Xi Yinglong sat in the main seat with a serious expression.
Next to him, Xi Changzhen also had a tense face.
Xi Yinglong was the first to speak: "Brother, Li Zhen started to attack the North Gate, and he definitely wanted to take our retreat. The soldiers stationed at the North Gate blocked an attack during the day, but they want to continue to use the city gate to resist the opponent's artillery fire. There is a certain way. The difficulty is particularly difficult to achieve the possibility of annihilating the opponent. I plan to open the north gate and introduce Li Zhen's troops into the city."
"What."
Xi Changzhen exclaimed and said in surprise: "The north is our front and back. Once Li Zhen's army invades, we will be attacked on both sides, and we will be attacked from both sides. Are you sure?"
"Sure."
Xi Yinglong suddenly stood up and said loudly: "The art of war says to put yourself to death before resurrecting. I walked around the place of death first, and then pushed Li Zhen into the place of death, so that Li Zhen had no chance to escape."
Xi Changzhen said: "How to arrange it specifically."
Xi Yinglong said: "The specific arrangements, this is what I planned..." Immediately, Xi Yinglong explained the next arrangements in detail, told Xi Changzhen everything, and then said solemnly: "The success or failure of this time all depends on the strength of the army under my brother's command. , brother, please send out the Black Dragon Guard and your elite troops to stop the opponent's army."
"I see."
Xi Changzhen responded solemnly with a solemn expression.
He already understood Xi Yinglong's strategy, and even recognized the strategy proposed by Xi Yinglong. As the saying goes, "take in advance, give in advance", and making huge concessions now will lay the foundation for the subsequent victory.
Only after Xi Changzhen left the study did the oil lamp in Xi Yinglong's study go out.
…
When the first light of dawn came, the entire Lingui County seemed to be about to be slaughtered. The army under Li Zhen quickly split up and attacked from all sides.
After the attack began, Lingui County fell into a siege.
The four city gates were attacked and the pressure was extremely high.
Li Zhen personally came to the north gate of Lingui County to supervise the formation and urged the soldiers to attack. The south gate and the north gate were in a straight line. Once the armies on both sides were connected, it would be a good opportunity to destroy Xi Yinglong. As long as the north gate was captured, The opportunity came, so Li Zhen paid most attention to the north gate, leaving the east gate and west gate to his generals.
The four gates were attacked, which put great pressure on Lingui County, especially since the attacks on these four gates were mainly artillery fire, which put great pressure on the soldiers defending the city, and they all responded mentally.
Li Zhen stood outside the north gate, watching the cannonballs falling on the tower one after another, his eyes full of anticipation.
Smith said: "Commander, if we capture the north gate, we will definitely win."
Li Zhen said with a smile: "This idea is a good one, and I hope so too, but you can't draw a conclusion before the results are obtained, because you can't predict what will happen next. Didn't Yang Banhou vow to get it before?" Let’s go to Lingui County. In the end, although we won both times, we still failed to capture Lingui County and failed to capture Xi Yinglong.”
Smith looked slightly embarrassed and said: "We will definitely win."
Li Zhendao: "Just watch."
Smith ran up to the soldiers who fired the cannon and shouted: "Aim for me and destroy the North Gate as soon as possible. We have to go in and capture Xi Yinglong." He kept encouraging the soldiers and wanted to destroy the North Gate as soon as possible. The city gate was opened, but the defense on the north gate was also very strong. It was attacked by continuous artillery fire, but it did not show the slightest sign of being invincible.
…
At the Governor's Mansion, Xi Changzhen came in a hurry.
When he saw Xi Yinglong, he immediately said: "Sir, the situation has changed. Last night, we estimated that only the north gate was attacked. Now the north gate, east gate, and west gate are attacked at the same time, especially when Li Zhen personally attacked the north gate. Supervising the battle, the North Gate is under the greatest pressure. If the North Gate is opened, they will be able to meet the soldiers from the East Gate and West Gate immediately after entering the city, which will be difficult to handle."
Xi Yinglong lowered his head in thought, then raised his head after a while, and said loudly: "Brother, you can't do things without risks. Doing big things comes with big risks. Li Zhen wants to attack on a large scale. Okay, I'll give him a large scale and open the north gate." , the west gate and the east gate, let all Li Zhen's troops enter the city, but they must be blocked today. If they can't be blocked today, our show will not go away."
When Xi Changzhen heard this, he swallowed his saliva.
Open the north door, west door, and east door, what does this mean?
All four doors open simultaneously.
Who has ever seen opening all the city gates in all directions during a war? Isn’t this looking for death? However, Xi Changzhen knew Xi Yinglong’s plan clearly and thought that Xi Yinglong’s idea could be given a try, so he nodded and said: "I, old Xi Huo, It’s time to spend money, send out all the Black Dragon Guards and Zhennan Army soldiers, and make sure to guard the four city gates.”
After a pause, his tone became heavier, and he said slowly: "Yinglong, this time is related to the survival of our Xi family. I will lead the troops to resist. When the Sifang City Gate opens, if I can't stop it, , you run away with your family members, remember what you promised me, keep the Xi family members and the Xi family bloodline."
After that, he turned and left the hall.
Xi Yinglong sat alone in the hall, looked up at the blue sky outside the hall, and murmured: "If there is no skin left, the hair will be there. Without the Xi family, what is the point of living?"
…
Xi Changzhen came to the north gate to take charge, and quickly conveyed the order to open the west gate and east gate. He ordered the three city gates to be opened. The soldiers guarding the city retreated steadily, and then set up checkpoints for defense, laid out artillery fire, etc. , to block Li Zhen’s army.
Outside the North Gate, Li Zhen had a puzzled expression on his face.
The north gate is open.
This, what's going on?
Li Zhen guessed that this was another empty city plan devised by Xi Yinglong, but he still couldn't figure out the real thoughts of Xi Yinglong and Xi Changzhen. From the beginning, the south gate was opened, and his army entered the city. Now he opened the north gate, and let the army enter the city. The soldiers under his command entered the city, but they blocked them on the way. This was too strange. Instead of blocking them on the way, they might as well have guarded the city gate directly.
What prompted the other party to open the city gate?
"Report."
When Li Zhen was lost in thought, a soldier ran over.
"whats the matter."
"Commander, the west gate and east gate are open. Our army has entered the city. However, after entering the city, the army was blocked by the army in the city. The soldiers on the other side are extremely elite and cannot be captured for a while. Please send troops to support, commander-in-chief. .”
Li Zhen's heart skipped a beat, and he had a bad premonition.
Four doors open wide, what a concept is this?
Once the four city gates were opened, Li Zhen's army invaded the city and surrounded the entire city, forming a huge encirclement. Both Xi Changzhen and Xi Yinglong would become turtles in the urn, unable to escape. Li Zhen's mind changed and he secretly I wonder if Xi Yinglong wanted to disperse his troops and defeat them one by one.
No, it's impossible.
After all, after Li Zhen's army formed an encirclement, they were all connected in series and could mobilize troops for support at any time. Even if they were attacked by Xi Yinglong's army, it would not affect the overall situation. But Li Zhen couldn't understand the reason, and now the opponent gave him An extremely attractive opportunity presented itself that Li Zhen could not give up.
Li Zhen ordered the soldiers to march cautiously and advance towards the city. At the same time, Li Zhen also had an idea and quietly took some soldiers out of the city to hide. Li Zhen, Yang Banhou and others also withdrew from the city. Outside, Lieutenant General Tang Fu led his army into the city.