Hearing what Li Xingchen said, Xiao Xiang suddenly showed a panicked look. He didn't care that there were many people around him and grabbed Li Xingchen's sleeve: "General, please don't abandon me!"
Li Xingchen turned around and suddenly faced the pair of eyes that captured his heart when he first saw them. A thin layer of mist covered the former autumn water and stars, which was pitiful. Li Xingchen immediately said with a smile
:
"I'm not leaving you behind, but I'm asking you to follow Master Pei back south to Jiangling, and I will take the rest of the people back to the north. This trip is dangerous, and there will probably be continuous fierce and bloody battles. I can't take you with me."
Xiao Xiang breathed a sigh of relief and subconsciously leaned towards Li Xingchen. Li Pingchen glanced at Li Ping, and Li Ping hurriedly waved two burly soldiers to come over: "Boss, this is
Both of them were selected by Brother Chen. They are both stable, strong and honest people. If they escort my sister-in-law, there will definitely be no problem."
And the two people didn't wait for Li Ping to finish speaking, and they raised their hands at the same time: "The two of us will swear to protect my wife's safety to the death!"
When Xiao Xiang said the words "sister-in-law" and "ma'am", his pretty face turned red immediately, and he shrank directly behind Li Xingchen, but did not object. Li Ping then said: "When those relatives of the Western Liang Emperor came here before,
They came in carriages, which are very luxurious and comfortable. Of course, we can’t give them such good treatment now. The carriages have all been vacated for our injured brothers, but there is still one left, which can be freed up for my sister-in-law."
Li Xingchen nodded and glanced at Li Ping approvingly. He did a good job this time. There was no need to avoid anything this time. Li Xingchen stretched out his hand to hug Xiao Xiang and said in a deep voice: "The two of them will protect you."
Your safety, and since you are a certain person, Master Pei will also take care of you, don’t worry."
Xiao Shilian waved his hands calmly: "Okay, okay, your things have been packed up? The weapons have been sharpened? I have scattered them all, go and do whatever you need to do!"
Seeing the people around him disperse, Xiao Xiang just raised his head. The girl's pretty face was already flushed with embarrassment, but he still carefully noticed that the buttons of Li Xingchen's coat were unbuttoned, and hurriedly stretched out his hand to fasten them for him: "General, you must triumph, slave..."
····Concubine is waiting eagerly in Jiangling for the return of Lord Hou."
Li Xingchen nodded solemnly, opened his arms and hugged Xiao Xiang.
This time the girl did not resist, and also put her arms around Li Xingchen's waist, feeling the unfamiliar temperature and heartbeat.
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Arrows were like locusts, rocks were like rain, and the entire Jiangling City was enveloped by the earth-shattering sound of killing. Red flags swayed in the wind, and the Chen army roared and rushed towards the city wall, like
The rolling and roaring waves on the sea will completely smash the reef into pieces.
Xiao Mohe stood quietly on the stage, and the drumming sound came not far from him, and then echoed throughout the battlefield. However, Xiao Mohe turned a deaf ear to the thunderous sound so close at hand, his eyes
From the beginning to the end, he kept his eyes fixed on the head of Jiangling City.
"General, go and rest for a while. Someone is watching here. Attack step by step. There will be no surprises." A general finally couldn't help but stand up and said. Starting from yesterday's second attack, Xiao Mohe has already
He didn't close his eyes all day and night, and the big flag with the character Xiao kept flying above his head.
It seems that the flag, like Xiao Mohe, has to wait until the moment Jiangling City is breached.
Correspondingly, on the opposite side of Jiangling City, the flag representing Lu Teng, the general manager of Jiangling, was also flying. Although it had been pierced by many holes from arrows, it was still dancing proudly in front of everyone.
This means that the master of Jiangling is still Lu Teng, and he is still the defender.
In the past two days, Nanchen's army rushed to the top of the city twice, trying to kill the generals and seize the flag, but they were forced back by the defenders. Not only did they fail to capture the flag, they also lost a lot of people.
.
It seems that Xiao Mohe is the real commander and core of the entire Nanchen army. No matter how fierce the attacks of Lu Guangda and Fan Yi in the south and west of the city, Lu Teng's flag has always been flying over the east gate and has never been moved.
Pass.
"Where did Pei Zilie take his people?" Xiao Mohe asked in a deep voice.
A general replied hurriedly: "There are still two or three miles away from the camp, and we will arrive soon. We have sent out scouts to escort several captives from Xiliang to identify the prisoners. As long as we can be sure..."
"There is no doubt that Xiao Kui was captured," Xiao Mohe said lightly, "If it was just a stand-in, there would be no need to go to war in such a big way, not to mention that Xiao Kui was followed by many royal relatives from Xiliang.
They are enough to prove it."
Several generals nodded repeatedly, while Xiao Mohe continued to look at the city: "Does this mean that the only people in the city who are in the palace now are Xiao Kui's pseudo-empress Zhang?"
"According to the report, Xiao Kui has been claiming to be ill in the palace these days and has not shown up. However, this Zhang family has led the eunuchs and maids in the palace to the front line again and again to take care of the soldiers and express condolences to the generals. It is precisely because of this that the soldiers of Xiliang have always been in high morale, and those
The generals were not surprised by Xiao Kui's lack of presence." A general in charge of sentinels hurriedly replied, "There were a few times when Xiao Kui summoned civil and military officials in the palace, but they were only a handful of generals guarding the city.
"
"So that person in the city is most likely a puppet?" A soldier said with a smile, "These Xiliang people and Lu Teng are really good at scheming, but it's a pity that the soldiers who fought with us above and below the city are so stupid.
They didn’t expect that the people they fought so hard for had already left them and ran away, it’s really ridiculous.”
The generals smiled at each other. They didn't know how such a coward got to sit on the throne.
"If we still can't take Jiangling City even after this, then we are the ones who are even more ridiculous." Xiao Mohe did not show a smile and interrupted them coldly, "This will make it more certain that we have captured Xiao Kui.
Now, send someone to tell Pei Zilie and pull him directly to the city, so that everyone in the city can see clearly what their emperor is like."
The generals looked solemn and agreed one after another, and Xiao Mohe then said: "In addition, Lu Guangda and Fan Yi were sent to inform them of the situation and urge them to step up the attack."
"This..." A general suddenly looked over in surprise. You know that everyone is now targeting the fat piece of Jiangling City. The generals who are following Xiao Mohe naturally want Fan Yi and Lu Guangda to
Hold off the attack so they can be the first to enter the city.
"We don't have much time left." Xiao Mohe said calmly, his eyes slowly moved to the north. The man in Xiangyang probably couldn't sit still. If the Northern Zhou army killed Jiangling City before he took it,