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On the ninth day of the first lunar month in the 25th year of Hongyou, just after the New Year, the people were still immersed in the atmosphere of family reunion. Song Ren led 20 horses, and traveled lightly, all the way. In less than half a month, he had arrived at Huziling. Yan returned to the city.

When the army assembled, Emperor Hongyou was still sleeping soundly in the palace.Qin Ji sat beside Emperor Hongyou, staring at this fat, bloated middle-aged man, her eyes were empty, like a body whose soul had been taken out, cold and without any emotion.

Empress Wei got up early, and she asked Song Ke to be tied to the chair in front of her, staring straight at him.

Song Ke had been arguing for more than half a month. Ever since he knew that Song Bi was going to Huziling to quell the rebellion, he began to quarrel with Queen Wei, arguing that he wanted to go north with Song Bi, and insisted on following his brother to fight the enemy.How could Empress Wei let him go? After persuading him for a few days, Song Ke still insisted on going. Empress Wei simply locked him in the room and let him yell and make noise, but she would not let him out.

The mother and son were relatively silent.Song Ke was tied up tightly, he had hemp walnuts stuffed in his mouth, he couldn't speak, he could only whine uncontrollably, struggled and writhed on the chair, expressing his anger at the moment.

Empress Wei was expressionless. She looked at her only son calmly, as if looking at her only hope in the imperial city. There was no joy or anger in the expression on her face, and her eyes were also calm, without any waves. .

On behalf of Emperor Hongyou, all the officials sent the army out of the city, and sent it all the way to the ten-mile long pavilion. Liu Tong's tears stained his robes, and the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty were also weeping.

Song Ren didn't even say anything encouraging or inspiring in front of the soldiers, fighting in the same room is not glorious at all, and this time he went to Huziling, he was in the same line as them, fighting with the same soldiers from Dongli, and what about fighting the enemy bravely, Even if they swear to each other, they can't change the fact that they want to kill each other with their former brothers in the same robe.

Song Bin only said a word to the soldiers, "Kill those who retreat! Kill those who don't listen to the general's orders! Kill those who kill captives indiscriminately! Kill those who harass the people! Besides, try to save your own lives. Parents, wives and children must come back alive!"

Many people shed tears because of these words. Many of them are recruits who have just joined the army. They will go to the battlefield soon after training. No matter how scared they are in their hearts, they are already The arrow is on the string and has to be fired.

On the battlefield, unless you are dead, there is only one way forward.

All the soldiers sang loudly: "Kill! Kill! Kill!" The voice was loud and clear, and lasted for a long time.

"Open up!"

Song Ju gave an order, and immediately went to the official road.Ruan Yunqing followed closely behind, followed by one thousand eagle troops and six thousand princes and six guards.Afterwards, led by Nie Pengcheng, the cavalry went first, the infantry followed, and the last was food and grass, countless bows, crossbows and artillery.

Not long after arriving at Huziling, not long after entering the mountain, I saw an isolated city firmly stuck between the two mountains, forming a semi-natural and semi-artificial pass with the surrounding mountains.

Someone had already sent a letter, and Sima Hong, the guard of Yanhui City, got the news and sent people to guard the mountain pass, waiting for Song Ren's army to come.

The two sides converged into one place, and the small school welcomed Song Yan and others into Yan and returned to the city. Sima Hong waited for a long time. When he saw Song Yuan, he quickly got off the saddle, cupped his fists, bowed and saluted, and said, "Your Highness Jin'an, forgive me!" Wearing armor on your body, you cannot give full salute."

Song Bi jumped off his horse in a hurry, supported Sima Hong with his arms, and said with a smile, "There is no need to be strict in wartime. Song Bi has not yet thanked General Sima. He has defended the isolated city for more than a hundred days, blocking the army of more than [-] bandits. Dongli guards half of the country."

As he spoke, Song Yi was about to bow to Sima Hong, how could Sima Hong dare to accept the big gift from the crown prince, his face turned red with anxiety, and he said in a panic, "This can't be done, can't be done!"

Regardless of Sima Hong's stop, Song Ren gave him a half salute.He performed this ceremony on behalf of Emperor Hongyou. Sima Hong used his strength alone and tens of thousands of horses to defend the city of Yanhui as if it were solid. Feng Kui suffered a lot and exhausted his brains. After killing more than ten people, the soldiers were killed and injured countless times, which hindered his southward steps and saved the people in the pass from the suffering of the war.

This gift, Sima Hong could totally afford it.

"Your Highness, please go to the post house to rest for one night, and tomorrow I will move the family members in the mansion to another place, and then ask Your Highness to move to live in my Dudu Mansion."

Sima Hong didn't expect too much from the crown prince's personal conquest. With Emperor Hongyou's appearance, how strong could his son be?As long as he doesn't make trouble for him after he comes, and brings more soldiers, horses, food and weapons, Sima Hong will be satisfied.From just now, he has been trembling and cautious, every word and deed has a sense of caution, for fear of offending the Crown Prince and delaying the important task of defending the city.

How could Song Bin not see it, he smiled and said, "What did General Sima say? Now that the war is tight, why do you still do these unnecessary things? When soldiers come to the city, no matter where they are, as long as there is a place to shelter from the wind and rain. It is enough for me and the soldiers of the three armies to set up camp in the city, General Sima's kindness is appreciated by Song Ren, let's go to the city defense first, and have a look at the fortifications!"

Sima Hong was shocked, his mouth was wide open, he couldn't believe it.In the old days, the imperial envoys, governors, and eunuchs passing orders from the capital were all very arrogant, with their nostrils upturned, wishing to have their eyes grow on the top of their heads. It seemed that people had more white eyes and fewer black ones. Hearing Sima Hong's outburst of temper, he wanted to grind his teeth.

I didn't expect the prince to be so approachable. Not only did he not pay attention to food and lodging, but he also cared about serious business. After driving for so many days, he finally arrived at the place. The first thing he did was not to take a rest, but to lead him He went to see the fortifications.

The strength of fortifications is closely related to the development of the battle situation. Song Ju's ability to say such words shows that he is concerned about war and is a serious person.

Sima Hong raised his eyes to watch, and saw that Song Ren was only sixteen or seventeen years old, born with phoenix eyes and dragon posture, majestic like an emperor, and naturally domineering.Can't help but stay for a while, half admiration, half doubts in my heart.

Nie Pengcheng saw him standing there, thinking that Sima Hong couldn't turn the corner, so he hurried forward to make a rescue, patted him on the shoulder and smiled, "You black fat man, I haven't seen you for a few days, and you have learned how to flatter horses? The crown prince doesn't talk about this. , don’t waste your time here, we are in the capital thinking about the battle ahead, and we are all in a hurry, it’s important that you take us up to the tower as soon as possible.”

Sima Hong and Nie Pengcheng had dealt with each other on Suzhou Road for several years, and they were acquaintances. After hearing his words, they came back to their senses and hurriedly asked people to order the stewed meat to be roasted at noon, and told the soldiers in the city, the prince Bring reinforcements, let's improve the food today.He also asked his soldiers to return to the mansion to deliver a letter, telling the family that there was no need to move, but to return to the original place to live.

He was busy for a while, and then personally led Song Yan to the tower. Yanhui City was embraced by two mountains, and the city wall was built in a concave shape. It was used as an important pass back then, so the city defense was extraordinarily strong, and it was both offensive and defensive. The city wall was well repaired It is extremely wide, and it is no problem to run a horse on it or set up a fort. There are several layers of archers hiding in the dark, shooting arrows at the enemies below the tower in turn, and the flanking walls on both sides are used as cover, and the lethality is considerable.

Song Fu ordered the three armies to set up camp, and he only brought Ruan Yunqing, Nie Pengcheng and Mo Zheng, and they went up to the tower with Sima Hong.

Looking out from the battlements, one could see five miles away from the city, flags were flying, people and horses were neighing, and countless camps seemed to cover the sky and the sun, so dark that you couldn't see the edge.A handsome flag was set up in the camp, and a huge "Feng" was written on it. If you want to come there, it will be Feng Kui's handsome camp.

Song Bian walked around the city wall first, and saw that water was poured on all sides. It is cold now, pouring water along the city wall, it will freeze soon, and then pour tung oil on the ice, it is cold and cold Slippery, steep hands can't climb, and the feet will slip as soon as they step on it. At least before the weather is warm, it can effectively prevent the enemy from trying to climb the city wall and enter the city.Unless they broke their boats and piled up the corpses of the dead, from the bottom of the wall to the position where they could climb up the city wall, otherwise, it would be difficult for ordinary people to climb up from under the city wall several feet high without help.

Under the city wall, many people are repairing the fortifications, filling the gaps with bricks and tiles, supplementing bunkers with old things discarded by the people in the city, and many people are digging trenches.The heavy city gate was riddled with holes from the artillery fire, no matter how repaired it was, it would not last long.

"Why are there still people in the city?"

Song Fu felt strange, and Sima Hong hurriedly explained: "Most of the people in the city fled to the pass, and many of those who stayed here escaped from outside the pass or even from the Yulong pass. Feng Kui rebelled, and the people suffered greatly. What a disaster, those who escaped are good enough. How many people could not escape in time, they were all captured by Feng Kui, pulled in front of his team, and used as cannon fodder. Our army didn't even dare to use bows and arrows at first, for fear of being injured. How could Feng Kui and that bastard have been beaten so badly that he didn’t even have the strength to fight back? Aren’t they all thugs!”

The more Sima Hong said, the angrier he became, and he couldn't help cursing Feng Kui, and Nie Pengcheng followed suit, pointing to the fact that none of the eight generations of ancestors were left behind.

When the common people saw Sima Hong coming, they came forward to say hello. All of these people had ugly faces. They stayed in Yanhui City voluntarily because they did not want to enter the customs as refugees. They came here every day to help repair the fortifications. They took some dry food and went back to make ends meet. Most of them were older and younger. Those who were strong and strong either joined the army or went to other places to make a living.

Song Ren inspected carefully, and roughly estimated the remaining troops, food and grass for the defense of the city and Yan Hui's city, pondered for a moment, and then smiled at Sima Hong beside him: "General Sima, how about I give you a greeting gift alone? "

Sima Hong's nature is simple and straightforward, and he is much more sincere than Nie Pengcheng. Seeing Song Ren asking him, he said with a simple smile: "Your Highness is here, and Yan will be saved if he returns to the city. The general has nothing else to ask for, how dare he ask for a gift?"

What he said was so true that everyone couldn't help laughing, and Nie Pengcheng hated it even more: "You, why don't you just ask what it is? Why are you so stubborn and don't even know how to work around it? Are you trying to refute His Highness in public? Is it?"

Ma Sihong suddenly realized, and hurriedly followed Nie Pengcheng's words, and asked Song Bin what kind of gift he wanted to give.

Song Ren smiled slightly, and pointed to the location of Feng Kui's barracks under the city. A banner fluttered in the wind, making a strong sound in the wind.

"Gu will send Feng Kui's handsome flag to General Sima."