Shangguan Shiyi guessed that the Rong people were lingering and there was no way out. It was just a plot, which was confirmed in the actual siege.
The two frontier armies successfully recaptured the imperial capital without any hard fighting.
Originally, the Rong people were not good at attacking cities, let alone defending them. What's more, they still had 200,000 cavalry. When defending the city, the cavalry could only temporarily switch to archers, and half of their skills were wasted. The two frontier armies were accustomed to fighting against each other - although the Di people, like the Rong people, were nomadic and did not build a city, the Shen family had lost a city before. After the loss, it was not necessary to regroup. Grab it back
The more you grab, the more experience you gain.
In addition, those who were lucky enough to survive in the city of God were all tortured by the soldiers, so they all hoped that the Wei army would enter the city as soon as possible.
Hearing that the attackers were attacking the city, many brave people rushed to the city gate and cooperated with the Wei army without fear of death.
All in all, it took only six or seven days for the border troops to break through the city from the west and south gates, and the Rong people were defeated.
The third prince of Rongren ordered to open the east and north gates and escape, while he tried to escape from the north gate to the vast desert. As a result, he was ambushed by Mo Binwei on the way. Although the five thousand elite cavalry escorting him were extremely brave, Mo Binwei had already been working as a small county government servant in the north of Fengzhou and had no soldiers. Not only did they defeat the Rong army with the help of stragglers, but they also tricked and killed the nobles' sons who were highly valued among the Rong people and set up a road to hide them.
At this moment, he led the 3,000 Fengzhou soldiers he had trained. Even though he was well prepared, he almost killed the soldiers with ease, causing countless casualties.
Mo Binwei originally wanted to capture the third prince alive according to Shen Zangfeng's will, but he didn't know that the third prince was also fierce. Seeing his guards dying in front of him, the enemy suffered very little losses. Knowing that he had no way to save the day, he actually pulled out his waist. He picked up a scimitar, asked his personal guards to protect him, bowed three times in the direction of the grassland, and cut his neck to death!
The third prince was the commander-in-chief of the army's invasion of Wei. If he died, how could any of the remaining soldiers dare to survive as long as they had some status? Mo Binwei injured many elite soldiers, and then managed to capture two or three alive. He removed their jaws, bound their hands and feet, and sent them back to Shen Zangfeng.
It's just that although these people didn't die, they still had a death wish. The torture experts in the Xiliang army couldn't pry their mouths open in a short time, and there was no way to know why the Rong people lingered.
The same is true for the imperial capital, and the same is true for Yanzhou - but it was the Donghu Army who intervened in Yanzhou. The Donghu Army sent by Liu Bozhao long ago was said to have been intercepted by Rong people on the road, so it arrived slowly. It happened that some troops from Xiliang and Qingzhou arrived at Yanzhou City at the same time.
The recovery of Yanzhou was easier than that of the Imperial Capital. This was because before Su Xiuming and Shen Zangfeng broke out, they followed what Wei Xinyong had done before and left a backup plan - before burning the granary, they took enough dry food and put a Five hundred elite soldiers were hidden in secret rooms in the city.
In addition, there are informants left. Once the Wei army attacks the city, these soldiers can be notified to respond from the city. The Rong people had no such defense at all and were quickly captured.
But even though the city was taken back, what was lost was eventually lost, and it was impossible to return to the past.
After the army cleared out the Rong people hiding in the city, Shen Zangfeng, who entered the city first, sent people to search for the people who had been hiding in the secret room and secret passage. After finding them, they sent people to Yuzhu Town for resettlement.
At this time, things in Yuzhu Town were being taken care of by Wei Changying, Ji Chunmian and others - according to their status, it should have been Wei Changying and Gu Rouzhang. But Gu Rouzhang was obviously not good at coordinating matters, but Ji Chunmian had the experience of being the master of a castle, he was also calm, and he cooperated well with Wei Changying.
Wei Changying waited for these people with both expectancy and timidity... It was only then that she learned that there were such secret rooms and secret passages. After all, this is a family secret, often related to the survival of the family bloodline. Therefore, when it is not in use, the elders will not tell the younger generation casually to avoid leaks - unless the male heir who takes over the family can know when there is nothing wrong.
She hadn't heard of it when she was at Ruiyu Hall, but how could she have thought of it when the imperial capital was destroyed
Now that she knew it, Wei Changying thought of countless people in an instant... But she also knew that not just anyone could enter such a secret place.
Thinking of people like Huang and He, Wei Changying's expression darkened.
On the snowy and muddy road, the carriage escorted by the Xiliang Army hesitantly walked. Seeing the carriage getting closer and closer, everyone who greeted them at the town entrance became nervous.
Ji Chunmian clearly noticed that Wei Changying squeezed her hand tightly for a moment, and then let it go. At that moment, she felt the wetness in Wei Changying's palm.
"Mrs. Wei, don't worry. Since they were escorted by the Xiliang Army and left to you, madam, to make arrangements, I expect that there must be relatives of the Shen family among them." Ji Chunmian comforted softly.
Wei Changying stared closely at the leader's carriage, and even forgot to answer her - perhaps he heard from the soldiers beside the carriage that someone was waiting in front of him. The man in the carriage couldn't help but lifted the curtain and stuck his head out. Yan Que's haggard face, who could it be if it wasn't Shen Zangning
"Third sister-in-law!" Shen Zangning poked her head out and saw a group of people waiting a little far away. Although the leader was wearing a curtain hat, his figure was familiar, and he was holding his nephew in his hand. Son Shen Shuguang, who else could he be besides Wei Changying? As soon as she called out, she couldn't say the next words, her tears had already fallen!
"Fourth sister!" Wei Changying called out with a trembling voice. After knowing that there was a secret room in the Taifu's mansion, she remembered that on the day she said goodbye to her mother-in-law, Shen Zangning and Huo Qingling were not seen in the hall, so she It occurred to me that these two people must have entered the secret room. It's just that the war is ruthless, and no one can guarantee whether the secret room will be found by the soldiers. Now that I saw Shen Zangning alive with my own eyes, I was relieved!
Shen Zangning took the lead, and there were people in the other carriages who opened the curtains and looked around, trying to find their relatives.
But...their searching eyes quickly turned to disappointment and grief...
The carriage stopped at the entrance of the town. Before the carriage could stop, Shen Zangning jumped out with her skirt in hand and threw herself into Wei Changying's arms. She choked and said, "I thought I would never see my third sister-in-law again!"
With tears in his eyes, Wei Changying hugged her, patted her, and whispered: "I'm fine, it's just my mother and the others..."
The two aunts and sisters had no time to talk about their love like this. Shen Zangning was persuaded by Ji Chunmian to leave, and Wei Changying personally got in the car and helped Huo Qingling, who was still ill, out of the car. Seeing that there were only two people in this carriage, not even a maid, Wei Changying couldn't help but think of the Huang family, and his heart ached!
She directed people to get curtains and hats for the two of them to wear, then put them on a soft sedan and carried them back to the prepared house for resettlement. Then she looked at the people coming out of the other carriages. To her surprise, one of the people in the carriage behind was Su Yufei. She was holding a man who looked about four or five years old and was wearing the festive red trousers worn during the New Year. A girl embroidering a coat with hundreds of butterflies.
"Third cousin!" Wei Changying was overjoyed and rushed to greet her, "Cousin, are you okay?"
Su Yufei looked tired, but she was casually dressed in mourning clothes. She was originally a little plump after giving birth, but now she has regained the slim silhouette of a girl.
"Cousin Wei, it's great to have you here. This is my niece, Duanmu Huitong." Su Yufei raised his hand to brush his hair that had been blown away by the wind. Although his eyes were red, his tone was slightly trembling. But perhaps because his niece was around, he didn't come up and cry like Shen Zangning did. Instead, he pushed the girl to Wei Changying and said softly, "You were in the secret room with me. When you came out, I happened to be looking for a set of mourning clothes. She is young and doesn’t have anything suitable to wear for the time being. I asked my cousin... "
"Don't worry, let's go to the town first. Guang'er and Xie'er are about the same age as this child. Just change theirs and it will be fine in a while." Wei Changying glanced at the girl. Her dress was bright but obviously dirty. There was still a look of panic on her face, and she held Su Yufei's hand tightly. She had pretty eyebrows and almond-shaped eyes, and her facial features were very regular, but her face was too pale and her breath was weak.
Naturally, Su Yufei didn't bring a maid - Shi Maner looked at Wei Changying's expression and came up to hug her.
Duanmu Huitong subconsciously showed resistance, but after being comforted by Su Yufei, he obediently let go of Su Yufei and opened his arms for Shi Maner to hug.
Except for Su Yufei, the remaining female relatives were all whom Wei Changying knew or was familiar with, but not very familiar with.
Wei Changying was anxious to go back and ask Shen Zangning and others about the specific situation of the imperial capital, and had no intention of talking to them more. He comforted them for a while and ordered someone to take them to the town for resettlement. He entrusted all other matters to Ji Chunmian and hurried to Shen Zangning and others.
Not wanting her to walk halfway, Shi Xian'er hurried over with her skirt in hand and said solemnly: "The master has sent someone here and asked to see you immediately, young lady!" They changed their minds after they arrived at Yuzhu Town. call.
Wei Changying was shocked when he heard this: "Didn't you just send someone here? Why do you want to see me again? Or do you want to see me immediately?"
While she was so surprised, she turned and walked towards the front yard.
Because most of the people sent by Shen Zangfeng were personal guards or surviving domestic slaves in the Xiliang army, they were not counted as outsiders. Therefore, Wei Changying didn't even need to hang up the bead curtains or curtains, and directly let people pass them in.
The person who came here looked unfamiliar, but he was tall and tall, with a fierce look on his face. He looked like he was ready for a hundred battles. He was obviously Shen Zangfeng's right-hand man. After he saluted, he reported straightforwardly without any nonsense: "Captain Mo received news the day before that the sixth master of the Wei family had disappeared on the way, and he was extremely anxious. Because the young master and Captain Mo were both involved in military matters at the moment, Therefore, I sent Beizhi to take charge of this matter. I have never seen Mr. Wei Liu before, so I would like to ask the young lady to admire the portrait. If the young madam has someone who has seen Mr. Wei Liu, please borrow it for a while!"
Wei Changying was startled: "Sixth Uncle?! Isn't he coming to the imperial capital? How could he disappear?!" Mo Binwei left manpower to protect Wei Xinyong! Or did Wei Xinyong have any plans to escape on purpose
"I don't know much about Beizhi now. I have to rush to Panzhou first to find out." The visitor shook his head and said, "The place where Mr. Wei Liu disappeared is full of bandits and homeless people. Therefore, I gave an order to Beizhi to rush there as soon as possible and try our best to find him. And rescue Mr. Wei Liu!"
Wei Changying suddenly became awe-inspiring and called to his left and right: "Let Yan Ge come out!"
Yange was the only maid she brought out from the imperial capital. During the previous breakout, she suffered internal injuries while protecting the guard chief Ying. But it was not a serious injury, and he began to recover under the diagnosis and treatment of the doctor in Changxian County. After arriving in Yuzhu Town, he never stopped taking medicine. When Ji Qubing arrived, he prescribed a prescription, which made him recover faster. It's getting better now.
However, Wei Changying was grateful for his kindness in saving her that day, so he still let her rest.
But now that Wei Xinyong is gone, this is a big deal. Wei Changying is not good at painting, so it is better to send Yan Ge out.
Fortunately, the Xiliang army was well prepared this time and went to find someone, so Yan Ge would not be put in danger of life and death. (To be continued)