Good farming at the foot of Changbai Mountain

Chapter 283 Zhenyuan Pass

When Jing Han heard this, she shook her head, "You can't just point at the army in Hanzhou. The guard there is the eldest son of Hou Mo's family in Zhenbei. They refused to station in Xizhou at the beginning, and they may not be willing to come to the rescue now. You Send someone to send a letter to Longzhou, I will let Changshun go to the capital, we need to make more preparations."

Zixuan frowned slightly, "The border is in a hurry now, so the Mo family won't be like this?"

"Whether you believe it or not, you can't just point at Hanzhou's rescuers anyway. You can take people to defend the city first, and I will take care of the rest. By the way, you can let everyone splash water on the city wall, so that It can definitely freeze at night." Jinghan remembered a story she had read somewhere before, and asked Zixuan to do the same.

This moment is really not the time to chat, so Zixuan turned around and took everyone with him, and rushed to the North City Gate immediately.Jing Han also brought people back to the mansion.Changshun, Changxing and others also followed Jinghan back to the house, as Jinghan had other things for them to do.

There are patrolling people everywhere along the way, but it is considered orderly.Everyone knew Jing Han, and when they saw Jing Han, they all gave way. "Ma'am, it's cold and the road is slippery. Ma'am, please go home quickly." The people in Xizhou Cheng respected Zixuan and his wife like gods, so when they saw Jinghan, they were very respectful.

Jing Han nodded, "Thank you for your hard work."

"Defending the family and the country is the responsibility of my generation, and it is not hard work." The leader said.

Jinghan took the people back to the mansion, and immediately wrote a letter and handed it to Changshun, and at the same time gave him a golden token, "Changshun, take this token and you leave the city immediately. This token The card was given to the lord by the emperor at the beginning, and it has never been used. You take it with you, and if you have something to do along the way, you can show it. All the governments will fully cooperate."

That token has been in Jinghan's hands for a long time.At the beginning, the emperor gave the token to Zixuan, and Zixuan gave it to Jinghan for safekeeping, but now it is used.

Chang Shun understood the importance of the matter, nodded, and went out with two guards from the mansion.Chunlan followed Changshun, gave some instructions, and then watched Changshun lead the people straight to the east of the city.

Changshun was a member of Zhizhou Mansion, and all the city guards knew about it, so they directly opened the city gate, lowered the suspension bridge, and let Changshun out of the city.It happened that people from Zixuan's sect also came here, and together with Changshun, they went out to report to Longzhou.

Zixuan led the people directly to the North City Gate.Master Li also took people out of the city from here just now, and then all the people outside the city will enter the city, so the north gate is very important.Zixuan ordered people to pour water on the city walls, not only the North City, but all the city walls.

So, everyone was busy getting water and handing it to the city wall, and then splashed it on the outside of the city wall little by little.In such a cold night, not to mention the fact that a drop of water turned into ice, the water gradually turned into ice, and the entire city wall became as smooth as a mirror.Zixuan stood on the city and saw it, but couldn't help admiring, "Now, let's see what they will do when they attack the city."

Zixuan looked at the north, worried, "I don't know what's going on over there at Zhenyuan Pass? If Zhenyuan Pass falls, I'm afraid this city of Xizhou will be in danger."

Zixuan's worry is not without reason.At that time, in order to defend against the cavalry of the Northern Yuan Kingdom, a city wall was built. The two ends of the city wall happened to be the Taoer River and the Nuoni River.If it was summer, nothing would happen. With the protection of two rivers and the wide moat outside Xizhou City, it is believed that the enemy army would not be able to enter the city for a while.But this season, the moat has already frozen over, and the traps inside are completely useless.Moreover, the Tao'er River and the Nuoni River were also frozen. If the enemy troops bypassed the city wall and came over from the river, wouldn't Xizhou be in danger?

Zixuan turned around and called two people, "Both of you take a few people each to Taonan County and Zhen'an County, and tell Liu Zhi County and Zhao Zhi County the situation here. In addition, let them hold the county seat, if there is an enemy attack , report back immediately."

The people next to him hurried down the city wall and reported the news.

"I hope the rescuers can come in time, otherwise, I'm afraid this Xizhou really won't be able to hold on." Zixuan murmured.

But at Zhenyuan Pass, seventy miles away, the battle was very fierce.The army of the Beiyuan Kingdom came from afar, but they did not rest, and directly attacked the pass.

There are four giant mechanisms capable of firing spears in this Zhenyuan Pass. Hundreds of spears can be fired at a time, and the distance can also be adjusted.When Zixuan was building this gate, he asked Mingyu to help, and a mechanism master invited from the capital took half a year to complete it.Eight of them were made at the same time, and the other four were in Xizhou City. The power of this thing is extraordinary.

The army of Beiyuan Kingdom came this time with 3 people.I only saw a large crowd of people outside Zhenyuan Pass.These people have a measure of advance and retreat, and they look like well-trained sergeants.

On New Year's Eve, of course, there is no moon.However, the people of the Beiyuan Kingdom held up torches, illuminating the entire city outside.Logically speaking, they came for a sneak attack, and they should be sneaky, but at this moment they are blatantly attacking the city.Presumably, they are well aware of the defense here. 3 people facing 3000 people is simply an overwhelming advantage, so they don't care about it at all.

The leader gave the order to attack the city, and then saw many soldiers carrying ladders from the army of Beiyuan Kingdom.These people carried ladders and approached the city wall under the cover of archers.

Suddenly, there was a sound of breaking wind in front, and countless spears flew towards them, and many soldiers died under the spears like this.

The general behind waved the command flag in his hand again, and then another group of people continued to rush forward.On the city wall, countless spears were still fired.

"General, the thing on the other side is very powerful. It's not a way for us to attack so forcefully." The people around the leader stepped forward to persuade him.

The leader shook his head, "There are so many of us, how many times can he fire that thing again? Attack, don't stop."

The people next to him had no choice but to continue to attack.In this way, people paved the way, and after three or four groups fell down, Bei Yuan's army finally came under the city wall.They put the ladder on the city wall and climbed up.

The organs that defend the city are better at long-range defense, once the enemy is close, it will not be effective.So the sergeants guarding the city began to throw down rolling wood and rocks.Throwing a big log can knock down many people, and the big log will continue to roll forward, and it will bring down many people.The guards above took the opportunity to pull up the ladder, or overturn it. In short, they tried to find a way to prevent the enemy from climbing up the city wall.

Wenxuan and Ziwen were also on the city wall, throwing the log down with the crowd. "Let's save some money. There are not many logs here." Ziwen shouted.

In Xizhou, there are more plains and less wood production, so there are not many rolling logs prepared on the city wall.If the enemy keeps attacking like this, it really won't be enough.

"Archers, try your best to kill these Tartar soldiers, and don't let the people behind get close." General Li shouted.

When they arrived here on fast horses from Xizhou, Beiyuan Kingdom had already started to attack.Fortunately, the army in the Beiyuan Kingdom was not cavalry, so those who came back even after reporting the letter, at least caught up.

Looking at the crowd of people below, General Li also felt a little desperate.Three thousand against thirty thousand, how to fight this battle?No matter how capable they are, they can't beat others, can they? "Everyone, hold on. We must hold on until Master Lin transfers the people safely to the state city. We can die, but the people cannot die. My sons, we must defend this place with all our might," he shouted loudly.

Everyone didn't answer, because they all focused on the situation below, and kept shooting the arrows in their hands, trying to kill the enemy below each time.

The offensive below was still very fierce, and occasionally someone climbed up the city wall, but what he was facing was a shining sword.In the fierce battle, time passed quickly, and Dongfang was already a little pale.At this time, there were fewer and fewer logs on the city wall, and everyone was a little reluctant to continue throwing them down, but the enemies below were still coming up continuously.

General Li threw down a big rock with all his strength, and it just hit the heads of several Beiyuan soldiers who were climbing up. These people wailed and rolled down the ladder.But they rolled down, and someone behind continued to climb up.Lieutenant General Li sighed, "Forget it, I'm dead, with so many people, how can we [-] people be able to resist."

Ziwen looked at the sky, estimated the time, and said, "Don't be discouraged, General. The people in the villages and towns behind should be settled down pretty much now. We will die, and we will drag a few backs when we die."

All the people on the city wall shouted, "That's right, death is a big deal, and even if you die, you have to kill a few more Tartar soldiers, so you can't lose money." At this moment, everyone's eyes were red with excitement.

At this moment, shouts came from behind the crowd.It turned out to be people from the state government, and they rushed over with the young and strong gathered along the way.These people, it seems that there must be about 6000 to [-] people.

"General, our reinforcements are here, and it looks like there are quite a few of them." Wen Xuan looked back and shouted happily.

When the people defending the city heard that the reinforcements were coming, their spirits were greatly lifted.One by one, their eyes widened, and with all their strength, two or three people lifted the big log and smashed it down.

In the distance, the general of the Beiyuan Kingdom looked at the soldiers of Da Qi who were struggling to resist on the city wall, and asked in confusion, "Didn't everyone say that the soldiers of Da Qi were incompetent? We have been attacking for four hours in a row, and lost With so many people, they still can’t pass a small pass?”

(End of this chapter)