Inside the Yijia Fort, it was already a mess as if facing a formidable enemy.
Half an hour ago, two sentries came running back as if they were fleeing, saying that there was a steady stream of men and horses coming from the west.
When asked about the source, they only said that the people on the other side were moving too fast. Before they had time to find out the details of the other side, most of the people were robbed. These two people were lucky enough to escape. If they hadn't been lazy during their duty, they would have been captured by the Qi army along with the checkpoints.
The news spread immediately, and all the fort residents outside evacuated into the fort.
As for those who could fight, as long as they were young and strong, they all wore armor and held bows and climbed up to the wall of the village.
According to what the two Sentry Riders said, there would be at least a hundred thousand enemies!
Straight mother thieves, these two idiots escaped all the way back and said this to everyone they met. Now people in Yijiabao are really in panic.
With an army of one hundred thousand, no matter how impregnable the Yijia Fort is, they can at least peel off a layer of skin for him!
Yi Kaiqing's brows stood up in the Chinese character "Sichuan". He was now wearing soft armor, holding on to the sword at his waist. He just stood calmly on the watchtower beside the fort wall, looking towards the west.
He was meeting with people from Chang'an just now. The one sent by Fu Yin was Chang'an Biejia, a middle- and upper-level official.
As for the movements in the fort, he hid it from Chang'an Biejia.
Yi Kaiqing learned about the turmoil in Bianzhou from the governor of Chang'an.
In the early years, Zhu Wen led his army to attack Qi State. The old man of the Yi family met Zhu Wen once. That time, it was because Yijiabao paid tribute to Liang Jun a large amount of grain and grass, and Zhu Wen got Zhu Wen's favor. Wen's appreciation led to Yijiabao's current scale.
The reason why the governor of Chang'an sent someone to contact Yi Kaiqing was actually because he had something else in mind.
Chang'an was the ancient capital of several dynasties. It was also the capital of the Tang Dynasty and was at the center of the world. Nowadays, the whole world is in a state of chaos. Emperor Zhu Wen of Daliang in Bianzhou was also killed by his son. Daliang must have been in a period of great turmoil before a new emperor was established.
Even if the new king is just established, how can his prestige be compared to that of Zhu Wen who started his career in the Huangchao period.
Therefore, the governor of Chang'an sent someone to contact Yijiabao to discuss some important matters. Those carts wrapped in butter leather actually contained all kinds of ordnance.
His intentions are obvious.
I just wanted to force Yi Jiabao to pick the peach first, and then he would act based on the situation.
After all, Chang'an, as big as Chang'an, has never paid much attention to Yijiabao. Although Yijiabao is one of the most powerful in Guanzhong, its strength is limited after all. For Chang'an, which has countless troops stationed in it, it is relatively difficult. Just beat it down.
No matter what he was thinking, Yi Kaiqing put it aside for the moment and just looked to the west with a solemn expression.
If what those two sentries said was true, it was probably the Qi army who came.
As for why he didn't receive any information from Bian Town, that wasn't something he was considering now. Presumably Qi State also took advantage of Zhu Wenfang's death to impatiently raise troops to invade.
Fortunately, Yijiabao has made a lot of preparations over the years.
Our own fortress is surrounded by mountains on three sides and faces a river on one side. No matter whether foreign enemies invade or station troops here, they will be impregnable.
Coupled with the young men that the family has recruited in the past two years, almost everyone can now wear a suit of leather armor, and even iron armor, there are hundreds of pairs. When the enemy attacks, they can only come from those trails, or they can go over the mountains and ridges, waiting for work by themselves, and they can always communicate with Chang'an and rescue each other.
But we should see what the situation is like. If Naqi's army is strong...
Yi Kaiqing's eyes flashed and he glanced at the young men on the wall who were all wearing armor.
You have to preserve your own strength first, right?
That's why I kept him in the dark about Chang'an. If necessary, I might not be able to sacrifice him to show my position.
With this thought in his mind, Yi Kaiqing suppressed the slight panic that had just arisen.
He glanced around at the thousands of young warriors who were ready to go, as well as several crossbows ready to go. Moreover, the walls around the fort were also built high and wide, and there were also grains accumulated over the years in the fort. ...I felt at ease instantly.
Unless Qi Jun is a fool, he will go to a lot of trouble to beat himself, and in the end he will send people to appease him?
Just as he was thinking this, he heard a guard shouting on top of the village wall.
"Dahe!"
Yi Kaiqing's eyelids twitched and he immediately looked towards the Wei River in the north. On the surging river, with the setting sun pouring down on the river surface, and among the steaming mist, a fleet of boats appeared like they were cutting through thorns.
This meeting, also on an astonishing scale, came to cover the river!
The backbone of the fleet consists of hundreds of ships large enough to cross the Wei River and even the Yellow River, and there are countless small boats around them. On top of the big ship, a large flag with the word "Tang" on a black background and bordered by flames was flying high.
Such a fleet is like a divine army descending from the sky to cut through the waves.
All the way south from the Wei River, you can reach the north side of Yijiabao near the river. Due to the topography of Yijiabao, a small dock was built on the south bank of the Wei River to carry goods and people. Therefore, the wall on the north side is simpler than other walls.
How can it be! How can it be!
Yi Kaiqing's eyes suddenly opened wide, looking at the fleet of boats that could cross the river in disbelief, and his eyes instantly became bloodshot.
How could Qi country have so many big ships!
Suddenly, with flashes of lightning in his mind, he remembered a ferry that Zhu Wen had built to curb Qi and Jin in the upper reaches of the Wei River.
That was the crossing point where hundreds of large ships were stored. If there were any changes, Liang Jun could cross the river all the way to the north, or go south to the Yellow River. However, as the war in the northwest has gradually subsided in recent years, the ferry no longer receives the previous attention. In the past few years, many ships were sent downstream, along the Yellow River to the Baima Ferry before Bianzhou.
How could this be?
How could this be?
Yi Kaiqing's eyes were about to burst, and he grabbed the wooden fence above the watchtower uncontrollably.
He couldn't figure out how the Qi army managed to seize such a large number of ships among the tens of thousands of Liang troops garrisoned!
On the wall of the village, a group of young men who had been able to maintain their composure now began to panic.
"Why panic! Everyone, go to Beizhai first! The fortress wall is so high, I don't believe they can stand firm just relying on such a river beach!"
Yi Kaiqing shouted loudly and walked down quickly. Even the personal guard who was supporting him was thrown away by him.
As a result, the young people who originally swarmed on the fortress wall here also headed north under their own restraints.
From the south side of the Wei River to Yijiabao, there is only a small river beach. It is not easy for the enemy to attack if they want to attack.
Yi Kaiqing was walking in a hurry, thinking about how lucky he was, when he suddenly heard several earth-shaking roars above the river.
Are there catapults on the big ship?
Before Yi Kaiqing could finish his thoughts, he saw an unknown object suddenly falling from the northern fortress wall.
"boom……"
