Bright Spring

The last ray of sunlight outside disappeared through the crack of the door, and Zhu Gaoxu's heart that had been hanging for a moment finally fell to the ground temporarily.

"Ah!" "Ah..." There were still screams everywhere in the city gate, and the soldiers of the Yan army took long spears and waist knives and stabbed wildly at the enemy soldiers who were still alive.

Zhu Gaoxu let out a long breath, got off his horse, and walked towards the passage of the city wall.As soon as his feet hit the ground, they were sticky and very uncomfortable. He looked down and saw blood and water flowing across the brick floor, walking on it was like stepping on mud.

He walked up the city wall along the ramp, and when he looked out, a group of people had retreated to the opposite side of the moat.A general on horseback in front is also looking up, his face is facing here, it may be Qu Neng.Zhu Gaoxu also looked at that person.

The two stood on the city wall, looking at each other across the moat, speechless.It is useless to scold each other at this time, the sound of cannons near and far is very loud, and the sound of wind, guns, strings, and shouts are "buzzing..." in the ears, even if the throat is broken, it is useless!

Standing on the city wall, Zhu Gaoxu could only communicate vaguely with Qu Neng through guesswork.

I don't know what Qu Neng is thinking at this time, is he expressing his admiration for Zhu Gaoxu?Very impatiently thinking of using artillery... Zhu Gaoxu thought in his heart: My own quickness is not the key, the key is that the reinforcements from the army were not in time, and no one has come yet.

Otherwise, once tens of thousands of men and horses rush into the city of Beiping, can the defenders of Beiping fight against them in the street?

Zhu Gaoxu is only afraid!At the same time, he was also secretly surprised, he had never met Qu Neng, but he had a "Sansa match" with Qu Neng's son Qu Liangcai in Zhuozhou Inn, and Qu Liangcai was Zhu Gaoxu's defeated opponent!Unexpectedly, Liangcai's father, Qu Neng, is so powerful that he can break through the city gates of Beiping with a few troops, organize a defense, and occupy the city gates for so long!

Outside the gate of Zhangyi, Zhu Gaoxu looked at the field of cavalry around Qu Neng, there may only be more than 1000 people.

Chapter 62 Backfired

Qu Neng had a flat forehead and high browbones, and his eyes became deeper. He looked at the tower of Zhangyi Gate for a long time, and the generals around him looked sad with his eyes.

The voice of his son Qu Liangcai said: "What a pity! So many brothers died in vain, and the success is still on the verge of failure!"

A general next to him simply yelled: "Li Jinglong's mother, is it so difficult to send some reinforcements?!"

Qu Liangcai murmured, "Father's outspoken words of advice in Hejian Mansion seemed to have offended Cao Guogong. My son heard that Cao Guogong is narrow-minded. Could it be that he deliberately played tricks behind his back?"

Just now the general angrily scolded: "His mother! His brain was kicked by a donkey! We broke Beiping, the biggest credit is not his Li Jinglong?"

Qu Neng let out a long sigh, withdrew his gaze for a long time, and while riding his horse turned around, he raised his arm to stop the general, "Mr. Cao is not going to be like this, or there is something wrong in the transmission of military orders. Gossip is less, and people Listening to it won't help."

The general was still furious, and said, "When the governor was the commander of the capital in Sichuan, there were no less than 1000 troops in Sichuan, and the governor can still dispatch them like a messenger. What does Li Jinglong mean by only giving more than [-] people? Damn | Give the soldiers as much as possible, are we still complaining here, it's already fucked in the city of Beiping!"

"Boom!" Suddenly there was a loud bang from the cannon at Zhangyi Gate, and then thunderous cannons rang out one after another.

There was a "hiss" from the officers and soldiers' horses, and a horse fell to the ground with blood and flesh flying across it, and the knight on it was crushed under the horse and screamed.

Qu Neng patted his horse away from the city wall, and all the soldiers turned around and followed.All the troops took the wounded soldiers and followed Qu Neng out of Zhangyi Gate. There was no need to attack here.

A group of people mobilized to the south, and when they reached the outside of a turret, they turned to the east and headed for Li's main gate.

His son, Qu Liangcai, rode his horse to catch up, and said, "The man standing on the wall just now is the king of Gaoyang County, and he is also the one who shouted to use the cannon at the city gate. My son met him in Zhuozhou, and he is quite skilled in martial arts." have to!"

"When Mr. Xu talked about him, I still underestimated him a bit. It was really a mistake!" Qu Neng replied, "I shouldn't have sent you to chase him at that time. I should ask for my order myself!"

Qu Neng paused and sighed again: "If King Gaoyang hadn't escaped, why would the Marquis of Changxing be in peril?"

If Geng Bingwen hadn't died, would it still be Li Jinglong's turn?

However, there is no if after the fact.

When a group of people approached the Chinese army, they saw flags like clouds.Shouting and embracing, Li Jinglong rode a fine horse to meet him.Qu Neng had a sullen face, and when he patted his horse forward, he didn't say anything superfluous, he just cupped his fists and said: "The last general pays his respects to Cao Guogong."

Li Jinglong said: "The commander-in-chief just ordered the generals to lead troops to reinforce Qu Dudu, but I heard that Qu Dudu has retreated."

"The last general has few people, so he dare not rush into the city, for fear of being trapped in a heavy siege, and the soldiers will die in vain. The last general has to line up to guard the city gate, but the enemy soldiers will use artillery. At that time, our troops are densely packed and the ground is narrow. The last general waits. If you can't last long, you have no choice but to retreat." Qu Neng said.

Li Jinglong hurriedly said, "It's okay. Tomorrow, Dudu Qu will attack Zhangyi Gate again, and I will move the army to the rear! Dudu Qu can break the city today, and he will surely be able to break the city in the future. Next time, we will go in with a large army!"

Qu Neng said helplessly: "If you are afraid, you can't lose it. If you lose it, you won't come back..."

Sure enough, when the officers and soldiers went to attack Zhangyimen the next day, the city had already sent additional troops and prepared heavy weapons.The officers and soldiers repeatedly used ladders to climb the city and stormed the city, but it was nothing more than ruining more soldiers.

In the next few days, the officers and soldiers surrounded and attacked from many places, but it was still difficult to achieve results.On the battlefield, the fighter opportunity is always fleeting, and there is often only one chance; after you miss it, you will have to wait for the next opportunity and you don’t know when it will be.

At this time, the siege of the city was more violent than before. The officers and soldiers continued to bombard, ants attached, and even dug holes in the ground to attack, but it still failed for many days.

... After a while, it entered mid-October, and the weather was suddenly cold.One morning, when the officers and soldiers were about to attack the city, they found that the walls of Beiping were covered with ice!Last night, the defenders of Beiping poured water on the walls on all sides...the walls were frozen, and it was impossible for ants to attack the city.

At this moment, the food shortage in the battalions of the government and army became more and more serious!

Worse news was also reported to the Chinese army... King Yan actually kidnapped King Ning who was seeing him off on the way to leave Daning!Then King Yan turned around and attacked Daning, breaking through the city and entering.The guards of Daning and the three guards of Wuliangha cavalry have a total strength of nearly [-]...all surrendered to King Yan!

The generals in the army have already suggested to retreat, but Li Jinglong is hesitant... At this time, the tunnel attack has finally achieved some results, and it seems that all previous efforts will be wasted; once the troops retreat, many problems may also arise.

With a large number of infantry and luggage, if the official army suddenly retreats at this time and travels south along the plain in a mess, will they be chased by King Yan's cavalry?Did the men and horses in Beiping City come out and follow after them?There are as many as 50 officers and soldiers, and if they are chased and beaten by tens of thousands of defenders, if they pass it back, they will be scolded bloody!

Li Jinglong decided to send the governor Chen Hui to lead the army to the northeast to stop the attack, and then deploy the retreat plan!

... Not two days later, when Li Jinglong was worried, someone suddenly walked into the tent of the Chinese army, knelt down on one knee and said: "Commander, Chen Dudu's men and horses were suddenly attacked by fine cavalry, and all seven barracks were counted. Broken, all the ministries under Chen Dudu's command are going south!"

"Why did the commander know the news after he was defeated!?" Li Jinglong was furious.

The general kneeling on the ground didn't know how to answer.

Unexpectedly, before Li Jinglong had time to vent his anger, someone reported: "Marshal, the defenders in the city are going out from Desheng Gate, and the generals in the north please send reinforcements to help!"

"Can the defenders still come out?" Li Jinglong roared.

A general next to him hurriedly said: "Calm down, commander, we didn't repair the fortifications to besiege the city, and the defenders can leave the city at any time. At this time, King Yan's forward is approaching, and the defenders will definitely come out of the city to attack!"

Li Jinglong sat back on his chair, and said coldly: "Order the generals not to retreat, and fight with all their strength! Our 50 army, even if we start a decisive battle, we will not be afraid of Yan Ni!"

"As ordered!"

Fortunately, it was getting late at this time, and the attack of the Yan army inside and outside also stopped for a while.

After night fell, Li Jinglong became more and more restless... He thought to himself: The army is short of food and grass, and the morale of the army is in turmoil. At this time, the city has been besieged for many days, the soldiers and horses are exhausted, and they are flanked by internal and external attacks. How can they fight?

He suddenly thought of Geng Bingwen's tragic situation, and suddenly broke out in cold sweat!

Li Jinglong thought again: My late father was Taizu's nephew and adopted son, and my great-grandmother was Taizu's sister, and I haven't had enough glory and wealth. Why should I seek death?

At this moment, Li Jinglong regretted a little, regretting that he should not have taken risks on the battlefield for that little credit... But who knew it would become like this? !Don't you think it would be easy for an army of 50 to attack King Yan's people?

It's a pity that things in the world always backfire.

Frustration, remorse, fear... Li Jinglong's spirit almost collapsed.

Chapter 63 The Commander Is Gone

The east has already turned white, and it is early morning.A cold mist shrouded the outside of Beiping.The fighting during the day subsided for the time being, only the painful groans in the darkness remained.The smell of gunpowder smoke and blood in the air remained in the mist after a night.

Suddenly, a shout came from the official army camp: "The commander is gone!"

The sergeants turned pale with fright, and searched everywhere in the shaft.Not long after, the generals of each battalion rushed to the Chinese army one after another. Where can we find the coach Li Jinglong?