Chapter 820 819 [Battle for the Door] (Part 1)

Jiangling City is located to the south of Tiancang River, just over a mile away from the nearest river bank. There is a historic ferry on the bank.

This city was built more than two hundred years ago. After the founding of the Southern Zhou Dynasty, successive kings ordered people to repair and strengthen it, and it became a strong city famous all over the world.

More than ten years ago, Gu Liang took charge of the Southern Army and won nine out of nine battles in Dingzhou, Daliang. He completely defeated the army led by Fang Xiexiao himself and then moved southward.

At that time, no one thought that he could build two pontoon bridges and lead the army across the Tiancang River in just half a month. At the same time, he used the skills hidden in the Southern Zhou army to capture Jiangling and the two auxiliary cities in the east and west in one go. From then on, he dominated the Southern Zhou Dynasty.

There is a sharp thorn stuck in the heart of the king and his ministers.

Jiangling is an extremely typical military city, similar to the Tiger City that stood on the border between Liang and Wu. The four city walls are more than 20 miles long. There are more than 4,000 battlements on the city walls and six city gates.

The Gongchen Gate in the north and the Yangchun Gate in the south are the most important. There are also four corner towers. There is a Drum Tower at the cross street in the center of the city and a Qiao Tower on the South Street. Various functional buildings are very complete.

The layout of the entire city is rigorous, the situation is dangerous, the city walls are strong, and it is easy to defend but difficult to attack.

More than fifty years ago, Li Yangong, a poet of the Southern Zhou Dynasty, climbed to the top of Jiangling City and looked at the vast Tiancang River to the north. He couldn't help but write a poem praising: The pavilions come out along the river, and the city is so high that it reaches into space. The sails are blown into the smoke and the waves are

Passing the curtain, the lights are deep in the forest, and the stars are in the river. The people are half-fishermen, and the coir raincoats hang in the autumn wind.

Today, there are 25,000 permanent garrison troops stationed in the city, and their commander is Bo Cai Qian of Baoding.

This person is one of the very few generals in the Liang Army who has nothing to do with the noble faction. Just like Xiao Jin, the Marquis of Xiangcheng, who once served as the camp control in Hucheng and then took over the Kyoto garrison, he never participated in the intrigues between various forces in the army, but he

Being able to securely control such an important military location.

If it were a few years ago, Pei Yue would definitely guess who Cai Qian belonged to, but now he doesn't need to worry about it, because Cai Qian can only be the emperor's man.

Today is a crisp autumn day with gentle wind and bright scenery.

Pei Yue put his hands behind his back and raised his eyes to look at the majestic city several miles away.

"Master, General Xia is here."

Feng Yi's voice pulled Pei Yue out of his thoughts. He turned to look at Xia Fei, who was walking quickly, and said calmly: "It's a long journey. General Lao Xia is sending me all the way. Thank you very much."

Xia Fei quickly smiled and said: "Marquis Pei made a serious statement. This is Xia's duty, and I absolutely cannot bear this word of thanks."

A faint smile appeared on Pei Yue's face.

Xia Fei added: "Jiangling City is right in front of us. Xia's mission has been completed and he is now ready to return to Jian'an City to resume his duties."

Pei Yue nodded and said: "As it should be, I wish the general a safe journey."

Xia Fei bowed his hands, then turned and left.

At this moment, the more than 5,000 people were standing still. Pei Yue had already sent someone to deliver a message to the city. He would wait for a reply from there before moving forward, so as not to cause misunderstandings among the defenders in the city. Just like the situation during this period, Princess Qinghe

The entourage of Beiweiying and Jinwu Guards get along with each other clearly, especially Jinwu Guards are always at the outermost place.

As Xia Fei returned to the team, the Jinwu Guards began to set off south.

Not far away from Princess Qinghe's carriage, Xu Churong saw this scene and turned to look at Pei Yue from a distance, with a half-smiling look on his face.

She tossed and turned and couldn't sleep last night. Pei Yue's voice was all in her mind. Although she couldn't accept his reasoning emotionally, her reason kept convincing her. Let's not explore the reasons why Emperor Qingyuan decided to marry. At least her father asked her to go to Beijing.

Liang's matter deserves further study. At that time, she was still happy with her father's favor for her, but now that she thinks about it carefully afterwards, Pei Yue's statement actually makes sense.

The focus is on the conflict that took place in Qinyuan, Kyoto, Beiliang.

She had never thought about going to Qinyuan, but the guard specifically mentioned it, and even revealed the relationship between Qinyuan and Pei Yue, and that's how the following things happened.

If the guard was ordered by his father...

This speculation made Xu Churong extremely panicked. She could not imagine the possible bloody truth behind this incident.

However, she has not completely lost her mind, secretly guessing that if what Pei Yue said is true, then Xia Fei will definitely find an excuse to stay here today, so that he can seize the opportunity in the shortest possible time after Jiangling City Gate opens.

Now watching Xia Fei leave with Jin Wuwei, although he was not walking fast because there were two thousand infantry in the team, Xu Churong immediately breathed a sigh of relief. At least this could show that Pei Yue's judgment was biased.

Pei Yue had excellent eyesight and could probably see the expression on Xu Churong's face clearly. He didn't pay attention to the little girl's reaction and turned around and walked towards the mission.

Xu Churong could not help but curl his lips when he saw this.

Pei Yue came to Sheng Duanming's carriage and said calmly: "Sir, the delegation will enter the city together with Princess Qinghe's carriage later."

Sheng Duanming opened the curtain and asked solemnly: "Pei Hou, is there something wrong?"

Pei Yue shook his head and said: "Don't worry, boss, just leave everything to me."

Sheng Duanming now had full trust in him. He nodded and said, "Okay, I'll let Marquis Pei arrange it."

When the soldiers who went to Jiangling City to deliver the message returned, the team of more than 2,000 people divided into two parts and headed north.

Walking in the front was the Daliang delegation, with Taohua and Leng Ning riding in the carriage. Feng Yi and Gai Ju followed closely behind with a hundred soldiers. Next came the carriage of Princess Qinghe and the entourage of Southern Zhou Dynasty.

, including more than one hundred palace maids, more than six hundred eunuchs and servants, and more than three hundred palace guards.

There are dozens of large vehicles in this team of more than a thousand people, which can be said to be as majestic as a long snake.

Pei Yue personally led a thousand cavalrymen from the Wei camp to follow behind.

There are countless guards standing on the city wall, half of them are tall archers with long arms.

At the bottom of the city tower, a man in his forties, Wu Xun, pressed his hands on the wall, expressionlessly looking at the team approaching Yangchun Gate.

This person is Bo Cai Qian of Baoding. He joined the army as a soldier from a poor family at that time. With his extraordinary bravery and courage, he transferred from the border army to the capital camp. After being appreciated by Emperor Kaiping, he rose through the ranks and then followed Guliang to conquer south. He

With his military exploits, he was promoted to Baoding Bo, and because of Emperor Kaiping's trust, he was able to take charge of Jiangling City.

The autumn wind is hunting, and the flags are fluttering.

The afternoon sunlight pours on the towering city wall, reflecting the mottled texture of the wall. This is the trace left by the Liang and Zhou Dynasties for more than ten years of continuous attacks on this city. With the passage of time and the erosion of war,

, the once impenetrable Gangneung City

Due to the lack of repairs, it does not look that strong. Of course the defenders want to strengthen the city defense, but the two pontoon bridges on the river are not enough to bear the heavy task of transporting materials. In addition, Xie Xiao above will definitely not sit idly by, so they can only sew.

Sewing and mending.

This was also the reason why the Daliang court included the repair of Jiangling City as a condition several times when Xu Ziping led the delegation to negotiate northward. Unfortunately, this goal was not achieved in the end.

The city gate slowly opened inward, and the deep doorway appeared in front of everyone.

The members of the mission and Pei Yue's personal soldiers entered first, followed by Princess Qinghe's carriage and entourage.

Pei Yue rode the sacred horse that had followed him in the southern and northern wars, and looked up at Baoding Bo Cai Qian on the top of the city.

But Cai Qian didn't look at him. Instead, he turned his gaze to the south in the distance.

About ten miles away from the city gate, the slowly marching Jinwu Guards suddenly stopped, then turned around and faced Jiangling City.

General Xia Fei looked far away to the north, his eyes fixed on the city gate, and took the spear from a soldier.
Chapter completed!