Three Kingdoms Eschatology

At this time Liang Jun was attacking the city fiercely, four or five riders galloped over from the street outside the courtyard, and after they got off their horses, they rushed into the courtyard without saying a word.Wei Zu, who was guarding the gate, was about to intercept them, but the leader showed his waist card.Several gate guard Wei soldiers quickly retracted their heads, nodded and bowed to make way for them.These people are the scouts of Xia Houyuan's own soldiers, all of them are of the rank of lieutenant, so they cannot be provoked.

The defenders in the courtyard, like the Wei soldiers guarding the gate, made way for them one after another.When they came near the entrance of a passage, they found that Wei Zu, who was guarding the entrance, was poking his butt and pointing his head down at the entrance of the tunnel.Apparently talking to someone in the tunnel.

Xia Houyuan's personal scouts asked, "What are you doing?"

"Report to Shangguan, one of the troops we sent outside the city has returned, and they say they have completed their mission."

The leading scout said: "Oh? That's very good, we just have some questions to ask them." The other scout said: "Now the two armies are fighting at an extraordinary time, you have to be very careful. The retreating troops can you Confirmed clearly?"

Wei Zu replied: "Don't worry, Shangguan, we have specially set up codes to prevent Liang Jun from discovering the secret passage. Only when they match the codes will we let them out!"

While they were talking, a Wei soldier had already emerged from the tunnel.Several scouts saw that he was indeed Wei Jun's uniform, so there was no doubt about it.The leader of the scouts stepped forward and asked, "Where is your general? The commander wants to know the military situation in the outer city."

That Wei Zu replied with a smile on his face: "Our heads are behind, and we will come up later."

After a while, more than a hundred Wei soldiers came out of the tunnel.The leader of the scouts asked again where Wei Zu's general was, and that Wei Zu continued to answer with a smile: "It's behind, it's behind, and it will come out soon."

Another quarter of an hour later, Xia Houyuan's personal scouts and the guards of the Wei army in the courtyard noticed that something was wrong.First, a team leader of the guards asked: "Why do you have so many people? Didn't you only have a hundred or ten people when you entered?"

As soon as his words fell, those "Wei soldiers" had already raised their voices.One of the leaders shouted: "Do it." Hundreds of Liang Jun's fake Wei soldiers attacked at the same time, beheading all the Wei soldiers in the courtyard with their weapons.

The Wei soldiers including those scouts were caught off guard, and a large number of them were beheaded in an instant.The rest of the dozen or so people yelled in terror, but they hadn't had time to shout a word or two.He was stabbed into the body by Liang Jun's weapon...

Chapter 668

On Jinshi Street in the inner city of Luoyang, soldiers of the Wei Army were caught off guard and were beheaded in large numbers by soldiers of the Liang Army who rushed out suddenly.The streets were full of soldiers fighting fiercely.More Liang Bing rushed out of the tunnel continuously.

The battle situation on the city wall is already in jeopardy for the Wei army.As the casualties gradually increased, the soldiers of the Wei army began to waver, and they retreated steadily towards the city stairs.Some soldiers even secretly greased the soles of their shoes and slipped down the stairs.

At this critical moment, a general in the Wei army suddenly appeared, holding a spear and personally joining the battle group.This person is Xia Houyuan, the leader of the Wei army.

Xia Houyuan stabbed quickly with his long spear, and with one shot, a Liang soldier was thrown into the air.Then another shot was thrown at the famous spear and shield soldier. The gun shaft rubbed against the shield, and after a string of sparks splashed out, the spear blade pierced the Liang soldier's chest.

Xia Houyuan, who killed two people in a row, also shouted loudly to cheer up all the soldiers of the Wei army.Wei Bing, who was about to be defeated, regained his morale and stabilized his position again, not only did not continue to retreat.Instead, the line of troops was moved a few more steps towards the city.

A roar came from Liang Jun's formation: "Wei Jiangxiu is going to be crazy, Hua is coming!"

After Hua Xiong finished yelling, the spear in his hand attacked Xia Houyuan like a rabbit.At this time, Xia Houyuan's spear pierced through the body of another Liang Jun, and it was too late to withdraw.Fortunately, his personal soldiers blocked the shot for him with their shields.It's a pity that the shield still couldn't block the spear, and pierced into the soldier's head with a puff.

At this time Xia Houyuan had retracted his spear and fought with Hua Xiong.After a while, beads of sweat dripped from Xia Houyuan's forehead, and Hua Xiong's heart became anxious after the prolonged fierce battle on the top of the city.

At this moment, Xia Houyuan suddenly heard shouts of killing coming from the city.Those Liang troops who came out of the tunnel finally broke through the obstacles of the Wei soldiers on the gold market, and rushed towards the city gate here.In fact, there were only a few hundred of these Liang troops, and there were thousands of Wei troops in the block separated from the city wall stairway. As long as they were well organized, it was impossible for Liang Jun to rush near the city gate.

However, Xia Houyuan, who had shown timidity towards Hua Xiong, became even more confused because of this, and Hua Xiong accidentally stabbed him into the shoulder blade. Hua Xiong screamed, and under the severe pain, the spear fell to the ground.Three or four Liang Jun's spears pierced into his body one after another without hesitation.Xia Houyuan shook his body, with blood continuously gushing from his mouth and nose, and fell on the bluestone slab at the top of the city.

Hua Xiong leaped over, drew out the saber at his waist, raised the saber in his hand, and chopped off Xiahouyuan's head, then raised it in his hand and shouted loudly: "The enemy chief Xiahouyuan is dead, you should surrender quickly!"

Those Wei soldiers who were still fighting saw that their main general was beheaded, and they were already in a state of confusion. Some turned around and ran down the city, and some threw away their weapons and raised their hands to express their surrender.Although the remaining soldiers of the Wei army were still resisting, they soon fell under Liang Jun's swords, guns, swords and halberds.

Under the leadership of Hua Xiong, Liang Jun, who had climbed to the top of the wall, rushed down the city like a torrent.Those Wei troops on the street who were encircling and suppressing the authentic Liang army thought that the inner city of Luoyang had been breached by the Liang army, and their morale collapsed instantly.The soldiers of the Wei army no longer dared to go forward to fight again, and began to flee in all directions.

Soon, the gates of Luoyang's inner city were opened one after another.Liang Jun's heavy cavalry began to gallop on the bluestone road in the inner city, and a large number of Liang Jun's guns and shields surrounded them.Part of the Liang army has entered the South Palace and North Palace of the Hanting Palace.A moment later, Feng Yu, who was fully armed and wearing armor, also entered Luoyang City surrounded by the Habayashi Army.

Under the guard of Habayashi's personal guards, he broke into the South Palace of the Hanting Imperial Palace, and then boarded the complex road connecting the South Palace and the North Palace. The Luoyang he saw here was quite different from what he saw in his youth Changes, streets and alleys, and Liang can also be seen shuttling back and forth on the streets, searching for and eliminating the remaining Wei soldiers.The street was also full of kneeling soldiers of the Wei army who raised their hands and begged for surrender.

A Yubayashi soldier walked quickly to Feng Yu and reported: "Report to the Holy Majesty, Yuzhou, report your membership! General Zhao Yun has now swept across Runan and Huainan, went north to attack Xudu, and is waiting for the new edict from the Holy Majesty in Xudu. Zhou Yu's army and Zhang Ren's army have left Yuzhang and swept across Jiangdong. Meng Huo's army has entered Jianning from the South China Sea."

The generals around Feng Yu were overjoyed. Jia Xu first cupped his hands and said, "Congratulations, Your Majesty, the time for the reunification of the world is approaching. Our army should march as fast as possible to conquer Yecheng, the capital of the puppet Wei Dynasty." , to prevent Cao Pi from jumping over the wall in a hurry and gathering troops to make a desperate fight. As long as we break through Yecheng, it will be difficult for Cao Pi to gather troops in all states, counties and counties."

Feng Yu nodded and said: "Jia Qing is right, but our tens of thousands of troops are far away from the rear, and the cities we occupy have not been fully digested and consolidated. It has not been tested whether those old Wei officials who have taken refuge in us are trustworthy. The reclamation army stationed locally has not been reorganized. It is not only our army. Zhao Yun, Zhou Yu, and Meng Huo may also encounter the same problem. In this case, we will continue to go deep into Hebei for thousands of miles. Once the rear changes, the consequences will be disastrous."

Feng Yu paused for a while and continued: "However, what Jia Qing said cannot be avoided. Cao Wei may be desperate and spare no effort to gather all the young and strong, and let them be cannon fodder to fight to the death with my Liang. We At least take Hulao Pass as fast as possible. I ordered Xu Rong and Dian Qing to lead their armies to go straight to Hulao Pass. The Yellow River, carry out raids and harassment operations in the territory of Hebei. Try to delay the assembly of the Wei army's grain, grass, supplies, and soldiers and horses as much as possible."

Following Feng Yu's edict, Xu Rong and Dianqing's two armies with nearly [-] horsemen immediately left Luoyang City and headed straight for Chenggao, where Hulao Pass is located.The Viking ships that stayed in Luoshui before also sailed to Luoyang because the channel had been dredged.

At this time, Cheng Gao didn't have many defenders of the Wei army. When the guard Cao Xiu saw the dark Liang army rushing in like a tide, he was already three points empty in his heart.He immediately rode his horse and reported the news of Luoyang's fall to Yecheng. While making the soldiers prepare to defend the city, he prepared to flee in private.

Liang Jun used conventional siege tactics, ballista bombardment with stone bombs, hot bombs covering the city head with a sea of ​​flames, ladders, flying claws and soft ladder ants attached to it. In just half an hour, the gate of Hulao was opened by Liang Jun.The rout of the Wei army rushed out from the east gate of Hulao Pass like a tide, and the cavalry of the Liang army behind them hacked all the way to Suanzao before stopping.On the road from Hulaoguan to Suanzao, dead bodies can be seen everywhere.

Chapter 669 Desperate

Yecheng, in the great hall of the Great Wei Palace, was filled with gloomy clouds and mist.One after another bad news reached Cao Pi's ears. First, Zhou Yu's more than ten thousand troops broke out of Yuzhang and swept across the six counties in the east of the Yangtze River.Then Meng Huo's army marched into Jianning.Although there is no military report on the results of the battle for the time being.But Cao Pi and the ministers of the Wei State knew without thinking that the Great Wei had actually lost all the land south of the Yangtze River.In Jiangdong, Wei Guo did not have many soldiers and horses to guard.Even the small number of soldiers and the generals who commanded them are all veterans of Sun Wu. How could they be loyal to the state of Wei under the pressure of the army.

But this is not what upset Cao Pi and the ministers of the state of Wei. What made them even worse was that the Liang army who broke through Fangcheng finally marched into the hinterland of the Central Plains.In addition to sweeping Runan and Huainan, the [-] to [-] troops led by Zhao Yun also broke through Xuchang, the former capital of the Wei State.

For Cao Pi, Yuyan Erzhou is the place where Cao Wei started, and it is completely incomparable with Jiangdong.If Jiangdong is lost, it is lost, but losing Yuyanzhou is like losing the foundation of the ancestors.Moreover, Zhao Yun's army occupying Xuchang theoretically said that it could cross the Yellow River north in three days and approach the city of Ye.

At this time, Cao Pi patted the table and said: "Why hasn't the news about Xia Houyuan been used yet? This is the only card we can use. If there is any more bad news about him, I, Da Wei, will be fine."

Before the words were finished, a servant in command ran to the main hall sweating profusely, and said in a panic, "Your Majesty, General Xiahou has news. Just yesterday, tens of thousands of troops from the Liang Kingdom broke through Luoyang. Return to the division General Xiahouyuan in Luoyang has died in battle. The Liang army then broke through the Chenggao Hulao pass yesterday night. Now it seems that a branch of Liang army has crossed the Yellow River and is heading towards Yecheng!"

Cao Pi almost jumped up in shock, "What! Xia Houyuan was killed in battle. Didn't he go to encircle and annihilate the Liang army trapped by the Luo River? Why did he go to Luoyang again? And he was annihilated and killed? This is the news who brought it back."

"My lord, this is the news brought by Deng Ai, the captain of Yiyang, and Cao Xiu, the guard of Hulao Gate. Deng Ai arrived in Yecheng yesterday night and reported the situation of the battle in Luoyang and Yiyang to the Ministry of Education. , Cao Xiu just fled back to Yecheng this morning..."

At this time, Sima Yi asked sharply from the side, "Deng Ai arrived in Yecheng last night, why did he come to report the military situation he reported this morning?"

The servant said with a bitter face: "Teacher, you can't blame me for waiting. We also follow the rules of the Great Wei. Deng Ai is just a small captain, and the military situation he reported directly to the capital cannot be reached directly." God listens, you need to be verified by the Ministry of Education before reporting to His Majesty. The Ministry of Education received Cao Xiu's report this morning, which can prove that Deng Ai's words are true. I will report to the emperor after this. ..."

Before he finished speaking, Cao Pi sat back on the dragon couch with a pale face.Underneath, the courtiers were already blushing and arguing with each other.

"It's over, it's like this. Yecheng is also in danger. My Great Wei should move the capital immediately, and Yecheng can't stay any longer."

"As you said, where can we go if we give up Yecheng? The old capital Xuchang has also been taken by Zhao Yun. Could it be that we retreat to Youbeiping and Liaodong? This summer is coming soon, and that guy Lu Bu can let his horse go south at any time , do you want Your Majesty and I to ride on Lu Bu's iron horse?"

"Then how about we retreat to Qingzhou and go to Xuzhou?"

Hua Xin, who hadn't spoken for a long time, stroked his beard and said, "My Great Wei has already lost the land of Jiangnan, Huainan, and the two prefectures of Henan and Yanzhou. If we give up Youyan in Hebei and retreat to Shandong, there will be no chance of turning around. Day. It will be a matter of time before Liang Jun gathers the power of the world to conquest. That is to say, our retreat to the east is only a few days, and we will eventually be defeated by Liang Jun. Since we can give up Youyan, Hebei, why don’t we do it A deal, to make peace with Feng Yu, the leader of the Liang Kingdom? Your Majesty can propose the condition that as long as he no longer conquers our Great Wei, he can rule with the Liang Kingdom on Mount Tai."

Cheng Yu yelled angrily at the side: "What are you talking about?! Your words are the words of a Wei traitor who betrayed his country and sought glory. Besides, can Feng Yu make peace with us for the sake of Hebei Youyan in this situation? He can get the land of Youyan at his fingertips, so why bother to reach such an agreement with me. As you said, we live in a corner of Qingzhou, and there is no possibility of unifying the world in the future. So why did you give Youyan Bai to Feng Yu?"

Hua Xin said with a smile: "Of course it is for Your Majesty. If His Majesty occupies Qingzhou, he can also enjoy the dignity and wealth of a prince. If he continues to be an enemy of Liang Guo, he will risk being killed by Liang Jun and his descendants will be cut off." risk."

Cheng Yu said angrily: "Hua Xin, I didn't expect you to be so thick-skinned, you are trying to live in peace."

Hua Xin was still arguing there and said to Cao Pi: "Your Majesty, this is not because I am just trying to keep things safe, but for your majesty's sake."

Cao Pi raised his palm impatiently, signaling them to stop arguing.Only then did Cao Pi cast his eyes on Sima Yi, and asked earnestly, "Grand Master, we should be doing well right now."

Sima Yi, who had closed his eyes for a long time and said nothing, opened his eyes and said brightly, "Your Majesty, if His Majesty had agreed that I would personally lead the expedition to Hongnong, why would you worry about today?"

Cao Pi smiled awkwardly when he heard this.At the beginning, Sima Yi asked for orders to take command of the Western Expedition, but Cao Pi worried that he would take the opportunity to control more military power, so he refused him, and instead sent Xia Houyuan from the Cao family to take command.Cao Pi said: "This, I regret too much, but it doesn't make much sense for the grand master to say these things now. The grand master should talk about our current method of coping. Can our great Wei be saved?"

At this time, Sima Yi's face darkened, and he said solemnly: "Your Majesty, at the time when the great Wei is in danger, I have no idea about the future of the Great Wei. But I know one thing. Your Majesty cannot leave Yecheng at this time." And Hebei. Because although we have lost many battles, lost troops and generals, lost our land and lost our borders. But to this day, we still have the land of Youyan, Qing, and Xuzhou, plus a part of Yangzhou in the north of the Yangtze River, and millions of people living on these lands If we can seize the time to mobilize, gather the young and strong from the four prefectures and train a little bit, we will still have a chance to fight Liang Jun to the death. Otherwise, we will give up the bargaining chip that may finally stand up to Liang Guo!"

Cao Pi shook his head again and again and said: "Even if we disregard the power of the people and forcibly assemble the strong men, it is too late. Didn't the grand master listen to the military intelligence report just now? The Liang army has already attacked Yecheng! We gathered in Hebei It is difficult to gather soldiers from one place, and you have to gather soldiers from four states? This makes it take more than ten days for the soldiers to fight back and forth from Qingxu at the fastest!"

Chapter 700 Recommending Deng Ai

Sima Yi obviously had thought about Cao Pi's question for a long time, so he came out and bowed deeply to Cao Pi and said, "Your Majesty, according to the Shicai Military Information Pond Report, there is no exact number of Liang troops crossing the Yellow River. According to Chen's estimate, this It must be just a small group of bluffing troops. It is impossible for them to attack Yecheng, or even any of the larger cities in Hebei. Moreover, their supplies and supplies do not allow them to stay in Hebei for a long time. Therefore, for this small group Liang Jun need not worry. As for the nearly [-] main forces of Liang Jun, they have just swallowed and swept Jiangdong, Huainan, Runan, Yuyan, Hongnong and Luoyang. They need to reorganize the government in the newly occupied counties and counties, and reorganize It will take a lot of time to reorganize the local garrison army. If these are not completed, it will be my great Wei's fortune to send out a large army in a hurry to continue to attack our Hebei. In that way, the emperor can issue an edict to mobilize and remain loyal to our Great Wei The aristocratic families, taking advantage of Liang Jun’s main force to leave, raised up uprisings within their respective spheres of influence. This will definitely make Liang Jun fall into the quagmire of being attacked by the enemy.”

After listening to this, Cao Pi nodded repeatedly, and then asked: "Then Grand Master, you just said that you want to gather soldiers from the four states. Then after the hundreds of thousands of troops from the four states are assembled, how should we gather those troops and how to deploy them? Battle, does the grand master have a plan?"

Sima Yi shook his sleeves and said with a smile: "In Beiping and Liaodong, our Great Wei also has a new force dedicated to guarding against Liang Guo Lu Bu's Northern Army. Their number is around [-]. This is also the last large-scale regular battle of our Great Wei." Soldiers. This troop can be transferred to Yecheng..."

When he said this, Cao Pi immediately interrupted him: "Grand Master, are we going to give up the defense lines of Beiping and Liaodong? This Lu Bu wants to let his horse go south?..."

Sima Yi sighed and said: "Your Majesty, do we still need to consider the defense line of Liaobei? This Lu Bu is a disease of skin ringworm to my Great Wei, and my Great Wei is now endangered. Why should we be afraid of the pain of ringworm? We Now we need these [-] soldiers as the backbone to create a large-scale army to fight with Liang Jun to conquer the world."

When Cao Pi heard this, he also nodded in conviction to signal Sima Yi to continue.Sima Yi continued: "In addition to this core force, we have transferred all the auxiliary soldiers from Xuzhou and the few soldiers who stayed there. Qingzhou is also all transferred. In addition to retaining the troops of several cities along the Yellow River, Youyan also All of them must be transferred here. In this way, we can have a total of more than [-] soldiers and horses, and of course we must gather all the food and grass in Hebei besides the soldiers and horses.”

When Cao Pi heard this, he questioned, "Why do you want to keep the troops in several cities along the Yellow River?"

Sima Yi rolled his eyes and didn't answer directly, but said: "This answer can only be reported to the Holy Majesty in private, and it is not convenient to answer right now."

Cao Pi was even more puzzled when he heard this, and the ministers also burst into small buzzing voices.At this time, Cheng Yu interrupted the discussion on this issue, and he shouted loudly: "Grand Master, even if you don't care about the farming in the coming year, it will trigger civil uprisings. All the young and strong will be moved to Hebei from thousands of miles away." Come on, how can such a government order be carried out? Can the people and officials in various places carry out the order? Don’t expect that in the end, before we have assembled a large army, the people from all over the country will already be full of dissatisfaction, rise up, and take refuge in Liang Guo! "

Sima Yi sneered, and said to Cheng Yu: "Cheng Yushi is too worried. This grand master only has a clever plan. In order to keep it secret, I can't make it public here. At most, I can only report it to the Holy One in private!"

Cao Pi had lowered his eyes and pondered for a while, then raised his head and asked, "Teacher, there is still one thing I don't understand. If we really gather an army of 30, how can the Grand Master ensure that Liang Jun is willing to join us?" All the main forces will fight me decisively, is this a bet?"

Sima Yi still said confidently: "Your Majesty, I have noticed Feng Yu since I was a child when I was studying in Hanoi. I collect information and stories about him from various channels on a daily basis. Therefore, I have no doubts about Feng Yu's disposition. I understand what I think and what I think. Don't worry, your Majesty, he will definitely be willing to fight with us quickly. Because this person attaches great importance to the world's population and the suffering of the people. The longer the war drags on, the greater the world's population loss. Secondly, this person's heart He is eager for success and overconfident, so he will never give up such an opportunity to win the world with one battle."

Only then did Cao Pi nod his head and said: "So, let's follow the Taishi's plan. Immediately after the court meeting, I issued an edict to summon the soldiers from the four prefectures to gather in Yecheng. The Taishi Sima Yi was the governor, commanding the entire army and Liang. The army will fight to the death!" After saying that, he gave the servant next to him a wink.

When the servant was about to sing and announce his retreat from the court, he ordered the servant to rush into the hall and shouted: "Report! Your Majesty, Liang Jun... Liang Junbing is approaching the city of Ye! At this moment, their forward cavalry has arrived Thirty miles away from the south gate of Ye City!"

Cao Pi, whose face was already rosy, suddenly turned pale again.He exclaimed: "This is too fast." All the officials also chattered in panic.

It's no wonder they were so flustered, there were more than ten thousand feather forest guards and more than ten thousand soldiers in Ye City.But after a series of recent wars, many were transferred out.Now there are only two or three thousand Yulin guards and more than two thousand soldiers left, and of course there are auxiliary soldiers composed of civilian households in the city and farmers outside the city.If you want to rely on this little army to resist even the small army of Liang army that Sima Yi said, the chances of winning are not great.

Before Cao Pi could speak, Sima Yi asked the servant in charge, "How many troops does this Liang army have?"

"Report to Grand Master, according to scouts outside the city, there are three to four thousand horsemen in total."

"Can you carry the baggage and siege equipment?"

"The scouts observed that there are hundreds of vehicles of various types accompanying the army, and the vehicles should be loaded with ballistas."

Cao Pi was shocked and said: "Three or four thousand Liang army cavalry? They also carried crossbows. This...Yecheng only has about four thousand defenders. The Liang army only used four to five thousand cavalry to attack it. Fangcheng Fortress. How can Yecheng hold on to this!"

Sima Yi still said indifferently: "Your Majesty, don't panic. Three or four thousand cavalry is about the strength of a Liang army. If I recommend one person, Ye City will definitely be held."

"Teacher quickly tell the name of this person."

"This person is Deng Ai, the captain of Yiyang who has fled to Luoyang. Before that, he alone led hundreds of soldiers, and more than a thousand young men held Liang Jun's nearly [-] troops under the city of Yiyang. It can be seen that this man is capable of fighting. Your Majesty If this person is ordered to guard Ye City, Ye City will be absolutely safe."

Cao Pi straightened up and whispered a few words to the servant beside him.The servant immediately raised his voice and shouted to the servant waiting outside the palace: "Xuan! Call Yiyang Duwei Deng Ai to the palace to face the saint!"

Chapter 701

Yecheng, in the Grand Master's Mansion.Deng Ai, who had just been named General of Zhenxi by Cao Pi and served as the lieutenant of Sili, kowtowed in front of Sima Yi and said, "The final general will thank the grand master for his kindness!"

Sima Yi waved his hands and said, "Scholar Zai doesn't need such a big ceremony, please hurry up. I recommended you to the Holy One because you really have the talent to command the army. In the current city of Ye, you are indeed the only one who can guard this city. Repel this Liang army's attack. Don't hesitate, go to the top of the city to command the battle now!"

As soon as Sima Yi finished speaking, he ordered soldiers to enter the door: "Report to the Grand Master, report to the general, Liang Jun's cavalry has arrived outside the city. They haven't taken any action yet, they are just cruising in front of several city gates." Deng Ai then clasped his fists and bid farewell Sima Yi hurried up to the top of the city with a few soldiers.

When Deng Ai climbed to the top of the city, the sun had sunk to the horizon.A large number of auxiliary soldiers are carrying loads of supplies to the city.Among these materials are the "cushion pads" that are used to prevent the explosive bombs of ballistas, and there are rolling wood and stones for city defense.These were naturally ordered by Deng Ai to do.

Deng Ai asked a school lieutenant in charge of this work: "How long will it take to finish?"

The school lieutenant clasped his hands and replied confidently: "General, please rest assured that the infantry of the Liang army will not arrive before sunset, so they will definitely attack the city after dawn tomorrow. The humble officer has mobilized all the auxiliary soldiers to do the battle." This work is expected to be completed in the middle of the night, so there will be absolutely no delay."

Deng Ai's complexion changed, and he said coldly: "No! It's too late to finish the work until midnight. We must finish the work before Liang Jun's infantry arrive. Liang Jun often doesn't play cards according to common sense. Who can guarantee that they must finish the work at dawn? When will the siege be launched?"

"This...General, we have manpower..."

Deng Ai shouted sharply at this time, "Let all the soldiers, including the Habayashi army assigned to a certain commander to defend the city, go to the top of the city to pick up soil and transport sand. Anyone who dares to disobey the military order will be killed without mercy! In addition, urgently recruit people from the city All people who can work, whether women, children, old or young, must come."

"No!" After Ling Bing turned and ran away, Deng Ai began to patrol along the city wall again, and the Liang Jun iron cavalry wandering in the wilderness outside the city fell into his sight.Among these cavalry were heavy cavalry and light cavalry flying feathers, but he hadn't found the shadow of the longbow chariot yet.

Whoosh, Deng Ai heard the sound of the arrow piercing through the air, subconsciously bent his knees and squatted down, and a sharp arrow passed over his head.It was an arrow shot by a Qingqi Feiyu. After shooting, the person kept saying: "It's a pity, it's a pity, if it is a longbow, it can take the life of General Wei." Walking away on horseback obviously contained the meaning of mocking the Wei army defending the city.

The soldiers beside Deng Ai showed resentment, but Deng Ai himself smiled contemptuously: "When you attack the city, let you know how powerful this general is."

Deng Ai inspected for a while, and suddenly heard a burst of noise coming from the temporary camp under the city.Deng Ai's expression sank and he said, "What's the noise?"

Someone had already come forward to report: "General, it is a military order that Captain Habayashiro refused to build the city defense. There was a dispute with the general who sent the order."

Deng Aili said: "Didn't you say that if you disobey the military order, you will be killed? Why don't you do it!"

"Yes... But, this is the Habayashi Army, and this captain is also..." The Wei soldier couldn't continue, because Deng Ai had already turned and left, and hurried down the city.

When Deng Ai entered the tent that was temporarily set up for Shoucheng, two groups of soldiers were gathering together, pushing each other and arguing loudly.

"This is the military order of General Zhenxi and Lieutenant Sili. Everyone must go to the city to work. Even you and the Habayashi Army are no exception!"

"General Zhenxi, General Zhendong. We are not auxiliary soldiers, nor ordinary soldiers. We are Habayashi Lang next to the emperor. We only have the responsibility of defending the emperor. How can we do such hard labor."

"It's true that you are Habayashiro, but you have been assigned to the command of General Zhenxi, so you should obey the military order!"

"Don't talk nonsense, all of us Habayashiro are from aristocratic families and even relatives of the Wei family, no matter what, we will never do hard labor with these untouchables. Why doesn't he, Deng Ai, pick up the soil and carry the dung by himself!"

At this time, Deng Ai had pushed aside the crowd and walked in.Some have bowed their hands to salute him.Even some Habayashi Lang cupped his hands and said to Deng Ai absent-mindedly: "I have seen General Zhenxi."

Only the Lieutenant of the Habayashi Military Academy still held his arms in his arms, standing proudly there motionless, with an arrogant look on his face.Deng Ai said coldly: "What is your position, why don't you carry out this general's order!"

The man also sneered and said: "Captain Deng, oh no, it should be General Deng, don't use a chicken feather as an arrow. According to the emperor's edict, we Habayashiro are only temporarily under your command to defend the city. You If you want us to defend the city and kill the enemy, there is nothing to say. But you want us to do the work of the auxiliary soldiers. Sorry, there is no such content in the edict of the emperor."

Deng Ai continued in a deep voice: "Picking soil and carrying sand is also defending the city. If you don't carry out the military order, don't blame me for being ruthless."

The man sneered: "Deng Ai, I'm afraid you don't know who XX is. XX is Qiu Zhaoyi's younger brother Qiu..." Before he could finish his words, Deng Ai pulled out his waist knife, and after the light of the knife swept across, His head had fallen to the ground, and the headless corpse fell to the ground gushing out a fountain of blood several feet high.Everyone present, whether they were ordinary Wei soldiers or those Habayashiro, were shocked.

"Those who disobey the military order will be shot and killed!" Deng Ai repeated this sentence viciously again.It took a long time for those pale-faced Habayashiro to come back to his senses, and he clasped his fists at Deng Ai and said: "I will follow the general's order"...

In the middle of the night, a huge fire dragon came towards Yecheng.That was the infantry and longbow chariots of the Dianqing Legion.Dian Qing rode his horse to the foot of Ye City, looked up to the top of the city, but it was beyond his expectation.There are no guards at the top of the city, or to be precise, there is no light.

Dian Qing stood silently on the horse for a few seconds, and then said: "Send the order, the whole army is ready to attack the city!" The sound of horns sounded in the crowd of Liang Jun, and the infantry began to line up, and the crossbowmen would also be loaded. Ballista chariots lined up in rows.

After half an hour, everything was ready.General Dian Qing waved his hand and said, "Siege the city!"