The battle at the West Gate did not become easier because of the success of Da Sheng's plan. Tens of thousands of elite soldiers were lost. The Gaoyu people who realized that they had been tricked became even more angry and frantically attacked the Jianling city wall.
However, the defenders were well prepared. Jiang Yan put 70% of the 10,000 elite soldiers of the Zhenguo Army in the West City. With the help of the Yanzhou Army, which had just won a great victory and gained momentum, the West City Gate was as solid as a rock and could not be shaken.
Many young people in the city also came to help transport the equipment for defending the city, or they burned pots of hot oil and poured it down, or rolled stones and logs down to block Gao Yu's soldiers who wanted to climb up the tower.
horse.
There was a lot of noise on the city tower, but Luo Junyao and Dieying walked through the long street where the flames had not yet been extinguished and headed towards the General's Mansion.
The strong and pungent smell lingered on the street for a long time, and the Yanzhou Army soldiers responsible for the aftermath were checking the corpses on the ground, and even stabbed Gaoyu people who were still alive.
While walking through the shadows, I couldn't help but look at Luo Junyao, but I saw that her expression was as usual, and even her steps had not changed.
It was as if they were not walking in a place strewn with corpses, but on the bluestone path of Prince Yong's Mansion.
"Isn't the princess afraid of angering the people of Gaoyu?" Dieying couldn't help but ask.
Luo Junyao said: "He Ruomuti's chances of succeeding in the attack in the past few days are only 50 to 50. Now even if he is provoked by us and attacks Jianling, as long as the first wave fails to succeed, his morale will inevitably plummet. If he
It is possible to choose another place, but it is impossible to capture Ximen today."
"..." Indeed, Jiang Yan not only mobilized 7,000 Zhenguo troops at the west gate, but also had 20,000 Yanzhou troops at the west gate.
In other words, more than half of the Jianling garrison's troops were concentrated on the west gate. In comparison, the other three places were really weakly guarded at this time.
But it is a pity that there are not many soldiers and horses stationed there, and Ho Ruomudi is not rich either.
He Ruomuti had 50,000 iron soldiers, plus Wu Yi had 30,000 troops. The difference in strength was less than twice that of daring to lay siege to the city. It was really arrogant.
In the final analysis, it was easy to obtain Chixia Pass and capture Xinting without much effort, so the Yanzhou Army was no longer taken seriously.
Luo Junyao smiled and said: "He Ruomuti will never give up attacking Ximen after suffering such a big loss. Even if he is willing, others may not be willing."
"Jamuka?"
"Hmm. Marquis Yueyang said that Jamuka is a fierce general with a rather arrogant personality."
Luo Junyao said: "After knowing that I have been tricked, I will immediately order a strong attack. Once it starts...how can it be stopped easily?"
Duoying nodded and said, "The princess is right."
Luo Junyao sighed and said, "I hope Gu Jue can arrive as soon as possible."
"Princess, don't worry." Duiying said: "General Jiang Yan said that no matter when reinforcements arrive, he will defend until the end."
Luo Jun shook his head and said, "I'm not worried about this."
"Is the princess worried about the Qingzhou rebels moving north?"
"Yeah." Luo Junyao was a little confused, "Isn't there any news about who is in charge of the Cao family in Qingzhou now? It's clear that Cao Mian is already in our hands, how can they still be so jumpy? This doesn't look like Cao Mian
It’s all about saving energy.”
Dieying shook his head and said, "Perhaps there is news from the prince, but it hasn't been sent to us yet."
Luo Junyao waved his hand half-heartedly, "Forget it, it's useless to think about it so much."
In the General's Mansion, Mrs. Han was sitting in the hall, clutching her handkerchief anxiously.
There was a man lying outside the gate not far from her. His body was covered in scars and he was motionless as if he was dead.
Han looked at the people on the ground with complicated expressions and emotions.
No matter what, she didn't want to believe that the girl who had been with her for several years, the most considerate and trustworthy girl, could actually be a spy of the Gaoyu people.
How did that happen?
She is obviously a wealthy person. When she first came to him, she was only a little girl of twelve or thirteen years old.
Mr. Han stood up and wanted to go out and ask if there was something wrong.
But when she saw the two Zhenguo Army guards standing at the door, Han stopped again and could only turn around and sit back silently.
"I've seen the princess." The guard's voice came from outside the door, and Han stood up again in shock.
Princess? What princess?
She had been frightened for the past two days, and her mind was in chaos.
After being released before, Jiang Guanmu had no time to say anything and took people to the tower, so the Han family did not know Luo Junyao's identity.
Mrs. Han turned to look at the door and saw Gu Yao, who claimed to be Jiang Yan's cousin, walking quickly with someone from outside.
When he walked to Ai Ye, he paused and said, "Still unwilling to recruit?"
"Princess, please forgive me, this girl is very tough-tongued."
Luo Junyao smiled and said, "It doesn't matter. When you turn around, throw He Ruomuti's head in front of her and see if she can still be tough?"
Ai Ye, who had been lying motionless on the ground, finally reacted. She sighed with difficulty, stared at Luo Junyao fiercely, gritted her teeth and said, "Even if you die, the eldest prince will be fine!"
"Presumptuous!" Dieying said coldly: "You dare to scream in front of the princess even if you are a treasonous person."
"Treason?" Ai Ye sneered: "When did I say that I was from Dasheng?"
Luo Jun raised his eyebrows and said with great interest: "So, you are from Gaoyu? No, even people like He Ruomuti are criticized by Gaoyu people for their bloodline. With your appearance... Gaoyu people probably don't
Do you recognize you?"
Ai Ye sneered and said nothing. Luo Jun shook his chin and looked at her for a while and said: "You are not loyal to Gao Yu, you are loyal to He Ruomuti. So... He Ruomuti already had ambitions many years ago, then
At that time, he was not very old."
Ai Ye's expression changed slightly, and he realized that he had been tricked.
She glanced at Luo Junyao with some disgust, turned her head and ignored him.
Luo Junyao didn't care. He walked around her with his hands behind his back and said, "You were only twelve or thirteen years old when you came to Jianling City, right?"
"What kindness does He Ruomudi have to you? Or did he promise you something?" Luo Junyao continued to ask.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Ai Ye said: "I won't say anything. You can't even think of me betraying the eldest prince."
Luo Junyao smiled and said: "You think too highly of yourself. Since you are He Ruomuti's personal assistant and have been away from him for several years, what do you know? I just need to tell He Ruoqiuti about your existence."
.Although He Ruoqiuti doesn't look very smart, he is not really stupid. The most important thing is that there are always smart people around him."
Ai Ye's expression changed slightly, "Despicable!"
Luo Junyao said nonchalantly: "You have been hiding in Jianling for several years, and you are always planning to help your master seize Jianling City, and you don't think you are despicable. Everyone is so indifferent, so don't act morally noble to me."
"Die Ying, push her down, don't put her here to scare people. Be careful, don't let anyone die." Luo Junyao ordered.
"Yes, Princess." Duoying responded respectfully.
He signaled to the guard next to him, and someone immediately came forward and dragged Ai Ye down.
Han naturally heard the movement outside in the hall, and then looked at Luo Junyao who walked in, with a look of fear on his face.
She originally thought that this Gu Yao was just a charming young lady, but the look and tone on her face when she faced Ai Ye just now made her instinctively feel a little scared.
She finally understood that they had all been deceived by her before.
This Gu Yao is not naive at all, let alone cute.
The only thing that comforted her was probably that the Marquis would not like such a woman.
"Mrs. Han, I have offended you in the past two days, please forgive me." Luo Junyao looked at Han who was hiding by the door and said.
Mrs. Han's three words made Han's face turn slightly pale. She quickly raised her head and glanced at Luo Junyao, then bowed slightly and said, "I have met the princess."
The sound is like that of mosquitoes and flies, and it is almost inaudible from a little distance.
Luo Jun said: "No need to be too polite."
Seeing that Han's eyes were still confused, she overtook her image and said, "This is the current regent princess."
Mr. Han was startled and looked at Luo Junyao in astonishment.
"Regent, Princess Regent?" Han said in a panic: "I beg you to forgive me for my rudeness and neglect."
Luo Junyao said: "We are here anonymously. I'm sorry, there is no need to be like this." Just as he was about to speak, there was a burst of noise outside.
Before Duoying went out to check, he heard a sharp whistle outside.
Duoying's expression changed slightly and said: "Princess, someone has invaded the general's mansion."
Luo Junyao was not surprised and said: "Go out and have a look."
It was extremely important to defend the city today, so almost all the forces in the city were on the tower.
At this time, there were almost no people in the General's Mansion except for the guards guarding the prisoners and the people protecting the Han family, mother and son.
Seeing the two of them getting up and walking out, Han said fearfully, "Wang, Princess."
Luo Junyao turned around and said to her: "Mrs. Han, please don't run around. Your son and your wife are protected by someone there."
While they were talking, the intruders had already rushed into the courtyard in front of the main hall. Duiying took the lead to rush forward and started fighting with several Gaoyu people.
Youyue stabbed a sword in Luo Junyao's hand, and Luo Junyao also joined the fight in a flash.
Han hid behind the door and watched through the crack in the door as Luo Junyao and Duiying neatly dealt with the intruders from Gaoyu.
The bright red blood and the faint smell of blood in the air made Han so scared that he covered his lips and did not dare to speak.
By the time the guards in the mansion arrived, the two of them had already dealt with all the Gaoyu people who broke in.
Seeing Luo Junyao standing calmly among the corpses, even the guards of the General's Mansion looked at Luo Junyao with a slightly changed look.
"What's going on?" Duiying asked in a deep voice.
The leading guard hurriedly said: "Young master, please forgive me. These Gaoyu people suddenly appeared at the back door. They were extremely ferocious. The guards outside the door did not stop them for a while."
Luo Junyao smiled and said, "We have nothing to do. Just don't scare Mrs. Han. It won't be easy to explain when Marquis Yueyang comes back."
Everyone lowered their heads in shame. As guards of the General's Mansion, they couldn't even stop a few people and asked the guests to help.
If these two people hadn't been here, maybe Madam would have been held hostage by the Gaoyu people.
"That's what the girl taught you." These guards obviously didn't know Luo Junyao's identity either.
Seeing that it was quiet outside, Mrs. Han carefully came out and wanted to explain. Luo Junyao waved his hand towards her and said, "Mrs. Han, it's still very chaotic outside. Don't go out casually. Let's go out and take a look."
"Yes." Han replied in a low voice, looking at Luo Junyao and Duoying's leaving figures with complicated expressions.
At this time, He Ruomuti's mood outside the city was even more complicated, and he was still fighting hard in front of the tower in front. It was already bright, the sun was rising from the east, and the entire Jianling Tower was bathed in the faint sunlight.
He Ruomuti's mood seemed to sink into ice water.
"The eldest prince." Jamukha rode over and looked at He Ruomuti with no expression on his face.
Heruomuti knew that Jamuka was also a little angry at him. If he hadn't wanted to take Jianling City lightly and just attacked the city step by step, Gaoyu wouldn't have suffered such a big loss.
Although Gaoyu produces warriors and everyone is brave and good at fighting, it is not so easy to cultivate truly elite soldiers.
In less than half an hour this morning, they lost tens of thousands of elite soldiers.
"This time it's all the fault of the little king." He Ruomu said: "General Jamuka, please rest assured, the king will be responsible for everything from my father."
Hearing this, Jamuka's expression softened a little, and he sighed and said: "Now is not the time to talk about this. The most important thing is to capture Jianling City right now."
"That's what the general said." He Ruomu said: "In the general's opinion, how should this battle be fought?"
Zamuhe looked at the tower in front of him and said in a deep voice: "If we retreat now, our army's morale will definitely plummet, and we will not be able to recover in a short time. If we rest, Dasheng reinforcements will arrive. Now... we can only work hard to capture Jianling City!"
Jamukha didn't say that if they couldn't capture Jianling in these two days, they might have to make other plans.
Pingshan Fort could only deal with the Yanzhou Army, which did not have an advantage in strength, but could not withstand large-scale reinforcements.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! He Ruomudi nodded and said nothing, and he also knew that there was no other way at the moment.
The battle lasted from early morning to midnight.
The west gate of Jianling City is still in the hands of the defenders, motionless.
The soldiers and horses of Gaoyu below the city tower became more and more impatient, and the faces of Jamuka and Heruomuti became more and more ugly.
Suddenly, there was a heavy sound in the distance, as if thousands of troops and horses were rushing towards this direction.
"What's going on?!" He Ruomuti said angrily.
Heruomuti sat on his horse and looked into the distance. There were smoke and dust billowing further away, and it was obvious that there were soldiers and horses coming towards this direction.
"Prince, reinforcements are coming?"
He Ruomuti frowned and said nothing. After a while, his expression changed slightly and he said: "No, they are not Gaoyu's troops, they are Dasheng people!"
"But, it seems to be coming from the direction of Xinting." She Sai beside him said doubtfully.
He Ruomuti's face became more and more ugly, he held the reins tightly and gritted his teeth and said: "The Dasheng people came from Chixia Pass! Bastard! Come here, send the order, call the gold to withdraw the troops! Retreat to the southeast!"
Before He Ruomuti finished speaking, he saw a scout galloping towards him not far away.
While heading this way, he shouted: "Prince Qi! Chixia Pass has been lost! Gu Jue, the Zhenguo Army, led his troops to kill from the direction of Xinting!"
He Ruomuti looked defeated and gritted his teeth and said: "Withdraw the troops!" If they don't withdraw, they will be surrounded.
The trumpet sounded, and Gaoyu's troops and horses who were attacking the city retreated to the southeast like a tide amidst the sound of the trumpet.
Jiang Yan and Jiang Guanmu who were on the tower naturally saw this scene. They stood on the tower and could see farther than Heruomuti.
The two looked at each other and couldn't help but smile on their faces, "Reinforcements are coming!"
Jiang Yan said in a deep voice: "Send a signal to General Gu! Open the city gate and pursue the Gaoyu people!"
