Fu Hongzhi's death frightened Guo Gong out of his wits, but Sima Liao Hui and the soldiers all over the city were filled with grief and anger. They wished they could rush out of the city and kill all the Hulu. However, they saw that Xia Qi was waiting in full formation, obviously hoping to take advantage of the opportunity for Yong's army to leave the city. Capturing the city was just a matter of gnashing of teeth and tears in eyes.
At night, several baskets were hung from the top of the city. Liao Hui personally led the soldiers to Fu Hongzhi's body. Everyone knelt down and kowtowed, weeping silently.
Liao Hui choked and said: "Fu Sima's heroic spirit is not far away. Please protect us from guarding the Anding City. When the lord leads the army to arrive, Helian Bobo will avenge Fu Sima's blood and annihilate the clan."
They untied the rope from Fu Hongzhi's body and carefully placed him on the felt blanket. Looking at the dense arrow feathers, some people couldn't help crying.
Liao Hui wiped away his tears and shouted: "Why are you crying? Let the Xia people pay blood for blood when the time comes."
Holding Fu Hongzhi's body, the basket was pulled up to the city wall. When Fu Hongzhi's body filled with arrows was placed at the top of the city, the three armies cried bitterly in unison.
Guo Gong was invited to the top of the city. When he saw Fu Hongzhi, who was like a hedgehog, Guo Gong sighed repeatedly and ordered him to clean up all the arrows on his body, put him in a coffin, and set up a mourning hall to worship him.
When the people in the city learned that Fu Sima died unyieldingly, they came to pay homage one after another. A heavy snowfall came, which was God's tribute to Fu Hongzhi.
After Liao Hui asked Guo Gong for instructions, he placed Fu Hongzhi's coffin at the top of the east city. Liao Hui and the other soldiers vowed to live and die with Anding City and avenge Fu Hongzhi.
When the Xia army attacked Anding City, they found that the resistance in the city became more fierce. Occasionally, the Xia army climbed to the top of the city and found that the defenders were like crazy tigers, fighting desperately with injuries.
Helian Bobo immediately rode into the wind and saw that the men who had climbed up the city wall fell one after another. He had been attacking Anding City for nearly a month, but still could not break the city. As the weather gets colder, the possibility of breaking the city becomes smaller.
"Where is Qifu Chipan?" Helian Bobo asked coldly. This time he agreed with Qin to attack Anding County together. Helianbobo confidently launched the attack in advance, hoping to occupy Anding County and Xinping County first to gain a say in the coalition forces.
Unexpectedly, the attack on Anding City continued for a long time, and nearly 10,000 soldiers were lost. Although they defeated the reinforcements of the Yong Army and killed Fu Hongzhi, the morale of the Yong Army was still high, and it might be difficult to capture Anding City in a short time.
Helian Bobo knew that time was running out. If he could not capture Anding County until the spring came next year, he would have to face a massive counterattack by Yong's army. By then, he might have no choice but to flee to Mobei, or even cross the Great Wall for temporary refuge.
Shangshu Ling Ruomen reported: "Great Khan, Qin King Qifu Chipan personally led 26,000 soldiers and horses to the expedition, and has captured Dulu City (at the foot of Kelan Mountain in the southeast of Guyuan County, Ningxia) and Chaona City (now Guyuan City). The ancient town 15 kilometers west of Pengyang County) is currently attacking Wushi City with all its strength."
Helianbobo looked up at the gray sky and said, "Send someone to urge the Qin army to speed up, saying that if the Qin army is no longer visible in half a month, I will withdraw."
On December 25th, the city of Xiangyang was filled with the excitement of the New Year. Shops on both sides of the streets were decorated with lights, and pedestrians had smiles on their faces.
It was freezing inside Yonggong's mansion. After receiving the news of Fu Hongzhi's death in battle, Yang Anxuan retreated and sat silently on the table alone.
Compared with Meng Longfu, Kuai En, Yu Fei and others, Fu Hongzhi joined Yang Anxuan later and spent most of his time guarding Jiangzhou City in Liangzhou. Yang Anxuan somewhat ignored this subordinate who was both civil and military and had great ambitions.
When Li Qiang was appointed to Jiangzhou City, Yang Anxuan thought that Meng Longfu was brave but lacked strategy, so he transferred Fu Hongzhi to Chang'an, hoping to use his strategy to stabilize the situation in the north. In Yang Anxuan's heart, Fu Hongzhi was at least the governor of a state. candidate.
Unexpectedly, in the battle of Quaigu City, Fu Hongzhi was captured and died unyieldingly. This was the highest-ranking general who died under Yang Anxuan in battle, which he deeply regretted. The simple description on the paper still does not conceal Fu Hong's fierce loyalty.
It was getting dark, so Yu Fei and his attendants came in, asked people to light the lamps, and said softly to Yang Anxuan: "There is no resurrection after death. My lord, I feel sorry for you. I just want to avenge Zhongdu."
Yang Anxuan stood up slowly and said: "Set up a memorial tent for Zhongdu in the military camp. Three days later, Yuqin will go to pay homage, and then lead the army to go out. He must personally cut off Helianbo's dog head to avenge Zhongdu. .”
Three days later it will be December 28th, just days before the Chinese New Year.
For two days, Yu Fei wanted to open his mouth to persuade, but when he saw Yang Anxuan's face was solemn, he cupped his hands and said in a deep voice, "Yes."
The military camp in the south of the city was austere, with low mourning and music. Inside a large tent was a coffin containing Fu Hongzhi's clothes, and his two youngest sons were keeping vigil in front of the coffin.
In the past few days, officials and even people from Xiangyang came to worship Fu Hongzhi one after another. The news that Fu Hongzhi was shot to death by Hu Xia's random arrows aroused everyone's grief and anger. The soldiers of the three armies were all gearing up to avenge Fu Hongzhi.
At midnight on December 28th, Yonggong Yang Anxuan went to the mourning hall to pay homage. After the sacrifice, Yang Anxuan came outside the tent, where 30,000 troops were standing and waiting.
After getting on his horse, Yang Anxuan drew his sword, stabbed it into the sky, and shouted loudly: "Blood for blood."
"Blood for blood, blood for blood," the 30,000-strong army shouted in unison, and the ground shook.
With 30,000 soldiers and horses plus draftmen and various baggage, Yang Anxuan ordered the army to go along the Han River to Fuxian County, and then go up the Luoshui River to Chang'an through Shangluo County. The Han River and Luoshui River do not freeze in winter, so the Xiangyang Navy mobilized 800 warships to carry most of the baggage and 12,000 infantry upstream, while Yang Anxuan led 5,000 light cavalry and the remaining infantry to march overland.
On the second day of the first lunar month, heavy snow fell, blocking the road. Yang Anxuan had already prepared and ordered the craftsmen accompanying him to assemble the sledge from the materials prepared in advance. The front part of the sledge is tilted and curved upward, and the rear end is close to the ground. It uses two trees as a shaft and is pulled by war horses. Three thousand horse sledges appeared on the official road, vast and majestic. With the help of the sledges, the army's march speed not only did not slow down, but also accelerated a lot. Read the book
On the sixteenth day of the first lunar month, the army gathered outside Chang'an City. Yang Anxuan learned the specific news of Fu Hongzhi's tragic death from Meng Longfu and Wang Zhene, and learned that the Xia Army and the Qin Army had united, and Anding City was in danger. …
On December 20, Qifu Chipan led the Qin army to appear at the foot of Anding City, joined forces with the Xia army, and surrounded Anding City.
There was no shortage of food in Anding City. The Yong army officers and soldiers were aroused by the tragic death of Fu Hongzhi, and everyone risked their lives. Liao Hui lived directly in the city tower and commanded the officers and soldiers at any time to resist the attacks of the Qin army and Xia army.
The city had been besieged for more than fifty days, and the five thousand defenders suffered more than a thousand casualties. The young men in the city who came to help defend the city also suffered more than a thousand casualties. The secret guards of the Military Intelligence Department brought news that Duke Yong personally led an army of 30,000 people to come to the rescue, encouraging the soldiers and people in the city. Even Guo Gong brought officials to the city from time to time to offer condolences and food.
Wang Huan, the prefect of Lueyang, used the ice city method when guarding Linwei City. He had already preached it to the army, so Liao Hui, as a general, naturally knew about it. Now is the coldest time of the year. The water condenses into ice soon after it is poured on it. When Qin Jun and Xia Jun discovered that Anding City had gained a thick layer of ice armor overnight, Qifu Chipan couldn't help but I lamented repeatedly that the old plan in Linwei City was repeated in Anding City. Without cutting through the thick ice, it was impossible to reach the city wall. Even the snow on the ground was covered with ice, making it difficult to walk, let alone fight.
Seeing that the ice was getting thicker day by day, both the Qin and Xia troops were at their wits' end. Fortunately, Anding City was poured with water from all sides and the city gate was sealed in the ice, so there was no need to worry about Yong's army in the city coming out of the city for a surprise attack.
After discussing with Qifu Chipan, Helian Bobo decided to leave some troops to guard Anding City, while other soldiers went around to loot supplies, preparing to seize Anding City when the ice melts in the spring next year.
The Qin army went south to Yinmi City (now Baili Township, Lingtai County, Pingliang City, Gansu Province), and Helian Bobo ordered his son to attack Qixian, Xichuan, Qiyi and other cities in Xinping County.
Both Helianbobo and Qifu Chipan believed that the heavy snow had blocked the road and the cold wind was biting. The Yong army was not used to fighting in this climate, so it was unrealistic to send large-scale reinforcements.
Even if reinforcements do appear, compared to the Yong army, the Xia army and the Qin army are more suitable for fighting in this kind of weather, and they will take the opportunity to annihilate the Yong army, so they can freely and boldly plunder everywhere.
In Chang'an City, 35,000 troops have been assembled and on standby. The troops were divided into two groups. Meng Longfu and Wang Zhenei led 5,000 light cavalry and 10,000 infantry to go north to Fenglin City (now Zhoujiawan Village, Lijiaqu Town, Baota District, Yan'an). After winning, they continued north to attack the Hu Xia King's tent. The remaining 10,000 light cavalry and 10,000 infantry were led by Yang Anxuan personally to Xinping County.
The ground inside and outside Chang'an was covered with heavy snow, and there were few pedestrians on the official roads. Normal movement could not cover more than 20 miles in a day. The sledge prepared by Yang Anxuan in advance played an important role. The baggage and food were put on the sledge cart.
The soldiers marched lightly and could cover forty or fifty miles a day.
The reconnaissance cavalry was sent out for more than a hundred miles. Three days later, the reconnaissance cavalry brought information that Xia's army was discovered in Xinping County. From the intelligence obtained, we learned that there were more than 10,000 Xia cavalry outside Qicheng besieging the city, and the cities such as Quaigu, Qiyi, and Xichuan were all captured by the Xia army. We learned from the captured Xia army scouts that Anding city was still intact.
The camp was about a hundred miles away from Qixian County, and Yang Anxuan decided to launch a surprise attack. The army marched along the Jingshui River, which was frozen three feet thick, allowing sledges to pass smoothly.
There are two thousand sledges, each of which is pulled by two horses. The plows can carry more than ten soldiers. Yang Anxuan ordered people to wrap cotton cloth on the horses' hooves to prevent slipping. The quartermaster's eyelids jumped as he saw that just wrapping the horses' hooves required hundreds of pieces of cotton cloth.
It was just dawn, and after a good meal, Yong's army began to march towards Qixian along the frozen Jingshui River. The horses' hooves trampled on the solid ice, making a crisp sound. The sounds were intertwined and turned into a majestic symphony.
In Qixian County, the Xia army besieging the city was commanded by Xia Prince Helianhuan, and his brothers Helianchang and Helianman joined forces with him. In Qicheng City, Pang Binzhi's eyes were bloodshot and his left shoulder was wrapped in fine cloth. He was hit by an arrow when he escaped from Qicheng City.
General Fu died, and Pang Binzhi was filled with regret. He should have disobeyed orders and took his sons out of the city to meet him. Even if he gave up Quaigu City to the Xia people, he should have rescued General Fu. The Xia army outside the city sent someone to surrender and brought news that General Fu had been shot to death by random arrows. Pang Bin ordered his men to kill the Xia army envoy and vowed to die with the city.
Although Governor Zhao was a literati, he showed calmness and calmness when the troops pressed into the situation. He mobilized the people to go to the city to assist in the defense, transported food and equipment to defend the city, and was well organized.
At Shenshi, the trumpet sound sounded outside the city, and the Xia army attacking the city retreated. Two-quarters of an hour later, Zhao Fangji led the people to deliver steaming rice porridge and cooking cakes to the top of the city.
Pang Binzhi looked at Zhao Fangji, whose clothes were covered with dust, and his eyes were bloodshot. It seemed that the prefect Zhao had not slept well these days. Pang Binzhi said with a smile: "Prefect Zhao, my servant is a rough man. He was forced to become a bandit before, and later he was recruited into the army by General Fu. General Fu can not only lead the army in battle, but he can also read and write, and many of the principles are listened to by the servant." He said that men like Taishou Zhao are the ones he admires the most."
Zhao Fangji supported his body with his hands on the wall stacks, pursed his cracked lips, and said softly: "Fu Sima is loyal and brave, I only regret that we have only known each other for a short time and cannot become close friends. It is a pity."
Pang Binzhi looked at Zhao Fangji and said: "Prefect Zhao, although I don't know a few words, I know that loyalty and righteousness are the most important words. I see that although Prefect Zhao is a scholar, he has a strong body. If Qicheng can survive, I will not die after the war." , I wish Shaunyan and Governor Zhao to become brothers."
Zhao Fangji laughed loudly and said, "I wish you all, but I dare not invite you. Why wait until after the war, when the city is destroyed? I thought that General Pang would serve the country with his own life, but I am willing to follow the general. It's just that I don't ask to be born in the same year and on the same day, but I want to be born in the same year." They died in the same year and on the same day.”
The laughter was clear and clear, and the chapped lips were cracked and blood seeped out, but it made this frail scholar feel a bit more heroic.
Pang Binzhi smiled and said: "Okay, okay. The two servants will bow to Xia Jun outside the city. They do not wish to be born in the same year and the same day, but they wish to die in the same year and the same day."
