Zhang Heng was not sure whether what the man below the tower said was true or false.
He said this just to test the situation on the other side.
Yongding City is of great importance, and Zhang Heng does not dare to open the city gate easily.
Zhang Heng carefully observed the movements of the generals below. If anything went wrong, he would immediately have someone shoot arrows.
"Zhang Heng, you are so bold. The Divine General is in danger, yet you dare to stop him."
"Open your dog eyes and see what this is!" the general below shouted angrily.
A soldier behind him walked forward carrying a square-shaped halberd.
Under the dim light of the torch, Zhang Heng's face tightened, and Fang Tian's painted halberd seemed to be the weapon used by the divine general Li Fengxian.
Is the Lord Divine General really injured?
Zhang Heng was shocked, and when he looked ahead, he saw a tall, strong man being carried, motionless, and his figure was somewhat similar to Li Fengxian.
Zhang Heng saw this, but he didn't dare to be careless again.
If Li Fengxian's life is delayed, he will definitely die miserably.
At that moment, Zhang Heng quickly ordered: "Open the city gate and welcome the Lord General into the city."
After the repaired suspension bridge was lowered, Zhang Heng hurriedly got off the tower, preparing to meet Li Fengxian's defeated army in person.
"How is Lord General Shen?" Zhang Heng stood at the city gate with a worried face.
The leading general hurried into the city, and Zhang Heng felt a little strange.
Before he could ask again, a long sword passed in front of his eyes.
Zhang Heng only vaguely heard the screams of the city gate soldiers coming from beside him, and then lost consciousness.
…
Xu Gongmao had just taken off his clothes and was getting ready to sleep.
Suddenly he heard a howling outside, and Xu Gongmao couldn't figure out what happened.
After putting on my clothes and going to check, the door was knocked open and the person who came was the boy next to Xu Gongmao.
"Sir, the city has been destroyed. The Ming Dynasty's border troops have entered the city. Master, come with me quickly." The boy was panic-stricken and pulled Xu Gongmao to run out.
Xu Gongmao was full of surprise and doubt.
I had only been back from the city gate for an hour, so why was the city gate broken?
"Soldiers, follow me and kill!" Xu Gongmao was shocked by the sudden shout from outside.
Did the Ming Dynasty border troops really come in?
How did they get in?
At this moment, Xu Gongmao's face was as dark as water. The Ming border troops had already moved in. Where could they go now?
When Xu Gongmao walked out of the room, he saw soldiers wearing Ming Dynasty border army armor slashing wildly in the courtyard.
These Ming border troops were completely different from what Xu Gongmao had seen on the battlefield.
The techniques for killing enemies were extremely proficient, and these people seemed to be older than the average soldiers of the Ming Dynasty border army.
"Xu Gongmao?" Chen Qingzhi walked over with a bloody sword, and the armor on his body was also stained with blood.
It was difficult for Xu Gongmao to understand how Chen Qingzhi and others sneaked into the city.
Isn’t Chen Qingzhi the commander of the Black Armored Guards?
How could the black-armored guards enter the city?
"I didn't expect Xu Gongmao to know me." Chen Qingzhi smiled faintly and said: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince ordered me to take good care of Xu Gongmao once I catch him."
"Come here, arrest Xu Gongmao and deal with it when the prince comes back."
As soon as Chen Qingzhi finished speaking, officers and soldiers of the Ming Dynasty's border army rushed forward.
Xu Gongmao did not resist, and he knew that resisting would only result in an extra beating.
But what shocked Xu Gongmao was what Chen Qingzhi just said.
Wait for the prince to come back and deal with it.
Isn't Chen Changfeng seriously ill? He should be waiting to die in the military camp near Ming Dynasty.
Why did Chen Qingzhi say he would wait for Chen Changfeng to come back?
Where has Chen Changfeng gone?
"Did Chen Changfeng go to intercept the Lord General?" Xu Gongmao suddenly understood and glared at Chen Qingzhi.
Xu Gongmao now fully understood.
Chen Changfeng was not sick at all. The news that he was seriously ill was deliberately released by Chen Changfeng to confuse them.
The purpose is to make them think that there is no one in the Ming Dynasty frontier army who can take charge of the overall situation.
This will make them, the Southern Chu Army, relax their vigilance.
Chen Changfeng led the army to intercept Li Fengxian. Li Fengxian had suffered losses at the hands of Chen Changfeng, so he would not attack Chen Changfeng immediately.
It is very possible that they would want to take advantage of Chen Changfeng's serious illness and drag Chen Changfeng to death.
But who knew that Chen Changfeng deliberately dragged Li Fengxian away from him and prevented him from returning to the city.
The only thing Xu Gongmao couldn't figure out was where Chen Qingzhi's skilled soldiers came from.
"Xu Gongmao, I haven't seen you for many years. You have aged a lot." Xu Gongmao was thinking when suddenly a familiar yet unfamiliar voice came to his ears.
Xu Gongmao looked back, and then said in an almost trembling voice: "Huo... Huo Qubing?"
…
The sky gradually gets brighter.
The soldiers of the Ming Dynasty's border army came out of their tents.
A soldier habitually glanced at the tower of Yongding City in the distance, but the expression on his face suddenly changed.
The soldier thought he had just woken up and had made a mistake. He hurriedly rubbed his eyes and looked towards the Yongding City Tower again.
But he was surprised to find that the flag of the Ming Dynasty's frontier army was flying on the tower of Yongding City.
"what is that?"
"How could it be the flag of our Ming Dynasty border army?"
"What's going on over there?"
"The other side rebelled?"
More and more frontier soldiers saw the strangeness of Yongding City's tower.
Even many generals heard the news and spoke out.
Everyone looked at the strange scene ahead with confused expressions.
Why is the flag of the Ming Dynasty border army flying in Yongding City?
"The prince's military order is passed, Yongding City is in my hands, and the front camp with 20,000 troops will quickly enter the city to set up defenses."
"The rest of the battalions are stationed here, waiting for orders!" Chen Qingzhi rode up and shouted loudly.
Everyone froze in place.
They even feel like there's something wrong with their ears.
Yongding City was taken back?
real or fake?
"Chen...General Chen, Yongding City has really been..."
"Last night, our army captured Yongding City and captured 5,561 people from the Southern Chu Army and 31 generals, including Xu Gongmao, the world's number one formation master."
"Any more questions?" Chen Qingzhi said loudly.
"No, no." The general who asked quickly shook his head, his face still full of disbelief.
They did not receive any orders last night, nor did they mobilize any troops.
How was Yongding City captured?
And caught that damn Xu Gongmao?
Just rely on Chen Qingzhi’s black-armored guards?
impossible!
But what Chen Qingzhi passed on was the prince's order, and it was definitely not false.
"General Chen, where is His Royal Highness the Crown Prince?" a general asked in a low voice.
…
The first ray of sunshine in the morning shines on Xue Rengui's face.
When Xue Rengui woke up, he saw Chen Changfeng swaggering out of the camp.
The soldiers around him looked at Chen Changfeng in astonishment.
You were still very ill yesterday, why did you suddenly feel better today?
"Xue Rengui, withdraw your troops and return to camp." Chen Changfeng gave the order.
It puzzled everyone even more.
Aren't they here to save the third prince?
Why are you suddenly going back home now?
"Your Highness the Crown Prince, the Third Prince and the captured soldiers..." A general showed hesitation and pointed to Li Fengxian's camp ahead.
"It doesn't matter. After we go back, Li Feng will come to talk to us himself." Chen Changfeng waved his hand indifferently.
The general opened his mouth. He wanted to ask more, but he was worried that Chen Changfeng would be unhappy if he talked too much.
The Ming Dynasty border troops who were originally blocking the front suddenly retreated cleanly and without any sloppiness. This made Li Fengxian feel a little confused when he learned the news.
"Did you see clearly that they retreated immediately?" Li Fengxian looked at the scouts in front of him with doubts in his eyes.