It is said that "burying bones in the mulberry land, life is everywhere in the green mountains", but of course the body of the koji ball can not be buried in Xiangwu County, the day just opened a memorial service for the koji ball, and so on Shouyang and other cities, after returning to Longzhou, Xin Er plans to bury the koji ball again.

The day after the memorial service, Xin Er led the soldiers of the three armies out of the camp to the west of Shouyang.

Not far out of the city, the military officials in front came to report, on the grass on both sides of the official road, there were many local villagers, as well as many county officials and likui of the county. The military official reported: "They said that they were to see off General Long Xiang." ”

Xin Er then asked the military officials to bring a few representatives they elected to the army and meet them in person.

There were four or five people, three were local squires, one was a county official, and one was a likui in a certain part of the county.

Everyone bowed down in front of the koji ball coffin in the entourage, and they all wept bitterly.

Guo Daoqing comforted them and said: "Our army is going to Shouyang now to avenge General Long Xiang, and the march on the road cannot be stopped for a long time. Your sorrows, Long Xiang's spirit in the sky, already knows, and please take the villagers and county officials back home. ”

A squire wiped his tears and said: "General Koji is benevolent, righteous and loyal, loves the people like a son, and the people in the villain township spontaneously pay tribute to the general after hearing about the general's death, and there are many people, hang the general's portrait in the house, and burn incense to worship him." ”

Among the five people, the county official and Li Kui, who once followed the koji ball to guard Xiangwu City, can be regarded as having a friendship of "enmity with the son", and among the people, they have also seen the koji ball the most times, because of the most grief, beating their chests and crying.

While crying, Na Kui said: "That day, General Long Xiang broke through the siege, summoned the villain and others to meet, and said to the villain: After he leaves the city, the villain and others can pretend to surrender to Qin Lu, so as not to die in vain under Qin Lu's sword." He also said that when he returned to his master, recovered Xiangwu, and met the villain again, he would drink and rejoice. Long Xiang's benevolence and understanding of his subordinates are rare in the world! The general's voice and smile are still in front of the villain's eyes, but the general was unfortunately assassinated by thieves! As soon as he thought of this, the villain was in pain, and he only hated that it was not the villain's death! ”

Another old obese squire said in a lamenting voice: "The night before the battle between Wang Shi and Qin Yu, the villain had a dream in which two groups of ants fought at the feet of the Buddha. Among the white ants, a large and majestic ant bit and killed several red ants. What does this dream mean? The villain was puzzled, but now he knows that the dream is the opposite, but it is an omen of the death of General Long Xiang! The villain is too ignorant, if he can realize this meaning earlier, he will ask to see General Long Xiang and remind him to be careful of thieves! As he spoke, he pulled up his sleeves, wiped his tears, bowed down to Xin Er, and said, "General, I heard that general just now, is Wang Shi going to fight Shouyang?" ”

Xin Er helped him up and said, "Yes." ”

The squire said, "If the general goes, he will definitely succeed!" ”

Seeing his confident appearance, Xin Er felt strange, and I don't know why he was so sure, and said, "Why? ”

The squire said: "The name of the Qin Yu guard who heard Shouyang is Shishou, 'Shouyang', 'Shouyang', Yang, Touye, doesn't this already imply that Shishou will die in Shouyang?" It is a villain who said that the general will be able to succeed immediately! ”

Guo Daoqing listened to the words of the squire, looked at him, and said in his heart: "This old man dreamed of the Buddha again, and he split the words, but the Buddha and the Tao are correct." ”

Splitting words is usually talked about in Taoism.

Although the northern land is not as big as the Heavenly Master Dao in Shuzhong, but when the previous dynasty became a dynasty, there were branches of the Heavenly Master Dao in Shuzhong to the north, and now down, Guanzhong, Hebei, especially Guanzhong, which is adjacent to Hanzhong and Shu, are also quite believers in the Heavenly Master's Dao.

Xin Er didn't believe in this kind of thing, but because of the squire's sincere memory of Koji Qiu and the other people, he didn't say anything else, but said: "Then Cheng Gong Ji Yan!" However, no matter what, this time, I must lay down Shouyang in order to take revenge on Long Xiang a little! "Lift up the rest of them, and command the officers to send them away in a good manner.

Xin Ergu and Tang Ai, Guo Daoqing and others said: "Mingzong Town Xiangwu is nothing more than a few months, and it has won the hearts of the people and officials!" I'm not as good as that! There was another cramp in his heart, and he stopped talking, and said in a short order, "Order the three armies to speed up!" ”

……

Xiangwu was less than 100 miles away from Shouyang, and in the evening of the next day, Xin Er led his troops to arrive outside Shouyang City.

Cao Fei, Zhang Shao, Tian Ju and others came out of the camp to greet them.

The news of the death of Koji Qiu, Cao Fei and others knew, and after seeing Xin Er, several people went to the coffin of Koji Qiu to pay tribute. Tian Ju is the former official of the Koji clan, and the Koji ball has the deepest feelings, since the time he heard the bad news, he was very sad, now he saw the coffin of the Koji Ball, wept more than once, and finally Guo Daoqing picked him up and helped him back to the camp.

Rested for the night.

The next morning, Xin Er summoned all the generals to discuss the siege.

Tian Ju was swollen, and the first one stood up to ask for battle, and said: "The last general has been besieging Shouyang for nearly a month, and he attacks every two days, and the Qin Lu in the city is already exhausted. Now the general returns triumphantly, and the last general will meet under the city, and he will definitely be able to fight and pull out the city! Ju dare to ask the general to ascend first. After waiting for the city to be broken, Ju had another request, and dared to ask the general to allow it. ”

"Shishou Fierce General" Yunyun, Shishou is certainly Pu Qin's fierce general, but the reason why Shouyang has not been broken so far is not only because of Shishou's bravery, but also because Shishou is just the opposite of Tonghuliang, he has always governed the army strictly, and his department can be said to be one of the most disciplined in the Qin army. There are teachings in the art of war such as "Sun Tzu" and "Wei Zhenzi", if the soldiers can be afraid of us more than the enemy, then the army will always win. Shi Shou is a loyal practitioner of this art of war teaching, and the soldiers under his account are all bowing to him and fearing the abnormal, so he can still defend the city under the long-term attack of Cao Fei, Zhang Shao, Tian Ju and other departments.

Xin Er asked, "What request?" ”

Tian Ju said viciously: "Long Xiang was a young man in the army, since he was a child, all the battles he has experienced, big and small, not to mention dozens, died in Xiangwu alone!" Although Shi Shou is not a Xiangwu guard, he and Lu Ming and Yao Tao are all subordinates of Meng Lang when he attacked Longxi, and this is the same evil as Lu Ming and Yao Tao! When Shouyang City was defeated, Ju dared to ask Ming Gong for permission to kill the stone head and slaughter his troops to sacrifice the dragon and the heroic spirit! ”

Tang Aifa said to Tian Ju's request: "The Eastern Expedition to Guanzhong, Dangping Hebei, and restoring my Huaxia clothes to my homeland, this Longxiang's will is also!" Although Qin Lu is evil, and the power is strong, after breaking the city today, if you kill all the prisoners, and fight with Qin Lu in the future, it will inevitably be hindered, and there will be no one to surrender! General Tian's request is not advisable! ”

To tell the truth, Tang Ai didn't agree with Bing Bo and the others' killing of prisoners, but it was Koji Qiu's death, and Bing Bo and others did something under grief and anger, and Tang Aiyin didn't ask Xin Er to punish them, but now that they attack Shouyang, this kind of thing is categorically impossible to do again.

Tian Ju looked at each other angrily, looked at Tang Ai, and said, "Tang Qianli, Long Xiang valued you very much when he was alive, is this how you repay Long Xiang?" ”

Tang Ai ignored him and said to Xin Er: "Ming Gong, it can be expected that after the battle in Longxi today, I will be in Dingxi and Qin Yu frequently, at this time, we must not slaughter as a matter, but open the way with benevolence!" Especially Pu Mao, he likes to use Xiaoren and Xiaoyi to invite people's hearts, in this case, Ming Gong can't kill in vain, otherwise, it will only be between an inch of land, and all eyes will be enemies! "97 Chinese

Xin Er closed his eyes, and after a long while, he opened his eyes and said, "Qin Yu's soldiers, how can they comfort Ming Zong's spirit in the sky?" Even 10,000 Qin soldiers and 100,000 Qin soldiers are not as good as a Ming Sect! I already said a few days ago that only the heads of Lu Ming and Yao Tao, and only the capture of Pu Mao and Meng Lang, can comfort Mingzong! He Tianju said, "You don't need to mention the request to kill the prisoners." Today's discussion is about how to break Shouyang. He asked them and said, "What is the strategy of the kings and others, please tell me." ”

Tian Ju's face was ugly, and he was extremely unwilling, but he had no choice but to obey the order.

Tang Ai already had a battle strategy, shook the fan and said: "Ming Gong, it is not advisable to delay the attack on Shouyang today, it is best to attack it tomorrow!" ”

Xin Er said, "Oh? ”

Tang Ai explained his words and said: "Xiangwu and Xiangxian have been restored for me, and now there is a lonely city; And the Ming Gong turned to fight for thousands of miles, first defeated Pu Badger Sun and Tonghuliang, and relieved the siege of Yinping; After recovering Yan County, following Kexiangwu, and defeating Lu Ming and Yao Tao, the morale of our army is now high, and Long Xiang unfortunately died, it is our army and mourning soldiers! The day before yesterday, Long Xiang was mourned, and the three armies shouted for revenge for Long Xiang, and everyone was brave and indignant,...... With my victorious mourning soldiers, attack the lonely city that has been trapped for a long time, if all the troops combine their forces and attack it urgently, they can immediately defeat Shouyang and destroy the defenders.

"If it is slowed down, or the Qin aid from Nan'an and Tianshui arrives, it will not be conducive to our army!"

Xin Er thought so, and asked Cao Fei, Zhang Shao, Tian Ju, Guo Daoqing, etc., and said, "What do you think Qianli said? ”

Zhang Shao was transferred, and when he arrived in Longxi County from the Western Regions, he was full of ambition, thinking that he had finally left that desolate land, and from then on he could show his strength and make great contributions for himself, and glorify the lintel, but he didn't mean that Shishou dared to fight, and the Qin army defending the city, the combat power was much stronger than the soldiers of the Western Regions, Shouyang City was actually a hard bone, and on the other hand, the main general Cao Fei was weak in command and often hesitated, so that he had not yet made an inch of merit since the war. To tell the truth, he had already held his breath.

Tang Ai's suggestion was very much in line with his thoughts.

Zhang Shao stood up, gave a military salute, and said in a smug voice: "What Tang Changshi discussed, it is true that it is the best policy!" Ming Gong, north of Shouyang City, there is a Qin prisoner's camp, and the city into a horn situation, these days, when the last general and Cao Lingjun and Tian General attack the city, they will often be disrupted by the Qin soldiers in this camp. The last general dared to ask when the Ming Duke ordered the siege of the city, and the last general would attack this camp to interrupt the Ming Gong! ”

"Okay, it's up to you to attack!" After Xin Er handed over this task to Zhang Shao, he asked Cao Fei and the others, "Old Cao, what do you think?" ”

Cao Fei originally thought that the victories that Xin Er had achieved on the battlefield before were nothing more than good luck, if it was him Cao Fei, he would have been able to win, but now, Xin Er's side has won consecutive battles, he can't beat a Shouyang here, plus the old things that he was blocked between the two mountains before, but unconsciously, his evaluation of Xin Er has changed, and he has vaguely admitted that his ability is not as good as Xin Er's subconscious. Therefore, when he heard Xin Er's inquiry, he only agreed.

Tian Ju, Guo Daoqing and others also had no objections.

Xin Er has decided, and tomorrow he will do all the battalions to attack Shouyang.

……

Shouyang City.

Xin Er's arrival of troops is known to the stone head.

One of his subordinate generals, a little resourceful, said in his words: "The Xin Er Department is from the east, and this is Xiangwu County, which should have been captured by it." Cao Fei, Zhang Shao, Tian Ju and other troops of the Longbing army have surrounded my Shouyang for nearly a month, and the soldiers in our city are weak and have gradually become tired; If the Xin Department has overcome Xiangwu, and now it is outside the city, the morale of Cao Fei and other troops will definitely be greatly boosted, and its front cannot be controlled; General, it is better for our army to withdraw the soldiers in the north camp of the city to the city as soon as possible, and hold on to the deep wall, so as to make it useless. Wait until reinforcements from Nan'an, Tianshui and other counties arrive, and then counterattack. ”

Shishou used a city to resist Cao Fei's near-month attack, so that Cao Fei and others had never even touched the head of the city, even if they knew the prestige of Xin Er's good fighting, they couldn't help but despise the Long soldiers.

He said: "If Xiangwu has not fallen, our army might as well hold on; If Xiangwu has fallen, then our army should not just hold on! ”

The general was stunned and asked, "What does the general mean by this?" ”

"If Xiangwu is not lost, our army will defend calmly, as long as the grain is sufficient, it can be defended until any time; But if Xiangwu falls, Xin Er and others will not have foreign aid arrive in a short period of time, as I expected, he will definitely launch a rapid attack immediately, with the sharpness of the other, attack my fatigue, Shouyang will be lost! At this time, our army must not only be trapped and defended, but can only resist when it is both offensive and defensive. ”

"But the general ......"

Shi Shou waved his hand domineeringly and said, "Don't say it again!" When the soldiers and horses of the Xin Er Department first arrived, the military spirit was not stable, I took this opportunity to defend the city while ordering the north camp of the city to attack it, why is it difficult to win? If you win the battle, you will lose your martial arts, but you can regain it. "Refusing to accept the general's suggestion, he transferred the sergeant from the camp north of the city back to the city.

That would try to state its opinion again: "General......"

Shi Shou didn't wait for him to say, interrupted him, and said sharply: "Do you want to frustrate my army? Frustrated, slash! ”

That will be silent, and he will not dare to say another word.

……

The next day, Xin Er sent troops to attack the city.

Xin Er erected the military flag within reach of the arrows and stones in the city, stood under the flag, and personally supervised the generals to fight.

Zhang Shao led his troops to storm the Qin camp in the north of the city.

The rest of the troops attacked the county seat of Shouyang. First, use the shield of the warrior to the bottom of the city and set up a ladder. Bing Bo, Qu Nanhu, Qu Nan Jianri, An Chong, etc., and then each led hundreds of soldiers who dared to die, and took the ladder up. Gao Yancao, Cao Hui and other riders led elite horses to gallop around the periphery. When the battle was in full swing, Qu Nanhu was a flying arrow through his arm, and the blood flowed through his body, and he did not retreat, and the more brave he was to fight. The morale of the besieging soldiers was boosted.

Before the battle reached noon, the city was conquered.