Shan Xiongxin frowned. He has known Bing Yuanzhen for many years, but he has rarely seen Bing Yuanzhen lose his temper like this. In any case, Bing Yuanzhen and himself have a good relationship. Although Shan Xiongxin was irritated by Wan He . But he was not so mean to his brother. Immediately, Shan Xiongxin got off his horse and helped Bing Yuanzhen up. He shouted in a deep voice: "Yuanzhen, please speak slowly if you have something to say. What's wrong?"
Bing Yuanzhen was so anxious that he was sweating profusely. He didn't have time to speak slowly. He grabbed Shan Xiongxin's arm and shouted: "Brother Shan, hurry up. Get Mao Gong back down quickly. Get him back down quickly. Among us, It’s a plan. The officers and soldiers. The officers and soldiers have an ambush.”
"There is an ambush." These three words came out of Bing Yuanzhen's mouth. Immediately, Shan Xiongxin's mind that was blinded by anger became much clearer. Only then did Shan Xiongxin suddenly react. He was so angry that he was not prepared at all. Then he launched an attack. Shan Xiongxin turned his head fiercely and looked at the wall of Yanshi City. The rebel army had already climbed on the wall. Even Xu Shiji rushed up. Shan Xiongxin couldn't help but smile bitterly and said: "I didn't expect it. I, Shan Xiongxin, will also capsize in the gutter. Yuan Zhen, the army has already attacked the city wall. If we retreat now, I am afraid the losses will be even greater. The only option is to attack by force."
Bing Yuan really didn't expect that Shan Xiongxin would choose to attack by force. His expression suddenly changed. He immediately shouted: "Brother Shan, no. There must be an ambush among the officers and soldiers. If we don't retreat quickly, I'm afraid the whole army will be annihilated." Before the ambush of officers and soldiers arrives, retreat quickly."
Shan Xiongxin's brows furrowed even more. He looked around, but he didn't see even half of the ambush soldiers. Now Shan Xiongxin was even more reluctant to order the attack to stop. It wasn't that he didn't trust Bing Yuanzhen. The decision was to withdraw troops at this time. For the rebels, the casualties were too great. But just as Shan Xiongxin hesitated for a moment, suddenly, a horn sounded from the south of Yanshi City. Suddenly, a horn sounded from the south of Yanshi City. The news spread throughout the battlefield. Shan Xiongxin's expression changed. He immediately looked towards the south. He saw in a forest south of Yanshi City. I don't know when there was an extra troop of soldiers and horses. The number was at least There were also more than 5,000 people. It was a dark place. Looking around, it seemed that they were all wearing black heavy armor.
Seeing such an army of soldiers and horses appearing, coupled with Xu Shiji's previous defeat, Shan Xiongxin and Bing Yuanzhen exclaimed almost at the same time: "Yu Lin Army." Their faces were full of astonishment. Even before There was a hint of fear in their eyes.
At this time, the imperial army suddenly appeared. However, the number was actually more than five thousand. This means one thing. That is, the reinforcements coming from Luoyang City have arrived. Shan Xiongxin immediately shouted: "Quickly. Quickly. Retract the troops. Retract the troops. "
Following Shan Xiongxin's order, the crisp sound of ringing gold sounded across the entire battlefield. On the city wall, the rebels who were about to rush to the top of the city also stalled in their offensive. Xu Shiji climbed on the ladder. Unable to bear it, He looked back and didn't understand why he had to retreat. Although Xu Shiji couldn't figure it out, he still understood the meaning of military orders. He just gritted his teeth, punched the city wall hard, and jumped down. It was actually a direct hit. Jump off the ladder.
Although Xu Shiji has not yet climbed to the top of the city, his position has already reached the middle of the city wall. It is more than four feet high from the ground. If an ordinary person falls like this, even if he does not die, he will be crippled. But Xu Shiji stretched out his arms. He was like an eagle and fell lightly. When he was about to land, Xu Shiji turned over and did somersaults in the air. Then he landed steadily. .Unexpectedly, he was not injured at all.
As soon as he landed, Xu Shiji grabbed the rebel soldier next to him who was about to retreat. He shouted loudly: "Why are you retreating?"
The soldier's arm was grabbed by Xu Shiji. It felt like it was about to be crushed by Xu Shiji. He groaned in pain. He could only shout: "General. It seems. It seems that there is an ambush among the officers and soldiers." This soldier was also following Xu Shiji before. The people behind the siege didn't know much about the ambush, but just this sentence was enough to explain the problem.
Xu Shiji couldn't help but be stunned. Just now he was focused on charging on the city wall, but he didn't notice the horn sound from the south. Immediately, Xu Shiji put his finger in his mouth and blew hard, and a sharp whistle sounded. Then, not far away, Xu Shiji's mount ran over quickly. Xu Shiji jumped on his mount. He immediately looked in all directions. Finally, he saw the officers and soldiers running towards him from the south. Xu Shiji's expression also changed. .Immediately he rushed towards Shan Xiongxin on horseback and shouted: "Brother Shan. Brother Shan."
Shan Xiongxin and Bing Yuanzhen were not far away from Xu Shiji. As soon as Xu Shiji finished speaking, they were already in front of Shan Xiongxin. Seeing that Xu Shiji had returned safely, Shan Xiongxin and Bing Yuanzhen breathed a sigh of relief. Xiongxin immediately shouted seriously: "Mao Gong, the reinforcements of the officers and soldiers are coming. We have to find a way to break out. The three of us will take the lead and charge."
After all, Shan Xiongxin was a veteran of the Jianghu. He acted decisively. When he saw that his brothers had returned safely, he immediately took the lead and rushed in the direction from which he came. Bing Yuanzhen and Xu Shiji followed closely behind. More than 50,000 rebels immediately rushed forward. It just retreated from Yanshi City like a tide.
At the same time, the ambush soldiers who came from the south were also chasing this way. A black-armored general who rushed at the front saw that the rebels in Wagang Village had begun to retreat. However, he showed hesitation. Subconsciously, He just stopped. He turned around and asked behind him: "The traitors have retreated. Shouldn't we stop pursuing them?"
"No." Behind the black-armored general, a man dressed as a soldier shouted in a deep voice. He raised his head and revealed his face. It was Pei Renji, the commander of the counter-rebellion army. There were two people on the left and right of Pei Renji. They also raised their heads at the same time. But it was Pei Xingyan and Luo Shixin. Pei Renji looked at the soldiers and horses of Wagang Village in the distance who were hurriedly retreating. He shouted in a deep voice: "It's all a show. We have to pursue for a while before withdrawing our troops. This is the only way. It will make the thieves believe that reinforcements are really arriving."
The black-armored general also nodded. At the same time, he lifted his helmet up and revealed that face. It was Yang Gongqing, Wan He's confidant. In fact, this team looked like soldiers and horses of the Royal Forest Army. Except for the one in front. There are more than a thousand people besides the genuine Royal Guards. Those behind are all counter-rebels. This is the method that Qin Qiong came up with before. He boldly divided the already insufficient army into two, pretended to be Royal Guards, and came to ambush. They suddenly appeared outside the city at a critical moment and scared off the soldiers and horses of Wagang Village. In fact, with the strength of the soldiers and horses outside the city, if they really fought head-on with the soldiers and horses of Wagang Village, they would definitely lose.
Among the generals, only Yang Gongqing had not had direct contact with the soldiers and horses of Wagang Village. Therefore, Yang Gongqing pretended to be the commander of the reinforcements. However, although Yang Gongqing was cautious and meticulous in his work, he was a horse thief. He had no experience in commanding formal battles, so he had to trouble Pei Renji and others to pretend to be Yang Gongqing's personal soldiers and command from behind.
Previously, Yang Gongqing also followed Wan He's order and obeyed Pei Renji's command in everything. Since Pei Renji said that he would continue the pursuit, Yang Gongqing naturally ordered the pursuit. The pursuit lasted for more than ten miles before he gave up. And then The thieves and soldiers in Wagang Village saw the officers and soldiers chasing after them. As expected, they did not raise any suspicion and ran faster than rabbits.
Leading the fake five thousand Royal Guards back to the outside of Yanshi City, Luo Shixin took off the helmet on his head. He breathed a long sigh of relief. He laughed and said: "It's so happy. It's so happy. Seeing those thieves looked like lost dogs. That was such a joy. It's a pity that we can't really catch up and fight. Otherwise, I would have to kill Xu Shiji and Shan Xiongxin."
Hearing Luo Shixin's words, Wan He and Qin Qiong, who had just come out of the city to greet them, couldn't help laughing. Qin Qiong glanced at the direction in which the Wagangzhai army was escaping. Her eyes flashed and she said in a deep voice: "Shixin, believe me. We will definitely have this opportunity in the future.”
After Qin Qiong said this, Pei Renji and his son also nodded. Obviously, they generals who were born in the counter-rebellion army were full of hatred for Wagang Village. Seeing the atmosphere was a bit dull, Wan He also smiled. The generals said: "Okay, okay, we have to take revenge. There will be many opportunities in the future. Now that the traitors have retreated, we can also return to Luoyang." Wan He thought that this operation would be easy, but he did not expect that there would be twists and turns. Now that the pursuers were gone, Wan He thought of returning to Luoyang as soon as possible. That would be safe.
"No." Wan He's words had just finished. Qin Qiong shook his head and said: "Master Guo, we can't leave Yanshi City now. This batch of food is very important to Wagang Village. Those thieves will never We give up so easily. As soon as we leave, the thieves will immediately know that they have been fooled. Immediately afterwards, they will catch up immediately. We are carrying so much food and there is no way we can escape. By then there will be no danger to defend. .We are in danger."
"Uh." When Qin Qiong said this, Wan He couldn't help but shrink his head. He couldn't help but panic. He said, "Then. Then. What should I do?"
"Stay here." Qin Qiong's face showed a look of confidence. She said calmly: "Now the thief has been deceived by us. Next, as long as we plan like this, we will definitely be able to deter the thief and make them dare not attack. As long as we can delay the city until reinforcements come to rescue us, we will definitely be able to repel the thieves. Only then can we easily return to Luoyang."