Ji Chan and his wife went to Nanjing to announce that they were coming to attend Ding Kui's wedding banquet. This was no small matter.
Back then, Ding Kui didn't come to marry the eldest princess Ji Chan, but this time he actually brought the princess with him. I have never heard of any country where a prince and his wife from the northern empire were present when a prince-in-law married a concubine.
Why did Ji Chan not receive the news until Ding Kui arrived in Nanjing City?
First of all, the magic communication array is not cross-border. It is impossible for Ji Chan to send a message to Nanqiu County in Luojing City. At least he cannot use magic to send a message until he enters Shaodian Kingdom.
Secondly, because of his status, he has the right to use the portal. If he wants to go to Linhai State, the Rebel Magic Association will have to open the portal to pick him up.
In the end, because he was rushing continuously without stopping on the road, he did not have time to send a message to Ding Kui. The news Ding Chuan received was sent by the Security Bureau.
"Instruct the 74th Division. Fan Yuzhen will lead 2,000 people to escort Brother Ji and his wife. The Security Bureau will try to notify me, Brother Ji."
Ding Kui is not worried about Ji Chan's safety, but creates a sense of ceremony to highlight the noble status of the guests and show respect.
"You brat, did you bring twenty people with you when you came to pick me up?" Long Kun felt a little uncomfortable.
"Brother Ji is equivalent to the monarch of a country. It is in line with etiquette and law for me to send two thousand imperial guards to accompany you. You are the commander-in-chief of the equipment department, and I am the deputy commander-in-chief of the military command department. Going out of the city to greet him is beyond the norm." Ding Kui spread his hands.
"The Demon Prince of Nanping really gives you face, bringing the princess with you, the king's wedding is nothing more than that." Long Kungui is one of the five commanders, and this is the first time he has seen an imperial prince attending a wedding banquet.
"It's not in vain to recognize this elder brother! I haven't seen him for a long time. He should be promoted to a forbidden magician. My sister-in-law must be, the worst disciple of the Ice and Snow Palace is at this level."
Ding Kui pretended to dig in his pocket for a while and took out a token, "This is the offering order from the Prince's Palace. I can walk around the Ancient Yuan Empire with it, but unfortunately I don't have a chance to use it."
"Stop showing off! The Imperial Prince has a lot of money. If you can't, you can borrow some from him." Long Kun did not doubt Ji Chan's financial resources.
"If he were an ordinary person, I would be able to borrow money. Unfortunately, he represents the interests of the Ancient Yuan Empire. It is not appropriate for foreign forces to intervene in our civil war."
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Whoosh, whoosh, dense rain of arrows fell on the wall, and the Jizhou city defense troops fell down. "Squat down! Squat down! The sword and shield soldiers should cover the hook and gun team, and attack again when they see people! Damn it, we are attacking the city in the middle of the night.
The National Guard bandits are really capable of causing trouble." An officer bowed his head and commanded.
The Red Army protecting the country below the city became a "bandit army" in the eyes of the defenders, but only a few cities in Nanqiu County were hostile to the Ding family's private army.
"The first and second battalions spread out to attack. The third battalion keeps an eye on the city gate. If the defenders dare to come out, they will fight back!"
Now the leader of the Qiannu Regiment is Shao Dianye. At this time, he is commanding the crossbowmen to cover the infantry to attack the city. Although it is night, the Qiannu Regiment still bursts out with strong combat effectiveness. The defenders on the high wall will be hit by arrows if they show their heads.
, completely unable to stop the infantry from advancing.
On a temporary earth slope, Kong Wei put down his telescope and said: "Mr. Zhong, the ladder has been set up and we can climb to the city."
Zhong Wei stared at the wall, carefully observing the defenders' defense.
"The order is sent to the city! There are no generals in Jizhou City, and there is not even anyone who can fight head-on." After watching for a long time, he did not see anyone standing up to organize defense on the city wall.
Although the crossbow is powerful, it is not invincible. Officers with high combat power wear fine armor and use the fortifications on the wall to command against the rain of arrows. At least they dare to appear in the attacker's field of vision, which will greatly boost morale.
effect.
This was a battle with great disparity between strengths and weaknesses. After the infantry climbed onto the city wall, they encountered only sporadic resistance. The small team organized a few charges and defeated the defenders.
Zhong Wei didn't wait for the city gate to open, followed the infantry and climbed up the city wall, pulled a white-haired officer and asked: "Captain Mo, how many defenders escaped?"
He did not ask how many defenders were annihilated, because there were not many corpses on the ground, most of them were killed by arrows, and there were piles of prisoners squatting in the corner. It could be seen that the infantry's battle was not fierce.
"There must be more than a hundred people. I heard that the leading officer injured a few of our brothers, and he seems to have some fighting ability." When Mo Jun came up, the battle on the wall was over.
"Where have you gone?" Zhong Wei asked.
"A battalion is chasing us, so we shouldn't be able to escape." Mo Jun didn't believe that more than a hundred people could defeat his own battalion.
Boom, a magic light bullet flew out of the air.
"Okay, President Cai is contacting the magic guild in the city. We can attack the city." Kong Wei also climbed onto the city wall.
"Open the city gate, order the Qiangnu Regiment to capture the city lord's palace and other city gates, and the Infantry Regiment to eliminate the remaining enemies in the city." Zhong Wei ordered as he walked into the city.
The third battalion of the Qiannu Regiment, as the rear troops, entered the city gate in order.
Shao Dianye stood behind the city gate and shouted: "Leave one platoon of the third battalion to guard the city gate, and the rest will go to the city lord's palace! Move quickly! Raise a regiment of military flags at the city lord's palace before dawn!"
At this time, Mo Jun happened to pass behind him and whispered: "You want to steal the limelight of the division commander, and you only raise the flag of your Qiangnu Regiment?"
"Hey, what's the matter with you snatching the honor of climbing first? I didn't see you carrying our regiment's military flag on the city tower. Does the division commander still care about this little limelight? I guess only the state shepherd's office can catch his eye." Shaodian
Ye specifically glanced at the flag flying on the tower.
"Hahaha, you are ambitious. Now I am thinking about the city of Nanjing. I hope I can watch you plant the flag at the Nanzhao County Prince's Mansion before I retire again." Mo Jun walked away with his hands behind his back.
Shaodianye shouted from behind: "You will see it!"
The people in Jizhou City did not panic. They could hear someone shouting outside: "The Red Army protecting the country has captured the rebels, and no one else can go out!"
Who in Nanqiu County doesn’t know about the Red Army that protects the country?
In the hearts of the people, the eldest princess and the consort-in-law are superior, and local officials want to listen to the consort-in-law, so the private army of the consort-in-law's family must be superior to the local army.
The Red Army's attack on Jizhou City was to teach the local army a lesson and had nothing to do with the local people. Some brave people dared to lie down by the window and watch the excitement, watching the two official armed forces fighting.
A scout came to report: "The infantry regiment and battalion encountered the enemy at the Knights Guild, and they are still fighting fiercely."
Zhong Wei and Kong Wei looked at each other, and they could see the surprise in each other's eyes.
There are five hundred people in the infantry battalion, and a small knight's guild can actually fight with them.
"Let's go and have a look." Zhong Wei was a little worried and gave up his plan to go to the City Lord's Mansion first.
The infantry regiment is all veterans who have been on the battlefield. In terms of combat effectiveness, it is not as good as the infantry of the Eighth Army, but it is not inferior to ordinary regular troops. Being able to cause trouble to them shows that the Jizhou City Knights Guild has a powerful role.
By the time Zhong Wei and his party arrived at the Knights Guild, a battalion of infantry had already entered the gate. However, the battle was not over yet. We could see cavalry gathering on the guild's playground, with seven or eight cavalry formations set up.
Mo Jun was directing the infantry to pile debris on the edge of the playground to prevent the cavalry from charging. There were also three platoons of infantry arrayed behind the debris defense line, ready to launch an attack across the defense line at any time.
Three hundred infantrymen faced off against seventy or eighty knights, and the outcome was still a matter of doubt.
"Well, it turns out there is a fearless knight!" Zhong Wei saw a dark red figure on the playground at a glance.
Mo Jun noticed their arrival, stepped forward and said: "There are eighty knights there, they should be the most elite force in Jizhou City. I don't want to cause too many casualties, please call in some crossbowmen."
He was afraid of the knight's charge. Even if a battalion of infantry could win, it would be a miserable victory in the end.
"Is that the president of the Knights Guild?" Kong Wei pointed to the dark red figure in the distance, "I didn't expect that someone came out of Jizhou City. He still didn't give up the fight under such adversity. It looks like he has to fight a few people even before death.
be made a scapegoat."
"Sound the horn and summon nearby troops to come over." Zhong Wei did not hesitate.
He also didn't want his men to suffer too many injuries.
"I'll go over and talk to them." He jumped on a horse, picked up his spear, and walked slowly toward the playground.
To put it bluntly, this battle is about one's own people fighting one's own people. There are Shaodian people on both sides, so there is no need to fight to the death.
When the other party saw Zhong Wei coming out alone, the dark red figure also left the riding formation alone, and one person urged his horse to come forward.
"Under the command of Zhongyong Bo Dingkui, Zhong Wei." Zhong Wei clasped his fists on horseback and introduced himself to his family.
"Hey! Commander of the 1st Division of the National Protectorate Red Army, nice to meet you, nice to meet you!" The visitor seemed to have heard of Zhong Wei, "I am the president of the Knights Guild of this city, Ling Yi."
Ling Yi? I probably have never heard of this person.
Zhong Wei searched his mind but found no impression at all.
"President Ling, the Red Army protecting the country is here to suppress the rebel party. What do you mean by forming a group to attack our army?" He first clearly divided the contradictions.
"I don't see any rebels. What you are attacking is the city defense army here. As a knight's guild, it is obligated to assist the city defense army to resist external attacks. Taking a step back and assuming that the city defense army rebels, what authority do you have to come and suppress it?" Ling Yi
Questioning Zhong Wei’s legitimacy.
"Shu Wu, the governor of Nanqiu County, has long ago ordered the disbandment of the Jizhou city defense army, and ordered the commander-in-chief Shao Dianfei to rebuild the city defense army. The city defense army you said was composed of rebellious parties. Mr. Shu wrote me a warrant and entrusted me to lead it.
The troops came to quell the chaos."
Zhong Wei pulled out a document from under his armor and raised it to Ling Yi.
"Hmph, Shu Wu and Ding Kui are colluding with each other and disobeying the imperial edict. You are the real rebels!" Ling Yi knew that the document was true. From Nanqiu County alone, he couldn't compare to Zhong Wei.
"Well, let's not discuss who can represent the imperial court. Let's talk about the current situation. I don't deny that you still have the strength to fight. However, you also heard the trumpet sound just now. You will only die when the crossbowmen arrive.
No matter who is the king, you and I are both Shaodian people. There is no need to divide life and death here. Even if you don’t cherish your own life, the knights behind you did not make any mistakes. Why should they follow you to death?"
Zhong Wei raised his voice so that all the knights on the playground could hear him.
Ling Yi turned around on horseback and glanced at every knight.
He was moved. Is it worth letting these people fight and die with him?
He has seen the combat effectiveness of crossbowmen, and a hundred of them can be wiped out if they cooperate with the infantry in front of him.