"Besides this letter, do you have anything else for your family to tell you?" After thinking for a while, Zhang Hongxiang continued to ask Gu Liu:
Under Zhang Hongxiang's gaze, Gu Liu nodded and said:
"In addition to asking me to give this letter to Mr. Zhang, the young master also ordered me to follow your orders for all the rest of my actions after meeting you..." ··”
Zhang Hongxiang frowned when he heard this, thought for a while and then asked:
"Did anyone notice you when you came?"
"Sir, please don't worry! If it wasn't safe, Gu Liu would not come to see you!" Gu Liu said in a deep voice:
Upon hearing this, Zhang Hongxiang looked Gu Liu up and down with a scrutinizing gaze. Facing Zhang Hongxiang's gaze, Gu Liu did not dodge at all, showing great confidence.
Because of his trust in Gu Shouting and his ability to see people, Zhang Hongxiang was willing to believe what Gu Liu said, and after thinking for a while, he ordered:
"It's not safe outside! You live here!"
"yes!"
Gu Liu nodded and then, under the leadership of the servants in Zhang's residence, walked out of the study and settled down in Zhang's residence for the time being.
After Gu Liu left, Zhang Hongxiang couldn't calm down. He immediately found a whetstone from his study, then found his own sword and began to sharpen it slowly.
As a military general, Zhang Hongxiang has a special hobby, that is, whenever he is upset, he likes to sharpen his sword with his own hands. As soon as he hears the "rustling" sound of sharpening a knife, his mood will slowly calm down.
This time was no exception. As the blade rubbed against the whetstone and the sound of sharpening was heard, Zhang Hongxiang began to become more focused and calm, concentrating on the difficult problem Gu Shouting had given him... ·············
Before Gu Liu's arrival today, although Zhang Hongxiang was very worried about the Fengwu Army under the city, he had no other thoughts. Although he had remained stationary in the ranks over the years, he was still just a commander.
However, relying on the previous relationships with his father Zhang Hu, and choosing to protect himself wisely, he did not blindly take sides on the sensitive issue of the Zhao family heir. Therefore, without anyone targeting him, the number of troops under his command increased day by day. Until today, he is already The guard of Dongyi Gate, one of the seven gates of Yijing, has thousands of soldiers under his command.
Although it seems that Zhang Hongxiang is developing well in the Yan army, Zhang Hongxiang himself knows very well that he can get to this point most likely because of his father's relationship. But if he wants to take a step forward, his father's relationship and Energy is not enough, he can only rely on himself!
To be honest, before I saw this letter from Gu Shouting to him today, Zhang Hongxiang was still thinking about making a great military exploit through his own efforts, becoming a general of the Yan Army and commanding thousands of troops like his father. Don’t fall to the lintel of the Zhang family!
But now a big problem is before him!
Can Yi Jing hold on?
If it were before the Fengwu Army arrived at Yijing City, Zhang Hongxiang would have sneered at this issue. He would proudly tell you that Yijing is the strongest city in the world and a city that will never fall... ·······
But after being attacked by the Fengwu Army for so many days, when faced with this problem again, the only thing Zhang Hongxiang could do was to remain silent!
Although Zhao Jian'an, who is in charge of Yijing, has ordered the news to be blocked, as the guard of one of the seven gates of Yijing and one of the most senior generals of the Yan army in the city, Zhang Hongxiang is very aware of the current situation in the city. The original standing army in the city has suffered all casualties. Now, Many of the soldiers guarding the city were young men who had just been recruited.
Since the Fengwu Army attacked the city, the Yan Army has recruited young men and women three times in the city due to lack of troops. The process of recruiting young men and women has become more and more difficult every time. The Fengwu Army is very cunning and despicable. They use trebuchets to fire into the city. The leaflets denounced the corruption and extravagance of the Zhao family and promoted the policies of the Fengwu Army.
Although the Yan army had searched these leaflets immediately and strictly prohibited the spread of the leaflets in the army, unfortunately, these were still to no avail. The leaflets still spread quietly in the military camp. The common people were already deeply disgusted with the corruption and extravagance of the Zhao family, and then In addition, many people were attracted by the promise of Fengwu Army in the leaflet and wanted to live a life of peace and contentment as described in the leaflet, with clear justice and everyone living and working in peace and contentment. This undoubtedly greatly shaken the military morale of the Yan Army and weakened the Yan Army. The army’s will to resist··················
In addition to people, the Yan army was also very short of materials. In order to collect thunder stones and rolling wood, all the houses beside the Yijing city wall that could be demolished were demolished, which caused a lot of public resentment and great dissatisfaction among the people. , and even in this extremely dangerous situation, those damn rice merchants are still unwilling to give up the opportunity to make money.
There is obviously no shortage of food in the warehouses in the city, enough to feed the people and soldiers for several months. However, in order to make more money and squeeze out the last of the money from the people, these unscrupulous businessmen still unite to inflate the price of food. Faced with this situation, Zhao Jianan wanted to crack down on food prices at first. However, under the joint pressure from the forces behind the rice merchants, Zhao Jianan, who felt all kinds of resistance, could only choose to pretend to be deaf. Be dumb.
Although the price of food in Yijing City is now high, the food supply for the army is still guaranteed, but the most scarce medicine for the army is very little left!
Because no one expected Ye Mingsheng to suddenly enter the border and attack Youyan in the first month of the year, in order to support Zhao Fuqu's offensive in Yunbin, Youyan's knife wound medicine, hemostatic medicine, typhoid medicine and other medicines were all sold out. They were collected and transported to Jinzhong···················
If Ye Mingsheng had not entered the border for a sneak attack, then although there were few medicines on the market, they would still be enough to prevent the situation like this. However, as Ye Mingsheng led his troops to enter the border for a sneak attack, the crazy attack on Yi Jing was carried out. , the number of wounded increased significantly, and the remaining medicines in the city were quickly exhausted.
Although Zhao Jian'an responded quickly and immediately listed drugs as controlled supplies, and major pharmacies were strictly prohibited from selling them privately, but because of the previous centralized drug support for Yunbin, there were not many drugs in the city. Now there are so many wounded people who consume so much Big, so no matter how controlled it is, drugs cannot be created out of thin air.
Due to lack of medicines, countless officers and soldiers of the Yan Army did not die at the hands of the Fengwu Army, but died slowly in pain. This miserable scene, as common in other areas, still happens in Yijing to this day. Zhang Hongxiang fights every day When he went to bed at night, he would dream of his soldiers stretching out their hands and pleading in pain for him to save him. The painful wailing sounds would often come to his ears, making him toss and turn at night.
Under such circumstances, it is difficult for Zhang Hongxiang to have any optimistic ideas about defending Yi Jing. Unless Zhao Fuqu leads his troops to the city of Yi Jing now and breaks the siege of Yi Jing, otherwise the fall of Yi Jing will be a matter of time. ···················
After discovering that the five thousand Youyan cavalry arrived around Yijing a few days ago, the Yan troops in the city were very excited and happy from top to bottom, thinking that the current suffering would be relieved soon, and some were even very optimistic. , still gearing up, thinking that the counterattack is just around the corner, and they will immediately drive these damn Fengwu troops back to the cold Liaoyang.
However, as great as the hope is, there is also great disappointment!
Everyone originally thought that these 5,000 Youyan Iron Cavalry were just the vanguard, and that the main force would arrive soon after them. However, they soon realized that their reinforcements were only 5,000 Youyan Iron Cavalry, and the large number of reinforcements they imagined were still far away. , which immediately made the soldiers in the city feel more relieved, but this is not the most frustrating thing!
Soon they discovered that the elite ace unit that the entire Yan army was most proud of, the undefeated division of the savior in their minds, was still no match for the Fengwu army. When the captured Youyan cavalry and their horses were , while wandering around outside Yijing City dejectedly, the morale of the Yan army undoubtedly dropped to the lowest point, and everyone gradually began to realize that no one could save them... ···
Perhaps it is also because he is clearly aware of Yi Jing's current predicament of internal and external troubles that Zhao Jian'an seems to have accepted his fate. The once high-spirited eldest son of the Zhao family who scolded Fang Qiu has not been seen for several days, hiding in the In the house, people drink to soothe their sorrows and escape from reality.
In such a situation, although Zhang Hongxiang really wanted to help the Yan army, he was still young and had a lot of time. He didn't want to wait for the Fengwu army to attack and bury the Yan army with the Zhao family. So rationally Tell him that now is the time, and he should probably consider his retreat.
He is the guard general of the Dongyi people, and he has more than a hundred family generals and soldiers who are only loyal to him, so as long as he thinks that things will become very simple, he can just find an excuse to transfer the defenders any night, Open the city gate and let the Fengwu army in, and that's it!
Although he has this idea, after all, Zhang Hongxiang has lived in Yan Jun's environment since he was born. Yan Jun has not treated him badly over the years, so Zhang Hongxiang still has feelings for Yan Jun. In addition, if he chooses to betray Yan Jun Needless to say, wherever you join the Fengwu Army, your reputation will be bad...
In addition, Zhang Hongxiang also has some worries. After all, he has lived in the familiar comfort zone of Yanjun since he was a child. He has been accustomed to the life and rhythm of Yanjun. But if he wants to join the Fengwu Army, will he be able to do it smoothly? What about adaptation? Will he be despised and looked down upon by the Fengwu Army because of his status as a second minister?
And the most important question is, what can he get from Fengwu Army after betraying Yan Jun?
Whenever he thinks of these things, Zhang Hongxiang's heart is full of hesitation and entanglement, but he knows that he must make a decision as soon as possible because he doesn't have much time. Even if he doesn't make the decision to open the city gate, he will wait until the Fengwu Army resumes trade. With Jing's offensive, Yi Jing will fall soon, and by then he will have no bargaining chip with the Fengwu Army!
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"He brewed it! What nonsense Youyan Iron Cavalry! Why don't you stop and have sex with me!"
"Zibi's toy can run like a rabbit, but what about Youyan's cavalry? Zingbi's cavalry!"
"Did your mother have the courage to make you cowards wet your pants so quickly?"
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Looking at the thousands of Youyan cavalry going away, the cavalry of the Third Division of the Fengwu Army roared angrily:
Although under Ye Mingsheng's policy, the Fengwu Army already owned several horse farms in Liaoyang through mutual trade and self-cultivation, and had collected horses for the cavalry, these were ordinary horses, and as the most elite horses in the Zhou Dynasty The cavalry and Youyan cavalry all ride well-bred horses. The difference in horse breeds leads to a certain gap in the endurance, speed, and explosive power of the horses on both sides!
Although after receiving Ye Mingsheng's order to kill Zhao Yong, Guo Zhiping led the cavalry of the third division to chase Zhao Yong desperately and wanted to kill the Yan army general. Unfortunately, the different breeds of horses prevented them from catching up in the end. Zhao Yong.
Third Division Staff General Tian Kai sighed and mumbled helplessly:
"It is because our third division was exposed that our army's exposed ambush plan failed. Now that Zhao Yong has not been captured, how can we communicate with you, Lord Governor? Those people from the first and second divisions have to laugh at us again..." ·······”
Guo Zhiping, who was surrounded by everyone after listening to Tian Kai's words, had a faint smile on his face. Seeing the smile on Guo Zhiping's face, Cui Desheng, the deputy general of the third division, couldn't help but ask tentatively. :
"Sir, do you have any clever ideas?"
After hearing this, Guo Zhiping turned to look at Cui Desheng, the deputy general who was born in the Cui family but worked very well with him, and said with a confident smile:
"Don't worry, Zhao Yong can't run away! I, Guo, will have his head decided! The disaster was caused by my third division, so naturally my third division will make up for it!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Guo Zhiping waved his hand and said:
"Everyone in the army should seize the time to rest for an hour. In one hour, the whole army will attack the target Sunjiagou!"
As a general in the Fengwu Army who is best at cavalry combat, Guo Zhiping has always believed in a saying, that is, know yourself and the enemy and you will be victorious in every battle. As the most elite cavalry unit in the Great Zhou Dynasty, Youyan Cavalry has always been what Guo Zhiping learned from. Object.
This time he faced off against the Youyan Cavalry. Guo Zhiping was well aware of his advantages in firearms and numbers. He also understood the gap between himself and the Youyan Cavalry in horse breeds, cavalry tactics, and mounted shooting. Therefore, he was pursued last night. After Zhao Yong gave the order, he realized that the gap in horse breeds would make it difficult for them to catch up with Zhao Yong!
Since it is difficult to catch up with the enemy, you have to change your thinking and think about ways to slow down the opponent, or even stop and wait for them...
