The chamberlain heard the sound of horse hooves and said: "Where are the people and horses coming from? Look, they are Yang Gou's people? Get on the horse, get on the horse quickly!"
Just as the chamberlain was about to mount his horse, he heard someone say: "He's one of ours!"
The chamberlain felt relieved, and when he saw that it was indeed the Northern Liao cavalry, he sneered: "Lin Jun's people, what do you want to do here? Say good things?"
But Lin Ya's envoy crossed his arms and said to the people around him: "I will promise him anything later."
Everyone snickered.
The cavalry roared in and surrounded them.
"Where's Lin Jun?"
The chamberlain sneered, "Why doesn't he come?"
Someone behind him sighed, and the waiter recognized it as Shen Changhe's voice.
After sighing, Shen Changhe said: "If you are allowed to wait back, you will definitely speak ill of the envoy and us. If the envoy is allowed to be slaughtered by Ning Xing, these soldiers will be implicated.
The Shegu people have been very noisy recently. It seems that none of the warriors here can escape, and they are all driven to the far north. Those generals are incompetent and will be driven to die to increase the merits and drinking vessels of the Shegu people. So, what are you waiting for? Kill!"
"No!"
The face of the chamberlain changed drastically, "I swear, I will only speak good things about Ambassador Lin when I get back."
Lin Ya's envoy couldn't believe it and cursed: "I am your husband's envoy, how dare Lin Jun take action?"
"Kill them, and the envoy will live!"
Shen Changhe said.
The cavalry swarmed over.
In a few moments, corpses were everywhere.
The two envoys were captured alive. Shen Changhe said with a smile: "If you two cooperate, you can die more happily..."
After being tortured for a while, Shen Changhe went to find Lin Jun.
"The emperor wants to sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight."
"Did he throw out the two big tribes?"
"yes!"
"He was a little dizzy." Lin Jun said: "He knew it was the bait thrown by the emperor, but he wanted to eat it. He thought he could swallow the bait and throw the hook back, haha!"
Shen Changhe shook his head, "My husband, Mr. Erlang wanted to seize these two big tribes, so he kept inciting them."
"I said, he is old. If it were in the past, he would definitely refuse, but now, he takes risks just to please his son."
Lin Jun looked at the two writhing things and said, "Kill them all and bury them."
He turned his horse's head sideways, "If I go to Lijiang City, I can defend it. But if I go to Ningxing, he will use this to promote his second son. What I'm a little curious about is that Li Mi is good at checking and balancing. , Helianfeng is so good at checking and balancing, how come it’s the same when he comes here!”
"It's just for power." Shen Changhe felt that Lin Jun was a little pitiful.
"I don't need your sympathy." Lin Jun rode his horse slowly. "I killed them because I wanted to buffer them for a while."
"Yes, I will need some time to arrange it."
"Actually, I'm a little envious of Yang Xuan." Lin Jun looked into the distance. "He has countless soldiers and civilians in northern Xinjiang to drive him. If he goes north, he can expand the territory. If he waits for an opportunity, he can go south and destroy Chang'an. He can attack if he advances, and he can also retreat. Attack, how comfortable it is!"
"Your Majesty, have you really left Kunzhou alone?"
"Before the messenger arrived, I wanted to save Kunzhou. When the messenger arrived, I knew that this fight was just a tool for Ning Xing to fight for power. Why should I use the lives of my warriors to help them? Are they worthy? withdraw!"
The cavalry assembled and headed northeast.
On a hillock, dozens of Northern Xinjiang Army scouts were watching them.
The team was turning around, "Go and report to the Duke. Lin Jun's entire army has retreated. Duke, you are so powerful!"
A group of scouts rode down the hill and cheered.
"The Duke is mighty!"
…
The fourth day of the siege.
The Northern Xinjiang Army is still moving slowly.
"Yang Xuan still hasn't come."
Sang Yuanxing sighed with emotion.
On the first day of defending the city, his face was blue.
On the second day of guarding the city, his face turned yellow.
On the third day of guarding the city, his face turned slightly red.
Today, his face is red!
Big red!
Face full of red light.
Biejia Dingyan said with a smile: "It seems that Lin Shijun has held him back."
"Lijiang City is strong. In fact, I have been waiting for Yang Xuan to fight with him." Sang Yuanxing's voice was like a bell, and his face was rosy, making him look like a longevity star.
"He used trickery to seize Baode and Yangcheng, but this is Lijiang. As long as I am here, Lijiang will be in ruins. Yang Gou, do you dare to fight?"
Morale is through the roof!
Seeing his subordinates howling, Sang Yuanxing smiled and said, "Actually, that's what it means to use troops!"
Ding Yan sighed: "In the past, your Majesty always said that you only have a rough understanding of the art of war, but these days, I have seen that this is just a rough understanding of the art of war. Those so-called famous generals probably don't even know the art of war."
"Ha ha ha ha!"
Sang Yuanxing laughed.
Ding Yan knew the reason for this man's glowing face and confidence.
——Yang Xuan didn’t come!
Without Yang Xuan, Nanhe's siege would be like Aunt Wang's foot-binding, long and smelly, so Sang Yuanxing felt that he could hold on to Lijiang City until the end of time.
"The Northern Xinjiang Army is coming."
In the distance, the Northern Xinjiang army appeared in overwhelming numbers.
"Keep holding on."
Sang Yuanxing's tone was relaxed. If he hadn't been worried about the reputation, he would have even thought of getting a mat and a table, setting out fine wine and delicacies, and having a few singers dance with him...
Defending the city so calmly must be a good story!
He saw the big flag, which was still the southern flag.
It's ready.
He sighed: "Yang Xuan still hasn't come!"
Ding Yan relaxed and smiled, "It's another boring day."
Ding Yan is naturally not that kind of unprincipled fool, but if Shangguan wants to assume a confident posture, he can only cooperate with the performance.
Look at the garrison officers at the top of the city, they all look relaxed.
What if Yang Gou comes?
Ding Yan thought for a while, then stopped thinking.
Can't think about it anymore.
"Siege the city!"
Nan He remained calm and calm.
Jiang Cunzhong didn't say anything, so the generals could only hold it in.
"Lao Nan, it should be almost done over there, right?" Jiang Cunzhong asked.
Nan He shook his head, "There is no need to guess. If something happens, the Duke will naturally send someone to notify us."
"To be honest, this is the first time I have seen someone who can make the Duke of the country so cautious." Jiang Cunzhong is also Yang Xuan's confidant, and he has no taboos in talking about this.
Nan He nodded, "Lin Jun is not a person with a false reputation, and he has many tricks. The Duke has to worry that he will suddenly cross the interception and attack our army. In this way, this battle will be lost."
"It's the fourth day."
"yes!"
"Will it be today?"
"I don't know either, but come slowly!"
"The following is not happy with you."
"I don't care whether they are satisfied or not, as long as the Duke is satisfied."
"You are so loyal, to be honest, you remind me of a domestic servant."
Nan He glanced at him and said, "You think... it's okay."
Jiang Cunzhong just said it casually and regretted it after saying it, feeling that it was humiliating.
After all, Nan He was also a general, and was Yang Xuan's spokesperson in the army. He was said to be a domestic servant, so he passed.
But I didn't expect that Nan He would not deny it.
Could it be that he did it in vain?
Jiang Cunzhong cupped his hands and said, "I made a mistake."
But Nan He was really not angry. He even had time to look at the lazily fighting situation and said, "Tell Suo Yun, look at the good deeds of the death camp. They pooped under the city. How damn..."
Suo Yun also saw it and went over to kick the sergeant.
The death camp below the city is lazy, and the defenders at the top of the city are even more lazy and are not even willing to take heavy weapons.
They are lazy, and we are lazy too.
This is inertia.
"Your Majesty, why don't you open the city gate to them?"
Ding Yan felt that the Northern Xinjiang Army was too lazy. If they made a surprise attack, it might be a big victory.
"I think so too, but there is Jiang Cunzhong on the other side, and that one...Zhou Jian, Nan He are stupid, can they be stupid? The Northern Xinjiang Army is so lazy, maybe they want to lure our army out of the city."
"Too."
Near noon, Nan He was ready to withdraw his troops.
Chengtou was also used to resting at this time and began to look forward to lunch.
"After dinner, I went to take a nap." Sang Yuanxing explained: "As soon as Yang Xuan comes, he will warn you, but there is no need to be nervous. I said, if he comes, I will be here. If he doesn't come, I will be here too."
Ding Yan slowly turned sideways.
The sound of horse hooves is like a heavy hammer hitting the earth.
How many people are needed?
Sang Yuanxing followed and looked sideways.
The cavalry is coming.
The cavalry cheered on horseback and waved their weapons, as if they had just defeated a powerful enemy.
"Who is it?" Sang Yuanxing asked in a hoarse voice.
Ding Yan was trembling, "They must be reinforcements! Yes, there are still large armies in northern Xinjiang."
A big flag appears.
"Look whose flag it is!"
The eyesight of the eagle shooter is the best, and more than ten eagle shooters squinted to see.
"yes……"
"It's Yang Ziqi!"
A vulture shooter was the first to see it, and he looked at Sang Yuanxing with a happy side face.
Sang Yuanxing’s face was ashen!
Then it turns red.
His legs were shaking.
Ta-ta-ta!
The cavalrymen were cheering.
"Wan Sheng!"
The flag went to the Chinese army.
Along the way, the Northern Xinjiang troops were cheering.
Yang Xuan looked at the warriors under his command on horseback, and he couldn't help but feel endless courage in his heart.
There has always been a shortage of martial arts in the Central Plains, but those in power need to respect martial arts. When the superiors send out the signal that culture is valuable, martial arts naturally becomes synonymous with the humble.
Datang is heading in this direction.
Nowadays, the imperial examination has become the target of everyone's attention.
In the past, joining the army was a channel for the civilian class to rise up. Nowadays, there is only war in northern Xinjiang, and this channel has also been blocked.
As a result, thousands of troops and horses focused on the imperial examination.
Maybe those who study are either rich or noble, and the children of ordinary people can only sigh in despair and pick up a hoe to farm the land.
But to farm, you must have land!
Nowadays, there is a shortage of land in the world, so that the government and military system are in ruins. The monarchs and ministers in the DPRK have actually adopted a sit-down attitude and allowed the carnivores to plunder the fields and annex the population crazily.
Someone in Chang'an once said that it cannot continue like this.
What’s the solution?
There are so many people who say no.
For example, Yan Cheng said at the beginning that the Tang Dynasty was sick, and the disease lay with the powerful families and the powerful. He suggested that this group should be restricted, starting from land annexation, to monopolizing officialdom...every sentence hit the key points.
Is this a loyal minister?
He is dead!
Just in front of the Imperial City.
He was stabbed to death.
His suggestions were probably thrown into the kitchen or into the latrine by the emperor.
It's too hard to wipe your butt.
"Wan Sheng!"
The soldiers were cheering.
Yang Xuan raised his hand in response.
Smiling, he said softly: "Mr. Yan, what this world needs is swords and guns, blood and fire!"
He arrived at the Chinese Army.
Nan He and others dismounted and saluted.
"I've met the Duke!"
Yang Xuan nodded.
"Lin Jun, retreat!"
Lin Jun's final battle was more like shirking the blame, giving the five thousand cavalry to Yang Xuan as an after-dinner snack.
Yang Xuan ate it.
The psychological advantages of his subordinates have also been established.
The next time they encounter Lin Jun's troops, the Northern Xinjiang Army will have great morale.
"Lin Jun lost!"
The news keeps spreading.
"The Duke is mighty!"
Yang Xuan raised his hands and thought, what will happen to these warriors if the day comes when the army comes to Ningxing?
He looked at the city and said, "How are the defenders doing these days?"
Nan He said: "The defenders have been very arrogant these days."
"oh!"
"I have ordered my subordinates to attack slowly in the past few days."
The generals looked at Yang Xuan.
This is not a slow attack, but a waste of time, my lord!
"here you go!"
Yang Xuan's words almost made those generals' eyes pop out.
These few have no future... Jiang Cunzhong shook his head slightly.
When Yang Xuan saw this, he knew that there was some internal conflict, and the reason was nothing more than Nan He's slowness.
"This battle is fought outside, not inside!"
After Yang Xuan dropped this sentence, whether he could understand it or not depends on the fate of those generals.
A general slapped his forehead and said, "If we break the city early, Lin Jun will definitely escape."
But there is a prerequisite for doing this, that is, Yang Xuan wants to keep Lin Jun.
I see!
Yang Xuan took a look at the general and felt that this man was worth cultivating.
As for the other people, their understanding is not enough. If their level is too high, they will mislead others and themselves.
The general knew everything, "attack slowly. Even if the enemy suddenly crosses the interception and wants to attack our army, our army can deal with it calmly. This battle is outside and not inside."
The general realized this and saluted, "Thank you so much, Lord, for your guidance!"
"This is your understanding!"
Yang Xuan nodded and pointed to the city, "Ask Sang Yuanxing, is he willing to surrender?"
"I'm going!"
Wang Laoer rode his horse and rushed out.
Until the city.
"Lin Jun ran away, Sang Yuanxing, do you want to surrender or do you want to surrender? Hurry up and open the city gate and get some dried meat. If you resist, the Duke has not visited the capital for a long time, and he is about to get one, your head
It just sits on top."
There was deathly silence at the top of the city.
Until a sergeant asked: "Is Commander Lin really defeated?"
The companion next to him said: "If he is undefeated, how can Yang...Yang Xuan dare to come back? Otherwise, if he is attacked from inside and outside, even a famous general of the Tang Dynasty will be defeated."
"He actually lost!"
Until now, Sang Yuanxing could not believe that Lin Jun had lost.
Ding Yan's face turned livid, "Your Majesty, I have no choice but to defend to the death."
Sang Yuanxing shook his head, "If you stick to your guns, you will inevitably die. But how can I bend the knee to Yang Xuan?"
"The envoy is indeed loyal to His Majesty..."
Zhongjun, Yelvshu is reporting.
"Sang Yuanxing was quite greedy and once took 50,000 yuan from a subordinate."
"Where's Ding Yan?"
"Ding Yan..." Yelvshu said: "He was the one who cooperated in stealing the official grain that Xiaguan got, and then he burned down the granary and died without any evidence..."
"He is a cruel person!"
Yang Xuan galloped his horse, "I said, this battle will be fought outside and not inside. Lin Jun was defeated and Lijiang City lost all morale. It will be defeated in one attack. Come with me and show off your strength!"
The army began to move forward.
The formation is approaching the city.
Yang Xuan was surrounded and galloped along the passage in the array.
Choking!
He pulled out his sword and held it high.
"The Duke is mighty!"
"The Duke is mighty!"
"The Duke is mighty!"
The cheers were like a roaring mountain and a tsunami.
Yang Xuan rode his horse not far from the city and looked up at Sang Yuanxing.
"Lin Jun was defeated. How can Xiaoli Jiangcheng be my subordinate? Surrender or not?"
"Pooh!"
At the top of the city, Ding Yan spat towards the city and cursed: "Yang Gou, we are loyal to Daliao and want to seize Lijiang City, so let's do it with human lives!"
"What a mighty and unyielding Ding Biejia!"
Someone at the top of the city cheered!
"Your Majesty!"
Ding Yan walked to Sang Yuanxing and drew his sword.
Sang Yuanxing took a deep breath, "Okay, let us... you!"
Ding Yan grabbed his collar with one hand and put the long knife on his neck with the other hand.