The Song Dynasty has been deliberate for 16 years, only to know that it is the Water Margin

Chapter 465: Conspiracy, Insect Flower Ointment

The next day, there was a meeting in the Yamen.

Zhao Tong sat in his chair and looked at the people in front of him, and said calmly: "Although Gaizhu City has already been conquered, Zhuoluo and Nanjunsi are the goals. It is not as simple as Gaizhu City, it is majestic and solid, and there are more soldiers." , in order to avoid damage by forceful attack, whoever has an idea can come up with it and listen to it."

Everyone looked at me and I looked at you, and they all began to think attentively.

Yuan Guo was also in the yamen at this moment, sitting at the last seat. He lowered his head slightly at this moment, but his heart was in a mess.

He already knew that the general above was the King of Qin of the Song Dynasty.

Although the information between Xixia and the Song Dynasty was somewhat blocked, they still knew each other about the royal family and some people in the court.

Just as the Song Dynasty knew Brother Richard and Concubine Jing, Xixia also knew King Zhao Tao of Qin and King Zhao Kai of Yun.

According to the rumors in the Xixia Kingdom, this King of Qin was a figure similar to Brother Richard. The Song Dynasty suppressed the rebellion twice and gained a great reputation.

During this period, he achieved a victory with a force ten times his own. The Privy Council and the General Army Department of Xixia had specially studied the Jiangning battle, but they still can't figure out what the mystery was and what strategy was used to finally win. Such a big victory.

Although this battle is not as good as the battle between the two countries on the border, it is still possible to win a confrontation with such a huge disparity in military power. It is the Battle of Hubu Dagang that has already caught up with the Jin Kingdom.

Therefore, Xixia has always had a positive attitude towards the military ability of King Qin of the Song Dynasty. However, due to the military structure of the Song army, it did not regard Zhao Tao as a strong enemy. The Song Dynasty would not send a prince to guard the border and lead troops. This is almost universally acknowledged. Things you know.

So Yuan Guo was a little confused, why did King Qin come to Xihe?And also took the initiative to attack Xixia?
This is not the usual style of the Song Dynasty at all. Such a sudden advance, not only taking down Gaizhu City, but also going to attack Zhuoluo and Nanjunsi, is simply a bit audacious and incredible.

You must know that it is not easy to march here in Kalochuan. Most of the people who come here are planning to attack and plunder, grab something and run away. But now they have to attack the military department and capture the city. Can they still withdraw at that time?
Yuan Guo was thinking wildly when Zhao Tong spoke from above: "Superintendent Yuan, how many soldiers and horses are there in Zhuolu City now and what kind of weapons are they equipped with? Please tell me carefully."

Yuan Guo was not surprised when he heard this. Since he surrendered last night, the other party would ask about military information sooner or later, but he still concealed the answer truthfully and had not thought about it yet.

Although he surrendered at the moment, he did not want to count. After all, he was forced to escape and go back when he had the opportunity. Didn't even Li Yuanhao, the founding emperor of Jingzong, fake surrender to the Song Dynasty several times, but regretted it in the end? I don't think this is anything to be ashamed of.

Just when his thoughts were confused, Zhao Tong's voice sounded again: "Priest Yuan, you have to think carefully before we attack Zhuo La City. You have to accompany the army. Because your intelligence is inaccurate, our army will suffer heavy casualties. It’s hard for you to survive in there. If you don’t die under the attack of Zhuo La City, I will also behead you.”

ah?Yuan Guo trembled when he heard this. How could he forget this?He lowered his head and took a look at his body. He had already changed into the military uniform of the Song Dynasty. When the time came, he would ride a war horse of the Song Dynasty. How could the defenders of Zhuo La City recognize who he was? Under the random attack, the guns and arrows had no eyes. I'm afraid I don't know how to die.

What's more... when Zhao Tong really realized something was wrong and ordered him to be killed, where could he escape?Who would care about him among the rebellious army? Zhuo Lacheng would not care about him, let alone know that he was among the enemy's army.

"My lord, your lord... I don't dare to hide it, I don't dare!" Yuan Guo said hurriedly, his heart beating so fast that it almost jumped out of his chest.

"Then let's talk about it carefully!" Zhao Tong said calmly.

Reaching out to wipe his sweat, Yuan Guo spoke nervously: "Zhuoluo and Nanjunsi originally stationed 2 people, [-] cavalry, and [-] infantry. Now they have transferred most of them to attack Lanzhou, and there should be only more than [-] left. People, as for ordnance, artillery and crossbows, they all have..."

It took him trembling for a long time to finish speaking, but everyone in the hall frowned. As the [-]th Supervisory Army Division of Xixia, Zhuoluo and Nanjun Division were very tightly protected. Not only did they have stone cannons and other things, but they even had Several beds of crossbow arrows.

This crossbow arrow was previously captured from the Song Dynasty. This heavy-duty bed crossbow cannot be manufactured in Xixia. Although I don't know how many times it can be used now, it is always a great threat.

Du Bo said: "Your Majesty, with the strength of our army, although it is possible to capture Zhuoluo City by force, it is not the best strategy. If the losses are huge, we will be in a dilemma."

Zhang Xian said: "The rattan armor is comparable to heavy armor for protection, and there is nowhere to replenish it. It is difficult to suffer too much damage. The opponent has 5000 people and has weapons to defend the city. If my subordinates think they can do it, they will not attack by force."

Shi Jin said: "Your Majesty, why don't you do it again like you did when we attacked Gai Zhu City?"

Zhang Xian shook his head and said: "I don't think so. At this time and at the same time, the reason for the false attack on Zhu City was because the Xixia army had just left shortly after the attack. There was no suspicion in the city, and there were few soldiers in the city. Once the gates were opened, they could be controlled by rushing in. There are five thousand soldiers in Zhuoluo City, so how many soldiers can you bring to deceive the enemy?"

Shi Jin said: "Just bring more."

Zhang Xian said: "Zhuo La City knows that there are only 500 people in Zhu City. It can't exceed this number. If it exceeds, wouldn't it reveal the secret? What's the reason for defrauding the city? Even if the deception is successful, since we have few soldiers, I'm afraid we will be defeated instead. The other party comes to catch turtles in an urn."

Shi Jin said quietly: "This, this..."

General Lu said at this time: "Your Majesty, my subordinates have a plan. Your Majesty will see whether it is feasible or not."

Zhao Tong nodded. General Lu was resourceful and had a good overall view of the battlefield. He could see this when he fought against Fangla. He said, "Let's talk about it."

General Lu thought for a moment and then said: "I think it's better for me to divert the tiger away from the mountain and annihilate it in separate groups!"

"How can you lure a tiger away from the mountain?" Zhao Tong touched his chin.

"That's it..." Lu Jiang's eyes fell on Yuan Guo, and Yuan Guo was agitated. "He just asked Yuan Jiaojian to take a few people to Zhuolu City. He said that our army was attacking Gaizhu secretly and was besieging the city. He was going to attack it. If people break out of the siege and come to Zhuoluo to bring reinforcements, Zhuoluo will definitely send troops and horses to support them. Then they will set up ambushes inside and outside Gaizhu and annihilate them in one fell swoop."

"Okay!" Zhao Tong held his hands and said, "It's indeed a clever plan. Thinking of this important stronghold on the Zhunai border, Zhuo La City will definitely send less troops. There are currently 5000 people there. I'm afraid they won't send [-] over. If only [-] are left. It will be easy to deal with it if it costs less than two thousand.”

General Lu said: "I feel that Commander Shi's suggestion just now is not wrong. If we can destroy the supporting troops in Zhuo La City, then we might as well ask Superintendent Yuan to directly bring some people to pretend to be Xixia's defeated army, and then pull off another scam." By then Zhuoluo's soldiers will only have two thousand, so we only need to hold the city gate and wait for the rear army to come up, but we must choose a time when it is getting dark."

Zhao Tong laughed loudly: "It is indeed a clever plan. Commander Lu has a clever plan, and it is as good as the Three Kingdoms Crouching Dragon and Phoenix."

General Lu blushed and said, "Your Majesty, Miao praised me."

Shi Jin looked at Zhang Xian at this time and said: "Commander Zhang, aren't you still going to use my trick to deceive the city?"

Zhang Xian smiled, not being as familiar with him, Shi Jin felt a little complacent and puffed out his chest.

Yuan Guo was a little dumbfounded while listening. Isn't this too insidious?In the past, wars with the Song Dynasty were mostly about charging on the battlefield with real swords and guns, facing them head-on, and storming the city. Where could there be such secretive conspiracies and vicious strategies.

His face twitched and his thoughts were racing. These people wanted to trick him to death. Even if there was a chance to escape back in the future, I'm afraid it would be hard to explain clearly. No, no, I absolutely cannot do what these people say. He still wants to go back to Xixia to be the uncle of the state. What's the point of cooperating with these Song people to attack Zhuoluo City... He has to find a way to escape to Zhuoluo City, and then report to the capital army to dispatch an army to defeat these people. Kill all the damn Song people!

At this moment, General Lu said again: "Your Majesty, there are still some flaws in this strategy."

Zhao Tong said: "I think it's good, what's wrong with it?"

General Lu looked at Yuan Guo, frowned and said, "After all, Superintendent Yuan came here from Xixia, so I wonder if he is willing to cooperate."

Yuan Guo rolled his eyes and nodded vigorously: "Your Majesty, generals, this villain has sincerely abandoned the dark side and turned to the bright side, and will definitely cooperate fully!"

General Lu said: "Instructor Yuan, it's not that I don't trust you. The word "sincerity" is not just a matter of words. When the time comes to pretend to move troops, if you deliberately leak the truth, or turn your back and tell the truth, then this Now that all our efforts have been wasted, and you are still allowed to escape, it will be difficult for us to catch you again."

Yuan Guo hurriedly stood up from the chair, then knelt down with a "pop" and said loudly: "Your Majesty, I am willing to swear to God that I sincerely surrender to you and cooperate with the army to capture Zhuolu City. If it is against the law, This oath..."

"Forget it, forget it!" Zhao Tong waved his hand: "What are you swearing for..."

Yuan Guo was secretly happy when he heard this. The other party didn't even need him to swear. Although he didn't care about such futile things as swearing, it was better not to swear.

Just as he was about to say something to thank the other party for his trust, he heard Zhao Tong speak again: "What's the use of swearing? Did Weiming Yuanhao make too few oaths back then? Did he make too few wishes? Which one did it? Which one came true? It's not a pile of promises. Did you regret everything in the end?"

"Ah, this..." Yuan Guo knelt on the ground and his calves had some cramps.

"You party members swear that I don't want to hear it!" Zhao Tong looked at Yuan Guo and said, "But I believe that you are sincerely seeking refuge."

Yuan Guo was overjoyed when he heard this. He just believed it, but he didn't expect that there would be such a good thing as not having to swear.

"But..." Zhao Tong suddenly changed the topic, and Yuan Guo's heart immediately "fooled". You finished the sentence at once. Isn't it a torment to go back and forth like this!
"But although I believe in you, I am afraid that my subordinates will not trust you!" Zhao Tong sighed: "I am responsible for my soldiers and generals. If they don't trust you, how can you take people to Zhuoluo City to pretend to ask for help? They are afraid that If you regret it and betray them then, how dare you go with you?"

Yuan Guo gritted his teeth when he heard this: "Your Majesty, this is not easy to handle. If I regret it when I see the soldiers in Zhuo La City, then let the people who follow me directly hack me to death. I have no martial arts, so I can run away if I want." Don’t fall off.”

He was also furious at this moment, feeling that if the Song Army really captured Zhuolu City, then he would never be able to return to Xixia. Even if he was Concubine Jing's younger brother, he would no longer be trusted by Li Qianshun, and he might even be arrested. He was beheaded to answer the question, and by that time Song Bing had finished using him, and it was hard to say whether he could be spared. They might think he was no longer useful, and they might just kill him.

So he fought hard at the moment. As for his words about letting the Song soldiers who followed him hack him to death if he regretted it when the time came, it was just nonsense. He didn't want to die. Although it was indeed dangerous at that moment, the Song soldiers couldn't tie him up. Did he pretend to ask for help?As long as he is not tied up, he has a chance to escape. He understands the situation in Zhuolu City, but the people who follow him do not. At that time, he only needs to wink, and someone will come up to separate him from the Song army, and then capture him immediately These following Song troops.

Shi Jin frowned and said: "You are such a good idea, you thief. Even if you are hacked to death by then, won't we and the people who follow you also die? It's a small thing for us to wait for death. We missed the attack." Zhuoluo City is in serious trouble!"

Yuan Guo didn't dare to speak when he heard the words, he just knelt down and lowered his head, but he was thinking vividly in his heart that he was afraid that the other party would not be able to come up with any other ideas as long as he used this trick, so he had to let him go like this.

Zhao Tong looked at him from above for a moment, then suddenly called the soldiers and said, "Call Shi Qian and the others."

The soldier took the order, and half a day later Shi Qian, Ding Erxie and the Bai brothers entered the tent.

When Shi Qian entered the door, he shouted in a high voice: "Your Majesty, are you here to have a good life again?"

Zhao Tong smiled and nodded.

Shi Qian took a step forward and came to Yuan Guo, then looked at him carefully.

Yuan Guo didn't know why, so he secretly raised his eyes to see, and was immediately startled. Where did a monkey turn into a spirit?
Shi Qian stretched out his hand to lift Yuan Guo's chin, and praised with a "puff": "What a pretty boy with tender skin and tender flesh, I wonder if he can withstand the poison of that insect flower ointment."

When Yuan Guo was approached by Shi Qian, he only smelled the strong smell of medicine and heard the word poison, so he became a little frightened and shouted: "What are you going to do?"

Shi Qian looked like a horse, twisting and turning, looking at his teeth and bones, and then smiled: "Such a standard medicine man is rare."

Yuan Guo was shocked. Although he didn't know what the medicine man meant, it didn't sound nice. He leaned back and asked, "Who are you?" Shi Qian laughed and said, "A certain person is the leader of the Five Poison Sect in Southern Border of the Song Dynasty. Hua Tuo, the one who was nicknamed Poison Hand Ghost, is here to poison you under the orders of the prince, so that you can go to Zhuo La City with peace of mind!"

"Five Poison Sect? Hua Tuo, the poisonous ghost?" Yuan Guo was so frightened that he collapsed on the ground. Just by hearing the name, he knew that the other party must be an old poisoner. Could it be that he wanted to poison himself to death?

Yuan Guo trembled at the thought of being poisoned. Although he had no martial arts skills, the Yuan family was a martial arts family. He also knew some things about the martial arts. The Xixia rivers and lakes were more chaotic and bloody than those in the Song Dynasty, and the people who used poison were also What's more, he has heard of many people who died of poison, all of them were horrific and the appearance was horrific.

"It's me!" Shi Qian laughed strangely, and then said to Zhao Zali: "Your Majesty, that subordinate is starting to concoct it now."

Zhao Tong nodded, Yuan Guo felt his eyes darken, and immediately shouted: "Your Majesty, don't do it. The villain is sincerely seeking refuge. Your Majesty, please don't poison the villain."

Shi Qian gave him a kick: "What are you yelling about? Your Majesty didn't want to poison you. He just gave you some medicine so that you can go to Zhuoluo City to do things with peace of mind. As long as the things are done, I will give you the antidote when you come back." , if things don’t go well..."

"What's wrong?" Yuan Guo asked in a whisper.

"Isn't it good..." Shi Qian glanced at the Bai brothers. The two brothers immediately went out and caught a hare from somewhere.

At this moment, Shi Qian took out a small box from his arms and opened it in front of Yuan Guo. Yuan Guo stared at it and saw that there was dark brown ointment in the box, which gave off a fishy odor, and was inside the ointment There were also many small white slender insects burrowing around, like little snakes.

Yuan Guo smelled the pungent smell and saw this horrific situation. He felt sick in his stomach and wanted to vomit when he opened his mouth.

Shi Qian pinched his mouth and said with a smile: "This Seven Insects and Seven Flowers Ointment is a good thing. It is made from seven kinds of highly poisonous flowers and herbs, plus seven kinds of poisonous insects unique to southern Xinjiang. If Animals will die immediately if they eat it, but people who eat it can live for two more days, but without an antidote, the insects will penetrate the blood vessels and the poison will enter the organs and die."

"You, you..." When Yuan Guo heard this, he was so frightened that he shrank back.

Shi Qian said: "These insects are alive. If there is no antidote, they will swim in your blood vessels, then burrow into the heart to eat the heart, and burrow into the head to eat the brain..."

Before he finished speaking, Yuan Guo fell to the ground with a pop and fainted from fright.

"Your Majesty, why is this person so timid?" Shi Qian frowned and looked at Zhao Tong.

Zhao Tong smiled. If he wasn't timid, he would really not dare to use this Yuan Guo. There would be nothing wrong with such a major military aircraft. The timid he is, the less he dares to betray him. If he is daring, there are other coercive means. , and he didn't dare to let the other party pretend to ask for help.

"Wake him up!" Zhao Tong said.

Xiao Bing went out to get a basin of water and poured some on Yuan Guo's face. Yuan Guo woke up slowly, but when he saw Shi Qian, he couldn't help shouting: "Don't, don't poison me, Your Majesty, I am willing Swear, I am willing to swear that I will never betray you."

Bai Ba and Bai Zhan caught him, and Ding Er Xia came forward with the hare. Shi Qian smiled and said, "I won't feed you first. I'll let you see if this poison is powerful."

Yuan Guo watched Ding Er Crab open the three-petal mouth of the hare, and then Shi Qian took out a small silver ear spoon and scooped the black paste into the box.

As soon as the silver ear spoon was put into the paste, the whole body immediately turned dark. Yuan Guo cried out "Ah!" He knew that silver can detect poison, and this paste is extremely poisonous!
Then Shi Qian put the plaster on the ear spoon, which was about the size of a grain of rice, into the hare's mouth. Yuan Guo saw a white worm burrowing through the plaster.

As soon as the ointment entered the hare's mouth, Crab Ding immediately closed the hare's mouth, and within a few breaths, the hare began to struggle violently.

Shi Qian whispered slowly and quietly beside him: "The poison has entered the internal organs, and it's time for the insects to enter the blood vessels."

After a few more breaths, Shi Qian nodded: "It's time to start eating."

Yuan Guo stared at the hare tremblingly, not daring to speak, and then listened to Shi Qian say again: "It's time to eat the brain now. This worm eats very fast, and it will be eaten in a moment!"

Then, within a few dozen breaths, black blood began to flow from the hare's mouth and nose, and after kicking hard with its hind legs, it became motionless.

Shi Qian stretched out a finger and waved it in front of the stunned Yuan Guo: "The insect should be so thick now. It's in the rabbit's head. Can I cut it open and show it to you?"

Yuan Guo shook his head like a rattle: "No, no, no, I won't look at it, I won't look at it..."

If he dared to look there, he would be frightened to death before anyone else could take action.

"I don't know how to flatter you!" Shi Qian snorted: "I just want you to know the power of this Qi Chong Qi Hua ointment. Since you don't want to see it, just eat it."

"Ah, the villain won't eat, I won't eat..." Yuan Guo was so frightened that he almost lost his mind. If Bai Ba and Bai Zhan hadn't been holding him down behind him, he would have stood up and run away.

"Don't worry, humans are bigger than rabbits. You won't die immediately if you eat them. It will take...it will take two days before you can be like that rabbit." Shi Qian Jiejie smiled strangely: "If your brain is eaten, then the worms will It grows to the thickness of an arm and emerges from the eye socket.”

"I, I don't want to eat, ah..." Yuan Guo panicked, but suddenly saw Shi Qian take out a big spoon from his arms, which was dozens of times as big as the ear spoon, and he was so scared that he rolled his eyes. , and will faint again.

Ding Erxie had quick hands and eyes. He took out a silver needle from somewhere and inserted it directly into Yuan Guo's middle. He managed to survive in one breath.

Shi Qian reached out and pinched his cheeks, scooped up a large spoonful of insect flower ointment and put it into his mouth.

Yuan Guo saw that there were more than a dozen worms on the black paste. Not only were they white, but there were also yellow and red ones. Some were burrowing in them, and some were standing half-upright as if they were looking at him. He was so scared that he closed his mouth desperately, but he couldn't. Wherever it fit, Shi Qian poured the paste directly into his mouth, then raised his head, and the paste rolled into his stomach very smoothly.

Yuan Guo felt as if the bugs in his stomach suddenly dispersed and slipped away in all directions. His eyes suddenly became dull, his expression was dazed, and he was losing a lot of air and not much air coming in.

Zhao Tong couldn't help but frown when he saw this from above. This insect flower ointment was actually given to Shi Qian by Ouyang Bei before the expedition, saying it was for emergencies.

Ouyang Bei got it from his cousin Ouyang Tuo, including the poison given to Fang Gu in Hangzhou when Fang La was beaten. It was all left to Ouyang Bei before Ouyang Tuo went to Tokyo to participate in the Liao League.

The poison is really poisonous, but it is not as terrible as Shi Qian said. If it were that way, it would not be poison, but a poison. Although Ouyang Tuo was good at poison, he did not understand poison.

At this time, Zhao Tong saw Yuan Guo's appearance and said, "I wasn't poisoned to death, but I was scared to death!"

Ding Erxie said: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, you won't die."

He took out a small porcelain bottle from his body, poured out some medicinal powder, smeared it on Yuan Guo's eyelids, put it under his nose for him to inhale, and then inserted the silver needle in his philtrum three more millimeters. , Yuan Guo's eyes gradually widened, but his face was still pale, he was breathing heavily and said nothing.

Zhao Tong said: "What kind of medicinal powder is this?"

Ding Erxie said: "Reporting to the prince, this is when I was doing gold-touching with my eldest brother. When I encountered a place where the breath was weak and difficult to breathe, I used external medicine to refresh and gather energy, stimulate energy, and be able to heal at critical moments. Save your life."

Zhao Tong nodded, looked at Yuan Guo and said calmly: "Superintendent Yuan, as long as you do your job well, I will naturally order someone to detoxify you when you come back, and then I will give you an official position."

Yuan Guo sat on the ground as if he was dumbfounded, and did not move even when he heard the words.

Ding Erxie reached out to take back the silver needle from the other person's heart, and then gave him a slap: "The prince is talking to you, why don't you thank the prince quickly!"

Yuan Guo seemed to be awakened by this slap, and suddenly burst into tears, crying: "My lord, my lord, you must detoxify the villain. The villain doesn't want to die, let alone be eaten by insects..."

Bai Ba said from behind: "Your Majesty always sticks to his word. As long as you do things well, not only will you be detoxified, but you will also be given various rewards!"

Bai Zhan also said: "You are a grown man, why should you cry? You are too courageous!"

Zhao Tong said: "Let's send Supervisor Yuan to have a good rest and have enough food and wine. After resting, we will go to Zhuoluo City tomorrow. Don't worry, Supervisor Yuan, I will always keep my promises."

At this time, the people who came over helped Yuan Guo down, and Zhao Tong continued to discuss matters until nightfall.

Early the next morning, seeing Yuan Guo's spirit recover a little, they discussed strategies again, thought out all the possible mistakes in advance, and then ordered Ding Erxie, Lu Han, Xu Jiang, and others to trim their Western Xia hairstyles and dress up. As Yuan Guo's personal soldier, he followed him to Zhuo La City to pretend to ask for help.

Before leaving, Yuan Guo was frightened and said to Zhao Tao: "Your Majesty, I am afraid, I am afraid. Is it true that I will go to ask for help with such a frightened look? How about we go a day or two at night?"

Zhao Tong smiled and said: "This look of fear is the best. It really looks like you are running away. It is a hundred times better than pretending on purpose. As for a day or two at night...are you willing to take insect flower ointment again?"

As soon as Yuan Guo heard the words "Chonghua Ointment", his expression changed drastically. He slapped his horse and left Gaizhu City with Ding Er Xie and others.

Watching the group of people disappear, Zhang Xian said from the sidelines: "My lord, are you a little too hasty?"

Zhao Tong shook his head and sighed: "There is no hurry. The Xixia soldiers who stole the Qinwang River did not go to Lanzhou. The other Xixia soldiers will definitely notice something is wrong. Zhuolu City here is only a few dozen miles away from Gaizhu, and there are usually many Contact us, if we send someone over, we will know that Gaizhu has been lost, and it will be difficult to break Zhuo La City by then."

Zhang Xian said: "Your Majesty is very worried. His subordinates are now deploying troops so that the soldiers and horses in Zhuo La City will never come back!"

Zhao Tong said slowly: "It's best to annihilate them all, and then continue to deceive Zhuo La City, otherwise we will really have to attack by force."

Zhang Xian said: "My lord, don't worry, my subordinates know what they are doing and will definitely kill all the people who come."

After saying that, he turned around and left, and Zhao Tong also returned to Zuojiang Yamen.

Just in the afternoon, shouts of killing suddenly erupted in Gaizhu City. The shouts were heard all over the sky, the sounds of swords, guns and arrows were clashing, and the screams and cries were endless.

Zhao Tong sat in the yamen with no expression on his face. After about an hour, the sounds outside gradually subsided and he slowly stood up. At this moment, Zhang Xian ran in from the door.

"Your Majesty, all the 3000 soldiers supported by Zhuo La City were lured into the city by General Lu's trick. They have all been wiped out now. My subordinates have checked them one by one, and none of them have escaped!"

Zhao Tong narrowed his eyes and said: "Okay, very good, in that case, the soldiers must be quick, rectify the troops and horses immediately, and take this opportunity to deceive Zhuoluo City Gate!"

(End of this chapter)