When he arrived in Qingzhou County, Qingzhu gave a general account of the situation he had recently inquired. King Kang had already been elected regent, and he appointed a general surnamed Li under the original general Yue as the commander of the whole army, vowing to drive the Xuan army out of the Great Cloud Kingdom.

Xia Chen said: "Senior Brother Qingzhu, you said that the total number of garrisons in Jiangbei is only 100,000, and they are scattered, and there are a large number of Xuan guards on all the main roads of the city, so these garrisons are useless, right?" ”

Qingzhu nodded: "The garrison in Jiangbei is like a stream, it is difficult to merge into a river. What's more, the Xuan army has more than 600,000 troops. ”

Cen Shaoyou's expression was heavy: "In this way, it is easy for Xuanjun to level Jiangbei. ”

Han Qi glanced at everyone: "In this way, our stay here is just a useless resistance. ”

Qingzhu said: "How can it be said that it is useless resistance? Lord Cen had foresight, the city defense of Qingzhou County was very strong, and it was impossible for the Xuan army to attack the city with 600,000 troops, and it was no problem to hold on for ten days and a half months. ”

Han Qi said: "Then what? ”

"As far as I know, when the garrisons and civilians in all the prefectures and counties fled to Jiangnan, they took away the local grain, grass, money and goods, and the Xuanjun army is now short of food and grass, and they can't hold out for long." Qingzhu said and glanced at everyone: "Besides, the people nearby who didn't have time to escape and didn't want to escape are here, so you can't leave them alone." And if we destroy a Xuan army, the army in Jiangnan will have a better chance of winning when it comes back. ”

Xia Chen heard this and admired Yousheng Qingzhu: "Senior brother means that killing one is enough, killing two to earn one?" ”

Qingzhu laughed and said, "So to speak. ”

Han Qi, who had been thoughtful, raised his head: "Desperate is always the next step. Isn't there any other way? ”

Qingzhu said: "There is no place to retreat, let alone surrender!" If you don't want to stay here and die, you'd better leave immediately. ”

Cen Shaoze, who had been listening quietly, spoke: "I'll stay." ”

Cen Shaoyou said: "I will stay too." ”

Shang Wuchen raised his eyes to look at Xia Chen, as if asking about her decision.

Xia Chen said: "I'm tired. I want to take a break. ”

Han Qi stood up: "Chen'er, I'll stay, you and your second brother protect Han Xiang and Chongyang to go to the Changxin Dart Bureau, and send me a letter by the way." ”

Han Ran hurriedly said: "I'll stay, you go!" As he spoke, he patted Han Qi on the shoulder: "I'm alone." My younger brother and sister are pregnant, and the Han family will rely on you and Chen'er in the future. ”

Qingzhu said: "Defending the city is different from fighting alone, a few more people and a few fewer people have no effect. You are not ordinary people, and you can do more in the future by leaving your life. ”

Xia Chen shook his hand: "You all go, it's enough for me to stay alone!" Saying that, she looked at Cen Shaoyou: "Brother Shaoyou." Brother Cen, find a way to rescue Wei Han. If I don't have a chance to say it to him personally, please say 'I'm sorry' for me. After hiding for so many years, she really didn't want to hide anymore, and when she thought of He Lanyong and Wei Han, she would rather die than face it.

Cen Shaoze and Cen Shaoyou said in unison: "If you want to say it, you have to say it yourself." ”

Hongzheng looked at this and that: "The outcome is still unknown." How one by one seems to be parting from life and death, yes. I'm leaving! I'm not interested in those little Rolls. I just want to kill that Wu Shu and avenge Brother Yue. ”

"Red Kite and so on!" Xia Chen's mind flashed when he heard this: "There is a way to capture the thief and capture the king first, as Senior Brother Qingzhu said, although there are few of us, but we are not weak in terms of fighting alone, if the king of Hai Ling is killed, the Xuan army will inevitably retreat." ”

Qingzhu said in surprise: "You want to assassinate the King of Hailing?" ”

Cen Shaoyou slapped the table: "Good idea, I'm conceited that martial arts are the best, I'll go!" "Whether the assassination is successful or not, whoever goes will surely die.

Xia Chen smiled slightly: "Brother Shaoyou." This is not the time for heroes to be angry, if the assassination fails, and if you want to startle the snake again, I am afraid that there will be no chance. ”

Shang Wuchen said: "Not bad. The king of the sea does not care about eating, sleeping, or even ...... When he was fortunate to be a concubine, he was protected by shadow guards, and his own martial arts were not weak, and if he couldn't succeed with one blow, it would be tantamount to failure. ”

Except for Xia Chen, no one else noticed that Cen Shaoze's face suddenly turned very pale when he heard this.

Hongzheng bit his lip: "If you use a bow and arrow, do you have a better chance of winning?" ”

Shang Wuchen pondered for a moment: "It should be bigger, it is impossible for the King of Hai to stay in the military camp all the time, and he will not hide the shadow guard in the carriage, if he creates a little chaos while he is in a hurry, it is easier to take advantage of the opportunity than to sneak into the well-defended camp." ”

Hongzheng's eyes lit up: "My archery technique was learned by Major General Yue, and there is no false hair!" It is better to kill Wu Yu than to kill the King of Hailing, in the final analysis, he is the one who started this war. ”

Xia Chen just wanted Qingzhu to send someone to inquire about the location of the Hailing King, and someone outside the door shouted: "Report!" A group of Xuan troops came in the direction of the county seat. ”

Qingzhu hurriedly stepped forward to open the door: "How many people are there in the Xuan Army?" ”

"About three or four thousand, but they are all fine riders, under the banner of Gezi!"

Han Ran shouted when he heard this: "I was just going to find him, and I sent it to the door myself!" ”

Xia Chen didn't have any taste in his heart when he heard this, did he really want to meet him head-on!

Qingzhu said: "I'll go to the city wall to see, do you guys go with me or?" ”

When the group came to the city gate, they could already see the dust and smoke raised by a group of people and horses, the rumbling sound shook the eardrums, and the ground seemed to be shaking.

Xia Chen had already seen the big flag with the word Ge fluttering in the wind, and she could see the familiar figure in front of the team at a glance. A black horse, dressed in white and silver, and with a large red cloak, he had no helmet. Why not bring a helmet? Didn't he know that it was dangerous to approach the enemy's city like this?

Just as he was thinking about it, King Ge and his men and horses stopped about two miles from the city wall.

"Surrender Kaesong! The king may promise not to harm the people of the city. ”

The general in charge of defending the city said loudly: "Dare to say a promise!" Have you killed fewer people? We are going to avenge the dead people of Qingzhou today! ”

Qingzhu said loudly: "Who is talking wildly, only four thousand people dare to attack the city." ”

He Lanyong laughed loudly: "If you don't surrender, just wait for the city to be destroyed!" ”

Qingzhu followed with a smile: "Just come!" ”

Xia Chen looked at He Lanyong's calm and majestic appearance, and suddenly remembered some scenes in the movie, and the heroic aura that he naturally exuded made her heart beat wildly. It's a pity that he is not representing the righteous side now. Just as he was thinking about it, He Lanyong suddenly turned his gaze to her. Although it was far away, it made her panic like face-to-face.

Shang Wuchen sighed: "Why did you come here unintentionally? And with less than five thousand men and horses, and without siege equipment? It's really unguarded in this Qingzhou county town! ”

Xia Chen glanced at Shang Wuchen: "You mean that King Hai Ling deliberately let King Ge come to his death?" ”

He Lanyong still looked at Xia Chen and said loudly: "Siege will inevitably lead to casualties. This king has always disliked hurting innocent people, so let's change the way we play. ”

Han Ran scolded: "You have killed fewer innocent people!" ”

Xia Chen pulled Han Ran's sleeve: "Second uncle, don't be impulsive, see what tricks he wants to play!" ”

Han Ran nodded: "How do you want to fight?" ”

Helan Yong said: "Battle." If you win and you surrender in Kaicheng, I still promise not to hurt the people, and if you win, I will withdraw my troops. ”

Qingzhu smiled: "Cunning! If you withdraw your troops, other generals will bring your troops. ”

Helan Yong said: "Yes, but if I can't take Qingzhou City, I will be punished by the emperor for the crime of killing my head." ”

Cen Shaoyou said: "King Ge." What is your purpose? ”

"I said, I don't like to hurt innocent people, otherwise Qingzhou City would not have stayed to this day."

Qingzhu said softly: "Are there many people with strong martial arts in the Xuan Army?" ”

Shang Wuchen said: "In this team, except for King Ge and the two guards beside him, they are all ordinary soldiers. Although they are all brave, they can never be compared with martial arts. ”

"And what about the martial arts of his two personal guards?"

Shang Wuchen said: "I can definitely solve the two of them within a hundred moves." ”

Han Ran glanced at Cen Shaoyou: "Young Master Cen , it's no problem for you to deal with one, right?" ”

Cen Shaoyou nodded firmly: "No problem." ”

Han Ran looked at Xia Chen again: "It's no problem to come to Chen'er to deal with one." ”

Xia Chenhu looked at Han Ran suspiciously: "Third uncle wants to promise him?" ”

Han Ran smiled a little weirdly: "I'll promise him!" As long as he loses, we will avenge our father's mother. If he wins. Lord Qingzhu, just kill me and continue to defend the city! ”

Xia Chen raised his eyebrows: "Third uncle, you!" "Is this the rhythm of the game?

"Soldiers are not tired of cheating, how do you know what kind of heart San'er has!"

Qingzhu asked, "Then who is going to fight him?" The implication was to agree with Han Ran's strategy.

Shang Wuchen hurriedly said: "I'll fight him!" He was really in a dilemma, he couldn't watch these people play his brother, but he said that he would advance and retreat together with Xia Chen, not to mention that this involved the lives of many innocent people, so he wanted to discuss it with He Lanyong, and he believed that He Lanyong had a hard time and a plan.

Xia Chen stepped forward and said loudly: "King Ge, just fight for three rounds according to what you say." I'll fight you first! ”

Han Qi grabbed her: "Chen'er, what are you doing!" ”

Xia Chen smiled at him and turned his head towards Shang Wuchen, and said with his lips, "I have something to ask him." ”

Shang Wuchen hesitated for a moment and whispered in her ear, "Promise me to give him the opportunity to explain no matter what." ”

Xia Chen nodded: "I promise you." She didn't want to guess like that anymore. And she would rather be deceived by him than force herself to hate him.

Helan Yong said: "I'll retreat one more mile, and you can rest assured that you can open the city gate and come out." ”

Xia Chen walked under the city wall, and someone grabbed her wrist just halfway through, and she didn't look back and knew that it was Cen Shaoze. "Brother Cen, everyone has good and evil sides in their hearts, the difference between good people and bad people is that good people know what to do and what not to do, and they know how to control themselves. The mistakes you made by King Hai Lang are like someone grabbing your hand and hurting someone, don't blame yourself for it. ”

Cen Shaoze hugged her from behind: "Chen'er, you know everything?" ”

"I know that Brother Cen is a gentle gentleman."

Cen Shaoze suddenly choked up and shouted: "You don't know, you don't know me, I don't ...... you I ......"

Xia Chen turned around and smiled slightly, reached out and took off his hat and pulled out the hairpin, and his snow-white hair poured down like a streamer, fluttering gently in the breeze: "Brother Cen, didn't Brother Shaoyou tell you and me that I have been wearing male makeup since childhood?" It turns out that he likes himself as much as Wei Han, but he is not as deviant and uninhibited as Wei Han.

She has already figured out that it is not that her male makeup is bad, but that people's eyes can deceive the heart but cannot, because the heart is based on feelings.

Cen Shaoze suddenly laughed, and his smile was very gentle and desolate. "Chen'er, thank you. You will always be the most beautiful in my heart. ”

Xia Chen felt extremely relaxed the moment she spread her hair, and from this moment on, she had to be her true self again. Right and wrong, true and false, the past and the future, all the sum of oneself is oneself.

White hair, white clothes, white horses, and a knife that shines blue. Helan Yong stared at her quietly and ran towards her, with no killing intent or defense in her eyes, only bottomless tenderness.

Xia Chen's flat knife suddenly reversed when the horse's head was less than two feet away from his horse's head, and the blade slashed at Helan Yong's throat as the two horses passed by.

Everyone was dumbfounded at this moment, whether it was cheering or exclamation, it was stuck in their throats.

Xia Chen never thought that he wouldn't even parry, could he have made up his mind to come and send him to death! She slammed the blade down and pulled it back as far as she could, but they were too close, her speed was too fast, and the Anemo slash was too sharp, and she could hear the tooth-wrenching sound of the blade scraping against the bones.

Blood splashed, and when it fell on her body, it was like red plum blossoms blooming in the snow.

She tugged at the reins suddenly, and Xue Yan hissed and stood up, turning to He Lanyong when her front hooves landed.

The flesh of Helan Yong's shoulder and arm turned outward, like a huge bloody mouth, opened hideously, and the broken bones made his arm dislocated and hung under his shoulder.

Xia Chen almost collapsed when he saw this scene, and the two guards beside He Lanyong rushed over with a roar.

"Stand down!" Helan Yong drank and held the broken arm with his other hand, wrapped it in a cloak indiscriminately, and the blood quickly penetrated the cloak and flowed to the ground.

"Why don't you hide! Why not! Xia Chen looked at his pale and cold side face at a loss, and his vision was soon blurred by tears.

"Didn't you want to kill me? Why! Helan Yongqiang endured the severe pain and gritted his teeth and asked.

"Me! You! Xia Chen wanted to scold him, and he also wanted to scold himself.

"The whole army withdraws to Taizhou!" Helan Yong said, his legs clamped the horse's belly, and he turned to run north.

Xia Chen didn't want to catch up: "Where are you going, are you crazy?" You want to die! Stop. ”

No one expected things to turn out like this, everyone was in the same step, and their expressions were very consistent, looking at the two people who were gradually moving away.

It wasn't until the figures of the two disappeared from sight that they realized that this battle could not be continued, so it was better to go back to their respective homes and think it through. (To be continued......)

PS: Thank you for the support of the wrong flower heart monthly pass, thank Wen Gege for rewarding the sachet, and the young master of the Li family for rewarding the peace charm ~Mo Mo Da~