Chapter 61: Wei Wuxian's Request for Foreign Aid
After Wei Wuxian left, Wei Qixun finally made a decision, he thought very clearly, in case the jade bottle was broken, the Northern Barbarians would go straight to Binyang Town, then the Hulukou where he was located would face the menacing Northern Barbarian cavalry.
The terrain of Hulukou is much larger than that of Yubei Pass, and there is no Guancheng, so the cavalry of the Northern Barbarians can rush forward unscrupulously, no matter what aspect it is, he has no reason to abandon Wei Wuxian.
Wei Qixun thought about it again and again, and did not let Wei Wuxian hang alone according to the intention of the Kyoto side, but took the initiative to make military adjustments, and successively sent the five guards to the Yuhua Pass that night, and the deputy commander Ding Guohui personally sat in charge.
After Ding Guohui arrived at the Yubei Pass, he immediately convened a military meeting above the command level, and arranged a guard on each of the peaks on both sides of the Yuping Pass, a guard on the city, and three guards in the camp to defend in turn.
Wei Wuxian went to Hulukou to ask for armaments, so he didn't mean to put pressure on Wei Qixun. If the other party doesn't send troops over, he won't defend the city without a brain, because there is no one behind him who is worthy of his life to protect.
There were five more guards in the Yuhua Pass all of a sudden, and dozens of tents were temporarily set up in the camp, with flags fluttering, and there was a strong sense of slaughter in the autumn wind.
Wei Wuxian was in charge of guarding the city, and it was Feng Xian, who had met twice, and the two of them were each responsible for six hours, but nothing happened in the three days.
It's just that these few days have been too calm, and the calm makes people feel a little like the mountain rain is about to come and the wind is full of buildings, so Wei Wuxian did not hesitate to use a large number of Yuan Qi Dan and Yuan Jing to cultivate, hoping to improve his strength as much as possible in a short period of time.
In addition, two days ago, he arranged for a crony to ride a fast horse to the Qingyang Sect, and now the situation is urgent, and he needs more helpers.
The jade bottle was closed, and Feng Xian was awakened by the warning sound of his subordinates. He hadn't slept soundly for the past few days, and had just taken a nap in the office room when an alarm rang.
He walked to the window and looked at the opposite side, only to see that the black pressure in the distance was all the Northern Barbarian cavalry team, with his experience, the Northern Barbarian cavalry on the opposite side was at least more than three thousand, and he secretly cursed those scouts in his heart, and the information sent back was too far away, and now there were twice as many people and horses.
"There is an enemy••Everyone pay attention••••There is an enemy•••" The herald ran all the way over and informed the soldiers on the city.
At this moment, everyone began to get nervous, and one by one they clenched the weapons in their hands, staring at the huge horse team in front of them.
The Jade Bottle Pass is located in the narrow passage of the two mountains, about 30 zhang wide, and can stand more than 200 people side by side, but in fact, no one will do that when attacking the city, each horizontal row will not exceed 100 people after the team is dispersed.
Feng Xian transferred everyone to Guancheng, and set off the warning wolf smoke, and then calmed down to check the Northern Barbarian Horse Team on the opposite side.
The Northern Barbarian Horse Team is located at the mouth of the valley, and the distance between the two sides is more than a mile, and only a piece of black pressure can be faintly seen.
Suddenly, the opposite horse team parted on both sides, and a group of people appeared from it, and as they moved forward, the expression on Feng Xian's face immediately became ugly.
I saw ten catapults being pushed out and parked fifty zhang away from the city. This is not far from the strong crossbow on the castle, and it is within the range of the catapult.
The soldiers on the city saw it, and almost all of them turned pale in an instant, and no one expected that the northern barbarians would have catapults.
"Quick, quickly notify the camp, quickly adjust the bed and crossbow!" Feng Xian shouted almost at the top of his voice.
There are ten small bed crossbows in the Hulukou camp, with a range of up to 80 zhang, the accuracy is not good enough, and the firing is also very laborious, and the impact on the Northern Barbarian cavalry is limited in peacetime, and it has not been used much.
Wei Wuxian heard the noise outside in the camp, walked out of the military tent, saw Shen Tao and Ji Yun coming this way, and asked, "What's the matter?"
Shen Tao said with a solemn expression: "The Northern Barbarians have attacked, it is said that more than 3,000 people have come, and there are ten catapults, and now Commander Feng is asking for reinforcements from Hulukou." ”
Wei Wuxian was also shocked when he heard this, the catapult has a lethal effect on a small pass like the Jade Bottle Pass, when did the Northern Barbarians start to have this kind of siege weapon, and they also used it on the Jade Bottle Pass.
While Wei Wuxian was thinking about it, a soldier ran over and said, "Commander, there are seven people outside the camp gate who say they are friends of the adults, do you want to meet them?"
Wei Wuxian turned his head and swept his senses, and instantly said with a smile on his face: "Of course!" and then said to Shen Tao: "You notify me and let everyone be ready to reinforce the Jade Bottle Pass at any time." ”
Shen Tao, Ji Yun and several other captains led the order, while Wei Wuxian walked towards the camp gate.
"Brother Wei..." Huang Chong waved at Wei Wuxiao from afar.
"You kid, I'm almost unrecognizable when you look so good. Ma Laosan looked at Wei Wuxian, who was dressed in military uniform, he hadn't seen him for a while, Wei Wuxian's height and appearance had changed a lot compared with before, he was half a head taller, and his face was much more handsome after he grew.
Wei Wuxian was only sixteen years old at this time, and it was the time when he grew his body, basically a change every day, and for Ma Laosan who hadn't seen each other for a while, he felt that the change was a bit big.
The soldier guarding the camp saw that the person who came was indeed Wei Wuxian's friend, so he hurriedly opened the camp gate and let the seven people inside. Wei Wuxian stepped forward and arched his hand: "A few senior brothers have worked hard, this is not the place to talk, my camp tent is inside, let's go to the camp tent and talk slowly." ”
Several monks from the Qingyang Sect also bowed their hands, and followed Ma Laosan and the others towards Wei Wuxian's camp.
Huang Chong was very excited to look east and west along the way, this was the first time he had entered the barracks, and he was curious about everything.
Although Ma Laosan and Wu Qi were also curious, they were obviously much more restrained than Huang Chong, and it was only now that they really confirmed that the guy who was so poor that he leaned into the mountains with the three of them to fight wild food was actually Wei Wuxian, the seventh prince of the Yan Palace's Mansion in the Great Xia Dynasty.
Wei Wuxian led the group into the camp tent, everyone sat down, and Ma Laosan said: "We have to call you Wei Gongzi or Wei Commander now?"
Wei Wuxian smiled and said: "Ma Laosan, don't make a fuss, what you used to call is now what you want, by the way, I don't know these senior brothers well, why don't you hurry up and introduce me!"
Ma Laosan pursed his mouth: "Okay, Wei Hua, if you want me to call you 'Wei Gongzi' and 'Wei Commander', I'm also awkward..."
The others laughed when they heard it, and Wu Qi said: "Why don't you introduce a few senior brothers to each other, Rory, it's not over." ”
Ma Laosan was not happy, and said to Wu Qi with a stalk around his neck: "What's the matter, I have to introduce you, it's not that you don't know each other." ”
Wu Qi did not show weakness: "I will introduce you, I will introduce..." pointed to a young monk of the eighth layer of the Qi refining period beside him and said: "This is Luo Kun, who cultivates the earth system and is proficient in the art of earth practice." ”
Luo Kun gestured to Wei Wuxian, the purpose of his trip here was to earn Yuan Jing, so as long as Wei Wuxian could afford Yuan Jing, nothing else mattered.
Wu Qi was about to introduce the next one, but the man said: "It's better for me to introduce myself, I am at ease in Xiabai, I practice the water attribute exercises, and I cultivate to the eighth layer of the Qi refining period, and now there is a shortage of Yuan Crystals, so there is no problem for us to play with our lives, as long as we can cash in the remuneration of fifty lower grade Yuan Crystals per month." ”
This one was straightforward enough, and for a while, the camp tent was quiet, and everyone looked at Wei Wuxian together.