Kingdom of Heaven and Han

Chapter 199 Food Delivery
The sun slowly set to the west, and the golden army left countless corpses in front of the city, and the heat of attack finally gradually stopped.

Several generals of the Song army went to the tower, and together with Li Yanxian, they looked at the Jin army outside the city, revealing a sense of heroism.Heroes and heros should stay on the battlefield without frowning in the face of the mountain of blood and blood.

Yan Pingdao: "Today the Jin army came to attack with ten troops, that's all! If the Jin people don't retreat, they will all be buried under this city!"

Everyone said yes together.

At this moment, Jia He hurried up from the city.He crossed his hands to Li Yanxian: "Good luck today! We repelled the offensive of the Jinmen, and found some beans in the cellar of a family. I have already ordered the soldiers to cook them, and I will wrap up with them later!"

Li Yanxian said: "God help me! The Jinkui have been besieging the city for more than a month, and the food and grass in the city have already been exhausted. The army and the people are single-minded, eating chaff and swallowing vegetables to support us until today. We are running out of food, so the Jin army outside the city has enough food and grass? As long as we hold on, the Jinlu will surely retreat!"

The golden men outside the city retreated slowly, and the setting sun cast countless rays of light on the horizon.Phnom Penh is drawn between heaven and earth, and corpses pile up under the city like a mountain.A few crows hovered in the air and landed in a place where no one was there, looking at people vigilantly.

After a while, the beans were cooked and carried up to the tower.Li Yanxian took a spoon, scooped up the juice, and drank it in one gulp.He praised: "Good! There has been no food in my mouth for many days. These beans are really rare and delicious in the world! You all have a bite, and the rest will be given to Erlang, who is guarding the city!"

Yan Ping said: "Eat some food for observation. How can we survive without food for many days?"

Li Yanxian said: "I've always been physically strong, so I'll be fine if I drink some juice. After eating beans, you should rest early and face the fierce battle tomorrow!"

At this moment, Song Yan pointed to the distance and said strangely: "Observe, isn't there a Song flag over there?"

Everyone looked in the direction Song Yan was pointing at, and saw a Song flag protruding high in the glow of the sky.A Song army rushed towards the retreating Jin army.

Looking at the flag and the Song Army approaching, Li Yanxian was stunned for a while.He said: "Could it be that Qu Taiwei thought about it, or sent troops to Shanzhou? As long as there are reinforcements, how difficult it is to defeat the Jinlu!"

As they got closer, they saw that although the army was mighty, it didn't seem to have many troops.It's just that they saw the opportunity and rushed out when the Jin army was retreating.And all of them were cavalry, coming and going like the wind, killing the Jin army in one fell swoop.

Li Yanxian held the top of the wall with his hand and looked at it for a while.Shen Sheng ordered: "Go and prepare to open the city gate! It looks like they are going to enter the city!"

Yan Ping said his promise, and quickly walked down the tower.When he got near the city gate, he ordered the soldiers to prepare to open the city gate.

In just a cup of tea, the Song army arrived in front of the city.A man stepped forward and shouted loudly towards the tower: "The last general, Shao Yun, was ordered by Zhizhou to go to Dengzhou to ask for reinforcements! Dengzhou reinforcements have arrived! Please watch and open the city gate!"

Shao Yun was originally Li Yanxian's subordinate, and most of the people here knew him.Hearing the shout, Yan Ping hastily ordered the city gate to be opened.

Shao Yun and the three hundred knights got off their horses, carried all the salutes on their shoulders, and rushed into the city.As soon as he entered the city gate, Shao Yun confronted Yan Ping, who was standing next to him, and said, "At the order of the King of Dengzhou to observe, we will enter the city to deliver food. There is not much food and grass in the city, so horses and other cavalry will not come in. You quickly shut down the city." Let the rest of the cavalry go!"

Yan Ping couldn't see what was going on outside, but after hearing Shao Yun's words, he ordered his soldiers to close the city gate.

Li Yanxian saw that two or three hundred soldiers had entered the city, and the rest of the cavalry did not dismount, and felt strange.I saw Yiqi came out in a row and crossed his hands at the front.He said in a loud voice: "Under Zhang Jun, it is under Wang Guan's command. He was ordered by Wang Guan to deliver food and assist in defending the city outside the city. Three to five days later, the observation general will lead the army to Shanzhou! Li Guan will work hard for a few more days. Wait for my army to come and fight the Jinlu!"

Li Yanxian saw that the general outside the city was very young, but his attitude was calm and his expression was very natural, he was not an ordinary person.Yao Yi cupped his hands.Said: "Thank you, General! I will guard Shanzhou City! Wait for your family to observe and clean up for him!"

Zhang Jun smiled.He bowed to Li Yanxian and turned the horse.Pulling out his iron mace, he said sharply, "Get out!"

The remaining [-] cavalry led many empty horses, and the sound of killing was loud.

When the Jin army was retreating, Zhang Jun, who was suddenly killed, broke up the formation and was forming a team there.Zhang Jun didn't want to turn his head in a moment and kill him again.The formation was out of shape for a while, and Zhang Jun easily rushed out again.

Lou Su and Zhe Keqiu had already removed their armor and put it back on. When they heard the sound of killing, they put it on again.Zhang Jun had already broken out of the siege, and the two of them only saw a puff of smoke.After asking his subordinates what happened, he couldn't help being furious.

Zhe Keqiu said: "These days the city of Shanzhou has been extremely difficult, and the city can be destroyed in a few days. Now that reinforcements are here, things are hard to say. Where do these people come from? It doesn't look like they are from Shaanxi. "

Lou Su said: "There are quite a few Song troops around, and thousands of soldiers can be sent from many places, so don't worry too much!"

Zhe Keqiu said: "Marshal, this is nearly a thousand cavalry! The surrounding forces, except Zhai Xing, who has such a strong army?"

Lou Su shook his head after hearing this: "Zhai Xing can't even enter Luoyang City, how can he get to Shanzhou? He must have come from somewhere else."

The two discussed it for a while, but couldn't figure it out.We can only send scouts to find out the whereabouts of the escaped cavalry.As long as the traces are caught, these people are not a big threat.Lou Su has an army of tens of thousands, and it is easy to guard against thousands of people.

Pinglu County under the jurisdiction of Shanzhou confronts Shanxian County with the Yellow River, and the state government is located in Shanxian County on the south bank of the Yellow River, which is somewhat similar to Xiangyang.It is located at the junction of Shaanxi, Jingxi and Hedong three roads, which is the main road for Jingxi to enter Guanzhong.There is ancient Hangu Pass in Lingbao County, tens of miles west of Zhoucheng.Due to the scouring of the Yellow River and the change of the river course, the Hangu Pass at this time is no longer as important as it was in ancient times.

It is located in the intersection of the remaining veins of the Qinling Mountains and the Xiaoshan Mountains, and there are few flat lands.But because of the important geographical location, there are many counties set up.

Zhang Jun escaped from the encirclement of Lousu's army and stationed around Chousangdian in Lingbao to the west.It is located in the center of Guozhou and Shanzhou, which is not only conducive to harassing Lousu's army, but also convenient to contact Shaoxing in Guozhou.

At this time, Lingbao County had been occupied by the Jin army, but there were not many troops stationed there, unable to attack Zhang Jun.

In Shanzhou City, Li Yanxian looked at the grain bags that Shao Yun and the other soldiers untied from their backs, and felt like crying.Shanzhou City has been out of food for many days, even the wild vegetables and bark have been eaten.All the officers, soldiers and common people in the city are guarding here with a breath of energy.If you don't come to the reinforcements, you won't be able to sustain it in a few days.The [-] soldiers who entered the city this time are still a trivial matter, and the food is really life-saving.

Untiing the grain bag, Shao Yun said: "When we passed by Guozhou, we collected these surplus grains from there and brought them for observation. The tens of thousands of troops that the king observed will arrive in a few days, so observation can be reassuring."

Of course Li Yanxian had heard of Wang Xiaolie's name.However, the two are far away and have not been in contact.When Lousu was besieged, Li Yanxian mainly asked for help from Zhang Jun in Shaanxi.Later, I had no choice but to send a letter to Zhai Xing, but there was no reply.Unexpectedly, in the end, Wang Xiaolie, who was thousands of miles away, sent troops, and the whole army was dispatched.

Yan Ping directed the soldiers to boil rice.When the soldiers lit the fire, it took a long time to light it because their hands were shaking.

Seeing the fire started, Lu Yuandeng stepped forward and said to Li Yanxian, "Seeing that the observation is safe today, my heart can be regarded as at ease. These days, I heard that Jinlu was besieging the city, and I can't wait to fly to Shanzhou with my wings on my back—"

Li Yanxian stepped forward and took Lu Yuandeng's hand: "Thank you for your concern! We have reinforcements today, why should we be afraid of the gold captives!"

Lu Yuandeng nodded emphatically.He took out a small package from his bosom, opened it, and found ten or twenty jujubes.Turn around and hand it over to the soldier next to him, and let him put it in the cooked rice.He said to Li Yanxian: "It's been hard to observe these days. It's inconvenient to come here this time. I brought dozens of jujubes to replenish my body."

Li Yanxian looked at the rice being cooked, with tears in his eyes, and nodded.

Lu Yuandeng was somewhat similar to Cao Zhiyan. He was originally a monk, but later joined the army as a son of a Liang family, and was Li Yanxian's old subordinate.Originally guarding Guozhou with Shao Xing, Shao Yun and Zhang Jun entered Shanzhou City together when they passed through Guozhou.

At this time, the sun had already set, and a round of moon appeared, casting a cold brilliance.The officers, soldiers and common people in the city gathered around several pots, their faces were reddened by the flames.It had been many days since they had eaten food, and everyone's eyes were particularly bright.

The Jin army camp outside the city was brightly lit, judging by their appearance, they had no plans to withdraw their troops.

Song Yan said: "Look at the Jin army going to attack the city at night today! They can't break through during the day, so are they more brave at night?"

Yan Ping said with a smile: "The gold captives are just emboldening themselves! When they saw reinforcements coming, they knew that Shanzhou would be difficult to break through. Attacking at night was just a show of determination. We had [-] more soldiers, and everyone was full. , are you still afraid of them?"

Li Yanxian chatted with Shao Yun and Lu Yuandeng about the experience of Song City these days, and said, "Who will lead the soldiers and horses entering the city?"

Shao Yun said: "I haven't seen the observation for many days, but I forgot to introduce the general in charge of the army. It was my negligence." While talking, he dragged a young general beside him. "This is General Zhang Chi in Wang's observation army, and the soldiers entering the city are his subordinates."

Zhang Chi was a little shy.Sing a promise to Li Yanxian.

Li Yanxian looked at Zhang Chi and saw that he was about 20 years old, with a rather strong body, and he couldn't let go of his expression.He said: "Just now I saw that Zhang Jun, the commander outside the city, is not very old, but looking at this General Zhang, he seems to be in his twenties."

Zhang Chi said: "From observation, I'm exactly 20 years old this year."

Li Yanxian nodded, feeling strange in his heart.The generals in Wang Xiaohun's army are really too young.Although many generals rose after the Jin army invaded, most of them were in their 40s or [-]s.It's really rare to see something like this in Wang Xiaohun's army.

There are not many actual combats in Wang Xiaohun's army, and many grassroots generals were selected into the officer camp after they joined the army with outstanding training results.After studying well in the officer battalion, they were promoted quickly to fill the rapidly expanding army.Zhang Chi learned well in the officer camp in the second half of the year and became a grassroots general.

(End of this chapter)