The sky was gray and it looked like it was going to rain. Xu Wu rushed in and said, "Madam, the army of the Northern Captives has arrived under the city." The time to come has finally come.
Yuxi looked at the sky and said, "It's later than I thought." According to Yuxi's speculation, the Northern Captive Army should have arrived two days ago, but I don't know why it is today.
Xu Wu gave an er, and asked, "What do you mean by Madam?"
Yuxi shook her head. She was just speculation and no basis, and said: "It's just an inference based on the itinerary. By the way, how many people came to attack the city this time?"
Xu Wu's face was very heavy, and he said, "The North Abductees claim that they have an army of 150,000. The exact number is still unclear. Madam, this must be a fierce battle. Madam, listen to my persuasion, you leave Yucheng, Shall we go to Xinping City?"
Yuxi looked at Xu Wu, smiled, and said, "The Xu family wanted to send someone to kill me before. Do you think I'm still alive when I go to Xinping City? And once the city is broken, do you think Xinping City can be kept? "There is flat ground between Yucheng and Xinpingcheng, and there is not even a barrier. Once the city is broken, the North Captives will be able to drive straight in, and Xinping City will definitely not be guaranteed.
Xu Wu looked at Yuxi's big belly with a tangled expression: "Madam, why don't you find a secret place to avoid it! Madam, this time the commander-in-chief of the Northern Captives is Agu, he is Sukhbaru's brother." Xu Wu didn't say anything when he came down.
Yuxi thought for a while, and said, "If you haven't fought like this, how can this city be defended? Don't think about these things anymore, go out to inquire about the news. If you have any problems, report it to me immediately."
When Xu Wu turned around, Yuxi stopped him again and said, "Yucheng is easy to defend and difficult to attack. Even if there are 100,000 troops in the north, we only have 40,000, but we will definitely have a problem with defending for more than half a month. But if it is Yu There are detailed orders in the city, that's different."
Xu Wu was stunned, and asked, "Madam means that all the fine work was arrested?"
Yuxi said: "The rations must be well protected. This is the most important thing. Don't be afraid of exposing them at this time. Give Fu Tianlei the list of details we know and let him do this." Once the rations I was burned, let alone half a month, and couldn't hold on for five days. Therefore, the most urgent task is to eliminate the fine work in Yucheng.
Xu Wu nodded and said, "Okay, I'll do it now." The reason why Huo Changqing didn't start with these few meticulously was because he wanted to put a long line to catch a big fish. It's just that now is an extraordinary period, and safety is the top priority.
Xu Wu personally sent the list to Fu Tianlei, Xu Wu said: "General Fu, if these meticulous works are not cleaned up, there will be endless troubles. In addition, the ration must be guarded by heavy troops. If something goes wrong, the consequences will be disastrous." Wu is not stupid either, he told Fu Tianlei that this was what Huo Changqing meant, and did not say that this was what Yuxi came up with.
Fu Tianlei took the list given by Xu Wu, nodded and said, "Don't worry, I won't let any of these people go." Fu Tianlei didn't report to Qin Zhao either, and led someone to catch these few carefully. After being caught back, they began to torture. Two of them failed to hold them and confessed.
Fu Tianlei arrested all the people who made the confession and continued to torture. At this time, I would rather catch it by mistake than let it go. Digging the radish pits really unearthed a lot of meticulous works lurking in the Yucheng army. Among them, the meticulous work also bought two officers who were not low in the Qin army.
It is impossible for Qin Zhao to not know that Fu Tianlei made such a big noise. It's just that he also knew that Fu Tianlei was not wrong in doing this, and used extraordinary methods in extraordinary times. For this reason, he suppressed all those objections. The top priority is to preserve Yucheng, nothing else matters.
It was dark, and Beijiao stopped attacking.
Xu Wujiang told Yuxi what he had heard, and said, "Madam, nearly 3,000 people have been killed and injured on our side today." This number is huge. But there was no way, the army of the Northern Captives attacked very fiercely, as if they were desperate.
Yuxi was silent for a while and asked, "How many casualties are there on the North Captive?"
Xu Wu said, "The deaths and injuries in the North Captives are at least twice ours. But according to this number, we can't stand it in ten days."
Yuxi couldn't do anything about the war.
No one thought that the Northern Captive Army would send troops to sneak an attack in the middle of the night. Fortunately, there was a precaution here, and it was discovered in a timely manner, otherwise it would have to cause irreversible consequences.
When Yuxi got the news the next morning, she was shocked and sweated: "These northern captives are so anxious to break into Yucheng. It seems that they don't have enough food and grass." As long as they break into Yucheng, they You can grab food.
Xu Wu felt that Yuxi's inference was very reasonable: "I will let General Fu tell about this!"
Yuxi shook his head and said: "You don't have to tell Fu Tianlei, they are not stupid, how can they not think of this, but it is useless to know, it will take at least half a month for the reinforcements to arrive. Before the reinforcements arrive, we must defend Yucheng. ."
Xu Wu looked worried: "Such a fierce attack, we may not be able to defend it for half a month." This time Beijiao tried to break Yucheng regardless of the cost, and they couldn't hold it with such a small amount of force.
Yuxi said calmly: "If you can't stand it, you must guard, or you will have to repeat the mistakes of Yucheng."
After Xu Wu went out, Zi Jin asked Yuxi, "Madam, is there any way to make these northern captives retreat?"
Yuxi glanced at purple pansy and said, "What can I do? This is a war, not something else?" If it were other things, she could still think about it. Now that all soldiers are under the city, what idea can she have. Now I rely on the soldiers of the border town.
Zijin was a little anxious, and said, "Madam, what should we do then? We can't just sit here and wait for the Northern Captives to come over?" What's the difference between sitting and waiting for death.
Yuxi leaned on her waist, looked at the direction outside the wall, and said, "I can't help but I believe Yun Qing can do it."
Purple pansy said dryly, "Hope!"
But at this moment, Yun Qing and Yu Cong were huddled in a dense forest. He has been hiding in the mountains during this time. Afraid of being spotted and attracting soldiers, a group of people dare not go hunting for prey during the day, so they can only sneak and attack the prey at night.
Yu Cong stripped the skin of a rabbit he had hit, divided it into half and gave it to Yun Qing, and then said: "General, look at the formation, this time the Northern Captives dispatched no less than 100,000 men?" The entire Northern Army was wiped out. , This hatred must be reported.
Yun Qing bit hard, bit off a piece of rabbit meat and chewed vigorously. If ordinary people see him like this, they are guaranteed to faint: "A Gu is imperative to break the city this time. This time in Yucheng, there must be a bloody battle."
Yu Cong was a little worried, and said, "My lord, can Qin Zhao hold Yucheng?" Once the city is broken, there is no point for them to stay outside the city.
Yun Qing did not give an affirmative answer, saying: "No matter how bad Qin Zhao is, he should be able to hold it for ten days. As long as we succeed here, Yucheng will be able to hold it." It will take at least half a month for reinforcements to arrive, so reinforcements It means to be unreliable. Now I only hope that his plan can be implemented smoothly. If this is the case, it will be difficult for the Northern Captive Army to retreat or not.
At this moment, a guard named Yuan Ying said: "General, what if Qin Zhao escapes from the city?" His wife and children are in Yucheng! If Qin Zhao abandons the city and escapes, then his wife and children's little Keke will die.
Yun Qing shook his head and said, "Qin Zhao will not abandon the city and flee." Once he abandons the city and flees, he not only has to bear infamy, but also has to ransack his family after the war. Qin Zhao is a child of the Qin family, it is impossible not to know the consequences of abandoning the city and fleeing. Therefore, Yun Qing was very sure that Qin Zhao would not abandon the city and flee.
As Yun Qing expected, Qin Zhao didn't have the idea of abandoning the city and fleeing. He was determined to survive with Yucheng. However, he asked Xu to leave with the child.
In two days, more than 5,000 people were injured or killed. Qin Zhao's confidence in holding Yucheng began to waver. On this day, he took the time to return home and said to Xu, “Once the city is broken, Xinping City is not safe, so you go directly to the provincial government.” There are many barriers between Xinping City and the provincial government. It is not so easy for abductees to go to the provincial capital. Furthermore, the Northern Captive Army spent so much effort to attack Yucheng this time just for food. As long as they grab enough food items, they will return them.
The Xu family had already cleaned up the delicate things, but without Qin Zhao's words, she dared not leave. Now that Qin Zhao let her go, Xu's sigh of relief said: "General, you will go with us!" According to the desperate play of Beibao Ren, the city of Ten Days would be breached. It is also a dead end for her husband to stay in Yucheng, and she does not want to see her husband die like this.
Qin Zhao shook his head and said, "I am the defender of Yucheng. People are in the city, and the people are dead." Once abandoning the city and fleeing, not only will he die, but his wife and children will not be able to escape. If he died in battle, at least there would be no merit, but at least his wife and children would not be implicated.
The Xu family hugged Qin Zhao and cried and said, "Husband, you must live well, and there must be nothing to do..."
Qin Zhao was also sour in his heart. He touched Xu's head and said softly: "If I really die in battle, you have to raise Huai'er and Jiao'er well." He really liked Xu back then. Otherwise, he would not insist on marrying Xu as his wife without Marshal Qin’s consent. In the first two years of getting married, their husband and wife had a very good relationship. But later, there were more and more mixed things between the husband and wife, and he often angered the Xu family because of the Xu family's affairs, which caused the husband and wife to become more and more indifferent. But no matter how cold, Xu is also the mother of his child.
The Xu family nodded repeatedly and said, "No, husband, you will be fine." Seeing Qin Zhao looking at her, Xu finally nodded: "Don't worry, I will raise Huai'er and Jiao'er no matter what the situation. Adults, and teach them to become talents."
Under the cover of the night, Xu took a pair of children, a few boxes of soft gold and silver, and was escorted out of Yucheng by more than a dozen guards.