From a son-in-law to a favorite of the empress

Chapter 1099

It is still the Mid-Autumn Festival, and it is still the midnight.

In the northwest of the Jin Dynasty, the walls of Gansu Town Liangzhou Wei stand tall and majestic, like a giant dragon entrenched on the earth, resisting the enemy's attack with its majestic body.

The full moon is bright, the walls are roaring, and the cruel siege is underway.

There is no temptation, no precursor, both sides are very clear about the other's military strength and strength, and this moment is simply desperate.

Song Wu must defend Gansu Town, so as to contain the Yarkand people's eastward advance, and the Yarkand people must take Gansu Town to firmly grasp the northwest in their hands, complete the occupation of this plate, and attack the next plate.

Both sides have different missions, so - ten thousand cannons roar! Ten thousand people fight!

"Fire!"

Song Wu roared, and the fifteen Portuguese cannons on the wall began to bombard, and the other side also had more than ten cannons bombarding.

Fortunately, the power, range and accuracy of the Portuguese cannon were far superior to the enemy's old-fashioned artillery, and the firepower was suppressed.

But the enemy had too many people. With a total of 110,000 troops, only 10,000 were left to guard various places, and a full 100,000 came.

They were determined to take down Liangzhou Guard.

As long as Liangzhou Guard was taken down, Gansu Town would lose the natural barrier in the east, and Yongchang Guard and Shaanxi Xingdusi would have almost no resistance.

This battle was so critical, affecting the fate of Gansu Town, the overall situation in the northwest, and even the entire Dajin national destiny.

"Don't be afraid! Don't save equipment! Archers, shoot!"

"Rolling stones! Rolling stones, hurry up! Get the golden soup ready!"

"Spearmen and shieldmen cooperate with each other! Those who rush up should be stabbed down as soon as possible!"

Song Wu's voice was hoarse, but he was trying to preside over the overall situation.

But... the difference in numbers was really too big.

Li He's Zhejiang Army resisted the enemy's attack in Suzhou Guard, so there were only more than 40,000 people in Liangzhou Guard. It was really difficult to face the impact of 100,000 people.

What's more, with Xiong Kuohai and Ye Mian's cleansing of Gansu Town, it is true that many spies were killed, but it also had a great impact on the morale of the army, and the soldiers' fighting spirit was not firm.

Because for them, the court was not much closer than the Ma family, but the court was righteous.

"We must raise morale! Otherwise, the sky will collapse tonight!"

Song Wu knew this very well. Now is the time to test will and determination.

At this time, someone must stand up and lead everyone.

He turned his head and looked at Liangzhou City. There were flames burning everywhere, and it seemed that no one in the city was sleeping.

"The Ma family of Xiningwei! They have received the grace of the country for generations! They don't think of repaying it!"

An old voice roared out: "Instead, they colluded with foreign races, sold out their country for glory, raised their knives to slaughter the people of China, and gathered troops to attack the land of Yanhuang. Their crimes are too numerous to list! Heaven will not tolerate it!"

"I, the Yongguan Marquis, have fought on the battlefield for forty years! I must fight to the death with the Ma family! With my flesh and blood! Defend the ancient city of Liangzhou!"

The old man was blind in one eye, wearing armor, holding a big knife, and took more than a dozen guards to the tower.

His voice seemed to penetrate the night and the sky, resounding in everyone's heart.

"I am the Earl of Shanyong! Defend Liangzhou City to the death!"

"Gansu will not fall, and the Northwest will not be destroyed. I, the Zhenyuan Marquis, swear to defend Liangzhou City to the death!"

"I, the Pingyuan Marquis, swear to defend Liangzhou City to the death!"

"I, the Su'an Marquis..."

"I..."

More than a dozen old generals climbed the tower one after another, and all made deafening voices.

They were all elderly men in their seventies, and had followed the Duke of Zhenguo to conquer the world, established great military exploits, and gained a great reputation, so they were granted titles.

At this moment, they did not think about the prosperity of the capital and their descendants, but put on old armor, dragged their broken bodies, and came to the front line of this hard battle.

Every voice reached everyone's heart.

Song Wu knew that it was time for him to speak.

He raised his sword high and shouted: "Brothers! Soldiers! You should die on the battlefield! Why should you wrap your body in a horse's hide!"

"Even the 70-year-old veteran fought side by side with us, and even the noble Marquis did not forget the mission of the soldier... How can we give up! How can we waver!"

"Protect Liangzhou City! Protect Gansu Town! Protect the northwest! That is to protect the country!"

"Follow me! Kill all these traitors and foreign beasts!"

A group of old generals ran and roared on the tower, inspiring the blood of every soldier.

The entire Liangzhou Guard was ignited by their iron blood. The northwest of the Mid-Autumn Festival seemed to be burning with raging fire, and they exploded directly.

"Kill!"

"Defend Liangzhou!"

"Defend Gansu!"

"Kill the enemy!"

Countless soldiers roared, and they held their positions, the army's morale was finally firmly tied together.

This battle was so cruel.

...

It was hard to see, even if the moonlight was so bright, the soldiers of the Tsarist Empire could not see how many people were standing on the tower of Guhewei.

Because the tower here was too low and too narrow, only 20,000 people filled the place.

Gumanyev believed that the remaining 100,000 people of the Leiden Army and Huguang Army of the Great Jin Dynasty were standing in Guhewei. When the soldiers in front fell, the people in the back would make up.

So he was very cautious. He first sent a wave of cavalry to test, and retreated after being shot by bows and arrows. Then he sent shield soldiers to advance forward, and the engineers followed to set up artillery positions. Everything went on in an orderly manner.

Wang Xiong knew that at this moment, he must show his momentum.

Even if he died, he had to inflict greater casualties on the other side.

The eight flankers had been set up long ago. After locking and aiming, he directly ordered the cannons to be fired.

The loud noise shook the world, and the fire smashed forward like a comet, hitting the enemy's artillery accurately and killing more than a dozen people at the same time.

Andrei said in a deep voice: "Captain Gumanyev! We don't have time to waste with them! Whether Guhewei has 120,000 or 200,000 people, we have to fight directly, and we can't avoid paying a price."

"For us, time is more important!"

Gumanyev said: "Then fight! At all costs! Take down Guhewei!"

The drums sounded, the roars continued, and the shocking battle of Guhewei finally started.

Facing the attack of more than 200,000 people, Wang Xiong and others had no way to retreat, but took out the things they had prepared long ago and calmly faced the challenge.

Guhewei is not a big place, and there are too many soldiers of the Tsarist Kingdom, and it is difficult to deploy. They can only attack in batches, but this is not something Wang Xiong and others can stop.

Although the Leiden Army broke out with amazing fighting spirit, a gap was opened after about half an hour.

The soldiers of the Tsarist Empire rushed up and fought with the Leiden Army on the city wall.

Wang Xiong and Shi Yi looked at each other and joined the battle. The brutal close combat was carried out on this low city wall.

This is not a prosperous place in the world and is not well known to the public.

But every soldier of the Jin Dynasty who fell here is a great hero.

"Brothers! Are you tired?"

"Before resting! Kill a few more!"

Shi Yi laughed and pulled out the arrow on his shoulder, then dragged his bloody body to kill.

Wang Xiong said: "Brothers! Fellow countrymen in Shandong! We did not betray our country! We persisted until the last moment!"

"Fight with them! Let's reunite below! Celebrate the festival!"

The few soldiers rushed to the army of the Tsarist Empire, with a strong physique, carrying a great soul, and sacrificed heroically.

Seeing this scene, Wang Xiong couldn't help crying.

He raised the torch.

Beside him were eight falconets and piles of explosives.

Even if he died, he could not leave the falconets to the people of the Tsarist Empire, otherwise... they would have a magic weapon to attack Jianzhou and Shenzhou.

"Marshal Jie... I have tried my best..."

"These four years have been so glorious. Although I regret that I can no longer fight side by side with Marshal Jie, I have no regrets!"

He held out the torch and lit the fuse of the explosives.