Regarding this sudden war in Beixi, Qin Feng was beyond his reach. All he could do was to transport various supplies to Beixi County regardless of the cost. The only thing left was to wait.
After all, these days, it is impossible to grasp frontline intelligence in real time. Every time military information is transmitted back to Kyoto, it can take anywhere from ten days and a half to three to five months, which is totally unreasonable.
After Qin Feng took care of everything he should and could do, he was shocked to find that Qin Xiaofu was missing.
Qin Feng had never seen Qin Xiaofu since the day the military information was reported back to Kyoto. Just as he was about to send people to find Qin Xiaofu's whereabouts, the guards at the camp gate came in a hurry and reported with clasped fists: "Master, there is someone outside the door asking to see you."
Qin Feng didn't think much and asked casually: "Who is it?"
The guard at the gate of the camp shook his head: "My face is strange, my clothes, my words and deeds are all like those of an idler. Just say that I am from Fuyun County, and the young master will naturally understand."
Qin Feng murmured in his heart, could he be from King Ming?
How could the majestic prince be related to an idler?
Qin Feng couldn't figure it out, but he didn't bother to think about it, so he just stepped forward to meet him.
Far away, I saw a man about thirty years old, wearing patchwork clothes, with long hair tied into a big braid on his head, chewing something in his mouth, and looking around with a pair of sneaky eyes. .
At first glance, he looks like a scoundrel!
Lai Han looked Qin Feng up and down. Instead of being timid, he grinned strangely: "You must be Qin Feng, right? Hahaha, I have admired his name for a long time, and when I saw him today, he was really graceful. My eldest brother intends to make friends with Mr. Qin, so he specially came here A big banquet is held at Fengming Tower, please show Mr. Qin’s favor.”
Fresh!
Qin Feng sighed secretly in his heart, this King Ming really did not take the ordinary path.
As a relative of the emperor, he was actually involved with a layman. No wonder the people in Kyoto always stayed away from this erratic prince.
However, Qin Feng was not very interested in going to the banquet.
Firstly, Beixi County was in a hurry and was busy with official duties, so it was hard to do anything else.
Secondly, Qin Feng's core strategy for dealing with King Ming was to hide when he could and avoid conflicts as much as possible until absolutely necessary.
Qin Feng immediately made an invitation gesture and smiled slightly: "It's really inconvenient today, how about we make an appointment another day?"
After being rejected, Lai Han was not anxious, but even smiled more on his face: "Master Qin, doesn't he care about the life or death of his loyal servants?"
Could this person's words be alluding to Qin Xiaofu?
Qin Feng frowned slightly and said in a deep voice: "Since you are so kind, how can I not understand the current affairs? You go back and return your orders. If Qin Xiaofu is safe and sound, I will invite you to the banquet today. If Qin Xiaofu is treated badly, this Kyoto , it’s not like you can come when you want and leave when you want!”
Lai Han was not afraid, he just smiled playfully and said: "What Mr. Qin said is absolutely true, then we will wait for your arrival at Fengming Tower."
After saying that, Laihan hummed a dirty tune and left in a swaggering manner.
Shufeng on the side looked at Lai Han's back and whispered: "Young Master, Fengming Tower must be a Hongmen Banquet."
"So what about the Hongmen Banquet?" Qin Feng shrugged disapprovingly, and asked the camp gate guard to call Ning Hu, and wrote lightly, "This is Kyoto, not Fuyun County, what are you afraid of?"
At night.
Beixi County.
Two thousand Beidi Qingqi, running back and forth around the city wall, making strange sounds of "Lololo" from time to time, which is the "horse calling order" that is very characteristic of Beidi customs.
All people born and raised in Beidi will make such strange noises.
But at this moment, this kind of cry, which is specially used to train horses, is like a call to arms, echoing in the mind of every Beixi County person, reaching straight to the soul.
Whenever the Beixi County defenders dared to show their heads, Qingqi would shoot them head-on.
Although it was a blind attempt, the accuracy was terrible, and even a hundred arrows might not be able to hit once, the sense of oppression was still strong.
All the defenders hid with their backs against the arrow stacks on the city wall, and followed the shooting holes on the arrow stacks to observe the situation below the city.
At this moment, ropes with hooks were thrown up.
The Beidi cavalry dismounted and turned into the best infantry warriors. Several hundred people, under the cover of two thousand light cavalry, climbed up the city wall along dozens of ropes.
Qi Meng had already dispersed the twenty guards in his hands throughout the city wall, just to stabilize the morale of the army and prevent the lack of training from the government soldiers from fleeing.
When the first Beidi infantry climbed up the city wall, the defenders hidden on both sides stretched out seven or eight spears at the same time and stabbed the Beidi infantry into sieves on the spot.
Qi Meng yelled: "Hold still, there is no need to fight with the Beidi cavalry, just hide under the arrow stack, climb up and stab one to death! Although the Beidi cavalry is coming quickly and fiercely, they lack siege equipment. We are just waiting. We need to stick to the county seat and become invincible!”
"Listen to me. Mr. Qin from the Tianji Camp has learned about the situation in Beixi County and urgently dispatched General Xu Mo to lead a battalion of new troops. Mr. Qin even allocated a million taels of real gold and silver to urgently increase the number of troops. Purchase supplies to form a convoy and transport them to the county. We only need to hold on for ten more days, and the first wave of reinforcements will arrive!"
The yamen soldiers who were forcibly "suppressed" by the guards had no military morale at all.
After all, before this, they were all ordinary people. Not only had they not received systematic training, but they had almost zero combat experience.
If it weren't for the guards stationed there, the Beidi cavalry would have abandoned the city long ago and collapsed in the face of the Beidi cavalry who looked like ghosts seeking their lives.
Now that they heard Qi Meng's remarks, everyone's extremely nervous mood finally subsided a little.
Qimeng, who kept boosting his morale, felt extremely heavy.
Although reinforcements will arrive in ten days, can the county really hold on for ten days? Qi Meng had no confidence at all.
Once Beidi soldiers climb up the city wall, even if only a dozen of them climb up, the morale of the Yamen soldiers may be severely damaged, and the army will be defeated like a mountain. This is no joke!
Qimeng's only mission at the moment was to prevent Beidi soldiers from climbing up as much as possible. He led 20 guards to act as a fire brigade and rushed to wherever the hooks were thrown.
In the wilderness five miles away from Beixi County, the Beidi cavalry has set up camp.
Except for the 2,500 soldiers who were harassing the county town, the remaining 4,000 cavalry were all recuperating.
Lieutenant General Chen Si stood outside the camp gate, looking at the county town in the distance. His expression seemed quite relaxed, and he asked calmly: "When will the main siege force arrive?"
The captain on the side quickly reported: "When the main siege force will arrive depends on the forward army being able to suppress the border troops. If the frontier army still has the strength to attack on its own initiative, it will be difficult for the main siege force to cross the border. However, the forward camp has already replied. Short message In three to five days, or in as long as seven or eight days, the border town can be surrounded, and by then the main siege force can cross the border to provide support."
Chen Si, who was calm and composed, suddenly frowned: "It takes so long? Then let's not wait for now. At noon tomorrow, gather all the troops and launch a surprise attack on Beixi County. It will end at night!"
