Shangshui is a small county town more than 100 miles away from Yuncheng. It is also the place where Nangong Mo and others are stationed at this time.

Nangong Mo did not let the whole army enter the county seat, after capturing Shangshui City, most of the soldiers and horses were still stationed outside the city, Nangong Mo only brought 20,000 or 30,000 soldiers and horses into the city, and did not disturb the people. Although the people of Shangshui were very worried, they gradually relaxed when they saw that these people did not do anything to them. Since there was no plan to be permanent in the first place, Nangong Mo naturally would not bring all the more than 200,000 soldiers and horses into the city. What's more, Shangshui is smaller than Yuncheng, and more than 200,000 soldiers and horses are really in front of it.

Standing on the tower of Shangshui, Nangong Mo looked up into the distance. A wide river meanders from the west, like a green ribbon across the vast field.

Lin Changfeng walked up to the city tower and saw Nangong Mo's voice standing at the head of the city, raised his eyebrows and smiled: "Miss Mo, are you worried about Jun Mo?" ”

Nangong Mo glanced back at him, smiled indifferently and nodded. Although this is not the first time that Wei Junmo has led his troops outside, Wei Junmo only brought 50,000 soldiers and horses, and to deal with an enemy that may be several times his own, Nangong Mo still inevitably felt a little worried. Lin Changfeng smiled and said, "Don't worry about Miss Mo, Jun Mo is not an adventurous person, if he wasn't sure, he wouldn't have done it from the beginning." ”

Knowing that he was comforting himself, Nangong Mo raised his eyebrows and smiled: "Oh? Changfeng Gongzi is so confident in Jun Mo? 50,000 soldiers and horses... It's not easy to block Tang Zeng's reinforcements. ”

Lin Changfeng smiled: "Is this... It depends on how dark Wei Junmo's heart is. I've always had a lot of confidence in him in this regard. ”

Standing up to Lin Changfeng's words, Nangong Mo couldn't help but laugh. Changfeng Gongzi said: "That's right, seeing Miss Mo so worried, my son is a little unaccustomed to it." Don't worry, Wei Junmo will come and have a round with us in two days at most. ”

Nangong Mo nodded, and was no longer entangled. He asked, "Are all the soldiers and horses ready below?" When Jun Mo and the others came back, they immediately set off to the north. ”

Lin Changfeng nodded and smiled: "Don't worry, the whole army has been prepared." Yuncheng and Shangshui have just been captured one after another, and the morale of the army is just right. ”

"That's good." Nangong Mo nodded.

When I got down from the city tower, I happened to see Chen Xuan and Xue Bin squatting at the foot of the city wall and didn't know what they were doing. Seeing the two of them coming, Chen Xuan hurriedly got up to catch the traces and kicked Xue Bin, "I've seen the county lord, Lin Gongzi." ”

Xue Bin raised his head at this time, and hurriedly got up to salute.

Nangong Mo waved his hand to signal that the two of them didn't need to be polite, and asked with some curiosity: "What are you two squatting here for?" ”

After hesitating for a moment, Chen Yu still said truthfully: "Back to the county lord, Xue Bin is a little worried about General Xue's safety, so he ......"

Nangong Mo was clear, "Do you think that our march is too slow, and there is a deliberate detour?" ”

Xue Bin hurriedly said that he didn't dare, Nangong Mo shook his head and said, "Do you know, why did Jun Mo let ** follow another army?" ”

Xue Bin shook his head a little dazedly, and when they left Qingyun Mountain, they divided into two routes, and followed Nangong Xu to lead the other way of soldiers and horses. At first, they were a little happy, after all, following Wei Gongzi was definitely much more interesting than following Nangong Xu. But now......

Nangong Mo said: "**They went to Yingchuan first." ”

"Huh?" Xue Bin raised his head in some surprise, and Nangong Mowan'er smiled and said, "If you are allowed to follow, will you act rashly because you are worried about your father?" Attacking lightly? ”

Xue Bin didn't talk, obviously he didn't dare to guarantee that he wouldn't be in a hurry. Nangong Mo sighed lightly and said, "You have improved a lot in the past few years, presumably General Xue will feel relieved when he sees it." Still, it's too impatient. ”

Xue Bin was a little ashamed, "County Lord, I ......"

"I know you're worried about your dad." Nangong Mo smiled lightly, "Don't take it as an example." ”

"Yes, County Lord!"

Hearing that someone had gone to the aid of Yingchuan, Xue Bin suddenly relaxed a lot. But Chen Yu couldn't help but ask: "County Lord, why do we... Such a long detour? If you delay Yingchuan because of this......"

Nangong Mo said: "There are hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses around Yingchuan, even if we arrive, do you think we can kill them?" ”

A flash of inspiration flashed in Chen Yu's mind, the expression on his face changed a few times, and finally a hint of abruptness flashed, "The last general understands." ”

Nangong Mo nodded with satisfaction, Chen Yu was indeed the smartest of these young generals, and he had made the greatest progress over the years. In time, he will not be less accomplished than his father.

At this time, Yuncheng was in chaos. At the entrance of the city, Wei Junmo still commanded the soldiers and horses to defend the city with an indifferent expression. The generals outside the city were in a hurry, and a small county town was not attacked for two days in a row. You must know that it only took two hours for the other party to capture Yuncheng.

"Childe, I'm about to lose it." A general hurriedly came to pray.

Wei Junmo nodded calmly and said, "Prepare to abandon the city." ”

"Yes, Childe."

The general walked away quickly, Wei Junmo glanced down at the enemy troops under the city tower, and calmly turned away.

An hour later, the north gate was finally knocked open by the enemy. But at the same time, the two gates in the south and east of the city were also opened at the same time, and the soldiers who were still defending the city rushed out of the city in the form of cavalry. When the army rushed into the city, he saw the direction of the warehouse in the city blazing, but the city had long since lost the trace of Wei Junmo's army.

The generals of the angry reinforcements scolded, who would believe that all the people Wei Junmo stayed in the city to defend the city were cavalry! And it is the most elite cavalry, not to mention the fierce fighting, and the escape is also unprepared.

"Why don't you go put out the fire!" Thinking of the granary that the general had instructed him to do, the general said sharply.

"Yes, General!"

"General Qiyu, the rebels are heading in the direction of Shangshui!"

The general gritted his teeth and said: "Shang Shui has long been occupied by Nangong Mo and his troops, and now he ......"

"General, shall we chase?"

The general took a breath, gritted his teeth and said, "Chase!" Send a letter to General Tang, asking him to send troops to support him again. Enemy... At least 300,000. Speaking of this, the general's heart was also cold. Who would have thought that Wei Junmo had been in Chenzhou for less than three years, and he would be able to train such an army of hundreds of thousands. The battles in the past two days also made them completely understand that these hundreds of thousands of troops are not ordinary rabble, but real elite soldiers.

"Yes, General."

The general squinted his eyes and said in a deep voice: "Has the guard of Yuncheng found it?" ”

The people around him nodded and said, "General Hui, I found it." But... General Liu was seriously wounded and captured, and now he is in a coma. ”

A trace of anger flashed in the general's eyes, "Why didn't Wei Junmo kill him!" ”

When the news reached the Yingchuan army, Tang Zeng overturned the things on the table on the spot. The generals present couldn't help but hold their breath and didn't dare to speak, for fear that the boss's anger would burn on their heads. Tang Zeng looked at the letter in his hand and gritted his teeth, "100,000 reinforcements are not enough, and you need to increase troops?!" "Where did he get so many soldiers and horses to reinforce him? There are still hundreds of thousands of Youzhou guards tied up in Yingchuan City, is Xue really so easy to be trapped? There are also rebels attacking Xiangcheng one after another.

"Damn it! How many people are there in Wei Junmo! ”

The generals below glanced at each other a few times, and they all lowered their heads and did not dare to speak. They also sent scouts to spy on the enemy. But Chenzhou didn't talk about it, even Wei Junmo's army was not so easy to explore during the march. I can only get an approximate figure. This time, Wei Junmo should have brought out at least more than 400,000 troops from Chenzhou. That's a bit of a number... If Wei Junmo and Xue Zhen are allowed to have a round, I am afraid that the situation will be really unfavorable to them.

"General, is it... Wei Junmo doesn't care about them? ”

Tang Zeng sneered, "What's the matter?" General Ben has a total of only 500,000 soldiers and horses, and 100,000 soldiers and horses are now in Yuncheng, and he just sent troops to reinforce Xiangcheng yesterday. If you take away the soldiers and horses again, what should Yingchuan do? Do you really think Xue is really a toothless tiger? ”

"Shall we now?"

"Siege!" Tang Zeng's eyes flashed with a hint of fierceness, "Anyway, let's kill Xue Zhen first!" ”

"Yes, General!"

On the upper floor of Yingchuan City, the battle between the siege and the defense of the city is still fierce. In a small room on the upper floor of the city, Xue Zhen sat in a chair with a slightly gloomy face and looked at the young man in front of him. ** A little anxious, "Uncle Xue, you can give a sentence if it is okay or not." "Actually, ** also understands that this decision is not easy to make. The people worked hard to defend the city and held out for so long, waiting for reinforcements to come. As a result, the reinforcements didn't see a word and had to abandon the city to break through, and if it was him, he would have beaten people up and thrown them out.

Xue Zhen said: "You say, this is what Nangong Xu means?" ”

** nodded as a matter of course and said: "Yes, now the soldiers and horses in Xiangcheng are under the command of Nangong Gongzi." "Could it be that Uncle Xue didn't hear what he said clearly just now?

Xue Zhen asked, "Where are Gongzi Wei and the Lord of Star City?" ”

**Dao: "Wei Gongzi and the county lord of Xingcheng took people to Yuncheng to get grain and grass... Uncle Xue didn't receive the news? ”

Of course, Xue Zhen received the news, but he still wanted to confirm it. The general next to him couldn't bear it, and said unhappily: "Since Wei Gongzi has so many soldiers and horses, why don't you come over directly?" How much effort did we waste to take away Yingchuan in the first place? I just gave up, and I wanted to take it back......"

** glanced at the person who spoke, and was also a little unhappy. Although his father is the general of Youzhou Wei, he is now a person under the command of Wei Gongzi. Naturally, I am not happy to hear that someone is so disrespectful to their own manager. What's more, we are here for you, are we still here by mistake?

"Wei Gongzi and the county lord naturally have their reasons." ** Said unhappily, "Uncle Xue, Nangong Gongzi said, please Uncle Xue temporarily lead someone to retreat to Xia Ting." When General Wei and the county lord of Xingcheng arrived, the troops would be divided into three ways to encircle Yingchuan. It is not difficult to take Yingchuan back. In today's situation, forcibly fighting with Tang Zeng's army is too great a loss for us. Please also ask my uncle to think twice. ”

Xue Zhen looked at the young man with a calm face in front of him and couldn't help but feel a little emotional. I haven't seen him for a few years, and the young man who was a little reckless and honest at the beginning has become a young general who speaks in an orderly manner and has a calm personality. Thinking about his son who he hadn't seen for a few years, Xue Zhen also had a little more expectation in his eyes.

Glancing at the generals who were doing, Xue Zhen asked, "What do you think?" ”

Those present were silent, and no one spoke. It's good if they really recapture Yingchuan in the end as ** said, but if they can't get it back, they will break out like this, and it will become a huge stain on their lives. If this thing succeeds, it is called a strategic shift, and if it fails, it is called abandoning the city and fleeing.

Xue Zhen didn't care, looked at Xiao Qianchi and Xiao Qianwei, and asked, "What do you think of the two sons?" ”

Xiao Qianchi hesitated for a moment, but still said: "I still believe in the ability of Brother Nangong and my cousin." Since Brother Nangong said so, he must be sure. ”

"Shizi, that's not what I said." A general sitting under Xiao Qianwei couldn't help but speak: "Xia Ting is just a place of projectiles, so Nangong Xu wants us to give up Yingchuan as soon as he opens his mouth." It's obvious that they are afraid that they will lose their troops and lose their generals, and they are unwilling to come to reinforce us, right? If Yingchuan is really lost, who will bear this responsibility? ”

"This ......" Xiao Qianchi frowned, a little hesitant, "Second brother, what do you think?" ”

Xiao Qianwei looked at Xue Zhen and asked, "General Xue, can you really not hold it?" ”

Xue Zhen sighed, "It's an accident to be able to hold on to today. Second son, there is no food and grass in the city. If you continue to defend it, you will force the people in the city to die with us. "The reason why they asked for help was not because they couldn't defend the city in Youzhou, but because they had no food and grass. Even if there were no reinforcements, they could only break through after holding out for two days. You can't starve to death with all the people in the city, can you?

Xiao Qianwei lowered his eyes, and after being silent for a long time, he could only sigh: "Since that's the case... That's all there is to it. ”

Xiao Qianwei said this, and the rest of the generals were not good at opening their mouths to object. Xue Zhen thought for a moment, and then said to **: "In this case, please tell Nangong Gongzi that I will break through the city tomorrow." ”

** Not surprised, nodded and said: "Yes, since this is the case, the little nephew will leave first." "Although there has been a lot of progress in the past two years, the martial arts of ** are still not as good as the masters under Wei Junmo. If it weren't for the fear that he wouldn't be able to convince Xue Zhen, Nangong Xu wouldn't have sent ** over. Now that the letter has arrived, ** naturally has to go back with the master who escorted him.

Xue Zhen nodded, and raised his hand to let them out.

The room was a little dull for a while, and after a while, someone couldn't help but whisper: "This time, our Youzhou Wei is embarrassed, but it's a big shame." "One of the most elite soldiers and horses in Great Xia was trapped by the imperial army they looked down on. It is necessary to rescue the Chenzhou Army, which has just been formed for only two or three years. Now even the whole plan has to be dictated. It's no wonder that these generals of Youzhou Wei are difficult to accept.

Hearing this, Xue Zhen could only sneer, "Now do you know that it's a shame to lose an adult?" What did you do earlier? ”

After listening to Xue Zhen's words, many people lowered their heads a little weakly. In addition to the fact that they were a little carried away in this predicament, they could not get rid of some of the battles that were secretly in the army some time ago. Seeing them like this, Xue Zhen snorted coldly and said in a deep voice: "General Ben is also at fault in this matter, if he can solve the siege of Yingchuan this time, General Ben will ask the prince for his guilt." As for you, if there is a next time, don't blame this king for not remembering the friendship of his comrades for many years. ”

said something that made Xiao Qianchi ashamed. However, Xiao Qianwei's expression was calm and calm, "Victory or defeat is a common thing in soldiers, and General Xue is serious." This time, my father will probably not blame General Xue. ”

Xue Zhen glanced at Xiao Qianwei lightly, and said in a deep voice: "Since it has been decided, let's prepare." ”

"Yes, General."

After the discussion, the generals walked out of the room. There was a brief pause on the castle tower, but everyone knew that it was only temporary, and soon the enemy would launch an even more violent attack. Looking at the enemy who had already begun to move again under the city tower, a general couldn't help but say, "Tang Zeng is getting more and more crazy!" ”

Behind him, Xue Zhen said lightly: "This can only show that he is getting more and more anxious." Presumably Yuncheng and Xiangcheng suffered a big loss. ”

Xiao Qianchi looked at the enemy troops in the distance and sighed softly. He is not suitable for the army, he has always known it. He can't be as enthusiastic and enthusiastic as his third brother on the battlefield, nor can he be as long-sleeved and good at dancing as his second brother, and he is sure to command. Every battle left him feeling exhausted, but he couldn't help but keep going. He couldn't let his father down, and he was not qualified to retreat in the position of the prince of Yan. When he was most tired and helpless, he couldn't help but want to run to his father and say, "Is it okay to give up the position of the son of the world to the second and third brothers?" ”

But after all, he didn't have the courage to stand in front of his father, and he didn't have the courage to give up what he had.

It's really, so tired.

"Shizi?" Xue Zhen glanced at Xiao Qianchi, who was in a trance, and frowned slightly.

"General Xue... I'm sorry. Coming back to his senses, Xiao Qianchi said with some difficulty.

Xue Zhen looked at Xiao Qianchi fixedly for a long time, and then sighed and said, "The prince doesn't have to care too much. The second son is right, victory and defeat are a common thing in soldiers. ”

"Yes, thank you, General."

Xue Zhen shook his head and stopped talking. This son... Xue Zhen didn't have much affection, but he didn't have much disgust. It's just that, compared with the eloquent prince, it is inevitable that people will inevitably regret that they are not like their fathers. Such a son, who can't even suppress his own brother, can really ...... Xue Zhen's heart sank slightly, and he shook his head not to let himself think too much.

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