's right, the object of their pity is those Yuan Su soldiers, countless corpses have been piled up under the city into a small slope, they have been in the army for many years, they have never seen such a desperate way of fighting, that is the real death as home.

But just when the Ning army was glad that this method could effectively curb the offensive of the Yuan Su army, Lu Ziyu frowned, looking at the mountains of corpses under the city and the Yuan Su cavalry that had begun to assemble in the distance, he shouted, "Not good! ”

At this time, Yan Changfeng, who was fully armed, had already stepped onto the war horse, and he raised the green dragon halberd in his hand and said in a low voice: "I said, today is a general attack." ”

When Ning Jun watched in amazement as the mighty Yuan Qi Iron Cavalry stepped on the tens of thousands of corpses under the city and rushed directly onto the city wall, it was already too late.

A large number of Yuan Su troops poured into the city tower, and the Ning army, which had no thought of life, under the leadership of Lu Ziyu, and the Yuan Su soldiers started the final hand-to-hand combat of life and death.

For a time, the outnumbered Ning army was killed in a blur of flesh and blood.

Lu Ziyu, who was covered in blood, had also been surrounded by more than ten Yuan Su soldiers with shields, and capturing and killing the main general was undoubtedly the best choice to end the battle.

However, Lu Ziyu was not an ordinary general, only to see that with a terrible roar, the silver spear in his hand swept away all those Yuan Su soldiers like a long dragon, but this also exhausted his last bit of strength.

The personnel are exhausted, and there is no way to return to the sky.

Then, losing his center of gravity, he fell to his knees with a thud, and he slowly pulled out the short dagger at his waist, his desperate eyes full of desolation and helplessness. "The city is in the people...... The city is broken, and today the city is broken, and the ministers ...... Beiyang Lu Ziyu was determined to die and die for the country. ”

Lu Ziyu raised the short dagger without any thoughts, and there was no trace of sadness and joy in his solemn and relieved eyes.

But at this moment, something unexpected happened, and there were bursts of mountain cries behind him.

"His Royal Highness~"

Lu Ziyu turned his head in a trance, his sadness and emotion at that moment were unforgettable in his life.

The flag fluttering in the distance brought tears to his eyes instantly, and the word "Beiping" on the flag was the word he was most familiar with since he was a child.

"Ahh Lu Ziyu, who was crying with joy, looked up to the sky and roared.

At this time, the sound of the retreating horn was also heard in the Yuanfu military camp, and the sudden Beiping army not only disrupted their attack plan, but also attacked Yan Changfeng's sweat tent. In desperation, they had no choice but to retreat to defense.

Shangguan Xunyi, who was very anxious, climbed the city tower and hugged Lu Ziyu in his arms, and the burly man also had a day of anxious tears, "Lord Shizi!" Weekend...... It's late. ”

"It's not too late...... Why didn't you go to Liangqiang Pass with your father? Lu Ziyu smiled weakly.

"The old prince can't rest assured that you sent me, I really didn't expect Yuan Su to invade Qinzhou at this juncture."

Shangguan Xunyi's unintentional words woke up Lu Ziyu, and the mystery in his heart was magnified again, Liangqiang Pass fell, his father was transferred, and the dark post was attacked. All this was no coincidence, and at this moment, he was even more convinced of his guesses.

"How many men did you bring?" Lu Ziyu fixed the way of the gods.

"Thirty thousand horses."

"That'...... How many people are left with my father? Lu Ziyu said anxiously.

"One...... 10,000 people. Shangguan Xunyi said in a low voice.

"Shangguan Xunyi, you bastard!" Lu Ziyu scolded angrily, and due to the excessive force, a sharp pain came from his chest.

"The last general...... The last general can't rest assured that the old prince is at ease, but this is the order of the old prince, and the last general ...... can only obey, the old prince also said that Yuan Su's capture of Liangqiang Pass should be just an introduction, presumably there will not be too many people stationed, their real intention is Qinzhou. Shangguan Xunyi wiped his tears and looked embarrassed.

Lu Ziyu didn't make a sound, his eyes closed and he was speechless.

On the other hand, after seeing that the Yuanfu cavalry began to retreat, the Beiping army that had been sent by Shangguan Xunyi to feint to attack Yan Changfeng's sweat tent also retreated into the city.

The unexpected arrival of the Beiping Army made the capture of Qinzhou tricky, and an inexplicable anger rose in Yan Changfeng's heart, even the capture of the evil Zhongjing Mansion had never been so difficult.

He turned around, glanced meaningfully at Hai Dongqing, who was eating, and then ordered someone to fetch paper and pen. Hai Dongqing, who travels thousands of miles a day, can reach any place he wants it to go before dawn.

The same night, the same royal street, the same border pass is urgent, on this day, Emperor Ning did not wait for the good news of Liangqiang Pass, but waited for the urgent report of the war in Qinzhou. If last time he was only angry, this time he was furious.

The words of the father and son of the king of Beiyang finally came true, and the remorse in his heart made the angry Emperor Ning even more painful, but he did not be as angry as last time, and after some painful experience, he decided to discuss the matter with his ministers tomorrow morning.

At the same time, a Hai Dongqing flew into the Changwang Mansion, and then a servant hurriedly ran out, and when he came back, there was a person wearing a black cloak behind him, and he took off the cloak after entering the courtyard, yes, this person Zheng Guan.

"There is another beacon fire in the north, 100,000 soldiers of the Yuan Khanate, and Qinzhou is in danger!" The next morning, when Emperor Ning threw the urgent military report in front of the ministers, the entire Xiaohe Hall was shrouded in gloom, and the harmonious and comfortable atmosphere of the past was swept away by this military report.

"Your Majesty."

"Father."

Shoufu Yang Tiandong and Prince Mu Zhice spoke almost at the same time.

"Yang Ge will talk first." Emperor Ningdao.

Yang Tiandong said indignantly: "Now, the ambition of the Yuan Khanate has been revealed, and his purpose is nothing more than to invade the territory of my Daning. The old minister thought that he should immediately send the main force of the Imperial Forest Army and the troops in the register from all over Gyeonggi to the Qinzhou front line to support, and at the same time ordered the Zhennan Army to send troops to the north, and informed the Jing Navy to be ready to support the north at any time, just in case. ”

"What do you think?" Emperor Ning nodded and looked around at the court.

"But all this is the speculation of Lord Shoufu, the minister thinks that he should send an envoy to Yuansu to see if there is a misunderstanding, and it is best to negotiate peace, no matter what, it is not the best policy to rashly move the army." Wang Shangshu of the household department disagreed with Yang Tiandong's opinion.

"The minister agrees with Lord Wang's opinion, more than a year ago, the Yuan Su delegation entered Beijing, and the minister had contact with them, and deeply felt that Yuan Su was really not a barbarian state, and today there must be some misunderstanding in the unprovoked provocation." The Ministry of Rites Shangshu echoed.

"The two adults said this wrongly, the Yuan army captured Liangqiang Pass half a month ago, and now when the king of Beiyang rushed to aid Liangqiang Pass, he sent troops to Qinzhou, which ...... What else is there to explain? Zheng Guan glanced at the two Shangshu just now with some disdain, "The two adults...... I'm afraid that the war will ruin your business. ”

"You...... The palace marshal said cautiously. Zheng Guan's questioning made the two Shangshu a little flustered.

"Zheng Qing." Emperor Ning interrupted the argument between them, "You go on. ”

"The minister generally agrees with the elder pavilion, but there is no need to be so excited. The minister thought that he should not mobilize the Zhennan Army and the Jing Navy, because the southern border was far away from here, and the raw water was difficult to quench his thirst; In addition, once the Jing Navy is mobilized, the minister is worried...... There will be changes on the side of the Ming Jiangguo, after all, they have been thinking about the four counties of Hongnan. After saying this, Zheng Guan took a step forward, knelt on the ground and saluted: "The minister is willing to personally lead the troops to help." ”

"How many people does Zheng Qing need?" Emperor Ning has always trusted Zheng Guan.

"The minister only needs 30,000 imperial forests to raze the people." Zheng Guan swore solemnly.

"Good!" Emperor Ning knew that Zheng Guan would never talk big to him, "I will give you 100,000 troops, 50,000 Imperial Forest Army and 50,000 Xiang troops in Gyeonggi will all be at your disposal." ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

"Father! The son is willing to be a partial general and the palace marshal to help the north, and ask the father to agree to the son. Mu Zhice's eyes were full of eagerness, he had dreamed since he was a child that one day he would be able to make an immortal contribution to Daning, and he failed to help Liangqiang Pass last time, so he naturally didn't want to lose this opportunity.

"What does Zheng Qing think?" Emperor Ning smiled and asked Zheng Guan tentatively.

"The minister is still the original opinion, but if he still blocks the prince, it will be a loss to be a minister, so let's do it, the prince is the commander, and the minister is willing to be the deputy general to support and help." Zheng Guan said humbly.

Zheng Guan's words are in the heart of Emperor Ning, since he ascended the throne, Daning has never been defeated externally, in Emperor Ning's heart, the enemy army will flee wherever the heavenly soldiers go, not to mention that there is Zheng Guan on the side to assist, it must be foolproof, take this opportunity to establish authority for the prince, it is naturally the best, "Strategy, are you willing to take the burden of the commander of the first army?" ”

"Erchen is willing." The long-awaited opportunity came so unexpectedly, Mu Zhice swore an oath.

The matter of rushing to the north was agreed upon, and it seemed that it was foolproof, and the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty were also a little relieved, but they didn't know that behind the crown prince, the king Chang, who didn't say a word from beginning to end, was the most excited person in the entire court.