Chapter 50

The battle of Yanzhou was fought from dark to dawn, and from dawn to dark. The soldiers on both sides never die. In the light of the fire, the shadows of swords and spears, the blood burst out, and the ground under their feet was dyed red. At the end of Ming Jin's campaign, blood was shed and sculls were floating outside the city.

An Changqing sat on the roof of the general's mansion, looking forward to the darkness from one dark day to another.

The gate of Yanzhou is closed, and patrol soldiers can be seen on the wall.

This day and night, Xiao Zhige did not come back. An Changqing really can't hold on. Under Zhou Helan's persuasion, she comes down from the roof and goes to sleep after washing.

As a result, the irregular purple jadeite was gradually polished out of round corners. Unconsciously, another day passed, and Xiao Zhige still didn't go back to the mansion. In the evening, an Changqing thought of the man's advice. He said that the jade would hurt his eyes at night, so he finally put down his jade and took Chen Su out to breathe.

The people in the city are still living their own lives, but the war outside affects the people in the city. Everyone has a heavy look on his face. From time to time, he takes a look at the direction of the city gate. Although knowing that there is a general in Yanzhou will not lose, but really fight, but still can not help but worry.

The next day passed quietly. In the middle of the night, the gate of the general's mansion was knocked. An Changqing, who was sleeping, turned over and ran to the gate with only a piece of clothes. The gate of the general's mansion had been opened. Thinking that Xiao Zhige had come back, an Changqing called "Lord Wang" in a hurry.

Then at the door, it was the tall body of Iron Tiger. He scratched his head and saluted: "princess, the iron tiger is lucky to live up to her life. The remaining 20000 stone grains and grasses have been delivered."

An Changqing was disappointed and lowered her eyes. When she raised her head again, she put a smile on her face: "it's hard."

……

Early the next morning, Qi Wei brought people to the mansion to check the amount of grain and grass with Tiehu. During the war, there was a great loss of grain and grass. The twenty thousand stone grain and grass that had been sent by Tiehu had already seen the bottom. The twenty thousand stone grain and grass that Tiehu had sent was just the right time.

Qi Wei's face almost turned into a flower. He clapped Iron Tiger's shoulder and said, "good brother!"

Tiehu took him by the back collar and drove him away: "go to the side. The princess tried to find a way to raise all this. Old fellow iron, I was just ordered to deliver it! "

Qi Wei straightened his collar and bowed his hand to an Changqing. He solemnly said, "I thank the princess on behalf of the officers and soldiers of Yanzhou!"

An Changqing smile, told him not to be polite. After hesitating for a moment, he asked, "is Wang Ye staying in the military camp? What's missing? I'll have it delivered. "

Qi Wei's smile stagnated, and quickly covered up the past: "yes, there is no lack of anything. The general will be in the army and will not be able to go back to his office for the time being. "

An Changqing's eyes were sharp. He didn't miss his instant expression. He twisted his eyebrows and said, "is that right? But before the war, the Lord told me that he was not in the city these days. "

"The general even said that?" Qi Wei was surprised and quickly comforted: "don't worry, sister-in-law. The general will come back safely."

"So the Lord is not in the city?" An Changqing cheated out the truth, and his heart sank. He suddenly remembered that Xiao Zhige had said to him before he left that "he would definitely come back". Now, if it was an ordinary battle, why should he say such a thing?

Pressing the panic in his heart, an Changqing tried to calm down and said, "what did the Lord do?"

Qi Wei didn't expect that the princess who looked at him with a pure good temper would be able to cover his words. His face turned green and he hesitated for a long time. He simply knelt down on one knee and clasped his fist: "military orders are like mountains, please forgive me, I can't say it!"

An Changqing coagulated him for a long time. He didn't insist on asking Xiao Zhige where he was going. He only asked, "is it very dangerous?"

"This..." Qi Wei was in a dilemma and hesitated: "there are some dangers, but the general will be able to save himself from danger if he uses his army like a God."

This is not as good as saying that an Changqing's lips were white two points, and then he said, "I know."

Then he went back to his bedroom, but he couldn't sleep any more. He took the piece of purple jade and pondered it carefully in the middle of the night.

……

The fourth day was a sunny day. It was early morning. After three days of fighting, the two armies faced each other, and their momentum was not as strong as that of the first war.

In the sky, the eagle circled a few times, swooped down and fell into the camp of the North Dijun.

Huyan art took the message from the eagle's foot on his arm, swept it quickly, and his face suddenly changed: "Wang Ting is in trouble, Xiao Zhige leads the troops to attack Wang Ting! Father told us to come back quickly

Huyanate and huyanzhi are both sons of the king of Beidi. They look at huyanxun anxiously: "withdraw immediately and return to the king's court!"

Hu Yanxun saw a light in his eyes, and his one arm on the knife sank slightly: "Xiao Zhige is not here, we can take the opportunity to capture Yanzhou, occupy Yanzhou, and then welcome brother Wang. Yanzhou is the new royal court

"You don't want to withdraw?" Huyan art's face changed.

Hu Yanxun grinned: "this is the best opportunity!"

"Brother, let's go!" Huyan art took a deep look at him and didn't want to waste words with him.

Huyanzhi followed him closely, and they summoned their own soldiers to retreat without hesitation and ran straight to the depth of the northern desert……

"Newspaper! Huyanat and huyanzhi are leaving for the northern desert! "

Xie Ling suddenly got up: "send someone to stop them!"

The scouts said: "but the army of huyanxun is still outside the city."

Qi Wei patted the table: "no matter Hu Yanxun, send a horse to stop them! How many people did they take with them

"About ten thousand."

Fifty thousand soldiers of Beidi, Huyan art and Huyan Zhi took ten thousand, and there were forty thousand outside the gate.

Xie Ling gritted his teeth: "be sure to stop me!"

***

Xiao Zhige, with 5000 armored troops, arrived at the imperial court of Beidi as soon as possible.

Beidi Wangting is located on the oasis in the hinterland of northern desert, but because of the nomadic characteristics, the city defense construction is not stable. He took 5000 armored troops to surprise them, but two days and two nights, he forced to break through the city and entered the Wangting.

But in the royal court, except for the servants who fled everywhere, they did not see huyanche, the king of the northern Di, and huyanting, the eldest prince.

The three warriors of Beidi were all in Yanzhou, while the king of Beidi and his eldest son were in the royal court. Now the royal court is broken, but the two are gone.

Xiao Zhige led people to turn the king's court upside down. On the fifth day, he finally found a tunnel in huyanche's bedroom. The tunnel goes straight out of the city. Xiao Zhige takes people to chase him, and finally finds the king of Beidi and the big prince who are hiding in a mess.

They ran away in a panic, with only a dozen bodyguards around them. The armored forces surrounded them and easily took the two men's heads.

This battle is more smooth than expected, but Xiao Zhige has a sense of crisis in his mind. He squints at the direction of Wangting. Xiao Zhige waves his hand and takes his men and horses from the other side, ready to bypass Wangting and return to Yanzhou.

After driving the horse for more than ten miles, the dust and smoke suddenly came from behind. The ground vibrated and the horse hissed uneasily.

The soldiers who explored the way leaned on the ground and listened. Ning Chong said, "it's the Beidi people who are catching up. The number is at least half more than us."

Xiao Zhige thought about it, and guessed that the army of Yanzhou had withdrawn. At present, Yanzhou is far away from them. They are already exhausted in their long-distance attack. Facing each other head on, they are definitely not the opponents of the northern Di army. After a quick look at the surrounding terrain, there was a rolling hill on the right. Xiao Zhige waved: "go in!"

When Huyan art led the troops to catch up, Xiao Zhige just entered the hill. Looking at the continuous horseshoe prints on the ground, Huyan art stopped the soldiers behind him and said with a ferocious face: "dare to enter the ghost ridge, I will make them go back!"

The horse's hooves trampled on the ground a few times, and a small team of people from huyan'a went in cautiously to explore. Evil ghost ridge is the forbidden area of northern desert. Even the shepherds who are most familiar with northern desert dare not go in. The terrain inside is complex, such as maze, quicksand and poisons. It is said that if you go in, you can't get out alive.

After waiting in place for a long time, the soldiers who went in to explore finally came back. The number of them was two less than when they went in, but they carried back a battle flag with gold characters on black background, which was the "Ge" flag commonly used in Xiao Zhige's army. The leader replied, "I didn't find their trace. I should have gone deep."

Huyan art's face looked better: "Xiao Zhige will surely die this time! It's revenge for my father and brother! "

"All soldiers, come back to Yanzhou with me! Take down Yanzhou and become a new king's court! " Huyan art raised his arms, followed by ten thousand soldiers of Beidi, carrying the "Ge" flag left behind and rushing back to Yanzhou.

***

under the Yanzhou City, huyanxun is confronting the Yanzhou army. The eagle circled and fell. When Hu Yanxun saw that the king of Beidi and the big prince were dead, he showed a smile. Just as he was about to order his troops to withdraw and return to the king's court, he saw that Huyan art and Huyan Zhi, with nearly 20000 men and horses behind them, came back to kill them again.

Huyanxun meet up, found behind more people, and even a lot of women, Ning eyebrow way: "this is how to return a responsibility?"

"Xiao Zhige broke the court and killed a father and a brother!" Huyan art said: "but he himself has entered the ghost mountain, and he will surely die. I've taken all the people with me. I'm sure to take down Yanzhou in this battle! "

Behind him, the Beidi people shook their arms and cried out, "down with Yanzhou!"

Huyanxun's eyes flashed slightly, and he gave a smile. He patted huyanart on the shoulder and said: "Xiao Zhige is dead! Take down Yanzhou and avenge King Huyan! "

Tens of thousands of Beidi soldiers chanted outside the city, and the "Ge" flag with black gold characters was inserted in front of the Beidi army.

The soldiers of Yanzhou, who were guarding the city, looked at each other and changed their expressions.

Qi Wei and others also heard the movement outside. Qi Wei gritted his teeth and said, "the general can't have an accident!"

Xie Ling's face hesitated: "but we didn't stop Huyan art."

At that time, Huyan art brought people back to the king's court. Xie Ling led his troops to intercept. However, Huyan Xun noticed that his motive was disturbing and missed the opportunity. He asked Huyan art to lead his troops back to the north desert one day in advance.

If Xiao Zhige and Huyan art face to face, the odds are not big.

"These bastards will talk nonsense." Iron Tiger hit the table: "general is so easy to lose? If it's really in their hands, they can't hang the corpse of the general in front of the battle as a flag? "The Iron Tiger's words were not rough, and several generals looked at each other. Finally, they looked firm: "that's right! The general has never been defeated! We can't mess up our army first. "

After that, several people went out to appease the army. Prepare for the Beidi siege.

……

Many people in the city also heard the cry of the northern army. Many people laugh at the beginning. The general is invincible in their heart.

But over time, one day, two days, three days Ten days.

The attack of the Beidi army became more and more fierce, but Xiao Zhige never showed his face. It was also rumored that the general's array flag had been cut off by the Beidi people, and this firm belief began to shake. Shops that could have opened normally were closed one after another, and the people were at home, worried or afraid.

Even the officers and men in the army were affected to a certain extent. Facing the fierce attack of the northern Di army, they gradually began to be unable to do what they wanted. The house leaks, but it rains at night. At this time, only half of the food is left. If the Beidi people continue to fight like this, the city will be in the dilemma of running out of food.

Qi Wei and others were so anxious that they turned around, but the spies sent out did not find anything. There was no news from Xiao Zhige and the 5000 armored troops.

It took an Changqing four or five days to find out about the rumors outside. Zhou Helan ordered the soldiers in the mansion to hide the news. Fortunately, an Changqing has been staying in the mansion these days, so he can keep it secret.

However, on this day, an Changqing finally got up and wanted to go out for a walk, but Chen Su hesitated to stop her from going out.

An Changqing was puzzled, and saw that he looked hesitant. Despite his obstruction, what he saw was only the cold street. It was not easy to find an old woman to inquire, but the other side looked at him sympathetically and told him to be patient.

An Changqing was stunned, and then suddenly reacted and ran to the barracks.

The gatekeeper didn't dare to stop him. When an Changqing rushed into the assembly hall, he saw Qi Wei's bearded and angry with two soldiers: "if you dare to spread rumors again, go and lead the thirty soldiers!"

After reprimanding, he raised his head and looked at an Changqing. As soon as his face changed, before he could figure out how to make it round, he heard an Changqing ask calmly and abnormally, "what's the matter with Wang Ye?"

Qi Wei hesitated.

An Changqing pushed him away and walked in: "where's the Iron Tiger? Tell him to come to me

Several other generals, including Tiehu, arrived after hearing the news. But no one dared to speak first. Finally, the iron tiger could not hold back. "The North Di people held the flag of the battle, and said that the old fellow was dead." Don't believe me, Princess

After a long time of questioning, an Changqing found out the whole story.

His teeth were tight, thinking of the man's promise that he would "come back" before he left, he closed his eyes and said, "I don't believe it. The LORD said he would come back, so he would come back! "

"Live to see people, die to see corpses!" An Changqing said harshly: "you and Wang Ye have to get along with each other for a long time. You should know that he is not so easily defeated!"

Iron Tiger and others a shock, these days faltering confidence was dragged back again. Of course, they believe in the general's ability. But the North Dijun was shouting outside day by day, and the spies couldn't find the trace of Xiao Zhige and his party. The original firm confidence gradually began to collapse.

"Before the Lord comes back, we must guard Yanzhou City!"

The Iron Tiger clapped his leg and said: "what the princess said is right! Even if you fight for your life, you have to keep Yanzhou! If the general comes back, Yanzhou is gone, and we have no face to live! "

Several people looked at each other, and knelt down on one knee: "we will defend Yanzhou to the death!"

The slender finger pinches the palm of the hand, an Changqing says: "I will defend Yanzhou with you, wait for the general to return triumphantly!"

……

On the wall of Yanzhou City, a row of "Ge" flags were set up. Qi Wei deployed troops. Tiehu and Xieling led two teams to wait behind the gate and were ready to fight with the Beidi people at any time.

an Changqing stood on the wall and looked at the dark Beidi army outside the city. He took the drumsticks from the drumsticks and beat the first drum with all his strength, He said in a high voice, "I am an Changqing, Princess of the Northern War. Yanzhou soldiers, listen up, your general led a surprise attack on the king court of Beidi, and killed the king and Prince of Beidi. Now I'm on my way back to Yanzhou! Don't believe in the tricks of the Beidi people

"I will defend Yanzhou City with you until the general returns!"

When the sound falls, the drums are beating, and the sound is more intense than the sound. After a few days of depression, the soldiers in Yanzhou were in high spirits. Looking at the princess standing on the wall of the city, listening to the sound of war drums, their blood was boiling.

"Stick to Yanzhou! Wait for the general to return

Sound like a landslide, momentum like a rainbow.

Then the gate opened and the two armies fought.

Because of the appearance of an Changqing, the momentum of Yanzhou officers and men was excited again. An Changqing did what he said. He went forward and retreated with them. Regardless of the danger, he beat the battle drum on the wall day by day.

So it went on for another five days.

In the conference hall, Qi Wei bit his teeth and said, "there is not enough food. Both Liangzhou and Chenzhou can borrow. "Xie Ling said, "what about Suzhou? May we send troops to help

the problem of food and grass has been solved for a while, and it can last a few more days. Qi Wei and others look relaxed. Seeing that an Changqing is haggard, they can't help persuading him to go back to rest. Otherwise, when the general comes back and sees the princess become like this, he will not let them go

in the evening, the Beidi people came to attack again. Standing on the wall, an Changqing coldly watched the battle between the two armies. In addition to the drum face shaking in front of him, there was only the sound of killing in his ears

his eyes were hot, so he rushed back to pick up the drumstick, beating the drum and shouting: "the general is back! Yanzhou will win

"Yanzhou will win!"

the flag with the word "Ge" behind him was fierce, and the cry of killing was loud

after that, Mingjin, with his men and horses, quickly retreats to the other side. Huyan art and Huyan Zhi look at each other face to face. Seeing Yanzhou soldiers and horses coming, they can only retreat with hatred

"here you are." Xiao Zhige grasped his hand, shook his body for two times, hugged him from behind wearily, and put his head against his shoulder socket: "let me hold him for a while."

an Changqing clenched her fingers, but she didn't move again