Zhuoletai's retreat caused the whole Guangning to boil!
This situation is so similar to that of 21 years ago, which further strengthened the determination and confidence of Guangning’s soldiers and civilians to defend the city to the death.
However, Guangning was too weak back then. Now Guangning not only has the power to defend, but also has the power to fight back.
As soon as Zhuoletai retreated, Fengye immediately called a few people to discuss sending troops to attack Zhuoletai's camp that night.
The Jin army was definitely surprised to attack the camp at this time. Although the Jin soldiers were badly wounded, they still had twice as many troops as them, and they had broken walls that needed to be repaired. Zhuoletai certainly would not have thought that they would dare to attack first, and the Jin soldiers had suffered a defeat and their morale was low, making it easier for them to succeed.
No matter how big or small the damage caused by this raid on the camp is, it can once again undermine the enemy's morale and boost our morale.
Several people agreed and decided that Yuan Nanyu would lead 3,000 Fenglang cavalry to attack the camp overnight.
After Yuan Nanyu received the military order and left, he still had to deal with many military affairs, such as wounded soldiers, repairing cities, counting war damage, clearing battlefields, replenishing military supplies, and issuing rewards and compensation. These tedious post-war tasks would be handed over to Liang Huiyong, as Feng Ye's body could no longer bear it.
Yan Sikong noticed Feng Ye's weakness and ordered his servants to send him back to his room to recuperate.
Feng Ye waved to Yan Sikong.
Yan Sikong walked over. His body was wrapped in blood-stained armor and his face was covered in dirt. His original appearance was almost unrecognizable. Only his eyes were like nine cold stars in the sky, deep and bright.
Feng Ye reached out his hand and gently wiped the blood off Yan Sikong's face, and asked softly, "Are you injured?"
Yan Sikong shook his head.
"Go back and wash up and have a good rest." Feng Ye said in a deep voice, "This battle is not over yet."
"Yes, it's far from over." Yan Sikong's pupils were filled with worry. Even though they narrowly won a victory, they dared not celebrate. When the Zhuoletai army came back, how long could their riddled city walls hold them off?
The next siege will probably be when the city is broken. If reinforcements do not arrive by then, Guangning will be in real despair.
"Sikong, I know what you are worried about." Feng Ye said, "If the reinforcements cannot arrive in time, I will personally negotiate with Zhuoletai to delay time."
"It's too early to talk about this now. You can't take any more risks unless it's absolutely necessary." Yan Sikong looked at Feng Ye, "The most important thing for you now is to recuperate. You've also seen that with you here, the morale of the soldiers is up."
Feng Ye bowed his head and said nothing.
"Send the Wolf King back to his dorm to rest."
The servant lifted Feng Ye's chair and just as he reached the door, Yan Sikong called Feng Ye again.
Feng Ye turned his head, Yan Sikong stared at Feng Ye and said calmly: "What if, I mean what if, Guangning can no longer be saved, you must escape. As long as you are here, Zhuoletai will not dare to approach the capital."
Feng Ye did not respond directly, but said firmly: "I will never be separated from you again."
Yan Sikong pursed his lips and turned away.
The servants carried Feng Ye away. Yan Sikong took a few steps forward and collapsed in the chair. The armor on his body was extremely heavy, and it smelled like gunpowder and blood, which made people nauseated. Wearing it, even breathing became difficult.
When will this endless killing end?
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Yuan Nanyu sent out his troops late at night and returned at dawn. As they expected, the morale of the Jin soldiers was low, and the camp was littered with wounded and disabled soldiers and generals, in a mess. They rushed around in the camp, killing not many enemies, but causing chaos in the enemy camp. When the Jin soldiers organized a counterattack, they withdrew immediately.
Yan Sikong asked Liang Huiyong to spread the news secretly, saying that Guangning Guard actually had enough food and grass, enough for a year, and the previous news of food shortage was false and was a strategy to confuse the enemy. This news was originally passed to Han Zhaoxing's son through spies in the city. Now Zhuoletai has lost tens of thousands of soldiers and horses under Guangning City, and he has nowhere to vent his anger. He urgently needs someone to lead the army to punish the culprits and appease the three armies. Han Zhaoxing is the best candidate.
So a few days later, the people of Liaoning received a gratifying piece of news - Han Zhaoxing and his son were boiled alive by Zhuoletai.
This culprit who brought Liaodong to its last gasp will never be able to quell the hatred in people's hearts even if he dies a thousand times, and he is destined to leave an eternal curse in the history books.
After the death of Han Zhaoxing and his son, the traitor was no longer useful and was beheaded by Liang Huiyong in front of the entire city's citizens. It was a pity that the traitor who leaked military intelligence and caused them to be ambushed in Taoxian Road was never found, and perhaps that person had already escaped from the city.
After Han Zhaoxing's death, Yan Sikong and Yuan Nanyu finally had the courage to go to the execution ground where Yuan Mao was beheaded, and comforted Yuan Mao's spirit in heaven with strong liquor.
From Ge Zhong, to Xie Zhongren, and then to Han Zhaoxing, Yan Sikong overcame many difficulties and survived many dangers. He eliminated the criminals who killed Yuan Mao one by one. After twenty years of dream, he can finally come out of it.
Although Han Zhaoxing's death was a relief, the dark cloud hanging over their heads did not dissipate. They knew that Zhuoletai would soon attack the city again, and Guangning's walls would not be able to withstand it this time.
The only good news is that Feng Ye's injury is gradually recovering. Although he is still unable to stand, he can attend meetings.
Just as they were discussing the next defense, an unexpected guest came to Guangning.
When Yan Sikong heard the report from the servant, he excitedly went to the outside of the mansion with Yuan Nanyu to greet them in person. A tall man dressed in a simple cotton-padded coat and dressed like a hunter took off the fur hat that covered half of his face, revealing his handsome and cynical face. It was She Jun, whom he had not seen for a long time.
"She Jun!" Yan Sikong strode over and the two hugged each other tightly.
She Jun patted Yan Sikong's back vigorously and said with emotion: "It's not easy for you and I to meet each other alive."
Yan Sikong also agreed with a wry smile: "It's not easy." He looked She Jun up and down and asked, "Why haven't you been heard from in the past few months?"
"My old illness relapsed, so I had to hide away to recuperate." She Jun sighed, "What about you? Your injury..."
"I'm fine." Yan Sikong said in a deep voice, "She Zhun, you shouldn't have come to Guangning."
"Why say that? I'm not just doing this for you. If the northern border of Da Sheng is not protected, the barbarians will spread to the Central Plains. The rise and fall of the country is the responsibility of every man."
Yan Sikong looked at She Jun with emotion.
Yuan Nanyu stepped forward, bowed and said, "Brother She is loyal and brave, and full of passion. My two brothers really admire you."
She Jun felt somewhat uncomfortable when he saw Yuan Nanyu. After all, he knew what happened to this man in Chen Yi's tent that day. But seeing Yuan Nanyu's frank expression made him look shy. He bowed and said, "Nanyu, how are you?"
Yuan Nanyu smiled and said, "I hope you are well. It's so cold outside, let's go inside."
Several people entered the mansion, and She Jun asked, "Where is the Wolf King? How is his injury? I want to see him right away."
"What?" Yan Sikong suddenly had a bad feeling in his heart.
"I have something important to tell you."
"He's in the house."
When Feng Ye and She Zhun met, both of them looked a little nervous. They disliked each other. The last time they parted, She Zhun even scolded Feng Ye.
But this was not the time to consider personal grudges. As soon as She Jun sat down, he looked around at everyone and said seriously, "I brought some very important news that concerns the survival of Liaodong. I was worried that my men would not be able to deliver it, so I came here myself."
"Hurry up and tell me." Feng Ye said.
"First, Datong Prefecture is unable to send troops to help."
Feng Ye narrowed his eyes: "How do you know?"
The phrase "how do you know" includes "how do you know we asked the brave king for help" and "how do you know that the reinforcements will not come."
"I can guess that the capital doesn't dare to send troops, so you can only ask Datong Prefecture for help. But now Datong Prefecture has also encountered trouble, and the news will arrive in the next two days."
Several people's faces changed suddenly, especially Feng Ye, who secretly gripped the handrail tightly: "What did you say? What happened in Datong Prefecture?!"
"Since the Yong Wang was stationed in Datong Prefecture, there have been many conflicts of interest with the Chahar tribe over the Hetao region. Nada Khan was very dissatisfied with the Yong Wang and killed his subordinates. Now you are trapped in Liaodong, and Chen Yi has sent troops to attack. Shen Hexuan has sent people to provoke Nada Khan. That gang of barbarians has no credibility. Once he thinks you are going to die and Chen Yi can give him more, he may betray you." She Jun narrowed his eyes, "Don't forget, the alliance with Chahar was something you took from the court."
Feng Ye's face turned pale, he pursed his lips and said nothing, Yan Sikong's face also turned blue.
Since Feng Ye led the Feng family army to challenge the throne, his most trusted uncle Feng Changyue followed him to the capital. Datong Prefecture must have someone who is on the same boat with him and has status to guard it, and that person can only be King Yong.
King Yong was well-known for his business acumen, and he was very wealthy and had a strong military force. However, he had a flaw, which was that he was too obsessed with profit. Moreover, he was born into a noble family and was ashamed to associate with barbarians. Since he took charge of Datong, he had repeatedly squeezed out Chahar, hoping to take the big piece of fat meat of Hetao into his own hands.
Feng Ye and Feng Changyue knew about this and had written to warn Prince Yong, but on the one hand, they were far away in the capital, and on the other hand, Prince Yong was Feng Ye's father-in-law and more useful to him than Chahar, so it was difficult for him to restrain him. In the past year or so, he and Feng Changyue had been busy stabilizing the court and guarding Liaoning, and had even less energy to take care of affairs in the northwest. He thought that although Prince Yong and his daughter were greedy, they should know the importance of things, but he didn't know that their relationship with Nada Khan had become so bad.
Feng Ye said in a deep voice: "Go on."
"King Yong now realizes the seriousness of the Chahar problem, but it is too late. In order to protect Datong and Hetao, he dare not divide his troops." She Jun said solemnly, "If Chahar really forms an alliance with Chen Yi, you will be surrounded by enemies on all sides."
Feng Ye was so angry that his temples were throbbing. He said coldly, "Even if we destroy Chahar, we cannot let them form an alliance with Chen Yi. Datong is my foundation, and Hetao is my source of military funds."
"Prince Yong also knows this, so you can't count on the reinforcements from Datong Prefecture."
Yan Sikong took a long breath and asked, "Any other news?"
"The next one is good news." She Zhun said, "Before coming to Liaodong, I went to Luoyang Wulin League in person and asked League Leader Qu to send out a Wulin invitation, calling on heroes from all over the world to come to Guangning to help the country in times of crisis. More than a dozen sects and many people in the martial arts world have already responded and are gathering in Guangning."
Yuan Nanyu said excitedly: "That's great. There are many talented people in the martial arts world. One can defeat ten."
She Zhun nodded: "Although there are not many people, but a drop of water makes a river, it can be of some use in the end."
Yan Sikong clasped his fists towards She Jun: "She Jun, thank you." He owed She Jun a favor that he could never repay in his lifetime.
"No need to thank me." She Jun stared at Yan Sikong, "After all we've been through, why are you still being polite to me?"
Feng Ye looked at the two people who were sympathetic to each other and felt uncomfortable. He whispered, "The Wulin Alliance is so righteous. If you can protect Guangning, I will definitely thank you handsomely."
She Jun looked at Feng Ye and said, "I have one last piece of news. I could have kept it from you, but since you risked your life to save Liaodong, I will tell you. The decision is up to you."
Feng Ye narrowed his eyes: "Speak."
She Junhuan looked at everyone and uttered a startling statement through his thin lips: "Chen Yi's army is on the way to Liaodong."