Cuosuo looked at the eager eyes of everyone and felt a little hesitant.
But when Lajia asked, he couldn't help but said: "The true fire of Samadhi cannot burn Qingtang City. Could it be that Manjushri Bodhisattva really protects it?"
"This, this." After hearing this, Lajia said a few words, but nothing more happened.
Chi Lie and others did not speak, and fell into deep thought.
Qiang thought for a long time, looked at the tent, and then looked at Qingtang City: "I wonder if the Dharma King has any other ideas?"
Seeing that the three waves of attacks were ineffective, Jialuo couldn't help but feel embarrassed.
"Dele, what should we do now?" However, his troops were not as good as his subordinates, so he had to ask his subordinates for advice.
Dele looked at the city wall, thought for a while, and bowed: "King Fa, the test attack has been completed, and now we must attack in an all-out manner. Arrows, stones, flints, sieges, etc. will be used together. Although the Han people have a strong defense, they have a fatal The weak point is that there are less than 10,000 soldiers and horses. We have 100,000 soldiers and horses, and we will take turns to attack and see how the Han people can resist."
"Dele, what you said makes sense. Indeed, the method just now was single and did not put much pressure on the opponent." Jialuo thought for a moment, nodded, and waved his right hand fiercely, "Then let's launch a full-scale attack."
"No." Dele bowed and excitedly conveyed Jialuo's order.
Seeing Dele take the flag and leave, Jia Luo came to the war drum and beat the war drum himself.
A hundred war drums beat and a hundred horns blow, making people's hearts tremble.
Suddenly, the Tibetan allied forces fired thousands of arrows again, and thirty flint carts and catapults flew towards Qingtang City like a flow of traffic.
Five thousand soldiers and horses, led by their respective centurions, shouted in unison.
They carried or pushed a hundred trench bridges, a hundred flying ladders, fifty ladders, twenty Lu Gong chariots, twenty well gates, and four siege engines.
Supervise the government.
Now that we have entered wartime, the situation has changed.
Although Wang Wenxiu is the envoy, the protagonist has unknowingly turned to Zheng Ding at this time.
Zheng Ding was the deputy envoy of the Supervisory Office, and at the same time he was in charge of the army and led the troops.
Wang Wenxiu and Yu Qishi were both civil servants. At this time, they were mainly responsible for appeasing people and taking charge of logistics. They still relied on Zheng Ding for war.
Zheng Ding had already made arrangements for the Tibetan coalition.
Zhao Yang, Yun Shuchen, Tan Xing, and Chen Hua each led 2,000 troops to guard the southeast and northwest gates respectively.
Zhao Yang is the general of the security regiment, Chen Huahua is the Minister of Rites of Qingtang Tubo, Xu Te is the Minister of War, and Yun Shuchen is the Minister of Commerce, so it makes sense to lead troops.
But Tan Xing was originally the leader of the fine work camp in Tubo, and he didn't expect that he would be arrested by Zheng Ding this time.
Tan Xing finally joined the security team and jumped out. He did not expect to lead troops again this time.
Seeing Tan Xing keep shaking his head, Zheng Ding stared at him and asked: "Were you a general of the security group before? Didn't you lead troops? Qingtang is in danger at this time, won't you lend a helping hand?"
After all, Zheng Ding and Tan Xing are quite destined.
In the West County Security Corps, Zheng Ding was his boss; in Qingtang, Zheng Ding was still his boss in name.
Hearing what Zheng Ding said, and thinking that he had led troops before, Tan Xing's blood suddenly surged.
"No." Hearing Zheng Ding's words, he had no choice but to bow his hands and say, "I will obey the general's orders."
After the arrangements were made, Wang Wenxiu proposed to play chess.
They are usually busy with official duties and have never played chess during work.
Zheng Ding also felt strange why Wang Wenxiu proposed to play chess at this time.
"Playing chess is all about meditation." Yu Qishi thought for a while and agreed immediately.
Zheng Ding suddenly realized it and couldn't help stroking his beard and burst out laughing: "In ancient times, Xie Anshi made arrangements for playing chess, but now I have a son who plays chess."
Wang Wenxiu and Yu Qishi were talking over their hands, while Zheng Ding watched the battle.
The literati of the Song Dynasty paid great attention to music, chess, calligraphy and painting, and there was actually Go.
Zheng Ding is a military commander. Although he has studied a lot of Confucian culture, he has not dabbled in Go.
You can barely let Zheng Ding write, but you really don't have the patience to let him talk with his hands, so he drinks tea and watches the battle.
Wang Wenxiu is currently one eye ahead, while Yu Qishi is thinking while holding the black chess piece in one hand.
At this time, a security regiment messenger approached and knelt down on one leg: "Inform the three special envoys that the Tibetan coalition has launched a formal attack. The Tibetan soldiers have begun the attack with ladders, trench bridges, Lugong chariots and other equipment."
When Zheng Ding heard this, he could no longer sit still and bowed to the two of them: "Ziyang (characterized by Wang Wenxiu) and Jianzhi (characterized by Yu Qishi), please go and take a look."
"Dingzhi, (zi Zheng Ding) how are the arrangements for the 10,000 Tubo soldiers surrendered?" Wang Wenxiu put down the white chess piece in his hand, took a sip of tea from the teacup in his hand, and asked lightly while returning the courtesy.
Not only did Wang Wenxiu have no intention of playing chess, but Yu Qishi also put down the black chess piece in his hand and looked at Zheng Ding.
The two of them had to be concerned. The entire Qingtang City only had about 20,000 people, and 10,000 of them were the Tubo soldiers.
These ten thousand Tubo soldiers not only accounted for about half of the troops, but they were also cavalry.
But after all, these ten thousand surrendered soldiers were not Han people, but Tubo people.
The troops currently attacking Qingtang City are precisely the Tibetan coalition forces.
If there was no idea of surrendering 10,000 Tubo soldiers, Wang Wenxiu and Yu Qishi would not believe it even if they killed them.
Zheng Ding bowed his hand and said without any hesitation: "I have arranged for Shu Zhi (characterized by Xu Te) to guard there with five hundred soldiers and horses."
Xu Te was the Shangshu of the Tubo Military Department in Qingtang. He had been serving as the chief secretary, leading his soldiers to station in the Jiangsu camp, sharing the joys and sorrows with the Jiangsu.
"We only have 500 soldiers and horses, but the number of soldiers we surrender is 10,000. Is it too small?" After hearing Zheng Ding's arrangement, Wang Wenxiu couldn't help but frown and asked while returning the courtesy.
Zheng Ding bowed his hands again and replied decisively: "Ziyang will not be missing. It was the soldiers led by Shuzhi who defeated these surrendered soldiers. They have great prestige among the surrendered soldiers. We also sent out soldiers according to the little saint's request. Many Chaba came to talk to the soldiers. Many of these soldiers were relatives of Chaba. Now Chaba has taken the initiative to go to the battlefield to fight against the Tibetan coalition forces, and the morale and confidence of the soldiers are already on the side of Zhaojiazhuang."
In fact, Zheng Ding thought that the five hundred troops and horses that could be sent here in Qingtang was already the limit, and the other troops and horses still had to defend the city.
But for Wang Wenxiu, a layman, he couldn't say it clearly. Speaking out would only increase his worries.
"If there are tens of thousands of Han soldiers and horses in Qingtang City, I won't worry. However, there are only about three thousand Han soldiers and horses, and the rest are Tubo people. I have to consider it." Wang Wenxiu returned the courtesy, but he was still a little worried.
"There has not yet been a rebellion in Tubo's surrender, and it may be undecided." At this time, Yu Qishi suddenly interrupted, and also bowed his hands and asked, "Definitely, there are ten thousand surrendered soldiers in Qingtang City, Jialuo may not have seen it at all, and it is very likely that he has sent the letter .”
Wang Wenxiu nodded and looked at Zheng Ding to see how he would cope.
"Jianzhi is right," Zheng Ding replied while returning the courtesy, "but Zhaojiazhuang has never been defeated by Tubo, not even by the Hu people, so they must be worried about this. Tubo and Hu people In the same way, if you are afraid of power but not ethical, now that you have been defeated, you have to think about it."
However, he still had something in mind. If the security team showed signs of failure this time, the situation might be worrying.
But before the security group was defeated, this soldier still didn't have the courage.
Of course, he couldn't speak out about this situation, it was just his personal analysis.
Wang Wenxiu's eyebrows widened slightly, feeling still a little uneasy.
He thought for a while, looked at Zheng Ding and asked: "It must be decided that if these 10,000 cavalry are left idle, it is not an option."
"Ziyang, Jianzhi, cavalry is cavalry. As infantry to defend the city, they are overqualified. They appear as surprise troops at critical moments." Zheng Ding expressed his thoughts.
Zheng Ding had two considerations for this arrangement. One was to prevent the Tibetan soldiers from appearing inside the city wall, and the other was to show them that they could hold the city wall even without them.
Wang Wenxiu felt that he had finished asking about his worries, so he looked at Yu Qishi and asked, "Does Jianzhi have any other ideas?"
"I also want to take a look at the city wall." Yu Qishi glanced at Zheng Ding, hoping that he would agree.
Zheng Ding was shocked when he heard this. He looked at Yu Qishi and said, "Jianzhi, swords and arrows don't have eyes. They can't be polite to you just because you are a scholar."
"Then why can Huixi (Xiao Huadong) go out?" Yu Qishi glanced at Zheng Ding dissatisfied.
In fact, none of the three people wanted Xiao Huadong to go out, but Xiao Huadong insisted on going to the city wall to watch the battle.
The reason why Xiao Huadong took the risk was inseparable from Miss Ren.
Not only did Miss Ren have a better family background than him, but she was also talented and beautiful.
Since Miss Ren has this affection for him, he will never let it down.
In this era that values well-matched families, he even felt that he was not worthy of any young lady.
What should I do? For the sake of future happiness, Xiao Huadong can only work hard to improve himself.
Xiao Huadong felt that he was right to come to Tubo. As long as you are willing to work hard, Tubo will definitely make rapid progress.
Isn't it? In less than a month, he has been promoted from the clerk to the chief clerk.
According to the regulations of Zhaojiazhuang, unless there is a major meritorious service, it usually takes one year to become a regular employee.
Although his permanent job was inseparable from Miss Ren, he also knew that it was the result of his own hard work.
Now that Zhaojiazhuang is at war with the Hu people, he decided to take the risk and strive to achieve meritorious service again.
When they heard that Xiao Huadong made this application, the three bosses were immediately frightened.
After all, Xiao Huadong's fiancée was a distant relative of the little saint, and he was afraid of being blamed by the young lady if something happened.
"There are only a few people in Tubo, and it is when they are needed." Xiao Huadong said plausibly: "The subordinates are only assisting and will not go to the battlefield."
Wang Wenxiu stared at Xiao Huadong: "Are you determined not to go to the battlefield?"
"I'm assisting you at the archery tower. Of course I won't go to the battlefield." Xiao Huadong glanced at the archery tower above the city gate in the distance and said with certainty.
Wang Wenxiu also took a look at the city gate. In front of the arrow tower was the gate tower. Of course, the arrow tower was safer than the gate tower, so he had to agree.
In fact, what Wang Wenxiu was thinking was that if Qingtang City was breached, no place would be safe, including the Jianguo Mansion. It would only be a matter of time.
Of course Xiao Huadong knew this. Instead of staying in the Supervisor's Mansion and worrying, it would be better to go to the front line and make meritorious deeds.
When he heard that Xiao Huadong was going to the front line, Pu Yi couldn't stay still.
Xiao Huadong was able to be promoted to the position of chief registrar very quickly, naturally because of his meritorious service in handling the crisis.
Although fighting now is full of risks, it is also an opportunity, so I applied to go to the front line.
When she heard that Pu Yi was going to the front line, his wife, Pu Nan, could no longer ignore him and immediately rushed over from the kindergarten, crying and begging Pu Yi not to go to the front line.
But Pu Yi remained unmoved and insisted on going to the front line.
Pu Nan didn't expect Pu Yi to remain unmoved, so he gritted his teeth and summoned his concubine, Razhen.
Rajen was just pregnant at this time and almost fainted when she heard that Pu Yi was going to the front line.
Pu Nan had no choice but to call a sedan and have it carried to the Jianguo Mansion. At the same time, he also called his three children.
Pu Yi sighed when he saw the young lady crying and his three children tugging at his clothes and crying.
"You two should think carefully." He said to Po Nanshi and Rajen, "If you miss this opportunity, you may not have such a good opportunity in the future. I am still a pian and not the chief registrar."
"Official, your chief clerk will be appointed one year at the latest, three months have passed, and there are still nine months left that we can afford to wait for." At this time, Pu Nanshi and Razhen actually answered in unison.
Poonan and Rajen have never been on good terms, so they unexpectedly thought of getting together.
The two looked at each other, feeling a little embarrassed.
Pu Yi could only shake his head. He had always wanted to change the title from pawn clerk to chief bookkeeper, but he didn't expect that it still wouldn't work in the end.
The father of Pu Yi's concubine, Gonbu, also came up at this time. He was only thirty-two years old, actually a few years older than Pu Yi.
He is now very proud. Pu Yi has made him the exclusive agent of clam oil, and merchants in Qingtang City must purchase clam oil from him.
Clam oil not only has beautifying effect, but also has emollient effect. Not only women need it, but men also need it.
Tubo is bitterly cold and the air is dry. Now it is winter again, and people are prone to ice bites. Clam fairy oil is an urgent need.
In less than three months, his income was equivalent to the entire income of last year, which made him feel that it was extremely cost-effective to treat his daughter as Pu Yi's concubine.
At this time, Gongbu also stepped forward and said to Pu Yi: "My aunt, as long as Zhaojiazhuang wins this time, my aunt agrees and will make contributions, but the size of the credit will be different."
"Thank you, father-in-law." Pu Yi thought for a while, and realized that it was indeed the same truth, and bowed his hand to Gonbu.
As long as he arranges things well and supports the frontline fighting, he will definitely make a contribution.
Wang Wenxiu naturally didn't want Pu Yi to go to the front line, so he was relieved to hear that he finally didn't go.
But he didn't expect that Yu Qishi would also go to the front line, and he was even more shocked.
He bowed his hands and said in a pleading voice to Yu Qishi: "Jianzhi, if you are not here, who can play chess with me?"
"Ziyang, okay, I'll play chess with you." Hearing Wang Wenxiu's voice, Yu Qishi knew that he couldn't leave here, and sighed in his heart, so he had no choice but to stay.
Zheng Ding came out in full armor and met Zheng Ming, the captain of his own soldiers, who came to lead his horse for him.
Zheng Ming is only in his twenties and is a calm man.
Although he is a soldier captain, he is also a formation commander, because this soldier has a hundred cavalry.
Zheng Ding mounted his horse and asked, "Liangzhi (Zheng Ming), where are Basang and the others?"
"Basang and the others will be here soon. My subordinates have informed them." Zheng Ming said with a bow.
Basang was the deputy captain of the Jialuo heavy cavalry. He suffered heavy casualties in the battle with the security group at Xizhao Temple, and finally had to surrender.
There are two unstable factors in Qingtang. One is the surrender of 10,000 brothers and the other is more than 300 cavalry.
Although the three hundred heavy cavalry were small in number, they were powerful in combat. Compared with the light cavalry, they were basically one to ten, so Zheng Ding had to take it into consideration.
In order to control the three hundred heavy cavalry, Zheng Ding asked Zheng Ming's brother Zheng Tao to be the chief clerk of the heavy cavalry.
The security regiment in Tubo was short of troops and could not directly dilute the opponent's troops with aid and mud. It could only adopt the method of stationing the chief secretary. Of course, this was Zhaojiazhuang's consistent style.
Naturally, Zheng Tao would not go alone, but would go with twenty-five soldiers.
Zheng Ding thought for a while and asked with some worry: "Zi Lang (Zheng Tao), how do you control the heavy cavalry now?"
"Tell the general, Zilang has already studied at the Zhaojiazhuang Military and Horse School, and he knows the importance." Zheng Tao puffed out his chest and answered loudly.
Zheng Ding thought about it and couldn't help but sigh in his heart. Everything about the security team was good, but there were a few fewer troops.
Not long after Zheng Tao finished speaking, the sound of heavy horse hooves came over, causing the ground to vibrate.
Boom, boom, boom, the sound came quickly.
In less than a cup of tea, about four hundred heavy cavalrymen came running over.
Seeing that the heavy cavalry had finally arrived, Zheng Ding breathed a sigh of relief, waved his riding whip to the west, and said loudly: "Ximen, let's go."
Although Qingtang City is now surrounded by Tibetan soldiers and horses, their focus of attack is in the west, and Jialuo is also here.
The west gate of Qingtang City is not only the focus of the Tibetan attack, but also the focus of the security team's defense. The leader is Zhao Yang.
Zhao Yang stationed a hundred soldiers at the Arrow Tower and took command here.
The arrow tower is not only behind the gate tower, but more importantly, it is higher than the gate tower, allowing you to see further and facilitate command.
Now the soldiers have gone out to fend off the arrows and thrown stones and flints, and only Zhao Yang, Zhao Xin, Xiao Huadong and a few of his men are left in the room.
Listening to the constant jingling of arrows and the banging of stones coming from outside, there were even occasional arrows falling on the watchtower, making a whining sound.
Zhao Yang's personal soldier was Zhao Xin. He looked at the flints and slings being fired in front of him and couldn't help but frown.
"General," he bowed his hands to Zhao Yang and said with great concern, "the Tibetan offensive is fierce and they will attack the city again soon. If this continues, there will inevitably be heavy casualties."
