After marching for more than a month, the imperial army finally arrived outside the castle of the domain.

General Chu was old and strong, with a calm temperament, and ordered the army to camp twenty miles outside the city.

The three vassal kings were headed by the king of Yingchuan. If the king of Yingchuan can be subdued first, the king of Hejing, King Zhangde, will also be flustered, and may win without a fight.

General Chu had wishful thinking in his heart and did not rush to attack the city.

For a few days in a row, General Chu sent people to the city gate to read the holy decree under the city gate, ordering the king of Yingchuan to quickly open the city gate and surrender, and bow his head to the capital to ask the Son of Heaven for his guilt. and secretly ordered that rumors should spread everywhere in the city that the king of Yingchuan was a rebel and a thief, and that the officials and people of the domain were innocent and should not be implicated, and so on.

The people of the city were indeed terrified.

Outside the city is a 100,000 imperial army of the imperial court, once an attack is launched, how long can it last? Rebellion is a heinous felony, they are just fighting small people, whoever sits on the dragon chair and who is in charge of the domain, in fact, has no effect on them.

Some people have quietly packed up their homes. However, several city gates were firmly closed, and there was no possibility of leaving the city at all.

The atmosphere in Yingchuan City is tense day by day.

In the palace of the king of Yingchuan, the king of Yingchuan summoned several sons to come.

King Yingchuan is nearly sixty years old, with a ruddy complexion and excellent spirits, how can he look half seriously ill.

The heirs of the prince of Yingchuan were also prosperous, and a total of five sons were born. The prince of Yingchuan is forty years old, tall and strong, and his eyes are shining with a fierce light. The rest of the sons are not far behind.

"Father," the prince of Yingchuan said in a deep voice, "There are people in the city who read out some bullshit holy decrees every day, disturbing the morale of the soldiers defending the city. Rumors spread throughout the city, and the people were in fear. In the long run, it will be extremely detrimental to us. ”

"Big brother is right."

"Instead of sitting and waiting to be killed, it is better to lead the troops to rush out and fight happily."

"Exactly. The imperial court thought that we only had 40,000 troops, but it underestimated us. We have 50,000 soldiers in the city, and we have good horses and bows. Under the hard fight, there may not be no chance of winning. ”

"Erchen is willing to lead the troops out of the city, and kill them by surprise. Please allow your father! ”

One by one, the sons were impassioned and asked to lead the troops.

King Yingchuan swept his eyes and sneered: "You led the troops out, and you fell into the hands of the other party." I don't even have this patience, what kind of battle are I fighting! Just give the feudal land to the imperial court! ”

As soon as the king of Yingchuan became angry, his sons were suddenly silent, and no one dared to say anything more.

"You guys listen to me. No matter how strong our troops are, we are not opponents of the imperial court. Therefore, we just need to defend the city. ”

"We have been preparing for this day for more than ten years, and there is enough food in the city, and it is enough to eat for three years."

"The imperial army came from afar, and the consumption of grain, grass and salaries was even better than ours. Moreover, they were ordered to come to level the domain, if they had no merit, how could they explain to the imperial court? We'll go down with them to see who is more patient. ”

"Whoever can't survive will lose first!"

……

King Yingchuan, an old thief, is scheming and extremely difficult to deal with. Every day, the city gate is closed very tightly, and no matter how the city gate is called, it still can't be retreated.

Half a month later, General Chu finally ordered the siege of the city.

As the king of Yingchuan expected, the 100,000 army of the imperial court came in a huge way, and the daily consumption of grain and grass was an extremely staggering and terrifying number. King Yingchuan can afford to spend it in the city, but General Chu can't afford it. In the military intelligence report sent to the capital every day, you can't always say "shouting under the city gate to no avail"!

If the agitation plan is useless, then attack head-on!

King Yingchuan spent more than ten years building a strong city wall. The gates are especially tall and strong, and there is a moat twenty meters wide outside the city. It's easy to defend and hard to attack.

General Chu was cautious and did not rush forward, and only sent a few thousand men to try to attack the city in the first few days, so as to find out the strength of Yingchuan City's troops.

As soon as the two sides fought, their hearts were awe-inspiring.

King Yingchuan was shocked to realize that he had underestimated the combat effectiveness of the imperial soldiers. General Chu was shocked to find that the Yingchuan King's troops were more sufficient than previously estimated, and the weapons were excellent, and it was by no means easy to capture Yingchuan City.

While summoning the generals in the army to discuss countermeasures, General Chu sent someone to deliver a letter to the capital.

The scouts returned to Beijing day and night, and it would take more than ten days. Once you come and go, it will be close to a month. The battlefield changes rapidly, and the military situation is different from time to time. Because of this, there is a saying that the generals will not give orders to foreign troops.

Sheng Hong adheres to the principle that there is no need to use suspicious people, and the letter to General Chu is only two lines.

All battles were decided and ordered by General Chu.

I believe that General Chu will be able to return smoothly.

After General Chu read this letter, his heart swelled with blood, and he couldn't help but feel the surging death of the soldier who was his confidant.

Military generals are different from civilian officials. The civil officials are all scholars of the imperial examination, and the scholars are smart and active. The court's major affairs are cumbersome and cumbersome, and it is impossible to do without the civil officials. Most of the generals were born in generals, and they entered the military camp when they were young. Relying on military merit promotion. He is also particularly loyal to the Son of Heaven.

From the bottom of their hearts, the generals disdain the slick sophistication of civilian officials.

The civil servants also did not look down on the generals with no flesh and blood.

In recent years, there has been no war in Daqi. Most of the generals are idle, and their status in the DPRK and China is not as good as before. Now that the time has finally come to show his strength, the Son of Heaven trusts him so much, how can he not be loyal to the death?

……

After another month, General Chu fought a great victory. Although he did not capture the city gates, he killed many feudal soldiers. There was a sharpshooter under his command who shot the young son of the king of Yingchuan with a crossbow in the army. The king of Yingchuan was angry, spit blood from his mouth, and really fell ill.

The morale of the imperial army was great.

This news was transmitted back to the capital, and it immediately made the ministers show their faces.

Sheng Hong, the son of heaven on the dragon chair, also felt happy in his heart, and immediately ordered to reward this archer.

There was good news on General Chu's side, but the war on General Lian's side has been stalemate.

King Zhangde had the strongest army. King Zhangde is a man who is arrogant by nature and is so happy. General Lian, who is a woman, is quite contemptuous and disdainful, and once laughed at no one in the army in front of the staff generals, and even sent a woman as the chief general of the army.

80,000 Shu soldiers, only 20,000 more soldiers than in the city.

As everyone knows, it is easier to defend a city than to attack it. Without more than twice the number of troops, it is almost wishful thinking to attack the city.

In the past three months, General Lian has been sending troops to attack, but he has not been able to shake the city by half a cent.

King Zhangde was complacent in his heart, and gradually became arrogant, and he wanted to personally lead his troops out of the city. The staff persuaded each other bitterly: "The prince should not underestimate Lian Shuyuan!" ”

"Exactly. Stability is the top priority in everything! We are in the city, and she does not want to lead her army into the city. ”

King Zhangde didn't care, and laughed: "You wait, this king will personally lead the troops out of the city and behead Lian Shuyuan under the knife." ”