Chapter 089, How precious is a beautiful body of a thousand gold? This time, love is secretly born in the world

It is natural that the princess lived in the ordinary guest room, so Mei Zhenyi gave out his bedroom, and the pillows, quilts and curtains were replaced with new ones. His bedroom was a suite, and there was a warm room in the outer room, which was where Guer and Sui'er sleep so that they could serve him at any time. Outside the warm room was a small living room, and the other side of the living room was a study room.

The study room has two fronts and backs. A small front hall is separated by a screen in front, and another door is facing outward. There is a place to place bookshelf and tables in the middle. There is a bed behind, which is a place to rest when you are tired of studying. There is a door connecting with the small living room here.

As Mei Zhenyi's identity, there will naturally be no only two personal maids to take care of her. This is an independent small courtyard in Qi Yunguan East Crossing the courtyard. There are also maids living in the wing rooms on both sides to take care of their inner family. Mei Zhenyi has no inner family, and these people usually follow Gu'er and Sui'er's orders.

Outside the small courtyard is a large courtyard, with the main hall for guests, guest rooms, wing rooms where servants live, special horse houses and kitchens, etc. Mei Zhenyi moved into the room and handed over the entire courtyard he usually lived to Princess Yuzhen, and specifically told Gu'er that Sui'er would still live in the original place and take good care of this distinguished guest.

None of the servants of the wealthy families could not look at the eyes. When they saw the young master receiving so carefully, they knew that the origin of this guest was not simple. Although the young master ordered that he was not allowed to ask or discuss the identity of the guest, he could always ask something else, such as the servant in charge of the kitchen asked: "What kind of courtesy should I do?" means to serve him in what specifications. In ancient times, most wealthy families had this kind of attention.

Mei Zhenyi ordered: "Girls in Chang'an, please wait for the rituals of the mistress." This means that this guest came from Chang'an and had a very delicate identity. All servants should not neglect them, treat them with the rituals of the mistress - this is already the highest standard.

As Princess Yuzhen, there is no problem with treating this way, but it caused a very interesting misunderstanding. Princess Yuzhen is a young woman. You can tell at a glance that her background is definitely not ordinary. Could it be that she is... the young master's fiancée? The future mistress of the Mei family? The marriage that the master has made for the young master in Luoyang? Almost everyone, including Gu'er, Sui'er, guessed this in private.

Before she passed the door, she ran to her husband's house to visit. Although it was not very common, it was not impossible for her to be open during the Tang Dynasty. She came to the house alone and was a little embarrassed when she came. Maybe something happened on the road. Or she ran out of her house secretly to see what her future husband looked like?

Liu Zhi recognized Gu'er and Sui'er as his daughter. He gave them a status and identity according to Mei Zhenyi's meaning, so that they would be good at being wives in the future. The two maids also understood that the young master was the future Duke of Southern Lu, and the wife still had to look for the rich nobles of the same family, and the young master had to make the decision by himself.

Now, the "big wife" in the family in the future is here. She is not only well-educated but also gentle and gentle. She is a person who is easy to get along with. The two girls are happy for the young master and are also secretly happy. They are smart and smart, but now they are "aware of it" and of course they take good care of Princess Yuzhen. Within a few days, they get along like sisters.

As for the other servants in the family, they also had the same thoughts. Everyone was very kind to Princess Yuzhen. It was not only respectful in attitude, but also a kind of enthusiasm from the heart.

Princess Yuzhen herself also had a special and indescribable feeling.

She was originally the daughter of the prince and had a wealth of wealth since childhood, but she was still young and not very sensible at that time. When she had just become an adult, her family suddenly suffered a change. Her father, Li Xian, was deposed and her family was exiled to Bazhou. As the saying goes, a down-and-out phoenix is ​​not as good as a chicken. In recent years, Li Xian's family lived a semi-incarnated life under surveillance. Many people around her dared not approach them like they were hiding from the plague. After getting tired of it, they could see the coldness of the world.

After her father died, Empress Wu issued an order to recover her title, and she was also named Princess, but her situation did not improve much, so she was kidnapped by Zuo Youxian. To be honest, although she was a princess, her life was far less than that of Mei Zhenyi, the "little princess". Li Jingye rebelled in the name of Li Xian. He also passed on a false will in the name of Princess Yuzhen. She thought she had no physiology. She was already ashamed, but unexpectedly, she survived in a desperate situation and was rescued by the masters of Mei Zhenyi whom she had never known each other.

Being saved is secondly. What is even more rare is that she felt the long-lost warmth at the Mei family, being cared for by others and caring from the bottom of her heart. Everything is because of Mei Zhenyi, this handsome boy always has a very friendly smile, which makes people feel good involuntarily. These days, she often meets Mei Zhenyi in the study. He is not old, but has good conversation and good attitude, and is also gentle and polite. - a noble person in times of distress, a confidant in the world!

Is there really such a thing as falling in love at first sight in the world? There are often things that have a reason. For example, when Yu Zhen saw Mei Zhenyi, she felt a secret love. Unfortunately, she couldn't say it out. Many things are involuntarily in her identity. She really hopes to be able to keep her best friend in the future. Here she feels like two words - happiness.

However, Mei Zhenyi had no other thoughts about Princess Yuzhen, and she did not expect that the relationship between men and women was a misunderstanding. "Sending someone" to rescue her was just a misunderstanding. As for treating her well, on the one hand, she was because the other party was a princess after all, and on the other hand, she also felt sorry for her life. In addition to being hostage by Zuo Youxian and sympathized with each other, there was also a reason that she couldn't say.

Ming Chongyan, the left-door demon, designed to kill Mei Zhenyi, and it was Mei Zhenyi's idea to throw the body out of Luoyang City. Pei Yan and others figured out the thoughts of Empress Wu, and used this as an excuse to frame the prince Li Xian. Even the emperor Li Zhi at that time was confused. Although these were not Mei Zhenyi's fault, when he saw Princess Yuzhen, he always felt a little guilty and sympathy.

On the day when Princess Yuzhen was injured, Li Jingyedi's rebels came to the city of Wuzhou.

As Mei Xiaolang and Mei Yi expected, after Li Jingye rose up, he sent a partial army to capture Wuzhou, with a total of 6,000 infantry and 500 light cavalry, and led by Li Jingye's local general Wang Naxiang.

More than 6,000 people? It doesn’t sound too many, but don’t forget that this is a regular field army. There are less than 2,000 local garrison troops in Wuzhou, and they have been neglecting to practice for a long time. In Wang Naxiang’s heart, he did not take Wuzhou seriously at all. The Jiangnan area has indeed been stalemate for a long time. Since Li Jingye started his army, even big towns like Runzhou (now Zhenjiang) have easily captured Wuzhou, and it is natural that he will not waste his power.

Wang Naxiang thought he was picking up a soft egg, but he kicked a piece of iron!

The news of the rebels' arrival was that a horse had already been reported to the Wuzhou Prefecture. Mei Yi ordered the soldiers guarding the city to climb the city, and hid in the siege and prepared to fight. Wang Naxiang led his army to the city of Wuzhou. He saw that the city gate was closed and the city wall was empty, with only a large flag fluttering in the wind. On the flag, there was a small character "Guarantian Nanlu Gong" and there was a big "Plum" in the middle of the flag.

Mei Yi raised Mei Xiaolang's banner, which not only showed the attitude of the Mei family, but also made a strong morale and military power. This is usually somewhat rude, but it is also a means to fight against rebellion.

Under the banner, there was a general wearing armor. He stood up with a sword and was majestic. There were no one else on the left and right, but the city was filled with murderous intent. Seeing him, he had an illusion, as if this person could block the thousands of soldiers and horses in the city.

Wang Naxiang and his subordinates were shocked when they saw the flag on the city and were suspicious. The army did not approach immediately. A hundred steps away, Wang Naxiang stepped forward and shouted at the city: "Who is on the city? I will restore the command of the General British Duke, the chief of the Yulin, Wang Naxiang. He was ordered to enter Wuzhou and did not open the city to welcome the king's army!"

The man on the city shouted: "I am the command of the right servant of the state, the guerrilla general Mei Yi, who is here to reorganize the troops and kill the traitors and other rioters!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he didn't say much, nor did he wait for Wang Naxiang to talk nonsense. Mei Yi took out a flag and waved it to the air. A dense sound of chuckling came from the city wall, followed by a whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh and whoosh and whoosh and whoosh and whoosh and whoosh and whoosh and whoosh and whoosh and whoosh, all the other people on the city wall were divided into thirty teams, and the strings were all lying behind the pheasant. Mei Yi ordered with the flag language that one thousand five hundred crossbow arrows shot out from the same time, and the falling arrow points were concentrated in the most densely formed places in the enemy's vanguard formation.

In the crossbow formation in the army, when the crossbowmen shoots, they do not aim at a specific target, but instead shoots upwards in a unified direction and angle according to the order, so that the falling arrow points cover the designated area, forming dense lethality. This is a "fool-like" attack, which is a bit like a modern heavy artillery unit. When the gunner fires, they cannot see the target, but only adjust the elevation angle and direction to shoot according to the coordinates and wind data provided by the commander.

Mei Yi gave Wang Naxiang a slap, because the vanguard of the military formation under the city was a hundred steps away, and the only one who left the range of an ordinary archer was shot upwards on the crossbow formation on the city, and the farthest killing range could reach two hundred steps.

It’s not a fault for Wang’s appearance, but he didn’t expect that the Thousand Crossbows could only encounter the ground scene when the army was fighting. The county towns where the marchings passed were all surrendered, and there was no decent resistance. Unexpectedly, he encountered this episode under the city of Wuzhou. Moreover, Mei Yi was very awesome and didn’t listen to what he was saying at the city. He killed him without any nonsense when he met.

The arrows shot from 1,500 hard crossbows fell into the rebel vanguard formation like rain. They caught a surprise attack on the back of the horse, and the rebels lost more than 200 people on the spot. Wang Naxiang was also hit by two arrows, blocked by his thick breastplate and was not injured. However, the horse under his crotch was shot over. He was wearing heavy armor and landed on the ground and was unable to move. His personal soldiers raised their shields and stepped forward to save him back into the formation.

The three thousand crossbowmen in the city were in a group of two people. After a round of volleys, the archer handed over the air crossbow to his companions behind him, took another crossbow with good arrows, and then shot in groups and volleys again according to the captain's order. The drop arrow point was still concentrated within the range and the enemy's formation was the most dense. The commander captain leaned behind the scepter and observed the enemy's situation from the holes in the female wall.

There was a sound of gongs in the rebel formation, the cavalry drove their horses back, and the infantry raised their shields to retreat. After three arrows on the city, the rebels had retreated beyond the range of the hard crossbow to re-arrange the array, leaving hundreds of corpses of horses with arrows in front of the formation.

Mei Yi could see clearly in the city, and couldn't help feeling a little regretful. The formation was very chaotic when the rebels retreated just now. If he had given him eight hundred well-trained cavalry to open the city and fight, he would be sure to break the enemy formation in one fell swoop. Unfortunately, the tens of thousands of defenders in the city were almost all the scattered soldiers who were temporarily trained, and it was unlikely that the battle in the city would be opened.

Wang Naxiang was once frightened and almost had the idea of ​​running away. Looking at the crossbow formation on the city, it was definitely not like a mob. When thousands of arrows were fired at once, no one even appeared in the city. After the sneak attack, he did not hear a cheer, which shows that the order was strictly commanded. Thinking of the banner of the Southern Lu Duke in the city, was it really that the Southern Lu Duke had led the army to Jiangnan? If that were the case, his men and horses were not enough to be stuck in the gap!

When he stepped back and re-arranged the array, he found that there were no soldiers and horses in the city taking advantage of the situation and then he breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that there was no army of Southern Lu Duke in the city. The man in the city just now claimed to be a general of Southern Lu Duke. He should have been the general of the Mei family to temporarily train troops to climb the city to resist. He took out the heavy crossbow from the armory. He recalled the crossbow formation just now. Although it was powerful, it was not completely neat when the arrow was fired, and the arrows were scattered very much, unlike the skillful army.

Thinking of this, Wang Naxiang was shocked and calm. Seeing that it was getting late, he ordered camp outside the west gate of Wuzhou. He divided his troops to guard the four gates, and rode around the city to inspect. He ordered people to cut wood and build shield chariots overnight. The offensive and defensive battle in Wuzhou City began like this.

A shield cart is a cart with high shields erected in front to resist arrows, and a crossbowman wearing heavy armor shot upwards in the car to cover the attack. When the infantry followed behind and rushed to the city, they set up a ladder and could raise their shields to rush up the city wall to occupy a bridgehead position.

The next day, when the rebels chariot rushed to the city with arrows, and just raised a ladder, the whole Wuzhou city suddenly grew sharp "thorns", like a huge hedgehog. Countless warriors holding bamboo guns more than four feet long appeared on the city. Each three people guarded the chassis in groups.

Their equipment is very strange. They wear helmets and only hang up the breastplate on the front half of the upper body. Their cooperation is also very special. They stab each other in three directions. The three long poles cross and twist them, and they can pull the opponent and the shield down with just one action. This is not a conventional tactic, but it is very effective in this special situation.

The shield soldiers siege the city were obviously at a disadvantage. The opponent's bamboo gun was long and light and could stab directly under the city. They could not reach the opponent at all. They held up a heavy shield and were unable to move forward and could not dodge. The shields were originally intended to prevent crossbow arrows from shooting, but at this time the crossbow soldiers ignored the shield soldiers and still shot volleys behind the shield chariot to form suppression. The follow-up troops rushing from the distance were cut off.

The attack failed on this day. Next, the Seven Heavenly Kings was unable to attack the Wuzhou city wall. He didn't know how many defenders and how many bamboo guns there were in Wuzhou city, which gave people an endless feeling. Wang Naxiang also realized that he underestimated the city too much and wanted to ask Li Jingye to send more reinforcements, but at this time, the court's Li Xiaoyi's army had arrived in Gaoyou and fought with the main force of the rebels. Li Jingye could not draw reinforcements.

Wang Naxiang was in a dilemma, and he had to temporarily stop the offensive. He let the army rest for two days, no longer use ladders, and speed up the construction of shield vehicles and trestles. The siege trestles are a large instrument, a bit like the gangway of passengers on and off modern aircraft. They were mounted on the shield vehicles and pushed directly under the city, and the bridge headed directly to the city wall, and even the cavalry could rush up directly.

The city wall of Wuzhou was three and six feet long, not too high. Wang Naxiang prepared to advance the train array, set up a trestle and climbed the city wall, and used cavalry to charge. If this was not possible, Wuzhou City would really not be able to be captured.

Mei Yi saw that the rebels' offensive slowed down and looked from the high ground in the city. He saw soldiers constantly cutting down huge trees and transporting them back in the enemy camp. He knew what they wanted to do, and he couldn't help but worry. He ordered the collection of tincture oil from the whole city and the flammable objects that caused fire to be transported to the city wall, preparing to use fire to attack and counterattack. At the same time, several large crossbows in the armory were also lifted onto the city wall.

The crossbow is also a kind of siege equipment. It is installed on the bed frame and is wound with a winch by several people. The specially made arrows are like a spear, with a maximum range of 1,000 steps away, and its power can penetrate a wall. However, it is very troublesome to launch this kind of thing once. The accuracy is not very accurate, and the arrows are limited. It has little effect on the charge of the military formation. It will block the way forward and backward, so it has been useless a few days ago. Now it has been moved out in order to prevent the trestle from advancing.

Mei Yi knew in his heart whether Wuzhou City could be defended. In this last battle, both sides were exhausted in the attack and defense inside and outside the city. The imperial army had approached Jiangnan, and Wang Naxiang would definitely fight to the death to take Wuzhou. Mei Yi also knew in his heart that once the rebels rushed up the city wall, the soldiers and civilians in the city would definitely suffer heavy casualties! Until now, he guarded Wuzhou alone and had not received any news of reinforcements nearby.

The only thing that comforted Mei Yi was that the warriors in the city were in full swing. Many people had never fought a war before, and it was inevitable that they would be afraid of seeing the rebels for the first time. However, after these days of fighting, they successfully resisted the enemy at the city, and everyone was excited and excited, and their fighting spirit became stronger and stronger. Wuzhou Prefecture has issued a notice that anyone who has made contributions to the war will receive a heavy reward. If unfortunate casualties are unfortunate, the government will also give a generous pension and take care of their families.
Chapter completed!