I really don't want to lose the country

"Ding Ding, Governor of Hedong, has seen His Highness the Sixth Highness!"

Ding Ding had received the news of Ye Qing's arrival in Anyi since yesterday, so he had been waiting for a long time.

Ye Qingdao: "Your Majesty Ding doesn't need to be too polite, how is Wenxi doing now?"

Ye Qing didn't talk nonsense with him, but asked directly.

Wenxiyijing has become the front line, and it is necessary to understand the situation very early in order to make the next plan.

Ding Ding didn't expect Ye Qing to be impatient, so he replied: "The barbarians of Beishi are preparing for the siege, building siege equipment on the spot, with about [-] soldiers and horses, and launched a scouting attack on Wenxi County in advance. The first time I went to the city, I was beaten tenaciously by our army, and then the stalemate has persisted until now."

"In this way, the northern stone barbarians haven't attacked the city for the past few days, but Chen Bing is outside, busy building siege equipment, and starting a new round of attack!" Ye Qing urged the horse to walk and said:

"Then our army has been spending a lot of energy repairing the city and building more stable fortifications in the past few days!"

"Your Highness is aware of the details, it is true." Ding Ding said without concealing:

"Before the enemy attacked the city, I asked the people in the city to repair the city and strengthen the defenses. At the same time, I rushed to make arrows and build weapons. I didn't dare to delay for a moment."

Ye Qing nodded slightly, Lai Ding is doing pretty well so far.

And no slouch.

At this moment, a rider suddenly rushed towards Beicheng.

"Report! Lord Prefect, the northern barbarians have attacked the city..."

"What? We're going to attack the city. Hurry up and send the soldiers up immediately and replace the Minzhuang!" Ding Ding was horrified when he heard the words. The barbarians of Beishi finished making the ordnance so quickly, so they can rest and attack again. city.

"Your Highness, the county government has vacated the scriptures, Your Highness will rest first, and I will take people to Beicheng first!" Ding Ding clasped his fists and explained:

"Northern Stone Manzi this time is probably just a test. Tomorrow is the time to really attack the city. Don't worry, Your Highness, there are people in the city, and the city is still in the dead. I will definitely not lose an inch of the country."

Ye Qing waved his hand and said: "I heard that Beishi people don't like to follow the rules when fighting, so don't be careless. If they really know how to attack at night, let me go and have a look with you. All of my men are elite cavalry, and they are best at bows and crossbows." , it is a good thing to kill a few more northern barbarians."

In ancient times, wars were fought before, and they generally did not fight at night.

Due to night blindness, I cannot see at night.

And there are many inconveniences, which are easy to increase casualties.

However, among all night battles, siege warfare has the highest proportion.

So Ye Qing took a look at the color. Although it will be dark soon, it doesn't mean that the Beishi people are just checking the city defense.

It may also be a real attack. Once the Zhou army is careless, it may be in danger like the northeast of the river.

Besides, this timing is a bit of a coincidence.

As soon as I came to Wenxi, the Northern Stone Army, which had been quiet for a while, began to attack.

Maliciously guess whether there is some intention to exhaust him and consume the Xiaoyao Mansion.

Xiaoyaofu rode all the way to Hedong, killed and rushed all the way, did not have a good rest at all, and the combat effectiveness would naturally decline.

So Ye Qing had to think more.

Soon everyone came to the North City Gate.

Before going up the stairs, I saw arrows flying from outside the city piercing Wengcheng from time to time.

There was endless shouting and killing in the city and outside the city.

The generals who walked back and forth and scolded, the noise was accompanied by flying dust.

There were also wounded soldiers who were carried down one by one, howling incessantly.

"Your Highness, Beishirao's arrows are extremely sharp and have a long range. The arrows flying into the city are still extremely harmful." Ding Ding drew out his sword, and all the soldiers from east of the river were also holding weapons and shields. The soldiers headed up the wide and long steps.

Ye Qing didn't draw his sword, but Zhao Yun, Li Cunxiao and others drew their swords with scriptures.

Sure enough, an arrow flew over, and was chopped off by the Hedong Army with a weapon.

Another one flew towards Ye Qing, and Zhao Yun chopped it off with a sword.

The arrow bounced off the ground, hit the earthen wall, and plunged in.

Ye Qing picked up the arrow cluster and looked at it carefully.

It was found that the arrow cluster of Beishirao was longer and hexagonal.

It is made of refined iron and is extremely sharp.

"It's no wonder they can shoot farther and sharper than my Dazhou's. It turns out that their arrow casting technology is more advanced than my Dazhou's." Ye Qing handed the arrows to Xu Shu, and couldn't help thinking of the five counties in Beishi. land, it will be able to draw a tie with the Turks and the Xianbei, and it will be able to protect the northern frontier.

They are not only fierce in battle, not only have the personality to dare to dare to do it, but also have no advantage in Da Zhou.

"My lord, using refined iron to cast arrows, it can be seen that Beishirao is rich in iron ore, and the quality of carbon is extremely high." Xu Shu couldn't help but sigh with emotion.

Refined iron swords or knives or other weapons are easy to understand.

The Beishi people are so willful that they use refined iron to make arrow clusters. From this, it is not difficult to guess the abundance of Beishiren's iron mines.

Or the iron mines controlled by the Beishi court are rich, only in this way can they be willful prodigals.

Text Chapter 283 Taking Military Power

For ironmaking, wood and carbon are commonly used.

Whether it is the amount of material or the fire produced by wood, it is far inferior to coal.

Carboniferous temperature is high, and there is no need to cut down trees and deforestation, so it is naturally the first choice.

Of course, charcoal is also divided into quality. Good charcoal burns more fully, can better meet refining requirements, and can produce higher-quality steel.

During the conversation, everyone went to the top of the city, and more Hedong Army guarded the front with shields, covering Ding Ding, Ye Qing and others as they walked to the nearest city gate!

Once you enter the gate tower, you can overlook the entire city above and below the city.

You can use your eyes to dominate the entire offensive and defensive situation.

"kill!"

Looking down from the gate tower, countless northern barbarians launched an attack.

The siege ladders are still set up on the city wall.

Countless soldiers of the northern barbarians climbed crazily up with their knives.