In the seventeenth year of the Emperor's reign, June 19.

On the banks of Wurong City.

As a famous city in the southeast and the most important port city, Wurong City actually includes two parts: one part is the port area that semi-surrounds the bay area, which is also the place where most of the residents of Wurong are fed and clothed; Part of it is a city area that is more than ten miles around the city wall, where not only officials and merchants live, but also a large number of ordinary people. There is still a distance of six or seven miles between the bay area and the city, and there is a flat road covered by low mountains in the middle, and every year, I don't know how many big trucks roll, dragging heavy goods, back and forth between the city and the port area.

With a few thousand men and horses in Chen Anguo's hands, it was not enough to block the entire surrounding area of Wurong City--- he was not prepared to do so, slowly approaching from the north, and after setting up camp five miles north of Wurong City, he kept dispatching materials, building fortifications, and building various siege equipment.

…… During this time, the number of troops on hand had increased unexpectedly. Although many of them died in the mountains of Cheonggye Cave, many of them survived the night, hunger, wild beasts, and the search of the Yi Si Pa Xi army, and struggled to the day of the defeat of Amaridin.

Chen Anguo's attitude towards these soldiers who escaped death was quite tolerant, and he took them all in--- and did not intend to use them as death squads to rush the city, on the contrary, they were reorganized, placed in the rear, treated the wounded and sick, replenished equipment, and even paid military salaries as condolences.

However, these tolerances were only for the soldiers, and for those officers who were also struggling, Chen Anguo's attitude was fierce and inexplicable: at first, he just separated the officers from the soldiers and gave them better treatment. However, when no more soldiers came out of the mountains, Chen Anguo turned his face and demanded that the officers be held accountable for their cowardice and incompetence.

"General Wang died in battle, and General Xue died in battle...... You're all heroes! ”

For this reason, he executed all these people, and at the same time arranged for the preparation of an official document, listing the charges of these people one by one, and submitting them to the local government and his superiors--- for which Han Sha also gave full approval and signed them with his own authority to prove that these people were indeed guilty of deserving of death.

…… But at the same time, there are also rumors that Han Sha's "cooperation" that can be called "forbearance" has its premise, Chen Anguo, must break the city as soon as possible!

"The wind is blowing in August, and it is difficult to navigate at sea. At this time of year, it is the most tense time for Wurong Port to handle goods, and if you miss this month, many people have to go to the sea. ”

"My subordinates understand."

The rumored exchange, as well as the rumored "military order", have always been only rumors and cannot be confirmed. But what everyone can see is that since killing all the officers three days ago, Chen Anguo has begun to attack the city, but at the same time, there are also many people who have privately rumored that what Han Sha said is not all.

"At least, for now, under the control of the Yisba Xi army, the port cargo is up and down, and it has not stopped."

Not only the port, but also the passage of people and goods from the direction of Wuming is also unimpeded, Saifuding has no intention of blocking this direction at all, and Chen Anguo has no intention of attacking from here at all. Standing on the surrounding hills and looking down, you will find that Wurong City is in a very strange state: the north gate of the city, arrows are flying, and the golden drums are ringing, but at the west gate, there is a lot of traffic, the flow of people is like weaving, and the contrast between the two compartments is really extremely dazzling.

"It was meant to be...... For Lord Han, the most important thing is not when Wu Rong will take it back, but when Wu Rong Port's tax source will be taken back. ”

"Be careful when you speak! Look at Yuan He, although he is also a character, when did he say it so loudly? ”

“…… Got it. ”

was scolded by Zhang Yuankong, Zhang Yuanjin lowered his head and continued to watch the two armies under the mountain.

"Saifudin, you're really patient."

said that it was a siege, but Chen Anguo obviously did not plan to use his life to pile up the city gate, first set up three watchtowers to investigate the movement in the city, and then all kinds of means were used, and it was a stone cannon and a tunnel, with a hundred kinds of tricks.

But if this kind of consumption continues, Yisi Ba Xijun will be trapped in a lonely city, and in the end it will be a dead end, and everyone is speculating about what his plans are.

"I think he still wants to defeat General Chen first."

The land of Daxia is thousands of miles, and the armor is million, but it can fight elite soldiers, except for the Gongwei Beijing Division, all of them are in the west and north, in terms of the land of Yuanzhou, each county naturally has many military horses, but it can only bully the bandits and water bandits. Can cross the border to quell the chaos of the division, if not counting the three thousand dragoons of Longtianbao, but only four or five, now, Yisi Ba Xi army rebelled, Fengxiang archers were destroyed, in addition to Chen Anguo's Changting Wing Army, there are only two military horses stationed in Wulin and remote control Guadu--- are difficult to move, more located in the north of Yuan, the mountain is high and the road is long, if Saifu Ding can really break Chen Anguo here, then within a few months, the imperial court will never be able to dispatch troops and horses to quell the chaos, at that time, whether he wants to ask for a "Fu" word from the beginning, or dare to occupy a "king" word, They are much more relaxed.

"Speaking of which, His Highness should be the most anxious now...... Okay, okay, I know, don't talk about family affairs. ”

was blocked by Zhang Yuankong's dark face and stopped talking, but Zhang Yuanjin was finally restless, looking at the military situation from a distance on the mountain, and said: "Senior brother, it is those people who are in the Taiping Dao...... Since then, there has been no news, and I don't know where I went. ”

Zhang Yuankong sighed: "You just let me save some snacks...... Don't worry about running to fight Taiping Road anymore......" said but suddenly remembered something, and said: "By the way, if you really meet it, you have to remember ......" Before the words were finished, Zhang Yuanjin said: "I know, I know, if I meet that Carmen, I have to let her go." ”

Nodding seriously, Zhang Yuankong said: "Exactly, no matter what rebellious things she has done in the past, and no matter whether she wants to collude with Taiping Dao now, she has always saved her brother's life, and her grievances must be clear." ”

Zhang Yuanjin agreed, but said in a low voice: "Senior brother...... Actually, I'm thinking about another thing these days. ”

Zhang Yuankong looked at the battle below, and said casually: "What's the matter?" ”

Zhang Yuanjin said: "It's the things you said these few times, I'm thinking about it......" As he was talking, he saw the flag waving under the mountain, and Chen Anguo's army divided a team of men and horses to go behind, and immediately stopped, jumped up, and watched carefully.

"It's ...... Amaridin's troops are finally approaching Wu Rong. ”

Relying on Lin Ying's leadership, and also relying on the looting and seizure along the way, these days, Amiridin has approached Wu Rongzhong slowly, but resolutely, although Chen Anguo has also sent troops to intercept it several times, but after all, it is not as good as the other party is the head snake that has been entrenched in Wu Rong for many years, and there are no mountains and ravines near Qingxi Cave, and several efforts can only temporarily drive the other party away from the main road or stronghold, but there is no way to completely stop the other party's intention to advance.

"This is Safudin's plan, endure until the return of the Amiridin Division, and then, if you can, fight under Wurong City and solve all the problems at once. If not...... With the addition of this department, they will also be able to organize Wu Rong's defense better. ”

Sure enough, with the division of Chen Anguo's troops, the horn on the head of Wurong City blew, and after a while, the city gate was opened, and thousands of people and horses rushed out.

As the Saifuding division left the city, there was a slight commotion in the lineup of the Changting Wing Army, but it quickly calmed down, and the troops moving backwards did not turn back, but continued to move forward, and soon, there were also enemy troops in front of them, which was the Amiridin division that finally entered the battlefield.

When the Amiridin division and the rear army of the Changting Wing Army began to fight, Saifuddin let out a long roar and commanded the whole army, and immediately, the army that had just come out of the city moved forward, and soon collided head-on with the Chinese army led by Chen Anguo himself.

Three troops, two battlefields, the soldiers sacrificed their lives to fight each other, blood continued to flow out, roars and screams came and went, but Zhang Yuankong and Zhang Yuanjin did not pay attention to these, their attention was almost all on the city.

After half a day of fighting, there was no winner, and when it was getting dark, the two armies disengaged and returned to their positions. Subsequently, the Amiliding Division began to slowly detour to the southwest, as if it wanted to bypass the position of the Changting Wing Army and return to Wurong through the West Gate. Perhaps because it was getting late, Chen Anguo only sent two teams of cavalry to oppress the other side, forcing them to make a larger detour than planned, but he had already admitted the reality and no longer tried to completely prevent the other party's return.

When the two armies were pinning each other down, Saifudin, who had completed the regrouping, did not return to the city, but formed a battle under the city, silently watching the movement and pursuit ahead, until the Amiridin division completely left their sight, and then the rear team changed into the front team and slowly returned to the city.

"It seems that most of the soldiers in the port have been transferred back."

During the whole day's fighting, there were constantly small groups of soldiers coming from the direction of the port, and Zhang Yuankong estimated that there were about six to seven hundred people. After entering the city, they gathered together and climbed to the top of the city to change their defenses.

"The Urna must have returned, too."

The three main generals of the Yisi Ba Xi Army, Na Wuna is the lowest-ranked, but he leads the position of the city envoy, and he has been stationed in the port area for many years, but at this time, he must also lead his troops to retreat, after all, if Wu Rong is broken, the port area will not be able to defend at all, and there will be no value in defending it.

It's dark.

In the camp outside the city, the torches were lit, and after the soldiers lined up to receive their meals, they sat on the ground separately according to their respective teams, chewing silently.

"Probably soon, right?"

As if hearing Zhang Yuankong's words, the city suddenly burst into flames!

The blazing fire burned, and although it was far away, Zhang Yuankong could vaguely distinguish that it was a camp and a mansion.

…… Safudin's house!

The chaos in the city was soon detected outside the city, but under the severe pressure of the bullets, the soldiers quickly restored their previous silent but orderly order, assembled, put on their armor again, picked up their weapons, and waited vigilantly.

Chen Anguo stood at the front of the soldiers, riding an all-black war horse, stroking his beard with one hand and holding the reins with the other, as silent as his soldiers.

The fire burned more and more fiercely, to the point that it could be clearly observed from outside the city, and soon the city was crowded with people, and people began to pull down their original flags, light torches, and shout loudly.

"Saifuddin and Amiliddin have committed a rebellion, and they have already surrendered to the law, please ask General Chen to know, we will wait...... This is the opening of the city! ”

The fire shook, illuminating the face of the man standing at the highest place in the city, the third commander of the Yisi Ba Xi army, the city envoy of Wu Rong, and the sworn brother of Pu Shougeng...... Na Ulna!