When Wanyan Chizha heard the Queen's decisive words, he shook his head with a sad expression.
"Your Majesty, why are you doing this?"
"Uncle Wang, I have made up my mind. The soldiers will fight to the death for the country. How can I lead the troops to surrender just to survive?
I can't do it. Uncle Wang must not talk about surrender anymore. "
"Alas... I understand, and I will definitely never mention this matter in the future."
"Report, your majesty, commander, the enemy troops cleaning up the battlefield outside the city have retreated."
The lookout's shout interrupted the conversation between the Queen and the two. The two hurriedly stood up and looked out of the city. With the last ray of light before the sun went down, they could faintly see the dragon soldiers and horses using pallets. Carrying the injured robe and body, he slowly rushed towards the military camp several miles away.
"Come here, let the clever brothers slide down the rope immediately, repair the seven trenches outside the city, and re-fix the damaged spikes."
"Got the order!"
Following Wanyan's command, thousands of Jin soldiers nimbly followed the rope thrown down by their robes and slid down the city wall.
The soldiers of the Thousand Gold Kingdom were not equipped with weapons. Instead, each of them carried a pickaxe used by farmers and was cautiously groping towards the outside of the moat.
As thousands of people approached, the situation outside the city gradually became clearer.
A trench about three feet deep and two feet and a half wide appeared in front of thousands of people, completely surrounding the southern gate of Anzhou City.
There were seven such trenches at intervals ranging from twenty to forty steps.
The trenches were filled with thorns and thorns, and two trenches were even filled with jars holding kerosene.
This is a relatively clumsy way to defend the city, and it can delay the enemy's attack on the city.
Just filling in these gullies will be enough for the enemy to be busy for a while. If the defenders on the city wall continue to obstruct them, a protracted battle will be inevitable.
Wanyan Chizha led tens of thousands of soldiers to dig this out over several days and nights while the Dalong soldiers and horses were still on their way north.
In addition to the north city wall, there are seven similar trenches on the east, west, and south walls.
As for why Jianzhou did not dig trenches like this to resist the siege of Dalong soldiers and horses, it is nothing more than the terrain outside Jianzhou city with strange rocks protruding and mountains and rocks.
If you want to build such a large project, it will cost a lot of money. Even if you wait for Dalong's troops to arrive at the city, it will be difficult to complete the project.
Outside Anzhou City is fertile black soil, which is soft and requires little effort to dig.
The reason why Wanyan Chizha told the Queen that today's casualties were the fewest since the war started was because of the contribution of these trenches.
Ladder operators, siege vehicles, forward infantry, sword and shield soldiers simply cannot smoothly attack the city. If you want to cross these trenches, you must build bridges and pave the way with ladders.
But how could the guards on the city wall be so easy for the enemy to succeed.
Relying solely on artillery bombardment, for the defenders who had been prepared, the losses were already much smaller than those outside Jianzhou City.
The lookout on the city wall was holding the telescope handed to him by Wanyan Chizha intently, observing every move outside the city. The brothers who were repairing the trenches outside the city were alert to the investigation of Dalong scouts.
The chirping of falcons broke the silence of the night, and the Queen, Wanyan Chizha and a group of generals looked into the hazy night sky.
"Uncle Wang, I'm afraid it's a message from Aiqing Yeluha of Kanzhou. Could it be that Kanzhou will also fall?"
After two cups of tea, a soldier ran over holding a bamboo tube.
"Commander, a letter from Marshal Yeluha of Kanzhou!"
Wanyan Chizha directly took the letter from the bamboo tube and began to read it, without giving it to the Queen for review first. He would follow the authority in urgent matters. His Majesty said he would not interfere with him in military matters.
"Okay, great!"
The Queen looked at Wanyan Chizha's surprised expression and hurriedly leaned forward to look at the letter.
Wanyan Chizha directly handed the letter to the Queen: "Your Majesty, there is good news from Brother Yale. The first fire bull formation was destroyed by the dragon's soldiers and horses using fire attacks.
However, the Second Fire Ox Formation unexpectedly severely damaged Dalong's troops.
A herd of 2,700 Turkic cattle tied with fire and thunder bombs, surrounded on three sides by the three Turkic generals, rushed into the Dalong army formation outside Kanzhou City, directly inflicting heavy damage on the Dalong army outside Kanzhou City. The infantry and a small number of cavalry totaled about 40,000 troops.
Even the artillery accidentally destroyed thirty-five of them, and also burned the food and fodder of an army guard.
Now the Dalong enemy troops outside Kanzhou City have retreated twenty miles to repair, and Kanzhou, which is in danger, has been saved.
According to Yeluha's estimate, it would take at least ten and a half months before Dalong's enemy forces would not dare to attack the city rashly again.
It's a pity that my three thousand Dajin Shapolang soldiers perished in the sea of fire together in order to ignite the fire and thunder bombs on the yak. "
The Queen hurriedly took the letter from Wanyan Chizha's hand and read it word by word silently.
When she saw Yeluha's handsome seal and name at the end, the queen suddenly felt sore in her eyes.
It's been half a year, and I haven't seen such good news for a long time.
"As long as I keep my big gold, I will treat the families of the three thousand soldiers well and keep them safe for the rest of their lives."
While the Queen was sighing with emotion, the sound of falcons was heard again in the night sky.
The Queen's delicate body trembled, and she subconsciously looked towards the night sky.
I am both looking forward to it and feeling anxious at the same time!
Expecting and hoping that good news will come one after another, but panicking and fearing that the good news that just came will be followed by bad news.
"Report, send a message to Kanzhou."
Wanyan Chizha took the letter and looked through it, looking at the tense-looking empress and silently shaking her head: "It's not good news, it's not bad news either.
Kanzhou needs to replenish its fire bombs.
Although the enemy troops attacking the city were severely damaged in one fell swoop, nine out of ten fire and thunder bombs were consumed. "
Although it was not good news, it was not bad news at least, and the Queen breathed a sigh of relief.
"Hui'er!"
"exist!"
"Immediately send a letter to Yue'er, asking her to urge the Ministry of War to replenish the necessary armaments for the Kanzhou garrison as soon as possible at all costs."
"Got the order!"
After Hui'er left, the Queen looked at Wanyan Chiezha thoughtfully: "Uncle Wang, the enemy forces in Kanzhou have suffered heavy losses. Will Yunyang send more troops to Kanzhou to help?"
"It's hard to say.
Any one of the cavalrymen under Liu Mingzhi's command would not take more than six days to rush to Kanzhou.
If there are sufficient troops here, there is no guarantee that Yunyang will not increase its troops in Kanzhou.
Everything depends on whether Yan Qingshan, an old guy, can cooperate with the Turkic cavalry and delay the hundreds of thousands of cavalry of the Six Guards of the New Army.
Although the reinforcements in the Western Regions knew a little bit of Chinese, they were still not proficient enough, and they were still very awkward in cooperating with Dalong's main troops.
The biggest variables are these dragon cavalry who have been attacking in a roundabout way! "
"Don't Liu Mingzhi's cavalry have any opponents that they can fight against?"
Wanyan Chiezha looked at the empress who was frowning, shook her head slightly and sighed: "It's difficult to have an entire army in armor.
The Turkic cavalry's riding and shooting skills are actually no worse than theirs, but their equipment is too simple.
Not to mention iron armor, leather and cloth armors are not widely used in the army. They are no match for the dragon cavalry in head-to-head combat.
Unfortunately, we, Daijin, are currently unable to provide armor and weapons to support them. We can only watch helplessly as the cavalry under Liu Mingzhi show off their power on the territory of our Daikin, galloping freely but helplessly.
The one hundred thousand cavalry under the command of this old guy Wanyan Qingshan has never been treated badly by the imperial court for so many years. The one hundred thousand soldiers are all wearing armor, so they can resist one or two. But Your Majesty, you also know what this old guy did after he joined the battlefield. .
After a sneak attack, they quickly retreated with little success, even more timid than a rabbit.
If it weren't for the difficult situation, even though we are all citizens of Dajin, the old minister would like to take off the armor from these 100,000 cavalry and give it to the Turkic cavalry who are coming to our aid.
At least they were not afraid of a head-on confrontation with the dragon cavalry despite their poor equipment.
It's like this group of cowardly people, they simply succeed more than they do and fail more than they do. "
The Queen looked at the cursing Wanyan Chizha, smiled bitterly, shook her head and sighed: "Oh, for a moment I don't know how to evaluate Taizu's act of allowing the ancestral land to have one hundred thousand soldiers and horses to become independent!"
"There are pros and cons. Today's ancestral land is no longer the ancestral land of a hundred years ago. They enjoy the enshrinement of the imperial court, but they are not of the same mind as the imperial court. They just want to preserve themselves and survive.
But they forgot that without the protection of the imperial court, just relying on the people of their ancestral land, how could they have a foothold in the vast world.
It is not an exaggeration to say that he is short-sighted. "
"Report to your majesty. The scouts have caught a spy. He claims to be one of your majesty's people. I have ordered someone to escort him here. I would like to ask if your majesty will receive him."
The Queen frowned slightly: "Bring it up!"
"Your Majesty will know at a glance whether you are true or false. Please come here honestly."
"Maoshi, why are you? Why did you come to Anzhou?"
Hearing the queen calling out Mao Shi's name, the general's face changed slightly and he hurriedly signaled the soldiers to let go of Mao Shi's arms.
Little did they know that if they hadn't been worried about causing a mutiny, they wouldn't have been able to capture Mao Shi, a master at the half-step innate realm, with their crude skills.
"I, the lion, are here to see your majesty."
"No gift!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
"Aren't you guarding Yue'er's safety in the palace? Why did you come back to Anzhou... Did something happen to Yue'er?"
Mao Shi looked at the frightened queen, shook his head hurriedly, and looked around at the soldiers: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, the princess is fine, how about you move on?"
The Queen nodded silently. Mao Shi was a secret agent, and it was really not appropriate for outsiders to be present when reporting the situation.
"Chenglou said! Uncle Wang, come with us!"
"yes."
On the tower, the Queen suddenly stood up before she could sit firmly, and looked at Mao Shi in shock: "What did you say? Liu Mingzhi came to the Kingdom of Jin. Where is he now?"
Wanyan Chizha on the side was also stunned, silently observing Mao Shi's reaction.
"Back to Your Majesty, Master Liu has left!"
"Leaving? Why didn't you keep him? Did he bring a lot of troops?"
"Alone...alone!"
"Since he is the only one, why don't you keep him!"
"Your Majesty, forgive me. It's not that I don't want to keep Master Liu, but that Master Liu and Her Highness the Princess..."
Mao Shi briefly and concisely told what happened, and did not hide anything from the time Liu Mingzhi left him to the time he sneaked into Anzhou.
The Queen and Wanyan Chizha looked at the frightened Mao Shi and looked at each other blankly.
Gold cannot be destroyed.
What did he mean by this? Didn't Liu Mingzhi think that the dragon's million-strong army could easily crush the city behind the Jin Kingdom until it reached the capital?
"Is there nothing else besides these?"
"Reporting to Your Majesty, I dare not hide anything.
Mr. Liu said more than once that he was relieved to see Princess Yue'er safe and sound. However, what happened outside Anzhou City was because of our obstruction. "
"I know, wait!"
"yes!"
The Queen picked up the pot and poured a cup of tea for Wanyan Chizha and handed it over.
"Uncle Wang, what does he mean? He came without any warning and left without a word, leaving behind a puzzling sentence.
What does he mean? Is it true, as he said, that he just came to see if Yue'er, his daughter, was okay? "
Wanyan Chizha stroking his beard pondered for a moment and shook his head slightly: "I'm afraid it's not that simple. If he just wanted to see Yue'er's safety and left after seeing it, why would he take a detour to Anzhou?
This general... Your Majesty has also listened to your Majesty's words. He plans to come to Anzhou whether Yue'er comes or not.
In other words, whether he sees Yue'er or not, he will come to Anzhou to watch the game.
In this way, I wonder if it means that except for Anzhou, he went to watch every battlefield where the two armies clashed.
In other words, it cannot be ruled out that his real purpose of joining our company is mainly to visit the battlefield and watch the battle in person. "
The Queen nodded thoughtfully: "It's not impossible.
Then why did he tell Yue'er that the Kingdom of Jin would never be destroyed? Could it be that he saw a way to win that we haven't discovered yet?
Or is it just to comfort Yue'er?
Wait a minute, Mao Shi, tell me again, what Yue'er said is that Jin cannot be destroyed, or that the Kingdom of Jin cannot be destroyed? "
Mao Shi was startled, and after thinking for a while, he looked at the Queen blankly: "It seems that Jin cannot die, but is there any difference between Jin and the Kingdom of Jin?"
The Queen nodded with complicated eyes.
"The difference is huge."
