Chapter Sixty-Nine: The Old Palace (Follow-up!) )
Ying Xuan returned to the army and immediately fired crossbow arrows.
The generals were dumbfounded, where did Yu Shi go and there was such a harvest after a turn!
They found that as long as the imperial history came out, the things that were missing would definitely be multiplied.
So it was with the grain, and so with the arrows now!
This number of crossbow arrows was handed over to hundreds of strong crossbowmen.
The empty quiver was heavy again.
It was as if they all had a delusion.
Didn't you fight the siege just now, everyone just sent troops from the station.
This scene once again confirmed the county guard's point of view, and he kept raising his eyebrows and questioning the county lieutenant with his eyes.
"Look at you! Isn't it! ”
"He can do anything! It's just what you want! ”
The county lieutenant also scratched his head, is it really the chosen one?
The army continued to march, and it was already midday, and it would not be long before dawn.
Ying Xuan looked up.
The moon had gradually receded, and a thick dark cloud was rushing towards the skyline in the distance.
The air is getting humid.
The soldiers' torches were running out.
Ying Xuan looked to the east, and the royal city was dark and deep like a giant mouth.
The scouts in front kept returning.
"Report! The rebels all retreated into two streets outside the Old Castle. ”
"Report! The rebels are setting up defensive positions, with hay piled on both sides, and there is a possibility that they will have to set fire to block it! ”
"Report! The rebels have blocked the civilian men in front of them, and they want to defeat the enemy, but they are afraid to kill all the civilians! ”
Not a single piece of good news.
The hearts of the crowd grew heavier and heavier.
And Ying Xuan is most worried about the people who have disappeared.
There are nearly 100,000 people in Shouchun City, even if you subtract the people who died in these years of chaotic battles, plus the relatives of the displaced people captured from the surrounding areas, it will not be much less than the original.
But there is no trace of these people now, where did the Yue people hide them?
Ying Xuan's brows furrowed.
The outline of the royal city is gradually becoming clearer.
The sky is starting to turn blue.
The soldiers threw away their burnt torches, and there was silence.
Only neat and heavy footsteps remained in Shouchun City.
Chang Lin and the group of homeless people who were following behind also noticed that something was wrong at this moment.
This is about to knock Shouchun down!
But the shadow of the relatives has not been seen yet?
They also began to get a little anxious.
Zhang Wangcai, who was not far behind Yingxuan, felt panicked the further east he went.
I always want to stand behind people with two inks.
Zhao Han and Zhao Yi were two, one clenched his fists nervously, and the other stared ahead and trembled in fear.
The county guard and the county lieutenant frowned and looked at the gradually revealing line of defense in front of them, silent.
More than 10,000 soldiers, divided into arrays, walked neatly through the streets.
Finally came to the enemy.
"Whoosh! Sou! ”
The crossbow arrows were fired, but the target was not Ying Xuan and the others, they had not yet entered the range.
Arrows with flaming light lit the hay in the streets, and the firewood for the wagons that lay across the road.
Flames flew up the walls on either side.
In a short time, the house and the street were connected into a line of fire, dividing the entire Shouchun into two halves.
At this time, the army simply could not continue to advance.
The smoke from the blazing flames cut off the gaze of Ying Xuan and the others.
If you send someone to clear the road, you will break into the range of the opponent's crossbow bolts and be shot in place.
If you don't go, you can only wait for the fire to get smaller.
Ying Xuan frowned, the other party didn't seem to want to fight, but was delaying.
But is the time on their side?
When the Great Qin reinforcements arrived, they didn't even have room to resist.
Unless it's not going well in Sichuan County.
Let the rebels have the forces to defend back.
But that's not possible! There are only three small towns over there.
There is also a military camp in Daze Township in Sichuan County, and all the troops mobilized will only be more than the Huaiyang Army!
No matter what, it is impossible to suppress the rebels in three small towns!
Ying Xuan looked at the thick smoke and was puzzled.
It seems that the fire is too big.
The sky, which was about to light up, gradually darkened.
The heavy dark clouds finally pressed down on everyone's heads.
The wind blew, carrying a little dust that made people's eyes squint.
Zhang Han said softly.
"It's going to rain! Their fire won't last long! ”
Zhao Han also spoke up.
"That's right, there were originally thousands of armor soldiers in the city, plus the mobilization of several surrounding counties, and the private soldiers privately formed by the three surnamed nobles, there were only 20,000 armor soldiers in Shouchun City."
"Looking at the appearance just now, I'm afraid that I have lost a lot of people when defending the city."
"Their forces are also stretched! Wait for the rain to fall and extinguish the fire, and you can easily put down the rebellion! ”
Looking at Zhao Han's excited appearance, Ying Xuan suddenly frowned and asked.
"Since you know their information, then I ask you! Where are the nearly 100,000 people in Shouchun? ”
Who knew that this question made Zhao cold calm down.
He turned back and saluted.
"The people are ahead."
"If the sinners lie to you, the whole clan will not die well!"
He raised his head and stared at Ying Xuan firmly.
"Please believe me!"
This vow did not even let go of the granddaughter who was abandoned!
Ying Xuan was not relieved after hearing this, but frowned even more.
……
At this moment, on the way from Juyang City to the Huaiyang Army garrison in Fengtang, Shaobei, a Qin army slapped his horse hard.
He looked at the nearby Huaiyang Army garrison, where there were still people active.
Immediately let out a long sigh of relief.
"Imperial decree!"
"The army of the counties! Defend the station! ”
"Huaiyang County and Sichuan County immediately withdraw from Jiujiang to their own county! Beware of rebellion in this county! ”
"Huaiyang County Guard Order!"
The shouts were heard far and wide.
When several soldiers in the garrison heard this, they immediately stepped forward and opened the camp gate.
The Qin army that gave the order rushed into the camp, only to find that in addition to the few people in front of them.
The entire camp was already empty.
He asked anxiously.
"What about people? What about the 30,000 soldiers? ”
Several of the soldiers who were cooking hurriedly replied.
"The army was ordered by the imperial history last night to attack Shouchun City!"
Suddenly, the herald's face changed drastically.
"Imperial History? Where did the imperial history come from? I came all the way from Xianyang, and I never knew that the imperial court had sent the imperial history down! ”
As soon as these words came out, several armor soldiers were also a little panicked.
"It shouldn't be! Goshi also helped us raise food and grass! ”
The messenger's face was full of anxiety!
"That could be a ploy!"
"Sichuan County is closer, and it has been notified according to the time!"
"Once they retreat, the rebels have the spare strength to go south, and the 30,000 troops of Huaiyang will become rootless duckweed!"
"Where is Shouchun City so easy to fight, as long as it is dragged until the rebels support the Huaiyang army, it will be completely defeated, and then I am afraid that Huaiyang County will also be unstable!"
The herald was annoyed, but it was too late!
Ignoring this, he turned his horse's head and ran towards Shouchun City again.
I only hope to save the Huaiyang army before the army is besieged.
But when he approached Shouchun City, he saw the battlefield full of corpses of the Qin army outside the southern city from a distance.
There was a chill in my heart.
Could it be that the Huaiyang army has been completely defeated by the rebels?
As he approached, the grim battlefield became clearer.
Just as he grew more and more disappointed.
Suddenly, I found that the south gate of Shouchun seemed to have been knocked open.
His eyes widened suddenly, could it be that the Huaiyang Army had really captured this giant city?