Wuzhou City

The county of Yanmen County, like most important towns on the border, has high walls and a large number of county soldiers stationed there. As one of the gateways to the north of the Hebei country, the Ji army in the city has been fighting against the grassland, Youguo and Yongguo all the year round, and it is quite brave, and its combat power is the same as that of the northern army, or even slightly stronger.

There are still hundreds of thousands of ordinary people in the city, most of them are people from Jiguo, and the population of Bingzhou and Jizhou is the largest, and some have migrated from Youzhou. There are even steppe people, but their numbers are very small, and the steppe people are still more accustomed to living on the grasslands, and this sedentary way of life is not suitable for herders born on horseback.

For so many years, Yanmen County, as an important town for the defense of the northern grasslands, Youguo and Yongguo of the Ji State, has always been valued by the Lingshou Imperial Court, not only giving priority to replenishing the army, but also the first batch of supplies of grain and ordnance. It's just that there has been no major war in the past ten years, so that the Ji army stationed in Yanmen County has more or less relaxed.

At this moment, Wuzhou City was still in the dark night, but when the more than 20 Ji cavalry who fled back from the battlefield returned to the city, its tranquility was instantly broken.

In the main hall of the county guard mansion in Wuzhou City, Zhao Hede, the county guard of Yanmen County, who heard the news, got up from the beauty pile overnight, put on a thick coat, and sat on the main seat angrily.

There were also seven or eight generals of the Ji army sitting on both sides of the hall, all of them frowning. In the hall knelt a centurion of the Ji army, and from his bloody robe, you could see how tragic the battle ahead was.

Zhao Hede's eyes were cold, and he was interrupted when he was teaching each other, and he was not happy in his heart, and he said coldly: "Are you sure that the Northern Army is sending troops?" ”

The centurion, who escaped death, nodded, and said affirmatively: "It is true that under the banner of the Northern Army, there are thousands of county soldiers, they arranged an ambush in advance, attacked on three sides, divided and surrounded us, plus the cavalry commander was killed, our army suffered heavy losses." ”

The general of the Ji army led by the right hand asked in a deep voice: "How many people are there in the Northern Army?" "There are 10,000 cavalry out of Shanwucheng, and now they have fled back so dozens, so how many people have been dispatched by the Northern Army?

The centurion of the Ji army looked frightened, and said with a sad face: "The specific is not clear, but it must be more than 10,000 cavalry, maybe more, and it will be dark after the battle, and it will be clear at all." ”

This centurion of the Ji army also didn't expect that when he went out of the city, he thought it was just an ordinary mission, who would have thought that he would have failed like this, if he hadn't slipped away quickly, his little life would have been handed over there.

Zhao Hede's face was gloomy, the news of the insiders planted in Yunzhong County has always been relatively accurate, why is there no news at all when the Northern Army goes out this time, and it seems to be a specially set trap, waiting for them to take the bait?

The general sitting next to the right-hand side asked in a deep voice, "Since you have been ambushed, why don't you retreat to Shanwu City?" Ran back to this Wuzhou City? ”

The centurion of the Ji army looked unspeakable, and Zhao Hede asked coldly: "What can't be said?" Say! ”

The centurion of the Ji army had to say: "General Qiyu, General Zhao Yu, the lord of Shanwu City, in order to respond to the cavalry, sent the 20,000 foot soldiers in the city to the city, and when the villain fled back, he received the news that the 20,000 foot soldiers had been slaughtered by the Yongguo cavalry, and there were only more than 2,000 miscellaneous soldiers left in the city. ”

A general sitting on the left-hand side listened to the centurion's words, slapped the armrest angrily, and shouted: "Is this Zhao Yu a stupid pig? General, there are only more than 2,000 people in this Shanwu City, and now that a day has passed, it must be that Shanwu City has been lost. ”

Zhao Hede said with an angry face: "This expeditionary army really doesn't know how to die, Pingbei, Zhenbei and other armies haven't attacked yet, and he wants to swallow Yanmen County with a lone army, so I'm really not afraid to break his teeth?!" ”

The general led by the right hand slapped the armrest and snorted coldly: "Hmph, what about moving troops, am I still afraid that they will not succeed!" ”

Another general said: "This matter needs to be reported to Your Majesty immediately, and we should deal with it as soon as possible!" ”

The general led by the left hand side shouted angrily: "Damn, we must kill all the miscellaneous pieces of this group of northern expeditionary troops, and no one will be allowed to provoke the majesty of our country!" ”

Another general said: "The entire territory of Yanmen County should be put on alert immediately, and not a single soldier or soldier should be allowed to move without an order!" ”

Everyone in the hall began to make noise, and many generals of the Ji army slapped the handrails and scolded.

"Smack!"

Zhao Hede slapped the table and yelled upsetly: "Be quiet for me!" ”

The hall was suddenly much quieter, and Zhao Hede looked at the centurion kneeling on the ground and asked, "When you fled from the battlefield, how was the battle situation?" Is it completely over? ”

The centurion said uncertainly: "When the villain fled the battlefield, the battle was not over, and the city of Zenna was still there, and there were still many soldiers fighting bloodily. ”

The centurion's meaning is very clear, don't quarrel with the generals, there are brothers ahead who are uncertain about their life and death, let's save them first.

Zhao Hede's fingers tapped lightly on the tabletop, and a clicking sound sounded. He said word by word: "Your Majesty's trust in us is your trust in us by handing over the important land of Yanmen County, and we must not let Your Majesty down!" The Northern Expeditionary Army has made a move, and we must exterminate those who dare to provoke us in Yanmen County! Otherwise, what is the face of my country! ”

A general sitting at the end of the seat said cautiously: "The war has lasted for so long, it may have ended, and I am afraid it will be too late to send troops to rescue." ”

The hall was quiet, all the generals of the Ji army actually felt like a dream at this time, stationed in Yanmen County for decades, has been fighting with the grassland tribes, and there has never been a battle of more than 10,000 people with Yongguo, this sudden change caught everyone off guard, and the Northern Army took the initiative to send troops in advance.

A big man with a beard on his face said: "Now there are only 40,000 cavalry in Wuzhou City, and now it looks like the Northern Army has dispatched at least 50,000 troops, is it a bit dangerous to rush into troops?" ”

Zhao Hede frowned and thought for a while, and a fierce flash flashed in his eyes: "Even if they have more troops than us, even if they defeat our 10,000 cavalry, they will definitely lose a lot of losses, and they are exhausted, and they are already at the end of the strong crossbow, and we will win the attack at this time!" 40,000 cavalry against 50,000 foot cavalry, is it not that my Ji national iron cavalry can compare to the Yongguo cavalry! ”

All the generals in the hall were shocked when they heard this, and it seemed that Zhao Hede, the county guard, had already made up his mind.

Zhao Hede got up slowly, glanced at the people in the hall, and said loudly: "Leave 10,000 cavalry and 10,000 foot soldiers to defend the city, immediately mobilize 30,000 cavalry and 50,000 armored soldiers, have a full meal, and go out of the city in the morning, let the northern army know that if you want to fight, I will accompany the country to the end!" ”

"No!"

Most of the generals in the hall were irritable, and when they heard what the boss said, they all stood up with murderous faces and gave a military salute one after another.

The city of Wuzhou, which had been relatively peaceful, soon became agitated, and groups of Ji military sentry horses roared through the city, giving orders everywhere, and the whole city was filled with the sound of roars and horses' hooves.

The people of Wuzhou City, who were still asleep, were awakened, and some people had the courage to lie by the window and watch, the streets were lined with strings of torches, and the soldiers of the Ji State were crowded on the streets, looking like they were going to fight a big battle.

The people were amazed, what happened? Wuzhou City has not made such a big disturbance for ten years, even if it resists the southern invasion of the grassland tribes, it will not make such a big move.

As soon as the sky was bright, the gate of Wuzhou City was opened, and 80,000 Ji Guobu riders who were ready to go rushed out of the city, and rushed towards Shanwu City under the guidance of the centurion.

Zhao Hede, the leader, carried a spear with an ash rod in his hand, wore iron fish scale armor, a large bow hanging from his saddle, and a straight knife at his waist.

There is only one thought in the heart of this Wuzhou city lord and Yanmen county guard, and that is to kill all the soldiers in the north of the town!