Bright Spring

On the ten-mile-long battle line surrounding the city, on the endless battlefield, both sides are using various ordnance projection | attacks everywhere, and blood is bleeding everywhere!

However, Zhu Gaoxu still issued a military order to make every effort to return artillery, catapults and other ordnance, and the fighting intensity will increase!As the intensity of the siege increases, the daily casualties of both sides will also increase, but time can be saved.

Perhaps the total number of casualties would not make any difference?People die in war, and he thinks that the only way to exchange gains is with human lives, which is nothing more than a matter of proportion.

After transporting the shield carts in front of Tushang, when they came back, they dressed up many wounded soldiers, many of them were bloody and distorted.Between the rumbling gunfire, Zhu Gaoxu's ears were filled with screams and groans.He spent the whole day in such a huge noise, riding around the city to make sure that the various troops were fighting according to the established strategy.

In the afternoon, regardless of the dissuasion of the generals and guards around him, Zhu Gaoxu rode his horse through the thick smoke of burning vegetation and approached the city wall within two hundred steps to watch the battlefield.

"My lord, be careful!" Zhao Ping's voice shouted.

After hearing this, Zhu Gaoxu looked up and saw many enemy soldiers with bows and arrows appeared on the city wall.He has experienced hundreds of battles, so of course he would not be intimidated by such a battle. It is impossible for a bow and arrow to shoot two hundred paces away, let alone those bows and arrows on the wall are facing the soldiers of the King of Han who are filling the river below the corner and shoot!

"Fire the arrow!" A general in front shouted.

Many soldiers in the two trenches stood behind the soil bags in the gap, drew their bows and shot at the city wall.After the crackling sound, a few screams could be faintly heard on the wall, and someone fell headfirst from the city wall.

At this time, Zhu Gaoxu heard a loud "bang bang bang bang" behind him. He raised his head and saw many stones and shells flying past from the air.In an instant, the city wall was pounded by stones, and the dust flew up; there were also two loud explosions, and the pig iron mine smashed on the wall.

The Han Wangjun brothers below are suffering from casualties, and it seems that the defenders are not having a good time.This place is like a purgatory, producing death every moment.

... After the sun went down, the voices between heaven and earth gradually died down.After Zhu Gaoxu finished his work, he finally returned to his bedroom. He didn't fight in person, but he was exhausted at this time.

Lying down on the bed, various voices seemed to be echoing in his ears, and bloody faces flashed before his eyes one after another in the darkness.Zhu Gaoxu closed his eyes, exhaled a long breath, and thought: I really want to wake up, and someone will tell him that Guizhou City has been breached! .

Chapter 428 I'm sorry

At the end of the first month of the first year of Hongxi, several batches of grain transported from Guangxi and Jiaozhi Chief Envoys finally arrived at Dacang on the north bank of the Yuanjiang River.

Zhang Fu sent people to clean up the registration, and it is estimated that it can supply 10 people and horses for more than 20 days.Although it still could not meet the one-month military ration he had requested earlier, Zhang Fu believed that it was enough for him to advance to Kunming City.

This place is about six miles away from Kunming City. Before the imperial examination, Mr. Li lived in a dilapidated inn, where a kiln sister loved to listen to him read.

Sister Yao often took care of him and didn't take money. Instead, she subsidized Mr. Li with a sum of money for his imperial examination.Mr. Li promised that he won the Jinshi, so he came back to find the kiln sister and repay her.Unexpectedly, after Mr. Li left, Zhang Xin happened to see the kiln sister, coveted her beauty, and forcibly bought it away. "

Sheng Yong couldn't help asking: "What happened to Sister Yao?"

Wang Guidao: "Dead. He was tortured and beaten to death by Zhang Xin's family."

Sheng Yong frowned and remained silent for a moment, then said, "Why haven't I heard Mr. Li mention it?"

Wang Gui shook his head and said: "Our family didn't listen to what Mr. Li said. Before the 'Battle of Jing Nan', the prince wanted to persuade Beiping to surrender Zhang Xin, and when he was searching for things about Zhang Xin, he accidentally inquired about it. "

"So that's the case." Sheng Yong nodded, pointed to the government office and said, "I still have something to do to see Mr. Li, so I'll take my leave first."

Wang Gui clasped his fists and said, "Marshal, you are busy with your work."

As soon as Sheng Yong walked outside the gate of the government office, he heard the sound of Mr. Li reading from inside, "The fate is called nature, the will is called Tao, and the cultivation of Tao is called teaching. The Tao should not be separated even for a moment; it can be separated." , not Tao. That is why a gentleman is cautious about what he does not see, and fears what he does not hear..."

Pushing open the door, I heard Mr. Li's voice, "General Sheng is back."

Sheng Yong nodded. He remembered that Mr. Li said before that he would love to read "The Doctrine of the Mean" whenever he encountered any major event and felt restless.What might have happened today?

Sheng Yong first walked to the teacher's chair next to Mr. Li and sat down, still exhausted and let out a long breath of relief.He turned his head, and suddenly saw a crumpled note on the tea table, pressed with a cup lid.He immediately picked it up and looked at it.

The handwriting of peace.

Sheng Yong's face suddenly changed: "Zhang Fujun is coming?!"

Mr. Li put down the book in his hand, nodded and said: "According to the news before Ping'an, Zhang Fu’s army has not come for a long time. It’s not because of slack in the war, but because the army’s rations are not enough. Recently, Zhang Fu seems to have got enough rations. It is estimated that after half a month Arrive in Kunming City."

The three vertical lines between Sheng Yong's eyebrows deepened, and he blurted out: "Then the enemy army outside Kunming City, isn't it going to increase to 20 in half a month?"

"It should be like this." Mr. Li said, "There are only three thousand riders in Ping An, and it is impossible to stop Zhang Fu's [-] troops just by harassment."

There was a long silence in the room, and Sheng Yong was speechless.The so-called clever woman can't cook without rice, no matter how well he can deploy the city defense, he can't defend it if he doesn't have enough troops!

When Sheng Yong and Tie Xuan were guarding Shandong together, the total number of soldiers and horses was 30 million!At that time, Li Jinglong's 60 army had just been defeated in the north and suffered heavy losses, but a considerable number of remnants fled to Jinan City; and Tie Xuan mobilized the remaining guard soldiers on the ground in Shandong Province in advance, and gathered troops to defend Jinan. .

But now Sheng Yong has a total of more than 2 troops in his hands. After guarding for so long, nearly half of the soldiers have been killed or injured.If it weren't for Mr. Li's repeated plans to incite the young and strong people of Kunming City to help defend, they might not be able to defend now!

"The city breaks only in how long it takes." Sheng Yong finally said in a statement-like calm tone, "When Zhang Fujun arrives, the siege will be even more intense. I'm afraid 'that moment' will not be long."

Mr. Li nodded and had nothing to say.

After a while, Sheng Yong's expression turned cold, and he said in a calm tone: "Should we find a way to break through?"

Mr. Li pondered endlessly, noncommittal, and only asked: "Wait for news from the King of Han?"

Sheng Yong said: "Of course it's best to wait. But if you want to break through, it's best within half a month before Zhang Fujun arrives; otherwise, 20 heavy soldiers will besiege, breaking out is almost impossible!"

Mr. Li suddenly stood up, took a box of chess from the bookshelf, and said, "The battle is taking a break today, and General Sheng will accompany me to play a game?"

Sheng Yong had no interest at this time, but he couldn't refuse, so he clasped his fists and said, "Being respectful is worse than obeying orders."

The temperature difference between day and night in Yunnan is very large, and it is not too cold during the day in early spring, but after nightfall, the chill invades silently.Sheng Yong gradually felt the coolness between his fingers amidst the occasional "pop" sound of Di Muzi being placed on the plate.

After a long time, the chessboard became an endgame.After all, Sheng Yong is a general, not as good as a literati who stayed in the study for a long time, and gradually felt that the chess game could not hold up.His gaze flicked from one chess piece to another, and his fingers became hesitant.

Mr. Li finally spoke and said: "Once chess becomes an endgame, there will be fewer and fewer pieces to move. If you move the cannon, the horse will be eaten by me; if you move the cart, after three moves, I will force you to be handsome. One child sees one child, one link is linked to another, and one pull can move the whole body."

Sheng Yong raised his head, with a slightly dazed expression on his face, "Mr. Li knows a little bit about the art of war."

Mr. Li said in a deep voice, "How many years have I been Minister of the Ministry of War?"

Sheng Yong said: "The general will not remember."

Mr. Li said: "As soon as Kunming moves, Zhang Fu and Gu Cheng's soldiers will definitely be transferred to Guizhou. Once the Yunnan battlefield is abandoned, the Guizhou battlefield will also have to be abandoned. Then we will only be left with Sichuan surrounded by enemies."

Sheng Yong made a move, raised his head and said, "I know it. But in chess, there is no distinction between rooks and horses, but there are strengths and weaknesses on the battlefield. You can't just watch if you want to."

Mr. Li nodded lightly, and said with a "snap": "General!"

Sheng Yong looked down, with a look of embarrassment on his face.

Chapter 429 The Prosperity Is Over

In the early morning, the east has become white, but the sun has not yet come out.The light is dim, and everything seems to be sleepy, and I can't see clearly.

On the mountain road in Pingyi County Wei (north of Fuyuan County, Qujing City), the sound of horseshoes rattled from far to near.In the woods by the side of the road, a group of officers and soldiers suddenly appeared, blocking the middle of the road. A general shouted at the two cavalry rushing towards him, "Whose horses are you waiting for?"

No one answered. In the dim light, the two horses reined in together. The horse neighed and continued to charge forward, but gradually slowed down; one of the horses even made a "wow".

The military general blocking the way shouted again: "Who is Shangfeng? Talk to me!" The surrounding officers and soldiers immediately raised their bows and arrows.

The two riders still didn't say a word, and even turned their horses around.After a while, there were several strings of "bang bang bang", and there was a scream in front of him. One rider fell off his horse, and the other rider fled after slapping his horse.

The general in the middle of the road drew his bow, took aim for a while, and released an arrow with a "bang".The arrow hit the horse, and the horse hissed immediately. The knight screamed and fell off the horse.