Chapter Ninety-Seven: Hurrying to the Fire

Although Zhu Yiluan wanted to take Guangdong, he was still very concerned about the safety of Changsha City, although he felt that Changsha was located in the center of Huguang and was surrounded by cities, and it was not easy for the soldiers and horses of the imperial court to plot, but he still left Liu Zhen and Jinda to lead 8,000 men and horses to garrison.

Not only that, but the garrisons of several nearby state capitals were all subject to the movement of the two, and once Changsha was attacked, even if they were not in Changsha, they could gather 20,000 soldiers and horses to defend Changsha in the shortest possible time.

Two people who only know kung fu for the first time to lead the troops, at first it was also a deep sense of responsibility, the two brothers were dressed in armor and hooked shoulders all day, either to inspect the training of soldiers or to visit and comfort the soldiers, and they were very happy.

However, as soon as the three days arrived, the fresh energy was gone, and there was no trace of the two of them in the military camps in the city.

There are no tigers in this mountain, and the monkey is not called the king, but the upper peak is the shopkeeper, and the brothers below have also become lazy, and one by one the original forms are exposed, worthy of the title of the miscellaneous army.

"Stop, what are you doing?" The sergeant who was in front of the gate of the North City stretched out his hand to stop him, and his facial features instantly squeezed into a bunch of flattering laughter.

"If you go back to the military master, the villain is a merchant from Wuchang City, who went to Changsha City, a treasure land of feng shui, to deliver a batch of goods."

A few sergeants in front of the door looked up, and sure enough, it was a caravan, with nearly twenty taels of large and small carriages, and nearly 100 followers.

"You businessmen, don't look at the current situation, and still fucking run out to do business, aren't afraid of encountering rebels and robbing money and killing people in the middle of the road?" The sergeant squinted his eyes and said, what he hates the most is these merchants who run business, and all the fat and flowing oil are not a good thing!

Sikong Wang smiled and arched his hand: "Tuojun Master Hongfu, this journey has been smooth and has not encountered any trouble." ”

The sergeant snorted disdainfully, raised the spear in his hand and shouted: "Open the box and check, pay the tax according to the regulations!" As he spoke, he was about to take someone forward to check.

"The military master is doing well, the villain is just eating with a mouthful of food, and the car is full of tea, which can't see the light and can't stand the moisture." Sikong Wang hurriedly stood in front of this guy, and as he spoke, he took out a small money bag from his arms, which could be seen to contain a lot of silver.

The sergeant's eyes lit up, and he wasted this half day of spitting stars, isn't that what he wants. He unceremoniously stretched out his hand to take it, and said while putting it in his arms: "It's not easy to see you running a business, and this time it's cheaper for you." Turn left into the city and pay the entrance tax to where to go. ”

"Thank you, thank you." Sikong Wang gave up his hands again and again, and with a shout, he led his 'caravan' into the city.

"Enemy attack!" As soon as Sikong Wang's front foot entered the city, the sergeant in charge of the lookout at the head of the city shouted at the top of his voice, and then the gong sounded loudly, and the inside and outside of the city wall became a pot of porridge.

It was Brother Erdan who came with the troops. As soon as Sikong Wang's front foot set off, he gathered 1,500 cavalry under his command to follow, and along the way under the banner of the rebels, he did not arouse the suspicion of the rebels patrolling outside, until he saw Sikong Wang enter the city from the clairvoyance, and then gave an order to attack.

The cavalry launched an attack, and the movement was not small, and the originally sleepy sergeant immediately discovered it, and without thinking about it, he decided that it was an enemy attack. Also, if the little prince's soldiers and horses return to the city, how can they take a slow walk to catch their breath when they get to the front, how can there be such a hurry.

The city gate slowly closed, but Brother Erdan and the cavalry had not yet arrived. However, Sikong Wang led people not far from the city gate, and saw the soldiers and horses in the city running towards the city one after another, as soon as he made a gesture, the soldiers who brought him into the city opened the box placed on the carriage with a slight movement, and it was full of weapons!

"Do it!" With a loud shout, Sikong Wang went straight to the city gate that had not had time to completely close it empty-handed, and the soldiers behind him also drew their swords and followed.

Sikong Wang's legs and feet were extremely fast, and before the rebel sergeants who heard the sound behind him turned around, he had already arrived at the city gate, his body jumped out of thin air, and he flew out with two feet in a row and kicked the two rebels out directly.

Sikong Wang brought carefully selected elite soldiers, where could the dozen or so rebels who closed the city gate in the city gate cave be opponents, and before the city head sergeants rushed to support, a group of people were all thrown to the ground.

Seeing the city gate open again, Brother Erdan was ecstatic, and the horsewhip in his hand whipped even louder, and he rushed into the city like a whirlwind. "Brothers, kill with me!"

Ximen fell, but Liu Zhen and Jinda, who were in the palace, didn't know that these two were drinking a little wine at this time, and now Zhu Yiluan was not in the city, and no one could control them.

"Brother Liu, the big thing is not good, the soldiers and horses of the imperial court are attacking the city!" Lei Leopard walked in quickly, his face full of panic.

Today, he was taking people around the streets and alleys to look for the court agents who had sneaked into the city, but unfortunately the agents did not find it, but they heard that the West Gate was broken by a large group of court soldiers and horses, and in a hurry, he rushed back to the palace to find Liu Zhen.

"Hahaha, I said Brother Lei, you rarely joke, what is the good thing today, you are in such a mood." Liu Zhen laughed, thinking that Lei Leopard was joking.

Lei Bao hurriedly stomped his feet, and lifted up Liu Zhen, who was leaning forward and leaning back with a smile, "When did Lao Tzu ever joke?!" ”

"Brother Lei, you can't be serious, right?" Jinda stood up with his wine glass in hand, and the muscles on his face trembled as he asked.

Lei Leopard gasped and glared at him, and reprimanded: "The soldiers and horses of the imperial court have attacked from the West Gate, do you think it's true?!" ”

Liu Zhen and Jinda were dumbfounded, and they were stupid for a while.

"What are you doing in a daze, why don't you hurry up and take the old prince and the prince out of the city!" Lei Bao had an expression of hatred on his face, he was his subordinates, and he had to kill them one by one!

Liu Zhen finally came back to his senses and said hurriedly: "Changsha can't be lost, otherwise the little prince will have to take the lives of my two brothers." The third child, immediately gather people and horses to go to the west gate with me, and I will definitely beat the official army out of the city! ”

Jinda nodded hurriedly, but unfortunately he was caught by Lei Leopard just after taking a step. "The city has been broken, and the old, weak, sick and disabled in the city alone are no match for the people of the court at all, and we won't be able to get out if we don't leave."

"Brother Lei, losing Changsha is a capital crime!" Liu Zhen wanted to shed tears in a hurry, but when the little prince left, he told him that he had to keep Changsha City safe no matter what.

"I can't care so much, I can't say anything and let the old prince and the prince fall into the hands of the court, otherwise the little prince will be completely passive, you two listen to my advice, take them out of the city and do some more care." Lei Leopard has been in officialdom for a long time, and he is very clear about the importance of the father and son who are under house arrest in the harem. Once the two of them stood on the side of the court, Zhu Yiluan would first fall behind morally, and then he would no longer be a clan that raised troops to set things right, but became an outright chaotic minister and thief, and if he wanted to recruit talents in the name of the clan, it would be impossible at all.

Liu Zhen and Jinda looked at each other, and they didn't know what to do for a while.

"Oh, you hurry up, as long as this father and son are in their hands, the little prince will definitely treat you lightly." Lei Bao hurriedly said, mother-in-law, mother-in-law, how can you achieve great things.

Seeing that Lei Bao said so surely, Liu Zhen and Jinda could only believe it, and they flew towards the harem of the palace.

The two of them hijacked King Ji and Shizi and fled from the city in a hurry under the leadership of Lei Bao, and the eight thousand men and horses in the entire city became headless flies.

"Hahaha, Brother Sikong, today you and my brother walked into this palace openly, but I want to see how Zhu Yiluan enjoys this guy on weekdays." Looking at the majestic gate of the palace in front of him, the second brother on the horse smiled arrogantly.

glanced at him a little helplessly, and whispered in his ear: "Erdan, let's hurry up and arrange how the army will defend the city, it won't be long before the rebels will come to fight for the city." ”

"Well, that makes sense." Brother Erdan was obedient to him, and immediately arranged to defend Changsha City.

arranged for a while to send the generals away, and Brother Erdan strode into the gate of the palace with Sikong Wang.

"Well, yes, magnificent." Brother Erdan looked at the furnishings of the palace, nodded and said, this prince will really enjoy it.

Sikong Wang shook his head and said, "Erdan, King Ji and Shizi were not found in the palace, what do you say?" ”

The importance of these two people is also clear in Brother Erdan's heart, but he doesn't have a cold when he doesn't find any trace of the two, and he is afraid that he will find the bodies of these two people, and it will be unreasonable at that time. Once Zhu Yiluan pushes the death of the two on his own head, then the vassal kings of various places must not complain about the imperial court, and when the time comes, colluding with Zhu Yiluan, that is the most terrible thing.

"It's okay, they must have been kidnapped and fled from the city, so I have to tell Lord Liu quickly and let him send more people to find out where the two are." As he spoke, Brother Erdan beckoned a guard and commanded him. This person is the captain of Jinyi, and he can find Liu Shouyou according to Jinyiwei's code.

Changsha City fell, but Zhu Yiluan, who was outside Shaozhou City, did not know. However, at this time, his mood was not much better, and Shaozhou City, which he thought could be easily taken, had no effect after attacking it for two days in a row.

"Second Brother Cheng, you hurry up and think of a way, according to the current situation, we won't be able to break through Shaozhou City in another ten days, and we can't afford to spend it for such a long time." Zhu Yiluan said impatiently, in the past two days, he actually felt that this journey was just a wine bag and rice bag, and he couldn't take a single Shaozhou City, so it seemed that he had to touch a good military advisor.

Cheng Jingye frowned for a while, how could he not see what Zhu Yiluan was thinking in his heart, how could he not see it, if he was not angry, how could it be. But even if you get angry again, you can only endure it, after all, you are just a subordinate.

"Little prince, Shaozhou City is located at a critical point, the city is tall and strong, as long as Lu Dengda in the city grits his teeth and sticks to it, we have no other way." The march and war must not be false at all, although Zhu Yiluan knows that he definitely doesn't like to hear this, but Cheng Jingye still has to tell the truth.

"Don't say it again, you transfer the idle 20,000 horses to attack the city, the army is divided into several waves to attack the city continuously, day and night, you can't stop, you want to see if this Shaozhou City is iron!" Zhu Yiluan said viciously.

Afraid that he would speak, Cheng Jingye hurriedly said: "Little prince, we are now in the enemy territory, and we will not leave a group of men and horses as a defense, in case the enemy army attacks, it will not be good." ”

"That's enough!" Zhu Yiluan slapped the table and reprimanded: "Looking ahead, how can you achieve great things, you just do what you order." ”

Cheng Jingye frowned, forced the anger in his heart and clenched his fists and said: "Yes, my subordinates will arrange it." ”

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