Chapter 91 Fighting in the Northwest (4)

On the evening of August 6, the Privy Council received the order Shi Ying, the Yongxing Army governor Wang Yanchao, the Jingzhou governor Ji Qingyang, and the Qingzhou governor Han Lun came to the backyard of the Jingzhou yamen.

Hou Dayong did not treat the guests to the city. First, the larger restaurants outside the city were empty, and there was no way to invite them. More importantly, before the war ended, you still need to pay attention to the influence of eating and drinking, so the dinner was arranged in the backyard of the yamen.

There are eight houses in the backyard, one is Hou Dayong's study and the other is a small reception room. The largest one is used as a small dining room for invitations. This small dining room is simply furnished, with about ten chairs, a square long table and two coffee tables. There are several large steaming porcelain basins on the square long table.

Everyone was polite and pretended to refuse, Hou Dayong and Shi Ying sat on the table. After three rounds of wine, Hou Dayong saw that everyone had spoken a lot, so he raised the wine bowl and said, "The Deputy Envoy of Ji Jiedu led the Jingzhou infantry and rushed for 400 miles a long distance and burned the grain and grass warehouse of the Dangxiang Army in Guyuan. It was a wonderful achievement. I wish you a bowl of wine."

In just one day, this was the second meal that Ji Qingyang had in the backyard of the yamen. After lunch, Ji Qingyang returned to the Chengdong Military Camp and immediately met with Wang Yanchao, the governor of the Yongxing Army stationed in the Chengdong Military Camp. He had fought with the Khitan with Wang Yanchao and had a good relationship. After meeting Wang Yanchao, Ji Qingyang realized that Hou Dayong was recruiting recruits from the northwest camp, and when he entered the city, he waited for a lot of time outside the city gate like himself.

Knowing the cause and effect, Ji Qingyang's expression in front of Hou Dayong became much more respectful. He stood up and sighed: "The defeated general, how dare you speak up? I just want to fight this smelly skin and fight with the Dangxiang people to the end. Let these Dangxiang people come and go."

"In the northwest, Hu and Han are mixed, Uighurs, Tubo, and Dangxiang are extremely brave. It is normal to attack each other, but after the Dangxiang people attacked Jingzhou City, they made a big mistake. They cruelly killed all the young and strong men in Jingzhou City like wild animals. It is a huge Jingzhou City, and every family has funerals. People can't help but cry when they see it. If they don't avenge, they will not be a human being." When Hou Dayong said the last sentence, he slapped the table suddenly, and with a "bang", the generals were startled. They also attracted several personal guards to rush into the backyard.

After the personal guards withdrew, Hou Dayong said again: "The decisive battle with the Dangxiang people cannot be effective in one day. We must be prepared for a protracted war. At present, the Jingzhou Army, the Banzhou Army, the Yongxing Army, the Qingzhou Army and the Hei Diao Army gathered in Jingzhou City. The troops were not subordinate to each other. This is not conducive to the city defense and public security of Jingzhou. I have a suggestion. I don't know if it is appropriate or not."

Having said this, Hou Dayong looked at Shi Ying and Wang Yanchao. Wang Yanchao was extremely smart and knew that Hou Dayong was asking him to express his opinion. He cleared his throat and said in a deep voice: "Mr. Hou Jiedu, but he said it might as well."

Shi Ying also said: "You don't have to be polite to the governor."

After the two made their statements, Hou Dayong said: "The Hei Diao Army, Yongxing Army, Qingzhou Army and the Banzhou Army are all guest soldiers, and the Jingzhou Army is the main army. Before the Jingzhou Army came back, the Qingzhou Army performed the duties of the Jingzhou Army. The Qingzhou Army did a lot of work to recover Jingzhou and restore the social security in Jingzhou, which is really a great contribution. The Han delegation trained the envoy, I would like to pay a respect to you."

After drinking this bowl of wine, Hou Dayong said again: "Today, the deputy envoy of Ji Qingyang Jiedu has returned to Jingzhou. I suggest that from tomorrow, the Jingzhou army will take over the city defense and maintain social security. Any affairs involving the mainland of Jingzhou City will be issued notices in the name of the deputy envoy of Ji Jiedu to avoid chaos. I wonder if this suggestion is feasible?"

What Hou Dayong said was reasonable. Shi Ying and Wang Yanchao naturally had no objection. Wang Yanchao held his short beard and nodded, "It's good to do this. Jingzhou army is the main army, and we are all guest soldiers. We all have to restrain our respective subordinates and obey the arrangements of the Jingzhou army in terms of city defense and public security. However, the number of Jingzhou soldiers is slightly smaller. They must not only defend the city and maintain order, but they may not have enough troops."

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At this time, Han Lun was quite unhappy. Although he was the lowest among the generals here except Shi Ying, he was the commander of the first army after all. Hou Dayong did not discuss with him in advance and launched a sudden attack. It made people feel very unhappy. However, the reason proposed by Hou Dayong was so legitimate and recognized by the generals. Han Lun could not refute it at all. He smiled and said with a slight smile: "This is the best. Now the army is gathered in Jingzhou, and Jingzhou City is as solid as a soil, and I can finally hand in the office. A few days ago, the number of governors Hou Jiedu was sent from Shaanxi Province to 800 miles to speed up. Fang Dangming was deployed in Xihuizhou. Xihuizhou was not far from Qingzhou. The Qingzhou army would rather go back to Qingzhou and strengthen the defense of Qingzhou, and do not give the Dangxiang people the opportunity to take advantage of it."

Shi Ying said, "The subordinate officials will announce the imperial edict in Jingzhou on the fifteenth day. After fifteen days, the delegation will return to Qingzhou."

Hou Dayong suggested: "The main force of the Qingzhou army gathered in Qingzhou. The defense of Qingzhou is already very empty. The Qingzhou army can return to Qingzhou and always prepare for defense and going north. Han Lun's regiment training envoy can rest in Jingzhou City for a little rest and return to Qingzhou after the meeting on the 15th."

Although Shi Ying's official position is not high, he is now the Imperial Commissioner, and Hou Dayong is also singing and reciprocating. Han Lun is not inconvenient to fight with them, so he barely squeezed out a smile and said, "Okay, tomorrow the Qingzhou Army and the Deputy Envoy of Ji Jiedu will hand over the defense. Qingzhou is now the deputy envoy of the regiment training Qi Shan is in charge of command. He has always been steady and expected nothing to happen. However, there are many soldiers in Jingzhou now, and the main force of the Qingzhou Army is not very useful for staying in the city. The Qingzhou Army will leave two thousand cavalry, and the rest will be returned to Qingzhou."

Because the commander of the Jingzhou Army was killed in battle, lost Jingzhou City, and almost wiped out the entire army. Therefore, Ji Qingyang felt in disgrace after returning to Jingzhou. He always felt embarrassed when he was in front of the various armies. He did not expect to be able to take back the management power of Jingzhou immediately. He looked at Hou Dayong with gratitude. He bowed to everyone present and said, "Thank you for your trust in me, a general who defeated the army. I have 673 soldiers in my hands, plus 1,673 soldiers in the Bianzhou Army, and a total of 1,673 people. There is no problem in defending Jingzhou City."

After the dinner, Ji Qingyang happily returned to the camp and immediately called the two captains Liu Beishan and Bai Shuanghua to the military tent. He told the two of them the good news of taking back the management rights of Jingzhou.

Liu Beishan had a good impression of the Black Eagle Army. He was not good at speaking and said, "Hou Dayong, not good, good to our Jingzhou Army, not Qingzhou Army."

Ji Qingyang looked at Bai Shuanghua with some pity and said, "Now the army of the towns in the northwest has arrived in Jingzhou one after another, and the Dangxiang Army's grain warehouse has also been burned. In this battle, the Dangxiang Army will definitely be defeated. Bai Snake is not a member of the army, he can be without eyesight in the army. If he hurts you, I will have no face to see your father."

Bai Shuanghua is the youngest daughter of Bai Chongzan, a famous general in Heyang. Bai Chongzan has two sons and one daughter, and both sons are both military generals. Just like his father, he can fight. His eldest son is named Bai Shuangyong, who is the commander of the right wing of Long Jie, the guards in front of His Majesty, and his second son is named Bai Shuangwu, who is the commander of the Sima Army in front of the palace.

Bai Chongzan likes his younger daughter Bai Shuanghua the most. No matter where he goes, he brings her younger daughter to her. Bai Shuanghua grew up in the military camp and often disguises himself as a man to make up. He often marches and hunts with the soldiers, hunting, and archery, which is no less than the warriors in the army. When the Dangxiang Army attacks the city, Bai Chongzan sends soldiers to pick up Bai Shuanghua, Bai Chongzan's little mother and several close-fitting maids from the mansion. When breaking through, except Bai Shuanghua, the other women in the teammates died under the sword of the Dangxiang people. Bai Shuanghua relies on his skillful bow and horse skills to shoot and kill several close-knit soldiers. He rushed out with the Jingzhou army.

Bai Shuanghua was still wearing the military uniform of the lieutenant, and the uniform was a little big, but tightening the belt did not hinder the action. Her face was a little pale and she said, "Brother Ji, let me be in the army. After this battle, I will go back to Daliang."

Ji Qingyang advised: "Without your news, your mother must be extremely anxious in Daliang."

Bai Chongzan had a wife and three mothers, Bai Shuangyong and Bai Shuangwu were both born to her father's main wife. The first mother had no children and had no status in the Daliang Mansion. She was only slightly better than ordinary servants. Bai Shuanghua's personal mother was Bai Chongzan's second mother. Although she had children, she was not a male. Because Bai Chongzan loved Bai Shuanghua very much, her mother's status in the Daliang Mansion was higher than that in the Daliang Mansion. However, she still had to watch the aunt's face in the mansion. The third mother was not much older than Bai Shuanghua. She was just waiting with Bai Chongzan. When the Dangxiang army entered the city, she and Bai Shuanghua followed the Jingzhou army to break out of the city. After breaking out of Jingzhou City, she found that she did not follow her. She must have died in the chaos like a few maids.

Bai Shuanghua followed Bai Chongzan to fight all over the country since she was a child. She has a very strong personality and doesn't like the aunt at all. She bit her lip and said, "The sergeant who sent the letter has been gone for half a month and will soon be able to arrive in Daliang City. As long as her mother knows that I am still alive, she is used to me being not by her side."

Ji Qingyang is Bai Chongzan's confidant general, and he knows very well about Bai Chongzan's family affairs. "It's okay if you don't want to go back. Anyway, you have grown up in the army and you are more than enough to be a deputy commander of the horse army. However, now it is not as good as before. The camps in the northwest are recruiting envoys as the governor of Xiongsheng Army. This is the first time I have dealt with him. This is the person who is very smart and is not easy to deal with. People's hearts are seen over time. We should be more cautious."

Ji Qingyang turned to Liu Beishan and said, "You explain to those team leaders, the fire chiefs, that you should not reveal the identity of White Snake. If anyone leaks the news, I will not be polite to him."

The news that Guyuan Grain Depot was burned also reached Fangdang Baige's army on August 6, and was picnicking at the ground floor where the roasted lamb outside Yizhou City. When he heard this news, he stood there for a long time as if he was thunderous from the blue.

Shi Gaojin was also shocked. When he saw the singer Bai in the room holding a knife, he stood up without moving for a long time, he recruited the messenger and several guards behind him to his side. He whispered with a strict expression: "The Guyuan Grain Depot is burned, and it is important. No one can tell me, do you know?" Then he said: "You retreat and no one is allowed to come."

Fangdang Bai Ge came to his senses when he heard Shi Gaojin's order. He looked at Yizhou City with a melancholy expression, slowly cut the golden mutton with a knife, and put it into his mouth piece by piece. The delicious tender mutton in his mouth had no taste.

Shi Gaojin first broke the silence and said, "I don't know what the war in Lingzhou is like. On July 20, I received a letter from the general who sent me to him. Whether our fight is smooth or not, Lingzhou will take action in early August. It is estimated that the army has begun to attack Lingzhou now."

Fang Dang Bai Ge stabbed the knife hard on the ground and said, "So what if the food is burned? Living people can still be suffocated to death by urine. Wuliuguan still has some food and grass that can last for a few days. In these days, we will make a big deal first. If we can break the city, we will break the city. If we can't break the city, we will go to ambush. In short, it will cause trouble to make the army in the Central Plains uneasy and stick the army tightly. When the food is used up, we will retreat to Guyuan and replenish the food. We can come back at any time. Most of the Central Plains army is infantry, and it is not so easy to catch up with us."

Shi Gaojin pointed to Yizhou City and said, "This Yizhou City was originally the main force of the Black Eagle Army defending, so naturally it cannot be touched easily. Now the main force of the Black Eagle Army has been driving to Jingzhou. According to my observation, Yizhou City has only two thousand soldiers and horses, and the city walls are not very strong. Although we do not have flying ladders, stone cannons and crossbows. However, our bows and arrows are not vegetarians."

Fang Dangbai Ge kicked the barbecue grill to the sky and said, "Send the order and attack Yizhou immediately."

The city of Yizhou was filled with various defensive equipment. Facing the north city of Dangxiang Army, there were a stone-throwing cart and four crossbows. Along the city wall, there were also squash wood, stones, thorns, firewood, thick wooden sticks, hooks and sickles, pot stoves, water jars and sand. A big drum was also placed at any distance. Wang Jiang divided the two thousand soldiers and one thousand Yizhou infantry into three groups and took turns to guard the city wall. All the young and middle-aged people in the city were also organized, and only the sound of war drums sounded on the city wall were heard. All the soldiers and young and middle-aged people went up to the city to help the soldiers defend the city.

Wang Jiang guarded the city wall for several hours, and the Dangxiang people showed no sign of attack. He had just walked down the city wall and was about to rest for a while, the rapid and dull sound of war drums and deafening shouts of the soldiers.

"The Dangxiang people are finally here." Wang Jiang muttered, pulled out his waist knife, turned around and ran towards the city wall. The young and middle-aged man holding kitchen knives, wooden sticks, sickles, axes and other weapons quickly rushed out of the streets in the city, and also ran towards the city wall.

Wang Jiang climbed up to the city wall and not only took a breath, the Dangxiang Army did not make any tests at all. He concentrated his forces and rushed towards the city wall in the north of the city. The stone-throwing chariots and crossbows that adjusted the shooting distance, because the Dangxiang people rushed too fast and too fiercely, they quickly approached the city wall and could not be used immediately. Just as the soldiers were about to adjust the ground, the Dangxiang Army's subway arrows were like autumn wind sweeping the fallen leaves, shooting down a piece of sergeant who had not had time to prevent.

Some Dangxiang troops raised wide wooden boards and laid them on the trenches outside the city. Thousands of Dangxiang troops stepped on wooden boards and carried dozens of long ladders through the trenches and quickly approached the Yizhou city wall. Thousands of Dangxiang cavalry got off their horses in front of the trenches, approached the city wall with bows and arrows, and began to shoot arrows upwards in turn.

Except for a few guarding the east and south gates, all the troops on the city were concentrated at the north gate. The crossbowmen braved the densely packed iron arrows like locusts and shot against the Dangxiang Army under the city. The sword player raised the wood and smashed the stones down the city. The spearman used his strength to push the long ladder to the top of the city.

The city walls were screaming one after another. The soldiers of the Dangxiang Army were injured and damaged by wood and stones. They fell down from the long ladder even more miserable. Even if they were not killed, the heavy objects that were densely affected would leave them nowhere to escape. In less than a stick of incense, the Dangxiang people were repelled on the first attack. Less than 400 people fled back to the trench, and the city walls were covered with dead soldiers and Dangxiang who were moving towards death step by step.

On the city wall, the soldiers and the people who assisted the battlefield also suffered heavy casualties. Wang Jiang made a mistake in command. He did not expect that the Dangxiang people's bows and arrows were so fierce. Therefore, too many people were placed on the northern city wall, and dense iron arrows were shot up, and the city wall could not hide at all. Every round of bows and arrows came, countless soldiers and people were shot down by powerful iron arrows. After repelling the Dangxiang Army's first attack, hundreds of wounded and corpses lying on the city wall. Some elderly people and young women went up to the city wall one after another. Their task was to lift the wounded and corpses down the city wall to avoid hindering the movement of the soldiers on the city and shake the morale of the army.

When Bai Ge saw the Dangxiang Army soldiers who were moaning and turning under the city wall, he felt like he was stabbed hard in his heart. He held the hilt tightly, and there were large beads of sweat on his forehead. He waved his hand suddenly, and the horn of attack sounded behind him.

This time, there were only more than 500 Dangxiang Army soldiers rushing under the city wall. Nearly 8,000 Dangxiang soldiers approached and shot, suppressing the counterattack on the city wall with fierce bows and arrows. The northern city wall was covered by subway arrows, just like hail falling from the sky in summer, making people unable to hide.

At the end of the first round, Wang Jiang also realized the problem of command. He ordered only five hundred soldiers to leave on the city wall to help all the people on the battlefield move to the east and west. Five hundred soldiers took dozens of square shields. Some soldiers raised their shields, and others used the shields to hit the Dangxiang Soldier who was climbing up along the long ladder with heavy objects such as squats. The iron arrows shot from the city kept drawing beautiful arcs and shot on the square shields, making a "boom, boom". After all, the defense area of ​​the square shield was limited. From time to time, the sharp arrows drilled in from the gaps and nailed the sergeant behind the shield to the city wall.

After the brutal and ruthless four-wheeled attack, more than half of the soldiers in Wang Jiang's hands were damaged. Nearly 2,000 soldiers were shot in three thousand and nearly 2,000 soldiers left the city wall. There were also 1,500 Dangxiang Army who fell under the city wall. After being injured in the city wall, they were quickly carried down the city wall, and there was still a possibility of survival. As long as the Dangxiang Army lies under the city wall, there will be no way to die.

As the head coach of the army, Fang Dangbai Ge forced himself to calm down in the face of such heavy losses. Shi Gaojin saw a team of lively soldiers shouting and rushing towards the city wall. In a blink of an eye, he turned into corpses that had lost their vitality. His lips trembled and pointed at the city wall and said, "This is the land of the devil, this is the land of the devil."

A young school covered in blood staggered to Bai Ge's side in Fangshan, and cried to Fangdangbai Ge and said, "General, my team is over, only six people are left in five hundred people."

This school was once Fang Dang Bai Ge's personal guard, and he was extremely brave in fighting. Fang Dang Bai Ge originally wanted to kill him to shock his army. When the knife was halfway through, he stopped. Fang Dang Bai Ge kicked the school's chest and kicked him to the ground. He gritted his teeth and said, "Get out of here, our people in the Party Xiang don't have pussy like you, don't show their eyes here."

Soon, another team of Dangxiang Army approached Yizhou City. The small school kicked down rushed to the front with shouts. The Dangxiang Army's heavy weapons to attack the city were pitifully few, and they were all concentrated in Fangdangming's army. The attack on Yizhou was only possible by bows and arrows to suppress and kill the troops on the top of the city. The Dangxiang Army still had more than 6,000 people who were shooting archers near the city wall. The iron arrows covered the city wall like a storm. The soldiers on the city wall could not raise their heads, let alone raise their bows and fight back. They could only lean behind the battlements or hold shields to barely gain foothold on the city wall. At this time, the wood and stones had been exhausted, and the people in the city had already started to demolish houses and pick up beams and carry bricks. However, the supply of wooden beams and bricks was far from keeping up with the consumption speed. Some ordinary people risked their lives and boiled water with prepared stoves. Soon, a bucket of water rolled off was poured down.

On dozens of wooden ladders, the crazy Dangxiang Army climbed up quickly. The stones of the woods and stones were fewer and fewer to them. The most lethal force was the overwhelming boiling water. When each bucket of water fell, several sergeants who were scalded and had flesh bloomed fell off the long ladder. However, the supply speed of boiling water could not keep up with the consumption speed. After a while, the sergeants guarding the city wall began to shout: Come quickly and send boiling water.

Wang Jiang desperately shouted at the sergeants and the people guarding the city wall on the west side, "Get the fuel." More than a dozen soldiers quickly carried a few large wooden barrels and ran towards the north city wall where the fierce battle was in full swing. After a few steps, an iron arrow flew over under the city wall. None of the dozen soldiers escaped and were all shot to the ground. Another group of soldiers rushed over and lifted the large wooden barrels to continue running towards the north city wall. The soldiers raised the wooden barrels and fell down. The black fuel fell under the city wall. Another group of soldiers lit rockets and shot them down. In an instant, a raging fire ignited under the city.
Chapter completed!