After several rounds of battles, it finally returned to the hands of the imperial court. Under the careful management of the garrison officer Ma Fang, Nanchuan City saw the number of defenders increasing day by day, and agricultural production and market trade returned to normal.
The people here breathed a sigh of relief. Are they finally back to peaceful days?
But this place is destined to endure more disasters because of its unusual geographical location.
Mafang received a secret report from spies: more than 20,000 people set out from Dali, bypassed Huai En's heavy defenses, and made a long-distance attack on Chao Nanchuan!
His heart trembled! He immediately understood the enemy's intention.
The long-distance attack to seize Nanchuan was intended to cut off Huaien's retreat and cut off his supply line, making him want to fight for food! He wanted to defend and rescue him! After trapping him little by little, he was slowly dealt with.
Ma Fang was so anxious that he quickly sent his guards to convey the order for the city to be on tight guard. However, he knew very well that he only had 3,000 imperial troops on hand, plus the 2,000 recruits he had recently recruited, and the 2,000 people sent by the imperial court to assist in defense.
There were only more than 7,000 people in total, and their combat effectiveness varied greatly. Now they were facing the main force of Shi Yuan's army, the elite siege force, which they might not be able to handle. He immediately ordered people to rush to Guizhou at night to ask for help.
It was a bad idea to ask for help from Huaien who was deep in the hinterland of Yunnan. The battle on the front line was stalemate. As soon as he came back to rescue the city captured in the front, all the cities captured in the front would be lost! I can't let you lose sight of one thing because of Nanchuan! Ma Fang is determined to defend this city.
He felt that the number of enemies was also limited. If they deployed such a large army to attack the city, their rear defense would be empty! Then Wynn's chances of winning would be greatly improved! Thinking of this, he cheered up and began to urge the sergeant.
Prepare more equipment to defend the city. Unpack a batch of munitions that the imperial court had just delivered to the frontline soldiers, and check the equipment of the city defenders. Then purchase all the grain from nearby counties and counties into warehouses for preparation.
Unexpected.
He did not say a lot of sensational words to his soldiers on the eve of the decisive battle like some famous generals did, because he understood that the message that needed to be conveyed to the soldiers was only one sentence: if you want to survive, hold on to the city.
After several months of legal education for local residents, the people finally understood that rebellion is wrong and is a serious crime! The Nine Tribes might be punished. He successfully portrayed Shi Yuan as a man who wanted to become King Ronghua for himself.
The shameful villain who passed on wealth from generation to generation and risked the lives of all the people in Yunnan. (In fact, he was like that.) The previous antipathy and hostility towards the imperial army in Nanchuan City has disappeared. Instead, Shi Yuan insisted on going his own way, regardless of the people.
Life-and-death resentment.
After hearing the news that Shi Yuan's army was attacking again, the people actually volunteered to join the defense of the city, because they had understood that it was the general trend for the court to quell the rebellion. Even if the city was captured by Shi Yuan's army again, the court would still take it back regardless of gains and losses.
, when Nanchuan will be devastated by another war, they will be the unlucky ones in the end. In this case, why not help the imperial army defend it, then the imperial court will definitely not treat the people of Nanchuan badly, and it is entirely possible to exempt them from taxes for a few years.
While Mafang was busy on all sides, Wynn also received news that a large group of enemy troops were attacking Nanchuan. But he knew that even if he sent people to support him at Xingye, it would probably be too late.
At this moment, Ma Fang's messenger arrived.
He must have come to ask for help. Wynn's head began to hurt violently: I really didn't expect that old boy Shi Yuan to trick Wei and rescue Zhao! If he went to rescue with his own handsome army, then Surabaya City and other places would definitely fall under his counterattack. If he didn't
If you go~~~your own escape route and supply lines will be cut off~~
"Reporting to the envoy, Lord Ma, Lord Ma ordered me to tell you not to return for reinforcements. He has already asked for help from Guizhou, and he can hold out until the reinforcements arrive! In addition, he also said something for me to bring to you."
"Tell me quickly!"
"Master Ma only said two words: attack quickly"
Wynn suddenly turned his head and looked at the messenger, his face became solemn: "You go down and rest first."
Wynn suddenly ordered the soldiers of the three armies who had been preparing for a long time: Set off immediately! Go straight to Kunming, the rebel lair!
Before he left, he took a look in the direction of Nanchuan: Brother, I know you can do it!
At this time, Nanchuan was already swamped by more than 20,000 Shi Yuan elites.
The commander of this army was General Shi Yuan named Shi Wensi. This time he led a large army to attack Nanchuan. As soon as he came up, he organized soldiers to launch a fierce attack on Nanchuan City. A flood of soldiers carried ladders and rushed towards the Nanchuan city wall.
go!
The garrison at the head of Nanchuan City was sparse, and the bows and arrows fired seemed to be weak and weak. Shi Wensi, despite his contempt, boldly ordered his sergeants to strengthen the attack on the city wall. After a while, ladders were set up on the city wall.
On the way up, the ladder was covered with fierce Yunnan troops. Seeing this scene from a distance, Shi Wensi was already celebrating the success of seizing the city. Unexpectedly, a large group of defenders holding fire weapons suddenly appeared from the top of the city!
They fired fiercely at the Yunnan Army who was so close that they couldn't guard against it! The Yunnan Army was instantly killed and injured, with several people falling from the ladder like kites with broken strings. The ladders were also overturned one by one.
Seeing the defenders being so treacherous, Shi Wensi stamped his feet angrily. He urged the retreating soldiers to put on their shields and attack again.
Due to the iron shell, the array shield was really effective against bows, arrows and fire weapons. The Yunnan Army safely reached the foot of the city wall and re-erected the ladder. Just as they were about to climb up, a new situation occurred.
Pieces of angular boulders and thick wooden stakes full of spikes fell from the sky! Suddenly, the Yunnan Army screamed repeatedly! Some people were smashed into meat patties by the boulders, and some were stabbed to death by the thick wooden stakes with thorns.
Sieve, the Yunnan Army, whose arms and legs were broken and their faces were stabbed, sat under the city and howled like ghosts. The other uninjured soldiers also began to become timid and retreated one after another.
Seeing this scene, Si Wensi did not let the soldiers go forward to die again. He made a very wise decision: release arrows.
Then bursts of black arrows were shot towards the top of the city! The Forbidden Soldiers guarding the city were suppressed by the enemy's powerful and dense arrow array and could not lift their heads. The mafang waved the flag in the center of the city, and the soldiers on the city wall squatted down.
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Seeing this, Shi Wensi quickly ordered his soldiers to seize the opportunity to attack! Unexpectedly, just halfway up the ladder, the defenders once again stuck their heads out and gave the innocent Yunnan army below the city another beating.
Feelings squatted down just now to change the medicine! Shi Wensi understood the cunningness of his opponent, but he was also a very tormenting person. After a while, he forced his soldiers to attack the city again, but this time no one from the Yunnan army climbed up.
The unlucky ladder was instead filled with firewood at the base of the city wall.