Chapter 17 Rigid on the outside and soft on the inside
"Humph! I only know that with the hundreds of strong men in Chenjiakou, if you want to attack the impregnable Jicheng, it is simply to hit a stone with an egg. Even if, as Pang Rou said, there are people in their city who secretly respond, but they are in a hurry, once their deeds are revealed, no good fighter can turn the tide, and they will definitely be defeated!
Although Wang Dashuai is not familiar with you, he values you so much that he entrusts the Wang family to you on his deathbed. But for the sake of love, you should also help them through this difficult time! ”
"Hu Che'er, you dare to teach me a lesson!?" Ma Zongheng also has a temper, he was already in an unhappy mood, and he was scolded by Hu Che'er like this, and suddenly thundered and angry, and got up suddenly, his eyes were round, the fierce light was shining, and his tiger-like posture made him look like a Shura who specializes in suppressing ghosts and evils.
Hu Che'er was not afraid, and also stared at him. The hot atmosphere seems to be on the verge of breaking out.
I don't know how long it took, Ma Zongheng let out a long breath, strode straight up like a meteor, passed by Hu Che'er, and stepped out of the door.
"The next time, if you dare to talk to me in this tone, it will break you."
Hu Che'er heard Ma Zongheng's threat, but he smiled happily, turned around and replied: "Even if you are broken into thousands of pieces, I don't like what I see, just say!" ”
"Then you should be ready to die and be enlightened."
Ma Zongheng's voice came slowly, but the person had already gone away.
Before I knew it, it was the second watch of the night. At the head of the village, the fire was bright, hundreds of strong men with swords in their hands, some with hoes and wooden sticks, most of them were uneven armor, but the crowd was surging and cheering.
In front of the crowd, Wang Yi was dressed in military uniform, and he looked a little heroic.
"My father was benevolent and righteous all his life, and the people of Tianshui supported him, but he was murdered by traitors. Now my father is gone, but there are traitors who raise troops to rebel and forcibly occupy Jicheng!
Although I am a woman, but seeing that my family business has fallen into the hands of traitors, as a child of the Wang family, I am duty-bound to fight to the death against the thief!
You folks, fathers, fathers, and brothers are all husbands, fathers, sons, and brothers, and I dare not force you to fight with me to the death against the traitors. But if he can take back Jicheng, this great kindness, Wang Yi will not dare to forget, and he will be rewarded heavily. Here, Wang Yi thanked everyone! Wang Yi said, arched his hands, and bowed to everyone on his horse.
"Don't be polite! The prince is benevolent and righteous, and has been kind to my people in Chenjiakou for many years. This situation and this righteousness can only be repaid with death!! ”
"That's right! Over the years, there have been wars and disasters. If it weren't for the protection of the princes, who repeatedly pardoned the rations, we would have been either killed by horse thieves or starved to death. Now that the Wang family is in trouble, how can we stand by and watch!? ”
"yes, yes!! It's rare that the eldest lady values me and waits for these rough people, and gives me a chance to die for the Wang family, which is incumbent!! ”
The people in the crowd spoke one after another, and they were very passionate. When Wang Yi saw it, he couldn't help but feel strong in his heart, but was inspired by the affection of everyone.
At this moment, a sound of horses' hooves suddenly rose, and everyone couldn't help but look back, and in the cavalry like an iron stream, they saw a fierce man riding a red horse, like a flame-like treasure horse, which was really majestic and shocking.
Sigh~~!!
As soon as the horse pulled the reins, the running cavalry stopped. It is said that now in addition to the deployment of 100 people that Ma Zongheng originally had, plus the hundreds of people sent by Ma Teng when he left Chencang, there are about 400 people. The team of 400 people stopped with the horses, reined in the horses, and stopped quickly, and the team was only a little chaotic, which showed that they were well-trained, and compared with the strong men next to them, they were simply inferior.
Ma Zongheng still had that expressionless look, turned his eyes to look at Wang Yi, and said, "Just because you are a female streamer, and these rabble, you want to take Jicheng in vain?" The daughter of the Wang family, you are underestimating the war too much! ”
As soon as Ma Zongheng's voice fell, it immediately caused a burst of angry shouts from the strong men of Chenjiakou.
"Who dares to offend my Lord Riding Governor!!" At this moment, a roar like a Hong Zhong shook suddenly, and I saw Hu Che'er vigorously waving a hundred catties of iron rods in his hand, and the fierce wind frightened the strong men of Chenjiakou. The more than 400 soldiers of the Ma family immediately raised their weapons, their faces were cold, their eyes showed a fierce light, and an invisible murderous aura broke out instantly.
Seeing this, Zhang Heng gritted his teeth and was about to drink. At this time, Pang Ming rushed out first and arched his hand: "Although the lord's words are mean, they are reasonable. Ming also thought that if he relied on these hundreds of strong men to attack Jicheng, he would undoubtedly die. But I hope the lord will help! ”
"Uncle Pang!! Don't ask for him!! The people of my royal family cannot be underestimated by others!! Before Ma Zongheng could answer, Wang Yi refused first, and his delicate and beautiful face was full of perseverance and unyielding. This woman's fierceness is not inferior to that of a man!
"Ignorance!!" Suddenly, Ma Zongheng's complexion changed drastically, his majestic eyes widened, and a huge momentum erupted all over his body, and the shouting was like thunder, which was even more terrifying than Hu Che'er's roar.
For a while, everyone only felt that their chests were tight, their hearts were tight, and they were suffocated for a while, and they couldn't breathe.
Wang Yi, who has been pampered since childhood, where has he been so drunk, he was suddenly frightened, and his body couldn't help trembling, but he gritted his teeth, stared at the pearl-like eyes, and stared at Ma Zongheng fiercely.
"War is child's play!! Don't be rash, you have hundreds of lives in your hands, and you can't afford to squander them at will!! If you end up making sacrifices, how do you deal with the parents, wives and children of these people!? ”
Ma Zongheng ignored Wang Yi's angry gaze, still with a straight face, and shouted coldly. Although Wang Yi hated Ma Zongheng in his heart, he couldn't refute it.
Even Zhang Heng, Pang Rou and others looked uncomfortable and speechless as if they had suddenly eaten a fly.
For a moment, it suddenly became quiet. Only then did I hear a noise from behind me, and some people looked back, but they vaguely saw some women with children secretly visiting.
Wow~~Wow~Wow~!
Suddenly, there was a baby cry, but it was quickly covered.
Wang Yi's face changed, and his eyes, which were originally firm, suddenly became a little more sad. Pang Rou let out a long sigh, her face froze, and she was about to walk out. Wang Yi got off the horse first, biting his lip, revealing a hint of bright red, and knelt down on one knee to the horse.
"The little woman doesn't know the general situation, and please don't mind the hero! Hope that heroes will help! ”
As soon as Wang Yi's voice fell, Pang Rou, Zhang Heng and a group of strong men from Chenjiakou also knelt down one after another, shouting in unison: "I hope that heroes will help!" ”
If they could, they would not be willing to bow their heads to Ma Zongheng, but as Ma Zongheng said, war is by no means child's play, and they also know very well that with these people, it is difficult to take back Jicheng.
Ma Zongheng's face was solemn, and he said lightly: "The prince entrusted him on his deathbed, and Ma didn't dare to forget." But if you want to win tonight, you must obey my command. ”
"You!!" Zhang Heng saw that Ma Zongheng had the momentum of gaining an inch, and couldn't help roaring angrily. But Pang Ming was one step ahead of him and replied urgently: "Everything is arranged by the lord!" ”
Wang Yi moved his big eyes, looked at Ma Zongheng silently, and replied, "Okay! ”
When he was young, Pang Rou told Ma Zongheng about the general situation of Jicheng today. From the detailed work that came back at the beginning of the shift, I learned that now Jicheng is in turmoil, and several generals under Cheng Yi are fighting for power. Pang Rou seemed to have expected it, so he called Xizuo to go to investigate, and ordered him to unite some families loyal to the Wang family in Jicheng, and secretly provoke Jiaozhi, and take advantage of the turmoil tonight, respond inside and outside, eliminate the thieves one by one, and retake Jicheng.
Ma Zongheng listened to the plan, secretly surprised, secretly paid this Pang Rou strategy is quite high, no wonder Zhuge Kong Ming is very important, and he is in a high position in Xishu.
So, Ma Zongheng calculated and divided the two waves of people into two parts. Ma Zongheng led his own people in front, and Wang Yi led Chen Jiakou Zhuangding behind. After going to Jicheng, first look at what the situation is, but as soon as the city gate opens, the troops of his horses will enter first, responsible for the conflict, and Wang Yi will then lead troops to respond, responsible for encouraging the soldiers and horses of Jicheng to surrender and stabilize the overall situation.
Everyone had no objection to Ma Zongheng's decision, so they split the team and set off in the direction of Jicheng one after the other.
Unconsciously, it was almost the fifth watch, and the night was like a veil, gradually being removed.
The horses are on a high ground, and the city of Jicheng is less than a few miles away. Jicheng as the county city of Tianshui, is much more spacious than Chencang, and the city wall is towering, look at the past, it is ten zhang high, if it is not for someone in the city to respond, even if the horse is not afraid of the sky and the earth, he does not dare to attack rashly.
Suddenly, the northwest wind that was originally blowing suddenly turned into a southeast wind, and the wind was quite strong, and it could be seen that in the flat ground below, a cloud of sand and dust was blowing.
And from the front of the two pillars of incense, the direction of Jicheng has been shouting and killing, and now it is closer, and the shouting and killing sound is even more earth-shattering.
Ma Zongheng frowned, his face a little dark. There is a sound of killing in this Ji city, but there is no fire rising, which is really a bit weird.
Or maybe Ma Zongheng is really a natural darling of war, and just these few months of tempering have made him have an extremely keen sense of war.
Just as Ma Zongheng was thinking, Wang Yi, who was very anxious, sent someone to urge again. It's no wonder that it's almost the fifth watch now, and once the sky is bright, tonight's action will be in vain, and then it's nonsense to want to take Jicheng again.
Suddenly, Ma Teng's teachings not long ago suddenly sounded in Ma Zongheng's mind.
"Xi'er, you are still young in the world, and your father wants to teach you one thing, you must keep it in mind to avoid suffering losses in the future and regretting it. Throughout the ages, there are two kinds of people that you must not believe lightly. One is the untrustworthy and unpredictable generation of jackals. The other is the people of the world, these people have always put the interests of the family first, but whenever it is critical, unless you can ensure that the family can get greater benefits, most of them are unreliable and will turn against each other at any time. ”
Ma Teng's words flashed instantly, and Ma Zongheng suddenly understood why he always had a feeling of anxiety in his heart, and hurriedly instructed Hu Che'er next to him: "Old Hu!" You quickly lead a team of soldiers and horses to the top of the mountain to find out the situation in Chenjiakou!! ”
Ma Zongheng suddenly screamed, which really startled Hu Che'er. Hu Che'er saw that Ma Zongheng's face showed a rare look of eagerness, and his eyes were fierce, he was suddenly startled, and he didn't dare to ask more, so he hurriedly pulled out the horse and left.
Pang Ming, who was in the Ma Zongheng team, was also frightened by this shock, and hurriedly said, "Lord, what are you doing?" ”
"I ask you! Can you know how loyal the families united tonight are to the Wang family? ”
Pang Ming was taken aback, and hurriedly replied: "Those families have always been loyal to the Wang family and tried their best to complement each other. ”
"What kind of character is that Cheng Yi!?"
"Cheng Yi is a person, a traitor seeking glory, narrow-minded, and clearly a snobbish white-eyed wolf!!"
"Such a person, before raising troops to rebel, I am afraid that he had already persuaded those families. Otherwise, how can it be tolerated!? ”
As soon as Ma Zongheng's words came out, Pang Ming suddenly shivered, his eyes bulged out of the ground, and after he came to his senses, he hurriedly said: "This!! ”