"Okay!" Helian nodded in agreement and continued to ask: "National Master, do you think Yuguan is a trap set by Jiang Cong?"
"Impossible!" Wushi said: "The people in Shuitang are sure that the Yuzhou Army has been out for four days. It is absolutely impossible for small Yuzhou to secretly ambush tens of thousands of people without being discovered. We have seven days at most.
It will take at least five days. As long as the city is broken, there is no need to be afraid even if a hundred thousand infantry troops come!"
"Five days, we must break the city in five days!" Helian gritted his teeth and said: "Excluding the time spent digging through the city walls and roads, we will break the city in three days!"
"If nothing unexpected happens, half a day is enough!" Wushi said.
"It seems that this Jiang Shuo is quite capable. We still have to be fully prepared!" Helian said.
"That makes sense. I'll go down first, Your Highness, please worry more." Wushi said.
"Thank you, Imperial Master." After watching Wu Shi leave, Helian Changying ordered again: "When the fire at the top of the city is extinguished, dismantle all the ladders and reassemble them into twenty-four. The crashed car must also be repaired within an hour.
." This batch of ladders is the masterpiece of Zhou Dynasty craftsmen. It is not only strong, but also easy to disassemble and adjust the height. After being divided into two, it is still more than enough to deal with the four-foot-tall Yuguan City.
"Yes." The ordering soldier took the order and retreated.
Helian continued to ask: "Has the Salt Gang disciple who was knocked unconscious at the top of the city woke up? Bring him up when he wakes up."
"yes."
After a while, Zhai Biao was taken to the mountain. He couldn't help being surprised when he saw Helian Changying, for fear that she would ask about Deren.
"What is your name?"
"Go back to your highness, little citizen Zhai Biao."
"Do you know Sikong Lang?"
"Of course, he is not only my eldest brother, but also my benefactor and master!"
"Did you know that he is from Qinglong Temple?"
"No, I don't know." In fact, Zhai Biao had already heard He Qizhou talk about it. Hearing Helian's question, he couldn't help but feel nervous.
Helian only said that after Zhai Biao learned Sikong Lang's true identity, he was surprised and a little nervous. Because he saw him rushing to the top of the city bravely, he felt a little pity for his talent. Of course, more importantly, he wanted to praise Zhai Biao to make his subordinates more capable.
The soldiers sacrificed their lives to kill the enemy; another idea was to let Zhai Biao continue to lurk in the Salt Gang to act as his eyes and ears. So he continued: "Sikong Lang is the deputy head of the Shuitang, a senior official of the third rank of the imperial court, and he may have died for his country.
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"ah?!"
"You performed well during the siege. Let me ask you, are you willing to die serving the imperial court?"
"I wish, I wish, I am willing to die for Her Royal Highness the Princess!" No matter how stupid Zhai Biao was, he knew that the other party wanted to support him.
"Okay, I will arrange for you to enter the water hall. Someone will teach you advanced martial arts, and you will rise quickly within the Salt Gang. If you do well, you might become the second Sikong Lang in the future!" Helian
road.
"I don't want to die!" Zhai Biao whispered in his heart, but said in his mouth: "Thank you for your support, Your Highness! I will swear allegiance to Your Highness the Princess to the death!"
"Back off."
"Yes, Your Highness." Zhai Biao bowed and left in a hurry. After taking a few steps, he turned around and asked, "Your Highness, do you want to talk to the leader of the Yelu Gang about joining the Qinglong Temple?"
"What do you think?" Helian smiled slightly at Zhai Biao.
"If you don't say it, you can't say it. Even if you kill me, you won't say it." Zhai Biao was so frightened that he broke into a cold sweat and turned around to leave.
Looking at Zhai Biao's back, Helian Changying shook his head slightly. His mentality was far different from Sikong Lang's, but as long as the other party was loyal to him, it was always good to have multiple informants in the Salt Gang.
"Princess, Hall Master Shen is here."
"Where?"
"At the top of the North City Wall."
"Let him come up, forget it, I'll go down." Helian Changying flew down the mountain and headed straight for the city.
"We captured it so quickly? Congratulations, Your Highness." Shen Tinggu had been running for more than three hours and was currently crossing his legs on the wall to adjust his breathing.
"Mr. Shen, thank you for your hard work. Thanks to Mr. Shen, this city was captured so quickly." Helian said with a smile.
"Oh, I thought my trip was in vain." Shen Tinggu said calmly.
"No way, Jiang Shuo must have abandoned the city in fear when he saw that Mr. Shen was not in our army formation and knew that you were taking a detour to attack."
"It's possible. Your Highness, I saw my junior brother on the road."
"Sikong Lang?"
"Well, someone used sword energy and random fists to break the body-protecting magic and beat him to death. There are also four words on the ground that say 'death to those who attack the city.' They do have swordsmanship masters. We can't take it lightly." Shen Tinggu said.
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"Well, there are indeed hidden masters. The bodies of Helianjue and your senior brother were also found in the city. During the siege, the Imperial Guard found that the defenders wanted to run away, so he took action himself. He also fell into the enemy's path and was burned by the fire!
"Helian Changying said.
"Ah? Are there any Chengzong masters among the defenders?" Shen Ting made a strange cry.
"According to the Imperial Master, there are four masters. One is at the first level of Yongquan, and he should be sent to protect Jiang Shuo. Jiang Shuo is not low, and is at the first level of the Eight Meridians. There is also one who is at the first level of the Eight Meridians, and his strength is slightly inferior to
Jiang Shuo; there is another master, although he only has five meridians, his combat power is no less than Jiang Shuo."
"There is no other heavy armor siege? The national master with this strength should be able to deal with it?" Shenting Guqi said.
"At that time, the defenders in the city had begun to withdraw, and there were not many people on the wall. The four of them joined forces, and because they occupied a favorable location, the Imperial Guards were already injured. With one careless move, they hit the opponent's path, and the flames were burned.
After the pieces were poured down, the whole body was burned by fire. Fortunately, it was put out in time and there was no serious problem."
"It's almost dawn. My people will arrive within three hours. When will the city gate be opened?" Shen Tinggu asked.
"It looks like it will take another two hours."
"It's best to find a few more carriages on the way to Yuguan. They have been traveling over a hundred miles of mountain road for more than ten hours and need to recover."
"Of course, but there is something I need Mr. Shen's help with."
"How to say?"
"There are 209 casualties in the Iron Armored Battalion, and 175 of them are intact. We need you to send people to take their positions!" Helian said.
"You are the appointed coach, you have the final say!"
"Then thank you, Master Shen! I won't disturb you anymore." Helian Changying smiled slightly and returned to the top of the mountain where he was originally standing. Although he had not slept all night, his expression did not show any signs of weakening.
At noon, the north and south city gates were all connected! The cavalry vanguard led two thousand horsemen to advance quickly! After only running six or seven miles, the formation became chaotic. I saw those Zhou troops with superb riding skills, who could pick and choose on horseback.
Picking up the property all over the ground, but in this way, the speed is greatly reduced, and those running behind simply dismount and pick it up. Anyway, they can catch up with the front team with a few hits. Almost everyone has to fill the pouches beside the saddle before they can catch up.
They got on their horses reluctantly. Some soldiers even fought over snatching a good inkstone...
"Report——General Huyan's team stopped seven miles south of the city!"
"What's going on?" Helian Changying, who was still in the city, asked in surprise when he saw the exploration horses sent back by the Pioneer Supervisory Army.
"Five miles south of the city, silk, fine porcelain and other goods were everywhere. Almost everyone stopped to pick them up. General Huyan had to stop processing because there were so many people fighting for the goods."
"Here comes someone!" Helian screamed and summoned her personal guards: "Quickly order the forwards to throw all the goods to the roadside. If anyone has one hidden on him, kill him! Huyan Watchtower will delay the military plane, kill him.
! Let the deputy general take charge of the troops and continue marching. Be sure to clear the road ahead when the army sets off!"
"Your Highness! Your Highness, have mercy!" All the generals in Helian's tent shouted one after another.
"It would be unlucky to kill a general in the middle of battle, so why not let him perform his crime and perform meritorious service," Wushi said.
"Since the Imperial Master said so, let's write down his death sentence first, and then go!" Helian was waiting for his subordinate's plea, but he didn't expect that the good man would be pawned by Wu Shi.
Another person came to report: "Your Highness, everyone from Huotang is here. There is something to report on the West Road."
"allow."
"Your Highness, my subordinates are incompetent. Please ask Your Highness, Master Shen, to bring him to justice." The person reporting the report was the leader of the pursuit of Guo Wen.
"I don't have time to listen to your nonsense, what are you talking about?" Helian was so angry that he had nowhere to vent his anger.
"Let's get down to business!" Shen Tinggu also added.
"All the Lotus Gang's goods have been robbed and handed over to the army in the rear. However, Guo Wen ran away!"
"How is that possible? You can defeat him by yourself!" Shen Tinggu roared.
"They seemed to be expecting someone to rob the food. They dispersed as soon as they saw us. We only shot four people. Because the original target was Guo Wen, so the brothers all went after him. Unexpectedly, an eight-meridian master suddenly appeared, like
Nan Qi's martial arts skills caught us off guard, and he killed several brothers. Guo Wen also asked him to rescue them. Since we had a mission, we had no choice but to give up the pursuit and rush over the mountains to get here."
The leader said tremblingly.
"Idiot, I'll kill you!" Shen Tinggu cursed.
"What state?" Wu Shi suddenly asked.
"It should be the first stage." The leader replied.
"Calculate the time, it's the extra eight meridians at the top of the city." Wu Shi finally understood why there was an extra master at the top of the city. It turned out that the other master had been hiding in the Lotus Gang.
Helian Changying frowned. It was not convenient for her to deal with the people in Huotang directly, so she said: "Forget it, just get the food, and Guo Wen can't afford any trouble! The five thousand riders who just came behind are here to report.
, they have received the food from the Lotus Gang and are less than thirty miles away from Zhenbeiguan. Everyone obeys the order: set off as a team and target Yuguan!"
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"Dong, dong, dong..." He Qizhou felt a heavy blow on his forehead, and suddenly woke up from the dream of fighting and iron horses. The heavy armor on his body was gone. He was still lying down, but his body kept beating up and down.
...Huh? Why are you in the carriage? He Qizhou muttered in his heart. The speeding carriage bumped again, lifting He Qizhou high from the floor of the carriage. He saw that he was about to hit the lower edge of the bench in the carriage again.
He Qizhou hurriedly shrank his head, and then he remembered the scene when he was hit hard by the black stone. At that time, he threw the firewood with all his strength, regardless of the overflowing energy in his body, and suddenly felt that all the energy rushed to one place, and the pulse that had been silent for a long time
At that moment, it suddenly clicked! I was about to laugh, but for some reason, I suddenly lost consciousness.