The sun had just emerged, and Battelle took out his pipe pot and prepared to smoke under the poplar tree for a while, but he waited for Mei Liangchen's call.
"Uncle Battle!" Riding Yin Xue on a divine steed, a handsome young man in a blue robe leaped down the horse easily.
There was a gentle light in Battle's old eyes. He knocked the pipe pot at his feet and said to her: "If you don't sleep in the palace, why are you hanging out with Sima Ying all day long?" He felt pity for her, and was beaten by the general.
She was pampered to the extreme, but she still looked as heartless as before.
Mei Liangchen stuck out the tip of his tongue, took out the fine cut tobacco he had collected from Lasu Rong, and handed it to Battelle. "No matter how big the bed in the palace is, it can't compare to the straw kang that Uncle Battelle laid out for me. Here, I can
Have a good sleep. Barter, why don't I move back to the stable tonight!"
Battle glanced at her, shook his head and said, "You'd better stay in the palace for me!"
Seeing that the bribe failed, Mei Liangchen sat down on the grass nest and said angrily: "Okay, okay, just suffocate me to death in there!" Although the palace was accompanied by Su Gugna and Lasu Rong, he was missing after all.
Everything becomes meaningless.
Battle was amused by her appearance and chuckled. He reached out and wiped a piece of fine tobacco, lit it with a flint, took a comfortable breath, and spit it out slowly. "Mayne, you don't have to be too anxious. The general will be there soon."
Return to the North!"
Mei Liangchen curled his lips and said, "Why should I trust you?!" Even Muren hasn't received any news from Yelu Qingge. What can he, an old stable boy who doesn't care about worldly affairs, know?
Battle smacked his lips, and a determined smile appeared on his old face full of ravines. "Don't worry about how I know it. Anyway, the battle in the North is about to start, and the rebels who have besieged the capital believe in the general.
They will also be wiped out soon." Battelle was willing to bet that Yelu Qingge would win the battle to protect the emperor.
She still didn't quite believe it, but there was a hint of worry in her expression. "I heard from Muren that the rebel force was twice as strong as his. He was holding on to the capital. What should he do to break through the siege and win by surprise? He must be able to win.
, it is also an extremely difficult and dangerous battle, and war is about to break out in the North. Without his command, can the soldiers guarding the border withstand the attack of the Huo family army?"
Battle took out his pipe from his mouth and lowered his voice: "The terrain of Beidi City is steep and separated from the Chunjiang Gorge. No matter how brave the Huo family's army is, it will not be able to break through it in a short time. Now, the only worry is whether the general can survive
When the city is destroyed, rush back to save the city."
"What can I do?" What she can do is not to let General Muren distract and not let Rasu Rong worry about her. She stays with Battelle all day long, firstly to relieve the thoughts in her heart, and secondly to think about it.
Stay in the military camp and see where you can help the cavalry.
Bart shook his head, smoked his pipe in a muffled voice, and fell silent.
Just that night.
Bursts of fire soaring into the sky illuminated both sides of the Spring River.
Huo Zhongting, the general of the Jiang and Song Dynasties, led 500,000 Huo's troops across the Chunjiang River, hoping to break through the gate of Beidi City by water. Muren, the guard general of the Minliao cavalry army, personally led the soldiers to resist the enemy. They retreated to defend the city tower with arrows, arrows, and slings.
Machines and ballistae blocked the Jiang and Song armies from crossing the river. Initially, it was not very effective. Instead, more and more Jiang and Song armies gathered under the city wall, and cloud ladders were put up on the wall of Beidi City. Later, unknown to Min Liao officers and soldiers,
Instigated by He Gaoren, he took advantage of the dark moon and high winds to suddenly drop countless incendiary jars from the top of the city wall. These jars were so powerful that they not only set fire to the wooden siege equipment of the Jiang and Song armies, but also destroyed the wooden siege equipment of the Jiang and Song armies.
Falling from high altitude and causing explosions, injuring people.
The Jiang and Song armies were in chaos for a while, and there was a stampede with the troops that later landed ashore. Many soldiers fell into the river, and mourning was everywhere, and the sound could be heard for miles.
This isn't the end yet.
Soon, the elite cavalry troops took advantage of the chaos and came out of the city gate to attack the Jiang and Song troops. They killed the Huo family army by surprise. When the siege army was assembled and engaged in a decisive battle with the Min Liao cavalry, they found that they had just brandished scimitars and killed them quickly.
The enemy soldiers who killed the sergeant disappeared without a trace.
Just as he was about to curse the Min Liao cavalry for being shameless, another pile of powerful incendiary cans were thrown from the top of the city wall.
So there was another unprecedented chaos. The cavalry army came back to kill the enemy. The two sides came and went again and again. They fought fiercely all night. However, the Jiang Song Huo army suffered numerous casualties when they attacked the city. When the morning light showed, Huo Zhongting ordered the army to retreat and wait for another day.
war.
Liangzhou Prefecture, a border town of the Jiang-Song Kingdom.
The candle that had not been extinguished all night was put out by Zhan Qing with his hands. He brought a cup of steaming soup, bowed and said: "General, I ordered the kitchen to stew some tonic. General, drink it quickly."
Huo Zhongting leaned back on the wooden chair with his eyes closed, his thick eyebrows furrowed, and his resolute lip lines tightened.
After suffering a defeat, Zhan Qing felt uncomfortable. After waiting for a while, he saw that Huo Zhongting had no intention of speaking, so he put the soup bowl lightly on the table and prepared to go to the barracks to deal with the aftermath of the casualties.
"How many soldiers were killed or injured?" After many years of fighting, Huo Zhongting was able to roughly guess, but when Zhan Qing really told the shocking number, his body still shook violently before falling silent.
Zhan Qing did not dare to speak, because as a general, he came to Chunjiang to command the entire siege battle, and witnessed with his own eyes the process of the Min and Liao cavalry troops tenaciously resisting the Huo family army. It has to be said that even though Yelu Qingge was not in Beidicheng, he personally led them out
The generals were all brave and resourceful, and capable of taking on important tasks. However, what made him feel strange was that when the vanguard army came to report, the general guarding the city was actually the impulsive and reckless left general Muren under Yelu Qingge.
Huo Zhongting was also surprised by Muren's ability. According to the experience of fighting between the two sides, the left general did not seem to have much wisdom at all.
This was the first time they had seen the incendiary jar used in siege. They did not expect that the inconspicuous black jar could be so powerful.
"Zhan Qing, I'm afraid there is an expert behind Muren's guidance!" Huo Zhongting sat up and was about to discuss the next offensive strategy with General Ai when the messenger's shout came from outside the tent.