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The Yichi people attacked the gate and the wall in the smoky atmosphere. The Leida covering the wall was quickly worn away by iron and gravel, exposing the surface of the wall.

Yuan Tang asked people to roll the wooden pole nailed with iron nails and thorns to the wall, so as to drive away the Yichi soldiers who climbed the wall.

In the middle of the night, there were dots of flames outside Baiyu City, and the Qizhou army with torches went out to rescue the city. When Yuan Tang saw the reinforcements, he ordered people to open the gate of the camp and led the team to rush out. The Chiren failed to capture Xigaogang all night, and saw that Qizhou's reinforcements were training like sparks, fighting and retreating, and they all retreated at dawn.

When Yuan Tang went to inspect the post, someone patted him on the shoulder. Yuan Tang turned his head and said in surprise, "You're back!"

It was hard to hide the tired look on Feng Cong's face. It was Feng Cong who led the army out of the city to rescue last night. He must have sent the refugees back last night and brought others out to rescue them.

Feng Cong was dressed in black armor, holding a long lance, and nodded towards Yuan Tang. He stared in the direction of the long river. He couldn't see the long river outside Baiyu City. Yuan Tang had a feeling and said, "It was Yi Chi who attacked the camp last night Man, they crossed the river."

"The towers and outer camps in the east of the city were also attacked. The camp in the east of the city was once broken. Qin Sima and He Canjun went to rescue them. They were afraid that Yi Chi would attack and General Su would sit in the city, so I brought people to the west camp," Feng Cong said: "According to your estimate, how many Yichi people came to attack last night?"

Yuan Tang recalled carefully, shook his head and said, "It's hard to say, it was too dark last night, at least 5000 people, they brought siege equipment, they came prepared, by the way, how about Dongying?"

Feng Cong said, "It should be fine."

The two returned to the camp, making sure that the Yichi people had retreated, and the soldiers went out to pick up the battlefield. After the battle last night, the city was full of abandoned wooden carts and dead soldiers.

Feng Cong was amused when he saw the stones, wood, earthen jars and other defensive tools piled up on the wall, "No wonder the Yichi people couldn't attack your west camp."

Yuan Tang said: "It's only a matter of time that can be guaranteed for a while."

Feng Cong looked at him, patted his face, and helped him wipe off the blood on his face.

Yuan De knew that Feng Cong could fight on horseback, and he didn't feel any difference when he saw Feng Cong, but the Qizhou army such as Heihu Xiao Mao only knew that Feng Cong was a clan sent by the imperial court to serve as the internal history, but he didn't know that he could personally lead troops to rescue , are very surprised.

After a night of fighting, Gu Canjun stationed in Dongying joined forces with Qin Sima to regain the camp at dawn.

Inside Baiyu City

Gu Canjun and Yuan Tang reported the battle situation to General Su respectively, General Su and Feng Cong sat on the head together, and everyone listened to the battle report and meditated on their own.

General Su said: "Can you send someone to investigate?"

A general said: "Scouts have been sent to the vicinity of the Changhe River to check. The camp of the Beicheng Army by the Changhe River has been occupied by the Yichi people, and there is no trace of the Di people on either side of the Changhe River."

Liu Changshi sighed: "The Di people were actually defeated by the Yichi people..."

Qin Sima said: "If the Yichi people really occupy Yuzhou, the next step is to seek to seize Baiyu."

Baiyu is on the pillow side of Yuzhou. Although there is a long river between them, the waterway connecting the two places is not too dangerous. The fortifications have not yet been built to guard the dangerous points, and the people can cross the river by themselves. The sword points to the rear of Yuzhou.

General Su said: "I will ask Shangyun Mansion for orders, and then transfer another [-] Zhou troops to Baiyu for defense. The generals will step up their investigation of the movements on both sides of the Changhe River."

Everyone said yes.

A few more days later, a large number of Yichi people crossed the Changhe River to form camp, and they seemed to want to capture Baiyu regardless of the fact that the soldiers in the north were unwell in the summer.

That night when the Yichi people raided, all the refugees outside the city were aware of the movement, and they were even more unwilling to stay outside the city. Feng Cong and the government officials sent him off a few times, and the refugees learned that the entire Qizhou might be hit by war, and their hearts were panicked.

At this moment, a shocking news came from Beijing—the Queen Mother died.

At first Yuan Tang thought he had heard wrong, and asked the person who sent the message repeatedly.

At the end of last year, the Queen Mother was "ill" for a while. After recovering from the illness, her spirit and state looked the same as before. Yuan Tang never felt that she looked like an elderly woman. The well-dressed appearance, even if there are traces of time on her face, cannot conceal her beauty. The most important thing is that she is still full of energy and can turn the court situation upside down and resolve the crisis calmly.

She has been at odds with the emperor for many years, but she can always calmly deal with all resistance and threats from her own son.She is the most solid pillar of Wang's faction in the court.

How could such a Queen Mother die so easily.

Yuan Tang crushed a volume of documents before recovering from Yuan De's whisper.

The messenger brought an order from General Su, asking Yuan Tang to return to the city immediately.

General Su was probably also shocked by the news, and hurriedly invited Feng Cong and Yuan Tang back to the military mansion.

Yuan Tang saw Feng Cong outside the military mansion, his expression was sombre and calm, Yuan Tang couldn't believe it, and asked, "Is it true?"

Feng Cong nodded and said, "Go in and talk."

General Su's forehead was almost wrinkled into two hills. When he saw Feng Cong, he asked, "When Your Highness left Beijing, did something wrong with the Empress Dowager?"

Feng Cong said: "There is nothing wrong with it. The Queen Mother is in good health and everything is fine."

Yuan Tang was also puzzled. It was reported by the imperial court that the Queen Mother died of illness. How could the healthy Queen Mother suddenly get sick? He couldn't help but think of the death of Prince Wenxi. However, the Queen Mother is the emperor's biological mother after all, and the emperor can't even treat his mother... ...Although the queen mother is strong, she will not threaten the status of the emperor, which is very different from the time when Prince Wenxi and the emperor were both princes.

As General Su is part of the queen mother's party, the death of the queen mother will definitely have a great impact on his status in the army. Just like General Yuan is also in danger after the Shen family withdraws from the center. He has been attacked by the hostile Xiao family many times. General Su will also face such a situation Situation, right now the Yichi people are about to invade, which can be described as internal and external troubles.

Feng Cong saw General Su's worry and said, "Although the Empress Dowager died of illness, Shangshu Shen is still in court, so I will revise the book and return to Beijing immediately."

General Su nodded slightly, perhaps thinking that the court situation would be unfavorable to him in the future, his eyes were dark.

Feng Cong said: "The battle is imminent. General, please remember Baiyu City first. The soldiers and people in the city are still waiting for the general to lead them to defend the city."

General Su suddenly raised his head, looked at Feng Cong, and said in shame: "Suddenly heard that the Queen Mother has passed away, the end of the general is really... Hey, thank you for reminding me, Your Highness."

Walking out of the military mansion, the sky outside is gloomy, and it seems that there will be a heavy rain.

Yuan Tang was still a little immersed in the aftermath of the shock after learning of the Queen Mother's death, Feng Cong said, "You can't believe it, and I can't believe it either."

Yuan Tang frowned and said, "It's too sudden, could it be..." He doubted the cause of the queen mother's death, and repeatedly recalled the last conversation between the queen mother and the emperor before leaving the capital. At that time, the emperor was very angry, and the queen mother rarely spoke harshly.

Could it really be the emperor?

He couldn't help feeling a little rejoicing. Fortunately, Feng Cong had already left the capital at this time. The Queen Mother passed away suddenly, and the emperor no longer had any scruples. If Feng Cong remained in the capital, I don't know how the emperor would deal with him. When the queen mother was still alive, the emperor could secretly order him to be executed.

For Feng Cong, it was safest to leave Xia Guo from now on. Yuan Tang looked at Feng's back with complicated emotions.

As if feeling something, Feng Cong turned around and pulled Yuan Tang.

"I received a letter from Shen Jingxuan three days ago, and he didn't mention that the Queen Mother was ill." Feng Cong shook his head, as if he couldn't figure it out, "I'll reply to Shen Jingxuan's letter later before setting off."

Yuan Tang remembered that Feng Cong had to arrange for refugees outside the city, and asked, "How many refugees are there?"

"More than 1000 people," Feng Cong said, "Qizhou is not a peaceful place. Many people don't want to stay in Qizhou, and the imperial court doesn't let them go south. There is no way." He also showed worry.

No matter how inevitable a war is, something like this happened again in Beijing.

Yuan Tang sighed.

At some point, Feng Cong stared at Yuantang's face, saw Yuantang's expression, and said with a smile: "Qizhou is hundreds of miles away from the capital, and there is also a war, and it is too late for your Majesty to take care of the capital's government affairs, so he can't take care of other places for the time being."

"I know," Yuan Tang said, "It just feels too sudden."

Feng Cong looked at the thick clouds that were about to fall into the mortal world in the distance, his eyes seemed indifferent and melancholy, he didn't show much emotion when the queen mother passed away, maybe he didn't know what expression to use to face the queen mother It was his relatives who also killed his parents.

Before arriving at the Neishi Mansion, the two had to part. Feng Cong hugged Yuantang's shoulders and said, "Take care of yourself, protect yourself."

Yuan Tang's heart trembled, and he hugged him back: "Be careful on the way back and forth."

Thunder billowed in the sky, and it was about to rain. Yuan Tang suddenly recalled a year ago, when they were still in Beijing, the phoenix trees were as green as jade, and the cicadas were singing from the trees, and the scenery on the Yuxiang River was just right. , Qingbo cleans the dust, all kinds of flowers bloom in the garden where the princes feast, but the fragrance of the flowers cannot cover the fragrance of the wine.

A rain falls, but to reduce the heat of summer, and to decorate the gatherings of the Qing guests, unlike in Baiyu, the wind and rain seem to be sandwiched between the swords and halberds.

Yuan Tang shook his head, and realized that he was in a daze. The battle was imminent, so he shouldn't be indulging in hesitation.

Back at the camp, the small river behind the camp swelled due to the rain, and the water flowed loudly all night, sounding like thousands of troops marching on the ground.After the torrential rain, more Yichi barracks suddenly appeared by the Changhe River. They fell from the sky like rain, and they gathered into streams inadvertently, gathering in the mountains dozens of miles away from Baiyu City.

The leader of the Yichi people, Mo Ruwei, went into battle in person, claiming to lead an army of [-] to attack Bai Yu. Before the battle, he sent envoys to Bai Yu to ask Bai Yu to open the door and surrender to Mo Ruwei.

General Su sat in the hall with deep eyes. Before he could speak, Liu Changshi said first, "It's absolutely impossible!"

The envoy put one hand on his chest, raised his head slightly, and said: "Our Majesty appreciates General Su's bravery and talent, and feels that you are completely different from those frail Nanxia people, and you have blood that is similar to our Yichi people. As long as you are willing to open the city gate, His Majesty will be willing to be your brother and let you still sit in Baiyu."

General Su glanced at the handwritten letter from the leader of Yichi brought by the messenger.

Liu Changshi said indignantly: "Qizhou is my land of Daxia, and we will guard the domain for Daxia. What right does Mo Ruwei have to speak about Baiyu City?"

Not long after the envoy returned, the Yichi people began to besiege Bai Yu.

There are still a group of refugees outside the city. Under Liu Changshi's insistence, General Su agreed to let the refugees enter the city.

From the first day when the Yichi people began to besiege Baiyu, the Xigaogang camp has been continuously attacked by the Yichi people. The surprise attack on the night more than a month ago seems to be just a test by the Yichi people to Baiyu's guards. They officially besieged Baiyu City. People deployed more troops to besiege Xigaogang.

They stormed the wall, brought more ladders and nest carts, and kept firing arrows into the camp. The first onslaught lasted for two full days, and many tents in the camp were pierced by arrow clusters.

During this period, the north gate and east gate of Baiyu were also attacked. In addition to defending by itself, the Xigaogang camp had to cooperate with the city wall to fight. .

On the third day, the Yichi people withdrew for a while to recuperate, and attacked again on the fourth day.

A layer of corpses was piled up under the camp wall. Yichi soldiers stepped on the corpses to build up the wall. Yuan Tang ordered people to erect wooden signs and use wood and stones to heighten the city wall.

White smoke was burning from Bai Yu's beacon tower, and the soldiers on the wall saw it, and said to Yuan Tang, "Join the army, the general ordered you to participate in leading troops to encircle the city."

Before the war, General Su redeployed, and the Xigaogang camp had 2000 troops. They defended for three days, but the troops were slightly damaged. It was not difficult to divide the troops.Yuan Tang asked people to set up guns on the wall, and under the cover of guns, he led people down to Xigaogang.