"Hahaha! Ye Yaoming, you are really shameless when you say this. When I went into battle to kill the enemy, you were still drinking milk in your mother's arms! Are you here to teach me a lesson? Are you worthy?" Zhao Shichang shouted loudly.
"Zhao Shichang, I know you are Li Yukun's old subordinate. You have gone through so many battles, but you still can't understand the situation now? You have no chance of winning! My father cherishes generals like gold. If you come to our army, I will definitely not treat you badly!" Ye Yaoming also wanted to persuade Zhao Shichang to surrender.
"Fart! Is he worthy of surrendering to Ye Yuanzhi? A weak man who relies on his own sister to sell himself, and wants to subvert the country? Your father is simply confused. He dares to commit such a serious crime that implicates the nine clans. He really doesn't know how to live or die, Ye Yaoming, you Don't waste your breath. If you have the ability, you can board this White City. I reckon you are better than your father. If you can't get in, don't talk to me. I have prepared great gifts for you in Guizhou and Henan. Take your time. Take it, hahaha!" Zhao Shichang stood on the city wall and cursed, not afraid at all of the tens of thousands of elite cavalry brought by Ye Yaoming!
Seeing that the discussion was fruitless, Ye Yaoming waved his hand and all the soldiers began to attack! However, Zhao Shichang is a battle-tested general, and he is very prepared for these people's strategies and tactics to attack the city!
Unfortunately, the most helpless thing was that Zhao Shichang had limited troops. In just half a day, the city gate was breached. After Ye Yaoming rushed into the city with tens of thousands of cavalry, he was instantly killed because there were only a thousand soldiers guarding the city!
Ye Yaoming came to the city wall and saw that Zhao Shichang had been hit by three arrows all over his body, two in the chest and one in the leg. "General Zhao Shichang, where are your defenders? Is it possible for these thousand people to defend the city?"
Zhao Shichang spat out a mouthful of blood and grinned, "I knew a long time ago that I couldn't defend it, so I broke all the soldiers into pieces and ambush them in places you wouldn't expect. Don't worry, there will be a steady stream of soldiers on your way to the capital." What a surprise, you won’t be able to reach the capital for at least half a month!”
Ye Yaoming sighed and slowly squatted down, "Why are you doing this? My father-in-law didn't even think of coming to tangle with you. You can obviously protect yourself wisely, so why would you use your life to stop me?"
"Protect yourself wisely? I am a rough man and I don't know which fool said this, but the person who said this must have no faith, no loyalty, no parents and children!" After Zhao Shichang finished speaking, he slowly closed his eyes and turned his head to the side. Go and say no more!
Ye Yaoming stood up slowly, glanced at Zhao Shichang, and then sighed, "A generous burial!"
"yes!"
However, as Zhao Shichang said, Ye Yuanzhi's army had either broken bridges or collapsed mountains along the way from Guizhou to Sichuan. Each time, a large number of soldiers were needed to clear the road. Otherwise, the subsequent supplies of food and grass could not keep up, and they would not be able to march!
Occasionally, there will be another night attack, or a sneak attack by setting fire to the woods. We have been marching for ten days and have not left Sichuan yet. This can't help but make Ye Yuanzhi very angry!
Zhao Shichang had used nearly 10,000 soldiers to hold off the enemy for ten days. During this period, reinforcements from all parties had returned to the capital. The first team was the 20,000 elite cavalry sent by Li Hanqi from the border, although Oara's 100,000 troops were already pressing on the border. , but 20,000 can be mobilized as back-up support, and the 20,000 fine cavalry will be led by Li Hanrui!
At the same time, the Far East Theater also returned to the capital with 20,000 elite cavalry, led by Tang Mi himself. Although the Japanese pirates in the Far East were menacing, the 100,000 Far East Army was not papery and could naturally be resisted!
The return of 40,000 elite cavalry made Zhu Chufeng feel a little relieved. Together with the 20,000 elite Qilin Guards, a total of 60,000 people were guarding outside the capital, which could at least block it for a while. In this way, as long as the border or the Far East were able to repel an army If you have thousands of enemies and lead the army back to the capital to aid, you will no longer be afraid of Ye Yuanzhi!
After receiving the news from Huguang, Li Hanrui hurriedly returned home and saw Tang Mi and Li Yukun in the hall talking at the sand table in front of them. Li Yukun already had a bad feeling when he saw Li Hanrui rushing in in a panic!
"What's the matter?"
"General Zhao Shichang...has died for his country!" Li Hanrui said with grief on his face.
Li Yukun threw the baton in his hand to the ground and turned his back. His teeth were clenched, his eyes were red, and he couldn't say a word!
"General Zhao Shichang is so loyal that he used 10,000 remaining troops to hold off the enemy for more than ten days before they left Sichuan. This gave us time to return to the capital to aid. This kind of pride is really admirable. We should write to the court and ask the emperor to give him Presented by the family!" Tang Mi said from the side.
As soon as these words came out, Li Yukun sighed, "As soldiers, it is our fate to die on the battlefield. Brother Shichang, my soul is gone in Tianying. Brother, I will definitely send Ye Yuanzhi to the road. When the time comes, you can take revenge with your own hands." !”
Li Hanrui slowly lowered his head in awe of Zhao Shichang, who had just died.
Tang Mi turned to look at Li Hanrui, "Zhao Xuan... Is there no news yet from General Zhao? It has been more than ten days. As long as he is in the Ming Dynasty, he should have received the news? Why not return to Beijing to support him?"
Li Hanrui smiled and said nothing!
In the Mingyue Palace, Zhu Yuejun was looking at the battle report from the Moon Guard in his hand. The more he looked at it, the more solemn his face became. Finally, he simply threw the battle report aside. He could guess the result without even looking at it!
"The Emperor has arrived!"
After a loud voice came, Zhu Yuejun hurriedly stood up to pick up the driver and said, "Long live the Emperor!"
Zhu Chufeng hurriedly helped Zhu Yuejun up, "What time is it now? Why do we need all these red tapes? Sit down quickly!"
"Thank you, Brother Huang!" Zhu Yuejun sat on the chair.
After Zhu Chufeng sat down, he sighed, "Have you read the battle reports from all parties now?"
"Just watched it!"
"There is no good news from anywhere. Whether it is the border or the Far East, we are all fighting with the enemy anxiously and unable to send reinforcements back to Beijing. Is this really...?"
Zhu Yuejun also had a sad face, "Fortunately, the rebels haven't left Sichuan yet, and they can still hold on for a few more days!"
"Yuejun, I want to ask you a question!"
"Brother, if you want to ask General Xiangyun, there is no need. Since Ye Yuanzhi's rebellion, I have sent more than a dozen letters, but I have not received a reply. What if Zhao Xuanyi knew about it in the beginning? Now he wants troops but no troops. , if there is no power, the Qilin Guard has changed hands now, who will he command when he comes back? The Jinyi Guard?"
Zhu Chufeng let out a long breath, "You're still blaming me!"
"Yuejun doesn't dare! The command of the Qilin Guard was decided by the emperor's brother. I hope that General Ford can bring out the original strength of the Qilin Guard. Back then, Zhao Xuanyi defeated Goryeo with 5,000 and 30,000, and defeated it with a margin of six times. Now there are only eight times as many enemies, and there are also 20,000 border guards and 20,000 Far Eastern troops, so they are not without hope!"
"Do you think Liang Yun can win?"
"I only think that with Zhao Xuanyi, we won't lose!"
After Zhu Chufeng heard this, he did not speak, but fell silent! Yes, if Zhao Xuanyi can really defeat Ye Yuanzhi with a gap of six times, the 20,000 Qilin Guards can destroy at least 120,000 enemy troops, and the remaining 40,000, the border guards and the Far East Army can't take it. Maybe he really has a chance to win, but it's a pity that Zhao Xuanyi is not in the capital! Can't even find the Moon Guard?
Li Hanrui, Ye Mu, and Li Yukun were in the hall looking at the sand table and planning, while Liu Bo outside hurriedly ran into the hall and said, "Report to the general, the third lady is back!"
When Li Yukun heard this, he was so happy that he hurriedly made the hall himself. When he saw Li Hanyan, Zi Yuan and Li Zhi walking back from the outside, Li Yukun laughed so hard that he couldn't even find the north! She took Li Hanyan's hand and said, "My good girl, you are back. You really want to die as a father!"
"Father, my daughter is late!"
"It's not too late! This...?" Li Yukun looked back and saw his girl and two maids coming back, but didn't see Zhao Xuanyi? "Where's the son-in-law?"
When mentioning Zhao Xuanyi, Li Hanyan looked very ugly, and then shook her head, "I don't know!"
"..." Everyone present was stunned, and Tang Mi hurriedly came over, "Aren't you also living together in Hangzhou? How could you not know?"
Li Hanyan glared at Tang Mi, "What does my husband's matter have to do with you?"
"I'm just asking General Zhao, why are you angry here?" Tang Mi said coldly.
When did this happen? You were still in the mood to be jealous here, so Li Hanrui hurriedly came over, "Third sister, you don't know what you mean?"
"When I first heard about Ye Yuanzhi's rebellion, my husband was very anxious and left with Brother Shen, Jinglan and Tang Tianli. Before leaving, he told me to wait for the letter at home, but there was no news for seven days in a row. I really couldn't wait. Once you’re here, take Zi Yuan, Qu Kui and the others back first!”
"You didn't look for it?" Li Hanrui asked.
Zi Yuan said at the side, "We searched, but we searched everywhere we could, and there was no news at all. We thought that the uncle had returned to the capital, so we came back with the young lady, but...?"
Everyone saw that there was no need to ask, Zhao Xuanyi was not in the capital! Otherwise, would everyone still need to be so anxious?
Everyone was sitting in the hall, all of them looking very ugly. No one could be found at the critical moment. Is there anything more irritating than this? An hour after Zhu Yuejun returned to the General's Mansion, she heard footsteps coming from outside!
"The eldest princess has arrived!"
Everyone hurriedly got up to pick him up. Zhu Yuejun brought four maids to the general's mansion. As soon as he entered the hall, Zhu Yuejun quickly looked around and saw Li Hanyan in the hall, but there was no Zhao Xuanyi. Zhu Yuejun's heart felt empty instantly!
"General Zhao...hasn't come back?" Zhu Yuejun looked at Li Hanyan and asked.
Li Hanyan shook her head, "My husband left home ten days ago, and I still don't know where he is!"
When Zhu Yuejun heard this, she heard something in her head. She staggered and almost fell down. Nan Zhu supported Zhu Yuejun and said, "Princess, how are you?"
Everyone also gathered around, fearing that something might happen to Zhu Yuejun, so Zhu Yuejun waved his hand, "I'm fine!"
Nan Zhu hurriedly helped Zhu Yuejun sit on the chair. After a long time, he finally recovered. Everyone stood aside with their hands down, not daring to speak.
"Report...!" A soldier ran into the hall from outside and knelt on one knee. "Report to the general that the rebels have left Sichuan and should arrive in Henan in one day!"
"What?" Li Hanrui shouted in surprise.
Li Yukun sighed, "It was expected and reasonable. General Zhao Shichang used 10,000 soldiers to break up into pieces and continue to harass. It has held back the rebels for thirteen days. This has far exceeded expectations!"
Zhu Yuejun took a few deep breaths, then stood up slowly and looked at Li Yukun beside him, "General Li, do you have any plans now?"
Li Yukun did not speak immediately, but walked to the sand table and pointed at the terrain with his baton: "Henan has just experienced a major disaster. It is still recovering from the disaster. Moreover, there is no defender in Henan. It is estimated that it will not take more than three days. The rebels We will arrive in the capital!"
After Li Hanrui saw it, his eyes were full of roars: "Commander Father, how about you let me lead the 20,000 people of our Tianshi Army to follow General Zhao Shichang's example, break them into pieces, and go to Henan, Shaanxi, and Shanxi to continuously harass and persist until the end of the war?" Big brother will repel Wala and return to the capital to aid!"
"No!" Li Yukun shouted immediately, "The situation is completely different! General Zhao Shichang's men are very familiar with the terrain of Guizhou and Huguang, so they can spread out their attacks. These three places are not our strong points. If they disperse at this time, it will only Expenditure of troops cannot achieve the same effect!"
Zhu Yuejun turned to look at Tang Mi, "Tang Mi, you are Zhuge, the daughter of our Ming Dynasty. Don't you have any good strategies?"
Tang Mi looked at Zhu Yuejun, her mouth kept trembling, but she didn't speak!
"But it doesn't matter. In this situation, there is nothing to lose!" Zhu Yuejun said.
Tang Mi nodded, "Princess, it's not that Tang Mi has nothing to do, it's just that she has no soldiers. For this kind of battle, if Tang Mi is given an army of 100,000, I am confident that I will defeat the rebels. However, now there are only 60,000! And there are still 60,000 troops!" Divided into three parts, there is no tacit understanding or cohesion! Combat power...?"
