This prince is going to heaven

Chapter 263 The Battle Begins

August 23, the 29rd year of the Great Zhou Zhengyuan.

The Xiongnu invaded the border on a large scale in the northern border, and King Zuoxian led an army of [-] to attack Yanziguan in the northern border.

Ru Wendong, the guard of Yanzi Gate, led [-] soldiers to defend the city. The two sides fought fiercely for two days and one night.

When the city was broken, Ru Wendong's hundreds of guards persuaded him to leave, but Ru Wendong refused. In desperation, the guards wanted to knock him unconscious and take him away by force. Ru Wendong saw their intentions, He directly drew the sword and put it on his own neck, saying: "If you dare to attack me, I will kill myself immediately!"

"My generals of the Great Zhou Dynasty are still fighting bloody enemies on the front line. As the general who defends the city, how can I escape alone? How to escape! Don't you want to trap me in injustice this time? There are people in the city, but people in the city are dead Death! I want to fight to the last man with my tens of thousands of soldiers, and I will never back down!"

August [-]th, late.

The moon is waning.

Yanziguan fell, and the defender Ru Wendong died in front of the battle. A total of [-] soldiers fought bloody battles, and none survived in the end.

There were tens of thousands of people in Yanziguan. Before the fierce battle, Ru Wendong knew that he would never be able to defend the city under the unexpected attack of the Huns, so he sent a large number of people away in advance. No less than 3000 people did not have time to leave, and all of them fell into the hands of the Huns this time, and their lives and deaths are unknown.

August 31, early morning.

In the early court, when Tianzi Zhou heard the news, he was furious. In a hurry, he got up and waved his arms violently. All the things placed on the dragon table fell to the ground.

The eunuch Cheng Gonggong on the side hurried forward to persuade, but was pushed away by Zhou Tianzi, who looked up to the sky and cursed: "The thief Xiongnu took my city, took away my resources, killed me Ruqing, and slaughtered my people. It is a crime." Forgive me! I swear today that in my lifetime, I will make you pay with blood, blood with blood!"

The last four words were even more hysterical.

All the officials above the court are all solemn.

After he finished cursing, his body staggered suddenly, and Eunuch Cheng stepped forward to help him and slowly sat down on the dragon chair again.

Seeing that Zhou Tianzi sat down, Prime Minister Su Dinghe quickly stood up and said seriously: "Your Majesty, Yanzi Pass has been lost now, and General Ru will not be able to return even if you get angry again. Please take care of your dragon body, the most urgent task right now. , but quickly sent troops to suppress it, after Yanziguan, there are three small cities, Qingping, Running, and Nianze, and all the people there add up to no less than [-] people, there is really no room for loss."

As soon as he finished speaking, General Yang Ping of the Chifeng Battalion on the left immediately stepped out and said loudly: "Minister Yang Ping, I ask for your Majesty's order to send me to the northern border to collect and pay Yanzi Pass!"

As soon as his words fell, another soldier on the left stood up and said, "Minister Han Qi, please ask for your majesty's order to lead me to the northern border to recover Yanzi Pass!"

"Chen Gaoyu seconded the proposal!"

"Minister Xu Zhengfeng seconded the proposal!"

"Minister Zhang Zhilin seconded the proposal!"

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In an instant, the generals on the left lined up one after another, and they all asked the Emperor Zhou to issue an order to let them go to the north.

Zhou Tianzi immediately made a big fuss about the dragon case, stood up and said solemnly: "General Wei Han Qi obeys the order!"

"Sir Han Qi listen to the order!" Han Qi immediately fell to his knees on the ground.

"I named you General Zhenbei, and I gave you [-] soldiers and horses. The Zuoxian King of the Xiongnu only had [-] soldiers and horses. I gave you twice as much. I ask you, are you sure you can take it back to me within ten days?" Yanziguan?" Zhou Tianzi's voice was very serious.

General Wei Han Qi immediately raised his head and clasped his fists, saying solemnly: "I will not disgrace my mission!"

"Xu Zhengfeng obeys orders!"

"Chen is here!"

"I appointed you as the supervisor of food and grass transportation, in charge of all affairs in the rear, and there is no room for loss!"

"Minister Xu Zhengfeng listens to the order!"

"Where is Jiang Zhengyue, Minister of the Household Department!"

"Chen is here!"

"I just gave you 200 million taels of silver from the household department two days ago. This time the army is going out, you must handle everything properly. If there is any mistake, please come and see me!"

Hubu Shangshu Jiang Zhengyue shuddered when he heard the last four words, and quickly said: "I will not disgrace my mission!"

August 31, Si time.

General Wei Han Qi led [-] soldiers and horses to the north with a tiger talisman.

Prince Jing's Mansion.

Wen Ruyan also learned of the news of the fall of Yanziguan early in the morning, even if he couldn't help feeling a little sad in his heart at this moment.

He only felt very bored in his chest, so he couldn't help but left Prince Jing's mansion alone.

On the street, the flow of people is not as much as it was some time ago.

He walked all the way, and the pedestrians he met were all in a hurry with heavy faces.

It seems that the news on the front line is known to everyone, and the cloud of Yanziguan's fall has already enveloped the entire Yanjing City.

This time Han Qi is going on an expedition, is he sure to regain Yanzi Pass?
Wen Ruyan was not sure about this at all.

Although there will be wars with the Xiongnu every year, but there has never been a battle like this. The highest leader of the Xiongnu is Da Shanyu. In the war, the largest number of people sent by the Xiongnu Shanyu was no more than a general, and the number of troops never exceeded [-]. But this time the Xiongnu King Zuo Xianyu was ordered to go out in person. It can be seen that they are determined to fight this time It's tough.

Could it be that they also heard the news that the southern Chu army in Pingyang Pass was suppressing the border?Knowing that Da Zhou is now weak, he attacked the northern border in one fell swoop?Want to get something more?
After all, Wen Ruyan is not a man of gods, and there are some things that he can't know in Yanjing City, but although he can't see some things clearly, there is always an inexplicable uneasiness in his heart, as if he has been ignoring something all this time.

what is it?

Wen Ruyan couldn't figure it out.

The fourth day of September.

News came from the front that when General Wei Han Qi arrived at the northern border, Qingping had already fallen, but he personally led the army to fight the enemy bravely and regained Qingping County in one fell swoop.

The Xiongnu was on the verge of collapse, Han Qi was eager for quick success, led his troops in pursuit, and was ambushed by the Xiongnu army outside Yanzi Pass, killing more than [-] soldiers.
The fifth day of September.

Zhou Tianzi ordered the cavalry general Gao Yu to go to the northern border to receive the defeated Da Zhou soldiers. At this moment, the Da Zhou soldiers and horses were less than [-], and the cloud of defeat shrouded the entire military camp, and the momentum fell to the bottom in an instant. .

With Han Qi's lessons learned from the past and the fact that mourning soldiers are everywhere at the moment, Gao Yu does not dare to attack rashly again. After all, he is also a chariot general of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and he is familiar with the way of using troops. If he attacks again at this moment, with this group of mourners How can soldiers win?

So he led more than [-] soldiers to retreat to Qingping County, strictly guarding against death, not daring to step out of the city gate.

It is Haishi on the sixth night of September.

Thousands of Xiongnu soldiers suddenly appeared in Qingping County. No one knew where they came from, as if they had been living here all along.

Taking advantage of the weakest guard at night, a group of them rushed to the gate of the city with a scimitar in their hands. After fighting with the Zhou soldiers who were caught off guard for a while, they opened the gate and the Huns attacked in one fell swoop.

Qingping County is broken and lost!

(End of this chapter)