Five Dynasties River Mountains Fengyue

Chapter 547
At night, the rumbling sound resounding through the dark sky was constant, and Yeluxian sat in the palace wearing a armor and could not fall asleep.

The summer night in the north is still chilly, and the shadow of the Daxianbei Mountain in the distance is looming in the sky. The scene that used to look normal is now extremely depressing.

The north and the south are invisible, stretching between the vast sky and the earth, shadows under the moonlight, covering thousands of ravines, distant mountains and nearby lights, and even distant palaces are under its oppression.

Ye Luxian felt that his chest was very dull and uncomfortable. He could feel that kind of oppression all the time. Those mountains and tree shadows were like Shi Congyun who always made him breathless.
Ever since King Xi fled back from Yazhang, he knew that something was wrong.

The west was defeated, the rear was copied, the Chinese army was at a disadvantage, and more and more things were going in a bad direction.

After he returned to Shangjing, he immediately ordered Xiao Siwen to recruit young men to prepare to defend Shangjing.

Xiao Siwen, who stayed in the capital, only woke up to the severity of the battle at this time, and then urgently called all men over the age of 14 to join the army and issued weapons to defend Beijing.

His judgment was correct, and the quick response also saved Shangjing.

A few days after they recruited new recruits, the army of the Qin army had arrived at the bank of the Shali River, looking at the outer city of Shangjing.

The river in the south was used as the moat of the upper capital. On the same day, the patrolmen at the head of the city saw a large number of people and horses going north along the road in the distance. Many people were expelled by them along the way, and a large number of tents and houses in Henan were robbed.

However, because they deployed the defenders early and had a large number of troops on the riverside, the Qin army was unable to cross the river for a while, but cautiously chose to wander and occupy near the south bank, checking the villages and towns there.

They were just the vanguard of the Qin Army, about a thousand cavalry, but their arrival also meant that the Qin Army's middle army was not far away.

Sure enough, the next day, the advancing army arrived one after another, and soon crossed the Qingshui River, a tributary of the Shali River, from the west. Attacking from the front, they are not the opponents of the Qin army who are as imposing as a rainbow and whose whole body is wrapped in iron sheets.

After a round of field artillery salvos, the Qin army swarmed forward, broke through the bridgehead in just half an hour, and then moved forward to control the passage to the west of Shangjing.

Qin's army crossed the river from the west, quickly reached the city, and then detoured north and west, besieging Shangjing tightly.

In the next few days, the Qin army continued to arrive, and the number increased. By mid-June, the guard at the top of the city reported that the Qin army on all sides exceeded at least [-]!And it's still increasing.

The Qin army bombarded the city head and walls with their artillery every day, causing some casualties to the generals. Fortunately, this strong city built in imitation of Youzhou, the Qin army's artillery was helpless.

Although they continue to bombard, they can cause limited damage to the wall.

The Qin army is still increasing its troops, and the people in the city are panicking, each with their own ghosts, and the rumbling cannons heard every day destroy the will of everyone in the city all the time.
Ye Luxian has been unable to fall asleep listening to those terrifying cannons for many days. He only brought back more than 1000 people from King Xi's Yazhang, and that is all the strength he can rely on now.

After a while, Xiao Siwen came in and reported to him the situation outside.

"Your Majesty, there is no news from the east. It is uncertain whether Yelumo can only send reinforcements. The armies of the various tribes in the northwest should arrive within a few months."

He could hear that Xiao Siwen was trying to put things in a good direction, but the situation must be worse than what he said.

Not to mention Shi Congyun's cunning in the east, there must have been a response, and Yelu Mozhi's reinforcements should be indefinitely. Now that he thinks about it, it may not be an accident that the female straight people just made trouble at this time and dragged down a large number of Liaodong troops. .

Shi Congyun had already calculated step by step, and he was waiting for them to take the bait. After he went north, the Qin army immediately dispatched, and then the south of Yanshan quickly fell. , obviously not a day or two of planning, maybe they have been preparing for several years.

Everything made him feel that everything was a trap, and they were completely manipulated.

"I will find a way to send people out of the city to contact the tribe army in the northwest and ask them to rescue them." Xiao Siwen said the only hopeful way at the moment.

It is possible for Zbu and other grassland tribes to organize an army of [-] to [-]. If they come to Beijing to meet up on time, they are not expected to defeat the powerful Qin army, and they may be able to force the Qin army back.

"Tell them, I will agree to any conditions if I can get out of the siege." Yeluxian said repeatedly.

Xiao Siwen nodded, just as he was about to turn around and leave, Yeluxian stopped him: "Tell Chao Zhongwu to go to court tomorrow." He suddenly thought of this matter, the more it is at this time, the more he needs to stabilize his heart.

Xiao Siwen was taken aback for a moment, and then said cautiously: "Your Majesty, I'm afraid there won't be many people gathered. Many people have already fled to Montenegro with their families, and some have fled to the grasslands."

"When!" Ye Luxian was shocked. After escaping, he had been busy making city defense deployments and recruiting young men, so he didn't notice these things at all.

"Before the Qin army completed the encirclement, many escaped from the north gate. At that time, it was too late to stop them, and the minister was busy gathering young and strong people."

Ye Luxian's face flushed red, his suppressed fear was mixed with anger, and he couldn't hold back anymore, he threw a horn cup out of his hand, the clanging sound echoed in the empty hall, but he only felt deeply powerless.

Xiao Siwen saluted, "Your Majesty, I'll go and see the top of the city to prevent the Qin army from attacking at night."

Ye Luxian stopped him again: "Mr. Xiao, is Yanyan there?"

Xiao Siwen was silent for a while, then replied: "Report to Your Majesty, he is here."

"I've been restless recently and can't sleep all the time. Let her accompany me."

There was another silence, and then Xiao Siwen replied: "Your Majesty, we have more important things to do right now, the enemy, and it is against the rules for Yanyan to live in the palace. It is a time of life and death."

Ye Luxian was a little impatient: "I know, I'm just upset recently, you let Yanyan in!" He emphasized the last two sentences.

Xiao Siwen still did not agree, "Your Majesty, this will chill the hearts of the soldiers. It would be great if Your Majesty could go to the city for a walk."

Ye Luxian looked at Xiao Siwen in front of him, and his heart grew more angry. How could he not know that Yan Yan, who Shi Congyun called him repeatedly, and Xiao Siwen's eldest daughter was Shi Congyun's concubine, he had a way out, and he was better than himself. Many retreats!
Ye Luxian knew in his heart that the situation in Shangjing was critical and complicated, not only because of the pressure from the outside, but also inside the city. Xiao Siwen did not flee north with those dignitaries, because he didn't have to flee, whether it was his eldest daughter who was Shi Congyun's concubine, It was Xiao Yanyan that Shi Congyun asked for again and again, that was the magic weapon for the old fox Xiao Siwen to save his life.

Ye Luxian only brought back more than 1000 remnants of soldiers from the south, and the defenders were in the hands of Xiao Siwen and his son. This old guy is actually vacillating now, maybe he has other thoughts.
Ye Luxian gritted his teeth and let Xiao Yanyan enter the palace, not only to test Xiao Siwen's attitude, but also because he had hostages in his hands, but Xiao Siwen ignored his request at all.

Ye Luxian wished he could kill Xiao Siwen here immediately, so as to directly control the defenders, so he felt safer, but he also understood that it was not wise, the defenders outside were still in the hands of Xiao Siwen's son, if something happened to him, Xiao Siwen What if the family opened the city gate and let Qin Jun in?
In the end, he could only suppress his anger, nodded and said: "Well, I'm just talking casually, Xiao Gong has worked hard."

"Your Majesty, I'm taking my leave." Xiao Siwen said something, and then withdrew.

(End of this chapter)