Niu Erbing walked into the room carrying several bags of gifts and saw Gui Tingyu sitting up in a bandage.
"Ah, Mr. Niu, where are we?" Gui Tingyu fell into a coma after being hit by an arrow yesterday and didn't wake up until now.
"This is the outer courtyard of the city lord's palace. Your injuries are quite serious, so we arranged to come here for treatment. I'm really sorry for yesterday. In that case, I had to pretend to shoot you. I was worried that Li Hao's attack was not serious. If you have
Anyway, I have no face to face your family." Niu Erbing came up and apologized.
"My lord, these words are embarrassing for the villain! This was what was agreed upon in the beginning. Master Li's archery skills are so magical that he can avoid the villain's vital points. Look, the villain can get up. How long has it been? That's right.
, Where is the enemy army? Where is Gongsun Mi?"
Most of what Gui Tingyu said to Gongsun Mi was true, but he and Lin Xin did not persuade Niu Erbing to defect to the imperial court. Instead, they took the initiative to propose a plan to lure local troops to Guihe City to die.
The matter begins with the 111th Division accepting the defense of Guihe City.
Han Ruren led several of his confidants to inspect important places in the city. After checking the cells, he heard crying in a nearby alley not far away.
She immediately went to check and found that some rebels were harming the family. Lin Xin and Gui Tingyu were knocked to the ground, and there was a woman in the room calling for help.
The rebels were deserters from the city defense army. Because they did not escape from the city, they actually committed evil inside the city. Han Ruren naturally took action to deal with the rebels and saved Lin Xin's family and Gui Tingyu.
Lin Xin and Gui Tingyu were members of the government office, and they were afraid of hiding from the officers and soldiers entering the city. They did not dare to say anything when the insurgents broke into their home. If Han Ruren hadn't come to their rescue, their home would have been destroyed that day.
Their wives met Han Ruren and became good friends. Later, when they saw that Han Ruren was unhappy, they found out that it was because the 111th Division was not fighting. After learning about it, they came up with a plan.
The original idea of luring the enemy was proposed by Gui Tingyu. He was confident of going to Yangbao City to trick the local army into coming to Guihe City, but he didn't expect to meet Gongsun Mi.
As the saying goes, no coincidence can tell. If he met other generals, he might not be able to deceive the local army. However, he met Gongsun Mi. It was because the commander of the army was greedy for credit and rushed forward that what happened later happened.
Han Ruren supported the plan to lure the enemy. Anyway, the person who executed it was Gui Tingyu, and she was confident enough to defeat the local army. This was the scene where she entertained Niu Erbing. Niu Erbing dreamed of making meritorious deeds, so of course he would not oppose the enemy.
The army took the initiative to deliver it to the door.
"We won a great victory, killing and wounding thousands of enemy soldiers. Gongsun Mi ran away. This time the Gongsun family sent a master knight to rescue him. He is lucky! I just came from General Han and saw it with my own eyes.
You are the first to pass the military report written by her!" Niu Erbing came to apologize, give gifts and announce the good news.
It was he who ordered the shooting of Gui Tingyu, so he felt very guilty.
"Li Hao is outside. He is too embarrassed to come in to see you and asked me to confess to you."
"My lord, you can't do that! I have to thank Lord Li for saving my life. If he didn't shoot me, the enemy would have shot me. How could I not blame Lord Li anyway? No, I have to explain to Lord Li."
"Gui Tingyu wanted to get out of bed.
Li Hao heard it clearly from outside, and immediately opened the door and came in, saying: "Gui Yiyi, don't worry, I know you don't blame me, you just lie down first."
Niu Erbing stretched out his hand to hold down Gui Tingyu: "You are a true righteous man! You are so reasonable and reasonable, and you will be my brother from now on. Don't be a villain. You call me Brother Niu, and I call you Brother Gui."
"Well, little brother, why are you so embarrassed!" Gui Tingyu's heart blossomed with joy.
He gave Han Ruren advice just because he wanted to get a part-time job as an official. It would be good for his career if he had someone from the military as his brother.
There was a change of dynasties in Guihe City, and all the original local officials fell. He and his brother-in-law Lin Xin were the only old officials. As long as they performed well, they could at least get higher positions than before.
Gui Tingyu was a member of the Gui family, a prominent local family. He was just a descendant of a common family, and had no one to back him up. He had to fight for his position as a police officer with his own life.
When he was an idler, he helped the head catcher catch a robber. He once sacrificed his life to block the thief's sword and was stabbed in the chest. However, he also held the robber back. In the end, the head catcher successfully captured the thief. In order to repay his kindness, he recommended him to be a catcher.
quick.
This is enough to show that Gui Tingyu is very ambitious and does not want to live in obscurity for a lifetime, and dares to sacrifice his life to make a future for himself. Later, when Ding Kui heard about him, he specially ordered someone to take care of him and give him a stage to show off his talents.
This is a later story.
Ding Kui's judgment was not wrong, Zhong Wei was attacking Zhenyuan City.
The one who stayed behind to guard Zhenyuan City was Li Jingxian. The original forward command, the remnants of the 3rd and 4th Divisions, plus the 5th Division, totaled more than 20,000 soldiers defending the city.
Li Jingxian was more capable in defense than in attack. He fought fiercely with Zhong Wei's main force for a whole morning and suffered less than 1,000 casualties.
Concerned that there might be six-level combat experts in the city, Zhong Wei ordered to concentrate his forces to attack the east city gate. However, the 20,000 soldiers and horses could not attack together, so they had to take turns to attack the city, allowing the defenders to deploy their defenses calmly.
"Ah!" Zhong Wei suddenly opened his mouth.
"Silence!" Ding Kui floated to the handsome stage and stood behind the handsome flag.
"Sit down and don't make a fuss." He pointed at Kong Ren.
Kong Ren abruptly turned Touniu back to the front and asked in a low voice: "Why are Master Ding here? Is the enemy really a master hiding in this city?" Zhong Wei nodded beside him.
"It's hard to say, I think it's quite possible. The head coach of Shibu County's rescue this time is Gongsun Mi. Brother Xie killed Shi Chu in Taihe City before. The Gongsun family doesn't want anything to happen to their own family, so it's reasonable to send people over to protect and demonstrate.
Among them." Ding Kui traveled all night.
What he was most worried about was Kong Ren. A direct descendant of the Kong family could not die in his army.
"How did you find this place? My subordinates only decided to attack Zhenyuan City last night." Zhong Wei was surprised by this.
"Haha, he has seen through us all. Fortunately he is not our enemy, otherwise this battle would not be possible." Kong Ren thought about it.
"Lei Feixiang has gone to intercept the grain road. You might as well come and clear the granary, so that you can drain the firepower! But don't forget that Shibu County also has areas that belong to Nanjing City. To the west is Duping County, and further to the west is Weiguo County.
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Even if you occupy this place, the southern army can go west, Gongsun Mi will not worry about the army being short of food, and the war in Shibu County will not end so soon." Ding Kui's voice was not loud, and could only reach Kong Ren and Zhong Wei.
in the ears.
The soldiers at the front were attacking the city, unaware that the supreme commander was coming to the battlefield.
"My subordinates believe that occupying this city can at least block the way for follow-up reinforcements. If the enemy troops move westward, they will report to the military headquarters and request assistance." Zhong Weihe explained his thoughts.
"Hahaha, yes, we have thought about our retreat. It is really close to fighting against the two counties with your troops. If you fight like this, the enemy's reinforcements will arrive before the city is captured." Ding Kui observed that the troops on the city were not in disorder.
Morale remains undiminished, and the siege efficiency of his men is not high.
Kong Ren replied: "Now that you are here, we can divide our troops to attack the south and north gates. We were worried before that if there were experts in the city, our troops would be easily attacked by force, but now we don't have to worry."
"No, you came lightly armed, without heavy equipment. The defenders have sufficient strength, weapons, and food and grass. The battle in the morning also enhanced their confidence. There is no way they can capture this city today.
The special battle group has probably succeeded, and your task of containing the enemy has been completed. It is better to move quickly and attack the enemy's weak points." Ding Kui had the intention of giving up the siege.
"Aren't you here? Can this city stop your attacks?" Kong Ren didn't want to give up just like that.
"There may be masters in the city, but I may not be able to win if I attack. Even if the masters don't exist, I can't attack easily.
The Gongsun family sent people to challenge Gu Shuai. It was indeed a good move. They threatened the 20th Army and also threatened me. I cannot protect all the troops at all times.
When I came from Guihe City yesterday, I saw that Gongsun Mi had fallen into Han Rujian's trick of luring the enemy. Now Yangbao City should be empty of troops and with low morale, which is perfect for your overnight attack." Ding Kui had no intention of taking action.
Today is different from the past. His territory is getting bigger and bigger, and there are more and more subordinates. He is easily retaliated by the enemy. Today he takes action to conquer Zhenyuan City, and tomorrow there may be masters attacking his city. The gain outweighs the loss.
"Is Gongsun Mi in Yangbaocheng?" Zhong Wei and Kong Ren asked at the same time.
They knew about Han Rujian luring the enemy, but they didn't know about luring Gongsun Mi.
"Yes."
"Okay, my subordinates listen to the order. Come here, send the order to withdraw the troops."
Although Ding Kui spoke in a suggestion tone, Zhong Wei still regarded it as an order.
The siege troops withdrew from their attack positions in an orderly manner and quietly gathered on both sides of the commander's platform.
Ding Kui kept staring at the city tower: Are there any masters in the city? How much effort does the Gongsun family plan to invest in Nanzhao Prefecture?
Unfortunately, after the main force of the National Protectorate Red Army and the 195th Division left the boundaries of Zhenyuan City, his question still remained unanswered.
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Dou Xiaoqi led his men to clean up the battlefield, turning over every cart.
"Hurry up!" Lei Feixiang shouted in the distance, "It's all food and ordnance. What's there to see? The money to reward the sergeants will not be placed in the cart."
Dou Xiaoqi ordered in disappointment: "Pour in kerosene and prepare to light the fire."
The special operations group suddenly launched an attack when the local army's food transport team was eating at noon, crushing a division protecting the food and driving away the strong men pulling the carts, leaving only a mountain of convoys.
"Don't we take some away?" Dou Xiaoqi complained to Lei Feixiang.
Lei Feixiang said angrily: "Where to take them? Aren't you enough to eat what you have wrapped around your waist? Our whereabouts have been exposed and we must retreat to the rear immediately."
"It's better to give it to the people nearby. It would be a waste to burn it like this." Dou Xiaoqi held up the igniting torch but refused to throw it out.
"Do you think the common people can keep these materials? As soon as we turn around, enemy troops come to snatch them back. Although we are at war with our own people, they represent the powerful people in Nanjing City and will not be polite to the common people." Lei Feixiang really thought.
A shield struck Dou Xiaoqi awake.
"Okay, burn it!" Dou Xiaoqi threw the torch heartily, and the group of people also threw the torch in their hands.
The convoy, which was several hundred meters long, was instantly engulfed in a sea of flames.