Chapter 2 Chapter 466: The Siege

Sitting on the imperial chariot, Zhao Guangyi watched Yang Hao lead the army to the west in a hurry, like a goldfish, shaking its head and tail to get off the hook, and every one of his soldiers had their quiver full, and there was still a lot left behind. I was really depressed in my heart when I saw the carriage carrying grain all over the place. But he can't help it. He just received the news that the rebellion in Shu is intensifying, and the team is getting stronger. It seems that there are people in the south of the Yangtze River who are planning to do something wrong. Li Yu did not die, saying that Li Yu not only successfully escaped from Bianliang, but also quietly sneaked back to the south of the Yangtze River.

His world cannot be chaotic.If there are rebellions in Shu, Fujian, and Jiangnan one after another, this kind of internal turmoil will be far more harmful than the northwestern feudal vassals that are too big to lose their tails. Not many, at this time, he would never take the risk of dispatching a large army to Yinzhou. However, although the Northwest cannot be conquered in one fell swoop, it is foreseeable that the result of the war between the Northwest vassals will inevitably be defeated, and the imperial court will still be able to form a stronger control over the Northwest after the war. Hao, is it okay to let him show off for a while longer?No matter how cunning he is, I will definitely eat him!

Thinking of this, Zhao Guangyi heaved a sigh of unwillingness, and ordered: Pass the decree: Make Pan Mei the vanguard and rush back to Bianjing.Tian Zhongjin left to take care of the funeral, and the rest of the battalion returned to the capital with me! It is not difficult for Yang Hao to create a turbulent situation in Bianjing.In the south of the Yangtze River, he has already begun to deploy; and the rebel army in Shu is also available; as for Fujian, it is not difficult for Ji Sitang to make a small-scale rebellion. These news passed through the Qianjin Yixiaolou, the Bianhe gang, and the eyes and ears still planted there, through the Qianjin Yixiaolou, which was often visited by the imperial relatives, civil and military ministers, and through the eyes and ears still planted there, it was enough to exaggerate and disseminate these actual facts. When the news reached Zhao Guangyi's ears, the wind had already turned into rain. I'm not afraid that he would not rush back to Bianliang immediately to take charge of the overall situation.

The San Francisco rushed to the northwest during the starry night. They brought a total of 60,000 troops. After half a month of siege battles, at least 5,000 people were lost and 6,000 to 7,000 were injured. The inconvenient wounded soldiers escorted food and grass slowly accompanied, and Yang Jiye's family and the next hundreds of wounded soldiers on Shaxiong Ridge were also mixed in this grain transportation team, recuperating while marching. Li Guangrui owns the land of five prefectures. Since the nomadic lands in the northwest are no more guarded than the cities of the Central Plains, even though the northwest is vast and sparsely populated, if Li Guangrui spares no effort, he can mobilize at least 200,000 troops. After Yinzhou fell into the hands of Yang Hao, Li Guangrui strengthened the defense of the rest of the states, and Xiazhou must also leave a guard of elite soldiers. In this case, the total strength of his so-called all-out dispatch this time is estimated to be only 100,000 at most.

But even if there are only 100,000 people, the strength of the San Francisco will not be able to gain an advantage in the slightest, because Zheyang and Zheyang cannot take the risk of setting up an empty city in their own foundations like him, but pull all the troops. Came out to fight Li Guangrui. Therefore, what Yang Hao really placed his high hopes on was Xiazhou. As long as Xiazhou can succeed, once the news reaches the front of the army, the morale of Li Guangrui's troops will definitely be demoralized. With Wan Dajun in hand, he has no intention of fighting.Therefore, what Yang Hao needs to do now is to rush back quickly, contain Li Guangrui's troops, keep Yinzhou, wait for the news of Xiazhou's success, and wait for the news of Xiazhou's success before he blows the charge.

But to achieve this goal, there must be two prerequisites. One is that Xiazhou can be successfully acquired, and the other is that Yinzhou is guaranteed to be safe.However, how can the world go as expected? Can he occupy Xiazhou without losing Yinzhou? How is Yinzhou now? Can Dong'er and Ke Zhen'e keep Yinzhou?Did Mu En, Mu Cen, and Ai Yihai successfully cross the swamp, trek across the desert, and arrive at the city of Xiazhou?Can Tuoba Haofeng successfully complete the task of coordinating inside and outside? This series of thoughts lingered in his mind from time to time, and it almost drove Yang Hao crazy. The only thing he could do was to hurry, at full speed, wishing to spread his wings and fly back to Yinzhou City within a day

In Yinzhou, in the back hall of Qiyun Temple, a woman dressed in emerald green holds a long whip in her hand, and her figure looks like a dance. The long whip is like a dragon swimming in the sky. The shadow whizzed from east to west, rolling and opening, dancing like a spirit snake. Suddenly, the green-clothed woman's wrist flicked, and the long whip rolled horizontally. With a bang, a small tree as thick as an arm was cut off by the middle. Well, your comprehension is beyond my expectations as a teacher. Daoist Jingyin walked out of the hall with a sweet smile, Xiao Zhou raised his wrist and retracted the long whip, making circles of ripples in the air, shrinking and shrinking, until it was completely received in her hands, and then she took a step forward, He bowed respectfully and said: Master.

Um.Daoist Jing Yin took the whip from her hand, and said with a smile: "You are learning swords, and your foundation is really weak. I didn't expect this whip to be able to get started so quickly. This whip, called Foxtail, is the weapon that the teacher carried with him when he was young. I'll give it to you later. Thank you teacher. Taoist Jing Yin nodded, and said again: The gun is afraid of being round, and the whip is afraid of being straight.The spear is a hard weapon, if it can be made to turn freely, it will be a superior level of marksmanship, and it is extremely difficult to deal with; while the whip is a soft weapon, if it can be made as straight as an arrow and has the strengths of marksmanship, it will be the best in whipping. It has also reached the superior level, which is more difficult to deal with than a gun.You only have three parts of strength, but you can use your strength to exert a lot of strength, and this whip can be soft or hard, unpredictable, it is really difficult to deal with.

Speaking of this, she suddenly flicked her wrist, and the black whip in her hand spit out a letter like a spirit snake, and jumped straight out. Taoist Jing Yin shook his wrist slightly again, and the whip made a mournful whistling sound, like a Like a long stick, he suddenly slashed down from the air. Daoist Jing Yin just moved his wrist, which seemed to be an understatement, and he didn't use any force, but when the whip went down, it was like a knife slashing down in the air. There was a big tree as thick as a thigh in front of it. It had just sprouted green branches and buds. When it was split by the whip, it exploded into two halves with a bang, splitting from the top of the tree to the bottom. If it is split like this, if this whip hits someone, the consequences can be imagined.

Jing Yindao said: "Although using a whip can make up for your lack of strength, but four taels of gold requires you to have four taels of strength."In order to pass on your dry way of casting the tripod kung fu to the teacher, you must practice hard in the morning and evening. With the foundation of internal strength, you can be as light as a swallow, and your strength will gradually increase. It's a day's work, but you can't wait that long to be a teacher. Since your comprehension is so good, I will teach you the Phantom Sword Technique as a teacher today. Xiao Zhouhou originally nodded at this sentence, but she was a little startled when she heard this: Didn't the master say that the disciple is not good at learning swords?

Daoist Jingyin smiled slyly, and said: This sword technique does not require you to use the sword. You only need to practice the main way of casting the tripod every morning and evening, and practice the foxtail whip when you have time. The phantom sword technique is An inner family mentality method is the progressive technique of Kun Dao's casting of the tripod. Daoist Jingyin said, then took Xiao Zhou back to the main hall, and first told her the formula of more than two hundred words. Xiao Zhou was a very intelligent person, so he memorized it two or three times and then memorized it in his heart. When it came out word for word, Jing Yin was overjoyed, and then began to explain to her in detail sentence by sentence. After hearing a few words, Xiao Zhou blushed and said embarrassingly: "Master, why is this exercise so different from Kun Dao's casting a tripod?"Kun Dao's Ding Zhu Gong is a method of exhaling and breathing, which is used to regulate the inner breath and absorb the essence of the sun and the moon. How can phantom swordsmanship fantasize about the love between men and women? Daoist Jing Yin said seriously: The Dao is mysterious, and naturally it is beyond the comprehension of ordinary people.This technique of our sect can be accomplished quickly or masterfully. Others who have worked hard for ten years may not be able to achieve the same results as one year of practicing this technique. Naturally, the practice of this technique is very different from the norm.Illusion the demon in my heart, and then destroy the demon. Repeatedly, you can temper your will. When the demon is disillusioned, supplemented by the unique method of breathing and breathing as a teacher, you can improve thousands of miles. You can't learn even if you want to learn, but it's your great fortune. After you succeed, you will not only have a superb ability, but also stay young forever, and your face will not grow old. The miraculous effect of this exercise. Xiao Zhou recalled the master's miraculous and unpredictable martial arts, and she could not help but be convinced by her beautiful face, so she was sincere and fearful, apologized and said yes, corrected her attitude and listened carefully, but she didn't know that once the phantom swordsmanship was practiced, it would be considered Entering the hall and entering the room, he inherited this yin and yang double cultivation method.At that time, she will be like riding a tiger's back, and if she wants to give up her skills and not learn, she will have to walk on the lonely road. If Jing Yin could talk to her about the real techniques of cultivation in the room, such as the Eight Movements of the Dao, the Ten Cultivations of the Dao, Yin and Yang Refinement, Jade Liquid Returning Alchemy, Immortal Dao Seeking, etc., she would definitely understand this technique. What is it? Unfortunately, although she now feels that this technique is a little evil, but this phantom swordsmanship is just an illusion to create and destroy demons, and it does not really involve men and women. How could Xiao Zhou think of this technique? The final result of the Fa is actually to cultivate both yin and yang. After Xiao Zhou was taught a lesson by Taoist Jing Yin, he listened carefully to the lecture with great fear and fear, and asked carefully if he had any doubts. After he had mastered all the phantom sword techniques, he suddenly heard the sound of fighting in the distance. He frowned slightly, worrying about something. Jing Yin smiled and said: "What are you worried about, this city is magnificent and powerful, and the Li family's troops in Xiazhou may not be able to attack it immediately."Besides, you are a daughter's family, so you can't get involved in such matters. Can't get in?Xiao Zhouhou thought quietly: Who said that a daughter's house must be kept within the house?Luo Dong'er and Tang Yanyan were fully clothed, patrolling the city day and night, directing the defense, Wa'er and Miaomiao dispatched military supplies, and managed them in an orderly manner. The four wives of the Yang family are really heroines.Alas, I was once a queen of a country, and compared with them, I am really far behind.But if they have real skills, Marshal Yang is willing to let them participate in military and political affairs. If it is me, I will be willing, will the officials be willing?Even if the officials are willing, I am afraid that all civil and military officials will kneel on the ground, saying that women meddling in politics is a sign of chaos, right? Thinking of this, Empress Xiao Zhou couldn't help smiling bitterly. Seeing Dong'er, Yanyan, and Miaomiao's efforts to protect their home and their city every day these days, Empress Xiao Zhou couldn't help but think of being besieged by heavy soldiers Compared with the desolate and stormy Jinling City, the burning palace, and the feat of martyrdom that finally became a joke, her feelings are really indescribable. Daoist Jing Yin saw her look of ecstasy, shook his head and smiled, and said: Hehe, as a teacher, he is an outsider, so he takes everything lightly. This city is your husband's city, and it is the foundation of your Yang family. No wonder you so concerned.Well, that's all for today, you go back to the house first. After Xiao Zhou left Qiyun Temple, he rushed to the commander's mansion with his entourage. These days Yang Hao is not in Yinzhou City, but she went to the Yang family more diligently. The four wives of the Yang family are busy with many things now. The one who spends the longest time with Yang Hao's beloved daughter Xue'er has become her godmother instead.Xue'er is getting cuter and cuter, and Xiao Zhou is so in love with her that she treats her like her own, and wants to come and accompany her every day. Xiao Zhou, who used to know only poems, songs, piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, is now more proficient at changing diapers and holding children than Xueer's mother-in-law Luo Donger. If she doesn't see that milk baby for a day, her heart will feel empty . Empress Xiao Zhou is already a frequent visitor to the Shuai's mansion, and she doesn't need to be able to report to the house, so she goes straight to the back house.When I arrived at the flower hall, I saw many people coming in and out busy, Xiao Zhou didn't bother me, and turned into the Nuan Pavilion next to me, Xiaoyuan girl was accompanying the very delicate and lovely Xueer in kang Going to play, seeing Xiao Zhou coming in, Xiao Yuan quickly got up and said: Ma'am. Xiao Yuan didn't know the real identity of Empress Xiao Zhou, she only knew that this lady was his lady's godmother, his master treated her very politely, and the wives were also very friendly with her, so he didn't dare to be rude to her.When Xiao Zhouhou saw Xueer lying there, she couldn't help showing a happy smile, and asked Xiaoyuan: Is Xueer still asleep? Xiao Yuan said: Miss has already slept, she was awakened by the sound of fighting on the top of the city just now, now she refuses to sleep anymore, the noise is in full swing. Xiao Zhou smiled and said: "This little girl is refreshed after waking up from sleep. Go and rest first, and I will accompany her." Xiaoyuan was relieved when she heard this. For a little girl like her, taking care of children is more tiring than letting her clean the whole back house by herself. Lazy, he quickly agreed and backed out. There was no one to play with her, Yang Xueer was spitting hard with her little mouth, when she suddenly saw the godmother, she couldn't help grinning her little mouth, and happily stretched her little hands away, her two chubby legs like lotus root joints were also Kicking and kicking, Xiao Zhou smiled brightly, held her in her arms very skillfully, took out a handkerchief to wipe off the spittle from her mouth, and teased her: "Little girl, do you want to be a mother?" Xue'er danced and danced to express her welcome, and Xiao Zhou couldn't help giggling. She kissed Xue'er's little face affectionately, and suddenly heard a voice coming from the side, so she walked over with Xue'er in her arms, and poked her head towards her. Looking next door.There is only one layer of window lattice between this Nuan Pavilion and the flower hall next door, and the window lattice is hidden. When you look around, you can see Miaomiao and Doll standing in front of the table, looking down at something. I just heard the baby say: the master is returning from the Han Dynasty, and it will take seven or eight days to get here at the fastest. Considering that the master will lead the army back and will go into battle immediately, it is impossible to travel without limit on the road. Running, I estimate that it will take twelve or three days to arrive.Miaomiao, how about the casualties of the defenders at the top of the city? Miaomiao immediately reported a series of numbers, and added: These are the statistics from last night. Li Jiyun's casualties are far more than ours, but he can afford it, and we can't afford it. The young and strong in the city are limited, and Li Jiyun's power In BIDOU, sacrifices are not counted, not to mention that he has also controlled the leaders of two tribes along the way, driving them to charge forward, consuming our arrows and rolling wood and rocks. If it takes more than ten days for the master to arrive, I am afraid There will be problems with the supply of troops and arrows. We don't have enough troops, and there are few good fighters. We can only rely on dense arrows and rolling wood and rocks to offset Li Jiyun's military superiority, so the consumption is too fast. The baby said: These situations should be reported to Madam and General Ke at any time.You see, this is the inner city, and this is the outer city. We have to make preparations in advance. People will move to the inner city one after another. Some houses in the outer city can be demolished, stones can be used as ringing stones, and wooden planks can be used to reinforce the city.If you can't hold it before the master rushes back, the whole army will move to the inner city.Once Li Jiyun enters the city, it will be difficult to use weapons such as stone-calling machines, whirlwind guns, ballistas, and ladders in the narrow streets and alleys. With the strength of the inner city, we can hold on for at least half a month. also arrived. Miao Miao nodded and said: "Well, I will go to see Madam and General Ke right away, tell them about the shortage of supplies and military supplies, and then tell my thoughts for Madam and General Ke to make a decision." good! Miaomiao grabbed the cloak, led the two female soldiers and hurried out, Xiao Zhouhou stood in the next room, patted Xueer's little butt, looked at the busy and fulfilling doll and Miaomiao, unconsciously A little envious. At this time, Mu Yike and Ganimaze, two Qiang maids, rushed in and shouted loudly: Sanniang, there is news. The doll moved and said: Oh, quickly bring it to me. Xiao Zhou also vaguely knew that these two little girls were in charge of communicating with the outside line. There were many carrier pigeons and goshawks in their courtyard, flying and landing all day long, and the messages were transmitted very frequently. Listening to their joyful tone, I thought With the news of Yang Hao's progress, he hurriedly moved closer to listen carefully, and saw Mu Yike hastily handed over a bamboo tube, and said: "Sanniang, the tribes of Fei Ting's, Xiang Li's and Fang Dang's are in Luotuoping The army that blocked Li Guangrui lasted for three days and three nights, and they were no longer able to hold back, so they moved to Shenma Station under the support of Mr. Wu Liaoshu from the Xifeng Tribe.The letter also said that Ermaina had arrived in Xiazhou. Ermaina?Who is Ermaina? Xiao Zhouhou's heart suddenly moved, she remembered.She stays with the wives of the Yang family all day long, and she talks about everything in the chat on weekdays. She heard them mention this name occasionally. It seems that Ermaina is the leader of the Xifeng tribe. With Yang Taiwei's daughter, the number one beauty in the grassland! What did she go to Xiazhou for? In Xiazhou, the atmosphere is much more relaxed now than during the war with Tubo and Huihe.Even during the war with Tubo and Huihe, Xiazhou's city defenses were not too strict. The Tubo people and Huihe people were unable to break through the defense lines of the Xiazhou army and kill Xiazhou city.Now, the bleak winter is gone, spring is warm and flowers are blooming, and Xiazhou City has regained its vitality. If we talk about the obvious impact of the battlefield, it is that with Xiazhou as a relay station, the camel caravans going to and from the east and west are becoming scarcer. At this time, a caravan of camels slowly came to Xiazhou city, and the soldiers guarding the city saw the caravan from a long distance away. Since the number of merchant teams traveling from south to north has decreased sharply, the additional income of these soldiers guarding the city gate has also increased significantly. Now they saw a caravan of camels approaching, listening to the melodious sound of camel bells, as if they heard the sound of gold coins in their pockets colliding, they immediately cheered up. But soon, they were disappointed.This camel caravan is carrying the pass token of Xiazhou's defense envoy. Although Xiazhou is directly under the rule of Lord Li Guangrui, this defense envoy is far less prestigious than guarding other states, but it's not like they, the guards, can offend of.The city gate officer led people to check and saw that what they were carrying was only some fur goods, so he let them go listlessly. The camel team entered the city safely, and the girl sitting on the camel was secretly relieved.She was wearing a wild knife and a fox fur hat. She was well dressed and had beautiful eyebrows and eyes. Unfortunately, there was a cyan birthmark the size of a palm on her face, which one couldn't bear to look at carefully. Aunt Wusu, I was scared to death just now, shall we go find my sister right now? As soon as the girl spoke, her voice was as sweet as an oriole. If people heard it, they would feel even more sorry for the birthmark on her face. Seeing her current appearance, no one would have guessed that she was Ermaina dancing on the grassland girl, the most beautiful prairie flower. A fat aunt sat on a camel next to her. She was one of the only two women in this merchant team. She was Ermaina's nanny. A cultural person inferior to the Great Wizard, that's why she was chosen as the nurse of the tribal leader's daughter. Aunt Wusu looked warily at the desolate streets of Xiazhou, and said in a low voice: No hurry, first find an inn to stay, and then find your sister through Tuoba Haofeng.Yi Na, your sister has a weak temperament, like a docile sheep, but if you want to make Tuoba Haofeng calm down, only your sister has this strength. Your sister has the best relationship with you. You must convince her and finish. The mission assigned by your father. Ermaina pressed her chest and took a deep breath: Aunt Wusu, my heart is about to jump out.Can we do it? If it doesn't work, it will work, our tribe can't go back.Besides, your father is all about marrying you to Yang Taiwei. Think about it, when he becomes the king of the Northwest, you will be his queen, and if you help him, you are helping yourself. Yang Taiwei Ermayina's eyes wandered for a moment, and she suddenly thought of that gentle and elegant young man with amazing supernatural powers, who could defeat their greatest wrestler and make their strongest strongman bow his head and admit defeat.Will he be king of the Northwest, above everyone in the Northwest?Will he be his husband? Ermaina was suddenly a little shy, she had reached the age of Huaichun, and she also began to yearn for love between men and women.As the daughter of the patriarch, she has no right to choose her own husband. Speaking of which, she and her sister married the most powerful people on the grassland, but the man she wants to marry is better than the old and fat guy her sister married. A thousand times, it seems that this is indeed a good choice. Wusu saw her biting her lip, looking erratic, thinking that she was still afraid, so she couldn't help feeling a little anxious, quickly drained the limited ink in her stomach, and continued to persuade with great pains: Originally, Tuoba Haofeng had already agreed I did something for Taiwei Yang, but for such an important matter, the more sure you are, the safer it is. This is a major matter that concerns the fate of our whole family. Tuoba Haofeng loves your sister very much, and the relationship between your sister and you Best, we must convince her that if your sister comes forward, it will be more reliable. Ermaina said worriedly: But this is a matter between men, can we women manage it? Aunt Wu Su said: "Why can't I control it, the beauty who is admired by the hero can influence the future of the hero."Let me tell you, when I was young, I read a lot of Han Chinese books. In the Han Chinese books, there is a beautiful woman named Meixi who married a tribal leader named Jie. A small tribe called Shang was wiped out.By the way, I remember that Meixi is a beauty from the Qiangrong tribe, and we Qiang people are the descendants of Qiangrong. oh Also, later, the leader of the Shang tribe married a beautiful woman named Daji. As a result, the originally wise leader indulged in her temptations, and was later wiped out by a tribe called Zhou.This sister is also a beauty of our Qiangrong tribe. aunt Later, the leader of the Zhou tribe married a beauty named Baosi from our Qiangrong tribe. In order to make her happy, he burned his own tribe with fire, and was wiped out as a result. Aunt Wusu concluded triumphantly: Yi Na, look at how many great things the beauties of our ancestors have done.Who says we women are not powerful? Ermaina was a little embarrassed, and said in a good manner: Aunt Wusu, it seems that what they do is not very honorable. Aunt Wusu said very firmly: "Yina, you don't know about this. Although it is not written in the book, Auntie guesses that they were sent by the tribe that wiped out the previous tribe, just like you are now for your father." It's the same as Taiwei Yang came to Xiazhou.The former beauties of our tribe can destroy Xia, Shang and Zhou, but can't you destroy Xiazhou?Xia Shangzhou, Xia Zhou, listen, the names are so similar, this is a good sign, we will definitely succeed this time!