Qingzhou trip

Chapter 65

Although he was isolated and untrustworthy, Li Jixin's attack on Xueye confirmed Xie Penglai's guess: he lost half of his bet.If he can't take down the sand sea, it will be difficult for this person to gain a foothold in Beixia.The only thing waiting for him is to follow in the footsteps of his cousin and continue to be a horse thief.

However, the continuous harassment by the two troops on the rear flank made Li Jixin extremely anxious, and some people in the army had already sneaked across the Yeqiang River to escape.He ordered the formation to shrink and then counted the number of people, and there were only less than [-] people left.

The siege would not be successful with ten times as many troops, not to mention that they lacked clothing and food.Li Jixin was thinking hard in the tent: It is obvious that Shahai's troops are only a few thousand weak, and the opposing court also promised not to send troops in the secret agreement.But in just a few days, he has been harassed by three different forces, and his cousin's head was also hung on the Shahai City Tower.

After seeing clearly that the opponent's troops were few in number, Li Jixin suddenly gained confidence.But if no decision is made, it will be an instant for the soldiers to be defeated.He held down the sword, "The rear wing refused to disturb the soldiers. The front and left and right wings joined forces to capture the north gate of Shahai."

The guards in Shahai City didn't lose the face of Bao Shengjun, but they were exhausted after carrying it for several hours.But the Beixia iron kite soldiers under the city were still attacking the northern city gate continuously.

Xie Penglai pointed to the group of people who were knocking on the gate under the tower, "This is to gather troops to attack a little bit, defend it today, but it's hard to say tomorrow. Once the north gate is opened wide, the people in the city may not escape disaster."

Zhao Yifang specially called Zou Shiyan and Master Liao to also go to the top of the city. The two civil servants who were born in the Imperial Academy had never seen the scene of flying blood and stumps. shield."

"A moment of enthusiasm?" Zhao Yifang smiled, "Is this king leading troops to fight against the enemy because of a moment of emotion? Master Zou thinks, what should we do at this time?"

Zou Shiyan stood back a little to avoid the splashing blood, "Your Majesty thinks that this problem can be solved. As long as His Highness sincerely negotiates peace talks, and the other side only needs 30 silver, I think His Majesty retreated with this amount after he conquered Xiliao. "

The old Hanlin in Beijing, the old counselors and political officials all like to talk about "garrison to deter, donate money to end the war", and love to say "the country wins with benevolence, and those who keep it with benevolence will live forever." If there are more "creatures" and "common people" popping out, they can gain the limelight.After so many decades of chaos, those who talk about war are harming the four peoples, those who dare to fight must have other intentions, and many good fighters will not end well.

Zou Shiyan's meaning has not changed: peace talks, peace talks, a few years of peace without bloodshed.Anyway, he wasn't the one who paid the money, and it would make the person in the Hall of Wende feel at ease.

"Master Zou, please ask the guards of the tower, which one has not been stationed in Shahai for generations, and which one has no parents, sisters and brothers who died at the hands of Beixia's iron kite?" Xie Penglai pointed to a panting guard in the corner and asked, "You What's your name? How many years have you been a soldier in Shahai?"

"My name is Li Shun," the man wiped the blood off his face with a sip of cold water, "I served as a soldier in Shahai for ten years. My father is Li Ying, a veteran of the Baosheng Army, who died more than two years ago. "

"Would you like to let you lay down your weapons and go to peace talks?" Xie Penglai stepped forward and handed over the wine bag he had brought, "Drink and warm yourself up."

"Magistrate Xie, where are you going to run people? The peace talks are useful, so let's withdraw the border villages and forts, and let's all be happy to go home and farm. Don't call people to the ridges of the fields again at any time and then send troops. Besides. If the people of Beixia were trustworthy, there wouldn’t be the battle more than two years ago, nor the current battle. When I gave money to others, I was bitten back and said that the money was not enough. It’s a shameful thing to throw on my ancestors. Shun couldn't hold his breath." Li Shun was unwilling to take Xie Penglai's drink, and turned away from looking at the people in front of him.

"Well said, a reward of one hundred taels of silver!" Zhao Yifang turned her head to look at the Shahai veteran, "Survive well and drive away the Beixia people to receive the reward."

Li Shun was stunned, and stammered, "Thank... Thank you, Your Highness." Then he propped himself up against the wall and stood up, "I don't live to receive a reward, but to avenge my revenge, and to break the bones of these grandsons below."

Xie Penglai and Zhao Yifang looked at Li Shun with smiles at the same time, and their eyes finally fell on Zou Shiyan's face - the dignified transporter was taunted and humiliated by a guard, he gritted his teeth and forced a smile, "It seems, The right time, place, people and His Highness have taken advantage of it, so Zou will wait for the good news from His Highness."

"You can't just sit and wait." Zhao Yifang pointed back to the direction of the city, "One hundred thousand years gift, this king wants to ask the capital transfer envoy to call out 1 taels as a reward for the soldiers."

"That's Suici—" Another thing that Zou Shiyan was worried about finally came, and Zhao Yifang really got Suici's idea.

"This king is in charge, but the opening of the treasury needs to be ordered by the transshipment envoy." Zhao Yifang said to Mr. Liao, "Master Liao is also needed to witness."

After all, she ignored the two of them, and went forward to look at the situation below the city. Lu Xiangchun was gearing up, "Give me 500 people, and I will take someone out from the side door to cut off his front and back." She pointed at the ribs of Beixia's army, "That's the weakest. After all, they have to guard against being attacked from behind, and they also have to grit their teeth to withstand the front. If they charge there, the enemy soldiers will be in chaos."

Zhao Yifang nodded, "Take some of the guards at the south gate with you, and go out. Remember not to be entangled, and come back after breaking the formation. Killing him counts as one." She beat the child and watched the grandmother marching Formation, so the decision to watch the bureau is far better than other clansmen.

"It's better not to move the soldiers... Shahai's guards are enough." Xie Penglai knew that Zhao Yifang didn't feel good about him now, so he still wanted to persuade him.

"The soldiers need to be transferred, and this king will also join the battle." Zhao Yifang didn't look at her, but was thinking about Lu Xiangchun and the others, "Where are the people in Shahai and the guards fighting desperately in front, and the king's soldiers hide behind and wait for the truth of peace Since the soldiers are about to go into battle, this king can’t be idle.” She knew that Li Mei, Xie Penglai and the others would definitely not want to, so she stopped them first, “Don’t persuade them, you are used to holding pens, not like this king playing pony grown up."

As soon as she gave the order, people's hearts were really lifted.Xie Penglai followed King Jin in small steps, persuading in a low voice, "Your Highness, Shahai is indispensable, why do you take this risk?"

Li Mo also turned pale with shock, "Your Highness, Sergeant Lu can lead the team. You'd better plan for the army, swords have no eyes..."

They went down the tower, and Zhao Yifang listened to them while putting on her armor beside her horse. After buckling up her belt, she walked towards them with a helmet in her hand, "Master Xie, Li Mo, you still don't understand? I'm the Zhao family in Jiamaying. False, but there is nothing but a false name. You can't wait for others to give you a single chance of turning a corner, you have to fight for it yourself."

She put on the helmet, and then turned to Xie Penglai, "I always feel a little crooked, please ask Master Xie to straighten this king."

Tears welled up in Xie Penglai's eyes, she turned her face away, neither should nor help.Even she agrees that King Jin's appearance at this time is a great shock and encouragement to Sha Hai.

King Jin had no choice but to tie the rope himself, "Forget it."

Lu Xiangchun has already ordered people.Zhao Yifang weighed the sword in his hand, "My grandmother's sword was given to me for 20 years, and now I can really draw it out." Li Mei looked sideways at this moment with Yinghua's charming aura, and couldn't tell whether it was Zhao Yifang or the old one. Shang Wang.

After finishing speaking, they got on their horses and ran towards the south side door. Xie Penglai chased after the horse team and shouted, "Your Highness—" This woman came here just to solve problems for herself:

Because of what she said in a moment when she was young, Xie Penglai lost her reputation and was exiled to the Northwest.Because she is in charge of Shahai, Xie Penglai was inspired by her and wanted to do some meritorious deeds.When she chased after her, Xie Penglai was afraid and dodged.Knowing that Xie Penglai was willing to marry her, she disapproved with a broken face.Now he actually abandoned himself and went to the front line desperately.

As a woman, sometimes she can't figure out a woman's heart, but at this moment, she has cast her mind on Zhao Yifang's idea: the life and death of defending the city is at a critical moment, and reinforcements are behind, and more firewood must be added to disrupt the battle situation.

"I have a plan!" Xie Penglai called to stop Zhao Yifang, she quickly wiped her eyes and stepped forward, Zhao Yifang leaned over from the horse after returning, "Thank you, please tell me." Seeing Xie Penglai's red eyes, Zhao Yifang pursed her lower lip, " I am proficient in riding, archery and swordsmanship, and I have fought against bandits when I was in micro-service, and I did not suffer." The more she comforted, the more Xie Penglai couldn't bear it, and stepped closer to King Jin's ear, "Your Highness, let people spread the word, Bei Xia If anyone in the army does not want to fight, they can go to the North Gate and disarm and receive five taels of silver to go home. Ah Chun can speak Beixia, so she can translate it."

After she finished speaking, she looked pitiful, "Your Highness really doesn't have to take such a risk." Isn't it just spending money?Suici has already been pried away by King Jin for 1 taels, so it is better to beat another tens of thousands of taels and put it to practical use.

King Jin frowned, with a slightly reproachful expression on his face, "Okay, thank you, master..." Xie Penglai revealed the calculation in her heart at this moment.Perhaps in the eyes of others, she went out of the city at this time not only to inspire people, but also to gain fame.But after all, there are few people, and it was her intention to ride horses out of the city to spread the intention of persuading surrender.

At any rate, it was not easy to see Xie Penglai cry.Zhao Yifang reached out and pressed Master Xie's shoulder, thousands of words were in her faint eyes.King Jin smiled and took off the failed sapphire peacock from his waist, "Why don't Master Xie keep it for me?" This time he took Xie Penglai's hand and stuffed it, "Let's go."

Watching the five hundred riders knocking on the stone road in unison and leaving, Xie Penglai took a deep breath, wiped his sore nose and said to Li Mo, "Let's go back to the tower."

Before the south gate of Shahai was opened, King Jin stood under the guard of Ren Wu and Lu Xiangchun. After teaching the Northern Xia dialect, King Jin said, "When the soldiers who joined the battle return, each will be rewarded with 50 taels of silver. Two hundred silver.

"Cut off the enemy's ribs, don't avoid, don't be timid, and don't love to fight. It's good to spread the words of the king. There are still Deshun army and Zhenrong army to ambush. We will win this battle." Zhao Yifang gestured to open the city gate , turned around and glanced at the person who looked at death like home, "Come on!"

Hundreds of people flew away like arrows and lightning, and the horseshoes left as soon as they touched the snow, so fast that the people upstairs in Shahai City were stunned.

Xie Penglai commanded calmly at the top of the city, throwing stones to pour oil, swords and dust.The weather was fine at this time, and there was a southwest wind blowing for a while.Xie Penglai glanced at the flag that was being blown, and discussed with Li Mei, "There is a Wang's shop at the east end of Sanyanjing Lane in the city, and they all bought paper kites. Then the tricksters in Hua Lane who understand Beixia language together with them The musical instruments also called out, hurry up."

Li Mo was clever, and after a second thought, "Good plan." After the two nodded, she went to work to find someone.

Li Jixin, who had been unable to attack for a long time, was even more angry at this time. While urging the forward to attack the city not to be timid and continue to add people, he wished that he would lift his sword up the ladder and rush to the Shahai City Tower to kill the woman in charge to vent his anger.

After a while, there was a commotion in the rear, and he sent someone to look, and learned that a desperate cavalry team came to the side and shouted, "Disarm at the north gate and you can get five taels of silver back to your hometown." , everyone can understand.

After the chaos, the "Xiliang Opera", which is familiar to the people of Beixia, came from the Shahai city tower at this time, playing and singing a Beixia dialect, "Cut Li Jixin's head and get ten thousand taels of silver." It was very lively for a while.And there were hundreds of paper kites flying from the sky, and the large characters on them were read out, "Beheading Li Jixin's head will give you ten thousand taels of silver".

Li Jixin became furious, "Shoot it down!" The densely packed arrows flew into the air for a moment, returned in vain, and then landed on his own people.

Li Jixin could only personally supervise the formation, "Those who dare to evacuate, kill!"

The sound of the wind, the sound of horseshoes, the sound of the blending of weapons, the sound of the enemy's charging, the music singing on the Shahai City, and the crisp sound of paper kites drumming in the air... It's so weird that it's hard to be clean, and you can't move your eyes or open them. Ear.Many of Li Jixin's subordinates were horse thieves who were rich and their mothers. They were cold and hungry for a few days, and they were waiting to take down the sandy seas and loot them wantonly.Now when I hear that I have money to take, my heart is not as fast as my eyes, and my eyes are not as fast as my feet.

He can only order to hunt down the deserters and the enemies who have their ribs cut off.But this group of people are very thieves, after talking, they only kill those who stand in the way, and they come like a whirlwind and return without a trace.King Jin saw that the enemy formation was in disarray, and ordered, "Go back to the city!"

Where did the cavalry behind them get addicted to?Lu Xiangchun was speechless, "What's the trouble? My aunt's legs are not warm yet."

Zhao Yifang smiled, "Go back and take a breath, you will be busy later."

Before everyone returned to the city, they also saw the paper kites in the air, and they heard the bustle of the city.Lu Xiangchun put his hips on his hips and laughed, "Ah Xie must have thought it up, what a clever ghost."

Zhao Yifang asked what the Beixia dialect meant?

Lu Xiangchun smiled, "Singing ten thousand taels of silver in exchange for Li Jixin's head. I heard that A Xie has issued a military order to His Highness, and he must take this person's head."

Zhao Yifang frowned, "It's really..." It wasn't that she didn't feel bad when spending her own money, and she had already settled the messy accounts before she even entered the house.

But Lu Xiangchun said, "Ah Xie will never lose money, Your Highness can rest assured." She glanced at the battle situation behind her, "Xiangchun has other things to do, so I won't return to the city for now. I will return when the enemy army retreats, and I will take my leave first. .”

Knowing that she had a special status, Zhao Yifang must have an agreement with old Bao Shengjun, so she nodded, "Thank you Sergeant Lu, be careful on the road."

Lu Xiangchun rode his horse away, and Ren Wuzan, who breathed a sigh of relief, said, "Good girl." He also admired Lu Xiangchun who had just seen how bravely he defeated seven enemies by himself.Looking at Zhao Yifang, who was not afraid of the battle just now and killed three enemies, Ren Wu was even more proud, "Your Highness is also heroic."

Zhao Yifang glanced at him with a half-smile, "All you can do is praise her."

The Shahai garrison was added to the singing of "Xiliang Opera" in the city, and every tone was full of banter and confidence.Zhao Yifang and others returned to the south gate amidst the singing and music, and they had already chased the enemy army behind them. Li Mo, who had been waiting on the wall for a long time, commanded to lower the city gate, and put down the iron gate again after everyone entered the city.

Panting for a while, Li Mo suddenly called out, "Your Highness—"

Zhao Yifang rushed to the top of the city, and seeing King Jin return, the Shahai defenders were even stronger.Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Zhao Yifang followed Li Mo into the high turret, and sure enough, he saw the people of Beixia who were originally monolithic in chaos like ants: those who wanted money, those who wanted heads, and those who wanted to fight were all in a mess.

Zhao Yifang's eyes gradually turned cold as he watched the tragic and ugly situation, "Zou Shiyan said that the king's arrogance is not ignorant. How many wars in the world are caused by women's arrogance?"

Li Mo was speechless for a while, and after waiting for a while, a large group of cavalry appeared in the distance and rushed to the rear of the Northern Xia army, it must be Li Suyue and the others who had also arrived. "This time it didn't start because of His Highness's temper, but it ended with His Highness." Although the situation was good, Li Mo couldn't laugh.

"I can't accept it alone." Xie Penglai, Li Mei, Li Suyue, Yun Bailu, Lu Xiangchun, and Li Shancui who went upstairs with a hammer in order to defend the city... There was also the one who thanked the teacher, and they were all involved. into this battle.Fortunately, no one backed down.

The setting sun is red, the vegetation is withered, and patches of white snow are stained red by the blood of human corpses and horses. There are always a lot of people squandering and trampling on the good rivers and mountains.There must always be a lot of people to guard it desperately.Zhao Yifang took off the helmet, and the wet hair on her forehead was steaming, "Finally, we have fought for this moment."

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