Dahan first prince

Chapter 244 Lonely, to strengthen the prestige of the Han army!
"Whoo~"

"It's really..."

At dusk, above the city walls and towers in Yongcheng.

Seeing the Huainan rebels swarming nearly five miles away from the city, Liu Ying shook her head slightly with a gloomy expression.

"You Xiangguo, General Cheqi's troops, have they withdrawn to the city?"

The low-toned question immediately provoked one of Lu Shi who stood aside to bow his hands.

"Your Majesty."

"When the main force of the bandit army turned back, the Right Prime Minister had already led his troops and withdrew from the west gate to the city."

"After a while, I will meet His Highness in person..."

Hearing this, Liu Ying only nodded slightly, and immediately raised her head with a stern face, focusing her deep eyes on the rebel camp outside the city.

It has to be said that Yingbo's reaction was indeed beyond Liu Ying's expectations.

According to Liu Ying's original prediction, after learning that the gates of Yongcheng are wide open and the Han army in the city is about to leave the city, the measures Yingbo may take are the two ordinary and impermanent ones.

——Either ignore it, continue to march, attack Cao Shen's troops with all their strength, and strive to severely damage the Qi army under Cao Shen's command!
At the very least, Cao Shen's troops should be expelled from the vicinity of the battlefield, so that they can free up their hands in the next few days to concentrate on attacking Yongcheng.

Or, it is to walk into the trap obediently, lead the army back, and let Cao Shen go.

But what Liu Ying, including Li Shang, Jin She and other heroes, did not expect: Yingbo has made such a big determination!
You must know that before, even if Liu Ying used her body as a bait to hide in Yongcheng and wait for help, Yingbu did not show the slightest determination to "take Yongcheng", but camped in the south of Yongcheng. Back against the direction of the Huai River!

From this move alone, Liu Ying concluded at that time: Yingbo, I am afraid that as early as when he decided on the location of the big camp, he had already done a good job of 'if there is any change, immediately cross the Huai River and push into Jingdi/Huainan' preparation.

But at this moment, when Yingbo's command of hundreds of thousands of rebels came out, and even thousands of peasants wielding sticks and stones rushed down the city, Liu Ying finally remembered: what did she forget.

——Yingbo, you are a traitor!
——The army under his command is tens of thousands of people, without exception, all of them are rebels!
As long as this rebellion doesn't end with the demise of Liu Han, then from Yingbu down, the entire Huainan rebel army, with tens of thousands of people, will inevitably face annihilation!
This catastrophe may have been the family raiding and the extermination of the ancestors, the Liubian garrison, or the same as the former Yingbu, tattooed on the face and becoming a prisoner.

On the premise that he knew that the price of failure would be so serious, Yingbo still turned his back.

Not only did Yingbo rebel, but one of the rebels under Yingbo's command counted as one, and they all rebelled.

what does this mean?
——This means that at this moment, the entire Huainan rebel army from Yingbu down can be regarded as lunatics!

For the 10,000+ lunatics who dared to "raise troops to rebel", what else would they not dare to do?
A single sentence, "Anyway, I'm going to die, so I might as well fight it out" is enough to make countless crazy plans that seem unreasonable, and even have little chance of success, appear in the minds of Yingbo and the entire Huainan rebels!
At this moment, at dusk, when the night is approaching, the entire Huainan rebel army did not have a single person staying in the camp, but all appeared in the south of Yongcheng, posing a posture of immortality... ·
"Your Highness."

While thinking about it, there was a slightly fluctuating salutation from behind, causing Liu Ying to turn sideways slightly.

Seeing the dusty figures of Li Shang and Jin She, Liu Ying only smiled slightly, then turned sideways and raised her head towards the outside of the city.

"The thief is here, aggressive..."

"At this moment, night is coming; tattoo thieves, I'm afraid they want to light up the lamp to fight at night!"

After saying this in a firm tone, Liu Ying finally turned around and looked at Li Shang and Jin She solemnly.

"According to Qu Zhouhou and Xin Wuhou, how should we respond to today's battle?"

Hearing Liu Ying's question, Li Shang and Jin She looked at each other for a while, then Li Shang took a step forward and bowed to Liu Ying.

"Your Majesty."

"Today, the troops of the Marquis of Pingyang have arrived. If they can set up camp, they will be able to serve as horns with Yongcheng from tomorrow, making the tattoo thieves in a dilemma."

"It is precisely because of this that the tattooed thief Fang Sheng first attacked Pingyanghou's thoughts; His Highness opened the gate of Yongcheng to force the enemy to turn back, and temporarily stopped attacking Pingyanghou's troops."

As he said that, Li Shang's face gradually darkened, and there was a hint of gloom in his eyes looking out of the city.

"At this moment, the tattoo bandits have turned back, and it is nonsense to talk about attacking Pingyang Hou's troops."

"Just wait until tomorrow, when the Qi soldiers under the Marquis of Pingyang set up camp, and the tattooed bandits will never leave Chu, and return to Huainan!"

"The worry of the minister is also here..."

With a stern expression, he stopped talking, and Li Shang lowered his head thoughtfully, and took two steps back.

Seeing that Jin She took up the conversation, stepped forward and bowed to Liu Ying.

"The tattooed thief must be well aware of the current situation of the war, and he will not sit and wait to die."

"Thus, the idea of ​​the tattooed thief is that before tomorrow's dawn, they will smash the city of Yong, in order to destroy the city of Yong, the Jujiao of the Pingyang Marquis."

"Only in this way can we explain why the thieves have come out in full force at this moment, even outside Yongcheng..."

After all, Jin She also imitated Li Shang's appearance, lowered his head in thought, and retreated to Li Shang's side, assuming a posture of thinking hard.

And not far in front of the two of them, Liu Ying's already gloomy face couldn't help but get even more gloomy after hearing the two's interpretation of the battle situation.

The situation, well, is very clear now.

As long as Cao Shen's troops set up camp at dawn tomorrow, and Yongcheng is not breached, then Yingbo will never be able to succeed again.

But in turn, this also means that before dawn tomorrow, the nearly [-] defenders stationed in Yongcheng will be attacked by the tens of thousands of rebels under Yingbo's command!
"in this case······"

With a murmur in a low tone, Liu Ying looked up at Li Shang and Jin She.

"When tomorrow dawns, the success or failure of this battle will be known?"

Hearing this, Li Shang and Jin She only nodded slowly with gloomy expressions, but there was no joy on their faces that 'the war is about to end'.

Seeing this, Liu Ying had no choice but to force a smile, turned around, and let out another long sigh in the direction of the rebels outside the city.

"Whoo~~~"

"I never thought that the decisive battle would come so quickly..."

At this moment, since the war officially broke out, everything that happened in just over a month appeared in Liu Ying's mind like slides.

From Liu Ying's departure from Chang'an to Jingdi where Liu Jia died;

From Liu Yingyu Fengpei's oath, to the various soldiers and horses in place;

From Yingbu led the army across the river to Liu Ying's departure from Qixi according to the original plan, and led the army to hide in Yongcheng, the hiding place prepared early.

Today, after Cao Shen's army arrived on the battlefield, within half a day, the battle has suddenly developed from a relatively stable atmosphere before to a decisive battle and victory or defeat...

"really."

"War is not about making preparations in advance to win with confidence..."

Thinking of this, Liu Ying's eyes looking out of the city became more and more determined.

"The order!"

"—The defenders in the city, all warriors, from this moment on, all are ready for battle!"

"Two times as many guards on the east and west walls, three on the south wall!"

"All the defenders on the wall should fight the enemy bravely; the rest of the soldiers are gathered under the south wall, recharge their energy, sleep in their clothes, and wait for their swords!!!"

"All the bows, feathers, arrows, and stones, wood and other defense equipment prepared in the city are all out of the warehouse and transported to the city wall, so there is no need to save a bit!!!!!!"

After issuing the series of military orders with a serious expression, Liu Ying slowly pulled out the Chixiao Sword from her waist, and pointed at the tower about a hundred steps away from the south gate of Yongcheng City.

"Order Qu Chenghou to personally prepare a giant shield array on the turret on the south wall!"

"Gu, I want to visit the south wall in person and beat the drums in person!!!"

"Gu, when you personally supervise the battle on the wall, strengthen our army!!!!!!"

·
Half an hour later, the sky was completely dark.

Whether it is the rebel array five miles outside the city or the city wall of Yongcheng, they have been lit up by a little bit of torch.

Liu Ying's figure, accompanied by the dignified Li Shang and Jin She, the expressionless old swordsman Chong Da, and the panic-stricken Lu Shizhi, appeared on the turret of the outer city wall .

Looking outside the city wall, there was a long giant shield connected by more than [-] soldiers of the Southern Army, and then looked at the soldiers of the Imperial Army wearing medium armor on the left and right who were always blocking the direction of him and the outside of the city, and then stretched out his left hand , touched the soft armor hidden under the coat, only a wry smile quietly appeared on Liu Ying's face.

——The top general of the defending city climbed to the top of the wall at a critical moment. In fact, it was a very common situation in the offensive and defensive battles of the city in the cold weapon era.

In the city defense battle where the enemy is outnumbered, the enemy is strong and we are weak, and the enemy is attacking and we are defending, the coach of the defending side climbs up the city wall in person and makes a gesture of "I will fight with the soldiers", which can be regarded as a boost to the morale of the army. one of the ways.

But obviously, when the "Supreme General" who inspires the hearts of the defenders of the city has many identities such as the prince, the eldest son of the emperor, and even the prince of the supervisory country, this move will bring about some subtle changes.

On the positive side, it is what Liu Ying sees with the naked eye at this moment: the guards and soldiers who were full of anxiety just a moment ago are now full of excitement!
Liu Ying even saw with her own eyes a soldier not far from the turret. Excitedly, she stretched out a crossbow that originally needed a full-stretched arm, waist and abdomen, and immediately squatted in front of the wall with an excited face, posing It showed an aiming posture that only existed in sniper-themed movies in later generations!

Beside Liu Ying, even Li Shang and Jin She, who were still worried about Liu Ying's safety, had a little excitement and respect in their brows.

This nearly 180-degree emotional change alone has made Liu Ying feel satisfied, and she no longer thinks about "whether it is worth it or not".

But everything has two sides.

Liu Ying appeared on the city wall in person, which naturally inspired the soldiers of the Han army guarding the city.

But correspondingly, when the Huainan rebels outside the city found that the turrets on the city wall had been wrapped by a wall made of giant shields, the same spiritual gain would also make the rebels outside the city more courageous!
Compared with this disadvantage, the risks that Liu Ying may face for her own safety, and Lu Shizhi's endless chatter that has nothing to do with the overall situation, are not that important.

"Your Highness."

A calm and soft call made Liu Ying turn sideways, and Li Shang nodded slightly.

Seeing this, Liu Ying couldn't help but heaved a sigh of relief, and immediately turned around and came to the direction where the turret was close to the inner side of the city wall.

Next, the Crown Prince of the Supervisory Kingdom, in military uniform, mobilized for the final battle for this imminent decisive battle...
(End of this chapter)