The sky darkened, the fires outside Yanshi City became a mass, and the noise could be heard faintly. The Qin army was still building a camp.
Yang Anxuan, dressed in military uniform, was patrolling the city with Yu Fei when he heard a low sobbing sound.
Following the sound, I saw a young man of seventeen or eighteen years old, leaning on a spear, squatting in the darkness of the archery tower and crying. Several people next to him also had sad expressions on their faces.
Zhang Feng curled his lips and muttered softly: "Coward."
Yang Anxuan stepped forward. Those people were wearing simple leather armor. They were old and young. They seemed to be members of Wubao.
Seeing Yang Anxuan coming over, several people stood upright in shock. The crying young man quickly stood up straight, not daring to wipe the tears hanging on his face.
Yang Anxuan stretched out his hand to wipe away his tears and said softly, "Are you afraid?"
The young man shook his head in panic, and Yang Anxuan said softly: "Fear is human nature, there is no need to feel ashamed. I was also afraid when I first went to the battlefield."
Empathy was established and the atmosphere relaxed. A bearded man smiled and said, "Niu Bao, I have already told you that I won't care about you when it comes to fighting, and you won't be afraid when you see blood."
"Alas, swords and arrows have no eyes. With so many Qin soldiers, we are afraid that the odds are against us."
Yang Anxuan asked about the names of several people and their home conditions. The soldiers gradually gathered around, vying to talk to Yang Anxuan.
With dozens of people surrounding him, Yang Anxuan raised his voice and said: "Brothers and fathers, who doesn't want to live a peaceful life, but the Qiang and Qin invaders have arrived at our doorstep. Everyone saw it the year before last and treated us like pigs and dogs. There is no way to survive." ah."
Many people nodded in agreement, "No, the old man Zhao in Pu's village was older and walked slower. He was shot to death by Qin's dog." people"……
Everyone's mood gradually became angry, and Yang Anxuan said loudly: "Yes, Qin Gou is here and wants to kill people and set fire to people. In the city are our parents, brothers, wives, children, and children. If we don't fight with our lives, their lives will be difficult to save."
The old man Gao Lin said: "Yes, last time the servants and the whole family were driven west by the Qin people. If General Yang hadn't rescued them, I'm afraid the whole family would have become Qin's dogs. This time Qin's dogs came again. Even if I try my best, I won’t be like last time.”
He glanced at Gao Lin approvingly and saw that this man had a certain degree of prestige. Many people listened to his words and nodded in agreement.
Yang Anxuan struck while the iron was hot and said: "Yu led his army from Runan to fight the national calamity with everyone. As long as everyone works together and defends the city, reinforcements will arrive soon, and then we will defeat the Qin army like last time."
When they heard that there were reinforcements, everyone got excited and asked how many reinforcements there were. Yang Anxuan smiled and said: "This is a secret. The court will never sit back and watch Luoyang be occupied by the Qin people."
"General Yang, can we defend Yanshi City?" someone asked.
Yang Anxuan said resolutely: "Yes, I can definitely do it. It's stupid to think about meritorious service and promotion."
The conversation made everyone laugh. Yang Anxuan pointed to Xu Xiaozhong beside him and said: "This big man is called Xu Xiaozhong. He joined the army four years ago because his family was poor and had no enough food to eat. Now he is a Sima in the army."
In four years, Xu Xiaozhong has been completely transformed. He is as strong as an ox and looks majestic.
Xu Xiaozhong patted his chest and said to everyone: "Yes, I was not as good as you before. I followed General Yang and traveled all over the country, and that's why I am today."
Everyone looked at the iron armor on his body with envy. You must know that the imperial court has strict control over armor. Only the military squadron leader has a leather armor. As for the iron armor, at least he must be a general.
Yang Anxuan said with a smile: "You protect your family and country, I will ask the court to give you the same reward as the army officers. If there are casualties, you will receive generous compensation. As long as I am here, I will never let your family members freeze or starve."
Gao Lin said with emotion: "If this is the case, there is no regret in dying. I am willing to fight for the country like the righteous soldiers in the Martyrs' Tomb."
This sentence reminded Yang Anxuan, and Yang Anxuan said in a loud voice: "There is no regret in dying for the country. I will report to the court and carve the names of the martyrs who sacrificed their lives into stone tablets and enshrine them in the martyrs' tomb to receive incense from all generations. People admire you."
Yang Anxuan's words soon spread on the city wall, and the soldiers discussed excitedly about Qin's actions.
The army's fear was alleviated a lot.
Returning to his temporary residence under the city wall, Yang Anxuan's expression became solemn. With tens of thousands of Qin soldiers and soldiers under the city wall, he was under great pressure as a commander.
Thinking of Yao Chong being captured by him and losing his face, the Qin army came prepared this time and brought siege equipment with them. It seemed that they would not give up until they achieved their goal.
In the past few times, Yang Anxuan inspected three places to inspect grain, grass, and defensive equipment. He unexpectedly discovered that there were eight Wanjun Divine Crossbows and 200 Divine Crossbows in Yanshi City. These things gave Yang Anxuan a lot of confidence in defending the city.
After retaking Yanshi City, the court felt that the north was uneasy and allocated twenty divine crossbows from the Fifth Military Department to Luoyang. Xin Gonggong gave eight to Yanshi City.
Pei and Yan's Wubao each pulled two Jun Shen Crossbows and sixty Shen Crossbows, and the corresponding crossbow arrows were also equipped, which should be able to teach the Qin army a lesson.
Judging from the inspection, the morale of the military was unstable, and most of them, except for their own county troops, had never been on the battlefield. When the war begins, it is a question whether these people can withstand the fierce attack of the Qin people.
Yang Anxuan's eyes became determined. He wanted to find an opportunity to fight the Qin army. If he defeated the Qin army once, he would build everyone's confidence. After the early tug-of-war, the soldiers have seen blood and can feel more relaxed next time.
The iron knives, guns and arrows he brought with him were only sharp weapons for winning by surprise. Yang Anxuan thought over and over again and decided to put this sharp weapon at the key point, hoping to make the final decision.
The next day, Yao Chong sent light cavalry around Yanshi City to show off his power, shooting two arrows at the top of the city from time to time. .
On the top of the city, everyone watched the Qin army show off its power, and the smoke and dust surrounded the entire Yanshi army, making it overwhelming.
Kuai En spat towards the city and cursed: "The Qiang dogs are so arrogant. I will pierce several holes in your body if I bump into you."
Meng Longfu narrowed his eyes and said, "General, why don't we rush out and kill him by surprise, thus defeating the Qin army's spirit?"
On Friday in Yanshi City, Yang Anxuan calculated the time it would take to rush out the Qin army from the east gate, which was about half a stick of incense.
"Go out of the east gate and fight quickly. Don't let the Qin army get entangled." Yang Anxuan waved his hand and led everyone down to the city.
Yang Anxuan rushed out of the east city gate with six hundred light cavalry.
Shi Zhen led his thousands of cavalry as they galloped past the east city. When he saw the gates of Yanshi City opened and the suspension bridge lowered, he couldn't believe his eyes. Could it be that Yanshi City had surrendered?
The sound of hoofbeats suddenly sounded, and countless cavalry rushed out of the city. The Han people actually dared to go out to fight. Shi Zhen smiled ferociously and waved his spear, leading the Qin cavalry to kill in the city.
"Zheng", the spear and the iron spear collided together. Shi Zhen was knocked to the left by the strong impact from the spear. Yang Anxuan rode his horse past, raised the spear and continued to move forward.
Qin Qi, who was behind Shi Zhen, pushed the knife outward. The knife was pressed by the stick, and the tip of the knife thrust forward, piercing the leather armor and piercing the chest.
The corpse was hanging on the edge of the mountain. Yang Anxuan shook his hand and the corpse flew out. The Qin cavalry rode their horses to avoid it.
Kuai En rode his horse to meet Shi Zhen, and without saying a word, he raised his spear and struck him. Sparks flew from the two steel spears, and their four eyes glared at each other, regardless of top or bottom.
Qin Qi and Jin Qi were strangled together. The long spear in Yang Anxuan's hand rolled like a dragon. Meng Long Fu and Kuai En on the left and right sides followed each other like two dragons. Qin Qi could not take the lead.
Shi Zhen led people to rush to the city gate. The city gate had been closed. Arrows shot up from the top of the city tower, making the armor clang and screams of pain could be heard from time to time.
There were so many Qin cavalry that Yang Anxuan did not dare to fight. Before the Qin army could react, he charged all the way to the south gate.
On top of the city tower, Yu Fei was well prepared. He opened the city gate to let Yang Anxuan and others in, and then used his giant crossbow to drive back the pursuers.
When Yao Chong heard the report from the sentry cavalry, the Jin army went out of the city for a sneak attack and led the army to the battlefield. Yang Anxuan and others had already entered the city, leaving more than fifty Qin army corpses on the ground.
Yang Anxuan climbed to the top of the city with a long spear in hand, and cheers arose. The shouts of "General Yang is mighty" shook the heaven and the earth, and the military morale was greatly boosted.
Yao Chong's face was livid. He wanted to show off his power but lost his face. He raised his whip and pointed at the city head with hatred and said: "When the city is broken, the child's head should be beheaded and hung on the city head."
On August 23, the Qin army began a large-scale attack on the city.
Amid the sound of drums and trumpets, the pot
Large stones hit the city head like raindrops, causing the dust on the city wall to "swirly" fall. Siege vehicles, assault vehicles, hoists and ladders rushed towards Yanshi City like monsters.
Amid the rain of flying rocks and arrows, Yang Anxuan directed his soldiers to shoot arrows and throw rocks. Screams, roars, screams, and shouts intertwined in the sky above Yanshi City.
On the night of August 25th, Yang Anxuan led his army out of Dongcheng to attack the camp. Pei and Yan's two Wubao were ordered to dispatch, but unexpectedly the Qin army was prepared.
Yao Chong ordered to guard the camp strictly to resist the attack of Pei and Yan families, and personally led an army to hunt down Yang Anxuan's troops.
There was a huge disparity in military strength, so Yang Anxuan had no choice but to fight with Meng Longfu and Kuai En to resist, and escaped back to Yanshi City at the cost of 126 casualties.
Facing the fierce attack of the Qin army, Yang Anxuan ordered to block the east, south and north cities, leaving only the west city for access.
The Wanjun Divine Crossbow showed its power at critical moments and repeatedly destroyed the Qin army's siege equipment. After experiencing life and death, the troops and people who defended the city gradually became accustomed to fighting. Under the command of Yang Anxuan, attacking and defending the city became a war of attrition.
Yao Chong tried to divide his troops to go to Pei and Yan's two Wubao forts. The two Wubao forts were heavily guarded and stronger than Yanshi City. Yao Chong simply sent two thousand soldiers and horses to defend the two Wubao forts each and concentrated most of his troops on the attack. Yanshi City.
On August 29, Zhang Ji returned to Pingcheng and reported to Emperor Tuoba Gui in the East Hall that Jin was unable to reinforce Luoyang and was willing to dedicate Luoyang to Wei.
After the court meeting, Zhang Ji secretly reported to the emperor in the west hall the incident of meeting the immortal in Songshan Mountain, and presented "The Commandment of Yunzhong Yin Chan Xinke".
Tuoba Gui was very interested and asked Zhang Ji in detail about what he had seen in Songshan. Zhang Ji mentioned the six-character mantra said by Kou Qianzhi, and Tuoba Gui made up his mind.
At the court meeting on August 30, Tuoba Gui ordered Taiwei Mu Chong to lead 20,000 light cavalry to rescue Luoyang City. History has changed. History books record that Emperor Wei sent Taiwei Mu Chong to lead 6,000 light cavalry to rescue Luoyang.
For Tuoba Gui, he was currently fighting against Murong Bao of Later Yan. It would not be a good opportunity to fall out with Later Qin, and Kou Qianzhi's true words for help from the Jin people made Tuoba Gui decide to take a risk and get the freedom of Luoyang. It's joy.
Mu Chong was a smart and decisive man. He met Tuoba Gui in Weihan and saved Tuoba Gui twice. Therefore, Tuoba Gui trusted him very much and appointed him as a Taiwei, concurrently as a servant, and he was granted the title of Duke of Anyi.
Before the expedition, Tuoba Gui told Mu Chong to act according to the opportunity. If he could capture Luoyang, he would take it; if he could not, he would garrison Yewang (Qinyang City, Henan Province) to prevent the Qin army from crossing the river.
In Jinyong City, Xin Gongjing could feel that the Qin army's offensive was not as strong as before, and Yang Anxuan shared his pressure in Yancheng City.
I haven't seen Yao Chong's military flag these days. This Qin Duke of Qi should have led his army to Yanshi City. I hope Yang Anxuan can hold it.
