Chapter 463 Fortunately, Duke Zheng, you arrived in time
Chapter 463
Yang Guang sat on the couch with a gloomy face. Even at this moment, he could still hear the faint sound of fighting reaching his ears.
Almost seven or eight days have passed, but Shibi Khan is like a smelly, hard stone.
Just standing in the way not only blocked Yang Guang from going home, but also made Yang Guang's heart sink more and more.
And every day, only when getting along with Empress Xiao can I feel a little at ease. The other concubines are either crying or weeping silently and feeling depressed.
But at this time, the morale of the army was actually unstable. Yang Guang tried hard to maintain the anger on his face, but in fact, he was full of panic in his heart.
At this time, for the first time, the fear of facing death arose in his heart.
"How should we appease the morale of the army? Do you have any good ideas?"
Yu Wenshu saluted Yang Guang, somewhat at a loss.
"Your Majesty, the previous gold and silver property has been rewarded. If you continue to support the army at this time, I'm afraid..."
This trip was not for fighting in the first place, not to mention that I lost a lot of things on the way south.
The property collected by the former Fujun included not only the property around the emperor, but even he, the emperor's favorite, also spent a lot of money out of his own pocket.
But now, if I want a reward, where can I go to find it?
Li Jing stood up on the side, bowed to Yang Guang, and explained carefully.
"Your Majesty, during these days of guarding, the soldiers have suffered a lot of casualties, and there is a shortage of doctors and medicines in the city.
Moreover, the food in the city can only last for fifteen days at most..."
Listening to the bad news one by one, Yang Guang's face became more and more ugly, and he just raised his eyebrows and wanted to get angry.
But when he thought about the unstable morale of the army, Yang Guang could only hold back his anger and lightly tapped the table.
"Now, how should we deal with this situation? Dear gentlemen, isn't there any way we can do it?"
"Your Majesty, I believe that now, the only one who can inspire the morale of the army is Your Majesty." A voice sounded from among the ranks.
Yang Guang looked along where the voice came from and saw Empress Xiao's younger brother, the Chamberlain Xiao Yu, standing out from the ranks.
"What does Xiao Qing mean by this?"
"Your Majesty, the soldiers have been fighting for days and are exhausted physically and mentally. There are many enemy troops outside the city. It is time for Your Majesty to encourage the soldiers in person."
"Let the soldiers know that Your Majesty is united with them to defend against powerful enemies."
"Then I promise a heavy reward to the soldiers guarding the city and the soldiers of King Qin. In this way, this difficulty can be solved."
"Am I going to the city in person to appease the morale of the army?" Yang Guang looked at the queen's brother in astonishment.
Lai Huer quickly came out of the crowd and saluted Yang Guang loudly.
"I agree with Ambassador Xiao's proposal. Your Majesty, there are rumors circulating in the army that Your Majesty has abandoned everyone and left."
"If His Majesty shows up, not only will the rumors be dispelled, but it will also boost the morale of the military."
A group of ministers and ministers also came out one after another to make suggestions to Yang Guang, generally echoing Xiao Yu's suggestions.
Yang Guang glanced at the youngest son Yang Gao in his arms, showed a kind expression, and gently stroked his head.
"Let's go to the city with our father. Don't be afraid. If you are afraid, just close your eyes, you know?"
"Okay, Father." Yang Gao nodded obediently, letting Yang Guang hold him in his arms, and walked toward the city wall surrounded by a group of noble dignitaries who were accompanying him.
"Your Majesty, look, that is Your Majesty..."
"Your Majesty is here. It seems that Your Majesty has not escaped. He has been at Yanmen all this time..."
With the appearance of Yang Guang, the imperial guards in the city suddenly became commotion, and they all fell to the ground and saluted Yang Guang, the emperor of the Sui Dynasty.
Yang Guang nodded slightly. "The soldiers of the army are safe. I heard that there are rumors that I have already escaped. I abandoned you Sui soldiers and fled alone."
"Therefore, I came to the city specially today. Have you seen the child in my arms? This is my youngest son. My wife is also in the city..."
The strange things on the city also aroused the curiosity of the Turkic soldiers who had just retreated after a wave of offensive.
Soon, someone reported it to Suni (the official name of the Turkic military officer) who was responsible for attacking the city.
"What are you doing standing there in a daze? The high-ranking officials of the Sui people must be here. They are looking for a few strong men to scare these high-ranking officials of the Sui people who are so proud of themselves."
As the military order was issued, more than ten bold Turkic knights galloped out of the camp and galloped towards the gate of Yanmen City.
Yang Guang couldn't help but stop talking as he kept making provocative and weird sounds, and subconsciously turned his head to look down the city.
At this moment, Yu Wenshu, who was standing next to Yang Guang, quickly stopped him. "Your Majesty, please stay away from here..."
"Why, are those Turkic thieves still..." Yang Guang laughed out loud, but as soon as he finished speaking, he saw an arrow flying up from the bottom of the city and sticking diagonally on the wooden flagpole nearby.
Yang Guang's face turned pale. At this time, dozens of soldiers shouted and fought back towards the city.
Taking advantage of this time, Yang Guang noticed that the youngest son Yang Gao in his arms was already frightened to tears, but he was just biting his lips to prevent himself from crying.
Seeing this scene, Yang Guang couldn't help but feel a little sour in his heart. Why did he come here?
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Along with Yang Guang's appearance, there was also a public promise of a heavy reward, and a promise to be promoted to a higher rank once he could successfully defend and escape.
It really made everyone burst into unprecedented morale. No matter what, this was what the Emperor of the Sui Dynasty said in front of tens of thousands of soldiers and people, so it couldn't be counted, right?
Slightly to the south, King Yang Jian of Qi was also trying every means to boost morale. Fortunately, this was not the main direction of the Turks' attack.
Although there was no way to break out, they managed to hold on to the city and prevent the Turks from breaking into the city.
Further south, at Xinkou Pass in Loufan County, Yang Ning brought all the 3,000 county soldiers commanded, 2,000 young men temporarily recruited, and 300 of his own troops.
However, a few miles north of Xinkou, the continuous tents that looked like white clouds in the sky made Yang Ning's expression extremely ugly.
"There are at least tens of thousands of them, and almost all of these Turks are cavalry, so I advise Mr. Zheng that you should first garrison here with your general to wait for the opportunity."
Guard General Xinkou on the side saluted Yang Ning, looking at the densely packed tents with a numb expression and admonishing.
"Have reinforcements arrived from other places?" Yang Ning shook his head and asked with a sigh.
"No large armies from other places have arrived here yet, but General Mo has heard that troops from Shanggu County and Hengshan County have begun to gather."
"However, there are not many soldiers and horses. Just like our Loufan County. After the past few years of war, the number of soldiers in the county is only three thousand. Now we are defending Loufan Pass. The prefect himself has gone with his personal entourage."
"Only here at Xinkou, we are dying. Fortunately, the Turks seem to have no intention of continuing southward. Otherwise, relying on Xinkou Pass, they would not be able to stop the Turkic cavalry at all."
"Fortunately, Duke Zheng, you led the army and arrived in time. In this way, Xinkou will have no worries."
Yang Ning nodded, stroking his delicately groomed long beard, and looked at the continuous Turkic camp road north of Xinkou Pass.
"I don't know where your Majesty's messenger is. The sooner the reinforcements arrive, the sooner we can leave Xinkou and go to Yanmen to ask for help."
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