Xuan Shaoning's prediction was not wrong, the north gate was indeed the most dissipated side of the four gates of Anzhou City, what he didn't know was that the battle at the north gate had ended ahead of schedule, and there were only countless corpses left.

"Oh my God, there's been a lot of fighting here!" Duan Lang couldn't help but exclaim, but before he could finish speaking, two arrows were nailed to his feet.

Xuan Shaoning immediately raised his hands and shouted towards the city: "It's our own people, we are the Cold Sword Guard!" ”

"How to prove it? If you dare to move again, we will immediately release the arrows! There was a questioning voice from the city.

Xuan Shaoning took out the captain's armband and held it high, "You can see clearly, this is the Xuanjia Military Academy's armband, I am Xuan Shaoning, the captain of the Cold Dao Guard!" ”

The gold-armored guards who had experienced the bloody battle at the city gate had to be vigilant, and they couldn't see clearly the captain's armbands that came and the three people were not wearing the Liang army's uniforms, so the guards at the city head couldn't make up their minds for a while, so they decided to report to the commander first.

At this time, Ou Luyang was preparing to get on the horse and go to the headquarters to report the battle situation to King Yu, and he was accompanied by Ling Feiyan and Si Heng, although their military ranks were far inferior to Ou Luyang, but as the current supreme commander of the Golden Armor Guard who supported the North Gate battlefield, they still had the responsibility to report the casualties.

"Commander!" The guard stepped forward and knelt down and said, "Report to the commander, there are three suspicious people at the gate of the city, one of whom claims to be Xuan Shaoning, the captain of the Cold Sword Guard. ”

"Shaoning?" Ling Feiyan couldn't help but shout, "He brought the news of the Cold Sword Guard!" ”

Si Heng immediately said to Ou Luyang: "Commander, open the door immediately and let them in?" ”

"No!" Ou Luyang categorically vetoed, "According to the plan, the Han Dao Guard should have sent back the news a few hours ago, and it is doubtful that it has not come until now, and in addition, how to tell if the person who came was sent by the Tang Dynasty in the dark night. ”

"Whether it's a fine work or not, we'll know at a glance!" Ling Feiyan looked at Ou Luyang squarely and said: "I am from the same family and have been in the army for so many years with Shaoning, whether it is him or not, I will know at a glance!" ”

"In that case, then please come with me to verify!" Ou Luyang raised his eyebrows and turned to the city.

It was dark at this time, and when you looked down from the top of the city, you could indeed see three men in white pacing back and forth. Although the distance is not close, Ling Scarlet Yan only needs to take a look to know that two of them are Xuan Shaoning and Duan Lang.

"It's them, it's Xuan Shaoning and Duan Lang, the commander!" Ling Feiyan gave a clear answer, "Commander, open the door quickly!" ”

"No hurry! How can you confirm that you only glanced at such a night? "Ou Luyang still doesn't trust the people under the city.

Ling Scarlet Yan walked to the head of the city and shouted towards the city: "Shaoning, Duan Lang, I'm Scarlet Yan, you run closer, let Commander Ou see your face clearly!" ”

"Scarlet, we're here!" The three of them ran to the city gate, and together they raised their heads as best to make sure that the torches at the head of the city could illuminate their faces, so as to dispel the doubts of the city guards.

"Shao Ning, Duan Lang, and me, I'm here too!"

"Si Heng, hurry up and let the commander open the door, we have something important to tell the general!"

Si Heng and Ling Feiyan looked at Ou Luyang at the same time, "Commander, what are you hesitating about?" Especially Ling Feiyan was even more impatient, she patted her chest and promised: "If the three of them have a fake, I will kill them immediately, and the commander can take my head and ask the general for guilt!" ”

The guards at the head of the city all looked at Ou Luyang, and at this time he couldn't hold on anymore, so he had to say slightly: "The people of the Tang Dynasty used sneak attacks before, but it was half a day ago, we can't forget this lesson, since the identity of the person who came has been proved and there is the guarantee of Captain Ling Wu and Centurion Si, then open the city gate!" ”

The three of them waited for nearly half an hour, and as the night deepened, the cold became heavier and heavier, and the three of them were already shivering, but fortunately, the city gate finally opened before their endurance reached the upper limit.

Entering Anzhou City, Xuan Shaoning was surprised by the mess in the city. Ling Feiyan helped Si Heng run down from the city, and as soon as she saw the three of them, Ling Feiyan took the initiative to hug Xuan Shaoning and Duan Lang.

"You're finally back, it's been a whole day, and I haven't heard from you, I'm really worried about you!"

Listening to Ling Scarlet Yan with a faint cry, the two felt the warm current flowing in their hearts, and were about to comfort but were preempted by Si Heng, he gently grabbed Ling Scarlet Yan, put her head on his shoulder, and then coaxed, "It's okay, it's okay, aren't they all back?" ”

Ou Luyang rode past everyone on a steed and urged: "The general is still waiting for us, if you plan to complain to each other, there will be time!" After saying that, he ran away first, and the five of them found their horses again and headed towards the headquarters.

"Back to the general, there are still 400 chariots and 10,000 soldiers left in Tunlian!" Peng Anze, with a bandage on his arm, stood in the headquarters of the original Anzhou Thorn Mansion, and shouted loudly.

Geng Yan continued: "The subordinate Golden Armor Guard still has 3,000 people to fight! ”

He Yunke finally said: "There are not many left guards, and there are only a thousand people who can fight, not to mention Lu Wenxuan......."

Shen Yongnian slammed his hand on the table, "Zuo Wuwei's entire army is annihilated!" Wen Xuan was martyred! ”

King Yu's hair was scattered, his face was full of dust, and he quietly listened to the reports of everyone present, and finally spoke: "Zuo Wuwei is loyal to the country, every one of them is a hero of my Liang, even if we can't bring each of them back to their hometown, we must write down each of their names and bring their glory back to their hometown!" ”

has seen too many lives and deaths, but King Yu still hasn't become the numb and cold-blooded commander, and he still retains the last trace of awe of life in his heart. When he said these words, King Yu was also choked.

"How is the battle situation at the North Gate, where is Ouluyang!" King Yu suddenly remembered that there was still one less troop and asked in a loud voice, and Ou Luyang's voice came from outside the mansion, "Ou Luyang is here, the last general will see the general, because there is something delayed, please punish the general!" ”

King Yu looked up and saw Ou Luyang, who was dressed in dust, walking quickly into the headquarters, at this time King Yu didn't plan to worry about it anymore, and asked, "What's the delay?" ”

"It was the last general who discovered the traces of the Cold Knife Guard, and Xuan Shaoning, the captain of the Cold Knife Guard, was discovered by the last general under the city and brought it!"

"Oh, where are the others?"

As soon as he heard Xuan Shaoning's name, King Yu immediately asked anxiously. Ou Luyang said quietly: "The three of them have been behind the last general, and they should have arrived at this time." ”

As soon as the words fell, Xuan Shaoning and the five people walked into the command headquarters, and as soon as they saw King Yu, everyone immediately knelt down and saluted, "The last general will see the general!" ”

King Yu hurriedly stepped forward to help everyone up, "The battle is stalemate, these false courtesies are all waived, Captain Xuan, I finally waited for your news, what happened to the Cold Sword Guard and the Rusty Guard?" ”

"Returning to the general, it is indeed as the general expected, our army did encounter an ambush by the Tang Army when tens of millions of people broke the siege of Jinchang City!" Xuan Shaoning narrated the 1510 battles he had personally experienced before, and everyone present was shocked.

"According to what you say, our strategy has been leaked in advance, and the Xia Tang people have prepared in advance, it must be like this!" Shen Yongnian said categorically: "General, there are meticulous works within our army!" ”

"General Shen's guess is also reasonable, the soldiers are divided into two routes, and all the people who know the strategy are already here, but who will be the one who leaked the secret?" Ou Luyang took the lead in pointing the finger at everyone, including himself.

"All of you here are comrades-in-arms who have fought bloodily with me and General Shen for many years, and I don't believe that any of us will be meticulous." King Yu immediately cut off the signs of mutual speculation, and said affirmatively: "I believe that everyone present must have a reason for the loyalty of the Tang ambush, but it is no longer the focus of our attention." ”

"But the General!" Xuan Shaoning said: "I came to inform, and at the same time, I also hope that we can send troops to rescue the Cold Sword Guard and the Rusty Guard. ”

King Yu patted Xuan Shaoning on the shoulder, "I can understand your feelings, the time you escaped was only noon, and now it's late at night, do you think Xia Junmao and Zhan Ting can still hold on?" ”

Even though this thought had popped up in Xuan Shaoning's mind more than once, he was severely suppressed every time, and he always told himself that they must be persisting and waiting for him to move in to save the soldiers. Until this time, King Yu said it nakedly, and the last trace of hope in his heart was extinguished by the person he admired the most.

"General, I still believe that they are still alive, they may have become prisoners of the Tang Dynasty, but they should still be alive!"

"Captain Xuan!" Ou Luyang said: "You said it yourself, even if they are alive, they are already prisoners of the Tang Dynasty, at this time, we will send troops to rescue them, wouldn't it be self-defeating, not only can we not save them, but we will take more lives in the robes!" Their lives are their lives, and so are the lives of the robes in the city now! ”

"General!"

"Captain Xuan, if Anzhou City is still in them, there is still hope of survival, if Anzhou City is broken, then they will have only one end. If we want to save their lives, we must defend Anzhou with all our strength from now on, so that we can have the possibility of rescuing them! ”

When King Yu said these words, he was really heartfelt and heartfelt, and he was very emotional, feeling that there were still people under his command who had the concept of human life in mind; He was also glad that the newly grown young soldiers had not been wiped out by the war, and that the most simple sparkle of humanity had not been wiped out by the war.