Because Xingzhou was originally a small city, it may be to save trouble and effort, so the city fortifications only had trenches and suspension bridges, but there were no canals to divert water. Relying on the iron toad who had just died in battle, he scolded him, so that the little child Gu Shi couldn't hold back his anger, and he led the army out of the city!

Wang Baichuan has full trust in the combat effectiveness of the Northwest Army; The confrontation between the first in the world and the penultimate first, coupled with the complete unequal strength of the two sides; So there is no need to worry about the results of the battle, even if Gu Xiang Sheng has three heads and six arms on his back, he can't stop the blade of the Northwest Army at all!

In fact, Wang Baichuan, who has already quietly touched the city of Xingzhou, has not yet known. The general Gu Shigu, who was a talented person and made him jealous, escaped from the battle at a speed that was not slower than their group of old fritters!

In fact, the soldiers on both sides knew in their hearts that if Gu Shi could withstand the insult and stick to the city of Xingzhou, the worst would be an undefeated result. Because even if the Northwest Army has great skills, it will never dare to try the taste of "attacking the city with bare hands" again.

However, it is basically doomed that the army with few soldiers and few generals will be divided and eaten by the Northwest Army.

This tactical mistake, for the soldiers of the Liberation Army, is just a literati-born Gu Shi, thin-skinned and shallow-hearted, and has no actual combat experience, so this is why Wang Baichuan fell for his evil deeds! can ask themselves, they themselves were scolded by the immoral Northwest military man, who was disgraced and resentful; Now that he can slash the enemy with his hands and kill him more happily, it's not too much of a nest......

Dying on the battlefield is the best fate for those who are in the army. The soldiers of the Relief Army were somewhat resentful of General Gu, who had "died in battle" somewhere, but they couldn't talk about any hatred......

Of course, this kind of relief and calmness is based on the premise that Gu Shi fought bloody battles with them and finally died on the battlefield. But in fact, after Gu Shi saw that the iron toad was hacked to death by the chaotic knife, as the chaotic army rushed and collided, he quietly began to move outside the battlefield...

In fact, Gu Shi's escape from the battle has already secretly been revealed. His usual weapon is a light and solid, but not striking sword. Although this kind of blade looks unremarkable, whether it is a slash or a thrust, the actual combat effect is excellent. In foot combat, the Mo sword is also an ordinary blade with a short handle, and is widely favored by skill-based generals who do not want to carry too heavy a heavy load.

Gu Shi chose to use this kind of blade, not because of his pure sword skills, but because the shape of the Mo knife was more like a sword used by literati to press books......

But today's Gu Shi went into battle to kill the enemy, but he only wore a three-foot Qingfeng with him. This choice alone has already exposed his true intentions.

The sword is a gentleman of a hundred soldiers; Although it is also a traditional sword, some people use it as an accessory, some people use it as a tool, some people use it as a symbol of power, and some people use it to strengthen the body...... However, this kind of time-honored blade is not suitable for the territory of the two armies, and it is extremely unsuitable.

The sword is light and agile, so the materials used and the way of forging are bound to be limited. In addition to those rare divine blades, ordinary long swords can't kill for a few rounds at all, and they will collapse and roll their blades, and they will be overwhelmed!

If you must use the elegant and chic weapon of the "sword" to fight a big melee! If you don't carry two sacks full of "spare parts" behind you, you won't be able to rewind at all!

In other words, Gu Shi, who has never learned martial arts, has no intention of killing the enemy and making meritorious contributions when he goes into battle with his sword today!

And his stupid act of "not being humiliated by his ancestors and leading the army out of the city to fight" was not Gu Shi's original intention; Instead, it came from Pang Qingshan, the commander of the Worry Relief Army, who sent Di to listen to a military order sent by the spies. To be fair, Pang Qingshan made him choose this kind of response, although the deep strategic intention was not stated in the letter; But with Gu She's agile and intelligent thinking, he could vaguely guess the other party's ultimate goal.

According to Pang Qingshan's instructions, Gu Shi could lead the army out of the city and fight with the Northwest Army for a while; Then he led the remnants of the defeated army to break through the siege, and finally turned back to the camp of the Jiewei army and lost Xingzhou City to the Northwest Army. It's just that Gu Shi personally thinks that if he wants to achieve this plan, he must pay a price that is several times more tragic than this.

If the bait is not fragrant, how can the prey be willing to be trapped?

Gu Shi believes that there are only a few thousand soldiers who will fight until the whole army is wiped out; Coupled with the wine, meat, grain, grass, and material reserves in Xingzhou City, it was enough to make the simple-minded reckless men of the Northwest Army forget all the troubles in this world......

Of course, General Gu also knew in his heart that his single thought would not only give up the lives of thousands of Brother Paoze. And Pang Qingshan paid such a heavy price, not just because he wanted to annihilate the Northwest Army at both ends of this gang......

In fact, Gu Shi can understand Pang Qingshan, and he also understands the reason why he used such a poisonous plan, and he understands that the killing itself is just a process; He was not a hypocrite, nor was he a spiritual cleanliness defender; He just doesn't want to be a part of it, and he doesn't need this blood-stained fame!

If it weren't for his temperament, with his identity as a child of the Gu family, it would not be a problem to say that the expenses of the cold window for ten years would not be a problem; Even if he is illiterate with the surname Gu, it is not a problem to get a job in Jiangnan Province. And Gu Shi threw his pen from Rong, and he really wanted to become a young hero with both civil and military skills, and he was famous in history with a sound shock. But he didn't want to rely on sucking people's cream in exchange for this "bloody wealth".

Therefore, after he slowly withdrew to the periphery of the battle circle, he found a corpse of his size while no one was paying attention, smashed its facial features with a boulder, and replaced it with his own battle armor and sword......

Since Gu Shi changed into a Tsing Yi hat, there is no longer Gu Shi on the Huayu Continent! He overfulfilled the handsome order issued by Pang Qingshan, so his move was not considered to be an escape......

He just wanted to go home......

Not to mention Gu Shi, who returned to his hometown by faking his death, he just said that the five hundred veterans of the Northwest Army who had quickly crossed the suspension bridge at the south gate of Xingzhou City and firmly controlled the winch of the outer city gate and the drawbridge.

Wang Baichuan drew his knife in his hand, and with a splash of blood, he killed the last panicked and trembling city guard. He kicked away the "living dead" who were still crying and struggling, turned around, looked at the increasingly lively and noisy battlefield of flesh and blood behind him, and immediately commanded:

"The brothers have all come, and the other three inner and outer city gates, the Xingzhou government office, and the grain warehouses in the city are all extremely important. Personally go and discuss with everyone on their own, but only a quarter of an hour's work, these places must be taken down! Oh yes, I'll have to nag a little more. At present, although we have returned to the imperial court again, after all, the brothers are still guilty, and this matter of settling accounts after the autumn is not new, and everyone is pondering in their hearts. If you meet the remnants of the worrying army in the city for a while, don't be merciful! ”

"Do you still have to say that? The iron toad let them die, if someone releases a worry-relieving army, how can they still have the face to see the "toad" below in the future? ”

Since the iron toad "called out" under the city, the local people in Xingzhou City have closed their doors; They hid under their beds, in rice jars, in vegetable cellars, and in many strange corners where they thought they were safe. In fact, the Northwest Army and the Nankang Army fought and fought, and no matter which side won or lost, it had little to do with the people.

So now on the streets of Xingzhou City, except for the occasional panicked relief army and running on the streets, the entire Xingzhou City seems to have fallen into a deep sleep, and there is not even a ghost shadow......

Due to Gu Shi's "improper command", there were still hundreds of defenders in Xingzhou City, but they were all old, weak, sick and disabled. In less than half an hour, the four inner and outer city gates were all held by the Northwest Army; As for the key places such as the government office, granary, storehouse, pharmacy, and silver trumpet, special personnel have been assigned to guard them, and there is no chance for the enemy to set fire to the grain......

Until the sunset of the next night, Xingzhou City completely fell into the pocket of the Northwest Army. And the more than 4,000 Nankang defenders who were once under the control of Gu She, except for Wang Baichuan, who "grabbed" more than 1,000 surrendered troops, the rest all died under the butcher's knife of the Northwest Army.

The soil outside the south gate of Xingzhou City became soft and moist after drinking enough blood from the soldiers of the two armies; Under the afterglow of the setting sun, the scavenging birds that followed the smell of blood also circled repeatedly in the sky above......

Wang Baichuan, the acting general of the Northwest Army, sat at the table where the prefect tried the case at this time; He repeatedly touched the warm wooden handrails with his hands, still unable to believe what he had gained.

He didn't expect that Gu Shen would be able to capture Xingzhou City in one fell swoop and annihilate thousands of defenders; I didn't expect that after such a victory, the loss of troops would be very small! It is true that many of the old brothers of the Northwest Army died on the battlefield; The honest and simple "Iron Toad" brother didn't have time to rescue......

But at least with this record as a guarantee, Emperor Tianyou will at least give a "merit and demerit" ending! Those 80,000 old brothers who once "aided and abetted" even have a way to live!

With the end of the inventory of several master books, Wang Baichuan was even more ecstatic! Don't look at this Xingzhou, the city is small and the people are widowed; But the materials seized this time are quite impressive! Not only is more than half of the grain and grass stored here! A strategic material is even more applicable! Boxes of pills and creams, brand new cotton cloth, air-dried old bacon, fresh eggs and fruits, and even some vegetables grown by local folks!

On a normal day, these things are not worth a lot of money; But in these chaotic years, they haven't seen this kind of good thing in a few days! And what is even more commendable is that when someone "copied" the prefect's mansion, he accidentally found a cellar full of old wine in the cellar!

Most of the fighting men on the battlefield are good wine, except for those who are born with wine putty, everyone has a reason to be greedy. Some people sweat to ward off the cold, some people to help them sleep; Some people want to drive away nightmares, and some people drink to strengthen their courage......

Alcohol hurts the body, but for the low-level soldiers who "have today and no tomorrow", this shortcoming is not terrible......