However, it is said that this Heluo City, although it is as famous as Jincheng and Zezhou Mansion, is among the three major cities, but it does not have the size of a county town, and it is just a small rural city. If it weren't for its geographical location, I'm afraid it would have been incorporated by the Zezhou government and would no longer have its name.

The Three Cities and the Valley of the Crows are far away, but no one has ever had the lord of the city to form an alliance, and no one has dared to lead an army to attack. It is also in recent years that trade has become more and more frequent, and the mystery of that rumored place has gradually been revealed. Heluocheng is located in the north-south official road hub, backed by the Jincheng River, there is Zezhou Mansion in front of the rejection, after a hundred miles away there are people, since ancient times it is a place where soldiers must fight.

I still remember that Li Cunqiao pulled out the flag and raised the army, pointed at Zhu Wen with his sword, and passed through here. The first two battles were like a bamboo, and the defenders of Jincheng and Zezhou Mansion both surrendered in one battle, but this Heluocheng resisted stubbornly, which almost made Li Cunqiao miss the opportunity. If it weren't for the advice of a master, sneaking into the city by water would have been able to join forces with the outside world, even if it had been held here for another ten days and a half months.

It's just that after this battle, Heluo City declined, and it was still nominally among the three cities, but there were no three cities. This time, the crow valley feasted on the heroes, and did not invite the city lord here, which is really a bit contemptuous. Fortunately, the city lord here is also an idle person, just trying to steal half a day of leisure, and he doesn't pay attention to the things of entertainment, but picks up a small life.

When he heard about the changes in the Crow Valley, he was not too surprised and did not comment. It's just a simple sentence to close the coffin, "Sooner or later, there is no need to worry." He continued to throw bait into the pond in front of him, and from time to time teasing the jumping koi, as if he was not very interested in anything outside of him.

And beside him stood a man with long narrow cheeks, a thin body, sallow skin, holding two iron beads, playing with his eyes closed. After waiting for the servant to leave, this person suddenly opened his eyes, his eyes were shining, and the corners of his mouth were smiling, "City Lord, what a happy event." ”

At this time, the city lord of Heluo, who was still throwing bait, did not look back, still looked at the koi jumping all over the pond, and said casually: "Let's hear it." ”

The person beside the Lord of Heluo City was obviously his close advisor, the corners of this person's eyes were slightly raised, and a trace of cunning flashed in his slender eyes, so he said sharply: "The change in Quenching Crow Valley must have been arranged by the lord of the country, but for some reason, I failed to take Quenching Crow Valley in one fell swoop." But as far as his subordinates speculate, I am afraid that there is another force that is also involved. ”

When the Heluo City Lord heard this, he leaned forward slightly, wanting to see the silver-white koi clearly. It is the only one in this pond that is the most active and special. Whether it's jumping out of the water or scrambling for bait, you're in the lead.

Seeing that the city lord had no interface, the thin man with a sallow face was a little discouraged, but he still wanted to fight for it, and he couldn't wait to say: "City lord, the siege of Jincheng is in front, and it is unlucky to come to Zezhou Mansion." The lips are dead and the teeth are cold, so I have to guard against it! ”

The city lord of Heluo was still staring at the silver-white koi, and suddenly asked with a smile: "Rence, look, how happy Xiao Yuanyou is, if you can be like him, how carefree it would be, you say?" ”

The strategist named Rence looked at the slightly green face of the Heluo City Lord, and couldn't help but sigh with emotion, "If the old city lord is still alive, he will definitely not sit still, but unfortunately the current situation is changing rapidly, if we wait, once the Zezhou Mansion is broken, ......"

"Rence, needless to say. I know what you think. It's just that it's not appropriate to take action at the moment, and it won't do us the slightest benefit to expose it early, and it will ......"

Before the city lord of Heluo finished speaking, a person stumbled in from outside the courtyard, fell to his knees with a thud, and said in a panic: "It's not good, it's not good!" ”

Rence squinted at the servant, and his tone was cold, "What's the alarm, tell me quickly!" ”

The servant didn't have time to swallow a mouthful of saliva, so he stammered: "Less than ten miles outside the city, there are two people who lead the crowd to suppress the border, and according to the spies, the number is probably ...... I'm afraid there will be ......"

"How many do you say!" Ren Ce couldn't suppress his impatience, he was still talking to the city lord just now, but he didn't expect it to come so quickly.

The servant was startled by this, and immediately shook out, "There are probably more than a thousand people, all of them are well-trained, and they are rushing towards here, and in less than half an hour, the army will be under the city." ”

As soon as the city lord of Heluo grasped the bait in his hand tightly, the already fragile bait was pinched into powder by his hand, slowly overflowing along his fingers, and scattered in the pond with the wind. The silver-white koi seemed to sense the mood of the person who fed the bait, and stayed under it and refused to leave.

The Heluo City Lord slowly raised his head, patted the remnants in his hand, and asked in a cold voice, "Can I fight?" ”

This sentence is naturally to ask Rence, but the strategist at this time is also as anxious as a crazy horse, constantly scratching his ears and cheeks. Hearing the words of the city lord, he sighed helplessly: "If you face the battle, you will lose both." I've been planning for years, and it's going to be ruined. ”

"What if you surrender without a fight?"

"No!" Rance let out a cry of rage, his hands clenched into fists, and he couldn't stop trembling. seemed to realize that he had lost his words, and hurriedly added: "Please think twice about the city lord!" ”

The city lord of Heluo raised his hand and waved back to report to the servants, without giving any orders, but turned around and walked quickly into the hall behind him. Rence didn't dare to slack off, and quickly followed.

The city lord of Heluo did not sit in the hall, but stopped and stared at a long sword hanging in the hall. Rence naturally knows that this sword is left by the old city lord, and it is hung here to spur future generations, not to forget the shame of Heluo, and one day to get back the glory of the past.

It's just that the country has changed hands, and now everything has become a cloud. And a few years ago, the old city lord also died of a serious illness. Leave this river Luocheng and the young city lord to keep a family business. Ren Ce can be said to be an old man in Heluo City, and he can be regarded as watching the young city lord grow up, so he blurted out in front of others just now.

The city lord of Heluo looked at it for a long time, and finally stepped forward to take off the long sword, raised his hand to stroke the already mottled pattern on the scabbard, and turned around to drink, "If it's a battle!" And how to do it! ”

Ren Ce's sallow face suddenly became a little bloody, just like a wine jar that had been sealed for many years was suddenly punctured, and the irrepressible fragrance came to his face. After all, he still couldn't resist this sentence, and Rence shouted in a trembling voice: "Jinghuan......"

"Uncle Ren, there is no need to say much, we must not forget the ancestral teachings for many years, we can be surnamed Zhu!" Ren Ce finally stopped hesitating, took out the token in his arms, and handed it to the city lord of Heluo, "Subordinate Zhu Rence, listen to the dispatch!" ”

The city lord of Heluo, who held the sword of his predecessor, strode out and said loudly: "Come on, prepare your horse immediately, and we will meet the enemy in front of the city." As everyone knows, behind him, the thin man who almost forgot his surname finally had a trace of vitality on his face at this moment.

I only heard him whisper to himself, "Heluo's shame, it's over today!" ”

But this Heluo City Lord named Zhu Jinghuan didn't think so in his heart. He was just bluffing, and he wanted to do it to this Zhu Rence, Uncle Zhu. And he had already reached an agreement with the one in Luoyang, and when the soldiers arrived, he would raid the Zezhou Mansion with a backhand.

It's just that what he didn't know was that the soldiers and horses who came were not Luoyang City, but Xijing Jingzhao Mansion.

At this time, a few miles outside the city, Nalan and Lingling were leading this group of soldiers and horses to gallop towards Heluo. Nalan didn't say much along the way, but when he approached the city, he said, "Do you know why you want to bring soldiers and horses here?" ”

"Isn't it to take Heluo City in one fell swoop?" Ling Ling asked, a little confused.

"Naturally, he wants to take it, but the lord of the country has already spoken to the lord of this city, pretending to be a battle, and he can surrender in a battle, his real purpose is not Heluo, but Zezhou Mansion. However, after Heluo City was in Zezhou Mansion, it was inconvenient to go, so there was this roundabout shot, so that without losing a single soldier, the two places could be taken. Nalan said extremely simply, but to Lingling's ears, there was a kind of conspiracy that was under control.

"The landlord is there to resist the threat of Jincheng? Li Cunjin amassed troops to Jincheng and was eyeing the tiger. It is estimated that the Quenching Crow Valley is also allied with him, so in this way, can I wait for the enemy to be attacked on my back? "Lingling's worries are not unreasonable, and Jincheng's victory is the key start.

"No, Jincheng is just a disguise, and the lord of the country has already knocked on it, leaving it to Li Cunjin, just to save the last bit of face. But this is not to give up, but to have other plans. You don't have to ask about it, you will know it when you arrive. What we need to do now is to lead this team of soldiers and horses to attack Heluo City and truly control this city in our hands. ”

After Nalan finished speaking, he looked back, raised his hand to catch a flying feather, and laughed softly: "It seems that they can't wait!" ”

At this time, the head of Heluo City was already strong, and two big men with drums and hammers on one side struck with a rumbling sound. Nalan took a step forward with a smile, clasped his fists and said loudly: "Nalan, the lord of the Mingyue Building, has come to visit the lord of Heluo City by order of the lord of the country, and please open the door." ”

A person on the city gate stood with his sword pressed, let the gale beckon, and said loudly: "Since the landlord is here by order, what is the matter with leading the army behind him?" Do you have to play a 'salute before the soldier'? ”

Nalan smiled indifferently when he heard this, "Speaking of which, the city lord may not believe it, this group of soldiers and horses does not belong to me, but Li Cunjin is under the command of General Li, and I don't know the purpose of their coming here." ”

The city lord of Heluo did not notice the fraud, because Li Cunqiao had already explained all this before, and let them send troops to fight, and then take advantage of this to surrender, so that they could rest easy. But he didn't want to tell the truth, he wanted to turn it all around, let them win a big victory, and then shake hands with Luoyang.

With such thoughts, only Zhu Jinghuan, the lord of Heluo City, is alone. Therefore, when he saw that Nalan, the owner of Mingyue Tower, was leading the crowd to attack, he did not panic in the slightest, and he did not take his set of statements to heart. Nalan saw that the Lord of Heluo City had already taken the bait, so he turned around and shouted: "Ahead is Heluo City, you have to be presumptuous." ”

And those who watched the death of the former robes, how could they listen to the words of the culprit, and they all roared angrily and rushed with their swords......