Good farming at the foot of Changbai Mountain

Chapter 291 Reinforcement Arrives

Due to Beiyuan Kingdom's defeat in the first battle and heavy losses, it was quite quiet for the next few days, not daring to attack the city again.And here Zixuan is also stepping up to make bombs. This time, he obeyed Jinghan's words and made two different ones.

One of them is to mix some ecstasy in the gunpowder. Jinghan doesn't know the effect of this, but it should be possible.The other is to mix some iron slag into the gunpowder.In particular, Jing Han specially asked the blacksmith to make the kind of iron nails similar to date pits. It is estimated that the power of this thing in the bomb is definitely not small.

With these things, Zixuan's heart can be regarded as solid.He sent people to guard the place where the bomb was made, and the surrounding area was two miles away, and no fire source was allowed.Fortunately, these people below have also seen the power of gunpowder, and they all cheered up, and no one dared to take it lightly.

On the eighth day of the first lunar month, the imperial court received memorials from the magistrates of Hanzhou and Longzhou, all of which confirmed the dispatch of troops from the Beiyuan Kingdom.And the two of them, both big and small, sued Mo Hongfan, saying that he refused to send troops to rescue.

The emperor was furious when he saw the memorial.Immediately dispatch troops and generals to rescue Xizhou, and send troops according to the previously discussed method.It's just that the emperor was a little embarrassed about the choice of the leader of the army. In the capital, there were many experienced generals, but the emperor was afraid that they would be like Mo Hongfan and would not contribute.

It was Mingyu who stood up and asked to lead the army.The emperor thought about it for a while, and thought it was feasible. Ming Yu's identity was there, and he could hold Mo Hongfan down in the Northeast.So he nodded in agreement and asked Mingyu to lead the army, with Qi Yunfei as the deputy general.At the same time, the emperor also sent Mr. Han to Mingyu. This Mr. Han, now a scholar of the Wenhua Palace, has always been by the emperor's side.Mingyu also admired Mr. Han's resourcefulness, so he readily agreed to set the ninth day of the first lunar month for the army to set off.

Fortunately, the preparations were made before, so although the day of the expedition was a bit rushed, it was not too busy.With the emperor's will, Yunfei took a step ahead and went to Shencheng to dispatch troops, which would also save some time.Mingyu rushed to Xizhou day and night with [-] soldiers.

Wen Han, Peng Cheng and others also knew about Xizhou, but these two people were literati, and it was not easy to go to the front of the two armies to mix, so they had to be patient and wait for the news in the capital.

Not long after Mingyu set off from the capital with his army, he ran into the messenger sent by Zixuan for the second time.When he heard that Beiyuan's [-] soldiers were suppressing the border, Ming Yu was also very anxious.Hastily let the messengers go to Beijing, and led the army, desperately rushed to Xizhou.

The emperor received the second letter from Zixuan, "One hundred thousand troops? Is the Beiyuan Kingdom really going to a decisive battle? The battle in the Northwest has not made any progress in a year. It seems that Mo Na of Beiyuan Khan is also a little anxious. Lin Zixuan is a capable man. He can lead less than 2 people in a few days and kill [-] troops from the Northern Yuan Dynasty. All right." The emperor saw that It's so wonderful, I can't help but be overwhelmed.

"This Mo Hongfan, damn it, he actually made a joke of the court's affairs. Xizhou is an important border defense area. How dare he not send troops to rescue him, and he didn't even report a word to the court. Is he crazy?" The emperor couldn't hold back his anger up.He wrote the decree with a pen, and then asked people to catch up with Mingyu with the decree, and let Mingyu go to the northeast to deal with Mo Hongfan.

On the other side, Marshal Yide of Beiyuan also wrote a letter to Prince Zig of Beiyuan during the rest of the army, telling him about the situation here.

On the twelfth day of the first lunar month, the Northern Yuan army attacked the city again. Unfortunately, this time there was still no progress. On the contrary, more people were injured by the newly-made bombs in Xizhou.Now, Ed began to have a headache.It's not that he didn't think about attacking the counties near Xizhou.However, Xizhou is the throat of Daqi. If Xizhou cannot be taken down, it will be useless to just capture the nearby counties.

Xizhou is adjacent to Hanzhou and Fuyu Prefecture, but the cities of these two states are not on the border.If you attack rashly, you will be attacked by Xizhou from behind. It is also unwise to face the enemy like this.After thinking about it, Ide temporarily gave up attacking the rest of the states.

In this way, the army of the Northern Yuan Dynasty besieged Xizhou, unable to attack, and did not want to retreat.As for Xizhou, there are not enough troops to go out of the city to fight.And Zixuan was also worried about the commander-in-chief of Beiyuan, and he didn't dare to use tricks and tricks again, fearing that if it didn't work out, it would be bad.Anyway, there is enough food and grass in the city, so there is no need to worry about food.So the two sides were in such a stalemate, and no one dared to act rashly.

But this stalemate was broken on the nineteenth day of the first lunar month.There is no other reason, Prince Zig of the Northern Yuan Kingdom personally brought [-] soldiers to the outside of Xizhou City.Zig ordered on the spot to quickly attack the city, even if it was filled with people, Xizhou must be taken down.

Then a great battle broke out. In the city of Xizhou, including those young and strong, there were only 6000 people. On the opposite side was an army of nearly 20, ten to one. The strength of the two sides was very different. Xizhou was facing the most difficult situation. a fight.

The trebuchets on the city wall kept firing bombs downwards. The effect of these improved bombs was much better than the previous ones.It's a pity that there were too many people underneath, and the shield hand connected the shield into one piece to protect the archers behind.Although the bomb was very powerful, it couldn't stand it. The crowd tactics were adopted below. A group of soldiers fell down, and the ones behind continued to keep up.In this way, the soldiers of Beiyuan Kingdom gradually approached the city wall.

The soldiers on the city wall were gradually injured a lot by the bows and arrows flying towards them.Everyone gritted their teeth, and the organs and archers on the city also began to exert their strength, coordinating with the trebuchets to throw bombs, and somehow suppressed the enemy's offensive.

When the prince of Bei Yuan saw this situation, he gritted his teeth and made people continue to attack, but his heart was bleeding.These are all warriors from Beiyuan, the elite of the elite, just like this, the flesh and blood flying all over the place, can he not feel distressed?
This battle lasted from morning to noon, and the people in Xizhou City gradually became unable to hold on.Ziwen's hand holding the bow and arrow was already worn out until his mouth was bleeding, and the other hand, his thumb and index finger were already bloody. "Brother, if this continues, I'm afraid we can't hold on any longer. Those bombs are almost exhausted." Ziwen shouted towards Zixuan.

Zixuan let out a long sigh, but the bow and arrow in his hand kept on saying, "No matter what, we must persevere to the end. We can't stop, as long as we stop, the people below will be able to attack immediately." Zixuan and the state government The people here have also persisted since the early morning.

Gradually, the Beiyuan soldiers below crossed the moat. At this time, the moat was still covered with ice and snow, so it was easy to come over.The ladder was erected on the city wall, and the Beiyuan soldiers climbed up the ladder.

At this point in the battle, the disadvantage of insufficient manpower is revealed.There are people in charge of trebuchets and archers shooting arrows in the city, but with such a dispersion, there are a lot fewer people who can really guard the city wall.The Beiyuan soldiers below gradually approached the crenels of the city wall.

Zixuan put down the bow and arrow in his hand, picked up the big knife, and slashed at the Beiyuan soldiers who took the lead.Many people behind them also gave up their bows and arrows, but directly fought with the enemy.

Suddenly, outside the east gate of Xizhou City, behind the Beiyuan soldiers, countless soldiers and horses came.The banner that was waving was the symbol of Daqi at first glance.The people on the city wall, when they were in a hurry, looked up and couldn't help but be overjoyed.

"The imperial court's reinforcements are here, the reinforcements are here, we are saved." At this moment, everyone cheered up and fought hard.People are like this, a glimmer of hope in despair can arouse their full potential.

The reinforcements from outside the city came very quickly, and after a rush, the Beiyuan army in the east of the city had already been killed.After all, Bei Yuan's soldiers were exhausted enough, but they hadn't stopped since morning.Daqi's army rushed under the city wall like a flood.

Wen Xuan and General Li were responsible for the defense of the east of the city.Wenxuan saw that there was a man in white clothes and silver armor in the Qi army under the city. It was Qi Yunfei, the third brother-in-law. He couldn't be more happy now, "Third brother-in-law, quickly enter the city." Yunfei enters the city.

Yun Fei shook his head, and rushed towards the north of the city with his soldiers. He wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to crush Bei Yuan's army.The soldiers he led were transferred from Shencheng.Shen Cheng is four or five days away from here. Even though they are also traveling in the starry night, their physical exertion is not considered severe, and this is the time when they are desperate.

Daqi's soldiers rushed towards Beiyuan's soldiers one by one like tigers coming out of their cages.From the east of the city to the north of the city, at this time, Zixuan and Ziwen in the north of the city also saw Yunfei.Everyone's spirits lifted, Zixuan immediately asked someone to open the city gate, and they rushed out together.At this moment, there is already a scuffle between the two sides below, and the bombs on the city can't be used at all, so it's better to go out and kill a lot.

The city gate opened, and before the suspension bridge was lowered, less than [-] soldiers in the city rushed out.Gathered together with the reinforcements to resist Bei Yuan's attack.

The moment Prince Zig saw Da Qi's reinforcements, he immediately sent someone to withdraw the troops.But the battlefield is already full of red eyes, even if the soldiers of the Northern Yuan Dynasty want to retreat, how can the soldiers of Da Qi allow it?The two sides fought together, fighting to the death.

Beiyuan soldiers fought and retreated, and gradually opened up the distance, and Yunfei also knew the truth that the poor should not pursue, so he called for gold to withdraw the troops, and the army moved closer to the city.

When Zixuan and Yunfei met, they naturally had thousands of words to say, but they didn't know what to say.So after Zixuan led the people to kill, Yunfei led [-] elite soldiers into the city.

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