Chapter 320: Yong City Breaks

Yongcheng is surrounded by mountains on three sides in the east, west and north, and extends eastward with the Weihe River as the central axis. Mountains and hills accounted for more than three-quarters, making it a city that was easy to defend but difficult to attack.

The army advanced to a place twenty miles away from the city wall of Yongcheng, and the spies returned. The spies told Yunqing that the general guarding Yongcheng was named Xie, and his name was Xie Junxiong.

After hearing the name, Yu Cong said: "General, I have never heard of this person. It seems that Ji Xuan is no longer available!" Although Yongcheng is easy to defend and difficult to attack, there are no good generals to defend the city. It's still easy to hit.

Yu Cong's point of view was exactly the opposite of Cui Mo's. He said, "Ji Xuan and his subordinates are unpopular. Letting them guard the city will benefit us. Xie Junxiong, whom we have never heard of, is not very easy to deal with."

Yuan Ying said: "General, I think we should send someone to see this Xie Junxiong." Feng Dajun is now in charge of the affairs of Lanzhou City, and there is a shortage of manpower here, so he rushed over. Yuan Ying made this suggestion because he thought that if Xie Junxiong knew the current affairs, he should surrender. They sent envoys. If the other party agreed, unnecessary casualties could be avoided. If they refused, it would not be too late to attack the city.

Cui Mo disagreed, and said, "Even if this Xie Junxiong is a bit heavy, but we have a hundred thousand troops, are we still afraid that he will fail?"

Yu Cong looked at Yunqing and said, "General, what do you mean?" Yu Cong only obeyed Yunqing's orders, and he didn't care what other people said.

Before Yun Qing could express his opinion, he heard the guard outside saying that Ding Qingyu asked to see him. Ding Qingyu does have medical skills, but his medical skills are average, and he can only treat some simple injuries.

Come to find him at this time, there must be something wrong. Yun Qing said, "Let him in." Let's see what information Ding Qingyu can provide him.

Ding Qingyu came to tell Yunqing about Xie Junxiong's details: "General, Xie Junxiong is from Haocheng. He is thirty-five this year. He is not only brave in fighting, but also good at planning." This evaluation is considered very high.

Cui Mo obviously didn't believe Ding Qingyu's words, and said: "If he is really so powerful, we would never have heard of him."

Ding Qingyu cleared his throat, and said: "Xie Junxiong's stepmother is Zhang Wenjie's niece. Ji Xuan and Zhang Wenjie are deadly rivals, how can he reuse him. Under such circumstances, Xie Junxiong still climbed to the position of the third rank, do you think How capable is this person?"

Cui Mo raised his voice and said: "It may also be that this person will be flattering!"

Yun Qing directly ignored Cui Mo's words, and asked, "In what battles has this person made contributions?" A guerrilla general from the third rank, if he was promoted by military merit, should not be underestimated.

Ding Qingyu gave a detailed account of Xie Junxiong. Xie Junxiong is the heir of the Xie family in Haocheng. The Xie family is a family of generals with deep roots in the northwest. Back then, Zhang Wenjie married his niece to Xie Junxiong as his successor, just to win over the Xie family: "Xie Junxiong first accumulated military merits by suppressing bandits, and then stayed in Xihai for three years, made a lot of military merits, and was promoted very quickly. The big battle eight years ago allowed him to be promoted two ranks in a row." Civil servants are different from military officials. It is a great event for civil servants to be promoted two ranks in a row. It is estimated that everyone in the world knows that they have been promoted to three ranks. In the army, as long as you have accumulated enough military merits, you will be promoted very quickly. Otherwise, it would be impossible for Yunqing to climb to the second rank at the age of twenty-four.

Yun Qing still had a clear memory of this battle, and said, "I remember that the leader of this battle was Ji Xuan, right?"

Ding Qingyu said: "It was Ji Xuan who led the army, but Xie Junxiong was one of the lieutenants at the time. It was also at the time that Ji Xuan hadn't gained a firm foothold, so he sold the Jie family to save face. After Ji Xuan gained a firm foothold, he began to suppress him." The Xie family. But the Xie family is a century-old family, and the Xie family is well-informed, so they are safe and sound until now." This was Ji Xuan's most glorious time, and it was also that time that made Ji Xuan gain a firm foothold in the northwest.

Yun Qing's face was very ugly, and he said: "I remember that in the battle with Tubo eight years ago, our army lost 110,000 people and won. Is this considered a victory?" At that time, Tubo sent 80,000 troops, but they died ten thousand Ten thousand people. It's a bullshit victory that is piled up with the flesh and blood of soldiers.

Ding Qingyu's mouth twitched when he heard Yunqing talking about our army. No wonder Yunqing didn't want to see the three of them, it turned out that they didn't think of themselves as traitors at all, they even thought of themselves as a general!

Ding Qingyu coughed, and said: "Ji Xuan is actually just using a name, and the ones who are really fighting are Leng Bufeng, Dai Xingguang, Xie Junxiong and others."

Yuan Ying showed suspicion, and asked: "Why do you know the details of this Xie Junxiong so well?" This Ding Qingyu is definitely not a kind person.

Ding Qingyu said with a smile: "Not only this Xie Junxiong, I don't know anyone who is famous in Shaanxi Province." This is his capital and confidence.

Yun Qing doesn't like Ding Qingyu very much, but at this point, he doesn't care about anyone, as long as he needs to use it: "Then what do you think, should we attack by force or persuade him to surrender?"

Ding Qingyu's eyes lit up, he didn't join Yunqing to be a military doctor, but wanted to become Yunqing's counselor. Ding Qingyu suppressed the joy in his heart, and said calmly: "Persuade to surrender first, then attack by force."

Cui Mo said: "What do you mean? Are you so sure that Xie Junxiong will not surrender? What if he really surrenders?"

Ding Qingyu shook his head and said: "Impossible. Xie Junxiong is a very proud person, it is impossible to surrender without starting a fight. Even if he agreed to surrender, it must be a lie."

Cui Mo muttered: "Then why send people to persuade them to surrender? Why not attack the city directly? There is no need to waste time?" Their time is also precious!

Ding Qingyu said with a smile: "Xie Junxiong is a very proud person, but the people around him are not." Xie Junxiong's unwillingness to surrender does not mean that the people around him do not want to surrender. After all, the Northwest Army has a fierce reputation, and there are 100,000 troops. The other generals in Yongcheng are not sure that they can hold the city. Rather than persuading Junxiong to surrender, it is actually shaking the people around him.

Yuan Ying frowned and said, "Then who will be sent to persuade them to surrender?" It's no problem to let them fight, but they can't do such a difficult thing as persuade them to surrender.

Ding Qingyu cupped his fists and said to Yunqing: "Ding is not talented, I would like to go to Yongcheng to persuade Xie Junxiong to surrender."

Cui Mo sneered and said, "You are not afraid of death." If Xie Junxiong killed Ding Qingyu in anger, it would be an unjust death.

Ding Qingyu said with a smile: "The two armies are at war, and they will not be beheaded. I believe that Xie Junxiong will not be so disrespectful." If you don't do anything, how can you win Yunqing's trust by just talking.

Yun Qing nodded and said: "Whatever conditions do you have, feel free to mention them. As long as I can do it, I will definitely satisfy you." If there is no agreement, attack the city directly. Time is precious, and the northwest must be occupied before the imperial army arrives.

Ding Qingyu didn't make any request: "I can leave now."

Yuan Ying stood up and said, "I'll go with you." He wanted to take the opportunity to check Yongcheng's defenses, and they would have an advantage then.

Ding Qingyu shook his head and said: "As soon as you go out, you will know that your status is not low, and it will not be appropriate to detain you in the army." He is an insignificant person, even if Xie Junxiong is detained, Yun Qing will not do it for him. Delay the time of the siege.

An hour later, Ding Qingyu came back. Cui Mo hurriedly asked: "Then what did Xie Junxiong say? Are you willing to surrender?"

Ding Qingyu shook his head and said, "Then Xie Junxiong said that it's okay to surrender, but the general must go to the city to talk to him." Unless Yun Qing's brains are amused, he will agree to go to the city alone.

Yun Qing said: "Let the soldiers have a good rest, and attack the city early tomorrow morning." It's getting late now, and the soldiers have been running around for a few days, so they should take a good rest and recharge their batteries.

The next day, at dawn, the Northwest Army began to attack the city. After fighting for a day, Yongcheng was finally captured at the cost of more than 8,000 casualties. Xie Junxiong did not escape like Leng Bufeng and Chen Wei, let alone surrender, he fought until the last moment before falling down.

The reason why Yucheng could not be defended was not because of Xie Junxiong, but because the soldiers at the bottom had lost confidence in the imperial court and Ji Xuan. And they had already got the news before, knowing that not only would Yun Qing not kill the prisoners, but he would also give money to the soldiers who wanted to go home. Coupled with the extremely fierce fighting of the Northwest Army, no one is willing to fight with their lives under such circumstances. If the soldiers don't work hard, the generals are useless no matter how powerful they are. Being able to persist for a day is enough to prove that Xie Junxiong is great.

When Yun Qing heard this, he said, "Fury General Xie." This is the real soldier, someone Yun Qing respects.

Cui Mo responded: "Yes." He also respected Xie Junxiong. Along the way, he encountered several generals under Ji Xuan, but he didn't pay attention to any of them. Today I finally saw a real soldier, let him know that it is not that there are no generals who can fight in the Northwest, but they are buried.

Yun Qing looked at Ding Qingyu and said, "What do you want?" He must have a plan for recommending himself, otherwise, he would not risk his life to persuade Xie Junxiong.

Ding Qingyu said: "I want to follow the general." Follow Yunqing to make contributions. Heroes come out of troubled times. Although Yunqing has many shortcomings, he looks good on Yunqing.

Yun Qing has already said before, as long as he can do it, he will not refuse: "Yes, but I will not keep useless people by my side." If you want to stay by his side, you can't do it without real skills.

Ding Qingyu said proudly: "General, whether it is useful or not is not something to be said, but to be done." Now it is just the first step, and there is still a long way to go before Yunqing can completely believe him. way to go.

It only takes two and a half days to get there from Yongcheng to Haocheng, which is only four hundred miles away. Ding Qingyu asked: "General, we should pursue the victory."

Yun Qing was silent for a while, and asked Ding Qingyu: "Do you have a map from Yongcheng to Haocheng." Maps are very important things.

Ding Qingyu shook his head and said: "I don't have a map, but I have traveled three times from here to Pick City, and I have some impressions along the way.

Yun Qing said: "Then you go back and write down everything you remember!" If you don't know the road, it will be bad if there is an ambush.

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