Most of the officers and soldiers of the Qingju City defense line gathered in the city, the sky was dark, the night was cold and the river was cold, and there were only a handful of officers and soldiers who were still stranded in the patrol of the water village, and it was only half an hour to change the defense.

Qin Jinxiao led the soldiers and horses to sneak into the upper reaches of Qingju City before nightfall, but did not get off the boat in a hurry and entered the water. First, the envoy sent out to connect with Xu Hui's ministry did not return; Second, the soldiers who have traveled for a long time also need to take a breather and recuperate; Thirdly, Qin Jinxiao believes from his personal experience that it has not been long since nightfall, and the officers and soldiers must not have slept yet, and most of them are still sitting around the fireplace and talking about idle days.

The three messengers sent out to contact Xu Hui's ministry have not returned for a long time, and Qin Jinxiao can't help but be a little impetuous. In this operation, Qin Qigong was not by his side, but was retained by Hou Dagui, but he came with the army, but Lu Xingyun, who couldn't even call half a bucket of water for the military.

As a staff officer of the left battalion of the first army, Lu Xingyun certainly deserves to be here, but his uncle Qin Qigong, who is rich in strategy, is in front of him, and Qin Jinxiao looks down on him as a natural boss, but because of Zhao Dangshi's military order to "invite Mr. Lu to exercise with the army", he has to bring this burden.

Qin Jinxiao has always been moody, and he will double his inner thoughts, and along the way, Lu Xingyun, who has suffered from his face, naturally knows it. But he is the most stubborn and unyielding person, and the more others despise him, the more he will have to fight. From the beginning to the present, no matter how difficult the road is, he has gritted his teeth and insisted silently, and has never made a sigh. Qin Jinxiao and the others, who were originally quite disdainful of him, were secretly surprised when they saw his shoulders deeply sunken for the thick hemp rope, and their attitudes changed a lot.

"Mr. Lu, tired, tired, sit down and rest, rest." Wei Yiqu saw that Lu Xingyun was standing by the river silently, with a thick rope hanging from his shoulders, and he was a little reluctant to go. After all, this kind of rough and dirty work can be done by a martial artist like himself, how can a scholar like Lu Xingyun be punished.

Even after leaving Shizhouwei, a lot of personnel were added one after another, and the left battalion was completely dominated by Shizhou people. And these soldiers and officers from Shizhou Wei are all from Qin Jinxiao's family servants. They were already used to being tough and rough, and they were not interested in literati like Lu Xingyun, and seeing Qin Jinxiao's contemptuous attitude towards Lu Xingyun, no one would take the initiative to deal with him. In contrast, Wei Yiqu is a Han Chinese, and he has a generous personality, and he also maintains basic respect for Lu Xingyun as a staff officer in his behavior, so Lu Xingyun has a good impression of this person.

"Yes, I know. It's just that after walking too much, the whole body is hot, and the river breeze blows here to dissipate heat and dissipate heat. Lu Xingyun was wronged all the way, and he was still holding his breath at this time, so he was still stubborn in his words. He didn't want to underestimate Wei Yiqu and the others, so even if his body was so cold, he still stretched his neck after finishing speaking, and looked up into the distance.

Wei Yiqu said helplessly: "I don't think about it for too long, and I have to order the action." Until then, it is better for Mr. to maintain sufficient physical strength. He also knew that the scholars were somewhat arrogant, and he reminded Lu Xingyun out of kindness. If Lu Xingyun and he had personally experienced the double consumption of human psychology and physiology in the battle with life and death as a bargaining chip, then the current Lu Xingyun would definitely not stand here and blow the wind of Laoshizi, but like Peng Guang's battlefield veterans, he grabbed any gap that he could catch, hid in a sheltered place or closed his eyes to recuperate, or took a hot knife with body temperature.

There was a sound of broken footsteps in his ears, someone came by the riverside sand and stones, and Lu Xingyun squinted over, it was Qin Jinxiao who came. It can be said that in the left camp, no one is afraid of the upright and strong Lu Xingyun, but he is secretly afraid of this often gloomy Qianzong. This is not only because the other party is Qianzong, but more importantly, whenever he faces Qin Jinxiao's sharp and indifferent eyes, he will naturally feel a taste of death, if an animal is compared, then Qin Jinxiao seems to Lu Xingyun like a wild wolf who quietly shuttles through the deep forest, peeps at the unknown traveler all the time and is ready to give a fatal blow at any time.

"What, the staff officer wants to go into the water to swim?" Lu Xingyun pretended not to see Qin Jinxiao, and Qin Jinxiao took the initiative to speak. Everyone knows that Qin Jinxiao is joking, but his temperament and expression don't seem to be suitable for joking, and when he opens his mouth, people will always be faintly worried about whether he is coming for real.

Lu Xingyun coughed lightly, for fear that Qin Jinxiao would really throw himself into the biting cold Jialing River, so he didn't dare to be as lonely as he was with Wei Yiqu, turned around and hugged his fists slightly: "I've seen Mr. Qian." ”

"It's time for someone to come from the west, and in half an hour, we'll set off." Qin Jinxiao looked up at the dark sky. From this, it can be seen that he must have been hooked up with Xu Hui and the Tsing Yi Army.

Wei Yiqu nodded solemnly and said, "My subordinates understand." After speaking, he didn't wait for Qin Jinxiao to speak again, and bowed to him and Lu Xingyun before retreating.

There was no one else, and as soon as he was alone with Qin Jinxiao, Lu Xingyun was like a mang on his back, and he was a little cramped and uneasy, but Qin Jinxiao didn't embarrass him for too long, he was only silent for a while and said: "Let's act later, the staff officer will stay here, and when the war is over, I will send someone to pick you up." ”

When he said this, he was really thinking about Lu Xingyun. The sword has no eyes, even if Lu Xingyun will not fight hand-to-hand in person, in the dark chaos, no one can guarantee that this literati who has never been on the battlefield will be thoughtful. You must know that on the battlefield, the gap between an experienced veteran and a fledgling chick is completely incomprehensible. Even if he is a scholar who gives advice, he is not helpless. Like Qin Qigong, he took off his robe, put on armor and carried a knife, with his skills, he was not below Wei Yiqu, Peng Guang and the like. Chang Zeyu is also rumored to have killed three assassins single-handedly in his early years. Even though he was as weak and delicate as Mu Gongchun in appearance, the battalion also knew that his horsemanship was very exquisite, even surpassing many cavalry in the Feijie battalion. Therefore, people who can find a place in the army will not be as simple as they seem, and they usually have abilities and means beyond ordinary people.

And Lu Xingyun, in addition to selling his mouth and pretending to be high, Qin Jinxiao couldn't think of any self-protection skills he could have when he went to the battlefield. But because he was "hand-picked" by Zhao Dangshi to "exercise" with the army this time, Qin Jinxiao didn't want to let him be hurt because of his negligence and thus attract Zhao Dangshi's reprimand.

It's just that his kindness was not accepted by Lu Xingyun. On the contrary, he underestimated Lu Xingyun's self-esteem. He didn't say this, as soon as he said it, Lu Xingyun's temper instantly went up, and it was a mountain of swords and a sea of fire, and he had to climb and jump.

"The man should die in the wilderness, and bury his ears with a horse leather shroud! Since I have to order the 'army', then I must not leave the army from the beginning to the end, and I will die, and I must be buried with the soldiers!" Lu Xingyun rushed down angrily, and he didn't care if it was Qin Jinxiao on the other side, and said loudly. He has read a lot of books, and he is especially prone to impassioned, just like at the moment, the sudden outburst not only startled Qin Jinxiao, but also caused many sergeants around him to open their eyes and take a nap.

"Hey, hey." Qin Jinxiao lowered his head slightly, laughed a few times, and couldn't see his joy or anger.

After Lu Xingyun was excited, his fists were clenched, staring at Qin Jinxiao's reaction. He was actually very nervous in his heart now, and he was very worried that this emotionally uncertain Qian would do something out of the ordinary to him.

Qin Jinxiao laughed twice, Lu Xingyun couldn't hear what he was laughing at, and he was a little hairy. At this moment, Qin Jinxiao suddenly took two steps to the left, and Lu Xingyun couldn't help but take a step back under nervousness.

However, Qin Jinxiao's target was obviously not him, Lu Xingyun looked worriedly, and saw a soldier with a puzzled face, but the knife on the soldier's waist had been pulled out by Qin Jinxiao.

"Take it." Qin Jinxiao held the waist knife in his hand, turned to Lu Xingyun, took two steps closer, and then stuffed the knife into his hand.

Lu Xingyun held a few swords at most in his life, and they were still used as swords for decoration or ceremonial purposes. Shilin takes the sword as his elegance, and Lu Xingyun is in it, so he naturally will not touch the knife that is regarded as rude and reckless and worthy of martial arts, so when he held the handle of the knife for the first time, the heavy blade caught him off guard, and he almost couldn't grasp the handle and fell to the ground.

"This ......" Lu Xingyun held a knife in both hands, looked at the knife, and looked at Qin Jinxiao, I don't know why.

The corners of Qin Jinxiao's mouth were lightly raised, his eyes looked away, and he said coldly: "Since you are going to battle, then you will have the appearance of going into battle." With this knife in hand, when the battle is over, I see that there are a few more gaps on it. ”

Lu Xingyun was speechless for a while, and before he could speak, Qin Jinxiao had already stepped on the pebbles and walked away.

It is reported that this time, it was Song Houzhen, a staff officer, who took the overland route from the direction of Pengxi to cooperate with Qin Jinxiao's troops, and led 1,000 people from the front camp of the army. He severely criticized Xu Hui for Yang Zhaofeng's disregard for military discipline and other things without saying goodbye, and this action was obviously to make meritorious contributions. His desire to win was not under Qin Jinxiao, and he had already gone to ambush near Qingju City before nightfall.

Just after the time of the child, Qin Jinxiao's whole army mobilized and began to act. They lowered the small boats wrapped in iron in front of them into the water one after another, and divided them into groups of ten and went down the river in boats.

There are three water villages in the upper reaches of Qingju City, but when Qin Jinxiaobu arrives there, there are only a few lights indicating that there are still people stationed here.

Qin Jinxiao was silent and left 200 people here. He didn't have the ambition to do that, but he thought it through. The first is to capture the water village and prevent the officers and soldiers in the water village from rushing to help or blockade the river, and the second is to prevent the possible actions of the officers and troops in Nanchong County.

Zhao Ying's waterway army was finally discovered by the patrolling officers and soldiers less than two miles away from Qingju City. Qin Jinxiao did not let the soldiers light up the fire early, but kept shooting arrows blindly and making loud noises. He had rich combat experience and knew that his duty in this battle was not to attack first, but to cause panic among the officers and soldiers. Therefore, the failure to light the fire and the blind shooting of arrows and the clamor are all aimed at making the officers and soldiers unable to figure out the number of their own troops, thus causing them greater psychological pressure.

The clear whistle arrows and dazzling rockets were constantly intertwined and shuttled in the sky above Qingju City, and even though the officers and soldiers had been mentally prepared for the attack of Zhao Ying, they did not expect that Zhao Ying's men and horses would attack from upstream. From upstream, go around to the north of Qingju City, which is a weak area of defense. The officers and generals of the officers and troops lacked the ability to respond to emergencies, and the officers and troops who focused on guarding the south and the Tiesuo Water Village on the river soon showed signs of confusion amid the complicated and repeated orders for changing guards.

Qin Jinxiao naturally would not give the official army a chance to regroup, and the left battalion was divided into two groups on the river, one group went to the water village to set fire, and the other group went straight ashore to attack the north gate of Qingju City, which had not yet returned to God.

Before the war, Song Houzhen and Qin Jinxiao had already made an appointment on the time and action code, but the night battle was the most test of the quality of the army and the leadership ability of the generals, and the inconsistency of cooperation between various departments was even more commonplace. Qin Jinxiao just wanted to make a tentative attack a few times at first, but after waiting for a long time, Song Houzhen's troops were not seen for a long time, and he was worried about the rearrangement of the official army, so he ignored many and began to order real swords and guns to carry out siege operations.

Qingju City has achieved some results in recent construction, but it has been abandoned for a long time, and it is far from being compared with the county town that has been formally repaired. The low walls can hardly be climbed without ladders, which is like walking on the ground for the soldiers of the Qin Jin filial piety department, who are good at climbing. In the dark night, the officers and soldiers could not see the movement of the enemy clearly, and a few small cannons erected on a high place also became decorations, and only a few cannons were fired indiscriminately into the sky, which did not frighten the soldiers of the Zhao battalion, but frightened their own people who were already frightened.

At the same time as the battle at the North Gate began, the river not far away was already full of fire, and the soldiers of the Zhao Battalion who raided into the water village burned and searched everywhere, echoing the robe on the shore.

After fighting for a while, Qin Jinxiao felt that the defense line of Qingju City had begun to waver, and this time was the best time to exert force. He issued military orders one after another, urging the soldiers to attack more violently and not giving the officers and soldiers any respite, in the hope of crushing the last will of the officers and soldiers to fight in one fell swoop.

Night battles are dangerous and have a high rate of return. Just like at the moment, Qin Jinxiao's troops, who successfully launched a night attack, took the lead, and everyone bravely took the lead, while the unsuspecting officers and soldiers were disordered and demoralized. The original plan echoed the horns between the water village and the city, and at this time it also became a mirror. In less than half an hour, Qin Jin's filial piety department successfully entered Qingju City and began street fighting. For the street fighting, Qin Jinxiao, who accounted for the vast majority of the soldiers of Shizhou's guards, was even better at it, so when Song Hou Zhenbu arrived in a hurry, the battle in Qingju City had already come to an end.