Halfway through the horse, it suddenly snowed.

Dongfang Shuo's spirit horse stepped on the snow, leaving a string of marks behind him.

However, these will not be preserved for long, and will be completely erased by the army that immediately follows him.

And finally, Dongfang Shuo saw a lonely city on the edge of the southern skyline.

"This wilderness on all sides is really not easy to sneak attack. ”

Dongfang Shuo suddenly stopped the horse's head and said.

When he stopped, the army behind him also stopped.

At this time, the only obedient general who stayed by Dongfang Shuo's side stepped forward and said: "This city extends in all directions, but there is a war, and troops can be sent to help the farthest border place in half a day, which can be described as the best place to garrison troops on the border." ”

But the corners of Dongfang Shuo's mouth were slightly hooked: "After receiving the news, Feng Qingyang's soldiers and horses can gallop to the border in half a day." But in other words, if the enemy quickly captures the next border pass, then it will only take half a day to attack the city and block Feng Qingyang in the city. ”

"Not necessarily, there is another opening in the north of the city, and there are many lookouts in the south of the city, once the situation changes, Feng Qingyang's soldiers and horses will abandon the north of the city. This city is a military city, and there are no civilians to guard. The general said.

Dongfang Shuo was stunned.

"Soldier City, in this way, the empire is really good to Feng Qingyang, such a city extending in all directions can be used for trade, but the empire is used to garrison Feng Qingyang. Dongfang Shuo smiled dryly, "If I were Feng Qingyang, I would definitely use this city to secretly engage in trade to strengthen myself." ”

"There is constant friction between us and the two empires in the south, and even if Feng Qingyang wants to trade, I'm afraid he will be powerless. The general said, "Although Feng Qingyang is very ambitious, his heart is very small, and he is cautious when he says it is good, and he is a small belly and chicken intestine if he says it is bad." He had to do everything he could, and he never trusted anyone under him. ”

Dongfang Shuo glanced at this general.

"Now it seems that the choice to keep you by my side is the right one, you really know Feng Qingyang too well. ”

On the way here, he asked Ji Zhaoning through the messenger jade, although it was not detailed, but it was very similar to what he said.

As soon as the words fell, he spurred the reins in his hand, and the spirit horse under him immediately galloped forward.

Immediately, the general gave the order, and the army behind him immediately moved forward.

When the soldiers and horses broke through the earth, the people above the tower saw the smoke and dust billowing from the northern sky.

In order to show loyalty to the empire on the surface, although the south of the city is full of watchtowers, there is no watchtower in the north, so it can be said that the back door of its house is open to the empire.

"The enemy is coming!

The first soldier to see shouted loudly, and the sound spread, and countless soldiers passed this message, but in the blink of an eye, the entire city wall quickly entered a state of alert.

And the news naturally reached Feng Qingyang's ears as soon as possible.

"Got it, step down. ”

But Feng Qingyang was neither shocked nor annoyed, holding a sunspot in his hand, and staring intently at the chessboard in front of him with his eyes.

On the other side of the anticipation, there was no one.

He's playing chess with himself.

"General, the enemy will ...... at most a quarter of an hour"

Seeing Feng Qingyang's unmoved appearance, the general immediately became a little anxious.

But Feng Qingyang waved his hand: "I'll let you go down." ”

The general frowned, but remained on his knees, reluctant to leave.

After a moment of silence in the room, Feng Qingyang finally exhaled heavily.

So, he stood up and said, "I haven't done anything wrong, I don't believe that the empire will do anything to me, you can step down." ”

After a pause, the general finally stood up.

"The last will retire. ”

As soon as the words fell, he turned and left.

"One more thing, remember, is that it is an imperial army, not an enemy army. Feng Qingyang said in a loud voice, "Without my order, no one is allowed to hurt a single soldier." ”

The general paused.

"Yes. ”

After answering, the general left in a hurry.

And after the general left, Feng Qingyang sat down again and continued to play chess with himself.

As for the general who left Feng Qingyang's mansion, he hurried to the north of the city.

At this time, Dongfang Shuo's army was only the last less than two miles away, and it could even be said that it was close at hand.

The billowing smoke and dust swept in, and standing on the top of the city, you could clearly feel the shaking of the earth, as if this army of nearly 200,000 people was about to trample the earth down.

The general clenched his fists and gritted his teeth, only to squeeze out a sentence from between his teeth: "If you pass the order, you can only keep it, without an order, no one can draw a sword, and those who violate the order will be killed!"

The order was passed on, and although some people questioned it, they all chose to do it.

The sergeant on the border should be the first place to put the general's order.

Finally, the horse's hooves under Dongfang Shuo stopped three hundred zhang outside the city gate, and the army also stopped.

And at this moment, the whole world lost the deafening sound of marching, and only the endless smoke and dust that had not yet settled, and the dead silence as if it were nothing.

"Why didn't they surround us?"

At the head of the city, the general frowned.

And three hundred zhang away, Dongfang Shuo also frowned on the back of the spirit horse.

"Why don't they go out of the city to meet the enemy?"

Indeed, even if you do not meet the enemy in this case, you should go out of the city immediately to avoid being surrounded, because this city is empty without soldiers, and there is no need to defend it at all.

It was in the midst of such mutual suspicion that the two sides fell into a long silence.

Finally, the generals at the head of the city saw Dongfang Shuo riding his horse forward, and he came to the city tower alone.

Rolling yellow sand swept past Dongfang Shuo.

And the general also saw it thoroughly that this man who led an army of 200,000 looked twenty or thirty years younger than him.

"I want to see Feng Qingyang and let him come out to see me, otherwise the people in this city will be guilty. ”

Dongfang Shuo spoke, and after a pause for a breath, he raised a finger, "I'll give you a quarter of an hour." ”

In a word, it suddenly brought great oppression to all the soldiers in the city.

In the face of 200,000 people, the soldiers in the city naturally had to be afraid. Now that the food and grass are cut off, they will not be able to support it for a few days. If you go out of the city, limited by the width of the city gate, facing 200,000 troops, there is almost no difference from queuing up to die.

Moreover, with such a crowd of smoke and dust, it is not so easy to judge the specific combat strength of these 200,000 troops.

It is precisely because of this lack of information that they are afraid.

"Wait, no one is allowed to act rashly. ”

After leaving these words, the general immediately set off and hurried to the city.

And Dongfang Shuo saw that a person disappeared from the city, so he sank his gaze and waited for the result silently.

Sou!

Suddenly, a sharp arrow came from the head of the city, and went straight to the front of the horse's feet.

(End of chapter)