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Chapter 729: Five Killings

The closest border city to Nanyan is called Dingyuan, which is a border city that is larger than Baishui City. The defenders in the city, a small part of which were the original border troops, and the others were all county soldiers brought by Fang Xie from Yongbei Sandao. After the reorganization of the county soldiers, they were sent here, and the life in the border city made some of them sharpen their tenacity and make some of them complain.

This kind of thing is commonplace for the border army generals, and the recruits they brought in before also behaved like this. Time can change everything, go out a few more times to kill people and face a few more dangers, and slowly these complaining county soldiers will become calm and cold.

"General, the opposite side is Qingyuan City."

The border army general pointed to the majestic-looking big city opposite: "Since Murong Yongduo's defeat and the remnants of Nanyan fled back, the defenders of Qingyuan City have closed the border pass, and even the stone bridge on the river has been demolished. ”

Fang Xie stood on the city wall and raised his clairvoyance to look, and found that the distance between Dingyuan City and Qingyuan City was not far, no more than ten miles at most, although the clairvoyance could not see the movement on the opposite side of the big city clearly, but the vigilance of the Southern Yan army could still see a few points. There was not a single person on the official road between the two cities, it was empty, and it seemed so lonely.

There is a small river about two miles south of Dingyuan City, which is not wide. Originally, there was a stone bridge over the river, but most of it has collapsed, and the remnants of the bridge on both sides are still there.

"This river is called Jinshui."

The border army general pointed to the small river and said: "Although this section of the river is only a dozen meters long, the current is very fast and deep. It is now the best time to march into the army, and you can put a platoon in a wide place downstream, and you can also build a pontoon bridge. After a while, it will be the rainy season, and it is not uncommon for the rainy season in the southwest to last for two or three months, and it is not uncommon for the river to be doubled. ”

"How far is the slowest point of the water?"

Fang asked.

"Back to the Great General......"

The border army general pointed to the southeast direction and said: "Go out of the city and travel more than 20 miles to the southeast, the waterway is the widest, and the water flow is the slowest. Ten miles later, it is the place where the golden water flows into Luoshui. Luoshui bypasses Qingyuan City, and the river is only four or five miles away from the nearest place in Qingyuan City. ”

Fang Xie nodded, and couldn't help but think of the method that Sanjin Hou Wu thought of. Luoshui is actually a tributary of the Yangtze River, and unlike the Huangniu River, the Huangniu River originates in the mountains west of Huangyang Road and eventually joins the Yangtze River. Luoshui is a tributary of the Yangtze River at the confluence of the Huangniu River, almost straight south, after passing Qingyuan City, it crosses in the northeast of Dali City, and flows into the South China Sea.

Wu Yiyi said a few days ago that no matter how tightly defended Qingyuan City in Southern Yan was, as long as the upper reaches of Luoshui were intercepted and then exploded, the water potential energy would be directly poured into Qingyuan City. The big cities in the south have many waterways that lead directly to the outside of the city. Unlike the big cities in the north, the big cities in the south will have an extra water gate. The water gate only has iron bars, no city gates, and cannot block the water.

When the river is surging into the city, it will not be able to stop it.

However, if this is the case, I am afraid that Qingyuan City will become a piece of Heze within a radius of dozens of miles, and even if the water recedes, it will take more than a month at the earliest. At that time, the southern expeditionary army will march on the mud, and not only Qingyuan City, but also Dingyuan City will also suffer, and there are pros and cons.

Besides, it is contrary to the way of leading the troops with water and solving the city with water. Fang Xie has never been soft on the enemy, but now the main strategy is to pull the people, once the water attacks and floods the city, I am afraid that the people will not stand on the side of the Black Flag Army.

"Look, General!"

The border army general interrupted Fang Jie's thoughts and pointed to a small black spot outside the city: "The Southern Yan army will come out to inspect every two hours. When we get to the Jinshui River, we will return, and there will be no interruption. ”

Fang Xie nodded, raised his clairvoyance and looked, only to see a team of about three or five hundred cavalry galloping from the official road in the south, and after arriving at the Jinshui River, he stayed for a while, and the person who led the troops also raised his clairvoyance to observe the side of Dingyuan City. After looking at it for a while, the cavalry divided into two groups and swept out along the river in an east-west direction. It seems that patrolling the river in this way has become a common practice for the Southern Yan army.

"It's not far away, and the Nanyan army is still patrolling every day."

The border army said: "As long as the army goes out of the city, the Nanyan army in Qingyuan City will find out immediately." Although the Jinshui River is not wide, under the rapid crossing of the army, if the Southern Yan army takes advantage of the half-crossing to attack, our people will also have losses. ”

Fang Xie looked at it again and asked, "Do you know how many defenders there are in Qingyuan City?" ”

"General Hui, before the war, his subordinates asked the merchants of Nanyan, and it is said that there are at least 20,000 elites in Qingyuan City, and there are many people who are brave. But that was when Luo Yao was still in Yongzhou, and now he is only afraid of more, after the war, Nanyan blocked the border pass, and there has been no definite news in Qingyuan City for a long time. Except for the daily patrol of the army, the common people and merchants were not allowed to enter or leave. ”

Fang Xie snorted, this is also the reason why the people from the Xiao Riding School have no way to send back the news. At the beginning of the rout of the Southern Yan army, Chen Xiaoru sent people to blend in with the rout and follow back. But since the end of the war, not a single person has returned. Now the understanding of Qingyuan City is all from the pre-war period.

Since Murong Yan is in alliance with Dongchu, he is ready to fight with all his might. Qingyuan City and Fengping City are the gateways to the north of Southern Yan, and these two big cities must have sufficient troops.

"When you look at it this way, you can't see anything. Qilin, Nie Xiaoju ......"

Two tower-like strong men took a step forward: "The subordinates are here!" ”

"Take a hundred soldiers and follow me out of the city."

Fang Xie commanded, threw the clairvoyance to the soldiers around him, and then walked quickly down the city wall.

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The border army general persuaded him several times in a row, but he was helpless. Now Nanyan's patrol cavalry is still outside, Fang Xie is only going out of the city with a hundred personal soldiers to inspect, although the river cannot be passed now, but the narrowest place is only a dozen meters wide, and feather arrows and crossbows can be easily shot over.

He was born in the border army, although he had heard that Fang Jie's cultivation was amazing, but he was still not at ease.

However, the team brought by Fang Jie's subordinates, no one was surprised. Fang Jie's temperament, his own soldiers more or less understand. At the beginning, he dared to fight with thousands of rebels with ten people in the Huangniu River, and assassinated nearly 1,000 people with knives and lances, and this one thing alone is unforgettable.

At that time, Fang Xie was just a teenager who fought with his body. Now, not only has his physique become stronger, but his cultivation has also faintly shown signs of breaking the Nine Grades. When he was in the ninth rank, he was still able to kill the great cultivators of the Tongming Realm with all his strength, and once he broke through to the Tongming Realm, there were really not many people in the world who could kill him.

With a hundred personal soldiers and two Qilin Nie Xiaoju, Fang Xie rode on the white lion, asked the border army to open the city gate, and a team of men and horses roared out. The border army general stood on the city wall and looked out nervously, but found that the cavalry of more than 100 people went out, and there was a kind of magnificence and ferocity like thousands of troops.

The momentum is like a rainbow

Two or three miles out of the city is the Jinshui River, and they soon arrived at the river. At this time, the Nanyan army patrolling on the opposite side had obviously already discovered it, and issued several warnings one after another. The horn sounded on the south bank of the river, and the Southern Yan cavalry that had been patrolling on both sides separately came back and converged.

Fang Xie stopped by the broken bridge of the Jinshui River, and sat on the back of the white lion with his legs leaned and looked at the river.

This section of the water area of the broken bridge is the narrowest, about sixteen or seventeen meters. But it is only less than a mile, and it is wider and wider downstream, and the widest place must be more than a mile. This stone bridge is said to have been built after the founding of the Great Shang Dynasty, it has been hundreds of years, if it is not for the destruction of the Southern Yan army, I am afraid that there will be no problem if it stands for a few hundred years. Fang Xie never dared to underestimate the wisdom of the ancients, and this stone bridge was much stronger than some modern projects in the previous life.

Seeing that there was a Sui army coming out of Dingyuan City, the Southern Yan army on the south side of the river was obviously facing a great enemy. They lined up along the riverbank, led by a general, nervously watching this side of the river. It's only more than ten meters wide, and you can even see the expression on the face of the person opposite. The general of the Southern Yan Army could see at a glance that these people who came out were definitely not the border troops in Dingyuan City. The cavalry of more than 100 people looked so fierce and cold, and the murderous aura made people shudder across the river.

And the black-robed young man in front of the team seemed to be sitting cross-legged on the huge white lion, which made General Nanyan even more frightened. Almost instantly, he guessed the identity of the other party.

White lion and black robe

If it's not the general of the Black Flag Army, who else can Fang Xie be?

The name Fang Xie is equivalent to a demon in the Southern Yan Army.

He looked at Fang Xie nervously, lest the other party make any moves, and those Nanyan soldiers were the same, the crossbow had been wound, and the hard bow had been drawn, and it could be seen from the looks on their faces that they were afraid. Fang Xie couldn't help but want to laugh, when he was in Fan Gucheng, he was just a small border army, at that time, Fang Jie's name was known to everyone in Fan Gu City, but out of Fan Gu, who knew him?

Now, the mere fact that he appeared in front of the enemy was enough for the enemy to be too frightened to act rashly. Even, the name Fang Xie is enough to make many people frightened.

"Hey! The one on the other side! ”

General Nan Yan's heart trembled, and suddenly he heard a shout from the opposite side, which frightened him subconsciously and almost fell off his horse. was already tense in his nerves, and Fang Jie's shout almost scared him out.

Fang Jie, who was sitting cross-legged on the back of the white lion, smiled and raised his chin: "I ask you, do you know who I am?" ”

"Yes...... General Fang. ”

General Nan Yan replied tremblingly after swallowing his saliva.

"Let me ask you again, if I lead my army across the river, will you go out of the city to stop me?"

Fang Xie asked with a smile.

General Nanyan's palms holding the reins were full of sweat, and he subconsciously pulled the horse and took a step back: "When ...... Of course, you have to stop, as a soldier, how can you not fight...... Flee without a fight? ”

"Well said"

Fang Xie nodded, got down from the white lion and walked slowly to the Jinshui River until he walked to the broken bridge, looked at the Nanyan general and asked, "What do you Nanyan people say about me?" ”

The Nanyan army retreated a few meters back in order, and the soldiers behind them actually began to turn their horses.

General Nan Yan opened his mouth and didn't dare to answer.

At this moment, Fang Xie suddenly fell in front of the Nanyan general on the other side of the river with a bang. The war horse neighed in fright, raised its front hooves high, and directly lifted General Nanyan down. Fang Xie flicked his hand casually, and the frightened war horse was swept aside. The Nanyan soldiers behind didn't react for a while, but after they reacted, no one dared to draw their knives!

"Go back and tell Fu Zhengnan, the defender of Qingyuan City, to open the city and surrender within five days, otherwise anyone in Qingyuan City who wears armor and leads troops will be killed."

Fang Xie leaned over and looked at General Nanyan, whose face was white with fright, and said slowly: "Resist stubbornly, kill." Assist the defenders of the city, kill. Those who wear official uniforms are killed. Whoever incites the people, kill. Whoever carries a weapon, kills. Remember? ”