The Cai River enters Bianliang Outer City from Guangli Gate and flows past the Zhuque Gate Tower at the south middle gate of the inner city. Longjin Bridge lies across the Cai River in front of the Zhuque Gate, like a flying rainbow.
In the past, Longjin Bridge passed through Zhuque Gate to Zhou Bridge in the north. There were many pavilions on both sides. Once upon a time, this was the most famous food street in Bianliang City:
Street rice, braised pork, dried preserved meat, badger, wild fox, goose, duck, chicken and rabbit, tripe eel, chicken skin in buns, shredded chicken kidney and kidney, pan-fried lamb sausage, preserved bream, braised frozen fish head, sliced
Sheep's head, spicy ginger radish, crystal carp, pig offal, fried tongs, etc., including almost all the delicacies in the world.
To the south of Longjin Bridge is the location of Taixue and Imperial College.
Although Taixue and Guozijian are the holy places for scholars in the world, in addition to tens of thousands of families living in the streets and alleys, places such as Shazhu Lane are also the gathering place for the most famous brothels in Bianliang.
Countless large and small prostitutes in the Chu Palace almost completely surrounded the Imperial College and the Imperial College, which made the most arrogant few scholars in the world truly understand what the atmosphere of the market is, what beauty in the world of mortals is, and what it means to be quiet and see ghosts.
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However, this place is no longer as prosperous as it once was.
Hundreds of thousands of people fled Bianliang, and there were collapsed and burned houses everywhere. Taoist temples such as Taixue, Imperial College, and Zhongyi Temple were also damaged in the war.
At this time, Puppet Chu was only focused on squeezing the remaining people in the city in every possible way, and did not think of cleaning up the mess in the city.
Yang Jingchen, surrounded by the generals of the Imperial City Department, climbed onto the Zhuque Gate Tower.
At this time, the sun had just climbed up to the treetops, coating Bianliang City with a golden glow, making the city full of wolves look strangely magnificent.
Although the two previous counterattacks against Nanxunmen were defeated, at this time, thousands of Xiongzhou elites were arrayed south of Zhuque Bridge, which made Yang Jingchen feel a little relieved.
He presided over the defense of Bianliang. He originally had no hope or trust in the surrender of the Bianliang army, but he had to use it. In the end, he only used it to defend the outer city of Bianliang, while leaving the inner city and the imperial city firmly within the reach of Xiongzhou troops and horses.
Under the control of the elite cavalry of the Red Army.
Although the rebels quickly advanced on both sides after capturing Nanxun Gate in a surprise attack, the Guangli Gate and Puji Gate where the Cai River entered and exited Bianliang's upper and lower waterways were now surrounded by the rebels from the inside, as were other military camps in the city.
It was divided, but other places were still peaceful, and chaos did not spread to the inner city.
"General Bage!" Yang Jingchen cupped his hands towards an imposing red guard and asked, "General Bage, how do you feel about this unexpected bandit army?"
General Bage has small eyes, a flat nose, and a flat face. He is not handsome in appearance, but standing in front of the wall with his hand on the saber at his waist, he has a fierce and majestic demeanor.
"The bandit army has two thousand soldiers and horses, which are very elite. They are not like ordinary thieves," Bagge said proudly, "but other than that, they are just a mob! Yang Shuai only needs to find a way to repel the thieves on the south side of Longjin Bridge.
, arrived at the inner side of Nanxun Gate, the rest are just Yang Shuai’s head skills!"
"The thieves are attacking so sharply. It's better to be careful. I think it's better to send cavalry quickly to Chenzhou, Zhengzhou, and Taiyuan to call for reinforcements!" someone suggested.
Chi Hu established Li Ji as emperor and established the Kingdom of Chu in Bianliang, but the actual military administration was mainly controlled by the Zhennan Zong Palace.
Bage's troops were limited, but they represented Zhennan Zong's palace and were stationed in Bianliang, which was of great significance.
In addition, Yue Hailou, Yang Jingchen and Xiao Qian tribes attached troops and horses.
Shangdu is classified as the Chu army sequence; Cao Shixiong, Yin Chao, and Meng Pingping's troops are currently under the direct jurisdiction of Zhennanzong's palace, and their troops are mainly in Puzhou and other places north of the Yellow River.
Therefore, when something unexpected happens in Bianliang and the defenders are unable to solve it, they must immediately send people to Nanzong Palace in Taiyuan Town and to Zhengzhou. Chenzhou meets Xiao Qian and Yue Hailou asks for help.
Bage frowned slightly and stared more calmly in the direction of Nanxunmen Gate Tower. He had no intention of arguing with the people around Yang Jingchen, and he seemed to have no intention of interfering with Yang Jingchen's decision.
"The Prince Zong's Mansion has informed Zhengzhou and Chenzhou that they will arrange for people to go there as soon as possible," Yang Jingchen laughed and said, "But we still need to find out the enemy's situation clearly first..."
As a veteran general, Yang Jingchen still believed that Bage's judgment was correct.
Although the thief army possesses elite combat forces with strong combat capabilities, they easily captured the Nanxun Gate in a surprise attack and quickly controlled the area several miles deep inside the Nanxun Gate. However, the thief army planned so carefully that they were caught off guard.
The bandit army still came in through Nanxun Gate, which is worth pondering.
This undoubtedly shows that most of the thieves who invaded Bianliang City have very limited combat capabilities and are not sure to attack other city gates directly from the outside. Otherwise, the chaos in Bianliang City at this time will not be limited to the South Outer City.
area.
However, the question is, where do the elites hidden in the thief army come from?
"What's going on ahead?" Yang Jingchen saw that on the south side of Longjin Bridge, there were numerous enemy cavalrymen carrying banners heading towards Nanxunmen. Their soldiers and horses were galloping back and forth. He didn't know what they were shouting, but he shouted:
There was obviously a disturbance among the soldiers and horses in front of Longjin Bridge when they were arrayed.
"Mr. Yang, General Bage, Major General!"
Yang Jingchen didn't have any doubts for a long time before a horse rode from the Longjin Bridge more than a thousand steps away to the Zhuque Gate Gate Tower and raised his voice to report:
"The person who led the troops to attack Bianliang is Xu Huai, the marquis of Jingsheng of the Southern Dynasty and the general who controlled the captives. He has just sent people to deliver the letter of war!"
"What? Jingsheng Hou Xu Huai!" Yang Jingchen was shocked. At this moment, he almost suspected that he had heard something wrong.
Although Xu Huai raised the White Tiger flag at Nanxun Gate, the distance to Zhuque Gate was still far away. No one rushed to the tower to report, and they had not noticed anything unusual.
At this time, Yang Jingchen hurriedly ordered people to send the letter of war sent by Xu Huai to the tower.
"Yang Laogou is a traitor to his subjects. He has insulted your own mother by being an enemy. He deserves to be killed. Clean his neck and wait for me, Xu Huai, to come and get it!"
The war letter contained only a few words and a few crosses, which made Yang Jingchen's forehead throb with veins.
Xu Huai used the two seals of Marquis Jingsheng and General Yulu at the end of the war letter to show his identity.
When the generals and generals of the Imperial City on the tower saw the letter of war, no one thought to comment on the vulgar wording and immature handwriting of the letter. They felt a chill in their hearts, and felt a chill creeping up from their tailbones.
After Yang Jingchen surrendered in Xiongzhou, although his troops were mainly located in Hebei Road, and together with Yanji's vassal troops, they assisted the Chihu people in siege and evacuation of the city, but the vassal troops in Hedong and Yunshuo have been defeated by Xu Huai in recent years.
Yang Jingchen, Yang Congzong and the generals of Xiongzhou still knew how many large and small losses they suffered.
In addition, on the Zhuque Gate Tower, in addition to the generals from Xiongzhou who followed Yang Jingchen, Yang Congzong and his son, there were also many surrendered generals from the former Gyeonggi Forbidden Army; there were also surrendered soldiers who came to watch the battle under the orders of Li Ji, Wang Qiyong and others.
They had a clearer understanding of Xu Huai's background and the troubles he had endured over the years.
Although Nanxun Gate suddenly fell and Puji and Guangli Gates might not be safe before, there was no sign of the enemy troops approaching on the east and west wings of Bianliang. The scouts sent out to spy on the military situation had almost figured out Nanxun Gate at this time.
There were only a few thousand thieves gathered inside and outside the gate.
Previously, Bage also judged that the elite combat strength of the bandit army was very limited, only about two to three thousand.
At least when Yang Jingchen climbed onto the Zhuque Gate Tower, most people felt quite at peace.
The most pessimistic idea is to just stick to the inner city and wait for the reinforcements to arrive in the imperial city. What will happen if the outer city of Bianliang is destroyed by war again?
Do they still dare to have such optimistic thoughts now?
Someone can lead three thousand cavalry to attack Taiyuan thousands of miles away, kill Cao Shili, Li Chulin and other generals among more than ten times the enemy's force, and finally save one hundred thousand Taiyuan soldiers and civilians with his whole body, Jingsheng Hou Xu Huai!
Who can guarantee that Xu Huai will not break into the inner city and the imperial city?
Some weak-minded people wanted to leave Zhuquemen quietly, but at this moment no one doubted whether Xu Huai came to Bianliang in person.
No one thought beforehand that Xu Huaiwei and the vassal commander of a town would personally lead a raid on the heart of Hehuai. But when it happened, no one could question it.
After all, Xu Huai dared to lead 3,000 cavalrymen to the even more distant Taiyuan, causing great upheaval. So why would it be impossible to lead his troops to raid Bianliang this time?
At least in terms of distance, going from Chushan to Bianliang is much closer than going from Puzhou to Taiyuan.
From Bianliang to the remaining Zhaoling City controlled by the Chushan Army, it is only three hundred miles; from Bianliang to Xincai City, which Yuehailou's troops had just abandoned and newly fell into the hands of the Chushan Army, is only five hundred miles away.
A hundred miles away, the distance is much closer than people think.
"The arrogant boy actually wants to take my head!" Yang Jingchen looked at the panicked expressions of the generals on the left and right, shouted loudly, tore the letter of war to pieces, looked at the left and right with a serious look, and asked, "Gentlemen, are you really being fooled by this arrogant boy?
Are you scared?"
"Father, my son, I will meet with Marquis Jingsheng in person right now to see if the Chushan elites are really as terrifying as the legend says!" Yang Congzong did not expect that Xu Huai could directly suppress their morale by simply showing his identity and take the initiative.
Please fight.
He didn't want to be intimidated by Xu Huai's reputation, so he chose to stay in the inner city and sit back and watch Xu Huai lead the bandit army to act recklessly in the outer city. If this was the case, what qualifications did the Yang family have to win the respect of the king?
"I went to battle with the young marshal!" Bage said in a deep voice, "Everywhere our troops have gone since we went south, the defenders have been invincible. Although they have won victory in more than twenty battles, I can behead hundreds of people with one spear.
The remainder, but it’s really a bit off, I’d also like to take a moment to see if this Marquis Jingsheng is really as powerful as the legend says!”
"General Bage is willing to go into battle together with Cong Zong. I personally hold the war drum to strengthen General Bage's momentum!"
Yang Jingchen has a high opinion of his troops in Xiongzhou, but he is not blindly confident enough to be on par with the elites of Chushan. From his point of view, the key is to defend the inner city and not be afraid of what splashes Jingsheng's army can cause.
Come.
However, the outer city was really turned upside down by Xu Huai, and if he just sat and watched the Chushan Army Li Yun, he, Yang Jingchen, would never be able to explain to the Zong Prince's Mansion.
Now it is rare that Ba Ge said that he would personally lead the elite troops of the Red Guards and his son Yang Congzong to fight together. How could Yang Jingchen continue to push back and block him?
