Chen Ziqian's face was solemn, but he didn't expect Zeng Yuanqi's pursuers to chase him, but he was blocked by the people of Tongzhou Assassin Shi here.

And this person is a bit of a god, he hit the nail on the head and directly stabbed Zeng Yuanqi at the weakest point of defense, if he hadn't been the first to take the lead, once the river gate fell into the hands of the other party, Zeng Yuanqi would have suffered.

Hemen can attack Pingyong or plot the land of Changchuan, as long as the battle line of Changchuan is hit, not to mention that Pingyong is in danger, even Yong'an may not be protected at any time.

If you can see this step from the overall situation, you can see the extraordinary person in command.

But it's a pity that the other party didn't expect that such a number one person as him would suddenly appear, not only seized Yong'an in advance, but also occupied Hemen.

"The Seikyu faction?" Chen Ziqian looked at the information sent by Luo Taibai, he didn't know much about these factions, but it could be seen from Luo Taibai's words that this Jing Ce Nian was definitely a big man.

Chen Ziqian naturally didn't dare to slack off what could make Luo Taibai pay so much attention, but although he now has 20,000 horses under his command and a strong city to defend, he is not afraid of enemies outside the city under normal circumstances.

But the 20,000 men and horses under his command have been hungry all day, and they have driven more than 80 miles, and now is the most tired time, how can they have the strength to face the battle?

It's even worse if he doesn't face the battle, he leads the army to run away, and he already has the intention of plotting against Hemen, and if he doesn't meet them, he will directly attack the city, so won't he become a special trip to send him to death?

Chen Ziqian narrowed his pupils slightly, and ordered without hesitation: "Pass my military order, and immediately beat the drum to face the battle!" ”

"My lord, isn't this right?" The county commanders looked at each other, the soldiers had been hungry all day, how could they be, how could they have the strength to fight now.

Chen Ziqian raised his hand and interrupted: "I know what you want to say, but we must take the initiative in this battle, and taking the opportunity to meet the enemy can play a deterrent role, after all, the enemy does not know that in addition to the original defenders in Hemen County, we are stationed here, this is an opportunity, if you miss it, you will only be beaten." ”

"Is the lord trying to bluff?" Lin Xiaodao's eyes lit up, he had been by Chen Ziqian's side for a long time, and he had learned a lot from hearing and seeing.

Chen Ziqian nodded, didn't care about the opinions of other county orders, took the lead out of the camp tent, and went straight to the city tower.

The county seat of Hemen is five zhang high, and there is an enemy platform at intervals in the city, which is considered the top match in the county-level city defense, as long as there are enough troops, not to mention that the enemy has 30,000 soldiers and horses, it is 58,000 can withstand it.

Chen Ziqian and a group of county commanders climbed the city tower, and immediately ordered people to erect the tooth flag, a red background and black 'Chen' character majestic atmosphere, standing there to face the wind, quite majestic.

The county lieutenant of Hemen County had already summoned men and horses to garrison first, and after Chen Ziqian landed in the city, he glanced at the deployment, and there were still a lot of troops, adding up to about 5,000.

Of course, some of the militia, apparently improvised mobilization, were wearing some cloth armor.

"Beat the drums!" Chen Ziqian didn't say a word, and the first thing he did when he came up was to show his attitude, to let the enemy outside the city know that he was not afraid of a battle.

The thunderous sound of drums and drums, the formation of large armies outside the city, and in the dim darkness of the night, the enemy strength could be seen through the rows of torches.

Chen Ziqian glanced at it briefly, the enemy army was about a kilometer away from the city defense, and there was a large number of flags standing in front of the formation, including the handsome flag, the tooth flag, the general flag and the array flag, etc., which looked like there were many fierce generals.

Indeed, there were more than 20 horsemen lined up in front of the large army formation, and every general on it was fierce and strong, and this lineup alone gave people a strong sense of oppression.

However, there is an extremely abrupt existence in the center, it is a thin old man with silver hair hanging down, wearing a gray coarse cloth shirt, and a simple and delicate blue chest guard hanging from his shoulder.

This person is the sacrificial wine of the military division under the command of Tongzhou Thorn Shi, and he is also the commander Jing Ce Nian who rushed to the aid of Lelin.

Obviously, he also noticed the changes in Hemen City, his originally lazy body stood up, raised his hand on his forehead and made a distant looking posture, and the black donkey under his crotch unconsciously followed a few steps forward.

"I'm old, I'm old, I'm dizzy, I can't see anything clearly." Jing Zenian asked the generals behind him with some annoyance: "The guard general in the city is Zhang Tong, the commander of Hemen County?" ”

"Qiyu military advisor, the guard is not Zhang Tong, but a young man, and the tooth flag is a cliché." One of the generals said.

"Teenager?" Jing Ce Nian scratched his head, and said a little irritably: "This city has been attacked by Zeng Yuanqi? The guards are replaced, why don't the scouts report it? ”

"This ......," the general could not answer, and a look of fear appeared on his face.

Jing Ce Nian didn't talk nonsense, and said bluntly: "If an important military plane is delayed, the intelligence officer will be beheaded if it drags it down." ”

"Strategist, what should we do now?" Another general asked.

Jing Ce Nian thought for a while and said: "It's too late to re-spy on the intelligence, the defenders know the strength of our army, but they still dare to beat the drum to meet the battle, this is either a bluff or a real confidence, General Zhuang Wei, you go to the city first to spread the word, and find out the reality of the defenders." ”

"Whoa!" The man named Zhuang Wei took the command and rode away with a mace.

Jing Ce Nian stroked his beard, looked back at a young scribe casually, and said, "Can Taiyuan know the young man in the city?" ”

"I haven't seen it." The young man smiled kindly and said, "But there is something that the teacher may be interested in. ”

"What?" Jing Zenian looked back at the handsome young man, and his curiosity was immediately aroused.

Chu Taiyuan said with a smile: "Teacher, do you still remember the young leader of the Northern Trick faction, Chu Luo Taibai?" Last night, he led 9,000 soldiers and horses to raid Yong'an, and it didn't take much effort to capture it. ”

"Oh!?" Jing Ce Nian raised his eyebrows, quite surprised by this.

What surprised him even more was what Chu Taiyuan said next: "Teacher, the lord of Luo Taibai's service is also surnamed Chen, and he is also a fourteen-year-old boy who has not yet reached the crown, if the student guesses correctly, the one in the city should be the lord of Luo Taibai - Chen Ziqian!" ”

"There is such a thing!" Jing Ce Nian frowned slightly, but soon glanced at the young man again, and said angrily: "You knew about this but didn't come to tell you, you want to see the teacher's jokes, right?" ”

"Students don't dare." Chu Taiyuan said this, but there was an undisguised sneer on his face: "But this time the teacher is afraid that he will return in vain." ”

"How do you know if you don't try." Jing Ce Nian is not angry, they are in a hurry to only talk about the ability to learn talents, regardless of the worldly etiquette, although Chu Taiyuan was taught by him, but he has already become a teacher, and he is qualified to talk to him like this with his talent and ability, which is nothing to make a fuss about.

Chu Taiyuan seemed to have seen through the overall situation, shrugged his shoulders and said: "The student's homework has not yet been completed, and the teacher is busy with military affairs, so the student will not talk much and retire first!" ”

"I'm leaving, can't I stay a few more days?" Jing Ce Nian pulled the donkey rope and turned around, looking at his proud protégé, his tone suddenly became sad: "For example, the general trend has become apparent today, and the teacher's lifelong learning has finally been able to be displayed, but unfortunately people are old, and this body can't be tossed for long, I know that the future belongs to you young people, I can understand that you don't want to go out so early, but for the sake of our master and apprentice, can you stay for a few more days, and the right is to accompany the teacher through the last ...... of this life."

"Old thing, you are really getting more and more shameless, in order to keep me even able to say this kind of thing, you are disgusting, disgusting to death!" Chu Taiyuan didn't wait for Jing Ce Nian to finish speaking, he grabbed the reins and ran, scolding with disdain as he ran.

Jing Zenian seemed to have guessed this result a long time ago, and he raised his arms and shouted: "Don't forget to write a letter to the teacher when you go to a new place." ”

"Don't write, you obviously want to spy on me, old thing, I won't write to you this time......"

Chu Taiyuan's voice gradually faded away, Jing Ce Nian straightened his neck and looked, but the night was too dark, and it didn't take long for the figure to completely disappear from his sight.

"Stinky boy, I haven't seen a lot of growth in a few years." Jing Ce Nian was a little emotional, he knew that this student had always been soft-hearted, and he also assigned homework to Chu Taiyuan before leaving the school, so that he could travel the world to hone his mind, and now it seems that although the result is satisfied, he is inexplicably a little disappointed.

"The teacher never lied to you." Jing Ce Nian sighed, he is indeed too old, and he is afraid that he will not be able to make any waves in his lifetime: "Say goodbye today, he doesn't know if he will have a chance to see you again, stinky boy, don't let down the teacher's expectations of you!" ”

Jing Zenian sighed with emotion, and when he looked up again, his cloudy old eyes seemed to have a glint of essence, and he locked on to the young figure in the city at a glance: "It's still good to be young, but how capable can you be this little doll?" ”