Chapter 699 Fierce Battle II

It was getting dark, but the fighting on the city wall continued. Fighting lasted for seven days and nights, with nearly 80,000 casualties, and the blue bricks under the city wall were stained red by the blood of the soldiers.

Du Zheng said to Yun Qing: "My lord, tomorrow I want to personally lead the troops to attack the city." He didn't want to hide behind.

Yun Qing didn't agree, and said, "Wait a little longer." When he attacked the city for the first time, he knew it would be a tough battle, and because he was prepared, Yun Qing was not in a hurry.

Du Zheng asked: "When will it be?" The other party's casualties were not small, but they had reinforcements.

Yun Qing said: "Tao Huanzhang can't hold it anymore, as long as Wu Xing is broken, Changshui's defense line will also be broken." When Wu Xing is broken, Fang Xing can lead his troops around and attack Changshui from behind. At that time, Mu Boxi will be attacked by the enemy, and the long water will be broken by itself.

Du Zheng was a little puzzled, and asked, "As far as I know, Wu Xing's troops are no less than Changshui's?"

Yun Qing said: "Wu Xing has the same number of troops as Chang Shui, but his combat power is not as strong. In the afternoon, Luo Liang wrote to me, saying that Wu Xing's defenders were exhausted."

Du Zheng suddenly understood the meaning of Yun Qing's words; "The prince wants to send troops to support Luo Liang? But we only have 120,000 troops left. If we send troops there, we will be in danger."

Yun Qing shook his head and said: "The 100,000 soldiers from Shanxi have already arrived at Chaohu Lake." It is only a hundred miles away from Chaohu Lake to Wuxing, and one day is enough to get there.

Du Zheng was very surprised: "When did the prince transfer troops from Shanxi?" He hadn't heard of this at all!

Yun Qing shook his head and said: "Liu Yongnan got the news that Yan Wushuang had transferred 100,000 troops from the capital to Liaodong, so he sent 100,000 to support." Yun Qing was very surprised when he received the news. Yunqing also sent his own soldiers to confirm the matter. Now that this matter has been confirmed, Yun Qing also heaves a sigh of relief.

Du Zheng smiled and said, "Old Liu is really courageous." He didn't have the guts to mobilize one hundred thousand soldiers without the order of the prince.

Yun Qing said: "Special period, special treatment." Yun Qing's army is extremely strict, and Liu Yongnan never thought of sending troops to support him until he got Yun Qing's transfer order. It was Han Jianming who persuaded Liu Yongnan to send troops.

Han Jianming came up with this idea after knowing that Yan Wushuang had dispatched 50,000 troops from Hebei and Shandong to return to Beijing. Liu Yongnan disagreed at first, and Han Jianming bluntly said that if Yunqing blamed him, he would be solely responsible.

Seeing this, Liu Yongnan discussed with the two lieutenants, and both of them agreed to send troops to support them. In this case, Liu Yongnan did not hesitate.

Du Zheng smiled and said: "What the lord said is true. The one hundred thousand soldiers and horses are timely for us." If you want to ask the lord for instructions, it will take five or six days to go back and forth, and everything will be delayed for such a long time.

Yun Qing hummed.

Du Zheng thought and thought, and finally couldn't help but asked: "My lord, is it true that Lao Liu ordered troops to come to support?" He really didn't believe Liu Yongnan had such courage.

Yun Qing was silent for a while and said: "Han Jianming proposed it, and Liu Yongnan agreed with the lieutenants after discussing it."

After hearing this, he understood, and wondered why Liu Yongnan became so bold all of a sudden. Du Zheng smiled and said, "I just said that Old Liu is not that bold." Han Jianming is the princess' elder brother, and he is not in the army, so the prince will not punish him severely afterward.

Yunqing still respects Han Jianming as his uncle. Yun Qing said: "Han Jianming is also out of public interest, not for self-interest." Han Jianming acted very measuredly, and this time he also knew that their war was not going well, otherwise he would never have interfered in this matter.

Du Zheng said with a smile: "I know. This time, Wu Xing and Chang Shui were defeated, and Master Han and Lao Liu should be credited for their meritorious service.

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Yun Qing said: "The merits and demerits are balanced." He privately dispatched troops and was executed according to military law. But this time the situation is special, and they are not doing it for self-interest, so neither punishment nor reward.

Du Zheng didn't dare to object to this. Yunqing has his own set of principles for governing the army, and he cannot interfere in this matter.

In the evening of the next day, Fang Xing and Luo Liang heard the scouts saying that a large number of soldiers and horses appeared in the rear, under the banner of the Northwest Army. In the end, when they saw the leading general Ma Yuqing, both of them felt dazzled.

Ma Qingyu patted Luo Liang on the shoulder, and said with a smile, "What's the matter? You look like a ghost?" Ma Yuqing and Luo Liang used to be in the same military camp, and now only a few survived in their camp, so the relationship Also close.

Fang Xing explained from the side: "We haven't received any news of support, so we were a little surprised." Fang Xing was a little surprised. It is impossible for the prince not to inform them of such a big event. There must be some accident.

Yunqing sent someone to tell them, but the problem is that the two people they sent over ate the wrong food and had diarrhea, so they are still on the way!

After exchanging pleasantries, Ma Qingyu asked, "I've heard on the way that this battle is not easy to fight, Lao Luo, what's the situation now?"

Luo Liang told Ma Qingyu about the situation of the battle: "We have been fighting for eight days and nights, and they are almost unable to hold on." They also suffered a lot of casualties, and now there are only more than 90,000 soldiers and horses left. But with Ma Qingyu's 100,000 troops, he will soon be able to take Wu Xing down.

Ma Qingyu said: "Let our men and horses rest for one night first, and we will replace them tomorrow." These Japanese soldiers only sleep for three hours a day, and they are on the road at other times, which is also extremely hard.

Luo Liang said: "That's natural."

The next day, Wu Xing's defenders discovered that the soldiers who attacked the city had changed, and the offensive became more violent.

Tao Huanzhang stood on the balcony, watching the soldiers attacking the city and cursing: "Damn it, our reinforcements didn't arrive, but their reinforcements did arrive." These eight days, they fought extremely hard. From the third day of the enemy's siege, he asked Yu Baojia to send troops for reinforcements, but he still hasn't received a response. Well, now that their reinforcements are gone, the enemy's reinforcements are here.

Tang Ting said: "General, after fighting for eight days and nights, the soldiers are almost dying. If this continues, we can last two days at most." Tang Ting was timid.

Tao Huanzhang also wanted to quit, but he dared not. His parents, wife and children are all in Qiantang, so if the city wall is breached, it is reasonable for him to run away. Now that the city wall is not broken, if he dares to escape back to Qiantang, Yu Baojia will definitely kill him and his family. For the sake of his family, he has to grit his teeth and resist.

Although Tao Huanzhang did not abandon the city to escape, his attitude was somewhat negative. The attitude of the general still affects the morale, and the result is doomed.

After another two days and two nights of strong attack, the Northwest Army defeated Wu Xing at the cost of 89,000 troops. Tao Huanzhang took the remaining soldiers and horses and retreated to Qiantang.

Wu Xing fell, and Mu Boxi got the news in the fastest time. But he didn't panic, but immediately wrote a letter and sent it to Yu Baojia.

Zheng Xi was a little anxious, and said: "General, we have to make plans early!" Wu Xing and Changshui complement each other, and now that Wu Xing is broken, Changshui can't keep it.

Putting on his armor, Mu Boxi said, "What are your plans? I have issued a military order in front of the governor. I will live and die with Chang Shui." When he knew that it was Yun Qing who came to attack the city, he knew that Chang Shui Water cannot be held. All he can do is try to delay the time so that the governor has enough time to prepare.

Zheng Xi was in a hurry: "General..."

Mu Boxi waved his hand and said, "Needless to say, I have made up my mind." From the first day he led the troops, he was ready to die in battle.

In the evening of this day, Yu Baojia's handwritten letter was delivered to Mu Boxi. This time, Yu Baojia ordered Mu Boxi to lead his troops back to Qiantang.

Seeing that Mu Boxi was holding the letter and not speaking, Zheng Xi asked, "General, what did the Governor-General say? Did you want us to stick to the Changshui?"

Mu Boxi shook his head and said: "No, he asked me to withdraw to Qiantang." He actually didn't want to withdraw to Qiantang. Yunqing broke through Changshui, and his next target was Qiantang. With the current situation, Qiantang could not be kept.

Zheng Xi was overjoyed: "General, what are we waiting for?" The governor ordered to retreat, so they wouldn't have to die in Changshui. Ants can steal their lives, let alone humans!

Mu Boxi put the letter on the table and said, "If you want to withdraw it, you can't withdraw it now." It must be withdrawn at the end, and now they can resist it for two days.

Although Zheng Xi wanted to retreat now, it would be dangerous if he waited until the Northwest Army attacked from behind before retreating. But he couldn't resist Mu Boxi's decision.

When Wu Kuo saw the news of Qiu Ye, Yan Wushuang knew about it in the fastest time. At this time, Yuxi had not received any news.

Meng Nian said: "This Wu Kuo is really fateful." Since they knew that Wu Kuo had taken refuge in Han Yuxi, they wanted to get rid of him. It's a pity that they killed three times, but all the dead were substitutes, and he didn't know where he found so many substitutes.

Yan Wushuang said: "Wu Kuo's matter will be discussed later. If Qiu Ye sends troops, the belongings brought by Yu Baojia may not reach the capital. We have to send reinforcements now."

Meng Nian said: "Qiu Ye's sailors are very powerful. If he dispatches all of them, we may not be able to defeat them if we send troops."

Yan Wushuang shook his head and said, "No, even if Qiu Ye sends troops, he will only send half of them at most."

After finishing speaking, Yan Wushuang immediately ordered the remaining sailors to sail to the south of the Yangtze River to meet Yu Baojia.

Meng Nian nodded and said, "My lord, Chang Shui and Wu Xing fought fiercely, I'm afraid they won't last long."

Yan Wushuang said: "If Qiantang can hold on for half a month, that would be great." In fact, Yan Wushuang knew in his heart that Wu Xing and Changshui's ability to hold on for half a month was not because of their strong fighting power, but because of God's help. If it hadn't rained, these two places would have been breached long ago.

Meng Nian thought for a while and said, "By the way, Yunqing ordered Xu Zhen to attack Hongcheng, but the fighting in Hongcheng was lukewarm. This seems strange."

Yan Wushuang didn't find it strange, and said: "Didn't Xu Zhen also receive Han Yuxi's personal letter, Xu Zhen didn't try his best to attack Hongcheng, it should be Han Yuxi's idea."

Meng Nian couldn't figure it out: "My lord, why did Han Yuxi give such an order to Xu Zhen?"

Yan Wushuang's expression was a bit complicated, and after a while, he said: "Han Yuxi has sent someone to contact the generals in the army. Before that, we took strict precautions to prevent her from succeeding. But if the news that Changshui and Wu Xing were breached made these generals I know, what do you think will happen?" At that time, those generals who don't want to die will definitely turn against each other, and Hongcheng will collapse on its own.

Meng Nian's complexion changed slightly. He always thought that Han Yuxi was only good at government affairs and didn't know anything about war. But Yan Wushuang's analysis let him know that he might be wrong.

Yan Wushuang smiled and said: "It was said that Han Yuxi liked to read military books since she was a child, but I didn't take it to heart."

Meng Nian said: "Like reading military books, it doesn't mean that you can fight." There are many people who talk about military affairs on paper. Han Yuxi can fight wars after reading only a few military books, which is too exaggerated.

Yan Wushuang shook his head and said, "I don't know if Han Yuxi will fight, but she can plan people's hearts."

Before Meng Nian could speak, Aqian's voice sounded from outside: "My lord, there is an urgent delivery from eight hundred miles south of the Yangtze River."

After reading the letter, Yan Wushuang said to Meng Nian, "Wu Xing has already fallen." Wu Xing lost his hand, and Changshui couldn't keep it. Although this was within his expectation, he still felt uncomfortable that he would get definite news.

Meng Nian was very surprised and said, "How could it be so fast?" According to their calculations, it would take two or three days at night.

Yan Wushuang said: "Liu Yongnan's 100,000 troops arrived at Wu Xing, and they captured Wu Xing in just two days." Liu Yongnan sent troops to support Yun Qing, and Yan Wushuang knew about this six days ago. It's just that Liaodong is still fighting now, and he doesn't have the military and financial resources to attack Shanxi.

Meng Nian couldn't help sighing, "It's so fast."

Yan Wushuang did not comment on this: "At most half a month, Qian Tang will fall into Yunqing's hands." After finishing speaking, Yan Wushuang smiled and said: "In less than four months, most of Jiangnan will be occupied. Qing's prestige in the army is about to rise to a new level." Occupying the Qiantang does not mean that the war has subsided, but there will be no more wars.

Meng Nian said: "If it wasn't for the Donghu people attacking Tongcheng, it would be impossible for Yunqing to capture Jiangnan in such a short time." If there is no fighting in Tongcheng, they will definitely send troops to Jiangnan.

Yan Wushuang looked out at the blue sky through the window, Yunqing had nothing to do with the Donghu people. The leader who attacked Tongcheng this time was the Seventh Prince of Donghu. This Seventh Prince of Donghu was the Khan's most beloved child. The purpose of letting the Seventh Prince take charge this time was to let him make military exploits and pave the way for him to rise to power in the future.

With a light breath, Yan Wushuang said: "So he is lucky." This kind of good luck cannot be envied.

Meng Nian said: "It is impossible for good luck to follow him all the time. There will always be a day when it runs out."

The most important reason why Yunqing was able to capture half of Jiangnan in such a short time was his strength. Even without the Donghu people holding Yan Wushuang back, he could still conquer Jiangnan, but the price he would pay would be even greater.

Yan Wushuang said with a smile: "That's right, he can't be so lucky all the time."

ps: O(∩_∩)O~, Dear friends, together with June, I wish Tongtong a happy birthday, always youthful, always smiling, and everything goes well. (to be continued)