Chapter 105: The King Writes History

In October of the 39th year of the empire, the main force of the Mandala Empire Expeditionary Force encountered a heavy ambush by the enemy at Anrong Xizikou. Marshal Ximen Yufeng led 30,000 soldiers and horses from the headquarters to break through the siege, but had no choice but to enter Qingfeng Town.

Ximen Shuang was ordered by Ximen Yufeng, with 10,000 red fen troops, as the first march, night attack on Qingfeng Town, ten miles away from the Anrong garrison camp, a complete victory, the army went straight to Qingfeng Town overnight, in the early morning of the next day, the soldiers surrounded Qingfeng Town, and launched an attack at the same time.

Qingfeng Town is located on the main road of settlement, although it is a small city, but the city defense is strong. After learning that the garrison outside the city had been annihilated, the defenders of Qingfeng Town decisively blocked three of the original four city gates, leaving only one east gate for entry and exit.

Ximen Yufeng attached great importance to this battle and personally went out of the camp to check the terrain. I saw the east gate left by the Anrong people, the city gate was tall, all piled up with huge stones, and I couldn't help but hate in my heart, this battle, I don't know how many bloody soldiers, ordered to send other countries.

Ximen Shuang had the figure of a beautiful woman, but she had a bucket of fiery temper, seeing that Ximen Yufeng's expression was dark, she couldn't help jumping out and said: "Marshal, let me go, before noon, I will definitely take this town." ”

Ximen Xue said worriedly: "This town guard can decisively seal the three gates, leaving only one for fighting." It seems that it is not easy to deal with, and now our army has lost all the heavy weapons in the siege, relying only on manpower, this battle is difficult. ”

Ximen Yufeng was silent. She joined the army as a teenager, and although she is only twenty-six years old, she is already a battle-hardened general.

I have been through a lot of battles, but I have never encountered such a difficult situation as this one. Ximen Yufeng had long known that the military strength of the empire had long lost the momentum of thirty-eight years ago, and the battle of Anrong would not be so smooth sailing, but she never thought that the alliance of several major legions would be completely defeated by a surprise attack by Anrong.

It is said that peace wins the world, but this has been too long and it is not a good thing - forgetting the war will be dangerous.

A horse whip was whipped on the Baihua tree beside him, Ximen Yufeng snorted coldly, and ordered: "Ximen Shuang"

"The end will be. ‘

"Order you to bring 20,000 red fen troops and attack the city quickly, no matter what, before noon, you will definitely take Qingfeng Town"

"Yes. ”

Watching Ximen Shuang take the order and leave, Ximen Yufeng let out a long breath. Now that she is ready to fly, even if there is a mountain of swords and a sea of fire in front of her, she has to jump over.

The pursuers behind him are still biting and biting. If they can't take Qingfeng Town before they can kill them, they will definitely be attacked by the enemy from both sides, and the consequences will be unimaginable.

When Ximen Xue gave orders from Ximen Yufeng, she wanted to speak several times, but she just opened her mouth and didn't make a sound. She knew in her heart how difficult it was for Ximen Yufeng now. Ximen Yufeng asked Ximen Shuang to only take the Red Fen Legion, and did not transfer the rest of the other legions, because she can only rely on the Red Fen Legion in her headquarters now.

The 'marshal' is just the title of Valencia the Great, and it is usually better, like the current situation, how many people from other legions will really obey orders. Rather than letting them go up to grind foreign workers, it is better to let the direct troops do better. You know, they don't have much time right now.

Sighing in her heart, Ximen Xue came to Ximen Yufeng's side and said, "Marshal, you don't have to be too sad, I believe that Ximen Shuang will definitely be able to complete the task." It's windy here, so we might as well go back to camp before we talk. ”

Ximen Yufeng nodded and didn't say anything more. She knew that this Ximen Xue, who had played since she was a child, had already seen through her mind. Only in front of Ximen Xue and Ximen Shuang, Ximen Yufeng will put down her disguise and show her true joy, anger and sorrow, so that she doesn't have to pretend to be a female general and pretend to be so hard.

Although Ximen Yufeng joined the army as a teenager, she actually didn't like to fight. Every time she sees the people around her die on the battlefield, her heart always hurts for no reason.

But this world is often like this, many things, you can't help but do what you want. The wheel of history will always arrange a place for you and push you forward, never asking you if you like it.

Most of the reason why Ximen Yufeng is sitting in today's seat is because of coincidence. If it weren't for the fact that she went out with her father to fight that year, her father's former imperial marshal Ximen Zhanhu died unexpectedly, she would not have become a female imperial marshal.

At the same time, the 5,000 men and horses of Hu Wei, the vanguard of the Fifth Route Army, also changed their course under Hu Wei's flickering, and they no longer rushed to Xizikou according to Theresa's order, but according to Hu Wei's judgment, they went to Qingfeng Town.

This is a decision made by Hu Wei based on the character of Ximen Yufeng described in Hongkou, and it can also be called a gamble. Hu Wei bet that Ximen Yufeng is definitely not the kind of person who guards Xizikou's death, as for why Hu Wei judged that Ximen Yufeng fought Qingfeng Town, this is also a gamble, betting that Ximen Yufeng has a heart with him. Because when Hu Wei put himself in the situation of Ximen Yufeng, he chose Qingfeng Town.

Hu Wei's decision to disobey the order has been the focus of controversy among historians for many years, and the opinions of all parties are different, and some people feel that Hu Wei's move has laid the foundation for future hegemony. Some people also believe that Hu You's risk is too big, it is not advisable to take a fluke, if Ximen Yufeng was not in Qingfeng Town at the time, but in Xizikou, then Hu Wei would probably be executed for violating the order. Some people even believe that this is the nature of Hu Wei, who is an opportunist by nature.

At this time, Hu Wei did not know what people would say about him decades later. He only knows that if you become famous as soon as possible, you must seize a good opportunity. Since it has been judged that Ximen Yufeng cannot be in Xizikou, there is no need to rush there stupidly.

"My lord, in the direction of Qingfeng Town, there is a war"

After two days of marching, Zhu Daneng finally brought the news that Hu Wei wanted to ask, and in the past two days, Hu Wei spread scouts widely, in order to be one step ahead of the enemy and discover the situation.

When Hu Wei heard Zhu Daneng's words, his spirit was shocked, and he immediately asked, "What's the situation, tell me quickly." ”

Zhu Daneng walked to the map and drew a big circle on the point of Qingfeng Town: "Everyone, our scouts have discovered the enemy's troops two miles away from Qingfeng Town, and they have surrounded the entire Qingfeng Town. ”

"Encirclement?" Hu Wei frowned, "How many Anrong troops are there?"

Zhu Daneng hesitated for a moment and said, "The enemy army is about 100,000, but I have combined all aspects of the intelligence and a scout's statement, I suspect it."

Seeing that Zhu Daneng didn't say anything halfway, Hu said anxiously: "Suspect something, don't fucking be like a girl, you don't want to change this habit, be careful that I smoke you one day." ”

Hong looked at Hu Wei's rudeness and shook his head with a smile. She knew that Hu Wei was really anxious this time. Red knew better than anyone that Hu Wei had not had as easy a few days as he had said in front of the soldiers.

In Hong's opinion, Hu Wei was a little impatient to change the route of the march this time, but she would not stop Hu Wei. Because she believed in Hu Wei's judgment, she had known Ximen Yufeng since she was a child, and she knew that Ximen Yufeng would definitely not wait for help in Xizikou. This is an opportunity for Hu Wei. However, whether Ximen Yufeng is really in Qingfeng Town, no one knows now.

Hong has already made a plan in her heart to get rid of Hu Wei for violating the order, but if she can't do it, she will use her own strength to help Hu Wei. Now she would rather watch Hu Wei make mistakes than watch Hu Wei, always suppressed by all sides, and have no future.

In Hong's eyes, Hu Wei is not a thing in the pool, he is a golden scale, and he needs a chance to fly high. If he can really succeed in rescuing Ximen Yufeng, then his reputation in the empire will rise day by day. And there is no need to be like now, although there are countless meritorious achievements, the reputation cannot be out of the Blizzard Army.

This time Hu Wei was transferred to the slave army, although Hu Wei seemed to be very satisfied, but in Hong's heart, he was angry. If it weren't for Hu Wei not letting her mess around, she would definitely be making this matter bigger. The red who dared to make the prince cry back then really wanted to launch a threat, and it was not easy to provoke.

Thinking of this, Hong couldn't help but glance at Hu Wei again. This stunned Qing, until now, only thinks she is an ordinary woman.

"What, you suspect that it was not the Anrong troops who attacked the Chinese army, how is this possible?" After Hu Wei listened to Zhu Daneng's words, his face became very surprised. This is the land of Anrong, and there are 100,000 troops who do not belong to Anrong, so things are complicated.

Seeing Hu Wei's reaction, Hong was a little excited, and secretly reached over, grabbed Hu Wei's hand, and reminded: "My lord, we might as well call that scout up and ask more clearly." ”

Hu Wei just thought of the terrible Cheng Dù of this matter, and he overreacted for a while, and when he was reminded by Hong, he immediately calmed down, nodded and said to Zhu Daneng: "You go and call that scout up, I will personally interrogate." ”

Zhu Daneng had already prepared, turned around and went out, and within a few minutes, he brought the scouts in. This scout was a man from the slave camp, and after hearing his reward, Hu Wei's brow furrowed even deeper.

According to the scout, he stumbled upon an acquaintance of the enemy's troops. That person was a soldier of the Lin Gui Empire. The scout and the soldier are still a little close, and they shouldn't be mistaken.

After thinking for a while, Hu Wei ordered the whole army to march to a secret place and send experienced scouts to find out where the 100,000 troops came from.

Qingfeng Town.

Under the powerful offensive of Ximen Shuang, Ximen Yufeng's troops finally took Qingfeng Town. Although the loss was great, he finally got a temporary place to stay.

However, Ximen Yufeng's life is not so easy. The enemy forces that followed immediately surrounded Qingfeng Town. Now the offensive and defensive battles have been fought for two days.

"Xue'er, what are you thinking?" Ximen Yufeng came to Ximen Xue's side, and saw that she had been standing at the head of the city in contemplation, and couldn't help asking.

Ximen Xue pondered: "Marshal, have you noticed that the military strength of the Anrong people seems to have improved a lot. ”

Ximen Yufeng said: "Anrong people are thinking about invading our country all the time, training day and night, and it is not surprising that the military strength has improved. ”

Ximen Xue shook her head and said, "No, that's not what I mean. Marshal, think about it carefully. It is said that our five-way vanguard army, 250,000 horses, is in front, and the goal is directly aimed at the capital of Anrong. The Anrong people should defend with all their might, but they are afraid that the troops are insufficient, how can they mobilize more than 200,000 troops to sneak attack our Chinese troops, and now, nearly 100,000 horses are left behind to consume with us here.

Marshal, look at these besieging soldiers outside the city, they are quite experienced in combat, every time they attack the city, they advance and retreat in a certain way, and when they see that there is no chance, they immediately retreat, and they don't seem to be in a hurry at all. ”

When Ximen Yufeng heard Ximen Xue say this, she also felt that something was not right, and she thought about it and said, "According to your opinion, they don't seem to care about the gains and losses of the capital at all. Why is that, it doesn't make sense? Unless they're not reconciled with Ben. ”

Ximen Xue said boldly: "If this 100,000 army is not Anrong soldiers, then it will make sense." ”

Coming to this conclusion, the two women were a little shocked, and each saw worry in each other's eyes. If these 100,000 troops are really not An Rong's soldiers, it means that there are other empires secretly helping An Rong. The situation is strict.

"Is it really the army of the Lin Gui Empire?" Hu Wei received Zhu Daneng's return again, but it was not as fierce as the first reaction.

Zhu Daneng said: "Yes, my lord." Although the language of all countries in our Tianfeng Continent is the same, the people in various places are still different in terms of their voices. Several scouts who had been in contact with the people of the Lin Gui Empire had definitely reported that the team headquarters besieging Qingfeng Town was the people of the Lin Gui Empire. ”

"Hmm. Hu Wei nodded, if it was just a scout who said that, it might be wrong. But now that several teams of scouts have unanimously returned, there's nothing wrong with that.

Red asked, "My lord, what do you want to do?" "When the two of them are alone, Red will call Hu Wei's name, but when there are other people, Red will still call Hu Wei's name. After all, this is in the army, and Hong has to think about Hu Wei's prestige.

Hu Wei thought for a while and said: "It is a fact that Marshal Ximen Yufeng was trapped in Qingfeng Town, whether the other party is An Rong or Lin Gui, it has nothing to do with us. Our aim is to rescue the marshal from the trap. ”

Zhu Daneng and Hong completely agreed with Hu Wei's words, but they soon had a new problem, or rather, this problem has always been there, but they haven't discussed it before. That's a very real problem. He now only has 5,000 soldiers and horses, and the enemy army has 100,000 people, surrounding Ximen Yufeng in Qingfeng Town, what can they do to rescue Ximen Yufeng.

Hong glanced at Zhu Daneng and Harrison, who hadn't spoken much, and finally mentioned it to Hu You, and Hu Wei replied with a very evil smile.

In Qingfeng Town, Ximen Yufeng's phoenix eyebrows rested gently, as if he had infinite thoughts. Ximen Xue and Ximen Shuang were both sitting beside Ximen Yufeng, they both knew what Ximen Yufeng was worried about, but at this time, they had no choice.

What makes it difficult for a dignified imperial marshal to be like this?

Grain and grass

There is not much food and grass in Qingfeng Town.

The enemy army besieging the city has been attacking for seven days in a row, and none of the soldiers and horses from all walks of life have arrived. Although Ximen Yufeng has already used all kinds of brains on grain and grass, the grain and grass with the army and the grain and grass obtained from Qingfeng Town are still getting less and less. The food and drink of an army of 30,000 is not a small number. The consumption of tens of thousands of catties of grain per day is not something that a small Qingfeng Town can provide.

"Marshal, our food and grass can last for five days at most, and if there are no reinforcements within five days, it will be difficult for us to hold on. Although she didn't want to say it, Ximenxue still had to say that as a military advisor, she had the obligation to constantly remind the commander of the most urgent problems in the army.

Taking Qingfeng Town did bring them a temporary stronghold, and they also received a certain amount of food and water supplements. But now Qingfeng Town, surrounded by 100,000 soldiers and horses of the enemy, has once again become a dead place, and it is in a difficult situation.

"I'm in a hurry, I'll take someone to fight with those Lin Gui people. Simon said furiously. Through the observation and intelligence gathering of many days, they have now determined that the army outside the city is not An Rong's troops, but the Lin Gui Empire, which belongs to one of the eight empires of the Tianfeng Continent.

The situation of the Lin Gui Empire is not the same as the 38 years of singing and dancing in the Mandala Empire, and Lin Gui has been in a state of war for decades. They and the Guilin Empire have not stopped fighting for decades.

Speaking of which, there is still a deep enmity between the Lin Gui Empire and the Mandala Empire. The Lin Gui Empire and the Guilin Empire were originally one country, known as the Lin Empire. The Lin Empire was the first country to become independent from the Bauhinia Dynasty, because it was far away from the Central Plains, and the Bauhinia Dynasty at that time was unable to conquer, so the Lin Empire developed extremely quickly. It once became the most powerful country in the Tianfeng Continent except for the Bauhinia Empire.

After Rijkaard overthrew the Bauhinia Dynasty and established the Mandala Empire, he found that the Lin Empire was a great threat to him, so he had bad water in his stomach and secretly used a divisive plan to provoke the discord between the two princes of the Lin Empire at that time, and secretly colluded with a domestic opposition force in the Lin Empire, causing the Lin Empire to be divided into three, which became the Lin Gui Empire, the Guilin Empire and the Cangwu Empire.

Among them, the Cangwu Empire, which was established by opposition forces, was once an enclave of the Mandala Empire because it was completely controlled by the army of the Mandala Empire in secret. It wasn't until Rijkaard drained the Cangwu Empire of oil and water, and felt that there was no use there, that he agreed to the complete independence of the Cangwu Empire.

In other words, the long-term war between the Lin Gui Empire and the Guilin Empire was completely made by the first emperor of the Mandala Empire, Rijkaard, how could the Lin Gui Empire have a good impression of the Mandala.

Not only the Lin Gui Empire, but even the Guilin Empire and the Cangwu Empire did not have a good impression of the Mandala Empire. The reason why the Guilin Empire hated the Mandala Empire was also to divide the country. And the Cangwu Empire should have love for the Mandala Empire, but Rijkaard scraped people too hard, in the words of the people of the Cangwu Empire, Rijkaard even scraped three feet of mud off the ground, which really made people miserable

But back then, the Mandala Empire had the most powerful army in the Tianfeng Continent, and there were many fierce soldiers, who dared to take his tiger whiskers lightly.

Now, hehe, that's different.