Ling Ji led the five thousand iron horsemen after the break to the outside of Xiaojing City, and Duan Qianjiao greeted him.

"General Duan, there are 10,000 soldiers in the city, I will give you another 3,000 iron horses, you must defend Xiaojing City, and you can't let Yu Shengwei take it back. When I defeat Cen Liangzhi, I will come back. Ling said.

Duan Qianjiao knelt down, clenched his fists and said, "Please rest assured, the general will die!" ”

Ling Ji picked up Duan Qianjiao, got on his horse and left.

In the front hall of the Assassin's Mansion, Yu Shengwei was drinking with everyone to celebrate. He stood up, picked up his wine glass, and said to everyone: "Everyone, it is all your credit that Ruizhou City can be defended!" Come, I toast you, please! ”

"Envoy, please!" Everyone stood up with their glasses in their hands and drank them all.

At this time, Zhang Shiwu came over and said, "Envoy, I went to Zhongsun Mansion just now, and Zhongsun Gongzi fell ill and couldn't come to the celebration banquet." ”

Yu Shengwei nodded, and said to Yu Moyuan: "Moyuan, you go to Zhongsun Mansion to see Zhongsun Gongzi, by the way, bring a jar of wine, and let him drink it when he is sick." ”

Yu Moyuan came to Zhongsun Mansion, and the servants in the house led him to Zhongsun Yunxu's bedroom.

Zhongsun Yunxu saw that Yu Mo was coming, and hurriedly sat up from the bed.

"Zhongsun Gongzi, are you getting better?" Yu Moyuan asked.

"Brother Yu, I'm just occasionally caught the cold, and it's fine."

Yu Moyuan heard a knock on the door, so he went over and opened the door, and he saw a young woman with a beautiful face standing at the door, the young woman was dressed in red, holding a sword in her left hand, and followed by a maidservant girl with a decoction.

Zhongsun Yunxu stepped forward and said, "Brother Yu, she is my sister Zhongsun Xuewei. ”

Zhongsun Xuewei walked into the house and said to Zhongsun Yunxu: "Brother, my little sister has boiled you a bowl of medicine with her own hands, you can drink it while it's hot." ”

Yu Moyuan looked at Zhongsun Xuewei from afar, and always felt that he had seen her somewhere.

"Young Master Yu, we've met, don't you recognize me?" Zhongsun Xuewei asked.

"The girl looks a little familiar, but I really can't remember where I've seen it." Yu Mo returned far away.

Zhongsun Xuewei smiled, shook the sword in her hand, and said: "In the winter of three years ago, I disguised myself as a man and went to Mengxian Mountain to find you. ”

"It turned out to be you, I really didn't see that you were a daughter at the time." Yu Mo said from afar.

"It's not too late to know, Master Yu, when are you going to marry me?"

Yu Moyuan didn't expect Zhongsun Xuewei to speak so directly, and he was stunned for a while.

Zhongsun Xuewei asked in a low voice, "What are you thinking?" Want to go back? ”

"Since I promised Brother Ling to marry you, I will never regret it, but the war is undecided now, and it will take some time to marry you."

"The war is undecided? Didn't Ling Ju lead his army to withdraw? ”

"Although Ling Ji has withdrawn his troops, Xiaojing City is still in the hands of Ling Jun. After Chinese New Year's Eve, my father asked me to lead troops to attack Xiaojing City and retake the city. ”

"I see, then I'll go first, waiting for your good news." After speaking, Zhongsun Xuewei left the room with the maidservant.

Zhongsun Yun said: "Young Master Yu, my sister has been spoiled by her father since she was a child, and she doesn't understand the rules at all. ”

Yu Moyuan laughed and said, "Sister Ling is indeed different from ordinary women." ”

After the celebration banquet, Yu Shengwei took Zhang Shiwu to the prison, and he said to the captured Ling soldiers: "In a few days it will be Chinese New Year's Eve, Ling Zhi has already retired from the army, I will let you go home tomorrow to accompany your parents, wives and children." ”

When the soldiers of the Ling army heard this, they knelt down one after another, and many of them shed tears, and they shouted in unison: "Thank you for the grace of making the king not kill!" ”

At the head of Xiaojing City, Duan Qianjiao was inspecting the city defense. At this time, a scout ran up to the city, knelt down and said, "General, Yu Moyuan led 30,000 troops to kill, and the front army is thirty miles away. ”

"I see, let's go down first."

Yu Moyuan led his army to the west gate of Xiaojing City and ordered to set up camp.

Huangfu Sui said to Yu Moyuan: "Big brother, you give the order, within an hour, I will definitely attack the city and cut off the head of Duan Qianjiao!" ”

"The city of Xiaojing City is strong, if it is attacked, the casualties of the soldiers will be too great, I will think of other ways." Yu Moyuan said.

The next morning, Huangfu Sui led the army to the front of the city and shouted loudly to the city: "Duan Qianjiao, I heard that you are also a fierce general under Ling's account, do you dare to come down and fight with my grandfather for three hundred rounds!" ”

Duan Qianjiao's eyes widened angrily, his eyes stared at Huangfu Sui, and he didn't speak.

"What? You're scared, I know you don't dare to come out, you fought alone with my eldest brother before, and you were beaten away in less than twenty rounds, and I'm ashamed of you! Your martial arts are not even as good as a centurion of our Ruizhou Army! After saying that, Huangfu Sui couldn't stop laughing, and the soldiers behind him also laughed.

Duan Qianjiao's angry lips were trembling, but he quickly calmed down and said to Huangfu Sui: "Thief shaft! Aren't you just trying to trick me out of the city with the method of agitation? I can't go out, if you have the ability, you will come to attack the city, and I will slaughter you with my own hands! ”

Huangfu Sui was furious and led his army to rush towards the city wall, and Yu Mo saw this and hurriedly ordered Mingjin to withdraw his troops.

Huangfu Sui returned to the big tent of the Chinese army, and Yu Mo said from afar: "Second brother, you are too reckless!" I said that you were only allowed to curse and not to attack the city, so why didn't you listen? ”

"Big brother, I want to capture Xiaojing City as soon as possible. If we don't storm it, when will we take the city? ”

Huangfu Sui was a little unconvinced.

Luan Yi reluctantly said: "Second brother, don't talk, the eldest brother has his own way to break through the city, and we have to listen to the military order." ”

On the fifth watch, a cold arrow hit the pillar of the city tower, and a piece of paper was tied to the arrow. A soldier pulled out the arrow and handed it to Duan Qianjiao. Duan Qianjiao looked at the words on the paper and laughed.

"Why is the general laughing?" Captain Qi Congmiao asked.

Duan Qianjiao said: "It was the arrow shot by Zhu Pinzhi, the general of the water master, he said that he had to surrender to Yu Moyuan before, and he wanted to return to the general's account and continue to serve the general." At the third watch tonight, he will set fire to the camp of the Ruizhou army, so that we can lead the troops to kill them at that time, and defeat the Ruizhou army. ”

"Is Zhu Pinzhi's words credible?"

Duan Qianjiao thought for a moment and said, "Absolutely credible, he wants to make a great contribution, so that when he returns to Yinghui City, the general will not punish him." ”

"General, you'd better think again." Qi Congmiao said.

Duan Qianjiao shook his head: "You are too suspicious, when the time comes, you will take two thousand people to defend the city, and the rest will be killed with me." ”

At the third watch, Duan Qianjiao saw a fire in the camp of the Ruizhou Army at the head of the city, and said with great joy: "Zhu Pinzhi really didn't lie to me!" ”

Duan Qianjiao led 3,000 iron cavalry in front, and the foot soldiers followed closely behind, killing the camp of the Ruizhou army.

Duan Qianjiao had just arrived at the gate of the camp and saw Zhu Pinzhi riding out on horseback.

"Duan Qianjiao, don't get off the horse and surrender!" Zhu Pinzhi said loudly.

"Piff, you dare to harm me with treacherous schemes! Take your life! Duan Qianjiao was about to step forward, but saw Huangfu Sui and Luan Yimian leading troops to kill from both sides. Duan Qianjiao couldn't resist it, pulled out his horse and retreated, wanting to retreat to the city, but was stopped by Yu Moyuan's army.

Duan Qianjiao saw that he was surrounded, so he could only lead the army to fight to the death, he danced the green dragon halberd, and rushed back and forth to kill. Huangfu Sui's dancing knife took Duan Qianjiao directly, and the two generals fought for more than 30 rounds, Duan Qianjiao fell to the upper hand, full of flaws, and was cut under the horse by Huangfu Sui. Although the soldiers of the Ling army did not have the main general, they still fought hard with the Ruizhou army until they died in battle, and only a few of them put down their weapons and chose to surrender.

Zhu Pinzhi said to Yu Moyuan: "Son, there will be something to ask for in the end." ”

"I wish the general, please speak."

"Although Duan Qianjiao is an enemy general, he is also a loyal and brave person, please allow me to bury him." Zhu Pinzhi said.

Yu Moyuan nodded and said, "Okay, I promise you." ”

"Big brother, there are very few defenders in the city now, we can attack the city, right?" Huangfu Sui asked.

"Of course, let's go, let's lead the troops to attack together." Yu Mo said from afar.

Qi saw that the Ruizhou soldiers attacked from Miao, and urgently ordered the soldiers to release arrows, and the Ruizhou soldiers quickly rushed to the foot of the city wall and set up a ladder. Huangfu Sui was the first to climb the city, swinging his knife and slashing at Qi Congmiao, Qi Congmiao knew that he was invincible, ran to the city, and fled from the east gate on horseback.

Yu Mo entered Xiaojing City and went straight to the granary, he saw that there was a lot of grain and grass in the granary, and said to Luan Yimian: "Third brother, you take someone to prepare a carriage, load 100,000 stone of grain, and send it to Ruizhou City." ”

"Big brother, I'll go and prepare."

Yu Moyuan left Zhu Pinzhi to garrison Xiaojing City, allocated him 10,000 soldiers, and led his troops back to Ruizhou City.

After Ling Ju returned to Yinghui City, he led his army to repel the attack of Zan Zhou's assassin Cen Liangzhi, and won many successes.

On this day, Ling Ju was discussing with Situ Zhan in the general's mansion, Qi Congmiao ran into the mansion, knelt down, and cried and said: "General, Xiaojing City has been lost, and General Duan was killed by the Ruizhou army." ”

When Ling Ji heard this, he slammed his fist on the table and said, "Duan Qianjiao has followed me for nearly twenty years, and he is my general!" Yu Shengwei's father and son are really hateful, I want to raise a large army to attack Ruizhou again and avenge Duan Qianjiao. ”

"General, no!" Situ Zhan hurriedly stood up, "In the past few months, we have been fighting in the east and west, and no less than 100,000 soldiers have been killed in the battle, and there has been a lot of loss of grain and grass, so we can't fight anymore!" ”

"Is that all? I must get rid of Yu Shengwei! Ling was furious.

Situ Zhan paused and said, "General, if you want to get rid of Yu Shengwei, you can do it without using soldiers and horses." ”

"Mr. Situ, what can you do?"

Situ Zhan laughed and said, "I want to imitate the handwriting of Shengying Marquis Zhongli Feng to write a letter to Yu Shengwei, and I will order someone to send it tomorrow." ”

"Imitate Sheng Yinghou's handwriting, sir, what are you going to do here?" Ling was a little puzzled.

Situ Zhan walked in front of Ling Ji and whispered a few words.

Ling Ji listened and said, "Okay, this matter is up to you to arrange, let's do it quickly." ”

"No!"