Chapter 19: Defending the City
My name is Zhao Changqing, I am eighteen years old this year, and I am the prince of the Great Wei Kingdom.
This year, the coming of the army of Chu created an opportunity for me, and this year, I awakened the golden finger.
But at this moment, my feelings are mixed.
Not happy at all.
Don't ask me why.
If you don't believe it, if you try to face the onslaught of hundreds of thousands of enemy troops, you will also be afraid, you will also make mistakes, and your mood will become complicated.
But I couldn't help it, because I didn't know why, they had to let me defend the city.
At this moment, standing at the head of the city, I remembered the pretty girl in the Fengyue Building in the capital and the little maid in the Sleeve Pavilion, as well as a new wine brewed in the Li family tavern in the east of the city.
I once forced Lao Li Tou to make wine as the eldest prince, because his winemaking skills were the best in the capital, but even so, he did not make wine in the end.
Don't ask me why I don't brew my own.
Well, after all this nonsense, to get down to business, it's been almost eight years since I came to this world, and I have many regrets and dreams, and it's time to ......
"The Great Prince?"
Chen Qingzhi's voice came from Zhao Changqing's ears, pulling him back from his long nonsense thoughts.
Zhao Changqing reacted at this time, waved his hand to him, and signaled that he was fine, now, the enemy army is starting a new round of siege warfare, he is wearing a golden bright light battle armor, standing on the top of the city, is staring at the rapid pace of the enemy's advance.
In the distance, Cao Shen was boosting morale and gathering his soldiers to prepare for battle.
Chen Qingzhi, who was dressed in a white robe and white armor that had long been stained red with blood, frowned deeply in the face of the enemy's non-stop attacks, and whispered to the eldest prince:
"Your Highness, what should we do next?
What to do?
I need to know what to do, I can still stand here?
I want to know what to do, I can still be scared on my legs and tremble, and I can't even walk?
Well, not so exaggerated.
But I really don't know what to do.
I don't know how to fight.
Wait a minute.
Fight?
If I command this siege battle, and the result is defeated, and the enemy army captures Chang'an City, is it also a mediocre value?
Well, yes, the main problem now is how to protect yourself when the enemy army captures the city, and how to retreat after dissuading my father from moving south.
Sure enough, with opportunity comes danger.
Your Highness is so clever that I can still be calm and calm in such a time of crisis when my life is at stake... Forget it, don't talk about it, I don't have the face to talk about it.
He kept thinking about what he was thinking, and did not answer Chen Qingzhi's question.
This instead caused a wrong feeling in Chen Qingzhi's heart:
The eldest prince is the eldest prince, and he is really different, not only is he not chaotic in the face of danger, but he is still calmly trembling in the face of thousands of troops, and the eldest prince must have thought of a way to retreat from the enemy and dare to do so with confidence.
Compared to the eldest prince, I am so bad and ashamed.
Suddenly, at this time, a sharp arrow shot towards Zhao Changqing, and by the time Chen Qingzhi and Zhao Zilong next to him reacted, it was already too late, just when they were helpless in a hurry, that sharp arrow was actually burned by a sudden burst of flames when it was close to the eldest prince.
This is the novice gift package given by the system - the wonderful use of the Golden Emperor Burning Sky Flame, which has the function of self-defense and protection.
Although it was a false alarm, it still frightened Zhao Changqing to the point of paleness, making him stunned in place for a while.
In the eyes of Chen Qingzhi and Zhao Zilong, they admired the methods of the eldest prince even more: they didn't hide when the sharp arrows came, and they were extremely indifferent, not afraid of danger, in this regard, I was really too far behind the eldest prince.
And the flame that spread the scorching temperature, I vaguely felt the smell of the emperor's breath, as if it wanted to make everything in the world submit to it, is this the means of His Royal Highness the Great Prince? It is really unfathomable!
After being frightened, Zhao Changqing, when he saw the flames, had an idea in his heart, if the entire Chang'an City was burned, would he be able to delay the enemy army when they attacked the city, so as to provide time for his father's retreat?
"Cao Shen listens to the order!"
Zhao Changqing suddenly shouted.
Chen Qingzhi suddenly struck a stir on the side, and said secretly: "Could it be that the time has come to retreat from the enemy?" He hurriedly called Cao Shen to the side of the eldest prince.
"The last general!" After Cao Shen came, he bowed to Zhao Changqing.
Zhao Changqing didn't hesitate, and said directly: "Use all the existing strength to go to the city to collect all the items that can be burned, such as sesame oil, fire oil, dry firewood, etc., the more the better." ”
Zhao Changqing gave an order, although Cao Shen was puzzled, he didn't dare to disobey, and now, like Chen Qingzhi, he trusted him a little blindly.
After Zhao Changqing finished speaking, he remembered the question of how to let the enemy break through the city without revealing his flaws, and when he figured it out, when he wanted to tell Cao Shen the second half of the sentence, he saw that he had already left.
Forget it, it's not too late to tell him when he's done collecting.
At this time, Chen Qingzhi's frowning expression seemed to be slightly relieved, as if he had figured out something, and there was some relief, he didn't say a word, and went straight to the direction where Cao Shen left.
Zhao Changqing saw Chen Qingyi's anxious appearance, he didn't understand what he was going to do, and he didn't plan to ask or stop him.
Let's go, run for your life.
After a while, the enemy army will break through the capital, and you will have to line up if you want to leave.
He thought of the moment when the enemy captured the capital and he gained a lot of mediocrity, and he unconsciously laughed out loud, which made Zhao Zilong beside him deeply admire, "In such a situation in front of you, the eldest prince can still talk and laugh, is this a manifestation of the eldest prince's disdain for the enemy army?"
Zhao Changqing's laughter became louder and louder.
The tired defenders who had been defending the city for a long time immediately became energetic, and everyone instantly seemed to have changed their style and began to resist the enemy frantically.
The eldest prince is not afraid, and he can laugh out loud in the face of the enemy army.
Obviously, there is a great deal of certainty that the enemy will not be able to break through the capital.
In that case, what else is there to be afraid of?
Follow in the footsteps of the Great Prince.
Just kill one by one.
And at this time, Chen Qingzhi went and returned, and when he saw the scene in front of him, he couldn't help but admire: "It is worthy of the great prince, seeing that the morale of our army is low, it is simply incredible to use a simple smile to pull up the morale that fell back, it seems that there are still many things that I have not learned from the eldest prince." ”
And the enemy army is in a large camp.
There is a soldier to report.
The gist of what he said was probably that the Wei army suddenly defended the city like crazy, everyone was not afraid of life and death, and its combat effectiveness seemed to have more than doubled.
Among the Chu army, there are people in the Daomen who can open the eyes of the sky, use force to the sky, and at a glance, feedback the situation of the capital of Wei to Xiang Nantian, the marshal of Chu State.
The people in the Daomen who opened the eyes of heaven also exposed Zhao Changqing's position, saying that there was a soldier wearing golden bright light armor standing on top of the city, not afraid of danger, calm and unhurried.
Xiang Nantian frowned deeply when he heard this, and said: "The royal family of the Wei State regards the golden color as the precious color, and that person is wearing bright yellow armor in the midst of ten thousand troops, so he should be the prince of the enemy country.
According to the scouts and relevant information, the Wei court asked the eldest prince Zhao Changqing to guard the city gate, but he didn't expect that soon after he arrived at the city, he would increase the morale of the enemy army, which is really incredible, this person, must not be underestimated!
Among the enemies of this handsome's life, this person can be ranked in the top three. ”
With such a high evaluation from Xiang Nantian, the generals of the Chu State in the camp were deeply shocked.
But the most shocking thing for the generals, including Xiang Nantian, was not how good Zhao Changqing was at fighting and how inspiring he was, but that in the face of the sprint of his own heavy army, he could still use laughter to revive the morale of his soldiers.
This shows two factors from the side, one is that he is confident in holding the city, and the other is that he is a great strategist who is good at studying people's hearts.
Since ancient times, those who truly understand planning have always sought people's hearts.
Those who seek the world seek the hearts of the people of the world.
Those who seek fame and fortune seek the heart of those who are superior.
But how old is this great prince of Wei?
There is so much wisdom and heart, if this is when its wings are abundant, then what will it be?