Chapter 799: Entering the vast sea

"The Chief Auntie has pity for a beggar to summon him to the mansion, and it is understandable!" Yuan Fang knocked on the table and said slowly: "Aren't you a housekeeper? Then exercise your power. Didn't that man say he came from Pingzhou? Look at where he is from Pingzhou, who is his surname, who lives in that village, and who is in the neighborhood? Check it out clearly and understand everything is correct, that's fine!"

"Yes, the official will do it right away." The housekeeper bowed and turned around and left.

Weizhou, the edge of the sea.

The weather was extremely cold, and the strong wind brought up the wind and sand, hitting the armor and equipment, making rustling sounds. People could not open their eyes at all. The 20,000 troops had been here for three days, but the strong wind did not stop. The vast sea was completely covered by yellow sand mist. When they saw it, they had a very short distance of sight. Such weather could not enter the vast sea at all. Even if they forced in, they would lose their direction in the wind and sand.

Li Qing's team was armed to the teeth. He wore cotton jackets inside and iron armor on his outside. He also had cotton covers inside his helmet. Only two eyes were left exposed and his hands were covered with cotton gloves. He had 20,000 people. In addition to the more than 10,000 cavalrymen from Changsheng Camp, one with two horses, one riding and one carrying water and dry food. Even infantrymen were equipped with camel horses for transportation. In addition, thousands of camels carried various supplies. Everything was ready, but the bad natural weather blocked the army.

"Lord, what should I do? I just asked the guide. There were also strong winds and sandstorms in previous years, and it took ten days and half a month to blow. What if we can't stop, what should we do here?" Looking at the wind and sandstorms in the sky, Wang Yan opened his eyes angrily and asked Li Qing beside him. Because the condom was on his face, his voice sounded a little dull.

Li Qing shook his head, "I can only wait. Maybe tomorrow, maybe the day after tomorrow, the wind and sand can stop. As soon as the wind and sand stop, we will set off immediately."

Listening to the howling of the wind and looking at the wind and sand rolling in the sky, Wang Yan shook his head worriedly, hoping that God would bless him. If such strong wind and sand come again once in the vast sea, it would cause great trouble to the army. Looking at Li Qing's figure walking back, Wang Yan quickly followed.

In addition to Wang Yan's cavalry battalion, Li Qing's army drew 10,000 infantry from Lu Dalin's group. In order to ensure Li Qing's safety, Lu Dalin took out all the things in the box. These 10,000 infantry were elites in Lu Dalin's group. In order to strengthen the strength of this army, Lu Dalin even drew a group of officers from other departments to fill the team as deputy positions.

Sitting cross-legged in the tent, Li Qing was frowning when he heard the sound of wind and sand outside. Outside, he was full of confidence, but when he returned to the tent, his heart was heavy.

A fire broke out in the tent, but the temperature in the tent was a little higher than outside. Sitting there, the cold air was still coming. Li Wen and Tie Bao were in a heavy mood when they saw Li Qing and did not dare to disturb him. They could only sit aside silently and listen to the sound of the wind and sand outside hitting the tent.

It was almost dawn that Li Qing fell asleep in a daze.

Li Qing was awakened by the huge cheers outside. He jumped up suddenly and saw Li Wenfeng jumping in from outside like a gala. "Lord, the wind and sand have stopped, the wind and sand have stopped!"

Li Qing, overjoyed, jumped up and rushed straight outside. The long-lost sunshine actually poured down from the sky. The golden sea appeared in front of him. The sand dunes were undulating, like golden waves, extending wave after wave to the distance. The sunshine shone on the sand grains, shining brightly.

Wang Yan rushed over with a loud laugh, "Lord, you said yesterday that the wind and sand would stop today, but it really stopped today. It's really a god." Wang Yan's voice was so loud that all the soldiers around him heard this shout. They turned around and looked at Li Qing, raised the weapon in their hand, and cheered loudly, "Long live, long live!"

Li Qing smiled and raised his hand, "Dingzhou Army, Wan Sheng!"

"Dingzhou Army, thousands of victories!" A huge whistling sounded in the vast sea.

"Tell me the order, the entire army will set off and set off!" Li Qing roared.

Li Wen had already brought the war horse. Li Qing turned over the horse, clamped his legs, and galloped the war horse, and was the first to step into the vast vast sea. Behind him, tens of thousands of troops were like a long black dragon, and followed him into the vast sea.

In Xiabaoping, He Ping's attack on the fortress has lasted for more than ten days. From the initial tentative attack to the fierce attack in recent days, Xiabaoping Fortress has begun to enter a cruel offensive and defensive battle.

Several siege lanes were built around the fortress, and the long siege lanes extended to the top of the city. The attacking soldiers rushed up along the siege lanes. In other places, ladders were erected, and the soldiers climbed upwards with the ladders.

Outside the city, He Ping dragged all the catapults and the Baniu Crossbow to a very close distance and launched a bombardment with the city. In his opinion, the opponent's catapults were indeed accurate and far, but even if they were trapped in the city, the number was limited, and he could be replenished from outside. Even if these long-range weapons could not be replenished, he could still cut wood and make some simple catapults. As long as there were enough numbers, it could still pose a threat to the defenders in the fortress. Therefore, he was not afraid that his catapults would be destroyed by precise attacks in the city one by one. He Ping believed that even if he lost five of them and replaced them one by one, the account would be cost-effective.

In order to be able to hit the opponent's trencher, He Ping dragged his trencher very close to the city. The lieutenant responsible for the trencher was ordered to stand at the forefront. In the few days since the war started, three lieutenants have died in front of the trencher. Two were directly hit by the stone bomb, and the other was killed by the collapsed trencher. Today, it is the fourth lieutenant appointed in the last battle.

He Ping's plan was good. Under his madness, the catapults in the city could not attack the enemy soldiers rushing over the enemy's forces on the road of siege. They could only launch a confrontation with the enemy, trying to destroy or suppress the opponent first. Otherwise, at this distance, the stone bombs thrown by the catapult hit the soldiers' heads, which would be a huge threat.

"How many masters are there in the Central Plains!" Wei Xin sighed. He Ping's move was undoubtedly correct, and he was also attacking the defenders' soft threat. Even if all the catapults outside were destroyed in the city, the enemy troops in the siege would be supplemented in a short time.

"So what if you can't suppress remotely?" Tian Xinyu sneered, "In the past few days, there have been dozens of catapults that we have destroyed. In the past few days, the simple guys they have brought are no longer threatening."

Wei Xin frowned and said, "But in this fight, we don't have many trenchers. Even if we pieced together, there were less than ten of them. It doesn't matter to them, but to us, it's a big loss."

"Even if they are face-to-face fighting, they are not our opponents." Tian Xinyu said.

"Who knows how many days we have to guard?" Wei Xin sighed. The secret agent of the Supervision Bureau who came from Yangquan brought Tian Feng's order. Wei Xin knew that the war was much more severe than he had imagined, and the difficulties were countless times more. Moreover, there would never be reinforcements during this period. Of course, Wei Xin would never tell anyone about this news.

"General Wei, let me go up and kill you!" Tian Xinyu was eager to try.

"No, your wound has just grown. There are so many places to use you in the future. Now you should be honest and take care of me. Don't use you when you are using you, you can't do it." Wei Xin smiled, "You stay here honestly during this period." After saying that, he turned around and walked down.

Looking at the enemy troops under the city tower and the siege on the road, Tian Xinyu was itchy, but the military order was a military order, which was not just a joke. He had been following Tian Feng for a long time and had soaked the military's obedience into his bones. He turned around the city tower for a few times. When he saw the iron bow on one side, his eyes lit up. He picked up the iron bow and dragged a bag of feather arrows, "Good guy, practice archery skills!"

With a whoosh, a feather arrow flew out, shooting an enemy who had just stepped onto the battlement and fell down on his back. Tian Xinyu laughed, took out another one from the bag, aimed at it, and shot five in a row. When he hit the sixth one, a sudden pain came from his shoulder. He couldn't help but grin, and the arrow flew to where it was. When he turned his head to look, he saw that the wound on his shoulder had cracked again. He couldn't help but stick out his tongue and immediately threw the iron bow aside. He no longer dared to show off. If he was injured again, he would really not be able to make a big money when he went into battle.

Under the city, Li Shengzhi danced with a long spear and fought back along the siege road, driving the enemy along the siege road, then turned around and retreated. The armor was covered with blood, but looking at the siege road he was walking, it was obvious that the blood was left by the enemy.

Wei Xin divided the troops in the city into three parts, and rotated one team every day. According to the previous tradition of the Dingzhou Army, minor injuries did not go down the front line. However, this time, Wei Xin issued a death order. As long as the injured soldiers were injured, they would never be allowed to fight before they healed. It took more than ten days for these slightly injured soldiers to recover their wounds. This battle was far from being solved in ten days. The injured soldiers went to the front line, whether in response or strength, they would definitely not be as good as before. If the minor injuries were seriously injured or died, Wei Xin felt that it would be too unworthy. Ten days later, another life would be alive and would be very useful at that time.

Ordinary soldiers regarded this as General Wei's care for them, but generals such as Li Shengzhi and Tian Xinyu heard an unusual meaning from this order. It seemed that this battle would be much longer than they expected!

As night fell under the city, the bloody battle for a day immediately came to an end. He Ping withdrew his troops back to the camp, and Zeng Yifan came to his camp every day to watch the battle.

"He Ping, the opponent's defense is unexpectedly tenacious!" Zeng Yifan said, "How many casualties have we suffered in the past few days?"

"Not many, more than a thousand people. In front of such an opponent and before such a strong city, this loss is nothing. Young marshal, don't be impatient. If you fight this kind of war, you have to slowly grind it. You will definitely not be able to chew it in one bite. Not to mention that the opponent is Dingzhou soldier, the defensive commander Wei Xin, even if you change to an ordinary general, you will not be able to win easily."

Zeng Yifan smiled, "I'm not in a hurry, I'm not in a hurry, you can fight slowly!"
Chapter completed!