Wu Rongguang, who was sitting in the darkness, thought about it and slowly opened his mouth and asked, "He is the only one who is back."
"As expected, he has returned with some remnants of heavily armored soldiers," the officer and soldier reported.
"How many people are there," Wu Rongguang asked.
"It's so dark that I can't see clearly from a distance. I guess there are hundreds of people there,"
Wu Rongguang didn't speak. He couldn't help thinking that Wu Rongguang was defeated miserably by the Green Forest Army. No matter how powerful he was, he couldn't escape with only heavy armored soldiers. How could the Xie Jiajun who were heavily armored have poor mobility and escape? It can be concluded that there must be something fishy about the Green Forest Army's siege. The Green Forest Army defeated the city of Gui. Fortunately, God entrusted me with the task of regrouping the troops. It's terrible, but Xie Qianqiu didn't treat the imperial court like this. If the Green Forest Army knew that I had rebelled against them and deliberately asked Xie Qianqiu to surrender in order to gain access to the city gate, what would they do?
Wu Rongguang frowned slightly when he thought of this, and Xie Qianqiu, who had been waiting at the bottom of the city for a long time, shouted again, asking the people on the city to open the city gate quickly.
"Let's go and have a look," Wu Rongguang said slowly, then stood up from the Taishi chair, followed the officers and soldiers slowly up the tower, held the arrow stack in one hand and looked down, under the light of the torches on the city. , you can slightly see Xie Qianqiu’s face.
When Xie Qianqiu saw that it was Wu Rongguang, he felt happy and said in a loud voice: "Master Wu, open the city gate quickly and let me go in."
After all, Wu Rongguang was a scholar, and he still had two things in mind. He did not answer his words at the moment, but said with other motives: "General Xie, please wait a moment. I have something to say to you."
When Xie Qianqiu heard this, he felt something was wrong. Could it be that Wu Rongguang had really betrayed his trust and turned his back on the enemy?
"The imperial court ordered you to guard Gui City. However, after you left the city to garrison, General Cai and one of his generals were hunted and killed today. A thousand green forest troops attacked the city gate and killed another general. ...You are late. Although Xiagui City is still Xiagui City, it has been lost. You don’t know this, right?"
"What are you talking about?" Xie Qianqiu stared at Wu Rongguang on the tower and shouted: "Mr. Wu, I once respected you as a loyal and good man, but I didn't expect you to be such a seller and seek glory. You are getting a salary from the imperial court. , are you right about the Zhao family?"
"Don't talk about being loyal to me, and don't pretend to be stupid with me. I once advised you to station in the city, but you insisted on setting up the Five Elements Formation fifty miles in front. You said it was so solid that when you left, You also said that as long as your Five Elements Formation is here, not even a Green Forest Army will come to the city, but you said this," Wu Rongguang was not to be outdone, and pointed at Xie Qianqiu and asked.
"I said it," Xie Qianqiu did not deny it, but he didn't know how Wu Rongguang suddenly brought the topic to this topic.
Wu Rongguang continued to scold: "Today afternoon, you are still fighting against the Green Forest Army on the front line, but how come your troops are able to reach Xiagui City? You are the first to have an affair with the Green Forest Army, so don't blame me for disarming you behind. "
Xie Qianqiu was furious when he heard this and cursed: "Wu Rongguang, you are such a treacherous minister. If you fall into my hands one day, I will definitely kill you."
"If I am a treacherous person, I would like to thank you for your blessing. We are mutually supportive." Although Wu Rongguang was scolded by Xie Qianqiu, he was not angry but happy in his heart. Although he was also guessing whether the Green Forest Army subdued Xie Qianqiu and took it with him. He came here to test himself deliberately. However, if Xie Qianqiu really did not surrender to the enemy, then for Wu Rongguang, even if Xie Qianqiu scolded his ancestors for eighteen generations, he would be happy to hear it. There are still two people in this city. Thousands of people cannot be defended by a civil servant who has never held a sword. Although he wrote an emergency document to Pucheng before he left, but now there are no troops, I am afraid it is unreliable. If Xie Qianqiu can come, If he is stationed, it will definitely be different. Wu Rongguang thought about this very quickly, and immediately planned to test him again. If he was loyal, he would open the city gate, understand the whole story, and join forces to garrison; if it was true that he was acting for the Green Forest Army If you want to test his loyalty, then just make up your mind and live or die with this city.
Wu Rongguang sneered and said: "General Xie, you and I shouldn't be sarcastic like this. We are just ordinary people. The court gave you and me money to manage and train soldiers, but it did not give us money to sacrifice our lives and surrender to the enemy...ah No, it is the general trend and the will of the people to submit to the Green Forest Army. We were officials in the same dynasty in the Song Dynasty, and we can also worship the same master in Green Forest. With civil and military support, we will definitely benefit the people." When he said this, Wu Rongguang changed his tone. After a pause, he said: "I know you were also sent to help me garrison Xiaguang City. Bring me the Green Forest Army's defense document, and I will let you in."
Xie Qianqiu felt bad about being defeated. After listening to Wu Rongguang's words, he could not carefully discern the hints in his words. At that moment, he just felt his blood boiling. He knew that Wu Rongguang's defection to the Green Forest Army was already a certainty. He wanted to kill him on the city wall right now. Thinking of this, Xie Qianqiu immediately had an extra thought and decided to take advantage of the plan. He also changed his face and said with a smile: "Hahaha, Mr. Wu, you really know how to joke. "It's true that Shi Jin sent me here, but before leaving, he didn't give me any ultimatum to defend the city. He just asked me to test you like this, and then we took control of the city together. They will come later,"
After hearing this, Wu Rongguang became furious and couldn't help but cursed Xie Qianqiu.
Xie Qianqiu was shocked by Wu Rongguang's abnormal behavior. Before he could understand Wu Rongguang's situation, he saw Wu Rongguang ordering the soldiers on the city to shoot down random arrows.
After seeing this, Xie Qianqiu felt vaguely that Wu Rongguang's superficial rebellion was true and his inner surrender was false. He waved Fang Tian's painted halberd to block the rain of arrows and shouted: "Master Wu, I know you are loyal to the court with all your heart. I thank Qianqiu." Why not, don’t hurt me, etc., if you have something to say,”
"I, Wu Rongguang, have nothing to say to you anymore," Wu Rongguang didn't believe him. Seeing that the rain of arrows had no effect on his heavy armored soldiers, he immediately ordered everyone to throw the hammers and rocks down the city.
Under the rolling rocks, Xie Qianqiu's soldiers and horses were unable to dodge for a moment. They were smashed and screamed miserably, with blood gushing from their mouths. Not many died, but many were injured. Xie Qianqiu did not expect that Wu Rongguang would have such a powerful offensive. It was so fierce that he did not dare to stay for long, so he led his troops to retreat quickly. As he retreated, Xie Qianqiu shouted Wu Rongguang's name, hoping that Wu Rongguang would give him a chance to speak.
However, how could Wu Rongguang be willing to listen to him even a little bit? Xie Qianqiu could have killed Wu Rongguang on the city with one arrow, leaving the whole group without a leader, and the city gate could have been opened. However, Xie Qianqiu gritted his teeth, considering that he was a scholar. Although he was so loyal in the midst of the war, he gave up his mind. He took one last look at Gui City and then turned around and led the heavily armored soldiers away.
"Master Wu, I'll leave it to you to go to Xiaguang City," Xie Qianqiu thought, and ordered the heavy armored soldiers to take off their heavy armor and follow them in light clothing. The group went straight to Jingyao Town, which is closest to Xiaguang City. There are five hundred troops stationed in Yaozhou, and it is also the only way to Pucheng.
【Green Forest Army Camp】
Wu Song stood up and took the initiative to lead his troops to knock down Xiaguang City to make up for his mistake. Wu Yong looked at Wu Song and saw that the feather fan had just been picked up and had not yet fallen. He saw a man next to Wu Song standing up at this time and facing Shi Hold your fist further.
Everyone took a look and saw that this person was Zhang Qing, a vegetable gardener who broke into Xiagui City with Wu Song and the Green Forest Volunteer Army.
Caiyuanzi Zhang Qinghao opened his teeth and said: "Brother Shi, don't be too good. Now Gui City is already in our pocket."
"Oh," Wu Yong's eyes lit up after hearing this. He looked over and asked quickly: "How do you say this? I need more advice."
"After entering Xiagui City early, according to the arrangement of the military advisor, I led a hundred iron-blooded assassins to ambush in the dark. While sniping and killing the defenders of Xiagui City, I secretly assisted Brother Wu Xian. However, when I was in ambush, But I accidentally received a messenger who came out of Xiaguang City Yamen to ask for help. I shot him dead. Here is the letter." After saying that, he took the letter from his arms and handed it to Wu Yong. Zhang Qing said nothing. Stopped and continued: "It was precisely because I intercepted this rescue letter that I was a little worried about Wu Rongguang. However, before I left Xiagui City, I didn't even look for where Brother Shi Qian was being held in the city, so So I left the Iron-Blooded Assassination Group in the city. Some of them are now mixed with the officers and soldiers on the top of the city, and some of them are hiding in various parts of Xiagui City to continue to inquire about Shi Qian's whereabouts. I will tell you without permission that if reinforcements come, , if Wu Rongguang changes sides again, or there is something disadvantageous to us, our people will contact each other and look for opportunities to get rid of Wu Rongguang,"
Wu Yong nodded and looked back at Shi Jin, with a faint smile appearing on both their faces.
Shi Jinde's smile flashed away, but his brows furrowed deeply, and he asked Wu Song, "Didn't Wu Rongguang say where Shi Qian was held?"
Wu Song said: "When the county government arrested him, I asked him, but he said he didn't know. However, Xie Qianqiu did secretly transfer people to Xiagui City, and he sent a catcher to take over the matter. , Therefore, only Xie Qianqiu and the catcher knew about this matter. At present, the catcher had been killed by our people on the way. When I took Wu Rongguang and left the county government, I sent someone to Xiaguocheng. After searching the prison, there was no sign of Shi Qian from the inside to the outside. The prison guard said he had never seen a young young man incarcerated recently. He was afraid that Xie Qianqiu had hidden him somewhere else."
At this time, Wu Yong shook out the letter, looked up and down, and then sent it to Shi Jin and said, "This is an urgent document written to Pucheng. Take a look."
Shi Jin took the letter and took a look, only to see that the handwriting was very scrawled. You can imagine the urgency in Wu Rongguang's heart when he wrote this letter, but the content was unremarkable, that is, he hoped that Pucheng would send troops quickly. Send generals to garrison.
"Shi Qian's life and death are uncertain now. The city of Gui must be conquered tonight. Even if I dig three feet into the city, I still have to rescue him," Shi Jin said resolutely,