Chapter 490: Rushing to the state city
Yun Xue changed into a simple outfit, brought a hidden weapon and a sword, and then Qi Bao drove the carriage and sent Yun Xue to the state city. The soldier who delivered the letter originally came on horseback, and the horse rested at Han's house for a while, ate some forage, and recovered a lot of physical strength, so it was not in the way.
Originally, Yunxue also knew how to ride a horse, but there was only such a horse at home, and there were still things to use on weekdays. If Yun Xue rode away, the family could only use an ox cart, which was too slow. And in the courtyard of the state city, there are many good horses, and when they get there, Yun Xue can choose one at will.
Qi Bao drove the carriage towards the state city quickly, and in the evening, he finally rushed to the city after the city gate was closed. The soldier who delivered the letter went directly to Shen Liang, while Yun Xue returned to the other courtyard.
Fu Bo and Aunt Fu were a little surprised when they saw Yun Xue, and they wondered why Yun Xue came so suddenly. Yun Xue told Fu Bo about the battle situation on Gao Li's side, and Fu Bo's face changed suddenly.
"Where is Shen Liang now, why can't he come back?" Fauber said anxiously.
Yun Xue had already calmed down after this journey, "Fu Bo, Shen Liang came back, mainly to move the rescuers." At this time, I am afraid that I am discussing with Lord Zhizhou, how to send the news to the capital as soon as possible. Don't worry, I'm with me, and there is a soldier who went to my house to report the news, and he went to find Shen Liang. ”
Aunt Fu glared at her husband, "Okay, you can quickly let someone go out and inquire." Furthermore, should this matter be sent to Beijing? If the governor sends a letter, I am afraid that he will have to go to the military department, and the cucumber vegetables will be cold by then. Hurry up and write to the old prince, and the king of Ruijun is more quickly. ”
Fauber patted his head, "Oh, I'm really in a bad head." Well, I'll send a messenger. He hurriedly turned and walked away.
Aunt Fu arranged for Yun Xue to live in Luoxia Pavilion, and hurriedly gathered some food for Yun Xue.
"Aunt Fu, you help me get a few similar sets of men's clothes back, I want to use them." Yun Xue wants to go to Gao Li with her, so she can't still dress up like this, she has to change into a man's outfit.
Aunt Fu was stunned for a moment, and then said, "Girl, you don't want to go to Gao Li with you, do you?" No, the girl can't go. In Aunt Fu's eyes, Yun Xue is a delicate female doll, and the soldiers on the battlefield are fierce and dangerous, but not a female doll can go.
"Aunt Fu, Zhiyuan is trapped, my two younger brothers are now unknown in their lives and deaths, I have to go over and take a look. It's okay, Aunt Fu also knows that I know kung fu, don't be afraid. Yun Xue knew that Aunt Fu was worried about herself, so she hurriedly comforted.
Aunt Fu is very clear about Yun Xue's personality, since she has already decided on something, there is no time to regret it. "Forget it, since the girl has decided, then the old woman will go and prepare it for the girl. There's just one thing, the girl must take care. After Aunt Fu finished speaking, she went out to find Yunxue's clothes.
There was no shortage of clothes in the courtyard, and Aunt Fu found a few sets of men's clothes after a while. Yun Xue gave it a try, but it fit well. "Which boy's clothes are these? Aunt Fu will send a few sets to others when the time comes, don't delay him to wear them. "The clothes are all quite new, one is slightly old, but they are also very clean, Yunxue is very satisfied.
"This is the clothes of a few boys in my family, the boy grows fast, and then he can't wear it, I keep it, just so that the girl can use it." Fu Bo and Aunt Fu are the internal and external stewards here, although they used to be worse in the Guogong Mansion, but the life of the family is also very rich, so the three sons have never lacked clothes to wear, and naturally they will not be too old.
Yun Xue had dinner under Aunt Fu's arrangement, and then someone came from the front, saying that Shen Liang was coming. Yun Xue hurried to the front yard and saw Shen Liang, who was tired and had a few injuries on his body. Obviously, after Shen Liang came back, he hadn't had time to rest.
"How's it going? Where are the reinforcements coming from? Yun Xue didn't talk nonsense and went straight to the point.
Shen Liang nodded, "There were originally 10,000 troops left in the five cities along the river, and I have already sent someone to send a message in the starry night to gather these 10,000 together." In addition, from Shenzhou and Longzhou, 20,000 people were mobilized, both of which were prefectures, and 20,000 people should not be a problem if they were originally garrisoned. In addition, I also sent a letter to Beijing, let's see how many reinforcements the capital can send. But this can't be counted on at the moment, it's been too long. As long as 30,000 people are gathered, plus the troops on the marshal's side, they should be able to break the siege of Dongyi. Shen Liang said his plan.
"The grain and grass on the marshal's side can still last for a few days, and I just happened to have delivered a batch of grain at that time. The reinforcements here will probably take three days to assemble at the earliest, and it will take two days to get from here to Qingzhou in Gaoli. I hope the marshal will hold out for a few days. Shen Liang was afraid that Yun Xue wouldn't understand this, so he said it in detail.
Yun Xue nodded, "Zhiyuan is fine, he still has more than 100,000 horses in his hands, and it shouldn't be a problem to stick to these days." However, Dongyi suddenly increased his troops, and ambushed Yun Zhen and them in advance, how can this thing not be right? Yun Xue still believed in Shen Hongjun's ability, and what she was more puzzled about was that Yun Zhen was in an ambush. Could it be that Yun Zhen was too reckless to fall into the trap of others?
Shen Liang shook his head, "It's really strange, at that time, the spies came to report that Dongyi soldiers were found near Qingzhou, and they were only talking about a few thousand people. It happened that Yun Zhen was not far from there, so the marshal asked Yun Zhen to destroy him. But unexpectedly, the news that came in the end turned out to be that the 10,000 troops led by Yun Zhen were wiped out. At that time, I had just received the news, and this side was also besieged, and I could no longer investigate. I broke through with a thousand men and came back to report the news, and in the end there were only about 80 people left. ”
Shen Liang didn't understand this matter. The war between them and Dongyi has always been fought against each other, and there are almost no big casualties. But I don't know what's going on, Dongyi's troops suddenly increased greatly, and the person who led the troops seemed to be very familiar with Shen Hongjun's combat methods.
"What does the girl mean, maybe there are spies among us?" Such a thought flashed through Shen Liang's mind, and then he looked at Yun Xue with wide eyes.
Yun Xue shook her head, "I'm not sure either, but I just think it's strange." By the way, I'll go with you this time, I don't worry about Zhiyuan, besides, I don't believe that Yunzhen and Tianfu had an accident like this. Yun Xue said her purpose.
Shen Liang wasn't so surprised, he knew about Yun Xue. This girl has a good kung fu, take her with her, and she will not drag others down. "Well, the girl is waiting for my news in the courtyard, and we will have to leave in three days at the latest. The girl has had a good rest these days, recuperating her energy, and when she arrives on the battlefield, I am afraid that there will be no chance to rest. ”
After the two finished talking, Shen Liang left, he lived in the military camp in the state city, which was more convenient.
After Shen Liang left, Yun Xue returned to the Luoxia Pavilion, but it was difficult to sleep for a long time. Yun Zhen and Tianfu, what happened? Is it really dead? Did her two younger brothers die on the battlefield like this and die young? No, it's impossible, the men of the Han family are not so fragile, they can't be like this. Yes, it must be, they should still be alive, but maybe they will be hurt, right?
Zhiyuan, what's the situation on your side? You'll have to hold on and wait for reinforcements to arrive.
Yun Xue couldn't sleep, so she sat on the kang, hugged her knees, curled up together, and silently distracted.
At the same time, far away in the city of Qingzhou, Shen Hongjun looked at the dark night outside and commanded. "Pass the order down, always be on the lookout. This kind of night is the best time for a sneak attack. ”
The people around him went down to give the order, but they ran back after a short time, "Marshal, the Dongyi army has begun to attack the city." The attack from the east was the most powerful. ”
Shen Hongjun stood up and walked out, "Quick, go out with me to defend the city." ”
When all the soldiers heard this, they all went out with Shen Hongjun and came to the east gate. There was no moonlight at the end of the month, and it was pitch black all around. Faintly, I saw a crowd of people below, and it seemed that there were quite a few people.
"Shoot the arrows." Shen Hongjun ordered. Such a night is most useful for sneak attacks, otherwise these people would not have come to the vicinity to be discovered. However, Shen Hongjun had already prepared, and the gunpowder arrows sent by Shen Liang last time had never had a chance to be used. This time, I can let the people below taste it.
So the archers in the city replaced them with these gunpowder arrows, lit the fuse with flint and shot them. The gunpowder arrow shot towards the black shadow below, and exploded the moment it hit the enemy. Suddenly, the flames lit up along with the wails of the enemy.
These gunpowder arrows were newly developed by the imperial court, and they were filled with extremely flammable substances, and after exploding, they would burn rapidly. After a batch of gunpowder arrows, many enemy troops under the city have turned into fireballs. The men were rolling on the ground, wailing and wailing.
Dongyi's generals watched their soldiers roll in the fire and became angry, "These Great Zhou people are too cunning. "In the past six months since I fought with Da Zhou, the enemy's various methods have made the Dongyi soldiers suffer enough. If it weren't for the reinforcements coming again this time, they would have retreated long ago. It's not an opponent at all, who wants to die for nothing?
"Damn, charge me up, rush to the front, the bow and arrow will be useless." Now, I can only rush forward. Anyway, tonight, the siege here is not the main thing, and the powerful means are behind. He just needs to lead people to attack all the time, and he doesn't have to worry about anything else.