Cao Dun had a secret conversation with Shi Chaoqing, and Zhang Yan, as one of his right-hand men, was able to relax for a moment, otherwise he would have been pestered by Shi Chaoqing to ask questions and questions, and he would have been annoyed. If this kind of thing happened in the past, I would definitely be flattered, grateful, and eager to die.

However, once he jumped out of the previous environment and psychology, all of Shi Chaoqing's trust became a joke. Of course, in Zhang Yan's heart, he still faintly believes that the orthodoxy in this world is still the Tang Dynasty, and now that he has the opportunity to abandon the darkness and turn to the light, he will not let it go easily. After all, the pseudo-Yan only started in rebellion, and it seemed that Luoyang still had the momentum to replace the Tang Dynasty, but now not only has it lost the land of Henan, but even the nest of Hebei Province has been eaten away by the Tang Dynasty army step by step, this is not the end, after a series of internal strife, the Shi brothers actually staged a fratricidal drama.

Glancing back at the palace where the prison country was located, Zhang Yan shook his head and said in his heart: No matter which of the Shi brothers wins, I am afraid that in the end, they will all follow in the footsteps of An Qingxu.

When I came to the mansion of Wei Rate, I saw Feng Changqing, Qiu Bai, Zheng Jing and others sitting around the door, as if they were discussing something.

Zheng Jing was the first to stand up and said with a smile:

"Brother Zhang Yan came just in time, guess what you were talking about just now?"

Zhang Yan knew that Zheng Jing was a person who was full of joy and anger, and seeing the joy and worry on his face, he was a little uncertain, so he only reproached with a "hey":

"When has this been, still selling such a pass, playing this kind of dumb riddle?"

Zheng Jing's expression was a little stupid, and Qiu Bai came over and pulled Zhang Yan to read a military newspaper straightforwardly.

"The spies sent south have news back!"

Hearing this, Zhang Yan's spirit was shocked.

"But, Shi, Shi thief has news?"

As he spoke, he couldn't wait to see the military report, which turned out to be the movement of Shi Siming's elite guards, but this movement made him feel very strange, tens of thousands of horses did not go south or north, but rushed to Raozhou in the east.

"Raozhou is further southeast, which is the place where the imperial court soldiers and horses reach, do they want to attack the horses head-on?"

Qiu Bai sneered a few times, and then said:

"If it is a frontal attack, it means that Shi Siming can still control this army and horses, and launching an attack without any preparation can only prove one thing......"

The result has not yet been said, Zhang Yan has already understood that Shi Siming must have lost control of this elite guard, so is Shi Siming alive or dead now?

"Isn't the thief alive anymore?"

"There is no specific news yet, just wait, there will be a return of Tanma, and then we will know what the hell is going on with this father and son!"

Feng Changqing, who was sitting on the side, closed his eyes and recuperated lightly, his body always felt tired and weak in the past few days, and he didn't know when it would be a head, but in the end, the result had greatly exceeded his previous expectations, and maybe there would be unexpected gains.

"Now it can almost be concluded that Shi Thief's father and son must have had an internal strife somewhere, and more than eighty percent of the results were Shi Chaoyi's victory or upper hand, as for Shi Siming's life and death, it is no longer the point!"

If Shi Siming loses to Shi Chaoyi, even if he is still alive, it will be difficult to turn over in a short period of time. What, then, is the difference between being alive and being dead?

"Qiu Sima, when will the soldiers and horses in Hedong be able to get out of the well? If the opportunity is right, Shi Chaoyi's soldiers and horses may be able to rob and kill Shi Chaoyi and destroy them halfway!"

Ju Boden's face turned red, as if he realized something, and then immediately returned to normal, and said calmly:

"According to the time calculation, there should be some action in the next few days!"

In fact, Feng Changqing could see early in the morning that Qiu Bai didn't want to catch up, but he didn't mean to take a credit, he was obviously ordered to monitor them, but he didn't say it easily.

After these few days of fighting side by side, Feng Changqing's opinion of Qiu Bai has also changed further, no matter what the purpose of his coming here is, isn't it all for one thing? That is, waiting for the opportunity to make the final fatal blow to Fan Yang, the thief's cave.

"Now, Fan Yang is roughly under our control, as long as Cao Dun can't get Shi Chaoqing's trust, we can continue to take over the city defense justifiably, and when the Hedong army comes to the city, we can cooperate with it and open the city gate...... cough cough cough ......"

After only saying a few words, Feng Changqing couldn't help coughing, and then like a bellows that was full back and forth, the coughing was endless, and it took a quarter of an hour to stop.

Everyone looked at Feng Changqing worriedly, and it could be seen from his gray face that his health was very bad.

At this moment, He Chang, who was covered in armor, rushed in.

"Coming, coming......"

Zhang Yan was the first to ask:

"Who's coming?"

"Shi Chaoyi's soldiers and horses!"

Shi Chaoyi's soldiers and horses finally came, and the fact that they had just discussed and speculated about sending troops to Hedong to wipe out Shi Chaoyi's rebels on the way north seemed to have failed. Just now, Shi Chaoyi's main force had arrived at the foot of Fanyang City.

The drums of war rumbled and continued continuously, each stroke seemingly striking a man's heart.

"The defenders of each gate have been doing drills to deal with the siege in the past few days, and the soldiers and horses inside and outside the city have also been selectively rotated, whether it is a mule or a horse, it depends on this moment!"

Feng Changqing said in a low voice, and then stood up suddenly.

"Let's go to the city!"

He knew very well in his heart that he must not show excessive weakness as the backbone of a cadre, and even if he climbed, he had to grit his teeth and insist on climbing to the city wall.

Out of the house, they could already hear a lot of imposing shouts, obviously the rebels of Shi Siming's troops who had just arrived in the city.

When I went to the city, I saw that the place a few arrows away from the city was already densely covered with infantry cavalry horses, whining and shouting, and the momentum was like a rainbow.

The soldiers and horses arranged outside the city have gradually become panicked, and it is obvious that these soldiers and horses in the military towns around Fan Yang have an instinctive fear of the elite under Shi Siming's command.

"If Shi Siming's troops come to attack, the city and the city echo each other, even if they are defeated, at least they can withstand the period of ten months!"

He Chang has followed Feng Changqing to fight for many years, and he also has his own judgment on this situation. The crux of the problem of defending the city now is that the defenders are a group of rabble that are temporarily patched together and not subordinate to each other, and the number seems to be not small, but they can only be used for example.

It is this kind of apparent stability that they have barely maintained in the past ten days of hard work.

Feng Changqing's eyes fell on the Shi Siming rebels in the distance, it was obvious that these people were deploying troops and horses, and encircling Fan Yang, he knew that just with this little strength at hand, it could only play a role in delaying, and finally had to wait for the main force of the Shenwu Army from Hedong to arrive, if the Shenwu Army in Henan also went north and attacked the Hebei rebels in two ways, victory would really not be far away.

The wind on the city wall was not small, and he didn't take a breath, Feng Changqing was choked, and when he landed, he coughed violently, and it took him a lot of strength to forcibly hold back.

At this time, Shi Chaoqing also went up to the city wall out of breath, and when he heard that his brother's soldiers and horses had arrived under the city, although he had made various preparations before, he was inevitably a little panicked. Until I saw all the arms in the city, a hanging heart slowly fell to the ground.

"The rebels are strong, how should our army defend and counterattack?"

He specially added the word counterattack behind the defense, because after these days of counting, there are nearly 100,000 soldiers and horses inside and outside the city, and as far as he knows, his brother Shi Siming's soldiers and horses are only 100,000 people, and the strength of the two sides is roughly equal.

However, his extremely relaxed and optimistic words were not responded positively by everyone. Shi Chaoqing, who realized that he was cold, smiled awkwardly, and laughed at himself:

"The soldiers and horses outside the city may be powerful, as long as we defend it properly, we will be able to hold out until the soldiers and horses of the father emperor return to Fanyang!"

Hearing this, Zhang Yan shook his head secretly.

"It seems that this Shi Chaoqing is really mediocre, it has reached such a point, doesn't he realize that Shi Siming is already fierce and unlucky? This person is not only not the slightest worried, but is still delusional that Shi Siming can lead the army to come back, it is really stupid!"

"Prison country, please sit in the mansion, command in the city, there are the last generals waiting, although rest assured!"

Zheng Jing, as the nominal general, naturally took on the task of persuading Shi Chaoqing to leave the city wall, not because they disliked Shi Chaoqing for being in the way of his eyes and trouble, but because they were afraid that the arrows outside the city would not be long-sighted, and if they shot this unlucky guy, all plans might fall through.

However, following Shi Chaoqing to the top of the city was Cao Dun, who had not recovered from his serious injuries. Cao Dun was forcibly carried up by two strong entourage. His body is still very weak, the arrow wound on his body penetrates his chest, and it is already a blessing in misfortune to pick up his life, if he completely recovers and intends to continue to lead the army, it will take three or two months to work hard.

Although three or two months of hard work is not long, it is too slow for Fan Yang, who is in a critical situation.

For defending the city, Cao Dun was obviously powerless, and he forced a few glances at the situation outside the city, but his face became more and more ugly. He is a soldier who knows the soldiers, and the words of Zheng Jing and others fooled Shi Chaoqing, but they definitely can't get him.

"Tell me, how do you plan to defend the city?" Zheng Jing, did you make all these arrangements?"

After all, Cao Dun has been in the army for a long time, Zheng Jing instinctively lowered his head, and replied respectfully:

"These arrangements are indeed from the hands of the last general, as long as the internal and external echoes and help, even if the rebels have good teeth and do not get a few good teeth, they will not want to get half a step close to the city wall!"