The cavalry led by Lin Zhi outside Yongzhou City had already withdrawn. After the main force of the border army arrived, they opened the battle line as soon as possible.
Cheng Caitai was sweating profusely while holding a spatula to stir-fry the fried meat in the big iron pot. As a grain transport officer, Cheng Caitai was stimulated by the eager eyes of the cavalry as soon as he arrived.
"It's time to eat, it's time to eat!"
As soon as the gong sounded, the cavalrymen who were rushing to kill the hungry people came to eat in batches in an orderly manner.
Lin Zhi was holding the rice bowl. The white rice was piled with braised pork, which made people appetite.
The war horses were provided with food and grass early in the morning and had enough to eat and drink. Only after the horses were full did they sit down behind the main force to rest.
The smell of meat did not affect the generals and soldiers who were commanding the formation to attack the city.
As a divine punishment, Qi Yuan, who allowed the border troops to return home with plenty of food and money, was worshiped as a god by the border troops.
The soldiers on the battlefield cannot see tomorrow, but the current life Qi Yuan brings to them is already very satisfying, so everyone is willing to believe that once His Majesty returns, their days will only become longer and longer.
no doubt.
If the king regards his ministers as his brothers and sisters, then his ministers will regard him as his confidant.
"Brothers, work harder! The scouts sent by Mr. Jing are here. Try to let Your Majesty enter the city in the afternoon."
The centurion shouted to encourage his soldiers.
Everyone's morale was high after hearing this, and they worked hard to push the wooden throwing platform into the shooting range. One shell after another has been placed on the throwing platform.
The commander's flag was flying, and Meng Ran, as the commander-in-chief, looked at the solid Yongzhou city wall.
"Send the order, attack the city!"
The flag was waved in the hand of the herald, the order to attack the city was given, and the sound of knocking sounded.
The soldiers on the city wall saw the black sphere flying towards them and raised their shields to avoid it in time.
But when the "sphere" flew to the tower, it made a thunderous explosion.
The turret collapsed suddenly, and the wood chips caused by the explosion were scattered and the iron fragments of the artillery shells were pierced into the armor. The heat wave caused by the residual power directly lifted the surrounding soldiers away.
The soldier fell from the tower and was killed on the spot. The power of the cannonballs immediately made everyone flinch.
But what followed was black spheres flying in like falling rain.
Explosions sounded one after another, and the solid city walls were riddled with holes.
"Bombard the city gate!"
The cannonball adjusted its angle and landed in front of the city gate.
The city gate made of fine iron has also begun to deform. Yongzhou is close to the northern border, and this heavy city gate is unique.
But at this moment, the rock-solid city gate also fell under the gunfire.
As soon as the siege began, Yu Kaiping personally went to the city wall to arrange the defense. But the weapons of the border troops caught him off guard and had no power to fight back.
Yu Kaiping's face was covered with blood, and his left hand hung down weakly with blood flowing across it.
"General, please come down from the tower!"
Yu Kaiping was also injured by the shell. His sharp eyes stared in the direction of Shuai Qi from a distance.
He could see the smoke rising from behind the main force of the frontier army. They were eating without any burden.
Yu Kaiping left the city wall under the protection of his personal guards and returned to the Yamen Medical Center to bandage his wounds.
There was a sand table in front of Yu Kaiping, and his cronies and advisers all frowned.
"The border troops deliberately exposed breaking points to lure us to divert our attention. They have such sharp weapons, even if we have cavalry, it will be of no avail.
What is the purpose of this temptation? "
Yu Kaiping was silent for a long time, "Is there any news about the Land Rover cavalry?"
As soon as Yu Kaiping finished speaking, a messenger came to report.
Yu Kaiping looked at the news on the letter and was so angry that he punched the table and bruised his veins.
"Land Rover is confused!"
Yu Kaiping weakly vented his anger on Lu Rover, but in his heart he was saying that he was confused.
"The breaking point does exist. The former crown prince's army in Ming County must be true. The former crown prince used himself as bait to obscure our judgment, which allowed the main army to arrive at Yongzhou City silently."
Yu Kaiping's thoughts were clear, and the main force was huge. The former prince used cavalry charges deep into the city to oppress his psychology, and also used the breakpoints in the marching speed to give him an opportunity to attack to attract the remaining troops he could only mobilize.
His decision to shrink his troops and defend Yongzhou City actually fell into the enemy's trap and created an opportunity for the main army to pass unimpeded.
And the reason why he firmly believes that the main force is in Ming County is because of the bait of the former prince!
He underestimated the courage of the former prince and thought that the former prince would definitely act together with the main force.
Yu Kaiping's heart suddenly became enlightened. Looking at the enemy's layout on the sand table, he was so angry that the wound burst and dyed the gauze red.
If he doesn’t lose, who will lose? He even misjudged the opponent he was facing!
The former prince must have set out in Ming County now, with only 10,000 or 20,000 troops at his side. If he had not sent the overly cautious Land Rover and the reckless Mu Xuhui, then the cavalry would have been able to charge in and capture the former prince alive last night!
Unfortunately, he made a mistake at every step. Out of caution, Lu Hu decided that Mingxian was a false target after discovering that the main force was attacking the city, and retreated to reinforce.
Damn it, damn it!
Yu Kaiping strode out of the Yamen, but stopped when he heard the sound of gunfire.
"Send an order for Lu Hu to ambush the Ming County army and capture the former prince alive!"
"If the city gate cannot be defended, send an order for the army to retreat."
Yu Kaiping breathed out a military order and he understood that his defeat in this battle was certain.
"General, let's retreat first."
Yu Kaiping smelled the smoke in the air. Is this the smell of war in the north?
"Set fire, burn the city!"
Yu Kaiping said the final order with fierce eyes and a cold expression.
"General?"
The cronies and advisers looked at the always gentle Yu Kaiping in disbelief and couldn't help but doubt their own ears.
How does setting fire to the city differ from the Mongols in those border towns?
Of course, Yu Kaiping knew that if he did this, he would lose the people's support, but once Yongzhou fell, the border troops would be able to obtain a large amount of supplies and march straight into Jizhou.
Taking advantage of the weapons of the frontier army to seize Jizhou is even more effortless.
Your Majesty no longer has the troops to stop the border troops, and the war in the south has also entered the siege stage. In any case, he must delay the pace of the border troops going south to buy time for Your Majesty.
Even if it means setting fire to the city.
People's support, the victor will naturally support the people's support.
"Destroy the city, leave 10,000 people to fight in the streets, and withdraw the entire army."
Since Yongzhou City cannot be defended, there is no need to defend it. It's just the land of Yongzhou, which the bratty kid can't even dream of getting.
It is absolutely impossible to take a city and leave Yongzhou.
Yu Kaiping looked cold at this time, and the counselors were speechless when they saw his firm attitude.
"The general is a barbarian!"
Mo Shenyan's eyes were spitting fire, and he was dressed in green clothes and had a tall and straight figure.
Mo Shenyan was from Yongzhou and was considered a famous person in Yongzhou. He was able to follow the new dynasty because Yu Kaiping tried his best to "make friends" with him, so that he allowed his "confidant" to serve the imperial court.
Yu Kaiping kept the news about the former prince from Mo Shenyan, otherwise this pedantic guy would have jumped off the tower like the rebels on the city wall.
Mo Shenyan threw the jade pendant given by Yu Kaiping on his waist to the ground, and then strode away towards where the people were.
"General?"
The murderous intent flashed through Yu Kaiping's eyes, "It doesn't matter, let the remaining people set fire to leave and evacuate to Yongguan once the city is broken."
"yes!"
Military orders were passed from the government office to the army, and the army began to evacuate.
Mo Shenyan's power is limited. Even if he tells the people, it will not help.
A group of unruly people, but the swords of his army are still sharp.
Yu Kaiping's decision can not be called ruthless and decisive. Trying to preserve the strength of the troops to contain it is better than sticking to it.
After all, he understood that he was not trying to defeat the border troops and create a myth, he was just trying to delay time.
After the first round of artillery fire, the city gate was already in danger, and there were only ten soldiers left on the wall.
Meng Ran looked at the empty city wall, frowning and feeling uneasy.
Soon billowing smoke rose from the city.
"No, they're going to set fire to the city!"
Meng Ran's expression changed drastically.
"Send orders to the three armies to destroy the city!"
The cavalry rested for a while, and after receiving the military order, Lin Zhi led the cavalry to charge with a spear in hand.
Meng Ran sat in command, and the infantrymen holding shields uniformly pressed against the city gate.
After the training arranged by Qi Yuan, the frontier troops are now able to keep pace. The sound of neat footsteps is the war drum of a broken city, which is daunting.
The remaining soldiers on the city wall saw the two groups of tiger and wolf troops fighting, and almost wanted to leave first.
Yu Kaiping's movements were very fast, but the frontier army's movements to break through the city were even faster.
They had seen this tactic of burning the city and running away many times when fighting the Mongols. Naturally, they were very familiar with it.
The walls around the city gate made of fine iron were damaged and collapsed when hit by siege equipment.
Lin Zhi took the lead, his horse's hoofs clicking on the fine iron.
Entering Yongzhou City, the cavalry on Qingshiban rode their horses to chase Yu Kaiping's retreating army.
Wang Jinxing helped with the terrain in Yongzhou, and Lin Jing also had a record of this situation.
Therefore, tens of thousands of cavalry rushed directly to the south city gate in an orderly manner to pursue them.
Yu Kaiping frowned. The frontier army broke through the city too fast. It only took two hours from the time of siege to the city's destruction.
Although they were rear-ended by the cavalry, fortunately the army had evacuated in advance. The city was doused with kerosene and soon the fire spread.
Yu Kaiping looked at the fire and thick smoke, and the cries of the people in his ears became farther and farther away.
Unfortunately, if the city had been broken for another quarter of an hour, those rioters would have blocked the main road of the cavalry.
However, the soaring fire succeeded in retaining the main force of the frontier army.
Meng Ran was still worried that it was a trap by the enemy, but he understood after seeing the people running away in the city.
This Yu Kaiping looked like a gentleman, but in reality he was a ruthless villain.
"Make way and send the people away."
Meng Ran knew Qi Yuan's benevolence, so he did not dare to let the army block the people's escape route.
Northland is short of water, and Yongzhou is not surprised. There are no rivers here, and daily drinking water depends on well water. The enemy used kerosene and the fire spread quickly.
At this time, the heat wave was already hitting Yongzhou City.
Putting out a fire cannot be done in a short while.
“Call the centurion and five teams take turns to go into the city to rescue the people.
Put your own safety first and do your best. "
Although Meng Ran was kind-hearted under Qi Yuan's influence, he was afraid that it was a trap just after the siege, not to mention that he cared more about the soldiers who had gone through life and death with him in the north than the people.
The cost of training an elite soldier was too high, and Meng Ran was reluctant to let them be lost in a fire that was impossible to save.
Mo Shenyan rolled up his gown, poured a bucket of water on himself, and dove into the fire.
"Mother! Mother!"
The little boy who was choked and woken up while sitting on the bed felt the heat wave of the fire and instead of saving himself, cried like a five-year-old child hoarsely.
Mo Shenyan covered his mouth and nose with his sleeves, looking for cries for help.
The Cheng family is just an ordinary merchant. Qin Shuang, a widowed mother and her two children, runs a restaurant.
The soldiers came suddenly, threw fire oil at the door, and even took a fancy to Qin Shuang's daughter and robbed her.
With the order to set fire to the city and destroy it, the soldiers' bottom line was also broken, and they became more evil.
If there hadn't been some urging from a general, neither the mother nor the daughter would be in trouble.
However, Qin Shuang protected her daughter, but put her foolish son in danger.
The mother and daughter cried bitterly as they looked at the fire. They did not dare to look away and stared at the door intently.
Qin Shuang knelt on the ground and prayed to the gods.
Although Mo Shenyan has practiced the Six Arts of the Gentleman and is not considered inexperienced, the continuous rescue of people still consumes a lot of his physical strength.
If he hadn't helped Zhou to commit evil, how could he have caused this terrible disaster to the people in the city.
The dog officer named Wu is a jackal, and Yu Kaiping is a tiger and leopard! They are all man-eating evil spirits!
Mo Shenyan's eyes were filled with tears due to the thick smoke, and her clothes began to get hot under the high temperature.
Mo Shenyan looked over the collapsed wooden beam and saw the boy who had fainted from the black smoke.
He quickly climbed over the wooden beam, walked over, picked up the person on his back, and ran out.
Mo Shenyan, who was focused on saving people, didn't notice the movement outside the door, but saw the light from the exit and quickened her pace.
Lin Zhi led the cavalry in pursuit and killed tens of thousands of enemy troops, but this was just Yu Kaiping's attempt to survive.
Lin Zhi left ten thousand people to scatter around to search for traces, while he led others to rescue the people.
He and Lin Jingnai are brothers, so they understand the importance that his eldest brother and His Majesty attach to the people's hearts. What's more, he has experienced the hardships of the border town since he was a child, so he has never seen this hell on earth.
As soon as Qin Shuang and her daughter saw Mo Shenyan's figure, their eyes widened and they screamed in surprise.
The beam collapsed under the fire.
At this moment, Mo Shenyan's physical strength had reached its limit, and he could only grit his teeth and roll forward to avoid the beam.
Lin Zhi happened to see this scene and without hesitation, he hooked his spear on Mo Shenyan's belt and dragged him a distance.
Immediately, the beam hit the ground, and the entire store was buried in the fire.
"Bring the people with you and retreat first."
It was not convenient for cavalry in the city, so Lin Zhi gave the order and worked with his subordinates to pull Qin Shuang's mother and daughter next to them onto their horses.
Before Qin Shuang could react, the world was spinning and she and her daughter were kidnapped on horseback.
Lin Zhi raised his spear, rode his horse and bent down to fish it out, then stacked Mo Shenyan and Mo Shenyan in front of him and carried them away.
The cavalry rushed out of the city carrying many people.
As soon as they left the city, they placed the victims in one place and returned to the Chinese army.
There were medical officers walking around where the victims gathered, and there were soldiers in the city carrying people out in an orderly manner.
Qin Shuang held her daughter Cheng Ping, who was in shock, with one hand and her unconscious son Cheng An with the other.
There is also a comatose savior Mo Shenyan beside him.
As stunned as Qin Shuang were the surrounding victims.
The fire spread unstoppably, and the city was inaccessible due to lack of water.
After the last batch of soldiers evacuated, everyone could only watch the fire in silence. The victims who were surviving the disaster couldn't help but burst into tears.
The air was filled with smoke and the smell of burning corpses.
Meng Ran weakly raised his head and forced back the tears.
But I felt a little cold hit my face. Meng Ran's eyes burst out with joy, and he stretched out his hand to touch it.
It's raining?
Everyone looked at the sky with bright eyes. The raindrops were getting denser and denser, and soon huge raindrops were falling in dense masses.
It's raining!
The heavy rain that only covered Yongzhou City came suddenly, and it was at this time that Meng Ran received the news that Qi Yuan was about to arrive.
Meng Ran's eyes shone brightly, and he became more and more determined about the color of destiny in Qi Yuan.
At the same time, in the team advancing three miles away, Qi Yuan put away the magic formula he had finished pinching in his hand, suppressed the sweetness in his throat, and endured the stinging pain in his internal organs with a calm expression without showing a trace.
In fact, Qi Yuan and Lin Jing led the team forward and had already seen the light of the sky from a distance. Qi Yuan opened the curtain and his face was as heavy as water.
"It seems I want you to go south as soon as possible."
Qi Yuan saw the clear sunlight outside and calmly lowered the curtain and said lightly to Lin Jing.
Lin Jing also understood Yu Kaiping's intention. He wanted to stop the frontier army.
It's time to divide our troops and go south.
"The dog is so anxious that he jumps over the wall."
Lin Jing knew that they were pushing too hard, but when she thought of Ye Chen and others in the south, Lin Jing became calmer and calmer.
The march speed increased, and the team also entered the Land Rover's sight.
Lu Rover looked at the team in the distance, looked at the fire in the city, and lowered his head in thought.
"General Lu, if you don't take action, you will have no chance!"
The person who sent the message became very angry when he saw Lu Hu's hesitation.
Lu Rover turned around and glared fiercely, as if he wanted to choose someone to devour.
"brute!"
Lu Rover drew his knife and cut off the herald's head with his backhand.
"Brother!"
Lu Bao's eyes were also red, and his shoulders were shaking with anger.
"Brothers, we are all Yongzhou sons and daughters. I blame me for being blind and recognizing these beasts as my master, and now my brothers' families are in danger.
I, Lu Lu, know that my brothers in the army say that I am timid and afraid of getting into trouble, but I just don’t want my brothers to sacrifice innocently.
Now that I, Land Rover, can't stand up to my brothers, that beast Yu Kaiping couldn't defend the city so he set it on fire. Now the former prince's army is outside the city. Brothers, are you willing to fight with me to save your family members in the city? "
The nine-foot-old Land Rover man shouted with a cry.
"Rush! Charge!"
When everyone saw the fire, they couldn't help but go back to save people. Although they surrendered to Yu Kaiping, they were natives of Yongzhou.
Lu Rover leads the troops cautiously, but he is a very loyal and affectionate person.
When the city was set on fire and destroyed this time, he lost his hesitation and immediately ignored Yu Kaiping's orders and rushed towards Yongzhou City with ten thousand cavalry.
At this moment, all the cavalrymen were thinking about their families in the fire scene, and their fighting spirit was so strong that they killed gods when God blocked them, and Buddha when Buddha blocked them.
The eagle in the sky circled and fell, and the army stopped and formed a skilled formation to meet the enemy.
The dust kicked up by the cavalry flew into the sky, and the frontier soldiers all had fiery eyes.
After practicing for so long, it was finally their turn.
The soldiers were extremely fast and methodically laid mines, set up a defense line and retreated.
As the march approached Yongzhou City, the people sent by Meng Ran to support them also rushed over.
Land Rover was full of murderous intent and took the lead.
Qi Yuan saw that the speed of the approaching person had not slowed down and that he had lost all caution. He stepped out of the carriage and told An Jiu a few words before gathering his cloak.
An Jiu took the lead, first arranging the soldiers to stay still for a while, and then unsheathed his swords to attack Lu Lu.
Lu Hu was angry when he saw An Jiu standing alone in front of him. He immediately clamped his horse's belly and rushed forward.
Lu Hu's broadsword carried a huge force and slashed at An Jiu. An Jiu's two swords crossed and connected, and he was a little surprised to feel Lu Hu's power.
With An Jiu's strength, Lu Hu's blow was able to shock his jaw slightly.
"Anyone who stands in my way will die!"
Lu Rover's eyes were already red with rage, and he struck with another knife after failing to succeed.
An Jiu didn't want to get entangled. He stabbed Lu Hu's wrist downwards with his sword. He pulled the sword and flew away the sword. His right sword was placed on Lu Hu's neck. He only needed to move down an inch to cut Lu Hu's throat. .
Everything happened so fast that Lu Bao was only five steps behind on horseback when he saw his own brother being captured.
Lu Bao quickly ordered to rein in the horses, and there was a chaos in the army. The horses collided with each other and barely stopped, but many people were still injured.
Lu Rover himself was still a little confused. He had always been the only one to cut the enemy in half, but today he was disarmed after just one encounter.
"Lu Hu, your Majesty gives you a chance, will you surrender?"
An Jiu spoke very calmly, as if Lu Rover could immediately send him to the queue for reincarnation as long as he said no.
Lu Rover thought he would definitely die, but after hearing this, things took a turn for the worse.
He had planned to apologize for causing this disaster to his hometown, but now that he had the opportunity to keep his soldiers alive, he was not a fool.
The situation was over, and all he wanted was fame.
"Surrender! I surrender!"
Lu Hu closed his eyes and accepted his fate, speaking very quickly for fear that An Jiu would regret it.
Surprise flashed in An Jiu's eyes.
Master guessed it again? ?
The soldiers who had laid the mines were dumbfounded when they saw the Land Rover being kidnapped by the ninth commander. They cried when they saw the dug hole and the mines in the hands of their comrades.
Is it so difficult for them to achieve military success? Ergouzi from the same village was promoted to the third level under General Meng!
hateful!
Lu Rover felt uncomfortable looking at the soldiers who were packing up their things and clearing mines. That one seemed to be eating him alive.
Not surprised, Lin Jing nodded towards An Jiu and went to regulate the ten thousand cavalry.
Lu Bao followed Lu Hu and he didn't even come back to his senses.
"Your Majesty, people have been brought."
Lu Lu was dumbfounded when he saw the sickly noble man getting off the broken carriage.
This is different from the emperor he imagined!
Qi Yuan glanced at the two Land Rover brothers lightly, then moved his eyes away and walked towards the gorgeous emperor's car.
Zhu Wanyi, who finally breathed a sigh of relief, walked to the broken carriage and smiled.
He was not surprised to see Land Rover who was too frightened to raise his head.
"What's your name? Mr. Jing has told you that you will be under my control.
He is so cowardly that even His Majesty cannot bear to glance at him. Hurry, walk faster and we can still rush to Yongzhou City to put out the fire and see if we can get to the next level. "
Zhu Wanyi lifted up the nine-foot-old Land Rover and Land Leopard with one hand.
Lu Hu and others, who blindly followed Zhu Wanyi on horseback and rushed to Yongzhou City, were even more stupid.
Looking at the fire in Yongzhou City that had been extinguished by the heavy rain, he was stunned in place.
How heavy is this rain? What a coincidence that there were only local heavy rains in Yongzhou City?
But no matter how confused Lu Lu was, how to deal with the surrendered cavalry was still a problem to be solved.
Lu Lu looked at the people who gathered together and spontaneously knelt on the ground to welcome the Emperor with mixed emotions.
Qi Yuan, who was the object of worship, had returned to the Chinese army's tent to rest.
Looking at the messy Yongzhou City, Qi Yuan suddenly smiled.
"Tuanzi, how is Ye Wenxi's soul?"
Xiaotuanzi, who was busy fixing the rules of the world, immediately stopped.
"Don't worry, Sister Fairy, I have found his soul, but it is seriously damaged and needs to be warmed up."
"Will you die if you are reincarnated now?"
Tuanzi stared at the tattered soul for a moment, feeling very unconscious in front of the beauty.
"Yes, of course. Sister Fairy wants him to be reincarnated whenever she wants, just now. The rules of my world have been almost fixed."
Tuanzi is not a veteran of Tiandao for nothing.
Qi Yuan frowned, "Then find an opportunity to throw it out."
"Okay, Fairy Sister, don't worry while I do the work."
Tuanzi felt guilty after saying this. He stretched out his hand to scratch his flesh and gave Ye Wenxi a few rays of merit power. He had to raise him quickly and find a way to find a suitable time to arrange to enter Jizhou.
The status of the clan prince and crown prince is pretty good. There seem to be several suitable ones. He has to choose carefully and choose one with a better body and bones.
Otherwise, it won’t be enough for the fairy sister to toss... Bah! It’s nurturing, nurturing.
