Xiao Buyi said that when he captured Luokou City, he was full of confidence.

One thing he knows is that confidence may not necessarily win, but people without confidence may definitely lose!

It is crucial to find a balance between self-confidence and arrogance. Xiao Buyi's words boosted morale, and a stream of expectations spread among the soldiers.

General Xiao is here...

However, the name General Xiao is now comparable to the three words Zhang Xutuo, and can even bring greater motivation to the Sui army.

General Xiao said that he would be able to go to Luokou City today, and no one would doubt that although they had been attacking for several days, and it seemed that they would not know how many days they would fight. But General Xiao is here and will win today!

The sound of footsteps from afar came, and Zhang Zhenzhou had already walked over surrounded by soldiers and bowed deeply: "The King of Xiliang has arrived, and the officials are in trouble to welcome you. Please forgive me!"

Xiao Buyi laughed and said, "Mr. Zhang, I came here uninvited. I want to ask you to forgive me! Mr. Zhang, I wonder if you are ready?"

Zhang Zhenzhou smiled slightly, "Everything is like General Xiao's order!"

"Then I wonder if Lord Zhang is confident in conquering Luokou City today?" Xiao Buyi asked again.

Zhang Zhenzhou smiled and said, "Luokou City is just an appetizer. The King of Xiliang has an order, so the lower officials are obedient."

The two of them spoke faintly, and they had a tacit understanding. Xiao Buyi looked up at the sky and murmured: "They should have arrived too."

However, Zhang Zhenzhou did not ask who it was. Xiao Buyi said in a deep voice: "It won't take much time to pass Luoshui from here. When we attack the city, they will raise beacons and ask the Wagang Army in Luokou Cang District to send troops to support it."

Zhang Zhenzhou nodded, "That's true. They are echoing each other in a long way, making me feel embarrassed. Today, when we attack Luokou again, they will definitely use the same trick again."

"We attacked for several days, and each time it was not fierce. When the Wagang army fought, we would withdraw back to the west of Luoshui again. This time, the Wagang army would be negligent in the precautions. This time, they would have at least one hour from sending troops to Luokou."

Zhang Zhenzhou nodded and said, "No one would believe that we can conquer Luokou City in one hour. They have always hoped to wait for work. Qin Shubao used his troops to follow the right path, and it was not bad."

"According to my estimate, we need three hours to capture Luokou. During this period, I don't want Wagang people to come and disturb me." Xiao Buyi smiled.

Zhang Zhenzhou nodded without hesitation, "Okay, since the King of Xiliang is personally in the army, I am quite confident. I have given up this life and strangled their way of sending troops. Within three hours, I will not let Wagang steal one person to help Luokou!"

Xiao Buyi sighed lightly and said, "Thank you, Lord!"

The two of them had decided to discuss it. When they saw each other's decisive eyes, they all knew that this siege was no longer a good idea. Now the siege is a tough situation. We should do our best!

"Sir, there are large troops in the West, and they are less than ten miles away!" You Yi sent a flying cavalry to report.

Zhang Zhenzhou looked at Xiao Buyi with a puzzled look. Xiao Buyi smiled and said, "These are three thousand elite soldiers I have selected in Dongdu to help Lord Zhang attack the city."

Zhang Zhenzhou nodded, "Why don't you know when your lord is going to set off?"

"It's at this moment." Xiao Buyi said solemnly.

The excitement in the camp had already spread. Everyone knew that General Xiao was here and the battle was about to come.

When Zhang Zhenzhou heard Xiao Buyi's order, he passed the order without hesitation, "Send troops!"

The horn blew up. The desert was deep and the distant mountains seemed to have echoed, shaking the hearts. Before the horn was stopped, the soldiers had already left the camp in a neat manner and immediately lined up outside the camp.

With the sound of hooves, two cavalrymen ran out of the horse-drawn road in the camp, made an arc, and were already lined up in front of the Sui army, protecting the two wings of the Sui army.

Although these cavalry are not as good as those of the black-armored cavalry in Xiao Buyi, they are disciplined and full of murderous aura.

Perhaps there were no enemy attacks, but the Sui army here were all elite troops of the Great Sui Dynasty. They were well-trained on weekdays, went out to the camp according to the usual rules, and carried out meticulously.

The armor of the Sui soldiers was clear and the guns and swords were cold. In early winter, the air was originally cold, but it still could not resist the Sui army's unrestrained fighting spirit.

Xiao Buyi had already turned over and walked among the central army with a gun. The weather was cold and the rising sun was rising. The surface of Luoshui was filled with a faint mist, hazy, and the river was biting cold, which was self-evident. But the coldness of Luoshui could not stop the soldiers' heat, and the horse's hooves flew, and the cavalry should step on the Luoshui first, and the other infantry walked on the shallow part of the Luoshui without hesitation.

Everything may not be quick, but it is orderly. The rising sun rises in the east, sprinkling a light of golden earth, falling on the cold iron, shining with a thin light.

The clouds are light, the wind is cold, the clothes are fluttering, the steps are neat, and the army is moving forward in a vast and invincible way!

After the Sui army, following the three thousand selected Dongdu Erlang, perhaps the lineup was not as good as that of Zhang Zhenzhou's Sui army, but they were all agile. With one to ten, everyone's eyes were on Luokou City on the east side of Luoshui. The city stood tall and ignored the people, but footsteps were heard rushing, and the city, river, trees, and even the clouds in the sky were trembling.

Zhang Zhenzhou issued an order again, and the Sui soldiers crossing the river were quickly divided into two teams, one team led by four side generals, following Xiao Buyi's three thousand warriors to Luokou City. However, Zhang Zhenzhou swung his flag, and the two teams of cavalry went first, heading towards Luokou Cang in the southeast.

The Sui soldiers walked about ten miles forward, chose a key terrain to set up formations, poked under the shield, built a copper wall and an iron wall, and a long spear stood up, like a forest. Archers scattered their wings, guarding the formation like an eagle spreading their wings, and the cavalry urged their horses to hide on the flanks, waiting for attack at any time like tigers and leopards in the forest.

All the troops in the ground were intertwined to guard against the attack of opponents.

In the shortest time, Zhang Zhenzhou had already set up a large formation of Yanyue by relying on the terrain to prepare the Wagang Army to come to rescue Luokou City. He passed the order down, one to ten, ten to a hundred, and a hundred to a hundred. All the local people heard a sentence, swearing to block the Wagang Army to the death!

Swearing to block the Wagang Army to the death... All Sui Army were thinking of this sentence in their hearts. They held the weapons in their hands tightly, pursed their lips, and silently waited for the enemy.

The dawn before the heavy rain is usually extremely quiet!

After Zhang Zhenzhou finished setting up the formation, he turned his head and looked southwest. He saw loess rising, covering the clouds and the sun, and shouting to kill him was shocking. He knew that Xiao Buyi had ordered the siege!

After Xiao Buyi arrived in Luokou City, he had ordered the siege when Zhang Zhenzhou had not set up a formation. What Xiao Buyi is grateful for is that he commanded the Sui army, but an outstanding military strategist helped him command.

Since he arrived in Dongdu, all the details of the land have been repeatedly finalized. Every step he took seemed casual, but had long been carefully planned.

Of course, Luokou City needs to attack, but it has not been urgent, but now the time is ripe.

Attacking Luokou is just the first step of his general attack. It is absolutely not to be lost. Although he comes to attack Luokou City in a few hours, he speaks a big tone, if he captures it, it will definitely boost the morale of the Sui army. All aspects of Luokou City have long flashed through Xiao Buyi's mind, and the model of Luokou City had already been delivered to Xiao Buyi's table a few months ago.

This time, the attack on Luokou is actually the same as attacking Li Yang, and all aspects have been considered carefully.

Li Jing was not only a military strategist, but also an inventor. Before attacking Liyang, the details of the model of Liyang City had been repeatedly corrected. Only then could he succeed in one blow. Before Xiao Buyi attacked Luokou City, the deployment of the city was like a mirror in his heart.

After all, Luokou City is not as high as Hulao Pass, and it is not very high. It also has no moat, so it is much easier to attack. Luokou City is not lost, and it is a big reason for Wagang to send troops to rescue in time.

Xiao Buyi ordered the three generals to lead two thousand Sui soldiers to attack the three city gates in the east and south, near the Luoshui River to the north, and close to the Yellow River, and the Wagang people had nowhere to escape!

After the deployment was completed, Xiao Buyi sent an order, "Strike the city today. Those who enter the city will be rewarded with a high reward of 100 taels of gold. They will be granted a third level! Those who retreat without authorization will be killed without mercy!"

The orders spread throughout the army. The three armies were moved, and nervousness mixed with excitement.

General Xiao never breaks his promise, and everyone can see it! Xiao Buyi is the King of Xiliang, and now he is personally expeditioning, which brings everyone the supreme courage!

As soon as the drum sounded, Sui soldiers rushed forward, and the crowds were everywhere, and they rushed to the city in a blink of an eye.

The archers were long arrows pouring down towards the city, but the shield hand protected the archers to avoid being injured by the arrows on the city. There were soldiers carrying dozens of cloud ladders on the wall, while there were soldiers who had only used a hook ladder to climb. The rows of Sui soldiers spread from a distance like a stream and rushed towards the wall!

The man in Xiao Bu was on the horse, looking at the movements on the city wall, thinking about something.:::: The rising sun shone, and the red patch enveloped him in the soft light.

Xiao Buyi under the sun was like a magic needle for the sea. When the Sui army looked back, they could always see the general's figure, and their courage increased greatly.

Seeing that the Sui army was about to rush up to the city wall, drums were heard in the city, and countless wagang troops suddenly rushed to the wall. For a moment, arrows fell like rain. The Sui soldiers on the cloud ladder fell one after another, and the cloud ladder was also pushed down.

Archers under the city met with arrows, and more Wagang soldiers also fell into the city. For a moment, blood flowed into a river!

The Sui army's offensive slowed down, but as long as those who fell down the city did not die and were killed by the arrows, they would struggle to stand up. A captain pulled out the long arrow on his shoulder, and the bones could be seen vaguely, but there was no sense of fear at all. He shouted angrily: "Brothers, General Xiao is watching us, and taking a step back is a coward!"

The Sui soldiers under the city responded with a loud bang: "Yes, you will be a coward if you take a step back, attack!"

Stepping on the corpses of companions or enemies, the Sui soldiers went on one after another, without any fear in the life and death decision!

Fang Xuanzao was shocked when he saw the Sui army's offensive at the top of the city. Zhang Zhenzhou came to attack a few days ago. He thought that Xiao Buyi had not shown up for a long time, and Zhang Zhenzhou was just a feint attack. Xiao Buyi's best move was to build a plank road openly and secretly cross Chen Cang. What he wanted to attack was usually not what he wanted, but this time, was it serious?

Fang Xuanzao has been exhausted these days, and the Sui soldiers kept attacking. Although Luokoucang sent troops to rescue him, they were exhausted after all. But the Sui army was like an iron man, and there was no slight fatigue. Fortunately, the Sui army attacked not fierce a few days ago. Fang Xuanzao felt that there must be a big conspiracy here! But since Li Mi captured Pei Renji, she has been guarding Luokoucang, and Fang Xuanzao could not discuss it with him.

Since Li Mi started the rebellion, he has always had a very good relationship with Fang Xuanzao, Wang Bodang and Cai Jiande. These three people followed Li Mi through life and death. Duan made a lot of contributions. However, since Li Mi became Duke Wei, he has lost his previous modesty and respect and has become arbitrary. Fang Xuanzao accepted advice several times, but Li Mi ignored it.

Every time I think of this, Fang Xuanzao feels a little sad. Suddenly, he persuaded Li Mi to give up Wagang and asked him to plan his land. It seems to be a good plan, but if he was Li Mi, would he give up his efforts to manage Wagang for a long time?

Fang Xuanzao was not Li Mi, so he didn't want to guess anymore. He just saw the bravery and fierce attack of the Sui army. When the cold wind passed by, he vaguely heard the three words General Xiao! Fang Xuanzao's heart trembled slightly, thinking that Xiao Buyi came to attack in person, then this city... may not be able to be defended!

Looking up, I saw flags waving in the distance. A cavalry had already stepped out of the formation, and a few people followed him pointed at him. Fang Xuanzao's heart was beating wildly. That person was really Xiao Buyi?

"Has the beacon fire been burned?" Fang Xuanzao asked anxiously.

The Wagang bandits beside him hurriedly said, "It's been burning long ago."

Fang Xuanzao felt a little relieved. He looked back and saw that the beacon had really ignited. The black smoke rushed straight into the clouds and sky, thick rolling. Looking back and saw that the rising sun was like blood in the distance. Blood flowed into a river nearby. Fang Xuanzao frowned!

But for a moment, no one could react. He just felt that the beacon might have burned for a while and then it was extinguished. These days, the Sui army has always attacked Luokou, but it has never been able to attack.

This is like always calling the wolf but not the wolf. The Wagang Army has lost its vigilance for a moment.

What's more, the weather is cold, and everyone is thinking about having enough food and clothing in Luokou Cang. Who wants to fight and die?

The current days are actually very content, and some have begun to think about what to do in the beginning of next spring. Although the beacon fire is quick, it has a fatal weakness, that is, just watching the beacon from a distance, and never know how anxious the person asking for help is!

When Qin Shubao saw the police in the beacon, he immediately summoned people. He is currently responsible for rescuing Luokou City. Li Mi has always frowned in recent days, worried and angry at all times. Everyone is scared, afraid of leaving the old path of Zhai Hong and others. Now no one wants to compete for a position with Li Mi, but now no one is as dedicated as before!

Qin Shubao quickly gathered people and waited to set out to rescue Luokou City. Cheng Yaojin suddenly came to look for him. Qin Shubao frowned and asked in a deep voice: "Yaojin, what are you asking for me?"

Since Zhang Xutuo's death, the three tigers under his tent have long fallen apart. Qin Shubao also knew that General Zhang and Cheng Yaojin were separated by General Zhang and could never return to the same kindness as before!

He knew that Cheng Yaojin wanted to make peace with him every time, but he couldn't, because every time he saw Cheng Yaojin's land, he would think of Zhang Xutuo!

Cheng Yaojin originally wanted to say something, but when he saw Uncle Qin's face was as heavy as water, his words finally changed, "You have to be careful, the Sui army is not easy to deal with now."

Qin Shubao had a bitter smile on his lips, "Sui Army? Sui Army..."

Cheng Yaojin's face turned slightly red, but he already knew what Qin Shubao meant. They were also Sui Army before? But the world was changing, and the Sui Army could also become bandits, but can the bandits become Sui Army again?

Some people choose once for a lifetime, but can they still choose again?

"Don't you think... Wei Gong... Wagang is..." Cheng Yaojin wanted to speak but stopped.

Before Qin Shubao could reply, bandits came to report, "General Qin, the troops have been ordered." Qin Shubao ignored Cheng Yaojin, but had quickly walked out of the camp. He knew that Cheng Yaojin was looking at him, but he did not dare to look back. He was afraid that when he turned around, he would see General Zhang!

It seems that I have seen this scene in front of me vaguely? Cheng Yaojin's expression seemed to have been there. Was it above Fangshan? But he didn't pay attention at that time! Thinking of this, Qin Shubao felt ache in his chest, but he had already turned over and turned his horse onto the horse, gently tapped his abdomen, and urged the horse to move forward.

The Wagang Army was in a mighty manner, but it was a little lazy to move forward to lift the siege of Luokou City! After a moment of trance, it was just that when he had experienced many battles and reached a distance from Luokou City, a hint of alert suddenly arose in his heart.

He always felt that the front was not as peaceful as it was a few times!
To be continued...