Bright Spring

At this moment, a sergeant walked over, knelt on one knee on the city wall, clasped his fists and said, "Commander, Governor Qu Neng asks to see you!"

"Bring him up." Li Jinglong beckoned lightly.He is the Duke of the state, and he is in charge of the commander-in-chief of the army. Now, no matter who is in the army, he must listen to him.

Not long after, Qu Neng went to the city to perform a military salute.

Li Jinglong glanced sideways slightly, this Qu Neng was just too serious, with a look of bitterness and hatred on his face, as if someone owed him rice and paid him chaff.That face is also quite suitable for Qu Neng. With a flat forehead, it looks like a miserable life, and the rough skin seems to have not been washed, and the mustache on the mouth is messy. Does this look still look like a governor?

"What's the matter with Governor Qu?" Li Jinglong asked.

Qu Neng said: "I heard that Li Gong wants to send all the troops to the north?"

Li Jinglong was slightly displeased: "Didn't I send the order yesterday, don't you know?"

Qu Neng said in astonishment: "The lower officials will know. The lower officials have the courage to say something! From here to Beiping, there is no danger to defend the Pingchuan River. Now there are 10 officers and troops gathered in the river, and there is insufficient food and fodder. If the whole army is dispatched rashly, How can we last long after arriving at the city of Beiping? Beiping has been a big town in Hebei since ancient times, and it was the capital of the Yuan Dynasty in the previous dynasty. It is not easy to break through..."

"Are Governor Qu afraid?" Li Jinglong's face was pulled down.

"The lower officials are really afraid. The wealth and lives of hundreds of thousands of soldiers are tied to us, and we have to plan for food and drink. Why not be afraid?" Qu Neng said seriously.

"Hmph!" Li Jinglong flicked his sleeve vigorously, raised his finger and pointed at Qu Neng, and shouted sharply, "You are so timid, why fight?!"

The subordinate hurriedly bowed to persuade him: "Mr. Li calm down."

Qu Neng didn't change his face, he was not frightened at all, he still stood there and clasped his fists and said: "The army is short of food, and the people in the rear want to transport food to Peiping, won't they be harassed by cavalry in the field? The army is gathered under the enemy's city , how to deal with the lack of food and turmoil in the army?"

Li Jinglong's face turned red with anger, and he scolded: "This commander has 50 troops in his hands! Can't beat the whole city of Beiping? Can't the military rations last for two months?"

Qu Neng still wanted to speak, but Li Jinglong took a deep breath and said coldly, "I know!"

A few days later, Li Jinglong personally led the army and marched towards Beiping!Tens of 10 horses pushed forward along several roads on the plain, and for a while, the people and horses spread to the north like a huge tide.

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At that time, the Guanjun North Road had already moved south quickly, and soldiers were approaching Yongping City!

Zhu Gaoxu ordered the four cities of Yongping to be closed, and the whole city was under martial law.

He got the news that the coach of this team from Liaodong was Wu Gao, Marquis of Jiangyin.This Wu Gaobing has been under the city for two days, and he hasn't fired a single arrow. As soon as he came up, he was repairing trenches and fences outside...

Zhu Gaoxu boarded the North City, stood at the top of the city and looked around, only the noise of people and horses outside, no gunshots, and the enemy soldiers had not yet started to attack the city.Looking far away, you can still see many people building wooden ladders.

Looking at this posture, Wu Gao is preparing to storm Yongping City!

That Wu Gao was steady and stable, his army strength was at least ten times that of Zhu Gaoxu's, but he first built fortifications to defend, and was not in a hurry to attack the city.Zhu Gaoxu had nothing to do, with too few troops, it seemed uneconomical to storm the fortifications defended by superior troops.

Standing beside Zhu Gaoxu was a group of military generals and civil servants from Yongding Mansion, and everyone was talking about the defense strategy.

"Ask the people to collect the excrement and water. When it is boiled, it will become golden juice. That thing is poisonous. It will rot wherever it is burned. No medicine will work. It will only wait for festering sores to fester!"

"At night, paste some mud on the city gate to prevent the enemy from attacking, and use gunpowder to burn the city gate..."

"The rolling logs and stones should also be prepared, and the people should be summoned to the city to help..."

...The crowd quarreled for a while, Wei Da clasped his fists and said, "My lord, how should the last general defend himself?"

Zhu Gaoxu has been silent for a long time, and has been looking outside. At this moment, he turned around and said, "You should find someone to prepare for the method you mentioned just now. But the most useful thing in the current situation is..."

"What is it?" Everyone was scared and anxious, and several people blurted out.

Zhu Gaoxu pondered for a moment and said, "Reinforcement."

Everyone gradually fell silent, and finally a civil official asked: "I heard that Cao Guogong Li Jinglong's 50 troops attacked Beiping. Does the King of Yan have any troops to help?"

Zhu Gaoxu calmly said with confidence: "Yes, my father has already sent someone to tell me, telling me to stand by for a while, and the reinforcements will arrive soon."

The atmosphere that had been depressed just now gradually rose again, and sure enough, everyone immediately found hope, "King Gaoyang is the most beloved prince of King Yan, and he will definitely come to save him." "Fortunately, King Gaoyang is here, otherwise King Yan would not care Yongping City..."

Zhu Gaoxu didn't say a word, and said in his heart: You really think too much, if the time comes, King Yan will definitely choose to sacrifice my son, do you believe it?A man can't even part with a son, so is he still called a man?

But he can't say it out, as the current guard of Yongping City, the only thing Zhu Gaoxu can do is to deceive everyone in the city.

Otherwise, why do you all have to work hard to defend a city without hope?

He can only do this, there is no other way!Then Wu Gao made it clear that he wanted to do it hard. This kind of stupid way of repairing fortifications to siege the city and ants to attack the city, besides fighting him hard, what other tactics can Zhu Gaoxu have?

If he sticks to it, Zhu Gaoxu thinks to himself that he is not as good as everyone standing there. For example, Zhu Gaoxu has never heard of some of the bad moves they babbled about just now.

However, those tricks can only delay time, and there is no use other than that.The key to fighting hard lies in strength and numbers. Can't everyone defend the city die?As long as there are dead people, it won't take long for more than 3000 people to slowly wear down, and then spread to the four walls, and there will be places where the troops are weak.

So Zhu Gaoxu has no choice but to tell everyone: reinforcements are coming soon.

...In the evening, Zhu Gaoxu left the city after deploying the guards of the cities.

When the room was signed and Wei Da entered, he hesitated to speak, and finally asked: "My lord, when did we receive the news from King Yan?"

There were only two people in the signing room, Zhu Gaoxu glanced at him and said, "No news."

Wei Da: "..."

But he soon understood Zhu Gaoxu's intentions, so he lowered his head and sighed.

Just now on the top of the city, Zhu Gaoxu was very calm and indifferent, but now his face is also very ugly, and he is very depressed... I did nothing, just obeyed the military order, but why was it always me who fell into the siege? ?

The two of them were thinking about something, and they were silent for a while, Zhu Gaoxu said again: "Wei Qianhu, don't give up hope, my father may come, it depends on whether our business can be done."

Wei Da raised his head and looked at Zhu Gaoxu in confusion.

Zhu Gaoxu said: "If our matter is successful, my father will be willing to give up Beiping City. He will take the risk of recruiting elite soldiers from Daning first, and after expanding his strength, he will fight a decisive battle with the main force of Li Jinglong's army. My father is going to Daning. With Songting Pass in the hands of the Daning Army, the best choice to cross the Great Wall is Liujiakou, and my father will definitely come to Yongping to save us."

Wei Da nodded and said, "Your Highness is right. I hope it will come true!"

Zhu Gaoxu was noncommittal, his wish was the same as that of Wei Da's...but he was still hanging in his heart, after all, that kind of trick cannot be without loopholes; whether one of the loopholes will be seen through depends on fate!

Wei Da bid farewell with fists in his hands: "The general will go to the cities to inspect again." Zhu Gaoxu nodded and waved him away.

After dinner, Zhu Gaoxu also asked someone to lead the horse out, and took a team of personal soldiers to inspect the city defense.

In the late autumn season in the north, it is already very cold. In less than a month, the water may freeze.At this moment, with the cold wind blowing on his face, Zhu Gaoxu also felt a little stinging, and his face became more and more dry.

Fortunately, Zhu Gaoxu is only grateful to King Yan. He is grateful for having a prince father who can get so many benefits, but he can't bring in the father-son relationship... Otherwise, he may be like a son at this moment, and he will be hurt emotionally, right?

After all, no matter what the good reason is, being abandoned by your own father, regardless of life or death, doesn't feel good.But because Zhu Gaoxu is not troubled by family affection, he can understand King Yan instead.

"My lord!" "My lord..." The soldiers behind the wall clasped their fists together.

Zhu Gaoxu suppressed the distress and worry in his heart, nodded expressionlessly and said: "When the enemy soldiers attack the city, you must also pay attention to saving your life when fighting. We still have to preserve our strength. When the reinforcements from King Yan arrive, we should cooperate internally and externally to defeat Wu. high!"

He walked forward for a while, and said to the soldiers here: "Reinforcements are coming, let's guard for ten days and a half months."