"Sir, Xiang Yang is here again with someone!" The man in armor walked up to Wang Zixiu and said.
Wang Zixiu smiled calmly: "Come as soon as you come. How many people will you bring this time?"
"They are all the guards in his house!" The armored man said and swallowed: "They also brought a lot of Yeling mutton!"
Wang Zixiu sneered: "Now that I know I'm in a hurry, what did I do earlier?"
The armored man knew about the conflict between the Xiang family and the city lord's palace. Although Yeling mutton was delicious, compared with the power in his hand, the power in his hand was better.
As long as they have the power in their hands, even if Xiliang's army attacks the city, they can still live a good life. On the contrary, families like the Xiang family are very likely to be wiped out by Xiliang.
Otherwise, where did Xiliang seize supplies from and give them to Xiliang soldiers?
"Then shall we let him in?"
The first few times Xiang Yang came over, he just asked Xiang Yang's family to put supplies outside the camp and not let them in!
The prince said: "Let them come in, this time I will receive them personally!"
The armored man nodded: "Subordinate, let them come in now!"
outside
"Sir, do you think the Prince Cultivator will let us in?" a guard asked.
Xiang Yang smiled nonchalantly: "Even if he doesn't let us in, they won't give up the mutton. Speaking of which, I really want to go in and see him. This time may be the last time I see him!"
The guards stopped talking after hearing this. They are all from the Xiang family. Ever since Wang Zixiu took office, the power of the Xiang family has been retreating. If it weren't for Xiang Yang, the Xiang family would have been overthrown by the city lord's palace and other rising powers.
The family annexed it.
This time when they took refuge in Xiliang, their whole family discussed it and came to the decision. Since they had broken with other families and even the Ma family didn't want to see them, why didn't they go to join the governor?
In the past, they had no choice but now had a choice. Then it’s time to make changes!
So the entire Xiang family supported the decision to seek refuge in Xiliang, and Xiang Yang sent people to the Xiliang camp.
Now a hundred big men from Xiliang are in the Xiang Mansion. They are just waiting for the sound of an arrow to fly into the sky. At that time, the Xiang family will stand up.
Even if under the rule of Xiliang, the family power will be greatly suppressed, it is still better than under the rule of the Ma family, the family will be destroyed.
The Ma family's army retreated, taking away most of the rich and powerful people in the city. However, the Xiang family directly sent troops to wait outside, without giving them a chance to follow up, and had completely forced the Xiang family to a dead end.
You do the first grade of junior high school and I do the second grade of junior high school.
You can always gain something by giving this city to Xiliang.
Just when Xiang Yang was thinking, the armored man came to Xiang Yang: "Clan Chief Xiang, Lord of the City, please come to the camp!"
Xiang Yang was a little surprised: "You adults actually let us in this time. The sun must be coming from the west!"
The armored man smiled: "Isn't this because the Xiliang army is coming? It is not suitable for internal fighting in the city at this time, and Chief Xiang does not want the things passed down by his ancestors to disappear in his own generation!"
Please follow me this way!"
The armored man led the way. The large tents in the military camp were arranged in a mess, and the wails of soldiers who had retreated from the front line could be heard coming from some tents.
There were not only city guard soldiers in the camp, but also wounded soldiers on the front line. The Xiang family disciples who were carrying a large amount of mutton at the back carefully paid attention to the distribution of the large tents in the camp.
It won't be long before they come into this place again, so they still have to remember it clearly.
Soon Xiang Yang was brought to the front of the big tent. The armored man opened the cloth of the big tent for Xiang Yang. There was a raging fire burning inside. It was very warm and you could smell the aroma of barbecue!
"Brother Xiang, come on, come on!" Wang Zixiu looked up at Xiang Yang and said without raising his head: "I happened to roast some meat, come over and eat some together!"
Xiang Yang said with a smile: "There is no need to eat meat. The only reason I am here this time is to deliver some meat to the brothers in the city guard so that they can eat enough so that they can have the strength to protect Heishui County."
Now hundreds of thousands of people in Heishui County are counting on you!"
Wang Zixiu picked up a skewer of barbecued meat and said, "Brother Xiang, you should leave with them. Now the reinforcements are blocked in front. The three generals led their elite troops to retreat into the mountains and forests. Now only what can be defended in the city is left."
, city guard soldiers and city defense troops.
Brother, you also know that the weather is cold now. They have no worries about food and drink in the army, but their families are hungry at home.
I heard that brother, you have some stored grain in your warehouse, do you want to see it?"
Xiang Yang laughed: "It's easy to say, easy to say. I'll have it prepared when I get back. If anyone is short of food then, just come and find me!"
"Brother, they don't dare to look for you!" Wang Zixiu said: "Why don't you send the food to our army, and then I will distribute the food to the soldiers?
What do you think of this?"
Next to the two people were the armored man and the Xiang family housekeeper. When they heard Wang Zixiu's words, both of them looked ugly.
Xiang Yang looked very bad and said sullenly: "Lord City Lord, can those people eat so much of my brother's food?"
"Of course I can eat it!" Wang Zixiu seemed not to see Xiang Yang's very ugly face, and said to himself: "Now we rely on them to defend the city. If they give up defending the city because they have no food, then it will be impossible.
alright!"
Xiang Yang was silent for a while: "I don't know, how much is needed?"
Wang Zixiu smiled and held out three fingers: "Not much, three hundred stones!"
"Three hundred stones!" Xiang Yang took a deep breath: "I hope, City Lord, you will do what you say!"
Wang Zixiu nodded and said confidently: "Don't worry, we will guard the city gate!"
"Tomorrow, I will deliver the food!" Xiang Yang said and led the people away: "I still have something to do at home, so I will go back first!"
Xiang Yang turned around and left. The prince, who was originally smiling, was a little uncertain.
The armored man didn't see anything: "Sir, if you act like this, the Xiang family..."
Wang Zixiu said: "The Xiang family has only two options now, one is to seek refuge in Xiliang, the other is to follow us and defend Heishui County.
Today I just tested the Xiang family, but nothing came out."
"You ask the soldiers guarding the city to pay more attention. If they see people from the Xiang family approaching the city wall, they can attack me directly. I am not afraid of ten thousand, just in case!"
"Yes!" the armored man responded.
Wang Zixiu was eating barbecue. He stayed here not because of the city lord's responsibility, but because he had a bigger plan.
The Xiang family will most likely become a roadblock to this plan.
He had to find a way to get rid of the Xiang family, otherwise with the financial, human, and material resources of the Xiang family, he might not be able to defeat the Xiang family, especially Xiang Yang, who seems to be big and rough, but is actually a good at calculation.
On the other side, the people of the Xiang family knew the requirements of the city lord's palace, and they were very excited and seemed very angry.
Receiving this news made Wang Zixiu feel a little more at ease. If the Xiang family had a relationship with Xiliang, they should try their best to satisfy themselves at this time, and then find an opportunity to let Xiliang's army attack the city.
The soldiers in the city all received the mutton sent by the Xiang family and ate the delicious Yeling mutton. This was a delicacy that only rich families could eat. People with mud legs like them, if they didn’t have the ability or the connections, they would just have to live in this world for the rest of their lives.
Looking at it, it's not that they can't afford it, but a pound of Yeling mutton costs them a month's salary.
Most of them have to support their families, but a small number of people who don't want to support their families are also saving money to get a wife and children, or they give their salary to their families and ask them to spend a month's salary to buy a pound of mutton, but they can't do it.
Xiang Yang didn't add any poison to the mutton, he just added some sleeping pills to help the soldiers sleep more soundly, and it didn't start to cause seizures after eating.
It makes people want to sleep when they feel bored. Once they fall asleep, they will sleep until the next day.
This kind of medicinal material is not cheap, and the Xiang family has consumed most of the medicinal materials stored in the family.
at night.
There was deathly silence in Heishui County. There was a soldier standing at regular intervals on the city wall. The cold wind blew from the side and the fire in the brazier swayed left and right.
The soldiers in thick clothes still felt cold, but the soldiers under the city wall felt much better. They lived in warm houses with fires burning beside them. The warmth made them drowsy.
Even though they had rested during the day, they still felt very sleepy.
After a while, the soldiers fell asleep one by one.
Xiang Yang led Cheng Jushu and his party from a small road to the east city gate. The soldiers guarding the city gate fell asleep, but the soldiers patrolling outside the city gate did not fall asleep. They had to walk around, and the cold wind kept them awake.
They just want time to pass faster so that they can go into the house and sleep peacefully, and let those who are sleeping get up and patrol.
"Three patrols!" Cheng Jushu counted: "Only thirty people. The people at the sentry inside have fallen asleep. For the first time, I will take care of those patrolling soldiers. Chief Xiang, you take them to guard the city gate."
Open!
Be fast!”
Cheng Jushu said to Xiang Yang.
"Yes!" Xiang Yangxian nodded, and he brought fifty guards and a hundred Xiang family children just to open the city gate.
There were a lot of debris in the city gate road, and they needed to open the city gate in the shortest possible time to let the Xiliang cavalry from outside come in.
"Do it!" Cheng Jushu held an axe, and other Xiliang soldiers took out their crossbows and pointed them at the patrolling soldiers. Xiliang soldiers basically know a lot of weapons, such as bows and crossbows. As long as they are not giant crossbows, they can basically use them.
Every soldier can use it.
Whoosh whoosh!
Long arrows cut through the cold wind, and a dozen patrol soldiers suddenly fell down. When the soldiers in the distance saw this scene, they wanted to shout out immediately. More than thirty crossbow arrows flew over, and many people had not yet shouted out.
He was killed by a crossbow arrow.
However, the sound still spread out, and the last remaining group of patrolling soldiers immediately shouted. The soldiers in the military camp next to the city gate were talking drowsily. Even with the sounds outside, they were still sleeping soundly, and some heard some noises.
, but continued to sleep amidst the snoring one after another.
kill!
Cheng Jushu rushed forward with a big axe, and the remaining Xiliang soldiers quickly rushed to the sentry post and killed those soldiers who were still confused.
Xiang Yang and his men rushed to the city gate and removed the things blocking the city gate one by one.
嘡嘡嘡!
When the soldiers on the city wall heard the news coming from below, they saw Cheng Jushu and his men attacking the patrol, and immediately sounded the harsh gong sound.
The sleeping soldiers were awakened by the harsh sound. The first thing they felt when they woke up was that their bodies were a little weak and their whole body was weak.
Whoosh!
A loud arrow flew into the air and bloomed with beautiful light in the sky.
Li Xiang is holding a square halberd, and the soldiers of the Flying Bear Army behind him are looking straight ahead.
Boom!
The horse's hooves raised up and rushed towards Heishui County, and the ground shook.
Click, click, click!
Xiang Yang and others were very fast, moving all kinds of debris to both sides, opening the gate and running out of the city gate road. Xiliang was about to rush in with its iron cavalry.
Outside, Cheng Jushu also retreated to both sides. If the Xiliang cavalry charged, they would not be able to stop the cavalry charge.
The city's defenders, who had just gotten up and regained some strength, saw the city gate wide open, and standing guard outside the city gate were tall, strange soldiers wearing heavy armor.
They knew that the Xiliang army was coming to the city!
For a moment, they didn't know what to do, or whether to continue fighting. They had fought with soldiers from Xiliang headquarters, and they knew very well that these big men were not only tough and tough, but they also risked their lives in battle.
At that time, many of them besieged the Xiliang Army, but in the end their casualties were more than twice that of the Xiliang Army. Half of the troops in the city were lost, and half of the reinforcements were also lost. This was based on their sneak attack on the Xiliang Army.
At this time, these soldiers felt very confused!
Cheng Jushu did not lead his men to kill him. His mission was to guard the city gate and wait for the lord to come with his army.
Boom!
The vibrations on the ground got louder and louder, as if an earthquake was about to happen.
On the other side of the city lord's palace, Prince Xiu woke up from his sleep after receiving news that Xiliang's army had entered the city and that the city gate had been lost.
"Sir!" During the day, the armored man rode his horse to the city lord's palace, dismounted and ran quickly to Wang Zixiu: "The east city gate has been lost, and the city guard soldiers have gathered!"
"It is unrealistic to block the Xiliang army!" Wang Zixiu thought for a moment: "You immediately lead the city guards to the Xiang family and destroy the Xiang family before the Xiliang cavalry arrives!"
Hearing Wang Zixiu's words, the armored man was a little confused: "Sir, why do we want to destroy the Xiang family?"
Prince Xiu said: "You don't need to ask so many questions. Just execute the order. When the Xiliang troops come, surrender immediately!"
Go quickly, I'll be right back!"
The armored man did not move and stood in front of Wang Zixiu: "Sir, I apologize for my inability to complete this task!"
Wang Zixiu frowned when he heard this: "Are you going to disobey military orders?"
"Military order?" The armored man laughed: "I have never heard that a general would accept an order to massacre his own family." As he spoke, the armored man suddenly pulled out the long knife in his hand and put it on Wang Zixiu's neck: "Sir, this is a humble position.
