Seeing that Ganzhou City was already in sight, everyone couldn't help but relax. Yun Xi couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. He had never experienced it before, and every day he had never been able to get off the horse without pain, and his buttocks were almost worn out, so it would be better to rest in the city for a few days.

The relaxed crowd couldn't help but slow down, untied the kettle around their waists and took a few sips of water. "It's been a hard time in the Northwest! The weather is so hot, it's not much cooler than the capital, but there is a lack of water, and it's not easy to even take a cold shower, and I don't know how the people here survive. Someone also complained.

"The northwest has always been like this, so there are few talents, there are only more than 2 million people in the whole Shaanxi, and there are not as many people as Ying Tianfu."

"It's like this here, and Igo further west doesn't know what desolation has become!"

"Igo is not desolate!" Yun Xi suddenly interjected: "Even if the Western Regions are not as good as the Qin and Han dynasties, they are still rich land, and it is not a problem to feed tens of millions of people. Now there are few people in the Ming Dynasty, but in the future, after there are more people, the northwest side will not be able to live, if the Ming Dynasty has the Western Regions in his hands, they can let them run over to live, so it is very important! ”

"Therefore, it is very important to hold Igo now. If Yiwu is lost, it will be very difficult to recapture it, and it will be difficult for the Western Regions to be used by my Ming Dynasty in the future. ”

"Yes, Your Majesty, the minister is ignorant." The man who had just spoken said immediately.

Yun Xi taught a few words and continued to rush to Ganzhou City. After walking for another hour, everyone came to the east gate of Ganzhou City.

He wanted to rest first after meeting Zhu Ji, but the news that Zhu Ji told him dispelled his thoughts.

"What, you said that on May 25, 1 Pu attacked the city, and Shang Bing suffered a big loss!" Yun Xi said in disbelief: "Shang Bingke is defending the city, not fighting with the 5 soldiers in the field, how can he suffer a big loss!" ”

"I don't know the specific situation, the letter from Shang Bing did not go into detail, but only said that he had suffered a big loss, and the time for the city to hold on was much shorter than expected, and he begged the army to send troops to rescue as soon as possible."

Hearing this, Yun Xi's heart suddenly became anxious. Although he knew that 1 had gathered 500,000 soldiers and horses for the main Yiwu City, Shang Bing also had 90,000 soldiers and horses in his hands, and more than 100,000 people in the city could also recruit more than 50,000 people. But now he was told that he couldn't hold it anymore.

"How many days ago was this?" Yun Xi suddenly remembered and asked.

"News came three days ago." Zhu Shu replied.

"Fortunately, even if the outer city is lost, there is still the inner city, and it can hold on for a few more days." As he spoke, he took out the map, gestured twice, and said: "The seven guards of Qingyang and others led by Xu Huizu, as well as the nearly 100,000 horses led by Lan Zhen, should have passed the Star Gorge, let them hurry to Yiwu to relieve the siege!" ”

"I thought the same thing, but Xu Huizu said......" Before Zhu Ji finished speaking, he was interrupted by Yun Xi: "Why, he can't be rescued if he doesn't want to!" ”

Yun Xi suddenly became furious: "If Yiwu City is lost, can he bear the responsibility!" He turned his head and instructed Chen Ji: "Immediately plan to order Xu Huizu, the Duke of Wei, to send troops to rescue, and there must be no delay!" ”

Chen Ji understood that Yiwu City was in great danger now, and he was about to put pen to paper. But at this time, Chen Lijie, the guard who was following Yun Xi, suddenly said: "Your Majesty, His Royal Highness King Su, the will cannot be given!" ”

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"Wei Guogong, hurry up and give the order to march." Lan Zhen jumped to her feet anxiously and said as she walked in Xu Huizu's tent.

At this time, the two of them commanded 130,000 horses, including nearly 100,000 guards from the Central Plains, and more than 30,000 Mongols and Xifan's Shazhou guards.

Xu Huizu's troops arrived at Xingxing Gorge about five days ago, but they never moved, even if Lan Zhen came with troops three days later.

Lan Zhen was very anxious, and came over every day to persuade Xu Huizu to send troops, but Xu Huizu just didn't agree.

"Xu Huizu!" Lan Zhen said in an accentuated tone: "His Royal Highness King Qin is in Yiwu City, if Yiwu City is lost, Your Majesty is furious, have you thought about what kind of responsibility the two of us will bear!" ”

"But you can't send troops now!" Although Xu Huizu's face turned pale, he still maintained his composure: "You and I only have 130,000 horses in our hands, and more than 30,000 of them are unreliable barbarian soldiers, and they are not full cavalry, but half of the cavalry but no artillery, if 1 encirclement point is reinforced, send 200,000 troops to attack our army, and continue to besiege Yiwu City with the rest of the soldiers, how will our army respond?" You have to have two or three hundred thousand soldiers in your hands to send troops to the rescue! Otherwise, it will become a refueling tactic, and this battle will definitely be lost! ”

"As for Yiwu City, although 1 has used such a despicable method to attack the city, I believe that His Royal Highness the King of Qin will be able to continue to hold the city for a few days. As long as there are five more days, the soldiers led by His Royal Highness the King of Jin, His Royal Highness the King of Liao, His Royal Highness the King of Ying, His Royal Highness the King of Yong, and others1 rushed to Xingxing Gorge, and there were enough troops of 300,000 troops and many cannons, and they would be able to send troops to rescue Yiwu City! ”

"It will take five days to wait for the King of Jin and other His Royal Highnesses to come with troops, and it will take another five or six days to rush to Yiwu from here, how can His Royal Highness the King of Qin still hold on for ten days!" Lan Zhen shouted loudly.

"With the talent of His Highness, he will be able to hold on for another ten days!" Xu Huizu said.

"Now is not the time to believe!" Lan Zhen took a breath and said, "You think I don't know what you said?" You think I won't fight? But are these soldiers important or are Your Highnesses important? If Iwu City is broken and His Highness is captured, what will happen to you, have you thought about it? Even if there is only a 10% chance, it must not be taken lightly! ”

"If these soldiers are lost, the Ming Dynasty will have no advantage over 5 this time, and even if the siege of Yiwu is relieved, it will be difficult to win the subsequent war. In order to defeat the 5 soldiers in the end, these soldiers must not be compensated! ”

"As for His Royal Highness the King of Qin," Xu Huizu's face became even paler: "If His Royal Highness the King of Qin has three longs and two shorts, I will commit suicide to be buried for His Highness after the war!" ”

Hearing this, Lan Zhen was frightened for a while. He thinks that he is also very loyal and patriotic, but it is impossible to be loyal to the monarch and patriotism like Xu Huizu: for the final victory of the war, his net worth and life are not disregarded.

After a while, I only heard him sigh and said, "That's it, who told you to be the chief soldier of the Western Expeditionary Army appointed by His Majesty, and I am only the former deputy general of the army?" I'm going to go crazy with you this time! ”

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"Finally repelled 5 more sieges." Song Hu wiped his face with the sleeve of his clothes, wiped the mud, dust and blood on his head, stood on the head of the city, and said with emotion.

At this time, it was the seventh day of the sixth month of June in the sixth year of the Ming Dynasty, and it was the twelfth day from the beginning of the official order to attack the city from 1.

For the past twelve days, every day 1 will drive his soldiers to attack the city with the most fierce attack, regardless of the main attack and auxiliary attack, or the 5 soldiers are too sufficient, so that they cannot distinguish between the main attack and the auxiliary attack.