Chapter 931 Chapter 931, Doubt of Life
All the arrows stored in the garrison were moved to the city wall, and a group of soldiers were responsible for dipping the arrows in oil.
Daohua saw several catapults on the city wall, thought for a moment, and asked Dongli to find a batch of porcelain and earthenware jars and fill them with oil.
Gu Jian, Guo Ruomei and Chu Lang all stood on both sides of Daohua in a protective posture.
Seeing Daohua calmly and methodically discussing the defense of the city with Dongli, the three of them looked relieved.
"Your son is so lucky to have married such a good wife." Chu Lang muttered to Guo Ruomei in a low voice.
Even if Yan Yatou did nothing, just standing on the city wall would be a boost to morale.
If it were any other young lady, she probably wouldn't have the courage to go up to the city wall, let alone offer advice to repel the enemy.
Guo Ruomei glanced at him sideways: "That's because Yang'er is excellent."
Chu Lang nodded repeatedly, as if everything Guo Ruomei said was right: "At first, most people were not optimistic about Yan Yatou, but you and I can see clearly that this girl is clearly a good wife who brings good fortune to her husband."
"Except for her slightly inferior family background, in other aspects, how is she inferior to those noble ladies? So, when it comes to marriage, it is not necessary to look at family background."
"Fortunately, you supported them at the beginning."
Guo Ruomei glanced at the rice flowers with a smile, and was secretly proud of her good eye for identifying the gem.
Time passed by little by little, and the sky gradually brightened.
Outside the city gate, Xiao Yechi paused the attack and looked at the burned soldiers and burnt ladders with a gloomy face.
After dawn, he also saw Yan Yiyi standing on the city wall.
Coincidentally, Daohua also looked down.
Seeing Xiao Ye Chi looking at her with a sinister expression, Daohua frowned.
At this moment, the baby in her belly moved a little. Daohua quickly reached out and supported her belly: "Baby, are you scared? Don't be afraid, mother will help you vent your anger."
Daohua was silent for a moment, thought for a while, pointed at Xiao Yechi with her index finger, then stroked her neck with her thumb, and finally pointed her thumb to the ground, looking at Xiao Yechi outside the city with contempt.
This sudden scene made Xiao Ye Chi stunned for a moment, and then he became furious. He realized that Yan Yiyi was provoking him.
hateful!
Who gave her the courage and confidence?
Even the other people on the city wall were looking at the rice flowers in surprise, but they were more surprised in their hearts, and inexplicably felt that the rice flowers were so domineering.
Chu Lang was very interested in the gesture and moved closer to Daohua: "What did you mean by that gesture just now?"
Rice Flower: ". Beheaded."
Chu Lang was confused and said, "I need to learn this gesture carefully."
Daohua didn't say much and looked outside the city again.
At this moment, the Western Liao army started moving again. Perhaps knowing that they could not climb the city wall with ladders, Xiao Yechi ordered people to move out the catapults.
While they were still setting up the catapults, Dongli commanded the guards on the city wall to launch the first attack.
“Bang, bang, bang!”
One by one, cans filled with oil were thrown off the city wall and smashed into the Western Liao army. Then, with a "whoosh", dozens of flaming arrows shot down.
"Retreat, retreat quickly!"
Xiao Yechi roared as he rode his horse backwards.
After a while, all the catapults brought by Xiao Yechi were burned.
The attack failed again. Xiao Yechi roared several times in frustration. Looking at the tall walls of Ganzhou City, he felt anxious and angry.
Damn Wei Hongcai, if he had been a little more capable, he wouldn't have had to go through so much trouble to attack Ganzhou City. Everything was ruined in this guy's hands.
They can't attack at close range, and the catapults for long-range attacks are gone, so now the only ones left are archers.
"One archer and one shield soldier, attack the people on the wall with all their strength."
He didn't have time to waste here. Once the reinforcements from Da Xia arrived, not only would he fail to capture Yan Yiyi, he might even be trapped.
The Daxia army already occupied an advantageous position and had oil in their hands. When they saw the Western Liao army approaching, they kept throwing oil tanks down, and then the sky was filled with flaming arrows.
The Western Liao army was sniped back again.
"Son-in-law, we can't go on like this. Nearly ten thousand people we brought with us have been killed." The deputy general said to Xiao Yechi worriedly.
Xiao Yechi gritted his teeth and said, "Lacquer is precious. I don't believe Ganzhou City has a large amount of it in stock. Keep attacking until it's all gone."
At this moment, he no longer cared about the dead soldiers. If he returned empty-handed, his losses would be even greater, and the Western Liao royal family would probably take advantage of the situation to exploit his interests.
The Xiliang territory could have been divided in half, but because his strength was weakened, the issue of dividing Xiliang was discussed again.
The surrounding Western Liao generals were somewhat helpless. This was clearly sending the soldiers to their deaths, but Xiao Yechi had already given the order, so they could only do it.
Western Liao launched another attack, but the result was the same as before, and they were quickly forced back.
Near noon, servants from the Xiao Mansion came carrying food.
"Why is Xiao Yechi so stupid? He knew that he could not defeat us, but he sent his soldiers to their deaths time and time again." Chu Lang said while eating steamed buns and shaking his head.
Daohua: "He probably wants to use up all the oil we have."
Speaking of oil, Guo Ruomei immediately asked, "Isn't there not enough oil in the city?"
Daohua smiled and said, "Don't worry, mother. There's plenty of oil."
Xiao Yeyang stored a large amount of oil in Ganzhou City, perhaps to prevent Ganzhou City from being besieged one day.
With oil in hand, even if there are fewer guards in the city, they can still hold out for a long time.
Outside the city gate, Xiao Yechi had become numb watching his soldiers attacking and being blocked again and again.
But he just doesn't believe it!
How much lacquer is there in Ganzhou City?
He knew that there were not many places in the whole of Daxia that produced lacquer. Even if the emperor favored Xiao Yeyang, how much lacquer could he give him?
The attack of the Western Liao army continued until the evening. Seeing that there were less than 30,000 soldiers left, Xiao Yechi felt sad.
It was the same with his father and with him. The situation was clearly in their favor, but they just couldn't win.
Is this really God's will?
Is it God's will that the Eight Kings will not rule the world?
However, my father was the emperor's favorite prince. The throne of Daxia should have been passed on to my father. It was the current emperor of Daxia who took away the glory and power that should have belonged to my father and him.
What's wrong with him taking it back now?
The successive failures made Xiao Yechi begin to doubt his life.
At this moment, a sentry came running over in a hurry: "Prince Consort, it's bad, the reinforcements from Daxia have arrived."
Xiao Yechi's expression changed: "How come the reinforcements arrived so quickly?!"
The deputy general on the side said quickly: "After all, Xiao Yeyang's family is in the city. Xiao Yeyang will definitely make arrangements in advance."
The sentry continued, "Prince Consort, the cavalry trained by Xiao Yeyang is only a dozen miles away from here."
The deputy general looked at Xiao Yechi and said, "Prince Consort, let's retreat. We can't attack Ganzhou City. Although the Iron Cavalry is small in number, their combat effectiveness is very strong. If we encounter them, I'm afraid we will suffer heavy losses."
Xiao Yechi knew that the deputy general was telling the truth, but he was still unwilling to give in.
Looking at Yan Yiyi standing on the city wall, chewing on a white steamed bun and looking at him provocatively, Xiao Yechi's heart was churning and he felt like vomiting blood.
After a long while, Xiao Yechi gritted his teeth and said, "Retreat!"
On the city wall, Daohua watched the Western Liao army retreat, and a look of joy appeared on her face: "Master, Mother, Uncle Chu, Xiao Yechi has retreated, it must be our reinforcements have arrived."
Perhaps because she was not too excited, Daohua suddenly felt a pain in her stomach and cried out in pain.
(End of this chapter)
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