long live the queen

Chapter 79

The order from the top is issued, and the preparations from the bottom are in full swing.

When the Great Song Army came to Shangjing, what they saw was an impregnable city.

"You said the leader of the Great Song Dynasty was called Li Zhuo?" Wei Yunqing frowned.

Huang Bajin, who came down to report the news, nodded vigorously: "Yes, ma'am, I promise I'm not mistaken."

"I see, you go back first." Wei Yunqing asked Lan Tian to send Huang Bajin out.

Li Zhuo was an old acquaintance of Wei Yunqing's, and she had suffered a lot from him before, so she naturally hated him.However, she has always admired his leadership ability and IQ level - he was deceived by her before, not because she was smarter than him, but because the two sides had unequal information.No matter how powerful he is, he can't guess that Yang Yi is the Emperor of Liang.

Knowing that Li Zhuo led the troops to attack Shangjing this time, Wei Yunqing's heart sank.Later, the more she thought about it, the more worried she became, so she asked Kong Babao, the servant of Yanxi Palace, to inform Cao Jun, and asked him to remind Zhao Zhen to be careful about Li Zhuo.At present, Zhao Zhen is in charge of the overall city defense scheduling and other issues. He is as busy as a spinning top every day, and Wei Yunqing doesn't want to call him here just to waste time by saying such a sentence.

Shangjing was besieged, and the atmosphere in the city naturally became tense.However, because the emperor Yang Yi was advancing and retreating with all the people in Shangjing, and the general He Zhili who led the defense of Shangjing was a famous veteran, the atmosphere in the city was better than when Jinyang was besieged.

Although Yang Yi did not agree from the bottom of his heart to staying in the capital, but the matter has come to this point, he can only try his best to make himself a qualified emperor.

When the Great Song Army had just arrived and was still watching the formation outside the city, Yang Yi left the palace and went up the city wall to boost morale.He also called Wei Yunqing, and the two went up to the city together, making the soldiers who were rarely able to witness the emperor and imperial concubine extremely excited.And when the emperor and imperial concubine greeted them cordially, greeted them with care, and promised that everyone would be richly rewarded after the Song army retreated, the soldiers of the Beijing camp were so excited that they felt that they were throwing their heads and blood for Daliang. No regrets.

This time Wei Yunqing also saw He Zhili He Zongbing with his own eyes.As Li Shan said, Zongbing He is gray-haired, he is already white-haired and chicken-skinned, and he is not young. In modern times, he is the age to retire to take care of his grandchildren.But just as Zhao Zhen said, although this Zongbing He is old, he is full of energy, and his piercing eyes are so piercing that even young generals can't bear to look directly at him.

Thinking that this is Yan Rusong's Bole, and that Yan Rusong himself highly respected He Zongbing, Wei Yunqing felt a little more admiration for him when he saw him, and greeted him respectfully.

Zongbing He didn't pay much attention to the affairs of the court after he became an official, so apart from knowing that Wei Yunqing was the imperial concubine, he didn't know anything else.Seeing her appearing on the top of the city as a concubine, he was surprised in his heart, but he didn't show the slightest bit on his face, he only exchanged a few words with her casually.

These two sentences of politeness were enough for Wei Yunqing. She was worried that he would think that she was a harem woman who did not obey the rules and would look down on her, but seeing that his expression was the same, she admired him even more, and felt that she was worthy of Yan Rusong. People with respect have different realms.

After the two encouraged the soldiers, the purpose of coming to the city wall was achieved, and they left under the excited eyes of the soldiers.

Calling formations is not popular in this era, but some generals always like to call formations before the battle out of personal preference.For example - Li Zhuo.

Relying on the fact that he had met Yang Yi with his own eyes, the young generals sent by Li Zhuo really did their best to insult him.What is "Little Emperor Daliang is cowardly and incompetent, and will be scared to pee his pants when he sees swords and swords", what is "Little Emperor Daliang is a soft guy, he has no ability and needs a woman to protect him", what is "Little Emperor Daliang hides his head and shows his tail, even a name They don't even want to admit their surnames, they are greedy for life and afraid of death, and they are as cowardly as a mouse"... and other big truths.

To those who don't know these words, it sounds like they are stomping on the beam. The soldiers who had received the emperor's condolences not long ago were full of enthusiasm, and they were immediately excited and furious. Get out and set up Liang Guowei.But the superiors did not give orders, so these soldiers had no choice but to stay at their posts with hatred, but there was nothing they could do about it.

The number and quality of the soldiers in the Beijing camp were not comparable to the soldiers of the Song Dynasty. Even if the morale increased, there was no way to make up for such a big gap. Besides, it was beneficial to defend the city, so He Zhili's order was to defend the city and not attack.

The people Li Zhuo sent shouted for a whole day but no one paid any attention, so they had to go back hoarse and despondent.That night, Li Zhuo launched a surprise attack on Zuo'anmen on the western city wall.

Fortunately, He Zhili had already anticipated that Da Song might make moves that night, and had arranged for people to strictly guard him. As soon as Li Zhuo's men started to attack at night, the people at the gates of the city were all on guard. The Great Song Army got a little bit of a bargain, and just after dawn, they died down and retreated.

Yang Yi, who got the news just after waking up in the palace, broke out in a cold sweat, and was very dangerous.At this moment, he is full of admiration and dependence on that Zongbing He whom he has never met before, thinking that relying on this veteran, he can go to Beijing safely.

In the Palace of Yanxi Palace, Wei Yunqing did not fall asleep last night. As soon as she got the news of the Song army's surprise attack on the city, she waited anxiously for the result.Fortunately, news of the Great Song Army's repulsion also came at dawn, and she realized that she was covered in cold sweat, and it was uncomfortably cold in this winter.

After getting hot water to take a shower and changing clothes, Wei Yunqing went to the Qianqing Palace and came to the Qianqing Gate with Yang Yi.At present, Qianqingmen has become one of the city defense command centers. After the sneak attack the night before, I want to come to Zhao Zhen and He Zhili to report the results of the battle.

As Wei Yunqing expected, Zhao Zhen came early in the morning, but He Zhili was still patrolling the city wall, guarding against Song's sudden attack, so he didn't show up.

Zhao Zhen had a joyful expression on his face, facing the emperor's imperial concubine and all the cabinet ministers, he happily reported the results of the battle: "Yesterday, the Song Army raided Zuo'anmen in the west city. Fortunately, Mr. He was prepared for it, but beat the other side Unprepared, when the Song army retreated in the early morning, the opponent's total casualties were estimated to be around 33, while our side killed one person and injured [-] people, it can be said to be a complete victory!"

The one who died was not killed by the Great Song Army, but because he was too nervous and crowded in a small area, he couldn't stand still and fell off the city wall. He died, and the body was just picked up in the morning.

Hearing Zhao Zhen's report, everyone present showed rare smiles in recent days.

Although this sneak attack was only on a small scale, and the opponent's casualties were not too many, compared with the number of casualties of the Daliang Army, this record is outstanding-of course, this is different from the fact that the Daliang Army was defending the city and had the city wall as its base. It doesn't matter that the shield has the upper hand.This big victory in the first battle was an excellent incentive for everyone. The soldiers sent by He Zhili to report the news said that the morale of the soldiers defending the city rose greatly.

The few cabinet ministers who originally did not agree with the defense of the city relaxed their emotions in the face of such good news. After all, it is impossible to change the decision to defend the city. Now that the situation is good, it is a reassurance that people will not regret not Try desperately to persuade again.

In the next few days, the Great Song Army made several small-scale sneak attacks and harassments. He Zhili waited in full force and did not let the Great Song Army take advantage of it.

And a small group of troops secretly sent out long before the Great Song Army came, also distracted some of the Great Song Army's attention during the war, and once almost succeeded in burning their food and grass, but in the end it fell short.Xu was annoyed by this small army's harassment from time to time, Li Zhuo used the strategy of inviting the king into the urn, deliberately showing his flaws to lure them to attack, and wiped out this small army, and then returned his attention to attacking the upper capital.

He Zhili adhered to the conservative principle of only defending the city and not fighting, and did not take Li Zhuo's harassment and inducement to heart. Even if his subordinates were excited by the previous victories and wanted to go out of the city to fight, they were all suppressed by He Zhili. .

Daliang's army was not limited to the soldiers from the Beijing camp that Yan Rusong had transferred before, but it took time to dispatch, so as long as the capital was guarded, no accidents would happen, and the siege of the capital would be resolved when rescuers came.

He Zhili, who stood tall and straight on the top of the city, looked towards the direction of the Great Song Army's barracks in the distance, and thought about various issues several times, but there was always a trace of uneasiness in his heart, as if something had been missed by him.

The size and number of a city's gates to a certain extent explain the prosperity of the city.There are a total of seven gates in the outer city of Shangjing, one in the east, two in the south, and two in the north and west.The city wall is more than ten meters thick. The lower part is made of hard long strips of stone, and the upper part is built of bricks. It is more than enough to withstand the attack of ordinary cold weapons. The city gate is a weak point, so a large number of soldiers are arranged at the seven city gates.Due to the small number of soldiers in the city, the number of soldiers assigned to each city gate is less than [-]. Soldiers are increased or decreased according to the defensive capabilities of each city gate.

The Great Song Army came from the north, and the camp was stationed in the north of Shangjing. At present, the most defensive soldiers in Shangjing are Zuo'anmen in the west city and Guang'anmen in the north city. These two city gates are the most frequently attacked by the Song army during this period of time. .

By the sixth day of the siege of Shangjing, the tension of the soldiers in the Beijing camp had been relieved a little. "The Great Song Army is nothing more than that" "With General He here, how dare Li Zhuo Shuzi fight against the enemy?" "Even if we fight for another half a year, the useless Great Song Army will not even think about attacking the city"... such arrogance and impetuosity The idea began to spread among the soldiers, and the generals were faintly aware of it, and didn't take it seriously, and even felt that such an idea was correct.

However, He Zhili didn't think so.In his opinion, the attack in the previous six days was nothing more than a small fight. He knew that Li Zhuo hadn't used all his strength, and the other party was waiting... But Li Zhuo came a long way, and time was more important than anything else. The Great Song Army is extremely unfavorable, what exactly is Li Zhuo waiting for?
He Zhili has been in the army for many years, and his intuition has played a good role in many battles, so he did not let go of his ominous premonition, and instead approached Zhao Zhen and his generals to discuss the reasons.

At the meeting, the generals expressed their views and put forward several possibilities, but no consensus was reached.Zhao Zhen checked the military newspaper carefully and found a very strange place.

"If the Great Song Army attacked Zuo'anmen last time, they will definitely attack Guang'anmen next time." Zhao Zhendao, he discovered this strange pattern, and he didn't know if it was a coincidence or premeditated, and he frowned and couldn't understand it.

After all, Zuo'anmen and Guang'anmen are currently the two most frequently attacked by the Great Song Army. This discovery may be just a coincidence.

He Zhili didn't know what it meant, so he could only write it down temporarily.

On the night of the seventh day, because all the good news came from the previous few days, Wei Yunqing was finally able to sleep more peacefully, and went to bed early this day.

She doesn't know how to fight, and she doesn't know anything about the transportation of food and grass, or the arrangement of city defense, but there are people who understand, and she also trusts those who understand.Even if she stays awake, it's useless, as long as she manages herself so as not to cause trouble.

In the middle of the night, there was a knock on the gate of Yanxi Palace, and it was Huang Bajin who came.

At this moment, Huang Bajin's face was full of unconcealable panic, and he stammered: "Mother, mother, the city... the city is broken, master, master asked me to inform you, before the Song army returns, it has not yet been defeated. Come in, pack your things and go!"

(End of this chapter)