Emperor Son Sang gl

Guchuan City.

Guchuan City is located in the north of Jiangzhou. Due to the prosperity and prosperity of the eighteen cities in Jiangzhou, although Guchuan has a large area, it is not too busy.However, ever since the Second Prince Bai Yuan, Marshal of the Army and Horses, led the troops here, this place has forcibly prospered.For example, each merchant pays to repair the streets and houses and build neat and uniform official roads; the merchants and common people pay taxes to set up their own stalls in a decent style; .

Of course, the money issued by the government is nothing more than the family wealth of the people.

All this stems from Bai Yuan's words: Guchuan is so dilapidated, let my prince live in it?

The local officials acted decisively, rectified the atmosphere, and changed the atmosphere of poverty.

Although Guchuan City looks so beautiful, in fact, every household has unspeakable suffering.In order to please this Bo Yuan, every family has to spend money to repair their houses or stalls.no money?Yes, the government will force you to repair it for you, and write down an IOU indicating how much money you spent on repairing it this time, and how long it must be returned.If you can't pay it back, the interest will be doubled, and the house and fields will be collected until it is paid off.

So there are many merchants and hawkers who come out to buy and sell every day, but there are very few people who have money to buy things.

It has been three months since the armistice with the Yan army. In this nearly [-] days, Guchuan City has to support such a large group of people for no reason, and it is exhausted physically and mentally.What's more, that Bo Yuan is a prince who cannot be offended, since the truce, he has been irritable every day, and his temper is really difficult to handle.Merchants from all walks of life have to supply wine and meat every day, and they are on the verge of losing money.

Bo Yuan drank four catties of wine at night and ate ten catties of meat every day!

Officials and common people all shook their heads in private: let's finish this battle soon, at least send this plague god prince away as soon as possible, and our life will be better!

It happened that the truce lasted for more than three months.

But this day, things changed a bit.

Guchuan City Marshal's Mansion.

This Marshal's Mansion was originally a noble palace in the city, and it has always been controlled by wealthy merchants.After Bai Yuan arrived, the army used the pretext of requisitioning the mansion to allow Bai Yuan and other important generals to move in.

It was already high in the sun, and a group of generals were standing guard at the door of Bai Yuan's room, waiting to be summoned.I heard that last night, Bo Yuan and two of his subordinates went to hang out in the brothel in the city again, drank flowers and wine until the fourth watch before returning to the mansion.Now that the military situation is urgent, the bodyguard who reported the letter has also passed it on. Why is the Marshal still not in a hurry?

"Oh, the second prince doesn't want it, there are still people waiting for you outside~"

"You little hoof, see how I deal with you."

"don't want…"

Suddenly, there were several sounds of men and women frolicking in the room.

The generals waiting outside the door looked at each other, pretending that they hadn't heard anything.One or two who are still passionate about serving the country are very disappointed in Bai Yuan!Such a fallen marshal, how could he have a heroic teacher!After a while of rustling and dancing in the room, the door creaked open, and the guard outside the door got permission and invited several generals in.

Inside the room, Bo Yuan was still wearing a middle coat, with a robe roughly draped over his body, sitting cross-legged.He yawned uncontrollably, wiped his eyes with one hand, and groped for the teacup on the table with the other: "Here comes the tea....You guys, you came here early in the morning to find me, what's the matter?"

"Report to the Marshal, the front line has sent an urgent battle report."

Bai Yuan's eyes lit up all of a sudden.

"Read!"

"According to reports from the spies monitoring Jiangzhou, the Yan army has made some moves recently. Jiangzhou's soldiers and horses have been reduced, and a large number of troops seem to be heading east. And among these troops, there are Zi Sangyu and others."

"Zi Sangyu!" Bai Yuan couldn't help but twitch his lips when he heard this. "Then who is guarding Jiangzhou now?"

"Gongsun Zheng is still in Jiangzhou, and Yanjun has nearly 25 troops." The general reported back, "In the frontline battle report obtained by the spies this time, Zi Sang Yu and others led nearly [-] soldiers to the east. After a long time of speculation, it is estimated that the purpose of their trip is Zaize City in the east."

"Zai Ze City..." Bai Yuan stroked his chin.

The most convenient route from Jiangzhou to the imperial city is nothing more than taking Dingjiang from Guchuan. Now that our Ning army is defending Guchuan, the Yan army not only did not attack and chose to stop fighting for three months, but now it is a detour to Zaize City, which is farther away. and go.Could it be because you are afraid of our Ning army's strength?It's just that they attacked Luoguan and Jiangzhou a few times ago so smoothly...

"I don't know how the marshal intends to make a decision?"

"No matter what, this commander will personally take down this traitor." Bai Yuan's eyes became cold, almost gnashing his teeth. "The mere yellow-haired boy actually divided half of my country in Daning. He must be so proud! Now he still wants to attack Zaize City from under the nose of this commander, don't even think about it!"

Before the generals could react, Bai Yuan gave an order:

"Order! This commander will lead the army to capture the traitor!"

"Marshal, be safe and don't be impatient!" The generals stopped them one after another, "Marshal, are you planning to abandon the city to support Zaize City?"

"Correct!"

"Marshal think twice, abandoning the city for support is a taboo for military strategists, and you must not be fooled by the enemy!" The general persuaded: "If the enemy attacked Zaize City, it would be false, but would it be true to capture Guchuan City? Marshal must not Because of a moment of anger, I fell into the tricks of the enemy!"

Bo Yuan was furious and slapped the table heavily with one hand.

"Wait! You dare to disobey my commander's orders!" Bai Yuan stood up and glared at him, "If our army goes all out to encircle and suppress the Yan army and take down Zi Sang Yu, you are still afraid that Gongsun Zheng and the others will dare to capture our land in Daning ? If Zi Sang Yu dies, I see who they want to be the emperor, Fuyan or Liguo!"

Bai Yuan had a terrified expression on his face.

Zi Sang Yu, I will definitely fight with you.

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Fifty miles away from the outskirts of Zeze City.

This area on the outskirts of Zaize City has always been seldom visited by people, and there are many low forests.Recently, a large number of people were stationed here, many spies came to investigate, and when they learned that they were soldiers from the Yan army, they hurriedly sent a letter to Baiyuan, Guchuan City.Unexpectedly, the spies sent out were all dead or wounded, and it took nearly ten days in a row before the news was spread.

I only said that Zi Sangyu led 10 people to Zaize City!

In fact, when this news reached Bai Yuan, this group of people had already been stationed for a long time.

"Estimated the time, then Bai Yuan should have received the message." Inside the camp, this person was wearing the commander's robe, but his figure and accent were not Zi Sangyu himself.Look closely, it turns out to be Lian Xin.Lian Xin looked at a personal guard beside him, and said, "Your Highness, should we send troops to attack the city to take down the prize now?"

Zi Sang Yu smiled lightly.

During this trip to visit Zaize City in person, Gongsun Zheng and other senior ministers said they were worried about Zi Sang Yu's safety and insisted that they could not show up in person.Lian Xin acted bravely and acted as Zi Sangyu's stand-in, and asked Zi Sangyu to dress up as a personal guard in the army to prevent the enemy from recognizing him and acting.

But this time sneaking to Zaize City took a lot of effort.

Along the way, Yanjun has encountered spies who intend to go to Guchuan City to report the news, and they have always been secretly assassinated by Zi Sangyu's secret guards, and even a white dove in the sky was called back with the pigeon trainer's whistle; All the large troops lurked in the outskirts of Zaize City, and only then did they release the news that the Yan army was coming to Zaize City.

The purpose is to allow Yan Jun and Ning Jun to have time to stagger, so that Yan Jun can try their best to attack Zaize City, and then take Guchuan City guarded by Bai Yuan.

"It will take at least ten days for Bo Yuan to bring people here." Zi Sang Yu looked around at the people on the field, Li Chang, Gong and Sun Zheng all stayed in Jiangzhou, this time only brought Gu Tang, Zhao Gan, Chai Ziquan and Xu Wen Qing; even the righteous brothers Hu Yabao and Wu Tianyou arranged to stay in Jiangzhou. "Within ten days, Xiaze City will be captured. Are you confident?"

The first ones to look at were Gu Tang and Zhao Gan, who were quite experienced leaders.

"Zaize City is located in a remote location, and although it is one of the cities in the north, its defense is not strong." Gu Tang said: "But because Zaize City is close to the sea, there is a lot of oil and water, and the leaders and subordinates here have heard a little bit about it. I heard that the current defender of the city is a cousin of the Bai family, named Guo Jian. This Guo Jian is doing nothing, and guarding this place is only for the sake of glory and wealth. Facing this guard, our chances are great."

Zi Sangyu frowned: "General Gu, don't underestimate the enemy."

"Subordinates are convicted."

"General Gu's words are not unreasonable." Zhao Gan stepped forward to defend: "Although Guo Jian is a guard, I heard that he also joined the army and fought some small battles. Because he is a cousin of the Bai family, he retired early and enjoyed his life. Zaize City was assigned to him. Over the years, relying on the wealth of Zaize City, Guo Jian has become more and more lazy. Even after Yanning started the war, he never feared that he would be attacked one day. Now he sees us If you stay under the city, you must be in a mess."

Zi Sangyu glanced at Gu Tang and Zhao Gan, shook his head and smiled.

If it weren't for the fact that these two generals are both married and have a happy family, I can really think that these two have broken their sleeves.Every time they study strategic countermeasures, these two people are inseparable, and their words are always the same; one is good at attacking the city, and the other is good at defending, it is indeed a joy to have such a good general.

"The weather is favorable, the location is favorable, and the people are harmonious. Our army has all the conditions to fight now. Your Highness, we will wait for your order to take down the city in front of us!"

"Naturally...naturally."

Zi Sangyu saw Xu Wenqing standing in a daze in the corner.

"Wen Qing."

That Xu Wenqing shuddered immediately, came back to his senses and looked at Zi Sang Yu with a confused face: "Ah!..." Suddenly realizing that looking directly at the emperor's grandson seems not very good, he quickly lowered his head: "Your Highness...I don't know Your Highness What's the matter with calling Wenqing?"

"Don't be so nervous." Zi Sangyu smiled lightly, and found it interesting to see Xu Wenqing's appearance. "In the previous autumn test, I saw your formation strategy. In terms of attacking cities and villages and physical fitness, you are not as good as the other three Wu Dingjia, but there is one thing, you are better than them. Do you know? "

"Wenqing...don't understand. I hope His Highness will let you know."

Zi Sang Yu seemed to ponder for a moment.Slowly said:

"Arrange troops."

Xu Wenqing was taken aback for a moment, then raised his head.

Zi Sang Yu looked at him straightly and smiled.

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Eight days later.

Under Zaize City.

"Guo Jian! Don't do any more futile work! Now that I have extended my army to conquer Zaize City, it is a certainty. I should quickly abandon the city and surrender, and there will be fewer casualties! Emperor Daning is so absurd, if you are true For the sake of the future, you should abandon him and rely on me, His Royal Highness Dayan Emperor and Sun!"

Seven days ago, the [-] extended troops landed in Zaize City as if by air, and the siege of the city was imminent.As the soldiers approached the city, Guo Jian, the guard of Zaize City, rushed to fight and closed the city gates tightly. It's a fractional loss; it's just that there are as many as [-] troops in Yanyan after all, and a mere Zaize City is only defended by tens of thousands, and it has not fought for a long time, so its strength is completely incomparable.

Now, Zaize City's vitality has been almost exhausted, and it will not be long before it will be captured by the Yan army.In the past two days, Yanjun’s offensive is no longer as fierce as before, but has changed its strategy and started to fight psychological warfare: Every day, Yanjun soldiers shouted words to persuade them to surrender under the city wall, and the Ning army on the top of the city had almost collapsed. .

Not many people are willing to fight this battle!

"I heard that after returning to Yan in the south of the Yangtze River, farming and business, including obtaining fame and fame, are highly valued, and taxes are not high. It is said that it is to restore vitality. The life of the people is very good."

"Hey, I've heard that too. It's said that the emperor's grandson of Dayan treated the common people very well, and even asked local merchants to help the poor! Hey, hey, comparing the place we're staying at now, it's really incomparable."

"That's right. In fact, it's no good for us to confront the Yan army now. When they attack, we might die sooner. Why don't we surrender obediently now and go home early to live a better life!"

On the head of Zaize City, it was lunch time.

The soldiers guarding the city continued to squat at their posts with dry food, talking about the current situation while eating coarse food.

"How many people over there! What are you talking about when you are gathered together! Hurry up and disperse!" The soldier commander came from afar, and kept whipping the soldiers who did not obey the discipline.Next to him was the guard Guo Jian: daily patrol is what he must do now as a guard.

The conversation discussed just now was broken up by the twitching whip, and the soldiers went back to their seats in silence.

With this mind, only the guts are missing.

"Rumble rumble..."

At this time, the war drum suddenly sounded again.

Guo Jian was startled immediately, and immediately grabbed the arms of the guards beside him. "Is it because the Yan army is attacking the city! Is it because Zi Sangyu is coming!"

"What did the soldiers on the arrow tower see! Why don't you report it!" The soldier commander who followed Guo Jian couldn't help becoming nervous, looking up at the arrow tower while looking into the distance, and yelled: "You bunch of idiots! What are you raising for, why don't you know why the enemy army is coming!"

After looking at the arrow tower for a long time, he replied: "Report to the general! The Yan army did not move forward. A small group of cavalry hovered outside the moat, about a dozen of them!"

"Damn it!" Guo Jian cursed immediately.

The soldiers of the Ning Army on the top of the city, holding the weapons in their hands, just poked their heads towards the crenel and looked under the city wall. Apart from the corpses that had been dead for many days, there were also a dozen or so Yanjun cavalry standing on the wall. Before the moat.It happened that the moat was red with blood, but these dozens of cavalry were like Yan Luo's ghost guards, which made people tremble.

"Guo Jian! Hurry up and surrender to His Royal Highness Dayan Emperor! The life and death of Zaize City is now in your hands!" One of the cavalry began to shout: "You can't last long, the battle has been eight days, you still have to fight!" Are you expecting that Bai Yuan will come to support you! To take refuge in this useless Emperor Daning, you are either blind or mentally blind!"

Guo Jian stood on the city wall, trembling with anger.

Surrender, I never thought about it!However, no matter what you say, you are also a royal cousin. If the Bai family proclaims the emperor, Guo Jian will be able to enjoy another day;

Some soldiers couldn't help looking at Guo Jian after hearing what the cavalryman said.

"Resisting my Dayan depends on whether you have the ability!" Another cavalry continued: "Have you forgotten what Dayan's rule was like more than ten years ago, even if you don't know Dayan's rule? , so the rule of Daning is going well again! The Bai family will only bully us ordinary people blindly, how many of you are sincerely willing to serve as soldiers!"

As soon as this remark came out, the city wall immediately exploded.

Indeed, most of the people guarding the city here were forced to serve as soldiers.Most of them are old and young at home, or newly married, or even unmarried, and they have not yet lived the life they expected.

"It's reversed!" Seeing that the situation was not good, Guo Jian hurriedly stopped him loudly: "What are you doing standing there! Archers, hurry up and shoot the people in the city! Why are you listening to their nonsense!"

All of a sudden, hundreds or even thousands of arrow feathers shot down on the city wall, and the dozens of cavalry immediately took out their shields to resist, and pulled the horse back to dodge.

The dozen or so people retreated while shouting in unison:

"Invincible in all battles, conquering everything, sweeping the rivers and mountains, and unifying the world!"

"Invincible in all battles, conquering everything, sweeping the rivers and mountains, and unifying the world!"

"Invincible in all battles, conquering everything, sweeping the rivers and mountains, and unifying the world!"

Guo Jian was already going crazy.

"Shoot them...shoot them..." He murmured, almost insane.Indeed, in the past few days, I have hardly slept soundly, how can I be in good spirits!

"Guardian! There are reinforcements in the distance!"

Suddenly a piece of good news came from the arrow tower.

Guo Jian finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Come here! Close the gate of the city!" Guo Jian seemed to see the hope of life again, and he was very angry when he spoke: "Reinforcements are coming to Guchuan City, everyone hold on!"

Under Zaize City.

"Your Highness, it's not good, Bai Yuan is leading the team to Zaize City."

Zi Sang Yu's eyes froze.

"Pass me the military order to face Bai Yuan."

"Yes!"