Song Xiguang lay comfortably on the Grand Master's chair, still thinking about the beauties that the Sixteenth Prince of the Emperor had given to the warriors of Fengtian City. You should know that there were many concubines taken by the Sixteenth Emperor of the Emperor, although they were still inferior to the maids in Zhou Xingyun's mansion.
But it is undeniable that the emperor's sixteenth son's concubines are all very beautiful, and it would be a waste to give them to the old man.
"The Seven Martial Arts of Destiny are just a bunch of charlatans who have gained a false reputation! Bah!" Song Xiguang became angrier as he thought about it. He raised his hand and slapped the maidservant squatting beside him to the ground.
"The maid realizes her mistake. Sir, please calm down." The maid didn't know what mistake she had made, but she had to beg for mercy. However, Song Xiguang ignored her and lay back on the chair again with her eyes closed to rest. The maid couldn't help but see this.
Zhan Zhan stumbled back to his original position and continued to serve his master carefully...
On the other side, an arrow shot through the void and fell into the jungle near the corner of the capital city wall. Zhou Xingyun picked up the arrow and opened the letter tied to it.
There are a few lines of small characters crookedly written on the letter paper. The content is probably that there are about 8,000 soldiers and horses stationed on the city wall. In addition to the original 6,000 city guards, Song Xiguang, the governor of the Northern Cavalry, was ordered to take over a thousand people to take over the city tower this morning.
, served as the gatekeeper of the capital city.
Seeing the contents of the creed, Zhou Xingyun and others were immediately overjoyed, and Xu Zhiqian couldn't help but exclaimed...
"Ah la la, the sixteenth emperor's head was kicked by a donkey? He actually sent the wise and powerful Governor Song to guard the city tower..."
Xu Zhiqian retorted and ridiculed Song Xiguang. She knew this person quite well, not only because Zhou Xingyun beat him up violently at the celebration banquet, but more importantly, her grandfather had criticized Song Xiguang, saying that this person was very successful but had no ability.
He was born into a famous family and abused his privileges to annex the achievements of his subordinates.
"There are no generals in Sichuan, so Liao Hua is the vanguard. The most reliable one has been killed by us. The sixteenth son of the emperor can only let Song Xiguang fill in the role."
"General Liao Hua is well-informed. Hearing what Senior Brother Xingyun said, he will definitely be furious." Xu Zhiqian said in a naive manner, comparing Song Xiguang to Liao Hua, which was simply insulting.
"Just to give you an example, General Liao won't mind, but are you dissatisfied with Song Xiguang guarding the city gate?" Zhou Xingyun asked doubtfully. Song Xiguang guarding the capital city gate should be a great joy to them.
"I'm just surprised." Xu Zhiqian said calmly. If the people guarding the tower today were the three generals Qi Yuan risked his life to save, then they would inevitably have to fight a fierce battle. But if it were Song Xiguang, Xu Zhiqian had a clever plan to deal with it.
He...
Xu Zhiqian was confused, but it was not impossible to understand that any of the three generals Qi Yuan risked his life to save would be more suitable to guard the city gate than Song Xiguang.
Xu Zhiqian didn't know that the Sixteenth Emperor's son confiscated the reward given to Qi Yuan, which inadvertently offended the three of them, making them unwilling to fight.
Qi Yuan not only showed appreciation for the burly man, the bare-shouldered man, and the old man with a hooked nose, but also had the grace to save his life. The sixteenth son of the emperor listened to Song Xiguang's slander and withdrew the reward for Qi Yuan. Such unpopular actions made the three
People's hearts are not peaceful.
In the eyes of Zhou Xingyun and others, Qi Yuan may be just a traitor, but in the eyes of the three burly men, Qi Yuan is their general. The four of them have been through life and death in the battlefield and cherish the friendship of comrades, but they are not as ruthless as fair-weather friends.
Although the three burly generals hated Zhou Xingyun and others, they could all accept this kind of hatred...
Qi Yuan once killed the eldest son and the second son of the Xuanyuan family, and now he fell under the sword of Xuanyuan Chongwu. It can only be called karma. After all, the two sides are enemies. Either you die or I die.
However, the Sixteenth Prince of the Emperor and Song Xiguang ridiculed Qi Yuan for overestimating his own abilities and confiscating his finances in the capital. This was an unacceptable hatred.
To put it bluntly, Qi Yuan fought for the sixteenth son of the emperor, but was punished and abused by the sixteenth son after his death. As Qi Yuan's confidants, the three burly men could not accept it.
Now that the object of their allegiance is no longer there, there is no need to sacrifice their lives for the ruthless and unjust emperor's sixteenth son. After all, Zhou Xingyun and his party are not easy to deal with...
Most of the generals in troubled times are very realistic. When the master is alive, they will fulfill their loyalty and perform their duties. It is true that when the loyal generals are defeated, they will find another way out and defect to other camps, so that they will turn around until their fate.
The end of time.
Obviously, the Sixteenth Prince of the Emperor was not the candidate for the three burly men to defect to. They were not willing to entrust their lives to the hands of ruthless people. The Sixteenth Prince of the Emperor seemed to look down on the three of them and had no intention of recruiting them from beginning to end.
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When Xu Zhiqian learned that the main defender of the city was Song Xiguang, not the three generals Qi Yuan risked his life to rescue, or other capable masters, he immediately changed his original plan and looked for a more stable and safe means of siege.
Last night, Han Qiumiao approached Zhou Xingyun, hoping that the ambush troops in the capital would open a breakthrough from the inside of the city tower.
To put it simply, Xia Houyan feigned an attack outside the city, and Feng Yu of Shangshe Bureau took the opportunity to stab the chrysanthemum and led his private soldiers to attack the tower from inside the city. As long as the city gate was opened, our army had a chance of victory.
Wang Yushi and other high-ranking officials who wanted to betray the sixteenth son of the emperor, the private soldiers and family generals who spared no effort to gather, plus a group of small officials in the capital who were under the supervision of Shangshe Bureau, domestic servants who moved here and there, strong men, guards, and secretly recruited
The total number of militiamen is as many as 3,600.
If you add in the 5,000 soldiers and horses commanded by Xiahou Yan and the more than 1,000 special forces of Zhou Xingyun, the number is much greater than the 8,000 rebels guarding the city wall.
How could the Shangshe Bureau serve Zhu Mao gather so many people in such a short period of time? This exactly reflects how absurd and inhumane the actions of the Sixteenth Emperor's son after taking control of the capital were.
A while ago, in order to coerce the Empress Dowager to open the gates of the imperial city, the sixteenth son of the emperor massacred the people of the capital at the gate of the imperial city every morning, noon and evening. The innocent people who died in vain at the hands of the rebels numbered not one thousand but eight hundred...
The Shangshe Bureau served Zhu Mao, had some contact with the relatives and friends of the deceased, and did not even need to spend words to persuade them to help the eldest princess to quell the rebellion. The other party then volunteered to fight the rebels to the death.
Frankly speaking, even Wang Yushi and others don't understand why the Sixteenth Prince became so cruel. No... cruelty is no longer appropriate to describe the Sixteenth Prince. He is insane and mentally ill.
Wang Yushi is willing to follow a dictator for the sake of fame and fortune, but a psychopathic and cruel emperor is another matter.
If you follow a dictator, as long as you obey his orders and submit to his will, your life and property will be guaranteed. Follow a psychopath... that is really miserable, and I will shed tears if I talk about it too much.
Why do people always say that beauty brings disaster to the country and the people? The sixteenth son of the emperor is a living example. During Zhou Xingyun's celebration banquet, because he could not get Xun Xuan, who was the most beautiful woman in the country, his temperament was distorted and he retaliated against society cruelly.
It is estimated that Xunxuan herself did not expect that her beauty trap of cheating on the Dragon King Temple would create today's psychopathic sixteenth son of the emperor, causing him to betray his family and leave his family.
If Han Qiumiao puts down the rebellion and asks Zhou Xingyun to select the best MVP of this battle, he will say without hesitation... Xun Xuan!
Xunxuan can really turn the tide of the battle with her own appearance and tilt the balance of victory towards Han Qiumiao.
If the sixteenth son of the emperor had not distorted his character because Zhou Xingyun took away Xunxuan, pursued bliss by bullying other people's wives and daughters, and vented his anger by killing people, how could Wang Yushi and others risk their lives to betray him now.
The sixteenth son of the emperor had no conscience and ruined the good situation with his own hands. Because of this, Xu Zhiqian was able to find breakthroughs in desperate situations and win again and again in danger.
In terms of merit and reward, Xunxuan created the sixteenth son of the emperor who has been betrayed by many people today, and he deserves to be the best contributor. It is true that Zhou Xingyun also played an important role. If he hadn't grabbed Xunxuan's beauty and added fuel to the fire and stimulated the sixteenth son of the emperor,
The other party would not collapse so completely. So the second hero is him...
The third hero's turn is the cute little Zhiqian that everyone loves and loves.
Just when Zhou Xingyun was daydreaming about being promoted to a noble rank after winning the battle, and living a happy life with his beauty, Xu Zhiqian gently pulled his sleeve, interrupted his thoughts and asked: "Brother Xingyun, is Song Xiguang's martial arts powerful?"
"Have you forgotten how I beat him at the celebration banquet?" Zhou Xingyun's evaluation of Song Xiguang was that although he had a martial arts level, he was a scumbag, a bit like a cold and cute young lady...
"Can we capture the more than 40 rebels who were coerced and surrendered to us during a siege?"
"It should be possible..." Zhou Xingyun replied uncertainly. Song Xiguang is a top martial artist. His martial arts level is equivalent to that of an elite centurion. Among the more than 40 rebels who were controlled by our army after taking poison, there are only four first-class warriors.
When the two sides fight, the odds of winning are 60/40... Song Xiguang's chance of winning is only 40%.
Song Xiguang was lustful and lustful. He was addicted to women all day long, and his body had long been hollowed out. Zhou Xingyun was able to punch him down at the celebration banquet, not because this guy neglected to practice diligently.
To put it bluntly, martial arts training is a competitive sport, and one must persevere every day to maintain peak performance. Song Xiguang is like some retired stars who are lazy and play with women. If they don't touch the ball for ten and a half months, their hand skills will immediately deteriorate, and their bodies will naturally not be able to keep up with the rhythm.
When Song Xiguang attacked the gate of the imperial city the day before yesterday, Zhou Xingyun had already seen through this guy. To put it bluntly, the three Song Xiguangs combined might not be able to defeat Zheng Chengxue. Their actual abilities were equivalent to those at the top of the first class.
"Then let's take a gamble." Since there is a 60% chance of success, Xu Zhiqian simply gives it a try. Anyway, if the plan fails, then storming the tower will not affect the overall situation. However, once the surprise attack on Song Xiguang is successful, the situation will make a qualitative leap.
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"What are you going to do?" Mo Nianxi curiously asked.
"Do this!" Xu Zhiqian took out the charcoal pen from her arms and wrote three letters quickly. She asked Mu Ya to tie them to arrows, shoot them up the city wall and give them to our army, and asked Xun Xuan to summon the letter eagle belt.
Entering the capital, he notified Shang She Bureau Feng Yu, and asked Li Xiaofan and Guo Heng to bring a letter to inform Xia Houyan.