Wu Yan was defeated, and Tong Shun was drinking and having fun in the temple at that time, and he was full of confidence in this ambush. As a result, when the guards came to report the news of the defeat, he was stunned for a long time and did not speak, and his originally good mood plummeted.

Wu Yan walked into the hall with a gloomy face, and Tong Shun said, "Brother Wu, why did you lose again this time?"

Wu Yan picked up the wine glass and drank it all and said: "Strange, strange, our army's ambush was originally very smooth, hundreds of soldiers and horses in Xia Yu City were surrounded by our legion, seeing that they had no way to escape, but at the critical time, another enemy army was killed. This enemy army was outnumbered, and it was clear that they had come prepared, and as a result, not only were the trapped enemy troops rescued by them, but they also beat our troops into the desert and fled. ”

Tong Shun said: "I see, it's just that our operation is very secretive, if no one reports the news, how can the enemy send a large number of soldiers and horses to rescue?"

Wu Yan said: "What the elder brother said is extremely true, and the elder brother has been thinking about this matter on the way back. If it is absolutely impossible for someone to report the news, I am afraid that there are high-ranking people in the enemy army who have speculated about our operation. ”

After a moment of silence, Tong Shun said: "The matter has come to this point and has to be stopped, but fortunately, now that the time has come to us, and the head of Yaowutang, Ji Rong, has also returned to the West Heaven, we can be said to be missing one of the strongest opponents, and then we only need to concentrate on dealing with the troops of Nanmen Liang and Xia Yucheng." ”

Wu Yan said: "My brother analyzed it very much, these few times the troops have not gone well, I think in addition to underestimating the opponent, it is also related to our incomplete intelligence collection, and it seems that we will have to work harder in this regard in the future." ”

Tong Shun said: "As the saying goes, know yourself and know your opponent, you will not be defeated in a hundred battles, Nanmen Liang's gang of thieves are scheming, you should pay more attention in the future, my brother has just come back from a battle, he must be very tired, it is better to go back to the house to rest first." ”

Wu Yan said: "It's okay, that brother retired first." He walked out.

In the next few days, Tong Shun and Wu Yan were all in the city to reorganize their troops and horses, and did not lead their troops into battle, but news came from the demon territory, and the Holy Sect Leader instructed them to fight steadily and not too rashly, and to protect the current fruits of victory first. The primary goal is not to attack the city and plunder the land, but to increase the strength as much as possible, and when the sect leader has completed many affairs in the demon territory, he will lead a large army to fight side by side with them.

Tong Shun and Wu Yan did not dare to disobey, and temporarily shelved their plans to attack the rebels, and instead devoted their energies to strengthening the defenses of Wangxi City, and they built more stable walls and numerous towers and outposts outside the city.

Knowing that the enemy had switched from attack to defense, Nanmen Liang and the others were surprised, and they couldn't figure out what kind of medicine Tong Shun was selling in the gourd for a while. On this day, everyone discussed countermeasures together in the tent, and Nanmen Liang said: "Everyone, the old thief Tongshun has been strengthening the defense recently, this posture obviously does not want to compete with us for a while, I don't know what you think about this?"

Hong Sheng said: "Tong Shun's old thief has suffered losses in many battles, but he has learned to be obedient, and he wants to hide in Wangxi City to live a comfortable life first." ”

Xia Yucheng said: "I don't think so, this thief's ambition is not small, a Wangxi City will definitely not be able to satisfy his appetite, I think we should pay more attention, maybe he wants to let us relax our vigilance." ”

Nanmen Liang said: "What the Xia Hall Master said is extremely true, since they don't come to attack, then let's take action." Recently, all the soldiers have been in high spirits, and it is the time to raise the army. Tomorrow, Hall Master Xia and Hall Master Ye, can you lead the troops to Wangxi City to explore the truth and reality?"

Xia Yucheng and Ye Min said: "Everything is up to the arrangement of the big boss." ”

Nanmen Liang said: "Okay, then you can quickly go down and prepare." So saying, the people dispersed.

The next day, Xia Yucheng and Ye Min led more than 1,000 soldiers and horses to go out, and Jingyang, Yi Qingfeng, and Zhong Jialei served as pioneers, leading more than 100 soldiers and horses to open the way, and the team marched forward in a neat line. In the blink of an eye, they traveled several miles, and the road was unimpeded, and not even half of the enemy army was found.

Yi Qingfeng sat upright and said: "It's really evil, I originally pointed to Tong Shun's old thief to lead the troops to commit it, but I didn't expect this old thing to change his sex, and there has been no movement at all these days, is it possible that he has really suffered a few losses and was afraid of being beaten." ”

Jingyang said: "I don't think so, the old thief Tongshun is ambitious, maybe he is plotting some evil plan in Wangxi City, don't forget how the head of the family was killed, it must be caused by the old thing." ”

Zhong Jialei said: "That's right, that old thing hasn't been able to get a bargain for several frontal attacks, and I'm just afraid that I want to play some tricks these days." ”

The three of them chatted and chatted, and suddenly there was a rumbling sound of quarrying in the mountains in front of them, and Yi Qingfeng looked at it and said: "Okay, I'm afraid that the mountain ahead is the enemy's quarrying troops, and we can take advantage of it to kill it." ”

Jing Yang said happily: "That's right, you have to kill them and leave no piece of armor." With that, the three of them scattered their soldiers and horses, and then dismounted and bent down one by one, and cautiously approached the enemy under the cover of the dense forest.

At this time, there was indeed a group of Tong Shun's soldiers and horses in the valley supervising the mining of stone mines by more than 100 civilians, who were ordinary people in the city, and were forced to do this heavy manual work

Everyone looked disgraceless, and was doing their job mechanically under the whip of the fierce-looking overseer on the side.

Yi Qingfeng, Jingyang and the others approached quietly, and when they saw this gang of thieves enslaving ordinary people so brutally, everyone was already full of anger. Jing Yang couldn't hold it back at first, he shouted: "You inhumane brutes will only bully the defenseless common people, and today your Grandpa Jing will send you all to the West Heaven." As he spoke, he led his men and horses to pounce out like arrows from a string.

The sergeants who were whipping the civilians for fun never dreamed that there would be rebels at this time, and they hurriedly took up their arms to resist, but they were no match for the rebel troops who came like tigers descending from the mountains. After only a few rounds, he was killed and abandoned his armor and screamed, and in the blink of an eye, more than half of them were killed and wounded.

Where did the dozen or so sergeants who had survived dare to fight again, they ran away and fled for their lives in all directions into the surrounding dense forest. Jingyang was unwilling to let them escape easily, and chased after his soldiers and horses, followed by Yi Qingfeng, Zhong Jialei and others also rushed to help.

Jingyang, Yi Qingfeng, and Zhong Jialei have good strength, and they are not able to catch up with a few nobodies, only to see their figures flickering, and only a few ups and downs knocked several fleeing sergeants to the ground, and the rest of the fleeing sergeants were arrested one after another under the siege of many rebels.

Many sergeants knelt on the ground and kowtowed like pounding garlic and said: "The adults spare their lives, the adults spare their lives, and the little ones deserve death." ”

Jingyang, Yi Qingfeng, and Zhong Jialei were thinking about how to deal with these captives, and suddenly the people who had just been enslaved rushed over angrily, some of them threw stones at the thieves with stones in their hands, and some picked up the leather whips on the ground and beat them fiercely.

Seeing this scene, Jingyang said: "It's okay, these dogs deserve it, and it saves us the trouble of dealing with it." ”

After venting their anger, the people gathered to express their gratitude to the rebels, Jingyang said: "The villagers have suffered, the old thief of Tongshun has committed a great crime of enslaving the people, and our rebels are here to rescue you, you can now take refuge in the Zhuangzi of the head of the south gate, where the camp of our rebels is." ”

The people cheered and cheered, and after thanking them for their kindness, they went to the rear camp together.

Successfully rescued this group of civilians, Yi Qingfeng, Jingyang and others continued to lead the army forward, and still did not encounter any obstacles along the way, and arrived outside Wangxi City in about an hour. However, at this time, Wangxi City has changed its appearance, not to mention the height of the city wall, and several tall posts and towers have been erected outside the city out of thin air, and fully armed soldiers can be seen everywhere on it.

Yi Qingfeng and Jingyang led the army to stand still hundreds of meters away from the city tower, and Yi Qingfeng said: "Damn, the old thief of Tong Shun really wants to retreat in the city and enjoy a stable life, you look at this frame, if there are no thousands of troops and horses, how can they break through this copper wall." ”

Zhong Jialei sighed: "Tong Shun's old thief is not attacking well, this turtle's skill is not bad, it seems that he is determined to be a turtle with a shrunken head this time, if he is like this and just wants to deceive us, then I really don't believe it." ”

Jingyang said: "If you want to say that I don't believe it either, it is obvious that I really don't want to attack, wait for Master and Uncle Ye to come and see what they say, let's rest and recuperate our spirits first." As he spoke, he ordered his men and horses to rest in place.