The sky was getting dark, but the fighting on the wall continued. After fighting for seven days and nights, there were nearly 80,000 casualties, and the blue bricks under the city wall were stained red with the blood of soldiers.
Du Zheng said to Yun Qing, "Master, tomorrow I want to personally lead my troops to siege the city." He didn't want to hide behind him.
Yun Qing didn't agree, and said, "Wait a little longer." When he attacked the city for the first time, he knew it was a tough battle, and because he had already prepared, Yun Qing was not in a hurry.
Du Zheng asked: "When will you wait?" The casualties of the opponent are not small, but they have reinforcements.
Yun Qing said: "Tao Huanzhang will soon be unable to support it. As long as Wu Xing breaks, Changshui's line of defense will be broken." Wu Xing was broken, and Fang Xing could lead his troops to attack Changshui from behind. At that time, Mu Boxi was attacked by the enemy, and Changshui broke through without attack.
Du Zheng was a little confused and asked, "As far as I know, Wu Xing's troops are not less than that of Changshui?"
Yun Qing said: "Wu Xing has as many troops as Changshui, but its combat power is not so strong. Luo Liang wrote to me in the afternoon saying that Wu Xing's defenders were exhausted."
Du Zheng understood the meaning of Yun Qing's words; "The prince wants to transfer troops to support Luo Liang? But we only have 120,000 horses left. If we move troops over, then we will be in danger."
Yun Qing shook his head and said, "Shanxi's 100,000 soldiers and horses have arrived in Chaohu." It is only a hundred miles away from Chaohu to Wuxing, enough time to arrive in one day.
Du Zheng was very surprised: "When did the prince transfer troops from Shanxi?" He hadn't heard of this at all!
Yun Qing shook his head and said, "Liu Yongnan got the news. He knew that Yan Wushuang had transferred one hundred thousand soldiers and horses from the capital to Liaodong, so he sent one hundred thousand to support him." Yun Qing was very surprised when he received the news, in order to confirm this. Yun Qing also sent a soldier to confirm the matter. Now that this matter was confirmed, Yun Qing was also relieved.
Du Zheng smiled and said: "Old Liu is so courageous." He didn't have the courage to mobilize one hundred thousand soldiers and horses without obtaining the orders of the prince.
Yun Qing said: "Special times, special treatment." Yun Qing ruled the army extremely strictly. Liu Yongnan didn't even think about sending troops to support him without Yun Qing's dispatch. It was Han Jianming who told Liu Yongnan to send troops.
Han Jianming knew that Yan Wushuang had mobilized 50,000 soldiers from Hebei and Shandong to return to Beijing. Liu Yongnan began to disagree, and Han Jianming bluntly said that if Yun Qing blamed him, he would bear it.
Upon seeing this, Liu Yongnan discussed with the two lieutenants, and both lieutenants also agreed to send troops to support. In this case, Liu Yongnan did not hesitate.
Du Zheng smiled and said: "What the prince said. These 100,000 soldiers and horses are timely rain for us." If you want to ask the prince, it will take five or six days to come back and forth, and everything will be delayed for such a long time.
Yun Qing gave a hum.
Du Zheng thought and thought, and finally couldn't help but ask: "My lord, did Lao Liu really order his troops to come to support?" He really didn't believe Liu Yongnan had such courage.
Yun Qing was silent and said, "Han Jianming proposed it, and Liu Yongnan agreed with the lieutenants after discussing it."
After hearing this, I understood it, and I wondered why Liu Yongnan became so bold all at once. Du Zheng smiled and said: "I said Lao Liu is not so bold." Han Jianming is the elder brother of the princess, and he is not a member of the army.
Yun Qing still respects Han Jianming, his uncle. Yun Qing said: "Han Jianming is also out of public interest, not for personal gain." Han Jianming acted very well, and this time he knew that their war was not going well, otherwise he would never interfere in this matter.
Du Zheng smiled and said: "I know. This time Wu Xing and Changshui will be beaten down. Remember Lord Han and Liu Yigong."
Yun Qing said: "The merits and demerits are equal to each other." He transferred his troops privately and was executed according to the military law. However, this time the situation is special, and they are not for personal gain, so there is no penalty or reward.
Du Zheng did not dare to object to this. Yun Qing has his own set of principles for ruling the army, and he cannot interfere in this matter.
In the evening of the next day, Fang Xing and Luo Liang heard the scout say that a large number of soldiers and horses appeared behind them, under the banner of the Northwest Army. As a result, when they saw Ma Yuqing, the leading general, both felt that they were dazzled.
Ma Qingyu patted Luo Liang on the shoulder and smiled and said, "What's the matter? Hell?" Ma Yuqing and Luo Liang used to be in the same barracks, but now only a few people have survived in their camp, so they have a relationship. Also got close.
Fang Xing explained to the side: "We didn't receive any news of support, so we were a little surprised." Fang Xing was a little strange. It's impossible for the prince to inform them of such a big event. It should have been an accident.
Yun Qing sent someone to tell him, but the problem was that the two people who were sent over ate the wrong food and had diarrhea. This is still on the way!
After a few greetings, Ma Qingyu asked: "I have heard on the road that this battle is not easy to fight, Lao Luo, what's the situation now?"
Luo Liang told Ma Qingyu about the battle situation: "We have been fighting for eight days and nights, and they are almost unable to support it." Their casualties were also high, and now there are only more than 90,000 soldiers and horses left. But with Ma Qingyu's 100,000 soldiers and horses, he would soon be able to take Wu Xing down.
Ma Qingyu said: "Let our men and horses rest for one night, and we will be replaced tomorrow." These days, the soldiers only sleep for three hours a day, and they are on the road at other times, which is also extremely hard.
Luo Liang said, "That's natural."
The next day, Wu Xing's defenders discovered that the soldiers who had attacked the city had changed, and the offensive was even more fierce.
Tao Huanzhang stood on the platform, watching the soldiers attacking the city and cursed: "Fucking, our reinforcements didn't arrive, their reinforcements actually arrived." For the past eight days, they have been fighting extremely hard. From the third day of the enemy's attack on the city, he and Yu Baojia asked for reinforcements, but he has not yet received a response. Well, now their reinforcements are still out, but the enemy's reinforcements are here.
Tang Ting said, "The general, after fighting for eight days and eight nights, the soldiers are almost dead. If this continues, we can support at most two days." Tang Ting was timid.
Tao Huanzhang also wanted to retire, but he did not dare to retire. His parents, wife, and children are all in Qiantang. If the city wall breaks through, he can still make sense. Now that the city wall is not broken, if he dared to escape back to Qiantang, Yu Baojia would definitely kill him and his family, and he would have to grit his teeth for the sake of the family.
Although Tao Huanzhang did not abandon the city to escape, his attitude was a bit negative. The general's attitude still affects morale, and the result is destined.
After another two days and two nights, the Northwest Army defeated Wu Xing at the cost of 89,000 men. Tao Huanzhang took the remaining soldiers and horses back to Qiantang.
When Wu Xing fell, Mu Boyi got the news in the fastest time. However, he did not panic, but immediately wrote a letter and sent it to Yu Baojia.
Zheng Xi was a little anxious and said, "General, we have to make plans early!" Wu Xing and Changshui complement each other. Now Wu Xing is broken, and Changshui can't keep it.
While wearing his armor, Mu Boyi said, "What are your plans? I have issued a military order in front of the Governor. I will live and die with Changshui." When he knew that it was Yun Qing who came to attack the city, he knew Chang. The water cannot be kept. What he can do is to delay as much as possible so that the Governor has enough time to prepare.
Zheng Xi was anxious: "General..."
Mu Boyi waved his hand and said: "Needless to say, I have decided." From the first day he led the troops, he was ready to die on the battlefield.
In the evening of this day, Baojia's autograph was delivered to Mu Boyi's hands. This time, Yu Baojia ordered Mu Boyi to lead his troops back to Qiantang.
Zheng Xi saw Mu Boyi holding Believe it or not, and asked: "General, what did the governor say? Are we going to keep the long water?"
Mu Boxi shook his head and said, "No, I was asked to withdraw Qiantang." He was actually not willing to withdraw Qiantang. Yun Qing broke through Changshui, and his next target was Qiantang. With the current situation, Qiantang can't keep it.
Zheng Xi was overjoyed: "General, what are we waiting for?" The governor ordered a retreat, and they didn't have to die in Changshui. The ants are still alive, let alone people!
Mu Boxi put the letter on the table and said: "If you want to withdraw, you can't withdraw now." It must be withdrawn at the end, and now they can resist for two days.
Although Zheng Xi wanted to retreat now, it would be dangerous if he waited until the Northwest Army attacked from behind and then retreated. But Mu Boyi could not resist the decision he made.
When Wu Kuo saw the news of Qiu Ye, Yan Wushuang knew the soonest. At this time, Yuxi had not received any news.
Meng Nian said, "This Wu Kuo is really fate." Since they knew that Wu Kuo had taken refuge in Han Yuxi, they wanted to get rid of this person. It's a pity that they killed three times, but all of them were substitutes, and I don't know where he found so many substitutes.
Yan Wushuang said: "We will talk about Wu Kuo later. If Qiu Ye sends troops, Yu Baojia's belongings may not reach the capital. We have to send people to reinforce now."
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