At the head of Fanyang City, everyone below the self-proclaimed Changqing couldn't bear to see the tragic battle outside the city, Qiu Bai only led five hundred cavalry to not only burn all the stone artillery, but also block the frontal advance of thousands of thieves. But after all, they are outnumbered, and as time goes by, they become more and more overwhelmed.

This is a battle with no return, and no one can and dare not take the troops out. In the face of a battle where there is no return, there are dead and alive, not many people can face it calmly.

At this point, the threat of stone artillery to the city wall of Fanyang was completely lifted, and the construction of such a large equipment could never be done without five or six days of effort, in other words, Qiu Bai's five hundred cavalry used their sacrifice to provide a buffer time of five or six days for the defense of Fanyang City.

Five or six days is not much, but it is enough for the ever-changing Fanyang offensive and defensive battle, if another five or six days pass, you can't wait for the arrival of the Hedong Shenwu Army, everything will be irretrievable.

The defenders on the city wall erupted in deafening cheers, and the bravery of Qiu Bai's 500 cavalry greatly boosted the morale of the defenders, and the besieging rebels at the breach in the city wall were driven out in one go. Feng Changqing specially inspected the breach of the city wall that had been destroyed by stone cannons. In fact, the so-called gap did not collapse completely, but partially collapsed along the top of the city wall, so that nearly two zhang of the city wall down to the ground was still intact.

That is, as long as it is properly guarded, it is not a mortal threat.

Suddenly, the defenders on the city wall burst into cheers, and everyone turned their heads to look out, only to see that the rear of Shi Chaoyi's rebels collapsed, and the billowing smoke and dust rose up to a height of more than ten zhang.

The appearance of this scene surprised even Feng Changqing, who was sick and fragmented. Why is this so? Could it be that the Hedong Shenwu Army is coming?

Five hundred cavalry rushed left and right in the army of ten thousand horses, and after fighting for a long time, there were only two hundred people still following Qiu Bai's side. These are all veterans of a hundred battles, and some of them even followed Feng Changqing to fight in Anxi, so they can be fearless of death, otherwise how could those rabble have the courage and cohesion to fight to the death?

Shi Chaoyi's rebels finally reacted enough, a large number of foot soldiers surrounded from all directions, thousands of cavalry followed in hot pursuit, all the ways of life in front of them were almost blocked, once they could not penetrate those foot soldiers and were blocked in the chaos, the end of these two hundred people would come.

But Qiu Bai has no regrets, he can die on the battlefield, in the army of ten thousand horses, this is the way to die for a husband!

However, suddenly, the chasing Shi Chaoyi cavalry disappeared, and even the tens of thousands of foot soldiers blocking the front and back and left and right gradually became chaotic. Although Qiu Bai was determined to die, how could he easily let go of such an opportunity when he found it?

"Gentlemen, follow me to kill a bloody road! Kill out, the way of life is in front of you!"

Speaking of the way to life, these cavalrymen who were desperate to survive suddenly burst out with unprecedented combat effectiveness, and they rushed out in one go, leaving those encircled foot soldiers far behind.

Breaking through the encirclement, the front was open, and in an instant, Qiu Bai's tears fell, but he didn't have time to think about it at all, he had to hurry up and escape and rush back to the city.

"Qiu Changshi, look, there are horses stepping on smoke and dust, it must be reinforcements!"

Qiu Bai followed the sound and looked over, and saw that the rebel headquarters in the distance was in chaos, obviously suffering a great impact.

"Back to the city, back to the city!"

The task of the five hundred cavalry was accomplished, and Qiu Bai knew that it was useless for them to stay outside, and returning to the city was the best option for now.

However, one of the brigade commanders who accompanied the army advised:

"Since the reinforcements are coming, we might as well kill them, the rebels are in chaos, the morale of the army is broken, don't you take the opportunity to fight and avenge the dead brother, wouldn't it be for nothing?"

In an instant, Qiu Bai was convinced, and the two hundred cavalry did not look like the remnants of the soldiers who had just escaped from danger, but like the tigers coming down the mountain.

Kill, kill, kill!

Two hundred cavalry penetrated through the gaps in the various divisions of the rebel army of Shi Chaoyi, and almost unhindered to the western periphery of the rebels. The further you go, the more and more scattered and ragged the footmen become. Suddenly, Qiu Bai only felt that he had hallucinations, and the two armies were fighting in a mess, but the banners they were fighting were all big "history" characters!

Qiu Bai, who realized that something was wrong, immediately ordered a retreat, because he recognized it, and the fierce battle with Shi Chaoyi's rebels was not the Hedong Shenwu Army at all, and the combat method of the Shenwu Army was very familiar to him, and it was not this contemporary traditional combat method at all, and the use of a large number of firearms would definitely fill the two armies with thick gunsmoke. And the battlefield in front of him is not a little smoke except for the smoke and dust raised by the cavalry, how can it be the reinforcements of the Shenwu Army?

Since the banners of the two armies are Shizi, it means that the person who attacked the rebels of Shi Chaoyi should also be a person with the surname Shi, which is the infighting of the Shi family. But whether it is infighting or not, it is what he is happy to see.

Shi Chaoyi's rebel army was in chaos, and the soldiers and horses besieging the city naturally retreated. The battle suddenly eased, and Feng Changqing, who was holding a sigh of relief, fainted on the city, which made He Chang anxious, he quickly ordered someone to carry Feng Changqing back, and found the best Lang Zhong to treat him.

In this way, the responsibility for the promotion of the city defense army fell on Zhang Yan, and only Zheng Jing kept his eyes wandering, looking out of the city at a loss. Suddenly, he spotted a troop of cavalry coming straight to the city gate. He rubbed his eyes in disbelief, and found that it was not a hallucination, so he shouted excitedly:

"It's Qiu Changshi, Qiu Changshi, they're back!Hurry up and open the city gate......"

Qiu Bai's smooth return shocked everyone's spirits, he was commendable in the command of the battle to defend the city, and it was a miracle that he was able to burn the stone cannon of Shi Chaoyi's rebels with one blow and successfully escape from death, and in the eyes of everyone, it was also the luck he brought.

As a result, the originally low morale turned to a blazing spirit. Everyone was as excited as if they had been beaten with chicken blood, as if Shi Chaoyi was about to be destroyed in one day.

Zheng Jing came up to ask for warmth, and took advantage of the gap to ask about the reinforcements, Qiu Bai only said a few perfunctory words, and did not mention the actual situation.

It wasn't until everyone returned to their positions that Zheng Jing came up again and asked cautiously:

"Chang Shijun, those people shouldn't be reinforcements, right?"

Jubber Road:

"It's reinforcements, it's not reinforcements!"

Qiu Bai's answer made Zheng Jing confused, he really couldn't figure out what the plan of this profound Qiu Changshi was.

"The last general, the last general doesn't quite understand, what is a reinforcement and not a reinforcement?"

Qiu Bai whispered:

"The word 'history' is on the banner of the reinforcements, tell me, is it a reinforcement?"

Zheng Jing was certainly not stupid, and he immediately realized what was contained in Qiu Bai's unfathomable smile.

"Could it be that Shi Siming is not dead? He came back this time to settle accounts with the rebel?"

Qiu Bai nodded, and while he was talking, they had already climbed the city wall, and looked out at the female wall, only to see that Shi Chaoyi's rebel army had completely collapsed, and it was obvious that he was not Shi Siming's opponent.

Of course, Qiu Bai is not 100% sure that it is Shi Siming who is fighting with Shi Chaoyi, but in terms of the current situation in Hebei, except for Shi Siming himself, there is no one surnamed Shi who can defeat Shi Chaoyi so happily.

"I can't imagine that Shi Chaoyi's 100,000 army is so vulnerable, maybe the imperial court overestimated their combat effectiveness!"

Zheng Jing said:

"Shi Chaoyi's main force is also the elite of the Yan army, and if he suffers, he should just eat on the sudden attack, and when he concentrates all his strength, the father and son should be able to play chess and meet each other, and both will lose!"

When he said this, Zheng Jing's face showed a rather playful smile, watching the fierce battle between the emperor of the Great Yan Kingdom and the crown prince was really interesting. Shi Siming's brutality is well-known in the country, and the crown prince Shi Chaoyi, like his father, is also a brutal person, two cruel people, father and son, scuffle together, either life or death, can this Great Yan Dynasty still be saved? An Lushan father and son are like this, Shi Siming and his son are the same, and the Great Yan Dynasty is about to end.

Zheng Jing was secretly glad that he hugged the thigh of the Hedong Shenwu Army, and this Qiu Bai was his only connection with the Hedong Shenwu Army. Therefore, you must not miss the slightest opportunity to stutter. In addition to stammering, it is natural to let the other party see his ability, otherwise how useful can a waste be to the Tang Dynasty?

Qiu Bai agreed with Zheng Jing's analysis, and he also felt that Shi Chaoyi's role in the 100,000 army, of which 50,000 were the elite of the Hebei rebels, how could it be destroyed overnight? Shi Siming's advantage was only the suddenness of the sudden attack, and once Shi Chaoyi reacted and mobilized various units to counterattack, the victory or defeat was still unknown.

"You're right, Shi Chaoyi is not easy to match!"

Zheng Jing said again:

"Also, if one side has a disadvantage and has a tendency to collapse, we should immediately send troops to help the inferior side,"

Jobber pondered for a moment and shook his head.

"This is difficult to implement in practice, if Shi Chaoyi has a disadvantage, what reason is there to help them? The best way now is to sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, I hope they fight evenly and both sides will lose!"

"Where is Qiu Changshi?

A sentence of invitation from the prison interrupted the secret conversation between Zheng Jing and Qiu Bai, and the summoning of Shi Chaoqing was also expected by Qiu Bai, and the news of the reinforcements would definitely make Shi Chaoqing excited.

Before leaving, Qiu Bai strictly ordered the guards of each gate not to open the city gate without an order, and not to let a single soldier enter or leave.

In fact, Qiu Bai has hidden worries in his heart, once it is confirmed that the so-called reinforcements are Shi Siming, the discussions and suggestions to welcome Shi Siming into the city will inevitably be filled with the so-called Great Yan Dynasty and the opposition.

Now, the situation has eased, and the attitude of the superintendent Shi Chaoqing has become the most critical factor.