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Under the city wall, Dongfang Ping, Murong Hu, and a group of rebel generals were dumbfounded. How could this happen?

Isn’t this a fucking challenge from you?

What does it mean to not get up?
This is a battlefield, not your kangtou!
They are all the commanders who lead the troops in battle, so why don't you show some face?

Just when the crowd was furious and Dongfang Ping clenched his fists and was about to give the order to attack the city, a figure hurriedly ran to the top of the city, holding a strange object that looked like a trumpet and shouted: "The rebels on the opposite side and Beiliang barbarian!"

More than [-] soldiers on the left and right immediately slapped them away on both sides, and all took out the same thing, repeating Xia Yunfei's words, "The rebels and Beiliang barbarians on the opposite side!"

The sound was like rolling thunder, clearly transmitted into the military formation a mile away.

"This general, Xia Yunfei, is the commander-in-chief of this reinforcement!"

"I drank too much wine last night, so I won't fight with you today, but Your Majesty has a few words for you to bring to me!"

"First, the barbarians from Beiliang have invaded our territory. All my people in Daxia must be eliminated quickly! Why are you seeking skin from a tiger?"

"Second, the traitor Dongfang Ping wasted his kindness and colluded with foreigners. He should be abandoned by his ancestors and reviled by future generations!"

"Third, I think that you are helpless because of being kidnapped. Your parents and relatives are not executed by the imperial court. Your life and death depend on you!"

Dongfang Ping, who was just frowning and displeased after hearing these words, suddenly changed his expression.

He immediately called a group of soldiers and repeated his words loudly.

"Don't try to confuse the people and shake the morale of the army with your monstrous words! It's because I believed the words of a treacherous and treacherous villain like you that tens of thousands of soldiers endured the cold wind here in vain! If you were a man, you would open the city and fight against Gu's army , fight to the death!"

Although the sound was not blessed by a loudspeaker, it was better because of the large number of people. It was equally clearly transmitted to the top of the city, and more importantly, it was transmitted to the ears of the people around him.

And he was really not simple. He identified Xia Yunfei's weakness at that moment and said these convincing words directly.

On the city wall, Zhang Hutou cursed angrily in a low voice, "This bitch is so cunning!"

Xiao Fengshan wore a mask and chuckled: "How can he be mediocre if he can seize such a good opportunity, recruit so many frontier generals, and sweep the entire Yuyan Prefecture within a few days?"

Zhang Hu was stunned, "Then General Xia's estrangement is useless, isn't it?"

"This kind of thing is a conspiracy. If the other party hears it, he will not be able to escape. There will always be a nail in his heart."

Xiao Fengshan looked at Xia Yunfei's back and said with emotion: "The Xia family is so blessed!"

On the city wall, Xia Yunfei and his soldiers continued to bicker, "I will tell you what to say, and you can decide for yourself! Should you follow this traitor who colluded with foreigners and luckily won a state, but will not be able to rebel for a long time? Or should you follow the imperial court?" There is a future, the court has already said, after surrendering, let bygones be bygones!"

Dongfang Ping snorted coldly, "Now that you have shown up, if you are really a man of your word, you will lead the troops out of the city to fight as promised. If you are a villain, shut your mouth, don't you dare to disturb the morale of our army!"

Xia Yunfei glanced at the sky and said, "It's going to be dark now, and we won't be able to enjoy the fight. Let's give this general a day's rest, and then at noon tomorrow, the outcome will be decided in one battle!"

Only then did Dongfang Ping realize that this man, who had absolutely no military arrogance, had another idea of ​​​​arranging to fight in the future.

But no matter what, there are two thousand more troops in the opponent's city. Even if he attacks overnight, he may not be able to gain any benefits. If he can lure the opponent out of the city and annihilate them in one battle, that is what he hopes to see most.

"Retreat, return to camp!"

He almost said these words through his teeth.

Then, he quietly ordered the soldiers around him to pay attention to the formation when the troops were withdrawing, to guard against the enemy's sudden attack.

If Xia Yunfei dared to hold on to this idea, he would just have a fight!

But unfortunately, Xia Yunfei seemed to be really scared. He watched the entire army return to the barracks and still didn't make any move.

"The general made a clever plan and successfully delayed the whole day!"

Zhang Hu stepped forward and couldn't help but admire, today was really the most relaxing day for him in recent days!
How could one not be overjoyed to be able to go without using weapons for a whole day?

Xia Yunfei shook his head gently, "The other party is not a fool. Our real problem has not yet begun!"

He turned to look to the south behind him, "Now let's see if our reinforcements can make it in time."

In the rebel camp, Murong Hu walked into the Chinese army's tent, backed away, and said directly to Dongfang Ping: "According to my wishes, anyone who is not a die-hard confidant will be killed to avoid future troubles."

Of course Dongfang Ping understood Murong Hu's purpose. The fewer people around him who could be used and trusted, the easier it would be for Beiliang to control him, but was he so stupid that he would cut his own wings?

He shook his head, "At this moment, the two armies are facing each other. If they are really killed, it may cause a mutiny, at least until the confrontation here is over."

After saying that, he immediately changed the subject and said: "According to yesterday's scout report, only a few thousand reinforcements have arrived in the city. We can't let them add more troops. General Murong, your cavalry is going to stop the reinforcements."

After Murong Hu saw Dongfang Ping's appearance last night, he calmed down his domineering attitude a little, nodded and said: "I will go and order the troops and horses right away, and patrol behind the Changshan County City. I will not let any reinforcements go." Enter the city."

In a military tent not far away, several generals at the level of deputy generals gathered together, looking at each other in silence.

No one dared to be the first to say something that might make them lose their heads, but their eyes and expressions betrayed the entanglement in their hearts.

They thought that there was no possibility of turning back, and they could only go all the way to the dark side, but Xia Yunfei's words today made their originally determined hearts hesitate.

If what he said is true, is his behavior equivalent to sending his parents and family members to hell with his own hands?
The most important thing is, this pain has been experienced once a few days ago, is it going to happen again now?

I didn’t have a choice before, but now I have a choice!

In the atmosphere of dead silence, the curtain was suddenly opened, and a soldier walked in, "Generals, Your Highness invites you!"

Everyone's hearts jumped suddenly and they looked at each other subconsciously.

In the midst of hesitation and entanglement, he bravely walked into the Chinese army's tent.

Sitting down in the tent, they subconsciously glanced behind them.

"Don't look, there is no knife and axe, and there is no cup in Gu's hand."

As soon as Dongfang Ping opened his mouth, he accurately hit the worries of these close subordinates who he was extremely familiar with.

"Just now, Murong Hu came to see Gu. What he meant was that regardless of whether what Xia Yunfei said was true or false, since the words have been spoken, you have all heard them. In order to prevent you from having second thoughts, I might as well kill you all. , to avoid future troubles.”

Everyone's expressions changed, Dongfang Ping said with a smile: "What? Just like that, you started to doubt and be wary of Gu? When did the friendship between us become so fragile again?"

He looked at the people with surprised and uncertain expressions, stood up directly, walked in front of them one by one, and looked directly at each other with calm eyes.

"Brothers of Gu, it's not the emperor sitting on the throne in Zhongjing City, but you! Gu has been guarded and exiled since he was a child. It is with you that he slowly finds the joy and meaning of life. If Gu wants to become a You have never given up on the great cause, and you are willing to take risks. Now, with just a little suspicion, do I want to take action against you? Let alone someone who is not a commander-in-chief, if you really do this, will I still be considered a human being? "

"Your Highness!"

"Your Highness!"

Several men were immediately moved and stood up to speak, but Dongfang Ping stretched out his hand to hold them down. He slowly scanned everyone's faces and said with emotion: "I trust you, unconditionally! Even if some of you really betray, let me All my plans have failed, and I don’t regret it, because we are brothers! Good brothers who live through life and death! Our parents gave us life, but brothers are our own lives!"

"I would like to die for His Highness!"

The neat and hoarse roar, accompanied by red eyes, made everyone's hearts unite again.

And as the Beiliang cavalry dispersed from the camp, the balance of victory seemed to tilt towards the rebels again.

Outside the city of Changshan County, hundreds of cavalrymen who were supposed to be resting in the city now dispersed and were divided into dozens of small teams.Wandering around in various places in the south, weaving a scouting net, killing and shielding the enemy's small groups of scouts.

A few miles outside the south gate, a huge team was moving forward at a desperate speed.

Because of the rapid running, bursts of white gas appeared on everyone's foreheads, converging into a magical smoke.

"Hurry up, the general has an order to arrive at Changshan County before Shen Shi! Violation of this will be punished by military law!"

"Brothers, keep on holding on! In the city ahead, there is hot water for bathing, good wine and food, and little songs waiting for us!"

"The Beiliang barbarians may appear in front of us next moment! We only have two thousand cavalry. If we can't resist it, we will die. We are safe only when we enter the city! Hurry, hurry, hurry!"

On a slope, three cavalry sergeants from the Yulin Guard looked at the camp in the distance. They saw the camp was crowded with people. Many sergeants in Beiliang uniforms put on light armor and had already begun to arrange their horses and turned their heads. He whispered: "What should we do? The people from Beiliang seem to be coming out."

Next to them, two veterans of the Wudang Army who were guarding the bamboo forest were holding guns and standing against the big tree with their eyes closed. They didn't even raise their eyes when they heard the words.

"What else can we do? The general's signal to retreat has not come, so just fight them!"

"But, we only have so many people!"

"The military order is here. Even if we kill everyone, there is no reason to retreat on our own."

The three Yulin Guards looked horrified. Looking at the two people who were so casual, they finally understood why the Wudang Army could be called the strongest army in the world, and what was the gap between them and themselves.

After watching for a while, they saw a large group of cavalry rushing out of the camp like water gushing from a hole in a water bag. The expressions of the three people changed again, "They are really here."

The two Wudang Army cavalry suddenly opened their eyes and stood up, glanced over there, and then looked at the three people in front of them with a smile, "Stop standing there stupidly, get on your horse and prepare to face the enemy!"

That smile was calm and calm, as if what was about to appear in front of him was not the Beiliang cavalry that made many Daxia people change their minds after hearing about it, but just some local chickens and dogs who were trying to sell their heads.

Infected by this smile, the other three people seemed to relax a lot and got on their horses. However, as they watched the opponent getting closer and closer, their throats rolling up and down and the hands holding the weapons still betrayed the uncontrollable tension in their hearts.

The same scene happened almost simultaneously everywhere in the mountains and forests.

And just when these hundreds of people were ready to face the enemy, a shrill scream suddenly sounded from the city wall.

Everyone looked happy, and an unworthy cavalryman laughed and cursed: "What are you doing standing around? Hurry back to the city! I really want to die here!"

"That you?"

"We cut off!"

Large groups of Beiliang cavalry were also skillfully divided into many small teams and scattered everywhere outside Changshan County, especially in the direction of reinforcements from the south of the city.

Bang bang bang!
The slight sound of the bowstring pulling made the expressions of the teams running at the front change. Sharp arrows roared from all over the forest, instantly knocking down several Beiliang cavalry.

The Beiliang cavalry, who had never expected that the defenders would dare to send people out, were immediately shocked, and several bursts of laughter rang out from all over the forest at the right time.

"We haven't seen each other for several years, but you are still such a waste!"

When the fierce Beiliang cavalry chased into the forest, they only saw a mess of horse hoof marks and the backs of the Wudang Army cavalry.They chased all the way to the south gate of Changshan County. Xia Yunfei rode a horse in person and stood at the gate of the city. When the last of his own people entered the city, he looked at the group of Beiliang cavalry and laughed, "I'll see you all the way. This arrow is for you!"

After speaking, he raised his bow and nocked an arrow, and hit a cavalryman in the face with an arrow, immediately stopping the momentum of the other Beiliang cavalrymen.

One person, one horse and one bow frightened hundreds of cavalry.

Xia Yunfei smiled contemptuously, turned around and entered the city leisurely, leaving the unsuspecting city gate wide open, as if inviting the Beiliang cavalry to come in as a guest.

But the people of Beiliang, who were originally so aggressive, looked at the wide open doorway and the city that they couldn't get in even at the cost of countless lives, and all of them hesitated and did not dare to enter.

It wasn't until the city gate was closed amidst the crowds and laughter of the sergeants at the top of the city that the Beiliang cavalry turned their horses and left.

The next day, the rebel camp became active again.

Dongfang Ping raised his tent in the central army's tent, looked at the lieutenants sitting neatly below, and said solemnly: "Today, no matter what tricks the other side plays, the city must be broken in one battle! Send an order, after the city is broken, each person will be rewarded with ten taels of silver. , allow them to plunder the city for three days, and everything they get will belong to themselves!"

Everyone agreed with a roar, and then each led his soldiers to form an army formation.

On the city wall of Changshan County, Xia Yunfei, Xiao Fengshan, Zhang Hutou and others watched from a distance, taking in everything happening on the opposite side.

Zhang Hutou swallowed, "I'm afraid I won't be able to do anything good today."

Xiao Fengshan smiled faintly, "We rested for an extra day and night, and we waited for reinforcements to arrive. It's already good."

Xia Yunfei sighed, "It's a pity that only 6000 people arrived."

After the meeting last night, he sent a messenger back overnight. He selected [-] elite soldiers from the rear army, including a thousand cavalry escorts, and marched all the way here.

"There is no way. The urgent march has high requirements on soldiers, so we can only select some elites." Xiao Fengshan said: "But the good thing is that the city is full of elites at the moment, so this battle is not impossible."

Xia Yunfei nodded, looked at the two of them, and said seriously: "I'll help you both soon."

According to Xia Yunfei's plan, after the rebels attacked, only the original defenders in Changshan County could defend the city.

The reinforcements brought by Xia Yunfei will have more important tasks.

It's cruel, but it can't be helped.

There are only so many people, and if he wants to win, he must make some very cruel decisions.

Xiao Fengshan nodded silently, and Zhang Hutou grinned, "Don't worry, general, we are all familiar with this job."

Xia Yunfei felt a sore nose and silently clasped his fists.

Chen Fugui and Lu Yi beside him also raised their fists and saluted, paying high respect to the two real soldiers.

Under the city wall, the rebels once again set up their formation. Seeing that there was still no movement outside Changshan County, Dongfang Ping snorted and was about to order an attack on the city. Another annoying shout rang out from the city wall.

"Dongfang Ping, don't worry, I am already arranging the troops and horses. Just wash your neck, and when I have ordered all the troops and horses, I will come to take your head at noon!"

Dongfang Ping was not angry. He took a look at the sky and saw that it was already half past midnight. If the opponent really went out to fight, our losses would be much smaller. If the opponent still played some tricks and ordered an attack on the city as soon as noon came, there would be no consequences. How many questions.

So, after careful consideration, he did not order an immediate attack on the city.

The huge military formation was waiting quietly, like a ferocious beast crouching, waiting for an opportunity to move.

But for the sergeants in the military formation, the feeling is not so pleasant.

There were people in front, back, left and right, and at a glance you could only see the helmets of the people in front. As noon approached, the surrounding heat gradually increased, and the military formation that had been standing gradually began to become a little restless. Some of the bolder ones even secretly sat on the ground. Start to rest.

Xia Yunfei on the city wall looked at this scene and sighed, "If there are enough soldiers, leading the elite cavalry to charge for a while at this moment may have a miraculous effect."

He punched the city wall angrily. He had too few chips to bet!
It was approaching noon, and as expected, there was still no movement. Xia Yunfei even ordered people to shout on the city wall something like "wait for me for half an hour," but Dongfang Ping wouldn't listen to another word.

But one can only do two, but not three. He believed it twice, and now he has abandoned all illusions. If the battle losses are big, the battle losses will be big. Now Changshan County has become a symbol. As long as this hard bone is chewed, Langya Prefecture will be defeated. The overall situation will be settled!
When he thought of this, he commanded in a deep voice: "The order of General Chuan Gu! According to the original plan, we will attack the city from all sides. We must capture Changshan County today!"

The ordering soldiers took the order and left. After a while, the army formation dispersed, and three groups of people were separated, each led by a deputy general, to go to various city gates.

Looking at the sloppy formation of the enemy's march in front of him, Xia Yunfei once again suppressed the urge to lead his troops in a charge.

Xiao Fengshan and Zhang Hutou had already gone to work. Xia Yunfei turned around and led Chen Fugui and Lu Yi down the city wall, "Let's go, we should go do our business."

At the school grounds in the city, a total of 7000 people sat quietly, holding food and water bags in their hands.

The sudden cry of killing outside the city made their expressions change immediately.

Then, they watched Xia Yunfei strode over and picked up a horn.

"Sit down for me!"

Xia Yunfei's words were repeated loudly by several guards and reached the ears of everyone present.

"You all heard it! The rebels have arrived!"

"On the city wall, the defenders of Changshan County used their lives to fight for this precious rest time for you!"

"The enemy is outnumbered and we are outnumbered. With every breath, one of our people may die heroically!"

"But they did not complain, did not escape, and died calmly. Why?"

"Because they hope that you can defeat the savage Beiliang barbarians and those ungrateful traitors! They place all their hopes of victory on you! I hope you can protect their homeland for them!"

"Now, tell me if you can do it!"

"can!"

People with red eyes roared out the most turbulent emotions and gave the firmest promises.

"Okay! Eat what you have in your hands, and then get ready to fight with me!"

Wang Zongheng is a young cavalry member of the Yulin Guards. He considers himself to be good at martial arts. He has had a dream of making achievements since he was a child, and he also has a certain arrogance unique to young people.

But this time, following Xing Anbo on his expedition to quell the rebellion, he discovered that everything he had ever been proud of was so shallow.

Veterans who have never been in the army are giving him "lessons" almost all the time, using their actions to tell him, young people, that this is not how wars are fought.

From being disdainful at the beginning, to now, he was completely convinced and began to imitate the other party's words and deeds seriously.

At this moment, he was full of fighting spirit, but he saw several veterans who were not in the army, but they took off their outer armor and helped each other check their backs.

"Dude, what are you doing?"

"Name checking!"

"name?"

A veteran who was not in the army looked at him with a smile, "When you go to the battlefield and your head is chopped off, or you are trampled by horse hooves so that your parents cannot recognize you, you can rely on this to identify the corpses, including the old military god and the young master who went into battle. The name will also be embroidered.”

Looking at the other party's indifferent smile, Wang Zongheng felt his heart was hit hard again.

He said, "Can you embroider one for me too?"

Several people across from him laughed, and the veteran patted his shoulder gently, "Don't worry, you won't die!"

After a while, the team gathered in silence.

A total of three thousand cavalry and five thousand infantry were lined up neatly. Listening to the screams at the top of the city, they gritted their teeth and brewed a stronger and stronger fighting spirit in the silence.

Xia Yunfei personally climbed onto the city wall, walked around the four walls, and finally stood on the west side, looking at the army with the most disorderly discipline, his eyes shining brightly.

Just you!
Hu Yijin was born and raised in Yuyan Prefecture. He had no other skills and could not find any good livelihood, so he joined the army and hung out in the Yuyan Army. When the border troops rebelled, he became a passive soldier. A member of the rebels.

But he doesn't care. It doesn't matter who he hangs out with, as long as he gives him money and food.

During the siege in the previous few days, he mingled with the team, pretending to help shout and cheer and move ladders, and was lucky enough to survive the deaths one after another.

Seeing the familiar people around him turn into cold corpses one by one, he strengthened his determination to continue "fishing" time and time again.

"Damn it, we are the ones doing the deadly work of siegeing cities. Why didn't you think of us when something good happened!"

Hu Yijin took a sip, reached out to scoop up a handful of blood from his comrades, and wiped it on his body and face randomly. He was about to lie on the ground and pretend to be dead when he suddenly found that the city gate had been opened.

A cavalryman rushed out of the doorway with the force of wind and thunder like an arrow that was ready to go.

"Mother!"

He turned over, rolled and rushed towards the back.

In the cavalry team, Wang Zongheng passed by him and slashed his sword.

The huge impact strengthened the sharpness of the blade, and Hu Yijin felt like he suddenly flew up.

In the air, he saw bright red blood gushing out of a headless corpse on the ground.

After all, I still didn’t get through it!
Hu Yijin's escape also brought the people around him with him.

One led two, two led four, and soon, the first battalion of the Swift Army, which had nearly [-]% casualties, only resisted slightly. Under the impact of the cavalry that suddenly rushed out of the city, the formation collapsed and completely retreated.

The cavalry, whose backbone was composed of veterans of the Wudang Army, skillfully used the expulsion tactics that the Wudang Army was best at.

Three thousand cavalrymen were divided into 1000 men, formed a large circle, blocked the rest of the direction, and drove the broken troops towards the rebel camp to the north.

The remaining 2000 people, under the leadership of Xia Yunfei, rushed through the broken troops and rushed towards the rebel central army bravely.

Xia Yunfei's eyes were fixed on the rebel flag.

Capture the thief first and capture the king! (End of chapter)