Chapter 145 Chapter Thirteen Anze's Defeat

Chapter 13 Anze's Defeat Su Qing, originally from the Northern Han Dynasty, joined the army when he was young because of family feuds. He was courageous and courageous, surpassing Yingjie. Later, the Marquis of Chu Xiang didn't think he was disobedient, and used his general to lead the scouts in the army, and made great achievements many times. ——"Yong History.Biography of Chenghou Walking out of the cabin, Su Qing couldn't help but close her eyes slightly under the bright spring sun. The joy of seeing the sun again made her unable to hold back a smile on her lips. There was a rapid breathing sound not far away. Su Qing looked up, only Seeing Hu Yanshou standing there at a loss, looking at himself hesitant to speak, a strong and mighty man looked very embarrassed.Su Qing's heart moved, she knew that Hu Yanshou had moved her heart for a long time, and Ruyue said to her in a low voice: "Miss, it was General Hu Yan who carried you back to the ship with his own hands that day."

Although Su Qing has a heart of stone, she couldn't help but blushed, thinking of the warm embrace she felt dimly when she was the weakest that day, it turned out to be this person, and there was warmth in her heart, but after thinking about it, Su Qing's expression was Become sober.Although Hu Yanshou is only a third-rank general in name, and his real power is not as good as his own, but as the deputy commander of Huweiwei, he was sent by the emperor to protect the Chu Xianghou. It's just that Si Wencao belongs.And now that my secret has been exposed, even if the emperor thinks of my own merits and will not be held accountable, it is very possible to cut off my military position, I don't care about these things, if I can see the fall of the Northern Han Dynasty, even if my future is ruined It doesn't matter, but if it's because you drag others down, it's not good, there is absolutely no possibility between yourself and this person.

Thinking of this in her heart, Su Qing said coldly: "Thank you General Huyan for taking care of me. The last general will go back to the army, and there will be a period later." Hu Yanshou saw that Su Qing's expression was icy cold, and his enthusiasm was almost completely frozen, but he was still moved when he thought of the scene a few days ago. On that day, he saw the strongest and weakest face of this woman with his own eyes. He still can't forget this kind of strong impulse, but after thinking about it, Su Qing not only has a beautiful appearance, but also has high martial arts skills and outstanding talents. He is just a commander of the imperial army, how can he be worthy of such a strange woman? Finally, she took a step back under Su Qing's indifferent eyes, suppressed her admiration in her heart and said: "The soldiers are dangerous and the war is fierce, General Su cherishes the future." Su Qing smiled lightly and said: "Thank you, General, for your kindness. Su Qing will cherish life."

It was sent to the bank of Qinshui by a small boat in the army, where Su Qing's subordinates were waiting anxiously. When they saw Su Qing coming ashore, they bowed down at the same time and said: "My subordinates kowtow to the general." Su Qing saw their expressions There was a hint of joy in the solemnity, knowing that these subordinates did not feel alienated from her, but she did not want to show her fragile emotions, but said coldly: "Go to Anze." After saying that, she took the horse they handed over. Rein, the horse took the lead and rushed out.Those scouts and secret spies looked at each other with great joy. To them, Su Qing's identity is not important, what is important is that this woman has been born and died with them for many years, and this kind of love is what they value most Things, not to mention Su Qing's talents and abilities made them admire from the bottom of their hearts.

Standing in front of the porthole of the building, I smiled and watched what happened below, and said: "Xiao Shunzi, you also called Su Qing, why didn't you find out his relationship with Wen Ziyan?" Xiao Shunzi was silent for a moment, and said: "The servant has already seen the clue of this matter. Su Qing's swordsmanship is inherited from Wen Ziyan, and Wen Ziyan's swordsmanship is actually quite different from that of Fengyi Sect. It is more pungent and ruthless. There are a lot of fancy moves missing, but I want Wen Ziyan to be resolute and determined, and Su Qing's personality is very similar to Wen Ziyan's, so he probably wouldn't join forces with those Fengyimen, so I didn't expose this matter."

I smiled and said, "Are you worried that I will kill the grass and roots?" Xiao Shunzi said coldly: "Young master probably won't do it, but it's your ability to use people thoroughly. General Su is not the kind of person who can be used to deceive you. I don't want you to form a deep relationship with her." Enmity, so I didn't expose this matter." I couldn't help being a little embarrassed, Xiao Shunzi really saw through my character, if I had known Su Qing's identity before, I would have sent her to Nanchu, now I feel that the control in Nanchu is not tight enough, And I will probably deceive her about many things. This is my habit of employing people. Except for my direct descendants, I don't like to tell the whole story about other people. But now that Su Qing is in this situation, I can only reuse her. Choose between her and firing her.

For me, there is no doubt about Su Qing's loyalty, and she has a very high prestige among secret spies. For those soldiers below, the struggle for power in the court is actually a relatively distant thing. Su Qing and Fengyimen The relationship between them does not make them mistrust.Those soldiers who knew Su Qing's identity were shocked because they were worried that Su Qing would be implicated because of this. After all, the crime of treason implicated the nine clans. They might not care about Su Qing's identity, but they would care about the upper echelons of the military. Cleaning, after all, it will implicate many people and even themselves.

Under such circumstances, pardoning Su Qing is more in Dayong's interest, but this is just my idea, and my ability is only to prevent Su Qing from being contacted with military posts during the Battle of Qinzhou. The emperor came to decide, and the final result is not easy to guess. Although the emperor has always been gracious, he is the emperor after all. As for the death of the emperor, although the emperor showed respect for Wen Ziyan afterwards, the best enemy is a dead enemy. If Wen Ziyan dies, it doesn't matter. If Wen Ziyan survives, I am afraid that he will also be shown to the public , so Su Qing's fate is still in doubt.

I looked at the secret booklet on the table. In fact, I don’t want to hand it in now. It’s better to wait until the Battle of Qinzhou is over. Moreover, Hu Weiwei will also submit secret documents. Even if Hu Yanshou is obviously in love, it is better for me to submit this matter earlier than to keep it secret. At least for my sake, I can save Su Qing's life. This woman Women are better than men, I really admire it, even Xiao Shunzi has his heart to fulfill, let alone me. At this moment, Hu Yanshou walked in in a daze, and said: "His Royal Highness, there is a military report from the side, saying that the Anze defenders are very fierce, and they have also used the water army, and they want to transfer the water battalion to help. In addition, Your Highness, please My lord, come to the Chinese army to watch the battle."

I frowned slightly. Why did the Northern Han army try their best to resist in Anze? Logically speaking, Qinyuan City is high and deep, easy to defend and difficult to attack, and the food roads are stable. The Northern Han army is obviously not as powerful as our army. , it is better to take advantage of the situation to lure the enemy to go deep, stick to Qinyuan, consume the strength of our army, and then use the elite cavalry to fight our army. This is a more reasonable approach.But I don't think about things that I can't figure out for the time being. Anyway, King Qi and the others are veterans in the battlefield.Looking at Yunshan amiably, this Northern Han Dynasty is really a hard bone, I hope my strategy can be successful, of course, it would be even better if it is not needed.

Looking coldly at the Yong army swarming under the city, Duan Wudi looked solemn, and from time to time mobilized troops to defend the city as firmly as Mount Tai. The preparations for defending the city in Anze City were well prepared, and the troops were also quite sufficient. Duan Wudi defended it very tightly, but This still can't alleviate the fatigue in his heart. It has been four days. The Yong army has a large number of troops, and they attack the city in turns.The rain of arrows kept raining down on the city, the catapults and crossbow machines almost never stopped roaring, and the rolling wood smashed the stones to boil oil and lead water, destroying the Anze city wall completely, and some parts have exposed the clay behind the wall bricks. It is only a matter of time before Anze City breaks.Duan Wudi rubbed his forehead tiredly, since the last time he was poisoned, his physical strength has not been good enough and he gets tired easily.Duan Wudi propped himself up forcibly and looked down the city. The central army of the Yong army was wearing a green canopy, wearing a golden battle armor and a red brocade shirt. The commander of the Yong army, Qi Wang Li Xian, was sitting on a chair with a scholar in green, talking and laughing. Very happy, this scene hit the Northern Han army more than the endless siege. Duan Wudi looked at it coldly for a moment, waved the command flag, and the Qinzhou navy rushed out from the water gate on the west side of Anze, and circled to the main attack direction of the Yong army in the south. They were ready to hold their shields to avoid the rain of arrows, but the force of the siege was naturally weaker. Anze once again repelled the onslaught of the Yong army, and when the Yong army's navy warship appeared, it was impossible to stop it. The retreat of the Northern Han Navy.When Zezhou Shuiying first arrived yesterday, Duan Wudi used a trebuchet to destroy a warship of the Yong Army. Since then, the warships of the Yong Army have never dared to approach Anze's water gate again. Seeing that after the group of attacking Yong troops retreated, another group of Yong troops slowly approached, Duan Wudi sighed, and asked the soldiers defending the city to change their defenses. They have been fighting continuously for half a day, so they should go down and rest for a while. Looking up to the north, Duan Wudi thought to himself: "Why hasn't the general's reinforcements arrived yet? The general said that as long as I hold out for five days, I will have nothing to do with me, but today is already the fourth day." When he was feeling uneasy, a guard hurried over and said: "General, the general's messenger has arrived, please follow the plan." After finishing speaking, he handed over a letter.Duan Wudi quickly opened it, and after only looking at it for a moment, he was ecstatic in his heart, with an unconcealable smile on his face, and Duan Wudi's eyes showed a cold murderous intent in the Yong army who was always under the city. But at this time, I was also uneasy in the city. When things went wrong, I was a demon. Duan Wudi was not a fool, and Long Tingfei was not an idiot. A situation like Anze’s would not be able to stop our army’s sharpness. It is impossible for our army to capture the city in a month or two. In Anze, although Duan Wudi's defense is tight, but the height and thickness of the city wall of Anze are not enough to stand by and wait for reinforcements. Why don't they retreat? From Anze to Qin Yuan, the mountains in the middle are undulating and hilly. If they retreat gradually, relying on those fortresses, they can hold us back for a month. In fact, I never planned to use any cunning means to attack Anze, or even Qinyuan, here , It can only be done by our army relying on military force to attack.Looking at An Ze, who seemed to be crumbling but still standing, the doubt in his heart could no longer be concealed, and he couldn't help asking: "Your Highness, does Su Qing have any military reports?" King Qi frowned and said: "Not yet, but the second batch of supplies arrived yesterday, and they also brought a few god arm crossbows, which should be available for attacking the city tomorrow." I nodded slightly and looked into the distance. The sun was setting and the sky was dim. I didn't watch the siege at night. I hoped to see Anze City break down tomorrow. Why didn't Su Qing move? I couldn't help but think of something Not a good possibility. Su Qing was sneaking in the mountains in gray-yellow clothes. After she returned to the battlefield, she soon discovered that something was wrong. Killed the scouts of the Yong army who crossed the Anze defense line, but Su Qing still sneaked into this area with his martial arts and familiarity with Anze's geography.The weirdness of this situation made Su Qing temporarily give up trying to alienate Anze's military spirit. After all, if there is no accident, Anze will not be able to defend it, and her duty is to prevent this accident from happening as much as possible. She ran up the heavily guarded hillside with a snake-like movement method, and finally found a suitable place to look at the military situation by relying on the similar color of her clothes and the soil withered grass. Behind the hill is the river that runs through Qinzhou—Qin Water, Su Qing's eyes suddenly showed a horrified light, she saw what she was looking for.It was a dam, there was nothing abnormal below, but there were some outlets that could be opened and closed on the top, Qinshui flowed down rapidly through these holes, and next to the dam connected to Qinshui was a large lake with a radius of several miles.Countless thoughts flashed through Su Qing's mind. In his memory, this lake was not the original one. Seeing that there were traces of fire all around the lake, it must be a large lake formed by the Northern Han army using cremation to remove the ice in winter, and then excavating it. When Qinshui swells in spring, a pool of water is stored, and the design of the dam is very ingenious. As long as the lake is filled with water, Qinshui can still flow down the river, so that the downstream cannot see the change of the water level of Qinshui. After all, this The water of one lake is not so obvious compared with the whole Qinshui.However, it is only necessary to seal the water outlet above the dam for a day, and then destroy the dam. With the help of the terrain and water power, it is enough to form a torrent that can annihilate thousands of troops, and twenty miles below is Anze, where is Yong Where the army and the Northern Han clash, once the flood flows away, the Yong army must be wiped out, and the Northern Han army protected by the city wall will not suffer heavy losses. Resisting the horror in her heart, Su Qing retreated slowly, very slowly, she didn't want to show her signs at the last moment, it was because of her good luck, a few days ago, this place was protected by heavy troops, now the battle is busy, and it will be opened soon, Therefore, there were not many Northern Han spies, and most of them went to the front to investigate the military situation, or to clear out the spies among the refugees.This was also Xiao Tong's momentary mistake. In his mind, Su Qing, the best of the Dayong secret agents, should be being detained or even executed. It is difficult for other secret agents to have the ability to get here through the heavy blockade.Finally returned to the hiding place safely, Su Qing estimated the time, smiled wryly and tried her best to run towards Anze. It was even more difficult for other scouts to send messages back safely, so she had to rush as fast as she could.Although it was only a short distance of twenty miles, in order to break through the blockade, Su Qing did not dare to expect to return to Anze soon, but prayed silently, hoping to return to Anze before the Northern Han army launched. Under Anze City, King Qi looked angrily at the water gate to the west of Anze. Today, the Northern Han Navy's repeated attacks really made him an eyesore. Seeing that the sky is about to break into the city at noon, there is no sign of breaking the city. Relentless, King Qi finally ordered two batches of navy troops who arrived in Anze to take the initiative to attack. Under the tactic of splitting up and attacking together, they were cut off their way back, and had no choice but to retreat upstream. After reaching their goal, the Yongshui Army didn't bother to pursue them, so they simply blocked Anze's west water gate, and used the catapults and crossbows on the ship to attack the west side of Anze. The city wall launched an attack, and huge boulders were smashed towards the city wall, and bursts of crossbow arrows were shot at the top of the city, and the arrogance of Anze's defenders was immediately knocked down by the falling debris.Seeing this situation, all the troops were overjoyed, and all of them attacked the city with all their strength. A cloud ladder and well fence leaned against the city wall, and a blue and black figure began to appear on the city wall. Li Xian was overjoyed, pointing to the top of the city and said: " If it weren't for Anze's dangerous terrain, leaning against the cliff at the back, facing Qinshui to the west, we wouldn't need so much time to attack." I smiled slightly, but my heart became more uneasy. It was too easy. Who is Duan Wudi? Just listen, but today Duan Wudi is not in the old style, although he is full of sharpness, it is a bit outrageous to defend the city as soon as he defends the city. .I stared at Anze City and thought about it. If the Northern Han army really had a conspiracy, how should it be done? It may hurt our army, unless it is merciless.Thinking of this, my heart suddenly trembled. How could I have never thought of this before? Maybe it was because I didn't have the intention of winning.Hastily asked someone to bring a map with a radius of 50 miles from Anze. I studied it carefully, and my eyes fell on the Qinshui. The project should be huge, and it cannot be completed within ten days and a half months. Before Qinzhou was still in the frozen period, it was very difficult to do so. However, our army will attack the Northern Han Dynasty. Everyone knows that the Northern Han Dynasty may not be able to do it. These seemingly impossible things.Although I had some clues in my heart, I couldn't help but frown. How could I make King Qi withdraw his army without evidence?Just when I was hesitating, a rider came from a distance. Immediately, the man was holding the Fengxing flag of King Qi's army. It was a token used by the scouts. No one dared to block their way. Blocked, but seeing the Fengxing flag in the man's hand, they all avoided it. The man flew to the Zhongjun, dismounted and bowed hurriedly: "Your Highness, Lord Supervisor, the Northern Han Army is building a dam in Feiyun Gorge twenty miles away. Water, I’m afraid today is the time to release the water.” Although I had already noticed it in my heart, I still couldn't help but let out a cry of surprise. Looking carefully, that person was Su Qing, but now he looked haggard, his clothes were torn, and there were wounds on his arms wrapped with skirts, which showed that he had gone through untold hardships Just got here.Li Xian was also shocked when he heard the words, he stood up suddenly and asked: "But the truth?" I didn't wait for Su Qing to answer, I stood up and said solemnly: "Your Highness, the situation of the Northern Han Army is different, and I also think it is so." Li Xian is a decisive person, glanced at Su Qing, then looked at the map in my hand, and said decisively: "Now I don't know when they will release the water, our army should not retreat rashly, Xuan Song, you command the siege soldiers to retreat slowly, After my personal guards are broken, you withdraw from both sides of Qinshui. Don't slack off. Let the navy go down the river. The sooner the better, Suiyun, don't follow the navy. Let the tiger guards protect you and take shelter nearby .” At this time, I couldn't care less about politeness. Xiao Shunzi helped me onto the horse, and I whispered, "Your Highness, don't risk yourself lightly. There is still a big situation that needs to be controlled by Your Highness. This time we know the enemy's tricks in advance. Even if the losses are heavier, they won’t be overwhelmed.” A cold light flashed in Li Xian's eyes, and he said: "Don't worry, I'm not a person who doesn't know the severity, and I won't die casually. You go first, and I will leave in time when the army starts to retreat. It's too far to go now. Worried about disturbing the morale of the army, General Su, you know the geography of this place, so protect Lord Jiang and leave, so that you can join the Chinese army quickly after the water recedes." Su Qing nodded quickly, and got on his horse. A group of more than a hundred of us quickly left the battlefield. We were not from the Zezhou Camp. Although we walked abruptly, we did not attract too much attention from our soldiers. At that time, I heard the sound of horns behind me. I thought it was King Qi's whole army preparing to retreat. I prayed in my heart that King Qi and the soldiers of the three armies could retreat safely. After I left Anze City for nearly 20 miles, there was a loud rumbling sound like rolling thunder in my ears, and I cried out in my heart, "Bitter!" It must be that the Northern Han army released the water. I don't know that King Qi Those who do not come and leave safely.But I can't care about the things over there, so I can only run wildly. Who knows how far the water can go, I'd better run as far as possible.While cursing Long Tingfei and Duan Wudi in my heart, I cursed myself why I didn't expect the enemy to attack with water. I hurried on the road. Fortunately, I still practiced riding in the army these days, otherwise it would be difficult to escape now up. At this moment, under Anze City, it has become a hell on earth. The flood is rushing down the Qinshui River. It was originally a white line in the sky, but after a while, it has revealed its hideous true colors. The turbid river is several feet high. , like a frightened ferocious beast, rushing unrestrainedly, the thunder rolling between the sky and the earth, can shake the eardrums of the listener, but when you look up, you can see the clear sky, the power of the flood, and even this.The flood passed by the west side of Anze City, and surrounded Anze City in an instant. Although the water gate on the west side had been closed long ago, the river rushed into the city along the water gate. The raging tide raged in the city. Duan Wudi had already The city is as high as the soldiers and civilians, and the holes for the water discharge have been arranged, but the gates are opened first in the inner city, leaving the floating soil on the outside uncut, and the inside is only blocked with bricks and stones. Once the flood is over, a big hole is immediately opened in the city wall. , the flood passed through the city.Even so, standing on the tower and watching the flood in the city, Duan Wudi was still uneasy. He didn't want all the soldiers and civilians in the city to be buried with the Yong army, and the Yong army didn't know how to get the news, so they retreated in advance. If he hadn't used the beacon fire Sending a message, I am afraid that the flood will only submerge Anze City. The defenders in Anze City were protected by the city wall and could survive, but the Yong army outside the city suffered heavy losses.Although the king of Qi ordered the cavalry to take two people away because of getting the news in time, the Yong army had 40,000 cavalry and 50,000 infantry under Anze City. The nearly 5,000-strong Yong army could only retreat on foot.No matter how fast their legs can run, they can't run faster than the flood. Most of them are landlubbers who don't know water, and almost all of them are lost in the flood.But the Dayong Shui Army suffered even more heavy losses. The flood swept down, and most of the warships and heavy ships were destroyed under the flood. Fortunately, most of the soldiers on it were able to swim. People escaped with their lives, but it was a pity that the warships of the Zezhou Shuiying and all the baggage of the Yong army were almost destroyed in Qinshui.