Hedong, under the city of Jinyang, in Li Xin's big tent.

The burning torches shone on every face in the big tent, and the young generals looked at the kneeling officials in the tent with cold eyes.

"Just for a bite to eat, you will act for the tiger, and throw away the man's arrogance, loyalty and filial piety cleanly?" Li Xin said in a deep voice: "You are all parents and officials near Jinyang, and today you are willing to be driven by the bandits and come to me to persuade you to surrender, presumably there are families in the city, and you will be taken hostage." ”

The kneeling people looked at each other, not daring to answer, their faces were more or less scarred, and at first glance they were not doing well, and they must have been beaten and bullied by the bandits.

One of the older officials sighed and said, "I'll wait... There are also unspeakable hardships, we are civil officials, the military generals are incompetent and lose Jinyang, the thieves burn and loot, we have no power to restrain the chickens, and what can the army do to crush the city. ”

Li Xin stepped forward and helped him up, he didn't know what to think in his eyes, and said in a condensed voice: "I know that you and others have a hard time, so let's do it, after you go back, you will say that I will surrender in three days." But there is a condition, that is, the White Lotus Sect Master himself must come to the foot of Liao Wa Mountain outside the city to surrender. ”

"Don't you want to use a trick?"

Li Xin's face was uneasy, and said: "You don't need to know this, go back and do what I say, I will keep you safe after the matter is completed, and I am willing to play the court for you and share the credit." ”

Several officials thanked them for their kindness and came out of the big tent and rushed to Jinyang City in a gloomy manner.

When they arrived at the bottom of the city, the bandits above threw down a rope and tied a basket underneath.

The officials, who used to be unable to walk several miles without going out in a carriage, rushed to squat in the basket one by one and were dragged up.

One of the ropes was not strong, and the officials inside were too fat, and when it fell down with a thud, and after a scream, the fat body moved on the ground, and it seemed that it could not live.

The bandits at the head of the city just laughed and pointed, a few months ago, each of these officials was a fairy-like figure in the eyes of the people.

At present, they are allowed to pinch and flatten, and even hold the power of life and death, which makes them feel a sense of pleasure.

From the top of the city, there were stumps and broken arms everywhere, which cast a shadow on the hearts of these instructors.

Ten days ago, the group of officers and soldiers outside arrived, and the White Lotus Sect in the city almost poured out, thinking that this little bit of people was not enough to stuff their teeth.

Who knew that in the empty suburbs outside Jinyang City, after a big battle, the officers and soldiers were like chopping melons and vegetables, reaping the lives of the bandits.

Several of them are tiger generals, leading people to rush into battle, as if entering a no-man's land. The Liangzhou soldiers only used 3,000 men and horses, and they beat the bandits all over the mountains and fields, and few people dared to resist.

Since then, the already extremely inflated White Feed Sect bandits can only obediently shrink into the city.

I hope that the high wall of Jinyang can block the group of killing gods outside.

In the history of later generations, during the five dynasties, most of the regimes started from Jinyang.

And the Zhao Kuangyin brothers, who led troops several times, had no way to take this city, so they had to return with a feather.

So much so that after finally taking Jinyang, Zhao Er became angry and ordered the complete destruction of this Xiongcheng. First set fire to the city, it is said that it burned for three years, and then dug the river to irrigate the city, Jinyang was completely destroyed, and many old and weak people in Jinyang City died at that time.

This method also shows how much anger Jinyang brings to the attackers, and it also shows how easy and difficult to defend and difficult to attack here.

After sending off these officials who came to persuade them to surrender, Li Xin's generals surrounded them one after another.

"Major General, these people are timid and afraid, how can they pin their hopes for the siege on these soft eggs."

Li Xin smiled and said nothing, he turned his head slightly, pointed to the sand table and said, "Keep digging, I deliberately did not send troops and horses to attack on this side, and the city must be defenseless." Entering from here is the weak point of the city's defenses. ”

"Major General, what did you mean by a fraudulent surrender?"

Li Xin waved his hand and said: "It's just to let them relax their vigilance, I don't care if they can't get out, maybe now, the bandits in the city have begun to formulate the next operational deployment according to the day I talked nonsense." The more energy they draw for wrongdoing, the better it will be for us to sneak attack. After fighting for a month, I also discovered that these bandits are good at coercing the people, but they can't fight. ”

When the generals heard this, they were all relieved, in fact, they didn't have to worry at all, although the young general in front of him was not very old, he was actually a veteran of a hundred battles for a long time, and he had not tasted defeat.

What he can think, he can think, and what he can't think of, he can definitely think of.

Li Xin's name, in the Xiliang Army, is a Dinghai God Needle.

......

In the twelfth year of the Yuan Dynasty, the year is approaching.

The situation in Hedong, which had been chaotic for half a year, finally ushered in a new turning point.

The Xiliang soldiers attacked Jinyang City by surprise, and when the White Lotus Sect was in chaos, the White Lotus Sect bandits pulled up their men and horses, hoping to fight them in a decisive battle.

Li Xin defeated the bandits three times in the front, and the Jinyang bandits, who had finally gathered together, were greatly injured.

And once the bandits are captured, Li Xin can also use them handily with a little rectification.

The bandits, who were originally vulnerable, were also very vicious when used in the right places, chasing after the former church brothers and beating them fiercely. Li Ergongzi's hand is really beautiful, and he has the style of a famous general who has more soldiers than Han Xin.

There have long been rumors in the Xiliang Army that under the command of Taizu, who was shining with stars back then, there are few people who can compare with Li Xin like such a natural general.

After several battles, the Xiliang soldiers captured 70,000 bandits, killed 50,000, and hundreds of White Lotus Sect backbones were escorted into Beijing, and it is estimated that Ling Chi was the one who greeted them.

Jinyang City was lost and recovered, and the people in the court also breathed a sigh of relief, especially Chen Shou.

The White Lotus Cultists, who had been dispersed, continued to flee eastward with their sect leader and fled to the Fenshui area.

The bandits who were dispersed re-flowed to various territories, and the local heroes and strongmen directly and consciously recruited soldiers and horses to defend their homeland on the grounds of self-preservation, without the order of the imperial court.

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Jinyang, in a dilapidated holy practice Buddha hall.

Li Xin was playing with a mask in his hand, this mask looked a little weird, and he could probably faint when he looked at it at night timidly.

"If the owner of this mask does not die, the bandits in Hedong will recur sooner or later." Li Xin said in a solemn tone.

"Mask...", suddenly a partial general said loudly: "Doesn't it mean that the person who killed the eldest prince is wearing a mask?" ”

Li Xin's knuckles tightened, and the wooden mask in his hand was scratched out of a hole by him, but Li Xin didn't seem to feel pain.

This kind of strength is not something that ordinary people can have, Li Xin can open a strong bow at the age of thirteen, and when he grows up, the most powerful warrior in the Dangxiang clan, who is known for his bravery and good fighting, is also on par with him.

"Send this mask to Liangzhou and give it to my father."