Chapter 398: Besiege but Not Attack
Blood stained the south square of the Star Peerless City, 2,384 corpses were transported out of the city one after another to be buried, and the nearly 3,000 war horses brought by the Boxer army all became Lin Muyu's trophies.
In the afternoon, the war horses were put in front of the carriages, and the carriages were carrying a large number of materials in the Star Peerless City, almost all of the gold, gems, grain, iron tools, etc. were removed, although the Star Peerless City was rich, but it was no longer able to live, once the demon clan won the war in Lingnan Province, it would soon come back, and the Star Peerless City would still become a dead city at that time.
100,000 civilians went out of the city in a mighty way, and the Taishou originally wanted to defend the city, but he was still persuaded by Lin Muyu to retreat, and wrote a letter for him to carry it to Wang Ju, the city lord of Cuckoo City.
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Seeing the carriages leave the Star Peerless City, Lin Muyu, Wei Qiu, Qin Yan and other generals were still watching from the city wall.
"Commander, the supplies are gone, aren't we leaving?" Wei Qiu said.
"There's no hurry. ”
Lin Muyu shook his head.
"How can you not be in a hurry...... Feng Xi was very impatient on the side, and said: "Lord Commander, we have destroyed a whole cavalry of three thousand people, we will definitely get news in the direction of the steel parapet, if we don't leave now, Ding Xi's army will come out of the steel parapet, I'm afraid we can't leave if we want to..."
Qin Yan said, "Big brother, are you waiting for anything?"
"yes......"
Lin Muyu frowned and asked, "Wei Qiu, how long will the food in the city be enough for the Gentian Battalion?"
"The stock is abundant, at least enough for more than 4,000 of us to eat for three years... But...... There aren't many piles of forage, and our army is all cavalry, and we rely on forage very much, so we can last in the Star Absolute City for a month at most. ”
"Enough. ”
Lin Muyu said: "Take good care of the war horses and arrow boxes, practice every day, and for the time being, use Star Peerless City as the station of our Gentian Battalion." ”
"Yes..."
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Lingnan, Sunset City.
"Oh no...... Oh no......"
A herald officer rushed into the main hall with a panicked expression.
At sunset, Hou Manning was holding a beautiful maid in his arms to enjoy the song and dance, and couldn't help frowning: "What's the matter, calm me down, let's say..."
The herald's face turned pale, and he clenched his fists and said: "Junhou, the scout in front has sent news that General Xiong Chao led three thousand iron cavalry out of the city to attack Lin Muyu's gentian battalion, and the whole army was wiped out..."
"What? do you say it again...?" Sunset pushed away the maid in his arms and stood up, the fat on his face trembling.
The herald trembled and said, "General Xiong Chao's three thousand iron cavalry has been wiped out...... The news is conclusive, Lin Muyu led a Gentian battalion of about 5,000 troops still entrenched in the Star Peerless City and did not leave. ”
"Lin Muyu, this imperial eagle dog..."
Sunset Hou slapped the armrest of the seat suddenly, his face was full of resentment, and said: "Xiong Chao, this idiot, suffered such a fiasco, if this matter reaches the ears of the majority of the capital, what face do we have in Xunbai Province?
On the side, Lu Zhao stood up and hugged his fists and said: "Junhou, the Marquis of Sunset is not the only marshal Ding Xi, why didn't Junhou send the last general to kill the imperial army?"
Man Ning squinted his eyes and said with a smile: "Marshal Lu Zhao is the pillar of the country, and the Gentian battalion only has five thousand people, so there is nothing to be afraid of, so leave this matter to Ding Xi to do, you and I will sit and wait for Lin Muyu's head." ”
"Yes, the prince is wise..."
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Three days later, Ding Xi led an army of 50,000 out of the steel parapet and surrounded the Star Peerless City.
"Big brother, it's all you, you said that you can't leave, stay so long, it's good now, you can't leave if you want to. Qin Yan carried a spear and looked at Lin Muyu complainingly.
Lin Muyu looked into the distance and said with a smile: "It's okay." ”
"Are you still laughing......" Qin Yan said angrily: "I'm afraid we really can't leave this time, these 50,000 horses are under the command of Ding Xi, one of the seven marshals of the Lingnan Boxer Kingdom, Ding Xi is well versed in the art of war, and he will definitely not let us go this time." ”
"Don't worry. ”
Lin Muyu's eyes were awe-inspiring, and he said, "If Ding Xi leads troops to surround the Star Peerless City, then we will definitely be able to go out." ”
"Commander, what do you mean by that?" Wei Qiu asked, puzzled.
Lin Muyu stretched out his hand and pointed to the Boxer army a few miles away from the city, and said: "You see, Ding Xi divided the 50,000 horses into four teams, one in each direction, which means that there are only more than 12,000 people in each direction, most of them are infantry, and our Gentian battalion has 5,000 heavy cavalry, can you imagine that 10,000 infantry can stop the breakthrough of 5,000 heavy cavalry? If I were Ding Xi, I would bring at least 100,000 horses." ”
"You mean...... Ding Xi has no murderous intent?"
"Well, wait for the news. ”
"Yes..."
At this moment, suddenly a letter bird fell from the sky, Wei Qiu took it and took out the letter, the corners of his mouth raised, and said: "Commander, Cangnan Province sent a battle report, Xiang Yu successfully attacked at night last night, and used a catapult to shoot an oil drum full of beech oil into the Qinling Pass, and the fire attack was victorious, and the four Qinling passes in Cangnan Province were captured from the hands of the demons. ”
Qin Yan was pleasantly surprised: "Is there really such a thing......? Xiang Yu's iron cavalry will only need two days and one night to reinforce our Star Peerless City... Quickly send a feather book to Xiang Yu and ask him to come for reinforcements..."
Lin Muyu couldn't help laughing: "Ah Yan, do you think Xiang Yu will be so kind to send troops to rescue us? No need, send Yu Shu back to the imperial capital and inform us of the situation here." ”
"Hmm. ”
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What everyone didn't expect was that Ding Xi besieged but did not attack, and did not launch an attack for five days, as if he wanted to consume the vigor and grain and grass of the Gentian Battalion, and what everyone expected was that Xiang Yu did not have the slightest intention of sending troops to rescue, so he sat and watched the Gentian Battalion being surrounded by the Boxers in the Star Peerless City.
Lanyan City.
Qin Yin was dressed in a majestic robe, his legs were placed together in the seat, and he unfolded the feather book in his hand and read it word by word, his expression was focused, but he was also peerless, and he saw that the young men among the ministers swallowed their saliva one by one, but they didn't dare to think anything wrong, and even Tang Lu, Tang Tian and others looked at Qin Yin's beauty, thinking about it, but they understood that they didn't have a chance at all.
Qu Chu stood beside the empress and said lightly: "Ah Yu is besieged in Star Peerless City, what do you think should be done?"
Qin Yin also raised her beautiful face, looked at the ministers and said, "The Gentian Battalion is besieged by the Star Desperate City, which general is willing to go to the Earth Star Province and lead the troops to relieve the siege for the Gentian Battalion?"
Tang Lan hugged his fists and said: "Your Highness, Lin Muyu was besieged only after the enemy ventured lightly, the old minister felt that this was a trick of the Boxers and thieves, they will definitely arrange heavy troops to intercept and kill our reinforcements in the north of the Star Peerless City, according to the old minister's opinion, it is better to send Yu Shu to let Commander Yu forcibly break through, how much can come out, and Commander Yu has a peerless education, I believe that he will be able to come out alive." ”
Qin Yinxiu frowned slightly: "Is there anything else?"
"Yes. Su Muyun clenched his fists and said: "Pingnan Hou Xiangyu has led an army of 100,000 to capture the Qinling Pass in Cangnan Province, and from Qinling to Xingjue City for a maximum of two days of cavalry trip, Pingnan Hou has at least 30,000 cavalry, and with the surprise attack of 30,000 cavalry, I believe that he will be able to solve the siege of Xingjucheng." ”
Tang Lan couldn't help laughing: "Yun Gong laughed, not to mention that the Lingbei army is not familiar with the place of life when it enters Lingnan, Ding Xi alone is not so easy to deal with, Ding Xi is not a vain person, there must be some fortification, besides, General Xiang Yu is short of food and grass, and it is late autumn, soldiers need to change cotton clothes to keep out the cold, these will take time." ”
"Really?"
Su Muyun squinted his eyes and said with a smile: "But don't forget Duke Lan, the two provinces near the Qinling Mountains in the imperial territory, Cangnan Province and Dixing Province are all Lan Gong's people, if you don't send someone to rescue Commander Yu, do you want to watch the blood of the first emperor Yizi stain the battlefield and watch Her Royal Highness the Empress lose her only brother?"
Tang Lan groaned and said, "It's better to be like this, the old man immediately sent the Yu Book to Tang Xian, the general of Cold Star City, and ordered him to do his best to raise the imperial army in the province of Earth Xingxing, go out of Mosong Pass, and rescue the rain commander?"
"Tang Raid?"
Su Yu frowned and said, "Tang Xian has been sparse for a long time, I'm afraid he may not be Ding Xi's opponent, right?"
"Then who else can fight?" Tang Lan asked rhetorically.
Su Yu was silent, there were only a few famous generals in the empire, and there were only a handful of people who could match Ding Xi, Lin Muyu had been surrounded, Xiang Yu was not moving, Feng Ji was defending the imperial capital, and Yao Yuan was responsible for guarding the Daojiang River, and there was really no one.
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Just when everyone was silent, Qin Yin slowly stood up, pressed the hilt of his sword, and said lightly: "In this case, Xiao Yin can only go to the Star Peerless City in person, Feng Jixing listened to the order, and immediately mobilized all the cavalry in the forbidden army to go to the Star Peerless City with me..."
Feng Jixing clenched his fists: "Yes, Your Highness..."
Su Muyun was stunned: "This ...... Your Royal Highness must not, how can you be in danger if you are a body of ten thousand gold, not to mention that there are countless rebels of the Righteous and Righteous Kingdom in Lingnan, as well as the demon clan, Your Highness must not leave the imperial capital. ”
Qin Yin smiled slightly: "Grandpa, please rest assured, Xiao Yin is measured, I know what to do and what not to do." ”
On the side, Qu Chu said lightly: "Duke Yun, please relax, Your Highness's cultivation has improved a lot, and he has already stepped into the third heaven of the Heavenly Realm, and the old minister will also follow His Highness to Lingnan, and with the help of the wind, even if Luo Lan is here in person, he can ensure that His Highness is thorough." ”
Su Muyun sighed helplessly: "Okay then...... Su Yu, you dispatched 30,000 iron horsemen from the Iron Blade Army, and set out with His Royal Highness to wait for the dispatch. ”
"Yes, father..."Su Yu looked happy.
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At the same moment, news came from Bailing City that after a fierce battle with the Demon Clan's Lei Chong Legion for half a month, Long Qianlin's dragoon army was defeated... Nearly half of the troops were lost, and the 70,000 army led by Qin Huan was also slashed by the Armor Demon Legion in the rush, and the Boxer army retreated to the south of the steel parapet and retreated without fighting.
North of the steel parapet, once again fell into the occupation of the demons.
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