Chapter 241: The Water is Cold and the Wind is Like a Knife (Part 1)
The next day, at You time.
Luzhou, Anren County.
Anren County, as a county seat located at the junction of Luzhou and Jizhou, has always had a low presence. The most famous thing about it in recent years is the emergence of a "Lushan hermit", Song Zhengming.
But it is a pity that this Mr. Song had a quarrel with Wei Changtian at the flower appraisal meeting in Anyi County. Not only was he so angry that he vomited blood, but his literary reputation was also tarnished. He is still in jail now.
As a result, there was nothing worth mentioning about Anren County, until recently when it suddenly became the focus of attention.
The reason is simple, because this is where the imperial court's army was stationed to suppress the "Jizhou Rebellion".
“Gurgle gurgle.”
"Whoa!"
The golden scales of armor shine towards the sun, and the camps are connected for eight hundred miles.
At sunset, a carriage kicked up a cloud of dust and stopped in front of the commander's tent.
The generals who had received the notice an hour ago had already been standing on both sides. As soon as the people on the car landed, they all knelt down and shouted in unison with full energy:
"This general pays homage to His Majesty!"
"Um."
Ning Yongnian, who was wearing golden armor, raised his hand to support them: "Everyone, get up."
"yes!"
All the generals stood up, and the leader took a step forward and was about to speak, but Ning Yongnian spoke first: "General Zhou, tell all the soldiers to prepare their armor and weapons, and listen to my orders at the reviewing platform in half an hour. I want to take the military oath."
The military oath is a pre-war mobilization meeting and a necessary ceremony before officially going out to fight.
As soon as Ning Yongnian arrived, he had to take the military oath, which meant that the chief general surnamed Zhou looked dignified, without any doubt, he immediately straightened his chest and raised his head and answered loudly: "Yes!"
"I obey your command!"
At Xu time, Jizhou City.
After a peaceful dinner, Wei Changtian and Qin Zhengqiu left Ruyi Inn together and went directly to Xu Mansion.
If nothing unexpected happens, the imperial army will attack Jizhou at midnight tonight.
To be more precise, we should go straight to Jizhou City.
From the perspective of military strategy, this approach is undoubtedly very unsafe.
Jizhou has one city and four counties. Jizhou City is located in the west, closer to Yuanzhou in the west and farther away from Luzhou in the east.
This also means that if the imperial army wants to take Jizhou City directly, it must bypass three counties that are also controlled by the Xu family.
The county towns in ancient times were not the same as the county towns in previous lives. They were several times larger in scale, population, and administrative area.
Therefore, if the rebellion-suppressing army fails to quickly capture Jizhou City and is blocked outside the city by the Xu family, it will most likely be caught in a dilemma.
Go forward, Jizhou City cannot be captured.
Later, the Xu family could order the other three counties to send troops to block the army's retreat.
Therefore, unless there is extremely strong confidence to capture Jizhou City in one fell swoop, such use of troops would be extremely risky.
And Ning Yongnian is now preparing to do so.
Of course, his confidence is not without reason.
It’s a pity that the emperor doesn’t know at the moment. The South Gate, which should have been opened suddenly a quarter of an hour after the war drum sounded, might not be opened tonight.
“.”
".Mr. Wei, if what happened tonight is just as you said, I will definitely fulfill my previous promise."
The fine sand in the copper leak in the corner flows out little by little, symbolizing the passage of time.
Still in the tea room, Wei Yanyu looked at Wei Changtian with a very serious tone.
"But if your information is wrong, then no matter what conditions the Wei family proposes, I will not continue the discussion with you."
"Don't worry, ma'am."
Wei Changtian took a sip of tea, his expression not caring much: "If the intelligence is wrong, then I naturally have no face to stay in Jizhou, and I will leave tonight."
"Young Master is indeed generous."
Wei Yanyu answered absentmindedly and said no more.
The room fell into a brief silence until Wei Changtian asked curiously, "Madam, forgive me for asking one more question."
"Have you found out who the spy in the Xu family is?"
“.”
Wei Yanyu was stunned when he heard this and shook his head silently.
Seeing this, Wei Changtian smiled and sighed: "It seems that Madam intends to see the result tonight."
"Um."
They are all smart people, and Wei Yanyu did not hide anything.
She nodded noncommittally, repeating softly as if talking to herself.
"We will know the outcome tonight"
At the hour of Hai, Jizhou, Yishan County.
"Quick! Get on the city wall!"
"Set up the crossbows! Prepare the boiling oil! Light the torches!"
"No one is allowed to act on their own. All orders must be obeyed by the respective sergeants!"
"Warriors above the sixth rank, gather at the north city gate!"
“.”
The continuous flames illuminated a circle of tall city walls that was nearly a hundred miles long. If you looked down from the night sky, you could see a huge red circle.
Jizhou was not a border state, so the city walls were not very strong.
However, in the past month, the Xu family has invested a lot of manpower and material resources to carry out a major renovation of all the city walls in Jizhou, so now the city walls of Yishan County have reached a level that can withstand the moves of warriors below the sixth rank.
Even if it was a fifth-grade or even fourth-grade weapon, the most it could do was to create a crack a few inches deep.
This amount of damage is no different from tickling a city wall that is several feet thick.
“Here it comes! Here it comes!!”
“Boom boom boom!!!”
Along with the sudden explosion of drums, the speed of the figures on the city wall moved faster again.
There were occasional riots, but overall the situation was far from chaos.
Although the imperial army suddenly crossed the border tonight, the spies had already reported it, leaving the outermost Yishan County more than an hour to prepare.
This amount of time is enough for the Jizhou army stationed here, who are on high alert at all times.
"Red Armor! It's the Royal Guards!"
Standing on a high observation tower, a warrior who had reached the fifth level of "bright eyesight and great intelligence" shouted loudly and gave the information immediately.
"Don't panic!"
"Everyone! Prepare to meet the enemy!!"
Without the need for a general's command, the sergeants, each in charge of a combat unit of five people, immediately gave orders and stood at their combat positions with their soldiers.
The string of the powerful crossbow is stretched, the huge arrow is shot into the slot; the long spear is sharp, the white blade is unsheathed.
Listening to the roar of horse hooves coming from far away and feeling the strong sense of oppression, the city wall suddenly became silent for a moment.
All the soldiers clenched their weapons tightly, held their breath and looked into the distance.
Soon, they saw the guards coming in like a blood wave.
Red armor, red helmets, red horses, and imperial flags. It is worthy of being known as the most elite army in Daning. This momentum alone seems to be able to tear the sky apart and crush everything.
"Damn it! What are you shaking for!"
Suddenly, a loud shout came from somewhere on the city wall.
"So what about the Royal Guards?!"
"Could it be that he has three more heads and six more arms than us?!!"
"The ones I'm going to kill today are the Royal Guards!!"
"Yes! Kill the fucking guards!!"
"Let's do it! Kill one and we'll break even. Kill two and we'll make a profit!"
"roar!"
"roar!!"
"roar!!!"
Just like lighting a barrel of explosives, the sudden burst of roars instantly greatly boosted the morale of the Jizhou soldiers. It looked as if they couldn't wait to rush down the city wall and engage in close combat with the guards who were still far away.
However, when this fighting spirit reached its peak, something happened that no one expected.
"Report!"
The warriors on the observation tower observed for a long time and then shouted: "The Imperial Guards are not coming this way! They seem to be heading for Jizhou City!"
"What?!"
A general was stunned when he heard this, and after thinking for a moment, he suddenly shouted: "Quick! Burn the jade immediately! Tell Madam Wei the news!!"
(End of this chapter)
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