He Jing and Xia Tong also regained their breath and retreated together with the soldiers on the city. Both of them suffered temporary exhaustion and could recover within a few days of adjusting their breath.
"Jiang Shuo! Don't be too happy too early!" Helian Changying's angry scolding came from the city!
"I'll wait for you at Yuguan!" Jiang Shuo didn't want to waste any more time and led the crowd to evacuate in a hurry.
In the end, only thirty-eight knights were evacuated from the south gate. As the last person withdrew, the south gate collapsed. Dozens of soldiers who had been guarding the south gate rode in several carriages and followed the thirty-eight knights.
As we go, there are fine porcelain, silk, inkstones, lacquer boxes scattered all over the ground...everything can be sold for a high price in the Northern Zhou Dynasty.
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Yuguan is surrounded by mountains to the east and high hills to the west. It has walls built on three sides: north, west and south. The walls on each side are about one mile wide and four feet high. There is an urn city on each side of the west and north sides. There are high hills and deep ravines all over the loess.
, it suddenly became flat when we arrived here.
In the city, at noon, General Bao An had just received another urgent report from Lieutenant General Jiang Shuo. The 800 defenders in the city, with 92 killed and 65 seriously injured, had withdrawn from Guancheng at Hai hour last night and were on the roadside.
Withdraw the border to intercept the Zhou army. At present, it is found that the Zhou army has a total of 15,000 cavalry, and there are still about 300 armored infantry. There may be less than 200 Qinglong Temple fire hall masters, Helian Changying, Wushi,
Shen Tinggu and the three men join forces to lead the army. The army can reach the city as soon as tomorrow afternoon!
"Master Liu, what should we do? How can the low wall here compare with the high wall in Zhennanguan? I know that dandy Jiang Shuo is useless!" Bao An wiped the sweat from his head.
, while stamping his feet, he said to the magistrate of Yuguan who was sitting on the Taishi chair: "The army of Yuzhou has been gone for four days, and they will definitely not be able to save us!"
"What's the point of being anxious now? Why didn't you inform me earlier when you clearly saw the smoke yesterday? Now, according to Jiang Shuo's wishes, send someone to meet them halfway, destroy the official road and slow down the advance of the Zhou army's cavalry.
." Magistrate Liu said angrily.
Bao An said with some grievance: "Master Liu, you also know that the imperial court has just transferred all the reserve troops from Yuzhou, which clearly shows that there will be no war here! So when I saw the smoke, I immediately suspected that Jiang Shuo had been captured by the Northern Zhou Dynasty.
I was deceived. The Northern Zhou Dynasty has a long way to march from here, and it’s difficult to carry the baggage. One moment it was fine, but the next moment the army is pressing down on the border. I have to send someone to confirm it."
"You sent someone to confirm that it is correct, but no matter what, three waves of war smoke have arisen, and you should get ready immediately." Magistrate Liu said in a deep voice, his face extremely ugly.
"How else can we prepare? The stronger soldiers have been taken to Zhenbeiguan by Jiang Shuo. I have 2,800 old and weak soldiers here..."
"Don't we still have Yuzhou City..." Magistrate Liu said sternly, if he had the authority to govern the border troops, he would really have to punish the idiot on the other side!
"But your mere few hundred soldiers are far inferior to the regular army here. Even if they are called, what use will they have? Besides, haven't you already brought them? It didn't delay the military plane..."
"Presumptuous--presumptuous! If I have an extra half day, I can recruit more young men to join the army!" Liu Zhifu, who is half a rank higher than Bao An, really wanted to scold him for his ignorance, but in the end he changed the word "fart" to "
The word "四".
Bao An's face turned red. Although he was the commander of Yuguan, he also knew that with his current strength, he really couldn't stop the Northern Zhou army, and the Xiao family's reinforcements would not arrive until six or seven days later. What reinforcements could be made now
, it can only be the source of troops from Yuzhou Prefecture, a hundred miles away.
"As long as Yuguan is broken and the Zhou army comes in, Yuzhou City will definitely be destroyed. Even if it is to protect their homes, the people in the city will sacrifice their lives to protect the city! Before I came here, I had already started to recruit soldiers. Even if I move
The stones also need manpower! Alas, there are not enough chariots and horses, so most of them need to come on foot, you! If you had informed me half a day earlier, there would have been at least two thousand more young men in Guancheng!" Magistrate Liu led five hundred soldiers,
The yamen officer arrived first overnight, feeling a little sad about Bao An's delay in the military flight.
"Yes, Lord Liu taught you the lesson, but Jiang Shuo, with his dangerous and powerful soldiers, could not even defend for a day! Even if he is the prince's grandson, the general will have to face the emperor to take a copy of him!" Bao
An knew that Yuguan could not be abandoned, but because Jiang Shuo failed to stop him at Zhenbeiguan, he was suddenly put into death, and he hated Jiang Shuo to the bone.
"He is doing the right thing so far. Didn't you hear his messenger say that there are people from the Iron Armor Battalion and Qinglong Temple? The other side will definitely send a large number of masters from both sides to attack Zhenbeiguan. Even if they can hold on for half a day, the defenders in Guanzhong will definitely be destroyed.
, it is better to retreat here and defend. Let me ask you, have you sent anyone to ask for help from Zhang Wei?" said Magistrate Liu.
"I heard from Jiang Shuo's people that he has sent people to chase him, but Zhang Wei doesn't dare to come back without the order!"
"Are you really stupid?" Magistrate Liu couldn't bear it anymore and cursed: "I have already sent someone to send a letter to Zhang Wei, asking him to come back soon! And you are the Yuguan General, your letter is better than
Jiang Shuo and I both work! In the face of military situation, what he needs most is your request for help to reply to the emperor's order, so that he dares to return or divide his troops!"
"I, I'll write it right now! Get my seal!" Bao An said anxiously.
Magistrate Liu said: "You need to understand that if the fifteen thousand Zhou Qi are allowed to break into the pass, let alone Zhang Wei's thirty thousand, even if the infantry sent by the Xiao family is added, they will not be Zhou Qi's.
Opponent! Then you and I won’t be able to go back alive to face the Holy Spirit!”
"Master Liu, do you think we can hold it? There are tens of thousands of people in Yuzhou City, how many young men can be recruited? You have come here yourself, who is in charge of recruiting troops?" Bao An was already extremely uneasy.
Magistrate Liu said: "Whether you can defend it or not, you will know only if you defend it. My daughter is now in charge of recruiting troops. At least two thousand people can be recruited. In addition, labor will be recruited to transport grain and grass. What you have to do now is to let
All the officers and soldiers in the pass understand that if they defend it, there is a way to survive, but if they fail to defend it, they will all die."
"Yes, yes, yes." Bao An said solemnly. Since the arrival of Magistrate Liu, the position of the chief general of Yuguan seems to have been handed over to this civil servant.
"Also, people were asked to go to the east mountain overnight to quarry stone, and pile it all under the west and north walls; the city gates also need to be reinforced, and the dry trenches to protect the city should be dug as wide and as deep as they can!
"
"Everyone hasn't slept all night..." Bao An said with a bitter face.
"Is it life or sleep? If you had informed me half a day earlier, there would be twice as many people working! Let's go, let's go help too! As long as we hold on for seven days, everything will be fine when the Xiao family's 20,000 troops arrive!" Magistrate Liu
Even so, I couldn't even believe it myself.
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At Zhenbeiguan, Helian Changying stood on the west side of the mountain, looking at the Qi army gradually disappearing into the loess, and murmured: "Run, how far can we run?"
Except for the firewood under the two arrow stacks that were extinguished by the sand, other parts of the city were still burning. Countless Zhou troops were pouring into Zhenbeiguan from those two stacks, and everyone was only rushing to two places-the South Gate and the
North Gate. Shovels, machetes, axes, wooden sticks...as long as they can be used as shovels, all are used. The soldiers who have climbed over the city wall are trying their best to clear the debris blocking the city gate.
Half an hour later, the south gate was better, and about half of the passage was quickly cleared. But the north gate was much more difficult. The mud and debris frozen by the ice water only penetrated more than half a foot. Because the door opening was narrow, at most
We can only arrange for more than 20 people to dig at the same time. But we have to dig, otherwise not a single horse will be able to cross the border! And it is even more difficult to dig through the tough city wall. Therefore, no matter how urgent Helian Changying is, he must
Wait!
"Find a way to remove the city gate from the outside! Dig both sides together!" Helian Changying ordered. Removing that door is not an easy task. Don't even think about removing a city gate from the outside if you don't have time.
Unload it outside! But Helian didn't care about the physical strength of his soldiers. He had to move faster if he could.
"Try putting the iron tools on the fire to roast them before digging!" Wushi, who had just applied the medicine, went up the mountain to watch at some unknown time.
"Do as the Imperial Master says." He Lian ordered and then asked in a low voice, "Is the Imperial Master okay?"
"Nothing, just a skin injury!" Wushi replied coldly. When he was about to attack the city wall again, he swung away several cans of boiling oil in one breath, but he didn't expect that the oil in the air would suddenly ignite and then start to rain.
There were layers of "fire rain", and there was nothing but fire in the sky, on the ground, and all around. No matter how powerful I was and my whole body was like iron, I couldn't withstand such oil and fire.
Fortunately, he retracted his strength early and had enough energy to roll out of the ring of fire after landing. Otherwise, it would not have been just a skin injury! But I am afraid that he is the only one in the world who can bear this "skin injury".
"The Imperial Master should go back to the city to rest for a while. It is estimated that the door hole will need to be dug for at least three hours!" Helian said to Wushi, whose head was covered with white gauze.
"No need, destroy Yuguan and massacre Yuzhou!" Wu Shi's beard and eyebrows were all burned out, and the hatred in his heart could not be eliminated for a long time.
"Okay!" Helian responded: "Master National Preceptor, can you recognize the person who struck out with the last sword?"
"If you don't recognize it, you still underestimated that guy's scheming! That blunt sword looks very much like 'Bullying Frost', so I have to guard against it!" Wushi said.
"Qishuang? He Qizhou? That Wu Zhuangyuan from Southern Qi? I heard that his death is unknown, so we are looking for him on both sides!" Helian Changying said.
"Although that sword looks like Ji Jishuang, its sharpness is less than one tenth! It must be a fake sword! No, if it is a fake sword, it will definitely break under one strike. The sword body must be of the quality of a precious sword. Then
It's the Sword of Defying Frost! It's just blunt and broken!" Wu Shi suddenly came to his senses.
"The sword-holder is He Qizhou? It turns out that he has returned to Qi State, so why are there still Qi State spies looking for him?" Helian Changying was a little confused and said to himself.
"He Qizhou is less than twenty and has the peak of his four meridians; that man is more than thirty years old and has the peak of his five meridians! His internal strength is comparable to my seven meridians. Even if he changes his appearance and make-up, it only takes half a year, and his internal strength is unlikely to increase so much."
Wu Shi analyzed.
"But it's not impossible. He Qizhou's four meridians are equivalent to my six meridians, and that person must know that I was injured by the Bullying Sword, so he warned me first! If I see that person again, I'll kill him first!"