Su Qing, a native of the Northern Han Dynasty, joined the army when he was young due to a family feud. He was brave and courageous, surpassing the heroes, and accumulated meritorious service until he reached the post of Beijun Division. He was always loved by his subordinates. During the Qinzhou War, his life experience was revealed, and he was discovered to be a disciple of the Fengyi Wen family.
, the Marquis of Chuxiang did not feel dissatisfied, and used his general to lead the army as scouts, and made many meritorious deeds.
——"Yong Shi·Biography of Chenghou"
Walking out of the cabin, the bright spring sunshine made Su Qing close her eyes slightly. The joy of seeing the sun again made her couldn't help but smile on her lips. Rapid breathing came from not far away. Su Qing looked up and saw
Seeing Hu Yanshou standing there at a loss, looking at him but hesitating to speak, a strong and mighty man looked very embarrassed. Su Qing's heart moved. She had been in the world for a long time and knew that Hu Yanshou was attracted to her.
At this time, Ruyue whispered to her: "Miss, it was General Huyan who personally carried you back to the ship that day."
Although Su Qing had a heart of stone, he couldn't help but blush. Thinking of the warm embrace he felt in the dimness when he was at his weakest that day, it turned out to be this person, and he felt warm in his heart. But when he thought about it, Su Qing's expression was...
He became cold and solemn. Although Hu Yanshou was only a third-grade general in name, and his real power was not as good as his own, as the deputy commander of the Tiger Guards, and was sent by the emperor to protect the Marquis of Chu Xiang, this man had a bright future, and although he had a high status in the military
It's quite high, but after all, it only belongs to Si Wencao. And now that his secret has been revealed, the emperor is not pursuing any investigation because of his merits, but it is very possible to cut off his military rank. I don't care about this. If I can see it,
It doesn't matter if the Northern Han Dynasty falls, even if your own future is ruined, it won't matter, but it will be bad if it is because you drag others down. There is absolutely no way for you and this person.
With these thoughts in mind, Su Qing said coldly: "Thank you General Huyan for taking care of me. The general is about to return to the army. See you later."
Hu Yanshou saw Su Qing's expression was cold, and he was almost frozen to the core because of his enthusiasm. However, when he thought of the scene a few days ago, his heart was still filled with excitement. On that day, he saw with his own eyes the strongest and most fragile face of this woman.
He still couldn't forget this strong impulse, but when he thought about it, Su Qing was not only beautiful, but also had strong martial arts skills and outstanding talents. He was just a commander of the Imperial Army, how could he be worthy of such a strange woman?
Finally, he took a step back under Su Qing's cold gaze, and suppressed the admiration in his heart and said: "The army is in danger and the battle is fierce, General Su has a precious future." Su Qing smiled faintly and said: "Thank you, General, for your kindness. Su Qing will cherish his life."
They were sent to the Qinshui shore by a military boat, where Su Qing's subordinates were waiting anxiously. When they saw Su Qing coming ashore, they all bowed down at the same time and said, "My subordinates, please pay homage to the general." Su Qing saw their expressions.
There was a hint of joy in the solemnity, knowing that these subordinates were not alienated from her, but she did not want to show her fragile emotions, and just said coldly: "Go to Anze." After that, she took the horse they handed her.
Reining the reins, the horse rushed out first. The scouts and spies looked at each other, and they were all very happy. To them, Su Qing's identity and origin was not important. What was important was that this woman had been with them for many years.
Love is what they value most, not to mention Su Qing's talents and skills that they admire from the bottom of their hearts.
Standing in front of the porthole of the building, I looked at what was happening below with a smile, and said, "Xiao Shunzi, you also fought with Su Qing, why didn't you notice his relationship with Wen Ziyan?"
Xiao Shunzi was silent for a moment and said: "This slave has already seen the clues. Su Qing's swordsmanship is inherited from Wen Ziyan, and Wen Ziyan's swordsmanship is actually very different from that of everyone in Fengyi Sect. It is more spicy and ruthless.
He lacks many fancy moves, but I want Wen Ziyan to be resolute and decisive. Su Qing’s personality is very similar to Wen Ziyan’s, so he probably won’t join in with those in the Fengyi Sect, so I didn’t expose this matter.”
I smiled and said, "Are you worried that I will eradicate the root cause?"
Xiao Shunzi said coldly: "Young master probably won't do it by eradicating the roots, but it is your ability to use people thoroughly. General Su is not the kind of person who can be used and deceived. I don't want you to have a close relationship with her."
Because of my hatred, I didn’t expose this matter.”
I couldn't help but feel a little surprised. Xiao Shunzi really saw through my character. If I had known Su Qing's identity before, I would definitely have sent her to Nanchu. Now I feel that the control in Nanchu is not tight enough.
And I will probably deceive her about a lot of things. This is my habit of employing people. Except for my direct descendants, I don’t like to tell everything about other people. But now that Su Qing is in this situation, I can only reuse her.
She has a choice between having her fired and having her fired.
For me, there is no doubt about Su Qing's loyalty, and she has a very high prestige among secret spies. For those soldiers below, the struggle for power in the court is actually a relatively distant thing. Su Qing and Fengyi Sect
The relationship between the two did not make them distrustful. The reason why the soldiers who knew Su Qing's identity were shocked was mostly because they were worried that Su Qing would be implicated. After all, the crime of treason implicated the nine tribes, and they might not care about Su Qing's identity.
Despite their status, they are concerned about the purge of the upper echelons of the military. After all, this will implicate many people and even themselves.
Under such circumstances, it is more in Dayong's interest to pardon Su Qing, but this is just my idea, and my ability is only to prevent Su Qing from being contacted for military service during the Battle of Qinzhou. The final decision still has to be made by
It was decided by the emperor, and the final result is not easy to predict. Although the emperor has always been graceful and generous, he is the emperor after all. The emperor's most important thing is the throne and the country. When the Fengyi clan rebelled, Wen Ziyan almost
The emperor died. Although the emperor showed respect for Wen Ziyan afterwards, the best enemy is the dead enemy. If Wen Ziyan died, it would naturally not matter. If Wen Ziyan survived, he would probably be shown his head in public.
, so Su Qing’s fate is still in limbo.
I looked at the secret folder on the table. Actually, I didn't want to hand it over now. It would be better to wait until after the battle of Qinzhou is over. However, I would not imagine that there are no people from Xiahou Yuanfeng Mingjian Division in the army.
Moreover, Hu Weiwei will also have secret documents to hand over. Even if Hu Yanshou is obviously in love, rather than hiding this matter, I should submit it in advance. At least with my face, I can save Su Qing's life. This woman
Women are better than men, I really admire them, even Xiao Shunzi has his heart fulfilled, let alone me.
At this time, Hu Yanshou came in dejected and said: "His Royal Highness King Qi, there was a military report, saying that the Anze defenders were very fierce, and they also used water troops, and they wanted to mobilize water battalions to help. In addition, Your Highness, please
Your Excellency, come to the Central Army to watch the battle."
I frowned slightly, why did the Northern Han Army try its best to resist in Anze? Logically speaking, Qinyuan City is high and deep, easy to defend and difficult to attack, and the food roads are stable. The Northern Han Army is obviously not as powerful as our army, so why not waste its military strength like this?
, it is better to take advantage of the situation to lure the enemy deeper, hold on in Qinyuan, consume our army's strength, and then use elite cavalry to fight our army decisively. This is a more reasonable approach. But I won't think about things that I can't figure out for the time being. Anyway, King Qi and the others
They are all veterans on the battlefield. They will not fail to see these doubts, nor will they be unprepared. Looking at Yunshan Aimi, this Northern Han Dynasty is really a tough guy. I hope my strategy can be successful. Of course, if it doesn't work,
Even better.
Looking coldly at the Yong army swarming under the city, Duan Wudi looked solemn. He mobilized troops from time to time to defend the city as solid as a mountain. The preparations for defending the city in Anze City were very complete, and the troops were quite sufficient. Duan Wudi defended it very tightly, but
This still could not alleviate the fatigue in his heart. It had been four days. The Yong army had a large number of troops and took turns to attack the city. The rhythm was strict and smooth. The siege continued day and night. No matter how good he was at defending the city, it was almost impossible to support him. Arrows were flying up and down the city.
The rain continued, catapults, crossbows almost never stopped roaring, rolling logs smashed stones, boiling oil, lead and water destroyed the Anze city wall to the point of being completely covered with skin. Some parts have exposed the clay behind the wall bricks. If this continues, Anze city will be destroyed.
It was only a matter of time before it was broken. Duan Wudi rubbed his forehead tiredly. His physical strength had not been good enough since the last time he was poisoned, and he tired easily. Duan Wudi forced himself to hold himself up and looked down the city. The Yong Army's middle army was setting up a green umbrella canopy.
Wearing golden battle armor and red brocade war robes, the Yong Army's commander Qi Wang Li Xian and a scribe in Tsing Yi were sitting on a chair, chatting and laughing happily. This sight hit the Northern Han Army more than the endless attacks.
city.
Duan Wudi watched coldly for a moment, waved his command flag, and the Qinzhou navy rushed out from the water gate to the west of Anze and went around to the south to the main attack direction of the Yong army. There was a sound of crossbow strings. The Yong army that was attacking the city had already arrived.
They were preparing to hold their shields to avoid the rain of arrows, but the intensity of the siege was naturally weakened. Anze once again repelled this fierce attack by the Yong Army, and when the Yong Army's navy warships appeared, it was impossible to stop them.
The retreat of the Northern Han navy. When the Zezhou water camp first arrived yesterday, Duan Wudi used a trebuchet to destroy a Yong army warship. Since then, the Yong army warships have never dared to approach the water gate of Anze again.
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Seeing that after the group of Yong troops attacking the city retreated, another group of Yong troops slowly advanced. Duan Wudi sighed and asked the sergeants guarding the city to start changing defenses. They had been fighting continuously for half a day, and they should be allowed to go down and rest.
He raised his head and looked to the north. Duan Wudi thought to himself: "Why haven't the reinforcements from the general arrived yet? The general said that as long as I hold on for five days, there will be nothing left to do with me, but today is already the fourth day."
When he was feeling anxious, a guard hurried over and said: "General, the general's messenger has arrived, please act according to the plan." After saying that, he handed over a letter. Duan Wudi quickly opened it, and after only reading for a moment, he felt ecstatic.
With an unconcealable smile on his face, Duan Wudi showed cold murderous intent in his eyes as the Yong army was approaching the city.
At this time, I was also uneasy in the city. If things go abnormally, it is a monster. Duan Wudi is not a fool, and Long Tingfei is not an idiot. A situation like Anze cannot stop our army at all. If we defend Qinyuan, it will be
It is impossible for our army to capture the city in one or two months. In Anze, although Duan Wudi is tightly defended, the height and thickness of the Anze city wall are not enough to hold on and wait for reinforcements. Why don't they retreat? From Anze to Qin
There are undulating mountains and hills in the middle. If they gradually retreat, with those fortresses, they can hold us back for a month. In fact, I have never planned to use any cunning means to attack Anze or even Qinyuan. Here
, our army can only rely on its military power to attack. Looking at Anze, which seems to be crumbling but still standing, the doubts in my heart can no longer be concealed, and I can't help but ask: "Your Highness, has Su Qing received any military reports?
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King Qi frowned and said: "Not yet, but the second batch of luggage arrived yesterday, and also brought a few divine arm crossbows, which should be used for the siege tomorrow."
I nodded lightly and looked into the distance. The sun was setting and the sky was dim. I stopped watching the siege at night. I hoped to see the Anze city broken tomorrow. Why didn't Su Qing take any action? I couldn't help but think of something.
Not a good possibility.
Su Qing was sneaking around in the mountains and fields in gray-yellow clothes. After she returned to the battlefield, she soon discovered that the situation was somewhat abnormal. Although the Northern Han army blocked Yong's army from reaching Anze, they later arranged for secret spies to intercept them.
Kill the scouts of the Yong Army who crossed the Anze defense line, but Su Qing still used his martial arts and familiarity with Anze's geography to sneak into this area. Fortunately, there is an endless stream of refugees here, and they still have not completely evacuated to Qinyuan. In this situation
The strangeness made Su Qing temporarily give up on alienating Anze's military heart. After all, if there was no accident, Anze would not be able to defend it, and her duty was to prevent this accident from happening as much as possible.
She used her snake movement to fly up the well-defended hillside. Relying on the similarity between her clothes and the soil and withered grass, she finally found a suitable place to check out the military situation. Behind the hill, there was the river that ran through Qinzhou - Qinzhou.
Water, Su Qing's eyes suddenly flashed with horror. She saw what she was looking for. It was a dam. There was nothing abnormal below, but there were some water outlets that could be opened and closed above. The clear water passed through these holes rapidly.
The downstream of the dam, and connected to the Qinshui River next to the dam, is a large lake with a radius of several miles. Numerous thoughts flashed through Su Qing's mind. In his memory, this lake was not the original one. Seeing that there were traces of fire all around the lake,
It must have been a large lake created by the Northern Han Dynasty army who used cremation to remove the ice in winter and then excavated it. When the Qinshui River rose in spring, it stored a pool of water. The design of the dam was very clever. As long as the lake water was filled, Qinshui would be filled.
You can still go downstream, so that the water level changes in Qinshui cannot be seen downstream. After all, this lake is not obvious compared to the entire Qinshui. But you only need to seal the water outlet above the dam for one day and then destroy it.
The dam, with the help of terrain and water power, is enough to form a torrent that can annihilate thousands of troops. Twenty miles below is Anze, where the Yong Army and the Northern Han Dynasty clash. Once the flood flows away, it will definitely be the Yong Army.
They were completely wiped out, but the Northern Han army protected by the city wall would not suffer heavy losses.
Holding back the horror in her heart, Su Qing retreated slowly, very slowly. She didn't want to reveal her traces at the last moment. She was also lucky. A few days ago, this place was heavily protected by soldiers. Now that the war is busy, this place is about to be used again.
Therefore, there are not many spies from the Northern Han Dynasty. Most of them went to the front to investigate the military situation, or to eliminate spies among the refugees. This was also Xiao Tong's mistake. In his mind, Su Qing, the leader among Dayong's secret spies,
He should be detained or even executed. It is difficult for other secret spies to have the ability to get here through the heavy blockade. Finally returning to the hiding place safely, Su Qing estimated the time, smiled bitterly, and ran towards Anze with all his strength.
, there was no other way. There were many falcons from the Northern Han Dynasty in this area, and carrier pigeons were of no use at all. It was even more difficult for other scouts to safely send messages back, so she had no choice but to rush on her way. Although it was only two short days.
It was ten miles away, but in order to break through the numerous blockades, Su Qing did not dare to expect to return to Anze soon. He just prayed silently, hoping to get back to Anze before the Northern Han Army launched its attack.
At the foot of Anze City, King Qi looked angrily at the water gate to the west of Anze. Today, the Northern Han Dynasty navy repeatedly attacked, which really made him an eyesore. Seeing that at noon, there was no sign of breaking the city, he couldn't help but sigh.
Feeling cruel, the King of Qi finally ordered two batches of naval forces that arrived in Anze to take the initiative to attack, and the Northern Han navy must be trapped in the city. However, what was unexpected was that the Northern Han navy was a new army after all, and actually attacked the Yong navy.
The way back was intercepted under the tactic of separate attacks and combined attacks, and they had no choice but to retreat upstream. After reaching their goal, the Yong Navy did not bother to pursue it. They simply blocked the West Water Gate of Anze and used the trebuchets and crossbows on board to attack the west side of Anze.
The city wall launched an attack. Huge boulders were thrown at the city wall, and bursts of crossbow arrows were fired at the city head. The falling rubble immediately knocked down the arrogance of the Anze defenders. Seeing this, all the troops were overjoyed and tried their best.
During the siege of the city, a series of cloud ladders and wells were placed against the city wall. Green-black figures began to appear on the city wall. Li Xian was overjoyed and pointed at the city head and said: "If Anze hadn't had such a dangerous terrain, it would have been leaning against a cliff in the back and Qinshui River in the west.
, where do we need so much time to capture."
I smiled slightly, but my heart became even more uneasy. It was too easy. Who is Duan Wudi? I have seen information about him. There is no problem in guarding Anze for more than ten days. Yesterday, King Qi said that he wanted to break the city today. I just listened.
Just listen, but today, although Duan Wudi is sharp and sharp, he is not at all the same as before. He just defends the city and attacks frequently, which is really outrageous. Although the mistakes of the Northern Han Dynasty navy are reasonable, they are a bit suspicious.
.I stared at Anze City and thought about it. If the Northern Han army really had a conspiracy, how should they go about it? The Northern Han army was not as powerful as our army. Our army attacked the city without any omissions. The enemy used whatever means they could.
It is impossible to injure our army, unless it is ruthless. Thinking of this, my heart suddenly shuddered. Why didn't I think of this before? Maybe I didn't have the intention to win. I urgently asked someone to bring it.
I studied the map of Anze with a radius of fifty miles carefully, and my eyes fell on the Qinshui River. The terrain in this area is steep and steep. If water is stored upstream, it can indeed flood Yong's army. Although according to the time calculation, this project should be very huge, not
It may be completed within ten days and a half, and Qinzhou was still in the freezing period, so it was very difficult to do so. However, our army is about to attack the Northern Han Dynasty. Everyone knows that the Northern Han Dynasty may not be able to do these seemingly impossible things.
What's going on? Although I had some clues in my mind, I couldn't help frowning. How could I ask the King of Qi to withdraw his troops without any evidence? I couldn't convince the generals. Even trying to convince the King of Qi wasn't that easy. Right now
When I was hesitating, a horse riding Juechen came from a distance. The man on the horse was holding the Fengxing flag of King Qi's army. It was a token used by the scouts. No one dared to block their way. The Yong army in front of him originally wanted to block it.
, but when they saw the Fengxing flag in the man's hand, they all turned away. The man flew to the center of the army, dismounted and hurriedly worshiped: "Your Highness, Lord Supervisor, the Northern Han Army is building a dam in Feiyun Gorge to store water twenty miles away.
, I’m afraid today is the time to let go.”
Although I was already aware of it, I still couldn't help but let out a cry of surprise. When I looked carefully, I saw that the person was none other than Su Qing, but now he looked haggard, his clothes were torn, and there were wounds on his arms wrapped in clothes, which showed that he had gone through a lot of hardships.
We just arrived here. Li Xian was shocked when he heard what he said. He stood up suddenly and asked, "But what's the truth?" I didn't wait for Su Qing to answer. I stood up and said solemnly: "Your Highness, the situation of the Northern Han Army is different, and I thought it was so."
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Li Xian was a decisive person. He glanced at Su Qing, then looked at the map in my hand, and said decisively: "Now I don't know when they will release the water. Our army cannot retreat rashly. Xuan Song, you command the siege soldiers to retreat slowly.
I will lead my personal guards to retreat. You must withdraw from both sides of the Qinshui River. Don't slack off. Let the navy go down the river as fast as possible. Suiyun, don't follow the navy anymore. Let the tiger guards protect you and take shelter nearby first.
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At this time, I couldn't care less about being polite. Xiao Shunzi helped me get on the horse. I whispered: "Your Highness, please don't take risks lightly. There is still a big situation that needs to be controlled by Your Highness. This time we know the enemy's plot in advance.
Even if the losses are heavier, we won’t be able to turn over.”
A cold light flashed in Li Xian's eyes and he said: "Don't worry, I'm not a careless person, and I won't die casually. You can leave first. I will leave in time when the army starts to retreat. It's too far to leave now. I
I'm worried about disrupting the morale of the army. General Su, if you know the geography of this place, protect Mr. Jiang and leave. After the water recedes, you can quickly rendezvous with the Chinese army."
Su Qing nodded quickly and got on his horse. A group of more than a hundred of us quickly left the battlefield. We were not originally from the Zezhou camp. Although we walked abruptly, we did not attract too much attention from the soldiers under our command. After leaving, we were not from the Zezhou camp.
At that moment, I heard the sound of trumpets behind me. I thought it was the King of Qi who was preparing to retreat. I prayed in my heart that the King of Qi and the soldiers of the three armies could retreat safely. After all, if I were defeated here, my next plan would not be possible.
Nearly twenty miles after I left Anze City, a loud roar like rolling thunder suddenly came from my ears. I screamed "Bitterness" in my heart. It must be that the Northern Han army released water. In such a short period of time, I didn't know what King Qi had done.
I didn’t have time to retreat safely. But I couldn’t care about what was going on over there, so I could only let my horse run wildly. Who knows how far the water can cover, but I’d better run as far as possible. Cursing Longting in my heart
Fei and Duan Wudi cursed themselves as to why they didn't expect the enemy to attack with water. I hurried on as fast as I could. Fortunately, I had practiced riding skills in the army these days, otherwise it would have been difficult to escape now.
At this moment, Anze City has become a hell on earth. The water rushes down the Qinshui River. It was originally a white line in the sky, but after a while, it has revealed its true face. The turbid river water has waves several feet high.
, like a frightened beast, running wildly, the thunder rolling between the sky and the earth can crack the eardrums of the listener, but when you look up, you can see the clear sky, the power of the flood, even this. The flood passes by the west side of Anze City
After passing by, Anze City was surrounded in an instant. Although the water gate on the west side had long been closed, the river rushed into the city along the water gate. The raging tide raged in the city. Duan Wudi had already moved the soldiers and civilians in the city to the top, and had arranged
The holes that allow water to drain out were opened first in the inner city, leaving the loose soil on the outside unpierced and only bricks and stones plugged inside. As soon as the flood passed, a big hole was opened in the city wall and the flood passed through the city. Even so.
, standing on the city tower, watching the floods in the city, Duan Wudi was still uneasy. He didn't want the entire city's soldiers and civilians to be buried with Yong Jun. Moreover, Yong Jun didn't know how to get the news, and even retreated early. If he hadn't used the beacon to send the message
, I'm afraid that the flood will only flood the city of Anze.
The defenders in Anze City were able to survive under the protection of the city wall, but the Yong army outside the city suffered heavy losses. Although the King of Qi received the news in time, he ordered the cavalry to leave with two men on one horse, but the Yong army had cavalry under Anze City.
Forty thousand and fifty thousand infantry. Although there have been many casualties in the past few days and the cavalry tried their best to carry them, there are still nearly five thousand Yong soldiers who can only retreat on foot. No matter how fast their legs can run, they can't run faster than the flood. Most of them can't
Almost all the landlubbers who knew how to water were lost in the flood. The losses of the Dayong Navy were even more severe. Most of the warships and baggage ships were destroyed by the flood. Fortunately, most of the soldiers above were able to swim and relied on their extraordinary water skills to survive.
In addition, most of the people managed to escape with their lives by holding on to the planks of the boats floating in the water. It was a pity that the warships of the Zezhou Shuiying camp and all the baggage of the Yong army were almost completely destroyed in the Qinshui.