The day after Aunt Zhao tried her best to persuade Princess Gaomi for Rong Qingzhu, Xijiang.
The houses near the west gate and the north gate where Ruru's attacks were the most violent have all been demolished, and local materials were used to make city defense equipment.
All the fat in the city was collected and boiled in a temporary cauldron set up at the top of the city.
Arrows like locusts, pouring oil and wood.
The fierce shouts of killing, mixed with the screams of being fueled by the pockets and the muffled sound of arrows entering the body, looked down from a high altitude, as if a mandala was repeatedly painted on the white paper, from crimson to bright red, to deep red.
But now, it is almost black blood.
The evil spirit surges into the sky.
"Prince, are we leaving now?" After temporarily repelling Ruru's offensive, and watching the enemy troops retreat to a distance beyond the city's firing range to reorganize, Xu Lianshan obviously planned to make a comeback later, Xu Lianshan threw his bow away. He handed it to a soldier next to him, moved his sore wrist, stepped forward, and asked Shuihe in a low voice, "The people started to retreat from the east gate two hours ago. If it continues, the people here will be evacuated." Ru will also notice it! By then, I'm afraid we won't be given a chance to escape!"
Rong Suihe narrowed his eyes, looked at Ruru in the distance, shook his head and said: "That's not right! There are so many soldiers and civilians in the city, and in two hours, I'm afraid they haven't all evacuated, right? Even the people walking at the front, just now How long will we stay away? If we withdraw now, we are letting them die! After all, if we stay in the city, we still have a city to rely on for street fighting. If we leave the city and are caught up by Ruru, wouldn't it be meat on the chopping board?"
Xu Lianshan was supposed to follow the large army, but he was worried about Rong Shuihe and insisted on staying. At this moment, he was so anxious that he jumped up and down: "Prince, don't you want to wait until they are all gone before you leave? !How long do we have to wait?! You must know that most of the people do not have mounts and walk! There are so many people, and it takes ten days and a half to walk, and Ruru can catch up in three clicks or two! You also put Xijiang The main force of the army was sent to protect them. There are only a few of us left in the city now, and it will not be easy to survive until now. If we stay here again, this is not the sea, and we may not be able to leave!"
"It's impossible in ten days and a half month, but since Gu Du said that he would personally marry off the common people, he has to do it, right?" Rong Suihe sighed and patted his arm, "Don't worry, Gu Daran How could you not leave a way out for yourself in this matter?"
He looked around and saw that the soldiers were cleaning up, and motioned Xu Lianshan to follow him to a secluded corner nearby, "Why do you think I let Na Fuzhen go back to the grassland? Apart from the reasons I told him, the most important thing is, Ruru’s main force should be able to receive a report on Fuzhen’s trace within an hour!”
"Their commander-in-chief at the moment, Serli, is a man who was promoted to Khan Dengchen. Yizhou is now in such a state. They don't know that we still have ambushes behind them. They would rather abandon Yizhou City than expose them. What do you think of him? What will you do?"
Xu Lianshan whispered: "Prince, even if Sai Li thinks it is more important to find Na Fuzhen at this moment, there are so many people in Ruru, it is impossible to find them all, right?!"
Rong Suihe said calmly: "Then what if there are pursuers behind Na Fuzhen and the situation is extremely dangerous, and Se Li is asked to send troops to rescue immediately? In order to prove his innocence, Dengchen Liyu just sent the royal guards to Western Xinjiang for reinforcements. Se Li Li Neng, regardless of whether Na Fu really asks for help?"
"Who is chasing Na Fuzhen?" Xu Lianshan was startled.
"Of course it's Master Wu and the others." Rong Suihe said, "Ruru's horses are generally better than ours. Here in Western Xinjiang, it's Master Wu and her female guards. Due to their special status, they are naturally equipped with Not to mention the war horses that are comparable to Ruru, their women are light and the weight of the war horses is not high, so they can take advantage...otherwise, not to mention that there is no way to allocate other people to do this, just say stuff. After Li sent people to rescue him, how could the others escape?"
Xu Lianshan frowned and said: "But the female guards... It's not that my subordinates look down on Master Wu and them, it's just that their manpower is too small! Seri doesn't need to send too many people for rescue, and it won't affect the siege here at all, right? "
Hearing this, Rong Suihe glanced at him meaningfully: "Na Fuzhen asked Sai Li for help, and Sai Li had to rescue him in full public view. The question is, does he really want to save Na Fuzhen?"
This is of course impossible. Sai Li is Dengchen Liyu's confidant. Dengchen Liyu wants to get rid of Nafuzhen quickly. Of course, Saili hopes that Nafuzhen will die soon.
"Then if Nafu really asks for help, isn't it an opportunity for Seri to make meritorious deeds?"
To put it bluntly, given Nafu Zhen's special status in Ruru, killing him by Seli may not have contributed less than conquering Yizhou.
Even in Dengchen Liyu's private mind, the defeat of the entire Western Xinjiang, let alone Yizhou, was probably not as important as the execution of Fuzhen!
After all, Ruru is invading Damu at the moment, taking advantage no matter what, the difference is just how much cheaper it is.
As long as Nafuzhen doesn't die, Denchen Riyu will have to worry about his own unstable throne. No, considering his age, Denchen Riyu will have to worry about his descendants not having a burial place. Because Nafuzhen was only a few years younger than Mr. Sheng, and Denchen Riyu was still his eldest brother, so he was older. I have been unable to defeat this younger brother for so many years. Once I am too old and frail to control the situation, will my son be this uncle's opponent
This time Na Fuzhen had only been missing for a while, but so many people came to the king's tent to ask for an explanation, forcing him to send out half of the royal tent's guards.
If such an enemy is not dealt with early, there will definitely be endless troubles! ! !
Therefore, Denchen Riyu's need to eradicate Nafu Zhen must be more important than invading Damu!
In fact, the reason why Tengchen Riyu wants to launch this war this year is not without the intention of improving his reputation, stabilizing his position, and using the personal grudges between Na Fuzhen and Mr. Sheng to weaken Na Fuzhen... This also means that he has Na Fuzhen was so scared that he couldn't sit still!
"In this case, if Nafu really died in the hands of Master Wu who was chasing him, Sai Li would have taken an advantage."
"But Nafu is where he is today because of hard work with real swords and guns."
"He is old, his ambition has not faded, and he has not yet reached the point of being an old fool."
"What if Seri randomly sent some people to 'rescue' him, what if Nafuzhen survived and personally testified that he intended to murder him?"
"You must know that although the Fuzhen people were mostly left in the northern Xinjiang by Dengchen Liyu to contain the northern Xinjiang army, they also brought three thousand elites to the western Xinjiang. With those three thousand elites there, Seli could not defeat them. Eradicate it without anyone noticing!"
"And now Na Fuzhen took hundreds of horses and fled in panic!"
"If you miss such a good opportunity and pass the news back to the king's tent, do you believe that even if Sai Li fights all the way to Chang'an City, Dengchen Liyu will not be able to spare him?!"
Xu Lianshan's eyes lit up: "So, after receiving the news, Sai Li, even if he doesn't go out to 'support' himself, will send his best confidants and mobilize a large number of troops, thereby relaxing his attack on Yizhou?"
Rong Suihe said: "That's of course. Yizhou City can't escape. At most, some soft things will be taken away. Even if these are taken away, he may not be able to catch up! So there is no need for him to be anxious. On the other hand, Fuzhen is a veteran of galloping on the grassland. If he is a little careless, God knows where he will go!"
"Wouldn't Master Wu and the others be in danger?" Xu Lianshan asked hesitantly, "The Jishan camp... wouldn't they have any ideas?"
Although the head of Wu is only a female, and it is Le Yangwen who actually controls Jishan Camp, she is the head of the house in name only and has the power to discuss matters. He is not the kind of dispensable puppet. His status in Jishan Camp is higher than that of Gongsun. Ying Dun was even taller on Hawksbill Island, similar to Rong Sleeping Crane's status on Hawksbill Island.
If something goes wrong while performing the mission ordered by Rong Suihe, I'm afraid someone in the Jishan camp will be dissatisfied
In particular, Master Wu and his team are all women, and they are all good-looking and graceful. If this falls into the hands of Ruru, it will not be as simple as simply dying in battle...
Will Jishan camp be able to bear it then
If Yishan Yiliu, who was also from Wuyi Camp, died in humiliation at the hands of Ruru, Xu Lianshan felt that from now on, he would not be interested in eating unless he killed several Ruru every day
This is not because he has any special thoughts about Yishan Yiliu, but because he wants to protect Paoze... Well, to be precise, this is due to his habit of being a pirate too many times, always just taking advantage without suffering losses, and completely unable to accept the habit of his own people suffering losses. .
After all, when we robbed ships at sea before, the ships just returned them honestly. If they dared to resist, especially if they hurt their people during the resistance, nine times out of ten they would kill everyone on board and drag the ship directly back to the island. .
The few who didn't kill everyone on the ship must be young and beautiful women. The fate is self-evident.
Xu Lianshan compared his feelings with his own, and was naturally worried that Rong Suihe would create a rift with Jishan Ying because of this.
"When Sai Li received the news, Master Wu and the others should have already turned back." Rong Suihe shook his head and said, "How could Gu let Master Wu and the others get involved in the grievances between Ruru? Wait until Sai Li The powerful people have arrived, just let Na Fuzhen handle it on his own!"
"Can Fuzhen be able to handle it?" Xu Lianshan was worried, "He only brought a few hundred horses with him, and Sai Li now controls more than 200,000 horses."
Ruru's troops that invaded Western Xinjiang this time were said to be 500,000. According to repeated speculations by Rong Suihe and others, it is estimated that the real number should be 250,000 to 600,000.
However, attacking a city will definitely suffer losses, especially for an important border town like Yizhou, which has been strengthened and consolidated through successive dynasties. Ruru lives as a nomad and is not good at making equipment, so it will be even more difficult to attack.
Speaking of which, the reason why Yizhou could not be defended so quickly was ultimately to blame in Northern Xinjiang, because Ruru's siege equipment was obtained from the warehouse of the local city after a previous raid on Northern Xinjiang and the city was conquered. The loot was transported thousands of miles to Western Xinjiang, just to be used against the Yizhou city wall!
As Ruru unexpectedly gathered and drove away the Li Shu people near Yizhou, attacked the city with ants, and used the lives of Damu people to consume the arrows, wood, and rolling stones of the Yizhou defenders, etc., Ruru's own military strength was reduced. not very big.
Rong Suihe, Le Yangwen and others combined the spies' reports and believed that Sai Li's men should still have around 200,000 troops.
In comparison, Na Fuzhen's few manpower is simply a joke.
"Gu has always been honest with Nafu Zhen, how could he be harmed just after he set foot on the grassland?" Rong Suihe said calmly, "Gu had already asked him to write down several accusations in advance against Dengchen Liyu and Saili for plotting to harm him. The blood letter sent dozens of subordinates to disperse in the vast grassland. As long as Seri misses any blood letter, Denchen Riyu may not be in trouble. He himself will be buried with Na Fuzhen!"
"Also, Na Fuzhen just took a few hundred horses on the road back to the grassland. His troops in northern Xinjiang received news a few days ago and are now following the route of Ruru's main force going south day and night. Come on a side trip!"
"Counting the days, at most I can meet Seri in one or two days!"
Rong Suihe said calmly, "So you don't have to worry about Lianshan, Ruru's next offensive will not be fierce. Let's delay it for a while, and we can't see the people standing at the top of the city, so we can leave confidently... In this way, no matter how many of those people can escape, whether it is official or self-explanatory, I am not sorry for them!"
After all, the situation in Western Xinjiang is so rotten. First of all, the imperial court's neglect should be blamed, which led to the destruction of the army by Ni Jidao and others, as well as the ignorance and inaction of the former governor of Yizhou. Rong Suihe, who had just arrived, felt that he had done his best when faced with such a mess. .
If his teacher Huan Guanlan were replaced, it might not be much better... This is just like a clever woman can't make a meal without rice, okay
Xu Lianshan knew that he could not be persuaded, so he sighed, looked into the distance uneasily, and secretly prayed that things would go exactly as the master imagined.