royal robes

Chapter 219
"Let's talk about business." Zong Xin said awkwardly: "The poor monk has a lot of things to transport. I wonder how many bodyguards my uncle has under his command?"

"If necessary, I can gather tens of thousands of people. Anyway, all the bandits and bandits around here are my people. As long as they change their clothes, they are bodyguards. Usually there are only a few hundred people who walk the body. "Gu Guozhang didn't care. If he was only Master Zongxin, Gu Guozhang would not dare to say that, but he is Lei Hong's son. Since everyone is on the same path, there is no need to hide it.

Zong Xin nodded and said: "That's enough, the poor monk still has important things to do, so let's take my leave."

"I'm leaving so soon, let's stay for a meal."

"No, the poor monk wants to rush back to the big man. The Khitan army is about to march south. If you go late, I'm afraid Yelu Deguang will escape. This time, the poor monk will take Yelu Deguang's head with his own hands."

"Go, go." Of course Gu Guozhang also knew about this, and originally wanted to keep Zong Xin for a meal, but when it came to this matter, Gu Guozhang didn't care about etiquette and told Zong Xin to go quickly and prepare for the big event.

Zong Xin and his party bid farewell to the Zhengyou Escort, and directly boarded the carriage and rushed back to Weinan.Gu Guozhang watched Zong Xin and his party leave with a lot of emotion in his heart.

"Oh, what a pity." Gu Guozhang said: "Zong Xin almost became my son-in-law, but Dugu Xingyue beat him to it. If he had known, I would also go to Mount Tai, so it would be an even better kiss."

"Father, what are you talking about? Master Zong Xin is my master, so you can't think about it."

Gu Guozhang said: "Silly girl, that's why I said it was almost. I regret letting you become Dugu Xingyue as my teacher now. If you don't accept her as my teacher, I will still force you to be Zong Xin's concubine, even if It's fine to stay by his side as a maid. But it's not good now, I can't be a master and apprentice serving a husband together. It's a pity, so it's a pity."

Gu Xiaoyue's face turned red when she was told that. Gu Guozhang had never talked about this kind of thing with Xiaoyue all this time, and as a woman from the world, Gu Xiaoyue was usually very carefree and could say anything she wanted.But when it comes to this kind of thing, Gu Xiaoyue is still a little shy.

"There is one thing you definitely don't know. Zong Xin is actually the son of my righteous brother Lei Hong. It stands to reason that you married him as a wife, and your master preempted you." Gu Guozhang sighed: "Don't talk about this matter." Get out, otherwise our family's lives will be lost. Otherwise... I will find someone to kill your master, so that I have a reason to force you to Zong Xin."

"Don't talk nonsense, I respect Master very much, and you are not allowed to do anything to her." Gu Xiaoyue said: "Aren't you afraid of revenge from the Dugu Clan? People from the Dugu Clan are all lunatics, you must know this."

"So I didn't plan to do it myself. I said I would find someone to kill him. Forget it, it won't work anyway. It will be more beneficial for us to maintain a good relationship in the future."

The two turned their heads back and walked home at the same time, Gu Xiaoyue asked curiously: "Is my master really Uncle Lei's son?"

"This matter is absolutely true. I have investigated Zong Xin's origins before, but I couldn't find it out. And his special relationship with Lei Hong, I felt strange. Until he took out the Night King's Token just now, I Only then can I be sure that he is Lei Hong's third son, Lei Tianyong."

Gu Xiaoyue nodded and said: "That's a pity indeed. If you find me a husband like Zong Xin, I'd be happy to marry him. But now he is my master, so I have to find another one. I will never marry him." You have to find a son-in-law who comes to you."

"Of course, how can my Gu Guozhang's daughter get married? Let's discuss it at home. By the way, how about the boy next to Zong Xin? Although he is a few years younger than you, he is Zong Xin's apprentice and the son of General Guo Wei." .And your age difference is not too big, not as big as the 7-year difference between your master and master."

Gu Xiaoyue curled her lips and said: "You little brat, you don't even have hair yet and you want to marry me? There's no way."

"What about the other boy next to Zong Xin? He is the second son of the Zhao Clan, and he has been with Zong Xin all the time. I suspect that Zong Xin wants to help him become emperor. Anyway, I guess the person Zong Xin wants to help is not himself. His apprentice is the kid next to him surnamed Zhao, one of them can be the emperor."

"This can be considered. If you really can become the emperor... just consider it." Gu Xiaoyue is only 15 years old, and she is not in a hurry to get married.No matter how good the conditions are, she just thinks about it.Gu Xiaoyue is an only daughter, and her father loves her mother at home, so Gu Xiaoyue will never get married, and must find a son-in-law.

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It took Zong Xin nearly two months to go from Weinan to Jinling, but the return journey only took half a month.A car was made in Dugu Valve, and Zong Xin personally designed it for the workers to build. Usually, eight horse-drawn carts were used, and in some cases, eight horse-riding wolves were used to pull the cart. The speed was unimaginable for ordinary people.

Dugu Valve transports grain all year round, so Dugu Valve's car is good.The carriage designed by Zongxin has three pairs of wheels. The wheels and axles are made of fine iron. There is also a layer of cowhide tires on the outside of the wheels. A lot of asbestos is put in the tires to make them lift off the ground and make them softer.

This design is far more durable and faster than ordinary wooden wheels. The biggest advantage is that there will be no big bumps.When the road surface is uneven, sitting in a carriage is like suffering. Zong Xin can't completely avoid the bumps, but it can reduce the magnitude of the bumps, and it is more comfortable to sit in the carriage.

After returning to Weinan, the first news Zong Xin heard was that the Khitan had gathered 30 troops and marched southward, and they had already arrived at the city of Cangzhou.

Zong Xin took a deep breath and asked, "So soon? The spring plowing hasn't arrived yet."

"Soldiers are cunning. Yelv Deguang's surprise is really puzzling. I got this news three days ago. I don't know if Yelv Deguang will attack Cangzhou." The frail scholar sighed: "Master Zongxin, this is It has nothing to do with you, and it has nothing to do if there is no spring plowing. If Yelu Deguang's army breaks through Cangzhou, it may be too late to gather troops."

The weak scholar said very clearly that Yelu Deguang's 30 troops were overwhelming the country, which was something no one thought of.Most people thought that Yelu Deguang would not send his army south, but some people knew that Yelu Deguang would definitely send his army south, and Zong Xin had already made a plan to catch them all.But Zong Xin said that after the spring plowing, Yelu Deguang had arrived before the spring plowing. If Yelu Deguang's army broke Cangzhou, then the Central Plains would not be guaranteed.

Zong Xin sighed: "I'm afraid Cangzhou has already been breached now, because Yelu Deguang has obtained the five-shaped formation diagram of Wei Wang Fu Yanqing, as long as he sends people to study it, and if he surprises him, Fu Yanqing may not be able to defend it. Youyun Eighteen Riding orders, stay in Weinan to take care of the wolf cubs, and the others will follow me."

Youyun Shibaqi was both excited and sad. What was exciting was that the Liao army had arrived at Cangzhou. According to Zong Xin, Cangzhou should have been broken.Looking at the situation is good, but Youyun Eighteen Riders can't help but feel sad, because they feel that the Khitan Emperor will suffer this time, although they don't know why, but they have this feeling.

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At this time, under the city of Cangzhou, Fu Yanqing really didn't expect the Khitan army to move south as Zong Xin said, but Zong Xin said that after the spring plowing, the Khitan army had already approached the city before the spring plowing, and they attacked the city for three days in a row.

Fu Yanqing's five-shaped formation was destroyed by the fire formation and the wooden formation was suppressed. Now the city is defended entirely by gold and earth formations. Seeing that the Khitan army has attacked the city several times, and it is only a small-scale attack on the city, no large army has been sent.

This is already the third day, and Fu Yanqing has never been so embarrassed before. He thought his five-shaped formation was indestructible, but he never expected that it would be broken twice by Yelu Deguang, and the golden formation and forest formation were just hard work. Support, corpses litter the city.As the siege side, Yelu Deguang has won a big victory, because the casualties of the two sides are not much different.But it stands to reason that the attacking party should have three times more casualties, and this time Fu Yanqing has no choice.

In the early morning of the fourth day, everyone was awakened by the sound of Khitan's horns. They went outside the city to see that Khitan had assembled a large army and all kinds of siege equipment were fully prepared.Faced with the darkness of the Khitan, Fu Yanqing, a battle-tested veteran, also felt chilled.Yelude was just about to attack, so let him come and go today.

"Pass down the order, prepare the wolf smoke, just wait for the big battle to light the wolf smoke, so that the bones of these Khitan wolf cubs will be gone." Fu Yanqing ordered people to prepare the wolf smoke. His own general is very confident.

The archers stood on the crenel and drew their bows and arrows, and people kept sending quiver. Naturally, the defenders of the city mainly focused on long-distance.There are still people in the city who are boiling pitch and preparing stones.If the enemy attacks the city, these things are the most useful, as long as they fall down, they will die, and the asphalt will be ignited again, so that the enemy will not dare to take half a step forward.

Finally, there are short-sword soldiers standing behind the archers. If the enemy attacks the city, in order to ensure that the archers continue to shoot arrows, the short-sword soldiers will use their own knives and shields to clear the way for the archers.

Looking out from the inside of the city, it was really dark.The Khitan soldiers wore flannel armor. The soldiers in the front were holding halberds and sickles. In the middle were all siege equipment, guarded by long-sword soldiers and short-sword soldiers, and at the end were archers.The archers on the crenels are not afraid at all, because the enemy is low, and it is difficult for their archers to shoot. What's more, as long as there is danger, they can use the crenels as a shield, and they are not afraid of the long-range troops of the attacking side.

However, the Khitan side also prepared a catapult, which was what Fu Yanqing was most afraid of. The catapult was difficult to make and even more difficult to operate.It takes a lot of people to transport boulders to make the catapult work, and the interval between each attack is also very long, which is not very useful except for siege.

It's just that Khitan can make catapults, and it seems that they must attack Cangzhou.

Although Fu Yanqing was afraid, she was very confident that she could hold on.Time must be delayed here, otherwise, as soon as the news reaches the ears of other Jiedushi, Yelu Deguang will destroy them one by one before gathering troops. In that case, the Central Plains will really be over.

(End of this chapter)