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Chapter 510 Last Hope

Yu Wenhuaji couldn't help laughing when he heard that Li Chongjiu wanted to seek peace.

Seeing his elder brother's expression, Yu Wenzhi went further and said: "Li Chongjiu has been untrustworthy repeatedly. Before that, he betrayed the alliance and swindled Liyang Cang. Now he is fighting fiercely with Liu Heitai, unable to withdraw, and he is afraid of your military might, brother." , That's why we made peace, and used this as a strategy to delay our troops, so as to delay the time. Once they capture Yongnian City, not only will they not give our army two counties, but they will further send troops to Wei County to eradicate us, so as to unify Hebei."

Yu Wenhuaji nodded happily when he heard the words, and said: "Zhiji, it seems that you have not stayed in Zhao State in vain, and you have improved a lot in knowledge. I think so too, and Zhao Jun is also asking for peace. It's a low voice, which means that the more they fear us, the more determined we are to attack Handan. Occupying Handan can threaten Zhao Jun's grain road from Daming to Yongnian City. They thought they could take back my Liyang warehouse at any time, which would kill two birds with one stone. "

Yu Wenzhi said: "Brother Huang's move is clever. But we can pretend to negotiate peace with Zhao Jun, take advantage of Handan's unpreparedness, and attack Handan City."

"That's exactly what I mean." Yu Wenhuaji sneered and looked towards Handan City in the distance.
Yongnian City.

Xu Shiji stood on the top of the hill, slowly looking towards Yongnian City.The vicinity of Yongnian City was already a swamp country, and it rained again yesterday evening, and the Fuyang River was even more powerful, directly pouring into the flooded area of ​​Zhao Jun, which caused the city wall of Yongnian City to stand on the water and become shorter.

It is conceivable how low the morale of Xia Jun soldiers in the city was under the flood.
Xue Wan said at the side: "If this goes on, I'm afraid Yongnian City will collapse without attack."

Xu Shiji shook his head, and said solemnly: "Before the last moment, anything can happen. As long as Yongnian City does not surrender for a day, we cannot take it lightly."

Immediately Xu Shiji said to the general Zhao Quanting beside him, "Is the navy ready?"

Zhao Quanting cupped his fists and said, "Ready."

Xu Shiji said: "Order the navy to fight."

Here Zhao Jun beat the war drum, and more than [-] Zhao Jun's water boats were dispatched on the lake.

Zhao Jun's water boats are all small boats with a load of hundreds of stones. Ten oarsmen below the deck are struggling to row, while on board are [-] Zhao Jun's soldiers who are familiar with water warfare.

The boat was covered with leather shields on all sides, and the soldiers were on guard with knives and guns. The deck was either equipped with a light trebuchet or a bed crossbow, commanded by the general, and rowed straight to Yongnian City.

Xia Jun on the city wall obviously didn't expect that Zhao Jun would attack Yongnian City when it was already full of water.Zhao Jun's ship drove into range, and immediately shot stones and crossbow arrows from the bow of the ship, hitting Xia Jun on the city wall head-to-head and face-to-face.The soldiers of Zhao Jun on the deck also raised their crossbows and shot at the top of the city.

However, Zhao Jun's navy obviously estimated that the bed crossbows and trebuchets on the city tower did not dare to get too close to the city wall, but only scattered in the distance.

Xue Wanshu watched the scene of Zhao Jun's water battle and said: "Our army only relies on dozens of small boats. I'm afraid it will not be easy to break through the Xia army's city wall."
Xu Shiji said: "But it can shake Xia Jun's determination to defend the city."

At this time, only a bang came from the east of the city.

"What's going on?" Xu Shiji asked.

A scout said: "Yes, General Xue was stationed on the hill in the east of the city. He threw a stone and hit the Xia army's city wall, opening a gap."

Xu Shiji nodded, Xue Wanshu said with a smile: "It seems that we don't need to wait for the King to come back to attack Yongnian City, we can make further progress."

In Yongnian City, the hustle and bustle of the east of the city came one after another.

It was nightfall, but the Zhao army's offensive continued.The lights on the east wall of the city, one after another,
Liu Heikai's face was uncertain, he stood on the bow of the boat with his sword pressed, and the soldiers rowed in the streets of the city, carrying him and hundreds of reinforcements to the east of the city where the battle was taking place.

From the west of the city to the east of the city, the west of the city can still wade forward, but the east of the city is the low-lying land of Yongnian City, so the accumulated water is very deep, and the water depth can almost reach the neck of a person.

Muddy khaki water flowed under his feet. Liu Heita suddenly remembered that the Yellow River was flooded that year, and the same scene happened when the flood rushed into their village. The flood took away his elder brother's family.

Just waiting for Liu Heita to contemplate for a moment, he only heard a crash, and he saw a scene of houses on one side of the street crumbling under the flood and collapsing.Liu Heitai gritted his teeth involuntarily as he pressed his sword.

Hundreds of reinforcements rushed to the east wall of the city. Zhao Jun's offensive had just stopped. Liu Heitai looked at the rocks on the top of the city, the bed crossbow arrows shot in the cracks of the city wall, and the wounded soldiers of the Xia army against the city wall. Just like that, it was exposed on the city wall, groaning within the range of Zhao Jun's trebuchet on the earth mountain.

"Yes, General!"

Seeing that Xia Jun soldiers saw Liu Heitai under the lights, they got up one after another.
A veteran with half of his arm missing stepped forward and asked, "Liu Wazi, my eldest son passed away yesterday. Can we continue this battle?"

Under the lights, all the soldiers looked at Liu Heitai's dark face, seeking hope.

Liu Heita looked at this uncle from his hometown, and said without hesitation: "Yes!"

The faces of all the soldiers showed joy. The soldiers of the Xia army guarding the city did not understand too much truth. Since Liu Heitai said that they could continue to fight, they continued to fight.

This is true of soldiers, but it does not mean that it is also true of generals.

Several generals from the north of the city gathered at the tower to report the battle situation to Liu Heita.

Liu Heikai listened carefully to the report of the generals. According to the current battle situation, the east of the city can still hold on, but the generals seem to have lost their confidence in defending.

"Zhao Jun is too ruthless. He has moved all the water from the East China Sea here. He wants to feed us to fish and shrimp!"

"It's like when Guan Yunchang flooded the Seventh Army!"

"We can't fight like this any longer. Let's find a way. Should we send people out of the city to Henan to ask Wang Shichong or Li Tang for reinforcements?"

"Bad idea. Right now, Tang and Zheng are fighting. Li Tang is busy attacking Zheng. Wang Shichong cannot protect himself. Neither of them will help us."

"General, give us an assurance as to how long this city can last."

Liu Heikai turned his head and said: "Brothers, I have received credible news that hundreds of thousands of Turkic troops have dispatched to attack Zhao State, Yanmen, and Shanggu will be captured, and they will enter Youjing soon. Now, just be patient for a while, then it will be time for us to counterattack."

"Turks! It's hard."

All the generals shook their heads, and one general said: "It has been almost three months since the Zhao army attacked Xia, but the Turks are still in Yanmen, wandering around the valley. It's not that I can't trust you, the general, or that group of Turkic Hu people. , if we still rely on the Turkic people now, the Shandong soldiers under our command may not be able to suppress them."

"If you can't hold it down anymore, just replace it." Liu Heita scolded.

The generals talked a lot, and one general began to tactfully express his intention to negotiate peace with Zhao Jun.Liu Heita's face was livid, his fists full of thick calluses were clenched tightly, but he didn't say anything.

There was a knock on the door, and a general came into the city to report, "General Qi has caught a spy and wants to sneak into the city."

Liu Heita asked, "Is it Zhao Jun's careful work?"

The general said: "This person is going to sneak into the city in a small boat. When we caught him, we thought he was a spy of the Zhao army. Later, he claimed to be from Wei County. He said he had an important military report and insisted on meeting the general. Just said."

"Bring it in."

Soon this masterpiece was seized, and although the other party was detained, he looked calm and unhurried.

Liu Heikai knew that the one who could still sneak into the city during the fierce battle between the two armies of Zhao and Xia must be a man of courage.

The other party saw Liu Heizai and said: "This must be the general, I'm being polite, and send my regards to the general on behalf of His Majesty Xu."

Liu Heikai narrowed his eyes and said, "You said you came from Wei County, but now Yongnian City is surrounded by Zhao Jun, how did you get into the city?"

The man said: "It's not entirely true. When Zhao Jun flooded Yongnian City yesterday, they all retreated to the high east of the city. What's more, with the broken ships of Zhao Jun's navy, they also want to catch me. It's a dream."

Liu Heikai nodded slightly, and said to the other party: "However, Zhao Jun's current digging of embankments to fill the city is far beyond my expectation. I don't know how Zhao Xia's battle is going now. With Xia Jun's elite, Zhao Jun should be exhausted under the city." Bitter."

Liu Heita laughed and said, "Are you here to ask me, or am I here to ask you? Since you claim to be the envoy of Master Xu, do you have a letter?"

"No." The other party simply replied.

Liu Heita said: "How can I believe you without a letter?"

Fang Yan said: "I risked my life here not to ask the general to believe me, but to tell the general a piece of news."

The general at the side slapped the table and said: "Without evidence, how do we know whether the news is true or false?"

The man smiled and said, "As long as it's good news, it's true."

"Just say it." Liu Heitai said.

The smile on this person's face faded, and he said solemnly: "I'm not trying to keep you secret, I'm telling you the truth, Your Majesty has led [-] elite soldiers from Wei County to break the siege of Yongnian City. Your Majesty begs the general to hold on for a few more days." , as long as the army arrives, Xu Xia's two armies will attack internally and externally, and the Zhao army will be defeated."

As soon as this remark came out, all the generals were flamboyant and got up one after another.One person said: "If Yuwen...His Majesty Xu Guo can rescue us, then Yongnian City still has hope."

The man said with a smile: "Then you still doubt my identity?"

Liu Heikai cupped his fists and said, "This brother offended you, and Liu is here to make amends for you."

The other party stood up and saluted, and said: "The great general is so powerful in Hebei, I have admired him for a long time, and I really dare not be the one."

Liu Heikai said: "Your lord, regardless of past suspicions, came to help our Xia army in a time of distress. Liu is very grateful. But I want to tell the truth, although Zhao Jun and I have been stalemate for nearly ten days, their strength is not much. Damaged. If Master Xu comes to break the siege of Yongnian City, now is not the time."

Hearing the words, the other party couldn't help but said in surprise: "For others, it would be too late to ask for it, but the general can refuse it. It's really admirable. It's really worthwhile for me to come to the city and see such a hero like the general."

Liu Heikai said: "Don't put a high hat on me. Right now, Xu Jun is my last hope in Yongnian City. If you are defeated by Li Chongjiu, nothing will be mentioned. You go out of the city immediately, report this matter to your lord, and say My Yongnian City can last for a few more days, please don't rush into it at this time, and don't fight Zhao Jun decisively. Li Chongjiu's wish is fulfilled in this way."

(End of this chapter)