The battle on the south side of Qiaocheng took place between the two battalions of soldiers and horses led by Niuda and Zhang Daoxian and Sima Jinda's troops.
As the force closest to Qiaocheng, Niu Da received the military order and left only the Su Mu battalion, which he was unfamiliar with, to guard Chengfu City, which actually had a small garrison. He took Zhang Daoxian and rushed to Qiaocheng as quickly as possible.
Frankly speaking, after receiving the military order, Niu Da was only grateful to Zhang Sange, Chief Zhang.
Of course grateful!
Brother Zhang and Niu Da were said to be brothers. In fact, it was an encounter in Dongdu that year. It was Zhang Sange and Qin Bao who unilaterally rescued Niu Da, who was still new to the world. Later, when Zhang Sange came to the East,
Pull the lever, four or five years have passed, and now, there are dozens of states and counties, and the world is noisy. In the troubled times of the previous few hundred years, he would have been king and emperor... So what is the actual relationship between Niuda and others?
Even between a king and a minister, the worst thing is that the relationship between the boss and the minions in a gang is the same.
And under this kind of relationship, the other party can ignore his various strange repeated defeats and always insist on the appointment, and it is obvious that he has always insisted on the appointment as a general, which is really grateful.
This time, I had nothing to say. On the one hand, I gave the command power to a group, and then directly gave the leader of the Forbidden Army such a huge opportunity to make a contribution. Everyone should be grateful.
However, who would have thought that a Forbidden Army force would abandon the central group so decisively, cleverly and timely bypass the army's outflanking force, and follow them to the gates of Qiaocheng City?
Both sides were caught off guard. Niu Da, who was attacked from behind, had already cursed his mother with hatred in his heart, but how could Sima Jinda do any better? The latter's troops had been working hard all day and were already exhausted.
The two armies immediately fell into a melee and a bitter battle.
In the city, Prime Minister Sima, who was attending the evening show, was obviously drunk, but he was not drunk yet. Naturally, he could hear the noise at this time... Feng Chang, the resident of Zhongshushe, and Zhuge Dewei, the former city lord, didn't know why, but they came here in a special way.
Quickly, he arrived in the hall almost immediately.
Sima Huada was obviously flustered and his head was obviously dizzy. He could only try to ask: "Where is the fighting? Who is fighting?"
The two of them looked at each other, but Feng Chang stepped forward and first screened away everyone around him, especially the few sycophantic civil servants and officers who were drinking with them. Even a few of Sima's personal guards were asked to stand in front of the hall, and then
Just then he reluctantly handed over his hand and told: "Reporting to the Prime Minister, there are two groups of soldiers and horses fighting in the south of the city. As for who it is...it is nothing more than the imperial army and thieves. If we have to say a third group, it can only be General Sima who came from the east capital."
This answer is watertight.
However, Prime Minister Sima thought for a moment and was frightened: "Erlang wants to kill me?"
What is this nonsense?!
Feng Chang was sweating profusely and could only speak cautiously: "Report to the Prime Minister, I don't think so."
"You don't understand." Sima Huada said quietly, as if he had seen through everything. "You don't understand. Even if Erlang himself behaves badly, there are people like Wang Daiji who do it for him. You have to be on guard."
I don’t understand shit!
Feng Chang was speechless to the extreme. He could only lower his head and speak cautiously: "Prime Minister, it's like this. My subordinates came here not because they knew about the fighting outside the city, but because they knew about the military situation in the south. I happened to bump into this movement on the road..."
After Feng Chang said this, he shut up and waited for the other party to take the initiative to ask. After waiting for a while, there was no movement. He looked up and found that the prime minister was just sitting there in a daze. He didn't know if he was scared.
Yes, it’s really hard to get over the drunkenness.
In desperation, Feng Chang could only bite the bullet and tell the other party: "Prime Minister, the main force of our army... Zuo Pushe, Youpushe, General Cui, General He, the four generals, I don't know how many troops and horses, are together in Chengfu.
The southwest area was defeated. It is only known that Youpushe led thousands of people to escape. The rest of them were not known to be alive or dead. It is said that they were all surrounded... In other words, most of the remaining soldiers outside the city were the remnants of Youpushe who had just arrived, and those who followed
Anyone who shoots and fights with you should also be a thief."
"Is that so?" Sima Huada panicked when he heard it halfway. He waited for the other party to finish speaking and then asked quickly. "If so, what can be done?"
Feng Chang breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly answered: "The overall situation is difficult. Now we should send out troops quickly, go out from the west gate and make a detour, and then form a pincer attack with You Pu She. Defeat the enemy in front of you, and then send You Pu She into the city before returning.
Discuss the overall situation.”
Zhuge Dewei glanced at Feng Chang and remained silent.
"That's all we can do." Sima Huada nodded, looking past Zhuge Dewei beside Feng Chang, and directly issued an order to the private guard at the door. "Please come, General Linghu."
That's right, Linghu Xing must have led the troops, and the Prime Minister must have been strategizing from behind.
After a moment, Linghu Xing came to the hall in full armor. However, the only leading general beside the prime minister was obviously hesitant after listening to the narrative.
"General Linghu." At this time, Feng Chang couldn't wait any longer. "The military situation is so strong, why hesitate?"
Linghu Xing glanced at the man and understood, but did not respond. Instead, he frowned and handed over to Sima Huada: "Prime Minister, your servant has entrusted the Prime Minister's safety to me. I dare not say anything... Zhuge De
Since Wei and you came up with this idea of going out of the city to attack in a pincer attack, the person must be the thief's internal agent and can be beheaded immediately!"
The other three people in the hall were all smart people in a certain sense, but they were all stunned.
After coming back to his senses, Zhuge Dewei glanced at Ling Huxing's back, then glanced at Feng Chang who was shocked and angry, lowered his head and crossed his hands, but still did not say a word.
Feng Chang wanted to speak for the second time, but this time he was stopped by Sima Huada. The latter raised his hand to signal, squinted his eyes and looked at Linghu Xing with a smell of alcohol: "What do you say, General Linghu? Zhuge said
The prefect’s suggestion is obviously fair and upright!”
"It looks just and aboveboard, but in reality it contains evil intentions." Linghu Xing raised his head and raised his knife, saying with disdain. "Normally speaking, the thieves should be fighting with our people outside, and they can go out of the city to attack, but in fact, the fighting outside is a matter of heaven and earth.
The battle started after dark. No one knows who the two sides are, what the situation is, and the specific positions and strength of both sides... Not to mention that it is possible that the thieves are playing tricks on themselves to deceive the city. It is really that Youpu She and the thieves are fighting. We are now
When Kaicheng opens, soldiers and horses who may be ambushed by thieves may enter the city! By then the city will be empty, and those subordinates dare to ask the Prime Minister, who is responsible for the Prime Minister's safety? As for Zhuge Dewei, he is the prefect of this county, and he is the governor of this city.
Lord, it is more convenient to meet the rebels, so wouldn’t it seem suspicious for him to suggest this to the prime minister at this time?"
The rain outside has stopped, but there is still a trickle of water dripping from the eaves. As for the people in the hall, Sima Huada tilted his head and looked thoughtfully at the desk; Linghu Xing held his head high, and in the independent hall,
It seemed that everything was under control; Zhuge Dewei lowered his head half-way like a fool; Feng Chang also lowered his head, but raised his head several times and lowered his head several times, as if he was planning something... Everyone seemed to be speechless for a moment, so that
There was silence in the hall.
After a long time, the Prime Minister, who was still sitting at the table, sighed and broke the silence: "General Linghu is overthinking it. Prefect Zhuge probably doesn't know much about military affairs. He didn't think so much... I just said that the situation is critical now. What if we don't send troops?"
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Linghu Xing thought for a while and came to a serious conclusion: "Actually, if we calculate it based on the distance to the battlefield and the strength of both sides, the thieves will have a great victory. It is unlikely that their main force will leave the battlefield and come to the city so quickly. So why not do it now, Prime Minister
Throw away all the baggage and go straight out of the city overnight to the northwest? The reason for considering the route and supplies before was because we had to consider the whole army of the Forbidden Army. Now that the overall situation has deteriorated and the main force has been lost, we set off on our own, so there is no need to worry so much."
Sima Huada was at a loss, and then nodded in confusion.
However, Feng Chang suddenly stepped forward and said sincerely: "Prime Minister, you can't do that!"
"What do you mean?" Sima Huada was really confused.
"Prime Minister, the reason is very simple." Feng Chang answered calmly under Linghu Xing's squinting gaze. "I dare to ask the Prime Minister, if you go out of the city to attack, you must be careful of thieves taking the opportunity to rob the city. If you leave the city at night and escape, you will not be afraid of being caught up by thieves.
The main force of the thieves is not there, but the northern front is under the city, and we have no response from the front. They only need to divide a small group of troops to keep up! Then at dawn, the thieves' few cavalry battalions can calmly pursue them.
Come on, surround us!"
"Indeed." Sima Huada suddenly realized. "It's too dangerous to go out of the city overnight!"
"But Prime Minister." Linghu Xing hurriedly came to persuade. "If you don't leave, you will only be trapped in the isolated city... Even if the main force of the thieves arrives, there are two or three masters, and twenty or thirty people who have made elixirs and condensed elixirs. The city will be useless, and it will still be a dead end.
...I estimate that the thieves will have reinforcements arriving in the middle of the night, and the main force will arrive tomorrow morning."
"There is one more thing." Feng Chang also said earnestly. "The biggest reliance on escaping at night is not the strength of troops but the reliability of combat power. General Seven is the prime minister's brother and a master of Chengdan. Without him, we would only be attacked by a few thieves on the way.
If a master catches up, there will be no results... Although General Linghu is loyal and brave, I am afraid it will be useless."
Linghu Xing finally glared at Feng Chang, but the latter didn't look at the former at all. He bowed his head to the drunken man behind the case. However, the private soldiers of the Sima family at the door obviously understood what he said and couldn't help it.
Looking back.
"Yes, yes." The difference of opinion became public, and Sima Huada hesitated. He could only lie on the case and look around in confusion. "But...but this...what can I do?"
At this time, the other person in the hall, Zhuge Dewei, who had remained silent, had already understood... The reason for the current situation was mainly because Linghu Xing and Feng Chang had their own agendas.
First of all, both of them were shaken by the situation and both disapproved of Sima Huada, but the degree of shakenness was different.
This can be seen from the process of the two people testing themselves before.
Linghuxing had soldiers at his disposal and his family was high up. At worst, he would go to Bai Hengqiu to find someone to rely on, so he was condescending, his posture was calm, and he would not hesitate to test him when he came up. In comparison, Feng Chang was much more flustered, and
He didn't look for me until the news of the previous defeat came. He seemed to be alone and weak, so it was more interesting to wait and see where the situation was heading before acting.
Secondly, even if these two people wavered, it was only because they were worried about the situation and did not really want to surrender. They did not regard the surrender gang as their first choice... Feng Chang saw the fighting outside and knew that Sima Jinda might have returned.
The first reaction was to send troops to respond; while Linghu Xing wanted to protect Sima Huada and take the opportunity to escape.
Finally, the two men obviously had conflicts.
Feng Chang's plan was the most reasonable, but if he risked his existing troops to welcome Sima Jinda into the city, what would he do with Linghu Xing? He simply pretended to be confused and stepped on Feng Chang's suggestion of leaving Sima Jinda and running away.
This plan actually catered to Sima Huada's greed for life and fear of death, but he didn't expect that Sima Huada was so greedy for life that he was not even willing to take the risk of escaping at night... As a result, Feng Chang naturally responded.
Just as I was thinking about it, someone from above suddenly came up and asked, "Prefect Zhuge, what do you think we should do?"
Zhuge Dewei raised his head and saw that it was Sima Huada who was asking, but without hesitation, he knelt down with a plop.
Not only Sima Huada, but the other two were also stunned.
"Prime Minister, if I surrender, no matter what I say, I will be framed and accused!" Zhuge Dewei knelt on the ground and immediately burst into tears. "He agreed to go out of the city to attack, so he said that I was communicating with the thieves and took the opportunity to lure him.
The soldiers entered the city. If they agreed to escape, they would say that I harbored evil intentions and deliberately put the Prime Minister in danger. They even said that they had laid a trap in advance to lure the Prime Minister into the trap. Even if they asked the Prime Minister to stay in the city and defend it, they would also say that I was delaying time.
The thieves came to surround me...what can I do?"
Sima Huada sighed and looked at the other two people, but neither of them said a word. They had no choice but to comfort the descendant on their own.
As a result, at this moment, Zhuge Dewei raised his head, with tears streaming down his face, he suddenly bit his finger under the light, and then raised his bloody finger to the sky: "Prime Minister, I really have no choice but to point at Sanhui here.
The Fourth Emperor makes an oath to you! If we want to send troops to attack the thieves, I am willing to be the vanguard! If we want to go north, I am willing to carry the Prime Minister on my back! If the Prime Minister wants to stay in the city, I am willing to hold the sword and guard the door for the Prime Minister! That’s it!
Because of this concern, he beheaded me on the spot, and I am willing to do so!"
At this time, not to mention these three people, even the private soldiers of the Sima family who turned around to watch at the door were stunned.
Seeing how fierce the other party was, Sima Huada wanted to comfort him again.
Unexpectedly, Zhuge Dewei kowtowed again and cried incessantly: "Prime Minister! It's not that I still have to show off at this time, but that I have no way out and only the Prime Minister can rely on me!"
"What did Prefect Zhuge say...!"
Sima Huada was finally able to speak, and seemed to stand up to help him, but as soon as he stood up, he fell back down again, and Feng Chang panicked and rushed to help him.
After helping the prime minister sit down, he did not forget to turn around and "complain" to Linghu Xing: "General Linghu, look at the prime minister like this, how can he run at night?"
"Is it easy to fight outside the city?" Linghu Xing frowned and retorted instinctively.
However, after saying this, he saw that the people around him were more capable than the other, especially Sima Huada, who looked so stupid that it was obviously impossible to make a quick decision, so he simply ignored him and walked away.
Of course, with the style of a member of the Linghuxing family and hanging out with the imperial army, how could he be stopped by a drunkard, a gangster, and a rogue clerk?
When he left the county government, he acted resolutely. He immediately summoned the forbidden troops in the city and ordered the troops to guard the city carefully. They were not allowed to send out troops without permission or open the door to accept people without permission. At the same time, they quickly packed up their things, mainly equipment and dry food.
, preparing to escort Prime Minister Sima to the north. It turned out that this guy had already made up his mind to persuade Sima Huada in private when he came back later. If this guy really didn't want to go north, he would just kidnap him and take him away by force!
Why do you still need to persuade instead of taking action directly? The reason is also very simple, that is, even in the current situation, Sima Huada still has a trump card in his hand... There is an elite private soldier beside him, who was standing outside the hall before.
Although the elite troops currently stationed in the public buildings on both sides of the back of the county have only been in contact for a short time, Linghu Xing could guess that they were all masters of cultivation. The old man who led them might even be Sima Changyingliu.
The master of condensation who came down.
Therefore, as a last resort, I am afraid that I can only kidnap Sima Huada at close range and take him out.
With this determination, after struggling for a while, Linghu Xing returned to the county government with a large group of soldiers. When he met Zhuge Dewei who was going out, he waved to him.
Zhuge Dewei, who still had tears on his face, did not dare to neglect and stepped forward cautiously: "General Linghu, please speak."
"Is Fengshe still inside?" Linghu Xing asked with a frown.
"Yes." Zhuge Dewei quickly answered.
Linghu Xing paused for a moment, because he didn't know if it was an illusion, but he felt that the shouting of killing in the south of the city seemed to be louder, and there was a faint flash of light.
But it didn't matter. The more intense the battle, the more he wanted to leave in time, so he looked at the people in front of him again: "Leader Zhuge, whether you are an internal agent or not, go back and pack your things quickly. Prepare to go to Dongdu with us. You will leave soon."
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Zhuge Dewei didn't hesitate at all and quickly saluted and said yes.
Linghu Xing nodded and led the crowd into the county mansion proudly.
Zhuge Dewei also lowered his head and moved forward. When he walked forward and turned towards the intersection of the county government where he lived, his face suddenly turned dark, and he stood motionless in the shadow, but turned back to look at Linghu Xing's back.
Obviously, Linghuxing still regarded Zhuge Dewei as a channel to communicate with the gang when necessary, so he took him with him. Zhuge Dewei also immediately realized that the leader of the forbidden army who controlled the military power in the city had decided to do his own thing.
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But this is not a scene that Leader Zhuge is happy to see... because once he leaves the city and heads north overnight, the risk will be too great. What if Sima Huada really escapes?
Didn’t I bite my finger in vain? Didn’t I cry tears and snot in vain? Didn’t I kowtow in vain?
He didn’t fucking even knock Chief Zhang himself!
When he thought about this, Zhuge Dewei even felt a little pain in his fingers.
He stood in the shadows and waited quietly. After a while, he saw a slightly embarrassed figure coming out of the side door of the county mansion, but he immediately shouted loudly regardless of the presence of other sergeants. And the man heard
After hearing the voice, I looked around a few times and realized that the sergeants in front of the county gate were all looking towards the south of the city, so I did not hesitate to lower my head and dive into the shadows.
When the two met, Zhuge Dewei took the man, Feng Chang, who had been driven out, and turned directly into an alley. He immediately said: "General Linghu is afraid that he will forcefully take the Prime Minister north."
"I know." Feng Chang swallowed.
"If you do this, you will die." Zhuge Dewei reminded earnestly.
Feng Chang was startled, then smiled bitterly: "How could I die?"
"General Linghu saw me just now and asked me to pack my things and go with him. He seemed to think that I was still an insider and could use me as a talking point when necessary." Zhuge Dewei analyzed calmly. "I am useful and can live. Fengshe
What about people? Since you have offended General Linghu, and you are a literary cultivator who has not reached Ningdan, I am afraid that a strong man on the road could kill you with a knife..."
"Why does he have to kill me?" Feng Chang interrupted anxiously.
"I'm not saying it's certain, it's just that it may cost you your life." Zhuge Dewei corrected. "But do you really want to risk your life and put your life in someone else's hands?"
Feng Chang turned away, panting.
"Moreover." Zhuge Dewei squinted his eyes and pointed towards the south of the city. "This only means that the gang can't catch up with us. If the gang catches up, you will still be useless, and it may cost your life... One after another, you will survive.
How far is the chance of success?"
Feng Chang turned around and stared at the person in front of him.
But Zhuge Dewei had no fear and faced the opponent's gaze head on.
After a long while, Feng Chang just sneered: "You are indeed a traitor."
"I'm not." Zhuge Dewei said, spreading his hands. "But the situation has changed so quickly. Only a few people around Prime Minister Sima know that I am willing to surrender. If there are really gang brothers surrounding me, I will only say that I am pretending to surrender. What will happen to the gang members?"
I don’t know what to do with me, but I will tell the leader that Feng Chang deserves to die, and I don’t know what to do with you..."
Feng Chang remained silent.
Zhuge Dewei didn't say anything, just stared at the other party and waited for a response.
After a while, Feng Chang finally sighed: "What do you want?"
"Leave Prime Minister Sima here." Zhuge Dewei said concisely and concisely.
"If I could keep him, why would he be driven out with a knife now?" Feng Chang sneered and rolled his sleeves.
"You can't stay, but someone can," Zhuge Dewei said. "Linghu Xing relies only on the Forbidden Army, but does the Forbidden Army only listen to him? As long as we find someone in the Forbidden Army who is loyal to Prime Minister Sima, we will tell Linghu
Not only did Xing refuse to save Sima Jinda, but he also kidnapped Prime Minister Sima and fled, asking him to open the city to find Sima Jinda and come in, wouldn’t that be enough?”
"No." Feng Chang shook his head and said. "Sima Jinda will not waste time if he comes in. He will just fight or leave. Your goal will not be achieved."
"How can it be achieved?" Zhuge Dewei asked sincerely. "It's enough to cause chaos. Find those people and let them stop Linghu Xing. It's enough to cause chaos. There is no need to force any results."
"You should be familiar with this forbidden army. Who can use it?"
"There is indeed one that can be used." Feng Chang said, clasping his hands. "But, will I be able to be hired by the gang?"
"Appointment?" It was Zhuge Dewei's turn to be stunned, but he immediately came to his senses and waved his hand quickly. "I have already said that I am either an internal correspondent, or I have told the gang about your contribution. What will happen to you if I am unlucky?"
"As long as you say so." Feng Chang said resolutely. "If you're unlucky, it's mine."
Zhuge Dewei looked at the other party and knew that it was impossible not to make a promise, so he nodded: "I only said that you have merit, but it still depends on Chief Zhang's own handling."
Feng Chang also nodded: "In the public room at the back, there are Sima's private soldiers, dozens of masters, and the leader should be Ningdan... You take me to the back door of the county house, and I will talk."
Zhuge Dewei nodded, and without hesitation, he led the other party away from the other end of the alley, walked around in a large circle, came to the back door of the county mansion, and entered the public house.
After entering the public house, Feng Chang led the way. He staggered and shouted: "General Sima, save me! Someone wants to harm me!"
There was a commotion in the public room immediately.
Zhuge Dewei was stunned for a moment, obviously flinching, but soon he gritted his teeth and plunged in.
At the official intersection a few miles south of the city, Sima Jinda was already in despair... Not only because Zhang Xing actually sent troops here in advance, but also not just because Wu Jingfeng suddenly came from the air single-handedly just now, and more importantly, the hard battle
, the chaotic fighting has been going on, but there is actually no movement in the city.
If we send troops from the beginning and rush away while the opponent's footing is not yet firm, nothing will happen!
Even if he didn't send troops, he could follow his brother's virtue and take the opportunity to run away, and his hard work would not be in vain. But until now, there has been no movement of people escaping in the city. What's going on?
No fight or flight?!
He just drank until he was unconscious. What were Linghu Xing and Feng Chang doing?!
Just pick it up and run.
While I was thinking about it, one of his generals suddenly shouted from the northwest: "Seven generals! Seven generals!"
Sima Jinda shouldn't have responded, because Wu Jingfeng's yellow wind was rolling around at the intersection not far away, but this person was the one he sent to the city to deliver the news, and he himself worked hard to get here just for the sake of the city.
That good brother, how can you endure it?
Then he gritted his teeth and jumped into the air, landing in the direction of the subordinate with joy.
The two sides had a face-to-face meeting. The general of the team knew that the situation was critical and informed him on the spot: "Seven generals! The city gate is locked. It is said to be an order from Linghu Xing. No one is allowed to enter to prevent thieves from pretending to be us to gain the city!"
This answer is actually very reasonable and even expected. It can only be said that it is a little uncomfortable. But for some reason, Sima Jinda was still confused for a moment, and then his mood sank to the bottom!
Now he just feels that everything is terrible. Things started to go bad in Xuzhou, and then everything went wrong one by one.
He didn't want to make any afterthoughts at this time, so he comforted himself that he had made the right choice and everyone else had made the wrong choice!
He just thinks everything sucks!
Under the attack of this strong emotion, Sima Jinda didn't even hear the exclamation in his ears. He simply woke up as if from a dream when the earthy yellow light swept in front of him. He and Wu Dalang fought several times in the air.
Turn, but suddenly flashed and landed on the same spot again. He told the injured original team general: "Let's all go! Go northwest! Find your own way! I can't take you with me!"
After saying this, he jumped up again and collided with Wu Jingfeng face to face, causing Wu Dalang to almost fly upside down in the air. But when the latter rolled down and looked up, he found that the stream of light had already headed towards the city.
I moved in the right direction, but I was not in a hurry but was happy.
I was even so surprised! I even laughed on the spot!
He knew that Sima Qilang, whose Sima family was famous in Guanlong in the past, was now the last backbone of the Wei imperial army and had given up resistance.
As Sima Jinda fled into the city and Wu Jingfeng laughed wildly, the forbidden army outside the city, which had reached its limit, immediately collapsed and headed west, south, and even north in an unorganized manner... There was no way, even if
It was Sima Jinda who pointed out the only escape route. How could it be possible to identify clearly when the troops really collapsed at night?
In the darkness, Niuda was also shouting, but he told the troops to give up the pursuit and move closer to the city.
Sima Jinda flew into the city in embarrassment, but he did not dare to let the soldiers guarding the city open the city gate to let the defeated troops enter the city. He only found the sergeant and asked him where Sima Huada was, and then flew straight away.
Arriving at the county mansion, a tense show was going on.
Of course, the crossbow was really not drawn, but the sword was really drawn... Linghu Xing waved his long sword, stood in front of Prime Minister Sima, and severely scolded Feng Chang and Sima's private soldiers! And the private soldiers took control of the county hall.
There were noisy noises inside and outside the hall, and corpses appeared on the ground in the courtyard outside the hall.
Even Sima Huada himself seemed to have sobered up. He just tilted his head and looked sideways at Linghu Xing's back with a strange expression.
As for Feng Chang, who was scolded, he hid outside the hall with Zhuge Dewei and only made a sound.
At this moment, Sima Jinda came.
A stream of light passed by and fell in front of the hall. Feng Chang was excited and immediately rushed forward: "Seven generals! Rescue the prime minister quickly! We were going to send troops to rescue, but Linghu Xing saw the opportunity and was not in harmony, so he actually gave up.
He killed seven generals and kidnapped the prime minister to return north on his own!"
Linghu Xing was inside and heard the movement. He wanted to refute it, but for some reason, he poured it all in first... The previous determination and arrogance were like frost and snow exposed to the sun, which suddenly became sticky.
Sima Jinda entered the hall with bare hands. When he saw the scene in front of him, he did not attack Linghuxing directly. Instead, he looked at his eldest brother. Linghuxing noticed this and deliberately turned back to see Sima Huada's statement, but
He didn't dare to turn his back to Sima Jinda. His forehead was covered with sweat and he didn't dare to put down the knife in his hand.
Sima Huada said nothing, but looked sideways at Linghu Xing's back and gestured with his lips.
When Sima Jinda saw it, he moved forward without hesitation. However, Linghu Xing couldn't hold on even after just one step. He actually gave up everything and summoned up his true energy to rise towards the skylight of the hall. However, he didn't know whether it was because of his lack of cultivation or lack of cultivation.
The lobby of the county government building was so solid that even if the skylight was blocked, the person would feel dizzy and suffer from severe pain all over his body. He struggled to get up. His mouth and nose were bleeding, and his ears were ringing and unbalanced.
It turned out that Sima Jinda had already caught up with him, grabbed the opponent's ankle, and slapped him directly on the stone slab in the hall.
At this time, Sima's private soldiers had already swarmed up, broke Linghu Xing's leg bones, tied him up tightly, and took him down.
Feng Chang also quickly entered the hall and wanted to speak.
As a result, Sima Jinda waved his hand and stopped Feng Chang. Instead, he looked at his brother: "Brother, Fengshe wants you to send troops to rescue?"
"Yes." Sima Huada was obviously sober and wanted to explain. "But I..."
"Brother, there is no need to explain...Linghu Xing wants you to go north and flee on your own?" Sima Jinda continued to ask.
"Yes." Sima Huada continued to point out the topic. "But I..."
"Brother." Sima Jinda suddenly fell down, then tilted his head on the ground and asked in anger. "I'm not asking why you didn't save me, or why you didn't escape immediately, but why you had two strategies and one
You didn’t choose either, but hesitated, and ended up being held hostage with a knife? I abandoned the soldiers of the Chinese army and came back with all my life, wasn’t it because I was afraid that you would be captured by thieves and controlled by others?!"
The people around him were silent. Sima Huada hesitated for a moment and responded with a slight embarrassment: "I was very drunk at that time."
Sima Jinda glanced at his brother and couldn't say a word. Sima Huada just talked.
The two brothers looked at each other in silence at this time.
After pausing for a moment, Feng Chang carefully asked: "In this case, Prime Minister, Pu She, should we leave too?"
"We have to leave if we can, but I'm afraid it's not up to us to decide whether we can leave now." Sima Jinda ordered. "Our army has collapsed. If the thieves come up fast, they won't be able to leave... You go and do a good job."
Prepare to escape, look for the loopholes, if it works, let's leave, if not, come back to me."
Feng Chang was too busy to say goodbye.
As he walked out of the door, Zhuge Dewei, who had been invisible, immediately lowered his head to follow.
As soon as the people left and only their own private soldiers were left, the two brothers in the house relaxed a lot. Sima Huada also further explained: "I was really drunk at the time and couldn't think straight. Later I slowly woke up and everything was gone."
Okay, it was just the internal fighting between Linghu Xing and Feng Chang that got me involved. And that Zhuge Dewei, who flattered me on the surface, but led me to stay, making me feel like I couldn't leave or save him.
It doesn't matter, this person is probably a traitor... When I woke up and wanted to send troops to rescue you, Linghu Xing came directly with a knife and others. That is to say, Feng Chang was afraid of death, so he took our family with him.
Come and block him..."
"It doesn't matter anything." Sima Jinda nodded perfunctorily. "Brother, if you sober up, prepare yourself and we will prepare to escape."
"Okay." Sima Huada was naturally speechless.
"What I'm saying is now, let our own family protect us and leave immediately." Sima Jinda immediately emphasized. "We should take advantage of Feng Chang to attract the attention of the thieves."
Sima Huada was stunned for a moment and then became frightened: "Why is this so?"
"It's already a matter of life and death." Sima Jinda clapped his hands on the ground, speechless. "Tens of thousands of people were completely defeated. I don't know if all of Sima Deke's people are dead. Do you still think about comfort?"
Sima Huada frowned slightly and just explained: "I am so drunk and I have never exercised. If I run away now, even if no thieves catch up, I might fall to my death from the top of the city! Zhongnanshan will be drunk and I will fall to my death."
Is Guanlong’s valuable species lacking?”
"So what if I fall to death?" Sima Jinda replied calmly while sitting on the ground.
"What do you mean?" Sima Huada suddenly felt chilled to the bone.
"This time I didn't die in battle with the other soldiers in the front, even risking my life and humiliating myself to come back. It's just for one thing." Sima Jinda replied coldly. "That is not to let Sima's family go."
The master of the house is a prisoner!"
Sima Huada was stunned for a while, then suddenly picked up the wine bottle on the table and threw it at the other party. Then he became furious regardless of everything: "I know it! You have never seen me in your eyes, you are just afraid that I will become Erlang's burden."
!I knew it when you killed my concubine that day in Xuzhou! Sooner or later you will kill me!"
Sima Jinda glanced at his brother and wiped away the wine stains on his forehead. He was extremely calm. The Sima family's private soldiers outside also looked down at the ground honestly this time.
"I will never risk my own life!" Seeing this, Sima Huada became more and more angry, but he lifted the table and went to the rear. "Just wait here to die! Let's see if that loyal minister and filial son will come to save you?"
Sima Jinda said nothing and did not look at his eldest brother. He just looked up at the half-open skylight, stared at a few stars faintly visible in the skylight, and then closed his eyes.
There was chaos outside the city. Zhuge Dewei was hanging on a rope to get out of the city. As soon as he untied the rope, he suddenly fell into the ditch outside the wall. The fall caused the gang leader and the prefect of the county to have limbs sore, like a leg.
I was also tired, so I struggled to get up, but because of the slippery water in the ditch, I couldn't climb out for a long time.
Leader Zhuge himself was bewildered. All the difficulties and dangers, the battles of wits and courage were over. Was he going to be trapped to death in a small ditch?
Don’t dare to shout!
It's so chaotic outside and no one knows who is who. Whatever you say will probably be shot down with a shot or an arrow.
While he was lamenting, he suddenly heard a voice, loudly instructing the troops to pay attention to the movements around the city. Zhuge Dewei was also overjoyed and hurriedly lay down in the ditch and shouted: "Help me, Chief Niu!"
Niuda was stunned, waited for a moment, and heard another sound. He knew it was correct, and it was indeed somewhat familiar. He hurried to look for the person, but it turned out that Zhuge Dewei was rescued by a few random arrows on the city wall.
When the two parties met, Niuda had a strange expression.
Zhuge Dewei seemed to know what the other party meant, and quickly explained: "Brother Niu, don't doubt it. I am the internal agent arranged by the chief to lure Sima Huada into the city... When you were fighting before, Sima Huada wanted to send troops for rescue but also wanted to take advantage of the opportunity.
I have been holding you back from escaping. Now that Sima has entered the city and you are approaching the city, hurry up and take care of yourself... If Chief Niu doesn't believe it, just see the chief."
Niuda nodded and replied: "It doesn't matter, the chief will be here soon."
Zhuge Dewei was surprised for a moment, but Niuda did not lie. Just two quarters of an hour later, Zhang Xing appeared in front of them.
"Thank you, Leader Zhuge." After listening to the report, Zhang Xing began with a clear statement. "Your achievements this time are no less than those of the generals fighting in the front!"
Zhuge Dewei had been struggling for a long time, but upon hearing these words, he suddenly became enlightened and even Wei's feet no longer hurt.
After appeasing Zhuge Dewei, Zhang Xing looked at Niu Da: "Niu Da, you have to work harder. On the one hand, you have to receive the troops, besiege the city, and ask Wu Dalang and the others to pay attention to whether any masters have escaped on their own; on the other hand, you have to contact Luohe and others for me.
East, south of here, inquire about the intelligence from the north and west, receive the documents that follow, join the army, and establish a command center here."
After hearing the first half of the sentence, Niu Da was still a little shocked, and he actually asked himself to command Wu Jingfeng. But after hearing the second half, he immediately became solemn: "What do you mean by third brother, to surround us temporarily and not take the opportunity to attack?"
"That's right, it's too chaotic at night. It's too easy to have accidents when you're pressed. And I want to survive." Zhang Xing nodded. "For one thing, the south side is still finishing its work. The Forbidden Army still has at least three more than 10,000-strong organized troops.
On the outside of the battlefield, we don’t know the outcome. At one moment and another, Sima Huada was the leader of the Forbidden Army at that time, which was conducive to our fighting. Capturing him now will also help us deter the rest of the Forbidden Army. Secondly, although the Forbidden Army was defeated, the Eastern Capital was located
The center of the world has a population of millions, and has accumulated countless grain, silk, gold and iron, but it is not easily shaken. Moreover, Sima Zheng is a natural being, and it makes sense to become bigger and stronger. I want to leave a hand to deal with him. "
Niu Da nodded repeatedly, and Bai Youbin and Yu Changnan who followed him did not mean to refute...compared with whether Brother Sima was dead or alive, who would deal with him, and how he would deal with it, they were actually more afraid that Brother Sima's death would be unclear.
That's true.
Although there was a commotion in the city overnight, there was no intention of breaking out or escaping. Especially after Zhang Xing tied a letter of surrender to Niu Fangsheng and sent it in, it became even quieter.
Correspondingly, things outside the city are much more chaotic and cumbersome. Zhang Xing receives a report almost every two-quarters of an hour:
Some of them are about the battle situation on the southern front, why did He Xi catch him, why did Li Ding and Xu Shiren join forces to plead for mercy; how did Mang Kingang face the disadvantage of the war and retreated while fighting, but when it got dark, Zhang Qianda and Li Anyuan broke away from the battle and fled.
There are so many captured Imperial Guards that they have filled several surrounding villages. In addition to the sudden increase in logistical pressure, a lot of guards may have to be left behind.
Some of it was information from the east side of Wuhe River. Feng Wuyi bumped into Niu He and the Queen Mother. When the young emperor heard about Zhang Xing’s announcement of the expulsion of the Wei Dynasty, it was said that he hugged his head and cried in the mud on the spot; Zhao Xing was secretly accepted
Instead of huddled together with a group of loyal ministers or sympathizers of the Wei Dynasty all day long, requesting an audience with Chief Zhang and saying that they were willing to provide military information and assist in the battle; the Huaiyou Alliance, which mobilized its entire army, intercepted Yujiuluo's army on the west bank of the Huan River and was on the way.
Fierce fighting...
There was even a report that a group of patrolmen who went to contact the Huaiyou League actually encountered gods on the road.
In addition, troops from the east of the river kept arriving one after another. Because the ice bridge melted, crossing the river became difficult, and the troops scattered, which was also a troublesome matter.
On the north and west sides, there has been a lack of reports, which is normal, because first of all, Zhang Xing had just moved here, and the sentries had not yet gathered or spread out. They only relied on the military reconnaissance troops sent by Niuda to get the news;
Secondly, apart from the long-described troop positions that need to be noted, there is no other concern in theory in these two places.
After dawn, the sun came out, but there were still some clouds. It seemed that it would take several days of repeated rain and several intermittent rains before the Huaixi region could truly escape from the rainy season.
On this sunny morning, Niu Da woke up Zhang Xing, who had finally slept for a while, and reported an emergency to him.
"Reinforcements from the Forbidden Army in the north?" Zhang Xing didn't seem surprised when he woke up. He just continued to lie on the couch made of two benches. "Are you talking about a long story?"
"He's here, but he's not the only one." Niuda looked serious.
Zhang Xing turned over and sat up, rubbing his eyes: "What do you mean it's not just him?"
"Soldiers and horses from Huaiyang County are also here." Niu Da was still serious. "Zhao Tuo's brother has rebelled."
"What kind of rebel is Zhao Tuo?" Zhang Xing was stunned for a moment, obviously disapproving of it. "The sentries and cavalry were limited, and they only detected Zhao Tuo and the coalition forces who were talking about it, and they didn't go back?"
"Yes." Niuda was shocked.
And Yu Changnan, the new leader of the clergy who was dealing with this area last night, wanted to say something, but when he heard this, he also shut up.
Zhang Xing sighed and finally stood up, but after standing up, his posture seemed particularly relaxed. He used his hands to build a tent, looked up at the sun, and then looked around. He saw dry and wet yin and yang on the city wall, and the swirling water not far away.
It was extremely turbid and the flow from the south continued. The surrounding camps were in disarray and there were no fences, let alone the barracks. The troops were obviously exhausted. There was breakfast, but they shared dry food with each other, and only used their helmets to drink the clear river water.
These are actually nothing.
Because almost all the troops in the six or seven battalions here are on a long-distance attack, and half of them came across the river, and the other half went through hard battles, which is excusable. What's more important is that the main force of the enemy army has been defeated, and the besieged city
, the troops were obviously in panic, and the generals in the city were completely dejected.
Now that the overall situation has been decided, none of this matters.
As Zhang Xing woke up and looked around, the generals also gathered, including Niu Da, Wu Jingfeng, Wang Hou, Li Zida, Xiahou Ningyuan, Zhuge Dewei, Zhang Daoxian, Su Jingfang, including Bai Youbin, Yu Changnan and others.
Wu Changzai, who was guarding the city in the south of the city, didn't come, so basically everyone arrived.
Zhang Xing looked around with a relaxed expression, but suddenly asked: "Did Li Ding send a letter before dawn saying that the battlefield will be cleared this morning and the troops will be divided to support various areas here?"
"Yes." The answer was Su Jingfang, who came to the camp with Zhang Xing last night, and the latter had been resting in his camp.
"Did your battalions from the east of the river have to cross the river separately because the ice on the river melted, and the troops were scattered. Now each battalion is seriously short of men?" Zhang Xing continued to ask.
"I estimate that we can reach 80% by noon, and we will be able to gather in the evening." Wu Jingfeng explained quickly.
Zhang Xing nodded and did not continue to ask. He just raised the corners of his mouth and smiled slightly.
Except for Niu Da and Su Jingfang and Yu Changnan who had just heard it, no one at the scene knew what was going on, but the first three were already nervous.
Zhang Xing continued to look around, his smile became more and more obvious, and he finally laughed out loud. Not to mention, he continued to laugh, raising his head and laughing. The louder the laugh, the louder the sound, and the more vivid his expression became.
He even faintly laughed to tears, and at the end, his true energy was released, almost shaking half of the camp, causing countless army sergeants to look up.
To be honest, seeing this situation, some people really think that Chief Zhang has seen that the overall situation has been decided and is here to enjoy the joy of victory and tears of gratitude. But there are also people...not insiders like Niu Da and Yu Changnan...but in their hearts
Get hairy.
Yu Changnan became uneasy again.
On the contrary, Niu Da, who was probably familiar with Zhang Xing, actually felt like a stone had fallen to the ground at this time, because he suddenly felt that he had been maintaining a certain calm and even vague state in this battle... even for a long time before.
Chief Zhang seemed to have come to life again and turned into the vivid Third Brother Zhang that he was back then.
And if so, it doesn't matter what the situation is.
After Zhang Xing finished laughing, he looked back at the crowd, took a breath, waved his hands and raised his voice to tell: "Everyone, as I expected, Sima Erlang is already here, and the twenty thousand forwards will be here as soon as we say, do we have to...
Um...you have to set the table before you treat us?"
Niuda looked happy, Yu Changnan looked as usual, and almost everyone else's expressions changed.