Qishan Wengcheng in the twilight of the night, fell into a fierce fight, the soldiers of both sides fought bloodily, everywhere people shouted horses neighing, torches to the sky, drums to kill, shaking the heavens and the earth.

However, due to the fact that Dahua's army was all elite, and it was surging more and more, it gradually gained an advantage in terms of strength, and the Tang army of five camps in the city, the camp near the city gate had fallen, and more than half of the soldiers were burned to death by the fire.

The remaining four battalions of 15,000 soldiers and horses fled more than 5,000, and the remaining 10,000 people fought with 20,000 elites of Dahua in the city, and after a while, they were defeated and retreated.

The urn city was lost, the city head and the commanding heights of the arrow tower were all occupied by the Dahua soldiers, there was no terrain advantage, the Tang army was helpless, and had to retreat in the direction of the main city.

But in the middle of the night, Murong Luohu was worried that this group of defeated troops was mixed with the spies of the Dahua army, and once they entered the city in chaos and took the opportunity to occupy the city gate, the main city would also be broken by Lian Ke, and the gains would outweigh the losses.

"Open the door, we are Tang Jun, our own people."

"Why don't you open the door, don't you save you when you die?"

"Treat us as outcasts, don't save us when we die, such a court, Lao Tzu will not do it, go, and go to Dahua."

Some of the soldiers were filled with righteous indignation, and at the moment of life and death, they had lost their minds, shouting loudly, and there was a chaotic shout.

"Knock knock!"

At this time, on the wall of the main city, eighteen war drums were beating, and the soldiers under the city listened, and the captain, centurion, and team were beginning to organize men and horses to form a formation.

Although most of the soldiers were reluctant, they still copied it, but a few soldiers simply threw away their weapons and ran towards Dahua's side, wanting to take refuge in Dahua, and lost hope in the Tang army.

Boom!

10,000 elite troops, all with bright armor, solemn faces, swords, guns, swords, and halberds, shimmering in cold light, lined up like a mountain, approaching the main city.

But they did not attack, because under the darkness of the night, their engineering equipment did not arrive, and without the cover of a phalanx of powerful archers, they could not pose a great threat to the city.

The reason why they are arranged here is to deter the Tang army, so that they cannot send reinforcements and recapture the city of Weng.

At this time, the battle of Wengcheng was basically over, the Tang army was dead, those who retreated, and the Dahua soldiers began to clean up the battlefield. Hou Junji entered the city with soldiers and horses, and then personally went to the confrontation area between the two counties a mile away to supervise the battle.

Li Xiuning, who was in the main city, saw that the urn city was in flames, and the sound of killing gradually stopped, and he was sad and angry in his heart.

This night, the Dahua army seemed to fall from the sky and attacked the urn city at night, she couldn't figure out how such a steep checkpoint and a strong urn city could be lost in an instant.

This question is not only doubtful in my heart, all the civil and military generals at the head of the city are full of horror, and they can't figure it out, how did the Dahua army take the urn city, isn't it after calculation, Dahua needs to kill and wound 50,000 soldiers and horses, and it takes three months to exchange for the urn city?

The unknown mystery shrouded the hearts of every Tang Army soldier, like a haze, which made people frightened and unable to give birth to a sense of confrontation.

Liu Hongji said to Li Xiuning: "Princess, can you guess how the Dahua army succeeded in the night attack and broke through the urn city, will there be people who defect, and the inside and outside should be combined, so that it will go so smoothly?" ”

"I can't rule it out!"

"Her Royal Highness the Princess, General Murong, Liu Mou feels that he should immediately draw up an explanation, otherwise, the army's heart will be shaken, and the Dahua army will be full of timidity, which is not conducive to the next confrontation. It is better to make up a lieutenant or a lieutenant or a partial general, and announce that he defected to the enemy and defected to the battle, so that the city of Wengcheng could be lost, so as to stabilize the morale of the army. ”

"Is that okay?" Murong Luohu said hesitantly.

Liu Hongji said in a low voice: "It is feasible, when Cao Cao had no food in the army, he cut the steward in the logistics camp, saying that he deducted the military rations and calmed the resentment in the army, so as to motivate the soldiers and win in danger." We will introduce an excuse as soon as possible, which will calm the morale of the army, weaken the resentment of those who have defected to the enemy, and then the morale will still be used. ”

Li Xiuning sighed lightly, did not agree, nor objected, but fell silent.

These schemes are not just means and cannot be put on the table, but they are also conspiracies, and the more miraculous they are. She suddenly felt that although she had a heroic spirit, she was not suitable for women in the field of troops, the art of war, etc.

Such a calculation, forged charges, and false propaganda are also contrary to her character. Suddenly, there seemed to be a sense of exhaustion, and some hatred of intriguing wars.

Soon, Li Daoxuan and Zhang Gongjin came back from injury, and seeing the formation outside the city, Li Daoxuan himself was silent for a while, and then understood the thoughts of Murong Jiehe and the princess and others.

"Hurry up and let Li pay attention to enter the city." Li Xiuning was a little worried when she saw that her cousin was injured.

However, Li Daoxuan is also a figure, shaking his hand under the city, and then turning back to the formation, organizing the soldiers to arrange the formation, he doesn't want to enter the city, otherwise, it is easy to cause chaos among the soldiers, so that they will be covered up by the enemy and collapse directly.

"General Li is really a well-known man!" Murong Luo Hu admired.

Liu Hongji said: "In this way, put down a rope ladder, go down a few people, ask which general and lieutenant were on duty that night, and then push out one person to bear the guilt." ”

Murong Luohu nodded: "Okay, do it like this!" ”

Soon, several commanders and guards were put down through the rope ladder, and went to comfort General Li, and at the same time asked which captain and captain were on duty that night, and finally came up with an answer, the captain on duty at the city gate at night was called Shen Zonghua, and the captain at the head of the city was called Zhao Mingdong, and they were all killed in battle.

After the name was reported, Murong Luo Hu said: "Just pick this Shen Zonghua, the name has a Chinese character, and he will be sentenced to a crime of collaborating with the enemy, and he has already been rebelled against and defected to Dahua. ”

The generals nodded, in order to stabilize the morale of the army, they could only wronged this person, anyway, there was no proof of death, and he didn't know.

The news was quickly announced, and the whole army was angry, scolding this Captain Shen Zonghua for not being a thing, eating inside and out, causing the loss of Wengcheng and venting his grievances.

It's a pity that this loyal and courageous captain of the Tang Army, who fought bravely at that time, did not become a heroic martyr and was respected, but became a scapegoat and became the object of scolding by the officers and men of the three armies.