Chapter 692: The Vanguard Army Arrives
The Taiyuan soldiers who were working outside the city, they all heard the cheers in the city, and the people shouted earth-shattering, how could they not hear it, those who were close to the city wall sneaked into the city to see the excitement, and those who were far away from the city wall put down their work and raised their heads to look at the city gate.
Anyway, everyone coincidentally put down the work in their hands, even the officers who supervised the work didn't care about the soldiers, and the officers also looked at the city gate, such a big movement is rare in Taiyuan, and the soldiers and generals are very curious.
When Li Chongjiu faced the outside of the city, many soldiers on the edge of the city wall began to cheer and shout, and the soldiers in the distance heard it and shouted, anyway, the law does not blame the public, everyone shouted and shouted, they are still shouting long live for the first time in their lives, and they didn't have the opportunity to shout long live if they wanted to shout before!
Prince Cheng and King Jingdejun also followed to re-ascend the city wall, they looked at the demonic energy outside the city, both of them felt anxious, out of thin air to make such a out, this is not a good thing, Yanwang vanguard is estimated to be coming soon, but the wooden stakes outside the city have not been completely laid, and even the soldiers have not withdrawn to the city, if they continue to shout like this, it will be too late.
King Jingde whispered to Prince Cheng: "Even if King Yan's vanguard won't attack the city, we have to take back the soldiers outside and let them enter the city quickly, otherwise when King Yan's vanguard arrives, we won't have to capture them all!" β
Taiyuan is neither a front line, nor has it experienced a war for a long time, so although there are many soldiers and horses, it is only set according to the usual practice, and the combat effectiveness of the soldiers and generals is not very strong. It's better to take back the city as soon as possible, it's more worry-free.
"That's right, looking at the sky, in less than two quarters of an hour, King Yan's vanguard army will arrive!" Prince Cheng stepped forward and said to Wu Youren: "Lord Wu, now is not the time to celebrate, wait for King Yan's army to leave, then let's have a big banquet, let's celebrate!" It's not too early. We have to withdraw the army outside as soon as possible, otherwise if the soldiers outside are attacked by the vanguard of King Yan, it will be inappropriate, and we will lose our own sharpness! β
He said this very bluntly, the Taiyuan soldiers just can't beat the vanguard army of King Yan, there is no need to hide it, this is the case, it will be too late if you don't retreat!
Wu Youren's face was still full of excitement just now, and he kept shaking his hands. This is the advantage of standing next to the prince, when everyone cheers for the prince, they also cheer for him, and remember the prince at the same time. Can't you remember him too, it's a good thing to be famous!
As soon as Prince Kecheng reminded him like this, Wu Youquan's head instantly cooled down, and it was really not early. If the army is not withdrawn to the city, the city gate will not be closed, in case Yang Ze's army takes advantage of the chaos to seize the door. It is estimated that no one here can escape, they all have to be captured and captured, Yang Ze doesn't have to care about face, he only needs to use the reason of accidental injury to directly "mistakenly kill" the prince Li Chongjiu, and then it will be over.
Wu Youren immediately said to Li Chongjiu: "His Royal Highness the Prince, it's not too early for Mingchen, let the soldiers outside return to the city quickly, it is estimated that Yang Ze's army will arrive soon!" β
Li Chongjiu hasn't had enough time yet, he looked into the distance, but he didn't see the army coming in the distance, but the hour was really not early, if he didn't let the army come back, he was afraid that it would be dark, and he wouldn't be able to come back.
Li Chongjiu waved his hand and said loudly: "Go back to the city ......" only shouted two words, and then stopped, and was so excited that he forgot the wording, as a dignified prince, and a person who was cheered by the Taiyuan military and civilians into a long life, how could he be so uncivilized!
Wu Youren immediately looked at Prince Cheng, and Prince Cheng hurriedly said: "If you have made an appointment in advance, you just need to wave the flag!" As he spoke, he hurriedly ordered the heralds in the city.
The herald immediately waved a few green flags, and after the Taiyuan soldiers outside the city saw it, they immediately put down the wooden stake and began to run towards the city gate, they did not line up, anyway, who arrived first, who entered the city first, so that the speed was really not fast.
The sun was about to set, it was evening, Li Chongjiu looked into the distance again, and saw the dust rising in the north, although he couldn't see the specific situation, but he also knew that only the army and more than a thousand cavalry could raise such a high dust, and the vanguard of the Yanwang army arrived on time!
Not only Li Chongjiu saw the vanguard army, but everyone on the city wall saw it, Prince Cheng and King Jingdejun's faces changed greatly, Prince Cheng swallowed his saliva, walked to Wu Youren, and said: "Lord Wu, the Yan army is coming so fast, if it runs at this speed, I'm afraid that the soldiers outside the city can only withdraw half, or even half of it can't be withdrawn!" β
Wu Youren also saw that something was wrong, and he hurriedly said, "What should I do then?" Let them retreat into the stakes, and the cavalry should not be able to rush through those stakes, right? β
King Jingde came over and said, "Let the army outside the city pick up the bow and arrow, after retreating to the stake, it is estimated that the Yan army will not be able to attack immediately." Of course, this requires His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to delay for a while, as long as they don't immediately sue the Yan army, don't give them grain and grass, and don't let them enter the city, it is estimated that they will not make trouble immediately. β
Everyone looked at the crown prince Li Chongjiu together, and now whether those soldiers outside the city can return to the city alive or not, the hope is on Li Chongjiu.
Li Chongjiu's excitement had completely passed at this time, but he saw with his own eyes that the dust in the distance was rapidly approaching, and at this time he could already see the specific soldiers and horses, countless cavalrymen in black clothes and black armor, holding swords and guns, the sharpness of the swords and guns was reflected in the afterglow of the setting sun, and the cold light was a little bit, and he could see it clearly on the top of the city.
Li Chongjiu turned his head, looked at Wu Youren, and asked, "Brother Wu, what do you think about this?" β
Wu Youren said: "His Royal Highness the Prince, it is better to let the Yan army line up outside the city first, let them light the torches, wait outside first, and don't rush into the city." Besides, when a large army is dispatched, how can it be possible to enter the city when it sees it, there is no such rule in the army. β
Li Chongjiu continued to hmm, but how to tell the Yan army to line up outside the city, this has to send someone over, this is not a problem that can be solved by the bright voice of the city and the city, he turned his head and saw Du Da chin in the crowd.
Du Da's chin was not far from Li Chongjiu, and he also heard what Wu Youren said, and saw Li Chongjiu looking over. He immediately took two steps forward and said, "His Royal Highness the Prince, the last general is willing to go!" β
Li Chongjiu is overjoyed, or Du Da's chin is intimate, he really only needs one look, he can go to the point of fire, such a loyal courtier, he will be promoted well in the future, and after he ascends the throne, he will be crowned with the title of an earl. That's not a problem.
At this time, as Du Da's chin stepped forward, the golden crow soldiers behind him also moved forward, and they all shouted: "The last general is willing to go, and the young general is also going to ......"
Isn't it just to send a letter to the Yan army when you go out of the city now, delay the arrival of the Yan army, what's so difficult about it, it's too simple, but it's an opportunity to pretend to be a hero. Such a great opportunity, whoever misses it is a big fool!
Wu Youren hurriedly said: "No, if you all go, who will protect His Royal Highness the Prince!" "I still haven't said anything in my heart. Not only to protect the prince, but also to protect me!
But Li Chongjiu became excited again, he felt that he should train his soldiers, since he made up this Golden Crow Army. I haven't seen any battles, and I don't know if my own Golden Crow Army can fight or not. This time, I just took the opportunity to take a look and test it, anyway, I am now in Taiyuan City, and there is no shortage of soldiers to protect me, wouldn't it be right to let the Jinwu Army out.
Li Chongjiu waved his hand and said: "Du Da chin, you take the Jin Wu Army out of the city, save the sons and daughters outside, don't let the Yan Army hurt one of my Taiyuan soldiers!" β
This is purely a high-pitched song, but now is the time when someone needs to sing a high-pitched note, when Du Dachin and others agreed in unison, the atmosphere on the city wall was instantly relaxed, the people of Taiyuan, whether they were officials or people, did not know the details of the Jinwu army, and thought that this was an extremely strong army, but a hundred or so people, they dared to go out and confront the vanguard of the Yan army, if this is not a strong army, then what kind of army can be regarded as a strong army?
Du Da chin led the Jin Wu army down the city wall, rode on the tall horse given to them by Prince Cheng today, and walked out of the city gate majestically, running to the north.
At this time, the sun is about to completely set the horizon, and the soldiers outside Taiyuan City are only half of them coming in, and half of them are still outside the city, which is the disadvantage of not lining up, but fortunately, Prince Cheng is still cautious and has done it in advance, if the army is too late to withdraw to the city, then what to do The solution, so the Taiyuan soldiers have not been chaotic for the time being!
The Taiyuan soldiers behind raised their bows and arrows and began to line up, although they didn't have time to retreat to the city, they could hide behind the stakes, holding bows and arrows to scare people, this ability is still there, and as long as the threat from the outside disappears, they can line up and return to the city gate, so as to ensure that there is no chaos, and the generals will not trample on each other.
Du Da chin led the Jin Crow army of more than 100 people, passed through the array of Taiyuan soldiers, and before the wooden stake, the wooden stake just laid by the Taiyuan soldiers can not only hinder the Yan army from approaching the city wall, but also hinder the Jin Crow army from staying away from the city wall, so if Du Da Chin wants to connect with the Yan army, then he has to get off the horse and lead the horse through the stake array, other than that, there is no other way.
The last afterglow of the sunset on the horizon finally disappeared, the sky was completely dark, and the vanguard of the Yan army galloping was also a few miles away from the city wall, and the vanguard of the Yan army lit a torch, and the light of the torch illuminated the entire north of the city.
Li Chongjiu held the battlements with both hands, leaned forward, his eyes widened and counted, but he couldn't count clearly, so he had to say: "Estimate, how many people are in Yang Ze's vanguard?" It seems that there must be seven or eight thousand people, maybe more than 10,000! β
Wu Youren scolded secretly in the back, although he looks down on Li Chongjiu more and more now, after all, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is really not very good, and his ability is too poor, but he can only despise it in his heart, and he doesn't dare to show it on the surface.
Wu Youren said: "His Royal Highness the Prince, you have overestimated the Yan army, the minister just estimated that the number of this vanguard army is at most three thousand, and there will be no more." β
He paused, feeling a little bit of a loss of Li Chongjiu's face, so he added: "Of course, in order to confuse our army, they deliberately lit more torches, at least one person held two torches, so that it looks like seven or eight thousand people, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince must not be deceived by thieves!" β
"I see, Lone was almost deceived by them!" Li Chongjiu didn't care if he guessed wrong, when the Yan army had seven or eight thousand, he was very nervous, but when he heard that there were three thousand people, he was not very nervous, and felt that with the number of Taiyuan soldiers, there was absolutely no need to be afraid of the Yan army.
Prince Cheng walked up to Li Chongjiu, smiled, and said: "Congratulations to Your Highness, Your Highness, the leader of the vanguard of the Yan Army is a reckless man who does not understand the art of war, Your Highness, please see, the vanguard of the Yan Army lights the torches brightly, isn't this the target of our army, and the generals left by our army outside the city are all carrying bows and arrows!" β
When Li Chongjiu heard this, he shouted oops, he was extremely surprised, slapped the battlements with his hand, and said with a smile: "Yes, why didn't Gu think of this just now, when it was dark, they lit the torches so brightly, aren't they just for our people to be targeted, then you give the order, let our sons release arrows, and destroy this vanguard army!" β
Prince Cheng came over and patted himself on the back, wanting to curry favor with Li Chongjiu, but he didn't expect that the vanguard of the Yan Army outside the city didn't know the art of war, but the prince on the city wall was also an idiot, stupid Cheng DΓΉ was not equal!
This fart was not filmed well, it seems that it is not that his skills are not high, but that this horse is too stupid, Prince Cheng had to bite the bullet and said: "Your Royal Highness the Prince, the vanguard of the Yan army dares to light torches, because they don't know that our army is ready, and they still think they can enter the city, so they are not prepared." Of course, if His Royal Highness wants to kill them by surprise, then it is okay, and the minister will go and give the order. β
Wu Youren said: "No need, let's salute first and then soldier, and then decide after seeing the situation, don't be in a hurry." He smiled at Prince Cheng, which was kind of a relief for him.
Li Chongjiu said regretfully: "It's cheaper for them." He was deeply sorry that he couldn't be caught off guard by the vanguard of the Yan Army.
Wu Youren whispered: "His Royal Highness the Prince, even if you want to hit the Yan army by surprise, you can't beat the vanguard army, how many people are there in the vanguard army, if we really want to fight, we must also fight Yang Ze's headquarters soldiers and horses, so that we can hit Yang Ze hard at once, maybe he will be shot to death in front of the battle, this is not impossible, under the random arrows, anything will happen." β
"Yes, yes, it should be like this, leave the opportunity to attack Yang Ze, and then it will kill him all at once!" Li Chongjiu said hatefully, with a hideous look on his face.
At this time, the sky was dark, and outside Taiyuan City, except for the newly arrived Yan Army Pioneer, it was all black everywhere, and what happened to the Yan Army Pioneer was too far away to be seen clearly on the city wall.
Li Chongjiu patted the wall and said, "I don't know what happened to Du Da Jaw and them." (To be continued......)