Chapter 321 Private Army

Chapter 321 Private Soldiers

After conquering Yongcheng, Yunqing did not lead troops to attack Haocheng immediately, but waited for the 50,000 troops led by Du Zheng to arrive, and with all preparations, Yunqing led 160,000 troops to attack Pickao City.

Although it was said that Ji Xuan was useless and could not lead troops to fight, Yun Qing did not relax at all. The defense of Pickaxe City is famous all over the world, and this time the siege will be a tough battle. In the same way, once the pickaxe city is breached, it means that the northwest is already in his hands, so this battle can only be won but not lost. If they fail, there will be no place for them in the world.

Yunqing knew that the defender of the city was a general named Xie Li. Yun Qing asked Ding Qingyu: "What is the relationship between Xie Li and Xie Junxiong?"

Ding Qingyu looked a little dignified, and said: "It's Xie Junxiong's father, a veteran who has experienced many battles. This time, the old general Xie came out of the mountain, probably because of Xie Junxiong." His son was killed, so naturally he wanted revenge.

Yun Qing said: "No matter who defends the city, Pickaxe City must also be captured." Unless they are all killed in battle, they cannot take half a step back.

Ding Qingyu didn't speak anymore. As Yun Qing said, they are bound to win against Pickaxe City, and it would be too embarrassing to retreat if they all fight here.

Facts have proved that Yunqing's worst plan is not unfounded. The defenders in the pickaxe city are very useful, and they are not comparable to those soldiers in front of them. In just one day, Yunqing lost more than 13,000 people.

With a serious expression, Yun Qing said, "No, the local army doesn't have such a strong fighting capacity, and the equipment is not as sophisticated." This situation is very wrong.

Guan Tai nodded and said: "That's right, these soldiers are particularly brave in killing people, completely different from those soldiers before." These people are not afraid of death.

Everyone can't discuss it, so people come out.

Ding Qingyu frowned. Seeing that everyone was silent, he hesitated and said: "General, our people have heard some news. I don't know if it is true?"

Yun Qing hurriedly asked: "What's the news?" He had a premonition that this battle would be difficult, but no matter how difficult it was, he never expected it to be so difficult.

Ding Qingyu said: "I heard that Ji Xuan raised private soldiers, it seems that there are no fewer than ten thousand people." Whether this is true or not, Ding Qingyu doesn't know. Because he just heard the news and didn't dare to confirm it.

Cui Mo slapped the table and shouted: "That's right. Those soldiers guarding the city today are not afraid of death, and the local army will not be so desperate."

Yuan Ying said: "Keeping private soldiers is a capital offense. Ji Xuan is going to risk it this time." No wonder he felt something was wrong, so these were the private soldiers raised by Ji Xuan.

Du Zheng frowned and said: "But in this way, even if we can't break through Pickaxe City, Ji Xuan is also doomed."

Ding Qingyu's eyes lit up, and he said, "Ji Xuan might have escaped from Pickaxe City." Of course, this is just a guess.

One word from Yun Qing made Ding Qingyu die down: "Even if Ji Xuan runs away, Xie Li is still here." Ji Xuan doesn't know how to fight, and it doesn't matter whether he is there or not. .

Cui Mo asked: "General, what should we do now?"

Yun Qing said: "No matter how good Ji Xuan is, he can support at most 20,000 to 30,000 private soldiers, not too many. Get rid of these people, and the rest will be easy to deal with." There is no other way, only to attack by force, day Continue to attack day by day.

On this day, the emperor received a note from Master Jiang, saying that Uncle Song Guo had disappeared. The emperor's face turned blue, and the northwest seemed to be in danger, but Liaodong was about to collapse.

King Jing hurried into the imperial study and said: "Brother Huang, just got the news that Yunqing has brought an army of 160,000 to attack Hao City.

"As soon as the pickaxe city was broken, the northwest fell into Yunqing's hands.

The emperor handed the booklet to King Jing, and said with an ugly face: "There is probably something wrong in Liaodong." If Yan Wushuang didn't catch it, he would not be able to rest for a day. For the emperor, Yan Wushuang was more harmful than Yunqing. Once Yan Wushuang announced the news of his collusion to the world, his throne would not be stable.

King Jing's face turned pale, and he said, "Brother Huang, what should we do? If there is another accident in Liaodong, the whole world will be destroyed." Northwest and Liaodong are fighting together, and there must be endless rebels, and there will be no more people in the court. Their abilities are restricted, and they will be in danger when the time comes [UU Reading 00kxs].

The emperor said: "I want you to go to Liaodong to find your uncle." Going to Liaodong now is bad luck. However, apart from King Jing, he couldn't find a more suitable candidate.

King Jing nodded and said: "Okay, Brother Huang, when are you leaving?" His face was very cheerful, but his hands were tightly clenched. But the sleeves were so wide that the emperor couldn't see them.

The emperor said: "Let's go now." He can only rest assured that this errand is entrusted to King Jing. He and King Jing are brothers, even if King Jing knew what he was doing, he would only stand by his side and would not expose him.

Hearing this, King Jing was very chilled. Since he knew that the situation in Liaodong was very dangerous and Yan Wushuang would rebel, wouldn't letting him go to Liaodong now mean letting him die. But he, a good emperor brother, didn't think about his safety. King Jing said: "Brother Huang, I'll go back and get two changes of clothes and leave." No matter what, I have to go home and tell Yuchen.

The emperor nodded and said, "Yes."

Just as Yuchen lay down and was about to take a nap, he heard King Jing came back. Seeing King Jing asked her to pack her clothes, Yuchen hurriedly asked, "My lord, where are you going?" Don't go to the northwest. Yunqing has already broken Yongcheng, and is about to attack Pickaxe City. Going to the northwest at this time is tantamount to death.

King Jing said expressionlessly: "Uncle is missing. Brother Huang asked me to go to Liaodong to look for him." As for the possible instability of Liaodong, he dared not tell Yuchen for fear that Yuchen would be worried.

Yuchen turned pale and said, "Impossible, uncle is surrounded by a cloud of masters and has elite guards, how could he disappear?" Besides, if uncle disappeared, wouldn't Liaodong be about to be massacred.

King Jing hurriedly explained: "It's not that Lord Jiang is missing, but my uncle Song Huaijin is missing." King Jing was very dissatisfied at this time, and he made a suggestion when he knew Yan Wushuang was still alive. It was said that the royal family was sorry for the Yan family, but it was all the fault of their father. King Jing suggested that the emperor rehabilitate the Yan family, and then return the title of the Yan family to Yan Wushuang, and he felt that the matter would be resolved. But his elder brother refused to agree, and sent his uncle to Liaodong. King Jing had a hunch that something was wrong, but it was hard for him to ask.

Yuchen's whole body relaxed. Just now she thought that her uncle had disappeared. But soon she became suspicious again, and asked: "Uncle Guo is missing, shouldn't the Song family go to Liaodong to find someone, why should you go? You are the emperor's brother, but the most difficult, tiring and difficult job Let you do it all." These words carried a lot of emotion.

King Jing was also dissatisfied with the emperor, but he didn't show it on his face, saying: "It's because he is a real brother that he can rest assured."

Yuchen felt that something was wrong when he heard this, and said, "What do you mean you can rest assured when you are sent? Is it not just looking for someone, but also other things?" At this point, Yuchen asked with a pale face: "This errand will Wouldn't it be dangerous?"

King Jing looked at Yuchen's expression, touched her face and said, "It's not dangerous, just go find someone." No matter what, he couldn't make his wife worry.

No matter how worried Yuchen was, King Jing packed up his things and left.

Looking at the worried Yuchen, Nanny Gui persuaded, "Princess, don't worry, the prince will be back soon."

Yuchen shook his head and said: "This is not right. When Tong Chunlin died that day, I was a little puzzled when Uncle Song Guo went to Liaodong. Now that Uncle Song disappeared, the emperor hastily sent the prince to go. I always feel that this is not an easy matter. "

After thinking about it seriously, Nanny Gui also felt that Yuchen was right: "Princess, do you think you should send someone to the Hou Mansion to ask?"

Yuchen smiled wryly and said: "No need to go. People in the Hou's Mansion will know more than me, and if they talk too much, it will make grandma worry. I just wonder, what made the emperor so anxious to get angry?" There is too little information on the Internet, so they can't make inferences.

Nanny Gui felt that this matter was difficult to handle. If she wanted to know about the inner courtyard of a family, it would be easier to inquire about it. But they have no channels for important matters in the DPRK and China.

Yuchen said regretfully: "It's a pity, brother has gone to the northwest."

Nanny Gui felt that Yuchen was thinking too well, even if Han Jianming knew these things, he would not tell his princess. Speaking of which, the princess is good in everything, but she doesn't have a brother to help her. As for Han Jingyan, Nanny Gui directly ignored him. It would be nice if you didn’t give your own concubine a bouquet, and you still count on him to help: "Ma'am, Miss Wu's wedding is not many days away, what kind of gift should we give?" Actually, they have already prepared this, Nanny Gui Mama said this just to divert Yuchen's attention.

Speaking of Yurong's marriage, Yuchen couldn't help but frowned, and said: "If you want me to say, it would be better if this marriage is retired. With such a mother-in-law, how can I have a good life in the future?" Jiang Hongjin compared Yurong Three years older, this year is already thirty one. Mrs. Jiang had a lot of opinions about this and wanted her son to take a concubine, but Jiang Hongjin refused.

At the end of last year, news of Yuxi's rebellion spread to the capital, and Mrs. Jiang, without telling Jiang Hongjin, invited a matchmaker to the Han family to retire. In the end, Han Jingyan did not agree, and said that if he wanted to retire, he would let the Jiang family couple come together. After Jiang Hongjin got the news, he came to the door to apologize, and the matter was over.

Nanny Gui said: "It's easy to get a priceless treasure, but it's rare to have a lover. Mrs. Jiang is not very nice, but Second Master Jiang has a deep affection for Miss Wu. It would be a pity if he divorced." She didn't say anything else. Not to mention the impact of Yu Xi's matter on the Han family, but to say that Yu Rong is already eighteen years old this year, and if she retires, it is impossible to find another good marriage like the Jiang family.

Yuchen said: "Mother-in-law is not good, what's the use of loving a husband? Mrs. Jiang hates Yurong so much, and she will suffer if she marries in the future."

Nanny Gui smiled and said, "Princess, don't all the daughter-in-laws come here like this? I think it will get better gradually."

Yuchen shook her head, she was not so optimistic. However, if Yurong is unwilling to marry into Jiang's family and begs her, she may help, but the problem is that Yurong himself also wants to marry into Jiang's family. She's not the direct sister of a compatriot, so why would she bother to do such a thankless thing. (to be continued)