Chapter 111: Soldiers Approaching the City (1)

The sky was gray and it looked like it was going to rain.

Xu Wu hurried in and said, "Ma'am, the army of captives from the north has arrived at the city." What was supposed to come, finally came.

Yu Xi looked at the sky and said, "It's later than I thought." According to Yu Xi's speculation, the army of the North Captives should have arrived two days ago, but they don't know why they have arrived today.

Xu Wu snorted and asked, "What do you mean by Ma'am?"

Yu Xi shook her head. She was just guessing without any basis, and said, "It's just an inference based on the itinerary. By the way, how many people from Beiyao came to attack the city this time?"

Xu Wu's face was very serious, and he said: "The Beiyao people claim that they have an army of 150,000. The exact number is not clear yet. Madam, this must be a fierce battle. Madam, listen to my advice, you leave Yucheng , go to Xinping City?"

Yu Xi looked at Xu Wu, smiled, and said: "The Xu family wanted to send someone to kill me before, do you think I will survive in Xinping City? And once the city is broken, do you think Xinping City can be saved? "The land between Yucheng and Xinping City is flat, without even a barrier. Once the city is broken, the Beiyao will be able to drive straight in, and Xinping City will definitely not be safe.

Xu Wu looked at Yuxi's big belly, and his expression was very tangled: "Madam, why don't you find a secret place to hide for a while! Madam, the commander of the Beicap this time is Agu, and he is Suhebalu's elder brother." Xu Wu didn't say anything about the rest.

Yuxi thought for a while, and said: "You are like this even if you haven't fought a battle. How can you defend this city? Don't think about it anymore, go out and find out the news. If there is a situation, report it to me immediately."

When Xu Wu turned around, Yuxi suddenly stopped him again, and said, "Yucheng is easy to defend and difficult to attack. Even if there are 100,000 soldiers in Beicap and we only have 40,000, it will definitely be a problem to defend for more than half a month. But if Yucheng It will be different if there are secret agents in the city.”

Xu Wu was stunned, and asked, "Madam, do you mean that all the secret agents were caught?"

Yuxi said: "The military rations must be well protected. This is the most important thing. At this time, there is no need to be afraid of being exposed. Give Fu Tianlei all the detailed work lists we know, and let him handle this matter." Once the military rations Being burned, let alone half a month, I can't hold on for five days. Therefore, the most urgent task is to eliminate the secret work in Yucheng.

Xu Wu nodded and said, "Okay, I'll do it right away." The reason why Huo Changqing didn't take action against these few was because he wanted to put a long line to catch big fish. It's just that now is an extraordinary period, and safety comes first.

The list was sent by Xu Wu himself, and after giving the list to Fu Tianlei, Xu Wu said: "General Fu, if these details are not cleaned up, there will be endless troubles. In addition, the military rations must be guarded by heavy troops. If something goes wrong, the consequences will be disastrous." Xu Wu Wu is not stupid, he told Fu Tianlei that this was Huo Changqing's idea, and he didn't say that it was Yuxi's idea.

Fu Tianlei took the list given by Xu Wu, nodded and said, "Don't worry, I will not let any of these people go." Fu Tianlei didn't go to report to Qin Zhao, and directly led someone to arrest these spies. After they were captured, they began to torture them. Two of them failed to hold them back and confessed.

Fu Tianlei arrested all the people who had confessed to Xizuo, and continued to torture them. At this time, I would rather catch it by mistake than let it go. Digging the radish belt pits really dug out a lot of secret agents lurking in Yucheng and the army, and among them, the secret agents even bought two officers who were not low in the Qin family army.

It is impossible for Qin Zhao not to know that Fu Tianlei made such a big commotion. It's just that he also knew that there was nothing wrong with Fu Tianlei's doing so, and he adopted extraordinary methods in extraordinary times. For this reason, he suppressed all those objections. The top priority is to preserve Yucheng, and nothing else is important.

When it was dark, the Beijiao stopped attacking.

Xu Wu told Yu Xi what he had heard, and said, "Ma'am, nearly 3,000 people have been killed or injured on our side today." This number is very huge.

But there was no other way, the Beicap army attacked very violently, as if desperate.

Yu Xi was silent for a while and asked: "How many casualties were there in Beiyao?"

Xu Wu said: "The casualties of the northern exiles are at least double that of ours. But according to the number of casualties, we will not be able to withstand it in ten days."

Regarding the war, Yuxi can't do anything about it.

No one expected that the Northern Captive Army would send troops to sneak attack in the middle of the night. Fortunately, this side was prepared early and discovered it in time, otherwise it would have caused irreversible consequences.

When Yuxi got the news the next morning, she was also sweating from shock: "These captives are so eager to break through Yucheng, it seems that they don't have enough food and grass." As long as they break through Yucheng, they will You can get food.

Xu Wu felt that Yuxi's deduction was very reasonable: "I'll have someone tell General Fu about this!"

Yuxi shook her head and said: "You don't need to tell Fu Tianlei, they are not stupid, how could they not think of this, just knowing it is useless, the reinforcements will take at least half a month to arrive. Before the reinforcements arrive, we must defend Yucheng .”

Xu Wu looked worried: "With such a fierce attack, we may not be able to defend for half a month." This time, the Beiyao wanted to break through Yucheng regardless of the cost, and they couldn't hold it with such a small force.

Yuxi said calmly: "If you can't bear it, you have to guard it, or you will repeat the mistakes of Yucheng."

After Xu Wu went out, Zi Jin asked Yu Xi, "Ma'am, is there any way to make these northern captives retreat?"

Yuxi glanced at Zijin, and said, "What can I do? This is a war, not something else?" If it was something else, she could still think of a way. Now that soldiers are at the gates of the city, what idea can she have? Now it depends on the soldiers of the border town.

Zi Jin was a little worried, and said, "Madam, what should we do then? We can't just sit here and wait for the Northern exiles to kill us?" How is that different from sitting and waiting to die.

Yuxi supported her waist, looked in the direction beyond the Great Wall, and said, "I have no choice, but I believe Yunqing will have a way."

Zijin said dryly, "I hope!"

But at this time, Yun Qing, Yu Cong and other people were huddled in a dense forest. This time has been hidden in the mountains. Afraid of being discovered and attracting pursuers, the group did not dare to hunt prey during the day, and could only sneak around the prey at night.

Yu Cong skinned a rabbit he had caught, gave half of it to Yunqing, and said, "General, look at the situation, this time the northern exile army dispatched no less than one hundred thousand troops?" The entire Dingbei army was wiped out. , this hatred must be avenged.

Yunqing bit hard, bit off a piece of rabbit meat and chewed vigorously. If ordinary people see him like this, they will definitely faint from fright: "This time, Agu is imperative to break the city. Yucheng will definitely have a bloody battle this time."

Yu Cong was a little worried, and said, "My lord, can Qin Zhao hold Yucheng?" Once the city is broken, it would be meaningless for them to stay outside the city.

Yun Qing didn't give a definite answer, and said: "No matter how useless Qin Zhao is, he should be able to hold it for ten days. As long as we succeed here, Yucheng will be able to keep it." It will take at least half a month for the reinforcements to arrive, so the reinforcements It means that it can't be relied on. Now I just hope that his plan can be implemented smoothly. If this is the case, it will be difficult for the northern exile army not to retreat.

At this time, a guard named Yuan Ying behind him said: "General, what if Qin Zhao escapes from the city?" His wife and children are all in Yucheng! If Qin Zhao abandons the city and flees, his wife and children, Keke, will die.

Yun Qing shook his head and said, "Qin Zhao won't abandon the city and flee." Once he abandons the city and flees, he will not only bear infamy, but also have to ransack his family and exterminate his family after the war. Qin Zhao is a child of the Qin family, so it is impossible not to know the consequences of abandoning the city and fleeing. Therefore, Yun Qing was very sure that Qin Zhao would not abandon the city and run away.

As Yunqing expected, Qin Zhao had no intention of abandoning the city and fleeing, he was determined to live and die with Yucheng. However, he asked Xu to leave with the child.

In two days, there were more than 5,000 casualties. Qin Zhao's confidence in defending Yucheng began to waver. This day, he took time to go back home and said to Xu: "Once the city is broken, Xinping City will not be safe, so you go directly to the provincial capital." From Xinping City to the provincial capital, there are still many barriers in between. It's not that easy to kidnap someone and go to the provincial capital. What's more, the Northern exile army spent so much effort to attack Yucheng this time, just for food. As long as enough food items are grabbed, they will send them back.

Mrs. Xu had packed up her clothes long ago, but she didn't dare to leave without Qin Zhao speaking. Now that Qin Zhao let her go, Xu breathed a sigh of relief and said, "General, come with us!" According to the reckless fighting style of the Beiyao people, the city would be breached within ten days. It is also a dead end for her husband to stay in Yucheng, and the husband and wife will be gracious for a day, and she does not want to see her husband die like this.

Qin Zhao shook his head and said, "I am the guard of Yucheng. The city is alive and the people are alive, but the city is dead and the people are dead." If he died in battle, at least he would have no meritorious service, but at least his wife and children would not be implicated.

Xu hugged Qin Zhao, cried and said, "Husband, you must live well, and nothing will happen..."

Qin Zhao felt sore in his heart, he stroked Xu's head, and said softly, "If I really die in battle, you have to raise Huai'er and Jiao'er well." He really liked Xu back then. Otherwise, he would not insist on marrying Xu as Marshal Qin's disapproval. In the first two years of their marriage, their relationship was very good. But later, there were more and more things mixed up between the husband and wife, and he often angered Mrs. Xu because of the Xu family's affairs, which caused the husband and wife to become more and more indifferent. But no matter how indifferent, Xu is also the mother of his child.

Mrs. Xu nodded repeatedly, and said: "No, husband, you will be fine." Seeing Qin Zhao looking at her, Mrs. Xu finally nodded: "Don't worry, no matter what the situation, I will raise Huai'er and Jiao'er." Da ChéngRén, and teach them to be talented."

Under the cover of night, Xu took a pair of children and a few boxes of gold and silver, and was escorted out of Yucheng by more than a dozen guards. (to be continued)