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Volume 1: The War in the Northwest Chapter 76: Cautious Xiazhou City

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    It was just dawn the next day. Yang Rong, whose legs were so weak, got up from his bed, put on his coat and armor, got up with some staggering, and walked towards the outside of the tent.

    After Yang Rong left the tent, Liu Yi and Lian'er, who were still lying on the bedding, opened their eyes. They looked at each other and smiled. Liu Yi made a face at Yang Rong, who had already walked to the tent door, and said, "Okay.  I want him to be rude."

    After leaving the tent, Yang Rong took a deep breath of fresh air and shouted at the top of his voice to the officers and soldiers who were already preparing to set off: "Soldiers, get ready to go!"

    Hearing Yang Rong's shout, the officers of each team began to organize their teams and get ready to set off.

    More than half an hour later, Yang Rong mounted his horse, walked at the front, climbed the Great Wall, and embarked on the road to Xiazhou from the other side of the Great Wall.

    The team advanced slowly. Along the way, they did not see the Party troops.

    It¡¯s no wonder that the Dangxiang army can¡¯t be seen. This place still belongs to the territory of the Song Dynasty. If the Dangxiang army wants to come here, it must pass through Xiazhou, and it is absolutely impossible for the Xiazhou defenders to watch them march straight into the Song Dynasty.  of.

    Slowly advancing towards Xiazhou, the army walked for two days before they saw the city wall of Xiazhou.

    Xiazhou was at the edge of the Song Dynasty and was attacked by party members more frequently than Yincheng. The city defenses here were reinforced twice by the Song army, and the city walls were much higher than those in Yincheng.

    When Yang Rong's team arrived at Xiazhou City, the city gates of Xiazhou were closed tightly, and the city walls were filled with troops defending the city.

    "Have they always been like this?" Looking at the Song army on the Xiazhou city wall, Yang Rong frowned slightly and asked Hua Qing beside him: "When you came here earlier, were they so defensive?"

    "Speak to your lord!" Hua Qing clasped his hands and said to Yang Rong: "General Mo brought his brothers here before, and the gates of Xiazhou City were also closed tightly like this. They didn't open the gates at all, as if they were on guard.  It seems very strict.¡±

    "Go and tell them that Yang Rong, the military envoy of the Xinning Army and the general of Zhengxi, is here and wants them to open the city gate immediately." After hearing what Hua Qing said, Yang Rong frowned slightly and said to a night assassin.  The soldier gave an order.

    After receiving the order that night, the soldier who attacked the camp rode his horse towards the city gate. When he was approaching the city gate, he reined in his horse and shouted to the defenders on the city wall: "General Zhengxi of the Song Dynasty, Xin Ning Army  Jiedushi led his army through Xiazhou, and the defenders on the city immediately opened the city gate to greet him."

    The defenders on the city heard that outside the city was the Song Dynasty's army marching to the west, and quickly sent people to report the situation to the magistrate of Xiazhou.

    In these days, the harassment by the party members became more and more frequent. The magistrate of Xiazhou ordered the defenders to close the city gate tightly and not open it no matter who came to call the door.

    Hua Qing led his army through Xiazhou earlier and wanted to enter the city for supplies, but the city gate was closed. No matter how he called the door, the defenders on the city would not open the gate.

    In desperation, Hua Qing had no choice but to lead the army away, and while harassing the Dangxiang people, he obtained supplies from the Dangxiang people.

    Hua Qing can do that, but Yang Rong cannot.

    With an army of 400,000, not three to five thousand, it is absolutely impossible for them to rely solely on robbing the party members for their supplies. Xiazhou must still be used as a supply granary for the army.

    After receiving the news that Yang Rong had come to Xiazhou, the governor of Xiazhou did not dare to neglect, and hurriedly led a group of officials to climb the city wall. When they saw the mountains and plains outside the city were covered with Song army flags, among which there were many light blue battle flags flying.  At that time, Xiazhou Zhizhou hurriedly shouted to the Song army guarding the city: "What are you still waiting for? General Zhengxi is here, why don't you open the city gate quickly?"

    When the Song army general in charge of city defense heard this, he hurriedly lay down on the edge of the city wall and shouted to the Song army guarding the city gate below: "Open the city gate."

    With the shout of the Song Army general, the city gate slowly opened.  A group of Song troops defending the city ran out of the city and formed a team on both sides of the city gate.

    Xiazhou City, although the city is not very big, it is still enough to accommodate 400,000 people.  After the city gate opened, Yang Rong did not station the army outside the city like he did in Yinzhou. Instead, he waved to the officers and soldiers behind him and shouted: "Enter the city!"

    400,000 troops marched into the city in a mighty manner. As soon as Yang Rong entered the city gate, the magistrate of Xiazhou came up to him. He clasped his hands and said to him: "I will lead the Xiazhou officials to kowtow to welcome the general."

    Yang Rong held his fists in both hands, arched his head towards Xiazhou Zhizhou, and said to him: "Your Majesty, you are too polite. This time, I will lead the army to conquer Dangxiang, so I will trouble you a lot more."

    "If the army needs anything, just ask the official!" Xiazhou Zhizhou bowed slightly, stood sideways, and made an invitation gesture to Yang Rong and said: "I just heard that the general is coming, and the official has already asked someone to come.  Prepare the room in the government office and wait for the general to move in."

      Yang Rong did not dismount, but just smiled and clasped his fists at Xiazhou Zhizhou and said, "I'm sorry to bother you, sir. This general is in Xiazhou and may be stationed for a long time. Your Excellency, you have thought of it well."

    Xiazhou Zhizhou stood aside with his body bowed. He only responded twice, made an invitation gesture to Yang Rong and said: "General, please!"

    "Master Zhizhou, please mount your horse!" Yang Rong did not immediately ride his horse forward, but said something to the officers and soldiers behind him.

    A soldier from the Yeji Camp hurriedly stepped forward, holding a horse, and asked Xiazhou Zhizhou to mount the horse.

    Zhizhou understood that Yang Rong wanted him to ride his horse to accompany him.

    For local officials like them, it was a supreme honor to accompany General Zhengxi on horseback in the city. There was no delay in Xiazhou Zhizhou, so he quickly jumped on the horse and stood beside Yang Rong.

    "Sir, why are the city gates so tightly closed?" Yang Rong asked Xiazhou magistrate while walking along the street towards the Yamen: "Previously, my general, General Hua Qinghua, led his army here and wanted to replenish food and grass in the city.  The defenders did not open the city gate for them, why on earth is this?"

    "Don't hide it from the general!" Hearing Yang Rong ask about Xiazhou's closed city gates, Zhizhou sighed and said: "Dangxiang people often came to Xiazhou in the early days. The lower officials felt that something was wrong and arranged a lot of people to follow them, but these Dangxiang people  When people entered the city, nothing happened. Generally speaking, they entered the city on the same day and left early the next morning. As time went by, the officials also relaxed their vigilance towards them, but unexpectedly, they were already in the city now.  A climate was formed, and the official ordered people to conduct strict investigations many times, but could never find out how many spies they had deployed in the city. In order to prevent the party members from attacking from behind, the official had to order the entire city to be on guard, especially against the enemy.  The city gates are fortified."

    After listening to Xiazhou Zhizhou's words, Yang Rong frowned, nodded, and said to him: "Your Excellency, you have done a good job. With your actions, the party members must have not really succeeded. Otherwise, no matter how tight the city guards are,  We can't guard against them." (To be continued. Please search Piao Tian Literature, the novels are better and updated faster!)
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