Minister

65【Six Years of Jiankang】

It was only when Feng Yi came to know what a tough folk style is, and the investigation was not half cleared before the incident was brought out.A young man in the shape of 22, mantis legs, wasp waist, bear back, jumping feet and arguing with a soldier.

"What's wrong?" Wei Chi raised an eyebrow and asked his subordinates.

The little county magistrate touched the tip of his nose: "Young man from the Tu family, don't let him be tricked away."

Wei Chi waited and watched for a while, seeing that a fight was about to start, and then stepped into the crowd: "What are you arguing about?"

Tu Huzi glanced sideways at the young man wearing the official residence: "Who are you?"

Wei Chi wrapped his cloak: "Me? The person who ordered the investigation... What, this guy was wrongly investigated? Isn't he called Ye Sanwa?"

Tu Huzi stuck his waist in: "His name is Ye Sanwa, what's the matter? Is it bothering you?"

Wei Chi turned his head and glanced at the guy: "Except for the three generations of people who have lived here, they must return to the pass temporarily."

Seeing Wei Chi's neither angry nor annoyed appearance, Tu Huzi couldn't complain: "My buddy, I gave you the money! Throw it in the customs and help me work?"

Wei Chi shifted his gaze to Tu Huzi's face: "There is going to be a war, and anyone who is not safe can stay. If you want to keep him, you can give me a safe explanation." The pen and paper in the county official's hand: "War, issue a military order? There is nothing else, just use your family's life to protect him. Didn't you just say that he is your cousin? Since he is a cousin, this is not difficult, right? "

Tu Huzi just casually said that Ye Sanwa is not his cousin, as there is no such surname among his relatives.

Wei Chi shook the paper in his hand: "Everyone, we have met each other these years, and no one wants to. I'm new here, and I just want to be effective during the war. Don't let our lives be taken advantage of by a small machine. It’s gone. I was just thinking about business, and I never wanted to cause trouble for you. It’s true that at this moment, when there is a shortage of manpower for selling cloth and food, everyone has a guy who can guarantee it. Come and sign a guarantee. As an official, I will never embarrass you !"

Everyone knows what Wei Chi said is reasonable, but there is always a gap between the officials and the people, and there is some awkwardness in the middle that you say you want east and I want west.Save a buddy with the life of a family?Anyone willing?

Seeing that the mouths of the people were blocked, Wei Chi cupped his hands: "I'm sorry for everyone's inconvenience. I'm an official now, but I was also admitted from the common people. I know the difficulties and sufferings of the common people. But in the current situation, there can only be more I have offended you. Feng Yi wants the land, not to mention anything else, if we really fight, don’t we have to save our lives first? The goods can be shipped next year, and the money can be earned next year, but if we don’t save our lives, we will lose everything. It's useless."

Among the onlookers there were a few seasoned ones, and they were about to leave when they saw that this person who was doing things was a sensible person.Tu Huzi felt that he hadn't regained his face, so he stepped forward to stop Wei Chi: "Is what your lord said true?"

Wei Chi nodded: "Of course it's true!"

"Okay!" Tu Huzi clapped his hands together: "This guy is indeed not my cousin, but my Tu family's vision is poisonous! I really can't believe that this guy is a spy! I will use the life of my family to protect him!"

Wei Chi rarely saw such a straightforward and confident look in his eyes. He took a closer look at the young man and took his hand: "Okay."

On the spot, Wei Chi used the young man's back as a table to draw up a document, read it in public, and Tu Huzi didn't hesitate, slapped a big red handprint on it, turned around and led the man surnamed Ye Dude is back.

When the sun was rising overhead, Wen Zhubo led a group of more than [-] people to the pass.Wei Chi showed the signed guarantee document to County Magistrate Pang, and explained the details.County magistrate Pang accepted the documents and smiled appreciatively: "Those who can enter the palace test really have courage."

This day has been busy until midnight, and the troops, people, food, and weapons have all been dispatched.

Geng Zhuqiu supported Xue Zhu's arm and got up tremblingly: "When we left, the situation with King Qin was unknown. If he made a slight mistake, both Feng Yi and Yulong would be in danger. We have to plan ahead no matter what. My idea, the fortress cannot be neglected."

Seeing that Geng Zhuqiu was getting more and more haggard, Wei Chi couldn't help praying that those people from Monan would never call, absolutely.

On October [-]th, the spies came to report: outside the customs, Monan's team appeared about three hundred miles away, under the banner of Wotuolei.

Three hundred miles, it is also possible to go to Yulong Pass.

Geng Zhuqiu also accepted this statement.

To be honest, these two fortresses are almost the same, and each has its own advantages and disadvantages. Which one should we fight?Geng Zhuqiu was also uncertain.

On October [-]th, Wei Chi and Tang He boarded the tower. In the distance, there was a black mass of soldiers, including infantry and cavalry, equipped with fine food.

"Why Feng Yi?" Tang He didn't know who he was asking.

Wei Chi replied honestly: "I don't know either..."

When Wang Yunyi was fighting to the death in the enemy's hinterland, he never expected that the 500 men he sent out entirely for precaution would experience the most tragic battle of this campaign.Geng Zhuqiu never thought that the [-] enemy troops he estimated were only a fraction of the opponent's strength, and Wei Chi, who had been hidden and pinched by him, had to go to the forefront of the war.King Qin has been competing with Wo Tuolei since the beginning of the battle. He did not expect that this prince still has such great strength, and he can draw more than [-] troops to go south at this time.Wo Tuolei himself did not expect that Saul Hahan could not only help him turn the tide, but also help him unite the eight tribes directly descended from the golden family, adding [-] troops to himself.

Looking at the dark formation, Wei Chi thought of Wulanchabu, but at that time he was on the favored side.After just a few months, I became the prey.

Fengyi's city wall is very strangely built, the outer wall is in the shape of a "mountain" character, and three tall gun towers stand at the front end.Feng Yi is not big, but there are three circles of urn cities, each of which is higher than the last.It took five full years to repair these, and it was really not in vain to complete this.The plain outside had been swept away by Wei Chi beforehand, and Wo Tuolei couldn't get anything but turf.Near the city wall is the newly repaired iron spike wall by Tang He and Zhang Huaiyuan.The guns in the gun tower were inspected by Xu Longshan himself.

This kind of defense can't be said to be bad, but... Geng Zhuqiu has a terrible headache-there are too few troops in the city.

There are more than 5000 people in my own and more than 38 people in the city, adding up to a little more than [-].There are eight city towers, [-] gun towers, and a city wall as long as [-] miles. How long can [-] people defend it?

But fortunately, the weapons are enough, and the military detectives who escaped from the rear also brought back the letter from the King of Qin—half a month, half a month and brought people to rescue the siege.

Regarding this, Geng Zhuqiu was not too distressed. After all, the first emperor chose Fengyi because the place was small but well-equipped, not to mention surrounded by mountains on three sides. As long as the supplies from the capital came in time, there would be almost a steady stream of supplies.It is because of this reason that the permanent army in the city does not need too much food reserves.This is such a good place to advance, attack and retreat.

Moreover, this city tower is built of wedge-shaped blue steel and stone, one layer of stone and one layer of rice paste, and the foundation is more than ten feet, which is very useful.

Wo Tuolei also knew it, but he had to suffer a bit if he wanted to turn the tide of the battle. He didn't gather a large number of troops to join the melee in Wulanchabu. He silently moved the best troops to the enemy's rear, using offense as the best defense .

Wang Yunyi thought about it, but he couldn't pull away.King Qin also thought about it, but he didn't expect that Saul Hahan would appear out of nowhere, and he would easily get 8 people to Wotulei.

Aid Feng Yi, but for the time being, he couldn't help it.

The lone Fengyi thus became the target of shelling. This is not a metaphor, because the enemy's cannons have already exploded.

Wei Chi and Xue Zhu stood on the tower of the Wengcheng City and looked out. The cannons on both sides were rumbling non-stop, just like when they were fighting Ulanchabu. The infantry under the bombardment tried desperately to get close to the city wall.What Wo Tuolei had in his hands was the wild door cannon that the Qi army had always had.The reason why this kind of gun is always available is that it has almost no problem of bursting the barrel, and it is almost useless except that it is easy to get bored when it rains.However, its trajectory is short, and it is impossible to reach such a high tower.In addition to a large number of Yemen guns and a small number of Frang guns, Xue Zhu was also surprised to find a lot of shell guns. This kind of guns is extremely expensive, and its range and accuracy are higher than that of Frang guns.Compared with the big shells of the Francois Cannon, its shells are much smaller, and the outer layer is covered with lead skin, so it reloads quickly and does great damage.Xue Zhu handed the 'Thousand Limu' to Wei Chi: "Master Wei, they shouldn't have that thing."

Wei Chi also observed it carefully: "It's indeed a shell cannon, it's really tricky."

The two of them were silent for a while, this gun is a complete set of official system, it is impossible for Monan to imitate it.In this way, it seems that someone has trafficked in arms, and Votorley can buy other shell guns as long as he can buy them. This is indeed worrying.The Qi army's Hongyi cannons had already shown their prowess in the siege battle. This Fengyi city was also equipped with this most expensive type of cannon. Under the cover of the gate tower, they exploded one after another among the enemies.In addition to infantry and cavalry, there is another kind of convoy in Wotorley's camp. This kind of car is not big, and there are only two or three people on it.Chariots have been withdrawn from the battlefield for hundreds of years, and today we can see this kind of old troops again.

The Voltore is certainly not for nostalgia - the targets on the battlefield are larger than cavalry, and the mobility is not very good.However, its weight is better than that of infantry and cavalry, and its speed is much better than that of infantry. It is just right for carrying earth bags on ladders.A large number of chariots frantically rushed towards the city wall, and soon passed through the adjustable range of the Hongyi Cannon.Facing the light weapons of the defenders, the chariot opened the oiled leather shelter, and this attack was almost ineffective.

The commander-in-chief of the city is Xu Longshan, who had no reputation before this battle.General Xu, who is unknown, has been stationed at the border for five years. He has witnessed the establishment of this important military site brick by brick. During these five years, he has been thinking about the issue of Monan all the time.He calmly commanded his subordinates to stop attacking the chariots, and continued to attack the infantry behind the chariots with the Hongyi cannon. Amidst the roar of the cannons, countless Monan people turned into fragments and flew into the sky.

Wei Chi's palms were clenched with sweat, what about those chariots?When they reach the foot of the city wall, it will not be difficult for them to climb up!

A lot of people suddenly appeared at the top of the city, and they all carried straw.Grass?It's grass wadding, three hundred beds of grass wadding added with gunpowder and oiled.Xu Longshan smiled cruelly at the formation of soldiers approaching the city.The people in the car formation didn't know what kind of person Xu Longshan was. They worked diligently to open the ladder according to the plan, and prepared to climb up the city.After the ladder was erected, Xu Longshan waved his hand, and many ignited grass flakes fell from the high wall like fire clouds.Immediately there was a shrill scream, the oiled cowhide shed fueled the fire, and the chariot ignited almost instantly.The soldiers in the car jumped down one after another.what to do?run back?Behind is the death zone created by Hongyi Cannon, where countless cavalry comrades are still howling.Front?Ahead is the city wall, and on the wall are vicious pyromaniacs.

Wei Chi and Xue Zhu looked at each other, and couldn't help admiring Xu Longshan's ability.Just when Wei Chi decided that Wo Tuolei's first attack had failed, the big drums of the enemy camp rang.Hearing the drumbeat, the panic-stricken Monan soldiers at the foot of the city wall took a new action - they bravely braved the artillery fire above their heads and began to dig the city's foot.However, it can still be seen that this decision is temporary. They didn't bring any hand tools, and they just relied on knives and hands.Wei Chi was completely shocked by this move, she finally understood what a formidable opponent Wo Tuolei was, and what kind of desperadoes his soldiers were!

From the moment he arrived at Fengyi, Wo Tuolei decisively launched an attack. This attack lasted for three hours, and it was not over until the last soldier who attacked the city fell.

Short end.

In the middle of the night, before the short meeting was over, the shouts of killing were heard outside the city again.This time it was less than two hours since the last attack.Xu Longshan, Geng Zhuqiu, and Pang Jisheng were not surprised. Wo Tuolei was an old friend, and everyone knew his quick temper.Wei Chi was shocked, and hurriedly climbed up to the top of the city. This time it was not the Wengcheng, but the tower of the outer city.In the vast night, a second, more violent wave of people rushed towards the city wall.

Obviously, the tactics this time have undergone adjustments.A large number of people were no longer dispersed and moved closer to the city wall. They were divided into many columns and attacked the city wall at the front line from all directions.Fengyi's city wall was originally not too long, but this city wall was of a strange shape. The 'mountain'-shaped city wall increases the attack surface but also lengthens the defender's front a lot. 5000 people, how to get it?

Geng Zhuqiu sent 2000 people to Xu Longshan to guard the city wall.The remaining 2000 people have been fighting all day long. People are not made of iron and must rest.There are another 700 cavalrymen, those who came with Geng Zhuqiu, and they are in Tang He's hands at the moment, for emergency use. 5000 people are quite a lot, so one point is pitifully small.Wei Chi held up a lantern and stood in the tower on the city wall, looking at all the heart-wrenching things, feeling that death was so close to him.

Half a month?Can it last?

Xu Longshan and his city wall once again withstood the turbulent wave of people, and Wo Tuolei's night attack also failed.

When the sun rose, Wei Chi got out of the tower and looked into the distance.The plains in front of the city were covered with wreckage in disorder, and there were piles of corpses under the corners.Yamaguchi was the main force of Voltore. After two tenacious resistances, at least 3000 people were killed or injured, but the barracks were still cleaned up.The majestic battle flag seemed to be saying to Wei Chi: "The short end."

The defenders who fought fiercely all night changed shifts, and the people beside them were red-eyed, exhausted but determined.

Xue Zhu, who was standing aside, held Wei Chi's hand: "Look, even with your mouth, you can chew through Fengyi's city wall in half a month."

Wei Chi nodded: "Isn't it?"

Xue Zhu looked into the distance: "...haha, but I have decided not to back down even if we die together."

Wei Chi smiled: "What Qiu Shi said is exactly what I want!"