Li Shuliang's face changed, and he turned to a smile, pointed to the herald soldier outside the city and said: "General Liu, how is it, Ben Shuai's scout is back, he is very clever, he has been engaged in sentry riding for many years, and he will definitely not go wrong!" ”

Liu Gan's face sank, and he turned to the scout and shouted in a deep voice: "You scout, have you ever known about the defenders in the city and the situation outside the city? ”

The scout said loudly: "Understood, the small one went to the West Gate, the city gate was closed, there were generals guarding the city, and the banners of the Great Sui were all over the city, and the generals who claimed to be famous generals and Shizheng also showed their identity waist cards to the small ones, and there is no doubt that they are indeed the officials and soldiers of the Great Sui!" ”

Liu Gan hooked the corners of his mouth and said, "Have you ever entered the city?" Where is General Chang Da Chang? ”

The scout said: "General Tong said, General Chang is commanding in Beicheng, and he can't come forward for the time being, I heard that I am a scout for reinforcements, so I told the little one to hurry back and move the troops, he said that the besieging Qin army suddenly retreated from an hour ago, and General Chang also felt strange, so he strictly ordered the defenders of each city to hold on and not open the city gates!" ”

Li Shuliang raised his eyebrows and asked, "Why did the Qin army retreat, did the general say it?" ”

The scout shook his head and said, "He said that he didn't know either, but he only saw a few wolf smoke rising from the direction of Jingzhou, and I don't know what the intention was, so the Qin army retreated!" ”

Li Shuliang breathed a sigh of relief, turned his head to Liu Gan and said: "General Liu, it should be that the news we have here was notified to Xue Ju by Xue Rengao and Zong Luoyu with wolf smoke, and Xue Ju knew that our reinforcements had arrived, so he withdrew from the siege and joined Xue Rengao and Zong Luoyu!" ”

Liu Gan said in a deep voice: "You scout, you really haven't seen General Chang Dachang?" ”

The scout said: "No, General Tong said that the military situation is like fire, and the enemy army may come back at any time, they must hold on to Longzhou now, and ask Changping Gong to send troops to rescue!" ”

Li Shuliang nodded and said, "Lonely, let's go!" ”

Liu Gan suddenly said: "Changping is fair and slow, something is wrong." The last general feels that there seems to be a deception in it! ”

Li Shuliang said curiously: "What kind of deception will this be? ”

Liu Gan shook his head, and said: "Chang Da is the general of the whole city, this gentleman knows the last general, he is just a partial general, when he encounters the scouts of the reinforcements, even if Chang Da is busy, he should send someone to report, how can there be a reason to make his own decisions and directly let the scouts come back?" The Qin army outside the city did not suffer a major defeat, but took the initiative to retreat, at this time the enemy situation was unknown, how could the reinforcements approach so quickly? In case the army is attacked by enemy cavalry in the plains and wilderness, it is a lamb to be slaughtered, and there is no power to resist! ”

Li Shuliang nodded thoughtfully and said, "What does General Liu mean?" ”

Liu Gan gritted his teeth and said in a deep voice: "Please also ask Changping Gong to transport reinforcements and grain and grass into the city first, the city will be cut off for half a month, most of the war horses will be killed for the army and the people to eat, the last general will only have more than 500 horsemen, and please give me another 2,000 horses, and the last general will lead the cavalry to Longzhou to explore the truth, in case there is an ambush, the cavalry can also escape back to Jingzhou." ”

Li Shuliang pondered for a moment and said: "This plan is very good, but please remember General Liu that if you encounter a large group of enemy troops, you must not fall in love with the battle, you still have to withdraw!" ”

Liu Gan laughed and said, "It should be like this, this trip is for reconnaissance, not to kill the enemy." Then the general will go, and Jingzhou City will be handed over to Changping Gong! ”

Li Shuliang smiled slightly and said, "Ben Shuai is here, waiting for the general's good news!" ”

Two hours later, Longzhou, Xicheng.

Liu Gan's more than 2,000 horsemen stood outside the west gate like this, a wasteland, a lonely city, it looked particularly weird, the banner at the head of the city was unfurled, but there were not a few soldiers to be seen, and there were some corpses of the Qin army scattered outside the city, but the city gate was very intact, and the drawbridge was pulled up high, looking like a great enemy.

Liu Gan hooked the corners of his mouth, and whispered to Li Ziming beside him: "Things are a little wrong, be ready to retreat at any time, once the enemy attacks, immediately run back, I will lead three hundred cavalry to break the rear!" ”

Li Ziming's eyebrows raised, and he was about to speak, but Liu Gan said: "This is a military order, go and prepare!" ”

After he finished speaking, he grabbed the horse's belly, and under the protection of more than ten cavalry guards, galloped to Xicheng, and when he reached a place of about two hundred steps, he stopped, and said in a deep voice: "I am the assassin of Jingzhou, and the hussar general Liu Gan is also, the army at the head of the city, do you know this general?" ”

A general in his thirties with a beard on his face stood out at the head of the city, gave a military salute to Liu Gan, and said, "General Liu, a lowly servant and a gentleman, salute you!" ”

Liu Gan looked up and down, nodded, and said: "Sure enough, it's General Tong, you and I have worked together, this time you are guarding Longzhou under the command of General Chang, and you fought well!" ”

Qi Shizheng smiled slightly, and said: "The general is falsely praised, it is all General Chang's good command, and the soldiers use their lives, and the general has no merit." ”

Speaking of this, he looked at the cavalry behind Liu Gan, a trace of disappointment flashed on his face, and continued: "General Liu, didn't you say that the army of Changping Gong would come?" Why didn't the last general see it? ”

Liu Gan's eyes flashed, and he said coldly: "Changping Gong's army is on the way, and it will arrive later, the general is the first to explore the way, where is General Chang, why don't you come out and show up?" At this time, he is no longer in command in Beicheng! ”

A look of panic flashed on Qi Shizheng's face: "This, this General Chang was unfortunately injured by an arrow in the battle of Beicheng, and he is being treated at this time, General Liu can enter the city first, and General Chang is in the Assassin's Mansion." ”

As he spoke, he waved his hand and said to his subordinates: "Quickly let go of the drawbridge and open the city gate!" ”

"Squeak~! Squeak~! ”

The city gate slowly opened, the drawbridge fell, Liu Gan's face sank like water, and he whispered to the troops on the side: "There is fraud in the city, if it is not for the enemy army to occupy the city, the defenders in the city will go to the city and go out to welcome, and now the city must be full of archers ambushing, just to ambush our army." Let's retreat! ”

Speaking of this, he suddenly shouted: "Qi Shizheng, what crime should you be guilty of betraying the thief army and killing General Chang!" ”

Qi Shizheng's face changed suddenly, and he smiled reluctantly: "General Liu, what is this, how can it be a lowly position?" ”

Liu Gan suddenly shouted: "General Chang, kill this fang!" ”

Qi Shizheng instinctively pulled out his waist knife and turned around to protect the rear, seeing this, Liu Gan laughed and said: "You traitor, you are really exposed, go and die!" ”

After that, Liu Gan bent his bow and took an arrow, and pointed at the "whoosh" arrow of Qi Shizheng, which frightened Tong Shizheng and hurriedly lowered his head, only to hear a "poof" sound, this arrow was impartial, and hit a sergeant behind Qi Shizheng, and the man fell down screaming.

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