The sound of horse-drawn carriages sounded on the East Street, and the whole team was hurrying in a deep voice, and everyone was walking quickly, not daring to pause at all.

No one knew how long it would take for the Meng Yuan army to break through the city, and if they could not evacuate from the southern city gate before then, it would be very difficult for the crow army and the guards with less than 3,000 people to protect an unarmed civilian population of more than 2,000 people.

Fortunately, Leng Huo led a thousand crow troops to open the way in front, so that the entire East Street would not be blocked by the fleeing people, so that the whole team could still pass through.

It's just that Su Ziheng also keenly noticed that there were more and more people following the team, although they didn't dare to approach too much due to the pressure of the Crow Army, but they still posed a threat to the team.

If there was a Mengyuan cavalry coming up from behind at this time, these people who followed behind the team would definitely rush into their own team in order to save their lives. Once the formation is out of order, it will be difficult to reconvene in the midst of such a chaotic battle.

Su Ziheng secretly prayed: "Hurry up and get out of the city, when the terrain is open outside, you can flee separately." If anyone dares to approach without permission, they can be driven away by force. ”

Su Ziheng is not a cruel and murderous person, but he is not a either, and in a moment of crisis, he knows how to choose. Because he would never do such a stupid thing as protecting irrelevant people and putting others in trouble.

There are really people who are disobedient and approach without permission, and Su Ziheng doesn't mind using them as substitutes for the dead.

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When the Crow Army arrived at the South Gate, they found that there were countless people blocking their way ahead.

Under the cold fire, he ordered his soldiers to arrest a person and ask: "What's going on in front, why are so many people blocking the road and not letting people pass?" ”

The man was so frightened that he trembled, and stammered: "Return, return to this general, the general's words, the defenders in front will not open, open the city gate, and many people will not be able to go out." ”

Leng Huo pushed the man away, and shouted angrily: "Since you don't open the city gate, what's the use of you blocking here? It all gives Lao Tzu the feeling to get out of the way. ”

"All obey the order, the sword is unsheathed, and those who dare to stand in the way will be killed!"

"Choke!" Countless ring-headed knives were drawn neatly, and the shining blades dazzled the people present. Many people involuntarily retreated to both sides, not daring to block the way of the Crow Army.

Leng Huo rode a black horse to the gate of the city, hugged his fists at the guard, and said: "Leng Huo, the left commander of the Black Crow Army, has seen this general. ”

The guard hurriedly replied: "General Leng is polite, I don't know what to do when you come to the place I guard?" ”

Leng Huo said: "Feng Xiliang Gongzhong's order to go out of the city!" ”

The guard looked at the ranks of thousands of people behind the Crow Army, hesitated for a moment, and asked, "Is there a military order?" At such a critical moment, he did not dare to open the door of convenience without authorization, otherwise once the city gate was lost, it would be a capital crime.

Leng Huo took out a token from his arms and threw it to the guard, who took it and saw that it was indeed the token of the Zhong family. In Xining City, the tokens of the Zhongjia Army and the Liangzhou Army have the same effect, because they are both the same two armies under the Zhonggang of Xiliang Gong.

The guard respectfully handed the token back to Leng Huo, and instructed left and right: "Come on, open the city gate, put the drawbridge, and let the brothers of the Black Crow Army out of the city!" ”

With the sound of "crunch", the south gate was slowly pushed open, and the drawbridge was lowered. At this moment, it was extremely quiet outside the city, and there was no Meng Yuan army trying to attack.

At this time, most of the Mengyuan army outside the south gate were recruited to the west city gate, which was also a city gate specially set aside by the Mengyuan army to facilitate the escape of the people in the city. Siege three missing one is one of the favorite siege tactics of the Meng Yuan army.

Seeing the city gate open, Leng Huo bowed to the guard, "Thank you for the convenience of this general, Xining City will ask everyone for a lot later." ”

A smile squeezed out of the guard's face, "I wish General Leng all the best on this trip!" ”

With a wave of Leng Huo's hand, a thousand black crow troops rushed out, vigilantly guarding outside the city gate to prevent a sneak attack by the Meng Yuan army. Followed by the people of Zhongfu, in addition to the Crow Army, the escort team of Zhongfu is composed of more than fifty veterans who have retired from the army, and the battle itself is not weaker than the Crow Army.

At this moment, they were mainly guarding the carriages of the fourth lady and the fourth son, as well as the boxes of valuables carried out by the housekeeper Zhong and Yu, most of which were silver tickets and valuable treasures, calligraphy and paintings. These are the capitals that Zhongfu can make a comeback in the future.

Zhongqiu lifted the carriage curtain, poked his head out to look at Xining City, and asked in a low tone, "Mother, can we come back again?" ”

The fourth lady smiled reluctantly, "Qiu'er, if you believe your father, you will definitely be able to defeat Meng Yuanjun, and we will be able to come back then." ”

Zhongqiu nodded vigorously, "Well, mother, what you said makes sense, my father's military achievements are great, and it must be no problem to repel the Meng Yuan army." ”

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With Zhong Gang coming to the front line in person, the morale of the defenders of the Liangzhou Army, whose morale had plummeted because of the loss of the West City Gate, suddenly rose.

For them, Zhong Gang is a belief, like the existence of the god of war, as long as he is there, there is no need to worry about the loss of the city gate, they believe that the general will definitely be able to take them back.

Zhong Gang rode on the back of the elephant dragon that had accompanied him in the battle for more than ten years, which was the best horse he took from the monarch of Dawan when he led his army to conquer the Western Regions. His hand gently stroked the mane around the horse's neck and muttered, "Old man, this is probably the last time we will fight side by side." ”

Turning his head to look at Yin Yanrou beside him, Zhong Gang said expressionlessly: "This is a battle between the two armies, why do you bother to keep up, it's too late to chase Qinghan now, otherwise once the fight starts, no one will be able to take care of you." ”

Yin Yan smiled softly, "No one has died since ancient times, and after so many years, I finally figured it out, and you are not the real mastermind who caused me to separate from my cousin." Besides, I still can't live with you, I didn't expect that after you learned the truth, you could still love Qinghan as always, which made me even more guilty. ”

"Anyway, my cousin and I are destined to be fated in this life, not to mention, I know that you have the will to die, Liangzhou will make such a fuss, and my responsibility is greater. If it weren't for the fact that I did something sorry for you at the beginning, it wouldn't have made you lose your mind and lose Tanggu County. ”

Zhong Gang said lightly: "What my father does, I have my own plan, and it has nothing to do with you." Even if Bengong wants to coexist and die in Xining, it is because Bengong knows no one and knows no person, which leads to the appearance of thieves in the family, which makes the West City Gate lost. ”

"It is the responsibility of this public to make up for this mistake, even if it costs his life!"