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66【Six Years of Jiankang】

Wo Tuolei is the representative of the strongest force in Monan, and from the day he returned to the fief, he devoted all his energy to the confrontation with Da Qi.He is only 25 years old, but he has been on the horse for ten years.The will and strength shaped by these ten years made the 25-year-old Qin Wang feel powerless.From the time the troops were dispatched to the present, the two armies have been fighting for about seven months. No matter how unfavorable the situation is, Wo Tuolei is still relentless. The King of Qin has nothing to do with this bone that cannot be chewed.

Yulong Pass is much older than Fengyi. It once fell, and grassland cavalry drove straight in from here, plundering all the way.Different from Fengyi's perfect geographical structure, Yulong is important and fragile.It is located at the source of the Baiyun Mountain Range, the mountain is not particularly high, the ditch is not particularly deep, and the water source is scarce, so it is not suitable for people to live at all.The defenders can't live and eat well here, so they always fall here.The king of subjugation in the previous dynasty gave up this pass directly, and the jade dragon fell into the hands of foreigners for more than 20 years. These 20 years have been [-] years of nightmares for the people.Until one day, a general named Hu Hongkan became famous here.He is a striker, and it is his decisiveness and bravery that determine the victory of the battle and the return of the people to peace.

Many years later, his son Hu Runzhi took over his position and took control of Yulong's military power.Hu Runzhi is different from his grumpy father, he always smiles modestly and kindly.A few years ago, he met King Qin, who was not good at speaking. Two young men of similar age and very different personalities took on the important task of stationing the frontier fortress.

The past few years have been years of suffering, and the two young people had countless differences, but in these differences, Yulong built a farm, a strong city tower, and a perfect riding system.

Referencing them in the imperial court can bury the cabinet's desk, which is more than the sum of all the excerpts of the six ministers.Fortunately, one is the emperor's younger brother, and the other is the emperor's nephew and Concubine Hu Gui's elder brother. They would have died many times before.

King Qin learned about Wang Yunyi's recent situation on September [-]th. Seeing King Qin's ugly expression, Hu Runzhi joked, "General Wang is in trouble now. Fortunately, he is an old man."

What Hu Runzhi meant was that the emperor couldn't suspect that a person of this age was rebellious, right?

Qin Wang said with a cold face: "...General Geng withdrew his troops to Feng Yi, and the spies said that Monan's troops intercepted them."

Hu Runzhi flicked his fingers: "Wo Tuolei doesn't have the strength to attack Fengyi. He spent so long with us, so it's pretty good if he can keep himself."

King Qin accepted the document and nodded in approval.As far as the [-]th day is concerned, this inference is correct.But just one day later, [-] troops gathered in Bayantala, and the one who brought them was a woman named Saul Hahan.

"Will they go to reinforce Wulanchabu?" Most people asked that, because it was the lifeblood of Monan.

Hu Runzhi said: "No."

They won't go to reinforcements, so what about the capital?Could it be that they will help the traitor Meilin?Or to help Wang Yunyi?

"They will attack Yulong...or...Fengyi..." King Qin agreed with Hu Runzhi.

Yulong immediately sent a letter to inform Feng Yi's defenders.Sure enough, almost on the second day, the spies sent by Geng Zhuqiu found the enemy's whereabouts.

Wang Yunyi played against Mei Lin and Duo Lun.The king of Qin and Hu Runzhi fought against the famous generals of Monan, Wo Tuolei's most proud general Deng Suoda and his 7 horses.Little Fengyi and 5000 people fought against [-] Monan soldiers and Wo Tuolei himself.

On October [-], a letter was sent to Fengyi.

"Will weak soldiers and weak generals not be afraid of my king's [-] troops?"

Geng Zhuqiu on the bed replied a letter.

"Yesterday, it was said that there were 12 soldiers. In just two days, where will the [-] soldiers go? We are very worried..."

Wo Tuolei laughed when he saw the reply: "The old man is very good at joking..." After speaking, he tore up the letter paper: "Adjust the team and attack the city immediately."

Wei Chi wanted to go up the tower, but Geng Zhuqiu ordered him to stay: "Do you know where Feng Yi's biggest weakness is?"

Wei Chi thought for a while: "Insufficient manpower."

Geng Zhuqiu waved his hand: "No."

"forage?"

Geng Zhuqiu waved his hands angrily: "No! Just remember, you can't go out of the city to fight! Although we have excellent cavalry, but remember, there is no bunker when you go out of the city gate. The number of enemies is huge. No matter what the situation, you have to dissuade Xu Longshan and Tang He, and tell them not to open the door and leave the city!"

Wei Chi nodded obediently.

"Also!" Geng Zhuqiu raised his tone suddenly: "In this city, everyone except me is your subordinate. You are the official leader of the fifth rank! No one can reject your order, You are the supreme commander when you leave this room! Remember!"

Wei Chi suddenly felt that Geng Zhuqiu's hand on his shoulder was much heavier.

Amidst the rumble of cannons, the city wall quickly became smoky.Wei Chi fanned the black smoke in front of him with his hand, and the deafening cannonball made it difficult for him to hear Xue Zhu's words clearly.Fortunately, Wo Tuolei didn't seem to have thought of a new way to conquer the artillery formation for the time being. Wave after wave of infantry and cavalry monotonously charged the city wall, accompanied by screams.Compared with the bloody outside of the city, the casualties inside the city walls were much less.Except for a civil servant who was stunned because he was too close to the cannon, and a few soldiers were slightly injured.Wei Chi is not the commander-in-chief, but as Geng Zhuqiu said, he is indeed the highest-ranking person who can stand up and speak now.

But this person is the youngest and unfamiliar with everyone, which makes communication difficult.Xu Longshan advised him to go back to the yamen and stay there. After all, he is a civil servant, and he can't be of much help when the gunfire is raging. Don't accidentally lose your life.

Wei Chi smiled and waved his hands, Xu Longshan didn't have time to persuade him, he just asked him to bring his weapon, and after a few words he let him go.

The attack lasted for half an hour, and the battle situation remained deadlocked.Suddenly, the chariot that was defeated yesterday reappeared on the battlefield, still in the same old way, very quickly broke through the line of fire established by the artillery array and approached the city wall.Wei Chi quickly asked Xu Longshan to climb up the watchtower, only to see that the chariots were carrying many gray and white objects, and there were two or three soldiers on the chariots.

"It's an earth bag!" Xu Longshan made a judgment and ordered the soldiers who were preparing the straw to stop.

Sure enough, these chariots did not come close to the city wall, but gathered at the concave corners of the city wall. The 'mountain'-shaped city wall has many attack surfaces and many dead angles, and the four concave corners are quickly filled with chariots.The infantrymen took the earth bags from the carts and began to pile them up.

"Bows and arrows!" Xu Longshan ordered people to organize bows and arrows.

It's a pity that the effect was minimal. After completing the fortifications, the chariots retreated quickly, and soon, the second wave came up again.The casualties kept coming, but the growth of those earthbags didn't slow down.Wei Chi saw the momentum of the Monan soldiers and realized that the four characters of being brave and good at fighting are by no means in vain.

Xu Longshan became anxious, these soil bags cannot be burned!Wouldn't it be necessary to build on the top of the city if we continue to find this momentum?And the weather is so cold!Those earthbags will be frozen solid in no time!Zensheng is good?

The bow and archery team is still working hard, and the sharp arrows of the whistling streak across the icy sky.The sun gradually moved closer to the horizon, and the dim light was depressing.

Wei Chi clapped his hands suddenly: "General Xu, how long is the iron chain in the chain warehouse in the city?"

Xu Longshan didn't understand the meaning: "Seven or eight feet...this?"

Wei Chi pointed at the tower: "Fire coals and burn red!"

Only then did Xu Longshan realize that scholars can be cruel, so he laughed in agreement.

In the evening, the earth bag was already more than ten feet high, and Wo Tuolei smiled with satisfaction, and the infantry under him were ready to attack the city.After passing through the blockade of artillery fire, the Monan infantry finally arrived at the bottom of the city. Except for sporadic bows and arrows, there were almost no effective attacks on the city wall.

Feng Yi is really nothing more than that!The Monan soldiers began to rejoice.It's a pity that the people on the city wall are even more jubilant, and a nonsense killing method is brewing.

Wo Tuolei looked at Fengyi from a distance, and the soldiers arrived at the city gate smoothly, and took advantage of the mound to start erecting ladders to climb the wall.There are still many forks for pushing the ladders on the city tower, but unfortunately the hooks of these ladders are all specially made, and they have long been able to withstand such counterattacks.Wo Tuolei's frown was about to be stretched, when he suddenly saw an extremely strange scene - many red threads hung down from the city wall, they were swinging from side to side, and the soldiers who were swept away looked like wingless moths fell down.

"What's wrong?" Wo Tuo Lei opened his mouth in surprise.

After a while, the front line came to report: "My lord! There are many red-hot iron chains on the city wall, and it is really impossible to climb up!"

This bad move!

"Temporary withdrawal." Wo Tuo Lei finally ordered.

This is the distress of the siege party, the distress of endless sacrifices but unable to conquer the city.

As the night fell, the battlefield that had been noisy for two days finally returned to tranquility.Xu Longshan seized the time to deploy and change defenses, because the first commander had already developed a good impression of Wei Chi, the nominal supreme chief, just now.He specially took the time to visit Wei Chi, hoping that Wei Shenling could go back to the yamen to rest.

Wei Chi was looking through Fengyi's map while listening to Pang Jisheng's explanation.Faced with Xu Longshan's kindness, Wei Chi pointed at Xue Zhu: "Mr. Xue and I are not proficient in the art of war after all. What we can do is to assist General Geng. Let Mr. Xue take a rotation break today!"

From the tossing around in the middle of the night yesterday, Xue Zhu was so tired that he didn't want to say anything.Xu Longshan was surprised to find that the thin Wei Chi still had bright eyes, and vaguely felt that this young man's will was much stronger than he imagined.

Xue Zhu and the other soldiers who were so tired that they couldn't straighten their waists hurriedly took a bite of food and lay down in the temporary shed under the city wall and fell asleep.This is the anguish of the defenders, the anguish of gradually accumulating exhaustion and exhaustion.

"Will they persist until the King of Qin comes to help?" Wei Chi was very worried. It was only the third day after the watch clock, but dangers had already occurred several times.

Pang Jisheng stroked his beard with his hands: "Bringing such equipment and horses here must be for the success of the First World War. As long as Fengyi is defeated, we can go directly to the Central Plains. I am too close to the border in the capital, and I will easily fall into danger! I think That's what he's thinking. As long as the capital is in danger, all our soldiers will be disrupted!"

Xu Longshan frowned in distress: "The imperial court should gather troops to help!"

The three of them fell into a brief silence. It would not be difficult for the reinforcements to reach Fengyi, but which team would it be?How much can come, how long to wait, the court has not yet come back.Compared with this misty rescue, although the time promised by the King of Qin is a bit long, it is fortunately true!Now it is better to prepare according to the [-]th war period.

"What about those mounds?" Since the prospect is not sure, let's solve the immediate problem first.

Facing Wei Chi's question, Pang Jisheng thought of a good idea.

There was still a short pause, and in the middle of the night, Lord Votolei, who loves night raids, sent troops.In order to deal with those iron chains, the team specially prepared a lot of grapples this time. These grapples are flexible and powerful, and they are the tools used by grassland democracy to catch wild horses.Being able to trap the horseshoes of wild horses jumping up and down, it is no problem to deal with these slowly swinging iron chains.As long as the iron chain is set so that he cannot swing freely, the infantry can climb the city wall through the gap.

The biting wind was blowing on the grassland, and the mound was frozen harder than iron, which was a good stepping stone for the siege soldiers!After rushing through layers of artillery blockade again, the soldiers brought new equipment to the slope full of corpses.

But... the mound is a bit weird compared to yesterday, it seems that a lot of sticky paste has condensed on it.

Grease Scab – The residue left over from refining.

Pang Jisheng ordered people to splash the things on those slopes.In the darkness, when the Monan soldiers climbed up the mound, it was like ants climbing up a pile of cow dung.This time there were not many red-hot chains, but a few torches fell from the sky and lit the darkness!

Fengyi City suddenly became a purgatory.Countless people were surrounded by a wall of fire before they could escape!This is great, the original stepping stone has become a wall of fire outside the city wall!Not even a bird can fly over it!The dry cold wind fueled the raging fire, and many people were killed on the spot, and those who climbed out of the mound in a hurry were severely served by bows, arrows and muskets.

The sun finally rose above the horizon. Wei Chi, who hadn't closed his eyes for two days, was forcibly driven off the tower by Populus euphratica.

"I'll be so worried that I won't be able to sleep when I get down..." Wei Chi, who was still nagging at the first sentence, fell asleep lying on the bed in the small yamen's room with his clothes on after the last sentence.

There was a rumbling noise in the dream.

Wei Chi slept in one position for about four hours and was woken up by someone. He looked up at the sun in the distance. He couldn't tell whether it was the morning sun or the setting sun, and he was so dazed that he didn't know where he was.

"Okay?" Wei Chi ate his meal and climbed up the tower to see the generals.

There are many strange wooden towers outside the city gate!Is this a new toy created by Wo Torrey?Wei Chi was a little confused.

Xue Zhu rubbed his neck: "The cannon just can't hit it, so there are a lot of firearms on it!"

Those wooden frames are really high!It is much higher than the city tower here!The cold wind that helped Feng Yi yesterday is helping Wo Tuolei this time!Those wooden frames had no foundation at all, they were firmly frozen to the ground by soil and water.Another two gun towers closest to the front line were attacked, a warehouse for munitions was accidentally hit by shells, and a corner of the city wall was blown out by his own firearm.Fortunately in the misfortune, no one was injured, but two cannons were temporarily out of use.

Xue Zhu had lingering fears in his heart: "Their shells may not be enough, most of them are bows and arrows, otherwise we will be in danger."

Wei Chi immediately went to the head of the engineer to talk to him. It may take a night to repair this place.

"They're probably going to attack the turret tonight!" Wei Chi was worried when he saw that some earth bags had been piled up under the turret.

At this time, Xu Longshan also came up to change the lieutenant's squad. After looking at those earth bags, he said, "...Not necessarily."

Attract the enemy's limited team to one place, and catch them off guard.Voltore is indeed a commander who is good at trying to figure out people's hearts.

Wei Chi had to think about protecting that obvious weakness?Or protect those hidden weaknesses?

"Then let's attack!" Xu Longshan said, we don't just have cannons.

Towards where the enemy may come, use all possible offensive methods to attack, and use the method of annihilating the enemy to protect yourself.

It is not easy for Wo Tuolei at the moment, he just received the military report - King Qin is attacking Bayan Tala crazily, maybe even crazier than him!Do you want to withdraw troops to help?

Ultimately, Votorey turned down the request for reinforcements.Feng Yi, one of Qi's most proud city defenses, I decided to use my powerful army to completely destroy you, no matter what the cost!