Chapter 916 Zhen Siwen, who is advancing by leaps and bounds
Neizhou.
Xiao Hongde never knew that Chen Shui and Jiang He were leading the army to attack Chenzhou.
When he received the news of the defeat, he was a little stunned at first, and then angry.
“Why should we sacrifice the near for the far?”
He was not only angry, but also a little uneasy.
Lieutenant General Zhao Dora had already made his identity clear and his purpose stated... The emperor wanted to pull him over.
Once Lin Ya's brother-in-law rebels, it will be a heavy blow to Lin Ya's reputation.
Xiao Hongde was thinking about it, but in fact he knew that he had no way out.
He was sitting in the check-in room, feeling very sad.
By seeking refuge with the emperor, Lin Ya would regard him as a sure-to-kill opponent.
If he doesn’t seek refuge with the emperor, let’s not talk about the poisonous woman in his family. The emperor seemed to be lenient and let him off for his last defeat, but he can still deal with him once he picks him up again.
It was probably because his relationship with the poisonous woman angered Ling Ya, so Ling Ya's attitude was a bit cold.
Xiao Hongde knew that if he wanted to get ahead within the Linya Group, he had to hold on to that woman's thigh.
But just thinking about the women she killed, Xiao Hongde gave up the idea.
He would rather never get married than spend the rest of his life with that woman!
"Details and stability."
A clerk appeared outside the door, "Someone wants to see you."
"Who?" Xiao Hongde asked.
"It's said that Ning Xing is here."
Xiao Hongde nodded.
After a while, a mediocre-looking man came in.
"Please keep your screen steady and step back," the man said calmly.
"Identity." Xiao Hongde said coldly.
The man held out a sign.
Eagle Guard!
Xiao Hongde took a deep breath and said, "Wait, get out!"
The two confidants retreated.
The man saluted, "I came here under orders, just one word."
Those words came... Xiao Hongde's heartbeat accelerated.
"explain!"
The man said: "Xiao Xiangwen wants to die!"
Xiao Hongde stood up suddenly and sneered: "I can put you in a dilemma of life and death right now!"
The man was not afraid and said: "The scouts in Neizhou are not qualified. Just before, I received news that Yang Xuan led an army of thirty thousand and came straight to Neizhou."
Xiao Hongde's body was shaken.
The man said calmly: "Is Xiao Xiangwen confident of defeating Yang Xuan? Most likely not! Once this battle cannot be won, don't blame Ning Xing for settling old and new scores together!"
He turned and left.
"Stay here!"
Xiao Hongde called him to stop.
The man turned around and said, "Xiao Xiangwen has been thinking about it for so long and still hasn't figured it out? I'm here today and I have another question, which side are you on?!"
Xiao Hongde had thought about this problem countless times. When he heard that Yang Xuan was sending troops, his first thought was despair.
"I am willing to serve your Majesty!"
The man looked at him and said coldly: "How do you win your Majesty's trust?"
Xiao Hongde took out the paper and looked for it, but he couldn't find the pen and ink.
He took out a knife, cut his fingers, and wrote a letter in blood.
The man took it and saw that the content was quite impressive. He couldn't help but nodded with satisfaction, raised his eyes and asked: "That poisonous woman, what should you do?"
Xiao Hongde said without hesitation: "She? It's time to go too!"
"A couple's favor lasts for one night, why are you so willing to give up?" The man's mouth had a slight coldness.
Xiao Hongde looked into the void and was silent for a long time.
"No matter how great the kindness between husband and wife is, it cannot compare with my loyalty to His Majesty!"
The man nodded, "That's it, farewell."
The man went out and his two companions followed him.
Until we left the state house, a companion asked: "How is it?"
"I don't believe every word he says!"
"It doesn't matter whether you believe it or not."
"Yes, all we want is betrayal."
The companion said meaningfully: "I feel something is wrong."
"oh!"
"It's time for redemption!"
In the prefecture, Xiao Hongde summoned people to discuss matters.
Staff officer Peng Zhi and deputy general Zhao Duola arrived.
Dora Zhao glanced at Xiao Hongde and raised the corners of her mouth slightly.
The people from the Eagle Guard were looking for him earlier and had made a deal.
No one would dare to take credit for this achievement. When he turned around, he would find a way to transfer him back to Ningxing. From then on, he would stay away from fighting and live in peace for the rest of his life.
Now, we are friends.
"Yang Gou led an army of 30,000 people and came towards my Neizhou."
As soon as Xiao Hongde opened his mouth, Dora Zhao's expression changed.
"Yang Gou is here?"
Peng Zhi glanced at him and thought of the last time Zhao Dora launched a heroic attack on Nangui City, but was ambushed by Yang Xuan and returned defeated.
This man's courage was defeated by Yang Xuan.
"Afraid?" Xiao Hongde sneered.
Now that he has surrendered to the emperor, Zhao Dora's role has been weakened.
Zhao Dora coughed dryly, "We only have more than 20,000 people, so we can't be stable!"
"I trained 5,000 people a while ago and pulled them out. I couldn't fight them out of the city, but I was able to defend the city."
"That's thirty-two thousand," Peng Zhi said.
"Thirty-two thousand, if you don't get out, you can still be sure." Zhao Dora said.
Xiao Hongde said coldly: "If you don't get out, can you guard against Yang Gou's trebuchet?"
"How many stones can he have?"
Zhao Duola said calmly: "Five thousand people are strong enough to hold up half a month."
"Yeah?"
Xiao Hongde said calmly.
"nature."
Zhao Dora smiled.
Peng Zhi found that the atmosphere between the two had changed.
From the previous harmony to the current estrangement, it seems like just an instant.
What happened?
"Send more scouts to keep an eye on Zhen Siwen. In addition, collect food and grass to prepare materials for defending the city."
Xiao Hongde stood up and said, "Go right away!"
Zhao Dora stood up and said, "It's time to send someone to Ningxing to report the news."
The people from Eagle Guard have already gone, don’t you know? If you don’t know, then you are a marginalized person. If you know, then you are asking questions knowingly, and your intentions are to be punished!
"Someone is coming!"
A clerk came in outside the door.
Xiao Hongde said: "Hurry to Tanzhou to ask for help. Tell Lin Jun that if your lips are dead and your teeth are cold, Neizhou will not survive, and Tanzhou cannot be saved!"
"yes!"
Xiao Hongde looked tired.
"I'll take my leave."
Zhao Dora resigned.
After leaving the lobby, his confidants followed him and said dissatisfiedly: "He actually turned his back! But he forgot that without you, he would still follow Lin Ya all the way to the dark side."
"I know too much about his scandals." Zhao Dora squinted her eyes, "I originally wanted to transfer to Ning Xing, but now it seems that I have to wait until after this battle. I will deal with it first."
"Will he do something evil?" The confidant was a little worried.
Returning to the duty room, Zhao Duola wrote a letter and handed it to her confidant, "Take this letter and set off immediately for Taizhou. Once you learn of the news of my death, send the letter to Ningxing immediately."
"to whom?"
"Lin Ya!"
The confidant's body trembled, "Yes."
At the same time, Xiao Hongde and Peng Zhi were discussing matters.
"It turns out that you have switched sides to His Majesty!"
Peng Zhi is Xiao Hongde's man. Even so, he still waited until the matter was settled before telling the truth.
Only this kind of city is worthy of being in charge.
"If Yang Gou doesn't send troops, I will still want to delay it for a while." Xiao Hongde sighed a little, "Lin Ya, in fact, is good to me."
Of course, that poisonous woman said something else.
"So Dora Zhao is your guide, but you are quite indifferent to him."
"He knows too much." There was a coldness in Xiao Hongde's eyes. "He saw all the times when my attitude was swinging. If he told His Majesty this, think about it, what would His Majesty think?"
"That's just out of the wolf's den and into the tiger's den." Peng Zhi nodded, "No wonder. We have to find a way to solve this matter. It is best to solve it once and for all."
"Simple."
"Simple?"
Peng Zhi is a staff member and prides himself on being smart, but he can't think of a solution in a short period of time.
Xiao Hongde said: "I have a sharp archer under my command, and when Yang Gou attacks, I will have the sharp archer behind... Yeah!"
He waved gently.
Peng Zhi felt cold in his heart, "Shoot him!"
Xiao Hongde said calmly: "On the battlefield, swords and guns have no eyes."
A follower came in and said, "Please be careful, Vice General Zhao's confidant just left the city with a letter."
"Take it?" Xiao Hongde asked.
"Yes, I still had it in my hand when I left the city. I said I was going to Taizhou to watch the game."
Peng Zhi looked at Xiao Hongde and smiled bitterly, "This is his back-up plan!"
Xiao Hongde looked grim, "What a thief!"
…
Later, Xiao Hongde summoned civil and military officials to discuss matters.
Upon hearing that Yang Xuan led the army to attack, the expressions of at least 30% of the civil and military personnel changed drastically.
As expected, they were all frightened by Yang Gou.
Xiao Hongde looked at Dora Zhao, "Vice General Zhao, do you have any suggestions?"
Zhao Dora smiled and said: "I'm a lowly official, but I'll keep my head in the right place."
"In this case, we should join hands to defend against the enemy!" Xiao Hongde also showed an almost kind smile.
"That's right!" Zhao Dora smiled reservedly.
Everyone discussed it.
Xiao Hongde patted his gums, and after everyone was quiet, he said: "We have an army of thirty-two thousand, and we cannot get out. Yang Gou can only cry out in vain.
In addition, I asked people to go to Tanzhou to ask for help. Lin Jun, the governor of Tanzhou, is an upright and upright person, and he will probably lead an army to help.
We are on guard, Yang Dog is attacking us.
When Lin Shijun arrives with his army, we will attack from both inside and outside. If we lose this battle, I am willing to resign and go home, never to serve as an official again!"
This is absolutely true!
This oath is even more decisive.
A military general saluted, "Are you sure that Tanzhou will come to help?"
This man is stupid!
Peng Zhi was heartbroken.
"It will definitely come!"
Xiao Hongde nodded.
At this moment, the news of his surrender to the emperor has not spread, at least until the end of this war. In this way, at this moment, he and Lin Jun are a family.
The family is in trouble, and if Lin Jun does not come to the rescue, conflicts will arise within Lin Ya.
Therefore, Lin Jun must come!
"Lin Shijun once defeated the Shegu people." The general was overjoyed, "In this way, this battle will be won!"
"Yes! At first, we thought he would lose that battle, but who knew that he would show weakness first, causing the Shegu people to pursue him wildly. Just when the Shegu people were proud, they ambush everywhere and were immediately defeated."
Lin Jun is known as a famous general within the Linya Group. After taking command of Tanzhou, it is said that the soldiers and civilians in Tanzhou were determined and said they would no longer worry about Yang Dog's attack.
Now that they heard that he would definitely be able to lead the army to help, the civil and military officials in Neizhou were as excited as chicken blood.
"Please be careful, I'll ask you to fight!" a military commander said with a red face.
"I am willing to lead the army to test Zhen Siwen!"
"Your Majesty..."
This is the role of a famous general!
It's a pity that after this time, they will be enemies... Xiao Hongde pointed at a general and said: "Zeng Qiu led the cavalry out to test Zhen Siwen!"
"Take orders!"
"Prepare the food and wine, I will drink with you today!"
"Take orders!"
There was laughter and laughter in the lobby.
Peng Zhi came over, leaned over and said, "Isn't it bad to drink before a war?"
"Yang Dog's power is astonishing. Drinking wine before the battle is just to stimulate their bloody courage."
Xiao Hongde lowered his voice and said, "If we can win this battle, who in the world would dare to say that I have taken advantage of the situation and surrendered to the emperor?"
Peng Zhi understood, "Yes, Xianwen is taking advantage of the situation to seek refuge with the emperor. It's more like abandoning the dark and surrendering to the bright. Furthermore, only with this great achievement can Xianwen gain a firm foothold on the emperor's side and be reused!"
"That's what I mean." Xiao Hongde smiled slightly, and the calmness of having everything under control emerged spontaneously, "In the end, I can trick Lin Jun, a famous Liao general, and use the opportunity to repel or defeat Yang Gou...
…
The emperor is not a fool, he will definitely take advantage of the situation to create public opinion and promote my achievements in this battle. In this way... you will gain both fame and fortune!"
He held the water glass and smiled:
"The highest level of using troops is not to dispatch troops and generals, but to take advantage of the situation!"
Peng Zhi's heart surged when he heard this, "I just wronged Lin Shijun and Yang Gou!"
"Ha ha ha ha!"
…
"Ha ha ha ha!"
In the official residence of Nangui City, Zhen Siwen looked at the letter and raised his head and laughed.
Everyone stood in the hall, eager to ask, but they had to wait for this Sima to finish laughing first.
"Ha ha ha ha!"
Zhen Siwen laughed heartily and patted the eucalyptus table, "The Duke has an order, show your power!"
The news of the army's expedition to Neizhou has long been reported, but Taoxian County has no instructions on how Nangui City should act. Previously, everyone was still arguing about this, and some people suggested taking the initiative to attack and provoking the morale of the Neizhou defenders.
But some people suggested that it would be a great achievement to be cautious and defend Nangui City so that the army could have a foothold.
At this moment, the Duke's personal letter arrived at Zhen Siwen, and it contained only two words.
Show off your power!
This means that the defenders of the city returning to the south cannot be defended.
It also shows great trust in Zhen Siwen.
Zhen Siwen put down the letter, put it away carefully, raised her eyes and said: "The Duke said that he would establish his authority, that's what I thought..."
…
On the second day, more than 500 cavalrymen from Neizhou appeared in the sight of the defenders of Nangui City.
The alarm bells are ringing.
The top of the city was filled with defenders, looking quite cautious.
The general squinted his eyes and asked, "Where are you all?"
The lookout said: "Most of the defenders are at the top of the city."
"good!"
The general's name is Zeng Qiu, who can be regarded as a member of Xiao Hongde's line. The purpose of leading the attack this time is to provoke, that is, to demonstrate.
Demonstrations before a war can boost the morale of the entire army.
"Yaowu!"
Zeng Qiu said in a deep voice.
Dozens of horsemen rode forward.
The city gate suddenly opened slowly.
"careful!"
Zeng Qiu looked at it coldly, "Don't worry, there are more than a thousand cavalry waiting behind us. If they attack, we can escape. As long as we lead them to that place, it will be a great victory!"
Behind the city gate, hundreds of riders are gathering.
"With these few troops, at best they can be expelled. Keep going, show your strength!" Zeng Qiu squinted, "Where is Zhen Siwen? Call me!"
Several sergeants with loud voices shouted towards the top of the city.
"Zhen Siwen, do you dare to go out of the city to fight?"
"Zhen Siwen, you are as timid as a mouse!"
"Zhen Siwen, you are so obscene and shameless!"
"You don't dare to show your face, Zhen Siwen, but are you hiding?"
"Ha ha ha ha!"
The proud soldiers laughed.
Zeng Qiu smiled, "Securing Nangui City is an achievement. Zhen Siwen will not take risks."
"They're out of town!"
someone shouted.
Hundreds of cavalrymen rushed out of Nangui City, looking aggressive, but in Zeng Qiu's view, they were angry and angry.
"Withdraw?" his subordinate asked.
"Wait a little longer, wait until they get closer, and then retreat."
Zeng Qiu asked: "Have you ever seen a cat playing with a mouse?"
"Never."
"The cat will watch the mouse running away under its paws. Whenever the mouse thinks it has escaped, it will catch it again. Then let it go... We will tease it like this until they are furious and chase it all the way..."
There was a hint of joking in Zeng Qiu's eyes, "Take them and walk the dog!"
The hundreds of riders began to speed up.
Faster and faster.
Zeng Qiu judged that it was almost done, so he turned his horse around and said, "Let's go..."
His voice suddenly became hoarse.
The eyes are panic...
Just over two miles away from them.
Qian Yuqi is approaching quietly.
Just when he was showing off his power and full of confidence.
It surrounded them in a fan shape.
A big flag was raised violently.
Zhen!
More than a thousand cavalry began to move.
Behind him, hundreds of mounted defenders were approaching.
On the side, groups of infantry appeared.
This is a trap!
Zeng Qiu looked back at the top of the city, and saw those full of defenders...
Many of them must be faked by ordinary people!
Zhen Siwen!
"Dog thief!"
More than a thousand cavalry swept in and surrounded Zeng Qiuhe's men with the hundreds of cavalry.
Zhen Siwen took the lead and rushed towards Zeng Qiu.
"Dog thief!"
Zeng Qiu's eyes were red, but his heart was full of fear.
Neizhou and Nangui City fought many times. The scale was not large, but the commanding ability of the generals can also be seen.
Zhen Siwen's progress in this process was astonishing.
Today's trap was even more flawless...from the layout to the timing of the approach, it was perfect.
Yang Gou has another general under his command!
Daliao!
clang!
His long knife was raised.
Then I felt a pain in my neck and my vision suddenly rose.
He saw Zhen Siwen reaching out to grab him.
The remaining consciousness heard Zhen Siwen's filial piety.
"Hurry up and take the head to the Duke's office and tell the Duke that your subordinate, Zhen Siwen, is willing to bring justice to the country!"