Chapter 740: The Eve of the Night Attack
The little fat man originally felt that his trip to Bazhou was really ups and downs, and he finally experienced various emergencies and big events in person. But at this moment, he finally realized that the previous ones were nothing before the beginning of the drama, and they were nothing. He was so cold that his hands and feet felt that his mind was blank. Not to mention dealing with it, he had no idea.
"Has the city gates on all sides been closed? Have you ever informed Zhu Hanqing? The soldiers and civilians in the city should go and comfort them immediately..."
Master Yueda has been through the officialdom for a long time. Even though he had not experienced such a war, he came back from the shock of learning such an urgent military situation in a moment, but asked a series of closely related questions. Zhou Jiyue had already passed the dull period when he heard the news. At this moment, his face immediately turned right and he answered Master Yueda's question in a deep voice.
"There are six gates on all sides of Bazhou City. The order has been closed. General Zhu is already urgently urging troops and will immediately climb the city to defend..."
The fat man finally came back from the shock, speechlessness, self-pity, anger and annoyance just now when he heard Zhou Jiyue talking about those busy and unchaos in all aspects, and when he heard Master Yueda ask about the key points of staffing, food, fodder, and equipment, he gradually felt very uncomfortable.
Suddenly, he spoke loudly, "I want to go up to the top of the city to have a look!"
Before meeting, Master Yueda and Zhou Jiyue turned to look at him at the same time. The fat man couldn't help feeling a little relieved. However, this time he was working hard. No matter how the two of them opposed it, he must climb up to the top of the city and personally preside over the battle to defend the city. But unexpectedly, what he waited for was not objection, but Master Yueda's unquestionable support.
"When the people in the city were panic, the Crown Prince was not afraid of difficulties, risked the risk of arrows and stones, climbed the city to preside over the defense. This is a good thing that inspires the hearts of the army and the people. If you have this intention, let alone the number of soldiers besieged in the city is unknown, even if there are still 100,000 troops, that is not afraid! You must know that Bazhou is not Bazhou in Bazhou, but Bazhou in Dawu. No matter how strong the Northern Yan soldiers are, they cannot cope with the entire northern border of Dawu!"
Zhou Jiyue nodded slightly to the fat man and said, "If the prince wants to go, I will go and summon the guards of the Eastern Palace."
The little fat man was only surprised and happy. The negative emotions that had just accumulated in his heart disappeared in an instant. He nodded in a hurry, and then said fiercely: "As long as I am here, Yan Jun will not think of a step forward in the city!"
This argument that I am in the city seems a bit childish and ridiculous when I speak from the prince, but neither Master Yueda nor Zhou Jiyue laughs. Compared to the fat man who is just a passionate and responsible person at the moment, Zhou Jiyue knows how difficult the situation will be in the next few days. There are only two thousand soldiers in the city, most of which are injured, and the whereabouts of Liu Jingxuan's troops are unknown and the casualties are unknown. As long as the news of the Beiyan army siege the city again spread, the military and public opinion will be at the lowest point.
At this time, the prince was willing to stand up, which was the unique chance of victory!
When Master Yueda hurried back to summon the officials, Zhou Jiyue had already summoned all the guards of the East Palace as fast as possible. Compared to the fat man, the people in the guards' personal army were purely shocked and angry, while the young men from Wuying Pavilion were in an uproar and then fell into silence. I don’t know how many people turned their attention to Liu Fangyuan.
Liu Fangyuan was indeed as ferocious as everyone expected. Bai Bufan, who knew his mood deeply, thought that he had heard the rumors about Liu Jingxuan before, and compared the situation where he was siege of the enemy again, he didn't know that it was all intentional by Beiyan. But the more he knew, the more discouraged he felt, and he just regretted not discovering this trick earlier.
Compared with Liu Fangyuan and Bai Bufan, Dai Zhanning seemed silent and low-key. His face with his head down was dull, and it was hard to see what he was feeling at this moment. Even if a few people around him were watching quietly and hoping that he would stand up and say a few words, he still lowered his head and said nothing, like a silent sculpture.
Zhou Jiyue naturally would not give Liu Fangyuan a chance to explode. She suddenly took a deep breath and shouted loudly. When everyone returned to silence, she said in a deep voice: "Since His Highness the Crown Prince is determined to be with the city, I will ask me for safety. No matter what you think in your heart, I don't have time to think about it carefully at the moment. Don't forget the accusations you are now as guards of the East Palace!"
Although Liu Fangyuan was so angry that his whole body was trembling, he still resisted this emotion. When he followed everyone to line up outside the prefect's mansion and welcomed the prince in military uniform out, he saw the little fat man's eyes accurately landing on his face. Immediately afterwards, he saw the little fat man pointing over.
"Liu Fangyuan, come in the car!"
Seeing that the prince directly called Liu Fangyuan to board the car with him, many young men in Wuying Pavilion were relieved, thinking that the prince still had no plan to alienate the people of the Central and Northern Yan, and still believed in the Liu family father and son. Although the guards and personal soldiers had always been trusted by the young men in Wuying Pavilion and were a little envious and jealous, they still couldn't help but sigh when they saw this scene.
When the prince was the King of England, he had a lot of bad comments, but now, how could he look bad? After arriving in Bazhou, this person was determined, responsible, and courageous, and could give the generals the commanding army enough trust at critical moments. Even if the former emperors encountered this series of emergency situations when they were the prince, they might not be able to deal with it better than the current prince!
However, the fat man in the carriage did not encourage Liu Fangyuan as much as others imagined, and expressed his trust in his heart. Instead, after the initial long silence, he whispered: "The next period of time may be more difficult than before. There will be many suspicious arguments at that time. From today on, you should act as a close servant beside me."
Liu Fangyuan was shocked: "Your Highness the Crown Prince..."
"No matter whether you originally wanted to make achievements or fight back against those voices that your father had a strange intention, the most important thing now is stability, not risk. You must know..." The little fat man clenched his fist in pain and suddenly hit half of the carriage. His head, which had just been raised in front of the person, had already dropped, "Qianqiu and King Jin have both fallen into Beiyan's hands!"
At that moment, Liu Fangyuan was like the fat guy before, and he felt his mind blank.
Until he followed the little fat man standing on the high city tower, looking down at the enemy's army, and seeing the siege equipment being pushed out in an orderly manner, he seemed to be planning to assemble overnight and start siege tomorrow. However, Liu Fangyuan didn't think about the crisis in front of him at all, and was full of thought about Yue Qianqiu's affairs.
After he met Yue Qianqiu, the peers who insisted on stealing a senior brother seemed to be omnipotent. He thought that something he could not do was do anything. But now, Yue Qianqiu was trapped in Beiyan like Xiao Jingxian. Is this possible? If it is true, what should Xuandao Hall do? Will Yan Xu go crazy? What kind of attitude and mood will Old Master Yue have?
The little fat man was also calm on his face, but in fact he was confused. Because he was worried about the mistress, there were several guards holding shields in front of him, and Zhu Hanqing, who had just arrived, also pressed the hilt of the sword with his hands, and his face was full of vigilance. The little fat man reluctantly cheered up and asked about the garrison status. When he heard Zhu Hanqing's answers, he was full of confidence and finally felt a little relieved.
But at this moment, a reckless interruption made the atmosphere suddenly stagnate again. This time, it was not someone else who broke the atmosphere, but the general Huzi Bai Bufan: "General Zhu, the enemy, regardless of the fatigue from afar, actually planned to rectify the attack equipment overnight. Why not take advantage of their unstable foothold and sneak attacks out of the city and give them a good look?"
Seeing that everyone was looking at him, although Bai Bufan knew that his current position was just a guard of the East Palace, and he was not suitable and had no right to make such suggestions at such a time, he still couldn't help but see such a good opportunity fleeting. Especially when facing Zhu Hanqing's sharp gaze, he even bit the bullet and continued to talk.
"The enemy must know that General Liu is leading the troops outside, and there are few soldiers in Bazhou City, so he unscrupulously ignored the intention of establishing a village and prepared overnight, as if he was about to attack the city at three moments. Not to mention anything else, as long as he could set off a fire after attacking, he could drag down the siege equipment for at least ten or eight days. The reinforcements had arrived at that time!"
"How did you know that the enemy's current posture was not to lure me to attack at night and annihilate the elite defenders in Bazhou City?" Liu Fangyuan and Bai Bufan had previously investigated the defenders one by one, but they could not find anyone who slandered Liu Jingxuan. Zhu Hanqing was angry about this, and at this time he couldn't help but retort.
Seeing that Bai Bufan was dissatisfied with dissatisfaction, he sneered and said, "Don't forget that there are spies in the city dressed up as soldiers of the Bazhou Army to make trouble. What if all the elites on my side are out, but there are spies suddenly launching their efforts to cooperate with the enemy outside and prepare to seize Bazhou City? Do as much as you have. Your Highness is here, and you cannot take risks!"
The more Liu Fangyuan and Bai Bufan heard it, the more they felt that this was all aimed at them. They even vaguely felt that there was something against Liu Jingxuan. But it was true. If Liu Jingxuan was not greedy for merit and made a breakthrough, but returned as soon as possible after defeating the Northern Yan troops, now even if Bazhou is siege again, he would not be so stretched!
However, Liu Fangyuan had already had blue veins on his forehead, but he gritted his teeth and refused to say anything. However, Bai Bufan could have a result without taking risks and did not dare to say them after all. He didn't care about his risk, but he took the risk of a fire in the backyard and took the risk of the safety of the Prince of the East Palace. His father and his grandfather would definitely beat him to death if they knew about it!
The little fat man was in a very bad mood, and the debate between the two sides was like adding fuel to the fire, making him almost unable to help but get angry. However, at this moment, he heard a calm voice.
"It is indeed a good idea to take advantage of the fact that the enemy's foothold is not stable, attack it and slash its edge."
With this voice, Master Yueda, wearing official uniform, appeared calmly in front of everyone. He first saluted the fat man meticulously, and then said lightly: "Although General Zhu is young, he is also a brave general who has been trained on the battlefield since childhood. With you, even if you are incompetent, you will definitely be able to retreat without any success. This risk is worth taking."
Mr. Yueda, who had always been careful and persistent, actually said something worth taking risks, and Bai Bufan couldn't help but be surprised and happy.
And Zhou Jiyue was also inexplicably surprised. However, the sky was already dark at this time. Although torches were lit on the top of the city, in order to avoid archers taking the opportunity to snipe, there were no torches in the area where everyone stood. Therefore, even if she had enough eyesight, she could not see clearly what the expression on Master Yueda's face was.
Because Master Yueda said this, the little fat man seemed to have found a hole in his vent and immediately said to Zhu Hanqing: "General Zhu, have you heard the words of Master Yueda? Is it really impossible to attack at night after leaving the city?"
If it were only Bai Bufan, Zhu Hanqing could naturally refute it based on his age and military post. But now the same opinion is Master Yueda, who acted as the prefect, and Zhu Hanqing thought that it was not Liu Jingxuan and could not bear it at all. Therefore, when the fat man asked this question, he also showed a clear tendency. He thought that he had been given the responsibility of staying behind and did not have much merit before, so he gradually became moved.
He is not the first brother who has never stole the battlefield. Once this battle is successful, he will definitely... but what if he fails?
Just when Zhu Hanqing was in a dilemma between heaven and man, the anxious little fat man added another weight to the scale: "No need for you to kill many enemies, as long as you burn those siege equipment, this credit will not be inferior. General Liu opened the city to attack and defeated the 100,000 troops of the pseudo-Emperor of Northern Yan! All the soldiers were promoted to the third level, and I will never break my promise!"
As long as the fat man said when he was alone, he would be full of remarks and never repent. Therefore, Zhu Hanqing finally changed his mind. He could turn off the opportunity to make achievements himself, but if the soldiers below knew that they had missed the opportunity to be promoted and missed the prince's reward because of his conservatism, where would he still have the prestige of being a general in the future?
Thinking of this, he took a deep breath, finally knelt down on one knee, responded sternly: "I would like to lead the army to attack, select elite soldiers as dead soldiers, and the rest will defend the city, be prepared for any trouble!"
"Okay!" The little fat man was so energetic that he looked around. When he looked around, his eyes fell on Bai Bufan for a moment, and he smiled, "Bai Bufan, you have always been by my side before, and you are itchy, right? You go this time, follow General Zhu to polish it carefully, and be a young general like General Zhu in the future!"
Bai Bufan was stunned at first, and then immediately agreed happily. He glanced at Liu Fangyuan and Dai Zhanning, hoping to bring these two people together, but after thinking about it, he still didn't dare to interfere in the service anymore. When he saw the little fat man start to speak loudly again to boost morale, he only felt that he had really made the right choice in the Wuying Pavilion before.
Under the inspiration of everyone, no one noticed that Zhou Jiyue's sharp eyes were staring at Master Yueda from beginning to end until the other party noticed her gaze and finally looked over. With eyes fixed on each other, Master Yueda smiled apologetically and then returned to peace.
Chapter completed!