Shi Zhongtang's arrival was like a shot of chicken blood, instantly energizing the rebels.
"kill!"
Groups of rebels rushed to the top of the city madly, charging into the depths regardless of life or death.
"This is so crazy!" Jiao Ye changed his color and asked the reserve team to step up.
The counterattack of the reserve team seemed to be in danger under the rebel offensive. Chunyu Gu said in a deep voice: "Archers!"
A wave of arrows covered them, and the rebels' momentum was suppressed, but many defenders also fell to their own arrows.
The defenders quickly rushed to take up positions.
The corpses were piled high on the ground, and the peasants ran over to carry them away.
A civilian husband in his thirties worked with his companions to carry out a corpse. As soon as he turned around, he heard a bang behind him.
A corpse rose into the sky, and a rebel suddenly sat up below.
The sword was slashed in all directions. The two civilians looked in disbelief as their bodies suddenly became shorter. Then they looked at the four broken legs...
"ah!"
Amid the miserable howls, the rebels stood up and rushed straight towards Chunyu Gu.
Two sergeants intercepted him with guns drawn.
Just by meeting each other, one person was killed.
"It's a tough soldier!"
The reserve team that had just prepared to evacuate came back again to surround and kill this man.
After a stranglehold, he was still rushed out by the fierce soldiers.
Covered in blood, he slowly walked towards Chunyu Gu.
Every step he took left a bloody footprint behind him.
Puff puff puff!
The rebels' footsteps suddenly stalled. A sergeant quietly approached from behind and shot him through the abdomen.
Looking at the gun head protruding from his lower abdomen, the warrior roared and struck back with a knife.
The heads of the soldiers behind him flew up, and the rebels turned around again with their spears, smiling ferociously at Chunyu Gu: "You are dead!"
After saying this, the person fell down.
Even though he fell, the defenders still stabbed him more than ten times with their spears to make sure he was dead, and then they dared to drag him away.
"The rebels are extremely ferocious." Jiao Ye changed his color slightly, "This battle will be difficult."
"We have to defend Jianzhou even if it's difficult." Chunyu Gu said in a deep voice, "I'm going to send someone to Chang'an to report the news, saying that I want reinforcements."
From the optimism at the beginning of the war to the pessimism now, it only took half an hour.
No, there is just one more person.
Shi Zhongtang returned to the Chinese Army.
"Where is Shi Gongming?"
"Attacking Daizhou."
"That idiot." Shi Zhongtang did not hide his disdain for Shi Gongming, "Soldiers are very fast. It took so long to defeat Daizhou, but he still wants to fight for the world? What a joke."
He Zun smiled and said: "Shi Gongming wants to do great things but cherishes his own life."
"They are just people who forget their loyalty when they see profit." Shi Zhongtang asked: "How is the Northern Xinjiang Army?"
"My lord, the Northern Xinjiang Army should be attacking Guanzhou at this moment."
"Guanzhou and Zhangzhou are the gateways of Xiongzhou and Guanzhong. Once the two states are together, the initiative will be in Li Xuan's hands. It's a pity that idiot Shi Gongming's progress is too slow. Otherwise, if he captures Daizhou, he will take advantage of the situation.
By building Baozhou, we can block the Northern Xinjiang Army in the north. In this way, I can attack Guanzhong calmly."
From the map, Guanzhong looks like a big circle. To the east is the Yandong area, and over there are Daizhou and Lizhou. These two states lie across the passage from the north to the south, and they also separate the two armies of the north and the south.
Important points.
After Shi Gongming launched his army, progress was slow, which greatly disappointed Shi Zhongtang.
Wei Ming said: "My lord, how about we attack Lizhou ourselves?"
Shi Zhongtang shook his head. "If we attack by ourselves, Shi Gongming will definitely think that we want to cut off his channel to attack Guanzhong."
"Is he worthy of attacking Guanzhong?" someone asked disdainfully.
"Anyone who raises an army to rebel will always target Chang'an." He Zun said: "When the Chen Kingdom fell, how many Caotou Kings thought they could dominate the world?"
Without that kind of magical self-confidence, who would dare to rebel?
At the top of the city, the first wave of rebels was driven down.
But soon, the second wave came again.
He Zun said softly: "My lord, if we can capture Lizhou, the Northern Xinjiang Army will be separated from us."
Shi Zhongtang looked at him, "Li Xuan definitely wants to attack Guanzhong. Why would he attack Lizhou if nothing else happened?"
Countless people hold this view.
"Capture Jianzhou and break through Guanzhong." Wei Ming snorted, "My lord, to be honest, when we first raised the army, I thought that the southern area would allow us to attack Guanzhong for at least half a year. As for Guanzhong, we will be able to conquer it within a year or two. Don’t even think about it. I didn’t expect that in just a short time, we would be able to get a glimpse of Li Tang’s land of Longxing.”
Shi Zhongtang also did not expect that it would go so smoothly, and he inevitably felt a little confident and calm. "Guanzhong is difficult to attack, so we must quickly capture Jianzhou, and then go to Guanzhong to find ways to attack."
"If we can't defeat Guanzhong, Li Mi can just sit on the mountain and watch the fight between tigers and tigers." He Zun said.
“Everything depends on Jianzhou!”
Shi Zhongtang ordered: "We must investigate the movements of the Northern Xinjiang army as soon as possible, and we must not let Li Xuan take the lead in attacking Guanzhong."
He Zun nodded. "He has a reputation of filial piety to the emperor. Once he enters Guanzhong, how many people will support him?"
But the rebels are different, they are almost like street rats.
…
Yang Xigang went out for a trip to get a glimpse of the reality of the city.
After he came back, he looked around and found nothing unusual.
"Open the door."
The door of the wine shop opened and Yang Xi went in.
"How?" Yang Deng was going to set off to investigate at night.
"In the previous battle, the rebels fought fiercely. Jianzhou is not a great city. I am not optimistic about it." Yang Xi looked serious, "Jianzhou cannot be defended. Once the city is breached, we are afraid that the rebels will massacre the city. We have to find a way. leave."
"Just look for Chunyu Gu." Yang Deng said: "Chun Yu has always listened to our family. Please ask Chunyu Gu to let someone control a section of the city, and we can slide down with a rope."
"Chun Yugu is afraid that he has a death wish at this moment, and he is afraid that he will not be accommodating." Yang Xi scratched his head, "Damn it! I wish I had known that I would have stayed in Chang'an."
"Why did Fifth Brother go to the south back then?" someone asked.
"Back then, I was in charge of several farms in my family. Who knew something bad happened to me, and I was punished by my family and sent to the south."
Outside, Huahua raised her eyebrows.
Grange?
then!
"What bad luck happened?"
When she heard someone ask this question, Huahua turned her face slightly and listened carefully.
"Hey!" Yang Xi sighed quietly: "I was young back then and was in charge of two farms. One day I was patrolling the fields and met a kind man who asked about the situation in the farms... Those questions were a bit provocative. I was young. He was very energetic, so he ignored it and said that the two farms would be expanded next year. The man sneered and sarcastically said, "I can't help but say that the surrounding fields will be annexed by the Yang family next year..."
"It's okay!"
"It's okay, but it depends on who you meet!"
"Who is that person?"
"Filial piety."
It was so quiet in the wine shop that you could hear a pin drop.
After a long while, Yang Deng let out a long breath and said, "It's actually him? So what?"
"Xiao Jing was to investigate the Yang family's annexation of land. On this basis, he ordered people to investigate surrounding farmers and found evidence that I used methods to force farmers to sell their fields..."
"What happened next?"
"Later I was driven to the south to serve my crime."
A huge shout came from the other side of the city, and the whole city was shaken.
Then, groups of cavalry passed through the city and headed straight for the city.
When cavalry is needed to defend a city, it means that the defender's good days are numbered.
Yang Xi immediately went to see Chunyu Gu.
"leave?"
"yes."
Chunyu Gu looked at Yang Xi, "I have something to say, please bring it home."
"yes."
"Tell my family, I have never insulted the name of the Chunyu family!"
"yes!"
Yang Xi glanced at Chunyu Gu and knew that once the city was defeated, this man would definitely die in battle.
But he had no sympathy for this person.
Just like what is said within the Yang family, you have enjoyed the fine clothes and food brought by the Yang family since you were a child, so going through fire and water for the Yang family is the price.
The same is true for Chunyu Gu.
After enjoying the glory and wealth for half a lifetime, now it's time to pay off the debt.
…
In the night, when Yang Xi slid down the rope, no one noticed, and a black figure easily climbed out of the city.
When they arrived at the city, Yang Xi found the right direction and left quickly with Yang Deng.
After walking for who knows how long, Yang Xi felt that it was generally safe, so he turned around and took a look.
Xiongzhou City looked like a giant beast in the night.
"I think of Chunyu Gu." Yang Xi said: "He will undoubtedly die."
"Every gift from God has a price." Yang Deng said these philosophical words.
"Yes, there is no such thing as free use."
Yang Xi smiled and said: "However, I have been eating, drinking and having fun for many years, and I am satisfied, but I have not seen the price."
Behind me, a gust of wind blew.
"Everything has a cause and effect, and I will be your retribution!"
A woman's voice came from the night wind.
"Who is it?"
Yang Xi turned around and drew his sword in one go.
He and Yang Deng swung their swords in tacit agreement, blocking the possible sneak attack route of the intruder.
But the horizontal sword failed, and the visitor looked at them from a distance, his right hand dropped slightly, and under the moonlight, the reflection could be seen.
The sword light suddenly moved, and Huahua's figure twisted strangely under the moonlight.
puff!
Yang Deng fell down after being struck by the sword, clutching his throat, and his body bounced up and down on the ground in pain...
The sword passed across.
Huahua easily avoided it, and the soft sword penetrated along the gap and hit Yang Xi's shoulder.
The sword fell to the ground, and Yang Xi raised his hand to give himself a slap on the forehead.
The Yang family's children walking outside often lack the courage to commit suicide.
"You are too young to play this in front of me!"
The sword light flashed and touched Yang Xi's shoulder.
…
Later.
In a sheltered depression.
Yang Xi, whose legs and hands had been stripped of muscle, collapsed.
"I said!"
"The old thief's method really works!"
Huahua praised, and then asked: "When Emperor Xiaojing found out about Yang's annexation of fields, what happened next?"
"Why do you ask that?"
"explain!"
Under the moonlight, that ordinary woman's face was particularly heart-stopping.
"Xiao Jing used this matter as an excuse to secretly suppress the Yang family. He wanted to follow the clues and find out more illegal things of the Yang family. The Yang family was unwilling to give up, so they contacted other families and joined forces to fight against it."
"Give me a sip of water."
Yang Xi said.
"Do you want to drink your own blood?" Huahua said coldly.
"Xiao Jing had evidence in his hands, so Yang did not dare to make a big fuss. He thought that the matter would go on for a long time and Yang would pay a heavy price. But not long after, Xiao Jing died down."
"Why?"
"I don't know."
A hand reached over and blocked Yang Xi's mouth with a ball of cloth.
A quarter of an hour later, the cloth group came, and the screams were as sharp as ghosts and wolves.
"explain!"
Yang Xi gasped, "Later I learned that it was the palace order that Xiao Jing stopped."
"Huh?" Huahua felt that something was wrong, "There must be instructions from the palace to investigate this matter, why did you stop?"
"I don't know, this little guy really doesn't know anything about this."
Huahua thought about it carefully and felt that Yang Xi should not know about this.
"I knew I was going to die, so I just wanted to ask, who are you?"
Yang Xi lost too much blood and his face turned pale, "Don't let me become a fool underground."
"Who are you?"
"Who are you?"
Huahua stood up, and with a move of the soft sword, Yang Xi's throat was cut open.