A rebellious minister forced me to be a foolish king

Chapter 917: Troops Arrive at Xinye
Bai Lan's small group of rebels was not to be feared, but with Bai Lan releasing smoke in front, blinding the vision of Prince Fengling and the governor of Xiangyang in Xinye City, the Zhou government troops had quietly arrived at the moat.

At first, the prefect of Xiangyang tried to avoid the outbreak of war and persuaded Yuan Wuyou to go out with him and watch from the top of the city gate tower.

Later, he came forward and after meeting the leader of the Zhou army, the prefect of Xiangyang tried his best to clarify that his own King Fengling had always been loyal to the Zhou Kingdom and had nothing to do with the Dangxiang Khan!
But the general of Zhou State who showed his head outside the city said: "I don't care who you, the King of Fengling, are loyal to. I will attack you in Xinye!"

The one who came out was naturally Yuwen Zhi.

Seeing that the negotiations failed, the Xiangyang prefect took the opportunity to observe the enemy's situation. When he looked down at the city, he became even more unsure.

When Yuan Wuyou arrived just now, he counted the guards in Xinye City, and there were only a few hundred people, plus the 100 to 8000 cavalrymen brought by the Xiangyang prefect, and no infantry.

The gap between us and the enemy is huge.

The Zhou state soldiers below the city were now in huge numbers. They were arranged in battalions of four to five hundred men per square, making them very easy to count. Even from the top of the Xinye city gate, one could not see the end of them.

It doesn't look like they are here to capture King Fengling, but more like they are going to push down Xinye County and raze it to the ground.

According to the Fubing system inherited from the Western Wei Dynasty by the Northern Zhou Dynasty, there were six pillars in the court. Under the pillar, Yuwen Zhi, there were two generals, each of whom was in charge of two "Kaifu", and each Kaifu was in charge of two "Yitong", each Yitong led a corps. Under a corps, there was the Shiwu system and the battalion headquarters inherited from the Han Dynasty.

According to conservative estimates, at least two generals came from Yuwen Zhi’s army group.

With a force of four or five thousand men, they surrounded Xinye!
Not to mention that the firepower of the siege was unstoppable, even if the cavalry archers were changed into infantry and used kitchen knives to chop the city walls, the gate of Xinye could be knocked open just by using human wave tactics!
As a result, the war broke out faster than Yuan Wuyou expected!

Since they couldn't reach an agreement on the city wall, the naughty kid below the city gave an order and the soldiers rolled out the siege equipment to start fighting.

Originally, Yuan Wuyou learned that the person sent by Zhou State to attack Xinye was from the army of Yuwen Zhi, Duke of Wei, and he did not think highly of him.

But she soon realized that she had underestimated him! Although this brat didn't perform well in single combat, he was very swift in deploying troops and issuing orders to attack the city, just as ruthless as he was.

The heavy rain had just stopped, but the night sky was still overcast.

Tonight is destined to be a noisy and restless rainy night.

In a short while, the Xinye city gate was forcibly breached.

Even the city walls were pitted and collapsed by the Zhou army's catapults. A large number of soldiers climbed up the ladders and threw flying claws to climb the towers, rushing into Xinye City from all directions!

The news that the Zhou army was pressing on Xinye was so loud that it was hard for the Dangxiang Khan, who had just left Xinye for Nanyang, not to know about it. Especially when he found that his ally Bai Lan had not followed him, he must have had some ulterior motives.

So when Wan Yuwuyou learned the news, he immediately led his people back to Xinye, and encountered Bai Lan's large army on the way.

The leader of the Bailan tribe, Brandy, generously told him about the situation of the Huaxu female leader being besieged and attacked by the Zhou army in Xinye, and also stopped him from going to die.

Wan Yu Wu Yu bluntly exposed her gloating and betrayal of her former master! He even took action and fought with Bai Lan directly, insisting on going to support Xinye.

Fortunately, Bai Lan didn't really want to stop him. She pushed them twice in a bluffing manner and let them pass.

When Wan Yuwu arrived outside Xinye City, he saw only the smashed and half-collapsed city gate. He caught a Xiangyang soldier and interrogated him, only to find out that the Zhou government soldiers had attacked the city more than once, and were driven out several times by the Xiangyang soldiers and the garrison soldiers inside!
It was a good opportunity for Wan Yuwu to arrive now. The Zhou army had just been repelled and was resting a few miles away. They would surely attack the city again soon.

Wan Yuwuyu hurriedly asked the Xiangyang soldier to take him into the city to meet King Fengling.

Originally, the Xiangyang soldiers saw that the Dangxiang Khan was coming with his troops, and they were afraid that he was going to take advantage of the situation to rob them.

For fear of inviting a wolf into the house, the soldier was not only unwilling to take him into the city, but also picked up weapons to drive him away while shouting loudly to his comrades.

Wan Yuwuyu suppressed his anger and said that he could go to see her alone and was willing to go without weapons. Only then did the Xiangyang soldier agree.

When Wan Yuwuyu entered the main hall of the inn and saw his beloved who had worried him all the way, he discovered that there were several people gathered around her.

At that time, the queen in black shirt and short sleeves was sitting on the floor, calmly looking down at the chessboard. Opposite her was a young man in black, who was Li Mingjian.

On the high-legged table next to the two of them sat the governor of Xiangyang and two men dressed in northern clothes, a man and a woman.

When Wan Yuwu saw so many people in the room, his first reaction was that his worries were unnecessary, and he also thought to himself that the queen was always surrounded by people. When he looked carefully, he found that Li Mingjian was sitting opposite her!
He was instantly furious, thinking that you two really have a deep brotherly love. Your loyal ministers and good generals... were all fed cotton seeds by your brother and may become infertile, and she is still acting like nothing happened?
Then Wan Yuwuyou thought again that maybe Gao Yanzong felt the same resentment when he found out that she did not blame him.

Upon seeing someone coming outside the palace, the prefect of Xiangyang immediately stood up to greet him.

Upon learning that Wan Yuwuyu had brought troops to help, the queen did not show joy on her face, but became more solemn and worried.

Yuan Wuyou had just returned from the front line and knew the consequences of Zhou army's siege on the city.

At present, half of the streets and buildings in Xinye City have been destroyed, and 50% of the Xiangyang soldiers brought by the Xiangyang prefect have been lost.

We can't go on like this.

In tonight's bloody battle, the Zhou government soldiers obviously received a death order or an imperial edict of attack from Chang'an, which is why they were so reckless and attacked Xinye one after another.

Moreover, Yuwen Huaibi did not show up, nor did he send anyone to greet Yuan Wuyou or explain anything, which means that he must have known about this matter but was powerless to do anything and was forced to avoid it.

If it was really an order from the imperial court, then those soldiers would rise and fall together. They could not afford to sacrifice the lives of the Xiangyang soldiers just to fill the inexhaustible supply of an order.

Therefore, Yuan Wuyou neither rejected the reinforcements from Wan Yuwu and Dangxiang nor let him stay in the city. Instead, he assigned him to lead the Dangxiang Qiang soldiers to drive the Bailang tribe westward, leaving himself room to deal with the Zhou Kingdom without having to worry about being unable to take care of both ends.

Wan Yuwu received the order, but said that he would order Mi Qinlin to lead the troops on his behalf, and he would stay by her side to protect her.

Yuan Wuyou was choked for a moment and looked into his eyes.

At this point, Bell interrupted and asked, "What about Mulan City? Bailan rebelled, and we left. I'm afraid the people left there can't defend the city."

Yuan Wuyou shook his head and sighed without saying anything.

At the moment, Xinye, the gateway city, is the most important one. As for Mulan City, it has become an abandoned child and she is really out of control.