Princess Fuyao

Chapter 111
"Brothers, try harder. We are tired, and the Tartars are more tired than us. How many people have we injured? The moat outside is filled with the corpses of the Tartars. Don't look at them. In fact, they are a group of idiots with well-developed limbs and a simple mind. We must be able to beat them and hold the Golden Arrow Collection." Finally, there was a break in the war, and Fuyao took his own soldiers and scattered them on the city wall to do propaganda. They are too sleepy, and they must not close their eyes and fall asleep. Some people cannot wake up for a while, and the next attack by the Tartars will arrive as soon as it is said.

Several Jiachang brought people to deliver food again. In the past two days, their eyes were all red. They not only delivered water and food, but also ventured out of the north gate to pick up stones.Sam also discovered this secret, sent people to attack today, and killed more than a dozen people.Fortunately, Fuyao has always been cautious, no matter how difficult it is to defend the city here, he will send people to guard the north gate.Without arrows, the soldiers used their bows to shoot stones, which injured the attacking Tartars and rescued the people who went out.

"Wei Wei, we talked about motivating some young people, and they are willing to come over to help defend the city, will you accept it now?"

"Take it!" Yinhu replied bluntly, if a new force could be brought in, the difficulty of defending the city would be greatly reduced.

"Wei Wei, the people nearby are willing to demolish the house and donate stones and bricks." Liang Xiao also brought good news.

"You write down in detail, who's family demolished a few houses, and we will build new houses for them after we defeat the Tartars."

"Yes!"

The afterglow of the setting sun finally fell behind the west mountain, and the weather suddenly became dark. On the city tower, lanterns were lit one after another, and the faint light could not illuminate the foot of the city wall.Sam looked at the faint light, like a ferocious beast trapped in a cage, circling around in the tent. He didn't have the courage to order the withdrawal, but he didn't have the confidence to conquer this city full of golden arrows.Order the siege?Or lead the troops to retreat?He couldn't make up his mind.If the marshal's will is not firm, the soldiers below him will naturally lose their energy. The offensive of the Tartars became weaker and weaker. At the end, when they rushed to the city wall, they immediately retreated when they threw stones. After the exhaustion battle, the people on both sides finally couldn't take it anymore. At midnight, the outside of the city finally became quiet, and the soldiers at the top of the city also got down on the ground, and the loud snoring could be heard two miles away.Fuyao patrolled the city with her own soldiers, and asked Yinhu and Guo Bin to rest first. She was afraid that the dying Tartars would charge again tomorrow morning.

Even if it’s just a temporary peaceful night, it’s also peaceful and beautiful. The curved crescent moon hangs on the deep blue sky, and a few stars are sparsely blinking in the distance. It’s already early winter, and in the cold breeze, bringing With pure sweetness, it blows away the blood outside the city.

What a beautiful day it would be if there were no war.

For two whole hours, Fuyao didn't dare to let herself sit down and rest for a while, she was also extremely sleepy, she might fall asleep when she sat down, who knows what Tartar means?Is it waiting for the people here to relax, and there will be a sudden attack?At this time, if neither side comes to reinforce the army, it means that the will of the fighting side is strong, and whoever can persevere to the end will be the winner.

No reinforcements!Fuyao looked at the sky and sighed, the letter asking for help was sent out for more than a month, why hasn't the imperial army arrived yet?

Now, it can be said that the reinforcements from that side have arrived, and this Golden Arrow Collection belongs to that side.There are only four or five thousand exhausted soldiers left, with bows and no arrows, and the swords and spears that have been worn out in the past few days have all been thrown out as weapons. Many people have killed the enemy, and there are only stones. How can such an army fight against outsiders? aggression?
Of course Fuyao understands the importance of will, if not for the whole city's army and people are united, the Golden Arrow Collection would have been breached long ago.But will cannot completely replace the importance of material things. Now, if she still has millions of arrows in her hands, and [-] soldiers like wolves and tigers, plus enough food, she will not be able to defend the city for a month. , she is sure of it for a year.

While observing the enemy's situation at the lookout post, Fuyao was thinking wildly. Occasionally, he wrapped up his coat tightly, held a shield to protect himself, and patrolled the city wall to check the post.At this moment of night, it was so quiet, some of the tired sentinels would inevitably doze off, Fuyao really didn't dare to be careless.Time passed bit by bit, and the rising sun finally came again with warmth and light.

On the other side of the Tartars, there was the sound of cattle and sheep, and the smoke from cooking was rising. They ran to the village to loot last night. The people could bury the food and hide in the mountains, but they couldn't take away the food. Wu, the soldier behind Fuyao, cursed bitterly: "Eat, eat, I'll kill you!"

Sam made up his mind to besiege the city, and what he gained last night made him firm in his mind. The reinforcements from the Dayong Dynasty have not come for a long time. Maybe the National Division's prediction is right, that is, in their court, the various factions are fighting fiercely. The marshal of the reinforcements had to quarrel for several days before they could settle down.The Golden Arrow Collection has no more arrows, and when his soldiers and horses recuperate, they might be able to take them down in one fell swoop.

In the city, Yinhu, Guo Bin, and Fuyao sat together face to face: "I'll cover, you two break out. Go to the northern Xinjiang camp to rescue soldiers, this can't be done." The words meant to discuss, but Yinhu's His tone was very firm, it seemed that he had already made up his mind.

"..." Fuyao didn't speak, she was the guard of the Golden Arrow Collection, she ran out to rescue soldiers, if the city was lost, she would have to be charged as a deserter, and even if she was alive, she wouldn't be able to straighten up.

It sounds nice to go out to rescue soldiers, but in fact, Yinhu wants to leave the hope of life to them.

Persevere, the three of them are hopeless.

Suddenly, there was a commotion outside, and the watchman shouted loudly: "Our reinforcements have arrived, I saw the banner, and Marshal Guo's men have arrived."

The dead city head suddenly came back to life, Fuyao heard the cheers of the sergeant, quickly picked up the brass bell and shook it a few times, this was to warn everyone to stay hidden.Seeing the soldiers hiding behind the parapet, one by one, their excited faces filled with triumphant smiles, her heart beat half a beat too excitedly.

Soon, there were bursts of shouts of killing from the camp of the Tartars.

"Keep the city gate, I'll go down and have a look." Yinhu and Guo Bin couldn't help but want to go to meet them.Judging from the waving banners and the flying dust, there were at least 2 reinforcements.Although these Tartars cannot be dealt with immediately, the hope of sticking to the Golden Arrow Collection has been greatly strengthened.

"Be careful, don't fight recklessly." The two had already run away, and Fuyao's words were directly ignored in the cold wind.

Unexpectedly, the reinforcements from northern Xinjiang arrived together with the imperial army. The 2 people were just the vanguard after the integration, and there were 10 people waiting behind. From the valley of Liushuiya, I retreated to the border of the Tartars.

At three o'clock in the afternoon, the battle was completely over. The city of Jinjianji was too small to accommodate 12 troops. The reinforcements cleaned up the battlefield and set up camp outside the city of Jinjianji, preparing to take a break and go to recover Linhai Mansion.

Yinhu and Fuyao, together with the gentry from the city, came to labor with the food and drink they could barely scrape together. In the bitter cold wind, they stood outside the camp and waited for a full quarter of an hour, but no word was sent inside to let them in. Young, with a few old men behind him, can't stand it anymore.

"Marshal, please!" Finally, when the soldiers came to pass the message, Yinhu frowned slightly. Even if the rank of marshal is higher than himself, the spectrum is too big, right?If you don't come to greet him outside the gate, you still hang people out for so long.

Entering the marshal's tent, the floor was covered with a soft and thick red carpet. From the marshal to the general, everyone was well-dressed and their armor was shiny.

Yinhu made a big gift, but fortunately he was wearing armor and didn't need to kneel, otherwise he didn't know how aggrieved he was.

"This is Prince Lian!"

Yinhu was still calm on the surface, but he was taken aback in his heart. Prince Lian is the emperor's second son. No wonder he had to walk for a month for a 20-day journey.The reinforcements this time were all dispatched within a thousand miles of the Golden Arrow Collection. Marshal Chen Dong was the concubine's father's confidant.

The third prince was born to a noble concubine, and he has always been far away from the crown prince. He is the No. 1 concubine, and has a certain influence in the court.

Fuyao saluted the third prince respectfully, but didn't say any words of praise or flattery.There's no need for her, a Weiwei in a small place, to get involved when her brothers are fighting for the throne.

Zhao Biren was a little unhappy. He thought that if he stopped here, the people who came to pay homage would not express their allegiance right away?In the state capitals he passed along the way, those officials all wanted to get down and kiss their boots, lest they would not be able to curry favor with him, a noble man. It is a pity that those people are not good at writing or military, and the emperor has no name in front of him. Seizing the heir is not of much help, Ji Fuyao sticks to the Golden Arrow Collection this time, and the credit is obvious to all. If he can sell himself to join him, he will say a few nice words in front of his father, is he afraid that he will not be a high-ranking official?In the future, I will also help myself a lot.

"Ahem..." Chen Dong was also very dissatisfied with Fuyao's attitude, he cleared his throat, "Sage is still wise, before I left the capital, I expected the tartars to be nothing more than clowns, as long as our soldiers press the border, they will definitely run away, Do you know? In the battle report just now, the Tartars of Linhai Mansion have fled from the sea by boat. This time when the troops return to the court, I will definitely report to the Emperor of Ming Dynasty. With the Holy Lord planning the strategy, the three princes are brave and good at fighting. No waves come out."

That's right, all of a sudden, the merits of Fuyao leading the Golden Arrow Group's army and people to fight tenaciously for a month were wiped out completely, completely ignoring the corpses piled up in the moat and the blood-stained city wall when he came to the Golden Arrow Group.

"Marshal Chen, without the army of the imperial court, there would be no Golden Arrow Collection today. The contribution of the reinforcements cannot be denied. But without the perseverance of all the soldiers and civilians of the Golden Arrow Collection, there would not be such an easy victory. I will submit a note to the Ministry of War , asking the court to reward the brave warriors who fought the enemy bravely and died on the battlefield, and also asking the court to provide compensation. In order to defend the city, the sincere people who demolished the house and contributed bricks and stones." Fuyao replied neither humble nor overbearing, she had to justify the sacrifices of the soldiers Strive, fight for your own efforts.

Seeing her refusing to budge, Chen Dong's face flashed ruthlessness. This time, He Bailu strongly opposed him as the marshal of the reinforcements. But, the emperor has been very optimistic about the third prince recently. With the help of the mother and son, He Bai The emperor couldn't listen to Lu's words, but Chen Dong's hatred for Marshal He penetrated into his bones, even seeing Fuyao was very unpleasant. At the beginning, he suppressed his temper, fearing that if Fuyao You joined the Third Prince's family and became comrades-in-arms with him in the same trench. The troubled life branch will offend the nobles who follow you. Now, since you, Ji Fuyao, are blind and ignorant of current affairs, then don't blame him for being rude.

(End of this chapter)